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October 4, 2011
Hammacher Schlemmer Introduces The 45,000 Station Car Radio
Poster: SySAdmin
Posted on October 4, 2011 at 10:14:01 AM
Hammacher Schlemmer Introduces The 45,000 Station Car Radio
NEW YORK, Oct. 4, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Continuing its 163-year history of offering the Best, the Only and the Unexpected, Hammacher Schlemmer introduces The 45,000 Station Car Radio, a device that plays live streams from local or global AM, FM, and Internet-only radio stations.
The unit plugs into a car's 12-volt power socket and connects to an iPhone running a free app that allows you to search music stations by genre or quickly navigate through thousands of talk-radio and news stations.
An iPhone connects to the unit via Bluetooth and plays content from any audio app, including Pandora and Stitcher, or music stored on your smartphone through the car's speakers.
"The 45,000 Station Car Radio brings unprecedented access to worldwide radio stations--all without requiring a monthly service fee like satellite radio," explained Hammacher Schlemmer's General Manager, Fred Berns.
The app allows you to assign six favorite preset stations and will even recommend radio stations based on the genres you listen to.
The 45,000 Station Car Radio also enables hands-free calling, allowing you to answer an incoming call and conduct a conversation through the device's built-in microphone and the car speakers.
The 45,000 Station Car Radio is available from Hammacher Schlemmer for $99.95. For more information about this product, please visit http://www.hammacher.com/81848 or contact Trish Hammond at (847) 581-8987 or via e-mail at pr@hammacher.com.
About Hammacher Schlemmer
Hammacher Schlemmer is America's longest running catalog, offering the Best, the Only and the Unexpected since 1848. The company provides unique products that solve problems or represent the only one of their kind, backing all products with The Hammacher Schlemmer Lifetime Guarantee. Hammacher Schlemmer's innovative offerings are available through its catalog, website, and its famed landmark store on East 57th Street in New York City.
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Hammacher Schlemmer
Web Site: http://www.hammacher.com
NEW YORK, Oct. 4, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Continuing its 163-year history of offering the Best, the Only and the Unexpected, Hammacher Schlemmer introduces The 45,000 Station Car Radio, a device that plays live streams from local or global AM, FM, and Internet-only radio stations.
The unit plugs into a car's 12-volt power socket and connects to an iPhone running a free app that allows you to search music stations by genre or quickly navigate through thousands of talk-radio and news stations.
An iPhone connects to the unit via Bluetooth and plays content from any audio app, including Pandora and Stitcher, or music stored on your smartphone through the car's speakers.
"The 45,000 Station Car Radio brings unprecedented access to worldwide radio stations--all without requiring a monthly service fee like satellite radio," explained Hammacher Schlemmer's General Manager, Fred Berns.
The app allows you to assign six favorite preset stations and will even recommend radio stations based on the genres you listen to.
The 45,000 Station Car Radio also enables hands-free calling, allowing you to answer an incoming call and conduct a conversation through the device's built-in microphone and the car speakers.
The 45,000 Station Car Radio is available from Hammacher Schlemmer for $99.95. For more information about this product, please visit http://www.hammacher.com/81848 or contact Trish Hammond at (847) 581-8987 or via e-mail at pr@hammacher.com.
About Hammacher Schlemmer
Hammacher Schlemmer is America's longest running catalog, offering the Best, the Only and the Unexpected since 1848. The company provides unique products that solve problems or represent the only one of their kind, backing all products with The Hammacher Schlemmer Lifetime Guarantee. Hammacher Schlemmer's innovative offerings are available through its catalog, website, and its famed landmark store on East 57th Street in New York City.
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Hammacher Schlemmer
Web Site: http://www.hammacher.com
NewsGator Integration With Microsoft Lync Introduces Seamless Blend of Real-time and Asynchronous Communications
Poster: SySAdmin
Posted on October 4, 2011 at 10:14:01 AM
NewsGator Integration With Microsoft Lync Introduces Seamless Blend of Real-time and Asynchronous Communications
Communication and collaboration mode reflects participants' availability and needs, making social interactions more productive than ever
ANAHEIM, Calif., Oct. 4, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- NewsGator today introduced a powerful new dimension to social computing - seamless, intuitive shifting between real-time and asynchronous communication - through integration with Microsoft Lync, Microsoft's unified communication software.
The integration makes NewsGator Social Sites 2010 the first social computing software vendor to enable knowledge workers to conduct fluid bi-directional conversations spanning Lync and their activity streams. This capability makes communication and collaboration more natural, spontaneous and efficient than ever, resulting in significantly improved business performance.
Now, when a user posts any type of event in the Social Sites activity stream (e.g., microblog, question, idea, video, etc.), the receiving parties (e.g., an @ targeted user, a user with a matching hashtag in their Ask Me About field, a community owner or follower) are notified via a Lync IM window, enabling the counterparts to have a real-time IM conversation. The dialogue unfolds not only in their Lync client, but in their activity streams as well, where it is captured and stored for later retrieval.
"Streamlining processes and enhancing user productivity are top objectives for most enterprises. However, traditional siloed implementations of real-time and asynchronous tools have hampered effective collaboration," said Rob Arnold, senior industry analyst, unified communications and collaboration at Frost & Sullivan. "Leading developers like NewsGator are breaking down the silos and empowering users with dynamic access to contextual information and communications tools at the desktop."
Since the introduction of Social Sites 2010 last spring, NewsGator has already led the pack in offering Lync integration for presence and on-the-fly launching of IM, audio, and video sessions. The integration announced today represents yet another level of interoperability with Lync and with the Microsoft SharePoint collaboration platform.
NewsGator also makes it easy for users to upload a recorded Lync video directly into the Social Sites 2010 Video Stream asset library - letting users share virtual meetings and training sessions with colleagues to enhance and promote on-demand social learning and collaboration.
"Synchronous conversations are the key to social business productivity," said Brian Kellner, NewsGator's vice president of products. "Better yet, conversations don't have to be either synchronous or asynchronous. Knowledge workers can choose ultra-efficient hybrid interactions shaped by the project at hand and reap value from the knowledge exchange again and again down the road. With this integration, we're ultimately extending a commitment to Lync integration for continued innovation and improvement of user experience."
See the Lync integration for Social Sites in action at the NewsGator booth (#364) during the Microsoft SharePoint Conference 2011 in Anaheim, CA.
For more information on Social Sites 2010, contact NewsGator.
About NewsGator
As a Microsoft Gold Certified and Depth Managed Partner, NewsGator is helping nearly three million paid users in industries across the globe propel the future of productivity. NewsGator Social Sites delivers robust social technology to the enterprise with proven scalability and security to flagship clients like Accenture, Adidas, Deloitte, Ericsson, General Mills, JPMorgan Chase & Co., Kraft Foods, Merck & Co., Unisys Corporation, and the US Army. No other social software vendor can rival our deep integration with the entire Microsoft stack - reducing your total cost of ownership while increasing adoption, collaboration, and innovation. And for all that, Microsoft honored us as its 2011 US Partner of the Year. We're making SharePoint and Office365 social. Follow us @newsgator! http://www.newsgator.com
SOURCE NewsGator
NewsGator
CONTACT: CONTACT: Melissa Risteff, NewsGator, +1-303-552-2035, mristeff(at)newsgator(dot)com, or Ed Marshall, Beaupre, +1-603-559-5816, marshall(at)beaupre(dot)com
Web Site: http://www.newsgator.com
Communication and collaboration mode reflects participants' availability and needs, making social interactions more productive than ever
ANAHEIM, Calif., Oct. 4, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- NewsGator today introduced a powerful new dimension to social computing - seamless, intuitive shifting between real-time and asynchronous communication - through integration with Microsoft Lync, Microsoft's unified communication software.
The integration makes NewsGator Social Sites 2010 the first social computing software vendor to enable knowledge workers to conduct fluid bi-directional conversations spanning Lync and their activity streams. This capability makes communication and collaboration more natural, spontaneous and efficient than ever, resulting in significantly improved business performance.
Now, when a user posts any type of event in the Social Sites activity stream (e.g., microblog, question, idea, video, etc.), the receiving parties (e.g., an @ targeted user, a user with a matching hashtag in their Ask Me About field, a community owner or follower) are notified via a Lync IM window, enabling the counterparts to have a real-time IM conversation. The dialogue unfolds not only in their Lync client, but in their activity streams as well, where it is captured and stored for later retrieval.
"Streamlining processes and enhancing user productivity are top objectives for most enterprises. However, traditional siloed implementations of real-time and asynchronous tools have hampered effective collaboration," said Rob Arnold, senior industry analyst, unified communications and collaboration at Frost & Sullivan. "Leading developers like NewsGator are breaking down the silos and empowering users with dynamic access to contextual information and communications tools at the desktop."
Since the introduction of Social Sites 2010 last spring, NewsGator has already led the pack in offering Lync integration for presence and on-the-fly launching of IM, audio, and video sessions. The integration announced today represents yet another level of interoperability with Lync and with the Microsoft SharePoint collaboration platform.
NewsGator also makes it easy for users to upload a recorded Lync video directly into the Social Sites 2010 Video Stream asset library - letting users share virtual meetings and training sessions with colleagues to enhance and promote on-demand social learning and collaboration.
"Synchronous conversations are the key to social business productivity," said Brian Kellner, NewsGator's vice president of products. "Better yet, conversations don't have to be either synchronous or asynchronous. Knowledge workers can choose ultra-efficient hybrid interactions shaped by the project at hand and reap value from the knowledge exchange again and again down the road. With this integration, we're ultimately extending a commitment to Lync integration for continued innovation and improvement of user experience."
See the Lync integration for Social Sites in action at the NewsGator booth (#364) during the Microsoft SharePoint Conference 2011 in Anaheim, CA.
For more information on Social Sites 2010, contact NewsGator.
About NewsGator
As a Microsoft Gold Certified and Depth Managed Partner, NewsGator is helping nearly three million paid users in industries across the globe propel the future of productivity. NewsGator Social Sites delivers robust social technology to the enterprise with proven scalability and security to flagship clients like Accenture, Adidas, Deloitte, Ericsson, General Mills, JPMorgan Chase & Co., Kraft Foods, Merck & Co., Unisys Corporation, and the US Army. No other social software vendor can rival our deep integration with the entire Microsoft stack - reducing your total cost of ownership while increasing adoption, collaboration, and innovation. And for all that, Microsoft honored us as its 2011 US Partner of the Year. We're making SharePoint and Office365 social. Follow us @newsgator! http://www.newsgator.com
SOURCE NewsGator
NewsGator
CONTACT: CONTACT: Melissa Risteff, NewsGator, +1-303-552-2035, mristeff(at)newsgator(dot)com, or Ed Marshall, Beaupre, +1-603-559-5816, marshall(at)beaupre(dot)com
Web Site: http://www.newsgator.com
GREENGUARD Launches Mobile Website for On-The-Go Access to Thousands of 3rd Party Certified, Low-Emitting Products
Poster: SySAdmin
Posted on October 4, 2011 at 10:07:01 AM
GREENGUARD Launches Mobile Website for On-The-Go Access to Thousands of 3rd Party Certified, Low-Emitting Products
Allows the public to search quickly and easily for GREENGUARD Certified products directly from their smart phones
ATLANTA, Oct. 4, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Parents, architects, designers, and other consumers can now peruse the GREENGUARD Product Guide, the world's largest database of low-emitting products, at any time, from anywhere--right from their smart phones.
(Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20090401/DC92292LOGO-b)
"This provides convenient, on-the-go access to thousands of GREENGUARD Certified products," says Henning Bloech, executive director of the GREENGUARD Environmental Institute. "We live in a smaller, more technological, and increasingly fast-paced world in which we don't always have the time to be in front of our computers. Whether you're in the aisle of a home improvement store or in the waiting room at the doctor's office, finding third-party certified low-emitting products is now as easy as ever."
The mobile site can be especially useful at the point of sale, Bloech adds, when shoppers are trying to decipher "green" claims on product packaging and want assurance that those claims are backed up by an independent, credible organization. And for architects and designers, in particular, the site can maximize efficiency and convenience when specifying low-emitting products.
"Our mobile site saves time and effort, giving buyers the answers they're looking for and the peace of mind they need--no matter where they are, no matter when."
Visitors to GREENGUARD's mobile site will be able to search for and view a product's certification type, status, restrictions, image, description, and manufacturer contact information through the mobile product guide. They will also have access to basic information about the GREENGUARD Environmental Institute and its Certification Program.
To visit the mobile site, visit http://www.mobile.greenguard.org from your mobile phone.
About the GREENGUARD Environmental Institute (GEI)
The GREENGUARD Environmental Institute, part of the UL Global Network, aims to protect human health and enhance quality of life by improving indoor air quality and reducing chemical exposure. As an ISO-IEC Guide 65:1996 accredited, third-party organization, the GREENGUARD Environmental Institute certifies products and materials for low chemical emissions and serves as a resource for choosing healthier products and materials for indoor environments. All certified products must meet stringent chemical emissions standards based on established criteria from key public health agencies. GREENGUARD Certification is broadly recognized and accepted by sustainable building programs and building codes worldwide. For more information and a complete listing of certified products, visit http://www.greenguard.org.
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GREENGUARD Environmental Institute
CONTACT: Rachel R. Belew, Public Relations + Communications Manager, +1-678-444-4047 (o), +1-678-548-7889 (m), rbelew@greenguard.org
Web Site: http://www.greenguard.org
Allows the public to search quickly and easily for GREENGUARD Certified products directly from their smart phones
ATLANTA, Oct. 4, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Parents, architects, designers, and other consumers can now peruse the GREENGUARD Product Guide, the world's largest database of low-emitting products, at any time, from anywhere--right from their smart phones.
(Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20090401/DC92292LOGO-b)
"This provides convenient, on-the-go access to thousands of GREENGUARD Certified products," says Henning Bloech, executive director of the GREENGUARD Environmental Institute. "We live in a smaller, more technological, and increasingly fast-paced world in which we don't always have the time to be in front of our computers. Whether you're in the aisle of a home improvement store or in the waiting room at the doctor's office, finding third-party certified low-emitting products is now as easy as ever."
The mobile site can be especially useful at the point of sale, Bloech adds, when shoppers are trying to decipher "green" claims on product packaging and want assurance that those claims are backed up by an independent, credible organization. And for architects and designers, in particular, the site can maximize efficiency and convenience when specifying low-emitting products.
"Our mobile site saves time and effort, giving buyers the answers they're looking for and the peace of mind they need--no matter where they are, no matter when."
Visitors to GREENGUARD's mobile site will be able to search for and view a product's certification type, status, restrictions, image, description, and manufacturer contact information through the mobile product guide. They will also have access to basic information about the GREENGUARD Environmental Institute and its Certification Program.
To visit the mobile site, visit http://www.mobile.greenguard.org from your mobile phone.
About the GREENGUARD Environmental Institute (GEI)
The GREENGUARD Environmental Institute, part of the UL Global Network, aims to protect human health and enhance quality of life by improving indoor air quality and reducing chemical exposure. As an ISO-IEC Guide 65:1996 accredited, third-party organization, the GREENGUARD Environmental Institute certifies products and materials for low chemical emissions and serves as a resource for choosing healthier products and materials for indoor environments. All certified products must meet stringent chemical emissions standards based on established criteria from key public health agencies. GREENGUARD Certification is broadly recognized and accepted by sustainable building programs and building codes worldwide. For more information and a complete listing of certified products, visit http://www.greenguard.org.
SOURCE GREENGUARD Environmental Institute
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http://photoarchive.ap.org/
GREENGUARD Environmental Institute
CONTACT: Rachel R. Belew, Public Relations + Communications Manager, +1-678-444-4047 (o), +1-678-548-7889 (m), rbelew@greenguard.org
Web Site: http://www.greenguard.org
Verismo Networks Showcases Cloud-Based Managed Services and Client Solutions For Premium Broadband TV at TVNext 2011
Poster: SySAdmin
Posted on October 4, 2011 at 9:49:01 AM
Verismo Networks Showcases Cloud-Based Managed Services and Client Solutions For Premium Broadband TV at TVNext 2011
Verismo's End-to-End Broadband TV Platform Enables Service Providers Globally to Innovate, Differentiate and Rapidly Expand Footprint at Low Cost
SAN JOSE, Calif., Oct. 4, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Verismo Networks is showcasing its award-winning Broadband TV solution at the TVNext 2011 conference, October 4-5 in San Jose, CA. Deployed in over 120 countries including the US, Verismo's Cloud-based middleware tools and services manage the delivery of high quality content from the cloud to the consumer's TV over broadband. Verismo's Client Solutions include the Verismo IP set-top box, DVR and media gateway that bring a holistic connected TV experience that supports content from Live TV, Video-on-Demand, Internet OTT or Home Media USB/DLNA.
"TVNext 2011 is an ideal platform to present our End-to-end solutions to a large Broadband TV audience. Verismo's Cloud-based Managed Services and Client solutions were tailored to create a seamless connected TV experience for end users." said Dhaval Ajmera, Executive Vice President at Verismo Networks.
The Verismo Networks' Cloud-based Managed Services include:
-- Meta data aggregation
-- Set-top Box & User Management
-- Content & Channel Management
-- Geo Targeting
-- Subscription & Billing
-- DRM configuration
-- User Interface Management
-- Network Monitoring
-- Analytics
-- Advertising
-- XML API for multi-screen delivery
-- 24/7 customer support & Network Operation Center
-- Multiple POPs in USA, Europe, Asia and CDN support across the world
The Verismo Networks advanced IP set-top box includes:
-- Full HD 1080p Multi-format media player
-- Live TV, OTT and Video-on-demand
-- TV friendly UI with EPG mode
-- DVR for Time-shifted viewing
-- Advanced codecs, DRM & encryption support
-- Adaptive Streaming (HLS)
-- HTML5 Browser for Internet Apps
-- Unicast or Multi-cast (IGMP v2/3)
-- Home Media (DLNA server or USB)
-- Wired & Wireless Connectivity (Ethernet, 802.11n Wi-Fi or 3G)
-- Stylish, compact design
The Verismo Media Gateway is a whole home solution that enables triple play services on top of the set-top box features:
-- Whole House DVR
-- Multi room streaming with Verismo or third party clients
-- Home networking integration options (MoCA or other)
-- Triple Play services - video, voice (VoIP) and data router
functionality.
-- Dual Broadcast tuners (DVB or ATSC)
-- Integrated 802.11n Wi-Fi
-- Integrated HDD for DVR
About Verismo Networks
Verismo Networks provides an end-to-end solution for the easy deployment of Broadband entertainment services by ISPs, Telcos, OTT and IPTV service providers globally. Its Broadband TV platform is globally deployed and the leading solution that brings seamless integration of IPTV linear channels, video on demand, internet video, social networking and personal media playback directly to the TV. The Verismo end-to-end platform and cloud based services enables the fastest time-to-market for any content owner and service provider to expand their reach globally and cost effectively while giving subscribers an un-paralleled viewing experience. Intel Capital, Intel's global investment organization is an investor in Verismo Networks. For more information, please visit http://www.verismonetworks.com.
SOURCE Verismo Networks
Verismo Networks
CONTACT: Teena Touch PR for Verismo Networks, +1-415-310-3125, teena@teenatouchpr.com
Web Site: http://www.verismonetworks.com
Verismo's End-to-End Broadband TV Platform Enables Service Providers Globally to Innovate, Differentiate and Rapidly Expand Footprint at Low Cost
SAN JOSE, Calif., Oct. 4, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Verismo Networks is showcasing its award-winning Broadband TV solution at the TVNext 2011 conference, October 4-5 in San Jose, CA. Deployed in over 120 countries including the US, Verismo's Cloud-based middleware tools and services manage the delivery of high quality content from the cloud to the consumer's TV over broadband. Verismo's Client Solutions include the Verismo IP set-top box, DVR and media gateway that bring a holistic connected TV experience that supports content from Live TV, Video-on-Demand, Internet OTT or Home Media USB/DLNA.
"TVNext 2011 is an ideal platform to present our End-to-end solutions to a large Broadband TV audience. Verismo's Cloud-based Managed Services and Client solutions were tailored to create a seamless connected TV experience for end users." said Dhaval Ajmera, Executive Vice President at Verismo Networks.
The Verismo Networks' Cloud-based Managed Services include:
-- Meta data aggregation
-- Set-top Box & User Management
-- Content & Channel Management
-- Geo Targeting
-- Subscription & Billing
-- DRM configuration
-- User Interface Management
-- Network Monitoring
-- Analytics
-- Advertising
-- XML API for multi-screen delivery
-- 24/7 customer support & Network Operation Center
-- Multiple POPs in USA, Europe, Asia and CDN support across the world
The Verismo Networks advanced IP set-top box includes:
-- Full HD 1080p Multi-format media player
-- Live TV, OTT and Video-on-demand
-- TV friendly UI with EPG mode
-- DVR for Time-shifted viewing
-- Advanced codecs, DRM & encryption support
-- Adaptive Streaming (HLS)
-- HTML5 Browser for Internet Apps
-- Unicast or Multi-cast (IGMP v2/3)
-- Home Media (DLNA server or USB)
-- Wired & Wireless Connectivity (Ethernet, 802.11n Wi-Fi or 3G)
-- Stylish, compact design
The Verismo Media Gateway is a whole home solution that enables triple play services on top of the set-top box features:
-- Whole House DVR
-- Multi room streaming with Verismo or third party clients
-- Home networking integration options (MoCA or other)
-- Triple Play services - video, voice (VoIP) and data router
functionality.
-- Dual Broadcast tuners (DVB or ATSC)
-- Integrated 802.11n Wi-Fi
-- Integrated HDD for DVR
About Verismo Networks
Verismo Networks provides an end-to-end solution for the easy deployment of Broadband entertainment services by ISPs, Telcos, OTT and IPTV service providers globally. Its Broadband TV platform is globally deployed and the leading solution that brings seamless integration of IPTV linear channels, video on demand, internet video, social networking and personal media playback directly to the TV. The Verismo end-to-end platform and cloud based services enables the fastest time-to-market for any content owner and service provider to expand their reach globally and cost effectively while giving subscribers an un-paralleled viewing experience. Intel Capital, Intel's global investment organization is an investor in Verismo Networks. For more information, please visit http://www.verismonetworks.com.
SOURCE Verismo Networks
Verismo Networks
CONTACT: Teena Touch PR for Verismo Networks, +1-415-310-3125, teena@teenatouchpr.com
Web Site: http://www.verismonetworks.com
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Poster: SySAdmin
Posted on October 4, 2011 at 9:28:02 AM
Social Media Network Group, LLC, dba Socialbyte Announces a New Milestone. As of 10-1-2011 Socialbyte is Managing 120 Social Media Streams!
Socialbyte is quickly being recognized as the Go-To-Team for Social Media Management in the automotive industry
LONG GROVE, Ill., Oct. 4, 2011 /PRNewswire/ --Socialbyte announced that in its first 4 months of operation, business has increased 400% month over month! The company reports that as of October 1, 2011, it is now accounting for over 120 social streams in its automotive sector, with an additional 25 in its non-automotive business. Socialbyte's clientele are in 13 different states representing 22 different OEM's within the automotive industry.
Tim O'Neill, Socialbyte's President and CEO also announced that the Ganley Automotive Group (an Ohio Based Dealer Group) has selected Socialbyte as their partner for all 19 franchised dealerships. Young Choi, Vice President of Socialbyte, stated "The Ganley Automotive Group chose Socialbyte based on the ability of our company to deliver consistency in their social media branding efforts. Also factoring into their decision was our exclusive reputation management software and the hands-on daily management of posting, fan building activities, and our ability to interact and engage with their fans on a personal level!" An Executive from Ganley explained, "We have researched many different providers and determined that Socialbyte solves a critical need for our group. We currently do not have the resources, time or expertise that Socialbyte has! We know that social media is space that we must be in. The social media train is moving so fast we needed to find a company that truly understands this space. We are very excited to have Socialbyte managing our social media, and are confident in their ability to deliver!"
ABOUT SOCIAL MEDIA NETWORK GROUP, LLC: Social Media Network Group (Socialbyte) is a Long Grove, Illinois based company that provides Social Media and Marketing Services building brand awareness, protecting reputations, and engaging socially with the fans of Automotive retailers, as well as other vertical markets. Socialbyte delivers social media content that supports their clients' brand and marketing needs. Socialbyte is a privately held company, and a division of Dealer Product Services, Inc. (http://www.dpscrm.com). For more additional information about Socialbyte, please call (847) 463-7411, or visit http://www.facebook.com/socialmng.
Contact: Timothy J. O'Neill
Title: President/CEO
Tel: (847) 463-7411
E-mail: timo@socialmng.com
Three Corporate Drive
Long Grove IL, 60047
SOURCE Socialbyte
Socialbyte
Socialbyte is quickly being recognized as the Go-To-Team for Social Media Management in the automotive industry
LONG GROVE, Ill., Oct. 4, 2011 /PRNewswire/ --Socialbyte announced that in its first 4 months of operation, business has increased 400% month over month! The company reports that as of October 1, 2011, it is now accounting for over 120 social streams in its automotive sector, with an additional 25 in its non-automotive business. Socialbyte's clientele are in 13 different states representing 22 different OEM's within the automotive industry.
Tim O'Neill, Socialbyte's President and CEO also announced that the Ganley Automotive Group (an Ohio Based Dealer Group) has selected Socialbyte as their partner for all 19 franchised dealerships. Young Choi, Vice President of Socialbyte, stated "The Ganley Automotive Group chose Socialbyte based on the ability of our company to deliver consistency in their social media branding efforts. Also factoring into their decision was our exclusive reputation management software and the hands-on daily management of posting, fan building activities, and our ability to interact and engage with their fans on a personal level!" An Executive from Ganley explained, "We have researched many different providers and determined that Socialbyte solves a critical need for our group. We currently do not have the resources, time or expertise that Socialbyte has! We know that social media is space that we must be in. The social media train is moving so fast we needed to find a company that truly understands this space. We are very excited to have Socialbyte managing our social media, and are confident in their ability to deliver!"
ABOUT SOCIAL MEDIA NETWORK GROUP, LLC: Social Media Network Group (Socialbyte) is a Long Grove, Illinois based company that provides Social Media and Marketing Services building brand awareness, protecting reputations, and engaging socially with the fans of Automotive retailers, as well as other vertical markets. Socialbyte delivers social media content that supports their clients' brand and marketing needs. Socialbyte is a privately held company, and a division of Dealer Product Services, Inc. (http://www.dpscrm.com). For more additional information about Socialbyte, please call (847) 463-7411, or visit http://www.facebook.com/socialmng.
Contact: Timothy J. O'Neill
Title: President/CEO
Tel: (847) 463-7411
E-mail: timo@socialmng.com
Three Corporate Drive
Long Grove IL, 60047
SOURCE Socialbyte
Socialbyte
New NERF-Branded Tech Gear From Sakar Set to Blast Off for the Holidays
Poster: SySAdmin
Posted on October 4, 2011 at 9:21:01 AM
New NERF-Branded Tech Gear From Sakar Set to Blast Off for the Holidays
Licensed Products Will Include Night Vision Goggles, Helmet Cam & More
DALLAS, Oct. 4, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- The NERF experience is moving into new territory this holiday season with NERF-branded night vision goggles, helmet cams and other audio, visual and technology merchandise from Sakar International, produced under license from Hasbro, Inc. (NASDAQ: HAS). The new lineup - evoking the look and feel of the iconic NERF brand - will blast onto store shelves in the U.S. and Canada in November. Initial distribution will be at Toys 'R Us with retail prices from $19.99 to $59.99.
Specially engineered and molded to resemble the distinctive material loved by generations of NERF fans, the new NERF-branded gear will range from everyday technology accessories to action items designed for imaginative play. Highlights include NERF-inspired:
-- Night vision goggles for see-in-the-dark fun
-- A digital helmet cam that can be mounted on either a helmet or bike
-- A pocket DVR with a preview screen
-- 2.1 and 5.1 MP digital cameras packaged with social networking software
Other SKUs include a 2GB PC/Mac-compatible flash drive shaped like a mini-NERF blaster, a 2GB digital MP3 player, walkie talkies with up to a 1000-foot range, and a multi-function flashlight.
"The NERF brand has all the ingredients for a successful licensing program, including a huge fan base, an instantly recognizable appearance, and a heritage of more than 40 years in the market," said Liza Abrams, Sakar Vice President of Licensing. "This new licensed merchandise builds on those assets to extend the brand into new product categories that target the same demographic as NERF's core lineup."
Sakar will be exhibiting the new NERF-branded products and other new licensed merchandise in Booth #12-1409 at the Dallas Toy Fair opening today at Dallas Market Center / World Trade Center.
Sakar's licensing portfolio also includes other top-tier brands such as Kodak, Made for iPod, Disney, Crayola, NERF, Sanrio's Hello Kitty, The Avengers, Skechers and multiple Nickelodeon properties including iCarly and SpongeBob SquarePants.
About Sakar International
Sakar International Inc. designs and manufactures a wide range of technology, toy, and consumer electronic products. Founded in 1977, the company is the manufacturer of Vivitar camera equipment and accessories, a market leader in youth electronics and rechargeable batteries, and a producer of licensed products for leading consumer brands. Products range from digital cameras and camcorders with related accessories to computer, iPod, GPS and gaming accessories, binoculars, MP3 players, clock radios, gift and toy electronics. The company is privately held and headquartered in Edison, N.J. For more information, visit http://www.sakar.com.
About Hasbro, Inc.
Hasbro, Inc. (NASDAQ: HAS) is a branded play company providing children and families around the world with a wide-range of immersive entertainment offerings based on the Company's world class brand portfolio. From toys and games, to television programming, motion pictures, video games and a comprehensive licensing program, Hasbro strives to delight its customers through the strategic leveraging of well-known and beloved brands such as TRANSFORMERS, LITTLEST PET SHOP, NERF, PLAYSKOOL, MY LITTLE PONY, G.I. JOE, MAGIC: THE GATHERING and MONOPOLY. The Hub, Hasbro's multi-platform joint venture with Discovery Communications (NASDAQ: DISCA, DISCB, DISCK) launched on October 10, 2010. The online home of The Hub is http://www.hubworld.com. The Hub logo and name are trademarks of Hub Television Networks, LLC. Come see how we inspire play through our brands at http://www.hasbro.com. © 2011 Hasbro, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
SOURCE Sakar International
Sakar International
CONTACT: Molly Antos, +1-847-415-9327, mantos@sspr.com, for Sakar International
Web Site: http://www.hasbro.com
Licensed Products Will Include Night Vision Goggles, Helmet Cam & More
DALLAS, Oct. 4, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- The NERF experience is moving into new territory this holiday season with NERF-branded night vision goggles, helmet cams and other audio, visual and technology merchandise from Sakar International, produced under license from Hasbro, Inc. (NASDAQ: HAS). The new lineup - evoking the look and feel of the iconic NERF brand - will blast onto store shelves in the U.S. and Canada in November. Initial distribution will be at Toys 'R Us with retail prices from $19.99 to $59.99.
Specially engineered and molded to resemble the distinctive material loved by generations of NERF fans, the new NERF-branded gear will range from everyday technology accessories to action items designed for imaginative play. Highlights include NERF-inspired:
-- Night vision goggles for see-in-the-dark fun
-- A digital helmet cam that can be mounted on either a helmet or bike
-- A pocket DVR with a preview screen
-- 2.1 and 5.1 MP digital cameras packaged with social networking software
Other SKUs include a 2GB PC/Mac-compatible flash drive shaped like a mini-NERF blaster, a 2GB digital MP3 player, walkie talkies with up to a 1000-foot range, and a multi-function flashlight.
"The NERF brand has all the ingredients for a successful licensing program, including a huge fan base, an instantly recognizable appearance, and a heritage of more than 40 years in the market," said Liza Abrams, Sakar Vice President of Licensing. "This new licensed merchandise builds on those assets to extend the brand into new product categories that target the same demographic as NERF's core lineup."
Sakar will be exhibiting the new NERF-branded products and other new licensed merchandise in Booth #12-1409 at the Dallas Toy Fair opening today at Dallas Market Center / World Trade Center.
Sakar's licensing portfolio also includes other top-tier brands such as Kodak, Made for iPod, Disney, Crayola, NERF, Sanrio's Hello Kitty, The Avengers, Skechers and multiple Nickelodeon properties including iCarly and SpongeBob SquarePants.
About Sakar International
Sakar International Inc. designs and manufactures a wide range of technology, toy, and consumer electronic products. Founded in 1977, the company is the manufacturer of Vivitar camera equipment and accessories, a market leader in youth electronics and rechargeable batteries, and a producer of licensed products for leading consumer brands. Products range from digital cameras and camcorders with related accessories to computer, iPod, GPS and gaming accessories, binoculars, MP3 players, clock radios, gift and toy electronics. The company is privately held and headquartered in Edison, N.J. For more information, visit http://www.sakar.com.
About Hasbro, Inc.
Hasbro, Inc. (NASDAQ: HAS) is a branded play company providing children and families around the world with a wide-range of immersive entertainment offerings based on the Company's world class brand portfolio. From toys and games, to television programming, motion pictures, video games and a comprehensive licensing program, Hasbro strives to delight its customers through the strategic leveraging of well-known and beloved brands such as TRANSFORMERS, LITTLEST PET SHOP, NERF, PLAYSKOOL, MY LITTLE PONY, G.I. JOE, MAGIC: THE GATHERING and MONOPOLY. The Hub, Hasbro's multi-platform joint venture with Discovery Communications (NASDAQ: DISCA, DISCB, DISCK) launched on October 10, 2010. The online home of The Hub is http://www.hubworld.com. The Hub logo and name are trademarks of Hub Television Networks, LLC. Come see how we inspire play through our brands at http://www.hasbro.com. © 2011 Hasbro, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
SOURCE Sakar International
Sakar International
CONTACT: Molly Antos, +1-847-415-9327, mantos@sspr.com, for Sakar International
Web Site: http://www.hasbro.com
Thousands of Fans to Enjoy Free Pizza During Second Annual "Have a Slice Day" Event
Poster: SySAdmin
Posted on October 4, 2011 at 9:14:01 AM
Thousands of Fans to Enjoy Free Pizza During Second Annual "Have a Slice Day" Event
Popular QSR Celebrates National Pizza Month with Free Slices, Tues., Oct. 18
MORRISTOWN, N.J., Oct. 4, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Villa Enterprises Management Ltd., Inc., the global multi-concept restaurant franchisor, announced today its Villa Fresh Italian Kitchen locations across the country will celebrate October's National Pizza Month by offering Facebook fans complimentary slices of pizza on Tuesday, Oct. 18.
For the second annual, one-day-only promotion known as "Have a Slice Day," participants will be able to access a Villa Fresh Italian Kitchen free pizza slice coupon on Facebook. According to Villa Enterprises Management Chief Executive Officer Anthony Scotto, Facebook Fans will then be able to download the coupon starting on Oct. 3, which will be accepted at participating store locations across the United States on Oct. 18, after 'Liking' the Villa Fresh Italian Kitchen Page.
"Everyone loves pizza, and what better way to celebrate National Pizza Month than to give away free slices of our famed pizza to valued customers?" asked Scotto. "Last year's 'Have a Slice Day' promotion was a great success and we truly hope people will spread the word so we can give out even more free pizza during this year's event."
For more information or to print a free Villa Fresh Italian Kitchen pizza slice coupon, visit Villa Fresh Italian Kitchen's Facebook page or http://www.freesliceday.com.
About Villa Enterprises Management
Villa Enterprises Management Ltd., Inc. (and its affiliates, Villa Enterprises) is a global multi-concept restaurant franchisor with more than 300 quick service restaurant (QSR) locations across 38 U.S. states along with five additional countries.
Founded in 1964 by Naples, Italy native Michele Scotto as a small pizzeria next to the Ed Sullivan Theater in New York City, Villa Enterprises today is an international organization that owns several unique QSR brands: Villa Fresh Italian Kitchen, Villa Pizza; Green Leaf's; Bananas; Casa Java; Mo' Burger; Far East; and South Philly Steaks & Fries. These brands can be found in malls, airports, casinos, college campuses, and outlet centers across the U.S. and internationally. Additionally, Villa Enterprises Management owns and operates several upscale full-service restaurants in the New York City Metro area. For more information, please visit http://www.villaenterprises.com.
SOURCE Oxford Communications
Oxford Communications
CONTACT: Melinda Brodbeck, +1-609-397-4242, ext. 134, mbrodbeck@oxfordcommunications.com, or Erinn Bartley, +1-609-397-4242, ext. 314, ebartley@oxfordcommunications.com, both of Oxford Communications
Web Site: http://www.villaenterprises.com
Popular QSR Celebrates National Pizza Month with Free Slices, Tues., Oct. 18
MORRISTOWN, N.J., Oct. 4, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Villa Enterprises Management Ltd., Inc., the global multi-concept restaurant franchisor, announced today its Villa Fresh Italian Kitchen locations across the country will celebrate October's National Pizza Month by offering Facebook fans complimentary slices of pizza on Tuesday, Oct. 18.
For the second annual, one-day-only promotion known as "Have a Slice Day," participants will be able to access a Villa Fresh Italian Kitchen free pizza slice coupon on Facebook. According to Villa Enterprises Management Chief Executive Officer Anthony Scotto, Facebook Fans will then be able to download the coupon starting on Oct. 3, which will be accepted at participating store locations across the United States on Oct. 18, after 'Liking' the Villa Fresh Italian Kitchen Page.
"Everyone loves pizza, and what better way to celebrate National Pizza Month than to give away free slices of our famed pizza to valued customers?" asked Scotto. "Last year's 'Have a Slice Day' promotion was a great success and we truly hope people will spread the word so we can give out even more free pizza during this year's event."
For more information or to print a free Villa Fresh Italian Kitchen pizza slice coupon, visit Villa Fresh Italian Kitchen's Facebook page or http://www.freesliceday.com.
About Villa Enterprises Management
Villa Enterprises Management Ltd., Inc. (and its affiliates, Villa Enterprises) is a global multi-concept restaurant franchisor with more than 300 quick service restaurant (QSR) locations across 38 U.S. states along with five additional countries.
Founded in 1964 by Naples, Italy native Michele Scotto as a small pizzeria next to the Ed Sullivan Theater in New York City, Villa Enterprises today is an international organization that owns several unique QSR brands: Villa Fresh Italian Kitchen, Villa Pizza; Green Leaf's; Bananas; Casa Java; Mo' Burger; Far East; and South Philly Steaks & Fries. These brands can be found in malls, airports, casinos, college campuses, and outlet centers across the U.S. and internationally. Additionally, Villa Enterprises Management owns and operates several upscale full-service restaurants in the New York City Metro area. For more information, please visit http://www.villaenterprises.com.
SOURCE Oxford Communications
Oxford Communications
CONTACT: Melinda Brodbeck, +1-609-397-4242, ext. 134, mbrodbeck@oxfordcommunications.com, or Erinn Bartley, +1-609-397-4242, ext. 314, ebartley@oxfordcommunications.com, both of Oxford Communications
Web Site: http://www.villaenterprises.com
TogetherWeServed Launches Secure Network for U.S. Police Officers
Poster: SySAdmin
Posted on October 4, 2011 at 9:14:01 AM
TogetherWeServed Launches Secure Network for U.S. Police Officers
New Website Helps Active and Retired Law Enforcement Officers Connect for the Purpose of Knowledge Sharing and Networking
CHATSWORTH, Calif., Oct. 4, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, TogetherWeServed.com - creator of the largest online military heritage community - announced the launch of its next chapter in connecting and honoring U.S. public servants: a secure, feature-rich website for the U.S. state and municipal police community called Police.TogetherWeServed.com (PTWS).
Administered by retired police officers for police officers, PTWS is a secure space for currently serving and veteran officers to connect with their service brothers and sisters, share in the camaraderie of fellow officers, network for professional and social purposes, and create a permanent legacy of their service for their family and future generations. The site is 100% exclusive to U.S. officers - only those who have served as a sworn police or federal officer, county sheriff, or state trooper are eligible for PTWS membership. Corrections officers will have their own TWS website in the near future.
"When we first launched TWS in 2003, we had no idea how strongly it would be embraced by the military community," said Brian Foster, founder and president of TogetherWeServed.com. "As many members went on to serve in law enforcement after their military service, we wanted to honor and connect officers in the same secure way through PTWS."
Among the site's biggest endorsers is Martin Renkiewicz, former Director of INTERPOL, the world's largest international police organization, and now Director of Recruiting and Staffing for Justice Services International (JSI).
"PTWS is one of the most valuable resources I've found for officers to securely share a vast amount of experience acquired over many years and mentor their law enforcement counterparts in their fight against crime and terrorism," said Renkiewicz. "Cooperation and information sharing is at the core of what we do; PTWS is built to do exactly that, and that is why I am a strong supporter!"
As with TogetherWeServed.com, PTWS members can create a detailed "Shadow Box" page with a permanent record of their service, including memories of people and events and photographs spanning an entire career. High-resolution images of badges and patches are displayed exactly as worn on uniform, with badge images conforming exactly to specification and supplied by Smith & Warren, the leading manufacturer of United States police insignia since 1925.
In addition to creating a service history, officers can find and connect with former colleagues. Members who post the agencies, departments, and timeframe in which they served will be presented with an instant listing of other PTWS members whom they may know. Members can communicate with each other via instant messaging and discussion boards spanning every interest and professional specialty. PTWS boards, including a soon-to-be-announced Police Knowledge Center, are a space for officers across the country to share information, advice, and connect in a police-only environment, not available on Facebook and other social networking websites. With more than 43,000 departments and 20,000 police patches already represented on the site, PTWS is the most comprehensive U.S. law enforcement online database available.
Joe Lisi - a retired NYPD police captain, Marine, and New York-based actor who has appeared on "The Sopranos," "Law and Order," and "Nurse Jackie" - was one of the site's first active members. "PTWS is an excellent resource for cops, active and retired alike," said Lisi. "You can expand your contacts within the law enforcement community; keep abreast of current trends and technologies; and reinforce bonds that exist between officers across the U.S."
"PTWS is a great way to express personal and emotional issues, all while knowing your involvement is completely secure," said Detective Natalie Ogonowski of Hillside, NJ, another one of the site's several hundred founding members. "As a female in a male-dominated field, I love that I can interact with other female officers in a forum just for women."
Current or former officers who would like to join PTWS can request an invitation at Police.TogetherWeServed.com or contact Denise Kincaid at admin@police.togetherweserved.com or (888) 398-3262.
ABOUT TOGETHERWESERVED.COM
As the largest exclusively military network of its type, TogetherWeServed.com enables veterans and active duty personnel to reconnect with their service brothers and sisters, share in the camaraderie of other members, and create a permanent record of their service so it may never be forgotten. Administered by retired U.S. military personnel, TogetherWeServed.com is a highly secure networking site; member information is never shared for commercial purposes. TogetherWeServed.com has 1.3 million members from all five branches of the military and aims to capture 5 million additional veteran profiles within the next five years.
MEDIA CONTACTS: Stephanie Wolf
PR Director
(888) 398-3262
swolf@togetherweserved.com
Brian Foster
President and Founder
(888) 398-3262
bfoster@togetherweserved.com
SOURCE TogetherWeServed.com
TogetherWeServed.com
Web Site: http://togetherweserved.com
New Website Helps Active and Retired Law Enforcement Officers Connect for the Purpose of Knowledge Sharing and Networking
CHATSWORTH, Calif., Oct. 4, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, TogetherWeServed.com - creator of the largest online military heritage community - announced the launch of its next chapter in connecting and honoring U.S. public servants: a secure, feature-rich website for the U.S. state and municipal police community called Police.TogetherWeServed.com (PTWS).
Administered by retired police officers for police officers, PTWS is a secure space for currently serving and veteran officers to connect with their service brothers and sisters, share in the camaraderie of fellow officers, network for professional and social purposes, and create a permanent legacy of their service for their family and future generations. The site is 100% exclusive to U.S. officers - only those who have served as a sworn police or federal officer, county sheriff, or state trooper are eligible for PTWS membership. Corrections officers will have their own TWS website in the near future.
"When we first launched TWS in 2003, we had no idea how strongly it would be embraced by the military community," said Brian Foster, founder and president of TogetherWeServed.com. "As many members went on to serve in law enforcement after their military service, we wanted to honor and connect officers in the same secure way through PTWS."
Among the site's biggest endorsers is Martin Renkiewicz, former Director of INTERPOL, the world's largest international police organization, and now Director of Recruiting and Staffing for Justice Services International (JSI).
"PTWS is one of the most valuable resources I've found for officers to securely share a vast amount of experience acquired over many years and mentor their law enforcement counterparts in their fight against crime and terrorism," said Renkiewicz. "Cooperation and information sharing is at the core of what we do; PTWS is built to do exactly that, and that is why I am a strong supporter!"
As with TogetherWeServed.com, PTWS members can create a detailed "Shadow Box" page with a permanent record of their service, including memories of people and events and photographs spanning an entire career. High-resolution images of badges and patches are displayed exactly as worn on uniform, with badge images conforming exactly to specification and supplied by Smith & Warren, the leading manufacturer of United States police insignia since 1925.
In addition to creating a service history, officers can find and connect with former colleagues. Members who post the agencies, departments, and timeframe in which they served will be presented with an instant listing of other PTWS members whom they may know. Members can communicate with each other via instant messaging and discussion boards spanning every interest and professional specialty. PTWS boards, including a soon-to-be-announced Police Knowledge Center, are a space for officers across the country to share information, advice, and connect in a police-only environment, not available on Facebook and other social networking websites. With more than 43,000 departments and 20,000 police patches already represented on the site, PTWS is the most comprehensive U.S. law enforcement online database available.
Joe Lisi - a retired NYPD police captain, Marine, and New York-based actor who has appeared on "The Sopranos," "Law and Order," and "Nurse Jackie" - was one of the site's first active members. "PTWS is an excellent resource for cops, active and retired alike," said Lisi. "You can expand your contacts within the law enforcement community; keep abreast of current trends and technologies; and reinforce bonds that exist between officers across the U.S."
"PTWS is a great way to express personal and emotional issues, all while knowing your involvement is completely secure," said Detective Natalie Ogonowski of Hillside, NJ, another one of the site's several hundred founding members. "As a female in a male-dominated field, I love that I can interact with other female officers in a forum just for women."
Current or former officers who would like to join PTWS can request an invitation at Police.TogetherWeServed.com or contact Denise Kincaid at admin@police.togetherweserved.com or (888) 398-3262.
ABOUT TOGETHERWESERVED.COM
As the largest exclusively military network of its type, TogetherWeServed.com enables veterans and active duty personnel to reconnect with their service brothers and sisters, share in the camaraderie of other members, and create a permanent record of their service so it may never be forgotten. Administered by retired U.S. military personnel, TogetherWeServed.com is a highly secure networking site; member information is never shared for commercial purposes. TogetherWeServed.com has 1.3 million members from all five branches of the military and aims to capture 5 million additional veteran profiles within the next five years.
MEDIA CONTACTS: Stephanie Wolf
PR Director
(888) 398-3262
swolf@togetherweserved.com
Brian Foster
President and Founder
(888) 398-3262
bfoster@togetherweserved.com
SOURCE TogetherWeServed.com
TogetherWeServed.com
Web Site: http://togetherweserved.com
National Instruments Expands Smart Camera Family With Seven New Models
Poster: SySAdmin
Posted on October 4, 2011 at 9:14:01 AM
National Instruments Expands Smart Camera Family With Seven New Models
New Cameras Deliver Color and High-Resolution Options, IP67 Rating for Rugged Applications, and Increased Performance Using Intel® Atom(TM) Processor
AUSTIN, Texas, Oct. 4, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- National Instruments (Nasdaq: NATI) today announced it is expanding its NI Smart Camera family of products by introducing seven new models, including color and high-resolution options. The new NI 177x Smart Cameras feature a 1.6 GHz Intel® Atom(TM) processor for increased processing power and an IP67 rating to protect the hardware from dust and water, making the cameras ideal for industrial inspection applications that require high-performance in a rugged form factor. Additionally, the cameras have a real-time operating system to deliver the reliability and determinism needed on a production floor.
Using the Intel Atom processor, the new cameras deliver processing speeds four times greater than other NI Smart Cameras. They also add new sensor options, including VGA, 1.3 MP and 2 MP in color and monochrome as well as 5 MP in monochrome. The new sensor options make the cameras well suited for applications that require higher resolution image acquisition such as metrology and detection of small defects as well as color imaging such as LED validation for electronics. Additionally, the strong mechanical housing, M12 connectors and lens cover have earned the NI 177x Smart Cameras an IP67 rating, which makes the cameras dust- and water-resistant and suitable for environments with washdowns. The new cameras are the first National Instruments products to offer an IP67 rating.
The cameras include four digital input and four digital output lines and support several industrial communication protocols including RS232 (Serial, Modbus serial) and Ethernet (TCP/IP, Ethernet/IPModbus TCP). Using the signals generated from these networks, engineers can dynamically control lighting or cameras, synchronize with a conveyor belt, drive mechanisms for sorting parts or integrate the smart cameras with programmable logic controllers. The cameras also include a VGA video out connection for monitoring inspection images.
"National Instruments is excited to expand the NI Smart Camera family of products with new, high-performance cameras in a rugged form factor," said Eric Starkloff, vice president of product marketing at National Instruments. "What sets NI Smart Cameras apart, in addition to our exceptional hardware performance, is our software. Our vision software works with all types of hardware on the production floor, and this single platform approach helps our customers reduce maintenance and development costs."
The NI 177x Smart Cameras are shipped with NI Vision Builder for Automated Inspection (AI) 2011 software, a menu-driven, interactive environment for configuring, benchmarking and deploying vision systems. Engineers can use the software to configure the camera, create custom user interfaces, acquire images, set up triggering and lighting, perform image processing steps and communicate results through I/O or industrial communication networks. The cameras also can be programmed using NI LabVIEW graphical programming and the NI Vision Development Module for advanced customization and integration with other National Instruments hardware. Features introduced with the 2011 versions of Vision Builder AI and the NI Vision Development Module include new calibration tools with improved accuracy and the ability to save single camera calibration parameters for easy reuse; stronger data matrix decoding; morphological reconstruction; structural similarity (SSIM) index for video quality analysis; and new calipher algorithm feature for metrology.
Readers can visit http://www.ni.com/smartcamera to learn more about the high-performance NI 177x Smart Cameras.
Additional Resources
Smart Camera Family Overview
NI 177x High-Performance Smart Camera Overview
About National Instruments
National Instruments (http://www.ni.com) is transforming the way engineers and scientists design, prototype and deploy systems for measurement, automation and embedded applications. NI empowers customers with off-the-shelf software such as NI LabVIEW and modular cost-effective hardware, and sells to a broad base of more than 30,000 different companies worldwide, with its largest customer representing approximately 4 percent of revenue in 2010 and no one industry representing more than 15 percent of revenue. Headquartered in Austin, Texas, NI has approximately 6,100 employees and direct operations in more than 40 countries. For the past 12 years, FORTUNE magazine has named NI one of the 100 best companies to work for in America. Readers can obtain investment information from the company's investor relations department by calling (512) 683-5090, emailing nati@ni.com or visiting http://www.ni.com/nati.
Pricing and Contact Information
11500 N Mopac Expwy, Austin, Texas
NI 177x Smart Cameras 78759-3504
Priced* from $3,499; euro 3,399; Tel: (800) 258-7022, Fax: (512)
438,000 yen 683-9300
Web: http://www.ni.com/smartcamera E-mail: info@ni.com
* All prices are subject to change without notice.
LabVIEW, National Instruments, NI and ni.com are trademarks of National Instruments. Intel and Intel Atom are trademarks of Intel Corporation in the United States and other countries. Other product and company names listed are trademarks or trade names of their respective companies.
Editor Contact: Trisha McDonell, (512) 683-6215
Reader Contact: Ernest Martinez, (800) 258-7022
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National Instruments
Web Site: http://www.ni.com
New Cameras Deliver Color and High-Resolution Options, IP67 Rating for Rugged Applications, and Increased Performance Using Intel® Atom(TM) Processor
AUSTIN, Texas, Oct. 4, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- National Instruments (Nasdaq: NATI) today announced it is expanding its NI Smart Camera family of products by introducing seven new models, including color and high-resolution options. The new NI 177x Smart Cameras feature a 1.6 GHz Intel® Atom(TM) processor for increased processing power and an IP67 rating to protect the hardware from dust and water, making the cameras ideal for industrial inspection applications that require high-performance in a rugged form factor. Additionally, the cameras have a real-time operating system to deliver the reliability and determinism needed on a production floor.
Using the Intel Atom processor, the new cameras deliver processing speeds four times greater than other NI Smart Cameras. They also add new sensor options, including VGA, 1.3 MP and 2 MP in color and monochrome as well as 5 MP in monochrome. The new sensor options make the cameras well suited for applications that require higher resolution image acquisition such as metrology and detection of small defects as well as color imaging such as LED validation for electronics. Additionally, the strong mechanical housing, M12 connectors and lens cover have earned the NI 177x Smart Cameras an IP67 rating, which makes the cameras dust- and water-resistant and suitable for environments with washdowns. The new cameras are the first National Instruments products to offer an IP67 rating.
The cameras include four digital input and four digital output lines and support several industrial communication protocols including RS232 (Serial, Modbus serial) and Ethernet (TCP/IP, Ethernet/IPModbus TCP). Using the signals generated from these networks, engineers can dynamically control lighting or cameras, synchronize with a conveyor belt, drive mechanisms for sorting parts or integrate the smart cameras with programmable logic controllers. The cameras also include a VGA video out connection for monitoring inspection images.
"National Instruments is excited to expand the NI Smart Camera family of products with new, high-performance cameras in a rugged form factor," said Eric Starkloff, vice president of product marketing at National Instruments. "What sets NI Smart Cameras apart, in addition to our exceptional hardware performance, is our software. Our vision software works with all types of hardware on the production floor, and this single platform approach helps our customers reduce maintenance and development costs."
The NI 177x Smart Cameras are shipped with NI Vision Builder for Automated Inspection (AI) 2011 software, a menu-driven, interactive environment for configuring, benchmarking and deploying vision systems. Engineers can use the software to configure the camera, create custom user interfaces, acquire images, set up triggering and lighting, perform image processing steps and communicate results through I/O or industrial communication networks. The cameras also can be programmed using NI LabVIEW graphical programming and the NI Vision Development Module for advanced customization and integration with other National Instruments hardware. Features introduced with the 2011 versions of Vision Builder AI and the NI Vision Development Module include new calibration tools with improved accuracy and the ability to save single camera calibration parameters for easy reuse; stronger data matrix decoding; morphological reconstruction; structural similarity (SSIM) index for video quality analysis; and new calipher algorithm feature for metrology.
Readers can visit http://www.ni.com/smartcamera to learn more about the high-performance NI 177x Smart Cameras.
Additional Resources
Smart Camera Family Overview
NI 177x High-Performance Smart Camera Overview
About National Instruments
National Instruments (http://www.ni.com) is transforming the way engineers and scientists design, prototype and deploy systems for measurement, automation and embedded applications. NI empowers customers with off-the-shelf software such as NI LabVIEW and modular cost-effective hardware, and sells to a broad base of more than 30,000 different companies worldwide, with its largest customer representing approximately 4 percent of revenue in 2010 and no one industry representing more than 15 percent of revenue. Headquartered in Austin, Texas, NI has approximately 6,100 employees and direct operations in more than 40 countries. For the past 12 years, FORTUNE magazine has named NI one of the 100 best companies to work for in America. Readers can obtain investment information from the company's investor relations department by calling (512) 683-5090, emailing nati@ni.com or visiting http://www.ni.com/nati.
Pricing and Contact Information
11500 N Mopac Expwy, Austin, Texas
NI 177x Smart Cameras 78759-3504
Priced* from $3,499; euro 3,399; Tel: (800) 258-7022, Fax: (512)
438,000 yen 683-9300
Web: http://www.ni.com/smartcamera E-mail: info@ni.com
* All prices are subject to change without notice.
LabVIEW, National Instruments, NI and ni.com are trademarks of National Instruments. Intel and Intel Atom are trademarks of Intel Corporation in the United States and other countries. Other product and company names listed are trademarks or trade names of their respective companies.
Editor Contact: Trisha McDonell, (512) 683-6215
Reader Contact: Ernest Martinez, (800) 258-7022
SOURCE National Instruments
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National Instruments
Web Site: http://www.ni.com
Locus Energy Launches the LGate 310 - the First Smart Meter Designed for Light Commercial Solar Monitoring
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Posted on October 4, 2011 at 9:14:01 AM
Locus Energy Launches the LGate 310 - the First Smart Meter Designed for Light Commercial Solar Monitoring
NEW YORK, Oct. 4, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Locus Energy has launched the LGate 310 -- a digital smart meter optimized for monitoring light commercial solar photovoltaic installations. The combined power meter and datalogger makes it easier than ever to remotely monitor and maintain PV systems.
Together with the web-based Locus Platform that provides an overview dashboard as well as patented analytics, the LGate 310 enables solar fleet operators to efficiently gather data for troubleshooting, asset optimization and performance guarantee/billing functions. The LGate 310 has the following features:
-- Itron Sentinel® three phase revenue-grade socket meter
-- Installation with a standard socket meter base and works with any type
of inverter
-- Inverter-direct communication and fault detection supported for leading
single phase and select three phase inverters
-- Communication via Ethernet or cellular networks
-- Plug and play connectivity with remote firmware upgrades
Until recently, commercial solar PV monitoring required custom integrated data acquisition hardware which can be costly and time-consuming to commission. Locus Energy now provides a more standardized approach for revenue-grade web-based monitoring of light commercial systems. The LGate 310 is a third party solution that is approved for all major incentive programs, and offers the combination of inverter-specific information and accurate PV production data.
"We really value the feedback from our installer partners and we kept getting requests for a more standard option for light commercial monitoring. PV systems sized at 100 kW and below often times do not require custom built and configured data acquisition hardware," said Michael Herzig, CEO & Founder of Locus Energy. "With the LGate 310, commercial solar integrators can deploy standard metering hardware with a familiar form factor and an attractive price point."
The LGate 310 is available immediately. Please visit http://www.locusenergy.com/hardware.html or contact Adrian De Luca at 877.562.8736 for more information.
About Locus Energy
Locus Energy develops web-based asset management software for renewable energy systems. We provide monitoring, analytics and data services for deployments of solar photovoltaic and solar thermal technology. By leveraging Locus' products, renewable finance companies and integrators can drive down the cost and complexity of energy monitoring while making it much easier to maintain and service an installed client base. Founded in 2007, Locus has offices in New York and San Francisco, and monitors several thousand PV arrays worldwide.
SOURCE Locus Energy
Locus Energy
Web Site: http://www.locusenergy.com
NEW YORK, Oct. 4, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Locus Energy has launched the LGate 310 -- a digital smart meter optimized for monitoring light commercial solar photovoltaic installations. The combined power meter and datalogger makes it easier than ever to remotely monitor and maintain PV systems.
Together with the web-based Locus Platform that provides an overview dashboard as well as patented analytics, the LGate 310 enables solar fleet operators to efficiently gather data for troubleshooting, asset optimization and performance guarantee/billing functions. The LGate 310 has the following features:
-- Itron Sentinel® three phase revenue-grade socket meter
-- Installation with a standard socket meter base and works with any type
of inverter
-- Inverter-direct communication and fault detection supported for leading
single phase and select three phase inverters
-- Communication via Ethernet or cellular networks
-- Plug and play connectivity with remote firmware upgrades
Until recently, commercial solar PV monitoring required custom integrated data acquisition hardware which can be costly and time-consuming to commission. Locus Energy now provides a more standardized approach for revenue-grade web-based monitoring of light commercial systems. The LGate 310 is a third party solution that is approved for all major incentive programs, and offers the combination of inverter-specific information and accurate PV production data.
"We really value the feedback from our installer partners and we kept getting requests for a more standard option for light commercial monitoring. PV systems sized at 100 kW and below often times do not require custom built and configured data acquisition hardware," said Michael Herzig, CEO & Founder of Locus Energy. "With the LGate 310, commercial solar integrators can deploy standard metering hardware with a familiar form factor and an attractive price point."
The LGate 310 is available immediately. Please visit http://www.locusenergy.com/hardware.html or contact Adrian De Luca at 877.562.8736 for more information.
About Locus Energy
Locus Energy develops web-based asset management software for renewable energy systems. We provide monitoring, analytics and data services for deployments of solar photovoltaic and solar thermal technology. By leveraging Locus' products, renewable finance companies and integrators can drive down the cost and complexity of energy monitoring while making it much easier to maintain and service an installed client base. Founded in 2007, Locus has offices in New York and San Francisco, and monitors several thousand PV arrays worldwide.
SOURCE Locus Energy
Locus Energy
Web Site: http://www.locusenergy.com
Subaru to Offer SiriusXM on All Models Beginning with Model Year 2012 Vehicles
Poster: SySAdmin
Posted on October 4, 2011 at 9:14:01 AM
Subaru to Offer SiriusXM on All Models Beginning with Model Year 2012 Vehicles
All model year 2012 Legacy and Outback Limited models will come standard with satellite radio from SiriusXM
All model year 2012 Impreza and Forester models equipped with an all-new factory navigation system will also come standard with SiriusXM satellite radio and NavTraffic service
NEW YORK, Oct. 4, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Sirius XM Radio (NASDAQ: SIRI) and Subaru of America today announced that Subaru will offer satellite radio on all models beginning with 2012 model year vehicles. Additionally, all 2012 model year Legacy and Outback Limited models will come standard with factory-installed satellite radio.
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All Subaru customers purchasing new satellite radio-equipped vehicles will automatically receive a 4-month trial subscription to the XM Select package which includes more than 130 channels of commercial-free music, premier sports, news, talk and comedy from SiriusXM.
In addition, customers purchasing Impreza and Forester models equipped with the all-new factory navigation system will also automatically receive a 4-month trial subscription to SiriusXM satellite radio and NavTraffic services. Drivers and passengers using NavTraffic from SiriusXM will have access to detailed traffic information and incident data regarding construction, road closures and accidents so that they can determine traffic speed and estimate travel time along their route. Subaru's all-new navigation system uses data to re-route drivers around traffic incidents so they get to their destination.
"Subaru is very pleased to offer our customers entertainment and data services from SiriusXM," said Thomas J. Doll, Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer, Subaru of America. "SiriusXM satellite radio and NavTraffic bring value to our vehicles and also benefit the adventurous, outdoor lifestyle of our customers. The feature has proven to be quite popular on our fast-selling 2011 Legacy and Outback models, so it made sense to expand availability to more Subaru customers."
"We are thrilled that Subaru sees the value of SiriusXM and is increasing the availability of satellite radio and data services in their vehicles," said Larry Pesce, Group Vice President and General Manager, Information and Advanced Audio Services, SiriusXM. "Now, even more Subaru drivers will be able to choose the perfect soundtrack for every road trip and plan how to get to their destinations safely and quickly."
Subaru expects SiriusXM satellite radio to become standard equipment on additional trim levels and models in upcoming model years.
For more information on SiriusXM, please visit http://www.siriusxm.com.
About Subaru of America, Inc.
Subaru of America, Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary of Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd. of Japan. Headquartered in Cherry Hill, N.J., the company markets and distributes Subaru Symmetrical All-Wheel Drive vehicles, parts and accessories through a network of more than 600 dealers across the United States. Subaru boasts the most fuel efficient line-up of all-wheel drive products sold in the market today based on Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) fuel economy standards. All Subaru products are manufactured in zero-landfill production plants and Subaru of Indiana Automotive Inc. is the only U.S. automobile production plant to be designated a backyard wildlife habitat by the National Wildlife Federation. For additional information, visit http://www.subaru.com.
Follow the Subaru of America Facebook page and subaru_usa on Twitter.
Follow SiriusXM on Twitter
like Subaru of America on Facebook
About Sirius XM Radio
Sirius XM Radio is America's satellite radio company. SiriusXM broadcasts more than 135 satellite radio channels of commercial-free music, and premier sports, news, talk, entertainment, traffic, weather, and data services to over 21 million subscribers. SiriusXM offers an array of content from many of the biggest names in entertainment, as well as from professional sports leagues, major colleges, and national news and talk providers.
SiriusXM programming is available on more than 800 devices, including pre-installed and after-market radios in cars, trucks, boats and aircraft, smartphones and mobile devices, and consumer electronics products for homes and offices. SiriusXM programming is also available at siriusxm.com, and on Apple, BlackBerry and Android-powered mobile devices.
SiriusXM has arrangements with every major automaker and its radio products are available for sale at shop.siriusxm.com as well as retail locations nationwide.
This communication contains "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such statements include, but are not limited to, statements about future financial and operating results, our plans, objectives, expectations and intentions with respect to future operations, products and services; and other statements identified by words such as "will likely result," "are expected to," "will continue," "is anticipated," "estimated," "intend," "plan," "projection," "outlook" or words of similar meaning. Such forward-looking statements are based upon the current beliefs and expectations of our management and are inherently subject to significant business, economic and competitive uncertainties and contingencies, many of which are difficult to predict and generally beyond our control. Actual results may differ materially from the results anticipated in these forward-looking statements.
The following factors, among others, could cause actual results to differ materially from the anticipated results or other expectations expressed in the forward-looking statement: our competitive position versus other forms of audio and video entertainment; our ability to retain subscribers and maintain our average monthly revenue per subscriber; our dependence upon automakers and other third parties; our substantial indebtedness; and the useful life of our satellites, which, in most cases, are not insured. Additional factors that could cause our results to differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements can be found in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2010, which is filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") and available at the SEC's Internet site (http://www.sec.gov). The information set forth herein speaks only as of the date hereof, and we disclaim any intention or obligation to update any forward looking statements as a result of developments occurring after the date of this communication.
Follow SiriusXM on Twitter or like the SiriusXM page on Facebook.
O-SIRI
Contact for SiriusXM:
Sal Resendez
sal.resendez@siriusxm.com
646 313 2405
SOURCE Sirius XM Radio
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Sirius XM Radio
Web Site: http://www.sirius.com
All model year 2012 Legacy and Outback Limited models will come standard with satellite radio from SiriusXM
All model year 2012 Impreza and Forester models equipped with an all-new factory navigation system will also come standard with SiriusXM satellite radio and NavTraffic service
NEW YORK, Oct. 4, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Sirius XM Radio (NASDAQ: SIRI) and Subaru of America today announced that Subaru will offer satellite radio on all models beginning with 2012 model year vehicles. Additionally, all 2012 model year Legacy and Outback Limited models will come standard with factory-installed satellite radio.
(Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20101019/NY84997LOGO )
All Subaru customers purchasing new satellite radio-equipped vehicles will automatically receive a 4-month trial subscription to the XM Select package which includes more than 130 channels of commercial-free music, premier sports, news, talk and comedy from SiriusXM.
In addition, customers purchasing Impreza and Forester models equipped with the all-new factory navigation system will also automatically receive a 4-month trial subscription to SiriusXM satellite radio and NavTraffic services. Drivers and passengers using NavTraffic from SiriusXM will have access to detailed traffic information and incident data regarding construction, road closures and accidents so that they can determine traffic speed and estimate travel time along their route. Subaru's all-new navigation system uses data to re-route drivers around traffic incidents so they get to their destination.
"Subaru is very pleased to offer our customers entertainment and data services from SiriusXM," said Thomas J. Doll, Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer, Subaru of America. "SiriusXM satellite radio and NavTraffic bring value to our vehicles and also benefit the adventurous, outdoor lifestyle of our customers. The feature has proven to be quite popular on our fast-selling 2011 Legacy and Outback models, so it made sense to expand availability to more Subaru customers."
"We are thrilled that Subaru sees the value of SiriusXM and is increasing the availability of satellite radio and data services in their vehicles," said Larry Pesce, Group Vice President and General Manager, Information and Advanced Audio Services, SiriusXM. "Now, even more Subaru drivers will be able to choose the perfect soundtrack for every road trip and plan how to get to their destinations safely and quickly."
Subaru expects SiriusXM satellite radio to become standard equipment on additional trim levels and models in upcoming model years.
For more information on SiriusXM, please visit http://www.siriusxm.com.
About Subaru of America, Inc.
Subaru of America, Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary of Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd. of Japan. Headquartered in Cherry Hill, N.J., the company markets and distributes Subaru Symmetrical All-Wheel Drive vehicles, parts and accessories through a network of more than 600 dealers across the United States. Subaru boasts the most fuel efficient line-up of all-wheel drive products sold in the market today based on Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) fuel economy standards. All Subaru products are manufactured in zero-landfill production plants and Subaru of Indiana Automotive Inc. is the only U.S. automobile production plant to be designated a backyard wildlife habitat by the National Wildlife Federation. For additional information, visit http://www.subaru.com.
Follow the Subaru of America Facebook page and subaru_usa on Twitter.
Follow SiriusXM on Twitter
like Subaru of America on Facebook
About Sirius XM Radio
Sirius XM Radio is America's satellite radio company. SiriusXM broadcasts more than 135 satellite radio channels of commercial-free music, and premier sports, news, talk, entertainment, traffic, weather, and data services to over 21 million subscribers. SiriusXM offers an array of content from many of the biggest names in entertainment, as well as from professional sports leagues, major colleges, and national news and talk providers.
SiriusXM programming is available on more than 800 devices, including pre-installed and after-market radios in cars, trucks, boats and aircraft, smartphones and mobile devices, and consumer electronics products for homes and offices. SiriusXM programming is also available at siriusxm.com, and on Apple, BlackBerry and Android-powered mobile devices.
SiriusXM has arrangements with every major automaker and its radio products are available for sale at shop.siriusxm.com as well as retail locations nationwide.
This communication contains "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such statements include, but are not limited to, statements about future financial and operating results, our plans, objectives, expectations and intentions with respect to future operations, products and services; and other statements identified by words such as "will likely result," "are expected to," "will continue," "is anticipated," "estimated," "intend," "plan," "projection," "outlook" or words of similar meaning. Such forward-looking statements are based upon the current beliefs and expectations of our management and are inherently subject to significant business, economic and competitive uncertainties and contingencies, many of which are difficult to predict and generally beyond our control. Actual results may differ materially from the results anticipated in these forward-looking statements.
The following factors, among others, could cause actual results to differ materially from the anticipated results or other expectations expressed in the forward-looking statement: our competitive position versus other forms of audio and video entertainment; our ability to retain subscribers and maintain our average monthly revenue per subscriber; our dependence upon automakers and other third parties; our substantial indebtedness; and the useful life of our satellites, which, in most cases, are not insured. Additional factors that could cause our results to differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements can be found in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2010, which is filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") and available at the SEC's Internet site (http://www.sec.gov). The information set forth herein speaks only as of the date hereof, and we disclaim any intention or obligation to update any forward looking statements as a result of developments occurring after the date of this communication.
Follow SiriusXM on Twitter or like the SiriusXM page on Facebook.
O-SIRI
Contact for SiriusXM:
Sal Resendez
sal.resendez@siriusxm.com
646 313 2405
SOURCE Sirius XM Radio
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Sirius XM Radio
Web Site: http://www.sirius.com
NACR a Certified Reseller Partner of Acme Packet
Poster: SySAdmin
Posted on October 4, 2011 at 9:14:01 AM
NACR a Certified Reseller Partner of Acme Packet
Leading-Edge Companies Team Up to Meet Customer Networking Needs
EAGAN, Minn., Oct. 4, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Solutions integration expert NACR has been upgraded to a Certified Partner of Acme Packet, the leader in session delivery network solutions. As a Certified Partner, NACR is qualified to provide sales and installation support for customers adopting Acme Packet solutions; together, the two companies enable market-leading technology for Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) based enterprise networks.
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NACR is one of the largest Avaya channel partners worldwide and the leading independent integrator of best-in-class communications, collaboration, and customer interaction solutions -- delivering comprehensive sales, consultative, training, and technical support, as well as managed services, maintenance, and repairs. NACR works closely with Avaya and other leading technology innovators to integrate the latest hardware, software, and applications into end-to-end multivendor solutions.
Acme Packet is the leader in session delivery network solutions, enabling interactive voice, video, and unified communications and data services across IP network borders. The company was recently named to Fortune magazine's annual list of 100 Fastest-Growing Companies, ranking number one in Massachusetts-based companies, in the top eight of fastest-growing technology companies, and 25th overall.
"NACR is thrilled to partner with Acme Packet and deliver new levels of product interoperability for evolving IP networks," according to Gina Odean, National Convergence Director at NACR. "In addition to being incredibly easy to do business with -- which is a pleasure for us and also speeds time of implementation for our customers -- Acme Packet offers vendor-agnostic solutions that enable us to help customers move smoothly, securely, and reliably from traditional TDM-based networks to SIP-based networks."
SIP enables efficient use of existing resources, rapid implementation, and a high level of scalability for IP communications, allowing businesses to manage costs and grow their networks incrementally as their needs change. The technology is increasingly being deployed by businesses of all sizes for unified communications and remote worker solutions, and in contact centers for personalizing service, optimizing the user experience, and gathering market intelligence.
"NACR's expertise as a leader in both SIP and multivendor enterprise solutions makes the company a great partner for Acme Packet," according to Mark Vella, Vice President of Global Business Development at Acme Packet. "Together, we can help customers take full advantage of next-generation communication applications and services by providing IP communication network security, interoperability, and reliability."
For more information about these solutions and how they can help your business, contact your NACR representative or call 888-321-6227.
About NACR
With offices nationwide, industry award-winning NACR (Eagan, MN) is a certified Avaya Platinum Channel Partner, seven-time Avaya BusinessPartner of the Year, and the leading independent integrator of best-in-class communications, collaboration, and customer interaction solutions for businesses. Its highly trained and experienced team, with more than 300 industry-recognized certifications, delivers proven, scalable, cost-effective solutions tailored to a customer's end-to-end needs, from sales through ongoing support. Using sophisticated processes, advanced tools, and two high-tech Network Operations Centers (NOCs), NACR provides comprehensive monitoring and managed services for multivendor infrastructures. And to help customers keep pace with changing technology and business needs, the NACR Center of Excellence for Learning and Development provides training and educational opportunities. For more information, visit http://www.nacr.com.
About Acme Packet
Acme Packet (NASDAQ: APKT), the leader in session delivery network solutions, enables the trusted, first-class delivery of next-generation voice, data, and unified communications services and applications across IP networks. Our Net-Net product family fulfills demanding security, service assurance, and regulatory requirements in service provider, enterprise and contact center networks. Based in Bedford, MA, Acme Packet designs and manufactures its products in the USA, selling them through over 150 reseller partners worldwide. More than 1,440 customers in 105 countries have deployed over 13,000 Acme Packet systems, including 90 of the top 100 service providers and 34 of the Fortune 100. For more information, visit http://www.acmepacket.com.
SOURCE NACR
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NACR
CONTACT: Scott Sund, Vice President of Marketing, 1-800-431-1333 ext. 2502, ssund@nacr.com
Web Site: http://www.acmepacket.com
Leading-Edge Companies Team Up to Meet Customer Networking Needs
EAGAN, Minn., Oct. 4, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Solutions integration expert NACR has been upgraded to a Certified Partner of Acme Packet, the leader in session delivery network solutions. As a Certified Partner, NACR is qualified to provide sales and installation support for customers adopting Acme Packet solutions; together, the two companies enable market-leading technology for Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) based enterprise networks.
(Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20070809/AQTH118LOGO)
NACR is one of the largest Avaya channel partners worldwide and the leading independent integrator of best-in-class communications, collaboration, and customer interaction solutions -- delivering comprehensive sales, consultative, training, and technical support, as well as managed services, maintenance, and repairs. NACR works closely with Avaya and other leading technology innovators to integrate the latest hardware, software, and applications into end-to-end multivendor solutions.
Acme Packet is the leader in session delivery network solutions, enabling interactive voice, video, and unified communications and data services across IP network borders. The company was recently named to Fortune magazine's annual list of 100 Fastest-Growing Companies, ranking number one in Massachusetts-based companies, in the top eight of fastest-growing technology companies, and 25th overall.
"NACR is thrilled to partner with Acme Packet and deliver new levels of product interoperability for evolving IP networks," according to Gina Odean, National Convergence Director at NACR. "In addition to being incredibly easy to do business with -- which is a pleasure for us and also speeds time of implementation for our customers -- Acme Packet offers vendor-agnostic solutions that enable us to help customers move smoothly, securely, and reliably from traditional TDM-based networks to SIP-based networks."
SIP enables efficient use of existing resources, rapid implementation, and a high level of scalability for IP communications, allowing businesses to manage costs and grow their networks incrementally as their needs change. The technology is increasingly being deployed by businesses of all sizes for unified communications and remote worker solutions, and in contact centers for personalizing service, optimizing the user experience, and gathering market intelligence.
"NACR's expertise as a leader in both SIP and multivendor enterprise solutions makes the company a great partner for Acme Packet," according to Mark Vella, Vice President of Global Business Development at Acme Packet. "Together, we can help customers take full advantage of next-generation communication applications and services by providing IP communication network security, interoperability, and reliability."
For more information about these solutions and how they can help your business, contact your NACR representative or call 888-321-6227.
About NACR
With offices nationwide, industry award-winning NACR (Eagan, MN) is a certified Avaya Platinum Channel Partner, seven-time Avaya BusinessPartner of the Year, and the leading independent integrator of best-in-class communications, collaboration, and customer interaction solutions for businesses. Its highly trained and experienced team, with more than 300 industry-recognized certifications, delivers proven, scalable, cost-effective solutions tailored to a customer's end-to-end needs, from sales through ongoing support. Using sophisticated processes, advanced tools, and two high-tech Network Operations Centers (NOCs), NACR provides comprehensive monitoring and managed services for multivendor infrastructures. And to help customers keep pace with changing technology and business needs, the NACR Center of Excellence for Learning and Development provides training and educational opportunities. For more information, visit http://www.nacr.com.
About Acme Packet
Acme Packet (NASDAQ: APKT), the leader in session delivery network solutions, enables the trusted, first-class delivery of next-generation voice, data, and unified communications services and applications across IP networks. Our Net-Net product family fulfills demanding security, service assurance, and regulatory requirements in service provider, enterprise and contact center networks. Based in Bedford, MA, Acme Packet designs and manufactures its products in the USA, selling them through over 150 reseller partners worldwide. More than 1,440 customers in 105 countries have deployed over 13,000 Acme Packet systems, including 90 of the top 100 service providers and 34 of the Fortune 100. For more information, visit http://www.acmepacket.com.
SOURCE NACR
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NACR
CONTACT: Scott Sund, Vice President of Marketing, 1-800-431-1333 ext. 2502, ssund@nacr.com
Web Site: http://www.acmepacket.com
New V-locity 3 - First Ever Virtual Platform Disk Optimiser with Online Zeroing of Free Space
Poster: SySAdmin
Posted on October 4, 2011 at 8:42:01 AM
New V-locity 3 - First Ever Virtual Platform Disk Optimiser with Online Zeroing of Free Space
LONDON, October 4, 2011/PRNewswire/ --
The release of V-locity(R) 3, Diskeeper Corporation's virtual platform
disk optimizer, includes the first ever online function for zeroing free
space. This powerful engine zeros out unused data blocks on virtual disks
and makes virtual disk compaction easy. It also allows Storage vMotion(TM)
(VMware(R)) or Quick Storage Migration (Microsoft(R)) to compact a disk when
migrating virtual disks - In some cases, zeroed free space can even be
reclaimed during a storage migration on the virtual platform.
Naveen Louis, Technical Consultant for Diskeeper Corporation comments:
"With this new technology users can now, for the first time, prepare
free space for reclamationwithout taking the machines offline."
He further states "With thin disks you needn't allocate all of your
storage up front. While this helps with better storage management, the
drawback is deleted space not being refunded automatically. The watermark of
disk growth rises and rises. The solution is setting up a disk compaction
schedule, historically requiring an administrator to endure a lengthy
process of zeroing every bit of free space on a thin disk up to full
provisioning while that virtual machine is offline. With V-locity 3, zeroing
of free space occurs online, automatically, and invisibly-no lost
production. Subsequently running disk compaction from your virtual platform
reclaims all of that unused space to the storage array."
V-locity 3 also has full integration with VMware(R) ESXi(TM), as well as
support for other platforms such as ESX(TM), Microsoft(R) Hyper-V(R), and
Citrix(R) XenServer(TM). Other new features include V-Aware(TM) which will
detect external resource usage from other VM's on the virtual platform and
eliminate resource contention on the Server host. New CogniSAN(TM) detects
external resource usage within a shared storage system - such as a SAN.
"The Space Reclamation feature ensures that unused space on virtual
drives is zeroed out and compacted in such a way that when a virtual guest
is migrated to a different virtual server via Storage vMotion(TM), only the
allocated data is transferred. This speeds up the virtual storage migration
process and decreases the load on the shared storage subsystem." - Bill
Moller, RainWorx
"I see the V-Aware portion as the biggest benefit. Also the performance
I have seen running the new version and I like the fact that we no longer
have to install anything on the ESX host." - Tom Ruane, IT Manager,
Churchill Corporate Services, Inc.
V-locity 3 Key Benefits:
- Faster VM and host I/O throughput
- Increased VM density
- Increased platform reliability
- Eliminated resource contention
- Optimized VM resource usage within a shared storage system
- Increased hardware life
- Lowered operating costs
- All done fully automatic and transparently
About Diskeeper Corporation - Innovators in Performance and Reliability
Technologies(R):
Diskeeper Corporation is a VMware Elite Technical Alliance Partner and
Microsoft Gold Competency ISV Partner. CIO's, IT Managers and System
Administrators of Global Fortune 1000 and Forbes 500 enterprises rely on
Diskeeper Corporation's storage performance software to make their physical
and virtual systems faster, more reliable, longer lived, and energy
efficient. Free trial ware and further information at
http://www.diskeeper.com.
(c) 2011 Diskeeper Corporation. All Rights Reserved. V-locity, V-Aware,
CogniSAN, and Innovators in Performance and Reliability Technologies are
trademarks owned by Diskeeper Corporation. All other trademarks are the
properties of their respective owners.
Source: Diskeeper Corporation
Media contact: For Immediate Release, Contact: Dorian Culmer, Email: d.culmer@diskeeper.co.uk, Phone: +44(0)1293-763-060
LONDON, October 4, 2011/PRNewswire/ --
The release of V-locity(R) 3, Diskeeper Corporation's virtual platform
disk optimizer, includes the first ever online function for zeroing free
space. This powerful engine zeros out unused data blocks on virtual disks
and makes virtual disk compaction easy. It also allows Storage vMotion(TM)
(VMware(R)) or Quick Storage Migration (Microsoft(R)) to compact a disk when
migrating virtual disks - In some cases, zeroed free space can even be
reclaimed during a storage migration on the virtual platform.
Naveen Louis, Technical Consultant for Diskeeper Corporation comments:
"With this new technology users can now, for the first time, prepare
free space for reclamationwithout taking the machines offline."
He further states "With thin disks you needn't allocate all of your
storage up front. While this helps with better storage management, the
drawback is deleted space not being refunded automatically. The watermark of
disk growth rises and rises. The solution is setting up a disk compaction
schedule, historically requiring an administrator to endure a lengthy
process of zeroing every bit of free space on a thin disk up to full
provisioning while that virtual machine is offline. With V-locity 3, zeroing
of free space occurs online, automatically, and invisibly-no lost
production. Subsequently running disk compaction from your virtual platform
reclaims all of that unused space to the storage array."
V-locity 3 also has full integration with VMware(R) ESXi(TM), as well as
support for other platforms such as ESX(TM), Microsoft(R) Hyper-V(R), and
Citrix(R) XenServer(TM). Other new features include V-Aware(TM) which will
detect external resource usage from other VM's on the virtual platform and
eliminate resource contention on the Server host. New CogniSAN(TM) detects
external resource usage within a shared storage system - such as a SAN.
"The Space Reclamation feature ensures that unused space on virtual
drives is zeroed out and compacted in such a way that when a virtual guest
is migrated to a different virtual server via Storage vMotion(TM), only the
allocated data is transferred. This speeds up the virtual storage migration
process and decreases the load on the shared storage subsystem." - Bill
Moller, RainWorx
"I see the V-Aware portion as the biggest benefit. Also the performance
I have seen running the new version and I like the fact that we no longer
have to install anything on the ESX host." - Tom Ruane, IT Manager,
Churchill Corporate Services, Inc.
V-locity 3 Key Benefits:
- Faster VM and host I/O throughput
- Increased VM density
- Increased platform reliability
- Eliminated resource contention
- Optimized VM resource usage within a shared storage system
- Increased hardware life
- Lowered operating costs
- All done fully automatic and transparently
About Diskeeper Corporation - Innovators in Performance and Reliability
Technologies(R):
Diskeeper Corporation is a VMware Elite Technical Alliance Partner and
Microsoft Gold Competency ISV Partner. CIO's, IT Managers and System
Administrators of Global Fortune 1000 and Forbes 500 enterprises rely on
Diskeeper Corporation's storage performance software to make their physical
and virtual systems faster, more reliable, longer lived, and energy
efficient. Free trial ware and further information at
http://www.diskeeper.com.
(c) 2011 Diskeeper Corporation. All Rights Reserved. V-locity, V-Aware,
CogniSAN, and Innovators in Performance and Reliability Technologies are
trademarks owned by Diskeeper Corporation. All other trademarks are the
properties of their respective owners.
Source: Diskeeper Corporation
Media contact: For Immediate Release, Contact: Dorian Culmer, Email: d.culmer@diskeeper.co.uk, Phone: +44(0)1293-763-060
Facebook Advertising Gets Faster and More Effective with Proprietary Analytic Engine from Clickable
Poster: SySAdmin
Posted on October 4, 2011 at 8:42:01 AM
Facebook Advertising Gets Faster and More Effective with Proprietary Analytic Engine from Clickable
Clickable Pro becomes one of the most powerful, award-winning online advertising tools. Clickable co-founder and CEO David S. Kidder to keynote OMMA Social conference,and present at Business Insider's Social Media Analytics conference
NEW YORK, Oct. 4, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Clickable, the all-in-one performance management solution for online advertisers, today announced new tools to make creating and managing Facebook® Ads simpler, more scalable and highly effective for advertisers and agencies.
Clickable's Facebook Advertising Suite, launched in January 2011, today debuts the Social ActEngine(TM), a set of sophisticated algorithms that automatically reallocate budgets and set bids for optimal performance in engagement campaigns. The Social ActEngine(TM) also tests and prioritizes each ad within each campaign to ensure maximum efficiency.
Clickable's Facebook Advertising Suite also introduces hourly syncing of all data with Facebook to enable real-time insights and optimization. The Facebook Advertising Suite is part of Clickable's flagship Pro tool, an award-winning technology for managing advertising performance across Google, Bing and Facebook.
"As we took on more campaigns, we looked for a tool to improve performance and save time," said Greg Reardon, co-founder of LOWFAT, an online marketing agency and Clickable customer. "The tool is easy to use and the team is fantastic, resulting in huge productivity gains and growth for our agency."
"Clickable continues to answer the call from advertisers and agencies seeking automation and intelligence to launch and manage more successful Facebook campaigns," said David S. Kidder, Clickable co-founder and CEO. "Clickable will continue to invest aggressively in transformational tools to make serious Facebook marketers faster and more effective."
In addition to the Social ActEngine(TM), Clickable's Facebook Advertising Suite has already introduced this year several unique tools to empower Facebook advertising professionals, including:
-- Integration of Facebook engagement metrics and Clickable's proprietary
conversion tracking, enabling robust performance tracking and reporting.
-- Ad Rotation, which automates delivery of ad variations to counter ad
fatigue and campaign performance decay.
-- The Media and Target Libraries, which allow marketers to easily store
and manage assets for future use with intuitive tagging and descriptions
-- and even manage performance across campaigns by optimizing towards
images and targets.
-- The Ads Builder, which enables advertisers to create and deliver up to
8,000 ads at once from combinations of images, ad copy and target
audiences -- enabling proper campaign setup, testing and deployment at
scale.
Clickable Pro, including the Facebook Advertising Suite, is available as either a standalone tool, or as part of a Clickable Solution. Clickable Solutions include dedicated PPC and social advertising experts who work with you to create and manage custom programs that drive superior advertising performance across Google, Bing and Facebook.
Clickable Pro and Solutions are ideal for both dedicated Facebook advertising professionals, as well as search-engine marketers seeking to expand their pay-per-click investment to social channels like Facebook.
Other select clients include Heatwave Interactive, Hachette Book Group and Ann Taylor. Clickable also powers SearchManager and YourBuzz, which are leading search, social and online reputation-management solutions from American Express OPEN.
Links
-- Sign Up: TalkToAFacebookAdvertisingSpecialistFromClickable
-- Watch Video: Clickable'sFacebookVideoTour
Meet Clickable At Industry Conferences
Clickable co-founder and CEO David Kidder will deliver the opening keynote presentation at the OMMA Social conference in San Francisco on October 27. Kidder also will address Business Insider's Social Media Analytics conference in New York on November 1.
About Clickable
Clickable is the all-in-one solution that makes online advertising Simple, Sophisticated and Profitable(TM). Clickable reduces the time and complexity of managing multiple ad networks, such as Google, Bing and Facebook. Clickable is powered by dedicated search and social advertising specialists, along with award-winning PPC bid management and conversion tracking technology. Clickable empowers advertisers to maximize their ROI with complete transparency. That's why customers often say: "Clickable is like having a trusted expert always by your side ensuring success." Visit http://www.Clickable.com, or follow at http://www.twitter.com/clickable or http://www.facebook.com/clickable.
Facebook® is a registered trademark of Facebook Inc.
Contact:Max KalehoffClickable, Inc.212-798-1476mkalehoff@clickable.com
SOURCE Clickable
Clickable
Web Site: http://www.Clickable.com
Clickable Pro becomes one of the most powerful, award-winning online advertising tools. Clickable co-founder and CEO David S. Kidder to keynote OMMA Social conference,and present at Business Insider's Social Media Analytics conference
NEW YORK, Oct. 4, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Clickable, the all-in-one performance management solution for online advertisers, today announced new tools to make creating and managing Facebook® Ads simpler, more scalable and highly effective for advertisers and agencies.
Clickable's Facebook Advertising Suite, launched in January 2011, today debuts the Social ActEngine(TM), a set of sophisticated algorithms that automatically reallocate budgets and set bids for optimal performance in engagement campaigns. The Social ActEngine(TM) also tests and prioritizes each ad within each campaign to ensure maximum efficiency.
Clickable's Facebook Advertising Suite also introduces hourly syncing of all data with Facebook to enable real-time insights and optimization. The Facebook Advertising Suite is part of Clickable's flagship Pro tool, an award-winning technology for managing advertising performance across Google, Bing and Facebook.
"As we took on more campaigns, we looked for a tool to improve performance and save time," said Greg Reardon, co-founder of LOWFAT, an online marketing agency and Clickable customer. "The tool is easy to use and the team is fantastic, resulting in huge productivity gains and growth for our agency."
"Clickable continues to answer the call from advertisers and agencies seeking automation and intelligence to launch and manage more successful Facebook campaigns," said David S. Kidder, Clickable co-founder and CEO. "Clickable will continue to invest aggressively in transformational tools to make serious Facebook marketers faster and more effective."
In addition to the Social ActEngine(TM), Clickable's Facebook Advertising Suite has already introduced this year several unique tools to empower Facebook advertising professionals, including:
-- Integration of Facebook engagement metrics and Clickable's proprietary
conversion tracking, enabling robust performance tracking and reporting.
-- Ad Rotation, which automates delivery of ad variations to counter ad
fatigue and campaign performance decay.
-- The Media and Target Libraries, which allow marketers to easily store
and manage assets for future use with intuitive tagging and descriptions
-- and even manage performance across campaigns by optimizing towards
images and targets.
-- The Ads Builder, which enables advertisers to create and deliver up to
8,000 ads at once from combinations of images, ad copy and target
audiences -- enabling proper campaign setup, testing and deployment at
scale.
Clickable Pro, including the Facebook Advertising Suite, is available as either a standalone tool, or as part of a Clickable Solution. Clickable Solutions include dedicated PPC and social advertising experts who work with you to create and manage custom programs that drive superior advertising performance across Google, Bing and Facebook.
Clickable Pro and Solutions are ideal for both dedicated Facebook advertising professionals, as well as search-engine marketers seeking to expand their pay-per-click investment to social channels like Facebook.
Other select clients include Heatwave Interactive, Hachette Book Group and Ann Taylor. Clickable also powers SearchManager and YourBuzz, which are leading search, social and online reputation-management solutions from American Express OPEN.
Links
-- Sign Up: TalkToAFacebookAdvertisingSpecialistFromClickable
-- Watch Video: Clickable'sFacebookVideoTour
Meet Clickable At Industry Conferences
Clickable co-founder and CEO David Kidder will deliver the opening keynote presentation at the OMMA Social conference in San Francisco on October 27. Kidder also will address Business Insider's Social Media Analytics conference in New York on November 1.
About Clickable
Clickable is the all-in-one solution that makes online advertising Simple, Sophisticated and Profitable(TM). Clickable reduces the time and complexity of managing multiple ad networks, such as Google, Bing and Facebook. Clickable is powered by dedicated search and social advertising specialists, along with award-winning PPC bid management and conversion tracking technology. Clickable empowers advertisers to maximize their ROI with complete transparency. That's why customers often say: "Clickable is like having a trusted expert always by your side ensuring success." Visit http://www.Clickable.com, or follow at http://www.twitter.com/clickable or http://www.facebook.com/clickable.
Facebook® is a registered trademark of Facebook Inc.
Contact:Max KalehoffClickable, Inc.212-798-1476mkalehoff@clickable.com
SOURCE Clickable
Clickable
Web Site: http://www.Clickable.com
NTN Buzztime, Inc. Announces Expansion of Social Entertainment Offering with Acquisition of Stump! Trivia
Poster: SySAdmin
Posted on October 4, 2011 at 8:28:01 AM
NTN Buzztime, Inc. Announces Expansion of Social Entertainment Offering with Acquisition of Stump! Trivia
CARLSBAD, Calif., Oct. 4, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- NTN Buzztime, Inc. (NYSE Amex: NTN - News), today announced the acquisition of the hosted live trivia event business Stump! Trivia from Trailside Entertainment, Inc.
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Stump! Trivia, operating mainly in the Northeastern states, conducts approximately 300 hosted live trivia events a week, providing fun and exciting competitions in bars, restaurants and at special events. Stump! was founded 12 years ago by Bob Carney who will join Buzztime and remain with the business.
"Stump! Trivia has proven to be quite popular regionally as a turn-key, hosted live trivia event," said NTN President and CEO Michael Bush. "We couldn't be happier to broaden our current set of in-venue offerings by bringing them onboard. Further, we are pleased to have Bob Carney join our team and continue to grow the Stump! Trivia business alongside our core business."
One of Stump!'s key assets is its staff of professional hosts, better known as "trivia jockeys" who function as part player recruiter, part MC and part advocate for the venues by encouraging incremental sales of food and drinks. Combined with Buzztime's on-screen programming of trivia content under his/her control, a good trivia jockey can attract a sizeable group of patrons on what might otherwise be a slow night.
"Joining Buzztime is an amazing opportunity for us," said Stump! founder Bob Carney. "We look forward to delivering the Stump! hosted trivia experience to the Buzztime network of 3,900 bars and restaurants and base of over 2 million registered players, in addition to bringing this unique entertainment to a whole range of venues and consumers that have yet to benefit from either Stump! or Buzztime. This is clearly a growth opportunity all around."
Terms of the transaction, which were structured as an asset purchase, require NTN to pay $0.25 million plus an earn out in each of 2012, 2013, and 2014 that is dependent on gross margins achieved by the Stump! business. The effect of the Stump! acquisition is expected to improve Buzztime's profitability and cash flow for the balance of 2011 and 2012, when considered on a standalone basis without potential synergies and not giving effect to the purchase price.
About Buzztime
NTN Buzztime, Inc. (NYSE Amex: NTN) is a leading bar and restaurant social entertainment and integrated marketing platform. Trusted by 3,900 bars and restaurants in North America since 1985, Buzztime integrates trivia, card and sports games with in- and out-of-venue media and communication tools. With over 2,000,000 registered consumers and 50,000,000 games played each year, Buzztime loyalists spread the word and invite friends and family to their favorite Buzztime locations to enjoy an evening of fun and competition. With Buzztime entertainment and integrated marketing solutions, bars and restaurants attract new customers, turn casual visitors into regulars, and give guests a reason to stay longer. For the most up-to-date information on NTN Buzztime, please visit http://www.buzztime.com or follow us on Facebook or Twitter.
Forward-looking Statements
This release contains forward-looking statements which reflect management's current views of future events and operations, including but not limited to statements about game offerings and content, expanded offerings, customer demographics, returns, stays and spending, market and audience reach, number of locations, and player participation. These statements are based on current expectations and assumptions that are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially. These risks and uncertainties include the risks of adverse economic conditions, failure of customer and/or player demand, lower market acceptance or appeal of both existing and new products and services by particular demographic groups or audiences as a whole, termination of partnership and contractual relationships and the impact of competitive products and pricing. Please see NTN Buzztime, Inc.'s recent filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission for information about these and other risks that may affect the Company. All forward-looking statements included in this release are based on information available to us on the date hereof. These statements speak only as of the date hereof, and NTN Buzztime, Inc. does not undertake to publicly update or revise any of its forward-looking statements, even if experience or future changes show that the indicated results or events will not be realized.
SOURCE NTN Buzztime, Inc.
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NTN Buzztime, Inc.
CONTACT: Kendra Berger, Chief Financial Officer of NTN Buzztime, Inc., +1-760-438-7400; or Mark Collinson, Partner, CCG Investor Relations, +1-310-954-1343
Web Site: http://www.ntn.com
CARLSBAD, Calif., Oct. 4, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- NTN Buzztime, Inc. (NYSE Amex: NTN - News), today announced the acquisition of the hosted live trivia event business Stump! Trivia from Trailside Entertainment, Inc.
(Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20101005/LA76225LOGO)
Stump! Trivia, operating mainly in the Northeastern states, conducts approximately 300 hosted live trivia events a week, providing fun and exciting competitions in bars, restaurants and at special events. Stump! was founded 12 years ago by Bob Carney who will join Buzztime and remain with the business.
"Stump! Trivia has proven to be quite popular regionally as a turn-key, hosted live trivia event," said NTN President and CEO Michael Bush. "We couldn't be happier to broaden our current set of in-venue offerings by bringing them onboard. Further, we are pleased to have Bob Carney join our team and continue to grow the Stump! Trivia business alongside our core business."
One of Stump!'s key assets is its staff of professional hosts, better known as "trivia jockeys" who function as part player recruiter, part MC and part advocate for the venues by encouraging incremental sales of food and drinks. Combined with Buzztime's on-screen programming of trivia content under his/her control, a good trivia jockey can attract a sizeable group of patrons on what might otherwise be a slow night.
"Joining Buzztime is an amazing opportunity for us," said Stump! founder Bob Carney. "We look forward to delivering the Stump! hosted trivia experience to the Buzztime network of 3,900 bars and restaurants and base of over 2 million registered players, in addition to bringing this unique entertainment to a whole range of venues and consumers that have yet to benefit from either Stump! or Buzztime. This is clearly a growth opportunity all around."
Terms of the transaction, which were structured as an asset purchase, require NTN to pay $0.25 million plus an earn out in each of 2012, 2013, and 2014 that is dependent on gross margins achieved by the Stump! business. The effect of the Stump! acquisition is expected to improve Buzztime's profitability and cash flow for the balance of 2011 and 2012, when considered on a standalone basis without potential synergies and not giving effect to the purchase price.
About Buzztime
NTN Buzztime, Inc. (NYSE Amex: NTN) is a leading bar and restaurant social entertainment and integrated marketing platform. Trusted by 3,900 bars and restaurants in North America since 1985, Buzztime integrates trivia, card and sports games with in- and out-of-venue media and communication tools. With over 2,000,000 registered consumers and 50,000,000 games played each year, Buzztime loyalists spread the word and invite friends and family to their favorite Buzztime locations to enjoy an evening of fun and competition. With Buzztime entertainment and integrated marketing solutions, bars and restaurants attract new customers, turn casual visitors into regulars, and give guests a reason to stay longer. For the most up-to-date information on NTN Buzztime, please visit http://www.buzztime.com or follow us on Facebook or Twitter.
Forward-looking Statements
This release contains forward-looking statements which reflect management's current views of future events and operations, including but not limited to statements about game offerings and content, expanded offerings, customer demographics, returns, stays and spending, market and audience reach, number of locations, and player participation. These statements are based on current expectations and assumptions that are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially. These risks and uncertainties include the risks of adverse economic conditions, failure of customer and/or player demand, lower market acceptance or appeal of both existing and new products and services by particular demographic groups or audiences as a whole, termination of partnership and contractual relationships and the impact of competitive products and pricing. Please see NTN Buzztime, Inc.'s recent filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission for information about these and other risks that may affect the Company. All forward-looking statements included in this release are based on information available to us on the date hereof. These statements speak only as of the date hereof, and NTN Buzztime, Inc. does not undertake to publicly update or revise any of its forward-looking statements, even if experience or future changes show that the indicated results or events will not be realized.
SOURCE NTN Buzztime, Inc.
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NTN Buzztime, Inc.
CONTACT: Kendra Berger, Chief Financial Officer of NTN Buzztime, Inc., +1-760-438-7400; or Mark Collinson, Partner, CCG Investor Relations, +1-310-954-1343
Web Site: http://www.ntn.com
Ricoh Introduces Portable Digital Projectors for Business People On the Go
Poster: SySAdmin
Posted on October 4, 2011 at 8:28:01 AM
Ricoh Introduces Portable Digital Projectors for Business People On the Go
New product line expands company's comprehensive array of business communication solutions
WEST CALDWELL, N.J., Oct. 4, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Ricoh Americas Corporation, a leading provider of digital office equipment and advanced document management solutions and services, today announced its recent entry into the high-performance digital projection market with a new line of portable projectors offering low weight, brilliant image quality, and optional advanced, model-specific networking capabilities. Ideal for business people rushing to meetings or road warriors who present every day, the new Ricoh PJ Series builds on Ricoh's half century of manufacturing high-quality business equipment. This track record includes multifunction devices, production printing equipment, and precision optics for other manufacturers' printers and projectors.
"Businesses looking for high-quality mobile digital projection systems would be wise to add Ricoh to their shortlists," said Dr. William Cogshall, president of Pacific Media Associates, a market research group specializing in front projectors. "Ricoh is a formidable newcomer to the U.S. projector market. They bring a long and credible background in technology and manufacturing, including excellence in optics. And their well-established, multichannel sales and service approach gives them some important and unique strengths in the market."
The Ricoh PJ Series consists of the PJ X3131, PJ WX3231N, PJ WX3131, PJ X3241N and PJ X3241, and range in price from $800 to $1,200 MSRP depending on resolution, networkability and USB options.
The new equipment expands Ricoh's evolving Managed Document Services offering, which helps customers grow their bottom line through improved document management, streamlined workflow and higher productivity. The projectors also foreshadow next year's rollout of more Ricoh business communications solutions, including videoconferencing and short-throw projection systems.
Bright, light and wired
All five PJ Series projectors offer brilliant, high-quality projection. They deliver sharp, engaging images in any kind of light with a minimum brightness rating of at least 2,500 lumens, XGA or WXGA resolution, and 3LCD color clarity.
Designed specifically for fast, easy transport and setup, the projectors weigh less than 4.4 pounds and come with their own carrying case. The built-in speaker is capable of filling larger corporate or classroom settings. For permanent installation, the projectors can easily be mounted in ceilings and walls.
Advanced networking capabilities integrate the PJ WX3231N and PJ X3241N projectors with local wired and wireless networks to streamline workflow and enhance presentations for greater impact. Users can start their presentations quickly on a shared-use projector, remotely manage settings for multiple projectors, and deliver computer-free presentations via USB devices like thumb drives, document cameras, digital cameras or smart phones. Networking capabilities also enable two-way discussions and brainstorming sessions over the network.
"These systems are ideal for a wide range of boardroom, classroom and training room settings," said Shun Sato, senior vice president, Marketing, Ricoh Americas Corporation. "Customers can now source their entire fleet of business communications devices - from printers and multifunction products to digital projection systems - from a single company, and receive service and support they have come to rely on."
About Ricoh Americas Corporation
Ricoh Americas Corporation, headquartered in West Caldwell, N.J., is a subsidiary of Ricoh Company, Ltd., the 75-year-old leading provider of advanced office technology and innovative document imaging products, services and software, with fiscal year 2010 sales in excess of $23 billion. Ricoh's fully integrated hardware and customizable services and software help businesses share information efficiently and effectively by enabling customers to control the input, management and output of documents. Ricoh Americas Corporation, directly or through its network of authorized dealers, markets and distributes products in North, Central and South America. Information about Ricoh's complete range of offerings can be found at http://www.ricoh-usa.com.
© 2011 Ricoh Americas Corporation. All rights reserved. All referenced product names are the trademarks of their respective companies.
Ricoh Web Site: http://www.ricoh-usa.com
CONTACT: Linda Montefusco Heather Nevers
Ricoh Americas Corporation Brodeur Partners
(973) 882-2172 (617) 587-2814
linda.montefusco@ricoh-usa.com hnevers@brodeur.com
SOURCE Ricoh Americas Corporation
Ricoh Americas Corporation
Web Site: http://www.ricoh-usa.com
New product line expands company's comprehensive array of business communication solutions
WEST CALDWELL, N.J., Oct. 4, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Ricoh Americas Corporation, a leading provider of digital office equipment and advanced document management solutions and services, today announced its recent entry into the high-performance digital projection market with a new line of portable projectors offering low weight, brilliant image quality, and optional advanced, model-specific networking capabilities. Ideal for business people rushing to meetings or road warriors who present every day, the new Ricoh PJ Series builds on Ricoh's half century of manufacturing high-quality business equipment. This track record includes multifunction devices, production printing equipment, and precision optics for other manufacturers' printers and projectors.
"Businesses looking for high-quality mobile digital projection systems would be wise to add Ricoh to their shortlists," said Dr. William Cogshall, president of Pacific Media Associates, a market research group specializing in front projectors. "Ricoh is a formidable newcomer to the U.S. projector market. They bring a long and credible background in technology and manufacturing, including excellence in optics. And their well-established, multichannel sales and service approach gives them some important and unique strengths in the market."
The Ricoh PJ Series consists of the PJ X3131, PJ WX3231N, PJ WX3131, PJ X3241N and PJ X3241, and range in price from $800 to $1,200 MSRP depending on resolution, networkability and USB options.
The new equipment expands Ricoh's evolving Managed Document Services offering, which helps customers grow their bottom line through improved document management, streamlined workflow and higher productivity. The projectors also foreshadow next year's rollout of more Ricoh business communications solutions, including videoconferencing and short-throw projection systems.
Bright, light and wired
All five PJ Series projectors offer brilliant, high-quality projection. They deliver sharp, engaging images in any kind of light with a minimum brightness rating of at least 2,500 lumens, XGA or WXGA resolution, and 3LCD color clarity.
Designed specifically for fast, easy transport and setup, the projectors weigh less than 4.4 pounds and come with their own carrying case. The built-in speaker is capable of filling larger corporate or classroom settings. For permanent installation, the projectors can easily be mounted in ceilings and walls.
Advanced networking capabilities integrate the PJ WX3231N and PJ X3241N projectors with local wired and wireless networks to streamline workflow and enhance presentations for greater impact. Users can start their presentations quickly on a shared-use projector, remotely manage settings for multiple projectors, and deliver computer-free presentations via USB devices like thumb drives, document cameras, digital cameras or smart phones. Networking capabilities also enable two-way discussions and brainstorming sessions over the network.
"These systems are ideal for a wide range of boardroom, classroom and training room settings," said Shun Sato, senior vice president, Marketing, Ricoh Americas Corporation. "Customers can now source their entire fleet of business communications devices - from printers and multifunction products to digital projection systems - from a single company, and receive service and support they have come to rely on."
About Ricoh Americas Corporation
Ricoh Americas Corporation, headquartered in West Caldwell, N.J., is a subsidiary of Ricoh Company, Ltd., the 75-year-old leading provider of advanced office technology and innovative document imaging products, services and software, with fiscal year 2010 sales in excess of $23 billion. Ricoh's fully integrated hardware and customizable services and software help businesses share information efficiently and effectively by enabling customers to control the input, management and output of documents. Ricoh Americas Corporation, directly or through its network of authorized dealers, markets and distributes products in North, Central and South America. Information about Ricoh's complete range of offerings can be found at http://www.ricoh-usa.com.
© 2011 Ricoh Americas Corporation. All rights reserved. All referenced product names are the trademarks of their respective companies.
Ricoh Web Site: http://www.ricoh-usa.com
CONTACT: Linda Montefusco Heather Nevers
Ricoh Americas Corporation Brodeur Partners
(973) 882-2172 (617) 587-2814
linda.montefusco@ricoh-usa.com hnevers@brodeur.com
SOURCE Ricoh Americas Corporation
Ricoh Americas Corporation
Web Site: http://www.ricoh-usa.com
DermStore.com - 600 Brands Strong
Poster: SySAdmin
Posted on October 4, 2011 at 8:28:01 AM
DermStore.com - 600 Brands Strong
MANHATTAN BEACH, Calif., Oct. 4, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- DermStore.com is excited to announce the acquisition of its 600th brand, making DermStore the largest authorized seller of skin care and beauty products online. The website, which has long been known for quality skin care, has recently added several well known beauty brands, such as Butter London, Essie, Jurlique, Weleda, Japonesque, REN, Farmhouse Fresh, Andis, Serge Normant, Dr. Jart, Zodiac Baby, LAVANILA and Ahava.
"Reaching 600 brands is a milestone for DermStore--we now have the largest selection of any authorized beauty e-tailer, and can provide shoppers with virtually any item they're searching for," said Dan Obegi, DermStore CEO. "For many years we have been known for our impressive array of skin care brands and for specializing in serious skin care. In recent years, though, we've placed a heightened focus on expanding our site to offer our customers an even wider selection of products, ranging from physician-strength formulas and fun color cosmetics, to hair care products and hard-to-find niche favorites."
DermStore launched in 1999 with the vision of fulfilling the unmet need for a reputable dermatologist-backed online store, carrying only the finest cosmetic dermatology products. Since that time, it has evolved into the premier online destination for beauty and skin care products, and it continues to surpass the expectations of even the most demanding customers.
DermStore is not merely a distributor of high-end skin care and cosmetic products, but a safe haven in the online world for traditional retail beauty brands. DermStore only sells products purchased directly from the manufacturers and sells according to the brand's requirements so brands can sell--and consumers can purchase--with confidence.
With more than 600 brands and over 22,000 products, DermStore has quickly become the leader in luxury skin care, beauty, and cosmetics online. Some of its most popular lines include Dermalogica, SkinCeuticals, Egyptian Magic, Obagi, jane iredale, Sonya Dakar, Phytomer, Glytone and Kinerase - however, the list expands as new luxury brands are added monthly.
DermStore is committed to maintaining the integrity of the store and of the brands they carry. DermStore takes pride in partnering with brands to ensure the most satisfactory and rewarding experience for the customer. To meet each customer's individual needs, DermStore offers access to skin consultants, video demonstrations and both customer and dermatologist reviews. What's more, DermStore offers many great perks not found anywhere else, such as free shipping on all orders all the time, easy returns and award-winning customer service.
SOURCE DermStore.com
DermStore.com
CONTACT: Amy Bailey, abailey@dermstore.com
Web Site: http://www.DermStore.com
MANHATTAN BEACH, Calif., Oct. 4, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- DermStore.com is excited to announce the acquisition of its 600th brand, making DermStore the largest authorized seller of skin care and beauty products online. The website, which has long been known for quality skin care, has recently added several well known beauty brands, such as Butter London, Essie, Jurlique, Weleda, Japonesque, REN, Farmhouse Fresh, Andis, Serge Normant, Dr. Jart, Zodiac Baby, LAVANILA and Ahava.
"Reaching 600 brands is a milestone for DermStore--we now have the largest selection of any authorized beauty e-tailer, and can provide shoppers with virtually any item they're searching for," said Dan Obegi, DermStore CEO. "For many years we have been known for our impressive array of skin care brands and for specializing in serious skin care. In recent years, though, we've placed a heightened focus on expanding our site to offer our customers an even wider selection of products, ranging from physician-strength formulas and fun color cosmetics, to hair care products and hard-to-find niche favorites."
DermStore launched in 1999 with the vision of fulfilling the unmet need for a reputable dermatologist-backed online store, carrying only the finest cosmetic dermatology products. Since that time, it has evolved into the premier online destination for beauty and skin care products, and it continues to surpass the expectations of even the most demanding customers.
DermStore is not merely a distributor of high-end skin care and cosmetic products, but a safe haven in the online world for traditional retail beauty brands. DermStore only sells products purchased directly from the manufacturers and sells according to the brand's requirements so brands can sell--and consumers can purchase--with confidence.
With more than 600 brands and over 22,000 products, DermStore has quickly become the leader in luxury skin care, beauty, and cosmetics online. Some of its most popular lines include Dermalogica, SkinCeuticals, Egyptian Magic, Obagi, jane iredale, Sonya Dakar, Phytomer, Glytone and Kinerase - however, the list expands as new luxury brands are added monthly.
DermStore is committed to maintaining the integrity of the store and of the brands they carry. DermStore takes pride in partnering with brands to ensure the most satisfactory and rewarding experience for the customer. To meet each customer's individual needs, DermStore offers access to skin consultants, video demonstrations and both customer and dermatologist reviews. What's more, DermStore offers many great perks not found anywhere else, such as free shipping on all orders all the time, easy returns and award-winning customer service.
SOURCE DermStore.com
DermStore.com
CONTACT: Amy Bailey, abailey@dermstore.com
Web Site: http://www.DermStore.com
New iPad App Makes Chemistry Just Plain Fun for Teens
Poster: SySAdmin
Posted on October 4, 2011 at 8:28:01 AM
New iPad App Makes Chemistry Just Plain Fun for Teens
NEW YORK, Oct. 4, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Teens love gadgets, especially tablets, mobile consoles and smart phones with touch screens that allow for both visual and tactile experiences. Applying that insight to pedagogy, Polytechnic Institute of New York University (NYU-Poly) Assistant Professor of Chemical and Biological Sciences Jin Kim Montclare and NYU-Poly students have created a digital app for the iPad that brings chemistry to life by making it intuitive, interactive, engaging and just plain fun.
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Montclare's team developed the app, called Lewis Dots, as part of a program that put dozens of iPads in the hands of 10th grade girls at Brooklyn's Urban Assembly Institute of Math and Science for Young Women (UAI), where Montclare is a mentor. "When the iPad launched, I realized it could be a valuable tool to engage students in chemistry at a young age - the shortage of students entering college to study science and engineering is particularly acute among girls in underserved minority groups," Montclare says.
The app is based on the eponymous molecular diagrams familiar to chemistry students in which elements are depicted as letter abbreviations, and electrons and bonds are dots and dashes. Available as a free iPad download from iTunes, Lewis Dots takes the pencil-and-paper template a step further: Students can drag periodic elements and electrons about the iPad touch screen to make and break bonds and assemble molecules. They learn about ionic and covalent bonding in the process, since heuristics determine which atoms can form which kinds of bonds. Users can also save the structures and diagrams as images in Photos App with the tap of a button.
Lewis Dots was developed by Carlo Yuvienco, a NYU-Poly biomedical engineering doctoral candidate and a National Science Foundation (NSF) GK-12 fellow in the Applying Mechatronics to Promote Science project. Instead of hiring a software consultant (which would have cost a fortune), Yuvienco found a few nooks and crannies in his packed schedule, plunked down $99 to become a Mac IO developer, and wrote the app based on the UAI chemistry curriculum.
"At the time I was juggling a fellowship and research, but I knew Dr. Montclare was in a bind," he says. "But I also knew it was a worthwhile idea, and I felt I had a little co-ownership with it." Two NYU-Poly undergraduates, Maurica Lewis and Jinhui Zhao, helped develop the teaching interface and actually implemented the use of the Lewis Dots app in the tenth grade classroom.
One benefit of the Lewis Dots app is that it doesn't limit the size of the molecule a user can create the way, say, a piece of paper does. "You can build molecules as big as you want. And sometimes you want to erase or delete, and this lets you do that easily as well," Yuvienco says. "The beauty of the app is that one can learn from scratch by using it. It's simple functionality but that's what chemistry is: connecting the dots between atoms."
Montclare says that for the high school students the app goes beyond what a computer can do. "Yes, you can do visualization of molecules on computers - and we have done that using 3D molecular visualization programs - but I wanted to give students an interface that lets them understand it by actually touching the screen. And it helps students get excited about science, engineering because the interface itself is technology."
Word is getting out about Lewis Dots as Montclare submitted a paper on the app to the Journal of Chemical Education. As part of its peer review process, chemistry teachers around the country will be looking at Lewis Dots. "It will be good in terms of getting exposure and feedback on whether teachers and students like it," says Montclare.
Next up is a range of new functions such as letting teachers project diagrams from the app on a classroom screen. The NYU-Poly team also plans to add electrochemistry heuristics. "And we are thinking about balancing equations, which is hard for some students," says Montclare.
Yuvienco says the key is not to just blindly add functionality, just for the sake of having lots of features. "We want them to be geared toward a curriculum - toward the student - with a pedagogical objective."
But even as a 1.0 model, Lewis Dots has been a big hit with UAI tenth graders. "They think chemistry is fun, and are now a more positive about science," says Montclare.
The project development and iPads for the UAI students were provided through grants from The Camile & Henry Dreyfus Foundation, The Teagle Foundation and the NSF Materials Research Science & Engineering Centers (MRSEC) program.
About Polytechnic Institute of New York University
Polytechnic Institute of New York University (formerly Polytechnic University), an affiliate of New York University, is a comprehensive school of engineering, applied sciences, technology and research, and is rooted in a 157-year tradition of invention, innovation and entrepreneurship: i-squared-e. The institution, founded in 1854, is the nation's second-oldest private engineering school. In addition to its main campus in New York City at MetroTech Center in downtown Brooklyn, it also offers programs at sites throughout the region and around the globe. Globally, NYU-Poly has programs in Israel, China and is an integral part of NYU's campus in Abu Dhabi. For more information, visit http://www.poly.edu.
SOURCE Polytechnic Institute of New York University
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Polytechnic Institute of New York University
CONTACT: Kathleen Hamilton, +1-718-260-3792, hamilton@poly.edu
Web Site: http://www.poly.edu
NEW YORK, Oct. 4, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Teens love gadgets, especially tablets, mobile consoles and smart phones with touch screens that allow for both visual and tactile experiences. Applying that insight to pedagogy, Polytechnic Institute of New York University (NYU-Poly) Assistant Professor of Chemical and Biological Sciences Jin Kim Montclare and NYU-Poly students have created a digital app for the iPad that brings chemistry to life by making it intuitive, interactive, engaging and just plain fun.
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Montclare's team developed the app, called Lewis Dots, as part of a program that put dozens of iPads in the hands of 10th grade girls at Brooklyn's Urban Assembly Institute of Math and Science for Young Women (UAI), where Montclare is a mentor. "When the iPad launched, I realized it could be a valuable tool to engage students in chemistry at a young age - the shortage of students entering college to study science and engineering is particularly acute among girls in underserved minority groups," Montclare says.
The app is based on the eponymous molecular diagrams familiar to chemistry students in which elements are depicted as letter abbreviations, and electrons and bonds are dots and dashes. Available as a free iPad download from iTunes, Lewis Dots takes the pencil-and-paper template a step further: Students can drag periodic elements and electrons about the iPad touch screen to make and break bonds and assemble molecules. They learn about ionic and covalent bonding in the process, since heuristics determine which atoms can form which kinds of bonds. Users can also save the structures and diagrams as images in Photos App with the tap of a button.
Lewis Dots was developed by Carlo Yuvienco, a NYU-Poly biomedical engineering doctoral candidate and a National Science Foundation (NSF) GK-12 fellow in the Applying Mechatronics to Promote Science project. Instead of hiring a software consultant (which would have cost a fortune), Yuvienco found a few nooks and crannies in his packed schedule, plunked down $99 to become a Mac IO developer, and wrote the app based on the UAI chemistry curriculum.
"At the time I was juggling a fellowship and research, but I knew Dr. Montclare was in a bind," he says. "But I also knew it was a worthwhile idea, and I felt I had a little co-ownership with it." Two NYU-Poly undergraduates, Maurica Lewis and Jinhui Zhao, helped develop the teaching interface and actually implemented the use of the Lewis Dots app in the tenth grade classroom.
One benefit of the Lewis Dots app is that it doesn't limit the size of the molecule a user can create the way, say, a piece of paper does. "You can build molecules as big as you want. And sometimes you want to erase or delete, and this lets you do that easily as well," Yuvienco says. "The beauty of the app is that one can learn from scratch by using it. It's simple functionality but that's what chemistry is: connecting the dots between atoms."
Montclare says that for the high school students the app goes beyond what a computer can do. "Yes, you can do visualization of molecules on computers - and we have done that using 3D molecular visualization programs - but I wanted to give students an interface that lets them understand it by actually touching the screen. And it helps students get excited about science, engineering because the interface itself is technology."
Word is getting out about Lewis Dots as Montclare submitted a paper on the app to the Journal of Chemical Education. As part of its peer review process, chemistry teachers around the country will be looking at Lewis Dots. "It will be good in terms of getting exposure and feedback on whether teachers and students like it," says Montclare.
Next up is a range of new functions such as letting teachers project diagrams from the app on a classroom screen. The NYU-Poly team also plans to add electrochemistry heuristics. "And we are thinking about balancing equations, which is hard for some students," says Montclare.
Yuvienco says the key is not to just blindly add functionality, just for the sake of having lots of features. "We want them to be geared toward a curriculum - toward the student - with a pedagogical objective."
But even as a 1.0 model, Lewis Dots has been a big hit with UAI tenth graders. "They think chemistry is fun, and are now a more positive about science," says Montclare.
The project development and iPads for the UAI students were provided through grants from The Camile & Henry Dreyfus Foundation, The Teagle Foundation and the NSF Materials Research Science & Engineering Centers (MRSEC) program.
About Polytechnic Institute of New York University
Polytechnic Institute of New York University (formerly Polytechnic University), an affiliate of New York University, is a comprehensive school of engineering, applied sciences, technology and research, and is rooted in a 157-year tradition of invention, innovation and entrepreneurship: i-squared-e. The institution, founded in 1854, is the nation's second-oldest private engineering school. In addition to its main campus in New York City at MetroTech Center in downtown Brooklyn, it also offers programs at sites throughout the region and around the globe. Globally, NYU-Poly has programs in Israel, China and is an integral part of NYU's campus in Abu Dhabi. For more information, visit http://www.poly.edu.
SOURCE Polytechnic Institute of New York University
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Polytechnic Institute of New York University
CONTACT: Kathleen Hamilton, +1-718-260-3792, hamilton@poly.edu
Web Site: http://www.poly.edu
EMC and NEC Set High-End Scalability Record
Poster: SySAdmin
Posted on October 4, 2011 at 8:21:01 AM
EMC and NEC Set High-End Scalability Record
EMC VNX Unified Storage and NEC Express Server Configuration--Powered by Intel Xeon E7 Processor Family--Provides Scalability and Performance for Microsoft SharePoint 2010
ANAHEIM, Calif., Oct. 4, 2011 /PRNewswire/ --
News Summary
-- EMC(® )NEC and Intel deliver solutions for Microsoft SharePoint 2010.
Testing demonstrates the search and retrieval of 108-million database
objects for a 200% scalability improvement.
-- The configuration incorporates EMC, NEC and Intel technologies for
demanding, large-scale, high growth SharePoint 2010 collaboration
solutions.
Full Story
MICROSOFT SHAREPOINT CONFERENCE 2011 -- Today at the Microsoft SharePoint Conference 2011, EMC Corporation (NYSE: EMC) and NEC Corporation of America (NEC), a leading provider and integrator of advanced communications, networking and IT solutions, announced a storage and server configuration solution for Microsoft SharePoint 2010 that includes EMC(®) VNX(®) unified storage and NEC Express Server configuration--powered by Intel(®) Xeon(®) E7 processor family. The tested configuration enables 108 million database documents stored, searched, and retrieved. Together, EMC and NEC--armed with the latest Intel processor technologies--help enable SharePoint 2010 customers to scale densely with a cost-effective overall solution. For more information visit the EMC booth (#423) or NEC booth (#772) at the Microsoft SharePoint Conference 2011.
SharePoint 2010 administrators now have a documented solution to help enable efficient storage provisioning and removing database and storage performance conflicts.
Configuration Highlights:
With Microsoft-tested configuration limits enabled by EMC, NEC, and Intel technologies, administrators can:
-- Utilize efficient, powerful, and scalable VNX storage and NEC servers
for fast search results, helping to increase the performance of
SharePoint SQL database instances.
-- This testing took advantage of new boundaries and limits allowing for
the search and retrieval of 108 million objects. This tested
configuration with the EMC and NEC technologies enables a 200%
improvement in SharePoint scalability from previous published proof
points.
-- Reduce the risk of growing pains and infrastructure limitations of
large-scale content collaboration solutions.
-- Deploy a scalable, predictable solution driving business value.
-- Help remove concerns about future SharePoint deployments and enable
collaboration with documented configurations.
EMC VNX Product Highlights
-- The tested configuration leveraged a VNX 5700, powered by the latest
Intel processors. The VNX delivered the capacity, density and
performance to generate the large amount of content used during testing.
The VNX was then used to do search and retrieval tests-with zero
performance degradation.
-- EMC has been named by customers as the #1 provider of storage technology
for Microsoft SharePoint and other mission critical applications
according to a new survey by IDC (1).
-- EMC VNX is optimized for virtual applications with comprehensive
multiple vendor virtual server integration, including Microsoft Hyper-V
and SQL databases.
NEC Express Server Product Highlights
-- NEC's Express 5800/A1080a scalable, high-performance server features
Intel(®) Xeon(® ) E7 processor family with 10-core, eight sockets for
a total of 80 total cores, a highly effective configuration for
processor-intensive requirements such as Microsoft FAST Search and SQL
Server. These additional cores, additional cache and faster clock speed
contributed to the scalability results of the tested configuration.
-- The testing configuration included an additional NEC server to support a
large number of SharePoint applications virtualized with Microsoft
Hyper-V using a 64-core server.
-- NEC's Express5800/A1080a server can accommodate up to two terabytes (TB)
of memory and 160 threads with modular in-box partitioning in an
innovative single 7U chassis.
Industry Analyst Quote
Brian Garrett, Vice President ESG Lab, Enterprise Strategy Group
"Collaboration platforms and tools--most notably Microsoft SharePoint--are a critical business resource for a growing number of organizations. Recent ESG research indicate that one in three midmarket and enterprise companies are using Microsoft's SharePoint for content repository, document workflow, business process management, and other mission critical content management functions. In each SharePoint use case, it is vitally important that the infrastructure can scale and perform to meet the needs of the business as it eliminates the risk of downtime and increases operational efficiency. The combination of EMC unified storage and NEC servers bring the kind of, performance, reliability, and scale that's needed to support growth as it cost effectively optimizes the value of your SharePoint investment."
EMC Quote
Eric Herzog, Vice President, Product Marketing and Management, EMC Unified Storage Division
"Our ongoing collaboration with Intel and NEC offers customers a powerful and Microsoft-tested solution that helps customers to deploy SharePoint 2010. As the storage market leader, EMC has solutions optimized for SharePoint environments including EMC Storage Integrator for application aware storage provisioning for SharePoint, the EMC FAST Suite for automated storage tiering, and Consulting Services."
Intel Quote
Pauline Nist, General Manager, Mission Critical Segment, Datacenter & Connected Systems Group
"Today's record breaking SharePoint scalability result, is yet another testament to the performance and scalability of the latest Intel Xeon® E7 processor family. By combining the Intel Xeon® E7 processor family with servers and storage from NEC and EMC, customers can deploy their compute intensive mission critical content management applications with confidence."
Microsoft Quote
Jared Spataro, director of SharePoint Product Management, at Microsoft Corp
"The results from SharePoint 2010 testing with hardware provided by NEC, EMC and Intel shows the high-end scalability of SharePoint 2010 for large-scale document management and records management solutions. SharePoint 2010 can help you scale your document management needs from simple team collaboration to enterprise-wide document archiving and records management needs."
NEC Quote
Mike Mitsch, Director of IT Product, NEC Corporation of America
"With the expanded limits and scalability of Microsoft SharePoint 2010 comes a real need for computing to deliver performance in such a processor-intensive environment. NEC's Express5800/A1080a servers provide customers with a cost-effective means to provide powerful computing, especially in virtualized SQL and SharePoint 2010 environments."
Additional Resources
-- Read the Microsoft whitepaper
-- Read about the EMC VNX
-- Read about the NEC Servers
-- Read the solution overview about EMC's Scalable Architecture for
SharePoint
-- Connect with EMC via Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, LinkedIn and ECN
-- Connect with NEC via Twitter, Facebook, http://www.NECToday.com and NEC
About EMC
EMC Corporation is a global leader in enabling businesses and service providers to transform their operations and deliver IT as a service. Fundamental to this transformation is cloud computing. Through innovative products and services, EMC accelerates the journey to cloud computing, helping IT departments to store, manage, protect and analyze their most valuable asset -- information -- in a more agile, trusted and cost-efficient way. Additional information about EMC can be found atwww.EMC.com.
About NEC Corporation of America
Headquartered in Irving, Texas, NEC Corporation of America is a leading provider of innovative IT, network and communications products and solutions for service carriers, Fortune 1000 and SMB businesses across multiple vertical industries, including Healthcare, Government, Education and Hospitality. NEC Corporation of America delivers one of the industry's broadest portfolios of technology solutions and professional services, including unified communications, wireless, voice and data, managed services, server and storage infrastructure, optical network systems, microwave radio communications and biometric security. NEC Corporation of America is a wholly-owned subsidiary of NEC Corporation, a global technology leader with operations in 30 countries and more than $37.5 billion in revenues. For more information, please visit http://www.necam.com or follow us on Twitter or Facebook
(1)( )IDC, Storage User Demand Study, 2011 -- Spring Edition: Unlocking the Minds of Storage Users, Doc # 230148, Sep 2011
EMC and VNXe are registered trademarks or trademarks of EMC Corporation in the United States and other countries. All other trademarks used herein are the property of their respective owners.
SOURCE EMC Corporation
EMC Corporation
CONTACT: Katryn McGaughey, EMC Corporation, katryn.mcgaughey@emc.com, +1-508-293-7717; John Wise, NEC Corporation of America, John.wise@necam.com, +1-214-262-6384
Web Site: http://www.emc.com
EMC VNX Unified Storage and NEC Express Server Configuration--Powered by Intel Xeon E7 Processor Family--Provides Scalability and Performance for Microsoft SharePoint 2010
ANAHEIM, Calif., Oct. 4, 2011 /PRNewswire/ --
News Summary
-- EMC(® )NEC and Intel deliver solutions for Microsoft SharePoint 2010.
Testing demonstrates the search and retrieval of 108-million database
objects for a 200% scalability improvement.
-- The configuration incorporates EMC, NEC and Intel technologies for
demanding, large-scale, high growth SharePoint 2010 collaboration
solutions.
Full Story
MICROSOFT SHAREPOINT CONFERENCE 2011 -- Today at the Microsoft SharePoint Conference 2011, EMC Corporation (NYSE: EMC) and NEC Corporation of America (NEC), a leading provider and integrator of advanced communications, networking and IT solutions, announced a storage and server configuration solution for Microsoft SharePoint 2010 that includes EMC(®) VNX(®) unified storage and NEC Express Server configuration--powered by Intel(®) Xeon(®) E7 processor family. The tested configuration enables 108 million database documents stored, searched, and retrieved. Together, EMC and NEC--armed with the latest Intel processor technologies--help enable SharePoint 2010 customers to scale densely with a cost-effective overall solution. For more information visit the EMC booth (#423) or NEC booth (#772) at the Microsoft SharePoint Conference 2011.
SharePoint 2010 administrators now have a documented solution to help enable efficient storage provisioning and removing database and storage performance conflicts.
Configuration Highlights:
With Microsoft-tested configuration limits enabled by EMC, NEC, and Intel technologies, administrators can:
-- Utilize efficient, powerful, and scalable VNX storage and NEC servers
for fast search results, helping to increase the performance of
SharePoint SQL database instances.
-- This testing took advantage of new boundaries and limits allowing for
the search and retrieval of 108 million objects. This tested
configuration with the EMC and NEC technologies enables a 200%
improvement in SharePoint scalability from previous published proof
points.
-- Reduce the risk of growing pains and infrastructure limitations of
large-scale content collaboration solutions.
-- Deploy a scalable, predictable solution driving business value.
-- Help remove concerns about future SharePoint deployments and enable
collaboration with documented configurations.
EMC VNX Product Highlights
-- The tested configuration leveraged a VNX 5700, powered by the latest
Intel processors. The VNX delivered the capacity, density and
performance to generate the large amount of content used during testing.
The VNX was then used to do search and retrieval tests-with zero
performance degradation.
-- EMC has been named by customers as the #1 provider of storage technology
for Microsoft SharePoint and other mission critical applications
according to a new survey by IDC (1).
-- EMC VNX is optimized for virtual applications with comprehensive
multiple vendor virtual server integration, including Microsoft Hyper-V
and SQL databases.
NEC Express Server Product Highlights
-- NEC's Express 5800/A1080a scalable, high-performance server features
Intel(®) Xeon(® ) E7 processor family with 10-core, eight sockets for
a total of 80 total cores, a highly effective configuration for
processor-intensive requirements such as Microsoft FAST Search and SQL
Server. These additional cores, additional cache and faster clock speed
contributed to the scalability results of the tested configuration.
-- The testing configuration included an additional NEC server to support a
large number of SharePoint applications virtualized with Microsoft
Hyper-V using a 64-core server.
-- NEC's Express5800/A1080a server can accommodate up to two terabytes (TB)
of memory and 160 threads with modular in-box partitioning in an
innovative single 7U chassis.
Industry Analyst Quote
Brian Garrett, Vice President ESG Lab, Enterprise Strategy Group
"Collaboration platforms and tools--most notably Microsoft SharePoint--are a critical business resource for a growing number of organizations. Recent ESG research indicate that one in three midmarket and enterprise companies are using Microsoft's SharePoint for content repository, document workflow, business process management, and other mission critical content management functions. In each SharePoint use case, it is vitally important that the infrastructure can scale and perform to meet the needs of the business as it eliminates the risk of downtime and increases operational efficiency. The combination of EMC unified storage and NEC servers bring the kind of, performance, reliability, and scale that's needed to support growth as it cost effectively optimizes the value of your SharePoint investment."
EMC Quote
Eric Herzog, Vice President, Product Marketing and Management, EMC Unified Storage Division
"Our ongoing collaboration with Intel and NEC offers customers a powerful and Microsoft-tested solution that helps customers to deploy SharePoint 2010. As the storage market leader, EMC has solutions optimized for SharePoint environments including EMC Storage Integrator for application aware storage provisioning for SharePoint, the EMC FAST Suite for automated storage tiering, and Consulting Services."
Intel Quote
Pauline Nist, General Manager, Mission Critical Segment, Datacenter & Connected Systems Group
"Today's record breaking SharePoint scalability result, is yet another testament to the performance and scalability of the latest Intel Xeon® E7 processor family. By combining the Intel Xeon® E7 processor family with servers and storage from NEC and EMC, customers can deploy their compute intensive mission critical content management applications with confidence."
Microsoft Quote
Jared Spataro, director of SharePoint Product Management, at Microsoft Corp
"The results from SharePoint 2010 testing with hardware provided by NEC, EMC and Intel shows the high-end scalability of SharePoint 2010 for large-scale document management and records management solutions. SharePoint 2010 can help you scale your document management needs from simple team collaboration to enterprise-wide document archiving and records management needs."
NEC Quote
Mike Mitsch, Director of IT Product, NEC Corporation of America
"With the expanded limits and scalability of Microsoft SharePoint 2010 comes a real need for computing to deliver performance in such a processor-intensive environment. NEC's Express5800/A1080a servers provide customers with a cost-effective means to provide powerful computing, especially in virtualized SQL and SharePoint 2010 environments."
Additional Resources
-- Read the Microsoft whitepaper
-- Read about the EMC VNX
-- Read about the NEC Servers
-- Read the solution overview about EMC's Scalable Architecture for
SharePoint
-- Connect with EMC via Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, LinkedIn and ECN
-- Connect with NEC via Twitter, Facebook, http://www.NECToday.com and NEC
About EMC
EMC Corporation is a global leader in enabling businesses and service providers to transform their operations and deliver IT as a service. Fundamental to this transformation is cloud computing. Through innovative products and services, EMC accelerates the journey to cloud computing, helping IT departments to store, manage, protect and analyze their most valuable asset -- information -- in a more agile, trusted and cost-efficient way. Additional information about EMC can be found atwww.EMC.com.
About NEC Corporation of America
Headquartered in Irving, Texas, NEC Corporation of America is a leading provider of innovative IT, network and communications products and solutions for service carriers, Fortune 1000 and SMB businesses across multiple vertical industries, including Healthcare, Government, Education and Hospitality. NEC Corporation of America delivers one of the industry's broadest portfolios of technology solutions and professional services, including unified communications, wireless, voice and data, managed services, server and storage infrastructure, optical network systems, microwave radio communications and biometric security. NEC Corporation of America is a wholly-owned subsidiary of NEC Corporation, a global technology leader with operations in 30 countries and more than $37.5 billion in revenues. For more information, please visit http://www.necam.com or follow us on Twitter or Facebook
(1)( )IDC, Storage User Demand Study, 2011 -- Spring Edition: Unlocking the Minds of Storage Users, Doc # 230148, Sep 2011
EMC and VNXe are registered trademarks or trademarks of EMC Corporation in the United States and other countries. All other trademarks used herein are the property of their respective owners.
SOURCE EMC Corporation
EMC Corporation
CONTACT: Katryn McGaughey, EMC Corporation, katryn.mcgaughey@emc.com, +1-508-293-7717; John Wise, NEC Corporation of America, John.wise@necam.com, +1-214-262-6384
Web Site: http://www.emc.com
Kiwibox.com Acquires Kwick!
Poster: SySAdmin
Posted on October 4, 2011 at 8:21:01 AM
Kiwibox.com Acquires Kwick!
NEW YORK, Oct. 4, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- KIWIBOX.COM, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: KIWB.OB) - Kiwibox.com, a New York City based social network, proudly announces that on September 30, 2011, it has acquired the social network, Kwick! Community GmbH & Co. KG, a private German Limited Partnership and its General Partner Kwick! Community Beteiligungs GmbH for 7.1M Euros, or approximately $10,000,000 U.S.
Kwick! (http://www.kwick.de) is a leading Social Network Community in Europe focused on the German-speaking market. With more than 10 million members and more than 2.5 Million Unique Users a month, this platform extends the Kiwibox marketplace to Europe. In addition, combined with the recently acquired Photobook-Community, "Pixunity.de," this acquisition adds an impressive 2 Billion Page impressions a month to the Kiwibox.com network. With the support of Kwick!'s vast web and mobile technologies, Kiwibox.com is now positioned to respond instantly to the ever-changing market trends that are influenced via social connections throughout its expanded network.
Executing on its strategic plan to acquire selective social networks, Kiwibox.com has now acquired a social community that has been online since 1999. Kwick! had revenues in 2010 of approximately $5 million, and has been cash flow positive since inception. Kwick! has 32 employees and uses a network of over 150 volunteers to moderate its website. Following this acquisition, Kiwibox.com expects to be cash flow positive for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2011. As part of the acquisition, the former management team at Kwick! has signed agreements to remain with the company and to continue to exploit its tremendous future growth potential.
"Kiwibox.com", states Andre Scholz, its President, "will continue to follow its strategic plan to identify other viable social networks as potential acquisition candidates. We also intend to continue to expand our own community, while leveraging operational costs through technology integration within our expanding social network."
About Kwick!
Kwick! was founded in 1999 and attained its first million active members in 2007. More than 10 Million Users have registered on its site since inception. Kwick! has been managed by its 2 founders who will continue in their managerial positions and orchestrate the continuing growth of its social network.
Free to Users, Kwick! is one of the top social networks in Europe and is still growing. Kwick! revenues are generated primarily from online-advertising and by hosting special events. Kwick! offers an online, mobile and App-Version of its website. With its advanced technology, Kwick!'s website can accommodate up to 100,000 active users at the same run time. Kwick! employs 32 employees most of whom work at Kwick! headquarters in Weinstadt, near Stuttgart (Germany) and uses a network of over 150 volunteers to moderate its website. The Kwick! website attracts users from all walks of life, while the vast majority of its members are young adults.
About Kiwibox.com: Company History
Kiwibox.com was initially founded in 1999 to give teenagers a voice on the internet and was a leader in the teen oriented world for several years. In August 2007, the company was bought by Magnitude Information Systems, Inc., a publicly listed company. In 2008, the company launched a new version, Kiwibox 2.0 and in October 2009 the company launched Kiwibox 3.0, shifting its audience focus from teenagers to young adults. On December 31, 2009, Kiwibox Media Inc. merged with Magnitude Information Systems and changed its name to Kiwibox.com, Inc., the New York-based social network. In the first quarter of 2011, Kiwibox.com acquired Pixunity.de, Half a year later Kiwibox.com successfully released an English-Version for the US-market, http://www.pixunity.com. Kiwibox common shares are listed on the over-the-counter, Bulletin Board market under the symbol KIWB.OB.
This press release contains certain statements relating to future results, which are forward-looking statements as that term is defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from either historical or anticipated results, depending on a variety of factors, which include but are not limited to, statements regarding the company's potential acquisitions, its ability to obtain financing for these acquisitions, its ability to integrate any acquisition into its business and operations and manage such processes, and its ability to expand its membership, users and internet brand. The company's actual results could differ materially from those predicted or implied and reported results should not be considered as an indication of future performance. Factors that could cause or contribute to such differences include, but are not limited to: the after effects of the global economic downturn, changes in political, business and economic conditions, including any conditions that affect ecommerce growth; fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates; the company's ability to deal with the increasingly competitive ecommerce environment, including competition for its targeted internet audiences, potential advertisers and, in general, from other social networks; the company's need and ability to manage other regulatory, tax and litigation risks as its services become offered in more jurisdictions and applicable laws become more restrictive; any changes the company may make to its market approach and offerings; the company's ability to upgrade and develop its systems, infrastructure and user-member service capabilities at reasonable cost; and the company's ability to maintain site stability and performance on its site while adding new products and features in a timely fashion. The forward-looking statements in this release do not include the potential impact of any acquisitions or divestitures that may be announced and/or completed after the date hereof.
SOURCE KIWIBOX.COM, Inc.
KIWIBOX.COM, Inc.
CONTACT: Mike Zaroff, +1-561-826-7401, mikezaroff11@gmail.com.
Web Site: http://www.kiwibox.com
NEW YORK, Oct. 4, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- KIWIBOX.COM, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: KIWB.OB) - Kiwibox.com, a New York City based social network, proudly announces that on September 30, 2011, it has acquired the social network, Kwick! Community GmbH & Co. KG, a private German Limited Partnership and its General Partner Kwick! Community Beteiligungs GmbH for 7.1M Euros, or approximately $10,000,000 U.S.
Kwick! (http://www.kwick.de) is a leading Social Network Community in Europe focused on the German-speaking market. With more than 10 million members and more than 2.5 Million Unique Users a month, this platform extends the Kiwibox marketplace to Europe. In addition, combined with the recently acquired Photobook-Community, "Pixunity.de," this acquisition adds an impressive 2 Billion Page impressions a month to the Kiwibox.com network. With the support of Kwick!'s vast web and mobile technologies, Kiwibox.com is now positioned to respond instantly to the ever-changing market trends that are influenced via social connections throughout its expanded network.
Executing on its strategic plan to acquire selective social networks, Kiwibox.com has now acquired a social community that has been online since 1999. Kwick! had revenues in 2010 of approximately $5 million, and has been cash flow positive since inception. Kwick! has 32 employees and uses a network of over 150 volunteers to moderate its website. Following this acquisition, Kiwibox.com expects to be cash flow positive for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2011. As part of the acquisition, the former management team at Kwick! has signed agreements to remain with the company and to continue to exploit its tremendous future growth potential.
"Kiwibox.com", states Andre Scholz, its President, "will continue to follow its strategic plan to identify other viable social networks as potential acquisition candidates. We also intend to continue to expand our own community, while leveraging operational costs through technology integration within our expanding social network."
About Kwick!
Kwick! was founded in 1999 and attained its first million active members in 2007. More than 10 Million Users have registered on its site since inception. Kwick! has been managed by its 2 founders who will continue in their managerial positions and orchestrate the continuing growth of its social network.
Free to Users, Kwick! is one of the top social networks in Europe and is still growing. Kwick! revenues are generated primarily from online-advertising and by hosting special events. Kwick! offers an online, mobile and App-Version of its website. With its advanced technology, Kwick!'s website can accommodate up to 100,000 active users at the same run time. Kwick! employs 32 employees most of whom work at Kwick! headquarters in Weinstadt, near Stuttgart (Germany) and uses a network of over 150 volunteers to moderate its website. The Kwick! website attracts users from all walks of life, while the vast majority of its members are young adults.
About Kiwibox.com: Company History
Kiwibox.com was initially founded in 1999 to give teenagers a voice on the internet and was a leader in the teen oriented world for several years. In August 2007, the company was bought by Magnitude Information Systems, Inc., a publicly listed company. In 2008, the company launched a new version, Kiwibox 2.0 and in October 2009 the company launched Kiwibox 3.0, shifting its audience focus from teenagers to young adults. On December 31, 2009, Kiwibox Media Inc. merged with Magnitude Information Systems and changed its name to Kiwibox.com, Inc., the New York-based social network. In the first quarter of 2011, Kiwibox.com acquired Pixunity.de, Half a year later Kiwibox.com successfully released an English-Version for the US-market, http://www.pixunity.com. Kiwibox common shares are listed on the over-the-counter, Bulletin Board market under the symbol KIWB.OB.
This press release contains certain statements relating to future results, which are forward-looking statements as that term is defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from either historical or anticipated results, depending on a variety of factors, which include but are not limited to, statements regarding the company's potential acquisitions, its ability to obtain financing for these acquisitions, its ability to integrate any acquisition into its business and operations and manage such processes, and its ability to expand its membership, users and internet brand. The company's actual results could differ materially from those predicted or implied and reported results should not be considered as an indication of future performance. Factors that could cause or contribute to such differences include, but are not limited to: the after effects of the global economic downturn, changes in political, business and economic conditions, including any conditions that affect ecommerce growth; fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates; the company's ability to deal with the increasingly competitive ecommerce environment, including competition for its targeted internet audiences, potential advertisers and, in general, from other social networks; the company's need and ability to manage other regulatory, tax and litigation risks as its services become offered in more jurisdictions and applicable laws become more restrictive; any changes the company may make to its market approach and offerings; the company's ability to upgrade and develop its systems, infrastructure and user-member service capabilities at reasonable cost; and the company's ability to maintain site stability and performance on its site while adding new products and features in a timely fashion. The forward-looking statements in this release do not include the potential impact of any acquisitions or divestitures that may be announced and/or completed after the date hereof.
SOURCE KIWIBOX.COM, Inc.
KIWIBOX.COM, Inc.
CONTACT: Mike Zaroff, +1-561-826-7401, mikezaroff11@gmail.com.
Web Site: http://www.kiwibox.com
IZEA Launches WeReward Insights on the Web, iOS and Android
Poster: SySAdmin
Posted on October 4, 2011 at 8:14:01 AM
IZEA Launches WeReward Insights on the Web, iOS and Android
New Feature Enables Brands to Gain Deeper Understanding of Customer Demographics - Creates Another Way for Consumers to Earn Cash
NEW YORK, Oct. 4, 2011/PRNewswire/ --IZEA Holdings, Inc. (IZEA:OTCBB), the world leader in social media sponsorships, today announced the release of WeReward Insights, a new survey feature for its WeReward mobile rewards application that allows consumers to earn money from brands by performing real-world actions with their mobile device.
Through WeReward Insights, advertisers can offer surveys to segments of the WeReward app user base. WeReward holds a wide range of opt-in demographic data, such as purchasing habits at stores and restaurants, which can be analyzed and aggregated. The secure, anonymous data is then available to brands as a detailed, real-time snapshot of their targeted users.
"Brands and consumers directly benefit through the use of WeReward Insights," said Ted Murphy, Chief Executive Officer. "Advertisers gain unprecedented visibility into the demographics of the respondents because the platform provides them with aggregated information about purchasing, opinions, location, and mobile task behaviors. Consumers who complete surveys are given another way to earn cash rewards for only a few minutes of their time. Our WeReward ecosystem offers the biggest variety of rewards for people to earn money for checking into places, using products, downloading mobile apps, and now completing surveys."
Brands can set their own WeReward point amounts for each survey, which are placed into the user's account upon completion. Each point is worth one penny, and users can transfer their points to real cash at set intervals to PayPal accounts.
"Every time a user contributes information, it makes WeReward Insights smarter and more valuable to our client-partners," said Ryan Schram, Chief Marketing Officer. "We can tell you if Democrats prefer Starbucks or Dunkin Donuts or if iPhone owners are more eco-conscious than their Android counterparts. The entirety of this data enables businesses to better understand their customer, and in turn, helps them to make more powerful marketing decisions."
The WeReward mobile app is currently available to iPhone and Android device users. Businesses and consumers can also signup at http://www.wereward.com.
About IZEA
IZEA Holdings, Inc. ("IZEA") is a world leader in social media sponsorship, operating multiple marketplaces including WeReward, SponsoredTweets, and SocialSpark. IZEA connects advertisers with social media publishers, helping them monetize their social media presence. The company has completed over 2,000,000 social media sponsorships for customers ranging from small local businesses to Fortune 50 organizations. For more information about IZEA, visit http://www.izea.com.
Safe Harbor Statement
This press release contains forward-looking statements. Please read the full statement and disclosures here: http://izea.com/safe-harbor-statement
SOURCE IZEA Holdings, Inc.
IZEA Holdings, Inc.
CONTACT: Jenna Moles of S&S Public Relations, +1-847-415-9343, jmoles@sspr.com, for IZEA
Web Site: http://www.izea.com
New Feature Enables Brands to Gain Deeper Understanding of Customer Demographics - Creates Another Way for Consumers to Earn Cash
NEW YORK, Oct. 4, 2011/PRNewswire/ --IZEA Holdings, Inc. (IZEA:OTCBB), the world leader in social media sponsorships, today announced the release of WeReward Insights, a new survey feature for its WeReward mobile rewards application that allows consumers to earn money from brands by performing real-world actions with their mobile device.
Through WeReward Insights, advertisers can offer surveys to segments of the WeReward app user base. WeReward holds a wide range of opt-in demographic data, such as purchasing habits at stores and restaurants, which can be analyzed and aggregated. The secure, anonymous data is then available to brands as a detailed, real-time snapshot of their targeted users.
"Brands and consumers directly benefit through the use of WeReward Insights," said Ted Murphy, Chief Executive Officer. "Advertisers gain unprecedented visibility into the demographics of the respondents because the platform provides them with aggregated information about purchasing, opinions, location, and mobile task behaviors. Consumers who complete surveys are given another way to earn cash rewards for only a few minutes of their time. Our WeReward ecosystem offers the biggest variety of rewards for people to earn money for checking into places, using products, downloading mobile apps, and now completing surveys."
Brands can set their own WeReward point amounts for each survey, which are placed into the user's account upon completion. Each point is worth one penny, and users can transfer their points to real cash at set intervals to PayPal accounts.
"Every time a user contributes information, it makes WeReward Insights smarter and more valuable to our client-partners," said Ryan Schram, Chief Marketing Officer. "We can tell you if Democrats prefer Starbucks or Dunkin Donuts or if iPhone owners are more eco-conscious than their Android counterparts. The entirety of this data enables businesses to better understand their customer, and in turn, helps them to make more powerful marketing decisions."
The WeReward mobile app is currently available to iPhone and Android device users. Businesses and consumers can also signup at http://www.wereward.com.
About IZEA
IZEA Holdings, Inc. ("IZEA") is a world leader in social media sponsorship, operating multiple marketplaces including WeReward, SponsoredTweets, and SocialSpark. IZEA connects advertisers with social media publishers, helping them monetize their social media presence. The company has completed over 2,000,000 social media sponsorships for customers ranging from small local businesses to Fortune 50 organizations. For more information about IZEA, visit http://www.izea.com.
Safe Harbor Statement
This press release contains forward-looking statements. Please read the full statement and disclosures here: http://izea.com/safe-harbor-statement
SOURCE IZEA Holdings, Inc.
IZEA Holdings, Inc.
CONTACT: Jenna Moles of S&S Public Relations, +1-847-415-9343, jmoles@sspr.com, for IZEA
Web Site: http://www.izea.com
TrueCar, Inc. Completes Acquisition of ALG, Inc.
Poster: SySAdmin
Posted on October 4, 2011 at 8:14:01 AM
TrueCar, Inc. Completes Acquisition of ALG, Inc.
TrueCar finalizes purchase of leading source for automotive residual values, with continuity of ALG operations a top priority. TrueCar also announces the hiring of respected industry veteran Larry Dominique of Nissan North America.
SANTA MONICA, Calif., Oct. 4, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- TrueCar, Inc., the only transparent publisher of real-time new (TrueCar.com) and used (ClearBook.com) vehicle pricing data in the U.S. market, has announced that it has completed its acquisition of ALG, Inc. formerly a subsidiary of DealerTrack Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: TRAK) and the industry-leading source for automotive residual values.
(Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110401/LA75616LOGO)
"TrueCar has shown a tremendous commitment to maintaining the continuity of ALG operations," said Raj Sundaram, Senior Vice President of the Services and Solutions Group at DealerTrack Holdings. "The TrueCar executive team has exhibited a profound understanding and respect for the strong relationship ALG has with the entire automotive industry - and I believe they will actively seek ways maintain and enhance that relationship now and in the years to come."
In support of this commitment to ALG and the automotive industry, TrueCar has also announced that Larry Dominique will be joining TrueCar as Executive Vice President of the Data Solutions Group. Dominique comes to TrueCar from Nissan North America where he served as Vice President, of Advanced and Product Planning and Strategy. Dominique brings a unique point-of-view to TrueCar - with extensive experience from the OEM perspective, leveraging pricing data and residual values (future value). Dominique said, "Having been a user of the data for decades, I have first hand knowledge of how important it is that the data is accurate, complete and unbiased - and that in order to rely on it moving forward, OEMs and lessors must be able to depend upon on the integrity of the data itself - as well as the time-tested ALG process. I am committed to helping maintain this and build upon this trust with TrueCar and ALG." ALG will operate as an independent subsidiary of TrueCar, reporting into the Data Solutions Group, and continue to be headquartered in Santa Barbara, California.
About TrueCar, Inc.
TrueCar, Inc. is an innovative automotive marketplace that benefits both buyers and sellers by providing a significantly better customer experience while helping qualified dealer partners gain incremental market share and reduce costs. As a transparent, visual publisher of new car transaction data, TrueCar price reports help both dealers and consumers agree on the parameters of a fair deal by providing an accurate, comprehensive and simple understanding of what others actually paid for the identically equipped new car over the last 30 days both locally and nationally.
TrueCar, Inc. works with a national network of over 5,000 Certified Dealers that provide up-front, no-haggle, competitive pricing to assist some of the nation's largest and most well respected membership and service organizations to meet the auto buying needs of their members and customers. These partnerships include American Express, AAA, USAA and more than 60 others. Collectively these audiences represent over 1M in-market customers each month.
TrueCar, Inc. is headquartered in Santa Monica, California, and has offices in San Francisco, California and Austin, Texas.
About DealerTrack (http://www.dealertrack.com)
DealerTrack's intuitive and high-value software solutions and services enhance efficiency and profitability for all major segments of the retail automotive industry, including dealers, lenders, OEMs, agents and aftermarket providers. DealerTrack, whose solution set for dealers is the industry's most comprehensive, operates the largest online credit application network in the United States, connecting over 17,000 dealers with more than 1,000 lenders. DealerTrack's Dealer Management System (DMS) provides dealers with easy-to-use tools and real-time data access to enhance their efficiency. DealerTrack's Inventory offerings provide vehicle inventory management and merchandising solutions to help dealers drive higher in-store and online traffic with state-of-the-art, real-time listings - leading to accelerated used-vehicle turn rates and higher dealer profits. DealerTrack's Sales and F&I solutions allow dealers to streamline the entire sales process as they structure deals from a single integrated platform. Its Compliance offering helps dealers meet legal and regulatory requirements, and protect their assets. DealerTrack also offers additional solutions for the automotive industry, including electronic motor vehicle registration and titling applications, paper title storage, and digital document services. DealerTrack's family of companies also includes data and consulting services providers ALG and Chrome Systems. For more information visit: http://www.dealertrack.com.
About ALG (http://www.alg.com)
Headquartered in Santa Barbara, California, ALG is a leading provider of data and consulting services to the automotive industry. ALG publishes the "Automotive Lease Guide" -- the standard for residual value projections in North America, and has been forecasting automotive residual values for over 45 years in both the U.S. and Canadian markets.
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CONTACT: Chintan Talati of TrueCar, Inc., +1-210-884-3675, chintan@truecar.com
Web Site: http://www.alg.com
TrueCar finalizes purchase of leading source for automotive residual values, with continuity of ALG operations a top priority. TrueCar also announces the hiring of respected industry veteran Larry Dominique of Nissan North America.
SANTA MONICA, Calif., Oct. 4, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- TrueCar, Inc., the only transparent publisher of real-time new (TrueCar.com) and used (ClearBook.com) vehicle pricing data in the U.S. market, has announced that it has completed its acquisition of ALG, Inc. formerly a subsidiary of DealerTrack Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: TRAK) and the industry-leading source for automotive residual values.
(Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110401/LA75616LOGO)
"TrueCar has shown a tremendous commitment to maintaining the continuity of ALG operations," said Raj Sundaram, Senior Vice President of the Services and Solutions Group at DealerTrack Holdings. "The TrueCar executive team has exhibited a profound understanding and respect for the strong relationship ALG has with the entire automotive industry - and I believe they will actively seek ways maintain and enhance that relationship now and in the years to come."
In support of this commitment to ALG and the automotive industry, TrueCar has also announced that Larry Dominique will be joining TrueCar as Executive Vice President of the Data Solutions Group. Dominique comes to TrueCar from Nissan North America where he served as Vice President, of Advanced and Product Planning and Strategy. Dominique brings a unique point-of-view to TrueCar - with extensive experience from the OEM perspective, leveraging pricing data and residual values (future value). Dominique said, "Having been a user of the data for decades, I have first hand knowledge of how important it is that the data is accurate, complete and unbiased - and that in order to rely on it moving forward, OEMs and lessors must be able to depend upon on the integrity of the data itself - as well as the time-tested ALG process. I am committed to helping maintain this and build upon this trust with TrueCar and ALG." ALG will operate as an independent subsidiary of TrueCar, reporting into the Data Solutions Group, and continue to be headquartered in Santa Barbara, California.
About TrueCar, Inc.
TrueCar, Inc. is an innovative automotive marketplace that benefits both buyers and sellers by providing a significantly better customer experience while helping qualified dealer partners gain incremental market share and reduce costs. As a transparent, visual publisher of new car transaction data, TrueCar price reports help both dealers and consumers agree on the parameters of a fair deal by providing an accurate, comprehensive and simple understanding of what others actually paid for the identically equipped new car over the last 30 days both locally and nationally.
TrueCar, Inc. works with a national network of over 5,000 Certified Dealers that provide up-front, no-haggle, competitive pricing to assist some of the nation's largest and most well respected membership and service organizations to meet the auto buying needs of their members and customers. These partnerships include American Express, AAA, USAA and more than 60 others. Collectively these audiences represent over 1M in-market customers each month.
TrueCar, Inc. is headquartered in Santa Monica, California, and has offices in San Francisco, California and Austin, Texas.
About DealerTrack (http://www.dealertrack.com)
DealerTrack's intuitive and high-value software solutions and services enhance efficiency and profitability for all major segments of the retail automotive industry, including dealers, lenders, OEMs, agents and aftermarket providers. DealerTrack, whose solution set for dealers is the industry's most comprehensive, operates the largest online credit application network in the United States, connecting over 17,000 dealers with more than 1,000 lenders. DealerTrack's Dealer Management System (DMS) provides dealers with easy-to-use tools and real-time data access to enhance their efficiency. DealerTrack's Inventory offerings provide vehicle inventory management and merchandising solutions to help dealers drive higher in-store and online traffic with state-of-the-art, real-time listings - leading to accelerated used-vehicle turn rates and higher dealer profits. DealerTrack's Sales and F&I solutions allow dealers to streamline the entire sales process as they structure deals from a single integrated platform. Its Compliance offering helps dealers meet legal and regulatory requirements, and protect their assets. DealerTrack also offers additional solutions for the automotive industry, including electronic motor vehicle registration and titling applications, paper title storage, and digital document services. DealerTrack's family of companies also includes data and consulting services providers ALG and Chrome Systems. For more information visit: http://www.dealertrack.com.
About ALG (http://www.alg.com)
Headquartered in Santa Barbara, California, ALG is a leading provider of data and consulting services to the automotive industry. ALG publishes the "Automotive Lease Guide" -- the standard for residual value projections in North America, and has been forecasting automotive residual values for over 45 years in both the U.S. and Canadian markets.
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TrueCar, Inc.
CONTACT: Chintan Talati of TrueCar, Inc., +1-210-884-3675, chintan@truecar.com
Web Site: http://www.alg.com
POSSIBILITYU.COM GUIDES STUDENTS THROUGH THE COLLEGE ADMISSIONS PROCESS WITH AFFORDABLE ONLINE COUNSELING
Poster: SySAdmin
Posted on October 4, 2011 at 8:00:01 AM
POSSIBILITYU.COM GUIDES STUDENTS THROUGH THE COLLEGE ADMISSIONS PROCESS WITH AFFORDABLE ONLINE COUNSELING
From college selection to admissions and financial aid, site helps students get into the right college
PORTLAND, Maine,Oct. 4, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Students preparing for the rigors of the college admissions process have an easy and affordable solution with PossibilityU.com, an innovative online alternative to traditional college counseling. Launching today, PossibilityU makes world-class college admissions counseling available to any student who has Internet access, thus giving every student a competitive edge to get into the school of their choice. The service combines an engaging, results-driven curriculum with practical exercises, online dashboards, and live support from expert college advisors to help college-bound families navigate the complex and high-stakes decisions related to choosing, getting into and paying for college.
There are 2.6 million college-bound students in this country each year making one of the most important choices in their lives with little support, said Betsy Peters, founder of PossibilityU.com. "The average ratio of more than 450 students to 1 guidance counselor makes it extremely difficult for all students to get personalized college admissions help. With PossibilityU.com, families can get the same kind of support that until now has only been available through private college counselors whose rates can tip into the thousands."
"PossibilityU levels the playing field for aspiring college students," said Mark Montgomery, PhD, a leading college admissions consultant and PossibilityU Chief Advisor. "It teaches students how the admissions system works and gives them smart, easy-to-implement strategies to select - and get into - schools that will fit academically, socially and financially."
PossibilityU's step-by-step curriculum is designed by Dr. Montgomery, based on his 20 years of research and experience. "When students incorporate these strategies, I see better outcomes - happy students, more confident in their choice of college, and families who have saved $10,000 or more in tuition a year," he said.
With PossibilityU's innovative Admissions Tool Kit, students get the guidance they need to define their goals for college, learn to choose the best fit from the more than 4,000 schools in the US, and gain techniques to boost their acceptance rates. The program also connects students with expert college admissions counselors in group and individual sessions.
PossibilityU is affordably priced beginning at $99/month for the Admissions Tool Kit with the average usage time running 3-6 months. For more information visit http://www.possibilityU.com or call 877-882-2627.
SOURCE PossibilityU.com
PossibilityU.com
CONTACT: Betsy Peters of PossibilityU.com, 1-877-882-2627
Web Site: http://www.possibilityU.com
From college selection to admissions and financial aid, site helps students get into the right college
PORTLAND, Maine,Oct. 4, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Students preparing for the rigors of the college admissions process have an easy and affordable solution with PossibilityU.com, an innovative online alternative to traditional college counseling. Launching today, PossibilityU makes world-class college admissions counseling available to any student who has Internet access, thus giving every student a competitive edge to get into the school of their choice. The service combines an engaging, results-driven curriculum with practical exercises, online dashboards, and live support from expert college advisors to help college-bound families navigate the complex and high-stakes decisions related to choosing, getting into and paying for college.
There are 2.6 million college-bound students in this country each year making one of the most important choices in their lives with little support, said Betsy Peters, founder of PossibilityU.com. "The average ratio of more than 450 students to 1 guidance counselor makes it extremely difficult for all students to get personalized college admissions help. With PossibilityU.com, families can get the same kind of support that until now has only been available through private college counselors whose rates can tip into the thousands."
"PossibilityU levels the playing field for aspiring college students," said Mark Montgomery, PhD, a leading college admissions consultant and PossibilityU Chief Advisor. "It teaches students how the admissions system works and gives them smart, easy-to-implement strategies to select - and get into - schools that will fit academically, socially and financially."
PossibilityU's step-by-step curriculum is designed by Dr. Montgomery, based on his 20 years of research and experience. "When students incorporate these strategies, I see better outcomes - happy students, more confident in their choice of college, and families who have saved $10,000 or more in tuition a year," he said.
With PossibilityU's innovative Admissions Tool Kit, students get the guidance they need to define their goals for college, learn to choose the best fit from the more than 4,000 schools in the US, and gain techniques to boost their acceptance rates. The program also connects students with expert college admissions counselors in group and individual sessions.
PossibilityU is affordably priced beginning at $99/month for the Admissions Tool Kit with the average usage time running 3-6 months. For more information visit http://www.possibilityU.com or call 877-882-2627.
SOURCE PossibilityU.com
PossibilityU.com
CONTACT: Betsy Peters of PossibilityU.com, 1-877-882-2627
Web Site: http://www.possibilityU.com
Fusion-io Unveils VSL-Powered Atomic Writes for MySQL Acceleration
Poster: SySAdmin
Posted on October 4, 2011 at 7:42:01 AM
Fusion-io Unveils VSL-Powered Atomic Writes for MySQL Acceleration
Reference Architecture for Improving Performance in Enterprise Databases and Applications with New Flash-Powered Features to Support the MySQL Community
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 4, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- [Oracle OpenWorld] -- Fusion-io, Inc., (NYSE: FIO) pioneer of shared data decentralization, today announced a new extension to its VSL software subsystem for conducting Atomic Writes in the popular MySQL open source database. Referring to an operation in which a processor can simultaneously write multiple independent storage sectors as a single storage transaction, the Atomic Writes extension helps accelerate the popular MySQL enterprise database and enables new features powered by the flexibility of sophisticated flash architectures.
"Some vendors approach flash like just another disk, but this shortsighted approach leaves great potential unaddressed," said Nisha Talagala, Fusion-io Lead Architect. "With a software-centric approach, intelligent memory architectures can leverage the potential of flash to develop new features that accelerate databases and applications in ways previously not possible. By reducing the number of steps required to safely write data, the Atomic Writes software extension enables a substantial improvement in predictable performance and reduces the impact of database processing on the host CPU."
Atomic Writes allow flash-based memory to significantly outperform architectures that require applications to conduct additional operations to safeguard data during failures. Since Atomic Writes eliminate the need to utilize the double write buffer, performance speeds are drastically increased by not having to write data twice. This also reduces complexity and increases scalability as less complex code paths are used within the database. As the number of writes is cut in half by Atomic Writes, the software extension can also double hardware endurance. In addition, Atomic Writes ensure that operations are completed in their entirety, reducing the likelihood of data corruption and thereby increasing reliability.
The Atomic Writes extension connects Fusion's powerful VSL software architecture to MySQL to uniquely provide these enhanced features. The extension for MySQL is the first example of directly optimizing an application through the flexibility of VSL. With the new Atomic Writes extension, Fusion-io testing has observed 35 percent more transactions per second and a 2.5x improvement in performance predictability compared to conducting the same MySQL tests without the Atomic Writes feature.
To activate the Atomic Writes feature, database architects apply the extension to the InnoDB transactional storage engine for MySQL, which then creates a new InnoDB source image. The Atomic Writes extension selects operations that require Atomic Writes and then executes the operations accordingly. The Atomic Writes extension will be available to select customers for testing in Q4 2011. Fusion-io will collaborate with the MySQL community to assist with making the new Atomic Writes features accessible for widespread use as quickly as possible.
Visit Fusion-io booth #421 at Oracle OpenWorld in San Francisco October 3 - 6, 2011 for more information and demonstrations of the new Atomic Writes extension.
To learn more about Fusion-io, go to http://www.fusionio.com. Follow Fusion-io on Twitter at http://www.twitter.com/fusionio and on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/fusionio.
About Fusion-io
Fusion-io has pioneered a next generation storage memory platform for shared data decentralization that significantly improves the processing capabilities within a datacenter by relocating process-critical, or "active", data from centralized storage to the server where it is being processed, a methodology referred to as data decentralization. Fusion's integrated hardware and software solutions leverage non-volatile memory to significantly increase datacenter efficiency and offers enterprise grade performance, reliability, availability and manageability. Fusion's data decentralization platform can transform legacy architectures into next generation datacenters and allows enterprises to consolidate or significantly reduce complex and expensive high performance storage, high performance networking and memory-rich servers. Fusion's platform enables enterprises to increase the utilization, performance and efficiency of their datacenter resources and extract greater value from their information assets.
Forward-looking Statements
Certain statements in this release may constitute "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, including, but are not limited to, statements concerning our VSL software and our Atomic Writes extension for the MySQL open source database, including the expected capabilities and benefits of our VSL software and the Atomic Writes extension. These statements are based on current expectations and assumptions regarding future events and business performance and involve certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained, anticipated, or implied in any forward-looking statement, including, but not limited to, the risk that the users of our VSL software and the Atomic Writes extension may not realize the expected benefits, and such other risks set forth in the registration statements and reports that Fusion-io files with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, which are available on the Investor Relations section of our website at http://www.fusionio.com. You should not rely upon forward-looking statements as predictions of future events. Although we believe that the expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements are reasonable, we cannot guarantee that the future results, levels of activity, performance or events and circumstances reflected in the forward-looking statements will be achieved or will occur. Fusion-io undertakes no obligation to update publicly any forward-looking statement for any reason after the date of this press release.
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SOURCE Fusion-io, Inc.
Fusion-io, Inc.
Web Site: http://www.fusionio.com
Reference Architecture for Improving Performance in Enterprise Databases and Applications with New Flash-Powered Features to Support the MySQL Community
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 4, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- [Oracle OpenWorld] -- Fusion-io, Inc., (NYSE: FIO) pioneer of shared data decentralization, today announced a new extension to its VSL software subsystem for conducting Atomic Writes in the popular MySQL open source database. Referring to an operation in which a processor can simultaneously write multiple independent storage sectors as a single storage transaction, the Atomic Writes extension helps accelerate the popular MySQL enterprise database and enables new features powered by the flexibility of sophisticated flash architectures.
"Some vendors approach flash like just another disk, but this shortsighted approach leaves great potential unaddressed," said Nisha Talagala, Fusion-io Lead Architect. "With a software-centric approach, intelligent memory architectures can leverage the potential of flash to develop new features that accelerate databases and applications in ways previously not possible. By reducing the number of steps required to safely write data, the Atomic Writes software extension enables a substantial improvement in predictable performance and reduces the impact of database processing on the host CPU."
Atomic Writes allow flash-based memory to significantly outperform architectures that require applications to conduct additional operations to safeguard data during failures. Since Atomic Writes eliminate the need to utilize the double write buffer, performance speeds are drastically increased by not having to write data twice. This also reduces complexity and increases scalability as less complex code paths are used within the database. As the number of writes is cut in half by Atomic Writes, the software extension can also double hardware endurance. In addition, Atomic Writes ensure that operations are completed in their entirety, reducing the likelihood of data corruption and thereby increasing reliability.
The Atomic Writes extension connects Fusion's powerful VSL software architecture to MySQL to uniquely provide these enhanced features. The extension for MySQL is the first example of directly optimizing an application through the flexibility of VSL. With the new Atomic Writes extension, Fusion-io testing has observed 35 percent more transactions per second and a 2.5x improvement in performance predictability compared to conducting the same MySQL tests without the Atomic Writes feature.
To activate the Atomic Writes feature, database architects apply the extension to the InnoDB transactional storage engine for MySQL, which then creates a new InnoDB source image. The Atomic Writes extension selects operations that require Atomic Writes and then executes the operations accordingly. The Atomic Writes extension will be available to select customers for testing in Q4 2011. Fusion-io will collaborate with the MySQL community to assist with making the new Atomic Writes features accessible for widespread use as quickly as possible.
Visit Fusion-io booth #421 at Oracle OpenWorld in San Francisco October 3 - 6, 2011 for more information and demonstrations of the new Atomic Writes extension.
To learn more about Fusion-io, go to http://www.fusionio.com. Follow Fusion-io on Twitter at http://www.twitter.com/fusionio and on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/fusionio.
About Fusion-io
Fusion-io has pioneered a next generation storage memory platform for shared data decentralization that significantly improves the processing capabilities within a datacenter by relocating process-critical, or "active", data from centralized storage to the server where it is being processed, a methodology referred to as data decentralization. Fusion's integrated hardware and software solutions leverage non-volatile memory to significantly increase datacenter efficiency and offers enterprise grade performance, reliability, availability and manageability. Fusion's data decentralization platform can transform legacy architectures into next generation datacenters and allows enterprises to consolidate or significantly reduce complex and expensive high performance storage, high performance networking and memory-rich servers. Fusion's platform enables enterprises to increase the utilization, performance and efficiency of their datacenter resources and extract greater value from their information assets.
Forward-looking Statements
Certain statements in this release may constitute "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, including, but are not limited to, statements concerning our VSL software and our Atomic Writes extension for the MySQL open source database, including the expected capabilities and benefits of our VSL software and the Atomic Writes extension. These statements are based on current expectations and assumptions regarding future events and business performance and involve certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained, anticipated, or implied in any forward-looking statement, including, but not limited to, the risk that the users of our VSL software and the Atomic Writes extension may not realize the expected benefits, and such other risks set forth in the registration statements and reports that Fusion-io files with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, which are available on the Investor Relations section of our website at http://www.fusionio.com. You should not rely upon forward-looking statements as predictions of future events. Although we believe that the expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements are reasonable, we cannot guarantee that the future results, levels of activity, performance or events and circumstances reflected in the forward-looking statements will be achieved or will occur. Fusion-io undertakes no obligation to update publicly any forward-looking statement for any reason after the date of this press release.
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(on site at Oracle OpenWorld) 917.224.7769
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ir@fusionio.com
SOURCE Fusion-io, Inc.
Fusion-io, Inc.
Web Site: http://www.fusionio.com
ZigBee Alliance and Energy@home Collaborate on European Residential Energy Platform
Poster: SySAdmin
Posted on October 4, 2011 at 7:42:01 AM
ZigBee Alliance and Energy@home Collaborate on European Residential Energy Platform
Four ZigBee standards to play key role in new value added service platform
MILAN and SAN RAMON, Calif., Oct. 4, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- The ZigBee® Alliance and Energy@home will cooperate on the creation of an integrated residential energy value added services platform for Europe by leveraging four ZigBee standards. Under a liaison agreement announced today, the groups will focus on blending the strengths of ZigBee Home Automation(TM), ZigBee Smart Energy(TM), ZigBee Telecom Services(TM) and ZigBee Gateway(TM) to create the platform.
(Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20091005/SF86596LOGO)
The platform, proposed by Electrolux, Enel, Indesit Company and Telecom Italia, will offer control of consumer smart appliances, communication with broadband networks, and communication with Automatic Meter Management system. The platform will create value added services designed to help European consumers better manage energy use in their homes. These energy services will also give Europeans the ability to lead the way in the global energy efficiency challenge.
"Energy@home is focused on increasing consumers' awareness of their energy consumption, while also providing them with new tools to better control their energy use wherever they might be and at any time at all times." said Fabio Bellifemine, a member of the Steering Committee of Energy@home. "The ZigBee Alliance has done groundbreaking work by developing a variety of standards that will play an integral role in our proposed platform."
"The collaboration with Energy@home will increase the scope and value of ZigBee Home Automation," said Bob Heile, chairman of the ZigBee Alliance. "Energy@home recognizes the tremendous value of the growing family of standards developed by the ZigBee Alliance and we look forward to helping Energy@home seize the numerous time-to-market advantages our standards offer because improving the use of energy is a global issue."
ZigBee Smart Energy is the world's leading standard for home area networks used by Smart Grid programs to boost energy management and efficiency in homes around the world. ZigBee Telecom Services provides telecommunication network operators with a variety of value added services through the use of mobile devices. ZigBee Home Automation creates smart homes with more control conveniences that improve comfort, convenience and efficiency. ZigBee Gateway offers a global device standard for connecting ZigBee networks seamlessly to the Internet with service providers, including telecom operators. For more information on each standard, visit: http://www.ZigBee.org/standards.
About Energy@home
Energy@home is an Italian collaborative project among Electrolux, Enel, Indesit Company and Telecom Italia. The aim of the project is to develop a communication infrastructure that enables provision of Value Added Services based upon information exchange related to energy usage, energy consumption and energy tariffs in the Home Area Network. For more information, visit: http://www.energy-home.it.
ZigBee: Control your world
ZigBee offers green and global wireless standards connecting the widest range of devices to work together intelligently and help you control your world. The ZigBee Alliance is an open, non- profit association of approximately 400 organizations driving development of innovative, reliable and easy-to-use ZigBee standards. The Alliance promotes worldwide adoption of ZigBee as the leading wirelessly networked, sensing and control standard for use in consumer, commercial and industrial areas. For more information, visit: http://www.ZigBee.org.
SOURCE ZigBee Alliance
Photo:http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20091005/SF86596LOGO
http://photoarchive.ap.org/
ZigBee Alliance
CONTACT: Kevin Schader, ZigBee Alliance, kschader@inventures.com, +1-925-275-6672; Rachel Smith, GolinHarris for ZigBee Alliance, rsmith@golinharris.com, +1-714-918-8208
Web Site: http://www.energy-home.it
Four ZigBee standards to play key role in new value added service platform
MILAN and SAN RAMON, Calif., Oct. 4, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- The ZigBee® Alliance and Energy@home will cooperate on the creation of an integrated residential energy value added services platform for Europe by leveraging four ZigBee standards. Under a liaison agreement announced today, the groups will focus on blending the strengths of ZigBee Home Automation(TM), ZigBee Smart Energy(TM), ZigBee Telecom Services(TM) and ZigBee Gateway(TM) to create the platform.
(Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20091005/SF86596LOGO)
The platform, proposed by Electrolux, Enel, Indesit Company and Telecom Italia, will offer control of consumer smart appliances, communication with broadband networks, and communication with Automatic Meter Management system. The platform will create value added services designed to help European consumers better manage energy use in their homes. These energy services will also give Europeans the ability to lead the way in the global energy efficiency challenge.
"Energy@home is focused on increasing consumers' awareness of their energy consumption, while also providing them with new tools to better control their energy use wherever they might be and at any time at all times." said Fabio Bellifemine, a member of the Steering Committee of Energy@home. "The ZigBee Alliance has done groundbreaking work by developing a variety of standards that will play an integral role in our proposed platform."
"The collaboration with Energy@home will increase the scope and value of ZigBee Home Automation," said Bob Heile, chairman of the ZigBee Alliance. "Energy@home recognizes the tremendous value of the growing family of standards developed by the ZigBee Alliance and we look forward to helping Energy@home seize the numerous time-to-market advantages our standards offer because improving the use of energy is a global issue."
ZigBee Smart Energy is the world's leading standard for home area networks used by Smart Grid programs to boost energy management and efficiency in homes around the world. ZigBee Telecom Services provides telecommunication network operators with a variety of value added services through the use of mobile devices. ZigBee Home Automation creates smart homes with more control conveniences that improve comfort, convenience and efficiency. ZigBee Gateway offers a global device standard for connecting ZigBee networks seamlessly to the Internet with service providers, including telecom operators. For more information on each standard, visit: http://www.ZigBee.org/standards.
About Energy@home
Energy@home is an Italian collaborative project among Electrolux, Enel, Indesit Company and Telecom Italia. The aim of the project is to develop a communication infrastructure that enables provision of Value Added Services based upon information exchange related to energy usage, energy consumption and energy tariffs in the Home Area Network. For more information, visit: http://www.energy-home.it.
ZigBee: Control your world
ZigBee offers green and global wireless standards connecting the widest range of devices to work together intelligently and help you control your world. The ZigBee Alliance is an open, non- profit association of approximately 400 organizations driving development of innovative, reliable and easy-to-use ZigBee standards. The Alliance promotes worldwide adoption of ZigBee as the leading wirelessly networked, sensing and control standard for use in consumer, commercial and industrial areas. For more information, visit: http://www.ZigBee.org.
SOURCE ZigBee Alliance
Photo:http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20091005/SF86596LOGO
http://photoarchive.ap.org/
ZigBee Alliance
CONTACT: Kevin Schader, ZigBee Alliance, kschader@inventures.com, +1-925-275-6672; Rachel Smith, GolinHarris for ZigBee Alliance, rsmith@golinharris.com, +1-714-918-8208
Web Site: http://www.energy-home.it
The Largest Offshore Oil & Gas Producer in China Chooses RADWIN for Offshore Oil Platform Connectivity
Poster: SySAdmin
Posted on October 4, 2011 at 7:35:01 AM
The Largest Offshore Oil & Gas Producer in China Chooses RADWIN for Offshore Oil Platform Connectivity
RADWIN's wireless systems deployed by the multi-billion dollar company to connect oil platforms to HQs at a distance of 86 Km & over water
TEL AVIV, Israel, October 4, 2011/PRNewswire/ --
RADWIN ( http://www.radwin.com), the global provider of Backhaul and
Broadband Wireless Solutions, today announced that its wireless
communication systems were deployed by the China National Offshore Oil
Corporation - a multi-billion dollar company and the largest offshore oil
and gas producer in China. The China National Offshore Oil Corporation is
using the RADWIN 2000 high-capacity Point-to-Point systems to connect its
corporate offices to off-shore oil platforms located 86 kilometers apart in
the sea.
The RADWIN 2000 sub-6 GHz solutions deliver up to 200 Mbps at ranges of
up to 120 Km/75 miles. Incorporating advanced radio technologies such as
OFDM and MIMO and a unique air protocol, RADWIN's solutions deliver superior
performance in challenging geographical environments including
non-line-of-sight paths, extreme weather conditions and over water.
A Manager in the Communications Department of China National Offshore
Oil Corporation stated: "We looked for a solution that would allow us to
extend communications from our offices on land to our offshore oil platforms
in the sea. The VSAT links we were using provided low bandwidth and didn't
satisfy the requirements of our growing network data services. After an
intensive evaluation process we chose RADWIN's links because they were the
only systems capable of delivering high capacity over tens of kilometers.
Today we couldn't be happier; RADWIN's systemsoperate in high humidity
conditions and over water, and even in situations where there is no direct
line-of-sight."
Roni Weinberg, RADWIN's Executive VP & COO stated: "We are proud to add
the China National Offshore Oil Corporation to our customer base. RADWIN
fulfills the needs of utility companies all over the world, empowering them
to cost-effectively deliver voice and data services to remote locations over
the land and sea. With our solutions, utility companies can set-up
communications easily and realize dramatic cost savings in comparison to
other modes of communications."
About RADWIN
RADWIN provides sub-6GHz wireless broadband systems that empower carriers
and service providers to connect subscribers everywhere. Established in
1997, RADWIN has a wide installation base in over 130 countries.
http://www.radwin.com
Sales Contact
Tel: +972-3-769-2820
Email: sales@radwin.com
Media Contact
Tammy Levy
Marcom Manager
RADWIN
Tel: +972-3-766-2916
Email: pr@radwin.com
Source: RADWIN
.
RADWIN's wireless systems deployed by the multi-billion dollar company to connect oil platforms to HQs at a distance of 86 Km & over water
TEL AVIV, Israel, October 4, 2011/PRNewswire/ --
RADWIN ( http://www.radwin.com), the global provider of Backhaul and
Broadband Wireless Solutions, today announced that its wireless
communication systems were deployed by the China National Offshore Oil
Corporation - a multi-billion dollar company and the largest offshore oil
and gas producer in China. The China National Offshore Oil Corporation is
using the RADWIN 2000 high-capacity Point-to-Point systems to connect its
corporate offices to off-shore oil platforms located 86 kilometers apart in
the sea.
The RADWIN 2000 sub-6 GHz solutions deliver up to 200 Mbps at ranges of
up to 120 Km/75 miles. Incorporating advanced radio technologies such as
OFDM and MIMO and a unique air protocol, RADWIN's solutions deliver superior
performance in challenging geographical environments including
non-line-of-sight paths, extreme weather conditions and over water.
A Manager in the Communications Department of China National Offshore
Oil Corporation stated: "We looked for a solution that would allow us to
extend communications from our offices on land to our offshore oil platforms
in the sea. The VSAT links we were using provided low bandwidth and didn't
satisfy the requirements of our growing network data services. After an
intensive evaluation process we chose RADWIN's links because they were the
only systems capable of delivering high capacity over tens of kilometers.
Today we couldn't be happier; RADWIN's systemsoperate in high humidity
conditions and over water, and even in situations where there is no direct
line-of-sight."
Roni Weinberg, RADWIN's Executive VP & COO stated: "We are proud to add
the China National Offshore Oil Corporation to our customer base. RADWIN
fulfills the needs of utility companies all over the world, empowering them
to cost-effectively deliver voice and data services to remote locations over
the land and sea. With our solutions, utility companies can set-up
communications easily and realize dramatic cost savings in comparison to
other modes of communications."
About RADWIN
RADWIN provides sub-6GHz wireless broadband systems that empower carriers
and service providers to connect subscribers everywhere. Established in
1997, RADWIN has a wide installation base in over 130 countries.
http://www.radwin.com
Sales Contact
Tel: +972-3-769-2820
Email: sales@radwin.com
Media Contact
Tammy Levy
Marcom Manager
RADWIN
Tel: +972-3-766-2916
Email: pr@radwin.com
Source: RADWIN
.
Blancco Partners With DestructData to Expedite Secure Erasure of Loose Hard Drives
Poster: SySAdmin
Posted on October 4, 2011 at 7:28:01 AM
Blancco Partners With DestructData to Expedite Secure Erasure of Loose Hard Drives
ATLANTA, Georgia, October 4, 2011/PRNewswire/ --
World's Most Certified Data Erasure Software Combined With Flexible
Hardware Platforms Securely and Efficiently Destroys Data on Standalone
Drives for Improved ITAD Productivity.
Electronics recyclers, refurbishers and information technology asset
disposal (ITAD) specialists regularly receive loose hard drives for secure
processing in preparation for reuse, resale or disposal. With studies
showing that around 40% of hard drives reach the secondhand market still
containing sensitive data, ITADs need a reliable method for safely and
efficiently erasing drives so that customer information is protected.[1,2)]
To help ITADs remove data from loose hard drives outside their original
enclosure, Blancco, the global leader in data erasure software and
end-of-lifecycle solutions, has joined forces with DestructData, the leaders
in secure data destruction. Under this partnership, Blancco's certified data
erasure software will power a series of DestructData erasure appliances for
loose drives.
"The technology alliance between Blancco and DestructData is a natural
fit, combining Blancco's industry leading data erasure software brand with
DestructData's extensive experience as the most respected hardware systems
integrator in the enterprise data destruction and ITAD marketplaces," said
Michael Lawlor, President of DestructData. "Recognized globally as the
standard in certified data sanitization, Blancco's software solution will be
deployed via DestructData's powerful, customizable hardware platforms to
ensure the highest possible data security for ITADs."
Through the new partnership, industrial grade erasure appliances from
DestructData will include Blancco's certified data erasure software,
adhering to all major national and international erasure standards. This
series of "Powered by Blancco" systems will be designed, assembled, tested
and delivered by DestructData. The systems will remain fully supported with
Blancco's latest erasure software, which provides detailed reports on
hardware health, along with proof of erasure to help customers comply with a
growing number of industry standards.
"The Blancco and DestructData collaboration builds on the respective
strengths of both companies to provide ITADs a safe, high-speed way to
remove information from loose drives," said Markku Willgren, Blancco's
President of US Operations. "ITADs, along with their customers, will also
benefit from auditable erasure reports that are automatically sent to a
centralized management console or IT asset tracking system."
About Blancco
Blancco is the proven data erasure solution for millions of users around
the globe. As the global leader in data erasure and end-of-lifecycle
solutions, Blancco offers the most certified data erasure solutions within
the industry. The company serves users across a wide range of industries,
including banking, finance, government and defense, as well as IT Asset
Disposal professionals. Blancco operates from an extensive network of
international offices and partners across Europe, North America, Asia, and
Australasia. More information is available at http://www.blancco.com.
About DestructData
Founded in 2007, DestructData is an electronic data erasure solution
provider specializing in high security technologies and on-site services
that promote both secure re-purposing of assets and audit-friendly physical
destruction. The company offers custom hardware appliances engineered
specifically for high capacity or complicated applications involving loose
drives, multiple protocols, and asset reporting. Headquartered in North
Andover, Mass., DestructData also provides a full line of physical
destruction and degaussing solutions. More information is available at
http://www.destructdata.com.
[1)]Proceedings of the 8th Australian Digital Forensics Conference, "The
2009 analysis of information remaining on disks offered for sale on the
second hand market," November 2010.
[2)]Computerworld, "Survey: 40% of hard drives bought on eBay hold
personal, corporate data," February 10, 2009.
For more information about Blancco and DestructData, visit Booth 414 at
the E-Scrap Conference, held October 5-6 in Orlando, Fla. For conference
information, visit http://www.e-scrapconference.com.
Blancco US
Markku Willgren, President, US Operations
+1-678-576-8140
markku.willgren@blancco.com
Media Contact:
Monica Shaw
+1-770-367-9534
mshaw@carabinerpr.com
Source: Blancco Oy Ltd.
.
ATLANTA, Georgia, October 4, 2011/PRNewswire/ --
World's Most Certified Data Erasure Software Combined With Flexible
Hardware Platforms Securely and Efficiently Destroys Data on Standalone
Drives for Improved ITAD Productivity.
Electronics recyclers, refurbishers and information technology asset
disposal (ITAD) specialists regularly receive loose hard drives for secure
processing in preparation for reuse, resale or disposal. With studies
showing that around 40% of hard drives reach the secondhand market still
containing sensitive data, ITADs need a reliable method for safely and
efficiently erasing drives so that customer information is protected.[1,2)]
To help ITADs remove data from loose hard drives outside their original
enclosure, Blancco, the global leader in data erasure software and
end-of-lifecycle solutions, has joined forces with DestructData, the leaders
in secure data destruction. Under this partnership, Blancco's certified data
erasure software will power a series of DestructData erasure appliances for
loose drives.
"The technology alliance between Blancco and DestructData is a natural
fit, combining Blancco's industry leading data erasure software brand with
DestructData's extensive experience as the most respected hardware systems
integrator in the enterprise data destruction and ITAD marketplaces," said
Michael Lawlor, President of DestructData. "Recognized globally as the
standard in certified data sanitization, Blancco's software solution will be
deployed via DestructData's powerful, customizable hardware platforms to
ensure the highest possible data security for ITADs."
Through the new partnership, industrial grade erasure appliances from
DestructData will include Blancco's certified data erasure software,
adhering to all major national and international erasure standards. This
series of "Powered by Blancco" systems will be designed, assembled, tested
and delivered by DestructData. The systems will remain fully supported with
Blancco's latest erasure software, which provides detailed reports on
hardware health, along with proof of erasure to help customers comply with a
growing number of industry standards.
"The Blancco and DestructData collaboration builds on the respective
strengths of both companies to provide ITADs a safe, high-speed way to
remove information from loose drives," said Markku Willgren, Blancco's
President of US Operations. "ITADs, along with their customers, will also
benefit from auditable erasure reports that are automatically sent to a
centralized management console or IT asset tracking system."
About Blancco
Blancco is the proven data erasure solution for millions of users around
the globe. As the global leader in data erasure and end-of-lifecycle
solutions, Blancco offers the most certified data erasure solutions within
the industry. The company serves users across a wide range of industries,
including banking, finance, government and defense, as well as IT Asset
Disposal professionals. Blancco operates from an extensive network of
international offices and partners across Europe, North America, Asia, and
Australasia. More information is available at http://www.blancco.com.
About DestructData
Founded in 2007, DestructData is an electronic data erasure solution
provider specializing in high security technologies and on-site services
that promote both secure re-purposing of assets and audit-friendly physical
destruction. The company offers custom hardware appliances engineered
specifically for high capacity or complicated applications involving loose
drives, multiple protocols, and asset reporting. Headquartered in North
Andover, Mass., DestructData also provides a full line of physical
destruction and degaussing solutions. More information is available at
http://www.destructdata.com.
[1)]Proceedings of the 8th Australian Digital Forensics Conference, "The
2009 analysis of information remaining on disks offered for sale on the
second hand market," November 2010.
[2)]Computerworld, "Survey: 40% of hard drives bought on eBay hold
personal, corporate data," February 10, 2009.
For more information about Blancco and DestructData, visit Booth 414 at
the E-Scrap Conference, held October 5-6 in Orlando, Fla. For conference
information, visit http://www.e-scrapconference.com.
Blancco US
Markku Willgren, President, US Operations
+1-678-576-8140
markku.willgren@blancco.com
Media Contact:
Monica Shaw
+1-770-367-9534
mshaw@carabinerpr.com
Source: Blancco Oy Ltd.
.
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Poster: SySAdmin
Posted on October 4, 2011 at 7:28:01 AM
Agile Frameworks, LLC to Distribute ARX CoSign® Digital Signature Solutions via Cloud-Based SaaS Offering
New Managed Service Branded as AgileStamp(TM)
MINNEAPOLIS, Oct. 4, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Agile Frameworks, LLC, a leading provider of field information management systems (FIMS), consulting and managed services for the architecture, engineering and construction (AEC) marketplace, has signed an agreement to distribute ARX CoSign® Digital Signature Solutions via a new cloud-based software-as-a-service (SaaS) managed service offering that is being offered under the AgileStamp brand.
Froehling & Robertson, Inc. of Richmond, Virginia, currently in the implementation phase of the deployment of the Agile Frameworks MetaField(TM) offering, will be the first end-user client for this new service. The company was founded in 1881 and is the oldest independent consulting and testing firm in the United States. Each year, the company provides geotechnical, materials testing, and environmental engineering services for thousands of projects across dozens of industries.
Brian Hase, Chief Technology Officer for Agile Frameworks, is excited about the new distribution relationship between Agile and ARX, which builds upon a previous multi-year relationship in which Mr. Hase was a customer of ARX. Per Hase, "We have gotten to know the people at ARX quite well over the past few years and we hold them in high regard. The CoSign Digital Signature solution has helped our mutual client Braun Intertec to improve profitability and service delivery and we look forward to taking our combined ARX and Agile Frameworks offerings to the AEC market."
Ken Dalton, Chief Technology Officer at F&R, stated, "The combined offerings; MetaField(TM), ExtraEase(TM), AgileStamp(TM) and CoSign®, from the two companies, will help us to significantly improve our overall efficiency with a very fast return on investment. Agile Frameworks and ARX have done a great job tightly integrating the applications so that they work together seamlessly."
"Agile Frameworks and ARX aim to offer our customers increased efficiencies via the cloud, with the ultimate goal of saving time and money," said John Marchioni, VP Business Development of ARX. "Integrating the best-in-class FIMS and digital signature solutions means the AEC market will soon realize significant benefits from our common objective.
MetaField(TM), a field information management system; and ExtraEase(TM), a project management portal built upon Microsoft SharePoint, are designed for engineering firms and their field technicians specializing in geotechnical, environmental, non-destructive engineering and construction materials testing to perform onsite data collection, report generation, quality control and data presentation and visualization.
About CoSign® Digital Signatures
ARX is a global provider of cost-efficient digital signature solutions for industries such as AEC, Energy, Government, Healthcare, Manufacturing, and Life Sciences. ARX's CoSign digital signature solution automates signature-dependent processes affordably in a compliant manner, allowing organizations to go paperless, expedite business and save costs. CoSign is the only digital signature solution that is seamlessly integrated with popular DM/ECM/Workflow solutions. CoSign signatures are globally verifiable by external partners without the need for proprietary-validation software. CoSign is also centrally managed by the organization for reliable control of signature privileges, ease of use and administration.
For more information about Agile Frameworks, ARX and Froehling & Robertson please visit http://www.agileframeworks.com, http://www.arx.com and http://www.fandr.com.
SOURCE Agile Frameworks
Agile Frameworks
CONTACT: Doug Bonestroo, VP of Business Development, Agile Frameworks, LLC, dbonestroo@agileframeworks.com, +1-612-202-9011; or Ken Dalton, CTO, Froehling & Robertson, Inc., kdalton@fandr.com, +1-804-264-2701
Web Site: http://www.agileframeworks.com
New Managed Service Branded as AgileStamp(TM)
MINNEAPOLIS, Oct. 4, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Agile Frameworks, LLC, a leading provider of field information management systems (FIMS), consulting and managed services for the architecture, engineering and construction (AEC) marketplace, has signed an agreement to distribute ARX CoSign® Digital Signature Solutions via a new cloud-based software-as-a-service (SaaS) managed service offering that is being offered under the AgileStamp brand.
Froehling & Robertson, Inc. of Richmond, Virginia, currently in the implementation phase of the deployment of the Agile Frameworks MetaField(TM) offering, will be the first end-user client for this new service. The company was founded in 1881 and is the oldest independent consulting and testing firm in the United States. Each year, the company provides geotechnical, materials testing, and environmental engineering services for thousands of projects across dozens of industries.
Brian Hase, Chief Technology Officer for Agile Frameworks, is excited about the new distribution relationship between Agile and ARX, which builds upon a previous multi-year relationship in which Mr. Hase was a customer of ARX. Per Hase, "We have gotten to know the people at ARX quite well over the past few years and we hold them in high regard. The CoSign Digital Signature solution has helped our mutual client Braun Intertec to improve profitability and service delivery and we look forward to taking our combined ARX and Agile Frameworks offerings to the AEC market."
Ken Dalton, Chief Technology Officer at F&R, stated, "The combined offerings; MetaField(TM), ExtraEase(TM), AgileStamp(TM) and CoSign®, from the two companies, will help us to significantly improve our overall efficiency with a very fast return on investment. Agile Frameworks and ARX have done a great job tightly integrating the applications so that they work together seamlessly."
"Agile Frameworks and ARX aim to offer our customers increased efficiencies via the cloud, with the ultimate goal of saving time and money," said John Marchioni, VP Business Development of ARX. "Integrating the best-in-class FIMS and digital signature solutions means the AEC market will soon realize significant benefits from our common objective.
MetaField(TM), a field information management system; and ExtraEase(TM), a project management portal built upon Microsoft SharePoint, are designed for engineering firms and their field technicians specializing in geotechnical, environmental, non-destructive engineering and construction materials testing to perform onsite data collection, report generation, quality control and data presentation and visualization.
About CoSign® Digital Signatures
ARX is a global provider of cost-efficient digital signature solutions for industries such as AEC, Energy, Government, Healthcare, Manufacturing, and Life Sciences. ARX's CoSign digital signature solution automates signature-dependent processes affordably in a compliant manner, allowing organizations to go paperless, expedite business and save costs. CoSign is the only digital signature solution that is seamlessly integrated with popular DM/ECM/Workflow solutions. CoSign signatures are globally verifiable by external partners without the need for proprietary-validation software. CoSign is also centrally managed by the organization for reliable control of signature privileges, ease of use and administration.
For more information about Agile Frameworks, ARX and Froehling & Robertson please visit http://www.agileframeworks.com, http://www.arx.com and http://www.fandr.com.
SOURCE Agile Frameworks
Agile Frameworks
CONTACT: Doug Bonestroo, VP of Business Development, Agile Frameworks, LLC, dbonestroo@agileframeworks.com, +1-612-202-9011; or Ken Dalton, CTO, Froehling & Robertson, Inc., kdalton@fandr.com, +1-804-264-2701
Web Site: http://www.agileframeworks.com
Paessler Launches New PRTG v9 with Faster, Easier, More Advanced Network Monitoring Features
Poster: SySAdmin
Posted on October 4, 2011 at 7:28:01 AM
Paessler Launches New PRTG v9 with Faster, Easier, More Advanced Network Monitoring Features
Award-Winning Solution Upgraded with Next Generation Web Interface, Adds IPv6 Support and New Enterprise Console All Included in Paessler's Exclusive All-In Licensing Model
LOS ANGELES and NUREMBERG, Germany, Oct. 4, 2011) /PRNewswire/ -- Paessler AG, the innovative network monitoring solutions specialist, today announced the launch of its new PRTG Network Monitor v9 featuring new capabilities and functional enhancements designed to make network monitoring on virtually any scale easier, more efficient and more flexible.
"We have always been focused on continuous improvement to better meet the needs of our customers, and this latest release represents a quantum leap in ease of use and efficiency," said Paessler CEO, Dirk Paessler. "We're confident you won't find this level of enterprise-grade functionality at this price point from any other monitoring solution provider."
Paessler's flagship PRTG Network Monitor has been recognized worldwide for its rich feature set, ease of use and simple, cost-effective, all-in licensing model. This latest release, PRTG v9, adds a number of usability and efficiency improvements to streamline network monitoring tasks and save time and money for IT departments and network admins--all at the same price as the previous version 8. Paessler's exclusive all-in, no add-on license includes the following new features:
-- A completely redesigned, interactive web interface featuring
customizable tree view display and individual libraries for improved
at-a-glance monitoring and drag-and-drop ease for moving and cloning
sensors;
-- A new Enterprise Console designed specifically for larger installations
to monitor multiple PRTG installations, ideal for MSPs or geographically
dispersed operations;
-- Simplified user management with Active Directory integration;
-- Support for IPv6 across all applicable sensor types, including Packet
Sniffer, and the ability to use auto-discovery in IPv6 networks;
-- New wizard for manually adding sensors as well as dedicated hardware
sensors for selected vendors, such as Dell, HP, APC; and
-- Automatic download of PRTG updates to ensure the admin can always
install the latest release with two mouse clicks.
In addition, many new sensor types expand PRTG v9's capabilities, for example, the WMI Security Center, Registry, and refurbished Sensor Factory sensor types. A new QoS Round Trip Sensor gives users the ability to test the reliability of UDP communication over a network connection in both directions, making sure the network is ready for VoIP, Skype, YouTube, video conferencing, etc.
Following a webcast showcasing v9's new features, President and CEO of Altaware, Inc., Werner Schmidt, said, "I really was amazed with the innovation I saw. Technically PRTG is great, but it's the elegant simplicity that I truly appreciate, and [Paessler] upped the ante again."
"Just like last time, when version 8 came out, I'm struggling to think of any more features that I would like," said noted IT blogger and systems engineer, Dave Harris, about PRTG v9. "So all in all, some very nice new features. Basically, it's more functional and simpler to use."
For more information or to download PRTG v9, visit http://www.paessler.com.
About Paessler AG
Paessler AG leads the industry in providing the most powerful, affordable and easy-to-use network monitoring and testing solutions. The company's suite of just-right software products deliver peace of mind, confidence and convenience for businesses of all sizes - from Small Office/Home Office (SOHO) to large enterprises, including more than 70% of the Fortune 100 companies. Based in Nuremberg, Germany, Paessler's global reach includes more than 150,000 active installations of its products. Founded in 1997, Paessler AG remains a privately held company and is recognized as both a member of the Cisco Developer Network and a VMware Technology Alliance Partner. For more information, visit http://www.paessler.com.
SOURCE Paessler AG
Paessler AG
CONTACT: Megan Parker, SS|PR, +1-847-415-9326, mparker@sspr.com
Web Site: http://www.paessler.com
Award-Winning Solution Upgraded with Next Generation Web Interface, Adds IPv6 Support and New Enterprise Console All Included in Paessler's Exclusive All-In Licensing Model
LOS ANGELES and NUREMBERG, Germany, Oct. 4, 2011) /PRNewswire/ -- Paessler AG, the innovative network monitoring solutions specialist, today announced the launch of its new PRTG Network Monitor v9 featuring new capabilities and functional enhancements designed to make network monitoring on virtually any scale easier, more efficient and more flexible.
"We have always been focused on continuous improvement to better meet the needs of our customers, and this latest release represents a quantum leap in ease of use and efficiency," said Paessler CEO, Dirk Paessler. "We're confident you won't find this level of enterprise-grade functionality at this price point from any other monitoring solution provider."
Paessler's flagship PRTG Network Monitor has been recognized worldwide for its rich feature set, ease of use and simple, cost-effective, all-in licensing model. This latest release, PRTG v9, adds a number of usability and efficiency improvements to streamline network monitoring tasks and save time and money for IT departments and network admins--all at the same price as the previous version 8. Paessler's exclusive all-in, no add-on license includes the following new features:
-- A completely redesigned, interactive web interface featuring
customizable tree view display and individual libraries for improved
at-a-glance monitoring and drag-and-drop ease for moving and cloning
sensors;
-- A new Enterprise Console designed specifically for larger installations
to monitor multiple PRTG installations, ideal for MSPs or geographically
dispersed operations;
-- Simplified user management with Active Directory integration;
-- Support for IPv6 across all applicable sensor types, including Packet
Sniffer, and the ability to use auto-discovery in IPv6 networks;
-- New wizard for manually adding sensors as well as dedicated hardware
sensors for selected vendors, such as Dell, HP, APC; and
-- Automatic download of PRTG updates to ensure the admin can always
install the latest release with two mouse clicks.
In addition, many new sensor types expand PRTG v9's capabilities, for example, the WMI Security Center, Registry, and refurbished Sensor Factory sensor types. A new QoS Round Trip Sensor gives users the ability to test the reliability of UDP communication over a network connection in both directions, making sure the network is ready for VoIP, Skype, YouTube, video conferencing, etc.
Following a webcast showcasing v9's new features, President and CEO of Altaware, Inc., Werner Schmidt, said, "I really was amazed with the innovation I saw. Technically PRTG is great, but it's the elegant simplicity that I truly appreciate, and [Paessler] upped the ante again."
"Just like last time, when version 8 came out, I'm struggling to think of any more features that I would like," said noted IT blogger and systems engineer, Dave Harris, about PRTG v9. "So all in all, some very nice new features. Basically, it's more functional and simpler to use."
For more information or to download PRTG v9, visit http://www.paessler.com.
About Paessler AG
Paessler AG leads the industry in providing the most powerful, affordable and easy-to-use network monitoring and testing solutions. The company's suite of just-right software products deliver peace of mind, confidence and convenience for businesses of all sizes - from Small Office/Home Office (SOHO) to large enterprises, including more than 70% of the Fortune 100 companies. Based in Nuremberg, Germany, Paessler's global reach includes more than 150,000 active installations of its products. Founded in 1997, Paessler AG remains a privately held company and is recognized as both a member of the Cisco Developer Network and a VMware Technology Alliance Partner. For more information, visit http://www.paessler.com.
SOURCE Paessler AG
Paessler AG
CONTACT: Megan Parker, SS|PR, +1-847-415-9326, mparker@sspr.com
Web Site: http://www.paessler.com
Visteon Brings Automotive Innovations to 2011 SAE Brazil Congress
Poster: SySAdmin
Posted on October 4, 2011 at 7:28:01 AM
Visteon Brings Automotive Innovations to 2011 SAE Brazil Congress
Company highlights interaction with iPad®, sustainable cooling system and a range of instrument panels
SAO PAULO, Oct. 4, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Visteon Corporation (NYSE: VC) is showcasing a range of innovations in automotive technology at the 20th SAE Brazil Congress from Oct. 4-6. The global automotive supplier, which engineers and manufactures climate, electronics, interiors and lighting products, is highlighting solutions that bring connectivity, sustainability and a unique user experience to vehicles.
"Visteon is again capitalizing on the SAE Brazil Congress to present the latest technologies we have developed for the global automotive industry," said Alfeu Doria, Visteon's director of operations in Brazil and leader of its interiors group in South America. "The Brazilian market continues to show high potential for incorporating new products into vehicles, and with our strong presence in this market and globally, Visteon is ready to supply vehicle manufacturers with these innovations."
For the first time in Brazil, Visteon is showing its C-Beyond technology demonstration vehicle, equipped with more than 40 innovations in the areas of driver information, infotainment connectivity, climate systems, interiors and lighting. Featured products at Visteon's exhibit include:
Electronics
-- Advanced center stack controls - Using electronic devices such as an
iPad® or Android(TM) tablet and the latest concepts in human-machine
interaction (HMI), drivers or passengers can control vehicle functions
such as audio, climate control, navigation, entertainment systems and
others.
-- In-vehicle integration of consumer electronic devices using numerous
connectivity options including USB, Bluetooth® wireless technology,
Wi-Fi(TM), and Internet access.
-- Rear-seat entertainment system, with independent controls, screens and
audio systems.
Climate
-- Metal seal fittings that can drastically reduce refrigerant leaks in the
air conditioning system, contributing to improved cooling efficiency and
minimizing environmental impacts.
-- Compact air conditioning unit - A high airflow, low-noise unit features
a new type of filter that improves the purity of air inside the vehicle.
-- Electric compressor for hybrid and electric vehicles - A modular design
integrating the compressor, electric engine and inverter, providing
flexibility to vehicle manufacturers.
Interiors
Visteon is showing instrument panels, door panels and air bag covers that enhance passenger comfort and functionality. Among the specific technologies highlighted are:
-- Flat VLR (Visteon Laminate Reinforcement) - Using an innovative,
polypropylene plaque in the production of a seamless air bag hinge,
Visteon reduces investment and complexity of the instrument panel
production process, while lowering overall part weight.
-- Two-color, one-shot technology enabling simultaneous injection of two
colors in a single tool. The technology lowers production costs and
tooling investments while offering auto manufacturers differentiated
finish and interior appearance choices.
Visteon Corporation is a leading global automotive supplier that designs, engineers and manufactures innovative climate, electronic, interior and lighting products for vehicle manufacturers. With corporate offices in Van Buren Township, Mich. (U.S.); Shanghai, China; and Chelmsford, UK; the company has facilities in 26 countries and employs approximately 26,700 people. Learn more at http://www.visteon.com.
SOURCE Visteon Corporation
Visteon Corporation
CONTACT: South America: Alessandra Silva, +55-11-2678-9220, asilva49@visteon.com; North America: Jim Fisher, +1-734-710-5557, +1-734-417-6184, jfishe89@visteon.com
Web Site: http://www.visteon.com
Company highlights interaction with iPad®, sustainable cooling system and a range of instrument panels
SAO PAULO, Oct. 4, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Visteon Corporation (NYSE: VC) is showcasing a range of innovations in automotive technology at the 20th SAE Brazil Congress from Oct. 4-6. The global automotive supplier, which engineers and manufactures climate, electronics, interiors and lighting products, is highlighting solutions that bring connectivity, sustainability and a unique user experience to vehicles.
"Visteon is again capitalizing on the SAE Brazil Congress to present the latest technologies we have developed for the global automotive industry," said Alfeu Doria, Visteon's director of operations in Brazil and leader of its interiors group in South America. "The Brazilian market continues to show high potential for incorporating new products into vehicles, and with our strong presence in this market and globally, Visteon is ready to supply vehicle manufacturers with these innovations."
For the first time in Brazil, Visteon is showing its C-Beyond technology demonstration vehicle, equipped with more than 40 innovations in the areas of driver information, infotainment connectivity, climate systems, interiors and lighting. Featured products at Visteon's exhibit include:
Electronics
-- Advanced center stack controls - Using electronic devices such as an
iPad® or Android(TM) tablet and the latest concepts in human-machine
interaction (HMI), drivers or passengers can control vehicle functions
such as audio, climate control, navigation, entertainment systems and
others.
-- In-vehicle integration of consumer electronic devices using numerous
connectivity options including USB, Bluetooth® wireless technology,
Wi-Fi(TM), and Internet access.
-- Rear-seat entertainment system, with independent controls, screens and
audio systems.
Climate
-- Metal seal fittings that can drastically reduce refrigerant leaks in the
air conditioning system, contributing to improved cooling efficiency and
minimizing environmental impacts.
-- Compact air conditioning unit - A high airflow, low-noise unit features
a new type of filter that improves the purity of air inside the vehicle.
-- Electric compressor for hybrid and electric vehicles - A modular design
integrating the compressor, electric engine and inverter, providing
flexibility to vehicle manufacturers.
Interiors
Visteon is showing instrument panels, door panels and air bag covers that enhance passenger comfort and functionality. Among the specific technologies highlighted are:
-- Flat VLR (Visteon Laminate Reinforcement) - Using an innovative,
polypropylene plaque in the production of a seamless air bag hinge,
Visteon reduces investment and complexity of the instrument panel
production process, while lowering overall part weight.
-- Two-color, one-shot technology enabling simultaneous injection of two
colors in a single tool. The technology lowers production costs and
tooling investments while offering auto manufacturers differentiated
finish and interior appearance choices.
Visteon Corporation is a leading global automotive supplier that designs, engineers and manufactures innovative climate, electronic, interior and lighting products for vehicle manufacturers. With corporate offices in Van Buren Township, Mich. (U.S.); Shanghai, China; and Chelmsford, UK; the company has facilities in 26 countries and employs approximately 26,700 people. Learn more at http://www.visteon.com.
SOURCE Visteon Corporation
Visteon Corporation
CONTACT: South America: Alessandra Silva, +55-11-2678-9220, asilva49@visteon.com; North America: Jim Fisher, +1-734-710-5557, +1-734-417-6184, jfishe89@visteon.com
Web Site: http://www.visteon.com