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October 15, 2012
Kaspersky Lab Discovers "miniFlame," a New Malicious Program Designed for Highly Targeted Cyber Espionage Operations
Poster: SySAdmin
Posted on October 15, 2012 at 12:28:01 PM
Kaspersky Lab Discovers "miniFlame," a New Malicious Program Designed for Highly Targeted Cyber Espionage Operations
ABINGDON, England, October 15, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --
Kaspersky Lab [http://www.kaspersky.co.uk ] has today announced the discovery of
miniFlame [http://www.securelist.com/en/blog/763/miniFlame_aka_SPE_Elvis_and_his_friends
], a small and highly flexible malicious program designed to steal data and control
infected systems during targeted cyber espionage operations.
miniFlame, also known as SPE, was found by Kaspersky Lab's experts in July 2012, and
was originally identified as a Flame module. However, in September 2012, Kaspersky Lab's
research team conducted an in-depth analysis
[http://www.securelist.com/en/blog/750/Full_Analysis_of_Flame_s_Command_Control_servers ]
of Flame's command & control servers (C&C) and found that the miniFlame module was
actually an interoperable tool that could be used as an independent malicious program, or
concurrently as a plug-in for both the Flame and Gauss malware.
Analysis of miniFlame showed there were several versions created between 2010 and
2011, with some variants still being active in the wild. The analysis also revealed new
evidence of the co-operation between the creators of Flame
[http://www.securelist.com/en/blog/208193522/The_Flame_Questions_and_Answers ] and Gauss
[http://www.securelist.com/en/blog/208193767/Gauss_Nation_state_cyber_surveillance_meets_banking_Trojan ]
, with both malicious programs able to use miniFlame as a 'plug-in' for
their operations.
Main findings:
- miniFlame, also known as SPE, is based on the same architectural platform
as Flame. It can function as its own independent cyber espionage program or as a
component inside both Flame and Gauss.
- The cyber espionage tool operates as a backdoor designed for data theft and
direct access to infected systems.
- Development of miniFlame might have started as early as 2007 and continued
until the end of 2011. Many variations are presumed to be created. To date, Kaspersky
Lab has identified six of these variants, covering two major generations: 4.x and 5.x.
- Unlike Flame or Gauss, which had high number of infections, the amount of
infections for miniFlame is much smaller. According to Kaspersky Lab's data, the
number of infections is between 10-20 machines. The total number of infections
worldwide is estimated at 50-60.
- The number of infections combined with miniFlame's info-stealing features and
flexible design indicate it was used for extremely targeted cyber-espionage
operations, and was most likely deployed inside machines that were already infected by
Flame or Gauss.
Discovery
The discovery of miniFlame occurred during the in-depth analysis of the Flame and
Gauss malware. In July 2012 Kaspersky Lab's experts identified an additional module of
Gauss, codenamed "John" and found references to the same module in Flame's configuration
files. The subsequent analysis of Flame's command and control servers
[http://www.securelist.com/en/blog/750/Full_Analysis_of_Flame_s_Command_Control_servers ],
conducted in September 2012, helped to reveal that the newly discovered module was in fact
a separate malicious program, although it can be used as a 'plug-in' by both Gauss and
Flame. miniFlame was codenamed SPE in the code of Flame's original C&C servers.
Kaspersky Lab discovered six different variations of miniFlame, all dating back to
2010-2011. At the same time, the analysis of miniFlame points to an even earlier date when
development of the malware was commenced - not later than 2007. miniFlame's ability to be
used as a plug-in by either Flame or Gauss clearly connects the collaboration between the
development teams of both Flame and Gauss. Since the connection between Flame and
Stuxnet/Duqu has already been revealed, it can be concluded that all these advanced
threats come from the same "cyber warfare" factory.
Functionality
The original infection vector of miniFlame is yet to be determined. Given the
confirmed relationship between miniFlame, Flame, and Gauss, miniFlame may be installed on
machines already infected by Flame or Gauss. Once installed, miniFlame operates as a
backdoor and enables the malware operators to obtain any file from an infected machine.
Additional info-stealing capabilities include making screenshots of an infected computer
while it's running a specific program or application in such as a web browser, Microsoft
Office program, Adobe Reader, instant messenger service, or an FTP client. miniFlame
uploads the stolen data by connecting to its C&C server (which may be unique, or 'shared'
with Flame's C&Cs). Separately, at the request from miniFlame's C&C operator, an
additional data-stealing module can be sent to an infected system, which infects USB
drives and uses them to store data that's collected from infected machines without an
internet connection.
Alexander Gostev, Chief Security Expert, Kaspersky Lab, commented: "miniFlame is a
high precision attack tool. Most likely it is a targeted cyberweapon used in what can be
defined as the second wave of a cyberattack. First, Flame or Gauss are used to infect as
many victims as possible to collect large quantities of information. After data is
collected and reviewed, a potentially interesting victim is defined and identified, and
miniFlame is installed in order to conduct more in-depth surveillance and cyber-espionage.
The discovery of miniFlame also gives us additional evidence of the cooperation between
the creators of the most notable malicious programs used for cyber warfare operations:
Stuxnet, Duqu, Flame and Gauss."
Kaspersky Lab would like to thank CERT-Bund/BSI for their kind assistance with this
investigation.
Additional details about miniFlame can be found in the blog post at Securelist.com:
http://www.securelist.com/en/blog/763/miniFlame_aka_SPE_Elvis_and_his_friends
The full report on miniFlame can be found following this link:
http://www.securelist.com/en/analysis/204792247/miniFlame_aka_SPE_Elvis_and_his_friends
Kaspersky Lab Newsroom
Kaspersky Lab has launched a new online newsroom, Kaspersky Lab Newsroom Europe
(http://newsroom.kaspersky.eu/en
[https://email.ascentpr.co.uk/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=http://newsroom.kaspersky.eu/en ]),
for journalists throughout Europe. The newsroom is specifically designed to serve many of
the media's most common requests, making it easier for journalists to find product and
corporate information, facts and figures, editorial copy, images, videos and audio files,
as well as details about the appropriate PR contacts.
About Kaspersky Lab
Kaspersky Lab is the world's largest privately held vendor of endpoint protection
solutions. The company is ranked among the world's top four vendors of security solutions
for endpoint users*. Throughout its 15-year history Kaspersky Lab has remained an
innovator in IT security and provides effective digital security solutions for consumers,
SMBs and Enterprises. The company currently operates in almost 200 countries across the
globe, providing protection for over 300 million users worldwide. Learn more at
http://www.kaspersky.co.uk. For the latest on antivirus, anti-spyware, anti-spam and
other IT security issues and trends, visit: http://www.securelist.com.
*The company was rated fourth in the IDC rating Worldwide Endpoint Security Revenue by
Vendor, 2010. The rating was published in the IDC report Worldwide IT Security Products
2011-2015 Forecast and 2010 Vendor Shares - December 2011. The report ranked software
vendors according to earnings from sales of endpoint security solutions in 2010.
(c) 2012 Kaspersky Lab. The information contained herein is subject to change without
notice. The only warranties for Kaspersky Lab products and services are set forth in the
express warranty statements accompanying such products and services. Nothing herein should
be construed as constituting an additional warranty. Kaspersky Lab shall not be liable for
technical or editorial errors or omissions contained herein.
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ABINGDON, England, October 15, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --
Kaspersky Lab [http://www.kaspersky.co.uk ] has today announced the discovery of
miniFlame [http://www.securelist.com/en/blog/763/miniFlame_aka_SPE_Elvis_and_his_friends
], a small and highly flexible malicious program designed to steal data and control
infected systems during targeted cyber espionage operations.
miniFlame, also known as SPE, was found by Kaspersky Lab's experts in July 2012, and
was originally identified as a Flame module. However, in September 2012, Kaspersky Lab's
research team conducted an in-depth analysis
[http://www.securelist.com/en/blog/750/Full_Analysis_of_Flame_s_Command_Control_servers ]
of Flame's command & control servers (C&C) and found that the miniFlame module was
actually an interoperable tool that could be used as an independent malicious program, or
concurrently as a plug-in for both the Flame and Gauss malware.
Analysis of miniFlame showed there were several versions created between 2010 and
2011, with some variants still being active in the wild. The analysis also revealed new
evidence of the co-operation between the creators of Flame
[http://www.securelist.com/en/blog/208193522/The_Flame_Questions_and_Answers ] and Gauss
[http://www.securelist.com/en/blog/208193767/Gauss_Nation_state_cyber_surveillance_meets_banking_Trojan ]
, with both malicious programs able to use miniFlame as a 'plug-in' for
their operations.
Main findings:
- miniFlame, also known as SPE, is based on the same architectural platform
as Flame. It can function as its own independent cyber espionage program or as a
component inside both Flame and Gauss.
- The cyber espionage tool operates as a backdoor designed for data theft and
direct access to infected systems.
- Development of miniFlame might have started as early as 2007 and continued
until the end of 2011. Many variations are presumed to be created. To date, Kaspersky
Lab has identified six of these variants, covering two major generations: 4.x and 5.x.
- Unlike Flame or Gauss, which had high number of infections, the amount of
infections for miniFlame is much smaller. According to Kaspersky Lab's data, the
number of infections is between 10-20 machines. The total number of infections
worldwide is estimated at 50-60.
- The number of infections combined with miniFlame's info-stealing features and
flexible design indicate it was used for extremely targeted cyber-espionage
operations, and was most likely deployed inside machines that were already infected by
Flame or Gauss.
Discovery
The discovery of miniFlame occurred during the in-depth analysis of the Flame and
Gauss malware. In July 2012 Kaspersky Lab's experts identified an additional module of
Gauss, codenamed "John" and found references to the same module in Flame's configuration
files. The subsequent analysis of Flame's command and control servers
[http://www.securelist.com/en/blog/750/Full_Analysis_of_Flame_s_Command_Control_servers ],
conducted in September 2012, helped to reveal that the newly discovered module was in fact
a separate malicious program, although it can be used as a 'plug-in' by both Gauss and
Flame. miniFlame was codenamed SPE in the code of Flame's original C&C servers.
Kaspersky Lab discovered six different variations of miniFlame, all dating back to
2010-2011. At the same time, the analysis of miniFlame points to an even earlier date when
development of the malware was commenced - not later than 2007. miniFlame's ability to be
used as a plug-in by either Flame or Gauss clearly connects the collaboration between the
development teams of both Flame and Gauss. Since the connection between Flame and
Stuxnet/Duqu has already been revealed, it can be concluded that all these advanced
threats come from the same "cyber warfare" factory.
Functionality
The original infection vector of miniFlame is yet to be determined. Given the
confirmed relationship between miniFlame, Flame, and Gauss, miniFlame may be installed on
machines already infected by Flame or Gauss. Once installed, miniFlame operates as a
backdoor and enables the malware operators to obtain any file from an infected machine.
Additional info-stealing capabilities include making screenshots of an infected computer
while it's running a specific program or application in such as a web browser, Microsoft
Office program, Adobe Reader, instant messenger service, or an FTP client. miniFlame
uploads the stolen data by connecting to its C&C server (which may be unique, or 'shared'
with Flame's C&Cs). Separately, at the request from miniFlame's C&C operator, an
additional data-stealing module can be sent to an infected system, which infects USB
drives and uses them to store data that's collected from infected machines without an
internet connection.
Alexander Gostev, Chief Security Expert, Kaspersky Lab, commented: "miniFlame is a
high precision attack tool. Most likely it is a targeted cyberweapon used in what can be
defined as the second wave of a cyberattack. First, Flame or Gauss are used to infect as
many victims as possible to collect large quantities of information. After data is
collected and reviewed, a potentially interesting victim is defined and identified, and
miniFlame is installed in order to conduct more in-depth surveillance and cyber-espionage.
The discovery of miniFlame also gives us additional evidence of the cooperation between
the creators of the most notable malicious programs used for cyber warfare operations:
Stuxnet, Duqu, Flame and Gauss."
Kaspersky Lab would like to thank CERT-Bund/BSI for their kind assistance with this
investigation.
Additional details about miniFlame can be found in the blog post at Securelist.com:
http://www.securelist.com/en/blog/763/miniFlame_aka_SPE_Elvis_and_his_friends
The full report on miniFlame can be found following this link:
http://www.securelist.com/en/analysis/204792247/miniFlame_aka_SPE_Elvis_and_his_friends
Kaspersky Lab Newsroom
Kaspersky Lab has launched a new online newsroom, Kaspersky Lab Newsroom Europe
(http://newsroom.kaspersky.eu/en
[https://email.ascentpr.co.uk/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=http://newsroom.kaspersky.eu/en ]),
for journalists throughout Europe. The newsroom is specifically designed to serve many of
the media's most common requests, making it easier for journalists to find product and
corporate information, facts and figures, editorial copy, images, videos and audio files,
as well as details about the appropriate PR contacts.
About Kaspersky Lab
Kaspersky Lab is the world's largest privately held vendor of endpoint protection
solutions. The company is ranked among the world's top four vendors of security solutions
for endpoint users*. Throughout its 15-year history Kaspersky Lab has remained an
innovator in IT security and provides effective digital security solutions for consumers,
SMBs and Enterprises. The company currently operates in almost 200 countries across the
globe, providing protection for over 300 million users worldwide. Learn more at
http://www.kaspersky.co.uk. For the latest on antivirus, anti-spyware, anti-spam and
other IT security issues and trends, visit: http://www.securelist.com.
*The company was rated fourth in the IDC rating Worldwide Endpoint Security Revenue by
Vendor, 2010. The rating was published in the IDC report Worldwide IT Security Products
2011-2015 Forecast and 2010 Vendor Shares - December 2011. The report ranked software
vendors according to earnings from sales of endpoint security solutions in 2010.
(c) 2012 Kaspersky Lab. The information contained herein is subject to change without
notice. The only warranties for Kaspersky Lab products and services are set forth in the
express warranty statements accompanying such products and services. Nothing herein should
be construed as constituting an additional warranty. Kaspersky Lab shall not be liable for
technical or editorial errors or omissions contained herein.
Follow us on Twitter
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CONTACT: Editorial contact: Berkeley PR, Carolann Grandison, kasperskylab@berkeleypr.co.uk, Telephone: +44(0)118-909-0909, 1650 Arlington Business Park, RG7 4SA, Reading; Kaspersky Lab UK, Ruth Knowles, Ruth.Knowles@kasperskylab.co.uk, Telephone: +44(0)871-789-1633, Milton Business Park, OX14 4RY, Oxford
Interscope Geffen A&M Reimagines what a Record Label Website is for 2012
Poster: SySAdmin
Posted on October 15, 2012 at 12:21:01 PM
Interscope Geffen A&M Reimagines what a Record Label Website is for 2012
Digital Pioneer Launches New Website, Connecting Fans with Artists through a Groundbreaking Real-time Social Experience
SANTA MONICA, Calif., Oct. 15, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Interscope Geffen A&M today unveiled a new website that reimagines the concept of a traditional record label website. Using real-time social technologies from Echo and Arktan, Interscope has created an immersive experience that is woven from the social activities of its artists. The new site provides fans with a music resource that fosters deeper engagement with their favorite artists while inspiring them to discover new ones.
Social media is a core component of every music label, artist and brand partner's engagement strategy. Music labels are continually publishing social media content on behalf of their artists, in addition to the exclusive tweets, videos and photos that artists are generating themselves. By weaving all of this content together into a seamless, social experience, Interscope is flipping the content production funnel on its head and is bringing what fans care about most to the forefront.
"Everything a record label does is social," said Lee Hammond, VP of Digital for Interscope Geffen A&M. "By leveraging this activity as the primary content source for our label website, we will always have the freshest, most relevant content available for our fans. When our social media manager posts content to Twitter, Facebook or YouTube, that content will instantly flow into the Featured content on our home page."
This new content framework extends beyond social media activity to include Interscope's latest releases and official artist merchandise from Bravado. Every piece of traditional content is now displayed in a social way, with a pinboard-style visualization and the ability to Like and Comment on each item.
"This revolutionary approach reimagines how content should be generated, presented and displayed, creating a fusion between social and traditional content," said Hammond. "You can't tell where one ends and the other begins."
Visitors can tab through each category of the site by swiping from side to side in an experience that's formatted to work on a desktop or an iPad. Each category features a consistent set of experiences, curated using a mix of traditional and real-time social content from across the web. These include:
-- Featured - A mix of real-time Facebook posts, YouTube videos and
exclusive content generated by Interscope.
-- Tweets - The latest tweets by or about the artist, curated to filter our
spam and obscenities.
-- Music - The latest music from a particular artist or label on Spotify.
-- Videos - A media wall featuring the artist's most recent videos from
YouTube.
-- Photos - A mix of artist photos from social networks and Interscope's
exclusive image library.
Every piece of content is fully interactive and if a visitor stops on a specific category, it persists as they browse. The underlying infrastructure can inject any piece of content into the artist streams, including merchandise, new tracks on Spotify, advertisements and other promotions that drive fans into revenue generating channels for both the label and the artist.
From a content perspective, Interscope is bringing its fans to the forefront. The homepage features fan generated art from Sleeveface, a site where users can upload pictures of themselves using physical recordings of Interscope Artists to create interesting images. Interscope also plans to accept user-generated sleeveart for each artist directly from the site.
All of the content on the site is generated in real-time through cloud services API's. Arktan, a curation service that aggregates real-time social data from popular social networks, including Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, blogs and RSS, provides the social activity for each artist and brand. That data, along with other real-time feeds from Interscope's merchandise and brand partners, is injected into Echo StreamServer, a real-time activity database capable of capturing, permanently storing and serving up social activity data at web scale.
Interscope also uses Echo's Pinboard Visualization Plug-in to display each piece of real-time content on the site. By injecting an RSS feed from their merchandise store into Echo StreamServer, Interscope is able to visualize artist merchandise in a significantly more interesting way and integrate relevant products throughout the site in a visually consistent manor.
"The real-time, social infrastructure from Echo and Arktan provides Interscope with a very flexible framework to promote everything that a record label needs to promote, while keeping content fresh for the visitor," said Hammond. "We believe that this approach sets a new bar for corporate websites in the music industry."
The website was designed by Autumn 01, a technology, design and strategy agency based in Sydney, Australia.
About Interscope Geffen A&M
Combining the legacies of three of the most influential record labels in modern music history, Interscope Geffen A&M embarked on a new tradition of musical achievement with its unification on January 1, 1999. Headed by Chairman and CEO Jimmy Iovine, Interscope Geffen A&M is a major force in global music, developing chart-topping artists across a wide range of musical genres including rock, rap, pop and alternative. Interscope Geffen A&M is part of Universal Music Group, the world's largest music company.
About Echo
Echo provides the industry's first and largest real-time web platform, enabling the rapid implementation and scale of applications for social TV, social music, social news, social sports, social commerce and social finance. Brands can leverage the Echo platform to transform their static websites and mobile apps into real-time experiences that significantly boost traffic, increase user engagement, and drive more revenue. A leader in the space, Echo currently serves over 1 billion streams per month for brands including ABC, AMC Networks, ESPN, NASDAQ, NBC News, The Washington Post, Universal Music Group, USA Network and WWE. To learn more, visit http://www.aboutecho.com.
About Arktan
Arktan (http://www.arktan.com) is a leading provider of social curation and real-time conversation products to brands in several industries including TV, music, sports and publishing. Arktan has built a reputation as a Software-as-a-Service provider that brings innovation rapidly to market. Customers are using Arktan SocialStreams and SocialTrends to extend curated real-time content and conversation from the Social Web and blogs to their sites, mobile apps, and TV, to build interactive experiences. Arktan products are powering social experiences for a growing number of leading brands, including Universal Music Group, Sony Music, Warner Music, TNT, TBS, ABC, USA Network, The Washington Post, WWE, Bell Media, and Toronto Star.
About Autumn:01
Autumn:01 is a Digital Agency with offices in Los Angeles, Australia and Hong Kong. Established in 1999, Autumn:01 is proud to work with some of the most world's most recognized entertainment brands including Universal Music and Interscope Records. With a strong focus on design and strategy, Autumn:01 has created some of the web's most stunning experiences for consumers and delivered brilliant results for clients. For more information, visit http://www.autumn01.com.
SOURCE Interscope Geffen A&M
Interscope Geffen A&M
CONTACT: Dennis Dennehy, Interscope Geffen A&M, d.dennehy@umusic.com
Digital Pioneer Launches New Website, Connecting Fans with Artists through a Groundbreaking Real-time Social Experience
SANTA MONICA, Calif., Oct. 15, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Interscope Geffen A&M today unveiled a new website that reimagines the concept of a traditional record label website. Using real-time social technologies from Echo and Arktan, Interscope has created an immersive experience that is woven from the social activities of its artists. The new site provides fans with a music resource that fosters deeper engagement with their favorite artists while inspiring them to discover new ones.
Social media is a core component of every music label, artist and brand partner's engagement strategy. Music labels are continually publishing social media content on behalf of their artists, in addition to the exclusive tweets, videos and photos that artists are generating themselves. By weaving all of this content together into a seamless, social experience, Interscope is flipping the content production funnel on its head and is bringing what fans care about most to the forefront.
"Everything a record label does is social," said Lee Hammond, VP of Digital for Interscope Geffen A&M. "By leveraging this activity as the primary content source for our label website, we will always have the freshest, most relevant content available for our fans. When our social media manager posts content to Twitter, Facebook or YouTube, that content will instantly flow into the Featured content on our home page."
This new content framework extends beyond social media activity to include Interscope's latest releases and official artist merchandise from Bravado. Every piece of traditional content is now displayed in a social way, with a pinboard-style visualization and the ability to Like and Comment on each item.
"This revolutionary approach reimagines how content should be generated, presented and displayed, creating a fusion between social and traditional content," said Hammond. "You can't tell where one ends and the other begins."
Visitors can tab through each category of the site by swiping from side to side in an experience that's formatted to work on a desktop or an iPad. Each category features a consistent set of experiences, curated using a mix of traditional and real-time social content from across the web. These include:
-- Featured - A mix of real-time Facebook posts, YouTube videos and
exclusive content generated by Interscope.
-- Tweets - The latest tweets by or about the artist, curated to filter our
spam and obscenities.
-- Music - The latest music from a particular artist or label on Spotify.
-- Videos - A media wall featuring the artist's most recent videos from
YouTube.
-- Photos - A mix of artist photos from social networks and Interscope's
exclusive image library.
Every piece of content is fully interactive and if a visitor stops on a specific category, it persists as they browse. The underlying infrastructure can inject any piece of content into the artist streams, including merchandise, new tracks on Spotify, advertisements and other promotions that drive fans into revenue generating channels for both the label and the artist.
From a content perspective, Interscope is bringing its fans to the forefront. The homepage features fan generated art from Sleeveface, a site where users can upload pictures of themselves using physical recordings of Interscope Artists to create interesting images. Interscope also plans to accept user-generated sleeveart for each artist directly from the site.
All of the content on the site is generated in real-time through cloud services API's. Arktan, a curation service that aggregates real-time social data from popular social networks, including Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, blogs and RSS, provides the social activity for each artist and brand. That data, along with other real-time feeds from Interscope's merchandise and brand partners, is injected into Echo StreamServer, a real-time activity database capable of capturing, permanently storing and serving up social activity data at web scale.
Interscope also uses Echo's Pinboard Visualization Plug-in to display each piece of real-time content on the site. By injecting an RSS feed from their merchandise store into Echo StreamServer, Interscope is able to visualize artist merchandise in a significantly more interesting way and integrate relevant products throughout the site in a visually consistent manor.
"The real-time, social infrastructure from Echo and Arktan provides Interscope with a very flexible framework to promote everything that a record label needs to promote, while keeping content fresh for the visitor," said Hammond. "We believe that this approach sets a new bar for corporate websites in the music industry."
The website was designed by Autumn 01, a technology, design and strategy agency based in Sydney, Australia.
About Interscope Geffen A&M
Combining the legacies of three of the most influential record labels in modern music history, Interscope Geffen A&M embarked on a new tradition of musical achievement with its unification on January 1, 1999. Headed by Chairman and CEO Jimmy Iovine, Interscope Geffen A&M is a major force in global music, developing chart-topping artists across a wide range of musical genres including rock, rap, pop and alternative. Interscope Geffen A&M is part of Universal Music Group, the world's largest music company.
About Echo
Echo provides the industry's first and largest real-time web platform, enabling the rapid implementation and scale of applications for social TV, social music, social news, social sports, social commerce and social finance. Brands can leverage the Echo platform to transform their static websites and mobile apps into real-time experiences that significantly boost traffic, increase user engagement, and drive more revenue. A leader in the space, Echo currently serves over 1 billion streams per month for brands including ABC, AMC Networks, ESPN, NASDAQ, NBC News, The Washington Post, Universal Music Group, USA Network and WWE. To learn more, visit http://www.aboutecho.com.
About Arktan
Arktan (http://www.arktan.com) is a leading provider of social curation and real-time conversation products to brands in several industries including TV, music, sports and publishing. Arktan has built a reputation as a Software-as-a-Service provider that brings innovation rapidly to market. Customers are using Arktan SocialStreams and SocialTrends to extend curated real-time content and conversation from the Social Web and blogs to their sites, mobile apps, and TV, to build interactive experiences. Arktan products are powering social experiences for a growing number of leading brands, including Universal Music Group, Sony Music, Warner Music, TNT, TBS, ABC, USA Network, The Washington Post, WWE, Bell Media, and Toronto Star.
About Autumn:01
Autumn:01 is a Digital Agency with offices in Los Angeles, Australia and Hong Kong. Established in 1999, Autumn:01 is proud to work with some of the most world's most recognized entertainment brands including Universal Music and Interscope Records. With a strong focus on design and strategy, Autumn:01 has created some of the web's most stunning experiences for consumers and delivered brilliant results for clients. For more information, visit http://www.autumn01.com.
SOURCE Interscope Geffen A&M
Interscope Geffen A&M
CONTACT: Dennis Dennehy, Interscope Geffen A&M, d.dennehy@umusic.com
Roamware Acquires IPcom, Strengthens Presence in Latin American Mobile VAS Market
Poster: SySAdmin
Posted on October 15, 2012 at 12:07:01 PM
Roamware Acquires IPcom, Strengthens Presence in Latin American Mobile VAS Market
CUPERTINO, California, October 15, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --
Roamware, Inc., the global leader in mobile operator service solutions, announced the
acquisition of IPcom S.A., a leading provider of mobile value added services solutions
from Uruguay. IPcom has a strong footprint in Latin America with mobile operator customers
in 18 countries in the region. IPcom's product portfolio includes BSS/OSS, roaming,
messaging, location based solutions, Big Data Analytics, mobile finance and MVNO
solutions. With this acquisition, Roamware consolidates its market leadership position in
Latin America and adds new solutions to its product portfolio.
(Logo:
http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120809/554204 )
"IPcom is a strategic addition to Roamware," said Ori Sasson, Chairman & CEO of
Roamware. "There are many signs of consolidation in our industry. The strongest players
are coming together for the benefit of mobile operator customers. Latin America has been a
focus market for us. With IPcom's depth of experience in delivering value added solutions
to Latin American customers, Roamware is in a stronger position to offer its cutting edge
solutions in the areas of LTE Roaming, Customer Experience Management, M2M, Active Testing
and MVNE services to Latin American mobile operators as well as taking IPcom's
complementary portfolio worldwide" continued Mr. Sasson.
"We are delighted with the integration of IPcom with Roamware," said Enrique
Steynberg, General Manager, IPcom. "Over the last 15 years, IPcom has built a strong
customer base in Latin America. IPcom has a strong and varied product portfolio and state
of the art data center, NOC, testing lab and a talented team of regional telecom experts.
We are excited to combine IPcom's capability with that of Roamware to create a stronger
value proposition for Latin American and global operators", added Mr. Steynberg.
About Roamware
Roamware, Inc. is the global leader in mobile operator service solutions with a
customer base of over 530 mobile operators across 160 countries. Roamware is a market
leader in mobile roaming solutions. Roamware has an estimated 60 percent share of the
roaming value added services market, specializing in steering, data roaming, Big Data
business intelligence, CEM QoS, LTE, M2M and regulatory compliance for operators to help
them increase revenue, reduce cost and compete with disruptive technologies. The company's
headquarters is located in Cupertino, California with operations worldwide. Learn more
about Roamware's products and solutions at http://www.roamware.com
Roamware Contacts:
Srinivas B Vijayaraghavan, Director Marketing | m: +919739970225 | e:
srinivas.v@roamware.com
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Roamware Inc
CUPERTINO, California, October 15, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --
Roamware, Inc., the global leader in mobile operator service solutions, announced the
acquisition of IPcom S.A., a leading provider of mobile value added services solutions
from Uruguay. IPcom has a strong footprint in Latin America with mobile operator customers
in 18 countries in the region. IPcom's product portfolio includes BSS/OSS, roaming,
messaging, location based solutions, Big Data Analytics, mobile finance and MVNO
solutions. With this acquisition, Roamware consolidates its market leadership position in
Latin America and adds new solutions to its product portfolio.
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"IPcom is a strategic addition to Roamware," said Ori Sasson, Chairman & CEO of
Roamware. "There are many signs of consolidation in our industry. The strongest players
are coming together for the benefit of mobile operator customers. Latin America has been a
focus market for us. With IPcom's depth of experience in delivering value added solutions
to Latin American customers, Roamware is in a stronger position to offer its cutting edge
solutions in the areas of LTE Roaming, Customer Experience Management, M2M, Active Testing
and MVNE services to Latin American mobile operators as well as taking IPcom's
complementary portfolio worldwide" continued Mr. Sasson.
"We are delighted with the integration of IPcom with Roamware," said Enrique
Steynberg, General Manager, IPcom. "Over the last 15 years, IPcom has built a strong
customer base in Latin America. IPcom has a strong and varied product portfolio and state
of the art data center, NOC, testing lab and a talented team of regional telecom experts.
We are excited to combine IPcom's capability with that of Roamware to create a stronger
value proposition for Latin American and global operators", added Mr. Steynberg.
About Roamware
Roamware, Inc. is the global leader in mobile operator service solutions with a
customer base of over 530 mobile operators across 160 countries. Roamware is a market
leader in mobile roaming solutions. Roamware has an estimated 60 percent share of the
roaming value added services market, specializing in steering, data roaming, Big Data
business intelligence, CEM QoS, LTE, M2M and regulatory compliance for operators to help
them increase revenue, reduce cost and compete with disruptive technologies. The company's
headquarters is located in Cupertino, California with operations worldwide. Learn more
about Roamware's products and solutions at http://www.roamware.com
Roamware Contacts:
Srinivas B Vijayaraghavan, Director Marketing | m: +919739970225 | e:
srinivas.v@roamware.com
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Roamware Inc
RHINO Steel Building Launches New Website
Poster: SySAdmin
Posted on October 15, 2012 at 12:07:01 PM
RHINO Steel Building Launches New Website
DALLAS, Oct. 15, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- RHINO Steel Building Systems, Inc., a premier prefabricated metal building company, today announced the launch of its new website at http://www.rhinobldg.com. Today is also the fourth annual Steel Day sponsored by the American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC). Steel Day is designed to give the construction industry and the general public an understanding and appreciation of the importance of steel in modern construction, the process of making steel construction products, and the structural steel supply chain.
Redesigned by Denton-based marketing firm Produce Results, RHINO's new online home focuses on making it easier for current and potential customers to locate what they need and answer all their questions, with updated and extended product information, improved usability, and new content being produced regularly.
A search feature has been added to the site to quickly locate any particular area of interest. The company is also launching a new blog to give visitors even more insight into their business and the world of steel buildings.
Over 42% of their business in the last twelve months has been generated by repeat or referral customers. RHINO is committed to serving their clients even better with their new website. Other points of interest include a learning center on the standard and optional features of metal buildings, a frequently asked questions section, and a photo gallery showing many of RHINO's buildings, from agriculture structures to aircraft hangers to commercial buildings.
ABOUT RHINO STEEL BUILDING:
RHINO Steel Building Systems, Inc. offers metal building solutions for all types of structural needs, including commercial buildings, warehouses, storage buildings, barn and agricultural structures, recreational buildings, riding arenas, and more. Founded in 1998 in Denton, TX, RHINO's unwavering commitment to fulfilling their customers' needs has led to unprecedented growth. The company now has multiple shipping locations across the U.S. and can deliver a building in as quickly as six to seven weeks, with some standard buildings available in as little as four weeks. Each building is designed to meet or exceed all wind load, snow load, and seismic requirements for the buyer's specific location. For a full listing of buildings offered by RHINO, visit http://www.rhinobldg.com.
For More Information, Contact:
RHINO Steel Building Systems, Inc.:
Bruce Brown
940.383.9566
SOURCE RHINO Steel Building Systems, Inc.
RHINO Steel Building Systems, Inc.
Web Site: http://www.rhinobldg.com
DALLAS, Oct. 15, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- RHINO Steel Building Systems, Inc., a premier prefabricated metal building company, today announced the launch of its new website at http://www.rhinobldg.com. Today is also the fourth annual Steel Day sponsored by the American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC). Steel Day is designed to give the construction industry and the general public an understanding and appreciation of the importance of steel in modern construction, the process of making steel construction products, and the structural steel supply chain.
Redesigned by Denton-based marketing firm Produce Results, RHINO's new online home focuses on making it easier for current and potential customers to locate what they need and answer all their questions, with updated and extended product information, improved usability, and new content being produced regularly.
A search feature has been added to the site to quickly locate any particular area of interest. The company is also launching a new blog to give visitors even more insight into their business and the world of steel buildings.
Over 42% of their business in the last twelve months has been generated by repeat or referral customers. RHINO is committed to serving their clients even better with their new website. Other points of interest include a learning center on the standard and optional features of metal buildings, a frequently asked questions section, and a photo gallery showing many of RHINO's buildings, from agriculture structures to aircraft hangers to commercial buildings.
ABOUT RHINO STEEL BUILDING:
RHINO Steel Building Systems, Inc. offers metal building solutions for all types of structural needs, including commercial buildings, warehouses, storage buildings, barn and agricultural structures, recreational buildings, riding arenas, and more. Founded in 1998 in Denton, TX, RHINO's unwavering commitment to fulfilling their customers' needs has led to unprecedented growth. The company now has multiple shipping locations across the U.S. and can deliver a building in as quickly as six to seven weeks, with some standard buildings available in as little as four weeks. Each building is designed to meet or exceed all wind load, snow load, and seismic requirements for the buyer's specific location. For a full listing of buildings offered by RHINO, visit http://www.rhinobldg.com.
For More Information, Contact:
RHINO Steel Building Systems, Inc.:
Bruce Brown
940.383.9566
SOURCE RHINO Steel Building Systems, Inc.
RHINO Steel Building Systems, Inc.
Web Site: http://www.rhinobldg.com
IT Leaders Are Strategic Corporate Assets in Age of Innovation and Global Commerce
Poster: SySAdmin
Posted on October 15, 2012 at 12:00:01 PM
IT Leaders Are Strategic Corporate Assets in Age of Innovation and Global Commerce
Southern California CIO Executive Leadership Summit Focuses on Building Strong Relationships with the C-Suite, Adding New Skills and Networking with Peers Across Multiple Industries
LOS ANGELES, Oct. 15, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- CIOs with exceptional leadership skills and strong business sense are critical assets in modern corporations. The key qualities required to guide modern organizations through periods of intense competition are the focus of the 2012 Southern California CIO Executive Leadership Summit, being held November 15 at the Hyatt Regency in Long Beach, CA.
The world-class event is produced by HMG Strategy, LLC, a leading global provider of innovative IT leadership, management and technology support, in association with the Southern California Chapter of the Society for Information Management (SIM).
"Successful organizations understand that CIOs are strategic assets in modern business environments," said Hunter Muller, President and CEO of HMG Strategy, LLC. "We are in the opening innings of an epic revolution in business and technology. The CIO's leadership will be absolutely essential."
The summit will focus on: the future state of IT leadership, strategies for driving tangible business results, continuous transformation and growth, and leveraging innovation to create sustainable competitive advantages in swiftly evolving markets.
Keynote speakers and keynote panelists include:
-- Mike Benson, EVP & CIO, DIRECTV, Inc.
-- Peter High, Founder and President, Metis Strategy, LLC
-- Richard Hoffman, SVP & CIO, Avery Dennison
-- Mario Leone, EVP & CIO, Ingram Micro
-- Cindy McKenzie, SVP, IT, Fox Entertainment Group
-- Ken Venner, CIO, Space Exploration Technologies
Additional speakers and panelists include Scott Cadwalader, Co-Founder & Managing Partner, Diligent Partners, LLC; Larry Godec, SVP & CIO, First American Title Insurance Company; Katie Graham, Partner, Heidrick & Struggles; Rick Hopfer, CIO, Molina Healthcare; Tony Leng, Managing Director and CIO Practice Leader, Diversified Search; Joel Manfredo, Managing Director, CIO Practice, Acies Consulting; Mark Polansky, Managing Director, IT Officers Practice, Korn/Ferry International; and Ashwin Rangan, CIO, Edwards Lifesciences.
"The Southern California summit will be a truly exceptional opportunity to network with peers, and to experience transformational leadership from the best and brightest minds in the industry," said Mr. Muller. "This is peer-to-peer networking and accelerated career building at the highest level."
HMG Strategy LLC, provides world-class leadership, innovation, transformational strategies along with a global community to drive the success of CIO and IT leaders. The firm's sponsor partners include Accenture, AirWatch, Avanade, Avaya, Box, BMC Software, CA Technologies, CDW, Chateaux Software, Cisco, Citrix, Code 42 Software, Cognizant, Comcast Business Class, CSC, Dell, Digital Realty, Fulcrum Associates, Good, HP, IBM, Informatica, Information Builders, Jive, Kapow Software, Level 3 Communications, NetSuite, Okta, Palo Alto Networks, QlikTech, Rackspace, Rimini Street, salesforce.com, ServiceNow, TCS, TSA, VMware, WatchDox, Wipro and Workday. Strategic partners include Egon Zehnder International, Heidrick & Struggles, Korn/Ferry International, Russell Reynolds Associates, and Spencer Stuart. John Wiley & Sons is the firm's global media partner.
"We are building the strongest CIO community on the planet," said Mr. Muller. "We deliver world-class value to the global IT industry through our thought-leadership, proprietary research, International Advisory Board, and executive leadership events."
About HMG Strategy
HMG Strategy, LLC is a leading global provider of innovative IT leadership, management and technology support to CIO/Senior IT executives by focusing on the 360-degree needs of the CIO/IT Leader. Our events and services raise thought leadership, knowledge sharing and networking to the highest level. HMG Strategy provides access to an international network of 50,000 CIO/Senior IT executives, industry experts and world-class thought leaders. For more information about HMG Strategy and its unique portfolio of CIO/IT leadership resources, visit http://www.hmgstrategy.com or contact Amanda Vlastas at 203-221-2702 or via e-mail at amandav@hmgstrategy.com.
SOURCE HMG Strategy, LLC
HMG Strategy, LLC
Web Site: http://www.hmgstrategy.com/
Southern California CIO Executive Leadership Summit Focuses on Building Strong Relationships with the C-Suite, Adding New Skills and Networking with Peers Across Multiple Industries
LOS ANGELES, Oct. 15, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- CIOs with exceptional leadership skills and strong business sense are critical assets in modern corporations. The key qualities required to guide modern organizations through periods of intense competition are the focus of the 2012 Southern California CIO Executive Leadership Summit, being held November 15 at the Hyatt Regency in Long Beach, CA.
The world-class event is produced by HMG Strategy, LLC, a leading global provider of innovative IT leadership, management and technology support, in association with the Southern California Chapter of the Society for Information Management (SIM).
"Successful organizations understand that CIOs are strategic assets in modern business environments," said Hunter Muller, President and CEO of HMG Strategy, LLC. "We are in the opening innings of an epic revolution in business and technology. The CIO's leadership will be absolutely essential."
The summit will focus on: the future state of IT leadership, strategies for driving tangible business results, continuous transformation and growth, and leveraging innovation to create sustainable competitive advantages in swiftly evolving markets.
Keynote speakers and keynote panelists include:
-- Mike Benson, EVP & CIO, DIRECTV, Inc.
-- Peter High, Founder and President, Metis Strategy, LLC
-- Richard Hoffman, SVP & CIO, Avery Dennison
-- Mario Leone, EVP & CIO, Ingram Micro
-- Cindy McKenzie, SVP, IT, Fox Entertainment Group
-- Ken Venner, CIO, Space Exploration Technologies
Additional speakers and panelists include Scott Cadwalader, Co-Founder & Managing Partner, Diligent Partners, LLC; Larry Godec, SVP & CIO, First American Title Insurance Company; Katie Graham, Partner, Heidrick & Struggles; Rick Hopfer, CIO, Molina Healthcare; Tony Leng, Managing Director and CIO Practice Leader, Diversified Search; Joel Manfredo, Managing Director, CIO Practice, Acies Consulting; Mark Polansky, Managing Director, IT Officers Practice, Korn/Ferry International; and Ashwin Rangan, CIO, Edwards Lifesciences.
"The Southern California summit will be a truly exceptional opportunity to network with peers, and to experience transformational leadership from the best and brightest minds in the industry," said Mr. Muller. "This is peer-to-peer networking and accelerated career building at the highest level."
HMG Strategy LLC, provides world-class leadership, innovation, transformational strategies along with a global community to drive the success of CIO and IT leaders. The firm's sponsor partners include Accenture, AirWatch, Avanade, Avaya, Box, BMC Software, CA Technologies, CDW, Chateaux Software, Cisco, Citrix, Code 42 Software, Cognizant, Comcast Business Class, CSC, Dell, Digital Realty, Fulcrum Associates, Good, HP, IBM, Informatica, Information Builders, Jive, Kapow Software, Level 3 Communications, NetSuite, Okta, Palo Alto Networks, QlikTech, Rackspace, Rimini Street, salesforce.com, ServiceNow, TCS, TSA, VMware, WatchDox, Wipro and Workday. Strategic partners include Egon Zehnder International, Heidrick & Struggles, Korn/Ferry International, Russell Reynolds Associates, and Spencer Stuart. John Wiley & Sons is the firm's global media partner.
"We are building the strongest CIO community on the planet," said Mr. Muller. "We deliver world-class value to the global IT industry through our thought-leadership, proprietary research, International Advisory Board, and executive leadership events."
About HMG Strategy
HMG Strategy, LLC is a leading global provider of innovative IT leadership, management and technology support to CIO/Senior IT executives by focusing on the 360-degree needs of the CIO/IT Leader. Our events and services raise thought leadership, knowledge sharing and networking to the highest level. HMG Strategy provides access to an international network of 50,000 CIO/Senior IT executives, industry experts and world-class thought leaders. For more information about HMG Strategy and its unique portfolio of CIO/IT leadership resources, visit http://www.hmgstrategy.com or contact Amanda Vlastas at 203-221-2702 or via e-mail at amandav@hmgstrategy.com.
SOURCE HMG Strategy, LLC
HMG Strategy, LLC
Web Site: http://www.hmgstrategy.com/
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Poster: SySAdmin
Posted on October 15, 2012 at 11:07:01 AM
Burroughs Mixes It Up with New Check/Page SmartSource® Advantage Scanner
PLYMOUTH, Mich., Oct. 15, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Burroughs, Inc. is pleased to announce the SmartSource Advantage, a fast, reliable and easy-to-use desktop scanner for merchant deposit capture environments. The Advantage's versatility and robust design enables merchants to 'Mix It Up'; scanning checks, full-page documents, driver's licenses and more. The Advantage delivers treasury customers big value in a compact footprint. Updating accounts instantly when checks are scanned, the Advantage empowers merchants to take control of their finances while eliminating the cost of travelling to and from the bank.
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"We are excited to add the SmartSource Advantage to our vast technology portfolio," states Alan Grote, Burroughs Vice President Sales North America & Asia. "Combining market-leading capabilities with Burroughs reputation for exceptional quality, treasury services groups are able to offer clients a technology solution that meets their multi-faceted needs while deepening their relationship."
About Burroughs
Burroughs, Inc. offers its customers access to world class service, industry-leading technology, and overall support for a portfolio of technology related needs. Our vast portfolio consists of repeatable and custom solutions like the SmartSource® check and document scanners, SmartCash(TM) cash automation solutions; ATM products, ATM parts, enterprise servers, device performance management software, asset recovery, and supplies combined with implementation and maintenance services. The sales organization works through value-added resellers, distributors and directly with clients in more than 55 countries worldwide. Today, our focus on payment systems related technologies and services results in numerous efficiencies for anyone who processes check and cash transactions. For more information, please visit http://www.burroughs.com.
SOURCE Burroughs, Inc.
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Burroughs, Inc.
CONTACT: Janet Sharpe, +1-734-737-4968, Janet.Sharpe@Burroughs.com
Web Site: http://www.burroughs.com
PLYMOUTH, Mich., Oct. 15, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Burroughs, Inc. is pleased to announce the SmartSource Advantage, a fast, reliable and easy-to-use desktop scanner for merchant deposit capture environments. The Advantage's versatility and robust design enables merchants to 'Mix It Up'; scanning checks, full-page documents, driver's licenses and more. The Advantage delivers treasury customers big value in a compact footprint. Updating accounts instantly when checks are scanned, the Advantage empowers merchants to take control of their finances while eliminating the cost of travelling to and from the bank.
(Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120413/DE86853LOGO )
"We are excited to add the SmartSource Advantage to our vast technology portfolio," states Alan Grote, Burroughs Vice President Sales North America & Asia. "Combining market-leading capabilities with Burroughs reputation for exceptional quality, treasury services groups are able to offer clients a technology solution that meets their multi-faceted needs while deepening their relationship."
About Burroughs
Burroughs, Inc. offers its customers access to world class service, industry-leading technology, and overall support for a portfolio of technology related needs. Our vast portfolio consists of repeatable and custom solutions like the SmartSource® check and document scanners, SmartCash(TM) cash automation solutions; ATM products, ATM parts, enterprise servers, device performance management software, asset recovery, and supplies combined with implementation and maintenance services. The sales organization works through value-added resellers, distributors and directly with clients in more than 55 countries worldwide. Today, our focus on payment systems related technologies and services results in numerous efficiencies for anyone who processes check and cash transactions. For more information, please visit http://www.burroughs.com.
SOURCE Burroughs, Inc.
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Burroughs, Inc.
CONTACT: Janet Sharpe, +1-734-737-4968, Janet.Sharpe@Burroughs.com
Web Site: http://www.burroughs.com
Northern Light Technologies (NLT) Launches New Website
Poster: SySAdmin
Posted on October 15, 2012 at 10:42:01 AM
Northern Light Technologies (NLT) Launches New Website
TORONTO, Oct. 15, 2012 /PRNewswire/ - Northern Light Technologies has
introduced a redesign of their corporate website, http://www.nltinc.com, further positioning NLT as a leader in the cap lamp and underground
communication solutions industry.
On the heels of the recent launch of the company's new corporate
identity and re-branding, the site reflects the company's commitment
and history of providing the world's best cap lamp solutions, while
featuring the underground communication solutions NLT has to offer.
"Northern Light Technologies is very excited about the launch of our new
website. This redesign reflects the evolution of not only our brand,
but our organization as a whole," said NLT President, Heidi Levitt.
"We are thrilled to be able to offer our customers a website as
well-rounded as our complete mining solutions."
Known globally for their award-winning cap lamp technology, NLT has
directed that same passion, commitment and understanding into the
design of their underground communication solutions, which are now
featured on the website in an all new, interactive networking
brochure. Also featured is a distributor login section, where NLT
plans to provide a collection of tools necessary for their network of
distributors to succeed.
"One of the best investments we can make during this time of growth and
change is in our marketing initiatives," said Levitt. "We have ensured
that this new branding and website are focused in the right direction -
a direction that all of us at NLT can stand behind and feel proud of."
About NLT
Founded in 1984, Northern Light Technologies (NLT) designs and
manufactures underground lighting and networking solutions for the
mining and tunnelling industries with manufacturing/assembly locations
in Canada, Australia and Chile. Northern Light® cap lamp systems are
designed for maximum durability and comfort, while offering
power-take-off, RFID and Wi-Fi tracking options. The NLT Mining Networks division is a turn-key partner in the design, manufacture, deployment,
and support of scalable communication technologies that change the way
mines communicate, collaborate, and operate.
SOURCE Northern Light Technologies
Northern Light Technologies
CONTACT: Nataly Carbone, Marketing Specialist - Northern Light Technologies
E: nataly.carbone@levitt-safety.com
T: 905.287.3552
F: 905.829.2919
TORONTO, Oct. 15, 2012 /PRNewswire/ - Northern Light Technologies has
introduced a redesign of their corporate website, http://www.nltinc.com, further positioning NLT as a leader in the cap lamp and underground
communication solutions industry.
On the heels of the recent launch of the company's new corporate
identity and re-branding, the site reflects the company's commitment
and history of providing the world's best cap lamp solutions, while
featuring the underground communication solutions NLT has to offer.
"Northern Light Technologies is very excited about the launch of our new
website. This redesign reflects the evolution of not only our brand,
but our organization as a whole," said NLT President, Heidi Levitt.
"We are thrilled to be able to offer our customers a website as
well-rounded as our complete mining solutions."
Known globally for their award-winning cap lamp technology, NLT has
directed that same passion, commitment and understanding into the
design of their underground communication solutions, which are now
featured on the website in an all new, interactive networking
brochure. Also featured is a distributor login section, where NLT
plans to provide a collection of tools necessary for their network of
distributors to succeed.
"One of the best investments we can make during this time of growth and
change is in our marketing initiatives," said Levitt. "We have ensured
that this new branding and website are focused in the right direction -
a direction that all of us at NLT can stand behind and feel proud of."
About NLT
Founded in 1984, Northern Light Technologies (NLT) designs and
manufactures underground lighting and networking solutions for the
mining and tunnelling industries with manufacturing/assembly locations
in Canada, Australia and Chile. Northern Light® cap lamp systems are
designed for maximum durability and comfort, while offering
power-take-off, RFID and Wi-Fi tracking options. The NLT Mining Networks division is a turn-key partner in the design, manufacture, deployment,
and support of scalable communication technologies that change the way
mines communicate, collaborate, and operate.
SOURCE Northern Light Technologies
Northern Light Technologies
CONTACT: Nataly Carbone, Marketing Specialist - Northern Light Technologies
E: nataly.carbone@levitt-safety.com
T: 905.287.3552
F: 905.829.2919
Bizo Launches Digital Marketing Remix, a Daily Resource for B2B Digital Marketers
Poster: SySAdmin
Posted on October 15, 2012 at 10:07:01 AM
Bizo Launches Digital Marketing Remix, a Daily Resource for B2B Digital Marketers
Former executive editor of BtoB magazine Sean Callahan overseeing website dedicated to providing marketing executives with the latest industry news, trends and best practices
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 15, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Bizo, the global leader in business audience marketing, today announced it has a launched a news and community website, Digital Marketing Remix (http://www.digitalmarketingremix.com), dedicated to business-to-business marketing online. The site aims to keep B2B marketing executives up-to-date on digital marketing news, trends and best practices. Digital Marketing Remix publishes content daily as well as distributes a weekly e-newsletter, summarizing the week in digital marketing news. The site and e-newsletter are edited by Sean Callahan, the former executive editor of Crain Communications' BtoB and Media Business magazines, who joined Bizo in August 2012.
"B2B marketers repeatedly tell me how hard they work to understand the best way to take advantage of online channels to reach their target audience," said Sean Callahan, editor of Digital Marketing Remix and marketing director at Bizo. "At the same time, they are overwhelmed by the spew of information coming at them about new technologies, techniques and trends. Digital Marketing Remix helps marketers discover what's most important so they can succeed in their jobs by delivering what its tagline says: 'Your daily dose of what's now - and what's next - in B2B digital marketing.'"
Digital Marketing Remix, a combination of original and aggregated content, focuses on digital marketing in all its forms, including online display advertising, data, email, mobile, search, social, data and analytics. The site publishes new content on a daily basis with updates posted regularly during each business day. In addition to delivering original content to help marketers do their jobs better, editors select the best stories of the day about digital marketing. More than just summarizing and linking to these stories, Digital Marketing Remix specifically answers the key questions of "what is it about?," "who is impacted?" and "why is it important?" that marketers need to know when considering how the marketing mix is changing as digital continues to grow in prominence.
Highlights from the Digital Marketing Remix weekly editorial schedule include:
-- Monday: A contributed column from an industry thought leader.
-- Tuesday: An analysis of proprietary data from comScore and Bizo to
provide insight into how business people are using the Web.
-- Wednesday: Q&A with a prominent B2B marketing executive, providing a
look at the executive's own online mix that answers what's working for
them in the digital arena.
-- Thursday: The "Online Campaign of the Week" takes an inside look at a
B2B online marketing campaign.
-- Friday: An analysis of the most important digital marketing news of the
week, providing insights on how B2B marketers can take advantage.
"At Bizo, we're working closely with marketing executives and practitioners every day. A common pain point expressed across all the brands we support is the dizzying array of new and evolving online tactics that are available, which makes understanding them all, let alone optimizing the mix, a non-trivial undertaking," said Russell Glass, CEO of Bizo. "Digital Marketing Remix addresses the top-of-mind questions marketers have about deploying the right balance of programs to reach and nurture the right audiences, and drive them through the funnel. Our goal is to make Digital Marketing Remix a must-read for all B2B marketers."
About Bizo
Bizo gives marketers instant access to the people who sign the checks at work, and have the most to spend on life: business professionals. Fueled by a Bizo audience of more than 100 million professionals around the world, including more than 80% of the U.S. business population, the Bizo Marketing Platform (BMP) can precisely target business people wherever they travel online by demographic criteria such as job function, seniority, industry, company size and more. Large global brands and SMB marketers alike also use BMP to increase awareness, nurture and convert existing audiences from their websites, social channels, and their prospect databases. More than 500 brands including AMEX, Mercedes Benz, Monster, Salesforce.com, Porsche, Microsoft, AT&T, and UPS use Bizo to target their B2B display and social marketing programs to the business professional audience.
For more information on Bizo, or for a free look at the business demographics of your website audience, visit http://www.bizo.com.
SOURCE Bizo
Bizo
CONTACT: Rachel Kahn, Sparkpr, +1-415-321-1881, rachel@sparkpr.com
Web Site: http://www.bizo.com
Former executive editor of BtoB magazine Sean Callahan overseeing website dedicated to providing marketing executives with the latest industry news, trends and best practices
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 15, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Bizo, the global leader in business audience marketing, today announced it has a launched a news and community website, Digital Marketing Remix (http://www.digitalmarketingremix.com), dedicated to business-to-business marketing online. The site aims to keep B2B marketing executives up-to-date on digital marketing news, trends and best practices. Digital Marketing Remix publishes content daily as well as distributes a weekly e-newsletter, summarizing the week in digital marketing news. The site and e-newsletter are edited by Sean Callahan, the former executive editor of Crain Communications' BtoB and Media Business magazines, who joined Bizo in August 2012.
"B2B marketers repeatedly tell me how hard they work to understand the best way to take advantage of online channels to reach their target audience," said Sean Callahan, editor of Digital Marketing Remix and marketing director at Bizo. "At the same time, they are overwhelmed by the spew of information coming at them about new technologies, techniques and trends. Digital Marketing Remix helps marketers discover what's most important so they can succeed in their jobs by delivering what its tagline says: 'Your daily dose of what's now - and what's next - in B2B digital marketing.'"
Digital Marketing Remix, a combination of original and aggregated content, focuses on digital marketing in all its forms, including online display advertising, data, email, mobile, search, social, data and analytics. The site publishes new content on a daily basis with updates posted regularly during each business day. In addition to delivering original content to help marketers do their jobs better, editors select the best stories of the day about digital marketing. More than just summarizing and linking to these stories, Digital Marketing Remix specifically answers the key questions of "what is it about?," "who is impacted?" and "why is it important?" that marketers need to know when considering how the marketing mix is changing as digital continues to grow in prominence.
Highlights from the Digital Marketing Remix weekly editorial schedule include:
-- Monday: A contributed column from an industry thought leader.
-- Tuesday: An analysis of proprietary data from comScore and Bizo to
provide insight into how business people are using the Web.
-- Wednesday: Q&A with a prominent B2B marketing executive, providing a
look at the executive's own online mix that answers what's working for
them in the digital arena.
-- Thursday: The "Online Campaign of the Week" takes an inside look at a
B2B online marketing campaign.
-- Friday: An analysis of the most important digital marketing news of the
week, providing insights on how B2B marketers can take advantage.
"At Bizo, we're working closely with marketing executives and practitioners every day. A common pain point expressed across all the brands we support is the dizzying array of new and evolving online tactics that are available, which makes understanding them all, let alone optimizing the mix, a non-trivial undertaking," said Russell Glass, CEO of Bizo. "Digital Marketing Remix addresses the top-of-mind questions marketers have about deploying the right balance of programs to reach and nurture the right audiences, and drive them through the funnel. Our goal is to make Digital Marketing Remix a must-read for all B2B marketers."
About Bizo
Bizo gives marketers instant access to the people who sign the checks at work, and have the most to spend on life: business professionals. Fueled by a Bizo audience of more than 100 million professionals around the world, including more than 80% of the U.S. business population, the Bizo Marketing Platform (BMP) can precisely target business people wherever they travel online by demographic criteria such as job function, seniority, industry, company size and more. Large global brands and SMB marketers alike also use BMP to increase awareness, nurture and convert existing audiences from their websites, social channels, and their prospect databases. More than 500 brands including AMEX, Mercedes Benz, Monster, Salesforce.com, Porsche, Microsoft, AT&T, and UPS use Bizo to target their B2B display and social marketing programs to the business professional audience.
For more information on Bizo, or for a free look at the business demographics of your website audience, visit http://www.bizo.com.
SOURCE Bizo
Bizo
CONTACT: Rachel Kahn, Sparkpr, +1-415-321-1881, rachel@sparkpr.com
Web Site: http://www.bizo.com
TeamQuest Announces New Storage Capacity Management Solution
Poster: SySAdmin
Posted on October 15, 2012 at 10:07:01 AM
TeamQuest Announces New Storage Capacity Management Solution
The TeamQuest Storage Capacity Management solution bridges technology silos, providing single-pane-of-glass management for everything from the service or application layer down to underlying systems and storage.
CLEAR LAKE, Iowa, Oct. 15, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- TeamQuest Corp. announced its new TeamQuest Storage Capacity Management solution that allows users to seamlessly analyze the performance and capacity of SAN storage systems and other infrastructure together. A capability new to the industry, this application-to-virtual server-to-physical server-storage system analysis helps troubleshoot, manage, and optimize virtualized cloud environments.
The TeamQuest solution allows a more comprehensive multi-tiered analysis for the entire IT infrastructure that contributes to overall performance, including business data as well as performance data regarding physical servers, guest systems, and storage.
"This solution integrates performance analysis and reporting across multiple tiers, giving a true big picture of combined storage and server technologies supporting the performance of business services," said Director of Product Management Scott Adams. "Unlike standalone storage or server-centric products, this is a fully integrated solution that uniquely analyzes and reports capacity and performance from the business service all the way down to storage."
-- Seamlessly analyze storage and other infrastructure - together
-- Rapidly understand when storage is the bottleneck, why, and what
services are impacted
-- Report on who or what is using how much, and when
"The TeamQuest storage solution uniquely spans servers, applications and storage to provide a single pane of glass view of the environment," said Adams.
Analyses can include business data from customer apps, status information from service desk tools, or performance data from monitoring tools. "Companies don't need to rip and replace existing tools since the TeamQuest solution will work with the current environment," he said.
The new TeamQuest Storage Capacity Management solution automates capacity analysis for everything from business services to applications to your virtual and physical server infrastructure. By adding storage analysis, this new solution provides the ability to capacity manage multi-vendor storage and virtually everything else in the data center.
Visit the TeamQuest Storage Capacity Management page.
About TeamQuest Corporation
TeamQuest Corporation is the global leader in IT Service Optimization (ITSO), specializing in Capacity Management software. TeamQuest helps IT organizations consistently meet service
levels while minimizing costs and mitigating risks. By combining performance data and business metrics, TeamQuest software enables IT organizations to provide accurate, objective information as input to critical business decisions. Companies around the world trust TeamQuest software to help them proactively improve service delivery and support best practices. For more information, visit http://www.teamquest.com or call +1-641-357-2700. In Europe, Middle East and Africa, call +46-31 80 95 00, and in Asia Pacific call +61 3 9641 2288.
SOURCE TeamQuest Corporation
TeamQuest Corporation
CONTACT: Vernon Johnson, +1-641-357-2700, ext. 2117, vernon.johnson@teamquest.com
Web Site: http://www.teamquest.com
The TeamQuest Storage Capacity Management solution bridges technology silos, providing single-pane-of-glass management for everything from the service or application layer down to underlying systems and storage.
CLEAR LAKE, Iowa, Oct. 15, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- TeamQuest Corp. announced its new TeamQuest Storage Capacity Management solution that allows users to seamlessly analyze the performance and capacity of SAN storage systems and other infrastructure together. A capability new to the industry, this application-to-virtual server-to-physical server-storage system analysis helps troubleshoot, manage, and optimize virtualized cloud environments.
The TeamQuest solution allows a more comprehensive multi-tiered analysis for the entire IT infrastructure that contributes to overall performance, including business data as well as performance data regarding physical servers, guest systems, and storage.
"This solution integrates performance analysis and reporting across multiple tiers, giving a true big picture of combined storage and server technologies supporting the performance of business services," said Director of Product Management Scott Adams. "Unlike standalone storage or server-centric products, this is a fully integrated solution that uniquely analyzes and reports capacity and performance from the business service all the way down to storage."
-- Seamlessly analyze storage and other infrastructure - together
-- Rapidly understand when storage is the bottleneck, why, and what
services are impacted
-- Report on who or what is using how much, and when
"The TeamQuest storage solution uniquely spans servers, applications and storage to provide a single pane of glass view of the environment," said Adams.
Analyses can include business data from customer apps, status information from service desk tools, or performance data from monitoring tools. "Companies don't need to rip and replace existing tools since the TeamQuest solution will work with the current environment," he said.
The new TeamQuest Storage Capacity Management solution automates capacity analysis for everything from business services to applications to your virtual and physical server infrastructure. By adding storage analysis, this new solution provides the ability to capacity manage multi-vendor storage and virtually everything else in the data center.
Visit the TeamQuest Storage Capacity Management page.
About TeamQuest Corporation
TeamQuest Corporation is the global leader in IT Service Optimization (ITSO), specializing in Capacity Management software. TeamQuest helps IT organizations consistently meet service
levels while minimizing costs and mitigating risks. By combining performance data and business metrics, TeamQuest software enables IT organizations to provide accurate, objective information as input to critical business decisions. Companies around the world trust TeamQuest software to help them proactively improve service delivery and support best practices. For more information, visit http://www.teamquest.com or call +1-641-357-2700. In Europe, Middle East and Africa, call +46-31 80 95 00, and in Asia Pacific call +61 3 9641 2288.
SOURCE TeamQuest Corporation
TeamQuest Corporation
CONTACT: Vernon Johnson, +1-641-357-2700, ext. 2117, vernon.johnson@teamquest.com
Web Site: http://www.teamquest.com
Medzo Connects Buyers And Credentialed Suppliers In The Largest Healthcare Network
Poster: SySAdmin
Posted on October 15, 2012 at 9:35:02 AM
Medzo Connects Buyers And Credentialed Suppliers In The Largest Healthcare Network
New Tool Can Help Reduce Supply Chain Costs By Expanding Marketplace Connectivity
ATLANTA, Oct. 15, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- A new online tool released today connects users at healthcare organizations with a wider array of qualified vendors. Medzo will improve the healthcare supply chain by saving time and money, enhancing performance and efficiency for both buyers and sellers.
Medzo is a new sophisticated online service created by Vendormate that delivers a deep pool of credentialed suppliers so that healthcare buyers can quickly research and find the best vendors. For companies that sell goods and services to the healthcare industry, Medzo creates an opportunity to open new markets and expand relationships with existing customers.
Vendormate is uniquely positioned in the healthcare supply chain with a network that already consists of 70,000 credentialed vendors, 48,000 healthcare users, 600,000 supply chain relationships and 2 million visit events per year. Now these vendors and healthcare users can connect like never before for everything from janitorial supplies and catering services to emergency room equipment and IT services. Medzo facilitates new relationships that benefit both vendors and healthcare users, while also helping these users to maximize value from existing relationships.
"Healthcare providers are targeting cost reductions of 20 percent in reaction to the new realities faced by hospitals under the Affordable Care Act. At the same time, medical suppliers report sales and administrative costs of 33 percent on average -- significantly higher than other industries. What is needed is a new model that drives relationships across a greater range of products and services, without levying unnecessary transaction charges for merely bringing buyers and sellers together," said Chris Luoma, Vice President of Business Development at Vendormate. "Medzo is a tool that will improve efficiency and help both healthcare providers and vendors reduce costs and save time, while at the same time improving the quality of the product that reaches patients."
Medzo is being released by Vendormate, an Atlanta, Ga., company that has built a solid reputation handling the critical task of credentialing vendors that do business with healthcare facilities. Medzo is the latest tool from Vendormate that bridges healthcare providers and suppliers, helping both sides know more about who they are doing business with today and who they should do business with tomorrow.
The typical healthcare group purchasing organization may have 2,000-3,000 suppliers, while standard search engine queries deliver millions of results for companies that may not be qualified to sell products to hospitals, surgical centers and physician practices. Medzo is designed to fill the gap between these two extremes and takes the emphasis off searching and places it on finding the right business partners.
"Medzo is going to change the healthcare supply chain. We have listened to both buyers and sellers that use Vendormate's Credential Manager and Contract Manager products. They want something more than what is offered by traditional GPOs. This is a smarter tool that finds the right business partners," said Andy Monin, Chief Executive Officer at Vendormate. "Medzo is a data-driven tool leveraging the information in the Vendormate credentialing network to create intelligence that connects the right users in the network at the right time. The result is a collaborative sourcing platform that drives smarter purchasing decisions and renders the vendor cold call obsolete."
By consolidating important business, financial and regulatory information about companies from the Vendormate network and other data sources, Medzo greatly reduces the time required to conduct due diligence. Medzo not only means better results when researching new vendors or potential markets, it will help reduce human resource costs and allow staff to focus more on important core job functions. By eliminating the time wasted from unproductive searches and cold calling, Medzo will reduce purchase cycle length while also delivering better overall solutions for users.
Access to Medzo is free for hospitals, healthcare systems and other medical buyers. All vendor companies participating in the Vendormate Credential Manager credentialing system have a free basic listing in Medzo. An annual subscription to Medzo allows suppliers to unlock the full potential of their Medzo presence by enhancing their profiles with detailed products and services information that will be directly visible to their intended audiences. Vendors can further differentiate themselves by introducing an unlimited number of special promotions and offers exclusively through Medzo to reach more than 48,000 buyers across the United States. More information is available at http://www.medzo.com.
About Medzo
Medzo is a sophisticated online resource that is focused on the healthcare industry, allowing buyers and sellers to create successful partnerships. By combining a database of more than 70,000 credentialed vendors and 48,000 healthcare providers with other critical data, Medzo is a powerful tool that creates a new level of collaboration, generates greater efficiency, opens new markets and uncovers better supply chain solutions. http://www.medzo.com
About Vendormate
Founded in 2005, Vendormate bridges healthcare providers and suppliers to ensure both sides know more about who they are doing business with today and who they should do business with tomorrow. Vendormate's relationship with healthcare facilities and vendors across the U.S. creates a vast vendor information network that integrates with all Vendormate services. Vendormate's Credential Manager is recognized as the leading credentialing service in the healthcare industry and Vendormate Contract Manager is a software-as-a-service (SaaS) application that gives healthcare buyers increased transparency and control over their essential vendor relationships. http://www.vendormate.com
SOURCE Vendormate
Vendormate
CONTACT: Chris Luoma, Vendormate, +1-404-949-1327; or Rick Lyke, APR, Eric Mower + Associates, +1-704-916-6152
Web Site: http://www.vendormate.com
New Tool Can Help Reduce Supply Chain Costs By Expanding Marketplace Connectivity
ATLANTA, Oct. 15, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- A new online tool released today connects users at healthcare organizations with a wider array of qualified vendors. Medzo will improve the healthcare supply chain by saving time and money, enhancing performance and efficiency for both buyers and sellers.
Medzo is a new sophisticated online service created by Vendormate that delivers a deep pool of credentialed suppliers so that healthcare buyers can quickly research and find the best vendors. For companies that sell goods and services to the healthcare industry, Medzo creates an opportunity to open new markets and expand relationships with existing customers.
Vendormate is uniquely positioned in the healthcare supply chain with a network that already consists of 70,000 credentialed vendors, 48,000 healthcare users, 600,000 supply chain relationships and 2 million visit events per year. Now these vendors and healthcare users can connect like never before for everything from janitorial supplies and catering services to emergency room equipment and IT services. Medzo facilitates new relationships that benefit both vendors and healthcare users, while also helping these users to maximize value from existing relationships.
"Healthcare providers are targeting cost reductions of 20 percent in reaction to the new realities faced by hospitals under the Affordable Care Act. At the same time, medical suppliers report sales and administrative costs of 33 percent on average -- significantly higher than other industries. What is needed is a new model that drives relationships across a greater range of products and services, without levying unnecessary transaction charges for merely bringing buyers and sellers together," said Chris Luoma, Vice President of Business Development at Vendormate. "Medzo is a tool that will improve efficiency and help both healthcare providers and vendors reduce costs and save time, while at the same time improving the quality of the product that reaches patients."
Medzo is being released by Vendormate, an Atlanta, Ga., company that has built a solid reputation handling the critical task of credentialing vendors that do business with healthcare facilities. Medzo is the latest tool from Vendormate that bridges healthcare providers and suppliers, helping both sides know more about who they are doing business with today and who they should do business with tomorrow.
The typical healthcare group purchasing organization may have 2,000-3,000 suppliers, while standard search engine queries deliver millions of results for companies that may not be qualified to sell products to hospitals, surgical centers and physician practices. Medzo is designed to fill the gap between these two extremes and takes the emphasis off searching and places it on finding the right business partners.
"Medzo is going to change the healthcare supply chain. We have listened to both buyers and sellers that use Vendormate's Credential Manager and Contract Manager products. They want something more than what is offered by traditional GPOs. This is a smarter tool that finds the right business partners," said Andy Monin, Chief Executive Officer at Vendormate. "Medzo is a data-driven tool leveraging the information in the Vendormate credentialing network to create intelligence that connects the right users in the network at the right time. The result is a collaborative sourcing platform that drives smarter purchasing decisions and renders the vendor cold call obsolete."
By consolidating important business, financial and regulatory information about companies from the Vendormate network and other data sources, Medzo greatly reduces the time required to conduct due diligence. Medzo not only means better results when researching new vendors or potential markets, it will help reduce human resource costs and allow staff to focus more on important core job functions. By eliminating the time wasted from unproductive searches and cold calling, Medzo will reduce purchase cycle length while also delivering better overall solutions for users.
Access to Medzo is free for hospitals, healthcare systems and other medical buyers. All vendor companies participating in the Vendormate Credential Manager credentialing system have a free basic listing in Medzo. An annual subscription to Medzo allows suppliers to unlock the full potential of their Medzo presence by enhancing their profiles with detailed products and services information that will be directly visible to their intended audiences. Vendors can further differentiate themselves by introducing an unlimited number of special promotions and offers exclusively through Medzo to reach more than 48,000 buyers across the United States. More information is available at http://www.medzo.com.
About Medzo
Medzo is a sophisticated online resource that is focused on the healthcare industry, allowing buyers and sellers to create successful partnerships. By combining a database of more than 70,000 credentialed vendors and 48,000 healthcare providers with other critical data, Medzo is a powerful tool that creates a new level of collaboration, generates greater efficiency, opens new markets and uncovers better supply chain solutions. http://www.medzo.com
About Vendormate
Founded in 2005, Vendormate bridges healthcare providers and suppliers to ensure both sides know more about who they are doing business with today and who they should do business with tomorrow. Vendormate's relationship with healthcare facilities and vendors across the U.S. creates a vast vendor information network that integrates with all Vendormate services. Vendormate's Credential Manager is recognized as the leading credentialing service in the healthcare industry and Vendormate Contract Manager is a software-as-a-service (SaaS) application that gives healthcare buyers increased transparency and control over their essential vendor relationships. http://www.vendormate.com
SOURCE Vendormate
Vendormate
CONTACT: Chris Luoma, Vendormate, +1-404-949-1327; or Rick Lyke, APR, Eric Mower + Associates, +1-704-916-6152
Web Site: http://www.vendormate.com
TinyCo gives app developers 50% or more of their revenue with the Tiny Partners' program
Poster: SySAdmin
Posted on October 15, 2012 at 9:28:01 AM
TinyCo gives app developers 50% or more of their revenue with the Tiny Partners' program
App Developers Can Drive Better Marketing and Revenue Results Through Promotional Brand Integrations without Cannibalizing Their Ad Revenue
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 15, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- TinyCo, the San Francisco based developer of popular mobile games such as Tiny Monsters and Tiny Village, today announced Tiny Partners', a program established to encourage collaboration between TinyCo and mobile developers through revenue sharing and brand integration. Mobile app developers can integrate Tiny Partners into their apps to create branded promotional spots for TinyCo games. When a user clicks on a Tiny Partners promotional spot and subsequently installs a TinyCo game, the developer earns at least 50% of the lifetime net revenue that user generates for TinyCo. With the flexibility of Tiny Partners, developers can expand their revenue without cannibalizing their current banner or interstitial ad inventory.
"User acquisition costs continue to rise and just as in the past with web advertising, most ad banner formats on mobile devices are being tuned out by users. Web advertising evolved over time with better targeting, rich media and branded content, and we want mobile to evolve faster. TinyCo can provide our partners with the ability to create better performing promotions for our games and then share in the success," said Andrew N. Green, Director of Business Development of TinyCo.
"With TinyCo, we were treated like a partner, not just a vendor. TinyCo was willing to share their revenue with us. Other companies were just interested in the cost per download," said Dave Yonamine, CEO, Mobility Ware, an early partner in the program.
TinyCo has a proven track record of monetization on iOS, Android and Amazon; their games are consistently among the top grossing titles on all 3 platforms. TinyCo is encouraging developers to pursue deeper brand integrations, and will look to increase developers' revenue share percentage based on the depth of their brand integration. The integration is easy and flexible and available on multiple platforms (works on iOS, Android OS, Google play, Amazon). Becoming a partner is free and easy.
For more information on the Tiny Partners initiative, please go here: http://www.tinyco.com/tinypartners
TinyCo
TinyCo makes beautiful, fun and engaging games that can be played anywhere on mobile devices. The company's mission is to make millions of people happy five minutes at a time. TinyCo is a leading mobile developer and has released several hits on iOS, Google Play, and Amazon including Tiny Monsters, Tiny Village and Tiny Zoo Friends. The company has been recognized as one of the first to crack the code on monetizing the Android platform and was named one of Pocketgamer's top 50 developers in 2012.
Press contact:
Abigail Murphy
650.438.2312
abigail.murphy@tinyco.com
SOURCE TinyCo
TinyCo
Web Site: http://tinyco.com
App Developers Can Drive Better Marketing and Revenue Results Through Promotional Brand Integrations without Cannibalizing Their Ad Revenue
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 15, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- TinyCo, the San Francisco based developer of popular mobile games such as Tiny Monsters and Tiny Village, today announced Tiny Partners', a program established to encourage collaboration between TinyCo and mobile developers through revenue sharing and brand integration. Mobile app developers can integrate Tiny Partners into their apps to create branded promotional spots for TinyCo games. When a user clicks on a Tiny Partners promotional spot and subsequently installs a TinyCo game, the developer earns at least 50% of the lifetime net revenue that user generates for TinyCo. With the flexibility of Tiny Partners, developers can expand their revenue without cannibalizing their current banner or interstitial ad inventory.
"User acquisition costs continue to rise and just as in the past with web advertising, most ad banner formats on mobile devices are being tuned out by users. Web advertising evolved over time with better targeting, rich media and branded content, and we want mobile to evolve faster. TinyCo can provide our partners with the ability to create better performing promotions for our games and then share in the success," said Andrew N. Green, Director of Business Development of TinyCo.
"With TinyCo, we were treated like a partner, not just a vendor. TinyCo was willing to share their revenue with us. Other companies were just interested in the cost per download," said Dave Yonamine, CEO, Mobility Ware, an early partner in the program.
TinyCo has a proven track record of monetization on iOS, Android and Amazon; their games are consistently among the top grossing titles on all 3 platforms. TinyCo is encouraging developers to pursue deeper brand integrations, and will look to increase developers' revenue share percentage based on the depth of their brand integration. The integration is easy and flexible and available on multiple platforms (works on iOS, Android OS, Google play, Amazon). Becoming a partner is free and easy.
For more information on the Tiny Partners initiative, please go here: http://www.tinyco.com/tinypartners
TinyCo
TinyCo makes beautiful, fun and engaging games that can be played anywhere on mobile devices. The company's mission is to make millions of people happy five minutes at a time. TinyCo is a leading mobile developer and has released several hits on iOS, Google Play, and Amazon including Tiny Monsters, Tiny Village and Tiny Zoo Friends. The company has been recognized as one of the first to crack the code on monetizing the Android platform and was named one of Pocketgamer's top 50 developers in 2012.
Press contact:
Abigail Murphy
650.438.2312
abigail.murphy@tinyco.com
SOURCE TinyCo
TinyCo
Web Site: http://tinyco.com
BootStrapToday, a Smart Project Management Tool Now Available on Rackspace Cloud Tools Marketplace
Poster: SySAdmin
Posted on October 15, 2012 at 9:14:01 AM
BootStrapToday, a Smart Project Management Tool Now Available on Rackspace Cloud Tools Marketplace
PUNE, India, October 15, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --
Sensible Softwares Pvt. Ltd. designed solution brings intelligence,
automation and integration to software project management
Sensible Softwares Pvt. Ltd., an Indian startup has announced that BootStrapToday
[http://bootstraptoday.com ], its cloud based software project management tool is now a
part of the Rackspace Cloud Tools Marketplace. This marketplace hosts a number of
innovative third party applications that Rackspace(R) Hosting (NYSE: RAX) customers can
use to develop, deploy and manage their apps in the cloud.
BootStrapToday is a software project management tool that is designed to increase the
efficiency and productivity of software development teams. It adds automation, integration
and intelligence to the software development life cycle (SDLC) by
- Automating routine and repetitive tasks like assigning tickets to team
members so that managers can save time.
- Flagging duplicate or similar tickets so that valuable resources are not
wasted reinventing the wheel.
- Linking tickets to project wiki pages and source files so that the changes
made after the resolution of tickets are easily accessible.
- Integrating email and ticket management systems so that tickets can be easily
created through email.
BootStrapToday comes with a visually rich dashboard that helps managers and other
stake holders monitor the progress of projects. It also supports popularly used version
control systems like Subversion and Git.
Client server traffic in BootStrapToday is encrypted using 128 bit SSL protocol. Other
features like IP filtering, where only whitelisted IPs can access a particular user
account and dedicated and isolated databases for every customer add multiple layers of
security.
"We are excited to have BootStrapToday as part of our Cloud Tools Marketplace,"
commented Ven Shanmugan, senior manager of Corporate Strategy, Rackspace. " BootStrapToday
offers Rackspace customers simplicity and automation to their software development
projects, allowing them to more efficiently focus on their development efforts."
"Cloud has enabled SMBs to leverage enterprise grade tools at affordable prices" said
Anand Agarwal, co-founder and CEO, Sensible Softwares. "Rackspace cloud tools enable its
customers to choose some of the best tools for the development and deployment of their
applications. With BootStrapToday, Rackspace customers can leverage integration and
automation in their software development process. This will help them detect bugs early
and improve software quality."
BootStrapToday's Bronze Plan (5 Users, 5 Projects, 1 GB storage) is offered free of
charge [http://bootstraptoday.com/plans-pricing ] to Rackspace Cloud Tools Marketplace
users. Discounts are also available for bigger customers with more users and projects.
About Sensible Softwares Pvt. Ltd.
Sensible Softwares Pvt. Ltd. is a Pune, India based startup that designs software
project management tools. Its customers include hundreds of startups as well as small and
medium sized companies like BigFlix, DocPulse, Briox, Zapak.com and AppDirect. Visit
http://www.bootstraptoday.com for more details.
Contact:
Anand Agarwal.
CEO and Co-Founder, Sensible Softwares Pvt. Ltd.
Ph #: +91-9960635315
Email: anand.agarwal@sensiblesoftwares.com
http://www.bootstraptoday.com
PUNE, India, October 15, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --
Sensible Softwares Pvt. Ltd. designed solution brings intelligence,
automation and integration to software project management
Sensible Softwares Pvt. Ltd., an Indian startup has announced that BootStrapToday
[http://bootstraptoday.com ], its cloud based software project management tool is now a
part of the Rackspace Cloud Tools Marketplace. This marketplace hosts a number of
innovative third party applications that Rackspace(R) Hosting (NYSE: RAX) customers can
use to develop, deploy and manage their apps in the cloud.
BootStrapToday is a software project management tool that is designed to increase the
efficiency and productivity of software development teams. It adds automation, integration
and intelligence to the software development life cycle (SDLC) by
- Automating routine and repetitive tasks like assigning tickets to team
members so that managers can save time.
- Flagging duplicate or similar tickets so that valuable resources are not
wasted reinventing the wheel.
- Linking tickets to project wiki pages and source files so that the changes
made after the resolution of tickets are easily accessible.
- Integrating email and ticket management systems so that tickets can be easily
created through email.
BootStrapToday comes with a visually rich dashboard that helps managers and other
stake holders monitor the progress of projects. It also supports popularly used version
control systems like Subversion and Git.
Client server traffic in BootStrapToday is encrypted using 128 bit SSL protocol. Other
features like IP filtering, where only whitelisted IPs can access a particular user
account and dedicated and isolated databases for every customer add multiple layers of
security.
"We are excited to have BootStrapToday as part of our Cloud Tools Marketplace,"
commented Ven Shanmugan, senior manager of Corporate Strategy, Rackspace. " BootStrapToday
offers Rackspace customers simplicity and automation to their software development
projects, allowing them to more efficiently focus on their development efforts."
"Cloud has enabled SMBs to leverage enterprise grade tools at affordable prices" said
Anand Agarwal, co-founder and CEO, Sensible Softwares. "Rackspace cloud tools enable its
customers to choose some of the best tools for the development and deployment of their
applications. With BootStrapToday, Rackspace customers can leverage integration and
automation in their software development process. This will help them detect bugs early
and improve software quality."
BootStrapToday's Bronze Plan (5 Users, 5 Projects, 1 GB storage) is offered free of
charge [http://bootstraptoday.com/plans-pricing ] to Rackspace Cloud Tools Marketplace
users. Discounts are also available for bigger customers with more users and projects.
About Sensible Softwares Pvt. Ltd.
Sensible Softwares Pvt. Ltd. is a Pune, India based startup that designs software
project management tools. Its customers include hundreds of startups as well as small and
medium sized companies like BigFlix, DocPulse, Briox, Zapak.com and AppDirect. Visit
http://www.bootstraptoday.com for more details.
Contact:
Anand Agarwal.
CEO and Co-Founder, Sensible Softwares Pvt. Ltd.
Ph #: +91-9960635315
Email: anand.agarwal@sensiblesoftwares.com
http://www.bootstraptoday.com
FICO Blaze Advisor 7.1 Gives Business Users Unprecedented Power to Manage Their Own Business Rules
Poster: SySAdmin
Posted on October 15, 2012 at 9:07:01 AM
FICO Blaze Advisor 7.1 Gives Business Users Unprecedented Power to Manage Their Own Business Rules
MINNEAPOLIS, Oct. 15, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- FICO (NYSE: FICO), the leading provider of predictive analytics and decision management technology, today announced the availability of FICO(®) Blaze Advisor(®) business rules management system version 7.1. The new version has an updated user interface, and can execute decisions up to 3,000 times faster, making it easier for business users to create and maintain their own business rules. The result is better collaboration, increased productivity, and faster time to market.
(Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20111010/CG83314LOGO)
FICO Blaze Advisor 7.1 gives business users more control. Rules can be authored, approved and deployed faster, which lowers the cost and time to market for rules updates. New types of rule conditions and actions can be added dynamically without having to wait for assistance from a technical resource. Decision simulation enhancements make it easier to analyze the potential business impact of those rule changes. Business managers can quickly review and approve rule changes and select the ones they want to commit to production. Performance has also been improved. Decision tables have been updated to use the latest HTML5 technology, which makes them faster, easier to use and more cloud-friendly. Execution can be up to 3,000 times speedier for projects that use very large decision trees and tables and graphs than previous versions of Blaze Advisor.
"The imperative in the business rules marketplace today is greater agility, which has always been one of FICO Blaze Advisor's advantages," said Don Griest, senior director of product management at FICO. "In the latest version we focused on giving business users even greater control, so they can react faster to market changes and make the best possible decisions about what to offer, what price point to use, what transactions to approve and when to take corrective action."
"Decision management projects are increasingly being driven by the business side," James Taylor, CEO Decision Management Solutions, experts in decision management, decisioning technology, business rules and predictive analytics. "The environment is shifting from the technology user to the business user, and today, business users need to be able to perform 100 percent of the decision management tasks. At the same time, the ROI of getting rules to market faster is significant, with operational decisions managing time-sensitive problems like risk and fraud, and customer interactions."
FICO® Blaze Advisor® is the world's leading business rules management system for maximizing control over high-volume operational decisions. Blaze Advisor provides companies across industries with a scalable solution that delivers unprecedented agility and actionability for smarter business decisions.
About FICO
FICO (NYSE:FICO) delivers superior predictive analytics solutions that drive smarter decisions. The company's groundbreaking use of mathematics to predict consumer behavior has transformed entire industries and revolutionized the way risk is managed and products are marketed. FICO's innovative solutions include the FICO(®) Score -- the standard measure of consumer credit risk in the United States -- along with industry-leading solutions for managing credit accounts, identifying and minimizing the impact of fraud, and customizing consumer offers with pinpoint accuracy. Most of the world's top banks, as well as leading insurers, retailers, pharmaceutical companies and government agencies, rely on FICO solutions to accelerate growth, control risk, boost profits and meet regulatory and competitive demands. FICO also helps millions of individuals manage their personal credit health through http://www.myFICO.com. Learn more at http://www.fico.com. FICO: Make every decision count((TM)).
For FICO news and media resources, visit http://www.fico.com/news.
Statement Concerning Forward-Looking Information
Except for historical information contained herein, the statements contained in this news release that relate to FICO or its business are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the "safe harbor" provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially, including the success of the Company's Decision Management strategy and reengineering plan, the maintenance of its existing relationships and ability to create new relationships with customers and key alliance partners, its ability to continue to develop new and enhanced products and services, its ability to recruit and retain key technical and managerial personnel, competition, regulatory changes applicable to the use of consumer credit and other data, the failure to realize the anticipated benefits of any acquisitions, continuing material adverse developments in global economic conditions, and other risks described from time to time in FICO's SEC reports, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended September 30, 2011 and its last quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the period ended June 30, 2012. If any of these risks or uncertainties materializes, FICO's results could differ materially from its expectations. FICO disclaims any intent or obligation to update these forward-looking statements.
FICO, Blaze Advisor and "Make every decision count" are trademarks or registered trademarks of Fair Isaac Corporation in the United States and in other countries.
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CONTACT: Media: Elisabeth Hershman for FICO, +1-212-289-6734, ehershman@iqprinc.com; Investors: Steven Weber, +1-800-213-5542, investor@fico.com
Web Site: http://www.fico.com
MINNEAPOLIS, Oct. 15, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- FICO (NYSE: FICO), the leading provider of predictive analytics and decision management technology, today announced the availability of FICO(®) Blaze Advisor(®) business rules management system version 7.1. The new version has an updated user interface, and can execute decisions up to 3,000 times faster, making it easier for business users to create and maintain their own business rules. The result is better collaboration, increased productivity, and faster time to market.
(Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20111010/CG83314LOGO)
FICO Blaze Advisor 7.1 gives business users more control. Rules can be authored, approved and deployed faster, which lowers the cost and time to market for rules updates. New types of rule conditions and actions can be added dynamically without having to wait for assistance from a technical resource. Decision simulation enhancements make it easier to analyze the potential business impact of those rule changes. Business managers can quickly review and approve rule changes and select the ones they want to commit to production. Performance has also been improved. Decision tables have been updated to use the latest HTML5 technology, which makes them faster, easier to use and more cloud-friendly. Execution can be up to 3,000 times speedier for projects that use very large decision trees and tables and graphs than previous versions of Blaze Advisor.
"The imperative in the business rules marketplace today is greater agility, which has always been one of FICO Blaze Advisor's advantages," said Don Griest, senior director of product management at FICO. "In the latest version we focused on giving business users even greater control, so they can react faster to market changes and make the best possible decisions about what to offer, what price point to use, what transactions to approve and when to take corrective action."
"Decision management projects are increasingly being driven by the business side," James Taylor, CEO Decision Management Solutions, experts in decision management, decisioning technology, business rules and predictive analytics. "The environment is shifting from the technology user to the business user, and today, business users need to be able to perform 100 percent of the decision management tasks. At the same time, the ROI of getting rules to market faster is significant, with operational decisions managing time-sensitive problems like risk and fraud, and customer interactions."
FICO® Blaze Advisor® is the world's leading business rules management system for maximizing control over high-volume operational decisions. Blaze Advisor provides companies across industries with a scalable solution that delivers unprecedented agility and actionability for smarter business decisions.
About FICO
FICO (NYSE:FICO) delivers superior predictive analytics solutions that drive smarter decisions. The company's groundbreaking use of mathematics to predict consumer behavior has transformed entire industries and revolutionized the way risk is managed and products are marketed. FICO's innovative solutions include the FICO(®) Score -- the standard measure of consumer credit risk in the United States -- along with industry-leading solutions for managing credit accounts, identifying and minimizing the impact of fraud, and customizing consumer offers with pinpoint accuracy. Most of the world's top banks, as well as leading insurers, retailers, pharmaceutical companies and government agencies, rely on FICO solutions to accelerate growth, control risk, boost profits and meet regulatory and competitive demands. FICO also helps millions of individuals manage their personal credit health through http://www.myFICO.com. Learn more at http://www.fico.com. FICO: Make every decision count((TM)).
For FICO news and media resources, visit http://www.fico.com/news.
Statement Concerning Forward-Looking Information
Except for historical information contained herein, the statements contained in this news release that relate to FICO or its business are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the "safe harbor" provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially, including the success of the Company's Decision Management strategy and reengineering plan, the maintenance of its existing relationships and ability to create new relationships with customers and key alliance partners, its ability to continue to develop new and enhanced products and services, its ability to recruit and retain key technical and managerial personnel, competition, regulatory changes applicable to the use of consumer credit and other data, the failure to realize the anticipated benefits of any acquisitions, continuing material adverse developments in global economic conditions, and other risks described from time to time in FICO's SEC reports, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended September 30, 2011 and its last quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the period ended June 30, 2012. If any of these risks or uncertainties materializes, FICO's results could differ materially from its expectations. FICO disclaims any intent or obligation to update these forward-looking statements.
FICO, Blaze Advisor and "Make every decision count" are trademarks or registered trademarks of Fair Isaac Corporation in the United States and in other countries.
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FICO
CONTACT: Media: Elisabeth Hershman for FICO, +1-212-289-6734, ehershman@iqprinc.com; Investors: Steven Weber, +1-800-213-5542, investor@fico.com
Web Site: http://www.fico.com
AT&T Introduces New Connection Kits for Emerging Device Developers
Poster: SySAdmin
Posted on October 15, 2012 at 8:35:01 AM
AT&T Introduces New Connection Kits for Emerging Device Developers
Pre-Certified Module and Streamlined Integration Tools Speed Development Cycle and Time to Market for New Consumer and M2M Solutions
DALLAS, Oct.15, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- AT&T* today announced new AT&T Connection Kits for emerging device developers, featuring new models from Sierra Wireless, Telit Wireless Solutions, and ZTE. The industry leading AT&T Connection Kit program provides the tools and environment necessary to streamline device development and optimize performance on the AT&T network.
Sierra Wireless
Two of the connection kits leverage the AirPrime SL8080 and SL8090 embedded wireless modules from Sierra Wireless. These compact modules address both consumer and industrial applications. The AirPrime SL8090 is one of the smallest high-speed HSPA+ modules in the industry, featuring voice, antenna diversity, and GPS support.
Key features of the AirPrime SL8080 and SL8090 modules include:
-- EDGE, HSDPA, HSPA+ connectivity
-- GPS
-- Antenna diversity
-- Digital voice
-- Compact form factor based on standard 25x30 mm LGA (Land Grid Array)
-- Support for industrial requirements with extended temperature range
Telit Wireless Solutions
The Telit HE910 modules are compact, lightweight, low-power consumption and RoHS-compliant, with more than 10 GPIOs, optional diversity, voice and GNSS. The modules are ideal for global and regional applications requiring high-speed data and positioning, such as, surveillance and monitoring, global fleet and asset tracking, eHeath and mobile computing. The HE910 is suitable for a broad array of consumer electronic devices, including PDAs and tablet PCs for both business and personal life.
Key features of the Telit HE910 module include:
-- EDGE, HSDPA, HSPA+ connectivity
-- GPS
-- Digital voice
-- Land Grid Array form factor
-- Extended temperature range
ZTE
The ZTE connection kits, MF206A and MF212, offer low-power consumption and easy integration for both consumer and industrial applications.
Key features of the MF206A and MF212 modules include:
-- EDGE, HSDPA connectivity
-- GPS
-- Antenna diversity
The new AT&T Connection Kits also include AT&T SIM cards, data capacity for testing, access to the AT&T Control Center powered by Jasper Wireless, and best practice guidelines to bring approved devices to market faster than ever before.
The AT&T Connection Kit with Sierra Wireless, Telit Wireless Solutions, and ZTE modules builds on the existing AT&T Connection Kit for Device Developer program available through the dedicated AT&T emerging devices web site(1). To learn more about AT&T's Emerging Devices Organization or to see the additional Connection Kit options, please visit http://www.att.com/edo.
For more information on AT&T, please visit http://www.att.com.
*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.
(1) Early termination fees apply.
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 around the world. With a powerful array of network resources that includes the nation's fastest mobile broadband network, AT&T is a leading provider of wireless, Wi-Fi, high speed Internet, voice and cloud-based services. A leader in mobile broadband and emerging 4G capabilities, 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. This AT&T news release and other announcements are available at http://www.att.com/newsroom and as part of an RSS feed at http://www.att.com/rss. Or follow our news on Twitter at @ATT.
© 2012 AT&T Intellectual Property. All rights reserved. Mobile broadband not available in all areas. 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.
SOURCE AT&T Inc.
AT&T Inc.
CONTACT: Natalie Young, AT&T, +1-404-986-1822, Natalie.young@att.com
Web Site: http://www.att.com
Pre-Certified Module and Streamlined Integration Tools Speed Development Cycle and Time to Market for New Consumer and M2M Solutions
DALLAS, Oct.15, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- AT&T* today announced new AT&T Connection Kits for emerging device developers, featuring new models from Sierra Wireless, Telit Wireless Solutions, and ZTE. The industry leading AT&T Connection Kit program provides the tools and environment necessary to streamline device development and optimize performance on the AT&T network.
Sierra Wireless
Two of the connection kits leverage the AirPrime SL8080 and SL8090 embedded wireless modules from Sierra Wireless. These compact modules address both consumer and industrial applications. The AirPrime SL8090 is one of the smallest high-speed HSPA+ modules in the industry, featuring voice, antenna diversity, and GPS support.
Key features of the AirPrime SL8080 and SL8090 modules include:
-- EDGE, HSDPA, HSPA+ connectivity
-- GPS
-- Antenna diversity
-- Digital voice
-- Compact form factor based on standard 25x30 mm LGA (Land Grid Array)
-- Support for industrial requirements with extended temperature range
Telit Wireless Solutions
The Telit HE910 modules are compact, lightweight, low-power consumption and RoHS-compliant, with more than 10 GPIOs, optional diversity, voice and GNSS. The modules are ideal for global and regional applications requiring high-speed data and positioning, such as, surveillance and monitoring, global fleet and asset tracking, eHeath and mobile computing. The HE910 is suitable for a broad array of consumer electronic devices, including PDAs and tablet PCs for both business and personal life.
Key features of the Telit HE910 module include:
-- EDGE, HSDPA, HSPA+ connectivity
-- GPS
-- Digital voice
-- Land Grid Array form factor
-- Extended temperature range
ZTE
The ZTE connection kits, MF206A and MF212, offer low-power consumption and easy integration for both consumer and industrial applications.
Key features of the MF206A and MF212 modules include:
-- EDGE, HSDPA connectivity
-- GPS
-- Antenna diversity
The new AT&T Connection Kits also include AT&T SIM cards, data capacity for testing, access to the AT&T Control Center powered by Jasper Wireless, and best practice guidelines to bring approved devices to market faster than ever before.
The AT&T Connection Kit with Sierra Wireless, Telit Wireless Solutions, and ZTE modules builds on the existing AT&T Connection Kit for Device Developer program available through the dedicated AT&T emerging devices web site(1). To learn more about AT&T's Emerging Devices Organization or to see the additional Connection Kit options, please visit http://www.att.com/edo.
For more information on AT&T, please visit http://www.att.com.
*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.
(1) Early termination fees apply.
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 around the world. With a powerful array of network resources that includes the nation's fastest mobile broadband network, AT&T is a leading provider of wireless, Wi-Fi, high speed Internet, voice and cloud-based services. A leader in mobile broadband and emerging 4G capabilities, 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. This AT&T news release and other announcements are available at http://www.att.com/newsroom and as part of an RSS feed at http://www.att.com/rss. Or follow our news on Twitter at @ATT.
© 2012 AT&T Intellectual Property. All rights reserved. Mobile broadband not available in all areas. 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.
SOURCE AT&T Inc.
AT&T Inc.
CONTACT: Natalie Young, AT&T, +1-404-986-1822, Natalie.young@att.com
Web Site: http://www.att.com
Enjoy A Frugal Halloween with CouponSnapshot's Coupons and Deals
Poster: SySAdmin
Posted on October 15, 2012 at 8:35:01 AM
Enjoy A Frugal Halloween with CouponSnapshot's Coupons and Deals
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 15, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Halloween is a holiday unlike any other. People dress up in interesting costumes and either hand out or collect candy and other treats. Costume parties, haunted houses, haunted hayrides and fun Halloween decorations keep this holiday exciting year after year. According to the National Retail Federation's 2012 Halloween spending survey conducted by BIGinsight, a record 170 million people are looking forward to celebrating Halloween in 2012. This equates to 7 out of 10 Americans, with the average consumer expected to spend around $79.82 on Halloween purchases, including candy, decorations and costumes. Halloween is a huge industry, with total spending this year projected to reach $8 billion, according to NRF's survey.
With these fun and festive Halloween purchases in mind, the money-saving website CouponSnapshot is proud to announce a wide variety of Halloween deals and discounts available to consumers, completely free of charge. The Halloween coupons at CouponSnapshot range from common retailers like Kmart, Walmart, Target, Kohl's, and Toys R Us to shops specific to Halloween, such as Halloween Costumes 4 U, HalloweenCostumes, Halloween Express, Spirit Halloween and Fright Catalog.
"By using our deals and online coupon codes, shoppers can enjoy great savings on Halloween items they would normally purchase at full cost," says CouponSnapshot's Marketing Director. "We scoured the Web and networked with our retail partners so we could bring you this long list of Halloween sales and discounts. Take a look at the costume deals especially--you can find the perfect Halloween costume for yourself, your toddler, or even the whole family."
CouponSnapshot displays a link to the Halloween deals prominently on its home page, but shoppers can also find Halloween deals and steals on the Halloween Coupons page in the Seasonal Sales section of the website. The top of the page displays the Staff Picks for some of the best deals as identified by employees of CouponSnapshot. Further down the page, consumers will find Featured Stores offering Halloween deals, as well as deals and coupons that can be sorted by most recently added or most popular.
Some exciting Halloween deals at CouponSnapshot include:
-- ABC Underwear - Only $9.95 for Sexy Pirate Costume for Men, 86% off
-- Carter's - 20% off $40 or more on Halloween costumes for baby
-- Costume Craze - An amazing 30-90% off Storewide
-- Costume Discounters - Get 20% off a lovable lion infant toddler costume
-- HalloweenCostumes - Halloween deal: $5 off $50, $10 off $75, $15 off
$100
-- Halloween Costumes 4 U - Enjoy 15% off inflatable pumpkin ice cooler
Halloween decorations / props
-- Spirit Halloween - Get 25% off + extra 20% off an Airblown inflatable
pirate ship
-- Udreamy Costumes - Sexy Female Pirate Party Costume for $18.18
Visitors to CouponSnapshot.com can also search for specific stores they want to check for deals, or they can browse through thousands of stores on the Stores tab. CouponSnapshot also has a Facebook page where consumers can discuss and share deals and tips for using CouponSnapshot's special offers to save money on countless products and services.
"Halloween is an exciting time of year for the whole family," says CouponSnapshot's CEO. "We wanted to see every little girl and boy, and adults too, get to be what they really want to be for Halloween this year. If our special Halloween deals and coupons can help achieve that for our customers, we at CouponSnapshot have done our jobs well."
About CouponSnapshot:
CouponSnapshot is a website devoted to helping shoppers save time and money by using online coupon codes and discounts. The site compiles online coupons, deals, and special offers from thousands of merchants, giving shoppers the opportunity to save money on just about anything they're planning to buy. CouponSnapshot is free to use and new discounts are becoming available every day. For more information on CouponSnapshot and to view thousands of online coupon codes and discounts, please see: http://www.couponsnapshot.com
For further information, please contact:
pr@couponsnapshot.com
Twitter: @CouponSnapshot
facebook.com/couponsnapshot
SOURCE CouponSnapshot.com
CouponSnapshot.com
CONTACT: +86-21-6418 8525
Web Site: http://www.couponsnapshot.com/online-coupons-tagged-with-Halloween-2579.html
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 15, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Halloween is a holiday unlike any other. People dress up in interesting costumes and either hand out or collect candy and other treats. Costume parties, haunted houses, haunted hayrides and fun Halloween decorations keep this holiday exciting year after year. According to the National Retail Federation's 2012 Halloween spending survey conducted by BIGinsight, a record 170 million people are looking forward to celebrating Halloween in 2012. This equates to 7 out of 10 Americans, with the average consumer expected to spend around $79.82 on Halloween purchases, including candy, decorations and costumes. Halloween is a huge industry, with total spending this year projected to reach $8 billion, according to NRF's survey.
With these fun and festive Halloween purchases in mind, the money-saving website CouponSnapshot is proud to announce a wide variety of Halloween deals and discounts available to consumers, completely free of charge. The Halloween coupons at CouponSnapshot range from common retailers like Kmart, Walmart, Target, Kohl's, and Toys R Us to shops specific to Halloween, such as Halloween Costumes 4 U, HalloweenCostumes, Halloween Express, Spirit Halloween and Fright Catalog.
"By using our deals and online coupon codes, shoppers can enjoy great savings on Halloween items they would normally purchase at full cost," says CouponSnapshot's Marketing Director. "We scoured the Web and networked with our retail partners so we could bring you this long list of Halloween sales and discounts. Take a look at the costume deals especially--you can find the perfect Halloween costume for yourself, your toddler, or even the whole family."
CouponSnapshot displays a link to the Halloween deals prominently on its home page, but shoppers can also find Halloween deals and steals on the Halloween Coupons page in the Seasonal Sales section of the website. The top of the page displays the Staff Picks for some of the best deals as identified by employees of CouponSnapshot. Further down the page, consumers will find Featured Stores offering Halloween deals, as well as deals and coupons that can be sorted by most recently added or most popular.
Some exciting Halloween deals at CouponSnapshot include:
-- ABC Underwear - Only $9.95 for Sexy Pirate Costume for Men, 86% off
-- Carter's - 20% off $40 or more on Halloween costumes for baby
-- Costume Craze - An amazing 30-90% off Storewide
-- Costume Discounters - Get 20% off a lovable lion infant toddler costume
-- HalloweenCostumes - Halloween deal: $5 off $50, $10 off $75, $15 off
$100
-- Halloween Costumes 4 U - Enjoy 15% off inflatable pumpkin ice cooler
Halloween decorations / props
-- Spirit Halloween - Get 25% off + extra 20% off an Airblown inflatable
pirate ship
-- Udreamy Costumes - Sexy Female Pirate Party Costume for $18.18
Visitors to CouponSnapshot.com can also search for specific stores they want to check for deals, or they can browse through thousands of stores on the Stores tab. CouponSnapshot also has a Facebook page where consumers can discuss and share deals and tips for using CouponSnapshot's special offers to save money on countless products and services.
"Halloween is an exciting time of year for the whole family," says CouponSnapshot's CEO. "We wanted to see every little girl and boy, and adults too, get to be what they really want to be for Halloween this year. If our special Halloween deals and coupons can help achieve that for our customers, we at CouponSnapshot have done our jobs well."
About CouponSnapshot:
CouponSnapshot is a website devoted to helping shoppers save time and money by using online coupon codes and discounts. The site compiles online coupons, deals, and special offers from thousands of merchants, giving shoppers the opportunity to save money on just about anything they're planning to buy. CouponSnapshot is free to use and new discounts are becoming available every day. For more information on CouponSnapshot and to view thousands of online coupon codes and discounts, please see: http://www.couponsnapshot.com
For further information, please contact:
pr@couponsnapshot.com
Twitter: @CouponSnapshot
facebook.com/couponsnapshot
SOURCE CouponSnapshot.com
CouponSnapshot.com
CONTACT: +86-21-6418 8525
Web Site: http://www.couponsnapshot.com/online-coupons-tagged-with-Halloween-2579.html
ROAMWORKS U.S.A. and Standard Filter Corp. Ramping up to Meet the Energy and Environmental Information Needs of Manufacturers
Poster: SySAdmin
Posted on October 15, 2012 at 8:35:01 AM
ROAMWORKS U.S.A. and Standard Filter Corp. Ramping up to Meet the Energy and Environmental Information Needs of Manufacturers
ATLANTA, Oct. 15, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- ROAMWORKS U.S.A., a global provider of remote monitoring software and solutions, today announced that California-based Standard Filter Corp., a world-leading manufacturer of industrial air filters, will be launching a family of industrial monitoring systems through its http://www.Plant-Link.net portal.
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The DustLink and MixLink product offerings from Standard Filter allow manufacturing plants to remotely monitor and report day-by-day production data through a sensor-based web application. Designed to offer users real-time visibility into energy usage, conditional alerts, technician routing, and environmental compliance, these applications help analyze and report on inefficiencies or emergency situations within the plant without any need for on-site Internet.
Toby Wiik, President/CEO of Standard Filter states, "Valuable data that once terminated at gauges in the control room can now be securely moved throughout the organization. Key process indicators can now be funneled real-time to the desktops, smartphones and tablets of personnel who need to know. It's the next logical step in cloud-based computing for industrial sites and it takes less than a day to be up and running in most cases."
Operating over a secure data connection, ROAMWORKS flexible open-architecture platform ROAM(TM), feeds both applications the real-time data from these sensors to any location that has a web browser or over any internet-enabled device through their secure hosting facilities around the world. The DustLink and MixLink applications provide users the key features and reporting required to monitor their plant and sends alarm notifications to all designated users via text or email, simplifying compliance and increasing plant efficiency.
Gary Page, President for ROAMWORKS U.S.A. adds, "With the new EPA mandates and now the pending legislation from the State of California, Standard Filter is working pro-actively to automate their customers' operational processes through wireless technology. The ROAM platform takes the data from many different sensors and distributes that data to an intuitive monitoring dashboard offered by Standard Filter's DustLink and MixLink applications. This type of reporting opens up a whole world of possibilities for manufacturers and guarantees a profitable outcome."
ROAMWORKS platform, ROAM(TM) (Remote Operational Asset Management), consists of three layers to service business customers providing remote monitoring and asset tracking solutions. Through expert business development services and strategic global partners, ROAM is compatible with countless hardware and network configurations and has a full-feature set of applications designed for specific markets, allowing customers the ability to be monitoring or tracking their assets in days.
Compliance with environmental reporting and the manufacturer's internal productivity reports are now turnkey through the remote monitoring system. Users have immediate unified access to the data from all their industrial sites world-wide enabling them to control their manufacturing processes safely and efficiently.
About ROAMWORKS
Founded in 2000, ROAMWORKS sets a new standard in mobile and fixed asset tracking and monitoring. Drawing on decades of wireless experience -- with particular emphasis in communications and messaging, software design for multi-level user interaction, distribution and logistics, facilities management, financial services, and data security -- our engineers and executives have delivered revolutionary market applications now used in over 30 industries across the globe. With corporate offices in Atlanta (USA), Dubai (UAE), Bonn (Germany), and Cairo (Egypt), ROAMWORKS is constantly evolving to quickly fulfill niche market demands and improve business performance for customers worldwide. For more information, visit our website at roamworks.com.
About Standard Filter Corp.
Founded in 1973, Standard Filter is a vertically integrated manufacturer of replacement air pollution control filters used to achieve compliance with federal (EPA), state and local regulations. These filters, both filter bags and filter cartridges, are found in baghouses. We serve the North and South American markets with filter elements and accessories for industries such as asphalt, cement, chemical, mining, wood and wood products. Our strength is in providing long-term, value-based solutions to managing your industrial operation. For more information, visit http://www.standardfilter.com.
SOURCE ROAMWORKS U.S.A.
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ROAMWORKS U.S.A.
CONTACT: Kristin Bleier, Calysto Communications, +1-408-393-4076, kbleier@calysto.com
Web Site: http://www.roamworks.com
ATLANTA, Oct. 15, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- ROAMWORKS U.S.A., a global provider of remote monitoring software and solutions, today announced that California-based Standard Filter Corp., a world-leading manufacturer of industrial air filters, will be launching a family of industrial monitoring systems through its http://www.Plant-Link.net portal.
(Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120723/CL44954LOGO)
The DustLink and MixLink product offerings from Standard Filter allow manufacturing plants to remotely monitor and report day-by-day production data through a sensor-based web application. Designed to offer users real-time visibility into energy usage, conditional alerts, technician routing, and environmental compliance, these applications help analyze and report on inefficiencies or emergency situations within the plant without any need for on-site Internet.
Toby Wiik, President/CEO of Standard Filter states, "Valuable data that once terminated at gauges in the control room can now be securely moved throughout the organization. Key process indicators can now be funneled real-time to the desktops, smartphones and tablets of personnel who need to know. It's the next logical step in cloud-based computing for industrial sites and it takes less than a day to be up and running in most cases."
Operating over a secure data connection, ROAMWORKS flexible open-architecture platform ROAM(TM), feeds both applications the real-time data from these sensors to any location that has a web browser or over any internet-enabled device through their secure hosting facilities around the world. The DustLink and MixLink applications provide users the key features and reporting required to monitor their plant and sends alarm notifications to all designated users via text or email, simplifying compliance and increasing plant efficiency.
Gary Page, President for ROAMWORKS U.S.A. adds, "With the new EPA mandates and now the pending legislation from the State of California, Standard Filter is working pro-actively to automate their customers' operational processes through wireless technology. The ROAM platform takes the data from many different sensors and distributes that data to an intuitive monitoring dashboard offered by Standard Filter's DustLink and MixLink applications. This type of reporting opens up a whole world of possibilities for manufacturers and guarantees a profitable outcome."
ROAMWORKS platform, ROAM(TM) (Remote Operational Asset Management), consists of three layers to service business customers providing remote monitoring and asset tracking solutions. Through expert business development services and strategic global partners, ROAM is compatible with countless hardware and network configurations and has a full-feature set of applications designed for specific markets, allowing customers the ability to be monitoring or tracking their assets in days.
Compliance with environmental reporting and the manufacturer's internal productivity reports are now turnkey through the remote monitoring system. Users have immediate unified access to the data from all their industrial sites world-wide enabling them to control their manufacturing processes safely and efficiently.
About ROAMWORKS
Founded in 2000, ROAMWORKS sets a new standard in mobile and fixed asset tracking and monitoring. Drawing on decades of wireless experience -- with particular emphasis in communications and messaging, software design for multi-level user interaction, distribution and logistics, facilities management, financial services, and data security -- our engineers and executives have delivered revolutionary market applications now used in over 30 industries across the globe. With corporate offices in Atlanta (USA), Dubai (UAE), Bonn (Germany), and Cairo (Egypt), ROAMWORKS is constantly evolving to quickly fulfill niche market demands and improve business performance for customers worldwide. For more information, visit our website at roamworks.com.
About Standard Filter Corp.
Founded in 1973, Standard Filter is a vertically integrated manufacturer of replacement air pollution control filters used to achieve compliance with federal (EPA), state and local regulations. These filters, both filter bags and filter cartridges, are found in baghouses. We serve the North and South American markets with filter elements and accessories for industries such as asphalt, cement, chemical, mining, wood and wood products. Our strength is in providing long-term, value-based solutions to managing your industrial operation. For more information, visit http://www.standardfilter.com.
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Web Site: http://www.roamworks.com
EMC Signs Extension to IBM Licensing Agreement Through 2017
Poster: SySAdmin
Posted on October 15, 2012 at 8:21:01 AM
EMC Signs Extension to IBM Licensing Agreement Through 2017
D910 Storage Interface Now Available, Enabling IBM i Customers to Leverage EMC Virtual Provisioning and Fully Automated Storage Tiering Technologies
HOPKINTON, Mass., Oct. 15, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --
News Summary:
-- EMC and IBM are extending their existing technology licensing agreement
by two years through 2017, to provide IBM i customers with storage
interoperability interfaces and technical support.
-- The multi-year history of commitment and collaboration between EMC and
IBM continues to enable customers to deploy combinations of EMC(®
)VMAX(®) storage and IBM Power Systems technologies.
-- A D910 interface provides IBM i customers with the flexibility to use
EMC VMAX Virtual Provisioning((TM)) and Fully Automated Storage Tiering
(FAST((TM)) VP) technologies to help reduce costs and simplify
management in IBM i environments.
Full Story:
EMC Corporation (NYSE: EMC) has extended its existing technology licensing agreement with IBM for interoperability with the IBM i integrated operating environment for IBM Power Systems by another two years--to 2017. Under the agreement, EMC(®) and IBM will continue collaborating to provide IBM i customers with jointly developed storage interoperability interfaces and technical support so that IBM i customers have the choice, flexibility and support to deploy a combinations of EMC storage with IBM Power Systems technologies. In addition, EMC announced the D910 interface, which was jointly developed with, and is supported by IBM.
D910 Technology Highlights
The D910 provides EMC and IBM customers with a fully supported mechanism to use EMC FAST VP technology, while maintaining the benefits of a native IBM i device type and interface. With the D910 interface, IBM i customers have the flexibility to use high volume industry standard format Flash, Fibre Channel, SAS and SATA drives and to exploit the performance and efficiency benefits of these drive types in native IBM i environments.
EMC and IBM engineers worked together to develop the new D910-099 device type, which is a native 512 byte block FBA (Fixed Block Architecture) interface that is supported by hosts running IBM i 6.1.1 and later, as well as EMC VMAX 20K and EMC VMAX 40K storage arrays running VMAX Enginuity software (v5876 and later). The D910 native IBM i interface eliminates the need for specially formatted 520 byte per block disks in the external storage array, without requiring the use of the IBM VIOS layer.
This announcement is the latest in a rich history of EMC and IBM collaboratively supporting innovative technologies for IBM i customers.
-- In 2005, EMC and IBM added cooperative support to the existing
agreement, providing a mutual response to joint customer issues.
-- In 2006, EMC and IBM extended the existing agreement to provide
customers with access to a range of storage interfaces and functionality
for the IBM i platform, and agreed to a mutual exchange of
open-standards based interfaces for improved manageability and
interoperability.
-- In 2010, EMC and IBM again extended the existing agreement and began
creating specifications for the new D910 device type and interface.
-- Today, in 2012, EMC and IBM are delivering the D910 device type and
interface, and are again extending the agreement another 2 years.
IBM Quote
Ari Kugler, IBM Director Business Development, Power and z Systems
"IBM i running on an IBM Power Systems server offers customers a highly scalable and robust architecture with a proven reputation for exceptional business resilience and low operational costs. The extension of this agreement with EMC to ensure broader storage compatibility and support is another example of the investments we are making to the future of IBM i as an important, strategic element in the IBM systems portfolio."
EMC Quote
Peter C. Conway, Vice President Enterprise Storage Division, EMC
"EMC continues to drive innovation for the unique needs of mission critical virtualized data centers. By extending our agreement with IBM, we're committing to continue innovating to bring even more value to Power Systems customers running IBM i environments. This exclusive collaboration between EMC and IBM--with the development of technologies like D910--unlocks the ability for our customers to leverage all of the advantages of EMC VMAX storage natively in IBM i environments--helping customers to preserve and extend their mission critical investments in IBM i."
Additional Resources
Connect with EMC via Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, and LinkedIn
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 at http://www.EMC.com.
EMC, VMAX, Virtual Provisioning and FAST are either 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. IBM and the IBM logo are trademarks of International Business Machines Corporation, registered in many jurisdictions worldwide. For a current list of IBM trademarks, please see http://www.ibm.com/legal/copytrade.shtml.
This release contains "forward-looking statements" as defined under the Federal Securities Laws. Actual results could differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements as a result of certain risk factors, including but not limited to: (i) adverse changes in general economic or market conditions; (ii) delays or reductions in information technology spending; (iii) the relative and varying rates of product price and component cost declines and the volume and mixture of product and services revenues; (iv) competitive factors, including but not limited to pricing pressures and new product introductions; (v) component and product quality and availability; (vi) fluctuations in VMware, Inc.'s operating results and risks associated with trading of VMware stock; (vii) the transition to new products, the uncertainty of customer acceptance of new product offerings and rapid technological and market change; (viii) risks associated with managing the growth of our business, including risks associated with acquisitions and investments and the challenges and costs of integration, restructuring and achieving anticipated synergies; (ix) the ability to attract and retain highly qualified employees; (x) insufficient, excess or obsolete inventory; (xi) fluctuating currency exchange rates; (xii) threats and other disruptions to our secure data centers or networks; (xiii) our ability to protect our proprietary technology; (xiv) war or acts of terrorism; and (xv) other one-time events and other important factors disclosed previously and from time to time in EMC's filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. EMC disclaims any obligation to update any such forward-looking statements after the date of this release.
SOURCE EMC Corporation
EMC Corporation
CONTACT: Katryn McGaughey, +1-508-293-7717, katryn.mcgaughey@emc.com
Web Site: http://www.emc.com
D910 Storage Interface Now Available, Enabling IBM i Customers to Leverage EMC Virtual Provisioning and Fully Automated Storage Tiering Technologies
HOPKINTON, Mass., Oct. 15, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --
News Summary:
-- EMC and IBM are extending their existing technology licensing agreement
by two years through 2017, to provide IBM i customers with storage
interoperability interfaces and technical support.
-- The multi-year history of commitment and collaboration between EMC and
IBM continues to enable customers to deploy combinations of EMC(®
)VMAX(®) storage and IBM Power Systems technologies.
-- A D910 interface provides IBM i customers with the flexibility to use
EMC VMAX Virtual Provisioning((TM)) and Fully Automated Storage Tiering
(FAST((TM)) VP) technologies to help reduce costs and simplify
management in IBM i environments.
Full Story:
EMC Corporation (NYSE: EMC) has extended its existing technology licensing agreement with IBM for interoperability with the IBM i integrated operating environment for IBM Power Systems by another two years--to 2017. Under the agreement, EMC(®) and IBM will continue collaborating to provide IBM i customers with jointly developed storage interoperability interfaces and technical support so that IBM i customers have the choice, flexibility and support to deploy a combinations of EMC storage with IBM Power Systems technologies. In addition, EMC announced the D910 interface, which was jointly developed with, and is supported by IBM.
D910 Technology Highlights
The D910 provides EMC and IBM customers with a fully supported mechanism to use EMC FAST VP technology, while maintaining the benefits of a native IBM i device type and interface. With the D910 interface, IBM i customers have the flexibility to use high volume industry standard format Flash, Fibre Channel, SAS and SATA drives and to exploit the performance and efficiency benefits of these drive types in native IBM i environments.
EMC and IBM engineers worked together to develop the new D910-099 device type, which is a native 512 byte block FBA (Fixed Block Architecture) interface that is supported by hosts running IBM i 6.1.1 and later, as well as EMC VMAX 20K and EMC VMAX 40K storage arrays running VMAX Enginuity software (v5876 and later). The D910 native IBM i interface eliminates the need for specially formatted 520 byte per block disks in the external storage array, without requiring the use of the IBM VIOS layer.
This announcement is the latest in a rich history of EMC and IBM collaboratively supporting innovative technologies for IBM i customers.
-- In 2005, EMC and IBM added cooperative support to the existing
agreement, providing a mutual response to joint customer issues.
-- In 2006, EMC and IBM extended the existing agreement to provide
customers with access to a range of storage interfaces and functionality
for the IBM i platform, and agreed to a mutual exchange of
open-standards based interfaces for improved manageability and
interoperability.
-- In 2010, EMC and IBM again extended the existing agreement and began
creating specifications for the new D910 device type and interface.
-- Today, in 2012, EMC and IBM are delivering the D910 device type and
interface, and are again extending the agreement another 2 years.
IBM Quote
Ari Kugler, IBM Director Business Development, Power and z Systems
"IBM i running on an IBM Power Systems server offers customers a highly scalable and robust architecture with a proven reputation for exceptional business resilience and low operational costs. The extension of this agreement with EMC to ensure broader storage compatibility and support is another example of the investments we are making to the future of IBM i as an important, strategic element in the IBM systems portfolio."
EMC Quote
Peter C. Conway, Vice President Enterprise Storage Division, EMC
"EMC continues to drive innovation for the unique needs of mission critical virtualized data centers. By extending our agreement with IBM, we're committing to continue innovating to bring even more value to Power Systems customers running IBM i environments. This exclusive collaboration between EMC and IBM--with the development of technologies like D910--unlocks the ability for our customers to leverage all of the advantages of EMC VMAX storage natively in IBM i environments--helping customers to preserve and extend their mission critical investments in IBM i."
Additional Resources
Connect with EMC via Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, and LinkedIn
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 at http://www.EMC.com.
EMC, VMAX, Virtual Provisioning and FAST are either 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. IBM and the IBM logo are trademarks of International Business Machines Corporation, registered in many jurisdictions worldwide. For a current list of IBM trademarks, please see http://www.ibm.com/legal/copytrade.shtml.
This release contains "forward-looking statements" as defined under the Federal Securities Laws. Actual results could differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements as a result of certain risk factors, including but not limited to: (i) adverse changes in general economic or market conditions; (ii) delays or reductions in information technology spending; (iii) the relative and varying rates of product price and component cost declines and the volume and mixture of product and services revenues; (iv) competitive factors, including but not limited to pricing pressures and new product introductions; (v) component and product quality and availability; (vi) fluctuations in VMware, Inc.'s operating results and risks associated with trading of VMware stock; (vii) the transition to new products, the uncertainty of customer acceptance of new product offerings and rapid technological and market change; (viii) risks associated with managing the growth of our business, including risks associated with acquisitions and investments and the challenges and costs of integration, restructuring and achieving anticipated synergies; (ix) the ability to attract and retain highly qualified employees; (x) insufficient, excess or obsolete inventory; (xi) fluctuating currency exchange rates; (xii) threats and other disruptions to our secure data centers or networks; (xiii) our ability to protect our proprietary technology; (xiv) war or acts of terrorism; and (xv) other one-time events and other important factors disclosed previously and from time to time in EMC's filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. EMC disclaims any obligation to update any such forward-looking statements after the date of this release.
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CONTACT: Katryn McGaughey, +1-508-293-7717, katryn.mcgaughey@emc.com
Web Site: http://www.emc.com
Motorola Mobility GT-3 ABR Transcoder Breaks Gigapixel Barrier
Poster: SySAdmin
Posted on October 15, 2012 at 8:21:01 AM
Motorola Mobility GT-3 ABR Transcoder Breaks Gigapixel Barrier
Motorola introduces the world's first multi-gigapixel transcoder for unprecedented video quality and energy efficiency
HORSHAM, Pa., Oct. 15, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- At the SCTE Cable-Tec Expo, Motorola Mobility will introduce the Motorola GT-3 ABR Transcoder--the industry's only 3-gigapixel ABR transcoder. The Motorola GT-3 uses the latest silicon technology and Motorola's custom video compression algorithms to enable rich, multi-screen HD and SD everywhere experiences from a slim, energy-efficient unit.
The GT-3 by the Numbers:
-- THREE - three billion pixels of video content per second, blowing away
traditional server-based ABR transcoders
-- FIFTY - processing up to 3 billion pixels of video content every second
is equivalent to nearly 50 full resolution HD programs - setting a new
industry standard
-- TEN - more than 10x the density of legacy server-based ABR solutions and
dramatic improvements over ABR hardware solutions, which means the same
transcoding capability now fits into a much leaner and more efficient
unit, requiring fewer transcoders to meet the demands of today's
multi-screen HD and future higher-resolution content applications
-- TWENTY-FOUR and SIXTEEN - support for up to 24 inputs and up to 16
output streams per input program, for flexible support of more video
display devices
-- BOTTOM LINE - higher processing performance and greater density equals
energy efficiency and cost savings for service providers
Why This Matters
Consumers expect to get their favorite content--including live HD broadcasts, DVR media and on-demand programming--even when they're not in front of their Living Room TV. The Motorola GT-3 lets service providers address this growing demand quickly and in an energy-efficient way, which ultimately means dramatically lower operational costs and a significantly reduced carbon footprint.
The GT-3 offers two distinct performance advantages for operators:
-- First, it enables a broader selection of video data rates and
resolutions to match the dynamic bandwidth of unmanaged networks.
-- And second, its efficiency in video compression can provide
higher-quality video using the same amount of bandwidth, or the same
video quality at much lower bitrates--a windfall for
bandwidth-constrained networks.
For subscribers, these advantages translate to better viewing experiences on TVs, PCs, tablets, and smartphones.
"The GT-3 is a leap-frog technology that addresses the future of TV: HD, DVR and on-demand media on multiple devices, wherever consumers want it," said Joe Cozzolino, Motorola Mobility SVP and GM, Network Infrastructure. "It can deliver all the content to all the devices that today's consumers expect, with the transcoding performance to scale to tomorrow's connected ecosystem. The GT-3 is the latest in our portfolio of solutions for the smart, simple connected home and just one more way we're driving the evolution of TV."
Additional benefits of GT-3 include:
-- Latest compression silicon chips for highest video quality and density
-- Motorola video compression algorithms produce the highest video quality,
for improved QoE at low bandwidths
-- Dual power supply and I/O and system-level redundancy for 24x7
availability
-- Full integration with Motorola Mobility's end-to-end multi-screen
platform
-- Ad insertion support
Motorola has a long history of firsts in digital video--including digital TV and HD video services. With GT-3, Motorola is advancing the standard for video compression and leading the way for high-resolution multi-screen experiences.
GT-3 @ SCTE
Motorola approaches multi-screen TV from end-to-end: in the cloud, the network and the home.
The GT-3 is the new network component responsible for video processing. It combines with Motorola's leading technologies--including nDVR, On-Demand, Medios (DRM, cross-platform user interfaces) and multi-screen devices like smartphones, tablets, laptops and TVs--to produce seamless multi-screen experiences.
@ the SCTE Cable-Tec Expo, Motorola's GT-3 ABR Transcoder will power Motorola's end-to-end live multi-screen demonstration. The fully integrated demonstration will also feature Motorola's Medios DreamGallery, Medios SecureMedia, EDGE device management, Motorola's nDVR technology (M3 Media Server, Streamer, and Recorder), plus Motorola's portfolio of IP set-tops, video gateways, tablets and smartphones.
For more on Motorola @ SCTE Cable-Tec Expo, please visit our virtual press center or stop by the Motorola Booth #2812 to see a demonstration of the GT-3 technology.
Please visit our blog, MediaExperiences2Go and follow us on Twitter @Motomedia2go and #scteExpo.
About Motorola Mobility
Motorola Mobility, owned by Google, fuses innovative technology with human insights to create experiences that simplify, connect and enrich people's lives. Our portfolio includes converged mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets; wireless accessories; end-to-end video and data delivery; and management solutions, including set-tops and data-access devices. For more information, visit motorola.com/mobility.
Media Contact (for media and analysts only):
Jeanne Russo
+1 215-323-1880
jeanne.russo@motorola.com
MOTOROLA and the Stylized M Logo are registered trademarks of Motorola Trademark Holdings, LLC All other product and service names are the property of their respective owners. © 2012 Motorola Mobility, LLC. All rights reserved.
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Motorola introduces the world's first multi-gigapixel transcoder for unprecedented video quality and energy efficiency
HORSHAM, Pa., Oct. 15, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- At the SCTE Cable-Tec Expo, Motorola Mobility will introduce the Motorola GT-3 ABR Transcoder--the industry's only 3-gigapixel ABR transcoder. The Motorola GT-3 uses the latest silicon technology and Motorola's custom video compression algorithms to enable rich, multi-screen HD and SD everywhere experiences from a slim, energy-efficient unit.
The GT-3 by the Numbers:
-- THREE - three billion pixels of video content per second, blowing away
traditional server-based ABR transcoders
-- FIFTY - processing up to 3 billion pixels of video content every second
is equivalent to nearly 50 full resolution HD programs - setting a new
industry standard
-- TEN - more than 10x the density of legacy server-based ABR solutions and
dramatic improvements over ABR hardware solutions, which means the same
transcoding capability now fits into a much leaner and more efficient
unit, requiring fewer transcoders to meet the demands of today's
multi-screen HD and future higher-resolution content applications
-- TWENTY-FOUR and SIXTEEN - support for up to 24 inputs and up to 16
output streams per input program, for flexible support of more video
display devices
-- BOTTOM LINE - higher processing performance and greater density equals
energy efficiency and cost savings for service providers
Why This Matters
Consumers expect to get their favorite content--including live HD broadcasts, DVR media and on-demand programming--even when they're not in front of their Living Room TV. The Motorola GT-3 lets service providers address this growing demand quickly and in an energy-efficient way, which ultimately means dramatically lower operational costs and a significantly reduced carbon footprint.
The GT-3 offers two distinct performance advantages for operators:
-- First, it enables a broader selection of video data rates and
resolutions to match the dynamic bandwidth of unmanaged networks.
-- And second, its efficiency in video compression can provide
higher-quality video using the same amount of bandwidth, or the same
video quality at much lower bitrates--a windfall for
bandwidth-constrained networks.
For subscribers, these advantages translate to better viewing experiences on TVs, PCs, tablets, and smartphones.
"The GT-3 is a leap-frog technology that addresses the future of TV: HD, DVR and on-demand media on multiple devices, wherever consumers want it," said Joe Cozzolino, Motorola Mobility SVP and GM, Network Infrastructure. "It can deliver all the content to all the devices that today's consumers expect, with the transcoding performance to scale to tomorrow's connected ecosystem. The GT-3 is the latest in our portfolio of solutions for the smart, simple connected home and just one more way we're driving the evolution of TV."
Additional benefits of GT-3 include:
-- Latest compression silicon chips for highest video quality and density
-- Motorola video compression algorithms produce the highest video quality,
for improved QoE at low bandwidths
-- Dual power supply and I/O and system-level redundancy for 24x7
availability
-- Full integration with Motorola Mobility's end-to-end multi-screen
platform
-- Ad insertion support
Motorola has a long history of firsts in digital video--including digital TV and HD video services. With GT-3, Motorola is advancing the standard for video compression and leading the way for high-resolution multi-screen experiences.
GT-3 @ SCTE
Motorola approaches multi-screen TV from end-to-end: in the cloud, the network and the home.
The GT-3 is the new network component responsible for video processing. It combines with Motorola's leading technologies--including nDVR, On-Demand, Medios (DRM, cross-platform user interfaces) and multi-screen devices like smartphones, tablets, laptops and TVs--to produce seamless multi-screen experiences.
@ the SCTE Cable-Tec Expo, Motorola's GT-3 ABR Transcoder will power Motorola's end-to-end live multi-screen demonstration. The fully integrated demonstration will also feature Motorola's Medios DreamGallery, Medios SecureMedia, EDGE device management, Motorola's nDVR technology (M3 Media Server, Streamer, and Recorder), plus Motorola's portfolio of IP set-tops, video gateways, tablets and smartphones.
For more on Motorola @ SCTE Cable-Tec Expo, please visit our virtual press center or stop by the Motorola Booth #2812 to see a demonstration of the GT-3 technology.
Please visit our blog, MediaExperiences2Go and follow us on Twitter @Motomedia2go and #scteExpo.
About Motorola Mobility
Motorola Mobility, owned by Google, fuses innovative technology with human insights to create experiences that simplify, connect and enrich people's lives. Our portfolio includes converged mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets; wireless accessories; end-to-end video and data delivery; and management solutions, including set-tops and data-access devices. For more information, visit motorola.com/mobility.
Media Contact (for media and analysts only):
Jeanne Russo
+1 215-323-1880
jeanne.russo@motorola.com
MOTOROLA and the Stylized M Logo are registered trademarks of Motorola Trademark Holdings, LLC All other product and service names are the property of their respective owners. © 2012 Motorola Mobility, LLC. All rights reserved.
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GDC Online 2012 Concludes Tenth Anniversary Edition And Final Year In Austin, TX
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Posted on October 15, 2012 at 8:14:01 AM
GDC Online 2012 Concludes Tenth Anniversary Edition And Final Year In Austin, TX
GDC Next, Reimagined Successor to GDC Online to Debut In Los Angeles November 2013
AUSTIN, Texas, Oct. 15, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The Game Developers Conference® Online (GDC Online) concluded on Thursday, Oct. 11 at the Austin Convention Center in Austin, Texas, having brought together industry professionals and aspiring game developers for three days of insightful sessions, inspiring discussions and various networking opportunities in the areas of online and connected gaming. In its tenth and final year, GDC Online featured more than 125 lectures, panels, keynotes and roundtable discussions presented by 187 industry-leading speakers and an expo floor with more than 60 exhibitors and 26 sponsors. The Game Developers Conference Next (GDC Next) will be the redesigned successor to GDC Online and will include the App Developers Conference (ADC), a brand new event dedicated to app technology, creation, business and marketing outside of gaming. GDC Next and the App Developers Conference will debut November 5th-7th, 2013 at the Los Angeles Convention Center.
"Wrapping the last edition of GDC Online in Austin this year is bittersweet for us," said Meggan Scavio, General Manager, UBM Tech. "The conference was once again an incredibly warm get-together of the online game development community to share ideas and celebrate the art and science of connected games. We would like to thank our esteemed and dedicated advisory board members for programming another incredible event - with a special recognition for the two founders of the original conference, Rich Vogel and Gordon Walton, who have served on the advisory board since the inception of the show. We will truly miss the city of Austin, but we are also incredibly excited about our new chapters coming with GDC Next and the all-new App Developers Conference in Los Angeles."
Highlights of the tenth anniversary edition of GDC Online included a retrospective keynote given Tuesday by this year's winner of the Online Game Legend Award at the Game Developers Choice Online Awards, Raph Koster. Koster, Legend Award winner for his work on Ultima Online and Star Wars Galaxies, and now VP of Creative Design at Playdom San Diego, celebrated the tenth anniversary of the conference by looking back at a talk he gave 10 years ago during the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco. In his Design track keynote titled "A Theory of Fun: 10 Years Later," Koster shared insights about what has changed in the game development community since his first lecture a decade ago. Koster examined what he referred to as the gamification of life with mobile and social games, which have moved far beyond the original experience of connected gaming, and discussed his belief that the pursuit of happiness is necessary and essential to a complete gaming experience, no matter the platform.
On Wednesday, Sony Online Entertainment (SOE) president John Smedley gave the keynote for the Business & Marketing track. In his talk, "Free-to-Play: Driving the Future of MMOs," Smedley offered SOE's views on the shift in connected gaming to a free-to-play monetization model. He noted that the shift represents changes in technology as well as player tastes, new trends in media and, for SOE, a drive for to produce titles that represent and encourage the evolution of the community.
Also on Wednesday, Wing Commander creator Chris Roberts announced his return to the industry with an the all-new title Star Citizen, currently in development at Roberts' recently formed Cloud Imperium Games studio, and revealed that contributors to the studio's crowd-funding efforts for the title will be able to play a version of the game in late 2013, far earlier than its targeted 2014 release date. He noted that his goal was to engage fans directly and remind the industry that the PC is still a boundless platform for innovation in the genre.
GDC Online also played host to two new entries in the now-favorite series of sessions that debuted at the 25(th) Anniversary edition of GDC in 2011, the Classic Game Postmortems. Damion Schubert, lead designer of the first commercial 3D massively multiplayer role-playing game (MMORPG) Meridian 59, took the stage to share insights on the creation of the benchmark title, while Industry veterans Rich Vogel, Raph Koster and Starr M. Long gave attendees a behind the scenes look at what it took to create the Ultima Online.
BioWare Austin and Riot Games took home the most wins at the 2012 Game Developers Choice Online Awards on Wednesday night. Star Wars: The Old Republic, BioWare Austin's blockbuster massively multiplayer online (MMO) title secured four wins, including the categories for Best New Online Game and Best Online Visual Arts, while Riot Games' League of Legends received top honors in both of its nominated categories, securing the win for Best Live Game and Best Community Relations. League of Legends also won its second Audience Award honor. In addition to Ralph Koster's receipt of the Online Game Legend Award, the awards ceremony also included the induction of Blizzard Entertainment's World of Warcraft was into the Hall of Fame. For additional information about the 2012 Game Developers Choice Online Awards and the complete list of winners, visit the official website for the GDC Online awards at http://www.gdconlineawards.com.
Content from the 2012 Game Developers Conference Online will be available for download on the GDC Vault at http://www.gdcvault.com. For more information about GDC Online, please visit http://www.gdconline.com and to access Official GDC Online photos visit http://www.flickr.com/photos/officialgdc/. More information about GDC Next 2013 can be found at http://www.gdcnext.com and the App Developers Conference 2013 at http://www.adconf.com.
About the UBM Tech Game Network
A core provider of essential information to the professional game industry, the UBM Tech Game Network offers market-defining content, and drives community through its award winning lineup of print, online, event and research products and services. These include the Game Developers Conference®, the Webby Award-winning Gamasutra.com and network of sites, the Game Advertising Online ad network, the Game Developers Conference® Online, the Game Developers Conference(TM) Europe, the Game Developers Conference(TM) China, Game Developer Magazine, the Game Career Seminars and GameCareerGuide.com, the Independent Games Festival and Summit, and the Game Developers Choice Awards. Visit http://www.jointhegamenetwork.com
About UBM Tech
UBM Tech, the global leader in technology media and professional information, enables people and organizations to harness the transformative power of technology. Through its three core businesses - media solutions, marketing services and paid content - UBM Tech produces the most respected and consumed brands and media applications in the technology market. More than 14.5 million business and technology professionals (CIOs and IT managers, Web & Digital professionals, Software Developers, Government decision makers, and Telecom providers) actively engage in UBM Tech's communities and information resources monthly. UBM Tech brands includes: global face-to-face events such as Interop, Web 2.0, Black Hat and Enterprise Connect; award-winning online resources such as InformationWeek, Light Reading, and Network Computing; and market-leading magazines InformationWeek, Wall Street & Technology, and Advanced Trading. UBM Tech is a UBM plc company, a global provider of news distribution and specialist information services with a market capitalization of more than $2.5 billion.
CONTACT: Teresa Tyndorf
fortyseven communications
(323) 658-1200
teresa@fortyseven.com
Rich McCarthy / Sandra Lew
UBM Tech Game Network
(415) 947-6280 / (415) 947-6232
richard.mccarthy@ubm.com / sandra.lew@ubm.com
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SOURCE UBM Tech Game Network
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GDC Next, Reimagined Successor to GDC Online to Debut In Los Angeles November 2013
AUSTIN, Texas, Oct. 15, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The Game Developers Conference® Online (GDC Online) concluded on Thursday, Oct. 11 at the Austin Convention Center in Austin, Texas, having brought together industry professionals and aspiring game developers for three days of insightful sessions, inspiring discussions and various networking opportunities in the areas of online and connected gaming. In its tenth and final year, GDC Online featured more than 125 lectures, panels, keynotes and roundtable discussions presented by 187 industry-leading speakers and an expo floor with more than 60 exhibitors and 26 sponsors. The Game Developers Conference Next (GDC Next) will be the redesigned successor to GDC Online and will include the App Developers Conference (ADC), a brand new event dedicated to app technology, creation, business and marketing outside of gaming. GDC Next and the App Developers Conference will debut November 5th-7th, 2013 at the Los Angeles Convention Center.
"Wrapping the last edition of GDC Online in Austin this year is bittersweet for us," said Meggan Scavio, General Manager, UBM Tech. "The conference was once again an incredibly warm get-together of the online game development community to share ideas and celebrate the art and science of connected games. We would like to thank our esteemed and dedicated advisory board members for programming another incredible event - with a special recognition for the two founders of the original conference, Rich Vogel and Gordon Walton, who have served on the advisory board since the inception of the show. We will truly miss the city of Austin, but we are also incredibly excited about our new chapters coming with GDC Next and the all-new App Developers Conference in Los Angeles."
Highlights of the tenth anniversary edition of GDC Online included a retrospective keynote given Tuesday by this year's winner of the Online Game Legend Award at the Game Developers Choice Online Awards, Raph Koster. Koster, Legend Award winner for his work on Ultima Online and Star Wars Galaxies, and now VP of Creative Design at Playdom San Diego, celebrated the tenth anniversary of the conference by looking back at a talk he gave 10 years ago during the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco. In his Design track keynote titled "A Theory of Fun: 10 Years Later," Koster shared insights about what has changed in the game development community since his first lecture a decade ago. Koster examined what he referred to as the gamification of life with mobile and social games, which have moved far beyond the original experience of connected gaming, and discussed his belief that the pursuit of happiness is necessary and essential to a complete gaming experience, no matter the platform.
On Wednesday, Sony Online Entertainment (SOE) president John Smedley gave the keynote for the Business & Marketing track. In his talk, "Free-to-Play: Driving the Future of MMOs," Smedley offered SOE's views on the shift in connected gaming to a free-to-play monetization model. He noted that the shift represents changes in technology as well as player tastes, new trends in media and, for SOE, a drive for to produce titles that represent and encourage the evolution of the community.
Also on Wednesday, Wing Commander creator Chris Roberts announced his return to the industry with an the all-new title Star Citizen, currently in development at Roberts' recently formed Cloud Imperium Games studio, and revealed that contributors to the studio's crowd-funding efforts for the title will be able to play a version of the game in late 2013, far earlier than its targeted 2014 release date. He noted that his goal was to engage fans directly and remind the industry that the PC is still a boundless platform for innovation in the genre.
GDC Online also played host to two new entries in the now-favorite series of sessions that debuted at the 25(th) Anniversary edition of GDC in 2011, the Classic Game Postmortems. Damion Schubert, lead designer of the first commercial 3D massively multiplayer role-playing game (MMORPG) Meridian 59, took the stage to share insights on the creation of the benchmark title, while Industry veterans Rich Vogel, Raph Koster and Starr M. Long gave attendees a behind the scenes look at what it took to create the Ultima Online.
BioWare Austin and Riot Games took home the most wins at the 2012 Game Developers Choice Online Awards on Wednesday night. Star Wars: The Old Republic, BioWare Austin's blockbuster massively multiplayer online (MMO) title secured four wins, including the categories for Best New Online Game and Best Online Visual Arts, while Riot Games' League of Legends received top honors in both of its nominated categories, securing the win for Best Live Game and Best Community Relations. League of Legends also won its second Audience Award honor. In addition to Ralph Koster's receipt of the Online Game Legend Award, the awards ceremony also included the induction of Blizzard Entertainment's World of Warcraft was into the Hall of Fame. For additional information about the 2012 Game Developers Choice Online Awards and the complete list of winners, visit the official website for the GDC Online awards at http://www.gdconlineawards.com.
Content from the 2012 Game Developers Conference Online will be available for download on the GDC Vault at http://www.gdcvault.com. For more information about GDC Online, please visit http://www.gdconline.com and to access Official GDC Online photos visit http://www.flickr.com/photos/officialgdc/. More information about GDC Next 2013 can be found at http://www.gdcnext.com and the App Developers Conference 2013 at http://www.adconf.com.
About the UBM Tech Game Network
A core provider of essential information to the professional game industry, the UBM Tech Game Network offers market-defining content, and drives community through its award winning lineup of print, online, event and research products and services. These include the Game Developers Conference®, the Webby Award-winning Gamasutra.com and network of sites, the Game Advertising Online ad network, the Game Developers Conference® Online, the Game Developers Conference(TM) Europe, the Game Developers Conference(TM) China, Game Developer Magazine, the Game Career Seminars and GameCareerGuide.com, the Independent Games Festival and Summit, and the Game Developers Choice Awards. Visit http://www.jointhegamenetwork.com
About UBM Tech
UBM Tech, the global leader in technology media and professional information, enables people and organizations to harness the transformative power of technology. Through its three core businesses - media solutions, marketing services and paid content - UBM Tech produces the most respected and consumed brands and media applications in the technology market. More than 14.5 million business and technology professionals (CIOs and IT managers, Web & Digital professionals, Software Developers, Government decision makers, and Telecom providers) actively engage in UBM Tech's communities and information resources monthly. UBM Tech brands includes: global face-to-face events such as Interop, Web 2.0, Black Hat and Enterprise Connect; award-winning online resources such as InformationWeek, Light Reading, and Network Computing; and market-leading magazines InformationWeek, Wall Street & Technology, and Advanced Trading. UBM Tech is a UBM plc company, a global provider of news distribution and specialist information services with a market capitalization of more than $2.5 billion.
CONTACT: Teresa Tyndorf
fortyseven communications
(323) 658-1200
teresa@fortyseven.com
Rich McCarthy / Sandra Lew
UBM Tech Game Network
(415) 947-6280 / (415) 947-6232
richard.mccarthy@ubm.com / sandra.lew@ubm.com
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SOURCE UBM Tech Game Network
UBM Tech Game Network
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2X ApplicationServer XG Joins the Intel AppUp SMB Service Hybrid Cloud
Poster: SySAdmin
Posted on October 15, 2012 at 8:14:01 AM
2X ApplicationServer XG Joins the Intel AppUp SMB Service Hybrid Cloud
Enabling Platform Independent Virtual Desktop and Application Delivery to mobile or desktop devices now available with the Intel AppUp SMB Service
DALLAS, October 15, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --
2X Software, a global leader in corporate mobility and cloud computing, announced its
partnership with Intel to deliver 2X ApplicationServer XG as a Hybrid Cloud solution
through Intel's AppUp SMB Service.
2X ApplicationServer XG [http://www.2x.com/applicationserver ] is an award-winning
virtual desktop and application delivery software package supporting major hypervisors
including Citrix Xen, VMware and Microsoft Hyper-V. Features include integrated thin
client management, universal printing & scanning functionality and high-capacity
resource-based load balancing. 2X also offers customers secure remote access to
ApplicationServer XG with the free 2X Client RDP/Remote Desktop
[http://www.2x.com/rdp-client/windows-linux-mac ] for Android, Apple iOS, BlackBerry,
Facebook and more.
Intel's AppUp SMB Service offers Cloud-like software subscription pricing with the
confidence and control of on-site hardware. 2X ApplicationServer XG will be available
through the Intel AppUp SMB catalog on a monthly subscription basis, with billing based on
usage.
"By offering 2X ApplicationServer XG through the Intel AppUp SMB Service delivered on
the Intel Hybrid Cloud platform we are extending the benefits of Virtual Desktop and
Application Delivery to Small Business customers in a simple, flexible and cost-effective
way that is scalable and instantly available," said Nikolaos Makris, CEO, 2X Software.
"Intel AppUp SMB Service catalog offers innovative solutions for the business needs
that meet the financial objectives of SMBs," said Bridget Karlin, GM, Intel Hybrid Cloud.
"Intel is excited to be working with 2X to offer virtual desktop and application
management software on the monthly subscription model that provides the confidence of
on-site hardware with remote configuration and management provided by professional service
providers."
About Intel
Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) is a world leader in computing innovation. The company designs and
builds essential technologies that serve as the foundation for the world's computing
devices. Additional information about Intel is available at newsroom.intel.com and
blogs.intel.com
About 2X Software
2X Software is a global leader in virtual desktop and application delivery, remote
access and corporate mobility. Thousands of enterprises worldwide trust the reliability
and scalability of 2X products. Cloud computing is shifting from a competitive advantage
to an operational necessity. 2X offers a range of solutions to make the leap to cloud
computing simple and affordable.
http://www.2x.com
For information contact Caroline Stokes on +44(0)845-222-0425, cs@2x.com
2X Software Ltd
Enabling Platform Independent Virtual Desktop and Application Delivery to mobile or desktop devices now available with the Intel AppUp SMB Service
DALLAS, October 15, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --
2X Software, a global leader in corporate mobility and cloud computing, announced its
partnership with Intel to deliver 2X ApplicationServer XG as a Hybrid Cloud solution
through Intel's AppUp SMB Service.
2X ApplicationServer XG [http://www.2x.com/applicationserver ] is an award-winning
virtual desktop and application delivery software package supporting major hypervisors
including Citrix Xen, VMware and Microsoft Hyper-V. Features include integrated thin
client management, universal printing & scanning functionality and high-capacity
resource-based load balancing. 2X also offers customers secure remote access to
ApplicationServer XG with the free 2X Client RDP/Remote Desktop
[http://www.2x.com/rdp-client/windows-linux-mac ] for Android, Apple iOS, BlackBerry,
Facebook and more.
Intel's AppUp SMB Service offers Cloud-like software subscription pricing with the
confidence and control of on-site hardware. 2X ApplicationServer XG will be available
through the Intel AppUp SMB catalog on a monthly subscription basis, with billing based on
usage.
"By offering 2X ApplicationServer XG through the Intel AppUp SMB Service delivered on
the Intel Hybrid Cloud platform we are extending the benefits of Virtual Desktop and
Application Delivery to Small Business customers in a simple, flexible and cost-effective
way that is scalable and instantly available," said Nikolaos Makris, CEO, 2X Software.
"Intel AppUp SMB Service catalog offers innovative solutions for the business needs
that meet the financial objectives of SMBs," said Bridget Karlin, GM, Intel Hybrid Cloud.
"Intel is excited to be working with 2X to offer virtual desktop and application
management software on the monthly subscription model that provides the confidence of
on-site hardware with remote configuration and management provided by professional service
providers."
About Intel
Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) is a world leader in computing innovation. The company designs and
builds essential technologies that serve as the foundation for the world's computing
devices. Additional information about Intel is available at newsroom.intel.com and
blogs.intel.com
About 2X Software
2X Software is a global leader in virtual desktop and application delivery, remote
access and corporate mobility. Thousands of enterprises worldwide trust the reliability
and scalability of 2X products. Cloud computing is shifting from a competitive advantage
to an operational necessity. 2X offers a range of solutions to make the leap to cloud
computing simple and affordable.
http://www.2x.com
For information contact Caroline Stokes on +44(0)845-222-0425, cs@2x.com
2X Software Ltd
DreamHost Makes Cloud Storage and Compute Services Come True with Opscode
Poster: SySAdmin
Posted on October 15, 2012 at 8:07:01 AM
DreamHost Makes Cloud Storage and Compute Services Come True with Opscode
Deploys Opscode Private Chef(TM) with OpenStack and Ceph to Automate DreamCompute Public Cloud Platform and DreamObjects Cloud Storage, Delivering Cost-Efficient, Highly Scalable Services to Entrepreneurs and Developers
SAN DIEGO, Oct. 15, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- From the OpenStack Summit, Opscode(®), the leader in cloud infrastructure automation, today announced that DreamHost, a global leader in web and cloud hosting, has deployed Opscode Private Chef(TM) to automate configuration and environment management for its new DreamCompute public cloud and DreamObjects cloud storage service. DreamHost is using Private Chef to automate the Ceph-powered object storage infrastructure behind DreamObjects, plus the OpenStack-powered virtual machine management and Ceph-powered block storage infrastructure behind its DreamCompute public cloud computing service. Private Chef enables DreamHost to reduce operations overhead and drive down the cost of its service for customers, while simultaneously ensuring maximum reliability and flexibility.
DreamCompute is a flexible, cost-efficient public cloud platform powered by OpenStack that delivers an easy-to-provision, secure and highly scalable solution for the full spectrum of compute demands. DreamHost's DreamObjects is an inexpensive, scalable object storage service based on Ceph - the open source, scalable, distributed storage system - that provides an enterprise-class cloud storage solution for individuals and organizations of all sizes.
"DreamHost is on a mission to empower any individual or organization to easily and inexpensively create content, applications and more on the Internet," said Carl Perry, Cloud Architect at DreamHost. "Engineering our solutions to achieve this mission begins with powerful open source platforms like Ceph and OpenStack, and picks up speed from Private Chef, which lets us build for scale, design for uptime and deliver unmatched services, all with little to no manual management."
"DreamHost is answering the entrepreneur and developer appetite for massively scalable cloud storage and computing capacity with unique services combining deep hosting expertise with cloud scale and data center reliability," said Adam Jacob, Chief Customer Officer, Opscode. "By using Opscode Private Chef to automate its Ceph and OpenStack-powered services, DreamHost is enabling businesses to store and process limitless amounts of data and run web-scale applications on the Internet with the security of traditional data center infrastructure."
DreamHost deployed Private Chef to automate everything from resource configuration to deployment for DreamCompute and DreamObjects. Private Chef has enabled DreamHost to manage the maximum amount of infrastructure with minimal resources, reducing operating costs so the hosting leader can pass the savings on to customers worldwide.
Customer Benefits:
-- Time Savings: Private Chef has eliminated nearly all manual management
tasks within DreamHost's infrastructure, enabling 14 full-time employees
to manage thousands of virtualized and physical servers. This
significant reduction in management time has enabled greater focus on
accelerating innovation and improving system efficiency, enabling
DreamHost to bring DreamObjects and DreamCompute to market in less time
and at less cost to customers.
-- Maximum Consistency: Private Chef provides DreamHost's IT team with a
model for reuse, enabling them to write code once and deploy many times
over, ensuring resources are always configured to exact and repeatable
specifications, while eliminating the risk of potential human error.
-- Improved Agility: Private Chef has bridged the gap between development
and operations at DreamHost, streamlining the process from initial
development to release, while enabling much greater flexibility in
adapting to change. This increased agility ensures DreamHost can scale
services ahead of demand and continue expanding its business.
About Opscode
Opscode is the leader in cloud infrastructure automation. Opscode helps companies of all sizes develop fully automated server infrastructures that scale easily and predictably; can be quickly rebuilt in any environment; and save developers and systems engineers time and money. Opscode's team is comprised of web infrastructure experts responsible for building and operating some of the world's largest websites and cloud computing platforms. More information can be found at http://www.opscode.com.
About DreamHost
DreamHost is a global Web and cloud hosting provider with over 330,000 customers and 1.2 million blogs, websites and apps hosted. The company offers a wide spectrum of Web and cloud hosting solutions including Shared Hosting, Virtual Private Server (VPS) and Dedicated Server Hosting, Domain Name Registration, the cloud storage service, DreamObjects, and the cloud compute service DreamCompute. Please visit http://DreamHost.com for more information.
Press Contact:
Lucas Welch
lucas@opscode.com
206-745-0000
SOURCE Opscode
Opscode
Web Site: http://www.opscode.com
Deploys Opscode Private Chef(TM) with OpenStack and Ceph to Automate DreamCompute Public Cloud Platform and DreamObjects Cloud Storage, Delivering Cost-Efficient, Highly Scalable Services to Entrepreneurs and Developers
SAN DIEGO, Oct. 15, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- From the OpenStack Summit, Opscode(®), the leader in cloud infrastructure automation, today announced that DreamHost, a global leader in web and cloud hosting, has deployed Opscode Private Chef(TM) to automate configuration and environment management for its new DreamCompute public cloud and DreamObjects cloud storage service. DreamHost is using Private Chef to automate the Ceph-powered object storage infrastructure behind DreamObjects, plus the OpenStack-powered virtual machine management and Ceph-powered block storage infrastructure behind its DreamCompute public cloud computing service. Private Chef enables DreamHost to reduce operations overhead and drive down the cost of its service for customers, while simultaneously ensuring maximum reliability and flexibility.
DreamCompute is a flexible, cost-efficient public cloud platform powered by OpenStack that delivers an easy-to-provision, secure and highly scalable solution for the full spectrum of compute demands. DreamHost's DreamObjects is an inexpensive, scalable object storage service based on Ceph - the open source, scalable, distributed storage system - that provides an enterprise-class cloud storage solution for individuals and organizations of all sizes.
"DreamHost is on a mission to empower any individual or organization to easily and inexpensively create content, applications and more on the Internet," said Carl Perry, Cloud Architect at DreamHost. "Engineering our solutions to achieve this mission begins with powerful open source platforms like Ceph and OpenStack, and picks up speed from Private Chef, which lets us build for scale, design for uptime and deliver unmatched services, all with little to no manual management."
"DreamHost is answering the entrepreneur and developer appetite for massively scalable cloud storage and computing capacity with unique services combining deep hosting expertise with cloud scale and data center reliability," said Adam Jacob, Chief Customer Officer, Opscode. "By using Opscode Private Chef to automate its Ceph and OpenStack-powered services, DreamHost is enabling businesses to store and process limitless amounts of data and run web-scale applications on the Internet with the security of traditional data center infrastructure."
DreamHost deployed Private Chef to automate everything from resource configuration to deployment for DreamCompute and DreamObjects. Private Chef has enabled DreamHost to manage the maximum amount of infrastructure with minimal resources, reducing operating costs so the hosting leader can pass the savings on to customers worldwide.
Customer Benefits:
-- Time Savings: Private Chef has eliminated nearly all manual management
tasks within DreamHost's infrastructure, enabling 14 full-time employees
to manage thousands of virtualized and physical servers. This
significant reduction in management time has enabled greater focus on
accelerating innovation and improving system efficiency, enabling
DreamHost to bring DreamObjects and DreamCompute to market in less time
and at less cost to customers.
-- Maximum Consistency: Private Chef provides DreamHost's IT team with a
model for reuse, enabling them to write code once and deploy many times
over, ensuring resources are always configured to exact and repeatable
specifications, while eliminating the risk of potential human error.
-- Improved Agility: Private Chef has bridged the gap between development
and operations at DreamHost, streamlining the process from initial
development to release, while enabling much greater flexibility in
adapting to change. This increased agility ensures DreamHost can scale
services ahead of demand and continue expanding its business.
About Opscode
Opscode is the leader in cloud infrastructure automation. Opscode helps companies of all sizes develop fully automated server infrastructures that scale easily and predictably; can be quickly rebuilt in any environment; and save developers and systems engineers time and money. Opscode's team is comprised of web infrastructure experts responsible for building and operating some of the world's largest websites and cloud computing platforms. More information can be found at http://www.opscode.com.
About DreamHost
DreamHost is a global Web and cloud hosting provider with over 330,000 customers and 1.2 million blogs, websites and apps hosted. The company offers a wide spectrum of Web and cloud hosting solutions including Shared Hosting, Virtual Private Server (VPS) and Dedicated Server Hosting, Domain Name Registration, the cloud storage service, DreamObjects, and the cloud compute service DreamCompute. Please visit http://DreamHost.com for more information.
Press Contact:
Lucas Welch
lucas@opscode.com
206-745-0000
SOURCE Opscode
Opscode
Web Site: http://www.opscode.com
Cariden Further Aligns Network Engineering to Business Goals
Poster: SySAdmin
Posted on October 15, 2012 at 7:42:01 AM
Cariden Further Aligns Network Engineering to Business Goals
New flow collection and analysis sets the standard for business visibility
SUNNYVALE, Calif., Oct. 15, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Cariden Technologies, the leading supplier of network visibility and traffic control solutions, today announced new products and services in its MATE(TM) portfolio designed to extract accurate business-relevant information more quickly and easily.
MATE Collector's new Flow Interface provides the ability to collect and analyze NetFlow, S-Flow and J-Flow data to determine the cost of traffic flows and monitor their use of network resources. This includes being able to analyze peering traffic compliance to agreements and calculate bit-mile costs for that and other services, thus providing operations staff the ability to meet their obligations for transparency to the commercial side of their business. The new functionality also provides the most accurate way of collecting a traffic matrix for capacity planning, allowing even greater accuracy and lower cost of ownership at a time when efficiency of resource allocation is essential for business competitiveness.
Cariden's approach differs from existing NetFlow collectors in three key ways:
-- Fully integrated with MATE, the industry's leading network planning and
simulation tool, making data collection and analysis easy
-- Enhanced accuracy of the collected flow data is achieved by ensuring
results match existing traffic counter data and adjusting the final
matrix accordingly
-- Much higher scalability than existing solutions, being able to
instrument an entire network at the fraction of the current cost
Frank Hellemink, VP of Network Engineering of Kabel Deutschland, said, "As Germany's largest cable operator, service quality is paramount for our customers; any network congestion will hurt customer satisfaction so we are always looking for ways to increase the control and predictability we have. Cariden's solution gives us the flow visibility we want and provides greater accuracy in our traffic matrix measurement. This fully integrated approach makes understanding and planning changes to our network straightforward."
Cariden also announced additional features such as allowing for intuitive modeling of the impact to the network when peering connections change due to outages, as well as other new features for MATE Live, MATE Design and MATE Collector. The new version is Release 5.3 and all products are available now.
"Business visibility to the network is a must in today's hypercompetitive environment," said Sarah Wallace, Analyst at Heavy Reading. "Successful solutions need to combine discovery and collection with the network and business model. Taking advantage of the technology and expertise a company like Cariden brings to the table provides operators with reliable results and enables better decision making."
About Cariden
Cariden Technologies, Inc. is a software company serving telecommunications providers worldwide. Founded in 2001, the company has maintained steady growth and profitability with its industry-standard network planning and analytics software. Networks serving over 85% of U.S. broadband customers have adopted Cariden software, as have most of the global Tier 1 ISPs. Cariden's technology leadership is embodied in the network services OS (NS-OS): the blueprint for Infrastructure SDN where software control is the centerpiece of networking infrastructure.
For more information on Cariden or MATE software, please visit http://www.cariden.com.
The Cariden logo and Cariden product names referenced herein are trademarks or service marks of Cariden Technologies, Inc. All other trademarks, trade names, service marks, and logos referenced herein belong to their respective companies.
Media Contact:
Phil Griston
Cariden Technologies, Inc.
+1 (650) 318-3513
media@cariden.com
This press release was issued through eReleases® Press Release Distribution. For more information, visit http://www.ereleases.com.
SOURCE Cariden Technologies, Inc.
Cariden Technologies, Inc.
Web Site: http://www.cariden.com
New flow collection and analysis sets the standard for business visibility
SUNNYVALE, Calif., Oct. 15, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Cariden Technologies, the leading supplier of network visibility and traffic control solutions, today announced new products and services in its MATE(TM) portfolio designed to extract accurate business-relevant information more quickly and easily.
MATE Collector's new Flow Interface provides the ability to collect and analyze NetFlow, S-Flow and J-Flow data to determine the cost of traffic flows and monitor their use of network resources. This includes being able to analyze peering traffic compliance to agreements and calculate bit-mile costs for that and other services, thus providing operations staff the ability to meet their obligations for transparency to the commercial side of their business. The new functionality also provides the most accurate way of collecting a traffic matrix for capacity planning, allowing even greater accuracy and lower cost of ownership at a time when efficiency of resource allocation is essential for business competitiveness.
Cariden's approach differs from existing NetFlow collectors in three key ways:
-- Fully integrated with MATE, the industry's leading network planning and
simulation tool, making data collection and analysis easy
-- Enhanced accuracy of the collected flow data is achieved by ensuring
results match existing traffic counter data and adjusting the final
matrix accordingly
-- Much higher scalability than existing solutions, being able to
instrument an entire network at the fraction of the current cost
Frank Hellemink, VP of Network Engineering of Kabel Deutschland, said, "As Germany's largest cable operator, service quality is paramount for our customers; any network congestion will hurt customer satisfaction so we are always looking for ways to increase the control and predictability we have. Cariden's solution gives us the flow visibility we want and provides greater accuracy in our traffic matrix measurement. This fully integrated approach makes understanding and planning changes to our network straightforward."
Cariden also announced additional features such as allowing for intuitive modeling of the impact to the network when peering connections change due to outages, as well as other new features for MATE Live, MATE Design and MATE Collector. The new version is Release 5.3 and all products are available now.
"Business visibility to the network is a must in today's hypercompetitive environment," said Sarah Wallace, Analyst at Heavy Reading. "Successful solutions need to combine discovery and collection with the network and business model. Taking advantage of the technology and expertise a company like Cariden brings to the table provides operators with reliable results and enables better decision making."
About Cariden
Cariden Technologies, Inc. is a software company serving telecommunications providers worldwide. Founded in 2001, the company has maintained steady growth and profitability with its industry-standard network planning and analytics software. Networks serving over 85% of U.S. broadband customers have adopted Cariden software, as have most of the global Tier 1 ISPs. Cariden's technology leadership is embodied in the network services OS (NS-OS): the blueprint for Infrastructure SDN where software control is the centerpiece of networking infrastructure.
For more information on Cariden or MATE software, please visit http://www.cariden.com.
The Cariden logo and Cariden product names referenced herein are trademarks or service marks of Cariden Technologies, Inc. All other trademarks, trade names, service marks, and logos referenced herein belong to their respective companies.
Media Contact:
Phil Griston
Cariden Technologies, Inc.
+1 (650) 318-3513
media@cariden.com
This press release was issued through eReleases® Press Release Distribution. For more information, visit http://www.ereleases.com.
SOURCE Cariden Technologies, Inc.
Cariden Technologies, Inc.
Web Site: http://www.cariden.com
Tarmin Offers Ideas to Help Businesses Prosper in the Era of Big Data
Poster: SySAdmin
Posted on October 15, 2012 at 7:35:01 AM
Tarmin Offers Ideas to Help Businesses Prosper in the Era of Big Data
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Oct. 15, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- French philosopher Jean-Jacques Rousseau once said, "The world of reality has its limits; the world of imagination is boundless." Never has there been a truer example of this thought than in today's era of Big Data.
(Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120619/SF26581LOGO)
As imagination continues to grow, the technologies that capture, store, search, share and analyze this rapidly expanding trove of data generated have often struggled to keep pace. New approaches to managing this growing volume of data focused on the triumvirate of storage, controlling data to reduce risk and expanding our understanding of what the surge of data means in the aggregate have narrowed the gap and helped expand beyond the limitations that once existed and are now poised to help drive efficiency, innovation and economic growth into the future.
Forward-thinking leaders are well served to begin earnestly considering how they can best position their business for success in the Big Data era. Tarmin Inc., a leading provider of cloud-optimized data management and storage technologies, offers the following five ideas to help contextualize Big Data and design a plan to keep businesses moving forward:
1. Like imagination, curiosity and data are limitless - Data growth is being
driven by the ceaseless curiosity of humankind. Space exploration; the
unraveling of the genome; the quest for new sources of energy, security,
health and prosperity are all contributing to powerful and sustained
growth of electronic data. The challenges in managing this data growth
are real but so are the opportunities. Businesses looking to gain a
competitive advantage should aim to leverage the data that is available
to them by implementing a comprehensive solution that is designed to
optimize the storage of data, control the risks it poses and help them to
better understand and extract value from this growing tide of
information.
2. We've only begun to scratch the surface of knowledge - Water covers more
than two-thirds of the Earth's surface yet many of its most valuable
resources remain untapped; for example, there is estimated to be 100
times more gold dissolved in seawater than in known terrestrial mines.
Finding a way to economically collect this resource in a sustainable
manner would undoubtedly make one very prosperous. Similarly, there
exists tremendous yet to be captured value in today's vast and rapidly
expanding ocean of data. The data explosion is today occurring all around
us. We are in real time witnessing the creation of vast new mines of
informational gold. For businesses that implement these tools, the
opportunity to grow and evolve is tectonic.
3. While data storage costs fall, management costs continue to climb - The
costs directly associated with the physical storage of data are often the
principle focus of organizations when considering storage cost reduction,
however this increasingly is just the tip of the iceberg in terms of
total cost of ownership in managing business-critical information.
Storage in and of itself has today become a commodity. Far larger in
terms of storage costs than hardware are operational expenses associated
with rapidly expanding data. More data means more administrators, more
data increases time spent locating and retrieving data which in the
aggregate can have a significant impact on employee resources and
productivity. Unless a company has a comprehensive data management
platform in place to help it gain control of its information assets and
simplify its data storage and management infrastructure, costs can spiral
out of control and can literally sink the ship. For businesses to
prosper in the era of Big Data, they need to focus on implementing
solutions that will help them gain the upper hand on rising operational
expenses rather than focusing disproportionately on capital expenses.
4. Handle with Care - A key component of overcoming the hurdles of managing
Big Data is successfully navigating the numerous potential whirlpools of
compliance and security issues that can drag an organization down.
Implementing a data management solution that addresses access to
information but doesn't adequately reduce regulatory and compliance risks
exposes an organization to significant risk. With data being such a
valuable asset, it is necessary to ensure it is protected from
corruption, unauthorized access and to maintain its integrity against
hardware failure or tampering. Businesses that adopt a platform that can
protect, preserve and dispose of data will gain a competitive advantage
over others that cannot navigate the regulatory, legal and commercial
risks.
5. Some data is like coffee, other data is like wine - Some data is like
coffee, best when fresh, while other data improves with age, like fine
wine. Whatever your preference, differing Big Data consumption
highlights that there will be different management needs for individual
organizations, as well as unique management challenges within an
organization itself. The ability to quickly access freshly brewed
information alongside aged data allows an organization to satisfy the
needs of its users and add value to information sets regardless of its
use case.
"The emergence of Big Data in the enterprise requires an entirely new line of thinking in terms of not only how that information is stored and managed but in how it can found and used, providing informed decision making," said Shahbaz Ali, President and CEO of Tarmin. "As long as there is curiosity and imagination in this world, the demand for storage to house these emerging ideas will always grow. Equally, if not more important to the storage resources themselves is how this information is accessed, used and understood to gain valuable business insights and to significantly reduce the total cost of ownership of this information. Overcoming these limitations is what ultimately will help businesses prosper in the era of Big Data."
About Tarmin
Tarmin Inc. is a leading provider of unstructured data management solutions designed for enterprise infrastructure and applications. Tarmin GridBank enables clients to meet the unprecedented challenges presented by big data as the costs associated with regulatory, legal and commercial risks of storing and maintaining this data escalate. Tarmin software removes the pain points of managing vast data flows and empowers organizations across industries to better store, control and understand their fast-growing, geographically dispersed unstructured data repositories. Tarmin's GridBank Data Management Platform is an integrated solution that blurs the line between infrastructure and applications to deliver the comprehensive scope, power and elasticity required to successfully address the challenges of unprecedented data growth, while achieving lower costs and improving the total management of vital business data and information.
Contact Agency:
Dan Miller
JPR Communications
818-884-8282, ext. 13
dan@jprcom.com
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CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Oct. 15, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- French philosopher Jean-Jacques Rousseau once said, "The world of reality has its limits; the world of imagination is boundless." Never has there been a truer example of this thought than in today's era of Big Data.
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As imagination continues to grow, the technologies that capture, store, search, share and analyze this rapidly expanding trove of data generated have often struggled to keep pace. New approaches to managing this growing volume of data focused on the triumvirate of storage, controlling data to reduce risk and expanding our understanding of what the surge of data means in the aggregate have narrowed the gap and helped expand beyond the limitations that once existed and are now poised to help drive efficiency, innovation and economic growth into the future.
Forward-thinking leaders are well served to begin earnestly considering how they can best position their business for success in the Big Data era. Tarmin Inc., a leading provider of cloud-optimized data management and storage technologies, offers the following five ideas to help contextualize Big Data and design a plan to keep businesses moving forward:
1. Like imagination, curiosity and data are limitless - Data growth is being
driven by the ceaseless curiosity of humankind. Space exploration; the
unraveling of the genome; the quest for new sources of energy, security,
health and prosperity are all contributing to powerful and sustained
growth of electronic data. The challenges in managing this data growth
are real but so are the opportunities. Businesses looking to gain a
competitive advantage should aim to leverage the data that is available
to them by implementing a comprehensive solution that is designed to
optimize the storage of data, control the risks it poses and help them to
better understand and extract value from this growing tide of
information.
2. We've only begun to scratch the surface of knowledge - Water covers more
than two-thirds of the Earth's surface yet many of its most valuable
resources remain untapped; for example, there is estimated to be 100
times more gold dissolved in seawater than in known terrestrial mines.
Finding a way to economically collect this resource in a sustainable
manner would undoubtedly make one very prosperous. Similarly, there
exists tremendous yet to be captured value in today's vast and rapidly
expanding ocean of data. The data explosion is today occurring all around
us. We are in real time witnessing the creation of vast new mines of
informational gold. For businesses that implement these tools, the
opportunity to grow and evolve is tectonic.
3. While data storage costs fall, management costs continue to climb - The
costs directly associated with the physical storage of data are often the
principle focus of organizations when considering storage cost reduction,
however this increasingly is just the tip of the iceberg in terms of
total cost of ownership in managing business-critical information.
Storage in and of itself has today become a commodity. Far larger in
terms of storage costs than hardware are operational expenses associated
with rapidly expanding data. More data means more administrators, more
data increases time spent locating and retrieving data which in the
aggregate can have a significant impact on employee resources and
productivity. Unless a company has a comprehensive data management
platform in place to help it gain control of its information assets and
simplify its data storage and management infrastructure, costs can spiral
out of control and can literally sink the ship. For businesses to
prosper in the era of Big Data, they need to focus on implementing
solutions that will help them gain the upper hand on rising operational
expenses rather than focusing disproportionately on capital expenses.
4. Handle with Care - A key component of overcoming the hurdles of managing
Big Data is successfully navigating the numerous potential whirlpools of
compliance and security issues that can drag an organization down.
Implementing a data management solution that addresses access to
information but doesn't adequately reduce regulatory and compliance risks
exposes an organization to significant risk. With data being such a
valuable asset, it is necessary to ensure it is protected from
corruption, unauthorized access and to maintain its integrity against
hardware failure or tampering. Businesses that adopt a platform that can
protect, preserve and dispose of data will gain a competitive advantage
over others that cannot navigate the regulatory, legal and commercial
risks.
5. Some data is like coffee, other data is like wine - Some data is like
coffee, best when fresh, while other data improves with age, like fine
wine. Whatever your preference, differing Big Data consumption
highlights that there will be different management needs for individual
organizations, as well as unique management challenges within an
organization itself. The ability to quickly access freshly brewed
information alongside aged data allows an organization to satisfy the
needs of its users and add value to information sets regardless of its
use case.
"The emergence of Big Data in the enterprise requires an entirely new line of thinking in terms of not only how that information is stored and managed but in how it can found and used, providing informed decision making," said Shahbaz Ali, President and CEO of Tarmin. "As long as there is curiosity and imagination in this world, the demand for storage to house these emerging ideas will always grow. Equally, if not more important to the storage resources themselves is how this information is accessed, used and understood to gain valuable business insights and to significantly reduce the total cost of ownership of this information. Overcoming these limitations is what ultimately will help businesses prosper in the era of Big Data."
About Tarmin
Tarmin Inc. is a leading provider of unstructured data management solutions designed for enterprise infrastructure and applications. Tarmin GridBank enables clients to meet the unprecedented challenges presented by big data as the costs associated with regulatory, legal and commercial risks of storing and maintaining this data escalate. Tarmin software removes the pain points of managing vast data flows and empowers organizations across industries to better store, control and understand their fast-growing, geographically dispersed unstructured data repositories. Tarmin's GridBank Data Management Platform is an integrated solution that blurs the line between infrastructure and applications to deliver the comprehensive scope, power and elasticity required to successfully address the challenges of unprecedented data growth, while achieving lower costs and improving the total management of vital business data and information.
Contact Agency:
Dan Miller
JPR Communications
818-884-8282, ext. 13
dan@jprcom.com
SOURCE Tarmin
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Datawatch Announces Datawatch Enterprise Server -- Cloud, The Industry's First Cloud-Based Information Optimization Solution
Poster: SySAdmin
Posted on October 15, 2012 at 7:21:01 AM
Datawatch Announces Datawatch Enterprise Server -- Cloud, The Industry's First Cloud-Based Information Optimization Solution
Datawatch Cloud Solution Targets Data Variety as the Key to Successful Big Data Initiatives
CHELMSFORD, Mass., Oct. 15, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Datawatch Corporation (NASDAQ-CM: DWCH) the leading global provider of information optimization solutions, announced today the release of Datawatch Enterprise Server - Cloud to enable customers to build information optimization applications from all types of data - including structured, semi-structured and unstructured - and to deliver these applications more cost-effectively to more users across enterprises of every size. Developed from the signature Monarch product line, Datawatch Enterprise Server - Cloud allows existing Monarch customers to effortlessly move their existing models and applications to the cloud to be shared with more users without the need to purchase or implement new hardware. For new customers, Datawatch's cloud solution allows them to more rapidly build and deploy information optimization applications that can access a wider variety of data sources and provides these organizations with a 360 degree view of their businesses to improve processes and analyze more types of information.
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"With today's release of Datawatch Enterprise Server - Cloud, we are taking a major step forward in our mission to deliver more valuable information optimization applications to companies of all sizes, and to as many types of users as possible," said Michael A. Morrison, president and CEO of Datawatch. "We firmly believe that being able to deliver data variety in big data applications is the key to successfully understanding what drives your business and we at Datawatch are committed to delivering this functionality to the right users, at the right time, regardless of how they choose to deploy these applications," continued Mr. Morrison.
"Our experience with the beta version of the Datawatch Enterprise Server - Cloud has been very positive and we plan to implement our performance measurement system that we are developing directly into production upon its release," said Brad Long, senior vice president and chief financial officer of First Florida Credit Union. "With Datawatch Enterprise Server - Cloud we will be able to securely deliver information that had previously been locked in static, semi-structured reports and PDF files. Via the cloud we will provide more users with the flexibility they need to analyze this data and gain a deeper understanding of their specific business issues," continued Mr. Long.
Datawatch Enterprise Server - Cloud, which was launched today at Datawatch's worldwide sales kick-off in Waltham, Massachusetts, is available immediately. To enable organizations to truly experience the power of this first-of-a-kind solution, Datawatch is making it available for a no-charge 60-day trial through the Datawatch website or by contacting Datawatch directly at 978-275-8222.
Simultaneously with the announcement of Datawatch Enterprise Server - Cloud, Datawatch also announced today a corporate rebranding initiative to better represent its position as a technological and market leader in the information optimization market. A new image and fresh website were unveiled to highlight the forward-thinking changes like Datawatch Enterprise Server - Cloud that Datawatch is introducing to the market.
"Notwithstanding our success over this past year - Datawatch grew its top line revenue more than 50% through its first three fiscal quarters of fiscal 2012 - our research shows the strategic value of information optimization solutions is not widely recognized yet," said Ben Plummer, chief marketing officer and senior vice president of strategic alliances. He continued, "With high-growth companies like Datawatch and Splunk pioneering this market segment, we see enormous opportunity, but also the need for more straightforward and succinct positioning and messaging. Our brand, our website and our messaging have been re-designed and refreshed to bring greater clarity and focus to information optimization: the ability to leverage all the information inside of an enterprise - structured, semi-structured and unstructured. No other software vendor in the market today can access and analyze the variety of data formats and sources that Datawatch can, and our revitalized messaging and branding underscore our unique position as a technology innovator, as well as the benefits of working with the most experienced solution provider in the industry."
ABOUT DATAWATCH CORPORATION
Datawatch Corporation (NASDAQ-CM: DWCH) is a leader in providing information optimization products and solutions that allow organizations to deliver the greatest data variety possible into their big data and analytic applications. Datawatch provides organizations the ability to integrate structured, unstructured, and semi-structured sources like reports, PDF files, and EDI streams into these applications to provide a 360 degree perspective of the issues and opportunities that exist in their businesses. With more than 40,000 organizations worldwide using Datawatch's products and services, including 99 of the Fortune 100, it is obvious that businesses of every type can benefit from the power and flexibility of Datawatch's industry leading solutions. Datawatch is headquartered in Chelmsford, Massachusetts with offices in London, Munich, Singapore, Sydney and Manila, with partners and customers in more than 100 countries worldwide. For more information, visit http://www.datawatch.com
Safe Harbor Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995
Any statements contained in this press release that do not describe historical facts may constitute forward-looking statements as that term is defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Any such statements, including but not limited to those relating to results of operations, contained herein are based on current expectations, but are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially from expectations. The factors that could cause actual future results to differ materially from current expectations include the following: risks associated with the continuing weak global economy; risks associated with fluctuations in quarterly operating results due, among other factors, to the size and timing of large customer orders; the volatility of Datawatch's stock price; limitations on the effectiveness of internal controls; rapid technological change; Datawatch's dependence on the introduction of new products and possible delays in those introductions; competition in the software industry; Datawatch's dependence on its principal products, proprietary software technology and software licensed from third parties; risks associated with international sales; risks associated with indirect distribution channels; the adequacy of Datawatch's sales returns reserve; risks associated with a subscription sales model; risks associated with acquisitions, including the recent acquisition of intellectual property from Math Strategies; Datawatch's dependence on its ability to hire and retain skilled personnel; disruption or failure of Datawatch's technology systems that may result from a natural disaster, cyber-attack or other catastrophic event; and uncertainty and additional costs that may result from evolving regulation of corporate governance and public disclosure. Further information on factors that could cause actual results to differ from those anticipated is detailed in various publicly-available documents, which include, but are not limited to, filings made by Datawatch from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including but not limited to, those appearing in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended September 30, 2011 and Form 10-Q for the quarters ended December 31, 2011, March 31, 2012 and June 30, 2012. Any forward-looking statements should be considered in light of those factors.
Investor Contact:
Datawatch Investor Relations
investor@datawatch.com
Phone: (978) 441-2200 ext. 8323
Media Contact:
Kellee McGolpin
Datawatch Corporation
Kellee_McGolpin@datawatch.com
Phone: (978) 441-2200 ext. 8238
Twitter: @datawatch
© 2012 Datawatch Corporation. Datawatch, Monarch and their respective logos are trademarks or registered trademarks of Datawatch Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. All other names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies.
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Datawatch Corporation
Web Site: http://www.datawatch.com
Datawatch Cloud Solution Targets Data Variety as the Key to Successful Big Data Initiatives
CHELMSFORD, Mass., Oct. 15, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Datawatch Corporation (NASDAQ-CM: DWCH) the leading global provider of information optimization solutions, announced today the release of Datawatch Enterprise Server - Cloud to enable customers to build information optimization applications from all types of data - including structured, semi-structured and unstructured - and to deliver these applications more cost-effectively to more users across enterprises of every size. Developed from the signature Monarch product line, Datawatch Enterprise Server - Cloud allows existing Monarch customers to effortlessly move their existing models and applications to the cloud to be shared with more users without the need to purchase or implement new hardware. For new customers, Datawatch's cloud solution allows them to more rapidly build and deploy information optimization applications that can access a wider variety of data sources and provides these organizations with a 360 degree view of their businesses to improve processes and analyze more types of information.
(Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20121015/NE92833LOGO )
"With today's release of Datawatch Enterprise Server - Cloud, we are taking a major step forward in our mission to deliver more valuable information optimization applications to companies of all sizes, and to as many types of users as possible," said Michael A. Morrison, president and CEO of Datawatch. "We firmly believe that being able to deliver data variety in big data applications is the key to successfully understanding what drives your business and we at Datawatch are committed to delivering this functionality to the right users, at the right time, regardless of how they choose to deploy these applications," continued Mr. Morrison.
"Our experience with the beta version of the Datawatch Enterprise Server - Cloud has been very positive and we plan to implement our performance measurement system that we are developing directly into production upon its release," said Brad Long, senior vice president and chief financial officer of First Florida Credit Union. "With Datawatch Enterprise Server - Cloud we will be able to securely deliver information that had previously been locked in static, semi-structured reports and PDF files. Via the cloud we will provide more users with the flexibility they need to analyze this data and gain a deeper understanding of their specific business issues," continued Mr. Long.
Datawatch Enterprise Server - Cloud, which was launched today at Datawatch's worldwide sales kick-off in Waltham, Massachusetts, is available immediately. To enable organizations to truly experience the power of this first-of-a-kind solution, Datawatch is making it available for a no-charge 60-day trial through the Datawatch website or by contacting Datawatch directly at 978-275-8222.
Simultaneously with the announcement of Datawatch Enterprise Server - Cloud, Datawatch also announced today a corporate rebranding initiative to better represent its position as a technological and market leader in the information optimization market. A new image and fresh website were unveiled to highlight the forward-thinking changes like Datawatch Enterprise Server - Cloud that Datawatch is introducing to the market.
"Notwithstanding our success over this past year - Datawatch grew its top line revenue more than 50% through its first three fiscal quarters of fiscal 2012 - our research shows the strategic value of information optimization solutions is not widely recognized yet," said Ben Plummer, chief marketing officer and senior vice president of strategic alliances. He continued, "With high-growth companies like Datawatch and Splunk pioneering this market segment, we see enormous opportunity, but also the need for more straightforward and succinct positioning and messaging. Our brand, our website and our messaging have been re-designed and refreshed to bring greater clarity and focus to information optimization: the ability to leverage all the information inside of an enterprise - structured, semi-structured and unstructured. No other software vendor in the market today can access and analyze the variety of data formats and sources that Datawatch can, and our revitalized messaging and branding underscore our unique position as a technology innovator, as well as the benefits of working with the most experienced solution provider in the industry."
ABOUT DATAWATCH CORPORATION
Datawatch Corporation (NASDAQ-CM: DWCH) is a leader in providing information optimization products and solutions that allow organizations to deliver the greatest data variety possible into their big data and analytic applications. Datawatch provides organizations the ability to integrate structured, unstructured, and semi-structured sources like reports, PDF files, and EDI streams into these applications to provide a 360 degree perspective of the issues and opportunities that exist in their businesses. With more than 40,000 organizations worldwide using Datawatch's products and services, including 99 of the Fortune 100, it is obvious that businesses of every type can benefit from the power and flexibility of Datawatch's industry leading solutions. Datawatch is headquartered in Chelmsford, Massachusetts with offices in London, Munich, Singapore, Sydney and Manila, with partners and customers in more than 100 countries worldwide. For more information, visit http://www.datawatch.com
Safe Harbor Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995
Any statements contained in this press release that do not describe historical facts may constitute forward-looking statements as that term is defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Any such statements, including but not limited to those relating to results of operations, contained herein are based on current expectations, but are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially from expectations. The factors that could cause actual future results to differ materially from current expectations include the following: risks associated with the continuing weak global economy; risks associated with fluctuations in quarterly operating results due, among other factors, to the size and timing of large customer orders; the volatility of Datawatch's stock price; limitations on the effectiveness of internal controls; rapid technological change; Datawatch's dependence on the introduction of new products and possible delays in those introductions; competition in the software industry; Datawatch's dependence on its principal products, proprietary software technology and software licensed from third parties; risks associated with international sales; risks associated with indirect distribution channels; the adequacy of Datawatch's sales returns reserve; risks associated with a subscription sales model; risks associated with acquisitions, including the recent acquisition of intellectual property from Math Strategies; Datawatch's dependence on its ability to hire and retain skilled personnel; disruption or failure of Datawatch's technology systems that may result from a natural disaster, cyber-attack or other catastrophic event; and uncertainty and additional costs that may result from evolving regulation of corporate governance and public disclosure. Further information on factors that could cause actual results to differ from those anticipated is detailed in various publicly-available documents, which include, but are not limited to, filings made by Datawatch from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including but not limited to, those appearing in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended September 30, 2011 and Form 10-Q for the quarters ended December 31, 2011, March 31, 2012 and June 30, 2012. Any forward-looking statements should be considered in light of those factors.
Investor Contact:
Datawatch Investor Relations
investor@datawatch.com
Phone: (978) 441-2200 ext. 8323
Media Contact:
Kellee McGolpin
Datawatch Corporation
Kellee_McGolpin@datawatch.com
Phone: (978) 441-2200 ext. 8238
Twitter: @datawatch
© 2012 Datawatch Corporation. Datawatch, Monarch and their respective logos are trademarks or registered trademarks of Datawatch Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. All other names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies.
SOURCE Datawatch Corporation
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UTStarcom Announces Launch of iTV Media Venture in Thailand
Poster: SySAdmin
Posted on October 15, 2012 at 7:14:01 AM
UTStarcom Announces Launch of iTV Media Venture in Thailand
BEIJING, Oct. 15, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- UTStarcom Holdings Corp. ("UTStarcom" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: UTSI), a leading provider of broadband equipment and solutions, today announced that its partner, iTV Media, Inc. ("iTV Media"), a leading interactive, IP-based network solutions and service provider, has begun deploying its MeTV IPTV service in Thailand through a strategic partnership with a leading national telecommunications services provider in Thailand. UTStarcom invested in iTV Media in 2010 as part of its strategy to expand into media operational support services and is the single largest shareholder of iTV Media.
The nationwide rollout of MeTV in Thailand will enable users to enjoy rich content, including domestic and global channels, on multiple screens such as televisions, personal computers, tablets and smartphones. Subscribers will also benefit from advanced interactive TV services such as video on demand and cloud-based time shifting, which, unlike traditional television platform services, allows users to watch programs anytime. The launch of MeTV in Thailand provides iTV Media access to over 5 million Thai households, and this subscriber base is expected to increase by over 10% per year. iTV Media launched an OTT service in 2011 under the brand name of iTV.cn to provide Mandarin-language programming to the Chinese communities in North America. In Thailand, the MeTV service is carrier grade provided through close partnership with local service providers.
Mr. William Wong, UTStarcom's Chief Executive Officer, stated, "The commercial deployment of MeTV in Thailand is a critical milestone in iTV Media's growth and is an excellent example of how its IPTV service can be leveraged by telecommunications companies around the world to enhance user experience and subscriber loyalty by providing a range of services that customers are increasingly demanding. We wish iTV Media and its partner every success in the MeTV deployment in Thailand."
About UTStarcom Holdings Corp.
UTStarcom is a leading provider of broadband equipment and solutions for cable and telecom operators. The Company sells its solutions to operators in both emerging and established telecommunications and cable markets around the world. UTStarcom enables its customers to rapidly deploy revenue-generating access services using their existing infrastructure, while providing a migration path to cost-efficient, end-to-end IP networks.
UTStarcom was founded in 1991 and listed on the NASDAQ in 2000. With a new management team in 2011, the Company deployed a revamped growth strategy that concentrates on providing media operation support services. UTStarcom has its operational headquarters in Beijing, China and research and development operations in China and India. For more information about UTStarcom, visit the Company's Web site at http://www.utstar.com.
About iTV Media, Inc.
Founded in 2007, iTV Media has dedicated full efforts to the advancement of TV over IP platform and the development of terminal products. In 2010, UTStarcom invested in iTV Media and became its largest shareholder. In 2011, iTV Media launched Chinese television services in the US and Canada under the "iTV.cn" service brand and gradually expanded into the local television market there.
Based in China, iTV Media provides services to the world's Internet-based transmissions using television, computers, mobile devices and other network-related products. iTV Media offers services to various broadcasting terminals and provide viewers an all-digital, high definition, intelligent, and interactive television services.
About MeTV
MeTV was established in 2011 in Bangkok, Thailand as a business operation unit of iTV Media. MeTV provides and maintains the quality of TV service over IP. MeTV serves as both the exclusive provider of video programming services as well as the retail consumer video programming platform for subscribers. The programming platform licenses and acquires approximately 200 television programming channels, including local, regional and foreign Free-To-Air channels, domestic and international third party linear channels, original movie and sports channels, and diversified interactive video programming services.
Forward-Looking Statements
This release includes forward-looking statements, including statements regarding the deployment of MeTV, the services to be provided to subscribers in Thailand, and the Company's expectation regarding the growth of the subscriber base in Thailand. These statements are forward-looking in nature and subject to risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially. These include risks and uncertainties regarding iTV Media's ability to realize anticipated benefits of launching MeTV, UTStarcom's ability to execute on its business plan and to manage regulatory matters as well as risk factors identified in UTStarcom's latest Annual Report on Form 20-F and Current Reports on Form 6-K as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. UTStarcom is in a period of transition and the conduct of its business is exposed to additional risks as a result. All forward-looking statements included in this release are based upon information available to UTStarcom as of the date of this release, which may change, and UTStarcom assumes no obligation to update any such forward-looking statement.
Contacts:
UTStarcom Holdings Corp.
Ms. Jing Ou-Yang
+86-10-8520-5153
jouyang@utstar.com
FTI Consulting, Inc.
Ms. May Shen (Beijing)
+86-10-8591-1951
May.Shen@fticonsulting.com
Mr. Daniel DelRe (Hong Kong)
+852-3768-4547
Daniel.DelRe@fticonsulting.com
Mr. Eric Boyriven (New York)
+212-850-5671
Eric.Boyriven@fticonsulting.com
SOURCE UTStarcom, Inc.
UTStarcom, Inc.
Web Site: http://www.utstar.com
BEIJING, Oct. 15, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- UTStarcom Holdings Corp. ("UTStarcom" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: UTSI), a leading provider of broadband equipment and solutions, today announced that its partner, iTV Media, Inc. ("iTV Media"), a leading interactive, IP-based network solutions and service provider, has begun deploying its MeTV IPTV service in Thailand through a strategic partnership with a leading national telecommunications services provider in Thailand. UTStarcom invested in iTV Media in 2010 as part of its strategy to expand into media operational support services and is the single largest shareholder of iTV Media.
The nationwide rollout of MeTV in Thailand will enable users to enjoy rich content, including domestic and global channels, on multiple screens such as televisions, personal computers, tablets and smartphones. Subscribers will also benefit from advanced interactive TV services such as video on demand and cloud-based time shifting, which, unlike traditional television platform services, allows users to watch programs anytime. The launch of MeTV in Thailand provides iTV Media access to over 5 million Thai households, and this subscriber base is expected to increase by over 10% per year. iTV Media launched an OTT service in 2011 under the brand name of iTV.cn to provide Mandarin-language programming to the Chinese communities in North America. In Thailand, the MeTV service is carrier grade provided through close partnership with local service providers.
Mr. William Wong, UTStarcom's Chief Executive Officer, stated, "The commercial deployment of MeTV in Thailand is a critical milestone in iTV Media's growth and is an excellent example of how its IPTV service can be leveraged by telecommunications companies around the world to enhance user experience and subscriber loyalty by providing a range of services that customers are increasingly demanding. We wish iTV Media and its partner every success in the MeTV deployment in Thailand."
About UTStarcom Holdings Corp.
UTStarcom is a leading provider of broadband equipment and solutions for cable and telecom operators. The Company sells its solutions to operators in both emerging and established telecommunications and cable markets around the world. UTStarcom enables its customers to rapidly deploy revenue-generating access services using their existing infrastructure, while providing a migration path to cost-efficient, end-to-end IP networks.
UTStarcom was founded in 1991 and listed on the NASDAQ in 2000. With a new management team in 2011, the Company deployed a revamped growth strategy that concentrates on providing media operation support services. UTStarcom has its operational headquarters in Beijing, China and research and development operations in China and India. For more information about UTStarcom, visit the Company's Web site at http://www.utstar.com.
About iTV Media, Inc.
Founded in 2007, iTV Media has dedicated full efforts to the advancement of TV over IP platform and the development of terminal products. In 2010, UTStarcom invested in iTV Media and became its largest shareholder. In 2011, iTV Media launched Chinese television services in the US and Canada under the "iTV.cn" service brand and gradually expanded into the local television market there.
Based in China, iTV Media provides services to the world's Internet-based transmissions using television, computers, mobile devices and other network-related products. iTV Media offers services to various broadcasting terminals and provide viewers an all-digital, high definition, intelligent, and interactive television services.
About MeTV
MeTV was established in 2011 in Bangkok, Thailand as a business operation unit of iTV Media. MeTV provides and maintains the quality of TV service over IP. MeTV serves as both the exclusive provider of video programming services as well as the retail consumer video programming platform for subscribers. The programming platform licenses and acquires approximately 200 television programming channels, including local, regional and foreign Free-To-Air channels, domestic and international third party linear channels, original movie and sports channels, and diversified interactive video programming services.
Forward-Looking Statements
This release includes forward-looking statements, including statements regarding the deployment of MeTV, the services to be provided to subscribers in Thailand, and the Company's expectation regarding the growth of the subscriber base in Thailand. These statements are forward-looking in nature and subject to risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially. These include risks and uncertainties regarding iTV Media's ability to realize anticipated benefits of launching MeTV, UTStarcom's ability to execute on its business plan and to manage regulatory matters as well as risk factors identified in UTStarcom's latest Annual Report on Form 20-F and Current Reports on Form 6-K as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. UTStarcom is in a period of transition and the conduct of its business is exposed to additional risks as a result. All forward-looking statements included in this release are based upon information available to UTStarcom as of the date of this release, which may change, and UTStarcom assumes no obligation to update any such forward-looking statement.
Contacts:
UTStarcom Holdings Corp.
Ms. Jing Ou-Yang
+86-10-8520-5153
jouyang@utstar.com
FTI Consulting, Inc.
Ms. May Shen (Beijing)
+86-10-8591-1951
May.Shen@fticonsulting.com
Mr. Daniel DelRe (Hong Kong)
+852-3768-4547
Daniel.DelRe@fticonsulting.com
Mr. Eric Boyriven (New York)
+212-850-5671
Eric.Boyriven@fticonsulting.com
SOURCE UTStarcom, Inc.
UTStarcom, Inc.
Web Site: http://www.utstar.com
PNC Bank And Visa Team Up To Simplify Online Purchases
Poster: SySAdmin
Posted on October 15, 2012 at 7:14:01 AM
PNC Bank And Visa Team Up To Simplify Online Purchases
- PNC becomes first U.S. bank to offer V.me by Visa; Provides customers simple, secure online check-out process -
PITTSBURGH and FOSTER CITY, Calif., Oct. 15, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- PNC Bank, N.A. and Visa Inc. (NYSE:V) today announced the availability of V.me by Visa to more than 1.2 million PNC Virtual Wallet(®) customer accounts, with a commitment to make V.me available to more than 6.3 million accounts in 2013. PNC is the first U.S. bank to integrate with Visa's new digital wallet service. In addition to PNC Visa cards, consumers are also able to enroll their other U.S. issued payment cards through the V.me site and make online purchases at participating merchants by simply entering a username and password.
To view the multimedia assets associated with this release, please click: http://www.multivu.com/mnr/42896-pnc-bank-visa-v-me-wallet-service-simplify-online-purchases
"Consumers are shifting to a digital economy, and we believe the emergence of simple, secure payment technology will play a key role in helping customers manage their money," said Tom Kunz, senior vice president and head of e-business and payments at PNC. "We continue to use innovative technology to give our customers convenient access to their money when and where they want."
The V.me wallet service simplifies eCommerce by reducing the friction in online transactions. Registered users can make secure online payments to participating merchants without having to enter card account number, bill-to and ship-to information. V.me stores personal account information behind layers of security within Visa's industry-leading network, making checkout as simple as a click of a mouse, touch on a mobile browser, or in the future, a wave at the physical point-of-sale.
"The next generation of payments will be simple and easy to use, not constrained by the need to enter sensitive account information for every transaction," said Jennifer Schulz, global head of eCommerce, Visa. "We're excited to see V.me recognized as a leading digital wallet service through this agreement with PNC Bank. This joint innovation effort is an important step in delivering the best way to pay and be paid, by creating a more convenient eCommerce experience for the millions of PNC account holders shopping at top online retailers this holiday season."
PNC is a leader in digital banking technology. Its award-winning Virtual Wallet, an online and mobile money management tool, provides customers a visual and interactive way to manage their finances and monitor everyday saving and spending. Customers who use Virtual Wallet are active users of mobile and online banking services, and often prefer those channels over the traditional branch or ATM. V.me by Visa makes shopping online with Virtual Wallet simple, fast and secure. It is the latest example of how PNC helps customers better manage their money.
To learn more about PNC Virtual Wallet and V.me by Visa, please visit: http://www.pncvirtualwallet.com/shopping.
To access V.me video, images and other editorial materials, please visit: http://www.corporate.visa.com.
Visa is a global payments technology company that connects consumers, businesses, financial institutions, and governments in more than 200 countries and territories to fast, secure and reliable digital currency. Underpinning digital currency is one of the world's most advanced processing networks -- VisaNet -- that is capable of handling more than 20,000 transaction messages a second, with fraud protection for consumers and guaranteed payment for merchants. Visa is not a bank, and does not issue cards, extend credit or set rates and fees for consumers. Visa's innovations, however, enable its financial institution customers to offer consumers more choices: Pay now with debit, ahead of time with prepaid or later with credit products. For more information, visit http://www.corporate.visa.com.
PNC Bank, National Association, is a member of The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (NYSE: PNC). PNC (http://www.pnc.com) is one of the nation's largest diversified financial services organizations providing retail and business banking; residential mortgage banking; specialized services for corporations and government entities, including corporate banking, real estate finance and asset-based lending; wealth management and asset management. Follow @PNCNews on Twitter for breaking news, updates and announcements from PNC.
CONTACTS:
PNC: Visa:
Tim Rice Lee Mokri
(412) 762-8033 (415) 932-2564
timothy.rice@pnc.com globalmedia@visa.com
SOURCE PNC Bank
Video:http://www.multivu.com/mnr/42896-pnc-bank-visa-v-me-wallet-service-simplify-online-purchases
PNC Bank
- PNC becomes first U.S. bank to offer V.me by Visa; Provides customers simple, secure online check-out process -
PITTSBURGH and FOSTER CITY, Calif., Oct. 15, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- PNC Bank, N.A. and Visa Inc. (NYSE:V) today announced the availability of V.me by Visa to more than 1.2 million PNC Virtual Wallet(®) customer accounts, with a commitment to make V.me available to more than 6.3 million accounts in 2013. PNC is the first U.S. bank to integrate with Visa's new digital wallet service. In addition to PNC Visa cards, consumers are also able to enroll their other U.S. issued payment cards through the V.me site and make online purchases at participating merchants by simply entering a username and password.
To view the multimedia assets associated with this release, please click: http://www.multivu.com/mnr/42896-pnc-bank-visa-v-me-wallet-service-simplify-online-purchases
"Consumers are shifting to a digital economy, and we believe the emergence of simple, secure payment technology will play a key role in helping customers manage their money," said Tom Kunz, senior vice president and head of e-business and payments at PNC. "We continue to use innovative technology to give our customers convenient access to their money when and where they want."
The V.me wallet service simplifies eCommerce by reducing the friction in online transactions. Registered users can make secure online payments to participating merchants without having to enter card account number, bill-to and ship-to information. V.me stores personal account information behind layers of security within Visa's industry-leading network, making checkout as simple as a click of a mouse, touch on a mobile browser, or in the future, a wave at the physical point-of-sale.
"The next generation of payments will be simple and easy to use, not constrained by the need to enter sensitive account information for every transaction," said Jennifer Schulz, global head of eCommerce, Visa. "We're excited to see V.me recognized as a leading digital wallet service through this agreement with PNC Bank. This joint innovation effort is an important step in delivering the best way to pay and be paid, by creating a more convenient eCommerce experience for the millions of PNC account holders shopping at top online retailers this holiday season."
PNC is a leader in digital banking technology. Its award-winning Virtual Wallet, an online and mobile money management tool, provides customers a visual and interactive way to manage their finances and monitor everyday saving and spending. Customers who use Virtual Wallet are active users of mobile and online banking services, and often prefer those channels over the traditional branch or ATM. V.me by Visa makes shopping online with Virtual Wallet simple, fast and secure. It is the latest example of how PNC helps customers better manage their money.
To learn more about PNC Virtual Wallet and V.me by Visa, please visit: http://www.pncvirtualwallet.com/shopping.
To access V.me video, images and other editorial materials, please visit: http://www.corporate.visa.com.
Visa is a global payments technology company that connects consumers, businesses, financial institutions, and governments in more than 200 countries and territories to fast, secure and reliable digital currency. Underpinning digital currency is one of the world's most advanced processing networks -- VisaNet -- that is capable of handling more than 20,000 transaction messages a second, with fraud protection for consumers and guaranteed payment for merchants. Visa is not a bank, and does not issue cards, extend credit or set rates and fees for consumers. Visa's innovations, however, enable its financial institution customers to offer consumers more choices: Pay now with debit, ahead of time with prepaid or later with credit products. For more information, visit http://www.corporate.visa.com.
PNC Bank, National Association, is a member of The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (NYSE: PNC). PNC (http://www.pnc.com) is one of the nation's largest diversified financial services organizations providing retail and business banking; residential mortgage banking; specialized services for corporations and government entities, including corporate banking, real estate finance and asset-based lending; wealth management and asset management. Follow @PNCNews on Twitter for breaking news, updates and announcements from PNC.
CONTACTS:
PNC: Visa:
Tim Rice Lee Mokri
(412) 762-8033 (415) 932-2564
timothy.rice@pnc.com globalmedia@visa.com
SOURCE PNC Bank
Video:http://www.multivu.com/mnr/42896-pnc-bank-visa-v-me-wallet-service-simplify-online-purchases
PNC Bank
Cavium to Showcase LTE Small Cell, Wireless HD Video and OTT Applications at Broadband World Forum
Poster: SySAdmin
Posted on October 15, 2012 at 7:14:01 AM
Cavium to Showcase LTE Small Cell, Wireless HD Video and OTT Applications at Broadband World Forum
Working demonstrations based on OCTEON® Fusion, PureVu® and Celestial(TM) processors highlight the latest digital home and enterprise technologies
SAN JOSE, Calif. and AMSTERDAM, Oct. 15, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Cavium, Inc. (NASDAQ: CAVM), a leading provider of highly integrated semiconductor products that enable intelligent processing for networking, communications and the digital home, will demonstrate the latest Cavium processor capabilities now being incorporated by leading manufacturers of LTE small cell basestations, Over-the-Top (OTT) and wireless display products at the Broadband World Forum in the RAI Convention Center, booth B37, October 16 - 18.
(Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120604/LA18845LOGO )
Broadband World Forum 2012 is the world's largest Broadband event attracting 10,000+ decision-makers from across the globe. Now celebrating its 12th year, the event is the only place to meet the entire broadband industry in one place at one time.
For LTE, Cavium will showcase a complete, manufacturable reference design incorporating the OCTEON Fusion(TM) small cell on-a-chip processor. The reference design includes fully integrated and field tested L1, L2 and L3 software and is available for license today. This cost-effective LTE plus WiFi solution scales from 16 to 64 simultaneous LTE users and supports numerous LTE frequency bands. The OCTEON Fusion processor features a high performance multi-core architecture with purpose-built baseband DSP cores, extensive LTE hardware accelerators and digital front end (DFE) for a true "base station on a chip" product.
For wireless display applications, Cavium's ARM-based PureVu® Video processors enable OEMs and ODMs developing Miracast(TM) certified adapters for smartphones, tablet, notebook PCs, as well as integrated modules for TVs, Monitors, and projectors.
For IP video and OTT applications, Cavium's ARM®-based Celestial(TM) media processors offer industry leading integration and best price-performance for OTT, Digital TV and High Definition Multimedia player applications.
Cavium's booth demonstrations will feature:
OCTEON Fusion Processor Family
-- LTE eNodeB: based on the OCTEON Fusion reference design, Cavium will
demonstrate an LTE small cell basestation with 16 simultaneous UE
devices streaming video and transferring data over-the-air at maximum
sustained throughput rates.
Cavium Media Processors
-- PureVu-based customer products: Shipping customer products in multiple
CE market segments including the HTC MediaLink HD and the Netgear PTV3K
adapter.
-- PureVu-based universal wireless display adapter reference design:
Cavium's new market leading universal wireless display adapter reference
design interoperating with a range of popular portable consumer devices
including smart phones, tablets and notebook PCs.
-- Celestial-based OTT platform: Fully integrate VoD, Streaming (HLS &
Smooth-streaming), multi-format media play-back, DRM and web services.
At the Forum, Raj Singh, Cavium's General Manager for the Wireless Broadband Group will take part in a panel discussion titled, "Increasing ARPU and User satisfaction with Small Cells and HetNets", on Thursday October 18(th) at 15:35 pm. The Panel Chair is Simon Saunders, Chairman, Small Cells Forum, UK.
About Cavium
Cavium is a leading provider of highly integrated semiconductor products that enable intelligent processing in networking, communications and the digital home. Cavium offers a broad portfolio of integrated, software compatible processors ranging in performance from 10 Mbps to over 100 Gbps that enable secure, intelligent functionality in enterprise, data-center, broadband/consumer and access & service provider equipment. Cavium's processors are supported by ecosystem partners that provide operating systems, tool support, reference designs and other services. Cavium's principal offices are in San Jose, California with design team locations in California, Massachusetts, India and China. For more information, please visit: http://www.cavium.com
SOURCE Cavium, Inc.
Photo:http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120604/LA18845LOGO
http://photoarchive.ap.org/
Cavium, Inc.
CONTACT: Angel Atondo, Sr. Marketing Communications Manager, +1-408-943-7417, angel.atondo@cavium.com
Web Site: http://www.cavium.com
Working demonstrations based on OCTEON® Fusion, PureVu® and Celestial(TM) processors highlight the latest digital home and enterprise technologies
SAN JOSE, Calif. and AMSTERDAM, Oct. 15, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Cavium, Inc. (NASDAQ: CAVM), a leading provider of highly integrated semiconductor products that enable intelligent processing for networking, communications and the digital home, will demonstrate the latest Cavium processor capabilities now being incorporated by leading manufacturers of LTE small cell basestations, Over-the-Top (OTT) and wireless display products at the Broadband World Forum in the RAI Convention Center, booth B37, October 16 - 18.
(Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120604/LA18845LOGO )
Broadband World Forum 2012 is the world's largest Broadband event attracting 10,000+ decision-makers from across the globe. Now celebrating its 12th year, the event is the only place to meet the entire broadband industry in one place at one time.
For LTE, Cavium will showcase a complete, manufacturable reference design incorporating the OCTEON Fusion(TM) small cell on-a-chip processor. The reference design includes fully integrated and field tested L1, L2 and L3 software and is available for license today. This cost-effective LTE plus WiFi solution scales from 16 to 64 simultaneous LTE users and supports numerous LTE frequency bands. The OCTEON Fusion processor features a high performance multi-core architecture with purpose-built baseband DSP cores, extensive LTE hardware accelerators and digital front end (DFE) for a true "base station on a chip" product.
For wireless display applications, Cavium's ARM-based PureVu® Video processors enable OEMs and ODMs developing Miracast(TM) certified adapters for smartphones, tablet, notebook PCs, as well as integrated modules for TVs, Monitors, and projectors.
For IP video and OTT applications, Cavium's ARM®-based Celestial(TM) media processors offer industry leading integration and best price-performance for OTT, Digital TV and High Definition Multimedia player applications.
Cavium's booth demonstrations will feature:
OCTEON Fusion Processor Family
-- LTE eNodeB: based on the OCTEON Fusion reference design, Cavium will
demonstrate an LTE small cell basestation with 16 simultaneous UE
devices streaming video and transferring data over-the-air at maximum
sustained throughput rates.
Cavium Media Processors
-- PureVu-based customer products: Shipping customer products in multiple
CE market segments including the HTC MediaLink HD and the Netgear PTV3K
adapter.
-- PureVu-based universal wireless display adapter reference design:
Cavium's new market leading universal wireless display adapter reference
design interoperating with a range of popular portable consumer devices
including smart phones, tablets and notebook PCs.
-- Celestial-based OTT platform: Fully integrate VoD, Streaming (HLS &
Smooth-streaming), multi-format media play-back, DRM and web services.
At the Forum, Raj Singh, Cavium's General Manager for the Wireless Broadband Group will take part in a panel discussion titled, "Increasing ARPU and User satisfaction with Small Cells and HetNets", on Thursday October 18(th) at 15:35 pm. The Panel Chair is Simon Saunders, Chairman, Small Cells Forum, UK.
About Cavium
Cavium is a leading provider of highly integrated semiconductor products that enable intelligent processing in networking, communications and the digital home. Cavium offers a broad portfolio of integrated, software compatible processors ranging in performance from 10 Mbps to over 100 Gbps that enable secure, intelligent functionality in enterprise, data-center, broadband/consumer and access & service provider equipment. Cavium's processors are supported by ecosystem partners that provide operating systems, tool support, reference designs and other services. Cavium's principal offices are in San Jose, California with design team locations in California, Massachusetts, India and China. For more information, please visit: http://www.cavium.com
SOURCE Cavium, Inc.
Photo:http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120604/LA18845LOGO
http://photoarchive.ap.org/
Cavium, Inc.
CONTACT: Angel Atondo, Sr. Marketing Communications Manager, +1-408-943-7417, angel.atondo@cavium.com
Web Site: http://www.cavium.com
Bad Credit Loans Online Compared with Fast Service
Poster: SySAdmin
Posted on October 15, 2012 at 7:14:01 AM
Bad Credit Loans Online Compared with Fast Service
QuickLoansBadCredit.org announces its new and effective service for comparing the best available personal loans with bad credit from trusted lenders. The online application is quick and can result in fast cash in 60 minutes or less
LOS ANGELES, Oct. 15, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Quick Loans Bad Credit ORG announces its new and speedy service for aggregating a collection of competitively rated loans with bad credit from top American online lenders.
Motivated by the desire to provide a viable alternative to visiting multiple-brick-and-mortar lenders, searching through many websites or telephoning dozens of lenders, the website offers a convenient, fast and confidential method. The new service features a 3 minute application and instant approval process. Successfully consumers can receive immediate decisions online and look forward to the cash hitting their bank account within one hour following approval.
A spokesperson for QuickLoansBadCredit made the announcement.
"QuickLoansBadCredit is excited to announce the presentation of a fast, new comparison service for individuals with bad credit scores. The number of US consumers with troubled finances is rising and we were motivated to offer an efficient way for these consumers to compare their options for borrowing online, with as much choice as possible and as little time wasting. We have done away with much of the bureaucracy characterizing banks and other traditional ways to borrow by working closely with lenders online only. As none of the lenders require credit checks, this also provides a relief to consumers as well as cutting down on time."
The spokesperson continued, "When funds are running low, many need help as fast as possible to meet their expenses, pay their bills and keep their finances in order. Our new service gives this assistance for free. By visiting our website and spending a few short moments inputting some pertinent information, many possibilities for fast, easy borrowing can present themselves."
A review of the QuickLoansBadCredit website revealed that the service has a database of several hundred lenders, all of whom have excellent track records for approval loans to individuals with less than perfect credit histories.
In addition to bad credit personal loans, the featured lenders all offer a variety of loan products, such as short term loans, personal loans, car finance loans, student loans, pay day loans and bad credit loan products.
To learn more about the service and complete the free online application to discover how many options are available, visit: https://www.quickloansbadcredit.org/personalloan.php.
Contact:
Sam Milo
Tel :7683199951
ilogicltd@gmail.com
SOURCE Quickloansbadcredit.org
Quickloansbadcredit.org
Web Site: https://www.quickloansbadcredit.org
QuickLoansBadCredit.org announces its new and effective service for comparing the best available personal loans with bad credit from trusted lenders. The online application is quick and can result in fast cash in 60 minutes or less
LOS ANGELES, Oct. 15, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Quick Loans Bad Credit ORG announces its new and speedy service for aggregating a collection of competitively rated loans with bad credit from top American online lenders.
Motivated by the desire to provide a viable alternative to visiting multiple-brick-and-mortar lenders, searching through many websites or telephoning dozens of lenders, the website offers a convenient, fast and confidential method. The new service features a 3 minute application and instant approval process. Successfully consumers can receive immediate decisions online and look forward to the cash hitting their bank account within one hour following approval.
A spokesperson for QuickLoansBadCredit made the announcement.
"QuickLoansBadCredit is excited to announce the presentation of a fast, new comparison service for individuals with bad credit scores. The number of US consumers with troubled finances is rising and we were motivated to offer an efficient way for these consumers to compare their options for borrowing online, with as much choice as possible and as little time wasting. We have done away with much of the bureaucracy characterizing banks and other traditional ways to borrow by working closely with lenders online only. As none of the lenders require credit checks, this also provides a relief to consumers as well as cutting down on time."
The spokesperson continued, "When funds are running low, many need help as fast as possible to meet their expenses, pay their bills and keep their finances in order. Our new service gives this assistance for free. By visiting our website and spending a few short moments inputting some pertinent information, many possibilities for fast, easy borrowing can present themselves."
A review of the QuickLoansBadCredit website revealed that the service has a database of several hundred lenders, all of whom have excellent track records for approval loans to individuals with less than perfect credit histories.
In addition to bad credit personal loans, the featured lenders all offer a variety of loan products, such as short term loans, personal loans, car finance loans, student loans, pay day loans and bad credit loan products.
To learn more about the service and complete the free online application to discover how many options are available, visit: https://www.quickloansbadcredit.org/personalloan.php.
Contact:
Sam Milo
Tel :7683199951
ilogicltd@gmail.com
SOURCE Quickloansbadcredit.org
Quickloansbadcredit.org
Web Site: https://www.quickloansbadcredit.org
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Poster: SySAdmin
Posted on October 15, 2012 at 7:07:02 AM
Latest Webroot® Solutions Provide Superior Security Without Compromise
SecureAnywhere(TM) AntiVirus Recognized with PC Magazine's Editors' Choice Award
BROOMFIELD, Colo., Oct. 15, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Webroot, a leader in delivering Internet security as a service, has released the latest updates to Webroot SecureAnywhere, its family of ground-breaking security solutions that uniquely protect individuals and families from the most dangerous online threats with less impact on system performance than any other security product available today.
(Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20121015/LA92586)
(Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120221/LA56407LOGO)
In the first review since its 2013 product release, Webroot SecureAnywhere AntiVirus[1] again garnered the PC Magazine Editors' Choice Award. In his review, PC Magazine Lead Security Analyst Neil Rubenking wrote, "Webroot SecureAnywhere AntiVirus 2013 gives you speedy scanning and excellent malware blocking in a ridiculously small package. Webroot remains an Editors' Choice for antivirus protection."[2]
With the 2013 editions of SecureAnywhere, Webroot provides enhanced malware protection with even better performance, an improved user experience, and extended platform support. The company is also offering users of the SecureAnywhere Complete solution additional capabilities including faster, more flexible, and more secure file backup and sync functionality.
"Webroot continues to challenge the status quo when it comes to tackling the ever-evolving threat landscape and the arms race between cyber criminals and security companies," said Mike Malloy, executive vice president of Products and Strategy at Webroot. "Users shouldn't have to compromise performance for protection. They shouldn't have to disable security software and risk infection to do what they want online. We deliver cloud-based security designed to protect customers without interrupting their computing and online experience with long scans."
Enhanced Malware Protection
Webroot has extended all security features across the entire line of SecureAnywhere solutions, ensuring that all customers have the maximum protection including a built-in firewall, seven specialized security shields, identity and privacy protection, and social network protection. Users will see three new shields in this year's releases to improve proactive protection including:
-- USB Shield - Blocks suspicious programs from infecting a system through
removable drives.
-- Offline Shield - Provides robust protection against persistent threats
even if the system is not connected to the Internet.
-- Zero Day Shield - Identifies and blocks new or changing threats from
entering a system even if it has never seen them before.
According to Rubenking, "Webroot doesn't use file-based signatures to identify threats; that's part of why it can be so small. Instead, it examines hundreds of file characteristics and behaviors and checks them against its cloud database. That means it can detect a never-before-seen zero-day threat just as easily as a well-known one."[3]
Powerful Generic Identity Protection
Webroot has significantly improved its generic system protection to fight identity-stealing threats, a class of infection which is notoriously difficult for conventional products to detect and combat. SecureAnywhere automatically blocks these tricky keyloggers, screen grabbers, man-in-the-browser attacks, and information-stealing trojan horse attacks. This extra protection layer works in addition to the antimalware components of SecureAnywhere, creating a powerful new layer of defense against the most malicious of threats in the same small, lightweight package. Webroot's identity protection capabilities are automatically configured to protect a user's financial data, providing superior protection for online banking and shopping.
Even Better Performance
Even with the record-setting small size and blazing performance of Webroot's 2012 solutions, SecureAnywhere is setting records again with the 2013 versions. Users will notice an even further reduced installation size (less than 750KB), and faster installation and startup times. In addition, Webroot blows the competition out of the water on the default scheduled scanning times - those scans that run on a user-defined schedule to check the entire system for threats. Webroot's full scan takes approximately one minute compared to an industry average of more than 80 minutes - more than 116 times faster. In addition, Webroot SecureAnywhere uses 91 percent less memory than competitors during a scan.[4]
Extended Platform Support
Webroot's SecureAnywhere solutions provide superior protection for the latest consumer operating systems including Windows 8, Mac OS X, Android and Apple iOS. With just one subscription, users can protect multiple devices regardless of the OS. Webroot is one of few security vendors to offer Mac protection integrated into its core solution at no additional cost. SecureAnywhere provides Mac users with real-time protection against dangerous Mac threats with both antivirus and antispyware capabilities along with Webroot's Web Threat Shield and Safari browser extension that prevents users from clicking on a malicious link. The Mac version has the same small footprint and fast scans that Webroot offers for PC users.
Improved User Experience
In addition, SecureAnywhere provides consumers an upgraded user experience with a customized, intelligent setup that analyzes how they use the Internet and the types of data they store and then makes recommendations for the most appropriate security settings. A more intuitive user interface keeps the user updated on the level of ongoing protection and any further recommendations. Webroot has also improved its already industry-best support with an integrated Personal Tech Support Agent that allows users get help with any questions.
Secure Online Backup and File Sync
In the SecureAnywhere Complete 2013 edition, Webroot has significantly improved the online backup and file sync capabilities and provides users with an expanded 25 GB of online storage. Providing the highest level of encryption for every file, Webroot provides Complete users with a secure option to store and synchronize files across devices. Files created on a PC can be accessed on a user's Android or iOS devices or other PCs.
Users have the flexibility to backup their entire hard drive or select which folders or files to backup. In addition, users can selectively identify which files are synched with which devices. Webroot offers users lightning-fast synchronization and customizable functionality with no limits on the number of sync folders. It also allows users to reference up to 5 historical versions of a file and to restore files if they have been accidentally deleted.
Additional Features
The Webroot SecureAnywhere Internet Security Plus and Complete 2013 editions also include a password management solution and encryption capabilities along with added protection for a user's tablets and smartphones. SecureAnywhere Complete also includes an all new System Analyzer feature to diagnose system vulnerabilities and sources of slowdowns. In addition, Complete users can take advantage of improved privacy features with System Cleaner, which can permanently erase files or folders with a right-click.
Pricing and Availability
The Webroot SecureAnywhere family of solutions are available now online and at select retailers.
Solution # or Users Annual Price
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Webroot SecureAnywhere 1 $39.99
Antivirus
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Internet Security Plus
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5 $69.99
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Webroot Secure Anywhere 5 $79.99
Complete
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ABOUT WEBROOT
Webroot is committed to taking the misery out of Internet security with its suite of Webroot(®) SecureAnywhere((TM)) offerings for consumers and businesses. Founded in 1997 and headquartered in Colorado, Webroot is the largest privately held security organization based in the United States. Webroot has operations across North America, Europe and the Asia Pacific region. For more information, visit http://www.webroot.com or call 800.772.9383. Read the Webroot Threat Blog: http://blog.webroot.com. Follow Webroot on Twitter: http://twitter.com/webroot.
© 2012 Webroot Inc. All rights reserved. Webroot is a trademark or registered trademark of Webroot Inc. in the United States and other countries. PassMark is a registered trademark of PassMark Software Pty Ltd. All other trademarks are properties of their respective owners.
[1] Webroot SecureAnywhere Internet Security Plus 2013 and Webroot SecureAnywhere Complete 2013 have yet to be reviewed.
[2] Reprinted from http://www.pcmag.com, with permission. © 2011 Ziff Davis, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
[3] Reprinted from http://www.pcmag.com, with permission. © 2011 Ziff Davis, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
[4] PassMark® Software, Webroot SecureAnywhere Cloud Antivirus vs. Seven Competitor Antivirus Products, Sept. 2012. To read the full report visit http://www.webroot.com/performance.
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SecureAnywhere(TM) AntiVirus Recognized with PC Magazine's Editors' Choice Award
BROOMFIELD, Colo., Oct. 15, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Webroot, a leader in delivering Internet security as a service, has released the latest updates to Webroot SecureAnywhere, its family of ground-breaking security solutions that uniquely protect individuals and families from the most dangerous online threats with less impact on system performance than any other security product available today.
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In the first review since its 2013 product release, Webroot SecureAnywhere AntiVirus[1] again garnered the PC Magazine Editors' Choice Award. In his review, PC Magazine Lead Security Analyst Neil Rubenking wrote, "Webroot SecureAnywhere AntiVirus 2013 gives you speedy scanning and excellent malware blocking in a ridiculously small package. Webroot remains an Editors' Choice for antivirus protection."[2]
With the 2013 editions of SecureAnywhere, Webroot provides enhanced malware protection with even better performance, an improved user experience, and extended platform support. The company is also offering users of the SecureAnywhere Complete solution additional capabilities including faster, more flexible, and more secure file backup and sync functionality.
"Webroot continues to challenge the status quo when it comes to tackling the ever-evolving threat landscape and the arms race between cyber criminals and security companies," said Mike Malloy, executive vice president of Products and Strategy at Webroot. "Users shouldn't have to compromise performance for protection. They shouldn't have to disable security software and risk infection to do what they want online. We deliver cloud-based security designed to protect customers without interrupting their computing and online experience with long scans."
Enhanced Malware Protection
Webroot has extended all security features across the entire line of SecureAnywhere solutions, ensuring that all customers have the maximum protection including a built-in firewall, seven specialized security shields, identity and privacy protection, and social network protection. Users will see three new shields in this year's releases to improve proactive protection including:
-- USB Shield - Blocks suspicious programs from infecting a system through
removable drives.
-- Offline Shield - Provides robust protection against persistent threats
even if the system is not connected to the Internet.
-- Zero Day Shield - Identifies and blocks new or changing threats from
entering a system even if it has never seen them before.
According to Rubenking, "Webroot doesn't use file-based signatures to identify threats; that's part of why it can be so small. Instead, it examines hundreds of file characteristics and behaviors and checks them against its cloud database. That means it can detect a never-before-seen zero-day threat just as easily as a well-known one."[3]
Powerful Generic Identity Protection
Webroot has significantly improved its generic system protection to fight identity-stealing threats, a class of infection which is notoriously difficult for conventional products to detect and combat. SecureAnywhere automatically blocks these tricky keyloggers, screen grabbers, man-in-the-browser attacks, and information-stealing trojan horse attacks. This extra protection layer works in addition to the antimalware components of SecureAnywhere, creating a powerful new layer of defense against the most malicious of threats in the same small, lightweight package. Webroot's identity protection capabilities are automatically configured to protect a user's financial data, providing superior protection for online banking and shopping.
Even Better Performance
Even with the record-setting small size and blazing performance of Webroot's 2012 solutions, SecureAnywhere is setting records again with the 2013 versions. Users will notice an even further reduced installation size (less than 750KB), and faster installation and startup times. In addition, Webroot blows the competition out of the water on the default scheduled scanning times - those scans that run on a user-defined schedule to check the entire system for threats. Webroot's full scan takes approximately one minute compared to an industry average of more than 80 minutes - more than 116 times faster. In addition, Webroot SecureAnywhere uses 91 percent less memory than competitors during a scan.[4]
Extended Platform Support
Webroot's SecureAnywhere solutions provide superior protection for the latest consumer operating systems including Windows 8, Mac OS X, Android and Apple iOS. With just one subscription, users can protect multiple devices regardless of the OS. Webroot is one of few security vendors to offer Mac protection integrated into its core solution at no additional cost. SecureAnywhere provides Mac users with real-time protection against dangerous Mac threats with both antivirus and antispyware capabilities along with Webroot's Web Threat Shield and Safari browser extension that prevents users from clicking on a malicious link. The Mac version has the same small footprint and fast scans that Webroot offers for PC users.
Improved User Experience
In addition, SecureAnywhere provides consumers an upgraded user experience with a customized, intelligent setup that analyzes how they use the Internet and the types of data they store and then makes recommendations for the most appropriate security settings. A more intuitive user interface keeps the user updated on the level of ongoing protection and any further recommendations. Webroot has also improved its already industry-best support with an integrated Personal Tech Support Agent that allows users get help with any questions.
Secure Online Backup and File Sync
In the SecureAnywhere Complete 2013 edition, Webroot has significantly improved the online backup and file sync capabilities and provides users with an expanded 25 GB of online storage. Providing the highest level of encryption for every file, Webroot provides Complete users with a secure option to store and synchronize files across devices. Files created on a PC can be accessed on a user's Android or iOS devices or other PCs.
Users have the flexibility to backup their entire hard drive or select which folders or files to backup. In addition, users can selectively identify which files are synched with which devices. Webroot offers users lightning-fast synchronization and customizable functionality with no limits on the number of sync folders. It also allows users to reference up to 5 historical versions of a file and to restore files if they have been accidentally deleted.
Additional Features
The Webroot SecureAnywhere Internet Security Plus and Complete 2013 editions also include a password management solution and encryption capabilities along with added protection for a user's tablets and smartphones. SecureAnywhere Complete also includes an all new System Analyzer feature to diagnose system vulnerabilities and sources of slowdowns. In addition, Complete users can take advantage of improved privacy features with System Cleaner, which can permanently erase files or folders with a right-click.
Pricing and Availability
The Webroot SecureAnywhere family of solutions are available now online and at select retailers.
Solution # or Users Annual Price
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Webroot SecureAnywhere 1 $39.99
Antivirus
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3 $49.99
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5 $59.99
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Webroot SecureAnywhere 3 $59.99
Internet Security Plus
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5 $69.99
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Webroot Secure Anywhere 5 $79.99
Complete
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ABOUT WEBROOT
Webroot is committed to taking the misery out of Internet security with its suite of Webroot(®) SecureAnywhere((TM)) offerings for consumers and businesses. Founded in 1997 and headquartered in Colorado, Webroot is the largest privately held security organization based in the United States. Webroot has operations across North America, Europe and the Asia Pacific region. For more information, visit http://www.webroot.com or call 800.772.9383. Read the Webroot Threat Blog: http://blog.webroot.com. Follow Webroot on Twitter: http://twitter.com/webroot.
© 2012 Webroot Inc. All rights reserved. Webroot is a trademark or registered trademark of Webroot Inc. in the United States and other countries. PassMark is a registered trademark of PassMark Software Pty Ltd. All other trademarks are properties of their respective owners.
[1] Webroot SecureAnywhere Internet Security Plus 2013 and Webroot SecureAnywhere Complete 2013 have yet to be reviewed.
[2] Reprinted from http://www.pcmag.com, with permission. © 2011 Ziff Davis, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
[3] Reprinted from http://www.pcmag.com, with permission. © 2011 Ziff Davis, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
[4] PassMark® Software, Webroot SecureAnywhere Cloud Antivirus vs. Seven Competitor Antivirus Products, Sept. 2012. To read the full report visit http://www.webroot.com/performance.
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Web Site: http://www.webroot.com
Salesforce.com Announces Cloudforce New York, the Largest Enterprise Cloud Computing Event on the East Coast
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Salesforce.com Announces Cloudforce New York, the Largest Enterprise Cloud Computing Event on the East Coast
Chairman and CEO Marc Benioff to deliver keynote featuring industry leaders from Estee Lauder, General Electric, and Toyota
More than 10,000 attendees expected to register to be inspired by the power of social as the Dreamforce experience comes to New York
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 15, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Salesforce.com [NYSE: CRM], the enterprise cloud computing company, today announced Cloudforce New York--the largest enterprise cloud computing event on the East Coast. The event will take place Oct. 19 at the Javits Center in New York City, where Chairman and CEO Marc Benioff will deliver a keynote on how companies are transforming their businesses for the social revolution.
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More than 10,000 attendees are expected to register to be inspired at Cloudforce, as industry leaders including General Electric and Toyota reveal how social, mobile and cloud technologies are enabling them to connect with their customers, partners, employees--and even products--in entirely new ways. With more than 30 sessions and 80 cloud companies in the expo, attendees can attend visionary keynotes, participate in interactive sessions, see hundreds of live demos and join in unparalleled networking opportunities.
Register to attend Cloudforce New York for free at http://bit.ly/SmiOGA or watch the keynote online and join the conversation with Salesforce Live beginning at 9:30 a.m. ET at http://www.facebook.com/salesforce. Immediately following the keynote, Marc Benioff will host a press and analyst Q&A session at approximately Noon ET, which will be audiocast live at http://www.salesforce.com/investor.
Comment on the News
-- "Companies today are facing a new imperative - their customers, partners
and employees are all social--but are their companies?" asked Marc
Benioff, chairman and CEO, salesforce.com. "Salesforce.com empowers
companies to transform the way they sell, service, market, collaborate,
work and innovate to connect with customers in new ways to drive growth.
Connecting in Entirely New Ways
A social revolution is taking place around the world. There are more than 4.5 billion social users globally having more than 150 million conversations everyday on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and more. But the social revolution is no longer just a consumer movement; it is creating a customer revolution for every business today. Fortune 100 companies are experiencing 123 percent growth in the number of fans on Facebook, while website traffic continues to decline. IDC reports that spending on social networking is up 47 percent, the highest growth in spending for any technology category. And, a 2012 McKinsey Global Institute study reports that 70 percent of companies have adopted social technology--and that these social technologies have the opportunity to unlock $1.3 trillion in business value.
As the leader in enterprise cloud computing with a proven track record of social and mobile innovation, salesforce.com is empowering companies to connect with their customers, partners, employees and products in entirely new ways.
The Dreamforce Experience Hits the Big Apple
Cloudforce New York 2012 brings the excitement and energy of Dreamforce--the world's largest vendor technology conference--to New York City. Salesforce.com invites anyone who would like to attend Cloudforce New York to take advantage of the free event pass for front row access to:
-- Inspirational keynote from Marc Benioff, chairman and CEO,
salesforce.com, featuring top global brands including Estee Lauder,
General Electric and Toyota
-- Eight product keynotes including the Sales Cloud, Service Cloud,
Marketing Cloud, Work.com, Salesforce Chatter and Salesforce Platform
featuring salesforce.com executives
-- More than 30 interactive sessions led by industry experts including
Avon, Kelly Services and Thomson Reuters
-- New live demos and solutions packed into the Cloud Expo from more than
80 leading cloud computing companies
-- Developer Zone featuring hands on-coding and best practices for building
the next generation of social apps
Bringing Integrated Philanthropy to New York
Salesforce.com integrates philanthropy into everything it does, including events. Attendees are invited to volunteer onsite with planned activities from Playworks, a national non-profit and Salesforce.com Foundation customer that is dedicated to supporting learning by providing safe, healthy and inclusive play and physical activity to schools.
Additional Information
-- Free event pass available now: http://bit.ly/SmiOGA
-- Watch the keynote on Salesforce Live: http://www.facebook.com/salesforce
-- Become a fan of Salesforce on Facebook:
http://www.facebook.com/salesforce
-- Follow @salesforce on Twitter and use the #cloudforce hashtag to join
the conversation
About salesforce.com
Founded in 1999, salesforce.com is the enterprise cloud computing leader. Using salesforce.com's social and mobile cloud technologies, companies can connect with customers, partners and employees in entirely new ways. Based on salesforce.com's real-time, multitenant architecture, the company's platform and apps give customers the tools to create a social front office and revolutionize the way they sell, service, market, collaborate, work and innovate.
-- Grow your business with the world's #1 sales app, Salesforce Sales Cloud
-- Deliver amazing customer service with the award-winning Salesforce
Service Cloud
-- Listen, engage, advertise, and measure social media marketing with the
Salesforce Marketing Cloud
-- Achieve breakthrough collaboration and productivity with Salesforce
Chatter
-- Align, motivate and drive performance with Salesforce Work.com
-- Build social and mobile cloud apps on the Salesforce Platform and extend
success with the world's leading enterprise app marketplace, the
AppExchange
Any unreleased services or features referenced in this or other press releases or public statements are not currently available and may not be delivered on time or at all. Customers who purchase salesforce.com applications should make their purchase decisions based upon features that are currently available. Salesforce.com has headquarters in San Francisco, with offices in Europe and Asia, and trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol "CRM." For more information please visit http://salesforce.com, or call 1-800-NO-SOFTWARE.
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Chairman and CEO Marc Benioff to deliver keynote featuring industry leaders from Estee Lauder, General Electric, and Toyota
More than 10,000 attendees expected to register to be inspired by the power of social as the Dreamforce experience comes to New York
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 15, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Salesforce.com [NYSE: CRM], the enterprise cloud computing company, today announced Cloudforce New York--the largest enterprise cloud computing event on the East Coast. The event will take place Oct. 19 at the Javits Center in New York City, where Chairman and CEO Marc Benioff will deliver a keynote on how companies are transforming their businesses for the social revolution.
(Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20050216/SFW105LOGO)
More than 10,000 attendees are expected to register to be inspired at Cloudforce, as industry leaders including General Electric and Toyota reveal how social, mobile and cloud technologies are enabling them to connect with their customers, partners, employees--and even products--in entirely new ways. With more than 30 sessions and 80 cloud companies in the expo, attendees can attend visionary keynotes, participate in interactive sessions, see hundreds of live demos and join in unparalleled networking opportunities.
Register to attend Cloudforce New York for free at http://bit.ly/SmiOGA or watch the keynote online and join the conversation with Salesforce Live beginning at 9:30 a.m. ET at http://www.facebook.com/salesforce. Immediately following the keynote, Marc Benioff will host a press and analyst Q&A session at approximately Noon ET, which will be audiocast live at http://www.salesforce.com/investor.
Comment on the News
-- "Companies today are facing a new imperative - their customers, partners
and employees are all social--but are their companies?" asked Marc
Benioff, chairman and CEO, salesforce.com. "Salesforce.com empowers
companies to transform the way they sell, service, market, collaborate,
work and innovate to connect with customers in new ways to drive growth.
Connecting in Entirely New Ways
A social revolution is taking place around the world. There are more than 4.5 billion social users globally having more than 150 million conversations everyday on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and more. But the social revolution is no longer just a consumer movement; it is creating a customer revolution for every business today. Fortune 100 companies are experiencing 123 percent growth in the number of fans on Facebook, while website traffic continues to decline. IDC reports that spending on social networking is up 47 percent, the highest growth in spending for any technology category. And, a 2012 McKinsey Global Institute study reports that 70 percent of companies have adopted social technology--and that these social technologies have the opportunity to unlock $1.3 trillion in business value.
As the leader in enterprise cloud computing with a proven track record of social and mobile innovation, salesforce.com is empowering companies to connect with their customers, partners, employees and products in entirely new ways.
The Dreamforce Experience Hits the Big Apple
Cloudforce New York 2012 brings the excitement and energy of Dreamforce--the world's largest vendor technology conference--to New York City. Salesforce.com invites anyone who would like to attend Cloudforce New York to take advantage of the free event pass for front row access to:
-- Inspirational keynote from Marc Benioff, chairman and CEO,
salesforce.com, featuring top global brands including Estee Lauder,
General Electric and Toyota
-- Eight product keynotes including the Sales Cloud, Service Cloud,
Marketing Cloud, Work.com, Salesforce Chatter and Salesforce Platform
featuring salesforce.com executives
-- More than 30 interactive sessions led by industry experts including
Avon, Kelly Services and Thomson Reuters
-- New live demos and solutions packed into the Cloud Expo from more than
80 leading cloud computing companies
-- Developer Zone featuring hands on-coding and best practices for building
the next generation of social apps
Bringing Integrated Philanthropy to New York
Salesforce.com integrates philanthropy into everything it does, including events. Attendees are invited to volunteer onsite with planned activities from Playworks, a national non-profit and Salesforce.com Foundation customer that is dedicated to supporting learning by providing safe, healthy and inclusive play and physical activity to schools.
Additional Information
-- Free event pass available now: http://bit.ly/SmiOGA
-- Watch the keynote on Salesforce Live: http://www.facebook.com/salesforce
-- Become a fan of Salesforce on Facebook:
http://www.facebook.com/salesforce
-- Follow @salesforce on Twitter and use the #cloudforce hashtag to join
the conversation
About salesforce.com
Founded in 1999, salesforce.com is the enterprise cloud computing leader. Using salesforce.com's social and mobile cloud technologies, companies can connect with customers, partners and employees in entirely new ways. Based on salesforce.com's real-time, multitenant architecture, the company's platform and apps give customers the tools to create a social front office and revolutionize the way they sell, service, market, collaborate, work and innovate.
-- Grow your business with the world's #1 sales app, Salesforce Sales Cloud
-- Deliver amazing customer service with the award-winning Salesforce
Service Cloud
-- Listen, engage, advertise, and measure social media marketing with the
Salesforce Marketing Cloud
-- Achieve breakthrough collaboration and productivity with Salesforce
Chatter
-- Align, motivate and drive performance with Salesforce Work.com
-- Build social and mobile cloud apps on the Salesforce Platform and extend
success with the world's leading enterprise app marketplace, the
AppExchange
Any unreleased services or features referenced in this or other press releases or public statements are not currently available and may not be delivered on time or at all. Customers who purchase salesforce.com applications should make their purchase decisions based upon features that are currently available. Salesforce.com has headquarters in San Francisco, with offices in Europe and Asia, and trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol "CRM." For more information please visit http://salesforce.com, or call 1-800-NO-SOFTWARE.
Copyright © 2012 salesforce.com, inc. All rights reserved. Salesforce, Chatter, Sales Cloud, Service Cloud, Marketing Cloud, Work.com, AppExchange, Salesforce Platform, and others are trademarks of salesforce.com, inc. Other names used herein may be trademarks of their respective owners.
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