Ixonos to Showcase at Intel Developer Forum (IDF) San Francisco on 13-15 September 2011
SAN JOSE, California, September 12, 2011/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ --
Ixonos [http://www.ixonos.com ], a world leader in creating wireless
technologies, mobile devices, services and software, is an exhibitor at
Intel Developer Forum [http://www.intel.com/idf ] in San Francisco, USA, on
13-15 September 2011. Ixonos will be showing latest technology showcases in
smartphone software, mobile apps and online solutions at its booth: # 728.
The showcases include a preview to Ixonos new interactive multichannel TV
experience, the TV Compass.
Ixonos representatives attending the event include Director, EMEA
Solution Consultancy Soren Visti Kristensen; Vice President, USA, Jo Javier;
Director, Key Customer Accounts, Antti Vuolli; R&D Manager Mikko Levonmaa;
and Director, Technology, Miika Haapalainen.
The San Francisco event is the premier Intel conference in North
America, where people from every part of the technology world gather to hear
about Intel's latest advances. The event promises hundreds of keynote
presentations from top Intel leaders and a chance to learn about the latest
tech developments of the dozens of sponsoring organizations.
Ixonos is a creative mobile solutions company. We develop wireless
technologies, software and solutions for connected devices and mobile
services. Together with our corporate customers, we design products and
services that let consumers enjoy inspiring mobile experiences. We enhance
the competitiveness of our customer companies by enabling superior user
experiences as well as faster time-to-market for their devices and services.
We have offices in Finland, China, Denmark, Estonia, Germany, Great Britain,
Slovakia, South Korea and the U.S. Ixonos Plc is listed on NASDAQ OMX
Helsinki Ltd. In 2010, the company's turnover was 84.9 million euros and its
operating profit was 5.3 million euros.
For more information, please contact:
Ixonos :
- Jo Javier, Vice President, USA, tel. +1-949-278-1354,
jo.javier@ixonos.com
- Antti Aumo, Vice President, Global Solutions, tel.
+358-40-505-0477, antti.aumo@ixonos.com
- Antti Vuolli, Director, Key Customer Accounts, tel.
+358-50-487-4172, antti.vuolli@ixonos.com
MedNet Solutions Launches the iMedNet CRO Partner Program
MINNETONKA, Minn., Sept. 12, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- MedNet Solutions, a global life sciences technology solutions company specializing in clinical study management systems, is pleased to announce the official launch of its iMedNet CRO Partner Program. Designed specifically to help Clinical Research Organizations (CROs) improve research efficiency, expand their service offerings, decrease internal costs and win more business, the program provides CROs with compelling marketplace advantages.
At the core of the program is iMedNet EDC, MedNet's recently released cloud-based, software-as-a-service (SaaS) eClinical solution that allows non-technical clinical research personnel to quickly and easily set up and maintain their own EDC studies. iMedNet EDC's intuitive study configuration tools and form libraries allow studies to be set up in days, not weeks or months. Even entire studies can be replicated in a matter of seconds.
Key additional program features include:
-- Affordable Pricing - iMedNet's CRO Partner pricing model eliminates
upfront fees and dramatically lowers overall costs making iMedNet EDC
practical for all research initiatives - even pre-clinical and phase I
studies.
-- Comprehensive iMedNet Designer Training - MedNet provides a complete
iMedNet EDC training and certification program ensuring that all CRO
personnel involved in the design and configuration of iMedNet studies
are fully versed in the capabilities of the system.
-- Full Sales and Marketing Support - MedNet directly supports the sales
efforts of iMedNet CRO Partners with a complete range of services, from
marketing materials and demonstration support, to prospective customer
referrals and joint promotional activities.
For more information about MedNet Solutions, iMedNet EDC, or the iMedNet CRO Partner Program, please call MedNet Solutions at (866) 258-2735, email MedNet at contact@mednetstudy.com, or visit http://www.mednetstudy.com.
About MedNet Solutions
MedNet Solutions is a leading healthcare technology company specializing in electronic data capture (EDC) and clinical study management systems designed for the global life sciences market. Applying critical insight, proven technology and unwavering support, MedNet delivers powerful, flexible and easy-to-use web-based eClinical solutions that effectively support clinical studies, registries and investigator initiated trials. Since 2000, MedNet has successfully supported leading pharmaceutical, medical device, biotechnology, and contract research organizations on clinical research conducted around the world. MedNet delivers a superior customer experience from beginning to end. For more information, please visit http://www.mednetstudy.com.
Contact Information:Dirk H. NelsonDirector of Marketing110 Cheshire Lane, Suite 300Minnetonka, MN 55305USA(763) 258-2735
Due to Surge in Demand for IT Executives and Companies Requiring Cyber Expertise
RESTON, Va., Sept. 12, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Benchmark Executive Search has a proven track record of leading critical, time sensitive and confidential searches at the Board, CXO and VP levels. Clients range from startup and mid-cap companies to large industry leaders offering game-changing technologies or innovative services to the federal and commercial markets. The majority of Benchmark's clients have products or solutions that serve the Defense, Intelligence and National Security Communities. Additionally, many of the candidates Benchmark places have deep federal government experience and maintain high-level security clearances.
Benchmark clients include hardware, software and service companies providing a wide range of cyber security capabilities that include:
-- Innovative technologies and solutions for mission-critical national
security programs (ManTech)
-- High-end software engineering, consulting and analytic services (Berico
Technologies)
-- Device-based authentication (NetAuthority)
-- Data protection and cloud-based encryption (SafeNet)
-- Secure infrastructure management solutions for mobile devices (Fixmo)
-- Global IP network services (Global Crossing, acquired by Level 3)
-- Network traffic intelligence and analytics software (Narus, acquired by
Boeing)
-- Secure tactical wireless communications (Fortress Technologies, acquired
by General Dynamics)
-- Strategy, policy development, and technical support of cyber programs
(NISC, acquired by IBM)
In response to the surge in demand for proven cyber executives, Benchmark has expanded its IT executive recruiting efforts. "To help meet this demand Benchmark has established a cyber federal advisory board, which will provide our clients with further insight and access to federal customers," said Jeremy King, Benchmark's Managing Partner. "The more we understand the agency requirements and market capabilities, the better we are able to match the right talent with our clients."
"The cyber-domain is man-made with its intellectual capital residing with innovators found within the private sector. This is the ultimate partnership activity and Benchmark has its finger on the pulse," said Riley Repko, a Benchmark Senior Advisor and former Senior Advisor, Cyber Operations & Transformation at Department of the US Air Force.
To find out how Benchmark can help your organization assess business and organizational needs and recruit exceptional executive talent, board members and key federal advisors, visit http://www.benchmarkES.com.
About Benchmark Executive Search:
Benchmark's mission is to build high impact leadership teams that achieve extraordinary results for our clients. Our partners have over seventy years of executive search experience for public and private companies providing technology, cyber security, systems engineering and scientific products and services to the federal and commercial markets worldwide. Benchmark's proprietary business assessment approach, search model and commitment to our clients' success is ensured by our strong belief that fewer searches per partner fosters more intimate relationships that are essential to achieving extraordinary results. Benchmark builds long-term collaborative partnerships with individuals and organizations to develop high quality executive connections and lasting executive placements.
SOURCE Benchmark Executive Search
Benchmark Executive Search
CONTACT: Jeremy King of Benchmark Executive Search, +1-703-728-8506, Jeremy@benchmarkes.com
Zendesk Unveils Zendesk Voice The Fastest, Most Affordable Way to Set up a Call Center
Plus, Zendesk Donates Free Subscriptions to TechCrunch Startup Alley Participants and Contributes $10 per Minute of Voice Usage toward $1 Million Pledge to UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 12, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- TECHCRUNCH DISRUPT SF 2011 -- Zendesk, the proven cloud-based helpdesksoftware provider, today announced at TechCrunch Disrupt SF 2011, the debut of Zendesk Voice, a disruptive new capability for customer and technical support operations. In minutes, Zendesk Voice empowers customer service organizations to set up cloud-based call centers at a fraction of the cost and without the complexity of conventional voice systems.
Zendesk Voice is available for all subscription plans (Starter, Regular, Plus+ and Enterprise) and delivers:
-- Rapid Results--Zendesk Voice is a VoIP system so no hardware or IT
support is needed. You can set up a phone number and have incoming calls
available in Zendesk within minutes.
-- Affordability--Zendesk Voice is based in the cloud, eliminating upfront
capital investment and delivering voice capabilities at just pennies per
minute.
-- Customer Choice--Zendesk adds voice to its wide range of ways to
communicate with customers including email, web forms, online chat, and
Twitter. Zendesk Voice is ideal when a customer wants to speak to a
person to quickly resolve an issue.
-- Automated Tracking--Zendesk Voice instantly transforms voice
conversations and messages into trackable assets. They are recorded,
converted to transcripts and embedded into Zendesk tickets. Customers
are even able to listen to their previous phone conversations through
the system.
"Traditional call centers are a source of frustration to customer," said Zack Urlocker, COO of Zendesk. "You've got long wait times, complex phone trees and, most of the time when you finally get through to a real person, they don't have access to the right information. Zendesk solve this frustration by converting conversations and messages into a digital format, Zendesk Voice helps ensure that nothing falls between the cracks. The customer service team can see all the customer's details and history, making it easy to resolve issues immediately."
"Zendesk Voice is solving all of our phone support needs," said Sander Daniels, Co-Founder and Director of User Happiness at Thumbtack. "Previously we had to use separate clients for email and phone support - this was a real pain point when trying to keep track of everything and respond to customers in a timely manner. Over the last month, however, we've moved our entire phone support to Zendesk Voice and are already seeing a significant increase in productivity. Our team has loved it and we're hoping to expand it company-wide ASAP."
Currently, Zendesk Voice is available in the U.S. and Canada, with international availability late in 2011. Calls placed to the system are billed at just 5 cents per minute, with no additional upfront costs or hidden fees. Zendesk Voice is powered by Twilio, the leading cloud communications infrastructure for voice and text applications. For more information go to http://www.zendesk.com/voice
"Twilio is proud to power Zendesk Voice with Twilio Client," said Jeff Lawson, CEO of Twilio. "We're all about enabling companies to build killer apps that communicate, and Zendesk is taking rich customer support experiences to the next level with cloud communications."
Zendesk Named Official Help Desk Service Provider and Announces Donations
Today's announcements were made at TechCrunch Disrupt SF 2011 where Zendesk was named Official Help Desk. At the conference, Zendesk also announced that it is donating free annual subscriptions to all participants in TechCrunch Disrupt's Startup Alley. This is part of the new "Zendesk Loves Startups" program (http://www.zendesk.com/startups) that provides free Zendesk subscriptions through more than a dozen business and technology incubators worldwide.
"Many of today's fastest growing companies such as Groupon, Airbnb, Cloudera, and Dropbox started with Zendesk as small ventures driven by their desire to deliver superior customer service," Svane continued. "With the new Zendesk Loves Startups program, Zendesk wants to help other small startups join this list of fast-growing companies."
Finally Zendesk today announced that it will donate $10 to the UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital for each minute of Zendesk Voice usage at the TechCrunch Disrupt conference. This is part of Zendesk's year-long initiative to raise $1 million for the hospital.
About Zendesk
Zendesk is the leading provider of proven, cloud-based helpdesksoftware. For growing organizations, Zendesk is the fastest way to enable great customer service. More than 10,000 Zendesk customers, including Adobe, MSNBC, Sony, OpenTable and Groupon, trust Zendesk with their most valuable assets: their customers, partners, and employees. Founded in 2007, Zendesk is funded by Charles River Ventures, Benchmark Capital and Matrix Partners. Learn more at http://www.zendesk.com.
Oscium Enables iPad, iPhone, & iPod touch to Become a Spectrum Analyzer - Dynamic Power Meter
Solution More Practical, Mobile, and Graphic-rich than Benchtop, Handheld, or PC-based Systems
OKLAHOMA CITY, Sept. 12, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Oscium today unveiled a breakthrough product line for the iOS Test industry that enables iPad, iPod touch, and iPhone to now become either a Spectrum Analyzer or a dynamic power meter...or both. Oscium's first-to-market product, iMSO-104, successfully merged a mixed signal oscilloscope and the iOS family of products using the 30-pin dock connector. The contribution was so significant that Cypress Semiconductor Corp heralded the product as 'revolutionary'. Oscium's new product line, called WiPry, is the next installment in modular Test Equipment. This new category of test equipment has the potential to change the benchtop dominated landscape by establishing the touchscreen-based iPad (or iPhone, iPod touch) as the new user interface. This platform presses the refresh button on the antiquated buttons and knobs of benchtop instruments while at the same time offering mobility that PC-based instruments can't match.
Three distinct products fit under the WiPry brand: WiPry-Spectrum, WiPry-Power, and WiPry-Combo (which combines the functionality of both WiPry-Spectrum and WiPry-Power). WiPry-Spectrum leverages the colorful potential of the OpenGL interface on the iOS platform for stunning real-time views of RF activity in the 2.4GHz ISM band. WiPry-Power crosses the chasm of this new platform by not only graphically displaying RF data from 100-2.7GHz but also adding the ability to capture, trigger and record the actual power output of RF amplitude. An optional accessory kit is also available that boosts the products' ability by giving the user the ability to make conducted measurements. The final product combines all the features of both WiPry-Spectrum and WiPry-Power into one product called WiPry-Combo.
By merging a spectrum analyzer and a Dynamic Power Meter into the iOS Test industry, Oscium is opening the door for a more productive and useful mobile platform. "Innovating test equipment at Oscium is exciting because it's 'outside the box'," said Bryan Lee, President of Oscium. "The extraordinarily gifted development team at Oscium continues to do what hasn't been done before: create new and innovative products. With the talent that we have on board, bringing first-to-market products is how we're wired; it's part of our DNA. And we're just getting started..."
Availability
All three units in the WiPry product line are available for preorder with an expected shipping date of October 7, 2011: WiPry-Spectrum is $99.97, WiPry-Power is $149.97, WiPry-Combo is $199.97. WiPry is compatible with all generations of iPod touch, iPhone, and iPad devices running iOS version 3.1.3 or higher. It is made for: iPod touch (1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th generation), iPhone 4, iPhone 3GS, iPhone 3G, iPhone, iPad 2, and iPad.
About Oscium
Oscium delivers innovative test equipment that leverages the easy-to-use interface of the iPad, iPhone, and iPod touch. As an MFi-approved developer, Oscium interfaces with the iOS family of products through the 30-pin dock connector, making our design both convenient and practical. Using the best in touchscreen-based technology, Oscium is making cutting edge test equipment more intuitive and easy to use. Oscium has created a new category in test equipment called iOS Test with the following first-to-market offerings:
iMSO-104, mixed signal oscilloscope accessory for iOS
WiPry-Combo, combination spectrum analyzer & dynamic power meter accessory for iOS
WiPry-Power, dynamic power meter accessory for iOS
WiPry-Spectrum, spectrum analyzer accessory for iOS
Avatron Software Launches Air Sharing 2.7 Now with Google Docs Support
Latest Version of iOS File Sharing App Makes Document Handling, Collaboration Easy with Mobile Access for Viewing, Sharing Google Docs Files
PORTLAND, Ore., Sept. 12, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Avatron® Software, a leading developer of productivity applications for the Apple iOS platform, today launched the latest version of its pioneering file-sharing app Air Sharing 2.7, now featuring Google Docs support that enables users to access and view files stored on the free online document management platform with their iPhone or iPad.
Unlike typical mobile browser-based access to the Google Docs platform, Air Sharing provides a much more user-friendly experience optimized for the iPhone and iPad screen space and interface. With Air Sharing, users can more easily view, share, copy and even print files on the Google Docs system, including word processing, spreadsheets and presentation files, all from an iPhone or iPad. Users can even view Google Docs files on other apps (view a spreadsheet on a dedicated spreadsheet app, for example), and copy files to other file servers, such as iDisk, WebDAV, DropBox, Box or FTP servers.
"Google Docs is extremely popular and especially well-suited for small businesses, nonprofits and educators--groups that need powerful collaboration tools that also fit their very tight budgets," said Avatron CEO Dave Howell. "And, in today's world, mobile access is a must. Navigating Google Docs on a mobile device can be quite cumbersome, but the new Air Sharing app solves that problem by making it simple and comfortable to access and view Google Docs files from anywhere."
Ideal for SMB and nonprofit use, Air Sharing with Google Docs makes for a powerful educational tool as well. Educators are increasingly turning to Google Docs to share classroom materials with students to enhance technology skills and enable students and parents to collaborate and communicate with peers and teachers. At the same time, iPad usage in the classroom is also growing, as teachers look to incorporate the latest technology to enhance the learning experience.
"Today, textbooks are often outdated before they even reach students' hands and, as a result, there is a major push to provide students with access to up-to-date materials via the web through portable devices," said Nancy Parker, Gamma Resource Teacher and Co-team Leader at Thomas Middle School in Arlington Heights, Ill. Parker frequently uses Google Docs to share files and resources with fellow faculty members and students.
"Typical middle schoolers either have their own personal iPhone or iPad or have access to one through the school," Parker said. "Now, we must show students how to use these devices not just for fun, but for educational purposes as well. The Air Sharing app enables easy access to the kind of dynamic materials required to support a 21st century educational experience."
In addition to enabling a better Google Docs experience for mobile users, the new Air Sharing app is also more affordable for schools and student users. Apple offers educational pricing through the App Store that allows institutions to buy apps in bulk at 50 percent off the standard list price. In addition, a new back-to-school Apple promotion offers college students, faculty and staff members at any grade level a $100 App Store credit with each new Mac computer purchased.
For business use, Avatron will even create a customized Air Sharing app that automatically points to the company's Google Docs server or other file servers.
The latest version of Air Sharing is available in the App Store and is part of Avatron's highly acclaimed family of productivity apps for iPhone, iPod touch and iPad. For more information, visit http://www.avatron.com.
About Avatron Software
Avatron® Software is a leading developer of productivity-enhancing applications that blur the boundaries between personal computers, mobile devices, and the cloud. Avatron's Air Sharing document-management app was downloaded by more than 1 million users in its first two weeks and raised the bar for iOS application design and quality. The company's Air Display app turns an iPad into a wireless computer monitor with a touchscreen. Avatron was founded in April 2008 by former Apple engineering manager Dave Howell and a team of veteran Mac OS X programmers. The company is based in Portland, Oregon.
SOURCE Avatron Software
Avatron Software
CONTACT: Megan Parker of SS|PR, +1-847-415-9326, mparker@sspr.com, for Avatron Software
Decide.com Adds Mobile Phones and Ability to "Follow" the iPhone 5 Launch
Predictive shopping service makes it easy to know when to buy phones and follow iPhone 5 news
BOSTON, Sept. 12, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- SHOP.ORG ANNUAL SUMMIT -- Decide.com, the only electronics shopping service that predicts when to buy consumer electronics with no regrets, has expanded its offering to include phones, making it easy for shoppers to stay current on top product price changes and new model releases. Decide also enables shoppers to "follow" the iPhone to get the latest news and rumors on the upcoming iPhone 5 launch from hundreds of sources including CE manufacturers and expert news services like CNET, Engadget, Gizmodo, MacRumors and others. Now shoppers can use the power of Decide's price and model prediction technologies plus news aggregation to purchase phones with no regrets.
"Like wristwatches a generation ago, mobile phones are the gadget status symbol of our age and making a bad purchase decision can be devastating," said Mike Fridgen, CEO of Decide.com. "Shoppers can now check Decide.com to know when to buy phones before getting stuck with that two-year contract."
In a survey conducted by Decide, almost half of all consumers stated they would wait five months for a new model of a phone to be released - the longest "willingness to wait" of any CE product category. Decide is currently recommending wait on thirty top-selling phones because there is a newer model available or a new model predicted to arrive soon.
Want to stay on top of the latest news and rumors to know when to buy the iPhone 5? Decide's new iPhone feed aggregates and helps you track the latest news and rumors on the iPhone 5. To support its recommendations, Decide has included a "No Regrets Filter" that allows shoppers for the first time to filter only to products recommended to buy now,which indicates that prices are not likely to drop soon and that a new model is not coming soon.
Simply visit Decide.com and search for iPhone, or follow @d_iPhone on Twitter to be one of the first to know when to buy the iPhone 5 and get all the latest news and rumors.
About Decide
Decide is a new shopping service that helps consumers purchase laptops, televisions, cameras and now phones with no regrets. The company utilizes proprietary data and predictive algorithms to tell shoppers when to buy with confidence or wait for a price drop or newer model to be released. Decide was co-founded by Internet search pioneer Oren Etzioni and has gained support from consumer Internet and ecommerce veterans. The company raised $8.5M in venture capital from Madrona Venture Group, Maveron, and angel investors. To follow Decide, visit the company's blog, Facebook and Twitter. http://www.decide.com
Media contact: Anne Taylor Hartzell
anne@decide.com / 206.850.6501 / Twitter: @decide / Facebook
TraceSpan Helps Rural Service Providers Improve Quality-of-Experience
RA'ANANA, Israel, September 12, 2011/PRNewswire/ --
Multi-layer analyzers for broadband access lines ensure
successful service deployment and future readiness
TraceSpan Communications, a leader in broadband analysis and monitoring
solutions, is helping rural service providers improve their customers'
quality-of-experience.
TraceSpan's Xpert(TM) analyzers can passively analyze the access network
during live sessions and ensure its utilization as an error-free pipe - a
key condition for successful service deployment. In addition, these
analyzers can measure the influence of crosstalk and other interferences on
QoS and QoE to help the service providers develop and test means to mitigate
these interferences.
TraceSpan's analyzers for ADSL2Plus and VDSL2 networks have recently
been selected by Calix (NYSE: CALX), a leading global provider of broadband
communications access systems with a strong footprint in the rural service
provider space. Calix is using the Xpert(TM) analyzers to develop their
"Best Practice" concept for deploying IPTV services over copper. This
concept is being implemented to deploy services with Calix's more than 900
customers, whose networks serve over 50 million subscriber lines in total.
"TraceSpan has always been focused on providing revolutionary tools for
broadband access networks testing and troubleshooting," said Dr. Hanan
Herzberg, TraceSpan founder and CEO. "The growth in the rural service
providers' networks, which is strongly accelerated by the US government
stimulus plan, has given us an excellent chance to leverage our experience
and work with Calix and their customers to improve their networks and
services for the benefits of their subscribers."
Rural service providers use both fiber and copper networks to deliver
services to their subscribers, and each network technology introduces its
own challenges. TraceSpan's family of Xpert(TM) analyzers provides solutions
for both these types of networks. The Xpert(TM) analyzers are extensively
being used by the majority of tier-1 telecom operators and manufacturers and
have become the standard de-facto broadband access testing solutions in the
market. The DSL Xpert(TM) and VDSL Xpert(TM) analyzers support the most
advanced techniques for utilization of the copper networks, including
bonding, vectoring and physical layer retransmission. The GPON Xpert(TM) is
the leading real-time multi-layer GPON analyzer, which can analyze and
troubleshoot the GPON network itself as well as the services delivered over
GPON.
TraceSpan will present its solutions in booth #324 in the FTTH
Conference and Expo, which will take place in the Walt Disney World,
Orlando, FL, USA, on September 26th through 30th.
About TraceSpan Communications
TraceSpan Communications develops and manufactures innovative broadband
monitoring solutions. Empowered by patent-pending breakthrough technology,
TraceSpan's performance analysis and Lawful Interception products enable
non-intrusive monitoring of data in broadband networks. TraceSpan's
multi-layer analyzers are accepted worldwide as the industry's first passive
analyzers for vendor-independent testing of VDSL2, ADSL2Plus, ADSL2, ADSL,
and GPON networks. Highly flexible and easy to use, TraceSpan products
deliver significant cost savings, faster time to market, and rapid return on
investment to Telco's and service providers, system vendors, chipset
developers, and technology innovators. For more information, visit http://www.tracespan.com.
Contact:
Oded Hadass
Tel (US): +1-925-558-2278
Tel (International): +972-9-7462221
info@tracespan.com
First Live Tutoring Mobile Application Deployed On Android
Mobile application allows live, one-on-one tutoring in classroom environment
MANHATTAN, N.Y., Sept. 12, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- TutaPoint.com, one of the nation's leading online tutoring providers, has released the first live tutoring application for the Android Market. The application, "Live USA Tutoring," is the first application for Android that allows students using a smartphone or tablet to directly connect, communicate and collaborate with a live tutor.
"After nine months of research, development, and testing, we could not be more proud of the final application," said company co-founder Ryan Duques.
Students who use the new application will find the mobile virtual classroom environment similar to TutaPoint.com's web-based environment. With the app's robust chat and whiteboard system, students and tutors can work out a problem or lesson clearly and effectively. The application was built with lightweight architecture that employs Adobe Corporation's AIR technology.
Mobile tutoring sessions can be scheduled either on a computer or on an Android device, such as a phone or tablet.
"This application further breaks down the barriers to a student receiving educational support," said Duques. "Now a student can receive help from a qualified, U.S.-based tutor no matter what time it is, or where they are."
TutaPoint.com, based in Manhattan, was founded in 2007 by Ryan Duques and Michael Callaghan. The company provides U.S.-based tutoring in math, science, language arts, and world languages. In addition to live tutoring, the company publishes a variety of supplemental textbooks, ebooks and math support videos.
Prepaid Calling Never Looked So Good: New $25 Monthly GoPhone Plan
AT&T Customers Can Also Choose New $10 International Long Distance Package
GoPhone Roaming Now Available in Canada
DALLAS, Sept. 12, 2011 /PRNewswire/ --
Key Facts:
-- Starting September 18, GoPhone customers can choose a $25 monthly plan
which includes 250 nationwide voice minutes and unlimited, nationwide
messaging every 30 days.
-- Also starting September 18, AT&T* will begin offering a $10
International Long Distance package for prepaid customers which includes
250 minutes to over 50 countries for 30 days.
-- GoPhone roaming now available in Canada.
Customer Benefits
GoPhone options are better than ever. AT&T's prepaid customers can enjoy unlimited nationwide messaging and 250 minutes of domestic calling for $25 per month starting September 18. Earlier this year, AT&T launched an unlimited talk, text, and web plan for $50 per month with no long-term commitment (data not included on smartphones).
Also on September 18, customers can purchase a new international long distance feature--250 minutes of international calls to over 50 countries--for only $10 a month.
With the new $10 international long distance feature, minutes can be used to call international landline numbers to all countries on AT&T's designated list. Calls to mobile numbers are included in Canada and a number of additional countries.
For more information, please visit att.com/gophoneintLD starting September 13.
GoPhone Roaming in Canada
GoPhone customers can now enjoy service as they travel to popular areas in Canada such as Montreal, Niagara Falls and Vancouver. Pricing includes:
-- Voice - $.39 per minute (no surcharges)
-- Text - $.25 per message sent, $.20 per message received
Quotes
"We're constantly exploring ways to add value to the GoPhone user experience," said Judy Cavalieri, vice president, Voice and Prepaid Products, AT&T Mobility and Consumer Markets. "Being able to enhance roaming capabilities in Canada and offering affordable international long distance plans allow customers to enjoy the amenities of global travel with talk, messaging and data without ever having to worry about long-term commitments."
GoPhone Portfolio
AT&T offers a broad selection of plans and handsets for prepaid customers. With options such as the LG Thrive(TM) -- the first Android smartphone available for GoPhone users launched in April -- AT&T is steadily adding to prepaid value. Quick messaging devices, feature phones and smartphones with no long-term contract, credit check, or deposit are available options of which customers may take advantage. Smartphones require a separate data package to access data/web services.
*AT&T products and services are provided or offered by subsidiaries and affiliates of AT&T Inc. under the AT&T brand and not by AT&T Inc.
The $25 Monthly Plan includes 250 nationwide airtime minutes and unlimited domestic text, Instant Messaging, picture and video messages for a charge of $25 every 30 days. Nationwide airtime over the 250 minutes will be charged at 10 cents per minute. Unused airtime minutes do not rollover. Minutes included in this plan may not be used for International calls.
The International Long Distance Package includes 250 minutes of international long distance service to landline numbers in specific countries for 30 days. The list of countries and details about making calls to international landline and mobile numbers can be found at att.com/gophoneintLD. Countries and/or call destinations not included on the list will be charged at standard pay per use rates for international long distance. For details on pay per use charges go to att.com/gointl.
About AT&T
AT&T Inc. (NYSE: T) is a premier communications holding company and one of the most honored companies in the world. Its subsidiaries and affiliates - AT&T operating companies - are the providers of AT&T services in the United States and around the world. With a powerful array of network resources that includes the nation's fastest mobile broadband network, AT&T is a leading provider of wireless, Wi-Fi, high speed Internet, voice and cloud-based services. A leader in mobile broadband and emerging 4G capabilities, AT&T also offers the best wireless coverage worldwide of any U.S. carrier, offering the most wireless phones that work in the most countries. It also offers advanced TV services under the AT&T U-verse® and AT&T | DIRECTV brands. The company's suite of IP-based business communications services is one of the most advanced in the world. In domestic markets, AT&T Advertising Solutions and AT&T Interactive are known for their leadership in local search and advertising.
Additional information about AT&T Inc. and the products and services provided by AT&T subsidiaries and affiliates is available at http://www.att.com. This AT&T news release and other announcements are available at http://www.att.com/newsroom and as part of an RSS feed at http://www.att.com/rss. Or follow our news on Twitter at @ATT.
CHICAGO, Sept. 12, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Perfect Choice Music Library, the only music library to offer full production packages, today announced its official on-line launch.
Perfectchoicemusic.com was created by Chicago-based, Emmy award-winning composer and producer Andy Mitran, and internationally acclaimed composer and artist Al Jewer.
"Through our many years of experience in custom music composition, we've learned what media editors and producers need and value. With Perfectchoicemusic.com, we have developed a new method of music delivery called the production package, which is unique in the industry," said Andy Mitran, the company's co-owner.
Mitran explained that a production package contains the main music mix plus numerous sub-mixes, as well as pre-edited bumpers*, stingers* and in most cases, loops.* This allows the editor or producer to utilize variations of the same piece of music throughout the production with no music editing required, creating musical continuity as well as time and cost savings. "Media editors who access our production packages find them extremely easy to use, and they don't need to edit music if they don't want to," Mitran explained.
Mitran also noted that, "one of our goals is to help producers and editors work faster and more efficiently. Music licensing has always been a cumbersome process for them, but we've solved that problem by eliminating the hassles involved in securing music licenses."
The site's ease of use also extends to how music is accessed. Visitors can search the music library using mood/feeling keywords, tempo, instrumentation, key or genre. Also, site members have access to a project page that can hold pieces of music for one or more projects for consideration. This project page, or any number of cues on it, can be shared with up to five people simultaneously by email, enabling project associates to screen music selections for approval.
Company co-owner Al Jewer noted that a key feature of the perfectchoicemusic.com music library is that "every song has been mixed and mastered by us, which means we have all the master sessions at our fingertips. This enables us to customize any piece for any special need, quickly and affordably."
The perfectchoicemusic.com music library is continually evolving and growing, with new music added every few months. For additional information, visit http://www.perfectchoicemusic.com or send an email to info@perfectchoicemusic.com.
*Bumpers are music pieces that are generally short in length (10, 15 or 30 seconds) and used for transitions. Stingers are very short edits (5 seconds) used for punctuation and segment ends. Loops are segments of songs that enable extending a piece of music to any desired length.
About the co-owners of perfectchoicemusic.com:
Andy Mitran - Composer/Producer
A five-time Emmy Award winner, Andy began his career in music as a child, excelling in instruments that ranged from drums to the piano. He formed a band in high school and studied composition in college while performing professionally. He later went on to become the Music Director of TV's longest running children's program, The Bozo Show, on WGN-TV.
During his tenure at WGN, Andy composed more than 600 original tunes for children and television, including the award-winning documentary, "Comiskey Park - Building a Tradition," and formed his own company, Mitran Music.
As his studio business expanded, Mitran Music became Chicago's quintessential music and audio company, completing projects for some of the city's most prestigious brands: Oprah; sports teams including the Bulls, the White Sox and the Cubs; television stations WGN and WTTW; and noted Chicago landmarks such as Millennium Park, Lincoln Park and Grant Park, among others.
Partnering with internationally acclaimed composer and owner of Laughing Cat Records Al Jewer, Andy has created a team and business with a reputation for excellence, dependability and innovation.
Al Jewer - Composer/Producer/Performer
Al Jewer is a classically trained musician with a background in rock, pop, jazz and New Age music. His award-winning live performance resume includes the Beloit Symphony Orchestra, the Whitewater Flute Choir, the Whitewater String Quartet, the Soverhill Duo, Cedar Wind, Blackhawk, and touring internationally with the Call for Peace Drum and Dance Company.
As a studio owner and producer, Al has more than 40 commercial releases to his credit, capitalizing on his dual background in music and engineering, and CD/DVD production.
His first solo release, Prairie Plain Song," sold over 27,000 copies internationally and charted #4 nationwide for New Age music. His latest solo release, "River Crossing," recently debuted to great international acclaim.
Al's strong engineering and computer programming background has enabled him to adapt to the ever-changing landscape of studio technology. He brings this unique skill set to the production side of Perfect Choice Music and this perspective is a definite asset to the company's diverse clientele.
Together, Al and Andy have composed music that has been featured in documentaries, television, web series, commercials and corporate communications. In addition to their work in production music, Al and Andy have released three CDs. Their 2003 commercial release, "Two Trees" debuted at #4 on the national New Age World Music charts and finished the year in the top one percent of nationwide radio play for the genre. Following the success of "Two Trees," Al and Andy released "Japanese Gardens." Their latest album, "Music of the Earth," has received a warm reception in both the ambient and world music communities.
In addition to their CDs, Al and Andy collaborated with acclaimed photographer and composer Arthur Durkee in 2007 to create the Liquid Crystal Gallery Fine Arts DVD series. They have produced over 80 additional video titles for Liquid Crystal Gallery featuring their original music and collaboration with other respected artists.
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Perfect Choice Music Library
CONTACT: Marianne Fulgenzi of Fulgenzi Communications LLC, +1-914-769-4197, fulgenzicomm@optonline.net, for Perfect Choice Music Library
Cirago Launches New Bluetooth® 3.0 High Speed Adapter
Class 2 Device with Integrated 802.11n Wi-Fi Delivers Blazing Speed for Data Transfer and Peripheral Device Access in a Single, Mini Adapter
SUNNYVALE, Calif., Sept 12, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Cirago International, a leading manufacturer of multimedia centers, storage and wireless solutions, today unveiled its new Bluetooth® 3.0 High Speed Adapter (BTA7300), one of the only such devices on the market to combine the latest in Bluetooth 3.0 technology with 802.11n Wi-Fi capability on the same device. With an operating range of up to 33 feet, the Class 2 mini adapter supports Bluetooth data speed up to 24 Mbps and Wi-Fi speed up to 150 Mbps with zero interference between the two signals.
"The fact that these two technologies can co-exist on a single dongle eliminates the interference and range loss many users experience when trying to maintain connectivity between Bluetooth devices, like keyboards, mice and cell phones, and Wi-Fi components like routers and peripherals," said Patrick Lo, President of Cirago International. "Our technology overcomes that obstacle, frees up a USB port, and delivers up to eight times faster file transfer rate compared to Bluetooth 2.0 and Bluetooth 3.0 without High Speed."
While it does offer the latest generation in Bluetooth technology for faster speed and stable connectivity, the Bluetooth V3.0+HS adapter is also backward compatible, allowing users with older equipment to get the most out of their existing 2.0 technology. The adapter is compatible with all editions of Windows XP, Vista and 7 and installation is simple--simply plug the BTA7300 into an available USB port, insert the installation CD and go.
The BTA7300 is now available for just $39.99 MSRP at all major electronics retailers, in-store and online, and at http://www.cirago.com. For more information about the new Cirago Bluetooth 3.0 High Speed adapter, visit http://www.cirago.com.
About Cirago International
Cirago International, headquartered in Sunnyvale, Calif., is a leading manufacturer of multimedia centers, storage and wireless solutions. Incorporated in 1996, Cirago consistently provides products with innovative technology, delivering outstanding functionality and capability. With manufacturing capabilities in the United States and China, Cirago offers products with the quality, service and value that consumers demand. For more information, visit http://www.cirago.com.
Astea International Partners with SOTI to Offer Remote Device Management as Part of Their Industry Leading Mobility Solution Suite
Astea Alliance Mobility Suite & SOTI MobiControl integrate technologies to optimize security and management of corporate and employee-owned devices
HORSHAM, Pa., Sept. 12, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Astea International Inc. (NASDAQ: ATEA), a global provider of service lifecycle management and mobility solutions, announces that it will now offer SOTI's MobiControl Mobile Device Management (MDM) software as a component of their Astea Alliance Mobility Solution Suite. Industry-leading software, SOTI MobiControl allows companies to manage, support and secure their mobile field force regardless of the devices used in the field.
"The demand for mobile field service solutions is on the rise. Simultaneously, the number of mobile devices entering the market is also increasing at a rapid pace. As these factors increase so does the need for organizations to protect their mission critical data," stated Zack Bergreen, CEO of Astea International. "With this joint solution our customers will be able to eliminate the complexities associated with managing and deploying various types of mobile devices as well as ensuring that both corporate and employee-owned devices are secure."
SOTI MobiControl enables control, access and security operations remotely of mobile devices, saving companies time, labor and money. Mobile administrators can locate, gather and track information and lockdown GPS enabled devices, enable security protocols and restrict applications from running on devices. The system effortlessly tracks hardware and software assets.
In July, Astea announced Alliance Mobile Universal that leverages the latest HTML5 technology to deliver a sleek and innovative user interface while still providing the ability for mobile workers to continue working whether they are in or out of wireless coverage. With the ability to operate with the latest devices in the market including Android smartphones and tablets, iPhones, and iPad2, organizations can choose the device that works best for their environment and still be able to leverage the most powerful mobile solution designed specifically for the way field technicians work. Now with Astea's new partnership with SOTI, organizations can optimize operations and minimize user downtime. SOTI MobiControl uses diagnostic and imaging tools to identify problems with devices in the field. By using this function, mobile administrators can immediately troubleshoot devices, saving time, labor and frustration. This reduces device and user downtime and the need to return devices to be repaired on site.
Carl Rodrigues, President, SOTI Inc. stated, "With the increasing adoption rate of both corporate and employee-owned devices around the world, field service organizations are looking for more secure, safe, and reliable management of their mission critical data. The SOTI-Astea partnership comes at the right time, by offering organizations the assurance that their sensitive corporate data and assets are protected while business security compliance is enforced and adhered to."
Astea is the only solution provider that offers all cornerstones of service lifecycle management: customer management; service management; asset management; forward and reverse logistics management; and mobile workforce management with enhanced scheduling optimization. Astea's solutions are seamlessly orchestrated to share and leverage information throughout the service lifecycle - removing the traditional barriers between the field and back office. With Astea Alliance, companies can introduce one module at a time or deploy a seamless information backbone across the entire service lifecycle continuum, thereby eliminating the patchwork of disparate systems that can hamper a company's ability to provide best-in-class service.
Join VDC Research, Astea International, and SOTI for an informative webinar on how the right combination of mobile technologies can bring vital back-office information to each and every field service worker in a secure and controlled environment regardless of the devices being used. This powerful webinar will be held on Wednesday, September 14th at 12:00pm ET. To register, go to http://www.astea.com/manage.
Astea works with hundreds of companies worldwide, maximizing the value of an organization's service operation by optimizing critical business processes across the globe. The company can be reached at 215-682-2500.
About Astea International
Astea International (NASDAQ: ATEA) is a global provider of software solutions that offer all the cornerstones of service lifecycle management, including customer management, service management, asset management, forward and reverse logistics management and mobile workforce management and optimization. Astea's solutions link processes, people, parts, and data to empower companies and provide the agility they need to achieve sustainable value in less time, and successfully compete in a global economy. Since 1979, Astea has been helping more than 600 companies drive even higher levels of customer satisfaction with faster response times and proactive communication, creating a seamless, consistent and highly personalized experience at every customer relationship touch point. http://www.astea.com. Service Smart. Enterprise Proven.
About SOTI
SOTI Inc. develops industry-leading technology that solves the unique challenges involved in managing, securing, supporting, and tracking remote mobile and desktop computing devices in the world. Today, over 80,000 customers around the world in retail, manufacturing, health care, government, logistics and other industries rely on SOTI's unique products to reduce the total cost of ownership associated with their mobile devices. For more information, contact us by email at sales@soti.net or by phone at +1-905-624-9828.
The Sinch Invades North America Aiming to Rid the World of Cord Chaos
Smart Device Assistant, Designed by frog, Uses the Magic of Magnets to Keep Headphones Organized
NEW YORK, Sept. 12, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- When it comes to managing their messy headphones, Americans want a better way to live tangle-free. In fact, a recent survey* of more than 2,000 adults shows that 88 percent wish there was a way to keep their headphone cords from tangling. The survey, commissioned by Dune Road Design LLC, maker of the Sinch, also revealed that more than two-thirds of wired headphone users are frustrated by tangled cords and more than half spend at least a minute per day untangling their cords. Fortunately, the Sinch--a new, high-design answer to the problem of keeping smart device cords tangle-free--is now available for purchase in black or white for $15.99 through Facebook and http://www.thesinch.com. Additional colors and new, complementary products will be available shortly.
The secrets of the Sinch lie in its design; an elastic band encapsulates magnets that attach to the audio plug on any smart device headset. Users can then do what they naturally do - wrap their headphones around their device then secure the cords with the Sinch. Unlike other products, this is the only headphone organizer that keeps cords connected to the device for convenient access, but still allows users to remove and store their bundled cords. The sleek and simple design, created by leading innovation firm frog, makes it lightweight, low-profile and transferable to multiple devices.
"At its core, the Sinch product is a great example of how frog designers and engineers work together with clients to solve an everyday problem - in this case, tangled headphone cords - with an innovative, elegant solution," said Robert Curtis, executive director of product design at frog. "We are thrilled by our collaboration with Dune Road Design, which extends beyond the design of the product itself. We worked closely with the company from early ideation to product industrialization."
The marketing campaign promoting the launch of the Sinch continues to generate buzz online. Consumers can see the "Invasion of The Sinch" unfold by following the fictitious investigative reporter, Rick Sims of The Sims Report, who keeps the public informed on strange happenings through a video series, Twitter account, and detailed blog. Taking a cue from classic horror and science-fiction films, the Invasion campaign plays up the dangers caused by cord tanglement and introduces consumers to the Sinch in a surprising way.
To learn more about the Sinch and experience the Invasion, please visit its social channels: Facebook, YouTube, and Twitter.
* This survey was conducted online within the United States by Harris Interactive on behalf of Dune Road Design LLC. Harris Interactive polled 2,148 adults ages 18 and older from August 2 through 4, 2011. This survey is not based on a probability sample and therefore no estimate of theoretical sampling error can be calculated. For complete survey methodology, including weighting variables, please contact Lauren Begley at lbegley@peppercom.com.
About The Sinch
The Sinch is a new brand dedicated to good design and smart engineering. The product line from Dune Road Design LLC aims to protect and organize personal electronic devices. The first product is a smart device assistant that keeps headphones safe, snug and tangle-free. For more information, visit http://www.thesinch.com.
About frog
frog (formerly frog design) works with the world's leading companies, helping them to design, engineer, and bring to market meaningful products and services. With an interdisciplinary team of more than 1,600 designers, strategists, and software engineers, frog delivers connected experiences that span multiple technologies, platforms, and media. frog works across a broad spectrum of industries, including consumer electronics, telecommunications, healthcare, energy, automotive, media, entertainment, education, finance, retail, and fashion. Clients include Disney, GE, HP, Intel, Microsoft, MTV, Qualcomm, Siemens, and many other Fortune 500 brands. Founded in 1969, frog is headquartered in San Francisco, with locations in Amsterdam, Austin, Boston, Chennai, Bangalore, Gurgaon, Johannesburg, Kiev, Milan, Munich, New York, Seattle, Shanghai, and Vinnitsa. frog is a company of the Aricent Group, a global innovation and technology services firm.
Networking OnDemand Helps Financial Institutions Implement a Social Media Policy
A robust platform streamlines social networking activity for financial institutions and provides a compliance-friendly content solution for advisors
BOSTON, Sept. 12, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- McGraw-Hill Financial Communications (MHFC) has launched Networking OnDemand to help financial institutions implement a social media strategy from the top-down. This cost-effective tool allows financial firms to easily control branding, message, and content. Networking OnDemand comes with MHFC's FINRA-reviewed article library, market news, and trends; and it allows firms to easily upload their own content. Networking OnDemand will make social media more accessible on a larger scale by increasing advisor visibility, promoting brand awareness, and creating a new way to communicate with clients.
Bridging the gap between social networking and regulation, Networking OnDemand allows financial institutions access to a dynamic library of FINRA-reviewed articles written by the editors at MHFC, and it provides the ability to add your firm's proprietary content. Advisors can quickly and efficiently choose from a selection of prewritten posts to share timely messages with followers on Twitter, connections on LinkedIn, and fans on Facebook. Designed with an easy-to-integrate compliance flow that ensures content comes from a trusted source, financial institutions can feel confident in permitting advisors to venture into social media.
"Social media can be a powerful way to strengthen relationships with clients," says Larry McQuaid, vice president and general manager of McGraw-Hill Financial Communications. "Financial institutions have found it difficult to break into this communications space because of content regulations. Networking OnDemand eliminates the guesswork of finding what to say and how to say it, balancing effectiveness with compliancy."
In January 2011, MHFC launched FC Share!, a complementary social media product. Now, Networking OnDemand offers a more customizable, content-rich approach. Advisors can connect to clients in an individualized manner, with personalized features like adding a photo, contact information, and company logo. Networking OnDemand also provides firms with a way to manage branding, add disclaimers, and approve articles prior to making them available to advisors.
"Our goal is to connect advisors to clients in a fresh, innovative way," explains Alicia Hartjen, director of product design at McGraw-Hill Financial Communications. "With its mix of personalized content and easy-to-use features, Networking OnDemand saves time and money while boosting levels of engagement in client-outreach efforts."
Go to http://www.visitfc.com to see the strength of the McGraw-Hill Financial Communications content.
For more information, contact McGraw-Hill Financial Communications at 800-326-7697 or infofc@mcgraw-hill.com.
About McGraw-Hill Financial Communications
McGraw-Hill Financial Communications, a division of McGraw-Hill Professional is a leading provider of print and Web-based content and services for financial services firms. Its offerings include investor education, retirement plan services, advisor communication tools, marketing productivity tools, and custom communications. As part of The McGraw-Hill Companies, McGraw-Hill Financial Communications leverages world-class content and data from leading brands such as Standard & Poor's and McGraw-Hill Education. The division is based in Boston, Massachusetts. Additional information is available at http://www.visitfc.com.
McGraw-Hill Professional is a leading global provider of print and electronic content and services for the business, technical, and medical communities. Its offerings include reference and certification books for all professional and educational disciplines and online solutions on business and financial, medical and health, engineering, and scientific topics. For more information, visit http://www.mhprofessional.com.
McGraw-Hill Professional is a unit of McGraw-Hill Education. McGraw-Hill Education, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies (NYSE: MHP), is a leading innovator in the development of teaching and learning solutions for the 21st century. Through a comprehensive range of traditional and digital education content and tools, McGraw-Hill Education empowers and prepares professionals and students of all ages to connect, learn, and succeed in the global economy. McGraw-Hill Education has offices in 33 countries and publishes in more than 65 languages. Additional information is available at http://www.mheducation.com.
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CONTACT: Alicia Hartjen, Director of Product Design of McGraw-Hill, +1-857-383-5720, Alicia_Hartjen@mcgraw-hill.com
Launches Windows Phone 9/11 Memorial App for Visitors to National September 11 Memorial
CRANBURY, N.J. and ELSTREE, England, Sept. 12, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Infragistics, the experience design software company and world leader in user interface (UI) development tools, created "Memorial Guide," a free, educational app for the Windows Phone.
The app allows users to search the names arrangement of the National September 11 Memorial (9/11 Memorial). The Guide includes oral histories and reveals the layers of meaning that underlie the arrangement. Biographical information about each victim, as provided by next of kin, is also displayed. It also can be used to locate sponsored cobblestones on the Memorial.
Infragistics teamed with Microsoft and the Memorial to deliver an interactive mobile solution that honors the nearly 3,000 people killed in the attacks of September 11, 2001 and February 26, 1993.
"We are honored and humbled by this opportunity to partner with the National September 11 Memorial & Museum to create an app that can directly affect people worldwide," said Dean Guida, CEO of Infragistics. "Knowing that we help to shape visitors' experiences at the Memorial is an inspiring feeling that is shared by everyone at Infragistics."
"In recognizing the 10-year anniversary and the opening of the Memorial, it was essential for us to ensure that everyone - no matter where they are - had an opportunity to pay tribute to the innocent victims of the 9/11 attacks," 9/11 Memorial President Joe Daniels said. "Working closely with Infragistics UX and UI services experts we brought the Memorial to Windows Phone, giving people everywhere a way to experience the relationships behind the names arrangement, and to remember and honor those who were taken from us far too soon."
"Infragistics is a strong Windows Phone developer ecosystem partner and the company continually demonstrates its ability to influence mobile experiences and deliver value to the Windows Phone platform," said Todd Brix, senior director, Windows Phone Marketplace, Microsoft Corp. "Infragistics understands how to build UI toolsets and applications that enable users to connect and share their life experiences and it's these compelling people-first experiences that are at the core of Windows Phone's design."
Users can view a video tutorial demo and download the Memorial Guide app for free from Windows Phone Marketplace.
For additional insight, perspective and community interaction on Infragistics solutions and services visit Infragistics Blogs, Forums and Community. Or view the latest Infragistics Performance Whitepapers. Follow us on Twitter @Infragistics, on Facebook and on LinkedIn.
About Infragistics
As the world leader in user interface development tools and experts in User Centered Design, Infragistics empowers developers to build and style immersive user experiences and rich data visualization in line of business applications across all platforms -- Windows Forms, WPF, ASP.NET and Silverlight. Infragistics also has a range of value-added services including UI testing tools, support, training and consulting services. For additional information on Infragistics, products and career opportunities, please call us in the U.S. at +1 (800) 231-8588, +1 (609) 448-2000; in Europe, the Middle East, or Africa (EMEA) at +44 (0) 20 8387 1474; or in Japan at +81 3 5474 8040.
Plans to Introduce Three New 4G Windows Phones in Fourth Quarter and Update all Existing Windows Phones
DALLAS, Sept. 12, 2011 /PRNewswire/ --
Key Facts
-- AT&T*, the U.S. leader in Windows® Phones, announced plans to add new
Windows Phones running Windows Phone 7.5, code-named "Mango", and update
its current portfolio.
-- New 4G Windows Phones in the fourth quarter include products from HTC
and Samsung.
-- AT&T sells more Windows Phones than any other carrier.
-- AT&T will be among the first carriers to start updating existing phones
and all Windows Phones already sold by AT&T will receive the Windows
Phone 7.5 update this fall.
The Leader in Windows Phones
Outselling all other carriers, AT&T is the clear leader in Windows Phones. Offering the broadest portfolio of Windows Phones today, AT&T will build upon that success with three new 4G devices, two from Samsung and one from HTC. In addition AT&T will be among the first carriers to deliver the Mango update to existing Windows Phone 7 customers this fall.
Samsung Focus S
The Samsung Focus(TM) S builds on the success of the award-winning and highest-selling Windows Phone in the U.S., the Samsung Focus(TM). Featuring a 4.3-inch Super AMOLED Plus display, 1.4 GHz processor, 4G-capable speeds and a thin profile at 8.55 millimeters. It includes front facing 1.3-megapixel and a rear facing 8-megapixel cameras. The Samsung Focus S will find its way into a lot of pockets this fall.
HTC TITAN
Debuting as the largest screen in AT&T's smartphone portfolio at 4.7 inches, HTC TITAN(TM) fits comfortably in the palm of your hand. Watch video from AT&T U-Verse Mobile or play Xbox LIVE® games on the largest screen yet for a Windows Phone. Running a 1.5 GHz processor and an 8-megapixel camera with dual LED flash, HTC TITAN will feed the senses.
Samsung Focus Flash
Designed to hit the market packed with value, Samsung Focus(TM) Flash's 3.7-inch Super AMOLED screen will both fit in pockets and be light on pocketbooks with the full power of Windows Phone 7.5 inside. As fast and lightweight as it is compact, it runs a 1.4 GHz processor and a 5-megapixel camera plus front facing camera.
Mango Update
AT&T will be among the first to offer the Windows Phone Mango update to its leading portfolio of Windows Phones this fall. Current Windows Phones from AT&T include:
With its unique user interface complete with colorful Live Tiles, the next version of Windows Phone, code-named Mango, puts people front and center making it easier to connect and share with friends, family and colleagues so important moments are never missed.
Windows Phone has modern communication built in. Only Windows Phone has a People Hub with one touch access to Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter, all built right in. You can group your friends, pin them to your Start screen to get live updates and easily text, email and IM them all at once. Windows Phone even has Facebook Chat, Messenger, check-ins and photo tagging all built-in so you can stay connected without missing a moment.
Windows Phone has the apps you need but takes them a step further. Pin your apps to your Start screen for live updates at a glance. And only Windows Phone connects apps to your searches making them easier to discover and use.
Windows Phone brings you the Internet beyond the browser. It delivers a fast, beautiful web experience with Internet Explorer 9 and hardware acceleration - but it doesn't stop there. Local Scout provides suggestions and prioritized local search results on restaurants, shopping and things to do so you can live like a local no matter where you are.
Quotes
"Our customers love Windows Phones which is why we've sold more of them than anyone else," said Jeff Bradley, senior vice president, Devices, AT&T Mobility and Consumer Markets. "We're taking our leadership to a whole new level by getting the Mango update to all existing customers and rolling out awesome new Windows Phones."
*AT&T products and services are provided or offered by subsidiaries and affiliates of AT&T Inc. under the AT&T brand and not by AT&T Inc.
4G speeds delivered by HSPA+ with enhanced backhaul. Not available everywhere. Deployment ongoing. Compatible device and data plan required. Learn more at att.com/network.
About AT&T
AT&T Inc. (NYSE: T) is a premier communications holding company and one of the most honored companies in the world. Its subsidiaries and affiliates - AT&T operating companies - are the providers of AT&T services in the United States and around the world. With a powerful array of network resources that includes the nation's fastest mobile broadband network, AT&T is a leading provider of wireless, Wi-Fi, high speed Internet, voice and cloud-based services. A leader in mobile broadband and emerging 4G capabilities, AT&T also offers the best wireless coverage worldwide of any U.S. carrier, offering the most wireless phones that work in the most countries. It also offers advanced TV services under the AT&T U-verse(®) and AT&T | DIRECTV brands. The company's suite of IP-based business communications services is one of the most advanced in the world. In domestic markets, AT&T Advertising Solutions and AT&T Interactive are known for their leadership in local search and advertising.
Additional information about AT&T Inc. and the products and services provided by AT&T subsidiaries and affiliates is available at http://www.att.com. This AT&T news release and other announcements are available at http://www.att.com/newsroom and as part of an RSS feed at http://www.att.com/rss. Or follow our news on Twitter at @ATT.
TopCoder, DARPA Launch NoNameSite.com CS-STEM Gaming Site for Kids
GLASTONBURY, Conn., Sept. 12, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- TopCoder®, Inc., today announced the launch of NoNameSite.com, an innovative game site and community for inspiring computer science, science, technology, engineering and math skill development in middle school and high school students. NoNameSite.com was developed and is maintained by TopCoder with the support of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) and will empower kids to exercise and develop their minds through games and challenges in a competitive but safe online environment. The platform will seek to become a top destination for the grade 6-12 demographic by providing an ever changing range of dynamic and fun activities that have the potential to develop innovative thinking and become building blocks for increasingly complex CS-STEM-centric challenges. Measurement and value analysis programs will be matched with incentives to maintain long term player engagement. Participation is free.
Currently funded as a DARPA program, the NoNameSite.com platform is expected to be a fully self-sustaining commercial entity by late 2012. This will be achieved in part by corporate sponsorships and other advertising revenue streams.
"The United States has always been a thought leader in developing new ways to address pressing problems in the economy and the environment that impact society in this country as well as globally. Solutions to many of these problems will come from individuals who have successfully mastered critical STEM-related skills," said Jack Hughes, chairman and founder of TopCoder, Inc. "This community-centric educational experience will create new competitions and opportunities that will encourage young students to develop their critical thinking abilities through the concept of 'gamification', and help build better solutions for our world."
Examples of ready to play NoNameSite.com games include:
Brando is an egg collector who is climbing on a cliff face. He can't see the moves he needs to make soplayers send Brando text directions by typing specific commands to get him to turn the desired direction a certain number of degrees. Link here
Inspired by the classic arcade game which uses a mechanical crane and dropping claw to retrieve prizes. Into the Claw is a numbers and operators challenge that requires 'capturing' specific values while working towards set goals under precise constraintsLink here
How hard can "true" and "false" be? Alice and the Cat will show you! Players correct jumbled truths and plumb the secrets of a 0 and 1 world by playing this Boolean game. Link here
Partnering Team
NoNameSite.com has assembled a multidisciplinary partnering team of science, education and computing industry experts, institutions and agencies including:
DARPA
DARPA's CS-STEM Education program seeks to increase the size of the talent pool of applicants available to secure U.S. DoD networks and accelerate the rate of CS innovation by encouraging students to enroll in college level CS programs. To accomplish this, DARPA is funding the NoNameSite.com CS-STEM program to create compelling activities and opportunities for middle and high school students to apply science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) that will increase in complexity as the student grows to achieve a long term, positive impact on the student's life and our nation's talent pool. For more information visit http://www.darpa.mil/Our_Work/I2O/
Neale Godfrey
Neale S. Godfrey is an acknowledged expert on family and children's finances and has been in the financial field for over 30 years. She began her career as one of the first female executives at The Chase Manhattan Bank. She then became the President of The First Women's Bank and founder of The First Children's Bank. That started the conversation about children and money in the United States. Godfrey formed Children's Financial Network, Inc to promote the mission of education for children and their parents. She has authored 17 books including a New York times #1 best-seller Money Doesn't Grow on Trees: A Parent's Guide to Raising Financially Responsible Children and has recently authored ECO-Effect®: The Greening of Money.
New York Hall of Science
The New York Hall of Science's (NYSCI) mission is to bring the excitement and understanding of science and technology to children, families, teachers, and others by galvanizing their curiosity and offering them creative, participatory ways to learn. NYSCI offers an unparalleled range of 450 indoor and outdoor interactive exhibits, discovery labs, a Science and Technology library and special events that promote curiosity, creativity, and discovery and invite visitors to explore science, technology, engineering and math (STEM). NYSCI is the City's only hands-on science and technology center and is committed to serving a broad audience, particularly low-income, minority and other underserved communities. Each year NYSCI serves nearly a half-million visitors -- who are recognized as the most ethnically diverse population in the country -- whom include children and families, students, teachers, community groups and more from every borough of New York City, Nassau and Suffolk counties, the tri-state area, and beyond.
NYSCI also offers comprehensive and nationally replicated programs designed to engage diverse audiences in STEM education. For more than twenty-five years, NYSCI has been a leader in the field of informal science education through programs. Examples include the Science Career Ladder (SCL), a youth development and employment initiative that offers minority students pathways to STEM and education careers, and After School Science Clubs that provide elementary and middle school students access to STEM learning in a museum environment and serve as a pipeline to the SCL and early childhood initiatives. Additionally, NYSCI provides an array of professional development opportunities for teachers that employ inquiry-based principles informed by the latest studies on how students learn, along with a practical understanding of the realities of the classroom. Visit http://www.nysci.org/
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PhoneGuard Announces Aon Affiliate Partnership, the World's Leading Provider of Risk Management
BOCA RATON, Fla., Sept. 12, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Options Media Group Holdings, Inc. (OTCQB: OPMG) (Pink Sheets: OPMG), and PhoneGuard announce a new affiliate partnership with Aon, the world's leading provider of risk management services. Serving more than 60 percent of global Fortune 500 companies, Aon has teamed up with PhoneGuard to provide responsible texting and personal safety solutions for its companies through PhoneGuard's Drive Safe(TM)application. Available for BlackBerry, Android and iPhone smart phones, Drive Safe(TM) is an application that enables global positioning satellite (GPS) tracking to calculate the speed of travel while a vehicle is in motion. Once vehicle speed reaches 10 miles per hour, the Drive Safe(TM) application locks the phone's keyboard, preventing the user from emailing, surfing the web or texting while driving. Also available for Apple's iPhone, The PhoneGuard Drive Safe(TM) FREE application gently reminds users to not text while driving and it allows users to make emergency calls to predefined admin phone numbers. The application also displays vehicle speed and communicates to the admin phone to request overrides. The PhoneGuard Drive Safe(TM) FREE iPhone application works with the built in iPhone location services.
PhoneGuard's Drive Safe(TM)FREE application features include an Auto-Reply button, a pre-set response that is automatically delivered to the texter or caller and reads I am driving and will contact you when I reach my destination; a Request Permission button that allows users to request permission from the administrator to have functionality of the mobile phone; and an Admin Override button, allowing the administrator to type in a set password to override PhoneGuard's System Settings so that specific mobile functions can be utilized. For example, if a child is riding the bus, DriveSafe(TM) will know he or she is in a moving vehicle and will disable the phone. The child will then hit Request Permission, which sends a text message to the administrator. The administrator can then text "yes" back to the disabled phone, unlocking the phone for 15 minutes. After this time limit, the keyboard will be disabled again.
"We're thrilled to support responsible texting because it directly relates to managing risk," said Aon's Managing Director Michael Parish. "As a risk management company, offering PhoneGuard products to our clients supports our responsibility as a company to mitigate risk. At Aon, we intend to also focus on bringing the personal security aspect of PhoneGuard products to the forefront, in addition to the responsible texting component."
"Solidifying this contract with a global player like Aon presents endless opportunities for our distribution and enterprise business channels. PhoneGuard sees this partnership to be a great fit, since both companies are focused on personal security," said Chairman of Options Media Group Holdings, Inc. and PhoneGuard Keith St. Clair.
"Aon's partnership with PhoneGuard shows they see the risk and dangers involved in texting while driving. Their dedication to creating safer drivers is great!" said PhoneGuard spokesman and two-time Grammy nominated singer/songwriter Justin Bieber.
PhoneGuard and Justin Bieber developed the Drive Safe(TM)application as a simpler free version of a larger application suite. The October 2011 PhoneGuard's Drive Safe(TM) Pro paid product suite will include a host of safety and convenience-oriented applications that will significantly enhance the user's smart phone experience including: GeoFencing, which will allow the phone's administrator to select geographic boundaries and receive a text message if the phone strays outside of the boundaries, Panic Button, which is a preselected and programmed emergency call function that is activated by the user simply hitting one key, Speed Control enables the phone's administrator to receive text message alerts showing the location and speed of the user's mobile phone, Locator, which allows easy GPS tracking of a lost or misplace handset and Auto-Reply, which allows users to set up customized responses that will automatically be sent to those who send text messages to the user while the phone is in motion. The PhoneGuard's Drive Safe(TM)Pro will also contain a set of robust administrative tools, such as Admin Override that lets the administrator allow full use of the mobile phone at all times and Request Permission, which allows a family member or employee to request permission from the administrator to use the mobile phone even while it is in motion. PhoneGuard, Inc. hope to make Drive Safe(TM) accessible to as many drivers as possible.
Aon Corporation (NYSE: AON) is the leading global provider of risk management services, insurance and reinsurance brokerage, and human capital solutions and outsourcing. Through its more than 59,000 colleagues worldwide, Aon unites to deliver distinctive client value via innovative and effective risk management and workforce productivity solutions. Aon's industry-leading global resources and technical expertise are delivered locally in over 120 countries. Named the world's best broker by Euromoney magazine's 2008, 2009 and 2010 Insurance Survey, Aon also ranked highest on Business Insurance's listing of the world's insurance brokers based on commercial retail, wholesale, reinsurance and personal lines brokerage revenues in 2008 and 2009. A.M. Best deemed Aon the number one insurance broker based on revenues in 2007, 2008 and 2009, and Aon was voted best insurance intermediary 2007-2010, best reinsurance intermediary 2006-2010, best captives manager 2009-2010, and best employee benefits consulting firm 2007-2009 by the readers of Business Insurance. Visit http://www.aon.com for more information on Aon and http://www.aon.com/unitedin2010 to learn about Aon's global partnership and shirt sponsorship with Manchester United.
About PhoneGuard, Inc.
PhoneGuard, Inc., a subsidiary of Options Media Group Holdings, Inc., is a leading provider of mobile applications software. The Company's flagship product, the Drive Safe(TM) anti-texting while driving software application suite, is a next-generation software suite with the most robust set of features and functions available today. The software product, which is easily downloadable to mobile phones, allows for global positioning satellite tracking of the mobile device in order to calculate the rate of speed of travel. Above certain predetermined speeds, the Drive Safe Software will lock the keyboard and prevent the user from emailing, surfing the web or texting. While Drive Safe Software is designed to prevent texting while driving, it also offers parents and employers the ability to monitor the driving habits of mobile phone users in order to prevent speeding. More information on PhoneGuard is at http://www.PhoneGuard.com.
About Options Media Holding Group, Inc.
Options Media Group Holdings, Inc., which recently announced it is changing its name to PhoneGuard, Inc., is a leading provider of mobile applications software. The Company's flagship product, the Drive Safe(TM) anti-texting while driving software application suite, is a next-generation software suite with the most robust set of features and functions available today. The software product, which is easily downloadable to mobile phones, allows for global positioning satellite tracking of the mobile device in order to calculate the rate of speed of travel. Above certain predetermined speeds, the Drive Safe Software will lock the keyboard and prevent the user from emailing, surfing the web or texting. While Drive Safe Software is designed to prevent texting while driving, it also offers parents and employers the ability to monitor the driving habits of mobile phone users in order to prevent speeding. More information on PhoneGuard is at http://www.PhoneGuard.com.
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Sybase Unveils First Information Architecture Tool
PowerDesigner 16 Improves Enterprise Alignment to Enable Better Business Intelligence and Information Management, Reducing the Time, Cost and Risk Associated With Organizational Change
LAS VEGAS, Sept. 12, 2011 /PRNewswire/ --Sybase, Inc., an SAP® company (NYSE: SAP) and industry leader in enterprise and mobile software, today announced Sybase® PowerDesigner® 16, extending PowerDesigner to improve the alignment between business with IT. With over 20 years invested in data architecture and enterprise architecture, Sybase PowerDesigner is recognized as one of the leading modeling and metadata management solutions on the market, and with the new features of version 16, PowerDesigner is enabling forward thinking companies to achieve a clear and consistent Information Architecture throughout their enterprise. Today's announcement was made at Sybase TechWave, collocated with SAP® TechEd 2011 and being held in Las Vegas, Nevada, from September 12-16.
The latest release of PowerDesigner offers a model-driven approach to empowering and aligning business and IT, with features that address the growing Information Architecture market. PowerDesigner 16 establishes cross-discipline business and technical definitions for a single version of accurate, key information assets. The integration of business and IT metadata managed in a single tool streamlines an organization's data governance, business intelligence, integration and consolidation efforts. Coupled with PowerDesigner 16's new repository-based enterprise-wide impact analysis, organizations will significantly reduce the time, risk and cost associated with change throughout the entire information architecture.
"Key growth drivers for the worldwide modeling and architectural tools market include aligning IT with the business," said Stephen D. Hendrick group vice president of Application Development and Deployment Research at IDC. "Products such as PowerDesigner 16 are very effective at supporting this alignment when they employ an enterprise glossary and a user interface that can be completely customized by role."
"The real value of PowerDesigner 16 for Information Architecture is the combination of the Portal and the Glossary, which allows subject matter experts and stewards, to take control of the definitions that really matter to them," said George McGeachie of Metadata Matters, LLC, a Sybase PowerDesigner customer and a co-author along with Steve Hoberman of the upcoming book, Data Modeling Made Simple Using PowerDesigner." McGeachie added, "What's impressive is the fact that PowerDesigner 16's Glossary is not merely documentation, it is an important tool that makes it easier to follow naming conventions, and to cross-reference definitions with the organization's semantics."
"We're supporting an evolution taking place where data architecture is no longer enough," said David Dichmann, director of product management at Sybase. "The need to create a connection between business and IT is driving today's better BI initiatives and the need to architect the information environment. The Information Architecture features found in PowerDesigner 16 allow for easy communication between business strategies and IT implementations, empowering enterprise architects to bridge the gap between the data and the enterprise."
With new pending implementation of initiatives like the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, virtually every aspect of financial services, insurance and retail will be greatly impacted by the increased requirements for data and risk management. With the greater focus on fully managing information assets, organizations require tools that enable them to cut costs and be more agile in unsettled economic times. The Information Architecture capabilities of PowerDesigner 16 now make it possible for companies to affordably implement the required data governance best practices by managing the flow of information between all phases of IT and Business.
"Many organizations still don't know what information they have or how to manage it. Nor do they know how to protect and secure it properly," said David Newman, vice president, Gartner Research. "Information has often been an afterthought - neglected by application development groups ('data is a business problem') or confusing to end users ('how is revenue calculated on this report?'). Without proper controls, organizations are needlessly exposed to risk and inefficiencies, especially when addressing regulatory, legal or compliance matters. The stakes are now high for both finance managers and CIOs, who can be found liable for inaccurate information, with the possibility of fines or prison sentences."(1)
New features of PowerDesigner 16 include:
-- Support for over 80 RDBMSs, more than any other modeling tool in the
industry
-- Modernized, role-based user interface based on Windows 7 standards for
improved usability and management
-- Enterprise Glossary features to ensure business terms and definitions
are established and consistently managed throughout all models to ensure
everyone is speaking the same language.
-- Improved Link & Sync technology With Impact Analysis in the repository
ensures users are gathering all the connections throughout the entire
enterprise to provide mission critical decision support
-- The Power Designer Portal which ensures all users have full thin client
access to all authorized metadata including graphics and full element
definitions and descriptions for metadata sharing to broaden stakeholder
communication and involvement
-- The Portal Composer that allows for a broader community of users to make
edits to key information directly through the web interface
-- Sybase IQ Reference Architecture Advisor allows users to understand the
scope and size of their specific requirements to facilitate the planning
of their Sybase IQ implementation and makes PowerDesigner the only data
modeling product to fully support all of Sybase IQ's unique features
Sybase PowerDesigner Information Architect became generally available on September 1, 2011. For more information on PowerDesigner please visit http://www.sybase.com/powerdesigner
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Sybase TechWave 2011
Sybase's long-running TechWave conference is co-located with SAP TechEd, September 12-16 at the Venetian Hotel in Las Vegas, NV. TechWave continues to deliver targeted training on Sybase products and offers attendees shared access to TechEd sessions and activities.
SAP® TechEd 2011 in Las Vegas, Bangalore, Madrid, and Beijing
More than 19,000 SAP customers, partners and technical experts are expected to convene at SAP® TechEd 2011, the company's largest ecosystem education event series. The conference brings IT managers, software developers, administrators, and business process experts together for a look under the hood of today's business motors: the latest advances in in-memory and mobile technologies, and in on-premise, on-demand and on-device applications from SAP and more. In its 15th year, SAP TechEd will be held in four locations around the globe: Las Vegas, Nevada, from September 12-16; Bangalore, India, from October 19-21; Madrid, Spain, from November 8-10; and Beijing, China, from November 15-17. Follow SAP TechEd on Twitter at @SAPTechEd and join the conversation at #SAPTechEd.
About Sybase
Sybase, an SAP® company, is an industry leader in delivering enterprise and mobile software to manage, analyze and mobilize information. We are recognized globally as a performance leader, proven in the most data-intensive industries and across all major systems, networks and devices. Our information management, analytics and enterprise mobility solutions have powered the world's most mission-critical systems in financial services, telecommunications, manufacturing and government. For more information: http://www.sybase.com. Read Sybase blogs: blogs.sybase.com. Follow us on Twitter at @Sybase and @MobileWork.
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(1) Information Governance Strategies for a Compliance-Driven World, David Newman, Gartner Research, ID Number: G00146394, July, 2011
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AutoVirt Launches Comprehensive Channel Partner Program
Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs), Value-Added Resellers (VARs) and System Integrators (SIs) Benefit From Shorter Sales Cycles, Larger Market Share and Improved Profitability
AutoVirt Premier Partners Provided with Free Access to AutoAssess - File Assessment Tool
NASHUA, N.H., Sept. 12, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- AutoVirt, Inc., the leading provider of data migration and Global Namespace (GNS) solutions, today announced the launch of their comprehensive Channel Partner Program designed to provide OEMs, VARs and SIs withthe tools and support necessary to leverage and/or resell AutoVirt software, in order to help their end user customers optimally assess, migrate and manage their file environment.
The new AutoVirt Channel Partner Program offers two partnership tiers - Basic and Premier. Both receive significant financial incentives, sales and technology training and certification, marketing resources, lead referral programs, deal registration, margin protection, dedicated account team, and support. Both partnership tiers also have full access to AutoVirt's newly launched online Partner Portal offering streamlined access to all resources along with 24/7/365 support. In addition, Premier Partners will also be provided with - completely free of cost - AutoVirt's newest edition of AutoAssess(TM), a unique tool that provides users with the ability to:
-- Discover and classify all file data across heterogeneous file storage
environments (i.e., file age, type, size, location, and owner)
-- Identify opportunities for data center optimization (i.e., tiering,
consolidation, capacity balancing, archiving, etc.)
-- Identify migration obstacles (i.e., file access, ACL errors, etc.)
"We are excited about the launch of AutoVirt's Channel Program, as it aligns nicely with NetApp's Partner Program," said Todd Palmer, Vice President, North American Channel Sales at NetApp. "AutoVirt's migration solution makes it easy for customers to move to NetApp storage, and simplifying the process is very important to our channel partners. Combined with their Assessment and Global Namespace solution, AutoVirt provides our channel partners with a comprehensive software and services solution."
Two of the newest members of the AutoVirt Channel Partner Program include WebHouse and Bedrock Technology Partners.
Based in Baldwin, NY, WebHouse is dedicated to helping its customers devise IT infrastructure solutions to meet all business needs - with a particular focus on storage solutions that enable global enterprise data management strategies. "Despite recent advancements in data storage technology, NAS management remains a constant and growing data center challenge," said Dan Kerning, Founder and CEO, WebHouse, Inc. "AutoVirt's Assessment, Migration and Global Namespace capabilities make it the industry's easiest to use, yet most powerful tool to use for helping our customers to completely remedy this pain."
Based in San Diego, CA, Bedrock Technology Partners is an innovator and leader in architecting, implementing and supporting IT solutions for Fortune 1000 corporations, large and small enterprises, government agencies and educational institutions. "We are finding initially, our customers are excited to have a tool that can provide the level of visibility into their file data environment that AutoVirt delivers. They recognize that they can't possibly manage their data storage environment, if they don't even know what's there. Then, to find that this tool can also help them to migrate and maintain storage optimization - well, then they are really hooked," said Dean Cappellazzo, CEO, Bedrock Technology Partners. "AutoVirt is quickly becoming one of the most critical components in our solutions kit."
Powered by its groundbreaking and industry-unique Global Namespace, AutoVirt software offers channel partners three product editions, including: AutoAssess(TM) which enables users to gain complete visibility in the file sharing environment, AutoMigrate(TM) for transparent migration and tiering of unstructured file data and AutoManage(TM) which enables dynamic, fully-optimized file storage environments.
"This announcement underscores AutoVirt's passionate commitment to building and continuing to enhance a Channel Partner Program that provides our channel partners with all the resources necessary to meet and exceed their customers' file data assessment, migration and management requirements - further enhancing their trusted advisor status - leading to shorter sales cycles, larger market share and improved profitability," said Warren Mead, Vice President of Sales, AutoVirt.
"We believe that the AutoVirt Channel Partner Program will be very well received by the channel community as it will enable them to help their customers to gain even greater value from their data, while lowering overall costs," said Terri McClure, Senior Analyst, Enterprise Strategy Group (ESG). "Moreover, we believe that partners that use AutoAssess will be able to better identify new opportunities to help their customers optimize their file storage infrastructure by uncovering wasteful storage use; and then plan and execute projects more accurately, by identifying file system issues that could cripple data movement."
"The challenge of quickly and efficiently migrating data from one storage platform to another is the most common hurdle to a firm's objective to consolidate, optimize and lower data center costs," said Laura DuBois, Program Director, Storage Software, IDC. "AutoVirt's Channel Partner Program and AutoVirt software promises to eliminate this obstacle for its channel partners and their customers."
AutoVirt, Inc. is the leading provider of data migration and Global Namespace solutions. AutoVirt software enables its users to quickly, easily and cost effectively assess, virtualize, migrate and manage data across heterogeneous storage environments, and in doing so, better support such initiatives as consolidation, technology refresh, capacity balancing and data center expansion. AutoVirt's corporate end users benefit from dramatic operational and capital savings (OpEx and CapEx), while service providers such as original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), value-added resellers (VARs) and system integrators (SIs) benefit from the ability to scope professional service (PS) engagements with complete confidence, and to deliver on time and within budget. For further information, please visit: http://www.autovirt.com, email: info@autovirt.com, or call: 603-546-2900.
Tata Consultancy Services Launches Global Center of Excellence in Support of SAP HANA(TM)
LAS VEGAS, Sept. 12, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), (BSE: 523540, NSE: TCS), a leading IT services, business solutions and consulting firm, announced the launch of the TCS Global Center of Excellence (CoE) in support of SAP HANA(TM) appliance software at the SAP® TechEd 2011 Las Vegas conference. The TCS Global CoE has one of its largest SAP CoE Labs at TCS' Seven Hills Park Delivery Center in Milford, Ohio, a suburb of Cincinnati.
SAP HANA is an appliance that combines SAP in-memory technology with hardware from leading SAP partners allowing organizations to gain instant insight into their business operations, so they can analyze all the data available and quickly react to rapidly changing business conditions. The TCS Global CoE in support of SAP HANA will enable research and development focused on building applications for high-speed analytics and managing performance-intensive business transactions on the SAP platform. The CoE resides within and is closely integrated with the existing TCS CoE global landscape, which includes centers in Europe, Latin America and India.
"Technologies like SAP HANA have converged with business to make enterprise intelligence possible, which further underscores the need for such offerings," said Raman Venkatraman, Vice President & Global Head - SAP Practice, Tata Consultancy Services. "By incorporating SAP HANA into our offering we are further enabled to better bring a flexible, cost-effective, real-time approach to performance-driven data analytics for our clients."
Built on a SAP HANA "large" hardware platform, the TCS CoE environment will deliver real-world business scenarios for multiple industry sectors showcasing the capabilities and value proposition for SAP HANA. TCS also plans to develop unique scenarios that combine the power of SAP HANA and the Sybase® Unwired Platform to enable powerful analytics on mobile devices. Initially TCS will target five major industry clusters - retail and consumer products, energy resources and utilities, high-tech, insurance and telecom. TCS plans to eventually develop unique business scenarios based on SAP HANA for every core industry that TCS serves.
TCS has a strong focus on domain-led solutions for strategic industries, including retail and consumer products, manufacturing, life sciences, banking and insurance, travel and transportation, telecom, media and entertainment, and energy resources and utilities, as well as unique solutions based on SAP applications for specific industry areas such as dealer management and legal management solutions.
"The TCS CoE will leverage the blend of our existing technology leadership and innovation excellence in support of SAP offerings, while enabling TCS to offer an end-to-end full suite of software services tailored for the SAP HANA suite of solutions to help customers achieve agility, adaptability and efficiency," added Venkatraman.
For more information on the TCS CoE its support of SAP HANA, visit TCS in booth 2000, where it is exhibiting this week at SAP TechEd 2011 Las Vegas, or visit http://www.tcs.com.
Earlier this year Forrester Research, Inc., an independent research firm, cited TCS as a Leader in its April 20, 2011, report titled "The Forrester Wave(TM): SAP Services Providers, Q2 2011".
TCS' SAP Practice, part of the TCS' Enterprise Solutions group, offers best-of-the-breed solutions and services in support of SAP software to its clients around the world. In 2006, TCS became the first company in Asia to become an SAP global services partner. From complex multi-cultural, multi-linguistic, cross-country global rollouts to single site best-of-breed new initiative implementations, TCS has one of the most diverse services portfolios in support of SAP products today in the market place. TCS has over 7,500 consultants highly skilled in SAP solutions working for 145 customers executing 225 engagements across the globe. With more than 1,400 consultants in its practice in support of SAP BusinessObjects(TM) solutions, TCS is one of the largest consulting partners for those solutions and has developed multiple industry-specific analytics offerings.
About Tata Consultancy Services (TCS)
Tata Consultancy Services is an IT services, consulting and business solutions organization that delivers real results to global business, ensuring a level of certainty no other firm can match. TCS offers a consulting-led, integrated portfolio of IT, BPO, infrastructure, engineering and assurance services. This is delivered through its unique Global Network Delivery Model(TM), recognized as the benchmark of excellence in software development. A part of the Tata Group, India's largest industrial conglomerate, TCS has over 202,000 of the world's best trained consultants in 42 countries. The Company generated consolidated revenues of US $ 8.2 billion for year ended 31 March, 2011 and is listed on the National Stock Exchange and Bombay Stock Exchange in India. For more information, visit us at http://www.tcs.com
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Mobile Networks: Italtel and Linkra Sign an Agreement to Provide Full IP MW Next Generation Systems
SAN PAULO, September 12, 2011/PRNewswire/ --
Italtel, a leader in next generation networks and services, and Linkra
Networks, a wireless backhaul specialist, announce a partnership designed to
jointly provide Mobile Network Operators, Converged Service Providers,
Wireless Internet Service Providers (WISP), Utilities and Large Enterprises
with full IP Microwave Next Generation systems.
The two partners will focus their joint activities on EMEA and Latin
America markets, in particular Brazil and Argentina. In the latter markets
that are recording frantic growth rates and where competition is tough, the
ability to own and control the network is crucial to the success of any
Mobile and Fixed Operator or for ISP looking to profitably face the booming
traffic demand of differentiated services and manage network costs. As
service providers broaden their coverage and cope with the demand for data
rate growth forcing to deploy higher capacity distribution and access
wireless networks - such as 3G/LTE, WiMAX and Wi-Fi - the wireless
backhauling infrastructure must also be upgraded to IP and broadened to
prevent infrastructure bottlenecks.
The partnership leverages Linkra Networks proven experience in the full
IP Microwave for mobile backhauling and the expertise that Italtel has
acquired in next generation network architecture both in EMEA and Latin
America as well as valuable expertise in system integration, voice over IP
and wired & wireless technology.
Linkra Networks Full Ethernet Microwave Portfolio is part of proven
microwave-optics-routers integration for Backhauling solutions. It can be
integrated in different networks: from Enterprise ones to Next Generation
and Mobile Networks.
"The agreement with Linkra has a twofold relevance for Italtel: it is an
important step of our plan to develop into specific foreign markets,
particularly LatAm, and allows us to reinforce our offer in the mobile
segment," commented Camillo Ascione, Head of Cisco-OEM Products & Solutions
Product Unit at Italtel. "We are actually working to extend our portfolio of
mobile solutions also by developing proprietary products within Cisco Mobile
Packet Core Solutions. We believe this will be crucial to maintain the
growth trend we experienced in LatAm in recent years by deploying network
infrastructure solutions for several of the most important fixed and mobile
operators".
"The relationship with Italtel is part of our strategy to become a
leader in Full IP Microwave solutions and speed up Linkra access in LatAm
countries completing its own worldwide sales presence" commented Tiziano
Beretta, Head of IP&Transport Business Unit at Linkra. "Linkra full IP
Microwave portfolio, interworking with Carrier Ethernet router/switch
devices, will benefit of Italtel IT System Integration knowledge
complementing our proven capability on Backhauling Microwave based
solutions".
Linkra attends Futurecom, San Paulo, from 12 to 14 September 2011. At
booth C54 it is possible to get more info on Linkra and Italtel IP Microwave
solutions.
About Linkra Networks
Linkra Srl, a well known System Integration Company based in Italy,
Milan area, is nowadays commercializing its own Full Ethernet Microwave
Systems and the variety of available network solutions.
Linkra reached a significant market share in Italian Wireless ISP
operators and is gaining a growing presence with other important customers
in International markets
Linkra Srl belongs to Compel Group, an Italian company supporting since
40 years the Telecom Market with his own products and Manufacturing
Services. http://www.linkra.it
About the Italtel Group
Italtel designs, develops, implements solutions for NGN and NGS;
Professional Services dedicated to the design and maintenance of networks;
IT System Integration Services; Network Integration and migration
activities. Italtel counts among its customers more than 40 of the world's
top TLC Operators and SPs. In Italy is also reference partner of Enterprises
and Public Sector for the deployment of IP Next-Generation Networks and for
the development of multimedia convergent services for their customers.
Italtel is present in 25 countries and has been operating in Latin America
for more than 20 years. In Brazil, Argentina, Colombia, Italtel has played a
key role in the development of the networks of the most important fixed and
mobile service providers and deployed innovative IP networks based on
proprietary or third party technology. http://www.italtel.com.
Source: ITALTEL S.p.A.
Contact details: Laura Borlenghi: Tel.: +39-02-4388-5275, Mobile: +39-335-769-4240, E-mail: laura.borlenghi@italtel.it
AVE23.com, The World's Largest Online Fashion Shopping Engine
Drag. Drop. Buy.
LOS ANGELES, Sept. 12, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- The world's next generation e-commerce model, AVE23.com, just launched its beta web site with Visual Intelligence Technology,helping consumers create a new way to shop by bringing all fashion retailers under one roof. By using Visual Intelligence Technology, consumers can purchase a look from various photos of celebrities, or search by desired item. This new technology allows for the seamless shift from visible objects and products to purchasable items - consumers will be able to find purchases instantly without having to search endlessly on thousands of different retail sites for a particular fashion item.
AVE23.com's user-friendly site boasts a database with over a million products and thousands of new 'looks' uploaded daily, resulting in an ideal online search engine for fashion devotees of all ages.
Consumers discover, select and purchase fashionable finds at the click of a button. Drag an image or look into the search bar, and the site will return visually similar items that make up the look.In the world today, there are over one million online fashion retail stores and over one billion products sold globally at an ever increasing pace. The more sites there are, the more difficult it is for consumers to find what they are looking for, especially when text is the only option.
Currently, AVE23.com is the onlycompany that offers the solution of Visual Intelligence Technology which uses pictorial intelligence to upload an endless variety of images. The goal of AVE23.com is to build the best fashion engine in the world, bridging the transition between seeing something in a magazine, on the streets, in a boutique or on any celebrity, and subsequent purchase.
"We are currently the only venture in the market which combines visual search technology, social commerce and e-commerce onto one single platform," explains Julian Reis, co-founder of AVE23.com. "Our aim is to expand to every major continent including the United Kingdom, Europe, Japan and China by 2014."
It is estimated that the online apparel market size will achieve US$141bn by 2014. This also means an estimated 70% growth within the next 4 years. Based on these estimates, AVE23.com will allow retailers to capitalize on this explosion in growth of online sales. AVE23.com is poised to pioneer the movement of major change for online shopping as people drag, drop and buy their way to a better wardrobe. For more information on AVE23, please visit: http://www.AVE23.co.
Harris Corporation Expands Baseband Offerings with Introduction of Falcon III® RF-7800N-CP Mobile Computing Platform
MELBOURNE, Fla. and LONDON, Sept. 12, 2011 /PRNewswire/ --
Highlights:
-- Delivers the in-the-field computing platform to support mission-critical
military and public safety communications and multimedia applications.
-- Provides customers with capabilities for receiving, sending, storing and
playing video and processing other high-bandwidth data.
-- Reflects broader Harris focus on delivering system solutions to address
network communication and battle management requirements.
(DSEI Booth # N5-260) -- Harris Corporation (NYSE: HRS), an international communications and information technology company, has introduced the new Falcon III® RF-7800N-CP Mobile Computing Platform (MCP). The MCP is a powerful, ruggedized server designed to host, process and deliver mission-critical communications and multimedia applications when needed in the field.
Occupying a small footprint for installation in space-constrained environments, the RF-7800N-CP is a key element in the expanding deployment of network-enabled missions for both military and public safety users. The RF-7800N-CP Mobile Computing Platform utilizes Internet Protocol (IP) standards to manage and route data traffic to and from various communication networks. For instance, with the RF-7800N-CP, users in the field will be able to view streaming video, access databases and other applications that previously would have been out of reach.
"The MCP reflects a growing demand from our customers for end-to-end solutions that help receive, process, store and re-transmit information, in real-time," said Andy Start, president, International Business, Harris RF Communications. "Our customers have entrusted Harris for years to provide reliable tactical communications solutions. With products like the MCP, we're able to provide comprehensive new systems that meet the entirety of their needs, with the service and support they have come to expect from Harris."
With a compact design and low power consumption, the MCP is an ideal solution for most systems platforms. The MCP utilizes standard bus architectures to ensure long-term support and future upgrade flexibility. The open standard Linux operating system enables hosting of a variety of COTS and custom applications, providing an integrated and versatile Communications Server for C4ISR and other network-centric communications systems.
The H.264 Video Encoder transforms the MCP into a powerful media collection point that supports common routable interfaces while providing video capture, storage, and real-time playback capabilities. The 160 GB removable solid state hard drive provides ample storage for long duration video recording.
"The ability of the MCP to function as a server, router, and multimedia gateway enables applications such as remote video surveillance, multi-camera security and recording, and real-time situational awareness," said Start. "The MCP improves the user's operational effectiveness while safely inside the confines of a vehicle, shelter, or building."
The Harris MCP offers a unique combination of a standard Ethernet switch, USB host and multipurpose serial ports, video encoder, and GigE interfaces, all on a single platform. It provides rugged and reliable mission flexibility at the center of the systems.
Harris RF Communications is the leading global supplier of secure radio communications and embedded high-grade encryption solutions for military, government and commercial organizations. The company's Falcon® family of software-defined tactical radio systems encompasses manpack, handheld and vehicular applications. Falcon III is the next generation of radios supporting the U.S. military's Joint Tactical Radio System (JTRS) requirements, as well as network-centric operations worldwide. Harris RF Communications is also a leading supplier of assured communications® systems and equipment for public safety, utility and transportation markets -- with products ranging from the most advanced IP voice and data networks to portable and mobile single and multiband radios.
About Harris Corporation
Harris is an international communications and information technology company serving government and commercial markets in more than 150 countries. Headquartered in Melbourne, Florida, the company has approximately $6 billion of annual revenue and more than 16,000 employees -- including nearly 7,000 engineers and scientists. Harris is dedicated to developing best-in-class assured communications® products, systems, and services. Additional information about Harris Corporation is available at http://www.harris.com.
Sybase Celebrates 20-Year PowerBuilder Milestone With its Most Powerful Offering
PowerBuilder 12.5 Allows Users to Share the Power and Simplicity of Its Legendary DataWindow as a Custom Visual User Object (CVUO) in any .NET Application
LAS VEGAS, Sept. 12, 2011 /PRNewswire/ --Sybase, Inc., an SAP® company (NYSE: SAP) and industry leader in enterprise and mobile software, today announced the availability of Sybase® PowerBuilder® 12.5, the second .NET release of Sybase's award-winning rapid application development tool. PowerBuilder 12.5 empowers developers with the easiest, fastest and most cost-effective solution for creating modern and visually appealing business applications on the Microsoft® Windows 32 ((Win32®)and .NET Frameworks. Today's announcement was made at Sybase TechWave, collocated with SAP® TechEd 2011 and being held in Las Vegas, Nevada, from September 12-16.
"Sybase PowerBuilder has remained throughout the years a bastion of application development productivity for a wide class of enterprise applications that combine heavy database orientation with a highly productive graphical user interface (GUI)," said Al Hilwa, program director for IDC's Application Development Software research. "The direction that PowerBuilder has taken to become a seamless Windows .NET environment with the Visual Studio shell incorporated into its infrastructure has meant that the product can now be considered equally for evolving existing systems and for developing new ones for traditional Windows 32 environments and for .NET."(1)
PowerBuilder's patented DataWindow® technology continues to be the fastest and easiest component in the industry for building data access in an application. PowerBuilder 12.5 extends the functionality and ease of the DataWindow with updates to the WPF version, as well as the Win32 version. The new version also adds functionality allowing developers to build Custom Visual User Objects (CVUOs) that encapsulate the DataWindow and deploy them in any .NET application. PowerBuilder developers now can share the DataWindow's productivity by making it available as a component for use in other .NET development environments to solve the most complex business logic challenges.
Sybase PowerBuilder 12.5 also brings new features for Win32 applications, giving developers options to evolve applications in Win32, create applications in .NET WPF or a combination of both, or migrate applications from Win32 to .NET--all in the PowerBuilder platform, while protecting their application investment. PowerBuilder remains the only product that allows customers to leverage their existing Win32 code and seamlessly migrate to the .NET Framework within the PowerBuilder platform, saving the expense and complexities of re-writing.
"We have been using PowerBuilder since 1997 to build and maintain business critical financial planning applications that require a reliable platform," said Dimitri Joosten, Analyst Programmer at Van Havermaet Groenweghe. "PowerBuilder continues to be the only development platform that provides us the ease of use and functionality in a proven, stable platform with support for stunning graphical user interfaces that impress our users and allows us to focus on solving business problems on time and on budget."
PowerBuilder ships with two Integrated Development Environments (IDEs) providing a choice of development options. Developers can build and deploy applications in a traditional Client/Server architecture, deploy to WebForms, WindowsForms, or Smart Client applications. Users can also develop modern WPF applications by leveraging the new IDE built on top of PowerBuilder's 2010 Visual Studio Isolated Shell and .NET 4.0. Developers can also choose to combine the two options in a hybrid approach.
Key new PowerBuilder 12.5 features and benefits include:
-- New PowerBuilder Deployment Targets
-- WCF Services - used to create Web services using the WCF model
-- Support for CVUOs in .NET assemblies - enables PowerBuilder
customers to share the productivity of the DataWindow with .NET
developer peers
-- PowerBuilder .NET assembly - used to create a PowerBuilder .NET
target, then reference it in another PowerBuilder .NET project,
without exposing the source code behind it
-- REST Client - PowerBuilder .NET targets can be clients that consume
RESTful (Representational State Transfer) Web Services
-- DataWindow Enhancements for Win32
-- AutoWidth Column for the grid style
-- Support for RTF, images, and user-drawn controls
-- ADO .NET connection - to share datasources with .NET applications
-- Batch Command Processing - enables customers to run a batch file to
build applications without any user intervention
-- Multithreading Support - implemented through Shared Objects in
PowerBuilder .NET
(1)IDC White Paper sponsored by Sybase, Sybase PowerBuilder Meets Microsoft .NET: Setting the Pace for Application Development Productivity, Doc # 224228, August 2010
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Sybase TechWave 2011
Sybase's long-running TechWave conference is co-located with SAP TechEd, September 12-16 at the Venetian Hotel in Las Vegas, NV. TechWave continues to deliver targeted training on Sybase products and offers attendees shared access to TechEd sessions and activities.
SAP® TechEd 2011 in Las Vegas, Bangalore, Madrid, and Beijing
More than 19,000 SAP customers, partners and technical experts are expected to convene at SAP® TechEd 2011, the company's largest ecosystem education event series. The conference brings IT managers, software developers, administrators, and business process experts together for a look under the hood of today's business motors: the latest advances in in-memory and mobile technologies, and in on-premise, on-demand and on-device applications from SAP and more. In its 15th year, SAP TechEd will be held in four locations around the globe: Las Vegas, Nevada, from September 12-16; Bangalore, India, from October 19-21; Madrid, Spain, from November 8-10; and Beijing, China, from November 15-17. Follow SAP TechEd on Twitter at @SAPTechEd and join the conversation at #SAPTechEd.
About Sybase
Sybase, an SAP® company, is an industry leader in delivering enterprise and mobile software to manage, analyze and mobilize information. We are recognized globally as a performance leader, proven in the most data-intensive industries and across all major systems, networks and devices. Our information management, analytics and enterprise mobility solutions have powered the world's most mission-critical systems in financial services, telecommunications, manufacturing and government. For more information: http://www.sybase.com. Read Sybase blogs: blogs.sybase.com. Follow us on Twitter at @Sybase and @MobileWork.
Sybase, PowerBuilder and DataWindow are registered trademarks of Sybase, Inc. ® indicates registration in the United States. 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. All other product and service names mentioned may be trademarks of the respective companies with which they are associated.
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KT Selects Exent's GameTanium(TM) Services to Power New Mobile & PC Game Offering
KT Customers Gain Access to the Best PC and Mobile Games From Korea and Around the World on the Industry's Best Gaming Interface
NEW YORK, Sept. 12, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- South Korea's largest communications service provider, KT, has partnered with Exent, the world's largest distributor of PC and mobile games on demand, to bring the industry's best gaming experience to KT customers. Through the partnership, KT is launching a new mobile and PC game offering based on Exent's GameTanium(TM) On Demand and GameTanium(TM) Mobile services, which combine the world's largest games catalog, including more than 200 mobile and 2,000 high-quality PC games, with the industry's most gamer-friendly platform. For the first time, Korea Telecom customers can explore, discover, download and play games from GameTanium's extensive catalog comprised of the best games from around the world, including some of the newest, hottest titles in the Korean language.
KT's new gaming service will feature GameTanium's unparalleled user interface that enables gamers to efficiently explore and discover the games that most appeal to them. The touchscreen-like interface and GameTanium engine enables users to quickly glide through Exent's extensive games catalog to find games across a multitude of genres including action/adventure, arcade, puzzle and card/board games. KT will now be able to offer access to hundreds of PC and mobile games for the whole family - including popular titles such as 'Jewel Quest III,' 'Mah Jong Quest III,' and 'Farm Frenzy.' The service is available as an "all-you-can-eat" subscription plan that offers KT customers limitless, 24x7 game play.
"We're excited about this partnership, which will provide an incredible gaming experience to Korean users," said Ms. Song Young Hee, VP of Content & Media BU at KT. "KT customers are now able to experience the best games from around the world. This new partnership continues our focus on delivering the most engaging content to our customers."
Exent powers the Games on Demand offerings for the world's leading service providers. KT marks its 8th major international partnership to date. This success is directly attributed to the company's GameTanium services, which combine the world's largest PC and mobile games catalog, a cutting-edge technology platform and the programming and back-end expertise to enable broadband service providers to easily and profitably expand their entertainment services with a robust and feature-rich games on demand offering. The service strengthens carrier businesses by providing engaging programming that encourages greater loyalty and ARPU growth from their customers.
"To have been selected by a service provider as outstanding as KT to deliver games programming in a technology-immersed world is truly an honor," said Peter von Schlossberg, President of Exent. "Exent has emerged as the partner of choice for service providers who desire a mass market game service that is a competitive differentiator yet still easy to integrate, launch and manage. In collaboration with KT, we will continue to extend our strategy of providing rich in home and on-the-go entertainment experiences that integrate game play across a range of consumer devices - from PCs and phones to tablets and TV's - all in one of the most connected cultures in the world."
About KT
KT is the largest wire-wireless communication service provider in Korea that has number 1 market share in broadband, IPTV, PSTN, and VOIP services. KT leads in providing various digital contents, such as VOD, music, game, ebook to N-Screen.
About Exent
Exent is the leading global market solutions provider for broadband-based monetization of PC and video games. Exent delivers technologies and products for various markets, including video game publishers, broadband service providers, consumer portals, consumer electronic manufacturers, media companies, ad agencies, brand owners, retailers and others.
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New EMC Documentum Mobile App for the Apple iPad Now Available on Apple iTunes
Enables "New User" of Post PC Era to Securely Search, Browse, and Interact - With Enterprise Information - from Anywhere
HOPKINTON, Mass., Sept. 12, 2011 /PRNewswire/ --
News Summary:
-- New EMC® Documentum® Mobile app for the Apple iPad gives users
increased mobility and choice for the devices and applications they use
to get their work done.
-- Enables users to access rich media content, participate in business
processes and easily collaborate.
-- Provides simple and intuitive iOS native interface for common tasks such
as browsing, searching, and previewing information.
-- Available for free from Apple iTunes for customers with existing
Documentum client licenses.
Full Story:
EMC Corporation (NYSE: EMC) today announced availability of the new EMC Documentum Mobile app for the Apple iPad, providing users with true enterprise capabilities from anywhere. Documentum Mobile is available free for customers with existing EMC Documentum client licenses from Apple iTunes. It provides secure access to information for workers to make informed decisions -- quickly search for required information and participate in business processes -- regardless of location. This is the first proof-point of EMC's commitment to supporting 'Choice Computing,' which enables users to access, share and collaborate on their preferred device.
New Documentum Mobile offers users increased mobility for form-factor appropriate use-cases and is compatible with Documentum 6.6 and 6.7 versions. It extends the power of the EMC Documentum platform to improve information worker productivity with fast access to information including business documents and rich media. It provides a simple iOS native interface to perform common tasks such as browsing the repository, searching and previewing information, downloading content, gaining offline access, and collaborating and approving workflow tasks from anywhere. Documentum Mobile leverages a set of RESTful services on top of Documentum platform to offer mobility without compromising security and information governance policies, leveraging the enterprise-strength security synonymous with the Documentum brand.
Documentum Mobile is designed for the "new user" of the Post PC era, which is the impetus driving the user interface strategy for EMC's Information Intelligence Group (IIG).The strategy includes making the user experience compelling, fast and modern; expressing it on a variety of end-point devices including tablets and smart-phones and finally enabling agile composition of new information enabled solutions.
"The iPad has truly revolutionized the way work gets done," said Rohit Ghai, Vice President and General Manager, Content and Case Management Group, EMC Information Intelligence Group. "EMC is delighted to deliver a key component of our strategy to empower the 'new user' in the Post-PC Era, who's far more mobile, social and thrives on instant access to business-critical information. Organizations can now realize a higher return on their investment through increased end user adoption of content and case management solutions."
"We've seen the use of tablets in the enterprise just explode over the past year or so -- whether as a laptop replacement for executives on the go, or as a platform for mobile apps for sales and field service personnel," said Melissa Webster, program vice president for Content and Digital Media Technologies at IDC. "All of these users need access to their content -- and to the enterprise repository that manages that content -- in a seamless, easy-to-use way that nonetheless provides comprehensive security to safeguard the enterprise's intellectual property and most confidential information."
EMC Corporation is a global leader in enabling businesses and service providers to transform their operations and deliver IT as a service. Fundamental to this transformation is cloud computing. Through innovative products and services, EMC accelerates the journey to cloud computing, helping IT departments to store, manage, protect and analyze their most valuable asset -- information -- in a more agile, trusted and cost-efficient way. Additional information about EMC can be found atwww.EMC.com.
EMC and Documentum are registered trademarks or trademarks of EMC Corporation in the United States and other countries. All other trademarks used herein are the property of their respective owners.
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CONTACT: David De Jear, +1-925-600-6790, dejear_david@emc.com
Hillary Tenzing Edition: Video Message With New Name to Avoid Rolex Confusion
MAASTRICHT, The Netherlands, September 12, 2011/PRNewswire/ --
With the Hillary Tenzing Explorer project well on its way, there is
confusion in the international watch community whether it is a Rolex project
or not. It is not. To make an end to all speculation, the HTE Team decided
to change the name to Hillary Tenzing Edition.
Peter Hillary and Jamling Tenzing Norgay made a video statement from
their homes in New Zealand and India on why we felt it was important to
change the name to Hillary Tenzing Edition. Have a look on http://www.hillarytenzingedition.com.
This change emphasizes what HTE is all about: a special limited edition
honouring Hillary and Tenzing, two of the greatest mountaineering families
of all times.
Legendary families
Hillary Tenzing Edition is primarily a tribute to Sir Edmund Hillary and
Tenzing Norgay and their ground breaking achievement as the first humans on
the summit of Mount Everest in 1953. Many years later their sons, Peter
Hillary and Jamling Tenzing Norgay followed their fathers' footsteps to the
world's highest mountain.
Role of Rolex
Hillary Tenzing Edition also acknowledges Rolex as prime brand at the
forefront of exploration. Rolex watches have been the timepiece-of-choice on
Everest since the 1950s thus creating an impressive heritage as the ultimate
sports watch.
HTE contents
The Hillary Tenzing Edition series is limited to 88 packages. Each
package comes with various custom-made items commemorating the 1953 Everest
expedition, such as a unique silver mountaineering pin, a limited HTE
edition of the book Everest by the late George Band and a leather bound map
of the original 1953 expedition route to Everest, to name a few highlights.
Buyers of a HTE package get an once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to join Peter
Hillary and Jamling Tenzing Norgay on a private trek to Everest Basecamp in
May 2012.
Centrepiece of each package is a set of 3 Rolex Explorer models with the
personalized vintage HTE look-and-feel to represent the unrivalled history
of Rolex in exploring the world's final frontiers.
High demand
In May 2011, HTE number 88/88 was sold for $104,568 at Christie's in
Geneva. The revenues of the auction went entirely to the Hillary and Tenzing
family foundations.
We continue working on the other HTE packages for which we have already
received many pre-orders from major Rolex dealers and collectors.
Priceline.com Launches Its First iPad App for Hotel Reservations, Featuring Real-Time Hotel Mapping and In-App Booking Functionality
NORWALK, Conn., Sept. 12, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Priceline.com (Nasdaq: PCLN) today launched its first iPad app for making hotel room reservations, and this app is squarely targeted at travelers who place high value on location when they book their hotel rooms.
The new iPad app is free and can be downloaded from the iTunes store:
Here's how the app works. After picking a destination, travelers can scroll and see hotels appear on the map in real time. There are four different ways the map can be scrolled:
-- Price View. Price points are highlighted on the map and color-coded
from red (the highest rate) to blue (the lowest rate). Tap on a rate
and full hotel details are shown.
-- Star Level View. This view shows all the different hotel star levels
and where they're located on the map. Tap on a star and full hotel
details are shown.
-- Guest Satisfaction Score View. This view displays the actual average
satisfaction scores, from 1-10, posted by priceline.com guests for each
hotel. Tap on a score to see the full hotel details.
-- Name Your Own Price® View. This view will display all the zones in a
city where priceline.com has Name Your Own Price® hotel partners. Tap
on a zone and the app will retrieve actual winning bids made by other
customers for different star level hotels in the selected zone.
All of the views can be zoomed in or out. Once app users have selected the hotel, or zone and star level they want, they can use the quick booking feature to get their room, all without leaving the app.
Priceline.com and its sister hotel reservation service, Booking.com, are the only two major online travel agencies to offer pannable real-time hotel mapping and to allow hotel bookings to be made within the iPad app. "Our new iPad app is designed to be an extremely convenient, simple and fast hotel searching and booking tool for a traveler on the go who wants to stay in a particular part of town," said John Caine, priceline.com's Senior Vice President, Marketing.
The Priceline Group (Nasdaq: PCLN) is a leader in global online hotel reservations, with over 190,000 participating hotels worldwide. The Group is composed of four primary brands - Booking.com, priceline.com, Agoda.com and TravelJigsaw - and several ancillary brands. The Priceline Group provides online travel services in over 110 countries in Europe, North America, South America, the Asia-Pacific region, the Middle East and Africa.
Booking.com is the number one online hotel reservation service in the world, offering over 155,000 hotels, and is available in 43 languages. Priceline.com gives leisure travelers multiple ways to save on their airline tickets, hotel rooms, rental cars, vacation packages and cruises. In addition to getting compelling published prices, travelers can take advantage of priceline.com's famous Name Your Own Price® service, which can deliver the lowest prices available. Agoda.com is an Asia-based online hotel reservation service that is available in 37 languages. TravelJigsaw is a multinational car hire service, offering its reservation services in over 4,000 locations. Customer support is provided in 29 languages.
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