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October 20, 2010
Casa de Esperanza Receives $75,000 Donation From Verizon Wireless to Raise Awareness About Domestic Violence
Poster: SySAdmin
Posted on October 20, 2010 at 8:35:01 AM
Casa de Esperanza Receives $75,000 Donation From Verizon Wireless to Raise Awareness About Domestic Violence
Donation Supports National Hope Campaign To Continue Mobilizing The Latino Community
ST. PAUL, Minn., and BASKING RIDGE, N.J., Oct. 20 /PRNewswire/ --Casa de Esperanza, a leading national domestic violence prevention agency focused on Latinas, is receiving a $75,000 donation from HopeLine(®) from Verizon in recognition of Domestic Violence Awareness Month. HopeLine from Verizon is giving this donation to Casa de Esperanza to continue its efforts through its Hope Campaign, which challenges communities to take initiative against domestic violence.
"Casa de Esperanza is proud to be Verizon's national Latino domestic violence partner and to help raise consciousness about the prevalence of the issue among Latino communities," said Amy Sanchez, chief executive for external relations of Casa de Esperanza. "We are grateful for the variety of resources Verizon continues to share with us in order to make our work possible."
According to McFarlane studies conducted in 2005, nearly one in four Latinas will experience intimate partner violence (IPV) in her lifetime, and while Latinas are abused at approximately the same rate as other women - 4.3 per 1,000 compared with 4.2 per 1,000, according to the Bureau of Justice - violence against Latinas is more likely to be underreported because of language and cultural barriers.
"There is a great need for domestic violence education within the Latino community. Though abuse exists in all kinds of families, Latino victims who face domestic violence have particular needs such as culture and language," said Elva Lima, national executive director of community relations and Latino communications for Verizon Wireless. "Verizon Wireless has a longstanding commitment to raising awareness of domestic violence and aiding in its prevention, and through this donation, we know that Casa de Esperanza will continue to push initiatives that help the Latino community."
Based on the belief that no one is born violent and violence is a learned behavior, the Hope Campaign was created by Casa de Esperanza and funded by HopeLine from Verizon. It was launched in 2009 and puts the work of ending domestic violence in the hands of individuals by providing tools, including PSAs and an interactive website to help recognize the positive impact words and actions can have against domestic violence. The program also provides bilingual prevention and intervention information such as webinars, manuals and DVDs for other organizations as well as encourages people of all ages to take the Pledge of Hope. To learn more about this program, visit http://www.casadeesperanza.org/hope-campaign.
HopeLine from Verizon puts the nation's most reliable wireless network to work in the community by turning no-longer-used wireless phones into support for victims and survivors of domestic violence. Proceeds from the HopeLine program are used to provide wireless phones and airtime to victims of domestic violence and cash grants to local shelters and non-profit organizations that focus on domestic violence prevention, awareness and advocacy. Since the launch of the HopeLine phone recycling program in 2001, this initiative has collected more than 7 million phones, given out more than $7.9 million in cash grants, and distributed more than 90,000 phones with more than 300 million minutes of free wireless service for use by domestic violence survivors. For more information about HopeLine from Verizon and to learn how to organize a HopeLine drive during Domestic Violence Awareness Month, visit http://www.verizonwireless.com/hopeline. Learn more at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CnkDUsmkQlk.
If you or someone you know is a domestic violence victim call the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-7233 to talk to a counselor. All calls to the National Domestic Violence Hotline are confidential.
For more information on Casa de Esperanza and the Hope Campaign, visit http://www.casadeesperanza.org. To learn more about HopeLine from Verizon, visit http://www.verizonwireless.com/hopeline.
About Casa de Esperanza
Casa de Esperanza is a national Latina organization whose purpose is to mobilize communities to end domestic violence. The organization's National Latin@ Network for Healthy Families and Communities incorporates training and technical assistance, a public policy initiative in Washington, D.C., and a research center in Atlanta, GA, in an effort to advance effective responses to eliminate violence and promote healthy relationships. Headquartered in St. Paul, MN, Casa de Esperanza also works within communities by providing advocacy, emergency shelter, a 24-hour bilingual crisis line, and opportunities for peer education. For more information, please visit http://www.casadeesperanza.org.
About Verizon Wireless
Verizon Wireless operates the nation's most reliable and largest wireless voice and 3G data network, serving more than 92 million customers. Headquartered in Basking Ridge, N.J., with 79,000 employees nationwide, Verizon Wireless is a joint venture of Verizon Communications (NYSE, NASDAQ: VZ) and Vodafone (LSE, NASDAQ: VOD). For more information, visit http://www.verizonwireless.com. To preview and request broadcast-quality video footage and high-resolution stills of Verizon Wireless operations, log on to the Verizon Wireless Multimedia Library at http://www.verizonwireless.com/multimedia.
SOURCE Verizon Wireless
Verizon Wireless
CONTACT: Eva Benavidez, Casa de Esperanza, +1-651-646-5553 x321, ebenavidez@casadeesperanza.org; Albert Aydin, Verizon Wireless, +1-908-559-7513, Albert.Aydin@verizonwireless.com
Web Site: http://www.verizonwireless.com
Donation Supports National Hope Campaign To Continue Mobilizing The Latino Community
ST. PAUL, Minn., and BASKING RIDGE, N.J., Oct. 20 /PRNewswire/ --Casa de Esperanza, a leading national domestic violence prevention agency focused on Latinas, is receiving a $75,000 donation from HopeLine(®) from Verizon in recognition of Domestic Violence Awareness Month. HopeLine from Verizon is giving this donation to Casa de Esperanza to continue its efforts through its Hope Campaign, which challenges communities to take initiative against domestic violence.
"Casa de Esperanza is proud to be Verizon's national Latino domestic violence partner and to help raise consciousness about the prevalence of the issue among Latino communities," said Amy Sanchez, chief executive for external relations of Casa de Esperanza. "We are grateful for the variety of resources Verizon continues to share with us in order to make our work possible."
According to McFarlane studies conducted in 2005, nearly one in four Latinas will experience intimate partner violence (IPV) in her lifetime, and while Latinas are abused at approximately the same rate as other women - 4.3 per 1,000 compared with 4.2 per 1,000, according to the Bureau of Justice - violence against Latinas is more likely to be underreported because of language and cultural barriers.
"There is a great need for domestic violence education within the Latino community. Though abuse exists in all kinds of families, Latino victims who face domestic violence have particular needs such as culture and language," said Elva Lima, national executive director of community relations and Latino communications for Verizon Wireless. "Verizon Wireless has a longstanding commitment to raising awareness of domestic violence and aiding in its prevention, and through this donation, we know that Casa de Esperanza will continue to push initiatives that help the Latino community."
Based on the belief that no one is born violent and violence is a learned behavior, the Hope Campaign was created by Casa de Esperanza and funded by HopeLine from Verizon. It was launched in 2009 and puts the work of ending domestic violence in the hands of individuals by providing tools, including PSAs and an interactive website to help recognize the positive impact words and actions can have against domestic violence. The program also provides bilingual prevention and intervention information such as webinars, manuals and DVDs for other organizations as well as encourages people of all ages to take the Pledge of Hope. To learn more about this program, visit http://www.casadeesperanza.org/hope-campaign.
HopeLine from Verizon puts the nation's most reliable wireless network to work in the community by turning no-longer-used wireless phones into support for victims and survivors of domestic violence. Proceeds from the HopeLine program are used to provide wireless phones and airtime to victims of domestic violence and cash grants to local shelters and non-profit organizations that focus on domestic violence prevention, awareness and advocacy. Since the launch of the HopeLine phone recycling program in 2001, this initiative has collected more than 7 million phones, given out more than $7.9 million in cash grants, and distributed more than 90,000 phones with more than 300 million minutes of free wireless service for use by domestic violence survivors. For more information about HopeLine from Verizon and to learn how to organize a HopeLine drive during Domestic Violence Awareness Month, visit http://www.verizonwireless.com/hopeline. Learn more at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CnkDUsmkQlk.
If you or someone you know is a domestic violence victim call the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-7233 to talk to a counselor. All calls to the National Domestic Violence Hotline are confidential.
For more information on Casa de Esperanza and the Hope Campaign, visit http://www.casadeesperanza.org. To learn more about HopeLine from Verizon, visit http://www.verizonwireless.com/hopeline.
About Casa de Esperanza
Casa de Esperanza is a national Latina organization whose purpose is to mobilize communities to end domestic violence. The organization's National Latin@ Network for Healthy Families and Communities incorporates training and technical assistance, a public policy initiative in Washington, D.C., and a research center in Atlanta, GA, in an effort to advance effective responses to eliminate violence and promote healthy relationships. Headquartered in St. Paul, MN, Casa de Esperanza also works within communities by providing advocacy, emergency shelter, a 24-hour bilingual crisis line, and opportunities for peer education. For more information, please visit http://www.casadeesperanza.org.
About Verizon Wireless
Verizon Wireless operates the nation's most reliable and largest wireless voice and 3G data network, serving more than 92 million customers. Headquartered in Basking Ridge, N.J., with 79,000 employees nationwide, Verizon Wireless is a joint venture of Verizon Communications (NYSE, NASDAQ: VZ) and Vodafone (LSE, NASDAQ: VOD). For more information, visit http://www.verizonwireless.com. To preview and request broadcast-quality video footage and high-resolution stills of Verizon Wireless operations, log on to the Verizon Wireless Multimedia Library at http://www.verizonwireless.com/multimedia.
SOURCE Verizon Wireless
Verizon Wireless
CONTACT: Eva Benavidez, Casa de Esperanza, +1-651-646-5553 x321, ebenavidez@casadeesperanza.org; Albert Aydin, Verizon Wireless, +1-908-559-7513, Albert.Aydin@verizonwireless.com
Web Site: http://www.verizonwireless.com
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Poster: SySAdmin
Posted on October 20, 2010 at 8:28:01 AM
Blurb® Opens Blurb Pop-Up/NYC, an Experiential Pop-Up Space in SoHo
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Blurb, the creative publishing and marketing platform, today announced it will open a pop-up store this month in New York's SoHo neighborhood. Blurb Pop-Up/NYC will be situated at 60 Mercer Street and will be open between October 21 and October 31, 2010, from 11:00 AM - 7:00 PM daily.
The creative space will feature daily events as well as showcase the different kinds of projects that are possible with Blurb, which enables anyone to create, publish, share and sell professional-quality books. From design to photography to fashion, blog, fundraising, family books and more, Blurb Pop-Up/NYC will inspire guests with a range of unique ideas and help them get started on their own book projects. The pop-up's 11-day schedule includes a series of workshops, speaker sessions and special events in partnership with some of New York City's leading creative minds.
"People get so inspired when they see Blurb books in person - most can't believe they can make a book of this quality, so quickly and easily, and for as little as the cost of a pizza, " said Eileen Gittins, Blurb's founder and CEO. "For a company that does business exclusively online, this is a huge deal for us; we get to meet our customers in a real space, not just virtually. There's something really lovely about that symmetry - physical books and real people. For an online company, who knew?"
Blurb product and customer service pros will be on site daily to answer questions and demo Blurb's suite of bookmaking and marketing tools. Blurb Pop-Up/NYC will also feature a fully stocked library of Blurb books for visitors to thumb through for inspiration.
All events at Blurb Pop-Up/NYC are free and open to the public. RSVPs are required for several events that have limited space. Visit http://www.blurb.com/events/nycpopup to view the schedule and to RSVP for select events.
About Blurb®
Blurb® is a creative publishing and marketing platform that unleashes the creative genius inside everyone. Blurb's platform makes it easy to design, publish, market and sell professional-quality books, using the Blurb Bookify(TM) online bookmaking tool, Blurb's free, award-winning Blurb BookSmart® app or by using Blurb's PDF to Book workflow. Blurb's bookstore and online marketing tools enable customers to market and sell their books, and keep 100% of their profit. Blurb's social and community features allow customers to create and share Blurb books among friends and colleagues with ease.
Blurb was founded by Eileen Gittins in 2005, and includes a team of design, Internet and media veterans who share a passion for helping people bring their stories to life. In 2009, Blurb shipped over 1.2 million books to more than 60 countries and generated over $45 million in revenue. In 2010, Blurb was ranked the fastest growing media company on the Inc. 500. Blurb is based in San Francisco with offices in London. For more info, visit http://www.blurb.com.
SOURCE Blurb
Blurb
CONTACT: Audrey Shedivy of Henry Grey PR, +1-310-770-0610, audrey@henrygreypr.com, for Blurb
Web Site: http://www.blurb.com
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Blurb, the creative publishing and marketing platform, today announced it will open a pop-up store this month in New York's SoHo neighborhood. Blurb Pop-Up/NYC will be situated at 60 Mercer Street and will be open between October 21 and October 31, 2010, from 11:00 AM - 7:00 PM daily.
The creative space will feature daily events as well as showcase the different kinds of projects that are possible with Blurb, which enables anyone to create, publish, share and sell professional-quality books. From design to photography to fashion, blog, fundraising, family books and more, Blurb Pop-Up/NYC will inspire guests with a range of unique ideas and help them get started on their own book projects. The pop-up's 11-day schedule includes a series of workshops, speaker sessions and special events in partnership with some of New York City's leading creative minds.
"People get so inspired when they see Blurb books in person - most can't believe they can make a book of this quality, so quickly and easily, and for as little as the cost of a pizza, " said Eileen Gittins, Blurb's founder and CEO. "For a company that does business exclusively online, this is a huge deal for us; we get to meet our customers in a real space, not just virtually. There's something really lovely about that symmetry - physical books and real people. For an online company, who knew?"
Blurb product and customer service pros will be on site daily to answer questions and demo Blurb's suite of bookmaking and marketing tools. Blurb Pop-Up/NYC will also feature a fully stocked library of Blurb books for visitors to thumb through for inspiration.
All events at Blurb Pop-Up/NYC are free and open to the public. RSVPs are required for several events that have limited space. Visit http://www.blurb.com/events/nycpopup to view the schedule and to RSVP for select events.
About Blurb®
Blurb® is a creative publishing and marketing platform that unleashes the creative genius inside everyone. Blurb's platform makes it easy to design, publish, market and sell professional-quality books, using the Blurb Bookify(TM) online bookmaking tool, Blurb's free, award-winning Blurb BookSmart® app or by using Blurb's PDF to Book workflow. Blurb's bookstore and online marketing tools enable customers to market and sell their books, and keep 100% of their profit. Blurb's social and community features allow customers to create and share Blurb books among friends and colleagues with ease.
Blurb was founded by Eileen Gittins in 2005, and includes a team of design, Internet and media veterans who share a passion for helping people bring their stories to life. In 2009, Blurb shipped over 1.2 million books to more than 60 countries and generated over $45 million in revenue. In 2010, Blurb was ranked the fastest growing media company on the Inc. 500. Blurb is based in San Francisco with offices in London. For more info, visit http://www.blurb.com.
SOURCE Blurb
Blurb
CONTACT: Audrey Shedivy of Henry Grey PR, +1-310-770-0610, audrey@henrygreypr.com, for Blurb
Web Site: http://www.blurb.com
VIZIO to Serve as New Presenting Sponsor of the Rose Bowl Game
Poster: SySAdmin
Posted on October 20, 2010 at 8:14:01 AM
VIZIO to Serve as New Presenting Sponsor of the Rose Bowl Game
Multi-Year Deal with ESPN and the Tournament of Roses Includes 2014 VIZIO BCS National Championship Game
IRVINE, Calif., PASADENA, Calif. and BRISTOL, Conn., Oct. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- VIZIO, the Tournament of Roses and ESPN announced today that a four-year agreement has been reached establishing VIZIO as the presenting sponsor of the Rose Bowl Game through 2014, as well as the title sponsor of the 2014 BCS National Championship Game. The Rose Bowl Game will be known as the "Rose Bowl Game presented by VIZIO" and the 2014 BCS National Championship game to be hosted by the Rose Bowl in Pasadena will be named the "2014 VIZIO BCS National Championship Game."
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The deal consists of the multi-media integration of VIZIO as part of ESPN's season-long college football coverage, including a new game mark that will be incorporated into all Rose Bowl Game and BCS-related materials. VIZIO also secures logo rights for product packaging, and on-site integration for all Rose Bowl related events. VIZIO's deal ensures the brand will be a part of the Rose Bowl Game's 100th Anniversary celebrating an unprecedented milestone in college bowl game history.
"Sports fans, particularly football fans, are a critically important audience for our brand as it continues to grow and expand," said Randy Waynick, VIZIO Chief Sales Officer. "Serving as presenting sponsor of the 'Granddaddy of all Bowl Games' provides a rare opportunity to reach a captive audience on New Year's Day. It also provides tremendous marketing potential leading up to the game during the critical holiday buying season."
VIZIO, America's HDTV and Consumer Electronics Company, and ESPN have worked together since 2006. The brand is currently the official HD sponsor of SportsCenter and ESPN College Football and will maintain these positions throughout the term of the deal. VIZIO believes the agreement with the Tournament of Roses and ESPN will provide an even greater platform to promote its ever-expanding line of consumer electronic products.
Initiative was the media agency responsible for brokering the Rose Bowl agreement on behalf of VIZIO and has helped the brand develop several high visibility partnerships including Super Bowl VLIV, the Vancouver Winter Olympics and the 2010 NHL Winter Classic. The Rose Bowl sponsorship represents the latest evolution in VIZIO's sponsorship strategy.
"Since 1989 the Tournament of Roses and the Rose Bowl Game have been proud partners with ESPN," Executive Director Scott McKibben said. "We are thrilled VIZIO has signed on to sponsor The Granddaddy of Them All for the next four years and look forward to a successful future in promoting postseason college football at its finest."
Added Ed Erhardt, President, ESPN Customer Marketing and Sales: "Taking an enhanced and major stake in college football will give VIZIO significant new opportunities to connect with the college football fan. Together with the Tournament of Roses, we look forward to working with VIZIO to maximize their new sponsorship throughout the season and especially with the Rose Bowl Game itself."
The Rose Bowl Game is the oldest bowl agreement in college football between two major conferences, the Big Ten and the Pac-10. The game has been home to 17 Heisman Trophy winners, produced 29 national champions, featured 190 consensus All-Americans and honored 98 college football legends by inducting them into the Rose Bowl Hall of Fame. Outside of the BCS National Championship Game, the Rose Bowl Game continues to annually be the top-rated televised bowl game. In 2014, VIZIO's partnership will share in another milestone for the Tournament of Roses as it hosts the 2014 VIZIO BCS National Championship Game and 100th Rose Bowl Game presented by VIZIO in a newly renovated, iconic, Rose Bowl Stadium.
The Rose Bowl Game presented by VIZIO is one of five BCS Bowl games, which take place annually in four locations: South Florida, Pasadena, Calif., the Phoenix area and New Orleans. All five games will be televised on ESPN as part of a new agreement. The schedule for the BCS Bowl games on ESPN follows.
ESPN /ESPN
Sat, Jan 1 5 p.m. ET Rose Bowl Game presented by VIZIO Radio
ESPN /ESPN
8:30 p.m. ET Tostitos Fiesta Bowl Radio
ESPN /ESPN
Mon, Jan 3 8:30 p.m. ET Discover Orange Bowl Radio
ESPN /ESPN
Tue, Jan 4 8:30 p.m. ET Allstate Sugar Bowl Radio
Tostitos BCS National Championship ESPN /ESPN
Mon, Jan 10 8:30 p.m. ET Game Radio
About VIZIO
VIZIO, Inc., "Entertainment Freedom For All," headquartered in Irvine, California, is America's HDTV and Consumer Electronics Company. In 2007, VIZIO skyrocketed to the top by becoming the #1 selling brand of flat panel HDTVs in North America and became the first American brand in over a decade to lead in U.S. TV sales. Since 2007 VIZIO HDTV shipments remain in the TOP ranks in the U.S. and was #1 for the total year in 2009. VIZIO is committed to bringing feature-rich consumer electronics to market at a value through practical innovation. VIZIO offers a broad range of award winning consumer electronics. VIZIO's products are found at Costco Wholesale, Sam's Club, Walmart, Target, BJ's Wholesale, and other retailers nationwide along with authorized online partners. VIZIO has won numerous awards including a #1 ranking in the Inc. 500 for Top Companies in Computers and Electronics, Fast Company's 6th Most Innovative CE Company of 2009, and made the lists of Ad Age's Hottest Brands, Good Housekeeping's Best Big-Screens, CNET's Editor's Choice, PC World's Best Buy and OC Metro's 10 Most Trustworthy Brands among many other prestigious honors. For more information, please call 888-VIZIOCE or visit on the web at http://www.VIZIO.com.
The V, VIZIO, TruLED, Extreme VIZIO Technology XVT, VIZIO Internet Apps, 480Hz SPS, 240Hz SPS, Thin Line, Smooth Motion, Razor LED, Smart Dimming, Entertainment Freedom For All names, phrase and symbols are trademarks or registered trademarks of VIZIO, Inc. All other trademarks may be the property of their respective holders.
About the Rose Bowl Game
The Pasadena Tournament of Roses is a volunteer organization that annually hosts the Rose Parade® presented by Honda, Rose Bowl Game® presented by VIZIO and various associated events. The 122nd Rose Parade presented by Honda, themed Building Dreams, Friendships & Memories, will take place Saturday, Jan. 1, 2011, at 8 a.m. (PST) featuring majestic floral floats, high-stepping equestrian units and spirited marching bands. Following the parade, the 97th Rose Bowl Game presented by VIZIO will kick off at 2:10 p.m. and feature an exciting match-up between two of the top collegiate football teams in the nation. For additional information on the Tournament of Roses please visit the official website at http://www.tournamentofroses.com.
About ESPN, Inc.
ESPN, Inc. is the world's leading multinational, multimedia sports entertainment company featuring a portfolio of over 50 multimedia sports assets. The company is comprised of six domestic television networks (ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNEWS, ESPNU, ESPN Classic & ESPN Deportes), ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU & ESPNEWS HD simulcast services, ESPN Regional Television, ESPN International (46 networks, syndication, radio, web sites), ESPN Radio, ESPN.com, ESPN The Magazine, ESPN Enterprises, ESPN PPV, ESPN Zones (sports-themed restaurants), and other growing new businesses including ESPN3.com (Broadband, formerly ESPN360.com), ESPN Mobile Properties, ESPN on Demand and ESPN Interactive. Based in Bristol, Conn., ESPN is 80 percent owned by ABC, Inc., which is an indirect subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company. The Hearst Corporation holds a 20 percent interest in ESPN.
SOURCE VIZIO, Inc.
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VIZIO, Inc.
CONTACT: VIZIO, Charley Fitzwilliam, +1-949-579-0405, cfitzwilliam@leaderenterprises.com; or Rose Bowl Game, Gina Chappin, +1-626-449-4100, gchappin@rosemail.org; or ESPN, Amy Phillips, +1-212-456-0226, amy.phillips@espn.com
Web Site: http://www.tournamentofroses.com/
Multi-Year Deal with ESPN and the Tournament of Roses Includes 2014 VIZIO BCS National Championship Game
IRVINE, Calif., PASADENA, Calif. and BRISTOL, Conn., Oct. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- VIZIO, the Tournament of Roses and ESPN announced today that a four-year agreement has been reached establishing VIZIO as the presenting sponsor of the Rose Bowl Game through 2014, as well as the title sponsor of the 2014 BCS National Championship Game. The Rose Bowl Game will be known as the "Rose Bowl Game presented by VIZIO" and the 2014 BCS National Championship game to be hosted by the Rose Bowl in Pasadena will be named the "2014 VIZIO BCS National Championship Game."
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The deal consists of the multi-media integration of VIZIO as part of ESPN's season-long college football coverage, including a new game mark that will be incorporated into all Rose Bowl Game and BCS-related materials. VIZIO also secures logo rights for product packaging, and on-site integration for all Rose Bowl related events. VIZIO's deal ensures the brand will be a part of the Rose Bowl Game's 100th Anniversary celebrating an unprecedented milestone in college bowl game history.
"Sports fans, particularly football fans, are a critically important audience for our brand as it continues to grow and expand," said Randy Waynick, VIZIO Chief Sales Officer. "Serving as presenting sponsor of the 'Granddaddy of all Bowl Games' provides a rare opportunity to reach a captive audience on New Year's Day. It also provides tremendous marketing potential leading up to the game during the critical holiday buying season."
VIZIO, America's HDTV and Consumer Electronics Company, and ESPN have worked together since 2006. The brand is currently the official HD sponsor of SportsCenter and ESPN College Football and will maintain these positions throughout the term of the deal. VIZIO believes the agreement with the Tournament of Roses and ESPN will provide an even greater platform to promote its ever-expanding line of consumer electronic products.
Initiative was the media agency responsible for brokering the Rose Bowl agreement on behalf of VIZIO and has helped the brand develop several high visibility partnerships including Super Bowl VLIV, the Vancouver Winter Olympics and the 2010 NHL Winter Classic. The Rose Bowl sponsorship represents the latest evolution in VIZIO's sponsorship strategy.
"Since 1989 the Tournament of Roses and the Rose Bowl Game have been proud partners with ESPN," Executive Director Scott McKibben said. "We are thrilled VIZIO has signed on to sponsor The Granddaddy of Them All for the next four years and look forward to a successful future in promoting postseason college football at its finest."
Added Ed Erhardt, President, ESPN Customer Marketing and Sales: "Taking an enhanced and major stake in college football will give VIZIO significant new opportunities to connect with the college football fan. Together with the Tournament of Roses, we look forward to working with VIZIO to maximize their new sponsorship throughout the season and especially with the Rose Bowl Game itself."
The Rose Bowl Game is the oldest bowl agreement in college football between two major conferences, the Big Ten and the Pac-10. The game has been home to 17 Heisman Trophy winners, produced 29 national champions, featured 190 consensus All-Americans and honored 98 college football legends by inducting them into the Rose Bowl Hall of Fame. Outside of the BCS National Championship Game, the Rose Bowl Game continues to annually be the top-rated televised bowl game. In 2014, VIZIO's partnership will share in another milestone for the Tournament of Roses as it hosts the 2014 VIZIO BCS National Championship Game and 100th Rose Bowl Game presented by VIZIO in a newly renovated, iconic, Rose Bowl Stadium.
The Rose Bowl Game presented by VIZIO is one of five BCS Bowl games, which take place annually in four locations: South Florida, Pasadena, Calif., the Phoenix area and New Orleans. All five games will be televised on ESPN as part of a new agreement. The schedule for the BCS Bowl games on ESPN follows.
ESPN /ESPN
Sat, Jan 1 5 p.m. ET Rose Bowl Game presented by VIZIO Radio
ESPN /ESPN
8:30 p.m. ET Tostitos Fiesta Bowl Radio
ESPN /ESPN
Mon, Jan 3 8:30 p.m. ET Discover Orange Bowl Radio
ESPN /ESPN
Tue, Jan 4 8:30 p.m. ET Allstate Sugar Bowl Radio
Tostitos BCS National Championship ESPN /ESPN
Mon, Jan 10 8:30 p.m. ET Game Radio
About VIZIO
VIZIO, Inc., "Entertainment Freedom For All," headquartered in Irvine, California, is America's HDTV and Consumer Electronics Company. In 2007, VIZIO skyrocketed to the top by becoming the #1 selling brand of flat panel HDTVs in North America and became the first American brand in over a decade to lead in U.S. TV sales. Since 2007 VIZIO HDTV shipments remain in the TOP ranks in the U.S. and was #1 for the total year in 2009. VIZIO is committed to bringing feature-rich consumer electronics to market at a value through practical innovation. VIZIO offers a broad range of award winning consumer electronics. VIZIO's products are found at Costco Wholesale, Sam's Club, Walmart, Target, BJ's Wholesale, and other retailers nationwide along with authorized online partners. VIZIO has won numerous awards including a #1 ranking in the Inc. 500 for Top Companies in Computers and Electronics, Fast Company's 6th Most Innovative CE Company of 2009, and made the lists of Ad Age's Hottest Brands, Good Housekeeping's Best Big-Screens, CNET's Editor's Choice, PC World's Best Buy and OC Metro's 10 Most Trustworthy Brands among many other prestigious honors. For more information, please call 888-VIZIOCE or visit on the web at http://www.VIZIO.com.
The V, VIZIO, TruLED, Extreme VIZIO Technology XVT, VIZIO Internet Apps, 480Hz SPS, 240Hz SPS, Thin Line, Smooth Motion, Razor LED, Smart Dimming, Entertainment Freedom For All names, phrase and symbols are trademarks or registered trademarks of VIZIO, Inc. All other trademarks may be the property of their respective holders.
About the Rose Bowl Game
The Pasadena Tournament of Roses is a volunteer organization that annually hosts the Rose Parade® presented by Honda, Rose Bowl Game® presented by VIZIO and various associated events. The 122nd Rose Parade presented by Honda, themed Building Dreams, Friendships & Memories, will take place Saturday, Jan. 1, 2011, at 8 a.m. (PST) featuring majestic floral floats, high-stepping equestrian units and spirited marching bands. Following the parade, the 97th Rose Bowl Game presented by VIZIO will kick off at 2:10 p.m. and feature an exciting match-up between two of the top collegiate football teams in the nation. For additional information on the Tournament of Roses please visit the official website at http://www.tournamentofroses.com.
About ESPN, Inc.
ESPN, Inc. is the world's leading multinational, multimedia sports entertainment company featuring a portfolio of over 50 multimedia sports assets. The company is comprised of six domestic television networks (ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNEWS, ESPNU, ESPN Classic & ESPN Deportes), ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU & ESPNEWS HD simulcast services, ESPN Regional Television, ESPN International (46 networks, syndication, radio, web sites), ESPN Radio, ESPN.com, ESPN The Magazine, ESPN Enterprises, ESPN PPV, ESPN Zones (sports-themed restaurants), and other growing new businesses including ESPN3.com (Broadband, formerly ESPN360.com), ESPN Mobile Properties, ESPN on Demand and ESPN Interactive. Based in Bristol, Conn., ESPN is 80 percent owned by ABC, Inc., which is an indirect subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company. The Hearst Corporation holds a 20 percent interest in ESPN.
SOURCE VIZIO, Inc.
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VIZIO, Inc.
CONTACT: VIZIO, Charley Fitzwilliam, +1-949-579-0405, cfitzwilliam@leaderenterprises.com; or Rose Bowl Game, Gina Chappin, +1-626-449-4100, gchappin@rosemail.org; or ESPN, Amy Phillips, +1-212-456-0226, amy.phillips@espn.com
Web Site: http://www.tournamentofroses.com/
DVDFab Launches the Campaign of Eclipse DVD/Blu-ray Giveaway
Poster: SySAdmin
Posted on October 20, 2010 at 8:14:01 AM
DVDFab Launches the Campaign of Eclipse DVD/Blu-ray Giveaway
Would you like to enjoy the latest movies with your friends or family on Christmas Eve? Share DVDFab, win latest movie and share your joy.
BEIJING, Oct. 20 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- DVDFab, the world's leading digital multi-media software brand famous for DVD/Blu-ray Copy and DVD/Blu-ray Ripper, has just launched the new campaign of 'Eclipse' DVD/Blu-ray Giveaway. http://www.dvdfab.com/active_nov.htm. This campaign will reward the winners with the DVD or Blu-ray of the latest movies including: Twilight Saga: Eclipse (which shall be released on December 4, 2010), Toy Story 3 (which shall be released on November 2, 2010), Iron Man 2 and so on.
"We launch this 'Eclipse' DVD/Blu-ray Giveaway campaign to offer more people with opportunities to enjoy the latest movie and enjoy a happy life," said by Frank Chang, Marketing director of DVDFab, "Winners of this campaign will get the DVD or Blu-ray of the latest movies, more people would be able to enjoy the latest movies before Christmas Eve."
This campaign is mainly for three user groups:
Facebook: For the Facebook users, if you are already a DVDFab page fan, you can share DVDFab with your friends and invite them to join our page. If you are not fans of DVDFab page, you should become our fans first then invite your friends to join our page. Once you have managed to invite more than 10 friends to be fans of DVDFab page in the campaign, you will get the DVD for one of the latest movies for free including: Twilight Saga: Eclipse, Toy Story 3, Iron Man 2 and so on. If you have managed to invite more than 15 friends, you may choose to get the DVD or Blu-ray of the above said movies for free.
YouTube: For YouTube users, you can make videos on anything related to this event or DVDFab and upload the videos to YouTube. If you are the top three whose video gets most views, you will be the winner. You will win the DVD or Blu-ray for one of the latest movies as an award including Twilight Saga: Eclipse, Toy Story 3, Iron Man 2 and so on.
Twitter: For Twitter users, you can send tweets about DVDFab and this very event with the hash tag of "#DVDFab Eclipse" included. If you have the most retweets in this campaign, you will win the DVD or Blu-ray for one of the latest movies including Twilight Saga: Eclipse, Toy Story 3, Iron Man 2 and so on.
Note: The campaign will end on November 30, 2010. You should leave your contact information to us if you meet the above said qualifications.
If you meet the conditions to win the movie, we will contact you at first and deliver the gifts to you before Christmas Eve as a promise. What are you waiting for? Just join the campaign and share your joy with your friends and family.
For more information, please pay close attention to our official website: http://www.dvdfab.com and DVDFab on Facebookhttp://www.facebook.com/dvdfab.
About Fengtao Software Inc.:
Fengtao Software is a powerful and professional multimedia provider which takes care of all your needs on DVD/Blu-ray copy/ripping/decryption, video conversion and file transfer with its DVDFab products such as DVD Copy, Blu-ray Copy, DVD Ripper, Blu-ray Ripper, Video Converter, File Transfer, Passkey, HD Decrypter and Virtual Drive, etc.
SOURCE Fengtao Software, Inc.
Fengtao Software, Inc.
CONTACT: Frank Chang, Fengtao Software Inc. at marketing@dvdfab.com or +86-10-6496-3112
Web Site: http://www.facebook.com/dvdfab
Would you like to enjoy the latest movies with your friends or family on Christmas Eve? Share DVDFab, win latest movie and share your joy.
BEIJING, Oct. 20 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- DVDFab, the world's leading digital multi-media software brand famous for DVD/Blu-ray Copy and DVD/Blu-ray Ripper, has just launched the new campaign of 'Eclipse' DVD/Blu-ray Giveaway. http://www.dvdfab.com/active_nov.htm. This campaign will reward the winners with the DVD or Blu-ray of the latest movies including: Twilight Saga: Eclipse (which shall be released on December 4, 2010), Toy Story 3 (which shall be released on November 2, 2010), Iron Man 2 and so on.
"We launch this 'Eclipse' DVD/Blu-ray Giveaway campaign to offer more people with opportunities to enjoy the latest movie and enjoy a happy life," said by Frank Chang, Marketing director of DVDFab, "Winners of this campaign will get the DVD or Blu-ray of the latest movies, more people would be able to enjoy the latest movies before Christmas Eve."
This campaign is mainly for three user groups:
Facebook: For the Facebook users, if you are already a DVDFab page fan, you can share DVDFab with your friends and invite them to join our page. If you are not fans of DVDFab page, you should become our fans first then invite your friends to join our page. Once you have managed to invite more than 10 friends to be fans of DVDFab page in the campaign, you will get the DVD for one of the latest movies for free including: Twilight Saga: Eclipse, Toy Story 3, Iron Man 2 and so on. If you have managed to invite more than 15 friends, you may choose to get the DVD or Blu-ray of the above said movies for free.
YouTube: For YouTube users, you can make videos on anything related to this event or DVDFab and upload the videos to YouTube. If you are the top three whose video gets most views, you will be the winner. You will win the DVD or Blu-ray for one of the latest movies as an award including Twilight Saga: Eclipse, Toy Story 3, Iron Man 2 and so on.
Twitter: For Twitter users, you can send tweets about DVDFab and this very event with the hash tag of "#DVDFab Eclipse" included. If you have the most retweets in this campaign, you will win the DVD or Blu-ray for one of the latest movies including Twilight Saga: Eclipse, Toy Story 3, Iron Man 2 and so on.
Note: The campaign will end on November 30, 2010. You should leave your contact information to us if you meet the above said qualifications.
If you meet the conditions to win the movie, we will contact you at first and deliver the gifts to you before Christmas Eve as a promise. What are you waiting for? Just join the campaign and share your joy with your friends and family.
For more information, please pay close attention to our official website: http://www.dvdfab.com and DVDFab on Facebookhttp://www.facebook.com/dvdfab.
About Fengtao Software Inc.:
Fengtao Software is a powerful and professional multimedia provider which takes care of all your needs on DVD/Blu-ray copy/ripping/decryption, video conversion and file transfer with its DVDFab products such as DVD Copy, Blu-ray Copy, DVD Ripper, Blu-ray Ripper, Video Converter, File Transfer, Passkey, HD Decrypter and Virtual Drive, etc.
SOURCE Fengtao Software, Inc.
Fengtao Software, Inc.
CONTACT: Frank Chang, Fengtao Software Inc. at marketing@dvdfab.com or +86-10-6496-3112
Web Site: http://www.facebook.com/dvdfab
eXo Fast Tracks Development on eXo Platform 3.0
Poster: SySAdmin
Posted on October 20, 2010 at 8:07:01 AM
eXo Fast Tracks Development on eXo Platform 3.0
New Quick Start Program enables developers to get started building intranets and portal-based Java applications at low entry-point
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- eXo today announced the eXo Quick Start Program for project teams and developers to get a jumpstart on building next-generation Java web applications on eXo Platform 3.0. Released last month, eXo Platform 3.0 is the first user experience platform for Java, enabling social intranets, integrated web content management and application development in a single environment. eXo Quick Start arms developers with training and support to build proof-of-concepts for collaborative and social Java applications.
The program was created in response to customer demand for a fast and hassle-free path to onboard project teams onto eXo Platform 3.0 -- without needing the time to secure or commit to a purchase order.
"The enthusiastic response to eXo Platform 3.0 indicates that many developers have been waiting for an integrated Java development environment that lets them deliver the types of capabilities their users are asking for today -- content management, collaboration and social -- but in a familiar, productive framework," said Benjamin Mestrallet, founder and CEO of eXo. "Quick Start makes it easier to get started with eXo Platform -- and this initial investment can go right back into production down the road."
Program Details
-- Web-based trainings are led by eXo technical leaders and cover
architecture, design, development and optimization of eXo Platform 3.0.
-- Three-month Developer Subscriptions guide project teams through the
application development phase.
-- Pricing for Quick Start is $3,900, and can be applied in entirety to the
purchase of a Production Subscription within 12 months.
eXo Platform 3.0 Details
-- eXo Platform 3.0 is an enterprise portal, and more: It can be used for a
social intranet, an integrated web content management system complete
with workflow or a modern gadget-based application development platform
with a REST architecture and native APIs.
-- eXo Platform 3.0 runs on standard Java middleware, but leverages REST
services, Groovy, JavaScript, mashups and gadget-based development to
build user-centric Java applications.
-- eXo Platform 3.0 is available in 30-day trial subscriptions that include
three support tickets.
Online Resources
-- Overview of Quick Start Program
-- Learn more about eXo Platform 3.0
-- Get the 30-day free trial subscription
-- Download the eXo white paper on "Java Middleware for Cloud Services"
Keywords/Tags
eXo Platform, Java, user experience platform, UXP, portal, social software, open source, application development
About eXo
eXo (http://exoplatform.com) offers the first and only user experience platform for Java. The eXo Platform makes Java websites and applications faster to build and easier to deploy, and offers modern features such as content, collaboration, social and knowledge on a services-based architecture. The company has established technology leadership and proven value by their large European installed base and strategic partnerships with Red Hat and Bull. eXo maintains U.S. headquarters in San Francisco, Calif. with global headquarters in France and offices in Tunisia, Ukraine and Vietnam. For news and updates from eXo, follow @exoplatform.
SOURCE eXo
eXo
CONTACT: Chantal Yang of Page One PR, +1-415-875-7494, chantal@pageonepr.com, for eXo
Web Site: http://exoplatform.com
New Quick Start Program enables developers to get started building intranets and portal-based Java applications at low entry-point
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- eXo today announced the eXo Quick Start Program for project teams and developers to get a jumpstart on building next-generation Java web applications on eXo Platform 3.0. Released last month, eXo Platform 3.0 is the first user experience platform for Java, enabling social intranets, integrated web content management and application development in a single environment. eXo Quick Start arms developers with training and support to build proof-of-concepts for collaborative and social Java applications.
The program was created in response to customer demand for a fast and hassle-free path to onboard project teams onto eXo Platform 3.0 -- without needing the time to secure or commit to a purchase order.
"The enthusiastic response to eXo Platform 3.0 indicates that many developers have been waiting for an integrated Java development environment that lets them deliver the types of capabilities their users are asking for today -- content management, collaboration and social -- but in a familiar, productive framework," said Benjamin Mestrallet, founder and CEO of eXo. "Quick Start makes it easier to get started with eXo Platform -- and this initial investment can go right back into production down the road."
Program Details
-- Web-based trainings are led by eXo technical leaders and cover
architecture, design, development and optimization of eXo Platform 3.0.
-- Three-month Developer Subscriptions guide project teams through the
application development phase.
-- Pricing for Quick Start is $3,900, and can be applied in entirety to the
purchase of a Production Subscription within 12 months.
eXo Platform 3.0 Details
-- eXo Platform 3.0 is an enterprise portal, and more: It can be used for a
social intranet, an integrated web content management system complete
with workflow or a modern gadget-based application development platform
with a REST architecture and native APIs.
-- eXo Platform 3.0 runs on standard Java middleware, but leverages REST
services, Groovy, JavaScript, mashups and gadget-based development to
build user-centric Java applications.
-- eXo Platform 3.0 is available in 30-day trial subscriptions that include
three support tickets.
Online Resources
-- Overview of Quick Start Program
-- Learn more about eXo Platform 3.0
-- Get the 30-day free trial subscription
-- Download the eXo white paper on "Java Middleware for Cloud Services"
Keywords/Tags
eXo Platform, Java, user experience platform, UXP, portal, social software, open source, application development
About eXo
eXo (http://exoplatform.com) offers the first and only user experience platform for Java. The eXo Platform makes Java websites and applications faster to build and easier to deploy, and offers modern features such as content, collaboration, social and knowledge on a services-based architecture. The company has established technology leadership and proven value by their large European installed base and strategic partnerships with Red Hat and Bull. eXo maintains U.S. headquarters in San Francisco, Calif. with global headquarters in France and offices in Tunisia, Ukraine and Vietnam. For news and updates from eXo, follow @exoplatform.
SOURCE eXo
eXo
CONTACT: Chantal Yang of Page One PR, +1-415-875-7494, chantal@pageonepr.com, for eXo
Web Site: http://exoplatform.com
Widgetbox Mobile Enables the Next Generation of Mobile Apps
Poster: SySAdmin
Posted on October 20, 2010 at 8:07:01 AM
Widgetbox Mobile Enables the Next Generation of Mobile Apps
Create and Distribute Mobile Apps in Minutes with New Service
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Widgetbox(TM), the leader in audience engagement through web and mobile technologies, today announced the launch of Widgetbox Mobile, a mobile app service that allows businesses of all sizes to easily make and distribute a feature-rich mobile app in minutes without writing any code.
"One of the key features of our mobile web apps is that they are built with HTML5, providing an attractive alternate to traditional mobile app development while still providing users with the rich look and feel of native applications and allowing for distribution options beyond the app stores," said Giles Goodwin, co-founder and chief technology officer, Widgetbox.
"Given my recent experience at AdMob, I am very optimistic about the potential for deep customer engagement on mobile devices. I joined the Widgetbox Board of Directors because I believe Widgetbox is a leader in developing mobile customer experiences that are deeply engaging and effective, as well as being easy to develop for businesses of all types, which is a powerful value proposition in today's mobile market," said Ali Diab, former vice president of product management at AdMob.
Widgetbox Mobile is powered by the Widgetbox Engagement Platform(TM), the innovative technology platform that has successfully delivered over 20 billion impressions to over a 100 million monthly viewers. The Widgetbox Engagement Platform(TM) also powers Widgetbox's other product offerings including ClickTurn real-time rich media ads and web widgets.
"Widgetbox's Engagement Platform helps us both win new business and reduce the cost, time, and complexity associated with deploying highly-engaging applications," said Ekapat Chareonlarp, director of program development at IDG Communications.
Widgetbox Mobile: Build and Deploy Mobile Web Apps for iPhone and Android in Minutes
Widgetbox Mobile delivers the following to customers:
-- Mobile App Builder: make a mobile web app in minutes without writing any
code; create a custom app for a fraction of the cost and time of
traditional native apps.
-- Cross-Platform Functionality: create a mobile web app that works on both
iPhone and Android devices.
-- Widespread Distribution: distribute the app through multiple channels
including social media, email, text (SMS), quick response (QR) codes,
and your own website. No need for complex and lengthy app store
approvals--just quick and easy distribution on the customer's own terms.
-- Ripple Live Updates (TM): edit an app anytime, any place and push live
updates through the cloud-based online service.
-- Advanced, Detailed Analytics: detailed insight into how the app is
performing to allow customers to continually optimize performance.
Availability and Pricing
Widgetbox Mobile with standard pricing is available immediately at http://www.widgetbox.com. Custom solutions are available upon request.
About Widgetbox
Widgetbox is revolutionizing how companies deliver the latest web innovations to their customers. Widgetbox products are powered by the Widgetbox Engagement Platform, a cloud-based, highly scalable application development and deployment system.
Widgetbox products include:
Widgetbox Mobile: build and distribute mobile web applications for iPhone and Android.
ClickTurn Real-time Rich Media Ads: develop and run the world's most compelling ads.
Widgetbox Widgets: drive increased site engagement and utility with interactive content.
Based in San Francisco, the company is backed by the world's leading venture capital firms: Sequoia Capital, Hummer Winblad Venture Partners, NCD Investors, and Harrison Metal.
Widgetbox Engagement Platform and Ripple Live Updates are trademarks of Widgetbox. Other company and product names may be trademarks of their respective owners.
SOURCE Widgetbox
Widgetbox
CONTACT: Kelly Haxton of Widgetbox, +1-650-391-8275, Kelly.Haxton@widgetbox.com
Web Site: http://www.widgetbox.com/
Create and Distribute Mobile Apps in Minutes with New Service
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Widgetbox(TM), the leader in audience engagement through web and mobile technologies, today announced the launch of Widgetbox Mobile, a mobile app service that allows businesses of all sizes to easily make and distribute a feature-rich mobile app in minutes without writing any code.
"One of the key features of our mobile web apps is that they are built with HTML5, providing an attractive alternate to traditional mobile app development while still providing users with the rich look and feel of native applications and allowing for distribution options beyond the app stores," said Giles Goodwin, co-founder and chief technology officer, Widgetbox.
"Given my recent experience at AdMob, I am very optimistic about the potential for deep customer engagement on mobile devices. I joined the Widgetbox Board of Directors because I believe Widgetbox is a leader in developing mobile customer experiences that are deeply engaging and effective, as well as being easy to develop for businesses of all types, which is a powerful value proposition in today's mobile market," said Ali Diab, former vice president of product management at AdMob.
Widgetbox Mobile is powered by the Widgetbox Engagement Platform(TM), the innovative technology platform that has successfully delivered over 20 billion impressions to over a 100 million monthly viewers. The Widgetbox Engagement Platform(TM) also powers Widgetbox's other product offerings including ClickTurn real-time rich media ads and web widgets.
"Widgetbox's Engagement Platform helps us both win new business and reduce the cost, time, and complexity associated with deploying highly-engaging applications," said Ekapat Chareonlarp, director of program development at IDG Communications.
Widgetbox Mobile: Build and Deploy Mobile Web Apps for iPhone and Android in Minutes
Widgetbox Mobile delivers the following to customers:
-- Mobile App Builder: make a mobile web app in minutes without writing any
code; create a custom app for a fraction of the cost and time of
traditional native apps.
-- Cross-Platform Functionality: create a mobile web app that works on both
iPhone and Android devices.
-- Widespread Distribution: distribute the app through multiple channels
including social media, email, text (SMS), quick response (QR) codes,
and your own website. No need for complex and lengthy app store
approvals--just quick and easy distribution on the customer's own terms.
-- Ripple Live Updates (TM): edit an app anytime, any place and push live
updates through the cloud-based online service.
-- Advanced, Detailed Analytics: detailed insight into how the app is
performing to allow customers to continually optimize performance.
Availability and Pricing
Widgetbox Mobile with standard pricing is available immediately at http://www.widgetbox.com. Custom solutions are available upon request.
About Widgetbox
Widgetbox is revolutionizing how companies deliver the latest web innovations to their customers. Widgetbox products are powered by the Widgetbox Engagement Platform, a cloud-based, highly scalable application development and deployment system.
Widgetbox products include:
Widgetbox Mobile: build and distribute mobile web applications for iPhone and Android.
ClickTurn Real-time Rich Media Ads: develop and run the world's most compelling ads.
Widgetbox Widgets: drive increased site engagement and utility with interactive content.
Based in San Francisco, the company is backed by the world's leading venture capital firms: Sequoia Capital, Hummer Winblad Venture Partners, NCD Investors, and Harrison Metal.
Widgetbox Engagement Platform and Ripple Live Updates are trademarks of Widgetbox. Other company and product names may be trademarks of their respective owners.
SOURCE Widgetbox
Widgetbox
CONTACT: Kelly Haxton of Widgetbox, +1-650-391-8275, Kelly.Haxton@widgetbox.com
Web Site: http://www.widgetbox.com/
GigaSpaces Integrates With Citrix OpenCloud Platform to Ease Creation of Elastic Data Center Environments
Poster: SySAdmin
Posted on October 20, 2010 at 8:07:01 AM
GigaSpaces Integrates With Citrix OpenCloud Platform to Ease Creation of Elastic Data Center Environments
GigaSpaces XAP, Citrix NetScaler and Citrix XenServer Fulfill Immediate and Long-term Application Development, Deployment and Scalability Needs
NEW YORK and BETHESDA, Maryland, October 20, 2010/PRNewswire/ -- GigaSpaces, a leading provider of a new generation of application
platforms for Java and .Net environments, has partnered with Citrix to
provide an open and elastic cloud-enabled platform. Integrating GigaSpaces
eXtreme Application Platform (XAP) with Citrix OpenCloud virtualization and
networking infrastructure provides enterprise IT a fully integrated,
optimized and elastic application platform. The joint solution provides an
"evolutionary" path to "revolutionary" IT solutions without incurring the
costs of re-writing and re-architecting existing systems. Integration between
GigaSpaces XAP for web, application, and data virtualization, Citrix(R)
NetScaler(R) for network virtualization and Citrix(R) XenServer(R) for
compute virtualization creates an elastic and open application framework.
This ensures that organizations can upgrade their data centers and create
hybrid cloud-data center combinations with minimal application changes while
enjoying high performance and proven dynamic scalability.
"Citrix NetScaler and XenServer form the foundation for some of the
largest, most dynamic datacenters in the world," said Sunil Potti,
vice-president of product management and marketing, Citrix Networking and
Cloud Group. "GigaSpaces XAP integration lets Spring, J2EE and .NET
applications hosted in these datacenters elastically scale up and down as
capacity needs change."
"Our joint customers will benefit from the combined years of experience
that Citrix and GigaSpaces offer in providing the best hardware and software
platforms for flexible application deployment," said GigaSpaces CEO Zeev
Bikowsky. "With the combination of Citrix and GigaSpaces technologies,
companies can bring IT operations to the future without severing their ties
to the past."
With the combined Citrix and GigaSpaces technology in place,
organizations will be able to extend the data center and the applications
that run in these environments beyond currently known limits (and, when
needed, physical boundaries). It allows enterprises to leverage historical
investments in hardware and applications while easing long-term application
development and deployment.
This provides a truly open, non-vendor locking solution, providing the
broadest support for existing standards and technologies. It enables dynamic
scalability without diminishing returns and allows applications to operate
among public and private clouds and the data center with minimal code change.
The joint solution provides a complete virtualization solution for the
network, operating system, data and applications.
The integration is immediately available and has been verified as Citrix
Ready(R). The Citrix Ready program helps customers identify third-party
solutions that are recommended to enhance virtualization, networking, and
cloud computing solutions from Citrix. Enterprises already using NetScaler,
XenServer or XAP will be able to integrate the additional components quickly
and easily. New customers will find that they will be able to more quickly
develop, deploy and operate existing and new applications and hardware when
they add the new solution to their existing infrastructure.
About GigaSpaces
GigaSpaces Technologies is a leading provider of a new generation of
application platforms for Java and .Net environments that offers an
alternative to traditional application servers. Its flagship product, XAP, is
an enterprise-grade application server for deploying and dynamically scaling
distributed applications under any requirement.
GigaSpaces customers depending on our reliability and sub-millisecond
latency include Global Fortune 100 companies, including six of the world's
top 10 investment banks and financial services companies, leading
telecommunications carriers, eCommerce companies, and five of the world's top
online gaming companies.
For more information, please visit http://www.gigaspaces.com, our blog at
http://blog.gigaspaces.com or contact:
K2 Strategic Innovations
Amy Kenigsberg
amy@k2-si.com
+972-9-794-1681 (GMT +2)
U.S. +1-913-440-4072 (ET +7)
Source: GigaSpaces Technologies Ltd
K2 Strategic Innovations, Amy Kenigsberg, amy@k2-si.com, +972-9-794-1681 (GMT +2), U.S. +1-913-440-4072 (ET +7)
GigaSpaces XAP, Citrix NetScaler and Citrix XenServer Fulfill Immediate and Long-term Application Development, Deployment and Scalability Needs
NEW YORK and BETHESDA, Maryland, October 20, 2010/PRNewswire/ -- GigaSpaces, a leading provider of a new generation of application
platforms for Java and .Net environments, has partnered with Citrix to
provide an open and elastic cloud-enabled platform. Integrating GigaSpaces
eXtreme Application Platform (XAP) with Citrix OpenCloud virtualization and
networking infrastructure provides enterprise IT a fully integrated,
optimized and elastic application platform. The joint solution provides an
"evolutionary" path to "revolutionary" IT solutions without incurring the
costs of re-writing and re-architecting existing systems. Integration between
GigaSpaces XAP for web, application, and data virtualization, Citrix(R)
NetScaler(R) for network virtualization and Citrix(R) XenServer(R) for
compute virtualization creates an elastic and open application framework.
This ensures that organizations can upgrade their data centers and create
hybrid cloud-data center combinations with minimal application changes while
enjoying high performance and proven dynamic scalability.
"Citrix NetScaler and XenServer form the foundation for some of the
largest, most dynamic datacenters in the world," said Sunil Potti,
vice-president of product management and marketing, Citrix Networking and
Cloud Group. "GigaSpaces XAP integration lets Spring, J2EE and .NET
applications hosted in these datacenters elastically scale up and down as
capacity needs change."
"Our joint customers will benefit from the combined years of experience
that Citrix and GigaSpaces offer in providing the best hardware and software
platforms for flexible application deployment," said GigaSpaces CEO Zeev
Bikowsky. "With the combination of Citrix and GigaSpaces technologies,
companies can bring IT operations to the future without severing their ties
to the past."
With the combined Citrix and GigaSpaces technology in place,
organizations will be able to extend the data center and the applications
that run in these environments beyond currently known limits (and, when
needed, physical boundaries). It allows enterprises to leverage historical
investments in hardware and applications while easing long-term application
development and deployment.
This provides a truly open, non-vendor locking solution, providing the
broadest support for existing standards and technologies. It enables dynamic
scalability without diminishing returns and allows applications to operate
among public and private clouds and the data center with minimal code change.
The joint solution provides a complete virtualization solution for the
network, operating system, data and applications.
The integration is immediately available and has been verified as Citrix
Ready(R). The Citrix Ready program helps customers identify third-party
solutions that are recommended to enhance virtualization, networking, and
cloud computing solutions from Citrix. Enterprises already using NetScaler,
XenServer or XAP will be able to integrate the additional components quickly
and easily. New customers will find that they will be able to more quickly
develop, deploy and operate existing and new applications and hardware when
they add the new solution to their existing infrastructure.
About GigaSpaces
GigaSpaces Technologies is a leading provider of a new generation of
application platforms for Java and .Net environments that offers an
alternative to traditional application servers. Its flagship product, XAP, is
an enterprise-grade application server for deploying and dynamically scaling
distributed applications under any requirement.
GigaSpaces customers depending on our reliability and sub-millisecond
latency include Global Fortune 100 companies, including six of the world's
top 10 investment banks and financial services companies, leading
telecommunications carriers, eCommerce companies, and five of the world's top
online gaming companies.
For more information, please visit http://www.gigaspaces.com, our blog at
http://blog.gigaspaces.com or contact:
K2 Strategic Innovations
Amy Kenigsberg
amy@k2-si.com
+972-9-794-1681 (GMT +2)
U.S. +1-913-440-4072 (ET +7)
Source: GigaSpaces Technologies Ltd
K2 Strategic Innovations, Amy Kenigsberg, amy@k2-si.com, +972-9-794-1681 (GMT +2), U.S. +1-913-440-4072 (ET +7)
Tipard Halloween Carnival 2010 Will Bring You an Unforgettable High-tech Halloween
Poster: SySAdmin
Posted on October 20, 2010 at 7:49:01 AM
Tipard Halloween Carnival 2010 Will Bring You an Unforgettable High-tech Halloween
BEIJING, Oct. 20 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- Halloween is coming, are you busy with picking costumes and decorating your houses, rooms, cars, office space and almost anywhere that you ever spend any time? Well, you may have forgotten decorating something that also is important and essential for you.
As we all live in a high-tech world now, nobody can live without their convenient and multifunctional mobile devices today, why not decorate them as well? To make personalized cool backgrounds or edit a cool Halloween ringtone will undoubtedly make your Halloween holiday in 2010 be more colorful and amazing!
In order to help you change to be the most amazing and charming Halloween-goers, Tipard Studio will hold "Tipard Halloween Carnival 2010", which will give you a 30% off coupon code for free to buy the 20 hot applications, such as Video Converter, Blu-ray Converter, HD Converter for Mac and other fantastic video apps, as well as iPad Software Pack, DVD Ripper Pack and other Apple products/DVD Suites, which are highly recommendable and suitable to your various mobile devices. In addition, once purchasing with the 30% off coupon, every day, the 1st, 11th and 111th purchaser will get a 50% off coupon code, which is also valid for the 20 hot applications. This Halloween, the shopping carnival lasts from Tuesday, October 26th to Tuesday, November 2nd. For more information and to buy your coveted software, please visit Tipard's official website: http://www.tipard.com.
Among the 11 hot video apps, Tipard Video Downloader is a wonderful streaming video recorder with a very sensitive sniffer, which can automatically detect and download any streaming video or TV show from your viewing video site. Plus, its powerful converting function enables you to easily convert any kind of downloaded video file to various mainstream video or audio formats as you like. In addition, this magic video downloader has a special ability to read streaming video files from an IE Cache automatically, and export any desired one(s) to your PC. Once owning it, you can get any video or footage from diverse popular video sites for free. Various cool Halloween video sources are waiting for you to choose, just get a free trial version from the following webpage: http://www.tipard.com/video-downloader/.
Another hot video application is Tipard HD Video Converter, a versatile video ripper specially designed for HD fans. With this HD video converter, you will feel free to convert between HD video and general video, even among HD videos, such as HD TS, HD MTS, HD WMV, HD MPG, HD MPEG4, H.264/AVC, HD AVI, and HD ASF, etc. What's more, using Tipard HD Video Converter, you can capture your favorite pictures while previewing any HD video and choose to save it as JPEG, GIF or BMP format. To get the most marvelous and high-definition Halloween backgrounds for your iPhone, iPod touch 4 and iPad, etc, just get a free trial version from this webpage: http://www.tipard.com/hd-video-converter.html.
As one of the 9 hot Apple products/DVD Suites, Tipard iPhone 4G Software Pack for Mac is highly recommendable to all Mac users. This all-round Mac iPhone 4G software pack consists of four iPhone 4 apps, all of which can help you smoothly and conveniently manage and enjoy your iPhone 4 without any troubling problems. Among the four iPhone 4 applications, both DVD to iPhone 4G Converter for Mac and Mac iPhone 4G Video Converter enable you to rip and convert any DVD or video file to various video/audio formats, which are highly compatible with your iPhone 4; with fast processing speed, Mac iPhone 4G Transfer Pro can transfer various video, audio and image files between your iPhone 4 and Mac without iTunes; and iPhone 4G Ringtone Maker for Mac can easily extract any audio file from your favorite movie or TV show, even trim any audio clip by setting its start and end time, then any wonderful audio file or song will be your unique iPhone 4 ringtone. Why not get a free trial version from this webpage: http://www.tipard.com/iphone-4g-software-pack-for-mac/ and make a unique Halloween ringtone? Hurry up!
In a word, all the 20 hot windows/Mac applications recommended for you are wonderful and user-friendly; each one can bring you an unforgettable high-tech Halloween and make you the most amazing Halloween-goers. Don't forget! This Halloween shopping festival lasts from Tuesday, October 26th to Tuesday, November 2nd. For more information and to buy your coveted software, please pay sustained attention to Tipard official website: http://www.tipard.com.
System Requirements
OS Supported: Windows NT4/2000/2003/XP and Windows Vista, Windows 7
CPU: 800MHz Intel or AMD CPU, or above
RAM: 512MB RAM or more
About Tipard Studio
As a leading player in the multimedia software field, Tipard Studio always takes bringing multimedia users best software as its responsibility, and keeps being innovative and competitive. With advanced technologies and a first-class R&D team, it has constantly developed many excellent multimedia desktop applications, which are very popular among Windows and Mac users. For more details about Tipard Studio, please visit: http://www.tipard.com.
SOURCE Harbour Software
Harbour Software
CONTACT: Eric Smith of Tipard, +86-132-6028-6758, pr@tipard.com, or http://www.tipard.com
Web Site: http://www.tipard.com/iphone-4g-ringtone-maker-for-mac
BEIJING, Oct. 20 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- Halloween is coming, are you busy with picking costumes and decorating your houses, rooms, cars, office space and almost anywhere that you ever spend any time? Well, you may have forgotten decorating something that also is important and essential for you.
As we all live in a high-tech world now, nobody can live without their convenient and multifunctional mobile devices today, why not decorate them as well? To make personalized cool backgrounds or edit a cool Halloween ringtone will undoubtedly make your Halloween holiday in 2010 be more colorful and amazing!
In order to help you change to be the most amazing and charming Halloween-goers, Tipard Studio will hold "Tipard Halloween Carnival 2010", which will give you a 30% off coupon code for free to buy the 20 hot applications, such as Video Converter, Blu-ray Converter, HD Converter for Mac and other fantastic video apps, as well as iPad Software Pack, DVD Ripper Pack and other Apple products/DVD Suites, which are highly recommendable and suitable to your various mobile devices. In addition, once purchasing with the 30% off coupon, every day, the 1st, 11th and 111th purchaser will get a 50% off coupon code, which is also valid for the 20 hot applications. This Halloween, the shopping carnival lasts from Tuesday, October 26th to Tuesday, November 2nd. For more information and to buy your coveted software, please visit Tipard's official website: http://www.tipard.com.
Among the 11 hot video apps, Tipard Video Downloader is a wonderful streaming video recorder with a very sensitive sniffer, which can automatically detect and download any streaming video or TV show from your viewing video site. Plus, its powerful converting function enables you to easily convert any kind of downloaded video file to various mainstream video or audio formats as you like. In addition, this magic video downloader has a special ability to read streaming video files from an IE Cache automatically, and export any desired one(s) to your PC. Once owning it, you can get any video or footage from diverse popular video sites for free. Various cool Halloween video sources are waiting for you to choose, just get a free trial version from the following webpage: http://www.tipard.com/video-downloader/.
Another hot video application is Tipard HD Video Converter, a versatile video ripper specially designed for HD fans. With this HD video converter, you will feel free to convert between HD video and general video, even among HD videos, such as HD TS, HD MTS, HD WMV, HD MPG, HD MPEG4, H.264/AVC, HD AVI, and HD ASF, etc. What's more, using Tipard HD Video Converter, you can capture your favorite pictures while previewing any HD video and choose to save it as JPEG, GIF or BMP format. To get the most marvelous and high-definition Halloween backgrounds for your iPhone, iPod touch 4 and iPad, etc, just get a free trial version from this webpage: http://www.tipard.com/hd-video-converter.html.
As one of the 9 hot Apple products/DVD Suites, Tipard iPhone 4G Software Pack for Mac is highly recommendable to all Mac users. This all-round Mac iPhone 4G software pack consists of four iPhone 4 apps, all of which can help you smoothly and conveniently manage and enjoy your iPhone 4 without any troubling problems. Among the four iPhone 4 applications, both DVD to iPhone 4G Converter for Mac and Mac iPhone 4G Video Converter enable you to rip and convert any DVD or video file to various video/audio formats, which are highly compatible with your iPhone 4; with fast processing speed, Mac iPhone 4G Transfer Pro can transfer various video, audio and image files between your iPhone 4 and Mac without iTunes; and iPhone 4G Ringtone Maker for Mac can easily extract any audio file from your favorite movie or TV show, even trim any audio clip by setting its start and end time, then any wonderful audio file or song will be your unique iPhone 4 ringtone. Why not get a free trial version from this webpage: http://www.tipard.com/iphone-4g-software-pack-for-mac/ and make a unique Halloween ringtone? Hurry up!
In a word, all the 20 hot windows/Mac applications recommended for you are wonderful and user-friendly; each one can bring you an unforgettable high-tech Halloween and make you the most amazing Halloween-goers. Don't forget! This Halloween shopping festival lasts from Tuesday, October 26th to Tuesday, November 2nd. For more information and to buy your coveted software, please pay sustained attention to Tipard official website: http://www.tipard.com.
System Requirements
OS Supported: Windows NT4/2000/2003/XP and Windows Vista, Windows 7
CPU: 800MHz Intel or AMD CPU, or above
RAM: 512MB RAM or more
About Tipard Studio
As a leading player in the multimedia software field, Tipard Studio always takes bringing multimedia users best software as its responsibility, and keeps being innovative and competitive. With advanced technologies and a first-class R&D team, it has constantly developed many excellent multimedia desktop applications, which are very popular among Windows and Mac users. For more details about Tipard Studio, please visit: http://www.tipard.com.
SOURCE Harbour Software
Harbour Software
CONTACT: Eric Smith of Tipard, +86-132-6028-6758, pr@tipard.com, or http://www.tipard.com
Web Site: http://www.tipard.com/iphone-4g-ringtone-maker-for-mac
Renaissance Learning Issues 2011 Kids' Reading Trends
Poster: SySAdmin
Posted on October 20, 2010 at 7:35:01 AM
Renaissance Learning Issues 2011 Kids' Reading Trends
Twilight fades to new day for Wimpy Kid, The Lightning Thief
WISCONSIN RAPIDS, Wis., Oct. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Movies based on popular children's books perpetuate the popularity of the titles they're inspired by, heavily influencing what children choose to read. The finding is one of the key reading trends found in the newest edition of What Kids Are Reading:The Book-Reading Habits of Students in American Schools, 2011 edition report, released today by Renaissance Learning.
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Jeff Kinney's The Diary of aWimpy Kid and Rick Riordan's TheLightning Thief, also released as movies earlier this year, have pushed the titles in Stephenie Meyer's Twilight series out of top spots for some grades. Three of the four titles in the Twilight series have also been released as movies, with the theatrical release of the series' third title, Eclipse, in June 2010.
The report also found that contemporary 'classic' titles, such as S.E. Hinton's The Outsiders and Lois Lowry's The Giver have also overtaken last year's list-dominating Twilight titles.
The report is the third edition to highlight student reading trends since it was first released in May 2008. What Kids Are Reading, 2011, provides detailed information about the books kids are actually reading, including lists of the most widely read books for grades 1-12--by all students, by gender, and by low- and high-achieving students. This insight comes from Accelerated Reader (AR) hosted on Renaissance Learning's Real-Time platform, the world's most popular reading software and largest single database of student book-reading behavior, which includes records of more than 6.2 million students from nearly 20,000 schools nationwide.
"We are pleased that the What Kids Are Reading report continues to be a valuable resource to aid students and educators in the process of book selection," said Glenn James, CEO of Renaissance Learning. "Every time a child reads and enjoys a book, another brick is put in place to create a foundation of success, both in the child's academic career and beyond. Reading often leads to reading well, which is a key life skill."
Teen author Riley Carney, who has written a five-book fantasy series called Reign of the Elements, wrote the introduction to the What Kids Are Reading, 2011 report. The reportalso features contributions from popular children's authors Henry Winkler & Lin Oliver, Mike Thaler, and Louis Sachar.
To read the full report, visit http://www.renlearn.com/whatkidsarereading.
About Accelerated Reader
Renaissance Learning, Inc., developed Accelerated Reader software to make the job of managing book reading, often called reading practice, easier, less burdensome, and more reliable. Accelerated Reader is a progress-monitoring system. It helps teachers accurately and efficiently monitor student progress in the quantity and quality (comprehension) of their book reading. Introduced in 1986, Accelerated Reader has become one of the most popular educational software programs. While AR has become increasingly sophisticated over the years, its basic three-step approach has not changed: First, a student reads a book either at school or at home. Next, the student takes a computerized quiz of 5, 10, or 20 items depending on the length of the book. Then, the student and teacher receive immediate feedback and reports detailing books read, number of words read, book reading level, and comprehension (percent correct on the quiz). There are currently quizzes on more than 135,000 books, so students can read and quiz on just about any book available in a school or public library. AR also includes quizzes to assess vocabulary and literacy skills, as well as quizzes on leading reading textbooks and content-area leveled readers.
About Renaissance Learning, Inc.
Renaissance Learning, Inc. is a leading provider of technology-based school improvement and student assessment programs for K12 schools. Adopted by more than 72,000 schools, Renaissance Learning's tools provide daily formative assessment and periodic progress-monitoring technology to enhance core curriculum, support differentiated instruction, and personalize practice in reading, writing and math. Renaissance Learning products help educators make the practice component of their existing curriculum more effective by providing tools to personalize practice and easily manage the daily activities for students of all levels. As a result, teachers using Renaissance Learning products accelerate learning, get more satisfaction from teaching, and help students achieve higher test scores on state and national tests. Renaissance Learning has seven U.S. locations and subsidiaries in Canada and the United Kingdom.
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Renaissance Learning, Inc.
CONTACT: Carolyn Davis +1-877-988-8048, Fax: +1-715-424-4242, http://www.renlearn.com
Web Site: http://www.renlearn.com
Twilight fades to new day for Wimpy Kid, The Lightning Thief
WISCONSIN RAPIDS, Wis., Oct. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Movies based on popular children's books perpetuate the popularity of the titles they're inspired by, heavily influencing what children choose to read. The finding is one of the key reading trends found in the newest edition of What Kids Are Reading:The Book-Reading Habits of Students in American Schools, 2011 edition report, released today by Renaissance Learning.
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Jeff Kinney's The Diary of aWimpy Kid and Rick Riordan's TheLightning Thief, also released as movies earlier this year, have pushed the titles in Stephenie Meyer's Twilight series out of top spots for some grades. Three of the four titles in the Twilight series have also been released as movies, with the theatrical release of the series' third title, Eclipse, in June 2010.
The report also found that contemporary 'classic' titles, such as S.E. Hinton's The Outsiders and Lois Lowry's The Giver have also overtaken last year's list-dominating Twilight titles.
The report is the third edition to highlight student reading trends since it was first released in May 2008. What Kids Are Reading, 2011, provides detailed information about the books kids are actually reading, including lists of the most widely read books for grades 1-12--by all students, by gender, and by low- and high-achieving students. This insight comes from Accelerated Reader (AR) hosted on Renaissance Learning's Real-Time platform, the world's most popular reading software and largest single database of student book-reading behavior, which includes records of more than 6.2 million students from nearly 20,000 schools nationwide.
"We are pleased that the What Kids Are Reading report continues to be a valuable resource to aid students and educators in the process of book selection," said Glenn James, CEO of Renaissance Learning. "Every time a child reads and enjoys a book, another brick is put in place to create a foundation of success, both in the child's academic career and beyond. Reading often leads to reading well, which is a key life skill."
Teen author Riley Carney, who has written a five-book fantasy series called Reign of the Elements, wrote the introduction to the What Kids Are Reading, 2011 report. The reportalso features contributions from popular children's authors Henry Winkler & Lin Oliver, Mike Thaler, and Louis Sachar.
To read the full report, visit http://www.renlearn.com/whatkidsarereading.
About Accelerated Reader
Renaissance Learning, Inc., developed Accelerated Reader software to make the job of managing book reading, often called reading practice, easier, less burdensome, and more reliable. Accelerated Reader is a progress-monitoring system. It helps teachers accurately and efficiently monitor student progress in the quantity and quality (comprehension) of their book reading. Introduced in 1986, Accelerated Reader has become one of the most popular educational software programs. While AR has become increasingly sophisticated over the years, its basic three-step approach has not changed: First, a student reads a book either at school or at home. Next, the student takes a computerized quiz of 5, 10, or 20 items depending on the length of the book. Then, the student and teacher receive immediate feedback and reports detailing books read, number of words read, book reading level, and comprehension (percent correct on the quiz). There are currently quizzes on more than 135,000 books, so students can read and quiz on just about any book available in a school or public library. AR also includes quizzes to assess vocabulary and literacy skills, as well as quizzes on leading reading textbooks and content-area leveled readers.
About Renaissance Learning, Inc.
Renaissance Learning, Inc. is a leading provider of technology-based school improvement and student assessment programs for K12 schools. Adopted by more than 72,000 schools, Renaissance Learning's tools provide daily formative assessment and periodic progress-monitoring technology to enhance core curriculum, support differentiated instruction, and personalize practice in reading, writing and math. Renaissance Learning products help educators make the practice component of their existing curriculum more effective by providing tools to personalize practice and easily manage the daily activities for students of all levels. As a result, teachers using Renaissance Learning products accelerate learning, get more satisfaction from teaching, and help students achieve higher test scores on state and national tests. Renaissance Learning has seven U.S. locations and subsidiaries in Canada and the United Kingdom.
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Renaissance Learning, Inc.
CONTACT: Carolyn Davis +1-877-988-8048, Fax: +1-715-424-4242, http://www.renlearn.com
Web Site: http://www.renlearn.com
Verizon Wireless Puts Samsung Galaxy Tab(TM) in Stores in November
Poster: SySAdmin
Posted on October 20, 2010 at 7:35:01 AM
Verizon Wireless Puts Samsung Galaxy Tab(TM) in Stores in November
BASKING RIDGE, N.J., and DALLAS, Oct. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Verizon Wireless and Samsung Telecommunications America (Samsung Mobile) today announced the highly anticipated Samsung Galaxy Tab(TM) will be available Nov. 11 for $599.99. Running on Android(TM) 2.2, the Samsung Galaxy Tab features a brilliant 7-inch touch screen; robust HTML Web browsing experience with full support for Adobe® Flash® 10.1 for video and mobile gaming; and a 1GHz Cortex A8 Hummingbird Application processor.
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"This is an incredible time in mobile technology, and as a company we're excited to add the Samsung Galaxy Tab to our portfolio," said Marni Walden, vice president and chief marketing officer for Verizon Wireless. "The Samsung Galaxy Tab brings together the reliability of Verizon Wireless' 3G network and the power of Android 2.2 to deliver on our promise of providing consumers and business customers with a host of options to help manage their lives."
Popular mobile applications, including V CAST Music and V CAST Song ID, VZ Navigator®, Slacker Radio, Kindle for Android, BLOCKBUSTER On Demand® presented by V CAST Video, and the exclusive golf game, "Let's Golf," will be available on the Samsung Galaxy Tab. In addition to text, picture and video messaging, the Samsung Galaxy Tab will also feature V CAST Apps, Verizon Wireless' mobile storefront offering hundreds of applications for businesses and consumers at launch.
Verizon Wireless customers can add a monthly access plan beginning at $20 a month for 1 GB on their Samsung Galaxy Tab. For additional features and specifications on the Samsung Galaxy Tab, visit http://www.verizonwireless.com/galaxytab.
For additional information on Verizon Wireless products and services, visit a Verizon Wireless Communications Store, call 1-800-2 JOIN IN or go to http://www.verizonwireless.com.
About Verizon Wireless
Verizon Wireless operates the nation's most reliable and largest wireless voice and 3G data network, serving more than 92 million customers. Headquartered in Basking Ridge, N.J., with 79,000 employees nationwide, Verizon Wireless is a joint venture of Verizon Communications (NYSE, NASDAQ: VZ) and Vodafone (LSE, NASDAQ: VOD). For more information, visit http://www.verizonwireless.com. To preview and request broadcast-quality video footage and high-resolution stills of Verizon Wireless operations, log on to the Verizon Wireless Multimedia Library at http://www.verizonwireless.com/multimedia.
About Samsung Telecommunications America
Samsung Telecommunications America, LLC, a Dallas-based subsidiary of Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., researches, develops and markets wireless handsets and telecommunications products throughout North America. For more information, please visit http://www.samsungwireless.com.
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Verizon Wireless
CONTACT: Brenda Boyd Raney, Verizon Wireless, +1-908-559-7518, Brenda.Raney@verizonwireless.com, or Makenzie Blythe, MWW Group for Samsung Mobile, +1-214-414-3331, mblythe@mww.com
Web Site: http://www.verizonwireless.com
BASKING RIDGE, N.J., and DALLAS, Oct. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Verizon Wireless and Samsung Telecommunications America (Samsung Mobile) today announced the highly anticipated Samsung Galaxy Tab(TM) will be available Nov. 11 for $599.99. Running on Android(TM) 2.2, the Samsung Galaxy Tab features a brilliant 7-inch touch screen; robust HTML Web browsing experience with full support for Adobe® Flash® 10.1 for video and mobile gaming; and a 1GHz Cortex A8 Hummingbird Application processor.
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"This is an incredible time in mobile technology, and as a company we're excited to add the Samsung Galaxy Tab to our portfolio," said Marni Walden, vice president and chief marketing officer for Verizon Wireless. "The Samsung Galaxy Tab brings together the reliability of Verizon Wireless' 3G network and the power of Android 2.2 to deliver on our promise of providing consumers and business customers with a host of options to help manage their lives."
Popular mobile applications, including V CAST Music and V CAST Song ID, VZ Navigator®, Slacker Radio, Kindle for Android, BLOCKBUSTER On Demand® presented by V CAST Video, and the exclusive golf game, "Let's Golf," will be available on the Samsung Galaxy Tab. In addition to text, picture and video messaging, the Samsung Galaxy Tab will also feature V CAST Apps, Verizon Wireless' mobile storefront offering hundreds of applications for businesses and consumers at launch.
Verizon Wireless customers can add a monthly access plan beginning at $20 a month for 1 GB on their Samsung Galaxy Tab. For additional features and specifications on the Samsung Galaxy Tab, visit http://www.verizonwireless.com/galaxytab.
For additional information on Verizon Wireless products and services, visit a Verizon Wireless Communications Store, call 1-800-2 JOIN IN or go to http://www.verizonwireless.com.
About Verizon Wireless
Verizon Wireless operates the nation's most reliable and largest wireless voice and 3G data network, serving more than 92 million customers. Headquartered in Basking Ridge, N.J., with 79,000 employees nationwide, Verizon Wireless is a joint venture of Verizon Communications (NYSE, NASDAQ: VZ) and Vodafone (LSE, NASDAQ: VOD). For more information, visit http://www.verizonwireless.com. To preview and request broadcast-quality video footage and high-resolution stills of Verizon Wireless operations, log on to the Verizon Wireless Multimedia Library at http://www.verizonwireless.com/multimedia.
About Samsung Telecommunications America
Samsung Telecommunications America, LLC, a Dallas-based subsidiary of Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., researches, develops and markets wireless handsets and telecommunications products throughout North America. For more information, please visit http://www.samsungwireless.com.
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Verizon Wireless
CONTACT: Brenda Boyd Raney, Verizon Wireless, +1-908-559-7518, Brenda.Raney@verizonwireless.com, or Makenzie Blythe, MWW Group for Samsung Mobile, +1-214-414-3331, mblythe@mww.com
Web Site: http://www.verizonwireless.com
mGive Introduces Groundbreaking New Tools and Service Enhancements
Poster: SySAdmin
Posted on October 20, 2010 at 7:21:01 AM
mGive Introduces Groundbreaking New Tools and Service Enhancements
Company continues to drive mobile donation market innovation with the launch of the mStore, industry changing new tools including mobile polling, The Spark, and mRaiser, and robust reporting service enhancements
DENVER, Oct. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- mGive, (http://www.mGive.com), the leading service provider for mobile donations in the United States, today announced the release of several innovative tools and service enhancements new to the mobile donation industry. The organization has released the mStore, innovative new tools including mobile polling, The Spark, and mRaiser, and enhanced their already robust reporting capabilities.
With the release of these new tools and service enhancements, mGive's offerings continue to redefine and reshape the mobile donations industry. mGive's new features include:
-- The mStore - mGive's new mStore features add-on services and tools
designed to diversify and enhance donor engagement and fundraising
efforts. These a-la-carte services and tools aim to complement any
mobile strategy and seek to engage supporters in new unique ways.
-- Mobile Polling - Obtain direct and immediate feedback from supporters on
topics related to your organization by creating and sending open-ended,
true/false, and multiple choice questions via text message using mGive's
new polling tool. All polling responses are collected and stored in the
mGive platform and can be easily reviewed and analyzed using mGive's
robust reporting tools.
-- The Spark - Connect campaigns with the ability to easily collect
donations, drive awareness, develop and grow mobile databases, and much
more from one centralized location using the new Spark widget created by
Call2Action, (http://www.call2action.com). The Spark can be shared by anyone,
anywhere online, with a simple click creating a viral effect that
promotes a cause across blogs, social networks and other websites.
-- mRaiser - Empower supporters to take action by collecting donations on
behalf of an organization using mGive's new mRaiser tool. This
peer-to-peer fundraising tool encourages friendly competition among
supporters who set donation goals and utilize their networks to collect
mobile micro-donations to reach that goal.
-- Reporting Enhancements - Collect, track, review, and analyze donor
information and donation progress with mGive's time sensitive,
geo-specific, and source segmented reports. mGive offers the most robust
data collection, reporting, and analysis tools the mobile donation
industry has to offer.
"At mGive we continually seek to push the innovation envelope," said Brian Leamy, executive vice president of mGive. "The release of these new tools and service enhancements is representative of our commitment to driving the mobile donation industry forward. mGive continues to do so by providing our customers with the most advanced and comprehensive toolset available on the market today. Our goal is to empower our customers with the most robust set of mobile tools designed to help them easily achieve their donor engagement and fundraising goals, while realizing a significant return on their investment."
mGive's new tools and service enhancements are available immediately. For more information about these and other services, please visit http://www.mGive.com or call 866.720.3350.
About mGive
mGive is changing the way people give. Established in 2005, mGive created the United States mobile donation market by introducing the first mobile donation platform tailored to nonprofit organizations. Today, more than 85 percent of domestic mobile donations are powered by mGive who serves more than 500 leading nonprofit organizations and has launched over 7,000 mobile campaigns. The mGive platform offers scalable, enterprise-level solutions using text messaging for donor engagement and fundraising. For more information please call 866.720.3350 or visit http://www.mGive.com.
Press Contacts:
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mGive
Office Phone: +1 866.720.3350 x28
Email: bzigich@mgive.com
SOURCE mGive
mGive
CONTACT: Bre Zigich of mGive, +1-866-720-3350 ext. 28, bzigich@mgive.com
Web Site: http://www.mGive.com
Company continues to drive mobile donation market innovation with the launch of the mStore, industry changing new tools including mobile polling, The Spark, and mRaiser, and robust reporting service enhancements
DENVER, Oct. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- mGive, (http://www.mGive.com), the leading service provider for mobile donations in the United States, today announced the release of several innovative tools and service enhancements new to the mobile donation industry. The organization has released the mStore, innovative new tools including mobile polling, The Spark, and mRaiser, and enhanced their already robust reporting capabilities.
With the release of these new tools and service enhancements, mGive's offerings continue to redefine and reshape the mobile donations industry. mGive's new features include:
-- The mStore - mGive's new mStore features add-on services and tools
designed to diversify and enhance donor engagement and fundraising
efforts. These a-la-carte services and tools aim to complement any
mobile strategy and seek to engage supporters in new unique ways.
-- Mobile Polling - Obtain direct and immediate feedback from supporters on
topics related to your organization by creating and sending open-ended,
true/false, and multiple choice questions via text message using mGive's
new polling tool. All polling responses are collected and stored in the
mGive platform and can be easily reviewed and analyzed using mGive's
robust reporting tools.
-- The Spark - Connect campaigns with the ability to easily collect
donations, drive awareness, develop and grow mobile databases, and much
more from one centralized location using the new Spark widget created by
Call2Action, (http://www.call2action.com). The Spark can be shared by anyone,
anywhere online, with a simple click creating a viral effect that
promotes a cause across blogs, social networks and other websites.
-- mRaiser - Empower supporters to take action by collecting donations on
behalf of an organization using mGive's new mRaiser tool. This
peer-to-peer fundraising tool encourages friendly competition among
supporters who set donation goals and utilize their networks to collect
mobile micro-donations to reach that goal.
-- Reporting Enhancements - Collect, track, review, and analyze donor
information and donation progress with mGive's time sensitive,
geo-specific, and source segmented reports. mGive offers the most robust
data collection, reporting, and analysis tools the mobile donation
industry has to offer.
"At mGive we continually seek to push the innovation envelope," said Brian Leamy, executive vice president of mGive. "The release of these new tools and service enhancements is representative of our commitment to driving the mobile donation industry forward. mGive continues to do so by providing our customers with the most advanced and comprehensive toolset available on the market today. Our goal is to empower our customers with the most robust set of mobile tools designed to help them easily achieve their donor engagement and fundraising goals, while realizing a significant return on their investment."
mGive's new tools and service enhancements are available immediately. For more information about these and other services, please visit http://www.mGive.com or call 866.720.3350.
About mGive
mGive is changing the way people give. Established in 2005, mGive created the United States mobile donation market by introducing the first mobile donation platform tailored to nonprofit organizations. Today, more than 85 percent of domestic mobile donations are powered by mGive who serves more than 500 leading nonprofit organizations and has launched over 7,000 mobile campaigns. The mGive platform offers scalable, enterprise-level solutions using text messaging for donor engagement and fundraising. For more information please call 866.720.3350 or visit http://www.mGive.com.
Press Contacts:
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mGive
Office Phone: +1 866.720.3350 x28
Email: bzigich@mgive.com
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mGive
CONTACT: Bre Zigich of mGive, +1-866-720-3350 ext. 28, bzigich@mgive.com
Web Site: http://www.mGive.com
HomeAway Acquires Vacation Rental Management Software Provider Escapia, Inc.
Poster: SySAdmin
Posted on October 20, 2010 at 7:14:01 AM
HomeAway Acquires Vacation Rental Management Software Provider Escapia, Inc.
AUSTIN, Texas, Oct. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- HomeAway, Inc. - the world's leading online vacation rental marketplace - today announced its acquisition of vacation rental software provider, Escapia, Inc. This purchase follows the company's October 5 announcement of its acquisition of Instant Software, Inc. (ISI), and adds the second half of the top two vacation rental management software providers in the United States to the HomeAway® portfolio.
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"With Instant® and Escapia® joining the HomeAway team, it's incumbent upon us to maintain and continue to develop the premier software solutions for property managers," says Brian Sharples, CEO of HomeAway. "HomeAway's goal is to make it easier than ever for professional property managers to operate their business and drive more customers to their listings through open distribution systems and additional marketing channels. Escapia is our industry's most-used software as a service (SaaS) solution, which makes it a perfect companion for the extensive product suite offered by ISI."
Together, ISI and Escapia represent nearly 1,700 property management customers. "The vacation rental industry continues to experience significant growth," says Bill Furlong, CEO of the decade-old Escapia. "As our customers find themselves competing more and more with hotels, the Escapia and Instant products will make HomeAway well-positioned to serve the complex needs of professional property managers while making their properties more-easily found by travelers on a wide range of distribution partner platforms."
HomeAway's two existing property management businesses for the bed and breakfast industry, Webervations and RezOvation, as well as Escapia and ISI, are led by John Banczak, HomeAway VP and General Manager of HomeAway's newly-formed Property Management Software Group.
Escapia and its 25-person staff will continue to operate from its headquarters in Seattle. HomeAway now has 735 global employees focused on alternative accommodations.
The terms of the deal were not disclosed.
About HomeAway, Inc:
HomeAway, Inc., based in Austin, Texas, is the global leader in online vacation properties, representing more than 540,000 paid vacation rental home listings throughout 120 countries. HomeAway offers an extensive selection of vacation homes that provide travelers with memorable experiences and benefits, including more room to relax and added privacy, for less than the cost of traditional hotel accommodations. The company also makes it easy for vacation rental owners and property managers to advertise their properties and manage bookings online. The HomeAway portfolio includes the leading vacation rental websites HomeAway.com, VRBO.com and VacationRentals.com in the United States; HomeAway.co.uk and OwnersDirect.co.uk in the United Kingdom; HomeAway.de in Germany; Abritel.fr and Homelidays.com in France; HomeAway.es in Spain; and AlugueTemporada.com.br in Brazil.
About Escapia
Escapia, Inc., founded in 2000, is leading the Internet revolution in the $24 billion vacation rental industry with a comprehensive Internet business platform and a breakthrough consumer booking service. Escapia empowers professional vacation rental management companies to reach new customers, manage properties and owner relationships, and perform trust-based accounting, housekeeping, maintenance and other mission critical aspects of their businesses. EscapiaONE is a comprehensive platform for vacation rental companies embracing the Internet future of the industry. EscapiaNET is the leading online distribution network for professional vacation rental managers. And ClearStay.com is the premier online vacation rental site helping consumers book lodging with vacation rental managers Seattle-based Escapia can be reached at 1-800-ESCAPIA, info@escapia.com or via the web at http://www.escapia.com. Visit the Escapia, Inc. Blog at http://www.escapiablog.com
SOURCE HomeAway, Inc.
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HomeAway, Inc.
CONTACT: Eileen Buesing, Director of Global Public Relations of HomeAway, Inc., +1-512-493-0375, ebuesing@homeaway.com
Web Site: http://www.homeaway.com
AUSTIN, Texas, Oct. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- HomeAway, Inc. - the world's leading online vacation rental marketplace - today announced its acquisition of vacation rental software provider, Escapia, Inc. This purchase follows the company's October 5 announcement of its acquisition of Instant Software, Inc. (ISI), and adds the second half of the top two vacation rental management software providers in the United States to the HomeAway® portfolio.
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"With Instant® and Escapia® joining the HomeAway team, it's incumbent upon us to maintain and continue to develop the premier software solutions for property managers," says Brian Sharples, CEO of HomeAway. "HomeAway's goal is to make it easier than ever for professional property managers to operate their business and drive more customers to their listings through open distribution systems and additional marketing channels. Escapia is our industry's most-used software as a service (SaaS) solution, which makes it a perfect companion for the extensive product suite offered by ISI."
Together, ISI and Escapia represent nearly 1,700 property management customers. "The vacation rental industry continues to experience significant growth," says Bill Furlong, CEO of the decade-old Escapia. "As our customers find themselves competing more and more with hotels, the Escapia and Instant products will make HomeAway well-positioned to serve the complex needs of professional property managers while making their properties more-easily found by travelers on a wide range of distribution partner platforms."
HomeAway's two existing property management businesses for the bed and breakfast industry, Webervations and RezOvation, as well as Escapia and ISI, are led by John Banczak, HomeAway VP and General Manager of HomeAway's newly-formed Property Management Software Group.
Escapia and its 25-person staff will continue to operate from its headquarters in Seattle. HomeAway now has 735 global employees focused on alternative accommodations.
The terms of the deal were not disclosed.
About HomeAway, Inc:
HomeAway, Inc., based in Austin, Texas, is the global leader in online vacation properties, representing more than 540,000 paid vacation rental home listings throughout 120 countries. HomeAway offers an extensive selection of vacation homes that provide travelers with memorable experiences and benefits, including more room to relax and added privacy, for less than the cost of traditional hotel accommodations. The company also makes it easy for vacation rental owners and property managers to advertise their properties and manage bookings online. The HomeAway portfolio includes the leading vacation rental websites HomeAway.com, VRBO.com and VacationRentals.com in the United States; HomeAway.co.uk and OwnersDirect.co.uk in the United Kingdom; HomeAway.de in Germany; Abritel.fr and Homelidays.com in France; HomeAway.es in Spain; and AlugueTemporada.com.br in Brazil.
About Escapia
Escapia, Inc., founded in 2000, is leading the Internet revolution in the $24 billion vacation rental industry with a comprehensive Internet business platform and a breakthrough consumer booking service. Escapia empowers professional vacation rental management companies to reach new customers, manage properties and owner relationships, and perform trust-based accounting, housekeeping, maintenance and other mission critical aspects of their businesses. EscapiaONE is a comprehensive platform for vacation rental companies embracing the Internet future of the industry. EscapiaNET is the leading online distribution network for professional vacation rental managers. And ClearStay.com is the premier online vacation rental site helping consumers book lodging with vacation rental managers Seattle-based Escapia can be reached at 1-800-ESCAPIA, info@escapia.com or via the web at http://www.escapia.com. Visit the Escapia, Inc. Blog at http://www.escapiablog.com
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HomeAway, Inc.
CONTACT: Eileen Buesing, Director of Global Public Relations of HomeAway, Inc., +1-512-493-0375, ebuesing@homeaway.com
Web Site: http://www.homeaway.com
Panda Security Launches Panda Antivirus for Mac
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Posted on October 20, 2010 at 7:14:01 AM
Panda Security Launches Panda Antivirus for Mac
- Solution provides protection against threats to Mac desktops and laptops, as well as scanning capabilities for iPhone, iPad and iPod
- Company predicts Mac community will be massively targeted by hackers when global marketshare reaches 15 percent
ORLANDO, Fla., Oct. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Panda Security, The Cloud Security Company, has announced the launch of Panda Antivirus for Mac. This new solution delivers comprehensive protection against malware affecting Mac OS and Mac OS X; it also prevents Mac users from transmitting malware to other users of Windows and Linux operating systems.
Panda Antivirus for Mac scans files and email, detecting and eliminating or blocking many types of threats, including viruses, Trojans, spyware, keyloggers, adware, hacking tools, botnets, dialers, scareware and other threats that have traditionally targeted Windows users.
"We are approaching a tipping point where it will soon be financially viable for cybercriminals to target their efforts at Mac users," says Ivan Fermon, senior vice president of product management, Panda Security. "When Apple reaches 15 percent marketshare worldwide, which Panda expects will happen very soon, we predict that hackers will begin to aggressively target attacks against this platform. The rapid increase in use of Apple-powered devices - iPhones, iPods, iPads - is also making the Mac platform a much more attractive target."
The solution includes two scan engines: an on-access scanner, or resident protection, that protects the computer at all times and alerts the user to any security incident; and an on-demand scanner that lets users scan the complete system or specific components at any time. Panda Antivirus for Mac can also scan Apple iPhone, iPad and iPod devices, ensuring that those devices are not used to transmit infections between other similar devices or Mac computers.
Immediate Need for Mac Security
"We receive an average of 55,000 new threats every day at PandaLabs. Hackers are always looking to profit from their activity, which is why there are so many different examples of malware," said Luis Corrons, technical director, PandaLabs. "Until recently, Apple users were not an attractive target for hackers because the number of potential victims was so small compared to Windows. But now the market is changing and with Apple's global reach, the numbers are becoming more financially appealing for cybercriminals."
Currently, Panda is aware of approximately 5,000 strains of malware that specifically affect Apple systems, with around 500 new samples appearing every month. In addition, PandaLabs has catalogued approximately 170,000 cross-platform macro viruses, which are additional sources of vulnerability for Mac users. Many web and e-mail based threats, such as phishing scams and scareware, are platform-neutral, relying on human trust rather than malicious code to achieve their criminal ends. More vulnerabilities in Mac operating systems are also emerging; in 2009, 34 vulnerabilities were reported in the Mac OS, a figure which as risen to 175 so far this year.
Price and availability
Panda Antivirus for Macintosh will be available on October 20 for download from Panda Security's website at $49.95 for a one-year license, including updates, upgrades, and online technical support. The software will be available in six languages at launch: English, Spanish, French, Italian, German and Japanese.
A free trial version is available for download at: http://www.pandasecurity.com/homeusers/downloads/.
About Panda Security
Founded in 1990, Panda Security is the world's leading provider of cloud-based security solutions, with products available in more than 23 languages and millions of users located in 195 countries around the World. Panda Security was the first IT security company to harness the power of cloud computing with its Collective Intelligence technology. This innovative security model can automatically analyze and classify thousands of new malware samples every day, guaranteeing corporate customers and home users the most effective protection against Internet threats with minimum impact on system performance. Panda Security has 56 offices throughout the globe with US headquarters in Florida and European headquarters in Spain.
Panda Security collaborates with Special Olympics, WWF and Invest for Children as part of its Corporate Social Responsibility policy.
For more information, visit http://www.pandasecurity.com. Follow Panda on Twitter: http://twitter.com/Panda_Security and Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/PandaUSA.
SOURCE Panda Security
Panda Security
CONTACT: Amy Ziari of Bateman Group, +1-415-503-1818, panda@bateman-group.com for Panda Security
Web Site: http://www.pandasecurity.com
- Solution provides protection against threats to Mac desktops and laptops, as well as scanning capabilities for iPhone, iPad and iPod
- Company predicts Mac community will be massively targeted by hackers when global marketshare reaches 15 percent
ORLANDO, Fla., Oct. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Panda Security, The Cloud Security Company, has announced the launch of Panda Antivirus for Mac. This new solution delivers comprehensive protection against malware affecting Mac OS and Mac OS X; it also prevents Mac users from transmitting malware to other users of Windows and Linux operating systems.
Panda Antivirus for Mac scans files and email, detecting and eliminating or blocking many types of threats, including viruses, Trojans, spyware, keyloggers, adware, hacking tools, botnets, dialers, scareware and other threats that have traditionally targeted Windows users.
"We are approaching a tipping point where it will soon be financially viable for cybercriminals to target their efforts at Mac users," says Ivan Fermon, senior vice president of product management, Panda Security. "When Apple reaches 15 percent marketshare worldwide, which Panda expects will happen very soon, we predict that hackers will begin to aggressively target attacks against this platform. The rapid increase in use of Apple-powered devices - iPhones, iPods, iPads - is also making the Mac platform a much more attractive target."
The solution includes two scan engines: an on-access scanner, or resident protection, that protects the computer at all times and alerts the user to any security incident; and an on-demand scanner that lets users scan the complete system or specific components at any time. Panda Antivirus for Mac can also scan Apple iPhone, iPad and iPod devices, ensuring that those devices are not used to transmit infections between other similar devices or Mac computers.
Immediate Need for Mac Security
"We receive an average of 55,000 new threats every day at PandaLabs. Hackers are always looking to profit from their activity, which is why there are so many different examples of malware," said Luis Corrons, technical director, PandaLabs. "Until recently, Apple users were not an attractive target for hackers because the number of potential victims was so small compared to Windows. But now the market is changing and with Apple's global reach, the numbers are becoming more financially appealing for cybercriminals."
Currently, Panda is aware of approximately 5,000 strains of malware that specifically affect Apple systems, with around 500 new samples appearing every month. In addition, PandaLabs has catalogued approximately 170,000 cross-platform macro viruses, which are additional sources of vulnerability for Mac users. Many web and e-mail based threats, such as phishing scams and scareware, are platform-neutral, relying on human trust rather than malicious code to achieve their criminal ends. More vulnerabilities in Mac operating systems are also emerging; in 2009, 34 vulnerabilities were reported in the Mac OS, a figure which as risen to 175 so far this year.
Price and availability
Panda Antivirus for Macintosh will be available on October 20 for download from Panda Security's website at $49.95 for a one-year license, including updates, upgrades, and online technical support. The software will be available in six languages at launch: English, Spanish, French, Italian, German and Japanese.
A free trial version is available for download at: http://www.pandasecurity.com/homeusers/downloads/.
About Panda Security
Founded in 1990, Panda Security is the world's leading provider of cloud-based security solutions, with products available in more than 23 languages and millions of users located in 195 countries around the World. Panda Security was the first IT security company to harness the power of cloud computing with its Collective Intelligence technology. This innovative security model can automatically analyze and classify thousands of new malware samples every day, guaranteeing corporate customers and home users the most effective protection against Internet threats with minimum impact on system performance. Panda Security has 56 offices throughout the globe with US headquarters in Florida and European headquarters in Spain.
Panda Security collaborates with Special Olympics, WWF and Invest for Children as part of its Corporate Social Responsibility policy.
For more information, visit http://www.pandasecurity.com. Follow Panda on Twitter: http://twitter.com/Panda_Security and Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/PandaUSA.
SOURCE Panda Security
Panda Security
CONTACT: Amy Ziari of Bateman Group, +1-415-503-1818, panda@bateman-group.com for Panda Security
Web Site: http://www.pandasecurity.com
Mimvi, Inc. Announces Patent Filing for 'Intelligent' Mobile App Search and Recommendation Technology
Poster: SySAdmin
Posted on October 20, 2010 at 7:14:01 AM
Mimvi, Inc. Announces Patent Filing for 'Intelligent' Mobile App Search and Recommendation Technology
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Mimvi, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: MIMV), the world's largest pure-play search, discovery and recommendation engine for mobile apps (or applications), has announced the submission of a patent for its best-in-class mobile app search and recommendation technology. This represents the first in a series of upcoming patent filings that will comprise the backbone of Mimvi's strategy behind its Intellectual Property.
Commenting on the patent pending technology, Kasian Franks, Mimvi's Founder and CEO said, "Just like most companies and people have a website, blog or social networking profile, everyone will have a mobile app--individuals and companies, large and small. Today however, people who own a smartphone are quickly discovering the inherent frustrations in trying to find the perfect mobile app. This in turn dilutes the significant business opportunities for developers, device manufacturers and carriers." Franks went on to say, "What Mimvi's technology does is scan a person's smartphone to determine their previous mobile application behavior and usage. It then uses this data to find other apps that best meet their needs and wants. In other words, it holds a person's hand through the search process and recommends apps that are truly relevant to their lives."
Mimvi's technology undoubtedly meets a market need that has not been effectively met to date. When asked about how Mimvi's offering is different to other available technologies that claim to perform similar functionality, notably Apple Inc.'sGenius, Franks highlighted Mimvi's key differentiators, "In short, our technology genuinely helps consumers find an app that best meets their needs due to the volume and quality of search and recommendation results we return. No other platform in the world can match Mimvi on this front. Our recommendation engine may even result in people unearthing a hidden gem--an app that enhances a person's life in meaningful ways. Most recommendation technologies available today are simply not equipped to provide the relevance and depth of results that our product delivers. Our system is different in that it really learns about an individual's behavior when it comes to the apps that reside on their mobile device. Furthermore, it does this without interfering with their mobile experience and ensures complete user anonymity--we take people's privacy very seriously at Mimvi."
Aside from providing consumers with meaningful recommendations, Mimvi's technology is also able to assess the performance of a mobile app across other dimensions, including: security, power, storage and bandwidth. This granularity of data will prove to be enormously valuable to key stakeholders across the mobile ecosystem, from developers through to carriers and OEMs worldwide.
About Mimvi
Headquartered in San Francisco, California, Mimvi, Inc. (OTCBB: MIMV) is a pure-play search engine and recommendation technology company. It enables the search and discovery of mobile applications, mobile content and mobile products across multiple devices and platforms, including: the iPhone, Google Android, Blackberry, Windows, Samsung and Nokia devices.
Mimvi's technology is based on (patent pending) proprietary search, recommendation and personalization algorithms. For more information, visit http://www.mimvi.com
Safe Harbor Statement
This Press Release may contain certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. AuraSource has tried, whenever possible, to identify these forward-looking statements using words such as "anticipates," "believes," "estimates," "expects," "plans," "intends," "potential" and similar expressions. These statements reflect Mimvi's current beliefs and are based upon information currently available to it. Accordingly, such forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which could cause Mimvi's actual results, performance or achievements to differ materially from those expressed in or implied by such statements. Mimvi undertakes no obligation to update or provide advice in the event of any change, addition or alteration to the information catered in this Press Release including such forward-looking statements.
For more information: Joe Noel
Emerging Growth Research, LLP
Joe@joenoelstocks.com
(925) 922-2560
SOURCE Mimvi, Inc.
Mimvi, Inc.
CONTACT: Joe Noel of Emerging Growth Research, LLP, +1-925-922-2560, Joe@joenoelstocks.com, for Mimvi, Inc.
Web Site: http://www.mimvi.com/
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Mimvi, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: MIMV), the world's largest pure-play search, discovery and recommendation engine for mobile apps (or applications), has announced the submission of a patent for its best-in-class mobile app search and recommendation technology. This represents the first in a series of upcoming patent filings that will comprise the backbone of Mimvi's strategy behind its Intellectual Property.
Commenting on the patent pending technology, Kasian Franks, Mimvi's Founder and CEO said, "Just like most companies and people have a website, blog or social networking profile, everyone will have a mobile app--individuals and companies, large and small. Today however, people who own a smartphone are quickly discovering the inherent frustrations in trying to find the perfect mobile app. This in turn dilutes the significant business opportunities for developers, device manufacturers and carriers." Franks went on to say, "What Mimvi's technology does is scan a person's smartphone to determine their previous mobile application behavior and usage. It then uses this data to find other apps that best meet their needs and wants. In other words, it holds a person's hand through the search process and recommends apps that are truly relevant to their lives."
Mimvi's technology undoubtedly meets a market need that has not been effectively met to date. When asked about how Mimvi's offering is different to other available technologies that claim to perform similar functionality, notably Apple Inc.'sGenius, Franks highlighted Mimvi's key differentiators, "In short, our technology genuinely helps consumers find an app that best meets their needs due to the volume and quality of search and recommendation results we return. No other platform in the world can match Mimvi on this front. Our recommendation engine may even result in people unearthing a hidden gem--an app that enhances a person's life in meaningful ways. Most recommendation technologies available today are simply not equipped to provide the relevance and depth of results that our product delivers. Our system is different in that it really learns about an individual's behavior when it comes to the apps that reside on their mobile device. Furthermore, it does this without interfering with their mobile experience and ensures complete user anonymity--we take people's privacy very seriously at Mimvi."
Aside from providing consumers with meaningful recommendations, Mimvi's technology is also able to assess the performance of a mobile app across other dimensions, including: security, power, storage and bandwidth. This granularity of data will prove to be enormously valuable to key stakeholders across the mobile ecosystem, from developers through to carriers and OEMs worldwide.
About Mimvi
Headquartered in San Francisco, California, Mimvi, Inc. (OTCBB: MIMV) is a pure-play search engine and recommendation technology company. It enables the search and discovery of mobile applications, mobile content and mobile products across multiple devices and platforms, including: the iPhone, Google Android, Blackberry, Windows, Samsung and Nokia devices.
Mimvi's technology is based on (patent pending) proprietary search, recommendation and personalization algorithms. For more information, visit http://www.mimvi.com
Safe Harbor Statement
This Press Release may contain certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. AuraSource has tried, whenever possible, to identify these forward-looking statements using words such as "anticipates," "believes," "estimates," "expects," "plans," "intends," "potential" and similar expressions. These statements reflect Mimvi's current beliefs and are based upon information currently available to it. Accordingly, such forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which could cause Mimvi's actual results, performance or achievements to differ materially from those expressed in or implied by such statements. Mimvi undertakes no obligation to update or provide advice in the event of any change, addition or alteration to the information catered in this Press Release including such forward-looking statements.
For more information: Joe Noel
Emerging Growth Research, LLP
Joe@joenoelstocks.com
(925) 922-2560
SOURCE Mimvi, Inc.
Mimvi, Inc.
CONTACT: Joe Noel of Emerging Growth Research, LLP, +1-925-922-2560, Joe@joenoelstocks.com, for Mimvi, Inc.
Web Site: http://www.mimvi.com/
VIVmag Launches Free App for iPad(TM) Introducing Ubiquitous Digital Access to Dynamic Women's Lifestyle Content
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Posted on October 20, 2010 at 7:14:01 AM
VIVmag Launches Free App for iPad(TM) Introducing Ubiquitous Digital Access to Dynamic Women's Lifestyle Content
An App Membership offer includes 20% discount and introduces Advertisers throughout reading experience
NEW YORK, Oct. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- VIVmag announced today that its new VIVmag app for iPad(TM) is now available for free download in the iTunes® App Store. Complementing VIVmag's desktop/laptop PC and iPhone apps, VIVmag's app for iPad creates a 360 degree journey inside the first all-digital luxury magazine's exclusive interactive fashion, wellness and lifestyle content. Unlike any other app for iPad(TM) targeted to women, VIVmag's presentation goes beyond the magazine format to create an enjoyable, interactive eco-system through in-line videos, mix-and-match elements, quizzes, and even one-click shopping from ads that spring to life.
"VIVmag has been defining the new standard for women's magazines for the past five years," said Anne M. Russell, editor in chief, VIVmag. "The VIVmag woman doesn't just read content she enjoys, she lives the content that helps define who she is as a woman. Forging onto the iPad with a standalone app enables those VIVmag fans who rely on us to help create a balanced lifestyle to enjoy access anywhere they go, at any time, on their iPads."
VIVmag's app for iPad(TM) is the latest branded app produced by global digital publishing products and services pioneer Zinio. VIVmag has been available since the launch of the iPad on Zinio's app for iPad. The stand-alone VIVmag app for iPad gives readers who just want to connect with the VIVmag brand an additional alternative.
"Since the launch of the iPad, consumers have fallen into one of two camps: Content fans tend to prefer to buy and read all of their magazines through the aggregated Zinio app for iPad(TM). It's simple to access and fun to use. Meanwhile, brand fans typically opt to also download a branded app to have a one-on-one relationship with a specific publication. At Zinio, we believe readers should have the freedom to choose, without any penalties for cross-platform purchasing," said Jeanniey Mullen, Zinio and VIVmag Global Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer.
Based on a recent statistic from the Harrison Group, about 15% of women state they either currently own an iPad, or intend to purchase one in the next year. .The same study found that women are highly interested in the kinds of features that can only be experienced through an interactive offering like VIVmag's app for iPad: 71% want images and videos that enable 360 degree views and the like, about half (52%) want to be able to purchase items mentioned in articles directly through the device on which they are reading, and almost half (43%) want advertising that is dynamic--allowing them to interact with ads by changing colors and other features of a product. This high level of interest in the iPad supports VIVmag's decision to launch the app for iPad. The VIVmag app for iPad provides readers with instant, one-touch access to their entire private library of VIVmag wherever they go on the revolutionary ultra-portable and dynamic iPad. Powered by Zinio's UNITY(TM) platform, the VIVmag iPad app delivers the same fully interactive, cohesive lifestyle guide savvy women already enjoy across multiple other platforms, including the PC and iPhone, and it supports either single issue or subscription membership purchases.
With every VIVmag app for iPad downloaded, fans will receive a 20 percent discount off the regular VIVmag annual membership access fee, including six full issues, for just $30, full access to the last issue, and free access to highlights from the past three issues.
With more than 400,000 readers, VIVmag is the world's leading digital luxury lifestyle magazine for women featuring the most exclusive, interactive fitness, wellness, travel, beauty, healthy eating and awareness content in the industry, plus rich media advertising to engage readers and enhance retention.
To download the VIVmag app for iPad, visit the iTunes store and search "VIVmag" or visit http://www.vivmag.com.
About VIVmag
VIVmag is a first: It's an exclusively digital, 100% interactive magazine that delivers reliable, accurate service journalism in fitness, wellness, fashion, beauty, awareness and nutrition. Its audience of savvy women is genuinely committed to leading healthy, balanced lives. VIVmag's interactive content entertains and informs, helping readers achieve the confidence that comes from engaging life at a higher level. From interactive exercise demonstrations to point-and-click purchasing power right from its pages, VIVmag has attracted a circulation of over 400,000 influential readers committed to discovering and embracing the future of magazines. To learn more about VIVmag, please visit http://www.VIVmag.com.
About Zinio
Zinio is the world's largest newsstand and bookstore. With its many digital products and services, Zinio creates better ways for people to discover published content, get more of it and do more with it. Now, readers can purchase content once to be read on any screen. Zinio provides the ability to shop for, search inside, read, share and save digital content in 23 local newsstands in any country in the world. Through the Zinio UNITY(TM) reading platform, readers can move seamlessly within each publication page between text, interactive graphics, animated illustrations, videos and much more. Offering hundreds of thousands of the best digital issues, Zinio's e-stores and applications are revolutionizing reading. Founded in 2001 and privately held, Zinio is headquartered in San Francisco and has offices in New York, London, Paris, Barcelona and Taipei.
SOURCE Zinio
Zinio
CONTACT: Belinda Banks, +1-609-750-9110, belinda@sspr.com; or Lisa Kornblatt, +1-847-415-9330, lkornblatt@sspr.com, both for Zinio; or Jeanniey Mullen, +1-973-204-0023, jmullen@vivmag.com
Web Site: http://vivmag.com
An App Membership offer includes 20% discount and introduces Advertisers throughout reading experience
NEW YORK, Oct. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- VIVmag announced today that its new VIVmag app for iPad(TM) is now available for free download in the iTunes® App Store. Complementing VIVmag's desktop/laptop PC and iPhone apps, VIVmag's app for iPad creates a 360 degree journey inside the first all-digital luxury magazine's exclusive interactive fashion, wellness and lifestyle content. Unlike any other app for iPad(TM) targeted to women, VIVmag's presentation goes beyond the magazine format to create an enjoyable, interactive eco-system through in-line videos, mix-and-match elements, quizzes, and even one-click shopping from ads that spring to life.
"VIVmag has been defining the new standard for women's magazines for the past five years," said Anne M. Russell, editor in chief, VIVmag. "The VIVmag woman doesn't just read content she enjoys, she lives the content that helps define who she is as a woman. Forging onto the iPad with a standalone app enables those VIVmag fans who rely on us to help create a balanced lifestyle to enjoy access anywhere they go, at any time, on their iPads."
VIVmag's app for iPad(TM) is the latest branded app produced by global digital publishing products and services pioneer Zinio. VIVmag has been available since the launch of the iPad on Zinio's app for iPad. The stand-alone VIVmag app for iPad gives readers who just want to connect with the VIVmag brand an additional alternative.
"Since the launch of the iPad, consumers have fallen into one of two camps: Content fans tend to prefer to buy and read all of their magazines through the aggregated Zinio app for iPad(TM). It's simple to access and fun to use. Meanwhile, brand fans typically opt to also download a branded app to have a one-on-one relationship with a specific publication. At Zinio, we believe readers should have the freedom to choose, without any penalties for cross-platform purchasing," said Jeanniey Mullen, Zinio and VIVmag Global Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer.
Based on a recent statistic from the Harrison Group, about 15% of women state they either currently own an iPad, or intend to purchase one in the next year. .The same study found that women are highly interested in the kinds of features that can only be experienced through an interactive offering like VIVmag's app for iPad: 71% want images and videos that enable 360 degree views and the like, about half (52%) want to be able to purchase items mentioned in articles directly through the device on which they are reading, and almost half (43%) want advertising that is dynamic--allowing them to interact with ads by changing colors and other features of a product. This high level of interest in the iPad supports VIVmag's decision to launch the app for iPad. The VIVmag app for iPad provides readers with instant, one-touch access to their entire private library of VIVmag wherever they go on the revolutionary ultra-portable and dynamic iPad. Powered by Zinio's UNITY(TM) platform, the VIVmag iPad app delivers the same fully interactive, cohesive lifestyle guide savvy women already enjoy across multiple other platforms, including the PC and iPhone, and it supports either single issue or subscription membership purchases.
With every VIVmag app for iPad downloaded, fans will receive a 20 percent discount off the regular VIVmag annual membership access fee, including six full issues, for just $30, full access to the last issue, and free access to highlights from the past three issues.
With more than 400,000 readers, VIVmag is the world's leading digital luxury lifestyle magazine for women featuring the most exclusive, interactive fitness, wellness, travel, beauty, healthy eating and awareness content in the industry, plus rich media advertising to engage readers and enhance retention.
To download the VIVmag app for iPad, visit the iTunes store and search "VIVmag" or visit http://www.vivmag.com.
About VIVmag
VIVmag is a first: It's an exclusively digital, 100% interactive magazine that delivers reliable, accurate service journalism in fitness, wellness, fashion, beauty, awareness and nutrition. Its audience of savvy women is genuinely committed to leading healthy, balanced lives. VIVmag's interactive content entertains and informs, helping readers achieve the confidence that comes from engaging life at a higher level. From interactive exercise demonstrations to point-and-click purchasing power right from its pages, VIVmag has attracted a circulation of over 400,000 influential readers committed to discovering and embracing the future of magazines. To learn more about VIVmag, please visit http://www.VIVmag.com.
About Zinio
Zinio is the world's largest newsstand and bookstore. With its many digital products and services, Zinio creates better ways for people to discover published content, get more of it and do more with it. Now, readers can purchase content once to be read on any screen. Zinio provides the ability to shop for, search inside, read, share and save digital content in 23 local newsstands in any country in the world. Through the Zinio UNITY(TM) reading platform, readers can move seamlessly within each publication page between text, interactive graphics, animated illustrations, videos and much more. Offering hundreds of thousands of the best digital issues, Zinio's e-stores and applications are revolutionizing reading. Founded in 2001 and privately held, Zinio is headquartered in San Francisco and has offices in New York, London, Paris, Barcelona and Taipei.
SOURCE Zinio
Zinio
CONTACT: Belinda Banks, +1-609-750-9110, belinda@sspr.com; or Lisa Kornblatt, +1-847-415-9330, lkornblatt@sspr.com, both for Zinio; or Jeanniey Mullen, +1-973-204-0023, jmullen@vivmag.com
Web Site: http://vivmag.com
Next Intelligence Corporation Announces Increased Functionality for Its CarePlus System
Poster: SySAdmin
Posted on October 20, 2010 at 7:14:01 AM
Next Intelligence Corporation Announces Increased Functionality for Its CarePlus System
Offers advanced workflow functions at an attractive price point
WILMINGTON, Del., Oct. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Next Intelligence Corporation (http://www.niq-health.com), the leader in message-based nurse call systems, announced today it has enhanced its CarePlus system by adding an infinitely flexible soft call point system for touch screen PCs or tablets. CarePlus enables patients to differentiate priorities when assistance is required, matching the staff skill or competency required by the patient: medical; nursing; or housekeeping and service calls.
"Nurse Call systems which offer no middleware capability are, frankly, of no use in modern settings where improving the patient/clinician experience and improving efficiency and inter-operability is essential," said Andrew Rothon, CEO of Next Intelligence Corporation. "Our CarePlus product offering is a nurse call system based on middleware messaging - essentially, 'middleware in a box'".
Supporting his views, Mr. Rothon has today published a paper, "Nurse call systems are dead!"
In the article, Mr. Rothon states: "Nurse call systems that don't cross the technology chasm to become interconnecting message handling systems (with embedded middleware) will be dead by the end of the decade. The US$16 billion-dollar market will be redefined by those that can."
Mr. Rothon said: "To ensure business benefits are realised in hospitals and long term and aged care settings, IT departments and CIOs will take increasingly more control of the nurse call purchasing and rollout cycle. Nurse Call will become a core product within the IT department, not a local buzzer circuit."
NiQ's CarePlus can be considered "middleware in a box" integrating paging, wireless and VOIP telephony, ward signs, large screen information boards, email, PDAs, patient entertainment terminals, duress systems and Building Management Systems (BMS). CarePlus also integrates to legacy patient call buttons in rooms, beds, and various communication systems throughout the hospital, combining these disparate systems into a simple "Ward Status" interface available on any secure hospital PC web browser. CarePlus provides extensive reporting and Business Intelligence software capabilities providing significant workflow productivity efficiencies and improved patient safety.
About NiQ: NiQ is a global, US-based Corporation having offices in the USA, UK and Australia. CarePlus has been successfully installed in more than 100 sites, and is actively recruiting distributors and reselling partners globally. http://www.niq-health.com
Andrew Rothon, Next Intelligence Corporation
+1 302-295-4845
andrewr@niq-health.com
James Herbert, Gem Communications Limited
+44 (0) 1423 331096
admin@gemcomms.com
SOURCE Next Intelligence Corporation
Next Intelligence Corporation
CONTACT: Andrew Rothon, Next Intelligence Corporation, +1-302-295-4845, andrewr@niq-health.com; James Herbert, Gem Communications Limited, +44 (0) 1423 331096, admin@gemcomms.com
Web Site: http://www.niq-health.com
Offers advanced workflow functions at an attractive price point
WILMINGTON, Del., Oct. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Next Intelligence Corporation (http://www.niq-health.com), the leader in message-based nurse call systems, announced today it has enhanced its CarePlus system by adding an infinitely flexible soft call point system for touch screen PCs or tablets. CarePlus enables patients to differentiate priorities when assistance is required, matching the staff skill or competency required by the patient: medical; nursing; or housekeeping and service calls.
"Nurse Call systems which offer no middleware capability are, frankly, of no use in modern settings where improving the patient/clinician experience and improving efficiency and inter-operability is essential," said Andrew Rothon, CEO of Next Intelligence Corporation. "Our CarePlus product offering is a nurse call system based on middleware messaging - essentially, 'middleware in a box'".
Supporting his views, Mr. Rothon has today published a paper, "Nurse call systems are dead!"
In the article, Mr. Rothon states: "Nurse call systems that don't cross the technology chasm to become interconnecting message handling systems (with embedded middleware) will be dead by the end of the decade. The US$16 billion-dollar market will be redefined by those that can."
Mr. Rothon said: "To ensure business benefits are realised in hospitals and long term and aged care settings, IT departments and CIOs will take increasingly more control of the nurse call purchasing and rollout cycle. Nurse Call will become a core product within the IT department, not a local buzzer circuit."
NiQ's CarePlus can be considered "middleware in a box" integrating paging, wireless and VOIP telephony, ward signs, large screen information boards, email, PDAs, patient entertainment terminals, duress systems and Building Management Systems (BMS). CarePlus also integrates to legacy patient call buttons in rooms, beds, and various communication systems throughout the hospital, combining these disparate systems into a simple "Ward Status" interface available on any secure hospital PC web browser. CarePlus provides extensive reporting and Business Intelligence software capabilities providing significant workflow productivity efficiencies and improved patient safety.
About NiQ: NiQ is a global, US-based Corporation having offices in the USA, UK and Australia. CarePlus has been successfully installed in more than 100 sites, and is actively recruiting distributors and reselling partners globally. http://www.niq-health.com
Andrew Rothon, Next Intelligence Corporation
+1 302-295-4845
andrewr@niq-health.com
James Herbert, Gem Communications Limited
+44 (0) 1423 331096
admin@gemcomms.com
SOURCE Next Intelligence Corporation
Next Intelligence Corporation
CONTACT: Andrew Rothon, Next Intelligence Corporation, +1-302-295-4845, andrewr@niq-health.com; James Herbert, Gem Communications Limited, +44 (0) 1423 331096, admin@gemcomms.com
Web Site: http://www.niq-health.com
Reed Exhibitions Deploys Salesforce Chatter Company Wide to Accelerate Enterprise Collaboration
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Posted on October 20, 2010 at 7:14:01 AM
Reed Exhibitions Deploys Salesforce Chatter Company Wide to Accelerate Enterprise Collaboration
Global events organizer enhances productivity with an intuitive tool for business collaboration inspired by the world's most popular social network
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Salesforce.com (NYSE: CRM), the enterprise cloud computing company, today announced that Reed Exhibitions, the world's leading event organizer, has deployed Salesforce Chatter enterprise wide, enabling closer collaboration amongst its global employees.
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Comment on the News
-- "Chatter is transforming the way our global business communicates and
collaborates and is contributing to ongoing cultural change," said
Dominic Shine, Group CIO, Reed Exhibitions. "It's adding more power to
sales and marketing processes already benefiting from the rest of the
salesforce.com platform and totally changing the way the entire
organization works together to share best practices, collaborate on
global programs and improve every aspect of the way we operate, as
though we were all based in the same office."
Salesforce Chatter Goes Company-Wide
Salesforce Chatter is the industry's first real-time enterprise social collaboration app and platform, unleashing a new way to work for people around the world. Inspired by popular social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter, Chatter uses many recognized social features such as profiles, status updates and real-time feeds.
As the largest business-to-business event organizer in the world, Reed employs around 2,500 people in 36 countries, running more than 400 events per year across more than 40 industry sectors. It was looking for a cost-effective way to improve collaboration between employees spread across countries and departments. Reed activated Chatter across the company in August 2010 enabling employees to take part in real-time conversations through a secure and private enterprise social app.
Salesforce Chatter Outplays the Competition
Reed trialed Chatter with a six-week pilot project involving 150 people in 10 countries. The company also tested several other potential technologies including SharePoint. Over the course of the Chatter pilot more than 20 interest groups had been created and more than 70 percent of the participants were using the application actively.
Reed selected Chatter over the competition as it provides a secure and private way for workers to collaborate and follow the real-time information that matters most to them, without being inundated by irrelevant messages. With Chatter, those interested in a particular topic can opt-in to follow the discussion and participate accordingly. For the company's existing salesforce.com users, the integration of the collaboration and social media capabilities with the features of Salesforce CRM is an incredibly powerful additional advantage.
Reed Sees Viral Response to Salesforce Chatter
According to Reed, within just a few days of activating Chatter across the enterprise, adoption was tremendous. In the first week more than 25 groups had been created across the business, including Global Business Development, several best practice sharing groups around topics like social media, workspaces for global programs and even a private group for board members.
Chatter is helping to break down the organizational silos and barriers and connect experts and information across the business. This helps Reed's employees drive a new level of productivity by providing an opportunity to collaborate in real-time around documents, people, processes and application data. For Reed, it's already proving to be an enabler of social change by delivering an open platform for asking questions and tapping into the knowledge and resources across the business.
Additional Resources
-- For salesforce.com customers, visit
http://www.salesforce.com/chatter/getstarted for guides, FAQs and tutorials on
how to turn on Chatter and use within the organization
-- For Force.com developers, to learn more about building Cloud 2 apps and
adding social capabilities to existing Force.com apps go to
developer.force.com/chatter
-- For prospective customers, get your free trial of Salesforce today at
http://www.salesforce.com
-- Become a fan of Chatter on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/SalesforceChatter
-- Follow @salesforce on Twitter and join the conversation with #Chatter
About salesforce.com
Salesforce.com is the enterprise cloud computing company. Based on salesforce.com's real-time, multitenant architecture, the company's platform and CRM applications (http://www.salesforce.com/crm) have revolutionized the way companies collaborate and communicate with their customers, including:
-- The Sales Cloud, for sales force automation and contact management
-- The Service Cloud, for customer service and support solutions
-- Chatter, for social collaboration
-- The Force.com platform, for custom application development
-- The AppExchange, the world's leading marketplace for enterprise cloud
computing applications
Salesforce.com offers the fastest path to customer success with cloud computing. As of July 31, 2010, salesforce.com manages customer information for approximately 82,400 customers including Allianz Commercial, Dell, Japan Post, Kaiser Permanente, KONE, and SunTrust Banks.
Any unreleased services or features referenced in this or other press releases or public statements are not currently available and may not be delivered on time or at all. Customers who purchase salesforce.com applications should make their purchase decisions based upon features that are currently available. Salesforce.com has headquarters in San Francisco, with offices in Europe and Asia, and trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol "CRM." For more information please visit http://www.salesforce.com, or call 1-800-NO-SOFTWARE.
Copyright (c) 2010 salesforce.com, inc. All rights reserved. Salesforce and the "no software" logo are registered trademarks of salesforce.com, inc., and salesforce.com owns other registered and unregistered trademarks. Other names used herein may be trademarks of their respective owners.
SOURCE salesforce.com
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Web Site: http://www.salesforce.com/
Global events organizer enhances productivity with an intuitive tool for business collaboration inspired by the world's most popular social network
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Salesforce.com (NYSE: CRM), the enterprise cloud computing company, today announced that Reed Exhibitions, the world's leading event organizer, has deployed Salesforce Chatter enterprise wide, enabling closer collaboration amongst its global employees.
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Comment on the News
-- "Chatter is transforming the way our global business communicates and
collaborates and is contributing to ongoing cultural change," said
Dominic Shine, Group CIO, Reed Exhibitions. "It's adding more power to
sales and marketing processes already benefiting from the rest of the
salesforce.com platform and totally changing the way the entire
organization works together to share best practices, collaborate on
global programs and improve every aspect of the way we operate, as
though we were all based in the same office."
Salesforce Chatter Goes Company-Wide
Salesforce Chatter is the industry's first real-time enterprise social collaboration app and platform, unleashing a new way to work for people around the world. Inspired by popular social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter, Chatter uses many recognized social features such as profiles, status updates and real-time feeds.
As the largest business-to-business event organizer in the world, Reed employs around 2,500 people in 36 countries, running more than 400 events per year across more than 40 industry sectors. It was looking for a cost-effective way to improve collaboration between employees spread across countries and departments. Reed activated Chatter across the company in August 2010 enabling employees to take part in real-time conversations through a secure and private enterprise social app.
Salesforce Chatter Outplays the Competition
Reed trialed Chatter with a six-week pilot project involving 150 people in 10 countries. The company also tested several other potential technologies including SharePoint. Over the course of the Chatter pilot more than 20 interest groups had been created and more than 70 percent of the participants were using the application actively.
Reed selected Chatter over the competition as it provides a secure and private way for workers to collaborate and follow the real-time information that matters most to them, without being inundated by irrelevant messages. With Chatter, those interested in a particular topic can opt-in to follow the discussion and participate accordingly. For the company's existing salesforce.com users, the integration of the collaboration and social media capabilities with the features of Salesforce CRM is an incredibly powerful additional advantage.
Reed Sees Viral Response to Salesforce Chatter
According to Reed, within just a few days of activating Chatter across the enterprise, adoption was tremendous. In the first week more than 25 groups had been created across the business, including Global Business Development, several best practice sharing groups around topics like social media, workspaces for global programs and even a private group for board members.
Chatter is helping to break down the organizational silos and barriers and connect experts and information across the business. This helps Reed's employees drive a new level of productivity by providing an opportunity to collaborate in real-time around documents, people, processes and application data. For Reed, it's already proving to be an enabler of social change by delivering an open platform for asking questions and tapping into the knowledge and resources across the business.
Additional Resources
-- For salesforce.com customers, visit
http://www.salesforce.com/chatter/getstarted for guides, FAQs and tutorials on
how to turn on Chatter and use within the organization
-- For Force.com developers, to learn more about building Cloud 2 apps and
adding social capabilities to existing Force.com apps go to
developer.force.com/chatter
-- For prospective customers, get your free trial of Salesforce today at
http://www.salesforce.com
-- Become a fan of Chatter on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/SalesforceChatter
-- Follow @salesforce on Twitter and join the conversation with #Chatter
About salesforce.com
Salesforce.com is the enterprise cloud computing company. Based on salesforce.com's real-time, multitenant architecture, the company's platform and CRM applications (http://www.salesforce.com/crm) have revolutionized the way companies collaborate and communicate with their customers, including:
-- The Sales Cloud, for sales force automation and contact management
-- The Service Cloud, for customer service and support solutions
-- Chatter, for social collaboration
-- The Force.com platform, for custom application development
-- The AppExchange, the world's leading marketplace for enterprise cloud
computing applications
Salesforce.com offers the fastest path to customer success with cloud computing. As of July 31, 2010, salesforce.com manages customer information for approximately 82,400 customers including Allianz Commercial, Dell, Japan Post, Kaiser Permanente, KONE, and SunTrust Banks.
Any unreleased services or features referenced in this or other press releases or public statements are not currently available and may not be delivered on time or at all. Customers who purchase salesforce.com applications should make their purchase decisions based upon features that are currently available. Salesforce.com has headquarters in San Francisco, with offices in Europe and Asia, and trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol "CRM." For more information please visit http://www.salesforce.com, or call 1-800-NO-SOFTWARE.
Copyright (c) 2010 salesforce.com, inc. All rights reserved. Salesforce and the "no software" logo are registered trademarks of salesforce.com, inc., and salesforce.com owns other registered and unregistered trademarks. Other names used herein may be trademarks of their respective owners.
SOURCE salesforce.com
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CONTACT: Daylan Burlison of salesforce.com, +1-415-536-4902, dburlison@salesforce.com
Web Site: http://www.salesforce.com/
Cloud Telecomputers to Exhibit Glass Platform at BroadSoft Connections 2010
Poster: SySAdmin
Posted on October 20, 2010 at 7:07:01 AM
Cloud Telecomputers to Exhibit Glass Platform at BroadSoft Connections 2010
Industry's smartest deskphone continues to impress audiences with productivity-enhancing and money-saving upgrades
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Cloud Telecomputers, a software innovator in business applications and IP telephony, today announced that it will be exhibiting Glass, its unique Android-based platform for desktop business smartphones, at BroadSoft Connections 2010 in Phoenix, Arizona from October 24-27.
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"Cloud Telecomputer's Glass platform has the potential to change the way we look at desk phones," said Jon Arnold, Principal at J Arnold & Associates. "Its powerful combination of business applications, integrated voice communications, and cutting-edge design will be a strong draw for enterprise users."
The Glass platform has been enhanced since its well-received launch last year to include unique upgrades that enable businesses to save money and increase productivity. Examples include:
-- Tap to dial - by integrating contacts into the desk phone, users can
locate numbers and place calls in less time. Users can even tap to dial
a phone number directly from a Web page or email message.
-- Instant screen sharing - anything displayed on a user's PC, such as a
presentation or spreadsheet, can be instantly shared via a Web browser
using the Glass platform. Glass accelerates communications.
-- Caller data display - caller data from LinkedIn, salesforce.com, and
other CRM systems is instantly displayed, so the user has all the
information at his fingertips without having to conduct a search.
Senior executives from Cloud Telecomputers will be demonstrating these and other exciting new features available on the Glass platform at BroadSoft Connections 2010, the leading showcase for IP communications solutions providers. Glass now includes an 8.9" capacitive touch screen, Bluetooth connectivity, and visual voicemail. Attendees will be able to experience the Glass intuitive user interface and test customized versions of commonly-used business applications, such as salesforce.com and Fedex, at Cloud Telecomputers' booth #5.
For eight years BroadSoft Connections has brought together innovative thinkers in the telecommunications industry to collaborate and discuss the future of IP-powered communications services. "We are very pleased at the strong response Glass has received among members of the IP communications industry and look forward to demonstrating this innovative platform for members of the BroadSoft community," said Jim Willenborg, Cloud Telecomputers founder and chairman. "Glass brings the desk phone into the 21st century and renders all traditional methods of business communications obsolete."
Cloud Telecomputers launched the Glass platform in August 2009 and began shipping phones to customers in Europe, Asia, and North America in the third quarter of 2010. Infrastructure vendors, OEMs, systems integrators, and VoIP service providers have enthusiastically embraced Glass because of the benefits of requiring less time to market, lower investment in R&D, and ability to customize phone features and application suites for business users. Because the Glass platform runs on the Android OS, it offers applications providers the benefits of an open development environment, flexibility and scalability, and the ability to integrate their applications with unique calling features and a large user screen.
To learn more about how Cloud Telecomputers and Glass can benefit your business, arrange a meeting with company representatives by contacting info@cloudtc.com or (415) 814-1550.
About Cloud Telecomputers
Cloud Telecomputers, a software innovator in business applications and IP telephony, enables powerful business communication products under the brands of its partners. Cloud Telecomputers is located at 3053 Fillmore St. Suite 248 San Francisco, CA 94123. Telephone: +1 415-814-1550. For more information, visit the company website at http://www.cloudtc.com or email info@cloudtc.com.
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Industry's smartest deskphone continues to impress audiences with productivity-enhancing and money-saving upgrades
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Cloud Telecomputers, a software innovator in business applications and IP telephony, today announced that it will be exhibiting Glass, its unique Android-based platform for desktop business smartphones, at BroadSoft Connections 2010 in Phoenix, Arizona from October 24-27.
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"Cloud Telecomputer's Glass platform has the potential to change the way we look at desk phones," said Jon Arnold, Principal at J Arnold & Associates. "Its powerful combination of business applications, integrated voice communications, and cutting-edge design will be a strong draw for enterprise users."
The Glass platform has been enhanced since its well-received launch last year to include unique upgrades that enable businesses to save money and increase productivity. Examples include:
-- Tap to dial - by integrating contacts into the desk phone, users can
locate numbers and place calls in less time. Users can even tap to dial
a phone number directly from a Web page or email message.
-- Instant screen sharing - anything displayed on a user's PC, such as a
presentation or spreadsheet, can be instantly shared via a Web browser
using the Glass platform. Glass accelerates communications.
-- Caller data display - caller data from LinkedIn, salesforce.com, and
other CRM systems is instantly displayed, so the user has all the
information at his fingertips without having to conduct a search.
Senior executives from Cloud Telecomputers will be demonstrating these and other exciting new features available on the Glass platform at BroadSoft Connections 2010, the leading showcase for IP communications solutions providers. Glass now includes an 8.9" capacitive touch screen, Bluetooth connectivity, and visual voicemail. Attendees will be able to experience the Glass intuitive user interface and test customized versions of commonly-used business applications, such as salesforce.com and Fedex, at Cloud Telecomputers' booth #5.
For eight years BroadSoft Connections has brought together innovative thinkers in the telecommunications industry to collaborate and discuss the future of IP-powered communications services. "We are very pleased at the strong response Glass has received among members of the IP communications industry and look forward to demonstrating this innovative platform for members of the BroadSoft community," said Jim Willenborg, Cloud Telecomputers founder and chairman. "Glass brings the desk phone into the 21st century and renders all traditional methods of business communications obsolete."
Cloud Telecomputers launched the Glass platform in August 2009 and began shipping phones to customers in Europe, Asia, and North America in the third quarter of 2010. Infrastructure vendors, OEMs, systems integrators, and VoIP service providers have enthusiastically embraced Glass because of the benefits of requiring less time to market, lower investment in R&D, and ability to customize phone features and application suites for business users. Because the Glass platform runs on the Android OS, it offers applications providers the benefits of an open development environment, flexibility and scalability, and the ability to integrate their applications with unique calling features and a large user screen.
To learn more about how Cloud Telecomputers and Glass can benefit your business, arrange a meeting with company representatives by contacting info@cloudtc.com or (415) 814-1550.
About Cloud Telecomputers
Cloud Telecomputers, a software innovator in business applications and IP telephony, enables powerful business communication products under the brands of its partners. Cloud Telecomputers is located at 3053 Fillmore St. Suite 248 San Francisco, CA 94123. Telephone: +1 415-814-1550. For more information, visit the company website at http://www.cloudtc.com or email info@cloudtc.com.
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PepsiCo Partners with BAT for Celebrity Intel and Online Consumer Engagement
Poster: SySAdmin
Posted on October 20, 2010 at 7:07:01 AM
PepsiCo Partners with BAT for Celebrity Intel and Online Consumer Engagement
Participates in First Live Activation of netBAT Interactive Editorial Experience
IRVINE, Calif., Oct. 20 /PRNewswire/ --PepsiCo, Inc. and Brand Affinity Technologies (BAT), the company reinventing endorsement and celebrity marketing, are working together on new approaches to engage consumers via their favorite athletes and celebrities. As part of the relationship PepsiCo is leveraging BAT's Platform, which houses deep celebrity affinity intelligence, and has also partnered with BAT as the first sponsor of its netBAT content experience (http://www.netbat.com).
"BAT delivers relevant insight into the daily ups-and-downs of celebrity affinity, and new and efficient ways to capitalize on consumers' insatiable interest in entertainment and sports," said Bonin Bough, Global Director, Digital Media, PepsiCo. "PepsiCo thrives on partnering with innovative, smart new companies that thrive on breaking new ground. BAT fits the mold perfectly."
The netBAT concept transforms online editorial including images and articles into interactive experiences containing multimedia apps that are highly relevant to the featured content. PepsiCo intends to pilot this technology with selected brands over the next several months.
As part of the agreement, PepsiCo gains access to BAT's research engine, which provides daily consumer affinity analysis of more than 40,000 celebrities, taking into account historical attitudes, local and national appeal, and accomplishments and awards. BAT's proprietary algorithms allow for an unprecedented breadth and depth of real-time affinity insight; other models of determining celebrity popularity rely on infrequent, small-sample consumer surveys.
As part of the relationship, BAT is serving as a model for participants in the PepsiCo10 initiative, an open call and partnership between PepsiCo and up to 10 of the most promising start-ups in media, communications, and technology.
"PepsiCo is once again first to go live with an innovative take on a classic marketing strategy," said Ryan Steelberg, President and CEO of BAT. "This partnership is a significant endorsement of our technology and approach, by a leader in sports and entertainment marketing. We look forward to working together to deliver long-term value to PepsiCo, as well as immediate support for branded initiatives."
About Brand Affinity Technologies, Inc. (BAT)
Founded in 2007, BAT (http://brandaffinity.net) unlocks the marketing power of celebrity through research, endorsements, and interactive experiences. BAT's research engine provides daily analysis of more than 40,000 celebrities and athletes. Advertisers use this analysis on BAT's Endorsement Platform to identify, license, and activate the most effective talent for their campaigns. Currently available endorsement talent includes more than 3,600 celebrities and sports superstars such as Drew Brees (NFL), Andy Pettitte (MLB), Rajon Rondo (NBA), Brooks Robinson (MLB - Hall of Fame), Walt Frazier (NBA - Hall of Fame), and Lennox Lewis (Boxing). BAT also engages consumers directly through netBAT (http://www.netbat.com), which transforms celebrity content into interactive experiences on leading websites. Learn more about BAT in Fortune Magazine at http://www.fortune.com/bat. Connect with BAT on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/BrandAffinityTech and Twitter: @BATimpact.
About PepsiCo
PepsiCo offers the world's largest portfolio of billion-dollar food and beverage brands, including 19 different product lines that each generate more than $1 billion in annual retail sales. Our main businesses - Frito-Lay, Quaker, Pepsi-Cola, Tropicana and Gatorade - also make hundreds of other nourishing, tasty foods and drinks that bring joy to our consumers in over 200 countries. With more than $60 billion in revenue, PepsiCo's people are united by our unique commitment to sustainable growth, called Performance with Purpose. By dedicating ourselves to offering a broad array of choices for healthy, convenient and fun nourishment, reducing our environmental impact, and fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace culture, PepsiCo balances strong financial returns with giving back to our communities worldwide. For more information, please visit http://www.pepsico.com.
SOURCE Brand Affinity Technologies
Brand Affinity Technologies
CONTACT: Tricia McKenna or Justin Ordman, Louder Than Words for BAT, +1-781-487-0002, bat@louderthanwords.com
Web Site: http://www.brandaffinity.net
Participates in First Live Activation of netBAT Interactive Editorial Experience
IRVINE, Calif., Oct. 20 /PRNewswire/ --PepsiCo, Inc. and Brand Affinity Technologies (BAT), the company reinventing endorsement and celebrity marketing, are working together on new approaches to engage consumers via their favorite athletes and celebrities. As part of the relationship PepsiCo is leveraging BAT's Platform, which houses deep celebrity affinity intelligence, and has also partnered with BAT as the first sponsor of its netBAT content experience (http://www.netbat.com).
"BAT delivers relevant insight into the daily ups-and-downs of celebrity affinity, and new and efficient ways to capitalize on consumers' insatiable interest in entertainment and sports," said Bonin Bough, Global Director, Digital Media, PepsiCo. "PepsiCo thrives on partnering with innovative, smart new companies that thrive on breaking new ground. BAT fits the mold perfectly."
The netBAT concept transforms online editorial including images and articles into interactive experiences containing multimedia apps that are highly relevant to the featured content. PepsiCo intends to pilot this technology with selected brands over the next several months.
As part of the agreement, PepsiCo gains access to BAT's research engine, which provides daily consumer affinity analysis of more than 40,000 celebrities, taking into account historical attitudes, local and national appeal, and accomplishments and awards. BAT's proprietary algorithms allow for an unprecedented breadth and depth of real-time affinity insight; other models of determining celebrity popularity rely on infrequent, small-sample consumer surveys.
As part of the relationship, BAT is serving as a model for participants in the PepsiCo10 initiative, an open call and partnership between PepsiCo and up to 10 of the most promising start-ups in media, communications, and technology.
"PepsiCo is once again first to go live with an innovative take on a classic marketing strategy," said Ryan Steelberg, President and CEO of BAT. "This partnership is a significant endorsement of our technology and approach, by a leader in sports and entertainment marketing. We look forward to working together to deliver long-term value to PepsiCo, as well as immediate support for branded initiatives."
About Brand Affinity Technologies, Inc. (BAT)
Founded in 2007, BAT (http://brandaffinity.net) unlocks the marketing power of celebrity through research, endorsements, and interactive experiences. BAT's research engine provides daily analysis of more than 40,000 celebrities and athletes. Advertisers use this analysis on BAT's Endorsement Platform to identify, license, and activate the most effective talent for their campaigns. Currently available endorsement talent includes more than 3,600 celebrities and sports superstars such as Drew Brees (NFL), Andy Pettitte (MLB), Rajon Rondo (NBA), Brooks Robinson (MLB - Hall of Fame), Walt Frazier (NBA - Hall of Fame), and Lennox Lewis (Boxing). BAT also engages consumers directly through netBAT (http://www.netbat.com), which transforms celebrity content into interactive experiences on leading websites. Learn more about BAT in Fortune Magazine at http://www.fortune.com/bat. Connect with BAT on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/BrandAffinityTech and Twitter: @BATimpact.
About PepsiCo
PepsiCo offers the world's largest portfolio of billion-dollar food and beverage brands, including 19 different product lines that each generate more than $1 billion in annual retail sales. Our main businesses - Frito-Lay, Quaker, Pepsi-Cola, Tropicana and Gatorade - also make hundreds of other nourishing, tasty foods and drinks that bring joy to our consumers in over 200 countries. With more than $60 billion in revenue, PepsiCo's people are united by our unique commitment to sustainable growth, called Performance with Purpose. By dedicating ourselves to offering a broad array of choices for healthy, convenient and fun nourishment, reducing our environmental impact, and fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace culture, PepsiCo balances strong financial returns with giving back to our communities worldwide. For more information, please visit http://www.pepsico.com.
SOURCE Brand Affinity Technologies
Brand Affinity Technologies
CONTACT: Tricia McKenna or Justin Ordman, Louder Than Words for BAT, +1-781-487-0002, bat@louderthanwords.com
Web Site: http://www.brandaffinity.net
MetroPCS Brings First Commercial 4G LTE Services to Detroit Metropolitan Area Consumers
Poster: SySAdmin
Posted on October 20, 2010 at 6:14:01 AM
MetroPCS Brings First Commercial 4G LTE Services to Detroit Metropolitan Area Consumers
MetroPCS Offers the Only Commercial 4G LTE Experience with Entertainment-Packed Samsung Craft(TM)
DALLAS, Oct. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- MetroPCS Communications, Inc. (NYSE: PCS) today introduced the first commercial 4G LTE services in Detroit, Mich., with monthly plans starting at $55, including all taxes and regulatory fees. Detroit consumers will enjoy 4G Web access along with unlimited voice and text services on the world's first commercially available 4G LTE-enabled handset from Samsung Mobile, the Samsung Craft(TM).
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Detroit is the third U.S. city where MetroPCS is offering commercial 4G LTE service, with additional major metropolitan areas to follow later this year and into early 2011. With a state-of-the-art 4G LTE network and an advanced entertainment handset with a brilliant AMOLED screen, MetroPCS' predictable, flexible and affordable service plans provide a compelling value to consumers while meeting their growing demand to do more with video, social networking and higher speed Internet access.
"MetroPCS is taking Wireless for All® to the next level with unlimited, affordable LTE service," said Roger D. Linquist, president, CEO and chairman of MetroPCS. "Expanding our 4G LTE network to Detroit marks a key milestone for the Company by bringing 4G mobile broadband services to area customers and consumers who want to experience more and who demand more value. We look forward to expanding 4G LTE coverage throughout Eastern and Western Michigan throughout 2011."
MetroPCS offers monthly 4G LTE service plans for $55 and $60, which includes 4G Web access along with unlimited nationwide talk and text initially, on an unlimited basis. In addition, Detroit customers will now have access to new applications and features that take advantage of MetroPCS' 4G LTE network, including:
-- MetroSTUDIO(SM), powered by RealNetworks, available on the $60 service
plan, includes access to entertainment content that consumers demand,
such as full-track downloads, ringtones and ring-back tones, as well as
premium video content from NBC Universal, Black Entertainment Television
(BET) and Univision, available on-demand and on-the-go from one
easy-to-use application.
-- A new social networking and instant messaging application which
harnesses notifications, friends and content from Facebook, MySpace and
Twitter social networks and AIM, MSN and Yahoo! IM clients into a single
interface that consumers can access with one click.
-- Upgraded MetroNavigator® feature with the addition of voice-activated
GPS and turn-by-turn directions.
MetroPCS is initially offering the Samsung Craft in Detroit area stores and online for $299 plus tax, after $50 instant rebate, while supplies last. The Craft delivers a stunning visual experience with its 3.3 inch AMOLED (active-matrix organic light-emitting diode) screen, and comes with a 2GB MicroSD card pre-loaded with Paramount Pictures' hit movie "Star Trek-The Future Begins." The device also includes a combination touch screen, slide-out QWERTY keyboard, Samsung's TouchWiz(TM) user interface to surf and text message, 3.2 megapixel camera with flash and camcorder and Wi-Fi capability.
"With the launch of Detroit's first and only commercial 4G LTE service and the Samsung Craft, MetroPCS is giving Detroit customers the power to do more with the mobile Internet every day, when and where they need it," said Glen Flowers, vice president and general manager of MetroPCS Michigan. "By offering premium 4G LTE service on a no-contract basis, Detroit residents will be able to seamlessly access social networks, find the best route to work, catch the latest hit TV shows, or download and share music, video and photos all from the palm of their hand."
MetroPCS recently launched 4G LTE service in Las Vegas and Dallas-Fort Worth, and 4G LTE network rollouts are planned for later this year and early 2011 in the remaining MetroPCS U.S. markets, including Boston, Atlanta, Jacksonville, Los Angeles, New York, Miami, Orlando, Philadelphia, Sacramento, San Francisco and Tampa. MetroPCS plans to further expand 4G LTE coverage in 2011 along with the launch of additional devices to increase MetroPCS' portfolio of feature phones, touch screens, smartphones and 4G handsets.
For more information, please visit:
Details on rate plans and service features: http://www.metropcs.com/plans
Press resources: http://www.metropcs.com/presscenter
Follow MetroPCS on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/metropcs
Become a fan of MetroPCS on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/metropcs
View MetroPCS' latest videos: http://www.YouTube.com/metropcs
About MetroPCS Communications, Inc.
Dallas-based MetroPCS Communications, Inc. (NYSE: PCS) is a provider of unlimited wireless communications service for a flat-rate with no annual contract. MetroPCS is the fifth largest facilities-based wireless carrier in the United States based on number of subscribers served and has access to licenses covering a population of approximately 146 million people in many of the largest metropolitan areas in the United States. As of June 30, 2010, MetroPCS had over 7.6 million subscribers. For more information please visit http://www.metropcs.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
Except for the historical information contained herein, this press release contains forward-looking statements as defined within Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. These statements, including those pertaining to 4G LTE Services and networks, availability of service and handsets and launch dates of future LTE networks, are subject to risks and uncertainties and are based upon MetroPCS management's experience in the industry, as well as its perceptions of historical trends, current conditions, expected future developments and other factors management believes are appropriate under the circumstances as of the date of this press release unless specified as of some earlier date. Actual financial results, performance or results of operations may differ materially from forward-looking statement expressed in this presentation.
MetroPCS related brands, product names, company names, trademarks, service marks, images, symbols, copyrighted material, and other intellectual property are the exclusive properties of MetroPCS Wireless, Inc. and its subsidiaries, parent companies, and affiliates. Copyright ©2010 MetroPCS Wireless, Inc. All rights reserved.
Other brands, product names, company names, trademark and service market are the property of their respective owners.
STAR TREK copyright © 2009 Paramount Pictures. STAR TREK and related marks and logos are trademarks of CBS Studios Inc. All Rights Reserved.
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CONTACT: Media, Christine Buzzetta of GolinHarris, +1-972-341-2530, cbuzzetta@golinharris.com, for MetroPCS, or Investor Relations, Keith D. Terreri, VP Finance and Treasurer, or Jim Mathias, Director Investor Relations, both of MetroPCS, +1-214-570-4641, investor_relations@metropcs.com
Web Site: http://www.metropcs.com
MetroPCS Offers the Only Commercial 4G LTE Experience with Entertainment-Packed Samsung Craft(TM)
DALLAS, Oct. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- MetroPCS Communications, Inc. (NYSE: PCS) today introduced the first commercial 4G LTE services in Detroit, Mich., with monthly plans starting at $55, including all taxes and regulatory fees. Detroit consumers will enjoy 4G Web access along with unlimited voice and text services on the world's first commercially available 4G LTE-enabled handset from Samsung Mobile, the Samsung Craft(TM).
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Detroit is the third U.S. city where MetroPCS is offering commercial 4G LTE service, with additional major metropolitan areas to follow later this year and into early 2011. With a state-of-the-art 4G LTE network and an advanced entertainment handset with a brilliant AMOLED screen, MetroPCS' predictable, flexible and affordable service plans provide a compelling value to consumers while meeting their growing demand to do more with video, social networking and higher speed Internet access.
"MetroPCS is taking Wireless for All® to the next level with unlimited, affordable LTE service," said Roger D. Linquist, president, CEO and chairman of MetroPCS. "Expanding our 4G LTE network to Detroit marks a key milestone for the Company by bringing 4G mobile broadband services to area customers and consumers who want to experience more and who demand more value. We look forward to expanding 4G LTE coverage throughout Eastern and Western Michigan throughout 2011."
MetroPCS offers monthly 4G LTE service plans for $55 and $60, which includes 4G Web access along with unlimited nationwide talk and text initially, on an unlimited basis. In addition, Detroit customers will now have access to new applications and features that take advantage of MetroPCS' 4G LTE network, including:
-- MetroSTUDIO(SM), powered by RealNetworks, available on the $60 service
plan, includes access to entertainment content that consumers demand,
such as full-track downloads, ringtones and ring-back tones, as well as
premium video content from NBC Universal, Black Entertainment Television
(BET) and Univision, available on-demand and on-the-go from one
easy-to-use application.
-- A new social networking and instant messaging application which
harnesses notifications, friends and content from Facebook, MySpace and
Twitter social networks and AIM, MSN and Yahoo! IM clients into a single
interface that consumers can access with one click.
-- Upgraded MetroNavigator® feature with the addition of voice-activated
GPS and turn-by-turn directions.
MetroPCS is initially offering the Samsung Craft in Detroit area stores and online for $299 plus tax, after $50 instant rebate, while supplies last. The Craft delivers a stunning visual experience with its 3.3 inch AMOLED (active-matrix organic light-emitting diode) screen, and comes with a 2GB MicroSD card pre-loaded with Paramount Pictures' hit movie "Star Trek-The Future Begins." The device also includes a combination touch screen, slide-out QWERTY keyboard, Samsung's TouchWiz(TM) user interface to surf and text message, 3.2 megapixel camera with flash and camcorder and Wi-Fi capability.
"With the launch of Detroit's first and only commercial 4G LTE service and the Samsung Craft, MetroPCS is giving Detroit customers the power to do more with the mobile Internet every day, when and where they need it," said Glen Flowers, vice president and general manager of MetroPCS Michigan. "By offering premium 4G LTE service on a no-contract basis, Detroit residents will be able to seamlessly access social networks, find the best route to work, catch the latest hit TV shows, or download and share music, video and photos all from the palm of their hand."
MetroPCS recently launched 4G LTE service in Las Vegas and Dallas-Fort Worth, and 4G LTE network rollouts are planned for later this year and early 2011 in the remaining MetroPCS U.S. markets, including Boston, Atlanta, Jacksonville, Los Angeles, New York, Miami, Orlando, Philadelphia, Sacramento, San Francisco and Tampa. MetroPCS plans to further expand 4G LTE coverage in 2011 along with the launch of additional devices to increase MetroPCS' portfolio of feature phones, touch screens, smartphones and 4G handsets.
For more information, please visit:
Details on rate plans and service features: http://www.metropcs.com/plans
Press resources: http://www.metropcs.com/presscenter
Follow MetroPCS on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/metropcs
Become a fan of MetroPCS on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/metropcs
View MetroPCS' latest videos: http://www.YouTube.com/metropcs
About MetroPCS Communications, Inc.
Dallas-based MetroPCS Communications, Inc. (NYSE: PCS) is a provider of unlimited wireless communications service for a flat-rate with no annual contract. MetroPCS is the fifth largest facilities-based wireless carrier in the United States based on number of subscribers served and has access to licenses covering a population of approximately 146 million people in many of the largest metropolitan areas in the United States. As of June 30, 2010, MetroPCS had over 7.6 million subscribers. For more information please visit http://www.metropcs.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
Except for the historical information contained herein, this press release contains forward-looking statements as defined within Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. These statements, including those pertaining to 4G LTE Services and networks, availability of service and handsets and launch dates of future LTE networks, are subject to risks and uncertainties and are based upon MetroPCS management's experience in the industry, as well as its perceptions of historical trends, current conditions, expected future developments and other factors management believes are appropriate under the circumstances as of the date of this press release unless specified as of some earlier date. Actual financial results, performance or results of operations may differ materially from forward-looking statement expressed in this presentation.
MetroPCS related brands, product names, company names, trademarks, service marks, images, symbols, copyrighted material, and other intellectual property are the exclusive properties of MetroPCS Wireless, Inc. and its subsidiaries, parent companies, and affiliates. Copyright ©2010 MetroPCS Wireless, Inc. All rights reserved.
Other brands, product names, company names, trademark and service market are the property of their respective owners.
STAR TREK copyright © 2009 Paramount Pictures. STAR TREK and related marks and logos are trademarks of CBS Studios Inc. All Rights Reserved.
SOURCE MetroPCS Communications, Inc.
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MetroPCS Communications, Inc.
CONTACT: Media, Christine Buzzetta of GolinHarris, +1-972-341-2530, cbuzzetta@golinharris.com, for MetroPCS, or Investor Relations, Keith D. Terreri, VP Finance and Treasurer, or Jim Mathias, Director Investor Relations, both of MetroPCS, +1-214-570-4641, investor_relations@metropcs.com
Web Site: http://www.metropcs.com
Motorola Solutions Introduces Most Cost-Effective, Clear Path to 4G With WiMAX Access Point 850
Poster: SySAdmin
Posted on October 20, 2010 at 6:07:01 AM
Motorola Solutions Introduces Most Cost-Effective, Clear Path to 4G With WiMAX Access Point 850
New WAP 850 protects operators' current mobile broadband network investments while future proofing migration to 802.16m and LTE
CHICAGO, Oct. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- 4G World -- Addressing the needs of WiMAX operators looking to evolve their networks to support richer mobile data, the Motorola Solutions business of Motorola, Inc. (NYSE: MOT) today at 4G World 2010 announced the WiMAX Access Point (WAP) 850 to help WiMAX operators cost-effectively deliver 4G services such as video calling and voice over IP (VoIP) services to subscribers.
KEY FACTS
-- Motorola's newest WiMAX Access Point (WAP) 850 base station allows
operators to build fewer WiMAX sites with higher capacity, enabling them
to support broadband networks today with a clear, future-proof migration
path to 802.16m WiMAX or Long Term Evolution (LTE).
-- The WAP 850 is designed with proprietary Intelligent Orthogonal
Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) scheduler software. When coupled
with Motorola's high capacity baseband hardware, it can result in up to
40% more subscribers than even a 4X8 base station, translating to
significantly low total cost of ownership.
-- With lower equipment and operating costs, operators will be able to pass
the savings on to consumers, offering them higher broadband speed rates
at an affordable price.
-- WAP 850 is the First 100% Reusable WiMAX base station for LTE or
LTE-Advanced.
SUPPORTING QUOTE
Fred Gabbard, vice president, Product Management, Motorola Solutions
"Today's mobile subscribers are conditioned to expect speedy data and voice access, and therefore demand increasingly higher broadband rates at lower prices. For a WiMAX operator, this translates into an urgent need to create a solid roadmap supporting greater network capacity. Motorola's WiMAX WAP 850 offers operators a clear path toward building a 4G network by expanding WiMAX services while incrementally upgrading to 802.16m or LTE. In practice, this helps protect current network investments, while ensuring appropriate technology is in place to support future data rates."
SUPPORTING RESOURCES
4G press kit
WiMAX World Tour website
Motorola Networks blog http://www.motorola.com/motoleads4g
Motorola Networks on Twitter http://www.twitter.com/motoleads4g
4G World event website
About Motorola
Motorola is known around the world for innovation in communications and is focused on advancing the way the world connects. From broadband communications infrastructure, enterprise mobility and public safety solutions to mobile and wireline digital communication devices that provide compelling experiences, Motorola is leading the next wave of innovations that enable people, enterprises and governments to be more connected and more mobile. Motorola (NYSE: MOT) had sales of US $22 billion in 2009. For more information, please visit http://www.motorola.com.
Media Contact:
Therese Van Ryne
Motorola
+1. 847.576.7047
therese.vanryne@motorola.com
Industry Analyst Contact:
Kathy Wiesner
Motorola
+1.847.875.0166
k.wiesner@motorola.com
MOTOROLA, MOTO, MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS and the Stylized M Logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Motorola Trademark Holdings, LLC and are used under license. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. © 2010 Motorola, Inc. All rights reserved.
SOURCE Motorola Solutions
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Motorola Solutions
CONTACT: Media, Therese Van Ryne, +1-847-576-7047, therese.vanryne@motorola.com, or Industry Analysts, Kathy Wiesner, +1-847-875-0166, k.wiesner@motorola.com, both of Motorola
Web Site: http://www.motorola.com
New WAP 850 protects operators' current mobile broadband network investments while future proofing migration to 802.16m and LTE
CHICAGO, Oct. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- 4G World -- Addressing the needs of WiMAX operators looking to evolve their networks to support richer mobile data, the Motorola Solutions business of Motorola, Inc. (NYSE: MOT) today at 4G World 2010 announced the WiMAX Access Point (WAP) 850 to help WiMAX operators cost-effectively deliver 4G services such as video calling and voice over IP (VoIP) services to subscribers.
KEY FACTS
-- Motorola's newest WiMAX Access Point (WAP) 850 base station allows
operators to build fewer WiMAX sites with higher capacity, enabling them
to support broadband networks today with a clear, future-proof migration
path to 802.16m WiMAX or Long Term Evolution (LTE).
-- The WAP 850 is designed with proprietary Intelligent Orthogonal
Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) scheduler software. When coupled
with Motorola's high capacity baseband hardware, it can result in up to
40% more subscribers than even a 4X8 base station, translating to
significantly low total cost of ownership.
-- With lower equipment and operating costs, operators will be able to pass
the savings on to consumers, offering them higher broadband speed rates
at an affordable price.
-- WAP 850 is the First 100% Reusable WiMAX base station for LTE or
LTE-Advanced.
SUPPORTING QUOTE
Fred Gabbard, vice president, Product Management, Motorola Solutions
"Today's mobile subscribers are conditioned to expect speedy data and voice access, and therefore demand increasingly higher broadband rates at lower prices. For a WiMAX operator, this translates into an urgent need to create a solid roadmap supporting greater network capacity. Motorola's WiMAX WAP 850 offers operators a clear path toward building a 4G network by expanding WiMAX services while incrementally upgrading to 802.16m or LTE. In practice, this helps protect current network investments, while ensuring appropriate technology is in place to support future data rates."
SUPPORTING RESOURCES
4G press kit
WiMAX World Tour website
Motorola Networks blog http://www.motorola.com/motoleads4g
Motorola Networks on Twitter http://www.twitter.com/motoleads4g
4G World event website
About Motorola
Motorola is known around the world for innovation in communications and is focused on advancing the way the world connects. From broadband communications infrastructure, enterprise mobility and public safety solutions to mobile and wireline digital communication devices that provide compelling experiences, Motorola is leading the next wave of innovations that enable people, enterprises and governments to be more connected and more mobile. Motorola (NYSE: MOT) had sales of US $22 billion in 2009. For more information, please visit http://www.motorola.com.
Media Contact:
Therese Van Ryne
Motorola
+1. 847.576.7047
therese.vanryne@motorola.com
Industry Analyst Contact:
Kathy Wiesner
Motorola
+1.847.875.0166
k.wiesner@motorola.com
MOTOROLA, MOTO, MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS and the Stylized M Logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Motorola Trademark Holdings, LLC and are used under license. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. © 2010 Motorola, Inc. All rights reserved.
SOURCE Motorola Solutions
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Motorola Solutions
CONTACT: Media, Therese Van Ryne, +1-847-576-7047, therese.vanryne@motorola.com, or Industry Analysts, Kathy Wiesner, +1-847-875-0166, k.wiesner@motorola.com, both of Motorola
Web Site: http://www.motorola.com
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Poster: SySAdmin
Posted on October 20, 2010 at 6:07:01 AM
Active Broadband Networks Announces Availability of DOCSIS® 3.0 Resource Manager
Manage The Changing Broadband Subscriber
FRAMINGHAM, Mass., Oct. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Active Broadband Networks, the leading provider of Resource Management Systems for DOCSIS® announces the immediate availability of the Active Resource Manager Platform, including Access Network Business Intelligence, Internet Statistics System, and Subscriber Service Control System, fully supporting DOCSIS® 3.0 IPDR and PacketCable(TM) Multimedia
"While consumers bandwidth demands continue to grow at an estimated 36% annually, subscriber acquisition in major providers has slowed to less than 2%," said Adam Dunstan, President of Active Broadband Networks. "The Active Resource Manager provides the capabilities to manage High Speed Internet subscriber use and deliver application based services using the DOCSIS network in a single cost effective platform."
The Active Resource Manager combines Collection, Processing and Storage with Policy and Dynamic Service control to provide a scalable, comprehensive Resource Management Platform. These core capabilities are used to provide Access Network Business Intelligence, Internet Usage Metering, Congestion and Quota Management, Pre-Paid Service and integrate applications using policy and dynamic services. The addition of DOCSIS® 3.0 IPDR support adds capabilities required to manage services delivered on DOCSIS 3.0 infrastructures in addition to new detailing network, device and HFC plant information.
The Active Resource Manager is a scalable, reliable platform deployed at some of the worlds largest Cable System Operators. Release 4.5 of the Active Resource Manager platform and its Service Management applications is available immediately.
About Active Broadband Networks
Active Broadband Networks is a leading provider of Advanced Network Software. Founded in 2005, Active Broadband Networks develops Subscriber, Service, Application and Network Resource Management platforms for Broadband Service Providers. We focus on leveraging network infrastructure capabilities to address the emerging application, service and network management opportunities created by the Internet becoming the worlds unified communications and entertainment platform. Our solutions are deployed by some of the worlds largest Broadband Service Providers. Active Broadband Networks is a privately owned Delaware corporation with headquarters in Framingham, MA. USA.
PacketCable(TM) and DOCSIS® are trademarks of CableLabs®
SOURCE Active Broadband Networks
Active Broadband Networks
CONTACT: Adam Dunstan, Active Broadband Networks, +1-617-395-7934, adam@a-bb.net
Manage The Changing Broadband Subscriber
FRAMINGHAM, Mass., Oct. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Active Broadband Networks, the leading provider of Resource Management Systems for DOCSIS® announces the immediate availability of the Active Resource Manager Platform, including Access Network Business Intelligence, Internet Statistics System, and Subscriber Service Control System, fully supporting DOCSIS® 3.0 IPDR and PacketCable(TM) Multimedia
"While consumers bandwidth demands continue to grow at an estimated 36% annually, subscriber acquisition in major providers has slowed to less than 2%," said Adam Dunstan, President of Active Broadband Networks. "The Active Resource Manager provides the capabilities to manage High Speed Internet subscriber use and deliver application based services using the DOCSIS network in a single cost effective platform."
The Active Resource Manager combines Collection, Processing and Storage with Policy and Dynamic Service control to provide a scalable, comprehensive Resource Management Platform. These core capabilities are used to provide Access Network Business Intelligence, Internet Usage Metering, Congestion and Quota Management, Pre-Paid Service and integrate applications using policy and dynamic services. The addition of DOCSIS® 3.0 IPDR support adds capabilities required to manage services delivered on DOCSIS 3.0 infrastructures in addition to new detailing network, device and HFC plant information.
The Active Resource Manager is a scalable, reliable platform deployed at some of the worlds largest Cable System Operators. Release 4.5 of the Active Resource Manager platform and its Service Management applications is available immediately.
About Active Broadband Networks
Active Broadband Networks is a leading provider of Advanced Network Software. Founded in 2005, Active Broadband Networks develops Subscriber, Service, Application and Network Resource Management platforms for Broadband Service Providers. We focus on leveraging network infrastructure capabilities to address the emerging application, service and network management opportunities created by the Internet becoming the worlds unified communications and entertainment platform. Our solutions are deployed by some of the worlds largest Broadband Service Providers. Active Broadband Networks is a privately owned Delaware corporation with headquarters in Framingham, MA. USA.
PacketCable(TM) and DOCSIS® are trademarks of CableLabs®
SOURCE Active Broadband Networks
Active Broadband Networks
CONTACT: Adam Dunstan, Active Broadband Networks, +1-617-395-7934, adam@a-bb.net
Motortrak Appointed to Launch New Dealer Website Program for Mercedes-Benz USA
Poster: SySAdmin
Posted on October 20, 2010 at 6:00:01 AM
Motortrak Appointed to Launch New Dealer Website Program for Mercedes-Benz USA
MONTVALE, New Jersey, October 20, 2010/PRNewswire/ -- Mercedes-Benz USA has launched an all-new dealer website
platform through digital retail marketing specialist, Motortrak. A core
objective of the new, factory-sponsored program was to eliminate the need for
its 350 (plus) dealers to double up and invest in multiple retail websites.
The innovative new website platform provides unprecedented
flexibility for dealers to market their stores online, significantly improves
SEO performance and will deliver increased conversion across both fixed
operations and vehicle sales. More importantly, the platform has the
potential to improve the customers' dealership experience, as well as their
perception of the brand.
"Our dealers have invested heavily in their showroom
environments over the past three years and this new website platform will
provide a premium online showcase to complement these efforts," said Stephen
Cannon, vice president of marketing for MBUSA. "We are constantly innovating
through our digital marketing channels and this brings that level of
innovation and integration to the dealerships and their customers."
A key aim of the program is to channel the customer seamlessly
from brand to dealer. As customers dislike being bounced from site to site,
the new websites neatly integrate with existing and future infrastructure. To
make the site experience as integrated and useful as possible for customers,
embedded brand content from http://www.mbusa.com includes new vehicle
information, car configurator, used vehicle search and national news, events
and promotions.
"Dealers do not need a second site when it's this good," said
Jennifer Sweet, Communications Manager with Friendly Motorcars. "Motortrak
provides a great content management system - we needed the ability to better
promote all parts of our business and react rapidly to market opportunities.
The new system does all that."
Early on in the roll out, dealers discovered huge advantages
in using a platform that allows them to build their own custom content.
"We have built a customized, brand commensurate site that also
highlights the unique dealer voice. So we can now deliver vital, relevant
content for all cost centers; sales, service and parts" said Robin Holloway
of Holloway Automotive. "The site is visually clean and information rich,
especially the inventory push throughout the entire site. No wonder initial
analytics have shown a significant improvement in all of our key performance
indicators, resulting in increased conversion. The leads from our website,
not third party sites, now boast enviable closing ratios."
Mercedes Benz USA selected digital retail marketing specialist
Motortrak to provide the new platform to its dealer network. Motortrak has
managed the MBUSA online used car program since 2007.
"We were looking for a business partner with a strong track
record in this space as well as a deep understanding of the premium
automotive market," said Cannon. "Motortrak excels in both these areas."
Motortrak Chief Operating Officer David Cox says that the new
platform offers a much more effective way for Mercedes-Benz and its dealers
to do business cooperatively online: "Compared to other 'traditional' website
vendors, the combination of our ability to translate brands effectively at
retail, the flexibility of our platform and our focus on conversion is unique
in this sector. Even just four weeks into the program all KPIs are very
positive."
Motortrak also provides similar services to the new Mercedes-Benz and
Freightliner Sprinter networks.
Notes to Editors:
About Mercedes-Benz USA
Mercedes-Benz USA (MBUSA), headquartered in Montvale, New
Jersey, is responsible for the distribution, marketing and customer service
for all Mercedes-Benz and Maybach products in the United States. MBUSA offers
drivers the most diverse line-up in the luxury segment with 12 model lines
ranging from the sporty C-Class to the flagship S-Class sedans and the SLS
AMG supercar.
MBUSA is also responsible for the distribution, marketing and
customer service of Mercedes-Benz Sprinter Vans in the US. More information
on MBUSA and its products can be found at http://www.mbusa.com and
http://www.mbsprinterusa.com.
Accredited journalists can connect with and follow us at:
Media Site: http://www.media.mbusa.com
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/mbusapressoffice
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/MBUSA_News
About Motortrak
Motortrak is a specialist provider of online retail marketing
systems to manufacturers and dealers world-wide. Founded in 1995, Motortrak
has over 15 years sector expertise in the provision of highly customizable
online marketing services and applications ranging from inventory management
systems and B2B remarketing platforms to B2C services including dealer and
OEM content management websites, used vehicle locators, social and mobile
solutions.
Motortrak currently provides services in over 60 markets and
25 languages and has offices in London, New York and Melbourne. Other clients
include Ferrari, Maserati, Maybach, Penske Automotive Group and smart. For
further information please visit http://www.motortrak.com.
Source: Motortrak
Contacts: Donna Boland, Mercedes-Benz USA, Tel: +1-201-573-6893; Jason Putnam, Motortrak, Tel: +1-650-704-3263, jason.putnam@motortrak.com
MONTVALE, New Jersey, October 20, 2010/PRNewswire/ -- Mercedes-Benz USA has launched an all-new dealer website
platform through digital retail marketing specialist, Motortrak. A core
objective of the new, factory-sponsored program was to eliminate the need for
its 350 (plus) dealers to double up and invest in multiple retail websites.
The innovative new website platform provides unprecedented
flexibility for dealers to market their stores online, significantly improves
SEO performance and will deliver increased conversion across both fixed
operations and vehicle sales. More importantly, the platform has the
potential to improve the customers' dealership experience, as well as their
perception of the brand.
"Our dealers have invested heavily in their showroom
environments over the past three years and this new website platform will
provide a premium online showcase to complement these efforts," said Stephen
Cannon, vice president of marketing for MBUSA. "We are constantly innovating
through our digital marketing channels and this brings that level of
innovation and integration to the dealerships and their customers."
A key aim of the program is to channel the customer seamlessly
from brand to dealer. As customers dislike being bounced from site to site,
the new websites neatly integrate with existing and future infrastructure. To
make the site experience as integrated and useful as possible for customers,
embedded brand content from http://www.mbusa.com includes new vehicle
information, car configurator, used vehicle search and national news, events
and promotions.
"Dealers do not need a second site when it's this good," said
Jennifer Sweet, Communications Manager with Friendly Motorcars. "Motortrak
provides a great content management system - we needed the ability to better
promote all parts of our business and react rapidly to market opportunities.
The new system does all that."
Early on in the roll out, dealers discovered huge advantages
in using a platform that allows them to build their own custom content.
"We have built a customized, brand commensurate site that also
highlights the unique dealer voice. So we can now deliver vital, relevant
content for all cost centers; sales, service and parts" said Robin Holloway
of Holloway Automotive. "The site is visually clean and information rich,
especially the inventory push throughout the entire site. No wonder initial
analytics have shown a significant improvement in all of our key performance
indicators, resulting in increased conversion. The leads from our website,
not third party sites, now boast enviable closing ratios."
Mercedes Benz USA selected digital retail marketing specialist
Motortrak to provide the new platform to its dealer network. Motortrak has
managed the MBUSA online used car program since 2007.
"We were looking for a business partner with a strong track
record in this space as well as a deep understanding of the premium
automotive market," said Cannon. "Motortrak excels in both these areas."
Motortrak Chief Operating Officer David Cox says that the new
platform offers a much more effective way for Mercedes-Benz and its dealers
to do business cooperatively online: "Compared to other 'traditional' website
vendors, the combination of our ability to translate brands effectively at
retail, the flexibility of our platform and our focus on conversion is unique
in this sector. Even just four weeks into the program all KPIs are very
positive."
Motortrak also provides similar services to the new Mercedes-Benz and
Freightliner Sprinter networks.
Notes to Editors:
About Mercedes-Benz USA
Mercedes-Benz USA (MBUSA), headquartered in Montvale, New
Jersey, is responsible for the distribution, marketing and customer service
for all Mercedes-Benz and Maybach products in the United States. MBUSA offers
drivers the most diverse line-up in the luxury segment with 12 model lines
ranging from the sporty C-Class to the flagship S-Class sedans and the SLS
AMG supercar.
MBUSA is also responsible for the distribution, marketing and
customer service of Mercedes-Benz Sprinter Vans in the US. More information
on MBUSA and its products can be found at http://www.mbusa.com and
http://www.mbsprinterusa.com.
Accredited journalists can connect with and follow us at:
Media Site: http://www.media.mbusa.com
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/mbusapressoffice
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/MBUSA_News
About Motortrak
Motortrak is a specialist provider of online retail marketing
systems to manufacturers and dealers world-wide. Founded in 1995, Motortrak
has over 15 years sector expertise in the provision of highly customizable
online marketing services and applications ranging from inventory management
systems and B2B remarketing platforms to B2C services including dealer and
OEM content management websites, used vehicle locators, social and mobile
solutions.
Motortrak currently provides services in over 60 markets and
25 languages and has offices in London, New York and Melbourne. Other clients
include Ferrari, Maserati, Maybach, Penske Automotive Group and smart. For
further information please visit http://www.motortrak.com.
Source: Motortrak
Contacts: Donna Boland, Mercedes-Benz USA, Tel: +1-201-573-6893; Jason Putnam, Motortrak, Tel: +1-650-704-3263, jason.putnam@motortrak.com
Infosys Launches Finacle Mobile Banking 2.0
Poster: SySAdmin
Posted on October 20, 2010 at 5:35:01 AM
Infosys Launches Finacle Mobile Banking 2.0
BANGALORE, India, LONDON, and LAS VEGAS, October 20, 2010/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ --
- One of the First Mobile Banking Solutions in the World to Offer Mobile
Financial Management and Advisory Services
News Highlights
- Infosys Technologies Ltd. announced the launch of Finacle
mobile banking 2.0. (
http://www.infosys.com/finacle/solutions/solutions_mobile.asp) This
comprehensive solution enables retail and corporate consumers to access
banking services through mobile SMS, GPRS, 3G and USSD-enabled
handsets.
- The solution supports multi-host, multilingual,
multi-channel, multi-currency banking. It facilitates interactive
financial management encompassing product selection, proximity
payments, remote deposit capture, new account opening, ATM/branch
locating based on GPS and value added services like mobile ticketing,
mobile top-up and mobile marketing.
- The solution's robust integration framework enables seamless
integration with disparate host systems, facilitating a unified, rich
and intuitive user experience. Two factor authentication and encryption
ensure fidelity of transactions.
- The device-agnostic solution supports over 8000+ mobile
handsets including basic handsets and smart devices like iPhone,
BlackBerry(R) smartphones[1] and iPad. Customers can avail banking
Services through SMS messaging, browser-based mobile banking, rich
client/download-based mobile banking or USSD messaging. In addition,
the solution is channel agnostic and can be leveraged to fulfil
transactions initiated across any other channel.
- Banks can also leverage Finacle mobile bank-in-a-box
(http://www.infosys.com/finacle/solutions/solutions-mobile-bank-in-a-
box.asp), which is a pre-configured and pre-integrated solution for
easy and rapid mobile banking deployment in lesser than 30 days.
(Due to the length of these URL, it may be necessary to copy and paste
the hyperlinks into your Internet browser's URL address field. Remove the
space if one exists.)
Key Quote
According to Haragopal Mangipudi, Global Head - Finacle,
Infosys Technologies, "As channel innovation continues to be a strategic
priority for progressive banks, mobile banking has truly come of age. Finacle
mobile banking 2.0 enables banks to create and leverage game-changing
opportunities, through the mobile channel, to build, deepen and
institutionalize relationships with both customers and new emerging consumer
segments."
About Finacle(TM) Universal Banking Solution
Finacle from Infosys partners with banks to power-up their
innovation agenda, enabling them to differentiate their products and service,
enhance customer experience and achieve greater operational efficiency. This
proven and effective... framework for multi-disciplinary change, enables
banks to shift their strategic and operational priorities.
Finacle solutions address the core banking, e-banking, Islamic banking,
treasury, wealth management and CRM requirements of retail, corporate and
universal banks worldwide.
Several powerful and differentiating features make Finacle one of the
most comprehensive, flexible and scalable universal banking solution in its
class. These solutions when associated with Finacle services empower banks to
maximize their opportunities for growth, while minimizing the risks that come
with large-scale business transformation. For more information, visit
http://www.infosys.com/finacle
About Infosys Technologies Ltd.
Infosys (NASDAQ: INFY) defines, designs and delivers
IT-enabled business solutions. These solutions focus on providing strategic
differentiation and operational superiority to clients. As on September 30,
2010 the Infosys group employed about 122,500 employees in over 50 offices
worldwide. Infosys is part of the NASDAQ-100 Index and The Global Dow. For
more information, visit http://www.infosys.com.
Infosys Safe Harbor
Statements in connection with this release may include
forward-looking statements within the meaning of US Securities laws intended
to qualify for the "safe harbor" under the Private Securities Litigation
Reform Act. These forward-looking statements are subject to risks and
uncertainties including those described in our SEC filings available at
http://www.sec.gov including our Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year
ended March 31, 2010, and our other recent filings, and actual results may
differ materially from those projected by forward-looking statements. We may
make additional written and oral forward-looking statements but do not
undertake, and disclaim any obligation, to update them.
[1] The Trademark BlackBerry(R) smartphones is owned by Research In
Motion Limited and is registered in the United States and may be pending or
registered in other countries. Infosys Technologies Limited is not endorsed,
sponsored, affiliated with or otherwise authorized by Research In Motion
Limited.
Press contact:
Infosys Press Office - Asia
Pacific
Sujeet Pramanik
Infosys Technologies Ltd,
India
+91-80-4105-7551
Sujeet_Pramanik@infosys.com
Infosys Press Office - EMEA
Antonia Maneta
Infosys Technologies Ltd, UK
Phone: +44(0)207-715-3499
Antonia_Maneta@infosys.com
Infosys Press Office - The Americas
Peter McLaughlin
Infosys Technologies Ltd, USA
Phone: +1-213-622-4949, Ext 206
Peter_McLaughlin@infosys.com
Source: Infosys Technologies Ltd
Press contact: Infosys Press Office - Asia Pacific, Sujeet Pramanik, Infosys Technologies Ltd,
India, +91-80-4105-7551, Sujeet_Pramanik@infosys.com; Infosys Press Office - EMEA:
Antonia Maneta, Infosys Technologies Ltd, UK, Phone: +44(0)207-715-3499, Antonia_Maneta@infosys.com; Infosys Press Office - The Americas, Peter McLaughlin, Infosys Technologies Ltd, USA, Phone: +1-213-622-4949, Ext 206, Peter_McLaughlin@infosys.com
BANGALORE, India, LONDON, and LAS VEGAS, October 20, 2010/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ --
- One of the First Mobile Banking Solutions in the World to Offer Mobile
Financial Management and Advisory Services
News Highlights
- Infosys Technologies Ltd. announced the launch of Finacle
mobile banking 2.0. (
http://www.infosys.com/finacle/solutions/solutions_mobile.asp) This
comprehensive solution enables retail and corporate consumers to access
banking services through mobile SMS, GPRS, 3G and USSD-enabled
handsets.
- The solution supports multi-host, multilingual,
multi-channel, multi-currency banking. It facilitates interactive
financial management encompassing product selection, proximity
payments, remote deposit capture, new account opening, ATM/branch
locating based on GPS and value added services like mobile ticketing,
mobile top-up and mobile marketing.
- The solution's robust integration framework enables seamless
integration with disparate host systems, facilitating a unified, rich
and intuitive user experience. Two factor authentication and encryption
ensure fidelity of transactions.
- The device-agnostic solution supports over 8000+ mobile
handsets including basic handsets and smart devices like iPhone,
BlackBerry(R) smartphones[1] and iPad. Customers can avail banking
Services through SMS messaging, browser-based mobile banking, rich
client/download-based mobile banking or USSD messaging. In addition,
the solution is channel agnostic and can be leveraged to fulfil
transactions initiated across any other channel.
- Banks can also leverage Finacle mobile bank-in-a-box
(http://www.infosys.com/finacle/solutions/solutions-mobile-bank-in-a-
box.asp), which is a pre-configured and pre-integrated solution for
easy and rapid mobile banking deployment in lesser than 30 days.
(Due to the length of these URL, it may be necessary to copy and paste
the hyperlinks into your Internet browser's URL address field. Remove the
space if one exists.)
Key Quote
According to Haragopal Mangipudi, Global Head - Finacle,
Infosys Technologies, "As channel innovation continues to be a strategic
priority for progressive banks, mobile banking has truly come of age. Finacle
mobile banking 2.0 enables banks to create and leverage game-changing
opportunities, through the mobile channel, to build, deepen and
institutionalize relationships with both customers and new emerging consumer
segments."
About Finacle(TM) Universal Banking Solution
Finacle from Infosys partners with banks to power-up their
innovation agenda, enabling them to differentiate their products and service,
enhance customer experience and achieve greater operational efficiency. This
proven and effective... framework for multi-disciplinary change, enables
banks to shift their strategic and operational priorities.
Finacle solutions address the core banking, e-banking, Islamic banking,
treasury, wealth management and CRM requirements of retail, corporate and
universal banks worldwide.
Several powerful and differentiating features make Finacle one of the
most comprehensive, flexible and scalable universal banking solution in its
class. These solutions when associated with Finacle services empower banks to
maximize their opportunities for growth, while minimizing the risks that come
with large-scale business transformation. For more information, visit
http://www.infosys.com/finacle
About Infosys Technologies Ltd.
Infosys (NASDAQ: INFY) defines, designs and delivers
IT-enabled business solutions. These solutions focus on providing strategic
differentiation and operational superiority to clients. As on September 30,
2010 the Infosys group employed about 122,500 employees in over 50 offices
worldwide. Infosys is part of the NASDAQ-100 Index and The Global Dow. For
more information, visit http://www.infosys.com.
Infosys Safe Harbor
Statements in connection with this release may include
forward-looking statements within the meaning of US Securities laws intended
to qualify for the "safe harbor" under the Private Securities Litigation
Reform Act. These forward-looking statements are subject to risks and
uncertainties including those described in our SEC filings available at
http://www.sec.gov including our Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year
ended March 31, 2010, and our other recent filings, and actual results may
differ materially from those projected by forward-looking statements. We may
make additional written and oral forward-looking statements but do not
undertake, and disclaim any obligation, to update them.
[1] The Trademark BlackBerry(R) smartphones is owned by Research In
Motion Limited and is registered in the United States and may be pending or
registered in other countries. Infosys Technologies Limited is not endorsed,
sponsored, affiliated with or otherwise authorized by Research In Motion
Limited.
Press contact:
Infosys Press Office - Asia
Pacific
Sujeet Pramanik
Infosys Technologies Ltd,
India
+91-80-4105-7551
Sujeet_Pramanik@infosys.com
Infosys Press Office - EMEA
Antonia Maneta
Infosys Technologies Ltd, UK
Phone: +44(0)207-715-3499
Antonia_Maneta@infosys.com
Infosys Press Office - The Americas
Peter McLaughlin
Infosys Technologies Ltd, USA
Phone: +1-213-622-4949, Ext 206
Peter_McLaughlin@infosys.com
Source: Infosys Technologies Ltd
Press contact: Infosys Press Office - Asia Pacific, Sujeet Pramanik, Infosys Technologies Ltd,
India, +91-80-4105-7551, Sujeet_Pramanik@infosys.com; Infosys Press Office - EMEA:
Antonia Maneta, Infosys Technologies Ltd, UK, Phone: +44(0)207-715-3499, Antonia_Maneta@infosys.com; Infosys Press Office - The Americas, Peter McLaughlin, Infosys Technologies Ltd, USA, Phone: +1-213-622-4949, Ext 206, Peter_McLaughlin@infosys.com
mFoundry Launches Mobile Banking 'Adoption Guarantee'
Poster: SySAdmin
Posted on October 20, 2010 at 5:14:01 AM
mFoundry Launches Mobile Banking 'Adoption Guarantee'
Innovative program builds on mFoundry's mature product and deployment track record.
LAS VEGAS, Oct. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- BAI RETAIL DELIVERY -- mFoundry, the award-winning provider of secure mobile financial solutions, announced today that it is launching an "Adoption Services" program to complement its "90 Day to Live" club. New mFoundry customers can take advantage of an optional package of adoption services that guarantees a minimum adoption rate of 10% of the marketed base within one year of launch.
"Our executive sponsors are almost always measured on the level of adoption of their chosen mobile banking solution. While we have seen stellar adoption amongst our customers due to the complete nature of our solution, decision makers selecting a mobile banking product need to find the provider that will get them the greatest adoption rate," noted mFoundry Co-Founder and CEO Drew Sievers. "So we've created a special package of adoption services to boost mobile banking adoption post launch - and we guarantee its effectiveness."
mFoundry's adoption services package is a complete approach that harnesses multiple media on a cost effective basis for maximum impact, including:
-- E-mail, website, and text messaging campaigns with device optimized
actionable responses via SMS push
-- Use of social media, including the financial institution's Facebook,
Twitter and other social media presence
-- Contextual mobile advertising
-- On device "instant on" with no need for website enrollment, particularly
targeting the offline user
-- Offline user enrollment through call center response and in-branch
contact
mFoundry developed this program through its analysis of best practices across its varied customer base of more than 200 banks and credit unions. First Tennessee Bank, an mFoundry customer, has seen a furious pace of adoption from its launch of mobile banking. Leveraging an effective multi-touch marketing strategy ranging from in-branch efforts to targeted e-mail campaigns, FTB was able to achieve their annual mobile adoption goals within the first month of activity.
"We knew that the time was right for mobile banking," said Bruce Livesay, EVP and CIO of First Tennessee Bank, "The product, the teamwork, and the marketing were all tightly integrated. The results speak for themselves."
To find out more about mFoundry's Adoption Services Guarantee, please visit us at booth #636 at BAI Retail Delivery in Las Vegas, October 19 through 21.
About mFoundrymFoundry is the leading provider of secure mobile financial services to banks, credit unions, merchants and processors. Providing mobile banking technology to Fidelity National Information Systems, First Data Corporation, NCR, the CO-OP Financial Services, and PSCU Financial Services, our award winning product is used by more than 200 banks and credit unions in the USA.
mFoundry is the only mobile banking provider with a live, nationwide mobile payments solution. As the technical force behind Starbucks Card Mobile, mFoundry leverages its payments knowledge to help financial institutions, payment processors, and merchants create deeper, more valuable customer relationships.
mFoundry is based in the San Francisco Bay Area and has been recognized as one of "10 Emerging Wireless Players to Watch" by IDC as well as the top "Tech Company to Watch" and a three-time top "Innovator" by Bank Technology News. For more information on mFoundry, please visit http://www.mfoundry.com.
SOURCE mFoundry
mFoundry
CONTACT: mFoundry, +1-415-425-7496
Web Site: http://www.mfoundry.com
Innovative program builds on mFoundry's mature product and deployment track record.
LAS VEGAS, Oct. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- BAI RETAIL DELIVERY -- mFoundry, the award-winning provider of secure mobile financial solutions, announced today that it is launching an "Adoption Services" program to complement its "90 Day to Live" club. New mFoundry customers can take advantage of an optional package of adoption services that guarantees a minimum adoption rate of 10% of the marketed base within one year of launch.
"Our executive sponsors are almost always measured on the level of adoption of their chosen mobile banking solution. While we have seen stellar adoption amongst our customers due to the complete nature of our solution, decision makers selecting a mobile banking product need to find the provider that will get them the greatest adoption rate," noted mFoundry Co-Founder and CEO Drew Sievers. "So we've created a special package of adoption services to boost mobile banking adoption post launch - and we guarantee its effectiveness."
mFoundry's adoption services package is a complete approach that harnesses multiple media on a cost effective basis for maximum impact, including:
-- E-mail, website, and text messaging campaigns with device optimized
actionable responses via SMS push
-- Use of social media, including the financial institution's Facebook,
Twitter and other social media presence
-- Contextual mobile advertising
-- On device "instant on" with no need for website enrollment, particularly
targeting the offline user
-- Offline user enrollment through call center response and in-branch
contact
mFoundry developed this program through its analysis of best practices across its varied customer base of more than 200 banks and credit unions. First Tennessee Bank, an mFoundry customer, has seen a furious pace of adoption from its launch of mobile banking. Leveraging an effective multi-touch marketing strategy ranging from in-branch efforts to targeted e-mail campaigns, FTB was able to achieve their annual mobile adoption goals within the first month of activity.
"We knew that the time was right for mobile banking," said Bruce Livesay, EVP and CIO of First Tennessee Bank, "The product, the teamwork, and the marketing were all tightly integrated. The results speak for themselves."
To find out more about mFoundry's Adoption Services Guarantee, please visit us at booth #636 at BAI Retail Delivery in Las Vegas, October 19 through 21.
About mFoundrymFoundry is the leading provider of secure mobile financial services to banks, credit unions, merchants and processors. Providing mobile banking technology to Fidelity National Information Systems, First Data Corporation, NCR, the CO-OP Financial Services, and PSCU Financial Services, our award winning product is used by more than 200 banks and credit unions in the USA.
mFoundry is the only mobile banking provider with a live, nationwide mobile payments solution. As the technical force behind Starbucks Card Mobile, mFoundry leverages its payments knowledge to help financial institutions, payment processors, and merchants create deeper, more valuable customer relationships.
mFoundry is based in the San Francisco Bay Area and has been recognized as one of "10 Emerging Wireless Players to Watch" by IDC as well as the top "Tech Company to Watch" and a three-time top "Innovator" by Bank Technology News. For more information on mFoundry, please visit http://www.mfoundry.com.
SOURCE mFoundry
mFoundry
CONTACT: mFoundry, +1-415-425-7496
Web Site: http://www.mfoundry.com
Stripes Group Closes Majority Recapitalization of Turtle Beach, the Leading Brand in the Rapidly Growing Gaming Headset Market
Poster: SySAdmin
Posted on October 20, 2010 at 5:07:01 AM
Stripes Group Closes Majority Recapitalization of Turtle Beach, the Leading Brand in the Rapidly Growing Gaming Headset Market
Ron Doornink, Stripes Group Operating Partner and former President of Activision, to assume leadership role as Executive Chairman
Also receives new Senior Term Debt from RBC Bank and PNC Bank to support rapid growth and meet oversubscribed channel and customer demand
ELMSFORD, N.Y., Oct. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Voyetra Turtle Beach, Inc. ("Turtle Beach"), the leading provider of stereo video gaming headsets, announced today that Stripes Group has acquired a majority position in the company. Stripes' equity stake was acquired primarily from passive investors while the managing founders, who will continue in their current leadership roles, retain nearly their entire ownership stake post transaction.
Ken Fox, Founder and Managing Partner of Stripes Group, will join the Turtle Beach Board of Directors. "Carmine, Fred and the entire Turtle Beach team have done an exceptional job capturing the #1 market share position in the rapidly growing video gaming audio peripheral market by developing technically superior products. This business couldn't be a better fit with the investment strategy of Stripes Group - to partner with innovative, market-leading, entrepreneur-owned companies that are rapidly growing and profitable. The Turtle Beach brand has a fanatical following among influential hardcore gamers and a long track record of developing technically superior audio products."
To continue to build on and drive Turtle Beach's success, Stripes Group is adding Ron Doornink as Executive Chairman. Ron, currently an Operating Partner at Stripes Group and the former President of Activision, Inc., has also made a significant personal investment in the company. An industry veteran, Ron's experience will be instrumental in developing a scalable infrastructure to support a very large, fast growing market. "Turtle Beach is a truly special brand that has been built upon a foundation of the highest quality products and constant innovation. I am thrilled to have the chance to partner with Turtle Beach to meet growing consumer demand by increasing our retail distribution and accelerating our pace of new product development."
Carmine Bonanno, Founder and CEO of Turtle Beach said, "After an extensive process, we are extremely pleased to partner with Stripes Group and to have the opportunity to work closely with Ron Doornink. Stripes is committed to our vision of developing superior audio products for gamers and has a track record of helping entrepreneurs achieve bold goals through team development, operating experience and strategic expertise."
Fred Romano, Founder and COO of Turtle Beach added, "As we begin to quickly make material investments in our operations and supply chain to meet consumer and retail demand for Turtle Beach products, the timing of this transaction with Stripes simply could not be better."
RBC Bank (USA) and PNC Bank, National Association ("PNC Bank") provided financing in connection with the acquisition. Cascadia Capital, LLC acted as Turtle Beach's financial advisor in the transaction.
About Voyetra Turtle Beach, Inc.
Turtle Beach (http://www.turtlebeach.com) designs and markets premium audio peripherals for personal computer and video game platforms, including its acclaimed line of Ear Force gaming headphones and headsets crafted for XBOX360® and PS3(TM) game consoles and PC games. Turtle Beach's Ear Force X41 wireless headset is Official XBOX Magazine's "2009 Peripheral of the Year." Turtle Beach, headquartered in Elmsford, New York, is a brand of Voyetra Turtle Beach, Inc., which has been at the forefront of music and audio technology for more than three decades and is recognized as a pioneer of today's PC audio industry.
About Stripes Group
Stripes Group, founded in 2003 and based in New York, is a private investment firm focused on growth-stage minority and majority investments in rapidly growing and profitable internet, software-as-a-service, technology-enabled services and branded consumer products companies. Stripes Group typically partners with founder-owned and operated companies that have had no prior institutional investors.
For more information on Stripes Group, visit http://www.stripesgroup.com.
SOURCE Stripes Group
Stripes Group
CONTACT: Isabel Boswell, Stripes Group, +1-212-823-0737, Isabel@stripesgroup.com
Web Site: http://www.stripesgroup.com
Ron Doornink, Stripes Group Operating Partner and former President of Activision, to assume leadership role as Executive Chairman
Also receives new Senior Term Debt from RBC Bank and PNC Bank to support rapid growth and meet oversubscribed channel and customer demand
ELMSFORD, N.Y., Oct. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Voyetra Turtle Beach, Inc. ("Turtle Beach"), the leading provider of stereo video gaming headsets, announced today that Stripes Group has acquired a majority position in the company. Stripes' equity stake was acquired primarily from passive investors while the managing founders, who will continue in their current leadership roles, retain nearly their entire ownership stake post transaction.
Ken Fox, Founder and Managing Partner of Stripes Group, will join the Turtle Beach Board of Directors. "Carmine, Fred and the entire Turtle Beach team have done an exceptional job capturing the #1 market share position in the rapidly growing video gaming audio peripheral market by developing technically superior products. This business couldn't be a better fit with the investment strategy of Stripes Group - to partner with innovative, market-leading, entrepreneur-owned companies that are rapidly growing and profitable. The Turtle Beach brand has a fanatical following among influential hardcore gamers and a long track record of developing technically superior audio products."
To continue to build on and drive Turtle Beach's success, Stripes Group is adding Ron Doornink as Executive Chairman. Ron, currently an Operating Partner at Stripes Group and the former President of Activision, Inc., has also made a significant personal investment in the company. An industry veteran, Ron's experience will be instrumental in developing a scalable infrastructure to support a very large, fast growing market. "Turtle Beach is a truly special brand that has been built upon a foundation of the highest quality products and constant innovation. I am thrilled to have the chance to partner with Turtle Beach to meet growing consumer demand by increasing our retail distribution and accelerating our pace of new product development."
Carmine Bonanno, Founder and CEO of Turtle Beach said, "After an extensive process, we are extremely pleased to partner with Stripes Group and to have the opportunity to work closely with Ron Doornink. Stripes is committed to our vision of developing superior audio products for gamers and has a track record of helping entrepreneurs achieve bold goals through team development, operating experience and strategic expertise."
Fred Romano, Founder and COO of Turtle Beach added, "As we begin to quickly make material investments in our operations and supply chain to meet consumer and retail demand for Turtle Beach products, the timing of this transaction with Stripes simply could not be better."
RBC Bank (USA) and PNC Bank, National Association ("PNC Bank") provided financing in connection with the acquisition. Cascadia Capital, LLC acted as Turtle Beach's financial advisor in the transaction.
About Voyetra Turtle Beach, Inc.
Turtle Beach (http://www.turtlebeach.com) designs and markets premium audio peripherals for personal computer and video game platforms, including its acclaimed line of Ear Force gaming headphones and headsets crafted for XBOX360® and PS3(TM) game consoles and PC games. Turtle Beach's Ear Force X41 wireless headset is Official XBOX Magazine's "2009 Peripheral of the Year." Turtle Beach, headquartered in Elmsford, New York, is a brand of Voyetra Turtle Beach, Inc., which has been at the forefront of music and audio technology for more than three decades and is recognized as a pioneer of today's PC audio industry.
About Stripes Group
Stripes Group, founded in 2003 and based in New York, is a private investment firm focused on growth-stage minority and majority investments in rapidly growing and profitable internet, software-as-a-service, technology-enabled services and branded consumer products companies. Stripes Group typically partners with founder-owned and operated companies that have had no prior institutional investors.
For more information on Stripes Group, visit http://www.stripesgroup.com.
SOURCE Stripes Group
Stripes Group
CONTACT: Isabel Boswell, Stripes Group, +1-212-823-0737, Isabel@stripesgroup.com
Web Site: http://www.stripesgroup.com
Seminar on Production Scheduling and Planning to Take Place in Ghent
Poster: SySAdmin
Posted on October 20, 2010 at 3:07:01 AM
Seminar on Production Scheduling and Planning to Take Place in Ghent
KRASNOYARSK, Russia, October 20, 2010/PRNewswire/ -- PrInSys Lab is hosting the Production Scheduling Seminar 2010 which will
bring together academic researchers, software developers and industries to
discuss the most current trends and pressing issues in production planning
and optimization. The seminar will be held on November 18, 2010 in University
College Ghent, Belgium, and there is still time to register for the event.
The event will focus on the ways to facilitate and enhance production
scheduling, with talks and presentations delivered by speakers from all over
the world. Topics to be discussed include state of the art in production
scheduling, static and dynamic scheduling, continuous and batch production,
business cases, and more.
While modestly announced as a seminar, the event offers a range of
activities worthy of a conference. Panel discussions will provide a chance to
share the experience of efficient scheduling, get insight into the needs and
problems of the industries in production planning, and learn about the newest
developments in the field. In the exhibition area the participants will
introduce (or find out about) scheduling and planning solutions. Coffee
breaks and lunch will allow for networking and further discussion.
To register for the seminar you will need to fill out the form at
http://webs.hogent.be/prinsys/registration.html. Registration fee is 100 EUR
for a participant, members of AGORIA, MESA, academic staff and students being
eligible for a 50% discount. The fee for an exhibition booth (including 1
participant) comprises 250 EUR. Further information on the Production
Scheduling Seminar 2010 is available at the event page. All registration fees
include VAT.
Links:
Event page: http://webs.hogent.be/prinsys/schedulingseminar2010.html
Research group page: http://webs.hogent.be/prinsys/
Company:
Established in 2007, Production Information Systems Laboratory
(PrInSysLab) is a research group under the Department of Business Information
and ICT of the University College Ghent. PrInSysLab operates in the field of
Manufacturing Execution Systems, advising businesses on manufacturing
automation and optimization, as well as on integration of production
information systems.
Contact:
Dr. Dmitriy Borodin
PrInSysLab
E-mail: Dmitriy.Borodin@hogent.be
Address: Building D, office 1.10, University College Ghent,
Schoonmeersstraat 52, 9000 Ghent, Belgium
Phone: +32-486-335-470
Source: PrInSysLab
Contact: Dr. Dmitriy Borodin, PrInSysLab, E-mail: Dmitriy.Borodin@hogent.be; Address: Building D, office 1.10, University College Ghent, Schoonmeersstraat 52, 9000 Ghent, Belgium; Phone: +32-486-335-470
KRASNOYARSK, Russia, October 20, 2010/PRNewswire/ -- PrInSys Lab is hosting the Production Scheduling Seminar 2010 which will
bring together academic researchers, software developers and industries to
discuss the most current trends and pressing issues in production planning
and optimization. The seminar will be held on November 18, 2010 in University
College Ghent, Belgium, and there is still time to register for the event.
The event will focus on the ways to facilitate and enhance production
scheduling, with talks and presentations delivered by speakers from all over
the world. Topics to be discussed include state of the art in production
scheduling, static and dynamic scheduling, continuous and batch production,
business cases, and more.
While modestly announced as a seminar, the event offers a range of
activities worthy of a conference. Panel discussions will provide a chance to
share the experience of efficient scheduling, get insight into the needs and
problems of the industries in production planning, and learn about the newest
developments in the field. In the exhibition area the participants will
introduce (or find out about) scheduling and planning solutions. Coffee
breaks and lunch will allow for networking and further discussion.
To register for the seminar you will need to fill out the form at
http://webs.hogent.be/prinsys/registration.html. Registration fee is 100 EUR
for a participant, members of AGORIA, MESA, academic staff and students being
eligible for a 50% discount. The fee for an exhibition booth (including 1
participant) comprises 250 EUR. Further information on the Production
Scheduling Seminar 2010 is available at the event page. All registration fees
include VAT.
Links:
Event page: http://webs.hogent.be/prinsys/schedulingseminar2010.html
Research group page: http://webs.hogent.be/prinsys/
Company:
Established in 2007, Production Information Systems Laboratory
(PrInSysLab) is a research group under the Department of Business Information
and ICT of the University College Ghent. PrInSysLab operates in the field of
Manufacturing Execution Systems, advising businesses on manufacturing
automation and optimization, as well as on integration of production
information systems.
Contact:
Dr. Dmitriy Borodin
PrInSysLab
E-mail: Dmitriy.Borodin@hogent.be
Address: Building D, office 1.10, University College Ghent,
Schoonmeersstraat 52, 9000 Ghent, Belgium
Phone: +32-486-335-470
Source: PrInSysLab
Contact: Dr. Dmitriy Borodin, PrInSysLab, E-mail: Dmitriy.Borodin@hogent.be; Address: Building D, office 1.10, University College Ghent, Schoonmeersstraat 52, 9000 Ghent, Belgium; Phone: +32-486-335-470
Epson Now Shipping Super-Slim, Ultra-Portable PowerLite 1700-Series Projectors
Poster: SySAdmin
Posted on October 20, 2010 at 2:14:01 AM
Epson Now Shipping Super-Slim, Ultra-Portable PowerLite 1700-Series Projectors
Starting at under $800, Four New Projectors Offer Advanced Feature Set for Road Warriors
LONG BEACH, Calif., Oct. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Epson America today announced the PowerLite® 1750, 1760W, 1770W, and 1775W are now shipping. Introduced at InfoComm in June, these sleek new models weigh less than four pounds and at 1.7-inches tall, are as thin as a laptop. Designed for mobile professionals and corporations, the PowerLite 1700-series offer reliable 3LCD image quality, high brightness and easy-to-use, hassle-free features.
"These new projectors have already made an impression with their super-slim form factor and advanced feature set," said Heather Gareis, senior product manager, Projectors, Epson America. "Starting at under $800, the PowerLite 1700-series models provide busy professionals with convenience and performance without hurting the bottom line."
The PowerLite 1750 ($799*) and 1760W ($899*) offer 2600 lumens of color and white light output(1), and the PowerLite 1770W ($999*) and 1775W ($1,199*) offer 3000 lumens of color and white light output. The PowerLite 1750 features XGA resolution, while the PowerLite 1760W, 1770W and 1775W all feature WXGA resolution (16:10 aspect ratio) for use with widescreen laptops and DVD content.
Hassle-Free Connectivity and Setup
These projectors offer a variety of connectivity and setup features engineered for use in a wide range of meeting spaces, including:
-- USB Plug 'n Play: Instantly projects images from either a Windows® PC
or Mac via a USB connection, allowing for easier set up and eliminating
the hassle of dealing with bulky VGA cables and toggling between
computer keys
-- PC-Free Presentations: Offers convenient connectivity with USB memory
devices such as a thumb drive for easily viewing and sharing pictures
without a computer
-- Quick-Connect Wireless USB key: Included with the PowerLite 1775W and
optional with the PowerLite 1770W and 1760W, easy plug and play wireless
presentations are possible by simply inserting the wireless USB Key into
the projector (first time setup only) and then into the PC; the USB Key
automatically creates an ad-hoc wireless connection to the projector for
instantaneous use and can be shared between computers for multiple
presenters
-- Wireless Networking: Included on the PowerLite 1775W and optional on the
PowerLite1760W and 1770W, allows for wireless presentations with audio
using the 802.11 b/g/n module via a PC or Mac
-- HDMI Connectivity: The PowerLite 1760W, 1770W and 1775W include an
all-digital HDMI connection for high quality video and digital audio
-- Horizontal Keystone Correction: Squares the image even if the projector
is placed off-center from the screen - all four models feature automatic
vertical keystone correction, the PowerLite 1750, 1760W and 1770W have
manual horizontal keystone correction, and the PowerLite 1775W adds
automatic horizontal keystone correction
-- Screen Fit: The PowerLite 1775W automatically adjusts keystone and focus
to fill the screen size that is being used
-- Positioning Flexibility: 1.2x zoom requires a shorter throw distance,
allowing for the projection of large images in smaller rooms; a 60-inch
image can be projected from a distance of approximately four feet away
Additional Features
This new ultra-portable series from Epson also includes several features and controls to ensure that professionals can deliver presentations worry-free:
-- Sleek, Lightweight and Travel Friendly: With a state-of-the-art design
these new projectors offer a sleek look and lightweight design in both
black and white options and includes a soft carrying case and remote
control
-- Instant On/Off®: Enables presenters to avoid delays when starting and
finishing presentations and allows them to be up and running in only
five seconds between pressing the "Power" button and the appearance of
the start-up screen
-- EasyMP® Monitor and Control: When connected to a network the PowerLite
1760W, 1770W and 1775W offer monitoring and control, virtual remote
control, and presentation via IP network capabilities for a variety of
presentation and audience needs
-- Closed Captioning: Built-in closed captioning decoder makes
presentations accessible to viewers with hearing impairments with no
added cost
-- Extended Lamp Life: The lamp life can last up to 4,000 hours(2) in
economy mode, helping to maximize presentation time
-- 3LCD Technology: Features the latest, 3LCD, 3-chip technology to deliver
amazing, true-to-life color and detail for powerful presentations; 3LCD
technology provides an energy efficient light engine which efficiently
uses available lamp light to create stunning images; in contrast to
1-chip DLP technology, 3LCD requires, on average, 25 percent less
electricity per lumen of brightness(3)
Availability and Support
The PowerLite 1700-series are currently available through national resellers, pro audio/visual dealers, mail order, distribution, and are part of Epson ImageWay(SM) Partner Program. Epson's PowerLite projectors come with a two-year limited warranty that includes two elite technical support services - two-year Epson PrivateLine® phone support where projector owners can directly access an expedited support telephone line by using a phone card that is included with the product, and a two-year Road Service projector replacement program that includes projector exchange in one business day. For additional information about PowerLite projectors, visit http://www.epson.com/projectors.
About Epson America, Inc.
Epson America, Inc. is a leading provider of an extensive range of printers, 3LCD projectors, scanners and point-of-service printers that are renowned for their high quality, functionality, innovation and energy efficiency. Epson America is a U.S. affiliate of Seiko Epson Corporation, which employs more than 70,000 people in 106 countries around the world. To learn more about Epson America, please visit: http://www.Epson.com. You may also connect with Epson America on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/EpsonAmerica), Twitter (http://twitter.com/EpsonAmerica) and YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/EpsonTV).
*Estimated street price
(1) Light output varies depending upon modes (color and white light output). White light output measured using ISO 21118 standard.
(2) Lamp life will vary depending upon mode selected, environmental conditions and usage. Lamp Brightness decreases over time.
(3) Data source: ProjectorCentral.com Jan. 2010. Average of 910 shipping models for which the manufacturers provided lumens and total power data, all resolutions and brightness levels. Energy efficiency was measured as wattage per lumen. It was measured for both 3LCD and 1-chip projectors in each of five brightness segments. 3LCD projectors averaged less required electricity per lumen in each of the five segments.
Note: Epson is a registered trademark and Epson Exceed Your Vision is a registered logomark of Seiko Epson Corporation. PrivateLine is a registered trademark of Epson America, Inc. All other product brand names are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of their respective companies. Epson disclaims any and all rights in these marks.
SOURCE Epson America, Inc.
Epson America, Inc.
CONTACT: Duane Brozek of Epson America, Inc., +1-562-290-5683, Duane_Brozek@ea.epson.com; or Jane Fainer of Walt & Company, +1-408-369-7200, ext. 1052, jfainer@walt.com, for Epson
Web Site: http://www.epson.com
Starting at under $800, Four New Projectors Offer Advanced Feature Set for Road Warriors
LONG BEACH, Calif., Oct. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Epson America today announced the PowerLite® 1750, 1760W, 1770W, and 1775W are now shipping. Introduced at InfoComm in June, these sleek new models weigh less than four pounds and at 1.7-inches tall, are as thin as a laptop. Designed for mobile professionals and corporations, the PowerLite 1700-series offer reliable 3LCD image quality, high brightness and easy-to-use, hassle-free features.
"These new projectors have already made an impression with their super-slim form factor and advanced feature set," said Heather Gareis, senior product manager, Projectors, Epson America. "Starting at under $800, the PowerLite 1700-series models provide busy professionals with convenience and performance without hurting the bottom line."
The PowerLite 1750 ($799*) and 1760W ($899*) offer 2600 lumens of color and white light output(1), and the PowerLite 1770W ($999*) and 1775W ($1,199*) offer 3000 lumens of color and white light output. The PowerLite 1750 features XGA resolution, while the PowerLite 1760W, 1770W and 1775W all feature WXGA resolution (16:10 aspect ratio) for use with widescreen laptops and DVD content.
Hassle-Free Connectivity and Setup
These projectors offer a variety of connectivity and setup features engineered for use in a wide range of meeting spaces, including:
-- USB Plug 'n Play: Instantly projects images from either a Windows® PC
or Mac via a USB connection, allowing for easier set up and eliminating
the hassle of dealing with bulky VGA cables and toggling between
computer keys
-- PC-Free Presentations: Offers convenient connectivity with USB memory
devices such as a thumb drive for easily viewing and sharing pictures
without a computer
-- Quick-Connect Wireless USB key: Included with the PowerLite 1775W and
optional with the PowerLite 1770W and 1760W, easy plug and play wireless
presentations are possible by simply inserting the wireless USB Key into
the projector (first time setup only) and then into the PC; the USB Key
automatically creates an ad-hoc wireless connection to the projector for
instantaneous use and can be shared between computers for multiple
presenters
-- Wireless Networking: Included on the PowerLite 1775W and optional on the
PowerLite1760W and 1770W, allows for wireless presentations with audio
using the 802.11 b/g/n module via a PC or Mac
-- HDMI Connectivity: The PowerLite 1760W, 1770W and 1775W include an
all-digital HDMI connection for high quality video and digital audio
-- Horizontal Keystone Correction: Squares the image even if the projector
is placed off-center from the screen - all four models feature automatic
vertical keystone correction, the PowerLite 1750, 1760W and 1770W have
manual horizontal keystone correction, and the PowerLite 1775W adds
automatic horizontal keystone correction
-- Screen Fit: The PowerLite 1775W automatically adjusts keystone and focus
to fill the screen size that is being used
-- Positioning Flexibility: 1.2x zoom requires a shorter throw distance,
allowing for the projection of large images in smaller rooms; a 60-inch
image can be projected from a distance of approximately four feet away
Additional Features
This new ultra-portable series from Epson also includes several features and controls to ensure that professionals can deliver presentations worry-free:
-- Sleek, Lightweight and Travel Friendly: With a state-of-the-art design
these new projectors offer a sleek look and lightweight design in both
black and white options and includes a soft carrying case and remote
control
-- Instant On/Off®: Enables presenters to avoid delays when starting and
finishing presentations and allows them to be up and running in only
five seconds between pressing the "Power" button and the appearance of
the start-up screen
-- EasyMP® Monitor and Control: When connected to a network the PowerLite
1760W, 1770W and 1775W offer monitoring and control, virtual remote
control, and presentation via IP network capabilities for a variety of
presentation and audience needs
-- Closed Captioning: Built-in closed captioning decoder makes
presentations accessible to viewers with hearing impairments with no
added cost
-- Extended Lamp Life: The lamp life can last up to 4,000 hours(2) in
economy mode, helping to maximize presentation time
-- 3LCD Technology: Features the latest, 3LCD, 3-chip technology to deliver
amazing, true-to-life color and detail for powerful presentations; 3LCD
technology provides an energy efficient light engine which efficiently
uses available lamp light to create stunning images; in contrast to
1-chip DLP technology, 3LCD requires, on average, 25 percent less
electricity per lumen of brightness(3)
Availability and Support
The PowerLite 1700-series are currently available through national resellers, pro audio/visual dealers, mail order, distribution, and are part of Epson ImageWay(SM) Partner Program. Epson's PowerLite projectors come with a two-year limited warranty that includes two elite technical support services - two-year Epson PrivateLine® phone support where projector owners can directly access an expedited support telephone line by using a phone card that is included with the product, and a two-year Road Service projector replacement program that includes projector exchange in one business day. For additional information about PowerLite projectors, visit http://www.epson.com/projectors.
About Epson America, Inc.
Epson America, Inc. is a leading provider of an extensive range of printers, 3LCD projectors, scanners and point-of-service printers that are renowned for their high quality, functionality, innovation and energy efficiency. Epson America is a U.S. affiliate of Seiko Epson Corporation, which employs more than 70,000 people in 106 countries around the world. To learn more about Epson America, please visit: http://www.Epson.com. You may also connect with Epson America on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/EpsonAmerica), Twitter (http://twitter.com/EpsonAmerica) and YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/EpsonTV).
*Estimated street price
(1) Light output varies depending upon modes (color and white light output). White light output measured using ISO 21118 standard.
(2) Lamp life will vary depending upon mode selected, environmental conditions and usage. Lamp Brightness decreases over time.
(3) Data source: ProjectorCentral.com Jan. 2010. Average of 910 shipping models for which the manufacturers provided lumens and total power data, all resolutions and brightness levels. Energy efficiency was measured as wattage per lumen. It was measured for both 3LCD and 1-chip projectors in each of five brightness segments. 3LCD projectors averaged less required electricity per lumen in each of the five segments.
Note: Epson is a registered trademark and Epson Exceed Your Vision is a registered logomark of Seiko Epson Corporation. PrivateLine is a registered trademark of Epson America, Inc. All other product brand names are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of their respective companies. Epson disclaims any and all rights in these marks.
SOURCE Epson America, Inc.
Epson America, Inc.
CONTACT: Duane Brozek of Epson America, Inc., +1-562-290-5683, Duane_Brozek@ea.epson.com; or Jane Fainer of Walt & Company, +1-408-369-7200, ext. 1052, jfainer@walt.com, for Epson
Web Site: http://www.epson.com
October 19, 2010
Microsoft nukes Zeus malware from 275,000 Windows machines
Poster: Daniel Doty
Posted on October 19, 2010 at 10:24:16 PM
According to Microsoft, the companies Malicious Software Removal Tool has nuked over 275,000 machines running Windows operating system of the Zeus malware, or better known as the Zbot malware. Here is what Jeff Williams from Microsoft had to say about it:
For the complete read on this, head on over toZDNet and check it out.
Quote
Of the 1,344,669 computers cleaned, this is about 1 in 5, a ratio that’s higher than we typically see even when accounting for the normal, first-month spike which results from adding a new family but not exceptionally so.
To put this in greater perspective the removals of Zbot are almost as many as the removals of the #2 and #3 malware families this month combined (Win32/Vundo and Win32/Bubnix respectively). Approximately 86 million computers have run this version of MSRT as we compile this data so we should expect this number to increase as the month continues.
For the complete read on this, head on over toZDNet and check it out.
2 Billion Internet Users by End of 2010!
Poster: Daniel Doty
Posted on October 19, 2010 at 10:09:23 PM
Wow, the International Telecommunications Union latest statistics shows that in the last five years, the internet users has doubled! And by the end of 2010 internet users will surpass the 2 billion mark........Now that is a lot of internet users. And we all thought that Wal-Mart was crowded :-)
Here is a small blurb from the International Telecommunication Unions official site:
To read this full article, jump on over to the official ITU site and give a thorough look.
Here is a small blurb from the International Telecommunication Unions official site:
Quote
Geneva, 19 October 2010 — ITU’s latest statistics published today in The World in 2010: ICT facts and figures reveal that the number of Internet users worldwide doubled in the past five years and will surpass the two billion mark in 2010. The number of people having access to the Internet at home has increased from 1.4 billion in 2009 to almost 1.6 billion in 2010. The new data were released on the eve of World Statistics Day, which will be celebrated worldwide on 20 October 2010.
162 million of the 226 million new Internet users in 2010 will be from developing countries, where Internet users grow at a higher rate. By the end of 2010, 71% of the population in developed countries will be online compared to 21% of the population in developing countries. While in developed countries 65% of people have access to the Internet at home, this is the case for only 13.5% of people in developing countries where Internet access in schools, at work and public locations is critical. Regional differences are significant: 65% of Europeans are on the Internet, compared to only 9.6% of Africans.
With the rapidly increasing high-bandwidth content and applications on the Internet, there is a growing demand for higher-speed broadband connections.
ITU considers broadband as a catalyst for growth. Recently, ITU and UNESCO launched the Broadband Commission for Digital Development that aims to promote the adoption of broadband-friendly practices and policies worldwide. ITU Secretary-General Hamadoun Touré says, “Broadband is the next tipping point, the next truly transformational technology. It can generate jobs, drive growth and productivity, and underpin long-term economic competitiveness. It is also the most powerful tool that we have at our disposal in our race to meet the Millennium Development Goals, the deadline for which is now just five years away.”
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