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April 3, 2013
Xilinx Vivado Design Suite Accelerates Time to Integration and System-Level Design to Stay a Generation Ahead
Poster: SySAdmin
Posted on April 3, 2013 at 6:14:02 AM
Xilinx Vivado Design Suite Accelerates Time to Integration and System-Level Design to Stay a Generation Ahead
New release of the industry's first SoC-strength design suite introduces IP Integrator and High-Level Synthesis enhancements
SAN JOSE, Calif., April 3, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Xilinx, Inc. (NASDAQ: XLNX) today announced two major advances in productivity as part of a new major release of the Vivado(TM) Design Suite, the programmable industry's first SoC-strength design suite. The Vivado Design Suite 2013.1 release includes a new IP-centric design environment for accelerating the time to system integration, and a comprehensive set of libraries to accelerate C/C++ system-level design and high-level synthesis (HLS).
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Accelerated Time to IP Creation and Integration
To accelerate the creation of highly integrated, complex designs in All Programmable FPGA devices, Xilinx has delivered the early access release of the Vivado IP Integrator (IPI). Vivado IPI accelerates the integration of RTL, Xilinx® IP, third party IP and C/C++ synthesized IP. Based on industry standards such as the ARM® AXI interconnect and IP-XACT metadata for IP packaging, Vivado IPI delivers intelligent correct-by-construction assembly of designs co-optimized with Xilinx All Programmable solutions. Built on the foundation of the Vivado Design Suite, IP Integrator is a device and platform aware interactive, graphical and scriptable environment that supports IP-aware automated AXI interconnect, one-click IP subsystem generation, real-time DRC, interface change propagation, and a powerful debug capability. When targeting a Zynq(TM)-7000 All Programmable SoC, embedded design teams can now more rapidly identify, reuse, and integrate both software and hardware IP targeted for the dual-core ARM processing system and high performance FPGA fabric.
"Vivado has already provided us with a major leap in our productivity for development of reconfigurable computing platforms and applications," said Shep Siegel, CTO of Atomic Rules LLC. "The combination of Vivado IPI and 7 series silicon is enabling us to accelerate our development schedules. We are impressed with the innovation that Xilinx is delivering both in silicon and design flows to address our end customer requirements."
To see a demonstration of the Vivado IP Integrator, please watch this video.
Libraries for Accelerated System-Level Design
To accelerate C/C++ system level design and high-level synthesis (HLS), Xilinx has enhanced its Vivado HLS libraries with support for industry standard floating point math.h operations and real-time video processing functions. Over 350 active users and 1000+ customers evaluating Vivado HLS will now have immediate access to video processing functions integrated into an OpenCV environment for embedded vision running on the dual-core ARM processing system. The resulting solution enables up to a 100X performance improvement of existing C/C++ algorithms through hardware acceleration. At the same time, Vivado HLS accelerates system verification and implementation times by up to a 100X compared to RTL design entry flows. When targeting a Zynq-7000 All Programmable SoC, design teams can now more rapidly develop C/C++ code for the dual-core ARM processing system, while compute intensive functions are automatically accelerated in the high performance FPGA fabric.
To learn more about how Xilinx is staying a generation ahead with Vivado Design Suite, please visit http://www.xilinx.com/vivado.
Availability
Download Vivado Design Suite 2013.1 today at http://www.xilinx.com/download. For early access to the IP Integrator and new Vivado Design Suite support for Zynq-7000 All Programmable SoCs, contact your local sales team. Sign up for or view online training for Vivado Design Suite and take advantage of the Vivado Design Suite-based Targeted Reference Design to jumpstart your productivity.
About Xilinx
Xilinx is the world's leading provider of All Programmable FPGAs, SoCs and 3D ICs. These industry-leading devices are coupled with a next-generation design environment and IP to serve a broad range of customer needs, from programmable logic to programmable systems integration. For more information, visit http://www.xilinx.com.
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New release of the industry's first SoC-strength design suite introduces IP Integrator and High-Level Synthesis enhancements
SAN JOSE, Calif., April 3, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Xilinx, Inc. (NASDAQ: XLNX) today announced two major advances in productivity as part of a new major release of the Vivado(TM) Design Suite, the programmable industry's first SoC-strength design suite. The Vivado Design Suite 2013.1 release includes a new IP-centric design environment for accelerating the time to system integration, and a comprehensive set of libraries to accelerate C/C++ system-level design and high-level synthesis (HLS).
(Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20020822/XLNXLOGO)
Accelerated Time to IP Creation and Integration
To accelerate the creation of highly integrated, complex designs in All Programmable FPGA devices, Xilinx has delivered the early access release of the Vivado IP Integrator (IPI). Vivado IPI accelerates the integration of RTL, Xilinx® IP, third party IP and C/C++ synthesized IP. Based on industry standards such as the ARM® AXI interconnect and IP-XACT metadata for IP packaging, Vivado IPI delivers intelligent correct-by-construction assembly of designs co-optimized with Xilinx All Programmable solutions. Built on the foundation of the Vivado Design Suite, IP Integrator is a device and platform aware interactive, graphical and scriptable environment that supports IP-aware automated AXI interconnect, one-click IP subsystem generation, real-time DRC, interface change propagation, and a powerful debug capability. When targeting a Zynq(TM)-7000 All Programmable SoC, embedded design teams can now more rapidly identify, reuse, and integrate both software and hardware IP targeted for the dual-core ARM processing system and high performance FPGA fabric.
"Vivado has already provided us with a major leap in our productivity for development of reconfigurable computing platforms and applications," said Shep Siegel, CTO of Atomic Rules LLC. "The combination of Vivado IPI and 7 series silicon is enabling us to accelerate our development schedules. We are impressed with the innovation that Xilinx is delivering both in silicon and design flows to address our end customer requirements."
To see a demonstration of the Vivado IP Integrator, please watch this video.
Libraries for Accelerated System-Level Design
To accelerate C/C++ system level design and high-level synthesis (HLS), Xilinx has enhanced its Vivado HLS libraries with support for industry standard floating point math.h operations and real-time video processing functions. Over 350 active users and 1000+ customers evaluating Vivado HLS will now have immediate access to video processing functions integrated into an OpenCV environment for embedded vision running on the dual-core ARM processing system. The resulting solution enables up to a 100X performance improvement of existing C/C++ algorithms through hardware acceleration. At the same time, Vivado HLS accelerates system verification and implementation times by up to a 100X compared to RTL design entry flows. When targeting a Zynq-7000 All Programmable SoC, design teams can now more rapidly develop C/C++ code for the dual-core ARM processing system, while compute intensive functions are automatically accelerated in the high performance FPGA fabric.
To learn more about how Xilinx is staying a generation ahead with Vivado Design Suite, please visit http://www.xilinx.com/vivado.
Availability
Download Vivado Design Suite 2013.1 today at http://www.xilinx.com/download. For early access to the IP Integrator and new Vivado Design Suite support for Zynq-7000 All Programmable SoCs, contact your local sales team. Sign up for or view online training for Vivado Design Suite and take advantage of the Vivado Design Suite-based Targeted Reference Design to jumpstart your productivity.
About Xilinx
Xilinx is the world's leading provider of All Programmable FPGAs, SoCs and 3D ICs. These industry-leading devices are coupled with a next-generation design environment and IP to serve a broad range of customer needs, from programmable logic to programmable systems integration. For more information, visit http://www.xilinx.com.
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#AAB851
Xilinx, the Xilinx logo, Artix, ISE, Kintex, Spartan, Virtex, Zynq, Vivado and other designated brands included herein are trademarks of Xilinx in the United States and other countries. ARM is a registered trademark of ARM in the EU and other countries. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
Xilinx
Silvia E. Gianelli
(408) 626-4328
silvia.gianelli@xilinx.com
SOURCE Xilinx, Inc.
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Sony Launches Media Cloud Services Company to Revolutionize Production Workflows
Poster: SySAdmin
Posted on April 3, 2013 at 6:07:01 AM
Sony Launches Media Cloud Services Company to Revolutionize Production Workflows
Ci(SM) Cloud Platform & Production Applications Built to Streamline Global Collaboration & Production for Media Professionals
CULVER CITY, Calif., April 3, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Sony Corporation of America today announced the launch of Sony Media Cloud Services, a new subsidiary that will give creative professionals a virtual workspace with revolutionary media applications to store, share and manipulate content from any location in the world.
Leveraging Sony's end-to-end expertise across the media landscape, the new company's robust, scalable cloud platform, Ci(SM) (pronounced see), will provide studios, broadcasters, filmmakers, independent producers, marketing teams and other creative individuals a "one-cloud" solution to collect, produce and archive high-value, high-definition content, allowing fast and secure collaboration on a global scale.
"Every day, creative professionals around the world spend numerous hours and resources on non-creative tasks like moving and sharing content, figuring out how and where to store it, and getting the right assets to the right places and in the right hands," said Naomi Climer, President, Sony Media Cloud Services. "Sony understands these complex challenges, which is why we designed Ci as a functionally rich, scalable and secure, media-focused cloud platform that can enhance and streamline traditional production workflows to make it easier to collaborate more effectively and cost-efficiently."
"The efficiency and flexibility that cloud solutions provide will radically change the way creative professionals collaborate," said Chris Cookson, President, Sony Pictures Technologies. "Working with Sony's Cloud Services team to further enhance Ci's platform and applications will enable our production and distribution teams around the world to work together more efficiently, without sacrificing creativity or quality."
Forged from Sony's proven ability to solve real-world production and post-production challenges, Ci has been designed with intuitive capabilities to analyze complex media and data to enable machine-assisted workflows--making it one of the industry's most innovative media solutions available to professionals at any level. Pay-as-you-go pricing, infinite scalability, application-based servicing, all from a secure browser-based user interface, make it simple for people to assemble teams online, work on projects and access files from locations around the world. Applications available at launch include:
-- Ci MediaBox: Collects, organizes, previews, shares and archives every
media type and size using studio-designed cloud storage solution suite
-- Ci VideoLog: Enables logging of frame-accurate events to prepare content
for downstream opportunities, distribution and playout automation
-- Ci AudioSync: Utilizes analysis algorithms and audio pattern matching to
reduce non-creative editing work time in content-preparation workflows
-- Ci FrameMatch: Analyzes media files to automatically identify
differences and likenesses between two sets of video files
-- Ci ReviewApprove: Enables review, annotation and collaboration on media
files across multiple locations in real time, simultaneously
"Ci MasterSuite is an innovative approach to delivering professional media applications. Sony's cloud-based, service-oriented architecture makes it easy to integrate these tools into our workflow, and the browser-based user interface will enable our teams to access content and collaborate from anywhere on our network," said Jeff Mayzurk, SVP, Studio Operations, NBCUniversal.
"Built by Sony Pictures movie and television professionals, incubated by Sony's hardware and technology, and brought to market by a global sales force who understand the needs of our industry, Ci goes beyond simply delivering innovative technology--it brings the total power of Sony into the cloud," said Climer. "Together, we've built a platform with applications that not only addresses today's media challenges, but serves as the foundation to develop innovative services to transform our industry for years to come. The possibilities are endless."
Ci is currently in beta production and will be on display next week at the 2013 NAB Show in the Sony booth. Ci is available within the U.S. and European markets, with plans for additional service capabilities to be launched within the year. Sony Media Cloud Services is headquartered on the Sony Pictures Studio lot in Culver City, Calif., with regional teams based in North America, Europe and Asia.
About Sony Media Cloud Services LLC
Sony Media Cloud Services, a subsidiary of Sony Corporation of America, transforms media and entertainment production workflows with a media-focused cloud platform built by media professionals, for media professionals. The company's revolutionary Ci applications, complemented with the infinite scalability of the cloud, make enterprise-grade capabilities available to creative professionals at all levels, from studios and broadcasters to independent production companies, marketing teams and creative individuals--without the need to buy or maintain costly infrastructure. Analysis algorithms and anywhere, anytime collaboration make production processes more streamlined and efficient so media professionals can focus on creating compelling content. For more information, please visit http://www.sonymcs.com.
SOURCE Sony Corporation of America
Sony Corporation of America
CONTACT: Melanie Nelson, 310.266.3449, melanie.nelson@am.sony.com
Web Site: http://www.sonymcs.com
Ci(SM) Cloud Platform & Production Applications Built to Streamline Global Collaboration & Production for Media Professionals
CULVER CITY, Calif., April 3, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Sony Corporation of America today announced the launch of Sony Media Cloud Services, a new subsidiary that will give creative professionals a virtual workspace with revolutionary media applications to store, share and manipulate content from any location in the world.
Leveraging Sony's end-to-end expertise across the media landscape, the new company's robust, scalable cloud platform, Ci(SM) (pronounced see), will provide studios, broadcasters, filmmakers, independent producers, marketing teams and other creative individuals a "one-cloud" solution to collect, produce and archive high-value, high-definition content, allowing fast and secure collaboration on a global scale.
"Every day, creative professionals around the world spend numerous hours and resources on non-creative tasks like moving and sharing content, figuring out how and where to store it, and getting the right assets to the right places and in the right hands," said Naomi Climer, President, Sony Media Cloud Services. "Sony understands these complex challenges, which is why we designed Ci as a functionally rich, scalable and secure, media-focused cloud platform that can enhance and streamline traditional production workflows to make it easier to collaborate more effectively and cost-efficiently."
"The efficiency and flexibility that cloud solutions provide will radically change the way creative professionals collaborate," said Chris Cookson, President, Sony Pictures Technologies. "Working with Sony's Cloud Services team to further enhance Ci's platform and applications will enable our production and distribution teams around the world to work together more efficiently, without sacrificing creativity or quality."
Forged from Sony's proven ability to solve real-world production and post-production challenges, Ci has been designed with intuitive capabilities to analyze complex media and data to enable machine-assisted workflows--making it one of the industry's most innovative media solutions available to professionals at any level. Pay-as-you-go pricing, infinite scalability, application-based servicing, all from a secure browser-based user interface, make it simple for people to assemble teams online, work on projects and access files from locations around the world. Applications available at launch include:
-- Ci MediaBox: Collects, organizes, previews, shares and archives every
media type and size using studio-designed cloud storage solution suite
-- Ci VideoLog: Enables logging of frame-accurate events to prepare content
for downstream opportunities, distribution and playout automation
-- Ci AudioSync: Utilizes analysis algorithms and audio pattern matching to
reduce non-creative editing work time in content-preparation workflows
-- Ci FrameMatch: Analyzes media files to automatically identify
differences and likenesses between two sets of video files
-- Ci ReviewApprove: Enables review, annotation and collaboration on media
files across multiple locations in real time, simultaneously
"Ci MasterSuite is an innovative approach to delivering professional media applications. Sony's cloud-based, service-oriented architecture makes it easy to integrate these tools into our workflow, and the browser-based user interface will enable our teams to access content and collaborate from anywhere on our network," said Jeff Mayzurk, SVP, Studio Operations, NBCUniversal.
"Built by Sony Pictures movie and television professionals, incubated by Sony's hardware and technology, and brought to market by a global sales force who understand the needs of our industry, Ci goes beyond simply delivering innovative technology--it brings the total power of Sony into the cloud," said Climer. "Together, we've built a platform with applications that not only addresses today's media challenges, but serves as the foundation to develop innovative services to transform our industry for years to come. The possibilities are endless."
Ci is currently in beta production and will be on display next week at the 2013 NAB Show in the Sony booth. Ci is available within the U.S. and European markets, with plans for additional service capabilities to be launched within the year. Sony Media Cloud Services is headquartered on the Sony Pictures Studio lot in Culver City, Calif., with regional teams based in North America, Europe and Asia.
About Sony Media Cloud Services LLC
Sony Media Cloud Services, a subsidiary of Sony Corporation of America, transforms media and entertainment production workflows with a media-focused cloud platform built by media professionals, for media professionals. The company's revolutionary Ci applications, complemented with the infinite scalability of the cloud, make enterprise-grade capabilities available to creative professionals at all levels, from studios and broadcasters to independent production companies, marketing teams and creative individuals--without the need to buy or maintain costly infrastructure. Analysis algorithms and anywhere, anytime collaboration make production processes more streamlined and efficient so media professionals can focus on creating compelling content. For more information, please visit http://www.sonymcs.com.
SOURCE Sony Corporation of America
Sony Corporation of America
CONTACT: Melanie Nelson, 310.266.3449, melanie.nelson@am.sony.com
Web Site: http://www.sonymcs.com
Britpop Drummer Saves Pub Quiz
Poster: SySAdmin
Posted on April 3, 2013 at 5:14:01 AM
Britpop Drummer Saves Pub Quiz
YORK, England, April 3, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --
Alan Leach from Britpop band Shed Seven, along with his tech-head brother John Leach,
has designed a much-needed update to the old pen and paper style pub quiz. Utilising
mobile technology, this pioneering application takes full advantage of the one item people
take everywhere, the mobile phone.
Lightyears away from a pen and paper trivia night!
The SpeedQuizzing night is all about fast pace and swift reaction times, creating an
electrically charged, buzzing atmosphere with TV quiz show intensity.
At the beginning of a quiz, one member of each team downloads the free SpeedQuizzing
app onto their smartphone leaving it on the table to be accessed by all team members. The
smartphone is connected over WiFi to the quiz host's computer, running the SpeedQuizzing
software.
The SpeedQuizzing app eradicates the ability to cheat, rejuvenating the original
format and taking quiz fun to a whole new social level.
With up to 32 iPhones, iPods, iPads or Android devices connected to the system at one
time, the fun begins. Players are given a time limit in which to input their answer into
their touch screen device, which instantly beams their time-critical answers to the host
for instant success or humiliation.
See this in action: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kwQMNqJ76Ys
Speed bonus!
Another level in the Smartphone Pub Quiz is the speed bonus. The first team to answer
a question will have their chosen sound clip played over the PA, which can lead to added
hilarity (QI has nothing on this!)
Pictures beamed to screens
The latest innovation is onscreen picture questions. In SpeedQuizzing, random pictures
are beamed by the quiz host to all of the connected handsets appearing at exactly the same
time for players to respond to real-time. The old style printed picture sheet just doesn't
cut the mustard anymore!
Fingers on buzzers
Quizmasters can download this app now and host the quiz this weekend, fulfilling any
TV game show ambitions with edge of your seat buzzer games and thousands of questions.
With an assortment of rounds, players respond to questions by tapping their smartphone
screen as fast as they can. The fastest team give their answer whilst the rest are locked
out!
Other great features:
- Studio quality sounds effects and buzzer noises provided by the software
adds to gameplay, creating a TV quiz show atmosphere.
- Any quiz host can easily create their own sound clips rounds using their own
mp3 files.
- The SpeedQuizzing system manages all aspects of hosting a quiz night including
displaying the questions, storing team names and keeping score. It can even log where
each team are located within the room!
- There are significant price breaks when bookings are made in advance. This is
a pay as you go service with no sign up fee or deposit required.
- Simple to install, it's time for YOU to become the next best SpeedQuizzing
host!
Contact:
The SpeedQuizzing team are Alan Leach, John Leach and Chris Jones.
For more info visit http://www.speedquizzing.com
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SpeedQuizzing
CONTACT: Tracy Temple, Tel: Office: +44(0)1904236234, Mobile: +44(0)7795437860, Tracy@mediaskunkworks.com
YORK, England, April 3, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --
Alan Leach from Britpop band Shed Seven, along with his tech-head brother John Leach,
has designed a much-needed update to the old pen and paper style pub quiz. Utilising
mobile technology, this pioneering application takes full advantage of the one item people
take everywhere, the mobile phone.
Lightyears away from a pen and paper trivia night!
The SpeedQuizzing night is all about fast pace and swift reaction times, creating an
electrically charged, buzzing atmosphere with TV quiz show intensity.
At the beginning of a quiz, one member of each team downloads the free SpeedQuizzing
app onto their smartphone leaving it on the table to be accessed by all team members. The
smartphone is connected over WiFi to the quiz host's computer, running the SpeedQuizzing
software.
The SpeedQuizzing app eradicates the ability to cheat, rejuvenating the original
format and taking quiz fun to a whole new social level.
With up to 32 iPhones, iPods, iPads or Android devices connected to the system at one
time, the fun begins. Players are given a time limit in which to input their answer into
their touch screen device, which instantly beams their time-critical answers to the host
for instant success or humiliation.
See this in action: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kwQMNqJ76Ys
Speed bonus!
Another level in the Smartphone Pub Quiz is the speed bonus. The first team to answer
a question will have their chosen sound clip played over the PA, which can lead to added
hilarity (QI has nothing on this!)
Pictures beamed to screens
The latest innovation is onscreen picture questions. In SpeedQuizzing, random pictures
are beamed by the quiz host to all of the connected handsets appearing at exactly the same
time for players to respond to real-time. The old style printed picture sheet just doesn't
cut the mustard anymore!
Fingers on buzzers
Quizmasters can download this app now and host the quiz this weekend, fulfilling any
TV game show ambitions with edge of your seat buzzer games and thousands of questions.
With an assortment of rounds, players respond to questions by tapping their smartphone
screen as fast as they can. The fastest team give their answer whilst the rest are locked
out!
Other great features:
- Studio quality sounds effects and buzzer noises provided by the software
adds to gameplay, creating a TV quiz show atmosphere.
- Any quiz host can easily create their own sound clips rounds using their own
mp3 files.
- The SpeedQuizzing system manages all aspects of hosting a quiz night including
displaying the questions, storing team names and keeping score. It can even log where
each team are located within the room!
- There are significant price breaks when bookings are made in advance. This is
a pay as you go service with no sign up fee or deposit required.
- Simple to install, it's time for YOU to become the next best SpeedQuizzing
host!
Contact:
The SpeedQuizzing team are Alan Leach, John Leach and Chris Jones.
For more info visit http://www.speedquizzing.com
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SpeedQuizzing
CONTACT: Tracy Temple, Tel: Office: +44(0)1904236234, Mobile: +44(0)7795437860, Tracy@mediaskunkworks.com
GigaMedia Teams Up with Atos to Strengthen Cloud Business and Accelerate Growth; Launches GigaCloud
Poster: SySAdmin
Posted on April 3, 2013 at 4:07:01 AM
GigaMedia Teams Up with Atos to Strengthen Cloud Business and Accelerate Growth; Launches GigaCloud
Strategic cooperation with Atos, a global leader in technology services, brings world-class quality and security to GigaCloud's existing SME solutions; will help promote product and develop new offerings
TAIPEI, Taiwan, April 3, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- GigaMedia Limited (NASDAQ: GIGM) announced today a strategic cooperation with global technology consultant Atos to strengthen and further develop GigaCloud, GigaMedia's platform of cloud solutions for small-to-medium-enterprises (SMEs).
Under the agreement, Atos will provide customer service solutions and back-end systems integration to GigaCloud. The two companies will also work to co-develop new services for SMEs.
Based in Taipei, GigaCloud is a provider of integrated cloud solutions and services designed to help SMEs improve their business performance and bottom-line results. GigaCloud's offerings currently consist of communication-oriented services, including hosted PBX telephone systems and hosted Internet fax service; and value-added services, such as hosted video camera surveillance systems and hosted cloud storage.
Based in France, Atos is a global provider of hi-tech transactional services, consulting and technology services, systems integration and managed services. For the past twenty years, Atos has managed and integrated the contributions of all technology partners and suppliers for the Olympic Games, delivering seamless and secure technology operations and services.
"Cloud computing is driving a global revolution in the way IT services are delivered to consumers; businesses now have easy access via the Internet to tools, capacity and solutions that help enterprises go to market faster and easier with lower capex requirements and flexible running costs," stated Atos, Asia Pacific Chief Executive Officer Herbert Leung. "This is particularly beneficial to SMEs. Together with GigaCloud, we will create highly innovative and competitive services and generate new business opportunities in the SME cloud service market where strong growth is anticipated."
"Small business owners in Asia are only just starting to realize they can bypass IT departments by getting the software and systems they need as a service, and paying for cloud services with simple, more cost-effective subscriptions," stated GigaMedia Limited Chief Executive Officer Collin Hwang. "GigaCloud's solutions and services are designed to meet critical needs of SMEs and help businesses rapidly and easily migrate to the cloud in a scalable way with a pay per use model."
"We are building a top-caliber product and team and moving quickly in this emerging market; cooperation with Atos will play a key role," stated GigaMedia CEO Collin Hwang. "It will allow us to deliver bank-grade security that SMEs can trust; it will also extend our market presence, helping us find new distributors and customers."
"It's an exciting time in the IP communications industry in Asia and we look forward to working closely with Atos to capitalize on opportunities in cloud-based business solutions," stated GigaMedia CEO Collin Hwang.
GigaCloud launches operations; plans additional partnerships
With Atos providing top-quality customer service solutions and back-end systems integration, GigaMedia also announced today that its GigaCloud business has launched operations.
Introductory subscriptions for GigaCloud begin at approximately US$27 per month, which includes GigaLink, a virtual office solution that creates hosted telephone networks for businesses and assigns office extensions to mobile phones, enabling mobile professionals to increase their productivity and lower communications costs. Subscriptions for a suite of services are approximately US$50 per month, which includes GigaLink, GigaBox storage, and GigaFax.
GigaMedia plans to continue expanding the scope, reach, and quality of its GigaCloud offerings through additional strategic channel and technology partnerships going forward.
About Atos
Atos SE (Societas europaea) is an international information technology services company with annual 2012 revenue of EUR 8.8 billion and 76,400 employees in 47 countries. Serving a global client base, it delivers Hi-Tech Transactional Services, Consulting & Technology Services, Systems Integration and Managed Services. With its deep technology expertise and industry knowledge, it works with clients across the following market sectors: Manufacturing, Retail & Services; Public sector, Healthcare & Transports; Financial Services; Telecoms, Media & Technology; Energy & Utilities. Atos is focused on business technology that powers progress and helps organizations to create their firm of the future. It is the Worldwide Information Technology Partner for the Olympic and Paralympic Games and is quoted on the NYSE Euronext Paris market. Atos operates under the brands Atos, Atos Consulting & Technology Services, Atos Worldline and Atos Worldgrid. For more information, visit atos.net.
About GigaMedia
Headquartered in Taipei, Taiwan, GigaMedia Limited (Singapore registration number: 199905474H) is a diversified provider of online games and cloud computing services. GigaMedia's online games business develops and operates a suite of games in Taiwan and Hong Kong, with focus on Web-based/mobile games. The company's cloud computing business is focused on providing SMEs in Greater China with critical communications services and IT solutions that increase flexibility, efficiency and competitiveness. 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 April 2012.
For further information contact:
Brad Miller, Investor Relations Director
Tel: +886-2-2656-8016
Brad.Miller@GigaMedia.com
SOURCE GigaMedia Limited
GigaMedia Limited
Web Site: http://atos.net
Strategic cooperation with Atos, a global leader in technology services, brings world-class quality and security to GigaCloud's existing SME solutions; will help promote product and develop new offerings
TAIPEI, Taiwan, April 3, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- GigaMedia Limited (NASDAQ: GIGM) announced today a strategic cooperation with global technology consultant Atos to strengthen and further develop GigaCloud, GigaMedia's platform of cloud solutions for small-to-medium-enterprises (SMEs).
Under the agreement, Atos will provide customer service solutions and back-end systems integration to GigaCloud. The two companies will also work to co-develop new services for SMEs.
Based in Taipei, GigaCloud is a provider of integrated cloud solutions and services designed to help SMEs improve their business performance and bottom-line results. GigaCloud's offerings currently consist of communication-oriented services, including hosted PBX telephone systems and hosted Internet fax service; and value-added services, such as hosted video camera surveillance systems and hosted cloud storage.
Based in France, Atos is a global provider of hi-tech transactional services, consulting and technology services, systems integration and managed services. For the past twenty years, Atos has managed and integrated the contributions of all technology partners and suppliers for the Olympic Games, delivering seamless and secure technology operations and services.
"Cloud computing is driving a global revolution in the way IT services are delivered to consumers; businesses now have easy access via the Internet to tools, capacity and solutions that help enterprises go to market faster and easier with lower capex requirements and flexible running costs," stated Atos, Asia Pacific Chief Executive Officer Herbert Leung. "This is particularly beneficial to SMEs. Together with GigaCloud, we will create highly innovative and competitive services and generate new business opportunities in the SME cloud service market where strong growth is anticipated."
"Small business owners in Asia are only just starting to realize they can bypass IT departments by getting the software and systems they need as a service, and paying for cloud services with simple, more cost-effective subscriptions," stated GigaMedia Limited Chief Executive Officer Collin Hwang. "GigaCloud's solutions and services are designed to meet critical needs of SMEs and help businesses rapidly and easily migrate to the cloud in a scalable way with a pay per use model."
"We are building a top-caliber product and team and moving quickly in this emerging market; cooperation with Atos will play a key role," stated GigaMedia CEO Collin Hwang. "It will allow us to deliver bank-grade security that SMEs can trust; it will also extend our market presence, helping us find new distributors and customers."
"It's an exciting time in the IP communications industry in Asia and we look forward to working closely with Atos to capitalize on opportunities in cloud-based business solutions," stated GigaMedia CEO Collin Hwang.
GigaCloud launches operations; plans additional partnerships
With Atos providing top-quality customer service solutions and back-end systems integration, GigaMedia also announced today that its GigaCloud business has launched operations.
Introductory subscriptions for GigaCloud begin at approximately US$27 per month, which includes GigaLink, a virtual office solution that creates hosted telephone networks for businesses and assigns office extensions to mobile phones, enabling mobile professionals to increase their productivity and lower communications costs. Subscriptions for a suite of services are approximately US$50 per month, which includes GigaLink, GigaBox storage, and GigaFax.
GigaMedia plans to continue expanding the scope, reach, and quality of its GigaCloud offerings through additional strategic channel and technology partnerships going forward.
About Atos
Atos SE (Societas europaea) is an international information technology services company with annual 2012 revenue of EUR 8.8 billion and 76,400 employees in 47 countries. Serving a global client base, it delivers Hi-Tech Transactional Services, Consulting & Technology Services, Systems Integration and Managed Services. With its deep technology expertise and industry knowledge, it works with clients across the following market sectors: Manufacturing, Retail & Services; Public sector, Healthcare & Transports; Financial Services; Telecoms, Media & Technology; Energy & Utilities. Atos is focused on business technology that powers progress and helps organizations to create their firm of the future. It is the Worldwide Information Technology Partner for the Olympic and Paralympic Games and is quoted on the NYSE Euronext Paris market. Atos operates under the brands Atos, Atos Consulting & Technology Services, Atos Worldline and Atos Worldgrid. For more information, visit atos.net.
About GigaMedia
Headquartered in Taipei, Taiwan, GigaMedia Limited (Singapore registration number: 199905474H) is a diversified provider of online games and cloud computing services. GigaMedia's online games business develops and operates a suite of games in Taiwan and Hong Kong, with focus on Web-based/mobile games. The company's cloud computing business is focused on providing SMEs in Greater China with critical communications services and IT solutions that increase flexibility, efficiency and competitiveness. 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 April 2012.
For further information contact:
Brad Miller, Investor Relations Director
Tel: +886-2-2656-8016
Brad.Miller@GigaMedia.com
SOURCE GigaMedia Limited
GigaMedia Limited
Web Site: http://atos.net
Experian expands Software-as-a-Service offering with acquisition of Decisioning Solutions
Poster: SySAdmin
Posted on April 3, 2013 at 4:07:01 AM
Experian expands Software-as-a-Service offering with acquisition of Decisioning Solutions
Acquisition strengthens Experian's global leadership position in customer acquisition and originations
COSTA MESA, Calif., April 3, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Experian(®), the leading global information services company, today announced the acquisition of Decisioning Solutions, a market-driven Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) provider, which will broaden the capabilities and strengthen the global reach of Experian's originations and customer acquisition software products. The acquisition will become part of Experian's Decision Analytics business.
The acquisition extends Experian's global lead in credit information and analytics by packaging Decisioning Solutions' powerful and proven multitenant, multilingual software with Experian's consumer and commercial data, analytical expertise, and identity proofing and authentication technologies, all from a robust and flexible SaaS model. The offering will enable small, medium and large organizations to make secure, on-demand, analytics-based customer decisions so they can achieve and sustain significant growth.
"Our clients across a range of industries and geographies are facing an increasingly complex, new business environment. As a result, there is a desire to implement originations and customer acquisition strategies quickly and at low risk. This acquisition means that Experian can build on the capabilities it has in this space to address these needs," said Joy Griffiths, global managing director, Decision Analytics. "Decisioning Solutions brings deep expertise in this age of cloud-based decisioning services. The fact that the platform can support multiple languages and be rapidly deployed into new countries and markets around the world is game-changing."
The integrated offering will become Experian's global SaaS platform, enabling clients within the telecommunications, banking and consumer finance markets to acquire customers, automate processing and decisioning, manage customer accounts, and reduce customer acquisition costs and risks. The platform also integrates with Experian's PowerCurve(TM) Strategy Management and Optimization software, enabling organizations to quickly and easily develop and deliver the most relevant and profitable customer strategies.
The software also includes Experian's flexible and customizable identity proofing and authentication services. This provides Experian's clients with the best of both worlds: an enhancement in the security they use to prevent fraud as well as the ability to drive profitable growth through targeted, analytics-based customer decisions.
"Most of our clients rely on Experian for their data, analytics and fraud prevention needs," said Darren Perko, CEO at Decisioning Solutions. "Adding Decisioning Solutions to Experian's portfolio of offerings will strengthen that linkage, creating deeper synergies between our best-in-class customer acquisition solutions and the data and analytics that will power decisions around the world."
Decisioning Solutions was founded in 2004 and is based in Canada. The acquisition has been funded from Experian's existing cash resources.
About Experian
Experian is the leading global information services company, providing data and analytical tools to clients around the world. The Group helps businesses to manage credit risk, prevent fraud, target marketing offers and automate decision making. Experian also helps individuals to check their credit report and credit score, and protect against identity theft.
Experian plc is listed on the London Stock Exchange (EXPN) and is a constituent of the FTSE 100 index. Total revenue for the year ended March 31, 2012, was $4.5 billion. Experian employs approximately 17,000 people in 44 countries and has its corporate headquarters in Dublin, Ireland, with operational headquarters in Nottingham, UK; California, US; and São Paulo, Brazil.
For more information, visit http://www.experianplc.com.
Experian and the Experian marks used herein are service marks or registered trademarks of Experian Information Solutions, Inc. Other product and company names mentioned herein are the property of their respective owners.
Contact:
Michael Troncale
Experian Public Relations
1 714 830 5462
michael.troncale@experian.com
SOURCE Experian
Experian
Web Site: http://www.experian.com
Acquisition strengthens Experian's global leadership position in customer acquisition and originations
COSTA MESA, Calif., April 3, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Experian(®), the leading global information services company, today announced the acquisition of Decisioning Solutions, a market-driven Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) provider, which will broaden the capabilities and strengthen the global reach of Experian's originations and customer acquisition software products. The acquisition will become part of Experian's Decision Analytics business.
The acquisition extends Experian's global lead in credit information and analytics by packaging Decisioning Solutions' powerful and proven multitenant, multilingual software with Experian's consumer and commercial data, analytical expertise, and identity proofing and authentication technologies, all from a robust and flexible SaaS model. The offering will enable small, medium and large organizations to make secure, on-demand, analytics-based customer decisions so they can achieve and sustain significant growth.
"Our clients across a range of industries and geographies are facing an increasingly complex, new business environment. As a result, there is a desire to implement originations and customer acquisition strategies quickly and at low risk. This acquisition means that Experian can build on the capabilities it has in this space to address these needs," said Joy Griffiths, global managing director, Decision Analytics. "Decisioning Solutions brings deep expertise in this age of cloud-based decisioning services. The fact that the platform can support multiple languages and be rapidly deployed into new countries and markets around the world is game-changing."
The integrated offering will become Experian's global SaaS platform, enabling clients within the telecommunications, banking and consumer finance markets to acquire customers, automate processing and decisioning, manage customer accounts, and reduce customer acquisition costs and risks. The platform also integrates with Experian's PowerCurve(TM) Strategy Management and Optimization software, enabling organizations to quickly and easily develop and deliver the most relevant and profitable customer strategies.
The software also includes Experian's flexible and customizable identity proofing and authentication services. This provides Experian's clients with the best of both worlds: an enhancement in the security they use to prevent fraud as well as the ability to drive profitable growth through targeted, analytics-based customer decisions.
"Most of our clients rely on Experian for their data, analytics and fraud prevention needs," said Darren Perko, CEO at Decisioning Solutions. "Adding Decisioning Solutions to Experian's portfolio of offerings will strengthen that linkage, creating deeper synergies between our best-in-class customer acquisition solutions and the data and analytics that will power decisions around the world."
Decisioning Solutions was founded in 2004 and is based in Canada. The acquisition has been funded from Experian's existing cash resources.
About Experian
Experian is the leading global information services company, providing data and analytical tools to clients around the world. The Group helps businesses to manage credit risk, prevent fraud, target marketing offers and automate decision making. Experian also helps individuals to check their credit report and credit score, and protect against identity theft.
Experian plc is listed on the London Stock Exchange (EXPN) and is a constituent of the FTSE 100 index. Total revenue for the year ended March 31, 2012, was $4.5 billion. Experian employs approximately 17,000 people in 44 countries and has its corporate headquarters in Dublin, Ireland, with operational headquarters in Nottingham, UK; California, US; and São Paulo, Brazil.
For more information, visit http://www.experianplc.com.
Experian and the Experian marks used herein are service marks or registered trademarks of Experian Information Solutions, Inc. Other product and company names mentioned herein are the property of their respective owners.
Contact:
Michael Troncale
Experian Public Relations
1 714 830 5462
michael.troncale@experian.com
SOURCE Experian
Experian
Web Site: http://www.experian.com
D-Link Expands Professional Security IP Camera Line with New Full HD Compact Outdoor Dome Camera
Poster: SySAdmin
Posted on April 3, 2013 at 2:07:01 AM
D-Link Expands Professional Security IP Camera Line with New Full HD Compact Outdoor Dome Camera
D-Link's First-Ever Compact Dome Camera Offers Rugged Vandal-Resistant and Weatherproof Housing Along with Enhanced Surveillance Capabilities
FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., April 3, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- D-Link, the cost-effective, standards-based unified networking solutions provider for small- and medium-sized businesses, continues to expand its professional surveillance lineup with the availability of it latest Full HD Mini Fixed Dome Network Camera (DCS-6210). Designed for operation in the harshest of conditions, the DCS-6210 is ideal for transportation, retail and school environments. The DCS-6210 will be on display at ISC West, April 10-12, 2013 in Las Vegas in D-Link's booth (#13119).
(Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110706/SF30992LOGO)
Featuring a rugged industry-certified IK10 (vandal proof) and IP66 (weatherproof) housing, the compact DCS-6210L is designed to withstand sudden high impact and extreme weather conditions. The DCS-6210 is equipped with a two megapixel CMOS image sensor to provide high-quality video and snapshots with up to 1920 x 1080 resolution - nearly seven times the resolution of a VGA sensor - ensuring the video has the clarity required for person, object and vehicle identification. For easy ceiling deployment, the DCS-6210L features a Power over Ethernet (PoE) port, enabling users to connect the camera to a network and power through a single cable without the need for a nearby power outlet. Alternatively, the DCS-6210 can be powered by 12VDC, broadening installation options for transportation and solar deployments.
"D-Link is committed to providing its customers with the latest enhancements in surveillance," said Vance Kozik, director of marketing, IP Surveillance, D-Link Systems, Inc. "The compact and hardened designed of the DCS-6210 lends itself well to challenging physical environments, including transportation, schools, hospitals, and retail, and enhances D-Link's expanding lineup of IP cameras designed to meet a range of installation and surveillance scenarios."
More About the DCS-6210
The DCS-6210 is a self-sufficient surveillance solution capable of recording snapshots and video locally to a microSD card without requiring a PC or network storage device. In addition, it features a 3-axis gimbal for manual position of the lens at any angle and motion detection to trigger recording and email alerts. The DCS-6210 also comes with D-Link's industry-leading 5-year limited warranty(1).
Additional features and performance benefits include:
-- 1/2.7" 2 Megapixel Progressive CMOS Sensor
-- Megapixel Fixed Lens, 4.3mm, F2.0
-- 10x Digital zoom capabilities
-- Built-in microphone, 2-way audio
-- 10/100 Fast Ethernet port with PoE
-- microSD/SDHC Card slot for onboard storage
-- Real-time H.264/MPEG-4/MJPEG
-- D-ViewCam management software for expanded surveillance options
-- ePTZ to zoom in/out and pan to survey a large area easily
Pricing & Availability
The DCS-6210 is now available for $499 MSRP through D-Link's vast network of channel partners, including value-added resellers and distributors. Detailed specifications and information about D-Link's complete IP surveillance line are available online at http://www.dlink.com.
About D-Link
D-Link is the global leader in connectivity for home, small business, mid- to large-sized enterprise environments, and service providers. An award-winning designer, developer, and manufacturer, D-Link implements and supports unified network solutions that integrate capabilities in switching, wireless, broadband, storage, IP Surveillance, and cloud-based network management. For more information visit http://www.dlink.com, or connect with D-Link on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/dlink) and Twitter (http://www.twitter.com/dlink).
D-Link and the D-Link logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of D-Link Corporation or its subsidiaries. All other third-party marks mentioned herein may be trademarks of their respective owners. Copyright © 2013. D-Link. All Rights Reserved.
(1)5-Year Limited Warranty is only available in the USA.
SOURCE D-Link
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D-Link
CONTACT: Denise Keddy, D-Link Systems, Inc., 714.885.6318, denise.keddy@dlink.com, or Natalie Pridham, Walt & Company, 408.369.7200, ext. 2976, npridham@walt.com
Web Site: http://www.dlink.com
D-Link's First-Ever Compact Dome Camera Offers Rugged Vandal-Resistant and Weatherproof Housing Along with Enhanced Surveillance Capabilities
FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., April 3, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- D-Link, the cost-effective, standards-based unified networking solutions provider for small- and medium-sized businesses, continues to expand its professional surveillance lineup with the availability of it latest Full HD Mini Fixed Dome Network Camera (DCS-6210). Designed for operation in the harshest of conditions, the DCS-6210 is ideal for transportation, retail and school environments. The DCS-6210 will be on display at ISC West, April 10-12, 2013 in Las Vegas in D-Link's booth (#13119).
(Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110706/SF30992LOGO)
Featuring a rugged industry-certified IK10 (vandal proof) and IP66 (weatherproof) housing, the compact DCS-6210L is designed to withstand sudden high impact and extreme weather conditions. The DCS-6210 is equipped with a two megapixel CMOS image sensor to provide high-quality video and snapshots with up to 1920 x 1080 resolution - nearly seven times the resolution of a VGA sensor - ensuring the video has the clarity required for person, object and vehicle identification. For easy ceiling deployment, the DCS-6210L features a Power over Ethernet (PoE) port, enabling users to connect the camera to a network and power through a single cable without the need for a nearby power outlet. Alternatively, the DCS-6210 can be powered by 12VDC, broadening installation options for transportation and solar deployments.
"D-Link is committed to providing its customers with the latest enhancements in surveillance," said Vance Kozik, director of marketing, IP Surveillance, D-Link Systems, Inc. "The compact and hardened designed of the DCS-6210 lends itself well to challenging physical environments, including transportation, schools, hospitals, and retail, and enhances D-Link's expanding lineup of IP cameras designed to meet a range of installation and surveillance scenarios."
More About the DCS-6210
The DCS-6210 is a self-sufficient surveillance solution capable of recording snapshots and video locally to a microSD card without requiring a PC or network storage device. In addition, it features a 3-axis gimbal for manual position of the lens at any angle and motion detection to trigger recording and email alerts. The DCS-6210 also comes with D-Link's industry-leading 5-year limited warranty(1).
Additional features and performance benefits include:
-- 1/2.7" 2 Megapixel Progressive CMOS Sensor
-- Megapixel Fixed Lens, 4.3mm, F2.0
-- 10x Digital zoom capabilities
-- Built-in microphone, 2-way audio
-- 10/100 Fast Ethernet port with PoE
-- microSD/SDHC Card slot for onboard storage
-- Real-time H.264/MPEG-4/MJPEG
-- D-ViewCam management software for expanded surveillance options
-- ePTZ to zoom in/out and pan to survey a large area easily
Pricing & Availability
The DCS-6210 is now available for $499 MSRP through D-Link's vast network of channel partners, including value-added resellers and distributors. Detailed specifications and information about D-Link's complete IP surveillance line are available online at http://www.dlink.com.
About D-Link
D-Link is the global leader in connectivity for home, small business, mid- to large-sized enterprise environments, and service providers. An award-winning designer, developer, and manufacturer, D-Link implements and supports unified network solutions that integrate capabilities in switching, wireless, broadband, storage, IP Surveillance, and cloud-based network management. For more information visit http://www.dlink.com, or connect with D-Link on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/dlink) and Twitter (http://www.twitter.com/dlink).
D-Link and the D-Link logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of D-Link Corporation or its subsidiaries. All other third-party marks mentioned herein may be trademarks of their respective owners. Copyright © 2013. D-Link. All Rights Reserved.
(1)5-Year Limited Warranty is only available in the USA.
SOURCE D-Link
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D-Link
CONTACT: Denise Keddy, D-Link Systems, Inc., 714.885.6318, denise.keddy@dlink.com, or Natalie Pridham, Walt & Company, 408.369.7200, ext. 2976, npridham@walt.com
Web Site: http://www.dlink.com
Spondo Roars into North America
Poster: SySAdmin
Posted on April 3, 2013 at 12:42:01 AM
Spondo Roars into North America
LOS ANGELES, April 3, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Fresh off the heels of a content-sharing deal with Inception Media and the launch of its dedicated martial arts channel, online streaming and content syndication company Spondo today announced the formation of a strategic alliance with ROAR, LLC, one of the leading talent, music and brand management firms in the United States. The partnership will pave the way for the opening of Spondo's first North American office in Los Angeles in the coming weeks.
Based in Beverly Hills, California, ROAR will drive Spondo's expansion into North America and focus on acquiring content, securing partnerships with production companies, studios and creative agencies plus managing account services for the startup.
The alliance brings Spondo Global CEO & Director Chris Adams back the city that helped launch his illustrious career in film, technology and digital media and will provide a foothold for the startup in one of the world's largest media markets. The proximity of the office to major media companies and film studios will allow the servicing of large content contracts and the rapid addition of distributors as Spondo grows both its content holdings and the scope of its affiliate base.
Speaking about the deal, Chris Adams commented, "Our strategic alliance with ROAR is another indicator of the strength of Spondo's business model and our commitment to global growth. With ROAR's talented staff working on our behalf, we will continue to acquire content and affiliate distributors at a rapid pace and reshape the way consumers find, view and produce content online. Being on the ground in Los Angeles allows us unparalleled access to the latest and greatest in film, TV and pay per view content, as well as helping us establish a North American corporate presence."
Trent Blacket, Director of ROAR Asia-Pacific stated, "We are excited to be working with Spondo as it seeks to revolutionize the content streaming business. This is a new business model that will likely shape the industry for years to come, and I am looking forward to seeing the great things that our companies will achieve together."
1. About Spondo
Spondo provides proprietary content syndication and revenue distribution software that empowers anyone with a website to broadcast Spondo content via PPV, live-streaming or ad-supported models.
Based in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, Spondo seeks to connect content owners with affiliates and their communities through an innovative business model of revenue sharing, turn-key technology solutions and marketing tools that make it easy to make money from content worldwide. Spondo is owned by holding company RivusTV Limited. http://www.spondo.com
2. About Roar LLC
ROAR is a talent, music and brand management firm with expertise in career & business development, strategic partnerships and marketing techniques. ROAR integrates the services we provide with the corresponding business networks we operate within to create and leverage opportunities for our clients. The ROAR team comes from diverse yet complementary backgrounds in music, motion picture, television, publishing, concert & event production, branded entertainment, digital marketing, media strategy, corporate partnerships, retail, finance and legal, offering a true 360 degree approach to client service. Our clients include leading musicians, actors, writers, directors, comedians, entertainment & lifestyle companies, experts & icons, and family offices engaged in entertainment and lifestyle initiatives. In addition, ROAR has a portfolio of investments in media, entertainment, lifestyle, hospitality, apparel and digital marketing companies. ROAR Asia-Pacific advises ROAR's clients in Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, India, Japan, Hong Kong and mainland China.
For more information on ROAR, please contact Liz Norris at media@roar.la or 310.424.7800.
http://www.roar.la
http://www.roarasiapacific.com
3. For more information:
For more information, please contact Mia Peng.
Marketing Manager
Tel: +86-10-6561-5818 Ext. 866
E-mail: mia.peng@digitaljungle.com.cn
4. Interviews:
To arrange interviews with Chris Adams, please contact Mia Peng.
Mia Peng
Marketing Manager
Tel: +86-10-6561-5818 Ext. 866
E-mail: mia.peng@digitaljungle.com.cn
SOURCE Spondo
Spondo
Web Site: http://www.roarasiapacific.com
LOS ANGELES, April 3, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Fresh off the heels of a content-sharing deal with Inception Media and the launch of its dedicated martial arts channel, online streaming and content syndication company Spondo today announced the formation of a strategic alliance with ROAR, LLC, one of the leading talent, music and brand management firms in the United States. The partnership will pave the way for the opening of Spondo's first North American office in Los Angeles in the coming weeks.
Based in Beverly Hills, California, ROAR will drive Spondo's expansion into North America and focus on acquiring content, securing partnerships with production companies, studios and creative agencies plus managing account services for the startup.
The alliance brings Spondo Global CEO & Director Chris Adams back the city that helped launch his illustrious career in film, technology and digital media and will provide a foothold for the startup in one of the world's largest media markets. The proximity of the office to major media companies and film studios will allow the servicing of large content contracts and the rapid addition of distributors as Spondo grows both its content holdings and the scope of its affiliate base.
Speaking about the deal, Chris Adams commented, "Our strategic alliance with ROAR is another indicator of the strength of Spondo's business model and our commitment to global growth. With ROAR's talented staff working on our behalf, we will continue to acquire content and affiliate distributors at a rapid pace and reshape the way consumers find, view and produce content online. Being on the ground in Los Angeles allows us unparalleled access to the latest and greatest in film, TV and pay per view content, as well as helping us establish a North American corporate presence."
Trent Blacket, Director of ROAR Asia-Pacific stated, "We are excited to be working with Spondo as it seeks to revolutionize the content streaming business. This is a new business model that will likely shape the industry for years to come, and I am looking forward to seeing the great things that our companies will achieve together."
1. About Spondo
Spondo provides proprietary content syndication and revenue distribution software that empowers anyone with a website to broadcast Spondo content via PPV, live-streaming or ad-supported models.
Based in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, Spondo seeks to connect content owners with affiliates and their communities through an innovative business model of revenue sharing, turn-key technology solutions and marketing tools that make it easy to make money from content worldwide. Spondo is owned by holding company RivusTV Limited. http://www.spondo.com
2. About Roar LLC
ROAR is a talent, music and brand management firm with expertise in career & business development, strategic partnerships and marketing techniques. ROAR integrates the services we provide with the corresponding business networks we operate within to create and leverage opportunities for our clients. The ROAR team comes from diverse yet complementary backgrounds in music, motion picture, television, publishing, concert & event production, branded entertainment, digital marketing, media strategy, corporate partnerships, retail, finance and legal, offering a true 360 degree approach to client service. Our clients include leading musicians, actors, writers, directors, comedians, entertainment & lifestyle companies, experts & icons, and family offices engaged in entertainment and lifestyle initiatives. In addition, ROAR has a portfolio of investments in media, entertainment, lifestyle, hospitality, apparel and digital marketing companies. ROAR Asia-Pacific advises ROAR's clients in Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, India, Japan, Hong Kong and mainland China.
For more information on ROAR, please contact Liz Norris at media@roar.la or 310.424.7800.
http://www.roar.la
http://www.roarasiapacific.com
3. For more information:
For more information, please contact Mia Peng.
Marketing Manager
Tel: +86-10-6561-5818 Ext. 866
E-mail: mia.peng@digitaljungle.com.cn
4. Interviews:
To arrange interviews with Chris Adams, please contact Mia Peng.
Mia Peng
Marketing Manager
Tel: +86-10-6561-5818 Ext. 866
E-mail: mia.peng@digitaljungle.com.cn
SOURCE Spondo
Spondo
Web Site: http://www.roarasiapacific.com
iKaaz Launches Cost Effective 'Tap & Pay' Reader for Mobile POS
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Posted on April 3, 2013 at 12:35:01 AM
iKaaz Launches Cost Effective 'Tap & Pay' Reader for Mobile POS
BANGALORE, April 3, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --
iKaaz, a leading provider of secure mobile payment solutions, has launched a new 'Tap
& Pay' reader to enable cashless transactions based on NFC (Near Field Communication)
technology. With the help of NFC, iKaaz is making mobile payments faster, convenient and
more secure. The concept has not taken off in many countries due to the high cost of NFC
terminals and NFC-enabled phones. With a disruptive new technology, iKaaz has broken this
crucial cost barrier and has released a cost effective NFC reader for merchants.
(Photo:
http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130403/607006)
iKaaz's proprietary NFC Reader can be plugged into any mobile phone to convert it into
a mobile POS (point of sale) device and is priced at INR 1000. In order to engage the
consumer ecosystem, iKaaz offers consumers an NFC Sticker priced at less than INR 75 that
converts any mobile phone into an NFC-enabled phone. Consumers can now make payments with
just a simple tap on the merchants NFC reader.
Speaking about the use cases, Soma Sundaram, CEO of iKaaz, explained, "iKaaz NFC
reader can be used for retail payments, transportation, entertainment and numerous other
touch points to enable cashless payments. iKaaz NFC stickers can be associated to the
mobile wallet and can reside either inside or on the backside of the mobile phone. iKaaz
NFC transactions are highly secure since it supports multi-factor authentication."
The company also reported that the iKaaz platform is currently processing at the run
rate of over 800,000 transactions per month, in less than three months since its launch.
Soma said, "There are several factors that have led to this amazing response. I believe we
have managed to create the right product at the right price point using the latest
technologies."
About iKaaz
iKaaz offers mobile payments platform for enterprises in developed and emerging
markets to enable them to extend cashless transactions to their customers. Developed by
domain experts with many years of experience in the payments domain, iKaaz caters to
customers across the globe. For more information, visit http://www.ikaaz.com
[http://www.ikaaz.com ].
Primary Media Contact: Raj Shree, media.relations@ikaaz.com, 91-80-41903386
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iKaaz
CONTACT: PRN
BANGALORE, April 3, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --
iKaaz, a leading provider of secure mobile payment solutions, has launched a new 'Tap
& Pay' reader to enable cashless transactions based on NFC (Near Field Communication)
technology. With the help of NFC, iKaaz is making mobile payments faster, convenient and
more secure. The concept has not taken off in many countries due to the high cost of NFC
terminals and NFC-enabled phones. With a disruptive new technology, iKaaz has broken this
crucial cost barrier and has released a cost effective NFC reader for merchants.
(Photo:
http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130403/607006)
iKaaz's proprietary NFC Reader can be plugged into any mobile phone to convert it into
a mobile POS (point of sale) device and is priced at INR 1000. In order to engage the
consumer ecosystem, iKaaz offers consumers an NFC Sticker priced at less than INR 75 that
converts any mobile phone into an NFC-enabled phone. Consumers can now make payments with
just a simple tap on the merchants NFC reader.
Speaking about the use cases, Soma Sundaram, CEO of iKaaz, explained, "iKaaz NFC
reader can be used for retail payments, transportation, entertainment and numerous other
touch points to enable cashless payments. iKaaz NFC stickers can be associated to the
mobile wallet and can reside either inside or on the backside of the mobile phone. iKaaz
NFC transactions are highly secure since it supports multi-factor authentication."
The company also reported that the iKaaz platform is currently processing at the run
rate of over 800,000 transactions per month, in less than three months since its launch.
Soma said, "There are several factors that have led to this amazing response. I believe we
have managed to create the right product at the right price point using the latest
technologies."
About iKaaz
iKaaz offers mobile payments platform for enterprises in developed and emerging
markets to enable them to extend cashless transactions to their customers. Developed by
domain experts with many years of experience in the payments domain, iKaaz caters to
customers across the globe. For more information, visit http://www.ikaaz.com
[http://www.ikaaz.com ].
Primary Media Contact: Raj Shree, media.relations@ikaaz.com, 91-80-41903386
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April 2, 2013
Stellar Becomes the First Data Recovery Company to Recover Data From Hardware Encrypted Hard Drives
Poster: SySAdmin
Posted on April 2, 2013 at 11:42:01 PM
Stellar Becomes the First Data Recovery Company to Recover Data From Hardware Encrypted Hard Drives
NEW DELHI, April 3, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --
Stellar Data Recovery [http://www.stellarinfo.co.in ], world's leading data recovery
service provider and software solutions architects, have achieved another industry first
by recovering data from hardware encrypted hard disks. With the increase in demand for
data protection and high privacy requirements of users, a number of manufacturers have
launched hardware-based, self-encrypting USB hard drives. Like all other drives these too
can succumb to failure. This added hardware encryption feature while greatly improves its
data protection capabilities; it poses a tremendous data retrieval challenge. Up until now
no other company in India has been able to recover data from such hard drives. With this
technological advancement
[http://www.stellarinfo.co.in/services/data-recovery-services.php ], Stellar becomes the
first company in India to be able to recover data from hardware encrypted USB hard drives.
(Logo:
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"I am glad to announce this advancement. A number of cases came to us for data
recovery from hardware encrypted drives and over a period of time our expert research and
development team has been able to crack the code and successfully recover data from such
drives offering huge relief to our clients who feared losing critical data," said Mr.
Sunil Chandna, CEO, Stellar Data Recovery.
Stellar Data Recovery has proven its efficiency in data recovery solutions over the
years and has been recovering data from all kinds of storage media like flash drives, hard
disks, mobile phones, and other storage devices. Each hardware encryption case is unique
and requires intrinsic efforts to retrieve data successfully. Stellar has been constantly
developing indigenous techniques which are unique to constantly keep evolving and has come
to their clients rescue time and again.
About Stellar Data Recovery
Stellar Data Recovery is the only ISO 9001:2008 certified organization that
specializes in data recovery services from all types of hard disks, RAID servers, storage
boxes and SSDs. Ever since 1993, Stellar has emerged as a leading and well-trusted brand
for data recovery solutions for any kind of data loss situation. With presence across 13
locations nationally and its wide range of software and services, Stellar has over 2
million happy customers worldwide that includes global corporate giants.
Contact Information
Voice: +1800-102-3232(Toll Free)
Web: http://www.stellarinfo.co.in [http://www.stellarinfo.co.in ]
Primary Media Contact: Sharadendu Tiwari, pr@stellarinfo.com, 91-9899034340
Secondary Media Contact: Sugandha Parashar, pr@stellarinfo.com
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CONTACT: PRN
NEW DELHI, April 3, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --
Stellar Data Recovery [http://www.stellarinfo.co.in ], world's leading data recovery
service provider and software solutions architects, have achieved another industry first
by recovering data from hardware encrypted hard disks. With the increase in demand for
data protection and high privacy requirements of users, a number of manufacturers have
launched hardware-based, self-encrypting USB hard drives. Like all other drives these too
can succumb to failure. This added hardware encryption feature while greatly improves its
data protection capabilities; it poses a tremendous data retrieval challenge. Up until now
no other company in India has been able to recover data from such hard drives. With this
technological advancement
[http://www.stellarinfo.co.in/services/data-recovery-services.php ], Stellar becomes the
first company in India to be able to recover data from hardware encrypted USB hard drives.
(Logo:
http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120912/185251)
"I am glad to announce this advancement. A number of cases came to us for data
recovery from hardware encrypted drives and over a period of time our expert research and
development team has been able to crack the code and successfully recover data from such
drives offering huge relief to our clients who feared losing critical data," said Mr.
Sunil Chandna, CEO, Stellar Data Recovery.
Stellar Data Recovery has proven its efficiency in data recovery solutions over the
years and has been recovering data from all kinds of storage media like flash drives, hard
disks, mobile phones, and other storage devices. Each hardware encryption case is unique
and requires intrinsic efforts to retrieve data successfully. Stellar has been constantly
developing indigenous techniques which are unique to constantly keep evolving and has come
to their clients rescue time and again.
About Stellar Data Recovery
Stellar Data Recovery is the only ISO 9001:2008 certified organization that
specializes in data recovery services from all types of hard disks, RAID servers, storage
boxes and SSDs. Ever since 1993, Stellar has emerged as a leading and well-trusted brand
for data recovery solutions for any kind of data loss situation. With presence across 13
locations nationally and its wide range of software and services, Stellar has over 2
million happy customers worldwide that includes global corporate giants.
Contact Information
Voice: +1800-102-3232(Toll Free)
Web: http://www.stellarinfo.co.in [http://www.stellarinfo.co.in ]
Primary Media Contact: Sharadendu Tiwari, pr@stellarinfo.com, 91-9899034340
Secondary Media Contact: Sugandha Parashar, pr@stellarinfo.com
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Stellar Information Systems Ltd.
CONTACT: PRN
Esri and Geofeedia Expand Social Media with Location Analytics
Poster: SySAdmin
Posted on April 2, 2013 at 6:00:01 PM
Esri and Geofeedia Expand Social Media with Location Analytics
Companies to Extend the ArcGIS Platform with Real-Time Data
REDLANDS, Calif., April 2, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Esri and Geofeedia announced plans to extend the ArcGIS platform with Geofeedia's innovative social media tools. Public safety professionals will be able to advantage of these capabilities to accurately integrate, monitor, analyze, and visualize live emergency data as events unfold. Deploying assets and personnel, understanding of events on the ground, adjusting response on the fly, and post-event monitoring are all improved using social media combined with location analytics.
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"Geofeedia is an innovator in location-based social media," says Ryan Lanclos, emergency management manager, Esri. "Both organizations recognized that understanding location provides context and value to social media. Ultimately, this improves meeting mission demands."
"Esri is an industry leader and provides the ideal enterprise platform to visualize and analyze real-time social media feeds from Geofeedia," says Phil Harris, CEO of Geofeedia. "Location-based social media data layers from Geofeedia combined with Esri's technology and vast repository of other layers give public safety officials the best combination of real-time intelligence for response efforts."
The real-time data integration, searching and streaming will work across multiple social media platforms including Twitter, Instagram, Flickr, YouTube, and Picasa. Geo-located tweets, photos, and videos can be viewed within the context of digital imagery, street networks, topography, and community base maps. The social data can be mashed up with other information such as public safety assets, city infrastructure, utility networks, hazardous materials, demographic data, and more. Additional dynamic data including weather, automated vehicle location, GPS, and traffic video camera feeds can be combined with social and map data. In addition, people can perform historical social media analysis to identify trends and patterns.
In addition to public safety, professionals in government, national security, healthcare, and insurance will be able to extend the ArcGIS platform by adding intelligence about social conversations. This includes social media sentiment, location, population profile, and temporal and spatial trend analysis. Adding intelligence improves security, crisis response and business continuity, event monitoring, marketing, compliance, and more.
The integration was demonstrated at the Esri Partner Conference in Palm Springs, California March 23-26. Esri and Geofeedia will release more details at the Esri User Conference in July.
About Esri
Since 1969, Esri has been giving customers around the world the power to think and plan geographically. The market leader in GIS technology, Esri software is used in more than 300,000 organizations worldwide including each of the 200 largest cities in the United States, most national governments, more than two-thirds of Fortune 500 companies, and more than 7,000 colleges and universities. Esri applications, running on more than one million desktops and thousands of Web and enterprise servers, provide the backbone for the world's mapping and spatial analysis. Esri is the only vendor that provides complete technical solutions for desktop, mobile, server, and Internet platforms. Visit us at esri.com/news.
Copyright © 2013 Esri. All rights reserved. Esri, the Esri globe logo, esri.com and @Esri are trademarks, service marks, or registered marks of Esri in the United States, the European Community, or certain other jurisdictions. Other companies and products or services mentioned herein may be trademarks, service marks, or registered marks of their respective mark owners.
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Esri
CONTACT: Jesse Theodore, Esri, 909-793-2853, extension 1-1419, pressrequests@esri.com
Web Site: http://www.esri.com
Companies to Extend the ArcGIS Platform with Real-Time Data
REDLANDS, Calif., April 2, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Esri and Geofeedia announced plans to extend the ArcGIS platform with Geofeedia's innovative social media tools. Public safety professionals will be able to advantage of these capabilities to accurately integrate, monitor, analyze, and visualize live emergency data as events unfold. Deploying assets and personnel, understanding of events on the ground, adjusting response on the fly, and post-event monitoring are all improved using social media combined with location analytics.
(Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110425/LA88950LOGO)
"Geofeedia is an innovator in location-based social media," says Ryan Lanclos, emergency management manager, Esri. "Both organizations recognized that understanding location provides context and value to social media. Ultimately, this improves meeting mission demands."
"Esri is an industry leader and provides the ideal enterprise platform to visualize and analyze real-time social media feeds from Geofeedia," says Phil Harris, CEO of Geofeedia. "Location-based social media data layers from Geofeedia combined with Esri's technology and vast repository of other layers give public safety officials the best combination of real-time intelligence for response efforts."
The real-time data integration, searching and streaming will work across multiple social media platforms including Twitter, Instagram, Flickr, YouTube, and Picasa. Geo-located tweets, photos, and videos can be viewed within the context of digital imagery, street networks, topography, and community base maps. The social data can be mashed up with other information such as public safety assets, city infrastructure, utility networks, hazardous materials, demographic data, and more. Additional dynamic data including weather, automated vehicle location, GPS, and traffic video camera feeds can be combined with social and map data. In addition, people can perform historical social media analysis to identify trends and patterns.
In addition to public safety, professionals in government, national security, healthcare, and insurance will be able to extend the ArcGIS platform by adding intelligence about social conversations. This includes social media sentiment, location, population profile, and temporal and spatial trend analysis. Adding intelligence improves security, crisis response and business continuity, event monitoring, marketing, compliance, and more.
The integration was demonstrated at the Esri Partner Conference in Palm Springs, California March 23-26. Esri and Geofeedia will release more details at the Esri User Conference in July.
About Esri
Since 1969, Esri has been giving customers around the world the power to think and plan geographically. The market leader in GIS technology, Esri software is used in more than 300,000 organizations worldwide including each of the 200 largest cities in the United States, most national governments, more than two-thirds of Fortune 500 companies, and more than 7,000 colleges and universities. Esri applications, running on more than one million desktops and thousands of Web and enterprise servers, provide the backbone for the world's mapping and spatial analysis. Esri is the only vendor that provides complete technical solutions for desktop, mobile, server, and Internet platforms. Visit us at esri.com/news.
Copyright © 2013 Esri. All rights reserved. Esri, the Esri globe logo, esri.com and @Esri are trademarks, service marks, or registered marks of Esri in the United States, the European Community, or certain other jurisdictions. Other companies and products or services mentioned herein may be trademarks, service marks, or registered marks of their respective mark owners.
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Esri
CONTACT: Jesse Theodore, Esri, 909-793-2853, extension 1-1419, pressrequests@esri.com
Web Site: http://www.esri.com
Backed With US$3.6 Million, Social Sports Betting Platform Favourit Unveiled; Launches iOS App Globally
Poster: SySAdmin
Posted on April 2, 2013 at 5:14:01 PM
Backed With US$3.6 Million, Social Sports Betting Platform Favourit Unveiled; Launches iOS App Globally
-- Platform offers brand new way for sports fans to engage in social sports betting experience with real money betting partners to tap the wisdom of the crowds
MELBOURNE, Australia, April 2, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Favourit, the smartest tipping and betting community for sports fans, is wagering that a fusion of sports, betting and social media will return a huge payout for sports fans, betting operators, brands, teams and sports media partners worldwide. The groundbreaking Favourit social sports and betting platform, backed with more than US$3.6M in funding from international and local investors to date, today announced the company's global launch with the release of its free Favourit iOS app in markets worldwide, to complement its existing web and mobile HTML apps.
Favourit, which operates as a "Facebook for the sports betting world", connects sports fans, their friends and licensed betting operators worldwide, providing a central hub where fans can come together to demonstrate their skills and knowledge about the most popular professional sports worldwide, including football, tennis, AFL, NRL, NFL, NBA and much more. Fans can compete against friends and fellow sports enthusiasts on the site or via the free mobile app by placing bets, either with virtual currency or real cash integrating directly with some of the world's top betting operators.
The new iOS app makes it simple - users download the app to place their bets, get live scores, follow unique insights into the game from expert tipsters as well as peers, and track leaderboard rankings. The distinguished TipTracker feature gives users a snapshot of global betting trends, and Favourit's proprietary technology determines participants' "Bet IQ" as they place their bets, letting them see how they stack up against other fans.
Favourit was launched in June 2012 by brothers Toby and Josh Simmons, who are opening a formal Series A fund raising process to spearhead international expansion, having already received significant interest to date. Toby, 26, and Josh, 31, recognized an unmet need for a social networking platform to connect fans, licensed betting operators and sports experts, all in one convenient place:
"Sports are about bringing people together to have fun, compete and win," said Toby Simmons, Favourit CEO. "Social media platforms have changed the way we communicate on so many levels, and Favourit harnesses those capabilities for sports fans, giving them a revolutionary new way to discuss their teams, see the latest trends and stats from experts, and place virtual or real bets to increase the excitement of following the sports they love. While there's nothing better for sports fans, this is also the future for sports betting operators."
Favourit's platform integrates with betting operators in regulated markets including UK market leader Paddy Power, as well as Luxbet, a part of the TABcorp Group. In addition, a number of European market operators are moving forward with integration into the platform in the coming months, highlighting the attractiveness of the technology. As a result, Favourit powers a new channel for these companies to engage with users and offer a more personalized experience. Whilst Favourit operates its own branded portals, the business is also working with a number of partners to launch co-branded platforms. Favourit doesn't facilitate real currency transactions but instead lets users access their existing accounts with these market-leading betting operators worldwide directly through the Favourit platform, via a cutting edge integration experience.
By providing a new social sports and betting network, Favourit is disrupting the sports betting industry in a positive way for everyone involved. Sports fans benefit by having a new social media hub they can use to compete with friends, access the latest sports opinions, and view live sports scores while showcasing their sports knowledge. Integrated betting operators get a new distribution channel that allows them to showcase their services to the next generation of punters.
Brands and advertising agencies benefit from the new platform by gaining access to a highly prized customer group, primarily males between the ages of 20 to 35. With Favourit, brands can engage prospective customers on a platform they'll visit often and for extended periods of time as they follow the latest sports action.
Sports media partners and teams also receive a unique fan engagement opportunity: Favourit offers a second screen experience during live sporting events as well as new ways to connect with fans via widgets and gaming elements teams can incorporate into existing online and broadcast platforms. This gives them a new way to "gamify" their sport, putting fans at the center of the action.
Backed by an experienced team that includes Chairman Martin Dalgleish, Advisor of the Ellerston Capital Technology Fund, as well as Richard Kuo, Founder and CEO of Pier Capital, Favourit is in high-growth mode, with expansion plans underway into the Asia and US markets, and is shortly to release its applications to these international markets, among others.
To learn more about Favourit, please visit http://www.favourit.com.
Download the free iOS app at https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/favourit/id598098133?ls=1.
About Favourit
Founded in 2012 by brothers Toby and Josh Simmons, Favourit is the smartest tipping and betting community for sports fans, serving as the primary hub for online sports fun.
Favourit gives fans a new way to connect and compete with friends, follow leading sports opinions, create their own trends, and place bets using virtual currency or real cash through licensed betting operators worldwide.
With tools like TipTracker to keep tabs on betting trends worldwide and Bet IQ, which ranks individual tipsters on their sports prediction prowess, Favourit engages sports fans in a truly unique way.
Find out more at http://www.favourit.com.
Favourit
CONTACT: Jonathan Gluskin, SS|PR, +1-847-415-9319, jgluskin@sspr.com
Web Site: http://www.favourit.com
-- Platform offers brand new way for sports fans to engage in social sports betting experience with real money betting partners to tap the wisdom of the crowds
MELBOURNE, Australia, April 2, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Favourit, the smartest tipping and betting community for sports fans, is wagering that a fusion of sports, betting and social media will return a huge payout for sports fans, betting operators, brands, teams and sports media partners worldwide. The groundbreaking Favourit social sports and betting platform, backed with more than US$3.6M in funding from international and local investors to date, today announced the company's global launch with the release of its free Favourit iOS app in markets worldwide, to complement its existing web and mobile HTML apps.
Favourit, which operates as a "Facebook for the sports betting world", connects sports fans, their friends and licensed betting operators worldwide, providing a central hub where fans can come together to demonstrate their skills and knowledge about the most popular professional sports worldwide, including football, tennis, AFL, NRL, NFL, NBA and much more. Fans can compete against friends and fellow sports enthusiasts on the site or via the free mobile app by placing bets, either with virtual currency or real cash integrating directly with some of the world's top betting operators.
The new iOS app makes it simple - users download the app to place their bets, get live scores, follow unique insights into the game from expert tipsters as well as peers, and track leaderboard rankings. The distinguished TipTracker feature gives users a snapshot of global betting trends, and Favourit's proprietary technology determines participants' "Bet IQ" as they place their bets, letting them see how they stack up against other fans.
Favourit was launched in June 2012 by brothers Toby and Josh Simmons, who are opening a formal Series A fund raising process to spearhead international expansion, having already received significant interest to date. Toby, 26, and Josh, 31, recognized an unmet need for a social networking platform to connect fans, licensed betting operators and sports experts, all in one convenient place:
"Sports are about bringing people together to have fun, compete and win," said Toby Simmons, Favourit CEO. "Social media platforms have changed the way we communicate on so many levels, and Favourit harnesses those capabilities for sports fans, giving them a revolutionary new way to discuss their teams, see the latest trends and stats from experts, and place virtual or real bets to increase the excitement of following the sports they love. While there's nothing better for sports fans, this is also the future for sports betting operators."
Favourit's platform integrates with betting operators in regulated markets including UK market leader Paddy Power, as well as Luxbet, a part of the TABcorp Group. In addition, a number of European market operators are moving forward with integration into the platform in the coming months, highlighting the attractiveness of the technology. As a result, Favourit powers a new channel for these companies to engage with users and offer a more personalized experience. Whilst Favourit operates its own branded portals, the business is also working with a number of partners to launch co-branded platforms. Favourit doesn't facilitate real currency transactions but instead lets users access their existing accounts with these market-leading betting operators worldwide directly through the Favourit platform, via a cutting edge integration experience.
By providing a new social sports and betting network, Favourit is disrupting the sports betting industry in a positive way for everyone involved. Sports fans benefit by having a new social media hub they can use to compete with friends, access the latest sports opinions, and view live sports scores while showcasing their sports knowledge. Integrated betting operators get a new distribution channel that allows them to showcase their services to the next generation of punters.
Brands and advertising agencies benefit from the new platform by gaining access to a highly prized customer group, primarily males between the ages of 20 to 35. With Favourit, brands can engage prospective customers on a platform they'll visit often and for extended periods of time as they follow the latest sports action.
Sports media partners and teams also receive a unique fan engagement opportunity: Favourit offers a second screen experience during live sporting events as well as new ways to connect with fans via widgets and gaming elements teams can incorporate into existing online and broadcast platforms. This gives them a new way to "gamify" their sport, putting fans at the center of the action.
Backed by an experienced team that includes Chairman Martin Dalgleish, Advisor of the Ellerston Capital Technology Fund, as well as Richard Kuo, Founder and CEO of Pier Capital, Favourit is in high-growth mode, with expansion plans underway into the Asia and US markets, and is shortly to release its applications to these international markets, among others.
To learn more about Favourit, please visit http://www.favourit.com.
Download the free iOS app at https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/favourit/id598098133?ls=1.
About Favourit
Founded in 2012 by brothers Toby and Josh Simmons, Favourit is the smartest tipping and betting community for sports fans, serving as the primary hub for online sports fun.
Favourit gives fans a new way to connect and compete with friends, follow leading sports opinions, create their own trends, and place bets using virtual currency or real cash through licensed betting operators worldwide.
With tools like TipTracker to keep tabs on betting trends worldwide and Bet IQ, which ranks individual tipsters on their sports prediction prowess, Favourit engages sports fans in a truly unique way.
Find out more at http://www.favourit.com.
Favourit
CONTACT: Jonathan Gluskin, SS|PR, +1-847-415-9319, jgluskin@sspr.com
Web Site: http://www.favourit.com
NETGEAR Completes Acquisition of Select Assets of the Sierra Wireless AirCard Business
Poster: SySAdmin
Posted on April 2, 2013 at 4:28:01 PM
NETGEAR Completes Acquisition of Select Assets of the Sierra Wireless AirCard Business
SAN JOSE, Calif., April 2, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- NETGEAR®, Inc. (NASDAQGM: NTGR), a global networking company that delivers innovative products to consumers, businesses and service providers, today announced that it has completed the acquisition of select assets and operations of the Sierra Wireless, Inc. ("Sierra Wireless") AirCard® business. NETGEAR expects the acquisition to accelerate the mobile initiative of its service provider business unit to become a global leader in providing the latest in LTE data networking access devices.
The AirCard business brings to NETGEAR certain intellectual property, a world-class LTE engineering team, several customer contracts, inventory and fixed assets.
The AirCard business is being integrated into NETGEAR's service provider business under Michael Clegg, Senior Vice President and General Manager of NETGEAR's service provider business unit.
About NETGEAR, Inc.
NETGEAR (NASDAQGM: NTGR) is a global networking company that delivers innovative products to consumers, businesses and service providers. For consumers, the company makes high performance, dependable and easy to use home networking, storage and digital media products to connect people with the Internet and their content and devices. For businesses, NETGEAR provides networking, storage and security solutions without the cost and complexity of Big IT. The company also supplies top service providers with retail proven, whole home solutions for their customers. NETGEAR products are built on a variety of proven technologies such as wireless, Ethernet and powerline, with a focus on reliability and ease-of-use. NETGEAR products are sold in approximately 35,000 retail locations around the globe, and through over 41,000 value-added resellers. The company's headquarters are in San Jose, Calif., with additional offices in over 25 countries. NETGEAR is an ENERGY STAR partner. More information is available at http://investor.netgear.com or by calling (408) 907-8000. Connect with NETGEAR at http://twitter.com/NETGEAR and http://www.facebook.com/NETGEAR.
© 2013 NETGEAR, Inc. NETGEAR and the NETGEAR logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of NETGEAR, Inc. and its affiliates in the United States and/or other countries. The information contained herein is subject to change without notice. NETGEAR shall not be liable for technical or editorial errors or omissions contained herein. All rights reserved.
Contact:
NETGEAR Investor Relations
Christopher Genualdi
netgearIR@netgear.com
(408) 890-3520
Safe Harbor Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 for NETGEAR, Inc.:
This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. The words "expect", "will" or other similar words are used to identify such forward-looking statements. However, the absence of these words does not mean that the statements are not forward-looking. The forward-looking statements represent NETGEAR, Inc.'s expectations or beliefs concerning future events based on information available at the time such statements were made and include statements regarding expectations regarding our recent acquisition of the Sierra Wireless AirCard business. These statements are based on management's current expectations and are subject to certain risks and uncertainties, including, without limitation, the following: future demand for the Company's products may be lower than anticipated; consumers may choose not to adopt the Company's new product offerings or adopt competing products; product performance may be adversely affected by real world operating conditions; the Company may be unsuccessful or experience delays in manufacturing and distributing its new and existing products; telecommunications service providers may choose to slow their deployment of the Company's products or utilize competing products; and the actions and financial health of the Company's customers. Further, certain forward-looking statements are based on assumptions as to future events that may not prove to be accurate. Therefore, actual outcomes and results may differ materially from what is expressed or forecast in such forward-looking statements. Further information on potential risk factors that could affect NETGEAR and its business are detailed in the Company's periodic filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including, but not limited to, those risks and uncertainties listed in the section entitled "Part I - Item 1A. Risk Factors," pages 10 through 29, in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2012, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 26, 2013. NETGEAR undertakes no obligation to release publicly any revisions to any forward-looking statements contained herein to reflect events or circumstances after the date hereof or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.
SOURCE NETGEAR, Inc.
NETGEAR, Inc.
Web Site: http://investor.netgear.com
SAN JOSE, Calif., April 2, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- NETGEAR®, Inc. (NASDAQGM: NTGR), a global networking company that delivers innovative products to consumers, businesses and service providers, today announced that it has completed the acquisition of select assets and operations of the Sierra Wireless, Inc. ("Sierra Wireless") AirCard® business. NETGEAR expects the acquisition to accelerate the mobile initiative of its service provider business unit to become a global leader in providing the latest in LTE data networking access devices.
The AirCard business brings to NETGEAR certain intellectual property, a world-class LTE engineering team, several customer contracts, inventory and fixed assets.
The AirCard business is being integrated into NETGEAR's service provider business under Michael Clegg, Senior Vice President and General Manager of NETGEAR's service provider business unit.
About NETGEAR, Inc.
NETGEAR (NASDAQGM: NTGR) is a global networking company that delivers innovative products to consumers, businesses and service providers. For consumers, the company makes high performance, dependable and easy to use home networking, storage and digital media products to connect people with the Internet and their content and devices. For businesses, NETGEAR provides networking, storage and security solutions without the cost and complexity of Big IT. The company also supplies top service providers with retail proven, whole home solutions for their customers. NETGEAR products are built on a variety of proven technologies such as wireless, Ethernet and powerline, with a focus on reliability and ease-of-use. NETGEAR products are sold in approximately 35,000 retail locations around the globe, and through over 41,000 value-added resellers. The company's headquarters are in San Jose, Calif., with additional offices in over 25 countries. NETGEAR is an ENERGY STAR partner. More information is available at http://investor.netgear.com or by calling (408) 907-8000. Connect with NETGEAR at http://twitter.com/NETGEAR and http://www.facebook.com/NETGEAR.
© 2013 NETGEAR, Inc. NETGEAR and the NETGEAR logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of NETGEAR, Inc. and its affiliates in the United States and/or other countries. The information contained herein is subject to change without notice. NETGEAR shall not be liable for technical or editorial errors or omissions contained herein. All rights reserved.
Contact:
NETGEAR Investor Relations
Christopher Genualdi
netgearIR@netgear.com
(408) 890-3520
Safe Harbor Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 for NETGEAR, Inc.:
This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. The words "expect", "will" or other similar words are used to identify such forward-looking statements. However, the absence of these words does not mean that the statements are not forward-looking. The forward-looking statements represent NETGEAR, Inc.'s expectations or beliefs concerning future events based on information available at the time such statements were made and include statements regarding expectations regarding our recent acquisition of the Sierra Wireless AirCard business. These statements are based on management's current expectations and are subject to certain risks and uncertainties, including, without limitation, the following: future demand for the Company's products may be lower than anticipated; consumers may choose not to adopt the Company's new product offerings or adopt competing products; product performance may be adversely affected by real world operating conditions; the Company may be unsuccessful or experience delays in manufacturing and distributing its new and existing products; telecommunications service providers may choose to slow their deployment of the Company's products or utilize competing products; and the actions and financial health of the Company's customers. Further, certain forward-looking statements are based on assumptions as to future events that may not prove to be accurate. Therefore, actual outcomes and results may differ materially from what is expressed or forecast in such forward-looking statements. Further information on potential risk factors that could affect NETGEAR and its business are detailed in the Company's periodic filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including, but not limited to, those risks and uncertainties listed in the section entitled "Part I - Item 1A. Risk Factors," pages 10 through 29, in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2012, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 26, 2013. NETGEAR undertakes no obligation to release publicly any revisions to any forward-looking statements contained herein to reflect events or circumstances after the date hereof or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.
SOURCE NETGEAR, Inc.
NETGEAR, Inc.
Web Site: http://investor.netgear.com
Nokia Partners With Nimbuzz to Enhance the Messaging Experience on Windows 8
Poster: SySAdmin
Posted on April 2, 2013 at 4:07:01 PM
Nokia Partners With Nimbuzz to Enhance the Messaging Experience on Windows 8
Fueled by Increasing Global User Growth - over 150 Million, Nimbuzz Extends Its Reach on Every Mobile Platform
SAN FRANCISCO, April 2, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Nimbuzz, one of the largest and fastest growing mobile messaging applications in the world, today announced the release of its Nimbuzz app for Windows Phone 8. Leveraging the adoption of Windows Phone 8 devices globally, Nimbuzz brings its popular messaging app to the platform and takes advantage of new features that enhance the user's mobile experience - resizable Live Tiles that support content from within the app and visible notifications when the home screen is locked.
The Nimbuzz app can be downloaded from the Windows Phone Marketplace from any Windows Phone 8 device. Along with the increased native language support of the Windows Phone OS, the WP 8 version of Nimbuzz is available in English, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Dutch, Portuguese, Russian, Hindi and Arabic.
Nimbuzz is a cross-platform mobile messaging and entertainment app which allows users to message, video, call, meet, and share data with family and friends on any mobile device. With more than 150 million users in more than 200 countries, and more than 210,000 new registrations daily, Nimbuzz has become the ultimate mobile communications tool.
New Windows Phone 8 Features - Content Based Live Tiles & Locked Screen Notifications
Nimbuzz now supports Windows Phone 8 resizable Live Tiles. Users can choose the size they prefer for display on the device's home screen. A larger Live Tile can also visually alert the user to the number of unread messages. Additionally, The Live Tile, regardless of size, will periodically flip over to show a segment of the content so a user can decide to immediately respond, to join a chat group or to view later. The larger the tile, the more content can be displayed.
"Nokia's long history with Nimbuzz across our device portfolio continues to provide our customers with great mobile experiences. As Nokia expands the reach of the Nokia Lumia portfolio, the reach of Nimbuzz also increases," said Richard Kerris, VP of Global Developer Relations, Nokia.
The new Windows Phone 8 release of the Nimbuzz app also supports locked screen notifications. New communication alerts, whether they are chats, group chats, file shares or other notifications, can be viewed when the screen is locked, alerting the user of pending activity within the Nimbuzz app. The new version also delivers increased app performance and responsiveness.
"As the early pioneer in mobile messaging, Nimbuzz has witnessed an increasing choice by consumers to use messaging apps for communicating on their mobiles," said Vikas Saxena, Nimbuzz CEO. "Windows Phone as a mobile platform continues to gain traction around the world and our 150 million and counting customers can upgrade to a Windows Phone device knowing their favorite messaging app is available."
Nimbuzz is available on thousands of the world's most popular devices across all major platforms - iPhone, iPod touch, Android, Symbian, BlackBerry, Windows Phone & J2ME as well as Windows and Mac desktop computers. Existing Nimbuzz users on other platforms, including Windows Phone 7.5 users, who have upgraded to a Windows Phone 8 device can simply download the app, log-in using their previous credentials and immediately access their existing contacts and groups.
The Nimbuzz Messenger for Windows 8 is available for download here.
About Nimbuzz
Nimbuzz is the free messaging and entertainment app for the connected generation. The multi award-winning Nimbuzz application enables people to enjoy free calls, instant messaging, games, file sharing, and social networking and more using the Internet capabilities of their mobile device. With more than 150 million users and more than 210,000 new registrations per day, Nimbuzz is currently used in more than 200 countries worldwide and is available on thousands of the world's most popular devices across all major platforms such as Android, Symbian, iPhone, iPod touch, Windows Phone, J2ME, as well as Windows and Mac desktop computers. For more information, go to http://blog.nimbuzz.com or follow @nimbuzz on Twitter.
About Nokia
Nokia is a global leader in mobile communications whose products have become an integral part of the lives of people around the world. Every day, more than 1.3 billion people use their Nokia to capture and share experiences, access information, find their way or simply to speak to one another. Nokia's technological and design innovations have made its brand one of the most recognized in the world. For more information, visit http://www.nokia.com/about-nokia.
SOURCE Nimbuzz
Nimbuzz
CONTACT: Syed Shahnawaz Karim, shahnawaz@nimbuzz.com
Web Site: http://www.nimbuzz.com
Fueled by Increasing Global User Growth - over 150 Million, Nimbuzz Extends Its Reach on Every Mobile Platform
SAN FRANCISCO, April 2, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Nimbuzz, one of the largest and fastest growing mobile messaging applications in the world, today announced the release of its Nimbuzz app for Windows Phone 8. Leveraging the adoption of Windows Phone 8 devices globally, Nimbuzz brings its popular messaging app to the platform and takes advantage of new features that enhance the user's mobile experience - resizable Live Tiles that support content from within the app and visible notifications when the home screen is locked.
The Nimbuzz app can be downloaded from the Windows Phone Marketplace from any Windows Phone 8 device. Along with the increased native language support of the Windows Phone OS, the WP 8 version of Nimbuzz is available in English, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Dutch, Portuguese, Russian, Hindi and Arabic.
Nimbuzz is a cross-platform mobile messaging and entertainment app which allows users to message, video, call, meet, and share data with family and friends on any mobile device. With more than 150 million users in more than 200 countries, and more than 210,000 new registrations daily, Nimbuzz has become the ultimate mobile communications tool.
New Windows Phone 8 Features - Content Based Live Tiles & Locked Screen Notifications
Nimbuzz now supports Windows Phone 8 resizable Live Tiles. Users can choose the size they prefer for display on the device's home screen. A larger Live Tile can also visually alert the user to the number of unread messages. Additionally, The Live Tile, regardless of size, will periodically flip over to show a segment of the content so a user can decide to immediately respond, to join a chat group or to view later. The larger the tile, the more content can be displayed.
"Nokia's long history with Nimbuzz across our device portfolio continues to provide our customers with great mobile experiences. As Nokia expands the reach of the Nokia Lumia portfolio, the reach of Nimbuzz also increases," said Richard Kerris, VP of Global Developer Relations, Nokia.
The new Windows Phone 8 release of the Nimbuzz app also supports locked screen notifications. New communication alerts, whether they are chats, group chats, file shares or other notifications, can be viewed when the screen is locked, alerting the user of pending activity within the Nimbuzz app. The new version also delivers increased app performance and responsiveness.
"As the early pioneer in mobile messaging, Nimbuzz has witnessed an increasing choice by consumers to use messaging apps for communicating on their mobiles," said Vikas Saxena, Nimbuzz CEO. "Windows Phone as a mobile platform continues to gain traction around the world and our 150 million and counting customers can upgrade to a Windows Phone device knowing their favorite messaging app is available."
Nimbuzz is available on thousands of the world's most popular devices across all major platforms - iPhone, iPod touch, Android, Symbian, BlackBerry, Windows Phone & J2ME as well as Windows and Mac desktop computers. Existing Nimbuzz users on other platforms, including Windows Phone 7.5 users, who have upgraded to a Windows Phone 8 device can simply download the app, log-in using their previous credentials and immediately access their existing contacts and groups.
The Nimbuzz Messenger for Windows 8 is available for download here.
About Nimbuzz
Nimbuzz is the free messaging and entertainment app for the connected generation. The multi award-winning Nimbuzz application enables people to enjoy free calls, instant messaging, games, file sharing, and social networking and more using the Internet capabilities of their mobile device. With more than 150 million users and more than 210,000 new registrations per day, Nimbuzz is currently used in more than 200 countries worldwide and is available on thousands of the world's most popular devices across all major platforms such as Android, Symbian, iPhone, iPod touch, Windows Phone, J2ME, as well as Windows and Mac desktop computers. For more information, go to http://blog.nimbuzz.com or follow @nimbuzz on Twitter.
About Nokia
Nokia is a global leader in mobile communications whose products have become an integral part of the lives of people around the world. Every day, more than 1.3 billion people use their Nokia to capture and share experiences, access information, find their way or simply to speak to one another. Nokia's technological and design innovations have made its brand one of the most recognized in the world. For more information, visit http://www.nokia.com/about-nokia.
SOURCE Nimbuzz
Nimbuzz
CONTACT: Syed Shahnawaz Karim, shahnawaz@nimbuzz.com
Web Site: http://www.nimbuzz.com
MTS Sensors Enhance the Safety and Performance of Truck-Mounted Loader Cranes
Poster: SySAdmin
Posted on April 2, 2013 at 3:42:01 PM
MTS Sensors Enhance the Safety and Performance of Truck-Mounted Loader Cranes
EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn., April 02, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- MTS Systems Corporation (NASDAQ: MTSC), a leading global supplier of high-performance test systems and position sensors, today announced that Cargotec Hiab has integrated MTS Temposonics® position sensors into the design of its mobile machinery, specifically the safety-related functionality of select truck-mounted loader cranes. Based in Helsinki, Finland, Cargotec Hiab is the world's leading manufacturer of on-road load handling machinery.
(Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20121115/AQ14468LOGO)
Installed in the hydraulic cylinder of Cargotec Hiab loader cranes, the sensors closely monitor the position of each of the crane's stabilizer legs, helping to avoid collapses by calculating stability limits in real time and sending information to a system that alerts the operator when those limits are being approached.
"Functional safety is a central concept for all industrial sectors, and active systems are fundamental to enabling the complex technology required for the safety-related systems of industrial machinery," said Dr. William Bachrach, Senior Vice President of MTS Sensors. "With the integration of our sensors, the loader crane control system is able to actively track equipment stability at all times, greatly reducing the risk of physical injury, equipment wear and property damage."
Cargotec Hiab truck-mounted loader cranes with MTS sensors meet the functional safety requirements of IEC 61508, which is an international standard with rules for ensuring the overall safety of equipment under control.
"As more businesses enter the global marketplace, manufacturers face intense pressure to add new features and functionality that differentiate their products," said MTS President and CEO, Dr. Jeffrey Graves. "Our partnership with Cargotec Hiab is one of the many applications for MTS position sensors in this regard. These industry-leading sensors are proving instrumental in helping equipment manufacturers cost-effectively incorporate new innovations into their designs that enhance their products' performance and protect their market share."
About MTS Systems Corporation
MTS Systems Corporation is a leading global supplier of high-performance test systems and position sensors. The Company's testing hardware and software solutions help customers accelerate and improve their design, development, and manufacturing processes and are used for determining the mechanical behavior of materials, products, and structures. MTS' high-performance position sensors provide controls for a variety of industrial and vehicular applications. MTS had 2,147 employees and revenue of $542 million for the fiscal year ended September 29, 2012. Additional information on MTS can be found on the worldwide web at http://www.mts.com.
This release contains "forward-looking statements" made pursuant to the safe harbor provision of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 that are subject to certain risks and uncertainties, as well as assumptions, that could cause actual results to differ materially from historical results and those presently anticipated or projected. Words such as "may," "will," "should," "expects," "intends," "projects," "plans," "believes," "estimates," "targets," "anticipates," and similar expressions are used to identify these forward-looking statements.
Forward-looking statements are based on our current expectations and assumptions, which may not prove to be accurate. Many factors could cause actual results to differ materially and adversely from these forward-looking statements. Among these factors are risks related to: government contracting; the Company's significant international business including but not limited to currency value fluctuations, difficulty enforcing agreements and collecting receivables, import and exporting matters, higher danger of terrorist activity, difficulty in staffing and compliance with laws; volatility in the global economy; competition; failure to achieve the Company's growth plans for the expansion of its business because the Company's long-term success depends on its ability to expand its business through new product development, mergers and acquisitions, geographic expansion and service offerings, all of which are subject to inherent risks including but not limited to market demand, market acceptance of products and our ability to advance our technology; difficulties obtaining the services of skilled employees; failure to protect its intellectual property effectively or infringement upon the intellectual property of others; product liability and commercial litigation; difficulty obtaining materials or components for its products; government regulation; the irregularity and development of sales, delivery and acceptance cycle for the Company's products; the Company's customers are in cyclical industries; interest rate fluctuations; the Company may be required to recognize impairment charges for long-lived assets; and cost, reputational and other risks associated with disclosing use of conflict minerals. For a more thorough discussion of the risks associated with our business, see the "Risk Factors" section in the Company's most recent SEC Form 10-K, 10-Q and 8-K filings. Except as required by law, the Company does not undertake any obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
SOURCE MTS Systems Corporation
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MTS Systems Corporation
CONTACT: Susan Knight, Chief Financial Officer, 952.937.4000
Web Site: http://www.mts.com
EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn., April 02, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- MTS Systems Corporation (NASDAQ: MTSC), a leading global supplier of high-performance test systems and position sensors, today announced that Cargotec Hiab has integrated MTS Temposonics® position sensors into the design of its mobile machinery, specifically the safety-related functionality of select truck-mounted loader cranes. Based in Helsinki, Finland, Cargotec Hiab is the world's leading manufacturer of on-road load handling machinery.
(Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20121115/AQ14468LOGO)
Installed in the hydraulic cylinder of Cargotec Hiab loader cranes, the sensors closely monitor the position of each of the crane's stabilizer legs, helping to avoid collapses by calculating stability limits in real time and sending information to a system that alerts the operator when those limits are being approached.
"Functional safety is a central concept for all industrial sectors, and active systems are fundamental to enabling the complex technology required for the safety-related systems of industrial machinery," said Dr. William Bachrach, Senior Vice President of MTS Sensors. "With the integration of our sensors, the loader crane control system is able to actively track equipment stability at all times, greatly reducing the risk of physical injury, equipment wear and property damage."
Cargotec Hiab truck-mounted loader cranes with MTS sensors meet the functional safety requirements of IEC 61508, which is an international standard with rules for ensuring the overall safety of equipment under control.
"As more businesses enter the global marketplace, manufacturers face intense pressure to add new features and functionality that differentiate their products," said MTS President and CEO, Dr. Jeffrey Graves. "Our partnership with Cargotec Hiab is one of the many applications for MTS position sensors in this regard. These industry-leading sensors are proving instrumental in helping equipment manufacturers cost-effectively incorporate new innovations into their designs that enhance their products' performance and protect their market share."
About MTS Systems Corporation
MTS Systems Corporation is a leading global supplier of high-performance test systems and position sensors. The Company's testing hardware and software solutions help customers accelerate and improve their design, development, and manufacturing processes and are used for determining the mechanical behavior of materials, products, and structures. MTS' high-performance position sensors provide controls for a variety of industrial and vehicular applications. MTS had 2,147 employees and revenue of $542 million for the fiscal year ended September 29, 2012. Additional information on MTS can be found on the worldwide web at http://www.mts.com.
This release contains "forward-looking statements" made pursuant to the safe harbor provision of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 that are subject to certain risks and uncertainties, as well as assumptions, that could cause actual results to differ materially from historical results and those presently anticipated or projected. Words such as "may," "will," "should," "expects," "intends," "projects," "plans," "believes," "estimates," "targets," "anticipates," and similar expressions are used to identify these forward-looking statements.
Forward-looking statements are based on our current expectations and assumptions, which may not prove to be accurate. Many factors could cause actual results to differ materially and adversely from these forward-looking statements. Among these factors are risks related to: government contracting; the Company's significant international business including but not limited to currency value fluctuations, difficulty enforcing agreements and collecting receivables, import and exporting matters, higher danger of terrorist activity, difficulty in staffing and compliance with laws; volatility in the global economy; competition; failure to achieve the Company's growth plans for the expansion of its business because the Company's long-term success depends on its ability to expand its business through new product development, mergers and acquisitions, geographic expansion and service offerings, all of which are subject to inherent risks including but not limited to market demand, market acceptance of products and our ability to advance our technology; difficulties obtaining the services of skilled employees; failure to protect its intellectual property effectively or infringement upon the intellectual property of others; product liability and commercial litigation; difficulty obtaining materials or components for its products; government regulation; the irregularity and development of sales, delivery and acceptance cycle for the Company's products; the Company's customers are in cyclical industries; interest rate fluctuations; the Company may be required to recognize impairment charges for long-lived assets; and cost, reputational and other risks associated with disclosing use of conflict minerals. For a more thorough discussion of the risks associated with our business, see the "Risk Factors" section in the Company's most recent SEC Form 10-K, 10-Q and 8-K filings. Except as required by law, the Company does not undertake any obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
SOURCE MTS Systems Corporation
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MTS Systems Corporation
CONTACT: Susan Knight, Chief Financial Officer, 952.937.4000
Web Site: http://www.mts.com
Wine Sisterhood Opens Digital Marketplace Dedicated To Women Who Love Wine
Poster: SySAdmin
Posted on April 2, 2013 at 3:35:01 PM
Wine Sisterhood Opens Digital Marketplace Dedicated To Women Who Love Wine
NAPA VALLEY, Calif., April 2, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Wine Sisterhood, a vibrant digital community promoting wine conversations and engaging consumers in the enjoyment of wines through social networking on a variety of web-based and mobile platforms, announces the launch of a new on-line store at shop.winesisterhood.com.
(Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130402/SF87619)
Wine Sisterhood, the brainchild of the fast-growing wine sales and marketing company, Canopy Management, is rated the number one digital destination in winery cyberspace by VinTank®. Wine Sisterhood has been an integral part of the marketing and communications strategy of Canopy Management since its inception in 2008, consolidating a digital community of passionate wine drinkers--mostly, but not exclusively, female.
"The mission of Wine Sisterhood was to create a space where women could meet and engage in conversation about wine--not only our brands--but the world of wine in general," says Terry Wheatley, Founder and Chief Marketing Officer. "As our community grew (now over 240,000 Facebook fans), they were asking us for items that would let them take the Wine Sisterhood lifestyle home."
To build the digital Wine Sisterhood store, Wheatley tapped into the talents of two long-time associates and friends: design and retail experts Margo Tantau and Stephanie Mayer. Longtime friends Tantau and Mayer grew up together in Napa Valley. Tantau's career began with the beloved St. Helena retail store, Tantau. Upon its closing, Tantau created an innovative retail venture called Relish, and worked as a style editor at national magazines, followed by a creative director position at Hallmark. She now shares a concept called WoW please with business partner Abby Campbell, representing artists and curating retail development projects with companies such as the Wine Sisterhood.
Mayer has spent 20 years as a professional tastemaker and stylemaker. Mayer began her career with Gallo followed by marketing stints at Dreyer's Grand Ice Cream and Michael Osborne Design San Francisco. For many years, she was Senior Director of Marketing at Old Navy (GAP Inc.) helping launch and create style standards for the highly successful Old Navy retail brand, and retail branding for Banana Republic and Gap brands. Currently, Mayer is an independent creative consultant focusing on innovative design solutions for brands and interiors. Designer Brooklyn Brown helped articulate style for the Wine Sisterhood proprietary merchandise.
Tantau and Mayer spent twelve months researching, sampling and creating the new brand aesthetic for the Wine Sisterhood store. Mayer selected bright, spring-like orange and pink as the color palette for the shop and items, and suggested the use of "word clouds" on many of the branded items to reinforce the fun, yet empowering messages of the Wine Sisterhood. Tantau focused on sourcing items from small artisans with unique stories to resonate with and inspire the Wine Sisterhood community. Design and implementation of the store was created by Orange You Glad, Brooklyn with back end by Shopify. Digital expert Aliza Sherman consulted on social media integration.
Consumers may also purchase the wines of Canopy Management and the Wine Sisterhood by clicking on a link to wine fulfillment partner, Vinesse, a leader in direct-to-consumer wine sales licensed to ship wine across the U.S.
"We are thrilled to cut the ribbon on our new Wine Sisterhood store," comments Terry Wheatley. "We owe so much of our success as a wine company to embracing the marketing power of digital media. It's been key to building our wine company and brands. Now, we can offer our loyal wine sisters yet another way to enjoy the wine country lifestyle--through our favorite food products, wine, wine accessories, travel items, entertaining must-haves and wearables."
About Canopy Management
Founded in 2008, Canopy Management is a wine creation, sales and marketing company devoted to bringing delicious, creative, authentic wine brands to the under $15 marketplace. Canopy is the innovator of Wine Sisterhood, a digital community promoting wine conversations among women and engaging female consumers through the innovative use of social networking. Canopy Management produces a portfolio of wines with unique personalities, packaging, quality and value, including Middle Sister, Purple Cowboy, pro-mis-Q-ous, Monogamy, Deep Purple, Haute Red, White Haute and Kate and Cassie and Good Daughter. Canopy Management wines are distributed nationally and in Canada. http://www.canopymanagement.net
About Wine Sisterhood(TM)
Sisterhood is powerful! The Wine Sisterhood is a vibrant digital community promoting wine conversations and engaging consumers in the enjoyment of wines through the innovative use of social networking on a variety of web-based and mobile platforms. Members of the Wine Sisterhood help inform brand development at Canopy Wine Company, a wine creation, sales and marketing company devoted to bringing delicious and authentic wines to the under $15 marketplace. The result is a broad portfolio of wines with unique personalities, packaging, quality and value guided by the opinions of consumers. The wines include Middle Sister, Purple Cowboy, pro-mis-Q-ous, Monogamy, Deep Purple, Haute Red, White Haute, Cowgirl Sisterhood, Wine Sisterhood and Good Daughter. Wine Sisterhood wines are available at fine retailers nationally and http://www.winesisterhood.com
SOURCE Wine Sisterhood
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http://photoarchive.ap.org/
Wine Sisterhood
CONTACT: Tim McDonald, +1-707-927-5251, tim@winespokenhere.com
Web Site: http://shop.winesisterhood.com
NAPA VALLEY, Calif., April 2, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Wine Sisterhood, a vibrant digital community promoting wine conversations and engaging consumers in the enjoyment of wines through social networking on a variety of web-based and mobile platforms, announces the launch of a new on-line store at shop.winesisterhood.com.
(Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130402/SF87619)
Wine Sisterhood, the brainchild of the fast-growing wine sales and marketing company, Canopy Management, is rated the number one digital destination in winery cyberspace by VinTank®. Wine Sisterhood has been an integral part of the marketing and communications strategy of Canopy Management since its inception in 2008, consolidating a digital community of passionate wine drinkers--mostly, but not exclusively, female.
"The mission of Wine Sisterhood was to create a space where women could meet and engage in conversation about wine--not only our brands--but the world of wine in general," says Terry Wheatley, Founder and Chief Marketing Officer. "As our community grew (now over 240,000 Facebook fans), they were asking us for items that would let them take the Wine Sisterhood lifestyle home."
To build the digital Wine Sisterhood store, Wheatley tapped into the talents of two long-time associates and friends: design and retail experts Margo Tantau and Stephanie Mayer. Longtime friends Tantau and Mayer grew up together in Napa Valley. Tantau's career began with the beloved St. Helena retail store, Tantau. Upon its closing, Tantau created an innovative retail venture called Relish, and worked as a style editor at national magazines, followed by a creative director position at Hallmark. She now shares a concept called WoW please with business partner Abby Campbell, representing artists and curating retail development projects with companies such as the Wine Sisterhood.
Mayer has spent 20 years as a professional tastemaker and stylemaker. Mayer began her career with Gallo followed by marketing stints at Dreyer's Grand Ice Cream and Michael Osborne Design San Francisco. For many years, she was Senior Director of Marketing at Old Navy (GAP Inc.) helping launch and create style standards for the highly successful Old Navy retail brand, and retail branding for Banana Republic and Gap brands. Currently, Mayer is an independent creative consultant focusing on innovative design solutions for brands and interiors. Designer Brooklyn Brown helped articulate style for the Wine Sisterhood proprietary merchandise.
Tantau and Mayer spent twelve months researching, sampling and creating the new brand aesthetic for the Wine Sisterhood store. Mayer selected bright, spring-like orange and pink as the color palette for the shop and items, and suggested the use of "word clouds" on many of the branded items to reinforce the fun, yet empowering messages of the Wine Sisterhood. Tantau focused on sourcing items from small artisans with unique stories to resonate with and inspire the Wine Sisterhood community. Design and implementation of the store was created by Orange You Glad, Brooklyn with back end by Shopify. Digital expert Aliza Sherman consulted on social media integration.
Consumers may also purchase the wines of Canopy Management and the Wine Sisterhood by clicking on a link to wine fulfillment partner, Vinesse, a leader in direct-to-consumer wine sales licensed to ship wine across the U.S.
"We are thrilled to cut the ribbon on our new Wine Sisterhood store," comments Terry Wheatley. "We owe so much of our success as a wine company to embracing the marketing power of digital media. It's been key to building our wine company and brands. Now, we can offer our loyal wine sisters yet another way to enjoy the wine country lifestyle--through our favorite food products, wine, wine accessories, travel items, entertaining must-haves and wearables."
About Canopy Management
Founded in 2008, Canopy Management is a wine creation, sales and marketing company devoted to bringing delicious, creative, authentic wine brands to the under $15 marketplace. Canopy is the innovator of Wine Sisterhood, a digital community promoting wine conversations among women and engaging female consumers through the innovative use of social networking. Canopy Management produces a portfolio of wines with unique personalities, packaging, quality and value, including Middle Sister, Purple Cowboy, pro-mis-Q-ous, Monogamy, Deep Purple, Haute Red, White Haute and Kate and Cassie and Good Daughter. Canopy Management wines are distributed nationally and in Canada. http://www.canopymanagement.net
About Wine Sisterhood(TM)
Sisterhood is powerful! The Wine Sisterhood is a vibrant digital community promoting wine conversations and engaging consumers in the enjoyment of wines through the innovative use of social networking on a variety of web-based and mobile platforms. Members of the Wine Sisterhood help inform brand development at Canopy Wine Company, a wine creation, sales and marketing company devoted to bringing delicious and authentic wines to the under $15 marketplace. The result is a broad portfolio of wines with unique personalities, packaging, quality and value guided by the opinions of consumers. The wines include Middle Sister, Purple Cowboy, pro-mis-Q-ous, Monogamy, Deep Purple, Haute Red, White Haute, Cowgirl Sisterhood, Wine Sisterhood and Good Daughter. Wine Sisterhood wines are available at fine retailers nationally and http://www.winesisterhood.com
SOURCE Wine Sisterhood
Photo:http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130402/SF87619
http://photoarchive.ap.org/
Wine Sisterhood
CONTACT: Tim McDonald, +1-707-927-5251, tim@winespokenhere.com
Web Site: http://shop.winesisterhood.com
Connect2Compete Partners with Solix, Inc. for National Campaign to Increase Digital Literacy & Internet Access for Millions of Americans
Poster: SySAdmin
Posted on April 2, 2013 at 2:49:01 PM
Connect2Compete Partners with Solix, Inc. for National Campaign to Increase Digital Literacy & Internet Access for Millions of Americans
PARSIPPANY, N.J., April 2, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Solix, Inc., http://www.solixinc.com, a leading provider of eligibility determination, qualification program management and customer care services to government, telecommunications, broadband, utility and healthcare organizations; today announced it is partnering with Connect2Compete (C2C) http://www.connect2compete.org, a nonprofit dedicated to making high-speed, low-cost broadband and computers accessible to low-income Americans, for its "EveryoneOn" digital literacy campaign. Solix has been providing program support services for C2C for the past year and will conduct similar work for this new initiative.
The EveryoneOn campaign is designed to help Americans access free digital literacy training in their communities. By calling a toll-free number (1-855-EVRY1ON) or visiting http://www.EveryoneOn.org, users can access a zip code search tool to find free computer and Internet training in their area. Basic computer instruction, job search tools and other resources are also available through the program. To help drive awareness, the Ad Council and C2C launched a public service advertising (PSA) campaign on March 21(st).
Solix has extensive experience in serving broadband providers and offers a unique combination of program expertise, proprietary processes and technology to help organizations deploy efficient and compliant broadband access programs. Solix has been chosen to lead the design and implementation of several high-volume broadband access programs around the country that enable discounts for applicants who meet specific program requirements. Our eligibility determination services help customers manage programs with intricate rules-based criteria that are often subject to regulatory and eligibility guidelines as well as compliance reviews.
Solix offers a comprehensive suite of services that include Complex Program Administration (including business processes, program management and business intelligence reporting), Eligibility Determination Outsourcing (including application processing and data management), and Customer Communication Management (including outreach, Interactive Voice Response (IVR), and inbound/outbound interactions).
Media Contact: Gene King
Corporate Communications,
Solix, Inc.
973-581-5320
gking@solixinc.com
About Solix
Solix, Inc. is a leading provider of eligibility determination, qualification program management and customer care services to government, telecommunications, broadband, utility and healthcare organizations. For over a decade, we've delivered smart, cost-effective, compliant outsourcing solutions that leverage unique technologies and consultative expertise. Our customers benefit from faster, more accurate applicant qualification, increased program efficiency and improved customer communications. For more information, please visit http://www.solixinc.com
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Solix, Inc.
Web Site: http://www.solixinc.com
PARSIPPANY, N.J., April 2, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Solix, Inc., http://www.solixinc.com, a leading provider of eligibility determination, qualification program management and customer care services to government, telecommunications, broadband, utility and healthcare organizations; today announced it is partnering with Connect2Compete (C2C) http://www.connect2compete.org, a nonprofit dedicated to making high-speed, low-cost broadband and computers accessible to low-income Americans, for its "EveryoneOn" digital literacy campaign. Solix has been providing program support services for C2C for the past year and will conduct similar work for this new initiative.
The EveryoneOn campaign is designed to help Americans access free digital literacy training in their communities. By calling a toll-free number (1-855-EVRY1ON) or visiting http://www.EveryoneOn.org, users can access a zip code search tool to find free computer and Internet training in their area. Basic computer instruction, job search tools and other resources are also available through the program. To help drive awareness, the Ad Council and C2C launched a public service advertising (PSA) campaign on March 21(st).
Solix has extensive experience in serving broadband providers and offers a unique combination of program expertise, proprietary processes and technology to help organizations deploy efficient and compliant broadband access programs. Solix has been chosen to lead the design and implementation of several high-volume broadband access programs around the country that enable discounts for applicants who meet specific program requirements. Our eligibility determination services help customers manage programs with intricate rules-based criteria that are often subject to regulatory and eligibility guidelines as well as compliance reviews.
Solix offers a comprehensive suite of services that include Complex Program Administration (including business processes, program management and business intelligence reporting), Eligibility Determination Outsourcing (including application processing and data management), and Customer Communication Management (including outreach, Interactive Voice Response (IVR), and inbound/outbound interactions).
Media Contact: Gene King
Corporate Communications,
Solix, Inc.
973-581-5320
gking@solixinc.com
About Solix
Solix, Inc. is a leading provider of eligibility determination, qualification program management and customer care services to government, telecommunications, broadband, utility and healthcare organizations. For over a decade, we've delivered smart, cost-effective, compliant outsourcing solutions that leverage unique technologies and consultative expertise. Our customers benefit from faster, more accurate applicant qualification, increased program efficiency and improved customer communications. For more information, please visit http://www.solixinc.com
SOURCE Solix, Inc.
Solix, Inc.
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Kizzang's Final 3(TM) Perfect Score Challenge Bails Out Busted Brackets
Poster: SySAdmin
Posted on April 2, 2013 at 2:42:02 PM
Kizzang's Final 3(TM) Perfect Score Challenge Bails Out Busted Brackets
FREE GAME OFFERS CONTESTANTS CHANCE TO WIN GRAND PRIZE OF $3,333,333.33
LAS VEGAS, April 2, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- In case you haven't heard, President Obama's bracket is officially busted, like millions of other Americans. The White House has yet to release any bailout info for fans whose madness has ended. But fear not, Kizzang, a leading provider of personal themed entertainment, is giving away second chances...for free.
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Fans that go to Kizzang.com and enter the Final 3(TM) Perfect Score Challenge will have their chance to win $3,333,333.33 by correctly predicting the winners and scores of the Final Three(TM) tournament games. The big banks and automakers have been benefiting from bailouts for years; now it's time for basketball fans to have their shot at redemption.
If your prognostication skills are a little rusty, don't worry. If no one gets their Final 3(TM) Perfect Score Challenge exact, then the contestant who predicts the Final 3(TM) winners and comes closest to the perfect score without going over will win first prize in the amount of $33,333.33. The runner up will also receive the 2(nd) prize winnings of $3,333.33.
"Tournament interest for many tends to wane in the later rounds, especially if fans' brackets are busted," said Robert Alexander, Kizzang's founder. "The Final 3(TM) Perfect Score Challenge recaptures that interest for those fans and ensures that all fans still have a shot at becoming an overnight millionaire." Alexander added that, "the games are always more fun when you still have that chance to win big."
The Final 3(TM) Perfect Score Challenge began on March 31(st) and will end on April 6(th) at 3:00 PM PDT. Users must be 18 years or older to enter, and must be US residents. For complete rules and details, visit Kizzang.com.
About Us
Kizzang.com is a leading promotional provider of personal themed entertainment. Founded in 2013 by a group of individuals from the Video Game and Gaming entertainment business, Kizzang's offerings will always be free. The company's mission is to create the greatest user experience for players, grant the best prizes and award the largest cash jackpots. Please visit us on the web at kizzang.com, it could literally change your life.
2013 Kizzang LLC(TM), kizzang.com and all other trademarks and copyrights contained or referenced herein are the property of their respective holders.
CONTACT
Name: Tommy Lee
Email: press@kizzang.com
Phone: (702) 948-6269
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Kizzang.com
Web Site: http://www.kizzang.com
FREE GAME OFFERS CONTESTANTS CHANCE TO WIN GRAND PRIZE OF $3,333,333.33
LAS VEGAS, April 2, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- In case you haven't heard, President Obama's bracket is officially busted, like millions of other Americans. The White House has yet to release any bailout info for fans whose madness has ended. But fear not, Kizzang, a leading provider of personal themed entertainment, is giving away second chances...for free.
(Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130320/LA81028LOGO)
Fans that go to Kizzang.com and enter the Final 3(TM) Perfect Score Challenge will have their chance to win $3,333,333.33 by correctly predicting the winners and scores of the Final Three(TM) tournament games. The big banks and automakers have been benefiting from bailouts for years; now it's time for basketball fans to have their shot at redemption.
If your prognostication skills are a little rusty, don't worry. If no one gets their Final 3(TM) Perfect Score Challenge exact, then the contestant who predicts the Final 3(TM) winners and comes closest to the perfect score without going over will win first prize in the amount of $33,333.33. The runner up will also receive the 2(nd) prize winnings of $3,333.33.
"Tournament interest for many tends to wane in the later rounds, especially if fans' brackets are busted," said Robert Alexander, Kizzang's founder. "The Final 3(TM) Perfect Score Challenge recaptures that interest for those fans and ensures that all fans still have a shot at becoming an overnight millionaire." Alexander added that, "the games are always more fun when you still have that chance to win big."
The Final 3(TM) Perfect Score Challenge began on March 31(st) and will end on April 6(th) at 3:00 PM PDT. Users must be 18 years or older to enter, and must be US residents. For complete rules and details, visit Kizzang.com.
About Us
Kizzang.com is a leading promotional provider of personal themed entertainment. Founded in 2013 by a group of individuals from the Video Game and Gaming entertainment business, Kizzang's offerings will always be free. The company's mission is to create the greatest user experience for players, grant the best prizes and award the largest cash jackpots. Please visit us on the web at kizzang.com, it could literally change your life.
2013 Kizzang LLC(TM), kizzang.com and all other trademarks and copyrights contained or referenced herein are the property of their respective holders.
CONTACT
Name: Tommy Lee
Email: press@kizzang.com
Phone: (702) 948-6269
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New "Smart Books" link print to digital content
Poster: SySAdmin
Posted on April 2, 2013 at 2:07:01 PM
New "Smart Books" link print to digital content
Publications International, Ltd. combines print books with interactive content using QR code technology
LINCOLNWOOD, Ill., April 2, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --QR codes are everywhere from kids' menus to the roof of Facebook's new headquarters building. Providing instant access to games and information, QR codes have a magnetic attraction for kids, the target audience for Smart Books from Publications International, Ltd. (PIL).
Smart Books provide a unique link between print and digital information. Fact-packed pages encourage kids to dive in and browse. QR codes on every page expand the learning experience with videos, quizzes, and games. Kids get plenty of homework help in a Smart Book, but they'll also have fun encountering amazing animals, roadside attractions, local music, cool inventions, interesting customs, and more. They will meet famous people and world leaders, see major events unfold, and gain a unique view of the world and universe around them.
Each Smart Book features an assortment of more than 200 videos, puzzles, quizzes, and more. All you need is a smart phone or tablet with a QR code reader installed. You can use the book anywhere that you have a connection to a network. The book can be enjoyed with or without a QR code reader.
Smart Books: STATES is now available. More Smart Books to follow include PRESIDENTS, SPACE, and THE WORLD. Each book has more than 200 QR codes that link to unique sites hosted by Publications International. Scanning a code might take you surfing at Oahu or mushing the Iditarod in Alaska. You'll hear Lincoln at Gettysburg, visit the Nixon White House the day Elvis visited, join an Apollo mission, and explore a Mayan ruin in Mexico.
For an online demonstration please visit http://qr.sdxi.com/smartbookoverview.html
About Publications International, Ltd.
Publications International, Ltd. (PIL), a privately held company based in Lincolnwood, Illinois, is the world's largest publisher of children's interactive books. PIL introduces hundreds of new children's titles annually and sells more than 10 million traditional and electronic soundbooks each year. In addition to its rapidly growing children's book division, PIL also publishes widely popular cookbooks, the New Seasons® line of keepsake albums and journals, Brain Games(TM) puzzle books, and a wide variety of general and specialty titles. For more than 40 years, PIL has provided consumer and retail partners with products defined by creativity, quality and value, operating with the mission to "get as many books into the hands of as many readers as possible." The company is actively involved in philanthropic literacy efforts, donating books to children's charities and schools to stimulate the love of reading in young people. For more information, please visit http://www.pubint.com.
Contact: Mike Sieczkowski
Publications International, Ltd. (PIL)
847/329-5997; msieczkowski@pubint.com
SOURCE Publications International, Ltd.
Publications International, Ltd.
Web Site: http://www.pubint.com
Publications International, Ltd. combines print books with interactive content using QR code technology
LINCOLNWOOD, Ill., April 2, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --QR codes are everywhere from kids' menus to the roof of Facebook's new headquarters building. Providing instant access to games and information, QR codes have a magnetic attraction for kids, the target audience for Smart Books from Publications International, Ltd. (PIL).
Smart Books provide a unique link between print and digital information. Fact-packed pages encourage kids to dive in and browse. QR codes on every page expand the learning experience with videos, quizzes, and games. Kids get plenty of homework help in a Smart Book, but they'll also have fun encountering amazing animals, roadside attractions, local music, cool inventions, interesting customs, and more. They will meet famous people and world leaders, see major events unfold, and gain a unique view of the world and universe around them.
Each Smart Book features an assortment of more than 200 videos, puzzles, quizzes, and more. All you need is a smart phone or tablet with a QR code reader installed. You can use the book anywhere that you have a connection to a network. The book can be enjoyed with or without a QR code reader.
Smart Books: STATES is now available. More Smart Books to follow include PRESIDENTS, SPACE, and THE WORLD. Each book has more than 200 QR codes that link to unique sites hosted by Publications International. Scanning a code might take you surfing at Oahu or mushing the Iditarod in Alaska. You'll hear Lincoln at Gettysburg, visit the Nixon White House the day Elvis visited, join an Apollo mission, and explore a Mayan ruin in Mexico.
For an online demonstration please visit http://qr.sdxi.com/smartbookoverview.html
About Publications International, Ltd.
Publications International, Ltd. (PIL), a privately held company based in Lincolnwood, Illinois, is the world's largest publisher of children's interactive books. PIL introduces hundreds of new children's titles annually and sells more than 10 million traditional and electronic soundbooks each year. In addition to its rapidly growing children's book division, PIL also publishes widely popular cookbooks, the New Seasons® line of keepsake albums and journals, Brain Games(TM) puzzle books, and a wide variety of general and specialty titles. For more than 40 years, PIL has provided consumer and retail partners with products defined by creativity, quality and value, operating with the mission to "get as many books into the hands of as many readers as possible." The company is actively involved in philanthropic literacy efforts, donating books to children's charities and schools to stimulate the love of reading in young people. For more information, please visit http://www.pubint.com.
Contact: Mike Sieczkowski
Publications International, Ltd. (PIL)
847/329-5997; msieczkowski@pubint.com
SOURCE Publications International, Ltd.
Publications International, Ltd.
Web Site: http://www.pubint.com
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Poster: SySAdmin
Posted on April 2, 2013 at 2:07:01 PM
New Airspace Lounge Provides Place for Travelers to Relax at the AIRMALL® at Cleveland Hopkins International Airport (CLE)
-- Innovative Concept Will Help Enhance the Passenger Experience --
CLEVELAND, April 2, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- AIRMALL® USA,the leading airport concessions developer in North America and operator of the AIRMALL® at Cleveland Hopkins International Airport (CLE), is pleased to announce the opening of Airspace Lounge. Offering travelers a place to relax, enjoy a meal, or catch up on work, Airspace Lounge is the first large-scale airport lounge network in the U.S. open to passengers flying on any airline. Airspace Lounge is located in the Main Terminal near the Concourse B security checkpoint.
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"We're thrilled that Airspace Lounge has opened its second location in the U.S. here at the AIRMALL at CLE," said Tina LaForte, vice president of AIRMALL Cleveland. "This unique concept is re-defining the airport experience by offering a comfortable atmosphere for passengers to relax and unwind near their gate. The addition of Airspace Lounge to CLE is another example of how the AIRMALL consistently strives to meet and exceed the needs of travelers."
"With complimentary food offerings, a relaxing setting and dedicated space to catch up on work, passengers traveling on any airline are sure to appreciate the addition of Airspace Lounge to the AIRMALL at CLE," said Airport Director Ricky Smith. "We are pleased to have Airspace Lounge join the dynamic concessions program at CLE, and welcome their investment not only in our airport, but also the City of Cleveland."
Airspace Lounge is a comfortable post-security space separate from the airport concourse where passengers can relax, enjoy extensive complimentary food and beverage offerings and even catch up on work thanks to complimentary Wi-Fi. It is open to any passenger flying on any airline. Day passes for Airspace Lounge start at $20.
Airspace Lounge opened its first location at the AIRMALL at Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI) in May 2011.
For more information on Airspace Lounge, visit http://www.airspacelounge.com.
For more information on AIRMALL USA, visit http://www.airmall.com.
About AIRMALL® USA
AIRMALL® USA is the developer and manager of the retail, food and beverage operations at Pittsburgh International Airport, Boston Logan International Airport (Terminals B and E), Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport, and Cleveland Hopkins International Airport. The leading airport concessions model in North America, AIRMALL USA continues to boast the highest per-passenger spend on the continent and consistently receives accolades for innovation and customer service. AIRMALL USA is owned by Prospect Capital Corporation, a leading New York investment company founded in 1988. For more information on AIRMALL USA, visit http://www.airmall.com.
Contact: Jeff Donaldson
For AIRMALL USA
412-642-7700
jeff.donaldson@elias-savion.com
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AIRMALL USA
Web Site: http://www.airmall.com
-- Innovative Concept Will Help Enhance the Passenger Experience --
CLEVELAND, April 2, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- AIRMALL® USA,the leading airport concessions developer in North America and operator of the AIRMALL® at Cleveland Hopkins International Airport (CLE), is pleased to announce the opening of Airspace Lounge. Offering travelers a place to relax, enjoy a meal, or catch up on work, Airspace Lounge is the first large-scale airport lounge network in the U.S. open to passengers flying on any airline. Airspace Lounge is located in the Main Terminal near the Concourse B security checkpoint.
(Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20100802/NE44129LOGO )
"We're thrilled that Airspace Lounge has opened its second location in the U.S. here at the AIRMALL at CLE," said Tina LaForte, vice president of AIRMALL Cleveland. "This unique concept is re-defining the airport experience by offering a comfortable atmosphere for passengers to relax and unwind near their gate. The addition of Airspace Lounge to CLE is another example of how the AIRMALL consistently strives to meet and exceed the needs of travelers."
"With complimentary food offerings, a relaxing setting and dedicated space to catch up on work, passengers traveling on any airline are sure to appreciate the addition of Airspace Lounge to the AIRMALL at CLE," said Airport Director Ricky Smith. "We are pleased to have Airspace Lounge join the dynamic concessions program at CLE, and welcome their investment not only in our airport, but also the City of Cleveland."
Airspace Lounge is a comfortable post-security space separate from the airport concourse where passengers can relax, enjoy extensive complimentary food and beverage offerings and even catch up on work thanks to complimentary Wi-Fi. It is open to any passenger flying on any airline. Day passes for Airspace Lounge start at $20.
Airspace Lounge opened its first location at the AIRMALL at Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI) in May 2011.
For more information on Airspace Lounge, visit http://www.airspacelounge.com.
For more information on AIRMALL USA, visit http://www.airmall.com.
About AIRMALL® USA
AIRMALL® USA is the developer and manager of the retail, food and beverage operations at Pittsburgh International Airport, Boston Logan International Airport (Terminals B and E), Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport, and Cleveland Hopkins International Airport. The leading airport concessions model in North America, AIRMALL USA continues to boast the highest per-passenger spend on the continent and consistently receives accolades for innovation and customer service. AIRMALL USA is owned by Prospect Capital Corporation, a leading New York investment company founded in 1988. For more information on AIRMALL USA, visit http://www.airmall.com.
Contact: Jeff Donaldson
For AIRMALL USA
412-642-7700
jeff.donaldson@elias-savion.com
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Epson to Demonstrate Advanced Projection Technology at the 2013 NAB Show
Poster: SySAdmin
Posted on April 2, 2013 at 1:21:01 PM
Epson to Demonstrate Advanced Projection Technology at the 2013 NAB Show
Epson PowerLite Pro G-Series, Z-Series, BrightLink Pro, and Moverio Create Unique Viewing Experiences in Las Vegas
LONG BEACH, Calif., April 2, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --
Who: Epson, the number one selling projector brand
worldwide(1), will demonstrate its leading
projection technology at the 2013 NAB Show. NAB
is the digital media industry event for video,
audio and film, bringing together creative
inspiration and next-generation technologies
that breathes new life into content.
What: Epson is a leading provider of large venue
projectors, offering versatility, high
brightness and a range of connectivity options
to meet the needs of any venue, from auditoriums
to houses of worship. Epson will be showcasing
several solutions at NAB:
PowerLite(R) Pro G-Series projectors offer a
range of high-end projection features,
installation options and connection features,
including HDBase-T(2), HD-SDI(2), HDMI, and
DisplayPort connections. Epson will showcase
curved edge blending with two Pro G-Series
projectors and a corner wall display, which
allows for projection to wrap around horizontal
and/or vertical walls. The PowerLite Pro G
projectors will also be used to showcase image
mapping technology by projecting onto
mannequins, which will "wear" projected outfits.
PowerLite Pro Z-Series projectors are easy to
install, manage and maintain, and offer advanced
features for large room installations. Epson
will showcase rear projection capabilities with
the Stewart StarGlas rear projection screen, and
show real-time video capture and playback with
HD-SDI connectivity.
BrightLink Pro is Epson's new meeting room
productivity tool that reinvents the way
businesses and workgroups have meetings,
brainstorms and collaborate.
Moverio(TM) BT-100 is Epson's transparent smart
glasses that allow users to see and interact
with 3D digital content in their actual
environment. Some industry specific applications
for the technology include: augmented reality
(motion capture), visualization (set design) and
the first person view (live preview).
When: The conference runs Monday, April 8, through
Thursday, April 11. The exhibit hall is open
from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Wednesday
and 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Thursday.
Where: Las Vegas Convention Center, Las Vegas; Epson
booth SU11417
Why: Epson is committed to offering the most
innovative projection solutions that help bring
content to life. The technology on display in
the Epson booth at NAB provides advanced
features for a range of display needs.
(Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130402/SF87471)
(Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20121130/LA21891LOGO)
About Epson
Epson is a global imaging and innovation leader whose product lineup ranges from inkjet printers and 3LCD projectors to sensors and other microdevices. Dedicated to exceeding the vision of its customers worldwide, Epson delivers customer value based on compact, energy-saving, and high-precision technologies in markets spanning enterprise and the home to commerce and industry.
Led by the Japan-based Seiko Epson Corporation, the Epson Group comprises more than 81,000 employees in 97 companies around the world, and is proud of its ongoing contributions to the global environment and the communities in which it operates. Epson America, Inc. based in Long Beach, Calif. is Epson's regional headquarters for the U.S., Canada, and Latin America. To learn more about Epson, please visit: http://www.Epson.com.
You may also connect with Epson America on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/EpsonAmerica), Twitter (http://twitter.com/EpsonAmerica) and (http://twitter.com/EpsonEducation) and YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/EpsonTV).
(1) Based upon Q3 2012 worldwide front projection market share estimates from Pacific Media Associates.
(2) Select models only. Please refer to the comparison chart at http://www.epson.com/ProG
Note: EPSON and PowerLite are registered trademarks, Moverio is a trademark and EPSON Exceed Your Vision is a registered logomark is a trademark of Seiko Epson Corporation. All other product brand names are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of their respective companies. Epson disclaims any and all rights in these marks.
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Epson America
CONTACT: Duane Brozek, Epson America, Inc., 562-290-5683, Duane_Brozek@ea.epson.com; or Becki Gervin, Walt & Company, 408-369-7200 x1070, bgervin@walt.com
Web Site: http://www.epson.com
Epson PowerLite Pro G-Series, Z-Series, BrightLink Pro, and Moverio Create Unique Viewing Experiences in Las Vegas
LONG BEACH, Calif., April 2, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --
Who: Epson, the number one selling projector brand
worldwide(1), will demonstrate its leading
projection technology at the 2013 NAB Show. NAB
is the digital media industry event for video,
audio and film, bringing together creative
inspiration and next-generation technologies
that breathes new life into content.
What: Epson is a leading provider of large venue
projectors, offering versatility, high
brightness and a range of connectivity options
to meet the needs of any venue, from auditoriums
to houses of worship. Epson will be showcasing
several solutions at NAB:
PowerLite(R) Pro G-Series projectors offer a
range of high-end projection features,
installation options and connection features,
including HDBase-T(2), HD-SDI(2), HDMI, and
DisplayPort connections. Epson will showcase
curved edge blending with two Pro G-Series
projectors and a corner wall display, which
allows for projection to wrap around horizontal
and/or vertical walls. The PowerLite Pro G
projectors will also be used to showcase image
mapping technology by projecting onto
mannequins, which will "wear" projected outfits.
PowerLite Pro Z-Series projectors are easy to
install, manage and maintain, and offer advanced
features for large room installations. Epson
will showcase rear projection capabilities with
the Stewart StarGlas rear projection screen, and
show real-time video capture and playback with
HD-SDI connectivity.
BrightLink Pro is Epson's new meeting room
productivity tool that reinvents the way
businesses and workgroups have meetings,
brainstorms and collaborate.
Moverio(TM) BT-100 is Epson's transparent smart
glasses that allow users to see and interact
with 3D digital content in their actual
environment. Some industry specific applications
for the technology include: augmented reality
(motion capture), visualization (set design) and
the first person view (live preview).
When: The conference runs Monday, April 8, through
Thursday, April 11. The exhibit hall is open
from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Wednesday
and 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Thursday.
Where: Las Vegas Convention Center, Las Vegas; Epson
booth SU11417
Why: Epson is committed to offering the most
innovative projection solutions that help bring
content to life. The technology on display in
the Epson booth at NAB provides advanced
features for a range of display needs.
(Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130402/SF87471)
(Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20121130/LA21891LOGO)
About Epson
Epson is a global imaging and innovation leader whose product lineup ranges from inkjet printers and 3LCD projectors to sensors and other microdevices. Dedicated to exceeding the vision of its customers worldwide, Epson delivers customer value based on compact, energy-saving, and high-precision technologies in markets spanning enterprise and the home to commerce and industry.
Led by the Japan-based Seiko Epson Corporation, the Epson Group comprises more than 81,000 employees in 97 companies around the world, and is proud of its ongoing contributions to the global environment and the communities in which it operates. Epson America, Inc. based in Long Beach, Calif. is Epson's regional headquarters for the U.S., Canada, and Latin America. To learn more about Epson, please visit: http://www.Epson.com.
You may also connect with Epson America on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/EpsonAmerica), Twitter (http://twitter.com/EpsonAmerica) and (http://twitter.com/EpsonEducation) and YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/EpsonTV).
(1) Based upon Q3 2012 worldwide front projection market share estimates from Pacific Media Associates.
(2) Select models only. Please refer to the comparison chart at http://www.epson.com/ProG
Note: EPSON and PowerLite are registered trademarks, Moverio is a trademark and EPSON Exceed Your Vision is a registered logomark is a trademark of Seiko Epson Corporation. All other product brand names are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of their respective companies. Epson disclaims any and all rights in these marks.
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Epson America
CONTACT: Duane Brozek, Epson America, Inc., 562-290-5683, Duane_Brozek@ea.epson.com; or Becki Gervin, Walt & Company, 408-369-7200 x1070, bgervin@walt.com
Web Site: http://www.epson.com
U.S. Cities Benefit Financially from Pay-By-Phone Street Parking Patent
Poster: SySAdmin
Posted on April 2, 2013 at 1:21:01 PM
U.S. Cities Benefit Financially from Pay-By-Phone Street Parking Patent
Auburn, NY and Latrobe, PA Select Pango
NEW YORK, April 2, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Neil Edwards, president of PangoUSA, is pleased to announce that the pay-by-phone street parking system, based upon U.S. Patent number 5,940,481, is available now to United States cities and parking operators through PangoUSA (http://www.PangoUSA.com). Auburn, New York and Latrobe, Pennsylvania are the first two cities to have agreements to use the Pango Street Parking system in the United States and PangoUSA is in discussion with other urban centers across the country.
The City of Auburn, New York, selected Pango through a competitive request for proposal bid process. "We selected Pango because they had the patent, and they responded with the most compelling proposal," said Doug Selby, Auburn City Manager.
"Pango invented the science behind the pay-by-phone parking management system," said Neil Edwards, "The U.S. patent (US No. 5,940,481) was awarded in August 1999 confirming the company's original invention well before the industry was introduced to pay-by-phone mobile parking management systems."
The Pango system provides cities and parking operators with increased revenues, decreased operating costs, and better control of their parking assets. For drivers, the Pango system provides the convenience of pay-by-phone for parking (no more coins) as well as alerts and coupons.
Edwards continued, "We are excited to have Auburn and Latrobe, Pennsylvania actively using the Pango system. Cities can increase their parking revenue by a minimum of 10% to 20% using Pango's Parking pay-by-phone and decrease their parking operating costs by at least 10%. We hope more cities and parking operators will benefit from the science behind the Pango patent in the coming years."
The U.S. Patent and Trademark office awarded the U.S. Patent in August 1999 to MobyDom (authored by Shlomo Zeitman founder of MobyDom), the Israeli parent company of PangoUSA. MobyDom developed the world's first pay-by-phone parking management system, Pango, in 2006. This patent is the original blue print profiling the complicated methods on how a city or parking operator can manage their on-street parking spaces by allowing a driver to reserve and pay for a space by any mobile device, and allow the city or parking operator to enforce payment or report upon their on-street parking usage.
Today, the Pango system, based upon the U.S. patent and patents in Israel, Hong Kong and China, is live in 47 cities around the world with about 1 million drivers generating approximately 2 million transactions monthly. Pango invented the science behind the pay-by-phone parking management system.
SOURCE PangoUSA
PangoUSA
CONTACT: Eve McGrath, Rubenstein Public Relations, 212-843-8490, emcgrath@rubensteinpr.com
Web Site: http://www.pangousa.com
Auburn, NY and Latrobe, PA Select Pango
NEW YORK, April 2, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Neil Edwards, president of PangoUSA, is pleased to announce that the pay-by-phone street parking system, based upon U.S. Patent number 5,940,481, is available now to United States cities and parking operators through PangoUSA (http://www.PangoUSA.com). Auburn, New York and Latrobe, Pennsylvania are the first two cities to have agreements to use the Pango Street Parking system in the United States and PangoUSA is in discussion with other urban centers across the country.
The City of Auburn, New York, selected Pango through a competitive request for proposal bid process. "We selected Pango because they had the patent, and they responded with the most compelling proposal," said Doug Selby, Auburn City Manager.
"Pango invented the science behind the pay-by-phone parking management system," said Neil Edwards, "The U.S. patent (US No. 5,940,481) was awarded in August 1999 confirming the company's original invention well before the industry was introduced to pay-by-phone mobile parking management systems."
The Pango system provides cities and parking operators with increased revenues, decreased operating costs, and better control of their parking assets. For drivers, the Pango system provides the convenience of pay-by-phone for parking (no more coins) as well as alerts and coupons.
Edwards continued, "We are excited to have Auburn and Latrobe, Pennsylvania actively using the Pango system. Cities can increase their parking revenue by a minimum of 10% to 20% using Pango's Parking pay-by-phone and decrease their parking operating costs by at least 10%. We hope more cities and parking operators will benefit from the science behind the Pango patent in the coming years."
The U.S. Patent and Trademark office awarded the U.S. Patent in August 1999 to MobyDom (authored by Shlomo Zeitman founder of MobyDom), the Israeli parent company of PangoUSA. MobyDom developed the world's first pay-by-phone parking management system, Pango, in 2006. This patent is the original blue print profiling the complicated methods on how a city or parking operator can manage their on-street parking spaces by allowing a driver to reserve and pay for a space by any mobile device, and allow the city or parking operator to enforce payment or report upon their on-street parking usage.
Today, the Pango system, based upon the U.S. patent and patents in Israel, Hong Kong and China, is live in 47 cities around the world with about 1 million drivers generating approximately 2 million transactions monthly. Pango invented the science behind the pay-by-phone parking management system.
SOURCE PangoUSA
PangoUSA
CONTACT: Eve McGrath, Rubenstein Public Relations, 212-843-8490, emcgrath@rubensteinpr.com
Web Site: http://www.pangousa.com
Chelsio To Demonstrate 40G SMB Direct RDMA Over Ethernet For Windows Server 2012; Releases Beta Driver For 40G Network Direct
Poster: SySAdmin
Posted on April 2, 2013 at 11:56:02 AM
Chelsio To Demonstrate 40G SMB Direct RDMA Over Ethernet For Windows Server 2012; Releases Beta Driver For 40G Network Direct
SUNNYVALE, Calif., April 2, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Chelsio Communications, a leading provider of High Speed Ethernet Unified Wire adapters and ASICs, today announced it will demonstrate 40G SMB Direct performance on its new Terminator 5 (T5) ASIC this week at SNW Spring conference in Orlando, FL. The demonstration will show Microsoft's Windows Server 2012 SMB Direct running at line-rate 40G using RDMA over Ethernet (iWARP).
This will be the first demonstration of Chelsio's T5 40G storage technology -- a converged interconnect solution that simultaneously supports all of the networking, cluster and storage protocols. Chelsio offers a complete suite of drivers for Windows Server 2012, including NDIS, Network Direct for HPC applications, Network Direct Kernel for system services, iSCSI, FCoE and Hyper-V support for virtualized environments, constituting one of the most comprehensive server adapter solutions that can unleash the full value of a Microsoft Windows Server installation.
The iWARP Ethernet RDMA solution fully offloads the host CPU, resulting in a more efficient data center install in a virtualized environment. SMB-Direct over iWARP RDMA provides higher performance by giving direct access to the data that resides on a remote file server, while the CPU reduction enables a larger number of VMs per server, unlocking CAPEX and OPEX savings in power dissipation, system configuration and deployment scale throughout the life of the installation.
Additionally, Chelsio is announcing the availability of the beta version of the T5 driver for Network Direct for Windows Server 2012.
"Windows Server 2012 provides breakthrough innovations in storage technology," said Chris Phillips, Partner Director of Program Management, Windows Server and System Center, Microsoft. "Chelsio's demonstration of line-rate 40G performance with its T5 technology at the SNW Spring conference provides a strong foundation for Windows storage solutions on an Ethernet platform."
SMB Direct over iWARP RDMA Demonstration
The demonstration at SNW connects Windows Server 2012 systems running as SMB 3.0 clients connecting to another server running as an SMB 3.0 file server, the data being transferred at 40Gb line rate using SMB Direct protocol over iWARP RDMA from the SMB clients to the SMB server.
RDMA over Ethernet (iWARP RDMA)
RDMA over Ethernet (iWARP) is an industry-standard low latency protocol developed by the IETF and supported by the industry's leading 10Gb/40Gb Ethernet adapters. Since it is built on top of TCP/IP, it is routable and scalable from just a few to thousands of co-located or geographically dispersed endpoints and scales to any data center topology or speed. It further can work independently of the DCBX protocol, thereby decoupling the server and switch refresh cycles.
Chelsio Unified Wire Adapters
Ideal for all data, storage and high performance clustering applications, Chelsio Unified Wire adapters enable a unified fabric over a single wire by simultaneously running all unmodified IP sockets, Fibre Channel and InfiniBand applications over Ethernet at line rate. Designed for deployment in virtualized data centers, cloud service installations and high performance computing environments, these Chelsio adapters bring a new level of performance metrics and functional capabilities to the networking space.
About Chelsio Communications, Inc.
Chelsio is a leading technology company focused on solving high performance networking and storage challenges for virtualized enterprise data centers, cloud service installations, and cluster computing environments. Now shipping its fourth generation protocol acceleration technology, Chelsio is delivering hardware and software solutions including Unified Wire Ethernet network adapter cards, unified storage software, high performance storage gateways, unified management software, bypass cards, and other solutions focused on specialized applications. Visit the company at http://www.chelsio.com.
SOURCE Chelsio Communications, Inc.
Chelsio Communications, Inc.
CONTACT: Tim Helms, Chelsio Communications, 408-962-3677
Web Site: http://www.chelsio.com
SUNNYVALE, Calif., April 2, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Chelsio Communications, a leading provider of High Speed Ethernet Unified Wire adapters and ASICs, today announced it will demonstrate 40G SMB Direct performance on its new Terminator 5 (T5) ASIC this week at SNW Spring conference in Orlando, FL. The demonstration will show Microsoft's Windows Server 2012 SMB Direct running at line-rate 40G using RDMA over Ethernet (iWARP).
This will be the first demonstration of Chelsio's T5 40G storage technology -- a converged interconnect solution that simultaneously supports all of the networking, cluster and storage protocols. Chelsio offers a complete suite of drivers for Windows Server 2012, including NDIS, Network Direct for HPC applications, Network Direct Kernel for system services, iSCSI, FCoE and Hyper-V support for virtualized environments, constituting one of the most comprehensive server adapter solutions that can unleash the full value of a Microsoft Windows Server installation.
The iWARP Ethernet RDMA solution fully offloads the host CPU, resulting in a more efficient data center install in a virtualized environment. SMB-Direct over iWARP RDMA provides higher performance by giving direct access to the data that resides on a remote file server, while the CPU reduction enables a larger number of VMs per server, unlocking CAPEX and OPEX savings in power dissipation, system configuration and deployment scale throughout the life of the installation.
Additionally, Chelsio is announcing the availability of the beta version of the T5 driver for Network Direct for Windows Server 2012.
"Windows Server 2012 provides breakthrough innovations in storage technology," said Chris Phillips, Partner Director of Program Management, Windows Server and System Center, Microsoft. "Chelsio's demonstration of line-rate 40G performance with its T5 technology at the SNW Spring conference provides a strong foundation for Windows storage solutions on an Ethernet platform."
SMB Direct over iWARP RDMA Demonstration
The demonstration at SNW connects Windows Server 2012 systems running as SMB 3.0 clients connecting to another server running as an SMB 3.0 file server, the data being transferred at 40Gb line rate using SMB Direct protocol over iWARP RDMA from the SMB clients to the SMB server.
RDMA over Ethernet (iWARP RDMA)
RDMA over Ethernet (iWARP) is an industry-standard low latency protocol developed by the IETF and supported by the industry's leading 10Gb/40Gb Ethernet adapters. Since it is built on top of TCP/IP, it is routable and scalable from just a few to thousands of co-located or geographically dispersed endpoints and scales to any data center topology or speed. It further can work independently of the DCBX protocol, thereby decoupling the server and switch refresh cycles.
Chelsio Unified Wire Adapters
Ideal for all data, storage and high performance clustering applications, Chelsio Unified Wire adapters enable a unified fabric over a single wire by simultaneously running all unmodified IP sockets, Fibre Channel and InfiniBand applications over Ethernet at line rate. Designed for deployment in virtualized data centers, cloud service installations and high performance computing environments, these Chelsio adapters bring a new level of performance metrics and functional capabilities to the networking space.
About Chelsio Communications, Inc.
Chelsio is a leading technology company focused on solving high performance networking and storage challenges for virtualized enterprise data centers, cloud service installations, and cluster computing environments. Now shipping its fourth generation protocol acceleration technology, Chelsio is delivering hardware and software solutions including Unified Wire Ethernet network adapter cards, unified storage software, high performance storage gateways, unified management software, bypass cards, and other solutions focused on specialized applications. Visit the company at http://www.chelsio.com.
SOURCE Chelsio Communications, Inc.
Chelsio Communications, Inc.
CONTACT: Tim Helms, Chelsio Communications, 408-962-3677
Web Site: http://www.chelsio.com
comScore Subscriber Analytix Offers New Capabilities to Help Mobile Operators Improve Customer Care and Marketing Strategies
Poster: SySAdmin
Posted on April 2, 2013 at 11:28:01 AM
comScore Subscriber Analytix Offers New Capabilities to Help Mobile Operators Improve Customer Care and Marketing Strategies
comScore Awarded Multi-Million Dollar Contract from Tier 1 Operator to Deliver In-depth Views of Subscriber Voice and Data Quality of Services (QoS)
RESTON, Va., April 2, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- comScore, Inc. (NASDAQ: SCOR), a leader in measuring the digital world, todayannounced significant enhancements to its Subscriber Analytix suite for mobile operators worldwide. These first-of-their-kind capabilities allow mobile operators to leverage their own data in conjunction with the power of comScore's proprietary digital media categorization and segmentation schemes to power unique timely insights for customer care and marketing representatives. Mobile operators will be able to use information on how their customers engage with web services, content, apps, and devices to quickly diagnose customer care issues while developing effective marketing strategies that meet subscriber needs.
(Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20080115/COMSCORELOGO)
"In an era of lightning-fast communication, the capabilities of Subscriber Analytix can allow mobile operators to unlock the full potential of their customers' big data in seconds, not hours or days," said Brian Jurutka, SVP of Global Telecom Solutions at comScore. "Users of Subscriber Analytix will have the ability to explore their subscriber data by taking advantage of existing dashboards or intuitively dragging and dropping their way to any required data view. Our intelligence platform delivers insights at scale that can help mobile operators reduce costs and improve their up-sell opportunities."
Subscriber Analytix Improves ROI for Mobile Operator Customers
By enriching mobile operator data streams with comScore's proprietary digital categorization and segmentation, Subscriber Analytix enables mobile operators to maximize the value of their Care and Marketing assets. Through more than 50 established reports, and now through the proprietary Dashboard Builder, individual users can develop ad hoc reporting within each solution. These capabilities provide mobile operators with distinct opportunities for data monetization and improved ROI, including the following:
-- Immediate Root Cause Analyses of Voice, Data and SMS Quality of Service
Issues - The subscriber experience is vastly improved when frontline
Care specialists can provide immediate insights and educated diagnoses
of any Care issue including device and profile updates, or even
overbilling from excessive app usage.
-- Reduction in Unnecessary Device Returns - Mobile operators can
dramatically reduce the need for unnecessary device returns with ready
identification of subscriber device, profile or network performance
issues.
-- Enabling Intelligent Re-sizing of Data Plans and Pricing - The ability
to resize data allotments and pricing is now simplified with subscriber
behavior and data usage information segmented to address these critical
marketing questions.
-- Identification of Rising Star Apps or Partnership Candidates - New
revenue streams for services or partnership opportunities are now
distinguishable across segments of subscribers, which can be monetized
ahead of trends to offer valuable additional sales channels for mobile
operators.
comScore Awarded Multi-Million Dollar Customer Deal for Subscriber Analytix Care
The newly redesigned comScore Subscriber Analytix Care solution represents the cutting-edge in subscriber insight and celebrates a Q1 customer win with a Tier 1 U.S. Operator. Subscriber Analytix Care addresses primary operational tasks that include better management of billing inquiries from subscribers, improve account management, increase efficiencies in the overall Care process and ultimately achieve higher customer satisfaction and improved subscriber experience. The full deployment for Subscriber Analytix Care at this operator is expected to save the client at least an estimated 3 percent in total operational Care costs.
About Subscriber Analytix Solutions
comScore Subscriber Analytix( )Care provides user-friendly insights that empower frontline care specialists from mobile operators to make fast and intelligent quality of service (QoS) decisions that improve the subscriber experience with data, voice and devices.
comScore Subscriber Analytix( )Marketing provides insights into subscriber digital preferences and behaviors, enabling mobile operators to effectively drive demand for offerings and products.
For more information on Subscriber Analytix, click here to request a demo.
About comScore
comScore, Inc. (NASDAQ: SCOR) is a global leader in digital measurement and analytics, delivering insights on web, mobile and TV consumer behavior that enable clients to maximize the value of their digital investments. For more information, please visit http://www.comscore.com/companyinfo
Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
This release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, including, but not limited to, expectations regarding the impact and benefits to comScore from the Subscriber Analytix family of products, financial or otherwise. These statements involve risks and uncertainties that could cause our actual results to differ materially, including, but not limited to: the features and characteristics of the products, the rate of development of the digital marketing intelligence, Internet advertising and e-Commerce markets; the growth of the Internet as a medium for commerce, content, advertising and communications; and the acceptance of new products and methodologies by the industry, including existing and prospective clients.
For a detailed discussion of these and other risk factors, please refer to comScore's most recent respective Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, Annual Reports on Form 10-K and from time to time other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"), which are available on the SEC's Web site (http://www.sec.gov).
Stockholders of comScore are cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date such statements are made. comScore does not undertake any obligation to publicly update any forward-looking statements to reflect events, circumstances or new information after the date of this press release, or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.
SOURCE comScore, Inc.
Photo:http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20080115/COMSCORELOGO
http://photoarchive.ap.org/
comScore, Inc.
CONTACT: Maria Quan, comScore, Inc., (571) 306-6458, press@comscore.com
Web Site: http://www.comscore.com
comScore Awarded Multi-Million Dollar Contract from Tier 1 Operator to Deliver In-depth Views of Subscriber Voice and Data Quality of Services (QoS)
RESTON, Va., April 2, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- comScore, Inc. (NASDAQ: SCOR), a leader in measuring the digital world, todayannounced significant enhancements to its Subscriber Analytix suite for mobile operators worldwide. These first-of-their-kind capabilities allow mobile operators to leverage their own data in conjunction with the power of comScore's proprietary digital media categorization and segmentation schemes to power unique timely insights for customer care and marketing representatives. Mobile operators will be able to use information on how their customers engage with web services, content, apps, and devices to quickly diagnose customer care issues while developing effective marketing strategies that meet subscriber needs.
(Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20080115/COMSCORELOGO)
"In an era of lightning-fast communication, the capabilities of Subscriber Analytix can allow mobile operators to unlock the full potential of their customers' big data in seconds, not hours or days," said Brian Jurutka, SVP of Global Telecom Solutions at comScore. "Users of Subscriber Analytix will have the ability to explore their subscriber data by taking advantage of existing dashboards or intuitively dragging and dropping their way to any required data view. Our intelligence platform delivers insights at scale that can help mobile operators reduce costs and improve their up-sell opportunities."
Subscriber Analytix Improves ROI for Mobile Operator Customers
By enriching mobile operator data streams with comScore's proprietary digital categorization and segmentation, Subscriber Analytix enables mobile operators to maximize the value of their Care and Marketing assets. Through more than 50 established reports, and now through the proprietary Dashboard Builder, individual users can develop ad hoc reporting within each solution. These capabilities provide mobile operators with distinct opportunities for data monetization and improved ROI, including the following:
-- Immediate Root Cause Analyses of Voice, Data and SMS Quality of Service
Issues - The subscriber experience is vastly improved when frontline
Care specialists can provide immediate insights and educated diagnoses
of any Care issue including device and profile updates, or even
overbilling from excessive app usage.
-- Reduction in Unnecessary Device Returns - Mobile operators can
dramatically reduce the need for unnecessary device returns with ready
identification of subscriber device, profile or network performance
issues.
-- Enabling Intelligent Re-sizing of Data Plans and Pricing - The ability
to resize data allotments and pricing is now simplified with subscriber
behavior and data usage information segmented to address these critical
marketing questions.
-- Identification of Rising Star Apps or Partnership Candidates - New
revenue streams for services or partnership opportunities are now
distinguishable across segments of subscribers, which can be monetized
ahead of trends to offer valuable additional sales channels for mobile
operators.
comScore Awarded Multi-Million Dollar Customer Deal for Subscriber Analytix Care
The newly redesigned comScore Subscriber Analytix Care solution represents the cutting-edge in subscriber insight and celebrates a Q1 customer win with a Tier 1 U.S. Operator. Subscriber Analytix Care addresses primary operational tasks that include better management of billing inquiries from subscribers, improve account management, increase efficiencies in the overall Care process and ultimately achieve higher customer satisfaction and improved subscriber experience. The full deployment for Subscriber Analytix Care at this operator is expected to save the client at least an estimated 3 percent in total operational Care costs.
About Subscriber Analytix Solutions
comScore Subscriber Analytix( )Care provides user-friendly insights that empower frontline care specialists from mobile operators to make fast and intelligent quality of service (QoS) decisions that improve the subscriber experience with data, voice and devices.
comScore Subscriber Analytix( )Marketing provides insights into subscriber digital preferences and behaviors, enabling mobile operators to effectively drive demand for offerings and products.
For more information on Subscriber Analytix, click here to request a demo.
About comScore
comScore, Inc. (NASDAQ: SCOR) is a global leader in digital measurement and analytics, delivering insights on web, mobile and TV consumer behavior that enable clients to maximize the value of their digital investments. For more information, please visit http://www.comscore.com/companyinfo
Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
This release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, including, but not limited to, expectations regarding the impact and benefits to comScore from the Subscriber Analytix family of products, financial or otherwise. These statements involve risks and uncertainties that could cause our actual results to differ materially, including, but not limited to: the features and characteristics of the products, the rate of development of the digital marketing intelligence, Internet advertising and e-Commerce markets; the growth of the Internet as a medium for commerce, content, advertising and communications; and the acceptance of new products and methodologies by the industry, including existing and prospective clients.
For a detailed discussion of these and other risk factors, please refer to comScore's most recent respective Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, Annual Reports on Form 10-K and from time to time other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"), which are available on the SEC's Web site (http://www.sec.gov).
Stockholders of comScore are cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date such statements are made. comScore does not undertake any obligation to publicly update any forward-looking statements to reflect events, circumstances or new information after the date of this press release, or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.
SOURCE comScore, Inc.
Photo:http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20080115/COMSCORELOGO
http://photoarchive.ap.org/
comScore, Inc.
CONTACT: Maria Quan, comScore, Inc., (571) 306-6458, press@comscore.com
Web Site: http://www.comscore.com
Verizon Wireless 4G LTE Network Expands In Buffalo-Niagara Area
Poster: SySAdmin
Posted on April 2, 2013 at 11:21:01 AM
Verizon Wireless 4G LTE Network Expands In Buffalo-Niagara Area
BUFFALO, N.Y., April 2, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --
WHO: Verizon Wireless, operator of the nation's largest 4G LTE network and
largest, most reliable 3G network
WHAT: Verizon Wireless recently activated new 4G LTE coverage on 15 sites in the
Buffalo-Niagara area, expanding and filling in coverage on the high-speed
data network it launched locally in October 2011. 4G LTE lets Verizon
Wireless customers use their 4G LTE-enabled devices to surf the Web, post
status updates and photos, share music, and download files at speeds up to
10 times faster than customers on 3G networks.
WHERE: New 4G LTE sites are located in Alden, Amherst, Aurora, Bowmansville, Burt,
Depew, East Aurora, Elma, Lancaster (two sites), Newfane, Newstead, North
Collins, Wheatfield and Wilson. For street-level detail of coverage and
more, please visit http://www.verizonwireless.com/4GLTE.
BACKGROUND: Two years after its launch, the Verizon 4G LTE network is available to more
than 273 million people across the U.S. - close to 89 percent of the U.S.
population.
For additional details on the Verizon Wireless 4G LTE network visit http://
verizonwireless.com/lte. To see how the Verizon Wireless 4G LTE network is
impacting customers and businesses across the country, visit the Verizon
Wireless News Center.
MEDIA CONTACT: John O'Malley
Verizon Wireless
585.321.7264 or 585.261.5899
John.omalley@verizonwireless.com
http://twitter.com/VZWjohno
About Verizon Wireless
Verizon Wireless operates the nation's largest 4G LTE network and largest, most reliable 3G network. The company serves 98.2 million retail customers, including 92.5 million retail postpaid customers. Headquartered in Basking Ridge, N.J., with more than 73,000 employees nationwide, Verizon Wireless is a joint venture of Verizon Communications (NYSE, NASDAQ: VZ) and Vodafone (LSE, NASDAQ: VOD). For more information, visit http://www.verizonwireless.com. To preview and request broadcast-quality video footage and high-resolution stills of Verizon Wireless operations, log on to the Verizon Wireless Multimedia Library at http://www.verizonwireless.com/multimedia.
SOURCE Verizon Wireless
Verizon Wireless
Web Site: http://www.verizonwireless.com
BUFFALO, N.Y., April 2, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --
WHO: Verizon Wireless, operator of the nation's largest 4G LTE network and
largest, most reliable 3G network
WHAT: Verizon Wireless recently activated new 4G LTE coverage on 15 sites in the
Buffalo-Niagara area, expanding and filling in coverage on the high-speed
data network it launched locally in October 2011. 4G LTE lets Verizon
Wireless customers use their 4G LTE-enabled devices to surf the Web, post
status updates and photos, share music, and download files at speeds up to
10 times faster than customers on 3G networks.
WHERE: New 4G LTE sites are located in Alden, Amherst, Aurora, Bowmansville, Burt,
Depew, East Aurora, Elma, Lancaster (two sites), Newfane, Newstead, North
Collins, Wheatfield and Wilson. For street-level detail of coverage and
more, please visit http://www.verizonwireless.com/4GLTE.
BACKGROUND: Two years after its launch, the Verizon 4G LTE network is available to more
than 273 million people across the U.S. - close to 89 percent of the U.S.
population.
For additional details on the Verizon Wireless 4G LTE network visit http://
verizonwireless.com/lte. To see how the Verizon Wireless 4G LTE network is
impacting customers and businesses across the country, visit the Verizon
Wireless News Center.
MEDIA CONTACT: John O'Malley
Verizon Wireless
585.321.7264 or 585.261.5899
John.omalley@verizonwireless.com
http://twitter.com/VZWjohno
About Verizon Wireless
Verizon Wireless operates the nation's largest 4G LTE network and largest, most reliable 3G network. The company serves 98.2 million retail customers, including 92.5 million retail postpaid customers. Headquartered in Basking Ridge, N.J., with more than 73,000 employees nationwide, Verizon Wireless is a joint venture of Verizon Communications (NYSE, NASDAQ: VZ) and Vodafone (LSE, NASDAQ: VOD). For more information, visit http://www.verizonwireless.com. To preview and request broadcast-quality video footage and high-resolution stills of Verizon Wireless operations, log on to the Verizon Wireless Multimedia Library at http://www.verizonwireless.com/multimedia.
SOURCE Verizon Wireless
Verizon Wireless
Web Site: http://www.verizonwireless.com
Naughty-Poker introduces next-generation game console
Poster: SySAdmin
Posted on April 2, 2013 at 11:21:01 AM
Naughty-Poker introduces next-generation game console
TORONTO, April 2, 2013 /CNW/ - Naughty-Poker (http://www.naughty-poker.com) embraces the latest web technologies with the beta launch today of a
next-generation game console that is optimized for all platforms - from
smartphone to tablet to laptop and desktop.
"It's only in the last few years that we see all the major browsers
conforming to one standard in a stable and predictable way," said David
Shiller, the Toronto-based software engineer who developed the free
strip-poker site.
"This, coupled with the speed of today's devices, allows us to finally
tap into the full potential of Javascript and HTML 5, which are built
into all web-browsers, whether computer or mobile."
With the new game console come other additions to the Naughty-Poker
site, including new adult-themed games (an arcade-style 'shoot-em-up'
and a new puzzle game with a naughty twist) that can also be played in
all types of devices, requiring no downloads or plug-ins (such as
Flash).
"Naughty-Poker has attracted tens of thousands of users since we first
went online last summer," Shiller said. "With these new additions, and
innovations currently in development, we are preparing for exponential
growth of our user base."
Among the anticipated upgrades are a two-player 'head-to-head' poker
game, webcam chat, and a new Naughty-Poker site featuring male models.
SOURCE Naughty Poker
Naughty Poker
CONTACT: Ed Shiller: ed@edshiller.com or 647-352-3123
TORONTO, April 2, 2013 /CNW/ - Naughty-Poker (http://www.naughty-poker.com) embraces the latest web technologies with the beta launch today of a
next-generation game console that is optimized for all platforms - from
smartphone to tablet to laptop and desktop.
"It's only in the last few years that we see all the major browsers
conforming to one standard in a stable and predictable way," said David
Shiller, the Toronto-based software engineer who developed the free
strip-poker site.
"This, coupled with the speed of today's devices, allows us to finally
tap into the full potential of Javascript and HTML 5, which are built
into all web-browsers, whether computer or mobile."
With the new game console come other additions to the Naughty-Poker
site, including new adult-themed games (an arcade-style 'shoot-em-up'
and a new puzzle game with a naughty twist) that can also be played in
all types of devices, requiring no downloads or plug-ins (such as
Flash).
"Naughty-Poker has attracted tens of thousands of users since we first
went online last summer," Shiller said. "With these new additions, and
innovations currently in development, we are preparing for exponential
growth of our user base."
Among the anticipated upgrades are a two-player 'head-to-head' poker
game, webcam chat, and a new Naughty-Poker site featuring male models.
SOURCE Naughty Poker
Naughty Poker
CONTACT: Ed Shiller: ed@edshiller.com or 647-352-3123
Verizon Wireless 4G LTE Network Expands In Binghamton Area
Poster: SySAdmin
Posted on April 2, 2013 at 11:14:01 AM
Verizon Wireless 4G LTE Network Expands In Binghamton Area
BINGHAMTON, N.Y., April 2, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --
WHO: Verizon Wireless, operator of the nation's largest 4G LTE network and
largest, most reliable 3G network
WHAT: Verizon Wireless recently activated new 4G LTE coverage on four sites in the
Binghamton area, expanding and filling in coverage on the high-speed data
network it launched locally in June 2012. 4G LTE lets Verizon Wireless
customers use their 4G LTE-enabled devices to surf the Web, post status
updates and photos, share music, and download files at speeds up to 10 times
faster than customers on 3G networks.
WHERE: New 4G LTE sites are located in Candor, Lisle, Newark Valley and Windsor. For
street-level detail of coverage and more, please visit
http://www.verizonwireless.com/4GLTE.
BACKGROUND: Two years after its launch, the Verizon 4G LTE network is available to more
than 273 million people across the U.S. - close to 89 percent of the U.S.
population.
For additional details on the Verizon Wireless 4G LTE network visit http://
verizonwireless.com/lte. To see how the Verizon Wireless 4G LTE network is
impacting customers and businesses across the country, visit the Verizon
Wireless News Center.
MEDIA CONTACT: John O'Malley
Verizon Wireless
585.321.7264 or 585.261.5899
John.omalley@verizonwireless.com
http://twitter.com/VZWjohno
About Verizon Wireless
Verizon Wireless operates the nation's largest 4G LTE network and largest, most reliable 3G network. The company serves 98.2 million retail customers, including 92.5 million retail postpaid customers. Headquartered in Basking Ridge, N.J., with more than 73,000 employees nationwide, Verizon Wireless is a joint venture of Verizon Communications (NYSE, NASDAQ: VZ) and Vodafone (LSE, NASDAQ: VOD). For more information, visit http://www.verizonwireless.com. To preview and request broadcast-quality video footage and high-resolution stills of Verizon Wireless operations, log on to the Verizon Wireless Multimedia Library at http://www.verizonwireless.com/multimedia.
SOURCE Verizon Wireless
Verizon Wireless
Web Site: http://www.verizonwireless.com
BINGHAMTON, N.Y., April 2, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --
WHO: Verizon Wireless, operator of the nation's largest 4G LTE network and
largest, most reliable 3G network
WHAT: Verizon Wireless recently activated new 4G LTE coverage on four sites in the
Binghamton area, expanding and filling in coverage on the high-speed data
network it launched locally in June 2012. 4G LTE lets Verizon Wireless
customers use their 4G LTE-enabled devices to surf the Web, post status
updates and photos, share music, and download files at speeds up to 10 times
faster than customers on 3G networks.
WHERE: New 4G LTE sites are located in Candor, Lisle, Newark Valley and Windsor. For
street-level detail of coverage and more, please visit
http://www.verizonwireless.com/4GLTE.
BACKGROUND: Two years after its launch, the Verizon 4G LTE network is available to more
than 273 million people across the U.S. - close to 89 percent of the U.S.
population.
For additional details on the Verizon Wireless 4G LTE network visit http://
verizonwireless.com/lte. To see how the Verizon Wireless 4G LTE network is
impacting customers and businesses across the country, visit the Verizon
Wireless News Center.
MEDIA CONTACT: John O'Malley
Verizon Wireless
585.321.7264 or 585.261.5899
John.omalley@verizonwireless.com
http://twitter.com/VZWjohno
About Verizon Wireless
Verizon Wireless operates the nation's largest 4G LTE network and largest, most reliable 3G network. The company serves 98.2 million retail customers, including 92.5 million retail postpaid customers. Headquartered in Basking Ridge, N.J., with more than 73,000 employees nationwide, Verizon Wireless is a joint venture of Verizon Communications (NYSE, NASDAQ: VZ) and Vodafone (LSE, NASDAQ: VOD). For more information, visit http://www.verizonwireless.com. To preview and request broadcast-quality video footage and high-resolution stills of Verizon Wireless operations, log on to the Verizon Wireless Multimedia Library at http://www.verizonwireless.com/multimedia.
SOURCE Verizon Wireless
Verizon Wireless
Web Site: http://www.verizonwireless.com
GreenPages-LogicsOne Launches Cloud Management as a Service (CMaaS); Enables Organizations to Manage Physical, Virtual, and Cloud Resources through a Single Pane of Glass
Poster: SySAdmin
Posted on April 2, 2013 at 10:35:01 AM
GreenPages-LogicsOne Launches Cloud Management as a Service (CMaaS); Enables Organizations to Manage Physical, Virtual, and Cloud Resources through a Single Pane of Glass
KITTERY, Maine, April 2, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- GreenPages-LogicsOne, a leading systems integrator and cloud services company recently launched its new offering, Cloud Management as a Service (CMaaS) which gives organizations the ability to manage physical, virtual, and cloud resources through a single-pane-of-glass portal.
CMaaS provides organizations with visibility into, and control of, their entire infrastructure: from physical servers, desktops, mobile devices, applications, firewalls, and storage platforms--to virtual and on-premise cloud environments--to resources at public cloud providers such as Amazon, Terremark, and Rackspace.
"One of the biggest barriers organizations face when moving to a hybrid cloud environment is effectively managing it; they simply don't have the resources or budget," said Ron Dupler, GreenPages CEO. "CMaaS provides enterprise-grade management capabilities at a fraction of the cost--a huge competitive advantage--and eliminates the complexity and risk associated with adopting cloud."
CMaaS is an as-a-service, per device offering with features that include Monitoring & Alerting; Cloud Service Provider Management; Provisioning; Remote Asset Management; Secure Timed Access; Session Recording; Patching; and Reporting & Performance Analytics.
"CMaaS also works with and enhances monitoring and management technologies that organizations are already utilizing in their environment," added Dupler. "It's a synergistic solution. Rather than displace existing toolsets, CMaaS enables customers to maximize their IT investments by harnessing the full capabilities of leading technologies."
GreenPages-LogicsOne offers CMaaS at four different levels: Platform Only; Monitoring; Monitoring Plus; and Full Management. Organizations can also mix and match features from different CMaaS levels to handle specific aspects of their infrastructure.
"It all depends on the client's unique IT and business goals," said Dupler. "Our job is to help clients seamlessly move to a hybrid model so they can achieve the technical and operational agility necessary to successfully compete in the modern cloud era."
About GreenPages-LogicsOne
GreenPages-LogicsOne is a leading systems integrator and cloud services company that helps clients fully virtualize their environments and transform their datacenter and IT operations to strategically leverage the power of cloud computing. The company's deep technology expertise, broad engineering certifications, and Cloud Management as a Service (CMaaS) solution provide organizations across the U.S. with unparalleled visibility into and control of modern-era hybrid cloud environments. http://www.greenpages.com & http://www.logicsone.com
Media Contact:
Glen Jodoin
207-439-7310
gjodoin@greenpages.com
SOURCE GreenPages-LogicsOne
GreenPages-LogicsOne
Web Site: http://www.greenpages.com
KITTERY, Maine, April 2, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- GreenPages-LogicsOne, a leading systems integrator and cloud services company recently launched its new offering, Cloud Management as a Service (CMaaS) which gives organizations the ability to manage physical, virtual, and cloud resources through a single-pane-of-glass portal.
CMaaS provides organizations with visibility into, and control of, their entire infrastructure: from physical servers, desktops, mobile devices, applications, firewalls, and storage platforms--to virtual and on-premise cloud environments--to resources at public cloud providers such as Amazon, Terremark, and Rackspace.
"One of the biggest barriers organizations face when moving to a hybrid cloud environment is effectively managing it; they simply don't have the resources or budget," said Ron Dupler, GreenPages CEO. "CMaaS provides enterprise-grade management capabilities at a fraction of the cost--a huge competitive advantage--and eliminates the complexity and risk associated with adopting cloud."
CMaaS is an as-a-service, per device offering with features that include Monitoring & Alerting; Cloud Service Provider Management; Provisioning; Remote Asset Management; Secure Timed Access; Session Recording; Patching; and Reporting & Performance Analytics.
"CMaaS also works with and enhances monitoring and management technologies that organizations are already utilizing in their environment," added Dupler. "It's a synergistic solution. Rather than displace existing toolsets, CMaaS enables customers to maximize their IT investments by harnessing the full capabilities of leading technologies."
GreenPages-LogicsOne offers CMaaS at four different levels: Platform Only; Monitoring; Monitoring Plus; and Full Management. Organizations can also mix and match features from different CMaaS levels to handle specific aspects of their infrastructure.
"It all depends on the client's unique IT and business goals," said Dupler. "Our job is to help clients seamlessly move to a hybrid model so they can achieve the technical and operational agility necessary to successfully compete in the modern cloud era."
About GreenPages-LogicsOne
GreenPages-LogicsOne is a leading systems integrator and cloud services company that helps clients fully virtualize their environments and transform their datacenter and IT operations to strategically leverage the power of cloud computing. The company's deep technology expertise, broad engineering certifications, and Cloud Management as a Service (CMaaS) solution provide organizations across the U.S. with unparalleled visibility into and control of modern-era hybrid cloud environments. http://www.greenpages.com & http://www.logicsone.com
Media Contact:
Glen Jodoin
207-439-7310
gjodoin@greenpages.com
SOURCE GreenPages-LogicsOne
GreenPages-LogicsOne
Web Site: http://www.greenpages.com
Baseball Fans Set New Opening Day Marks For At Bat & MLB.TV
Poster: SySAdmin
Posted on April 2, 2013 at 10:28:01 AM
Baseball Fans Set New Opening Day Marks For At Bat & MLB.TV
NEW YORK, April 2, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- MLB Advanced Media, L.P. (MLBAM), the interactive media and Internet company of Major League Baseball, today announced that the At Bat mobile app was accessed six million times on Opening Day, a record-setting total more than double the previous record. In addition, At Bat and MLB.TV combined to deliver three million live streams, a mark 20 percent higher than the Opening Day record set in 2012.
For more information, visit MLB.TV and MLB.com/mobile.
SOURCE MLB Advanced Media, L.P.
MLB Advanced Media, L.P.
CONTACT: Matthew Gould, 212-485-8959, 908-892-3143 (cell), matthew.gould@mlb.com
Web Site: http://www.MLB.com/mobile
NEW YORK, April 2, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- MLB Advanced Media, L.P. (MLBAM), the interactive media and Internet company of Major League Baseball, today announced that the At Bat mobile app was accessed six million times on Opening Day, a record-setting total more than double the previous record. In addition, At Bat and MLB.TV combined to deliver three million live streams, a mark 20 percent higher than the Opening Day record set in 2012.
For more information, visit MLB.TV and MLB.com/mobile.
SOURCE MLB Advanced Media, L.P.
MLB Advanced Media, L.P.
CONTACT: Matthew Gould, 212-485-8959, 908-892-3143 (cell), matthew.gould@mlb.com
Web Site: http://www.MLB.com/mobile
Medical Society Announces National Dr.Finder For Pain Physicians
Poster: SySAdmin
Posted on April 2, 2013 at 10:21:01 AM
Medical Society Announces National Dr.Finder For Pain Physicians
ASIPP Launches Tool to Help Patients Take the Guesswork Out of Finding Pain Specialists
NEW YORK, April 2, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians (ASIPP) has just launched a user-friendly Doctor Finder component on their website, ASIPP Dr.Finder*. This marks the first time that the non-profit organization has launched a consumer-driven tool on the site. The Dr.Finder feature was launched in response to a growing need to provide easy access to information about interventional pain management physicians throughout the United States.
"Because the practice of interventional pain management is growing so rapidly, ASIPP wanted to ensure that pain sufferers would have pain management doctors at the click of a mouse," explains Dr. Laxmaiah Manchikanti, ASIPP's Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer.
If someone is in pain, they may not be aware that their Internist or General Practitioner may not be the right resource to tackle a pain-based issue. An interventional pain physician is current on the latest pain therapeutic treatments and therefore can offer patients the myriad options available including information on surgical interventions.
With chronic pain conditions affecting more than 116 million Americans, ASIPP believes that providing consumers with an easy means to reach experts who can accurately and effectively identify, diagnose and treat pain conditions is an essential step in the growth of the organization overall.
One of ASIPP's missions is to create greater awareness of interventional pain therapies and this link is another step in that direction. Providing access to appropriate pain related medical care will decrease the prescription drug epidemic problem that continues to escalate in this country as the number one cause of death in nearly half of all U.S. states.
"Some people think because a medication comes from a pharmacy and is prescribed by their doctor that it is not addictive. We now know that this simply isn't true. Other modalities of treatment for pain are available so that patients do not need to take or can limit their amount of prescription pain medications. This will help patients become more functional and also help prevent the prescription pain medication epidemic from worsening," explains Dr. Frank Falco, President of ASIPP and practicing interventional pain management physician.
*By providing this listing, ASIPP is not recommending or endorsing these physicians.
American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians
http://www.asipp.org
SOURCE American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians
American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians
CONTACT: Leigh Hope Fountain, Rubenstein Public Relations, (212) 843-8071, lfountain@rubensteinpr.com
Web Site: http://www.asipp.org
ASIPP Launches Tool to Help Patients Take the Guesswork Out of Finding Pain Specialists
NEW YORK, April 2, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians (ASIPP) has just launched a user-friendly Doctor Finder component on their website, ASIPP Dr.Finder*. This marks the first time that the non-profit organization has launched a consumer-driven tool on the site. The Dr.Finder feature was launched in response to a growing need to provide easy access to information about interventional pain management physicians throughout the United States.
"Because the practice of interventional pain management is growing so rapidly, ASIPP wanted to ensure that pain sufferers would have pain management doctors at the click of a mouse," explains Dr. Laxmaiah Manchikanti, ASIPP's Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer.
If someone is in pain, they may not be aware that their Internist or General Practitioner may not be the right resource to tackle a pain-based issue. An interventional pain physician is current on the latest pain therapeutic treatments and therefore can offer patients the myriad options available including information on surgical interventions.
With chronic pain conditions affecting more than 116 million Americans, ASIPP believes that providing consumers with an easy means to reach experts who can accurately and effectively identify, diagnose and treat pain conditions is an essential step in the growth of the organization overall.
One of ASIPP's missions is to create greater awareness of interventional pain therapies and this link is another step in that direction. Providing access to appropriate pain related medical care will decrease the prescription drug epidemic problem that continues to escalate in this country as the number one cause of death in nearly half of all U.S. states.
"Some people think because a medication comes from a pharmacy and is prescribed by their doctor that it is not addictive. We now know that this simply isn't true. Other modalities of treatment for pain are available so that patients do not need to take or can limit their amount of prescription pain medications. This will help patients become more functional and also help prevent the prescription pain medication epidemic from worsening," explains Dr. Frank Falco, President of ASIPP and practicing interventional pain management physician.
*By providing this listing, ASIPP is not recommending or endorsing these physicians.
American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians
http://www.asipp.org
SOURCE American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians
American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians
CONTACT: Leigh Hope Fountain, Rubenstein Public Relations, (212) 843-8071, lfountain@rubensteinpr.com
Web Site: http://www.asipp.org
With MedInformatix Patient Portal, Indiana Eye Practice Sees Increased Traffic Ahead
Poster: SySAdmin
Posted on April 2, 2013 at 10:14:01 AM
With MedInformatix Patient Portal, Indiana Eye Practice Sees Increased Traffic Ahead
Portal enables patient history to be completed at home, allowing more face time with physicians
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., April 2, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- With the addition of the MedInformatix Patient Portal Module to its Electronic Health Records (EHR) and Practice Management (PM) platform, Price Vision Group anticipates its patient capacity to increase by more than 15 percent in 2013. Using the secure portal, patients can answer questions about their medical history well before the visit, eliminating the need to fill out responses on a clipboard upon arrival and reducing the overall time they spend in the office.
Price Vision Group, which is owned by Francis W. Price Jr., M.D., a cornea subspecialist who trains ophthalmic surgeons from around the world at the site, is the leading standalone U.S. practice for cornea transplants, logging more than 600 procedures annually. Through the portal, the practice aims to enhance the patient experience through education, making available streaming video of procedures such as various cornea transplants and cataract surgery.
Once installed by May, the MedInformatix Patient Portal will provide patients with an online questionnaire that is attractive and easy to navigate, unlike the practice's existing one-size-fits-all product that requires patients to click cells against a gray interface and answer questions not necessarily designed for ophthalmology. The new portal will complete a triad of MedInfomatix products, enabling patient data to be entered and shared seamlessly, in a line-for-line match, from one module to another.
Timing for these streamlined processes couldn't be better given cost pressures due to reimbursement cuts and rising overhead. "We need some way of expediting patients," said Tony Sterrett, Practice Administrator. "Introducing the new portal not only makes life easier for the patient, but also it helps us."
The MedInformatix Patient Portal enables patients to initiate and complete routine administrative tasks from home computers or mobile devices without the worry of privacy breaches. The module features encrypted transmission and is compliant with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). The portal's capabilities include the following:
-- Appointments - Patients can describe their medical condition, select an
option from available appointments and submit an appointment request
online.
-- Insurance - Patients can select their insurance carrier in a dropdown
menu, update information and make payments online via credit card.
-- Prescription Refills - Through integration with the MedInformatix
E-Prescribing Module, patients can request refills and upon approval by
the practice, have the request routed to their preferred pharmacy for
pickup.
-- Patient History - Before appointments, patients can complete family and
medical history and demographic data, and list active medications and
dosages on the portal. A practice physician later reviews the
information with the patient in person to confirm accuracy.
Other components of the MedInformatix product suite, the EHR and PM, provide ample support to the busy practice that sees 18,750 patients annually and a stream of eye surgeons who sharpen their skills by watching Dr. Price or by working on human tissue in wet labs. The modules automate a bevy of key tasks from patient charting to tracking physician productivity to distinguishing Level II and Level III procedures for custom financial reporting.
"Price Vision Group has always focused on utilizing the latest technology to provide the best possible care to our patients and MedInformatix helps us achieve that goal," Sterrett said.
About MedInformatix:
MedInformatix, Inc. (http://www.medinformatix.com) is a leading national provider of fully integrated Electronic Health Records. The products have been built around MedInformatix's 25 years of workflow expertise. MedInformatix's suite of products is designed on a single database using Microsoft SQL. Whether the client is a single physician who went live in 1994, a 13-location cardiology practice, the busiest radiology practice in Manhattan, or one of 15 other serviced specialties, MedInformatix accommodates their needs. MedInformatix can turn the dream of a paperless, integrated practice into a reality.
MedInformatix Version 7.5 is now certified to meet 2011-2012 criteria supporting Stage 1 Meaningful Use requirements under the American Recovery and Reinvestment act (ARRA) as a Complete EHR by the Drummond Group.
This Complete EHR is 2011/2012 compliant and has been certified by an ONC-ATCB in accordance with the applicable certification criteria adopted by the Secretary of Health and Human Services. This certification does not represent an endorsement by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services or guarantee the receipt of incentive payments.
MedInformatix, October 22, 2010, Version 7.5, 1022201024238, Clinical Quality Measures: NQF0013, NQF0421, NQF0041, NQF0024, NQF0028, NQF0038, NQF0059, NQF0061, NQF0064. Additional software used: TrueCrypt v2.0, email software, spreadsheet software.
SOURCE MedInformatix
MedInformatix
CONTACT: Hanni Itah, SS|PR, +1-847-415-9324, hitah@sspr.com
Web Site: http://www.medinformatix.com
Portal enables patient history to be completed at home, allowing more face time with physicians
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., April 2, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- With the addition of the MedInformatix Patient Portal Module to its Electronic Health Records (EHR) and Practice Management (PM) platform, Price Vision Group anticipates its patient capacity to increase by more than 15 percent in 2013. Using the secure portal, patients can answer questions about their medical history well before the visit, eliminating the need to fill out responses on a clipboard upon arrival and reducing the overall time they spend in the office.
Price Vision Group, which is owned by Francis W. Price Jr., M.D., a cornea subspecialist who trains ophthalmic surgeons from around the world at the site, is the leading standalone U.S. practice for cornea transplants, logging more than 600 procedures annually. Through the portal, the practice aims to enhance the patient experience through education, making available streaming video of procedures such as various cornea transplants and cataract surgery.
Once installed by May, the MedInformatix Patient Portal will provide patients with an online questionnaire that is attractive and easy to navigate, unlike the practice's existing one-size-fits-all product that requires patients to click cells against a gray interface and answer questions not necessarily designed for ophthalmology. The new portal will complete a triad of MedInfomatix products, enabling patient data to be entered and shared seamlessly, in a line-for-line match, from one module to another.
Timing for these streamlined processes couldn't be better given cost pressures due to reimbursement cuts and rising overhead. "We need some way of expediting patients," said Tony Sterrett, Practice Administrator. "Introducing the new portal not only makes life easier for the patient, but also it helps us."
The MedInformatix Patient Portal enables patients to initiate and complete routine administrative tasks from home computers or mobile devices without the worry of privacy breaches. The module features encrypted transmission and is compliant with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). The portal's capabilities include the following:
-- Appointments - Patients can describe their medical condition, select an
option from available appointments and submit an appointment request
online.
-- Insurance - Patients can select their insurance carrier in a dropdown
menu, update information and make payments online via credit card.
-- Prescription Refills - Through integration with the MedInformatix
E-Prescribing Module, patients can request refills and upon approval by
the practice, have the request routed to their preferred pharmacy for
pickup.
-- Patient History - Before appointments, patients can complete family and
medical history and demographic data, and list active medications and
dosages on the portal. A practice physician later reviews the
information with the patient in person to confirm accuracy.
Other components of the MedInformatix product suite, the EHR and PM, provide ample support to the busy practice that sees 18,750 patients annually and a stream of eye surgeons who sharpen their skills by watching Dr. Price or by working on human tissue in wet labs. The modules automate a bevy of key tasks from patient charting to tracking physician productivity to distinguishing Level II and Level III procedures for custom financial reporting.
"Price Vision Group has always focused on utilizing the latest technology to provide the best possible care to our patients and MedInformatix helps us achieve that goal," Sterrett said.
About MedInformatix:
MedInformatix, Inc. (http://www.medinformatix.com) is a leading national provider of fully integrated Electronic Health Records. The products have been built around MedInformatix's 25 years of workflow expertise. MedInformatix's suite of products is designed on a single database using Microsoft SQL. Whether the client is a single physician who went live in 1994, a 13-location cardiology practice, the busiest radiology practice in Manhattan, or one of 15 other serviced specialties, MedInformatix accommodates their needs. MedInformatix can turn the dream of a paperless, integrated practice into a reality.
MedInformatix Version 7.5 is now certified to meet 2011-2012 criteria supporting Stage 1 Meaningful Use requirements under the American Recovery and Reinvestment act (ARRA) as a Complete EHR by the Drummond Group.
This Complete EHR is 2011/2012 compliant and has been certified by an ONC-ATCB in accordance with the applicable certification criteria adopted by the Secretary of Health and Human Services. This certification does not represent an endorsement by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services or guarantee the receipt of incentive payments.
MedInformatix, October 22, 2010, Version 7.5, 1022201024238, Clinical Quality Measures: NQF0013, NQF0421, NQF0041, NQF0024, NQF0028, NQF0038, NQF0059, NQF0061, NQF0064. Additional software used: TrueCrypt v2.0, email software, spreadsheet software.
SOURCE MedInformatix
MedInformatix
CONTACT: Hanni Itah, SS|PR, +1-847-415-9324, hitah@sspr.com
Web Site: http://www.medinformatix.com