Snap Fitness Allows Non-Members to Muscle in on "easyFIT" Program
Snap Fitness is now making its easyFIT personal wellness program available to non-club members
CHANHASSEN, Minn., June 15, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Snap Fitness, the world's fastest-growing franchisor of 24/7 express fitness centers, recently made "easyFIT," its proprietary personal wellness system, available to non-club members.
The easyFIT personal wellness program includes a small fitness monitor that attaches to a consumer's hip, but unlike a common step counter, it tracks activity intensity, duration and calorie burn. These factors are calculated into one numerical score based on the user's height, weight, age and gender, along with how much oxygen and energy he or she expends when in motion.
The device then transmits the calculations to a personalized website, found at http://www.mysnapfitness.com that Snap Fitness members, and now non-members, can access. The website offers online support tools to help users choose the right exercise and meal plan, track their activity and participate in fitness challenges with other users.
"The appeal of easyFIT is how its sophisticated accelerometer technology tracks your speed, how hard your body is working and how much you are active. Then, it takes all that information and compiles it into one, easy-to-read score," said Peter Taunton, Snap Fitness CEO and founder. "That score is then seamlessly integrated with the interactive mysnapfitness website. While the technology itself is extremely advanced, consumers don't need to be rocket scientists to reap the benefits."
Since its launch less than six months ago, nearly 20,000 easyFIT monitors have been purchased.
Regardless of an easyFIT user's Snap Fitness club membership status, mysnapfitness.com includes a "My Workout" area where members can create a workout plan, track their workout and select a prepackaged workout designed to address specific goals, including flexibility and strength, among others. Plus, a robust "My Nutrition" area helps users track their calorie intake by following a prescribed meal plan or by tracking their eating using a database of thousands of foods and recipes. Additionally, users can access easyFIT challenges, where they can compete with other users for extra motivation.
"By making the easyFIT program available to the general public, we at Snap Fitness are reinforcing our commitment to personal wellness worldwide," said Taunton, highlighting that less than 10 percent of the U.S. population belongs to a gym. "I could see this program being used by health insurance companies and corporations everywhere. We are offering consumers all the tools they need to reach their fitness goals in one easily accessible program."
With a focus on providing members with fast, convenient and affordable workouts in clean, comfortable locations that are close to home, Snap Fitness (snapfitness.com) is experiencing phenomenal growth with approximately 2,000 locations sold worldwide and some 15-20 new clubs added monthly. Founded in 2003 by CEO Peter Taunton, the Chanhassen, Minn.-based franchisor is dedicated to providing members with more value than any other health club. For more information, please visit http://www.snapfitness.com.
ViXS Announces the First Network Media Processor with Quad Transcoding and Integrated MoCA(R)
ViXS is enabling a world of "anywhere, anytime" entertainment with unsurpassed video quality and video distribution over MoCA(R)
TORONTO, June 15 /PRNewswire/ - ViXS Systems Inc. announced today the XCode(R) 5195, the first network media processor, with quad transcoding and an integrated Multimedia over Coax Alliance (MoCA(R)) networking functionality. XCode(R) 5195 provides the complete SoC solution for whole home distribution of premium content to any device while maintaining digital rights protection, quality and connectivity. The XCode(R) 5195 is a highly integrated and robust solution designed for service providers who are looking to distribute their content to multiple displays inside and outside of the home. Sampling now, the XCode(R) 5195 leads the market in terms of integration and advanced functionality making it a media processor of choice for home based gateway devices.
"The introduction of the XCode(R) 5195 with integrated MoCA represents a significant step forward in our charter to become the premier networking video processing company", said Sally Daub, President & CEO of ViXS. "ViXS is well known as a leader in media-processing and with the introduction of embedded MoCA to these solutions we now offer our customers a complete and highly integrated solution for whole home distribution of premium content.
"We look forward to continuing to advance our technologies and product roadmaps as the industry continues to quickly evolve in anywhere, anytime entertainment paradigm," continued Ms. Daub.
Key features in the XCode(R) 5195 are:
- Integrated MoCA(R) 1.1 technology
- High level of concurrency allowing customers to enable whole home DVR;
place-shifting; and content consumption on Apple iPad(TM) and other
tablet and mobile devices
- Real-time HD to HD transcoding, trans-wrapping, and transcryption of
up to 4 simultaneous HD streams to serve multiple Internet Protocol
(IP) based devices within the home
- Faster than real-time transcode on stored content
- Advanced security processor architecture to enable security for
leading digital rights management providers (DRM), Conditional Access
providers (CA), and leading broadcast operators
- Supports concurrent 1080p60 encoding and transcoding
- ViXS patented VQoS(TM) (video quality of service) implementation for
maintaining video quality in bandwidth constrained networks
Please contact our sales department at sales@vixs.com for samples, pricing and further information.
About ViXS Systems Inc.
ViXS is a multimedia solutions innovator providing technologies for processing, managing, securing and distributing high quality video and audio allowing seamless control, conversion, and connectivity between many classes and sizes of digital entertainment devices.
ViXS supplies advanced System-on-Chip semiconductors, software solutions and hardware reference designs for the world's top manufacturers of Digital TVs, DVDs, Set-top boxes, Personal Video Recorders, PCs, Network-Attached Storage devices, Residential/Home Gateways, Blu-ray players/recorders, as well as Broadcast and Professional Equipment OEMs.
ViXS is headquartered in Toronto, Canada with global operations and offices in Europe, Asia and North America. ViXS has filed more than 275 patents worldwide with over 85 patents being issued to date. Listed for four years running as one of Deloitte's fastest growing North American companies, ViXS is setting new standards in the way digital entertainment is viewed and transmitted across an endless array of multimedia products.
Enfora and SeeControl Collaborate for M2M Asset Management & Supply Chain Optimization
SAN DIEGO, June 15, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Novatel Wireless, Inc. (NASDAQ: NVTL), a leading provider of intelligent wireless networking solutions, today announces that Enfora, Inc., a Novatel Wireless company and SeeControl, which offers a cloud-based platform for building tailored M2M applications, will team up and combine their respective expertise to offer enterprises and wireless carriers an enterprise grade M2M solution.
The combined solution will focus on improving visibility, management and operation of remote mobile and fixed assets used in transportation/logistics, security, supply chain and energy operations. The collaboration combines elements of wireless device integration, provisioning and remote data management services from Enfora with the workflow, visualization and analytics application configuration tools from SeeControl. Device, network and application components will be merged from each company's software offering resulting in a complete solution for the enterprise.
"We are pleased to be working with SeeControl to drive this level of capability to enterprise customers," said Rob Hadley, CMO of Novatel Wireless. "With the combined offering, visibility and management of assets are increased which helps to drive improved productivity with respect to the workforce and workflow for enterprise customers."
"Enfora has been helping customers across the globe reduce M2M complexity with a range of leading devices and innovative management software," said Bryan Kester, CEO of SeeControl. "Now, with this turnkey solution suite, it's easier than ever to deploy an intelligent asset network that automatically acts on real-time M2M data--across distributed operations and existing enterprise platforms."
This collaboration expands the existing relationship between Enfora and SeeControl who have previously worked together to fuse the Enfora Spider AT asset tracking device and N4A Communications and Management software platform into SeeControl's cloud-based application builder for monitoring and managing remote assets for an enterprise.
Enfora and SeeControl will be demonstrating their combined solution at Connected World Conference in Chicago June 14-16 booth #108.
About Novatel Wireless
Novatel Wireless is a leader in the design and development of innovative wireless broadband access solutions based on 3G and 4G wireless technologies. Novatel Wireless' Intelligent Mobile Hotspot products, software, USB modems and embedded modules enable high-speed wireless Internet access on leading wireless data networks. The Company delivers specialized wireless solutions to carriers, distributors, OEMs and vertical markets worldwide. Headquartered in San Diego, California, Novatel Wireless is listed on NASDAQ: NVTL. For more information please visit http://www.novatelwireless.com. (NVTLG)
This release may contain forward-looking statements, which are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, as amended to date. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties. A number of important factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements contained herein. These factors include risks relating to technological changes, new product introductions, continued acceptance of Novatel Wireless' products and dependence on intellectual property rights. These factors, as well as other factors that could cause actual results to differ materially, are discussed in more detail in Novatel Wireless' filings with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (available at http://www.sec.gov) and other regulatory agencies.
(C) 2011 Novatel Wireless, Inc. All rights reserved. The Novatel Wireless name and logo and Enfora, Spider and N4A are trademarks of Novatel Wireless, Inc. or its subsidiaries. Other Company, product or service names mentioned herein are the trademarks of their respective owners.
About SeeControl, Inc.
SeeControl enables M2M integrators and IT developers to quickly and easily create tailored apps that connect to remote assets and products while managing the business rules and support processes around them. Over 100 companies in 15 countries rely on SeeControl to drive higher service performance and labor efficiency with lowered supply cost.
Contacts:
Novatel Wireless, Investor Relations
William A. Walkowiak, CFA
Tel: (858) 431-3711
Email: ir@nvtl.com
Novatel Wireless, Media Relations
Charlotte Rubin
Tel: (858) 812-3431
Email: crubin@nvtl.com
SeeControl
Jeff Cichon:
Tel: 866-523-7271
Email: jcichon@seecontrol.com
SimplyCT Offers New Solution to Transform Call Centers
Next generation call center solution makes U.S. debut at ACCE 2011 in New Orleans, La, June 13-16.
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo., June 15, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- The International Customer Management Institute (ICMI) has announced that simplyCT, the nation's next generation solution for call centers, is now available in the U.S. The launch was released at ICMI's ACCE Conference & Expo, being held June 13-16 in New Orleans. This cloud-based Virtual Contact Center Solution is focused on the principal "simplicity as a service" and enables businesses to select components within the product to meet to their on-demand needs.
"SimplyCT was designed to be used from any location with easy setup and minimal training required," said Hagay Elyakim, EVP Sales & Marketing. "We felt there was a need within the marketplace to consolidate the communication options for call centers into a very simplified platform. This approach will minimize wait periods for customers and create higher levels of customer service."
SimplyCT is a simple and self-configured solution that is designed to improve efficiency and increase productivity within a call center. The product modernizes and improves upon traditional call center technology to eliminate the restriction of the one dimensional voice interaction used in the past. The product is based on a user-friendly interface that facilitates voice, email, chat and fax to meet the needs of contact center agents. Through one easy to use screen, agents and supervisors can utilize all forms of communication and vastly increase their productivity. Monitoring tools within simplyCT provide insight into current contact center activity with real time results.
Implementing SimplyCT solution, eliminates the need for hardware purchase or installation (no CAPEX costs), experience shorter ROI periods and improve overall contact center efficiency and deliver higher levels of customer service.
"Created with the customer in mind, we wanted to deliver a solution that helped increase customer satisfaction," said Yehuda Reuven, EVP COO. "SimplyCT not only helps deliver improved customer service, it is increasing the productivity of each user in a very simplified way."
"We felt the best way to showcase this product was to release simplyCT at ICMI's conference and let the audience experience the new online web platform and its innovative self serviced supporting tools and e-learning intuitive resources," said Mr. Elyakim and Mr. Reuven.
Said Laura Quinn, Events Manager for ICMI, "We are thrilled that our event was chosen as the outlet for simplyCT's U.S. launch, and we look forward to hosting them again in the fall for our Call Center Demo & Conference in Dallas."
For the next 30 days, simplyCT is offering a free trial of their contact center solution, in order to help demonstrate how easy it is to use, deploy and manage. For more information, visit http://www.simplyct.com.
About ICMI:
The International Customer Management Institute (ICMI) is the leading global provider of comprehensive resources for customer management professionals - from frontline agents to executives - who wish to improve customer experiences and increase efficiencies at every level of the contact center. ICMI's experienced and dedicated team of industry insiders, trainers, and consultants are committed to providing uncompromised objectivity and results-oriented vision through the organization's respected lineup of professional services including: Training and Professional Certification, Consulting, Events, and Informational Resources. Founded in 1985, ICMI continues to serve as one of the most established and respected organizations in the call center industry.
ICMI is a part of UBM Live which provides leading integrated media solutions and professional services across 20 different markets. For more information, visit http://www.icmi.com.
About simplyCT:
simplyCT is a cloud based Virtual Contact Center Solution based on the principal "Simplicity as a service"; enabling businesses to tailor services according to their on-demanding needs. This multi-communication channel solution concurrently handles voice, chat, email, text and fax interactions. It was simply designed as a self-configured solution to facilitate the growth of business, and offers an on-demand contact center solution that realizes an "E3" concept - Easy to Use, Easy to Deploy and Easy to Manage.
SOURCE International Customer Management Institute (ICMI); SimplyCT
International Customer Management Institute (ICMI); SimplyCT
CONTACT: Rachel Ostafi, +1-610-284-1220, rostafi@icmi.com, For ICMI; or Marija Werber, 1-877-247-2360, marija@simplyCT.com, For SimplyCT
Allows customers to sell directly on Facebook® Platform
SAN DIEGO, June 15, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Leading ecommerce software provider Kalio, Inc. (http://www.kalioinc.com) today unveiled the latest addition to its growing suite of solutions - KalioSocial(TM), a powerful new tool that allows online merchants using the industry leading KalioCommerce(TM) ecommerce platform to merchandise directly on Facebook® Platform.
Kalio, with offices in Cupertino, Calif., and Covington, Ky. in Greater Cincinnati, made the announcement at the Internet Retailer Conference & Exhibition in San Diego.
"The power of social commerce is coming, and Kalio is ready," said Kalio chairman and chief executive officer Jonathan Lee. "With this latest release, our customers can tap into the growing influence of Facebook and its members."
In conjunction with the announcement, Kalio announced that any new Facebook member that likes the company on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/pages/Kalio-Community/149400511777126) would be in line to receive a new white paper on social commerce as well as be entered for a drawing for a new Apple iPad.
Facebook's mission is to give people the power to share and make the world more open and connected. People use Facebook to communicate and share information through the social graph, the network of connections and relationships between people. With more than 500 million people who are members, Facebook is one of the most trafficked websites in the United States.
One estimate from Forrester predicts that direct sales through Facebook will reach $15 billion by the year 2015. Kalio's Facebook app is an extension of the powerful KalioCommerce application - which also can connect existing ecommerce sites to social sites.
"We are very excited to be on the forefront of the ecommerce market with this offering," Lee said. "This product will put our customers in position to take advantage of the coming wave of social commerce."
A KalioSocial Facebook site can be set up in a matter of days. Because it works across channels, KalioCommerce saves online retailers significant effort and expense and creates a true multichannel retail presence from a single interface. It also can connect KalioCommerce and KalioMobile sites to social sites, further extending the sales opportunities of our customers.
About Kalio, Inc.
Kalio develops and delivers our integrated on-demand ecommerce application suite to online retailers across the nation. We partner with our clients to produce sales growth 50% above industry average. KalioCommerce(TM), KalioMobile(TM), KalioMail(TM), and KalioSocial(TM) comprise our core technology offerings, all of which are built on our firsthand direct marketing and ecommerce expertise. Kalio has offices in Cupertino, CA and in the Greater Cincinnati area. To learn more, visit http://www.KalioInc.com.
Facebook® is a registered trademark of Facebook Inc.
For more information:
Brad Curtis
(415) 306-2110
bcurtis@KalioInc.com
Vizada Networks Ramps up Capacity on Eutelsat W7 Satellite
PARIS and OSLO, Norway, June 15, 2011/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ --
Vizada Networks, the global satellite communications and
telecommunications specialist, has further increased the capacity it leases
on the powerful W7 satellite operated by Eutelsat Communications (Euronext
Paris: ETL) to support its portfolio of Internet and data services in
Europe, North Africa, the CIS region and the Middle East. A new capacity
agreement signed between both companies extends their close working
relationship to 2014 and establishes Vizada as one of the leading clients on
W7 for Internet and data services.
Vizada Networks' services on W7 are based on two technology platforms
offering a wide portfolio of services, primarily to customers in Iraq and
Afghanistan, within the government, corporate, ISP and voice sectors. In
addition to services based on iDirect (DVB-S2/ACM) and TBB (Taide Broadband
- DVB-S2), Vizada Networks has introduced an all new technology platform in
2011; called JanUX Mark II, it is based on a DVB-S2/ACM foundation and
offers numerous benefits over previous generation systems.
"Our new guaranteed capacity on W7 enables us to expand and enhance our
dedicated and shared services to our customers particularly in the Middle
East," comments Stefano Vittor, Chief Executive Officer, Vizada Networks.
"In addition to our proven existing services, our new technology platform
enables us to offer a new standardised service package that, like all of our
services on W7,is reliable, cost-effective and functionality rich. The new
platform supports the consolidation of our Eutelsat capacity and future
growth on W7."
Andrew Wallace, Eutelsat's Chief Commercial Officer, added: "Vizada
Networks is a hallmark for quality turnkey solutions for customers requiring
high levels of connectivity and reliability. We are very pleased that the
power and reach afforded by our W7 satellite meet their requirements and
look forward to further consolidating our partnership in the long term."
Vizada Networks' guaranteed capacity on W7 is routed through the Vizada
Networks teleport in Oslo, providing constant connectivity across the board;
from Internet communications to high volume trunking at single sites and for
complex networks. Services use compact Ku-band VSAT terminals and benefit
from in-house developed QoS and Service Level Agreements to secure high
availability and an unmatched user experience.
About Vizada Networks
Vizada Networks is an independent, global satellite communications and
telecommunications specialist. As a comprehensive systems integrator,
one-stop-shop and single point of contact, Vizada Networks controls the
entire value chain and serves diverse markets with complete turnkey networks
solutions, ranging from broadband access and voice gateways to custom-built
communication systems.
The company has been delivering its services to telecom carriers and
ISPs, multinational companies, government and military bodies, humanitarian
and aid organizations, and SMEs and SOHOs for over 35 years making it an
established player in key markets where high network performance and local
support, including the Vizada Networks Global Field Support Program, are key
requirements.
With in-house expertise in satellite and data networking, Vizada
Networks enables customers to utilize high-quality, fully-managed network
services and communicate reliably from virtually anywhere in the world.
Eutelsat Communications (Euronext Paris: ETL, ISIN code: FR0010221234)
is the holding company of Eutelsat S.A. With capacity commercialised on 27
satellites that provide coverage over the entire European continent, as well
as the Middle East, Africa, India and significant parts of Asia and the
Americas, Eutelsat is one of the world's three leading satellite operators
in terms of revenues. At March 31, 2011, Eutelsat's satellites were
broadcasting more than 3,800 television channels to over 200 million cable
and satellite homes in Europe, the Middle East and Africa. The Group's
satellites also serve a wide range of fixed and mobile telecommunications
services, TV contribution markets, corporate networks, and broadband markets
for Internet Service Providers and for transport, maritime and in-flight
markets. Eutelsat's broadband subsidiary, Skylogic, markets and operates
access to high speed Internet services through teleports in France and Italy
that serve enterprises, local communities, government agencies and aid
organisations in Europe, Africa, Asia and the Americas. Headquartered in
Paris, Eutelsat and its subsidiaries employ 700 commercial, technical and
operational employees from 28 countries.
Avenview Corp. Announces New Warranty Plan for Complete A/V Processor, Video Processor and HDMI Extender Product Line
KENMORE, N.Y., June 15, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Avenview Corp., a leading manufacturer of A/V processor products, converters and adapters, has introduced a new three-year warranty program across their complete product line. The three-year warranty provides users of Avenview's suite of products with a worry-free level of confidence uncommon amongst other connectivity solutions manufacturers.
The new Avenview three-year warranty program will cover everything within Avenview's product line, including their DVI, VGA, and HDMI extender options, switchers, converters, splitters, amplifiers and video processor selections. Every single product purchased from Avenview is covered by their limited warranty for three years.
"Not only do we have solid products with proven reliability, but they are extremely durable as well," said Umar Qureshi, VP of Product Development at Avenview. "We have such great confidence in our products that we have made quite an unorthodox move within our industry and extended our warranty program. This effort is just another way in which Avenview strives towards product quality and customer satisfaction."
Previously just one year, Avenview's limited warranty program will now cover parts and labor on all their products for three years from the date of purchase. If one of their products is determined to be defective, Avenview will repair or replace the product, at its option, at no charge. In addition, Avenview will supply, at no charge, new or rebuilt replacements in exchange for defective parts for three years.
Although the three-year warranty program went into effect June 1, it will retroactively cover all Avenview products purchased in 2011. "If you have already purchased Avenview products this year, we have you covered," said Qureshi.
For more information on Avenview's new three-year product warranty, visit http://www.Avenview.com.
Avenview is a manufacturer of leading edge products for the audio video market, delivering scalable powerful, advanced video processing capabilities with proven reliability that harness integration, extension, distribution and conversion technologies in industrial, corporate, medical, defense, entertainment, education and retail signage applications. Their suite of products includes A/V extenders (HDMI extender, DVI extender and VGA extender options), audio video converters, cables and adapters, video processors, video splitters and video switchers.
SOURCE Avenview
Avenview
CONTACT: Umar Qureshi/VP Marketing, +1-716-218-4100, pr@avenview.com
Altai Technologies Unveils Total Solution with Prepaid, Billing & Customer Care Systems for WISPs & Carriers Using Altai's Super WiFi Technology
Altai Enables Operators to Build an End-to-end Super WiFi Network in Days
HONG KONG, June 15, 2011 /PRNewswire-Asia/ --Altai Technologies, a carrier-grade Super WiFi equipment supplier today announced that it will showcase a total solution with prepaid cards, billing & customer care systems for wireless internet services providers (WISP) and carriers using its Super WiFi technology at the CommunicAsia 2011 in Singapore.
The total solution allows operators to build a new, or overlay and existing, Super WiFi network in days. This solution can provide pre-paid, post-paid, and many different charging scheme services. Unlike WiFi hot spots, this is a Super WiFi network with full signal coverage similar to cellular phone networks which allows end users using their iPhone, iPad, PDA, lap tops to access WiFi service in any place at any time, from home, to street, and the office.
The total solution integrates the Altai access points together with backend system such as service control, prepaid card & billing, network management and a customer care system. This complete Altai solution enables service operators to build a WiFi network and generate an immediate revenue stream using prepaid cards. This solution has been deployed in many country-wide Super WiFi networks (not hot spots), such as Dekal Wireless in Jamaica, the world's first country-wide WiFi network.
To experience the outstanding performance of the Altai Super WiFi Solution, please visit Altai on Jun 21-24 at CommunicAsia in Singapore, booth#BF1-03, Hall B2 and also at West & Central Africa Com in Le Meridien President, Dakar of Senegal (Jun 15-16). Altai will be demonstrating its latest Super WiFi products as well as its total solution for WISP and 3G data offload in the shows.
About Altai Technologies
Altai Technologies is a high technology company focused on the design, development and marketing of carrier-grade, innovative wireless broadband solutions. Altai has developed its patented long range WiFi technology that can dramatically improve the WiFi signal coverage while minimizing interference from other signals broadcasting within the 2.4GHz unlicensed frequency spectrum. Altai's products are currently deployed worldwide in every major industry including logistic, education, municipal government, network operator, hospitality, manufacturing etc. The Altai Super WiFi Solution is offering a total wireless solution comprising of base station (A8/A8-E/A8-Ei/A8i), access point (A2/A2e), CPE (C1), access controller and wireless management software (AWMS).
Altai's flagship product, the A8 Super WiFi base station, is being deployed with various WiMax, 3G, CDMA and GSM mobile systems globally for 3G data offloading and city-wide WiFi networks. The Altai Super WiFi Solution has been proven in both urban and remote application in over 60 countries and regions.
.CO to Unveil New Bulby Awards and Short Film Series to Celebrate Entrepreneurs During Internet Week NY
NEW YORK, June 7, 2011/PRNewswire/ --
Less than one year ago, the .CO domain
[http://opportunity.co/case-studies ] burst onto the scene when it was
launched internationally. A unique digital asset with broad, global appeal,
.CO is shaking up the marketplace, with upward of one million domain names
registered by entrepreneurs and innovative brands in more than 200 countries
worldwide.
To view the Multimedia News Release, please click:
To celebrate the individuals, businesses and brands that are helping to
build the .CO community, the .CO Registry has created a series of short
videos entitled: "Under the Bulb, Capturing Life After Ideas Strike," which
can be viewed right now at http://www.UnderTheBulb.CO. These inspiring
videos tell the story of what happens after that "light-bulb moment" - and
explores the hopes, dreams, and aspirations of the innovators, entrepreneurs
and trailblazers who are building their futures on the .CO platform.
Under the Bulb will be shown live on June 9th, with a ceremonial
kick-off premier to be held at a private event during Internet Week NY, the
festival celebrating all things Internet - where .CO Internet is the
Official Community Sponsor. For those who cannot make it to the week-long
festival in New York City, all official content from the broadcast stage
will be streamed live around the world, in real time - and will be available
for viewing at IWNY.CO [http://www.iwny.co ]http://www.iwny.co/ - the
official streaming video site for Internet Week NY content.
.CO Internet is also kicking off the first-ever Bulby Awards
[http://www.bulbys.co ], celebrating the trailblazers, big-dreamers,
innovators and insomniac entrepreneurs that are helping to create the .CO
global community. The public is invited to vote online for their favorite .CO
websites in a variety of different categories, from today through July 1st,
and the winners will be announced on July 20th, 2011 - to coincide with the
.CO Registry's one year anniversary.
Overstock.com, which has rebranded to O.co [http://www.o.co ]
internationally, is one of the many nominees for a Bulby Award for the "Best
Use of a Single Letter Domain." Today the company has made headlines once
again for its bold decision to rename the Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum,
currently known as Overstock.com Coliseum, to O.co Coliseum
[http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/overstockcom-unveils-oco-coliseum-123219578.html ]
- which will debut tonight, when both U2 and Lenny Kravitz take the
stage to perform. O.co Coliseum will be the new home of both the NFL Oakland
Raiders and the MLB Oakland Athletics.
.CO Internet S.A.S. is the Registry Operator for the .CO top-level
domain. The .CO domain offers individuals, organizations and businesses a
truly global, recognizable and credible web address for branding their
online presence. Thanks to leading-edge technology, enhanced security and
unprecedented rights protections, the .CO domain is poised to become the
premier web address. For more information about the .CO Registry, please
visit http://www.Opportunity.CO. You can also follow us on Twitter @dotCO
and friend us on Facebook at http://www.Facebook.com/cointernet.
BEIJING, June 15, 2011 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- TechFaith Wireless Technology Limited (NASDAQ: CNTF) ("TechFaith") today announced it will launch a new mobile social media solution in China called "17Talk", along with "17Store", through its subsidiary TechFaith Software China Limited (TechSoft), a joint venture company with QUALCOMM Incorporated (NASDAQ:QCOM).
17Talk is an innovative social media solution based on a user's friends stored as contacts in his or her mobile phonebook. 17Talk facilitates easy peer to peer contact, text chatting in groups, photo exchange, voice communication, and plans to support video communication. 17Talk has the ability to bypass a mobile phone user's network and platform restrictions, allowing iPhone and Android users, Google's Gtalk, and MSN users to take advantage of free communication.
17Store will serve as a robust, central platform featuring( )3rd party developed games and mobile applications, including popular Android-based games and applications. All games and applications will be classified into different categories, with each assigned a hybrid ranking based on user downloads, product quality and user feedback. Eventually, 17Store will place the higher ranking games and applications on its recommendation chart, making it easier for users to download the Best in Class games and applications. 17Store plans to feature cloud client technology, to enable the support of games and applications online. This will provide users with an even faster and more robust experience.
Mr. Bangchang Liu, the President of TechSoft said, "17Talk and 17Store will support TecFace branded phones, phones developed based on QUALCOMM's Brew Platform, the Android platform and other 3rd party developed smart phones. We will develop more applications software for our customers. 17Talk and 17Store will also benefit from consumers embrace of social media and cloud client technology. We are excited about the possibilities these changes are bringing to the value chain and the vast opportunities for growth they have for TechFaith and the broader mobile industry."
About TechFaith
TechFaith (NASDAQ: CNTF) has three primary businesses. Under the TechFaith umbrella, the Company is a leading global ODP (Original Developed Product) mobile handset provider. Under its TecFace brand, the Company is a leading developer of specialized mobile phones for differentiated market segments, including the rapidly growing Smartphone market targeting Enterprise users and Operators through its QIGI brand; Outdoor and Sports enthusiasts through its Jungle brand; and the Teen market through licensed brands. Under the Company's 17Vee brand, the Company has built a leading, intellectual property based motion gaming business ranging from Bluetooth enabled motion gaming controllers and software to a planned proprietary set-top motion game box. For more information, please visit http://www.techfaithwireless.com, http://www.17vee.com and http://www.798game.com.
Safe Harbor Statement
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CONTACTS:
In China:
Jay Ji
China TechFaith Wireless Communication Technology Limited
Tel: 86-10-5822-8390
ir@techfaith.cn
In the U.S.:
David Pasquale
Global IR Partners
Tel: +1 914-337-8801
cntf@globalirpartners.com
SOURCE China TechFaith Wireless Communication Technology Limited
China TechFaith Wireless Communication Technology Limited
Seiko Instruments Introduces World's Lowest Power Consumption Temperature Switch IC
-S-5844 series temperature switch IC improves mobile device safety and reliability-
TOKYO, June 15, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Seiko Instruments Inc. (SII) announced on June 15 the S-5844 series, the world's lowest power consumption 180nA temperature switch IC. The series features 1.65V low operating voltage in an ultra-small 1.0 x 1.0 mm package operating over a wide temperature range from -40 to +125 degrees C. The new temperature switch ICs have been optimized for use in smart phones, cellular phones, notebook PCs, tablet PCs, and other battery-operated portable device designs.
Temperature switch ICs are used to monitor temperature to keep devices functioning within a normal operating temperature range. The mobile/portable device market has been growing rapidly. The demand for additional functionality and higher processing speeds has increased heat generation. In addition to high density mounting and long battery life, these advanced devices require heat management to protect against malfunction.
The S-5844 series temperature switch IC detects the specified temperature and protects the device from heat generation by inverting its output when the temperature threshold is reached. The output voltage is restored when the temperature drops to the specified release temperature. This enables the device to avoid temperatures above its design limits, improving safety and efficiency while reducing total design cost.
The S-5844 series temperature switch IC operates at the low supply voltage of 1.65V with typical current consumption of 180nA extending battery life and device operating time.
The series utilizes a super-small HSNT-4(1010) package (1.0 x 1.0 x 0.4 mm), enabling high density mounting. The SNT-4A package (1.2 x 1.6 x 0.5 mm) is also available. With a wide temperature range of -40 degrees C to +125 degrees C, the S-5844 series allows for a wide range of applications.
Major subsidiary of Seiko Holdings Corporation (TSE:8050). Develops, manufactures and sells watches, precision components and machine tools, electronic components, communication products and solutions, printers, and measurement and analysis instruments.
Seiko Instruments Introduces World's Lowest Power Consumption Temperature Switch IC
TOKYO, June 15, 2011/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ --
-S-5844 series temperature switch IC improves mobile device safety and
reliability-
Seiko Instruments Inc. (SII) announced on June 15 the S-5844 series, the
world's lowest power consumption 180nA temperature switch IC. The series
features 1.65V low operating voltage in an ultra-small 1.0 x 1.0 mm package
operating over a wide temperature range from -40 to +125 degrees C. The new
temperature switch ICs have been optimized for use in smart phones, cellular
phones, notebook PCs, tablet PCs, and other battery-operated portable device
designs.
Temperature switch ICs are used to monitor temperature to keep devices
functioning within a normal operating temperature range. The mobile/portable
device market has been growing rapidly. The demand for additional
functionality and higher processing speeds has increased heat generation. In
addition to high density mounting and long battery life, these advanced
devices require heat management to protect against malfunction.
The S-5844 series temperature switch IC detects the specified
temperature and protects the device from heat generation by inverting its
output when the temperature threshold is reached. The output voltage is
restored when the temperature drops to the specified release temperature.
This enables the device to avoid temperatures above its design limits,
improving safety and efficiency while reducing total design cost.
The S-5844 series temperature switch IC operates at the low supply
voltage of 1.65V with typical current consumption of 180nA extending battery
life and device operating time.
The series utilizes a super-small HSNT-4(1010) package (1.0 x 1.0 x 0.4
mm), enabling high density mounting. The SNT-4A package (1.2 x 1.6 x 0.5 mm)
is also available. With a wide temperature range of -40 degrees C to +125
degrees C, the S-5844 series allows for a wide range of applications.
About Seiko Instruments Inc. (SII)
Major subsidiary of Seiko Holdings Corporation (TSE:8050). Develops,
manufactures and sells watches, precision components and machine tools,
electronic components, communication products and solutions, printers, and
measurement and analysis instruments.
Ixonos Adds Qualcomm Chipset to its Technology Base to Create Android Devices With Superior User Experiences
HELSINKI, Finland, June 15, 2011/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ --
Ixonos, a world leader in creating wireless technologies, software and
solutions for mobile devices and services, has licensed Qualcomm's chipset
technology, which enables the design and development of a variety of
connected Android devices to be delivered to the company's global clientele
as turnkey development projects. The use of Qualcomm's technology enables
Ixonos to efficiently and quickly develop connected devices for the vigorous
market, where numerous device manufacturers have picked out Qualcomm and
Android as their chosen platforms.
"We have chosen Qualcomm's chipsets as one of the key platforms for
developing smartphones and other next-generation connected devices because
of their maturity and strong Android integration", says Ixonos Group's
President and CEO, Kari Happonen. "We also continue to deliver devices based
on other chipsets from leading vendors such as Intel, Texas Instruments and
ST-Ericsson, based on the preferences of our corporate clients", Happonen
continues.
Ixonos is committed to developing partnerships with leading technology
vendors into mutually beneficial long-term relationships which drive the
wireless industry forward. "We see the Qualcomm license agreement as a great
opportunity for Ixonos to become a leading device creation R&D service
provider for Android on Qualcomm chipsets", Happonen says.
"We are already working on our first Qualcomm reference designs and have
full capability to offer our customers a full product road map of
Qualcomm-based Android devices", says Folkert Wierda, head of Ixonos Device
Creation Centre. "Existing and new device-manufacturer and operator
customers as well as any company looking for a device creation R&D partner
can turn to us for faster time-to-market and high-quality connected devices
designed to deliver superior user experiences."
Ixonos expects the first devices designed on Qualcomm's chips to ship
during the first half of 2012. As support for every major operating system
comes standard on Qualcomm's chipsets, Ixonos plans to utilize them also on
devices based on MeeGo and other open source OSs in the future.
Ixonos is an ICT services company creating innovative solutions for
mobility, social media and digital services. Together with our customers we
develop products and services which let people enjoy inspiring digital
experience, anyplace, anytime. Our client organizations benefit from new
business opportunities and new productivity. We have offices in Finland,
China, Denmark, Estonia, Germany, Great Britain, Slovakia, South Korea and
the U.S. Ixonos Plc is listed on NASDAQ OMX Helsinki. The company's turnover
in 2010 was 84.9 MEUR and operating profit 5.3 MEUR.
For more information, please contact:
Ixonos:
- Kari Happonen, President and CEO, tel. +358-400-700-761,
kari.happonen@ixonos.com
Verizon Expands Global Telepresence Reach Through Agreement With Tata Communications
Virtual Face-to-Face Meeting Facilities Now Available in More Locations Worldwide Across Both Companies' Networks
NEW YORK, June 15, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Verizon is extending the range of its immersive video, or telepresence, offering to enable virtual face-to-face collaboration in more locations around the world, under a new agreement with Tata Communications.
The agreement enables meetings to take place between Verizon's telepresence customers and any public or private telepresence room on the Tata Communications Global Meeting Exchange, which is one of the broadest telepresence networks accessible today and a gateway to the company's public room network spanning 31 cities on five continents. This will supplement Verizon's telepresence offering powered by its expansive global Private Internet Protocol Network service. Similarly, Tata Communications telepresence customers can use Verizon's facilities to communicate with Verizon customers.
Telepresence replicates face-to-face interactions so realistically that it feels as though everyone is in the same room, even though they may be hundreds or thousands of miles apart. By leveraging collaboration technology to replace in-person meetings, telepresence reduces travel time and cost while reducing the carbon emissions associated with business travel.
As a result, the service makes collaboration among employees, customers, suppliers and business partners more efficient and economical.
"Video is the new voice for business, and it's becoming more and more available to meet the changing nature of work," said Farooq Muzaffar, Verizon vice president of enterprise network and communications solutions. "As businesses expand beyond the traditional four walls of an office building, we're seeing more of our customers turning to advanced collaboration tools like telepresence for a bigger impact on their overall productivity and performance."
Verizon and Tata Communications customers currently can use Cisco TelePresence to conduct intercarrier telepresence meetings. Plans are under way to establish similar agreements with other immersive video providers and services to further expand the availability of telepresence.
Peter Quinlan, vice president, integrated business video services, Tata Communications, said: "We are delighted to welcome Verizon to our global telepresence partner ecosystem. Intercarrier connections such as this one will benefit customers by offering a broader telepresence business ecosystem that connects regardless of network or service provider. It's agreements like this that fundamentally make telepresence a truly global collaboration tool."
Tata Communications is a leading global provider of a new world of communications. With a leadership position in emerging markets, Tata Communications leverages its advanced solutions capabilities and domain expertise across its global and pan-India network to deliver managed solutions to multinational enterprises, service providers and Indian consumers.
Verizon, with more than 30 years of experience, is a leading provider of collaboration and unified communications services, enabling organizations to effectively collaborate for increased productivity while reducing costs and carbon emissions associated with business travel. Verizon Business offers some of the most advanced meeting tools available today as well as UC&C professional consulting services to help organizations tailor the best UC&C strategy to meet their specific goals.
Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE, NASDAQ: VZ), headquartered in New York, is a global leader in delivering broadband and other wireless and wireline communications services to mass market, business, government and wholesale customers. Verizon Wireless operates America's most reliable wireless network, with more than 104 million total connections nationwide. Verizon also provides converged communications, information and entertainment services over America's most advanced fiber-optic network, and delivers seamless business solutions to customers around the world. A Dow 30 company, Verizon employs a diverse workforce of more than 196,000 and last year generated consolidated revenues of $106.6 billion. For more information, visit http://www.verizon.com.
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Fluke Networks' New OptiView® XG Tablet Provides Industry's Fastest Root Cause Analysis of Network and Application Problems
Revolutionary Tablet Designed for Network Professionals On the Go; Supports 10 GBps, NetFlow and Virtualization
EVERETT, Wash., June 14, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Fluke Networks today introduced the OptiView® XG, the first tablet for network analysis that provides the fastest(1) solutions for network and application problems for both wireless and wired access - anywhere in the network. The tablet expedites network and application problem solving by automating root cause analysis and providing guided troubleshooting to address problem areas.
"OptiView® XG is an instant, integrated window into your network in a form factor - the tablet - that you can take from the data center, to the production floor, to the office desktop," said Gary Ger, vice president, enterprise network analysis, of Fluke Networks. "We've built on nearly 20 years of network troubleshooting leadership by integrating the key technologies network engineers need into a single, portable tool which helps them solve network and application problems faster and improve overall IT efficiency."
"The ability to solve both network and application problems is crucial for today's network engineers," said Debra Curtis, research vice president and analyst at Gartner. "That need, combined with critical staff levels in many organizations, means tools that integrate multiple functions, and automate the collection of performance data will be key to greater efficiency and less downtime."
The OptiView® XG is designed to provide a wide range of functionality necessary to adapt to the dynamic and diverse networks of today through various features including:
-- Intuitive user interface and customizable dashboards:
-- In addition to a bright, easy-to-to read screen, the OptiView® XG
features customizable dashboards that can be personalized for each
user or help transform data into reports for employees at all levels
of the organization - from technicians to managers.
-- Path and application infrastructure analysis
-- Automatically discovers the path between two points in the network
and monitors performance along that link to identify network issues
that can impact application performance. This decreases the time
required to isolate network versus application problems.
-- Guided/proactive troubleshooting
-- Provides a head start on solving problems by collecting and
analyzing granular data (including NetFlow) collected for 24 hours,
so users can go back in time to analyze when the problem surfaced.
It also automatically identifies more than 40 different network
problems and offers possible causes, impacts and solutions.
-- Integrated WLAN solution
-- Three-radio design reduces deployment and troubleshooting time with
simultaneous network discovery, wireless performance analysis and
interference detection using industry-leading AirMagnet
technologies. When mobile, this allows users to monitor the health
of key network devices, while performing real-time analysis of Wi-Fi
environments.
"The OptiView® XG will help solve problems and get networks up and running faster than ever before," said Mike Pennacchi, owner and head network analyst of network troubleshooting consultancy Network Protocol Specialists LLC. "The dashboards let users configure the information the way they want to see it, and it automatically discovers both wired and wireless sides of networks, which is incredibly important to users in a portable tool."
The OptiView® XG's portable tablet design delivers advanced hardware features:
-- 10.25 inch, 1024 X 768 screen displayed on two inch-thin tablet weighing
less than five pounds
-- Two hot-swappable batteries deliver more than two hours of operation
-- 10G SFP+ port , 10/100/1000M RJ-45 ports and 100/1000M SFP+ port
-- Embedded dual 802.11N (3X3) Wi-Fi radios, on-board spectrum analysis
radio
Fluke Networks provides innovative solutions for network installation, monitoring and analysis within global enterprises and carriers. The company's comprehensive line of solutions provide network installers, owners, and maintainers with superior vision, combining speed, accuracy and ease of use to optimize network performance. Headquartered in Everett, Washington, the company distributes its products in more than 50 countries. More information can be found by visiting Fluke Networks' Web site at http://www.flukenetworks.com or by calling (800) 283-5853.
1. Fastest root cause analysis of network and application problems claim based on current industry practices and tools, which do not allow troubleshooting both at the desk and in the field for both wired and wireless networks.
New ASP.NET MVC Chart Extensions by DevExpress.com
DevExpress extends its award-winning ASP.NET product line with a comprehensive suite of 2D and 3D chart types for ASP.NET MVC.
GLENDALE, Calif., June 14, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- DevExpress.com is proud to announce the newest addition to its award-winning Charting Library -the XtraCharts Suite. Built and optimized for the MVC Framework, the DevExpress MVC Chart Extension provides unmatched functionality within the ASP.NET MVC marketplace. With an easy to use and intuitive API, industry-leading support services and online training resources, DevExpress makes it easy to deliver compelling applications that target the ASP.NET MVC platform.
Comprehensive Suite of MVC Chart Types
The DevExpress MVC Chart Extension offers thirty five (35) two dimensional and twenty two (22) three dimensional chart types, including:
DevExpress ASP.NET MVC Extensions are fully optimized for the Model-View-Controller framework and ship as part of the award-winning DXperience ASP.NET Suite. The MVC Chart Extension:
-- Targets MVC 2 and MVC 3 including support for Razor
-- Produces no ViewState.
-- Supports .NET Framework 3.5+ and LINQ.
-- Supports jQuery for powerful client-side functionality.
-- Is cross-browser compatible.
-- Is Section 508 and Accessibility compliant.
With the new DevExpress MVC Charting platform, you can quickly create impactful charts to address a wide range of business requirements and provide an efficient way in which to graphically analyze data.
Experience the DevExpress Difference
To download a free evaluation copy of the DevExpress MVC Chart Extensions along with our entire line-up of market leading Visual Studio Libraries, IDE Productivity Tools and Application Frameworks, visit http://www.devexpress.com/Downloads/NET
Recent Awards
DevExpress recently won thirteen (13) Visual Studio Magazine Readers Choice Awards - to view a complete list of DevExpress Awards visit: http://www.devexpress.com/Home/Awards.xml
About DevExpress
DevExpress technologies help you build your best, see complex software with greater clarity, increase your productivity and create stunning applications for Windows and Web in the shortest possible time. Learn more about the complete range of award-winning DevExpress development tools targeting the WinForms, ASP.NET, WPF, and Silverlight platforms at http://www.devexpress.com
All trademarks and registered trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
SOURCE DevExpress
DevExpress
CONTACT: Bobby Edgar, +1-818-844-3383, bobbye@devexpress.com
Gagosian Gallery's iPad App, Designed by Award-Winning Firm @radical.media, Launches Today Taking Users on an In-Depth Journey With Gagosian's Artists and Exhibitions
Some Special Features: Gigapixel Photography and Archival Videos; More Than Twenty Artists Showcased; First Issue of Quarterly Edition
Artists Highlighted in Edition # 1: John Chamberlain, John Currin, Vera Lutter, Kazimir Malevich, Pablo Picasso, Robert Rauschenberg, Richard Prince, and Rudolf Stingel
NEW YORK, June 14, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Gagosian Gallery announces the launch of an application for the iPad, available as a free download from the iTunes store, beginning today. The app will be updated four times per year, providing content that features recent, current, and future Gagosian artists, exhibitions, and projects. The artists presented in edition #1 include Richard Avedon, Cecily Brown, John Currin, Vera Lutter, Kazimir Malevich, Elizabeth Peyton, Pablo Picasso, Robert Rauschenberg, Richard Prince, and Rudolf Stingel.
The app offers unprecedented access and in-depth knowledge of Gagosian Gallery's artists and exhibitions, presented through visually stunning, richly informative and innovative features, and both moving and still imagery. Art lovers who have yet to see the current exhibition of Picasso's portraits of his lover Marie-Therese ("Picasso and Marie-Therese: L'amour fou," April 14 - July 15, 2011, New York), can explore a touch-sensitive "sketch" view revealing twenty states of Picasso's etching of his muse. In addition they can watch video excerpts of the renowned art historian John Richardson, a Gagosian curator, discussing the exhibition.
Admirers of John Currin's opulent portraiture will revel in the app's gigapixel digital expose of a recent painting, as well as a 2010 lecture by the artist. Other projects include an interview with writer James Frey about his 2011 novel, The Final Testament of the Holy Bible, published by Gagosian Gallery. The app also offers excerpts from scholar Aleksandra Shatskikh's catalogue essay for the historic exhibition "Malevich and the American Legacy" (March 3-April 30, 2011, New York).
Viewers can relive a key moment in art history by watching archival footage of Rauschenberg's
1966 performance, Open Score; or follow a tour by curator Francesco Bonami of "Rudolf Stingel" (March 4 - April 16, 2011, New York).
The free iPad app provides essential information about Gagosian Gallery's global network of galleries in New York, Los Angeles, London, Rome, Athens, Paris, Geneva, and Hong Kong, through its worldwide exhibition schedule, a map of all locations, biographies and reviews of artists, a list of current events, gallery news, and a link to Gagosian Shop.
Larry Gagosian comments, "In representing the most renowned modern and contemporary artists in the world, we are always seeking innovation. @radical.media is a great partner on this project as they utilized new technologies as a means of presenting, examining, and giving access to our artists in entirely new ways that were previously unavailable."
The Gagosian iPad app is designed by @radical.media, the award-winning firm that created the ONE app, and the Medica app. James Spindler, Chief Creative Officer of @radical.media, explains, "This app lies at the intersection of design, storytelling, and technology. Gagosian Gallery's breadth of content and expertise, coupled with our focus on producing narrative based projects, made this an ideal partnership for creating something that's unprecedented in the art world." For more information about @radical.media, visit http://www.radicalmedia.com.
For more information about the Gagosian iPad app and updates, visit http://www.gagosian.com, and join the conversation on Facebook and twitter.
Media Contact for Gagosian:
Meg Blackburn
FITZ & CO
212-627-1455, ext. 225
meg@fitzandco.com
Media Contact for @radical.media:
Aaron Gannon
Sunshine, Sachs, & Associates
212-691-2800
FORT WORTH, Texas, June 14, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Since the last F-35 flight test program update issued May 11, Lockheed Martin's (NYSE: LMT) F-35 Lightning II 5th Generation multirole fighter conducted 93 test flights, bringing the total number of flights for the year to 411.
Overall, the F-35 program remains ahead of the overall goals for test flights and test points year-to-date. Through May 31, the program accomplished 378 flights versus a plan of 297 and accomplished 3,342 test points against a plan of 2,217.
Several flight test and production key milestones were accomplished since the last report:
-- The F-35B short takeoff /vertical landing (STOVL) jet BF-1 performed the
100th vertical landing for the test program on May 12. For 2011, 106
vertical landings have been performed.
-- The F-35A conventional takeoff and landing (CTOL) jet AF-1 flew to Mach
1.53, the fastest-to-date speed of the existing aircraft fleet. AF-7
completed the longest test mission to date lasting 4.1 hours.
-- During the month of May, all three variants of the F-35 flew a combined
total of 94 System Development and Demonstration (SDD) flights, the most
achieved in a single month in program history.
-- The F-35 program flew the most flights ever recorded on one day (May 25)
when a combined total of 10 flights (includes SDD and LRIP) were
completed at all three of its flight test locations at Edwards Air Force
Base (EAFB), Calif.; Fort Worth, Texas; and Naval Air Station Patuxent
River, Md. (PAX).
-- The U.S. Air Force accepted into its fleet, the second of a planned
1,763 production-model F-35 Lightning II stealth fighters when AF-6 was
delivered to EAFB on May 13. AF-6 was the second aircraft in Low Rate
Initial Production (LRIP) lot one contractually delivered.
-- One of the first two F-35A production aircraft that will be delivered to
Eglin AFB, Fla., accomplished its first flight on May 13. Known as AF-9,
the aircraft will be delivered to Eglin for pilot and maintainer
training later this year. This jet is the second aircraft to fly from
LRIP lot two.
-- Two F-35C carrier variant (CV) aircraft, known as CF-2 and CF-3, were
delivered to the F-35 test fleet at PAX. CF-2 was delivered May 16 and
CF-3 delivered June 2.
-- CF-2 successfully completed the first F-35 public fly by at the Andrews
AFB, Md., Joint Services Open House Air Show during the opening ceremony
for the event May 21.
The following statistics reflect the cumulative flight test activity totals for 2011:
-- F-35A CTOL jets have flown 183 times.
-- F-35B STOVL aircraft have completed 166 flights.
-- F-35C CV jets have flown 62 times.
-- From the start of flight testing in December 2006 through June 13, 2011,
F-35s flew 971 times, including the production-model acceptance flights
and AA-1.
The F-35 Lightning II is a 5th Generation fighter, combining advanced stealth with fighter speed and agility, fully fused sensor information, network-enabled operations and advanced sustainment. Lockheed Martin is developing the F-35 with its principal industrial partners, Northrop Grumman and BAE Systems.
Headquartered in Bethesda, Md., Lockheed Martin is a global security company that employs about 126,000 people worldwide and is principally engaged in the research, design, development, manufacture, integration and sustainment of advanced technology systems, products and services. The Corporation's 2010 sales from continuing operations were $45.8 billion.
For additional information, visit our websites:http://thef35.comhttp://www.lockheedmartin.comhttp://www.codeonemagazine.com
SOURCE Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company
Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company
CONTACT: Mike Rein, +1-817-763-2643, michael.j.rein@lmco.com, or Laurie Quincy, +1-817-763-3980, laurie.a.quincy@lmco.com, both of Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company
Digitas Launches Second Issue of iPad App Digitas Cache
New App Features Interactive Storytelling, Touch Technology, and In App Tweeting
BOSTON, June 14, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Top global integrated brand agency Digitas announced the launch of Digitas Cache II, an interactive publication. The second in the series, the app is collection of essays, experiences, and sample technologies that investigate today's ever-changing media landscape.
Built in Adobe Air, the app takes advantage of the latest technologies available for an interactive and informative experience. Offering a glimpse into the creativity, innovation and thought leadership that drives the industry, the publication features experts and thought leaders from a variety of capabilities at Digitas.
The full list of contributors for the second issue includes:
-- Infinity and the Digital Universe -- Alan Lightman. Lightman, MIT
physicist & author of Einstein's Dreams & other books, illuminates the
new cosmos we have wrought: infinite data.
-- The Rise of the Class Affluent -- George Scribner, SVP, People Planner.
Luxe brands seek the "Rich," but who are they? New Digitas research
shines light on the affluent in America today.
-- Local: The New Global Imperative -- Hannah Kreiswirth, Producer, Digitas
and Amber Lee. To stay relevant, global companies must support or adopt
local culture. Brands find it in local phenom like The Brooklyn Flea.
-- The Opportunities Within -- Brett Leary, VP/Director, Mobile Practice.
Tag along on a virtual shopper's journey and explore the seemingly
endless choices in mobile technology.
-- It's Ok to Touch -- Michael Costantino, Associate Director of
Interaction Design, Digitas. A futuristic (and completely immersive)
look at the infinite power of touch. Experience the power of tablet
touch technology.
-- Kill the Campaign -- Dennis Reilly, SVP, Digitas Business Director. Read
about the new digital marketing imperatives fueling B2B.
-- Choose Your Own Adventure -- Beth McCabe, VP/Director, Social Media and
Technology. A self steered journey through social media strategy. Have
fun while learning how to avoid common mistakes.
-- iTV -- Ashley Swartz, SVP, Marketing and Jeff Freedman, Associate
Director, Marketing. Like the remote control, iTV forever changes the
way we watch the tube. Disruptive advertising will have little room in
the world of TV 3.0.
-- Location Innovation -- Sheri Kaufmann, VP/Group Director, Creative.
Geo-targeted marketing fueled by mobile technology presents infinite
opportunities for brands. Check in now.
-- A Day in the Never-ending Day -- Pam Knox, Senior Copywriter. Always on:
a tale of copywriting in a world that never powers off.
-- Through the Lens -- Marcus White, Senior Art Director. Tag this app:
graffiti culture and the All City tale by the app's creator, Marcus
White.
-- The Download -- Bengt Asplund, Lead Creative, featuring Jesse Suchmann,
Associate Director, Creative. Music ownership is messier than ever -- so
where does that leave appreciation, and value?
Digitas Cache is available in the iTunes App Store and can be viewed online at DigitasCache.com. This is the second issue from Digitas. The first issue of Cache targeted key industry trends -- from mobile to social to emerging technology to data and location-based design.
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Fully embracing the brands-as-publisher model, Digitas Cache II comes on the heels of the premier brand content event of the year, Digitas' The NewFront. Live streamed to over 250,000 viewers, the event attracted an audience comprised 50 percent of brand marketers.
Digitas clients joined leading content creators, distributors and talent in a dialog on unique digital programming and publishing opportunities. Clients were given a first look and unique access to the latest digital projects and insights, resulting in more than 60 meetings between leading brands and content creators to forge deals and original publishing opportunities. The program, "Pipe Dreams/Pipe Reality," showcased the fortunate challenges for marketers resulting from the proliferation of media opportunity.
In addition, the agency also recently released the Digitas Trends app for the iPad, a compilation of 45 trends across six categories: culture, data, devices, media, mobile, social.
About Digitas
Digitas, the top global integrated brand agency, builds active brands for some of the foremost companies in the world. With a deep understanding of their client's customer's passions and behaviors, the agency combines media creativity, technology, creativity, analytics to ignite emotional bonds between people and brands. Digitas counts Agency of the Year honors from the Festival of Media, OMMA Magazine, Promo Magazine, BtoB Magazine, and Les Agences de l'Annee, France, and has been named to the Advertising Age Digital A-List among its many awards.
Digitas also operates the brand content platform, The Third Act:, producers of first and most well renowned event on digital content, Digital Content NewFront; the healthcare marketing brand, Digitas Health; and, Prodigious Worldwide, the world's only standalone, global digital productions company.
With sister agencies Starcom MediaVest, ZenithOptimedia, Denuo and Razorfish, Digitas is a member of Publicis Groupe's VivaKi -- a global digital knowledge and resource center that leverages the combined scale of the autonomous operations of its members to develop new services, new tools, and new partnerships.
Publicis Groupe [listed on the Euronext Paris Exchange - FR0000130577 - and part of the CAC 40 index] is the world's third largest communications group. With activities spanning 104 countries on five continents, Publicis Groupe offers local and international clients a complete range of advertising services. Web site: http://www.publicisgroupe.com
BIA/Kelsey's New 'Deals 3D' Conference Spotlights the Future of Daily Deals and Group Buying
Speakers include senior execs from AT&T Interactive, BuyWithMe, Facebook, Foursquare, Loopt, MasterCard, Microsoft, Savings.com and Shopkick.
CHANTILLY, Va., June 14, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- The daily deals and group buying space is one of the most talked about segments of local media and marketing today. Facebook, Google and AT&T are among the latest entrants to this rapidly developing marketplace of some 500 players, which include destination sites; credit card companies facilitating online transactions; and white-label providers working with local media providers such as directory companies, newspapers, and radio and television operators. BIA/Kelsey will gather the industry July 18-19 in San Francisco for Deals 3D: The New Local Value Chain (http://www.biakelsey.com/Deals3D) to look beyond the hype and examine the future of the deals ecosystem.
"The deals space is so hot right now, yet there are many unanswered questions about it," said Deals 3D Conference Cochairman Peter Krasilovsky, vice president and program director, Marketplaces, BIA/Kelsey. "We know it will be big, but what will it look like 18 months from now? Which companies are best positioned to succeed when the crowded marketplace begins sorting out the winners from the wannabes? What role does local search play in the changing nature of finding deals? These are the topics we'll be focused on at Deals 3D."
"Many of the players in the deals space -- even major companies like Facebook and Google -- have not enjoyed the level of success of market leaders Groupon and LivingSocial," said Jon Sofield, Deals 3D conference cochairman and vice president, business development, The Dealmap. "At Deals 3D we will examine the challenges and opportunities for other deals providers to gain market share."
The Deals 3D agenda features more than 40 of the most innovative local leaders in the daily deals, group buying and flash sales marketplace. Keynote speakers include Gary Kearns, group executive, information services, MasterCard; David Krantz, president and CEO, AT&T Interactive; and Lexi Reese, director, local sales, Facebook.
Other featured speakers include Charles Dyer, director, mobile, local and commerce, Microsoft; Tristan Walker, director, Foursquare; Sam Altman, CEO, Loopt; Andrew Moss, chief strategy officer, BuyWithMe; Evan Tana, vice president, product management, Shopkick; and Loren Bendele, CEO, Savings.com.
Earlier this year, BIA/Kelsey forecast consumer spending on deal-a-day offers to grow from $873 million in 2010 to $3.9 billion in 2015. The conference program will examine this market opportunity with a focus on the industry's top innovators, new entrants and the investment environment. Session highlights include:
-- Follow the Money: Payments, Rewards & Redemptions
-- The Science and Art of 'Localizing' National Deals
-- Adding 'Deals' to a Local Bag of Tricks
-- Leveraging the Power of Local Media Promotion
-- Deals Act Two: Mobile & Social
-- Merchant Services: The 'One and Done' Is Not Enough
About Deals 3D
Deals 3D: The New Local Value Chain is BIA/Kelsey's new conference focused on the rapidly developing daily deals and group buying segment of local media. Deals 3D will look beyond the hype and examine the future of the deals ecosystem. Sponsors include Analog Analytics, AT&T Interactive, The Dealmap MasterCard, Nimble Commerce and Tippr. Media partners include ConferenceGuru.com, Street Fight, TopSEOs.com and Visibility Magazine. For more information about Deals 3D, including the complete agenda, list of speakers and companies attending, visit http://www.biakelsey.com/Deals3D.
About BIA/Kelsey
BIA/Kelsey advises companies in the local media space through consulting and valuation services, research, Continuous Advisory Services and conferences. Since 1983 BIA/Kelsey has been a resource to the media, mobile advertising, telecommunications, Yellow Pages and electronic directory markets, as well as to government agencies, law firms and investment companies looking to understand trends and revenue drivers. BIA/Kelsey's annual conferences draw executives from across industries seeking expert guidance on how companies are finding innovative ways to grow. Additional information is available at http://www.biakelsey.com, on the company's Local Media Watch blog, Twitter (http://twitter.com/BIAKelsey and Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/biakelsey).
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BIA/Kelsey
CONTACT: Eileen Pacheco, For BIA/Kelsey, +1-781-556-1026, eileen@tango-group.com; or Robert Udowitz, For BIA/Kelsey, +1-703-621-8060, rudowitz@bia.com
Users Can Now Sign Up, Sign In and Share Content To Earn Rewards PTZ®
SEATTLE, June 14, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Lockerz, a social commerce company with more than 19 million members worldwide, today announced that its Lockerz App for iPhone and iPod touch is now available on the App Store. The app gives Lockerz members more opportunities to be rewarded for what they love to do online by earning discounts on products from popular brands.
"Our users have been asking for a Lockerz App for iPhone and iPod touch for quite some time, and we're thrilled to deliver one to them," said Kathy Savitt, founder and chief executive officer of Lockerz. "Bringing the best possible Lockerz experience to users on these great devices is crucial as we work towards becoming the homepage for Generation Z."
The Lockerz App enables members to earn PTZ® (Points) for signing in, uploading photos and answering "Dailies" (one-question polls) on these devices. PTZ can then be used to earn discounts of up to 100 percent on popular brands. With photo sharing as a key component of the Lockerz experience, the app also gives users the ability to edit their photos with photo filters, which turn ordinary photos into artistic images using easy-to-use and fun tools.
Other planned features include further integration with Facebook and Twitter and the ability to make purchases in Lockerz SHOP and through iTunes®.
PTZ are the discount fuel of Lockerz - the ultimate rewards program for Generation Z. Lockerz members can earn PTZ in more than 10 ways, including answering "Dailies" (witty and provocative one-question polls), watching videos, listening to music, inviting friends, or just logging in. PTZ are then used to lower the prices of merchandise in the Lockerz SHOP. The more PTZ a member earns and decides to use, the larger the discount, which can be up to 100%.
Based in Seattle, Lockerz' mission is to be the homepage for men and women ages 13 to 30, building a community of more than 19 million trendsetters and tastemakers who love to shop, play and connect on the Web. Lockerz rewards members for doing what they love online, offering major discounts on the coolest fashions, electronics, music and more. Members earn PTZ® (Points) by watching videos, listening to music and inviting friends. Lockerz PTZ are then used to lower the prices of merchandise at-will. Lockerz was founded by former technology and retail executive Kathy Savitt, and is backed by Liberty Media Corporation and Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers. For more information about Lockerz, please visit http://www.Lockerz.com.
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Lockerz
CONTACT: Eugene Oh of Lockerz, +1-206-926-3520, Eugene@lockerz.com
Press Conference, Online Global Chat Allow Fans Worldwide to Talk With Basketball Great Steve Nash
EVENT PART OF SUPERSTAR'S "SHOWDOWN IN CHINATOWN PRESENTED BY ORTSBO.COM" SOCCER MATCH ON JUNE 22nd IN NEW YORK CITY
NEW YORK and TORONTO,June 14, 2011/PRNewswire/ -- NBA star and two-time MVP Steve Nash will chat live with fans around the world using Ortsbo, a real-time chat translator, during a press event from 11 a.m. to noon EDT on June 22 in the Hudson Room at Trump Soho Hotel in New York, N.Y.
Fans will be able to view and participate in the global chat by registering at http://www.showdownliveandglobal.com/. Media members can attend the press conference in person. Players scheduled to participate in the chat include Steve Nash, Marcin Gortat, Brandon Jennings and Claudio Reyna.
The chat precedes the "Showdown in Chinatown Presented by Ortsbo.com" charity soccer match, which features an all-star roster, and raises funds for the Steve Nash Foundation and its work with underserved children. This year's Showdown - the fourth - will benefit early education work with Educare.
Ortsbo, the presenting sponsor for the day's events, will enable Nash and other Showdown athletes to interact seamlessly with fans in more than 50 languages through their social media platforms. Len Berman, sports anchor and former host of The NFL on NBC Pregame Show, will moderate the worldwide chat.
"Fans all over the world who have followed the NBA and Steve Nash's amazing career will be able to talk to him in a way that few can," says David Lucatch, president of Ortsbo. "Ortsbo not only breaks down barriers, but translates text automatically, eliminating the typically tedious and inefficient translation process of other services."
The free, real-time chat translator integrates with 13 of the most popular social media platforms, including Windows Live Messenger, Facebook, Google Talk, Yahoo! Messenger, iChat and AIM to allow users to instantly send and receive messages in their native language.
The Showdown and surrounding events "mesh three of my big passions - basketball, soccer and kids - and a presenting sponsor with an incredible, global play," said Nash. "Through my Foundation, we're able to assist children internationally, so having these players come in from all around the world to assist our efforts feels very synergistic."
The Showdown begins at 6 p.m. at Sara D. Roosevelt Park, Chrystie and Stanton streets in New York City, and features NBA and international soccer stars. Past participants include Ryan Babel (TSG Hoffenheim), Grant Hill (Phoenix Suns), Thierry Henry (New York Red Bulls), Tony Parker (San Antonio Spurs), Salomon Kalou (Chelsea), Chris Bosh (Toronto Raptors), Javier Zanetti (Inter Milan), Brandon Jennings (Milwaukee Bucks) and Claudio Reyna (USA World Cup Team).
Tickets and VIP packages for the Showdown, and a Showdown After Hours evening and auction event, are available at stevenash.org/showdown. General admission to the Showdown is free and open to the public.
This year the Steve Nash Foundation has added a new component to the event - a chance to have a pint with Nash himself. Fans can enter by either registering at stevenash.org or by making a $10 donation to the Steve Nash Foundation by texting NASH to 202-22 by June 17, 2011; the winner will be announced on June 18. For more information, visit stevenash.org.
About Ortsbo
Ortsbo (http://www.ortsbo.com) enables real-time conversational translation in over 50 languages and seamlessly integrates with today's most popular social media platforms. Ortsbo Inc. is a division of Intertainment Media Inc., a Rich Media Applications leader, focused on delivering leading edge technology and marketing solutions enabling clients to power enhanced branding, loyalty initiatives and consumer engagement. Selected as a Microsoft Global Agency Initiative partner, Intertainment has joined an elite group of interactive agencies worldwide that Microsoft recommends to its Partners and Customers.
Ortsbo's flagship product for social media (http://www.ortsbo.com) supports global communications with instant translation capability, real time multi-lingual social media chat connects to PC and Mac computers, mobile browsers as well as all major search engine chat platforms including Microsoft, Google and Yahoo! along with Facebook, iChat, AIM, ICQ, Gadu-Gadu, Ovi, Lotus Sametime, LiveJournal and Tencent QQ and QQ International, China's largest chat platforms and Twitter.
Intertainment Media owns and operates a number of key properties including Ad Taffy, itiBiti, Ortsbo and Magnum. For more information on the Company and its properties, please visit http://www.intertainmentmedia.com.
Headquartered in the Toronto, Canada region, with offices in New York, Los Angeles and San Mateo, CA, Intertainment Media Inc. is listed on the Toronto Venture Exchange under the symbol "INT" (TSX VENTURE:INT) and on the OTCQX under the symbol "ITMTF". Intertainment is also traded in Europe, on the XETRA Exchange in Frankfurt, Germany under the symbol "I4T".
About the Steve Nash Foundation
The Steve Nash Foundation is a 501(c)(3) and registered Canadian charity dedicated to assisting underserved children in their health, personal development, education and enjoyment of life. The Foundation works to increase access to critical needs resources at home and abroad to ensure that every child has a chance to grow. The Showdown benefits Educare Arizona, the Steve Nash Foundation's platform to provide highest-quality early learning opportunities to low-income children and families. Learn more at http://www.stevenash.org
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Ortsbo
CONTACT: Mary Campe of SS|PR, +1-847-415-9325, mcampe@sspr.com, for Ortsbo
Magellan Introduces Navionics Marine, Lake and Fishing Charts for eXplorist GPS Handhelds
SANTA CLARA, Calif., June 14, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Magellan GPS today announced a partnership with cartography company Navionics that adds compatibility of advanced lake and marine charts with new Magellan eXplorist handheld devices.
With the newly released software available immediately, Magellan eXplorist 510, 610, and 710 GPS devices are now compatible with digital versions of Navionics Gold marine charts, HotMaps Premium lake maps, and Fish'N Chip bathymetric fishing maps. Navionics is available at retail on MicroSD cards and via download for select areas in Europe, Middle East, South Africa and Australia. Customers can view the Magellan devices with Navionics maps at next month's ICAST (International Convention of Allied Sportsfishing Trades) 2011 trade show in Las Vegas.
Customers who have purchased the eXplorist 510, 610, or 710 can upgrade their device software for Navionics compatibility by visiting Magellangps.com/support.
Navionics Gold marine charts are the navigation standard for serious mariners and fishermen. Features include tides, currents, wrecks, port plans, marsh areas, marine services, coastal roads, and much more. Navionics offers two charts that cover North America - one for USA, and one for Canada. Additional charts for the rest of the world are also available.
Navionics HotMaps Premium lake maps cover more than 17,000 lakes in North America and provide complete fishing information for eXplorist GPS users, plus over 1,000 high-definition lake maps featuring 1' contours from Navionics' own on-the-water surveys. HotMaps are available in five regional versions covering the United States and Canada.
HotMaps Premium and Gold charts include one year of free unlimited updates with Navionics Freshest Data download program.
Navionics Fish'N Chip offers the ultimate in high-resolution fishing bathymetry, packed with fish-finding details such as wrecks, sea bed composition, tides, currents, local fishing areas, vegetation, offshore bathymetry and other navigation aids. Three regional versions covering the East Coast, Great Lakes and West Coast & Gulf of Mexico are available.
"The eXplorist series of handheld GPS units have been designed to be the ultimate outdoor navigation devices, whether users are on the trails, in the mountains, or off shore. The addition of Navionics' highly detailed marine and lake charts will enable boaters and fishermen to rely on the eXplorist as their primary navigation device while on the water, and expands our catalog of premium digital maps that can help eXplorist users navigate to just about anywhere on the planet," said Mike Wagner, Senior Director of Product Marketing, Magellan GPS.
eXplorist handheld units with Navionics maps for review can be obtained by emailing rfinelli@magellangps.com.
About MiTAC Digital Corporation
MiTAC Digital Corp. is a wholly-owned subsidiary of MiTAC International Corporation and promotes and sells products and services under the Magellan brand name. Magellan assists people to travel, work and play with leading portable navigation and positioning solutions across multiple consumer markets. Recognized as an industry innovator, the company is the producer of the award-winning Magellan RoadMate series portable car navigation, Outdoor and Mobile navigation devices. MiTAC Digital Corp. is headquartered in Santa Clara, Calif. For more information on Magellan, visit http://www.magellangps.com.
About Navionics®
For 27 years, Navionics has developed and manufactured electronic navigation charts and systems for marine, inland lakes and rivers, and for outdoors use. Navionics is based in Massarosa, Italy, and operates sales and manufacturing facilities in seven countries - conducting research and development, operations, production, sales, marketing and distribution. Navionics headquarters in Massarosa, Italy serves Europe, Africa, Asia and Oceania, and manages the research, development, and production facilities globally. Navionics US headquarters, based in Wareham, Massachusetts, oversees the Americas. Navionics UK and Navionics Australia provide sales and distribution to their local regions.
CONTACT:
Raphel Finelli
Senior Public Relations Manager
408-250-1778
rfinelli@magellangps.com
Connected Planet Announces New Connected Business Research Service
Full Service Research Provider to Enable Marketers to Dive Deeper
FORT COLLINS, Colo., June 14, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Connected Planet, a Penton Media publication, announced today the launch of Connected Business Research. In partnership with Penton's Cloud IT Pro and Mobile Dev Pro publications, Connected Business Research provides research services and assistance in navigating the advanced telecom industry and related areas including cloud infrastructure and mobile services and applications development. Connected Business Research is a full service research provider with turn-key offerings in market research reports, multi-client studies, single-client custom research and web seminars.
"Penton's technology titles have become trusted and valued business-to-business partners with over a century of experience in the telecom industry and over 20 years of experience in the IT and developer community. By bringing this new research arm to the table we will be able to better work with our clients who are seeking data that delivers the edge they need in this dynamic industry," said Dave Smith, market leader of Connected Planet, Mobile Dev Pro and Cloud IT Pro. "Connected Business Research perfectly aligns our capabilities and deep knowledge in the telecom, IT and mobile networking industry. Our goal is to provide our customers with products and expert analysis that helps them make smart, measured and accurate business decisions to grow their business."
Smith added that the new service allows customers to gain valuable insight and guidance, whether to more deeply understand their audience, build their brand, expand into new markets, test products and services or refine strategic plans.
The new research arm will leverage the company's team of highly accredited research experts including:
Sam Masud, a senior analyst who has covered the telecom and IT sectors for more than two decades as an analyst and editor, serving as an analyst with Frost & Sullivan, Heavy Reading and chief technology editor at Telecommunications magazine.
Samuel Alunni, a senior analyst specializing in providing insight and analysis of the network infrastructure business, having worked as an engineer, product manager, strategic planner, and consultant with companies like Verizon Business, Aberdeen Group and Technology Management International.
Rich Karpinski, Editor-in-Chief of Connected Planet, MobileDevPro and CloudITPro will round out the analyst team. Karpinski, also a 20 year veteran of the telecom and IT industry began his career with Telephony in 1989 and returned in 2008 as Executive Editor. He was named Editor-in-Chief of Connected Planet in 2010 and heads Penton's MobileDevPro and CloudITPro sites.
For more information about Connected Business Research, please contact Sam Masud at sam.masud@penton.com or Samuel Alunni at Samuel.alunni@penton.com
About Penton Media
As a leading, independent, business-to-business media company, Penton knows business and how to create and disseminate the vital content that moves markets. Penton is where professionals turn to gain the critical insight, expert analysis, and relevant connections needed to compete and succeed. Headquartered in New York City, the privately held company is owned by MidOcean Partners and U.S. Equity Partners II, an investment fund sponsored by Wasserstein & Co., LP, and its co-investors. For additional information on the company and its businesses, visit http://www.penton.com.
TransNet Announces Agreement With Delta Computec, LLC
BRANCHBURG, N.J., June 14, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- TransNet Corporation (OTCBB: TRNT), a leading IPC and IT sales and service provider, today announced it has entered into an agreement with Delta Computec, LLC ("DCi") of Parsippany, New Jersey and its wholly-owned subsidiary, TransTec, LLC ("TransTec") regarding transfer of certain portions of TransNet's business to TransTec. DCi provides high availability life cycle services, including IT consulting and design services, network convergence, and support for its customers' IT environments and for the technology solutions it implements.
Under the agreement, TransNet will transfer its Cisco and other hardware related practices and accounts to TransTec, who will manage those accounts and provide TransNet a share of profits. The parties will cooperate with each other to transition and grow the business accounts. In addition, TransTec will provide employment opportunities to a significant portion of TransNet employees associated with those accounts. This segment of hardware and related services business had not been as profitable an anticipated for TransNet. Management believes this transaction will allow TransNet to restructure and maximize the value of its operations going forward. TransNet will now focus on its IT consulting and staffing business.
Steven J. Wilk, President, TransNet Corporation said, "Our priority has been maximizing the value of our business in light of the evolving IT market and our economy. As the Information Technology industry continues to change and consolidate, it becomes more evident that no company can be everything to every client. These challenging times require each service provider to focus and direct their best efforts to its respective strengths. In this transaction with DCi, which has been in business since 1977, we have engaged a strong business entity that will utilize its strong management skills to continue to carry TransNet's know-how, technology, customer relationships, and the dedication of our employees, forward in providing our customers with the solutions they require. The agreement we announce today is an indication of our efforts to maximize our value and find business opportunities that allow us to compete on a level playing field, and is the best path forward for our future. TransNet has been actively engaged in the IT services and staffing business for more than 20 years, and we believe this industry provides great growth opportunity for our shareholders. TransNet Corporation will now focus all our efforts into providing world-class technical services, and IT related staffing to our clients on a short or long-term basis. Presently, we have a significant demand for experienced IT consultants and engineers. We believe this trend will continue. Further, with the elimination of our hardware business and related expenses, we are confident in our return to significant revenue and profit growth in the months and years ahead.
"In today's challenging economic times, our clients want to minimize expenses, including payroll-related expenses such as increasing healthcare costs and payroll taxes. Accordingly, they increasingly rely on staffing companies to provide personnel and consulting services. We anticipate significant growth of our staff of billable engineers. In addition, we are realizing strong growth in our industry specific placement services, which have expanded to include pharmaceuticals and engineering. Both industries are heavily concentrated in New Jersey and the surrounding areas."
About TransNet
TransNet Corporation has been a leading provider of IT services since its founding in 1969, and has expanded its services to include IT and professional staffing services. Its clients include Fortune 100 organizations in the pharmaceutical, oil and gas, finance and communications industries. TransNet serves it clients from its Branchburg, New Jersey headquarters.
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The statements contained in this press release that are forward-looking statements are based on current management expectations that involve risk and uncertainties. Potential risks and uncertainties include, without limitation: the impact of economic conditions generally and in the industry for microcomputer products and services; dependence on key vendors; continued competitive and pricing pressures in the industry; product supply shortages; open-sourcing of products of vendors; rapid product improvement and technological change, short product life cycles and resulting obsolescence risks; legal proceedings; capital and financing availability; and other risks set forth in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Actual results may vary materially from those expressed or implied from the statements herein due to changes in economic, business, competitive, technological, and/or regulatory factors. Except as required by law, we undertake no obligation to revise or publicly release the results of any revision to these forward-looking statements.
General Electric, Sharp Recalls GE Air Conditioning and Heating Units Due to Fire Hazard
WASHINGTON, June 14, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product.
Name of product: GE Zoneline Air Conditioners and Heaters
Units: About 90,600
Distributor: GE Appliances and Lighting, of Louisville, Ky.
Manufacturer: Sharp Corp., of Osaka, Japan
Hazard: An electrical component in the heating system can fail, posing a fire hazard to consumers.
Incidents/Injuries: General Electric and Sharp have received four reports of incidents involving smoke and/or fire with the air conditioning and heating units. In two of the reported incidents, fire extended beyond the air conditioning and heating unit, resulting in property damage. No injuries have been reported.
Description: This recall involves GE Packaged Terminal Air Conditioners (PTAC) and packaged terminal heat pumps manufactured between January 2010 and March 2011, and are most often used in apartment buildings and commercial space. The GE logo is affixed to the control panel door. Serial and model are printed on the rating plate. Consumers will need to remove the front panel to locate the model and serial information. The following models and serials are included in this recall:
Model Number (Begins
Brand with) Serial Number (Begins with)
AT, DT, FT, GT, HT, LT, MT, RT, ST, TT, VT
GE AZ41, AZ61 and ZT
AV, DV and FV
Sold by: General Electric authorized representatives and HVAC distributors nationwide from March 2010 through March 2011 for between $1,000 and $1,200.
Manufactured in: China
Remedy: Consumers should immediately stop using the air conditioning and heating units in the heat mode and contact General Electric to schedule a free repair.
Consumer Contact: For additional information, contact General Electric toll-free at (866) 918-8771 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, or visit the firm's website at http://www.geappliances.com/products/recall.
CPSC is still interested in receiving incident or injury reports that are either directly related to this product recall or involve a different hazard with the same product. Please tell us about it by visiting http://www.saferproducts.gov.
Polar Heart Rate Training With Bluetooth Now Available for Use With Popular Smartphone Applications
WearLink®+ Transmitter with Bluetooth® Delivers ECG-Accurate Heart Rate Measurement to Android and Symbian Platforms
LAKE SUCCESS, N.Y., June 14, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Polar USA (http://www.polarusa.com), the leader in heart rate monitoring and fitness assessment technology, today announced the release of its WearLink+ transmitter with Bluetooth. This new transmitter will allow millions of Android and Symbian smartphone users the ability to exercise while tracking their heart rate and fitness progress. They can do so using popular mobile training applications such as RunKeeper, Sports Tracker, and Endomondo. The $79.95 accessory, which is comfortably worn around the chest and allows full freedom of movement, transmits highly accurate heart rate data to Android and Symbian smartphone screens without interference from surrounding devices. It also features a user-replaceable battery for further ease-of-use.
"Smartphone growth continues to skyrocket, with major research firms such as Gartner Group reporting over 100 million devices sold worldwide in the first quarter of this year alone," said Jeff Padovan, President of Polar USA. "But what's even more important is the parallel growth in application use and rising popularity of mobile training applications. With the new WearLink+ transmitter with Bluetooth, our widely-acclaimed monitoring technology brings highly accurate heart rate training information to those who are using mobile apps."
Before, Android and Symbian users could only track their speed and distance, while working out. Now, with the Polar WearLink+ transmitter with Bluetooth, they can monitor their heart rate and precisely manage their exercise intensity to get the most out of every session. After each training session, users can share workout data and examine their heart rate and training intensity in greater detail through the web services of their application provider.
The WearLink+ transmitter with Bluetooth is exclusively for mobile smartphone use and cannot be used with Polar training computers. It is available online as an accessory set through shoppolar.com and through authorized application provider websites. Android and Symbian smartphone users may download compatible mobile training applications directly from their respective websites. For a list of compatible applications, please visit the Polar WearLink+ with Bluetooth site.
About Polar
Headquartered in Lake Success, NY, Polar USA is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Finland-based Polar Electro OY, which invented the first wireless heart rate monitor (HRM) in 1977. Polar now operates internationally in more than 80 countries. Polar heart rate and fitness assessment technology delivers unparalleled insight into the human body from valuable training guidance and feedback, to enabling individuals to improve their fitness level and sports performance. Polar technology is key to the success of leading fitness facilities, athletic teams, corporate wellness facilities, health insurance providers and thousands of physical education programs around the world. Today, Polar training computers are the number one choice among consumers worldwide. For more information, visit http://www.polarusa.com.
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T-Mobile Celebrates Dads With Free Data For A Year
On June 18, customers who sign up for a qualifying unlimited plan or mobile broadband plan will get $120 in savings
BELLEVUE, Wash., June 14, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- In honor of Father's Day,T-Mobile USA, Inc. is celebrating, once again, with a compelling offer that will reward customers all year long. On Saturday, June 18, for one day only, customers who sign up for a new qualifying talk, text and data plan will get 12 months of free data. That means customers will be worry free when surfing the mobile Web, staying in touch with friends via social networking, or checking their email. And, with a growing portfolio of affordable 4G smartphones to choose from, families can find the perfect gift for dad -- or themselves -- this Father's Day while saving money and staying connected on America's Largest 4G Network((TM)).
"T-Mobile is making it easier than ever for busy dads and families to keep in touch," said John Clelland, senior vice president of marketing, T-Mobile USA. "With our already affordable unlimited plans, and an exceptional lineup of 4G devices, families will see savings for a year when they step up to a richer mobile data experience."
The Father's Day free data offer is available to new customers and existing customers with 18 or more months of contract tenure who purchase a qualifying unlimited talk, text and data plan, including 200 MB of high-speed data, on a two-year contract. These customers will enjoy $10 in monthly bill credits for a year -- equal to the price of the 200 MB data plan -- for a total savings of $120.
Alternatively, customers can choose from T-Mobile's other unlimited talk, text and data plans, including the 2 GB, 5 GB or 10 GB high-speed data plans -- all featuring no overages fees -- and receive the $10 credit on their monthly bill for 12 months.
In addition, customers who activate a qualifying mobile broadband plan on a two-year contract can also receive a $10 credit on their monthly bill for 12 months. Information about these plans, the T-Mobile 4G Mobile Hotspot, the 4G-enabled T-Mobile G-Slate(TM) and other mobile broadband products can be found online in the mobile broadband section of T-Mobile.com.
The Father's Day promotion is available nationwide on June 18 at participating T-Mobile retail stores, national retail operators and online. More information about the offer is available at T-Mobile's deals site and information about T-Mobile's new unlimited plans is available at T-Mobile.com.
Plan features and limitations may vary. See T-Mobile.com for additional rate plan and pricing information.
T-Mobile's HSPA+ 4G network not available everywhere. See coverage details at T-Mobile.com.
About T-Mobile USA, Inc.
Based in Bellevue, Wash., T-Mobile USA, Inc. is the U.S. wireless operation of Deutsche Telekom AG (OTCQX: DTEGY). By the end of the first quarter of 2011, approximately 128 million mobile customers were served by the mobile communication segments of the Deutsche Telekom group -- 33.6 million by T-Mobile USA -- all via a common technology platform based on GSM and UMTS and additionally HSPA+/HSPA+42. T-Mobile USA's innovative wireless products and services help empower people to connect to those who matter most. Multiple independent research studies continue to rank T-Mobile USA among the highest in numerous regions throughout the U.S. in wireless customer care and call quality. For more information, please visit http://www.T-Mobile.com. T-Mobile is a federally registered trademark of Deutsche Telekom AG. For further information on Deutsche Telekom, please visit http://www.telekom.de/investor-relations.
Out-of-the-box capability expedites new-process initiation, improving customer service
KANSAS CITY, Mo., June 14, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- With AWD, the industry-leading business process management (BPM) solution from DST Technologies, companies can now automatically capture incoming email and initiate processing without custom code.
Unlike alternative BPM solutions, AWD delivers out-of-the-box integration for inbound email. AWD can identify email by subject, parse data from within the message, determine the work required, prioritize and route it to a person for processing. The email message itself is stored as an attachment to the process, supporting retention and audit requirements while enabling companies to purge their email systems periodically.
"We built this capability into the AWD platform itself so that our clients don't have to," said Lisa Williams, senior director of product management for DST Technologies. "Delivering pre-built solutions allows customers to achieve results quickly and with less risk to the business."
AWD orchestrates people, process and content to work in harmony. The solution is designed to lower risk and deliver seamless, high-quality customer service. With more than 20 years of experience in providing innovative process solutions, AWD is a business-friendly application that provides work allocation, operational transparency and risk control.
Used by companies in the banking, insurance, communications and utilities sectors, AWD currently supports approximately 200,000 licensed users in 12 countries.
About DST Technologies
DST Technologies, Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary of DST Systems, Inc. Through sophisticated information processing and computer software services and products, DST Technologies helps clients improve productivity, increase efficiencies and provide higher levels of customer service. For clients across the globe representing a variety of industries, including mutual funds, brokerage, healthcare, insurance, and video/broadband, AWD has helped reduce the cost of operations while increasing the speed and accuracy of business processing and customer service through business process management technology. For more information about AWD, visit http://www.dsttechnologies.com.
Contact Information:
Jill Patton
DST Media Relations
816.843.9087
jdpatton@dstsystems.com