News
January 30, 2013
Macadamian sees big business potential with BlackBerry 10
Poster: SySAdmin
Posted on January 30, 2013 at 11:21:02 AM
Macadamian sees big business potential with BlackBerry 10
GATINEAU, QC, Jan. 30, 2013 /PRNewswire/ - Macadamian (http://www.macadamian.com), a user-experience-design and software-development studio, is embracing
BlackBerry 10 and devoting a quarter of its workforce to the new
platform, with 10 apps already developed for it.
"We are fully committed to BlackBerry 10," said Frédéric Boulanger, Co-Founder & CEO of Macadamian. "We have been impressed with the ease and elegance with which we have
been able to design for BlackBerry 10, and with the strong business
potential of this new platform. Even more exciting is how RIM's
developer-relations team has dedicated itself to building a robust and
global developer ecosystem for BlackBerry 10."
To date, Macadamian's 50-person BlackBerry 10 business unit, which
represents a quarter of the company's 200-person workforce, has
developed or ported 10 apps for the new platform. This includes:
-- #Taxi: Just dial #taxi to hail the nearest cab, anywhere in
North America.
-- Conference app: Developed for the 2013 BlackBerry Jam Europe
conference, taking place February 5-6 in Amsterdam, this app
helps attendees register for sessions, view their agendas, fill
in surveys and view the conference floor map to stay informed
and organized.
BlackBerry 10 Videos
Watch Frédéric Boulanger and RIM's vice president of developer relations Alec Saunders share their Top Reasons to Port to BB10 (http://info.macadamian.com/BlackBerry10.html)
Learn more from Macadamian's development team about their experiences
with BlackBerry 10 (http://info.macadamian.com/BlackBerry10.html) . View these videos at http://www.BB10ize.me.
Coming up
Macadamian will also be presenting several conference sessions on
developing for BlackBerry 10 and the user experience of the platform at
the 2013 BlackBerry Jam Europe conference, taking place next week in
Amsterdam. For more information on the conference or about Macadamian's
sessions, please visit http://www.blackberryjamconference.com/europe.
About Macadamian
At Macadamian (http://www.macadamian.com), we collaborate with some of the largest technology companies in the
world to create inspiring software that stands out and enriches lives.
We excel at all stages of the product-development lifecycle - from
research to design to development. We bring products from napkin sketch
to market readiness, and are experts in BlackBerry 10 app development.
With more than 750 completed projects worldwide, our clients include
industry leaders such as BitTorrent, EMC, Juniper, Logitech and
Microsoft. For both established and emerging technologies and
platforms, we have a lengthy track record for helping clients create
successful products on a complete range of desktop, Web and mobile
platforms.
BlackBerry, RIM, Research In Motion and related trademarks, names and
logos are the property of Research In Motion Limited. RIM is not
responsible for any third party products or services.
SOURCE Macadamian
Macadamian
CONTACT: To learn more or to arrange an interview, please contact: Graham Machacek
gmachacek@macadamian.com
Office: 819-772-0300 x284
Mobile: 613-914-3151
Doug Michaelides
doug@macadamian.com
613-355-4181
GATINEAU, QC, Jan. 30, 2013 /PRNewswire/ - Macadamian (http://www.macadamian.com), a user-experience-design and software-development studio, is embracing
BlackBerry 10 and devoting a quarter of its workforce to the new
platform, with 10 apps already developed for it.
"We are fully committed to BlackBerry 10," said Frédéric Boulanger, Co-Founder & CEO of Macadamian. "We have been impressed with the ease and elegance with which we have
been able to design for BlackBerry 10, and with the strong business
potential of this new platform. Even more exciting is how RIM's
developer-relations team has dedicated itself to building a robust and
global developer ecosystem for BlackBerry 10."
To date, Macadamian's 50-person BlackBerry 10 business unit, which
represents a quarter of the company's 200-person workforce, has
developed or ported 10 apps for the new platform. This includes:
-- #Taxi: Just dial #taxi to hail the nearest cab, anywhere in
North America.
-- Conference app: Developed for the 2013 BlackBerry Jam Europe
conference, taking place February 5-6 in Amsterdam, this app
helps attendees register for sessions, view their agendas, fill
in surveys and view the conference floor map to stay informed
and organized.
BlackBerry 10 Videos
Watch Frédéric Boulanger and RIM's vice president of developer relations Alec Saunders share their Top Reasons to Port to BB10 (http://info.macadamian.com/BlackBerry10.html)
Learn more from Macadamian's development team about their experiences
with BlackBerry 10 (http://info.macadamian.com/BlackBerry10.html) . View these videos at http://www.BB10ize.me.
Coming up
Macadamian will also be presenting several conference sessions on
developing for BlackBerry 10 and the user experience of the platform at
the 2013 BlackBerry Jam Europe conference, taking place next week in
Amsterdam. For more information on the conference or about Macadamian's
sessions, please visit http://www.blackberryjamconference.com/europe.
About Macadamian
At Macadamian (http://www.macadamian.com), we collaborate with some of the largest technology companies in the
world to create inspiring software that stands out and enriches lives.
We excel at all stages of the product-development lifecycle - from
research to design to development. We bring products from napkin sketch
to market readiness, and are experts in BlackBerry 10 app development.
With more than 750 completed projects worldwide, our clients include
industry leaders such as BitTorrent, EMC, Juniper, Logitech and
Microsoft. For both established and emerging technologies and
platforms, we have a lengthy track record for helping clients create
successful products on a complete range of desktop, Web and mobile
platforms.
BlackBerry, RIM, Research In Motion and related trademarks, names and
logos are the property of Research In Motion Limited. RIM is not
responsible for any third party products or services.
SOURCE Macadamian
Macadamian
CONTACT: To learn more or to arrange an interview, please contact: Graham Machacek
gmachacek@macadamian.com
Office: 819-772-0300 x284
Mobile: 613-914-3151
Doug Michaelides
doug@macadamian.com
613-355-4181
ReadyTalk Opens Public Beta for New Video Conferencing Offering
Poster: SySAdmin
Posted on January 30, 2013 at 11:07:01 AM
ReadyTalk Opens Public Beta for New Video Conferencing Offering
New conferencing product offering makes small, collaborative meetings more productive
DENVER, Jan. 30, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- ReadyTalk today announced the availability of video conferencing, adding to the suite of technology services--audio conferencing, web conferencing, webinars and web events--that the company currently provides. The addition of video conferencing enables customers to host more collaborative and productive meetings and training sessions.
Analysts at Forrester predict that utilization of video conferencing and collaboration solutions will expand in the next few years and that nearly half of information workers will have some type of personal video solution in 2016, up from just 15 percent today.
Using video conferencing during virtual meetings allows companies to:
-- Increase engagement among meeting participants
-- See and share non-verbal cues
-- Improve personal interaction between remote colleagues
"As a frequent meeting facilitator, there are many ReadyTalk features I appreciate--recordings, slide share and annotations. But, nothing delivers the same value as video conferencing," said Tiffany LaReau, certified workforce manager, Human Numbers. "I work remotely, so having the ability to deliver my video message along with my PowerPoint deck puts me in the cube next door. This real-time, face-to-face interaction makes my meetings more effective. Plus, the streamlined interface is easier to use than other conferencing products I've tried."
Beginning today, customers will be able to use a beta version of the video conferencing software. While it doesn't contain all of the features and functionality that will be available at launch, it does allow new and existing customers to begin incorporating video conferencing services into their daily meetings and provide feedback to ReadyTalk.
"Our goal is to bring a video conferencing product to the market that makes it easier for customers to more effectively conduct remote meetings, interview potential employees and host small training sessions," said Paul Carollo, product marketing manager at ReadyTalk. "At ReadyTalk, we put significant emphasis on customer input and feedback. Opening up the video conferencing beta to a larger audience gives us additional opportunities for input prior to launch and the ability to ensure that our products make our customers' jobs easier."
The current service provides customers with intuitive controls to start video conferences directly from a ReadyTalk web conference. The technology is entirely web based so no additional downloads are required for participants or meeting hosts. As many as 25 participants can view four simultaneous feeds. In addition, meeting hosts retain the ability to:
-- Share slides, specific applications, or their entire desktop
-- Highlight key points with annotation tools
-- Promote meeting attendees to co-presenter status
-- Start meetings quickly from the web, desktop or Microsoft Outlook
-- Let colleagues edit documents by granting control of desktop or
applications (and vice versa)
The video conferencing beta is free and available for all ReadyTalk web conferencing or webinar customers. Visit the ReadyTalk blog for details on getting started with video conferencing: http://ow.ly/heWMC.
To learn more about ReadyTalk's audio and web conferencing offerings, including professional services and support for webinars, please visit http://www.readytalk.com, or on Twitter and Facebook.
About ReadyTalk
Founded in 2000 and headquartered in Denver, Colo., ReadyTalk delivers audio and web conferencing services that empower customers to successfully conduct audio and web conferences of all sizes - from ad hoc meetings to large webinars. ReadyTalk combines ease of use with sophisticated marketing tools to increase audience engagement, event ROI and meeting productivity. Unlike other services, ReadyTalk gives customers a full suite of tools for training, collaboration, webinars and more. You'll always have access to the right features when you need them, no need to upgrade to another product. Please call toll free 800.843.9166 or visit http://www.readytalk.com for more information.
Media Contact:
Bo Bandy
ReadyTalk
303-209-1593
bo.bandy@readytalk.com
SOURCE ReadyTalk
ReadyTalk
New conferencing product offering makes small, collaborative meetings more productive
DENVER, Jan. 30, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- ReadyTalk today announced the availability of video conferencing, adding to the suite of technology services--audio conferencing, web conferencing, webinars and web events--that the company currently provides. The addition of video conferencing enables customers to host more collaborative and productive meetings and training sessions.
Analysts at Forrester predict that utilization of video conferencing and collaboration solutions will expand in the next few years and that nearly half of information workers will have some type of personal video solution in 2016, up from just 15 percent today.
Using video conferencing during virtual meetings allows companies to:
-- Increase engagement among meeting participants
-- See and share non-verbal cues
-- Improve personal interaction between remote colleagues
"As a frequent meeting facilitator, there are many ReadyTalk features I appreciate--recordings, slide share and annotations. But, nothing delivers the same value as video conferencing," said Tiffany LaReau, certified workforce manager, Human Numbers. "I work remotely, so having the ability to deliver my video message along with my PowerPoint deck puts me in the cube next door. This real-time, face-to-face interaction makes my meetings more effective. Plus, the streamlined interface is easier to use than other conferencing products I've tried."
Beginning today, customers will be able to use a beta version of the video conferencing software. While it doesn't contain all of the features and functionality that will be available at launch, it does allow new and existing customers to begin incorporating video conferencing services into their daily meetings and provide feedback to ReadyTalk.
"Our goal is to bring a video conferencing product to the market that makes it easier for customers to more effectively conduct remote meetings, interview potential employees and host small training sessions," said Paul Carollo, product marketing manager at ReadyTalk. "At ReadyTalk, we put significant emphasis on customer input and feedback. Opening up the video conferencing beta to a larger audience gives us additional opportunities for input prior to launch and the ability to ensure that our products make our customers' jobs easier."
The current service provides customers with intuitive controls to start video conferences directly from a ReadyTalk web conference. The technology is entirely web based so no additional downloads are required for participants or meeting hosts. As many as 25 participants can view four simultaneous feeds. In addition, meeting hosts retain the ability to:
-- Share slides, specific applications, or their entire desktop
-- Highlight key points with annotation tools
-- Promote meeting attendees to co-presenter status
-- Start meetings quickly from the web, desktop or Microsoft Outlook
-- Let colleagues edit documents by granting control of desktop or
applications (and vice versa)
The video conferencing beta is free and available for all ReadyTalk web conferencing or webinar customers. Visit the ReadyTalk blog for details on getting started with video conferencing: http://ow.ly/heWMC.
To learn more about ReadyTalk's audio and web conferencing offerings, including professional services and support for webinars, please visit http://www.readytalk.com, or on Twitter and Facebook.
About ReadyTalk
Founded in 2000 and headquartered in Denver, Colo., ReadyTalk delivers audio and web conferencing services that empower customers to successfully conduct audio and web conferences of all sizes - from ad hoc meetings to large webinars. ReadyTalk combines ease of use with sophisticated marketing tools to increase audience engagement, event ROI and meeting productivity. Unlike other services, ReadyTalk gives customers a full suite of tools for training, collaboration, webinars and more. You'll always have access to the right features when you need them, no need to upgrade to another product. Please call toll free 800.843.9166 or visit http://www.readytalk.com for more information.
Media Contact:
Bo Bandy
ReadyTalk
303-209-1593
bo.bandy@readytalk.com
SOURCE ReadyTalk
ReadyTalk
Spark Commerce Announces Initial Opening of its GIFT Network
Poster: SySAdmin
Posted on January 30, 2013 at 11:07:01 AM
Spark Commerce Announces Initial Opening of its GIFT Network
Sophisticated Purchase-Matching, Card-linked and Mobile Delivery System is Now Powering Relationships Between Select Ecommerce Partners and Advertisers Nationwide
BOSTON, Jan. 30, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Spark Commerce Inc. today announced national operability of its exclusive acquisition marketing platform, GIFT (Give Incentives For Transacting). Now, when customers shop at partner stores (whether web-based or mobile) they may receive unique and targeted gifts upon purchase completion based on Spark's proprietary curation algorithms.
E-commerce businesses using GIFT benefit from customers who convert, spend and refer friends more. The program generates extra revenue for its partners, and requires little-to-no technology investment to integrate. Tools for increasing social activity and engagement are incorporated into the platform. Digital commerce companies interested in increasing revenue and improving customer shopping propensity by offering such gifts may now apply to enter the program.
Brands searching for ways to attract new qualified customers while paying only for effectiveness may also now join the network. Spark's flagship product is being used by leading brands to overcome the complex and expensive challenge of promoting their services and wares. Using GIFT closes the loop for advertisers and is a turn key ROI-positive solution for effectively delivering large volumes of loyal users - those who return repeatedly to a store (online and off) or an app.
"Our focus is on developing innovative and scalable technology with high-quality design to deliver the best marketing solutions for advertisers like Uber, LivingSocial, Peapod, Qdoba and others who want new customers on a performance basis," said Andrew Moss, Spark Commerce's CEO. "We have studied and adopted learnings from top social commerce companies, and incorporated a variety of superior attributes - such as our patent pending '1-click card-link' concept - that make GIFT a uniquely win-win-win platform for our curated partnerships."
The platform incorporates the scientific findings of noted neurologist Dr. Paul Zak, professor at Claremont Graduate University and author of The Moral Molecule, who has studied the brain's response to receiving gifts and coupons. "The unexpected gift is likely to cause oxytocin production and a desire to reciprocate by making another purchase. It's a big win-win."
A study by Harris Interactive found that free gift receivers are generally more likely to buy from an online retailer after they are given a gift.[1] In fact, Spark's own surveys have now shown this result with the vast majority of people Spark targeted and responding saying they are now "more likely to purchase again with the retailer where they shopped originally."
Several major saas ecommerce platforms, credit card processors and point of sale providers are now exploring additional integrations to tap into and expand the efficacy of GIFT on- and offline.
About Spark Commerce Inc.
Spark Commerce Inc. has developed the only closed loop performance-based acquisition marketing network for brands both online and off. The company's flagship platform, GIFT, is a solution that unites advertisers, merchants and shoppers: online stores make more sales from their current traffic, advertisers acquire new customers on a pay-for-performance basis and shoppers get a free product with every purchase. Based in Boston, MA, Spark Commerce is privately held. More at http://www.sparkcommerce.com/.
[1]Harris Interactive poll for IDR Marketing Partners, Nov. 13, 2012: http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20121113005866/en/Study-Finds-Free-Gift-Purchase-Drives-Increase
SOURCE Spark Commerce
Spark Commerce
CONTACT: Wendy Pierce, Goldstein Pierce, +1-617-710-7733, press@sparkcommerce.com
Web Site: http://www.sparkcommerce.com
Sophisticated Purchase-Matching, Card-linked and Mobile Delivery System is Now Powering Relationships Between Select Ecommerce Partners and Advertisers Nationwide
BOSTON, Jan. 30, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Spark Commerce Inc. today announced national operability of its exclusive acquisition marketing platform, GIFT (Give Incentives For Transacting). Now, when customers shop at partner stores (whether web-based or mobile) they may receive unique and targeted gifts upon purchase completion based on Spark's proprietary curation algorithms.
E-commerce businesses using GIFT benefit from customers who convert, spend and refer friends more. The program generates extra revenue for its partners, and requires little-to-no technology investment to integrate. Tools for increasing social activity and engagement are incorporated into the platform. Digital commerce companies interested in increasing revenue and improving customer shopping propensity by offering such gifts may now apply to enter the program.
Brands searching for ways to attract new qualified customers while paying only for effectiveness may also now join the network. Spark's flagship product is being used by leading brands to overcome the complex and expensive challenge of promoting their services and wares. Using GIFT closes the loop for advertisers and is a turn key ROI-positive solution for effectively delivering large volumes of loyal users - those who return repeatedly to a store (online and off) or an app.
"Our focus is on developing innovative and scalable technology with high-quality design to deliver the best marketing solutions for advertisers like Uber, LivingSocial, Peapod, Qdoba and others who want new customers on a performance basis," said Andrew Moss, Spark Commerce's CEO. "We have studied and adopted learnings from top social commerce companies, and incorporated a variety of superior attributes - such as our patent pending '1-click card-link' concept - that make GIFT a uniquely win-win-win platform for our curated partnerships."
The platform incorporates the scientific findings of noted neurologist Dr. Paul Zak, professor at Claremont Graduate University and author of The Moral Molecule, who has studied the brain's response to receiving gifts and coupons. "The unexpected gift is likely to cause oxytocin production and a desire to reciprocate by making another purchase. It's a big win-win."
A study by Harris Interactive found that free gift receivers are generally more likely to buy from an online retailer after they are given a gift.[1] In fact, Spark's own surveys have now shown this result with the vast majority of people Spark targeted and responding saying they are now "more likely to purchase again with the retailer where they shopped originally."
Several major saas ecommerce platforms, credit card processors and point of sale providers are now exploring additional integrations to tap into and expand the efficacy of GIFT on- and offline.
About Spark Commerce Inc.
Spark Commerce Inc. has developed the only closed loop performance-based acquisition marketing network for brands both online and off. The company's flagship platform, GIFT, is a solution that unites advertisers, merchants and shoppers: online stores make more sales from their current traffic, advertisers acquire new customers on a pay-for-performance basis and shoppers get a free product with every purchase. Based in Boston, MA, Spark Commerce is privately held. More at http://www.sparkcommerce.com/.
[1]Harris Interactive poll for IDR Marketing Partners, Nov. 13, 2012: http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20121113005866/en/Study-Finds-Free-Gift-Purchase-Drives-Increase
SOURCE Spark Commerce
Spark Commerce
CONTACT: Wendy Pierce, Goldstein Pierce, +1-617-710-7733, press@sparkcommerce.com
Web Site: http://www.sparkcommerce.com
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Poster: SySAdmin
Posted on January 30, 2013 at 11:07:01 AM
New Follett includED® Program Accelerates Text-with-Tuition Trend
No limits on student enrollment; faculty have freedom to select both print and digital materials
OAK BROOK, Ill., Jan. 30, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Follett today announced includED, a new program that will accelerate the "text-with-tuition" trend to provide students with all required course materials as part of tuition or fees. Because the program is fully scalable and does not limit student participation, schools can implement includED in a variety of ways, including for individual courses, a cohort, a department or across the entire institution. includED also provides access to both print and digital materials from any publisher. The company has successfully piloted includED with six schools at all levels of education and is now working closely with more than 80 schools to explore the program.
(Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20101119/CG05255LOGO-a)
"includED addresses the barriers that have prevented many schools from offering course materials with tuition," said Tom Christopher, President, Follett Higher Education Group. "Our program can accommodate any type of content and any number of students. includED takes course materials with tuition to the next level and creates long-term solutions for our partners."
Across the education industry, the trend of providing course materials with tuition is gaining momentum in part because the model ensures all students have their required materials, and can help make materials more affordable for students. According to the 2012 re:fuel College Explorer study, 22 percent of students said they have chosen not to take a course because the cost of textbooks/course materials for the course is too high. At the same time, according to Follett research, more than 85 percent of faculty say that students who are prepared with required course materials are more engaged in class and get better grades.
Follett's includED program is scalable because it can be implemented across a single course or an entire school with the help of the company's proprietary Schedule Adoption Matching (SAM) technology. This enables Follett to match real-time student enrollment data with the course materials that faculty select. And, because Follett maintains relationships with all major publishers, schools don't need to waste time and resources managing multiple contracts.
"Follett understood our challenge and helped us establish and implement a program that made it easier for our faculty to teach and for students to learn," said Jean Wisuri, Director, Distance Education, Cincinnati State Technical and Community College who worked with Follett to implement a program that served the Paralegal Studies department.
Unlike other programs, includED offers many unique student benefits:
-- Use of financial aid: Because includED allows materials to be packaged
with the full cost of education, students can apply financial aid toward
their material fees
-- In-person customer service: Follett provides the convenience of
on-the-ground support at the campus bookstore
-- Reinvestment to the school: When schools purchase through Follett, a
portion is reinvested through direct school funding and local student
jobs
Students have shown strong support for the program at schools like Fayetteville State University, where Follett managed a program to provide all students with rental course materials.
"We surveyed our students and they overwhelmingly said they supported the program because of the cost savings it provided," said Joseph Alston, Director of Business Services, Fayetteville State University.
Students also have easier access to digital materials through includED. To maximize existing technology investments, Follett works with publishers to deliver digital course materials through a school's existing Learning Management System (LMS). This gives students and faculty quick, easy access to their course materials through a single sign-on instead of having to use multiple access codes through multiple websites.
"Follett is becoming more than just a source for books. They are a resource for finding, buying and using digital course materials. And they are in a position to really listen to what educators want and what IT needs to deliver the goods," said Samantha Birk, Associate Director for Instructional Technology at Indiana University-Purdue University, Fort Wayne (IPFW). IPFW was one of the first pilot schools to deliver digital content across ten courses and continues to expand the program.
To learn more about the company's includED program, visit FollettForward.com.
About Follett Corporation
Since 1873, Follett has served as the trusted partner in education for students and educators at all levels of learning. Today Follett delivers print and digital learning materials, retail services, library resources and school management systems on more than 980 college campuses and across 65,000 elementary and high schools. Headquartered in River Grove, Illinois, Follett is a $2.7 billion privately-held company.
SOURCE Follett Corporation
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Follett Corporation
CONTACT: Elio DiStaola, 1-800-323-4506, edistaola@fheg.follett.com; or Jennifer Thomas, +1-312-729-3725, jennifer.thomas@ccworldwide.com
Web Site: http://www.follettforward.com
No limits on student enrollment; faculty have freedom to select both print and digital materials
OAK BROOK, Ill., Jan. 30, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Follett today announced includED, a new program that will accelerate the "text-with-tuition" trend to provide students with all required course materials as part of tuition or fees. Because the program is fully scalable and does not limit student participation, schools can implement includED in a variety of ways, including for individual courses, a cohort, a department or across the entire institution. includED also provides access to both print and digital materials from any publisher. The company has successfully piloted includED with six schools at all levels of education and is now working closely with more than 80 schools to explore the program.
(Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20101119/CG05255LOGO-a)
"includED addresses the barriers that have prevented many schools from offering course materials with tuition," said Tom Christopher, President, Follett Higher Education Group. "Our program can accommodate any type of content and any number of students. includED takes course materials with tuition to the next level and creates long-term solutions for our partners."
Across the education industry, the trend of providing course materials with tuition is gaining momentum in part because the model ensures all students have their required materials, and can help make materials more affordable for students. According to the 2012 re:fuel College Explorer study, 22 percent of students said they have chosen not to take a course because the cost of textbooks/course materials for the course is too high. At the same time, according to Follett research, more than 85 percent of faculty say that students who are prepared with required course materials are more engaged in class and get better grades.
Follett's includED program is scalable because it can be implemented across a single course or an entire school with the help of the company's proprietary Schedule Adoption Matching (SAM) technology. This enables Follett to match real-time student enrollment data with the course materials that faculty select. And, because Follett maintains relationships with all major publishers, schools don't need to waste time and resources managing multiple contracts.
"Follett understood our challenge and helped us establish and implement a program that made it easier for our faculty to teach and for students to learn," said Jean Wisuri, Director, Distance Education, Cincinnati State Technical and Community College who worked with Follett to implement a program that served the Paralegal Studies department.
Unlike other programs, includED offers many unique student benefits:
-- Use of financial aid: Because includED allows materials to be packaged
with the full cost of education, students can apply financial aid toward
their material fees
-- In-person customer service: Follett provides the convenience of
on-the-ground support at the campus bookstore
-- Reinvestment to the school: When schools purchase through Follett, a
portion is reinvested through direct school funding and local student
jobs
Students have shown strong support for the program at schools like Fayetteville State University, where Follett managed a program to provide all students with rental course materials.
"We surveyed our students and they overwhelmingly said they supported the program because of the cost savings it provided," said Joseph Alston, Director of Business Services, Fayetteville State University.
Students also have easier access to digital materials through includED. To maximize existing technology investments, Follett works with publishers to deliver digital course materials through a school's existing Learning Management System (LMS). This gives students and faculty quick, easy access to their course materials through a single sign-on instead of having to use multiple access codes through multiple websites.
"Follett is becoming more than just a source for books. They are a resource for finding, buying and using digital course materials. And they are in a position to really listen to what educators want and what IT needs to deliver the goods," said Samantha Birk, Associate Director for Instructional Technology at Indiana University-Purdue University, Fort Wayne (IPFW). IPFW was one of the first pilot schools to deliver digital content across ten courses and continues to expand the program.
To learn more about the company's includED program, visit FollettForward.com.
About Follett Corporation
Since 1873, Follett has served as the trusted partner in education for students and educators at all levels of learning. Today Follett delivers print and digital learning materials, retail services, library resources and school management systems on more than 980 college campuses and across 65,000 elementary and high schools. Headquartered in River Grove, Illinois, Follett is a $2.7 billion privately-held company.
SOURCE Follett Corporation
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Follett Corporation
CONTACT: Elio DiStaola, 1-800-323-4506, edistaola@fheg.follett.com; or Jennifer Thomas, +1-312-729-3725, jennifer.thomas@ccworldwide.com
Web Site: http://www.follettforward.com
Post Sandy: FCM360 Sidesteps New York City Internet Vulnerabilities To Boost Financial Hosting Reliability
Poster: SySAdmin
Posted on January 30, 2013 at 10:42:01 AM
Post Sandy: FCM360 Sidesteps New York City Internet Vulnerabilities To Boost Financial Hosting Reliability
NEW YORK, Jan. 30, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- In the wake of Hurricane Sandy, FCM360 (http://www.fcm360.com) has launched a new low-latency Internet solution that will bypass of New York City in the event of power and network outages. The move makes FCM360's Equinix and Savvis-based datacenter solutions even more resilient in the event of natural disasters, terrorist attacks or internet and power failures.
During Hurricane Sandy FCM360's redundant networks provided continuous uptime for its financial trading customers in New York. In the wake of the super storm that flooded Wall Street and devastated parts of New York and New Jersey, the high-speed, low-latency infrastructure provider has further bolstered client access to data by bypassing major weaknesses in New York's Internet and fiber routes.
"While FCM360's New Jersey proximity hosting facilities had continuous power and Internet access during the entire period of Sandy, outages in Manhattan created black holes in major telecom carrier facilities. This prevented some of our international and domestic clients from connecting to our New Jersey proximity hosting centers. To eliminate any future such occurrences, we have now built a new Internet ring that bypasses New York City during any future disasters," said Jubin Pejman, Managing Director of FCM360.
Explained Pejman, "Our new reliability solution creates a ring that provides IP transit along the northeast portions of New Jersey through to New York State, Long Island and Connecticut where major bank operations are located completely bypassing New York City."
Demand for low-latency, proximity hosting in the New York area has expanded markedly over the past five years and commitments have greater significance in financial markets, making reliability paramount when it comes to daily trading activity. For details see: Securities Technology Monitor.
"FCM360's low-latency network and managed proximity hosting services provides traders with the easiest way to connect to brokers and liquidity using a single underlying technology provider. Furthermore, the FCM360 financial cloud ensures that the cost and effort to maintain low-latency trading infrastructure is within budgetary reach of all traders," notes Pejman.
FCM360 (http://www.fcm360.com) specializes in turnkey datacenter solutions for traders and exchanges. This includes proximity hosting for high frequency trading, low-latency trading, automated trading, algorithmic trading and exchange connectivity. FCM360 provides low-latency exchange connectivity to over 50 exchanges including CME Group, NYMEX, COMEX, CBOT, KCBOT, ICE OTC, ICE Futures, CBOE, Toronto Montreal Exchange(TMX), Australian Securities Exchange(ASX), Singapore Exchange(SGX), BM&F Bovespa, Mexican Derivatives Exchange(MexDer), BATS, NYSE LIFFE, NASDAQ OMX United States/Europe, NYSE Euronext, London Stock Exchange(LSE), Toronto Stock Exchange(TSX), Currenex, Hot Spot FX, Integral FX, Direct Edge, FX All, TradeStation, ICAP EBS, Reuters Dealing 3000, Lava FX and more.
CONTACT:
Dick Pirozzolo
1-781-235-9911
dick@pirozzolo.com
SOURCE FCM360
FCM360
Web Site: http://www.fcm360.com
NEW YORK, Jan. 30, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- In the wake of Hurricane Sandy, FCM360 (http://www.fcm360.com) has launched a new low-latency Internet solution that will bypass of New York City in the event of power and network outages. The move makes FCM360's Equinix and Savvis-based datacenter solutions even more resilient in the event of natural disasters, terrorist attacks or internet and power failures.
During Hurricane Sandy FCM360's redundant networks provided continuous uptime for its financial trading customers in New York. In the wake of the super storm that flooded Wall Street and devastated parts of New York and New Jersey, the high-speed, low-latency infrastructure provider has further bolstered client access to data by bypassing major weaknesses in New York's Internet and fiber routes.
"While FCM360's New Jersey proximity hosting facilities had continuous power and Internet access during the entire period of Sandy, outages in Manhattan created black holes in major telecom carrier facilities. This prevented some of our international and domestic clients from connecting to our New Jersey proximity hosting centers. To eliminate any future such occurrences, we have now built a new Internet ring that bypasses New York City during any future disasters," said Jubin Pejman, Managing Director of FCM360.
Explained Pejman, "Our new reliability solution creates a ring that provides IP transit along the northeast portions of New Jersey through to New York State, Long Island and Connecticut where major bank operations are located completely bypassing New York City."
Demand for low-latency, proximity hosting in the New York area has expanded markedly over the past five years and commitments have greater significance in financial markets, making reliability paramount when it comes to daily trading activity. For details see: Securities Technology Monitor.
"FCM360's low-latency network and managed proximity hosting services provides traders with the easiest way to connect to brokers and liquidity using a single underlying technology provider. Furthermore, the FCM360 financial cloud ensures that the cost and effort to maintain low-latency trading infrastructure is within budgetary reach of all traders," notes Pejman.
FCM360 (http://www.fcm360.com) specializes in turnkey datacenter solutions for traders and exchanges. This includes proximity hosting for high frequency trading, low-latency trading, automated trading, algorithmic trading and exchange connectivity. FCM360 provides low-latency exchange connectivity to over 50 exchanges including CME Group, NYMEX, COMEX, CBOT, KCBOT, ICE OTC, ICE Futures, CBOE, Toronto Montreal Exchange(TMX), Australian Securities Exchange(ASX), Singapore Exchange(SGX), BM&F Bovespa, Mexican Derivatives Exchange(MexDer), BATS, NYSE LIFFE, NASDAQ OMX United States/Europe, NYSE Euronext, London Stock Exchange(LSE), Toronto Stock Exchange(TSX), Currenex, Hot Spot FX, Integral FX, Direct Edge, FX All, TradeStation, ICAP EBS, Reuters Dealing 3000, Lava FX and more.
CONTACT:
Dick Pirozzolo
1-781-235-9911
dick@pirozzolo.com
SOURCE FCM360
FCM360
Web Site: http://www.fcm360.com
DSL Extreme and Sonic.net partner to bring innovative Fusion Broadband + Phone service to Los Angeles
Poster: SySAdmin
Posted on January 30, 2013 at 10:35:01 AM
DSL Extreme and Sonic.net partner to bring innovative Fusion Broadband + Phone service to Los Angeles
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 30, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- DSL Extreme, a leading provider of high-speed Internet access and business communication services, announced today the launch of its new product, DSL Extreme Fusion Broadband + Phone. In partnership with Sonic.net, DSL Extreme Fusion Broadband + Phone utilizes the latest ADSL2+ technology to bundle high speed Internet with traditional home phone service at competitive rates. The new service will be available to businesses and residential customers throughout greater Los Angeles and Sacramento.
(Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130130/LA50957LOGO)
DSL Extreme believes this latest offering will meet the needs of existing and new clients. "In today's market, we see increased demand for bundled services that offer high speeds, full features, and attractive pricing. We are excited to offer the affordable Fusion Broadband + Phone bundled package to our customers," said George Mitsopoulos, General Manager of DSL Extreme. He added, "By working with trusted partner Sonic.net and using existing phone lines, DSL Extreme is able to expand its current suite of services to businesses and consumers, all of which are supported by our outstanding customer care team."
DSL Extreme Fusion Broadband + Phone
Currently available in greater Los Angeles and Sacramento markets, DSL Extreme Fusion Broadband + Phone offers clients up to 20 MB per second download speed and 1 MB (or faster) upload speed - with unlimited downloads and no bandwidth caps. Traditional home phone service is included and provides unlimited nationwide calling to all 50 states, international calling at reasonable rates, and numerous standard features such as voicemail, caller ID, call waiting and call forwarding. Customers can port their existing phone number to DSL Extreme or can order new phone service and a new phone number. Pricing starts at $39.95 per month with a one-year commitment.
George Naspo, President and CEO of DSL Extreme's parent company IKANO Communications, commented further, "Our clients will love the Fusion product. It offers more for less. We are pleased to work closely with Sonic.net, a long time, respected competitor and now partner, for the benefit of DSL Extreme's customer base."
Interested clients will be able to pre-qualify and sign up for DSL Extreme Fusion Broadband + Phone service online. Setup is easy and includes a modem that is pre-configured and works right out of the box. To learn more, visit http://www.dslextreme.com/fusion or call 866-243-8638.
About DSL Extreme
DSL Extreme is the largest private DSL provider in California and offers high-speed Internet services nationwide. Founded in 1999 and headquartered in Los Angeles, DSL Extreme provides a full suite of online and communication services for consumers and business customers - including DSL, Fiber and T1 Internet access, as well as hosted email, web hosting and data circuits with superior quality connectivity. DSL Extreme is a wholly-owned subsidiary of IKANO Communications - a leading provider of Internet access, Google Apps, and hybrid cloud solutions - which is backed by Insight Venture Partners. The DSL Extreme network and world-class customer service team support nearly 100,000 clients across the country. To learn more, visit http://www.dslextreme.com.
About Sonic.net
Sonic.net, founded in 1994, provides broadband access to consumers and wholesale ISP partners in a thirteen state region. Sonic.net's flagship Fusion product combines unlimited high speed broadband and local and long distance home telephone service. For more information, visit http://www.sonic.net.
SOURCE DSL Extreme
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DSL Extreme
CONTACT: George Mitsopoulos, +1-818-435-1106
Web Site: http://www.sonic.net
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 30, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- DSL Extreme, a leading provider of high-speed Internet access and business communication services, announced today the launch of its new product, DSL Extreme Fusion Broadband + Phone. In partnership with Sonic.net, DSL Extreme Fusion Broadband + Phone utilizes the latest ADSL2+ technology to bundle high speed Internet with traditional home phone service at competitive rates. The new service will be available to businesses and residential customers throughout greater Los Angeles and Sacramento.
(Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130130/LA50957LOGO)
DSL Extreme believes this latest offering will meet the needs of existing and new clients. "In today's market, we see increased demand for bundled services that offer high speeds, full features, and attractive pricing. We are excited to offer the affordable Fusion Broadband + Phone bundled package to our customers," said George Mitsopoulos, General Manager of DSL Extreme. He added, "By working with trusted partner Sonic.net and using existing phone lines, DSL Extreme is able to expand its current suite of services to businesses and consumers, all of which are supported by our outstanding customer care team."
DSL Extreme Fusion Broadband + Phone
Currently available in greater Los Angeles and Sacramento markets, DSL Extreme Fusion Broadband + Phone offers clients up to 20 MB per second download speed and 1 MB (or faster) upload speed - with unlimited downloads and no bandwidth caps. Traditional home phone service is included and provides unlimited nationwide calling to all 50 states, international calling at reasonable rates, and numerous standard features such as voicemail, caller ID, call waiting and call forwarding. Customers can port their existing phone number to DSL Extreme or can order new phone service and a new phone number. Pricing starts at $39.95 per month with a one-year commitment.
George Naspo, President and CEO of DSL Extreme's parent company IKANO Communications, commented further, "Our clients will love the Fusion product. It offers more for less. We are pleased to work closely with Sonic.net, a long time, respected competitor and now partner, for the benefit of DSL Extreme's customer base."
Interested clients will be able to pre-qualify and sign up for DSL Extreme Fusion Broadband + Phone service online. Setup is easy and includes a modem that is pre-configured and works right out of the box. To learn more, visit http://www.dslextreme.com/fusion or call 866-243-8638.
About DSL Extreme
DSL Extreme is the largest private DSL provider in California and offers high-speed Internet services nationwide. Founded in 1999 and headquartered in Los Angeles, DSL Extreme provides a full suite of online and communication services for consumers and business customers - including DSL, Fiber and T1 Internet access, as well as hosted email, web hosting and data circuits with superior quality connectivity. DSL Extreme is a wholly-owned subsidiary of IKANO Communications - a leading provider of Internet access, Google Apps, and hybrid cloud solutions - which is backed by Insight Venture Partners. The DSL Extreme network and world-class customer service team support nearly 100,000 clients across the country. To learn more, visit http://www.dslextreme.com.
About Sonic.net
Sonic.net, founded in 1994, provides broadband access to consumers and wholesale ISP partners in a thirteen state region. Sonic.net's flagship Fusion product combines unlimited high speed broadband and local and long distance home telephone service. For more information, visit http://www.sonic.net.
SOURCE DSL Extreme
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DSL Extreme
CONTACT: George Mitsopoulos, +1-818-435-1106
Web Site: http://www.sonic.net
Two premier vendors have joined together in an alliance to provide users of thermal printing technology, service, maintenance and repair
Poster: SySAdmin
Posted on January 30, 2013 at 10:21:02 AM
Two premier vendors have joined together in an alliance to provide users of thermal printing technology, service, maintenance and repair
BOSTON, Jan. 30, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Two premier vendors, BSI of Marlborough, MA and PaladinID of Laconia, NH have joined together in an alliance to provide users of thermal printing technology an exceptional alternative for quality hardware, outstanding maintenance and repair, and quality label stock and supplies. With both companies in business for 25 years they have successfully served a variety of markets.
Providing Maintenance and Repair Services throughout the New England states since 1988, BSI specializes in providing a platform for Outsourcing IT Operations including Managed Services, Network Administration, Procurement, Equipment Installation and Asset Relocation in the AIX, UNIX, LINUX and MS SERVER environments. BSI offers a host of standardized programs and the flexibility to customize a plan specifically tailored to meet the customers' needs. Over the years BSI has been providing "Peace of Mind" to organizations in distribution, logistics, government, healthcare, hospitality, manufacturing, retail, transportation and the financial sectors.
PaladinID focuses on the development and support of high-performance bar code labeling applications that "Make Your Mark". They work closely with their customers to provide the expertise and tools necessary to create an entire bar code label printing solution. From concept to finished product, PaladinID has the experience required to do the job right, using only trusted brand name products. Their goal is to design and implement a high quality, efficient and cost-effective system that meets the customers' needs and exceeds their expectations. PaladinID has successfully served a variety of markets including biotech, pharma, manufacturing, healthcare, distribution, logistics and transportation.
The common ground between these two vendors is the exceptional degree to which they have individually been focused on providing a stellar level of customer service that is claimed by their respective clients to be unmatched elsewhere. By aligning their talents, any user is assured that the one-stop solution they provide in the thermal printing arena will be without comparison. Quality products and services for thermal printing is the stronghold of the combined forces of BSI and PaladinID
For more information on thermal printing visit the company web sites at http://www.bsi.us.com and http://www.paladinid.com
CONTACT: Martin Greenstein, +1-888-274-3499, mgreenstein@bsi.us.com
SOURCE BSI
BSI
Web Site: http://www.bsi.us.com
BOSTON, Jan. 30, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Two premier vendors, BSI of Marlborough, MA and PaladinID of Laconia, NH have joined together in an alliance to provide users of thermal printing technology an exceptional alternative for quality hardware, outstanding maintenance and repair, and quality label stock and supplies. With both companies in business for 25 years they have successfully served a variety of markets.
Providing Maintenance and Repair Services throughout the New England states since 1988, BSI specializes in providing a platform for Outsourcing IT Operations including Managed Services, Network Administration, Procurement, Equipment Installation and Asset Relocation in the AIX, UNIX, LINUX and MS SERVER environments. BSI offers a host of standardized programs and the flexibility to customize a plan specifically tailored to meet the customers' needs. Over the years BSI has been providing "Peace of Mind" to organizations in distribution, logistics, government, healthcare, hospitality, manufacturing, retail, transportation and the financial sectors.
PaladinID focuses on the development and support of high-performance bar code labeling applications that "Make Your Mark". They work closely with their customers to provide the expertise and tools necessary to create an entire bar code label printing solution. From concept to finished product, PaladinID has the experience required to do the job right, using only trusted brand name products. Their goal is to design and implement a high quality, efficient and cost-effective system that meets the customers' needs and exceeds their expectations. PaladinID has successfully served a variety of markets including biotech, pharma, manufacturing, healthcare, distribution, logistics and transportation.
The common ground between these two vendors is the exceptional degree to which they have individually been focused on providing a stellar level of customer service that is claimed by their respective clients to be unmatched elsewhere. By aligning their talents, any user is assured that the one-stop solution they provide in the thermal printing arena will be without comparison. Quality products and services for thermal printing is the stronghold of the combined forces of BSI and PaladinID
For more information on thermal printing visit the company web sites at http://www.bsi.us.com and http://www.paladinid.com
CONTACT: Martin Greenstein, +1-888-274-3499, mgreenstein@bsi.us.com
SOURCE BSI
BSI
Web Site: http://www.bsi.us.com
Social Media's Leading Physician Voice (KevinMD) Shows Doctors and Medical Practices How to Embrace Social Media for Reputation Management
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Posted on January 30, 2013 at 10:14:01 AM
Social Media's Leading Physician Voice (KevinMD) Shows Doctors and Medical Practices How to Embrace Social Media for Reputation Management
New Book Explains How to Take Control of Your Online Presence
PHOENIX, Md., Jan. 30, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The availability of online health information combined with social media channels like Twitter and Facebook has created a new generation of patients. They are empowered. They have a voice in their own care that they never had before. And they're not afraid to use it. Bottom line: If doctors don't take steps to define themselves online, patients will.
(Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130130/PH49502)
If you're ready to take control of your online presence, "Establishing, Managing and Protecting Your Online Reputation: A Social Media Guide for Physicians and Medical Practices" offers just the tools you need.
In this ground-breaking book, social media pioneer and board-certified internal medicine physician Dr. Kevin Pho and Susan Gay offer a single, practical, comprehensive resource which any health provider can use to improve their reputation online.
This book, in print and eBook, is released by Greenbranch Publishing, publisher of The Journal of Medical Practice Management.® "We're delighted to partner with Dr. Kevin Pho and Susan Gay on this timely book," said Nancy Collins, president and publisher of Greenbranch. "We're confident that medical practices will see immediate benefits from using this book. It is destined to become another of our essential resources for medical practices."
How to take control
Dr. Pho has been a leader in healthcare social media since 2004, when he launched the pioneering KevinMD.com blog. Working with Susan Gay, he has pulled together a rich trove of information, advice and tips which can help doctors take control of reputation online, including:
-- Why an online presence is important for doctors
-- How patients use social media and look for physicians and medical
practices
-- A step-by-step guide for how practices can brand themselves on the major
social media sites (LinkedIn, Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, blogs) and
drive Google traffic through content
-- Profiles of major ratings sites, including Vitals, Yelp, Healthgrades,
RateMDs.com, Angie's List, ZocDoc and Google+ Local
-- Tips for managing your online reputation
-- How to respond to online reviews
-- Guide to online professionalism
-- Rich appendix of additional resources
Backed by evidence, enhanced with stories!
Unlike guides written by professional social media gurus, this book offers insights from a practicing physician's perspective. Establishing, Managing and Protecting Your Online Reputation also provides anecdotes from dozens of other nationally-known physicians, social media leaders and patients, a resource which is nearly impossible to find in a single source anywhere else. A bonus to readers is the Foreword written by Robert Wachter, MD.
About Kevin Pho, MD
Kevin Pho is a board-certified internal medicine physician and founder of KevinMD.com, which Forbes called a "must-read health blog." Klout named him the web's top social media influencer in health care and medicine. He practices primary care in Nashua, NH, and is a member of the New Hampshire Union Leader's 2010 class of New Hampshire's 40 Under Forty.
About Susan Gay
Susan Gay is a medical publisher and content strategist with over 25 years' experience in medical publishing leadership. Known for her foresight and vision in creating ground-breaking publications, she has published several hundred books, journals and multi-media products.
About Greenbranch Publishing
For the past 14 years, Greenbranch Publishing has earned a loyal following for its medical practice management educational materials, including the flagship publication, The Journal of Medical Practice Management® and highly regarded books, eBooks and seminars for physicians and practice managers covering reimbursement, practice development, quality of care, and financial/operational issues. Greenbranch.com
SOURCE Greenbranch Publishing
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Greenbranch Publishing
CONTACT: Nancy Collins, +1-800-933-3711 or ncollins@greenbranch.com, for more information on this book, or other Greenbranch publications
Web Site: http://www.Greenbranch.com
New Book Explains How to Take Control of Your Online Presence
PHOENIX, Md., Jan. 30, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The availability of online health information combined with social media channels like Twitter and Facebook has created a new generation of patients. They are empowered. They have a voice in their own care that they never had before. And they're not afraid to use it. Bottom line: If doctors don't take steps to define themselves online, patients will.
(Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130130/PH49502)
If you're ready to take control of your online presence, "Establishing, Managing and Protecting Your Online Reputation: A Social Media Guide for Physicians and Medical Practices" offers just the tools you need.
In this ground-breaking book, social media pioneer and board-certified internal medicine physician Dr. Kevin Pho and Susan Gay offer a single, practical, comprehensive resource which any health provider can use to improve their reputation online.
This book, in print and eBook, is released by Greenbranch Publishing, publisher of The Journal of Medical Practice Management.® "We're delighted to partner with Dr. Kevin Pho and Susan Gay on this timely book," said Nancy Collins, president and publisher of Greenbranch. "We're confident that medical practices will see immediate benefits from using this book. It is destined to become another of our essential resources for medical practices."
How to take control
Dr. Pho has been a leader in healthcare social media since 2004, when he launched the pioneering KevinMD.com blog. Working with Susan Gay, he has pulled together a rich trove of information, advice and tips which can help doctors take control of reputation online, including:
-- Why an online presence is important for doctors
-- How patients use social media and look for physicians and medical
practices
-- A step-by-step guide for how practices can brand themselves on the major
social media sites (LinkedIn, Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, blogs) and
drive Google traffic through content
-- Profiles of major ratings sites, including Vitals, Yelp, Healthgrades,
RateMDs.com, Angie's List, ZocDoc and Google+ Local
-- Tips for managing your online reputation
-- How to respond to online reviews
-- Guide to online professionalism
-- Rich appendix of additional resources
Backed by evidence, enhanced with stories!
Unlike guides written by professional social media gurus, this book offers insights from a practicing physician's perspective. Establishing, Managing and Protecting Your Online Reputation also provides anecdotes from dozens of other nationally-known physicians, social media leaders and patients, a resource which is nearly impossible to find in a single source anywhere else. A bonus to readers is the Foreword written by Robert Wachter, MD.
About Kevin Pho, MD
Kevin Pho is a board-certified internal medicine physician and founder of KevinMD.com, which Forbes called a "must-read health blog." Klout named him the web's top social media influencer in health care and medicine. He practices primary care in Nashua, NH, and is a member of the New Hampshire Union Leader's 2010 class of New Hampshire's 40 Under Forty.
About Susan Gay
Susan Gay is a medical publisher and content strategist with over 25 years' experience in medical publishing leadership. Known for her foresight and vision in creating ground-breaking publications, she has published several hundred books, journals and multi-media products.
About Greenbranch Publishing
For the past 14 years, Greenbranch Publishing has earned a loyal following for its medical practice management educational materials, including the flagship publication, The Journal of Medical Practice Management® and highly regarded books, eBooks and seminars for physicians and practice managers covering reimbursement, practice development, quality of care, and financial/operational issues. Greenbranch.com
SOURCE Greenbranch Publishing
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Greenbranch Publishing
CONTACT: Nancy Collins, +1-800-933-3711 or ncollins@greenbranch.com, for more information on this book, or other Greenbranch publications
Web Site: http://www.Greenbranch.com
Honda and Acura to Offer Convenience of Apple's Siri(TM) Eyes Free on Select 2013 Vehicles
Poster: SySAdmin
Posted on January 30, 2013 at 10:14:01 AM
Honda and Acura to Offer Convenience of Apple's Siri(TM) Eyes Free on Select 2013 Vehicles
TORRANCE, Calif., Jan. 30, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- American Honda today announced it will integrate support for Siri, the intelligent assistant that helps you get things done just by asking, into its 2013 Honda Accord and Acura RDX and ILX models as a dealer installed option. Later this year, owners with a compatible iPhone(1 )running iOS 6 can direct Siri to perform a number of specific tasks while they safely keep their eyes on the road and their hands on the wheel. Using Eyes Free mode, Siri takes hands-free functionality even further and minimizes distractions even more by keeping your iOS device's screen from lighting up.
"iPhone has become so integral to people's lives that they continue to use them in their vehicles," said Vicki Poponi, assistant vice president of automobile product planning, American Honda. "Offering Honda and Acura owners Siri and its Eyes Free mode via Bluetooth is an incredible opportunity to provide next-generation connectivity and meet our customer's ever-changing needs."
Honda recognizes the power of Siri and Eyes Free mode as an in-vehicle tool that will help meet the connectivity and convenience needs of its customers in a responsible manner. Honda has reengineered its software to seamlessly integrate Siri Eyes Free mode into its Bluetooth(®) HandsFreeLink(® )via the onboard microphone and speakers.
About Honda and Acura
Honda offers a diverse lineup of 12 cars and trucks including the mid-sized Accord, compact Civic, Pilot SUV, CR-V crossover SUV, Crosstour, Ridgeline and Odyssey minivan. Honda also offers a wide range of fuel-efficient and low-emission vehicles that include the Insight hybrid, Natural Gas Civic, Civic Hybrid, CR-Z (sport hybrid coupe) and FCX Clarity (fuel cell-electric vehicle). Honda began operations in the U.S. in 1959 with the establishment of American Honda Motor Co., Inc., Honda's first overseas subsidiary. Honda began U.S. production of automobiles in 1982.
Connect with Honda and Acura:
Media Newsroom (for journalists): http://www.hondanews.com
Web site: honda.com
YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/honda - http://www.youtube.com/acura
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/honda - http://www.twitter.com/acura_insider
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/Honda - http://www.facebook.com/Acura
Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/hondanews
Pinterest: http://pinterest.com/honda/
On Google+
(1)Siri is available in Beta only on iPhone 4S, iPhone 5, iPad (3rd and 4th generations), iPad mini and iPod touch (5th generation), and requires Internet access. Siri may not be available in all languages or in all areas, and features may vary by area. Cellular data charges may apply.
SOURCE American Honda
American Honda
CONTACT: Robyn Eagles, American Honda, +1-310-783-3163
Web Site: http://www.honda.com
TORRANCE, Calif., Jan. 30, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- American Honda today announced it will integrate support for Siri, the intelligent assistant that helps you get things done just by asking, into its 2013 Honda Accord and Acura RDX and ILX models as a dealer installed option. Later this year, owners with a compatible iPhone(1 )running iOS 6 can direct Siri to perform a number of specific tasks while they safely keep their eyes on the road and their hands on the wheel. Using Eyes Free mode, Siri takes hands-free functionality even further and minimizes distractions even more by keeping your iOS device's screen from lighting up.
"iPhone has become so integral to people's lives that they continue to use them in their vehicles," said Vicki Poponi, assistant vice president of automobile product planning, American Honda. "Offering Honda and Acura owners Siri and its Eyes Free mode via Bluetooth is an incredible opportunity to provide next-generation connectivity and meet our customer's ever-changing needs."
Honda recognizes the power of Siri and Eyes Free mode as an in-vehicle tool that will help meet the connectivity and convenience needs of its customers in a responsible manner. Honda has reengineered its software to seamlessly integrate Siri Eyes Free mode into its Bluetooth(®) HandsFreeLink(® )via the onboard microphone and speakers.
About Honda and Acura
Honda offers a diverse lineup of 12 cars and trucks including the mid-sized Accord, compact Civic, Pilot SUV, CR-V crossover SUV, Crosstour, Ridgeline and Odyssey minivan. Honda also offers a wide range of fuel-efficient and low-emission vehicles that include the Insight hybrid, Natural Gas Civic, Civic Hybrid, CR-Z (sport hybrid coupe) and FCX Clarity (fuel cell-electric vehicle). Honda began operations in the U.S. in 1959 with the establishment of American Honda Motor Co., Inc., Honda's first overseas subsidiary. Honda began U.S. production of automobiles in 1982.
Connect with Honda and Acura:
Media Newsroom (for journalists): http://www.hondanews.com
Web site: honda.com
YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/honda - http://www.youtube.com/acura
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/honda - http://www.twitter.com/acura_insider
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/Honda - http://www.facebook.com/Acura
Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/hondanews
Pinterest: http://pinterest.com/honda/
On Google+
(1)Siri is available in Beta only on iPhone 4S, iPhone 5, iPad (3rd and 4th generations), iPad mini and iPod touch (5th generation), and requires Internet access. Siri may not be available in all languages or in all areas, and features may vary by area. Cellular data charges may apply.
SOURCE American Honda
American Honda
CONTACT: Robyn Eagles, American Honda, +1-310-783-3163
Web Site: http://www.honda.com
AT&T Marks Growth Of Managed Hosting And Application Services With New IDC In Japan
Poster: SySAdmin
Posted on January 30, 2013 at 10:14:01 AM
AT&T Marks Growth Of Managed Hosting And Application Services With New IDC In Japan
New Internet Data Centre to Support Multinational Companies Looking for International Expansion
TOKYO, Jan. 30, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- AT&T* is scaling up its hosting capabilities in Japan and Asia Pacific with the opening of a second Internet Data Centre (IDC) in Tokyo to meet growing demand for hosting and its portfolio of services.
The expansion underscores AT&T's commitment to Japan, and is also part of its global strategy to make advanced IT and networking solutions available through its network of strategically located data centres around the world. The new IDC bolsters AT&T's existing ability to offer multinational companies services that enable them to focus on their core activities, increase productivity, improve operational efficiency and lower costs.
The new IDC is located in Shinagawa in central Tokyo to facilitate ease of access from anywhere in the capital. It delivers AT&T's highly secure IT infrastructure services in a world-class facility that features a seismic isolator for earthquake protection, fire detection and suppression, robust physical security and back-up power to protect customers' mission-critical applications. The Tokyo Metropolitan Government has awarded the new IDC its AAA safety level - the highest ranking in Japan.
As with other AT&T IDCs, the new Tokyo facility is built to provide a high level of reliability and security. The IDC provides:
-- Flexibility to accommodate new technologies as they are introduced
-- Ability to extend several services to client premises or other data
centres
-- Personalized, secure access to detailed reports about hosted
infrastructure and applications to better align with customers' business
planning
-- Network-based security services including denial of service prevention,
hosted firewall, intrusion detection and anti-virus options.
AT&T provides global connectivity services to global and Japanese multinational customers in Japan. Its portfolio of services includes managed global connectivity, hosting, mobile enterprise applications, cloud computing, application management, security, telepresence and unified communications. AT&T's presence in Japan includes sizeable operations and employees to support the domestic Japanese AT&T Global Network infrastructure, which includes four global network service nodes, remote access infrastructure for corporate clients, and significant international subsea cable capacity.
Quotes
"With demand for managed hosting and cloud services growing globally, we are investing to provide enterprise-class infrastructure capabilities and advanced network based services to our customers," said Steve Caniano, Vice President, Hosting, Managed Applications and Cloud Services, AT&T Business Solutions. "With the opening of this state-of-the-art IDC, we are building on existing demand for managed hosting services in Japan and Asia Pacific, while looking ahead to the growth of cloud services."
"This expansion reflects AT&T's commitment to Japan and to hosting services for our multinational customers in Japan," said Manabu Oka, President, AT&T Japan. "As Japanese companies internationalize, they need fast and accurate global access to data. Our customers will be able to experience the benefits of our expanded capacity and gain further advantage from our network and global footprint."
*AT&T products and services are provided or offered by subsidiaries and affiliates of AT&T Inc. under the AT&T brand and not by AT&T Inc.
About AT&T
AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T) is a premier communications holding company and one of the most honored companies in the world. Its subsidiaries and affiliates - AT&T operating companies - are the providers of AT&T services in the United States and internationally. With a powerful array of network resources that includes the nation's largest 4G network, AT&T is a leading provider of wireless, Wi-Fi, high speed Internet, voice and cloud-based services. A leader in mobile Internet, AT&T also offers the best wireless coverage worldwide of any U.S. carrier, offering the most wireless phones that work in the most countries. It also offers advanced TV services under the AT&T U-verse(®) and AT&T ?DIRECTV brands. The company's suite of IP-based business communications services is one of the most advanced in the world.
Additional information about AT&T Inc. and the products and services provided by AT&T subsidiaries and affiliates is available at http://www.att.com/aboutus or follow our news on Twitter at @ATT, on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/att and YouTube at http://www.youtube.com/att.
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AT&T Inc.
CONTACT: Greg Brutus, Office, +852 2506 5046, greg.brutus@ap.att.com; or Patrick Yu, Office, +852 2530 2577, patrick.yu@fleishman.com
Web Site: http://www.att.com
New Internet Data Centre to Support Multinational Companies Looking for International Expansion
TOKYO, Jan. 30, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- AT&T* is scaling up its hosting capabilities in Japan and Asia Pacific with the opening of a second Internet Data Centre (IDC) in Tokyo to meet growing demand for hosting and its portfolio of services.
The expansion underscores AT&T's commitment to Japan, and is also part of its global strategy to make advanced IT and networking solutions available through its network of strategically located data centres around the world. The new IDC bolsters AT&T's existing ability to offer multinational companies services that enable them to focus on their core activities, increase productivity, improve operational efficiency and lower costs.
The new IDC is located in Shinagawa in central Tokyo to facilitate ease of access from anywhere in the capital. It delivers AT&T's highly secure IT infrastructure services in a world-class facility that features a seismic isolator for earthquake protection, fire detection and suppression, robust physical security and back-up power to protect customers' mission-critical applications. The Tokyo Metropolitan Government has awarded the new IDC its AAA safety level - the highest ranking in Japan.
As with other AT&T IDCs, the new Tokyo facility is built to provide a high level of reliability and security. The IDC provides:
-- Flexibility to accommodate new technologies as they are introduced
-- Ability to extend several services to client premises or other data
centres
-- Personalized, secure access to detailed reports about hosted
infrastructure and applications to better align with customers' business
planning
-- Network-based security services including denial of service prevention,
hosted firewall, intrusion detection and anti-virus options.
AT&T provides global connectivity services to global and Japanese multinational customers in Japan. Its portfolio of services includes managed global connectivity, hosting, mobile enterprise applications, cloud computing, application management, security, telepresence and unified communications. AT&T's presence in Japan includes sizeable operations and employees to support the domestic Japanese AT&T Global Network infrastructure, which includes four global network service nodes, remote access infrastructure for corporate clients, and significant international subsea cable capacity.
Quotes
"With demand for managed hosting and cloud services growing globally, we are investing to provide enterprise-class infrastructure capabilities and advanced network based services to our customers," said Steve Caniano, Vice President, Hosting, Managed Applications and Cloud Services, AT&T Business Solutions. "With the opening of this state-of-the-art IDC, we are building on existing demand for managed hosting services in Japan and Asia Pacific, while looking ahead to the growth of cloud services."
"This expansion reflects AT&T's commitment to Japan and to hosting services for our multinational customers in Japan," said Manabu Oka, President, AT&T Japan. "As Japanese companies internationalize, they need fast and accurate global access to data. Our customers will be able to experience the benefits of our expanded capacity and gain further advantage from our network and global footprint."
*AT&T products and services are provided or offered by subsidiaries and affiliates of AT&T Inc. under the AT&T brand and not by AT&T Inc.
About AT&T
AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T) is a premier communications holding company and one of the most honored companies in the world. Its subsidiaries and affiliates - AT&T operating companies - are the providers of AT&T services in the United States and internationally. With a powerful array of network resources that includes the nation's largest 4G network, AT&T is a leading provider of wireless, Wi-Fi, high speed Internet, voice and cloud-based services. A leader in mobile Internet, AT&T also offers the best wireless coverage worldwide of any U.S. carrier, offering the most wireless phones that work in the most countries. It also offers advanced TV services under the AT&T U-verse(®) and AT&T ?DIRECTV brands. The company's suite of IP-based business communications services is one of the most advanced in the world.
Additional information about AT&T Inc. and the products and services provided by AT&T subsidiaries and affiliates is available at http://www.att.com/aboutus or follow our news on Twitter at @ATT, on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/att and YouTube at http://www.youtube.com/att.
© 2013 AT&T Intellectual Property. All rights reserved. 4G not available everywhere. AT&T, the AT&T logo and all other marks contained herein are trademarks of AT&T Intellectual Property and/or AT&T affiliated companies. All other marks contained herein are the property of their respective owners.
SOURCE AT&T Inc.
AT&T Inc.
CONTACT: Greg Brutus, Office, +852 2506 5046, greg.brutus@ap.att.com; or Patrick Yu, Office, +852 2530 2577, patrick.yu@fleishman.com
Web Site: http://www.att.com
adams & weber GmbH and Ekahau Install a Location and Emergency Call System for Dementia Patients and Staff at Josef-Ecker-Stift in Neuwied
Poster: SySAdmin
Posted on January 30, 2013 at 9:21:01 AM
adams & weber GmbH and Ekahau Install a Location and Emergency Call System for Dementia Patients and Staff at Josef-Ecker-Stift in Neuwied
RESTON, Virginia, January 30, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --
The adams & weber GmbH [http://www.awcomputer.de ] company, an experienced IT-system
house in the Rhine-Mosel region, collaborated with Ekahau, the worldwide leader in
Real-Time Location Systems (RTLS)
[http://www.ekahau.com/products/real-time-location-system/overview.html ], to install a
WLAN-based locating and emergency call system at Josef-Ecker-Stift, a senior-citizens home
and nursing facility in Neuwied, Germany. The system monitors the movements of the home's
residents and, whenever danger threatens, it enables the care staff to speedily intervene
and thus prevent accidents.
(Logo:
http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120504/EkahauLogo )
Josef-Ecker-Stift in Neuwied places great importance on giving its residents - despite
their dementia -the privilege to move freely and independently throughout the building,
while simultaneously protecting them against potential accidents and dangers, for example,
falling in a stairwell. Josef-Ecker-Stift's director Siegfried Hartinger therefore sought
a location system that would assist the home's care staff with their work and speedily
notify them whenever danger threatens. He opted for Ekahau's RTLS Real-time Location
System. Ekahau collaborated with the adams & weber GmbH to install the emergency-call and
location system at Josef-Ecker-Stift toward the end of 2012.
The system monitors the movements of the home's residents and indicates the direction
in which each person is heading. It also monitors residents with limited mobility, for
example, people who rely on walkers. The system locates the Ekahau wristband tags which
the residents wear 24-hours a day, and continually notifies the care staff of each
resident's momentary location. This makes the caregivers' work easier because it
immediately notifies them whenever a resident approaches a danger zone, for example, a
stairwell, giving the staff ample time to come to the resident's assistance. It also helps
the staff avoid unnecessary footsteps because each caregiver knows exactly where in the
building he or she needs to go to find the resident who needs assistance. The location
system grants new freedoms to both the home's residents and their caregivers because staff
members no longer need to constantly keep an eye on dementia patients.
"We can strongly increase protection for our residents with the location system that
was collaboratively installed by the adams & weber GmbH and Ekahau. Our staff is very
satisfied with this system because it makes their daily work easier, helps them avoid
unnecessary walking and enables them to speedily provide assistance whenever an emergency
arises", said Siegfried Hartinger, Director of the nursing home.
Staff members are likewise equipped with Ekahau B4 Wi-Fi pagers, which they can use to
transmit an alarm from any location throughout the entire building. Previously, alarms
could be triggered only from individual, immobile, emergency switches. The new portable
pagers let staff trigger an alarm and summon a colleague without having to abandon a
resident and hasten to an emergency switch located elsewhere.
About adams & weber GmbH
Founded in 1992, adams & weber Gesellschaft fuer Kommunikationselektronik mbH numbers
among the most highly experienced IT-system houses in the Rhine-Mosel region, i.e. between
Koblenz, Trier and Bonn. Thirty employees, all of whom have earned certification in
various fields, have been working together for many years to assure the continued success
of this group of companies. a&w plans, analyzes and deploys network systems for private
industry and public administrations. From constructing a computer to implementing
large-scale IT solutions, nearly every IT-related task is part of a&w's daily business.
For more than 20 years, a&w's products and services have included security and data
protection, client and server solutions, periphery, mobile computing and Internet,
software solutions, merchandise management systems, storage and virtualizations,
enterprise WLAN and locating solutions, and document and workflow management. The
clientele of the a&w Group includes renowned and globally active enterprises; many of
these businesses are long-term and satisfied partners. The combination of strong resources
and loyal partners enables a&w to assure successful collaboration. a&w's clients include
SAGE, Microsoft, Sophos, VMware, Veeam, Dell, Oki, Aerohive, Ekahau, Epson, Barracuda and
many others. Further information is available at http://www.awcomputer.de.
About Ekahau Inc.
Ekahau Inc. is the performance leader in providing Wi-Fi-based Real-Time Location
Systems (RTLS). Ekahau RTLS includes Ekahau Vision(TM) and Ekahau RTLS Controller software
as well as a broad selection of Wi-Fi-based smart tags which give staff and managers
unprecedented visibility into the location, condition and status of assets, people and
workflows. Thousands of Fortune 500 companies, hospitals, and other facilities rely on
Ekahau's patented technology to reveal business intelligence that drives decision-making.
Ekahau partners include leading wireless software developers, systems integrators, and
WLAN providers. Learn more about Innovation Through Location at:
http://www.ekahau.com.
Photo:
http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120504/EkahauLogo
Photo:http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120504/EkahauLogo
http://photoarchive.ap.org/
Ekahau Inc.
CONTACT: Contacts for Journalists: Susanne Sothmann / Caroline Hof Kafka Kommunikation GmbH &Co KG, +49(0)89-74-74-70-58-0, ssothmann@kafka-kommunikation.de, chof@kafka-kommunikation.de
RESTON, Virginia, January 30, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --
The adams & weber GmbH [http://www.awcomputer.de ] company, an experienced IT-system
house in the Rhine-Mosel region, collaborated with Ekahau, the worldwide leader in
Real-Time Location Systems (RTLS)
[http://www.ekahau.com/products/real-time-location-system/overview.html ], to install a
WLAN-based locating and emergency call system at Josef-Ecker-Stift, a senior-citizens home
and nursing facility in Neuwied, Germany. The system monitors the movements of the home's
residents and, whenever danger threatens, it enables the care staff to speedily intervene
and thus prevent accidents.
(Logo:
http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120504/EkahauLogo )
Josef-Ecker-Stift in Neuwied places great importance on giving its residents - despite
their dementia -the privilege to move freely and independently throughout the building,
while simultaneously protecting them against potential accidents and dangers, for example,
falling in a stairwell. Josef-Ecker-Stift's director Siegfried Hartinger therefore sought
a location system that would assist the home's care staff with their work and speedily
notify them whenever danger threatens. He opted for Ekahau's RTLS Real-time Location
System. Ekahau collaborated with the adams & weber GmbH to install the emergency-call and
location system at Josef-Ecker-Stift toward the end of 2012.
The system monitors the movements of the home's residents and indicates the direction
in which each person is heading. It also monitors residents with limited mobility, for
example, people who rely on walkers. The system locates the Ekahau wristband tags which
the residents wear 24-hours a day, and continually notifies the care staff of each
resident's momentary location. This makes the caregivers' work easier because it
immediately notifies them whenever a resident approaches a danger zone, for example, a
stairwell, giving the staff ample time to come to the resident's assistance. It also helps
the staff avoid unnecessary footsteps because each caregiver knows exactly where in the
building he or she needs to go to find the resident who needs assistance. The location
system grants new freedoms to both the home's residents and their caregivers because staff
members no longer need to constantly keep an eye on dementia patients.
"We can strongly increase protection for our residents with the location system that
was collaboratively installed by the adams & weber GmbH and Ekahau. Our staff is very
satisfied with this system because it makes their daily work easier, helps them avoid
unnecessary walking and enables them to speedily provide assistance whenever an emergency
arises", said Siegfried Hartinger, Director of the nursing home.
Staff members are likewise equipped with Ekahau B4 Wi-Fi pagers, which they can use to
transmit an alarm from any location throughout the entire building. Previously, alarms
could be triggered only from individual, immobile, emergency switches. The new portable
pagers let staff trigger an alarm and summon a colleague without having to abandon a
resident and hasten to an emergency switch located elsewhere.
About adams & weber GmbH
Founded in 1992, adams & weber Gesellschaft fuer Kommunikationselektronik mbH numbers
among the most highly experienced IT-system houses in the Rhine-Mosel region, i.e. between
Koblenz, Trier and Bonn. Thirty employees, all of whom have earned certification in
various fields, have been working together for many years to assure the continued success
of this group of companies. a&w plans, analyzes and deploys network systems for private
industry and public administrations. From constructing a computer to implementing
large-scale IT solutions, nearly every IT-related task is part of a&w's daily business.
For more than 20 years, a&w's products and services have included security and data
protection, client and server solutions, periphery, mobile computing and Internet,
software solutions, merchandise management systems, storage and virtualizations,
enterprise WLAN and locating solutions, and document and workflow management. The
clientele of the a&w Group includes renowned and globally active enterprises; many of
these businesses are long-term and satisfied partners. The combination of strong resources
and loyal partners enables a&w to assure successful collaboration. a&w's clients include
SAGE, Microsoft, Sophos, VMware, Veeam, Dell, Oki, Aerohive, Ekahau, Epson, Barracuda and
many others. Further information is available at http://www.awcomputer.de.
About Ekahau Inc.
Ekahau Inc. is the performance leader in providing Wi-Fi-based Real-Time Location
Systems (RTLS). Ekahau RTLS includes Ekahau Vision(TM) and Ekahau RTLS Controller software
as well as a broad selection of Wi-Fi-based smart tags which give staff and managers
unprecedented visibility into the location, condition and status of assets, people and
workflows. Thousands of Fortune 500 companies, hospitals, and other facilities rely on
Ekahau's patented technology to reveal business intelligence that drives decision-making.
Ekahau partners include leading wireless software developers, systems integrators, and
WLAN providers. Learn more about Innovation Through Location at:
http://www.ekahau.com.
Photo:
http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120504/EkahauLogo
Photo:http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120504/EkahauLogo
http://photoarchive.ap.org/
Ekahau Inc.
CONTACT: Contacts for Journalists: Susanne Sothmann / Caroline Hof Kafka Kommunikation GmbH &Co KG, +49(0)89-74-74-70-58-0, ssothmann@kafka-kommunikation.de, chof@kafka-kommunikation.de
EMC Announces Enhanced Greenplum Big Data Analytics Appliance
Poster: SySAdmin
Posted on January 30, 2013 at 9:21:01 AM
EMC Announces Enhanced Greenplum Big Data Analytics Appliance
Industry's First Appliance-Based Unified Analytics Platform Gets 70+ Percent Performance Boost, Increases Flexibility Utilizing Both MPP Database and Hadoop Distribution
SAN MATEO, Calif., Jan. 30, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --
News Summary:
-- The new EMC(®) Greenplum(®) Data Computing Appliance (DCA) Unified
Analytics Platform (UAP) Edition for Big Data analytics brings new
flexibility in providing Greenplum's MPP database and Hadoop
distribution in a single appliance. This greatly expands the analytics
capabilities and solution flexibility for enterprises at a fraction of
the total cost of ownership of competitive products from Oracle, IBM, HP
or Teradata.
-- Offers 70+ percent performance gains over the prior generation for data
loading and scanning, and 100 percent performance increases for
concurrent query workloads, maintaining Greenplum's standing as the
industry's leading analytics performance for large, mixed workloads.
-- New options for enterprise-reliable deployments include integration with
EMC Isilon scale-out NAS storage for achieving enterprise-class data
protection, availability and storage efficiency.
Full Story:
EMC Corporation (NYSE: EMC) today enhanced the industry's first appliance-based unified Big Data analytics offering, the EMC(®) Greenplum(®) Data Computing Appliance (DCA), with a redesign of its analytics-optimized, scalable systems that are used for statistical analysis, predictive modeling and machine learning. Exploding data volumes, new data types and ever-growing competitive challenges have led to radical changes in analytical technologies and a new approach to exploiting data. Decades-old legacy architectures for data management and analytics are inherently unfit for scaling today's Big Data volumes. The combination of burgeoning amounts of data, broad diversity in type and structure, and the need for complex mathematics to unlock value from data have overwhelmed traditional architectures and led to emergence of a new class of analytical platforms.
To address these priorities, the new EMC(®) Greenplum(®) Data Computing Appliance (DCA) Unified Analytics Platform (UAP) Edition analytics appliance enables analysis of both structured and unstructured data together within a single integrated appliance. The new DCA integrates Greenplum Databases for analytics-optimized SQL, Greenplum HD for Hadoop-based processing and Greenplum partner business intelligence, ETL, and analtyics applications within a single appliance. The integrated solution greatly expands the system's analtyics capabilities and solution flexibility at a fraction of the total cost of ownership of competitive "product portfolio" strategies from Oracle, IBM or Teradata.
Industry-Leading Price/Performance
The new DCA offers the power of a massively parallel processing (MPP) architecture, while delivering the fastest data-loading rate and the best price/performance ratio in the industry--without the complexity and constraints of proprietary hardware. It delivers 70+ percent performance gains over the prior generation for data loading and scanning, and 100 percent performance increases for concurrent query workloads, maintaining Greenplum's standing as the industry's leading analytics performance for large, mixed workloads. Enterprises can grow their DCAs as their demand for processing capacity grows or as their analytics requirement evolves.
EMC Storage Integration for High Availability
The Greenplum DCA provides increased system and data availability through simple integration with EMC's market-leading storage solutions. Integrating the DCA with EMC Data Domain deduplication storage systems provides backup and recovery for Greenplum Database modules at rates up to 13 TB/hour, with services for wide-area replication for enhanced disaster recovery.
The new DCA provides both HDFS triple-redundant storage on direct-attach devices, as well as integration with EMC Isilon Scale-out NAS to provide HDFS storage that also provides data protection using snapshots, mirroring, backup, recovery and replication. Isilon also simplifies data loading and permits independent scaling of compute and storage resources. Using Data Domain and Isilon, EMC customers can leverage their existing expertise and investments to assure enterprise data protection as they move into big data analytics.
Executive Quotes
Josh Klahr, vice president of products, Greenplum, a division of EMC
"Enterprises looking to make strategic investments in a Big Data platform need to consider the breadth of capabilities required of a complete solution--high speed data ingestion, support for structured and unstructured data, interfaces for data scientists as well as business intelligence users, and the ability to scale horizontally as data volumes grow. Customers can take advantage of the new DCA to increase the performance of Greenplum Database for best-in-class SQL processing and data loading, and also leverage the innovative capabilities of Greenplum's Hadoop distribution (GPHD). With the release of the DCA Unified Analytics Platform Edition, we are continuing our history of innovation--with improved options for Hadoop deployments leveraging EMC Isilon's scale-out NAS storage, enhanced partner ecosystem support including such partners as SAS and Informatica."
Availability
The EMC Greenplum DCA and all its modules and features are available now.
Additional Resources
-- Learn more about the Greenplum Data Computing Appliance (DCA)
-- Tweet: EMC Greenplum's DCA gets major upgrade #bigdata
-- For the latest industry news, research, webcasts and use cases covering
Big Data, analytics, and the data scientist community visit the
Greenplum Media Center
-- Connect with EMC via Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, LinkedIn and Greenplum
About Greenplum, a division of EMC
Greenplum, a division of EMC, is driving the future of Big Data analytics with breakthrough products that harness the skills of data science teams to help global organizations realize the full promise of business agility and become data-driven, predictive enterprises. The division's products include Greenplum(®) Unified Analytics Platform, Greenplum(®) Data Computing Appliance, Greenplum(®) Database, Greenplum(®) Analytics Lab, Greenplum(®) HD and Greenplum(®) Chorus((TM)). They embody the power of open systems, cloud computing, virtualization and social collaboration, enabling global organizations to gain greater insight and value from their data than ever before possible. Learn more at http://www.greenplum.com
About EMC
EMC Corporation is a global leader in enabling businesses and service providers to transform their operations and deliver IT as a service. Fundamental to this transformation is cloud computing. Through innovative products and services, EMC accelerates the journey to cloud computing, helping IT departments to store, manage, protect and analyze their most valuable asset -- information -- in a more agile, trusted and cost-efficient way. Additional information about EMC can be found atwww.EMC.com.
EMC, Data Domain, Greenplum, Greenplum Chorus, Greenplum Database and Isilon are registered trademarks or trademarks of EMC Corporation in the United States and other countries. All other trademarks used herein are the property of their respective owners.
SOURCE EMC Corporation
EMC Corporation
CONTACT: David Oro, +1-415-885-9898, emc@orogroup.com
Web Site: http://www.emc.com
Industry's First Appliance-Based Unified Analytics Platform Gets 70+ Percent Performance Boost, Increases Flexibility Utilizing Both MPP Database and Hadoop Distribution
SAN MATEO, Calif., Jan. 30, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --
News Summary:
-- The new EMC(®) Greenplum(®) Data Computing Appliance (DCA) Unified
Analytics Platform (UAP) Edition for Big Data analytics brings new
flexibility in providing Greenplum's MPP database and Hadoop
distribution in a single appliance. This greatly expands the analytics
capabilities and solution flexibility for enterprises at a fraction of
the total cost of ownership of competitive products from Oracle, IBM, HP
or Teradata.
-- Offers 70+ percent performance gains over the prior generation for data
loading and scanning, and 100 percent performance increases for
concurrent query workloads, maintaining Greenplum's standing as the
industry's leading analytics performance for large, mixed workloads.
-- New options for enterprise-reliable deployments include integration with
EMC Isilon scale-out NAS storage for achieving enterprise-class data
protection, availability and storage efficiency.
Full Story:
EMC Corporation (NYSE: EMC) today enhanced the industry's first appliance-based unified Big Data analytics offering, the EMC(®) Greenplum(®) Data Computing Appliance (DCA), with a redesign of its analytics-optimized, scalable systems that are used for statistical analysis, predictive modeling and machine learning. Exploding data volumes, new data types and ever-growing competitive challenges have led to radical changes in analytical technologies and a new approach to exploiting data. Decades-old legacy architectures for data management and analytics are inherently unfit for scaling today's Big Data volumes. The combination of burgeoning amounts of data, broad diversity in type and structure, and the need for complex mathematics to unlock value from data have overwhelmed traditional architectures and led to emergence of a new class of analytical platforms.
To address these priorities, the new EMC(®) Greenplum(®) Data Computing Appliance (DCA) Unified Analytics Platform (UAP) Edition analytics appliance enables analysis of both structured and unstructured data together within a single integrated appliance. The new DCA integrates Greenplum Databases for analytics-optimized SQL, Greenplum HD for Hadoop-based processing and Greenplum partner business intelligence, ETL, and analtyics applications within a single appliance. The integrated solution greatly expands the system's analtyics capabilities and solution flexibility at a fraction of the total cost of ownership of competitive "product portfolio" strategies from Oracle, IBM or Teradata.
Industry-Leading Price/Performance
The new DCA offers the power of a massively parallel processing (MPP) architecture, while delivering the fastest data-loading rate and the best price/performance ratio in the industry--without the complexity and constraints of proprietary hardware. It delivers 70+ percent performance gains over the prior generation for data loading and scanning, and 100 percent performance increases for concurrent query workloads, maintaining Greenplum's standing as the industry's leading analytics performance for large, mixed workloads. Enterprises can grow their DCAs as their demand for processing capacity grows or as their analytics requirement evolves.
EMC Storage Integration for High Availability
The Greenplum DCA provides increased system and data availability through simple integration with EMC's market-leading storage solutions. Integrating the DCA with EMC Data Domain deduplication storage systems provides backup and recovery for Greenplum Database modules at rates up to 13 TB/hour, with services for wide-area replication for enhanced disaster recovery.
The new DCA provides both HDFS triple-redundant storage on direct-attach devices, as well as integration with EMC Isilon Scale-out NAS to provide HDFS storage that also provides data protection using snapshots, mirroring, backup, recovery and replication. Isilon also simplifies data loading and permits independent scaling of compute and storage resources. Using Data Domain and Isilon, EMC customers can leverage their existing expertise and investments to assure enterprise data protection as they move into big data analytics.
Executive Quotes
Josh Klahr, vice president of products, Greenplum, a division of EMC
"Enterprises looking to make strategic investments in a Big Data platform need to consider the breadth of capabilities required of a complete solution--high speed data ingestion, support for structured and unstructured data, interfaces for data scientists as well as business intelligence users, and the ability to scale horizontally as data volumes grow. Customers can take advantage of the new DCA to increase the performance of Greenplum Database for best-in-class SQL processing and data loading, and also leverage the innovative capabilities of Greenplum's Hadoop distribution (GPHD). With the release of the DCA Unified Analytics Platform Edition, we are continuing our history of innovation--with improved options for Hadoop deployments leveraging EMC Isilon's scale-out NAS storage, enhanced partner ecosystem support including such partners as SAS and Informatica."
Availability
The EMC Greenplum DCA and all its modules and features are available now.
Additional Resources
-- Learn more about the Greenplum Data Computing Appliance (DCA)
-- Tweet: EMC Greenplum's DCA gets major upgrade #bigdata
-- For the latest industry news, research, webcasts and use cases covering
Big Data, analytics, and the data scientist community visit the
Greenplum Media Center
-- Connect with EMC via Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, LinkedIn and Greenplum
About Greenplum, a division of EMC
Greenplum, a division of EMC, is driving the future of Big Data analytics with breakthrough products that harness the skills of data science teams to help global organizations realize the full promise of business agility and become data-driven, predictive enterprises. The division's products include Greenplum(®) Unified Analytics Platform, Greenplum(®) Data Computing Appliance, Greenplum(®) Database, Greenplum(®) Analytics Lab, Greenplum(®) HD and Greenplum(®) Chorus((TM)). They embody the power of open systems, cloud computing, virtualization and social collaboration, enabling global organizations to gain greater insight and value from their data than ever before possible. Learn more at http://www.greenplum.com
About EMC
EMC Corporation is a global leader in enabling businesses and service providers to transform their operations and deliver IT as a service. Fundamental to this transformation is cloud computing. Through innovative products and services, EMC accelerates the journey to cloud computing, helping IT departments to store, manage, protect and analyze their most valuable asset -- information -- in a more agile, trusted and cost-efficient way. Additional information about EMC can be found atwww.EMC.com.
EMC, Data Domain, Greenplum, Greenplum Chorus, Greenplum Database and Isilon are registered trademarks or trademarks of EMC Corporation in the United States and other countries. All other trademarks used herein are the property of their respective owners.
SOURCE EMC Corporation
EMC Corporation
CONTACT: David Oro, +1-415-885-9898, emc@orogroup.com
Web Site: http://www.emc.com
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Poster: SySAdmin
Posted on January 30, 2013 at 9:21:01 AM
Sharp® Introduces New Line Of 3D-Ready Projectors Featuring State-of-the-Art Brightness And Ultra-Light Portability
New PG-L 3000 Series offers business professionals and educators stunning visual images in a lightweight, easy-to-use projector
MAHWAH, N.J., Jan. 30, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Sharp Imaging and Information Company of America (SIICA), a division of Sharp Electronics Corporation, announced the latest addition to their innovative line of professional projectors: the PG-LW3500/PG-LW3000 and PG-LX3500/PG-LX3000. This new series of portable ultra-lightweight projectors are 3D-Ready and feature DLP(®) BrilliantColor(TM) technology to ensure dazzling, highly realistic images with long-lasting performance.
"The PG-L Series family of projectors represents the latest wave of Sharp innovation, combining state-of-the-art image quality in an ultra-light body that makes these projectors a highly compelling and easy-to-use asset for any presentation," said Mike Marusic, Senior Vice President of Marketing and Business Solutions Group, Sharp Imaging and Information Company of America. "With the growing use of multimedia content in both the classroom and the boardroom, Sharp's new family of 3D-Ready projectors makes it simple to connect with content and easy to engage audiences."
The PG-LX3000 and PG-LX3500 projectors are XGA native resolution (4:3 aspect ratio) and weigh only 5.5 lbs. The Wide XGA, PG-LW3000 and PG-LW3500 (WXGA native resolution/16:10 aspect ratio) offer compatibility with standard XGA and 720p HDTV as well as "pixel perfect" 1280x800 resolution from the newest generation of WXGA PC's. They are also extremely light and portable. Weighing less than 6 lbs. they are among the lightest in their class and ideal for schools or any large organization where projectors are frequently transported from room to room. An optional ceiling mount (model number AN-XRCM30) is also available.
3D-Ready BrilliantColor(TM) Technology
Both the PG-LW and PG-LX models are 3D-Ready, incorporating DLP Link(TM) technology for use with compatible 3D content and active glasses. DLP Link enables seamless 3D data synchronization without requiring special data or position emitters, offering highly realistic and compelling 3D images without costly, time-consuming set-up.
The BrilliantColor(TM) technology in the PG-LX3000/PG-LW3000 models improves picture brilliance, particularly for intermediate colors. Imagery is further enhanced by Sharp's six-segment, double speed color wheel, which offers unique color-matching technology, enabling images to be reproduced with dazzling, life-like clarity. Rich color and sharpness are further supported through a 2,000:1 contrast ratio and brightness that ranges from 3,000 lumens (PG-LX3000 and PG-LW3000) to 3,500 lumens (PG-LX3500 and PG-LW3500).
Wide Range of Inputs and Features
Both models accommodate a wide array of inputs to support today's growing range of high-quality multimedia formats. These include HDMI(TM), for a simple digital-to-digital connection, two terminals for computer RGB/components, and composite video and stereo audio. RJ-45 LAN and RS-232C serial control/communications ports are also provided.
Ease of use is delivered through features such as on-screen display quick menus for instant setting of resolution, keystone and Eco-mode and the use of intuitive, on-screen imagery to simplify the task of adjusting focus, zoom and height. For times when no projection screen is available, the PG-L3000 Series takes ease of use even further by letting users specify blackboard, whiteboard or colored wall as the projection background.
Advanced features include Web Browser Control for remote access and management, auto diagnosis and e-mail alerts, and support for Sharp Display Manager software. Sharp Display Manager lets users control multiple projectors simultaneously from a remote location, generates periodic error diagnosis and reporting and notifies a remote computer of potential theft when projector cables are disconnected.
Additionally, lamp replacement is a snap even when the projector is mounted on the ceiling. With the lamp access being on top of the projector, you can replace the lamp without ever removing it from the mount.
The PG-LW3500 ($1,765 MSRP) and PG-LW3000 ($1,515 MSRP) are available now and the PG-LX3500 ($1,455 MSRP) and PG-LX3000 ($1,200 MSRP) will be available later in Q1, 2013 through Sharp's network of ProAV dealers, resellers and authorized distributors.
To locate your nearest Sharp dealer or reseller, please visit http://www.sharpusa.com/projectors or contact Sharp directly at prolcd@sharpusa.com or 1-866-4-VISUAL (1-866-484-7825).
Sharp Imaging and Information Company of America is a division of Sharp Electronics Corporation, the U.S. sales and marketing subsidiary of Sharp Corporation, Osaka, Japan. For more information about the complete line of Sharp Professional Display products, contact Sharp Electronics Corporation, Sharp Plaza, Mahwah, N.J., 07495-1163. Or visit us online at: http://www.sharpusa.com/AQUOSBOARD.
Become a fan of Sharp Business on Facebook follow us on Twitter and view us on YouTube.
About Sharp Electronics Corporation
Sharp is the #1 selling brand of Large Format (60"+) Commercial LCD displays in the USA through B2B sales outlets*. Sharp's professional and commercial displays are specially engineered for business applications and are offered in a wide range of sizes. From high-impact displays for digital signage, to our award-winning ultra-thin bezel video walls, to the innovative AQUOS BOARD(TM) interactive display systems, Sharp products help you communicate, collaborate, and disseminate information brilliantly.
Sharp Electronics Corporation is the U.S. subsidiary of Japan's Sharp Corporation. Sharp is a worldwide developer of one-of-a-kind home entertainment products, appliances, networked multifunctional office solutions, solar energy solutions, LED lighting, and mobile communication and information tools.
*According to NPD Display Search Monthly Large Format Commercial Displays Report, October 2012.
Sharp is a registered trademark of Sharp Corporation.
DLP, DLP Link and BrilliantColor are trademarks or registered trademarks of Texas Instruments.
HDMI is a registered trademark of HDMI Licensing LLC in the United States and other countries.
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CONTACT: Cassie Batinich, Ketchum, +1-646-935-3969, Cassie.Batinich@ketchum.com
Web Site: http://www.sharpusa.com/projectors
New PG-L 3000 Series offers business professionals and educators stunning visual images in a lightweight, easy-to-use projector
MAHWAH, N.J., Jan. 30, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Sharp Imaging and Information Company of America (SIICA), a division of Sharp Electronics Corporation, announced the latest addition to their innovative line of professional projectors: the PG-LW3500/PG-LW3000 and PG-LX3500/PG-LX3000. This new series of portable ultra-lightweight projectors are 3D-Ready and feature DLP(®) BrilliantColor(TM) technology to ensure dazzling, highly realistic images with long-lasting performance.
"The PG-L Series family of projectors represents the latest wave of Sharp innovation, combining state-of-the-art image quality in an ultra-light body that makes these projectors a highly compelling and easy-to-use asset for any presentation," said Mike Marusic, Senior Vice President of Marketing and Business Solutions Group, Sharp Imaging and Information Company of America. "With the growing use of multimedia content in both the classroom and the boardroom, Sharp's new family of 3D-Ready projectors makes it simple to connect with content and easy to engage audiences."
The PG-LX3000 and PG-LX3500 projectors are XGA native resolution (4:3 aspect ratio) and weigh only 5.5 lbs. The Wide XGA, PG-LW3000 and PG-LW3500 (WXGA native resolution/16:10 aspect ratio) offer compatibility with standard XGA and 720p HDTV as well as "pixel perfect" 1280x800 resolution from the newest generation of WXGA PC's. They are also extremely light and portable. Weighing less than 6 lbs. they are among the lightest in their class and ideal for schools or any large organization where projectors are frequently transported from room to room. An optional ceiling mount (model number AN-XRCM30) is also available.
3D-Ready BrilliantColor(TM) Technology
Both the PG-LW and PG-LX models are 3D-Ready, incorporating DLP Link(TM) technology for use with compatible 3D content and active glasses. DLP Link enables seamless 3D data synchronization without requiring special data or position emitters, offering highly realistic and compelling 3D images without costly, time-consuming set-up.
The BrilliantColor(TM) technology in the PG-LX3000/PG-LW3000 models improves picture brilliance, particularly for intermediate colors. Imagery is further enhanced by Sharp's six-segment, double speed color wheel, which offers unique color-matching technology, enabling images to be reproduced with dazzling, life-like clarity. Rich color and sharpness are further supported through a 2,000:1 contrast ratio and brightness that ranges from 3,000 lumens (PG-LX3000 and PG-LW3000) to 3,500 lumens (PG-LX3500 and PG-LW3500).
Wide Range of Inputs and Features
Both models accommodate a wide array of inputs to support today's growing range of high-quality multimedia formats. These include HDMI(TM), for a simple digital-to-digital connection, two terminals for computer RGB/components, and composite video and stereo audio. RJ-45 LAN and RS-232C serial control/communications ports are also provided.
Ease of use is delivered through features such as on-screen display quick menus for instant setting of resolution, keystone and Eco-mode and the use of intuitive, on-screen imagery to simplify the task of adjusting focus, zoom and height. For times when no projection screen is available, the PG-L3000 Series takes ease of use even further by letting users specify blackboard, whiteboard or colored wall as the projection background.
Advanced features include Web Browser Control for remote access and management, auto diagnosis and e-mail alerts, and support for Sharp Display Manager software. Sharp Display Manager lets users control multiple projectors simultaneously from a remote location, generates periodic error diagnosis and reporting and notifies a remote computer of potential theft when projector cables are disconnected.
Additionally, lamp replacement is a snap even when the projector is mounted on the ceiling. With the lamp access being on top of the projector, you can replace the lamp without ever removing it from the mount.
The PG-LW3500 ($1,765 MSRP) and PG-LW3000 ($1,515 MSRP) are available now and the PG-LX3500 ($1,455 MSRP) and PG-LX3000 ($1,200 MSRP) will be available later in Q1, 2013 through Sharp's network of ProAV dealers, resellers and authorized distributors.
To locate your nearest Sharp dealer or reseller, please visit http://www.sharpusa.com/projectors or contact Sharp directly at prolcd@sharpusa.com or 1-866-4-VISUAL (1-866-484-7825).
Sharp Imaging and Information Company of America is a division of Sharp Electronics Corporation, the U.S. sales and marketing subsidiary of Sharp Corporation, Osaka, Japan. For more information about the complete line of Sharp Professional Display products, contact Sharp Electronics Corporation, Sharp Plaza, Mahwah, N.J., 07495-1163. Or visit us online at: http://www.sharpusa.com/AQUOSBOARD.
Become a fan of Sharp Business on Facebook follow us on Twitter and view us on YouTube.
About Sharp Electronics Corporation
Sharp is the #1 selling brand of Large Format (60"+) Commercial LCD displays in the USA through B2B sales outlets*. Sharp's professional and commercial displays are specially engineered for business applications and are offered in a wide range of sizes. From high-impact displays for digital signage, to our award-winning ultra-thin bezel video walls, to the innovative AQUOS BOARD(TM) interactive display systems, Sharp products help you communicate, collaborate, and disseminate information brilliantly.
Sharp Electronics Corporation is the U.S. subsidiary of Japan's Sharp Corporation. Sharp is a worldwide developer of one-of-a-kind home entertainment products, appliances, networked multifunctional office solutions, solar energy solutions, LED lighting, and mobile communication and information tools.
*According to NPD Display Search Monthly Large Format Commercial Displays Report, October 2012.
Sharp is a registered trademark of Sharp Corporation.
DLP, DLP Link and BrilliantColor are trademarks or registered trademarks of Texas Instruments.
HDMI is a registered trademark of HDMI Licensing LLC in the United States and other countries.
SOURCE Sharp Electronics Corporation
Sharp Electronics Corporation
CONTACT: Cassie Batinich, Ketchum, +1-646-935-3969, Cassie.Batinich@ketchum.com
Web Site: http://www.sharpusa.com/projectors
Ticketmaster Launches New, Innovative CAPTCHA Solutions, Making The Fan Experience Better
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Posted on January 30, 2013 at 9:21:01 AM
Ticketmaster Launches New, Innovative CAPTCHA Solutions, Making The Fan Experience Better
- New Online and Mobile Solutions Effective in Blocking Scalpers' BOTS-
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 30, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Ticketmaster, a Live Nation Entertainment company (NYSE: LYV), is beginning the process of upgrading the hard to read squiggly lines with new, friendlier, easier to use solutions provided on their mobile Ticketmaster Apps and online. These solutions will improve the fan experience and are designed to be more effective in blocking BOTS, automated computer programs that some scalpers use to grab tickets before real fans have an opportunity.
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"Ticketmaster is passionate about the fan experience and we relentlessly pursue ways to make ticket buying more fan-friendly," said Nathan Hubbard, CEO of Ticketmaster. "While an important step in blocking BOTS, we know the current CAPTCHA solution has been a frustrating part of buying tickets for fans. By working with Solve Media and deploying our own innovative mobile solution, we're leading the industry forward through our buying experience and the aggressive fight against BOTS."
On Ticketmaster.com,Ticketmaster partnered with Solve Media. During the purchase process, fans will be presented with phrases, questions or ads from Solve Media instead of the normal, hard to read mix of characters that needed to be deciphered before proceeding with the transaction. This new solution is proven to be a much better user experience and effective at keeping BOTS out of the buying process.
"We are excited to work with Ticketmaster to make the purchase process as painless and efficient for fans as possible," says Ari Jacoby, CEO of Solve Media. "At Solve Media, we take complex problems and create simple solutions. With our proprietary TYPE-IN(TM) technology, consumers can solve CAPTCHAs in half the time it takes to decipher the outmoded squiggly number and letter CAPTCHAs. Our security platform makes it difficult for BOTS to affect the system, allowing for better user experience and premium branding opportunities."
Ticketmaster has also developed an innovative mobile solution that leverages the 'push' notification feature on mobile phone applications. Fans using the Ticketmaster Apps will be authorized by a 'push' notification in the background during the purchase process that will allow them to bypass the existing type-in CAPTCHA security.
"Our goal is to improve the fan experience while providing security from BOTS and in the case of our mobile apps, we found a way to remove the type-in step completely," said Hubbard.
About Solve Media
Solve Media (http://www.SolveMedia.com) was founded by veteran entrepreneurs and technologists focused on innovative Internet advertising and security solutions. The company's proprietary online advertising platform, the TYPE-IN(TM), was designed to create highly effective opportunities for brands to engage online. With the platform, Solve Media guarantees brand message delivery, brand lift and return on investment for advertisers. Additionally, the platform creates new revenue opportunities for publishers, and saves time for consumers. Backed by First Round Capital, New Atlantic Ventures, AOL Ventures, Bullpen Capital and prominent angel investors, Solve Media is based in New York City and Philadelphia.
About Live Nation Entertainment
Live Nation Entertainment is the world's leading live entertainment and ecommerce company, comprised of four market leaders: Ticketmaster.com, Live Nation Concerts, Artist Nation and Live Nation Network. Ticketmaster.com is the global event ticketing leader and one of the world's top five ecommerce sites, with almost 27 million monthly unique visitors. Live Nation Concerts produces over 22,000 shows annually for more than 2,300 artists globally. Artist Nation is the world's top artist management company, representing over 250 artists. These businesses power Live Nation Network, the leading provider of entertainment marketing solutions, enabling nearly 800 advertisers to tap into the 200 million consumers Live Nation delivers annually through its live event and digital platforms. For additional information, visit http://www.livenation.com/investors.
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Ticketmaster
CONTACT: Jacqueline Peterson, +1-310-360-3051, jacqueline.peterson@ticketmaster.com
Web Site: http://www.solvemedia.com
- New Online and Mobile Solutions Effective in Blocking Scalpers' BOTS-
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 30, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Ticketmaster, a Live Nation Entertainment company (NYSE: LYV), is beginning the process of upgrading the hard to read squiggly lines with new, friendlier, easier to use solutions provided on their mobile Ticketmaster Apps and online. These solutions will improve the fan experience and are designed to be more effective in blocking BOTS, automated computer programs that some scalpers use to grab tickets before real fans have an opportunity.
(Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130130/LA50487)
"Ticketmaster is passionate about the fan experience and we relentlessly pursue ways to make ticket buying more fan-friendly," said Nathan Hubbard, CEO of Ticketmaster. "While an important step in blocking BOTS, we know the current CAPTCHA solution has been a frustrating part of buying tickets for fans. By working with Solve Media and deploying our own innovative mobile solution, we're leading the industry forward through our buying experience and the aggressive fight against BOTS."
On Ticketmaster.com,Ticketmaster partnered with Solve Media. During the purchase process, fans will be presented with phrases, questions or ads from Solve Media instead of the normal, hard to read mix of characters that needed to be deciphered before proceeding with the transaction. This new solution is proven to be a much better user experience and effective at keeping BOTS out of the buying process.
"We are excited to work with Ticketmaster to make the purchase process as painless and efficient for fans as possible," says Ari Jacoby, CEO of Solve Media. "At Solve Media, we take complex problems and create simple solutions. With our proprietary TYPE-IN(TM) technology, consumers can solve CAPTCHAs in half the time it takes to decipher the outmoded squiggly number and letter CAPTCHAs. Our security platform makes it difficult for BOTS to affect the system, allowing for better user experience and premium branding opportunities."
Ticketmaster has also developed an innovative mobile solution that leverages the 'push' notification feature on mobile phone applications. Fans using the Ticketmaster Apps will be authorized by a 'push' notification in the background during the purchase process that will allow them to bypass the existing type-in CAPTCHA security.
"Our goal is to improve the fan experience while providing security from BOTS and in the case of our mobile apps, we found a way to remove the type-in step completely," said Hubbard.
About Solve Media
Solve Media (http://www.SolveMedia.com) was founded by veteran entrepreneurs and technologists focused on innovative Internet advertising and security solutions. The company's proprietary online advertising platform, the TYPE-IN(TM), was designed to create highly effective opportunities for brands to engage online. With the platform, Solve Media guarantees brand message delivery, brand lift and return on investment for advertisers. Additionally, the platform creates new revenue opportunities for publishers, and saves time for consumers. Backed by First Round Capital, New Atlantic Ventures, AOL Ventures, Bullpen Capital and prominent angel investors, Solve Media is based in New York City and Philadelphia.
About Live Nation Entertainment
Live Nation Entertainment is the world's leading live entertainment and ecommerce company, comprised of four market leaders: Ticketmaster.com, Live Nation Concerts, Artist Nation and Live Nation Network. Ticketmaster.com is the global event ticketing leader and one of the world's top five ecommerce sites, with almost 27 million monthly unique visitors. Live Nation Concerts produces over 22,000 shows annually for more than 2,300 artists globally. Artist Nation is the world's top artist management company, representing over 250 artists. These businesses power Live Nation Network, the leading provider of entertainment marketing solutions, enabling nearly 800 advertisers to tap into the 200 million consumers Live Nation delivers annually through its live event and digital platforms. For additional information, visit http://www.livenation.com/investors.
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CONTACT: Jacqueline Peterson, +1-310-360-3051, jacqueline.peterson@ticketmaster.com
Web Site: http://www.solvemedia.com
Bodhtree and Oracle Sign Co-Development Deal for Next Generation Product Suite
Poster: SySAdmin
Posted on January 30, 2013 at 9:21:01 AM
Bodhtree and Oracle Sign Co-Development Deal for Next Generation Product Suite
SAN FRANCISCO, January 30, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --
Bodhtree announced today that it has been selected to help co-develop core areas
within Oracle Fusion Supply Chain Management applications. Oracle chose Bodhtree as a
result of the company's extensive success in product engineering for numerous global
companies.
Bodhtree (http://www.Bodhtree.com), a leading product engineering and solutions
integration company, announced today it has been selected as a co-developer to help build
Oracle Fusion Supply Chain Management (SCM) applications. Bodhtree's strong product
engineering background and deep expertise in the Oracle product portfolio positioned the
company as a good choice to further advance the quality and innovation of these products.
The co-development summary states, "Bodhtree will provide engineering and required
functional and technical assistance to Oracle as a co-development partner. Oracle will
leverage Bodhtree's Product development DNA to co-develop Fusion specifically in the area
of supply chain management related applications."
Krishna Guda (GK), CEO of Bodhtree, commented on the announcement, "We are extremely
happy for this recognition and excited to contribute to Oracle's exceptional product
suite. Bodhtree was selected as a partner based on our extensive knowledge of the Oracle
eco-system and business domain knowledge. We look forward to expanding our collaborative
relationship with Oracle through the success of these initiatives."
"We appreciate Bodhtree's leadership team and their commitment to the success of
Oracle Fusion Supply Chain Management applications. This collaboration will further
strengthen our focus areas and enable us to help meet our customer needs," said Jon
Chorley, chief sustainability officer and vice president supply chain management product
strategy, Oracle.
Oracle will leverage Bodhtree's product development expertise towards value-driven
goals within the product portfolio, addressing specific customer needs in various markets.
Bodhtree has already made substantial investments in building an Oracle practice. This
co-development work will offer extensive benefit to Oracle and Bodhtree customers, both in
expanding the product suite and preparing Bodhtree with the depth of knowledge to deploy
these products to the most advanced enterprises.
Bodhtree is a Gold level member of Oracle PartnerNetwork (OPN).
About Bodhtree
Bodhtree is a global technology solutions integrator, delivering innovative product
engineering, analytics, cloud and enterprise services for SMBs and large-scale
enterprises. With extensive domain and IT experience, Bodhtree understands complex
business challenges, and delivers solutions that drive transformational growth. As a
select partner of leading Fortune 500 technology providers, we provide services tailored
to meet specific client needs. With in-depth product knowledge and extensive
infrastructure expertise, our solutions are designed for optimum integration within
existing IT environments to consistently maximize business performance.
About Oracle PartnerNetwork
Oracle PartnerNetwork (OPN) Specialized is the latest version of Oracle's partner
program that provides partners with tools to better develop, sell and implement Oracle
solutions. OPN Specialized offers resources to train and support specialized knowledge of
Oracle products and solutions and has evolved to recognize Oracle's growing product
portfolio, partner base and business opportunity. Key to the latest enhancements to OPN is
the ability for partners to differentiate through Specializations. Specializations are
achieved through competency development, business results, expertise and proven success.
To find out more visit http://www.oracle.com/partners.
Trademarks
Oracle and Java are registered trademarks of Oracle and/or its affiliates.
For more information, please contact Bodhtree:
Maheshwari Kapoor
Email: mkapoor@bodhtree.com
+1-408-954-8700
Bodhtree
SAN FRANCISCO, January 30, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --
Bodhtree announced today that it has been selected to help co-develop core areas
within Oracle Fusion Supply Chain Management applications. Oracle chose Bodhtree as a
result of the company's extensive success in product engineering for numerous global
companies.
Bodhtree (http://www.Bodhtree.com), a leading product engineering and solutions
integration company, announced today it has been selected as a co-developer to help build
Oracle Fusion Supply Chain Management (SCM) applications. Bodhtree's strong product
engineering background and deep expertise in the Oracle product portfolio positioned the
company as a good choice to further advance the quality and innovation of these products.
The co-development summary states, "Bodhtree will provide engineering and required
functional and technical assistance to Oracle as a co-development partner. Oracle will
leverage Bodhtree's Product development DNA to co-develop Fusion specifically in the area
of supply chain management related applications."
Krishna Guda (GK), CEO of Bodhtree, commented on the announcement, "We are extremely
happy for this recognition and excited to contribute to Oracle's exceptional product
suite. Bodhtree was selected as a partner based on our extensive knowledge of the Oracle
eco-system and business domain knowledge. We look forward to expanding our collaborative
relationship with Oracle through the success of these initiatives."
"We appreciate Bodhtree's leadership team and their commitment to the success of
Oracle Fusion Supply Chain Management applications. This collaboration will further
strengthen our focus areas and enable us to help meet our customer needs," said Jon
Chorley, chief sustainability officer and vice president supply chain management product
strategy, Oracle.
Oracle will leverage Bodhtree's product development expertise towards value-driven
goals within the product portfolio, addressing specific customer needs in various markets.
Bodhtree has already made substantial investments in building an Oracle practice. This
co-development work will offer extensive benefit to Oracle and Bodhtree customers, both in
expanding the product suite and preparing Bodhtree with the depth of knowledge to deploy
these products to the most advanced enterprises.
Bodhtree is a Gold level member of Oracle PartnerNetwork (OPN).
About Bodhtree
Bodhtree is a global technology solutions integrator, delivering innovative product
engineering, analytics, cloud and enterprise services for SMBs and large-scale
enterprises. With extensive domain and IT experience, Bodhtree understands complex
business challenges, and delivers solutions that drive transformational growth. As a
select partner of leading Fortune 500 technology providers, we provide services tailored
to meet specific client needs. With in-depth product knowledge and extensive
infrastructure expertise, our solutions are designed for optimum integration within
existing IT environments to consistently maximize business performance.
About Oracle PartnerNetwork
Oracle PartnerNetwork (OPN) Specialized is the latest version of Oracle's partner
program that provides partners with tools to better develop, sell and implement Oracle
solutions. OPN Specialized offers resources to train and support specialized knowledge of
Oracle products and solutions and has evolved to recognize Oracle's growing product
portfolio, partner base and business opportunity. Key to the latest enhancements to OPN is
the ability for partners to differentiate through Specializations. Specializations are
achieved through competency development, business results, expertise and proven success.
To find out more visit http://www.oracle.com/partners.
Trademarks
Oracle and Java are registered trademarks of Oracle and/or its affiliates.
For more information, please contact Bodhtree:
Maheshwari Kapoor
Email: mkapoor@bodhtree.com
+1-408-954-8700
Bodhtree
Etisalat and Pacific Controls to Offer ICT Based M2M Technology for Sustainable Development Across Middle East, Africa and Asia
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Posted on January 30, 2013 at 9:21:01 AM
Etisalat and Pacific Controls to Offer ICT Based M2M Technology for Sustainable Development Across Middle East, Africa and Asia
DUBAI, UAE, January 30, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --
Etisalat Group and Pacific Controls, the leading global automation company, today
announced an agreement to jointly offer unique Machine-to-Machine based (M2M Technology)
Sustainable Development applications and support to clients across Etisalat's footprint.
This will bring environmentally beneficial, green IT to the Middle East, Africa and Asia
covering fifteen countries in total.
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The new agreement was signed at a press conference in Dubai by Khalifa Al Shamsi,
Chief Digital Services Officer, Etisalat Group and Dilip Rahulan, Executive Chairman of
Pacific Controls.
The event was organised to coincide with a visit from the President of the GSM
Association (GSMA) Mobile for Development Program, Mr Lawrence Yanovitch and the program's
Managing Director Chris Locke. Sougata Nandi, Chief Executive Officer at Pacific Controls,
Ahmed bin Ali, Senior Vice President Corporate Communications - Etisalat Group, Abdulla
Hashim, Senior Vice President Business Solutions - Etisalat UAE, Dr Shane Rooney, Vice
President Machine-to-Machine, Zakarya Alashek Ag. Senior Manager/PM-Mobility Solutions and
M2M and other senior management representatives were present for the signing.
"This partnership brings a unique offering that utilizes ICT to deliver sustainable
development. It leverages M2M technology to deliver managed energy services and business
intelligence in real time, which helps to reduce a company's carbon footprint. We are
delighted to be working with Pacific Controls on such a positive goal which shows how
mobile and ICT can tangibly benefit the communities in which we live, work and play," said
Khalifa Al Shamsi, Chief Digital Services Officer at Etisalat Group.
He continued: "Energy consumption today is at an all-time high, leading to increased
ecological and environmental pressure to reduce energy consumption and carbon emissions.
As a leader in the telecommunications industry, Etisalat is well positioned to spearhead
this initiative in alliance with Pacific Controls, leveraging technologies like M2M to
effectively reduce the carbon footprint of the UAE. With this agreement, we are now also
able to expand our carbon reduction efforts across our 15 markets."
Dilip Rahulan, Executive Chairman of Pacific Controls said, "Mankind is facing
unprecedented challenge of Climate Change. Pacific Controls' Enterprise City Management
Platform, coupled with Etisalat's extensive mobile network coverage, has already
manifested that ICT can save the climate at the speed of light. Facilities are reducing
their energy costs and carbon footprint by up to 30% through the Energy Star programme
that requires only a few days to implement. With real time profiling of energy
consumptions, participating organizations are now able to report on their carbon footprint
online,"
The agreement aims to reduce the carbon footprint of companies across the Middle East,
Asia and Africa, and was launched in the UAE in December 2011 as the "Emirates Energy
Star". Since its launch, the programme has eliminated more than 5,000 tons of CO2
emissions in the UAE, achieved purely through active 24X7 Monitoring and Control of the
heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) equipment across 50 participating
facilities, constituting an overall built-up space in excess of 9 million sq. ft.
The overall goal of the Emirates Energy Star programme is to reduce the carbon
emissions of the UAE by 20% by 2020. The programme combines the strength of Galaxy
software platform, Global Command Control Centre, Subject Matter Experts and Mobile
Network to reduce operating costs of facilities.
Some of the additional benefits offered via the programme is creating business
intelligence through data collected and analysed from thousands of devices connected
across buildings.
About Pacific Controls:
Pacific Control Systems (PCS) provides ICT enabled managed services and converged
engineering solutions for buildings and infrastructure projects globally. PCS has
pioneered the technology for Smart Cities in which buildings and infrastructure are
managed centrally to increase sustainability, leveraging the ICT infrastructure of telecom
operators around the world. http://www.pacificcontrols.net
About Etisalat:
Strong commitment to excellence and innovation has seen Etisalat become one of the
world's fastest-growing telecom groups, rapidly expanding across Asia and Africa. Its UAE
operations, strategically located at the crossroads of East and West, enables Etisalat to
be the major hub in the Middle East for Internet, voice, broadcast, roaming and corporate
data services. Etisalat has been recognised as 'Best Operator' 10 times since 2006 and
'Best Wholesale Provider' four times in the last three years. Servicing over 130 million
customers in 15 countries Etisalat continues to reach out to new customers and markets.
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Pacific Control Systems
CONTACT: JUMANA AMAN, +971-4-2833655, jumana@watermelonme.com
DUBAI, UAE, January 30, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --
Etisalat Group and Pacific Controls, the leading global automation company, today
announced an agreement to jointly offer unique Machine-to-Machine based (M2M Technology)
Sustainable Development applications and support to clients across Etisalat's footprint.
This will bring environmentally beneficial, green IT to the Middle East, Africa and Asia
covering fifteen countries in total.
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The new agreement was signed at a press conference in Dubai by Khalifa Al Shamsi,
Chief Digital Services Officer, Etisalat Group and Dilip Rahulan, Executive Chairman of
Pacific Controls.
The event was organised to coincide with a visit from the President of the GSM
Association (GSMA) Mobile for Development Program, Mr Lawrence Yanovitch and the program's
Managing Director Chris Locke. Sougata Nandi, Chief Executive Officer at Pacific Controls,
Ahmed bin Ali, Senior Vice President Corporate Communications - Etisalat Group, Abdulla
Hashim, Senior Vice President Business Solutions - Etisalat UAE, Dr Shane Rooney, Vice
President Machine-to-Machine, Zakarya Alashek Ag. Senior Manager/PM-Mobility Solutions and
M2M and other senior management representatives were present for the signing.
"This partnership brings a unique offering that utilizes ICT to deliver sustainable
development. It leverages M2M technology to deliver managed energy services and business
intelligence in real time, which helps to reduce a company's carbon footprint. We are
delighted to be working with Pacific Controls on such a positive goal which shows how
mobile and ICT can tangibly benefit the communities in which we live, work and play," said
Khalifa Al Shamsi, Chief Digital Services Officer at Etisalat Group.
He continued: "Energy consumption today is at an all-time high, leading to increased
ecological and environmental pressure to reduce energy consumption and carbon emissions.
As a leader in the telecommunications industry, Etisalat is well positioned to spearhead
this initiative in alliance with Pacific Controls, leveraging technologies like M2M to
effectively reduce the carbon footprint of the UAE. With this agreement, we are now also
able to expand our carbon reduction efforts across our 15 markets."
Dilip Rahulan, Executive Chairman of Pacific Controls said, "Mankind is facing
unprecedented challenge of Climate Change. Pacific Controls' Enterprise City Management
Platform, coupled with Etisalat's extensive mobile network coverage, has already
manifested that ICT can save the climate at the speed of light. Facilities are reducing
their energy costs and carbon footprint by up to 30% through the Energy Star programme
that requires only a few days to implement. With real time profiling of energy
consumptions, participating organizations are now able to report on their carbon footprint
online,"
The agreement aims to reduce the carbon footprint of companies across the Middle East,
Asia and Africa, and was launched in the UAE in December 2011 as the "Emirates Energy
Star". Since its launch, the programme has eliminated more than 5,000 tons of CO2
emissions in the UAE, achieved purely through active 24X7 Monitoring and Control of the
heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) equipment across 50 participating
facilities, constituting an overall built-up space in excess of 9 million sq. ft.
The overall goal of the Emirates Energy Star programme is to reduce the carbon
emissions of the UAE by 20% by 2020. The programme combines the strength of Galaxy
software platform, Global Command Control Centre, Subject Matter Experts and Mobile
Network to reduce operating costs of facilities.
Some of the additional benefits offered via the programme is creating business
intelligence through data collected and analysed from thousands of devices connected
across buildings.
About Pacific Controls:
Pacific Control Systems (PCS) provides ICT enabled managed services and converged
engineering solutions for buildings and infrastructure projects globally. PCS has
pioneered the technology for Smart Cities in which buildings and infrastructure are
managed centrally to increase sustainability, leveraging the ICT infrastructure of telecom
operators around the world. http://www.pacificcontrols.net
About Etisalat:
Strong commitment to excellence and innovation has seen Etisalat become one of the
world's fastest-growing telecom groups, rapidly expanding across Asia and Africa. Its UAE
operations, strategically located at the crossroads of East and West, enables Etisalat to
be the major hub in the Middle East for Internet, voice, broadcast, roaming and corporate
data services. Etisalat has been recognised as 'Best Operator' 10 times since 2006 and
'Best Wholesale Provider' four times in the last three years. Servicing over 130 million
customers in 15 countries Etisalat continues to reach out to new customers and markets.
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SEMrush announces Q4 2012 achievements
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Posted on January 30, 2013 at 9:14:01 AM
SEMrush announces Q4 2012 achievements
PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 30, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- SEMrush, the SEO and SEM competitive research tool for digital marketing professionals with more than 300,000 registered users in the database, is proud to announce the 2012 Q4 features that have been released.
SEMrush.com is a leading company in the field of competitive research tools for search engine marketing. We are constantly striving to be a cutting edge online service in search engine optimization analytics and have unleashed the opportunity to turn back time by diving into 12 months of historical data in Organic, Adwords, and Google Display Network reports for both domain and keyword sections. During the final quarter, SEMrush.com focused mainly on service usability and provided users with the ability to work with large amounts of data in just a few clicks by adding the filtering option in all keyword reports.
SEMrush.com made some significant modifications to the already valuable domain overview report in PDF mode by allowing accessibility to the new branding feature. For all SEMrush.com user accounts (both free and paid), we renewed and updated the Position Tracking Tool. This tool specifically monitors a selected keyword list including the domain and domain competitor's daily position changes. The data that is collected in Position Tracking campaigns can be browsed in graphs and tables with changes that are automatically recalculated.
About SEMrush
SEMrush is a web-based competitive research platform for search marketing professionals and businesses that are driven by the Internet. SEMrush provides its users with advanced tools and data to promote online resources in search engines, social media platforms, and via paid Internet advertising. By empowering organic SEO with competitive information, users can attract more target traffic to a website. Users can also design effective paid search ad campaigns with unique insight into rival PPC/CPC tactics, engage social media audiences using SEMrush keyword analysis, complete ad research, and utilize search marketing tools. Plus, the SEMrush dataset can be incorporated into projects via reliable API. To learn more, visit: http://www.semrush.com.
SOURCE SEMrush
SEMrush
CONTACT: SEMrush, 6 Neshaminy Interplex, Ste 117, Trevose, PA 19053, +1-855-814-4510
Web Site: http://www.semrush.com
PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 30, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- SEMrush, the SEO and SEM competitive research tool for digital marketing professionals with more than 300,000 registered users in the database, is proud to announce the 2012 Q4 features that have been released.
SEMrush.com is a leading company in the field of competitive research tools for search engine marketing. We are constantly striving to be a cutting edge online service in search engine optimization analytics and have unleashed the opportunity to turn back time by diving into 12 months of historical data in Organic, Adwords, and Google Display Network reports for both domain and keyword sections. During the final quarter, SEMrush.com focused mainly on service usability and provided users with the ability to work with large amounts of data in just a few clicks by adding the filtering option in all keyword reports.
SEMrush.com made some significant modifications to the already valuable domain overview report in PDF mode by allowing accessibility to the new branding feature. For all SEMrush.com user accounts (both free and paid), we renewed and updated the Position Tracking Tool. This tool specifically monitors a selected keyword list including the domain and domain competitor's daily position changes. The data that is collected in Position Tracking campaigns can be browsed in graphs and tables with changes that are automatically recalculated.
About SEMrush
SEMrush is a web-based competitive research platform for search marketing professionals and businesses that are driven by the Internet. SEMrush provides its users with advanced tools and data to promote online resources in search engines, social media platforms, and via paid Internet advertising. By empowering organic SEO with competitive information, users can attract more target traffic to a website. Users can also design effective paid search ad campaigns with unique insight into rival PPC/CPC tactics, engage social media audiences using SEMrush keyword analysis, complete ad research, and utilize search marketing tools. Plus, the SEMrush dataset can be incorporated into projects via reliable API. To learn more, visit: http://www.semrush.com.
SOURCE SEMrush
SEMrush
CONTACT: SEMrush, 6 Neshaminy Interplex, Ste 117, Trevose, PA 19053, +1-855-814-4510
Web Site: http://www.semrush.com
Orb Audio Launches New Mini-T Amplifier with Upgraded Features And New Smaller Footprint Design
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Posted on January 30, 2013 at 9:14:01 AM
Orb Audio Launches New Mini-T Amplifier with Upgraded Features And New Smaller Footprint Design
Revised Class T Amplifier Provides Inexpensive Hi Fidelity Sound for Computers, iPhones and TVs
NEW YORK, Jan. 30, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Orb Audio, a leading maker of high performance, decor-friendly audio products, announced today the launch of an all new Mini-T, the company's innovative micro-sized Class T amplifier designed for use with computers, televisions, iPods and most mobile devices.
The new Mini-T is even smaller than the original Mini-T and features a new glossy black cabinet, improved signal path design, and the first dedicated subwoofer output available at this price and size. When paired with Orb Audio's compact speakers and subwoofers, consumers can achieve the highest quality output from the smallest possible package.
Like its predecessor, the new Mini-T allows consumers to use high-quality home speakers instead of resorting to cheaply designed self-powered speakers. The new Mini-T can be paired with speakers already found in the consumer's home, or can also be combined with Orb Audio's award-winning Mod1 and Mod2 speakers. Either way, the result is a simple, easy to use solution that brings high-quality audio performance to almost any device.
The new Mini-T is still based on the legendary T-Class amplifier technology. It features incredibly low harmonic distortion (just .04%) and high quality, crystal clear output. For 2013, Orb Audio has upgraded to "gold pin" Tripath amplifier chips and completely redesigned the signal path to reduce noise to the lowest levels yet achieved in a Mini-T design. The addition of a subwoofer output also means that consumers can now enjoy deep, powerful bass without resorting to a full size and expensive home theater receiver.
"The original Mini-T has been extremely popular since the day we launched it, because it solves the problem of getting home speakers to work with computers, TVs, mobile devices and tablets," said Ethan Siegel, co-founder and CEO of Orb Audio. "Of course, we always look to improve our products and the new Mini-T both sounds better and looks better, and is also significantly smaller than our first model. It can now also easily be used with powered subwoofers to achieve room-filling bass. The best part is that the new Mini-T is only $69, which is more than 20% lower than the price of the original Mini-T when it was launched in 2011."
Available as a standalone product for $69, the Mini-T can also be purchased in a package with two Orb Mod1 speakers for $299. For consumers who desire a more traditional surround sound setup, Orb Audio also offers complete home theater systems to fit most needs and budgets.
More information about Orb Audio can be found at http://www.orbaudio.com and at (877) ORB-AUDIO (877-672-2834).
About Orb Audio
Orb Audio is committed to being different. From the beginning in 2002, it has been our intention to deliver speaker systems with the finest quality components, an attractive, upscale design and an affordable price. The only way to accomplish all of this was to be different from the other players in the industry, make our speakers in the United States, and to sell them to our clients directly to avoid substantial (and totally unnecessary) markups. Our satellite speakers are manufactured in the United States by craftspeople with years of experience in electronics assembly. We do not have to take mass market considerations into our design, so we can design our speakers for one thing -- performance.
SOURCE Orb Audio
Orb Audio
CONTACT: Richard Krueger, SS | PR, 609-750-9113, rkrueger@sspr.com
Web Site: http://www.orbaudio.com
Revised Class T Amplifier Provides Inexpensive Hi Fidelity Sound for Computers, iPhones and TVs
NEW YORK, Jan. 30, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Orb Audio, a leading maker of high performance, decor-friendly audio products, announced today the launch of an all new Mini-T, the company's innovative micro-sized Class T amplifier designed for use with computers, televisions, iPods and most mobile devices.
The new Mini-T is even smaller than the original Mini-T and features a new glossy black cabinet, improved signal path design, and the first dedicated subwoofer output available at this price and size. When paired with Orb Audio's compact speakers and subwoofers, consumers can achieve the highest quality output from the smallest possible package.
Like its predecessor, the new Mini-T allows consumers to use high-quality home speakers instead of resorting to cheaply designed self-powered speakers. The new Mini-T can be paired with speakers already found in the consumer's home, or can also be combined with Orb Audio's award-winning Mod1 and Mod2 speakers. Either way, the result is a simple, easy to use solution that brings high-quality audio performance to almost any device.
The new Mini-T is still based on the legendary T-Class amplifier technology. It features incredibly low harmonic distortion (just .04%) and high quality, crystal clear output. For 2013, Orb Audio has upgraded to "gold pin" Tripath amplifier chips and completely redesigned the signal path to reduce noise to the lowest levels yet achieved in a Mini-T design. The addition of a subwoofer output also means that consumers can now enjoy deep, powerful bass without resorting to a full size and expensive home theater receiver.
"The original Mini-T has been extremely popular since the day we launched it, because it solves the problem of getting home speakers to work with computers, TVs, mobile devices and tablets," said Ethan Siegel, co-founder and CEO of Orb Audio. "Of course, we always look to improve our products and the new Mini-T both sounds better and looks better, and is also significantly smaller than our first model. It can now also easily be used with powered subwoofers to achieve room-filling bass. The best part is that the new Mini-T is only $69, which is more than 20% lower than the price of the original Mini-T when it was launched in 2011."
Available as a standalone product for $69, the Mini-T can also be purchased in a package with two Orb Mod1 speakers for $299. For consumers who desire a more traditional surround sound setup, Orb Audio also offers complete home theater systems to fit most needs and budgets.
More information about Orb Audio can be found at http://www.orbaudio.com and at (877) ORB-AUDIO (877-672-2834).
About Orb Audio
Orb Audio is committed to being different. From the beginning in 2002, it has been our intention to deliver speaker systems with the finest quality components, an attractive, upscale design and an affordable price. The only way to accomplish all of this was to be different from the other players in the industry, make our speakers in the United States, and to sell them to our clients directly to avoid substantial (and totally unnecessary) markups. Our satellite speakers are manufactured in the United States by craftspeople with years of experience in electronics assembly. We do not have to take mass market considerations into our design, so we can design our speakers for one thing -- performance.
SOURCE Orb Audio
Orb Audio
CONTACT: Richard Krueger, SS | PR, 609-750-9113, rkrueger@sspr.com
Web Site: http://www.orbaudio.com
Siemens Smart Grid And Proximetry Partner To Deliver Advanced End-To-End Communication Network Management Solutions For Smart Electric, Gas, And Water Grids
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Posted on January 30, 2013 at 9:14:01 AM
Siemens Smart Grid And Proximetry Partner To Deliver Advanced End-To-End Communication Network Management Solutions For Smart Electric, Gas, And Water Grids
SAN DIEGO, Jan. 30, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Siemens Smart Grid has entered into a partnership with Proximetry, a comprehensive network and device management software platform provider, to improve the management of communication devices for electric, gas and water grids for the North American market. The joint solution will address a growing market for managing millions of communicating grid devices. The companies announced their collaboration at DistribuTECH where both Siemens Smart Grid (booth #1927) and Proximetry (booth #3155) are exhibiting.
Siemens will deliver Proximetry's Airsync(TM) Network Management System (NMS) solution to utilities using its world-renown PM@Siemens delivery and integration process. This process ensures the NMS solutions are delivered on-time, within budget, and configured to meet the critical demands of the utility operational environment. Proximetry's Airsync, a leading smart grid network management software platform, is designed to help electric, gas, and water utilities to manage multiple networks, protocols, and millions of devices seamlessly from a single control center.
"The challenge to monitor, control, and manage millions of communicating grid devices from multiple vendors continues to grow dramatically as grid modernization drives usage of a few thousand devices to tens of millions," said Thierry Godart, president of Siemens Smart Grid Division North America. "This partnership will allow utilities to better manage this vast proliferation of information and make strides in improving grid reliability."
Smart grid network management is a significant emerging opportunity according Zpryme and Pike Research. In the U.S., the market for smart grid network management systems deployed by utilities is projected to grow from $225 million in 2013 to $1 billion by 2020. This U.S. market growth means that the projected number of devices under management will grow from 65 million in 2013 to 330 million by 2020. Siemens and Proximetry are partnering to respond to this trend and the needs of customers.
"Siemens and Proximetry share a vision that advanced energy and water networks require comprehensive, end-to-end management," said Tracy Trent, CEO of Proximetry. "We are very excited to be collaborating with Siemens, a company with immense knowledge and capabilities in the utility industry. Their world class products, software delivery, and systems integration capabilities, coupled with their cross-domain expertise in power systems and telecommunications, will allow us to deliver the right solutions for the market."
About Siemens
Siemens Infrastructure & Cities Sector, with approximately 87,000 employees worldwide, offers sustainable technologies for metropolitan areas and their infrastructures. Its offerings include complete traffic and transportation systems, intelligent logistics, efficient energy supply, environmentally compatible building technologies, modernization of the way power is transmitted and distributed, and smart consumption of electricity. The sector is comprised of the Rail Systems, Mobility and Logistics, Low and Medium Voltage, Smart Grid and Building Technologies Divisions as well as Osram Sylvania. For more information, visit http://www.usa.siemens.com/infrastructure-cities.
The Siemens Smart GridDivision supplies products and solutions for intelligent and flexible electrical network infrastructures. To meet growing energy needs, the networks of today and tomorrow must integrate all forms of power generation and ensure bi-directional energy and communication flows. Intelligent networks help make it possible to generate and use power efficiently and on demand. They contribute to the electrification of railroads and also supply industrial enterprises, infrastructure elements and entire cities with electricity. For more information, visit http://www.usa.siemens.com/smartgrid
About Proximetry
Proximetry is a comprehensive network and device management software platform provider for the energy, telecommunications, and transportation industries. Founded in 2005, Proximetry is privately held, headquartered in San Diego, California, and backed by Munich Venture Partners, Aeris Capital, Investec, and Rembrandt Venture Partners. For more information, please visit http://www.proximetry.com.
© 2013 Proximetry, Inc. Proximetry is a trademark of Proximetry, Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. http://www.proximetry.com
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Proximetry
CONTACT: Proximetry contact, Julie Wright, (W)right On Communications, jwright@wrightoncomm.com, +1-760-419-4664, Siemens contact, Annie Seiple, annie.seiple@siemens.com, +1-202-316-0219
Web Site: http://www.proximetry.com
SAN DIEGO, Jan. 30, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Siemens Smart Grid has entered into a partnership with Proximetry, a comprehensive network and device management software platform provider, to improve the management of communication devices for electric, gas and water grids for the North American market. The joint solution will address a growing market for managing millions of communicating grid devices. The companies announced their collaboration at DistribuTECH where both Siemens Smart Grid (booth #1927) and Proximetry (booth #3155) are exhibiting.
Siemens will deliver Proximetry's Airsync(TM) Network Management System (NMS) solution to utilities using its world-renown PM@Siemens delivery and integration process. This process ensures the NMS solutions are delivered on-time, within budget, and configured to meet the critical demands of the utility operational environment. Proximetry's Airsync, a leading smart grid network management software platform, is designed to help electric, gas, and water utilities to manage multiple networks, protocols, and millions of devices seamlessly from a single control center.
"The challenge to monitor, control, and manage millions of communicating grid devices from multiple vendors continues to grow dramatically as grid modernization drives usage of a few thousand devices to tens of millions," said Thierry Godart, president of Siemens Smart Grid Division North America. "This partnership will allow utilities to better manage this vast proliferation of information and make strides in improving grid reliability."
Smart grid network management is a significant emerging opportunity according Zpryme and Pike Research. In the U.S., the market for smart grid network management systems deployed by utilities is projected to grow from $225 million in 2013 to $1 billion by 2020. This U.S. market growth means that the projected number of devices under management will grow from 65 million in 2013 to 330 million by 2020. Siemens and Proximetry are partnering to respond to this trend and the needs of customers.
"Siemens and Proximetry share a vision that advanced energy and water networks require comprehensive, end-to-end management," said Tracy Trent, CEO of Proximetry. "We are very excited to be collaborating with Siemens, a company with immense knowledge and capabilities in the utility industry. Their world class products, software delivery, and systems integration capabilities, coupled with their cross-domain expertise in power systems and telecommunications, will allow us to deliver the right solutions for the market."
About Siemens
Siemens Infrastructure & Cities Sector, with approximately 87,000 employees worldwide, offers sustainable technologies for metropolitan areas and their infrastructures. Its offerings include complete traffic and transportation systems, intelligent logistics, efficient energy supply, environmentally compatible building technologies, modernization of the way power is transmitted and distributed, and smart consumption of electricity. The sector is comprised of the Rail Systems, Mobility and Logistics, Low and Medium Voltage, Smart Grid and Building Technologies Divisions as well as Osram Sylvania. For more information, visit http://www.usa.siemens.com/infrastructure-cities.
The Siemens Smart GridDivision supplies products and solutions for intelligent and flexible electrical network infrastructures. To meet growing energy needs, the networks of today and tomorrow must integrate all forms of power generation and ensure bi-directional energy and communication flows. Intelligent networks help make it possible to generate and use power efficiently and on demand. They contribute to the electrification of railroads and also supply industrial enterprises, infrastructure elements and entire cities with electricity. For more information, visit http://www.usa.siemens.com/smartgrid
About Proximetry
Proximetry is a comprehensive network and device management software platform provider for the energy, telecommunications, and transportation industries. Founded in 2005, Proximetry is privately held, headquartered in San Diego, California, and backed by Munich Venture Partners, Aeris Capital, Investec, and Rembrandt Venture Partners. For more information, please visit http://www.proximetry.com.
© 2013 Proximetry, Inc. Proximetry is a trademark of Proximetry, Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. http://www.proximetry.com
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Proximetry
CONTACT: Proximetry contact, Julie Wright, (W)right On Communications, jwright@wrightoncomm.com, +1-760-419-4664, Siemens contact, Annie Seiple, annie.seiple@siemens.com, +1-202-316-0219
Web Site: http://www.proximetry.com
Neverwinter(TM) Beta Weekend Dates and Founder's Pack Program Announced
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Posted on January 30, 2013 at 9:14:01 AM
Neverwinter(TM) Beta Weekend Dates and Founder's Pack Program Announced
Guaranteed beta access, VIP perks, and unique in-game items exclusive to founding members
REDWOOD CITY, Calif., Jan. 30, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Perfect World Entertainment Inc. and Cryptic Studios are pleased to announce a series of Beta Weekends for the critically acclaimed Dungeons & Dragons(®) MMORPG, Neverwinter. Scheduled for February 8-10, March 8-10, and March 22-24, the Neverwinter Beta Weekends will offer thousands of players in North America and Europe 60-hour beta access for the chance to experience the highly anticipated title prior to launch. To register for the chance to be selected for the upcoming Neverwinter Beta Weekends, please visit: http://www.playneverwinter.com/
To view the multimedia assets associated with this release, please click http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/neverwinter-beta-weekend-dates-and-founders-pack-program-announced-188811141.html
Following this exciting milestone, Perfect World Entertainment Inc. is also pleased to unveil first details for the Neverwinter Founder's Pack program. Starting today, Neverwinter fans can get a head start on their adventures in the world of the Forgotten Realms(®) with the Hero of the North Founder's Pack, Guardian of Neverwinter Founder's Pack, or Neverwinter Starter Kit. Each pack offers different tiers of rewards for players including guaranteed access to the upcoming Neverwinter Beta Weekends, early access to the upcoming Open Beta, VIP perks, and exclusive permanent in-game items.
"Neverwinter offers players a dynamic experience with its engaging action gameplay and unique content such as daily lore quests, looting and party-oriented dungeon delves," said Craig Zinkievich, Chief Operations Officer and Executive Producer, Cryptic Studios. "After several months of alpha testing, we are thrilled to expand our pool of testers with the upcoming Neverwinter Beta Weekends while offering fans the opportunity to become a founding member of Neverwinter through the Founder's Pack program. We look forward to fostering a community of passionate players that will help us to make Neverwinter one of the greatest MMORPGs of all time."
The three versions of the Neverwinter Founder's Pack for purchase are:
Neverwinter Starter Kit:
The Neverwinter Starter Kit costs $19.99 USD (valued at $49.00) and supplies adventurers with virtual consumable goods to aid them in their quest for glory:
-- 'Adventurer's Helper Pack' containing six different types of in-game
items
-- 'Small Bag of Holding' for twelve extra inventory slots
-- 'Amulet of Protection' item
Guardian of Neverwinter Pack:
The Guardian of Neverwinter Pack costs $59.99 USD (valued at $149.00). In addition to guaranteed entry to all three Beta Weekends, the pack also includes VIP beta perks, and a variety of in-game items exclusive to Founder's Pack purchasers, including:
-- Three-day head start access to Neverwinter Open Beta
-- Unique 'Gold Moonstone Mask Regalia' head piece
-- Unique 'Armored Horse' mount
-- Unique 'Direwolf Companion'
-- In-game and forum 'Founder' title
Hero of the North Founder's Pack:
For the ultimate Neverwinter experience, the Hero of the North Founder's Pack costs $199.99 USD (valued at $549.00). It guarantees entry to all three Beta Weekends, includes VIP access to Moonstone Mask Tavern, early access to The Foundry (Neverwinter's user-generated content creation tool), fifteen additional in-game items, plus features the following exclusive items that are only available through the Founders' Pack program:
-- Five-day head start access to Neverwinter Open Beta
-- Beta Weekend Friend Invite code
-- Exclusive access to 'Menzoberranzan Renegade', a drow playable race like
the legendary ranger Drizzt Do'Urden, complete with unique racial
abilities and tattoo
-- Unique 'Armored Spider' mount
-- Unique 'Panther Companion'
-- In-game and forum 'Founder' title
-- VIP Game Access to skip-the-line and get priority log-in access
To take advantage of these benefits through Neverwinter's Founder's Pack program and to secure a place in Neverwinter's Beta Weekends, players may visit http://nw.perfectworld.com/founderspack/
To download and view the brand new Neverwinter Founder's Pack trailer and screenshots, visit https://www.dropbox.com/sh/gni6cjs2q31vl07/mlfKeCSRgx
ABOUT PERFECT WORLD ENTERTAINMENT INC.
Perfect World Entertainment is a leading North American online games publisher specializing in immersive free-to-play MMORPGs. Founded in 2008, Perfect World Entertainment has published 10 popular titles, including Blacklight Retribution, Forsaken World, Perfect World International and Star Trek Online. The company works closely with its American development teams and partners such as Cryptic Studios, developer of the highly anticipated MMORPG Dungeons & DragonsNeverwinter, and Runic Games, developer of the hit Torchlight series, to provide unparalleled quality of service and game experiences to its players. A subsidiary of Perfect World Co., Ltd. (NASDAQ: PWRD), Perfect World Entertainment is headquartered in Silicon Valley, California. For more information, please visit: http://www.perfectworld.com
ABOUT CRYPTIC STUDIOS, Inc.
Cryptic Studios, Inc. is a leading developer of online games committed to delivering the next level of gameplay. Cryptic Studios, Inc. develops AAA titles for PC and is rapidly diversifying its portfolio of games to expand beyond the traditional MMORPG genre. In addition to its successfully launched "Champions Online: Free for All"and "Star Trek Online", Cryptic Studios, Inc. is now developing "Dungeons & Dragons: Neverwinter"and other unannounced projects. Cryptic Studios, Inc., a subsidiary of Perfect World Co., Ltd. (NASDAQ: PWRD), is located in Los Gatos, CA.
Dungeons & Dragons, Neverwinter, their respective logos, Forgotten Realms, and all character names are trademarks of Wizards of the Coast LLC in the U.S.A. and other countries. All rights reserved.
Related Links:
Neverwinter Founder's Pack
Neverwinter Official Website
CONTACT:
Christine Yeo
Perfect World Entertainment Inc.
(650) 590-7732
christine.yeo@perfectworld.com
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Perfect World Entertainment Inc.
Web Site: http://www.perfectworld.com
Guaranteed beta access, VIP perks, and unique in-game items exclusive to founding members
REDWOOD CITY, Calif., Jan. 30, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Perfect World Entertainment Inc. and Cryptic Studios are pleased to announce a series of Beta Weekends for the critically acclaimed Dungeons & Dragons(®) MMORPG, Neverwinter. Scheduled for February 8-10, March 8-10, and March 22-24, the Neverwinter Beta Weekends will offer thousands of players in North America and Europe 60-hour beta access for the chance to experience the highly anticipated title prior to launch. To register for the chance to be selected for the upcoming Neverwinter Beta Weekends, please visit: http://www.playneverwinter.com/
To view the multimedia assets associated with this release, please click http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/neverwinter-beta-weekend-dates-and-founders-pack-program-announced-188811141.html
Following this exciting milestone, Perfect World Entertainment Inc. is also pleased to unveil first details for the Neverwinter Founder's Pack program. Starting today, Neverwinter fans can get a head start on their adventures in the world of the Forgotten Realms(®) with the Hero of the North Founder's Pack, Guardian of Neverwinter Founder's Pack, or Neverwinter Starter Kit. Each pack offers different tiers of rewards for players including guaranteed access to the upcoming Neverwinter Beta Weekends, early access to the upcoming Open Beta, VIP perks, and exclusive permanent in-game items.
"Neverwinter offers players a dynamic experience with its engaging action gameplay and unique content such as daily lore quests, looting and party-oriented dungeon delves," said Craig Zinkievich, Chief Operations Officer and Executive Producer, Cryptic Studios. "After several months of alpha testing, we are thrilled to expand our pool of testers with the upcoming Neverwinter Beta Weekends while offering fans the opportunity to become a founding member of Neverwinter through the Founder's Pack program. We look forward to fostering a community of passionate players that will help us to make Neverwinter one of the greatest MMORPGs of all time."
The three versions of the Neverwinter Founder's Pack for purchase are:
Neverwinter Starter Kit:
The Neverwinter Starter Kit costs $19.99 USD (valued at $49.00) and supplies adventurers with virtual consumable goods to aid them in their quest for glory:
-- 'Adventurer's Helper Pack' containing six different types of in-game
items
-- 'Small Bag of Holding' for twelve extra inventory slots
-- 'Amulet of Protection' item
Guardian of Neverwinter Pack:
The Guardian of Neverwinter Pack costs $59.99 USD (valued at $149.00). In addition to guaranteed entry to all three Beta Weekends, the pack also includes VIP beta perks, and a variety of in-game items exclusive to Founder's Pack purchasers, including:
-- Three-day head start access to Neverwinter Open Beta
-- Unique 'Gold Moonstone Mask Regalia' head piece
-- Unique 'Armored Horse' mount
-- Unique 'Direwolf Companion'
-- In-game and forum 'Founder' title
Hero of the North Founder's Pack:
For the ultimate Neverwinter experience, the Hero of the North Founder's Pack costs $199.99 USD (valued at $549.00). It guarantees entry to all three Beta Weekends, includes VIP access to Moonstone Mask Tavern, early access to The Foundry (Neverwinter's user-generated content creation tool), fifteen additional in-game items, plus features the following exclusive items that are only available through the Founders' Pack program:
-- Five-day head start access to Neverwinter Open Beta
-- Beta Weekend Friend Invite code
-- Exclusive access to 'Menzoberranzan Renegade', a drow playable race like
the legendary ranger Drizzt Do'Urden, complete with unique racial
abilities and tattoo
-- Unique 'Armored Spider' mount
-- Unique 'Panther Companion'
-- In-game and forum 'Founder' title
-- VIP Game Access to skip-the-line and get priority log-in access
To take advantage of these benefits through Neverwinter's Founder's Pack program and to secure a place in Neverwinter's Beta Weekends, players may visit http://nw.perfectworld.com/founderspack/
To download and view the brand new Neverwinter Founder's Pack trailer and screenshots, visit https://www.dropbox.com/sh/gni6cjs2q31vl07/mlfKeCSRgx
ABOUT PERFECT WORLD ENTERTAINMENT INC.
Perfect World Entertainment is a leading North American online games publisher specializing in immersive free-to-play MMORPGs. Founded in 2008, Perfect World Entertainment has published 10 popular titles, including Blacklight Retribution, Forsaken World, Perfect World International and Star Trek Online. The company works closely with its American development teams and partners such as Cryptic Studios, developer of the highly anticipated MMORPG Dungeons & DragonsNeverwinter, and Runic Games, developer of the hit Torchlight series, to provide unparalleled quality of service and game experiences to its players. A subsidiary of Perfect World Co., Ltd. (NASDAQ: PWRD), Perfect World Entertainment is headquartered in Silicon Valley, California. For more information, please visit: http://www.perfectworld.com
ABOUT CRYPTIC STUDIOS, Inc.
Cryptic Studios, Inc. is a leading developer of online games committed to delivering the next level of gameplay. Cryptic Studios, Inc. develops AAA titles for PC and is rapidly diversifying its portfolio of games to expand beyond the traditional MMORPG genre. In addition to its successfully launched "Champions Online: Free for All"and "Star Trek Online", Cryptic Studios, Inc. is now developing "Dungeons & Dragons: Neverwinter"and other unannounced projects. Cryptic Studios, Inc., a subsidiary of Perfect World Co., Ltd. (NASDAQ: PWRD), is located in Los Gatos, CA.
Dungeons & Dragons, Neverwinter, their respective logos, Forgotten Realms, and all character names are trademarks of Wizards of the Coast LLC in the U.S.A. and other countries. All rights reserved.
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Flowfinity Introduces New Android Client for Enterprise Mobile Applications
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Posted on January 30, 2013 at 8:42:01 AM
Flowfinity Introduces New Android Client for Enterprise Mobile Applications
Flowfinity Actions 7.0 enables rapid creation of customized mobile apps to improve efficiency and increase productivity
VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Jan. 30, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Flowfinity Wireless Inc., a proven provider of enterprise mobile applications, today announced that a new mobile client for Android will be available with the release of Flowfinity Actions 7.0. The client delivers an enhanced feature set and a more intuitive user interface aimed at facilitating cross-platform use.
Flowfinity Actions enables businesses to customize mobile apps for data collection, workflows, approvals, document management, and other processes that reduce paperwork and improve efficiency in the workforce.
The new Android client includes new features for productivity such as location-based lookup, "quick search" capability in offline views, and online or offline viewing of PDFs and Microsoft Office documents. Customizable RFID reading is also available for Android smartphones and tablets with built-in NFC.
"Adoption of Android smartphones and tablets in the enterprise is increasing, and we are excited to launch a new Flowfinity Android client with an enhanced user experience," says Larry Wilson, VP of Sales and Marketing, Flowfinity. "With Flowfinity Actions 7.0, organizations can make existing processes more efficient and increase revenue while providing seamless cross-platform support for popular mobile devices."
For more information about Flowfinity, visit: http://www.flowfinity.com.
About Flowfinity
Flowfinity provides a proven, fully customizable solution for building enterprise mobile applications without programming. Since 2000, Flowfinity has helped leading companies across industries empower their mobile workforces in order to enhance productivity, engage management, and improve business insight through all areas of the organization. By making it easy and fast to mobilize day-to-day business processes on Android, iPhone, iPad, Windows, and BlackBerry mobile devices, Flowfinity enables mobile teams to access, report, and share information when and where they need to. Top global brands in CPG and other industries rely on Flowfinity software as the standard technology for automating critical business processes. For more information, visit http://www.flowfinity.com.
Contact:
Katherine Borthwick
604-878-0008 ext. 2121
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Flowfinity Actions 7.0 enables rapid creation of customized mobile apps to improve efficiency and increase productivity
VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Jan. 30, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Flowfinity Wireless Inc., a proven provider of enterprise mobile applications, today announced that a new mobile client for Android will be available with the release of Flowfinity Actions 7.0. The client delivers an enhanced feature set and a more intuitive user interface aimed at facilitating cross-platform use.
Flowfinity Actions enables businesses to customize mobile apps for data collection, workflows, approvals, document management, and other processes that reduce paperwork and improve efficiency in the workforce.
The new Android client includes new features for productivity such as location-based lookup, "quick search" capability in offline views, and online or offline viewing of PDFs and Microsoft Office documents. Customizable RFID reading is also available for Android smartphones and tablets with built-in NFC.
"Adoption of Android smartphones and tablets in the enterprise is increasing, and we are excited to launch a new Flowfinity Android client with an enhanced user experience," says Larry Wilson, VP of Sales and Marketing, Flowfinity. "With Flowfinity Actions 7.0, organizations can make existing processes more efficient and increase revenue while providing seamless cross-platform support for popular mobile devices."
For more information about Flowfinity, visit: http://www.flowfinity.com.
About Flowfinity
Flowfinity provides a proven, fully customizable solution for building enterprise mobile applications without programming. Since 2000, Flowfinity has helped leading companies across industries empower their mobile workforces in order to enhance productivity, engage management, and improve business insight through all areas of the organization. By making it easy and fast to mobilize day-to-day business processes on Android, iPhone, iPad, Windows, and BlackBerry mobile devices, Flowfinity enables mobile teams to access, report, and share information when and where they need to. Top global brands in CPG and other industries rely on Flowfinity software as the standard technology for automating critical business processes. For more information, visit http://www.flowfinity.com.
Contact:
Katherine Borthwick
604-878-0008 ext. 2121
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SearchCore Adds Tattoo.com to Portfolio of Web Properties
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Posted on January 30, 2013 at 8:42:01 AM
SearchCore Adds Tattoo.com to Portfolio of Web Properties
LAKE FOREST, Calif., Jan. 30, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- SearchCore, Inc. (OTCQX: SRER), a technology-based Internet marketing services company that connects consumers with brands, products and services, announced today that it has entered into a management agreement with the founder of Tattoo.com. The addition of Tattoo.com to the SearchCore portfolio of web marketing properties demonstrates another strategic milestone for SearchCore as the company continues to expand its Internet business marketing platform into the lifestyle industry.
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"Tattoo.com is the premium domain in the $2.3 billion U.S. tattoo and tattoo removal industries, and with SearchCore's technology and marketing services, we are confident it will become the de facto finder site for tattoo enthusiasts," said Jim Pakulis, CEO of SearchCore, Inc. "Currently, there are an estimated 25,000 tattoo stores and over 100,000 tattoo artists across the United States. That's 10 times as many stores as our most recent finder site success. Our mission is to connect these service providers with consumers in the areas where they do business. We plan to be the go-to resource for anything tattoo-related - art, history, culture, expos, aftercare - through an interactive web property with engaging features and information. We already have 3,500 shops that have agreed to be in our database."
SearchCore has commenced the build out of Tattoo.com content on its technology platform, and Tattoo.com is set to re-launch as a premium finder site in early March 2013. Features of the Tattoo.com site will include tattoo picture galleries, community forums, blogs, newsletters and social media integration.
Jonathan Kaye, founder of Tattoo.com commented, "We are excited about working with the team at SearchCore to provide the tattoo industry with an all-encompassing finder site and interactive online community. SearchCore's proven record of developing and marketing vertical finder sites in niche industries will be a key driver of Tattoo.com's continuing growth and expansion."
About SearchCore, Inc.
SearchCore, Inc. is a technology-based Internet marketing services company that offers customers an integrated suite of services including media, technology, marketing and information. Founded in 2010, SearchCore is headquartered in Lake Forest, California. The Company's common stock trades on the OTC Market's highest tier, OTCQX, under the ticker symbol "SRER." http://www.SearchCore.com
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Certain statements contained herein are "forward-looking statements" (as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995). SearchCore, Inc. cautions that statements made in this news release constitute forward-looking statements and makes no guarantee of future performance. Forward-looking statements are based on estimates and opinions of management at the time statements are made. These statements may address issues that involve significant risks, uncertainties, estimates and assumptions made by management. Actual results could differ materially from current projections or implied results. SearchCore, Inc. undertakes no obligation to revise these statements following the date of this news release.
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CONTACT: Company Contact, SearchCore, Inc., +1-855-266-4663, info@searchcore.com, or Investor Relations Contact, Kristen McNally, Financial Profiles, Inc., +1-206-623-2233, searchcore@finprofiles.com
Web Site: http://www.SearchCore.com
LAKE FOREST, Calif., Jan. 30, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- SearchCore, Inc. (OTCQX: SRER), a technology-based Internet marketing services company that connects consumers with brands, products and services, announced today that it has entered into a management agreement with the founder of Tattoo.com. The addition of Tattoo.com to the SearchCore portfolio of web marketing properties demonstrates another strategic milestone for SearchCore as the company continues to expand its Internet business marketing platform into the lifestyle industry.
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"Tattoo.com is the premium domain in the $2.3 billion U.S. tattoo and tattoo removal industries, and with SearchCore's technology and marketing services, we are confident it will become the de facto finder site for tattoo enthusiasts," said Jim Pakulis, CEO of SearchCore, Inc. "Currently, there are an estimated 25,000 tattoo stores and over 100,000 tattoo artists across the United States. That's 10 times as many stores as our most recent finder site success. Our mission is to connect these service providers with consumers in the areas where they do business. We plan to be the go-to resource for anything tattoo-related - art, history, culture, expos, aftercare - through an interactive web property with engaging features and information. We already have 3,500 shops that have agreed to be in our database."
SearchCore has commenced the build out of Tattoo.com content on its technology platform, and Tattoo.com is set to re-launch as a premium finder site in early March 2013. Features of the Tattoo.com site will include tattoo picture galleries, community forums, blogs, newsletters and social media integration.
Jonathan Kaye, founder of Tattoo.com commented, "We are excited about working with the team at SearchCore to provide the tattoo industry with an all-encompassing finder site and interactive online community. SearchCore's proven record of developing and marketing vertical finder sites in niche industries will be a key driver of Tattoo.com's continuing growth and expansion."
About SearchCore, Inc.
SearchCore, Inc. is a technology-based Internet marketing services company that offers customers an integrated suite of services including media, technology, marketing and information. Founded in 2010, SearchCore is headquartered in Lake Forest, California. The Company's common stock trades on the OTC Market's highest tier, OTCQX, under the ticker symbol "SRER." http://www.SearchCore.com
Safe Harbor Notice
Certain statements contained herein are "forward-looking statements" (as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995). SearchCore, Inc. cautions that statements made in this news release constitute forward-looking statements and makes no guarantee of future performance. Forward-looking statements are based on estimates and opinions of management at the time statements are made. These statements may address issues that involve significant risks, uncertainties, estimates and assumptions made by management. Actual results could differ materially from current projections or implied results. SearchCore, Inc. undertakes no obligation to revise these statements following the date of this news release.
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CONTACT: Company Contact, SearchCore, Inc., +1-855-266-4663, info@searchcore.com, or Investor Relations Contact, Kristen McNally, Financial Profiles, Inc., +1-206-623-2233, searchcore@finprofiles.com
Web Site: http://www.SearchCore.com
BookGirl.TV Launches To Inspire, Encourage Women Readers And Writers Through Online Video Book Club
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Posted on January 30, 2013 at 8:28:01 AM
BookGirl.TV Launches To Inspire, Encourage Women Readers And Writers Through Online Video Book Club
New Site Features Video Book of the Month Club, Fun Author Video Interviews, Book Reviews, Quizzes, Giveaways, Writing Tips, Online Writing Courses and More!
HARTFORD, Conn., Jan. 30, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- BookGirl.TV, a new site that empowers women to thrive, launched today to inspire and encourage women readers and writers. Created to connect, inform and motivate, BookGirl.TV is a new reading and writing resource for women. Founded by award-winning author Tessa Smith McGovern, the site provides a community where women readers and writers can have fun, find balance and achieve their goals. BookGirl.TV hosts a monthly video book club and features video interviews with best-selling and emerging authors, book reviews and recommendations, online writing courses, writing tips and tricks, delectable cocktail recipes, book quizzes, exclusive BookGirl Limited Edition Collectibles, free books and much more!
Forged from 20 years of writing experience, successfully navigating the publishing industry and teaching, BookGirl.TV helps writers achieve their creative goals and makes it easier for readers to find the right books. An online video book club, BookGirl.TV delivers a new infotainment-driven web series that brings information, fun and inspiration to women. Both book clubs and individual readers and writers can curl up weekly to join in the merriment with the BookGirl web series, airing Thursdays at 7 p.m. EST via BookGirl.TV and its YouTube channel. The series also syndicates on iTunes, BlipTV and Dailymotion, with more platforms in development.
"BookGirl.TV was created to make reading and writing more fun, and to encourage women to get together in groups and help each other maintain their momentum. It's geared to facilitate a supportive, stimulating way for women readers and writers to achieve their goals," said Tessa Smith McGovern, founder of BookGirl.TV. "BookGirl.TV is a quintessential destination for women readers and writers - a supportive community where women readers and writers can connect, reach goals, find balance and have fun. When these groups are sustained over time, it can literally make a different, richer and better person of you. It has me."
McGovern is an award-winning short-story writer whose many publication credits include the Connecticut Review and the English Arts Council at the Southbank Centre, London. She is also an educator at Sarah Lawrence College where she brings valuable insight into long- or short-form, fiction, non-fiction or poetry for beginners to advanced writers through her knowledge of the Internet, the publishing world and digital publishing.
McGovern also is founder and editor of eChook(TM) Digital Publishing, which publishes short-story collections on multiple mobile platforms as well as original web-based stories at echook.com. eChook attracts thousands of readers in 100+ countries with 26 million impressions on Facebook and 1,100+ Twitter followers.
Beyond a virtual presence, BookGirl is rolling out its first local event to serve readers and writers. BookGirl will host a Reading and Networking Party on Wednesday, Feb. 6, at 7 p.m. EST. The event will be held at Barnes and Noble, Post Plaza Shopping Center, 1076 Post Road East, Westport, Conn., 06880. BookGirl's Reading and Networking Party will attract writers, editors, self-publishing advisors, marketers and local and online workshop leaders. Notable readers will include: best-selling author Jane Green, Cathy Allman, Carla Carlson, Karen Dukess, John Gredler, Kimberly Ann Nunes and Steve Lewis. For more information, sign up for the BookGirl e-newsletter at http://www.BookGirl.tv.
About BookGirl.TV
Created by award-winning author and educator Tessa Smith McGovern, BookGirl.TV is a new platform that empowers women readers and writers to thrive. Designed for women 35+ years-old, BookGirl.TV is the quintessential destination for female readers and writers, offering a supportive community to connect, inform and motivate. BookGirl hosts a video book club and an innovative new infotainment-driven web series that delivers information, fun and inspiration to female writers. The site also offers a free biweekly e-newsletter, book recommendations, online writing courses, gifts, book quizzes, limited edition collectible books, free books and more.
Media Contacts:
Rogers & Cowan
Jim Hughes | Carol Lee
310-854-8275 | 310-854-8168
jhughes@rogersandcowan.com
clee@rogersandcowan.com
SOURCE BookGirl.TV
BookGirl.TV
Web Site: http://www.bookgirl.tv
New Site Features Video Book of the Month Club, Fun Author Video Interviews, Book Reviews, Quizzes, Giveaways, Writing Tips, Online Writing Courses and More!
HARTFORD, Conn., Jan. 30, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- BookGirl.TV, a new site that empowers women to thrive, launched today to inspire and encourage women readers and writers. Created to connect, inform and motivate, BookGirl.TV is a new reading and writing resource for women. Founded by award-winning author Tessa Smith McGovern, the site provides a community where women readers and writers can have fun, find balance and achieve their goals. BookGirl.TV hosts a monthly video book club and features video interviews with best-selling and emerging authors, book reviews and recommendations, online writing courses, writing tips and tricks, delectable cocktail recipes, book quizzes, exclusive BookGirl Limited Edition Collectibles, free books and much more!
Forged from 20 years of writing experience, successfully navigating the publishing industry and teaching, BookGirl.TV helps writers achieve their creative goals and makes it easier for readers to find the right books. An online video book club, BookGirl.TV delivers a new infotainment-driven web series that brings information, fun and inspiration to women. Both book clubs and individual readers and writers can curl up weekly to join in the merriment with the BookGirl web series, airing Thursdays at 7 p.m. EST via BookGirl.TV and its YouTube channel. The series also syndicates on iTunes, BlipTV and Dailymotion, with more platforms in development.
"BookGirl.TV was created to make reading and writing more fun, and to encourage women to get together in groups and help each other maintain their momentum. It's geared to facilitate a supportive, stimulating way for women readers and writers to achieve their goals," said Tessa Smith McGovern, founder of BookGirl.TV. "BookGirl.TV is a quintessential destination for women readers and writers - a supportive community where women readers and writers can connect, reach goals, find balance and have fun. When these groups are sustained over time, it can literally make a different, richer and better person of you. It has me."
McGovern is an award-winning short-story writer whose many publication credits include the Connecticut Review and the English Arts Council at the Southbank Centre, London. She is also an educator at Sarah Lawrence College where she brings valuable insight into long- or short-form, fiction, non-fiction or poetry for beginners to advanced writers through her knowledge of the Internet, the publishing world and digital publishing.
McGovern also is founder and editor of eChook(TM) Digital Publishing, which publishes short-story collections on multiple mobile platforms as well as original web-based stories at echook.com. eChook attracts thousands of readers in 100+ countries with 26 million impressions on Facebook and 1,100+ Twitter followers.
Beyond a virtual presence, BookGirl is rolling out its first local event to serve readers and writers. BookGirl will host a Reading and Networking Party on Wednesday, Feb. 6, at 7 p.m. EST. The event will be held at Barnes and Noble, Post Plaza Shopping Center, 1076 Post Road East, Westport, Conn., 06880. BookGirl's Reading and Networking Party will attract writers, editors, self-publishing advisors, marketers and local and online workshop leaders. Notable readers will include: best-selling author Jane Green, Cathy Allman, Carla Carlson, Karen Dukess, John Gredler, Kimberly Ann Nunes and Steve Lewis. For more information, sign up for the BookGirl e-newsletter at http://www.BookGirl.tv.
About BookGirl.TV
Created by award-winning author and educator Tessa Smith McGovern, BookGirl.TV is a new platform that empowers women readers and writers to thrive. Designed for women 35+ years-old, BookGirl.TV is the quintessential destination for female readers and writers, offering a supportive community to connect, inform and motivate. BookGirl hosts a video book club and an innovative new infotainment-driven web series that delivers information, fun and inspiration to female writers. The site also offers a free biweekly e-newsletter, book recommendations, online writing courses, gifts, book quizzes, limited edition collectible books, free books and more.
Media Contacts:
Rogers & Cowan
Jim Hughes | Carol Lee
310-854-8275 | 310-854-8168
jhughes@rogersandcowan.com
clee@rogersandcowan.com
SOURCE BookGirl.TV
BookGirl.TV
Web Site: http://www.bookgirl.tv
Level 3's Vyvx Services to Deliver Super Bowl for the 24th Consecutive Year
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Posted on January 30, 2013 at 8:21:01 AM
Level 3's Vyvx Services to Deliver Super Bowl for the 24th Consecutive Year
Level 3 will Use Vyvx VenueNet+ to Transmit Super Bowl XLVII to a Global Audience
BROOMFIELD, Colo., Jan. 30, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Level 3 Communications, Inc. (NYSE: LVLT) today announced it will provide live, high definition (HD) television broadcast video services for Super Bowl XLVII on Feb. 3, using Level 3's Vyvx VenueNet+ technology.
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The Super Bowl is the most-watched television event in the U.S. each year. Last year's broadcast was viewed by an estimated total audience of 166.8 million viewers across the United States, according to The Nielson Co., meaning that more than half of the U.S. population watched the event. Additionally, the game was broadcast around the world.
This year, the Super Bowl will be hosted at The Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans, which is connected directly to Level 3's advanced fiber-optic network, enabling the TV broadcast of the event. In total, more than 3,500 hours of video content will be acquired, encoded and transported across Level 3's Vyvx VenueNet+ platform as part of the Super Bowl coverage.
"For more than two decades, the NFL has been able to seamlessly provide outstanding services in support of the Super Bowl to football fans around the globe, thanks to Level 3's reliable, high-quality broadcast backbone," said NFL VP, Media Operations Glenn Adamo. "The Super Bowl is one of the most-viewed events in the world, so delivering an unparalleled viewing experience that is easily scalable is paramount. Level 3's Vyvx VenueNet+ service provides us with the superior performance we need to ensure a successful broadcast."
In addition to delivering the game, Level 3 will also carry the pre-game and post-game feeds to NFL operations centers in Mt. Laurel, N.J., Culver City, Calif. and NFL Network master control facilities in Atlanta, as well as other broadcast networks and satellite teleport sites for global distribution.
"No other event in the U.S. garners the level of viewership as the Super Bowl, and Level 3 is proud to deliver the game for the 24(th) consecutive year," said Mark Taylor, vice president of Media and IP Services at Level 3. "We fully understand the importance of providing a seamless viewing experience. That's why we continue to be so disciplined in the planning and preparation of every aspect of our delivery to ensure the best possible broadcast."
Level 3's Vyvx VenueNet+ technology is engineered to provide unparalleled HD and SD digital video services, with added HD and SD encoding, high-speed Internet and telephony services. The Vyvx technology is used in all 31 NFL football venues across the country.
The Super Bowl XLVII broadcast will air on Feb. 3. For more information on Level 3's Vyvx Solutions, visit http://www.level3.com/en/products-and-services/video/vyvx.
About Level 3 Communications
Level 3 Communications, Inc. (NYSE: LVLT) provides local, national and global communications services to enterprise, government and carrier customers. Level 3's comprehensive portfolio of secure, managed solutions includes fiber and infrastructure solutions; IP-based voice and data communications; wide-area Ethernet services; video and content distribution; data center and cloud-based solutions. Level 3 serves customers in more than 450 markets in 45 countries over a global services platform anchored by owned fiber networks on three continents and connected by extensive undersea facilities. For more information, please visit http://www.level3.com
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Website Access to Company Information
Level 3 maintains a corporate website at http://www.level3.com, and you can find additional information about the company through the Investors pages on that website at http://lvlt.client.shareholder.com/. Level 3 uses its website as a channel of distribution of important information about the company. Level 3 routinely posts financial and other important information regarding the company and its business, financial condition and operations on the Investor Relations web pages.
Visitors to the Investors Relations web pages can view and print copies of Level 3's SEC filings, including periodic and current reports on Forms 10-K, 10-Q, 8-K, as soon as reasonably practicable after those filings are made with the SEC.
Copies of the charters for each of the Audit, Compensation and Nominating and Governance committees of Level 3's Board of Directors, its Corporate Governance Guidelines, Code of Ethics, press releases and analysts and investor conference presentations are all available through the Investor Relations web pages.
Please note that the information contained on any of Level 3's web sites is not incorporated by reference in, or considered to be a part of, any document unless expressly incorporated by reference in that document.
Forward-Looking Statement
Some statements made in this press release are forward-looking in nature and are based on management's current expectations or beliefs. These forward-looking statements are not a guarantee of performance and are subject to a number of uncertainties and other factors, many of which are outside Level 3's control, which could cause actual events to differ materially from those expressed or implied by the statements. Important factors that could prevent Level 3 from achieving its stated goals include, but are not limited to, the company's ability to: successfully integrate the Global Crossing acquisition or otherwise realize the anticipated benefits thereof; manage risks associated with continued uncertainty in the global economy; obtain additional financing, particularly in the event of disruptions in the financial markets; manage continued or accelerated decreases in market pricing for communications services; maintain and increase traffic on its network; develop and maintain effective business support systems; manage system and network failures or disruptions; develop new services that meet customer demands and generate acceptable margins; adapt to rapid technological changes that could adversely affect the company's competitiveness; defend intellectual property and proprietary rights; obtain capacity for its network from other providers and interconnect its network with other networks on favorable terms; attract and retain qualified management and other personnel; successfully integrate future acquisitions; effectively manage political, legal, regulatory, foreign currency and other risks it is exposed to due to its substantial international operations; mitigate its exposure to contingent liabilities; and meet all of the terms and conditions of its debt obligations. Additional information concerning these and other important factors can be found within Level 3's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Statements in this press release should be evaluated in light of these important factors. Level 3 is under no obligation to, and expressly disclaims any such obligation to, update or alter its forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise.
Contact Information
Media: Investors:
Francie Bauer Mark Stoutenberg
720-888-5434 720-888-2518
Francie.Bauer@Level3.com Mark.Stoutenberg@Level3.com
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Web Site: http://www.level3.com
Level 3 will Use Vyvx VenueNet+ to Transmit Super Bowl XLVII to a Global Audience
BROOMFIELD, Colo., Jan. 30, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Level 3 Communications, Inc. (NYSE: LVLT) today announced it will provide live, high definition (HD) television broadcast video services for Super Bowl XLVII on Feb. 3, using Level 3's Vyvx VenueNet+ technology.
(Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20111004/LA77008LOGO)
The Super Bowl is the most-watched television event in the U.S. each year. Last year's broadcast was viewed by an estimated total audience of 166.8 million viewers across the United States, according to The Nielson Co., meaning that more than half of the U.S. population watched the event. Additionally, the game was broadcast around the world.
This year, the Super Bowl will be hosted at The Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans, which is connected directly to Level 3's advanced fiber-optic network, enabling the TV broadcast of the event. In total, more than 3,500 hours of video content will be acquired, encoded and transported across Level 3's Vyvx VenueNet+ platform as part of the Super Bowl coverage.
"For more than two decades, the NFL has been able to seamlessly provide outstanding services in support of the Super Bowl to football fans around the globe, thanks to Level 3's reliable, high-quality broadcast backbone," said NFL VP, Media Operations Glenn Adamo. "The Super Bowl is one of the most-viewed events in the world, so delivering an unparalleled viewing experience that is easily scalable is paramount. Level 3's Vyvx VenueNet+ service provides us with the superior performance we need to ensure a successful broadcast."
In addition to delivering the game, Level 3 will also carry the pre-game and post-game feeds to NFL operations centers in Mt. Laurel, N.J., Culver City, Calif. and NFL Network master control facilities in Atlanta, as well as other broadcast networks and satellite teleport sites for global distribution.
"No other event in the U.S. garners the level of viewership as the Super Bowl, and Level 3 is proud to deliver the game for the 24(th) consecutive year," said Mark Taylor, vice president of Media and IP Services at Level 3. "We fully understand the importance of providing a seamless viewing experience. That's why we continue to be so disciplined in the planning and preparation of every aspect of our delivery to ensure the best possible broadcast."
Level 3's Vyvx VenueNet+ technology is engineered to provide unparalleled HD and SD digital video services, with added HD and SD encoding, high-speed Internet and telephony services. The Vyvx technology is used in all 31 NFL football venues across the country.
The Super Bowl XLVII broadcast will air on Feb. 3. For more information on Level 3's Vyvx Solutions, visit http://www.level3.com/en/products-and-services/video/vyvx.
About Level 3 Communications
Level 3 Communications, Inc. (NYSE: LVLT) provides local, national and global communications services to enterprise, government and carrier customers. Level 3's comprehensive portfolio of secure, managed solutions includes fiber and infrastructure solutions; IP-based voice and data communications; wide-area Ethernet services; video and content distribution; data center and cloud-based solutions. Level 3 serves customers in more than 450 markets in 45 countries over a global services platform anchored by owned fiber networks on three continents and connected by extensive undersea facilities. For more information, please visit http://www.level3.com
© Level 3 Communications, LLC. All Rights Reserved. Level 3, Vyvx, Level 3 Communications, VenueNet+, Level (3) and the Level 3 Logo either registered service marks or service marks of Level 3 Communications, LLC and/or one of its Affiliates in the United States and/or other countries. Any other service names, product names, company names or logos included herein are the trademarks or service marks of their respective owners. Level 3 services are provided by subsidiaries of Level 3 Communications, Inc.
Website Access to Company Information
Level 3 maintains a corporate website at http://www.level3.com, and you can find additional information about the company through the Investors pages on that website at http://lvlt.client.shareholder.com/. Level 3 uses its website as a channel of distribution of important information about the company. Level 3 routinely posts financial and other important information regarding the company and its business, financial condition and operations on the Investor Relations web pages.
Visitors to the Investors Relations web pages can view and print copies of Level 3's SEC filings, including periodic and current reports on Forms 10-K, 10-Q, 8-K, as soon as reasonably practicable after those filings are made with the SEC.
Copies of the charters for each of the Audit, Compensation and Nominating and Governance committees of Level 3's Board of Directors, its Corporate Governance Guidelines, Code of Ethics, press releases and analysts and investor conference presentations are all available through the Investor Relations web pages.
Please note that the information contained on any of Level 3's web sites is not incorporated by reference in, or considered to be a part of, any document unless expressly incorporated by reference in that document.
Forward-Looking Statement
Some statements made in this press release are forward-looking in nature and are based on management's current expectations or beliefs. These forward-looking statements are not a guarantee of performance and are subject to a number of uncertainties and other factors, many of which are outside Level 3's control, which could cause actual events to differ materially from those expressed or implied by the statements. Important factors that could prevent Level 3 from achieving its stated goals include, but are not limited to, the company's ability to: successfully integrate the Global Crossing acquisition or otherwise realize the anticipated benefits thereof; manage risks associated with continued uncertainty in the global economy; obtain additional financing, particularly in the event of disruptions in the financial markets; manage continued or accelerated decreases in market pricing for communications services; maintain and increase traffic on its network; develop and maintain effective business support systems; manage system and network failures or disruptions; develop new services that meet customer demands and generate acceptable margins; adapt to rapid technological changes that could adversely affect the company's competitiveness; defend intellectual property and proprietary rights; obtain capacity for its network from other providers and interconnect its network with other networks on favorable terms; attract and retain qualified management and other personnel; successfully integrate future acquisitions; effectively manage political, legal, regulatory, foreign currency and other risks it is exposed to due to its substantial international operations; mitigate its exposure to contingent liabilities; and meet all of the terms and conditions of its debt obligations. Additional information concerning these and other important factors can be found within Level 3's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Statements in this press release should be evaluated in light of these important factors. Level 3 is under no obligation to, and expressly disclaims any such obligation to, update or alter its forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise.
Contact Information
Media: Investors:
Francie Bauer Mark Stoutenberg
720-888-5434 720-888-2518
Francie.Bauer@Level3.com Mark.Stoutenberg@Level3.com
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Paradox Interactive Declares Dungeonland Open for Business
Poster: SySAdmin
Posted on January 30, 2013 at 7:42:01 AM
Paradox Interactive Declares Dungeonland Open for Business
NEW YORK, January 30, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --
- Theme Park for Adventurers Officially Launched on PC, Live Stream Broadcasts Today
Paradox Interactive, a publisher of games and consumer of funnel cake, and Critical
Studio, the lamented minions of Dungeon Maestro, today announced that Dungeonland has
opened its doors to easily lured heroes everywhere. Available for PC via digital
distributors worldwide, Dungeonland can be purchased, downloaded, played, and quickly lost
over and over again by soft, fleshy adventurers to their heart's content. Dungeonland
costs merely $9.99 plus the lives of your co-op partners.
"I can't tell you how pleased I am to finally welcome the world to Dungeonland," said
the Dungeon Maestro, Director of Scheming at Paradox Interactive. "This represents a bold
step forward not just for my glorious plans, but for the evil industry as a whole. Opening
day is just the beginning, as well; today PC heroes can 'enjoy' their visits, but soon
I'll be able to lure MacOS heroes to my park as well! Better still, there's a whole new
section we're going to open shortly, called Infinite Dungeon! We tell the heroes it's the
best challenge we have, where the fights just get harder and harder until they die - and
the idiots line right up to try it!
"They always die, and they go in anyway!" added the Maestro. "Ha! Ha ha ha!
HAHAHAHAHA!"
Dungeonland is the creation of the cunning Dungeon Maestro, who has invited the
world's pesky heroes to an adventurer's theme park of his own design. Inside the colorful
park, up to three players can play cooperatively to slaughter the monstrous staff and
collect glittering piles of loot in fast-paced action gameplay. Meanwhile, a fourth player
can take on the role of the Maestro himself, controlling the park's traps and creatures,
attempting to kill the other players, and mashing the "evil laugh" button as often as they
can. A new trailer for Dungeonland is available today to demonstrate the virtues of
teamwork, and the much better virtues of hero-slaughter. Watch it here:
View the video at http://youtu.be/yxM9N1xOBqQ
Would-be visitors can get a few survival tips by watching a live streaming event from
Paradox Interactive and Critical Studio, the developers of Dungeonland. The stream, which
will show the game's various levels, modes, and perils, will occur on January 30th at 7
p.m. GMT (11 a.m. PST), on Paradox's Twitch.tv channel:
http://www.twitchtv.com/paradoxinteractive
To learn more about Dungeonland and secure your admission ticket, visit the website at
http://www.dungeonlandgame.com
Read more
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/Dungeonland
Twitter: http://twitter.com/Dungeonland
Forum: http://forum.paradoxplaza.com
Website: http://www.dungeonlandgame.com
PRESS SECTION:
If you have questions or want more information, please e-mail: pr@paradoxplaza.com
Click here to download press material
ftp://press:parapress@ftp.paradoxplaza.com/dungeonland
Press material on all upcoming Paradox titles
ftp.paradoxplaza.com [ftp://ftp.paradoxplaza.com ]
User: press
Password: parapress
Paradox Interactive
CONTACT: Media contact: Susana Meza, Email: susana.meza@paradoxplaza.com
NEW YORK, January 30, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --
- Theme Park for Adventurers Officially Launched on PC, Live Stream Broadcasts Today
Paradox Interactive, a publisher of games and consumer of funnel cake, and Critical
Studio, the lamented minions of Dungeon Maestro, today announced that Dungeonland has
opened its doors to easily lured heroes everywhere. Available for PC via digital
distributors worldwide, Dungeonland can be purchased, downloaded, played, and quickly lost
over and over again by soft, fleshy adventurers to their heart's content. Dungeonland
costs merely $9.99 plus the lives of your co-op partners.
"I can't tell you how pleased I am to finally welcome the world to Dungeonland," said
the Dungeon Maestro, Director of Scheming at Paradox Interactive. "This represents a bold
step forward not just for my glorious plans, but for the evil industry as a whole. Opening
day is just the beginning, as well; today PC heroes can 'enjoy' their visits, but soon
I'll be able to lure MacOS heroes to my park as well! Better still, there's a whole new
section we're going to open shortly, called Infinite Dungeon! We tell the heroes it's the
best challenge we have, where the fights just get harder and harder until they die - and
the idiots line right up to try it!
"They always die, and they go in anyway!" added the Maestro. "Ha! Ha ha ha!
HAHAHAHAHA!"
Dungeonland is the creation of the cunning Dungeon Maestro, who has invited the
world's pesky heroes to an adventurer's theme park of his own design. Inside the colorful
park, up to three players can play cooperatively to slaughter the monstrous staff and
collect glittering piles of loot in fast-paced action gameplay. Meanwhile, a fourth player
can take on the role of the Maestro himself, controlling the park's traps and creatures,
attempting to kill the other players, and mashing the "evil laugh" button as often as they
can. A new trailer for Dungeonland is available today to demonstrate the virtues of
teamwork, and the much better virtues of hero-slaughter. Watch it here:
View the video at http://youtu.be/yxM9N1xOBqQ
Would-be visitors can get a few survival tips by watching a live streaming event from
Paradox Interactive and Critical Studio, the developers of Dungeonland. The stream, which
will show the game's various levels, modes, and perils, will occur on January 30th at 7
p.m. GMT (11 a.m. PST), on Paradox's Twitch.tv channel:
http://www.twitchtv.com/paradoxinteractive
To learn more about Dungeonland and secure your admission ticket, visit the website at
http://www.dungeonlandgame.com
Read more
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/Dungeonland
Twitter: http://twitter.com/Dungeonland
Forum: http://forum.paradoxplaza.com
Website: http://www.dungeonlandgame.com
PRESS SECTION:
If you have questions or want more information, please e-mail: pr@paradoxplaza.com
Click here to download press material
ftp://press:parapress@ftp.paradoxplaza.com/dungeonland
Press material on all upcoming Paradox titles
ftp.paradoxplaza.com [ftp://ftp.paradoxplaza.com ]
User: press
Password: parapress
Paradox Interactive
CONTACT: Media contact: Susana Meza, Email: susana.meza@paradoxplaza.com
Digital Utilities Ventures (DUTV) Announces Vizzads Platform And Corporate Vision For $26 Billion IPTV Advertising Market
Poster: SySAdmin
Posted on January 30, 2013 at 7:42:01 AM
Digital Utilities Ventures (DUTV) Announces Vizzads Platform And Corporate Vision For $26 Billion IPTV Advertising Market
CEO states "The Future of TV Not on Cable."
NEW YORK, Jan. 30, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --Digital Utilities Ventures, Inc (OTCPINK: DUTV), an innovator in Internet Protocol video transport systems, is pleased to announce its Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) advertising platform and corporate vision for 2013 and beyond.
According to Gary McHenry, CEO of Digital Utilities (DUTV), "Our Vizzage broadcasting network is committed to connecting the world. This vision is built on the recognition that the video services and technology evolution have the potential to transform consumer experience by effectively revolutionizing IPTV into a media-aware network that manages scale and complexity by incorporating a high level of virtualization, and enables generation of new revenue streams by service velocity."
He continues, "The evolution toward all-IP-based content delivery will transform virtually all aspects of cable networks, from the development of hybrid set-top boxes to modular cable modem termination systems and video head ends. To some extent such a transformation has already begun with the interest in cable IPTV, so by 2015, it can be anticipated that most of the major cable service providers will be deploying some form of IP-based video delivery systems as part of their cable networks. Our Vizzage network will be far ahead, before the cable company's transition."
McHenry concludes, "Most importantly Vizzads (http://www.vizzads.com), our new IPTV ad platform, will present significant opportunities for delivering advertising that matches delivered content with its audience. In other words product ads will be targeted to specific users or potential users based on demographics and viewer data. In advertising, media buyers decide on the details of the ad campaign that define what audience to reach with the desired message, and choose the period of the campaign and frequency. Vizzads will allow us to secure a large portion of the projected 26 billion dollar IPTV advertising market over the next few years. This projection will be evident in our upcoming revenue forecasts for 2013."
About Digital Utilities Ventures, Inc - Digital Utilities Ventures is an intellectual property company and advanced technology incubator incorporated in the State of Delaware in June 2006. The Company was formed to utilize its innovative, Internet to TV and Cell Phone Communications System for the domestic and international Quad-Play/Convergence services market. The Company went public on March 26, 2009. Website: http://www.DUTV.US
For further information contact:
Garry McHenry
Chief Executive Officer
Digital Utilities Ventures, Inc
Phone: 877-254-4195
Safe Harbor Statement - In addition to historical information, this press release may contain statements that constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Securities Act of 1933 and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements contained in this press release include the intent, belief, or expectations of the Company and members of its management team with respect to the Company's future business operations and the assumptions upon which such statements are based. Prospective investors are cautioned that any such forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance, and involve risks and uncertainties, and that actual results may differ materially from those contemplated by such forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause these differences include, but are not limited to, failure to complete anticipated sales under negotiations, lack of revenue growth, client discontinuances, failure to realize improvements in performance, efficiency and profitability, and adverse developments with respect to litigation or increased litigation costs, the operation or performance of the Company's business units or the market price of its common stock. Additional factors that would cause actual results to differ materially from those contemplated within this press release can also be found on the Company's website. The Company disclaims any responsibility to update any forward-looking statements.
SOURCE Digital Utilities Ventures, Inc
Digital Utilities Ventures, Inc
Web Site: http://www.dutv.us
CEO states "The Future of TV Not on Cable."
NEW YORK, Jan. 30, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --Digital Utilities Ventures, Inc (OTCPINK: DUTV), an innovator in Internet Protocol video transport systems, is pleased to announce its Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) advertising platform and corporate vision for 2013 and beyond.
According to Gary McHenry, CEO of Digital Utilities (DUTV), "Our Vizzage broadcasting network is committed to connecting the world. This vision is built on the recognition that the video services and technology evolution have the potential to transform consumer experience by effectively revolutionizing IPTV into a media-aware network that manages scale and complexity by incorporating a high level of virtualization, and enables generation of new revenue streams by service velocity."
He continues, "The evolution toward all-IP-based content delivery will transform virtually all aspects of cable networks, from the development of hybrid set-top boxes to modular cable modem termination systems and video head ends. To some extent such a transformation has already begun with the interest in cable IPTV, so by 2015, it can be anticipated that most of the major cable service providers will be deploying some form of IP-based video delivery systems as part of their cable networks. Our Vizzage network will be far ahead, before the cable company's transition."
McHenry concludes, "Most importantly Vizzads (http://www.vizzads.com), our new IPTV ad platform, will present significant opportunities for delivering advertising that matches delivered content with its audience. In other words product ads will be targeted to specific users or potential users based on demographics and viewer data. In advertising, media buyers decide on the details of the ad campaign that define what audience to reach with the desired message, and choose the period of the campaign and frequency. Vizzads will allow us to secure a large portion of the projected 26 billion dollar IPTV advertising market over the next few years. This projection will be evident in our upcoming revenue forecasts for 2013."
About Digital Utilities Ventures, Inc - Digital Utilities Ventures is an intellectual property company and advanced technology incubator incorporated in the State of Delaware in June 2006. The Company was formed to utilize its innovative, Internet to TV and Cell Phone Communications System for the domestic and international Quad-Play/Convergence services market. The Company went public on March 26, 2009. Website: http://www.DUTV.US
For further information contact:
Garry McHenry
Chief Executive Officer
Digital Utilities Ventures, Inc
Phone: 877-254-4195
Safe Harbor Statement - In addition to historical information, this press release may contain statements that constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Securities Act of 1933 and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements contained in this press release include the intent, belief, or expectations of the Company and members of its management team with respect to the Company's future business operations and the assumptions upon which such statements are based. Prospective investors are cautioned that any such forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance, and involve risks and uncertainties, and that actual results may differ materially from those contemplated by such forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause these differences include, but are not limited to, failure to complete anticipated sales under negotiations, lack of revenue growth, client discontinuances, failure to realize improvements in performance, efficiency and profitability, and adverse developments with respect to litigation or increased litigation costs, the operation or performance of the Company's business units or the market price of its common stock. Additional factors that would cause actual results to differ materially from those contemplated within this press release can also be found on the Company's website. The Company disclaims any responsibility to update any forward-looking statements.
SOURCE Digital Utilities Ventures, Inc
Digital Utilities Ventures, Inc
Web Site: http://www.dutv.us
Kenshoo Social 2.0 Release Empowers Marketers to Fully Activate and Illuminate Social Media
Poster: SySAdmin
Posted on January 30, 2013 at 7:35:01 AM
Kenshoo Social 2.0 Release Empowers Marketers to Fully Activate and Illuminate Social Media
Breakthrough technology delivers advanced tools for marketers to create integrated social media campaigns and drive measurable results
SAN FRANCISCO, January 30, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --
Kenshoo [http://kenshoo ] (http://www.Kenshoo.com), the global leader in premium
digital marketing technology, today unveiled version 2.0 of its breakthrough suite of
social marketing solutions, Kenshoo Social [http://www.kenshoosocial.com ]. With recent
data showing that brands using Kenshoo Social achieve tremendous increases in
click-through rate (CTR) while reducing cost-per-click (CPP), the release of Kenshoo
Social 2.0 enables social marketers to further improve efficiency through scalable
campaign management. Additionally, Kenshoo Social delivers powerful optimization tools
that generate strong return on ad spend (ROAS) from paid social media while directing
holistic budget decisions through tracking and attributing revenue per post (RPP) from
owned social media.
(Logo:
http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120907/559592 )
"The time savings our team has achieved by automating the heavy-lifting of creating
campaigns and building test permutations within Kenshoo Social has opened up more time for
us to invest in our social media program strategy," said David Rifkin, vice president at
Digital Net Agency [http://digitalnetagency.com ]. "With the Kenshoo Social 2.0 enhanced
workflow, we'll be able to launch, test and scale new ads and campaigns even faster."
Kenshoo Social 2.0 offers new and improved functionality, including an ad creation
wizard to quickly create and launch Facebook ad campaigns at scale, flexible campaign
structures, A/B testing, and flexible targeting across demographic and device, among
others. New customizable dashboards provide social marketers the freedom of rich data
views, the ability to bulk edit ads and campaigns through quick inline and mass-editing
tools, and simple and intuitive campaign cloning. Additional solutions within the Kenshoo
Social suite include Facebook Exchange management and the industry's only closed-loop
system for integration, measurement, and attribution of paid, earned, and owned media.
"The mechanics of Facebook and other social networks make it challenging to
communicate effectively with large numbers of people at scale and measure the impact of
brand messaging; Kenshoo Social 2.0 directly addresses these issues through flexible
campaign creation and cross-channel attribution supported by real-time data," said Sivan
Metzger, general manager of Kenshoo Social. "Kenshoo Social 2.0 was built from the ground
up with the social marketer in mind to activate and illuminate the value of social media
across a wide range of owned and paid brand interactions. Bottom line, Kenshoo Social
helps brands drive better results from end-to-end social media programs."
To benchmark client performance in advance of its new product release, Kenshoo Social
analyzed all campaigns that had been active on the platform for a period of 12 months.
Aggregate results showed tremendous lifts in key metrics including a 186 percent increase
in overall CTR and 77 percent decrease in average CPC. Furthermore, Kenshoo Social
delivered $4.73 in ROAS for the subset of these brands, agencies, and developers tracking
revenue through the platform in December 2012. This figure is based on revenue from direct
online sales conversions following clicks on social media ads served via Kenshoo Social.
Finally, the Kenshoo Social attribution engine measured RPP as high as $20,387 during
November and December 2012. This reflects the total online sales revenue driven by an
owned social media post that was amplified via paid advertising using Kenshoo Social.
Please visit KenshooSocial.com/Performance [http://www.kenshoosocial.com/Performance
?cidp1D0000000KHbu&ch=Public_Relations&ls=Public_Relations&ad=&offer=Kenshoo_Social_2dot
0_PR ] for more data and insights on Kenshoo Social client performance.
About Kenshoo Social
The mission of Kenshoo Social is to activate and illuminate the value of social media
with breakthrough technology that drives results. Through Kenshoo Social, marketers can
develop integrated social media campaigns to achieve brand building and performance
marketing goals. Kenshoo Social is built on the Kenshoo Universal Platform, a scalable
infrastructure that bridges the gap between owned, paid, and earned media for
cross-channel measurement and optimization. As a Facebook Strategic Preferred Marketing
Developer with access to the Facebook Exchange, Kenshoo Social delivers over 1 billion
targeted ads each day. Please visit KenshooSocial.com [http://www.kenshoosocial.com ] or
Facebook.com/KenshooSocial [http://facebook.com/kenshoosocial ] for more information.
About Kenshoo
Kenshoo is a digital marketing technology [http://www.kenshoo.com ] company that
engineers premium solutions for search marketing, social media and online advertising.
Brands, agencies and developers use Kenshoo Enterprise, Kenshoo Local and Kenshoo Social
to direct more than $25 billion in annual client sales revenue. The Kenshoo Universal
Platform delivers automation, intelligence, integration and scale to make better marketing
investments. With campaigns running in more than 190 countries for nearly half of the
Fortune 50 and all 10 top global ad agency networks, Kenshoo clients include
CareerBuilder, Expedia, Facebook, KAYAK, Havas Digital, Hitwise, iREP, John Lewis,
Resolution Media, Sears, Starcom MediaVest Group, Tesco, Travelocity, Walgreens, and
Zappos. Kenshoo has 16 international locations and is backed by Sequoia Capital, Arts
Alliance and Tenaya Capital. Please visit http://www.Kenshoo.com [
\\lonpivdocs\..\..\..\..\..\..\Addie Reed\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary
Internet Files\Content.Outlook\E73JFKN2\www.Kenshoo.com ] for more information.
Kenshoo Social and Kenshoo are trademarks of Kenshoo Ltd. Other company and brand
names may be trademarks of their respective owners. Facebook(R) is a registered trademark
of Facebook, Inc.
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Kenshoo
CONTACT: Contact, Nick Olsen, PReturn Inc., +1-312-432-9407, nolsen@preturn.com
Breakthrough technology delivers advanced tools for marketers to create integrated social media campaigns and drive measurable results
SAN FRANCISCO, January 30, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --
Kenshoo [http://kenshoo ] (http://www.Kenshoo.com), the global leader in premium
digital marketing technology, today unveiled version 2.0 of its breakthrough suite of
social marketing solutions, Kenshoo Social [http://www.kenshoosocial.com ]. With recent
data showing that brands using Kenshoo Social achieve tremendous increases in
click-through rate (CTR) while reducing cost-per-click (CPP), the release of Kenshoo
Social 2.0 enables social marketers to further improve efficiency through scalable
campaign management. Additionally, Kenshoo Social delivers powerful optimization tools
that generate strong return on ad spend (ROAS) from paid social media while directing
holistic budget decisions through tracking and attributing revenue per post (RPP) from
owned social media.
(Logo:
http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120907/559592 )
"The time savings our team has achieved by automating the heavy-lifting of creating
campaigns and building test permutations within Kenshoo Social has opened up more time for
us to invest in our social media program strategy," said David Rifkin, vice president at
Digital Net Agency [http://digitalnetagency.com ]. "With the Kenshoo Social 2.0 enhanced
workflow, we'll be able to launch, test and scale new ads and campaigns even faster."
Kenshoo Social 2.0 offers new and improved functionality, including an ad creation
wizard to quickly create and launch Facebook ad campaigns at scale, flexible campaign
structures, A/B testing, and flexible targeting across demographic and device, among
others. New customizable dashboards provide social marketers the freedom of rich data
views, the ability to bulk edit ads and campaigns through quick inline and mass-editing
tools, and simple and intuitive campaign cloning. Additional solutions within the Kenshoo
Social suite include Facebook Exchange management and the industry's only closed-loop
system for integration, measurement, and attribution of paid, earned, and owned media.
"The mechanics of Facebook and other social networks make it challenging to
communicate effectively with large numbers of people at scale and measure the impact of
brand messaging; Kenshoo Social 2.0 directly addresses these issues through flexible
campaign creation and cross-channel attribution supported by real-time data," said Sivan
Metzger, general manager of Kenshoo Social. "Kenshoo Social 2.0 was built from the ground
up with the social marketer in mind to activate and illuminate the value of social media
across a wide range of owned and paid brand interactions. Bottom line, Kenshoo Social
helps brands drive better results from end-to-end social media programs."
To benchmark client performance in advance of its new product release, Kenshoo Social
analyzed all campaigns that had been active on the platform for a period of 12 months.
Aggregate results showed tremendous lifts in key metrics including a 186 percent increase
in overall CTR and 77 percent decrease in average CPC. Furthermore, Kenshoo Social
delivered $4.73 in ROAS for the subset of these brands, agencies, and developers tracking
revenue through the platform in December 2012. This figure is based on revenue from direct
online sales conversions following clicks on social media ads served via Kenshoo Social.
Finally, the Kenshoo Social attribution engine measured RPP as high as $20,387 during
November and December 2012. This reflects the total online sales revenue driven by an
owned social media post that was amplified via paid advertising using Kenshoo Social.
Please visit KenshooSocial.com/Performance [http://www.kenshoosocial.com/Performance
?cidp1D0000000KHbu&ch=Public_Relations&ls=Public_Relations&ad=&offer=Kenshoo_Social_2dot
0_PR ] for more data and insights on Kenshoo Social client performance.
About Kenshoo Social
The mission of Kenshoo Social is to activate and illuminate the value of social media
with breakthrough technology that drives results. Through Kenshoo Social, marketers can
develop integrated social media campaigns to achieve brand building and performance
marketing goals. Kenshoo Social is built on the Kenshoo Universal Platform, a scalable
infrastructure that bridges the gap between owned, paid, and earned media for
cross-channel measurement and optimization. As a Facebook Strategic Preferred Marketing
Developer with access to the Facebook Exchange, Kenshoo Social delivers over 1 billion
targeted ads each day. Please visit KenshooSocial.com [http://www.kenshoosocial.com ] or
Facebook.com/KenshooSocial [http://facebook.com/kenshoosocial ] for more information.
About Kenshoo
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Xilinx Stays a Generation Ahead with Multiple 20nm Firsts
Poster: SySAdmin
Posted on January 30, 2013 at 7:14:01 AM
Xilinx Stays a Generation Ahead with Multiple 20nm Firsts
First design tools, product tape-out, and ten customer engagements
SAN JOSE, Calif., Jan. 30, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Xilinx, Inc. (NASDAQ: XLNX) today announced three major milestones in the execution and introduction of its next generation 20nm All Programmable Devices. The 20nm portfolio builds upon Xilinx breakthroughs proven at 28nm to provide an extra generation of system performance, lower power and programmable system integration. The 20nm portfolio will address a wide range of next generation systems and provides the most compelling programmable alternative ever to ASICs and ASSPs.
(Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20020822/XLNXLOGO)
"Xilinx went 'all in' to move a generation ahead at 28nm, and is doing the same at 20nm to stay a generation ahead. We are on a very aggressive path to deliver our next generation design tools and devices into the hands of our customers," said Victor Peng, senior vice president, Programmable Platform Group at Xilinx.
First Design Tools for 20nm
The Xilinx Vivado(TM) Design Suite, the first SoC strength design suite for programmable devices, will support initial 20nm devices in March 2013. At 20nm, the design suite will further accelerate time to integration and implementation by 4x as well as deliver up to 50 percent power reduction and three speed grades of performance improvement.
First 20nm Product Tape Out
In the second quarter of 2013, Xilinx will tape out its first 20nm product on TSMC's 20SoC manufacturing process. Xilinx will be readying device samples this year for strategic customers who can begin implementing next-generation applications. Xilinx optimized its 20nm All Programmable portfolio to address the requirements of ever smarter, highly integrated, bandwidth hungry systems in wired and wireless networks, data centers, vision based systems, and other high performance applications.
First Ten Early Access Customers
Xilinx is now engaging with the first ten customers on 20nm architecture evaluations and implementation activities. With availability of documentation since November 2012, Xilinx has been working closely with an increasing number of strategic customers doing early design work. With the upcoming availability of design tools this quarter, the level of design activity will grow significantly.
To learn more about how Xilinx is staying a generation ahead at 20nm, please visit http://www.xilinx.com/about/generation-ahead-20nm/index.htm.
About Xilinx
Xilinx is the world's leading provider of All Programmable technologies and devices, going beyond traditional programmable logic to enable both hardware and software programmability, integrate both digital and analog mixed-signal functions, and allow new levels of programmable interconnect in both monolithic and multi-die 3D ICs. The company's products are coupled with a next-generation design environment and IP to serve a broad range of customer needs, from programmable logic to programmable systems integration. For more information, visit http://www.xilinx.com.
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Xilinx
Silvia E. Gianelli
(408) 626-4328
silvia.gianelli@xilinx.com
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Xilinx, Inc.
Web Site: http://www.xilinx.com
First design tools, product tape-out, and ten customer engagements
SAN JOSE, Calif., Jan. 30, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Xilinx, Inc. (NASDAQ: XLNX) today announced three major milestones in the execution and introduction of its next generation 20nm All Programmable Devices. The 20nm portfolio builds upon Xilinx breakthroughs proven at 28nm to provide an extra generation of system performance, lower power and programmable system integration. The 20nm portfolio will address a wide range of next generation systems and provides the most compelling programmable alternative ever to ASICs and ASSPs.
(Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20020822/XLNXLOGO)
"Xilinx went 'all in' to move a generation ahead at 28nm, and is doing the same at 20nm to stay a generation ahead. We are on a very aggressive path to deliver our next generation design tools and devices into the hands of our customers," said Victor Peng, senior vice president, Programmable Platform Group at Xilinx.
First Design Tools for 20nm
The Xilinx Vivado(TM) Design Suite, the first SoC strength design suite for programmable devices, will support initial 20nm devices in March 2013. At 20nm, the design suite will further accelerate time to integration and implementation by 4x as well as deliver up to 50 percent power reduction and three speed grades of performance improvement.
First 20nm Product Tape Out
In the second quarter of 2013, Xilinx will tape out its first 20nm product on TSMC's 20SoC manufacturing process. Xilinx will be readying device samples this year for strategic customers who can begin implementing next-generation applications. Xilinx optimized its 20nm All Programmable portfolio to address the requirements of ever smarter, highly integrated, bandwidth hungry systems in wired and wireless networks, data centers, vision based systems, and other high performance applications.
First Ten Early Access Customers
Xilinx is now engaging with the first ten customers on 20nm architecture evaluations and implementation activities. With availability of documentation since November 2012, Xilinx has been working closely with an increasing number of strategic customers doing early design work. With the upcoming availability of design tools this quarter, the level of design activity will grow significantly.
To learn more about how Xilinx is staying a generation ahead at 20nm, please visit http://www.xilinx.com/about/generation-ahead-20nm/index.htm.
About Xilinx
Xilinx is the world's leading provider of All Programmable technologies and devices, going beyond traditional programmable logic to enable both hardware and software programmability, integrate both digital and analog mixed-signal functions, and allow new levels of programmable interconnect in both monolithic and multi-die 3D ICs. The company's products are coupled with a next-generation design environment and IP to serve a broad range of customer needs, from programmable logic to programmable systems integration. For more information, visit http://www.xilinx.com.
#1305p
XILINX, the Xilinx Logo, Virtex, Zynq, Vivado and other designated brands included herein are trademarks of Xilinx in the United States and other countries. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
Xilinx
Silvia E. Gianelli
(408) 626-4328
silvia.gianelli@xilinx.com
SOURCE Xilinx, Inc.
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Xilinx, Inc.
Web Site: http://www.xilinx.com
India's First Property Posting Solution for the Mobile Advertiser - by MagicBricks.com
Poster: SySAdmin
Posted on January 30, 2013 at 4:49:01 AM
India's First Property Posting Solution for the Mobile Advertiser - by MagicBricks.com
NEW DELHI, January 30, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --
Leveraging the Advances in Mobile Technology - For the First Time in India,
Magicbricks.com Introduces Property Posting and Management on Mobile
It was reported that India now has just over 120 million active Internet users. On the
other hand, the country has over 900 million mobile phone subscriptions. Smartphone
ownership and mobile Internet usage is growing at a fantastic pace in India. Bigger mobile
screens, more computing power and advanced mobile browser capabilities present uncharted
new possibilities. It is an obvious corollary that most Indian Internet users will use
their mobile phone as the primary mode of accessing the Net.
In addition, the real estate community in India is distinctive - working on the move
and carrying multiple mobile phones with them for their operations. These builders,
brokers and industry professionals usually access Internet directly on their EDGE/3G/WiFi
enabled smartphones and rarely access the web from a computer, except at the beginning and
end of their workday.
"While most property portals across the world have apps to search properties - they
don't have apps for posting listings. To advertise a listing, users still need to go to a
desktop to create their posts - this is primarily due to the challenge of uploading
photos, videos, etc. required. This is the challenge we met at MagicBricks.com and have
brought an easy, quick and rich content property-posting interface
[http://m.magicbricks.com/mymagicbox ] for the mobile browser," explained Sudhir Pai,
Business Head, MagicBricks.com.
MagicBricks.com has launched the India's First Mobile Property Listing and Management
Solution. [http://m.magicbricks.com/mymagicbox ] This solution will empower users to post
property details, upload photos and videos, edit details, and even refresh listings. Not
just that, it also keeps track of all the responses generated on the advertiser's property
listings and allows them to access them anytime from their mobile.
The innovations featured in MagicBricks.com's Mobile Property Listing and Management
Solution [http://m.magicbricks.com/mymagicbox ] include:
- Post and edit property details on mobile
- Location, budget, area, number of rooms etc
- Upload photos
- Add videos
- Location tagging for property via Check-In feature (making it easy for people to
find your property on map)
- Manage posted properties: refresh, delete, edit
- View all the contacts made on your listings easily and contact in single click.
Demonstrating the solution, Mobility Head, TBSL, Saurabh Goel explained, "A user
simply has to point his mobile browser to http://m.magicbricks.com/mymagicbox. To use
this solution you need to be a registered MagicBricks.com user, which you can also do from
same interface very quickly."
"The Solution is currently supported on 2 platforms - an html5 based wapsite,
accessible via http://m.magicbricks.com/mymagicbox and our
Windows phone application, downloadable from the Windows Store
http://www.windowsphone.com/en-us/store/app/magicbricks/73b61137-0b0b-4c96-8ea3-5ced23e2b5d9
," added Saurabh Goel.
Please do try it out and send your feedback and additional feature requests to
saurabh.goel@timesgroup.com
About MagicBricks.com:
MagicBricks.com [http://magicbricks.com ] provides a platform for property buyers and
sellers to locate properties of interest and source information on the real estate space
in a clear and transparent process. With in-depth analysis and revolutionary next-gen
services customized specifically to address the needs of property seekers and the real
estate industry, MagicBricks.com [http://magicbricks.com ] is the leader in online real
estate in India.
MagicBricks.com [http://magicbricks.com ] was launched by Times Business Solutions
Limited, part of The Times of India Group, in August 2006 and has grown to become India's
largest property portal. With over 8,000,000 listings from across the country, MagicBricks
is the biggest online property marketplace in the country.
This achievement is not by chance, but by design - based on rigorous research, unique
product developments and innovations that users have supported and embraced, including
pioneering Geo grouped inventories, Intelligent Auto Suggest, nearby localities, real
estate dialogues, PropIndex and GuruTalk. With many new products and services under
development, MagicBricks will continue to provide ever-increasing value to its clients and
users, and will enhance its leadership in the online property space.
Primary Media Contact: Aseem Seth, aseem.seth@timesgroup.com, 91-9910273367
Times Internet Limited
CONTACT: PRN
NEW DELHI, January 30, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --
Leveraging the Advances in Mobile Technology - For the First Time in India,
Magicbricks.com Introduces Property Posting and Management on Mobile
It was reported that India now has just over 120 million active Internet users. On the
other hand, the country has over 900 million mobile phone subscriptions. Smartphone
ownership and mobile Internet usage is growing at a fantastic pace in India. Bigger mobile
screens, more computing power and advanced mobile browser capabilities present uncharted
new possibilities. It is an obvious corollary that most Indian Internet users will use
their mobile phone as the primary mode of accessing the Net.
In addition, the real estate community in India is distinctive - working on the move
and carrying multiple mobile phones with them for their operations. These builders,
brokers and industry professionals usually access Internet directly on their EDGE/3G/WiFi
enabled smartphones and rarely access the web from a computer, except at the beginning and
end of their workday.
"While most property portals across the world have apps to search properties - they
don't have apps for posting listings. To advertise a listing, users still need to go to a
desktop to create their posts - this is primarily due to the challenge of uploading
photos, videos, etc. required. This is the challenge we met at MagicBricks.com and have
brought an easy, quick and rich content property-posting interface
[http://m.magicbricks.com/mymagicbox ] for the mobile browser," explained Sudhir Pai,
Business Head, MagicBricks.com.
MagicBricks.com has launched the India's First Mobile Property Listing and Management
Solution. [http://m.magicbricks.com/mymagicbox ] This solution will empower users to post
property details, upload photos and videos, edit details, and even refresh listings. Not
just that, it also keeps track of all the responses generated on the advertiser's property
listings and allows them to access them anytime from their mobile.
The innovations featured in MagicBricks.com's Mobile Property Listing and Management
Solution [http://m.magicbricks.com/mymagicbox ] include:
- Post and edit property details on mobile
- Location, budget, area, number of rooms etc
- Upload photos
- Add videos
- Location tagging for property via Check-In feature (making it easy for people to
find your property on map)
- Manage posted properties: refresh, delete, edit
- View all the contacts made on your listings easily and contact in single click.
Demonstrating the solution, Mobility Head, TBSL, Saurabh Goel explained, "A user
simply has to point his mobile browser to http://m.magicbricks.com/mymagicbox. To use
this solution you need to be a registered MagicBricks.com user, which you can also do from
same interface very quickly."
"The Solution is currently supported on 2 platforms - an html5 based wapsite,
accessible via http://m.magicbricks.com/mymagicbox and our
Windows phone application, downloadable from the Windows Store
http://www.windowsphone.com/en-us/store/app/magicbricks/73b61137-0b0b-4c96-8ea3-5ced23e2b5d9
," added Saurabh Goel.
Please do try it out and send your feedback and additional feature requests to
saurabh.goel@timesgroup.com
About MagicBricks.com:
MagicBricks.com [http://magicbricks.com ] provides a platform for property buyers and
sellers to locate properties of interest and source information on the real estate space
in a clear and transparent process. With in-depth analysis and revolutionary next-gen
services customized specifically to address the needs of property seekers and the real
estate industry, MagicBricks.com [http://magicbricks.com ] is the leader in online real
estate in India.
MagicBricks.com [http://magicbricks.com ] was launched by Times Business Solutions
Limited, part of The Times of India Group, in August 2006 and has grown to become India's
largest property portal. With over 8,000,000 listings from across the country, MagicBricks
is the biggest online property marketplace in the country.
This achievement is not by chance, but by design - based on rigorous research, unique
product developments and innovations that users have supported and embraced, including
pioneering Geo grouped inventories, Intelligent Auto Suggest, nearby localities, real
estate dialogues, PropIndex and GuruTalk. With many new products and services under
development, MagicBricks will continue to provide ever-increasing value to its clients and
users, and will enhance its leadership in the online property space.
Primary Media Contact: Aseem Seth, aseem.seth@timesgroup.com, 91-9910273367
Times Internet Limited
CONTACT: PRN
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Poster: SySAdmin
Posted on January 30, 2013 at 4:21:01 AM
Wirecard Supports Telefónica's Mobile Payments
MUNICH, January 30, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --
Mobile, contactless payments using mobile phones is taking off into the future. At
this year's Hubert Burda Media Digital Conference (DLD), Telefónica Germany introduced
new solutions for direct money transfer from smartphone to smartphone (person to person)
and their digital wallet as part of a show case. This is based on technical implementation
by Wirecard AG, which is both a software company and card-issuing bank. Wirecard manages
the processes that Telefónica needs, such as payment processing and the provisioning of
the virtual "O2 Wallet mpass Card" to NFC-enabled SIM cards.
This year, the global innovation network DLD also placed "The Future of Mobile
Payment" on the agenda. At the DLD conference, Wirecard's CEO Markus Braun noted: "We are
at the start of a transformation to become a cash-free society." The panel discussion
concluded that Mobile Payment has already arrived in Germany.
In October 2012, Telefónica was the first network operator in Germany to introduce
mobile, contactless payments in stores using NFC stickers. These are attached to the
mobile phone to enable it to make payments. The next developmental stage will follow soon
with the O2 Wallet, the digital wallet of Telefónica. NFC technology for contact-free
payments will then be included in the SIM card. In combination with a NFC-enabled mobile
phone and the mobile application "O2 Wallet mpass Card" contactless transactions are
possible.
From the middle of February 2013, Telefónica's new service will go live "mpass
sending money". This will allow transfers to be made from smartphone to smartphone
practically in real time, from one mpass account to another. The recipient's bank account
details are not required. All that is needed is the mobile phone number.
More on the Mobile Payment Panel at DLD on our Website:
http://www.wirecard.com
More on Wirecard AG's mobile payment solutions:
http://mobilepayment.wirecard.com/ [http://mobilepayment.wirecard.com ]
About Wirecard:
Wirecard AG is one of the leading international providers of electronic payment and
risk management solutions. Worldwide, the Wirecard Group supports over 13,000 companies
from a wide range of industry segments in automating their payment processes and
minimizing cases of default Wirecard Bank AG is a Principal Member of Visa, MasterCard and
JCB and operates as a credit card acquirer in 69 countries around the world, involving
over 100 transaction currencies and 18 payout currencies. Part of the Wirecard Group,
Wirecard Bank provides innovative solutions in the fields of corporate banking, prepaid
and co-branded cards, along with account products for both business and private customers.
Wirecard AG is listed on the Frankfurt Securities Exchange (TecDAX, ISIN DE0007472060,
WDI).
http://www.wirecard.com | http://www.wirecardbank.com |
http://www.mywirecard.com
About Telefónica Germany:
Telefónica Deutschland Holding AG, listed at the Frankfurt Stock Exchange in the
Prime Standard, and its wholly-owned, operationally active subsidiary Telefónica Germany
GmbH & Co. OHG belong to Telefónica Europe and are part of the Spanish telecommunication
group Telefónica S.A. The company offers its German private and business customers
post-paid and prepaid mobile telecom products as well as innovative mobile data services
based on the GPRS, UMTS and LTE technologies with its product brand O2. In addition, the
integrated communications provider also offers DSL fixed network telephony and high-speed
internet. Telefónica Europe has more than 105 million mobile and fixed network customers
in Spain, Great Britain, Ireland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Germany.
Wirecard media contact:
Wirecard AG
Maren Brandt
Einsteinring 35
85609 Aschheim
Tel.: +49-(0)89-4424-1425
Fax: +49-(0)89-4424-2425
E-mail: maren.brandt@wirecard.com
Internet: http://www.wirecard.com
Telefónica media contact:
Ralf Opalka, Press Spokesman
PR Office
Telefónica Germany
Georg-Brauchle-Ring 23-25
80992 Munich
http://www.telefonica.de/presse/mobiles-bezahlen
http://www.telefonica.de/presse
Wirecard AG
MUNICH, January 30, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --
Mobile, contactless payments using mobile phones is taking off into the future. At
this year's Hubert Burda Media Digital Conference (DLD), Telefónica Germany introduced
new solutions for direct money transfer from smartphone to smartphone (person to person)
and their digital wallet as part of a show case. This is based on technical implementation
by Wirecard AG, which is both a software company and card-issuing bank. Wirecard manages
the processes that Telefónica needs, such as payment processing and the provisioning of
the virtual "O2 Wallet mpass Card" to NFC-enabled SIM cards.
This year, the global innovation network DLD also placed "The Future of Mobile
Payment" on the agenda. At the DLD conference, Wirecard's CEO Markus Braun noted: "We are
at the start of a transformation to become a cash-free society." The panel discussion
concluded that Mobile Payment has already arrived in Germany.
In October 2012, Telefónica was the first network operator in Germany to introduce
mobile, contactless payments in stores using NFC stickers. These are attached to the
mobile phone to enable it to make payments. The next developmental stage will follow soon
with the O2 Wallet, the digital wallet of Telefónica. NFC technology for contact-free
payments will then be included in the SIM card. In combination with a NFC-enabled mobile
phone and the mobile application "O2 Wallet mpass Card" contactless transactions are
possible.
From the middle of February 2013, Telefónica's new service will go live "mpass
sending money". This will allow transfers to be made from smartphone to smartphone
practically in real time, from one mpass account to another. The recipient's bank account
details are not required. All that is needed is the mobile phone number.
More on the Mobile Payment Panel at DLD on our Website:
http://www.wirecard.com
More on Wirecard AG's mobile payment solutions:
http://mobilepayment.wirecard.com/ [http://mobilepayment.wirecard.com ]
About Wirecard:
Wirecard AG is one of the leading international providers of electronic payment and
risk management solutions. Worldwide, the Wirecard Group supports over 13,000 companies
from a wide range of industry segments in automating their payment processes and
minimizing cases of default Wirecard Bank AG is a Principal Member of Visa, MasterCard and
JCB and operates as a credit card acquirer in 69 countries around the world, involving
over 100 transaction currencies and 18 payout currencies. Part of the Wirecard Group,
Wirecard Bank provides innovative solutions in the fields of corporate banking, prepaid
and co-branded cards, along with account products for both business and private customers.
Wirecard AG is listed on the Frankfurt Securities Exchange (TecDAX, ISIN DE0007472060,
WDI).
http://www.wirecard.com | http://www.wirecardbank.com |
http://www.mywirecard.com
About Telefónica Germany:
Telefónica Deutschland Holding AG, listed at the Frankfurt Stock Exchange in the
Prime Standard, and its wholly-owned, operationally active subsidiary Telefónica Germany
GmbH & Co. OHG belong to Telefónica Europe and are part of the Spanish telecommunication
group Telefónica S.A. The company offers its German private and business customers
post-paid and prepaid mobile telecom products as well as innovative mobile data services
based on the GPRS, UMTS and LTE technologies with its product brand O2. In addition, the
integrated communications provider also offers DSL fixed network telephony and high-speed
internet. Telefónica Europe has more than 105 million mobile and fixed network customers
in Spain, Great Britain, Ireland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Germany.
Wirecard media contact:
Wirecard AG
Maren Brandt
Einsteinring 35
85609 Aschheim
Tel.: +49-(0)89-4424-1425
Fax: +49-(0)89-4424-2425
E-mail: maren.brandt@wirecard.com
Internet: http://www.wirecard.com
Telefónica media contact:
Ralf Opalka, Press Spokesman
PR Office
Telefónica Germany
Georg-Brauchle-Ring 23-25
80992 Munich
http://www.telefonica.de/presse/mobiles-bezahlen
http://www.telefonica.de/presse
Wirecard AG