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October 21, 2011
Taiwan Firms Best Poised to Benefit from Cloud Computing Boom
Poster: SySAdmin
Posted on October 21, 2011 at 5:49:01 AM
Taiwan Firms Best Poised to Benefit from Cloud Computing Boom
Brazil to be among first LA nations to develop cloud market.
TAIPEI, Taiwan, Oct. 21, 2011 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- Taiwanese ICT firms Quanta Computer Inc. and Wistron Corp. are the two industry players best poised to benefit from the cloud computing server market that is expected to boom in the next three years. That's according to a recent report issued by Morgan Stanley. Experts predict the worldwide cloud-computing market will be worth more than US$400 billion by 2012, and Brazil is expected to be among the first Latin American nation to develop its cloud market.
The Morgan Stanley report said that as companies shift from on-premise to managed or public cloud environments, x86 server share leaders Dell and Hewlett-Packard are at risk of losing market share to Asian original design manufacturers (ODMs) such as Quanta and Wistron, which ship servers directly to some of the largest cloud services vendors. x86 refers to a group of instruction set architectures based on the Intel 8086 CPU.
"We see a significant shift in the competitive landscape between on-premise server sales, which typically benefits the top three x86 server OEMs -- Hewlett-Packard, Dell, IBM -- and the managed or cloud server sales, which increasingly benefit ODMs in Asia, including Quanta and Wistron," said the brokerage.
Morgan Stanley said it believes the effects of changing cloud computing business will cause Hewlett-Packard and Dell to grow more slowly than the overall server market over the next several years, which gives promising prospects to Quanta and Wistron. The brokerage said that Quanta, the world's largest contract laptop maker, is predicted to double its server sales year-on-year, accounting for 5 percent of total sales and 10 percent of profits at the end of 2011. The Taiwan firm has predicted servers for cloud computing and tablet PCs will take a 30 percent share of its total revenue in 2011 compared with the 20 to 25 percent in 2010.
The brokerage also projected that server sales of Wistron, Quanta's smaller rival, would start to show stronger momentum in the second half of this year, growing at least 20 percent year-on-year in 2012.
Taiwan's government, meanwhile, has seized the opportunities that cloud computing presents, setting the sector as one of Taiwan's top four smart industries to bring business potential to the island. In line with these policies, the Information Technology Research Institute (ITRI) recently unveiled Cloud OS, Taiwan's first locally developed "all-in-one" cloud computing operating system. The OS was built by ITRI in cooperation with Inventec and Wistron. The research institute said that the system is based on open architecture and includes a hardware and virtual recourse management system, data storage and management system, as well as an information security and protection mechanism. The OS allows businesses to build and integrate their cloud computing data centers without fail, while in the process saving considerable costs on data center construction.
ITRI said that Taiwan's state-of-the-art achievements in ICT hardware developments will allow local companies to better satisfy larger international customers while affording the island a more strategically advantageous position in the global cloud-computing industry.
Economic Affairs Minister Shih Yen-shiang has said that with its maturely developed ICT industry and the new Cloud OS, Taiwan will soon become one of the world's most important cloud computing bases.
Amid its fast economic growth, Brazil is the most developed IT market in Latin America. Consequently, the country is expected to be an early adopter of cloud computing solutions in the region. Brazil was also among the economies that were not too affected by the global economic crisis, prompting initial cloud computing investments in 2009. A majority of the nation's software vendors and IT service providers have been investing in cloud architecture in order to market their capabilities and experiences with clients from different business verticals.
With a population of over 200 million, Brazil has huge potential for developing its cloud market. The Global Technology Forum recently said that Brazil is by far the largest IT market in Latin America, with an industry producing computer and telecoms equipment worth over US$30 billion. What's more, the security issues affecting the adoption of cloud in other developed countries are not as big an issue in Brazil.
The most common cloud computing solution currently in place in Brazil relates to applications, particularly e-mails and customer relations management solutions.
Quanta Computer www.quantatw.com/
Wistron
Corporation http://www.wistron.com/
Inventec
Corporation http://www.inventec.com/
ITRI http://www.itri.org.tw/
About Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA)
The Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA) was founded in 1970 to promote Taiwan's foreign trade and competitiveness in world markets. Over the past 40 years, TAITRA has played a key role in the development of the Taiwan economy. TAITRA is jointly sponsored by the government and commercial associations and is viewed by all as the business gateway to Taiwan for the international business community. Please visit http://www.brandingtaiwan.org or http://www.taiwantrade.com.tw for more information.
Media Contacts:
GolinHarris (Taiwan):
Jonathan Seidman
Tel: +886-2-2722-5369 ext 124
Mobile: +886-0936-513-749
Email: jseidman@golinharris.com
TAITRA
Michelle Wu
Tel: +886.2.2725.5200 ext. 1319
Email: michellewu@taitra.org.tw
SOURCE Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA)
Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA)
Web Site: http://www.brandingtaiwan.org/
Brazil to be among first LA nations to develop cloud market.
TAIPEI, Taiwan, Oct. 21, 2011 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- Taiwanese ICT firms Quanta Computer Inc. and Wistron Corp. are the two industry players best poised to benefit from the cloud computing server market that is expected to boom in the next three years. That's according to a recent report issued by Morgan Stanley. Experts predict the worldwide cloud-computing market will be worth more than US$400 billion by 2012, and Brazil is expected to be among the first Latin American nation to develop its cloud market.
The Morgan Stanley report said that as companies shift from on-premise to managed or public cloud environments, x86 server share leaders Dell and Hewlett-Packard are at risk of losing market share to Asian original design manufacturers (ODMs) such as Quanta and Wistron, which ship servers directly to some of the largest cloud services vendors. x86 refers to a group of instruction set architectures based on the Intel 8086 CPU.
"We see a significant shift in the competitive landscape between on-premise server sales, which typically benefits the top three x86 server OEMs -- Hewlett-Packard, Dell, IBM -- and the managed or cloud server sales, which increasingly benefit ODMs in Asia, including Quanta and Wistron," said the brokerage.
Morgan Stanley said it believes the effects of changing cloud computing business will cause Hewlett-Packard and Dell to grow more slowly than the overall server market over the next several years, which gives promising prospects to Quanta and Wistron. The brokerage said that Quanta, the world's largest contract laptop maker, is predicted to double its server sales year-on-year, accounting for 5 percent of total sales and 10 percent of profits at the end of 2011. The Taiwan firm has predicted servers for cloud computing and tablet PCs will take a 30 percent share of its total revenue in 2011 compared with the 20 to 25 percent in 2010.
The brokerage also projected that server sales of Wistron, Quanta's smaller rival, would start to show stronger momentum in the second half of this year, growing at least 20 percent year-on-year in 2012.
Taiwan's government, meanwhile, has seized the opportunities that cloud computing presents, setting the sector as one of Taiwan's top four smart industries to bring business potential to the island. In line with these policies, the Information Technology Research Institute (ITRI) recently unveiled Cloud OS, Taiwan's first locally developed "all-in-one" cloud computing operating system. The OS was built by ITRI in cooperation with Inventec and Wistron. The research institute said that the system is based on open architecture and includes a hardware and virtual recourse management system, data storage and management system, as well as an information security and protection mechanism. The OS allows businesses to build and integrate their cloud computing data centers without fail, while in the process saving considerable costs on data center construction.
ITRI said that Taiwan's state-of-the-art achievements in ICT hardware developments will allow local companies to better satisfy larger international customers while affording the island a more strategically advantageous position in the global cloud-computing industry.
Economic Affairs Minister Shih Yen-shiang has said that with its maturely developed ICT industry and the new Cloud OS, Taiwan will soon become one of the world's most important cloud computing bases.
Amid its fast economic growth, Brazil is the most developed IT market in Latin America. Consequently, the country is expected to be an early adopter of cloud computing solutions in the region. Brazil was also among the economies that were not too affected by the global economic crisis, prompting initial cloud computing investments in 2009. A majority of the nation's software vendors and IT service providers have been investing in cloud architecture in order to market their capabilities and experiences with clients from different business verticals.
With a population of over 200 million, Brazil has huge potential for developing its cloud market. The Global Technology Forum recently said that Brazil is by far the largest IT market in Latin America, with an industry producing computer and telecoms equipment worth over US$30 billion. What's more, the security issues affecting the adoption of cloud in other developed countries are not as big an issue in Brazil.
The most common cloud computing solution currently in place in Brazil relates to applications, particularly e-mails and customer relations management solutions.
Quanta Computer www.quantatw.com/
Wistron
Corporation http://www.wistron.com/
Inventec
Corporation http://www.inventec.com/
ITRI http://www.itri.org.tw/
About Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA)
The Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA) was founded in 1970 to promote Taiwan's foreign trade and competitiveness in world markets. Over the past 40 years, TAITRA has played a key role in the development of the Taiwan economy. TAITRA is jointly sponsored by the government and commercial associations and is viewed by all as the business gateway to Taiwan for the international business community. Please visit http://www.brandingtaiwan.org or http://www.taiwantrade.com.tw for more information.
Media Contacts:
GolinHarris (Taiwan):
Jonathan Seidman
Tel: +886-2-2722-5369 ext 124
Mobile: +886-0936-513-749
Email: jseidman@golinharris.com
TAITRA
Michelle Wu
Tel: +886.2.2725.5200 ext. 1319
Email: michellewu@taitra.org.tw
SOURCE Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA)
Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA)
Web Site: http://www.brandingtaiwan.org/
Venture Capital for High School Kids
Poster: SySAdmin
Posted on October 21, 2011 at 4:21:02 AM
Venture Capital for High School Kids
MUNICH, October 21, 2011/PRNewswire/ --
There is a new generation of entrepreneurs entering the online business
stage! Talented teenagers are following their icons and rather than wasting
their time on gaming, are programming "The Next Big Thing" in pursuit of the
dream of becoming a millionaire. In its fourth edition, junction delves into
the world of some of these teenage entrepreneurs. Issue 4 of the app for
digital marketing and lifestyle is now available on iTunes.
[http://tinyurl.com/5s9qwwn ]
A CEO too young to take his driver's license and a young entrepreneur
who refuses six-figure grants from venture capitalists in order to finish
high school: junction reports on the brightest minds in the Internet
start-up scene and their most successful projects.
In addition, in issue 4: Are the days of the established social web
portals numbered?
Facebook and Google are facing tough competition from the Far East.
Tencent, China's largest social network, is already used by almost 650
million people in China. And that number is growing day by day.
Further themes include car and art auctions, the successful business
model of txtEagle and the revival of comics.
Download junction now: http://tinyurl.com/5s9qwwn
junction on facebook: http://www.facebook.com/junctionapp
About junction:
junction, the iPad App from the publisher Werben & Verkaufen GmbH,
offers a synergy of sophisticated content in a monthly eMag plus realtime
information from the (social) web. The option to personalise all information
according to one's own taste makes junction a must have for dealing with the
digital flood of information on business trends, technological developments
and lifestyle. junction distinguishes itself through its innovative features
and add-ons and is aimed at business professionals worldwide who enjoy
discovering new trends. http:/http://www.junction-app.com
[http://www.junction-app.com ]
Media contact: Verlag Werben & Verkaufen GmbH, Eva Stahl, Marketing
Manager
Tel: +49 (0) 89/21 83-70 57, E-Mail: marketing@junction-app.com
Source: Verlag Werben & Verkaufen GmbH
.
MUNICH, October 21, 2011/PRNewswire/ --
There is a new generation of entrepreneurs entering the online business
stage! Talented teenagers are following their icons and rather than wasting
their time on gaming, are programming "The Next Big Thing" in pursuit of the
dream of becoming a millionaire. In its fourth edition, junction delves into
the world of some of these teenage entrepreneurs. Issue 4 of the app for
digital marketing and lifestyle is now available on iTunes.
[http://tinyurl.com/5s9qwwn ]
A CEO too young to take his driver's license and a young entrepreneur
who refuses six-figure grants from venture capitalists in order to finish
high school: junction reports on the brightest minds in the Internet
start-up scene and their most successful projects.
In addition, in issue 4: Are the days of the established social web
portals numbered?
Facebook and Google are facing tough competition from the Far East.
Tencent, China's largest social network, is already used by almost 650
million people in China. And that number is growing day by day.
Further themes include car and art auctions, the successful business
model of txtEagle and the revival of comics.
Download junction now: http://tinyurl.com/5s9qwwn
junction on facebook: http://www.facebook.com/junctionapp
About junction:
junction, the iPad App from the publisher Werben & Verkaufen GmbH,
offers a synergy of sophisticated content in a monthly eMag plus realtime
information from the (social) web. The option to personalise all information
according to one's own taste makes junction a must have for dealing with the
digital flood of information on business trends, technological developments
and lifestyle. junction distinguishes itself through its innovative features
and add-ons and is aimed at business professionals worldwide who enjoy
discovering new trends. http:/http://www.junction-app.com
[http://www.junction-app.com ]
Media contact: Verlag Werben & Verkaufen GmbH, Eva Stahl, Marketing
Manager
Tel: +49 (0) 89/21 83-70 57, E-Mail: marketing@junction-app.com
Source: Verlag Werben & Verkaufen GmbH
.
October 20, 2011
The Weather Channel Launches All-New Interactive 3D App for iPad
Poster: SySAdmin
Posted on October 20, 2011 at 6:35:01 PM
The Weather Channel Launches All-New Interactive 3D App for iPad
With presenting launch sponsor Westin Hotels & Resorts, redesigned app to provide global and hyper-local map views, enhanced tools for forecasts, news and social
The Weather Channel Launches All-New Interactive 3D App for iPad
With presenting launch sponsor Westin Hotels & Resorts, redesigned app to provide global and hyper-local map views, enhanced tools for forecasts, news and social
ATLANTA, Oct. 20, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- The Weather Channel® (TWC), together with presenting launch sponsor Westin Hotels & Resorts, is proud to reveal an all-new redesign of its popular The Weather Channel for iPad App, offering consumers a stunning new perspective to discover, interact and share the weather and news happening at their doorstep and around the world. The revamped, easy-to-use interface goes beyond forecasts to tell the weather story and its impact on consumers' daily lives through immersive visualization, an interactive 3D globe with spinning map view, an integrated news and social tab, weather-triggered background images and more.
"In the age of the interactive social experience, we know weather information needs to be visual, accurate and at your fingertips. Part of the success of our iPad app has been our ability to listen to consumer feedback for ideas on how to improve, and we have learned a lot since it first launched with the original iPad," said Cameron Clayton, executive vice president of digital product at The Weather Channel Companies. "This was an opportunity to create a better product that's all about the consumer and gives them the opportunity to truly explore and share."
The Weather Channel for iPad App brings together the best of TWC on mobile with the best of TWC on television to give consumers customized weather information at the tap of a finger for up to 10 saved locations. New features include:
-- Weather-triggered background images on the home screen change to match
local conditions, with 3D animated backgrounds available on iPad 2
devices.
-- An immersive weather forecast screen displays current conditions, a
10-day forecast, and expandable hourly forecasts in 15-minute
TruPoint(SM) increments for deeper engagement.
-- An interactive 3D spinning globe view to spin, pinch and zoom for
weather. A satellite map shows pinpointed favorite locations, geo-tagged
iWitness photos and more.
-- A news mash-up of the latest weather news articles from TWC,
user-submitted iWitness Weather photos, and Twitter feeds from TWC
meteorologists and severe weather experts.
-- Social integration allows consumers to "Share" weather conditions via
email, Twitter or Facebook; post a Tweet or upload iWitness photos and
video directly from the iPad camera.
-- HD-quality video of top news, weather forecasts, featured videos and
original TV clips
The new app offers functionality from the original app, such as an extensive index of advanced interactive weather maps with local points of interest and customizable animated weather layers such as radar, clouds, UV index, rainfall, snowfall and more. Consumers can still depend on severe weather alerts with Push notifications and GPS "Find me" availability for weather conditions.
Westin Hotels & Resorts is the presenting sponsor of the new The Weather Channel for iPad App, running a rich media campaign that allows consumers to "Wipe Away Your Weather." The innovative campaign targets consumers based on location and current weather conditions. For example, consumers in a snowy location will see their screen fill up with snow and can then "wipe away" that snow to reveal a warmer, tropical Westin resort destination, interact with the property, learn about other Westin Hotels & Resorts destinations, and share the experience via Facebook, Twitter and email. The campaign, created with creative agency Bartle Bogle Hegarty, digital agency Razorfish and rich media vendor Celtra, will run on multiple TWC platforms.
For a video demo of the new app, visit: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FnXSTSbBpco. The Weather Channel for iPad App is available for free from the App Store on iPad or at http://www.itunes.com/appstore.
About The Weather Channel Companies
The Weather Channel companies (TWCC) are made up of The Weather Channel® television network, The Weather Channel digital properties, and WSI. The Weather Channel is based in Atlanta and is seen in more than 100 million U.S. households. TWCC also operates Weatherscan®, a 24-hour all-local weather network; The Weather Channel Radio Network; and The Weather Channel HD. The most popular source of weather news and information, TWCC properties reach 60 million monthly Web consumers (weather.com and Desktop) and 32 million monthly mobile users (mobile Web and applications) and offers the second most popular mobile app on all smart phones. WSI, headquartered in Andover, MA, primarily provides business-to-business weather services, particularly for the media, aviation, marine and energy sectors. TWCC is owned by a consortium made up of NBC Universal and the private equity firms The Blackstone Group and Bain Capital. For more information, visit http://www.weather.com/press.
About Westin Hotels & Resorts
Westin Hotels & Resorts makes the healthiest choices irresistibly appealing, so guests leave feeling better than when they arrived. With more than 180 hotels and resorts in over 36 countries and territories, Westin is owned by Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. Starwood Hotels is one of the leading hotel and leisure companies in the world with 1,058 properties in 100 countries and territories with 145,000 employees at its owned and managed properties. Starwood Hotels is a fully integrated owner, operator and franchisor of hotels, resorts and residences with the following internationally renowned brands: St. Regis®, The Luxury Collection®, W®, Westin®, Le Meridien®, Sheraton®, Four Points® by Sheraton, and the recently launched Aloft®, and Element SM. The company boasts one of the industry's leading loyalty programs, Starwood Preferred Guest (SPG), allowing members to earn and redeem points for room stays, room upgrades and flights, with no blackout dates. Starwood Hotels also owns Starwood Vacation Ownership, Inc., one of the premier developers and operators of high quality vacation interval ownership resorts. For more information, please visit http://www.starwoodhotels.com.
SOURCE The Weather Channel
The Weather Channel
CONTACT: Melissa Medori, +1-770-226-2191
Web Site: http://www.weather.com
With presenting launch sponsor Westin Hotels & Resorts, redesigned app to provide global and hyper-local map views, enhanced tools for forecasts, news and social
The Weather Channel Launches All-New Interactive 3D App for iPad
With presenting launch sponsor Westin Hotels & Resorts, redesigned app to provide global and hyper-local map views, enhanced tools for forecasts, news and social
ATLANTA, Oct. 20, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- The Weather Channel® (TWC), together with presenting launch sponsor Westin Hotels & Resorts, is proud to reveal an all-new redesign of its popular The Weather Channel for iPad App, offering consumers a stunning new perspective to discover, interact and share the weather and news happening at their doorstep and around the world. The revamped, easy-to-use interface goes beyond forecasts to tell the weather story and its impact on consumers' daily lives through immersive visualization, an interactive 3D globe with spinning map view, an integrated news and social tab, weather-triggered background images and more.
"In the age of the interactive social experience, we know weather information needs to be visual, accurate and at your fingertips. Part of the success of our iPad app has been our ability to listen to consumer feedback for ideas on how to improve, and we have learned a lot since it first launched with the original iPad," said Cameron Clayton, executive vice president of digital product at The Weather Channel Companies. "This was an opportunity to create a better product that's all about the consumer and gives them the opportunity to truly explore and share."
The Weather Channel for iPad App brings together the best of TWC on mobile with the best of TWC on television to give consumers customized weather information at the tap of a finger for up to 10 saved locations. New features include:
-- Weather-triggered background images on the home screen change to match
local conditions, with 3D animated backgrounds available on iPad 2
devices.
-- An immersive weather forecast screen displays current conditions, a
10-day forecast, and expandable hourly forecasts in 15-minute
TruPoint(SM) increments for deeper engagement.
-- An interactive 3D spinning globe view to spin, pinch and zoom for
weather. A satellite map shows pinpointed favorite locations, geo-tagged
iWitness photos and more.
-- A news mash-up of the latest weather news articles from TWC,
user-submitted iWitness Weather photos, and Twitter feeds from TWC
meteorologists and severe weather experts.
-- Social integration allows consumers to "Share" weather conditions via
email, Twitter or Facebook; post a Tweet or upload iWitness photos and
video directly from the iPad camera.
-- HD-quality video of top news, weather forecasts, featured videos and
original TV clips
The new app offers functionality from the original app, such as an extensive index of advanced interactive weather maps with local points of interest and customizable animated weather layers such as radar, clouds, UV index, rainfall, snowfall and more. Consumers can still depend on severe weather alerts with Push notifications and GPS "Find me" availability for weather conditions.
Westin Hotels & Resorts is the presenting sponsor of the new The Weather Channel for iPad App, running a rich media campaign that allows consumers to "Wipe Away Your Weather." The innovative campaign targets consumers based on location and current weather conditions. For example, consumers in a snowy location will see their screen fill up with snow and can then "wipe away" that snow to reveal a warmer, tropical Westin resort destination, interact with the property, learn about other Westin Hotels & Resorts destinations, and share the experience via Facebook, Twitter and email. The campaign, created with creative agency Bartle Bogle Hegarty, digital agency Razorfish and rich media vendor Celtra, will run on multiple TWC platforms.
For a video demo of the new app, visit: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FnXSTSbBpco. The Weather Channel for iPad App is available for free from the App Store on iPad or at http://www.itunes.com/appstore.
About The Weather Channel Companies
The Weather Channel companies (TWCC) are made up of The Weather Channel® television network, The Weather Channel digital properties, and WSI. The Weather Channel is based in Atlanta and is seen in more than 100 million U.S. households. TWCC also operates Weatherscan®, a 24-hour all-local weather network; The Weather Channel Radio Network; and The Weather Channel HD. The most popular source of weather news and information, TWCC properties reach 60 million monthly Web consumers (weather.com and Desktop) and 32 million monthly mobile users (mobile Web and applications) and offers the second most popular mobile app on all smart phones. WSI, headquartered in Andover, MA, primarily provides business-to-business weather services, particularly for the media, aviation, marine and energy sectors. TWCC is owned by a consortium made up of NBC Universal and the private equity firms The Blackstone Group and Bain Capital. For more information, visit http://www.weather.com/press.
About Westin Hotels & Resorts
Westin Hotels & Resorts makes the healthiest choices irresistibly appealing, so guests leave feeling better than when they arrived. With more than 180 hotels and resorts in over 36 countries and territories, Westin is owned by Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. Starwood Hotels is one of the leading hotel and leisure companies in the world with 1,058 properties in 100 countries and territories with 145,000 employees at its owned and managed properties. Starwood Hotels is a fully integrated owner, operator and franchisor of hotels, resorts and residences with the following internationally renowned brands: St. Regis®, The Luxury Collection®, W®, Westin®, Le Meridien®, Sheraton®, Four Points® by Sheraton, and the recently launched Aloft®, and Element SM. The company boasts one of the industry's leading loyalty programs, Starwood Preferred Guest (SPG), allowing members to earn and redeem points for room stays, room upgrades and flights, with no blackout dates. Starwood Hotels also owns Starwood Vacation Ownership, Inc., one of the premier developers and operators of high quality vacation interval ownership resorts. For more information, please visit http://www.starwoodhotels.com.
SOURCE The Weather Channel
The Weather Channel
CONTACT: Melissa Medori, +1-770-226-2191
Web Site: http://www.weather.com
Media Invite: Commonwealth Bank to Unveil World-First Mobile Payment App
Poster: SySAdmin
Posted on October 20, 2011 at 4:42:01 PM
Media Invite: Commonwealth Bank to Unveil World-First Mobile Payment App
SYDNEY, Oct. 20, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- This coming Tuesday, Oct 25th at 10:00 (AEDT), the Commonwealth Bank of Australia will be unveiling a world-first mobile app that marks a significant change to the way their customers can pay. This app will combine a number of payment types, with more details to be announced.
Media are invited to witness the launch via a web streamed press conference taking place at: http://www.commbank.com.au/announcement from 10:00 AEDT
Speaking at the press conference are:
Michael Harte, Chief Information Officer, Commonwealth Bank
Andy Lark, Chief Marketing and Online Officer, Commonwealth Bank
David Lindberg, Executive General Manager Cards Payments and Retail Strategy, Commonwealth Bank
Adam Bennett, Chief Information Officer of Retail and Business Banking, Commonwealth Bank
Interviews with spokespeople are available on a request basis and should be directed to Alex Waldron on +61-404-196-206 or alex@onegreenbean.com.au
Dates and times around the world for this announcement are:
Los Angeles/San Francisco: 16:00 (Monday 24th)
New York: 19:00 (Monday 24th)
London: 00:00 midnight (Monday 24th to Tuesday 25th)
Paris: 01:00 (Tuesday 25th)
Bangkok: 06:00 (Tuesday 25th)
Hong Kong: 07:00 (Tuesday 25th)
Tokyo: 08:00 (Tuesday 25th)
SOURCE Commonwealth Bank of Australia
Commonwealth Bank of Australia
Web Site: http://www.commbank.com.au/announcement
SYDNEY, Oct. 20, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- This coming Tuesday, Oct 25th at 10:00 (AEDT), the Commonwealth Bank of Australia will be unveiling a world-first mobile app that marks a significant change to the way their customers can pay. This app will combine a number of payment types, with more details to be announced.
Media are invited to witness the launch via a web streamed press conference taking place at: http://www.commbank.com.au/announcement from 10:00 AEDT
Speaking at the press conference are:
Michael Harte, Chief Information Officer, Commonwealth Bank
Andy Lark, Chief Marketing and Online Officer, Commonwealth Bank
David Lindberg, Executive General Manager Cards Payments and Retail Strategy, Commonwealth Bank
Adam Bennett, Chief Information Officer of Retail and Business Banking, Commonwealth Bank
Interviews with spokespeople are available on a request basis and should be directed to Alex Waldron on +61-404-196-206 or alex@onegreenbean.com.au
Dates and times around the world for this announcement are:
Los Angeles/San Francisco: 16:00 (Monday 24th)
New York: 19:00 (Monday 24th)
London: 00:00 midnight (Monday 24th to Tuesday 25th)
Paris: 01:00 (Tuesday 25th)
Bangkok: 06:00 (Tuesday 25th)
Hong Kong: 07:00 (Tuesday 25th)
Tokyo: 08:00 (Tuesday 25th)
SOURCE Commonwealth Bank of Australia
Commonwealth Bank of Australia
Web Site: http://www.commbank.com.au/announcement
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Poster: SySAdmin
Posted on October 20, 2011 at 2:28:01 PM
ArcSoft® Gives Users the Power of 3D and HDR With Updates to ArcSoft Panorama Maker® and PhotoStudio®
New Features Enable Users to Create Brilliant, Colorful High Dynamic Range (HDR) Images and Stunning, Interactive 3D Panoramas
FREMONT, Calif., Oct. 20, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- ArcSoft, Inc., the industry leading software provider of multimedia technologies and cross-platform applications, today released powerful upgrades to both their PhotoStudio® 6 and ArcSoft Panorama Maker® 6 applications. Users now have powerful tools at their fingertips to produce amazing, high-quality photographs using techniques that were previously more likely associated with the professional photographers.
PhotoStudio 6 now offers HDR imaging, combining three photos with different exposure levels into a single eye-popping image. Updated tools are provided to manually improve the result with detailed adjustments. Panorama Maker 6 now includes the ability to create 3D panoramic images from photos and videos. 3D panoramas are viewable with 3D glasses and the most popular 3D preview solutions are supported.
"ArcSoft is focused on providing powerful yet accessible tools to create vibrant and breath-taking images," said Bill Chen, ArcSoft's GM of Digital Multimedia Services and Solutions Group. "By adding HDR and 3D panoramic capability to our already robust software applications, consumers have affordable, comprehensive imaging suites that are a one-stop solution for photo enthusiasts."
New PhotoStudio 6 upgrade includes:
-- HDR Imaging - Combines the same three images into one brilliant photo
-- Detailed HDR Adjustments - Smoothness, detail, saturation, contrast, and
brightness
New Panorama Maker 6 upgrade includes:
-- 3D Panoramic Stitching- Turns photos and video into 3D panoramas
-- 3D Preview Capability - PageFlip, Line Interleave, Checkerboard and
Anaglyph
-- Accelerated GPU Technology - Powered by ATI Radeon(TM) graphics with ATI
Eyefinity
Both software updates are immediately available for Windows users. Mac availability is to be announced.
For more information about PhotoStudio 6, visit http://www.arcsoft.com/photostudio. For more information about Panorama Maker 6, visit http://www.arcsoft.com/panorama-maker.
About ArcSoftArcSoft, Inc. is an industry leading software developer of multimedia technologies and applications across desktop, mobile and embedded platforms. Working closely with major OEM manufacturers, ArcSoft offers a full line of imaging and video solutions that enhance the features, performance, and user experience of mobile phones, digital cameras, optical drives, personal computers, and consumer electronics devices. For further details, visit http://www.arcsoft.com.
Media Contact:Vickie Wei510.440.9901vwei@arcsoft.com
© Copyright 2011, ArcSoft, Inc. All rights reserved. ArcSoft and the ArcSoft logo are registered trademarks of ArcSoft, Inc. All other products and companies named herein may be trademarks of their respective owners.
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ArcSoft, Inc.
Web Site: http://www.arcsoft.com
New Features Enable Users to Create Brilliant, Colorful High Dynamic Range (HDR) Images and Stunning, Interactive 3D Panoramas
FREMONT, Calif., Oct. 20, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- ArcSoft, Inc., the industry leading software provider of multimedia technologies and cross-platform applications, today released powerful upgrades to both their PhotoStudio® 6 and ArcSoft Panorama Maker® 6 applications. Users now have powerful tools at their fingertips to produce amazing, high-quality photographs using techniques that were previously more likely associated with the professional photographers.
PhotoStudio 6 now offers HDR imaging, combining three photos with different exposure levels into a single eye-popping image. Updated tools are provided to manually improve the result with detailed adjustments. Panorama Maker 6 now includes the ability to create 3D panoramic images from photos and videos. 3D panoramas are viewable with 3D glasses and the most popular 3D preview solutions are supported.
"ArcSoft is focused on providing powerful yet accessible tools to create vibrant and breath-taking images," said Bill Chen, ArcSoft's GM of Digital Multimedia Services and Solutions Group. "By adding HDR and 3D panoramic capability to our already robust software applications, consumers have affordable, comprehensive imaging suites that are a one-stop solution for photo enthusiasts."
New PhotoStudio 6 upgrade includes:
-- HDR Imaging - Combines the same three images into one brilliant photo
-- Detailed HDR Adjustments - Smoothness, detail, saturation, contrast, and
brightness
New Panorama Maker 6 upgrade includes:
-- 3D Panoramic Stitching- Turns photos and video into 3D panoramas
-- 3D Preview Capability - PageFlip, Line Interleave, Checkerboard and
Anaglyph
-- Accelerated GPU Technology - Powered by ATI Radeon(TM) graphics with ATI
Eyefinity
Both software updates are immediately available for Windows users. Mac availability is to be announced.
For more information about PhotoStudio 6, visit http://www.arcsoft.com/photostudio. For more information about Panorama Maker 6, visit http://www.arcsoft.com/panorama-maker.
About ArcSoftArcSoft, Inc. is an industry leading software developer of multimedia technologies and applications across desktop, mobile and embedded platforms. Working closely with major OEM manufacturers, ArcSoft offers a full line of imaging and video solutions that enhance the features, performance, and user experience of mobile phones, digital cameras, optical drives, personal computers, and consumer electronics devices. For further details, visit http://www.arcsoft.com.
Media Contact:Vickie Wei510.440.9901vwei@arcsoft.com
© Copyright 2011, ArcSoft, Inc. All rights reserved. ArcSoft and the ArcSoft logo are registered trademarks of ArcSoft, Inc. All other products and companies named herein may be trademarks of their respective owners.
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Web Site: http://www.arcsoft.com
PUMP YOU UP.COM: Quality Hand Picked Free Music Downloads in Time for Your Halloween Party
Poster: SySAdmin
Posted on October 20, 2011 at 2:07:01 PM
PUMP YOU UP.COM: Quality Hand Picked Free Music Downloads in Time for Your Halloween Party
DALLAS, Oct. 20, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Announcing PumpYouUp.com a new website. We search out the best of indie, contact the artists and arrange for the free music downloads, potentially re-master the tracks to assure sound quality, and publish on http://www.pumpyouup.com. All tracks are hand picked and often follow a seasonal theme. The current collection fits a Fall/Halloween theme. The genre is mostly electronica, dubstep, house, trance, and techno. But metalstep, industrial, or anything that makes you move, or makes you want to grab your headphones is potential.
(Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20111020/DA90675)
About
Founded by Robert Dede, an electrical engineer and founder of Gigasoft, Inc. Robert has a passion for writing electronica and wanted to promote those who also like to produce as a hobby or as young Skrillex, Deadmau5 prodigies. "There's a wealth of musical artists in the world and it's infamy people don't seek and recognize quality indie artists. I have always listened to electronic music while writing software over the last 25 years. I have an inherent artistic barometer that literally gives me goose bumps when I hear bits and pieces of well crafted music. I'm hoping this resource evolves and helps simplify finding and appreciating quality indie music. The website is only ten days old and already over 3700 likes tells me I picked a few good tracks to start with."- Robert Dede, PumpYouUp, Inc.
Media Contact
Robert Dede
P: 817 431 8470 M: 817 996 4015
E: robert@pumpyouup.com
Related Links
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Check out Free Music videos on YouTube
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PumpYouUp.com
Web Site: http://www.pumpyouup.com
DALLAS, Oct. 20, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Announcing PumpYouUp.com a new website. We search out the best of indie, contact the artists and arrange for the free music downloads, potentially re-master the tracks to assure sound quality, and publish on http://www.pumpyouup.com. All tracks are hand picked and often follow a seasonal theme. The current collection fits a Fall/Halloween theme. The genre is mostly electronica, dubstep, house, trance, and techno. But metalstep, industrial, or anything that makes you move, or makes you want to grab your headphones is potential.
(Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20111020/DA90675)
About
Founded by Robert Dede, an electrical engineer and founder of Gigasoft, Inc. Robert has a passion for writing electronica and wanted to promote those who also like to produce as a hobby or as young Skrillex, Deadmau5 prodigies. "There's a wealth of musical artists in the world and it's infamy people don't seek and recognize quality indie artists. I have always listened to electronic music while writing software over the last 25 years. I have an inherent artistic barometer that literally gives me goose bumps when I hear bits and pieces of well crafted music. I'm hoping this resource evolves and helps simplify finding and appreciating quality indie music. The website is only ten days old and already over 3700 likes tells me I picked a few good tracks to start with."- Robert Dede, PumpYouUp, Inc.
Media Contact
Robert Dede
P: 817 431 8470 M: 817 996 4015
E: robert@pumpyouup.com
Related Links
Like our Free Music on Facebook
Check out Free Music videos on YouTube
SOURCE PumpYouUp.com
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PumpYouUp.com
Web Site: http://www.pumpyouup.com
French Start-up Tiki'Labs Introduces an Innovative e-Reputation Tool: Tiki'Mee
Poster: SySAdmin
Posted on October 20, 2011 at 12:56:01 PM
French Start-up Tiki'Labs Introduces an Innovative e-Reputation Tool: Tiki'Mee
Bringing the "French Touch" to Silicon Valley: a new major actor of the ".me" phenomenon
PARIS, October 20, 2011/PRNewswire/ --
http://www.tikimee.com
A few days after having announced a new capital rise of 470 000EUR,
Tiki'Labs' newest innovation, Tiki'Mee, promises to grow into a major actor
on the e-reputation scene, directly competing with the likes of Tumblr. It
has already been compared - and preferred - to others such as about.me by
influential bloggers.
Entirely personifiable, Tiki'Mee organizes ones digital identity around
six categories. http://www.tikimee.com/steve-jobs
Each person can choose what to promote on his or her profile. Tiki'Mee
is also very well referenced on Google, allowing it to appear in the top
results.
Xavier Paulik, the start-up's CEO, is recognized in France as an expert
in the field of new technologies- social and mobile - and e-reputation in
particular. He recently published an opinion paper regarding the latest
evolutions of Google and Facebook:
http://www.tikimee.com/downloads/press/111012_%20OpinionPaperXavierPaulik.pdf
Currently in San Fransisco with the ambition to become the new leader of
the ".me" phenomenon, Xavier Paulik is looking to introduce Tiki'Mee in the
United States. And where better to introduce their latest innovation than
the Silicon Valley, where Tiki'Labs encountered its first success being
nominated for the Spiffy Awards in 2010?
About Tiki'labs
Founded in 2006 and backed up by private investors such as Jacques Birol
and Daniel Zumino,
Tiki'labs is headed by Xavier Paulik. Tiki'labs is an expert in new web
and mobile usage interfaces and edits the first service of personal web
curation for individuals and professionals: Tiki'Mee.com. Tiki'Mee allows
anyone to create its own space on the web to present its activity and counts
several thousand of members since it launched in June 2011.
For more information: http://www.tikilabs.com /
http://www.tikimee.com / http://www.tikimee.com/xavierpaulik
Maja Jokic
maja@escalconsulting.com
+33-(0)1-44-94-95-68
Sarah-Line Dehaen
sarah-line@escalconsulting.com
+33-(0)1-44-94-95-69
Source: Tiki?labs
.
Bringing the "French Touch" to Silicon Valley: a new major actor of the ".me" phenomenon
PARIS, October 20, 2011/PRNewswire/ --
http://www.tikimee.com
A few days after having announced a new capital rise of 470 000EUR,
Tiki'Labs' newest innovation, Tiki'Mee, promises to grow into a major actor
on the e-reputation scene, directly competing with the likes of Tumblr. It
has already been compared - and preferred - to others such as about.me by
influential bloggers.
Entirely personifiable, Tiki'Mee organizes ones digital identity around
six categories. http://www.tikimee.com/steve-jobs
Each person can choose what to promote on his or her profile. Tiki'Mee
is also very well referenced on Google, allowing it to appear in the top
results.
Xavier Paulik, the start-up's CEO, is recognized in France as an expert
in the field of new technologies- social and mobile - and e-reputation in
particular. He recently published an opinion paper regarding the latest
evolutions of Google and Facebook:
http://www.tikimee.com/downloads/press/111012_%20OpinionPaperXavierPaulik.pdf
Currently in San Fransisco with the ambition to become the new leader of
the ".me" phenomenon, Xavier Paulik is looking to introduce Tiki'Mee in the
United States. And where better to introduce their latest innovation than
the Silicon Valley, where Tiki'Labs encountered its first success being
nominated for the Spiffy Awards in 2010?
About Tiki'labs
Founded in 2006 and backed up by private investors such as Jacques Birol
and Daniel Zumino,
Tiki'labs is headed by Xavier Paulik. Tiki'labs is an expert in new web
and mobile usage interfaces and edits the first service of personal web
curation for individuals and professionals: Tiki'Mee.com. Tiki'Mee allows
anyone to create its own space on the web to present its activity and counts
several thousand of members since it launched in June 2011.
For more information: http://www.tikilabs.com /
http://www.tikimee.com / http://www.tikimee.com/xavierpaulik
Maja Jokic
maja@escalconsulting.com
+33-(0)1-44-94-95-68
Sarah-Line Dehaen
sarah-line@escalconsulting.com
+33-(0)1-44-94-95-69
Source: Tiki?labs
.
Advanced Weather Reporting Technology Available for Sale at Upcoming ICAP Patent Brokerage Fall 2011 Live IP Auction November 17th in San Francisco
Poster: SySAdmin
Posted on October 20, 2011 at 12:07:01 PM
Advanced Weather Reporting Technology Available for Sale at Upcoming ICAP Patent Brokerage Fall 2011 Live IP Auction November 17th in San Francisco
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 20, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- ICAP Patent Brokerage, the global leader in intellectual property brokerage and a division of ICAP plc, the world's premier interdealer broker, and ICAP Ocean Tomo Auctions, are offering for sale technology related to the reporting of weather updates at its upcoming Summit on Patent Monetization and Live IP Auction November 16th & 17th in San Francisco. The Lot is owned by Computer Associates Think, Inc. and includes 1 US patent.
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The featured technology, listed as Lot 56 in the online auction catalog, can be viewed at http://www.icappatentbrokerage.com/forsale. This lot discloses techniques for providing weather information along a travel route. The weather information is provided by a server that receives a specific travel route over a network and then automatically displays the associated weather data. This data is displayed dynamically using graphics, animations, and interactive weather maps. Further, the server may provide weather information for a destination selected by the user.
Forward citing companies include Honda, Google, Honeywell, Sony Ericsson, AOL, and Planalytics, Inc.
Dean Becker, ICAP Patent Brokerage and ICAP Ocean Tomo Auctions CEO, commented, "Our Fall 2011 Auction will be our biggest yet, featuring more than 140 lots. Technology, like that disclosed by this lot, represents some of the best innovation in the industry. We are very excited to be able to offer this to the worldwide market."
Register for the Summit on Patent Monetization
ICAP Patent Brokerage's Summit on Patent Monetization, the annual gathering of the leading participants in the patent monetization ecosystem, will take place before the Live Auction at The Ritz Carlton, San Francisco on November 16th & 17th.
Join the leading voices in the patent community as we discuss monetization and enforcement, and debate the legal, legislative, and economic influences shaping the patent industry. The Conference includes a planned collaboration session focusing on standardization of patent sale agreements, as well as smaller group sessions built around some of the key challenges facing the partners in the ecosystem: enforcement and litigation, patent quality, patent protection, pooling and other blocking strategies, among others.
The Conference provides unparalleled networking opportunities and access for established industry players and newcomers alike. Get to know your partners, peers, and competition. Join ICAP Patent Brokerage for this engaging, enlightening, and innovative two-day session. Register today for only $395.
Please contact Dean Becker, CEO of ICAP Patent Brokerage, at Dean.Becker@us.icap.com for more information.
About ICAP Patent Brokerage
ICAP Patent Brokerage is a division of ICAP plc and the world's largest intellectual property brokerage and patent auction firm.
About ICAP
ICAP is the world's premier interdealer broker and provider of post trade services. The Group matches buyers and sellers in the wholesale markets in interest rates, credit, commodities, foreign exchange, emerging markets, equities and equity derivatives through voice and electronic networks. ICAP plc was added to the FTSE 100 Index on 30 June 2006. For more information, go to http://www.icap.com.
SOURCE ICAP Patent Brokerage
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ICAP Patent Brokerage
Web Site: http://www.icap.com
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 20, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- ICAP Patent Brokerage, the global leader in intellectual property brokerage and a division of ICAP plc, the world's premier interdealer broker, and ICAP Ocean Tomo Auctions, are offering for sale technology related to the reporting of weather updates at its upcoming Summit on Patent Monetization and Live IP Auction November 16th & 17th in San Francisco. The Lot is owned by Computer Associates Think, Inc. and includes 1 US patent.
(Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20100614/CG20517LOGO)
The featured technology, listed as Lot 56 in the online auction catalog, can be viewed at http://www.icappatentbrokerage.com/forsale. This lot discloses techniques for providing weather information along a travel route. The weather information is provided by a server that receives a specific travel route over a network and then automatically displays the associated weather data. This data is displayed dynamically using graphics, animations, and interactive weather maps. Further, the server may provide weather information for a destination selected by the user.
Forward citing companies include Honda, Google, Honeywell, Sony Ericsson, AOL, and Planalytics, Inc.
Dean Becker, ICAP Patent Brokerage and ICAP Ocean Tomo Auctions CEO, commented, "Our Fall 2011 Auction will be our biggest yet, featuring more than 140 lots. Technology, like that disclosed by this lot, represents some of the best innovation in the industry. We are very excited to be able to offer this to the worldwide market."
Register for the Summit on Patent Monetization
ICAP Patent Brokerage's Summit on Patent Monetization, the annual gathering of the leading participants in the patent monetization ecosystem, will take place before the Live Auction at The Ritz Carlton, San Francisco on November 16th & 17th.
Join the leading voices in the patent community as we discuss monetization and enforcement, and debate the legal, legislative, and economic influences shaping the patent industry. The Conference includes a planned collaboration session focusing on standardization of patent sale agreements, as well as smaller group sessions built around some of the key challenges facing the partners in the ecosystem: enforcement and litigation, patent quality, patent protection, pooling and other blocking strategies, among others.
The Conference provides unparalleled networking opportunities and access for established industry players and newcomers alike. Get to know your partners, peers, and competition. Join ICAP Patent Brokerage for this engaging, enlightening, and innovative two-day session. Register today for only $395.
Please contact Dean Becker, CEO of ICAP Patent Brokerage, at Dean.Becker@us.icap.com for more information.
About ICAP Patent Brokerage
ICAP Patent Brokerage is a division of ICAP plc and the world's largest intellectual property brokerage and patent auction firm.
About ICAP
ICAP is the world's premier interdealer broker and provider of post trade services. The Group matches buyers and sellers in the wholesale markets in interest rates, credit, commodities, foreign exchange, emerging markets, equities and equity derivatives through voice and electronic networks. ICAP plc was added to the FTSE 100 Index on 30 June 2006. For more information, go to http://www.icap.com.
SOURCE ICAP Patent Brokerage
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ICAP Patent Brokerage
Web Site: http://www.icap.com
HGH.com Supplement Giveaway: Get a Free Year Supply of Any HGH Product
Poster: SySAdmin
Posted on October 20, 2011 at 11:49:01 AM
HGH.com Supplement Giveaway: Get a Free Year Supply of Any HGH Product
SAN DIEGO, Oct. 20, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- HGH.com announces its plan to give away a 1 year supply of any of its HGH, Body Building, or Muscle Gaining supplements. Customers can choose which product they want a 1 year supply of. All they have to do is send in a video testimonial of their favorite product, or how HGH.com helped them achieve a successful weight gain, muscle gain, or weight loss campaign using their proprietary vitamin pills.
HGH.com is known for its leading edge products in the muscle building and weight lifting supplements category. For over 15 years, HGH.com has been the #1 online retailer for the body building industry. They are continually changing and adding new bodybuilding and other products to their site based on advances in science and customer feedback.
A spokesman for HGH.com said about the giveaway: "We know how successful our products are and we love to hear people's stories. This giveaway is a great way for us to say thank you to our customers as well as for others to see the great life changing results that can be achieved with our products".
Just recently, HGH.com launched a brand new very successful Fat Burning and Muscle Building product called Clenbuterol XDV, which added Deer Antler Velvet to their successful Clenbuterol supplement. HGH.com has a variety of pills and vitamin supplements for people to take in order to achieve their desired result.
To view more details about the giveaway which starts in November, you can go to http://www.hgh.com/giveaway.aspx
Contact Info:
Beth Syracuse
888-339-5993
beth@hgh.com
SOURCE HGH.com
HGH.com
Web Site: http://www.hgh.com
SAN DIEGO, Oct. 20, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- HGH.com announces its plan to give away a 1 year supply of any of its HGH, Body Building, or Muscle Gaining supplements. Customers can choose which product they want a 1 year supply of. All they have to do is send in a video testimonial of their favorite product, or how HGH.com helped them achieve a successful weight gain, muscle gain, or weight loss campaign using their proprietary vitamin pills.
HGH.com is known for its leading edge products in the muscle building and weight lifting supplements category. For over 15 years, HGH.com has been the #1 online retailer for the body building industry. They are continually changing and adding new bodybuilding and other products to their site based on advances in science and customer feedback.
A spokesman for HGH.com said about the giveaway: "We know how successful our products are and we love to hear people's stories. This giveaway is a great way for us to say thank you to our customers as well as for others to see the great life changing results that can be achieved with our products".
Just recently, HGH.com launched a brand new very successful Fat Burning and Muscle Building product called Clenbuterol XDV, which added Deer Antler Velvet to their successful Clenbuterol supplement. HGH.com has a variety of pills and vitamin supplements for people to take in order to achieve their desired result.
To view more details about the giveaway which starts in November, you can go to http://www.hgh.com/giveaway.aspx
Contact Info:
Beth Syracuse
888-339-5993
beth@hgh.com
SOURCE HGH.com
HGH.com
Web Site: http://www.hgh.com
JetBlue Getaways: First Vacation Program to Partner with Google Offers
Poster: SySAdmin
Posted on October 20, 2011 at 11:35:01 AM
JetBlue Getaways: First Vacation Program to Partner with Google Offers
- For only $30, customers will receive $300 towards any JetBlue Getaways vacation package of three nights or more for travel through Dec. 15, if booked by Dec. 11, 2011(a)-
NEW YORK, Oct. 20, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- JetBlue Getaways, the airline's vacation program, is proud to be the first to partner with Google Offers to provide vacation package deals to their customers. For only $30, customers will receive a $300 discount towards any vacation package of three or more nights for a minimum of two people if booked by Dec. 11, 2011 for travel through Dec. 15, 2011. Google Offers subscribers in Austin, Boston, New York and Washington D.C. will receive the offer but the deal can be purchased by anyone at http://www.google.com/offers today.
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"It's Getaways for all, at an unbelievable discount!" said Grant McCarthy, Director of JetBlue Getaways. "Our customers are looking for value when they come to book and we strive to deliver. Our product comes complete with air, hotel, the Getaways Best Price Guarantee, offering the lowest available price on vacation packages, and a 24-hour support desk dedicated to Getaways customers before, during and after their trip. It's a steal!"
"We created Google Offers to provide people with great deals that help them to discover new experiences and places to eat, shop and play," said Eric Rosenblum, Director of Product Management, Google Offers. "By partnering with JetBlue Getaways to run today's Google Offer, travelers in Austin, Boston, New York and Washington D.C. get front row access to getaways for less and the opportunity to experience a new place for the first time or perhaps return to a favorite spot."
JetBlue Getaways offers a complete vacation package, with air, hotel, wheels and more. It offers vacation packages across 66 destinations throughout the U.S., Mexico, Latin America and the Caribbean with exclusive deals on flights and directly contracted hotels. Members of the airline's customer loyalty program, TrueBlue, can also earn six points for every dollar spent on Getaways vacation packages booked on jetblue.com/vacations, earning reward travel twice as fast. To enroll in TrueBlue or to learn more about the program or Getaways vacations, visit http://www.jetblue.com/vacations or call 1-800-JETBLUE, option 3.
JetBlue Getaways comes with JetBlue's award-winning customer service and product, including a live in-flight entertainment system with more than 140 channels of free programming on personal seatback TVs (b) and reasonably priced first-run JetBlue Features movies from major Hollywood studios for a small charge (c). Customers also enjoy comfy leather seats that go easy on the legs with them most legroom in coach of any U.S. carrier (d) and unlimited complimentary snacks and drinks for the ride.
About JetBlue Airways
JetBlue is known for its award-winning service and free TV as much as its low fares, offering the most legroom in coach of any U.S. airline (based on average fleet-wide seat pitch) and super-spacious Even More Legroom seats available for an additional cost. JetBlue is also America's first and only airline to offer its own Customer Bill of Rights, with meaningful and specific compensation for customers inconvenienced by service disruptions within JetBlue's control. Visit http://www.jetblue.com/promise for details. JetBlue serves 66 cities with 650 daily flights and later this year plans to introduce service to St. Croix and St. Thomas in the U.S. Virgin Islands as well as La Romana, Dominican Republic and Liberia, Costa Rica, subject to government approval. With JetBlue, all seats are assigned, all fares are one-way, and an overnight stay is never required. For information or reservations call 1-800-JET-BLUE (1-800-538-2583), TTY/TDD 1-800-336-5530, 1-801-365-2583, or visit http://www.jetblue.com.
(a) Limit one per person. Promo code is valid until 12/11/11 (11:59 PM ET) for $300 off purchase of a JetBlue Getaways vacation package of 3 nights or more for 2 or more people completed by 12/15/11 (Blackout Dates: 11/18-11/28/11). Code (case-sensitive) is for one-time use for new JetBlue Getaways bookings only, will apply to only one JetBlue Getaways package (regardless of the number of packages, rooms, etc. in the reservation), and is not valid for JetBlue flights, cruises or any other products/services. After the redemption period ends on 12/11/11 (11:59 PM ET), the promo code loses its value, but buyers who have not redeemed the promo code will automatically receive a refund for the paid value ($30), credited to the credit or debit card used for purchase, within 1 week of the close of the redemption period. For JetBlue Getaways reservations that are changed/canceled, a $100 fee per person plus any difference in package price will apply. For changes, the promo code will only apply to the modified reservation if it is booked by 12/11/11, is for travel within the eligible travel period, and otherwise satisfies all terms and conditions for this offer. Buyers who cancel their JetBlue Getaways reservation booked using the promo code will forfeit the promo code value and will not receive any refund for the code. Cancellations are for JetBlue Getaways travel credit only, valid for one year (and that credit will not include the promo code value). Code cannot be combined with any other offer or TrueBlue points. Except as required by law or as provided herein, code is not redeemable for cash, has no cash value, and cannot be partially redeemed. Package must be booked through JetBlue Getaways by visiting http://www.jetblue.com/vacations or by calling 1-800-JETBLUE (1-800-538-2583), option 3, or for speech/hearing impediments, TTY/TDD, 1-800-336-5530; must be 18 or older. JetBlue Getaways packages are priced per person, based on double occupancy and do not include airfare taxes/fees. See JetBlue Getaways Terms and Conditions for additional restrictions and details.
(b) Live satellite TV and radio programming is not available on flights outside the continental U.S.
(c) First-run features are available for $6 on flights longer than two hours. Complimentary movies are offered on JetBlue's flights to the Caribbean and Latin America.
(d) JetBlue offers the most legroom in coach, based on average fleet-wide seat pitch for U.S. airlines.
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JetBlue Airways
CONTACT: JetBlue Corporate Communications, +1-718-709-3089, corpcomm@jetblue.com, or Reservations, +1 800 JETBLUE (538 2583), TTY/TDD: +1 800 336-5530
Web Site: http://www.jetblue.com
- For only $30, customers will receive $300 towards any JetBlue Getaways vacation package of three nights or more for travel through Dec. 15, if booked by Dec. 11, 2011(a)-
NEW YORK, Oct. 20, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- JetBlue Getaways, the airline's vacation program, is proud to be the first to partner with Google Offers to provide vacation package deals to their customers. For only $30, customers will receive a $300 discount towards any vacation package of three or more nights for a minimum of two people if booked by Dec. 11, 2011 for travel through Dec. 15, 2011. Google Offers subscribers in Austin, Boston, New York and Washington D.C. will receive the offer but the deal can be purchased by anyone at http://www.google.com/offers today.
(Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20111020/NY90559LOGO)
"It's Getaways for all, at an unbelievable discount!" said Grant McCarthy, Director of JetBlue Getaways. "Our customers are looking for value when they come to book and we strive to deliver. Our product comes complete with air, hotel, the Getaways Best Price Guarantee, offering the lowest available price on vacation packages, and a 24-hour support desk dedicated to Getaways customers before, during and after their trip. It's a steal!"
"We created Google Offers to provide people with great deals that help them to discover new experiences and places to eat, shop and play," said Eric Rosenblum, Director of Product Management, Google Offers. "By partnering with JetBlue Getaways to run today's Google Offer, travelers in Austin, Boston, New York and Washington D.C. get front row access to getaways for less and the opportunity to experience a new place for the first time or perhaps return to a favorite spot."
JetBlue Getaways offers a complete vacation package, with air, hotel, wheels and more. It offers vacation packages across 66 destinations throughout the U.S., Mexico, Latin America and the Caribbean with exclusive deals on flights and directly contracted hotels. Members of the airline's customer loyalty program, TrueBlue, can also earn six points for every dollar spent on Getaways vacation packages booked on jetblue.com/vacations, earning reward travel twice as fast. To enroll in TrueBlue or to learn more about the program or Getaways vacations, visit http://www.jetblue.com/vacations or call 1-800-JETBLUE, option 3.
JetBlue Getaways comes with JetBlue's award-winning customer service and product, including a live in-flight entertainment system with more than 140 channels of free programming on personal seatback TVs (b) and reasonably priced first-run JetBlue Features movies from major Hollywood studios for a small charge (c). Customers also enjoy comfy leather seats that go easy on the legs with them most legroom in coach of any U.S. carrier (d) and unlimited complimentary snacks and drinks for the ride.
About JetBlue Airways
JetBlue is known for its award-winning service and free TV as much as its low fares, offering the most legroom in coach of any U.S. airline (based on average fleet-wide seat pitch) and super-spacious Even More Legroom seats available for an additional cost. JetBlue is also America's first and only airline to offer its own Customer Bill of Rights, with meaningful and specific compensation for customers inconvenienced by service disruptions within JetBlue's control. Visit http://www.jetblue.com/promise for details. JetBlue serves 66 cities with 650 daily flights and later this year plans to introduce service to St. Croix and St. Thomas in the U.S. Virgin Islands as well as La Romana, Dominican Republic and Liberia, Costa Rica, subject to government approval. With JetBlue, all seats are assigned, all fares are one-way, and an overnight stay is never required. For information or reservations call 1-800-JET-BLUE (1-800-538-2583), TTY/TDD 1-800-336-5530, 1-801-365-2583, or visit http://www.jetblue.com.
(a) Limit one per person. Promo code is valid until 12/11/11 (11:59 PM ET) for $300 off purchase of a JetBlue Getaways vacation package of 3 nights or more for 2 or more people completed by 12/15/11 (Blackout Dates: 11/18-11/28/11). Code (case-sensitive) is for one-time use for new JetBlue Getaways bookings only, will apply to only one JetBlue Getaways package (regardless of the number of packages, rooms, etc. in the reservation), and is not valid for JetBlue flights, cruises or any other products/services. After the redemption period ends on 12/11/11 (11:59 PM ET), the promo code loses its value, but buyers who have not redeemed the promo code will automatically receive a refund for the paid value ($30), credited to the credit or debit card used for purchase, within 1 week of the close of the redemption period. For JetBlue Getaways reservations that are changed/canceled, a $100 fee per person plus any difference in package price will apply. For changes, the promo code will only apply to the modified reservation if it is booked by 12/11/11, is for travel within the eligible travel period, and otherwise satisfies all terms and conditions for this offer. Buyers who cancel their JetBlue Getaways reservation booked using the promo code will forfeit the promo code value and will not receive any refund for the code. Cancellations are for JetBlue Getaways travel credit only, valid for one year (and that credit will not include the promo code value). Code cannot be combined with any other offer or TrueBlue points. Except as required by law or as provided herein, code is not redeemable for cash, has no cash value, and cannot be partially redeemed. Package must be booked through JetBlue Getaways by visiting http://www.jetblue.com/vacations or by calling 1-800-JETBLUE (1-800-538-2583), option 3, or for speech/hearing impediments, TTY/TDD, 1-800-336-5530; must be 18 or older. JetBlue Getaways packages are priced per person, based on double occupancy and do not include airfare taxes/fees. See JetBlue Getaways Terms and Conditions for additional restrictions and details.
(b) Live satellite TV and radio programming is not available on flights outside the continental U.S.
(c) First-run features are available for $6 on flights longer than two hours. Complimentary movies are offered on JetBlue's flights to the Caribbean and Latin America.
(d) JetBlue offers the most legroom in coach, based on average fleet-wide seat pitch for U.S. airlines.
SOURCE JetBlue Airways
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JetBlue Airways
CONTACT: JetBlue Corporate Communications, +1-718-709-3089, corpcomm@jetblue.com, or Reservations, +1 800 JETBLUE (538 2583), TTY/TDD: +1 800 336-5530
Web Site: http://www.jetblue.com
3D Giant Looks to Expand Holiday Product Line
Poster: SySAdmin
Posted on October 20, 2011 at 11:07:01 AM
3D Giant Looks to Expand Holiday Product Line
BARTLETT, Tenn., Oct. 20, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- American Paper Optics will introduce their new line of retail 3D products, "Holiday Magic 3D Viewers," this Friday. These new 3D viewers feature patented lenses that transform ordinary holiday lights, city lights, street lights, and more into magical holiday images.
"There's nothing better than the festivities and spirit that comes along with the holidays, so we're excited to include our Holiday Magic 3D Viewers as another magical element of the season," explained an American Paper Optics representative. "Fun for all ages, these 3D viewers will completely transform your holiday light viewing experience!"
Building on the success of the paper Holiday Specs product line, with more than 10 million sold worldwide, the molded plastic Holiday Magic 3D Viewers feature fun holiday designs and create one of 5 different holiday images when viewing a bright point of light. The Holiday Magic 3D Viewers line includes Snowman, Santa, Reindeer, Snowflake and Christmas Star versions. These durable plastic viewers are great for gifts, stocking stuffers, holiday parties, and much more. Holiday Magic 3D Viewers are available at http://www.the3dmarket.com and specialty retailers nationwide.
American Paper Optics, a 2011 Inc. 5000 company, is the world's leading manufacturer and marketer of 3D glasses and 3D products and has sold over 10 million pairs of Holiday Specs glasses at retailers such as Lowes, Cracker Barrel, and Walgreens. American Paper Optics has produced and distributed nearly two billion 3D glasses worldwide for multi-media promotions and events involving movies, magazines, television, theme park attractions, video games, and much more. APO clients have included companies such as Disney, National Geographic, Coca Cola, Pepsi, Warner Brothers, Crayola, Time, NBC, TV Guide, CBS, and Dreamworks.
For more information on American Paper Optics, please visit http://www.3Dglassesonline.com or follow American Paper Optics on Facebook.
Full press release available here: http://www.3dglassesonline.com/company/press/3d-giant-looks-expand-holiday-product-line.
SOURCE American Paper Optics, Inc.
American Paper Optics, Inc.
CONTACT: Jason Lewin, Marketing Director, American Paper Optics, Inc., 1-800-767-8427, Jason@3dglassesonline.com
Web Site: http://www.3Dglassesonline.com
BARTLETT, Tenn., Oct. 20, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- American Paper Optics will introduce their new line of retail 3D products, "Holiday Magic 3D Viewers," this Friday. These new 3D viewers feature patented lenses that transform ordinary holiday lights, city lights, street lights, and more into magical holiday images.
"There's nothing better than the festivities and spirit that comes along with the holidays, so we're excited to include our Holiday Magic 3D Viewers as another magical element of the season," explained an American Paper Optics representative. "Fun for all ages, these 3D viewers will completely transform your holiday light viewing experience!"
Building on the success of the paper Holiday Specs product line, with more than 10 million sold worldwide, the molded plastic Holiday Magic 3D Viewers feature fun holiday designs and create one of 5 different holiday images when viewing a bright point of light. The Holiday Magic 3D Viewers line includes Snowman, Santa, Reindeer, Snowflake and Christmas Star versions. These durable plastic viewers are great for gifts, stocking stuffers, holiday parties, and much more. Holiday Magic 3D Viewers are available at http://www.the3dmarket.com and specialty retailers nationwide.
American Paper Optics, a 2011 Inc. 5000 company, is the world's leading manufacturer and marketer of 3D glasses and 3D products and has sold over 10 million pairs of Holiday Specs glasses at retailers such as Lowes, Cracker Barrel, and Walgreens. American Paper Optics has produced and distributed nearly two billion 3D glasses worldwide for multi-media promotions and events involving movies, magazines, television, theme park attractions, video games, and much more. APO clients have included companies such as Disney, National Geographic, Coca Cola, Pepsi, Warner Brothers, Crayola, Time, NBC, TV Guide, CBS, and Dreamworks.
For more information on American Paper Optics, please visit http://www.3Dglassesonline.com or follow American Paper Optics on Facebook.
Full press release available here: http://www.3dglassesonline.com/company/press/3d-giant-looks-expand-holiday-product-line.
SOURCE American Paper Optics, Inc.
American Paper Optics, Inc.
CONTACT: Jason Lewin, Marketing Director, American Paper Optics, Inc., 1-800-767-8427, Jason@3dglassesonline.com
Web Site: http://www.3Dglassesonline.com
Slots Player's Big Win at Jackpotjoy
Poster: SySAdmin
Posted on October 20, 2011 at 10:49:01 AM
Slots Player's Big Win at Jackpotjoy
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Or follow events at Jackpotjoy on:
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on Twitter
Contact
Gamesys
Aga Reszka
+44(0)20-7478-8100
press@gamesys.co.uk
Source: Jackpotjoy
.
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The win came with Jackpotjoy's ever popular Diamond Bonanza game, which
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on Twitter
Contact
Gamesys
Aga Reszka
+44(0)20-7478-8100
press@gamesys.co.uk
Source: Jackpotjoy
.
WISeKey Announces Extended Partnership With Hublot After a Successful Deployment of its Brand Protection Solution
Poster: SySAdmin
Posted on October 20, 2011 at 10:28:01 AM
WISeKey Announces Extended Partnership With Hublot After a Successful Deployment of its Brand Protection Solution
GENEVA, October 20, 2011/PRNewswire/ --
WISeKey, a 2011 World Economic Forum (WEF) Global Growth Company, is
pleased to announce an agreement with the Swiss luxury watch brand Hublot to
extend their breakthrough anti-counterfeiting partnership. After an
astonishingly successful deployment of WISeAuthentic(R) - WISeKey's brand
protection technology that features a pioneering solution to the scourge of
counterfeit products infiltrating the global market - WISeKey and Hublot
have extended the terms of their existing agreement to expand the protection
service provided by the security company that is now extending the solution
to other luxury brands.
Hublot was the first brand to adopt WISeAuthentic, the revolutionary
system that uses Trusted Digital Identification technologies to track and
authenticate items. Since 2010, all Hublot Big Bang, Classic Fusion, and
King Power watches have been protected by WISeAuthentic, and the system is
operational in over 400 Hublot boutiques worldwide, praised by the reseller
network and Hublot's management. Not only does WISeAuthentic help minimize
the risk of counterfeiting, but it also offers real-time sales monitoring
that allows quantifiable direct marketing activities and control of the gray
market.
"This combination provides a fail-safe solution, impossible to
replicate, at a fraction of the amount lost in sales due to counterfeits..."
said Jean-Claude Biver, Hublot's CEO.
"Counterfeiting is a major issue for our society, representing five to
seven percent of all world trade and increasing daily," said Carlos Moreira,
WISeKey's CEO. "With the value of luxury brands estimated at one trillion
dollars (US), companies need a reliable solution to prove authenticity. We
are pleased that WISeKey technology is used in the fight against
counterfeiting."
For more information on WISeAuthentic: http://www.wiseauthentic.com
For the full release please see
http://www.presseportal.ch/go2/release_please_Hublot
Contact:
WISeKey SA
Eileen Weinberg
eweinber@wisekey.com
Phone: +41-22-594-30-00
Source: WISeKey SA
.
GENEVA, October 20, 2011/PRNewswire/ --
WISeKey, a 2011 World Economic Forum (WEF) Global Growth Company, is
pleased to announce an agreement with the Swiss luxury watch brand Hublot to
extend their breakthrough anti-counterfeiting partnership. After an
astonishingly successful deployment of WISeAuthentic(R) - WISeKey's brand
protection technology that features a pioneering solution to the scourge of
counterfeit products infiltrating the global market - WISeKey and Hublot
have extended the terms of their existing agreement to expand the protection
service provided by the security company that is now extending the solution
to other luxury brands.
Hublot was the first brand to adopt WISeAuthentic, the revolutionary
system that uses Trusted Digital Identification technologies to track and
authenticate items. Since 2010, all Hublot Big Bang, Classic Fusion, and
King Power watches have been protected by WISeAuthentic, and the system is
operational in over 400 Hublot boutiques worldwide, praised by the reseller
network and Hublot's management. Not only does WISeAuthentic help minimize
the risk of counterfeiting, but it also offers real-time sales monitoring
that allows quantifiable direct marketing activities and control of the gray
market.
"This combination provides a fail-safe solution, impossible to
replicate, at a fraction of the amount lost in sales due to counterfeits..."
said Jean-Claude Biver, Hublot's CEO.
"Counterfeiting is a major issue for our society, representing five to
seven percent of all world trade and increasing daily," said Carlos Moreira,
WISeKey's CEO. "With the value of luxury brands estimated at one trillion
dollars (US), companies need a reliable solution to prove authenticity. We
are pleased that WISeKey technology is used in the fight against
counterfeiting."
For more information on WISeAuthentic: http://www.wiseauthentic.com
For the full release please see
http://www.presseportal.ch/go2/release_please_Hublot
Contact:
WISeKey SA
Eileen Weinberg
eweinber@wisekey.com
Phone: +41-22-594-30-00
Source: WISeKey SA
.
Razer Revolutionizes Gaming Peripherals with the World's First Cloud-Based Storage for Personalized Gaming Settings
Poster: SySAdmin
Posted on October 20, 2011 at 10:14:01 AM
Razer Revolutionizes Gaming Peripherals with the World's First Cloud-Based Storage for Personalized Gaming Settings
Razer Synapse 2.0 Beta Signup Available at: http://www.razerzone.com/synapse2.
CARLSBAD, Calif., Oct. 20, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Razer, the technology leader in gaming user interfaces, brings you the next innovation in gaming peripherals by unveiling the all-new Razer Synapse 2.0, the world's first application for storing your personalized peripheral settings in the cloud, making your settings for gaming available anytime, anywhere.
In 2006, Razer invented Synapse, the world's first onboard memory feature for gaming peripherals, which allowed the user to store gaming macros, key binds, and profiles directly to their Razer devices, and enabled gamers to bring their personalized settings with them on the go. Onboard memory for gaming devices, pioneered by Razer, has quickly become an industry standard for gaming peripherals all over the world.
The new Razer Synapse 2.0 software revolutionizes this concept by harnessing next-gen, cloud-based technology to ensure that you have full access to all of your peripheral hardware settings, anytime, anywhere at tournaments, LAN centers, at home and at the office. With the advent of Synapse 2.0, onboard memory for devices is now obsolete.
With Razer Synapse 2.0, all of your Razer peripheral settings for any next generation Razer gaming device will be automatically stored in a cloud server which is accessible from any computer. You will be able to take your mouse to a LAN center and instantly sync your custom settings simply by logging into Razer Synapse 2.0. You can even access your custom settings while using Razer peripherals provided by a tournament host, enabling you to spend less time setting up controls and more time gaming. Razer Synapse 2.0 also automatically downloads drivers, game add-ons, and firmware updates as they become available, ensuring your Razer devices are always updated.
"Razer Synapse 2.0 is a testament to our drive to continually innovate for the benefit of the gamer and end-user," said Robert "RazerGuy" Krakoff, President, Razer USA. "Razer Synapse 2.0 gives gamers a convenient, single cloud-based platform to access, maintain, and store settings for all of their Razer devices. On-board memory, with its limited storage for user profiles, becomes obsolete when Razer Synapse 2.0 offers essentially unlimited space for all of your hardware settings."
Razer Synapse 2.0 will be launched for all next generation Razer devices and the software is currently in an internal beta stage. The next stage of closed beta will be rolled out initially to selected users of the multi-award winning Razer Naga, where up to 500 Razer Naga users can get a first glimpse of Razer Synapse 2.0 by signing up at http://www.razerzone.com/synapse2.
Availability:
For more information on product compatibility and the Q4 2011 launch of Razer Synapse 2.0 please visit: http://www.razerzone.com/synapse2.
About the Razer Group:
Razer(TM) is the world leader in high performance gaming hardware. Founded in 1998 with its headquarters in Carlsbad, California, the company has offices in nine cities around the globe. Used by the most demanding professional gamers who compete in global tournaments, Razer provides gamers with the unfair advantage of cutting-edge technology and award-winning design. We live by our motto: For Gamers. By Gamers.(TM)
Learn more at http://www.razerzone.com
Razer - For Gamers. By Gamers.(TM)
SOURCE Razer
Razer
CONTACT: USA, Melonie McElhannon, Melonie.McElhannon@razerzone.com, or Europe, Torsten Meier, Torsten.Meier@razerzone.com, or Asia Pacific, Aaron Wilfred Nathan, Aaron.wilfred@razerzone.com, or China, Chris Chen, Chris.Chen@razerzone.com
Web Site: http://www.razerzone.com
Razer Synapse 2.0 Beta Signup Available at: http://www.razerzone.com/synapse2.
CARLSBAD, Calif., Oct. 20, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Razer, the technology leader in gaming user interfaces, brings you the next innovation in gaming peripherals by unveiling the all-new Razer Synapse 2.0, the world's first application for storing your personalized peripheral settings in the cloud, making your settings for gaming available anytime, anywhere.
In 2006, Razer invented Synapse, the world's first onboard memory feature for gaming peripherals, which allowed the user to store gaming macros, key binds, and profiles directly to their Razer devices, and enabled gamers to bring their personalized settings with them on the go. Onboard memory for gaming devices, pioneered by Razer, has quickly become an industry standard for gaming peripherals all over the world.
The new Razer Synapse 2.0 software revolutionizes this concept by harnessing next-gen, cloud-based technology to ensure that you have full access to all of your peripheral hardware settings, anytime, anywhere at tournaments, LAN centers, at home and at the office. With the advent of Synapse 2.0, onboard memory for devices is now obsolete.
With Razer Synapse 2.0, all of your Razer peripheral settings for any next generation Razer gaming device will be automatically stored in a cloud server which is accessible from any computer. You will be able to take your mouse to a LAN center and instantly sync your custom settings simply by logging into Razer Synapse 2.0. You can even access your custom settings while using Razer peripherals provided by a tournament host, enabling you to spend less time setting up controls and more time gaming. Razer Synapse 2.0 also automatically downloads drivers, game add-ons, and firmware updates as they become available, ensuring your Razer devices are always updated.
"Razer Synapse 2.0 is a testament to our drive to continually innovate for the benefit of the gamer and end-user," said Robert "RazerGuy" Krakoff, President, Razer USA. "Razer Synapse 2.0 gives gamers a convenient, single cloud-based platform to access, maintain, and store settings for all of their Razer devices. On-board memory, with its limited storage for user profiles, becomes obsolete when Razer Synapse 2.0 offers essentially unlimited space for all of your hardware settings."
Razer Synapse 2.0 will be launched for all next generation Razer devices and the software is currently in an internal beta stage. The next stage of closed beta will be rolled out initially to selected users of the multi-award winning Razer Naga, where up to 500 Razer Naga users can get a first glimpse of Razer Synapse 2.0 by signing up at http://www.razerzone.com/synapse2.
Availability:
For more information on product compatibility and the Q4 2011 launch of Razer Synapse 2.0 please visit: http://www.razerzone.com/synapse2.
About the Razer Group:
Razer(TM) is the world leader in high performance gaming hardware. Founded in 1998 with its headquarters in Carlsbad, California, the company has offices in nine cities around the globe. Used by the most demanding professional gamers who compete in global tournaments, Razer provides gamers with the unfair advantage of cutting-edge technology and award-winning design. We live by our motto: For Gamers. By Gamers.(TM)
Learn more at http://www.razerzone.com
Razer - For Gamers. By Gamers.(TM)
SOURCE Razer
Razer
CONTACT: USA, Melonie McElhannon, Melonie.McElhannon@razerzone.com, or Europe, Torsten Meier, Torsten.Meier@razerzone.com, or Asia Pacific, Aaron Wilfred Nathan, Aaron.wilfred@razerzone.com, or China, Chris Chen, Chris.Chen@razerzone.com
Web Site: http://www.razerzone.com
Language Text Generation & Password Encryption Technology Available for Sale at Upcoming ICAP Patent Brokerage Fall 2011 Live IP Auction November 17th in San Francisco
Poster: SySAdmin
Posted on October 20, 2011 at 10:07:01 AM
Language Text Generation & Password Encryption Technology Available for Sale at Upcoming ICAP Patent Brokerage Fall 2011 Live IP Auction November 17th in San Francisco
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 20, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- ICAP Patent Brokerage, the global leader in intellectual property brokerage and a division of ICAP plc, the world's premier interdealer broker, and ICAP Ocean Tomo Auctions, are offering for sale technology related to language text generation and password encryption at its upcoming Summit on Patent Monetization and Live IP Auction November 16th & 17th in San Francisco. The technology is featured in two Lots owned by Cheman Shaik.
(Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20100614/CG20517LOGO)
The featured technology, listed as Lots 58 & 59 in the online auction catalog, can be viewed at http://www.icappatentbrokerage.com/forsale. Lot 58 discloses a technique for generating text in non-English languages using Dynamic Language Menu Pads (DLMP). The technique can be used without a keyboard and with a reduced dependency on multiple mouse clicks. This removes ambiguities and the requirement of large databases of foreign language words and their English translation mappings.
Lot 59 discloses an improved solution in the form of a cryptographic system, method, and apparatus that survives spoofing and factoring attacks on encryption keys used to encrypt passwords or any other predefined personal secret information. The system also enables the implementation of digital certificates for customers without issuing large unmemorable numeric keys for achieving non-repudiation, therefore certifying authorities will no longer need to confirm the authenticity of keys. As another advantage, this system allows for the continued use of RSA encryption for encrypting passwords of existing users of a web application even after the cryptosystem is broken by any trivial factorization technique for large numbers. Forward citing companies for this the assets in this lot include Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp., and Hewlett-Packard Company.
Dean Becker, ICAP Patent Brokerage and ICAP Ocean Tomo Auctions CEO, commented, "Our Fall 2011 Auction will be our biggest yet, featuring more than 140 lots. Technology, like that disclosed by this lot, represents some of the best innovation in the industry. We are very excited to be able to offer this to the worldwide market."
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ICAP Patent Brokerage's Summit on Patent Monetization, the annual gathering of the leading participants in the patent monetization ecosystem, will take place before the Live Auction at The Ritz Carlton, San Francisco on November 16th & 17th.
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About ICAP Patent Brokerage
ICAP Patent Brokerage is a division of ICAP plc and the world's largest intellectual property brokerage and patent auction firm.
About ICAP
ICAP is the world's premier interdealer broker and provider of post trade services. The Group matches buyers and sellers in the wholesale markets in interest rates, credit, commodities, foreign exchange, emerging markets, equities and equity derivatives through voice and electronic networks. ICAP plc was added to the FTSE 100 Index on 30 June 2006. For more information, go to http://www.icap.com.
SOURCE ICAP Patent Brokerage
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http://photoarchive.ap.org/
ICAP Patent Brokerage
Web Site: http://www.icap.com
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 20, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- ICAP Patent Brokerage, the global leader in intellectual property brokerage and a division of ICAP plc, the world's premier interdealer broker, and ICAP Ocean Tomo Auctions, are offering for sale technology related to language text generation and password encryption at its upcoming Summit on Patent Monetization and Live IP Auction November 16th & 17th in San Francisco. The technology is featured in two Lots owned by Cheman Shaik.
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The featured technology, listed as Lots 58 & 59 in the online auction catalog, can be viewed at http://www.icappatentbrokerage.com/forsale. Lot 58 discloses a technique for generating text in non-English languages using Dynamic Language Menu Pads (DLMP). The technique can be used without a keyboard and with a reduced dependency on multiple mouse clicks. This removes ambiguities and the requirement of large databases of foreign language words and their English translation mappings.
Lot 59 discloses an improved solution in the form of a cryptographic system, method, and apparatus that survives spoofing and factoring attacks on encryption keys used to encrypt passwords or any other predefined personal secret information. The system also enables the implementation of digital certificates for customers without issuing large unmemorable numeric keys for achieving non-repudiation, therefore certifying authorities will no longer need to confirm the authenticity of keys. As another advantage, this system allows for the continued use of RSA encryption for encrypting passwords of existing users of a web application even after the cryptosystem is broken by any trivial factorization technique for large numbers. Forward citing companies for this the assets in this lot include Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp., and Hewlett-Packard Company.
Dean Becker, ICAP Patent Brokerage and ICAP Ocean Tomo Auctions CEO, commented, "Our Fall 2011 Auction will be our biggest yet, featuring more than 140 lots. Technology, like that disclosed by this lot, represents some of the best innovation in the industry. We are very excited to be able to offer this to the worldwide market."
Register for the Summit on Patent Monetization
ICAP Patent Brokerage's Summit on Patent Monetization, the annual gathering of the leading participants in the patent monetization ecosystem, will take place before the Live Auction at The Ritz Carlton, San Francisco on November 16th & 17th.
Join the leading voices in the patent community as we discuss monetization and enforcement, and debate the legal, legislative, and economic influences shaping the patent industry. The Conference includes a planned collaboration session focusing on standardization of patent sale agreements, as well as smaller group sessions built around some of the key challenges facing the partners in the ecosystem: enforcement and litigation, patent quality, patent protection, pooling and other blocking strategies, among others.
The Conference provides unparalleled networking opportunities and access for established industry players and newcomers alike. Get to know your partners, peers, and competition. Join ICAP Patent Brokerage for this engaging, enlightening, and innovative two-day session. Register today for only $395.
Please contact Dean Becker, CEO of ICAP Patent Brokerage, at Dean.Becker@us.icap.com for more information.
About ICAP Patent Brokerage
ICAP Patent Brokerage is a division of ICAP plc and the world's largest intellectual property brokerage and patent auction firm.
About ICAP
ICAP is the world's premier interdealer broker and provider of post trade services. The Group matches buyers and sellers in the wholesale markets in interest rates, credit, commodities, foreign exchange, emerging markets, equities and equity derivatives through voice and electronic networks. ICAP plc was added to the FTSE 100 Index on 30 June 2006. For more information, go to http://www.icap.com.
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Nation's Fastest and Most Reliable 4G LTE Network Launches Today in Fort Myers Area
Poster: SySAdmin
Posted on October 20, 2011 at 9:35:01 AM
Nation's Fastest and Most Reliable 4G LTE Network Launches Today in Fort Myers Area
FORT MYERS, Fla., Oct. 20, 2011 /PRNewswire/ --Beginning today, Verizon Wireless customers in the Fort Myers area can take advantage of the Verizon Wireless 4G Long Term Evolution (LTE) network, the fastest and most reliable 4G network in the nation. The Verizon Wireless 4G LTE network allows customers to share music and photos, surf the Web and download files up to 10 times faster than before.
The 4G LTE network will be available at launch to customers in these cities and towns:
Fort Myers North Fort Myers Cape Coral
Estero Bonita Springs Sanibel Island
Captiva Island San Carlos Park Buckingham
Pine Island Cypress Lake Iona
Matlacha
The company's 4G LTE network has been serving customers at the Southwest Florida International Airport in Fort Myers since late last year.
"We are proud to bring the largest 4G LTE network in the nation to Fort Myers and help lead residents, small businesses and local government into the next generation of wireless connectivity and communication," said Pam Tope, Florida region president of Verizon Wireless. "Our 4G LTE network is revolutionizing the way our customers communicate, enabling them to connect faster and more fully with each other and those outside our community."
Expanding coverage
Verizon Wireless began introducing its 4G LTE network in late 2010. With a consistent focus on growth and reliability, the company has quickly expanded its 4G LTE network and by mid-November 2011 will cover a total of 178 metropolitan areas nationwide.
In Florida, Verizon Wireless already has launched 4G LTE high-speed services in Miami, Fort Lauderdale, West Palm Beach, Tampa Bay, Orlando, Jacksonville, Tallahassee, Gainesville, Sarasota, Bradenton, Daytona Beach and Lakeland.
Speed and Reliability
In real-world, fully loaded network environments, Verizon Wireless 4G LTE customers should experience average data rates of 5 to 12 megabits per second (Mbps) on the downlink and 2 to 5 Mbps on the uplink.
When customers travel outside of a 4G LTE coverage area, devices automatically connect to the Verizon Wireless 3G network, enabling customers to stay connected from coast to coast. Verizon Wireless' 3G network is the largest, most reliable high-speed data network in the country and allows customers in 3G coverage areas who purchase 4G LTE devices today to take advantage of 4G LTE speeds when the faster network becomes available in their city.
4G LTE Devices and Plans
Residents of Fort Myers can choose from numerous 4G LTE-enabled devices to access the high-speed 4G LTE network, including notebooks, netbooks, hotspots, modems, tablets, and smartphones such as the new DROID BIONIC((TM)) by Motorola and Pantech Breakout((TM)). Details on each device can be found at http://www.verizonwireless.com/4GLTE. Nationwide talk and data plan pricing information is available at http://www.verizonwireless.com/plans.
For more information about 4G LTE services in Fort Myers, visit a Southwest Florida Verizon Wireless store, or go to http://www.verizonwireless.com/lte.
About Verizon Wireless
Verizon Wireless operates the nation's largest 4G LTE network and largest, most reliable 3G network. The company serves 106.3 million total wireless connections, including 89.7 million retail customers. Headquartered in Basking Ridge, N.J., with 83,000 employees nationwide, Verizon Wireless is a joint venture of Verizon Communications (NYSE, NASDAQ: VZ) and Vodafone (LSE, NASDAQ: VOD). For more information, visit http://www.verizonwireless.com. To preview and request broadcast-quality video footage and high-resolution stills of Verizon Wireless operations, log on to the Verizon Wireless Multimedia Library at http://www.verizonwireless.com/multimedia.
SOURCE Verizon Wireless
Verizon Wireless
CONTACT: Chuck Hamby, +1-813-615-4803, chuck.hamby@verizonwireless.com
Web Site: http://verizonwireless.com
FORT MYERS, Fla., Oct. 20, 2011 /PRNewswire/ --Beginning today, Verizon Wireless customers in the Fort Myers area can take advantage of the Verizon Wireless 4G Long Term Evolution (LTE) network, the fastest and most reliable 4G network in the nation. The Verizon Wireless 4G LTE network allows customers to share music and photos, surf the Web and download files up to 10 times faster than before.
The 4G LTE network will be available at launch to customers in these cities and towns:
Fort Myers North Fort Myers Cape Coral
Estero Bonita Springs Sanibel Island
Captiva Island San Carlos Park Buckingham
Pine Island Cypress Lake Iona
Matlacha
The company's 4G LTE network has been serving customers at the Southwest Florida International Airport in Fort Myers since late last year.
"We are proud to bring the largest 4G LTE network in the nation to Fort Myers and help lead residents, small businesses and local government into the next generation of wireless connectivity and communication," said Pam Tope, Florida region president of Verizon Wireless. "Our 4G LTE network is revolutionizing the way our customers communicate, enabling them to connect faster and more fully with each other and those outside our community."
Expanding coverage
Verizon Wireless began introducing its 4G LTE network in late 2010. With a consistent focus on growth and reliability, the company has quickly expanded its 4G LTE network and by mid-November 2011 will cover a total of 178 metropolitan areas nationwide.
In Florida, Verizon Wireless already has launched 4G LTE high-speed services in Miami, Fort Lauderdale, West Palm Beach, Tampa Bay, Orlando, Jacksonville, Tallahassee, Gainesville, Sarasota, Bradenton, Daytona Beach and Lakeland.
Speed and Reliability
In real-world, fully loaded network environments, Verizon Wireless 4G LTE customers should experience average data rates of 5 to 12 megabits per second (Mbps) on the downlink and 2 to 5 Mbps on the uplink.
When customers travel outside of a 4G LTE coverage area, devices automatically connect to the Verizon Wireless 3G network, enabling customers to stay connected from coast to coast. Verizon Wireless' 3G network is the largest, most reliable high-speed data network in the country and allows customers in 3G coverage areas who purchase 4G LTE devices today to take advantage of 4G LTE speeds when the faster network becomes available in their city.
4G LTE Devices and Plans
Residents of Fort Myers can choose from numerous 4G LTE-enabled devices to access the high-speed 4G LTE network, including notebooks, netbooks, hotspots, modems, tablets, and smartphones such as the new DROID BIONIC((TM)) by Motorola and Pantech Breakout((TM)). Details on each device can be found at http://www.verizonwireless.com/4GLTE. Nationwide talk and data plan pricing information is available at http://www.verizonwireless.com/plans.
For more information about 4G LTE services in Fort Myers, visit a Southwest Florida Verizon Wireless store, or go to http://www.verizonwireless.com/lte.
About Verizon Wireless
Verizon Wireless operates the nation's largest 4G LTE network and largest, most reliable 3G network. The company serves 106.3 million total wireless connections, including 89.7 million retail customers. Headquartered in Basking Ridge, N.J., with 83,000 employees nationwide, Verizon Wireless is a joint venture of Verizon Communications (NYSE, NASDAQ: VZ) and Vodafone (LSE, NASDAQ: VOD). For more information, visit http://www.verizonwireless.com. To preview and request broadcast-quality video footage and high-resolution stills of Verizon Wireless operations, log on to the Verizon Wireless Multimedia Library at http://www.verizonwireless.com/multimedia.
SOURCE Verizon Wireless
Verizon Wireless
CONTACT: Chuck Hamby, +1-813-615-4803, chuck.hamby@verizonwireless.com
Web Site: http://verizonwireless.com
Exent Continues to Bring Best of Android Gaming to GameTanium(TM), Partners with Top Developers Glu, RealNetworks and PopCap
Poster: SySAdmin
Posted on October 20, 2011 at 9:28:01 AM
Exent Continues to Bring Best of Android Gaming to GameTanium(TM), Partners with Top Developers Glu, RealNetworks and PopCap
Exent Continues to Bring Best of Android Gaming to GameTanium(TM), Partners with Top Developers Glu, RealNetworks and PopCap
NEW YORK, Oct. 19, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- As part of its ongoing commitment to expanding its GameTanium catalog and bring the best of Android gaming to users, Exent today announced the addition of RealNetworks, PopCap Games and Glu Mobile Inc., among others, to its roster of publisher partners. As GameTanium Mobile continues to roll out on major service providers in the U.S., RealNetworks, PopCap and Glu's most popular titles - including PopCap's Plants vs. Zombies(TM), Peggle® and Chuzzle(TM) - will be featured on the first and only all-you-can-eat subscription service that provides unlimited game play of the hottest premium games on Android.
The popularity of mobile gaming continues to drive Android growth and publishers are turning out hit Android and social mobile games at record rates to meet the demands of the anytime, anywhere gamer. Andrew Stein, Director of Mobile Business Development at PopCap Games shares, "People play games all the time: at home, on the go, and in between. Our goal is to ensure PopCap games are available on the devices our customers want, and Exent's distribution network helps us further our progress."
Alongside RealNetworks, PopCap and Glu, Exent has also partnered with top mobile game publishers Fire Maple Games, HandyGames, Hexage and Connect2Media. Leveraging the GameTanium audience of global gamers and Exent's unique expertise in merchandising and monetizing games, each publishers' downloads and usage will continue to see significant growth, further boosting their title's brand and exposure. Fire Maple Owner, Joe Kauffman, shares his enthusiasm for the partnership and new revenue potential. "As an independent publisher, Exent's mobile subscription service represents a promising incremental revenue opportunity as we look to reach new end users and build brand loyalty for our mobile game titles."
GameTanium's all-you-can-eat subscription service is the only model of its kind that provides a healthy ecosystem for monetization of Android games, supplying publishers with new and consistent revenue streams. Exent's expertise in merchandising and monetizing content fills a void in the current Android marketplace and helps Android games reach their full revenue potential.
Featuring more than 80 premium Android games, GameTanium Mobile brings together the coolest, most entertaining games in one place, for a low monthly fee. Exent has drawn upon its vast gaming experience to curate and catalog the best mobile games so that gamers never have to waste time downloading or deleting, broken or boring games. The service features GameTanium's smarter programming to help users quickly find the games they want to play through featured content, recommendations, ratings, and an enormous collection of video trailers.
About Exent
Exent is the leading global market solutions provider for monetization of PC and mobile games. Exent delivers technologies and products for various markets, including video game publishers, broadband service providers, consumer portals, consumer electronic manufacturers, media companies, ad agencies, brand owners, retailers and others.
Media Contact:
Lynda Curtis
781-559-0423
Exent@rfbinder.com
SOURCE Exent
Exent
Web Site: http://www.exent.com
Exent Continues to Bring Best of Android Gaming to GameTanium(TM), Partners with Top Developers Glu, RealNetworks and PopCap
NEW YORK, Oct. 19, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- As part of its ongoing commitment to expanding its GameTanium catalog and bring the best of Android gaming to users, Exent today announced the addition of RealNetworks, PopCap Games and Glu Mobile Inc., among others, to its roster of publisher partners. As GameTanium Mobile continues to roll out on major service providers in the U.S., RealNetworks, PopCap and Glu's most popular titles - including PopCap's Plants vs. Zombies(TM), Peggle® and Chuzzle(TM) - will be featured on the first and only all-you-can-eat subscription service that provides unlimited game play of the hottest premium games on Android.
The popularity of mobile gaming continues to drive Android growth and publishers are turning out hit Android and social mobile games at record rates to meet the demands of the anytime, anywhere gamer. Andrew Stein, Director of Mobile Business Development at PopCap Games shares, "People play games all the time: at home, on the go, and in between. Our goal is to ensure PopCap games are available on the devices our customers want, and Exent's distribution network helps us further our progress."
Alongside RealNetworks, PopCap and Glu, Exent has also partnered with top mobile game publishers Fire Maple Games, HandyGames, Hexage and Connect2Media. Leveraging the GameTanium audience of global gamers and Exent's unique expertise in merchandising and monetizing games, each publishers' downloads and usage will continue to see significant growth, further boosting their title's brand and exposure. Fire Maple Owner, Joe Kauffman, shares his enthusiasm for the partnership and new revenue potential. "As an independent publisher, Exent's mobile subscription service represents a promising incremental revenue opportunity as we look to reach new end users and build brand loyalty for our mobile game titles."
GameTanium's all-you-can-eat subscription service is the only model of its kind that provides a healthy ecosystem for monetization of Android games, supplying publishers with new and consistent revenue streams. Exent's expertise in merchandising and monetizing content fills a void in the current Android marketplace and helps Android games reach their full revenue potential.
Featuring more than 80 premium Android games, GameTanium Mobile brings together the coolest, most entertaining games in one place, for a low monthly fee. Exent has drawn upon its vast gaming experience to curate and catalog the best mobile games so that gamers never have to waste time downloading or deleting, broken or boring games. The service features GameTanium's smarter programming to help users quickly find the games they want to play through featured content, recommendations, ratings, and an enormous collection of video trailers.
About Exent
Exent is the leading global market solutions provider for monetization of PC and mobile games. Exent delivers technologies and products for various markets, including video game publishers, broadband service providers, consumer portals, consumer electronic manufacturers, media companies, ad agencies, brand owners, retailers and others.
Media Contact:
Lynda Curtis
781-559-0423
Exent@rfbinder.com
SOURCE Exent
Exent
Web Site: http://www.exent.com
avVenta Worldwide Delivers a Master App for the ANA
Poster: SySAdmin
Posted on October 20, 2011 at 9:21:01 AM
avVenta Worldwide Delivers a Master App for the ANA
NEW YORK, Oct. 20, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- avVenta Worldwide in partnership with the Association of National Advertisers has developed a mobile application for the association's events. The mobile application launched today at ANA's 2011 Annual Masters of Marketing Conference, held in Phoenix, AZ, October 20 - 23, 2011.
The app will provide registered attendees with the most up-to-date information throughout the event in real time. It will also allow users to connect with colleagues and conveniently arrange meetings -- significantly enhancing the conference experience.
The application's main features include:
-- Conference Details: Full agenda, workshop sessions, roster of speakers
and bio's, list of networking events, venue and hotel information.
-- Connections With Other Conference Attendees: Create a profile and
invite other conference attendees to join the users network.
-- Request a "Meet Up": Users can "check-in", search for conference
attendees and request a meeting.
-- Build A Community: Conference attendees can stay connected after the
event by building their own network.
"The demand for mobile applications has skyrocketed, a trend we have watched over the last couple of years. We've also learned that mobile apps have become a key tool for reaching intended audiences," said avVenta COO Jeff Saunders. "We are very excited to be working with prestigious groups such as the ANA to develop a powerful app that will have a significant impact on how conference attendees connect and interact with each other."
avVenta has developed a native version of the app that is iPhone/iPad compatible as well as an HTML5 version that is compatible with all other smartphones and tablets.
To download the iPhone app, search "ANA Events" in the Apple Store or to view the application from your smartphone go to e.ana.net.
About avVenta Worldwide Founded in 2005, avVenta Worldwide is a privately held, digital agency headquartered in New York City with offices in Charleston and Los Angeles, with a production "center of excellence" and avVenta University in San Jose, Costa Rica. The company specializes in Digital Production and Interactive Services for marketing operations and digital/interactive marketing strategies for over 130 of the world's leading brands. Today, avVenta provides services to a host of Fortune 500 clients, including the top pharmaceutical companies, major technology leaders, and leading travel brands. For more information, please visit http://www.avventa.com.
Media Contacts: Samantha Pluesamantha.plue@avventa.com 1.877.629.3682 ext 6013
SOURCE avVenta Worldwide
avVenta Worldwide
Web Site: http://www.avventa.com
NEW YORK, Oct. 20, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- avVenta Worldwide in partnership with the Association of National Advertisers has developed a mobile application for the association's events. The mobile application launched today at ANA's 2011 Annual Masters of Marketing Conference, held in Phoenix, AZ, October 20 - 23, 2011.
The app will provide registered attendees with the most up-to-date information throughout the event in real time. It will also allow users to connect with colleagues and conveniently arrange meetings -- significantly enhancing the conference experience.
The application's main features include:
-- Conference Details: Full agenda, workshop sessions, roster of speakers
and bio's, list of networking events, venue and hotel information.
-- Connections With Other Conference Attendees: Create a profile and
invite other conference attendees to join the users network.
-- Request a "Meet Up": Users can "check-in", search for conference
attendees and request a meeting.
-- Build A Community: Conference attendees can stay connected after the
event by building their own network.
"The demand for mobile applications has skyrocketed, a trend we have watched over the last couple of years. We've also learned that mobile apps have become a key tool for reaching intended audiences," said avVenta COO Jeff Saunders. "We are very excited to be working with prestigious groups such as the ANA to develop a powerful app that will have a significant impact on how conference attendees connect and interact with each other."
avVenta has developed a native version of the app that is iPhone/iPad compatible as well as an HTML5 version that is compatible with all other smartphones and tablets.
To download the iPhone app, search "ANA Events" in the Apple Store or to view the application from your smartphone go to e.ana.net.
About avVenta Worldwide Founded in 2005, avVenta Worldwide is a privately held, digital agency headquartered in New York City with offices in Charleston and Los Angeles, with a production "center of excellence" and avVenta University in San Jose, Costa Rica. The company specializes in Digital Production and Interactive Services for marketing operations and digital/interactive marketing strategies for over 130 of the world's leading brands. Today, avVenta provides services to a host of Fortune 500 clients, including the top pharmaceutical companies, major technology leaders, and leading travel brands. For more information, please visit http://www.avventa.com.
Media Contacts: Samantha Pluesamantha.plue@avventa.com 1.877.629.3682 ext 6013
SOURCE avVenta Worldwide
avVenta Worldwide
Web Site: http://www.avventa.com
Alinean Introduces Interactive Content Connectors for CRM / Marketing Automation Integration
Poster: SySAdmin
Posted on October 20, 2011 at 9:14:01 AM
Alinean Introduces Interactive Content Connectors for CRM / Marketing Automation Integration
Captures rich customer intelligence for superior lead nurturing and accelerated sales cycles
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 20, 2011 /PRNewswire/ --Alinean, the leading creator of interactive content marketing and diagnostic sales tools for business-to-business (B2B) solution providers, today introduced Interactive Content Connectors at the Eloqua Experience event in San Francisco, helping integrate Alinean-tools with CRM / Marketing Automation solutions, including salesforce.com, Eloqua and more.
As prospects and sales professionals use Alinean-powered Interactive White Papers, Diagnostic Assessments and ROI / TCO Calculators, much intelligence is collected during the engagement. This includes customer profiles, current asset configurations, priority pain points and opportunities, solution requirements and recommendations, competitors under consideration, proposed solution costs and benefits and ROI potential. Using the new Interactive Content Connectors, this rich intelligence is captured and integrated centrally within the CRM / Marketing Automation solution, enriching the lead nurturing and sales engagement process.
"Incented with personalized white papers, diagnostic assessments and business case reports, customers are willing to share important information about their opportunities and requirements that they wouldn't otherwise," says Jefre Futch, CEO of Alinean, Inc. "Using the Alinean-powered tools with content connectors, this information can be collected and integrated with existing CRM and Marketing Automation solutions to help marketers and sales professionals better understand buyer needs and better facilitate their buying process."
Interactive Content Connectors can be used in many ways to help streamline customer engagements and improve intelligence, including:
-- Using customer profile information from the CRM / marketing automation
solution to pre-populate Alinean tools, reducing user data entry
requirements and automating analyses / report development;
-- Automatically collecting and feeding valuable profile, configuration,
opportunity, solution, assessment and savings / ROI results from the
Alinean tools into CRM and marketing automation systems;
-- Single Sign-On, to control sales tool access, enhancing and expediting
security.
Interactive Content Connectors are a key new feature of Alinean's XcelLive, the first SaaS platform for the development and delivery of interactive content marketing and diagnostic sales tools without requiring any application programming.
"More knowledge means better targeting, nurturing, and sell through," says Jefre Futch, CEO of Alinean Inc. "This knowledge is delivered with the integration of Alinean sales and marketing tools and Marketing CRM and Marketing Automation solutions."
More information about new Interactive Content Connectors and other features of Alinean's XcelLive sales and marketing tools platform can be found at: http://www.alinean.com/XcelLive.aspx
About Alinean
Alinean is the premier provider of interactive content marketing and value-based sales enablement services and tools. Alinean-powered interactive white papers, assessments, ROI calculators and TCO comparison tools create more compelling value-based connections, workshops, presentations and proposals - delivering customized diagnostics, benchmarks, solution recommendations, benefits, investments, ROI, payback and TCO advantage proof points.
Leading B2B firms leveraging Alinean tools include: HP, IBM, Microsoft, EMC, Dell, Intel, IDC/IDG, AT&T, Siemens, Unisys, Thomson Reuters, NetApp, Citrix, Cisco, Oracle, Sybase, and CA.
Learn more at the Fight Frugalnomics(TM) Resource Center http://www.fightfrugalnomics.com, or by visiting http://www.alinean.com, or calling 407.382.0005.
SOURCE Alinean
Alinean
CONTACT: Melissa Scherrer, +1-407-382-0005, pr@alinean.com
Web Site: http://www.alinean.com
Captures rich customer intelligence for superior lead nurturing and accelerated sales cycles
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 20, 2011 /PRNewswire/ --Alinean, the leading creator of interactive content marketing and diagnostic sales tools for business-to-business (B2B) solution providers, today introduced Interactive Content Connectors at the Eloqua Experience event in San Francisco, helping integrate Alinean-tools with CRM / Marketing Automation solutions, including salesforce.com, Eloqua and more.
As prospects and sales professionals use Alinean-powered Interactive White Papers, Diagnostic Assessments and ROI / TCO Calculators, much intelligence is collected during the engagement. This includes customer profiles, current asset configurations, priority pain points and opportunities, solution requirements and recommendations, competitors under consideration, proposed solution costs and benefits and ROI potential. Using the new Interactive Content Connectors, this rich intelligence is captured and integrated centrally within the CRM / Marketing Automation solution, enriching the lead nurturing and sales engagement process.
"Incented with personalized white papers, diagnostic assessments and business case reports, customers are willing to share important information about their opportunities and requirements that they wouldn't otherwise," says Jefre Futch, CEO of Alinean, Inc. "Using the Alinean-powered tools with content connectors, this information can be collected and integrated with existing CRM and Marketing Automation solutions to help marketers and sales professionals better understand buyer needs and better facilitate their buying process."
Interactive Content Connectors can be used in many ways to help streamline customer engagements and improve intelligence, including:
-- Using customer profile information from the CRM / marketing automation
solution to pre-populate Alinean tools, reducing user data entry
requirements and automating analyses / report development;
-- Automatically collecting and feeding valuable profile, configuration,
opportunity, solution, assessment and savings / ROI results from the
Alinean tools into CRM and marketing automation systems;
-- Single Sign-On, to control sales tool access, enhancing and expediting
security.
Interactive Content Connectors are a key new feature of Alinean's XcelLive, the first SaaS platform for the development and delivery of interactive content marketing and diagnostic sales tools without requiring any application programming.
"More knowledge means better targeting, nurturing, and sell through," says Jefre Futch, CEO of Alinean Inc. "This knowledge is delivered with the integration of Alinean sales and marketing tools and Marketing CRM and Marketing Automation solutions."
More information about new Interactive Content Connectors and other features of Alinean's XcelLive sales and marketing tools platform can be found at: http://www.alinean.com/XcelLive.aspx
About Alinean
Alinean is the premier provider of interactive content marketing and value-based sales enablement services and tools. Alinean-powered interactive white papers, assessments, ROI calculators and TCO comparison tools create more compelling value-based connections, workshops, presentations and proposals - delivering customized diagnostics, benchmarks, solution recommendations, benefits, investments, ROI, payback and TCO advantage proof points.
Leading B2B firms leveraging Alinean tools include: HP, IBM, Microsoft, EMC, Dell, Intel, IDC/IDG, AT&T, Siemens, Unisys, Thomson Reuters, NetApp, Citrix, Cisco, Oracle, Sybase, and CA.
Learn more at the Fight Frugalnomics(TM) Resource Center http://www.fightfrugalnomics.com, or by visiting http://www.alinean.com, or calling 407.382.0005.
SOURCE Alinean
Alinean
CONTACT: Melissa Scherrer, +1-407-382-0005, pr@alinean.com
Web Site: http://www.alinean.com
Infragistics Debuts NetAdvantage for SharePoint
Poster: SySAdmin
Posted on October 20, 2011 at 9:14:01 AM
Infragistics Debuts NetAdvantage for SharePoint
Web Parts toolset enables business professionals to quickly and easily visualize SharePoint data for interpretation and action
CRANBURY, N.J. and ELSTREE, England, Oct. 20, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Infragistics, the user experience design software company and world leader in user interface (UI) development tools, today debuts NetAdvantage for SharePoint 2011 Volume 1, a set of SharePoint Web Parts that enables business professionals to build code-free dashboards to quickly visualize Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and actionable metrics.
"NetAdvantage for SharePoint enables business professionals to turn SharePoint data into an interactive and inspiring experience," said Dean Guida, CEO of Infragistics. "We've leveraged our deep knowledge of the user experience and user interface tools space to bring to market our XAML data visualization-based Web Parts solution. With its intuitive design, business professionals can bring lines of data to life in a manner that is easily communicated and quickly understood."
Whether for a business user who needs a quick and comprehensive dashboard view or who wants to create richer data visualizations, with its easily-configurable Web Parts, NetAdvantage for SharePoint delivers an exceptional user experience that empowers SharePoint users to take action.
"Our User Experience design team focused on configuring and binding to data with our Charts, Maps and Gauges for end users to develop dashboards in minutes with limited effort. This design focus empowers business users and helps IT and development organizations eliminate project backlog," added Guida.
In NetAdvantage for SharePoint, Infragistics introduces the Map Web Part enabling SharePoint users to map anything and everything in an eye-catching and easy-to-read fashion. The Map Web Part is ideal for professionals who want to display data at multiple levels such as at a street, city, state, country or any geographic coordinate for an exceptional visual experience that viewers can quickly interpret and take action.
With the Data Chart and Gauge Web Parts, users can easily extract meaning from the numbers and present clear renditions of important key performance indicators and high-end business intelligence. Chart types like the Step Area Data Chart visually depict changing values over time and can be overlaid with other chart types, such as the Spline 'curve' chart to improve user-to-data interactions and increase business productivity.
Departments can increase staff interaction and knowledge about the latest webinars, product demonstrations and customer deployments with the visual content Content Rotator Web Part. Users can point to content from more than onelibrary, create a video 'playlist' and include common animations like "fade" or "slide-left." Playback controls and end-user navigation enhance the overall experience.
Rounding out the NetAdvantage for SharePoint offering is the Version Timeline Web Part that translates document version history in a Document Library into a visual horizontal timeline for easy identification of the document review process.
Please see the NetAdvantage for SharePoint page for a complete list of new features.
Availability and Pricing
NetAdvantage for SharePoint, available today, is sold as a perpetual license and priced at $4,995 USD (MSRP) per Web server. It includes two NetAdvantage for SharePoint releases each year. Priority support is $2,495 USD (MSRP) for each server license purchased. Renewal licenses are $4,995 USD (MSRP) per Web server and $7,495 USD (MSRP) renewal per server with Priority support.
Customers who subscribe to NetAdvantage Ultimate will automatically receive a developer-only license to set and test Web Parts. Web server deployment requires a paid license per server.
To upgrade to NetAdvantage Ultimate or for quantity pricing and corporate licensing please contact Infragistics at 800-231-8588 or sales@infragistics.com.
For additional insight, perspective and community interaction on Infragistics solutions and services visit Infragistics Blogs, Forums and Community. Or view the latest Infragistics Performance Whitepapers. Follow us on Twitter @Infragistics, on Facebook and on LinkedIn.
About Infragistics
As the world leader in user interface development tools and experts in User Centered Design, Infragistics empowers developers to build and style immersive user experiences and rich data visualization in line of business applications across all platforms -- Windows Forms, WPF, ASP.NET, Silverlight, jQuery, Windows Phone and SharePoint. Infragistics also has a range of value-added services including UI testing tools, support, training and consulting services. For additional information on Infragistics, products and career opportunities, please call us in the U.S. at +1 (800) 231-8588, +1 (609) 448-2000; in Europe, the Middle East, or Africa (EMEA) at +44 (0) 20 8387 1474; or in Japan at +81 3 5474 8040.
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CONTACT: Danielle Matthews, Pyrus PR, +1-704-353-4693, dmatthews@pyruspr.com
Web Site: http://www.infragistics.com
Web Parts toolset enables business professionals to quickly and easily visualize SharePoint data for interpretation and action
CRANBURY, N.J. and ELSTREE, England, Oct. 20, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Infragistics, the user experience design software company and world leader in user interface (UI) development tools, today debuts NetAdvantage for SharePoint 2011 Volume 1, a set of SharePoint Web Parts that enables business professionals to build code-free dashboards to quickly visualize Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and actionable metrics.
"NetAdvantage for SharePoint enables business professionals to turn SharePoint data into an interactive and inspiring experience," said Dean Guida, CEO of Infragistics. "We've leveraged our deep knowledge of the user experience and user interface tools space to bring to market our XAML data visualization-based Web Parts solution. With its intuitive design, business professionals can bring lines of data to life in a manner that is easily communicated and quickly understood."
Whether for a business user who needs a quick and comprehensive dashboard view or who wants to create richer data visualizations, with its easily-configurable Web Parts, NetAdvantage for SharePoint delivers an exceptional user experience that empowers SharePoint users to take action.
"Our User Experience design team focused on configuring and binding to data with our Charts, Maps and Gauges for end users to develop dashboards in minutes with limited effort. This design focus empowers business users and helps IT and development organizations eliminate project backlog," added Guida.
In NetAdvantage for SharePoint, Infragistics introduces the Map Web Part enabling SharePoint users to map anything and everything in an eye-catching and easy-to-read fashion. The Map Web Part is ideal for professionals who want to display data at multiple levels such as at a street, city, state, country or any geographic coordinate for an exceptional visual experience that viewers can quickly interpret and take action.
With the Data Chart and Gauge Web Parts, users can easily extract meaning from the numbers and present clear renditions of important key performance indicators and high-end business intelligence. Chart types like the Step Area Data Chart visually depict changing values over time and can be overlaid with other chart types, such as the Spline 'curve' chart to improve user-to-data interactions and increase business productivity.
Departments can increase staff interaction and knowledge about the latest webinars, product demonstrations and customer deployments with the visual content Content Rotator Web Part. Users can point to content from more than onelibrary, create a video 'playlist' and include common animations like "fade" or "slide-left." Playback controls and end-user navigation enhance the overall experience.
Rounding out the NetAdvantage for SharePoint offering is the Version Timeline Web Part that translates document version history in a Document Library into a visual horizontal timeline for easy identification of the document review process.
Please see the NetAdvantage for SharePoint page for a complete list of new features.
Availability and Pricing
NetAdvantage for SharePoint, available today, is sold as a perpetual license and priced at $4,995 USD (MSRP) per Web server. It includes two NetAdvantage for SharePoint releases each year. Priority support is $2,495 USD (MSRP) for each server license purchased. Renewal licenses are $4,995 USD (MSRP) per Web server and $7,495 USD (MSRP) renewal per server with Priority support.
Customers who subscribe to NetAdvantage Ultimate will automatically receive a developer-only license to set and test Web Parts. Web server deployment requires a paid license per server.
To upgrade to NetAdvantage Ultimate or for quantity pricing and corporate licensing please contact Infragistics at 800-231-8588 or sales@infragistics.com.
For additional insight, perspective and community interaction on Infragistics solutions and services visit Infragistics Blogs, Forums and Community. Or view the latest Infragistics Performance Whitepapers. Follow us on Twitter @Infragistics, on Facebook and on LinkedIn.
About Infragistics
As the world leader in user interface development tools and experts in User Centered Design, Infragistics empowers developers to build and style immersive user experiences and rich data visualization in line of business applications across all platforms -- Windows Forms, WPF, ASP.NET, Silverlight, jQuery, Windows Phone and SharePoint. Infragistics also has a range of value-added services including UI testing tools, support, training and consulting services. For additional information on Infragistics, products and career opportunities, please call us in the U.S. at +1 (800) 231-8588, +1 (609) 448-2000; in Europe, the Middle East, or Africa (EMEA) at +44 (0) 20 8387 1474; or in Japan at +81 3 5474 8040.
Quick Links:
Infragistics Overview
Management Overview
Infragistics Blogs
Press releases
©Copyright 2000-2011 Infragistics, Inc. All rights reserved. Infragistics and NetAdvantage are registered trademarks of Infragistics, Inc. The Infragistics Logo is a trademark of Infragistics, Inc. All other products, logos, or brand names are service marks, trademarks, or registered trademarks, and are the property of their respective owners.
SOURCE Infragistics
Infragistics
CONTACT: Danielle Matthews, Pyrus PR, +1-704-353-4693, dmatthews@pyruspr.com
Web Site: http://www.infragistics.com
The Weather Channel Launches All-New Interactive 3D App for iPad
Poster: SySAdmin
Posted on October 20, 2011 at 9:07:01 AM
The Weather Channel Launches All-New Interactive 3D App for iPad
With presenting launch sponsor Westin Hotels & Resorts, redesigned app to provide global and hyper-local map views, enhanced tools for forecasts, news and social
ATLANTA, Oct. 20, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- The Weather Channel® (TWC), together with presenting launch sponsor Westin Hotels & Resorts, is proud to reveal an all-new redesign of its popular The Weather Channel for iPad App, offering consumers a stunning new perspective to discover, interact and share the weather and news happening at their doorstep and around the world. The revamped, easy-to-use interface goes beyond forecasts to tell the weather story and its impact on consumers' daily lives through immersive visualization, an interactive 3D globe with spinning map view, an integrated news and social tab, weather-triggered background images and more.
"In the age of the interactive social experience, we know weather information needs to be visual, accurate and at your fingertips. Part of the success of our iPad app has been our ability to listen to consumer feedback for ideas on how to improve, and we have learned a lot since it first launched with the original iPad," said Cameron Clayton, executive vice president of digital product at The Weather Channel Companies. "This was an opportunity to create a better product that's all about the consumer and gives them the opportunity to truly explore and share."
The Weather Channel for iPad App brings together the best of TWC on mobile with the best of TWC on television to give consumers customized weather information at the tap of a finger for up to 10 saved locations. New features include:
-- Weather-triggered background images on the home screen change to match
local conditions, with 3D animated backgrounds available on iPad 2
devices.
-- An immersive weather forecast screen displays current conditions, a
10-day forecast, and expandable hourly forecasts in 15-minute
TruPoint(SM) increments for deeper engagement.
-- An interactive 3D spinning globe view to spin, pinch and zoom for
weather. A satellite map shows pinpointed favorite locations, geo-tagged
iWitness photos and more.
-- A news mash-up of the latest weather news articles from TWC,
user-submitted iWitness Weather photos, and Twitter feeds from TWC
meteorologists and severe weather experts.
-- Social integration allows consumers to "Share" weather conditions via
email, Twitter or Facebook; post a Tweet or upload iWitness photos and
video directly from the iPad camera.
-- HD-quality video of top news, weather forecasts, featured videos and
original TV clips
The new app offers functionality from the original app, such as an extensive index of advanced interactive weather maps with local points of interest and customizable animated weather layers such as radar, clouds, UV index, rainfall, snowfall and more. Consumers can still depend on severe weather alerts with Push notifications and GPS "Find me" availability for weather conditions.
Westin Hotels & Resorts is the presenting sponsor of the new The Weather Channel for iPad App, running a rich media campaign that allows consumers to "Wipe Away Your Weather." The innovative campaign targets consumers based on location and current weather conditions. For example, consumers in a snowy location will see their screen fill up with snow and can then "wipe away" that snow to reveal a warmer, tropical Westin resort destination, interact with the property, learn about other Westin Hotels & Resorts destinations, and share the experience via Facebook, Twitter and email. The campaign, created with creative agency Bartle Bogle Hegarty, digital agency Razorfish and rich media vendor Celtra, will run on multiple TWC platforms.
For a video demo of the new app, visit: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mTN8n8DKzmE. The Weather Channel for iPad App is available for free from the App Store on iPad or at http://www.itunes.com/appstore.
About The Weather Channel Companies
The Weather Channel companies (TWCC) are made up of The Weather Channel® television network, The Weather Channel digital properties, and WSI. The Weather Channel is based in Atlanta and is seen in more than 100 million U.S. households. TWCC also operates Weatherscan®, a 24-hour all-local weather network; The Weather Channel Radio Network; and The Weather Channel HD. The most popular source of weather news and information, TWCC properties reach 60 million monthly Web consumers (weather.com and Desktop) and 32 million monthly mobile users (mobile Web and applications) and offers the second most popular mobile app on all smart phones. WSI, headquartered in Andover, MA, primarily provides business-to-business weather services, particularly for the media, aviation, marine and energy sectors. TWCC is owned by a consortium made up of NBC Universal and the private equity firms The Blackstone Group and Bain Capital. For more information, visit http://www.weather.com/press.
About Westin Hotels & Resorts
Westin Hotels & Resorts makes the healthiest choices irresistibly appealing, so guests leave feeling better than when they arrived. With more than 180 hotels and resorts in over 36 countries and territories, Westin is owned by Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. Starwood Hotels is one of the leading hotel and leisure companies in the world with 1,058 properties in 100 countries and territories with 145,000 employees at its owned and managed properties. Starwood Hotels is a fully integrated owner, operator and franchisor of hotels, resorts and residences with the following internationally renowned brands: St. Regis®, The Luxury Collection®, W®, Westin®, Le Meridien®, Sheraton®, Four Points® by Sheraton, and the recently launched Aloft®, and Element SM. The company boasts one of the industry's leading loyalty programs, Starwood Preferred Guest (SPG), allowing members to earn and redeem points for room stays, room upgrades and flights, with no blackout dates. Starwood Hotels also owns Starwood Vacation Ownership, Inc., one of the premier developers and operators of high quality vacation interval ownership resorts. For more information, please visit http://www.starwoodhotels.com.
SOURCE The Weather Channel
The Weather Channel
CONTACT: Melissa Medori, +1-770-226-2191
Web Site: http://www.weather.com
With presenting launch sponsor Westin Hotels & Resorts, redesigned app to provide global and hyper-local map views, enhanced tools for forecasts, news and social
ATLANTA, Oct. 20, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- The Weather Channel® (TWC), together with presenting launch sponsor Westin Hotels & Resorts, is proud to reveal an all-new redesign of its popular The Weather Channel for iPad App, offering consumers a stunning new perspective to discover, interact and share the weather and news happening at their doorstep and around the world. The revamped, easy-to-use interface goes beyond forecasts to tell the weather story and its impact on consumers' daily lives through immersive visualization, an interactive 3D globe with spinning map view, an integrated news and social tab, weather-triggered background images and more.
"In the age of the interactive social experience, we know weather information needs to be visual, accurate and at your fingertips. Part of the success of our iPad app has been our ability to listen to consumer feedback for ideas on how to improve, and we have learned a lot since it first launched with the original iPad," said Cameron Clayton, executive vice president of digital product at The Weather Channel Companies. "This was an opportunity to create a better product that's all about the consumer and gives them the opportunity to truly explore and share."
The Weather Channel for iPad App brings together the best of TWC on mobile with the best of TWC on television to give consumers customized weather information at the tap of a finger for up to 10 saved locations. New features include:
-- Weather-triggered background images on the home screen change to match
local conditions, with 3D animated backgrounds available on iPad 2
devices.
-- An immersive weather forecast screen displays current conditions, a
10-day forecast, and expandable hourly forecasts in 15-minute
TruPoint(SM) increments for deeper engagement.
-- An interactive 3D spinning globe view to spin, pinch and zoom for
weather. A satellite map shows pinpointed favorite locations, geo-tagged
iWitness photos and more.
-- A news mash-up of the latest weather news articles from TWC,
user-submitted iWitness Weather photos, and Twitter feeds from TWC
meteorologists and severe weather experts.
-- Social integration allows consumers to "Share" weather conditions via
email, Twitter or Facebook; post a Tweet or upload iWitness photos and
video directly from the iPad camera.
-- HD-quality video of top news, weather forecasts, featured videos and
original TV clips
The new app offers functionality from the original app, such as an extensive index of advanced interactive weather maps with local points of interest and customizable animated weather layers such as radar, clouds, UV index, rainfall, snowfall and more. Consumers can still depend on severe weather alerts with Push notifications and GPS "Find me" availability for weather conditions.
Westin Hotels & Resorts is the presenting sponsor of the new The Weather Channel for iPad App, running a rich media campaign that allows consumers to "Wipe Away Your Weather." The innovative campaign targets consumers based on location and current weather conditions. For example, consumers in a snowy location will see their screen fill up with snow and can then "wipe away" that snow to reveal a warmer, tropical Westin resort destination, interact with the property, learn about other Westin Hotels & Resorts destinations, and share the experience via Facebook, Twitter and email. The campaign, created with creative agency Bartle Bogle Hegarty, digital agency Razorfish and rich media vendor Celtra, will run on multiple TWC platforms.
For a video demo of the new app, visit: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mTN8n8DKzmE. The Weather Channel for iPad App is available for free from the App Store on iPad or at http://www.itunes.com/appstore.
About The Weather Channel Companies
The Weather Channel companies (TWCC) are made up of The Weather Channel® television network, The Weather Channel digital properties, and WSI. The Weather Channel is based in Atlanta and is seen in more than 100 million U.S. households. TWCC also operates Weatherscan®, a 24-hour all-local weather network; The Weather Channel Radio Network; and The Weather Channel HD. The most popular source of weather news and information, TWCC properties reach 60 million monthly Web consumers (weather.com and Desktop) and 32 million monthly mobile users (mobile Web and applications) and offers the second most popular mobile app on all smart phones. WSI, headquartered in Andover, MA, primarily provides business-to-business weather services, particularly for the media, aviation, marine and energy sectors. TWCC is owned by a consortium made up of NBC Universal and the private equity firms The Blackstone Group and Bain Capital. For more information, visit http://www.weather.com/press.
About Westin Hotels & Resorts
Westin Hotels & Resorts makes the healthiest choices irresistibly appealing, so guests leave feeling better than when they arrived. With more than 180 hotels and resorts in over 36 countries and territories, Westin is owned by Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. Starwood Hotels is one of the leading hotel and leisure companies in the world with 1,058 properties in 100 countries and territories with 145,000 employees at its owned and managed properties. Starwood Hotels is a fully integrated owner, operator and franchisor of hotels, resorts and residences with the following internationally renowned brands: St. Regis®, The Luxury Collection®, W®, Westin®, Le Meridien®, Sheraton®, Four Points® by Sheraton, and the recently launched Aloft®, and Element SM. The company boasts one of the industry's leading loyalty programs, Starwood Preferred Guest (SPG), allowing members to earn and redeem points for room stays, room upgrades and flights, with no blackout dates. Starwood Hotels also owns Starwood Vacation Ownership, Inc., one of the premier developers and operators of high quality vacation interval ownership resorts. For more information, please visit http://www.starwoodhotels.com.
SOURCE The Weather Channel
The Weather Channel
CONTACT: Melissa Medori, +1-770-226-2191
Web Site: http://www.weather.com
Cloud Computing - the Potential and the Pitfalls
Poster: SySAdmin
Posted on October 20, 2011 at 8:56:01 AM
Cloud Computing - the Potential and the Pitfalls
LONDON, October 20, 2011/PRNewswire/ --
PA Consulting Group and National Computing Centre (NCC) launch new
Guidelines
PA Consulting Group and the NCC have launched a new set of Guidelines to
help organisations identify both the potential and the pitfalls of cloud
computing. The Guidelines in the report show organisations how to identify
where cloud services might fit for them and how to deploy them in a way that
meets their business, security and information governance requirements.
Alastair McAulay, IT expert at PA Consulting Group, says: "Cloud
services are capable of delivering a long list of significant benefits.
These include cost savings; scalability; anytime anywhere, any device
availability; and resilience. But for any organisation other than a start-up
with a completely greenfield requirement, moving to the cloud also requires
careful planning, analysis and a clear business case. Businesses cannot just
muddle through and hope for the best."
Over the past year cloud computing services have moved from the limited
pilot stage to larger scale implementation. New start ups have been eager
adopters, embracing the opportunity to secure off-the-peg services that
rival those of their larger competitors but avoid the need to build costly
IT infrastructures. Small businesses can use cloud to access better service
such as data protection than they could provide themselves. However,
established IT departments tend to see the cloud as threatening to their
role as gatekeeper to IT services and providing them with a raft of
technical headaches.
Steve Fox NCC Managing Director, commented: "As organisations seek to
rationalise and optimise their IT investment, they currently view cloud
computing, server virtualisation, mobile email and storage area networks as
the most important technologies for the next two years - we are now seeing
investment in a range of complementary technologies such as virtual desktop
infrastructure, that together can offer an effective and robust solution to
creating a more flexible business."
The report highlights the particular challenges for large organisations
in integrating cloud with established infrastructures and IT departments,
especially if the solution is a direct replacement for an existing
self-provided service. The report then goes on to outline how integration
challenges can be overcome. Organisations must start:
- thinking differently, and understanding this is not business
as usual but business in an entirely new way. Traditional implementation
models will not work
- using an approach that pays attention to ensuring that
implementation is properly controlled, yet which also allows quick win
projects to be fast tracked whilst all the time ensuring that tangible
benefits are delivered to the business.
For more information or a copy of the Guidelines visit
http://www.paconsulting.com/smart
Notes to the editor
About PA Consulting Group
PA Consulting Group is a leading management and IT consulting and
technology firm. Independent and employee owned, we operate globally in more
than 30 countries and transform the performance of major organisations in
both the private and public sectors.
From initial idea generation and strategy development through to
detailed implementation, we deliver significant and tangible results. We
have outstanding technology development capability; a unique breadth of
skills from strategy to performance improvement, from HR to IT; and strong
expertise in communications, media and entertainment, defence, energy,
financial services, government and public services, healthcare,
manufacturing, transportation and logistics.
About the National Computing Centre
The National Computing Centre (NCC) helps IT decision makers deliver
effective solutions to business problems by bringing together users, experts
and vendors to share experiences and develop best practices.
Source: PA Consulting Group
For further information, please contact: Laura Hamblin on +44(0)207-333-6191 or email laura.hamblin@paconsulting.com; For further information, please contact: Michael Dean on +44(0)161-605-0855 or email michael.dean@ncc.co.uk
LONDON, October 20, 2011/PRNewswire/ --
PA Consulting Group and National Computing Centre (NCC) launch new
Guidelines
PA Consulting Group and the NCC have launched a new set of Guidelines to
help organisations identify both the potential and the pitfalls of cloud
computing. The Guidelines in the report show organisations how to identify
where cloud services might fit for them and how to deploy them in a way that
meets their business, security and information governance requirements.
Alastair McAulay, IT expert at PA Consulting Group, says: "Cloud
services are capable of delivering a long list of significant benefits.
These include cost savings; scalability; anytime anywhere, any device
availability; and resilience. But for any organisation other than a start-up
with a completely greenfield requirement, moving to the cloud also requires
careful planning, analysis and a clear business case. Businesses cannot just
muddle through and hope for the best."
Over the past year cloud computing services have moved from the limited
pilot stage to larger scale implementation. New start ups have been eager
adopters, embracing the opportunity to secure off-the-peg services that
rival those of their larger competitors but avoid the need to build costly
IT infrastructures. Small businesses can use cloud to access better service
such as data protection than they could provide themselves. However,
established IT departments tend to see the cloud as threatening to their
role as gatekeeper to IT services and providing them with a raft of
technical headaches.
Steve Fox NCC Managing Director, commented: "As organisations seek to
rationalise and optimise their IT investment, they currently view cloud
computing, server virtualisation, mobile email and storage area networks as
the most important technologies for the next two years - we are now seeing
investment in a range of complementary technologies such as virtual desktop
infrastructure, that together can offer an effective and robust solution to
creating a more flexible business."
The report highlights the particular challenges for large organisations
in integrating cloud with established infrastructures and IT departments,
especially if the solution is a direct replacement for an existing
self-provided service. The report then goes on to outline how integration
challenges can be overcome. Organisations must start:
- thinking differently, and understanding this is not business
as usual but business in an entirely new way. Traditional implementation
models will not work
- using an approach that pays attention to ensuring that
implementation is properly controlled, yet which also allows quick win
projects to be fast tracked whilst all the time ensuring that tangible
benefits are delivered to the business.
For more information or a copy of the Guidelines visit
http://www.paconsulting.com/smart
Notes to the editor
About PA Consulting Group
PA Consulting Group is a leading management and IT consulting and
technology firm. Independent and employee owned, we operate globally in more
than 30 countries and transform the performance of major organisations in
both the private and public sectors.
From initial idea generation and strategy development through to
detailed implementation, we deliver significant and tangible results. We
have outstanding technology development capability; a unique breadth of
skills from strategy to performance improvement, from HR to IT; and strong
expertise in communications, media and entertainment, defence, energy,
financial services, government and public services, healthcare,
manufacturing, transportation and logistics.
About the National Computing Centre
The National Computing Centre (NCC) helps IT decision makers deliver
effective solutions to business problems by bringing together users, experts
and vendors to share experiences and develop best practices.
Source: PA Consulting Group
For further information, please contact: Laura Hamblin on +44(0)207-333-6191 or email laura.hamblin@paconsulting.com; For further information, please contact: Michael Dean on +44(0)161-605-0855 or email michael.dean@ncc.co.uk
ST's MEMS Microphone Smoothes the Way to Natural Voice Control in Smart Consumer Devices
Poster: SySAdmin
Posted on October 20, 2011 at 8:56:01 AM
ST's MEMS Microphone Smoothes the Way to Natural Voice Control in Smart Consumer Devices
Innovative device combines convenient chip layout with superior acoustic performance
GENEVA, Oct. 20, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- STMicroelectronics (NYSE: STM), a global semiconductor leader serving customers across the spectrum of electronics applications and the leading supplier of MEMS (Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems) for consumer and portable applications(1), expanded its sensor portfolio with a new high-performance, low-power digital MEMS microphone. Housed inside an ultra-small 3x4x1 mm( )package, ST's MP34DT01 top-port microphone delivers a best-in-class audio experience in mobile phones, tablets and other smart consumer devices.
A technology breakthrough, the MP34DT01 employs a patent-pending technology that allows designers to place the microphone membrane closer to the acoustic port hole on the top of the package with a substantial increase in performance and no penalty in size. It is the first MEMS microphone in the market that couples the advantage of a top-port sound-inlet position with unparalleled signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) of 63 dB and flat frequency response in the full audio band of 20-20,000 Hz.
ST's MP34DT01 outclasses competing devices as the first top-port digital MEMS microphone with better acoustic parameters than existing bottom-port mics. This device perfectly matches the needs of clever speech-recognition systems for voice-controlled software and electronic-assistant applications being used in new consumer applications, where improving audio intelligibility without increasing the workload on the main processor, is a key factor. The device's best-in-class SNR makes it also suitable for applications beyond typical consumer applications, such as phonometers - sound-level meters that require high dynamic range. ST's MEMS microphones use best-in-class acoustic sensor technology jointly developed with OMRON(2) that is inherently less susceptible to mechanical vibration, temperature variations and electromagnetic interference, while providing high-fidelity reproduction of audio signals at low power consumption.
In addition to the size, robustness and low-power advantages over traditional condenser microphones, MEMS microphones enable dramatic advancements in sound quality in multiple-microphone applications. Such microphone arrays, facilitated by the small form factor, superior sensitivity matching and frequency response of ST's microphones, enable the implementation of active noise and echo cancelling, as well as beam-forming, a sound-processing technology that helps isolate a sound and its location. These features are invaluable with the increasing use of cell phones and other devices in noisy and uncontrollable environments.
ST's MEMS microphones pair perfectly with the latest generation of the Company's Sound Terminal® audio processing chips that feature a dedicated built-in interface for direct connection of a MEMS microphone, saving parts count and cost.
According to IHS iSuppli, the market for MEMS microphones for consumer electronics and mobile handsets is forecast to grow revenue at a CAGR of 23% between 2010 and 2014. The driving factors include the breakthrough in the use of noise suppression requiring multiple microphones, as well as adoption in new consumer applications beyond handsets and laptops, such as slate tablets and gaming.
The MP34DT01 is the second member in ST's high-end MEMS microphone family and new devices with best-in-class SNR and trimmable sensitivity for matching within 1dB, coupled with further size reduction, are in the pipeline for 2012 and 2013.
Already qualified by a top-tier cell-phone maker, ST's top-port MP34DT01 MEMS microphone is available in mass production, with unit pricing $1.42 in quantities of 1,000 pieces. For further information on ST's complete MEMS portfolio see http://www.st.com/mems
About STMicroelectronics
STMicroelectronics is a global leader serving customers across the spectrum of electronics applications with innovative semiconductor solutions. ST aims to be the undisputed leader in multimedia convergence and power applications leveraging its vast array of technologies, design expertise and combination of intellectual property portfolio, strategic partnerships and manufacturing strength. In 2010, the Company's net revenues were $10.35 billion. Further information on ST can be found at http://www.st.com.
(1) IHS iSuppli: H1 2011 Consumer and Mobile MEMS Market Tracker, August 2011
(2) OMRON is a strong player in MEMS sensor technology with over twenty years of research, development and manufacturing experience in the healthcare and industrial markets. Headquartered in Kyoto, Japan, OMRON Corporation has over 36,000 employees in 38 countries working to provide products and services to customers in a variety of fields, including industrial automation, electronic components, social systems (ticket gate machines, ticket vending machines and traffic control) and healthcare. For more information, visit OMRON's website at http://www.omron.com.
SOURCE STMicroelectronics
STMicroelectronics
CONTACT: Michael Markowitz of STMicroelectronics, +1-781-591-0354, michael.markowitz@st.com
Web Site: http://www.st.com
Innovative device combines convenient chip layout with superior acoustic performance
GENEVA, Oct. 20, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- STMicroelectronics (NYSE: STM), a global semiconductor leader serving customers across the spectrum of electronics applications and the leading supplier of MEMS (Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems) for consumer and portable applications(1), expanded its sensor portfolio with a new high-performance, low-power digital MEMS microphone. Housed inside an ultra-small 3x4x1 mm( )package, ST's MP34DT01 top-port microphone delivers a best-in-class audio experience in mobile phones, tablets and other smart consumer devices.
A technology breakthrough, the MP34DT01 employs a patent-pending technology that allows designers to place the microphone membrane closer to the acoustic port hole on the top of the package with a substantial increase in performance and no penalty in size. It is the first MEMS microphone in the market that couples the advantage of a top-port sound-inlet position with unparalleled signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) of 63 dB and flat frequency response in the full audio band of 20-20,000 Hz.
ST's MP34DT01 outclasses competing devices as the first top-port digital MEMS microphone with better acoustic parameters than existing bottom-port mics. This device perfectly matches the needs of clever speech-recognition systems for voice-controlled software and electronic-assistant applications being used in new consumer applications, where improving audio intelligibility without increasing the workload on the main processor, is a key factor. The device's best-in-class SNR makes it also suitable for applications beyond typical consumer applications, such as phonometers - sound-level meters that require high dynamic range. ST's MEMS microphones use best-in-class acoustic sensor technology jointly developed with OMRON(2) that is inherently less susceptible to mechanical vibration, temperature variations and electromagnetic interference, while providing high-fidelity reproduction of audio signals at low power consumption.
In addition to the size, robustness and low-power advantages over traditional condenser microphones, MEMS microphones enable dramatic advancements in sound quality in multiple-microphone applications. Such microphone arrays, facilitated by the small form factor, superior sensitivity matching and frequency response of ST's microphones, enable the implementation of active noise and echo cancelling, as well as beam-forming, a sound-processing technology that helps isolate a sound and its location. These features are invaluable with the increasing use of cell phones and other devices in noisy and uncontrollable environments.
ST's MEMS microphones pair perfectly with the latest generation of the Company's Sound Terminal® audio processing chips that feature a dedicated built-in interface for direct connection of a MEMS microphone, saving parts count and cost.
According to IHS iSuppli, the market for MEMS microphones for consumer electronics and mobile handsets is forecast to grow revenue at a CAGR of 23% between 2010 and 2014. The driving factors include the breakthrough in the use of noise suppression requiring multiple microphones, as well as adoption in new consumer applications beyond handsets and laptops, such as slate tablets and gaming.
The MP34DT01 is the second member in ST's high-end MEMS microphone family and new devices with best-in-class SNR and trimmable sensitivity for matching within 1dB, coupled with further size reduction, are in the pipeline for 2012 and 2013.
Already qualified by a top-tier cell-phone maker, ST's top-port MP34DT01 MEMS microphone is available in mass production, with unit pricing $1.42 in quantities of 1,000 pieces. For further information on ST's complete MEMS portfolio see http://www.st.com/mems
About STMicroelectronics
STMicroelectronics is a global leader serving customers across the spectrum of electronics applications with innovative semiconductor solutions. ST aims to be the undisputed leader in multimedia convergence and power applications leveraging its vast array of technologies, design expertise and combination of intellectual property portfolio, strategic partnerships and manufacturing strength. In 2010, the Company's net revenues were $10.35 billion. Further information on ST can be found at http://www.st.com.
(1) IHS iSuppli: H1 2011 Consumer and Mobile MEMS Market Tracker, August 2011
(2) OMRON is a strong player in MEMS sensor technology with over twenty years of research, development and manufacturing experience in the healthcare and industrial markets. Headquartered in Kyoto, Japan, OMRON Corporation has over 36,000 employees in 38 countries working to provide products and services to customers in a variety of fields, including industrial automation, electronic components, social systems (ticket gate machines, ticket vending machines and traffic control) and healthcare. For more information, visit OMRON's website at http://www.omron.com.
SOURCE STMicroelectronics
STMicroelectronics
CONTACT: Michael Markowitz of STMicroelectronics, +1-781-591-0354, michael.markowitz@st.com
Web Site: http://www.st.com
Turn Your Laptop into a Dual-Screen with CINQ, the Portable Laptop Monitor
Poster: SySAdmin
Posted on October 20, 2011 at 8:28:01 AM
Turn Your Laptop into a Dual-Screen with CINQ, the Portable Laptop Monitor
NEW YORK, Oct. 20, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- from ShowStoppers for the Digital Holidays -- Sideline Inc. today announced that CINQ®, the portable laptop monitor, is now available for purchase at http://www.myCINQ.com. Built for mobile professionals and students, CINQ is a productivity tool for wherever you work. Weighing less than one pound and less than an inch thick, this mobile monitor features a crisp 10.1" LED screen with 1280 x 720 resolution for 720P HD viewing and a single USB connection for power and video. Mac and Windows compatible, it includes auto-rotation for Landscape or Portrait viewing and an SD Card Reader. Everything you need comes bundled in the box, including a protective hard case with pockets, lid rail + rail clamp that enable you to attach CINQ to your laptop lid, an adjustable stand and a high quality microfiber wipe to keep your screen clean. CINQ is available in three colors: Jet Black, Arctic White and Shock Orange. Purchase one, or one in each color today for just $249 at http://www.myCINQ.com. Shipping is free for a limited time (see site for full details). CINQ was designed and is assembled in the USA.
SOURCE Sideline Inc.
Sideline Inc.
CONTACT: Ben Mickey, ben.mickey@sidelineinc.com, +1-602-492-CINQ
Web Site: http://www.myCINQ.com
NEW YORK, Oct. 20, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- from ShowStoppers for the Digital Holidays -- Sideline Inc. today announced that CINQ®, the portable laptop monitor, is now available for purchase at http://www.myCINQ.com. Built for mobile professionals and students, CINQ is a productivity tool for wherever you work. Weighing less than one pound and less than an inch thick, this mobile monitor features a crisp 10.1" LED screen with 1280 x 720 resolution for 720P HD viewing and a single USB connection for power and video. Mac and Windows compatible, it includes auto-rotation for Landscape or Portrait viewing and an SD Card Reader. Everything you need comes bundled in the box, including a protective hard case with pockets, lid rail + rail clamp that enable you to attach CINQ to your laptop lid, an adjustable stand and a high quality microfiber wipe to keep your screen clean. CINQ is available in three colors: Jet Black, Arctic White and Shock Orange. Purchase one, or one in each color today for just $249 at http://www.myCINQ.com. Shipping is free for a limited time (see site for full details). CINQ was designed and is assembled in the USA.
SOURCE Sideline Inc.
Sideline Inc.
CONTACT: Ben Mickey, ben.mickey@sidelineinc.com, +1-602-492-CINQ
Web Site: http://www.myCINQ.com
Blurb Launches Four New Language Sites
Poster: SySAdmin
Posted on October 20, 2011 at 8:21:01 AM
Blurb Launches Four New Language Sites
Dutch, Portuguese, Italian and Spanish language versions are added to Blurb
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 20, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Blurb, the creative publishing and marketing platform, today announced that European and Latin American consumers and professionals can select Dutch, Portuguese, Italian and Spanish language options for the first time.
Dutch: http://nl.blurb.com
Portuguese: http://blurb.pt
Italian: http://it.blurb.com
Spanish: http://blurb.es
This development has been driven by the increased global appetite for Blurb's creative publishing and marketing platform services. Having witnessed significant organic growth within a number of key markets, Blurb's four new language options provide a more fully localized service to complement the existing global offering including English, German and French.
"We have many thousands of customers in the Netherlands, Belgium, Italy, Spain, Portugal and Brazil who have supported us over the years by creating their books on the 'English-only' Blurb platform. We are thus delighted to finally offer our service in each of these local languages," said Eileen Gittins, CEO and Founder of Blurb. "I know this is a happy day for Blurb and we believe that the local language tools and website will provide a much better experience for all of our Dutch, Italian, Spanish and Portuguese speakers around the world."
Robust bookmaking experience
Blurb distinguishes itself with extensive capabilities and high quality, such as the choice from over 1000 layouts options, 200 border and backgrounds, professional-grade and sustainably sourced materials and books up to 440 pages. The complete suite of bookmaking tools will be available including Bookify(TM) a quick and simple online tool for straightforward bookmaking; BookSmart®, free to download enabling greater creative flexibility; and PDF to Book® with the Adobe InDesign plug-in® for creative professionals. In addition, authors of a photo book can choose from multiple sources to insert photos, like Facebook, Flickr, Picasa and Instagram. Books can be ordered in any desired quantity and it's even possible to share and sell them in both print and ebook formats. Authors can set the price of their book, keeping 100% of the mark up. Prices start from 3,50 euros.
Extending this offering internationally
Robin Goldberg, SVP International Markets continued, "With half of our business currently coming from outside of the US, and Europe contributing 30 percent of our revenue the four new language additions truly bolsters our international offering. The introduction of these languages demonstrates our commitment to the best possible experience for each of our Dutch, Italian, Spanish and Portuguese customers."
About Blurb®
Blurb® is a creative publishing and marketing platform that unleashes the creative genius inside everyone. Blurb's platform makes it easy to design, publish, market and sell professional-quality books, using the Blurb Bookify(TM) online bookmaking tool, Blurb's free, award-winning Blurb BookSmart® app or by using Blurb's PDF to Book workflow. Blurb's bookstore and online marketing tools enable customers to market and sell their books, and keep 100% of their profit. Blurb's social and community features allow customers to create and share Blurb books among friends and colleagues with ease.
Blurb was founded by Eileen Gittins in 2005, and includes a team of design, Internet and media veterans who share a passion for helping people bring their stories to life. In 2010, Blurb shipped just under 1.4 million books to more than 70 countries and territories. In 2010, Blurb was ranked the fastest growing media company on the Inc. 500. Blurb is based in San Francisco with offices in London. For more info, visit http://www.blurb.com.
SOURCE Blurb
Blurb
CONTACT: Grace Musat, grace.musat@ogilvypr.com, +1-405-365-7087
Web Site: http://www.blurb.com
Dutch, Portuguese, Italian and Spanish language versions are added to Blurb
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 20, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Blurb, the creative publishing and marketing platform, today announced that European and Latin American consumers and professionals can select Dutch, Portuguese, Italian and Spanish language options for the first time.
Dutch: http://nl.blurb.com
Portuguese: http://blurb.pt
Italian: http://it.blurb.com
Spanish: http://blurb.es
This development has been driven by the increased global appetite for Blurb's creative publishing and marketing platform services. Having witnessed significant organic growth within a number of key markets, Blurb's four new language options provide a more fully localized service to complement the existing global offering including English, German and French.
"We have many thousands of customers in the Netherlands, Belgium, Italy, Spain, Portugal and Brazil who have supported us over the years by creating their books on the 'English-only' Blurb platform. We are thus delighted to finally offer our service in each of these local languages," said Eileen Gittins, CEO and Founder of Blurb. "I know this is a happy day for Blurb and we believe that the local language tools and website will provide a much better experience for all of our Dutch, Italian, Spanish and Portuguese speakers around the world."
Robust bookmaking experience
Blurb distinguishes itself with extensive capabilities and high quality, such as the choice from over 1000 layouts options, 200 border and backgrounds, professional-grade and sustainably sourced materials and books up to 440 pages. The complete suite of bookmaking tools will be available including Bookify(TM) a quick and simple online tool for straightforward bookmaking; BookSmart®, free to download enabling greater creative flexibility; and PDF to Book® with the Adobe InDesign plug-in® for creative professionals. In addition, authors of a photo book can choose from multiple sources to insert photos, like Facebook, Flickr, Picasa and Instagram. Books can be ordered in any desired quantity and it's even possible to share and sell them in both print and ebook formats. Authors can set the price of their book, keeping 100% of the mark up. Prices start from 3,50 euros.
Extending this offering internationally
Robin Goldberg, SVP International Markets continued, "With half of our business currently coming from outside of the US, and Europe contributing 30 percent of our revenue the four new language additions truly bolsters our international offering. The introduction of these languages demonstrates our commitment to the best possible experience for each of our Dutch, Italian, Spanish and Portuguese customers."
About Blurb®
Blurb® is a creative publishing and marketing platform that unleashes the creative genius inside everyone. Blurb's platform makes it easy to design, publish, market and sell professional-quality books, using the Blurb Bookify(TM) online bookmaking tool, Blurb's free, award-winning Blurb BookSmart® app or by using Blurb's PDF to Book workflow. Blurb's bookstore and online marketing tools enable customers to market and sell their books, and keep 100% of their profit. Blurb's social and community features allow customers to create and share Blurb books among friends and colleagues with ease.
Blurb was founded by Eileen Gittins in 2005, and includes a team of design, Internet and media veterans who share a passion for helping people bring their stories to life. In 2010, Blurb shipped just under 1.4 million books to more than 70 countries and territories. In 2010, Blurb was ranked the fastest growing media company on the Inc. 500. Blurb is based in San Francisco with offices in London. For more info, visit http://www.blurb.com.
SOURCE Blurb
Blurb
CONTACT: Grace Musat, grace.musat@ogilvypr.com, +1-405-365-7087
Web Site: http://www.blurb.com
Liquid Food Dispense System Technology Available for Sale at Upcoming ICAP Patent Brokerage Fall 2011 Live IP Auction November 17th in San Francisco
Poster: SySAdmin
Posted on October 20, 2011 at 8:21:01 AM
Liquid Food Dispense System Technology Available for Sale at Upcoming ICAP Patent Brokerage Fall 2011 Live IP Auction November 17th in San Francisco
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 20, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- ICAP Patent Brokerage, the global leader in intellectual property brokerage and a division of ICAP plc, the world's premier interdealer broker, and ICAP Ocean Tomo Auctions, are offering for sale technology related to a liquid food measuring and dispensing device at its upcoming Summit on Patent Monetization and Live IP Auction November 16th & 17th in San Francisco. The Lot is owned by Big Bottle I.P. Pty Ltd and includes three patents and eight applications.
(Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20100614/CG20517LOGO)
The featured technology, listed as Lot 99 in the online auction catalog, can be viewed at http://www.icappatentbrokerage.com/forsale. The Lot discloses a device for measuring and dispensing liquid food products (e.g., wine, olive oil, or fresh juice). The dispensing device includes a reservoir to fill the liquid, an opening that feeds the liquid to the reservoir from a liquid receptacle, and a dispensing outlet for delivering the liquid from the reservoir. Further, the device includes a sealing mechanism and a gas injection system for limiting the deterioration or contamination of the liquid food product without harmful effects. Thus, the disclosed device provides a quick pouring mechanism for preservation and refrigeration.
Dean Becker, ICAP Patent Brokerage and ICAP Ocean Tomo Auctions CEO, commented, "Our Fall 2011 Auction will be our biggest yet, featuring more than 140 lots. Technology, like that disclosed by this lot, represents some of the best innovation in the industry. We are very excited to be able to offer this to the worldwide market."
Register for the Summit on Patent Monetization
ICAP Patent Brokerage's Summit on Patent Monetization, the annual gathering of the leading participants in the patent monetization ecosystem, will take place before the Live Auction at The Ritz Carlton, San Francisco on November 16th & 17th.
Join the leading voices in the patent community as we discuss monetization and enforcement, and debate the legal, legislative, and economic influences shaping the patent industry. The Conference includes a planned collaboration session focusing on standardization of patent sale agreements, as well as smaller group sessions built around some of the key challenges facing the partners in the ecosystem: enforcement and litigation, patent quality, patent protection, pooling and other blocking strategies, among others.
The Conference provides unparalleled networking opportunities and access for established industry players and newcomers alike. Get to know your partners, peers, and competition. Join ICAP Patent Brokerage for this engaging, enlightening, and innovative two-day session. Register today for only $395.
Please contact Dean Becker, CEO of ICAP Patent Brokerage, at Dean.Becker@us.icap.com for more information.
About ICAP Patent Brokerage
ICAP Patent Brokerage is a division of ICAP plc and the world's largest intellectual property brokerage and patent auction firm.
About ICAP
ICAP is the world's premier interdealer broker and provider of post trade services. The Group matches buyers and sellers in the wholesale markets in interest rates, credit, commodities, foreign exchange, emerging markets, equities and equity derivatives through voice and electronic networks. ICAP plc was added to the FTSE 100 Index on 30 June 2006. For more information, go to http://www.icap.com.
SOURCE ICAP Patent Brokerage
Photo:http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20100614/CG20517LOGO
http://photoarchive.ap.org/
ICAP Patent Brokerage
Web Site: http://www.icap.com
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 20, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- ICAP Patent Brokerage, the global leader in intellectual property brokerage and a division of ICAP plc, the world's premier interdealer broker, and ICAP Ocean Tomo Auctions, are offering for sale technology related to a liquid food measuring and dispensing device at its upcoming Summit on Patent Monetization and Live IP Auction November 16th & 17th in San Francisco. The Lot is owned by Big Bottle I.P. Pty Ltd and includes three patents and eight applications.
(Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20100614/CG20517LOGO)
The featured technology, listed as Lot 99 in the online auction catalog, can be viewed at http://www.icappatentbrokerage.com/forsale. The Lot discloses a device for measuring and dispensing liquid food products (e.g., wine, olive oil, or fresh juice). The dispensing device includes a reservoir to fill the liquid, an opening that feeds the liquid to the reservoir from a liquid receptacle, and a dispensing outlet for delivering the liquid from the reservoir. Further, the device includes a sealing mechanism and a gas injection system for limiting the deterioration or contamination of the liquid food product without harmful effects. Thus, the disclosed device provides a quick pouring mechanism for preservation and refrigeration.
Dean Becker, ICAP Patent Brokerage and ICAP Ocean Tomo Auctions CEO, commented, "Our Fall 2011 Auction will be our biggest yet, featuring more than 140 lots. Technology, like that disclosed by this lot, represents some of the best innovation in the industry. We are very excited to be able to offer this to the worldwide market."
Register for the Summit on Patent Monetization
ICAP Patent Brokerage's Summit on Patent Monetization, the annual gathering of the leading participants in the patent monetization ecosystem, will take place before the Live Auction at The Ritz Carlton, San Francisco on November 16th & 17th.
Join the leading voices in the patent community as we discuss monetization and enforcement, and debate the legal, legislative, and economic influences shaping the patent industry. The Conference includes a planned collaboration session focusing on standardization of patent sale agreements, as well as smaller group sessions built around some of the key challenges facing the partners in the ecosystem: enforcement and litigation, patent quality, patent protection, pooling and other blocking strategies, among others.
The Conference provides unparalleled networking opportunities and access for established industry players and newcomers alike. Get to know your partners, peers, and competition. Join ICAP Patent Brokerage for this engaging, enlightening, and innovative two-day session. Register today for only $395.
Please contact Dean Becker, CEO of ICAP Patent Brokerage, at Dean.Becker@us.icap.com for more information.
About ICAP Patent Brokerage
ICAP Patent Brokerage is a division of ICAP plc and the world's largest intellectual property brokerage and patent auction firm.
About ICAP
ICAP is the world's premier interdealer broker and provider of post trade services. The Group matches buyers and sellers in the wholesale markets in interest rates, credit, commodities, foreign exchange, emerging markets, equities and equity derivatives through voice and electronic networks. ICAP plc was added to the FTSE 100 Index on 30 June 2006. For more information, go to http://www.icap.com.
SOURCE ICAP Patent Brokerage
Photo:http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20100614/CG20517LOGO
http://photoarchive.ap.org/
ICAP Patent Brokerage
Web Site: http://www.icap.com
eCareSoft Delivers on Promise of Successful Stage 1 Attestation in 120 Days or Less
Poster: SySAdmin
Posted on October 20, 2011 at 8:21:01 AM
eCareSoft Delivers on Promise of Successful Stage 1 Attestation in 120 Days or Less
AUSTIN, Texas, Oct. 20, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- eCareSoft announced successful Stage 1 Attestations of Meaningful Use for Central Texas Hospital System (CTH) today. Using eCareSoft's true-cloud EHR technology and the company's unique Meaningful Use Scorecard, all six rural hospitals, ranging in size from 18 to 108 beds, were able to attest successfully in 120 days or less.
Achieving Stage 1 Meaningful Use criteria in order to qualify for incentive payments through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act is quite an achievement for rural hospitals. These hospitals often lack the financial strength and on-site technical expertise necessary to deploy and maintain traditional EHR systems. Even with available financing, the technology really doesn't fit these small environments. "Our cloud solution is designed for flexibility and ideal for small hospitals with limited staff and resources," stated Zack Morton, Director of Implementation at eCareSoft. "In rural hospitals you don't see the rigid segmentation of roles that you see in large hospital environments," added Morton. "The technology must fit the environment if you're looking for adoption with the least amount of workflow disruption," concluded Morton.
There are two incentive payment programs available to hospitals under the HITECH Act, one through Medicare and the other from Medicaid. Both require that the hospital provide proof of achieving Meaningful Use of a certified EHR product to qualify for incentive money. For a small system, like CTH, that can amount to approximately $15 million over the next four years. When you consider the cost advantages inherent with eCareSoft's true cloud technology it's easy to get excited about the return on investment. The cost of eCareSoft's solution over that same 4-year period is approximately 50% of the stimulus reimbursement.
"For many rural hospital administrators, the idea of implementing an EHR and successfully attesting in less than 120 days sounds unrealistic, but the numbers show that it can be done," stated Joe White, CFO of Central Texas Hospitals. "eCareSoft was certainly the correct choice for us," added White.
The system was 100% paper based prior to the transition to electronic health records and the facilities had little or no internal IT resources at their disposal. eCareSoft provided CTH with an end-to-end, fully integrated solution encompassing clinical, EHR, revenue cycle and financial management.
About eCareSoft, Inc.
eCareSoft is a market leader in HIT cloud 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. For more information about eCareSoft visit us online at http://www.ecaresoft.com
eCareSoft Media Contact:
Deborah Kaufman
512-320-0831
dkaufman@ecaresoft.com
SOURCE eCareSoft
eCareSoft
Web Site: http://www.ecaresoft.com
AUSTIN, Texas, Oct. 20, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- eCareSoft announced successful Stage 1 Attestations of Meaningful Use for Central Texas Hospital System (CTH) today. Using eCareSoft's true-cloud EHR technology and the company's unique Meaningful Use Scorecard, all six rural hospitals, ranging in size from 18 to 108 beds, were able to attest successfully in 120 days or less.
Achieving Stage 1 Meaningful Use criteria in order to qualify for incentive payments through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act is quite an achievement for rural hospitals. These hospitals often lack the financial strength and on-site technical expertise necessary to deploy and maintain traditional EHR systems. Even with available financing, the technology really doesn't fit these small environments. "Our cloud solution is designed for flexibility and ideal for small hospitals with limited staff and resources," stated Zack Morton, Director of Implementation at eCareSoft. "In rural hospitals you don't see the rigid segmentation of roles that you see in large hospital environments," added Morton. "The technology must fit the environment if you're looking for adoption with the least amount of workflow disruption," concluded Morton.
There are two incentive payment programs available to hospitals under the HITECH Act, one through Medicare and the other from Medicaid. Both require that the hospital provide proof of achieving Meaningful Use of a certified EHR product to qualify for incentive money. For a small system, like CTH, that can amount to approximately $15 million over the next four years. When you consider the cost advantages inherent with eCareSoft's true cloud technology it's easy to get excited about the return on investment. The cost of eCareSoft's solution over that same 4-year period is approximately 50% of the stimulus reimbursement.
"For many rural hospital administrators, the idea of implementing an EHR and successfully attesting in less than 120 days sounds unrealistic, but the numbers show that it can be done," stated Joe White, CFO of Central Texas Hospitals. "eCareSoft was certainly the correct choice for us," added White.
The system was 100% paper based prior to the transition to electronic health records and the facilities had little or no internal IT resources at their disposal. eCareSoft provided CTH with an end-to-end, fully integrated solution encompassing clinical, EHR, revenue cycle and financial management.
About eCareSoft, Inc.
eCareSoft is a market leader in HIT cloud 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. For more information about eCareSoft visit us online at http://www.ecaresoft.com
eCareSoft Media Contact:
Deborah Kaufman
512-320-0831
dkaufman@ecaresoft.com
SOURCE eCareSoft
eCareSoft
Web Site: http://www.ecaresoft.com
BranchOut Launches RecruiterConnect Allowing Companies to Recruit By Searching the Largest Talent Network on Facebook
Poster: SySAdmin
Posted on October 20, 2011 at 8:14:01 AM
BranchOut Launches RecruiterConnect Allowing Companies to Recruit By Searching the Largest Talent Network on Facebook
BranchOut's RecruiterConnect Debuts as the First Enterprise Software On Facebook
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 20, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- BranchOut, the largest professional network on Facebook with millions of active users in more than 60 countries, today launched RecruiterConnect, the first tool for recruiters and hiring managers to source job candidates on Facebook and build private talent networks. BranchOut's RecruiterConnect is also the first enterprise software product available on the Facebook platform.
The launch of RecruiterConnect expands BranchOut's offerings in the professional networking space by providing companies access to the world's largest database of potential candidates. BranchOut has been working closely with staffing professionals and recruiters at select brands during the past quarter to test RecruiterConnect.
"RecruiterConnect fills a major void for companies that have wanted to recruit on Facebook in a way that is safe, secure and private," said Rick Marini, CEO and founder of BranchOut. "This is an industry game changer because it not only allows recruiters and HR professionals to leverage Facebook's network of 800 million users to find more relevant candidates quickly, but also to identify higher quality candidates by matching jobs to individuals in their employees' extended networks."
RecruiterConnect gives companies complete control by allowing them to keep all contacts and connections made - even if recruiters leave the company. In addition, sourcing on Facebook helps recruiters find higher quality matches for jobs, which will ultimately produce a better cultural fit since it allows companies to find new candidates who possess similar attributes to their top employees.
"We developed RecruiterConnect specifically to help recruiters and staffing professionals source candidates efficiently by leveraging their talent network," said Chris Merritt, general manager of enterprise products for BranchOut. "Recruiters can use an individual's social graph to pinpoint like-minded, similarly qualified candidates in order to effectively match talent with opportunities."
How It Works
RecruiterConnect features a user-friendly interface that provides recruiters with a potential candidate's work history, education and recent professional activity, along with similar profiles and inside connections. To complement the advanced filtering options recruiters can use to network with Facebook users, RecruiterConnect helps companies accurately match candidates with available positions.
To learn more about BranchOut and RecruiterConnect, visit http://www.branchout.com/recruiterconnect.
About BranchOut
BranchOut is the largest professional network on Facebook with millions of users in over 60 countries and 15 languages. Users leverage their Facebook friend network to find jobs, source sales leads, recruit talent, and strengthen relationships with professional contacts. BranchOut, winner of the 2011 Top HR Product Award by Human Resource Executive® magazine, also operates the largest job board on Facebook with over three million jobs and 20,000 internships.
BranchOut's enterprise products help recruiters and hiring managers source talent more effectively. BranchOut's social job posts are easily shared on Facebook and Twitter, and display inside connections right in the job post. BranchOut's CareerConnect publishes job postings on a company's Facebook Page. BranchOut's RecruiterConnect allows companies to search BranchOut's talent database and connect with candidates through real relationships.
BranchOut was founded by serial entrepreneur Rick Marini in July 2010. BranchOut is funded by Accel Partners, Redpoint Ventures, Norwest Venture Partners, Floodgate Fund and several of Silicon Valley's most prominent angel investors. BranchOut has raised $24 million in funding.
SOURCE BranchOut
BranchOut
CONTACT: David Cumpston, Allison & Partners, +1-415-277-4917, press@branchout.com
Web Site: http://www.branchout.com
BranchOut's RecruiterConnect Debuts as the First Enterprise Software On Facebook
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 20, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- BranchOut, the largest professional network on Facebook with millions of active users in more than 60 countries, today launched RecruiterConnect, the first tool for recruiters and hiring managers to source job candidates on Facebook and build private talent networks. BranchOut's RecruiterConnect is also the first enterprise software product available on the Facebook platform.
The launch of RecruiterConnect expands BranchOut's offerings in the professional networking space by providing companies access to the world's largest database of potential candidates. BranchOut has been working closely with staffing professionals and recruiters at select brands during the past quarter to test RecruiterConnect.
"RecruiterConnect fills a major void for companies that have wanted to recruit on Facebook in a way that is safe, secure and private," said Rick Marini, CEO and founder of BranchOut. "This is an industry game changer because it not only allows recruiters and HR professionals to leverage Facebook's network of 800 million users to find more relevant candidates quickly, but also to identify higher quality candidates by matching jobs to individuals in their employees' extended networks."
RecruiterConnect gives companies complete control by allowing them to keep all contacts and connections made - even if recruiters leave the company. In addition, sourcing on Facebook helps recruiters find higher quality matches for jobs, which will ultimately produce a better cultural fit since it allows companies to find new candidates who possess similar attributes to their top employees.
"We developed RecruiterConnect specifically to help recruiters and staffing professionals source candidates efficiently by leveraging their talent network," said Chris Merritt, general manager of enterprise products for BranchOut. "Recruiters can use an individual's social graph to pinpoint like-minded, similarly qualified candidates in order to effectively match talent with opportunities."
How It Works
RecruiterConnect features a user-friendly interface that provides recruiters with a potential candidate's work history, education and recent professional activity, along with similar profiles and inside connections. To complement the advanced filtering options recruiters can use to network with Facebook users, RecruiterConnect helps companies accurately match candidates with available positions.
To learn more about BranchOut and RecruiterConnect, visit http://www.branchout.com/recruiterconnect.
About BranchOut
BranchOut is the largest professional network on Facebook with millions of users in over 60 countries and 15 languages. Users leverage their Facebook friend network to find jobs, source sales leads, recruit talent, and strengthen relationships with professional contacts. BranchOut, winner of the 2011 Top HR Product Award by Human Resource Executive® magazine, also operates the largest job board on Facebook with over three million jobs and 20,000 internships.
BranchOut's enterprise products help recruiters and hiring managers source talent more effectively. BranchOut's social job posts are easily shared on Facebook and Twitter, and display inside connections right in the job post. BranchOut's CareerConnect publishes job postings on a company's Facebook Page. BranchOut's RecruiterConnect allows companies to search BranchOut's talent database and connect with candidates through real relationships.
BranchOut was founded by serial entrepreneur Rick Marini in July 2010. BranchOut is funded by Accel Partners, Redpoint Ventures, Norwest Venture Partners, Floodgate Fund and several of Silicon Valley's most prominent angel investors. BranchOut has raised $24 million in funding.
SOURCE BranchOut
BranchOut
CONTACT: David Cumpston, Allison & Partners, +1-415-277-4917, press@branchout.com
Web Site: http://www.branchout.com
NEI Announces Advanced Server Health Monitoring and Alarm Management Software
Poster: SySAdmin
Posted on October 20, 2011 at 8:14:01 AM
NEI Announces Advanced Server Health Monitoring and Alarm Management Software
Company's New Health Management Capabilities Enable Azuki Systems to Monitor and Report the Operational Status of Its Mobile Video Delivery Platforms
CANTON, Mass., Oct. 20, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- NEI (NASDAQ: NEI), a leading provider of application platforms, deployment solutions and lifecycle support services for software technology developers and OEMs worldwide, today announced its new modular Health Monitoring and Alarm Management software, available as part of the company's Element Manager Suite and newly launched Application Management services. The new Health and Alarm Manager modules help support failsafe operation with real-time monitoring and increase the operational uptime of enterprise-class servers that host critical security, storage, video and communications applications.
Azuki Systems, a leading provider of over-the-top multi-screen video delivery solutions, is using NEI's Health Monitoring and Alarm Management software to help manage its installed multi-screen video delivery platforms more effectively. NEI's health management capabilities enable Azuki Systems to observe information about the performance of its systems in real time, and identify and react quickly to any issues that might affect their operations.
"Some of the largest and most successful content owners and service providers rely on Azuki Systems to ensure uptime, reliability, scalability, and performance," said Rob Hickey, vice president of engineering at Azuki. "Our ability to quickly configure and deploy health monitoring tools that proactively manage our systems is an important part of our Azuki Media Platform(TM) solution."
Health Manager monitors and reports the status of critical hardware and software components used in physical, virtual and cloud environments. This includes checks of the operational condition of CPUs, power supplies, storage arrays and disk drives, and the monitoring of software behavior, error conditions, functionality, and overall system health. Alarm Manager is also highly automated and configurable for reporting numerous operational conditions, thanks to real-time CPU and disk monitoring, as well as a full status monitor that collects information about system function and memory status. Together, the new software modules help improve IT management and service response times by allowing customers to install and test basic functions faster than ever before.
"Our legacy of streamlining application deployment models to create world-class physical, virtual and cloud-ready solutions has earned NEI the reputation of being one of the industry's most trusted partners," said Jeff Hudgins, vice president of marketing for NEI. "Our mission is to deliver advanced services that help software vendors more effectively deploy and manage solutions, and the new Health Monitoring and Alarm Manager modules are another example of our commitment to this initiative."
About NEI
NEI is a leading provider of server-based application platforms and lifecycle support services for software developers and OEMs worldwide. Through its expertise and comprehensive suite of solution design, system integration, application management, global logistics, support, and maintenance services, NEI is redefining application deployment solutions to provide customers with a sustainable competitive advantage. More than a decade of appliance innovation with the ability to provide physical, virtual and cloud-ready solutions makes NEI one of the most trusted software deployment partners in the industry. Founded in 1997, NEI is headquartered in Canton, Massachusetts, with facilities in Plano, Texas and Galway, Ireland, and trades on the NASDAQ exchange under the symbol NEI. For more information, visit http://www.nei.com.
NEI and the NEI logo are trademarks of Network Engines, Inc. All other names, brands and trademarks are the property of their respective holders.
For additional information, contact:
Jill Colna or Laura Nelson
SVM Public Relations
401-490-9700
jill.colna@svmpr.com
laura.nelson@svmpr.com
SOURCE NEI
NEI
Web Site: http://www.nei.com
Company's New Health Management Capabilities Enable Azuki Systems to Monitor and Report the Operational Status of Its Mobile Video Delivery Platforms
CANTON, Mass., Oct. 20, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- NEI (NASDAQ: NEI), a leading provider of application platforms, deployment solutions and lifecycle support services for software technology developers and OEMs worldwide, today announced its new modular Health Monitoring and Alarm Management software, available as part of the company's Element Manager Suite and newly launched Application Management services. The new Health and Alarm Manager modules help support failsafe operation with real-time monitoring and increase the operational uptime of enterprise-class servers that host critical security, storage, video and communications applications.
Azuki Systems, a leading provider of over-the-top multi-screen video delivery solutions, is using NEI's Health Monitoring and Alarm Management software to help manage its installed multi-screen video delivery platforms more effectively. NEI's health management capabilities enable Azuki Systems to observe information about the performance of its systems in real time, and identify and react quickly to any issues that might affect their operations.
"Some of the largest and most successful content owners and service providers rely on Azuki Systems to ensure uptime, reliability, scalability, and performance," said Rob Hickey, vice president of engineering at Azuki. "Our ability to quickly configure and deploy health monitoring tools that proactively manage our systems is an important part of our Azuki Media Platform(TM) solution."
Health Manager monitors and reports the status of critical hardware and software components used in physical, virtual and cloud environments. This includes checks of the operational condition of CPUs, power supplies, storage arrays and disk drives, and the monitoring of software behavior, error conditions, functionality, and overall system health. Alarm Manager is also highly automated and configurable for reporting numerous operational conditions, thanks to real-time CPU and disk monitoring, as well as a full status monitor that collects information about system function and memory status. Together, the new software modules help improve IT management and service response times by allowing customers to install and test basic functions faster than ever before.
"Our legacy of streamlining application deployment models to create world-class physical, virtual and cloud-ready solutions has earned NEI the reputation of being one of the industry's most trusted partners," said Jeff Hudgins, vice president of marketing for NEI. "Our mission is to deliver advanced services that help software vendors more effectively deploy and manage solutions, and the new Health Monitoring and Alarm Manager modules are another example of our commitment to this initiative."
About NEI
NEI is a leading provider of server-based application platforms and lifecycle support services for software developers and OEMs worldwide. Through its expertise and comprehensive suite of solution design, system integration, application management, global logistics, support, and maintenance services, NEI is redefining application deployment solutions to provide customers with a sustainable competitive advantage. More than a decade of appliance innovation with the ability to provide physical, virtual and cloud-ready solutions makes NEI one of the most trusted software deployment partners in the industry. Founded in 1997, NEI is headquartered in Canton, Massachusetts, with facilities in Plano, Texas and Galway, Ireland, and trades on the NASDAQ exchange under the symbol NEI. For more information, visit http://www.nei.com.
NEI and the NEI logo are trademarks of Network Engines, Inc. All other names, brands and trademarks are the property of their respective holders.
For additional information, contact:
Jill Colna or Laura Nelson
SVM Public Relations
401-490-9700
jill.colna@svmpr.com
laura.nelson@svmpr.com
SOURCE NEI
NEI
Web Site: http://www.nei.com
Lexmark's cloud-based Print Release solution enables mobile printing from anywhere
Poster: SySAdmin
Posted on October 20, 2011 at 8:14:01 AM
Lexmark's cloud-based Print Release solution enables mobile printing from anywhere
Hosted deployment offers instant scalability while reducing IT costs and support burden
LEXINGTON, Ky., Oct. 20, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Lexmark International, Inc. (NYSE: LXK) announced today that its enterprise-class Print Release solution can be hosted in the cloud via a Software as a Service (SaaS) model. The hosted deployment allows IT administrators to scale their Lexmark Print Release solution quickly without the need to invest in new IT infrastructure, all while enabling comprehensive mobile printing capabilities across the fleet.
To view the multimedia assets associated with this release, go to: http://multivu.prnewswire.com/mnr/lexmark/48234/
Enterprises will have flexibility in choosing the best Lexmark Print Release deployment option to meet their needs - either a traditional, on-premise deployment, or as a hosted service on a subscription basis. With the new service-oriented model, Lexmark provides a quick deployment and manages the Print Release solution, and associated infrastructure, remotely in a secure data center.
The hosted implementation of Lexmark Print Release includes broad support for enterprise-class mobile printing. With the Lexmark Mobile Printing App, which is designed for Apple iOS and Android smartphones and tablets(1), employees can submit print jobs directly to the print queue and release them at any hosted Print Release enabled(2) output device. The Lexmark Print Release solution can also be configured so employees can print from any email-enabled mobile device, including a BlackBerry, by simply attaching the document to an email and sending it to their corporate Print Release email account.
Lexmark Print Release not only supports printing from mobile devices, it also gives enterprises the ability to track and manage print jobs submitted from these devices when coupled with Lexmark's activity tracking solution, Document Accounting. This powerful combination gives IT administrators better visibility into and greater control over the output environments they manage. Lexmark Document Accounting adds comprehensive tracking and reporting capabilities, which monitor the activity on output devices to collect detailed data and create reports by users, groups and devices. Print Release jobs submitted by mobile device users are tracked just the same as jobs submitted from a desktop PC.
Equipped with this valuable information, large organizations can analyze, adapt and drive improved printing habits among employees and more efficiently manage their printing and imaging assets to cut costs and save resources. In fact, customers who have implemented Lexmark Print Release as part of a managed services engagement have seen a dramatic reduction in page output, also enabling them to reduce the number of devices in their fleet.
Lexmark's SaaS offerings will be available through Lexmark professional services engagements(3).
Supporting Quote:
"Tablets, smartphones and cloud-based technology are rapidly changing the way enterprises are managing their technology assets, and Lexmark's latest enhancements to its Print Release solution enable IT professionals to continue enhancing their output strategies while concurrently managing infrastructure costs and empowering today's mobile workers," said Marty Canning, Lexmark executive vice president and president of Imaging Solutions and Services. "For the past 20 years, Lexmark has helped many of the world's largest companies maximize their IT investment and improve their business processes, and Lexmark's new offerings are our latest examples of doing both successfully."
Supporting Resources:
-- Video: Lexmark and the Cloud
-- Lexmark Deployment Options Brochure
-- Lexmark Print Release and Document Accounting Brochure
About Lexmark
Lexmark International, Inc. (NYSE: LXK) provides businesses of all sizes with a broad range of printing and imaging products, software, solutions and services that help customers to print less and save more. Perceptive Software, a stand-alone software business within Lexmark, is a leading provider of enterprise content management software that helps organizations easily manage the entire lifecycle of their documents and content, simplifying their business processes, and fueling greater operational efficiency. In 2010, Lexmark sold products in more than 170 countries and reported more than $4 billion in revenue.
To learn more about Lexmark, please visit http://www.lexmark.com. For more information on Perceptive Software, please visit http://www.perceptivesoftware.com.
For more information on Lexmark, see the Lexmark Facebook page and follow us on Twitter.
For more information about Perceptive Software, please visit the company's Facebook and Twitter profiles.
Lexmark and Lexmark with diamond design are trademarks of Lexmark International, Inc., registered in the U.S. and/or other countries. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
(1) Sending a print job from the Lexmark Mobile Printing App requires iPhone® 3G or newer, devices running iOS 4.2 or later, or Android® devices running version 2.1 or newer.
(2) Lexmark Embedded Solutions Framework supported print devices or non-Lexmark PCL/PostScript printers equipped with a card reader and connected through a Lexmark Print Release Appliance (Lexmark N7020e).
(3) Per user subscription fees apply.
SOURCE Lexmark International, Inc.
Video:http://multivu.prnewswire.com/mnr/lexmark/48234
Lexmark International, Inc.
CONTACT: Melissa Lucas, +1-859-232-5806, mlucas@lexmark.com
Web Site: http://www.lexmark.com
Hosted deployment offers instant scalability while reducing IT costs and support burden
LEXINGTON, Ky., Oct. 20, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Lexmark International, Inc. (NYSE: LXK) announced today that its enterprise-class Print Release solution can be hosted in the cloud via a Software as a Service (SaaS) model. The hosted deployment allows IT administrators to scale their Lexmark Print Release solution quickly without the need to invest in new IT infrastructure, all while enabling comprehensive mobile printing capabilities across the fleet.
To view the multimedia assets associated with this release, go to: http://multivu.prnewswire.com/mnr/lexmark/48234/
Enterprises will have flexibility in choosing the best Lexmark Print Release deployment option to meet their needs - either a traditional, on-premise deployment, or as a hosted service on a subscription basis. With the new service-oriented model, Lexmark provides a quick deployment and manages the Print Release solution, and associated infrastructure, remotely in a secure data center.
The hosted implementation of Lexmark Print Release includes broad support for enterprise-class mobile printing. With the Lexmark Mobile Printing App, which is designed for Apple iOS and Android smartphones and tablets(1), employees can submit print jobs directly to the print queue and release them at any hosted Print Release enabled(2) output device. The Lexmark Print Release solution can also be configured so employees can print from any email-enabled mobile device, including a BlackBerry, by simply attaching the document to an email and sending it to their corporate Print Release email account.
Lexmark Print Release not only supports printing from mobile devices, it also gives enterprises the ability to track and manage print jobs submitted from these devices when coupled with Lexmark's activity tracking solution, Document Accounting. This powerful combination gives IT administrators better visibility into and greater control over the output environments they manage. Lexmark Document Accounting adds comprehensive tracking and reporting capabilities, which monitor the activity on output devices to collect detailed data and create reports by users, groups and devices. Print Release jobs submitted by mobile device users are tracked just the same as jobs submitted from a desktop PC.
Equipped with this valuable information, large organizations can analyze, adapt and drive improved printing habits among employees and more efficiently manage their printing and imaging assets to cut costs and save resources. In fact, customers who have implemented Lexmark Print Release as part of a managed services engagement have seen a dramatic reduction in page output, also enabling them to reduce the number of devices in their fleet.
Lexmark's SaaS offerings will be available through Lexmark professional services engagements(3).
Supporting Quote:
"Tablets, smartphones and cloud-based technology are rapidly changing the way enterprises are managing their technology assets, and Lexmark's latest enhancements to its Print Release solution enable IT professionals to continue enhancing their output strategies while concurrently managing infrastructure costs and empowering today's mobile workers," said Marty Canning, Lexmark executive vice president and president of Imaging Solutions and Services. "For the past 20 years, Lexmark has helped many of the world's largest companies maximize their IT investment and improve their business processes, and Lexmark's new offerings are our latest examples of doing both successfully."
Supporting Resources:
-- Video: Lexmark and the Cloud
-- Lexmark Deployment Options Brochure
-- Lexmark Print Release and Document Accounting Brochure
About Lexmark
Lexmark International, Inc. (NYSE: LXK) provides businesses of all sizes with a broad range of printing and imaging products, software, solutions and services that help customers to print less and save more. Perceptive Software, a stand-alone software business within Lexmark, is a leading provider of enterprise content management software that helps organizations easily manage the entire lifecycle of their documents and content, simplifying their business processes, and fueling greater operational efficiency. In 2010, Lexmark sold products in more than 170 countries and reported more than $4 billion in revenue.
To learn more about Lexmark, please visit http://www.lexmark.com. For more information on Perceptive Software, please visit http://www.perceptivesoftware.com.
For more information on Lexmark, see the Lexmark Facebook page and follow us on Twitter.
For more information about Perceptive Software, please visit the company's Facebook and Twitter profiles.
Lexmark and Lexmark with diamond design are trademarks of Lexmark International, Inc., registered in the U.S. and/or other countries. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
(1) Sending a print job from the Lexmark Mobile Printing App requires iPhone® 3G or newer, devices running iOS 4.2 or later, or Android® devices running version 2.1 or newer.
(2) Lexmark Embedded Solutions Framework supported print devices or non-Lexmark PCL/PostScript printers equipped with a card reader and connected through a Lexmark Print Release Appliance (Lexmark N7020e).
(3) Per user subscription fees apply.
SOURCE Lexmark International, Inc.
Video:http://multivu.prnewswire.com/mnr/lexmark/48234
Lexmark International, Inc.
CONTACT: Melissa Lucas, +1-859-232-5806, mlucas@lexmark.com
Web Site: http://www.lexmark.com