Handbago.com Launches Online Marketplace for Designer Handbags
Niche fashion marketplace helps women find the perfect designer handbag online.
LOS ANGELES, Aug. 17, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Handbago.com, an online community for "All Things Handbags" officially launches an online marketplace exclusively for designer handbags.
"Finding that perfect handbag just got a little easier," states Kristina Moreno, President of Handbago. "Because Handbago focuses exclusively on designer handbags, we introduce consumers to a whole world of bags they never knew existed." The marketplace is a milestone towards Handbago's vision of becoming the premiere online destination for women looking to purchase a designer handbag.
The Handbago marketplace provides designers with a custom online storefront allowing them to integrate their brand's imagery, promotional materials and social media while having complete control over pricing and inventory. "We work directly with both established and emerging designers to provide the allure of a local boutique with the selection of a luxury superstore. We built the marketplace to be hassle-free and empower designers to focus on what they do best, which is designing handbags," states Moreno.
Handbago has specific guidelines before approving designers for the marketplace. This ensures customers are buying trusted and quality brand-name products. For emerging designers, Handbago functions as an incubator and offers affordable services such as brand consulting, product photography, public relations and online marketing.
"Niche online marketplaces in the fashion industry are thriving as they create a new sales channel and allow designers to immediately connect with their targeted audience while avoiding the costly and time-consuming process of selling through traditional retail or boutique stores," states Brian Meert, CEO of Handbago. "Our marketplace allows designers to shorten the time between showing their designs on the runway and making them available to the consumer."
About Handbago:
Handbago.com is an online marketplace and community for "All Things Handbags." Shoppers looking for that perfect designer handbag can browse their favorite brands, discover the latest bags from emerging designers or check out the Handbag Blog and Handbago TV for exclusive coverage on handbag trends, events, designer interviews and bag reviews. Handbago customers receive free shipping, free returns and a guaranteed price match on every order. Visit http://www.Handbago.com.
A Year of Retail Revolution: shopkick Celebrates Its First Birthday by Adding Partners and Rewards in More Categories and More Places
Company Reveals Usage and Growth Stats Proving Significance of Location-Based Shopping
First Birthday Party Hosted by American Eagle Outfitters at its Times Square Flagship
PALO ALTO, Calif., Aug. 17, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- shopkick, the largest location-based shopping app that rewards shoppers simply for walking into stores, today celebrates a year since its launch with new partners, new categories of content and rewards, broad expansion of existing partners, and a new report on how American retailers, brands and shoppers have embraced location-based shopping. The company is unveiling the details at the American Eagle Outfitters flagship in Times Square today. AEO is one of shopkick's early launch partners, and hosted shopkick's initial launch party exactly one year ago.
The news includes:
-- The launch into content partnership with InStyle
-- A new pilot program with Toys"R"Us launching this fall
-- The Sports Authority's national rollout and performance metrics
-- Simon Property Group's (NYSE: SPG) expansion to Premium Outlets
-- New usage statistics, demographic information and business performance
data
"When we launched, we made two promises. The first to the retailers and brands: that we could help drive more sales without heavy discounts like the daily deal sites. The second was to shoppers: that we could make their shopping experience more personal, rewarding and fun," said Cyriac Roeding, the co-founder of shopkick. "And in 12 short months, we've gone farther with the app than we'd ever imagined - delivering more rewards to more people from more partners in more locations."
With today's additions shoppers can earn "kicks" - shopkick's cross-partner currency - with ten retail partners, more than two-dozen brands, and two media partners. And it'll only continue to grow. Shoppers find that the kicks add up. Already, users have been awarded more than half a billion kicks, redeemed for iTunes gift cards, Facebook Credits, charitable donations, gift cards for partner stores and more.
New Partners:
As shopkick's first media content partner, InStyle will extend the magazine's content to shoppers on their smartphones. Shopkick's more than 2 million active users will have access to a "Shop By Color" virtual Pop-Up Store on shopkick. "Shop By Color" will offer users product recommendations and styling tips.
Shopkick also announced today that Toys"R"Us will launch a pilot program to bring shopkick's walk-in rewards and special deals to 100 select Toys"R"Us and Babies"R"Us stores in four markets - Chicago, Los Angeles, New York, and San Francisco -this fall. With this announcement, Toys"R"Us becomes the 10th partner in the network, which includes American Eagle Outfitters, Best Buy, Crate and Barrel, Macy's, Simon Property Group, The Sports Authority, Target, The Wet Seal and west elm along with brand partners such as HP, Intel, Kraft, Procter & Gamble, Unilever and dozens more.
By continuing to expand its list of partners in breadth and depth shopkick makes ubiquitous rewards available to shoppers throughout the purchase cycle - from advertisements, to the store, down to the aisle, and now through shopping-related content - exponentially increasing its value for users and partners.
Shopkick Promise Bears Out; Partners Expand
After less than a year in pilot, The Sports Authority (TSA) has decided to expand shopkick from 104 stores in four markets to the full national footprint of 470 stores.
"Our results with shopkick have been fantastic, with a return on investment in the top quartile of all our marketing programs," said Jeff Schumacher, Chief Marketing Officer of The Sports Authority. "We've also started to test shopkick promotions with key brand vendors, and the early results are positive. Good ROI, a great partnership and exciting opportunities with our customers' favorite products - how could we NOT build that into all our store programs?"
This 350% increase shows what a key role shopkick is playing in The Sports Authority's push to innovate in the digital space as it shifts toward a multi-channel marketing strategy.
"Shopkick is unique in the social/mobile space in that it has shopping at its core, with gaming and social mechanics layered on top. And the data we're seeing is proving the importance of that distinction - social and games at the core versus shopping at the core," said Clay Cowan, vice president, e-commerce and digital marketing at The Sports Authority. "This is a great fit with our customers, who love sports and games, and the results show it. We're fully committed to testing a wide range of social and mobile platforms, but when I look at our emerging channel portfolio, shopkick is at the front of the pack in terms of driving business results."
In addition to the TSA expansion, Simon Malls has decided to expand its shopkick partnership into all of its Premium Outlets because of how enthusiastically shoppers have embraced the program. These expansions mean that shopkick now offers walk-in rewards at nearly 3,000 stores and malls nationwide.
By the Numbers
With more than 2.2 million users, shopkick is the fastest growing location-based mobile shopping application. And the users are engaged:
-- Walking into partner stores more than 2 million times
-- Browsing more than 350 million items in the app
-- Scanning more than 7 million products from our partner brands
-- Picking more than 75,000 stores as favorites each day (more than 50 each
minute!)
Who's Using Shopkick
Shopkick shoppers are the desired audience for its partner brands and retailers: 59% are women and 85% are between the ages of 20 and 60 years old.
How it Works
In order to provide high-value rewards to consumers for actual walk-ins, the shopkick app, combined with the shopkick Signal - an inaudible sound emitted from a patent-pending device located in each participating retailer - verifies a user is in-store. This ensures that marketing dollars put into the shopkick program are being spent to reward customers who are actually present in the store, something not possible with traditional location-based applications, which rely on GPS technology that has an error radius of 50-1,000 yards on mobile phones. And, because the detection occurs on the user's mobile device, the privacy of presence information is completely under the user's control.
Shoppers earn rewards through the shopkick app simply walking into the more than 2,500 retail and 160 mall locations that make up shopkick's Retail Partner Network and for interacting with partner brand products at 3 million stores nationwide. Walk-in rewards are currently available in all 50 states at select partner locations.
Launched in August 2010, shopkick quickly became the largest location-based shopping app in America and reached 2 million users within a record 11 months since its launch. The shopkick App is available for free on the iPhone from the App Store at http://www.itunes.com/appstore/ and on Android Market at http://shopkick.com/android.html
About shopkick, Inc.
shopkick, Inc. is a Palo Alto-based startup funded by Kleiner Perkins' iFund, Greylock Partners and Reid Hoffman, founder of LinkedIn, and investor in Facebook and Zynga. In August 2010, shopkick launched the first mobile application that hands consumers high-value rewards, offers and exclusive deals at shopkick's national retail partners simply for walking into stores and malls. Even more rewards can be earned for scanning partner brand products at over 250,000 stores nationwide. In combination with a groundbreaking new location technology called "shopkick Signal", the app can verify location within feet, and because the detection occurs on the phone, privacy of presence information is completely in the users' control. Shopkick's growing partner alliance includes Best Buy, Macy's, Target, American Eagle, Crate & Barrel, The Sports Authority, Wet Seal, West Elm, Simon Property Group, Kraft Foods, Procter & Gamble, Unilever, Intel, HP and The CW. Shopkick is the only 100% performance-based marketing platform in the physical retail world, with measurable foot traffic and transactions at stores. The app grew to 2 million users in its first 11 months. The free shopkick app is available for the iPhone and Android.
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Amdocs Completes Acquisition of Bridgewater Systems, Enabling Service Providers to Redefine the Data Experience
Purchase uniquely positions Amdocs to offer pre-integrated charging and policy management solutions to enhance service provider data offerings
ST. LOUIS, Aug. 17, 2011 /PRNewswire/ --Amdocs (NYSE: DOX), the leading provider of customer experience systems, today announced that it has completed the acquisition of Bridgewater Systems Corporation (TSX: BWC) ("Bridgewater"), a publicly held provider of policy management and network control solutions. Amdocs acquired 25,178,827 common shares of Bridgewater (representing 100 percent of Bridgewater's outstanding common shares) for CAD$8.20 per share in cash, through a wholly owned, indirect subsidiary of Amdocs. Prior to the acquisition, Amdocs did not own any securities of Bridgewater. The transaction is valued at approximately CAD$211 million, or CAD$139 million net of Bridgewater's cash as of June 30, 2011. The acquisition will further expand Amdocs' Customer Experience Systems (CES) portfolio, allowing service providers to implement new value-based data monetization strategies to capitalize on the data explosion.
In order to better monetize their networks and data services, service providers are moving away from unlimited data packages which render the network vulnerable to heavy usage in some cases. Instead, they want to create new value-based pricing and data monetization models in which customers will be offered personalized packages that better match revenue to their consumption behavior and usage patterns.
"This strategic acquisition will enable service providers to completely redefine the real-time data experience and maximize the return on their network investments," said Brian Shepherd, group president for Amdocs. "We are delighted to welcome Bridgewater's highly innovative, skilled professionals to Amdocs as we continue expanding our market-leading CES portfolio."
"Following this acquisition, service providers will be able to benefit from data experience solutions based on a pre-integrated combination of Amdocs' leading convergent charging technology and Bridgewater's advanced policy control capabilities that address the increase in demand for high-bandwidth services and the exponential growth of smartphones and other connected devices," said Ed Ogonek, President and CEO for Bridgewater.
For example, this acquisition will enable service providers to offer many innovative, new packages and promotions to consumer and business customers, including:
-- Ability for customers to select packages based on the type and quality
of data service such as the number of films they wish to download in
high definition (not just harder-to-understand metrics like size and
speed of data download)
-- Shared data allowance across multiple devices or family data packages
with different policies for each family member
-- More creative promotions based on multiple factors such as customer
monetary or lifetime value, usage behavior and network status at peak
and non-peak network times
-- Improved capabilities to offer up-sell and cross-sell opportunities in
real time
"To successfully monetize their networks and enable a move to value-based pricing, service providers need to integrate their charging and policy systems," said Ari Banerjee, senior analyst at Heavy Reading. "Standalone policy management provides an optimized network but not the most profitable one, while charging by itself provides monetization but does not enforce network knowledge. Successful network monetization needs these two systems to work together, which requires significant integration between the business support systems (BSS) and policy control systems. With the Bridgewater acquisition, Amdocs will be positioned to offer a pre-integrated policy management and charging solution to drive service providers' data revenue."
Amdocs does not expect a material impact from the acquisition of Bridgewater on fiscal year 2011 or fiscal year 2012 non-GAAP earnings per share, which excludes acquisition related costs and equity-based compensation expense, net of related tax effects.The impact on GAAP results will be finalized after Amdocs completes the purchase price accounting for the acquisition. Amdocs may incur acquisition-related expense in fiscal 2011 to account for certain costs related to the acquisition. In addition to the product and solution synergies, Amdocs and Bridgewater also share numerous top-tier customers, including Bell Mobility, Sprint and Telstra.
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About Bridgewater
Bridgewater Systems, the leader in intelligent broadband controls, provides pre-integrated solutions for mobile and converged operators to transform their networks, optimize mobile data growth, and innovate with new services. The Bridgewater Systems portfolio of carrier-grade products includes Service Controller (AAA), Policy Controller (PCRF) and Home Subscriber Server (HSS), anchored by a common identity and device management system. More than 150 leading service providers worldwide leverage Bridgewater Systems to create and deliver profitable services to consumer, enterprise, cloud and machine markets. For more information, visit Bridgewater Systems at http://www.bridgewatersystems.com.
About Amdocs
Amdocs is the market leader in customer experience systems innovation. The company combines business and operational support systems, service delivery platforms, proven services and deep industry expertise to enable service providers and their customers to do more in the connected world. Amdocs' offerings help service providers explore new business models, differentiate through personalized customer experiences and streamline operations. A global company with revenue of approximately $3.0 billion in fiscal 2010, Amdocs has over 19,000 employees and serves customers in more than 60 countries worldwide. Amdocs Holdings ULC, the wholly owned indirect subsidiary of Amdocs that now holds all of the outstanding common shares of Bridgewater, is located at Suite 800, 1959 Upper Water St., P.O. Box 997, Halifax, Nova Scotia B3J 2X2, Canada. For more information, visit Amdocs at http://www.amdocs.com.
Amdocs' Forward-Looking Statement
This press release includes information that constitutes forward-looking statements made pursuant to the safe harbor provision of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including statements about Amdocs' growth and business results in future quarters. Although we believe the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are based upon reasonable assumptions, we can give no assurance that our expectations will be obtained or that any deviations will not be material. Such statements involve risks and uncertainties that may cause future results to differ from those anticipated. These risks include, but are not limited to, the effects of general economic conditions, Amdocs' ability to grow in the business segments it serves, adverse effects of market competition, rapid technological shifts that may render the Company's products and services obsolete, potential loss of a major customer, our ability to develop long-term relationships with our customers, and risks associated with operating businesses in the international market. Amdocs may elect to update these forward-looking statements at some point in the future, however the Company specifically disclaims any obligation to do so. These and other risks are discussed at greater length in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including in our Annual Report on Form 20-F for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2010, filed on December 7, 2010 and our quarterly 6-K filed forms furnished on February 8, May 11 and August 8, 2011.
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CONTACT: Michael Zema, Weber Shandwick for Amdocs, +1-212-445-8181, mzema@webershandwick.com
Two Pennsylvania IT Efforts Selected as Finalists for National Awards
HARRISBURG, Pa., Aug. 17, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Office of Administration's server virtualization efforts and the Department of Public Welfare's child support enforcement data exchanges are among 30 state IT initiatives chosen as finalists for national awards.
The 2011 Outstanding Achievement in the Field of Information Technology Awards are presented by the National Association of State Chief Information Officers (NASCIO). The awards recognize states whose information technology initiatives exemplify best practices, support the public policy goals of state leaders, assist government officials in innovatively executing their duties and provide cost-effective service to citizens.
"These are just a few of the examples of how technology is transforming government in Pennsylvania to operate more efficiently and improve services to citizens," said George White, the state's chief information officer. "It's an honor to lead such a talented and dedicated group of professionals whose work stands out on a national stage."
Since 2009, the Office of Administration has saved more than $36 million by "virtualizing" servers at the state's enterprise data center. The data center houses 2,300 servers supporting 45 agencies, including more than 750 applications, most of state government's public-facing websites as well as the statewide employee email system. Virtualization allows a server to run multiple applications simultaneously and share computing resources across them, as needed. This greatly increases the amount of work a server can perform, thereby reducing the overall number of servers that are needed, as well as the associated floor space, power, cooling and maintenance costs.
The Department of Public Welfare's child support enforcement data exchanges allow for the secure sharing of information with financial institutions, employers, courts, health insurers and other state and federal agencies. These exchanges have helped Pennsylvania increase child support collections and improve case management processes by providing comprehensive information to locate parents, aid retrieval of child support payments via income attachments, identify other financial assets available to meet support obligations and enforce child support court orders. In 2009, Pennsylvania became the first and only state to meet or exceed all six performance measures used by the federal government to evaluate state child support enforcement programs. As a result, Pennsylvania has received an additional $30 million per year in funding for its child support enforcement program.
NASCIO received more than 100 nominations for consideration for this year's awards. Winners in 10 categories will be announced on Oct. 3. To learn more about the awards and view all of the finalists, visit http://www.nascio.org/awards/2011awards/.
Roll Out With Electronic Arts' Battlefield 3 Collector's Edition Peripherals by Razer
Razer announces full suite of gaming hardware and gear line-up for Battlefield 3
COLOGNE, Germany, Aug. 17, 2011/PRNewswire/ -- Koelnmesse -- Razer, the world's leading high-end precision gaming brand and EA, a leading global interactive entertainment software company, is kicking your explosive war gaming experience up several notches with the exclusive Battlefield 3 co-branded peripherals and gear line. Get total immersion and the technological advantage to win in one of the biggest first person shooter titles from EA to be launched this year.
The Razer Battlefield 3 Collector's Edition Peripherals line includes a Razer BlackWidow Ultimate mechanical keyboard, a Razer Imperator gaming mouse, Razer Scarab hard mouse mat and a Razer Onza Tournament Edition Xbox 360 controller. This suite of Razer gaming weaponry fully equips fans of Battlefield 3 to take on the most intense firefights and emerge victorious. They'll be empowered with competitive gaming features like faster key actuation on the Razer BlackWidow, increased swiping precision with the Razer Imperator, enhanced tracking accuracy with the Razer Scarab and fully customizable controls on the Razer Onza.
The Razer Battlefield 3 Collector's Edition Gear line extends your enjoyment of the game into the real world, with items like a heavy-duty Battlefield 3 silicone protection case for the iPhone 4, and a Battlefield 3 Razer Messenger Bag to store your gaming hardware on-the-go. All products in both the Battlefield 3 peripherals and gear line come decked out in awesome, gritty artwork straight from the game to further immerse you in the heart-pounding, high octane world of Battlefield 3.
"Everyone at Razer is eager for the day Battlefield 3 launches and we're going to be right there next to every other gamer immersed in the most hardcore military game to date," said Robert "RazerGuy" Krakoff, President, Razer USA. "And we'll be doing it with the Battlefield 3 Collector's Edition peripherals and gear line by Razer - the best hardware to complement one of the most hotly anticipated shooters of 2011."
About the Battlefield 3 Razer BlackWidow Ultimate gaming keyboard
Whether you're bringing down the thunder in a fighter jet, blasting holes in the enemy base with a tank, or part of a fearless infantry unit ready to destroy, the Battlefield 3 Razer BlackWidow Ultimate takes you full speed into combat with its full-fledged, heavy-duty mechanical key infrastructure. As it delivers crisp, tactile feedback and faster keystroke actuation to your gameplay, this revolutionary, fully backlit gaming keyboard packs a punch for your fight in the hyper-frenetic, immersive military shooter, Battlefield 3.
Price: US $139.99 / EU euro 139.99
Availability:
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Worldwide - 25th October 2011
Product Features:
-- Full mechanical keys with 50g actuation force
-- Individually backlit keys with 5 levels of lighting
-- 1000Hz Ultrapolling / 1ms response time
-- Programmable keys with on-the-fly macro recording
-- Gaming mode option for deactivation of the Windows key
-- 10 customizable software profiles with on-the-fly switching
-- 5 additional macro keys
-- Gaming optimized key matrix for minimized ghosting
-- Multi-media controls
-- Braided cable
-- Audio-out / Mic-in jacks
-- USB-passthrough
-- Approx. size in mm: 475(L) x 171(W) x 30(H)
-- Weight 1.5kg
For more information about the Battlefield 3 Razer BlackWidow Ultimate, please visit http://www.razerzone.com/bf3
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About the Battlefield 3 Razer Imperator gaming mouse
In war, the ultimate weapon is the soldier - a highly-trained and highly-equipped warrior primed to secure victory no matter the cost. With the Battlefield 3 Razer Imperator, its 6400dpi 4G Dual Sensor System ensures that your every movement is translated into frags of pinpoint accuracy. Its rubberized contoured thumb grip and ergonomic right-handed form factor becomes an extension of your will and prowess - making you the ultimate weapon in the hyper-frenetic, immersive military shooter, Battlefield 3.
Price: US $79.99 / EU euro 79.99
Availability:
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Product features:
-- 6400dpi 4G Dual Sensor System
-- Rubberized contoured thumb grip for added control
-- Ergonomic right-handed design
-- Adjustable side buttons
-- Razer Synapse Onboard Memory
-- Up to 200 inches per second /50g acceleration
-- Seven independently programmable Hyperesponse buttons
-- On-the-Fly Sensitivity adjustment
-- Zero-acoustic Ultraslick mouse feet
-- Approx. size in mm; 123(l) x 71(w) x 42(h)
For more information about the Battlefield 3 Collector's Edition Razer Imperator, please visit http://www.razerzone.com/bf3
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About the Battlefield 3 Razer Scarab hard mouse mat
A good soldier is highly effective and never wavering in combat, and that's what the Battlefield 3 Razer Scarab delivers with its Razer Fractal 2.0 textured surface. The surface is specially composed of crystalline coating, with peaks and troughs to aid mice sensors in establishing highly responsive, uniform tracking. Experience precise and effortless swipes across the surface to take enemies down with deadly ease and efficiency.
Price: US $39.99 / EU euro 39.99
Availability:
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Product features:
-- Fractal 2.0 surface coating
-- Optimal performance for both laser and optical mice
-- Hard mouse mat providing precise tracking
-- Improved rubber base for greater stability
-- Large size suited for most gaming environments: 350(W) x 250(L) x 3(H)mm
-- Reinforced carrying case for optimal stowing
About the Battlefield 3 Razer Onza Tournament Edition Xbox 360 controller
The Battlefield 3 Razer Onza TE gaming controller for the Xbox 360 gives soldiers the maximum competitive edge on the battlefield; it comes with adjustable resistance on both analog sticks for better sensitivity control and two fully programmable Multi-Function Buttons for faster fragging at your fingertips. On top of that, an improved D-pad, Hyperesponse technology on the backlit action buttons, and a 15 foot light-weight braided cable with quick release USB connector makes the Battlefield 3 Razer Onza TE the perfect choice for heart-pumping military action with Battlefield 3 on the Xbox 360.
Price: US $59.99 / EU euro 59.99
Availability:
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Worldwide - 25th October 2011
Product features:
-- 2 Adjustable resistance analog sticks
-- 2 Multi-Function Buttons (MFB)
-- 4 backlit Hyperesponse action buttons
-- Precision D-Pad
-- Non-slip rubber surface
-- Quick release USB connector
-- 15 foot, lightweight, braided fiber cable
-- Approx. size in mm: 109(L) x 154(W) x 60.5(H)
For more information about the Battlefield 3 Collector's Edition Razer Onza Tournament Edition, please visit http://www.razerzone.com/bf3
In battle, dust, dirt, and shrapnel are some of the things that could come to harm your gaming laptop and gear, so get total armored protection with the highly durable and lightweight Battlefield 3 Razer Messenger Bag. Constructed with tear-resistant, weather-proof heavy-duty 1680D ballistic nylon, your gaming laptop and gear fears neither the elements nor the hardships of war.
Price: US $79.99 / EU euro 79.99
Availability:
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Worldwide - 25th October 2011
Product features:
-- Armored with a tear-resistant, weather-proof heavy duty 1680D ballistic
nylon outer shell.
-- Water-resistant Ripstop nylon inner lining for added durability.
-- Single shoulder sling design for added mobility. Easy one-handed release
chest clasp enables quick and convenient access.
-- Built in compartments for up to 15" laptops, gaming peripherals and
portable gaming devices.
-- Padded inner lining protects electronic devices and provides ample shock
absorbency while on the road
About the Battlefield 3 iPhone 4 Protection Case by Razer
In war, a soldier is nothing without effective lines of communication and that's why he keeps his tactical smartphone with him at all times. The Battlefield 3 iPhone 4 Protection Case by Razer is made from heavy-duty silicone designed in a rugged, military look to protect yours from the shocks of war. Then, call in air-strikes and reinforcements effectively to bring home the win.
Price: US $19.99 / EU euro 19.99
Availability:
Razerzone.com - 25th October 2011
Worldwide - 25th October 2011
Product features:
-- Heavy duty silicone for heavy duty protection of your iPhone 4 from the
elements
-- Rubberized finish for better grip
-- Rugged, military Battlefield 3 exclusive design
For more information on the Battlefield 3 iPhone 4 Protection Case by Razer, please visit http://www.razerzone.com/bf3
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About EA:
Electronic Arts Inc. (EA), headquartered in Redwood City, California, is a leading global interactive entertainment software company. Founded in 1982, the Company develops, publishes, and distributes interactive software worldwide for video game systems, personal computers, wireless devices and the Internet. Electronic Arts markets its products under four brand names: EA SPORTS(TM), EA(TM), EA Mobile(TM) and POGO(TM). In fiscal 2010, EA posted GAAP net revenue of $3.7 billion and had 27 titles that sold more than one million units. EA's homepage and online game site is http://www.ea.com. More information about EA's products and full text of press releases can be found on the Internet at http://info.ea.com.
About the Razer Group:
Razer(TM) is the world leader in high performance gaming hardware. Founded in 1998, with its headquarters in Carlsbad, California, the company has offices in nine cities around the globe. Used by the most demanding professional gamers who compete in global tournaments, Razer provides gamers with the unfair advantage of cutting-edge technology and award-winning design. We live by our motto: For Gamers. By Gamers.
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Razer Announces the World's First True 7.1 Surround Sound Gaming Headset
The Razer Tiamat 7.1 brings true-to-life pinpoint positional gaming audio with up to 10 discrete speaker drivers in each headset
COLOGNE, Germany, Aug. 17, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Gamescom --Razer, the world's leading high-end precision gaming brand, brings true pinpoint positional audio to hardcore gamers everywhere with the Razer Tiamat headset range - the world's first discrete 7.1 surround sound and 2.2 stereo gaming headsets. Get the tactical advantage in combat when you can hear and react to every gunfire, explosion and voice realistically all around you. And with bass so powerful, the Razer Tiamat will blow you away.
"The Razer Tiamat headset range is the pride of our audio engineering, the world's first 10 driver headset, built to deliver the most powerful, clear and accurately produced positional audio gamers will ever need for the competitive edge," said Robert "RazerGuy" Krakoff, President, Razer USA. "Surprise the enemy trying to creep up for a stealth kill, when you can hear their footsteps loud and clear behind you."
The Razer Tiamat headset range includes the Razer Tiamat 7.1 Surround Sound Gaming Headset and the Razer Tiamat 2.2 Stereo Gaming Headset.
The Razer Tiamat 7.1 packs a total of 10 discrete drivers, 5 in each circumaural ear cup to give you true pinpoint positional surround sound - a one-up on your enemies when you can hear everything around you with three-dimensional clarity. The 10 drivers represent the 7 surround sound channels plus subwoofer; 2 for center, 1 each for the left and right, surround sound left and right, surround back left and right, and 2 for the subwoofer. All drivers work in unison to produce a true surround sound experience.
The Razer Tiamat 7.1 also gives gamers maximum customizability of their audio experience adjustable on a sleek control unit. You can precisely fine-tune the volume of every audio channel, position, and bass depth, as well as conveniently toggle between the headset's 7.1 surround sound mode, 2.0 stereo mode or external speakers as long as they are also hooked up to the unit, so you'll have the right setup for your entertainment at all times.
The Razer Tiamat 2.2 is outfitted with a total of 4 discrete drivers, 2 dedicated especially to bass to give your head that rumbling sensation every time you calmly walk away from an in-game explosion.
Both versions of the Razer Tiamat come with leatherette ear cushions to keep you comfortable during long-haul gaming marathons, and a precise, unidirectional noise-cancelling microphone so your battle chatter stays as sharp as your audio.
The "Experience the Power of 7 - with the Razer Tiamat 7.1" Contest at Gamescom 2011
In line with Razer's announcement of their new Razer Tiamat headset range, the world's first 7 Razer Tiamat 7.1 gaming headsets are to be given away to 7 lucky winners.
The Razer Tiamat 7.1, the world's first true 7.1 surround sound gaming headset, awaits contestants at http://www.razerzone.com/Powerof7.
About the Razer Tiamat 7.1
True pinpoint positional audio for the tactical advantage is the only way to go for victorious gaming, and that's what the Razer Tiamat 7.1 was built for. 10 discrete drivers, 5 in each ear cup produce 360 degrees true surround sound so you can hear and react to everything around you with three-dimensional clarity.
The versatile control unit lets you tweak every audio channel's volume and positioning, as well as bass depth to your exact preference. With a single button press, toggle between the headset's 7.1 surround sound, 2.0 stereo and external speakers when both are connected to the unit to have the right audio setup for your specific entertainment needs at all times. Packed with so many features in one device, the Razer Tiamat 7.1 is the ultimate beast of gaming audio.
How true 7.1 surround sound is produced in the Razer Tiamat 7.1
-- True-to-life pinpoint positional 7.1 surround sound from 10 discrete
drivers
-- All-in-one volume control unit for multi-channel adjustment,
personalization and toggling between headset and speakers
-- Comfortable, snug fit for extended play
-- Retractable, noise-filtering unidirectional mic
-- Interchangeable ear cup covers
-- Replaceable soft-touch leatherette ear cushions
-- Braided fibre cable
The Razer Tiamat 2.2 comes with 4 discrete drivers in the headset, 2 dedicated to bass to give gamers double the bass for double the impact. Chuck a grenade, launch a missile, detonate a nuke; everything from a simple explosion to an apocalyptic end-of-the-world type destruction is reproduced with amazing booming power. Throw in a sturdy build, exceptionally comfortable leatherette ear cups for wear over extended gameplay, and a precise unidirectional microphone for leading your team to victory - the Razer Tiamat 2.2 makes sure your epic gaming domination is aurally reproduced in all its glory.
Price: US $99.99 / EU euro 99.99
Availability:
Razerzone.com - Q4 2011
Worldwide - Q4 2011
Product Features:
-- Optimized positional audio for immersive gameplay
-- Dual bass drivers for deep, thumping bass
-- Comfortable, snug fit for extended play
-- Precise, noise-filtering unidirectional mic
-- Slim, easy-to-use in-line remote
-- Replaceable soft-touch leatherette ear cushions
-- Braided fibre cable
Razer(TM) is the world leader in high performance gaming hardware. Founded in 1998, with its headquarters in Carlsbad, California, the company has offices in nine cities around the globe. Used by the most demanding professional gamers who compete in global tournaments, Razer provides gamers with the unfair advantage of cutting-edge technology and award-winning design. We live by our motto: For Gamers. By Gamers.(TM)
CONTACT: USA, Melonie McElhannon, Melonie.McElhannon@razerzone.com, or Europe, Torsten Meier, Torsten.Meier@razerzone.com, or Asia Pacific, Chen Terng Shing, TernShing.Chen@razerzone.com, or China, Chris Chen, Chris.Chen@razerzone.com
3i Infotech Partners With SecurView to Offer Security as a Service
LONDON and MUMBAI, India, August 17, 2011/PRNewswire/ --
Customers Able to Improve Operational Efficiency of Their Information
Security Systems
3i Infotech, a global provider of IT solutions and one of India's
largest software product companies, announced today its partnership with
SecurView to offer Security as a Service (SECaaS). This service aims to save
time and money, with its rapid deployment capability, instant service
activation and elimination of up-front investments in licenses, tools and
manpower.
While several medium to large organizations may prefer to implement this
service over the cloud, others, particularly large enterprise customers, are
likely to opt for its implementation in a dedicated captive mode.
3i Infotech offers both these options, which deliver powerful security
tools and expertise to help protect its customers' business-critical IT
assets on a 24x7 basis.
Mr. Som Sarma, Global Head - IT Services,3i Infotech said, "We are
pleased to be associated with SecurView to launch our Security as a Service
suite to our global customers. At 3i Infotech it is our constant endeavor to
provide our customers with the latest and advanced technologies to enable
them deliver services to their end-customers faster, better and in a more
cost effective way. Our dedication to customer satisfaction means going that
extra mile and doing what it takes to provide the best."
"The partnership with 3i Infotech offers a unique value proposition with
respect to the technology leadership of SecurView in Internet Security,
combined with the world class delivery capability of 3i Infotech. The
ultimate winner is the customer, who will reap benefits from a faster ROI,"
said Mr. Rajeev Khanolkar, President & CEO, SecurView.
As part of this effort, the operations will be supported by 3i
Infotech's Security Operations Center (SOC) having well-trained, experienced
and certified engineers who monitor and manage the services using
SecurView's CASPER platform; which provides comprehensive event correlation
and reporting of the entire IT infrastructure as per the SLAs, not just
disparate information events from individual devices.
About 3i Infotech
3i Infotech is a global Information Technology company committed to
Empowering Business Transformation.
SecurView provides a unique "In-the-Cloud" Delivery model using a
Software-as-a-Service ("SaaS") platform. This solution helps organizations
reduce the time, cost, and risk associated in delivering key infrastructure
services. http://www.securview.com/technology/overview.asp
Source: 3i Infotech
For more information, please contact: M.B. Battliwala, Head - Global Marketing & Public Relations, battliwala.mb@3i-infotech.com; Jonny Mulligan / Emily Taylor - +44(0)207-4409828
AT&T Connects IHG Across the Oceans, Saving Time and Enabling Immediate Collaboration
AT&T Telepresence Solution® Allows Hotel Chain to Do Business Effectively and Reduces Travel Expenses
ATLANTA, Aug. 17, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- AT&T* and IHG (InterContinental Hotels Group) announced today the launch of two new Telepresence rooms located at IHG's corporate offices in Atlanta and London. IHG expects the deployment of these rooms to increase regional collaboration, increase employee productivity and in turn allow employees to make decisions faster and more efficiently.
AT&T Telepresence Solution® utilizes video conferencing technology to allow individuals to communicate face-to-face in real-time. In our rapidly changing world, businesses need the ability to change course quickly, collaborate globally, and streamline decision making. Using the AT&T world-class network, AT&T Telepresence Solution offers an "in-person" meeting experience with the ease of pushing a button. The business-to-business multipoint meet-me bridging capability allows businesses to transparently meet with customers, employees, suppliers and partners, in multiple locations around the world.
"Implementing regular use of Telepresence will improve our business's efficiency in the best way," said Bates Turpen, Senior Vice President Global Technology, IHG. "Our employees are able to work smarter and more efficiently by having the ability to connect with each other in a face-to-face setting, aiding the decision making process while still maintaining a sense of teamwork."
Both large and small businesses are recognizing the value of a flexible, virtual face-to-face collaboration solution. More than 120 organizations today are connecting with one another, customers, partners and internally, via more than 2,400 on-net endpoints worldwide, using the AT&T Business Exchange, AT&T's unique, network-based, inter- and intra-company collaboration feature.
"In today's dynamic and rapidly-changing world, businesses need the ability to collaborate globally and efficiently in order to stay competitive," said Michael DeChiara, Executive Director, AT&T. "AT&T Telepresence Solution offers an effective collaboration option for business customers, and its new enhancements provide even more flexibility, helping them increase business velocity and reduce environmental impacts."
According to a recent study, The Telepresence Revolution(1), commissioned by the Carbon Disclosure Project, U.S. and U.K. businesses that substitute some business travel with telepresence can cut CO2 emissions by nearly 5.5 million metric tons in total - the greenhouse gas equivalent of removing more than one million passenger vehicles from the road for one year - and achieve total economy-wide financial benefits of almost $19 billion, by 2020.
AT&T's own use of the technology has realized more than $4.1 million in travel dollars avoided, and more than 2,500 metric tons of CO2 emissions avoided in 2010.
AT&T Telepresence Solution is a flexible and scalable service with a full range of management options. It is currently available in 75 countries and territories, with plans to add other countries in the future.
*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.
AT&T Inc. (NYSE: T) is a premier communications holding company. 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 and voice services. A leader in mobile broadband, AT&T also offers the best wireless coverage worldwide, 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. Find us on Facebook at http://www.Facebook.com/ATT to discover more about our consumer and wireless services or at http://www.Facebook.com/ATTSmallBiz to discover more about our small business services.
IHG (InterContinental Hotels Group) [LON:IHG, NYSE:IHG (ADRs)] is a global company operating seven well-known hotel brands including InterContinental® Hotels & Resorts, Hotel Indigo®, Crowne Plaza® Hotels & Resorts, Holiday Inn® Hotels and Resorts, Holiday Inn Express®, Staybridge Suites® and Candlewood Suites® . IHG also manages Priority Club® Rewards, the world's first and largest hotel loyalty program with almost 60 million members worldwide.
IHG is the world's largest hotel group by number of rooms and IHG franchises, leases, manages or owns, through various subsidiaries, a portfolio of over 4,400 hotels and more than 656,000 guest rooms in 100 countries and territories around the world.
IHG has more than 1,100 hotels in its development pipeline and expects to recruit around 160,000 people worldwide over the next few years.
InterContinental Hotels Group PLC is the Group's holding company and is incorporated in Great Britain and registered in England and Wales.
Sprint Phone Connect Offers Reliable High-Quality Home or Office Phone Service With Unlimited Domestic Calling for Only $19.99 Per Month
Manufactured by Axesstel and brought to market by Personal Communications Devices, Sprint Phone Connect is a fixed wireless voice terminal that offers unlimited local and long-distance calling while on the Sprint Network for one low price and allows the user to consolidate phone services into one bill
HAUPPAUGE, N.Y., Aug. 17, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Sprint® Phone Connect is a fixed wireless voice terminal that provides high-quality home and office phone service using the Sprint Wireless Network instead of a landline or broadband connection. It is available for free at Sprint Stores, online at http://www.sprint.com, Telesales at 1-800-SPRINT1, Sprint Business Sales and select third-party dealers with a two-year service agreement on the $19.99 per month (plus taxes and surcharges) Sprint Phone Connect Plan.
Brought to market by Personal Communications Devices LLC (PCD) and manufactured by Axesstel, Inc. (OTCQB: AXST), Sprint Phone Connect offers unlimited domestic calling while on the Sprint Network. Earlier this year, Sprint (NYSE: S) selected PCD as its On-Boarding vendor. In this capacity, PCD manages Sprint's Tier II and III vendor relationships and assists Sprint in developing new products. The relationship between PCD and Axesstel helped Sprint bring this unique product to the market for its customers.
"PCD partnered with Axesstel to bring Sprint Phone Connect to market," said Philip Christopher, CEO of PCD. "With more than 25 years of experience working with manufacturers and service providers on device certification, quality control, factory audits, field testing, managing timelines and more, PCD's guidance ensured a rapid and efficient go-to-market process."
The sleek plug-and-play device lets the user plug their current office or home landline phone into the Sprint Phone Connect terminal and activate it with an easy, over-the-air process. It is compatible with most conventional corded and cordless phones. If your cordless phone supports more than one handset, plugging the main base into the Sprint Phone Connect will activate all the handsets (digital phones for use with PBX systems may not be compatible).
It also allows business and consumer users to replace their landline service and maintain the features they are accustomed to from a landline phone provider. The Sprint Phone Connect plan offers unlimited local and long-distance calling while on the Sprint network for one low price and allows the user to consolidate phone services into one bill. Users have the option of maintaining their existing home or office phone number or activating a new one (more information on porting, including eligibility, can be found at http://www.sprint.com/bringyournumber).
Key Features:
-- Dual Band (800/1900 MHz CDMA)
-- Caller ID, Call Holding, Three-Way Calling
-- Two RJ-11 ports to support multiple devices
-- Voicemail notification
-- AGPS/E911 Service
"We are pleased to work with our partner PCD on this initiative," said Clark Hickock, chief executive officer for Axesstel." Through PCD's long-standing relationships with major carriers in North America and its foresight into the needs of the marketplace, we are now providing Sprint with the product needed to execute on its 'cut the cord' strategy."
About PCD
PCD (http://www.PCDphones.com) is committed to bringing you the wireless world through innovative wireless devices and rich service offerings. PCD serves as a global gateway for technology partners, providing high-quality, reliable and versatile wireless communications devices including handsets, smartphones, messaging devices and wireless broadband modems to carriers throughout North and South America. PCD conducts product planning and development on CDMA, GSM/GPRS and HSDPA platforms, and provides technical testing quality control as well as marketing and warranty support for its carrier and technology partners, differentiating it from other wireless industry suppliers. PCD is based in Hauppauge, N.Y., and maintains operations and support facilities in Brea, Calif., and Toronto, Ontario, Canada. http://www.pcdphones.com
About Axesstel, Inc.
Axesstel (OTCQB: AXST) is a leading provider of fixed wireless voice and broadband access solutions for the worldwide telecommunications market. Axesstel's best-in-class product portfolio includes wireline replacement desktop phones and terminals, broadband modems, 3G and 4G VoIP and data gateways, machine-to-machine alarm systems, voice/data terminals, and public call office phones for high-speed data and voice calling services. The company has supplied millions of fixed wireless phones, modems and gateways to leading telecommunications operators and distributors in more than 50 countries worldwide. Axesstel is headquartered in San Diego, Calif.. For more information on Axesstel, visit http://www.axesstel.com.
SOURCE Personal Communications Devices (PCD)
Personal Communications Devices (PCD)
CONTACT: Media, Charlotte Runco of Richards Partners for PCD, +1-214-891-3591, or Cell, +1-352-494-2934, Charlotte_Runco@richards.com
CXtec® Introduces Industry's Best Refurbished Hardware Warranty
SYRACUSE, N.Y., Aug. 17, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- CXtec®, a provider of information technology equipment, is expanding its standard lifetime warranty to include all equal2new® refurbished voice and networking equipment effective today. The warranty also provides first year advance replacement.
"We are so confident in the quality of our certified refurbished gear that we expanded our warranty to include all equal2new voice and networking equipment, with first year advance replacement, as standard business practice," says Frank Kobuszewski, VP of Technology Solutions Group at CXtec.
CXtec introduced equal2new as the industry's first certified pre-owned hardware brand in 1995. Recognized brands such as Cisco®, HP®, Nortel®, 3Com®, Avaya® and Mitel® can all be purchased equal2new.
All equal2new pre-owned hardware, including switches, routers and business phones, undergo a rigorous certification process - from receiving, testing, quality control and shipping. The certification process takes place in an 85,000 square-foot, ISO 9001:2008 certified, ESD-protected facility in Syracuse, New York.
Given the current economic climate, Kobuszewski sees equal2new as a way for customers to stay within their budget without sacrificing quality.
"For over 15 years, CXtec has helped customers save on their IT infrastructure by providing the highest quality refurbished information technology equipment on the market," says Kobuszewski. "The expansion of our standard equal2new warranty simply enhances our abilities to better serve and support our customers' IT infrastructure needs."
About CXtec
For more than three decades, CXtec has helped customers reduce the cost of their networking and technology infrastructure. CXtec has pioneered new product categories like equal2new®, developed innovations like the CABLExpress® Skinny-Trunk® Solution, created new ways to maximize the value of unwanted IT assets and continues to provide a comprehensive offering of technology products that keep networks up and costs down.
2011 marks the 11th consecutive year CXtec has been ranked in the VARBusiness list of North America's Top 500 Technology Integrators. The ISO 9001:2008-certified company's World Headquarters is in North Syracuse, N.Y., and its Technology Certification and Distribution Center is in Syracuse, N.Y. For more information, visit http://www.cxtec.com, http://www.twitter.com/cxtec, or call 800-767-3282.
SOURCE CXtec
CXtec
CONTACT: Kelly Knab, CXtec, +1-315-476-3000 ext. 2252, kknab@cxtec.com; or Pat Spadafore, EMA, +1-315-413-4360, pspadafore@mower.com
New Technology From Smart Destinations Lets You Use Your Smartphone as Attraction Admission Ticket
Mobile Option for Company's Go Select(TM) Pass Debuts in Four U.S. Cities; Paperless System Puts QR Codes for City Tourist Attractions on Smartphone, Ready for Scanning at Turnstile
BOSTON, Aug. 17, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Smart Destinations, the leading provider of multi-attraction passes designed to save travelers time and money, today announced it is giving visitors to four U.S. cities a way to hit the streets and enjoy their favorite attractions with nothing more than their smartphone in their pocket. Thanks to the debut of a new mobile option for the company's Go Select(TM) Pass, paper tickets can be a thing of the past for tourists and businesses alike.
Go Select Pass mobile ticketing officially debuts today in New York City, Boston, Chicago and San Francisco. Similar capabilities for other Go Select Pass cities and destinations are in development and will be added in coming months.
Smart Destinations' Go Select Pass is a programmable ticket offering that allows tourists to select and "build" their own reduced-price passes online for the specific attractions they wish to visit in a given city. Discounts add up; the more tours, museums, cruises and other attractions people experience, the more they save. What's more, Go Select Passes allow users to skip the line at many attractions, saving time as well as money.
The mobile ticketing capability for the Go Select Pass adds even more convenience. After the pass is purchased from the Go Select Pass website, a QR (Quick Response) code is sent to the customer via email as a PDF attachment. Using their smartphone, the recipient opens the PDF file and has the QR code scanned at each turnstile or box office. It's that simple!
Perhaps most game-changing for the tourism industry is the ability for attraction operators to accept, authorize and be paid for Go Select Pass purchases using the company's proprietary, patented technology platform. Go Select Pass scanners, now deployed at over 275 top attractions nationwide, let operators instantly validate the QR codes from the user's smartphone over the Internet. The solution ensures system security and virtually eliminates ticket fraud.
"Smartphones are changing consumer behavior. Once we saw what these devices are doing for individuals, couples, and parents with young children, it was clear where we wanted to go," said Cecilia Dahl, President and Founder of Smart Destinations. "No one else can offer this kind of end-to-end convenience because no other company has the infrastructure in the field that Smart Destinations does."
Attraction partners have noted the convenience and reliability of the mobile option:
-- "At Aquarium of the Bay, the ability to scan tickets and passes directly
from a visitor's phone will greatly increase our operational efficiency,
as well as allow for more flexibility on the part of our guests. As a
certified green business, we also appreciate that the technology helps
further our efforts to reduce paper waste," said Nicole Silvestri,
Membership and Operations Manager at Aquarium of the Bay, San Francisco.
-- "The Go Select Pass is so quick, easy and user friendly, it helps keep
the line moving," added Gus Matsukawa, Manager of Radio City Stage Door
Tour, New York.
-- "Go Select is the first product we have used with a scannable mobile
barcode. I was delighted to see how easy it was to scan! The
convenience will benefit the guests as well as our staff," stated David
Krause, Museum Services Manager for the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum
in New York City.
-- "Once again Smart Destinations is at the forefront of the travel
industry and has thought of everything, simultaneously launching their
new Go Select Pass for smartphones while providing readable scanners to
their attraction partners," said Deleyse Langdale, Associate Director,
Travel Industry Sales at the California Academy of Sciences.
Smart Destinations' Go Select Pass is part of the company's existing ticketing products, including its Go City Cards and Explorer Passes that save visitors up to 55% off the cost of regular admission to top attractions in 13 major destinations. To purchase a Go Select Pass, visit http://www.goselectpass.com.
About Smart Destinations:
Smart Destinations provides the only multi-attraction passes that maximize the fun, savings and convenience of sightseeing with flexible purchase options for every type of traveler. Available online and at walk-up retail outlets, Smart Destinations passes, including Go City Cards, Go Explorer and Go Select, provide admission to more than 500 attractions across 13 North American destinations, including New York, Orlando, San Diego, Chicago and Boston. All passes come with valuable extras, including the ability to skip the line at select attractions and comprehensive city guides that offer insider tips and bonus discounts on shopping and dining. Smart Destinations passes leverage the company's patented technology and the industry's largest network of attraction partners to save consumers up to 55% compared to purchasing individual tickets. The company is headquartered in Boston, MA. For more information, visitwww.smartdestinations.com.
SOURCE Smart Destinations
Smart Destinations
CONTACT: Lisa Kornblatt of S&S Public Relations, Inc., +1-847-415-9330, lkornblatt@sspr.com, for Smart Destinations
Hisense Announces First Milestone of Its Smart Strategy: The World's First Personalized Smart TV Debuts
BEIJING, Aug. 17, 2011 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- On the heels of the high-profile announcement of the company's shift to a "Smart" strategy three months ago, on August 16th in Beijing, Hisense Group announced the launch of a revolutionary product in China's color TV industry -- I'TV, the personalized smart TV. Hisense chairman Zhou Houjian said: "The new product, a result of 'micro innovation and major revolution', brings to fruition my childhood dream and is the revolutionary product that I have waited a lifetime to produce."
I'TV (My Personal TV) is the world's first personalized smart TV. Compared with the "pad"-type tablets dominating the market, I'TV is positioned primarily as a TV and secondarily a tablet PC- with a TV chip- according to Hisense.
As a smart TV, I'TV's distinctive features include big-screen-to-small screen (any cable TV program received by the living room TV can be transmitted to an I'TV or smart phone for viewing), small screen-to-big screen (any video program, in particular HD programming found through I'TV online, can be transmitted to the living room TV), and remote screen (watch TV programs received at home from a remote location), enabling multi-screen interactivity and the ability to fully coordinate and control it, providing anytime, anywhere, total on-demand access to mobile TV programming. Also, thanks to embedded software applications including intelligent recommendation and social networking, I'TV becomes all of these things at once: the internet, an entertainment console, a PC and a tool for socializing that will completely revolutionize the experience of watching and enjoying TV. I'TV is in fact a form of social television, representing the complete re-evolution and transformation of the TV set.
With the launch of I'TV, Hisense aims to redefine and transform the color TV industry:
One way is through the application of a thin terminal - the separation of TV content from the viewing tools. The concept that television is watched on a TV set will gradually fade.
The second is through the cloud platform. An operational model that focuses on supporting the terminal will challenge the concept of traditional TV. Upgrades in functionality such as personalized intelligent remote control will boost the traffic to Hisense's background value-added services. Prospects for Hisense's customer-centric business model are promising.
Encoding.com Announces Vid.ly Pro - Universal Video Playback Solves Biggest Pain Point for Video Publishers
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 17, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Encoding.com, the world's largest video encoding service provider, today announced the launch of Vid.ly Pro, the professional version of its industry-leading Universal Video URL platform. Vid.ly Pro provides content publishers a powerful, scalable, and simple platform for serving video to every user on any browser or mobile device. Vid.ly Pro adds to the success of the Vid.ly beta program, where tens of thousands of Vid.ly URLs have been created, generating millions of video views across the web and mobile devices since January.
"I know how challenging it is today for video content developers to deliver cross-platform video," said Christian Heilmann, HTML5 evangelist for Mozilla. "Vid.ly is an elegant solution to this problem and makes it easy for any business to publish videos."
Vid.ly works like this: Publishers upload source videos that Vid.ly converts into a variety of different formats and bitrates appropriate for all popular desktop browsers and mobile devices; Vid.ly gives back a short URL (http://vid.ly/5u4h3e) and embed code for publishing; when visitors click on the URL, Vid.ly delivers the format appropriate for their browser and device. Vid.ly Pro adds professional features required by high-volume video content publishers:
-- An XML-based API to build Vid.ly into any desktop / mobile application
and video workflow
-- Custom output formats with adjustable bitrates
-- Adaptive bitrate streaming for all Apple iOS devices (iPhones, iPads,
iPods)
-- Unlimited source video file size
-- Premium CDN access
-- On-going feature enhancements
"Vid.ly, already a proven service that resolves the complexities facing video publishers with delivering video to all browsers and mobile devices, is now professional grade," said Jeff Malkin, President of Encoding.com. "A single URL provides video transcoding, device detection and video delivery via a highly scalable platform. How cool is that?"
About Encoding.com
Encoding.com, the world's largest video encoding service and provider of Vid.ly, the universal video platform, powers over 2,000 companies, including leading brands across media and entertainment, eLearning, retail, telecommunications, lifestyle, and advertising. Blending a flexible SaaS model using cloud-computing platforms, Encoding.com enables publishers and developers to instantly scale, while eliminating expensive video infrastructure investments, and supports all popular web and mobile formats. Gartner recognized Encoding.com as a "Cool Vendor 2011." For ongoing company updates, please see http://blog.encoding.com,http://blog.vid.ly or follow @encodingdotcom, @vidlyURL on Twitter.
IGT Wins Again with Sex And The City Big Diamonds!(TM)
The sequel to record-breaking Sex And The City(TM) slot debuts
LAS VEGAS, Aug. 17, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- It's a blockbuster summer for International Game Technology (NYSE: IGT) with the debut of Sex And The City Big Diamonds!(TM) Reel MultiPLAY Slots, the sequel to the award-winning Sex And The City(TM) slot machine.
This new slot game is appearing in casinos worldwide where it is sure to be equally as fantastic as the original.
"The original Sex And The City(TM) Slots remain one of the most popular games on casino floors throughout the world," said Tom Mikulich, IGT senior vice president of MegaJackpots. "And if early reviews are any indication, we expect the new Sex And The City Big Diamonds!(TM) title to be just as popular with players. The combination of unique game play and interactive bonuses will entertain fans of the original game and new players alike."
Players will experience even more glitz and glamour on the casino floor as Sex And The City Big Diamonds!(TM) joins the award-winning, player-favorite original, Sex And The City(TM) Slots. And not only have players fallen in love with the smash-hit Sex And The City(TM) slot theme, it's also a favorite with the casino industry. According to the Roth Fantini Quarterly Slot Survey of January 2011, the original Sex And The City(TM) title, introduced in 2009, continues its lead as the top performing premium leased game in North America.
"It's hard to imagine a tougher act to follow than the original Sex And The City(TM) slot game, but with Sex And The City Big Diamonds!(TM), IGT clearly has another big winner," said Robert Allen, corporate vice president of Casino Operations at Pinnacle Entertainment.
Adorned with a diamond-lit cabinet, the Sex And The City Big Diamonds!(TM) game is the perfect sequel. Along with its sophisticated presentation, Sex And The City Big Diamonds!(TM) Reel MultiPLAY interface comes with all new bonus content and features five progressive pick bonus levels, one for each of the five characters of the hit series.
Mr. Big is back and his winning charm is bigger than ever. He steals players' hearts with a random wilds diamond shower feature in the base game.
Carrie's bonus is called The Right to Shoes, and in this version, players will experience a marvelous new twist using the "accept or reject" bonus feature. Charlotte's bonus is the Glamorous Gifts bonus, which awards the player a virtual wheel spin. In Miranda's Retail Therapy bonus, players touch the screen to spin the wheel to award shopping bags filled with credits, multipliers and maybe an additional spin. And in Samantha's Glimmer Ring bonus, players can populate gems in the top box display while a diamond ring moves back and forth, highlighting the potential for big wins.
International Game Technology (NYSE: IGT) is a global leader in the design, development and manufacture of gaming machines and systems products, as well as online and mobile gaming solutions for regulated markets. More information about IGT is available at http://www.IGT.com or follow IGT on Twitter at @IGTNews or Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/IGT.
AT&T Expands Mobile Broadband Wireless Capacity in Southern and Eastern Idaho
Six New Cell Sites Activated as Part of Ongoing AT&T Investment in Local Wireless Network
BOISE, Idaho, Aug. 17, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- AT&T* customers in the Southern and Eastern Idaho communities of Twin Falls, Filer, Clover, Kimberly, Idaho Falls, Ammon, Driggs, and Victor are expected to experience improved mobile broadband coverage and voice performance as a result of continued investment and innovation by AT&T. The company announced today that it has completed a key initiative in its ongoing efforts to enhance the wireless capacity and performance of its mobile broadband network throughout the area.
The network enhancement adds new layers of frequency, also known as "carriers," to 25 cell sites throughout Southeastern Idaho to more efficiently manage available spectrum and increase mobile broadband capacity. The expansion helps manage ever-growing demand for mobile broadband services by allocating more network resources for AT&T's mobile broadband network.
In addition, AT&T today announced the recent activation of six new cell sites in Idaho that are expected to enhance network coverage for area residents and businesses. The locations are:
-- Bellevue - This new site extends mobile broadband coverage providing
in-building coverage to the town of Bellevue as well as improved
coverage along Hwy 75 and from Hwy 20 to Sun Valley.
-- Spencer - This site provides new coverage along Interstate 15 between
Dubois and the Idaho border as well as new coverage to the town of
Spencer and surrounding community.
-- Paris/Bloomington - The new site adjacent to Bear Lake expands GSM
coverage along Hwy 89 from Montpelier southwest towards Bear Lake and
provides enhanced in building coverage to the farms and towns in the
area.
-- I-84 Between Burley and the Utah border - The new Sweetzer Road cell
site adds GSM coverage on the north side of Sweetzer summit,
strengthening continuous AT&T coverage along I-84 from Boise to Salt
Lake City.
-- Rockland, South of American Falls - The new Rockland South cell site
extends AT&T GSM coverage along Hwy 37 south of Rockland to Holbrook and
brings new coverage to the surrounding farming community.
-- Almo - This new cell site provides new coverage to the township of Almo
as well as new coverage, depending on the terrain, into the City of
Rocks National Reserve.
"Our goal is for our customers to have an extraordinary experience. We're always looking for new opportunities to provide an enhanced customer experience and our investment in the local wireless network is just one way we're accomplishing that," Adam Grzybicki, President of AT&T Idaho. "In addition, our recently announced agreement to acquire T-Mobile USA will strengthen and expand our network in Idaho. If approved, this deal means that we'll be able to expand the next generation of mobile broadband - 4G LTE - from our current plan of 80 percent of the U.S. population to more than 97 percent."
AT&T's mobile broadband network is based on the 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) family of technologies that includes GSM and UMTS, the most widely used wireless network platforms in the world. AT&T has the best international coverage of any U.S. wireless provider, providing access to voice service in more than 220 countries and data service in more than 200 countries.
AT&T also operates the nation's largest Wi-Fi network** with nearly 27,000 hotspots in the U.S. and provides access to nearly 190,000 hotspots globally through roaming agreements. Most AT&T smartphone customers get access to our entire national Wi-Fi network at no additional cost, and Wi-Fi usage doesn't count against customers' monthly wireless data plans.
For more information about AT&T's coverage in Idaho or anywhere in the United States, consumers can visit the AT&T Coverage Viewer.
For updates on the AT&T wireless network, please visit the AT&T network news page.
*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.
** Largest based on company branded and operated hotspots. Access includes AT&T Wi-Fi Basic. A Wi-Fi enabled device required. Other restrictions apply. See http://www.attwifi.com for details and locations.
About AT&T
AT&T Inc. (NYSE: T) is a premier communications holding company. 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.
Cautionary Language Concerning Forward-Looking Statements
Information set forth in this press release contains financial estimates and other forward-looking statements that are subject to risks and uncertainties, and actual results might differ materially. A discussion of factors that may affect future results is contained in AT&T's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. AT&T disclaims any obligation to update and revise statements contained in this news release based on new information or otherwise.
SOURCE AT&T Inc.
AT&T Inc.
CONTACT: Anne Marshall, Sr Public Relations Consultant, AT&T, +1-206-618-9112, anne.marshall@att.com
Global Payout Partners With Mi Adelanto for Mexican Prepaid Debit Card Offering
SAN DIEGO, Aug. 17, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Global Payout, Inc. (OTC Pink: GOHE) has signed a memorandum agreement with Mi Adelanto, Mexico City, Mexico to begin offering prepaid debit cards in Mexico. Through Mi Adelanto's bank relationships in Mexico, they have launched a prepaid MasterCard® in Mexican currency (PESO) from an issuing bank in Mexico. This relationship will allow Global Payout to launch in-country debit card programs specifically for Mexican residents, as well as provide for money transfer services to Mexico from U.S. issued debit cards and Global Payout's eWallet platform.
"The ability to launch a prepaid card in Mexico gives Global Payout a huge competitive edge in payments to Mexican residents from U.S. and international companies," stated Jim Hancock, Global Payout Chief Executive Officer. "A Mexican PESO issued debit card has significantly lower usage and foreign exchange fees than U.S. issued debit cards."
In addition, Mi Adelanto is a financial services company that offers Global Payout additional benefits and services in Mexico, such as cash advances for payroll, direct deposit for employers and government payments. Gerardo Bonilla, Mi Adelanto President, adds, "We welcome the opportunity to work with Global Payout in supplying debit cards for use within Mexico and around the world."
About Global Payout, Inc.:
Global Payout, Inc., http://www.globalpayout.com, headquartered in San Diego, California, is a payment solutions provider offering U.S. and International companies electronic payment and prepaid debit card solutions. Through Global Payout's processors and solution providers the company offers an international payment platform allowing accountholders to move money to personal bank accounts in over 200 countries. In addition, the company provides for U.S. and International debit cards, allowing accountholders without bank accounts to access funds worldwide. As a program manager and reseller, Global, is a provider of prepaid debit cards in the U.S. for payroll and general spend programs.
About Mi Adelanto:
Mi Adelanto Corporativo, SAPI de CV is a consumer lending company headquartered in Mexico City that provides small loans to people who have unexpected emergencies and need money immediately. Mi Adelanto works with a number of banks and large employers to offer these payroll based advances to government and private sector workers. The advance is paid back from the borrower's next payroll either from their bank account or from a debit card assigned for this purpose. Mi Adelanto manages a number of debit card programs and makes them available to partners for use in their programs, as required in Mexico.
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CONTACT:
Joe Sebo, Chief Financial Officer
joe@globalpayout.com
Global Payout, Inc.
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Cloud Cruiser Launches Industry's First Cloud Cost Management Solution for OpenStack
CFOs and CIOs of enterprises and cloud service providers can now gain enterprise level transparency, chargeback, granular BI and proactive controls of their IT costs across a heterogeneous environment of private and public clouds
ROSEVILLE, Calif. and VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Aug., 17, 2011 /PRNewswire/ --Cloud Cruiser, the leader in cloud cost management solutions and a member of the OpenStack(TM) community, today announced the general availability (GA) of the Cloud Cruiser cloud cost management solution for OpenStack. It features ongoing workflow tools that provide management and accounting capabilities for optimizing capex and opex costs in heterogeneous cloud computing environments.
"We are excited to have important tools needed for enterprise and service provider cloud deployments, like Cloud Cruiser's cost management solution built for OpenStack," said Jonathan Bryce, OpenStack Project Policy Board Chairman. "By adding support for OpenStack, the Cloud Cruiser cost management solution will be compatible with the growing number of public and private cloud deployments based on the emerging open cloud standard."
Cloud Cruiser will be demonstrating the OpenStack solution in the OpenStack Booth at LinuxCon North America 2011 taking place August 17-19 in Vancouver.
"OpenStack has gained tremendous industry traction and is poised to emerge as the Linux of cloud computing; the open sourced alternative to proprietary solutions," said Dave Zabrowski, Founder and CEO of Cloud Cruiser. "By offering the industry's first cost management solution for OpenStack, users will now have the capability to gain control of costs and visibility of their cloud-based computing environments with new tools to measure, manage and optimize capex and opex costs."
According to James Staten, Vice President & Principal Analyst at Forrester, "OpenStack might just have the more credible story enterprise infrastructure and operations professionals have been waiting on."
About Cloud Cruiser
Cloud Cruiser is the leader in cloud cost management solutions. Cloud Cruiser's cost management software is designed specifically for enterprises and server providersto gain transparency, accountability, chargeback and proactive controls of their IT costs across a heterogeneous environment of internal, private and public workloads. Cloud-centric businesses can now see, charge, control and own every workload to the end-user level. With Cloud Cruiser, the Federal Government, large providers such as Microsoft, HP, Dell, Amazon, Google, Savvis, Rackspace and Nimbula will be able to cost optimize their entire cloud-centric infrastructures. For more information visit: http://www.cloudcruiser.com.
The Cloud Cruiser logo, product names and logos and combinations thereof, are trademarks of Cloud Cruiser Corporation, Inc. All other names are for informational purposes and may be trademarks of their respective owners.
SOURCE Cloud Cruiser
Cloud Cruiser
CONTACT: Tom Price of The Bernard Group, +1-512-327-2195, tprice@bernardgroup.com, for Cloud Cruiser
Hatch Labs Introduces Blu Trumpet: App Monetization Just Became a No-Brainer
New In-App Ad Network Can Boost Distribution, Sales and App Awareness Without Intrusive Pop-Ups and Banners
NEW YORK, Aug. 17, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- A friendly, in-app ad network that can boost app monetization without annoying users is finally on the scene. Hatch Labs, a joint venture with IAC and Xtreme Labs, today introduce Blu Trumpet, an app discovery wall that lets advertisers reach millions of devices with clean, user-friendly ads. Blu Trumpet uses sophisticated design to provide publishers a non-intrusive app discovery tool that users actually enjoy, an alternative to banners, and a more creative way to monetize any app.
"At Hatch Labs, we know the mobile space and we really saw a need for a new type of mobile ad platform that caters to the new app economy," said Nina Sodhi, CEO at Blu Trumpet. "That's why we aren't focusing on display or pop ups. Blu Trumpet gets integrated into an app's tab bar, allowing users to find us when they are curious and interested. The consumer is happy -- and the publishers and advertisers benefit from that."
Blu Trumpet offers consumers a new, non-intrusive way to find cool apps without searching through lists of a million apps through Blu Trumpet's in-app ad platform, "the app wall." While in a favorite app, consumers can view the Blu Trumpet app wall to discover new recommended apps based on those they're currently using.
"It's like getting a tip from a friend," said Karthik Ramakrishnan, Blu Trumpet Product Director. "Consumers avoid intrusive pop up and banner ads, and get to discover recommended apps they'd probably never find otherwise."
The mobile community also stands to benefit:
For Advertisers
-- Blu Trumpet provides advertisers a broad audience of millions of users,
who feel like they discovered you
-- User-friendly, non-intrusive, in-app ad units that drive installs
-- Affordable 'Cost Per Install' rates
-- Only pay for a true new user - not just someone gaming the system
For Developers
-- Blu Trumpet is further in the conversion funnel - the system is harder
to game, and the revenue potential is higher
-- Blu Trumpet is app monetization made easy - make money from free apps
-- Customize where ad units show up within an app
-- Help fellow developers get distribution by giving them access to your
audience
"Blu Trumpet is a very smart way to gain more visibility for your apps, and generate revenue at the same time," said Daniel Blackman, chief digital officer at Newsweek and The Daily Beast. "In addition to being effective, it was also very easy to implement."
About Blu Trumpet
Blu Trumpet is an effective app discovery wall that lets advertisers reach millions of devices with clean, user-friendly ads. Through a combination of sophisticated design and discoverability, Blu Trumpet provides publishers a non-intrusive app and ad discovery tool that users actually enjoy, an alternative to banners, and a more creative way to monetize any app - even free ones.
Headquartered in New York City, Blu Trumpet was incubated at Hatch Labs in January of 2011. Hatch Labs is the mobile incubator from IAC and Xtreme Labs, and was built to leverage the wisdom and insight gained from years of helping grow some of the most successful brands on the Internet.
About Hatch Labs
Hatch Labs is an entrepreneurial sandbox building advanced mobile products. With the investment and resources from IAC and Xtreme Labs, Hatch start-up teams rapidly prototype new applications and services to best serve the evolving world of mobile. To see the businesses we have already hatched, please visit http://www.hatchlabs.com.
Media ContactMerredith BranscombeLe@p PR for Blu TrumpetMerredith@leappr.com720-235-7363
Moshi Monsters Make Their Video Game Debut This Autumn - Moshi Monsters(TM): Moshling Zoo
LONDON, August 17, 2011/PRNewswire/ --
- With Photo
The hit global children's brand Moshi Monsters(TM) launches a Nintendo
DS(TM) game this autumn, entitled Moshi Monsters(TM): Moshling Zoo,
collaborators Activision Publishing, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATVI
[http://www.activision.com ]) and Mind Candy today announced. Moshi Monsters,
a social online world for kids aged 6-12, launched in 2008 and has seen
astronomical growth, currently boasting over 50 million registered users in
over 150 territories worldwide, with 12 million in the UK alone.
Moshi Monsters provides children with a new form of entertainment,
combining adoptable pet monsters, safe social networking, games, stories,
missions and educational puzzles. One of the most popular elements of Moshi
Monsters is the ability to collect "Moshlings" (pets for your pet monsters).
Moshi Monsters: Moshling Zoo builds upon the popularity of the Moshlings
and offers fans a fresh new take on the Moshi universe, including brand new
content and a new way to interact with their favorite characters. The game
features new locations and an exclusive new Moshling - which is yet to be
revealed. There are 52 Moshlings to collect from the common to the rare and
even the elusive 'ULTRA-RARE'. Children can also play new mini-games and
educational style puzzles, plus win awards and trophies to take back to
their zoo.
"With an absolutely massive fan base, Moshi Monsters is clearly one of
the fastest growing children's entertainment brands in the world," said
David Oxford, EVP & General Manager, Activision Publishing. "We look forward
to building on Mind Candy's success as we work closely with them to extend
the brand experience."
"We're really excited to expand the Moshi Monsters universe into video
games for the very first time," said Michael Acton Smith, Mind Candy's CEO
and creator of Moshi Monsters. "The Nintendo DS(TM) is the perfect launch
platform and we hope to build a lasting and successful relationship with
Activision."
The joint endeavor, which will see Activision Publishing, Inc.
distribute Moshi Monsters(TM): Moshling Zoo globally, represents Moshi's
first move into the video game space. The brand is centered online, but has
experienced great success with its real world offerings including
best-selling toys, books, trading cards and the Moshi magazine.
(c)2011 Activision Publishing, Inc. Activision is a registered trademark
of Activision Publishing, Inc . Nintendo DS is a trademark of Nintendo. (c)
2006 Nintendo. All other trademarks and trade names are the properties of
their respective owners. All rights reserved.
About Mind Candy
Mind Candy is one of the world's fastest growing social online gaming
companies and the global developer, operator and publisher of Moshi
Monsters. The company was founded in 2004 by Michael Acton Smith, a UK-based
entrepreneur who previously founded Firebox.com [http://firebox.com ]. For
further information visit http://www.mindcandy.com
About Moshi Monsters(TM)
Moshi Monsters is a free-to-play, fun-filled world of adoptable pet
monsters, combining adorable virtual pets, safe social networking, games,
educational puzzles, stories and missions for children aged 6-12. 50 million
monsters have been created to date and over two million new players are
joining each month making Moshi Monsters one of the world's fastest growing
children's sites in the world! For more information visit http://www.moshimonsters.com
About Activision Publishing, Inc.
Headquartered in Santa Monica, California, Activision Publishing, Inc.
is a leading worldwide developer, publisher and distributor of interactive
entertainment and leisure products. Activision Publishing maintains
operations in the U.S., Canada, the United Kingdom, France, Germany,
Ireland, Italy, Sweden, Spain, Norway, Denmark, the Netherlands, Australia,
South Korea, China and the region of Taiwan. More information about
Activision and its products can be found on the company's website, http://www.activision.com.
For further information: Nicola Duarte, Head of PR, Mind Candy, nicola@mindcandy.com, T: +44(0)207-501-1926, M: +44(0)7810-354-103, Twitter: @nics_duarte
blinkx Partners With Future Publishing to Expand Special Interest Content
Thousands of new videos on gaming, music, film, technology, cycling, automotive and crafts now available on http://www.blinkx.com
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 17, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- blinkx, the world's largest and most advanced video search engine, today announced a partnership with Future Publishing, http://www.futureplc.com, one of the UK's largest special interest publishers. Future Publishing's content will now be available and fully searchable on http://www.blinkx.com. Leveraging its unique Ad-Hoc platform, blinkx will place relevant advertising alongside this premium content and share resulting revenue with Future Publishing.
Future is a leader in the field of digital publishing and was named Consumer Digital Publisher of the Year at the annual UK Association of Online Publishers Awards - becoming the first magazine publisher to win the Award. Future also won the Grand Prix Award at the event in June. Its web and mobile sites deliver 160 million page impressions every month to over 25 million unique users. Future has well over 100 digital editions and bespoke apps available for iPad users. Digital now accounts for a third of all Future's commercial revenues. And its development of video on demand is rightly regarded as market leading.
"Future Publishing has a wide variety of high-quality special interest content - we are delighted to be able to provide this caliber of fun and informative content to enthusiasts in our global audience," said Suranga Chandratillake, founder and CEO, blinkx.
"Future provides compelling and informative content for passionate enthusiasts across a range of interests, from cycling and automotive, to craft, technology, music and film. Video content is a key strategic driver for our business moving forward," said Mark Wood, UK CEO of Future Publishing. "We are excited to partner with blinkx as its unique technology and advanced search capabilities provide the perfect medium to allow fans everywhere to easily discover and watch relevant video content online."
As the pioneer in video search technology, blinkx has built a reputation as the smartest way to find rich media on the Web. The company has made more than 720 partners and has indexed over 35 million hours of video and audio content to date.
About blinkx
blinkx plc (LSE AIM: BLNX) is the world's largest and most advanced video search engine. Today, blinkx has indexed more than 35 million hours of audio, video, viral and TV content, and made it fully searchable and available on demand. blinkx's founders set out to solve a significant challenge - as TV and user-generated content on the Web explode, keyword-based search technologies only scratch the surface. blinkx's patented search technologies listen to - and even see - the Web, helping users enjoy a breadth and accuracy of search results not available elsewhere. In addition, blinkx powers the video search for many of the world's most frequented sites. blinkx is based in San Francisco and London. More information is available at http://www.blinkx.com.
About Future
Future plc is an international special-interest media group, listed on the London Stock Exchange (symbol FUTR). Founded in 1985 with one magazine, today we have operations in the UK, US and Australia creating over 180 special-interest publications, websites and events. We hold market-leading positions in games, film, music, technology, cycling, automotive and crafts. Our biggest-selling magazines include T3, Total Film, Classic Rock, Guitar World and Official Xbox Magazine. Our websites include gamesradar.com, bikeradar.com, and techradar.com. Future sells more than 3 million magazines each month; we attract more than 20 million unique visitors to our websites; and we host 27 annual live events. In addition, Future exports or syndicates publications to 90 countries, making us the UK's number one exporter and licensor of monthly magazines.
SOURCE blinkx
blinkx
CONTACT: Tim Turpin of Sparkpr, +1-415-321-1894, tim.turpin@sparkpr.com; or Nicole Love of Marlin PR , +44 207 869 8328, nicole.love@marlinpr.com; or NOMAD, Charles Lytle; or Broker, Christopher Wren , both of Citigroup Global Markets Ltd, +44 207 986 4000, all for blinkx plc
AT&T Customers Get More Mobile Broadband Coverage in Monmouth County
New Cell Site Activated as Part of Ongoing AT&T Investment in Local Wireless Network
SPRING LAKE, N.J., Aug. 17, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- As part of its continuing network investment to support growing demand for advanced mobile devices and applications, AT&T* today announced the activation of a new mobile broadband cell site that will enhance coverage for consumers and businesses along Ocean Avenue and Route 71 in Spring Lake, Spring Lake Heights, and Sea Girt.
With the nation's fastest mobile broadband network, AT&T provides accelerated mobile data speeds and simultaneous voice and data capabilities. The new cell site is one part of AT&T's ongoing efforts to drive investment and innovation to deliver the nation's best, most advanced mobile broadband experience for customers.
"Delivering dependable wireless coverage for consumers and businesses who need to stay connected is our ultimate objective," said J. Michael Schweder, AT&T President New Jersey. "AT&T's ongoing investments in Monmouth County will help ensure that our customers have access to the wireless services that help drive economic growth. In addition, our recently announced agreement to acquire T-Mobile USA will strengthen and expand our network in the county. If approved, this deal means that we'll be able to expand the next generation of mobile broadband - 4G LTE - from our current plan of 80 percent of the U.S. population to more than 97 percent."
"Our goal is for our customers to have an extraordinary experience throughout the communities along the Jersey shore - especially during the height of the summer season. We're always looking for new opportunities to provide enhanced coverage, and our investment in the local wireless network is just one way we're accomplishing that," said Tom DeVito, vice president and general manager for AT&T in New Jersey and New York.
AT&T's mobile broadband network is based on the 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) family of technologies that includes GSM and UMTS, the most widely used wireless network platforms in the world. AT&T has the broadest international coverage of any U.S. wireless provider, providing access to voice service in more than 220 countries and data service in more than 200 countries. AT&T also offers voice and data roaming coverage on more than 135 major cruise ships, as well as mobile broadband services in more than 130 countries.
AT&T also operates the nation's largest Wi-Fi network** with nearly 27,000 hotspots in the U.S. and provides access to nearly 190,000 hotspots globally through roaming agreements. Most AT&T smartphone customers get access to our entire national Wi-Fi network at no additional cost, and Wi-Fi usage doesn't count against customers' monthly wireless data plans.
For more information about AT&T's coverage in New Jersey or anywhere in the United States, consumers can visit the AT&T Coverage Viewer. Using the online tool, AT&T customers can measure quality of coverage from a street address, intersection, ZIP code or even a landmark.
For updates on the AT&T wireless network, please visit the AT&T network news page.
*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.
** Largest based on company branded and operated hotspots. Access includes AT&T Wi-Fi Basic. A Wi-Fi enabled device required. Other restrictions apply. See http://www.attwifi.com for details and locations.
About AT&T
AT&T Inc. (NYSE: T) is a premier communications holding company. 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.
Latest Version of ClickSoftware's ServiceOptimization Suite Enables Ultimate Workforce Flexibility and Control
Enhancements Address Customer Demand for Enterprise-Wide Scheduling, Shift Planning and Configurable Business Mobility
BURLINGTON, Massachusetts, August 17, 2011/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ --
ClickSoftware Technologies Ltd [http://www.clicksoftware.com ].
(NasdaqGS: CKSW), the leading provider of automated workforce management and
optimization solutions [http://www.clicksoftware.com/solutions/index.asp ],
today announced that it has released version 8.1.5 of its
ServiceOptimization Suite. This latest release delivers true enterprise-wide
scheduling, cutting edge mobile application configuration for non-technical
users in the Mobility Studio, and improved, intuitive usability across the
entire Workforce Management Platform.
The improvements are aligned to ClickSoftware's solution roadmap and
strategy to provide the world's most comprehensive Workforce Management
Platform. New functionality will promote improved workforce agility and
control; enabling ClickSoftware's clients to deploy its solutions to the
workforce faster in a manner that is aligned to their company strategy.
With version 8.1.5, clients now take control of all workforce operations
with enterprise-wide scheduling using a combination of ClickSchedule and
ClickRoster. This complete end-to-end offering optimizes the deployment of
the entire workforce; not just those employees out in the field, but also
those who are office/plant based, using the same Workforce Management
Platform. This means that employees can be quickly aligned to company
objectives across any number of businesses or departments regardless of
their role.
ClickSoftware's Mobility Studio allows enterprises to build and
configure mobility applications that utilize the latest HTML5 standards so
that they are device agnostic. Version 8.1.5 adds to this the Business Views
Engine enabling business users with no technical ability to create and
configure modular mobile applications with no coding, and using drag and
drop wizards to meet role-based requirements. As a result organizations can
reduce the time-to-market of important mobile applications and any reliance
on costly technical resources.
"ClickSoftware already provides the world's most complete Workforce
Management Platform: no matter what business functionality you decide to
start with, you'll be able to extend your workforce management to more and
more solutions, all working together to cover the processes and roles
involved in planning, performing and monitoring your workforce activities.
These latest enhancements widen the competitive gap," said Dr. Moshe
BenBassat, Chairman and CEO of ClickSoftware. "For many years we have also
been driving the enterprise mobility agenda. We believe that giving business
users the ability to configure mobile business solutions on their terms
brings multiple strategic benefits to our customers."
In addition to this, for ClickMobile Advanced, ClickSoftware has
expanded its commitment to the Sybase infrastructure by adding its first
generation support for the Sybase Unwired Platform (SUP).
ClickSoftware has long promoted the considerable benefits that come with
an optimized Workforce Management Platform, from employees utilizing mobile
enterprise solutions for the first time, through to the ongoing
transformation of working practices. For both new and existing users of
ClickSoftware, this latest release will lead to a swifter adoption of the
latest functionality, leading to a faster Return on Investment (ROI) with
implementations becoming easier and faster.
"Workforce management is coming of age," continued Dr. BenBassat. "The
clear ROI is difficult for C-level executives to ignore; we are seeing the
move from a 'nice to have' technology, to a core enterprise solution that
takes companies to the next level of competitiveness. These latest
improvements are another firm step in that direction."
About ClickSoftware
ClickSoftware is the leading provider of automated workforce management
and optimization solutions for every size of service business. Our portfolio
of solutions, available on demand and on premises, create business value
through higher levels of productivity, customer satisfaction and operational
efficiency. Our patented concept of 'continuous planning and scheduling'
incorporates customer demand forecasting, long and short term capacity
planning, shift planning, real-time scheduling, mobility and location-based
services, as well as on-going communication with the consumer on the
expected arrival time of the service resource.
As the pioneers of the 'W6' concept more than 20 years ago, we have
perfected solutions for solving a wide variety of problems on Who does What,
for Whom, with What, Where and When. The combination of proven technology
with educational services helps businesses find the right balance between
reducing costs, increasing customer satisfaction, employee preferences and
industry regulations/legislation. ClickSoftware's solutions manage over
250,000 resources in service businesses across a variety of industries and
geographies. Our flexible deployment approach, breadth and depth of
solutions and strong partnerships with leading CRM/ERP vendors and system
integrators makes us the number one choice to deliver superb business
performance to any organization. The company is headquartered in the United
States and Israel, with offices across Europe, and Asia Pacific. For more
information, please visit http://www.clicksoftware.com. Follow us on Twitter
[http://twitter.com/clicksoftware ].
Safe Harbor
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statements within the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and
other U.S Federal securities laws. These forward-looking statements include,
but are not limited to, those statements regarding expected benefits from
using ClickSoftware's solutions. Such "forward-looking statements" involve
known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause
actual results or performance to differ materially from those projected,
including those discussed in the "Risk Factors" section and elsewhere in
ClickSoftware's annual report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31,
2010 and in subsequent filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Except as otherwise required by law, ClickSoftware is under no obligation to
(and expressly disclaims any such obligation to) update or alter its
forward-looking statements whether as a result of new information, future
events or otherwise.
ClickSoftware Company Contact
Melissa Banaszak
ClickSoftware
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+1-781-272-5903 Ext: 2272
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Corporate Ink
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Expansys Hail BlackBerry's 'Bold' Move to Close the Gap on Rivals
LONDON, August 17, 2011/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ --
The brand new BlackBerry Bold 9900
[http://www.expansys.com/blackberry-bold-9900-black-218039 ] has been hailed
as "a great step in the right direction" by technology experts Expansys
after the device was launched by smartphone giant RIM in an attempt to halt
an alarming slump in the company's fortunes.
The most powerful BlackBerry ever arrives in UK stores as one of five
imminent releases from RIM, whose market presence has diminished as a result
of the continued popularity of Apple's iPhone and the ever-increasing range
of Android phones.
All five new RIM handsets come complete with BlackBerry 7, the latest
version of RIM's operating system that enhances the overall user experience,
with the Bold 9900 being tipped to lead from the front as RIM bids to wrest
back market share from its rivals.
Rob Williams, of leading mobile retailer Expansys
[http://www.expansys.com ], said: "The BlackBerry Bold 9900 is bold by name
and bold by nature. We anticipate it'll appeal to a wider range of people
than its predecessors.
"The BlackBerry has long been regarded as the must-have smartphone for
businessmen and women and, while enterprise users will get more than ever
from the Bold 9900, RIM have created an exciting phone that everyone will
enjoy. By delivering a handset that finally matches their high-quality
rivals, this BlackBerry could revive the brand in a big way.
"Whereas in the past, previous BlackBerry models have underwhelmed
consumers with slow load times when surfing the Internet, the Bold 9900
suffers no such pitfalls and the browser is undeniably much improved.
"It's also the first touchscreen Bold, complete with a suitably
well-refined user interface that integrates the touch controls extremely
well. It is also the most powerful Bold ever, and even BlackBerry's s famous
keyboard is slightly bigger and better than ever before."
RIM has given the Bold 9900 a powerful 1.2GHz processor and 768GB of
RAM, as well as a 5MP camera with the capability to record 720p HD video.
These improvements represent a significant step forward for BlackBerry and
RIM will hope the public's response is positive.
Williams added: "The Bold 9900 may not convert some non-believers who
remain loyal to Android or their trusty iPhone, but it's certainly the best
BlackBerry to date. And it's sure to excite existing BlackBerry users
throughout the UK, and maybe others too because there's finally enough to
tempt users of other platforms into the BlackBerry camp...
"The timing of the launch of the Bold 9900 is interesting because it
interrupts the media frenzy surrounding the upcoming release of the iPhone
5, which is threatening to leave BlackBerry eating its dust.
"RIM is getting its moment in the spotlight off the back of the biggest
launch in their history where they announced five new phones. This
unprecedented move just goes to show how determined they are to revive their
fortunes in the smartphone market.
"It remains to be seen whether flooding the market with five different
models - the Bold 9900 and 9930, plus the Torch 9810, 9850 and 9860 - in
such a short space of time will successfully breathe new life into RIM. The
Bold 9900, though, is definitely a great step in the right direction."
Contact:
Rob Williams
Content Executive
PJ Media Ltd
+44(0)1628-539958
rob.williams@pjmedia.co.uk
Concur Adds Mobile Air Booking to the Corporate Travel Experience
In an industry first, Concur's mobile app delivers in-policy air travel booking capabilities; Company to also unveil Locate & Alert and other recent enhancements at GBTA Convention
REDMOND, Wash., Aug. 17, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Concur (Nasdaq: CNQR), a leading provider of integrated travel and expense management services, announced today that it will unveil the first native mobile air booking experience for business travelers at the GBTA Convention in Denver on Monday, August 22. Recent studies show that business travelers are relying more and more on their mobile devices to keep them connected, productive and safe and secure while on the road. GBTA Convention attendees can experience these latest Concur innovations at booth # 537:
-- Booking air travel on Concur's mobile app - The ability to book and
complete in-policy air reservations directly from Concur's mobile travel
and expense management app on any Android(TM), BlackBerry®, iPhone® or
iPad® device.
-- Locate & Alert service - To empower companies to better address their
growing need for enhanced duty-of-care, Concur also plans to unveil its
Locate & Alert service. By leveraging all available itinerary data and
also providing employees with an easy way to "check in" with their
current location using their mobile device, the service enables
companies to locate employees and communicate important messages and
alerts via voice, text, Twitter and email to help ensure their safety
and security.
-- Accessibility Mode - leveraging Concur's dynamic consumer-like web
interface, Concur's booking technology is fully accessible to users who
cannot use a mouse including visually impaired users that require screen
reading technology.
-- Travel Alternatives - enables companies to leverage their preferred
teleconference, web conference, or video conference provider and have
the travelers compare the cost of travel to the cost of the travel
alternative.
-- Japanese language support - clients using Concur's Travel and Expense
services can now enjoy a complete Japanese language user experience.
"The ability to book an entire business trip, from air and rail to hotel and car - all from your mobile device, and all in policy - is now a reality," said Rajeev Singh, president and COO of Concur. "But the mobile business travel experience doesn't just stop there. Concur's comprehensive approach to mobile travel and expense management helps travelers manage every aspect of their itineraries and capture and record spend incurred while on the road. With Locate & Alert, now every traveler's organization can leverage mobile capabilities to do even more to help keep their employees safe and informed - no matter where they are."
One Truly Integrated Mobile Business Travel Experience
Concur's integrated travel and expense management offering includes Concur's mobile app at no additional cost. Business travelers can use Concur's mobile app on any Android, BlackBerry, iPhone or iPad to book new travel and/or add air, hotel, rail and car to existing itineraries - all in-policy. This gives travelers the freedom and flexibility they need while ensuring that all travel transactions are booked in compliance with the company's travel program. Concur's mobile app can also capture and record expenses while on the road - including receipt images - designate and track attendees, approve and submit expense reports and seamlessly integrate with other mobile applications like TaxiMagic to help make the process of business travel even easier.
Enhanced Duty-of-Care With Locate & Alert
Concur's new Locate & Alert service will also make its debut at the GBTA Convention. Designed to enable companies to easily locate and communicate with employees during unplanned events, Locate & Alert provides both employees and their organizations with peace-of-mind, ensuring that updates to policies, alerts regarding civil unrest or natural disasters and any other information critical to the safety and security of employees is promptly communicated directly to the employee through voice, text, their smartphone, Twitter and email. Concur leverages itinerary data from Concur Travel, TripIt and the corporate Travel Agency, as well as using "check-in" functionality in Concur's mobile application to keep track of and communicate with employees, who can respond to messages empowering companies to quickly identify people in need of assistance.
All of Concur's latest innovations can be seen throughout the GBTA Convention by visiting Concur's booth # 537.
About Concur
Concur® is a leading provider of integrated travel and expense management solutions for companies of all sizes. Concur's easy-to-use web-based and mobile solutions help companies and their employees control costs and save time. Learn more at http://www.concur.com.
SOURCE Concur
Concur
CONTACT: Kristin Prigmore, Weber Shandwick, +1-206-576-5551, kprigmore@webershandwick.com, for Concur
GigaMedia Announces Expansion of Its Tournament Platform
TAIPEI, Taiwan, Aug. 17, 2011 /PRNewswire-Asia-FirstCall/ -- GigaMedia Limited (NASDAQ: GIGM) announced today that it has made significant progress toward the expansion of its game tournament platform, successfully launching several new competitions and scheduling major 2011 events that will feature large prizes and international competition.
"Earlier this year we made the strategic decision to expand and enhance our tournament capabilities to help carve out a unique value proposition in online games and began development of new tournament software and services," stated GigaMedia Chief Executive Officer Yichin Lee. "We are pleased to be taking now these first steps in our evolution, with 2011 tournaments powered by initial key features of our new software and services."
"In 2012, we will leverage our expertise in competitions to introduce exciting new features in our new tournament software and services, creating a new offering that streamlines tournaments and enhances their value," stated CEO Yichin Lee. "We look forward to sharing more about our new platform going forward."
GigaMedia successfully concluded its first Taiwan tournaments for the popular game A.V.A. this summer, with several thousand participants. Online and offline events for A.V.A. are scheduled throughout the remainder of 2011, including an international open, all of which will culminate in an exciting January finale in Taipei.
Other upcoming major tournaments include the company's giant Mahjong competition in Taiwan featuring online and offline action and some of the year's biggest prizes, as well as a large poker tournament for student competitors. Both tournaments start in September and run through November.
About GigaMedia
GigaMedia Limited (Singapore registration number: 199905474H) is a major provider of online entertainment software and services. Through its subsidiaries, GigaMedia develops and operates a suite of online games in Asia covering the regions of Greater China and Southeast Asia. More information on GigaMedia can be obtained from http://www.gigamedia.com.
The statements included above and elsewhere in this press release that are not historical in nature are "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the "safe harbor" provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. GigaMedia cautions readers that forward-looking statements are based on the company's current expectations and involve a number of risks and uncertainties. Actual results may differ materially from those contained in such forward-looking statements. Information as to certain factors that could cause actual results to vary can be found in GigaMedia's Annual Report on Form 20-F filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission in June 2011.
For further information contact:
Brad Miller, Investor Relations Director
Tel: +886-2-2656-8016
Brad.Miller@GigaMedia.com
DBI Announces the Addition of BOLT System to the DBI Customer Family. DBI Products Deliver Increased DB2 Database Performance While Improving Overall Efficiency of System Administration and Applications.
AUSTIN, Texas and NASHVILLE, Tenn., Aug. 17, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- DBI (Database-Brothers, Inc.), a software company providing distributed datacenter performance management tools today announced the addition of BOLT System (offered by Robertson Group LLC) to its growing customer family.
Jerry Robertson, CTO at BOLT System, comments, "The relationship with DBI has been exceptional. The products have not only delivered as promised, DBI has exceeded our overall expectations by providing outstanding support." Jerry adds, "Response times and quality of service are critical to our customers, and the DBI products help us meet and exceed our stringent service level agreements while minimizing our IT costs."
Scott Hayes, President and CEO of DBI, states, "Providing the right tools to the DB2 database community that improve performance and proactively monitor systems results in cost savings that are paramount to any organization's success. Detecting problems in advance is only half the benefit; solving problems with increased efficiency and speed delivers ROI in days."
Jason Ellis, lead DBA for BOLT, adds, "These tools are exceptional. The DBI tools for IBM DB2 LUW enable us to identify areas of the database that are impacted by ineffective queries or bad indexing. Prior to having this tool set, we would have no idea where to begin to explore areas of poor performance. In the end, we are not the only one realizing cost savings while using this tool. Our customers are realizing it as well."
About DBI
DBI (Database-Brothers, Inc.), headquartered in Austin, Texas, is an industry leader in distributed database performance solutions that enable companies to accelerate business performance while lowering IT costs. For information about DBI, please visit http://www.DBIsoftware.com or call (866) 773-8789.
About BOLT System
BOLT is the foremost provider of Internet-based fleet management / trucking dispatch software in the industry. It is also the fastest growing and most flexible provider. BOLT enables you to use the latest technology without the normal initial equipment and software charges. A monthly charge (based on the number of power units "In Use") is all you pay - this includes 24 x 7 support, maintenance and general software upgrades. There are no long-term contracts or maintenance fees to worry about. For more information about BOLT, please visit http://www.boltsystem.com or call (888) 424-4638.
AOL Real Estate Launches New Search Experience Powered by Move, Inc.
NEW YORK, Aug. 17, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- AOL Inc. (NYSE: AOL) today launched a new real estate search experience on AOL Real Estate that is powered by Move, Inc. (NASDAQ: MOVE), the leader in online real estate. The new search experience includes a powerful new search engine delivering homes for sale, foreclosures, new homes, off market, and recently sold properties provided to AOL through Move's ListHub syndication network.
The AOL Real Estate search experience powered by Move now delivers enhanced tools that enable users to refine their search by multiple criteria including open houses, new listings and price reductions, and connects them directly to real estate agents. Additionally, the new platform now delivers home values search, expanded school and neighborhood content, a mapping experience provided by MapQuest, and more. These capabilities in combination with AOL Real Estate's real-time news, how-to guides, videos and information platform provide the millions of AOL users with a richer, more complete experience in their search for a home.
"Buying or renting a new home can be a daunting prospect, so we want to provide the best home buying information and service to our users as possible, which is why our partnership with Move, Inc. is so important to us," said Jay Kirsch, VP and General Manager of AOL Money and Finance. "With its expertise in the listings business, Move, Inc. enables us to provide an unsurpassed hub of data and tools that are pivotal to moving decisions. This is the first of a number of upcoming enhancements to AOL Real Estate that will make the site a singular destination where users can be both inspired and empowered in their search for a new home."
Real estate professionals can now expand their reach and marketing power when syndicating their listings to AOL via Move's ListHub syndication network through an exclusive advertising program. Move is offering real estate advertisers access to millions of AOL Real Estate visitors through a special marketing program featuring the Showcase Listing Enhancement treatment. Move's Showcase Listing Enhancement program includes expanded agent and office information, up to 25 photos, full motion videos, open house alerts, banners, and expanded property descriptions.
"We're excited to launch the AOL Real Estate search experience powered by our proprietary technology and to deliver an exceptional search experience and accurate data to millions of AOL visitors," said Move, Inc. Chief Executive Officer, Steve Berkowitz. "Move's mission is to connect consumers with real estate professionals so they can be successful together in purchasing homes. This is an important milestone for both AOL and Move that can significantly advance our ability to exceed expectations buyers, sellers and real estate professionals have towards us as category leaders."
In January 2011, Move, Inc. and AOL signed an agreement giving Move exclusive rights to power the AOL Real Estate homes for sale search experience.
About AOL
AOL Inc. (NYSE: AOL) is a premier global media company with a suite of brands and products serving consumers, advertisers and publishers worldwide. The AOL Huffington Post Media Group is a leading source of news, opinion, entertainment, community and digital information comprising a wide range of destination websites, including AOL.com, The Huffington Post,TechCrunch, Moviefone, Engadget, Patch, AOL Music, StyleList and MapQuest. The AOL Advertising.com Group includes Advertising.com, ADTECH, Pictela, Video (inclusive of AOL Video, goviral and 5min Media), Content Solutions and Sponsored Listings and serves a combined content and advertising market at scale through video, brand advertising, content and ad serving. AOL is focused on engaging consumers and providing online advertising services and solutions on both AOL Huffington Post Media Group destination websites and third-party websites, in addition to serving consumer platforms including AOL Mail, AIM, about.me, and mobile experiences. AOL also operates one of the largest Internet subscription access services in the U.S., which serves as another distribution channel for its consumer subscription products, such as AOL TechGuru and Computer Checkup.
About MOVE, Inc.
Move, Inc. (NASDAQ: MOVE) is the leader in online real estate with over 16.5 million monthly visitors (1) to its online network of websites. Move, Inc. operates: Move.com, a leading destination for information on new homes and rental listings, moving, home and garden and home finance; REALTOR.com®, the official website of the National Association of REALTORS®; MortgageMatch.com, Moving.com; SeniorHousingNet; ListHub; and TOP PRODUCER Systems. Move, Inc. is based in Campbell, California.
This press release may contain forward-looking statements, including information about management's view of Move's future expectations, plans and prospects, within the safe harbor provisions under The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause the results of Move, its subsidiaries, divisions and concepts to be materially different than those expressed or implied in such statements. These risk factors and others are included from time to time in documents Move files with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including but not limited to, its Form 10-Ks, Form 10-Qs and Form 8-Ks. Other unknown or unpredictable factors also could have material adverse effects on Move's future results. The forward-looking statements included in this press release are made only as of the date hereof. Move cannot guarantee future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements. Accordingly, you should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. Finally, Move expressly disclaims any intent or obligation to update any forward-looking statements to reflect subsequent events or circumstances.
(1) comScore Media Metrix, Key Measures report - July 2011
SOURCE Move, Inc.
Move, Inc.
CONTACT: Graham James, AOL Corporate Communications, Graham.James@teamaol.com; or Jennifer DuBois, Move, Inc., Jennifer.DuBois@move.com, +1-805-557-3087
Telekom Austria Group: Operational Success in a Challenging Environment
VIENNA, August 17, 2011/PRNewswire/ --
- Group-wide growth in mobile communication and data traffic
- Further increase in customer numbers in the Austrian fixed net
business
- Strong earnings performance in Slovenia and the Republics of
Serbia and of Macedonia
- Austrian subsidiary A1 records market success with convergent
offerings
- Acquisition of cable network provider B.net in Croatia
- Decline in Group revenues by 2.9% and in Group EBITDA comparable
by 7.8% mainly attributable to currency translation, competition and
regulation
- Net income still negative in the first half of 2011 due to
restructuring charges totaling EUR 218.6 million
- Revised outlook due to foreign exchange developments
Overview of Key Financials: Telekom Austria Group in the First Half of
2011
Key Financial Figures
in EUR million 1-6 M 2011 1-6 M 2010 +/- in %
Group revenues 2,227.3 2,294.7 -2.9%
EBITDA comparable 777.6 843.4 -7.8%
Net income -59.2 159.9 -
Capital expenditures 277.1 296.5 -6.5%
Employees (as of end of June 2011) 17,032 16,530 3.0%
In the first half of 2011, the Telekom Austria Group reported
considerable operational success despite challenging economic conditions and
a market environment marked by intense competition and strong regulation.
Against this backdrop, the Group succeeded in increasing its mobile customer
base as well as total data traffic. In Austria, following the turnaround in
the fixed net business, there was a further increase in fixed net access
lines. The rebranding of the new domestic subsidiary, A1, in June 2011
following the merger of the Austrian fixed net and mobile communication
operations showed significant market success: in July 2011, the company's
convergent product bundles exceeded the one-million customer mark.
In addition, the Group's convergence strategy has proved successful
beyond Austrian borders: in Bulgaria, the Telekom Austria Group has been the
dynamic provider of innovative converged services since the acquisition of
two fiber optic operators. In Croatia, a total of 120,000 fixed net
customers were acquired in the period under review following the acquisition
of B.net (closing in August 2011, customers not yet reported in the first
half year). The Group's subsidiaries in Slovenia and in the Republics of
Serbia and of Macedonia also recorded significant growth rates, with both
customer numbers and ARPU showing a favorable upward trend. The Belarus
segment also reported customer growth.
"We are proud of our operational success, which we have achieved against
a backdrop of intensive competition and strong economic headwinds. These
results demonstrate once again that our convergence strategy provides a
solid base for our future business," said Hannes Ametsreiter, CEO Telekom
Austria Group.
Telekom Austria Group's Performance in Figures
The Group's operational success could not fully compensate for the
negative impact of the macroeconomic environment and, more specifically, for
the negative effects of intensive competition and persistently intrusive
regulatory measures. Group revenues amounted to EUR 2,227.3 million in the
first half of 2011, a decline of 2.9% or EUR 67.3 million compared to the
same period of the previous year. In the first half of 2011, the negative
impact on revenues of the 54% devaluation of the Belarusian ruble against
the euro as of May 24, 2011 amounted to EUR 43.3 million.
EBITDA comparable fell by 7.8% to EUR 777.6 million in the first half of
2011. This decline of EUR 65.8 million year-on-year is due to regulatory
effects, which account for a drop of EUR 15.6 million, as well as to the
devaluation of the currencies, which accounts for a decline in EBITDA
comparable of EUR 19.0 million. The remaining decrease of EUR 31.3 million
is mainly attributable to a competition-related decline in earnings, which
could only be partly offset by strict cost management.
Personnel expenses to be sustainably disburdened
In the first half of 2011, EBIT declined from EUR 300.5 million to EUR
42.7 million. This drop is mainly attributable to personnel expenses
associated with the restructuring program in Austria of EUR 218.6 million in
the period under review. This cost will ease the burden of personnel costs
over the long term with a positive effect for the consolidated statements of
operations.
Due to the restructuring cost and the negative impact of the devaluation
of the Belarusian ruble, net income turned from EUR 159.9 million in the
first half of 2010 to a net loss of EUR 59.2 million in the first half of
2011.
"The decline in revenues and earnings is in line with expectations. All
in all, we were able to cope quite well with the devaluation of the
Belarusian ruble thanks to the early adoption of effective countermeasures,"
said Hans Tschuden, CFO and Deputy Chairman of the Telekom Austria Group.
Outlook for the Full Year 2011
Against the backdrop of a furthermore challenging economic environment
in all operating markets of the Telekom Austria Group, persisting
competitive pressure and the currency devaluation in Belarus, the Management
Board has adjusted the outlook for the full year 2011. However, this refined
outlook for 2011 reflects the Group's confidence in mitigating the negative
effects mentioned above through clear customer focus, intensified marketing
of innovative products and strict cost management.
For the full year 2011, revenues are expected to amount to approximately
EUR 4.50 billion. EBITDA comparable is anticipated to reach up to EUR 1.55
billion. Operating free cash flow is expected to total up to EUR 800 million
and capital expenditures for the Group as a whole are forecasted to reach
EUR 750 to EUR 800 million. Furthermore, the management confirms a minimum
dividend floor of 76 eurocents per share for the 2011 financial year.
The Telekom Austria Group's Markets in Detail
Austria:
In the period under review, the most outstanding milestone in Austria
was the rebranding of the new domestic operating company A1 Telekom Austria
AG resulting from the merger of mobilkom austria and Telekom Austria the
previous year. Since June 2011, the company's products and services have
been provided from one source under the umbrella brand A1. This rebranding
campaign in connection with the marketing of innovative offerings led to
customer growth and market success: in July 2011, the company's product
bundles exceeded the one-million customer mark. The number of fixed access
lines continued to grow from 2.304 million lines in the first half of 2010
to 2.324 million lines as of June 30, 2011, with fixed net broadband
accounting for 1.216 lines, an increase of 11.6% compared to the same period
of the previous year. The number of A1TV (formerly aonTV) subscribers
increased by 41.1% to more than 174,800. Customer up-take of high-value
broadband offerings counteracted the loss of fixed net voice minutes and
resulted in a slower decline of average revenues per line (ARPL), which
dropped to EUR 32.4 in the period under review compared to EUR 33.1 in the
previous year.
The mobile communication business recorded further customer growth in
the first half of 2011. The mobile customer base increased by 4.2% from
about 5 million subscribers as of June 30, 2010 to about 5.2 million
customers as of June 30, 2011. The number of mobile broadband customers rose
by 19.7% to more than 700,000 subscribers.
Revenues in the Austrian segment declined by 4.5% to 1,469.4 million in
the first six months of 2011 compared to the same period of the previous
year mainly due to regulatory measures, lower mobile tariffs and the
persisting decline in fixed net voice minutes.
In the first half of 2011, EBITDA comparable dropped by 9.8% to EUR
497.8 million mainly due to regulatory measures. Strict cost management
could counteract the pressure on earnings.
Bulgaria:
In the period under review, the Bulgarian segment was marked by opposite
trends. While Mobiltel's customer base increased by 1% to 5.3 million
subscribers and the number of mobile broadband customers more than doubled,
ARPU declined by 10.6% due to intensive competition and lower usage.
Revenues in the Bulgarian segment dropped by 4.8% to EUR 263.9 million.
Mobiltel's revenue figures for the first six months of 2011 also include the
results of two fiber optic operators Megalan AD and Spektrumnet AD, which
were acquired the previous year. Together they account for a total of
101,200 fixed net lines, of which 95,700 are broadband lines.
In the first half 2011, the Bulgarian market was impacted by a laggard
domestic economy and regulatory cuts. In addition, fierce competition
spurred by smaller operators in the market characterized the operational
environment. As a result, EBITDA comparable declined by 9.3% to EUR 135.5
million in the period under review.
Belarus:
In the first half of 2011, the most striking event in Belarus was the
devaluation of the ruble by 54% as of May 24, 2011 as a result of a strong
decline in the level of foreign exchange reserves. Despite this negative
effect, the Belarus subsidiary Velcom was able to increase its mobile
subscriber base by 7.6%, with the number of mobile broadband lines almost
quadrupling. Thanks to the adopted countermeasures - in the form of price
increases and CAPEX reductions - Velcom showed a strong operational
performance in its local currency. Revenues denominated in the local
currency increased by more than 26%, ARPU by 14.3% and EBITDA comparable by
21.3%.
However, due to the devaluation of the Belarusian ruble, this
outstanding performance could not be translated into euro. As a result of
negative currency translation effects, revenues showed an increase of 1.8%
to EUR 162.8 million and EBITDA comparable declined slightly by 2% to EUR
75.4 million in the year under review.
Croatia:
Severe economic headwinds, regulatory and fiscal burdens as well as
fierce competition were the key challenges on the Croatian market in the
period under review. Due to the negative factors mentioned above, ARPU
(average revenue per customer) dropped by 11.5% to EUR 12.8. Against this
backdrop, the Croatian subsidiary, Vipnet, was able to increase its mobile
customer base by 1% to almost 2.1 million subscribers. The number of mobile
broadband customers rose by 17.3 % to over 165,000 subscribers.
Vipnet's revenues decreased by 9.5% to EUR 190.8 million in the first
half of 2011. EBITDA comparable fell by 19.8% to EUR 52.0 million. This
disproportionate decline is mainly attributable to one-off personnel
expenses in connection with a headcount reduction by approximately 10% in
the second quarter 2011.
To address the increasing demand for convergent products in Croatia,
Vipnet acquired the Croatian cable operator B.net in August 2011 for a total
consideration of EUR 93 million. B.net currently provides broadband fixed
net offerings and cable TV services to roughly 120,000 households in
Croatia.
Slovenia:
Slovenia showed a favorable development in the period under review:
customer numbers grew by 6.9% to more than 630,000 and the mobile broadband
customer base rose by 19.4%. Si.mobil's market share slightly increased to
29.9%. ARPU remained almost unchanged at EUR 19.8 compared to the same
period of the previous year. Revenues in the Slovenian segment rose by 10.1%
to EUR 90.0 million in the period under review, with EBITDA comparable
dropping by 0.9% to EUR 22.9 million.
Republic of Serbia:
Vip mobile, the Group's subsidiary in the Republic of Serbia, showed a
favorable performance and positive results in the first half of 2011.
Customer numbers increased by 19.1% to roughly 1.5 million and ARPU rose by
17.4% to EUR 6.9. Revenues grew by 33.6% to EUR 65.6 million driven by
customer growth and higher usage. Furthermore, Vip mobile, for the first
time, was able to make a significant positive contribution of EUR 11.9
million to Group EBITDA.
Republic of Macedonia:
In the Republic of Macedonia, Vip operator, the most recent greenfield
operation of the Group, was able to report strong growth rates. The mobile
customer base rose by 42.9% to over 500,000 subscribers and market share
increased to 22.7% as of June 30, 2011. ARPU improved by 12.7% to EUR 7.1.
Revenues showed a similar favorable development, growing by 58.2% to EUR
24.3 million and EBITDA comparable was break-even.
The Telekom Austria Group, listed on the Vienna Stock Exchange since
November 2000, is the leading telecommunications provider in Central and
Eastern Europe with approx. 22 million customers across its markets of
operations. The Group is currently operating in eight countries: in Austria
(A1), Slovenia (Si.mobil), Croatia (Vipnet), the Republics of Serbia (Vip
mobile) and Macedonia (Vip operator), Bulgaria (Mobiltel), Belarus (Velcom)
and Liechtenstein (mobilkom liechtenstein). The total market of the eight
countries covers about 41 million inhabitants. The Group has more than
17,000 employees, revenues were EUR 4.7 billion as of year-end 2010. Telekom
Austria Group's portfolio encompasses products and services of voice
telephony, broadband Internet, multimedia services, data and IT solutions,
wholesale as well as m-payment solutions. More detailed information is
available at http://www.telekomaustria.com
Contact:
Elisabeth Mattes, Director Corporate Communications and Spokeswoman,
Telekom Austria Group mobile: +43-664-6639187, email:
elisabeth.mattes@telekomaustria.com
Digital Realty Trust Acquires Redevelopment Site in Suburban London
Digital Realty Trust to provide its customer-driven data centre solutions to meet strong local demand
LONDON, Aug. 17, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Digital Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE: DLR), a leading global provider of data centre solutions, announced today that it has acquired a redevelopment site in Chessington, England, approximately 17 miles southwest of central London and eight miles inside the M25. The purchase price was 12.9 million pounds Sterling. The building totals approximately 130,000 square feet and is capable of supporting five 1440kW Turn-Key Datacentre PODs, with total IT capacity of 8MW.
"With our existing facilities nearly fully leased, this acquisition provides us with additional inventory to meet customer demand in London, a key market for financial services, corporate enterprise, telecommunication network providers, large system integrators and managed services companies," said Michael F. Foust, Chief Executive Officer for Digital Realty Trust.
"We are currently tracking approximately 30MW of demand in the greater London market, including a number of requirements of 6MW or more of contiguous space. At this time, few facilities are capable of meeting these specifications," added Adam Levine, Vice President, Sales, for Digital Realty Trust. "The acquisition of this site enables us to provide our customers, with both large and smaller requirements, a flexible data centre solution that can meet their needs. Our Turn-Key Datacentres have a five-year track record of 99.999% uptime. For our customers, this means they can focus on their operations, while we maintain and operate the supporting power and cooling systems for maximum resiliency."
Each Digital Realty Trust Turn-Key Datacentre facility is physically secure and features a state-of-the-art power and cooling architecture that has been optimized for green operation. Every Turn-Key Datacentre is built using the Company's proprietary POD Architecture® and uses metered power to ensure that clients pay only for the power that they use. The facility also comes standard with Digital Realty Trust's PowerVU software, which enables centralized monitoring and management of data centre power consumption, energy efficiency and load analysis.
About Digital Realty Trust, Inc.
Digital Realty Trust, Inc. focuses on delivering customer driven data centre solutions by providing secure, reliable and cost effective facilities that meet each customer's unique data centre needs. Digital Realty Trust's customers include domestic and international companies across multiple industry verticals ranging from information technology and Internet enterprises, to manufacturing and financial services. Digital Realty Trust's 97 properties, excluding two properties held as investments in unconsolidated joint ventures, comprise approximately 17.2 million net rentable square feet as of July 28, 2011, including 2.2 million square feet of space held for redevelopment. Digital Realty Trust's portfolio is located in 29 markets throughout Europe, North America, Singapore and Australia. Additional information about Digital Realty Trust is included in the Company Overview, which is available on the Investors page of Digital Realty Trust's website at http://www.digitalrealtytrust.com.
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Ixonos Launches New Flagship Design Studios in London and Beijing to Deliver Unparalleled User Experiences to Global Clientele
LONDON, August 17, 2011/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ --
Ixonos, a world leader in creating wireless technologies, mobile
devices, services and software, is launching two new user experience design
studios, one in London, UK, the other in Beijing, China, to answer the
rapidly increasing demand for user experience design services.
Ixonos launched the User Experience Design Centre in mid-2010 and has a
fully functioning flagship design studio in Helsinki, Finland, as well as a
smaller satellite studio in Kosice, Slovakia. "Within a year, we have
managed to attract a robust client base and the two new flagship studios
were set up to accommodate the steadily growing demand for our design
services," says Sami Paihonen, head of the User Experience Design Centre at
Ixonos.
The heavy investments into providing superior user experience design
services take Ixonos further as a creative development company. "Ixonos does
not strive to become the biggest design agency on the market, but we truly
aim to be the best in mobile and web service design," Sami Paihonen
explains. "Our unique strength lies in our delivery capability: by employing
the full width of Ixonos' services, we can offer fully managed turnkey
deliverables that combine deep technological understanding with astounding
user experiences," he continues.
Creative Director Julian A D Harris has been appointed to lead the UK
Design Studio and Creative Director Vijay A. Selvaraj is in charge of the
APAC Design Studio. Creative Director Esa Nettamo leads the Finland Design
Studio and supervises the Slovakia satellite studio. Each studio hosts a
multidisciplinary design team offering a wide range of services from user
research, UX strategy and concept design to prototyping.
The presence in regional design capitals London and Beijing allow Ixonos
access to a wealth of potential new customers, not only within the UK and
Chinese markets, but across Europe and Asia as well as all the way to
America. Device manufacturers, operators, media conglomerates and brand
owners, along with any other companies looking to offer beautiful user
experiences for their customers, can turn to Ixonos for future-proof product
strategies and high-quality mobile solutions that give them competitive
advantage and faster time-to-market.
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:
- Sami Paihonen, Vice President, UEDC, tel. +358 50 502 1111,
sami.paihonen@ixonos.com
- Vijay A. Selvaraj, Creative Director, APAC Design Studio, tel:
+86-138-1108-3805, vijay.selvaraj@ixonos.com
- Julian A D Harris, Creative Director, UK Design Studio, tel:
+44-7843-725-809, julian.harris@ixonos.com
- Esa Nettamo, Creative Director, Finland Design Studio, tel:
+358-40-543-1195, esa.nettamo@ixonos.com