CCI Tec Introduces TecENTERPRISE Claims Solution at HIMSS 2012 in Las Vegas
TecENTERPRISE Claims targets both healthcare providers and health plans that use the Edifecs Claims Validation Solution.
BEND, Ore., Feb. 20, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- CCI Tec -- The Business intelligence specialists, announces the TecENTERPRISE Claims Solution providing both a deep and wide scope into claims status, claims processing and claims management. TecENTERPRISE Claims presents relevant and detailed claims information to allow both claims processors and information managers to locate and modify problem claims and also identify patterns quickly and accurately. The solution also provides access to custom performance indicators and summary reports, allowing executives to maintain awareness and control. "This solution strengthens our position in supporting our target clients by delivering an out-of-the-box solution that addresses specific areas of obstruction when it comes to accurately processing and submitting claims," said Devon Cochenour, owner and president of CCI Tec. "This solution helps to keep healthcare IT spending down and significantly reduces human intervention and redundancies."
TecENTERPRISE Claims Solution offers rich claims reporting, business activity monitoring and business analytics to help produce a significant return on investment (ROI) as well as reduce training and deployment time. "The TecENTERPRISE Claims Solution is the next evolution in claims monitoring and management. The product is extremely powerful and allows me to keep my finger on the pulse of claims processing without having to ask our IT person for a custom report," says Bob Drelick, Vice President of Information Technology at Blue Cross Blue Shield of Louisiana in Baton Rouge, LA.
TecENTERPRISE Claims targets both healthcare providers and health plans that use the Edifecs Claims Validation Solution. Other alternatives, such as IBM and SAP products, are expensive to purchase, implement and maintain. At a fraction of competitor's upfront and annual costs, the TecENTERPRISE Claims Solution offers rich claims reporting, business activity monitoring and business analytics to help produce a significant return on investment as well as reduce training and deployment time. TecENTERPRISE Claims incorporates an unlimited number of data sources not currently available in other solutions, increasing the value and breadth of reporting capabilities several times over.
TecENTERPRISE Claims is built on the proven Microsoft Platform and uses BizTalk Server, SQL Server and SharePoint Server as the key technology to drive the solution. Demonstrations are currently being scheduled during the HIMSS conference in Las Vegas. Please contact CCI Tec for a private session.
CCI Tec is a Microsoft Certified Partner with a proven track record of engineering solutions that enhance their customers' existing information technology infrastructure by incorporating solutions that are more cost-effective, robust, and easier to deploy and maintain. CCI Tec was established in 2004 and is headquartered in Bend, Oregon. For more information about CCI Tec, call (541) 241-1900 or visit their website at http://www.ccitec.com.
For more information, contact:
Charles Owen, CCI Tec, (541) 241-1945, charleso@ccitec.com
China Mobile Group Terminal Decides in Favor of the Rohde & Schwarz R&S CMW500
MUNICH, Germany, February 20, 2012/PRNewswire/ --
China Mobile Group Terminal Co., Ltd. will use the R&S CMW500 wideband radio
communication tester from Rohde & Schwarz to perform protocol conformance tests on
time-division long-term evolution (TD-LTE) terminal equipment. The T&M manufacturer
prevailed against the competitors in a call for bids.
The R&S CMW500 is configured as a protocol tester for the TD-LTE conformance tests
performed by China Mobile Group Terminal. The company was founded in April 2011 by network
operator China Mobile Limited to promote the development of third- and fourth-generation
mobile radio terminals, focusing on the 3G and 4G TD versions, i.e. the two Chinese
standards TD-SCDMA and TD-LTE.
Anton Messmer, Director of the Mobile Radio Testers Subdivision at Rohde & Schwarz,
commenting on the latest order: "China Mobile plays a leading role in TD-LTE. We are
pleased that China Mobile Group Terminal has chosen the R&S CMW500 from Rohde & Schwarz
for its protocol conformance tests."
The multistandard platform can do much more, however. For example, the R&S CMW500 can
also cover RF or application tests. It is therefore the ideal solution for all phases in
the development and production of mobile terminals.
Objet Further Expands its Presence in China with New Channel Partners
REHOVOT, Israel, February 20, 2012/PRNewswire/ --
Objet Ltd. [http://www.objet.com ], the innovation leader in 3D printing for rapid
prototyping [http://www.objet.com/RESOURCES/Rapid_Prototyping ] and additive
manufacturing, today announced its expansion in the Chinese market with the signing of two
new channel partners - Digital China and Shanghai Chengmei Technology.
Digital China, a leading IT distributor in China, will act as an Objet distributor,
and support the Objet line of 3D Printers and materials in North China. Shanghai Chengmei
Technology Co., Ltd. ("Shanghai Chengmei"), a leading solution provider of rapid
prototyping equipment and 3D scanners, will represent Objet's products in East China as a
reseller.
"With its huge manufacturing base and growing interest in 3D printing and rapid
prototyping, China is an important strategic market for Objet," said Gilad Yron, Regional
Manager for Objet Asia Pacific and Japan. "It was therefore essential for us to team up
with the right local partners. We have full confidence that together with Shanghai
Chengmei Technology and Digital China we will make world-class 3D printing and Objet the
first choice for Chinese manufacturers in virtually any industry."
Mr. Sun Chun Hua, General Manager of SBU Business Department of Digital China -
Commercial SBU 3D Digital Products Division, commented: "Objet, being the industry leader
in the 3D printing for rapid prototyping arena, is definitely our choice of partner. With
Objet's award-winning technology, together with our experience and extensive network in
the manufacturing industry, we aim to offer cost-effective world-class rapid prototyping
solutions and services to the market."
Jerry Zhou, General Manager of Shanghai Chengmei said, "It is an honor for us to be
associated with Objet, the global leader in 3D printing for rapid prototyping. With Objet
3D printing systems, we can now offer an end-to-end solution to the market, thereby
enabling our customers to shorten design cycle, reduce R&D costs and ultimately, fasten
time-to-market for their products."
About Digital China - Commercial SBU 3D Digital Products Division ("Digital China")
As China's leading IT integration service provider, Digital China has set up regional
centers in 19 major cities across the country, establishing good strategic partnership
with over 100 global leading IT brands. Digital China has more than 10,000 agent partners,
offering leading edge IT solution and services to various industries including financial,
telecommunications, government, etc. Digital China has entered the 3D design and
manufacture market since 2007 and has since become China's largest equipment supplier in
the RP field, with more than 200 customers, possessing a nationwide sales and after-sale
service-network.
About Shanghai Chengmei
Chengmei Technology is a duly authorized partner of Creaform (Canada), ViALUX
(Germany), Objet (Israel) and Geomagic (U.S.) in China. It provides customers with non-arm
portable CMM, 3D scanning, rapid prototyping, related processing software and other
advanced manufacturing technology products, technical support, technical services and a
range of solutions mainly for computer-aided detection, reverse engineering,
computer-aided design, rapid prototyping and rapid tooling, etc. The application
industries include automobile manufacturing, shipbuilding, aerospace, mold making,
machining, footwear, mobile phone manufacturing, dentistry and plastic surgery, university
education and scientific research.
About Objet
Objet Ltd [http://www.objet.com ], is a leading provider of high quality, cost
effective inkjet-based 3D printing systems and materials. A global company, Objet has
offices in North America, Europe, Japan, China, Hong Kong, and India.
Objet's 3D printing systems and 3D printing materials are ideal for any company
involved in the manufacture or design of physical products using 3D software or other 3D
content. Companies using Objet's solutions can be typically found in sectors
[http://www.objet.com/INDUSTRIES ] such as consumer goods & electronics, aerospace &
defense, automotive, education, dental, medical and medical devices, architecture,
industrial machinery, footwear, sporting goods, toys and service bureaus.
Founded in 1998, the company has thousands of customers
[http://www.objet.com/RESOURCES/Case_Studies ] worldwide including a substantial share of
the relevant Fortune 100 and Fortune 500. Its award-winning technology (13 awards in 6
years) is based upon over 110 patents and patent pending inventions.
Objet's 3D printers [http://www.objet.com/3D-Printer/Products_Overview ] are available
in a range of form-factors, from cost-effective desktop 3D printers, ideal for entry-level
professionals, all the way to industrial-scale multi-material machines for front-line
designers and top manufacturers. Objet's 3D printers feature the industry's
highest-resolution 3D printing quality, based on 16-micron (0.0006 in.) super-thin
layering, wide material versatility, office friendliness and ease of operation.
For more information, visit us at http://www.objet.com, and for more about 3D
printing industry-related news, business issues and trends, read the Objet blog
[http://blog.objet.com ].
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CADMatrix, Connex, Connex260, Connex350, Connex500, Alaris, Alaris30, PolyLog, TangoBlack,
TangoGray, TangoPlus, TangoBlackPlus, VeroBlue, VeroBlack, VeroClear, VeroDent, VeroGray,
VeroWhite, VeroWhitePlus, Durus, Digital Materials, PolyJet, PolyJet Matrix, ABS-like and
ObjetGreen are trademarks or registered trademarks of Objet Geometries Ltd. and may be
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CrowdOptic Debuts First Mobile Discussion Pages Generated Instantly by Crowd Focus
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 20, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- CrowdOptic, a maker of crowd-driven mobile applications, today announced that it has completed a successful, invitation-only beta test of its new focus-based discussion pages for fans at the Super Bowl Village festival during Super Bowl XLIV earlier this month. The company simultaneously announced it is broadly launching the instant social media phenomenon for event organizers and is making the technology available to its existing clients, who include some of the largest sports management and media entities in the world. Described as a new type of "point-and-discuss" social medium, CrowdOptic's technology allows fans who are all pointing their phones at the same thing, such as while taking photos or videos, to be instantly joined in a live, social networking-style discussion page.
During the soft launch of the application at the Super Bowl Village, participants in the beta trial said the simple act of pointing a phone was a far more appealing way to join an online following than searching for indexed tags. Users also praised the ability to microblog live with other spectators who share a specific common interest and to move effortlessly in and out of mobile discussion groups simply by holding up their phone or taking photos, as they normally would. CrowdOptic's core capability is detecting significant clusters of mobile phone users who share a common focus in real time, instantly joining them together online, and creating a common call to action among them, such as an invitation to comment.
"In the Super Bowl Village, the attractions are shifting constantly, requiring a social networking medium that can instantly sense and adapt, without any effort on the user's part," said CrowdOptic COO and former San Francisco 49er Jim Kovach. "At the year's largest sporting event, fans were glued to their mobile phones and powered by more social and mobile interactivity than ever. We took the natural next step and gave them the ability to instantly participate in online discussion pages, simply by pointing their phones, while they watched and photographed the live action."
CrowdOptic has received the prestigious Frost & Sullivan 2011 Annual Product Innovation Award and is used by premier sporting and entertainment event venues. For more information about CrowdOptic's list of customers, visit http://www.crowdoptic.com/news.php.
About CrowdOptic
CrowdOptic is a hyper-targeted enterprise mobile analytics, advertising and communication platform for live events. A next evolution of location-based services, our technology allows the enterprise to monitor the crowd's focus in real time. CrowdOptic technology can sense which attractions and athletes crowds are watching and photographing with their mobile phones, enabling a whole new generation of "Focus-Based" Services that supplies unprecedented data on fans' engagement, as well as time and location. Venues, advertisers and sponsors can respond in real-time to shifts in crowd momentum, enhance in-venue security and deliver hyper-targeted mobile media. CrowdOptic is a privately-held, venture-backed company based in San Francisco. For more information, visit http://www.crowdoptic.com.
Amdocs Launches OSS Single Click Network Rollout Solution for Rapid LTE Base Station Planning and Design
New solution cuts planning and design time, optimizes configuration and reduces CAPEX to enable faster network monetization
ST. LOUIS, Feb. 20, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Amdocs (NYSE: DOX), the leading provider of customer experience systems, today announced the launch of Amdocs Single Click Network Rollout solution, an automated planning and design solution that enables service providers to reduce the design time for new base stations and optimize configuration for LTE, 4G and 3G networks. The new operational support systems (OSS) planning solution allows network planning teams to easily scale their operations with lower capital expenditures by addressing the challenge of new LTE network rollouts and expanded Ethernet backhaul capabilities.
A typical Tier 1 service provider has in excess of 10,000 new base stations to design, build, test and commission when rolling out an LTE network. Globally, according to wireless industry trade association, 4G Americas*, some 400 service providers are preparing for LTE network rollouts in the next three to five years. Rapid rollouts are critical for operators to ensure a better customer experience and faster network monetization.
To address the time to market challenge, the Amdocs Single Click Network Rollout solution can:
-- Cut base-station design times by up to 90 percent** by using
pre-configured, automated design processes. Integration with existing
Amdocs OSS modules (Amdocs Resource Manager and Amdocs Planning Engine)
can further improve design times.
-- Reduce capital expenditure by up to 10 percent** by providing an
optimized design that maximizes data capacity
-- Reduce redesigns by up to 50 percent** by automatically validating the
installed base station against plan
-- Support 3G, 3.5G and 4G/LTE network technologies with a vendor agnostic
approach that works well with almost all cell-site and transmission
equipment
The Amdocs Single Click Network Rollout solution is already live at two Tier 1 service providers. A European service provider has used the solution to design more than 3,000 LTE cell sites, reporting estimated planning efficiency gains of 80 percent.
"The expected rapid increase in the number of cell sites for both 3G and LTE in 'small cell' architectures of the future will place a strain on network planning departments as they try to keep pace," said Mark Mortensen, Principal Analyst at Analysys Mason. "Service providers equipped with advance planning and optimization tools will be able to scale more quickly while keeping investment costs under control, gaining a significant competitive advantage."
"With consumers increasingly demanding more data services, service provider investment in network data capacity and performance is essential to ensure a good customer experience," said Rebecca Prudhomme, vice president Amdocs product and solutions marketing. "By optimizing the planning and design processes, Amdocs Single Click Network Rollout solution allows service providers to quickly expand their networks in a more cost-effective manner."
** According to Amdocs' internal testing, simulation or test-case deployments. Benefits will vary depending on customer implementation.
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About Amdocs
For 30 years, Amdocs has ensured service providers' success and embraced their biggest challenges. To win in the connected world, service providers rely on Amdocs to simplify the customer experience, harness the data explosion, stay ahead with new services and improve operational efficiency. The global company uniquely combines a market-leading BSS, OSS and network control product portfolio with value-driven professional services and managed services operations. With revenue of $3.2 billion in fiscal 2011, Amdocs and its over 19,000 employees serve customers in more than 60 countries.
This press release includes information that constitutes forward-looking statements made pursuant to the safe harbor provision of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including statements about Amdocs' growth and business results in future quarters. Although we believe the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are based upon reasonable assumptions, we can give no assurance that our expectations will be obtained or that any deviations will not be material. Such statements involve risks and uncertainties that may cause future results to differ from those anticipated. These risks include, but are not limited to, the effects of general economic conditions, Amdocs' ability to grow in the business segments it serves, adverse effects of market competition, rapid technological shifts that may render the Company's products and services obsolete, potential loss of a major customer, our ability to develop long-term relationships with our customers, and risks associated with operating businesses in the international market. Amdocs may elect to update these forward-looking statements at some point in the future, however the Company specifically disclaims any obligation to do so. These and other risks are discussed at greater length in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including in our Annual Report on Form 20-F for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2011, filed on December 8, 2011and our Form 6-K filed for the first quarter of fiscal 2011 on February 2, 2012.
SOURCE Amdocs
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CONTACT: Weber Shandwick, Michael Zema, Weber Shandwick for Amdocs, +1-212-445-8181, mzema@webershandwick.com
Irish Mobile Payments Provider boxPAY Announces Expansion into North America
Rapidly growing tech start-up boxPAY opens office in San Francisco, announces billing services now available in the US and Canada.
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 20, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- boxPAY, a mobile payments provider for web merchants, game developers, and other e-businesses, has announced the opening of their new North American base in San Francisco, California. The office is in place to manage US and Canadian-based web merchants who are looking to use the boxPAY product to bill in 40 + countries all over the world. Company Co-Founders Gavin and Iain McConnon are onsite for the launch and are in the process of expanding the new team there. The Bay-Area office opening coincides with the announcement that boxPAY is now also offering billing services in the US and Canada to their many existing merchants around the world.
Co-Founder Gavin McConnon said, "The move to North America was crucial to boxPAY's global expansion because of the significant amount of cellular subscribers in Canada and the US. We needed to offer our merchants from all over the globe access to these 350 million+ customers, especially because of the fact that mobile users here are comfortable with mobile payments." boxPAY's technology provides merchants the ability to charge customers for digital content through a mobile phone instead of a credit card. The platform can be integrated into a merchant website from boxPAY.com, a self-service website, in minutes. Using the mobile billing service, customers can make a purchase on a merchant website with no pre-registration required, and the charge is added to their mobile bill or deducted from a prepaid balance.
boxPAY is offering SMS payments in both the US and Canada, as well as direct carrier payments through connections to mobile operators in the US. Co-Founder Iain McConnon said, "We have negotiated especially favourable payment terms with connection providers in these regions to ensure our merchant base gets the best payouts across the industry. With our connections in the US and Canada, this brings the number of countries boxPAY is available in to over 40. With our eye on Asia next, we hope to be in over 60 countries by Q3."
boxPAY is endorsed and supported by Enterprise Ireland, the government agency responsible for the development and promotion of the indigenous business sector in Ireland. boxPAY are directing all business development inquires to contact@boxpay.com.
boxPAY is an SMS and direct carrier billing solution e-businesses can use to charge customers for digital content through their mobile phone bill instead of a credit card. We offer in-app, one-touch billing on the Android platform, as well as subscription billing in many markets around the world. The boxPAY payments platform also works in Flash games. Customers can make an in-game purchase with no pre-registration required, and the charge is added to their mobile bill or deducted from a prepaid balance. boxPAY is connected to mobile carriers in over 40 countries and has offices on four continents.
Diving Star Tom Daley Named as the Ambassador of adidas Body Care
LONDON, February 20, 2012/PRNewswire/ --
- With Photos
Britain's youngest ever diving champion, Tom Daley has taken on an exciting new role
as the ambassador for the adidas BodyCare advertising campaign starting in March 2012.
Daley's winning combination of determination and sporting passion make him the ideal
representative of the adidas 'Special Edition' toiletry range for men.
'I was honoured when asked to be the ambassador of the new adidas campaign; the adidas
body care products are great for anyone who is active and athletic. They are easy to pack
when I travel and I love the design especially the union jack theme! Ice Dive has to be my
favourite' -Tom Daley British Diving Champion
As an adidas-sponsored athlete, Daley's flawless technique and sporting zeal perfectly
personifies key values of the adidas brand. His great personal appeal also means that he
is well positioned to communicate the excellence and high performance of the adidas male
body care collection.
adidas'special edition' Body Care now has a new re-designed limited edition pack
across its range of men's Anti-Perspirants, Shower Gels, Body Sprays and Eau de Toilettes.
The dynamic new packaging is Brit inspired and includes a union jack flag giving a modern
and sleek look. adidas special edition will be available from March 2012 across 5
variants; Ice Dive, Pure Game, Team Force, Deep Energy and Fresh Impact.
adidas 'Special Edition' will be available in Boots, Superdrug and
About Coty Inc.
Coty was created in Paris in 1904 by Francois Coty who is credited with founding the
modern fragrance industry.
Today, Coty Inc. is a recognized leader in global beauty with annual net sales of over
$4 billion. Driven by an entrepreneurial spirit, passion, innovation and creativity, Coty
Inc. has developed an unrivaled portfolio of notable brands and delivers its innovative
products to consumers in 90 markets worldwide.
The Coty Prestige brand portfolio is distributed in prestige and ultra-prestige stores
and includes Balenciaga, Bottega Veneta, Calvin Klein, Cerruti, Chloé, Chopard, Davidoff,
Jennifer Lopez, Jil Sander, JOOP!, Karl Lagerfeld, Kenneth Cole, Gwen Stefani, Lancaster,
Marc Jacobs, Nikos, philosophy, Roberto Cavalli, Sarah Jessica Parker, Vera Wang, Vivienne
Westwood and Wolfgang Joop.
The Coty Beauty brand portfolio is more widely distributed and includes adidas, ASTOR,
Baby Phat, Beyoncé Knowles, Celine Dion, Chupa Chups, David and Victoria Beckham, Esprit,
Elite Models, Exclamation, Faith Hill, GUESS?, Halle Berry, Heidi Klum, Jovan, Kate Moss,
Kylie Minogue, Lady Gaga, Manhattan, Manhattan Clearface, Miss Sporty, Nautica, N.Y.C. New
York Color, Nicole by OPI, OPI, Pierre Cardin(1), Playboy, Rimmel, Sally Hansen, Stetson,
Tim McGraw, TJoy and Tonino Lamborghini.
Coty and Puig Fashion and Beauty S.L. have a strategic partnership for the
distribution of the perfume lines of Antonio Banderas, Carolina Herrera, Nina Ricci,
Prada, Paco Rabanne and Shakira in the United States and Canada.
For more information please contact:
Shikira Austin - +44(0)20-8971-4142 / shikira_austin@cotyinc.com;
General Press Enquires: amy_wanstall@cotyinc.com /+44(0)2089711378/1323.
GOTHENBURG, Sweden, February 20, 2012/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ --
?- Optimizes interoperability with Siemens call servers further
At the end of December 2011 Ascom Wireless Solutions and Siemens Enterprises on-going
collaboration to optimize interoperability between the companies' products rendered Ascom
an OpenScape Ready certification. The Ascom i62 handset has been thoroughly tested on
Siemens UC platform OpenScape Voice to ensure superior voice quality, trouble-free
interoperability and scalability.
Ascom initially became a "Siemens Advanced Partner in the wireless technology segment"
in 2008 via the Ascom i75 handset - certified for both the converged IP communications
platform HiPath 4000 and OpenScape Voice. Now, officially tested for use on the new open
interface SIP platform OpenScape Voice V5, the succeeding Ascom i62 model has reached the
same level of interoperability.
"This marks the next step in our mutual efforts to offer the best possible customer
experience. And we are proud to become a full and optimized supplier to both of Siemens'
call servers for large and medium sized clients," says Henrik Sandberg, Product Manager
Interoperability at Ascom Wireless Solutions.
The joint certification process ensures interoperability for the Ascom i62 VoWiFi
handset on 802.11n networks, and Siemens OpenScape Voice V5 architecture, ensuring clear
business-critical communications for all users.
"This is great news for any organization using a Siemens Enterprise Communications
platform, regardless if it's the popular HiPath 4000 or the new OpenScape Voice. Combined
with the Ascom i62 handset users can rest assured that they will be in constant control
through seamless voice over WiFi (VoWiFi), and instant data transmission, throughout every
part of their facilities. In the healthcare segment, which currently houses most of our
clients, this means peace of mind for both staff and patients," says Henrik Sandberg,
Product Manager, Ascom Wireless Solutions.
As one of the first-ever VoWiFi handsets to operate on 802.11n networks, the Ascom i62
offers unique capabilities such as superior interoperability with most enterprise-grade
WiFi network suppliers, optimized integration and state-of-the-art administrative
efficiency. By deploying it over Siemens OpenScape Voice V5 platform customers can realize
the benefits of seamless connectivity and reliable wireless coverage - putting real-time
information in the hands of users.
Large System Integrators Losing Their Hold on Government Contracts as G-Cloud Partners are Announced
SMEs like Memset Lined Up To Bring Benefits Of Cloud To Public Sector
LONDON, February 19, 2012/PRNewswire/ --
Award-winning British cloud provider, Memset(R), [http://www.memset.com ] today
awarded a Framework Agreement for the provision of G-Cloud Services, says large system
integrators are starting to loose their hold on government contracts as the G-Cloud
partners are announced.
One of the visions of G-Cloud is for 25% of contracts to be awarded to SMEs. Memset
are delighted to see that the government appear to be trying to make good on their 25%
promise, with a significant amount of SMEs named in the approved list announced by the
cabinet office today.
Kate Craig-Wood [http://www.memset.com/about-us/team.php ], MD of Memset said:
"G-Cloud has the potential to be enormously disruptive. It heralds the breaking of large
systems integrators' strangle-hold over government ICT. In my view as tax-paying
technology expert their consultancy-lead, bridge-building approach has historically
delivered remarkably poor value to government."
By gaining the Framework Agreement for the provision of G-Cloud services Memset are
one step closer to helping the government recognise the enormous savings to be gained by
switching across to a pay-as-you-go type arrangement for infrastructure and/or software.
This is exemplified by Memset's stated intent to offer their services at the same prices
that they normally charge customers (publicly available on their Web site), which at
present are the lowest in the UK for virtual machines and cloud storage.
The next step for the IaaS cloud provider [http://www.memset.com/cloud/compute ] is to
go through the CESG Pan Government Accreditor's accreditation process. Following earlier
scoping meetings, Memset are confident that they will be able to host services and content
up to Impact Level 2; that requires ISO27001 with some extensions that Memset believe they
already have in place whereas IL1 is mainly based on just ISO27001.
As a very security-oriented company, Memset had already gone well-beyond the
requirements of ISO 27001, so gaining the G-Cloud framework agreement was less work than
what they usually have to put into just one tender for a local council project.
"Gaining our approved G-Cloud Framework Agreement is incredibly exciting for us. As
one of a new breed of government ICT supplier we sincerely intend to work with government
to delivery better quality, secure and environmentally friendly ICT services at vastly
lower prices than those to which they are accustomed." concluded Craig-Wood.
Large System Integrators Losing Their Hold on Government Contracts as G-Cloud Partners are Announced
LONDON, February 19, 2012/PRNewswire/ --
- SMEs like Memset Lined Up To Bring Benefits Of Cloud To Public Sector -
Award-winning British cloud provider, Memset(R), [http://www.memset.com ] today
awarded a Framework Agreement for the provision of G-Cloud Services, says large system
integrators are starting to loose their hold on government contracts as the G-Cloud
partners are announced.
One of the visions of G-Cloud is for 25% of contracts to be awarded to SMEs. Memset
are delighted to see that the government appear to be trying to make good on their 25%
promise, with a significant amount of SMEs named in the approved list announced by the
cabinet office today.
Kate Craig-Wood [http://www.memset.com/about-us/team.php ], MD of Memset said:
"G-Cloud has the potential to be enormously disruptive. It heralds the breaking of large
systems integrators' strangle-hold over government ICT. In my view as tax-paying
technology expert their consultancy-lead, bridge-building approach has historically
delivered remarkably poor value to government."
By gaining the Framework Agreement for the provision of G-Cloud services Memset are
one step closer to helping the government recognise the enormous savings to be gained by
switching across to a pay-as-you-go type arrangement for infrastructure and/or software.
This is exemplified by Memset's stated intent to offer their services at the same prices
that they normally charge customers (publicly available on their Web site), which at
present are the lowest in the UK for virtual machines and cloud storage.
The next step for the IaaS cloud provider [http://www.memset.com/cloud/compute ] is to
go through the CESG Pan Government Accreditor's accreditation process. Following earlier
scoping meetings, Memset are confident that they will be able to host services and content
up to Impact Level 2; that requires ISO27001 with some extensions that Memset believe they
already have in place whereas IL1 is mainly based on just ISO27001.
As a very security-oriented company, Memset had already gone well-beyond the
requirements of ISO 27001, so gaining the G-Cloud framework agreement was less work than
what they usually have to put into just one tender for a local council project.
"Gaining our approved G-Cloud Framework Agreement is incredibly exciting for us. As
one of a new breed of government ICT supplier we sincerely intend to work with government
to delivery better quality, secure and environmentally friendly ICT services at vastly
lower prices than those to which they are accustomed." concluded Craig-Wood.
Serial Entrepreneur Arik Filstein Launches ExactME in Latin America
Innovated Talent Search ExactME.com is launching in Latin America
RA'ANANA, Israel, Feb. 17, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Innovated Talent Search ExactME!, is launching in Argentina with an ambitious objective. "We want to be the Google for human capital," Serial Entrepreneur Arik Filstein said during a press conference. Filstein, the founder and CEO of ExactME!, plans to expand from Buenos Aires throughout Latin America, with their sights set on the enormous Brazilian market, which will be their next destination in the region. They have existing operations in the US and India.
ExactME! will work to be a leader in a competitive online recruitment market where long-standing websites such as Bumerang or Zona Jobs are prominent. With a sophisticated search engine, ExactME! promises to "refine" searches to maximize results. It will also feature a payment system that charges a minor fee for each person contacted by the recruiter, lowering costs to companies who perform an employee search.
"ExactME! offers a different experience for both talents and recruiters. Setting a profile has never been so easy and intuitive. We inspire talented people to nurture their profile page and simply 'show off' with what they know and have done on the professional domain - we'll take care of the rest and make sure they show as attractive search results to relevant recruiters. This experience allows us to forge a new level of engagement between our EXACT talents and recruiters," said Filstein.
"From now on, recruiters will be able to explore and contact 'passive talents' alongside those who seek actively. It makes perfect sense. If the perfect talent for the job is currently employed, recruiters will not be able to know of his/her existence. With ExactME! they can sift through matched talents who may be employed, but tomorrow may work for them," adds Omri Lachman, who was the first to invest in the company and serves as a board director and strategic marketing consultant.
"We want to become the meeting point between job seekers and recruiters. Consultants are among our customers, since they can use ExactME! to expand their database," Filstein said. He added that Facebook users will be able to convert their social profile to a professional profile by using an ExactME! application. ExactME! is also working on something similar for Twitter users. "We are developing a technology that allows you to convert Tweets into information of interest to companies seeking to fill a position," Filstein concluded.
Jobookit Technologies is an Israeli company controlled by Arik Filstein. The company developed innovative technologies (including ExactME!) to optimize and simplify the online recruitment processes. The company's investors include Shimon Zaks, former CEO of Microsoft Europe, Eli Levy, current CEO of HP Software, serial entrepreneur Omri Lachman and others. Jobookit plans to be listed on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange this year, and will have offices in Buenos Aires, where it expects to hire 20 employees.
McLane Advanced Technologies Adds Distinguished Retired General to Board of Advisors
TEMPLE, Texas, Feb. 17, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- McLane Advanced Technologies (MAT) ? a global provider of logistics solutions, announced today that Lieutenant General (R) Mitchell H. Stevenson will join the company's Strategic Advisory Group (SAG). In this role, he will provide guidance and direction for MAT and help expand their Department of Defense (DOD) footprint.
"We rely on an outstanding board of advisors to help us set company priorities, define service offerings, increase our relationships, and help us make the right investments and/or acquisitions." said Drayton McLane, Chairman and Founder of MAT. "It is an honor to add this great soldier to the McLane team."
Lieutenant General (R) Mitchell Stevenson served 37 years as a premier Army Logistician, which culminated as the Deputy Chief of Staff, G-4, Department of the Army, Washington, DC. He also served as the Commander of the Sustainment Center of Excellence and Fort Lee - Fort Lee, Virginia and as Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations, U.S. Army Materiel Command, Fort Belvoir, VA.
His awards and decorations include the Distinguished Service Medal with two Oak Leaf Clusters, Legion of Merit with four Oak Leaf Clusters, Bronze Star Medal, and Meritorious Service Medal with three Oak Leaf Clusters, Army Commendation Medal, Army Achievement Medal, Kuwait Liberation Medal and Southwest Asia Service Medal. He has also been awarded the Expert Infantryman's Badge.
About McLane Advanced Technologies
McLane Advanced Technologies is a global logistics and technology solutions company built upon a bedrock of over 100 years of global supply chain, warehouse, distribution, and technology experience. Utilizing our rich history, we have grown into a recognized technology leader in the Distribution and Defense industries. For more information, please visit our website at http://www.mclaneat.com or call 254-771-6429.
WWW.MONEY.CA Launches; New Canadian Money Site for Personal Finance
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Verizon Wireless to Purchase Southeastern New Mexico Rural Market
BASKING RIDGE, N.J., Feb. 17, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Verizon Wireless announced today it has signed a definitive agreement to purchase wireless operating assets in New Mexico RSA #6 (operated under the brand name Plateau Wireless), owned by E.N.M.R. Telephone Cooperative and its subsidiary Plateau Telecommunications. The purchase will expand Verizon Wireless' brand and network footprint in southeastern New Mexico to the counties of Eddy, Chaves, Lea and a portion of Lincoln that it doesn't already serve. Financial terms are not being disclosed. The transaction is subject to FCC approval and is expected to close in mid-year 2012.
The purchase includes Plateau Wireless' Cellular, PCS and AWS spectrum, customers, and related GSM operations in the southeastern New Mexico market. The licenses and the operating assets being acquired cover a rural population of 259,000 and approximately 26,100 square miles, including state highways US 285, US 54 and US 70. Major population centers include Roswell, Carlsbad, Artesia and Hobbs, New Mexico.
"We look forward to expanding our presence and coverage in rural New Mexico and in welcoming Plateau Wireless' customers to the nation's most reliable network," said Brian Danfield, president of Verizon Wireless' Southwest Region.
Verizon Wireless has invested more than $70 billion - more than $6 billion on average every year - since its inception to increase the coverage and capacity of its premier nationwide network, including the building and rapid expansion of its 4G LTE network which currently is available to more than 200 million people.
E.N.M.R. Telephone Cooperative was advised by RBC Capital Markets, LLC.
About Verizon Wireless
Verizon Wireless operates the nation's largest 4G LTE network and largest, most reliable 3G network. The company serves nearly 108 million total wireless connections, including 92.2 million retail customers. Headquartered in Basking Ridge, N.J., with nearly 82,000 employees nationwide, Verizon Wireless is a joint venture of Verizon Communications (NYSE, NASDAQ: VZ) and Vodafone (LSE, NASDAQ: VOD). For more information, visit http://www.verizonwireless.com. To preview and request broadcast-quality video footage and high-resolution stills of Verizon Wireless operations, log on to the Verizon Wireless Multimedia Library at http://www.verizonwireless.com/multimedia.
About E.N.M.R. Telephone Cooperative and Plateau Telecommunications
Formed in 1949 as Eastern New Mexico Rural Telephone Cooperative, E.N.M.R. Telephone Cooperative and its subsidiary Plateau Telecommunications provide advanced telecommunications services (including 12,000 access lines and over 85,000 Internet and wireless subscribers) in all or parts of 18 counties in eastern New Mexico and 12 counties in the Texas Panhandle. Plateau continues its commitment to expand and strengthen the existing network to meet the rapidly changing demands of its customers and remains focused in the investment in and support of the rural communities served.
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Verizon Wireless
CONTACT: Robin B. Nicol, +1-908-559-7515, Robin.nicol@verizonwireless.com, or Jenny Weaver, +1-480-763-6321, Jenny.weaver@verizonwireless.com
MetroPCS Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Provides Comment on Passage of Comprehensive Spectrum and Auction Legislation
DALLAS, Feb. 17, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Roger D. Linquist, chairman and chief executive officer of MetroPCS Communications, Inc. (NYSE: PCS), the leader in flat-rate, no annual contract and unlimited wireless services provided the following statement regarding the passage of House Resolution 3630:
MetroPCS thanks everyone in the House and Senate, at the FCC and in the Administration who pushed for comprehensive spectrum and auction legislation. MetroPCS especially appreciates the key Members of Congress and their staffs who carried the ball over the goal line by including the spectrum auction legislation in the conference report for H.R. 3630 that has passed in Congress.
MetroPCS was among the first carriers to point out the "spectrum crunch" facing competitive mobile providers and, since 2008, MetroPCS repeatedly has supported efforts of policymakers to make additional spectrum available for auction. MetroPCS has maximized the use of its limited spectrum capacity through efficiency, ingenuity, wise investment and innovation - including being the very first mobile provider to offer 4G LTE services and devices to consumers in the U.S.
MetroPCS looks forward to gaining access to additional spectrum to better compete and offer American consumers more choices for affordable wireless broadband service. MetroPCS recognizes that the legislation in the conference report was a compromise. While we would like for more unused Federal government spectrum to be reallocated and auctioned in the near term, the enactment of the spectrum auction provisions in the conference report will start to relieve the "spectrum crunch," help the economy grow and create jobs.
About MetroPCS Communications, Inc.
Dallas-based MetroPCS Communications, Inc. is a provider of no annual contract, unlimited wireless communications service for a flat-rate. MetroPCS is the fifth largest facilities-based wireless carrier in the United States based on number of subscribers served. With Metro USA(SM), MetroPCS customers can use their service in areas throughout the United States covering a population of over 280 million people. As of December 31, 2011, MetroPCS had over 9.3 million subscribers. For more information please visit http://www.metropcs.com.
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CONTACT: Diana Gold, Manager, Market Communications of MetroPCS, +1-469-330-4919, mediaroom@metropcs.com; or Chad Sour of GolinHarris, +1-972-341-2507, mediaroom@metropcs.com, for MetroPCS
Datacom Systems Introduces New Network Monitoring Device Targeted at Proximity Hosting Service Providers in the High Speed Trading Environment
SYRACUSE, N.Y., Feb. 17, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Datacom Systems Inc. announces the availability of a new matrix switch designed for co-location operators and service providers within the high frequency trading environment. The network device, known as the SingleStream(TM) 2222, allows service providers (or major high frequency traders) to passively tap up to 10, 10G or 1G communication links with only minimal latency. These tapped connections can then be used by market participants' network or trade latency tools to monitor financial trading. Co-location providers may sell such tapped connectivity to end users for their own monitoring, so this device offers them the opportunity to provide higher value services to their end clients. The additional latency by inserting the SingleStream inline is less than 5 nanoseconds.
In addition to providing the end users with copies of their network traffic, the SingleStream 2222 also allows the service providers to monitor the tapped connections for service assurance monitoring. The device operates at speeds of up to 10Gbps. Up to 8 SingleStream 2222's can be seamlessly linked together allowing the service provider to monitor up to 80 10G links with a single monitoring device. The combination of its speed, ability to access up to 80 tapped links and selective monitoring of customer traffic is unique within the marketplace.
Kevin Formby, CEO of Datacom Systems, says, "We have developed the SingleStream 2222 in conjunction with a major co-location service provider within the high frequency trading space. It allows them to offer new capabilities to their clients and at the same time provides full monitoring and service assurance on these critical network links. We are pleased to have worked closely with this customer, and are now able to offer this to a wider range of co-location providers. This device is well suited to service providers, and provides useful capabilities to large scale HFTs who need to maintain a sophisticated low latency monitoring infrastructure."
About Datacom Systems
Datacom Systems is a leading manufacturer of data capture infrastructure. Since the company's founding in 1992, Datacom Systems has built a reputation for quality engineering and unmatched customer service. Datacom Systems equipment covers millions of network segments worldwide and saves its customers millions of dollars in IT expenses each year. The privately-held company is headquartered in Syracuse, New York. Visit http://www.datacomsystems.com.
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Datacom Systems Inc.
CONTACT: Tim Crofton, +1-315-463-9541, tcrofton@datacomsystems.com
New Version of Maxthon 3 Pushes HTML 5 2D and 3D Graphics to New Performance Level
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 17, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Maxthon (http://www.maxthon.com), a global software and web services company, announces its newly enhanced version of Maxthon 3, with best-of-the-web support for 2D and 3D graphics processing. In keeping with its commitment to be on the leading edge of HTML 5 support, the new version of Maxthon 3 offers superior support of the HTML5 <canvas> element. For users, this means super-charged experiences in any graphics-heavy application like games or animated content. Users can download the latest version of Maxthon 3 at http://www.maxthon.com/mx3/.
"Sort through all of the developer-speak and this means one, simple thing: people who use Maxthon 3 will experience faster games and graphics of all kinds," says Jeff Chen, CEO of Maxthon. "Our enhanced support of 2D and 3D canvas pushes browser performance another step forward. Visit html5test.org to see for yourself what we already know: Maxthon 3 is leading the way in HTML5 performance."
Today's release caps a multi-month Maxthon 3 performance initiative marked by key, proprietary improvements in browser speed. Maxthon 3 performance enhancements include:
A November 2011 Maxthon 3 release with graphics processer unit (GPU) performance tweaks that make it faster for GPUs to render complex web graphics.
Enhanced support for the 2D <canvas> element that greatly increases the speed at which 2D web and app images are rendered.
Optimization of how the Maxthon 3 browser handles the relationship between Web GL and 3D rendering in <canvas>.
The new version combined with Maxthon's proprietary GPU hardware acceleration technology offers the fastest 2D and 3D graphics performance of any browser in its class.
"Our R&D approach to Maxthon 3 and HTML5 goes well beyond nominally backing the latest standards. We have made - and continue to make - a significant investment developing an HTML5-optimized browser," says Karl Mattson, GM of Maxthon International/Chief of Product Development. "But, true to our dual core commitment, we're not leaving the Microsoft-optimized side of the equation alone, either. This new version of Maxthon 3 also includes significant graphics performance improvements in our Trident engine as well. Maxthon 3 makes the whole web run faster."
About Maxthon
Headquartered in Beijing, Maxthon Ltd. is an innovative software company and developer of superior web browsers which continue to set new standards for simplicity, speed and security. Each month more than 130,000,000 people use Maxthon's web browser in 120 countries across the world. Maxthon also brings its best-of-breed browsing to the Android platform for mobile devices and tablet computers. For more information about Maxthon please visit http://www.maxthon.com.
CTIA Statement on the Passage of the Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Continuation Act of 2011
WASHINGTON, Feb. 17, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Please attribute the following statement to CTIA-The Wireless Association® President and CEO Steve Largent:
"For more than three years, CTIA and its members have been advocating for more spectrum so America's wireless industry can remain the world's leader in the deployment of advanced wireless services. Today's bipartisan vote to pass the Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Continuation Act of 2011, which includes provisions to make a substantial swath of spectrum available for commercial use, represents an important step toward meeting the industry's spectrum needs.
"We are grateful to Representatives Upton, Walden, Waxman and Eshoo and Senators Rockefeller and Hutchison for their leadership throughout this process. Their dedication and focus were paramount to securing the bipartisan and bicameral support necessary to enact spectrum reform. We also appreciate FCC Chairman Genachowski and the FCC commissioners for their contribution to this effort.
"Ultimately, today's vote was a resounding victory for consumers and the American economy. Making spectrum available will make it possible for America's wireless carriers to offer consumers better, faster, more ubiquitous wireless broadband service. The release of additional spectrum also will spur the investment and job creation that our economy needs."
CTIA-The Wireless Association® (http://www.ctia.org) is an international organization representing the wireless communications industry. Membership in the association includes wireless carriers and their suppliers, as well as providers and manufacturers of wireless data services and products. CTIA advocates on behalf of its members at all levels of government. The association also coordinates the industry's voluntary best practices and initiatives, and sponsors the industry's leading wireless tradeshows. CTIA was founded in 1984 and is based in Washington, D.C.
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RainedOut Announces $100 Free Text Message Advertising
New promotion for first-time advertisers on the nation's largest text messaging network for local sports
LEESBURG, Va., Feb. 17, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- RainedOut(TM), the leading provider of free event and group communication services, officially announced today a special promotion offering new advertisers the chance to sign up with $100 in free advertising. The free offer gives new advertisers a "no strings" opportunity to experience the nation's largest SMS text message advertising network in local sports content. Advertisers can target and reach new customers by group, geography, affinity, or reach a nationwide audience.
RainedOut's self-serve ad platform taps into an audience that "needs" these messages. Unlike Twitter and Facebook, RainedOut users view RainedOut messages as critical to know. Ads that appear on these highly anticipated messages come "uncompeted," unlike other print and web advertising that competes with other advertisers, links, photos or content.
"We did a soft launch of the $100 free ad promotion at the end of January and have already seen an uptick in the rate of new ad accounts," explains Ara Bagdasarian, CEO of RainedOut. "Our approach was unique and somewhat opposite of Twitter. We have a few national advertisers that we invoice, but our ad platform is primarily self-service and utilizes online credit card payments. It is very convenient to create custom mobile ads and this accessibility is very appealing to local sponsors."
Bagdasarian continued, "Your ad is placed if you are one of the top three bidders of a particular message. The placements are split across 50/30/20 percent of the messages accordingly, so even the smallest ad budget can win exposure."
Any sized business or agency can log into RainedOut's self-serve ad platform, create ads, set budgets, target an audience, and view placement reports. Ads are placed only with customers the advertiser wants to attract - ads be can targeted by group, location, category, or be seen on all messages across the country as a national advertiser. For example, an affinity advertiser who makes baseball bats might advertise on all messages in the baseball and softball categories of RainedOut. Ads appear as sponsors in the last 25 characters of RainedOut messages and can be a hyperlink if using a ".com" address in the ad copy. To learn more or to receive a media kit with demographics, visit http://www.RainedOut.com/advertise.
About RainedOut
Used by 1,000s of organizations, award-winning RainedOut is the leading event and group communication service. This FREE+, sponsor-supported service enables non-technical people to send instant alerts to the entire community for improved communication. It is used to cancel events, change plans, send reminders, and much more. Groups can raise money with every alert sent. As a cloud-based service, messages can initiate from any net-connected computer or from the field using a standard cell phone. With one simple interface, RainedOut instantly and simultaneously broadcasts alerts to subscribers' mobile phones (via SMS text message) and e-mail accounts, and to the organizations' own Web pages, RainedOut Page, Facebook Page, and Twitter Account. Learn more at http://www.RainedOut.com.
About Omnilert
Omnilert, LLC develops intuitive communication technologies that keep communities safe and connected. The company's flagship service is a Tier-1 unified mass notification system that enables a single person to communicate timely information to thousands of people anywhere, anytime, on any device or service. The award-winning company's 6,000 clients include the U.S. Army, Bayer, Mazda, sanofi-aventis, Arizona State University, Penn State, Marine Corps Marathon, YMCA, American Red Cross, and UNICEF. Omnilert solutions are sold under the brand names e2Campus, Amerilert, and RainedOut. The privately held company is headquartered in Leesburg, Va., and at http://www.omnilert.com online.
Trend Micro Releases HijackThis Source Code to sourceforge.net
Program's Creator Merijn Bellekom Endorses Open Source Move
CUPERTINO, Calif., Feb. 17, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Trend Micro Incorporated (TYO: 4704; TSE: 4704), a global cloud security leader, today announced the release of HijackThis as an open source application.
HijackThis- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hijackthis - scans your computer to find settings changed by spyware, malware or other unwanted programs. HijackThis also generates an in-depth report to enable expert users to analyze and fix an infected computer. Several security communities use HijackThis log files to help users evaluate and eradicate infections. A common practice for novice users is to generate a HijackThis log file and submit it to one of the many forums devoted to HijackThis on the web. Experts at these forums provide information on which items are causing your problems and how to remove them safely from your computer.
"This means that other people can build on a solid base to create or improve their own anti-malware tools," said Merijn Bellekom, the original creator of HijackThis.
Trend Micro has offered HijackThis as a free tool since acquiring the antispyware freeware tool from its Netherlands-based creator, Merijn Bellekom in 2007. By then, it had already been downloaded more than 10 million times and was often used to submit logs to online discussion and help forums, such as Castlecops.com, Majorgeeks.com and Spywareinfo.com, to elicit comments that could help in cleaning infected desktops
"HijackThis was an essential tool at CastleCops, so much so that there were forums, web applications and services dedicated to it, answering questions posed from the data collected about files and registry entries. Hands down, HijackThis was vital to the health of a PC providing needed data that helped experts clean machines from complicated malware infections. Enabling the open source community with source code for the powerful tool HijackThis shows the commitment Trend Micro has toward advancing security and privacy. The OSS framework provides people with an opportunity to help others in a rich and diverse environment, and this ensures that HijackThis will continue building on its strength in serving the community," said Paul Laudanski, Founder, Castlecops.com
Trend Micro will continue to maintain the original source code and will update the base code on SourceForge as developers make modifications that are essential and positive to the continued improvement of this code. As new malicious code is released faster than ever before, the need for analyzing log data to identify new malicious code is more important than ever. Through this offer to the open source community, the product has the opportunity to develop and become an even better solution to quickly identify new malicious code.
"HijackThis moving to open source is a really exciting stage for this tool and a big thanks to Trend Micro for bringing this tool back to life. HijackThis was once the most used tool for enumerating Windows startup programs and quickly identifying the presence of malware. Moving HijackThis to open source will prompt more rapid releases and also allow more people to be involved in the project so that it is able to keep pace with current infection techniques," said Larry Abrams, Owner and Founder of BleepingComputer.com.
About Trend Micro
Trend Micro Incorporated (TYO: 4704; TSE: 4704), a global cloud security leader, creates a world safe for exchanging digital information with its Internet content security and threat management solutions for businesses and consumers. A pioneer in server security with over 20 years' experience, we deliver top-ranked client, server and cloud-based security that fits our customers' and partners' needs, stops new threats faster, and protects data in physical, virtualized and cloud environments. Powered by the industry-leading Trend Micro Smart Protection Network cloud computing security infrastructure, our products and services stop threats where they emerge - from the Internet. They are supported by 1,000+ threat intelligence experts around the globe.
Additional information about Trend Micro Incorporated and its products and services are available at Trend Micro.com. This Trend Micro news release and other announcements are available at http://NewsRoom.TrendMicro.com and as part of an RSS feed at http://www.trendmicro.com/rss. Or follow our news on Twitter at @TrendMicro.
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Trend Micro Incorporated
CONTACT: Alan Wallace, Senior Global Public Relations Manager of Trend Micro Corporation, +1-425-522-3180, pr@trendmicro.com
Get Ready for Riding Season with FindTheBest's Motorcycles and Dirt Bikes Comparisons
Finding the Perfect Motorcycle or Dirt Bike Can be Overwhelming, but FindTheBest's Motorcycles and Dirt Bikes Comparisons can Help.
SANTA BARBARA, Calif., Feb. 17, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Spring is just around the corner, and you're thinking of getting a motorcycle or dirt bike. The newest motorcycles are more technically advanced, more powerful, and have more standard and available safety features than ever before. With FindTheBest's Motorcycles and Dirt Bikes comparisons, you can research and compare over 150 motorcycles and 60 dirt bikes released this year before making a purchase decision. With hundreds of options to choose from, selecting the best motorcycle or dirt bike for your needs can be overwhelming. Fortunately, FindTheBest can help you make the best decision.
FindTheBest's guide to choosing the best motorcycles and dirt bikes is a great place to start when searching for a bike. These guides offer information that can help users make the most informed decisions when looking for the right bike. FindTheBest also provides popular Q&A sections for motorcycles and dirt bikes that can help answer broad questions, like, "What is the average price of a new motorcycle?" or "What is the lightest dirt bike?"
When comparing motorcycles or dirt bikes, there are several things to consider.The first thing to consider is bike type. There are seven different types of motorcycles: Sport bike, touring, sport-touring hybrid, cruiser, standard and dual-sport. There are six types of dirt bikes: Dual Sport, enduro, motocross, supermoto, trail and trial. Users can filter search results by make and model, awards won, MSRP, horsepower and safety features. If you're looking for a specific engine type, you can sort your results by engine configuration. Or, sort by FindTheBest's Smart Rating and compare only the top-rated motorcycles and dirt bikes.
After narrowing your choices, you can compare the five top-rated motorcycles or dirt bikes side by side. Specific product details, such as the BMW S 1000 RR or the 2011 Yamaha YZ450F Motocross Bike, offer charts and that show how the products compare to the average.
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Objet 3D Printer Filmed for Brand New Channel 4 Series, Home of the Future, Airs February 19th, 7.00pm on Channel 4
RHEINMUENSTER, Germany, February 17, 2012/PRNewswire/ --
Objet ltd., the innovation leader in 3D printing for rapid prototyping and additive
manufacturing, announced today that its Objet30 Desktop 3D Printer was filmed for brand
new Channel 4 series, Home of the Future, which will air February 19th, 7.00pm on Channel
4.
What happens if you ask a normal family to boldly go where no-one has gone before - to
live in the future? This five-part Channel 4 series, co-funded by one of the UK's leading
energy companies E.ON, and produced by Twofour, transforms the lives of a family, filling
their home from top-to-bottom with forefront technology and gadgets.
As well as having cutting-edge technology and gadgets to play with, the Perera family
in Sheffield will be challenged by scenarios likely to come in the next twenty to fifty
years.
Overseen by expert Chris Sanderson, the Pereras will discover how we may work, rest
and play - as well as eat, travel, stay healthy and power our homes.
"The highlight, for me, was the moment the 3D printer arrived," says Sanderson. "It
was hugely exciting to be able to design an object and see it being made in front of your
eyes."
In an episode looking at home offices, the Perera family use the Objet30 Desktop to
produce 3D printed pens.
The series looks at the effects of working from home and living in multi-generational
households and asks: what will we eat when cheap food is gone and mass-produced meat is
unsustainable? And the family face being shamed by their bin if they don't recycle enough
and being temporarily banned from short car journeys (electric and hydrogen-powered,
naturally).
But the future is not all bad news as the Pereras discover mind-controlled games,
domestic power stations that slash their bills, robots they can control from the other
side of the world, waterless washing machines, cars, lawnmowers and vacuums that drive
themselves and the joys of growing your own fish supper.
Objet Ltd. [http://www.objet.com ] is a leading provider of high quality, cost
effective inkjet-based 3D printing systems and materials. A global company, Objet has
offices in North America, Europe, Japan, China, Hong Kong, and India.
Objet's 3D printing systems and 3D printing materials are ideal for any company
involved in the manufacture or design of physical products using 3D software or other 3D
content. Companies using Objet's solutions can be typically found in sectors
[http://www.objet.com/INDUSTRIES ] such as consumer goods & electronics, aerospace &
defense, automotive, education, dental, medical and medical devices, architecture,
industrial machinery, footwear, sporting goods, toys and service bureaus.
Founded in 1998, the company has thousands of customers
[http://www.objet.com/RESOURCES/Case_Studies ] worldwide including a substantial share of
the relevant Fortune 100 and Fortune 500. Its award-winning technology (12 awards in 5
years) is based upon over 110 patents and patent pending inventions.
Objet's 3D printers [http://www.objet.com/3D-Printer/Products_Overview ] are available
in a range of form-factors, from cost-effective desktop 3D printers ideal for entry-level
professionals all the way to industrial-scale multi-material machines for front-line
designers and top manufacturers. Objet's 3D printers feature the industry's
highest-resolution 3D printing quality, based on 16-micron (0.0006 in.) super-thin
layering, wide material versatility, office friendliness and ease of operation.
For more information, visit us at http://www.objet.com, and for more about 3D
printing industry-related news, business issues and trends, read the Objet blog
[http://blog.objet.com ].
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Northern Ireland Lead Sky Poker's "Play the Nation" Tournament
LONDON, February 17, 2012/PRNewswire/ --
Sky Poker's regional poker tournament has sparked fierce competition across
the UK!
Sky Poker, the UK's leading online poker [http://www.skypoker.com ] firm, are
celebrating the UK's poker prowess with their Play the Nation tournament. The competition,
which started 1 February and ends 29 February, has set poker pulses racing as poker
players across the UK represent their region in this national challenge!
The latest standings have been released from Sky Poker headquarters where the
tournament's fluctuating leading board is kept a close eye on. Currently Norther Ireland
and Rest of the World are topping the online poker charts with 29 points. They can't get
too ahead of the game though - not if the South East have anything to do with it! The
South East are only 3 points behind the current leaders, with 26 points. Londoners come in
third with 22 points and are vying for a capital win! Sadly, regions in the North of
England are not faring as well so far, firmly ushered down the leader board and Wales sits
right at the bottom. But, the game is far from over though, with almost two weeks left of
play. With everything and anything possible at this stage, who will win?
All the Welsh Dragons, English lions, Scottish thistles and Irish clovers out there
can discuss tactics on the Sky Poker Play the Nation discussion board. Discussion threads
are divided by region and the board is the best place for poker players to come together
for strategy talks.
Play the Nation is completely free to enter. All players who take part will receive a
special GBP5 Play the Nation bonus when they earn over 500 poker points throughout
February. These bonuses are earned through Sky Poker's Cash for Points scheme which
players are automatically opted into after signing up to play - enter promo code 'PLAY.'
Not only that, Sky Poker [http://www.skypoker.com ] are giving Play the Nation players
the chance to double all bonuses earned! The top three winning regions at the end of
February will win the following:
- 1st - 100% Cash for Points boost
- 2nd - 50% Cash for Points boost
- 3rd - 25% Cash for Points boost.
For more information on Play the Nation and the Cash for Points scheme,
Sky Poker is the British Sky Broadcasting's online poker division, which allows users
to play poker online on their website and screens selected hands from various tournaments
and cash games on Sky Poker TV, allowing players on the site to become the stars of the TV
channel. Sky Poker focuses on UK poker players, with all play at the tables in pounds
rather than dollars, as well as its own Sky Poker Tour around the country.
Sky Poker is licensed and regulated by the Alderney Gambling Control Commission
(AGCC).
Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Event to Feature Talk by DBSophic's Ami Levin
SQL Server tuning expert and MVP to speak at Microsoft's "Journey into SQL Server 2012" event
JERUSALEM, February 16, 2012/PRNewswire/ --
DBSophic [http://www.dbsophic.com ], an innovative provider of performance management
products for SQL Server based applications, announced that Ami Levin, the company's CTO
and a SQL Server MVP, will speak at Microsoft's "Journey into SQL Server 2012" event on
Monday, February 20th 2012. Levin, a SQL Server tuning
[http://www.dbsophic.com/sql-server-tuning.html ] expert, will discuss T-SQL changes and
advances in SQL Server 2012.
"Journey into SQL Server 2012" is part of a series of events leading up to the
official SQL Server 2012 launch. It is a developer-oriented event hosted by Microsoft,
featuring expert sessions on new developments in SQL Server 2012 including Business
Intelligence, Always On, T-SQL, Development Tools, SQL Azure and more. This free event
will take place at the offices of Microsoft Israel on Monday, February 20th.
About DBSophic
DBSophic is an innovative provider of performance management products for SQL Server
based applications. While traditional SQL Server tuning tools focus on individual query
optimization, DBSophic delivers automatic workload tuning. By optimizing the entire
application-to-database workload, DBSophic's solutions help companies achieve unparalleled
gains in SQL Server performance [http://www.dbsophic.com/sql-server-performance.html ] for
their enterprise applications. The company is headquartered in Jerusalem.
Contact:
Inbal Barit, Marketing Director
DBSophic
Phone: +972-2-5610716
Email: inbal(at)dbsophic(dot)com
BEIJING, Feb. 17, 2012 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- AnyMP4 now releases the iPad Video Converter software for iPad users, which has the professional converting function and multiple editing functions to give users a lot of unique surprises. Users can convert any popular videos to iPad MP4, M4V, MOV and so forth with excellent output effect.
As one of the most popular and versatile iPad Video Converting software, AnyMP4 iPad Video Converter has powerful converting function to help users convert any video formats including MPG, MPEG, VOB, TS, MTS, RM, RMVB, WMV, ASF, MKV, AVI, 3GP, 3G2, FLV, SWF, MOV, TRP and so on to iPad MP4, M4V, and enable users to convert almost all audio formats such as MP3, MP2, AAC, AC3, WAV, WMA, M4A, OGG, AIFF, FLAC, etc. to iPad compatible audio formats. What's more, users can extract audio files from any video and then convert them to iPad M4A, MP3, and WMA with high quality.
Apart from professional converting function, AnyMP4 Video to iPad Converter allows users to edit the video with multiple editing functions. Specifically speaking, users can use the editing tools provided by this software to trim video for needed length, crop video frame to get rid of unwanted video black edges, join multiple video clips into one single file, add watermark to personalize the video, and adjust numerous video output parameters such as Video Bitrate, Resolution, Frame Rate and audio parameters such as Audio Encoder, Channels and Sample Rate. Besides, users can choose their favorite audio track and preferred subtitle for the output video if the original video file possesses several audio tracks and subtitles choices. Also, this software supports 5.1-Channel audio and no audio output.
With this iPad Video Converter, users can easily store all popular videos on iPad and iPad 2 with striking speed and excellent quality. And, with the built-in player, users can preview the source video and edited video effect. It even supports batch conversion, which allows users to input the same source file repeatedly and set different output formats for each video file, and then convert them in only one conversion.
For more information about this compelling software, please visit the webpage below:
OS Supported: Windows XP (SP2 or later), Windows Vista, Windows 7
CPU: 800MHz Inter or AMD CPU or above
RAM: 512MB RAM or more
About AnyMP4
AnyMP4, a software producer, aims to provide the best and world-class solution of converting Blu-ray Disc, DVD and video/audio files. AnyMP4 is dedicated to developing the most powerful multimedia processing software for users all over the world. Our product portfolio ranges from video tools, DVD tools, Blu-ray tools, etc. on both Microsoft Windows and Apple's Mac OS X platforms. All these software can help you easily solve almost all DVD/Blu-ray/video issues. For more details about AnyMP4, please visit: http://www.anymp4.com.
SOURCE Harbour Software
Harbour Software
CONTACT: George Brown of AnyMP4 at Tel: +86-13146381763 or E-Mail: pr@anymp4.com
Celestial Tiger Entertainment Announces Content Licensing Deals With Premier Video On Demand And Internet Platforms In China
Deals Concluded With iQIYI, Sohu, YOU On Demand And Youku
HONG KONG, Feb, 17, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Celestial Tiger Entertainment (CTE), the recently-launched independent Asian media company, today announced several major content licensing deals for Video On Demand (VOD) rights with multiple platforms in China, including iQIYI, Sohu, YOU On Demand and Youku.
The deals establish CTE's presence as a significant content distributor in Asia in addition to its operation of six branded pay TV channels across Asia Pacific. The deals encompass feature films and television content from the Lionsgate (NYSE: LGF) library, and enable CTE to further penetrate China's booming 2 billion-plus RMB ($300 million U.S.) video-on-demand market. Lionsgate, a diversified global entertainment company, is partnered in CTE with Saban Capital Group and Astro's Celestial Pictures.
"These VOD deals represent just the first step for CTE's content distribution in China," said Wendy Reeds, CTE's Executive Vice President, Content Sales and Distribution. "CTE has a strong library of film and television content from Lionsgate, as well as original CTE productions, that we are proud to bring to viewers in China."
"We are pleased to have the opportunity to work with the leading video-on-demand companies in China to strengthen their product offerings to their users, and we are excited about participating in a market that is achieving such unprecedented growth," said Jenny Suen, Director, Content Sales and Distribution.
CTE's licensing deals are for non-exclusive VOD rights with the following companies:
-- iQIYI is an independent online video company founded by top Chinese
search engine Baidu (NASDAQ: BIDU), and Providence Equity Partners, and
focuses on licensed, high-definition, professionally-produced content.
For more information, please visit http://www.iqiyi.com/.
-- Sohu.com Inc. (NASDAQ: SOHU) is one of China's leading Internet
companies with services encompassing news, search, communication, and
entertainment, with a strong presence in the online video industry. For
more information, please visit http://www.sohu.com/.
-- YOU On Demand Holdings, Inc. (OTCBB: CBBD/CBBDD) is a leading national
Pay-Per-View and Video On Demand platform that offers premium content on
a transactional and subscription basis. For more information, please
visit http://www.yod.com/
-- Youku Inc. (NYSE: YOKU) is China's leading online video site, and
features user-generated, self-produced, and licensed content from over
1,500 content partners. For more information, please visit http://www.youku.com
Media enquiriesPauline PoonCelestial Tiger EntertainmentT: 8522626 8131E: pauline.poon@celestialtiger.com
For Lionsgate corporate inquiries, please contact:
Peter D. Wilkes310/255-3726 pwilkes@lionsgate.com
About Celestial Tiger Entertainment
CELESTIAL TIGER ENTERTAINMENT (CTE) is a diversified media company dedicated to entertaining audiences in Asia and beyond. The company focuses on the operation of branded pay television channels, content creation and content distribution targeted at Asian consumers.
CTE operates a powerful bouquet of distinct pay television channels including: CELESTIAL MOVIES, the most broadly distributed 24-hour Chinese and Asian movies channel in the world; CELESTIAL CLASSIC MOVIES, the gateway to an unparalleled array of Chinese movie masterpieces; CELESTIAL MOVIES ON DEMAND, Celestial's subscription Video On Demand service; KIX, the ultimate in action entertainment; Thrill, Asia's only horror and suspense movie channel; and KIX HD, featuring the best of action with a late-night dose of thrillers in high definition.
As one of Asia's largest vertically integrated entertainment companies, CTE produces original content which complements its channels business. CTE is also the exclusive sales agent of content in all media in Southeast Asia and China from independent Hollywood studio Lionsgate.
Headquartered in Hong Kong, CTE is a joint venture among Saban Capital Group, a leading private investment firm specializing in the media, entertainment and communications industries; Celestial Pictures, a major Asian entertainment company wholly-owned by Astro, the owner and operator of the leading DTH platform in Malaysia; and Lionsgate, the world's largest independent filmed entertainment studio.
tyntec Showcasing Newly Launched tt.One Solution at MWC 2012
BARCELONA, Spain, February 17, 2012/PRNewswire/ --
Mobile interaction services provider to host breakfast seminar on OTT
services alongside MobileSquared and Pinger in Barcelona
from ShowStoppers@MWC 2012 - Mobile interaction services provider tyntec today
announced that it will be promoting its recently launched web-telco convergence solution
tt.One through an exclusive breakfast event at MWC on February 28. The seminar, entitled
'In bed with your enemy: How Telco and Internet can become friends with benefits', seeks
to address the question of how operators can drive revenues from Over-the-Top (OTT)
services.
Hosted on the roof terrace of the B Hotel just opposite the Fira, the seminar will see
leading industry watchers discussing how the current trend for OTT services can be
monetized by operators. Gavin Patterson, Chief Strategist at analyst firm Mobile Squared,
will debate the hot topic alongside Pinger CEO Greg Woock and Michael Kowalzik, CEO at
tyntec.
tyntec is a mobile interaction specialist, enabling businesses to integrate mobile
services for a wide range of uses - from mission-critical applications to internet
services. tyntec reduces the complexity involved in accessing the closed and complex
telecoms world by providing a high quality, easy-to-integrate and global offering using
universal services such as SMS, voice and numbers.
Founded in 2002, and with more than 150 staff in five offices around the globe, tyntec
works with 500+ businesses including mobile service providers, enterprises and internet
companies.
Source: tyntec
Alex Handcock, Corporate Communications Manager, +49-89-202-451-246, handcock@tyntec.com
Juan Gonzalo Angel Pioneers Colombian Theme Channels For Mobile Phones
BOGOTA, Colombia, Feb. 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Global Media Telecommunications, a company dedicated to the production of thematic signals for both cable and satellite systems in the Spanish-speaking market, will launch a channel specializing in 24 hour news for Latin America, the Caribbean and USA. Additional development of newscasts subtitled in English for the American market will be available as well. In addition to Theme Channels, advanced negotiations with telephone companies have begun create a presence through IPTV for the provision of breaking news to mobile devices.
The most prominent channel for Global is Cable News, a channel with a 90% penetration rate in Colombia. Cable News is the leading channel in its genus broadcasting 24 hours from Latin America. The channel offers a wide range of news information from the region and the world. Highlights of the economic and financial situation are addressed to the industrial sector of each region. Cable News, is currently in the testing phase for a new application called NotiMovil, a newscast designed for cell phones, BlackBerry or iPod.
Another niche channel - is TV AGRO. TV Agro is the leading channel in Latin America in the dissemination of the agricultural sector in a context of educational and informative topics for all kinds of audiences and is offered 24 hours per day. TV Agro has had very good reception in medium-sized and large enterprises and in education. This year Global will concentrate on Venezuela, Costa Rica and Central America, to continue producing and enriching our channel with purely agricultural content.
Rumba TV: A party on the screen, with the musical hits of the moment to delight viewers with all the Latin tropical genres.
Tele Nostalgia: To live and feel the memory screen 24 hours a day with the broadcast of the best videos of ballads in Spanish.
Founder and President of Global Media, Juan Gonzalo Angel, is responsible for installing thousands of miles of fiber-optic cable in Colombia through his first cable company, Pacific Cable. PC was sold to a multinational group and Mr. Gonzalo formed Global Media Telecommunications to fill a place in the market for paid channels.
Alpha Group and Backbone magazine are pleased to announce the launch of the Alpha
Exchange Innovation Campaign. This Campaign is the combination of a national contest aimed
at identifying inspired Canadian technology ideas and entrepreneurs and following the
winners in their journey to bringing ideas to the marketplace over a period of a year.
This Campaign is a unique opportunity to learn about what it takes to build a technology
company and to understand the eco-system within which technology companies can thrive.
"The technology sector in Canada needs attention," states Jos Schmitt, CEO of Alpha
Group. "We don't lack innovation or entrepreneurs, we don't lack investors, but we do lack
an efficient eco-system and securities exchange that will allow great technology
entrepreneurs to turn their ideas into successful companies that will in turn fuel our
economy. Promising entrepreneurs go to the U.S., get acquired at an early stage or list
too early in Canada. The result is a Canadian economy without a developed technology
sector that is so critical to its future. The Alpha Exchange wants to change this, not
only by proposing a new approach to listings and liquidity truly focused on the success of
the issuers, but also by helping to build the eco-system that is critical to these
companies in the initial and early stages of their life-cycle. This is why we decided to
launch, with Backbone, the Alpha Exchange Innovation Campaign."
"The Alpha Exchange Innovation Campaign is consistent with Backbone's mandate of
inspiring innovation and helping companies learn from other businesses," says Steve
Dietrich, Publisher of Backbone magazine. "After the contest, it becomes a live case
study. It not only allows for a great profile for the winner but will provide excellent
stories for our readers. It is also an opportunity for Backbone and our sponsors to
further Canada's overall competitiveness on the world stage."
Call for Entries
Qualified entrants are early-stage companies with revenue of no more than CDN$2
million annually. Successful entrants will have a ready-to-sell product or service and a
complete business plan and market analysis. Any business or technology sector is relevant.
The Alpha Exchange Innovation Campaign includes the following:
- CDN$95,000 in prizes (part seed capital, part products and services)
- A live pitch event, judged by leading technology and business leaders
- A full year of follow-up editorial exposure (successes, challenges, advice) in
print and online
- The top 200 applicants will be featured guests at the World Congress on
Information Technology (WCIT), being held from Oct. 22 to 24, 2012 in Montreal.
- Contest Applications Until March 31, 2012
- Judging April 2 to 21, 2012
- Awards Event May 16, 2012
- Follow-Up Winner Stories - Online and Print May 2012 to April 2013
About Alpha Group - Alpha Group is an organization set up by nine leading Canadian
financial institutions in 2007 to reinvigorate trading in Canadian markets at a time it
was characterized by a lack of liquidity, efficiency, innovation and state-of-the art
technology. After having achieved substantial results in the Canadian trading space with
its Alternative Trading System (Alpha ATS), a marketplace competing for the trading
business with other organizations such as the incumbent exchange, Alpha Group decided to
bring similar change and benefits in the Canadian listing space. This led to the formation
of the Alpha Exchange, the new generation Canadian exchange built on the principles of
trust and entrepreneurship. In mid December 2011, Alpha Exchange received regulatory
approval from the Ontario Securities Commission, with an effective launch date planned
within the next couple of months. Alpha Exchange will not only foster quality listings and
liquidity, but also re-energize innovation and entrepreneurship in Canada across the
industry sectors that have been neglected over the past several years. One of these
sectors is technology.
About Backbone - Backbone magazine is a broad-based business magazine focused on
technology. Distribution is 100,000 copies to The Globe and Mail subscribers, 1,000 to Air
Canada Lounges, 3,000 to 4,000 copies to approximately 10 tech/business trade shows per
month and 150 innovation-related events per year. Backbone targets educated, influential
and affluent decision makers, early adopters and forward-thinking executives who strive to
keep up to date with important technology trends for business and personal use.
For further information:
Jennifer Ottywill
Marketing, Alpha Group
+1(647)-259-0421
jennifer.ottywill@alpha-group.ca
Steve Dietrich
Publisher, Backbone magazine
+1(604)-986-5352
sdietrich@backbonemag.com
The First Economical Healthcare Information System
AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- eCareSoft, Inc. announced today the release of eCS Cirrus(TM) v.2, an end-to-end healthcare information system using the company's managed private cloud environment. Cirrus offers an economical, tightly integrated hospital information system (HIS), a clinical information system (CIS) and ONC-TABC Certified Complete Inpatient & Ambulatory (eCS Nimbo(TM)) EHRs. This contemporary alternative to traditional hospital systems addresses the demands of today's complex healthcare environment requiring heightened data security, mobile access and electronic collaboration among caregivers.
"It's hard to imagine a hospital today that isn't considering cloud technology for affordability and mobility," stated Jorge Camargo, CEO. "Cirrus is certainly affordable, but when it comes to true value in a mobile world, security is just as important," added Camargo. Cirrus uses security levels and encryption processes that exceed government guidelines for electronic patient health data (HIPAA & HITECH), making it easy and affordable for hospitals with limited IT resources to meet their regulatory obligations. "Administrators and their IT staff can rest assured that the integrity and security of their electronic patient data is consistent across all facilities and is always given top priority," concluded Camargo.
Cirrus uses an interface that is incredibly intuitive and ICD-10 ready. Patient data can be aggregated and shared across multiple departments and/or facilities, providing administrators with important insights into core business processes that can improve the quality of patient care, cost efficiencies and regulatory management.
About eCareSoft, Inc.
eCareSoft is a market leader in advanced technology solutions for inpatient and ambulatory markets. eCareSoft provides hospitals and their affiliated networks with natively integrated EHR, clinical and financial solutions that are affordable, easy to use and quick to deploy. The company founders have a 15-year international history of providing secure, customizable solutions that advance the patient care process, reduce medical errors and drive profitability. The company's US headquarters is located in Austin, Texas with Latin America offices in Mexico City, Monterrey and Victoria, Mexico. For more information about eCareSoft visit us online at http://www.ecaresoft.com.
eCareSoft Media Contact:
Deborah Kaufman
512-320-0831
dkaufman@ecaresoft.com