Travel Experts, Inc. Launches New Agent-Centered Website
Site Showcases Consultant Expertise to Engage New Customers
RALEIGH, N.C., Oct. 9, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Travel Experts has just upgraded its member services by creating an agent-centric site that showcases their expertise. Travelers can find specific travel consultant expertise by using the site's powerful search engine to seek out professionals based on name, location, travel specialty and destinations. A list of consultants is also available in alphabetical order or by region. This new focus sets Travel Experts' site apart from other host agencies, and their independent contractors are thrilled about the possibilities.
"I like this site because my sales techniques are based on engaging my client's emotions," said Tammy Van Volkinburgh from Private Travel Consulting, one of Travel Experts independent travel professionals. "I want them to feel desire, excitement, and even longing when they see the travel photos. By including descriptions, travel photos and the travel map on the new site, we will be able to connect with those feelings more than we would with a blurb about a free breakfast or a cruise discount."
The site features customized pages for each of Travel Experts' independent contractor agents. The pages feature descriptions of each travel consultant, their location, and sections where they can post photos, discuss recent trips, promote their specialties and describe themselves, their company and their travel philosophies. There's also a map that shows where agents have traveled, giving potential customers an idea of their expertise and knowledge base.
"We looked at other travel sites and most of them seemed to just focus on travel and travel deals," said Sharon Fake, director of operations at Travel Experts. "We wanted a site that would shine the spotlight on our ever-growing network of independent travel consultants. This was a way for them to show off their experience and skills and match up expertise to client needs."
"The new site really focuses on the attributes and expertise of the agents that make up Travel Experts," said Laura Madrid of Resort to Laura Madrid, another of Travel Experts' agencies. "It does not spend time promising anything more than the fact that many of the best agents in the industry are affiliated with Travel Experts."
"I appreciate that the new site really focuses on the agent, rather than just travel in general," said Dr. Patty Calvert of Patty's Getaways. "This will help further Travel Experts reputation as the premier host agency for independent travel professionals. They are the very best hosts in the business, and I know because I was with two others before joining with Travel Experts. They really put their agents first."
About Travel Experts
Travel Experts, Inc. was established in 1989 as a pioneering host agency, designed to support and promote the businesses of independent agents around the country. Their independents represent some of the most experienced, most productive, most highly motivated movers and shakers in the business. Travel Experts is also a proud member of Virtuoso, giving their agents access to exclusive, added-value arrangements with top travel providers, including the world's finest luxury hotels and resorts, cruise lines, tour operators and ground operators. For more information, call 800-274-2544 or contact Travel Experts via email at info@travelexperts.travel. Further details about Travel Experts are also available on the web at http://www.travel-xperts.com/
SOURCE Travel Experts, Inc.
Travel Experts, Inc.
CONTACT: Bryan W. Alaspa, K Squared Communications, Inc., +1-773-774-7847, balaspa@ksqrd.com
6fusion Continues International Expansion with UK iNode
VMWORLD EUROPE - BARCELONA, Spain, October 9, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --
Broadcloud datacenter in London joins the 6fusion iNode Network
6fusion, a leading provider of utility-metered public, private and hybrid cloud
platform [http://www.6fusion.com ] and services, in conjunction with Broadcloud
[http://www.broadcloud.com ], a leading provider of managed hosting, private IT cloud
solutions, and managed security solutions, today announced the availability of 6fusion's
first European iNode, located in London, UK and powered by Broadcloud.
This new point of presence represents Broadcloud's second 6fusion iNode and
demonstrates a significant expansion of the 6fusion Broadcloud partnership, following the
announcement
[http://www.6fusion.com/company/news-events/6fusion-expands-inode-network-in-western-u-s ]
in June of Broadcloud's Las Vegas, NV datacenter joining the iNode Network. This new
European iNode expands the existing 6fusion public cloud consisting of federated
datacenters located in Canada, the United States, and Singapore. The European location
increases the choice that 6fusion users have when selecting datacenter locations in which
to deploy cloud workloads.
Tweet this: More international expansion at @6fusion - iNode Network expands to Europe
with UK iNode @broadcloud facility #vmworld.
"Broadcloud is excited to expand our partnership with 6fusion to our premiere data
center facility in the UK." said Brent Eubanks - EVP Strategic Services at Broadcloud.
"6fusion's simple and unique approach to the infrastructure-as-a-service model and WAC
metering metric gives us the ability to efficiently deliver on the ever increasing demand
for Broadcloud private IT cloud solutions and services from across the global 6fusion
ecosystem."
The 6fusion iNode Network [http://www.6fusion.com/products/inode-network ] is an
integrated public cloud of third-party cloud providers that deliver public and private
cloud resources in an on demand, pay-per-use model. In addition to aggregating data
centers and cloud providers, 6fusion massively simplifies usage of the cloud with one user
interface and unified service levels, contracts, and billing. A true utility, all
resources consumed in the iNode Network are measured by 6fusion's metering algorithm, the
Workload Allocation Cube [http://www.6fusion.com/technology/workload-allocation-cube ]
(WAC), creating a commercial standard to quantify supply and demand for compute resources.
"The European market is important to 6fusion, our partners, and our customers, so
having an iNode available in the region is critical for data residency, compliance, and
latency reasons," said Rob Bissett, VP of Product Management & Marketing for 6fusion "We
are very pleased to build on the success of the Broadcloud Las Vegas iNode and know our
customers in Europe will value the top notch facilities and services Broadcloud brings to
the 6fusion iNode Network."
6fusion is a sponsor of the 2012 VMworld Europe conference and you can get more
information at booth #E701 on the show floor.
About 6fusion
6fusion [http://www.6fusion.com ] provides utility-metered cloud infrastructure management
solutions that enable global workload distribution across public, private and hybrid
clouds in pay-per-use billable utilities. The unique metering algorithm, Workload
Allocation Cube (WAC), creates a commercial standard to quantify supply and demand for
compute resources.
For IT service providers, enterprises and independent software vendors, and
Infrastructure Owners/Operators, 6fusion simplifies and streamlines
Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) via a single console that provides valuable insight
into consumption, performance benchmarking and cost allocation without vendor lock-in.
About Broadcloud
Broadcloud is a provider of managed hosting [http://www.broadcloud.com/managed_hosting
], private IT cloud solutions, high value data management [http://www.broadcloud.com/cloud
] and managed security solutions [http://www.broadcloud.com/managed_services ] for
compliant or high security requirements that extend and enhance your company's technology
infrastructure. Broadcloud answers customers' infrastructure needs and employs
best-of-breed technologies and expert IT personnel to deliver reliable, cost-effective
services for on-premise, private cloud, public cloud and hybrid deployments. Broadcloud
delivers the technology, expertise and experience that companies ranging from new start-up
to Fortune 500 require from our strategically located datacenters. Broadcloud is
headquartered in Carson City, Nevada and can be found online at http://www.broadcloud.com
[http://www.broadcloud.com/cloud ].
ReadyTalk Integrates with Marketo to Streamline Webinar Processes
Marketers can leverage the customizability of Marketo and the reliability of ReadyTalk to run more efficient, effective webinars
DENVER, Oct. 9, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- ReadyTalk today announced the availability of the ReadyTalk for Marketo connector, which increases the accuracy of webinar-generated data and moves leads through the marketing and sales pipeline faster.
Marketo worked closely with ReadyTalk to meet the needs of customers who use ReadyTalk's web and audio conferencing and webinar services as a key component in marketing campaigns and lead generation programs.
"Webinars with engaging content are a critical part of the marketing mix for B2B marketers, and ReadyTalk has a well-earned reputation for being easy to use," said Robin Bordoli, vice president of partner ecosystem at Marketo. "But to realize the true value of webinars, you need to be scoring the attendees and capturing that within your core marketing operations to drive to more sales-ready leads faster. With this ReadyTalk and Marketo integration marketers can now get easily and instantaneously get richer insights into which are the right leads to deliver to sales."
The connector was designed for Marketo customers who want to leverage Marketo for webinar invitations, registration, confirmations, reminders, and timely follow-up while eliminating tedious manual processes. It allows marketers to:
-- Use Marketo to promote and manage webinars so that when a prospect
completes a Marketo registration form the data is automatically sent to
ReadyTalk to register them for the event.
-- Include a unique URL for each registrant to more accurately capture
attendance status while preventing unwanted attendees from joining the
event.
-- Instantly record attendance status to avoid the time-consuming manual
task of getting webinar data back into Marketo.
"As companies utilize marketing automation to grow revenue through demand generation campaigns, we recognized that there were pain points around managing the data from multiple platforms," said Beth Toeniskoetter, product marketing manager at ReadyTalk. "This integration is designed to improve the process of moving data between ReadyTalk and Marketo to decrease the number of steps in the marketing cycle, ultimately helping marketers grow revenue more quickly."
ReadyTalk for Marketo is free and available as a step within the Marketo Design Builder. For additional information, visit the ReadyTalk blog for details.
For more information about ReadyTalk's audio and web conferencing offerings, including professional services and support for webinars, please visit http://www.readytalk.com, or on Twitter and Facebook.
About ReadyTalk
Founded in 2000 and headquartered in Denver, Colo., ReadyTalk delivers audio and web conferencing services that empower customers to successfully conduct audio and web conferences of all sizes - from ad hoc meetings to large webinars. ReadyTalk combines ease of use with sophisticated marketing tools to increase audience engagement, event ROI and meeting productivity. Unlike other services, ReadyTalk gives customers a full suite of tools for training, collaboration, webinars and more. You'll always have access to the right features when you need them, no need to upgrade to another product. Please call toll free 800.843.9166 or visit http://www.readytalk.com for more information.
About Marketo: Easy, Powerful, Complete.
Marketo uniquely provides easy-to-use, powerful and complete marketingsoftware that propels fast-growing small companies and global enterprises alike. Marketo's marketingautomation and sales effectiveness software - including the world's first integrated solution for socialmarketingautomation - streamlines marketing processes, delivers more campaigns, generates more win-ready leads, and dramatically improves sales performance. With proven technology, comprehensive services and expert guidance, Marketo helps thousands of companies around the world turn marketing from a cost center into a revenuedriver.
Known for providing breakthrough innovation and fueling explosive growth, Marketo was recently named one of "America'sMostPromisingCompanies" by Forbes, the #1 MarketingSoftwareVendor on the INC 500, and the #1 fastest-growingprivatecompany of 2011 by the Silicon Valley Business Journal. In both 2011 and 2012 the company received the CRMMarketLeadersAwardsWinnerforMarketingSolutions by CRM Magazine. Salesforce.com customers also honored the company with two AppExchange Best of '11 Awards, for BestMarketingAutomationSolutionandBestChatterExchange.
Marketo and the Marketo logo are trademarks of Marketo, Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
Rosslyn Analytics Launches "Cut the Deficit" Campaign to Help Reduce the $16 Trillion U.S. Debt
NEW YORK, October 9, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --
New report reveals that the US government could create 2.2 million jobs
through better public sector procurement
Rosslyn Analytics offers FREE Cloud Spend Analytics App to US Public Sector
Organizations to help deliver $100 Billion in Savings
The United States could create more than 2.2 million jobs by improving the way the
federal government, states and cities manage the country's $2 trillion annual public
procurement spend, according to a new report published by Rosslyn Analytics titled,
"Generating Economic Benefit and Growth Through Smarter Public Sector Procurement."
[http://www.cut-the-deficit.com ]
Written by Colin Cram, an internationally recognized public sector expert, the
must-read report details how US elected politicians and public sector employees could
deliver $100 billion in cash savings by improving public sector procurement practices.
"Public sector procurement is the biggest lever that the government - federal, state
and local - has to deliver cash savings, support job creation and reaffirm the US' global
economic leadership," said Colin Cram, the author of the report
[http://www.cut-the-deficit.com/Generating Economic Benefit and Growth Through SmarterPublic Sector Procurement.pdf ]
.
"Rosslyn Analytics' 'Cut the Deficit' campaign aims to educate taxpayers about the
value of procurement while showing public sector employees who are responsible for
managing taxpayer money, better ways they can contribute to the country's economic
prosperity through improved spending practices," stated Charles Clark, CEO, Rosslyn
Analytics.
Rosslyn Analytics has a track record of working with public and private sector
organizations. Last year, the company set a record by turning the UK's government's
complex COINS database containing millions of rows of data into actionable information for
public use in just 18 hours - earning praise from George Osborne, Chancellor of the
Exchequer of the United Kingdom, H.M. Treasury.
"Taxpayers Protection Alliance is excited to join Rosslyn Analytics' non-partisan "Cut
the Deficit" campaign to save the country $100 billion through smarter procurement," said
David Williams, President, Taxpayers Protection Alliance. "Private sector organizations
have much needed expertise and technology that government agencies and departments often
lack - resources they desperately require in order to quickly tackle our dangerously high
deficit and bring better accountability to how taxpayer money is spent."
Rosslyn Analytics is committed to helping state and local governments by giving their
employees the tools they need to be creators of economic growth, not just caretakers of
public money.
Starting today, public sector organizations have free access to Rosslyn Analytics'
award-winning self-service spend analytics application, RAPid Spend Analysis-Standard
[http://www.rosslynanalytics.com/Web/applications/rapid-spend-analysis-standard ], for 30
days. Colin Cram will provide the organizations with a FREE consultation on how they can
obtain better value from the money they spend by improving public sector procurement best
practices.
About Rosslyn Analytics
Rosslyn Analytics' revolutionary cloud-based RAPid enterprise data enrichment platform
is serving 1,000s of decision-makers, developers and organizations deploy self-service
analytics in the cloud. To join the revolution, sign-up today at http://www.rosslynanalytics.com. Rosslyn Analytics is ISO 9001:2008 and ISO 27001:2005
certified.
CheetahMail® integrates email and Facebook campaigns through Alchemy Social(TM) for increased cross-channel capabilities
NEW YORK, Oct. 9, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Following the recent launch of Facebook Custom Audiences, Experian Marketing Services today announced a new service that creates and delivers targeted Facebook advertising utilizing Experian's Alchemy Social(TM) Ad Manager. Experian CheetahMail clients now can create expanded cross-channel campaigns by synching up targeted Facebook advertising with their email campaigns.
Alchemy Social was just named a Facebook Strategic Preferred Marketing Developer (PMD). Together, Experian Marketing Services' CheetahMail and Alchemy Social can match client-defined customer email addresses to Facebook to effectively retarget email subscribers and build more meaningful connections. This new offering augments the reach of any email campaign by providing related messaging on Facebook to ensure the best possible chance of having that message seen. Marketers can also reach users through Facebook advertising that completed a specific action (i.e., clicked on a link, but did not complete a purchase) or who did not receive their message through email. For example, non-openers or inactive subscribers can be shown a relevant Facebook ad as a way to re-engage or reactivate them to a brand or a Website.
"Experian Marketing Services is among the first marketing services providers to offer a completely seamless experience for our clients, with the capability for unified account teams to execute these highly relevant campaigns," said Matt Seeley, president of Experian Marketing Services. "As the hyperconnected and empowered customer of today continues to move through marketing channels, this advanced advertising through Facebook is an effective way to ensure interactivity between brands and their customers and provide our clients with a substantial lift to their marketing efforts."
"Email marketers are continually challenged to improve response rates and the efficiencies of their campaigns, and we see this new form of Facebook advertising being an integral part of every email marketing program moving forward," said Rachel Bergman, CEO of Experian Alchemy Social. "Alchemy Social comprises one of the most experienced Facebook media management teams. As a truly one-stop shop, we're excited to take advantage of this new opportunity to make Facebook advertising even more addressable for our clients. The different types of campaigns that clients can execute with this new offering are virtually endless - this is a massive opportunity for marketers."
This new service is available now, allowing marketers to begin targeting their email subscribers immediately with highly personalized Facebook advertising. Learn more about how to amplify the reach of any email campaign with integrated Facebook messaging by visiting CheetahMail or Alchemy Social.
About Experian Marketing Services
Experian Marketing Services delivers best-in-breed customer data and insight, digital-marketing technologies and data management services into multiple regions around the globe. By helping marketers more effectively target and engage their best customers with meaningful communications across both traditional and digital media, Experian Marketing Services enables organizations to encourage brand advocacy while creating measurable return on marketing investment. For more information, please visit http://www.experian.com/marketingservices.
About Experian
Experian(®) is the leading global information services company, providing data and analytical tools to clients around the world. The Group helps businesses to manage credit risk, prevent fraud, target marketing offers and automate decision making. Experian also helps individuals to check their credit report and credit score, and protect against identity theft.
Experian plc is listed on the London Stock Exchange (EXPN) and is a constituent of the FTSE 100 index. Total revenue for the year ended March 31, 2012 was $4.5 billion. Experian employs approximately 17,000 people in 44 countries and has its corporate headquarters in Dublin, Ireland, with operational headquarters in Nottingham, UK; California, US; and Sao Paulo, Brazil.
Experian and the Experian marks used herein are service marks or registered trademarks of Experian Information Solutions, Inc. Other product and company names mentioned herein are the property of their respective owners.
Facebook® is a registered trademark of Facebook, Inc.
Contact:
Matt Tatham
Experian Marketing Services
Public Relations
1 212 380 2939
matt.tatham@experian.com
RiT Announces Development of New High-Speed Indoor Wireless Optical Network
Patent-Pending Technology Will Replace Cumbersome Network Cables and Switches With State-of-the-Art Symmetrical, Bi-Directional Optical Links
TEL AVIV, Israel, October 9, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --
RiT Technologies (NASDAQ: RITT) today announced that it is in final development of the
first product in its revolutionary new Indoor Wireless Optical Network (IWON) product
family, positioning it for market launch during the third quarter of 2013.
Following the closing of the Technology Purchase Agreement transaction with Quartz
Ltd. (approved by our shareholders on July 24, 2012 as previously announced), RiT
exclusively owns the IWON technology. Based on this cutting-edge, patent-pending
technology, IWON products will enable companies to achieve their high-speed,
high-bandwidth network needs via symmetrical, bi-directional optical links, eliminating
the need for today's cumbersome cabling networks and switching panels. The use of IWON's
robust, high-performance optical connections will slash the time and effort required to
install network infrastructure while significantly enhancing network performance,
flexibility and security.
Commenting on the news, Dr. Vadim Leiderman, RiT's CEO, said, "With IWON, RiT is
bringing a true revolution to the cabling industry: an out-of-the-box wireless approach
that will be suitable for every network, large or small, existing or new. Through the use
of unique patent-pending technology, IWON will offer an unmatched combination of security,
performance, flexibility, and fast deployment - all at a minimum cost that guarantees real
added value to the user."
The IWON system will be suitable for both new installations and retrofit/replacement
projects, in both open spaces and large conference rooms. In parallel, its utilization of
multiple security layers will improve network connectivity security as compared with
conventional horizontal cabling approaches.
In addition, the IWON will offer a unique IIM (Intelligent Infrastructure Management)
connection, enabling the system's physical and logical network topology and devices to be
automatically detected and comprehensively mapped. This capability will be further
enhanced by the system's tight integration with RiT's CenterMind(TM), the industry's most
fully-featured DCIM (Data Center Infrastructure Management) system.
Dr. Erez Ben Eshay, RiT's CTO, commented: "We have been working at an accelerated pace
to bring these groundbreaking new technologies and products to market as quickly as
possible. We are excited to enter the final stage of the effort and look forward to an
on-time launch in the second quarter of next year."
About RiT Technologies
RiT is a leading provider of comprehensive management solutions for today's
mission-critical data centers and communication rooms. Through the deployment of RiT's
integrated DCIM (data center infrastructure management), IIM (intelligent infrastructure
management), SMART Cabling(TM) and EPV(TM) real-time infrastructure management solutions,
companies enhance both CAPEX and OPEX by increasing efficiency and improving automated
processes. RiT's field-tested solutions are delivering value in thousands of installations
for top-tier enterprises and operators throughout the world. RiT's shares are traded on
the Nasdaq exchange under the symbol RITT. http://www.rittech.com
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limited to, the following: our ability to raise additional financing, if required; the
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the economic condition of our customers; the impact of government regulation; and the
economic and political situation in Israel. We are under no obligation, and expressly
disclaim any obligation, to update the forward-looking statements in this press release,
whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
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erez.beneshay@rittech.com
ProQuest Connects Researchers with NEJM Content, Images and Journal Watch Newsletters
ProQuest dials up growth in medical and health resources
ANN ARBOR, Mich., Oct. 9, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- As part of a major investment in medical resources, ProQuest has expanded its long-standing relationship with one of the world's premier sources of cutting-edge research, the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM). Now, in addition to integration of the full-text of NEJM in its information products, plus a collection of classic imagesand deep index images, ProQuest will provide access to Journal Watch, the medical literature surveillance newsletter series, making this rich content easy to discover and use.
"ProQuest brings greater efficiency and productivity to medical researchers by connecting them with the highest quality information in a framework that allows them to explore and apply it simply," said Mary Sauer-Games, ProQuest Vice-President, Publishing. "This new agreement with the Massachusetts Medical Society (MMS), publishers of the New England Journal of Medicine and Journal Watch, expands both content and its discovery, supporting researchers and advancing patient care."
The new expanded agreement between ProQuest and NEJMextends aggregation and distribution rights to ProQuest for multiple years, marking a deepened, long-term relationship. For example, ProQuest now has image rights, paving the way for the company to employ its patented deep indexing process, which will enable researchers to easily search and discover content such as raw data within illustrations. Further, the NEJM backfile now dates from 1990, rather that its previous 1993 beginning.
"As the 'gold standard' of biomedical research, NEJM seeks out partners who share our passion for quality, innovation in information delivery and dedication to the advancement of research," said Tom Easley, Publisher and Managing Director of NEJM. "ProQuest is just such a partner. With this agreement, in addition to being discoverable on nejm.org, NEJM content will now also be discoverable by a worldwide audience in an aggregated environment that supports researchers in powerful ways."
The new agreement is far-reaching. ProQuest will also provide access to content from Journal Watch,a richly edited clinical series covering 13 specialties, such as cardiology, hospital medicine, pediatrics and women's health. Journal Watch Physician Editorial Boards survey the medical literature, select the most important research and guidelines, distill them into focused summaries, and frame them in a clinical context. In addition, they cover the most important medical news, drug information, and public health alerts, creating a unique news resource for health professionals. New articles will be available 90 days after their original publication date.
ProQuest medical and health collections are accessible through an all-new research environment that supports users at every point of their information journey, from discovery to collaboration to output. It's an integral piece of ProQuest's technology framework that allows fast adaptation to changing market and user demands. In the past three years, ProQuest has invented new platforms for discovery, content management, research collaboration and resource management, creating the industry's most comprehensive and flexible research structure.
The Massachusetts Medical Society, with more than 23,000 physicians and student members, is dedicated to educating and advocating for the patients and physicians of Massachusetts. Founded in 1781, MMS is the oldest continuously operating medical society in the country. The Society publishes the New England Journal of Medicine, one of the world's leading medical publications and Journal Watch alerts and newsletters covering 13 specialties. The Society is also a leader in continuing medical education for health care professionals throughout Massachusetts, conducting a variety of medical education programs for physicians and health care professionals. For more information please visit http://www.mms.org, http://www.nejm.org, http://www.journalwatch.org.
ProQuest connects people with vetted, reliable information. Key to serious research, the company has forged a 70-year reputation as a gateway to the world's knowledge - from dissertations to governmental and cultural archives to news, in all its forms. Its role is essential to libraries and other organizations whose missions depend on the management and delivery of complete, trustworthy information.
ProQuest's massive information pool is made accessible in research environments that accelerate productivity, empowering users to discover, create, and share knowledge.
An energetic, fast-growing organization, ProQuest includes the ProQuest®, Bowker®, Dialog®, ebrary®, and Serials Solutions® businesses and notable research tools such as the RefWorks® and Pivot(TM) services, as well as its' Summon® web-scale discovery service. The company is headquartered in Ann Arbor, Michigan, with offices around the world.
PrepaYd Wireless goes 'Truly Prepaid' with Bring Your Own Sprint Device
NEWPORT BEACH, Calif., Oct. 9, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- PrepaYd Wireless, a wholly owned subsidiary of PrepaYd, Inc. (OTC PINK: PPDC), announced today it has been approved for customers to Activate a Used Sprint(®) Device at PrepaYd Wireless. Restrictions apply but this new policy is seen as a progressive step forward to providing greater handset options.
"We are strong believers that our conservative service prices matched with our new liberal handset policy will attract new subscribers and retail partners." Stated Josh Berman, President of PrepaYd Wireless.
The company calls this new BYOD Program it's Liberate Your Phone Initiative, now considering itself to be 'truly prepaid' where a consumer has free control over their device and to test drive service without commitments to a new handset. Consumers are encouraged to visit an Authorized Retailer at http://www.prepaydwireless.com/locator to find a local Retailer to learn more about the program and to see if there Device is compatible with the program.
The company has issued the following Disclaimers that not all devices branded with the Sprint trademark are eligible for activation by PrepaYd Wireless under the Program. Specific restrictions and exclusions apply. Some features of the device may not function properly when activated with PrepaYd Wireless. Customers can ask PrepaYd Wireless Customer Service about any limitations. PrepaYd Wireless also has a disclaimer that PrepaYd wireless services are provided on the Nationwide Sprint Network, PrepaYd Wireless is responsible to PrepaYd Wireless subscribers for their services. Please call PrepaYd Wireless with any questions or comments about services. Please contact PrepaYd Wireless to determine eligibility.
About PrepaYd Wireless
PrepaYd Wireless, Inc. provides the postpaid experience without the contract, and is a new leading provider for No Contract Wireless Service with Unlimited Plans starting at $35 per month. Since the company's official launch in December 2011, the company has expanded its distribution through independent retail locations and by offering service plans that include Nationwide Coverage in all 50 states and Puerto Rico and by including all sales, telecom and usage taxes. For more information about PrepaYd Wireless, Inc. visit http://www.PrepaYdWireless.com
About PrepaYd, Inc.
PrepaYd, Inc. is a provider of financial services in the prepaid debit card industry. The company, through its wholly owned subsidiary, offers prepaid debit cards to America's estimated 60 million underbanked citizens. In addition to the underbanked consumer demographic, small and mid-size businesses have found a much-needed product with the company's Prepaid Business Expense Card Program. With the diminishing credit card markets, companies need a new way to fund employees' expenses other than through traditional credit cards or cash reimbursements. For more information about PrepaYd, Inc. visit http://www.PrepaYdInc.com
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Contact:
PrepaYd Wireless, Inc.
Josh Berman
949-208-7105
josh@prepaydinc.com
or
PrepaYd, Inc.
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702-430-4775
CEOadmin@PrepaYdInc.com
GeoEye Delivers Additional Web Hosting Service Networks to U.S. Government
Provides Secure Online Access to Earth Imagery for Department of Defense Users
HERNDON, Va., Oct. 9, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- GeoEye, Inc. (NASDAQ: GEOY), a leading source of geospatial information and insight, announced the delivery of new capabilities to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA). GeoEye's EnhancedView Web Hosting Service (WHS) is now connected to additional government networks. This new capability will provide warfighters and intelligence analysts around the world easy access to unclassified, high-resolution Earth imagery through classified and unclassified U.S. government networks.
The EnhancedView WHS provides users with online access to GeoEye and third-party Earth imagery processed into highly precise foundation geospatial intelligence (GEOINT) and base maps. The EnhancedView WHS has been operating on the Internet sinceMay 2011. This important upgrade will allow users to access this valuable service through their preferred customer networks or access points. As new imagery is collected, it will be immediately updated and disseminated to users through intuitive Web map interfaces. Users can also access identical imagery through Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) compliant applications such as Esri's ArcGIS, Google Earth and certain government portals. Users now automatically receive electronic notification when new imagery is available over specific or broad areas of interest.
The additional delivery was on schedule and included NGA certification and accreditation. The new delivery activates a $750,000 additional monthly payment to GeoEye under the current terms of the EnhancedView Service Level Agreement (SLA).
"By enabling additional access to the EnhancedView WHS, GeoEye can help warfighters, analysts, and map producers gain more timely access to relevant GEOINT. This is a major step forward in supporting NGA's strategic vision and mission objectives," said Chris Incardona, GeoEye's senior director, Government Programs, NGA.
The EnhancedView WHS is powered by GeoEye's online access platform, EyeQ(TM). EyeQ enables thousands of concurrent users to easily access and download hundreds of terabytes of high-resolution imagery.
About GeoEye
GeoEye is a leading source of geospatial information and insight for decision makers and analysts, who need a clear understanding of our changing world to protect lives, manage risk and optimize resources. Each day, organizations in defense and intelligence, public safety, critical infrastructure, energy and online media rely on GeoEye's imagery, tools and expertise to support important missions around the globe. Widely recognized as a pioneer in high-resolution satellite imagery, GeoEye has evolved into a complete provider of geospatial intelligence solutions. GeoEye's ability to collect, process and analyze massive amounts of geospatial data allows our customers to quickly see precise changes on the ground and anticipate where events may occur in the future. GeoEye is a public company listed on NASDAQ as GEOY and is headquartered in Herndon, Virginia with more than 740 employees worldwide. Learn more at http://www.geoeye.com.
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Meraki expands cloud-managed networking portfolio with new hardware, enhanced security and management
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 9, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Meraki, the leader in cloud-managed networking, announced today two new hardware products: the MX60W, a small branch security appliance with integrated WiFi, and the Z1, a wireless gateway for teleworker and remote enterprise users. These products complement Meraki's large campus and branch offerings, adding flexibility in deployments suited to all-in-one solutions.
Meraki also announced a new software update for wired and wireless product families that adds Apple Bonjour Gateway support as well as enhanced security and network visibility.
All in one wireless, Ethernet, and security simplifies small branch and teleworker deployments
Since its introduction in early 2011, customers from Peet's Coffee and Tea to Syracuse University have turned to Meraki's MX series security appliances to secure and simplify their distributed networks. Today, Meraki adds the newest model to the MX family, the MX60W, which brings integrated 802.11n wireless connectivity to the MX platform in an affordable, compact, and easy to manage device. The MX60W is a complete access and security solution for small branches, providing enterprise wired and wireless connectivity, a next generation firewall, Auto VPN for one-touch creation of site-to-site virtual private networks, content filtering, and intrusion detection (IDS). With out-of-the-box PCI compliance, the MX60W is also ideally suited for retail stores adopting mobile point of sale or guest WiFi. The MX60W is available immediately for order through authorized resellers at a list price of $895.
For organizations looking to extend secure enterprise connectivity to employees' homes, Meraki is introducing the Z1 Cloud Managed Teleworker Gateway. The Z1 integrates networking, security, and high speed wired and wireless access in a compact and silent design. Built in an entirely new form factor, the Z1's capable hardware platform offers dual-band, dual-concurrent 802.11n WiFi with a 600 Mbps radio rate and four Gigabit Ethernet ports. Feature highlights include Auto VPN, 3G/4G failover, and robust identity-based access policies. Scalable cloud based management and zero-touch provisioning allow IT organizations to extend corporate access to remote users without adding staff or management complexity. The Z1 is available immediately for order through authorized resellers at a list price of $195.
New software brings Bonjour gateway services, new security capabilities, and high resolution network visibility
Meraki also today announced new software for its wired and wireless product families, bringing dozens of new features and enhancement to new and existing customers. Highlights include:
-- Bonjour gateway -- Apple's Bonjour zero-configuration service discovery
protocol enables applications like AirPlay and AirPrint on local
networks. As Apple devices proliferate, especially with the adoption of
Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) policies, Bonjour can pose significant
challenges for large-scale networks: administrators must often choose
between an unmanageable flood of Bonjour devices on a large, flat
network, or a segmented network that prevents desired Bonjour access.
Meraki's Bonjour Gateway technology provides administrators with a
powerful tool to manage networks used by Apple devices, selectively
bridging Bonjour traffic across network boundaries.
-- Network-wide intrusion detection (IDS) -- This latest software update to
the MX Security Appliance adds IDS, enhancing administrators' visibility
and control of security threats in branch networks. The MX's IDS engine
is built upon Snort, the industry's leading IDS / IPS solution featuring
signature, protocol, and anomaly-based inspection. Centrally managed
through Meraki's cloud based dashboard, the MX provides an intuitive
visualization of security threats, and is easy to administer even in
highly distributed multi-site networks.
-- Enhanced Traffic Shaper with fine grained Layer 7 application visibility
-- In 2010, Meraki introduced the industry's first cloud managed Layer
7 traffic shaper, and is now the leader in application visibility and
control for the wired and wireless access layer. Today, Meraki is
introducing a dramatically enhanced Traffic Shaper, providing more
precise, finer-grained classification over thousands of applications. A
completely re-architected classification engine dynamically identifies
web-based applications on the fly, giving administrators enhanced
visibility over network behavior.
"With the proliferation of BYOD and cloud applications throughout enterprise networks, administrators are looking to cloud management to streamline their architecture," said Kiren Sekar, V.P. of Marketing at Meraki. "These latest software features and hardware platforms provide administrators with new tools to simplify their increasingly dynamic network environments."
"The key value proposition of Meraki's MX series is manageability and simplicity," said Chris Day, C.E.O. of Fully Managed, a leading managed-service provider in Vancouver that uses the MX line with customers and a beta user of the MX60W. "Meraki's solutions are so simple to deploy, we've saved around $200,000 per year in labor costs and countless hours in training time. The competing products have a laundry list of features on their datasheets, but the implementation is far too complicated to be useful in practice. With a Meraki deployment, our customers get everything they need and everything works right out of the box just like it's supposed to."
Both the MX60W and Z1 are available for immediate order through authorized Meraki resellers, at list prices of $895, and $199, respectively. The software update, including Bonjour Gateway and the enhanced Traffic Shaper will be available at no cost for MX security appliances in October 2012 and MR wireless access points in late fall 2012. More information about the MX line can be found at http://www.meraki.com/mx.
About Meraki
Meraki is the leader in cloud networking with thousands of customers in over 100 countries worldwide. Meraki's cloud networking solutions combine rich enterprise features with intuitive web-based management that eliminates specialized training and certifications. Meraki is located in San Francisco, California and is funded in part by Sequoia Capital and Google. For more information on Meraki, visit http://meraki.com.
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CONTACT: AJ Goldman, Chief Evangelist, pr@meraki.com
Rand McNally Announces Updated Hardware and Price Drop on TND(TM) 760 Mobile Fleet Management Solution
Solution with mobile communication, elogs, navigation and more now priced under $700*
LAS VEGAS, Oct. 9, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Rand McNally today announced a hardware revision and $100 price drop on its TND(TM) 760 mobile fleet management solution. The one-box, one cable solution - which is a compliant EOBR with mobile communication and optional award-winning truck navigation - is available today for as little as $549.99*.
The news was released today at the American Trucking Association Management Conference and Exhibition.
The price drop is the result of cost reductions spurred by rising demand for the solution, as well as ongoing engineering improvements and efficiencies. The TND(TM) 760 is fully designed in the U.S.
Since its launch last year, the TND(TM) 760 has been installed by more than 100 fleets. Now, for as little as $549.99 for the hardware and $19.95 per month for service, trucks can be equipped with a fully compliant EOBR solution. For $150 more, the hardware comes loaded with Rand McNally's industry-leading navigation. Lease options are available for as low as $36.99 per month for qualifying fleets.
"Still in its first year of introduction, the TND(TM) 760 has had an overwhelmingly positive response due to its quick installation, fast ROI, and acceptance by the driver community," said Jim Rodi, Sr. V.P. of Mobile Communication at Rand McNally.
"We are committed to ongoing innovation, driving down the costs of our hardware and passing along those savings to our customers so they can realize their return on investment even sooner," Rodi continued. "This price move accomplishes that goal for the TND(TM) 760, just like the recently announced HD 100 device will provide a cost-effective EOBR solution for those who already have a Rand McNally IntelliRoute® TND(TM) 720 truck GPS unit or other mobile device in the cab."
Rand McNally's complete line of mobile fleet solutions include:
-- TPC 7600: A fully compliant electronic on-board recorder that tracks
and manages Hours of Service, with back-end monitoring via a web portal,
two-way communication with the ability to send email attachments, Rand
McNally navigation, on-board scanning and printing, in-cab video
playback plus connectivity via cellular and Wi-Fi® communications. The
TPC7600 also supports satellite communication via an optional module.
The TPC 7600, which includes a mounted box and in-cab device, sells for
just under $1,200*.
-- TND(TM) 760: This compliant EOBR is a single in-cab device that
integrates seamlessly with a truck's on-board computer with all the
features of a dual device system. The TND(TM) 760 sends and receives
information via both Wi-Fi and cellular modes and is designed to be set
up in less than 30 minutes since it doesn't require the installation of
a separate "black box" monitoring unit like traditional mobile
communication systems. The TND(TM) 760 starts at $549.99*.
-- HD 100: This new solution - commercially available in Q2 of 2013 -
provides electronic Hours of Service recording, text- and
dispatch-integrated messaging plus driver performance monitoring
capabilities. The HD 100 device initially will be compatible with the
Rand McNally IntelliRoute® TND(TM) 720 and Android tablets. Later in
the year, the HD 100 will work with other platforms including Android
smart phones and iOS tablets and smart phones, turning those devices
into compliant EOBR solutions.
For more information on Rand McNally's line of mobile fleet management and truck GPS devices, call 1-800-641-RAND (7263) or visit http://www.randmcnally.com.
*Note: The price for the TND(TM) 760 device with navigation is $699.99, $549.99 without. All prices are USD. Applicable taxes and monthly service fees not included.
About Rand McNally - Rand McNally is the most trusted source for maps, directions, and travel content. Rand McNally's products and services include: Road travel review site http://www.BestoftheRoad.com; Interactive travel referral service, http://www.Tripology.com; America's #1 Road Atlas; and TripMaker® RVND(TM) GPS for RVers; IntelliRoute® truck routing software and navigation devices; TruckPC and the TND(TM) 760 Fleet Edition mobile communication solutions for the transportation industry; and the leading geography-based educational resources for the classroom. Consumers, businesses, truckers, and educators depend upon Rand McNally to help navigate today's world. http://www.RandMcNally.com
IntelliRoute, MileMaker and Rand McNally are registered trademarks and RVND and TND are trademarks of RM Acquisition, LLC d/b/a Rand McNally. All other trademarks are registered to their respective owners.
Mimvi Launches Mimvi ECHO(TM) to Ignite App Monetization Revolution
SUNNYVALE, Calif., Oct. 9, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Mimvi, Inc. (OTC: MIMV) has announced the launch of Mimvi ECHO(TM), the first in a series of Mobile App products and services designed to help all mobile search engines, mobile app developers, owners and app stores to increase exposure to consumers and maximize revenue in the multi-billion dollar mobile app industry. At its core is a set of proprietary search and relevance algorithms and technology enabling social reach. This results in better visibility, exposure and most importantly, transactions with the right audience at the right time. Multiple patents are in process for Mimvi ECHO(TM).
Based on a newly formed partnership with Microsoft, Mimvi will be working closely with the Microsoft Azure team to advance Mimvi ECHO(TM) algorithms and apps initially with deployments across Windows Azure, Microsoft's Cloud Platform.
Mimvi ECHO(TM) combines the Company's best-in-class proprietary search and recommendation technology with a pre-built social community comprising tens of millions of active mobile users. The platform will help the ecosystem of developers around the world generate more searches, downloads and transactions for their Apps aligned with a suite of highly relevant, creative and non-invasive engagement solutions.
Michael Poutre, Mimvi's CEO, provided more insight into the Company's latest launch, "Mimvi ECHO(TM) combines discovery technology with social reach for the benefit of Mobile App developers and consumers. The industry is definitely in need of a proposition that helps address the suffering of Mobile App developers' over-reliance on App stores. Akin to Web search in the 1990s, there is a gaping hole in the market for the monetization of "Zombie Apps". Zombie Apps are often little gems that never see the light of day because they cannot be found, or are engaging the wrong audience. Mimvi ECHO solves this problem."
Poutre continued, "Mimvi ECHO(TM) is a full-service marketing platform. It is the result of years of technology development and social community building. Through our recent acquisition of Smash Networks, we have acquired considerable amounts of valuable information from millions of users who have participated in targeted social communities. It is this unique combination of true technology and meaningful reach that has enabled Mimvi ECHO(TM) -- the first holistic discovery and marketing solution for Mobile App companies. This launch represents the first of several exciting products and services that we believe will make a significant impact in a Mobile World."
Mimvi is currently signing up users via its corporate website. As part of the launch, it is offering free consultations to interested parties. The Company will provide more details in due course.
About MIMVI
Headquartered in Sunnyvale, California, MIMVI, Inc. (OTCBB: MIMV) is a pure-play search and recommendation technology company. Its proprietary search and "intelligent" recommendation algorithms enable the search and discovery of Mobile Apps, Mobile Content and Mobile Products across multiple devices and platforms, including: Apple's iPhone and iPad, Google Android, BlackBerry, Windows Phone, Facebook and Web Apps. For more information, please visit: http://www.mimvi.com.
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Texas Instruments connects the smart grid with a new modular and scalable smart meter system solution with multiple communication protocols
New Smart Meter Board development platform lets developers customize their design tools, hardware and software to their exact needs
AMSTERDAM, Oct. 9, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Enabling developers to add multiple connectivity, processor and metrology options to their smart meter designs, Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) (NASDAQ: TXN) today announced a modular and scalable Smart Meter Board (SMB) development platform that supports one-phase to three-phase smart electricity meters with the smart grid's most prolific communications protocols. The Smart Meter Board is an innovative development platform that incorporates key smart grid devices from TI's broad portfolio of embedded, analog and connectivity solutions to demonstrate the capabilities of a smart meter.
The SMB is a unique modular and scalable environment that lets developers include multiple wired and wireless communication protocols including power line communication (PLC), near field communication (NFC), Wi-Fi(®), sub-1GHz and 2.4GHz ZigBee® Smart Energy Profile (SEP) on e-metering and pre-payment metering applications to showcase automatic meter reading (AMR) and automatic metering infrastructure (AMI) systems. Developers using the Smart Meter Board development platform benefit from TI's robust smart grid software libraries when implementing key communication standards and typical utility meter functions. The software libraries, combined with TI's Smart Meter Board, let developers choose which development tool matches their project needs.
The new Smart Meter Board system integrates TI's expertise in the smart grid and connectivity markets and highlights TI's broad portfolio of smart grid solutions. TI's recently announced Smart Meter system-on-chip (SoC) is compatible with the Smart Meter Board system and can be plugged into the board for development and expand the functionalities of the SoC. For more information, visit http://www.ti.com/smb-pr-lp.
Features and benefits of TI's Smart Meter Board:
-- Modular and scalable smart meter development platform helps developers
design low-end to advanced smart meters for AMR and AMI systems.
-- Open platform lets developers customize their designs for further
development and/or differentiation.
-- Supports processors ranging from ARM® Cortex(TM)-M microcontrollers to
Cortex-A8 processors so developers can choose the device features that
best suit their project.
-- Support for low-power RF (sub-1GHz and 2.4GHz ZigBee) implementations
connects a meter to a home area network (HAN) for short-range
communication.
-- Supports PLC for PRIME/G1/G3/P1901.2 for low-frequency narrowband
communication.
-- NFC capabilities introduce options for pre-payment of energy.
-- Wi-Fi capability allows smart meters to connect to an IP network so
customers can communicate with the smart meter through a Wi-Fi-connected
computer, smartphone or tablet, without the additional cost and
complexity of a gateway.
-- Easy software integration with support for TI Smart Grid software
libraries, including ZigBee SEP 1.x and 2.0, WMBUS, 802.15.4g,
one-phase/two-phase metrology, THD, DLMS, pre-payment, MIFARE(TM) and
encryption.
Pricing and availability:
The Smart Meter Board is available immediately for sampling. Please contact a TI sales representative for samples and pricing information.
Visit TI @ Metering Europe 2012
Texas Instruments will be demonstrating and distributing samples of the Smart Meter Board at the Metering Europe 2012 Expo in Amsterdam, Netherlands, Oct. 9-11. Stop by booth #G30 to see other TI smart grid demonstrations, solutions and meet our team of TI smart grid experts at Metering Europe 2012.
TI's smart grid solutions
With millions of energy meter ICs shipped over the past decade, Texas Instruments is the global systems provider for innovative, secure, economical and future-proof solutions for the worldwide smart grid. TI offers the industry's broadest smart grid portfolio of metrology expertise, application processors, communication systems, wireless connectivity and analog components in readily available silicon, with advanced software, tools and support for compliant solutions in grid infrastructure, utility metering and home or building automation. Learn more at http://www.ti.com/smartgrid.
Find out more about TI's Smart Grid solutions
-- TI's smart grid solutions: http://www.ti.com/smartgrid
-- New Smart Meter Board (SMB) development platform: http://www.ti.com/smb-pr-lp
-- New Smart Meter SoC from TI: http://www.ti.com/smartmeter-pr-lp
-- TI's Smart Metering solutions: http://www.ti.com/smartmeter
-- TI eStore: http://www.estore.ti.com
-- TI E2E(TM) smart grid community: http://www.ti.com/smartgride2e
About Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments semiconductor innovations help 90,000 customers unlock the possibilities of the world as it could be - smarter, safer, greener, healthier and more fun. Our commitment to building a better future is ingrained in everything we do - from the responsible manufacturing of our semiconductors, to caring for our employees, to giving back inside our communities. This is just the beginning of our story. Learn more at http://www.ti.com.
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Motorola Mobility and WESCO's TVC Communications Deliver Flexible Carrier Ethernet Portfolio to Service Providers
Relationship Gives North American Service Providers More Options for Scaling to True Multi-Service Networks
HORSHAM, Pa., Oct. 9, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Motorola Mobility is working with WESCO International's subsidiary, TVC Communications, to offer its Carrier Ethernet portfolio--an end-to-end component system designed to give service providers a competitive advantage in vying for the more than 130 billion-dollar(1) advanced business services and mobile backhaul solutions market.
Motorola's Carrier Ethernet portfolio offers an end-to-end MEF Certified solution to help service providers deploy cost-effective Ethernet and TDM services to business customers and mobile carriers. The portfolio includes a series of aggregation switches, customer premises demarcation products, a leading-edge service management platform, and an innovative 10 Gbps Carrier Ethernet switch designed for deployment in the HFC fiber node. With Motorola's wide array of Carrier Ethernet products, service providers can extend end-to-end Multi-Protocol Label Switching (MPLS) and Virtual Private LAN Service (VPLS) to the edge of their network, increasing scalability and facilitating a true multi-service network.
"Businesses want relationships with service providers that can provide highly resilient Ethernet connectivity ranging from tens of megabits to gigabits," said Joe Cozzolino, senior vice president and general manager, Network Infrastructure Solutions, Motorola Mobility. "Through our strategic agreement with WESCO's TVC Communications, Motorola's Carrier MEF Certified Ethernet solution offers service providers the flexibility to service business customers or mobile operators with low-cost deployment opportunities via existing outside plant or new fiber builds addressing various business services applications. With Motorola's end-to-end business services portfolio customers can launch new, revenue-generating business services quickly, easily and cost-effectively."
"Motorola's innovation in network infrastructure, and now in Carrier Ethernet products, is compelling expertise that we're very pleased to offer to our customers throughout North America," said David Bemoras, Vice President of Operations at WESCO Distribution. "Now, with Motorola's offerings, WESCO's TVC Communications' customers can preserve their existing network investments or leverage new fiber builds to quickly become part of the business services marketplace. Our relationship with Motorola extends over many years and across many of their product areas. We look forward to quickly incorporating Motorola's new Carrier Ethernet line of products into our overall offering."
Sybase 365 Partners With Cloudmark To Fight Mobile Messaging Threats
Leading Global Messaging Provider Incorporates Best-In-Class Mobile Security Technology to Protect its Network Against All Forms of Messaging Abuse
SAN DIEGO, Oct. 9, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Sybase 365, the mobile services arm of SAP AG (NYSE: SAP) and the global leader in mobile interconnection services and mobile commerce solutions, today announced a groundbreaking partnership with Cloudmark®, Inc., a global leader in messaging threat protection for mobile, fixed and social networks. With this partnership, Sybase 365 will augment its existing spam protection capabilities by incorporating the Cloudmark Security Platform(TM) into its network to raise the bar in the defense against all types of mobile messaging abuse for a more secure network. The announcement was made at MobileCON(TM) 2012, being held October 9-11 in San Diego, Calif.
SMS spam has increasingly become a significant threat to mobile phone users around the world as it can represent a violation of privacy and may leave users vulnerable to malicious activity. According to a Pew report published in August 2012[1], "79 percent of mobile phone owners say they use text messaging on their cells and of those texters, 69 percent say they receive unwanted spam or text messages. Moreover, 25 percent face problems with spam or unwanted texts at least weekly." In fact, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) reported that unwanted telemarketing calls and texts were consistently among the top three consumer complaints in 2011[2].
"Today, network reliability extends well beyond message delivery - it is the most critical requirement for operators to maintain mobile consumer satisfaction," said John Sims, president, Sybase 365. "Our operator customers rely on us to provide a robust, safe and reliable service through our expansive global network. With SMS volumes predicted to exceed 8.3 trillion in 2012, SMS is still the most commonly used mobile service on the planet. Our partnership with Cloudmark will help our customers to provide a spam-free mobile experience."
Sybase 365 has integrated the Cloudmark Security Platform, a carrier-class solution that offers fast, accurate mobile messaging security protection to proactively identify and block abusive messaging before it can impact mobile networks and subscribers. The combined solution delivers full protection against mobile spam, phishing and fraud, as well as malware and binary message content for Sybase 365's operator customers.
"Messaging abuse poses an ever-growing challenge to mobile networks as it continues to grow in both volume and sophistication, threatening to erode subscriber trust, increase operating costs and devalue operator brands," said Neil McGowan, senior vice president, Global Sales and Alliance Partnerships at Cloudmark. "Cloudmark and Sybase 365 share a mutual commitment to providing the most secure and satisfying mobile experience. We look forward to a productive partnership as we work together to deliver complete messaging security protection for mobile operator networks and their customers."
About Cloudmark
Cloudmark protects 2 billion global subscribers daily from an explosion in messaging abuses across more operator networks than anyone else. Only Cloudmark defends the world's largest Mobile, Fixed and Social Networks, including AT&T, Comcast, MySpace, NTT, Swisscom and Time Warner Cable, with scalable and accurate protection against the widest range of existing and emerging messaging threats.
About Sybase 365
Sybase 365, the mobile services arm of SAP, is the global leader in enabling mobile information services for mobile operators, financial institutions and enterprises. We provide our customers with the widest offering in SMS, MMS, GRX, IPX interoperability, end-to-end mobile commerce solutions and innovative mobile consumer engagement services. Sybase 365 processes more than 1.8 billion messages per day, reaching 900 operators and 5.5 billion subscribers around the world.
Cloudmark and Cloudmark Security Platform are trademarks or registered trademarks of Cloudmark, Inc.
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[1] Source: Pew Research Center's Internet & American Life Project, Mobile Phone Problems, August 2, 2012.
[2] Source: Federal Communications Commission (FCC) USA, "FCC Adopts Rules To Strengthen Consumer Protections Against Unwanted Telemarketing "Robocalls" To Wireline And Wireless Phones" Press Release, February 12, 2012.
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CONTACT: Scott Malinowski, SAP Public Relations, +1-617-538-6297, scott.malinowski@sap.com; Dawn Zinkewich, Prosek Partners for Sybase 365, +1-212-279-3115 ext. 147, dzinkewich@prosek.com
Nation's Most Popular Restaurant Deal Site Adds More Than One Million Verified Diner Reviews
Restaurant.com Debuts Verified Reviews and Expanded Search Features Making it Easier for Diners and Deal Seekers to Discover Top-Rated Restaurants and Local Gems
ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill., Oct. 9, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Restaurant.com, the nation's largest restaurant deal site with more than 45,000 deals available every day, makes it easier for diners and deal seekers to find a five-star meal for less with the addition of more than one million Restaurant.com Verified Diner Reviews. Research released by the NPD Group in June 2012, revealed that online reviews influence dining decisions especially for new or not widely known restaurants. The Restaurant.com Verified Diner Reviews make the decision of where to eat even easier, because consumers can rely on the authenticity of the reviews; all Restaurant.com reviews are posted by verified diners. Restaurant.com also has simplified the search process on its website, allowing diners to browse local eateries and deals by star ratings and locations.
"Restaurant.com Verified Diner Reviews make it easy for consumers to find local favorites and share their opinions with millions of fellow diners," said Christopher Krohn, president and chief marketing officer, Restaurant.com. "Our stars are awarded by diners, not anonymous Web users, making Restaurant.com the place to go for honest feedback on where to eat."
Following validation of a Restaurant.com certificate, the diner that purchased the deal is prompted to award the restaurant a star rating and post their feedback. Only individuals that purchased and redeemed a Restaurant.com certificate at that restaurant are invited to submit reviews. This verification process ensures the reviews are not written by competitors, proprietors, or others with a biased agenda. Restaurant.com reviews are centered on the restaurant experience.
"We know people love the Restaurant.com savings and now they can more easily find a deal on top-rated restaurants," added Krohn.
To ensure the integrity of the restaurant review, all Restaurant.com Verified Diner Reviews meet the following standards:
-- The diner is required to purchase a Restaurant.com certificate and the
restaurant must validate the certificate prior to the diner receiving an
invitation to review the restaurant.
-- The diner must complete the email review and short survey, including the
assignment of a 1 - 5 star rating.
-- Restaurant.com reviews are centered on the dining experience. For
example, if the review is about the great deal or a bad date rather than
the restaurant itself, it may not be posted. If it is about the food,
the ambiance, the service, it is posted for everyone to see.
These focused reviews give consumers the real dish on a restaurant from the people that know it best - previous verified diners. On average, Restaurant.com reviews score 1.16 stars higher in ratings than the same establishment featured on the country's most popular review site. This is because Restaurant.com prompts all diners, not just serial reviewers, to share their experiences.
"Dining is a shared experience, Restaurant.com now makes it easier to share experiences with millions while making it easier for consumers discover great restaurants," said Krohn. "Restaurant.com is also making it easier to find more locations around the corner or around the country with updated search features."
The new search functionality allows consumers to more easily search the Restaurant.com deal database by location or by star rating.
About Restaurant.com
Restaurant.com is the trusted and valued source connecting restaurants and diners nationwide. The company offers savings at more than 18,000 restaurants nationwide with more than 45,000 gift certificate options. Restaurant.com brings people together to relax, converse and enjoy well-prepared and -served meals at affordable prices. To date, Restaurant.com customers have saved more than $500 million through the gift certificate program. Restaurant.com has operated since 1999 and is based in Arlington Heights, Ill.
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Imprivata Announces Cortext, The Healthcare Industry's First Free HIPAA Compliant Text Messaging Solution for Smartphones and Desktops
More than 80 Hospitals Already Enrolled in Imprivata Cortext as Unsecured Text Messaging Among Care Providers and Associated HIPAA Compliance Concerns and Collaboration Requirements Continue to Rise
LEXINGTON, Mass., Oct. 9, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Imprivata(®), the leader in healthcare IT security, today announced the general availability of Imprivata Cortext(TM), the healthcare industry's first free Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) compliant text messaging solution for Apple iPhone and Android smartphones as well as Web-based chat for nurses without smartphone access. Designed in collaboration with and tested by care providers and hospital IT, Cortext enables efficiency and security to optimize clinical communications and workflows, empowering care teams to easily collaborate and make rapid, accurate decisions about diagnoses and treatments. Eighty-two hospitals have already enrolled in Cortext, including Beaufort Memorial Hospital, Memorial Healthcare and Sonoma Valley Hospital.
"The majority of hospitals we spoke to told us that standard, unsecured text messaging in the clinical environment was a major concern," said Omar Hussain, President and CEO, Imprivata. "Cortext is a great opportunity for hospitals to leverage a technology that care providers are already comfortable with to more efficiently communicate and collaborate with care teams and improve patient care. It literally puts healthcare in the palm of their hands."
Imprivata Cortext is an iPhone, Android and Web-based application that uses its own secure cloud based architecture to send text and picture messages between care providers. The Cortext application uses a number of encryption technologies, both at rest and over the wire, to ensure information is sent and stored securely while delivering care providers a user experience that is as simple as their device's native texting application. Unique enterprise directory support provides synchronization to the hospital's active directory and robust data archiving. Developed for the pace of clinical workflows, Cortext includes features like the ability to contact any care provider in the hospital directory and quickly send call back requests. Imprivata Cortext also enables timely care team collaboration by expediting both text and picture communication of patient information, including test results, discharge process, second opinions, prescription clarification and more, to support quick clinical decision-making while complying with HIPAA.
"I believe that Cortext not only satisfies the need for a HIPAA compliant text messaging system, but also facilitates prompt communication between physicians, nurses and pharmacists. We are no longer left waiting on the phone to speak to another physician, or worse, left with no response at all," said Dr. Robert Cohen, Chief Medical Officer and a practicing Emergency Physician at Sonoma Valley. "The 'envelope' icon is an elegant solution to inform the sender that the message has been received and read. I look forward to deploying Cortex throughout our hospital."
Text messaging among care providers has been on the rise according to a recent Spyglass report that revealed 42 percent of physicians are using personal Smartphones to text message colleagues and medical staff to support patient care activities. However as texting continues to increase, so do compliance concerns, according to Imprivata's 2012 Text Messaging in Healthcare Survey that found an overwhelming majority (95.4%) of hospitals are concerned about HIPAA compliance and communicating protected health information (PHI) through the device's native, unsecured standard short message service (SMS).
These findings come as no surprise, considering that the Office of Civil Rights (OCR) recently increased scrutiny of HIPAA breaches and is requiring risk management plans for PHI in text messages. Cortext helps alleviate this concern by making it easier for hospitals to meet HIPAA regulations and avoid the costly consequences - both fiscal and reputational - that come with such breaches by not only providing secure text messaging but also encrypting, archiving and audit reporting PHI to comply with HIPAA.
"As a practicing ER doctor, I've experienced many instances where the bidirectional communication and convenience of text messaging would have resulted in a more efficient care and treatment plan," said Sean Kelly, Chief Medical Officer, Imprivata. "The ability to instantly text message the on call cardiologist a picture of a patient's electrocardiogram (EKG) would allow me to more quickly mobilize the catheterization laboratory than with traditional hospital communications systems. This saves critical time for the patient and can result in a better recovery, and in some cases, even saves a life."
Cortext is supported on a majority of smartphones and devices including both the iPhone and Android. If you want to learn how to get your hospital enrolled in Cortext, visit us at http://www.cortext.com.
Industry Quotes:
Barry Runyon, Research VP at Gartner
"Texting is the most widely used mobile application and presents real opportunities for Healthcare Delivery Organizations (HDOs) to enhance provider communications and engage patients. Gartner believes that mobile devices will increasingly become peer devices with desktop PCs, laptops and tablets and HDOs will soon move toward a choice-oriented mobile management style that seeks to satisfy the needs of clinicians, without incurring excessive risk."
Ed Ricks, Vice President of information technology, CIO, Beaufort Memorial Hospital
"As physicians look to use technology to improve communications and efficiencies in the care delivery process, we found that many were tempted to rely on text messaging when they needed a quick response from other care providers. Our challenge was to help our physicians leverage the convenience and efficiency of texting, while also keeping our protected health information secure and confidential. The ability to accomplish this with Cortext will be a key component of our communications platform going forward. Working with a trusted partner like Imprivata that has a long history in healthcare IT security has made the implementation and user adoption process very successful for us."
Frank Fear, VP of Information Services, Memorial Healthcare
"We set out using Cortext with the initial goal of helping our Obstetrics (OB) nurses more efficiently communicate with an OB physician when a patient comes to the hospital in labor. Right now the nurses page the doctor and then have to wait for a call back. We expect the secure texting and additional clinical enhancement features Cortext provides, like active directory synchronization and single tap call back requests, to be much more efficient."
About Imprivata
Imprivata, the leader in healthcare IT security, enables secure access and collaboration for two million healthcare users worldwide. As the #1 independent provider of single sign-on and access management solutions for healthcare and other regulated industries, Imprivata OneSign(®) Single Sign-On is exclusively endorsed by American Hospital Association's (AHA) and recognized by Gartner and KLAS. The company hospitals trust with securing their patient information now offers Imprivata Cortext(TM), the healthcare industry's first free, HIPAA compliant text messaging solution designed for physicians and nurses. Headquartered in Lexington, Massachusetts, Imprivata serves 1,300 hospitals in partnership with over 200 EMR and technology infrastructure vendors around the world. For more information, please visit http://www.imprivata.com.
All Imprivata products are trademarks of Imprivata, Inc. in the USA and other countries. All other product or company names mentioned are the property of their respective owners.
Sybase 365 Introduces SMS Reporting Dashboard Application For iPad In Post-PC Era
Enterprise Users Empowered with Real-Time, Mobile Access to SMS Global Reporting Data; the Most Ubiquitous Mobile Communication Channel Allows Enterprises to Stay Connected
SAN DIEGO, Oct. 9, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --Sybase 365, the mobile services arm of SAP AG (NYSE: SAP) and global leader in mobile interconnection services and mobile commerce solutions, today introduced its industry-leading SMS Reporting Dashboard application for iPad. This new reporting tool will give Sybase 365 enterprise customers the ability to view key traffic data and statistics for all their mobile messaging services. The Sybase® 365 SMS Reporting Dashboard, which extends SAP leadership in the mobile enterprise application space, will be available for download on SAP® Store in the fourth quarter of 2012. The announcement was made at MobileCON(TM) 2012, being held October 9-11 in San Diego, Calif.
According to Forrester [1], more than 70 million information workers in the U.S. and Europe will be using tablets for work by 2016. With the proliferation of tablets in the business environment, having the ability to access critical business data in real-time anywhere provides a competitive edge. With more enterprises using SMS as a real-time engagement channel with customers, the Sybase 365 SMS Reporting Dashboard will allow executives to monitor their service anytime, anywhere, to ensure the best end-user experience. From banks issuing one-time-PINs for online banking to social networks authenticating users and sending status alerts, SMS is increasingly being used for real-time services with consumers.
"Enterprises are becoming increasingly reliant on mobile to connect with customers and SMS remains the most common and ubiquitous mobile connectivity channel," said Gregory Dunn, vice president of Product Strategy and Solutions, Sybase 365. "Therefore, enterprises require robust, 24X7 reporting on SMS messaging traffic via a mobile device. Our new iPad dashboard app empowers end users with full transparency in the delivery of mobile messages."
The Sybase 365 SMS Reporting Dashboard provides data that helps measure the effectiveness of marketing campaigns, operator and geographic distribution of messaging traffic within the user base, and overall messaging usage in a given period of time. Initial reporting features include customers' key statistics processed via Sybase 365 enterprise messaging platform such as:
-- Volume Trends - Volume of SMS traffic by country and operator for
current day, previous seven days and previous 30 days
-- Messaging Success - SMS Delivery success percentage rate for country and
operator
-- Visual Graphics - Bar and pie chart graphical representations of SMS
analysis
The SMS dashboard can be used by any customer transiting traffic through the Sybase 365 enterprise messaging platform. The application design is complementary in nature to the current Web-based interface that provides greater detail across individual message delivery disposition or custom reporting.
"Until now, generating reporting data was a job that had executives tethered to their desktops; however, we know this is not how information is shared in today's mobile-enabled world," continued Dunn. "We can now deliver business critical information in real time to our customers simply by saying 'there's a mobile app for that.'"
About Sybase 365
Sybase 365, the mobile services arm of SAP, is the global leader in enabling mobile information services for mobile operators, financial institutions and enterprises. We provide our customers with the widest offering in SMS, MMS, GRX, IPX interoperability, end-to-end mobile commerce solutions and innovative mobile consumer engagement services. Sybase 365 processes more than 1.8 billion messages per day, reaching 900 operators and 5.5 billion subscribers around the world.
Sybase and Sybase 365 (or other product names mentioned in release), are trademarks or registered trademarks of Sybase, Inc. SAP and other SAP products and services mentioned herein as well as their respective logos are trademarks or registered trademarks of SAP AG in Germany and in several other countries all over the world.® indicates registration in the United States. All other product and service names mentioned are the trademarks of their respective companies.
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[1] Source: Forrester Research, "Apple's New iPad in the Enterprise: Laptop Replacement Gets Closer," by Ted Schadler, vice president, principal analyst, March 7, 2012.
SOURCE Sybase 365
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CONTACT: Scott Malinowski, SAP Public Relations, +1-617-538-6297, scott.malinowski@sap.com, Dawn Zinkewich, Prosek Partners for Sybase 365, +1-212-279-3115, ext. 147, dzinkewich@prosek.com
China-Based SOI Wafer Manufacturer Shenyang Silicon Technology Purchases EV Group's EVG850LT 300-mm SOI Production Bonding System
ST. FLORIAN, Austria, Oct. 9, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- EV Group (EVG), a leading supplier of wafer bonding and lithography equipment for the MEMS, nanotechnology and semiconductor markets, today announced that Shenyang Silicon Technology Co. Ltd. (SST) has successfully installed an EVG850LT 300-mm, low-temperature automated production bonding system for silicon-on-insulator (SOI) materials. The China-U.S. joint-venture SOI wafer provider selected the 300-mm bonder as a follow-on to its prior purchase of a 200-mm EVG850LT. The system has already shipped to SST's state-of-the-art facility, marking the first installation in China of a 300-mm SOI wafer production tool.
"Our 200-mm EVG850LT system has been instrumental in helping us fulfill customer requirements for high-performance SOI wafers," stated Prof. He ZhiQiang, CEO of SST. "As we look to advance our ability to produce 300-mm SOI wafers in high volumes, we need technology that offers the same degree of reliability, throughput and quality as we experienced with our prior EVG bonder, so adding a 300-mm version of the EVG850LT to our line was an easy decision to make."
A key enabling technology for the SOI wafer fabrication process, wafer bonding achieves high-quality, single-crystal silicon films on insulating substrates. With the EVG850LT SOI production bonding system, all essential steps for low-temperature SOI bonding, from cleaning and alignment to pre-bonding and IR inspection, are combined to assure a high-yield production process for void-free 300-mm wafers. This has enabled establishment of the EVG850 family as the industry standard in the SOI wafer market.
Swen Zhu, director of sales for EV Group in China, noted, "The demand for SOI-based devices continues to grow at a rapid pace, particularly in emerging markets such as China, creating more opportunity for EVG to extend our relationships with our customers producing SOI wafers. This follow-on order from SST serves both to strengthen our alliance and to extend EVG's proven leadership in providing advanced process technology for SOI wafer development."
About EV Group
EV Group (EVG) is a leading supplier of equipment and process solutions for the manufacture of semiconductors, microelectromechanical systems (MEMS), compound semiconductors, power devices and nanotechnology devices. Key products include wafer bonding, thin-wafer processing, lithography/nanoimprint lithography (NIL) and metrology equipment, as well as photoresist coaters, cleaners and inspection systems. Founded in 1980, EV Group services and supports an elaborate network of global customers and partners all over the world. More information about EVG is available at http://www.EVGroup.com.
SOURCE EV Group (EVG)
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CONTACT: Clemens Schutte, Director, Marketing and Communications, EV Group, +43 7712 5311 0, Marketing@EVGroup.com, Brandy Lee, Account Director, MCA, Inc., +1-650-968-8900, ext. 129, blee@mcapr.com
Brainshark Integrates SlideShark App With Box and Dropbox for Easy, On-the-Go Access to PowerPoint Presentations
Brainshark Also Unveils SlideShark iPhone Remote Control - So Users Can Easily and Unobtrusively Navigate Content Projected From Their iPads, While Presenting at a Podium or Walking Around a Room
WALTHAM, Mass., Oct. 9, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Brainshark, Inc., the leader in online and mobile presentations, today announced powerful, new functionality for users of SlideShark - the free, award-winning app for viewing and sharing PowerPoints on the iPad and iPhone. Through new integrations with Box and Dropbox, SlideShark users can easily and instantly access and import PowerPoints they have stored with these leading cloud storage providers - and then view and present their content the way it was meant to be seen. In addition, SlideShark now enables users to turn an iPhone or iPod touch into a remote control - providing greater "freedom to roam" for presenters when they're delivering content projected from or viewed on the iPad.
"We're excited to unveil these new features, making it easier to access content, and deliver more impressive and effortless presentations," said Brainshark CEO Joe Gustafson. "Users have been asking for the iPhone remote, and will benefit from the flexibility and professionalism it provides. In addition, we're pleased to work with such popular and dependable cloud storage providers as Box and Dropbox. Now, users can get their files, wherever they reside, into SlideShark - and then take advantage of our unique features for viewing and delivering presentations on iOS devices."
Box and Dropbox Integrations
To access Box or Dropbox content, users must first link their SlideShark account with their Box and/or Dropbox accounts. Then, right from within the SlideShark app on their iPad, iPhone or iPod touch, users can select which PowerPoint file(s) they'd like to import into SlideShark.
From there, they can view the content on their iOS device with fonts, animations, graphics and colors intact - something not possible prior to SlideShark's launch. In addition, users can take advantage of features including SlideShark's "Laser Pointer" and "Presenter Mode," as well as the ability to connect to TVs and projectors, to deliver truly powerful presentations.
iPhone Remote Control
With the new iPhone remote control, SlideShark users who are showing a presentation on their iPad can use their iPhone to control and advance the slides or discreetly jump to specific slides. This is especially useful when iPad content is being projected onto a larger screen - giving users the flexibility to navigate presentations easily and unobtrusively, whether they're standing at a podium or walking around a large room.
To take advantage of this feature, users simply access the remote control setting in the SlideShark app and then pair their iPhone or iPod touch with their iPad. The devices are wirelessly linked, using Bluetooth technology. SlideShark also prompts users to enter a security code when pairing their devices - ensuring that only the presenter can control the presentation.
Additional New Feature: Embedded Video Support
To support users as they view and deliver dynamic PowerPoint presentations, SlideShark now supports and displays video files within PowerPoints. The videos must be embedded in the document, which PowerPoint 2010 does automatically (incorporating the video into the PowerPoint file). SlideShark currently supports PowerPoint files with embedded videos in .wmv format and will be adding support for additional formats on an ongoing basis.
One of the top productivity apps in Apple's App Store, SlideShark is used by mobile business professionals and individuals in more than 120 different countries. With industry honors including a Stevie Award (American Business Awards Program), Appy Award, Mobile Merit Award, Mobile Star Award, Network Products Guide Award and more, SlideShark averages two downloads per minute, 24x7, and is free to use. Upgrades to SlideShark Plus and the multi-user SlideShark Team Edition are also available to power users and organizations of all sizes. For more information, please see http://www.slideshark.com.
About Brainshark, Inc.
Brainshark provides the leading cloud-based solution for creating, sharing and tracking online and mobile video presentations. With Brainshark, businesspeople can easily transform static content such as PowerPoint® documents into voice-enriched video presentations that can be accessed anytime, on-demand. Customers can also obtain extensive viewing details, enabling them to measure the effectiveness of their content and follow up accordingly. Brainshark is also the company behind SlideShark(TM), the award-winning app for viewing and sharing PowerPoints on the iPad, iPhone and iPod touch.Thousands of companies - including a third of the Fortune 100 - rely on Brainshark to increase the impact and reduce the cost of their sales, marketing, training and HR communications. For more information, visit http://www.brainshark.com and http://www.slideshark.com.
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THE BEATLES' RESTORED 1967 FEATURE FILM RELEASED DIGITALLY WORLDWIDE, EXCLUSIVELY ON THE ITUNES STORE
Magical Mystery Tour Ringtones Launched Today, Exclusively on iTunes
Restored Film Also Released on DVD and Blu-ray and in Deluxe Boxed Edition
LONDON, Oct. 9, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- In 1967, in the wake of the extraordinary impact of the Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band album and the One World satellite broadcast of All You Need Is Love, The Beatles devised, wrote, and directed their third film, Magical Mystery Tour, a dreamlike story of a coach day trip to the seaside. The long out-of-print, classic feature film makes its worldwide digital release debut today, exclusively on The iTunes Store (http://www.iTunes.com/TheBeatles), with a remastered and remixed soundtrack and iTunes Extras featuring extensive bonus features and detailed art, including a companion booklet. Seven iTunes-exclusive Magical Mystery Tour ringtones also debut today, joining a broad selection of Beatles songs available for ringtone purchase on The iTunes Store.
The restoration of Magical Mystery Tour was overseen by Paul Rutan Jr. of Eque Inc., the same company that handled the acclaimed restoration of The Beatles' animated classic, Yellow Submarine, which debuted on iTunes in June. The soundtrack was re-mixed at Abbey Road Studios by Giles Martin and Sam Okell. Magical Mystery Tour is also available in DVD and Blu-ray packages, and in a special boxed deluxe edition.
Magical Mystery Tour's bonus features are packed with previously unseen footage. There are newly-filmed interviews with Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, and other members of the film's cast and crew, as well as a director's audio commentary recorded by Paul.
In September 1967, The Beatles loaded a film crew onto a bus, along with friends, family and cast, and headed west on the A30 out of London to make their third film, this time conceived and directed by The Beatles themselves.
"Paul said, 'Look, I've got this idea,' and we said 'Great!' and all he had was this circle and a little dot on the top - that's where we started," explains Ringo. "It wasn't the kind of thing where you could say, 'Ladies and gentlemen, what you are about to see is the product of our imaginations and believe me, at this point they are quite vivid'," says Paul. The film follows a loose narrative and showcased six new songs: "Magical Mystery Tour," "The Fool On The Hill," "I Am The Walrus," "Flying," "Blue Jay Way," and "Your Mother Should Know."
Magical Mystery Tour features a fabulous supporting cast of character actors and performers, including Ivor Cutler, Victor Spinetti, Jessie Robins, Nat Jackley, Derek Royle, and the inimitable Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band.
Although the 53-minute film was shot in glorious color, it premiered on UK television in black and white. Broadcast by BBC1 at 8:35pm on Boxing Day, the film immediately attracted widespread controversy as middle England and the establishment media erupted with indignation. "How dare they?" they cried, "They're not film directors! Who do they think they are?" they howled. Where were the four loveable moptops of Help! and A Hard Day's Night? Those Beatles were out of control! Partly as an upshot of this adverse reaction, the film never had a US broadcast and very limited distribution in the rest of the world.
Operating at the time as the world's de facto "cultural mission control," The Beatles were already influencing filmmakers, artists, and musicians, while also drawing inspiration from their contemporaries.
Magical Mystery Tour's iTunes debut follows July's successful release of Tomorrow Never Knows, an exclusive iTunes LP featuring 14 of The Beatles' most powerful rock songs spanning the group's entire trailblazing and influential catalogue, which continues to resonate with today's pop culture. In June, The Beatles' restored Yellow Submarine animated feature film made its iTunes debut with extensive iTunes Extras.
THE CAST
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John John Lennon
Paul Paul McCartney
George George Harrison
Ringo Ringo Starr
Mr. Bloodvessel Ivor Cutler
Ringo's Aunt Jessie Robins
Army Sergeant Victor Spinetti
Jolly Jimmy Derek Royle
Rubber Man Nat Jackley
Band in Strip Club The Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band
Made in England by The Beatles
Director of Photography Richard Starkey
Magical Mystery Tour special features [iTunes Extras, DVD, Blu-ray]
Director's Commentary - by Paul McCartney
"The Making of Magical Mystery Tour" [19:05]
- Features interviews with Paul and Ringo, along with other cast members and crew. Includes unseen footage.
"Ringo the Actor" [2:30]
- Ringo Starr reflecting on his role in the film.
"Meet the Supporting Cast" [11:27]
- A feature on the background and careers of Nat Jackley, Jessie Robins, Ivor Cutler, The Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band, Victor Spinetti, George Claydon, and Derek Royle.
"Your Mother Should Know" [2:35]
"Blue Jay Way" [3:53]
"The Fool On The Hill" [3:05]
- Three new edits of these performances, all featuring footage not seen in the original film.
"Hello Goodbye," as featured on "Top of the Pops" - 1967 [3:24]
- The Beatles allowed the BBC to film them in the edit suite where they were working on Magical Mystery Tour. This was then turned into a promo by the BBC, who shot their own additional footage. It was then broadcast on "Top of the Pops" to mark the "Hello Goodbye" single going to No. 1 in December 1967.
"Nat's Dream" [2:50]
- A scene directed by John featuring Nat Jackley and not included in the original film.
Ivor Cutler - "I'm Going In A Field" [2:35]
- Ivor performs "I'm Going In A Field," in a field. This scene was not included in the original film.
Traffic - "Here We Go Round The Mulberry Bush" [1:53]
- The filming of Traffic acting out their 1967 hit single "Here We Go Round The Mulberry Bush" was commissioned by The Beatles for possible inclusion in Magical Mystery Tour, but was not included in the final edit.
TECHNICAL SPECS (iTunes)
Aspect ratio - 1.33:1
Frame rate - 1080p 25 frames per second
Audio Options
DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
Dolby Digital 5.1
PCM stereo for Blu-ray
Dolby Digital for DVD
Subtitle language options for feature, extras, and commentary:
English; Français; Deutsch; Español; Italiano; Português; Nederlande; Svenska; Norsk; Dansk; Suomi
New Magical Mystery Tour ringtones [iTunes]
Magical Mystery Tour
The Fool On The Hill
Flying
Blue Jay Way
Your Mother Should Know
I Am The Walrus
Strawberry Fields
Previously launched Magical Mystery Tour-associated ringtones
Penny Lane
Baby, You're a Rich Man
All You Need Is Love
Hello, Goodbye
CONTACT: US, Jennifer Ballantyne, EMI Music North America, +1-323-871-5494, jennifer.ballantyne@emicap.com, UK, Moira Bellas, MBC PR, 020 7483 9205, moira@mbcpr.com
LG Electronics Partners With Famed Food Network New York City Wine & Food Festival To Celebrate Innovation
Huge LG On-site Presence Gives Foodies a Taste of New Technologies in Home Appliances, Home Entertainment and Mobile Communications
NEW YORK, Oct. 9, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The 2012 Food Network New York City Wine & Food Festival, presented by FOOD & WINE, is blending gastronomy and innovation thanks to home appliances, home entertainment technologies and mobile phones from official partner LG Electronics USA.
LG's multi-faceted presence, marked by prominent demonstration kitchens and electronics stations in key festival locations, as well as on-site games and activities for attendees, underscores the company's commitment to enhancing consumers' lives through innovation. The Festival, now in its fifth year, has raised more than $5 million to benefit the Food Bank for New York City and Share Our Strength's No Kid Hungry® campaign. In a variety of ways throughout the Festival, LG also will be supporting Share Our Strength, a major philanthropic partner of the Festival that seeks to eradicate child hunger.
All three Festival venues in lower Manhattan feature advanced technologies provided by LG Electronics USA, the Official Electronics Partner of the 2012 Food Network New York Wine & Food Festival. LG is also the Official Major Kitchen Appliance Partner for celebrity-studded events taking place at the Festival's trendy SoHo location, 82 Mercer St., and "Fun and Fit in the City" at the Festival's unique Basketball City (Pier 36) space on the Lower East Side. At both Festival locations, celebrity chefs will experience the superior performance of LG's kitchen appliances. LG flat-panel HDTVs, mobile devices and mobile charging stations for attendees will be featured in these two high-profile spaces and also at the Festival's West Side Grand Tasting presented by ShopRite site at Pier 57.
Consumers will have the opportunity to view new technologies and time-saving solutions in the kitchen--and beyond--at events including S. Pellegrino's "Meatball Madness: hosted by Giada De Laurentiis; GODIVA presents "SWEET!" Celebrating Five Years of NYCWFF sponsored by ZED Moscato Rose and hosted by Sandra Lee with Special Guests; Avion Tequila presents "Tacos & Tequila" sponsored by Creekstone Farms and hosted by Bobby Flay; and the family-friendly "Fun and Fit in the City" presented by Target and hosted by Guy Fieri.
"The Festival is the ideal place to share LG innovations with a sophisticated audience seeking the latest in culinary technology," said James Fishler, senior vice president, marketing and go-to-market operations, LG Electronics USA. "We strive to enhance everyday life for families--whether it's the increased capacity in our newest fridges, added time-savings with our quick-cooking ovens, recipe sharing with LG smartphones, or the amazing viewing experiences on our Smart TV's. We listen to what consumers want, and create products that meet - and often exceed - those needs."
Attendees can witness time-saving solutions such as the Blast Chiller, a feature of LG's Super-Capacity French Door Refrigerator, which cools a room-temperature 750 ml bottle of wine in eight minutes or a 12 oz beverage can in five minutes. Cooking innovations highlighted will include a large-capacity full oven and range with LG's Infrared Grill system for quicker heating and juicier food, while cutting cooking time by more than 20 percent for chefs, both professional and at-home. The TrueSteam(TM) Dishwasher with EasyRack(TM), offering flexible loading for the kitchen's most challenging plates and platters, and the LG TurboWash washing machine--offering a 20 minute time-savings per load*--will also be on-site to aid in clean-up.
"We're happy to have LG on board as a sponsor of the Festival and appreciate their support in helping us fight hunger with the Food Bank for New York City and Share Our Strength's No Kid Hungry(®) campaign," said Lee Brian Schrager, founder and director, Food Network New York City Wine & Food Festival.
For more information on LG's appliance, electronics and mobile products, please visit http://www.lg.com/us/
*Based on AHAM-HLW-1-2010 test protocol. Cotton/Normal or comparable cycle at default settings, 8-lb loads, front load washers only. Excludes other LG manufactured products. Excludes quick wash or comparable cycles intended for small, lightly soiled loads only.
About LG Electronics USA
LG Electronics USA, Inc., based in Englewood Cliffs, N.J., is the North American subsidiary of LG Electronics, Inc., a $49 billion global force and technology leader in consumer electronics, home appliances and mobile communications. In the United States, LG Electronics sells a range of stylish and innovative home entertainment products, mobile phones, home appliances, commercial displays, air conditioning systems and solar energy solutions, all under LG's "Life's Good" marketing theme. LG Electronics is a 2012 ENERGY STAR Partner of the Year. For more information, please visit http://www.lg.com.
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LG Electronics USA
CONTACT: LG Electronics USA, Clara Chang, +1-201-816-2011, clara.chang@lge.com ; Katy Donnelly, +1-704-846-186, katy.donnelly@lg-one.com
GE Generator Systems Units Redesigned with the Homeowner in Mind
Smarter Generator Allows for Unprecedented Placement Options in Yard
MILWAUKEE, Oct. 9, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Featuring new airflow technology that provides homeowners with more flexible placement options, GE Generator Systems announces next-generation 17- and 20-kilowatt(1) standby generators.
The new GE units are designed around the homeowner's protection and tested against the rigorous National Fire Protection Agency standards allowing them to potentially be placed closer to the home. The 17 & 20-kilowatt units are the only ones available in the industry that have a thermally protected fuel system which automatically shuts off the unit in the event of a fire. The unit has an all-steel enclosure and base withstanding temperatures more than double that of aluminum and far beyond that of plastic enclosures. The enclosure's roof slopes from back to front, ushering rain water away from the home's foundation.
"Customers told us they wanted a standby generator with better placement options to blend in with surrounding landscaping," said Amanda Grandy, marketing manager for Briggs & Stratton Standby Power, the exclusive licensee of GE Generator Systems. "Our new 17 & 20- kilowatt( )standby generators make that a reality for homeowners."
In addition to providing better placement options, the unit's design pushes engine exhaust out the front of the unit and directly away from the home. The airflow design bends emitted sound from the unit making it the quietest 20-kilowatt generator available from GE yet.
As one of the most service-friendly 20-kilowatt generators on the market, the enclosure has three removable service access doors, so technicians can service any part of the unit -- including the back -- without implementing a complete teardown operation. This reduces service time and expenses for the customer.
Continuing its commitment to power more of a home's appliances with a smaller, less expensive generator, the redesigned units come equipped with the Symphony(TM) II power management system. The Symphony(TM) II system manages a home's power needs automatically during a power outage by electronically controlling electrical loads giving customers a true whole-house power solution. Our Symphonyä II power management system provides customers with access to all of their electrical household appliances instead of just selected appliances.
About Briggs & Stratton Corporation
Briggs & Stratton Corporation, headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, is the world's largest producer of gasoline engines for outdoor power equipment. Its wholly owned subsidiary Briggs & Stratton Power Products Group LLC is North America's number one manufacturer of portable generators and pressure washers, and is a leading designer, manufacturer and marketer of standby power generators, as well as lawn and garden and turf care through its Simplicity®, Snapper®, Ferris® and Murray® brands. Briggs & Stratton products are designed, manufactured, marketed and serviced in over 100 countries on six continents. For more information, visit: http://www.ge.com/generatorsystems or http://www.briggsandstratton.com.
About GE
GE (NYSE: GE) is a diversified global infrastructure, finance and media company that is built to meet essential world needs. From energy, water, transportation and health, to access to money and information, GE serves customers in more than 100 countries and employs more than 300,000 people worldwide. GE is Imagination at Work. For more information, visit the company's Web site at http://www.ge.com.
(1 )This generator is rated in accordance with UL (Underwriters Laboratories) 2200 (stationary engine generator assemblies) and CSA (Canadian Standards Association) standard C22.2 No. 100-04 (motors and generators).
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PointRight Launches Survey Insights® to Guide Skilled Nursing Facilities To Improved Survey Results
Easy-to-use service outlines necessary steps for improving state CMS survey results.
LEXINGTON, Mass., Oct. 9, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --PointRight Inc., the leader in data-driven analytics in the healthcare and insurance industries, announces the launch of Survey Insights®, an analytics-driven tool that skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) can use to provide focused direction in preparation for state Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services' (CMS) surveys. Using Survey Insights guides operators in strategic, efficient planning for state surveyors, which ultimately results in improved quality, reduced insurance risk, and added defensibility of citations and potential decertification.
"Skilled nursing facilities are highly regulated and although the regulations are not new, recent developments have made the outcomes of these quality surveys more visible and meaningful outside of the facility," said Mary Chmielowiec, PointRight's Executive Vice President, Insurance. "Referrers, the community, insurers and legal counsel all need to see how a skilled nursing facility performs and addresses its known issues. Survey Insights makes it easy and puts the most important information at an operator's or insurer's disposal to guide actions and survey preparation."
Survey Insights captures the most important alerts and performance challenges based on Certification and Survey Provider Enhanced Reports (CASPER) data in a convenient summary that also provides comparisons with other facilities in a survey district and in the state. The service includes an easy-to-use checklist of recommended steps necessary to improve upon each alert and potential deficiency as well as a list of best practices aimed at current areas of focus for surveyors.
Since CMS started the Nursing Home Compare website, many national publications like US News and World Report have started to publish ratings based on the results of CMS state quality surveys. Every Medicare certified nursing home receives a state survey every 9 to 15 months. These surveys are unannounced and nursing homes are rigorously inspected based on guidelines set forth by the federal government and carried out by the states. Summaries of the results of state surveys are publically accessible and are used by consumers, hospital and physician referrers, insurers and other interested parties such as investors and legal counsel.
"Community reputation is so important, but survey success is not easy. PointRight wanted to make the process more strategic and provide facilities with professional guidance without needing to hire more extensive consulting services when the performance concerns can be self-addressed with the right information," Chmielowiec added. "Some facilities in special focus status and facing decertification will still need hands-on professional guidance for improvements, but Survey Insights can help both consultants and operators make sure the right issues are top of mind to decrease deficiencies and improve quality care for the residents in their care."
PointRight's Survey Insights is available for skilled nursing facilities, insurers and legal professionals supporting the industry.
About PointRight Inc.
PointRight is the industry leader in providing data-driven analytics and Web-based tools that measure risk, quality of care, rehospitalization, compliance and reimbursement accuracy of the healthcare and insurance industries. Using some of the largest and best databases in the industry, our nationally recognized clinical staff, researchers, and technologists expertly translate disparate data into usable information and insight. For more information, visit http://www.pointright.com.
Leader in Mobile Stock Charting Launches New Real-Time Stock and Forex Feeds
ChartIQ Selects Barchart for Real-Time Market Data
CHICAGO, Oct. 9, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- ChartIQ, the leader in social and mobile stock charting, today launched real-time iPad® stock and forex charts, based on market data from Barchart. Customers can now subscribe to real-time equity and forex feeds directly through ChartIQ Pro on their iPad and receive live, streaming stock charts anytime, anywhere.
Apple® iPads have untethered investors from their desktop, allowing traders to participate more frequently in market activity. ChartIQ is the first charting software with advanced analysis capabilities that is fully optimized for iPads, in addition to the web. With these new, affordable data feeds, traders can now have access to real-time, intraday stock and forex charts directly from their iPad.
"ChartIQ are pioneers bringing a new, innovative application to an industry that has long found working from desktops to be a barrier. Having mobility allows traders to always have a pulse on the market and act quickly when the opportunity arises," said Eero Pikat, President of Barchart. "ChartIQ represents the new guard in mobile stock charting, and Barchart is excited to be their trusted data provider."
"Barchart is an established leader in market data delivery, and offers both the high-quality and cloud delivery model we need," said Dan Schleifer, President of ChartIQ. "Our users expect the best iPad stock chart apps and the best data to make their trading decisions; Barchart completes that equation for us."
Existing ChartIQ Pro users will continue to receive free end-of-day stock data, also supplied by Barchart, but can now elect to add on real-time stock and forex data subscriptions, starting at $9/month.
About ChartIQ
An extraordinary transformation in investor technology is underway. Mobile and social investing are overturning old models just as the Internet did over a decade ago. ChartIQ has developed charting software with social charting, mobile optimization and an advanced toolset geared towards technical traders. ChartIQ's products are available directly to investors, as well being offered via white labeled solutions through leading brokerages and finance sites. For more information, visit http://chartiq.com/
About Barchart
With a heritage dating back to 1934, Barchart.com, Inc. has substantial experience in meeting the information needs of the financial, media, agriculture and energy industries. As a full-service provider of equity, index, mutual fund, futures and foreign exchange market data, Barchart provides a wide range of market data products and solutions for customers ranging from institutional to retail. As an established leader in an industry that demands accuracy and innovation, Barchart's goal is to form partnerships that deliver comprehensive solutions for success. For more information, please visit http://www.barchartinc.com.
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Web Distribution Team Inc. Announces Launch of New Website and "Exclusive Territory" Reseller Program
TAMPA, Fla., Oct. 9, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Web Distribution Team is riding the WordPress wave with confidence. The Company is preparing for the launch of its new website, which will feature a wide selection of WordPress plugins for a variety of users. The Company plans to sell their products to both end users and resellers through its Exclusive Territories program. This innovative resale channel promises an excellent return for investors with minimal overhead or maintenance.
WordPress represents the gold standard in adaptable website templates for e-commerce, entertainment, news and other applications. The platform allows for almost limitless customization of its themes and tools, providing users with a blank canvas on which to apply their creative energies. The business for custom WordPress plugins continues to grow, and Web Distribution Team is poised to capitalize on this growing market sector. The company plans to offer plugins that are both functional and efficient, without bogging a site down with needless code.
The Exclusive Territories program represents a fantastic opportunity for entrepreneurs, business owners, Internet marketers and telecommuters. Participants in the program select a product or products from the catalog and earn revenue on all sales made within that territory. Web Distribution Team provides banner ads for marketing purposes. Resellers are also free to use additional advertising methods and modify the "About" section of their sales page at their discretion. Technical support is entirely in the hands of the Web Distribution Team helpdesk, so resellers only have to think about two things: marketing and selling.
The price point for the Exclusive Territories program is very attractive. Initial costs range from the low to mid hundreds of dollars. For a small investment, purchasers with even modest marketing savvy will quickly find themselves operating a profitable resale platform. With nothing to worry about besides advertising and selling, Exclusive Territories offers an encouraging entry into the world of resale. Exclusive Territories are available for renewal on a yearly basis but carry no long-term commitment.
For webmasters and sole proprietors, Web Distribution Team will offer its suite of plugins for direct purchase at highly competitive prices. Whether you're managing an innovative web storefront or simply experimenting with the possibilities of WordPress, Web Distribution Team has something for everyone. Its expert development team combines years of experience with an understanding of what digital technology consumers want and need from their tools.
"We believe that Web Distribution Team can add value to any WordPress site," said Company representative Robert Ward. "And with our Exclusive Territories deal, we're inviting everyone to participate in this process. Find a plugin that appeals to your readership, and we'll help you get your sales off the ground. The upfront cost is amazingly small, and the return potential is high."
Web Distribution Team's first release is "CopyCat Proof" (http://www.copycatproof.com), a useful application that prevents the theft of website content. With intellectual property theft at epidemic proportions, CopyCat Proof will no doubt be a hot seller.
A more complete list of coming products, as well as information about the Exclusive Territories program, can be found on the website at http://www.webdistributionteam.com.
About Web Distribution Team, Inc.
Web Distribution Team develops cutting-edge WordPress plugins for end users and resellers. The company is based in Tampa, Florida and was incorporated in the last quarter of 2011. The company aims to be at the bleeding edge of WordPress innovation and experimentation.
Contact:
Robert Ward
rward@webdistributionteam.com
Web Distribution Team, Inc.
13057 W Linebaugh Ave
Suite 102
Tampa, FL 33626
1-877-938-0560
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EarthLink Announces New Chicago to Memphis Long Haul Fiber Route
Expansion includes Memphis Metro Ring
ATLANTA, Oct. 9, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- EarthLink, Inc., a leading IT services and communications provider, today announced that it is expanding its network with a Memphis, TN to Chicago, IL long-haul fiber route slated for completion by the end of 2012, and a Memphis, TN metro fiber ring, which is expected to be completed in early 2013.
The new Memphis-to-Chicago long-haul route extends EarthLink network reach with up to 10 Gigabit service between these two cities and provides additional network diversity and redundancy. The Memphis metro fiber ring is a Wave/SONET-enabled OC-192 ring on the 10 Gigabit backbone designed to provide EarthLink with greater reach into the Memphis market and access to metro and cellular carriers in the city.
"EarthLink is very excited about the increased options, speed and reliability these network expansions will mean for our customers," said Jim O'Brien, Executive Vice President of Infrastructure Engineering & Operations for EarthLink. "This long haul route encompasses major wireless centers and importantly, provides a redundant connection point between our Northeast and Southeast fiber networks."
About EarthLink
EarthLink, Inc. (NASDAQ: ELNK) is a leading IT services and communications provider to more than 150,000 businesses and one million consumers nationwide. EarthLink empowers customers with managed services including cloud computing, managed and private cloud, and virtualization services such as managed hosting and cloud workspace. EarthLink also offers a robust portfolio of IT security, application hosting, colocation and IT support services. The company operates an extensive network spanning 28,800 route fiber miles with 90 metro fiber rings and 4 secure data centers providing ubiquitous nationwide data and voice IP service coverage across more than 90 percent of the country. Founded in 1994, EarthLink's award-winning reputation for outstanding service and product innovation is supported by an experienced team of professionals focused on best-in-class customer care. For more information, visit EarthLink's website at http://www.earthlink.net.
SOURCE EarthLink, Inc.
EarthLink, Inc.
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EasyAsk Partners with Explore Consulting to Help Fusion Beads - a NetSuite E-Commerce Site - to Improve Search and Navigation
Partnership offers e-retailing customers, including those of Fusion Beads, improved shopping experience
BURLINGTON, Mass., Oct. 9, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- EasyAsk, the leading provider of natural language solutions and technology, and Explore Consulting, a professional services company that provides innovative technology solutions for managing business data and a cost-effective approach to completely outsourced IT in the cloud, today announced a partnership to deliver natural language e-commerce solutions to retailers using the NetSuite e-commerce platform. Additionally, the companies announced a successful deployment at Fusion Beads (http://www.fusionbeads.com), an online store offering a wide selection of products and information to the beading community.
"The Fusion Bead deployment is a good example of what the Explore Consulting and EasyAsk partnership is aimed at providing," says Steve Jones, CEO of Explore Consulting. "The partnership offers all types of e-commerce retailers the most advanced search and navigation and intuitive merchandising tools - cost-effectively and very quickly - especially on the NetSuite platform."
EasyAsk's NetSuite integration works from within the NetSuite pages, ensuring that page content is search engine friendly and utilizes the item records in NetSuite accounts to maintain centralization of data. Item attributes are configured in NetSuite and the EasyAsk Business Studio is used to configure search and navigation rules based on the attributes a merchandiser wants to use. EasyAsk is similarly tightly integrated with Magento, as well as other popular e-commerce platforms.
After selecting NetSuite as a new e-commerce platform, Fusion Beads turned to Explore Consulting and EasyAsk because they wanted to make it easier for their customers to navigate the wide range of products offered through their website - more than 50,000 items. Not only does Fusion Beads offer a lot of products, but they also catalog a tremendous amount of product and project data to ensure their customers are getting what they need. With the EasyAsk solution, Fusion Beads can now configure down to the item level the product attributes that should be used for search and navigation from over 600 custom item fields they currently use.
"We turned to NetSuite when the Fusion Beads Website became too large to maintain manually," said Gunilla Eriksson, Director of Online Operations at Fusion Beads. "Additionally, we needed EasyAsk to help us manage search and navigation with our large product catalog and to display, in parallel, relevant projects ideas to our customers. Now shoppers can own their own search and view projects and products in one page. People love it and we love it. It works so much easier."
"EasyAsk is very excited about the Explore Consulting partnership and the value we are adding at Fusion Beads," said Marc Schnabolk, VP of Sales and Business Development at EasyAsk. "Explore will help us deliver the EasyAsk eCommerce search and merchandising solutions throughout the NetSuite user-base - both on-premise or as a service (SaaS). We are offering unique capabilities, including intuitive natural language search, relaxation, spell correction, integrated faceted navigation, easy to use merchandising tools and advanced analytics. EasyAsk and Explore Consulting are perfectly aligned in their vision to help Internet retailers achieve industry-leading conversion rates that dramatically increase e-commerce revenue."
About Explore Consulting
Based in Bellevue, Wash., Explore Consulting was founded in 2001 and is a professional services company dedicated to providing innovative and cost-effective solutions for their customers' database and IT systems needs. For more information, visit http://www.exploreconsulting.com.
About EasyAsk?
EasyAsk is radically changing the speed and ease of how people find information through the company's ground-breaking natural language search software. EasyAsk software products go far beyond traditional search, allowing users to simply ask questions in plain English and receive highly tuned results on demand. For more information, please visit http://www.easyask.com.
Media Contacts:
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EasyAsk
646-961-3497
jon.stotts@easyask.com
Leadership Expert David Grossman Releases First of Two eBooks in New Series on A-List Leadership
Noted Author and Speaker Shares Essential Secrets for Successful Communication
CHICAGO, Oct. 9, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Business leaders and communicators have been clicking, reading and sharing leadership communication expert David Grossman's checklists for years - everything from the four Fs of feedback to the seven requirements of a strategic messaging methodology. And now, Grossman is releasing the first in his new two-part ebook series, The A List: The 17 Most Read, Most Commented On, and Most Thought-Provoking Lists for Communicating Your Way to Great Leadership.
A must-read for any professional looking to get on the leadership A-List, Part 1, "Getting to Know Your Employees" contains a wealth of best practices for connecting directly with employees for a motivated and inspired workforce.
"It's a funny thing. I created the original lists with the intention of saving my readers time, yet because of their value, they ended up drawing people in and encouraging them to give more of their time. Maybe it's because lists aren't just about efficiency; they're also about keeping us focused," says David Grossman, ABC, APR, Fellow PRSA, Founder and CEO of award-winning leadership communications consultancy, The Grossman Group.
Each and every list in Part 1 of The A List: The 17 Most Read, Most Commented On, and Most Thought-Provoking Lists for Communicating Your Way to Great Leadership, is useful, practical, and offers up tips and strategies that can literally be put into practice immediately. All give its readers a clear path to communicating better and to become better, more effective leaders.
Stay tuned for Part 2, which will come out next month, and focuses on big-picture, organization-wide communication.
About David Grossman (http://www.yourthoughtpartner.com/about-david)
A leading consultant, speaker and author, David Grossman is one of America's foremost authorities on communication inside organizations. Grossman is both a student and teacher of effective communication and is Founder and CEO of The Grossman Group (http://www.yourthoughtpartner.com), an award-winning Chicago-based communications consultancy which focuses on organizational consulting, strategic leadership development and internal communications for Fortune 500 clients. His latest book is You Can't NOT Communicate 2: More Proven Solutions That Power the Fortune 100. David is a frequent media source, providing expert commentary and analysis on employee and leadership issues. Most recently, he was featured on "NBC Nightly News" and in the Chicago Tribune.
Contact:
Kayla Ellsworth
The Grossman Group
312.850.8211
kellsworth@yourthoughtpartner.com
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Epic-Scents Showcases New Megas Song and Sweepstakes at NY Comic Con, Booth 1565
DANBURY, Conn., Oct. 9, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Exciting news! The Megas, a popular Mega Man(TM) fan band, have produced an original song in conjunction with the Scent Blasters' release. Stop by the Epic-Scents booth (#1565) at New York Comic Con and be the first to hear this epic masterpiece! In addition, Mega Man Scent Blasters will be available for purchase at the event and you can "Like" Epic-Scents on Facebook for a chance to win an Apple iPad® or pick up your favorite Scent Blaster. At the booth, you can vote on the next new product and enter the Epic-Scents & Comic Con raffle for a chance to win signed copies of the Megas most recent hit album, History Repeating: Blue and other great prizes including a PlayStation Vita® system.
The first of many to come, these unique air fresheners offer retailers a great holiday gift idea to add a few dollars at check out. Individually wrapped with colorful themed graphics, Scent Blasters are sure to catch the eye of gamers and anyone who has a gamer on their holiday shopping list. The Mega Man character features a "Cool Rush" fragrance and Proto Man has a spicy "Apple Cinnamon" fragrance; both fragrances are a welcome relief -- at an attractive price point. Fans can order Scent Blasters now through ThinkGeek.com and Amazon.com, and should ask for Scent Blasters at their local comic book, video game, and anime retailers!
The grand prize in the Scent Blasters Facebook Sweepstakes is an Apple iPad®. Other prizes include D-Arts action figures, and Scent Blasters from Mega Man and Proto Man. Enter through the Facebook link: Epic-Scents on Facebook
ABOUT CAPCOM
Capcom is a leading worldwide developer, publisher and distributor of interactive entertainment for game consoles, PCs, handheld and wireless devices. Founded in 1983, the company has created hundreds of games, including best-selling franchises Resident Evil®, Street Fighter®, Mega Man® and Devil May Cry®. Capcom maintains operations in the U.S., U.K., France, Germany, Tokyo, Hong Kong and Korea, with corporate headquarters located in Osaka, Japan. More information about Capcom and its products can be found at http://www.capcom.com or http://www.capcom-unity.com.
Capcom, Devil May Cry, Mega Man and Resident Evil are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Capcom Co., Ltd., in the U.S. or other countries. Street Fighter is a registered trademark of Capcom U.S.A., Inc. "PlayStation" is a registered trademark of Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. All other marks are the property of their respective owners. Bedoukian Research, Inc. has chosen Apple Inc, Sony Corporation, and Bandai Co., ltd. products as raffle prizes, but none of Apple Inc., Bandai Co., ltd., Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. nor Sony Corporation is sponsoring, participating in or endorsing the raffle or Epic-Scents products, and no implication to the contrary is intended.