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Allview Presents its First Windows 10 Devices

BUCHAREST, Romania, July 27, 2015 /PRNewswire/ --

    Allview, the smartphones and tablets brand present on the European market for over 10
years, and Microsoft present the first Windows 10 tablets available for preorder on the
Allview online shop [http://allviewmobile.com ], starting today. The delivery of the
products starts July 30th.

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    Due to a solid partnership between the two companies, the European users can preorder,
starting today, two Windows 10 products with a special offer. Thus, for any of the Wi10N
PRO or Wi8G tablets preordered from July 27th to 30th, the customers will also benefit
from an Allview W1m smartphone for free.

    "The launch of Windows 10 is definitely one of the worldwide highlights of 2015, with
hundreds millions customers awaiting to enjoy the operating system's new features. We are
thrilled to be able to offer all European Allview customers the chance to be amongst the
first to access the new OS, available on two Allview tablets, and benefit from some of the
new features, such as Snap or Virtual Desktop," stated Lucian Peticila, General Manager
Allview.

    The first two available Windows 10 tablets on the Allview online international shop
are the following:

       
        - Wi10N PRO, for 239 euro, the 2 in 1 device which perfectly balances utility and
          performance, standing out at 2 GB RAM and 32 GB Flash.
        - Wi8G, for 159 euro, equipped with Intel(R)Atom(TM) processor, 8'' IPS display and 3G
          connectivity, a true mobile office that allows you to take your files and e-mails
          everywhere you go.

    See here [http://allviewmobile.com/windows10 ] more details on the products available
for preorder starting today.

    About Allview 

    Created in 2004, Allview brand is present on the IT&C markets from Poland, Bulgaria,
Germany, Spain, Hungary, The Netherlands, Moldavia, Slovakia, Serbia, Montenegro,
Macedonia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Czech Republic, Malta, Cyprus, Greece and Lithuania.
Allview devices have a user-friendly interface, an attractive design, the latest technical
features and high performance.

    About Microsoft 

    Founded in 1975, the Microsoft company (NASDAQ "MSFT") is the worldwide leader in
software, services and solutions which help people and companies to reach their full
potential.

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CONTACT: Alina Oprea PR Manager External Markets Allview +40-733-023-596 alina.oprea@allviewmobile.com

deltaDNA Releases Independent & Intelligent 'SmartAds' Ad-Management Platform

SAN FRANCISCO and EDINBURGH, Scotland, July 27, 2015 /PRNewswire/ --

    Data-driven ad solution combines intelligent player targeting with dynamic ad
mediation to increase in-game ad revenues, reconciling monetization with player retention
for the first time in one toolkit. 

    deltaDNA [https://deltadna.com ], the Games Industry's leading analytics and game
personalization platform, today announces a major extension of its platform with SmartAds
[https://deltadna.com/smartads ] - a new data-driven ad-management solution which combines
intelligent player targeting with dynamic ad mediation to increase in-game ad revenues by
around 300 percent.

    SmartAds achieves this by taking an innovative approach to in-game advertising, where
the player experience is placed at the heart of the process.  The addition of SmartAds to
the deltaDNA platform provides developers with a holistic view of the entire game economy,
for the first time in one environment, enabling them to balance in-app purchasing (IAP)
and ad-serving with positive player experiences.

    Drawing on deltaDNA's powerful analytics toolset and rich event data, SmartAds ensures
that each player gets the monetization experience they prefer by segmenting them into
either ad responsive or IAP responsive groups.

    SmartAds improves ad-serving in two ways.  Firstly developers can maximize CPM (cost
per mille) income as the platform predicts the value of each network and automatically
cascades the mediation, based on the ad value in real time and at a user level.

    Secondly, developers can maximize impression density and fill-rates by using
predictive modelling of player behaviors and player targeting to fully optimize ad
relevancy.

    In-game advertising can be managed either in "Auto" mode, where SmartAds is optimized
to target players and set ad density, based on your game dynamics, or in "Custom" mode,
where users have complete control over targeting.

    With deltaDNA SmartAds, developers gain access to over 100 ad networks through one
single custom SDK, eliminating the implementation and data reconciliation headaches
associated with running SDKs from multiple ad networks. In addition, setting up
advertising with SmartAds is easy as ad parameters and placement of ads within the game
can be set from within the deltaDNA campaign manager.

    Mark Robinson, CEO, deltaDNA, said: "We are truly independent and have no inventory to
sell; so we are focused on giving developers clear information and tools to optimize their
revenues. We've created a solution that fully respects the player experience while
maximizing ad revenues throughout the player lifecycle.

    "With the SmartAds extension, users become masters of their own data with a holistic
view of the entire game economy in one environment.  Our segmentation tools ensure each
player gets the right experience.  We know novice players love ads, but expert players
hate them so let's give players the experience they deserve through effective use of ads
and IAP.

    "The super cool thing is that our data shows higher ad revenues come from improved
relevancy, which in turn preserves player engagement levels and even increases review
ratings, so it truly is a virtuous circle where the player and developer both win."

    About deltaDNA 

    deltaDNA improves player engagement and lifetime values in Free-To-Play games.  Its
technology solution uses advanced data mining and predictive modelling to identify
and segment different player behaviors.  Through this insight, players can be targeted
with real-time individually-targeted in-game messages offering personalized experiences
that increase retention and revenues.

    For more information visit http://www.deltaDNA.com

    http://www.gamesanalytics.com

deltaDNA

CONTACT: For deltaDNA media enquiries, please contact: Stephen Green, GiantPR, +44(0)7775-677101, steve@giantpr.co.uk

IntelliMagic Vision Supports z/OS CPU Measurement Facility

New release features include support for SMF 113 records

SOUTHLAKE, Texas, July 24, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- IntelliMagic, the worldwide leader in Availability Intelligence for z/OS environments, today announced IntelliMagic Vision for z/OS version 8.2.  Availability Intelligence offers a new way to protect continuous availability at the primary site with new visibility into the risk in the z/OS infrastructure to handle the peak workloads.  This visibility is created through automatic interpretation of the SMF, RMF, and configuration data using specialized, built-in domain expertise.

This major release introduces support for CPU Measurement Facility (CPU MF) data in the SMF 113 record that provides insight into how your processors are performing.  While the MIPS concept has been long retired, processor performance remains a key concern for all installations, if only because license charges are tied to it.

"The data in the SMF 113 record was designed to help IBM engineers understand customer workloads, both to resolve problems on current hardware and to help with the design of future generations," say Gilbert Houtekamer, Managing Director of IntelliMagic. "SMF 113 usage for sizing workloads is now the basis for IBMs' LSPR values. IntelliMagic Vision now adds a level of interpretation to these counters that enable customers to use them to tune their environments for the improved processor performance."

As mainframe processors continue to grow in scale, the effective processor speeds become increasingly dependent on the effectiveness of the processor caches and translation lookaside buffers (TLB).  With IntelliMagic Vision, you can now see what fraction of the processor capacity is lost because of TLB-wait and cache miss, and how much improvement you get from such features as HiperDispatch and Large Pages.

To further tune the processor efficiency, IntelliMagic Vision provides reports that give insight in I/O or processor delays in the z/OS environment that cause tasks to hold memory longer than strictly needed.  When such delays are addressed, IntelliMagic Vision can show the resulting improvement on the processor performance.

For more information on SMF 113 records, please see IntelliMagic's new white paper "Reporting on the Processor Hardware with SMF 113 Records."

Version 8.2 also introduces new reports and dashboards to track whether the Workload Manager (WLM) goals defined are actually met.  This shows whether the important workloads get the service levels they need, and also to see if the goals that are defined are realistic.  Unrealistic goals make it hard for the Workload Manager to optimize the overall throughput in the best possible way.  The new capabilities summarize the workload manager health for an entire sysplex in a single view.

To discover more about IntelliMagic Vision for z/OS Disk and CPU Systems please join the IntelliMagic Webinar "New Processor and Workload Manager Reporting in IntelliMagic Vision 8.2 for z/OS" on Wednesday, August 12(th) from 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM CDT.

During the webinar IntelliMagic storage performance expert, Dave Heggen, will show how IntelliMagic Vision can be used to monitor the performance of your z/OS System and Disk infrastructure and minimize performance problems as well as highlight some of the new performance perspectives, charts, and dashboards introduced in IntelliMagic Vision for z/OS version 8.2.

Mainframe sites interested in seeing their environment's data with the new reporting and availability protection capabilities are invited to participate in a low-cost IntelliMagic Vision as a Service engagement.  Dashboards and reports are typically available within 24 hours of when your SMF data is first sent to IntelliMagic servers, and can be accessed through the IntelliMagic Vision Web Reporter.  For more information, please contact sales@intellimagic.com.

About IntelliMagic
IntelliMagic solutions create visibility into hidden risks in critical IT infrastructure resources.   Some of the world's largest corporations rely daily on IntelliMagic to proactively identify issues that endanger the availability of their enterprise storage and systems.  IntelliMagic enables companies to maintain more efficient configurations with lower risk and better performance.

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CONTACT: Jessica Thompson, Telephone: 214-432-7920 ext. 709, Email: jessica.thompson@intellimagic.com

Web Site: https://www.intellimagic.com

Super League Gaming Launches First Ever In-Theater, Social Video Game League In Colorado

Founded By A Group Of Dads, Super League Gaming Has Partnered With The Nation's Three Largest Theater Chains To Bring Interactive Video Gameplay To Colorado Movie Theaters

LOS ANGELES, July 24, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- The world's first in-theater gaming league, Super League Gaming, will take over 80+ movie theaters across 25 major U.S. cities for their Super League Gaming Summer Tour and is stopping in select Colorado theaters beginning on August 3rd, 2015. Players around the country will have the unique opportunity to play Super League's first game, Minecraft, side-by-side and in-person at their local movie theater for the first time ever.

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Super League has partnered with the nation's three largest movie theater chains -- Regal Entertainment Group, AMC Theatres, and Cinemark Theatres, as well as luxury chain iPic Theaters -- to transform video games into collaborative, team-building activities for kids. 

The coast-to-coast, 25­-city tour will run from June 15th through August 26th to introduce Super League Gaming's unique concept and get the word out about league gameplay, which starts with 6­-week sessions on September 14th.

"Our own children were the inspiration for Super League," says Super League Gaming Co-Founder and Chief Visionary John Miller. "We saw how much our kids loved to play and we wanted to bring a more positive element to the whole thing. Making games interactive, team-based, and bringing gamers into a movie theater to play face-to-face really changes the experience for everyone. Parents, especially, love watching their kids build, strategize and collaborate, all on a giant movie screen where they can see the live action unfolding."

Each event is comprised of a 100-minute session that includes live team gameplay and individual battles, while players work to climb the leaderboard. Gamers play in the traditional first-person view on their laptops while watching a customized third-person aerial 'world view' with all players on the theater screen.

"We're thrilled about the new way in which Super League Gaming is able to use our facilities to help kids connect," says Cinemark VP, Head of Marketing & Communications, James Meredith. "We combine the latest technology with plush accommodations for an immersive entertainment experience perfect for gamers. Plus, they get to see their game happening right on the big screen."

Minecraft, one of the the world's most downloaded computer games, lets players use their imaginations to build anything they can conjure up in a 3D world. The popularity of the game has exploded in recent years thanks to YouTube gamers like CaptainSparklez, a YouTube celebrity with over 8.6 million subscribers, and a founding gamer among the Super League team.

"It's the social aspect that makes this really special," says Super League President and COO, Brett Morris. "The lights are up, kids are running around and making new friends, and parents are taking part in the activities. I'm a dad myself and it was so evident to us that kids don't want to play alone by themselves in their bedrooms. They want to get out and interact with other kids, doing something they enjoy."

The Summer Tour will bring Super League Gaming to over 80 theaters in the U.S. for $20 per event, followed by 6­ week league sessions in the fall where gamers play once a week for $120 per session.

Super League's Summer Tour will be stopping in Denver at the AMC Cherry Creek 8 and media are invited to attend. The Super League founding team will also be onsite and available for interviews during the event. For press passes or other requests please email Jasmine (jasmine@jbcomms.com).

To learn more about Super League Gaming and buy tickets, visit: http://www.SuperLeague.com

Super League's Summer Tour Dates For Colorado:

August 3rd - Cinemark Century Theater 16, Boulder
August 3rd - AMC Cherry Creek 8, Denver   **OPEN TO MEDIA
August 4th - AMC Highlands Ranch 24, Highlands Ranch
August 4th - Cinemark Century 16 Bel Mar, Lakewood
August 5th - AMC Westminster Promenade 24, Westminster
August 5th - Regal SouthGlenn 14, Centennial

About Super League Gaming
Founded in 2014, Super League Gaming (https://superleague.com/) is the world's first interactive video game league that brings gamers together for an immersive, collaborative gameplay experience in theaters throughout the country. Based in Santa Monica, California, Super League Gaming allows players to compete as they socialize in a face-to-face environment while playing the popular game Minecraft, with plans to expand to additional games and cities in the coming months.

Press Contact
Jasmine Bina
jasmine@jbcomms.com
(714) 328­3866

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China's Outrace Boosts Production Capacity up to 450,000 LED Bulbs Daily

Bulbs roll off the production line at a rate of one every 3 seconds, well ahead of most LED manufacturers

GAO'AN, China, July 23, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Jiangxi Outrace Technology Co., Ltd. ("Outrace") edged itself into the international LED lighting market this May with its excellent production capacity. With a fully automated production facility, the company has maximized capacity and claims to now produce a finished product every three seconds, on average. During an interview with Outrace General Manager Zhang Jun, the reporters from China's Science and Technology Daily learned that, in terms of LED bulbs alone, the daily output of its automated production line has been increased to nearly 450,000 units, well ahead of the vast majority of LED makers.

Through the implementation of a cyber-physical production system (CPPS) based on machine-to-machine communication (M2M), Outrace has not only created smart factory workshops, but also achieved a fully automated end-to-end production capability. Under what General Manager Zhang termed as the "Manufacturing Execution System," the entire Outrace production line, from raw materials and parts to finished product, is an end-to-end production process based on automation standards and a wholly revolutionary and transformative approach when compared to the traditional manual assembly method.

"To produce a finished product every three seconds on average." Outrace is the first manufacturer in the LED sector to implement a holistic approach to quality control across the entire production process. Zhang explained that Outrace has 456 production lines, more than one-third of which are fully automated. Most of the automated lines are the ones that Outrace added most recently and that the maker developed on its own in accordance with industry standards.

Outrace is headquartered in Gao'an, a small city in China's Jiangxi Province. Like most Chinese cities, Gao'an is faced with continuously rising labor costs. The automated production capacities enables Outrace to tactfully confront the issue. Outrace has been able to reduce headcount by 15,000, overcoming the restrictions on growth that the massive workforce had imposed and has expanded capacity dramatically. With average annual wages near 40,000 yuan per headcount, Outrace has saved 600 million yuan in labor costs. That savings is the chief reason for the market competitiveness of the start-up.

Apart from applying technologies developed on its own to back-end production equipment, Outrace has also brought in industry-leading production equipment from Japan, Germany and other countries to ensure a yield rate higher than the company's peers across the sector.

To successfully establish a presence in the international market, Outrace has raised quality control standards across the full range of products since last year. The firm has passed the ISO9001 international quality management system certification, a passport for its entry into global markets. The certification demonstrates that Outraces's management systems have met international standards and that the firm expects to be able to continually provide qualified products.

The above information is provided and confirmed by Outrace, issued on behalf of China Technology Media by Guangdong Innovation Technology Media Service Center.

SOURCE  Guangdong Innovation Technology Media Service Center

Guangdong Innovation Technology Media Service Center

CONTACT: Lois, +86-188-7056-2622, lois@outrace.cn

China's Outrace Boosts Production Capacity up to 450,000 LED Bulbs Daily

Bulbs roll off the production line at a rate of one every 3 seconds, well ahead of most LED manufacturers

GAO'AN, China, July 23, 2015 /CNW/ -- Jiangxi Outrace Technology Co., Ltd. ("Outrace") edged itself into the international LED lighting market this May with its excellent production capacity. With a fully automated production facility, the company has maximized capacity and claims to now produce a finished product every three seconds, on average. During an interview with Outrace General Manager Zhang Jun, the reporters from China's Science and Technology Daily learned that, in terms of LED bulbs alone, the daily output of its automated production line has been increased to nearly 450,000 units, well ahead of the vast majority of LED makers.

Through the implementation of a cyber-physical production system (CPPS) based on machine-to-machine communication (M2M), Outrace has not only created smart factory workshops, but also achieved a fully automated end-to-end production capability. Under what General Manager Zhang termed as the "Manufacturing Execution System," the entire Outrace production line, from raw materials and parts to finished product, is an end-to-end production process based on automation standards and a wholly revolutionary and transformative approach when compared to the traditional manual assembly method.

"To produce a finished product every three seconds on average." Outrace is the first manufacturer in the LED sector to implement a holistic approach to quality control across the entire production process. Zhang explained that Outrace has 456 production lines, more than one-third of which are fully automated. Most of the automated lines are the ones that Outrace added most recently and that the maker developed on its own in accordance with industry standards.

Outrace is headquartered in Gao'an, a small city in China's Jiangxi Province. Like most Chinese cities, Gao'an is faced with continuously rising labor costs. The automated production capacities enables Outrace to tactfully confront the issue. Outrace has been able to reduce headcount by 15,000, overcoming the restrictions on growth that the massive workforce had imposed and has expanded capacity dramatically. With average annual wages near 40,000 yuan per headcount, Outrace has saved 600 million yuan in labor costs. That savings is the chief reason for the market competitiveness of the start-up.

Apart from applying technologies developed on its own to back-end production equipment, Outrace has also brought in industry-leading production equipment from Japan, Germany and other countries to ensure a yield rate higher than the company's peers across the sector.

To successfully establish a presence in the international market, Outrace has raised quality control standards across the full range of products since last year. The firm has passed the ISO9001 international quality management system certification, a passport for its entry into global markets. The certification demonstrates that Outraces's management systems have met international standards and that the firm expects to be able to continually provide qualified products.

The above information is provided and confirmed by Outrace, issued on behalf of China Technology Media by Guangdong Innovation Technology Media Service Center.

SOURCE  Guangdong Innovation Technology Media Service Center

Guangdong Innovation Technology Media Service Center

CONTACT: Lois, +86-188-7056-2622, lois@outrace.cn

FusionStorm InfiniStack Solutions' Converged Architectures Address Need for Massive, Rapid Network Scalability

SAN FRANCISCO, July 23, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Global IT solutions provider FusionStorm in collaboration with Dell and Juniper Networks, today announced InfiniStack Solutions, a new IT solution stack that combines industry-standard hardware and software-defined networking and storage technologies. Available in three configurations, InfiniStack Solutions help speed the development and production deployment of software-defined infrastructure and help deliver massive, rapid, cost-effective and efficient scalability of storage, compute and networking resources.

"InfiniStack by FusionStorm gives enterprises the ability to build an IT infrastructure using extremely cost-effective commodity hardware in an infinitely scalable model. This flexibility to quickly scale with virtually no limits will be a game changer for businesses that need to build out a geographically dispersed footprint in a simple, uniform architecture. It's a perfect solution for software and service providers, content delivery networks and other similar computing models," said Jim Glueck, FusionStorm Vice President of Pre-Sales and Professional Services Core Technologies.

InfiniStack Solutions by FusionStorm include Dell servers and storage systems, Juniper Networks® QFX Series data center switches and Juniper Networks Contrail(TM) Cloud network automation software. The InfiniStack solutions also include three validated reference architectures for retail, financial services and Web 2.0 applications.

InfiniStack Scality Edition includes the Scality RING software-based storage that runs on standard x86 servers and enables 100% reliability. This creates an unlimited storage pool for file, object and OpenStack applications across geographically dispersed infrastructure.

InfiniStack VMware Edition allows enterprises to build on existing VMware-based infrastructures to achieve more expansive scalability with VSAN and NSX.

InfiniStack OpenStack Edition leverages technology from leading OpenStack community partners combined with Juniper Networks Contrail Cloud network automation software to enable an open source, converged cloud that can grow on a virtually limitless scale.

To learn more about FusionStorm's world-class IT consulting, services and support, visit http://www.fusionstorm.com or call 800-228-8324 to speak with a representative directly.

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FusionStorm

CONTACT: Jim Glueck FusionStorm, JGlueck@FusionStorm.com, 408-383-2738

Web Site: http://www.fusionstorm.com

LG TONE Series Adds The Perfect Workout Partner With TONE Active(TM)

AT&T Becomes First Carrier to Bring Durable, Lightweight Headset to Customers on July 24

ENGLEWOOD CLIFFS, N.J., July 23, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- LG Electronics today unveiled a new Bluetooth headset in its award-winning TONE series, the LG TONE Active(TM). LG TONE Active will be available starting on July 24 in Orange exclusively through AT&T for a limited time. LG TONE Active will retail for $129.00.

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LG recently announced that it has sold its 10 millionth LG TONE Series Bluetooth headset globally since launching the series in October 2010. With this achievement, LG has grown to become the number one Bluetooth wireless headset line in the U.S. in terms of units sold.(1)

"Since its inception, the TONE series has grown to match different consumer needs and wants whether it was enjoying premium sound or ease on the go," said Bruce Tripido, director of accessories at LG MobileComm USA. "With TONE Active, we're embracing the need for consumers to have a rugged, more durable companion on their latest workout."

Compatible with any Bluetooth-enabled smartphone, the LG TONE Active has a water resistance rating of IPX3(2), so it can handle sweat, and earbuds that retract into the headset to alleviate tangled cords. Designed for durability to support the most active lifestyles, LG TONE Active fits snugly around the neck in a stay-put, contoured design.

Standout features of the LG TONE Active include:

    --  IPX3 Water & Sweat Resistance Rating - Compatible for life's toughest
        workouts to handle sweat in the hottest conditions in the gym or out on
        the trail
    --  Durable & Lightweight - Durable yet lightweight, with a contoured,
        around-the-neck wearing style
    --  Retractable Earbuds - Customized fit with two sizes of stabilizer buds
        for a more secure and comfortable fit and a simple, unique solution for
        cord management
    --  Bluetooth® Wireless Technology - Hassle-free device connectivity,
        compatible with any Bluetooth-enabled smartphone
    --  Quad-Layer Speaker Technology(TM) & Digital MEMS Microphone - Robust
        bass, crisp treble, less distortion on high frequencies and exceptional
        voice clarity
Key LG TONE Active technical specifications include:

    --  Music Listening Time: Up to 9.5 hours(3)
    --  Talk Time: Up to 13 hours(3)
    --  Standby Time: Up to 18 days(3)
    --  Weight: 1.7 oz.
    --  Bluetooth(®) Specification: Version 4.1
    --  Bluetooth Profiles: A2DP, AVRCP, HFP, HSP
    --  Operating Range: 33 ft.
    --  Tone & Talk(TM): SMS reader(4)
    --  aptX(®) Compatible(5)
    --  Multi-Connection: Pair up to 2 devices
The LG TONE Active will be available July 24 at AT&T online and retail stores nationwide. Visit http://www.lg.com/us/toneactive or http://www.att.com/shop/wireless/accessories/lgtone starting this Friday for more information.

(1) Based on NPD (formally called National Purchase Diary) market share data Jan- April 2015 for Bluetooth units only

(2) Water-resistant to spraying water based on IPX3 rating

(3) The estimated maximum standby and use time may vary depending on your current usage patterns, settings, and other factors and conditions.

(4)SMS Reading on Android(TM) devices may require free download 'LG Tone & Talk' app on Google Play(TM) store for SMS reading with voice.

(5)aptX Compatibility required on paired device.

About LG Electronics MobileComm USA, Inc.

LG Electronics MobileComm USA, Inc., based in Englewood Cliffs, N.J., is the U.S. sales subsidiary of LG Electronics USA Inc., a global innovator and trend leader in the global mobile communications industry. LG is driving the evolution of mobile forward with its highly competitive core technologies in the areas of display, battery and camera optics and strategic partnerships with noted industry leaders. LG's consumer-centric products -- including the flagship premium G Series models -- incorporate unique, ergonomic designs and intuitive UX features that enhance the user experience. The company remains committed to leading consumers into the era of convergence, maximizing inter-device connectivity between smartphones, tablets and a wide range of home and portable electronics products. For more information, please visit http://www.LG.com.

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Silent Circle Announces Branded Content Partnership With Guardian Labs

GENEVA, July 23, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Silent Circle has announced a branded content partnership with Guardian Labs. The investigative series - The Power of Privacy - examines the state of global privacy today and what becomes possible when businesses and people take control back. The campaign launches on July 23 and will last for six months.

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Since its formation in 2012, Silent Circle has quickly become one of the most trusted providers of secure communications for enterprises across a variety of industries, from pharmaceuticals to finance to government.

The partnership will feature editorially independent pieces, including five films that look into issues of online business privacy. Content will be hosted on the technology section of theguardian.com and on the Media and Technology professional network. Further content will cover topics such as creative empowerment, how to achieve privacy on your own terms, as well as data visualizations and infographics that will bring to life the reality of privacy today. Silent Circle will also offer thought leadership pieces on the topic in their dedicated partnerzone. All content will be clearly labeled in line with the Guardian's sponsored content guidelines.

Silent Circle Chief Marketing Officer Rob Smith said: "The goal of this project is to turn the conversation around privacy from one of fear to one of positivity. To explore what privacy makes possible for people, and for enterprise businesses in particular. To look at where we are now, how we got here, where are we going next, and how can we protect ourselves", said Smith. He added: "The Guardian is the ideal platform as they have been instrumental in bringing important privacy-related stories to the public's attention."

Since moving to guardian.com, the Guardian has become one of the world's largest English language newspaper websites with a wide international reach.

For Silent Circle, this is a continuation of its quest to tell the story of privacy. Earlier this year, Silent Circle released a short film by independent content creator Ivan Cash. The piece featured employees discussing their smartphone app permissions, making the point that one of the greatest risks to enterprise businesses is their employees' use of smartphones at work.

"It has never been more important for individuals, businesses, governments and other organizations to understand privacy and what tools are available to protect it", said Smith. "The solutions exist. We're excited to inform a wider audience of what is possible when organizations and their employees are informed of how their privacy is being constantly compromised and, as a result, they are able to take control back."

Anna Watkins, Managing Director of Guardian Labs, said: "This is a truly remarkable collaboration that shows how branded content can be informative, engaging, smart and effective. By working with Silent Circle we have created a fantastic platform for a discussion on the topic of business privacy - a subject we know our readers are interested in and will want to engage with and share."

Guardian Labs is the Guardian's in-house branded content agency.

Notes to Editors
All content will be clearly labeled in line with the Guardian's sponsored content guidelines.

Silent Circle Press Contact:
+44 (0) 203 003 6541
press@silentcircle.com

For information about Guardian Labs and the Guardian please contact:
media.enquiries@theguardian.com

About Silent Circle
Silent Circle is a leader in enterprise privacy, delivered through a revolutionary mobile ecosystem of devices, software and services, starting with ZRTP to build a fundamentally different mobile architecture.

Now led by Bill Conner, the former Entrust President and CEO and Nortel President, Silent Circle was co-founded by Mike Janke, former Navy SEAL and security expert; Phil Zimmermann, co-founder of PGP, developer of the ZRTP protocol and 2015 inductee into the Internet Hall of Fame; and Jon Callas, creator of Apple's whole disk encryption software and Co-founder of PGP Corporation.

Silent Circle is headquartered in Switzerland, home to the world's best privacy laws. For more information on Silent Circle, go to: https://www.silentcircle.com

About Guardian Labs
Guardian Labs is the Guardian's in-house branded content agency. It launched in 2014 with a seven-figure Unilever campaign - the award-winning Live Better Challenge. The 133-strong Guardian Labs team of strategists, creatives, project managers, designers, editors, video and content specialists, is dedicated to telling compelling brand stories that connect and engage with the progressive and highly influential audiences across the Guardian's print and digital platforms.

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coolNYC Program Connects your Window AC To Summer Savings

-Thousands of New Yorkers Get Rewards for Turning their ACs into Smart ACs-

NEW YORK, July 23, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- coolNYC, the window air conditioner program offered by Con Edison that connects New Yorkers with technology to control their ACs using a smartphone or mobile device, is rewarding customers who sign up now and stay connected throughout the summer.

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coolNYC's currency is coolPoints, and participants can earn between $25 and $125 in coolPoints just for signing up, connecting their AC units to Wi-Fi, and using them throughout the summer. coolPoints can be redeemed for gift cards from national retailers like Amazon, Macy's, Tango and Fandango, and for contributions to charitable organizations such as Habitat for Humanity.

Earn enough coolPoints and you get to keep the smartAC kit.

How to earn coolPoints all summer long:

    --  Get your free app and smartAC kit and plug it in. Earn points
        immediately.
    --  Earn points for participating in coolNYC Events (energy savings times)
        throughout the summer.
    --  If you have a Wi-Fi-enabled AC like a Friedrich Kuhl or Frigidaire
        Cool-Connect, you can enroll it and earn up to $125 in coolPoints.
    --  Earn $10 in coolPoints for referring each of your friends. (Limited
        offer.)
Once you outfit your AC unit with a smartAC kit, you can control your AC from anywhere with your free app, adjust the room temperature, set up schedules and track your energy use.

To learn more about coolNYC and how to turn your window AC into a smart summertime appliance, go to http://www.coolnycprogram.com. Follow us on twitter @coolnycprogram.

About coolNYC
coolNYC, a Con Edison program offered in partnership with ThinkEco, allows New Yorkers to work together to ensure the reliability of NYC's electric grid. Customers who join coolNYC have the option to participate in heat events. During an event, coolNYC may turn your AC on and off periodically or change your AC to a slightly higher thermostat setting to reduce power usage. coolNYC Events generally take place when the electric grid is under strain, typically on very hot days. Please visit http://www.coned.com/energyefficiency/smart-appliance-program.asp to learn more.

About Con Edison
Con Edison is a subsidiary of Consolidated Edison, Inc. [NYSE: ED], one of the nation's largest investor-owned energy companies, with approximately $13 billion in annual revenues and $44 billion in assets. The utility provides electric, gas and steam service to more than 3 million customers in New York City and Westchester County, N.Y. For additional financial, operations and customer service information, visit http://www.conEd.com, our green site, http://www.coned.com/waystosave, or find us on Facebook at Con Edison.

About ThinkEco, Inc.
New York City-based ThinkEco, Inc. is a leading Internet-of-Things (IoT) technology company, providing easy-to-use energy efficiency solutions for utilities, enterprises, and homes. ThinkEco's patented IoT technology platform enables cloud-based energy efficient and connected home applications powered by intelligent algorithms. ThinkEco also provides an attractive customer user interface and fully functional API with which utility and technology partners can integrate. For more information, visit http://www.thinkecoinc.com, follow the company on Twitter @ThinkEco.

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Karma Ships Karma Go, Putting WiFi In Your Hands

Karma Go is the simplest way to bring the internet with you, everywhere.

NEW YORK, July 23, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Karma, a New York City-based startup empowering people with a seamless internet connection, ships Karma Go. Karma Go is the company's second pocket-sized WiFi and lets you bring your internet connection with you, everywhere in the U.S.

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"Finding reliable WiFi outside of the house or office has become too frustrating. You hunt for a network, track down the password and hope to stay online long enough to get something done," says Steven van Wel, Karma CEO & Co-Founder. "At Karma we are on a mission to make internet connectivity ubiquitous. To get there, we're taking the road less traveled by putting customers and design first so we can get you online, and get out of your way."

Karma sold over 20,000 units of Karma Go during their pre-order campaign. Karma Go offers the coverage and speeds that its first product lacked; with coverage expanding from 80 U.S. cities to over 460 and speeds that make WiFi on the go seamless. The battery lasts up to 9 days on sleep-mode and 6-8 hours in use.

The Hardware
For the sake of simplicity, Karma Go lacks a screen and only shows the two things that matter when getting online: signal strength and battery level. Karma Go is completely wireless and its pocket-sized form allows you to throw it in your bag and be on your way.

The Service
Karma Go rides on the Sprint 4G LTE network. Data is purchased directly through Karma--either online or through their mobile apps. Karma is free of contracts, hidden fees, subscriptions or monthly bills and is powered by data that never expires. With Karma, pay as you go for data and connect to WiFi on your own terms.

"Imagine filling up your car, not driving for a month, and having a gas company take what's left in the tank," explains van Wel. "It sounds ridiculous, but that has been happening to us and the data we own for decades." 

Social Bandwidth: Share Your Karma Connection
Each Karma connection is available to up to eight devices; either your own or the people around you. Karma ties the data to the person, not the device, a feature called Social Bandwidth. This allows each person to only share access to their connection, never their data, so everyone picks up their own tab. Each time Karma is shared, all parties get 100MB of data. With Karma, everyone wins. 

The Karma Mission
Karma was founded to create a future where internet access is ubiquitous, blurring the lines between internet at home, and internet elsewhere. Karma is taking back the internet and making WiFi so simple you never have to think about it. Karma is based in New York City, with teams in both The Netherlands and Italy. Karma launched its first product, Karma Classic, in 2012 during the Techstars Accelerator program and has received $3.5 million in funding.

The Details

    Karma Go                                             $149

    Data:                       $14/GB (or $59/5GB, $99/10GB)

    Size:                       2.9" x 2.9" x .47''

    Weight:                     2.3 ounces

    Charger:                    Micro USB

    Battery Life:                9 days (sleep-mode), 6-8
                                 hours (in use)

    Speeds:                      Upload: 2-3 Mbps, Peak: 10
                                 Mbps
                                 Download: 6-8 Mbps, Peak: 25
                                  Mbps

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CONTACT: Jessie Goldberg, jessie@yourkarma.com

LG G4 Battery Life Doubled By Mugen Power

New 6200mAh battery extends the life of LG G4 by 2.07 times.

HONG KONG, July 23, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Mugen Power Batteries (http://mugen.co) the manufacturer of high-capacity batteries for handheld devices, today announces the new HLI-G4XL Mugen Power 6200mAh Extended Battery for LG G4 (https://mugen.co/mugen-power-6200mah-extended-battery-for-lg-g4-815t-g4-dual-818n.html) which extends the time consumers can use this popular device. The battery is immediately available from Mugen Power Batteries with free shipping worldwide.

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Designed to provide maximum mobile freedom, Mugen Power 6200mAh (milliamp hour) Lithium-Ion battery extends the life of the LG G4 by 2.07 times delivering more power than the stock 3000mAh battery. This impressive battery performance allows consumers, especially those who are often on the move, to use the device longer. The new battery is fully compatible with the LG G4 and fits well into LG G4.

As well as delivering longer life, the new battery is also exceptionally reliable. Like other Mugen batteries, the Mugen 6200mAh Extended Battery for LG G4 has undergone vigorous QA testing to ensure the highest quality and lowest return rate. The battery is also in compliance with the CE requirements.

"I think it's a great idea as it'll give the phone a little more bulk and battery life when people are out taking photographs or just going about their daily commute," says William from Springfield, MO.

"I am looking for it since my LG G4 arrived. Great fan of Mugen Power Extended Batteries which I purchase for almost every phone I have," says Alberto from Italy.

"Battery life is the only thing lacking in cellphones these days and Mugen solves that beautifully," says Rodney from Red Deer, Canada.

Pricing and Availability
Mugen Power 6200mAh Extended Battery for LG G4 is available for US$89.50 direct from Mugen Power Batteries at https://mugen.co/mugen-power-6200mah-extended-battery-for-lg-g4-815t-g4-dual-818n.html

About Mugen Power Batteries
Mugen Power is the worldwide leading brand of high performance batteries for portable electronic devices. Mugen Power means Performance and Quality and delivers a full spectrum of high quality products for PDAs, smartphones, digital cameras, camcorders, MP3 players, portable DVD players, notebooks, UMPCs and Personal Media Devices.

Mugen Power batteries have better performance (higher capacity) and reliability (longevity & safety) than other brands. The superior performance improves run time, often doubling that provided by the original brand replacement. The superior quality results in longer battery life and better protection of the powered device.

All Mugen Power batteries also undergo vigorous QA procedure, resulting in Mugen Power achieving the lowest return rate in the market. All Mugen Power batteries are CE and RoHS Certified.

NOTE FOR EDITORS: Mugen Power 6200mAh Extended Battery for LG G4 is available on request to editors of computer magazines and bloggers who wish to write a review of the battery.

Contact:
Nikolai Lebedovsky
+852 25981700

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Crossroads Systems Launches Free Storage Assessment Tool to Help Organizations Take Control of Their Data Storage

Company to give away a petabyte of storage

AUSTIN, Texas, July 23, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Crossroads Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: CRDS) today announced the availability of its free Storage Assessment Tool that delivers easy-to-read reports to help storage managers better understand and optimize their network-attached storage. The Free Assessment Tool provides users a comprehensive report on file use and resource allocation so they can take back control of their storage. The free, simple-to-use tool is available for download at http://www.FreeMyStorage.com.

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Companies frequently get locked into an expensive cycle of storing information, outgrowing current resources, upgrading for more capacity, and migrating to new storage hardware. There is a more cost-effective way to scale storage. Crossroads and its partners are now offering the free assessment tool with dynamic reporting so that customers have transparent views into their storage environments.

With detailed results on the active state of storage and the file make-up of active/inactive data, the assessment tool helps organizations understand how to free up their storage, avoid unnecessary upgrades and over-provisioning. It can help organizations save thousands of dollars each year and reduce operating and capital expenses. 

Crossroads is giving away a petabyte of storage!
Crossroads is sponsoring the Free My Storage giveaway to raise the awareness of new and more cost-effective methods of data storage. Typically 50-80% of a company's storage consists of inactive, fixed content that consumes expensive disk and flash resources. The free Storage Assessment Tool will empower organizations to optimize their current storage environments, escape vendor lock-in and reduce overall expenses. To participate in the Free My Storage giveaway visit FreeMyStorage.com.

"We see many IT managers confused by vendors' promises and the complexity of storage offerings," said David Cerf, executive vice president of strategy and business development at Crossroads Systems. "We want to help users take control of their storage, and the free Storage Assessment Tool gives them the insight to make their own decisions. There are options to traditional storage, and we want to make it simple for users. We fully believe in this approach - so much that we're offering the chance for a free petabyte."

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Get the truth about your storage with a free file analysis from freemystorage.com. #FreeMyStorage

About the Storage Assessment Tool
The Storage Assessment Tool is a Java software application that monitors mountable volumes for usage data. Simple to configure and run, there is no interruption to the operating environment. The Storage Assessment Tool transparently assesses files on network-attached storage (NAS) and returns a granular file report based on user-defined criteria such as last access date, last modified date, file size, file type and more. The tool is free and requires no registration. Visit http://www.freemystorage.com.   

*Giveaway terms and conditions apply. Please visit http://www.freemystorage.com for full details.

About StrongBox
Crossroads StrongBox is a network-attached storage (NAS) appliance built to simplify data access and provide the most cost-effective storage for unstructured data. With intelligent storage management, StrongBox delivers embedded data protection for all of online, nearline and archive storage needs. By fusing high-performance disk for nearline storage with Linear Tape File System (LTFS) technology for archiving, StrongBox delivers the performance of disk with the economics of tape in one simple and massively scalable solution. StrongBox includes a standard, object-based S3 interface with an underlying RESTful API. The system supports both file (NFS/CIFS) and object (S3) storage to provide a robust platform and the flexibility to work with existing resources, applications and workflows. Visit http://www.crossroads.com/strongbox.

About Crossroads Systems
Crossroads Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: CRDS) is a global provider of data storage solutions. Through the innovative use of new technologies, Crossroads delivers customer-driven solutions that enable proactive data security, advanced data archiving, optimized performance and significant cost-savings. Founded in 1996 and headquartered in Austin, TX, Crossroads has been awarded more than 100 patents and has been honored with numerous industry awards for data archiving, storage and protection. Visit http://www.crossroads.com.

Important Cautions Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
This press release includes forward-looking statements that relate to the business and expected future events or future performance of Crossroads Systems, Inc. and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause its actual results, levels of activity, performance or achievements to differ materially from any future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. Words such as, but not limited to, "believe," "expect," "anticipate," "estimate," "intend," "plan," "targets," "likely," "will," "would," "could," and similar expressions or phrases identify forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements about Crossroads Systems' ability to implement its business strategy, including the transition from a hardware storage company to a software solutions and services provider, its ability to expand its distribution channels, its ability to maintain or broaden relationships with existing distribution channels and strategic alliances and develop new industry relationships, the performance of third parties in its distribution channels and of its strategic alliances, the potential market for our data storage products, changes in the fair value of its derivative instruments and its ability to achieve or maintain profitability. The future performance of Crossroads Systems may be adversely affected by the following risks and uncertainties: uncertainties relating to product development and commercialization, uncertain market acceptance of Crossroads Systems products, including StrongBox, intense competition in the data protection and storage markets, variations in quarterly results and a consequence of unpredictable sales cycles and other factors, the ability to obtain, maintain or protect patent and other proprietary intellectual property rights, developments in litigation to which we may be a party, technological change in the industry, future capital requirements, regulatory actions or delays and other factors that may cause actual results to be materially different from those described or anticipated by these forward-looking statements. For a more detailed discussion of these factors and risks, investors should review Crossroads Systems' reports on Form 10-K, Form 10-Q,Form 8-K and other reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC's website or by clicking "SEC Filings" on the company's Investor Relations website at http://investors.crossroads.com. Forward-looking statements in this press release are based on management's beliefs and opinions at the time the statements are made. All forward-looking statements are qualified in their entirety by this cautionary statement, and Crossroads Systems undertakes no duty to update this information to reflect future events, information or circumstances.

©2015 Crossroads Systems, Inc., Crossroads and Crossroads Systems are registered trademarks of Crossroads Systems, Inc. All trademarks are the property of their respective owners. All specifications are subject to change without notice.       

    Company Contacts:           Investor Contact:

    Jennifer Crane              Mark Hood

    Crossroads Systems          Crossroads Systems

    ir@crossroads.com           ir@crossroads.com

    512.928.6897                512.928.7330

    Press Contact:

    Matthew Zintel

    Zintel Public Relations

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    281.444.1590
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PlayFab Expands European Presence to Serve Game Developers in the Region

Opens Berlin Office and Introduces Enhanced Productivity Features to Support Growing Demand in Europe

SEATTLE, July 23, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- PlayFab, the industry's most complete backend service to build, launch, and grow live games, today announced it is expanding its European presence with the opening of an office in Berlin and the addition of Europe-based developer support, under the company's GM of Europe, Mark Val. With 30 percent of the company's active clients based in Europe, and more than 1,000 local game developers registered for its services, PlayFab is bolstering its ability to support the region's momentum and growing demand for backend game operations technologies. Along with the new office, the company is releasing additional features and productivity enhancements that will be available to developers in Europe and around the world.

PlayFab has seen rapid adoption among game developers worldwide since the company launched its services last year. An increasing number of studios are looking to create live games and emphasize post-launch operations and success, but have been deterred by the costs and hassles of developing the necessary technologies in-house. PlayFab enables developers to overcome the traditional barriers to entry for launching and maintaining live games.  Recent titles released by European developers that use the PlayFab platform include: VR Karts (PC/Oculus Rift) and VR Karts Sprint (Gear VR), virtual reality games from UK-based Viewpoint Games Ltd; Boomie Blast Island (iOS), a 3D arcade adventure game from Germany-based TreasureHunt; and Skara: The Blade Remains (PC), the first versus fighting game of its kind, developed by Spain-based 8-Bit Games.

"Live games are truly the future of the games industry, and developers who ignore this trend will eventually fall short," said Neil Campbell, technical director of Viewpoint Games. "Developing a backend that can support live game operations and continual success well beyond initial launch is extremely difficult and costly, and takes away from the resources a studio can allocate to creating a game. PlayFab has delivered tremendous value to our efforts and made it much easier for us to create games that are both artistic and geared for business success over the long term."

"Game development has changed, and in Europe in particular we're seeing the rise of thousands of small and medium-size studios -- and even the big studios are now focusing on smaller games," Val said. "The era of everyone doing everything themselves is over. We've seen a huge demand for our services across Europe, and with our new Berlin office on the Kurfürstendamm we'll be able to support our customers better than ever."

"I recently spoke at International Games Week in Berlin and was blown away by all of the creativity taking place there," said James Gwertzman, co-founder and CEO of PlayFab. "European developers comprise a significant portion of our customer base, and the interest in our platform has reached a point that requires more local support. Establishing a formal presence in Europe with a dedicated team will allow us to better serve the region and help drive the innovation that European developers are so well known for."

In addition to a dedicated presence in Europe, PlayFab has released additional features to help developers build, launch, and grow their games. New APIs support content management and virtual item trading, while productivity and usability enhancements to the Game Manager include improved two-factor authentication and a streamlined interface. Developers can also now take advantage of PayPal and Facebook payments in addition to Apple, Google, and Amazon, and authenticate players through Kongregate as well as Apple, Google, Facebook, Steam, and Amazon.

PlayFab has more than 7,000 developers and 10 million players registered on its platform. In June, the company launched PlayFab Free Tier, granting developers unlimited free access to some of the most popular elements of its backend game operations platform. 

About PlayFab, Inc.
Based in Seattle, WA, PlayFab offers the most complete set of backend services to build, launch, and grow live games, including player accounts, virtual goods, analytics, leaderboards, multiplayer, in-game messaging, content management, and more. PlayFab's tools are cross-platform and designed to be used by mobile, PC, and console developers. For more information, visit playfab.com.

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PlayFab

CONTACT: PR Contact, Michelle Isacson, Barokas PR for PlayFab, playfab@barokas.com, (206) 264-8220

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Infortrend Releases Two Flash Storage Solutions

-- All-flash Storage and Hybrid Storage to Optimizing Performance, Workload, Capacity and Budget

TAIPEI, July 23, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Infortrend® Technology, Inc. (TWSE: 2495) announced the launch of two flash-based storage solutions: an all-flash storage and a hybrid storage with SSD Cache and tiering features. Combined, they deliver better storage agility for higher performance, workload sharing, capacity utilization and budget concerns.

Fueled by the increased demand for faster data transfer rates that high IOPS require, the worldwide flash-based array market reached $11.3 billion in 2014, as reported by IDC. Being the SPC-1 top ranked price-performance all-flash storage provider, Infortrend is extremely well positioned to provide customers with the highest performing but most cost-efficient flash technology. (SPC-1 Results - Top Ten by Price-Performance)

Infortrend's all-flash storage solution comes with 2.5" SSD optimized SFF enclosures, which provides up to 218K IOPS, making it the perfect solution to accelerate Database, OLTP and VDI applications. When it comes to performance and capacity demands, Infortrend's hybrid (flash and HDD) storage is a great solution. It offers SSD Cache to boost hot data performance rapidly, while the storage tiering feature allows for better utilization of SSD speed and spin drive capacity, providing great performance without budget concerns.

"Infortrend is ready to take on all flash technologies, providing our customers with comprehensive flash solutions which can be tailored to them," commented Thomas Kao, Senior Director of Product Planning at Infortrend.

A "flash bundle promotion" is running with the releasing of the two flash-storage solutions, please contact Infortrend authorized dealers for details. For more information about the all-flash solution, please click here; for the hybrid solution, please click here. 

About Infortrend

Infortrend (TWSE: 2495) has been developing and manufacturing storage solutions for businesses and organizations since 1993. Innovation joins impeccable quality thanks to a passionate team of professionals and an emphasis on in-house design, testing, and manufacturing. Infortrend storage delivers performance and scalability with the latest standards, backed by user friendly data services, personal after-sales support, and unmatched value. Core product families are EonStor DS, EonNAS, and ESVA. For more Information, please visit http://www.infortrend.com

Infortrend®, EonStor®, EonNAS®, and ESVA® are trademarks or registered trademarks of Infortrend Technology, Inc., other trademarks property of their respective owners.

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E FUN Introduces New Nextbook 10 2-in-1 Windows Tablet

New 2-in-1 features Capacitive Touch Display, 32GB Internal Storage, Intel® Atom(TM) Processor, and Detachable Keyboard

WEST COVINA, Calif., July 22, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- E FUN announces the new Nextbook 10 2-in-1 tablet with Windows 8.1.  This lightweight tablet features both a touchscreen and detachable POGO keyboard, giving users the fun and mobility of a tablet and the ease-of-use of a laptop.  An incredible value, the device comes with a one-year subscription to Microsoft Office 365 Personal with 1TB of OneDrive cloud storage for one year and 60 Skype world minutes per month for one year. It can be upgraded to Windows 10 for free* starting July 29.

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"We are very excited to introduce the new Nextbook 10 for 2015, allowing consumers to buy an affordable 2-in-1 device now that can be upgraded to Windows 10 for free," said Jason Liszewski, managing director and VP of sales for E FUN. "This latest model is a reflection of our continual product improvement based on customer feedback."

The Nextbook 10 comes packed with many features designed for students, professionals and the entire family.  These include:

    --  Quad-core Intel® Atom(TM) Z3735G processor with 1GB of system memory
    --  32GB internal storage with MicroSD card expansion
    --  1280x800 IPS display great for reading, working, watching shows, playing
        games and more
    --  Bluetooth 4.0 and Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n to make browsing, streaming and
        downloading quick and easy
    --  Micro HDMI port allows content to be displayed on a larger TV screen
    --  Micro USB port for increased storage capacity
    --  2.0 megapixel front and rear cameras
    --  3-axis G-sensor for gaming without constraints
    --  Detachable keyboard includes two USB 2.0 ports for additional storage or
        connecting external devices such as a mouse or printer
    --  3.7V 7,000mAh Lithium battery supporting up to 7 hours of general use
"E FUN was the number three vendor of detachable devices (2-in-1's) in the U.S. in Q1 2015 according to IDC's tablet tracker," said Jean Philippe Bouchard, research director, tablets at IDC. "It's great to see them continue this momentum by introducing a new 2-in-1 device at a great price point for consumers."

The Nextbook 10 ships with the Windows 8.1 operating system, and includes a one-year subscription to Office 365 Personal featuring full, installed versions of Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook for a rich offline experience. Use Skype to video chat; plus store, share, access and edit your photos and files online across your devices with 1 TB of OneDrive online storage free for one year.

The Nextbook 10 is available now at Target stores and Target.com for $219.99. For complete product details, please visit http://www.nextbookusa.com.

*See Windows.com/windows10upgradefor availability and other details

About E FUN
E FUN, a designer and marketer of mobile lifestyle products, entered the North American market in late 2010. Since then, E FUN has grown to be one of the leading tablet brands at retail, achieving top five market share by volume in 2013. Its ongoing product innovation and partnerships set E FUN apart from competitors and provide customers with unique out of the box experiences. Its product offerings include Android and Windows tablets, home automation devices, and wearables. E FUN is headquartered in West Covina, California.

For additional information regarding E FUN's Nextbook tablets, visit http://www.nextbookusa.com.

PR Contact:
Nicole Fait

Copernio

(714) 891-3660

efun@copernio.com

All products/services and trademarks mentioned in this release are the properties of their respective companies.

© 2015 E FUN. All rights reserved.

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Qualtek Offers AC/DC Open Frame Power Supplies up to 200W

MENTOR, Ohio, July 22, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Qualtek, a leading manufacturer of power supplies, expanded its series of compact size, high efficiency, low cost AC/DC open frame power supplies to include 35, 45 and 200 watt versions. The three model families include: QPS-35 (35W power supply), QPS-45 (45W power supply) and QPSF-200 (200W power supply). The power supplies can accommodate a wide universal input voltage range of 90-264 Vac and the following DC output voltage options: 35W - 5, 12, 13.5, 15, 24, 36, 48; 45W - 5, 12, 24, 48 and 200W - 12, 24, 27, 48.

Features include:

    --  Universal AC input / Full Range
    --  High Efficiency and High Reliability
    --  Output Protections: OLP/OVP/SCP
    --  Wide Operating Ambient Temperature
    --  105°C Long Life Electrolytic Capacitors
    --  100% full load burn-in test
    --  Sizes: QPS-35 and QPS-45 - industry standard 2"x4" size; QPSF-200 -
        industry standard 3"x 5"
With the QPS-35 and QPS-45 reaching efficiencies up to 86%, and the QPSF-200 reaching efficiencies up to 89%, these series meet EN60950 standards and also carry UL, cUL, CB and CE safety approvals.

View details for the QPS-35 Series

View details for the QPS-45 Series

View details for the QP-SF200 series

As part of our primary power components division, Qualtek offers a full range of low cost, high reliability and energy saving switch mode AC/DC power supplies consisting of enclosed, open frame, wall mount, desktop, and medical approved; our enclosed versions are rated from 15W - 800W, open frame from 20W - 200W, and desktop and wall mount from 5W - 200W.  All of our power supplies meet or exceed the RoHS directives and are certified with worldwide safety agencies to ensure a safe and reliable product.

To view inventory or product specifications, visit Qualtek's website, click here or contact our sales department at

7610 Jenther Drive 

Mentor, Ohio, 44060

Phone: 440-951-3300

Fax: 440-951-7252

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Email: mailbox@qualtekusa.com

About Qualtek Electronics
Qualtek Electronics Corp. was established in 1980 and has become a world leader in fan and fan accessories, primary power components, power supplies, EMI power line filters, cable assemblies, domestic and international power cords, and heat shrink products.  Qualtek provides high quality, low cost products and superior customer service.  A full range of products are maintained in inventory for quick, on-time deliveries. Follow Qualtek on Facebook , Twitter or read more about our philosophy here.

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Hammacher Schlemmer Introduces The RC Rotating iPad Viewing Stand

NEW YORK, July 22, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Continuing its 167-year history of offering the Best, the Only and the Unexpected, Hammacher Schlemmer introduces The RC Rotating iPad Viewing Stand, a motorized iPad stand that tilts and swivels to the perfect position via the included remote control.

Available only from Hammacher Schlemmer, the stand has an infrared remote that tilts a tablet up to 38° backwards, 5° forwards, or swivels it up to 270° to enable optimal positioning for watching videos, navigating the web, or video chatting.

"The RC Rotating iPad Viewing Stand allows people to adjust the positioning of an iPad so that it's always viewable simply by touching a button on a remote, eliminating the hassle of repeatedly adjusting a stand by hand," explained Hammacher Schlemmer's General Manager Fred Berns.

The RC Rotating iPad Viewing Stand has dual 2-watt speakers built into the base that connect to a tablet via Bluetooth 4.0, enhancing the sound from a movie or music. Buttons on the base also allow you to tilt or swivel the unit and a USB port charges a device while it is in the stand.

The RC Rotating iPad Viewing Stand supports landscape or portrait positions and is compatible with all iPad Air and Mini models, third and fourth generation iPads, Samsung Galaxy Tab 3, 4, and Pro, Galaxy Note.

The RC Rotating iPad Viewing Stand is available from Hammacher Schlemmer for  $159.95. For more information about this product, please visit http://www.hammacher.com or contact Trish Hammond at (847) 581-8987 or via e-mail at pr@hammacher.com.

About Hammacher Schlemmer
Hammacher Schlemmer is America's longest running catalog, offering the Best, the Only and the Unexpected since 1848. The company provides unique products that solve problems or represent the only one of their kind, backing all products with The Hammacher Schlemmer Lifetime Guarantee. Hammacher Schlemmer's innovative offerings are available through its catalog, website, and its famed landmark store at 147 E. 57th Street in New York City.

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Over 80% of Companies Increased Revenue by Investing in Internet of Things: TCS Global Trend Study

- Average Increase in Revenue as a Result of IoT Initiatives is 15.6 Percent, While Market Leaders in IoT see 64 Percent Revenue Increase

- Companies Set to Make Huge IoT investments - With 7 Percent of Companies Planning to Spend $500m+ in 2015 Alone

- Major Roadblocks Stand in Way for Organizations Seeking to Capitalize on IoT

NEW YORK and MUMBAI, India, July 22, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) (BSE: 532540, NSE: TCS), a leading global IT services, consulting and business solutions organization, has launched a major new global study looking at the impact of IoT technologies across a wide range of industry sectors around the world.

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The TCS Global Trend study on IoT, which surveyed 795 executives from large multi-nationals, identifies the huge potential for revenue increases from IoT, while also highlighting the significant challenges that lie ahead for businesses transitioning to the new model.

Commenting on the study, Natarajan Chandrasekaran, CEO and MD of TCS, said: "The age of IoT is well underway. The question is, whether businesses are ready to realize the full potential of this technology. Our latest global trend study found that leaders in using IoT technologies are using it to completely reimagine their businesses by changing every aspect of them from business models and products to business processes and workplaces."

He added: "Now is the time for every leader in every industry to reimagine the possibilities for their businesses in a world of smart, connected 'things.'"

A significant opportunity for revenue growth through IoT

Across the board, companies investing in IoT are reporting significant revenue increases as a result of IoT initiatives, with an average increase of 15.6 percent in 2014. Almost one in ten (9 percent) saw a rise of at least 30 percent in revenue.

Company executives still see IoT as a growing area for businesses, with 12 percent of the 795 companies surveyed identifying a planned spend of $100m in 2015 and 3 percent looking to invest a minimum of $1bn. The report also shows that companies predict their IoT budgets twill increase year-on-year, with spending expected to grow by 20 percent by 2018 to $103m.

Companies at the very forefront of this drive for innovation through IoT have seen the biggest benefits from their investments. The top eight percent of respondents, based on ROI from IoT, report a staggering 64 percent average revenue gain in 2014 as a direct result of these investments. Currently the biggest business impact is that companies can offer their customers more bespoke products and services, yet by 2020 this will convert from marketing functions to increased sales, through adding considerable value to the customer.

This is reflected in the finding that the most frequent use of IoT technologies is tracking customers through mobile apps, used by almost half of all businesses (47 percent). More than half (50.8 percent) of IoT leaders admit to investing in IoT to track their products and how these were performing, whereas this is only the case with 16.1 percent of the respondents with the lowest ROI from IoT.

Culture is the number one issue holding companies back

Despite the encouraging data on IoT investment and its impact on revenue growth, the report also revealed that major challenges remain in realizing the promise of IoT for businesses across all sectors. The report found that the three biggest factors holding companies back were:

    1. Corporate culture: respondents identified the ability to get employees to
       change the way they think about customers, products and processes was a
       major barrier;
    2. Leadership: having top executives who believe in IoT and are willing to
       invest time and resources is critical;
    3. Technology: questions around technology continue to loom large, including
       handling Big Data; internal vs. external development; integrating IoT
       data with enterprise systems; and ensuring security and reliability.
Healthcare lags Industrial Manufacturing, which stands out for IoT success

The Healthcare sector has been hailed as having the greatest potential to benefit from IoT, but remains one of the most underdeveloped industries, due to regulatory restrictions and data security concerns that currently hinder innovation. The sector plans to spend just 0.3 percent of revenue in 2015, but will be increasing this investment by at least 30 percent by 2018. The healthcare market driven by IoT is predicted to be worth $117bn by 2020([1]).

In contrast, executives in the Industrial Manufacturing sector are reporting the largest increase in revenue from IoT, with an average 28.5 percent, followed by Financial Services (17.7 percent) and Media & Entertainment (17.4 percent). The Automotive industry has the lowest revenue gain, with just a 9.9 percent increase.

The report, which looks at trends across 13 key industries, found that large-scale investment in IoT infrastructure and monitoring is not confined to those in Manufacturing. For example, the Travel, Transportation and Hospitality sectors are planning to spend 0.6 percent of revenue this year on IoT, while Media and Entertainment companies will devote 0.57 percent of their revenue. This is significantly more than the 0.4 percent average and the 0.44 percent spend in Banking and Financial Services.

To know more about the TCS Global Trend Study visit: http://www.TCS.com/InternetofThings

North America and Europe lead IoT adoption globally 

Revenue increases are also being enjoyed globally, with all regions reporting double-digit growth in 2014, but US firms are reporting the largest gains of 18.8 percent, up from the previous year. In revenue terms, Europe as a whole is seeing a 12.9 percent increase, while Asia-Pacific reports a 14.1 percent increase and Latin America an impressive 18.3 percent growth. In 2015, European firms plan to spend $93.9 million on average, with French firms leading the charge ($138 million on average), ahead of Germany ($86.2 million) and the UK ($80.9 million).

North American companies will spend 0.45% of revenue this year on IoT initiatives, while European companies will spend 0.40%. Asia-Pacific companies will invest 0.34% of revenue in the IoT, and Latin American firms will spend 0.23% of revenue. This has led to North American and European companies more frequently selling smart, connected products, compared to Asia-Pacific and Latin American companies.

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       ernet-of-things-in-healthcare-by-2020/
About Tata Consultancy Services Ltd. (TCS)

Tata Consultancy Services is an IT services, consulting and business solutions organization that delivers real results to global business, ensuring a level of certainty no other firm can match. TCS offers a consulting-led, integrated portfolio of IT, BPS,infrastructure, engineering and assurance services. This is delivered through its unique Global Network Delivery Model(TM), recognized as the benchmark of excellence in software development. A part of the Tata group, India's largest industrial conglomerate, TCS has over 324,000 of the world's best-trained consultants in 46 countries. The company generated consolidated revenues of US $15.5 billion for year ended March 31, 2015 and is listed on the National Stock Exchange and Bombay Stock Exchange in India. For more information, visit us at http://www.tcs.com.

To stay up-to-date on TCS news in North America, follow @TCS_NA. For TCS global news, follow @TCS_News.

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Slimware Utilities' DriverUpdate(TM) Tool Makes Upgrading to Windows® 10 a Cinch

PC Software Solution Helps Automate and Ease Transition

NEW YORK, July 22, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Slimware Utilities Holdings, Inc., a leader in PC optimization solutions, today announced Windows® 10 compatibility with its DriverUpdate(TM) product. DriverUpdate(TM) allows consumers to scan their system and, with its one-click premium feature, automatically update their drivers so that all hardware (printers, scanners, monitors, video cards, and more) will work more smoothly with the new operating system. Slimware also shares five top tips to transition to Windows® 10 seamlessly.

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"While Windows® 10 offers terrific new features in terms of functionality, transitioning to a new operating system can cause problems in a PC if the right steps are not taken to make sure that all components of the system are functioning well together," said Bob Bryant, chief technology officer at Slimware Utilities. "Consumers will want to update their PC's drivers to make sure that their new Windows® 10 operating system communicates properly with their hardware, such as their printers, monitors, scanners, joysticks, USB busses and video cards, to avoid loss of functionality."

How it works in five steps:

    1. Understand how drivers work. Drivers are small pieces of software that
       allow a computer to communicate with hardware and devices. Without the
       correct drivers, the hardware connected to a computer - for example, a
       video card or a printer - won't work properly.
    2. Get a clear profile. Run a scan with DriverUpdate(TM), which gives a
       clean, clear view of drivers that may need updating.
    3. Download up-to-date drivers. Once registered for the premium features
       available, simply pull the most up-to-date drivers from Slimware
       Utilities' cloud. The community-sourced software is constantly on the
       lookout, automatically detecting whenever new driver versions are
       released and pulling them into Slimware Utilities' cloud for storage.
    4. Update the right drivers. With its one-click premium feature,
       DriverUpdate(TM) automatically scans a computer, figures out what kind of
       hardware is present and downloads the correct, up-to-date driver. This
       updated driver is delivered from the Slimware Utilities' cloud database
       directly to the user's PC.
    5. Drivers are automatically updated. One by one, the selected drivers begin
       their install processes automatically. DriverUpdate(TM) gives consumers
       the ability to save time and effort by not worrying about choosing the
       right drivers. DriverUpdate(TM) helps software and hardware communicate
       efficiently, making applications on a PC and its devices work together
       properly.
Make the transition to Windows® 10 smooth and successful by following these simple steps:

    1. Make a reservation for a free Windows® 10 upgrade. Microsoft is offering
       free upgrades to  Windows® 10 when it becomes available, beginning July
       29, 2015. Users can register now to receive their free upgrade:
       http://www.microsoft.com/EN-US/windows.
    2. Back up important files before beginning. It's better to be safe than
       sorry. As with any system upgrade or change, backing up the files and
       documents on your PC is always a good idea.
    3. Clean up PC. With a new OS, everything needs to run smoothly for a clean
       and fast experience. SlimCleaner Plus(TM) cleans and optimizes all PCs
       with the help of user-generated data.
    4. Update the software. Microsoft users should update their current
       operating system software before upgrading. For example, Windows® 7
       users should be running Windows® 7 Service Pack 1 (SP1), and Windows® 8
       users should be running Windows® 8.1 (Update), according to Microsoft's
       Windows® 10 FAQ.
    5. Update drivers. For those who may not want to spend time hunting for the
       correct driver software, using an automated solution will identify and
       install the exact drivers needed to make all hardware work in perfect
       harmony with the new operating system.
DriverUpdate(TM) is available for $29.97, and can be downloaded at http://www.driverupdate.net.

Microsoft and Windows are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. No affiliation or endorsement is intended or implied.

About Slimware Utilities Holdings, Inc.
Operated by Mindspark Interactive Network, an IAC consumer applications business focused on providing software and application solutions, Slimware Utilities automates the solutions to the world's computer problems. Slimware Utilities' cloud-based, crowd-sourced software provides consumers with personalized applications developed from the community input of IT users everywhere for improved PC performance. For more information, please visit http://www.slimwareutilities.com.

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AVT Reshapes Retailing with New Automated Store Featuring Progressive Product Display

System takes self-service solutions to a new level of customer engagement and brand merchandising

LOS ANGELES, July 22, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- AVT, Inc. (OTC Markets: AVTC) (http://www.autoretail.com), a leading manufacturer of automated retailing systems, announced today that they have designed and built a new, industry-changing self-service system that allows for prominent display of products to greatly enhance the consumer experience.

The Automated Store is equipped with VIEWCenter((TM)), a clear front panel that allows customers to see the actual products prior to purchasing.

One of the first systems was built for SuppNow, an AVT customer that specializes in selling nutritional supplements within gyms and fitness centers.

"Now consumers can see exactly what they are getting, without any surprises," said Wayne Salvino, President of AVT, Inc. "Whether you are selling nutritional supplements or consumer electronics or virtually anything else, our new automated system provides a 'store-within-a-store' for optimum product display and merchandising."

The new system continues the tradition of innovation at AVT - the company responsible for some of the biggest breakthroughs, industry-firsts, and technological advances in automated retailing. From medicine dispensing to propane exchange; cupcake kiosks to freshly blended protein shakes, AVT has set the pace for developing self-service solutions that generate massive consumer interest, and turn the ordinary into extraordinary.

To view a photograph of the new AVT system with VIEWCenter((TM)), visit: http://bit.ly/1OvSODF

For information on AVT and their full line of automated retailing solutions, call (877) 424-3663, or visit: http://www.autoretail.com.

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Twitter: @AVTIncCA

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Fujitsu Makes HPC More Accessible to Customers with Innovative HPC Gateway Web software

- Fujitsu extends accessibility of High Performance Computing via the desktop

- Online demonstration center enables customers to use their own data to trial HPC technology

- New HPC Gateway Web software introduces new intuitive interface to enable easier access to HPC

- Powerful system based on FUJITSU Integrated System PRIMEFLEX for HPC

SUNNYVALE, Calif., July 22, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Fujitsu today announces a breakthrough in making High Performance Computing (HPC) more accessible to a wider customer base. A series of innovations include an online demonstration center that allows customers to experience the power of HPC, using their own data.

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Continued advances in simulation software and hardware technologies are making the use of HPC even more attractive to a wider audience. Advantages include lowering prototyping costs, accelerating design and validation timeframes, eradicating errors, and improving product quality through optimization. HPC also contributes to driving innovation through exploration of design, and enables research using virtual experiments that cannot be practically built.

As part of its initiative to bring the power of HPC to a wider audience, Fujitsu is opening an online HPC Gateway demonstration center in Toulouse, France. This gives customers a chance to see first hand how Fujitsu's vision of Human Centric Innovation simplifies and extends the use of HPC via a variety of deployment scenarios.

The demo center is powered by the FUJITSU Integrated System PRIMEFLEX® for HPC solution. Customers can explore how HPC can boost their business by running simulations and testing a wide range of functionality via the Fujitsu HPC Cluster, using their own data, but from the comfort and convenience of their own offices - with secure access to data provided by the web-based Fujitsu HPC Gateway integrated web workplace.

With the FUJITSU Software HPC Gateway, Fujitsu is aiming at simplifying High Performance Computing and embedding expertise, via a new approach to web-enabling access to HPC clusters and servers.

In contrast to the often limited conventional view found in other web interfaces, the Fujitsu HPC Gateway leverages a familiar, rich 'desktop' interactive environment, giving users a more flexible and engaging experience. A naturally intuitive design is intended to help even new users quickly become operational and productive. The ability to have multiple concurrent views increases connections between activities and data, driving a more effective project workflow.

Fujitsu is also making efforts to widen accessibility of HPC via the introduction of an Application Catalog of pre-built packages around widely-used HPC codes, based on Fujitsu's expertise in HPC processes, methods and visualization. This transferred expertise means end-users can expect to be productive from their first login via the HPC Gateway, and can expect their HPC workloads to operate more robustly and effectively.

Darius Wilke, General Manager Global High Performance Computing Business, Fujitsu says: "Fujitsu is focusing on simplicity to provide a new entry point to HPC. We are enabling more users to learn quickly and work more effectively with High Performance Computing - at lower risk and higher ROI. Through offering an HPC Application Catalog, a much wider base of customers immediately gain access to our industrialized expertise, since this can be scaled to the largest number of individuals and teams."

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-   Read the Fujitsu blog: http://blog.ts.fujitsu.com
-   Follow Fujitsu on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/FujitsuAmerica
-   Follow us on LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/company/fujitsu
-   Find Fujitsu on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/Fujitsu
-   Fujitsu pictures and media server: http://mediaportal.ts.fujitsu.com/pages/portal.php
-   For regular news updates, bookmark the Fujitsu newsroom: http://www.fujitsu.com/us/news/

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About Fujitsu
Fujitsu is the leading Japanese information and communication technology (ICT) company offering a full range of technology products, solutions and services. Approximately 162,000 Fujitsu people support customers in more than 100 countries. We use our experience and the power of ICT to shape the future of society with our customers. Fujitsu Limited (TSE: 6702) reported consolidated revenues of 4.8 trillion yen (US $46 billion) for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2014. For more information, please see http://www.fujitsu.com.

About Fujitsu Americas
Fujitsu America, Inc. is the parent and/or management company of a group of Fujitsu-owned companies operating in North, Central and South America dedicated to delivering the full range of Fujitsu products, solutions and services in ICT to our customers in the Western Hemisphere. These companies are collectively referred to as Fujitsu Americas. Fujitsu enables clients to meet their business objectives through integrated offerings and solutions, including consulting, systems integration, managed services, outsourcing and cloud services for infrastructure, platforms and applications; data center and field services; and server, storage, software and mobile/tablet technologies. For more information, please visit: http://solutions.us.fujitsu.com/ and http://twitter.com/fujitsuamerica

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Fujitsu, the Fujitsu logo and "shaping tomorrow with you"  are trademarks or registered trademarks of Fujitsu Limited in the United States and other countries. PRIMEFLEX is a trademark or registered trademark of Fujitsu Technology Solutions in the United States and other countries. LinkedIn is a trademark or registered trademark of LinkedIn Corporation in the United States and other countries. Twitter is a trademark or registered trademark of Twitter, Inc. in the United States and other countries. Facebook is a trademark or registered trademark of Facebook, Inc. in the United States and other countries. All other trademarks referenced herein are the property of their respective owners.

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Announcing Vervid: The World's First Dedicated Vertical Video Platform

"YouTube of Vertical Videos" Delivers High-Definition Video for How We Naturally Hold Our Phones

SILICON VALLEY, Calif., July 22, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Vervid, the world's first dedicated Vertical Video platform, launched today promising to reinvent the way we create and experience video on our phones.

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"Watch out, YouTube," warned Doug Harris of Slate Magazine when he discovered Vervid in June, pointing out that YouTube should be providing a better experience for the growing market of users consuming video on their phones.

    --  Mobile video consumption is set to outpace desktop viewing, and
        engagement is 9x higher with Vertical Video
    --  Existing platforms treat Vertical Video as a medium for disposable
        messaging
    --  Vervid delivers content in HD up to five minutes in length, and it
        doesn't disappear
"In the 90's, we gathered around TV's. In the 2000's, we curled up with our laptops. Today, video is personal and we consume most of it on our phones. We're holding our screens vertically 90% of the time, yet there are no platforms dedicated to serving video content exclusively that way," says John Whaley, Co-Founder and CEO.

John Whaley and Daniel Proksch, a husband-and-husband design and mobile development team with extensive product development experience for Silicon Valley Fortune 500 Companies, started building Vervid last summer in response to anti-Vertical Video PSA's such as Glove and Boots' now-infamous "Vertical Video Syndrome."

"We love a good challenge," Proksch says. "We're convinced Vertical Video can be immersive and look great. It just needs a space of its own. Vine did it with the Square aspect ratio. We're doing the same with Vertical Video."

Whaley and Proksch see immersive Vertical Video as the next untapped frontier in mobile, an assumption that's been recently validated with Evan Spiegel's push to get brands to start embracing vertical video ads.

On top of tall-format HD Vertical Videos, Vervid introduces "living profile pictures." When you tap them, they play. Vervid calls these tiny 8-second videos "Bursts."

Vervid's "Bursts" will port out to Apple watch as a standalone Notifications platform later this year.

About the Founders
Daniel Proksch spent the last five years at U-Systems and GE Healthcare as a lead developer building 3D cancer detection tools. John Whaley is an Industrial Designer and UX Researcher holding multiple patents in the product design space.

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The Sixth Flag, CRN Emerging Vendor 2015, Launches desktop.tsf(TM) for Google Chrome Devices

RALEIGH, N.C., July 22, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- The Sixth Flag, Inc., a groundbreaking new Desktop-as-a Service firm launched earlier this year, announced today it has been named to The Channel Company's exclusive 2015 CRN® Emerging Vendors List. The annual list features up-and-coming technology vendors that have introduced innovative new products, creating opportunities for channel partners in North America to create high-value, cutting-edge solutions for their customers. The vendors recognized this year have demonstrated a commitment to developing new technologies to meet growing market demands. 

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Along with this recognition, The Sixth Flag today released desktop.tsf(TM) for Google Chrome devices, a special configuration of the company's desktop.tsf(TM) that allows organizations to use the Google Chrome device platform, including Chromebox and Chromebook devices, as dedicated thin clients. By replacing local PCs with Chrome devices, administrators can implement cost-effective, zero premise-based configuration desktop computing.   

"We are honored to be one of 2015's Emerging Vendors and are committed to delivering cutting-edge technology solutions that will continue to benefit channel partners in servicing  their customers," said Pete Kofod, Founder & CEO of The Sixth Flag.  "With the release of desktop.tsf(TM) for Chrome devices, organizations can deploy competitively priced thin clients for their desktop.tsf(TM) environment. desktop.tsf(TM) is a perfect platform for organizations that may not have IT staff on premises but want to simplify and streamline desktop deployment and support for remote users," added Kofod.   

While desktop.tsf(TM) centralizes the user's desktop, IT administrators still have premise-based computing devices to contend with, including operating system and application updates and configuration. By deploying Chrome devices, administrators can implement cost-effective, zero premise-based configuration desktop computing.   

"Even before our launch, we were receiving requests for thin client support," said David Kinghorn, former Microsoft developer and The Sixth Flag Co-founder & CTO.  "Given our strategic commitment to HTML, we found Google Chrome devices to be a natural fit."

desktop.tsf(TM) for Chrome devices is based on the same award-winning service as desktop.tsf(TM).  The key differences lie in the user interface and management.  "desktop.tsf(TM) customers can implement desktop.tsf(TM) for Chrome devices without any changes to their environment," adds Shane Yocum, VP Business Development at The Sixth Flag.  "The capability will be seamless and introduced as a part of system upgrades."

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Zerto Strengthens Its Go-to-Market Execution with Enhanced DACH Team to Support Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery Preparedness

Strategic Appointments to Meet Increasing Demand for BC/DR Software and Adoption of Best Practices to Prevent and Quickly Recover from Unplanned IT Data Center Outages

MUNICH, July 22, 2015 /PRNewswire/ --

    Zerto [http://www.zerto.com ], setting the standard for protection, recovery and
migration of data in cloud and virtualized data centers, today announced it has
strengthened its go-to-market execution with an enhanced Deutschland Austria and
Switzerland (DACH) team to support business continuity and disaster recovery preparedness.
The strategic appointments will meet the increasing demand for BC/DR software, and help
organizations adopt best practices to prevent and quickly recover from unplanned IT data
center outages.

    Highlighting the significance of achieving uninterrupted IT operations to support
critical business objectives such as maintaining regulatory compliance, MarketsandMarkets'
Disaster Recovery as a Service (DRaaS) Global Forecast
[http://www.marketwatch.com/story/disaster-recovery-as-a-service-market-worth-1192-billion-in-2020-2015-06-11-62033127 ]
is projected to grow to approximately $12 billion (USD) by
2020 with a 53 percent CAGR.

    Further evidencing the importance of business continuity, DACH region survey
respondents from Business Continuity Institute's 2014 Horizon Scan
[http://www.bsigroup.com/Documents/iso-22301/resources/BSI-ISO-22301-Horizon-Scan-2014-UK-EN.pdf ]
noted increased concern over unplanned IT or telecommunications outages, and
security issues such as cyber-attacks and data breaches impacting critical business
functions. Within this same survey it was noted that only 18 percent of IT budgets are
increasing to address these issues, stressing the importance of maximizing vital IT
investments. To help customers and channel partners rapidly and cost effectively deploy
BC/DR software and support DRaaS offerings, Zerto has appointed the following Zerto DACH
team members:

       
        - Reinhard Zimmer - Regional Sales Manager for Germany. Zimmer is an experienced IT
          professional and former IBM executive with a 20 year career including a role as Sales
          Director at Syncsort where he helped establish a successful distribution network
          across the region.
        - Johan van den Boogaart - Regional Sales Manager for Southern Germany, Austria and
          Switzerland. With over 15 years' experience, van den Boogaart joins Zerto following
          successful sales positions at Nexenta and Acronis.
        - Ben Geyer - Solutions Engineer. Geyer joins Zerto following internal roles with EMC
          and working with reseller partners including Bechtle, PMCS and Unisys across projects
          spanning financial services, pharmaceuticals, manufacturing, energy and public
          transportation.
        - Andreas Mayer - Marketing Manager, DACH region. Prior to this role, Mayer was
          Marketing Manager at CommVault responsible for the Central European Region and over
          his career has worked in senior marketing and business development positions at
          Fujitsu Siemens and Comparex Informationssysteme.

    Supporting Quotes 

    Peter Godden, VP EMEA, Zerto 

    "We believe it is critical to support our channel partners and customers with local
expertise and the team we have assembled offers a great balance of sales and technical
experience to help us meet growing demand. As organizations endeavour to protect critical
business applications and in light of growing adoption of the ISO 22301 Business
Continuity Management standard, our investment will help support existing customers and
grow our business across the region."

    Supporting Resources 

       
        - MarketsandMarkets - Disaster Recovery as a Service (DRaaS) Global Forecast to 2020
          [http://www.marketwatch.com/story/disaster-recovery-as-a-service-market-worth-1192-billion-in-2020-2015-06-11-62033127 ]
        - Business Continuity Institute - Horizon Scan 2014 Report
          [http://www.bsigroup.com/Documents/iso-22301/resources/BSI-ISO-22301-Horizon-Scan-2014-UK-EN.pdf ]

    About Zerto
Zerto is committed to keeping enterprise and cloud IT running 24/7 by providing innovative,
simple, reliable and scalable business continuity software solutions. Through the Zerto
Cloud Continuity Platform, organizations can seamlessly move and protect virtualized
workloads between public, private and hybrid clouds. The company's flagship product, Zerto
Virtual Replication, has become the standard for protection, recovery and migration of
applications in cloud and virtualized data centers, and won numerous awards, including
Best of Show at VMworld 2011, Best of VMworld Europe 2014, as well as 2011, 2012 and 2013
Product of the Year Awards for its innovative hypervisor-based replication approach. For
more information, go to http://www.zerto.com.

       
         
        Contacts: 
        Zerto, Inc 
        Erik Mason 
        erik.mason@zerto.com  
        +1-617-379-3736 
        EmptyBreak:MARKER 
        The Message Machine for Zerto (EMEA) 
        Anne Harding 
        Anne@themessagemachine.com  
        +44-1895-631-448 

     

Zerto

New KODAK Video Monitors Curb False Alarms with Smart Detection

Industry-First Technology Powered by Tend & Apical Eliminates Up to 98% of False Alarms

FREMONT, Calif., July 22, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Today's home WiFi cameras suffer from a major annoyance: a flood of false alarms created by ceiling fans, lighting changes and other harmless movement. New KODAK V-Series Video Monitors solve the problem with industry-first Smart Detection that eliminates up to 70% to 98% of false alarms and associated incident notifications. It's a major advance that saves time otherwise wasted in checking surveillance video to determine whether a given alert was triggered by an HVAC system rustling the drapes or a burglar ransacking the house.

Two Models

Developed by KODAK licensee Tend, which also created the award-winning KODAK Baby Monitoring System, the new KODAK CFH-V10 (MSRP $99.99) and CFH-V15 (MSRP $129.99) Video Monitors enable users to keep an eye on any room or door as well as pets, babysitters, elderly relatives and even small offices or businesses in real time via smartphone, tablet or computer. Both models include unlimited live HD streaming video, two-way audio talkback, automatic night vision, and free 1-Day Cloud Storage enabling users to review all recorded motion-triggered video clips from the past 24 hours. The CFH-V15 adds the ability to pan 350° left and right and tilt 105° up and down for a broader field of view.

Smart Detection

A first-of-its-kind Smart Detection option, available at $2.99/month per video monitor, features at its core the ART(TM) human presence detection from UK-based Apical Ltd. to intelligently analyze in near real time all video recorded by the KODAK V-Series Video Monitors and differentiate normal ambient activity from potential threats. Users who choose this option can configure the system's free iSecurity+ app to filter alerts either by:

    --  Activity - to report moving objects ranging from a rolling ball to the
        family dog, a vehicle in the driveway, a person at the front door, or
        individuals inside the house.
    --  People - to report only human movement inside or outside the premises,
        from package delivery to caregivers, intruders or unauthorized teenage
        parties.
The Activity filter reduces false alarms by up to 70% while the People filter reduces notifications by up to 98%, avoiding overloading users with nuisance alerts and enabling them to focus on recorded activity of potentially greatest concern.

14- & 30-Day Cloud Storage Options

The new KODAK V-Series Video Monitors also give users the option to retain surveillance video longer than the 1-Day Cloud Storage included free with every system. Both the 14-Day Cloud Storage plan ($9.99/month per video monitor) and 30-Day Cloud Storage plan ($19.99/month per video monitor) include Smart Detection, 1000 favorites, and the ability to view motion-triggered video clips for a longer period of time to adjust for busy schedules or enable repeated viewing of specific incidents.

Availability

Both the KODAK CFH-V10 and CFH-V15 Video Monitors are available immediately on Amazon. For more information, visit connectedfamilyhome.com.

About Tend
Tend (formerly Seedonk) is the world's leading Vision-as-a-Service (VaaS) platform for the connected home ecosystem. Committed to making vision more accessible, Tend delivers vision analytics, live video streaming, and cloud recording services to help connected home companies bring innovation into their products. Tend powers many of the world's vision-centric products from major connected home companies. With over 500,000 users on the VaaS platform, Tend supports one of the largest installed bases in vision for the Internet of Things. Tend is a member of the Embedded Vision Alliance. The Kodak trademark is used under license by Kodak. For more information, visit tendinsights.com.

About Kodak
Kodak is a technology company focused on imaging. We provide - directly and through partnerships with other innovative companies - hardware, software, consumables and services to customers in graphic arts, commercial print, publishing, packaging, electronic displays, entertainment and commercial films, and consumer products markets. With our world-class R&D capabilities, innovative solutions portfolio and highly trusted brand, Kodak is helping customers around the globe to sustainably grow their own businesses and enjoy their lives. For additional information on Kodak, visit us at kodak.com, follow us on Twitter @Kodak, or like us on Facebook at KodakNow.

SOURCE  Tend

Tend

CONTACT: Hanni Itah, SSPR, 847-415-9324, hitah@sspr.com

Web Site: http://www.tendinsights.com

Google, Novartis and EPGL in Race to Develop First "Autofocus" Contact Lens

IRVINE, Calif., July 22, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- EP Global Communications, Inc. (Public OTC: EPGL)

Novartis CEO Joseph Jimenez has told the Financial Times that the market for an "Autofocus" contact lens could be worth, "anywhere between $10 billion and $50 billion in the next ten years."  The Financial Times went on to say; "While Google's efforts building a smart lens with a built-in wireless chip and glucose sensor have grabbed most headlines so far, the really juicy opportunity is in corrective eyewear. If the company can build a contact lens that offers its wearer 'autofocus' powers similar to those found in digital cameras for bringing scenes into tight focus, it can address a range of eye ailments and failings with a single solution, rather than requiring the kinds of fixed prescriptions that we use now, and that are often compromises rather than perfect solutions."

For the first time, EPGL is revealing specifically that it has developed technology for an "Autofocus" contact lens with CooperVision, Inc.

"We know we are ahead of Google and Novartis because Novartis executives reached out to us in 2013.  We declined because we were already ahead and inventing new electronics for contact lenses at that point," said David Markus, Ph.D.  "We posted proof of this request in 2014," Markus added.  "We also posted an example of a recent patent filing so that investors could verify that too."

"The investment community has been asking for specifics on what we possess and here you go,"  said Michael Hayes, CEO of EPGL.  "You have the CEO of a $280 billion company publicly stating that 'Autofocus' contact lens technology is worth $10 to $50 billion annually.  EPGL owns key 'Autofocus' technology that is likely to beat Novartis and Google to market.  Given that fact, is our present 5 cent per share stock price a bargain right now?  Yes I believe it is. Will it remain at this level as the clock ticks at the USPTO?  No I do not believe so," added Hayes.  "With this news EPGL is going to be discovered by more investors and I believe we may surpass .88 cents or even $1.00+ as our patents pending progress. Current EPGL investors are in at just the right time in my opinion."

Zacks Equity Research, recently stated; "We believe The Cooper Companies is poised to gain significant market traction, once it receives the exclusive license of EP Global's technologies." 

EPGL and AT&T in Two-Year Development Agreement for Joint Technologies

EP Global Communications, Inc. announces that under a two-year Development Agreement, EP Global Communications, Inc. and AT&T Inc. now have joint ownership of several wearable technologies involving sensing and communications in real time of human performance data.  This technology has potential applications for US Military and Corporate Workforces, by offering real time sensing of human performance data.  AT&T brings unmatched communications network capabilities to the table, while EPGL brings unmatched know-how in microelectronics and sensor technologies.

"Imagine the multitude of needs for a large military or corporate workforce at any given moment.   Imagine giving each individual key information or physical assistance if needed, faster than ever before, in real time, even if they are unable to communicate the need themselves.  This is the cutting edge of wearable IoT technology and we are excited to co-own the rights to certain IP in this field with AT&T,"  said Michael Hayes, President of EPGL.  "Because of this and our other IP projects, we believe we are just at the beginning of our potential growth at EPGL."

About EP Global Communications, Inc.

EP Global Communications, Inc. is an advanced technology research and development company for both medical devices and consumer electronics devices specializing in microelectronic mechanical systems (MEMS).

SOURCE  EP Global Communications, Inc.

EP Global Communications, Inc.

CONTACT: Michael Hayes, mhayes@epglmed.com, 801-604-6808

Web Site: http://www.epglmed.com

Big Boys Toys Set to Launch $250,000 Motorbike at its 6th Edition

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates, July 22, 2015 /PRNewswire/ --

The Middle East's UltimatePlayground is gearing upto triplein size for itsupcoming show from18(th)to 21(st)November

Big Boys Toys - the Middle East's premier luxury lifestyle super show, is back for its 2015 edition from 18(th) to 21(st) November and is returning to the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Center (ADNEC).

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This highly anticipated exhibition, organized by Artaaj Events, will showcase almost three times the number of unique and exciting products that it had featured last year. Big Boys Toys features products from 10 different categories that include Drive, Ride, Off-road, Marine, Aviation, Adventure, Wellness, Fashion, Lifestyle and Digital - a complete experience that caters to every facet of refined living.

Commenting on the 2015 edition, Biju Jayaraaj - Chief Executive Officer of Artaaj, said: "Big Boys Toys is a platform for innovators worldwide to showcase their unique and spectacular products to a captive audience under one roof that cannot be found elsewhere in the world. Big Boys Toys brings an exclusive, upper crust clique who have the purchasing power to buy these products."

Big Boys Toys boasts a visitor profile featuring over 40,000 high net worth visitors from across the GCC with over 40% Emiratis expected to attend the show this year. On the VIP day (18(th) November), up to 2000 ultra HNWI guests from business heads to members of the royal family and other luminaries are anticipated.

This year will see the launch of the 'Innovation, Design and Technology Summit and Awards', discussing the latest designs, trends and technology - recognizing and bringing together global leaders in innovation.

Some of the launches at Big Boys Toys include a $250,000 Bienville Legacy motorbike marvel from the ADMCi Foundation, top of the range luxury yachts from Team Nine, custom superboats from Hydrasport, $1 million handmade bespoke safe boxes from Doettling and the MK1 personal submersibles.

Also launching in 2015 is the Big Boys Toys 'Style Icon' with a grand prize going to the most well-dressed male and female visitor at the event. The hugely popular 'Supercars Test Drive Pit' that allows visitors to choose from and drive a range of supercars will return this year with 50 supercars including Lamborghini, Ferrari and more.

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Twitter: @bigboystoys_uae

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Big Boys Toys

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EF Education First Launches Travelmoji - An Emoji Keyboard Dedicated to Summer, Travel, Sun and Fun

ZURICH, July 22, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, EF Education First (EF), world leader in international education, launches "Travelmoji", an emoji keyboard for mobile devices dedicated to all things travel and summer. With Travelmoji, users will be able to bring their adventures around the world to life using one-of-a-kind and eye-catching emojis. For EF, Travelmoji is yet another step in easing communication between different nationalities.

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"Emojis constitute a truly universal language, surpassing language barriers, and this is what EF is all about - to break barriers of language and making it possible for people of all nationalities to find common ground and communicate," says Jesper Bergendal, Executive Vice President of Marketing at EF Education First.

Travelmoji (http://www.travelmoji.com) consists of a series of emojis - from airplanes to sunglasses, flamingos and famous sights. EF will continue to add new emojis, such as exciting destinations and seasonal updates, and will thus continuously increase the keyboard's vocabulary and usefulness.

The launch of Travelmoji is linked to EF's Summer Music Festival, Summeranza, headlined by superstar Charli XCX and welcoming 6000 study abroad students from all over the world. A custom Summeranza emoji category has therefore been included in the Travelmoji keyboard.

Travelmoji is available from Google Play (Android) and App Store (iOS).

About EF Education First

Established in 1965 with the mission to open the world through education, EF Education First (EF) is the world's leading international education company. EF (http://www.ef.com) has helped millions of students learn a new language and travel abroad. With a network of 500 schools and offices worldwide, EF specializes in language training, educational travel, academic degrees, and cultural exchange programs. EF publishes the annual EF English Proficiency Index (http://www.ef.com/epi), which measures the English ability of adults in countries across the world. EF recently released the EF Standard English Test (http://www.efset.org ), the world's first free standardized English test.

SOURCE  EF Education First (EF)

EF Education First (EF)

CONTACT: Charlotta Falk, charlotta.falk@ef.com, +41-789-01-09-06

Web Site: http://www.ef.com

Cavium Unveils 100 Gbps NITROX® V Security Processor Family

Integrates up to 288 purpose built Security cores

World's Highest Performance Security & Compression Processors for Cloud Servers & Networking Equipment

SINGAPORE and SAN JOSE, Calif., July 21, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Cavium, Inc. (NASDAQ: CAVM), a leading provider of products that enable secure and intelligent processing for enterprise, data center, wired and wireless networking, today unveiled NITROX V security processors & adapters. The newest members of the market leading NITROX family deliver unprecedented performance for security in the enterprise and virtualized cloud data centers. The NITROX V security processor family integrates up to 288 purpose-built security cores with high performance compression engines and virtualization hardware with PCI-Express Gen 3 and Interlaken interfaces. NITROX V family fortifies Cavium's position in the security processor market as this family provides 3- 10 times greater performance than alternative solutions within the same power envelope. The NITROX product line is the industry leading security processor family designed into cloud data center servers and networking equipment, enterprise and service provider equipment including servers, Application Delivery Controllers, UTM Gateways WAN Optimization Appliances, routers, and switches.

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Market Dynamics for Data Center Security & Compression

There are several trends driving the need for high performance and new crypto and compression functionality in Data Centers. Customer applications running in VMs in the virtualized cloud data center need data traffic flowing to and from their VMs to be encrypted.  This east-west traffic flow drives high performance symmetric encryption bandwidth requirements for protocols such as IPsec. At the same time, asymmetric cryptographic performance requirements are exploding as well driven by the need for SaaS providers such as search engines, email services and social networking services to encrypt all customer data they receive over the internet using SSL and new crypto schemes such as Perfect Forward Secrecy (PFS). Today most of the SSL transactions use 2048 bit RSA key operations but given the massive growth in mobile clients, the need for high bandwidth Elliptic Curve Cryptography (ECC) is rapidly increasing.  Another major trend is the need for high performance data compression with excellent compression ratios for data center traffic.  This widespread adoption of encryption (SSL or IPsec), new crypto schemes and compression is significantly changing the performance and functionality requirements in a data center and is driving the need for a new security and compression processor.

The NITROX V Security Processor family with its unique combination of performance, features and interfaces, provides an excellent solution to the data center security and compression challenges.

Introducing the NITROX V Security Processor Family

The NITROX V Security Processor family delivers unmatched SSL performance with 120K RSA Ops/Sec and 300K P256 ECC Ops/sec and bulk encryption performance of 100 Gbps for a variety of different protocols, flexibility to support emerging algorithms and protocols, latest IOs, virtualization features, compression performance and very low power consumption, enabling Cavium's cloud provider and OEM customers to deliver breakthrough next generation solutions which address these critical requirements, in an optimized, energy efficient manner. The single-chip NITROX V processors do not require external memory enabling lower cost, power and real-estate.

Feature Highlights

    --  Up to 288 RISC Security Cores - Support up to 100Gbps of security
        performance simultaneously with 120K RSA Ops/sec for 2048 bit keys or
        300K P256 ECC Multiply Ops/sec.
    --  Compression Engines - Enhanced Compression/decompression acceleration -
        100 Gbps. Support for GZIP, PKZIP, Inflate and Deflate algorithms. Also
        includes support for LZS Compression that is widely used for Storage
        applications.
    --  High bandwidth IO - Supports 100 Gbps of traffic.  PCI-Express Gen3 x8
        and Interlaken x8 interfaces.
    --  Virtualization support - Single Root IO Virtualization (SR-IOV) feature
        with up to 256 Virtual Function support.
    --  Latest security features - Supports a wide variety of protocols
        including IPsec, SSL, TLS 1.x, DTLS and ECC Suite B. Also supports a
        wide variety of algorithms including several variants of AES, 3DES,
        SHA-2, SHA-3, RSA 2048, RSA 4096, RSA 8192, ECC p256/p384/p521, Kasumi,
        ZUC and SNOW 3G.
Supporting Industry Quotes

"The increasing use of SSL and IPSec between clients and data centers, as well as within cloud data centers, is driving extreme performance requirements for encryption using 2,048-bit RSA keys and ECC curves," said Bob Wheeler, Principal Analyst at The Linley Group. "By delivering industry leading performance and power efficiency, Cavium's NITROX V processor family enables cloud service providers and data-center/enterprise OEMs to meet these requirements while optimizing equipment and operating costs."

"Cavium is the market leader in security processors with a broad portfolio of products/IP and over a decade of operational experience in security processes and protocols," said Rajneesh Gaur, Vice President & General Manager at Cavium.  "The NITROX V Security processor family built with this expertise addresses critical security feature and performance requirements of our target customers."

"Citrix has successfully worked together with Cavium to offer cutting edge security features for several generations of its Netscaler family of products," said Steve Shah, VP of Product Management at Citrix. "With the price/performance benefits that NITROX V offers, Citrix can significantly increase the security performance of its products in a cost efficient manner to meet the needs of the Cloud Data Center markets."

"Over the past decade, Radware and Cavium have worked together to incorporate high performance SSL with NITROX Security Processors for Radware's application delivery and load balancer products," said Ben Carmi, vice president of product management at Radware. "As Cavium significantly increases the ECC performance with the NITROX V family, both Radware and Cavium can help address the ever growing ECC performance requirements in the Data Center."

"Cavium's NITROX Security Processors enable A10 Thunder Application Delivery Controllers to deliver exceptionally fast SSL processing speeds," said Raj Jalan, CTO at A10 Networks.  "A10's customers set the standard for security and privacy. With the high performance that NITROX V offers--especially for Perfect Forward Secrecy and ECC--A10 will be able to exceed our customers' stringent security requirements in our next generation platforms."   

Availability

The NITROX V Security processor family availability is targeted for Q3 2015.

About Cavium

Cavium is a leading provider of highly integrated semiconductor products that enable intelligent processing in enterprise, data center, cloud and wired and wireless service provider applications. Cavium offers a broad portfolio of integrated, software compatible processors ranging in performance from 100 Mbps to 100 Gbps that enable secure, intelligent functionality in enterprise, data-center, broadband/consumer and access & service provider equipment. Cavium's processors are supported by ecosystem partners that provide operating systems, tool support, reference designs and other services. Cavium's principal offices are in San Jose, California with design team locations in California, Massachusetts, India, and China. For more information, please visit: http://www.cavium.com

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CONTACT: Angel Atondo, Sr. Marketing Communications Manager, Tel: (408) 943-7417, Email: angel.atondo@cavium.com

Web Site: http://www.cavium.com