Badgeville Launches Gamification Integration for Adobe Marketing Cloud
The #1 gamification platform launches industry's most comprehensive offering for marketers to instantly capture customer behavior insights with Adobe SiteCatalyst, Test&Target, and Recommendations
REDWOOD CITY, Calif., March 6, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Badgeville, the #1 gamification and behavior management platform, today announced the launch of Badgeville for Adobe Marketing Cloud, the most comprehensive of its kind product offering that empowers digital marketers and analytics professionals to gain actionable insights from customer behavior data and enhance customer engagement across their entire portfolio of digital properties. Badgeville empowers marketers to both understand and influence customer behavior occurring across their digital touchpoints, such as website, mobile applications, online store, and communities.
World-class brands such as Restaurant.com, Samsung, and hundreds more use Adobe Marketing Cloud as their core analytics platform, and Badgeville's Behavior Platform to measure and optimize customer behavior.
Understanding customer behaviors across a multitude of channels and creating actionable engagement programs is becoming the key to driving retention and loyalty. "The customer data explosion shows no signs of abating. Companies need strong customer analytics capabilities to get a handle on customer data and make meaningful decisions based on analytical insights," wrote Srividya Sridharan in a report entitled "The State Of Customer Analytics 2012", by Forrester Research Inc, August 8, 2012.
The Forrester report also found that that 54% of customer analytics professionals are challenged by managing and integrating data from a variety of sources.
Badgeville for Adobe Marketing Cloud provides a pre-built solution that eliminates the need for marketers to manually integrate customer behavior data in their analytics platform. This enables marketers to easily understand what their customers are doing before and after a purchase, providing valuable trend analysis based on user behavior. With Badgeville's award-winning gamification platform, marketers can also create programs using Engagement Mechanics to encourage more of the high-value behavior. Badgeville customers typically experience a 20 percent to more than 100 percent lift in these key business objectives.
"Restaurant.com has strategic partnerships with both Badgeville and Adobe, so the availability of Badgeville for Adobe Marketing Cloud is very important to us. Launching Restaurant.com Rewards powered by Badgeville was a huge milestone for our organization allowing us to engage customers in a new, social way and to reward them for their loyalty," said Brent Carter, VP of Customer Retention at Restaurant.com. "Badgeville's Genesis integration with Adobe SiteCatalyst will allow us to further optimize and measure the success of the program with a seamless view through our web analytics lens. And, we're similarly excited about the opportunities that Badgeville integrated with Adobe Test&Target present."
Badgeville for Adobe Marketing Cloud features integrations into three Marketing Cloud portfolio products: SiteCatalyst, Test&Target, and Recommendations.
-- The SiteCatalyst pre-built connector is enabled via Genesis Labs. Once
turned on, the behavior data from a website measured by Badgeville flows
into SiteCatalyst automatically. Marketers can use this additional data
to gain insights about customer engagement and actions performed across
all of their digital touchpoints.
-- The Test&Target Integration Blueprint provides step-to-step guidance for
testing Badgeville Engagement Mechanics across different customer
audiences. By determining the most effective mechanisms for engaging
customers, marketers can create stickier user experience and boost
retention.
-- The Recommendations Integration Blueprint provides step-to-step guidance
to display product recommendations based on how engaged users are.
Marketers can now position and recommend the best products for their
most engaged customers to maximize commerce.
"By marrying Badgeville's Behavior Data with SiteCatalyst's key online marketing metrics, brands can create a more comprehensive picture of their most engaged customers and design experiences to create more of them," said Kris Duggan, CEO, Badgeville. "Badgeville has driven significant increases in engagement for world-class brands, and we look forward to partnering with more of Adobe's visionary customers to help them increase customer adoption, social loyalty and conversions across their digital landscape."
Badgeville, the #1 gamification and behavior management platform, enables companies in virtually every industry to influence and measure user behavior. World-class businesses in more than 20 countries use Badgeville's Behavior Platform, an award-winning Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) solution, to increase customer loyalty, user engagement, and employee performance across an organization's websites, mobile apps and enterprise applications. With over 200 customers, Badgeville brings Game Mechanics, Reputation Mechanics, and Social Mechanics to industry leaders and innovators including Deloitte, EMC, Oracle, Citrix Systems, Autodesk, Bell Media, NBC, Universal Music, Recyclebank, VMware, and more. Founded in 2010, Badgeville is based in Redwood City, Calif. and has offices in New York and Europe. (To learn more follow @Badgeville or visit http://www.badgeville.com)
SOURCE Badgeville
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CONTACT: Sarah Hilmer, +1-317-340-5301, shilmer@sspr.com
K Squared Communications to Debut GBTA Academy Online Training
Social Media is the Topic of the First Session on March 12, 2013
CHICAGO, March 6, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Kate Koziol and Bryan Alaspa of K Squared Communications will be leading the first session of the Global Business Travel Association's new GBTA Academy Online Training program. "Social Media Applications' Impact on Travel Management: The Benefits, the Risks and How to be a Success amidst the Constant Change" will include extensive original research and will tap into the thoughts and opinions of the global audience expected to be in attendance.
"Travel technology has always been ahead of the curve and travel is a hot topic of interest, so it makes perfect sense that social media will thrive in this arena," said Kate Koziol, president of K Squared. "Some are using social media as a method of crowd sourcing, some as another communication tool in their arsenal and still others are using it to build community - it is being customized meet a corporation's specific goals."
The GBTA Academy Online Training provides skill building training opportunities taught by experienced, industry professionals offered through a web-enabled, dynamic platform. The 90-minute sessions are designed to increase skills, knowledge and abilities supporting development of GBTA member professional development goals. The platform also provides an opportunity to interact with business travel professionals from around the world and will be archived for future access.
Registration for this event is here.
About K Squared Communications
K Squared Communications is a public relations, social media and marketing firm specializing in finding, refining and promoting positive stories that help clients grow their businesses. Founded in 1997, K Squared Communications is a national entrepreneurial award-winning organization and more information about K Squared is available at http://www.ksqrd.com, via Facebook, Twitter and YouTube or by calling (773) 774-7847.
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K Squared Communications, Inc.
CONTACT: Bryan W. Alaspa, K Squared Communications, +1-773-774-7847, balaspa@ksqrd.com
RE/MAX Realty Franchise Chooses EarthLink Hosted Voice and MPLS Solution in Consultation with Converged Network Services Group
ATLANTA, March 6, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- EarthLink, Inc., (NASDAQ: ELNK),a leading IT services and communications provider, and Converged Network Services Group (CNSG) recently teamed to deliver RE/MAX Allegiance, the number one selling RE/MAX company in the world, an 18-site hosted voice and MPLS network to serve its offices in Maryland, Virginia and the District of Columbia.
CNSG Managing Partner Ali Niroo consulted with RE/MAX Allegiance to thoroughly understand their business needs which included replacement of an outdated phone system with significant maintenance costs and finding an alternative to utilization of a data center that required management by the company's IT staff. CNSG and EarthLink designed a solution that significantly reduces RE/MAX's capital expenditures while updating its services to better fit the company's needs.
"While working with CNSG, it became clear that EarthLink was the best provider to help us streamline our communications and scale for the future," said Brandon Gray, Executive Vice President of Operations for RE/MAX Allegiance. "EarthLink Hosted Voice gives us geographic flexibility, real time disaster recovery options plus a full-featured Hosted IP PBX solution without purchasing expensive equipment that can quickly become obsolete. I'm now able to deploy my IT team onto projects that will positively impact our business instead of monitoring our network."
According to Niroo, EarthLink was the obvious choice. "Providing integrated access to all sites was a big challenge for a company this large, and EarthLink had the MPLS network access options RE/MAX needed," he explained. "EarthLink's ability to deliver MPLS with Class of Service over a dedicated ADSL circuit allowed for lower network access costs without sacrificing performance. With EarthLink's solid engineering team and overlay support, they provide best-in-class network and engineering solutions for large enterprise accounts down to smaller multi-site retail accounts."
EarthLink offers many flexible access choices, from DSL, T1 and DS3 to Ethernet and cable, enabling it to deliver service for its customers at more locations nationwide. The RE/MAX Allegiance solution includes an EarthLink Hosted Voice PBX provided a fully meshed and cost-effective voice and data solution.
"EarthLink is committed to working with partners like CNSG to tailor the best possible solutions for our customers. We are passionate about helping customers like RE/MAX Allegiance streamline and maximize their potential in ways that are scalable for the future," said Michael. D. Toplisek, Executive Vice President of Sales and Marketing.
About EarthLink
EarthLink, Inc. (NASDAQ: ELNK) is a leading IT services and communications provider to more than 150,000 businesses and one million consumers nationwide. EarthLink empowers customers with managed services including cloud computing, managed and private cloud, and virtualization services such as managed hosting and cloud workspace. EarthLink also offers a robust portfolio of IT security; application hosting, colocation and IT support services. The company operates an extensive network spanning 28,800 route fiber miles with 90 metro fiber rings and 4 secure data centers providing ubiquitous nationwide data and voice IP service coverage across more than 90 percent of the country. Founded in 1994, EarthLink's award-winning reputation for outstanding service and product innovation is supported by an experienced team of professionals focused on best-in-class customer care. For more information, visit EarthLink's website at http://www.earthlink.net.
About Converged Network Services Group
Converged Network Services Group (CSNG) is a highly experienced telecommunications consulting firm and Master Agent established to assist enterprise customers in managing their communications infrastructure. The company was founded with the mission of providing competent, objective, and technically sound advice to enterprise customers of all sizes. CNSG provides all of the resources necessary to navigate the complicated telecommunications buying process, from the initial assessment and negotiations through to implementations and ongoing support. For more information, visit http://www.cnsg-usa.com.
About RE/MAX Allegiance
RE/MAX Allegiance is the number one selling RE/MAX Company in the world and one of the top 30 residential real estate brokerages in the United States. The firm has 19 real estate sales offices throughout Maryland, Virginia and the District of Columbia with nearly 700 Sales Associates and employees. Annual real estate sales for 2010 exceeded $2.3 billion on nearly 7,100 transactions. RE/MAX, LLC is a privately-held company, based in Denver, and owner of the RE/MAX brand, trademarks, and proprietary system. RE/MAX, LLC provides franchise support services and access to real estate continuing education to RE/MAX franchises.
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EarthLink, Inc.
CONTACT: Media, Michele Sadwick, +1-404-748-7255, +1-404-769-8421 (mobile), sadwick@corp.earthlink.net; or Investors, Louis Alterman, +1-404-748-7650, +1-678-472-3252 (mobile), altermanlo@corp.earthlink.com
Huntkey Wireless Charging LED Light Is Available Now in Kazakhstan
SHENZHEN, China, March 6, 2013 /PRNewswire/ - Huntkey Enterprise Group, a global professional power supply provider, announced its Wireless Charging LED Light - a household LED smart emergency lighting solution for your life.
We are currently giving out New Year gifts in Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan. Anyone who purchases ten of this can get an extra one for free. Please contact our local distributor for detailed information. The Huntkey wireless charging LED light is available now in Kazakhstan in the following shops:
TOO "WINT" Almaty branch
Almaty Street Kazybaev 3 P office 16
Tel.: 8 (727) 233-69-30
TOO "WINT" Ust-Kamenogorsk
Street Ordzhonikidze 4-38
Tel.: 8 (7232) 240241, 8 (7232) 240206
TOO "WINT" Ust-Kamenogorsk
Street Auezov 39
Tel.: 8 (7232) 252476
The Huntkey wireless charging LED light works as a torch light for emergencies. There are five high illumination LEDs at the front. The five LEDs will turn on immediately after a blackout. It also works as a night light. There is an orange part at the bottom of the charger. This is an auto-sensing night light. When in darkness, it will turn on immediately in case you can not find any torch at hand.
Huntkey Enterprise Group, founded in 1992, is a professional provider that specializes in the development, design, manufacturing and marketing of power supplies. Huntkey's products include power supplies (1W~250KW), power systems, computer cases, universal notebook adapters, power banks, chargers, power supply converters, power strips, LED lights, etc. The industrial parks of Huntkey in Shenzhen, Heyuan and Hefei, which cover a total area of over 750,000 square meters, are now the largest IT manufacturing base in mainland China. Huntkey, with over 8,000 employees, has set up its branch companies in Hong Kong and Japan. Its clients are found all over the world in more than 50 countries and regions, including Lenovo, Dell, Best Buy, Exper, Vestel, Positivo, Durama, Unicoba, DSG, HCL, Carrefour, FPT, Siragon, Olidata, etc.
Industry Entrepreneurs Launch CrowdIt, A New Crowdfunding Site To Drive The 'New American Dream'
CrowdIt takes crowdfunding to the next level with a community focus, peer review and business networking for inventors, innovators, entrepreneurs and dreamers of the next Big Thing
SPRINGFIELD, Mo., March 6, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- CrowdIt (http://www.crowdit.com), the crowdfunding site for the "New American Dream," is launching an entirely new approach to crowdfunding with a clear mission - to extend beyond just funding by incorporating much-needed expert advice, peer review, collaboration and business networking into the core functionality of the site. CrowdIt differs from other sites, because it focuses on tapping the collective power of the crowd to create the support system people need to turn their ideas into a reality.
"Our vision for crowdfunding is about helping people achieve their dreams - be it starting a new business, developing a new invention or creating a technology start-up - and leveraging the power of the crowd beyond just the funding event," said Jason Graf, co-founder and CEO for CrowdIt. "We think the business networking possibilities alone can transform crowdfunding into a true economic engine that is ready to jumpstart new enterprises of all kinds. Obviously, with crowdfunding incorporated into the federal JOBS Act, the government believes it as well."
In the wake of the Great Recession, many Americans, and people around the world, have lost faith in many of the core beliefs that helped build the original American Dream. The real estate and financial services industries imploded, middle-class supporting jobs vanished, the higher-education system is in question, and a drop in confidence has left many people feeling less than hopeful and far from optimistic. The founders of CrowdIt see crowdfunding as an opportunity to re-ignite the core ideals that defined America from its beginning - self-reliance, community, innovation and determination - as a means of re-defining the New American Dream.
CrowdIt's vision for the New American Dream:
1. Maintain the Best Principles of the Original American Dream - be
courageous and honest; possess and demand integrity; work hard.
2. Dare to Dream - be open, don't doubt; think big or small - believe in
yourself.
3. Follow your Intuition - it's underrated and becoming more important to
thrive in today's world.
4. Be Self-reliant - be accountable and responsible; know that big
institutions can't always be counted on.
5. Be Modern - the world is flat and an open global marketplace available to
all; tap the power of the Internet, find and help develop/support your
communities.
6. Give Back - the more you give, the more you get.
7. Take Risk - be smart, but be bold like those who came before you, and
take action!
"Crowdfunding presents a new and exciting opportunity to provide entrepreneurs access to early-stage capital, an important success factor in turning ideas into prosperous business enterprisesthat create new jobs," said Allen Kunkel, associate vice president for Economic Development at Missouri State University. "CrowdIt's approach of including mentoring and networking as part of its overall value proposition speaks to its commitment to facilitating small business development."
CrowdIt is now accepting crowdfunding projects at (http://www.crowdit.com), and projects will go live on the site June 4, 2013 (see today's release entitled "CrowdIt Now Accepting Crowdfunding Proposals. . ."). The company also is contributing $10,000 to the project that reaches the highest amount of funding by Aug. 18, 2013, 75 days after the go-live date.
Share this: #Crowdit launches new #crowdfunding site for the #NewAmericanDream, submit a project at http://www.crowdit.com @dontjustdreamit
About CrowdIt
Based in America's heartland of Springfield, MO, CrowdIt (http://www.crowdit.com) is the crowdfunding site for believers of the New American Dream. Its crowdfunding site goes beyond just funding great ideas, but focuses on supporting success through peer and expert advisory support, business networking and sharing of best practices and knowledge. CrowdIt's belief is that crowdfunding will help drive the next wave in innovation and economic expansion and underpins its mission to support small business growth. A start-up, CrowdIt is privately held and backed by venture capital firm Baron VC. For more information, please visit (http://www.crowdit.com).
CrowdIt Now Accepting Crowdfunding Proposals For The New American Dream, $10,000 Goes To Top Project After June Launch
CrowdIt offers more than just funding - puts the community in charge and offers peer review, expert support and networking to help people around the globe achieve their dreams
SPRINGFIELD, Mo., March 6, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- CrowdIt (http://www.crowdit.com), the crowdfunding site for the "New American Dream," today announced it is accepting projects. The company's focus is helping people not only raise funding for great project ideas, but also tap the power of the crowd to gain feedback, mentoring and networking as a means of achieving their goals and dreams. CrowdIt also announced it will contribute $10,000 to the project that reaches the highest amount of funding by Aug. 18, 2013, 75 days after the CrowdIt site goes live on June 4.
"We believe that crowdfunding is a driving force in redefining the American Dream, and CrowdIt will offer a much richer and interactive experience than today's first-generation crowdfunding sites," said Jason Graf, co-founder and CEO of CrowdIt. "Our mission is to help ordinary people do extraordinary things - to follow their dreams and become part of the fabric of ideals of what we call the 'New American Dream.' Through the power of the crowd, CrowdIt aims to help projects get funded more fully and faster than other competing sites today."
CrowdIt is the crowdfunding site for the inventors, innovators, fledgling entrepreneurs, creative artists, technologists and dreamers of the next "Big Thing." The site's strategy for crowdfunding extends beyond just raising money, but incorporates social interaction, mentoring and business networking to create an empowered community focused on achievement and success. CrowdIt is helping re-define the New American Dream by empowering people - whether individuals pursuing projects, supporters of funding campaigns or business experts and VCs - to play an active and important role in the crowdfunding process.
CrowdIt is Different
CrowdIt's vision is that crowdfunding needs to extend beyond the funding event - exemplified in its tagline, "Don't Just Dream It: CrowdIt!" - to help differentiate it in the market. Its website is architected to offer a new crowdfunding experience and to optimize the crowd in all facets of the site - from project evaluation and acceptance to peer review and networking.
The CrowdIt site includes:
Flexible Funding - CrowdIt offers its Dreamers the flexibility to fund either "all" or "partial" projects based upon the unique needs of the campaign.
Networking - CrowdIt incorporates social networking into its site to encourage mentoring and business-to-business networking. According to economic studies, the number one reason more than half of all U.S. small businesses fail is due to lack of experience - CrowdIt has the vision and strategy to help change that dynamic for all of its project campaigns.
Peer Review - CrowdIt believes in the "power of the crowd" to provide feedback for project proposals, ideas and strategies presented by Dreamers. This community support is a key differentiator for CrowdIt and a missing element in today's first-generation crowdfunding sites.
Inspiration - CrowdIt provides examples, best practices and insights from industry experts to provide the inspiration and knowledge needed to succeed in both crowdfunding and launching a new venture.
Interactivity - CrowdIt is a highly social, interactive and collaborative community site that provides an engaging experience for all who visit and participate in it.
Crowd Power - unlike other crowdfunding sites, CrowdIt is designed to empower the community to drive decisions concerning project review and acceptance, feedback and advice, and input for future features to improve the site.
Champions for Success - CrowdIt is the evangelist for innovation, making a difference and pursuing the New American Dream - the site's focus, design and strategy is centered on encouraging and driving success for Dreamers who are serious about making their dreams come true.
CrowdIt is now accepting crowdfunding projects at (http://www.crowdit.com), and projects will go live on the site June 4, 2013. The company is contributing $10,000 to the project that reaches the highest amount of funding by Aug. 18, 2013, 75 days after the go-live date. For more information, please visit (http://www.crowdit.com).
Share this: Submit a #crowdfunding project to #Crowdit and win #$10,000, @DontJustDreamIt, #CrowdIt at http://www.crowdit.com.
About CrowdIt
Based in America's heartland of Springfield, MO, CrowdIt (http://www.crowdit.com) is the crowdfunding site for believers of the New American Dream. Its crowdfunding site goes beyond just funding great ideas, but focuses on supporting success through peer and expert advisory support, business networking and sharing of best practices and knowledge. CrowdIt's belief is that crowdfunding will help drive the next wave in innovation and economic expansion, and underpins its mission to support small business growth. A start-up, CrowdIt is privately held and backed by venture capital firm Baron VC. For more information, please visit (http://www.crowdit.com).
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Sportsnet Unveils Re-designed Website, Optimized for any Digital Platform
- New sportsnet.ca first and only sports website in Canada using
responsive design -
- State-of-the-art technology married with premium sports content
delivers best-in-class experience across all devices -
- Features include personalization, easy navigation, latest sports
information and analysis from Sportsnet's team of leading writers and
insiders -
TORONTO, March 6, 2013 /CNW/ - Sportsnet, Canada's multiplatform
destination for all things sports, continues its commitment to
providing fans with premium sports content and experiences on the
world's latest devices with a re-designed, world-class website. Now
available, the new sportsnet.ca uses leading-edge technology married with the country's best sports
content to deliver unparalleled functionality and user experience
across smartphones, tablets, laptops and desktops. Sportsnet.ca is the first - and only - sports website in Canada to use this
responsive design.
Sportsnet.ca is designed from a fan's point-of-view so that content is visually
consistent regardless of the platform. The leading-edge site includes a
rebuilt Content Management System (CMS) engine to deliver fast
headlines and best-in-class navigation proven through consumer
research. Over the coming weeks, sportsnet.ca will also introduce MySN - a personalization feature that allows fans
to follow individual players and teams, and customize their headline
news based on their preferences.
Sportsnet.ca is the fastest-growing sports website in the country in terms of unique
visitors - with a 26 per cent average growth rate year-over-year for
2012.*
"It's the ultimate digital sports media experience for the passionate
Canadian fan," said Pary Bell, Vice President and General Manager,
Rogers Digital Media. "It doesn't matter if they're looking for ease
and speed in finding the latest scores or statistics, or if they want a
deep dive into the best sports analysis in the country. Fans are more
empowered than ever to experience sports on their own terms at
sportsnet.ca, on the device of their choice. This exciting new launch
is yet another milestone in solidifying Sportsnet's multiplatform
leadership and commitment to digital offerings."
Key features of the new sportsnet.cainclude:
-- Responsive Design: This state-of-the-art technology makes use
of flexible layouts and images to deliver sports content pages
that detects the visitor's screen size and orientation and
changes the layout accordingly
-- Personalization: Coming in the weeks ahead, fans will be able
to customize their headline news feed to receive relevant
content based on their preferences. Fans will also be able to
follow specific teams, players and fantasy leagues simply and
easily
-- Best-in-class Navigation: Fuelled by fan research, the new
design makes it easy for fans to find the info they want, when
they want it
-- Faster Headlines: Rebuilt with a new CMS engine,
sportsnet.ca now
delivers headline news at lightning-fast speeds, ensuring fans
can stay atop of the action in real time
-- Deeper Stats: With bigger and better data servers than ever
before, sportsnet.ca now
has even more in-depth and sortable data fans can access on
their smartphones, tablets, laptops and desktops.
In addition to the revamped website, Sportsnet also recently launched
its Sportsnet Mobile apps for both the BlackBerry 10 and iOS platforms, with plans to release an Android version for phones and
tablets in the coming weeks. Sportsnet is also currently the first and
only sports media company in Canada to launch a digital subscription
video on-demand service. Sportsnet World Online provides sports fans with exclusive live and on-demand streaming of
premium soccer, cricket, and rugby matches not available anywhere else.
Sportsnet.cafeatures the latest in technology with the most in-depth sports coverage
including exclusive news stories, provocative commentary and
up-to-the-minute videos. The new functionality and enhanced user
experience will provide sports fans with even more stories, more tools,
and more video content directly from their favourite sportsnet.ca writers, such as award-winning journalist Stephen Brunt, Michael
Grange, senior hockey writer Chris Johnston, baseball writer Shi
Davidi, and more - whenever and wherever they want.
*Source: comScore December 2012, sports website category
Sportsnet connects Canadian sports fans to their favourite teams and
athletes, using five platforms: TV, Radio, Print, Online and Mobile.
Sportsnet is Fuelled By Fans, and delivers storytelling on a local,
regional, national and global level. The multiplatform brand consists
of Sportsnet, sportsnet.ca, Sportsnet 590 The FAN, Sportsnet 960 The
FAN, Sportsnet magazine, Sportsnet Mobile and the Hockey Central app on iPad and
Playbook. Sportsnet is the Canadian leader in NHL and MLB television
broadcasts and is home to 162 Toronto Blue Jays games, plus MLB
Playoffs and the World Series. Sportsnet is an official licensed
broadcaster of the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil(TM) and also offers an exciting sports lineup including the NFL, the
Memorial Cup, Ultimate Fighting Championship(®, )Grand Slam of Curling, IndyCar, the Rogers Cup tennis tournament, and
extensive soccer programming including Barclays Premier League, UEFA
Champions League, UEFA Europa League, MLS Vancouver Whitecaps FC,
CONCACAF and Canadian national team matches for men and women. Connected is the network's nightly news program, providing regional and national
coverage of the day's events in the world of sports.
SOURCE Sportsnet
Sportsnet
CONTACT: Jennifer Neziol, jennifer.neziol@sportsnet.rogers.com, (w) 416.764.6361, (m) 416.275.9182
Sebastian Gatica, sebastian.gatica@sportsnet.rogers.com, (w) 416.764.6368, (m) 416.710.9953
Jennifer Cram, jennifer.cram@sportsnet.rogers.com, (w) 416.764.6364, (m) 416.804.1683
HONG KONG, March 6, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Since its establishment in 2007, JJ's House (jjshouse.com) has been one of the most appealing online destinations for international customers searching for tailored dresses. Dedicated to providing high-quality dresses at lower prices, JJ's House has been offering worldwide customers wonderful shopping experiences.
Already a top-five China-based foreign trade company for exporting dresses, at the beginning of 2013 JJ's House released its newest prom dresses for the upcoming prom season. With an exquisite selection and incredible variety of curve-hugging prom dresses, teenagers and young girls can rest assured that they will find the most suitable dress and feel like a true princess at their school proms.
All designing, sampling and sewing work on these prom dresses are performed only by master tailors in China. JJ's House guarantees that only fabrics of superior quality are used, including selective satin, chiffon, taffeta, organza and charmeuse. Whether customers are seeking a radical transformation as to be coldly charming and cozily matured at their big moments, or if they looking to remain approachable like a next-door girl, they will find JJ's House to be like a magical wardrobe that satisfies any of their whims. Each garment is available in 28 choices of colors from bold fuchsia to low-key dark-navy. Tailoring the dresses in accordance with customers' personal tastes is also offered.
Bearing in mind the motto "Your fashion, our passion", JJ's House places customers first. Five fabric swatches are purchasable free of shipping charge, with 28 fabrics in different colors in each swatch, offering a wide range of choices and helping to meet customers' special tastes. Online sales representatives are ready with answers to any questions customers may have. Feel free to start a quick live chat.
Supported by sophisticated logistics management, JJ's House makes sure an order is delivered in no more than 14 days upon the completion of the order. JJ's House also offers the best after-sale service in the industry. If size deviation is found exceeding an inch, reimbursement can be requested with proof from local tailors.
Once a special prom dress is ordered, don't hesitate to take a look at other special dresses that may lead you to the center of the attention. With over 7,000 sleek dresses at lower prices, JJ's House aims to be world's strongest supplier of prom dresses and other special occasion dresses. JJ's House is looking forward to witnessing customers' special moments and adding to their glories.
Overstock.com Opens Additional Warehouse in Hebron, Ky.
New Warehouse to Reduce Supply Chain Costs and Streamline Customer Returns
SALT LAKE CITY, March 6, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Overstock.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: OSTK) recently opened a distribution and returns facility in Hebron, Ky. This second facility, located in the Tri-State area outside of Cincinnati, Ohio, will receive product returns and handle outbound shipments. Overstock.com officials say this additional distribution facility will reduce the time for resolution and refunds for customer returns. Outbound shipment times will also see improvement for customers located in the eastern United States.
The Kentucky warehouse initially brings 22 jobs to the area, with 50 additional jobs expected by December.
"Speed to the customer is forefront on our minds," states Jonathan Johnson, Overstock.com's acting chief executive officer. "Overstock.com is investing in its supply chain to get product to and from customers more quickly and to remain customer-centric."
Overstock.com's primary warehouse will remain in Salt Lake City, Utah.
About Overstock.com
Overstock.com (NASDAQ: OSTK) is an online discount retailer based in Salt Lake City, Utah that sells a broad range of products including furniture, rugs, bedding, electronics, clothing, jewelry and cars. Worldstock.com, a fair trade department dedicated to selling artisan-crafted products from around the world offers additional unique items. Main Street Revolution supports small businesses across the United States by providing them a national customer base. A recent Nielsen State of the Media: Consumer Usage Report placed Overstock.com among the top five most visited mass merchandiser websites. The NRF Foundation/American Express Customer Choice Awards ranks Overstock.com #4 in customer service among all U.S. retailers. Overstock.com sells internationally under the name O.co. Overstock.com (http://www.overstock.com and http://www.o.co) regularly posts information about the company and other related matters under Investor Relations on its website.
Overstock.com®, O.co®, Worldstock Fair Trade® and Club O Rewards® are registered trademarks of Overstock.com, Inc. O.info(TM), Club O(TM), Club O Dollars(TM) and Your Savings Engine(TM) are trademarks of Overstock.com, Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
This press release contains certain 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. Such forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements regarding reduced shipment, refund and customer resolution times, the number of jobs created, and the company's focus. Our Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012, our subsequent quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, or any amendments thereto, and our other subsequent filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission identify important factors that could cause our actual results to differ materially from those contained in our projections, estimates or forward-looking statements.
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Overstock.com, Inc.
CONTACT: Media, Kirstie Burden, Overstock.com, Inc., +1-801-947-3116, kirstie@overstock.com, or Investors, Kevin Moon, Overstock.com, Inc., +1-801-947-3282, kmoon@overstock.com
Meteor Entertainment(TM) Launches HAWKEN(TM) with Opscode
Deploys Opscode Hosted Chef(TM) to Automate Configuration of Cloud Infrastructure Powering Anticipated Free-to-Play Game, Bringing Hundreds of Amazon EC2 Servers into Production in Only Six Hours
SEATTLE, March 6, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Opscode(®), the leader in cloud infrastructure automation, today announced that Meteor Entertainment deployed Opscode Hosted Chef(TM) to automate configuration management for the Amazon EC2 infrastructure powering its highly-anticipated, free-to-play first-person shooter game HAWKEN. Using Hosted Chef, a single Meteor system engineer delivered the entire production and staging infrastructure for the late 2012 international open beta of HAWKEN in only six hours, a feat that would have taken at least five additional engineers to accomplish without Hosted Chef.
Meteor Entertainment is a free-to-play game publisher whose most recent game, HAWKEN, developed by Adhesive Games(TM), was called, "a beautiful and competent shooter," by PC Gamer. Meteor runs a primarily Windows-based, Amazon EC2 cloud environment for its development and staging operations, including a sophisticated application stack for creating and delivering its game products. As the company prepared to launch HAWKEN's open beta in 20 countries simultaneously on December 12, 2012, it needed a scalable automation platform capable of delivering fully configured, highly consistent cloud infrastructure with minimal management.
"Launching HAWKEN was our biggest and most important project to date, with widespread high expectations in the gaming community, a tight timeline, and major infrastructure requirements," said Sarah Novotny, CIO, Meteor Entertainment. "Amazon solved the problem of compute capacity, while Hosted Chef made sure we got the maximum performance and value out of our cloud investment. Chef is a force multiplier that enables us to accomplish so much more than we could without it."
"If you've played HAWKEN, you know it's awesome. If you haven't played it yet, you really need to," said Adam Jacob, Chief Customer Officer, Opscode. "Meteor's use of Hosted Chef to configure such a large, demanding environment in Amazon EC2 proves Chef is battle-tested for the biggest infrastructure challenges around."
Meteor Entertainment had been using Hosted Chef successfully for months to automate the configuration of its infrastructure during HAWKEN's development. Using a customized version of Opscode's Knife API plugin for Amazon EC2, Meteor was able to spin up or down hundreds of servers on any given day as it pushed toward HAWKEN's open beta, freeing engineering resources for game development and testing. Hosted Chef provided Meteor with 'recipes' and 'cookbooks' of reusable code that can be easily and repeatedly used to configure new servers in minutes and ensure maximum consistency across the company's entire infrastructure.
For detailed information on how Meteor Entertainment uses Hosted Chef and the results the company achieved, please read the case study here.
About Opscode
Opscode is the leader in cloud infrastructure automation. Opscode helps companies of all sizes develop fully automated server infrastructures that scale easily and predictably; can be quickly rebuilt in any environment; and save developers and systems engineers time and money. Opscode's team is comprised of web infrastructure experts responsible for building and operating some of the world's largest websites and cloud computing platforms. More information can be found at http://www.opscode.com.
About Meteor Entertainment(TM)
Based in Seattle, Meteor Entertainment is focused on successfully publishing free-to-play games globally, with an emphasis on compelling content and setting the standard for customer service and community engagement. Meteor Entertainment's first title, HAWKEN, developed by Adhesive Games, entered Open Beta on December 12, 2012 (12.12.12). To learn more about Meteor Entertainment, visit http://www.meteor-ent.com.
Press Contact
For Opscode:
Lucas Welch
lucas@opscode.com
206-745-0000
For Meteor Entertainment:
Shannon Gerritzen
(253) 905-3478
Shannon.gerritzen@meteor-ent.com
Online resource helps Upstate New York entrepreneurs connect with additional startup support
BUFFALO, N.Y., March 6, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Launch NY (http://www.launchny.org), a non-profit organization which devotes financial and managerial resources to accelerating the growth of high-potential startups in order to create jobs in the region, has teamed with a variety of cross-regional economic development and entrepreneurial support organizations to introduce IdeaCrossing® to Upstate New York (http://www.ideacrossing.org/uny). This free online resource is being offered to help Upstate New York's startup community make connections with in-region and national resources and other long-term business opportunities. The tool is being promoted in conjunction with organizations committed to supporting and advancing entrepreneurship in the region including the Erie County Industrial Development Agency (ECIDA), the New York State Center of Excellence in Bioinformatics & Life Sciences at the University of Buffalo, Tompkins County Area Development (TCAD) and the Entrepreneurship and Innovation Institute (EII) of the Samuel Curtis Johnson Graduate School of Management at Cornell University.
"Upstate New York's startup communities already have access to incredibly strong assets," says John Seman, CEO, Launch NY. "IdeaCrossing can improve the visibility of those resources, allowing early-stage companies to more easily find the support they need."
IdeaCrossing is a web-based resource designed to create connections that build businesses. Interested participants decide which description fits them best - entrepreneur, investor, service provider or business mentor. After completing a brief registration and business profile, users can immediately begin to participate in the online entrepreneurial community.
"IdeaCrossing is a natural complement to Buffalo's entrepreneurial development efforts," says Marnie LaVigne, Associate Vice President of Economic Development at University at Buffalo. "Connections and collaboration are critical elements to our region's entrepreneurial success, and online resources are powerful because they have the ability to foster connections that might otherwise not happen because of time constraints or geographic limitations."
Whether an entrepreneur is interested in being matched to new business mentors or potential investors, accessing a regional directory of service providers or inviting existing advisors to collaborate privately online, this free tool is designed to quickly expand entrepreneurial engagement with the startup ecosystem.
IdeaCrossing includes valuable features such as:
-- A business profile generator that creates a downloadable,
presentation-quality document based on the information submitted to
IdeaCrossing. This Business Profile is automatically updated as an
entrepreneur evolves his or her business description online
-- Workspaces which are virtual collaboration areas where entrepreneurs can
invite trusted advisors and request online feedback, securely share
documents and obtain referrals to others who can help advance their
business
-- A proprietary matching engine that matches entrepreneurs with
prospective investors and business mentors
-- A searchable service provider directory of regional assets such as
universities, economic development organizations, chambers, foundations
and professional service providers
-- A resource center containing an array of entrepreneurial support content
and resources, including member-submitted articles, white papers, news
stories and a geographically-searchable calendar of entrepreneur-related
events
"IdeaCrossing is a robust entrepreneurial resource that's completely free for anyone interested in this space to leverage," says Heather Filiberto, Director of Economic Development Services at Tompkins County Area Development. "Investors can use IdeaCrossing to privately and securely find deal flow specific to their interests, while universities, economic development organizations, foundations, professional service providers, and other support services can showcase what they offer in one place, ensuring entrepreneurs can find them."
About Launch NY
Founded in 2011, Launch NY is a non-profit development organization dedicated to accelerating economic and entrepreneurial growth across the upstate region, including Buffalo, Rochester, Ithaca, Syracuse and Binghamton. Launch NY was created based on a program created by Cleveland-based Jumpstart Inc., an organization that has provided critical support to early stage companies that have gone on to generate $340 million in revenue, helped create or retain 2,600 jobs and attracted more than $500 million in investment capital.
About Erie County Industrial Development Agency
The ECIDA, is a public benefit corporation created in 1970 by an act of the New York State Legislature to promote and assist private sector industrial / business development thereby advancing job opportunities and economic well-being to the people of Erie County. Our mission is to provide the resources that encourage investment, innovation, growth and global competitiveness - creating a successful business climate that improves the quality of life for the residents of the region.
About the New York State Center of Excellence in Bioinformatics & Life Sciences at UB
The mission of the University at Buffalo's New York State Center of Excellence in Bioinformatics and Life Sciences (CoE) is to foster economic development by connecting university resources with life sciences and high-tech industry through funding, research and development support, programming, and education, with the goal of helping companies find business solutions, accelerate new ideas, and grow. This technology-based economic development mission is complemented by the CoE's efforts to support the advancement of new discoveries in science that seek better ways of preventing and managing disease and improving lives.
About Tompkins County Area Development, Inc.
Tompkins County Area Development, Inc. (TCAD) is a private, not-for-profit organization founded in 1964 that provides the Ithaca area with innovative services to strengthen the economy. TCAD is dedicated to building a thriving and sustainable economy that improves the quality of life in Tompkins County by fostering the growth of business and employment.
About the Entrepreneurship and Innovation Institute (EII) of Johnson at Cornell University
The mission of Johnson's Entrepreneurship and Innovation Institute is to foster the three most critical components of entrepreneurship and innovation: knowledge, networking, and opportunity. Together, these three interrelated components form a robust, comprehensive menu for engagement among all current and aspiring stakeholders in our entrepreneurship and innovation ecosystem: students, faculty, researchers, alumni, inventors, investors, advisors, and mentors.
About IdeaCrossing
IdeaCrossing is a free online community available to all individuals and organizations with an interest in supporting and promoting entrepreneurial activity. IdeaCrossing helps entrepreneurs efficiently collaborate with their advisors and find the assistance and investment capital they need to grow their promising ventures. IdeaCrossing creates connections that build businesses.
SOURCE IdeaCrossing
IdeaCrossing
CONTACT: John Seman, +1-888-543-3250, Launch NY, jseman@launchny.org; or Tiffan Clark, IdeaCrossing, +1-216-363-3416, tiffan.clark@jumpstartinc.org
Home Hub Burst Device Enables Free Internet in the Home, Further Disrupting $100 Billion DSL and Cable Industry
LOS ANGELES, March 6, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- FreedomPop, America's new free Internet company, today announced the public availability of its new Burst home router device, offering 100 percent free high-speed Internet in the home or small office. FreedomPop's new home broadband device provides speeds faster than typical DSL and comparable with most major cable providers. The Burst wireless modem router is $89 and requires no additional installation requirements, contracts or cancellation fees, and can connect up to 10 devices wirelessly.
"Major broadband providers are charging in excess of $500 per year for home Internet, and continuing to raise their prices - leaving consumers desperate for ways to cut down on their monthly bills for home Internet," said Stephen Stokols, FreedomPop's CEO. "FreedomPop's early success in the wireless market has put us in position to offer home broadband users significantly discounted alternatives."
FreedomPop home users will receive 1 GB of free data each month and can earn unlimited data by adding friends to their network via email and social media networks, and engaging in partner promotions. The company also offers heavier data users a variety of cost-effective plans, starting at under $10 per month - 80 percent cheaper than today's DSL or cable offerings.
FreedomPop's free wireless Internet model brings a new level of competition not seen in the US broadband market to date. Unlike most European markets, capped data plans for lighter consumption are not available in the US, leaving consumers to sign up for unlimited plans that can range from $45 to $60 per month.
About FreedomPop
Founded in 2011, FreedomPop is America's new telecoms company backed by Mangrove Capital, DCM and Skype Founder Niklas Zennstom's Atomico. Its aim is to provide disruptive Internet services ensuring that no one is left off the "connected grid." FreedomPop launched its free broadband service on Clearwire's 4G network earlier this year and is scheduled to go live with Sprint in early 2013. Visit http://www.FreedomPop.com for more information.
Tetherboard Receives Bluetooth SIG "Breakthrough of the Year" Award For Tethercell Bluetooth-Powered Battery Adapter
Tethercell Scores Top Honors at Mobile World Congress For Innovative Bluetooth Design
LOS ANGELES, March 6, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Tetherboard (http://www.tetherboard.com), the creator of the Tethercell, announces its "Breakthrough Prototype of The Year" award from the Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG). The ceremony, held at Mobile World Congress 2013, recognized innovative applications of Bluetooth technology. With more than 300 award submissions, Tethercell won both its Prototype Category and the overall prize of "Breakthrough of the Year" in Bluetooth innovation.
Designed by aerospace engineers, Tethercell is an app-enabled battery adapter allowing users to control and measure AA-battery-operated devices from their smartphone or tablet via Bluetooth. Using the mobile app users can power on/off devices at will or schedule a time for devices to turn on or stay off, all at the press of a button.
"If you ever find yourself questioning whether you turned the baby monitor on or not, the Tethercell eliminates the need to tip-toe back into a room where a sleeping baby (or child) may be," said Trey Madhyastha, Co-Founder, Tertherboard. "Eventually we'd like to get it to the point where we can incorporate a rechargeable battery with location and battery life measurement components all-in-one. Bluetooth Smart enables all kinds of possibilities for uses tethered to our mobile devices."
NEW: The Tethercell App now includes a "locate" feature that will enable users to find their battery-operated devices by measuring Bluetooth signals within a given range.
Tetherboard continues to fund and improve its product, and has 48 days to get community support. Tethercell at http://www.indiegogo.com/tethercell, where contributors can be the first to try Tethercell technology. App developers are also welcome to create their own applications for the product.
About Tetherboard
Founded in 2012 by design engineers Trey Madhyastha and Kellan O'Connor, Tetherboard applies its collective experience of more than 20 years in the mechanical design and aerospace industries to conceptualize and produce intelligently designed consumer products. Tetherboard's first product, Tethercell, is a triple-A battery operated adapter to function in AA-powered devices. Using the power of Bluetooth Smart, the adapter can transmit battery consumption data, have schedule on/off times for battery powered devices and turn on/off devices at the touch of a virtual button using the companion app.
CONTACT:
Ronjini Mukhopadhyay
PR for Tetherboard
Email
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Redbana Launches the Bristia Content Update to Baroque Era MMORPG Granado Espada Online
The Next Chapter of the Age of Exploration Unveils New Characters, Story Arcs and Zones
LOS ANGELES, March 6, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Redbana (http://www.t3fun.com), a publisher of free-to-play online games, today announced the launch of Bristia, the largest content update to Granado Espada Online, a Baroque Era MMORPG. Bristia introduces the lives of eight new characters with more missions, quest lines and the official opening to the once off-limits town of Kielce.
"The magic of Granado Espada lies within each of its characters," said Jun Kim, CEO of Redbana. "A lot of thought goes into the background of every character we introduce. Their past gives deeper meaning to their combat styles and their contribution of being a vital part of the overall story arc. We have more than 100 of these playable characters that can be mixed and matched in your party of three as you explore the New World."
The Bristia Update Features:
-- New Characters: Introducing eight new characters including Barrel the
drunken veteran of Kielce and Heyran, leader of the underground Bristian
Liberation Army.
-- New Zones: The gates are open to the Town of Kielce, the epicenter of
trade, commerce and government.
-- New Missions: It's survival of the fittest with The Kielce Back Alley
and Night Battle Missions.
-- New Quests: The "Return of the Heroes" quest brings back exiled Bristian
freedom fighters to the world. The catalysts to the Bristian uprising
starts with this quest.
Set during the fictionalized European Age of Exploration, Granado Espada's dramatic visuals are complemented withdynamic and fast-paced action with unique player vs. player battles, including a dueling system and the treacherous Baron Mode.
Granado Espada's multi-character control adds a layer of game play depth, challenging player strategy techniques by mixing and matching a party of three, choosing from several character class archetypes.
Formed in April 2008, Redbana Corporation is the North American publishing arm of leading videogame developer and publisher, T3 Entertainment. Redbana operates through its video game portal, T3Fun.com, which also includes the titles Hellgate, Mythos and Wyd. Redbana aims to take place among the elite interactive entertainment studios in the North American market by offering the most high-quality and entertaining online games in the world that appeal to a wide audience of consumers.
Contact Information:
Tommy Williams
PR for Redbana
Email
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LoanMD Announces Crowdfunding Campaign for the First Fully Automated Loan Modification Software
- LoanMD software aims to save homeowners from foreclosure and drive positive momentum for the housing market and economy; Housing entrepreneur and expert, Moose Scheib, Asks For Community Support to Deliver Economic Freedom for Homeowners at Indiegogo.com/LoanMD
DETROIT, March 6, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, LoanMD announced its crowdfunding initiative on Indiegogo (http://www.Indiegogo.com/LoanMD). LoanMD will be the first fully automated do-it-yourself loan workout platform designed to arm every homeowner with the ability to refinance, modify or exit their loan situation, giving homeowners financial options rather than becoming a victim of bank foreclosure.
According to CoreLogic, more than 10 million residential properties are in a negative equity (underwater) situation and more than 15 million homeowners qualify for reduced payments or other exit strategies, but don't know where to begin. LoanMD is stepping in where government and banks cannot, creating a simplified automated system with the ability to allow homeowners to process loan workouts quickly at a low cost.
"LoanMD will be the TurboTax for the loan industry," says Moose Scheib, CEO of LoanMod.com. "Millions of people are being put out of their homes in foreclosures. After years of working in a failing housing market, we realized the only way that we can help more people is to educate the community and create an automated system that was easy to use. LoanMD will help banks and homeowners process modifications quickly, empowering homeowners and saving them thousands of dollars that are usually spent in this process. We are asking the public to come together as a community to support LoanMD and get millions of people back into safe and affordable housing situations."
Leading software design company, Menlo Innovations, will develop LoanMD. LoanMD will be an easy-to-use, intuitive software that will guide homeowners through a loan modification application while providing loan education and solutions, which also consider their bank's capabilities and restrictions. It is tailored for each homeowner based on their state laws. The software license will be around $399 for the public and will be available for free to military, veterans and public school teachers.
To learn more and support LoanMD, visit its page here: http://www.Indiegogo.com/LoanMD. Follow the LoanMD initiative on Twitter @LoanMD and Facebook. To share with your community and support the movement toward economic recovery use the hashtag #watchlikegive.
About LoanMD
LoanMD is a subsidiary of LoanMod.com. LoanMD is licensed online software designed to guide and educate homeowners to self-modify their mortgages. The LoanMD software enables homeowners to facilitate their own loan modifications, short sale, property tax appeal, cash for keys, settlement and walk away's in safe, secure and legal way directly with their bank.
Media Contact:
Ronjini Mukhopadhyay
PR for LoanMD
Email
(949) 295-9779
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Sony Entertainment Network's Music Unlimited Service Now Live In Mexico
The Cloud-Based Digital Music Service Is Now Available in 18 Countries Worldwide
FOSTER CITY, Calif., March 6, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Sony Network Entertainment International today announced that the company's cloud-based digital music subscription service, Music Unlimited, is now live in Mexico. Available in 18 countries across the world, the Music Unlimited service offers on-demand access to an ever-expanding global catalog of over 18 million licensed tracks(1) from all major and many leading independent labels across an array of devices including PlayStation®3 computer entertainment systems, PlayStation®Vita portable entertainment systems, Android(TM) smartphones and tablets, iPhone®, PCs, and many more.
"We know music fans in Mexico have been waiting for our high quality subscription service for some time so we're thrilled to bring them the Music Unlimited service," said Michael Aragon, Vice President and General Manager of Global Digital Video and Music Services at Sony Network Entertainment International. "Beyond instant access to the latest hits, the Music Unlimited service enhances music discovery delivering access to every music genre -- all for about the monthly price of a single album."
Through the Access (USD$4.49)(2) and Premium (USD$8.99)(3) monthly subscription plans, the Music Unlimited service allows customers to enjoy a unified digital music experience across multiple devices in the home and on the go. Whether customers enjoy music from their libraries, personal playlists, or pre-programmed channels, the Music Unlimited service follows them to any destination without the hassle of syncing or signing into multiple accounts.
The Music Unlimited Service Features:
-- The Music Unlimited service is a cloud-based streaming service with no
digital files, so there is no need to sync a device. Customers can
access the library of licensed music anywhere, anytime on any PC
(Windows or Mac OS), Android mobile devices including Sony Xperia(TM)
smartphones and tablets, Apple's iPhone and iPod® touch, PlayStation 3
(PS3(TM)) computer entertainment systems, PlayStation Vita (PS Vita)
portable entertainment systems, Sony BRAVIA® HDTVs, Blu-ray Disc(TM)
devices, and Sony Walkman®.
-- With an always-growing global library of over 18 million licensed tracks
including all of the major labels and many independent and local labels,
the Music Unlimited service gives access to the latest hits, local
favorites, and timeless classics.
-- Designed for easy management and discovery, the Music Unlimited service
features pre-selected music channels based on genre, era, or mood.
Customers can build personal playlists, add a playlist based on their
favorite artist, or add music to their libraries across any compatible
device.
-- The Music Unlimited service is always available even if a network
isn't(4). With the offline playback feature for Android devices and PS
Vita, customers can listen to select songs added to offline playlists
when not online, insuring that they're never caught without a
soundtrack.
-- Customers can rest assured that their listening enjoyment will never be
interrupted by advertisements or the inability to skip unwanted songs.
With the addition of Mexico, the Music Unlimited service is available in 18 countries including (in order of launch): United Kingdom, Ireland, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, United States, Australia, New Zealand, Denmark, Finland, Norway, Sweden, Canada, Belgium, Netherlands, and Japan.
Working with Omnifone to license music with rights holders in Mexico and across the world, the Music Unlimited service delivers instant access to local and global hits as well as a deep catalog of tracks including classics, one hit wonders, and just about everything else.
About the Music Unlimited service
The Music Unlimited service is a cloud-based digital music service that hosts a global catalog of over 18 million licensed songs including all major US labels, leading independent labels, and major publishers worldwide. Originally launched in December 2010, the Music Unlimited service is available on a wide range of Sony and non-Sony connected devices. With its breadth of available devices and regional reach, along with the depth of its music catalog, the Music Unlimited service is the ultimate music subscription service for users who want to play their music whenever and wherever. For more information, please visit: http://sonyentertainmentnetwork.com/music-unlimited.
About Sony Entertainment Network
Sony Entertainment Network is the ultimate destination for digital music, movies, games and more. All through the convenience of a single account, Sony Entertainment Network is a global comprehensive network platform that unifies Sony's digital entertainment experience across a growing ecosystem of Sony and non-Sony devices. Additional information about Sony Entertainment Network can be found by visiting: blog.sonyentertainmentnetwork.com, http://www.sonyentertainmentnetwork.com, http://www.facebook.com/sonyentertainment, and http://www.twitter.com/sonyentnet.
Robin Schultz Greg Belloni
Voce Communications Sony Network Entertainment
650-291-7809 650-295-6446
rschultz@vocecomm.com greg.belloni@am.sony.com
1 Number of tracks available from
catalog varies by country and
may be less.
2 Access subscription is USD$4.99
(US customers), CAD$4.99,
BPS4.99, EUR4.99, DKK 49.00,
NOK 49.00, SEK 49.00, AU$7.99,
and NZ$8.49 per month (Access
subscription tier is not
available in Japan).
3 Premium subscription is
USD$9.99 (US customers),
CAD$9.99, BPS9.99, EUR9.99,
DKK89.00, NOK 89.00, SEK
89.00, AU$12.99, NZ$13.99, and
JPY 980 per month
4 Select devices only.
SOURCE Sony Network Entertainment International
ViaSat Sets Guinness World Records Title for the Highest Capacity Satellite
Satellite Internet from Exede continues to collect recognition for innovation and performance
CARLSBAD, Calif., March 6, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The ViaSat-1 satellite that powers Exede(®) Internet service has earned a Guinness World Records® title as the highest-capacity communications satellite in the world. At the time of its launch in October 2011 by ViaSat Inc. (NASDAQ: VSAT), ViaSat-1 had more capacity than all of the other communication satellites covering North America combined.
The record confirms that ViaSat-1 provides the most total throughput capacity over the U.S. and Canada - 100 times the capacity of a typical Ku-band satellite and 10 times the throughput of any Ka-band satellite launched prior to ViaSat-1. Combined with the company's innovative ground system, the new system is transforming the economics and quality of service offered by satellite Internet service. In addition to powering the 12 Mbps Exede Internet service, ViaSat-1 will provide the bandwidth for a new generation of enterprise services, including in-flight broadband for commercial aviation.
"The Guinness World Records title is an important recognition of our breakthrough technology and a testament to the work done by our team of innovators," said Mark Dankberg, chairman and CEO of ViaSat. "Best of all, it's allowing us to deliver on our commitment to provide a high quality customer experience for satellite broadband service."
Since its introduction in January 2012, Exede Internet has signed on more than 200,000 subscribers. Approximately 40 percent of those customers have switched from slower DSL, cable, and wireless services.
This new record marks the second major recognition for the Exede satellite Internet service and ViaSat-1 satellite in as many weeks. In the annual FCC benchmarking report, 2013 Measuring Broadband America, Exede service led all Internet providers in surpassing advertised speeds. According to the report, performance testing among DSL, cable, fiber, and satellite showed 90 percent of ViaSat subscribers received 140 percent or better of the advertised speed of 12 Mbps (download speeds) during peak periods and 161 percent of advertised upload speeds.
ViaSat delivers fast, secure communications, Internet, and network access to virtually any location for consumers, governments, enterprise, and the military. The company offers fixed and mobile satellite network services including Exede by ViaSat, which features ViaSat-1, the world's highest capacity satellite; service to more than 1,750 mobile platforms, including Yonder(®) Ku-band mobile Internet; satellite broadband networking systems; and network-centric military communication systems and cybersecurity products for the U.S. and allied governments. ViaSat also offers communication system design and a number of complementary products and technologies. Based in Carlsbad, California, ViaSat employs over 2,500 people in a number of locations worldwide for technology development, customer service, and network operations.
Safe Harbor Statement
This press release contains forward-looking statements that are subject to the safe harbors created under the Securities Act of 1933 and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Forward looking statements include statements about providing bandwidth for a new generation of enterprise services. Readers are cautioned that actual results could differ materially from those expressed in any forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause actual results to differ include the ability to successfully develop, introduce, and sell new products and enhancements; contractual problems; product defects; manufacturing issues or delays; regulatory issues; technologies not being developed according to anticipated schedules, or that do not perform according to expectations; increased competition; and other factors affecting the communications industry generally. In addition, please refer to the risk factors contained in ViaSat's SEC filings available at http://www.sec.gov, including ViaSat's most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date on which they are made. ViaSat undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements for any reason.
Exede and Yonder are registered trademarks of ViaSat Inc.
CAMBRIDGE, England and RENO, Nevada, March 6, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --
'Real-time' Network Profiling & Scenario Generation for Use in Application
Development and Testing
INE Profiler, released by iTrinegy [http://www.itrinegy.com ], enables organizations
to accurately record the various network conditions that their applications are
encountering in their existing production network. This information can then be used to
easily recreate highly realistic simulated network environments (network scenarios) in
which any new application (or version) they are developing, testing or considering
deploying can be thoroughly tested.
INE Profiler
[http://www.itrinegy.com/index.php/products/network-emulators/ine-profiler ] has been
designed to answer the question 'What are the characteristics of our own live network?'
and examines the actual traffic, both in terms of volume and type running over the network
to determine the network's characteristics. Using its real-time network packet analysis
capability, INE Profiler provides information on overall network traffic, network response
times (latency), bandwidth utilization, data loss and jitter.
This unique approach is far superior to the use of Ping and SNMP techniques deployed
by some network "characterisers", as ping packets are a poor substitute for real
application packets which are likely to have QoS processing applied to them. Additionally,
being a passive device, INE Profiler does not add its own overhead to the network load and
therefore does not distort the accuracy of the network profile being generated.
"If you want to understand how your new applications will perform when rolled out into
your production network then the best way is to carry out comprehensive pre-deployment
testing in the most realistic network conditions possible," says Frank Puranik, Product
Director for iTrinegy. "And not just any network, but a replication of the your own
network, one that's secure, accurate and repeatable, so no matter what changes need to be
made over the years, you have the tools to accommodate the changing IT of your
organisation."
INE Profiler analyses the network traffic by extracting the network characteristics
within a live networked environment, creating "network scenarios" for use with iTrinegy
Network Emulator [http://www.itrinegy.com/index.php/products/network-emulators ] products.
In addition to generation of realistic network scenarios, INE Profiler has an highly
intuitive widget-based GUI that provides extensive graphing capabilities for showing
exactly what is happening on the network and as a result the user can easily see network
conditions such as delays, latencies etc without being bogged down in detailed packet
analysis.
With the continuing interest in migration to the Cloud, Virtualization, Data Center
Consolidation [http://www.itrinegy.com/index.php/solutions/by-task/it-transformation ] as
well as new application deployments, customers are looking to make significant changes to
the way in which applications are being delivered to their end-users: the data collected
by the INE Profiler helps to build up an accurate profile of a customer's network usage
and conditions. This allows for base-lining of both the network and applications traffic
in order to later reconstruct a very realistic replication of the network environment.
INE Profiler comes in three versions; full rackmount, short-depth rackmount and a
desktop version for analysis on the go) depending on your network link speed requirements
(10Mbps up to 1 Gbps).
Frank concludes "INE Profiler is a powerful complementary technology for our INE
family of network emulators, helping to make the whole process of application performance
testing as simple and realistic as possible."
iTrinegy Products:
Network Emulation Products: iTrinegy's Network Emulator (INE) family of products
recreates a wide variety of network characteristics that enable companies to develop and
test their applications before roll-out.
Networked Application Performance Monitoring Products: iTrinegy's AppQoS
[http://www.itrinegy.com/index.php/products/network-application-monitors/appqos ]
Application Performance Monitoring products have enabled many companies to identify, in
real time, the causes of poor applications and network performance as well as provide data
for capacity planning/management and vital necessary usage information for those migrating
to the cloud.
About iTrinegy: iTrinegy develops products that enable organizations to address the
whole Networked Application Performance Lifecycle(TM) from initial design & development,
through testing, QA, to production rollout and on-going performance monitoring. Many
leading organizations deploy iTrinegy technology including Alcatel, Aviva, BlackRock, BT,
HP, General Dynamics, IBM, Lockheed Martin, Logica, Raytheon, Thomson Reuters,
Schlumberger, Starbucks, and Unisys. iTrinegy has offices in the USA and UK together with
a select network of specialist resellers. For more information, please visit http://www.itrinegy.com
Press Contact: Debra Wilkins, PR Manager, iTrinegy
Tel USA: +1-888-448-4366
Tel UK: +44-(0)845-226-1900
Email: debra.wilkins@itrinegy.com
Web: http://www.itrinegy.com
Mission Linen Supply Selects DecisionPoint Systems To Build Comprehensive Paperless, Mobile Customer Interface Program
20-Route Pilot Program to Begin in California
IRVINE, Calif., March 6, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- DecisionPoint(TM) Systems, Inc. (OTCBB: DPSI), a leading provider and integrator of Enterprise Mobility and Wireless Applications, announced today the launch of a pilot program to create and install a comprehensive paperless mobile customer interface solution for Mission Linen Supply. The custom-built, end-to-end enterprise program will outfit all of Mission Linen's drivers, dispatchers and office support personnel with mobile devices that automate and replace their current paper-based system for all their operations including deliveries, invoicing, ordering, real-time communications and customer support.
The pilot program, the second part of a multi-phase, three-year contract, will cover the approximately 20 industrial and commercial routes operated from Santa Barbara, CA, the corporate base of privately-held Mission Linen Supply. Mission Linen Supply provides rental products, services and supplies to hospitality, medical and industrial businesses in California, Arizona, Texas, New Mexico and Oregon.
As part of the program all Mission Supply drivers will be outfitted with a complete set of hardware including a hand-held mobile computer tablet with an Android operating system that has been "ruggedized" for the kinds of intensive field work they will be performing. The end result will mean much faster and more precise operations for Mission Linen including more accurate invoicing, better inventory control, better planning and dispatching, immediate wireless connectivity and better real-time customer relations, noted Karl Willig, President and Chief Executive Officer of Mission Linen Supply.
"Our goal is to improve our operations and deliver quicker, more accurate and less time- consuming products and services to all our clients throughout the Southwestern region of the U.S.," Willig said. "We are proud of our thorough customer service orientation, and we believe the wireless, paperless DecisionPoint system will help us achieve these goals. We selected DecisionPoint because we were impressed with the products and services they have created for other route-based businesses."
DecisionPoint Systems provides the kinds of wireless technologies that enable companies like Mission Linen Supply to automate their enterprise and turn their employee base into a modern, wireless mobile workforce, noted DecisionPoint CEO Nicholas R. Toms.
"This is the type of project that is a natural fit for all our core competencies, including mobile computing, empowering mobile workers and leveraging the expertise DecisionPoint has gained through our experience working in the mobile marketplace," Toms said. "We are building a cross-platform development solution for the entire Mission Linen operation. In the end our program will give them all the tools to create a modern mobile workforce, plus the flexibility to build their operations in the future as they expand. We are excited about working for Mission Linen Supply and look forward to delivering the value our technologies offers them."
About Mission Linen Supply
Mission Linen Supply is a privately-held company and a leading provider of rental products, services and supplies to hospitality, medical and industrial businesses. The company's mission is to maximize profits and operating efficiencies for customers by offering them one-stop shopping for their linen and industrial needs.
Mission Linen Supply manages more than 40 plants and employs twenty-five hundred people in California, Arizona, Texas, New Mexico and Oregon. The company relies on technology and environmentally minded vendor partners to conserve resources and reduce waste. Founded in 1930, Mission Linen Supply is headquartered in Santa Barbara, California and is located on the web at http://www.missionlinen.com.
About DecisionPoint(TM) Systems, Inc.
DecisionPoint Systems, Inc. delivers improved productivity and operational advantages to its clients by helping them move their business decision points closer to their customers. They do this by making enterprise software applications accessible to the front-line worker anytime, anywhere. DecisionPoint utilizes the latest wireless, mobility, and RFID technologies.
MONTREAL, March 6, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- iDelete Technology announced today that it has released a new self-destruct iPhone app designed exclusively with the privacy and security of users in mind. The app ensures that all texts and images can be secured with iDelete's patent pending Screen Shot Protection, a feature that disables full viewing and replication of the message. The text and image are seen through a viewing loop that the receiver can navigate on the touch screen, making it impossible to capture in a screenshot. Screenshot Protection can be turned on or off by the sender depending on the sensitivity of the message.
With built in encryption, the iDelete app comes with a flexible self-destruct timer that enables the sender to establish how long the message can be viewed before automatically deleting itself from the sender, receiver and the server. As an added measure of control, if a message is sent and not opened by the recipient, the sender can permanently delete the message from their outbox. These combined features provide control and privacy that until now, have not been available in similar self-destruct apps like Snapchat or Facebook Poke.
Real-time messaging makes iDelete a simple solution for users who want to manage their content and control who they share it with and for how long. Once the app is downloaded to each device, users can instantly send private messages via an easy to use, intuitive interface. iDelete is free and is available in the Apple app store.
About iDelete Technology:
Founded by a team of privacy and security engineers, the app was brought to market by iDelete Technology to provide a competitive advantage to the self-destruct app space and to showcase the unique patent pending Screenshot Protection capability. iDelete is free and is available in the Apple app store. For more information, please go to http://www.idelete.com or visit us on Facebook.
TROY, Mich., March 6, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- In response to a growing demand by businesses for targeted employment data, Kelly Services (NASDAQ: KELYA, KELYB) and Economic Modeling Specialists Intl (EMSI), a CareerBuilder company, have developed a data analytics tool designed to evaluate labor market trends.
The Talent Market Analystis an innovative workforce planning tool, featuring key insight to support both long-term strategic planning and short-term sourcing activities. Data is collected from more than 90 credible sources, updated quarterly, and kept current with modeling projections to provide businesses with a unique perspective on current and future employment trends. The tool provides:
-- Detailed employment data covering hundreds of industries and
occupations, with projections up to 10 years into the future
-- Proprietary data from the Kelly Global Workforce Index(TM) on employee
attitudes and motivations
-- Recruiting Environment Index that provides a quick snapshot of labor
dynamics for any area
-- Geographic talent pipeline information based on graduation rates of
relevant degrees
Currently, data is available for the U.S., U.K. and Canadian markets, with plans for expansion to additional countries later this year.
"Businesses today are putting more focus on workforce analytics to drive their talent strategy and retain key talent, but labor market data can be difficult to collect, not to mention often being incomplete and / or outdated," said Teresa Carroll, Senior Vice President, Centers of Excellence and General Manager, Kelly Outsourcing and Consulting Group, Kelly Services. "Environmental scanning is critical in the workforce strategic planning process and in making talent decisions more impactful."
"Big data is changing the way companies recruit and conduct business," said Brent Rasmussen, President of CareerBuilder North America. "Having the ability to easily extract actionable insights from complex data can give companies a significant competitive advantage in their workforce planning."
Kelly Services and CareerBuilder are hosting a webinar, "Big Data, Big Deal," on April 11 at 2:00 p.m. EDT. To register, please visit http://bit.ly/bigdatabigdeal.
CareerBuilder acquired EMSI, an economic software firm that specializes in employment data and labor market analysis, in August 2012. The acquisition is enhancing CareerBuilder's workforce analytics platform, bringing together extensive historical and real-time labor information.
About EMSI
Economic Modeling Specialists Intl. (EMSI) is a CareerBuilder company that provides industry-leading employment data and economic analysis via web tools and custom reports. EMSI has produced more than 1,200 comprehensive impact analyses for colleges and universities in the U.S. and internationally, and its web tools -- Analyst and Career Coach -- are used by thousands of professionals in higher education, workforce and economic development, and the private sector.
About CareerBuilder(®)
CareerBuilder is the global leader in human capital solutions, helping companies target and attract great talent. Its online career site, CareerBuilder.com(®), is the largest in the United States with more than 24 million unique visitors, one million jobs and 50 million resumes. CareerBuilder works with the world's top employers, providing resources for everything from employment branding and talent and compensation intelligence to recruitment solutions. More than 10,000 websites, including 140 newspapers and broadband portals such as MSN and AOL, feature CareerBuilder's proprietary job search technology on their career sites. Owned by Gannett Co., Inc. (NYSE:GCI), Tribune Company and The McClatchy Company (NYSE:MNI), CareerBuilder and its subsidiaries operate in the United States, Europe, South America, Canada and Asia. For more information, visit http://www.careerbuilder.com.
About Kelly Services(®
)Kelly Services, Inc. (NASDAQ: KELYA, KELYB) is a leader in providing workforce solutions. Kelly(®) offers a comprehensive array of outsourcing and consulting services as well as world-class staffing on a temporary, temporary-to-hire, and direct-hire basis. Serving clients around the globe, Kelly provides employment to more than 560,000 employees annually. Revenue in 2012 was $5.5 billion. Visit kellyservices.com and download The Talent Project, a free iPad(®) app by Kelly Services.
iPad is a trademark of Apple Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries. App Store is a service mark of Apple Inc.
Actress Mayim Bialik and Former NASA Astronaut Leland Melvin Talk STEM Education at Texas Instruments 25th Annual T3 International Conference
TI's premier professional development event for math and science educators offers innovative ways to integrate technology and content into classrooms to increase student understanding and achievement
DALLAS, March 6, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The Texas Instruments (TI) 25(th) Annual Teachers Teaching with Technology(TM) (T(3)) International Conference will open and close with inspiring STEM-focused keynotes, kicking off with a welcome address by former astronaut and NFL player Leland Melvin and ending with a big bang when actress and neuroscientist Mayim Bialik takes the stage.
The 25(th) annual T(3) International Conference brings together education experts, thought leaders, and math and science teachers with more than 400 sessions covering the most relevant topics in education today. Educators can also participate in sessions about integrating TI's math and science learning technology and content into their classrooms, including the new TI-84 Plus C Silver Edition and the recently-announced TI-Nspire(TM) Apps for iPad.
"For 25 years, TI and the T(3) organization have provided the best professional development resources for educators around the world. Classroom education technology has evolved tremendously over the years, and TI has been at the forefront of this evolution providing professional development and training for tens of thousands of educators each year," said Melendy Lovett, president of Texas Instruments Education Technology. "We have seen an explosion in the integration of new technologies that are helping students touch math and science in ways we only dreamed of 25 years ago. Though our technology has changed throughout the years, our commitment to supporting educators remains the same by providing quality professional development that enables mathematics and science educators to be successful in the classroom."
To celebrate the 25(th) anniversary of the T(3) International Conference, TI is offering a special, limited-time $25.00 discount on its all-in-one TI-Nspire Apps for iPad March 6-10, 2013.*
"The enthusiasm of the educators attending T(3) International is just thick in the air. Everyone is so excited about what they're learning and getting to re-connect with our T(3) family each year," said Jill Gough, Atlanta-based math educator and T(3) Instructor. "We count on each other for motivation and encouragement. This is the place to share ideas and experiences, and we can be globally connected in our own education to help further the education of our students."
"Our goal for the T(3) International Conference is to provide educators with the right tools and resources that are critical to both their daily classroom instruction and the long-term success of their students," said Lovett. "Attendees will have numerous opportunities to learn from and network with some of the best math and science educators from around the world, then take home ideas and strategies they can implement in their classrooms immediately."
Download the T(3) International Conference App
TI is offering a T(3) International Conference App for iPhone and iPad to help teachers navigate the conference and get the most of the T(3) experience.
*The TI-Nspire App for iPad and TI-Nspire CAS App for iPad are available for $4.99 each from the App Store on iPad or at http://www.AppStore.com March 6-10, 2013. Detailed information about the TI-Nspire Apps for iPad, including a brief video overview, is available at education.ti.com/ipad.
-- Follow TI on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/TICalculators
-- Use the hashtag #NspiredatT3
-- Follow TI on Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/TICalculators
-- Use the hashtag #NspiredatT3
-- Follow TI on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/TICalculators
-- Visit TI for Educators on YouTube: youtube.com/TIforEducators
-- Visit TI online: http://www.education.ti.com
About Texas Instruments
Education Technology, a business of Texas Instruments, provides a wide range of tools connecting the classroom experience with real-world applications, helping students and teachers to explore mathematics and science interactively. TI's products and services are tested vigorously against recognized third-party research, which shows that the use of graphing calculators helps improve the mathematical skills of students and their attitudes toward mathematics. For more information, visit education.ti.com.
Texas Instruments (NASDAQ: TXN) helps customers solve problems and develop new electronics that make the world smarter, healthier, safer, greener and more fun. A global semiconductor company, TI innovates through manufacturing, design and sales operations in more than 30 countries. For more information, visit http://www.ti.com.
'AYI' Completes Transition To 'Social Dating' With Significant New Feature Launches
Exciting social features allow singles to meet through their friends and connect through mutual or related interests
NEW YORK, March 6, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- AYI "AreYouInterested?", which is owned by SNAP Interactive, Inc. (OTCBB: STVI), is pleased to announce the launch of several new and exciting 'social' features today designed to integrate a user's friends into the online dating experience. Specifically, AYI users will now be able to view the friends in common when looking for potential dates, search for singles through their friends, and search for singles with mutual or related interests. With over 65 million installs on Facebook, AYI continues to strengthen its position as a leader in the 'social dating' space.
As one of the very first dating applications to launch on Facebook Platform in 2007, AYI has a history of being an innovator in the online dating industry and the launch of these innovative new features only further underscores that track record. With more tools available to help singles connect online, AYI believes it is responding to a shift in the online dating landscape and by redesigning its site over the last several months by moving towards 'social dating.' This transition is complete today with the full integration of friends and interests into the AYI user experience.
What makes AYI uniquely positioned to be a leader in the social dating space is its existing scale on Facebook with millions of users that have Facebook-connected profiles. Since the majority of AYI's users are Facebook connected, AYI is able to provide a robust experience and deliver a significantly large number of search results, which allows singles to discover users with similar or related interests as well as mutual friends in common. These social features enable AYI to offer singles all over the world enhanced functionality to help them meet and connect with other singles in a meaningful way.
SNAP Interactive CEO Clifford Lerner says, "AYI has always been a progressive and innovative dating site and we believe these social feature launches really raise the bar in the dating space. Historically, there has been a large disconnect between the way singles meet online versus in the real world. Offline, singles commonly meet through friends and interests. That same experience really hasn't been possible online - until now. Our deep integration into Facebook Platform coupled with the significant scale of our interest and social graph puts us in the unique position of being able to integrate friends and interests into online dating in a meaningful way. It also provides singles with an online dating experience that more closely mirrors the way singles traditionally meet in the real world."
Lerner continues, "We have been making a big bet on Facebook Platform ever since 2007 and that investment has allowed us to build up a scale in our interest and social graph that we believe is unmatched in the online dating industry. This is extremely significant because the social features we've launched require an unusually large amount of users and data in the database in order to deliver meaningful search results and create a worthwhile and positive experience for users. We believe it would be very costly and challenging for new entrants and even existing large competitors to build up any kind of similar scale when it comes to friend and interest results, which are core elements to the social dating experience."
AYI is also announcing important enhancements to its interest search. With over 1 billion structured interest data points, AYI is introducing robust interest searching in order to deliver more relevant matches for singles. AYI's structured interest data enables users to find singles with mutual interests along with related interests as well. These new features combined with real-time updating of AYI user profiles via Facebook's Real-time API shows that AYI continues its history of innovation and its status as a leader in the 'social dating' space.
Lerner added, "Introducing friends into the online dating experience makes dating online more efficient as well as a lot more fun. Your friends know you better than anyone and by connecting with friends of friends, your friends can pre-screen potential dates for you as well as expose you to a brand new set of people you're likely to get along with. We believe that meeting through your friends will mean better matches and fewer bad dates, as users will no longer have to encounter traditional online dating pitfalls such as worrying about stale pictures or inauthentic profiles. The recent launch of Facebook Graph search only further validates our transition to integrating friends and interests into the online dating experience. "
Initially, the new features will be available on AYI.com and the AYI Facebook application, with a mobile rollout planned for later this year.
About SNAP Interactive, Inc.
SNAP Interactive, Inc. develops, owns and operates online dating and social networking applications for social networking websites and mobile platforms. SNAP's flagship brand, AYI is one of the largest social dating applications on the Internet with over 65 million installs, and offers a completely integrated Facebook, iPhone, Android and Web application. SNAP was recently ranked the 36th Fastest Growing Company in North America on Deloitte's 2012 Technology Fast 500(TM). For more information, please visit http://www.snap-interactive.com/, its blog at http://blog.ayi.com/, on Facebook at facebook.com/SnapInteractiveInc and on Twitter at @SNAPInteractive.
The contents of our websites are not part of this press release, and you should not consider the contents of these websites in making an investment decision with respect to our common stock.
Facebook® is a registered trademark of Facebook Inc. iPhone® is a registered trademark of Apple Inc. Are You Interested?® is a registered trademark of SNAP Interactive, Inc.
RxWiki launches largest visual medication encyclopedia on Pinterest
AUSTIN, Texas, March 6, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- RxWiki, Inc. announced today the launch of its medication encyclopedia on the social network Pinterest, featuring over 75 boards consisting of news and videos covering FDA approved compounds and OTC medications. RxWiki's Pinterest page is a visual medication resource that provides pharmacists and patients with the latest medications information and news from http://www.RxWiki.com.
"Printed medication guides just don't work anymore," said Donald Hackett, CEO of RxWiki, Inc. "Digital tools like Pinterest offer new, effective ways to educate patients about their medications. RxWiki delivers an engaging visual experience that enables patients to easily identify, organize, and learn about the medications they take," Hackett said.
According to comScore, Pinterest was the fastest independent website to reach 10 million monthly unique visitors in the U.S. Reports suggest Pinterest users follow more brands than users on Facebook and Twitter. A recent Shareaholic study shows that Pinterest is the fastest growing social media site for traffic referrals, driving more than Google+, YouTube and LinkedIn combined.
"Approximately 80% of Pinterest users are women. And since women make most health decisions, the Pinterest platform offers a significant opportunity for pharmacists to educate patients and their families," Hackett added.
The RxWiki Pinterest Page offers:
-- Medication information organized by health condition
-- Specific boards for Rx, OTC, and Natural supplement news
-- Links to pharmacist-approved news and videos on RxWiki.com
"Pinterest adds a visual element that enables patients to more easily find and learn about their medications," says Beth Bolt, R.Ph. "RxWiki's Pinterest page helps me to educate patients through fun and interesting pictures they can share with their friends and family."
For more information on RxWiki's Pinterest offering for pharmacists, please contact RxWiki at info@RxWiki.com.
About RxWiki, Inc.
RxWiki, Inc. is an innovative media company that publishes medication content, deploys eHealth applications and powers digital Medication Therapy Management (dMTM(TM)) services. RxWiki's Social Media-as-a-Service offering enables pharmacies and pharmacists to distribute medication information and health news within social media channels and mobile applications. RxWiki.com renders the only digital medications encyclopedia for patients, created and edited exclusively by licensed pharmacists.
SOURCE RxWiki, Inc.
RxWiki, Inc.
CONTACT: Alexandra Northington, +1-512-565-7383, Alex@PatientConversation.com
Non profit legal advice site http://www.MotorcyleCompensation.com is riding at the
forefront of innovation in the UK biking community once again.
As part of their core mission to back the best of British biking, the company recently
began sponsoring a bikers' internet radio station and a superbike team.
The deals mean that Biker FM [http://bikerfm.co.uk ] - a station staffed entirely by
committed bikers - and SGR Racing [http://www.sgrracing.co.uk ] - a team riding in the
British 125GP championships - can continue to grow and develop in a way that supports the
wider aim of enhancing and protecting motorycling for the enjoyment of current and future
generations.
Owner and founder of motorcyclecompensation.com, Colin Mahoney, believes the decision
has tremendous potential: "This is a hugely exciting move for all concerned. As committed
bikers ourselves we feel we have duty to promote motorcycling in whatever form we can -
and what could be better than Biker FM's mix of driving rock and biker-friendly advice and
entertainment? Its the perfect soundtrack to a day spent servicing the bike and the
downloadable podcasts mean you can put some really great content on your Mp3 player and
take it anywhere. We're similarly delighted to be sponsoring SGR Racing. We want to be at
the cutting edge of helping to cultivate the biking talent of tomorrow and these guys have
big ambitions to do just that. They've recently signed a promising young rider for the
2013 season and look set fair to make a real impact on the Monster Energy Motostar British
Championship."
Mahoney is no stranger to setting trends; motorcyclecompensation.com's provision of up
to the minute legal advice for bikers involved in a road traffic incident is backed by the
"Bikers Friend App", a free piece of software for smartphones that enables real-time
capture of audio and video from the scene of an accident. As he himself says: "Sponsoring
these guys seems like a natural progression for us. Motorcyclecompensation.com has always
been about looking to the future, and lending our support to exciting projects that
benefit bikers is exactly what we're all about."
*Biker FM is an internet radio station that offers music and dedicated discussion of
all things current in the world of motorcycling. Dedicated programmes include the "British
Superbike Show" and "The Speedway Show."
*SGR Racing is owned by Steve Kinghorn. Steve describes its purpose as being "all
about providing a stepladder to young talent to get a solid grounding in top-level
motorcycling and help them further their careers."
Notes to editors:
*Motorcyclecompensation.com is staffed entirely by legal experts with a background in
motorcycling.
Contact Colin Mahoney
+44(0)1772-452-135
Colin@MotorcycleCompensation.com
NEUSTADT AN DER AISCH, Germany, March 6, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --
Onlineprinters GmbH now welcomes customers to onlineprinters.ie online shop
Onlineprinters GmbH has launched a new online shop especially for its Irish customers.
Business and private customers who have previously used the European shop
onlineprinters.com may now order their printed material in their own, country-specific
online shop onlineprinters.ie. "Our customers from Ireland have accompanied our successful
growth as online provider for print products since 2008 when we got into the e-business
with our English-language online shop," Walter Meyer, CEO of Onlineprinters GmbH,
explains. "With the launch of our new country shop http://www.onlineprinters.ie, we
would now like to offer our customers in Ireland even more service and proximity," says
Walter Meyer. Today, nearly 50 percent of the online print shop's turnover is generated by
the European business. "Since Ireland, too, contributes to the success of our business
abroad, we wish to express our appreciation by launching a new online shop that is
specifically tailored to the needs of our Irish customers. The country shop provides
offers tailored to customer demands and exclusive promotions for our loyal customers in
Ireland," Meyer invites customers to the new online shop.
Good-value assortment of premium offset and digital printed products
In the online shop onlineprinters.ie, business and private customers from Ireland find
all standard print products, such as flyers, business cards, posters, catalogues and
brochures, in premium offset print quality as well as large-sized advertisement systems in
flexible digital printing. Value for money, favourable delivery conditions and prompt
shipping service - these are the benefits which resellers, advertising agencies and
advertising specialists appreciate in particular. The neutrally packed parcels are
delivered to the customers within a short period of time. Premium printing quality, a
comprehensive product line, short production times and low prices make the German
e-commerce business rank among the largest online print shops Europe-wide.
Link to the explain-it video clip "Printings simply ordered online":
German Onlineprinters GmbH is one of Europe's largest online print shops. All standard
printed products are produced in the PSO-certified production department in premium offset
quality and in flexible digital printing technology and are distributed via online print
shops. Detailed information on products and company is available in the online shop and
mobile shop of http://www.onlineprinters.ie
Press contact:
Patrick Piecha
PR Consultant
Phone: +49(0)9161/6209807
press@onlineprinters.ie
TimesJobs.com Launches its New Brand Campaign - "Take Charge of Your Career"
NEW DELHI, March 6, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --
Do you Really Think That Your "Career" can Happen by Chance? This is too Naive for
Anyone to Believe! Using This Sensitization as the Core, TimesJobs.com has Launched a New
Brand Campaign - "A Career Doesn't Happen by Chance" so "Don't leave Your Career to
Chances"
The "Take Charge of your Career" campaign has gone live just prior to the Union
Finance Budget 2013-14 because this is a time where policy decisions affect each and every
person and only those who have taken charge of their careers will be able to weather the
unpredictability usually surrounding the Budget.
Amit Jain, Business Head, TimesJobs.com explains, "The campaign has two objectives: to
actively engage with both active and passive jobseekers and sensitize them not to leave
their careers to chance, but to actively take charge of it. The other associated objective
is to relate TimesJobs.com's career growth planning portfolio services, such as
CareerPlay, JobBuzz, StepAhead, TechGig, etc. as enablers and facilitators of swift career
progression."
The user insight that activated the need for TimesJobs.com's campaign was that, a lot
of times people do not actively plan out their careers but expect things to work out
automatically which leaves them vulnerable to many adverse variables and external factors.
The creative leap on the insight was through the use of devices that symbolize
uncertainty. For instance, a pair of dice or a slot machine at a casino where people are
not in control of the outcome and can only sit back and hope for the best. The use of
these devices in the creatives drives home the point that leaving the result to chance may
or may not work in their favor. Thereby inferring they must take charge of their careers
and control the outcome.
As the campaign unfolds, the target audience (TG) will be exposed to many similar high
impact marketing presence both around Union Budget on ET and otherwise on large portals
including TOI and others. The campaign shall be further amplified using print, mailers,
and social media.
About TimesJobs.com:
TimesJobs.com, a key job portal of India, is one of the best-selling online ventures
of the Times of India Group.
Conceived and launched in 2004, TimesJobs.com currently has a candidate database of
more than 20 million registered jobseekers across levels and functions who clock-in over
40 million page views a month.
Well known for its product innovations and unmatched deliverables, TimesJobs.com has
also pioneered the concepts of 'Job Fairs', 'Dial BPO jobs' RAI.TimesJobs.com,
TechGig.com, Step Ahead, JobBuzz and a lot more.
TimesJobs.com serves a corporate customer base of more than 25,000 clients from across
the globe. It has been serving clients like HCL, IBM, Yamaha, Godrej, HSBC, Mahindra,
Bajaj Allianz, TCS, Thomson Reuters to name a few.
Primary Media Contact: Aseem Seth, TBSL, aseem.seth@timesgroup.com, 91-9910273367
Hon'ble Chief Minister of Delhi Mrs. Dikshit Launched LocalCircles.com
NEW DELHI, March 6, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --
LocalCircles.com - World's First Comprehensive Local Social Network for Improving
Citizens' Daily Life Launched out of Delhi NCR
LocalCircles (http://www.localcircles.com [http://www.localcircles.com ]) the world's first
comprehensive local social network for citizens' daily life, announced today the
invitation-based availability of its free online platform for citizens of Delhi NCR. This
unique platform launched by the Honorable Chief Minister of Delhi, Mrs. Sheila Dikshit,
allows a citizen to connect with all of their local communities (neighbors, colleagues,
parents/teachers, local friends/family and common interest locals) in one place, easily
find credible local information (finding a trusted pediatrician, or how to get their child
admitted to a particular school) and easily seek emergency assistance (fire, medical,
women safety, blood) from their local communities.
The key highlights of Localcircles.com are
- Empowering and bringing communities closer
- Citizens to easily seek emergency assistance (fire, medical, women safety,
blood donation) from their local communities
- Citizens to easily find "credible" local information on their day-to-day needs
- A real identity-based trusted network that lets a citizen connect with all
their local communities (neighborhood, work place, school, interests) in secure and
private networks
On this occasion, Mrs. Dikshit said, "LocalCircles is the need of the hour in cities
like Delhi NCR. It is very important for both young and old people to know who their
neighbors are. There is no better system to launch today in Delhi NCR than LocalCircles."
She further added, "Delhi has a participative governance model where 3000 plus RWAs
come together from all parts of society. LocalCircles will add a new dimension by bringing
a much more effective way for the RWAs and citizens in a neighborhood to communicate with
each other. It is a great forward-looking initiative and I am excited about it.
LocalCircles will make available important critical information that a citizen needs but
does not have the knowledge where to get it from. This is a great step forward for Delhi
NCR and I thank LocalCircles for picking Delhi NCR as the first place in the world to
launch it."
With LocalCircles, residents in a society or neighborhood,
parents/teachers/administrators in a school, colleagues in a workplace or locals with
common interests (Expats, RWA Presidents and many others) can connect with each other
through closed local social networks. Alternatively, a citizen can connect with all of
their local communities described above, find credible information and seek assistance
when needed from one or all of their communities.
"With what we have seen so far in our trials in Delhi/NCR, we are bringing back the
sense of community which used to exist when our cities were small," said Sachin Taparia,
Chairman and Managing Director of LocalCircles. "If you can keep in touch with all the
residents of your colony/society using your mobile phone, a lot of good things can happen.
When one neighbor asks his neighborhood community about a good pediatrician, he is getting
answers and phone numbers and ratings from his neighbors within minutes. If someone has a
medical emergency, they or a family member can go on their mobile phone and broadcast it
to their neighborhood and even an external agency like a hospital close by. In that moment
of emergency, a couple of neighbors on your doorstep can be a big help," he further added.
As per Mr. Taparia, a platform like LocaCircles empowers the citizen and the
community. Previously, a service provider could easily cheat with a resident in a
colony/society and move on to the next house within the same colony. Through LocalCircles
trials, we have observed a lot of people coming out and warning their communities about
certain businesses and service providers. They are also giving rave reviews about good
businesses. "The platform enables visibility for good businesses and drives accountability
for the bad ones, something much needed in our society," he added.
"The entire LocalCircles platform has been designed with daily life, real identities
and a trusted network in mind," said Mukesh Gupta, President and CEO of LocalCircles. "To
ensure everyone is registered with their real names, addresses and contact details, they
have to be invited either by LocalCircles or by an existing LocalCircles user.
LocalCircles selects neighborhoods, schools and workplaces based on demographics or user
requests and then invites all the members within these communities via a personalized
invitation that includes a unique sign up code. The unique sign up code ensures that a
Defense Colony resident only joins the Defense colony neighborhood network and not the
Friends Colony network," he added. Once the user is registered they can find their work
place, school and other interest-based circles.
"Discovery of local people based on commonalities is also a significant aspect of the
LocalCircles platform. The unique recommendation technology of LocalCircles proactively
connects people based on where they live, where they work, where their kids go to school,
their interests and location," said Abhishek Gupta, CTO of LocalCircles. "Two individuals
who live in the same society in Noida and work a kilometer apart in Gurgaon will easily
discover each other and get a recommendation for car-pooling. This could have a positive
impact on city traffic once the platform is made available to a broader set of citizens in
Delhi NCR. Another unique application of LocalCircles is when citizens are looking for a
business or service. Being able to find the provider recommended by one of your trusted
locals on your mobile phone when you actually need that service can be very handy,"
continued Mr. Gupta. There are now close to 2000 local businesses listed on LocalCircles
and the best part is, a business cannot pay to be listed on LocalCircles, they have to be
good.
Soon, LocalCircles will reach out to citizens of Delhi NCR via their neighborhood,
workplace or child's school. Priority requests for getting LocalCircles may be submitted
by signing up on http://www.localcircles.com [http://www.localcircles.com ]. LocalCircles is
free, secure and mobile friendly.
About LocalCircles.com
LocalCircles (http://www.localcircles.com [http://www.localcircles.com ]) is the world's
first comprehensive local social network for improving a citizen's daily life.
LocalCircles enables a citizen to connect with all their local communities in a city
(neighbors, colleagues, co-parents/teachers and other common interest locals), strengthen
their association with them and find assistance (Emergencies like Fire, Medical, Women
Safety, Blood) from their own local communities, quickly. Also, it enables citizens to
easily find credible information (Trusted Pediatrician or Cardiologist, How to get their
child in a particular school, etc.) for their daily needs from these local communities.
Delhi NCR, India, where LocalCircles is headquartered is also the first city where
LocalCircles is being made available.
Primary Media Contact: Suchismitaa Dhar, media@localcircles.com, 91-995350766
Secondary Media Contact: Aradhya Dubey, aradhya@kaizzencomm.com, 91-9711800750
Kim & Scott's Crave Bar Takes a Bite Out of SxSW 2013
#CraveFace Campaign, Unique App Distribution Debuts
AUSTIN, Texas, March 5, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Kim and Scott Holstein, the duo behind Kim & Scott's Gourmet Pretzels, is introducing its new ice cream novelty product at the 2013 South by Southwest (SxSW) annual music, film and interactive conference and festival held in Austin, March 8-17. Kim & Scott's Crave Bar is available immediately at thecravebar.com, specialty markets and entertainment venues. The sweet and savory indulgence features premium vanilla ice cream topped with rich dark chocolate and bits of hard pretzels and sea salt, all on a crunchy chocolate and caramel dipped pretzel rod.
"SxSW is an ideal stage for us to introduce The Crave Bar," said Kim Holstein, Chief Inspiration Officer of Kim & Scott's Crave Bar. "We know the festival goers will not only crave our new ice cream bar, but also respond positively to the Kim & Scott's CraveFace interactive campaign and our distribution through the BUZZtheBar app."
CraveFace, an interactive campaign created by Chicago's Simple Truth, celebrates the Crave Bar experience (#CraveFace). Festival goers can stop by Kim & Scott's Crave Bar cart, located around the festival grounds to enjoy a 3.5 oz bar. Cart locations can be found on thecravebar.com, Facebook and Twitter. Once they have a well-earned "Crave Face," guests can use Instagram to snap a picture of their satisfied smiles with a smart phone, tweet #CraveFace and earn their place at thecravebar.com.
Additionally, visitors to SxSW can purchase a Kim & Scott's Crave Bar through the BUZZtheBar iPhone or Android app and have a Kim & Scott's Crave Bar delivered to a nearby location in the Convention Center and at bars on Sixth Street. BUZZtheBar, a New York based smart phone app, offers mobile order, pay and delivery.
BUZZtheBar is the only way to try out a Kim & Scott's Crave Bar inside the Convention Center. Pre-SxSW, post "I CRAVE bars" to Kim & Scott's Crave Bar Facebook and Twitter pages and #CraveBar and #BUZZtheBar for a free Crave Bar at SxSW.
Free Kim & Scott's Crave Bars will be given away at select times during SxSW. Visit Kim & Scott's Crave Bar Facebook and Twitter pages for those opportunities.
A portion of the proceeds from Kim & Scott's Crave Bar sales at SxSW will benefit KIPP Academy Austin, a charter school that prepares students in underserved communities for success.
ABOUT KIM & SCOTT'S
Husband and wife team Kim and Scott Holstein founded Kim & Scott's Gourmet Pretzels in 1995. After 17 years, the brand sold and the Holsteins moved into frozen novelties. Kim & Scott's products and philanthropic efforts have been highly praised by Fortune Magazine as a company "Breaking Big." They have been deliciously touted by USA Today, Entrepreneur, CNBC's Power Lunch, CNBC's Donny Deutsch, Food Network's Dean Brothers and Roker on the Road.
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SUNNYVALE, Calif., March 5,( )2013 /PRNewswire/ -- ShoreTel® (NASDAQ: SHOR), the leading provider of brilliantly simple unified communications platforms, including business phone systems, applications, and mobile UC solutions, today announced the availability of ShoreTel Mobility 6 and ShoreTel Conferencing - two new releases optimized for turning the Apple iPad into a business communications tool, enabling integrated collaboration capabilities, increased accessibility and improved communications, regardless of the user's location.
ShoreTel Mobility 6 delivers a native iPad user interface for enabling multi-modal communications. Users place and receive calls with their business persona (desk phone caller ID), exchange instant messages, listen to voice mail messages and even create multi-party calls by simply dragging names from enterprise directories together with a swipe of the finger.
"We've seen widespread endorsement of BYOD initiatives across the board," said Michael Finneran, principal at dBrn Associates(TM). "And based on our latest research, Apple devices appear to be coming into the enterprise at almost twice the rate of Android. ShoreTel's focus for making mobile applications easy to use could lead to higher user adoption."
ShoreTel Conferencing for iOS further extends the communications experience with application collaboration capabilities. Users easily share presentations controlled by their iPad or iPhone with remote participants; or can view shared desktops of their colleagues' PC and Macs.
"As more staff members bring tablets to our university, having an intuitive ShoreTel Mobility client for the iPad is more valuable than ever before," said Hernan London, associate CIO, Barry University. "It enables greater mobile communications for all - while minimizing the demand on our IT department for support."
The combined applications from ShoreTel make the Apple iPad a fully featured business-grade communications device that is brilliantly simple to operate. Users place calls from their iPad using the speaker or a Bluetooth headset, with the same caller ID as their desk phone. Security is assured with integrated VPN SSL encryption that is automatically enabled for the user.
"The Apple iPad has quickly become the most popular tablet brought by users into the workplace," said Peter Blackmore, chief executive officer, ShoreTel. "ShoreTel transforms the iPad into a true multi-modal business communications device - for placing and receiving calls just like a desk phone, for sending and responding to instant messages, and for easily collaborating with other PC, Mac and iPad users. By combining these applications together in a manner that is brilliantly simple for employees to use, businesses can feel comfortable supporting a BYOD policy to drive effective communications and enhance productivity."
Pricing and Availability
ShoreTel Mobility 6 and ShoreTel Conferencing are universal client applications available as free downloads from the Apple App Store. Both applications are available for Apple iPad, iPad mini, iPhone and iPod touch users, with some functionality limited on smaller screens. ShoreTel Mobility 6 voice applications are also available for ShoreTel Sky customers, and SIP-supported IP PBXs from Avaya and Cisco Systems.
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About ShoreTel
ShoreTel, Inc. (NASDAQ: SHOR) is a provider of business communication solutions whose brilliantly simple unified communications platforms, applications and mobile UC solutions promise a new rhythm of workforce engagement and collaboration. With costly complexity eliminated by design from its award-winning, all-in-one IP phone system, UC and contact center solution, and its industry-leading hosted phone system, workers enjoy a freedom and self-reliance that other providers can't match. Users have full control to engage and collaborate, no matter the time, place or device, for the lowest cost and demand on IT resources in the industry. ShoreTel is headquartered in Sunnyvale, Calif., and has regional offices and partners worldwide. For more information, visit shoretel.com or shoretelsky.com.
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