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June 7, 2010
Ten Privacy and Consumer Groups Ask Congressional Leaders to Strengthen Privacy Bill
Poster: SySAdmin
Posted on June 7, 2010 at 8:28:01 AM
Ten Privacy and Consumer Groups Ask Congressional Leaders to Strengthen Privacy Bill
House Subcommittee Urged to Expand Definition of "Sensitive Information," Incorporate "Fair Information Practices," and Require "Opt-in" Procedures for Data Collection
WASHINGTON, June 7 -- In response to a discussion draft of a new privacy bill currently under consideration by the House Subcommittee on Communications, Technology and the Internet, ten leading privacy and consumer organizations today called for much stronger provisions to protect consumer privacy both online and off.
The groups, including the Consumer Federation of America, Electronic Frontier Foundation, Consumer Watchdog, World Privacy Forum, Consumer Action, USPIRG, Privacy Rights Clearinghouse, Privacy Times, Privacy Lives, and the Center for Digital Democracy, raised their concerns in a letter to Subcommittee Chairman Rick Boucher and Ranking Member Cliff Stearns.
Read the letter, released by the groups today, here: http://www.consumerwatchdog.org/resources/LTRBoucherStearns060410.pdf
Recognizing that "consumers increasingly rely on the Internet and other digital services for a wide range of transactions and services, many of which involve their most sensitive affairs, including health, financial, and other personal matters," the groups' letter made a number of recommendations for strengthening the draft privacy bill, including the following items:
-- The bill should incorporate the Fair Information Practice Principles
that have long served as the bedrock of consumer privacy protection in
the U.S., including the principle of not collecting more data than is
necessary for the stated purposes, limits on how long data should be
retained, and a right to access and correct one's data.
-- The bill's definitions of what constitutes "sensitive information"
need to be expanded; for instance, to include health-related
information beyond just "medical records."
-- The bill should require strict "opt-in" procedures for the collection
and use of covered data and should prohibit the collection and use of
any sensitive information except for the transactions for which
consumers provided it.
"We are committed to working with you to achieve real privacy protection for consumers," the letter concluded.
In addition to the comments in the letter, the ten groups offered a draft "findings" section to be included in the privacy legislation. Read the proposed findings section here: http://www.consumerwatchdog.org/resources/PrivacyBillFindings060410.pdf
"Consumers online are being stealthily tracked, profiled and targeted by marketers -- who are able to obtain personal information regarding their finances, health, ethnicity, and their families," said Jeff Chester, Executive Director of the Center for Digital Democracy. "The public should not be placed at risk as they grow to rely on the Internet and mobile phones when making purchases and searching for information. Reps. Boucher and Stearns have launched an important debate that must lead to real privacy safeguards for consumers. Both political parties should work together to revise this proposal and enact landmark 21st Century consumer protection legislation."
"The draft bill has served to launch the debate," said John M. Simpson, a consumer advocate with Consumer Watchdog, "but substantial revisions are necessary to provide meaningful privacy protection for consumers. In its present form the bill would lock in a bankrupt 'notice and choice' model and offer few real protections. Enacting no legislation would be better than passing this flawed bill in its current form."
"Consumers need strong privacy legislation that sets the default switch on tracking consumers or selling or sharing their information to OFF, and gives consumers real control of their personal data," said Ed Mierzwinski, Consumer Program Director of USPIRG. "If a Congressional proposal doesn't protect consumers, and isn't based on all the Fair Information Practices, but only on some limited, industry-approved 'here's our take-it-or-leave-it list,' then make no mistake, we will oppose it."
"We're tired of companies paying lip-service to privacy but using consumers' personal information for whatever they want, without giving consumers any meaningful control," said Susan Grant, Director of Consumer Protection at Consumer Federation of America. "We need a law that forces companies to build respect for privacy into their business models, and we believe that they will ultimately benefit from increased consumer confidence."
"It has long been the goal of consumer and privacy advocates to see meaningful privacy protection legislation passed at the federal level, to protect consumers and to strengthen online commerce," said Linda Sherry, director of national priorities at Consumer Action. "But this draft, despite all the good intentions of House leaders, is full of holes -- not the least of which are that it would supersede even stronger state regulations and that it does not provide for a private right of action for aggrieved individuals."
About the members of the coalition:
Center for Digital Democracy: The Center for Digital Democracy (CDD) is dedicated to ensuring that the public interest is a fundamental part of the new digital communications landscape. URL: http://www.democraticmedia.org/
Consumer Action: Consumer Action, founded in 1971, is a national non-profit education and advocacy organization committed to financial literacy and consumer protection. URL: http://www.consumer-action.org/
Consumer Federation of America: Since 1968, the Consumer Federation of America (CFA) has provided consumers a well-reasoned and articulate voice in decisions that affect their lives. URL: http://www.consumerfed.org/
Consumer Watchdog: Consumer Watchdog (formerly The Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights) is a consumer group that has been fighting corrupt corporations and crooked politicians since 1985. URLs: http://www.consumerwatchdog.org/ and http://insidegoogle.com/
Electronic Frontier Foundation: When freedoms in the networked world come under attack, the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) is the first line of defense. URL: http://www.eff.org/
Privacy Lives: Published by Melissa Ngo, the Website chronicles and analyzes attacks on privacy and various defenses against them to show that privacy lives on, despite the onslaught. URL: http://www.privacylives.com/
Privacy Rights Clearinghouse: The Privacy Rights Clearinghouse is a consumer organization with a two-part mission: To raise consumer awareness about privacy and to advocate for privacy rights in policy proceedings. URL: http://www.privacyrights.org/
Privacy Times: Since 1981, Privacy Times has provided its readers with accurate reporting, objective analysis and thoughtful insight into the events that shape the ongoing debate over privacy and Freedom of Information. URL: http://www.privacytimes.com/
U.S. Public Interest Research Group: The federation of state Public Interest Research Groups (PIRGs) stands up to powerful special interests on behalf of the public, working to win concrete results for our health and our well-being. URL: http://www.uspirg.org/
The World Privacy Forum: WPF is focused on conducting in-depth research, analysis, and consumer education in the area of privacy. Areas of focus include health care, technology, and the financial sector. URL: http://www.worldprivacyforum.org/
Source: Consumer Watchdog
CONTACT: Jeff Chester of the Center For Digital Democracy,
+1-202-494-7100; John M. Simpson of Consumer Watchdog, +1-310-292-1902; or
Linda Sherry of Consumer Action, +1-202-544-3088
Web Site: http://www.consumerwatchdog.org/
House Subcommittee Urged to Expand Definition of "Sensitive Information," Incorporate "Fair Information Practices," and Require "Opt-in" Procedures for Data Collection
WASHINGTON, June 7 -- In response to a discussion draft of a new privacy bill currently under consideration by the House Subcommittee on Communications, Technology and the Internet, ten leading privacy and consumer organizations today called for much stronger provisions to protect consumer privacy both online and off.
The groups, including the Consumer Federation of America, Electronic Frontier Foundation, Consumer Watchdog, World Privacy Forum, Consumer Action, USPIRG, Privacy Rights Clearinghouse, Privacy Times, Privacy Lives, and the Center for Digital Democracy, raised their concerns in a letter to Subcommittee Chairman Rick Boucher and Ranking Member Cliff Stearns.
Read the letter, released by the groups today, here: http://www.consumerwatchdog.org/resources/LTRBoucherStearns060410.pdf
Recognizing that "consumers increasingly rely on the Internet and other digital services for a wide range of transactions and services, many of which involve their most sensitive affairs, including health, financial, and other personal matters," the groups' letter made a number of recommendations for strengthening the draft privacy bill, including the following items:
-- The bill should incorporate the Fair Information Practice Principles
that have long served as the bedrock of consumer privacy protection in
the U.S., including the principle of not collecting more data than is
necessary for the stated purposes, limits on how long data should be
retained, and a right to access and correct one's data.
-- The bill's definitions of what constitutes "sensitive information"
need to be expanded; for instance, to include health-related
information beyond just "medical records."
-- The bill should require strict "opt-in" procedures for the collection
and use of covered data and should prohibit the collection and use of
any sensitive information except for the transactions for which
consumers provided it.
"We are committed to working with you to achieve real privacy protection for consumers," the letter concluded.
In addition to the comments in the letter, the ten groups offered a draft "findings" section to be included in the privacy legislation. Read the proposed findings section here: http://www.consumerwatchdog.org/resources/PrivacyBillFindings060410.pdf
"Consumers online are being stealthily tracked, profiled and targeted by marketers -- who are able to obtain personal information regarding their finances, health, ethnicity, and their families," said Jeff Chester, Executive Director of the Center for Digital Democracy. "The public should not be placed at risk as they grow to rely on the Internet and mobile phones when making purchases and searching for information. Reps. Boucher and Stearns have launched an important debate that must lead to real privacy safeguards for consumers. Both political parties should work together to revise this proposal and enact landmark 21st Century consumer protection legislation."
"The draft bill has served to launch the debate," said John M. Simpson, a consumer advocate with Consumer Watchdog, "but substantial revisions are necessary to provide meaningful privacy protection for consumers. In its present form the bill would lock in a bankrupt 'notice and choice' model and offer few real protections. Enacting no legislation would be better than passing this flawed bill in its current form."
"Consumers need strong privacy legislation that sets the default switch on tracking consumers or selling or sharing their information to OFF, and gives consumers real control of their personal data," said Ed Mierzwinski, Consumer Program Director of USPIRG. "If a Congressional proposal doesn't protect consumers, and isn't based on all the Fair Information Practices, but only on some limited, industry-approved 'here's our take-it-or-leave-it list,' then make no mistake, we will oppose it."
"We're tired of companies paying lip-service to privacy but using consumers' personal information for whatever they want, without giving consumers any meaningful control," said Susan Grant, Director of Consumer Protection at Consumer Federation of America. "We need a law that forces companies to build respect for privacy into their business models, and we believe that they will ultimately benefit from increased consumer confidence."
"It has long been the goal of consumer and privacy advocates to see meaningful privacy protection legislation passed at the federal level, to protect consumers and to strengthen online commerce," said Linda Sherry, director of national priorities at Consumer Action. "But this draft, despite all the good intentions of House leaders, is full of holes -- not the least of which are that it would supersede even stronger state regulations and that it does not provide for a private right of action for aggrieved individuals."
About the members of the coalition:
Center for Digital Democracy: The Center for Digital Democracy (CDD) is dedicated to ensuring that the public interest is a fundamental part of the new digital communications landscape. URL: http://www.democraticmedia.org/
Consumer Action: Consumer Action, founded in 1971, is a national non-profit education and advocacy organization committed to financial literacy and consumer protection. URL: http://www.consumer-action.org/
Consumer Federation of America: Since 1968, the Consumer Federation of America (CFA) has provided consumers a well-reasoned and articulate voice in decisions that affect their lives. URL: http://www.consumerfed.org/
Consumer Watchdog: Consumer Watchdog (formerly The Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights) is a consumer group that has been fighting corrupt corporations and crooked politicians since 1985. URLs: http://www.consumerwatchdog.org/ and http://insidegoogle.com/
Electronic Frontier Foundation: When freedoms in the networked world come under attack, the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) is the first line of defense. URL: http://www.eff.org/
Privacy Lives: Published by Melissa Ngo, the Website chronicles and analyzes attacks on privacy and various defenses against them to show that privacy lives on, despite the onslaught. URL: http://www.privacylives.com/
Privacy Rights Clearinghouse: The Privacy Rights Clearinghouse is a consumer organization with a two-part mission: To raise consumer awareness about privacy and to advocate for privacy rights in policy proceedings. URL: http://www.privacyrights.org/
Privacy Times: Since 1981, Privacy Times has provided its readers with accurate reporting, objective analysis and thoughtful insight into the events that shape the ongoing debate over privacy and Freedom of Information. URL: http://www.privacytimes.com/
U.S. Public Interest Research Group: The federation of state Public Interest Research Groups (PIRGs) stands up to powerful special interests on behalf of the public, working to win concrete results for our health and our well-being. URL: http://www.uspirg.org/
The World Privacy Forum: WPF is focused on conducting in-depth research, analysis, and consumer education in the area of privacy. Areas of focus include health care, technology, and the financial sector. URL: http://www.worldprivacyforum.org/
Source: Consumer Watchdog
CONTACT: Jeff Chester of the Center For Digital Democracy,
+1-202-494-7100; John M. Simpson of Consumer Watchdog, +1-310-292-1902; or
Linda Sherry of Consumer Action, +1-202-544-3088
Web Site: http://www.consumerwatchdog.org/
Get Smart About Verizon Wireless Smartphones
Poster: SySAdmin
Posted on June 7, 2010 at 8:21:01 AM
Get Smart About Verizon Wireless Smartphones
New Video Shows the Ins and Outs of the Verizon Wireless Smartphone Lineup
BASKING RIDGE, N.J., June 7 --
Verizon Wireless, the company with the nation's
largest and most reliable wireless voice and 3G data
WHO: network
A video demonstration of Verizon Wireless' extensive
WHAT: smartphone line-up
In Verizon Wireless' Multimedia Library at
WHERE: http://www.verizonwireless.com/multimedia
On Verizon Wireless' YouTube channel at
http://www.youtube.com/VerizonWirelessTV
WHEN: Available now
Global travelers, social media fanatics and business
professionals have different needs and wants from
their wireless devices. When it comes to wireless
phones, one doesn't fit all, which is why Verizon
Wireless offers a variety of smartphones and
BACKGROUND: operating systems to suit every customer need.
All Verizon Wireless smartphones operate on the
Verizon Wireless network, the largest and most
reliable in the United States. Verizon Wireless has
invested more than $59 billion since it was formed -
$5.7 billion on average every year - to increase the
coverage and capacity of its premier nationwide
network and to add new services. In 2009 alone,
Verizon Wireless invested $7 billion to expand and
advance its network.
For more information about Verizon Wireless, visit
http://www.verizonwireless.com.
About Verizon Wireless
Verizon Wireless operates the nation's most reliable and largest wireless voice and 3G data network, serving nearly 93 million customers. Headquartered in Basking Ridge, N.J., with 81,000 employees nationwide, Verizon Wireless is a joint venture of Verizon Communications (NYSE:VZ)(NASDAQ:VZ) and Vodafone (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
CONTACT: Brenda Boyd Raney, Verizon Wireless, +1-908-559-7518,
Brenda.Raney@verizonwireless.com
Web Site: http://www.verizonwireless.com/
Company News On-Call: http://www.prnewswire.com/comp/094251.html
New Video Shows the Ins and Outs of the Verizon Wireless Smartphone Lineup
BASKING RIDGE, N.J., June 7 --
Verizon Wireless, the company with the nation's
largest and most reliable wireless voice and 3G data
WHO: network
A video demonstration of Verizon Wireless' extensive
WHAT: smartphone line-up
In Verizon Wireless' Multimedia Library at
WHERE: http://www.verizonwireless.com/multimedia
On Verizon Wireless' YouTube channel at
http://www.youtube.com/VerizonWirelessTV
WHEN: Available now
Global travelers, social media fanatics and business
professionals have different needs and wants from
their wireless devices. When it comes to wireless
phones, one doesn't fit all, which is why Verizon
Wireless offers a variety of smartphones and
BACKGROUND: operating systems to suit every customer need.
All Verizon Wireless smartphones operate on the
Verizon Wireless network, the largest and most
reliable in the United States. Verizon Wireless has
invested more than $59 billion since it was formed -
$5.7 billion on average every year - to increase the
coverage and capacity of its premier nationwide
network and to add new services. In 2009 alone,
Verizon Wireless invested $7 billion to expand and
advance its network.
For more information about Verizon Wireless, visit
http://www.verizonwireless.com.
About Verizon Wireless
Verizon Wireless operates the nation's most reliable and largest wireless voice and 3G data network, serving nearly 93 million customers. Headquartered in Basking Ridge, N.J., with 81,000 employees nationwide, Verizon Wireless is a joint venture of Verizon Communications (NYSE:VZ)(NASDAQ:VZ) and Vodafone (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
CONTACT: Brenda Boyd Raney, Verizon Wireless, +1-908-559-7518,
Brenda.Raney@verizonwireless.com
Web Site: http://www.verizonwireless.com/
Company News On-Call: http://www.prnewswire.com/comp/094251.html
Troubadour Deploys Nimsoft Monitoring Solution Across Virtual Data Center
Poster: SySAdmin
Posted on June 7, 2010 at 8:21:01 AM
Troubadour Deploys Nimsoft Monitoring Solution Across Virtual Data Center
End-to-end monitoring solution enables highly available cloud services for hundreds of customers
CAMPBELL, Calif., June 7 -- Nimsoft, a business unit of CA Technologies (NASDAQ:CA), today announced that Troubadour is using the Nimsoft Monitoring Solution (NMS) to create an advanced service offering called ClientView, as part of its new virtual data center (VDC). ClientView will provide highly scalable monitoring and alerting for customers, helping Troubadour further differentiate its extensive service offering in the marketplace. It will also provide customers with the tools they need for improving the performance and security of their critical business applications.
Troubadour provides innovative solutions for security, high availability and IP telephony to customers in the Southwestern US. The company also helps monitor and manage mission-critical IT infrastructures.
NMS enables Troubadour to deliver a Unified Monitoring(TM) solution with a flexible pricing model that is ideal for managed service delivery. Additionally, by adding monitoring as a managed service to its list of offerings, Troubadour provides additional value that helps close new deals and retain existing business.
"We wanted a highly-scalable solution that made our clients feel like they were getting the best deal on the market," said Jay Kirby, Troubadour co-founder and executive vice president of sales and marketing. "With Nimsoft, we can monitor on-site devices as well as devices and applications hosted in our cloud environment. NMS allows us to provide this collaborative model with a high degree of built-in flexibility and customization, while helping us deliver the high availability of systems and applications our customers expect."
Prior to deploying NMS, the IT team at Troubadour used a variety of low-end monitoring systems to meet customers' individual requests. The team decided to take a more holistic approach in monitoring services delivered through the VDC, and evaluated a variety of solutions before selecting Nimsoft.
NMS in the VDC enables reliable services in the cloud
Constructed to initially support up to 5,000 virtual hosts, Troubadour's VDC provides a hosted cloud environment for customers' mission-critical systems and applications. With Nimsoft, the VDC can provide 24/7 monitoring and alerting plus dashboard-level views of customers' individual environments. Customers can access the same dashboards over the Web any time, from any browser. They can also customize the dashboards to meet their specific business needs. Using the flexible customization features of NMS, Troubadour can even create dashboards with customer logos and branding.
"In the highly competitive cloud infrastructure space where Troubadour operates, differentiated value is absolutely essential to growth and profitability," said Gary Read, senior vice president and general manager of the Nimsoft business unit at CA Technologies. "With Nimsoft, Troubadour can achieve this differentiation with advanced monitoring services that can be adaptively priced to meet the needs of customers who only want to pay for what they need, when they need it."
About Troubadour
Troubadour is an advanced technology firm specializing in Unified Communications, Security, Data Center and Wireless solutions. For over a decade, Troubadour has become renowned for helping hundreds of government and enterprise organizations throughout the southwest and their locations around the globe solve their toughest business technology objectives. Troubadour employs senior engineers, project managers and consultants with advanced certifications in each of their practice lines. Troubadour's influence and industry recognition extends from the field troops to the executive offices of the international theatre, and includes Partner and Product Advisory Boards for Cisco, Compellent, Ingram, Channel Insider and others; Cisco Systems Inc. Global Security Partner of the Year; and, Ziff Davis Bulls Eye Awards for Innovator and Deployment of the Year, 2009. For more information visit http://www.troubadourltd.com.
About Nimsoft
Nimsoft provides Unified Monitoring(TM) solutions for virtualized data centers, hosted and managed services, cloud platforms, and SaaS resources. The Nimsoft Unified Monitoring architecture eliminates the need to deploy a new monitoring solution for outsourced services, public or private clouds, or SaaS implementations. About 800 customers use Nimsoft Unified Monitoring solutions, including hundreds of leading hosting, cloud and managed service providers such as 1&1, BlueLock, CDW, Hitachi, Rackspace and SoftLayer. For more information, visit http://www.nimsoft.com or to see Nimsoft Unified Monitoring in action, visit the Nimsoft public portal at http://www.unifiedmonitoring.com. Nimsoft is a business unit within the CA Technologies Cloud Products & Solutions Business Line.
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About CA Technologies
CA Technologies (NASDAQ:CA) is an IT management software and solutions company with expertise across all IT environments - from mainframe and distributed, to virtual and cloud. CA Technologies manages and secures IT environments and enables customers to deliver more flexible IT services. CA Technologies' innovative products and services provide the insight and control essential for IT organizations to power business agility. The majority of the Global Fortune 500 relies on CA Technologies to manage evolving IT ecosystems. For additional information, visit CA Technologies at http://www.ca.com. Follow CA Technologies on Twitter at http://www.twitter.com/cainc.
Connect with CA Technologies
-- Social Media Page
-- Press Releases
-- Podcasts
-- Nimsoft Blogs
Legal Notices
Copyright© 2010 CA. All Rights Reserved. One CA Plaza, Islandia, N.Y. 11749. Nimsoft and Nimsoft Unified Monitoring are trademarks or registered trademarks of Nimsoft Inc. All other trademarks, trade names, service marks and logos referenced herein belong to their respective companies.
Press Contact:
Larry Smalheiser
Trainer Communications
925-271-8211
nimsoft@trainercomm.com
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PRN Photo Desk, photodesk@prnewswire.com
Source: CA Technologies
CONTACT: Larry Smalheiser, Trainer Communications, +1-925-271-8211,
nimsoft@trainercomm.com
Web Site: http://ca.com/
End-to-end monitoring solution enables highly available cloud services for hundreds of customers
CAMPBELL, Calif., June 7 -- Nimsoft, a business unit of CA Technologies (NASDAQ:CA), today announced that Troubadour is using the Nimsoft Monitoring Solution (NMS) to create an advanced service offering called ClientView, as part of its new virtual data center (VDC). ClientView will provide highly scalable monitoring and alerting for customers, helping Troubadour further differentiate its extensive service offering in the marketplace. It will also provide customers with the tools they need for improving the performance and security of their critical business applications.
Troubadour provides innovative solutions for security, high availability and IP telephony to customers in the Southwestern US. The company also helps monitor and manage mission-critical IT infrastructures.
NMS enables Troubadour to deliver a Unified Monitoring(TM) solution with a flexible pricing model that is ideal for managed service delivery. Additionally, by adding monitoring as a managed service to its list of offerings, Troubadour provides additional value that helps close new deals and retain existing business.
"We wanted a highly-scalable solution that made our clients feel like they were getting the best deal on the market," said Jay Kirby, Troubadour co-founder and executive vice president of sales and marketing. "With Nimsoft, we can monitor on-site devices as well as devices and applications hosted in our cloud environment. NMS allows us to provide this collaborative model with a high degree of built-in flexibility and customization, while helping us deliver the high availability of systems and applications our customers expect."
Prior to deploying NMS, the IT team at Troubadour used a variety of low-end monitoring systems to meet customers' individual requests. The team decided to take a more holistic approach in monitoring services delivered through the VDC, and evaluated a variety of solutions before selecting Nimsoft.
NMS in the VDC enables reliable services in the cloud
Constructed to initially support up to 5,000 virtual hosts, Troubadour's VDC provides a hosted cloud environment for customers' mission-critical systems and applications. With Nimsoft, the VDC can provide 24/7 monitoring and alerting plus dashboard-level views of customers' individual environments. Customers can access the same dashboards over the Web any time, from any browser. They can also customize the dashboards to meet their specific business needs. Using the flexible customization features of NMS, Troubadour can even create dashboards with customer logos and branding.
"In the highly competitive cloud infrastructure space where Troubadour operates, differentiated value is absolutely essential to growth and profitability," said Gary Read, senior vice president and general manager of the Nimsoft business unit at CA Technologies. "With Nimsoft, Troubadour can achieve this differentiation with advanced monitoring services that can be adaptively priced to meet the needs of customers who only want to pay for what they need, when they need it."
About Troubadour
Troubadour is an advanced technology firm specializing in Unified Communications, Security, Data Center and Wireless solutions. For over a decade, Troubadour has become renowned for helping hundreds of government and enterprise organizations throughout the southwest and their locations around the globe solve their toughest business technology objectives. Troubadour employs senior engineers, project managers and consultants with advanced certifications in each of their practice lines. Troubadour's influence and industry recognition extends from the field troops to the executive offices of the international theatre, and includes Partner and Product Advisory Boards for Cisco, Compellent, Ingram, Channel Insider and others; Cisco Systems Inc. Global Security Partner of the Year; and, Ziff Davis Bulls Eye Awards for Innovator and Deployment of the Year, 2009. For more information visit http://www.troubadourltd.com.
About Nimsoft
Nimsoft provides Unified Monitoring(TM) solutions for virtualized data centers, hosted and managed services, cloud platforms, and SaaS resources. The Nimsoft Unified Monitoring architecture eliminates the need to deploy a new monitoring solution for outsourced services, public or private clouds, or SaaS implementations. About 800 customers use Nimsoft Unified Monitoring solutions, including hundreds of leading hosting, cloud and managed service providers such as 1&1, BlueLock, CDW, Hitachi, Rackspace and SoftLayer. For more information, visit http://www.nimsoft.com or to see Nimsoft Unified Monitoring in action, visit the Nimsoft public portal at http://www.unifiedmonitoring.com. Nimsoft is a business unit within the CA Technologies Cloud Products & Solutions Business Line.
(Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20100516/NY05617LOGO)
About CA Technologies
CA Technologies (NASDAQ:CA) is an IT management software and solutions company with expertise across all IT environments - from mainframe and distributed, to virtual and cloud. CA Technologies manages and secures IT environments and enables customers to deliver more flexible IT services. CA Technologies' innovative products and services provide the insight and control essential for IT organizations to power business agility. The majority of the Global Fortune 500 relies on CA Technologies to manage evolving IT ecosystems. For additional information, visit CA Technologies at http://www.ca.com. Follow CA Technologies on Twitter at http://www.twitter.com/cainc.
Connect with CA Technologies
-- Social Media Page
-- Press Releases
-- Podcasts
-- Nimsoft Blogs
Legal Notices
Copyright© 2010 CA. All Rights Reserved. One CA Plaza, Islandia, N.Y. 11749. Nimsoft and Nimsoft Unified Monitoring are trademarks or registered trademarks of Nimsoft Inc. All other trademarks, trade names, service marks and logos referenced herein belong to their respective companies.
Press Contact:
Larry Smalheiser
Trainer Communications
925-271-8211
nimsoft@trainercomm.com
Photo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20100516/NY05617LOGO
AP Archive: http://photoarchive.ap.org/
PRN Photo Desk, photodesk@prnewswire.com
Source: CA Technologies
CONTACT: Larry Smalheiser, Trainer Communications, +1-925-271-8211,
nimsoft@trainercomm.com
Web Site: http://ca.com/
Trend Micro Optimizes Enterprise Endpoint Protection With Virtual Desktop Infrastructure Intelligence
Poster: SySAdmin
Posted on June 7, 2010 at 8:21:01 AM
Trend Micro Optimizes Enterprise Endpoint Protection With Virtual Desktop Infrastructure Intelligence
Extending its virtualization infrastructure offerings, Trend Micro adds industry-first VDI-awareness to OfficeScan(TM) 10.5, enabling improved security, easier manageability, and lower costs for virtual and physical desktops
CUPERTINO, Calif., June 7 -- Trend Micro announced today the industry's first hypervisor "agnostic," virtualization-aware endpoint security offering: Trend Micro OfficeScan 10.5, the company's endpoint security solution for medium businesses and enterprises.
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Trend Micro OfficeScan 10.5, powered by the Trend Micro(TM) Smart Protection Network(TM) infrastructure's correlated in-the-cloud intelligence, is now designed to solve the challenges unique to endpoints deployed in a Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI). Based on internal testing, using OfficeScan enables enterprises to more than double the number of virtual machines per VDI host - without sacrificing security.
Growth of VDI leads to new security challenges
According to a recent study by the Enterprise Strategy Group, 60 percent of enterprises have a desktop virtualization strategy and 45 percent of them will have virtualized 50 percent of their desktops within the next three years.(1) But despite the smaller economic impact of cleaning or rebuilding infected virtual endpoints, most usage scenarios of virtual desktops have a risk profile nearly identical to that of physical desktops.
The temptation for enterprises is to deploy their existing non-virtualization-aware endpoint security to their virtualized endpoints. Doing so poses significant performance challenges on the shared VDI server hardware, leaving end users negatively impacted. In the end, enterprises are forced to choose between poor VDI Return on Investment (ROI) or poor security along with potential lack of regulatory compliance.
The VDI optimizations introduced in this new release of OfficeScan address these key challenges: Integrating with Citrix XenDesktop and VMware View, OfficeScan 10.5 identifies virtualized endpoints and prevents resource contention by serializing scan operations and security updates, avoiding so-called "AV-storms" and the "9:00-AM problem."
OfficeScan 10.5 enables customers to maximize the number of virtualized desktops per host, contributing to a higher ROI of a customer's VDI investment without lowering security standards. Additional optimizations leverage VDI provisioning concepts such as base images and linked clones to further reduce the performance impact of security on the VDI environment and support an improved user experience.
"With the upcoming release of OfficeScan with VDI-aware technology, Trend Micro reconfirms its commitment to and leadership in virtualization security," said Steve Quane, Chief Product Officer, Trend Micro. "With OfficeScan 10.5, customers can realize the full benefits of desktop virtualization. It also meets the new challenges our customers are facing and uniquely delivers comprehensive protection for both physical and virtual desktops from a single management console."
What's new in OfficeScan 10.5
-- NEW VDI-awareness compatible with Citrix XenDesktop and VMware View:
Conventional endpoint security solutions cause significant performance
overhead on shared VDI hardware resources, causing end-user
frustration and compelling enterprises to lower their security
standards. OfficeScan 10.5 prevents resource contention and optimizes
scan operations on virtualized desktops to maximize the number of VMs
per VDI host - whether the enterprise is using Citrix or VMware -
without sacrificing security or regulatory compliance.
-- NEW Windows® 7 optimized: OfficeScan 10.5 provides advanced,
cloud-powered endpoint protection that's compatible with Windows 7.
Its future-proof plug-in architecture and small footprint enables
enterprises to extend and make the most out of their Windows 7
investment.
-- NEW Local Web reputation: In this latest version of OfficeScan,
customers have the option to implement Web-reputation on a local,
customer network-based server, delivering even faster protection,
improving end users' Web-surfing experience, and saving money by
offloading the corporate Internet connection. Web reputation and file
reputation, both components of the Trend Micro Smart Protection
Network infrastructure, provide immediate, real-time protection
against the latest threats - so customers don't have to wait for the
next update. Independent testing from NSS Labs shows that Trend Micro
OfficeScan provides the #1 rated corporate endpoint protection.
-- Streamlined management and better scalability: OfficeScan 10.5 now
allows for more than 20,000 endpoints to be managed from one single
OfficeScan Management Server. This industry-first capability enables
Trend Micro customers to manage both their physical and virtual
desktops from a single management console. In addition, customers can
consolidate their OfficeScan installation and further streamline the
management of clients.
Supporting Quotes:
"Trend Micro OfficeScan has provided Dane County with superior endpoint protection, reliability and scalability. Now that we are considering a broader move into virtualization and VDI, we're pleased to know that we can explore these options with Trend Micro, a trusted vendor that is uniquely positioned to bring the benefits of its security portfolio into the virtualization environment," said Steven Jones, senior systems administrator, Government of Dane County, Wisconsin.
"Most of our customers currently have significant virtual desktop initiatives. When building these systems, they have often found that many of their traditional management and security tools either did not work at all, or changed the economics of virtual desktops by consuming undue resources. I'm glad to see that OfficeScan 10.5 is specifically engineered for this environment. My clients need every possible economic advantage without sacrificing system security and OfficeScan provides that," said Ken Phelan, CTO of Gotham Technology Group, Citrix's 2009 North America and Northeast Partner of the Year, and a VAR500 Award winner.
Gotham Technology Group, a leading provider of IT services and technology solutions to Fortune 500 companies is:
-- Citrix 2009 North America Partner of the Year
-- Citrix 2009 Northeast Partner of the Year
-- VAR500 Winner - Placed at 366 for top 500 resellers in the country
Supporting materials
-- Trend Micro Chief Product Officer, Steve Quane, talks about how
OfficeScan is revolutionizing the virtual desktop infrastructure
security model and offers something other vendors don't yet. Watch
the video here.
-- Trend Micro's whitepaper, "When Desktops Go Virtual," examines the
security challenges enterprises face within a virtual desktop
environment. Read it here.
-- In NSS Labs comparative testing, Trend Micro OfficeScan ranked #1 in
malware protection. See the reports here.
-- A Morgan Stanley report looks at the desktop virtualization market and
predicts it will reach $1.5 billion by 2014. Read the report here.
-- Visit the media kit for press presentations, screenshots and other
materials here.
-- For more information on Trend Micro's latest innovations in
virtualization security, please visit here.
-- To learn about how Trend Micro is utilizing the latest VMware products
and APIs to help VMware customers secure their environments, please
visit here.
North American Pricing & Availability
Trend Micro OfficeScan 10.5 is expected to be available in late July 2010. Pricing varies by seat count and decreases by volume. For the 1,001-level seat count, OfficeScan 10.5 is US$20 per user and US$8 per user for VDI-aware capability.
Trend Micro OfficeScan is part of Trend Micro(TM) Enterprise Security - a tightly integrated offering of content security products, services and solutions which is powered by the Trend Micro Smart Protection Network(TM). Trend Micro Enterprise Security delivers maximum protection from emerging threats while minimizing the cost and complexity of security management.
About Trend Micro:
Trend Micro Incorporated, a global leader in Internet content security, focuses on securing the exchange of digital information for businesses and consumers. A pioneer and industry vanguard, Trend Micro is advancing integrated threat management technology to protect operational continuity, personal information, and property from malware, spam, data leaks and the newest Web threats. Visit TrendWatch at http://www.trendmicro.com/go/trendwatch to learn more about the latest threats. Trend Micro's flexible solutions, available in multiple form factors, are supported 24/7 by threat intelligence experts around the globe. Many of these solutions are powered by the Trend Micro(TM) Smart Protection Network(TM) infrastructure, a next-generation cloud-client innovation that combines sophisticated cloud-based reputation technology, feedback loops, and the expertise of TrendLabs(SM) researchers to deliver real-time protection from emerging threats. A transnational company, with headquarters in Tokyo, Trend Micro's trusted security solutions are sold through its business partners worldwide. Please visit http://www.trendmicro.com.
(1) "Desktop Virtualization, Management, and Security," Enterprise Strategy Group, 2009. By Jon Oltsik, principal analyst and Mark Bowker, senior analyst.
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Source: Trend Micro
CONTACT: Christina Sarracino, Christina_Sarracino@trendmicro.com,
+1-408-850-1069
Web Site: http://www.trendmicro.com/
Extending its virtualization infrastructure offerings, Trend Micro adds industry-first VDI-awareness to OfficeScan(TM) 10.5, enabling improved security, easier manageability, and lower costs for virtual and physical desktops
CUPERTINO, Calif., June 7 -- Trend Micro announced today the industry's first hypervisor "agnostic," virtualization-aware endpoint security offering: Trend Micro OfficeScan 10.5, the company's endpoint security solution for medium businesses and enterprises.
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Trend Micro OfficeScan 10.5, powered by the Trend Micro(TM) Smart Protection Network(TM) infrastructure's correlated in-the-cloud intelligence, is now designed to solve the challenges unique to endpoints deployed in a Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI). Based on internal testing, using OfficeScan enables enterprises to more than double the number of virtual machines per VDI host - without sacrificing security.
Growth of VDI leads to new security challenges
According to a recent study by the Enterprise Strategy Group, 60 percent of enterprises have a desktop virtualization strategy and 45 percent of them will have virtualized 50 percent of their desktops within the next three years.(1) But despite the smaller economic impact of cleaning or rebuilding infected virtual endpoints, most usage scenarios of virtual desktops have a risk profile nearly identical to that of physical desktops.
The temptation for enterprises is to deploy their existing non-virtualization-aware endpoint security to their virtualized endpoints. Doing so poses significant performance challenges on the shared VDI server hardware, leaving end users negatively impacted. In the end, enterprises are forced to choose between poor VDI Return on Investment (ROI) or poor security along with potential lack of regulatory compliance.
The VDI optimizations introduced in this new release of OfficeScan address these key challenges: Integrating with Citrix XenDesktop and VMware View, OfficeScan 10.5 identifies virtualized endpoints and prevents resource contention by serializing scan operations and security updates, avoiding so-called "AV-storms" and the "9:00-AM problem."
OfficeScan 10.5 enables customers to maximize the number of virtualized desktops per host, contributing to a higher ROI of a customer's VDI investment without lowering security standards. Additional optimizations leverage VDI provisioning concepts such as base images and linked clones to further reduce the performance impact of security on the VDI environment and support an improved user experience.
"With the upcoming release of OfficeScan with VDI-aware technology, Trend Micro reconfirms its commitment to and leadership in virtualization security," said Steve Quane, Chief Product Officer, Trend Micro. "With OfficeScan 10.5, customers can realize the full benefits of desktop virtualization. It also meets the new challenges our customers are facing and uniquely delivers comprehensive protection for both physical and virtual desktops from a single management console."
What's new in OfficeScan 10.5
-- NEW VDI-awareness compatible with Citrix XenDesktop and VMware View:
Conventional endpoint security solutions cause significant performance
overhead on shared VDI hardware resources, causing end-user
frustration and compelling enterprises to lower their security
standards. OfficeScan 10.5 prevents resource contention and optimizes
scan operations on virtualized desktops to maximize the number of VMs
per VDI host - whether the enterprise is using Citrix or VMware -
without sacrificing security or regulatory compliance.
-- NEW Windows® 7 optimized: OfficeScan 10.5 provides advanced,
cloud-powered endpoint protection that's compatible with Windows 7.
Its future-proof plug-in architecture and small footprint enables
enterprises to extend and make the most out of their Windows 7
investment.
-- NEW Local Web reputation: In this latest version of OfficeScan,
customers have the option to implement Web-reputation on a local,
customer network-based server, delivering even faster protection,
improving end users' Web-surfing experience, and saving money by
offloading the corporate Internet connection. Web reputation and file
reputation, both components of the Trend Micro Smart Protection
Network infrastructure, provide immediate, real-time protection
against the latest threats - so customers don't have to wait for the
next update. Independent testing from NSS Labs shows that Trend Micro
OfficeScan provides the #1 rated corporate endpoint protection.
-- Streamlined management and better scalability: OfficeScan 10.5 now
allows for more than 20,000 endpoints to be managed from one single
OfficeScan Management Server. This industry-first capability enables
Trend Micro customers to manage both their physical and virtual
desktops from a single management console. In addition, customers can
consolidate their OfficeScan installation and further streamline the
management of clients.
Supporting Quotes:
"Trend Micro OfficeScan has provided Dane County with superior endpoint protection, reliability and scalability. Now that we are considering a broader move into virtualization and VDI, we're pleased to know that we can explore these options with Trend Micro, a trusted vendor that is uniquely positioned to bring the benefits of its security portfolio into the virtualization environment," said Steven Jones, senior systems administrator, Government of Dane County, Wisconsin.
"Most of our customers currently have significant virtual desktop initiatives. When building these systems, they have often found that many of their traditional management and security tools either did not work at all, or changed the economics of virtual desktops by consuming undue resources. I'm glad to see that OfficeScan 10.5 is specifically engineered for this environment. My clients need every possible economic advantage without sacrificing system security and OfficeScan provides that," said Ken Phelan, CTO of Gotham Technology Group, Citrix's 2009 North America and Northeast Partner of the Year, and a VAR500 Award winner.
Gotham Technology Group, a leading provider of IT services and technology solutions to Fortune 500 companies is:
-- Citrix 2009 North America Partner of the Year
-- Citrix 2009 Northeast Partner of the Year
-- VAR500 Winner - Placed at 366 for top 500 resellers in the country
Supporting materials
-- Trend Micro Chief Product Officer, Steve Quane, talks about how
OfficeScan is revolutionizing the virtual desktop infrastructure
security model and offers something other vendors don't yet. Watch
the video here.
-- Trend Micro's whitepaper, "When Desktops Go Virtual," examines the
security challenges enterprises face within a virtual desktop
environment. Read it here.
-- In NSS Labs comparative testing, Trend Micro OfficeScan ranked #1 in
malware protection. See the reports here.
-- A Morgan Stanley report looks at the desktop virtualization market and
predicts it will reach $1.5 billion by 2014. Read the report here.
-- Visit the media kit for press presentations, screenshots and other
materials here.
-- For more information on Trend Micro's latest innovations in
virtualization security, please visit here.
-- To learn about how Trend Micro is utilizing the latest VMware products
and APIs to help VMware customers secure their environments, please
visit here.
North American Pricing & Availability
Trend Micro OfficeScan 10.5 is expected to be available in late July 2010. Pricing varies by seat count and decreases by volume. For the 1,001-level seat count, OfficeScan 10.5 is US$20 per user and US$8 per user for VDI-aware capability.
Trend Micro OfficeScan is part of Trend Micro(TM) Enterprise Security - a tightly integrated offering of content security products, services and solutions which is powered by the Trend Micro Smart Protection Network(TM). Trend Micro Enterprise Security delivers maximum protection from emerging threats while minimizing the cost and complexity of security management.
About Trend Micro:
Trend Micro Incorporated, a global leader in Internet content security, focuses on securing the exchange of digital information for businesses and consumers. A pioneer and industry vanguard, Trend Micro is advancing integrated threat management technology to protect operational continuity, personal information, and property from malware, spam, data leaks and the newest Web threats. Visit TrendWatch at http://www.trendmicro.com/go/trendwatch to learn more about the latest threats. Trend Micro's flexible solutions, available in multiple form factors, are supported 24/7 by threat intelligence experts around the globe. Many of these solutions are powered by the Trend Micro(TM) Smart Protection Network(TM) infrastructure, a next-generation cloud-client innovation that combines sophisticated cloud-based reputation technology, feedback loops, and the expertise of TrendLabs(SM) researchers to deliver real-time protection from emerging threats. A transnational company, with headquarters in Tokyo, Trend Micro's trusted security solutions are sold through its business partners worldwide. Please visit http://www.trendmicro.com.
(1) "Desktop Virtualization, Management, and Security," Enterprise Strategy Group, 2009. By Jon Oltsik, principal analyst and Mark Bowker, senior analyst.
Photo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20100607/MM15512
http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20100607/MM15512
PRN Photo Desk, photodesk@prnewswire.comVideo: http://multivu.prnewswire.com/mnr/trendmicro/44465
Source: Trend Micro
CONTACT: Christina Sarracino, Christina_Sarracino@trendmicro.com,
+1-408-850-1069
Web Site: http://www.trendmicro.com/
Intelligent Love: Intel's Revolutionary Cross-sector Marketing
Poster: SySAdmin
Posted on June 7, 2010 at 8:21:01 AM
Intelligent Love: Intel's Revolutionary Cross-sector Marketing
Intel and http://www.ipart.cn cooperate on brand new intelligent online romantic comedy 'iPartment'
BEIJING, June 7 -- Intel, a leading computer chip manufacturer and innovator worldwide, and http://www.ipart.cn/ , the largest female social networking community in China, today announced a strategic partnership for all of 2010. The cooperative effort involves http://www.ipart.cn, a well-known SNS social networking site, iPartment Season 1.5 special edition and iPartment Season 2. As part of the cross-sector marketing, the online romantic comedy iPartment Season 1.5 special edition will be broadcast on http://www.ipart.cn , http://video.sina.com.cn/ and IT portals at 14:00PM, June 7.
To optimize the outcome of the cross-sector marketing and multi-media promotion, the launch ceremony of the iPartment Season 1.5 special edition was held online, with journalists registering, participating, asking questions, and taking part in interactive sessions online. Sina Weibo users, http://www.ipart.cn members and TV series fans were also invited to take part in the online launch ceremony. Executives from Intel and http://www.ipart.cn, including Elaine Chang, General Manager, Marketing and Channel Group, Intel China, and Lin Dongqing, COO of http://www.ipart.cn, together with iPartment scriptwriter Wang Yuan and director Wei Zheng, also attended the ceremony. Intel and http://www.ipart.cn also announced their joint promotional activity targeting social networking sites as well as a series of marketing campaigns from Intel ZZDD outlets and http://intel.taobao.com/ .
The five-episode, 80 minute-long online romantic comedy iPartment Season 1.5 special edition made its debut today. The series will last five weeks with weekly updates after the first episode appears online. The characters in this online comedy deal with society's current hot-button issues. The program tells about the funny, romantic and embarrassing experiences of urban men and women -- whether they are successful businesspeople or young people who've just entered the workforce, tech whizzes constantly pursuing the latest technological developments in the age of the computer or slackers who spend all day on the internet -- and the stories about how they use their brains to find their true loves, and realize their dreams with the help of next-generation Intel Core intelligent computers, using intelligence to face the challenges of the world.
"In the modern life and work, everyone should make use of wisdom and intelligence to get through bad times and improve their quality of life. Intel's next-generation Core processor will lead us to an intelligent computer age for the first time, making intelligent computing as an essential part of our life and work a reality. This cooperation with iPartment aims to inform more users about how to build a wonderful and happy life through intelligent computers," said Elaine Chang.
"www.ipart.cn has been a pioneer in cross-sector interactions in the SNS industry. The website has worked together with movie productions, stars and actors, sponsored concerts and invested in and produced the TV series also called iPartment, which was well-received by audiences. The TV series iPartment funded and produced this time by http://www.ipart.cn is not only an urban comedy that will be well-received by modern audiences, but a realistic drama reflecting the lives and careers of people today. Every viewer can identify with a character in the story, and no matter what problems they face in their day-to-day lives, they can try out the problem-solving methods of characters from the story, face their fears and eliminate their worries," http://www.ipart.cn COO Lin Dongqing said.
Wang Yuan, scriptwriter of iPartment, expressed great interest in this cross-sector cooperation. He said that during the production process, the young director Mr. Wei Zheng held the production to much stricter standards than the previous "iPartment 1" and "iPartment 2," searching all over Shanghai for suitable actors and actresses. Wang Yuan also said that he believed that working together with the website to produce the series was a very interesting experience in cross-sector marketing. The series utilized a new-concept marketing method, through the combination of entertainment and interactive programming. Intel's cooperation on this online series signifies the highest level of cross-sector marketing.
In addition, Zhang also revealed that in addition to the online TV show "iPartment" that will go live in June, Intel will launch signature promotional activities in cooperation with the performers of the TV series at Intel ZZDD outlets in Shanghai, Wuxi, Chengdu and Guangzhou during the promotional period this summer, while interacting with users and promoting the TV show through social media networks such as http://www.ipart.cn and platforms including intel.taobao.com.
This series of innovation marketing approaches, which represents another wave of new cross-sector marketing activities spearheaded by Intel in 2010, have made use of the traditional TV media channels as well as a variety of Internet resources, including portals, vertical social media networks, video websites and IT portals. Throughout the whole experience, consumers will be invited to visit intel.taobao.com or ZZDD outlets, Intel's offline high-end computer stores. "We hope the integration of online and offline resources and cross-sector marketing models will spark an upsurge in the sales of new Core computers," said Zhang. "An understanding of consumer tastes and continued launch of new innovative marketing models are a reflection of Intel's 'Coping with Changes With Intelligence' marketing concept; more importantly, Intel strives to make it easy for consumers to experience the benefits technology brings to our lives."
Source: http://www.ipart.cn
CONTACT: Yang Yuntao, +86-10-8529-8800 x1316, yuntao.yang@intel.com Intel
(China) Ltd, of Intel (China) Ltd; Ma Liping +86-10-8520-6454,
elisa.ma@ogilvy.com, of Ogilvy Public Relations Worldwide Beijing; Wu Yan,
+86-21-5108-3099, ceciliawu@ipart.cn, of http://www.ipart.cn
Web site: http://www.ipart.cn/
http://intel.taobao.com/
Intel and http://www.ipart.cn cooperate on brand new intelligent online romantic comedy 'iPartment'
BEIJING, June 7 -- Intel, a leading computer chip manufacturer and innovator worldwide, and http://www.ipart.cn/ , the largest female social networking community in China, today announced a strategic partnership for all of 2010. The cooperative effort involves http://www.ipart.cn, a well-known SNS social networking site, iPartment Season 1.5 special edition and iPartment Season 2. As part of the cross-sector marketing, the online romantic comedy iPartment Season 1.5 special edition will be broadcast on http://www.ipart.cn , http://video.sina.com.cn/ and IT portals at 14:00PM, June 7.
To optimize the outcome of the cross-sector marketing and multi-media promotion, the launch ceremony of the iPartment Season 1.5 special edition was held online, with journalists registering, participating, asking questions, and taking part in interactive sessions online. Sina Weibo users, http://www.ipart.cn members and TV series fans were also invited to take part in the online launch ceremony. Executives from Intel and http://www.ipart.cn, including Elaine Chang, General Manager, Marketing and Channel Group, Intel China, and Lin Dongqing, COO of http://www.ipart.cn, together with iPartment scriptwriter Wang Yuan and director Wei Zheng, also attended the ceremony. Intel and http://www.ipart.cn also announced their joint promotional activity targeting social networking sites as well as a series of marketing campaigns from Intel ZZDD outlets and http://intel.taobao.com/ .
The five-episode, 80 minute-long online romantic comedy iPartment Season 1.5 special edition made its debut today. The series will last five weeks with weekly updates after the first episode appears online. The characters in this online comedy deal with society's current hot-button issues. The program tells about the funny, romantic and embarrassing experiences of urban men and women -- whether they are successful businesspeople or young people who've just entered the workforce, tech whizzes constantly pursuing the latest technological developments in the age of the computer or slackers who spend all day on the internet -- and the stories about how they use their brains to find their true loves, and realize their dreams with the help of next-generation Intel Core intelligent computers, using intelligence to face the challenges of the world.
"In the modern life and work, everyone should make use of wisdom and intelligence to get through bad times and improve their quality of life. Intel's next-generation Core processor will lead us to an intelligent computer age for the first time, making intelligent computing as an essential part of our life and work a reality. This cooperation with iPartment aims to inform more users about how to build a wonderful and happy life through intelligent computers," said Elaine Chang.
"www.ipart.cn has been a pioneer in cross-sector interactions in the SNS industry. The website has worked together with movie productions, stars and actors, sponsored concerts and invested in and produced the TV series also called iPartment, which was well-received by audiences. The TV series iPartment funded and produced this time by http://www.ipart.cn is not only an urban comedy that will be well-received by modern audiences, but a realistic drama reflecting the lives and careers of people today. Every viewer can identify with a character in the story, and no matter what problems they face in their day-to-day lives, they can try out the problem-solving methods of characters from the story, face their fears and eliminate their worries," http://www.ipart.cn COO Lin Dongqing said.
Wang Yuan, scriptwriter of iPartment, expressed great interest in this cross-sector cooperation. He said that during the production process, the young director Mr. Wei Zheng held the production to much stricter standards than the previous "iPartment 1" and "iPartment 2," searching all over Shanghai for suitable actors and actresses. Wang Yuan also said that he believed that working together with the website to produce the series was a very interesting experience in cross-sector marketing. The series utilized a new-concept marketing method, through the combination of entertainment and interactive programming. Intel's cooperation on this online series signifies the highest level of cross-sector marketing.
In addition, Zhang also revealed that in addition to the online TV show "iPartment" that will go live in June, Intel will launch signature promotional activities in cooperation with the performers of the TV series at Intel ZZDD outlets in Shanghai, Wuxi, Chengdu and Guangzhou during the promotional period this summer, while interacting with users and promoting the TV show through social media networks such as http://www.ipart.cn and platforms including intel.taobao.com.
This series of innovation marketing approaches, which represents another wave of new cross-sector marketing activities spearheaded by Intel in 2010, have made use of the traditional TV media channels as well as a variety of Internet resources, including portals, vertical social media networks, video websites and IT portals. Throughout the whole experience, consumers will be invited to visit intel.taobao.com or ZZDD outlets, Intel's offline high-end computer stores. "We hope the integration of online and offline resources and cross-sector marketing models will spark an upsurge in the sales of new Core computers," said Zhang. "An understanding of consumer tastes and continued launch of new innovative marketing models are a reflection of Intel's 'Coping with Changes With Intelligence' marketing concept; more importantly, Intel strives to make it easy for consumers to experience the benefits technology brings to our lives."
Source: http://www.ipart.cn
CONTACT: Yang Yuntao, +86-10-8529-8800 x1316, yuntao.yang@intel.com Intel
(China) Ltd, of Intel (China) Ltd; Ma Liping +86-10-8520-6454,
elisa.ma@ogilvy.com, of Ogilvy Public Relations Worldwide Beijing; Wu Yan,
+86-21-5108-3099, ceciliawu@ipart.cn, of http://www.ipart.cn
Web site: http://www.ipart.cn/
http://intel.taobao.com/
Zenverge Showcases Industry's First Whole-home, Multi-screen DVR Implementation with RemoteGUIDE(TM) at Connections 2010
Poster: SySAdmin
Posted on June 7, 2010 at 8:14:01 AM
Zenverge Showcases Industry's First Whole-home, Multi-screen DVR Implementation with RemoteGUIDE(TM) at Connections 2010
Industry's Highest Performance Transcoder ICs enable a seamless multiroom, multiscreen experience for Consumers
CUPERTINO, Calif., June 7 -- Zenverge, a leading developer of advanced media ICs, announced today it will demonstrate the industry's first multi-room, multi-screen DVR implementation with a remote user interface at the Connections 2010 conference held in Santa Clara from June 8-10, 2010. Now shipping to qualified customers worldwide, Zenverge's current generation ICs use advanced, patent-pending algorithms and a highly optimized pipeline to deliver unprecedented media processing capabilities in a highly compact, power-efficient, and cost-effective footprint. The demos at Connections 2010 will showcase the industry's highest performance and highest density transcoding capabilities, as well as Zenverge's RemoteGUIDE(TM) capability to transport user interface and metadata to multiple displays. RemoteGUIDE(TM) uniquely allows operators to construct and distribute a rich user interface for multiple displays from a single server or gateway device without putting any additional burden on the home network while supporting the installed base of networked displays, thus significantly reducing the overall cost of deploying whole-home DVR.
"Service providers worldwide are looking for cost effective solutions for implementing whole-home DVR, and the ability to export user interfaces and content to multiple screens," says Zenverge's Chief Executive Officer Amir Mobini. "Zenverge's innovative RemoteGUIDE(TM) architecture enables delivery of these services to consumers at the lowest cost per display without any impact to existing infrastructure." In addition to demonstrating at the conference, Zenverge's CEO Amir Mobini will also be participating in a panel entitled "Future of the Set top box" on June 10. For more information about this panel, visit http://www.parksassociates.com/events/connections/2010/agenda/agenda.html.
Zenverge at Connections 2010
Zenverge's latest technologies and demonstrations including RemoteGUIDE(TM), will be showcased at Connections 2010 in Santa Clara from June 8 - 10, 2010. For more information contact Afsoun Mobini at corporate.communications@zenverge.com.
About Zenverge
Founded in 2005, Zenverge is a fabless semiconductor company devoted to accelerating consumer access to next generation digital content and services. The company is a leading developer of Advanced Media ICs built around the patented ZEN architecture, a core technology for next generation digital media devices. The company is based in Cupertino, California. For more information please visit the company website: http://www.zenverge.com.
Source: Zenverge
CONTACT: Afsoun Mobini of Zenverge, +1-408-844-4774,
afsoun.mobini@zenverge.com
Web Site: http://www.zenverge.com/
Industry's Highest Performance Transcoder ICs enable a seamless multiroom, multiscreen experience for Consumers
CUPERTINO, Calif., June 7 -- Zenverge, a leading developer of advanced media ICs, announced today it will demonstrate the industry's first multi-room, multi-screen DVR implementation with a remote user interface at the Connections 2010 conference held in Santa Clara from June 8-10, 2010. Now shipping to qualified customers worldwide, Zenverge's current generation ICs use advanced, patent-pending algorithms and a highly optimized pipeline to deliver unprecedented media processing capabilities in a highly compact, power-efficient, and cost-effective footprint. The demos at Connections 2010 will showcase the industry's highest performance and highest density transcoding capabilities, as well as Zenverge's RemoteGUIDE(TM) capability to transport user interface and metadata to multiple displays. RemoteGUIDE(TM) uniquely allows operators to construct and distribute a rich user interface for multiple displays from a single server or gateway device without putting any additional burden on the home network while supporting the installed base of networked displays, thus significantly reducing the overall cost of deploying whole-home DVR.
"Service providers worldwide are looking for cost effective solutions for implementing whole-home DVR, and the ability to export user interfaces and content to multiple screens," says Zenverge's Chief Executive Officer Amir Mobini. "Zenverge's innovative RemoteGUIDE(TM) architecture enables delivery of these services to consumers at the lowest cost per display without any impact to existing infrastructure." In addition to demonstrating at the conference, Zenverge's CEO Amir Mobini will also be participating in a panel entitled "Future of the Set top box" on June 10. For more information about this panel, visit http://www.parksassociates.com/events/connections/2010/agenda/agenda.html.
Zenverge at Connections 2010
Zenverge's latest technologies and demonstrations including RemoteGUIDE(TM), will be showcased at Connections 2010 in Santa Clara from June 8 - 10, 2010. For more information contact Afsoun Mobini at corporate.communications@zenverge.com.
About Zenverge
Founded in 2005, Zenverge is a fabless semiconductor company devoted to accelerating consumer access to next generation digital content and services. The company is a leading developer of Advanced Media ICs built around the patented ZEN architecture, a core technology for next generation digital media devices. The company is based in Cupertino, California. For more information please visit the company website: http://www.zenverge.com.
Source: Zenverge
CONTACT: Afsoun Mobini of Zenverge, +1-408-844-4774,
afsoun.mobini@zenverge.com
Web Site: http://www.zenverge.com/
CompassLearning's 'Odyssey Community' Gets Social in the Classroom
Poster: SySAdmin
Posted on June 7, 2010 at 8:14:01 AM
CompassLearning's 'Odyssey Community' Gets Social in the Classroom
As well as Four New Odyssey High School Electives
AUSTIN, Texas, June 7 -- CompassLearning, the leading provider of K-12 education software, has added Odyssey Community® and four new high school electives to its Odyssey® software suite. Odyssey Community is a social media tool that facilitates online conversations to improve student-teacher interactions within a safe, secure environment.
Teachers and students will be able to access Odyssey Community through the CompassLearning Odyssey log-in. They can interact with each other as they learn in this integrated platform. School and district administrators have access to all discussions in the platform.
"Odyssey Community is an important step forward for CompassLearning. It brings classroom conversation, a vital element of learning, into the Odyssey curriculum," said Ann Henson, Vice President of Curriculum and Instruction. "Because students are digital natives -- they have grown up using technology -- Odyssey Community is a relevant and engaging way for them to discuss topics covered in their assignments."
It is more than just a meeting place, it enhances the existing Odyssey curriculum. Users can join discussions with their classmates and teachers about those activities. Teachers can also create additional prompts in Odyssey activities, as well as set up discussion threads.
The new Community tool introduces 21st century skills as an integral part of the curriculum, not an unrelated topic. Odyssey Community also makes it easier to cover state standards that require students to discuss, describe, or explain curricular elements. In addition, Odyssey Community can enhance student-teacher communication in remote or credit-recovery situations, when that communication is especially crucial.
In addition to Odyssey Community, Odyssey Secondary now includes four new high school electives: Earth/Space Science, World Geography, Economics and Personal Finance, and Health. With more electives available through Odyssey, students can experience 21st century learning beyond the core subjects. Math Models and Math 1,2,3,4 are also new this June.
About Odyssey High School
Odyssey High School supports secondary mainstream, credit recovery, and intervention students with challenging and engaging curricula. The increased selection of secondary courses gives students a wide variety of cross-curricular activities that can help strengthen their 21st Century Skills. Odyssey's rich multimedia content and online delivery ensure that students hone technology literacy skills. The company's challenging curriculum includes individual and group learning, critical thinking, and writing, and encourages students to collaborate, problem solve, synthesize ideas, and analyze information.
About Ann Henson, Vice President of Curriculum and Instruction
Ann Henson is the chief architect of curriculum development and instruction materials for all CompassLearning courseware and assessment solutions. Ms. Henson offers a wealth of curriculum and instruction knowledge developed throughout her 23-year tenure at CompassLearning and her prior experience in public education. Before joining CompassLearning, Ms. Henson was a high school math and computer science teacher and was a district level Director of Instructional Technology.
About CompassLearning
CompassLearning, the leading provider of personalized education technology solutions, has been helping students excel for more than 40 years. To help students achieve success, CompassLearning products support differentiated instruction, formative assessment, and response to intervention. The company's flagship product, Odyssey, is based on current and confirmed educational research and is developed in a learning studio of highly qualified curriculum experts working alongside talented animators, scriptwriters, and engineers. From the struggling learner to the student needing a challenge, Odyssey is designed to engage, educate, and inspire. For more information about CompassLearning, visit http://www.compasslearning.com/ and view the online media kit.
Source: CompassLearning
CONTACT: Renee Francese, +1-512-457-8448, rfrancese@pulsepointgroup.com
Web Site: http://www.compasslearning.com/
As well as Four New Odyssey High School Electives
AUSTIN, Texas, June 7 -- CompassLearning, the leading provider of K-12 education software, has added Odyssey Community® and four new high school electives to its Odyssey® software suite. Odyssey Community is a social media tool that facilitates online conversations to improve student-teacher interactions within a safe, secure environment.
Teachers and students will be able to access Odyssey Community through the CompassLearning Odyssey log-in. They can interact with each other as they learn in this integrated platform. School and district administrators have access to all discussions in the platform.
"Odyssey Community is an important step forward for CompassLearning. It brings classroom conversation, a vital element of learning, into the Odyssey curriculum," said Ann Henson, Vice President of Curriculum and Instruction. "Because students are digital natives -- they have grown up using technology -- Odyssey Community is a relevant and engaging way for them to discuss topics covered in their assignments."
It is more than just a meeting place, it enhances the existing Odyssey curriculum. Users can join discussions with their classmates and teachers about those activities. Teachers can also create additional prompts in Odyssey activities, as well as set up discussion threads.
The new Community tool introduces 21st century skills as an integral part of the curriculum, not an unrelated topic. Odyssey Community also makes it easier to cover state standards that require students to discuss, describe, or explain curricular elements. In addition, Odyssey Community can enhance student-teacher communication in remote or credit-recovery situations, when that communication is especially crucial.
In addition to Odyssey Community, Odyssey Secondary now includes four new high school electives: Earth/Space Science, World Geography, Economics and Personal Finance, and Health. With more electives available through Odyssey, students can experience 21st century learning beyond the core subjects. Math Models and Math 1,2,3,4 are also new this June.
About Odyssey High School
Odyssey High School supports secondary mainstream, credit recovery, and intervention students with challenging and engaging curricula. The increased selection of secondary courses gives students a wide variety of cross-curricular activities that can help strengthen their 21st Century Skills. Odyssey's rich multimedia content and online delivery ensure that students hone technology literacy skills. The company's challenging curriculum includes individual and group learning, critical thinking, and writing, and encourages students to collaborate, problem solve, synthesize ideas, and analyze information.
About Ann Henson, Vice President of Curriculum and Instruction
Ann Henson is the chief architect of curriculum development and instruction materials for all CompassLearning courseware and assessment solutions. Ms. Henson offers a wealth of curriculum and instruction knowledge developed throughout her 23-year tenure at CompassLearning and her prior experience in public education. Before joining CompassLearning, Ms. Henson was a high school math and computer science teacher and was a district level Director of Instructional Technology.
About CompassLearning
CompassLearning, the leading provider of personalized education technology solutions, has been helping students excel for more than 40 years. To help students achieve success, CompassLearning products support differentiated instruction, formative assessment, and response to intervention. The company's flagship product, Odyssey, is based on current and confirmed educational research and is developed in a learning studio of highly qualified curriculum experts working alongside talented animators, scriptwriters, and engineers. From the struggling learner to the student needing a challenge, Odyssey is designed to engage, educate, and inspire. For more information about CompassLearning, visit http://www.compasslearning.com/ and view the online media kit.
Source: CompassLearning
CONTACT: Renee Francese, +1-512-457-8448, rfrancese@pulsepointgroup.com
Web Site: http://www.compasslearning.com/
RSA and Check Point Team Up To Offer Consumers Enhanced Protection Against Online Attacks
Poster: SySAdmin
Posted on June 7, 2010 at 8:14:01 AM
RSA and Check Point Team Up To Offer Consumers Enhanced Protection Against Online Attacks
Check Point Leverages Real-time Threat Intelligence from RSA FraudAction(TM) Anti-Trojan and Anti-Phishing Services for Increased Protection
BEDFORD, Mass., June 7 -- RSA, The Security Division of EMC (NYSE:EMC) announced a technology agreement with Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. (NASDAQ:CHKP), the worldwide leader in securing the Internet, to provide consumers around the globe with enhanced, real-time protection against Trojan, phishing and other online attacks.
RSA is supplying real-time online threat intelligence feeds from its RSA FraudAction(TM) Anti-Trojan and Anti-Phishing services to Check Point's solutions. This new capacity is integrated into the existing anti-phishing functionality available in all ZoneAlarm premium consumer products including ZoneAlarm Internet Security Suite and ZoneAlarm Extreme Security to provide consumers world-wide with enhanced and proactive protection against online attacks.
"Leveraging external threat information from RSA enables Check Point to strengthen its detection and analysis capabilities and offer superior protection to our customers," said Bari Abdul, vice president of consumer sales, Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. "The implementation of anti-Trojan filtering and identity theft protection helps address some of the key customer needs and pain points. We are pleased to add RSA to our list of technology partners as we work together to provide customers with strong levels of protection."
RSA FraudAction solution is a 24x7 service designed to detect, track, block, and shut down phishing, pharming and Trojan attacks perpetrated by online fraudsters. It has shut down more than 300,000 illicit web sites across 140 countries to date. RSA's online fraud analysts operate from the RSA® Anti-Fraud Command Center to shut down hosted online attacks, deploy countermeasures, and conduct extensive forensic work to reduce the average lifetime of an online attack. RSA FraudAction service is a component of the RSA Identity Protection and Verification Suite, one of the most complete and innovative Software-as-a-Service portfolios of strong authentication and anti-fraud technologies.
"Our relationship with Check Point is another example that inventive collaboration between industry leaders can expand our collective abilities to protect consumers against ever-evolving online threats. This brings more value to our users by integrating real-time detection and blocking capabilities on a wider scale," said Christopher Young, Senior Vice President, Technology, Products and Markets at RSA. "Together, we can grow an even stronger security ecosystem in order to become a more effective and organized entity against the vast underground network of fraudsters."
About RSA
RSA, The Security Division of EMC, is the premier provider of security solutions for business acceleration, helping the world's leading organizations succeed by solving their most complex and sensitive security challenges. RSA's information-centric approach to security guards the integrity and confidentiality of information throughout its lifecycle - no matter where it moves, who accesses it or how it is used.
RSA offers industry-leading solutions in identity assurance & access control, data loss prevention, encryption & key management, compliance & security information management and fraud protection. These solutions bring trust to millions of user identities, the transactions that they perform, and the data that is generated. For more information, please visit http://www.RSA.com and http://www.EMC.com.
EMC, FraudAction and RSA are either registered trademarks or trademarks of EMC Corporation. All other trade names and trademarks are the property of their respective holders.
Source: EMC Corporation
CONTACT: Alison Parker, OutCast Communications, +1-212-905-6048,
alison@outcastpr.com; or Kevin Kempskie, RSA, The Security Division of EMC,
+1-781-515-5915, kevin.kempskie@rsa.com
Web Site: http://www.emc.com/
Check Point Leverages Real-time Threat Intelligence from RSA FraudAction(TM) Anti-Trojan and Anti-Phishing Services for Increased Protection
BEDFORD, Mass., June 7 -- RSA, The Security Division of EMC (NYSE:EMC) announced a technology agreement with Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. (NASDAQ:CHKP), the worldwide leader in securing the Internet, to provide consumers around the globe with enhanced, real-time protection against Trojan, phishing and other online attacks.
RSA is supplying real-time online threat intelligence feeds from its RSA FraudAction(TM) Anti-Trojan and Anti-Phishing services to Check Point's solutions. This new capacity is integrated into the existing anti-phishing functionality available in all ZoneAlarm premium consumer products including ZoneAlarm Internet Security Suite and ZoneAlarm Extreme Security to provide consumers world-wide with enhanced and proactive protection against online attacks.
"Leveraging external threat information from RSA enables Check Point to strengthen its detection and analysis capabilities and offer superior protection to our customers," said Bari Abdul, vice president of consumer sales, Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. "The implementation of anti-Trojan filtering and identity theft protection helps address some of the key customer needs and pain points. We are pleased to add RSA to our list of technology partners as we work together to provide customers with strong levels of protection."
RSA FraudAction solution is a 24x7 service designed to detect, track, block, and shut down phishing, pharming and Trojan attacks perpetrated by online fraudsters. It has shut down more than 300,000 illicit web sites across 140 countries to date. RSA's online fraud analysts operate from the RSA® Anti-Fraud Command Center to shut down hosted online attacks, deploy countermeasures, and conduct extensive forensic work to reduce the average lifetime of an online attack. RSA FraudAction service is a component of the RSA Identity Protection and Verification Suite, one of the most complete and innovative Software-as-a-Service portfolios of strong authentication and anti-fraud technologies.
"Our relationship with Check Point is another example that inventive collaboration between industry leaders can expand our collective abilities to protect consumers against ever-evolving online threats. This brings more value to our users by integrating real-time detection and blocking capabilities on a wider scale," said Christopher Young, Senior Vice President, Technology, Products and Markets at RSA. "Together, we can grow an even stronger security ecosystem in order to become a more effective and organized entity against the vast underground network of fraudsters."
About RSA
RSA, The Security Division of EMC, is the premier provider of security solutions for business acceleration, helping the world's leading organizations succeed by solving their most complex and sensitive security challenges. RSA's information-centric approach to security guards the integrity and confidentiality of information throughout its lifecycle - no matter where it moves, who accesses it or how it is used.
RSA offers industry-leading solutions in identity assurance & access control, data loss prevention, encryption & key management, compliance & security information management and fraud protection. These solutions bring trust to millions of user identities, the transactions that they perform, and the data that is generated. For more information, please visit http://www.RSA.com and http://www.EMC.com.
EMC, FraudAction and RSA are either registered trademarks or trademarks of EMC Corporation. All other trade names and trademarks are the property of their respective holders.
Source: EMC Corporation
CONTACT: Alison Parker, OutCast Communications, +1-212-905-6048,
alison@outcastpr.com; or Kevin Kempskie, RSA, The Security Division of EMC,
+1-781-515-5915, kevin.kempskie@rsa.com
Web Site: http://www.emc.com/
TI NexFET(TM) Power Block delivers maximum efficiency, frequency and power density in half the size of discretes
Poster: SySAdmin
Posted on June 7, 2010 at 8:14:01 AM
TI NexFET(TM) Power Block delivers maximum efficiency, frequency and power density in half the size of discretes
High-performance synchronous device stacks two NexFET MOSFETs in a single package to support high-current, multi-phase, POL applications
DALLAS, June 7 -- Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) (NYSE: TXN) today introduced a synchronous MOSFET half bridge that achieves greater than 90 percent efficiency at 25 A - and in half the area of competitive power MOSFET devices. TI's new CSD86350Q5D Power Block combines two asymmetric NexFET power MOSFETs in an advanced package that delivers high performance in low-voltage synchronous buck half-bridge applications, including servers, desktop and notebook PCs, base stations, switches, routers and high-current point-of-load (POL) converters. For more information: http://www.ti.com/powerblock-pr.
In addition to improving efficiency and power density, the NexFET Power Block can generate up to 40 A of current with a switching frequency of up to 1.5 MHz, which reduces solution size and cost. The optimized pinout and grounded lead frame significantly reduces development time and improves overall circuit performance. Furthermore, the NexFET Power Block can achieve comparable performance to other semiconductor technologies, such as GaN, but in a cost effective manner.
Key features and benefits of CSD86350Q5D Power Block:
-- 5-mm x 6-mm SON outline is half the size of two discrete MOSFETs in
5-mm x 6-mm QFN packages.
-- Greater than 90 percent power efficiency at 25 A operation -- two
percent better efficiency and 20 percent lower power loss than
competitive devices.
-- Double the frequency without increasing power loss versus competitive
solutions.
-- The SON package with an exposed grounded pad on the bottom simplifies
layout.
Availability and pricing
NexFET Power Block device is available in volume now from TI and its authorized distributors in a 5-mm x 6-mm SON package. Suggested resale pricing for the CSD86350Q5D is $1.75 in 1,000-unit quantities. Samples and evaluation modules are available.
Find out more about TI's NexFET power MOSFET technologies:
-- For the complete NexFET portfolio visit: http://www.ti.com/mosfet-pr.
-- Ask questions and help solve problems with fellow engineers in the
NexFET forum on the TI E2E(TM) Community: http://www.ti.com/nexfetforum-pr.
-- Search the new MOSFET Graphic Parametric Selection tool:
http://www.ti.com/mosfet-gps-pr.
-- See DC/DC controllers that are optimized for NexFET technology:
TP40303, TPS40304, TPS40305, TPS51217 and TPS51218.
About TI's NexFET power MOSFET technology
TI's NexFET power MOSFET technology improves energy efficiency in high-power computing, networking, server systems and power supplies. These high-frequency, high-efficiency analog power MOSFETs gives system designers access to the most advanced DC/DC power conversion solutions available.
About Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments (NYSE:TXN) helps customers solve problems and develop new electronics that make the world smarter, healthier, safer, greener and more fun. A global semiconductor company, TI innovates through design, sales and manufacturing operations in more than 30 countries. For more information, go to http://www.ti.com/.
Trademarks
NexFET and TI E2E are trademarks of Texas Instruments. All trademarks and registered trademarks are property of their respective owners.
Photo: AP Archive: http://photoarchive.ap.org/
http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20010105/NEF016LOGO
PRN Photo Desk photodesk@prnewswire.com
Source: Texas Instruments Incorporated
CONTACT: Nancy Kelly of Texas Instruments, +1-214-567-9215,
nkelly@ti.com, Heather Mills of GolinHarris, +1-972-341-2512,
hmills@golinharris.com (Please do not publish these numbers or e-mail
addresses.)
Web Site: http://www.ti.com/
High-performance synchronous device stacks two NexFET MOSFETs in a single package to support high-current, multi-phase, POL applications
DALLAS, June 7 -- Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) (NYSE: TXN) today introduced a synchronous MOSFET half bridge that achieves greater than 90 percent efficiency at 25 A - and in half the area of competitive power MOSFET devices. TI's new CSD86350Q5D Power Block combines two asymmetric NexFET power MOSFETs in an advanced package that delivers high performance in low-voltage synchronous buck half-bridge applications, including servers, desktop and notebook PCs, base stations, switches, routers and high-current point-of-load (POL) converters. For more information: http://www.ti.com/powerblock-pr.
In addition to improving efficiency and power density, the NexFET Power Block can generate up to 40 A of current with a switching frequency of up to 1.5 MHz, which reduces solution size and cost. The optimized pinout and grounded lead frame significantly reduces development time and improves overall circuit performance. Furthermore, the NexFET Power Block can achieve comparable performance to other semiconductor technologies, such as GaN, but in a cost effective manner.
Key features and benefits of CSD86350Q5D Power Block:
-- 5-mm x 6-mm SON outline is half the size of two discrete MOSFETs in
5-mm x 6-mm QFN packages.
-- Greater than 90 percent power efficiency at 25 A operation -- two
percent better efficiency and 20 percent lower power loss than
competitive devices.
-- Double the frequency without increasing power loss versus competitive
solutions.
-- The SON package with an exposed grounded pad on the bottom simplifies
layout.
Availability and pricing
NexFET Power Block device is available in volume now from TI and its authorized distributors in a 5-mm x 6-mm SON package. Suggested resale pricing for the CSD86350Q5D is $1.75 in 1,000-unit quantities. Samples and evaluation modules are available.
Find out more about TI's NexFET power MOSFET technologies:
-- For the complete NexFET portfolio visit: http://www.ti.com/mosfet-pr.
-- Ask questions and help solve problems with fellow engineers in the
NexFET forum on the TI E2E(TM) Community: http://www.ti.com/nexfetforum-pr.
-- Search the new MOSFET Graphic Parametric Selection tool:
http://www.ti.com/mosfet-gps-pr.
-- See DC/DC controllers that are optimized for NexFET technology:
TP40303, TPS40304, TPS40305, TPS51217 and TPS51218.
About TI's NexFET power MOSFET technology
TI's NexFET power MOSFET technology improves energy efficiency in high-power computing, networking, server systems and power supplies. These high-frequency, high-efficiency analog power MOSFETs gives system designers access to the most advanced DC/DC power conversion solutions available.
About Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments (NYSE:TXN) helps customers solve problems and develop new electronics that make the world smarter, healthier, safer, greener and more fun. A global semiconductor company, TI innovates through design, sales and manufacturing operations in more than 30 countries. For more information, go to http://www.ti.com/.
Trademarks
NexFET and TI E2E are trademarks of Texas Instruments. All trademarks and registered trademarks are property of their respective owners.
Photo: AP Archive: http://photoarchive.ap.org/
http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20010105/NEF016LOGO
PRN Photo Desk photodesk@prnewswire.com
Source: Texas Instruments Incorporated
CONTACT: Nancy Kelly of Texas Instruments, +1-214-567-9215,
nkelly@ti.com, Heather Mills of GolinHarris, +1-972-341-2512,
hmills@golinharris.com (Please do not publish these numbers or e-mail
addresses.)
Web Site: http://www.ti.com/
ExcelShore(TM) - Cybage's Unique & Effective Model of Operational Excellence
Poster: SySAdmin
Posted on June 7, 2010 at 8:07:01 AM
ExcelShore(TM) - Cybage's Unique & Effective Model of Operational Excellence
PUNE, India and NEW JERSEY, June 7, 2010-- "Cybage-DoubleClick/Google partnership over the past decade
has been fully satisfying and rewarding. Cybage's ExcelShore(TM) delivery
model helps optimize the teams to our needs in terms of numbers of years of
engineer's experience, right talent pool, strong management and ensuring
timely delivery of high quality software deliverables. Cybage has always
managed to keep their cost optimal for their services thus helping us in our
cost structure." Ashish P. Deshpande, Google Inc.
- Knowing ExcelShore(TM) Operational Excellence at Cybage
ExcelShore(TM) is a robust software delivery model which is
perfected over years and has been tested over time. It puts Cybage's core of
operational excellence at work in executing software projects, thereby
enabling clients to realize their business objectives from the outsourcing
relationship.
All projects at Cybage are executed under the broader umbrella
of ExcelShore(TM). It forms one of the most unique capabilities of Cybage
leveraging which we have accomplished superior rate of customer delight. It
is a scientific, tangible and authoritative model which provides seamless
visibility and superior control. ExcelShore(TM) enables Cybage stand out of
the global outsourcing providers' crowd.
Companies looking to software outsourcing would have some
underlying objectives to be achieved, may it be cost cutting, gaining
productivities, accelerating on time to market or spreading their business
24x7. As soon as the relationship begins with Cybage, ExcelShore(TM) puts
these customer objectives right on top. The sophisticated algorithmic
software powered system within ExcelShore(TM) gets into action and lays out
various dynamics of the project execution for the relationship. Each module
within the system is designed to provide key insights into each stage through
which the offshore software engagement passes through.
Occurrence of a risk instance is a natural consequence of an
outsourcing relationship, since that piece of business process moves out of
the organization to the external vendor. Effective mitigation of this risk
presents a good case in favor of offshore outsourcing since every business
would like to get advantages of the inherent benefits. The key to effective
risk mitigation is a tighter control over the project through availability of
project key performance indicators (KPIs) acting as crucial decision support
system. Cybage's ExcelShore(TM) model of operational excellence provides a
comprehensive and sophisticated dashboard which provide project KPIs, as the
data gets generated during the inception of the project (like team
composition, skill sets, milestones etc.) and during the execution of project
(like project attrition, performance appraisal, scaling up, new recruitment,
project profitability, risk forecasting etc.).
The ExcelShore(TM) dashboard provides a continuous decision
support and control system such that it provides project management a
complete visibility on the key project parameters. Availability of right
project data on right time also enables certain key algorithm of the system
to perform some intelligent forecasting which enable determining if the
project is deviating from its intended objectives, the reasons behind it and
how it can be effectively mitigated. It also provides what if analysis
followed by a framework to implement the change into the blood stream of the
project.
Thus, ExcelShore(TM) empowers stakeholders across the
hierarchy to keep a tab over the projects in their respect role and
responsibilities, leading to the relationship meeting with its inherent
objectives and thereby growing consistently over a period of time.
Log on to http://www.cybage.com/ExcelShore/excelShore.html or
visit us at http://www.cybage.com
Contact:
Gurvinder Singh Chhatwal
Business Development and Engagement Head.
Cybage Software, Inc., New Jersey, USA
Mobile: +1-848-219-1221
Phone: +1-848-299-5845
gurvinders@cybage.com
Source: Cybage Software Private Limited
Contact: Gurvinder Singh Chhatwal, Business Development and Engagement Head., Cybage Software, Inc., New Jersey, USA, Mobile: +1-848-219-1221, Phone: +1-848-299-5845, gurvinders@cybage.com
PUNE, India and NEW JERSEY, June 7, 2010-- "Cybage-DoubleClick/Google partnership over the past decade
has been fully satisfying and rewarding. Cybage's ExcelShore(TM) delivery
model helps optimize the teams to our needs in terms of numbers of years of
engineer's experience, right talent pool, strong management and ensuring
timely delivery of high quality software deliverables. Cybage has always
managed to keep their cost optimal for their services thus helping us in our
cost structure." Ashish P. Deshpande, Google Inc.
- Knowing ExcelShore(TM) Operational Excellence at Cybage
ExcelShore(TM) is a robust software delivery model which is
perfected over years and has been tested over time. It puts Cybage's core of
operational excellence at work in executing software projects, thereby
enabling clients to realize their business objectives from the outsourcing
relationship.
All projects at Cybage are executed under the broader umbrella
of ExcelShore(TM). It forms one of the most unique capabilities of Cybage
leveraging which we have accomplished superior rate of customer delight. It
is a scientific, tangible and authoritative model which provides seamless
visibility and superior control. ExcelShore(TM) enables Cybage stand out of
the global outsourcing providers' crowd.
Companies looking to software outsourcing would have some
underlying objectives to be achieved, may it be cost cutting, gaining
productivities, accelerating on time to market or spreading their business
24x7. As soon as the relationship begins with Cybage, ExcelShore(TM) puts
these customer objectives right on top. The sophisticated algorithmic
software powered system within ExcelShore(TM) gets into action and lays out
various dynamics of the project execution for the relationship. Each module
within the system is designed to provide key insights into each stage through
which the offshore software engagement passes through.
Occurrence of a risk instance is a natural consequence of an
outsourcing relationship, since that piece of business process moves out of
the organization to the external vendor. Effective mitigation of this risk
presents a good case in favor of offshore outsourcing since every business
would like to get advantages of the inherent benefits. The key to effective
risk mitigation is a tighter control over the project through availability of
project key performance indicators (KPIs) acting as crucial decision support
system. Cybage's ExcelShore(TM) model of operational excellence provides a
comprehensive and sophisticated dashboard which provide project KPIs, as the
data gets generated during the inception of the project (like team
composition, skill sets, milestones etc.) and during the execution of project
(like project attrition, performance appraisal, scaling up, new recruitment,
project profitability, risk forecasting etc.).
The ExcelShore(TM) dashboard provides a continuous decision
support and control system such that it provides project management a
complete visibility on the key project parameters. Availability of right
project data on right time also enables certain key algorithm of the system
to perform some intelligent forecasting which enable determining if the
project is deviating from its intended objectives, the reasons behind it and
how it can be effectively mitigated. It also provides what if analysis
followed by a framework to implement the change into the blood stream of the
project.
Thus, ExcelShore(TM) empowers stakeholders across the
hierarchy to keep a tab over the projects in their respect role and
responsibilities, leading to the relationship meeting with its inherent
objectives and thereby growing consistently over a period of time.
Log on to http://www.cybage.com/ExcelShore/excelShore.html or
visit us at http://www.cybage.com
Contact:
Gurvinder Singh Chhatwal
Business Development and Engagement Head.
Cybage Software, Inc., New Jersey, USA
Mobile: +1-848-219-1221
Phone: +1-848-299-5845
gurvinders@cybage.com
Source: Cybage Software Private Limited
Contact: Gurvinder Singh Chhatwal, Business Development and Engagement Head., Cybage Software, Inc., New Jersey, USA, Mobile: +1-848-219-1221, Phone: +1-848-299-5845, gurvinders@cybage.com
Panasonic's full HD 3D home entertainment system hits Canadian store shelves today
Poster: SySAdmin
Posted on June 7, 2010 at 7:35:01 AM
Panasonic's full HD 3D home entertainment system hits Canadian store shelves today
Realistic picture quality and excellent visual detail tops the list for Canadian buyers of 3D TVs
MISSISSAUGA, ON, June 7 -- To view this Social Media Release, please enter the following address in your web browser.
http://smr.newswire.ca/en/panasonic-canada/panasonics-hd-3d-home-entertain ment-system-hits-canadian
/NOTE TO PHOTO EDITORS: Photos accompanying this release are available at http://photos.newswire.ca/. Images are free to accredited members of the media/
Source: Panasonic Canada
CONTACT: For a complete listing of social media releases available
through CNW Group, please visit our calendar at http://smr.newswire.ca/
Realistic picture quality and excellent visual detail tops the list for Canadian buyers of 3D TVs
MISSISSAUGA, ON, June 7 -- To view this Social Media Release, please enter the following address in your web browser.
http://smr.newswire.ca/en/panasonic-canada/panasonics-hd-3d-home-entertain ment-system-hits-canadian
/NOTE TO PHOTO EDITORS: Photos accompanying this release are available at http://photos.newswire.ca/. Images are free to accredited members of the media/
Source: Panasonic Canada
CONTACT: For a complete listing of social media releases available
through CNW Group, please visit our calendar at http://smr.newswire.ca/
Get NFL Mobile From Verizon Wireless Now and Don't Miss a Minute of Your Favorite NFL Teams and Players
Poster: SySAdmin
Posted on June 7, 2010 at 7:35:01 AM
Get NFL Mobile From Verizon Wireless Now and Don't Miss a Minute of Your Favorite NFL Teams and Players
More Features, Information and Fantasy News to be Added to NFL Mobile
BASKING RIDGE, N.J., June 7 -- If you're a Verizon Wireless 3G Smartphone customer, you don't have to miss a minute of what's happening with your favorite NFL teams and players. Download NFL Mobile now, available exclusively on Verizon Wireless, for the latest information, stats and happenings with the players and the league.
NFL Mobile Getting Even Better This Summer
In time for training camps, NFL Mobile on Verizon Wireless will add new features next month to help football fans get ready for the season and for their fantasy drafts and leagues. Customers who download the app to their 3G Smartphones will have access to live NFL Network programs, video on demand and all the latest news, blogs and commentary to get them excited for the 2010 season.
When the 2010 NFL season kicks off in September, NFL Mobile will offer live streaming of NBC's Sunday Night Football and NFL Network's Thursday Night Football. These programs join NFL Network, which streams live seven days a week, 24 hours a day on a year-round basis and is the only network fully dedicated to the NFL and the sport of football. NFL RedZone, the wildly popular channel from NFL Network which airs live or near-live look-ins of every key play and touchdown from Sunday afternoon games, is coming to 3G Smartphones.
To celebrate the inaugural season of NFL Mobile on Verizon Wireless, the NFL Mobile application is included as part the monthly data plan for 3G Smartphones. The application must be downloaded by the end of this year to get access to content from the 2010 season.
Available now on 15 phones, including the popular DROID by Motorola, NFL Mobile is easy to download. Simply text "NFL" to 8915 for a link to the application or download it directly from the Verizon Channel in Android Market(TM).
The NFL Mobile application is also available for select 3G Multimedia handsets. For more about NFL Mobile on Verizon Wireless, visit http://www.verizonwireless.com/nfl. For more information about 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 nearly 93 million customers. Headquartered in Basking Ridge, N.J., with 81,000 employees nationwide, Verizon Wireless is a joint venture of Verizon Communications (NYSE:VZ)(NASDAQ:VZ) and Vodafone (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
CONTACT: Debra Lewis, Verizon Wireless, +1-908-559-7512,
Debra.Lewis@verizonwireless.com
Web Site: http://www.verizonwireless.com/
Company News On-Call: http://www.prnewswire.com/comp/094251.html
More Features, Information and Fantasy News to be Added to NFL Mobile
BASKING RIDGE, N.J., June 7 -- If you're a Verizon Wireless 3G Smartphone customer, you don't have to miss a minute of what's happening with your favorite NFL teams and players. Download NFL Mobile now, available exclusively on Verizon Wireless, for the latest information, stats and happenings with the players and the league.
NFL Mobile Getting Even Better This Summer
In time for training camps, NFL Mobile on Verizon Wireless will add new features next month to help football fans get ready for the season and for their fantasy drafts and leagues. Customers who download the app to their 3G Smartphones will have access to live NFL Network programs, video on demand and all the latest news, blogs and commentary to get them excited for the 2010 season.
When the 2010 NFL season kicks off in September, NFL Mobile will offer live streaming of NBC's Sunday Night Football and NFL Network's Thursday Night Football. These programs join NFL Network, which streams live seven days a week, 24 hours a day on a year-round basis and is the only network fully dedicated to the NFL and the sport of football. NFL RedZone, the wildly popular channel from NFL Network which airs live or near-live look-ins of every key play and touchdown from Sunday afternoon games, is coming to 3G Smartphones.
To celebrate the inaugural season of NFL Mobile on Verizon Wireless, the NFL Mobile application is included as part the monthly data plan for 3G Smartphones. The application must be downloaded by the end of this year to get access to content from the 2010 season.
Available now on 15 phones, including the popular DROID by Motorola, NFL Mobile is easy to download. Simply text "NFL" to 8915 for a link to the application or download it directly from the Verizon Channel in Android Market(TM).
The NFL Mobile application is also available for select 3G Multimedia handsets. For more about NFL Mobile on Verizon Wireless, visit http://www.verizonwireless.com/nfl. For more information about 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 nearly 93 million customers. Headquartered in Basking Ridge, N.J., with 81,000 employees nationwide, Verizon Wireless is a joint venture of Verizon Communications (NYSE:VZ)(NASDAQ:VZ) and Vodafone (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
CONTACT: Debra Lewis, Verizon Wireless, +1-908-559-7512,
Debra.Lewis@verizonwireless.com
Web Site: http://www.verizonwireless.com/
Company News On-Call: http://www.prnewswire.com/comp/094251.html
New E-Course Series Addresses Evolving Sales Training Needs in the New Pharmaceutical and Biotech Selling Environment
Poster: SySAdmin
Posted on June 7, 2010 at 7:35:01 AM
New E-Course Series Addresses Evolving Sales Training Needs in the New Pharmaceutical and Biotech Selling Environment
RALEIGH, N.C., June 7 -- Pharmaceutical Institute, a leading provider of specialized training solutions for the pharmaceutical and biotech industry, today announced the launch of a new e-course series titled Beacon Series(TM) on Pharmaceutical and Biotech Sales. This series, developed in partnership with subject-matter experts from Campbell Alliance, is designed to address the changing training needs of today's sales representatives and front-line managers.
"The pharmaceutical industry is in a state of transition, causing many companies to make significant changes to the way they do business. To remain competitive in this increasingly complex environment, many companies are deploying new commercial models, which involve fundamental changes in the traditional roles of the sales representative and the front-line manager," said Garry O'Grady, General Manager of Pharmaceutical Institute. These new roles demand a greater understanding of the marketplace, including a deeper knowledge of customer business models, a greater awareness of pharmaceutical and biotech companies' strategic decision making and finances, and an enhanced ability to analyze the business within sales geographies and develop solid plans of action.
The Beacon Series(TM) on Pharmaceutical and Biotech Sales consists of in-depth e-courses focused on non-traditional topics - such as business acumen, pharmaceutical finances, and customer operations - that are at the heart of the industry's new sales models. Current course offerings are:
-- Business Acumen Suite: This four-module series is aimed at improving
the effectiveness of sales professionals. It addresses key topics
that are increasingly important in the evolving selling environment.
This suite includes courses on pharmaceutical and biotech finances,
managed markets strategy, pharmaceutical and biotech data, and
practical frameworks for analysis and planning.
-- Total Office Call--Primary Care: This course identifies the various
players in a primary care physician practice, explores their concerns
and barriers to product access, and describes how pharmaceutical and
biotech companies can provide support for their concerns.
-- Total Office Call--Specialty: This course identifies the various
players in a specialty physician practice, explores their concerns and
barriers to product access, and describes how pharmaceutical and
biotech companies can provide support for their concerns.
-- A Sales Representative's Introduction to Marketing: This course
provides sales representatives a high-level overview of the marketing
group at a typical pharmaceutical or biotech company. It gives them a
better understanding of the role of marketing in ensuring a product's
success from discovery and development through patent expiration.
-- A Sales Representative's Introduction to Managed Markets: This course
gives sales representatives a high-level overview of the managed
markets function at a typical pharmaceutical or biotech company and
how the group works to improve access for a company's products.
-- A Sales Representative's Introduction to Drug Discovery and
Development: This course gives a high-level overview of what a
pharmaceutical product goes through from early discovery through
development to give sales reps a better understanding of the time,
effort, and money involved in bringing a drug to market.
-- Hospital Selling--Gaining Formulary Access and Creating Demand: This
course focuses on the importance of attaining a position on the
hospital formulary and the process by which formulary status is
achieved. This course also describes the demand-creation process and
the difficult environment that sales representatives now confront when
trying to encourage product use.
Additional courses are currently in development and will be added to the series. For more information on the Beacon Series(TM) on Pharmaceutical and Biotech Sales, please visit http://www.pharmainstitute.com/training-solutions/beacon-seriesindex/index.cfm
About Pharmaceutical Institute
Pharmaceutical Institute is a leading provider of specialized training programs for the pharmaceutical and biotech industry. We partner with subject matter experts from our parent company, Campbell Alliance, to develop high-impact distance learning solutions for professionals within all major pharmaceutical company functions including brand management, business development, clinical development, managed markets, medical affairs, sales, and trade and distribution. Pharmaceutical Institute is based in Raleigh, N.C. For more information, please visit http://www.pharmainstitute.com.
Source: Pharmaceutical Institute
CONTACT: James Forte, Director, Public and Media Relations of
Pharmaceutical Institute, +1-919-844-5650, extension 7195,
jforte@pharmainstitute.com
Web Site: http://www.pharmainstitute.com/
RALEIGH, N.C., June 7 -- Pharmaceutical Institute, a leading provider of specialized training solutions for the pharmaceutical and biotech industry, today announced the launch of a new e-course series titled Beacon Series(TM) on Pharmaceutical and Biotech Sales. This series, developed in partnership with subject-matter experts from Campbell Alliance, is designed to address the changing training needs of today's sales representatives and front-line managers.
"The pharmaceutical industry is in a state of transition, causing many companies to make significant changes to the way they do business. To remain competitive in this increasingly complex environment, many companies are deploying new commercial models, which involve fundamental changes in the traditional roles of the sales representative and the front-line manager," said Garry O'Grady, General Manager of Pharmaceutical Institute. These new roles demand a greater understanding of the marketplace, including a deeper knowledge of customer business models, a greater awareness of pharmaceutical and biotech companies' strategic decision making and finances, and an enhanced ability to analyze the business within sales geographies and develop solid plans of action.
The Beacon Series(TM) on Pharmaceutical and Biotech Sales consists of in-depth e-courses focused on non-traditional topics - such as business acumen, pharmaceutical finances, and customer operations - that are at the heart of the industry's new sales models. Current course offerings are:
-- Business Acumen Suite: This four-module series is aimed at improving
the effectiveness of sales professionals. It addresses key topics
that are increasingly important in the evolving selling environment.
This suite includes courses on pharmaceutical and biotech finances,
managed markets strategy, pharmaceutical and biotech data, and
practical frameworks for analysis and planning.
-- Total Office Call--Primary Care: This course identifies the various
players in a primary care physician practice, explores their concerns
and barriers to product access, and describes how pharmaceutical and
biotech companies can provide support for their concerns.
-- Total Office Call--Specialty: This course identifies the various
players in a specialty physician practice, explores their concerns and
barriers to product access, and describes how pharmaceutical and
biotech companies can provide support for their concerns.
-- A Sales Representative's Introduction to Marketing: This course
provides sales representatives a high-level overview of the marketing
group at a typical pharmaceutical or biotech company. It gives them a
better understanding of the role of marketing in ensuring a product's
success from discovery and development through patent expiration.
-- A Sales Representative's Introduction to Managed Markets: This course
gives sales representatives a high-level overview of the managed
markets function at a typical pharmaceutical or biotech company and
how the group works to improve access for a company's products.
-- A Sales Representative's Introduction to Drug Discovery and
Development: This course gives a high-level overview of what a
pharmaceutical product goes through from early discovery through
development to give sales reps a better understanding of the time,
effort, and money involved in bringing a drug to market.
-- Hospital Selling--Gaining Formulary Access and Creating Demand: This
course focuses on the importance of attaining a position on the
hospital formulary and the process by which formulary status is
achieved. This course also describes the demand-creation process and
the difficult environment that sales representatives now confront when
trying to encourage product use.
Additional courses are currently in development and will be added to the series. For more information on the Beacon Series(TM) on Pharmaceutical and Biotech Sales, please visit http://www.pharmainstitute.com/training-solutions/beacon-seriesindex/index.cfm
About Pharmaceutical Institute
Pharmaceutical Institute is a leading provider of specialized training programs for the pharmaceutical and biotech industry. We partner with subject matter experts from our parent company, Campbell Alliance, to develop high-impact distance learning solutions for professionals within all major pharmaceutical company functions including brand management, business development, clinical development, managed markets, medical affairs, sales, and trade and distribution. Pharmaceutical Institute is based in Raleigh, N.C. For more information, please visit http://www.pharmainstitute.com.
Source: Pharmaceutical Institute
CONTACT: James Forte, Director, Public and Media Relations of
Pharmaceutical Institute, +1-919-844-5650, extension 7195,
jforte@pharmainstitute.com
Web Site: http://www.pharmainstitute.com/
Novell Celebrates 10 Years of Market Leadership With SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for IBM System z
Poster: SySAdmin
Posted on June 7, 2010 at 7:35:01 AM
Novell Celebrates 10 Years of Market Leadership With SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for IBM System z
Market leader for Linux on System z celebrates open source product innovations, customer and partner success
WALTHAM, Mass., June 7 -- In recognition of the 10 year anniversary of Linux* on IBM System z*, Novell today announced customer adoption, open source product innovation and ISV and partner support of SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server for IBM* System z. As the market leader for Linux on System z, Novell is the only operating system vendor to support Linux on IBM mainframe servers for its entire 10 year history and continues to capture market share with new customers and channel partners. Since 2000, when SUSE Linux Enterprise Server became the first commercially-available enterprise Linux distribution for IBM System z mainframes, Novell has delivered Linux-based mainframe solutions that customers across all industries can deploy to expand their critical applications and workloads.
"Ten years ago we introduced SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for System z as the first commercial, enterprise-class, fully-supported Linux distribution for IBM mainframes," said Markus Rex, senior vice president and general manager of Open Platform Solutions at Novell. "Over the years our momentum has only increased and today Novell is the market-leading Linux platform for System z. We are recognized for our ability to generate ROI for our customers through the consolidation of distributed workloads, reduction of downtime and data center complexity, and increase in operating flexibility."
Customers embrace Linux for System z
Over the past 10 years numerous customers have deployed Linux on IBM System z mainframe servers. Customers who have achieved success with SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for System z include Bank of Russia, BlueCross BlueShield of Minnesota, Boston University, Casas Bahia, Deutsche Rentenversicherung Baden-Wurttemberg, Dundee City Council, EBS Building Society, EFiS, Gruppo API, Miami-Dade County, Nationwide Insurance and University of Arkansas.
"The performance and reliability of SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for System z has been excellent," said Gerard Shockley, IT Manager at Boston University. "We've run multiple workloads in a production environment for at least four years and have experienced zero system failures. In my opinion Novell has delivered an impressive technology set for System z Linux, with the most complete set of offerings for different types of workloads."
Adrienne DiPrima, manager of Strategic Technologies Support for Miami-Dade County in Florida, said, "We're responsible for serving the needs of millions of citizens. SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for System z enables us to roll out new services quickly, and provides us with an extremely scalable, cost-effective and well-supported operating system."
10 years of product innovation
In early 2000, IBM, based on client demand, expanded use of open source software and enabled Linux to run on IBM mainframe computers. With the mainframe's reliability, availability and serviceability coupled with a suite of robust virtualization capabilities, customers saw the mainframe as an ideal platform on which to run multiple Linux servers to make more efficient use of their computing resources. This combination of Linux on System z is now an outstanding platform to support cloud computing as well.
Milestones include:
-- In 1999, a year before IBM officially supported Linux on the
mainframe, SUSE Linux (acquired by Novell in 2004) began its
collaboration with IBM and Marist College to move the available Linux
code into an enterprise-ready Linux distribution for mainframes.
-- In 2000, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for S/390 became the only
commercial, enterprise-class, fully-supported Linux distribution for
IBM mainframes. That same year, Telia, the largest telecommunications
company in Sweden, became the first large commercial customer for SUSE
Linux Enterprise Server for S/390.
-- In 2001, SUSE Linux and IBM formalized their technical partnership and
collaboration.
-- In 2002, IBM released a 64-bit version of the S/390 mainframe. SUSE
Linux was the first to make a Linux distribution available as a 64-bit
version for this architecture.
-- In 2009, Novell released SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 for System z,
delivering cost-effective, mission-critical computing with support for
advanced new System z capabilities.
-- Today, IBM and Novell continue to work together to bring new workloads
to the mainframe, such as .NET-based applications running on Novell's
Mono runtime environment on System z.
"Ten years ago when we introduced Linux on IBM System z, clients used this combination to consolidate hundreds or even thousands of inefficient smaller systems on to a single, powerful IBM mainframe that harnessed the power of open source software," said Carol Stafford, vice president of IBM System z sales. "Today, Linux on System z offers a powerful combination used by more than 1,300 clients around the world to run business critical transaction such as powering global financial networks. With the help of partners like Novell, we now have more than 3,150 applications for Linux on System z and are driving new workloads to the platform including recent customers Korea's Dongbu Insurance using Linux on the System z to support their core business and prepare for growth."
Channel partners and ISVs support SUSE Linux Enterprise for System z
Today of the 3,150 System z Linux applications IBM supports, more than 1,000 certified third-party commercial applications are available in Novell's ISV catalog for SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for System z including applications from Chordiant Software, IBM Cognos, IBM DB2, IBM WebSphere, IBM Tivoli and SAP. When including open source packages to the number of third-party applications, customers and partners can run more than 3,000 applications supported for SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for System z. The SUSE Linux Enterprise for System z ecosystem is also enhanced with numerous channel partners, including Computacenter, Infinity, MSI Systems Integrators, Mainline, PROFI AG, Sirius and Vicom Infinity.
"For 10 years, Mainline has provided more than 125 customers on more than 150 System z systems with Linux-based solutions that lower costs, increase efficiency and improve productivity, which goes to show the consistent and continuing demand for SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for System z in the marketplace," said Doug Harrell, vice president of System z at Mainline, an IBM Premier Business Partner and System z partner.
For more information on SUSE Linux Enterprise for System z, visit http://www.novell.com/mainframe.
About Novell
Novell, Inc. (NASDAQ:NOVL), a leader in Intelligent Workload Management, helps organizations securely deliver and manage computing services across physical, virtual and cloud computing environments. We help customers reduce the cost, complexity, and risk associated with their IT systems through our solutions for identity and security, systems management, collaboration and Linux-based operating platforms. With our infrastructure software and ecosystem of partnerships, Novell integrates mixed IT environments, allowing people and technology to work as one. For more information, visit http://www.novell.com.
Novell and SUSE are registered trademarks of Novell, Inc. in the United States and other countries. *All third-party trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
Source: Novell
CONTACT: Charlotte Betterley of Novell, +1-781-464-8253,
cbetterley@novell.com; or Erica Burns of PAN Communications, +1-978-474-1900,
novell@pancomm.com, for Novell
Web Site: http://www.novell.com/
Market leader for Linux on System z celebrates open source product innovations, customer and partner success
WALTHAM, Mass., June 7 -- In recognition of the 10 year anniversary of Linux* on IBM System z*, Novell today announced customer adoption, open source product innovation and ISV and partner support of SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server for IBM* System z. As the market leader for Linux on System z, Novell is the only operating system vendor to support Linux on IBM mainframe servers for its entire 10 year history and continues to capture market share with new customers and channel partners. Since 2000, when SUSE Linux Enterprise Server became the first commercially-available enterprise Linux distribution for IBM System z mainframes, Novell has delivered Linux-based mainframe solutions that customers across all industries can deploy to expand their critical applications and workloads.
"Ten years ago we introduced SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for System z as the first commercial, enterprise-class, fully-supported Linux distribution for IBM mainframes," said Markus Rex, senior vice president and general manager of Open Platform Solutions at Novell. "Over the years our momentum has only increased and today Novell is the market-leading Linux platform for System z. We are recognized for our ability to generate ROI for our customers through the consolidation of distributed workloads, reduction of downtime and data center complexity, and increase in operating flexibility."
Customers embrace Linux for System z
Over the past 10 years numerous customers have deployed Linux on IBM System z mainframe servers. Customers who have achieved success with SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for System z include Bank of Russia, BlueCross BlueShield of Minnesota, Boston University, Casas Bahia, Deutsche Rentenversicherung Baden-Wurttemberg, Dundee City Council, EBS Building Society, EFiS, Gruppo API, Miami-Dade County, Nationwide Insurance and University of Arkansas.
"The performance and reliability of SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for System z has been excellent," said Gerard Shockley, IT Manager at Boston University. "We've run multiple workloads in a production environment for at least four years and have experienced zero system failures. In my opinion Novell has delivered an impressive technology set for System z Linux, with the most complete set of offerings for different types of workloads."
Adrienne DiPrima, manager of Strategic Technologies Support for Miami-Dade County in Florida, said, "We're responsible for serving the needs of millions of citizens. SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for System z enables us to roll out new services quickly, and provides us with an extremely scalable, cost-effective and well-supported operating system."
10 years of product innovation
In early 2000, IBM, based on client demand, expanded use of open source software and enabled Linux to run on IBM mainframe computers. With the mainframe's reliability, availability and serviceability coupled with a suite of robust virtualization capabilities, customers saw the mainframe as an ideal platform on which to run multiple Linux servers to make more efficient use of their computing resources. This combination of Linux on System z is now an outstanding platform to support cloud computing as well.
Milestones include:
-- In 1999, a year before IBM officially supported Linux on the
mainframe, SUSE Linux (acquired by Novell in 2004) began its
collaboration with IBM and Marist College to move the available Linux
code into an enterprise-ready Linux distribution for mainframes.
-- In 2000, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for S/390 became the only
commercial, enterprise-class, fully-supported Linux distribution for
IBM mainframes. That same year, Telia, the largest telecommunications
company in Sweden, became the first large commercial customer for SUSE
Linux Enterprise Server for S/390.
-- In 2001, SUSE Linux and IBM formalized their technical partnership and
collaboration.
-- In 2002, IBM released a 64-bit version of the S/390 mainframe. SUSE
Linux was the first to make a Linux distribution available as a 64-bit
version for this architecture.
-- In 2009, Novell released SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 for System z,
delivering cost-effective, mission-critical computing with support for
advanced new System z capabilities.
-- Today, IBM and Novell continue to work together to bring new workloads
to the mainframe, such as .NET-based applications running on Novell's
Mono runtime environment on System z.
"Ten years ago when we introduced Linux on IBM System z, clients used this combination to consolidate hundreds or even thousands of inefficient smaller systems on to a single, powerful IBM mainframe that harnessed the power of open source software," said Carol Stafford, vice president of IBM System z sales. "Today, Linux on System z offers a powerful combination used by more than 1,300 clients around the world to run business critical transaction such as powering global financial networks. With the help of partners like Novell, we now have more than 3,150 applications for Linux on System z and are driving new workloads to the platform including recent customers Korea's Dongbu Insurance using Linux on the System z to support their core business and prepare for growth."
Channel partners and ISVs support SUSE Linux Enterprise for System z
Today of the 3,150 System z Linux applications IBM supports, more than 1,000 certified third-party commercial applications are available in Novell's ISV catalog for SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for System z including applications from Chordiant Software, IBM Cognos, IBM DB2, IBM WebSphere, IBM Tivoli and SAP. When including open source packages to the number of third-party applications, customers and partners can run more than 3,000 applications supported for SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for System z. The SUSE Linux Enterprise for System z ecosystem is also enhanced with numerous channel partners, including Computacenter, Infinity, MSI Systems Integrators, Mainline, PROFI AG, Sirius and Vicom Infinity.
"For 10 years, Mainline has provided more than 125 customers on more than 150 System z systems with Linux-based solutions that lower costs, increase efficiency and improve productivity, which goes to show the consistent and continuing demand for SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for System z in the marketplace," said Doug Harrell, vice president of System z at Mainline, an IBM Premier Business Partner and System z partner.
For more information on SUSE Linux Enterprise for System z, visit http://www.novell.com/mainframe.
About Novell
Novell, Inc. (NASDAQ:NOVL), a leader in Intelligent Workload Management, helps organizations securely deliver and manage computing services across physical, virtual and cloud computing environments. We help customers reduce the cost, complexity, and risk associated with their IT systems through our solutions for identity and security, systems management, collaboration and Linux-based operating platforms. With our infrastructure software and ecosystem of partnerships, Novell integrates mixed IT environments, allowing people and technology to work as one. For more information, visit http://www.novell.com.
Novell and SUSE are registered trademarks of Novell, Inc. in the United States and other countries. *All third-party trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
Source: Novell
CONTACT: Charlotte Betterley of Novell, +1-781-464-8253,
cbetterley@novell.com; or Erica Burns of PAN Communications, +1-978-474-1900,
novell@pancomm.com, for Novell
Web Site: http://www.novell.com/
AppDynamics Launches Strategic Partner Program to Meet Growing Demand for Application Performance Management
Poster: SySAdmin
Posted on June 7, 2010 at 7:21:02 AM
AppDynamics Launches Strategic Partner Program to Meet Growing Demand for Application Performance Management
Growing Number of VAR, Ecosystem Alliance, and Cloud Platform Partners Helps Address Today's Requirements for APM in Enterprise Production Environments
SAN FRANCISCO, June 7 -- AppDynamics, Inc.(TM), the next-generation Application Performance Management (APM) company, today unveiled a strategic partner program aimed at helping the company meet the growing enterprise demand for its application performance management solution. The program extends AppDynamics' global reach and product capabilities, enabling the company to address the worldwide need for production-ready application performance management solutions.
AppDynamics' next-generation Application Performance Management redefines the APM market through its ability to easily and accurately manage distributed applications in high-volume production environments without adding excess overhead, and has contributed to the success of key customers such as Priceline.com and Yap. AppDynamics offers specific capabilities that are required for a next-generation APM solution, including application mapping, transaction flow monitoring, code-level diagnostics, and cloud orchestration.
AppDynamics has already registered an initial set of select partners in the following parts of the company's strategic partner program:
-- The Value-Added Reseller Program certifies resellers who specialize in
performance tuning and have deep experience working in Java and .Net
environments. The program provides partners with revenue-related
discounts, discounted in-house purchases of demonstration systems,
pilot program pricing, ongoing product and channel communications
updates, technical training and certification, and cooperative
marketing and lead-generation programs. To qualify as a certified
AppDynamics VAR partner, candidates must meet a number of
organizational and technical requirements, including technical
training. Certified partners receive technical, sales and marketing
support from AppDynamics. Early members include European partners
Application Performance in the UK, Benzler in Sweden, and
Tools2Perform in Benelux, with continued growth planned in Europe and
the U.S., followed by APAC.
-- The Ecosystem Alliance Partner Program brings together service or
technology providers that complement AppDynamics' APM functionalities
in order to build an ecosystem of capabilities to deliver
state-of-the-art solutions to mutual customers. Program members work
with AppDynamics to integrate their products to deliver timely, joint
solutions to customers, and share resources and expertise. Initial
program partners include SOASTA, a leading provider of performance
intelligence with its SOASTA CloudTest® product, and Red Hat, whose
JBoss Enterprise Application Platform is the leading open source Java
application server. AppDynamics has also joined Red Hat's JBoss ISV
Partner Program to ensure all JBoss Enterprise Middleware technologies
are automatically recognized and supported by the AppDynamics
technology set.
-- The Cloud Platform Partner Program joins suppliers of cloud-based
application hosting and/or dynamic compute capacity services with
AppDynamics to enable customers with performance sensitive,
mission-critical applications to migrate and run in their service
clouds. AppDynamics has teamed up with Amazon Web Services (AWS), a
leading provider of cloud-based infrastructure web services, a
platform that AppDynamics integrates with in order to deliver its
dynamic cloud orchestration capabilities. AppDynamics has also joined
the AWS Solution Provider program and integrates with AWS to deliver
its dynamic cloud orchestration capabilities.
"Customer demand for AppDynamics' solution validates our belief that the industry has been waiting for a more robust application performance management solution that is simple to use in today's complex SOA, virtual, and cloud environments," said Frank Swain, AppDynamics Senior Vice President, Worldwide Sales. "In launching these programs for our valued industry partners, we formally join with them to jointly deliver greater value and higher levels of service to our customers."
Please see http://www.appdynamics.com/about-us-partners.php for more information, or to join one of the programs.
About AppDynamics
AppDynamics is a next-generation Application Performance Management (APM) company that delivers rapid problem resolution for highly distributed applications through easy-to-use transaction flow monitoring and deep diagnostics. Unlike other APM providers, AppDynamics finds the root cause of performance problems without introducing excess overhead or requiring a complex and costly installation. AppDynamics is also the first APM provider to dynamically scale applications in cloud and virtual environments. AppDynamics offers immediate value to IT operations and development teams through its free tool, AppDynamics Lite, which can be downloaded and deployed within minutes via http://www.appdynamics.com/free. The company was recently recognized as a Gartner Cool Vendor in IT Operations Management. For more information, visit http://www.appdynamics.com/.
AppDynamics is a trademark of AppDynamics, Inc.
Source: AppDynamics, Inc.
CONTACT: Dan Spalding of Spalding Communications, LLC, +1-408-960-9297,
dan@spaldingcomm.com, for AppDynamics, Inc.
Web Site: http://www.appdynamics.com/
Growing Number of VAR, Ecosystem Alliance, and Cloud Platform Partners Helps Address Today's Requirements for APM in Enterprise Production Environments
SAN FRANCISCO, June 7 -- AppDynamics, Inc.(TM), the next-generation Application Performance Management (APM) company, today unveiled a strategic partner program aimed at helping the company meet the growing enterprise demand for its application performance management solution. The program extends AppDynamics' global reach and product capabilities, enabling the company to address the worldwide need for production-ready application performance management solutions.
AppDynamics' next-generation Application Performance Management redefines the APM market through its ability to easily and accurately manage distributed applications in high-volume production environments without adding excess overhead, and has contributed to the success of key customers such as Priceline.com and Yap. AppDynamics offers specific capabilities that are required for a next-generation APM solution, including application mapping, transaction flow monitoring, code-level diagnostics, and cloud orchestration.
AppDynamics has already registered an initial set of select partners in the following parts of the company's strategic partner program:
-- The Value-Added Reseller Program certifies resellers who specialize in
performance tuning and have deep experience working in Java and .Net
environments. The program provides partners with revenue-related
discounts, discounted in-house purchases of demonstration systems,
pilot program pricing, ongoing product and channel communications
updates, technical training and certification, and cooperative
marketing and lead-generation programs. To qualify as a certified
AppDynamics VAR partner, candidates must meet a number of
organizational and technical requirements, including technical
training. Certified partners receive technical, sales and marketing
support from AppDynamics. Early members include European partners
Application Performance in the UK, Benzler in Sweden, and
Tools2Perform in Benelux, with continued growth planned in Europe and
the U.S., followed by APAC.
-- The Ecosystem Alliance Partner Program brings together service or
technology providers that complement AppDynamics' APM functionalities
in order to build an ecosystem of capabilities to deliver
state-of-the-art solutions to mutual customers. Program members work
with AppDynamics to integrate their products to deliver timely, joint
solutions to customers, and share resources and expertise. Initial
program partners include SOASTA, a leading provider of performance
intelligence with its SOASTA CloudTest® product, and Red Hat, whose
JBoss Enterprise Application Platform is the leading open source Java
application server. AppDynamics has also joined Red Hat's JBoss ISV
Partner Program to ensure all JBoss Enterprise Middleware technologies
are automatically recognized and supported by the AppDynamics
technology set.
-- The Cloud Platform Partner Program joins suppliers of cloud-based
application hosting and/or dynamic compute capacity services with
AppDynamics to enable customers with performance sensitive,
mission-critical applications to migrate and run in their service
clouds. AppDynamics has teamed up with Amazon Web Services (AWS), a
leading provider of cloud-based infrastructure web services, a
platform that AppDynamics integrates with in order to deliver its
dynamic cloud orchestration capabilities. AppDynamics has also joined
the AWS Solution Provider program and integrates with AWS to deliver
its dynamic cloud orchestration capabilities.
"Customer demand for AppDynamics' solution validates our belief that the industry has been waiting for a more robust application performance management solution that is simple to use in today's complex SOA, virtual, and cloud environments," said Frank Swain, AppDynamics Senior Vice President, Worldwide Sales. "In launching these programs for our valued industry partners, we formally join with them to jointly deliver greater value and higher levels of service to our customers."
Please see http://www.appdynamics.com/about-us-partners.php for more information, or to join one of the programs.
About AppDynamics
AppDynamics is a next-generation Application Performance Management (APM) company that delivers rapid problem resolution for highly distributed applications through easy-to-use transaction flow monitoring and deep diagnostics. Unlike other APM providers, AppDynamics finds the root cause of performance problems without introducing excess overhead or requiring a complex and costly installation. AppDynamics is also the first APM provider to dynamically scale applications in cloud and virtual environments. AppDynamics offers immediate value to IT operations and development teams through its free tool, AppDynamics Lite, which can be downloaded and deployed within minutes via http://www.appdynamics.com/free. The company was recently recognized as a Gartner Cool Vendor in IT Operations Management. For more information, visit http://www.appdynamics.com/.
AppDynamics is a trademark of AppDynamics, Inc.
Source: AppDynamics, Inc.
CONTACT: Dan Spalding of Spalding Communications, LLC, +1-408-960-9297,
dan@spaldingcomm.com, for AppDynamics, Inc.
Web Site: http://www.appdynamics.com/
OmniVision Launches Optimized, Quarter-Inch 5-Megapixel SOC Sensor for Mainstream Mobile Applications
Poster: SySAdmin
Posted on June 7, 2010 at 7:21:02 AM
OmniVision Launches Optimized, Quarter-Inch 5-Megapixel SOC Sensor for Mainstream Mobile Applications
OmniBSI(TM) Pixel Technology Brings High Quality Photography and HD Video to High-Volume Handset Markets
SANTA CLARA, Calif., June 7 -- OmniVision Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:OVTI), a leading developer of advanced digital imaging solutions, today introduced a complete 5-megapixel system-on-a-chip (SOC) camera solution aimed at penetrating the high-volume autofocus (AF) camera phone market. Built on OmniVision's 1.4-micron OmniBSI(TM) backside illumination (BSI) technology, the new OV5640 is optimized to offer a cost-effective, complete camera solution with excellent pixel performance for 5-megapixel photography and 720p or 1080p high-definition (HD) video in camera phones.
Because the OV5640 is a single-chip SOC solution, it is easier to tune than two-chip solutions (RAW + external ISP), making it invaluable to customers in terms of cost, time-to-revenue and ease of platform integration. The sensor's embedded AF control with voice coil motor driver offers further cost savings to the end customer, making the OV5640 a highly attractive alternative to other 5-megapixel sensors currently on the market.
"Industry analysts predict that one-third of mobile phones will employ cameras with 5-megapixel resolution by 2012. Consequently, there is an increasing need for performance worthy of a 5-megapixel camera at cost levels that meet the requirements of the mainstream market," explained Vinoo Margasahayam, product marketing manager for OmniVision. "The OV5640 SOC sensor offers handset manufacturers a fully-featured yet extremely cost-effective solution for bringing excellent quality image capture and HD video to the mainstream handset market. Moreover, our OmniBSI technology differentiates itself from competing products by enabling best-in-class low-light sensitivity as well as an ultra compact camera module that is 8.5 x 8.5 mm with a z-height of less than 5 mm, a form factor which is required for today's ultra-thin handsets."
The OV5640 enables 720p HD video at 60 frames per second (fps) and 1080p HD video at 30 fps with complete user control over formatting and output data transfer. The 720p/60 HD video is captured in full field of view (FOV) with 2 x 2 binning, which doubles the sensitivity and improves the signal-to-noise ratio (SNR). Additionally, a unique post-binning re-sampling filter function removes zigzag artifacts around slant edges and minimizes spatial artifacts to deliver even sharper, crisper color images. To further improve camera performance and user experience, the OV5640 features an internal anti-shake engine for image stabilization.
The OV5640 offers a digital video port (DVP) parallel interface and a high-speed dual lane MIPI interface, supporting multiple output formats. An integrated JPEG compression engine simplifies data transfer for bandwidth-limited interfaces. The sensor's automatic image control functions include automatic exposure control (AEC), automatic white balance (AWB), automatic band filter (ABF), 50/60Hz automatic luminance detection, and automatic black level calibration (ABLC). The OV5640 delivers programmable controls for frame rate, AEC/AGC 16-zone size/position/weight control, mirror and flip, cropping, windowing, and panning. It also offers color saturation, hue, gamma, sharpness (edge enhancement), lens correction, defective pixel canceling, and noise canceling to improve image quality.
The OV5640 is available in CSP, RW and COB packaging options and is sampling now. It is expected to enter mass production in the second half of 2010.
About OmniVision
OmniVision Technologies (NASDAQ:OVTI) is a leading developer of advanced digital imaging solutions. Its award-winning CMOS imaging technology enables superior image quality in many of today's consumer and commercial applications, including mobile phones, notebooks, netbooks and webcams, digital still and video cameras, security and surveillance, entertainment devices, automotive and medical imaging systems. Find out more at http://www.ovt.com/.
Safe-Harbor Language
Certain statements in this press release, including statements regarding the expected benefits, performance, capabilities, potential market appeal, and anticipated timing of mass production of the OV5640 are forward-looking statements that are subject to risks and uncertainties. These risks and uncertainties, which could cause the forward-looking statements and OmniVision's results to differ materially, include, without limitation: potential errors, design flaws or other problems with OV5640, customer acceptance, demand, and other risks detailed from time to time in OmniVision's Securities and Exchange Commission filings and reports, including, but not limited to, OmniVision's annual report filed on Form 10-K and quarterly reports filed on Form 10-Q. OmniVision expressly disclaims any obligation to update information contained in any forward-looking statement.
OmniVision® and the OmniVision logo are registered trademarks of OmniVision Technologies, Inc. OmniBSI(TM) is a trademark of OmniVision Technologies, Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
Source: OmniVision Technologies, Inc.
CONTACT: Media, Martijn Pierik, Impress Public Relations,
+1-602-366-5599, martijn@impress-pr.com; Company, Scott Foster,
+1-408-567-3077, sfoster@ovt.com, Investor Relations, Brian M. Dunn,
+1-408-653-3263, invest@ovt.com, both of OmniVision Technologies
Web Site: http://www.ovt.com/
OmniBSI(TM) Pixel Technology Brings High Quality Photography and HD Video to High-Volume Handset Markets
SANTA CLARA, Calif., June 7 -- OmniVision Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:OVTI), a leading developer of advanced digital imaging solutions, today introduced a complete 5-megapixel system-on-a-chip (SOC) camera solution aimed at penetrating the high-volume autofocus (AF) camera phone market. Built on OmniVision's 1.4-micron OmniBSI(TM) backside illumination (BSI) technology, the new OV5640 is optimized to offer a cost-effective, complete camera solution with excellent pixel performance for 5-megapixel photography and 720p or 1080p high-definition (HD) video in camera phones.
Because the OV5640 is a single-chip SOC solution, it is easier to tune than two-chip solutions (RAW + external ISP), making it invaluable to customers in terms of cost, time-to-revenue and ease of platform integration. The sensor's embedded AF control with voice coil motor driver offers further cost savings to the end customer, making the OV5640 a highly attractive alternative to other 5-megapixel sensors currently on the market.
"Industry analysts predict that one-third of mobile phones will employ cameras with 5-megapixel resolution by 2012. Consequently, there is an increasing need for performance worthy of a 5-megapixel camera at cost levels that meet the requirements of the mainstream market," explained Vinoo Margasahayam, product marketing manager for OmniVision. "The OV5640 SOC sensor offers handset manufacturers a fully-featured yet extremely cost-effective solution for bringing excellent quality image capture and HD video to the mainstream handset market. Moreover, our OmniBSI technology differentiates itself from competing products by enabling best-in-class low-light sensitivity as well as an ultra compact camera module that is 8.5 x 8.5 mm with a z-height of less than 5 mm, a form factor which is required for today's ultra-thin handsets."
The OV5640 enables 720p HD video at 60 frames per second (fps) and 1080p HD video at 30 fps with complete user control over formatting and output data transfer. The 720p/60 HD video is captured in full field of view (FOV) with 2 x 2 binning, which doubles the sensitivity and improves the signal-to-noise ratio (SNR). Additionally, a unique post-binning re-sampling filter function removes zigzag artifacts around slant edges and minimizes spatial artifacts to deliver even sharper, crisper color images. To further improve camera performance and user experience, the OV5640 features an internal anti-shake engine for image stabilization.
The OV5640 offers a digital video port (DVP) parallel interface and a high-speed dual lane MIPI interface, supporting multiple output formats. An integrated JPEG compression engine simplifies data transfer for bandwidth-limited interfaces. The sensor's automatic image control functions include automatic exposure control (AEC), automatic white balance (AWB), automatic band filter (ABF), 50/60Hz automatic luminance detection, and automatic black level calibration (ABLC). The OV5640 delivers programmable controls for frame rate, AEC/AGC 16-zone size/position/weight control, mirror and flip, cropping, windowing, and panning. It also offers color saturation, hue, gamma, sharpness (edge enhancement), lens correction, defective pixel canceling, and noise canceling to improve image quality.
The OV5640 is available in CSP, RW and COB packaging options and is sampling now. It is expected to enter mass production in the second half of 2010.
About OmniVision
OmniVision Technologies (NASDAQ:OVTI) is a leading developer of advanced digital imaging solutions. Its award-winning CMOS imaging technology enables superior image quality in many of today's consumer and commercial applications, including mobile phones, notebooks, netbooks and webcams, digital still and video cameras, security and surveillance, entertainment devices, automotive and medical imaging systems. Find out more at http://www.ovt.com/.
Safe-Harbor Language
Certain statements in this press release, including statements regarding the expected benefits, performance, capabilities, potential market appeal, and anticipated timing of mass production of the OV5640 are forward-looking statements that are subject to risks and uncertainties. These risks and uncertainties, which could cause the forward-looking statements and OmniVision's results to differ materially, include, without limitation: potential errors, design flaws or other problems with OV5640, customer acceptance, demand, and other risks detailed from time to time in OmniVision's Securities and Exchange Commission filings and reports, including, but not limited to, OmniVision's annual report filed on Form 10-K and quarterly reports filed on Form 10-Q. OmniVision expressly disclaims any obligation to update information contained in any forward-looking statement.
OmniVision® and the OmniVision logo are registered trademarks of OmniVision Technologies, Inc. OmniBSI(TM) is a trademark of OmniVision Technologies, Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
Source: OmniVision Technologies, Inc.
CONTACT: Media, Martijn Pierik, Impress Public Relations,
+1-602-366-5599, martijn@impress-pr.com; Company, Scott Foster,
+1-408-567-3077, sfoster@ovt.com, Investor Relations, Brian M. Dunn,
+1-408-653-3263, invest@ovt.com, both of OmniVision Technologies
Web Site: http://www.ovt.com/
RockYou Receives Additional $10 Million in Funding from SoftBank
Poster: SySAdmin
Posted on June 7, 2010 at 7:21:02 AM
RockYou Receives Additional $10 Million in Funding from SoftBank
RockYou Acquires RockYou Asia to Further Extend its Leadership in Asia
REDWOOD CITY, Calif., June 7 -- RockYou, the leading innovator, creator and distributor of social experiences across social networks announced today a $10 million round of funding from SoftBank and the acquisition of a majority of the shares in its joint venture, RockYou Asia.
The $10 million round of funding from SoftBank follows a $50 million Series D funding from SoftBank in November of 2009 and further demonstrates SoftBank's commitment to social networking and to RockYou's unique role of engaging the world through social media. This funding round brings RockYou's total financing to $127 million. Other investors in RockYou include Sequoia Capital, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Partech International, DCM and SK Telecom.
RockYou has been working with a number of game developers throughout Asia to monetize, license, and publish games globally. With RockYou Asia's success in Japanese, Korean, and Chinese social gaming, RockYou plans to further extend its leadership in Asia. "We've always been very excited about the Asia market and believe that the market for social applications will really heat up in the coming months. With the further alignment between RockYou and RockYou Asia we can have an increasingly significant impact on the Asia Social Gaming market and further engage the world through social media," says Jia Shen, Founder, RockYou.
About RockYou
RockYou is the leading innovator, creator, and distributor of content on the social web. With over 280M monthly users worldwide and 15 billion monthly global impressions, advertisers on the RockYou network have the ability to tap the social networking audience directly, through timely and effective campaigns. RockYou provides customized, one-of-a-kind branding and promotional opportunities for leading brands through a large repertoire of products including IAB compliant Standard and Premium Banner Placements, Deal of the Day ads, and other custom application-integrated solutions. Headquartered in Redwood City, California, RockYou is funded by Sequoia Capital, Partech International, Lightspeed Venture Partners, DCM, SK Telecom Ventures and SoftBank. For more information, please visit http://rockyou.com/corp/about.php
About RockYou Asia
RockYou Asia is a social and mobile application developer providing casual and easy-to-use entertainment tools and social applications designed to promote interactive communication among friends - to users in Asian Countries. Games include RockYou Battle Monsters, Umajin RockYou, Usaru Biyori, Crime World, Hug Me, and Speed Racing.
Contact:
Arisa Amano
RockYou
pr@rockyou.com
Susan Yin/Wendy Zaas
310-854-8122/310-854-8148
syin@rogersandcowan.comwzaas@rogersandcowan.com
Source: RockYou
CONTACT: Arisa Amano of RockYou, pr@rockyou.com; or Susan Yin,
+1-310-854-8122, syin@rogersandcowan.com, or Wendy Zaas, +1-310-854-8148,
wzaas@rogersandcowan.com, both for RockYou
Web Site: http://rockyou.com/corp/about.php
RockYou Acquires RockYou Asia to Further Extend its Leadership in Asia
REDWOOD CITY, Calif., June 7 -- RockYou, the leading innovator, creator and distributor of social experiences across social networks announced today a $10 million round of funding from SoftBank and the acquisition of a majority of the shares in its joint venture, RockYou Asia.
The $10 million round of funding from SoftBank follows a $50 million Series D funding from SoftBank in November of 2009 and further demonstrates SoftBank's commitment to social networking and to RockYou's unique role of engaging the world through social media. This funding round brings RockYou's total financing to $127 million. Other investors in RockYou include Sequoia Capital, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Partech International, DCM and SK Telecom.
RockYou has been working with a number of game developers throughout Asia to monetize, license, and publish games globally. With RockYou Asia's success in Japanese, Korean, and Chinese social gaming, RockYou plans to further extend its leadership in Asia. "We've always been very excited about the Asia market and believe that the market for social applications will really heat up in the coming months. With the further alignment between RockYou and RockYou Asia we can have an increasingly significant impact on the Asia Social Gaming market and further engage the world through social media," says Jia Shen, Founder, RockYou.
About RockYou
RockYou is the leading innovator, creator, and distributor of content on the social web. With over 280M monthly users worldwide and 15 billion monthly global impressions, advertisers on the RockYou network have the ability to tap the social networking audience directly, through timely and effective campaigns. RockYou provides customized, one-of-a-kind branding and promotional opportunities for leading brands through a large repertoire of products including IAB compliant Standard and Premium Banner Placements, Deal of the Day ads, and other custom application-integrated solutions. Headquartered in Redwood City, California, RockYou is funded by Sequoia Capital, Partech International, Lightspeed Venture Partners, DCM, SK Telecom Ventures and SoftBank. For more information, please visit http://rockyou.com/corp/about.php
About RockYou Asia
RockYou Asia is a social and mobile application developer providing casual and easy-to-use entertainment tools and social applications designed to promote interactive communication among friends - to users in Asian Countries. Games include RockYou Battle Monsters, Umajin RockYou, Usaru Biyori, Crime World, Hug Me, and Speed Racing.
Contact:
Arisa Amano
RockYou
pr@rockyou.com
Susan Yin/Wendy Zaas
310-854-8122/310-854-8148
syin@rogersandcowan.comwzaas@rogersandcowan.com
Source: RockYou
CONTACT: Arisa Amano of RockYou, pr@rockyou.com; or Susan Yin,
+1-310-854-8122, syin@rogersandcowan.com, or Wendy Zaas, +1-310-854-8148,
wzaas@rogersandcowan.com, both for RockYou
Web Site: http://rockyou.com/corp/about.php
'Kick It & Qlik It' Application from QlikTech Puts Soccer Scores, Trivia and Historical Data into Hands of Fans around the Globe
Poster: SySAdmin
Posted on June 7, 2010 at 7:14:01 AM
'Kick It & Qlik It' Application from QlikTech Puts Soccer Scores, Trivia and Historical Data into Hands of Fans around the Globe
Online and Mobile App Delivers Answers to Specific Soccer Questions and Comparisons in Just a Few Clicks
RADNOR, Penn., June 7 -- For those looking to prove their team is the ultimate soccer powerhouse, QlikTech, a software company known for visual, interactive data dashboards, has created a free application that allows fans unparalleled access to statistics about the upcoming international soccer tournament. With this new app, available online or through any mobile device, soccer enthusiasts can click through nearly 80 years of international tournament history to analyze historical facts and answer little-known trivia questions.
'Kick It & Qlik It' leverages data provided by Infostrada Sports and will be updated with real time data from the games every 60 minutes, June 11 - July 11. To download the 'Kick It & Qlik It - World Football Fan App' visit: http://www.qlikview.com/kickitandqlikit
Utilizing QlikView technology usually applied by companies to make informed business decisions, 'Kick It & QlikIt World Football Fan App,' allows users to stay up-to-date with all the results of the 2010 international soccer tournament and impress friends with answers to quirky trivia such as:
-- The correlation between a player's height and the amount of headers
they score
-- Which position receives the most yellow cards and what the age
difference is in different positions
-- In which part of the match the scoring takes place the most
-- Who the oldest or the youngest players in the tournament are
-- How many penalties have been taken during the tournament and which
players took the most
"This summer, the world will come together to enjoy one of the greatest sports tournaments, while looking for bragging rights for their team or home country," said Anthony Deighton, senior vice president of product, QlikTech. "At QlikTech, we believe any software, whether used in the office or at a pub with friends, should be easy and fun to use. Now fans can settle bets and start new conversations about the games by gaining answers to questions they didn't know they had until they started clicking through the application."
Philip Hennemann, founder and CEO of Infostrada Sports, said: "Soccer is a very popular sport in many countries. With this application QlikTech provides the many soccer fans around the world with meaningful information that goes beyond simple statistics and that takes our data to a new level. We have worked together with QlikTech to convert statistical soccer data into valuable information usable by any individual interested in sports. It was spectacular how quickly QlikTech was able to make this happen. With this free application everybody can become a very knowledgeable fan."
About QlikTech
QlikTech's powerful, accessible business intelligence solution enables organizations to make better and faster decisions. Its QlikView product delivers enterprise-class analytics and search with the simplicity and ease of use of office productivity software. The in-memory associative search technology it pioneered makes calculations in real-time enabling business professionals to gain insight through intuitive data exploration. Unlike traditional business intelligence products, QlikView can deliver value in days or weeks rather than months, years, or not at all. It can be deployed on premise, in the cloud, or on a laptop or mobile device--from a single user to large global enterprises. QlikTech is headquartered in Radnor, Pennsylvania, with offices around the world and a network of over 1,100 partners to serve more than 13,000 customers in over 100 countries worldwide.
About Infostrada
Infostrada Sports, collects, analyzes and distributes information on over 100 sports, focusing on football and the Olympic sports. All facts and figures on matches, athletes, teams, leagues, tournaments, stadiums, sponsors and many more are stored in one of the world's largest sports databases. This sports information - news, live coverage, results, biographies, statistics and much more - is delivered to newspapers, magazines, radio, TV, federations, associations, event organizations, sports sites, portals, wap and SMS providers. Thanks to the digital age we live in, Infostrada Sports holds its data on any platform, in any format, in any language, anywhere and always deliver. Some examples from our list of customers, IOC, FIFA, UCI, FIH, FISA, Eurosport, NOS, BBC, ZDF, SVT, Reuters, AFP and Reuters. Infostrada Sports has 100 employees spread over a small headquarters in the Netherlands and offices and agencies in Denmark, England, Austria and Australia.
Source: QlikTech
CONTACT: Stephen Gilmore, M S & L, +1-212-468-4056,
Stephen.Gilmore@mslworldwide.com
Web Site: http://www.qlikview.com/kickitandqlikit
Online and Mobile App Delivers Answers to Specific Soccer Questions and Comparisons in Just a Few Clicks
RADNOR, Penn., June 7 -- For those looking to prove their team is the ultimate soccer powerhouse, QlikTech, a software company known for visual, interactive data dashboards, has created a free application that allows fans unparalleled access to statistics about the upcoming international soccer tournament. With this new app, available online or through any mobile device, soccer enthusiasts can click through nearly 80 years of international tournament history to analyze historical facts and answer little-known trivia questions.
'Kick It & Qlik It' leverages data provided by Infostrada Sports and will be updated with real time data from the games every 60 minutes, June 11 - July 11. To download the 'Kick It & Qlik It - World Football Fan App' visit: http://www.qlikview.com/kickitandqlikit
Utilizing QlikView technology usually applied by companies to make informed business decisions, 'Kick It & QlikIt World Football Fan App,' allows users to stay up-to-date with all the results of the 2010 international soccer tournament and impress friends with answers to quirky trivia such as:
-- The correlation between a player's height and the amount of headers
they score
-- Which position receives the most yellow cards and what the age
difference is in different positions
-- In which part of the match the scoring takes place the most
-- Who the oldest or the youngest players in the tournament are
-- How many penalties have been taken during the tournament and which
players took the most
"This summer, the world will come together to enjoy one of the greatest sports tournaments, while looking for bragging rights for their team or home country," said Anthony Deighton, senior vice president of product, QlikTech. "At QlikTech, we believe any software, whether used in the office or at a pub with friends, should be easy and fun to use. Now fans can settle bets and start new conversations about the games by gaining answers to questions they didn't know they had until they started clicking through the application."
Philip Hennemann, founder and CEO of Infostrada Sports, said: "Soccer is a very popular sport in many countries. With this application QlikTech provides the many soccer fans around the world with meaningful information that goes beyond simple statistics and that takes our data to a new level. We have worked together with QlikTech to convert statistical soccer data into valuable information usable by any individual interested in sports. It was spectacular how quickly QlikTech was able to make this happen. With this free application everybody can become a very knowledgeable fan."
About QlikTech
QlikTech's powerful, accessible business intelligence solution enables organizations to make better and faster decisions. Its QlikView product delivers enterprise-class analytics and search with the simplicity and ease of use of office productivity software. The in-memory associative search technology it pioneered makes calculations in real-time enabling business professionals to gain insight through intuitive data exploration. Unlike traditional business intelligence products, QlikView can deliver value in days or weeks rather than months, years, or not at all. It can be deployed on premise, in the cloud, or on a laptop or mobile device--from a single user to large global enterprises. QlikTech is headquartered in Radnor, Pennsylvania, with offices around the world and a network of over 1,100 partners to serve more than 13,000 customers in over 100 countries worldwide.
About Infostrada
Infostrada Sports, collects, analyzes and distributes information on over 100 sports, focusing on football and the Olympic sports. All facts and figures on matches, athletes, teams, leagues, tournaments, stadiums, sponsors and many more are stored in one of the world's largest sports databases. This sports information - news, live coverage, results, biographies, statistics and much more - is delivered to newspapers, magazines, radio, TV, federations, associations, event organizations, sports sites, portals, wap and SMS providers. Thanks to the digital age we live in, Infostrada Sports holds its data on any platform, in any format, in any language, anywhere and always deliver. Some examples from our list of customers, IOC, FIFA, UCI, FIH, FISA, Eurosport, NOS, BBC, ZDF, SVT, Reuters, AFP and Reuters. Infostrada Sports has 100 employees spread over a small headquarters in the Netherlands and offices and agencies in Denmark, England, Austria and Australia.
Source: QlikTech
CONTACT: Stephen Gilmore, M S & L, +1-212-468-4056,
Stephen.Gilmore@mslworldwide.com
Web Site: http://www.qlikview.com/kickitandqlikit
SANYO Introduces Two Ultra Short-Focus 3D Ready Projectors
Poster: SySAdmin
Posted on June 7, 2010 at 7:14:01 AM
SANYO Introduces Two Ultra Short-Focus 3D Ready Projectors
- Ultra short-focus projectors are 3D ready - 80-inch image projected from shortest throw distance available today of only 12.6 inches - Compact design reduces chassis size to half of conventional projectors - Can be installed with either vertical or horizontal orientation - PDG-DWL2500 has a wide native resolution (1280x800; 16:10 aspect ratio)
CHATSWORTH, Calif., June 7 -- SANYO North America Corporation (SANYO), subsidiary of SANYO Electric Co., Ltd., one of the world's largest manufacturers of LCD and DLP projectors, announces the introduction of two new ultra short-focus projectors with 3D capability. Both projectors feature compact chassis of about half the size of conventional short-focus projectors. The PDG-DWL2500 is WXGA resolution (1280x800; 16:10 aspect ratio) with 2,500 lumens of brightness, and the PDG-DXL2000 is XGA resolution (1024x768; 4:3 aspect ratio), producing 2,000 lumens. Scheduled for release in July 2010, the PDG-DWL2500 has an MSRP of $1995, and the PDG-DXL2000 has an MSRP of $1795. Both products will be displayed at InfoComm 2010 in Las Vegas, Nevada, from June 9 to June 11, 2010.
Through a newly developed ultra short-focus mirror projection optical unit, both projectors operate at an extremely short distance from the display surface or screen. The PDG-DWL2500 creates an 80-inch image at a position only 12.6 inches from the screen, making it the shortest-throw unit on the market today. The PDG-DXL2000 requires only 15.1-inches for an 80-inch image. Both projectors offer a maximum image size of either 110 inches (DWL2500) or 90 inches (DXL2000).
Fully enabled for large screen display of 3D material, both projectors use the Frame Sequential Display Format to display 3D, which works in conjunction with Active Shutter 3D glasses to rapidly alternate display between the right and left eyes.
"These new ultra short-throw models open new venues to install projectors where it was not conceivable before," says Sam Malik, Vice President and General Manager of the Presentation Technologies Group in SANYO North America's Consumer Solutions Division. "With better optical engines allowing reduced size, coupled with our large widescreen image projection in 3D, we can provide unique solutions for even more current and future applications."
By using a new compact one-chip DLP optical engine and minimizing the size of the optical components as well as optimizing the physical layout, these projectors have been reduced in size to half the volume of conventional and previous generation SANYO models, making their installation footprint even smaller. They can be used in either a horizontal or vertical orientation, allowing placement under a table, on a table top behind a screen, or on a floor, ceiling or wall.
The 3D capability opens a new range of possibilities for applications in the education, digital signage and amusement markets. Venues where short-throw projection is the preferred or only option can now make presentations in 3D, including new possibilities such as 3D arcade gaming and rear projection museum exhibits.
The projectors include an onboard 10-watt audio amplifier and mono loudspeaker, with both stereo mini-jack and RCA stereo inputs for external audio sources. SANYO's Long-Life air filter reduces both maintenance frequency and overall cost. Useful for time-conscious presentations, a Presentation Timer function displays an optional elapsed time onscreen.
Reflecting SANYO's deep commitment to environmental responsibility, both projectors conform to the EuP-Directive Lot 6 for reduced energy consumption and the EU RoHS Directive for avoidance of the use of hazardous substances in electronic components. Further, their reduced chassis size minimizes resource and energy consumption in packing material and transportation.
Specifications
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DWL2500 DXL2000
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Aspect Ratio: 16:10 4:3
Resolution: 1280x800 1024x768
2,500
Brightness: lumens 2,000 lumens
Contrast Ratio: 2,000:1 2,000:1
Screen Size: 60" - 110" 55" - 90"
HDMI 1.3a (with Deep Color support);
D-sub 15 pin x2 (RGB or Component
input with adaptor); S-video;
Input Terminals: Composite RCA
Control Ports: D-sub9 (RS232C); Wired LAN: RJ-45
Dimensions: 12.6 (W) x 6.7 (H) x 15.2 (D) inches
Weight: 14.3 lbs.
About SANYO
SANYO Electric Co., Ltd. is a global company providing solutions for environment, energy and lifestyle applications. Digital Solutions, a division of SANYO North America Corporation (a subsidiary of SANYO Electric Co., Ltd.) is based in Chatsworth, California, and is a service and sales division including two main groups, Corporate Solutions and Consumer Solutions. The division markets digital projectors, digital still cameras, digital media camcorders, home appliances, security video equipment, audio systems, and portable and mobile electronics. For more information on SANYO, please visit http://us.sanyo.com/.
Source: SANYO North America Corp.
CONTACT: Press Contact: Jim Noyd, Noyd Communications Inc.,
+1-310-951-3768, jim.noyd@noydcom.com, SANYO Contact: Aaron Fowles,
+1-619-661-4151, AFowles@SNA.sanyo.com
Web Site: http://us.sanyo.com/
- Ultra short-focus projectors are 3D ready - 80-inch image projected from shortest throw distance available today of only 12.6 inches - Compact design reduces chassis size to half of conventional projectors - Can be installed with either vertical or horizontal orientation - PDG-DWL2500 has a wide native resolution (1280x800; 16:10 aspect ratio)
CHATSWORTH, Calif., June 7 -- SANYO North America Corporation (SANYO), subsidiary of SANYO Electric Co., Ltd., one of the world's largest manufacturers of LCD and DLP projectors, announces the introduction of two new ultra short-focus projectors with 3D capability. Both projectors feature compact chassis of about half the size of conventional short-focus projectors. The PDG-DWL2500 is WXGA resolution (1280x800; 16:10 aspect ratio) with 2,500 lumens of brightness, and the PDG-DXL2000 is XGA resolution (1024x768; 4:3 aspect ratio), producing 2,000 lumens. Scheduled for release in July 2010, the PDG-DWL2500 has an MSRP of $1995, and the PDG-DXL2000 has an MSRP of $1795. Both products will be displayed at InfoComm 2010 in Las Vegas, Nevada, from June 9 to June 11, 2010.
Through a newly developed ultra short-focus mirror projection optical unit, both projectors operate at an extremely short distance from the display surface or screen. The PDG-DWL2500 creates an 80-inch image at a position only 12.6 inches from the screen, making it the shortest-throw unit on the market today. The PDG-DXL2000 requires only 15.1-inches for an 80-inch image. Both projectors offer a maximum image size of either 110 inches (DWL2500) or 90 inches (DXL2000).
Fully enabled for large screen display of 3D material, both projectors use the Frame Sequential Display Format to display 3D, which works in conjunction with Active Shutter 3D glasses to rapidly alternate display between the right and left eyes.
"These new ultra short-throw models open new venues to install projectors where it was not conceivable before," says Sam Malik, Vice President and General Manager of the Presentation Technologies Group in SANYO North America's Consumer Solutions Division. "With better optical engines allowing reduced size, coupled with our large widescreen image projection in 3D, we can provide unique solutions for even more current and future applications."
By using a new compact one-chip DLP optical engine and minimizing the size of the optical components as well as optimizing the physical layout, these projectors have been reduced in size to half the volume of conventional and previous generation SANYO models, making their installation footprint even smaller. They can be used in either a horizontal or vertical orientation, allowing placement under a table, on a table top behind a screen, or on a floor, ceiling or wall.
The 3D capability opens a new range of possibilities for applications in the education, digital signage and amusement markets. Venues where short-throw projection is the preferred or only option can now make presentations in 3D, including new possibilities such as 3D arcade gaming and rear projection museum exhibits.
The projectors include an onboard 10-watt audio amplifier and mono loudspeaker, with both stereo mini-jack and RCA stereo inputs for external audio sources. SANYO's Long-Life air filter reduces both maintenance frequency and overall cost. Useful for time-conscious presentations, a Presentation Timer function displays an optional elapsed time onscreen.
Reflecting SANYO's deep commitment to environmental responsibility, both projectors conform to the EuP-Directive Lot 6 for reduced energy consumption and the EU RoHS Directive for avoidance of the use of hazardous substances in electronic components. Further, their reduced chassis size minimizes resource and energy consumption in packing material and transportation.
Specifications
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DWL2500 DXL2000
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Aspect Ratio: 16:10 4:3
Resolution: 1280x800 1024x768
2,500
Brightness: lumens 2,000 lumens
Contrast Ratio: 2,000:1 2,000:1
Screen Size: 60" - 110" 55" - 90"
HDMI 1.3a (with Deep Color support);
D-sub 15 pin x2 (RGB or Component
input with adaptor); S-video;
Input Terminals: Composite RCA
Control Ports: D-sub9 (RS232C); Wired LAN: RJ-45
Dimensions: 12.6 (W) x 6.7 (H) x 15.2 (D) inches
Weight: 14.3 lbs.
About SANYO
SANYO Electric Co., Ltd. is a global company providing solutions for environment, energy and lifestyle applications. Digital Solutions, a division of SANYO North America Corporation (a subsidiary of SANYO Electric Co., Ltd.) is based in Chatsworth, California, and is a service and sales division including two main groups, Corporate Solutions and Consumer Solutions. The division markets digital projectors, digital still cameras, digital media camcorders, home appliances, security video equipment, audio systems, and portable and mobile electronics. For more information on SANYO, please visit http://us.sanyo.com/.
Source: SANYO North America Corp.
CONTACT: Press Contact: Jim Noyd, Noyd Communications Inc.,
+1-310-951-3768, jim.noyd@noydcom.com, SANYO Contact: Aaron Fowles,
+1-619-661-4151, AFowles@SNA.sanyo.com
Web Site: http://us.sanyo.com/
DROID Does Video: V CAST Video Added to Android Smartphones From Verizon Wireless
Poster: SySAdmin
Posted on June 7, 2010 at 7:14:01 AM
DROID Does Video: V CAST Video Added to Android Smartphones From Verizon Wireless
Live Sports Events, Including FIFA World Cup, and Hundreds of Popular Entertainment, News and Kids Programs Now Available
BASKING RIDGE, N.J., June 7 -- DROID doesn't compromise on entertainment, and watching popular television shows and sporting events just got easier for Verizon Wireless smartphone customers. Verizon Wireless said today that V CAST Video is now available on the company's impressive family of Android smartphones.
Univision Interactive Media will provide live streams of all 64 of its Spanish-language broadcasts of the 2010 FIFA World Cup soccer matches from South Africa exclusively to V CAST Video customers' mobile devices. The soccer tournament is just one of hundreds of live sporting events -- including college football, college basketball and NHL Hockey -- available on V CAST Video throughout the year.
With V CAST Video, Android customers can now enjoy a wide variety of top-rated entertainment, news and sports programs on demand, whenever they want on the large screens on their smartphones. V CAST Video recently added programming from AETN, including A&E, Lifetime and the History Channel, and Spanish-language content from V-me. V CAST Video currently features more than 230 full-length programs from more than 40 leading providers.
Beginning today, V CAST Video can be found in the Verizon Channel in Android Market(TM) on all Android smartphones from Verizon Wireless: DROID by Motorola, DROID ERIS(TM) by HTC, Motorola DEVOUR(TM), DROID Incredible by HTC and LG Ally(TM). V CAST Video on Android devices is available for a $10 monthly subscription in addition to a smartphone data plan.
For more information about V CAST Video, including how to subscribe, visit http://www.verizonwireless.com/vcast.
For more information about 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 nearly 93 million customers. Headquartered in Basking Ridge, N.J., with 81,000 employees nationwide, Verizon Wireless is a joint venture of Verizon Communications (NYSE:VZ)(NASDAQ:VZ) and Vodafone (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
CONTACT: Debra Lewis , Verizon Wireless , +1-908-559-7512,
Debra.Lewis@verizonwireless.com
Web Site: http://www.verizonwireless.com/
Company News On-Call: http://www.prnewswire.com/comp/094251.html
Live Sports Events, Including FIFA World Cup, and Hundreds of Popular Entertainment, News and Kids Programs Now Available
BASKING RIDGE, N.J., June 7 -- DROID doesn't compromise on entertainment, and watching popular television shows and sporting events just got easier for Verizon Wireless smartphone customers. Verizon Wireless said today that V CAST Video is now available on the company's impressive family of Android smartphones.
Univision Interactive Media will provide live streams of all 64 of its Spanish-language broadcasts of the 2010 FIFA World Cup soccer matches from South Africa exclusively to V CAST Video customers' mobile devices. The soccer tournament is just one of hundreds of live sporting events -- including college football, college basketball and NHL Hockey -- available on V CAST Video throughout the year.
With V CAST Video, Android customers can now enjoy a wide variety of top-rated entertainment, news and sports programs on demand, whenever they want on the large screens on their smartphones. V CAST Video recently added programming from AETN, including A&E, Lifetime and the History Channel, and Spanish-language content from V-me. V CAST Video currently features more than 230 full-length programs from more than 40 leading providers.
Beginning today, V CAST Video can be found in the Verizon Channel in Android Market(TM) on all Android smartphones from Verizon Wireless: DROID by Motorola, DROID ERIS(TM) by HTC, Motorola DEVOUR(TM), DROID Incredible by HTC and LG Ally(TM). V CAST Video on Android devices is available for a $10 monthly subscription in addition to a smartphone data plan.
For more information about V CAST Video, including how to subscribe, visit http://www.verizonwireless.com/vcast.
For more information about 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 nearly 93 million customers. Headquartered in Basking Ridge, N.J., with 81,000 employees nationwide, Verizon Wireless is a joint venture of Verizon Communications (NYSE:VZ)(NASDAQ:VZ) and Vodafone (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
CONTACT: Debra Lewis , Verizon Wireless , +1-908-559-7512,
Debra.Lewis@verizonwireless.com
Web Site: http://www.verizonwireless.com/
Company News On-Call: http://www.prnewswire.com/comp/094251.html
HPRA, WOMMA and the Hispanic PR Blog Announce National Release of the 2010-2011 U.S. Hispanic Social Media Guide
Poster: SySAdmin
Posted on June 7, 2010 at 7:07:01 AM
HPRA, WOMMA and the Hispanic PR Blog Announce National Release of the 2010-2011 U.S. Hispanic Social Media Guide
LOS ANGELES, June 7 --
-- Guide is packed with 'how to' stories written by many of the nation's
top voices in Hispanic social media
-- To receive a free copy of the 57-page guide, register at
http://www.hispanicprblog.com/hispanicize/
The official 2010-2011 U.S. Hispanic Social Media Guide, the ultimate "How To" guide to Hispanic social media marketing, is now available free to marketers nationwide. Featuring best practices and intriguing discussions from many of the nation's top voices, the guide explores current and upcoming trends in the Hispanic social media and marketing space.
The attractive, 57-page guide was produced by the Hispanic PR Blog in partnership with the Hispanic Public Relations Association (HPRA) and the Word of Mouth Marketing Association (WOMMA).
"This guide is a marketer's dream because it's comprehensive, fact-packed and practical with a specific focus on the 'how to's of Hispanic social media," said guide and Hispanic PR Blog publisher Manny Ruiz, who is also the organizer of the annual Hispanic PR & Social Media Conference.
"HPRA strives to be a resource for communications professionals and for those seeking insights into the Hispanic market and this guides helps accomplish this, said Lourdes Rodriguez, HPRA-LA president.
Articles featured in the guide include an in-depth look at topics such as "How to Build and Manage a Hispanic Online Community," "How to Work Effectively with Latino Bloggers," and "How to Measure Multicultural & Multilingual Social Media Campaigns."
The guide features contributions from some of the leading voices in Hispanic social media marketing, including: Armando Azarloza of The Axis Agency; Jose Villa of Sensis; Paul M. Rand, President/CEO of Zocalo Group and President of WOMMA; Gaby Alban of Conexion; Stephanie Noble of Paden-Noble; Cristy Clavijo-Kish of PR Newswire; Silvia Prado of Marketwire; and Midy Aponte of the Sanchez Ricardo Agency.
Recipients of the guide will also receive access to audio recordings from several key sessions from the national Hispanic PR & Social Media Conference that helped make the guide possible. A series of discussions related to the guide will also be held online at the Facebook fan page http://www.facebook.com/hprblog, the premier Facebook page for PR and social media pros focused on Hispanic marketing.
This summer and through the balance of the year, the Hispanic PR Blog, HPRA and WOMMA will be sponsoring a series of provocative industry roundtables as part of the 2010 U.S. Hispanic Social Media Insights Tour. The tour will visit Los Angeles, New York, Miami, Austin, Seattle and Chicago, among other cities.
About the Hispanic Public Relations Association (HPRA)
HPRA was founded in 1984 as a non-profit organization to establish a network of Hispanics employed in the public relations profession. HPRA has more than 250 members representing public relations, marketing and advertising professionals from agencies, government, non-profit and corporate companies. HPRA is dedicated to the advancement of Hispanic professionals and provides educational seminars and workshops throughout the year. The organization has awarded more than $220,000 in scholarships to Latino students pursuing a career in communications during the last 25 years. HPRA strives to be a resource for communications professionals and for those seeking insights into the Hispanic market.
About the Word of Mouth Marketing Association (WOMMA)
WOMMA, http://womma.org/, is the leading trade association in the marketing and advertising industries that focuses on word of mouth, consumer-generated, social media platforms and marketing techniques that include buzz, viral, community, and influencer marketing, as well as brand blogging. The organization is committed to developing and maintaining appropriate ethical standards for marketers, identifying meaningful measurement standards and defining "best practices" for the industry.
About the Hispanic PR Blog
Founded by multicultural public relations veterans Manny Ruiz, former CEO of Hispanic PR Wire, and Angela Sustaita-Ruiz of Hispanic Media Trainers, LLC, the Hispanic PR Blog is the Hispanic market industry's top source for news and views focused on Hispanic public relations and social media marketing. The blog and its accompanying daily newsletter, Hispanicize, feature columns, stories, white papers, job postings, calendar events and more. Hispanic Media Trainers, LLC, is the parent company of the Hispanic PR & Social Media Conference and the parenting tips bilingual blog, PapiBlogger.
Source: Hispanic Public Relations Association
CONTACT: Lourdes Rodriguez, Hispanic Public Relations Association,
+1-626-403-3200, ext. 211, lourdes@vpepr.com, or Angela Sustaita-Ruiz,
Hispanic PR Blog, +1-305-321-5002, info@hispanicprblog.com
Web Site: http://www.hpra-usa.org/
LOS ANGELES, June 7 --
-- Guide is packed with 'how to' stories written by many of the nation's
top voices in Hispanic social media
-- To receive a free copy of the 57-page guide, register at
http://www.hispanicprblog.com/hispanicize/
The official 2010-2011 U.S. Hispanic Social Media Guide, the ultimate "How To" guide to Hispanic social media marketing, is now available free to marketers nationwide. Featuring best practices and intriguing discussions from many of the nation's top voices, the guide explores current and upcoming trends in the Hispanic social media and marketing space.
The attractive, 57-page guide was produced by the Hispanic PR Blog in partnership with the Hispanic Public Relations Association (HPRA) and the Word of Mouth Marketing Association (WOMMA).
"This guide is a marketer's dream because it's comprehensive, fact-packed and practical with a specific focus on the 'how to's of Hispanic social media," said guide and Hispanic PR Blog publisher Manny Ruiz, who is also the organizer of the annual Hispanic PR & Social Media Conference.
"HPRA strives to be a resource for communications professionals and for those seeking insights into the Hispanic market and this guides helps accomplish this, said Lourdes Rodriguez, HPRA-LA president.
Articles featured in the guide include an in-depth look at topics such as "How to Build and Manage a Hispanic Online Community," "How to Work Effectively with Latino Bloggers," and "How to Measure Multicultural & Multilingual Social Media Campaigns."
The guide features contributions from some of the leading voices in Hispanic social media marketing, including: Armando Azarloza of The Axis Agency; Jose Villa of Sensis; Paul M. Rand, President/CEO of Zocalo Group and President of WOMMA; Gaby Alban of Conexion; Stephanie Noble of Paden-Noble; Cristy Clavijo-Kish of PR Newswire; Silvia Prado of Marketwire; and Midy Aponte of the Sanchez Ricardo Agency.
Recipients of the guide will also receive access to audio recordings from several key sessions from the national Hispanic PR & Social Media Conference that helped make the guide possible. A series of discussions related to the guide will also be held online at the Facebook fan page http://www.facebook.com/hprblog, the premier Facebook page for PR and social media pros focused on Hispanic marketing.
This summer and through the balance of the year, the Hispanic PR Blog, HPRA and WOMMA will be sponsoring a series of provocative industry roundtables as part of the 2010 U.S. Hispanic Social Media Insights Tour. The tour will visit Los Angeles, New York, Miami, Austin, Seattle and Chicago, among other cities.
About the Hispanic Public Relations Association (HPRA)
HPRA was founded in 1984 as a non-profit organization to establish a network of Hispanics employed in the public relations profession. HPRA has more than 250 members representing public relations, marketing and advertising professionals from agencies, government, non-profit and corporate companies. HPRA is dedicated to the advancement of Hispanic professionals and provides educational seminars and workshops throughout the year. The organization has awarded more than $220,000 in scholarships to Latino students pursuing a career in communications during the last 25 years. HPRA strives to be a resource for communications professionals and for those seeking insights into the Hispanic market.
About the Word of Mouth Marketing Association (WOMMA)
WOMMA, http://womma.org/, is the leading trade association in the marketing and advertising industries that focuses on word of mouth, consumer-generated, social media platforms and marketing techniques that include buzz, viral, community, and influencer marketing, as well as brand blogging. The organization is committed to developing and maintaining appropriate ethical standards for marketers, identifying meaningful measurement standards and defining "best practices" for the industry.
About the Hispanic PR Blog
Founded by multicultural public relations veterans Manny Ruiz, former CEO of Hispanic PR Wire, and Angela Sustaita-Ruiz of Hispanic Media Trainers, LLC, the Hispanic PR Blog is the Hispanic market industry's top source for news and views focused on Hispanic public relations and social media marketing. The blog and its accompanying daily newsletter, Hispanicize, feature columns, stories, white papers, job postings, calendar events and more. Hispanic Media Trainers, LLC, is the parent company of the Hispanic PR & Social Media Conference and the parenting tips bilingual blog, PapiBlogger.
Source: Hispanic Public Relations Association
CONTACT: Lourdes Rodriguez, Hispanic Public Relations Association,
+1-626-403-3200, ext. 211, lourdes@vpepr.com, or Angela Sustaita-Ruiz,
Hispanic PR Blog, +1-305-321-5002, info@hispanicprblog.com
Web Site: http://www.hpra-usa.org/
MTV Networks Launches 'Mobile Tribes'
Poster: SySAdmin
Posted on June 7, 2010 at 7:07:01 AM
MTV Networks Launches 'Mobile Tribes'
New Mobile Ad Offering Includes Full-Screen iPhone Ads; Miracle Whip Signs On As Launch Sponsor
NEW YORK, June 7 -- MTV Networks (MTVN), a division of Viacom (NYSE:VIA)(NYSE:VIA.B), today launched "Mobile Tribes," the first ever mobile extension of the company's "Tribes" ad network initiative, with Miracle Whip dressing signed on as its initial sponsor. MTVN will launch three new demographic- and vertically-focused mobile Tribes across iPhone applications for its brands and partner sites, including:
-- Entertainment Mobile Tribe, anchored by COMEDY CENTRAL and Spike,
includes action, sports, and other applications for men.
-- Casual Gaming Mobile Tribe, anchored by Addicting Games and Shockwave,
includes casual gaming apps.
-- Music & Youth Mobile Tribe, anchored by MTV, VH1 and CMT, includes
music and pop culture apps for young people.
"Tribes gives marketers the opportunity to connect with some of the most highly targeted and engaged audiences online," said Kevin Arrix, Executive Vice President, Digital Advertising, MTVN. "With Mobile Tribes, we can now offer marketers the ability to easily extend online campaigns to mobile and scale their existing mobile campaigns, all with premium full screen ads across an array of mobile applications."
Mobile Tribes will allow advertisers to buy inventory across MTVN's growing portfolio of more than 30 free and paid U.S. iPhone apps, as well as a network of more than 2,500 independent mobile applications managed by Greystripe, the leading independent mobile advertising network and MTVN's partner for Mobile Tribes. Mobile Tribes will offer advertisers full-screen ads to run across select, premium iPhone apps serving MTVN's key demographics. The initiative will also give advertisers the ability to extend online creatives into the mobile space utilizing 300x250 banners, as well as access to rich media ad products including Greystripe's iFlash ad units that deliver online Flash ads to the iPhone as HTML5.
"Greystripe is proud to partner with MTV Networks to enable advertisers to reach targeted mobile audiences across our broad network of applications," said Alvaro Bravo, Greystripe's VP of Business Development. "Our high quality content and rich media, full-screen ad formats have proven the most effective way for advertisers to engage iPhone users."
MTVN's Tribes are demographic-focused vertical ad networks anchored by the company's core digital properties and extend to sites beyond its online portfolio. The new Mobile Tribes join existing online Tribes anchored by MTV, COMEDY CENTRAL, CMT, SPIKE, VH1, and ParentsConnect.com.
MTVN is one of the world's leading providers of mobile content, with extensions of its global brands across mobile video, mobile web, SMS and applications. MTVN has launched more than 40 applications for the iPhone and iPad to date. The company continues to deliver custom advertising opportunities across its mobile offerings.
About MTV Networks
MTV Networks, a division of Viacom (NYSE:VIA)(NYSE:VIA.B), is one of the world's leading creators of entertainment content, with brands that engage and connect diverse audiences across television, online, mobile, games, virtual worlds and consumer products. The company's portfolio spans more than 150 television channels and 400 digital media properties worldwide, and includes MTV, VH1, CMT, Logo, Harmonix, Nickelodeon, Nick at Nite, Nick Jr., TeenNick, AddictingGames, Shockwave, Neopets, COMEDY CENTRAL, SPIKE, TV Land, Atom, GameTrailers and Xfire.
About Greystripe
Greystripe is the world's leading independent mobile advertising network. Greystripe delivers the highest engagement for advertisers, the maximum revenue for publishers and app developers, and the best ad experience for users across all major mobile platforms, reaching tens of millions of mobile users.
Greystripe's proprietary advertising platform currently serves ads into more than 2,500 application titles, supporting over 1,400 handset models globally.
Greystripe was named the E-Tech CTIA award winner for the Mobile Marketing/Mobile Advertising category in 2009, AlwaysOn OnMedia 100 winner in 2009, AlwaysOn Global 100 winner in 2008, Red Herring Global 100 winner in 2007 and the Under the Radar Best in Show: Mobility winner in 2006.
Source: MTV Networks
CONTACT: Neena Koyen of MTV Networks, +1-212-846-8394,
neena.koyen@mtvstaff.com; or Katie Berk of Greystripe, +1-415-651-2650,
marketing@greystripe.com
Web Site: http://www.mtv.com/
New Mobile Ad Offering Includes Full-Screen iPhone Ads; Miracle Whip Signs On As Launch Sponsor
NEW YORK, June 7 -- MTV Networks (MTVN), a division of Viacom (NYSE:VIA)(NYSE:VIA.B), today launched "Mobile Tribes," the first ever mobile extension of the company's "Tribes" ad network initiative, with Miracle Whip dressing signed on as its initial sponsor. MTVN will launch three new demographic- and vertically-focused mobile Tribes across iPhone applications for its brands and partner sites, including:
-- Entertainment Mobile Tribe, anchored by COMEDY CENTRAL and Spike,
includes action, sports, and other applications for men.
-- Casual Gaming Mobile Tribe, anchored by Addicting Games and Shockwave,
includes casual gaming apps.
-- Music & Youth Mobile Tribe, anchored by MTV, VH1 and CMT, includes
music and pop culture apps for young people.
"Tribes gives marketers the opportunity to connect with some of the most highly targeted and engaged audiences online," said Kevin Arrix, Executive Vice President, Digital Advertising, MTVN. "With Mobile Tribes, we can now offer marketers the ability to easily extend online campaigns to mobile and scale their existing mobile campaigns, all with premium full screen ads across an array of mobile applications."
Mobile Tribes will allow advertisers to buy inventory across MTVN's growing portfolio of more than 30 free and paid U.S. iPhone apps, as well as a network of more than 2,500 independent mobile applications managed by Greystripe, the leading independent mobile advertising network and MTVN's partner for Mobile Tribes. Mobile Tribes will offer advertisers full-screen ads to run across select, premium iPhone apps serving MTVN's key demographics. The initiative will also give advertisers the ability to extend online creatives into the mobile space utilizing 300x250 banners, as well as access to rich media ad products including Greystripe's iFlash ad units that deliver online Flash ads to the iPhone as HTML5.
"Greystripe is proud to partner with MTV Networks to enable advertisers to reach targeted mobile audiences across our broad network of applications," said Alvaro Bravo, Greystripe's VP of Business Development. "Our high quality content and rich media, full-screen ad formats have proven the most effective way for advertisers to engage iPhone users."
MTVN's Tribes are demographic-focused vertical ad networks anchored by the company's core digital properties and extend to sites beyond its online portfolio. The new Mobile Tribes join existing online Tribes anchored by MTV, COMEDY CENTRAL, CMT, SPIKE, VH1, and ParentsConnect.com.
MTVN is one of the world's leading providers of mobile content, with extensions of its global brands across mobile video, mobile web, SMS and applications. MTVN has launched more than 40 applications for the iPhone and iPad to date. The company continues to deliver custom advertising opportunities across its mobile offerings.
About MTV Networks
MTV Networks, a division of Viacom (NYSE:VIA)(NYSE:VIA.B), is one of the world's leading creators of entertainment content, with brands that engage and connect diverse audiences across television, online, mobile, games, virtual worlds and consumer products. The company's portfolio spans more than 150 television channels and 400 digital media properties worldwide, and includes MTV, VH1, CMT, Logo, Harmonix, Nickelodeon, Nick at Nite, Nick Jr., TeenNick, AddictingGames, Shockwave, Neopets, COMEDY CENTRAL, SPIKE, TV Land, Atom, GameTrailers and Xfire.
About Greystripe
Greystripe is the world's leading independent mobile advertising network. Greystripe delivers the highest engagement for advertisers, the maximum revenue for publishers and app developers, and the best ad experience for users across all major mobile platforms, reaching tens of millions of mobile users.
Greystripe's proprietary advertising platform currently serves ads into more than 2,500 application titles, supporting over 1,400 handset models globally.
Greystripe was named the E-Tech CTIA award winner for the Mobile Marketing/Mobile Advertising category in 2009, AlwaysOn OnMedia 100 winner in 2009, AlwaysOn Global 100 winner in 2008, Red Herring Global 100 winner in 2007 and the Under the Radar Best in Show: Mobility winner in 2006.
Source: MTV Networks
CONTACT: Neena Koyen of MTV Networks, +1-212-846-8394,
neena.koyen@mtvstaff.com; or Katie Berk of Greystripe, +1-415-651-2650,
marketing@greystripe.com
Web Site: http://www.mtv.com/
Jack Henry & Associates and iPay Technologies Complete Acquisition Transaction
Poster: SySAdmin
Posted on June 7, 2010 at 7:07:01 AM
Jack Henry & Associates and iPay Technologies Complete Acquisition Transaction
- Acquisition of the Largest Independent U.S. Electronic Bill Pay Provider Continues Jack Henry & Associates' Strategic Expansion -
MONETT, Mo., June 7 -- Jack Henry & Associates, Inc. (NASDAQ:JKHY), a leading provider of integrated technology solutions and data processing services for financial institutions, today announced that it has closed the transaction initiated to acquire iPay Technologies, the largest independent electronic bill pay provider in the United States. As a result of the acquisition, which was subject to regulatory approvals and customary closing conditions, iPay Technologies became a wholly owned subsidiary of Jack Henry & Associates. Under the terms of the agreement, Jack Henry & Associates purchased all of the equity of iPay for a purchase price of approximately $300 million in cash.
Through strategic partnerships with more than 50 providers of information processing and online banking solutions, iPay's turnkey online bill pay services, technology, and expertise are supporting more than 3,600 banks and credit unions. iPay partners with companies like Jack Henry & Associates to provide online bill payment solutions to financial institutions and ultimately supports those institutions' retail and small business customers with a highly configurable electronic payments platform.
Kevin Williams, CFO of Jack Henry & Associates, said, "This acquisition, which represents our largest to-date, expands our presence and potential in the growing payments industry with a highly competitive online bill pay solution that complements our existing offering and increases our transaction-based and recurring revenues. We expect that our combined capabilities and resources will allow us to further enhance and expand the best-of-breed products and services that iPay's customers and partners receive today while further strengthening our electronic payments offering."
Financial Technology Partners and FTP Securities (together "FT Partners") served as sole capital markets advisor to Jack Henry in this Transaction. Jack Henry & Associates was advised by Wells Fargo Securities and the law firm of Stinson Morrison Hecker LLP. William Blair & Company served as iPay's financial advisor in the transaction, and Choate, Hall & Stewart LLP provided legal counsel to iPay.
About Jack Henry & Associates, Inc.
Jack Henry & Associates, Inc. (NASDAQ:JKHY) is a leading provider of computer systems and ATM/debit card/ACH transaction processing services primarily for financial services organizations. Its technology solutions serve more than 11,800 customers nationwide, and are marketed and supported through three primary brands. Jack Henry Banking(TM) supports banks ranging from de novo to mid-tier institutions with information processing solutions. Symitar(TM) is the leading provider of information processing solutions for credit unions of all sizes. ProfitStars® provides highly specialized products and services that enable financial institutions of every asset size and charter, and diverse corporate entities to mitigate and control risks, optimize revenue and growth opportunities, and contain costs. Additional information is available at http://www.jackhenry.com.
Statements made in this news release that are not historical facts are forward-looking information. Actual results may differ materially from those projected in any forward-looking information. Specifically, there are a number of important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated by any forward-looking information. Additional information on these and other factors, which could affect the Company's financial results, are included in its Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filings on Form 10-K, and potential investors should review these statements. Finally, there may be other factors not mentioned above or included in the Company's SEC filings that may cause actual results to differ materially from any forward-looking information.
Source: Jack Henry & Associates, Inc.
CONTACT: analysts, Kevin D. Williams, Chief Financial Officer of Jack
Henry & Associates, Inc., +1-417-235-6652
Web Site: http://www.jackhenry.com/
- Acquisition of the Largest Independent U.S. Electronic Bill Pay Provider Continues Jack Henry & Associates' Strategic Expansion -
MONETT, Mo., June 7 -- Jack Henry & Associates, Inc. (NASDAQ:JKHY), a leading provider of integrated technology solutions and data processing services for financial institutions, today announced that it has closed the transaction initiated to acquire iPay Technologies, the largest independent electronic bill pay provider in the United States. As a result of the acquisition, which was subject to regulatory approvals and customary closing conditions, iPay Technologies became a wholly owned subsidiary of Jack Henry & Associates. Under the terms of the agreement, Jack Henry & Associates purchased all of the equity of iPay for a purchase price of approximately $300 million in cash.
Through strategic partnerships with more than 50 providers of information processing and online banking solutions, iPay's turnkey online bill pay services, technology, and expertise are supporting more than 3,600 banks and credit unions. iPay partners with companies like Jack Henry & Associates to provide online bill payment solutions to financial institutions and ultimately supports those institutions' retail and small business customers with a highly configurable electronic payments platform.
Kevin Williams, CFO of Jack Henry & Associates, said, "This acquisition, which represents our largest to-date, expands our presence and potential in the growing payments industry with a highly competitive online bill pay solution that complements our existing offering and increases our transaction-based and recurring revenues. We expect that our combined capabilities and resources will allow us to further enhance and expand the best-of-breed products and services that iPay's customers and partners receive today while further strengthening our electronic payments offering."
Financial Technology Partners and FTP Securities (together "FT Partners") served as sole capital markets advisor to Jack Henry in this Transaction. Jack Henry & Associates was advised by Wells Fargo Securities and the law firm of Stinson Morrison Hecker LLP. William Blair & Company served as iPay's financial advisor in the transaction, and Choate, Hall & Stewart LLP provided legal counsel to iPay.
About Jack Henry & Associates, Inc.
Jack Henry & Associates, Inc. (NASDAQ:JKHY) is a leading provider of computer systems and ATM/debit card/ACH transaction processing services primarily for financial services organizations. Its technology solutions serve more than 11,800 customers nationwide, and are marketed and supported through three primary brands. Jack Henry Banking(TM) supports banks ranging from de novo to mid-tier institutions with information processing solutions. Symitar(TM) is the leading provider of information processing solutions for credit unions of all sizes. ProfitStars® provides highly specialized products and services that enable financial institutions of every asset size and charter, and diverse corporate entities to mitigate and control risks, optimize revenue and growth opportunities, and contain costs. Additional information is available at http://www.jackhenry.com.
Statements made in this news release that are not historical facts are forward-looking information. Actual results may differ materially from those projected in any forward-looking information. Specifically, there are a number of important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated by any forward-looking information. Additional information on these and other factors, which could affect the Company's financial results, are included in its Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filings on Form 10-K, and potential investors should review these statements. Finally, there may be other factors not mentioned above or included in the Company's SEC filings that may cause actual results to differ materially from any forward-looking information.
Source: Jack Henry & Associates, Inc.
CONTACT: analysts, Kevin D. Williams, Chief Financial Officer of Jack
Henry & Associates, Inc., +1-417-235-6652
Web Site: http://www.jackhenry.com/
Ziggy Marley Releases New Song 'Africa Land' to Celebrate the World Cup's Historic Africa Location
Poster: SySAdmin
Posted on June 7, 2010 at 7:07:01 AM
Ziggy Marley Releases New Song 'Africa Land' to Celebrate the World Cup's Historic Africa Location
SINGLE TO BE OFFERED AS FREE DOWNLOAD THROUGHOUT CONTINENT STARTING JUNE 2nd TO COMMEMORATE UNPRECEDENTED EVENT
LOS ANGELES, June 7 -- Five-time Grammy winning artist and reggae icon Ziggy Marley, motivated by the historic occurrence of the World Cup being played in Africa for the first time, took the opportunity to write his current single "Africa Land." The song is an anthem to unity, freedom and new beginnings; well known principles championed by the legendary Marley family. "Africa Land" falls on the heels of Marley's 2009 Grammy-winning Children's album, "Family Time."
For this song, Marley recruited Grammy winning artists, brother Stephen Marley and African mega star Angelique Kidjo. Together they created a catchy, danceable song, which incorporates Dancehall Reggae, as well as African elements. Free Downloads will be available beginning June 1st at http://www.ziggymarley.com and http://www.tuffgongworldwide.com.
"The bible says 'the first shall be last and the last shall be first.' How fitting that South Africa - the last nation on the homeland to be free - is the launch pad for a global event that will showcase the rise of the African continent," said Ziggy Marley. "Africa Land is the song which celebrates that dream becoming true."
Marley plans to release "Africa Land" as an exclusive to African radio, to be followed worldwide as a free download shortly thereafter. "Africa Land" will be the first single from an upcoming collection of free singles entitled The Wild and Free Singles Marley is to release later this year.
Ziggy Marley's early immersion in music came at age ten when he sat in on recording sessions with his father. Then, as front man to Ziggy Marley and The Melody Makers, Marley released eight best-selling albums, generating three Grammys, with such chart-topping hits as "Tomorrow People" and "Tumbling Down." Marley's solo debut, Dragonfly, was released in 2003. His second solo release, Love Is My Religion, won a Grammy for Best Reggae Album to much critical acclaim in 2006. His third solo release, Family Time, scored him a Grammy in a new category: Best Musical Album For Children.
Source: Tuff Gong Worldwide
CONTACT: Michelle Rodriguez of Tuff Gong Worldwide, +1-310-274-2440,
michelle@tuffgongworldwide.com
Web Site: http://www.tuffgongworldwide.com/
http://www.ziggymarley.com/
SINGLE TO BE OFFERED AS FREE DOWNLOAD THROUGHOUT CONTINENT STARTING JUNE 2nd TO COMMEMORATE UNPRECEDENTED EVENT
LOS ANGELES, June 7 -- Five-time Grammy winning artist and reggae icon Ziggy Marley, motivated by the historic occurrence of the World Cup being played in Africa for the first time, took the opportunity to write his current single "Africa Land." The song is an anthem to unity, freedom and new beginnings; well known principles championed by the legendary Marley family. "Africa Land" falls on the heels of Marley's 2009 Grammy-winning Children's album, "Family Time."
For this song, Marley recruited Grammy winning artists, brother Stephen Marley and African mega star Angelique Kidjo. Together they created a catchy, danceable song, which incorporates Dancehall Reggae, as well as African elements. Free Downloads will be available beginning June 1st at http://www.ziggymarley.com and http://www.tuffgongworldwide.com.
"The bible says 'the first shall be last and the last shall be first.' How fitting that South Africa - the last nation on the homeland to be free - is the launch pad for a global event that will showcase the rise of the African continent," said Ziggy Marley. "Africa Land is the song which celebrates that dream becoming true."
Marley plans to release "Africa Land" as an exclusive to African radio, to be followed worldwide as a free download shortly thereafter. "Africa Land" will be the first single from an upcoming collection of free singles entitled The Wild and Free Singles Marley is to release later this year.
Ziggy Marley's early immersion in music came at age ten when he sat in on recording sessions with his father. Then, as front man to Ziggy Marley and The Melody Makers, Marley released eight best-selling albums, generating three Grammys, with such chart-topping hits as "Tomorrow People" and "Tumbling Down." Marley's solo debut, Dragonfly, was released in 2003. His second solo release, Love Is My Religion, won a Grammy for Best Reggae Album to much critical acclaim in 2006. His third solo release, Family Time, scored him a Grammy in a new category: Best Musical Album For Children.
Source: Tuff Gong Worldwide
CONTACT: Michelle Rodriguez of Tuff Gong Worldwide, +1-310-274-2440,
michelle@tuffgongworldwide.com
Web Site: http://www.tuffgongworldwide.com/
http://www.ziggymarley.com/
Artprice Becomes the 'Killer Application' for Apple's iPad in the Art World
Poster: SySAdmin
Posted on June 7, 2010 at 6:28:01 AM
Artprice Becomes the 'Killer Application' for Apple's iPad in the Art World
PARIS, June 7, 2010-- Artprice, the world leader in art market information, has
launched a series of Apple's iPad(R) services (mostly pay-services) for its
1.3 million members and anyone who owns an iPad throughout the world.
According to Thierry Ehrmann, the founder and CEO of Artprice:
"the typical Artprice user relies heavily on our services and needs urgent
access to our data whilst on the move, for example, when the decision to buy
or sell an artwork cannot be postponed. Consequently, Artprice effectively
becomes the 'killer application' for iPad in the art market."
Artprice is one of the only content publishers in the world to
have successfully imposed, since 1987, the notion of paid contents, via it
status as global leader in the field. In this context, the conversion of
Artprice's clients to iPad in pay-for mode is completely natural compared
with other publishers whose clienteles have been addicted to free information
for many years.
As of the 3rd quarter of 2010, Artprice will enter into
specific partnerships with two major clients: the first is one of the largest
auctioneers in the world, and the second is one of the principal associations
of Fine Art valuers. Economically, the primary interest of these partnerships
is their revenue-generating capacity; however, they will also give Artprice
access to data feedback from professional clients that will be immediately
adjusted and implemented by Artprice's internal iPad marketing and IT teams.
In fact, the art market, essentially consisting of valuations and commercial
exchanges, has been nomadic by nature for many centuries. The iPad is so well
suited to the needs of the market that Artprice will soon be offering iPads
on-line, already loaded with subscriptions to Artprice data and a number of
very specific Artprice applications, giving preference to its existing
clients. Artprice Europe and Artprice Inc. in the USA have both launched a
first call for proposals for iPads in bulk.
Likewise, as of this June, a series of promotion campaigns
will allow Artprice's clients to spread the "iPad/Artprice addiction"
throughout the art world in complete harmony with the French Consumer Code.
At the same time, Artprice is developing new applications
using Google's Android for various different operators and Smartphone
manufacturers. According to Thierry Ehrmann, "the internet acquired its first
billion users via PC; the next two billion are arriving via mobile devices...
well before 2015". Indeed, after a series of fruitful meetings with Telecom
operators, thierry Erhmann is now convinced that Internet kiosks, paid by the
minute or per download, will begin to appear later this year. Numerous
operators are apparently preparing multi-level kiosk offers.
Users will be able to access downloaded Artprice data, even
available off-line, at any time or place. Using their iPhone and now, with
even greater facility, their iPad, Artprice clients can access all of
Artprice's services: art prices and indices databases with more than 27
million indices and auction results covering 405,000 artists; databases
containing 108 million high-definition images of artworks, and the world's
largest market place for buying and selling art along with the full range of
Artprice services.
For over a year Artprice users have been using
http://web.artprice.com/iphone/ to discover the new Artprice applications
dedicated to iPhone. They use their iPhones notably to access the latest
global art market information and they can download, in one operation, the 20
latest articles posted by Artprice's press agency -ArtMarketInsight- that is
a reference for more than 6,300 international press and audio media around
the world.
In just over one year, more than 540,000 applications have
been downloaded. Artprice consultations via Safari iPhone today represent
12.6% of total Artprice consultations. Users can immediately find the
Artprice application on their Home screen by downloading the Artprice logo to
their iPhones... and now to their iPads. It is therefore clear, considering
the habits observed with the iPhone (where the screen size remains a limiting
factor), that more than 50% of Artprice's clientele will now switch to
iPads... and probably very quickly indeed.
Source: http://www.artprice.com (c)1987-2010 Thierry Ehrmann
Discover the universe and future of Artprice:
http://web.artprice.com/video/
Or contact Artprice for a DVD to be sent to you free of charge.
Artprice is the world leader in art market information with over 27
million auction prices and indices covering over 405,000 artists. Artprice
Images(R) offers unlimited access to the largest database of art market
information in the world, a library of 108,000,000 images and engravings of
art works from 1700 to the present day. Artprice continuously updates its
databases with information from 3,600 international auction houses and
provides daily information on art market trends to the main financial press
agencies and to 6,300 press titles worldwide. Artprice offers standardised
adverts to its 1,300,000 members (member log in) and is the world's leading
market place for buying and selling works of art (source: Artprice).
Artprice is listed on Eurolist by Euronext Paris: Euroclear: 7478 -
Bloomberg: PRC - Reuters: ARTF
Contact: Josette Mey - tel: +33(0)478-220-000, e-mail: ir@artprice.com
Source: Artprice.com
Contact: Josette Mey - tel: +33(0)478-220-000, e-mail: ir@artprice.com
PARIS, June 7, 2010-- Artprice, the world leader in art market information, has
launched a series of Apple's iPad(R) services (mostly pay-services) for its
1.3 million members and anyone who owns an iPad throughout the world.
According to Thierry Ehrmann, the founder and CEO of Artprice:
"the typical Artprice user relies heavily on our services and needs urgent
access to our data whilst on the move, for example, when the decision to buy
or sell an artwork cannot be postponed. Consequently, Artprice effectively
becomes the 'killer application' for iPad in the art market."
Artprice is one of the only content publishers in the world to
have successfully imposed, since 1987, the notion of paid contents, via it
status as global leader in the field. In this context, the conversion of
Artprice's clients to iPad in pay-for mode is completely natural compared
with other publishers whose clienteles have been addicted to free information
for many years.
As of the 3rd quarter of 2010, Artprice will enter into
specific partnerships with two major clients: the first is one of the largest
auctioneers in the world, and the second is one of the principal associations
of Fine Art valuers. Economically, the primary interest of these partnerships
is their revenue-generating capacity; however, they will also give Artprice
access to data feedback from professional clients that will be immediately
adjusted and implemented by Artprice's internal iPad marketing and IT teams.
In fact, the art market, essentially consisting of valuations and commercial
exchanges, has been nomadic by nature for many centuries. The iPad is so well
suited to the needs of the market that Artprice will soon be offering iPads
on-line, already loaded with subscriptions to Artprice data and a number of
very specific Artprice applications, giving preference to its existing
clients. Artprice Europe and Artprice Inc. in the USA have both launched a
first call for proposals for iPads in bulk.
Likewise, as of this June, a series of promotion campaigns
will allow Artprice's clients to spread the "iPad/Artprice addiction"
throughout the art world in complete harmony with the French Consumer Code.
At the same time, Artprice is developing new applications
using Google's Android for various different operators and Smartphone
manufacturers. According to Thierry Ehrmann, "the internet acquired its first
billion users via PC; the next two billion are arriving via mobile devices...
well before 2015". Indeed, after a series of fruitful meetings with Telecom
operators, thierry Erhmann is now convinced that Internet kiosks, paid by the
minute or per download, will begin to appear later this year. Numerous
operators are apparently preparing multi-level kiosk offers.
Users will be able to access downloaded Artprice data, even
available off-line, at any time or place. Using their iPhone and now, with
even greater facility, their iPad, Artprice clients can access all of
Artprice's services: art prices and indices databases with more than 27
million indices and auction results covering 405,000 artists; databases
containing 108 million high-definition images of artworks, and the world's
largest market place for buying and selling art along with the full range of
Artprice services.
For over a year Artprice users have been using
http://web.artprice.com/iphone/ to discover the new Artprice applications
dedicated to iPhone. They use their iPhones notably to access the latest
global art market information and they can download, in one operation, the 20
latest articles posted by Artprice's press agency -ArtMarketInsight- that is
a reference for more than 6,300 international press and audio media around
the world.
In just over one year, more than 540,000 applications have
been downloaded. Artprice consultations via Safari iPhone today represent
12.6% of total Artprice consultations. Users can immediately find the
Artprice application on their Home screen by downloading the Artprice logo to
their iPhones... and now to their iPads. It is therefore clear, considering
the habits observed with the iPhone (where the screen size remains a limiting
factor), that more than 50% of Artprice's clientele will now switch to
iPads... and probably very quickly indeed.
Source: http://www.artprice.com (c)1987-2010 Thierry Ehrmann
Discover the universe and future of Artprice:
http://web.artprice.com/video/
Or contact Artprice for a DVD to be sent to you free of charge.
Artprice is the world leader in art market information with over 27
million auction prices and indices covering over 405,000 artists. Artprice
Images(R) offers unlimited access to the largest database of art market
information in the world, a library of 108,000,000 images and engravings of
art works from 1700 to the present day. Artprice continuously updates its
databases with information from 3,600 international auction houses and
provides daily information on art market trends to the main financial press
agencies and to 6,300 press titles worldwide. Artprice offers standardised
adverts to its 1,300,000 members (member log in) and is the world's leading
market place for buying and selling works of art (source: Artprice).
Artprice is listed on Eurolist by Euronext Paris: Euroclear: 7478 -
Bloomberg: PRC - Reuters: ARTF
Contact: Josette Mey - tel: +33(0)478-220-000, e-mail: ir@artprice.com
Source: Artprice.com
Contact: Josette Mey - tel: +33(0)478-220-000, e-mail: ir@artprice.com
Medivo, a NYC-Based Virtual Healthcare Startup, Acquires Physicians Wellness Network
Poster: SySAdmin
Posted on June 7, 2010 at 6:14:01 AM
Medivo, a NYC-Based Virtual Healthcare Startup, Acquires Physicians Wellness Network
Acquisition announced at "Health 2.0 Goes to Washington" Conference today in Washington, D.C.; Medivo is a conference sponsor
NEW YORK, June 7 -- Medivo, a provider of virtual healthcare services for individuals and organizations, announced today the acquisition of Physicians Wellness Network (PWN) LLC, a leading provider of compliance services for online wellness screening tests.
The acquisition of PWN and its webLab platform, which has connected major laboratories like Quest Diagnostics and LabCorp of America with patients and physicians since 2001, helps accelerate Medivo's mission to be the leading provider of virtual care services.
"Under Dr. Brent Blue's leadership, PWN has established itself as a leading provider of lab-related and physician advisory services which fits well with our broader mission to provide a more comprehensive range of virtual healthcare services," stated Sundeep Bhan, CEO of Medivo.
With a goal of providing virtual healthcare when and where it's needed, Medivo was founded and is led by Mr. Bhan, a healthcare entrepreneur, as well as two physician executives, Destry Sulkes, M.D., and Jason Bhan, M.D. Mr. Bhan was formerly the CEO of Medsite, Inc., which was acquired by WebMD in 2006.
"I am gratified to see the vision, management experience and energy that the Medivo team brings to this venture and I am excited to see the service grow and evolve," said Dr. Blue, president of PWN.
Founded in early 2010, Medivo provides individuals and organizations access to online healthcare services through its vCare Platform and a national network of credentialed physicians. The network consists of physicians that are licensed to practice medicine and are residing in each of the 50 U.S. states.
Medivo provides:
-- vLabs - With secure connectivity to major labs in the U.S., this
service provides the highest level of compliance and convenience for
virtual lab test ordering, requisitioning and resulting.
-- vHRA - Medivo's network of physicians review and provide
individualized recommendations to algorithm-driven Health Risk
Assessments (HRAs) which are delivered by partner organizations.
-- vAdvice - For consumers seeking immediate information about a health
condition, a lab result, or general health questions, they can have a
conversation with a physician in the Medivo network.
About Physicians Wellness Network
Physicians Wellness Network is the leading provider of compliance services for online wellness screening tests. Through a trusted national network credentialed physicians dedicated to connecting consumers with their own health information, PWN delivers compliant, private blood testing for consumers in every state. The network's unique, online data system - webLAB(TM) - connects health consumers with laboratory testing and accurate results in a private and secure environment. PWN was founded in 2001. For more information, call 888-362-4321 or visit http://www.physicianswellnessnetwork.com.
About Medivo
Medivo is an NYC-based startup that provides access to virtual healthcare services when and where they're needed to help individuals, organizations, and clinicians to better manage their own, their members' and their patients' health. With both a proven technology, the vCare Platform and a credentialed national network of physicians, Medivo delivers innovative and convenient tools that improve both patient care and population wellness. http://www.medivo.com.
Media Contact
Christopher Capot, KNB Communications
212-505-2441, 203-379-8019 (mobile)
ccapot@knbpr.com
Source: Medivo
CONTACT: Christopher Capot, KNB Communications, +1-212-505-2441, or
+1-203-379-8019 (mobile), ccapot@knbpr.com
Web Site: http://www.medivo.com/
Acquisition announced at "Health 2.0 Goes to Washington" Conference today in Washington, D.C.; Medivo is a conference sponsor
NEW YORK, June 7 -- Medivo, a provider of virtual healthcare services for individuals and organizations, announced today the acquisition of Physicians Wellness Network (PWN) LLC, a leading provider of compliance services for online wellness screening tests.
The acquisition of PWN and its webLab platform, which has connected major laboratories like Quest Diagnostics and LabCorp of America with patients and physicians since 2001, helps accelerate Medivo's mission to be the leading provider of virtual care services.
"Under Dr. Brent Blue's leadership, PWN has established itself as a leading provider of lab-related and physician advisory services which fits well with our broader mission to provide a more comprehensive range of virtual healthcare services," stated Sundeep Bhan, CEO of Medivo.
With a goal of providing virtual healthcare when and where it's needed, Medivo was founded and is led by Mr. Bhan, a healthcare entrepreneur, as well as two physician executives, Destry Sulkes, M.D., and Jason Bhan, M.D. Mr. Bhan was formerly the CEO of Medsite, Inc., which was acquired by WebMD in 2006.
"I am gratified to see the vision, management experience and energy that the Medivo team brings to this venture and I am excited to see the service grow and evolve," said Dr. Blue, president of PWN.
Founded in early 2010, Medivo provides individuals and organizations access to online healthcare services through its vCare Platform and a national network of credentialed physicians. The network consists of physicians that are licensed to practice medicine and are residing in each of the 50 U.S. states.
Medivo provides:
-- vLabs - With secure connectivity to major labs in the U.S., this
service provides the highest level of compliance and convenience for
virtual lab test ordering, requisitioning and resulting.
-- vHRA - Medivo's network of physicians review and provide
individualized recommendations to algorithm-driven Health Risk
Assessments (HRAs) which are delivered by partner organizations.
-- vAdvice - For consumers seeking immediate information about a health
condition, a lab result, or general health questions, they can have a
conversation with a physician in the Medivo network.
About Physicians Wellness Network
Physicians Wellness Network is the leading provider of compliance services for online wellness screening tests. Through a trusted national network credentialed physicians dedicated to connecting consumers with their own health information, PWN delivers compliant, private blood testing for consumers in every state. The network's unique, online data system - webLAB(TM) - connects health consumers with laboratory testing and accurate results in a private and secure environment. PWN was founded in 2001. For more information, call 888-362-4321 or visit http://www.physicianswellnessnetwork.com.
About Medivo
Medivo is an NYC-based startup that provides access to virtual healthcare services when and where they're needed to help individuals, organizations, and clinicians to better manage their own, their members' and their patients' health. With both a proven technology, the vCare Platform and a credentialed national network of physicians, Medivo delivers innovative and convenient tools that improve both patient care and population wellness. http://www.medivo.com.
Media Contact
Christopher Capot, KNB Communications
212-505-2441, 203-379-8019 (mobile)
ccapot@knbpr.com
Source: Medivo
CONTACT: Christopher Capot, KNB Communications, +1-212-505-2441, or
+1-203-379-8019 (mobile), ccapot@knbpr.com
Web Site: http://www.medivo.com/
Attunity Extends its PowerConnector Series to Microsoft PowerPivot, Introducing the Attunity PowerPivot Connector for Oracle
Poster: SySAdmin
Posted on June 7, 2010 at 6:07:01 AM
Attunity Extends its PowerConnector Series to Microsoft PowerPivot, Introducing the Attunity PowerPivot Connector for Oracle
Empowers users of PowerPivot, the popular new technology released with Microsoft SQL Server® 2008 R2, to access their heterogeneous data
BURLINGTON, Mass., June 7 -- Attunity Ltd. (OTC Bulletin Board: ATTUF), a leading provider of real-time data integration and event capture software, introduced today at the Microsoft Business Intelligence Conference 2010 in New Orleans, the new Attunity PowerPivot Connector for Oracle, a dedicated and optimized solution for making Oracle data available in Microsoft PowerPivot. In addition, Attunity announced the availability of additional certified connectors that enable PowerPivot users to access data from many heterogeneous sources.
An innovative technology in the large Business Intelligence market and one of the most popular new technologies released with Microsoft SQL Server® 2008 R2, PowerPivot empowers business users to create managed self-service BI solutions without relying on IT resources. To capitalize on PowerPivot's ability to handle millions of rows of data from a variety of sources, users need seamless, scalable, and fast connectivity, primarily to common data sources such as Oracle.
To that end, Attunity now introduces the Attunity PowerPivot Connector for Oracle, delivering affordable and optimized software for loading large volumes of Oracle data into PowerPivot. Uniquely designed for PowerPivot, the connector delivers a simplified and integrated user experience as well as specific performance optimizations proven in lab benchmarks to consistently perform even 50% faster than other common connectors, all in a self-contained installation with minimal dependency on additional client software components. Going forward, the connector will be part of the Attunity PowerConnector Series, which also includes the Attunity high-speed connectors for Oracle and Teradata that Microsoft chose to include with SQL Server 2008 Integration Services (SSIS). Now generally available, PowerPivot customers can download a free trial of the connector on the Attunity website.
Furthermore, having provided a suite of database connectors for many years through its Attunity Connect product line, Attunity has certified its proven OLEDB-based connectors to ensure their seamless support for PowerPivot. Using these connectors, mid-sized and large companies can now access data across a wide range of data sources, relational and non-relational, on platforms including Microsoft Windows, UNIX, OpenVMS, HP NonStop, IBM iSeries, and IBM Mainframe.
"Microsoft PowerPivot enables end users to quickly and easily work with enormous quantities of data from multiple data sources. And, IT professionals can govern where data comes from and how it gets accessed. The Attunity PowerPivot Connector for Oracle complements this by enabling high performance access to Oracle data," said Tom Casey, general manager of SQL Server Business Intelligence at Microsoft Corp. "We value our close relationship with Attunity and its product suite focusing on high performance, easy-to-use connectivity complements well our approach to bringing BI to users in familiar and natural ways including via Microsoft SQL Server PowerPivot for Excel."
"PowerPivot represents a significant opportunity for many customers to make the most of their data, which resides across many sources, especially the large market of Oracle users," said Shimon Alon, Chairman and CEO of Attunity. "We continue to focus on and support the Microsoft community with high-performance and easy-to-use products for accessing heterogeneous data in real-time and strengthening our position as Microsoft's trusted partner for connectivity."
About Attunity
Attunity is a leading provider of real-time data integration and event capture software. Our offering includes software solutions such as Attunity Stream®, a real-time and change-data-capture (CDC) software, our Operational Data Replication (ODR) solution and Attunity Connect®, our real-time connectivity software. Using Attunity's software solutions, our customers enjoy dramatic business benefits by enabling real time access to information where and when needed, across the maze of heterogeneous systems making up today's IT environment.
Attunity has supplied innovative software solutions to its enterprise-class customers for nearly 20 years and has successful deployments at thousands of organizations worldwide. Attunity provides software directly and indirectly through a number of strategic and OEM agreements with partners such as Microsoft, Oracle, IBM, HP and SAP/Business Objects. Headquartered in Boston, Attunity serves its customers via offices in North America, Europe, and Asia Pacific and through a network of local partners. For more information, visit http://www.attunity.com/ and join our community on Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn.
IMPORTANT NOTE: The announcement of any particular selection or implementation of Attunity products is not necessarily indicative of the timing of recognition of revenue therefrom or the level of revenue for any particular period. References to customer successes are based upon a single user experience and such customer's testimonial.
Safe Harbor Statement
This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the "safe harbor" provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and other Federal Securities laws. Statements preceded by, followed by, or that otherwise include the words "believes", "expects", "anticipates", "intends", "estimates", "plans", and similar expressions or future or conditional verbs such as "will", "should", "would", "may" and "could" are generally forward-looking in nature and not historical facts. For example, when we say that PowerPivot represents a significant opportunity for many customers to make the most of their data, we are using a forward-looking statement. Because such statements deal with future events, they are subject to various risks and uncertainties and actual results could differ materially from Attunity's current expectations. Factors that could cause or contribute to such differences include, but are not limited to: the impact on revenues of economic and political uncertainties and weaknesses in various regions of the world, including the commencement or escalation of hostilities or acts of terrorism; our liquidity challenges and the need to raise additional capital in the future; any unforeseen developmental or technological difficulties with regard to Attunity's products; changes in the competitive landscape, including new competitors or the impact of competitive pricing and products; a shift in demand for products such as Attunity's; unknown factors affecting third parties with which Attunity has formed business alliances; timely availability and customer acceptance of Attunity's new and existing products; and other factors and risks on which Attunity may have little or no control. This list is intended to identify only certain of the principal factors that could cause actual results to differ. For a more detailed description of the risks and uncertainties affecting Attunity, reference is made to Attunity's Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2009, which is on file with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the other risk factors discussed from time to time by Attunity in reports filed or furnished to the SEC. Except as otherwise required by law, Attunity undertakes no obligation to publicly release any revisions to these forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date hereof or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.
© Attunity 2009. All Rights Reserved. Attunity is a registered trademark of Attunity Inc. All other product and company names herein may be trademarks of their respective owners.
Press contact:
Itamar Ankorion, Director of Marketing and Business Development, Attunity
itamar.ankorion@attunity.com
Tel. 781-328-0960, ext. 5220
Source: Attunity Ltd.
CONTACT: Itamar Ankorion, Director of Marketing and Business Development
of Attunity, +1-781-328-0960, ext. 5220, itamar.ankorion@attunity.com
Web Site: http://www.attunity.com/
Empowers users of PowerPivot, the popular new technology released with Microsoft SQL Server® 2008 R2, to access their heterogeneous data
BURLINGTON, Mass., June 7 -- Attunity Ltd. (OTC Bulletin Board: ATTUF), a leading provider of real-time data integration and event capture software, introduced today at the Microsoft Business Intelligence Conference 2010 in New Orleans, the new Attunity PowerPivot Connector for Oracle, a dedicated and optimized solution for making Oracle data available in Microsoft PowerPivot. In addition, Attunity announced the availability of additional certified connectors that enable PowerPivot users to access data from many heterogeneous sources.
An innovative technology in the large Business Intelligence market and one of the most popular new technologies released with Microsoft SQL Server® 2008 R2, PowerPivot empowers business users to create managed self-service BI solutions without relying on IT resources. To capitalize on PowerPivot's ability to handle millions of rows of data from a variety of sources, users need seamless, scalable, and fast connectivity, primarily to common data sources such as Oracle.
To that end, Attunity now introduces the Attunity PowerPivot Connector for Oracle, delivering affordable and optimized software for loading large volumes of Oracle data into PowerPivot. Uniquely designed for PowerPivot, the connector delivers a simplified and integrated user experience as well as specific performance optimizations proven in lab benchmarks to consistently perform even 50% faster than other common connectors, all in a self-contained installation with minimal dependency on additional client software components. Going forward, the connector will be part of the Attunity PowerConnector Series, which also includes the Attunity high-speed connectors for Oracle and Teradata that Microsoft chose to include with SQL Server 2008 Integration Services (SSIS). Now generally available, PowerPivot customers can download a free trial of the connector on the Attunity website.
Furthermore, having provided a suite of database connectors for many years through its Attunity Connect product line, Attunity has certified its proven OLEDB-based connectors to ensure their seamless support for PowerPivot. Using these connectors, mid-sized and large companies can now access data across a wide range of data sources, relational and non-relational, on platforms including Microsoft Windows, UNIX, OpenVMS, HP NonStop, IBM iSeries, and IBM Mainframe.
"Microsoft PowerPivot enables end users to quickly and easily work with enormous quantities of data from multiple data sources. And, IT professionals can govern where data comes from and how it gets accessed. The Attunity PowerPivot Connector for Oracle complements this by enabling high performance access to Oracle data," said Tom Casey, general manager of SQL Server Business Intelligence at Microsoft Corp. "We value our close relationship with Attunity and its product suite focusing on high performance, easy-to-use connectivity complements well our approach to bringing BI to users in familiar and natural ways including via Microsoft SQL Server PowerPivot for Excel."
"PowerPivot represents a significant opportunity for many customers to make the most of their data, which resides across many sources, especially the large market of Oracle users," said Shimon Alon, Chairman and CEO of Attunity. "We continue to focus on and support the Microsoft community with high-performance and easy-to-use products for accessing heterogeneous data in real-time and strengthening our position as Microsoft's trusted partner for connectivity."
About Attunity
Attunity is a leading provider of real-time data integration and event capture software. Our offering includes software solutions such as Attunity Stream®, a real-time and change-data-capture (CDC) software, our Operational Data Replication (ODR) solution and Attunity Connect®, our real-time connectivity software. Using Attunity's software solutions, our customers enjoy dramatic business benefits by enabling real time access to information where and when needed, across the maze of heterogeneous systems making up today's IT environment.
Attunity has supplied innovative software solutions to its enterprise-class customers for nearly 20 years and has successful deployments at thousands of organizations worldwide. Attunity provides software directly and indirectly through a number of strategic and OEM agreements with partners such as Microsoft, Oracle, IBM, HP and SAP/Business Objects. Headquartered in Boston, Attunity serves its customers via offices in North America, Europe, and Asia Pacific and through a network of local partners. For more information, visit http://www.attunity.com/ and join our community on Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn.
IMPORTANT NOTE: The announcement of any particular selection or implementation of Attunity products is not necessarily indicative of the timing of recognition of revenue therefrom or the level of revenue for any particular period. References to customer successes are based upon a single user experience and such customer's testimonial.
Safe Harbor Statement
This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the "safe harbor" provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and other Federal Securities laws. Statements preceded by, followed by, or that otherwise include the words "believes", "expects", "anticipates", "intends", "estimates", "plans", and similar expressions or future or conditional verbs such as "will", "should", "would", "may" and "could" are generally forward-looking in nature and not historical facts. For example, when we say that PowerPivot represents a significant opportunity for many customers to make the most of their data, we are using a forward-looking statement. Because such statements deal with future events, they are subject to various risks and uncertainties and actual results could differ materially from Attunity's current expectations. Factors that could cause or contribute to such differences include, but are not limited to: the impact on revenues of economic and political uncertainties and weaknesses in various regions of the world, including the commencement or escalation of hostilities or acts of terrorism; our liquidity challenges and the need to raise additional capital in the future; any unforeseen developmental or technological difficulties with regard to Attunity's products; changes in the competitive landscape, including new competitors or the impact of competitive pricing and products; a shift in demand for products such as Attunity's; unknown factors affecting third parties with which Attunity has formed business alliances; timely availability and customer acceptance of Attunity's new and existing products; and other factors and risks on which Attunity may have little or no control. This list is intended to identify only certain of the principal factors that could cause actual results to differ. For a more detailed description of the risks and uncertainties affecting Attunity, reference is made to Attunity's Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2009, which is on file with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the other risk factors discussed from time to time by Attunity in reports filed or furnished to the SEC. Except as otherwise required by law, Attunity undertakes no obligation to publicly release any revisions to these forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date hereof or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.
© Attunity 2009. All Rights Reserved. Attunity is a registered trademark of Attunity Inc. All other product and company names herein may be trademarks of their respective owners.
Press contact:
Itamar Ankorion, Director of Marketing and Business Development, Attunity
itamar.ankorion@attunity.com
Tel. 781-328-0960, ext. 5220
Source: Attunity Ltd.
CONTACT: Itamar Ankorion, Director of Marketing and Business Development
of Attunity, +1-781-328-0960, ext. 5220, itamar.ankorion@attunity.com
Web Site: http://www.attunity.com/
Worldlink Launches the UK's First Free Real-Time Financial Information Service to the General Public
Poster: SySAdmin
Posted on June 7, 2010 at 4:28:02 AM
Worldlink Launches the UK's First Free Real-Time Financial Information Service to the General Public
LONDON, June 7, 2010-- Worldlink, the owner of the UK and US patent for the transmission of
profiled real-time data to mobile devices, is making its imobilemarkets
financial service product available FREE from today. That means that anyone
interested in monitoring their investments will have the same information
available to them as a City trader. This will allow them to make informed
investment decisions, whether they are on the move or sitting at their desk.
To take advantage of this FREE service, which is automatically uploaded
to both a customer's mobile and desktop, subscribers have to provide their
name and create a password. The whole process is concluded in seconds and
information such as a person's address is not required.
In this time of increasing financial volatility, even retail investors,
want to keep up to speed with what is happening in the financial markets and
until now, they have had to rely on services which are at least 15 minutes
delayed. As we have seen in recent months, minutes, even seconds, can see
massive swings in stock markets and relying on a delayed service could mean
the difference between making and losing money.
Investors are also becoming more sophisticated trading Spread, Contracts
for Difference and Currencies. This demands access to real-time information
so that money can be made whether you are travelling on the train or having
lunch.
The imobilemarkets service provides the following:
- Stock Markets - real-time share information so that customers can watch
share prices change in real-time across the London Stock Exchange,
Turquoise, AIM and Plus markets
- Foreign Exchange - real-time information on a wide range of currency
pairings
- Commodities - pricing information on the most popular currencies traded
- Watchlists - where you can track the performance of your own share
portfolio
- News - Stock market, economic and company information can be tracked in
real-time so you can find out what news and how the news affects the
stock market
- Charts - customers can track the historic performance of share for
example, over a five year period
The imobilemarkets product also allows you to trade via the service. Once
a customer subscribes, they can take advantage of the "Broker Button" which
is a telephone number linked directly to Worldlink's share dealing service so
shares can be bought and sold wherever a customer happens to be.
Neil Riches, Managing Director and Founder of Worldlink commented: "We
are delighted to be able to offer customers free real-time financial
information. For too long, those people who want access to real-time
information have had to satisfy themselves with delayed information which is
not reliable enough when making important investment decisions. A lot can
happen in fifteen minutes in the stock market.
"The only other alternative to delayed information is real-time
information which in some cases can cost hundreds, if not thousands of pounds
for people to use. What Worldlink is doing by offering its service for free
is democratising the availability of financial information and putting the
most up to date information in the hands of the retail investors so that they
can make informed investment decisions. Worldlink is able to do this because
we own the patent to transmit profiled real-time information to mobiles and
constructing the technology to bring the imobilemarkets product to market has
been ten years in the making."
For those people who want to register for the free service, go to
http://worldlink.worldlink-shop.com or simply text 'APP [space] WOR' to
'88833' from your mobile. [space] means enter a space between the words.
About Worldlink
Worldlink Group plc is listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange. Its
technology partner is Interactive Data Managed Solutions and Worldlink
obtains actual feeds from the London Stock Exchange, Turquoise and Plus
Markets. Its media partners, who operate the Worldlink imobilemarkets service
under their own brand name include the Daily Express and ShareCrazy.
Source: Worldlink Group
For further information, please contact: Neil Riches, Managing Director, Worldlink Group plc: +44(0)7736-670055; Simon Robinson, Director of Media, Worldlink Group plc: +44(0)7593-340107
LONDON, June 7, 2010-- Worldlink, the owner of the UK and US patent for the transmission of
profiled real-time data to mobile devices, is making its imobilemarkets
financial service product available FREE from today. That means that anyone
interested in monitoring their investments will have the same information
available to them as a City trader. This will allow them to make informed
investment decisions, whether they are on the move or sitting at their desk.
To take advantage of this FREE service, which is automatically uploaded
to both a customer's mobile and desktop, subscribers have to provide their
name and create a password. The whole process is concluded in seconds and
information such as a person's address is not required.
In this time of increasing financial volatility, even retail investors,
want to keep up to speed with what is happening in the financial markets and
until now, they have had to rely on services which are at least 15 minutes
delayed. As we have seen in recent months, minutes, even seconds, can see
massive swings in stock markets and relying on a delayed service could mean
the difference between making and losing money.
Investors are also becoming more sophisticated trading Spread, Contracts
for Difference and Currencies. This demands access to real-time information
so that money can be made whether you are travelling on the train or having
lunch.
The imobilemarkets service provides the following:
- Stock Markets - real-time share information so that customers can watch
share prices change in real-time across the London Stock Exchange,
Turquoise, AIM and Plus markets
- Foreign Exchange - real-time information on a wide range of currency
pairings
- Commodities - pricing information on the most popular currencies traded
- Watchlists - where you can track the performance of your own share
portfolio
- News - Stock market, economic and company information can be tracked in
real-time so you can find out what news and how the news affects the
stock market
- Charts - customers can track the historic performance of share for
example, over a five year period
The imobilemarkets product also allows you to trade via the service. Once
a customer subscribes, they can take advantage of the "Broker Button" which
is a telephone number linked directly to Worldlink's share dealing service so
shares can be bought and sold wherever a customer happens to be.
Neil Riches, Managing Director and Founder of Worldlink commented: "We
are delighted to be able to offer customers free real-time financial
information. For too long, those people who want access to real-time
information have had to satisfy themselves with delayed information which is
not reliable enough when making important investment decisions. A lot can
happen in fifteen minutes in the stock market.
"The only other alternative to delayed information is real-time
information which in some cases can cost hundreds, if not thousands of pounds
for people to use. What Worldlink is doing by offering its service for free
is democratising the availability of financial information and putting the
most up to date information in the hands of the retail investors so that they
can make informed investment decisions. Worldlink is able to do this because
we own the patent to transmit profiled real-time information to mobiles and
constructing the technology to bring the imobilemarkets product to market has
been ten years in the making."
For those people who want to register for the free service, go to
http://worldlink.worldlink-shop.com or simply text 'APP [space] WOR' to
'88833' from your mobile. [space] means enter a space between the words.
About Worldlink
Worldlink Group plc is listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange. Its
technology partner is Interactive Data Managed Solutions and Worldlink
obtains actual feeds from the London Stock Exchange, Turquoise and Plus
Markets. Its media partners, who operate the Worldlink imobilemarkets service
under their own brand name include the Daily Express and ShareCrazy.
Source: Worldlink Group
For further information, please contact: Neil Riches, Managing Director, Worldlink Group plc: +44(0)7736-670055; Simon Robinson, Director of Media, Worldlink Group plc: +44(0)7593-340107
TSMC Extends Open Innovation Platform(TM)
Poster: SySAdmin
Posted on June 7, 2010 at 3:35:01 AM
TSMC Extends Open Innovation Platform(TM)
Unveils three immediate design enablement initiatives to speed system-to-IC design cycles
HSINCHU, Taiwan, June 7 -- Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd. (TWSE: 2330, NYSE: TSM) today extended its Open Innovation Platform(TM) with another focus on system-level design, analog/mixed-signal (AMS)/RF design and two-dimensional/three-dimensional integrated circuit (2-D/3-D IC) implementation. At the same time the company introduced the first three initiatives from the new focus.
TSMC originally launched the Open Innovation Platform in 2008 as an industry-wide design enablement initiative. To date, the Open Innovation platform has accelerated time-to-market, improved return on design investment and reduced design infrastructure duplication. It includes a set of interoperable ecosystem interfaces, collaborative components and design flows that efficiently empower innovation throughout the supply chain thereby enabling creation and sharing of newly-created revenue and profitability. For example, iPDK, iDRC, iLVS, iRCX, Digital Reference Flow, Integrated Signoff Flow and RF Reference Design Kit are all in production use today.
"TSMC's Open Innovation Platform delivers comprehensive and innovative design technology services that remove advanced technology adoption barriers. It helps lower design costs and improves time-to-market," said Dr Fu-Chieh Hsu, Vice President of Design Technology Platform and Deputy Head of Research & Development. "The Open Innovation Platform will now begin addressing system-level design's cost and complexity and enable packaging of entire electronic systems onto multi-chip packages."
Open Innovation Platform Roadmap Update
The Open Innovation Platform will extend beyond power, performance and area considerations (PPA) and interoperability initiatives to feature new collaborative ecosystem programs that focus on electronic-system level (ESL) design, virtual platforms and high-level synthesis (HLS). Other new programs will address 65nm, 40nm and 28nm analog, mixed-signal and RF design methodologies while a third direction tackles multi-die packaging through 2-D/3-D IC design methodology, innovative silicon interposer and through silicon via (TSV) manufacturing capabilities.
The Open Innovation Platform's Alliance programs collaborate with EDA, IP, software IP, systems software and design services partners. The objectives are to deliver accelerated system-level design, reduced system design cost, a faster system-to-IC implementation design cycle, and faster time-to-market.
"The design ecosystem must move beyond its current bounds and embrace the systems- level challenges that are at the heart of every design consideration. The Open Innovation Platform began setting the standard for ecosystem collaboration two years ago. TSMC continues to answer the market's call and will build that same collaborative spirit on a system-level basis," explained S.T. Juang, senior director, Design Infrastructure Marketing at TSMC.
The Open Innovation Platform's global Ecosystem Alliance programs have grown to include 30 EDA partners, 38 IP partners, 23 Design Center Alliance (DCA) partners, and 9 Value Chain Aggregator (VCA) partners. All partners participate in one or more of the Open Innovation Platform collaboration programs. TSMC also begins to work collaboratively with industry organizations, such as IPL Alliance and Si2, to promote the interoperability standards based on TSMC interoperable EDA formats.
Three New Initiatives
TSMC is introducing Radio Frequency Reference Design Kit (RF RDK) as an outgrowth of an extended Open Innovation Platform and will shortly announce the availability of Analog/Mixed-Signal (AMS) Reference Flow 1.0, Reference Flow 11.0.
Radio Frequency Reference Design Kit (RF RDK) 2.0 targets TSMC's 65nm RF CMOS process technology, accelerating analog, mixed-signal, and RF designs and RF System-on-Chip (SoC) verification and integration. It resolves the long-standing challenge of performing full chip verification on SoC devices that support analog, RF, mixed signal and digital content.
The new design kits implement a top-down RF design methodology and a system-level simulation flow that reduces design cycle time and encourages IP reuse. The RF RDK 2.0 is in Open Access database that supports new RF design capabilities including a circuit sizing and design centering approach, electromagnetic (EM)-aware RF simulation and analysis, custom RF inductor synthesis and modeling, and substrate noise modeling and analysis (SNA) to address the noise coupling challenges in complex mixed-signal and RF SoCs.
Design Community Weighs In
Reaction to TSMC's extension of Open Innovation Platform has met with wide acceptance from main design community providers.
"The electronic design community is embracing the EDA360 vision to enable fastest approach from concept to consumer and together with IP suppliers, EDA vendors and silicon manufacturers, we have diligently collaborated to build a cohesive path for designers," said Lip-Bu Tan, president and chief executive officer, Cadence. "TSMC's Open Innovation Platform is a proven, integral part of this path. TSMC's Open Innovation Platform will now make significant advancements in low-power, mixed-signal, system-level and 3D-IC design to enable further productivity improvements that our mutual customers need."
"Going forward, Mentor and TSMC are developing complete solutions for the TSMC design ecosystem, " said Walden C. Rhines, Chairman and CEO, Mentor Graphics. "The TSMC OIP effort is not just words -- the Mentor Track in Reference Flow 11.0, and the co-developed iDRC and iLVS languages, are real usable results."
"Collaboration across the entire design eco-system -- customers, foundries, IP and EDA suppliers -- is critical for lower design risk and cost, better power and performance, and customer differentiation, " said Aart de Geus, Chairman and CEO, Synopsys. "The new technologies in this phase of TSMC OIP, such as system-level design, analog/mixed-signal (AMS) design and thru-silicon-via, bring key solutions to speed System-to-IC realization."
About TSMC
TSMC is the world's largest dedicated semiconductor foundry, providing the industry's leading process technology and the foundry's largest portfolio of process-proven libraries, IPs, design tools and reference flows. The Company's managed capacity in 2009 totaled 9.96 million (8-inch equivalent) wafers, including capacity from two advanced 12-inch GIGAFABs(TM), four eight-inch fabs, one six-inch fab, as well as TSMC's wholly owned subsidiaries, WaferTech and TSMC China, and its joint venture fab, SSMC. TSMC is the first foundry to provide 40nm production capabilities. Its corporate headquarters are in Hsinchu, Taiwan. For more information about TSMC please visit http://www.tsmc.com/.
Source: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
CONTACT: Michael Kramer, Corporate Public Relations, Taiwan
Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd., +886-3-5636688 ext. 7126216,
pdkramer@tsmc.com; or Ferda Mehmet of A&R Edelman, +1-650-762-2946, Mobile:
+1-415-308-7877, Ferda.Mehmet@ar-edelman.com for Taiwan Semiconductor
Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
Web Site: http://www.tsmc.com/
Unveils three immediate design enablement initiatives to speed system-to-IC design cycles
HSINCHU, Taiwan, June 7 -- Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd. (TWSE: 2330, NYSE: TSM) today extended its Open Innovation Platform(TM) with another focus on system-level design, analog/mixed-signal (AMS)/RF design and two-dimensional/three-dimensional integrated circuit (2-D/3-D IC) implementation. At the same time the company introduced the first three initiatives from the new focus.
TSMC originally launched the Open Innovation Platform in 2008 as an industry-wide design enablement initiative. To date, the Open Innovation platform has accelerated time-to-market, improved return on design investment and reduced design infrastructure duplication. It includes a set of interoperable ecosystem interfaces, collaborative components and design flows that efficiently empower innovation throughout the supply chain thereby enabling creation and sharing of newly-created revenue and profitability. For example, iPDK, iDRC, iLVS, iRCX, Digital Reference Flow, Integrated Signoff Flow and RF Reference Design Kit are all in production use today.
"TSMC's Open Innovation Platform delivers comprehensive and innovative design technology services that remove advanced technology adoption barriers. It helps lower design costs and improves time-to-market," said Dr Fu-Chieh Hsu, Vice President of Design Technology Platform and Deputy Head of Research & Development. "The Open Innovation Platform will now begin addressing system-level design's cost and complexity and enable packaging of entire electronic systems onto multi-chip packages."
Open Innovation Platform Roadmap Update
The Open Innovation Platform will extend beyond power, performance and area considerations (PPA) and interoperability initiatives to feature new collaborative ecosystem programs that focus on electronic-system level (ESL) design, virtual platforms and high-level synthesis (HLS). Other new programs will address 65nm, 40nm and 28nm analog, mixed-signal and RF design methodologies while a third direction tackles multi-die packaging through 2-D/3-D IC design methodology, innovative silicon interposer and through silicon via (TSV) manufacturing capabilities.
The Open Innovation Platform's Alliance programs collaborate with EDA, IP, software IP, systems software and design services partners. The objectives are to deliver accelerated system-level design, reduced system design cost, a faster system-to-IC implementation design cycle, and faster time-to-market.
"The design ecosystem must move beyond its current bounds and embrace the systems- level challenges that are at the heart of every design consideration. The Open Innovation Platform began setting the standard for ecosystem collaboration two years ago. TSMC continues to answer the market's call and will build that same collaborative spirit on a system-level basis," explained S.T. Juang, senior director, Design Infrastructure Marketing at TSMC.
The Open Innovation Platform's global Ecosystem Alliance programs have grown to include 30 EDA partners, 38 IP partners, 23 Design Center Alliance (DCA) partners, and 9 Value Chain Aggregator (VCA) partners. All partners participate in one or more of the Open Innovation Platform collaboration programs. TSMC also begins to work collaboratively with industry organizations, such as IPL Alliance and Si2, to promote the interoperability standards based on TSMC interoperable EDA formats.
Three New Initiatives
TSMC is introducing Radio Frequency Reference Design Kit (RF RDK) as an outgrowth of an extended Open Innovation Platform and will shortly announce the availability of Analog/Mixed-Signal (AMS) Reference Flow 1.0, Reference Flow 11.0.
Radio Frequency Reference Design Kit (RF RDK) 2.0 targets TSMC's 65nm RF CMOS process technology, accelerating analog, mixed-signal, and RF designs and RF System-on-Chip (SoC) verification and integration. It resolves the long-standing challenge of performing full chip verification on SoC devices that support analog, RF, mixed signal and digital content.
The new design kits implement a top-down RF design methodology and a system-level simulation flow that reduces design cycle time and encourages IP reuse. The RF RDK 2.0 is in Open Access database that supports new RF design capabilities including a circuit sizing and design centering approach, electromagnetic (EM)-aware RF simulation and analysis, custom RF inductor synthesis and modeling, and substrate noise modeling and analysis (SNA) to address the noise coupling challenges in complex mixed-signal and RF SoCs.
Design Community Weighs In
Reaction to TSMC's extension of Open Innovation Platform has met with wide acceptance from main design community providers.
"The electronic design community is embracing the EDA360 vision to enable fastest approach from concept to consumer and together with IP suppliers, EDA vendors and silicon manufacturers, we have diligently collaborated to build a cohesive path for designers," said Lip-Bu Tan, president and chief executive officer, Cadence. "TSMC's Open Innovation Platform is a proven, integral part of this path. TSMC's Open Innovation Platform will now make significant advancements in low-power, mixed-signal, system-level and 3D-IC design to enable further productivity improvements that our mutual customers need."
"Going forward, Mentor and TSMC are developing complete solutions for the TSMC design ecosystem, " said Walden C. Rhines, Chairman and CEO, Mentor Graphics. "The TSMC OIP effort is not just words -- the Mentor Track in Reference Flow 11.0, and the co-developed iDRC and iLVS languages, are real usable results."
"Collaboration across the entire design eco-system -- customers, foundries, IP and EDA suppliers -- is critical for lower design risk and cost, better power and performance, and customer differentiation, " said Aart de Geus, Chairman and CEO, Synopsys. "The new technologies in this phase of TSMC OIP, such as system-level design, analog/mixed-signal (AMS) design and thru-silicon-via, bring key solutions to speed System-to-IC realization."
About TSMC
TSMC is the world's largest dedicated semiconductor foundry, providing the industry's leading process technology and the foundry's largest portfolio of process-proven libraries, IPs, design tools and reference flows. The Company's managed capacity in 2009 totaled 9.96 million (8-inch equivalent) wafers, including capacity from two advanced 12-inch GIGAFABs(TM), four eight-inch fabs, one six-inch fab, as well as TSMC's wholly owned subsidiaries, WaferTech and TSMC China, and its joint venture fab, SSMC. TSMC is the first foundry to provide 40nm production capabilities. Its corporate headquarters are in Hsinchu, Taiwan. For more information about TSMC please visit http://www.tsmc.com/.
Source: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
CONTACT: Michael Kramer, Corporate Public Relations, Taiwan
Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd., +886-3-5636688 ext. 7126216,
pdkramer@tsmc.com; or Ferda Mehmet of A&R Edelman, +1-650-762-2946, Mobile:
+1-415-308-7877, Ferda.Mehmet@ar-edelman.com for Taiwan Semiconductor
Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
Web Site: http://www.tsmc.com/
AboveNet Expands Metro Portfolio With Launch of Core Wave Services
Poster: SySAdmin
Posted on June 7, 2010 at 2:07:01 AM
AboveNet Expands Metro Portfolio With Launch of Core Wave Services
LONDON, June 7, 2010-- AboveNet, Inc. (NYSE: ABVT), a provider of high bandwidth connectivity
solutions to business and carriers, has expanded its Metro portfolio with the
launch of Core Wave services, providing customers with a flexible, dedicated
and cost-effective data transport solution.
Based on a metro ring infrastructure, Core Wave utilises ROADM
(Reconfigurable Optical Add/Drop Multiplexer) technology providing dynamic
wavelength Add/Drops and inter-ring connectivity with flexible traffic
routing. This next-generation technology is scalable, with the ability to
grow to 40G and 100G, preparing Enterprises for the future.
Core Wave services provide for 1Gbps and higher connectivity between key
datacenters and/or enterprise locations within a metro area, offering the
benefits of a dedicated wavelength service along with the flexibility and
time-to-market advantages of a next generation core infrastructure solution.
Some of the features of Core Wave services include:
- Multi-protocol capability: Ethernet, TDM, Storage and Video
- Protection options and transparency advantages
- Dedicated fibre access to enterprise locations
- Faster turn-up of services
- Space and power savings
- Industry-leading latency guarantee via AboveNet's Agility Guarantee
program
Core Wave is currently available to customers in the Washington DC and
Los Angeles metro areas, with additional markets to be announced shortly.
"AboveNet continues to leverage technological advances with a high-bandwidth
services focus to deliver value to our customers. With the introduction of
Core Wave services, we can offer customers more choices and greater
flexibility in meeting their fast-growing metro connectivity needs," said
Rajiv Datta, AboveNet's Chief Technology Officer.
"AboveNet has established itself as a leading player in the wavelength
services marketplace, particularly at high-bandwidth levels," noted
Roopashree Honnachari from Frost & Sullivan. "Their focus on data centre
connectivity and commitment to customer choice and features are reinforced
with the launch of Core Wave services."
About AboveNet Inc.,
AboveNet, Inc. provides high-bandwidth connectivity solutions for
business and carriers. Its private optical network delivers key network and
IP services in and among top U.S. metro markets and globally. AboveNet's
network is widely used in demanding markets such as financial services,
media, health care, retail and government. To learn more go to
http://www.above.net.
Source: AboveNet Inc.
For further press information, interviews and photography, please contact the AboveNet PR Team: Melissa Miller- UK, Tel: +44-20-7220-3856, mmiller@above.net; MaryBeth Nance - US, Tel: +1-571-262-2865, mnance@above.net
LONDON, June 7, 2010-- AboveNet, Inc. (NYSE: ABVT), a provider of high bandwidth connectivity
solutions to business and carriers, has expanded its Metro portfolio with the
launch of Core Wave services, providing customers with a flexible, dedicated
and cost-effective data transport solution.
Based on a metro ring infrastructure, Core Wave utilises ROADM
(Reconfigurable Optical Add/Drop Multiplexer) technology providing dynamic
wavelength Add/Drops and inter-ring connectivity with flexible traffic
routing. This next-generation technology is scalable, with the ability to
grow to 40G and 100G, preparing Enterprises for the future.
Core Wave services provide for 1Gbps and higher connectivity between key
datacenters and/or enterprise locations within a metro area, offering the
benefits of a dedicated wavelength service along with the flexibility and
time-to-market advantages of a next generation core infrastructure solution.
Some of the features of Core Wave services include:
- Multi-protocol capability: Ethernet, TDM, Storage and Video
- Protection options and transparency advantages
- Dedicated fibre access to enterprise locations
- Faster turn-up of services
- Space and power savings
- Industry-leading latency guarantee via AboveNet's Agility Guarantee
program
Core Wave is currently available to customers in the Washington DC and
Los Angeles metro areas, with additional markets to be announced shortly.
"AboveNet continues to leverage technological advances with a high-bandwidth
services focus to deliver value to our customers. With the introduction of
Core Wave services, we can offer customers more choices and greater
flexibility in meeting their fast-growing metro connectivity needs," said
Rajiv Datta, AboveNet's Chief Technology Officer.
"AboveNet has established itself as a leading player in the wavelength
services marketplace, particularly at high-bandwidth levels," noted
Roopashree Honnachari from Frost & Sullivan. "Their focus on data centre
connectivity and commitment to customer choice and features are reinforced
with the launch of Core Wave services."
About AboveNet Inc.,
AboveNet, Inc. provides high-bandwidth connectivity solutions for
business and carriers. Its private optical network delivers key network and
IP services in and among top U.S. metro markets and globally. AboveNet's
network is widely used in demanding markets such as financial services,
media, health care, retail and government. To learn more go to
http://www.above.net.
Source: AboveNet Inc.
For further press information, interviews and photography, please contact the AboveNet PR Team: Melissa Miller- UK, Tel: +44-20-7220-3856, mmiller@above.net; MaryBeth Nance - US, Tel: +1-571-262-2865, mnance@above.net