Magellan® Introduces a Rugged Handheld GPS for GIS Professionals
The Magellan® eXplorist® Pro 10 GPS Receiver - Waterproof, Rugged, Built-in Bluetooth and Runs an Open Platform on Windows Mobile 6.5
SANTA CLARA, Calif., April 14, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Magellan, a pioneering GPS brand, today announced it's re-entering the GIS market with the eXplorist Pro 10, a rugged, lightweight and waterproof GPS handheld device specifically designed for GPS/GIS data collection.
Featuring a vibrant 3-inch, WQVGA transflective color touchscreen, 533MHz processor and 128MB RAM, the eXplorist Pro 10 packs the power needed to work with maps and large data sets into a compact-handheld form factor. It comes with 4GB of onboard storage and is expandable with up to 32GB via microSDHC card slot, enabling large data sets such as aerial photos to be loaded easily.
With its rugged IPX-7 waterproof casing, the lightweight eXplorist Pro 10 is the ideal GIS data collection handheld device for GIS professionals seeking to collect GPS/GIS data. The Pro 10 can deliver 3 to 5 meters accuracy in real-time using its internal GPS receiver or work with a supported Bluetooth enabled GPS receiver to achieve sub-meter or 1-3 meter accuracy.
"Rugged environments, reliability and durability are today's main challenges for GIS professionals," said Sunnie Tsai, Sr. Director, product marketing for Magellan. "With flexible GPS accuracy options, built-in Bluetooth wireless technology and a high resolution camera, the Pro 10 handheld enhances productivity at a very affordable price."
Built-in Bluetooth wireless technology enables users to connect laser rangefinders, barcode scanners, and other Bluetooth-enabled devices for convenient cable-free solutions.
Added features to help record data include a built-in 3.2 mega-pixel camera to capture geotagged photos and video, and an on-board voice recorder to enable hands-free note taking. The Pro 10 also includes a 3D compass, pressure altimeter and barometer. It can run up 15 hours on two standard AA batteries.
The palm-sized handheld is powered by the standard Windows Mobile v6.5 operating system. The Pro 10 is specifically developed as an open platform to run powerful GIS data collection programs such as ESRI's ArcPad 10 as well as a wide range of other Windows Mobile data collection software programs.
The eXplorist Pro 10 is now available through Magellan's GIS Distribution Channel for an MSRP of $699.99. To learn more, please visit http://www.magellangps.com/GIS.
Units 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, and Maestro 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.
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va., April 14, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- TastyDuel.com offers a new way to rank and rate restaurants, share recommendations with friends and unlock exclusive Tasty Deals.
Tasty Duel resembles a game more than anything else. The site lets you have restaurants compared and contrasted one-to-one in what are nothing short of duels. In these duels, you are given the chance to show your support for one of two eateries, and make it clear why you think like you do by ranking the one of your choice.
And you will be rewarded for doing so, as those who participate by submitting their own rankings are eligible for special deals and promotions.
As a site, Tasty Duel is free and usable by people who have an account with Facebook. No need to sign up for an account of its own to begin using Tasty Duel. And since you are connecting via Facebook, you are also allowed to easily tell your friends on the popular networking site about your latest in-game activity.
About TastyDuel.com
Tasty Duel is brought to you by the creative team at Eyepinch, a group of tech savvy guys who enjoy creating web apps with purpose and appeal!
How it came about: "We work hard at Eyepinch, because we love what we do, but hey, we still gotta eat! One day, as usual, we engaged in a dueling debate of which restaurant we wanted to visit. Wendy's or McDonald's? PF Chang's or Chandarette Thai? Then, we thought, why not make a game of it and provide some purposeful information at the same time?"
The goal was simple: "Create an application where restaurants battle it out, brand vs. brand, morsel-for-morsel, and your votes provide hearty recommendations for friends and community. Get in the game and unlock exclusive Tasty Deals from your favorite restaurants. To the voters go the spoils (not literally, of course!)!"
At&T Introduces Service in Montana, Giving Montanans Access to the Nation's Fastest Mobile Broadband Network and More Innovative Mobile Devices
AT&T launches service for former Alltel subscribers, expanding access to the nation's fastest mobile broadband network across rural areas and offering a wide selection of compelling devices
HELENA, Mont., April 14, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Montanans will have access to the nation's fastest mobile broadband network as AT&T launches service in the state. Beginning April 10, more than 150,000 Alltel customers joining AT&T* will see a change as AT&T rebrands Alltel in their area to AT&T and introduces AT&T's exciting lineup of products and services to these customers. (1)
Since its acquisition of the Alltel wireless assets in Montana, AT&T has invested significantly to transition the former Alltel network infrastructure to AT&T. Former Alltel customers across the state will now have access to the nation's fastest mobile broadband network and to AT&T's broad portfolio of mobile devices.
"We're thrilled to bring AT&T's products and services to the state of Montana and to welcome former Alltel customers to the AT&T community-- we're confident that they will enjoy a fantastic wireless experience with AT&T," said Jace Barbin, vice president and general manager for AT&T Mobility and Consumer Markets in the Rocky Mountain Region. "We've been working nonstop to upgrade the Alltel network. AT&T's network integration in Montana expands the reach of our mobile broadband network and demonstrates AT&T's ongoing commitment to bring the benefits of mobile broadband to as many Americans as possible, including in rural areas.
"Today we're proud that customers in Montana have access not only to the nation's fastest mobile broadband network but also to the broadest international coverage of any U.S. wireless provider -- with voice service in more than 220 countries and data service in 200 countries."
The rebranding effort includes the former Alltel stores at:
-- 135 Hutton Ranch Rd., Ste. 101, Kalispell, 59901
-- 1459 N. 19th Ave., Bozeman, 59718
-- 1521 10th Ave. South, Great Falls, 59405
-- 2564 King Ave. W, Suite H, Billings, 59102
-- 2700 N. Montana Ave., Helena, 59601
-- 3075 N. Reserve, Ste. L, Missoula, 59808
-- 3100 Paxson St., Missoula, 59801
-- 644 Broadwater Ave., Billings, 59101
The rebranding effort also includes AT&T offerings at the following authorized retailers:
-- Rocky Mountain Wireless locations at:
-- 1014 W. Park, Unit 3, Livingston, 59047
-- 20 E. Sebree, Dillion, 59725
-- 200 S. 23rd Ave., Suite E5, Bozeman, 59718
-- 203 W. Madison, Ste. I, Belgrade, 59714
-- Cowboy Connection locations at:
-- 112 First Ave. South, Ste. 2, Laurel, 59044
-- 637 N. 9th St., Ste. 150, Columbus, 59019
-- Super Cellular, 1131 N. 1st, Hamilton, 59840
-- Blue Wire locations at:
-- 1282 Hwy 2 E, Kalispell, 59903
-- 1701 Brooks St., Missoula, 59801
-- 3091 N. Sanders St., Ste. C, Helena, 59602
-- 300 South 24th Street A20, Billings, 59102
-- All Access Cellular locations at:
-- 1307 Harrison Ave., Butte, 59701
-- 595 Main, Billings, 59105
-- 213 W. Main, Lewistown, 59457
-- 301 24th St. West, Billings, 59102
-- Elite Wireless, 1500 Harrison Ave., Butte, 59701
-- Tumbleweed Wireless locations at:
-- 1515 West Bell, Store 1-A, Glendive, 59330
-- 2610 Main, Miles City, 59301
-- Velocity Wireless locations at:
-- 1601 Marketplace Dr., Space 24, Great Falls, 59404
-- 1753 Hwy 2, Havre, 59501
-- 2114 10th Ave. S, Great Falls, 59405
-- 2901 Brooks St., Missoula, 59801
-- 621 W. 1st Ave., Ste. B, Havre, 59501
-- 923 N. 1st St., Hamilton, 59840
-- HB Wireless, 1928 10th Ave. South, Great Falls, 59405
-- Devoe Electronics, 201 Main St., Polson, 59860
-- Highline Communications, 202 N. Central, Cut Bank, MT, 59427
-- Redline Audio & Cellular, 2030 W. Holly, Sidney, 59270
-- Earth Wireless, 2616 W. Main, Bozeman, 59715
-- Alpha Computers, 305 Main Ave., Libby, 59923
-- Cellular Nation, 6475 Hwy 93 S, Whitefish, 59937
-- Cellular Connection locations at:
-- 851 Shiloh Crossing Blvd., Ste. A, Billings, 59102
-- 323 24th St. W, Ste. A, Billings, 59102
Trained sales consultants will be available to demonstrate a wide range of AT&T's advanced wireless products and services. Shoppers can also test the latest smartphones, quick messaging devices, netbooks and tablets. Customers can also learn how to get the most from social networking, manage photos or navigate with GPS on exciting exclusive AT&T devices.
In addition, the following national retailer locations will also offer AT&T products and services:
-- Best Buy locations at:
-- 2407 Hwy 93 N, Kalispell, 59901
-- 2450 King Ave. W, Billings, 59201
-- 2640 N. Reserve St., Missoula, 59802
-- Radio Shack locations at:
-- 1200 10th Ave. S, Great Falls, 59405
-- 1600 11th Ave., Helena, 59601
-- 20 N. Main, Kalispell, 59901
-- 2415 N. Reserve St., Missoula, 59801
-- 2901 Brooks St., Missoula, 59801
-- 300 S. 24th St., Billings, 59102
-- 3100 Harrison, Butte, 59701
-- 30583 Hwy 2, Libby, 59923
-- WalMart locations at:
-- 101 Gernhardt, Laurel, 59044
-- 1150 Hwy 2 East, Kalispell, 59901
-- 1500 N. 7th Ave., Bozeman, 59771
-- 1649 Main St., Billings, 59105
-- 170 Heritage Lane, Polson, 59860
-- 2525 King Ave. West, Billings, 59102
-- 2750 Prospect Ave., Helena, 59601
-- 3205 Stower St., Miles City, 59301
-- 3510 Highway 2 West, Havre, 59501
-- 3555 Mullan Rd., Missoula, 59808
-- 3901 Harrison Ave., Butte, 59701
-- 4000 Hwy 93 South, Missoula, 59801
-- 701 Smelter Ave. NE, Great Falls, 59404
-- Sam's Club, 4420 King Ave. East, Billings, 59101
Former Alltel consumer wireless customers in Montana had the option to receive a brand new AT&T handset, comparable to their existing device, at no additional cost.(2) The vast majority of customers choosing free comparable devices are able to keep their existing rate plans, with no additional term commitment required.
Customers may also choose to upgrade their devices with a new two-year contract, an AT&T rate plan and any associated data plan.(3) Customers choosing an AT&T rate plan can enjoy Mobile to Any Mobile, which gives customers unlimited calling to any mobile number in the United States, and A-List with Rollover®, exclusive to AT&T, which offers unlimited calling to up to 10 additional numbers on any network and allows customers to keep their unused Anytime Minutes for up to 12 months.(4)
AT&T will transition service for former Alltel subscribers over the coming weeks and is committed to ensuring a smooth transition for all customers. Prior to customers' transition dates, AT&T will communicate with customers by text message and soundbite the specific date and details of their transition to AT&T, and in the meantime, their existing devices will continue to work on the legacy Alltel network.
Customers with questions about the transition process may visit http://www.att.com/alltel, call (800) 331-0500 or speak with an AT&T sales representative at a local retail location.
(1) AT&T is introducing service in Montana as a result of its acquisition of wireless assets from Verizon Wireless on June 22, 2010. The change affects former Alltel customers in Billings and Great Falls and in Beaverhead, Big Horn, Blaine, Broadwater, Carbon, Carter, Chouteau, Custer, Daniels, Dawson, Deer Lodge, Fallon, Fergus, Flathead, Gallatin, Glacier, Golden Valley, Granite, Hill, Jefferson, Judith Basin, Lake, Lewis and Clark, Liberty, Lincoln, Madison, McCone, Meagher, Mineral, Missoula, Musselshell, Park, Petroleum, Pondera, Powder River, Powell, Prairie, Richland, Rivalli, Roosevelt, Rosebud, Sanders, Silver Bow, Sheridan, Stillwater, Sweet Grass, Teton, Toole, Treasure, Wheatland and Wibaux Counties.
(2) Applies only to postpaid customers with a contract. Customers with laptop cards and netbooks may not have a choice of devices, but they are eligible for a comparable new device at no additional charge.
(3) Customers upgrading their devices must pay current AT&T prices for their device.
(4) Mobile to Any Mobile: Messaging Unlimited Plan required. Available on select AT&T Nation & Family Talk plans. International and roaming calls not included. Not available on AT&T Viva Mexico or Nation with Canada plans. Calls to directory assistance, voice mail, pay-per-use call routing and forwarding numbers not included. Text, picture, video and instant messages must be sent to and/or received from within the AT&T nationwide coverage area. A-List is available only with Individual plans $59.99 and over per month and FamilyTalk plan $89.99 or over per month. Other terms and conditions apply. Unused Rollover Minutes expire after the 12th billing period of the month minutes have been accumulated. Night and Weekend and Mobile to Mobile Minutes not included.
*AT&T products and services are provided or offered by subsidiaries and affiliates of AT&T Inc. under the AT&T brand and not by AT&T Inc.
About AT&T
AT&T Inc. (NYSE: T) is a premier communications holding company. Its subsidiaries and affiliates - AT&T operating companies - are the providers of AT&T services in the United States and around the world. With a powerful array of network resources that includes the nation's fastest mobile broadband network, AT&T is a leading provider of wireless, Wi-Fi, high speed Internet, voice and cloud-based services. A leader in mobile broadband and emerging 4G capabilities, AT&T also offers the best wireless coverage worldwide of any U.S. carrier, offering the most wireless phones that work in the most countries. It also offers advanced TV services under the AT&T U-verse® and AT&T | DIRECTV brands. The company's suite of IP-based business communications services is one of the most advanced in the world. In domestic markets, AT&T Advertising Solutions and AT&T Interactive are known for their leadership in local search and advertising.
Additional information about AT&T Inc. and the products and services provided by AT&T subsidiaries and affiliates is available at http://www.att.com. This AT&T news release and other announcements are available at http://www.att.com/newsroom and as part of an RSS feed at http://www.att.com/rss. Or follow our news on Twitter at @ATT.
DNA Dynamics, Inc Announces Its Entry Into the AppStore for Apple Mac(TM)
Appache Mobile quickly converts iPad(TM) Game to Apple Mac(TM) Platform
LEAMINGTON SPA, England, April 14, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Appache Mobile LTD, a subsidiary of DNA Dynamics (PINKSHEETS: DNAD) is delighted to announce that its iPad(TM) game, Chess Crusades, has been submitted to the App Store(SM) for the Apple Mac(TM) platform for approval.
Appache Mobile previously licensed the game for the iPad platform, but has extended this license to cover the Apple Mac as well. Appache recently described the game as an amazing take on one of the oldest and the most popular games in the world. Players direct their pieces around the board and see them come to life in stunning detail. Full of fun and quirky humor the game really comes into its own when one piece takes another and a short animated sequence shows the battle that ensues.
The game was quickly converted from the iPad to the Apple Mac using Slam Productions proprietary Rapid Application Development platform and, as a result of not having to be completely re-engineered, is an exciting proposition for Appache who want to retain maximum revenues with as little development costs as possible.
"Chess Crusades is the perfect app for the Apple Mac, it's fun, looks even better on the larger screen of the Apple Mac and delivers an experience that you would expect from a big budget console videogame," said Ed Blincoe, CEO of Appache Mobile. "By moving into the Apple Mac AppStore so quickly we're positioning Appache Mobile to be a key player in the AppStore for Mac."
DNA Dynamics, Inc recently announced that it had completed its acquisition to acquire 100% of Slam Productions Limited. Slam Productions was founded by industry veterans Paul Ranson and Craig Weeks in 2007 and in 2010 was named by Develop Magazine as one of the top 100 most successful game studios in the world. SLAM has created over 15 games across 7 platforms in an impressive 3 years including some large TV brands and IP.
About Appache Mobile LTD: Appache Mobile is a publisher of games and Apps for mobile and tablet devices. Established in 2010 Appache Mobile develops and acquires new and recently published games for iOS and Android devices.
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BIRMINGHAM, England, April 14, 2011/PRNewswire/ --
- Tablet for GBP99.99 Includes a Year of Free Internet Access
- Perfect for Web, Multimedia and Games, at a Breakthrough Price and Free
Internet
DataWind, a leading provider of wireless web access products and
services, today announced its first tablet device, the UbiSurferTouch7 at a
breakthrough price of only GBP99.99, incorporating a year of free internet
access. Sporting a vibrant 7" capacitive, multi-touch screen, the
UbisurferTouch7 was unveiled today at the Gadget Show Live at the NEC
Exhibition Grounds in Birmingham.
Like all Datawind products, the UbiSurferTouch7 comes with an embedded
cellular modem and SIM, that allows 30 hours per month of free internet
access across the UK on Vodafone's mobile network. Getting connected is as
easy as a swipe of the screen, with no requirements for signing lengthy
contracts, credit-checks, credit-cards or monthly fees. Suneet Singh Tuli,
CEO of DataWind commented, "Our goal was to deliver a perfect handy gadget
affordable enough that you'd buy for every member of the family, without
worrying about monthly fees or overage charges."
The ultra-thin, ultra-portable UbiSurferTouch7 is perfect for mobility,
not limiting the user to WiFi hotspots. Mobile network connectivity allows
access to Email, Facebook, Twitter, banking, travel, entertainment and
billions of other pages on the web, while on a bus, train or at the beach --
anytime & anywhere. WiFi connectivity makes the UbiSurferTouch7 ultra-fast,
but even on mobile networks, web pages are downloaded in 5 seconds on
average, due to DataWind's patented acceleration technology.
In addition to being the ideal mobile web solution, the UbiSurferTouch7
is a great entertainment tool. Rich multimedia functionality supports full HD
Video for watching movies at your convenience on a personal screen. The
flexibility of the UbiSurferTouch7 micro-sd card allows you to carry your
full music library with you. Tens of thousands of games await those that just
want to relax or hone their skills.
The power of Google's Android 2.2 operating system allows the
UbiSurferTouch7 at the size of an average paperback (yet a lot lighter and
thinner), to also serve as an Ebook reader. For those wanting to do serious
work, an office suite compatible with Microsoft office allows you to view and
edit Word, Excel and Powerpoint documents.
"The ease of use, low price tag and ubiquitous connectivity, takes away
all the excuses from not being connected all the time. This device is going
to revolutionize the way we work, play, communicate and take advantage of the
wireless web."
Pricing and availability
The UbiSurferTouch7 is priced at GBP99.99 and will be available as of
the end of May, 2011. The devices can be Pre-Ordered online at: http://www.ubisurfer.com/preorder.asp Basic usage (30 hours per month) is
included for the first year, and requires no additional fees. Basic usage for
the second year would cost a maximum of GBP29.99 for the whole year. Heavy
users can opt for unlimited access for only GBP5.99 a month. Roaming across
Europe and the US is only 5p per minute.
Features:
- h Screen:
- 7" TFT Capacitive Multi-Touch Screen
- h Operating System:
- Android 2.2
- h Processor:
- Conexant CPU with HD Video and accelerated graphics integrated
co-processors
- h Connectivity:
- Embedded cellular modem and SIM
- WiFi IEEE 802.11b/g
- Built-in high performance antenna
- h Ports/Sockets:
- Microphone & Headphone Jacks
- Push-push Micro-SD card
- h Weight - 350 grams
- h Dimensions - 188 x 116 x 12 mm
Datawind is a leading provider of wireless web access products and
services. Based on several international patents, Datawind's breakthrough
technologies solve the bandwidth limitations of cellular networks by
accelerating content delivery by factors of 10x to 30x. Datawind headquarters
are based in London, with offices Montreal, Dallas, New Delhi and Amritsar.
Contact:
Mr. Miran Yousuf - Head of Marketing
Unit 1, The Chase Centre
8 Chase Road,
London,
NW10 6QD
United Kingdom
Tel: +44-7898-320947
Email: pr@datawind.com
WineMatch Integrates Social Media and Pushes Deals Direct to Consumers
LAKE FOREST, Calif., April 14, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- WineMatch.com is raising the bar once again in its proprietary wine profiling and matching system. The Winery Direct-to-Consumer Model (W2C) has been enhanced through the integration of Social Media. WineMatch now allows consumers to create their free account using their existing Facebook or Twitter account credentials, in addition to the option of signing up directly with WineMatch. A consumer logged into WineMatch can now easily communicate to their Facebook and Twitter friends as well as wineries.
WineMatch represents domestic wineries, publishing all of a winery's wines to WineMatch.com's web site and RSS feed in real-time, and additionally posting to Facebook and Twitter. This, in addition to the ability to publish wines to coincide with winery release dates, maximizes a winery's outfacing marketing exposure. Wineries can also showcase their Facebook, Twitter, RSS feed and Blogs as they appear on their winery page, strengthening winery brand presence though Social Media.
In better targeting consumers, WineMatch now also presents highly relevant deals based on wines consumers already enjoy, by adding WineMatch-profiled wines into their favorites. This is accomplished by using up to 20 points of matching sensory, chemistry and winery data that has been proven to be reliable for providing matches to consumers. When a wine match is sent out, the deal accompanies the match, creating a highly-qualified consumer value proposition.
Acknowledging the role of tablet computers in tasting rooms, like Apple's iPad or Motorola's Xoom, WineMatch is now fully compatible. All a winery needs do is add a WineMatch icon and link it to their winery page on WineMatch.com where consumers can easily review the wine profiles.
WineMatch recently completed Road Shows through Washington and Oregon to showcase the system to area wineries. Presentations were held in Woodinville, Prosser and Walla Walla in Washington and Salem, Roseburg and Gold Hill in Oregon. More are planned for May and June in northern California.
In furthering its role in the communities it serves, it was also announced that the charity of choice for WineMatch corporate citizenship is that of Horse Rescue operations throughout the United States.
Novis Pharmaceuticals Celebrates Four Years With New Website Launch
MIAMI, April 14, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Novis Pharmaceuticals, a leading manufacturer of critical care products, celebrates their four year anniversary with the rollout of a new website. In the last four years, Novis has experienced explosive growth. That success is attributed to their technology (RXID), customer focus, service excellence and superior compliance programs.
"Novis has worked diligently to provide our customers with outstanding service. We have a really great group of people that truly care about the important role we serve in the distribution space. Critical care doesn't stop with regular business hours and our goal has always been to provide a real time 24/7 resource for our customers," says Tom Burke, CEO.
The newly redesigned http://www.novispharma.com has a definite "client focus" in comparison to the previous website. The new site is equipped with improved navigation, enhanced online forms that foster communication with the customer and a complete content management system that will allow Novis to quickly make updates and keep their life saving product inventory current.
The new client-centric approach has become a company initiative since the company introduced their online ordering system in August of 2010. The online ordering system is now currently functional with real time inventory. The information request forms allow for faster response times to create an overall more efficient flow of information.
"We are very excited about the new website and the presence we now capture in the online marketplace. Novis will continue to embrace this development and use the new site to give us feedback on products and services that we never had before. This is a whole new way of doing better business for us and we're looking forward to the future more than ever before," states Burke.
About Novis
Novis is a nationwide licensed and authorized distributor for some of the world's leading manufacturers of critical care products: plasma derivatives, albumin, immune globulins, coagulation factors and hyperimmunes.
Product lines include the most sensitive therapeutics in medicine used to treat trauma, autoimmune conditions, immune deficiencies, infectious diseases, bleeding disorders, and other life-threatening conditions. Novis services hospitals, home care organizations and infusion companies, physician offices, and pharmacy benefit management companies. They provide products and services 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, nationwide.
Verizon Unveils the Next Generation of FiOS TV With Enhanced Interactivity and Personalization
Company Uses Customer Input to Create More Than 25 Innovative Upgrades to Its Powerful FiOS TV Interactive Media Guide
NEW YORK, April 14, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Verizon continues transforming the way people enjoy and interact with digital media by unveiling on Thursday (April 14) the next generation of its award-winning, all-fiber-optic FiOS TV service.
The company used customer feedback gained from its product development labs, field trials and social media forums to create many of the more than 25 upgrades to FiOS TV's advanced Interactive Media Guide. The enhancements include greater personalization and customization, easier navigation, deeper search, bigger storage options and optimization for new 3D technology.
"Customers are at the center of everything we do, and that includes how we develop our products and services," said Eric Bruno, vice president of product management for Verizon. "We've found that FiOS TV isn't about passive video watching - it has evolved into an entertainment and information destination. Our new generation of FiOS TV is all about increased interactivity, ease of use, simplicity of design and high tech made easy.
"Consumers, who are the catalysts that drive us forward, want to easily and quickly find what they want, discover new content, and interact with entertainment on their own terms. The power and intelligence of our unique, all-fiber-optic network enable all of this and more," Bruno said.
FiOS TV customers in the Buffalo, Syracuse and Albany, N.Y., areas, along with those in the Harrisburg, Pa., region, are the first to get the powerful new upgrades, effective immediately. All other FiOS markets are scheduled to receive the upgrade during the coming months.
FiOS TV customers can learn more about the upgrades on the FiOS TV Central website. A short video highlighting some of the more notable changes can be viewed at http://tinyurl.com/6d4ggbg.
Highlights include:
-- 3D content software, which automatically detects when a customer tunes
to a 3D program or channel and instantly changes the necessary settings
for watching those programs on a 3D television set.
-- DVR enhancements, which give FiOS TV customers more control with the
following:
-- DVR chaptering, giving viewers DVD-like capabilities to jump ahead
or resume viewing at a particular moment of recorded programming by
using on-screen thumbnails in 10-minute increments, providing more
visual navigation.
-- Multi-hub DVR, which turns any DVR or HD set-top box in the home
into a "hub," allowing customers to record and manage DVR settings
from any room in the home, provided one of the DVRs is a multi-room
DVR.
-- eSATA external storage device compatibility, available with most
FiOS TV DVRs, allowing for increased overall storage capacity.
eSATA hard drives can be purchased at most consumer electronics
stores and will automatically record customer selections once
plugged into the DVR.
-- New "play all" and "delete all" options, allowing customers to play
episodes back-to-back and automatically delete all episodes of a
show with the push of a button.
-- Personalization features, which let FiOS TV customers enjoy
entertainment on their own terms, including:
-- New parental control options that make monitoring children's viewing
even easier, with the ability to block out portions of programming
by rating during key hours of the day, like homework time, and
schedule certain times for Parental Controls to be automatically
turned on and off for greater flexibility.
-- Guide customization, enabling a variety of settings, with a mini
guide on the bottom of the screen, a half guide on the right side of
the screen, and a full guide with a look at more hours of scheduled
programming.
-- Improved search capabilities, which provide a smarter search function
that predicts what the customer is looking for and automatically
provides potential matches. FiOS TV customers also can filter and sort
by channel, and more easily locate favorite programs.
Verizon's FiOS TV Interactive Media Guide can be accessed with the FiOS TV remote control or by using Verizon's FiOS Mobile application, which turns an iPhone, iPod Touch, iPad or Android device into a remote control for a FiOS HD set-top box, making parental controls, customized interactive applications and program recording options easy to access.
"As customers explore the richness of their FiOS TV service, they'll find an easy-to-manage, highly interactive, technologically advanced offering unlike anything available in the marketplace today, delivered over the ultimate, advanced network," said Bruno. "We're erasing technology boundaries to free customers to benefit from everything they're looking for in entertainment -- at home and on the go."
The next-generation FiOS TV is built upon a long series of innovations, including: Flex View and FiOS TV Online, which extend FiOS TV beyond the home to the Internet and a range of mobile devices; free interactive applications including Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Yelp, HSN Shop By Remote, TMZ and others; Media Manager, which allows customers to access personal photos, music and videos from their computers on their TVs; and In-Home Agent, which frees customers to use simple online tools to diagnose and resolve a range of service issues.
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, serving 94.1 million customers nationwide. Verizon also provides converged communications, information and entertainment services over America's most advanced fiber-optic network, and delivers innovative, seamless business solutions to customers around the world. A Dow 30 company, Verizon employs a diverse workforce of more than 194,000 and last year generated consolidated revenues of $106.6 billion. For more information, visit http://www.verizon.com.
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CONTACT: Heather Wilner, +1-908-559-6407, heather.b.wilner@verizon.com, Bill Kula, APR, +1-972-718-6924, william.kula@verizon.com
Gizmox Launches First .Net Development Tool for Cross-open Browser/Mobile Standards, HTML5
Visual WebGui ProStudio .NETHTML5 is a gateway for .Net developers to shift into the new open rich web standard HTML5 whilst avoiding the data-binding, session management and Ajax complexities of data-centric graphic-rich HTML5 applications
TEL AVIV, Israel, April 14, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Gizmox, the developer of the award-winning Visual WebGui (VWG) cloud and mobile platform, announced today the launch of ProStudio .NETHTML5 beta, the only HTML5 dedicated development tool for Microsoft .Net developers. ProStudio .NETHTML5 enables fast and secure development of graphic-rich data-centric .NET apps for all platforms without plug-ins and resolves the data-binding, session management and Ajax complexities for data-centric applications by using simple .NET tools. With this offering Gizmox offers .NET developers a way into the new Web standard, HTML5.
ProStudio .NETHTML5 is designed for building data-centric HTML5 applications within Microsoft Visual Studio. This empowers all web developers (including those who seek an alternative to propriety Silverlight which currently does not support the popular iOS and Android platforms for tablets and mobile) to use simple .NET development practices and for jQuery developers to deal with the data-binding, Ajax and session management challenges by using straightforward .NET framework.
This version adds the complete jQuery extension and animation capabilities into Visual WebGui which allows developers to build rich, customer facing HTML5 UIs with animation and media streaming and also provides mobile & tablet support and cross-browser performance. Other benefits include enhanced data management features and more effective debugging capabilities.
"Visual WebGui gained its fame for its classic .NET simplicity and time-saving that lets core Microsoft developers, develop rich ASP.NET Ajax based Web, Cloud or Mobile applications, just the way they are used to developing desktop .NET applications," commented Navot Peled, President of Gizmox. "ProStudio .NETHTML5 is the only framework in Microsoft's stack that allows cross-web/mobile platform and cross-browser accessibility to applications developed in .NET and jQuery for rich engaging HTML5 UIs and enables developers to leverage their .NET skills but deploy applications that comply with open web standards."
Visual WebGui, http://www.visualwebgui.com, is the first secured-by-design .NET open source Ajax empowered Web/Cloud and Mobile HTML and HTML5-based application platform. It reproduces uncompromised desktop functionality richness on the Web, Cloud and Mobile at commoditized costs. The Visual WebGui solution offers features that build, migrate, run and manage Web, Cloud and Mobile applications. It removes the Ajax complexities and limitations for business applications, as well as the web cloud and mobile's single most limiting factor - the network limitation. It enables applications of any size and weight to be used on desktop, web, cloud and mobile from the same codebase, essentially forever changing the way businesses use web, cloud and mobiles for their organizational needs. In 3 years, Visual WebGui has more than 1,000,000 downloads of its software and over 35,000 VWG applications that are already in production, at first tier organizations such as SAP, IBM, Israel Aerospace Industry, Visa, Texas Instruments, banks, medical, government and military institutions.
New Start-up Brand Regard Seeks to Become the Salesforce.com of Marketing
LONDON, April 14, 2011/PRNewswire/ -- Geir Freysson wasn't even born when his grandfather, then prime minister
of Iceland, started a cod war with the British. Geir however, CEO and
co-founder of Transmit, which owns Brand Regard ( http://www.brandregard.com/?ref=prnewswire), comes in peace. "We want to sell
software, not cod - or god forbid, banking."
Geir continues: "Brand Regard is entering a market that is ripe for
disruption: Enterprise digital asset management. The current key players are
either global giants like SAP, SAS and Oracle or vendors that sell expensive,
highly customized solutions tailored to specific clients. This is exactly
what the customer relationship management market looked like before
Salesforce.com came along. There's a gap for a more cost-effective, off the
shelf, Software as a Service offering."
Brand Regard's mission is to become the nerve centre for the world's
marketing departments. With Brand Regard, finding any file that relates to
branding and marketing becomes as easy as finding a book on Amazon.com.
Distributing these files also becomes easier with multi level access control
for in-house use and temporary secret URLs for sharing outside an
organization. Companies no longer have to spend a fortune to provide their
creative and marketing departments with an enterprise strength brand asset
management system.
Whether its through efforts like StartUp Britain here in the UK or
regional VC funds like Iceland's New Business Venture fund, which invested in
Brand Regard's first round of funding last December, European economies need
to innovate and diversify in order to stay competitive. Financial services or
natural resources, like cod, can only get you so far.
Transmit is an Icelandic software company, founded in 2009. The company's
product, Brand Regard, placed second in Iceland's premier business idea
competition The Golden Egg in 2010. Transmit secured a series A round of
funding in December 2010 from Iceland's New Business Venture fund and is
recognized as an innovator by Iceland's biggest research fund Rannis the
Icelandic Centre for Research.
LONDON, April 14, 2011/PRNewswire/ -- The first stop for iGaming news and features, CalvinAyre.com,
has announced a media and marketing partnership with one of the biggest names
in the gaming conference space, iGaming Business.
A year-long contract has been signed that will see iGaming
Business (iGB) events covered in all their glory on the tablog in the usual
style for which we're known. Each event will enjoy both pre- and post-event
articles as well as the daily summary videos for which the tablog is famous.
CalvinAyre.com will report on everything from the iGaming
Super Show, mGaming, Budapest Affiliate Conference, Sport & iGaming and iGB
Espana from the start of proceedings to the last drink drunk.
As an added extra CalvinAyre.com will also be supplying
exclusive media coverage for the iGaming Super Show Party, a night that also
doubles up as Calvin Ayre's 50th Birthday 'Seven Deadly Sins' Party
(casualties guaranteed). If you can't make it or can't remember it then you
can watch all the deadly sins unfold on the comfort of your own laptop.
More information on all iGaming Business events can be found
at this link (http://www.igamingbusiness.com/igb-events) and stay tuned for
coverage of all the best iGB conference action right here at CalvinAyre.com.
Source: CalvinAyre.com
For further information please call: CalvinAyre.com's International Press Office (London), on +44-7825-064776
Encoding.com is the World's Largest and Now Fastest Encoding Service
Encoding.com's Instant Encoding(TM) makes on-premise encoding solutions obsolete
SAN FRANCISCO, April 14, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Encoding.com, the world's largest video encoding service provider, today announced that it is also the world's fastest Encoding service, with the addition of its game changing new feature -Instant Encoding(TM). With Instant Encoding, the Encoding.com platform will start transcoding source videos as the download process begins, dramatically accelerating the entire video workflow. In benchmark beta testing with multiple customers, the overall encoding process - including download, transcode, and delivery - improved by 30 to 100% depending on the source video size. In many cases, especially with large source video files, the encoding process was complete by the time the initial download was finished.
With other video service providers, video encoding will begin once the entire source video file has been received, which can be disadvantageous for large, high-definition videos. Instant Encoding strengthens the case for moving all in-house encoding to Encoding.com's cloud-based service by eliminating the concern of moving large files to the cloud. Encoding.com is offering Instant Encoding as a premium value-added-service, at no extra charge, and requires just the addition of a simple API call: <instant>yes</instant>.
"With Instant Encoding, we now offer the fastest encoding service on the planet and have moved on-premise encoding solutions one step closer to the grave," said Gregg Heil, CEO of Encoding.com. "We've tackled the biggest challenge facing cloud-based encoding providers, which is the speed of the overall process including moving source videos to the cloud. With 1,600 customers, Encoding.com has already proven the benefits of our cloud-based, SaaS approach to video encoding. With Instant Encoding, it's now a no-brainer."
About Encoding.com
Encoding.com, the world's largest video encoding service, powers over 1,600 companies including leading brands across media and entertainment, eLearning, retail, telecommunications, lifestyle and advertising. Blending a flexible SaaS model with sophisticated integrations with the AWS and Rackspace cloud-computing platforms, Encoding.com enables publishers and developers to instantly scale while eliminating expensive video infrastructure investments. Encoding.com supports all popular web and mobile formats utilizing its proprietary Encoding Intelligence(TM) to accelerate processing, reduce errors and optimize video for any device. With millions of encodes under its belt, Encoding.com is the only encoding service to offer service level guarantees. The Company, based in San Francisco, California, secured Series A financing in early 2010, led by Metamorphic Ventures, along with angel investors Patrick Condon, Dave Morgan, Zelkova VC, John Engates, and Allen Morgan. For ongoing Company updates, please see http://blog.encoding.com or follow @encodingdotcom on Twitter.
Catapult Systems Signs New Deals With Leading Clean Tech and Energy Companies
Aramco, Chevron, HelioVolt, and TECO Energy Among Dozens of New Energy Customers
AUSTIN, Texas, April 14, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Award-winning Microsoft IT consulting firmCatapult Systems today announced that it recently signed dozens of new clients in various segments of the energy industry as the company continues to expand its service offerings in the sector. The growing list of customers, which span segments from clean energy and electric power to natural gas production and petroleum exploration, includes leaders like Aramco, Berry Petroleum Company, Chevron, Five States Energy Company, HelioVolt, Hunt Consolidated, TECO Energy and Valero Energy.
The energy industry represents one of the largest markets served by Catapult Systems, which has years of experience deploying Microsoft solutions for a range of innovative companies. With expertise in technology ranging from systems designed to improve collaboration for clean energy companies to administrative automation in fossil fuel production, Catapult Systems has deployed some of the most advanced Microsoft-based applications available.
"Our customers are focused on delivering energy solutions that power our nation in the most efficient manner possible," said Sam Goodner, Catapult Systems CEO. "By customizing and deploying the latest Microsoft-based solutions, we are helping them utilize technology to improve their operations, which ultimately improves the products they deliver."
Catapult Systems is a widely-recognized IT consulting services firm with nearly 20 years experience delivering Microsoft-based technology solutions to enterprises of all sizes. A Microsoft National Systems Integrator (NSI), the company is ranked in the top 0.05% of Microsoft partners globally. For more information, visit http://www.CatapultSystems.com.
About Catapult Systems, Inc.
Catapult Systems is a national Microsoft-focused IT consulting company. With offices in Austin, Dallas, Houston, San Antonio, Denver, Tampa and Washington D.C., Catapult Systems offers a full spectrum of IT services including application development, software integration, managed services, and creative solutions. A Microsoft National Systems Integrator (NSI), Catapult holds eight gold and 17 silver Microsoft competencies, placing it in the top 0.05% of Microsoft partners globally. For more information about Catapult visit http://www.CatapultSystems.com.
Catapult Systems is a trademark of Catapult Systems, Inc. All other company and product names mentioned are used only for identification and may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies.
Media Contact:
Nancy Rush
Catapult Systems
nancy.rush@catapultsystems.com
(512) 225-6926
eDoorways' Consumer 3.0 Technology and Strategy - Key to Revenue Success
AUSTIN, Texas, April 14, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- eDoorways International Corporation (Pink Sheets: EDWY) will soon be unveiling its revenue generating technology to tap into the rapidly growing ecommerce market - a move that could potentially bring $50 million in sales by the end of 2012.
Online commerce models that have been developed over the last 10 years have created a shift in the consumer-vendor relationship, dramatically increasing consumer control over the buying experience. eDoorways' strategy is to embrace this shift by leveraging its technology and the functionality of existing web-based service offerings to create a new consumer-oriented service called "Consumer 3.0."
"Our goal at eDoorways is for the consumer to have the ability to spontaneously create ecommerce ecosystems with social networking components that can be generated quickly and simply called 'FlashChannels,'" stated Gary Kimmons, CEO of eDoorways International Corporation. FlashChannels, or portable cells, can include many or all of the functions in the eDoorways platform while being transportable and capable of running in any environment.
The Company sees FlashChannels as a unique experience using PowerKey technology to allow people to connect with others who share similar interests, or those with needs, in a real-time environment. This allows the search and collaboration functions to be added to the ecommerce experience in a way that is roughly analogous to blending Google, Facebook and eBay's functionality into a single, seamless environment.
For example, an avid fisherman may create a FlashChannel that has a mission and purpose to search and connect with other people who have an interest in fishing and to search for the sale of a Shimano Cumara fishing rod. A fishing supply store may create a FlashChannel where they have a Shimano Cumara on sale. Using eDoorways' PowerKey technology and a new Java-based content management system, the FlashChannel will connect the fisherman and the supply store in a real-time collaborative environment where they can immediately communicate and conduct the sale.
With Consumer 3.0 comes the functionality to invoke ecommerce, integrate with and leverage the mass appeal of eBay and Amazon. Consumers will be given the ability to search and integrate with the big online commerce and social media sites. This will allow eDoorways to harvest the crops of the big traffic sites and tap into the power of what is already in the market, instead of having to create critical mass from the ground up.
Key insiders believe that the successful application of Consumer 3.0 could pay dividends In terms of eDoorways' ability to carve a niche in the emerging consumer personalization marketplace. The company has set a market penetration goal for the remainder of 2011 and the first quarters of 2012 of one-tenth of one percent ($50 million) in sales. If eDoorways can penetrate half of one percent of the market, sales could be in the range of $500 million.
Except for historical information contained herein, the statements in this press release are forward-looking statements that are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties, which may cause the company's actual results in future periods to differ materially from forecasted results. These risks and uncertainties include, among other things, product price volatility, product demand, market competition, risk inherent in the company's domestic and international operations, imprecision in estimating product reserves and the company's ability to replace and expand its holdings.
Contact:
Jeffrey Staller, President
Heritage Corporate Services, Inc.
(561) 210-5675
Jeffrey@HeritageCorporateServices.com
Charlotte, Waco, Long Beach, Ventura County and Reno Get in On Daily LivingSocial Goodness
WASHINGTON,April 14, 2011/PRNewswire/ -- What do Charlotte, Waco, Long Beach, Ventura County and Reno all have in common? Locals and visitors to these locations can now take part in a daily dose of fantastic LivingSocial deals.
Starting today, LivingSocial - the online source for handpicked experiences at a value - has expanded its footprint and is sharing the deeply discounted love with six new U.S. markets: north Charlotte, N.C.; Charlotte, N.C.; Waco - Kileen, Texas; Long Beach, Calif.; Ventura County, Calif.; and Reno, Nev.
From the shores of Southern California, to the Biggest Little City in America, across the plains of Texas, to the middle of North Carolina, consumers can now cash in on daily promotions with the trendiest local restaurants, shops, services and activities. What's more? LivingSocial has deployed a team of local experts in each of these markets, constantly on the prowl and pulse of the latest hotspots, to deliver a savings of at least 50 percent to consumers.
"Continuing with the momentum we've forged across the U.S. and internationally, we're pleased to offer LivingSocial experiences to consumers in more than 250 markets," says Tim O'Shaughnessy, CEO of LivingSocial. "This recent expansion comes just in time for warmer weather, when consumers are looking to escape the confines of their homes and experience their city to the fullest. We're excited to bring those experiences to life at an incredible value."
Cashing in on LivingSocial deals is easy: the site offers a new promotion every morning, announced through its website, daily email, iPhone and Android app. Live for 24 hours, the deal is available to anyone who clicks on it. Additionally, LivingSocial's unique referral model gives users their deal for free if they refer three friends who also participate.
For a full list of LivingSocial cities or to subscribe to daily deals, go to livingsocial.com. Follow us on Twitter at twitter.com/livingsocial, or join us on Facebook at facebook.com/livingsocial.
About LivingSocial
LivingSocial adds surprise to every calendar with handpicked daily deals you can share with friends. Members enjoy at least 50% off on the coolest, local experiences. Local business owners get an easy and cost effective marketing tool to attract new, loyal customers. In 2010, one of the fastest growing companies in the space expanded with LivingSocial Escapes offering a "vacation in a box" for easy weekend trips at great value. Based in Washington, DC, the international brand and has saved nearly 26 million subscribers more than half a billion dollars in more than 250 markets worldwide.
SOURCE LivingSocial
LivingSocial
CONTACT: Maire Griffin of LivingSocial, +1-202-503-2506, maire.griffin@livingsocial.com; or Beth St. Lawrence of Fleishman-Hillard, +1-214-876-9907, beth.st.lawrence@fleishman.com, for LivingSocial
OmniVision Launches 12.6-Megapixel Mobile Sensor with 1080p/60 HD Video and Electronic Image Stabilization
SANTA CLARA, Calif., April 14, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- OmniVision Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: OVTI), a leading developer of advanced digital imaging solutions, today launched a 12.6-megapixel RAW CMOS image sensor for advanced mobile applications. The new OV12825 offers high-resolution still photography and 1080p high-definition (HD) video at 60 frames per second (FPS) with electronic image stabilization (EIS). These features make it an attractive solution for high-end feature and smart phone manufacturers.
"Driven by increasing consumer expectations, the camera phone market continues to demand progressively higher resolutions with full convergence of still photography and quality HD video," said Vinoo Margasahayam, product marketing manager at OmniVision. "The OV12825 answers those demands by providing a high-performance mobile imaging experience. With its impressive array of features and capabilities, this no-compromise CMOS image sensor provides an excellent solution for current and next-generation phones."
The new OV12825 is built on OmniVision's proven 1.4-micron OmniBSI(TM) pixel architecture, enabling best-in-class pixel performance and low-light sensitivity of 650 mV/(lux-sec). The sensor's binning capability further increases sensitivity in 1080p HD video mode at 60 FPS, while still providing additional pixels for EIS - a feature not available in the majority of 12-megapixel mobile sensors currently on the market. These capabilities allow the OV12825 to achieve remarkable digital still and video camera (DSC/DVC) performance and quality levels required by today's high-end camera phone applications.
The OV12825 has an active array of 4,224 x 3,000 OmniBSI pixels operating at 15 FPS in full resolution. It is offered with industry-standard connectivity including 4-lane MIPI, LVDS and DVP interfaces. The sensor is currently available for sampling, and volume production is expected to begin by the second quarter of 2011.
About OmniVision
OmniVision Technologies (NASDAQ: OVTI) is a leading developer of advanced digital imaging solutions. Its award-winning CMOS imaging technology enables superior image quality in many of today's consumer and commercial applications, including mobile phones, notebooks and webcams, digital still and video cameras, security and surveillance, entertainment devices, automotive and medical imaging systems. Find out more at http://www.ovt.com.
Safe-Harbor Language
Certain statements in this press release, including statements regarding the expected benefits, performance, capabilities, and potential market appeal, as well as the anticipated timing of mass production of the OV12825 are forward-looking statements that are subject to risks and uncertainties. These risks and uncertainties, which could cause the forward-looking statements and OmniVision's results to differ materially, include, without limitation: potential errors, design flaws or other problems with the OV12825, customer acceptance, demand, and other risks detailed from time to time in OmniVision's Securities and Exchange Commission filings and reports, including, but not limited to, OmniVision's annual report filed on Form 10-K and quarterly reports filed on Form 10-Q. OmniVision expressly disclaims any obligation to update information contained in any forward-looking statement.
OmniVision® and the OmniVision logo are registered trademarks of OmniVision Technologies, Inc. OmniBSI(TM) is a trademark of OmniVision Technologies, Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
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CONTACT: Media, Martijn Pierik of Impress Public Relations, +1-602-366-5599, martijn@impress-pr.com; Company, Scott Foster, +1-408-567-3077, sfoster@ovt.com, or Investor Relations, Brian M. Dunn, +1-408-653-3263, invest@ovt.com, both of OmniVision Technologies
Artificial Life's iSink U: Pirates Edition Now Live in the Amazon Appstore for Android
HONG KONG and LOS ANGELES, April 14, 2011 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- Artificial Life, Inc., (OTC BB: ALIF), a leading provider of award-winning mobile technology and applications, announced today the launch of their new Android title iSink U: Pirates Edition which is now live exclusively in the Amazon Appstore for Android.
You may find out more about this title and other games and apps by the Company (ALIF) at http://www.botme.com .
Android is a trademark of Google Inc. Use of this trademark is subject to Google Permissions.
About Artificial Life, Inc.
Artificial Life, Inc. has been a pioneer in artificial intelligence and mobile technology since its inception in Boston in 1994. We are a public US corporation (OTC BB: ALIF) with listing on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange (Frankfurt: AIF.F; Xetra: AIF.DE) and headquarters and production center in Hong Kong. We have additional offices in Berlin, Germany (EMEA headquarters), Tokyo, Japan, and Santa Monica, USA. Currently our main business areas are: high quality (3D) interactive (massively multiplayer) mobile games, mobile participation television, mobile business applications, our powerful mobile commerce technology platform OPUS-M(TM) and our green IT solutions provided by Green Cortex, Inc. We have won many industry awards for our outstanding technology and products.
This press release contains "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Such forward-looking statements include, without limitation, statements regarding our future results of operations, financial condition and business prospects. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terminology such as "may", "will", "should", "expect", "intend", "plan", "anticipate", "believe", "estimate", "predict", "potential", "continue" or the negative of these terms or other comparable terminology. Although such statements are based on our own information and information from other sources we believe to be reliable, you should not place undue reliance on them. These statements involve risks and uncertainties, and actual market trends or our actual results of operations, financial condition or business prospects may differ materially from those expressed or implied in these forward looking statements for a variety of reasons. Potential risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, our ability to obtain additional funding to operate and grow our business; the unproven potential of our mobile gaming business model; changing consumer preferences and uncertainty of market acceptance of our products; timely adoption and availability of 3G mobile technology; market acceptance for use of mobile handheld devices to play the interactive games; unpredictable mobile game development schedules; our reliance on a relatively small number of brands; our ability to license brands from others; our dependence upon resellers and telecommunication carriers and operators to distribute our products; our ability to successfully develop, introduce, and sell new or enhanced products in a timely manner; and the timing of new product announcements or introductions by us or by our competitors. For additional discussion of these risks and uncertainties and other factors, please see the documents we file from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including our Annual Report on Form 10-KSB filed on March 16, 2010. We assume no obligation to update any forward-looking statements, which apply only as of the date of this press release.
For more information on ARTIFICIAL LIFE, INC., please contact:
Artificial Life IR
and PR Contact:
Adeline Law
Tel: +852-3102-2800
ir@artificial-
life.com
SMX More Than Doubles User Numbers With Single Sale to Times Group of India
AUCKLAND, New Zealand, April 14, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Cloud-based anti-spam and anti-virus company SMX has signed its largest international deal to date with a sale to the Times Group - India's largest media conglomerate.
SMX Managing Director Jesse Ball says the SMX anti-spam and anti-virus email security service is now live throughout the Times Group, providing inbound and outbound email security across Times Group companies including public email services provided by various Times Group subsidiaries.
The Times Group is highly diversified and includes five daily newspapers; 31 magazines; 32 radio stations; two television news channels and one television lifestyle channel.
"This is certainly a lighthouse sale for SMX," Jesse Ball says. "We won the deal against leading anti-spam and anti-virus solutions, including the incumbent CISCO.
"Most important, the deal illustrates a sales and implementation model for SMX which is fundamental to our global growth plans. Our solution is running inside Times Group's network, on their infrastructure, under their brand, and under their management. Our solution was implemented in 2.5 days and includes full provisioning and billing capabilities; so Times Group can not only use the solution internally but also package the service to sell externally. SMX will support the solution remotely from our service centre in Auckland, with local support from our Indian market partner CMC."
Ball says that the Times Group contract is the first major fruit of a market partnership agreement with CMC Limited, a subsidiary of India's largest IT services company, TCS Ltd (Tata Consultancy Services Limited), and part of the Tata Group. CMC is based in India with a presence in USA, UK and the Middle East.
Archana Vohra, Vice President of Times Internet Limited, says: "We are proud to be associated with SMX. We were able to deploy the service for consumer email within days, prior to the contract being signed, allowing Times Group to trial the service before buying it."
-ENDS-
ABOUT SMX
SMX is a market leader in cloud-based email security, using the latest technology innovations to deliver an accurate and efficient email security service to customers worldwide. SMX was launched in February 2006 by co-founders Jesse Ball and Thom Hooker, and has grown rapidly to become a major player in the Australasian marketplace. More recently, SMX is experiencing rapid growth in emerging markets including India and South East Asia. Regional and international reseller partners include Fujitsu, Symantec, Message Systems and CMC India (a subsidiary of the Tata Group).
CMC Limited is a leading IT solutions company and a subsidiary of Tata Consultancy Services Limited, one of the world's leading information technology consulting, services and business process outsourcing organisations and a part of the Tata group, India's best-known business conglomerate.
Guinness World Records(TM) Unveils Mobile Gaming Arcade With Launch of the new Gamer's Edition Arcade App
LONDON, April 14, 2011/PRNewswire/ --
- Gifted Gamers can now Achieve an Official Guinness World Record Direct
From the App!
- App Images and Promo Codes are Available
Guinness World Records today announces the launch of its new Gamer's
Edition Arcade app available on iPad, iPhone, iPod and Android from today for
59p at the iTunes Store (http://www.apple.com/ipad/apps-for-iPad/).
Gamer's Edition Arcade is the first-ever dedicated gaming app from
Guinness World Records and complements the recently released best-selling
title, Guinness World Records 2011 Gamer's Edition. The app features five
exciting challenges which give users the opportunity to earn their place in
the record books, alongside sample content from the Gamer's Edition book.
The app's five official record challenges are inspired by classic
videogames and make full use of interactive features including touch, swipe,
vibrate and accelerator. Every game offers the chance to set an official
Guinness World Records title. Achieve the highest score on:
- Monkey Country: The gorillas have gone crazy! Take out as many primates
as you can in one minute
- Mental Gears: Engage fingers and brain to pick a
series of locks, opening as many as possible in 60 seconds
- Chest Of Destruction: It's bomb disposal against the clock! Cut the
correct wires before they blow
- Hoover's Hot-Air Escape: Race your balloon up a treacherous canyon,
avoiding the overhanging cliffs
- Rupee Roulette: Tilt the treasure chest to swipe the rupees before the
clock hits zero
- Adventure Mode: Is the ultimate challenge, with Thomas Braider, a
famed archaeologist, guiding gamers on a full-on record-breaking romp through
all five challenges.
Scores can be shared through Facebook, Game Center or Open Feint, and
players compete on global and local leader boards hosted at http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com. Somebody is guaranteed a place in
Guinness World Records Gamer's Edition 2012 when the world's best for each
challenge is announced on 1st September 2011.
A free, lite version app also launches today giving gamers the chance to
test their skills in one select game, compete for a new Guinness World
Records title and sample content from Guinness World Records 2011 Gamer's
Edition. The Gamer's Arcade app has been created by Plow Digital.
Commenting on Gamer's Arcade, Gaz Deaves, Gaming Editor at Guinness World
Records, said: "This is our first-ever gaming app and we wanted to capture
that retro spirit of classic gaming. I'm sure that our gamer fans will
recognise the games and feel the heritage, and looks forward to smashing some
new Guinness World Records."
Guinness World Records is the universally recognized authority on
record-breaking achievement. First published in 1955, the annual Guinness
World Records book is published in more than 100 countries and 25 languages
and is the highest-selling books under copyright of all time with more than 3
million copies sold annually across the globe. Guinness World Records
celebrated its 50th anniversary edition in 2004, a year after the sale of its
100 millionth copy. Guinness World Records also annually publishes the
Gamer's Edition; a records book devoted solely to the world of computer
gaming and high score record achievements. The Guinness World Records website
(http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com) receives more than 11 million visitors
a year. Guinness World Records is part of the Jim Pattison Group, one of
Canada's largest privately owned companies which is a conglomerate of
interests, including advertising, broadcasting, grocery stores and automotive
retailing.
FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT:
Guinness World Records
UK
Claire Burgess/ Damian Field
press@guinnessworldrecords.com
+44-207-891-4516
US
Jamie Panas
press@guinnessworldrecords.com
+1-718-513-7263
Love Doesn't Have to be Taxing: Chemistry.com Offers Three Free Days to Single Americans on Tax Day
DALLAS, April 14, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- To take minds off of the stress of tax day, online dating site Chemistry.com today announced they will be giving away complimentary three-day memberships all day on April 18th.
"70% of singles are worried about the economy having a negative impact on their lifestyle this year," says Mandy Ginsberg, general manager of Chemistry.com. "Chemistry.com wants to help alleviate that stress by offering all singles a break in the form of a free, three-day membership to our site."
Today, singles everywhere may redeem a free three-day all access pass on Chemistry.com by visiting Chemistry.com/taxdayfreebie.
About Chemistry.com
Launched by Match.com in February 2006, online dating site Chemistry.com was created to bring together singles that are looking for ways to discover if true chemistry exists before meeting on the first date. Based on the research of renowned biological anthropologist Dr. Helen Fisher, Chemistry.com uses a proprietary test to get to know each individual and their ideal match. This approach makes Chemistry.com the ideal place for singles to empower their love life and find the relationship that is right for each individual, whether it's marriage, romance, a partnership or a long-term commitment. Chemistry.com is an operating business of IAC (NASDAQ: IACI).
CONTACT: CONTACT: Amy Canaday of Match.com, +1-214-576-9416, Amy.Canaday@match.com; or Debra Duffy of DKC, +1-212-981-5219, Debra_Duffy@dkcnews.com, both for Chemistry.com
GoDigital Media Group to Deliver up to 2,000 Hours of Movie & TV Programming to YouTube
SANTA MONICA, Calif., April 14, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- GoDigital Media Group, a leading entertainment media distribution and marketing company, announced today the upcoming delivery of up to 2,000 hours of movie and TV content to YouTube. This information comes directly after the announcement that YouTube is planning to add a channel based video experience to their site.
"We're thrilled to be a part of YouTube's new channel based platform for feature length content," said GoDigital President, Logan Mulvey. "The move makes a lot of sense in the evolution of content distribution."
GoDigital has already distributed thousands of hours of content in the digital space and shows no signs of slowing down. GoDigital uses the ContentBridge suite of digital supply chain management software to internally manage its content and automate its external packaging and deployment to retailers and publishers like YouTube.
ContentBridge CEO, Jason Peterson, had great things to say about GoDigital. "GoDigital is showing itself to be a best in class digital distributor. Their adoption of the ContentBridge platform has enabled them to achieve efficient, cost effective, and quality assured deliveries at a scale not achievable without automation."
This relationship will further establish GoDigital's position as a forward thinking distribution point for content owners in the digital space.
About GoDigital
GoDigital is an industry leader for the monetization of movie, television, and music assets in the digital space. GoDigital provides over 100 major library owners, distributors, and sales agencies digital distribution, marketing, and its proprietary AdShare(TM) social media monetization program. GoDigital monetizes over two million copyrights from clients including three of the four major record labels and 23 members of the Independent Film & Television Alliance. Nearly 500 million homes around the world can access GoDigital content on dozens of digital retail platforms including iTunes, Amazon, Netflix, and Hulu. GoDigital Media Group is headquartered in Santa Monica, California.
About ContentBridge
ContentBridge(TM) is a web accessible content management and supply chain automation platform for the entertainment industries. It provides easy to use yet robust workflows for automating and managing the distribution and marketing functions of content centric businesses in the movie, television, recorded music, and music publishing industries. With video, audio, image and meta-data transcoding & electronic delivery capabilities, ContentBridge(TM) drastically reduces cost and time to market while significantly increasing revenue, efficiency, and quality control.
Leading Mobile Operator in Latin America Expands Their RADCOM Deployment
TEL AVIV, Israel, April 14, 2011/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- RADCOM Ltd. (NASDAQ: RDCM) today announced that one of Latin Americas'
largest cellular operators, which previously selected RADCOM's Service
Assurance solution, decided to expand their implementation of RADCOM's Mobile
Data solution by adding full network coverage to its already implemented
monitoring of 3G multimedia data services. This new deal is valued at
approximately $2.5 Million US Dollars, with an expected further expansion
valued at approximately $3 million US Dollars for RADCOM to follow in 2012.
This major deal with Latin America's Tier-1 market leader, which is a
part of the largest mobile telephony group in the South Hemisphere, signifies
another success for RADCOM in this region. RADCOM will deliver a
comprehensive solution for this operator's high-quality network, which
provides data and voice services to more than 50 million subscribers.
"We are delighted that this major operator chose RADCOM's solution again
to monitor their network. Positive experience with RADCOM's current
implementation led this operator to make a long term investment in RADCOM's
solutions. With this continuing deal, the customer showed their vote of
confidence in RADCOM's solution" said David Ripstein, RADCOM's President and
CEO. "Establishing itself as a service assurance solution provider for Tier-1
operators is one of RADCOM's primary aims, and our ability to provide this
operator with a scalable solution confirms our success".
About RADCOM
RADCOM provides innovative service assurance solutions for communications
service providers and equipment vendors. RADCOM specializes in solutions for
next-generation networks, both wireless and wireline. RADCOM's comprehensive,
carrier strength solutions are used to prevent service provider revenue
leakage and enable management of customer care. RADCOM's products facilitate
fault management, network service performance analysis, troubleshooting and
pre-mediation with an OSS/BSS. RADCOM's shares are listed on the NASDAQ
Capital Market under the symbol RDCM. For more information, please visit http://www.RADCOM.com.
Risks Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
Certain statements made herein that use the words "estimate," "project,"
"intend," "expect," "believe" and similar expressions are intended to
identify forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private
Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements
involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties that could cause the actual
results, performance or achievements of RADCOM to be materially different
from those that may be expressed or implied by such statements, including,
among others, changes in general economic and business conditions and
specifically, decline in the demand for RADCOM's products, inability to
timely develop and introduce new technologies, products and applications, and
loss of market share and pressure on prices resulting from competition. For
additional information regarding these and other risks and uncertainties
associated with RADCOM's business, reference is made to RADCOM's reports
filed from time to time with the United States Securities and Exchange
Commission. RADCOM does not undertake to revise or update any forward-looking
statements for any reason.
Contact:
Eyal Harari
VP Products and Marketing
+972-3-766-8248
eyalh@radcom.com
Busy Bees and Artful Ants: Glu's Bug Village App Brings Family Fun to iPhone, iPod touch and iPad
New Family-Friendly 3D Social Mobile Game Added to the App Store
SAN FRANCISCO, , April 14, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Glu Mobile Inc. (Nasdaq: GLUU), the leading global publisher of 3D Social Mobile games for smartphone and tablet devices, today announced its new Bug Village App is now available on the App Store for iPhone, iPod touch and iPad.
Bug Village, a fully 3D village-building game, gives players the ability to build, maintain and decorate their own bustling bug village. Players put ants and bees to work at different tasks to build a visually stunning village from the ground up. Happier bugs lead to a thriving village, so players must give bugs food and attention regularly and keep the pests away.
"With consumer demand for casual games growing rapidly, we're excited to bring Bug Village, a new family-friendly 3D Social Mobile game to the App Store," said Giancarlo Mori, Glu's Chief Creative Officer. "As the leading publisher of 3D Social Mobile games, we continue to be committed to creating great games for the iPhone, iPod touch and iPad, for gamers of all ages."
Glu Mobile (NASDAQ: GLUU) is a leading global publisher of social games for smartphone and tablet devices. Glu's unique technology platform enables its titles to be accessible to a broad audience of consumers all over the world - supporting iOS, Android, Palm, Windows Phone 7 devices and beyond. Glu is focused on bringing the best in social, freemium, cross-platform mobile gaming experiences to the mass market. Founded in 2001, Glu is headquartered in San Francisco and has major offices in Brazil, China, Russia and the UK. Glu is focused on creating compelling original IP and also partners with leading entertainment brands including Activision, Atari, Caesar's and Fox. Consumers can find high-quality, fresh entertainment created exclusively for their mobile devices wherever they see the 'g' character logo or at http://www.glu.com. For live updates, please follow Glu via Twitter at http://www.twitter.com/glumobile or become a Glu fan at Facebook.com/glumobile.
BUG VILLAGE, GLU, GLU MOBILE and the 'g' character logo are trademarks of Glu Mobile Inc.
SOURCE Glu Mobile Inc.
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Glu Mobile Inc.
CONTACT: Michael Breslin, Glu Mobile Inc., PR@glu.com, +1-415-800-6120, Jason Enriquez, Weber Shandwick Worldwide, jenriquez@webershandwick.com, +1-415-215-9498
BRIGHTON, England, April 14, 2011/PRNewswire/ -- Pure360 is proud to announce the arrival of their email marketing & SMS
software into the International market place with the launch of their French
website http://www.pure360.com/france
The launch is the result of months of planning by the rapidly growing
email marketing service provider. During the last quarter all areas of the
company, including customer services, business development and marketing have
been bolstered by a number of International recruits.
Pure360 will attend the Online Expo 2011 show in Paris on 18th and 19th
May to meet with marketers in France for the first time with a fully French
offering.
Stuart Dawson, Pure360 Managing Director, comments: "The team are very
excited about taking the Pure360 experience to France. Our popular products
and experienced support will be available in local language to French digital
marketers. We see huge potential to improve email marketing capabilities in
this rapidly growing marketplace."
The move into France signals what is only the beginning of Pure360's
growth into the International marketplace, so watch this space.
Pure360 don't tie customers in with a long contracts, instead they
maintain the highest customer retention rate of 98.6% by making sure
marketers are getting the best possible results from their email marketing
campaigns. Members of the DMA, Pure360 have recorded a 10% higher open rate
for their customers than the DMA average, leading to higher clicks and
conversions than competitor products.
You can find the team working to improve over 2,000 marketers email and
SMS campaigns, in Brighton, visit them or give them a call 0844-586-0001 to
discuss how they can help you get excellent results from your email & SMS
campaigns.
Media contact: Hannah.ward@pure360.com, T: +44(0)8445-860-001
Turkey Yellow Pages Integrates .tel Domains Into Mobile-Ready Offerings
LONDON, April 14, 2011/PRNewswire/ -- Telnic Limited (http://telnic.tel), the registry operator for
the .tel top level domain (TLD) today announced that Turkey Yellow Pages
(http://yellow.com.tr) is the latest yellow pages organization to integrate
the .tel service into its online advertising packages.
Trevor Nadeau, Managing Director for Turkey Yellow Pages,
said: "As the established provider of verified business listings in Turkey,
we're constantly looking at the development of the internet and new
technologies to provide our customers with the greatest audience. With .tel,
we can provide an integrated, location-ready and mobile optimized site that
will really complement all of our investments in the mobile internet, apps
and better discoverability for our clients."
Located in Kavacik, Istanbul and with more than 600,000
verified business listings and over 2.5 million unique visitors per month,
the Yellow.com.tr platform of products has become Turkey's trusted
destination for business listing information.
Dual-language information is of growing importance to
businesses in Turkey. According to statistics from the Turkish Culture and
Tourism Office[i], the number of visitors to Turkey exceeded 27 million for
the first time in 2009, with a 30% increase in visitors from the United
States since 2006. Additionally, relatively low (18%) penetration of smart
phone devices in Turkey[ii] means that information needs to be delivered in a
low-cost, optimized way for mobile access.
Ian Bowen-Morris, Chief Marketing Officer at Telnic, added:
"With its simple set-up, ability to support multiple languages and its low
cost of access over mobile devices, .tel provides a perfect promotional
platform for businesses to market both to residents and visitors in Turkey.
Turkey Yellow Pages is a clear innovator in local search with excellent
quality local business listings data at the core of its proposition. .tel
domains provide a smart way for its growing user base to access information
quickly and conveniently from any PC or mobile, enhancing the online
visibility of its clients. "
More information about .tel and Telnic can be found at http://telnic.org. To find out how small businesses and professionals use
.tel domains, please visit http://ILoveMyTel.com.
Virtual Machine Company Announces its Next-Generation Virtualization Appliances
CAMBRIDGE, England, April 14, 2011/PRNewswire/ --
- Outperforms All Current Commercial and Custom-Built Servers in
Independent Geekbench Performance Testing[1]
- Comfortably Runs More Virtual Machines and Delivers Class-Leading
Savings on Energy, Cooling, Software Licensing, and Datacentre Real Estate
- World's Fastest, Most Cost-Effective, and Environmentally-Friendly
Commercial Computing Platform
The Virtual Machine Company (VMC) today announced the launch of the next
generation of its server virtualization appliances.
Built around the latest AMD 12-core processors, with highly-optimised RAM
options up to 512 gigabytes, and fast and cool solid-state storage, the two
new servers host unprecedented numbers of VMs running the most demanding
applications.
The new appliances use less power, require fewer software licenses, and
less rack-space space than anything else on the market.
For example, a mid-range 24 Core, 192 Gb RAM virtualization appliance
comfortably accommodates 50 or more virtual machines running processor and
memory-intensive applications of the kind usually confined to non-virtual
environments; tasks such as rendering video, enterprise-scale databases, and
huge FTP batch operations. All of this while consuming less than 307 watts
(1.43 amps) at peak loading. Average power consumption for competitor
machines is 900+ watts.
VMC CEO, Steve Barnet, said:
This is exciting, high-performance computing meets boring stability and
cost-effectiveness. The top of the Geekbench league table is usually
dominated by "custom rigs" built by clever enthusiasts or researchers. I'm
proud of our development team for productising and normalising unrivalled
power and performance with such impressive stability and economy.
AMD Head of Commercial Marketing EMEA, Stefano Chiavegati, commented:
We developed the AMD Opteron(TM) 6100 Series processor to meet 21st
Century commercial computing demands for the optimum balance between power,
reliability, cost and environmental considerations. The Virtual Machine
Company's Server Virtualization Appliances tick all of those boxes and more.
Fewer software licences
VMware requires an expensive licence for every pair of processors.
Because the new VMC appliances use AMD's processor core-dense CPUs,
licence-to-virtual-machine ratio becomes much more favourable.
Models and configurations
Two standard appliances are available with additional configuration
options
- VA 1200 Series Server Virtualization Appliance: 1U, Dual Processor 24
Core minimum configuration 64GB RAM
- VA 2400 Series Server Virtualization Appliance: 2U, Dual Processor 48
Core minimum configuration 128GB RAM
CimatronE to Offer Background Toolpath Calculation
NC Programmers report dramatic gains in productivity
GIVAT SHMUEL, Israel, April 14, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Cimatron Limited (NASDAQ and TASE: CIMT), announced today that the newest version of CimatronE will offer Background Calculations, enabling NC programmers to complete projects a lot faster and be more responsive to changes and urgent shop floor needs.
The introduction of Background Calculations means that there will be no need to wait for toolpath processing to finish, as users will be able to continue normal work on a project while the computer calculates procedures in the background.
This will allow users to be far more productive. While a rough calculation for an area is being calculated, users will be able to start work on a second rough, or on a procedure for a different area of the part. Users will also be able to verify, simulate and generate G-code for existing procedures and make changes to geometry in the CAD environment. Users will also be able, as before, to open several different sessions of CimatronE simultaneously.
"We make sure that our customers always have a competitive edge by empowering them to take advantage of the most advanced technologies as soon as they become available," said Roy Sterenthal, Cimatron's VP of research and development. "Recently, we have introduced Multi-core Processing and 64-Bit Support to CimatronE. These introductions, together with the new Background Calculation capability, make our users more productive and help them to handle their jobs better."
Cimatron also recently announced that its new Productivity Acceleration Device for NC Programmers - The SuperBox - will be released in parallel with CimatronE 10.0. The SuperBox, a combined hardware/software solution, greatly reduces the load on individual workstations, while increasing NC calculation speed to instantly boost NC productivity.
"CimatronE 10.0's background calculations and the SuperBox have reduced the time that our workstations are occupied with toolpath calculations by 50%. This has allowed us to increase the efficiency of our NC programming," said Mr. Christian Stolle of the NC programming department at Pakulla GmbH. Pakulla is an experienced tool shop located in Bergisch Gladbach, Germany (http://www.pakulla.de).
About Cimatron
With over 28 years of experience and more than 40,000 installations worldwide, Cimatron is a leading provider of integrated, CAD/CAM solutions for mold, tool and die makers as well as manufacturers of discrete parts. Cimatron is committed to providing comprehensive, cost-effective solutions that streamline manufacturing cycles and ultimately shorten product delivery time.
The Cimatron product line includes the CimatronE and GibbsCAM brands with solutions for mold design, die design, electrodes design, 2.5 to 5 axes milling, wire EDM, turn, Mill-turn, rotary milling, multi-task machining, and tombstone machining. Cimatron's subsidiaries and extensive distribution network serve and support customers in the automotive, aerospace, medical, consumer plastics, electronics, and other industries in over 40 countries worldwide.
Cimatron's shares are publicly traded on the NASDAQ exchange and the TASE under the symbol CIMT. For more information, please visit Cimatron's web site at: http://www.cimatron.com
This press release includes forward looking statements, within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, which are subject to risk and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated. Such statements may relate to Cimatron's plans, objectives and expected financial and operating results. The words "may," "could," "would," "will," "believe," "anticipate," "estimate," "expect," "intend," "plan," and similar expressions or variations thereof are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Investors are cautioned that any such forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond Cimatron's ability to control. The risks and uncertainties that may affect forward looking statements include, but are not limited to: currency fluctuations, global economic and political conditions, marketing demand for Cimatron products and services, long sales cycles, new product development, assimilating future acquisitions, maintaining relationships with customers and partners, and increased competition. For more details about the risks and uncertainties related to Cimatron's business, refer to Cimatron's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Cimatron cannot assess the impact of or the extent to which any single factor or risk, or combination of them, may cause. Cimatron undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
For More Information Contact:
Idit Pass Lagziel Ilan Erez
Marketing Manager Chief Financial Officer
Cimatron Ltd. Cimatron Ltd.
Phone: +972 73 237 0298 Phone: +972 73 237 0114
Email: iditp@cimatron.com Email: ilane@cimatron.com
LONDON, April 14, 2011/PRNewswire/ -- Virgin Casino (http://www.virgingames.com/), which is part of the leading
online gaming company, Virgin Games (http://www.virgingames.com/), has today
launched Leprechaun's Luck by games software developer, Ash Gaming. The
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Leprechaun's Luck is an Irish themed jackpot slot game featuring two
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triggered when the wishing well symbol appears anywhere on the reel. If there
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out more about the promotion go to http://www.virgingames.com/casino/promotions.aspx?page=weekly.
Founded in 2004, Virgin Games has over 1,000,000 players and over 250
games on its site. Through the introduction of a custom built Virgin Games
platform in 2008, Virgin Games seeks to provide its players with the widest
possible choice of casino games. A growing selection of games can be found at
Virgin Games from a number of producers including Microgaming, IGT,
Cryptologic, Freemantle, Ash Gaming and Mazooma Interactive Games.
Virgin Games http://www.virgingames.com launched in June 2004 and has
quickly established itself as one of the leading gaming websites in the UK.
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On Center Software Releases Job Board Application for iPhone and iPod Touch
Mobile App Designed for Construction Industry Job Seekers and Employers
THE WOODLANDS, Texas, April 14, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- On Center Software, the award-winning construction software developer, proudly announces the release of the Construction Job Board app. The first free app to be released by the company, the mobile version of jobs.oncenter.com is designed to match potential employees to the right employer.
The Construction Job Board app is On Center Software's newest tool for helping construction professionals in their field, by providing a site dedicated exclusively to construction-industry job seekers and employers. Potential employees can search construction listings by location, keyword, and category. They can then apply for jobs directly on their iPhone or iPod Touch with an iOS of 4.2 or higher.
Additional features include detailed job descriptions, employer locator maps, and the ability to export employer information to your iPhone contacts.
The Construction Job Board app for iPhone and iPod Touch is now available exclusively through the iTunes App Store. This tool was designed as a standalone app, and is not intended for use with On Center Software's suite of construction products. For more information, please visit us on the Web at http://www.oncenter.com/products/iphone/job_board/index.html.
About On Center Software, Inc.
Located in The Woodlands, Texas, On Center Software, Inc. is a privately held company providing software and training to construction-industry professionals. The company's mission is to transform the estimating, takeoff and production-tracking experiences for construction-industry professionals by developing and supporting innovative, practical, comprehensive software solutions that turn winning bids into profitable projects. The On Center Software collection of products includes Quick Bid, On-Screen Takeoff® and Digital Production Control(TM). For more information, visit http://www.oncenter.com.
SOURCE On Center Software
On Center Software
CONTACT: Sheridan Scott, Public Relations Specialist of On Center Software, Inc., +1-281-297-9000, ext. 1023, PR@oncenter.com
Chevrolet Debuts All-New Malibu in High Definition Web Broadcast
First automaker to stream vehicle unveiling in HD over the Internet
DETROIT and SHANGHAI, April 14, 2011 /PRNewswire/ --WhenChevrolet unveils the all-new Malibu in the United States on Monday night, people around the world will be able to watch in full-screen, high-definition video streamed live over the Internet. The timing of the Web reveal coincides with the April 19 auto show debut of the new Malibu in Shanghai.
The HD streaming is an auto industry first, and represents Chevrolet's effort to globalize important product introductions by revealing the all-new Malibu simultaneously on two continents, on multiple social networking and media sites, and iPad and iPhone personal mobile devices. Standard internet viewing will also be available.
"We are expanding the reach beyond mainstream product introductions typically seen at auto shows. We are using the latest technologies available to us like no other automaker has done before to introduce this all-new, important car for Chevrolet on continents around the world," said Russ Clark, product director at Chevrolet. "Broadcasting in HD will help us make sure the world gets a good look at the all-new Malibu."
The new Malibu will be sold in nearly 100 countries on six continents. Chevrolet will transcend time zones by revealing it live on the web April 18 at 8:30 p.m. EDT and at the Shanghai Auto Show April 19. Chevrolet fans on Facebook can watch the global premiere of the all-new Malibu live in the Malibu tab, while iPad and iPhone owners can watch the online reveal via a custom broadcast optimized for the personal mobile devices. The video stream on Facebook and iPad/iPhone will be in standard definition.
As part of the Webcast, Bryan Nesbitt, executive director, Exterior Design for Chevrolet, and Jon Hahn, Chevrolet marketing manager, will answer questions during a live, moderated video web session. Consumers are encouraged to post questions during the reveal on Twitter using #MalibuReveal or on Chevrolet's Facebook page in the Malibu tab.
Earlier this month, Chevrolet provided a glimpse of the all-new Malibu on social networks around the world such as Facebook in Korea, Australia, Canada and United States; and YouKu and Sina.com in China, among others.
The all-new Malibu will feature a global family of fuel-efficient and powerful four-cylinder engines, along with six-speed transmissions that also contribute to efficient performance. The Malibu was designed to stand out in all markets around the globe, while its European-inspired driving characteristics were engineered to challenge the best in its class.
The Malibu was Chevrolet's - and General Motors' - best-selling car in the United States in 2010, with sales of nearly 200,000 vehicles. It is among Chevrolet's most-decorated vehicles in the United States, earning more than 40 industry awards since 2008. The Malibu was the only midsize car in the industry to win the Consumers Digest Automotive "Best Buy" award the past three years - 2011, 2010 and 2009. The Malibu has also been named a "Top Safety Pick" by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety the past two years.
USER PREFERENCES:
For best web stream results, make sure your computer is hardwire connected.
-- A traditional standard definition web stream is available on Chevrolet's
Facebook page in the Malibu tab - http://on.fb.me/hCKXyJ
-- An HD webcast experience is only available on select browsers and
Internet speed connections with HD capacity. Visit http://www.watchthenewchevymalibuinhd.com before April 18 to make sure you meet
the technical requirements
-- Mobile Devices - Customized web stream for iPad users http://www.gmwebcast.com/ipad and iPhone users http://www.gmwebcast.com/iphone
About Chevrolet
Founded in Detroit in 1911, Chevrolet celebrates its centennial as a global automotive brand with annual sales of about 4.25 million vehicles in more than 140 countries. Chevrolet provides consumers with fuel-efficient, safe and reliable vehicles that deliver high quality, expressive design, spirited performance and value. The Chevrolet portfolio includes iconic performance cars such as Corvette and Camaro; dependable, long-lasting pickups and SUVs such as Silverado and Suburban; and award-winning passenger cars and crossovers such as Spark, Cruze, Malibu, Equinox and Traverse. Chevrolet also offers "gas-friendly to gas-free" solutions including Cruze Eco and Volt. Cruze Eco offers 42 mpg highway while Volt offers 35 miles of electric, gasoline-free driving and an additional 344 miles of extended range. Most new Chevrolet models offer OnStar safety, security and convenience technologies including OnStar Hands-Free Calling, Automatic Crash Response and Stolen Vehicle Slowdown. More information regarding Chevrolet models can be found at http://www.chevrolet.com.
SOURCE General Motors
General Motors
CONTACT: David Darovitz, Chevrolet Communications - United States, Mobile: +1-586-596-0871, david.darovitz@gm.com; Wesley Luo, Chevrolet Product Communications - China, Mobile: +86-13671991072, wesley.luo@gm.com; Dayna Hart, Director, International Operations Communications - China, Mobile: +86-21-2899-6463, dayna.hart@gm.com