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April 27, 2010
AdvancedMD Announces Significant Performance Improvements Taking SaaS-based Medical Practice Optimization Software to the Next Level
Poster: SySAdmin
Posted on April 27, 2010 at 6:14:01 AM
AdvancedMD Announces Significant Performance Improvements Taking SaaS-based Medical Practice Optimization Software to the Next Level
Akamai-powered enhancements to SaaS platform result in 30% improvement in average transaction round-trip time, leading to faster page loads and overall web application acceleration
SALT LAKE CITY and CAMBRIDGE, Mass., April 27 -- AdvancedMD® Software, Inc., the leader in all-in-one, web-based practice management, Electronic Health Record (EHR), and billing applications for medical practices and medical billing services, and Akamai Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:AKAM), the leader in powering video, dynamic transactions and enterprise applications online, today announced significant performance improvements to the AdvancedMD medical practice optimization software platform.
In its ongoing effort to improve medical practice productivity and provide a superior practice optimization solution, AdvancedMD has performance-optimized its site and added Akamai's Web Application Accelerator service to speed access to its solution across the public Internet. This technology intelligently routes data across efficient Internet paths, automatically re-routing around "traffic jam" areas on the web.
Through these improvements, AdvancedMD has reduced bandwidth utilization out of its SaaS platform by 73%, as measured between April 2009 and January 2010. In addition, it has achieved a 30% improvement in average transaction round-trip time, a measure of application responsiveness. As a result, AdvancedMD offers a more scalable platform and customers experience these improvements as faster application response rates and a decrease in the burden on their own Internet connectivity capacity.
During testing, data collected by Akamai demonstrated it could speed the performance of a sample user click-path by up to 150% in the US and up to 350% globally. A common software application response test procedure is to define a specific user click-path, which is a set of mouse clicks through the application to execute common tasks, like looking up a patient record, while measuring how quickly the application responds at each step. This test was repeatedly performed from different locations around the globe in order to estimate an average of the overall global experience.
After participating in the Akamai upgrade, Derrick Berger, co-owner and office manager of Brazosport Urology, Lake Jackson, TX, said: "Performance has improved 50-75 percent overall. Screens refresh quicker than before, especially the appointment scheduler. Patient demographic data populates almost instantly. It really makes us efficient when we are on the phone - either adding a new patient to the schedule, looking up an existing patient or checking an account balance. There is not even the slightest delay in looking up information on a patient, which means a quicker response time to our patients and better patient service. In a small office like ours, where every second counts, this level of speed and accessibility is critical."
"One of the most critical transformations sweeping healthcare is the move to more efficient management of processes and data. Enabling physicians to access Internet-based systems that are more powerful, more frequently updated, and more easily secured is critical to cutting the cost of healthcare," said Willie Tejada, Vice President, Application and Site Acceleration, Akamai Technologies. "By investing in Akamai's Web Application Accelerator, AdvancedMD is able to provide a consistent, high performance user experience to clinicians and billing service companies across the country and around the globe more cost-effectively, without investing in thousands of servers of their own."
"We are pleased with the results our customers are experiencing with this upgrade," said Sheridan Richey, Vice President of Engineering, AdvancedMD. "We continue to make significant financial investments to upgrade our architecture and infrastructure to improve the responsiveness and scalability of our application. It's a three-point effort, including the browser, transmission over the Internet and within our own data center. Traditionally, software companies thought little could be done to improve transmission speed over the Internet. We now know that is not true. While actual results are dependent on the individual network, we are seeing dramatic and consistent improvements in lower bandwidth utilization and overall round-trip response times between the customer's computer and our data center."
AdvancedMD Resources:
-- View the video of AdvancedMD web-based performance.
-- Read the performance metrics on AdvancedMD web-based medical software.
-- Read the AdvancedMD case study featuring a physician practice.
-- Learn about web-based medical office software.
-- Learn about practice management and EHR software for private
practices.
-- Learn about billing software (http://www.advancedbiller.com) for medical
billing services.
Akamai Resources:
-- Read the Akamai case study featuring AdvancedMD.
-- Akamai backgrounder
-- Learn about Akamai and AdvancedMD performance testing results.
The Akamai Difference
Akamai® provides market-leading managed services for powering video, dynamic transactions, and enterprise applications online. Having pioneered the content delivery market one decade ago, Akamai's services have been adopted by the world's most recognized brands across diverse industries. The alternative to centralized Web infrastructure, Akamai's global network of tens of thousands of distributed servers provides the scale, reliability, insight and performance for businesses to succeed online. Akamai has transformed the Internet into a more viable place to inform, entertain, advertise, interact, and collaborate. To experience The Akamai Difference, visit http://www.akamai.com.
About AdvancedMD Software
AdvancedMD provides a market leading Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) electronic health record (EHR) and practice management (PM) software platform delivered to over 10,000 providers and 300 medical billing service providers nationwide. As a complete Medical Practice Optimization solution, the product combines the clinical with the financial to improve workflow and revenue capture. The AdvancedMD solution includes a certified EHR, patient portal, scheduling, electronic eligibility verification, electronic prescribing, and mobile access capabilities for the practice, and sophisticated, efficient claims processing, denial tracking and revenue management for the billing professional. Processing more than 1M claims per month through its clearinghouse, the company is able to identify payer rule changes quickly and continuously adjust the software to reflect those changes, yielding first-pass claim acceptance rates of 95 percent or better, compared to the national average of 70 percent. For more information, please visit http://www.advancedmd.com.
Akamai Statement Under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act
The release contains information about future expectations, plans and prospects of Akamai's management that constitute forward-looking statements for purposes of the safe harbor provisions under The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Actual results may differ materially from those indicated by these forward-looking statements as a result of various important factors including, but not limited to, the effects of any attempts to intentionally disrupt our services or network by hackers or others, changes in AdvancedMD technology or to Akamai's technology such that they are no longer inter-operable, failure of our services to operate as expected, unexpected termination of Akamai's relationship with AdvancedMD, a failure of Akamai's network infrastructure, and other factors that are discussed in Akamai's Annual Report on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, and other documents periodically filed with the SEC.
Source: AdvancedMD Software, Inc.
CONTACT: media, Marina Greenwood of Activa PR, +1-415-776-5350,
marina@activapr.com, for AdvancedMD Software, Inc.; or Jim Elliot, VP,
Marketing of AdvancedMD Software, Inc., +1-801-984-9500,
jelliot@advancedmd.com; or Helen Yang, Media Relations of Akamai Technologies,
+1-858-404-1436, hyang@akamai.com
Web Site: http://www.advancedmd.com/
Akamai-powered enhancements to SaaS platform result in 30% improvement in average transaction round-trip time, leading to faster page loads and overall web application acceleration
SALT LAKE CITY and CAMBRIDGE, Mass., April 27 -- AdvancedMD® Software, Inc., the leader in all-in-one, web-based practice management, Electronic Health Record (EHR), and billing applications for medical practices and medical billing services, and Akamai Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:AKAM), the leader in powering video, dynamic transactions and enterprise applications online, today announced significant performance improvements to the AdvancedMD medical practice optimization software platform.
In its ongoing effort to improve medical practice productivity and provide a superior practice optimization solution, AdvancedMD has performance-optimized its site and added Akamai's Web Application Accelerator service to speed access to its solution across the public Internet. This technology intelligently routes data across efficient Internet paths, automatically re-routing around "traffic jam" areas on the web.
Through these improvements, AdvancedMD has reduced bandwidth utilization out of its SaaS platform by 73%, as measured between April 2009 and January 2010. In addition, it has achieved a 30% improvement in average transaction round-trip time, a measure of application responsiveness. As a result, AdvancedMD offers a more scalable platform and customers experience these improvements as faster application response rates and a decrease in the burden on their own Internet connectivity capacity.
During testing, data collected by Akamai demonstrated it could speed the performance of a sample user click-path by up to 150% in the US and up to 350% globally. A common software application response test procedure is to define a specific user click-path, which is a set of mouse clicks through the application to execute common tasks, like looking up a patient record, while measuring how quickly the application responds at each step. This test was repeatedly performed from different locations around the globe in order to estimate an average of the overall global experience.
After participating in the Akamai upgrade, Derrick Berger, co-owner and office manager of Brazosport Urology, Lake Jackson, TX, said: "Performance has improved 50-75 percent overall. Screens refresh quicker than before, especially the appointment scheduler. Patient demographic data populates almost instantly. It really makes us efficient when we are on the phone - either adding a new patient to the schedule, looking up an existing patient or checking an account balance. There is not even the slightest delay in looking up information on a patient, which means a quicker response time to our patients and better patient service. In a small office like ours, where every second counts, this level of speed and accessibility is critical."
"One of the most critical transformations sweeping healthcare is the move to more efficient management of processes and data. Enabling physicians to access Internet-based systems that are more powerful, more frequently updated, and more easily secured is critical to cutting the cost of healthcare," said Willie Tejada, Vice President, Application and Site Acceleration, Akamai Technologies. "By investing in Akamai's Web Application Accelerator, AdvancedMD is able to provide a consistent, high performance user experience to clinicians and billing service companies across the country and around the globe more cost-effectively, without investing in thousands of servers of their own."
"We are pleased with the results our customers are experiencing with this upgrade," said Sheridan Richey, Vice President of Engineering, AdvancedMD. "We continue to make significant financial investments to upgrade our architecture and infrastructure to improve the responsiveness and scalability of our application. It's a three-point effort, including the browser, transmission over the Internet and within our own data center. Traditionally, software companies thought little could be done to improve transmission speed over the Internet. We now know that is not true. While actual results are dependent on the individual network, we are seeing dramatic and consistent improvements in lower bandwidth utilization and overall round-trip response times between the customer's computer and our data center."
AdvancedMD Resources:
-- View the video of AdvancedMD web-based performance.
-- Read the performance metrics on AdvancedMD web-based medical software.
-- Read the AdvancedMD case study featuring a physician practice.
-- Learn about web-based medical office software.
-- Learn about practice management and EHR software for private
practices.
-- Learn about billing software (http://www.advancedbiller.com) for medical
billing services.
Akamai Resources:
-- Read the Akamai case study featuring AdvancedMD.
-- Akamai backgrounder
-- Learn about Akamai and AdvancedMD performance testing results.
The Akamai Difference
Akamai® provides market-leading managed services for powering video, dynamic transactions, and enterprise applications online. Having pioneered the content delivery market one decade ago, Akamai's services have been adopted by the world's most recognized brands across diverse industries. The alternative to centralized Web infrastructure, Akamai's global network of tens of thousands of distributed servers provides the scale, reliability, insight and performance for businesses to succeed online. Akamai has transformed the Internet into a more viable place to inform, entertain, advertise, interact, and collaborate. To experience The Akamai Difference, visit http://www.akamai.com.
About AdvancedMD Software
AdvancedMD provides a market leading Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) electronic health record (EHR) and practice management (PM) software platform delivered to over 10,000 providers and 300 medical billing service providers nationwide. As a complete Medical Practice Optimization solution, the product combines the clinical with the financial to improve workflow and revenue capture. The AdvancedMD solution includes a certified EHR, patient portal, scheduling, electronic eligibility verification, electronic prescribing, and mobile access capabilities for the practice, and sophisticated, efficient claims processing, denial tracking and revenue management for the billing professional. Processing more than 1M claims per month through its clearinghouse, the company is able to identify payer rule changes quickly and continuously adjust the software to reflect those changes, yielding first-pass claim acceptance rates of 95 percent or better, compared to the national average of 70 percent. For more information, please visit http://www.advancedmd.com.
Akamai Statement Under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act
The release contains information about future expectations, plans and prospects of Akamai's management that constitute forward-looking statements for purposes of the safe harbor provisions under The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Actual results may differ materially from those indicated by these forward-looking statements as a result of various important factors including, but not limited to, the effects of any attempts to intentionally disrupt our services or network by hackers or others, changes in AdvancedMD technology or to Akamai's technology such that they are no longer inter-operable, failure of our services to operate as expected, unexpected termination of Akamai's relationship with AdvancedMD, a failure of Akamai's network infrastructure, and other factors that are discussed in Akamai's Annual Report on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, and other documents periodically filed with the SEC.
Source: AdvancedMD Software, Inc.
CONTACT: media, Marina Greenwood of Activa PR, +1-415-776-5350,
marina@activapr.com, for AdvancedMD Software, Inc.; or Jim Elliot, VP,
Marketing of AdvancedMD Software, Inc., +1-801-984-9500,
jelliot@advancedmd.com; or Helen Yang, Media Relations of Akamai Technologies,
+1-858-404-1436, hyang@akamai.com
Web Site: http://www.advancedmd.com/
Spectrum Releases TrueVue v4.0
Poster: SySAdmin
Posted on April 27, 2010 at 6:14:01 AM
Spectrum Releases TrueVue v4.0
CINCINNATI, April 27 -- Spectrum Inc., a national telecom lifecycle management (TLM) company, unveiled the latest chronicle of its award-winning B2B software, TrueVue®. Version 4.0 was released today and includes a multitude of enhancements that are engineered to improve the end users' functionality when managing wireless and wireline services.
"We have compiled a generous amount of constructive feedback from our clients and business partners, and believe these latest enhancements will improve the overall user experience by integrating several key components within the telecom lifecycle," said Troy McCracken, Spectrum's Chief Executive Officer.
Spectrum specializes in telecom lifecycle management (TLM) and provides its customers with a simplified, yet comprehensive, enterprise solution that includes telecom expense management (TEM), managed mobility, and voice and data management.
"Our unwavering commitment to customer service has allowed us to be proactive in the development of our application, thereby keeping us balanced when confronting the challenges of TEM on behalf of our clients and permitting us to expand our SaaS capabilities," added Trent McCracken, Spectrum's President.
Spectrum will be exhibiting the advanced functionalities of TrueVue® v4.0 at the Channel Partners Conference and Expo in Washington D.C. from September 20-22.
Please visit http://www.3spectrum.com/demo to schedule a demonstration, or to gain more information on how Spectrum's enterprise business solution can help optimize your telecom expenditures.
About Spectrum Inc®
One of the country's foremost telecommunications lifecycle management companies, Spectrum Inc. helps its clients manage the entire telecommunications lifecycle. Based in Cincinnati, Spectrum's offerings include TrueVue®, its award-winning TEM solution, expert carrier-independent consulting, network design, management and optimization, contract negotiation, and proven customer support. For further information, please visit http://www.3spectrum.com/.
Source: Spectrum Inc.
CONTACT: Jeffrey M. Tell, Spectrum, Inc., +1-513-697-2000
Web Site: http://www.3spectrum.com/
CINCINNATI, April 27 -- Spectrum Inc., a national telecom lifecycle management (TLM) company, unveiled the latest chronicle of its award-winning B2B software, TrueVue®. Version 4.0 was released today and includes a multitude of enhancements that are engineered to improve the end users' functionality when managing wireless and wireline services.
"We have compiled a generous amount of constructive feedback from our clients and business partners, and believe these latest enhancements will improve the overall user experience by integrating several key components within the telecom lifecycle," said Troy McCracken, Spectrum's Chief Executive Officer.
Spectrum specializes in telecom lifecycle management (TLM) and provides its customers with a simplified, yet comprehensive, enterprise solution that includes telecom expense management (TEM), managed mobility, and voice and data management.
"Our unwavering commitment to customer service has allowed us to be proactive in the development of our application, thereby keeping us balanced when confronting the challenges of TEM on behalf of our clients and permitting us to expand our SaaS capabilities," added Trent McCracken, Spectrum's President.
Spectrum will be exhibiting the advanced functionalities of TrueVue® v4.0 at the Channel Partners Conference and Expo in Washington D.C. from September 20-22.
Please visit http://www.3spectrum.com/demo to schedule a demonstration, or to gain more information on how Spectrum's enterprise business solution can help optimize your telecom expenditures.
About Spectrum Inc®
One of the country's foremost telecommunications lifecycle management companies, Spectrum Inc. helps its clients manage the entire telecommunications lifecycle. Based in Cincinnati, Spectrum's offerings include TrueVue®, its award-winning TEM solution, expert carrier-independent consulting, network design, management and optimization, contract negotiation, and proven customer support. For further information, please visit http://www.3spectrum.com/.
Source: Spectrum Inc.
CONTACT: Jeffrey M. Tell, Spectrum, Inc., +1-513-697-2000
Web Site: http://www.3spectrum.com/
ElcomSoft Employs Tableau TACC1441 Hardware to Speed
Poster: SySAdmin
Posted on April 27, 2010 at 6:07:02 AM
up Wi-Fi and iPhone Backup Password Recovery
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ElcomSoft Employs Tableau TACC1441 Hardware to Speed up Wi-Fi and iPhone Backup Password Recovery
MOSCOW, April 27, 2010-- Full text of press release is available at
http://www.elcomsoft.com/PR/eppb_100427_en.pdf
ElcomSoft Co. Ltd. announces the support of Tableau TACC1441 hardware to
accelerate the recovery of Wi-Fi passwords and password-protected iPhone and
iPod backups. The use of Tableau TACC1441 devices allows ElcomSoft products
to recover passwords faster compared to Intel top of the line quad-core CPUs
while drawing very little power. Elcomsoft Wireless Security Auditor and
Elcomsoft iPhone Password Breaker are the first commercially available
products to support a wide range of password breaking acceleration hardware
including units manufactured by Tableau, ATI, and NVIDIA.
ElcomSoft adds support of yet another class of hardware to the list of
devices that help its products achieve benchmark performance. The support of
Tableau TACC1441 allows ElcomSoft products to be used more productively in
forensic environments. Empowered with one or more Tableau TACC1441 devices,
ElcomSoft products are able to demonstrate password recovery speeds exceeding
those of high-end CPUs.
About Elcomsoft Wireless Security Auditor
Elcomsoft Wireless Security Auditor is the first commercially available
solution supporting Tableau TACC1441 hardware that allows system
administrators to audit wireless network security. The suite attempts to
recover the original plain-text password protecting Wi-Fi communications via
WPA/WPA2 PSK protocols.
About Elcomsoft iPhone Password Breaker
Elcomsoft iPhone Password Breaker is the first commercially available
solution to accelerate the recovery of encrypted iPhone and iPod Touch
backups with Tableau TACC1441 hardware. With the help of Tableau hardware,
Elcomsoft iPhone Password Breaker grants forensic access to information
stored in Apple devices faster compared to systems using Intel's top CPU
models. The tool recovers original plain-text passwords protecting iPhone and
iPod backups.
About ElcomSoft Co.Ltd.
Founded in 1990, ElcomSoft Co.Ltd. develops state-of-the-art computer
forensics tools, provides computer forensics training and computer evidence
consulting services. Since 1997, ElcomSoft has been providing support to
businesses, law enforcement, military, and intelligence agencies. ElcomSoft
tools are used by most of the Fortune 500 corporations, multiple branches of
the military all over the world, foreign governments, and all major
accounting firms. More information at http://www.elcomsoft.com/
Elcomsoft Wireless Security Auditor and Elcomsoft iPhone Password Breaker
support Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008, Windows Vista
or Windows 7 with x32 and x64 architectures. Downloadable evaluation versions
of Elcomsoft iPhone Password Breaker and Wireless Security Auditor are
available at http://iphone.elcomsoft.com/ and http://wpa.elcomsoft.com/
ElcomSoft Co. Ltd.
http://www.elcomsoft.com/
pr@elcomsoft.com
Katerina Korolkova
PR Director
k.korolkova@elcomsoft.com
Source: Elcomsoft Co.Ltd
ElcomSoft Co. Ltd., pr@elcomsoft.com ; Katerina Korolkova, PR Director, k.korolkova@elcomsoft.com, +7-495-974-1162
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ElcomSoft Employs Tableau TACC1441 Hardware to Speed up Wi-Fi and iPhone Backup Password Recovery
MOSCOW, April 27, 2010-- Full text of press release is available at
http://www.elcomsoft.com/PR/eppb_100427_en.pdf
ElcomSoft Co. Ltd. announces the support of Tableau TACC1441 hardware to
accelerate the recovery of Wi-Fi passwords and password-protected iPhone and
iPod backups. The use of Tableau TACC1441 devices allows ElcomSoft products
to recover passwords faster compared to Intel top of the line quad-core CPUs
while drawing very little power. Elcomsoft Wireless Security Auditor and
Elcomsoft iPhone Password Breaker are the first commercially available
products to support a wide range of password breaking acceleration hardware
including units manufactured by Tableau, ATI, and NVIDIA.
ElcomSoft adds support of yet another class of hardware to the list of
devices that help its products achieve benchmark performance. The support of
Tableau TACC1441 allows ElcomSoft products to be used more productively in
forensic environments. Empowered with one or more Tableau TACC1441 devices,
ElcomSoft products are able to demonstrate password recovery speeds exceeding
those of high-end CPUs.
About Elcomsoft Wireless Security Auditor
Elcomsoft Wireless Security Auditor is the first commercially available
solution supporting Tableau TACC1441 hardware that allows system
administrators to audit wireless network security. The suite attempts to
recover the original plain-text password protecting Wi-Fi communications via
WPA/WPA2 PSK protocols.
About Elcomsoft iPhone Password Breaker
Elcomsoft iPhone Password Breaker is the first commercially available
solution to accelerate the recovery of encrypted iPhone and iPod Touch
backups with Tableau TACC1441 hardware. With the help of Tableau hardware,
Elcomsoft iPhone Password Breaker grants forensic access to information
stored in Apple devices faster compared to systems using Intel's top CPU
models. The tool recovers original plain-text passwords protecting iPhone and
iPod backups.
About ElcomSoft Co.Ltd.
Founded in 1990, ElcomSoft Co.Ltd. develops state-of-the-art computer
forensics tools, provides computer forensics training and computer evidence
consulting services. Since 1997, ElcomSoft has been providing support to
businesses, law enforcement, military, and intelligence agencies. ElcomSoft
tools are used by most of the Fortune 500 corporations, multiple branches of
the military all over the world, foreign governments, and all major
accounting firms. More information at http://www.elcomsoft.com/
Elcomsoft Wireless Security Auditor and Elcomsoft iPhone Password Breaker
support Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008, Windows Vista
or Windows 7 with x32 and x64 architectures. Downloadable evaluation versions
of Elcomsoft iPhone Password Breaker and Wireless Security Auditor are
available at http://iphone.elcomsoft.com/ and http://wpa.elcomsoft.com/
ElcomSoft Co. Ltd.
http://www.elcomsoft.com/
pr@elcomsoft.com
Katerina Korolkova
PR Director
k.korolkova@elcomsoft.com
Source: Elcomsoft Co.Ltd
ElcomSoft Co. Ltd., pr@elcomsoft.com ; Katerina Korolkova, PR Director, k.korolkova@elcomsoft.com, +7-495-974-1162
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Nokia N8. Connect. Create. Entertain.
Poster: SySAdmin
Posted on April 27, 2010 at 5:42:01 AM
Nokia N8. Connect. Create. Entertain.
ESPOO, Finland, April 27, 2010-- The Nokia N8, Nokia's (NYSE: NOK) latest smartphone, intuitively connects
to the people, places and services that matter most. With the Nokia N8,
people can create compelling content, connect to their favorite social
networks and enjoy on-demand Web TV programs and Ovi Store apps. Available in
select markets during the third quarter of 2010, the estimated retail price
of the Nokia N8 is EUR 370, before applicable taxes or subsidies.
The Nokia N8 introduces a 12 megapixel camera with Carl Zeiss optics,
Xenon flash and a large sensor that rivals those found in compact digital
cameras. Additionally, the Nokia N8 offers the ability to make HD-quality
videos and edit them with an intuitive built-in editing suite. Doubling as a
portable entertainment center, people can enjoy HD-quality video with Dolby
Digital Plus surround sound by plugging into their home theatre system. The
Nokia N8 enables access to Web TV services that deliver programs, news and
entertainment from channels like CNN, E! Entertainment, Paramount and
National Geographic. Additional local Web TV content is also available from
the Ovi Store.
Social networking is second nature to the Nokia N8. People can update
their status, share location and photos, and view live feeds from Facebook
and Twitter in a single app directly on the home screen. Calendar events from
social networks can also be transferred to the device calendar.
The Nokia N8 comes with free global Ovi Maps walk and drive navigation,
guiding people to places and points of interest in more than 70 countries
worldwide.
Symbian^3 in action
Powering the Nokia N8 is Symbian^3, the latest edition of the world's
most used smartphone software, which introduces several major advances,
including support for gestures such as multi touch, flick scrolling and
pinch-zoom. The Nokia N8 also offers multiple, personalizable homescreens
which can be loaded with apps and widgets. The new 2D and 3D graphics
architecture in the platform takes full advantage of the Nokia N8's hardware
acceleration to deliver a faster and more responsive user interface.
Symbian^3 also raises the bar in performance by delivering greater memory
management allowing more applications to run in parallel for a faster multi-
tasking experience.
Getting Qt for Developers
The Nokia N8 is Nokia's first device to be integrated with Qt, a software
development environment that simplifies the development and makes it possible
to build applications once and deploy across Symbian and other software
platforms. Nokia has also made the powerful and simple to use Nokia Qt SDK
available, in its initial beta, to enable developers to start realizing the
potential of Qt.
More press materials are available at http://www.nokia.com/press
Broadcast materials are available at http://digitalnewsroom.nokia.com
About Nokia
At Nokia, we are committed to connecting people. We combine advanced
technology with personalized services that enable people to stay close to
what matters to them. Every day, more than 1.2 billion people connect to one
another with a Nokia device - from mobile phones to advanced smartphones and
high-performance mobile computers. Today, Nokia is integrating its devices
with innovative services through Ovi (http://www.ovi.com), including music,
maps, apps, email and more. Nokia's NAVTEQ is a leader in comprehensive
digital mapping and navigation services, while Nokia Siemens Networks
provides equipment, services and solutions for communications networks
globally.
http://www.nokia.com
Source: Nokia Corporation
Media Enquiries: Nokia, Communications, Tel. +358-7180-34900, Email: press.services@nokia.com
ESPOO, Finland, April 27, 2010-- The Nokia N8, Nokia's (NYSE: NOK) latest smartphone, intuitively connects
to the people, places and services that matter most. With the Nokia N8,
people can create compelling content, connect to their favorite social
networks and enjoy on-demand Web TV programs and Ovi Store apps. Available in
select markets during the third quarter of 2010, the estimated retail price
of the Nokia N8 is EUR 370, before applicable taxes or subsidies.
The Nokia N8 introduces a 12 megapixel camera with Carl Zeiss optics,
Xenon flash and a large sensor that rivals those found in compact digital
cameras. Additionally, the Nokia N8 offers the ability to make HD-quality
videos and edit them with an intuitive built-in editing suite. Doubling as a
portable entertainment center, people can enjoy HD-quality video with Dolby
Digital Plus surround sound by plugging into their home theatre system. The
Nokia N8 enables access to Web TV services that deliver programs, news and
entertainment from channels like CNN, E! Entertainment, Paramount and
National Geographic. Additional local Web TV content is also available from
the Ovi Store.
Social networking is second nature to the Nokia N8. People can update
their status, share location and photos, and view live feeds from Facebook
and Twitter in a single app directly on the home screen. Calendar events from
social networks can also be transferred to the device calendar.
The Nokia N8 comes with free global Ovi Maps walk and drive navigation,
guiding people to places and points of interest in more than 70 countries
worldwide.
Symbian^3 in action
Powering the Nokia N8 is Symbian^3, the latest edition of the world's
most used smartphone software, which introduces several major advances,
including support for gestures such as multi touch, flick scrolling and
pinch-zoom. The Nokia N8 also offers multiple, personalizable homescreens
which can be loaded with apps and widgets. The new 2D and 3D graphics
architecture in the platform takes full advantage of the Nokia N8's hardware
acceleration to deliver a faster and more responsive user interface.
Symbian^3 also raises the bar in performance by delivering greater memory
management allowing more applications to run in parallel for a faster multi-
tasking experience.
Getting Qt for Developers
The Nokia N8 is Nokia's first device to be integrated with Qt, a software
development environment that simplifies the development and makes it possible
to build applications once and deploy across Symbian and other software
platforms. Nokia has also made the powerful and simple to use Nokia Qt SDK
available, in its initial beta, to enable developers to start realizing the
potential of Qt.
More press materials are available at http://www.nokia.com/press
Broadcast materials are available at http://digitalnewsroom.nokia.com
About Nokia
At Nokia, we are committed to connecting people. We combine advanced
technology with personalized services that enable people to stay close to
what matters to them. Every day, more than 1.2 billion people connect to one
another with a Nokia device - from mobile phones to advanced smartphones and
high-performance mobile computers. Today, Nokia is integrating its devices
with innovative services through Ovi (http://www.ovi.com), including music,
maps, apps, email and more. Nokia's NAVTEQ is a leader in comprehensive
digital mapping and navigation services, while Nokia Siemens Networks
provides equipment, services and solutions for communications networks
globally.
http://www.nokia.com
Source: Nokia Corporation
Media Enquiries: Nokia, Communications, Tel. +358-7180-34900, Email: press.services@nokia.com
RBA Sets New Benchmark Using Social Media Network Dashboard
Poster: SySAdmin
Posted on April 27, 2010 at 5:21:01 AM
RBA Sets New Benchmark Using Social Media Network Dashboard
Rumson, Bolling & Associates started implementing a new dashboard for collectors with easy access to social media/social networking search capabilities to find debtors' information easier.
SHERMAN OAKS, Calif., April 27 -- Rumson, Bolling & Associates recently instated a brand new dashboard for its collectors to use. This lightweight dashboard has buttons to easily access search features on Facebook, Twitter, MySpace, Friendster, LinkedIn, and various other social media websites that allow collectors to search a debtor's name, information, aliases and nicknames. Using social media/social networking websites for skip-tracing can be the easiest, most effective way to currently find debtors who have "fallen off the grid" since a vast majority of Americans use some sort of social networking site.
Rumson, Bolling & Associates has achieved a newfound level of success many critics and industry leaders thought would not be obtainable during the economic downturn that has taken place during the past few years, mostly because of our new dashboard that collectors have available. RBA has been the first collection agency to implement this state-of-the-art dashboard; while it is still in its trial testing stage, the results have been far beyond successful.
Rumson, Bolling & Associates does constant consumer research, market research, and research on the most modern forensic collection techniques. Rumson, Bolling & Associates continues to place forth our clients and the success of our client's cases.
RBA's staff of professionally trained collectors, most advanced skip-tracers in the United States and vast network of top-tier attorneys use advanced tools such as this state-of-the-art dashboard to assure recovery of monies owed to clients.
Rumson, Bolling & Associates is a premier collection agency that specializes in commercial debt recovery. Our staff of professional collectors, trained ski-tracers and in-house attorneys not only can find and collect on your most difficult debtors but Rumson, Bolling & Associates can also report your debtors to major credit reporting agencies and have in-house attorneys for your litigation needs. Rumson, Bolling & Associates - Aggressive, Dignified, Effective.
Website: http://rumsonbolling.com/
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Source: Rumson, Bolling and Associates
CONTACT: Dustin Ma of Rumson, Bolling and Associates, 1-888-861-4338,
webadmin@rumsonbolling.com
Web Site: http://www.rumsonbolling.com/
Rumson, Bolling & Associates started implementing a new dashboard for collectors with easy access to social media/social networking search capabilities to find debtors' information easier.
SHERMAN OAKS, Calif., April 27 -- Rumson, Bolling & Associates recently instated a brand new dashboard for its collectors to use. This lightweight dashboard has buttons to easily access search features on Facebook, Twitter, MySpace, Friendster, LinkedIn, and various other social media websites that allow collectors to search a debtor's name, information, aliases and nicknames. Using social media/social networking websites for skip-tracing can be the easiest, most effective way to currently find debtors who have "fallen off the grid" since a vast majority of Americans use some sort of social networking site.
Rumson, Bolling & Associates has achieved a newfound level of success many critics and industry leaders thought would not be obtainable during the economic downturn that has taken place during the past few years, mostly because of our new dashboard that collectors have available. RBA has been the first collection agency to implement this state-of-the-art dashboard; while it is still in its trial testing stage, the results have been far beyond successful.
Rumson, Bolling & Associates does constant consumer research, market research, and research on the most modern forensic collection techniques. Rumson, Bolling & Associates continues to place forth our clients and the success of our client's cases.
RBA's staff of professionally trained collectors, most advanced skip-tracers in the United States and vast network of top-tier attorneys use advanced tools such as this state-of-the-art dashboard to assure recovery of monies owed to clients.
Rumson, Bolling & Associates is a premier collection agency that specializes in commercial debt recovery. Our staff of professional collectors, trained ski-tracers and in-house attorneys not only can find and collect on your most difficult debtors but Rumson, Bolling & Associates can also report your debtors to major credit reporting agencies and have in-house attorneys for your litigation needs. Rumson, Bolling & Associates - Aggressive, Dignified, Effective.
Website: http://rumsonbolling.com/
This press release was issued through 24-7PressRelease.com. For further information, visit http://www.24-7pressrelease.com/.
Source: Rumson, Bolling and Associates
CONTACT: Dustin Ma of Rumson, Bolling and Associates, 1-888-861-4338,
webadmin@rumsonbolling.com
Web Site: http://www.rumsonbolling.com/
Netlist Introduces Low Voltage HyperCloud, Industry's First 1.35V Virtual Rank Memory Module
Poster: SySAdmin
Posted on April 27, 2010 at 5:14:01 AM
Netlist Introduces Low Voltage HyperCloud, Industry's First 1.35V Virtual Rank Memory Module
Memory enhancements improve server performance with power savings of up to 19% versus traditional 1.5V solutions Visit Netlist at Interop 2010, Booth #850
LAS VEGAS, April 27 -- Today at Interop 2010, Netlist, Inc. (NASDAQ:NLST) introduced its low voltage HyperCloud(TM), the industry's highest density 1.35V virtual rank memory module. Supporting up to 384GB of DRAM populated in a single dual socket server, low voltage HyperCloud now offers datacenters the ability to realize up to 19 percent in memory power savings when compared with traditional 1.5V solutions.
"The need for datacenters to run more efficiently is increasing, especially as IT managers place more emphasis on both the economic and environmental impact of their energy consumption," said C.K. Hong, president and CEO of Netlist. "Low voltage HyperCloud memory provides a lower power option for datacenters that will reduce total energy costs while still delivering a 'best in class' high capacity and bandwidth memory solution."
Low voltage HyperCloud memory features low latency and supports 3 DIMMs per channel (3 DPC) at a transfer rate of 1067 MT/s (backward compatible with 3 DPC 1333 MT/s at 1.5V) to provide maximum memory bandwidth and increased server performance versus standard registered DIMMs (RDIMMs) at 1.35V. It also utilizes Netlist's patented rank multiplication ASIC technology to fully populate three memory channels with 16GB 2 virtual rank (vRank) RDIMMs. Four physical ranks are hidden from the memory controller hub and presented as two virtual ranks. Dual socket servers can then be fully populated with twenty-four 16GB 2 vRank RDIMMs (4 DPC) reaching a total capacity of 384GB.
Netlist will debut a 4GB low voltage HyperCloud module in an IBM x3550 M3 server along with other HyperCloud demonstrations, including "Datacenter in a Box," at Interop on April 27-29 at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas, booth number 850. The "Datacenter in Box" will showcase how to run a datacenter from a single server utilizing 288GB of HyperCloud memory.
Netlist plans to sample customers with 1.35V low voltage HyperCloud this quarter and expects to be in production during the second half of this year.
About Netlist:
Netlist, Inc. designs and manufactures high-performance, logic-based memory subsystems for the server and high-performance computing and communications markets. The Company's memory subsystems are developed for applications in which high-speed, high-capacity memory, enhanced functionality, small form factor, and heat dissipation are key requirements. These applications include tower-servers, rack-mounted servers, blade servers, high-performance computing clusters, engineering workstations, and telecommunication equipment. Netlist was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in Irvine, California with manufacturing facilities in Suzhou, People's Republic of China.
Safe Harbor Statement
This news release contains forward-looking statements regarding future events and the future performance of Netlist. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expected or projected. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, continuing development, qualification and volume production of NetVault(TM) and Hyper Cloud(TM); the rapidly-changing nature of technology; risks associated with intellectual property, including the costs and unpredictability of litigation over infringement of our intellectual property; volatility in the pricing of DRAM ICs and NAND; changes in and uncertainty of customer acceptance of, and demand for, our existing products and products under development, including uncertainty of and/or delays in product orders and product qualifications; delays in the Company's and its customers' product releases and development; introductions of new products by competitors; changes in end-user demand for technology solutions; the Company's ability to attract and retain skilled personnel; the Company's reliance on suppliers of critical components; fluctuations in the market price of critical components; evolving industry standards; and the political and regulatory environment in the People's Republic of China. Other risks and uncertainties are described in the Company's annual report on Form 10-K, dated February 19, 2010, and subsequent filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission made by the Company from time to time. Except as required by law, Netlist undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
Media Contact: Investor Contact:
Katie Lister Jill Bertotti
Vantage Communications for Netlist Allen & Caron Inc
407-767-0452 x229 949-474-4300
klister@pr-vantage.comjill@allencaron.com
Source: Netlist, Inc.
CONTACT: media, Katie Lister of Vantage Communications, +1-407-767-0452,
ext. 229, klister@pr-vantage.com; or investors, Jill Bertotti of Allen & Caron
Inc, +1-949-474-4300, jill@allencaron.com, both for Netlist
Web Site: http://www.netlist.com/
Memory enhancements improve server performance with power savings of up to 19% versus traditional 1.5V solutions Visit Netlist at Interop 2010, Booth #850
LAS VEGAS, April 27 -- Today at Interop 2010, Netlist, Inc. (NASDAQ:NLST) introduced its low voltage HyperCloud(TM), the industry's highest density 1.35V virtual rank memory module. Supporting up to 384GB of DRAM populated in a single dual socket server, low voltage HyperCloud now offers datacenters the ability to realize up to 19 percent in memory power savings when compared with traditional 1.5V solutions.
"The need for datacenters to run more efficiently is increasing, especially as IT managers place more emphasis on both the economic and environmental impact of their energy consumption," said C.K. Hong, president and CEO of Netlist. "Low voltage HyperCloud memory provides a lower power option for datacenters that will reduce total energy costs while still delivering a 'best in class' high capacity and bandwidth memory solution."
Low voltage HyperCloud memory features low latency and supports 3 DIMMs per channel (3 DPC) at a transfer rate of 1067 MT/s (backward compatible with 3 DPC 1333 MT/s at 1.5V) to provide maximum memory bandwidth and increased server performance versus standard registered DIMMs (RDIMMs) at 1.35V. It also utilizes Netlist's patented rank multiplication ASIC technology to fully populate three memory channels with 16GB 2 virtual rank (vRank) RDIMMs. Four physical ranks are hidden from the memory controller hub and presented as two virtual ranks. Dual socket servers can then be fully populated with twenty-four 16GB 2 vRank RDIMMs (4 DPC) reaching a total capacity of 384GB.
Netlist will debut a 4GB low voltage HyperCloud module in an IBM x3550 M3 server along with other HyperCloud demonstrations, including "Datacenter in a Box," at Interop on April 27-29 at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas, booth number 850. The "Datacenter in Box" will showcase how to run a datacenter from a single server utilizing 288GB of HyperCloud memory.
Netlist plans to sample customers with 1.35V low voltage HyperCloud this quarter and expects to be in production during the second half of this year.
About Netlist:
Netlist, Inc. designs and manufactures high-performance, logic-based memory subsystems for the server and high-performance computing and communications markets. The Company's memory subsystems are developed for applications in which high-speed, high-capacity memory, enhanced functionality, small form factor, and heat dissipation are key requirements. These applications include tower-servers, rack-mounted servers, blade servers, high-performance computing clusters, engineering workstations, and telecommunication equipment. Netlist was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in Irvine, California with manufacturing facilities in Suzhou, People's Republic of China.
Safe Harbor Statement
This news release contains forward-looking statements regarding future events and the future performance of Netlist. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expected or projected. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, continuing development, qualification and volume production of NetVault(TM) and Hyper Cloud(TM); the rapidly-changing nature of technology; risks associated with intellectual property, including the costs and unpredictability of litigation over infringement of our intellectual property; volatility in the pricing of DRAM ICs and NAND; changes in and uncertainty of customer acceptance of, and demand for, our existing products and products under development, including uncertainty of and/or delays in product orders and product qualifications; delays in the Company's and its customers' product releases and development; introductions of new products by competitors; changes in end-user demand for technology solutions; the Company's ability to attract and retain skilled personnel; the Company's reliance on suppliers of critical components; fluctuations in the market price of critical components; evolving industry standards; and the political and regulatory environment in the People's Republic of China. Other risks and uncertainties are described in the Company's annual report on Form 10-K, dated February 19, 2010, and subsequent filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission made by the Company from time to time. Except as required by law, Netlist undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
Media Contact: Investor Contact:
Katie Lister Jill Bertotti
Vantage Communications for Netlist Allen & Caron Inc
407-767-0452 x229 949-474-4300
klister@pr-vantage.comjill@allencaron.com
Source: Netlist, Inc.
CONTACT: media, Katie Lister of Vantage Communications, +1-407-767-0452,
ext. 229, klister@pr-vantage.com; or investors, Jill Bertotti of Allen & Caron
Inc, +1-949-474-4300, jill@allencaron.com, both for Netlist
Web Site: http://www.netlist.com/
DAS Label/Interscope Recording Artist Carney Announce Summer Tour in Support of Debut Album Mr. Green Vol. 1 out May 11th
Poster: SySAdmin
Posted on April 27, 2010 at 5:14:01 AM
DAS Label/Interscope Recording Artist Carney Announce Summer Tour in Support of Debut Album Mr. Green Vol. 1 out May 11th
TOUR DATES SUPPORTING ATHLETE KICK OFF MAY 31st IN HOBOKEN, NJ FRONTMAN REEVE CARNEY STARS AS PETER PARKER/SPIDERMAN IN UPCOMING BROADWAY PRODUCTION FEATURING MUSIC BY U2'S BONO AND THE EDGE
NEW YORK, April 27 -- L.A.-based rock band Carney set out on tour this summer in support of their eagerly awaited debut album Mr. Green Vol. 1 out May 11th on DAS Label/Interscope. Carney will also headline a special album release show on May 15th at LA's El Rey Theatre before embarking on a cross-country tour supporting UK songsmiths, Athlete, kicking off May 31st at Maxwell's in Hoboken, NJ.
Carney are known for their incendiary live show with regular sold out LA residencies at the El Rey Theatre and The Troubadour. Named one of the hottest bands at Lollapalooza by Spin, the band has also won over crowds at Bonnaroo, San Diego Street Scene and Outside Lands Festival, with Entertainment Weekly naming Reeve Carney (lead vocals/guitar) "one of the 10 Rising Stars to watch in 2010."
In addition to band frontman duties, Reeve's extracurricular activities include playing the role of Peter Parker/Spiderman in the upcoming Julie Taymor-directed Broadway production of "Spiderman: Turn Off The Dark", featuring music written by Bono and The Edge. "An amazing voice and a truly charismatic presence", raves Bono of Reeve. Reeve Carney has also been cast in the film adaptation of William Shakespeare's The Tempest alongside Helen Mirren, Alan Cumming and Russell Brand.
A limited run of 1,000 autographed collector's edition CDs with signed poster are available for pre-order now: http://store.interscope.com/carney/ Carney's first single, "Love Me Chase Me" is available on iTunes "It's cinematic, it jumps around to different places, and in the span of five minutes, it sort of sums up what we're capable of as a band," says guitarist Zane Carney. "I like having a cinematic approach to music," adds lead singer, Reeve Carney.
The music video for the single co-stars Evan Rachel Wood and was shot on the set of the hit HBO series Carnivale. Check it out here: http://www.vevo.com/watch/carney/love-me-chase me/USUV70903483
Brothers Reeve and Zane Carney are joined by Aiden Moore on bass and Jon Epcar on drums. Mr. Green Vol. 1 is produced by Carney and engineered/mixed by Matty Green.
DON'T MISS CARNEY ON
TOUR!
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Headline Dates
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5/10 Casbah San Diego, CA
5/11 Hotel Utah San Francisco, CA
5/13 Detroit Bar Costa Mesa, CA
5/15 El Rey Theatre Los Angeles, CA
Supporting Athlete
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5/31 Maxwells Hoboken, NJ
6/1 Bowery Ballroom New York , NY
6/2 Middle East Downstairs Cambridge, MA
6/3 Johnny Brenda's Philadelphia, PA
6/5 The Bell House Brooklyn, NY
6/6 Jammin' Java Vienna, VA
6/7 Lee's Place Toronto, ON
6/9 Double Door Chicago, IL
6/10 Triple Rock Minneapolis, MN
6/12 Bluebird Theatre Denver, CO
6/14 Crocodile Cafe Seattle, WA
6/15 Venue Vancouver, BC
6/16 Mississippi Studios Portland, OR
6/22 Rhythm Room Phoenix, AZ
6/24 Cambridge Room @ HOB Dallas, TX
6/25 Stubbs Bar-B-Q Austin, TX
6/26 Walters On Washington Houston, TX
6/28 WorkPlay Theater Birmingham, AL
6/29 Vinyl Atlanta, GA
Festival Dates
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Further Festival @
5/30 Mountain Aire Angels Camp, CA
7/2 Summerfest Milwaukee, WI
7/4 WXRT-Taste of Chicago Chicago, IL
Mr. Green Vol. 1 is in stores May 11, 2010
http://store.interscope.com/carney/http://www.myspace.com/carneytheband
Source: Interscope Records
CONTACT: Lisa DiAngelo, +1-212-841-8047, lisa.diangelo@umusic.com, for
Interscope Records
Web Site: http://store.interscope.com/carney
http://www.vevo.com/watch/carney/love-me-chase me/USUV70903483
http://www.myspace.com/carneytheband
TOUR DATES SUPPORTING ATHLETE KICK OFF MAY 31st IN HOBOKEN, NJ FRONTMAN REEVE CARNEY STARS AS PETER PARKER/SPIDERMAN IN UPCOMING BROADWAY PRODUCTION FEATURING MUSIC BY U2'S BONO AND THE EDGE
NEW YORK, April 27 -- L.A.-based rock band Carney set out on tour this summer in support of their eagerly awaited debut album Mr. Green Vol. 1 out May 11th on DAS Label/Interscope. Carney will also headline a special album release show on May 15th at LA's El Rey Theatre before embarking on a cross-country tour supporting UK songsmiths, Athlete, kicking off May 31st at Maxwell's in Hoboken, NJ.
Carney are known for their incendiary live show with regular sold out LA residencies at the El Rey Theatre and The Troubadour. Named one of the hottest bands at Lollapalooza by Spin, the band has also won over crowds at Bonnaroo, San Diego Street Scene and Outside Lands Festival, with Entertainment Weekly naming Reeve Carney (lead vocals/guitar) "one of the 10 Rising Stars to watch in 2010."
In addition to band frontman duties, Reeve's extracurricular activities include playing the role of Peter Parker/Spiderman in the upcoming Julie Taymor-directed Broadway production of "Spiderman: Turn Off The Dark", featuring music written by Bono and The Edge. "An amazing voice and a truly charismatic presence", raves Bono of Reeve. Reeve Carney has also been cast in the film adaptation of William Shakespeare's The Tempest alongside Helen Mirren, Alan Cumming and Russell Brand.
A limited run of 1,000 autographed collector's edition CDs with signed poster are available for pre-order now: http://store.interscope.com/carney/ Carney's first single, "Love Me Chase Me" is available on iTunes "It's cinematic, it jumps around to different places, and in the span of five minutes, it sort of sums up what we're capable of as a band," says guitarist Zane Carney. "I like having a cinematic approach to music," adds lead singer, Reeve Carney.
The music video for the single co-stars Evan Rachel Wood and was shot on the set of the hit HBO series Carnivale. Check it out here: http://www.vevo.com/watch/carney/love-me-chase me/USUV70903483
Brothers Reeve and Zane Carney are joined by Aiden Moore on bass and Jon Epcar on drums. Mr. Green Vol. 1 is produced by Carney and engineered/mixed by Matty Green.
DON'T MISS CARNEY ON
TOUR!
--------------------
Headline Dates
--------------
5/10 Casbah San Diego, CA
5/11 Hotel Utah San Francisco, CA
5/13 Detroit Bar Costa Mesa, CA
5/15 El Rey Theatre Los Angeles, CA
Supporting Athlete
------------------
5/31 Maxwells Hoboken, NJ
6/1 Bowery Ballroom New York , NY
6/2 Middle East Downstairs Cambridge, MA
6/3 Johnny Brenda's Philadelphia, PA
6/5 The Bell House Brooklyn, NY
6/6 Jammin' Java Vienna, VA
6/7 Lee's Place Toronto, ON
6/9 Double Door Chicago, IL
6/10 Triple Rock Minneapolis, MN
6/12 Bluebird Theatre Denver, CO
6/14 Crocodile Cafe Seattle, WA
6/15 Venue Vancouver, BC
6/16 Mississippi Studios Portland, OR
6/22 Rhythm Room Phoenix, AZ
6/24 Cambridge Room @ HOB Dallas, TX
6/25 Stubbs Bar-B-Q Austin, TX
6/26 Walters On Washington Houston, TX
6/28 WorkPlay Theater Birmingham, AL
6/29 Vinyl Atlanta, GA
Festival Dates
--------------
Further Festival @
5/30 Mountain Aire Angels Camp, CA
7/2 Summerfest Milwaukee, WI
7/4 WXRT-Taste of Chicago Chicago, IL
Mr. Green Vol. 1 is in stores May 11, 2010
http://store.interscope.com/carney/http://www.myspace.com/carneytheband
Source: Interscope Records
CONTACT: Lisa DiAngelo, +1-212-841-8047, lisa.diangelo@umusic.com, for
Interscope Records
Web Site: http://store.interscope.com/carney
http://www.vevo.com/watch/carney/love-me-chase me/USUV70903483
http://www.myspace.com/carneytheband
Lancope Demonstrates Suspect Data Loss Alarm in NetFlow-based StealthWatch System at InfoSecurity Europe 2010
Poster: SySAdmin
Posted on April 27, 2010 at 5:07:01 AM
Lancope Demonstrates Suspect Data Loss Alarm in NetFlow-based StealthWatch System at InfoSecurity Europe 2010
~Leading Flow-based Network Performance and Security Monitoring Solution Detects Data Extrusions Regardless of Data Format, Protocol or Encryption~
ATLANTA AND LONDON, April 27 -- InfoSecurity Europe 2010 -- Lancope, Inc., the leader in NetFlow(TM) collection and analysis (http://news.lancope.com/press.php?include=141667) and the provider of the StealthWatch® System for flow-based network performance and security monitoring, today announced that it will demonstrate the Suspect Data Loss alarm in StealthWatch at InfoSecurity Europe at Stand E24. Enhancing StealthWatch's ability to protect organizations against data leakage and improving end-to-end visibility across physical and virtual networks, the new alarm alerts organizations of potential data extrusions regardless of data format, protocol or encryption technique.
Recent studies show that the average organizational cost of a single data breach is close to $7M and rising (1). Recognizing that data loss prevention is a top priority for most organizations, Lancope developed the alarm, which detects anomalous data transfer from any point on the network to the Internet. Specifically, StealthWatch quickly identifies unusual network behavior indicative of data loss and provides details about the users involved, the amount of data transferred, the services used, how long the communications lasted and if it was a recurring event. StealthWatch is the only flow-based solution that reduces data loss and scales to monitor global networks for security, network performance, and virtual operations - all from a single platform.
The StealthWatch Suspect Data Loss alarm works with any data format or protocol, including unstructured data schemes commonly used to store employee identification numbers and private health information. Other data loss prevention tools require packet-level visibility to detect employee identification, credit card and social security numbers leaving the network. This requires the deployment of expensive probes throughout the network, as well as resource-intensive manual configuration and maintenance. Unlike traditional DLP tools, StealthWatch neither sits inline on the network nor requires probes. Rather, StealthWatch collects and analyzes flow telemetry to cost-effectively deliver visibility across physical and virtual networks. Extending visibility down to the user identity level, StealthWatch connects network activity with individual user names, not just IP addresses, to significantly improve audit controls for regulatory compliance.
Offering organizations increased control of their networks, StealthWatch enables immediate mitigation actions when a breach is detected, from triggering a deeper analysis to blocking a specific transaction from completing to provide time for investigation. All baselines and blocking actions can be easily modified, including exceptions for traffic amount thresholds.
"Data loss prevention is top of mind for many organizations, especially when the costs associated with a breach continue to rise and regulators impose stiff penalties for losing customer records," said Adam Powers, CTO of Lancope. "Designed to complement Data Loss Prevention technologies, the Suspect Data Loss alarm uses NetFlow to detect suspicious uploads without requiring payload content analysis. By leveraging flow telemetry for detailed network visibility, StealthWatch is ideally suited to detect and prevent data breaches -- without expensive probes and time-consuming configuration and maintenance."
For more information about how StealthWatch supports Data Loss Prevention (DLP), visit http://www2.lancope.com/l/2382/2010-03-22/153DP/2382/21977/Data_Loss_Preventio n_print.pdf or stop by the Lancope Stand E24 at InfoSecurity Europe 2010.
About Lancope
Lancope®, Inc. is the leader in NetFlow collection and analysis and the provider of the StealthWatch® System for flow-based network performance and security monitoring. StealthWatch delivers unmatched scalability, best-in-class problem resolution work flow, and the industry's only unified platform for managing network, security and virtual operations. Delivering unified visibility across physical and virtual networks, StealthWatch eliminates network blind spots and reduces total network and security management costs. Both OPSEC and Common Criteria-certified, StealthWatch monitors the networks of Global 2000 organizations, academic institutions and government entities worldwide. Lancope also partners with fellow best-of-breed solution providers through its Technology Alliance Program, which includes Cisco Systems, Brocade, Blue Coat, VMware, IBM Tivoli, Check Point, TippingPoint, ArcSight and A10 Networks. Lancope is a privately held, venture-backed company headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. For more information, visit http://www.lancope.com.
©2010 Lancope, Inc. All rights reserved. Lancope, StealthWatch, and other trademarks are registered or unregistered trademarks of Lancope, Inc. All other trademarks are properties of their respective owners.
(1) Ponemon Study Shows the Cost of a Data Breach Continues to Increase; Jan. 25, 2010; PR Newswire
Available Topic Expert(s): For information on the listed expert(s), click appropriate link.
David Salter: https://profnet.prnewswire.com/Subscriber/ExpertProfile.aspx?ei=63045
Adam Powers: https://profnet.prnewswire.com/Subscriber/ExpertProfile.aspx?ei=68345
Source: Lancope, Inc.
CONTACT: Jody Ma Kissling, +1-770-225-6513, jma@lancope.com
Web Site: http://www.lancope.com/
~Leading Flow-based Network Performance and Security Monitoring Solution Detects Data Extrusions Regardless of Data Format, Protocol or Encryption~
ATLANTA AND LONDON, April 27 -- InfoSecurity Europe 2010 -- Lancope, Inc., the leader in NetFlow(TM) collection and analysis (http://news.lancope.com/press.php?include=141667) and the provider of the StealthWatch® System for flow-based network performance and security monitoring, today announced that it will demonstrate the Suspect Data Loss alarm in StealthWatch at InfoSecurity Europe at Stand E24. Enhancing StealthWatch's ability to protect organizations against data leakage and improving end-to-end visibility across physical and virtual networks, the new alarm alerts organizations of potential data extrusions regardless of data format, protocol or encryption technique.
Recent studies show that the average organizational cost of a single data breach is close to $7M and rising (1). Recognizing that data loss prevention is a top priority for most organizations, Lancope developed the alarm, which detects anomalous data transfer from any point on the network to the Internet. Specifically, StealthWatch quickly identifies unusual network behavior indicative of data loss and provides details about the users involved, the amount of data transferred, the services used, how long the communications lasted and if it was a recurring event. StealthWatch is the only flow-based solution that reduces data loss and scales to monitor global networks for security, network performance, and virtual operations - all from a single platform.
The StealthWatch Suspect Data Loss alarm works with any data format or protocol, including unstructured data schemes commonly used to store employee identification numbers and private health information. Other data loss prevention tools require packet-level visibility to detect employee identification, credit card and social security numbers leaving the network. This requires the deployment of expensive probes throughout the network, as well as resource-intensive manual configuration and maintenance. Unlike traditional DLP tools, StealthWatch neither sits inline on the network nor requires probes. Rather, StealthWatch collects and analyzes flow telemetry to cost-effectively deliver visibility across physical and virtual networks. Extending visibility down to the user identity level, StealthWatch connects network activity with individual user names, not just IP addresses, to significantly improve audit controls for regulatory compliance.
Offering organizations increased control of their networks, StealthWatch enables immediate mitigation actions when a breach is detected, from triggering a deeper analysis to blocking a specific transaction from completing to provide time for investigation. All baselines and blocking actions can be easily modified, including exceptions for traffic amount thresholds.
"Data loss prevention is top of mind for many organizations, especially when the costs associated with a breach continue to rise and regulators impose stiff penalties for losing customer records," said Adam Powers, CTO of Lancope. "Designed to complement Data Loss Prevention technologies, the Suspect Data Loss alarm uses NetFlow to detect suspicious uploads without requiring payload content analysis. By leveraging flow telemetry for detailed network visibility, StealthWatch is ideally suited to detect and prevent data breaches -- without expensive probes and time-consuming configuration and maintenance."
For more information about how StealthWatch supports Data Loss Prevention (DLP), visit http://www2.lancope.com/l/2382/2010-03-22/153DP/2382/21977/Data_Loss_Preventio n_print.pdf or stop by the Lancope Stand E24 at InfoSecurity Europe 2010.
About Lancope
Lancope®, Inc. is the leader in NetFlow collection and analysis and the provider of the StealthWatch® System for flow-based network performance and security monitoring. StealthWatch delivers unmatched scalability, best-in-class problem resolution work flow, and the industry's only unified platform for managing network, security and virtual operations. Delivering unified visibility across physical and virtual networks, StealthWatch eliminates network blind spots and reduces total network and security management costs. Both OPSEC and Common Criteria-certified, StealthWatch monitors the networks of Global 2000 organizations, academic institutions and government entities worldwide. Lancope also partners with fellow best-of-breed solution providers through its Technology Alliance Program, which includes Cisco Systems, Brocade, Blue Coat, VMware, IBM Tivoli, Check Point, TippingPoint, ArcSight and A10 Networks. Lancope is a privately held, venture-backed company headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. For more information, visit http://www.lancope.com.
©2010 Lancope, Inc. All rights reserved. Lancope, StealthWatch, and other trademarks are registered or unregistered trademarks of Lancope, Inc. All other trademarks are properties of their respective owners.
(1) Ponemon Study Shows the Cost of a Data Breach Continues to Increase; Jan. 25, 2010; PR Newswire
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David Salter: https://profnet.prnewswire.com/Subscriber/ExpertProfile.aspx?ei=63045
Adam Powers: https://profnet.prnewswire.com/Subscriber/ExpertProfile.aspx?ei=68345
Source: Lancope, Inc.
CONTACT: Jody Ma Kissling, +1-770-225-6513, jma@lancope.com
Web Site: http://www.lancope.com/
MMC Acquires BGR.com, One of the Top Mobile & Gadget Sites in the World
Poster: SySAdmin
Posted on April 27, 2010 at 4:07:01 AM
MMC Acquires BGR.com, One of the Top Mobile & Gadget Sites in the World
Boy Genius Report and Jonathan Geller join MMC, Jay Penske's growing digital media and publishing network
LOS ANGELES, April 27 -- Mail.com Media Corporation, (MMC), the digital media company that owns and operates the Mail.com portal and email service as well as a growing portfolio of lifestyle brands including, Deadline.com, HollywoodLife.com, Movieline.com and OnCars.com, announced today its acquisition of BGR.com, one of the top mobile/gadget sites in the world. MMC also begins a long-term, multi-year partnership with Jonathan Geller, the highly respected founder known as Boy Genius from Boy Genius Report.
(Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20100329/LA78490LOGO)
Launched in October 2006, BGR.com has grown quickly to become one of the top three sites in the mobile category. Demonstrating its appeal to a broad audience that extends beyond mobile, Technorati also lists BGR.com as one of the Top 50 most influential content destinations in the world, across all categories.
Like many kids with a fascination for technology and gadgets, Geller owned his first cell phone from the young age of 10 years-old. At 17, he began writing for Engadget. Not long afterwards, he started BGR as a passion project that quickly transitioned into the "go-to" site for breaking news for mobile devices and gadgets.
Now reaching over 1 Million users per month, BGR.com is the leading source for breaking news and analysis on products in-market as well as prior to launch. The site has also broken the news first on almost every new BlackBerry handset. In 2006, BGR.com was the first to report on AT&T's second half product launches before the news broke in mainstream media. Over the last four years, BGR.com has been the first to break news and provide exclusive content about many of the most significant product launches--months before the release and formal announcement.
Commenting on the move to MMC, Geller said, "I'm excited to be able to partner with Jay Penske and MMC on the BGR property. I look forward to continuing to grow BGR globally with the support of MMC's talented team and extended network. Our new platform will allow us to deliver the same high quality exclusive breaking news that we're known for, but to an even larger audience. I'm also excited to have the opportunity to expand BGR beyond just the mobile category to reach a new core of ferociously dedicated readers".
The impact of the expansion cannot be underestimated. RIM's stock price increased by over 30% immediately after BGR.com broke the news of their new devices. Motorola's stock price grew by 8% following BGR.com's review of the DROID. Testament to the fact that the immediacy with which new media sites like BGR.com and Deadline.com, that break news and report on major events first, does in fact, move the needle in the financial sector.
"We're thrilled to announce our acquisition of BGR, and partnership with Jonathan. Very much in the mold of Nikki Finke of Deadline.com, Jonathan has singlehandedly built an influential site with original content that appeals to an extremely engaged and loyal following in one of the largest and most exciting categories online--and he's done it all before his 23rd birthday," said Jay Penske, the founder, Chairman and CEO of MMC. "I believe MMC is a perfect fit for Geller and BGR.com--because we provide the most original and conversational content on the web, and have the skill-set, infrastructure and reach to accelerate the scale of the BGR brand."
About BGR.com
BGR, or Boy Genius Report as it was formally known, was founded by Internet phenomenon and journalist Boy Genius (Jonathan Geller). Starting off writing for Engadget and Engadget Mobile, the then anonymous blogger quickly gained a massive online following by constantly breaking stories in the mobile gadget space. With the rise in popularity of Boy Genius' columns, a formal website became a necessity. Visit the BoyGenius at http://www.BGR.com & Follow BGR at http://twitter.com/boygeniusreport
About Mail.com Media Corporation (MMC)
MMC is a leading digital media company founded by CEO Jay Penske in 2004. The company owns and operates Mail.com, a global multi-media publishing platform. In addition, MMC owns a unique portfolio of lifestyle brands that provide the web's best original content in categories including entertainment, automotive, breaking news, mobile, tech/gadget, media, finance, health, beauty, style and sports. Mail.com, OnCars.com, Deadline.com, HollywoodLife.com, BGR.com, Movieline.com, Fan.com, are all part of the MMC digital portfolio.
Photo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20100329/LA78490LOGO
Source: Mail.com Media Corporation
CONTACT: Media, Petra Olson of MMC, +1-310-321-5000,
polsson@corp.mail.com; or BGR.com, press@boygeniusreport.com
Web Site: http://www.mail.com/
http://www.bgr.com/
Boy Genius Report and Jonathan Geller join MMC, Jay Penske's growing digital media and publishing network
LOS ANGELES, April 27 -- Mail.com Media Corporation, (MMC), the digital media company that owns and operates the Mail.com portal and email service as well as a growing portfolio of lifestyle brands including, Deadline.com, HollywoodLife.com, Movieline.com and OnCars.com, announced today its acquisition of BGR.com, one of the top mobile/gadget sites in the world. MMC also begins a long-term, multi-year partnership with Jonathan Geller, the highly respected founder known as Boy Genius from Boy Genius Report.
(Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20100329/LA78490LOGO)
Launched in October 2006, BGR.com has grown quickly to become one of the top three sites in the mobile category. Demonstrating its appeal to a broad audience that extends beyond mobile, Technorati also lists BGR.com as one of the Top 50 most influential content destinations in the world, across all categories.
Like many kids with a fascination for technology and gadgets, Geller owned his first cell phone from the young age of 10 years-old. At 17, he began writing for Engadget. Not long afterwards, he started BGR as a passion project that quickly transitioned into the "go-to" site for breaking news for mobile devices and gadgets.
Now reaching over 1 Million users per month, BGR.com is the leading source for breaking news and analysis on products in-market as well as prior to launch. The site has also broken the news first on almost every new BlackBerry handset. In 2006, BGR.com was the first to report on AT&T's second half product launches before the news broke in mainstream media. Over the last four years, BGR.com has been the first to break news and provide exclusive content about many of the most significant product launches--months before the release and formal announcement.
Commenting on the move to MMC, Geller said, "I'm excited to be able to partner with Jay Penske and MMC on the BGR property. I look forward to continuing to grow BGR globally with the support of MMC's talented team and extended network. Our new platform will allow us to deliver the same high quality exclusive breaking news that we're known for, but to an even larger audience. I'm also excited to have the opportunity to expand BGR beyond just the mobile category to reach a new core of ferociously dedicated readers".
The impact of the expansion cannot be underestimated. RIM's stock price increased by over 30% immediately after BGR.com broke the news of their new devices. Motorola's stock price grew by 8% following BGR.com's review of the DROID. Testament to the fact that the immediacy with which new media sites like BGR.com and Deadline.com, that break news and report on major events first, does in fact, move the needle in the financial sector.
"We're thrilled to announce our acquisition of BGR, and partnership with Jonathan. Very much in the mold of Nikki Finke of Deadline.com, Jonathan has singlehandedly built an influential site with original content that appeals to an extremely engaged and loyal following in one of the largest and most exciting categories online--and he's done it all before his 23rd birthday," said Jay Penske, the founder, Chairman and CEO of MMC. "I believe MMC is a perfect fit for Geller and BGR.com--because we provide the most original and conversational content on the web, and have the skill-set, infrastructure and reach to accelerate the scale of the BGR brand."
About BGR.com
BGR, or Boy Genius Report as it was formally known, was founded by Internet phenomenon and journalist Boy Genius (Jonathan Geller). Starting off writing for Engadget and Engadget Mobile, the then anonymous blogger quickly gained a massive online following by constantly breaking stories in the mobile gadget space. With the rise in popularity of Boy Genius' columns, a formal website became a necessity. Visit the BoyGenius at http://www.BGR.com & Follow BGR at http://twitter.com/boygeniusreport
About Mail.com Media Corporation (MMC)
MMC is a leading digital media company founded by CEO Jay Penske in 2004. The company owns and operates Mail.com, a global multi-media publishing platform. In addition, MMC owns a unique portfolio of lifestyle brands that provide the web's best original content in categories including entertainment, automotive, breaking news, mobile, tech/gadget, media, finance, health, beauty, style and sports. Mail.com, OnCars.com, Deadline.com, HollywoodLife.com, BGR.com, Movieline.com, Fan.com, are all part of the MMC digital portfolio.
Photo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20100329/LA78490LOGO
Source: Mail.com Media Corporation
CONTACT: Media, Petra Olson of MMC, +1-310-321-5000,
polsson@corp.mail.com; or BGR.com, press@boygeniusreport.com
Web Site: http://www.mail.com/
http://www.bgr.com/
Brands Now Able to Engage With a Mainstream Audience
Poster: SySAdmin
Posted on April 27, 2010 at 4:00:01 AM
Thanks to Cost Effective Mobile Apps
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Brands Now Able to Engage With a Mainstream Audience Thanks to Cost Effective Mobile Apps
LONDON, April 27, 2010-- Brands are taking advantage of a unique service developed by
Grapple Mobile that enables them to create applications for the mass market
quickly, easily and at a much lower cost. Using their patented technology,
Grapple Mobile has reduced the cost of developing cross platform mobile
applications by 75% and brought the length of the process down from months to
weeks, without compromising on quality or user experience.
With over 1.6m downloads a day from Nokia's Ovi Store alone,
mobile applications are swiftly becoming the most astute way for companies
and brands to connect directly with their target audience, wherever they are.
Importantly, early adopters are listening to the increasing demand from
consumers for high quality apps not only for iPhone, which has less than 2.7%
UK market penetration, but also across the full spectrum of mobile handsets
including Android, BlackBerry, Nokia and Sony Ericsson.
While previously this has been a complicated, costly and
lengthy process Grapple Mobile (http://www.grapplemobile.com) has spent 4
years and over $9m developing their unique technology that enables them to
build an app once and publish across a broad spectrum of devices (around 480
handsets including iPhone, Android, Blackberry and Nokia). The app is hosted
so it can then be downloaded to any handset via a single link sent to the
companies existing user base, or from any of the major app stores.
"Previously untenable costs and drawn out development times
have limited agencies' and brands' ability to exploit the major benefit of
extended reach from a cross platform mobile application" comments Alistair
Crane, Grapple Mobile, CEO "Grapple removes these barriers, providing the
only all encompassing solution for anyone wanting to create an app that can
be used by the masses."
In light of the upcoming elections the Green Party
acknowledged the potential of mobile marketing and recently launched an app
which assesses how in line the voter is with their core policies and forms an
integral part of the party's broader election campaign. They made use of
Grapple's unrivalled reach and fast-tracked verification and submission
process, and the app which took just two weeks to build, is now accessible
internationally on all major mobile handsets (including iPhone, Android,
Blackberry, Nokia, and Samsung) from the major app stores or via text
message.
"We wanted to get Green Party policy into the pockets of the
electorate, not just those with high end phones. Grapple's technology allowed
us to do this across all handsets" says Dom O'Brien, Head of Innovation, glue
London. "Grapple built the app to a tight budget and schedule and the results
are impressive."
Notes to Editors:
About Grapple Mobile
Grapple Mobile, a Red Herring top 50 company and quickly being recognised
as a centre of excellence for mobile application development, launched to
brands and agencies in January 2010. Grapple previously invested 4 years and
$9m in research and development to create their unique patented technology
that enables the quick, easy and cost effective production of high quality
cross platform mobile applications.
Grapple's team of experts, including Europe's no.1 iPhone developer,
provide a full service offering guiding clients right through the process
from conception, to verification, signing and submission or alternatively
they can develop apps themselves. Grapple also provides full analytics on app
usage across all platforms.
For further information please contact:
Amy Shannon, PR Manager, +44(0)20-7952-4041, amy@grapplemobile.com
To download images of the Green Party application please visit:
http://www.grapplemobile.com/pr/GreenPartyImages.zip
Source: Grapple Mobile Ltd
For further information please contact: Amy Shannon, PR Manager, +44(0)20-7952-4041, amy@grapplemobile.com
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Brands Now Able to Engage With a Mainstream Audience Thanks to Cost Effective Mobile Apps
LONDON, April 27, 2010-- Brands are taking advantage of a unique service developed by
Grapple Mobile that enables them to create applications for the mass market
quickly, easily and at a much lower cost. Using their patented technology,
Grapple Mobile has reduced the cost of developing cross platform mobile
applications by 75% and brought the length of the process down from months to
weeks, without compromising on quality or user experience.
With over 1.6m downloads a day from Nokia's Ovi Store alone,
mobile applications are swiftly becoming the most astute way for companies
and brands to connect directly with their target audience, wherever they are.
Importantly, early adopters are listening to the increasing demand from
consumers for high quality apps not only for iPhone, which has less than 2.7%
UK market penetration, but also across the full spectrum of mobile handsets
including Android, BlackBerry, Nokia and Sony Ericsson.
While previously this has been a complicated, costly and
lengthy process Grapple Mobile (http://www.grapplemobile.com) has spent 4
years and over $9m developing their unique technology that enables them to
build an app once and publish across a broad spectrum of devices (around 480
handsets including iPhone, Android, Blackberry and Nokia). The app is hosted
so it can then be downloaded to any handset via a single link sent to the
companies existing user base, or from any of the major app stores.
"Previously untenable costs and drawn out development times
have limited agencies' and brands' ability to exploit the major benefit of
extended reach from a cross platform mobile application" comments Alistair
Crane, Grapple Mobile, CEO "Grapple removes these barriers, providing the
only all encompassing solution for anyone wanting to create an app that can
be used by the masses."
In light of the upcoming elections the Green Party
acknowledged the potential of mobile marketing and recently launched an app
which assesses how in line the voter is with their core policies and forms an
integral part of the party's broader election campaign. They made use of
Grapple's unrivalled reach and fast-tracked verification and submission
process, and the app which took just two weeks to build, is now accessible
internationally on all major mobile handsets (including iPhone, Android,
Blackberry, Nokia, and Samsung) from the major app stores or via text
message.
"We wanted to get Green Party policy into the pockets of the
electorate, not just those with high end phones. Grapple's technology allowed
us to do this across all handsets" says Dom O'Brien, Head of Innovation, glue
London. "Grapple built the app to a tight budget and schedule and the results
are impressive."
Notes to Editors:
About Grapple Mobile
Grapple Mobile, a Red Herring top 50 company and quickly being recognised
as a centre of excellence for mobile application development, launched to
brands and agencies in January 2010. Grapple previously invested 4 years and
$9m in research and development to create their unique patented technology
that enables the quick, easy and cost effective production of high quality
cross platform mobile applications.
Grapple's team of experts, including Europe's no.1 iPhone developer,
provide a full service offering guiding clients right through the process
from conception, to verification, signing and submission or alternatively
they can develop apps themselves. Grapple also provides full analytics on app
usage across all platforms.
For further information please contact:
Amy Shannon, PR Manager, +44(0)20-7952-4041, amy@grapplemobile.com
To download images of the Green Party application please visit:
http://www.grapplemobile.com/pr/GreenPartyImages.zip
Source: Grapple Mobile Ltd
For further information please contact: Amy Shannon, PR Manager, +44(0)20-7952-4041, amy@grapplemobile.com
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Dominio Amigo Announce Domainmonster as .CO Technical Partner
Poster: SySAdmin
Posted on April 27, 2010 at 3:07:01 AM
Dominio Amigo Announce Domainmonster as .CO Technical Partner
LONDON, April 27, 2010-- Dominio Amigo S.A.S, a .CO accredited domain name registrar, today
announce Domainmonster.com as their technical partner for the .CO domain
name launch.
Julio Camacho, CEO, Dominio Amigo S.A.S, commented, "Domainmonster was a
simple choice for us. In the past two years they have consistently performed
at both ccTLD and gTLD launches, securing the very best Internet real estate
for their customers." "With a first come first served launch, it's vital we
perform with precision and their platform will allow us to do so," continued
Camacho.
The .CO domain is due to open its doors to the public on 20th July 2010,
with trademark and premium stages prior. It's available for worldwide
registration without any restrictions, adopting industry first brand
protection procedures to reduce cyber-squatting.
"We are delighted to be able to offer Dominio Amigo our platform for this
launch," commented Matt Mansell, CEO, Domainmonster.com. "Their leading
Internet expertise in the Latin America region provides a local partner with
trustworthy and proven experience. We're excited they've recognised our
launch success and chosen to partner with us on this global launch,"
continued Mansell.
Under the agreement, each party will retail domains on behalf of each
other drawing on each other's accreditations as resellers.Domainmonster.com
are already accepting pre-orders for each stage. Further information about
.co domains can be found at:
General .CO domain name information -
http://www.domainmonster.com/domain-name/co/
How to pre order a .co domain -
http://www.domainmonster.com/buy-domain/co/
.CO domain registration launch detail -
http://www.domainmonster.com/domain-registration/co/
.CO domain Registry information -
http://www.domainmonster.com/domains/co/
About Domainmonster.com
Domainmonster.com has rapidly grown to become a Top 50 fastest
growing ICANN accredited registrar. With sales in Dollars, Sterling & Euros,
Domainmonster.com is a round the clock operation serving customers across the
globe. The No. 1 performer worldwide for all gTLD launches in the past two
years (1), Domainmonster.com is well known for its success securing the best
virtual real estate.
Coupled with knowledgeable customer service and a consistently
low, "no catches", bulk pricing model, it's no wonder more than 30% of the
domains Domainmonster.com manages are inbound transfers! Domainmonster.com
brings a fresh outlook to domain registration and counts itself lucky to
serve endless domain portfolio holders and worldwide brands, amongst its many
customers.
About Dominio Amigo
Dominio Amigo is one of the 10 official .CO accredited
registrars worldwide. The company offers a one-stop shop of web based
products to all of its customers at very competitive rates, enabling them to
compete more efficiently in the global marketplace.
Dominio Amigo is proud to be one of the top Latin American
companies to offer these services, and is constantly striving to improve
competitiveness through the virtual world."
Editor's notes
1. Data compiled using publicly filed data located at
http://www.icann.org/en/tlds/monthly-reports/ for new domain launches in
2008/2009. Based on 1 Year new domains created within first month following
Go-Live/Normal Operation start date, across all gTLD domains launched in
2008/9.
Domainmonster(R) is a registered trademark of Mesh Digital Limited
For further information, please contact:
Pete Osmond, Product Manager, Domainmonster.com: +1-917-677-6499
Matt Mansell, CEO, Domainmonster.com: +44(0)1483-304030
Julio Mario Camacho, CEO Dominio Amigo +57-1-252-0010
Source: Domainmonster.com
For further information, please contact: Pete Osmond, Product Manager, Domainmonster.com: +1-917-677-6499; Matt Mansell, CEO, Domainmonster.com: +44(0)1483-304030; Julio Mario Camacho, CEO Dominio Amigo +57-1-252-0010
LONDON, April 27, 2010-- Dominio Amigo S.A.S, a .CO accredited domain name registrar, today
announce Domainmonster.com as their technical partner for the .CO domain
name launch.
Julio Camacho, CEO, Dominio Amigo S.A.S, commented, "Domainmonster was a
simple choice for us. In the past two years they have consistently performed
at both ccTLD and gTLD launches, securing the very best Internet real estate
for their customers." "With a first come first served launch, it's vital we
perform with precision and their platform will allow us to do so," continued
Camacho.
The .CO domain is due to open its doors to the public on 20th July 2010,
with trademark and premium stages prior. It's available for worldwide
registration without any restrictions, adopting industry first brand
protection procedures to reduce cyber-squatting.
"We are delighted to be able to offer Dominio Amigo our platform for this
launch," commented Matt Mansell, CEO, Domainmonster.com. "Their leading
Internet expertise in the Latin America region provides a local partner with
trustworthy and proven experience. We're excited they've recognised our
launch success and chosen to partner with us on this global launch,"
continued Mansell.
Under the agreement, each party will retail domains on behalf of each
other drawing on each other's accreditations as resellers.Domainmonster.com
are already accepting pre-orders for each stage. Further information about
.co domains can be found at:
General .CO domain name information -
http://www.domainmonster.com/domain-name/co/
How to pre order a .co domain -
http://www.domainmonster.com/buy-domain/co/
.CO domain registration launch detail -
http://www.domainmonster.com/domain-registration/co/
.CO domain Registry information -
http://www.domainmonster.com/domains/co/
About Domainmonster.com
Domainmonster.com has rapidly grown to become a Top 50 fastest
growing ICANN accredited registrar. With sales in Dollars, Sterling & Euros,
Domainmonster.com is a round the clock operation serving customers across the
globe. The No. 1 performer worldwide for all gTLD launches in the past two
years (1), Domainmonster.com is well known for its success securing the best
virtual real estate.
Coupled with knowledgeable customer service and a consistently
low, "no catches", bulk pricing model, it's no wonder more than 30% of the
domains Domainmonster.com manages are inbound transfers! Domainmonster.com
brings a fresh outlook to domain registration and counts itself lucky to
serve endless domain portfolio holders and worldwide brands, amongst its many
customers.
About Dominio Amigo
Dominio Amigo is one of the 10 official .CO accredited
registrars worldwide. The company offers a one-stop shop of web based
products to all of its customers at very competitive rates, enabling them to
compete more efficiently in the global marketplace.
Dominio Amigo is proud to be one of the top Latin American
companies to offer these services, and is constantly striving to improve
competitiveness through the virtual world."
Editor's notes
1. Data compiled using publicly filed data located at
http://www.icann.org/en/tlds/monthly-reports/ for new domain launches in
2008/2009. Based on 1 Year new domains created within first month following
Go-Live/Normal Operation start date, across all gTLD domains launched in
2008/9.
Domainmonster(R) is a registered trademark of Mesh Digital Limited
For further information, please contact:
Pete Osmond, Product Manager, Domainmonster.com: +1-917-677-6499
Matt Mansell, CEO, Domainmonster.com: +44(0)1483-304030
Julio Mario Camacho, CEO Dominio Amigo +57-1-252-0010
Source: Domainmonster.com
For further information, please contact: Pete Osmond, Product Manager, Domainmonster.com: +1-917-677-6499; Matt Mansell, CEO, Domainmonster.com: +44(0)1483-304030; Julio Mario Camacho, CEO Dominio Amigo +57-1-252-0010
April 26, 2010
Verizon Business Adds Riverbed Application Acceleration Technology, New Consulting Services to Boost Performance of Key Business Applications
Poster: SySAdmin
Posted on April 26, 2010 at 11:07:01 PM
Verizon Business Adds Riverbed Application Acceleration Technology, New Consulting Services to Boost Performance of Key Business Applications
Companies Can Now Test Drive WAN Optimization Technology to Experience Benefits Before Buying
BASKING RIDGE, N.J., April 27 -- Businesses worldwide will be able to more effectively share video, Web and other key business applications across multiple locations, with new application performance capabilities and professional consulting services from Verizon Business.
The company is adding the award-winning Riverbed Technology WAN optimization solution to its Managed WAN Optimization Services portfolio and introducing new professional services to help companies tailor application acceleration solutions to boost their business performance.
Verizon Managed WAN Optimization Services, available in 142 countries, enable companies to fine-tune their Internet protocol wide area networks to better manage applications, enhance bandwidth usage and reduce latency - the amount of time it takes for data to transfer between company locations.
"Application performance is one of the most critical issues facing businesses today," said Anthony Recine, vice president for network and communications solutions for Verizon Business. "These new capabilities can enhance how companies use their wide area networks by accelerating how large files and popular applications like SAP and ERP are delivered in identical fashion across business locations without the need for additional network resources."
New Platform, More Flexibility
With the addition of Riverbed® WAN optimization solutions to Verizon's portfolio of application performance solutions, Verizon customers will have another technology choice for Managed WAN Optimization Services and the ability to accelerate applications supported by Riverbed.
Riverbed WAN optimization solutions enable organizations of all sizes to overcome a wide range of IT performance bottlenecks, including poor application performance, slow backups and insufficient bandwidth at remote sites. By speeding applications between data centers and remote offices, Riverbed Steelhead® appliances reduce the performance barrier for organizations that adopt a consolidated or cloud-oriented IT delivery model.
"We've become a market leader by delivering a highly scalable technology that can be flexibly integrated into very complex enterprise environments to support a wide range of business-critical applications," said Randy Schirman, vice president of service providers and systems integrators for Riverbed. "Making our solution available through Verizon's leading managed services can help medium to large businesses consolidate and virtualize network and data center resources, reducing IT complexity and overhead."
New Professional Consulting Capabilities
Verizon Business' new professional consulting capabilities for Managed WAN Optimization Services have been designed to assess a customer's unique business requirements and network architecture. The consulting capabilities are available immediately to U.S.-based customers, and international availability is planned for later this year.
Verizon's WAN Optimization Proof of Concept professional service allows a customer to test drive the acceleration technology before committing to a purchase and contract. Verizon Business' experts will facilitate the implementation and testing and will provide recommendations to best meet the customer's needs.
Verizon Business' expert consultants can also help customers fine-tune their existing wide area networks and implement these capabilities, including via a third-party provider, across a complex enterprise landscape, so that customers can focus on their core business.
Both Verizon Business and Riverbed are considered industry leaders in the managed WAN optimization market. Verizon Business was recently positioned in the Leaders quadrant by Gartner Inc. in its 2010 report, "Magic Quadrant for Global Network Service Providers."(1) Riverbed was also positioned in the Leaders quadrant by Gartner Inc. in another report, "Magic Quadrant for WAN Optimization Controllers, 2009."(2)
About the Gartner Magic Quadrant
The Magic Quadrants are copyrighted 2009 and 2010 by Gartner, Inc. and is reused with permission. The Magic Quadrant is a graphical representation of a marketplace at and for a specific time period. It depicts Gartner's analysis of how certain vendors measure against criteria for that marketplace, as defined by Gartner. Gartner does not endorse any vendor, product or service depicted in the Magic Quadrant, and does not advise technology users to select only those vendors placed in the "Leaders" quadrant. The Magic Quadrant is intended solely as a research tool, and is not meant to be a specific guide to action. Gartner disclaims all warranties, express or implied, with respect to this research, including any warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose.
About Verizon Business
Verizon Business, a unit of Verizon Communications (NYSE:VZ)(NASDAQ:VZ), is a global leader in communications and IT solutions. We combine professional expertise with one of the world's most connected IP networks to deliver award-winning communications, IT, information security and network solutions. We securely connect today's extended enterprises of widespread and mobile customers, partners, suppliers and employees - enabling them to increase productivity and efficiency and help preserve the environment. Many of the world's largest businesses and governments - including 96 percent of the Fortune 1000 and thousands of government agencies and educational institutions - rely on our professional and managed services and network technologies to accelerate their business. Find out more at http://www.verizonbusiness.com.
VERIZON'S ONLINE NEWS CENTER: Verizon news releases, executive speeches and biographies, media contacts, high-quality video and images, and other information are available at Verizon's News Center on the World Wide Web at http://www.verizon.com/news. To receive news releases by e-mail, visit the News Center and register for customized automatic delivery of Verizon news releases.
(1) Gartner, Inc. Magic Quadrant for Global Network Service Providers, Neil Rickard, Robert Mason, March 8, 2010.
(2) Gartner, Inc. Magic Quadrant for WAN Optimization Controllers, 2009, Andy Rolfe, Joe Skorupa, Severine Real, June 30, 2009.
Source: Verizon Business
CONTACT: In the U.S.: Maria Montenegro, +1-703-886-6063,
Maria.montenegro@verizon.com; or in Europe: Clare Ward, +44-(0)-118-905-3501,
clare.ward@uk.verizonbusiness.com; or in Asia-Pacific: Junaidah Dahlan,
+65-6248-6827, junaidah.dahlan@sg.verizonbusiness.com
Web Site: http://www.verizonbusiness.com/
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Companies Can Now Test Drive WAN Optimization Technology to Experience Benefits Before Buying
BASKING RIDGE, N.J., April 27 -- Businesses worldwide will be able to more effectively share video, Web and other key business applications across multiple locations, with new application performance capabilities and professional consulting services from Verizon Business.
The company is adding the award-winning Riverbed Technology WAN optimization solution to its Managed WAN Optimization Services portfolio and introducing new professional services to help companies tailor application acceleration solutions to boost their business performance.
Verizon Managed WAN Optimization Services, available in 142 countries, enable companies to fine-tune their Internet protocol wide area networks to better manage applications, enhance bandwidth usage and reduce latency - the amount of time it takes for data to transfer between company locations.
"Application performance is one of the most critical issues facing businesses today," said Anthony Recine, vice president for network and communications solutions for Verizon Business. "These new capabilities can enhance how companies use their wide area networks by accelerating how large files and popular applications like SAP and ERP are delivered in identical fashion across business locations without the need for additional network resources."
New Platform, More Flexibility
With the addition of Riverbed® WAN optimization solutions to Verizon's portfolio of application performance solutions, Verizon customers will have another technology choice for Managed WAN Optimization Services and the ability to accelerate applications supported by Riverbed.
Riverbed WAN optimization solutions enable organizations of all sizes to overcome a wide range of IT performance bottlenecks, including poor application performance, slow backups and insufficient bandwidth at remote sites. By speeding applications between data centers and remote offices, Riverbed Steelhead® appliances reduce the performance barrier for organizations that adopt a consolidated or cloud-oriented IT delivery model.
"We've become a market leader by delivering a highly scalable technology that can be flexibly integrated into very complex enterprise environments to support a wide range of business-critical applications," said Randy Schirman, vice president of service providers and systems integrators for Riverbed. "Making our solution available through Verizon's leading managed services can help medium to large businesses consolidate and virtualize network and data center resources, reducing IT complexity and overhead."
New Professional Consulting Capabilities
Verizon Business' new professional consulting capabilities for Managed WAN Optimization Services have been designed to assess a customer's unique business requirements and network architecture. The consulting capabilities are available immediately to U.S.-based customers, and international availability is planned for later this year.
Verizon's WAN Optimization Proof of Concept professional service allows a customer to test drive the acceleration technology before committing to a purchase and contract. Verizon Business' experts will facilitate the implementation and testing and will provide recommendations to best meet the customer's needs.
Verizon Business' expert consultants can also help customers fine-tune their existing wide area networks and implement these capabilities, including via a third-party provider, across a complex enterprise landscape, so that customers can focus on their core business.
Both Verizon Business and Riverbed are considered industry leaders in the managed WAN optimization market. Verizon Business was recently positioned in the Leaders quadrant by Gartner Inc. in its 2010 report, "Magic Quadrant for Global Network Service Providers."(1) Riverbed was also positioned in the Leaders quadrant by Gartner Inc. in another report, "Magic Quadrant for WAN Optimization Controllers, 2009."(2)
About the Gartner Magic Quadrant
The Magic Quadrants are copyrighted 2009 and 2010 by Gartner, Inc. and is reused with permission. The Magic Quadrant is a graphical representation of a marketplace at and for a specific time period. It depicts Gartner's analysis of how certain vendors measure against criteria for that marketplace, as defined by Gartner. Gartner does not endorse any vendor, product or service depicted in the Magic Quadrant, and does not advise technology users to select only those vendors placed in the "Leaders" quadrant. The Magic Quadrant is intended solely as a research tool, and is not meant to be a specific guide to action. Gartner disclaims all warranties, express or implied, with respect to this research, including any warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose.
About Verizon Business
Verizon Business, a unit of Verizon Communications (NYSE:VZ)(NASDAQ:VZ), is a global leader in communications and IT solutions. We combine professional expertise with one of the world's most connected IP networks to deliver award-winning communications, IT, information security and network solutions. We securely connect today's extended enterprises of widespread and mobile customers, partners, suppliers and employees - enabling them to increase productivity and efficiency and help preserve the environment. Many of the world's largest businesses and governments - including 96 percent of the Fortune 1000 and thousands of government agencies and educational institutions - rely on our professional and managed services and network technologies to accelerate their business. Find out more at http://www.verizonbusiness.com.
VERIZON'S ONLINE NEWS CENTER: Verizon news releases, executive speeches and biographies, media contacts, high-quality video and images, and other information are available at Verizon's News Center on the World Wide Web at http://www.verizon.com/news. To receive news releases by e-mail, visit the News Center and register for customized automatic delivery of Verizon news releases.
(1) Gartner, Inc. Magic Quadrant for Global Network Service Providers, Neil Rickard, Robert Mason, March 8, 2010.
(2) Gartner, Inc. Magic Quadrant for WAN Optimization Controllers, 2009, Andy Rolfe, Joe Skorupa, Severine Real, June 30, 2009.
Source: Verizon Business
CONTACT: In the U.S.: Maria Montenegro, +1-703-886-6063,
Maria.montenegro@verizon.com; or in Europe: Clare Ward, +44-(0)-118-905-3501,
clare.ward@uk.verizonbusiness.com; or in Asia-Pacific: Junaidah Dahlan,
+65-6248-6827, junaidah.dahlan@sg.verizonbusiness.com
Web Site: http://www.verizonbusiness.com/
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Roundtable Concepts Inc., the Company that has Officially Licensed Marvel Comic TVs and Officially Licensed Collegiate TVs, has just Launched their Own Line of HDTVs Named RTC View
Poster: SySAdmin
Posted on April 26, 2010 at 10:28:01 PM
Roundtable Concepts Inc., the Company that has Officially Licensed Marvel Comic TVs and Officially Licensed Collegiate TVs, has just Launched their Own Line of HDTVs Named RTC View
LAKE MARY, Fla., April 26 -- Roundtable Concepts has launched RTC View their own line of high definition TVs. RTC View are of the highest quality components and specifications. A great review has been published at http://www.HDTVreview.com. To promote this release Roundtable Concepts, for a limited time only, is offering this promotional special: the RTC View 32" LCD 60 HZ 1080P HDTV for only $298.88, which is now available at http://www.rtcview.com.
Roundtable Concepts is also responsible for creating the "Ultimate Comic Fan's Television," Officially Licensed Marvel Comic HDTVs, which are now available at http://www.rtc23.com; buy one 55" LCD, 40" or 46" LED "IRON MAN" HDTV and get a matching second TV for free. Roundtable Concepts has also created the "Ultimate Sports Fans TV" with the Officially Licensed Collegiate HDTV's now available at http://www.rtcview.com; buy one 55" LCD or one 46" LED HDTV and get a second free. Currently available are the Florida State Seminoles, Florida Gators, Miami Hurricanes and University of Central Florida Knights. Your favorite team's logo is embellished on the bottom two corners of the frame and is offered in 22", 32", 42" and 55" LCD HDTV screen sizes, as well as 40" and 46" LED HDTVs. Not only does the team logo appear on the casing but when you power on the TV, the school logo appears on the screen for approximately 8 seconds.
In addition to this launch, RTC View is running a limited time promotion at http://www.rtcview.com: get a 32" LCD HDTV for only $298.88 or buy one 55" LCD or 46" LED Florida State Seminoles, Florida Gators, Miami Hurricanes and University of Central Florida Knights HDTV and get a second free.
Order online at http://www.rtcview.com or call 321-363-3794 for more info.
Source: Roundtable Concepts
CONTACT: Brandon Wood, +1-321-363-3794
Web Site: http://www.rtcview.com/
LAKE MARY, Fla., April 26 -- Roundtable Concepts has launched RTC View their own line of high definition TVs. RTC View are of the highest quality components and specifications. A great review has been published at http://www.HDTVreview.com. To promote this release Roundtable Concepts, for a limited time only, is offering this promotional special: the RTC View 32" LCD 60 HZ 1080P HDTV for only $298.88, which is now available at http://www.rtcview.com.
Roundtable Concepts is also responsible for creating the "Ultimate Comic Fan's Television," Officially Licensed Marvel Comic HDTVs, which are now available at http://www.rtc23.com; buy one 55" LCD, 40" or 46" LED "IRON MAN" HDTV and get a matching second TV for free. Roundtable Concepts has also created the "Ultimate Sports Fans TV" with the Officially Licensed Collegiate HDTV's now available at http://www.rtcview.com; buy one 55" LCD or one 46" LED HDTV and get a second free. Currently available are the Florida State Seminoles, Florida Gators, Miami Hurricanes and University of Central Florida Knights. Your favorite team's logo is embellished on the bottom two corners of the frame and is offered in 22", 32", 42" and 55" LCD HDTV screen sizes, as well as 40" and 46" LED HDTVs. Not only does the team logo appear on the casing but when you power on the TV, the school logo appears on the screen for approximately 8 seconds.
In addition to this launch, RTC View is running a limited time promotion at http://www.rtcview.com: get a 32" LCD HDTV for only $298.88 or buy one 55" LCD or 46" LED Florida State Seminoles, Florida Gators, Miami Hurricanes and University of Central Florida Knights HDTV and get a second free.
Order online at http://www.rtcview.com or call 321-363-3794 for more info.
Source: Roundtable Concepts
CONTACT: Brandon Wood, +1-321-363-3794
Web Site: http://www.rtcview.com/
Odyssey to Offer ProType Phil Mickelson Putter
Poster: SySAdmin
Posted on April 26, 2010 at 7:56:01 PM
Odyssey to Offer ProType Phil Mickelson Putter
Limited Edition Debuts Amid Dominant Run for Odyssey on the World's Major Tours
CARLSBAD, Calif., April 26 -- Callaway Golf Company (NYSE:ELY) today announced the introduction of the Odyssey® ProType(TM) 82 Putter, a limited edition design inspired by the same model Phil Mickelson used to win his third Green Jacket. Only 82 right-handed and 82 left-handed ProType putters will be available for purchase in the United States.
Beginning May 10 at 11:00 AM ET (8:00 AM PT), those interested in owning one of these limited edition putters can sign up to be eligible for purchase on a first-come basis at OdysseyGolf.com. Each of these 164 individually numbered, limited edition putters features a green highlight on the sole, a nod to Mickelson's win at Augusta earlier this month.
Since the year 2000, Odyssey has been the # 1 Putter across the world's major professional tours in wins, usage and top-10 finishes. Throughout 2010, Odyssey putters have performed particularly well on the PGA Tour, already claiming a total of eight victories--the majority of which were captured by models featuring Odyssey's distinctive White Hot and White Ice® inserts, which run across the face of the putter. Odyssey's eight PGA Tour wins is more than putters from Ping®, TaylorMade®, Nike® and Rife® have combined in 2010.
The ProType 82 features Odyssey's new White Ice insert, with a Tungsten weight behind it, along with a single white sightline that stretches from the face of the putter down the back flange--a look requested by Mickelson himself. These limited edition PT 82 putters will also come with a Phil Mickelson Limited Edition headcover and a Black Series grip, identical to what the four-time major champion used to win at Augusta.
"I'm very excited that the designers at Odyssey have produced this limited edition putter with the same design as my gamer," Mickelson said. "Tournaments are won and lost on the green, which is why I rely on Odyssey technology. Our design team gives me the best chance to win. Odyssey's winning results on tour are a testament to their engineering capabilities."
"We develop more putters for tour players around the world than any other company," said Austie Rollinson, Principle Designer for Odyssey Golf. "Phil came to us a few years back to develop this particular model and he's obviously had great success with it on the PGA Tour. The ProType 82 Putter was developed due to the large number of requests we receive from people interested in the product that Phil uses on the game's biggest stage."
"There are also a handful of ProType putters like Phil's in development and in play on tours across the world," Rollinson added. "We firmly believe that in order for Odyssey to remain the dominant putter company in the world, it's crucial that we continue to develop and vet our ideas with the best players in the game."
Each of the 164 individually numbered, limited edition ProType 82 putters will be available at an asking price of $500. For more information on this offer and Odyssey's complete lineup, please visit http://www.odysseygolf.com. High-resolution images of all products are available for immediate download via the Media Center portion of Callaway Golf's website: http://www.callawaygolf.com/Global/en-US/MediaCenter.html.
About Callaway Golf
Through an unwavering commitment to innovation, Callaway Golf Company (NYSE:ELY) creates products and services designed to make every golfer a better golfer. Callaway Golf Company manufactures and sells golf clubs and golf balls, and sells golf accessories, under the Callaway Golf®, Odyssey®, Top-Flite®, Ben Hogan® and uPro(TM) brands in more than 110 countries worldwide. For more information please visit http://www.callawaygolf.com or shop.callawaygolf.com. All trademarks are the property of the respective owners.
CONTACT:
Tim Sweeney
Callaway Golf
(760) 804-4017
Tim.Sweeney@CallawayGolf.com
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Source: Callaway Golf Company
CONTACT: Tim Sweeney of Callaway Golf, +1-760-804-4017,
Tim.Sweeney@CallawayGolf.com
Web Site: http://www.callawaygolf.com/
Limited Edition Debuts Amid Dominant Run for Odyssey on the World's Major Tours
CARLSBAD, Calif., April 26 -- Callaway Golf Company (NYSE:ELY) today announced the introduction of the Odyssey® ProType(TM) 82 Putter, a limited edition design inspired by the same model Phil Mickelson used to win his third Green Jacket. Only 82 right-handed and 82 left-handed ProType putters will be available for purchase in the United States.
Beginning May 10 at 11:00 AM ET (8:00 AM PT), those interested in owning one of these limited edition putters can sign up to be eligible for purchase on a first-come basis at OdysseyGolf.com. Each of these 164 individually numbered, limited edition putters features a green highlight on the sole, a nod to Mickelson's win at Augusta earlier this month.
Since the year 2000, Odyssey has been the # 1 Putter across the world's major professional tours in wins, usage and top-10 finishes. Throughout 2010, Odyssey putters have performed particularly well on the PGA Tour, already claiming a total of eight victories--the majority of which were captured by models featuring Odyssey's distinctive White Hot and White Ice® inserts, which run across the face of the putter. Odyssey's eight PGA Tour wins is more than putters from Ping®, TaylorMade®, Nike® and Rife® have combined in 2010.
The ProType 82 features Odyssey's new White Ice insert, with a Tungsten weight behind it, along with a single white sightline that stretches from the face of the putter down the back flange--a look requested by Mickelson himself. These limited edition PT 82 putters will also come with a Phil Mickelson Limited Edition headcover and a Black Series grip, identical to what the four-time major champion used to win at Augusta.
"I'm very excited that the designers at Odyssey have produced this limited edition putter with the same design as my gamer," Mickelson said. "Tournaments are won and lost on the green, which is why I rely on Odyssey technology. Our design team gives me the best chance to win. Odyssey's winning results on tour are a testament to their engineering capabilities."
"We develop more putters for tour players around the world than any other company," said Austie Rollinson, Principle Designer for Odyssey Golf. "Phil came to us a few years back to develop this particular model and he's obviously had great success with it on the PGA Tour. The ProType 82 Putter was developed due to the large number of requests we receive from people interested in the product that Phil uses on the game's biggest stage."
"There are also a handful of ProType putters like Phil's in development and in play on tours across the world," Rollinson added. "We firmly believe that in order for Odyssey to remain the dominant putter company in the world, it's crucial that we continue to develop and vet our ideas with the best players in the game."
Each of the 164 individually numbered, limited edition ProType 82 putters will be available at an asking price of $500. For more information on this offer and Odyssey's complete lineup, please visit http://www.odysseygolf.com. High-resolution images of all products are available for immediate download via the Media Center portion of Callaway Golf's website: http://www.callawaygolf.com/Global/en-US/MediaCenter.html.
About Callaway Golf
Through an unwavering commitment to innovation, Callaway Golf Company (NYSE:ELY) creates products and services designed to make every golfer a better golfer. Callaway Golf Company manufactures and sells golf clubs and golf balls, and sells golf accessories, under the Callaway Golf®, Odyssey®, Top-Flite®, Ben Hogan® and uPro(TM) brands in more than 110 countries worldwide. For more information please visit http://www.callawaygolf.com or shop.callawaygolf.com. All trademarks are the property of the respective owners.
CONTACT:
Tim Sweeney
Callaway Golf
(760) 804-4017
Tim.Sweeney@CallawayGolf.com
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Source: Callaway Golf Company
CONTACT: Tim Sweeney of Callaway Golf, +1-760-804-4017,
Tim.Sweeney@CallawayGolf.com
Web Site: http://www.callawaygolf.com/
Mobile Marketing Association Releases New Version of U.S. Consumer Best Practices for Cross-Carrier Mobile Content Services
Poster: SySAdmin
Posted on April 26, 2010 at 7:35:01 PM
Mobile Marketing Association Releases New Version of U.S. Consumer Best Practices for Cross-Carrier Mobile Content Services
Version 5.0 guidelines provide the industry-standard reference for the mobile marketing ecosystem, including the four largest U.S. carriers
NEW YORK, LONDON, SINGAPORE and SAO PAULO, April 26 -- The Mobile Marketing Association (MMA) (http://www.mmaglobal.com) today released the latest version of its U.S. Consumer Best Practices (CBP) Guidelines for Cross-Carrier Mobile Content Services. The guidelines are the industry standard for cross-carrier mobile content services such as text messaging (SMS), multimedia messaging (MMS), shortcode programs, Interactive Voice Response (IVR) and mobile Web.
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Produced by the MMA's CBP Committee, the new, version 5.0 guidelines provide measures of acceptable and unacceptable practices for all players in the U.S. ecosystem. The guidelines also serve as the benchmarks for the four largest U.S. wireless service providers - Verizon Wireless, AT&T, Sprint and T-Mobile USA - eliminating the need for brands, agencies and marketers to refer to four separate carrier playbooks.
Major updates and additions include:
-- New guidelines for affiliate marketing for premium rate programs, with
examples.
-- New guidelines to ensure STOP and HELP keywords work in each program's
native language
-- Updated guidelines to ensure clarity for all members of the mobile
marketing ecosystem
Version 5.0 also features a new format for faster navigation, using tiered sections such as General Guidelines, Standard Rate, Premium Rate and Free to End User Programs. The new format includes "MMA IDs," which make it easy to find related sections in previous versions.
"The MMA Consumer Best Practices Guidelines continue to provide the industry-standard reference that every member of the mobile marketing ecosystem turns to when they need definitive answers for ensuring consistency and protecting the consumer experience," said Kristine van Dillen, Director of Industry Initiatives and Partnerships for the MMA. "Through regular updates, the guidelines are designed to anticipate and address changing industry needs and opportunities while meeting two goals that haven't changed since the first edition: ensuring consistency and protecting the consumer experience."
The new guidelines are available at http://www.mmaglobal.com/bestpractices.pdf.
The MMA would like to thank the following member companies that participated in the CBP committee and were instrumental in the development of the new guidelines:
Telcordia Technologies,
3C Interactive mBlox, Inc. Inc.
4INFO, Inc. Mobile Messenger Telescope, Inc.
AT&T Mobility Motricity Thumbplay Inc.
BANGO MX Telecom T-Mobile USA
Brightkite Neustar, Inc. Velti
Buongiorno OpenMarket VeriSign, Inc.
Cellfish Media LLC. Publicis NA Verizon Wireless
Distributive Networks Snackable Media Virgin Mobile USA
FOX Mobile Entertainment, Sprint-Nextel Wells Fargo Bank
Lavalife Mobile Sybase, Inc.
About the Mobile Marketing Association (MMA)
The Mobile Marketing Association (MMA) is the premier global non-profit trade association established to lead the growth of mobile marketing and its associated technologies. The MMA is an action-oriented organization designed to clear obstacles to market development, establish mobile media guidelines and best practices for sustainable growth, and evangelize the use of the mobile channel. The more than 700 member companies, representing over forty countries around the globe, include all members of the mobile media ecosystem. The Mobile Marketing Association's global headquarters are located in the United States and it has regional chapters including North America (NA), Europe (EUR), Latin America (LATAM), Middle East & Africa (MEA) and Asia Pacific (APAC) branches. For more information, please visit http://www.mmaglobal.com.
FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Valerie Christopherson
Global Results Comm. (GRC)
P:+1 949 608 0276
E: valeriec@globalresultspr.com
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Source: Mobile Marketing Association
CONTACT: Valerie Christopherson of Global Results Comm.,
+1-949-608-0276, valeriec@globalresultspr.com, for Mobile Marketing
Association
Web Site: http://www.mmaglobal.com/
Version 5.0 guidelines provide the industry-standard reference for the mobile marketing ecosystem, including the four largest U.S. carriers
NEW YORK, LONDON, SINGAPORE and SAO PAULO, April 26 -- The Mobile Marketing Association (MMA) (http://www.mmaglobal.com) today released the latest version of its U.S. Consumer Best Practices (CBP) Guidelines for Cross-Carrier Mobile Content Services. The guidelines are the industry standard for cross-carrier mobile content services such as text messaging (SMS), multimedia messaging (MMS), shortcode programs, Interactive Voice Response (IVR) and mobile Web.
(Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20090715/LA46363LOGO)
Produced by the MMA's CBP Committee, the new, version 5.0 guidelines provide measures of acceptable and unacceptable practices for all players in the U.S. ecosystem. The guidelines also serve as the benchmarks for the four largest U.S. wireless service providers - Verizon Wireless, AT&T, Sprint and T-Mobile USA - eliminating the need for brands, agencies and marketers to refer to four separate carrier playbooks.
Major updates and additions include:
-- New guidelines for affiliate marketing for premium rate programs, with
examples.
-- New guidelines to ensure STOP and HELP keywords work in each program's
native language
-- Updated guidelines to ensure clarity for all members of the mobile
marketing ecosystem
Version 5.0 also features a new format for faster navigation, using tiered sections such as General Guidelines, Standard Rate, Premium Rate and Free to End User Programs. The new format includes "MMA IDs," which make it easy to find related sections in previous versions.
"The MMA Consumer Best Practices Guidelines continue to provide the industry-standard reference that every member of the mobile marketing ecosystem turns to when they need definitive answers for ensuring consistency and protecting the consumer experience," said Kristine van Dillen, Director of Industry Initiatives and Partnerships for the MMA. "Through regular updates, the guidelines are designed to anticipate and address changing industry needs and opportunities while meeting two goals that haven't changed since the first edition: ensuring consistency and protecting the consumer experience."
The new guidelines are available at http://www.mmaglobal.com/bestpractices.pdf.
The MMA would like to thank the following member companies that participated in the CBP committee and were instrumental in the development of the new guidelines:
Telcordia Technologies,
3C Interactive mBlox, Inc. Inc.
4INFO, Inc. Mobile Messenger Telescope, Inc.
AT&T Mobility Motricity Thumbplay Inc.
BANGO MX Telecom T-Mobile USA
Brightkite Neustar, Inc. Velti
Buongiorno OpenMarket VeriSign, Inc.
Cellfish Media LLC. Publicis NA Verizon Wireless
Distributive Networks Snackable Media Virgin Mobile USA
FOX Mobile Entertainment, Sprint-Nextel Wells Fargo Bank
Lavalife Mobile Sybase, Inc.
About the Mobile Marketing Association (MMA)
The Mobile Marketing Association (MMA) is the premier global non-profit trade association established to lead the growth of mobile marketing and its associated technologies. The MMA is an action-oriented organization designed to clear obstacles to market development, establish mobile media guidelines and best practices for sustainable growth, and evangelize the use of the mobile channel. The more than 700 member companies, representing over forty countries around the globe, include all members of the mobile media ecosystem. The Mobile Marketing Association's global headquarters are located in the United States and it has regional chapters including North America (NA), Europe (EUR), Latin America (LATAM), Middle East & Africa (MEA) and Asia Pacific (APAC) branches. For more information, please visit http://www.mmaglobal.com.
FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Valerie Christopherson
Global Results Comm. (GRC)
P:+1 949 608 0276
E: valeriec@globalresultspr.com
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PRN Photo Desk, photodesk@prnewswire.com
Source: Mobile Marketing Association
CONTACT: Valerie Christopherson of Global Results Comm.,
+1-949-608-0276, valeriec@globalresultspr.com, for Mobile Marketing
Association
Web Site: http://www.mmaglobal.com/
Verizon Says FCC Open Internet Proceeding Reveals Emerging Agreement on Key Goals
Poster: SySAdmin
Posted on April 26, 2010 at 6:07:01 PM
Verizon Says FCC Open Internet Proceeding Reveals Emerging Agreement on Key Goals
Company Reiterates Support for Open Platform, Transparency, Standards and Guidelines
WASHINGTON, April 26 -- Verizon told the Federal Communications Commission on Monday (April 26) that the public record of comments and testimony amassed by the agency during its Open Internet regulatory proceeding reveals an "emerging agreement on key goals for ensuring the continued success of the Internet."
But no evidence emerged of a failure in the marketplace that would justify sweeping Internet regulations.
The key goals include keeping the Internet "an open platform" for consumers and entrepreneurs, maintaining investment and innovation, encouraging transparency across the Internet ecosystem, and continuing to govern the Internet to the extent possible through the development of technical standards and best practices by the Internet community.
Areas of emerging agreement also include the need for flexibility in network management and the sense that a broad prohibition on all discrimination is inappropriate and would harm consumers.
"Virtually all parties agree that the public Internet should continue to be an open platform over which consumers can access whatever lawful content and applications they choose," Verizon said in its FCC filing.
"In addition to allowing consumers to decide what practices, services, or devices best suit their needs, transparency will allow them to identify practices to which they object and thereby permit policing of anti-competitive or anti-consumer practices through public scrutiny, the possibility of reputational harm, and the risk of governmental sanction."
The need for transparency applies across the Internet, including to application and content providers, Verizon said.
"The Internet has historically been governed largely through the efforts of the Internet community in the form of technical standards bodies and other self-regulatory measures such as the development of industry best practices," Verizon told the commission. "That model should be built upon by creating additional technical and industry groups with the requisite technical expertise that can address problems that do arise, develop industry best practices, and provide a forum to help resolve disputes, much as the Better Business Bureau oversees an alternative dispute resolution mechanism [concerning advertising]."
To guard against potential bad actors in the Internet sector, Verizon said government should address "demonstrated harm to users or to competition on a swift and surgical basis based on an 'ex post' finding of specific facts involved in a particular incident where industry mechanisms are unable to resolve the conduct at issue."
Verizon said the Internet has thrived "because successive administrations of both parties have resisted the urge to regulate."
"This approach has led to an open platform that permits consumers to access the lawful content and applications of their choice, massive investment, and flourishing innovation, all of which has brought unparalleled benefits to consumers and the economy more generally."
Verizon also noted in its filing: "The record contains no facts establishing a pattern of blocking access to websites, anticompetitive discrimination, or any other harmful behavior by broadband Internet access providers.
"Instead, proponents are left to speculate about possible future harms and hypothetical economic incentives ... [that] would apply equally to other members of the Internet ecosystem that are in a position to play a gatekeeping role yet go untouched by the proposed regulations."
Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE:VZ)(NASDAQ:VZ), headquartered in New York, is a global leader in delivering broadband and other wireless and wireline communications services to mass market, business, government and wholesale customers. Verizon Wireless operates America's most reliable wireless network, serving nearly 93 million customers nationwide. Verizon also provides converged communications, information and entertainment services over America's most advanced fiber-optic network, and delivers innovative, seamless business solutions to customers around the world. A Dow 30 company, Verizon employs a diverse workforce of more than 217,000 and last year generated consolidated revenues of more than $107 billion. For more information, visit http://www.verizon.com.
VERIZON'S ONLINE NEWS CENTER: Verizon news releases, executive speeches and biographies, media contacts, high-quality video and images, and other information are available at Verizon's News Center on the World Wide Web at http://www.verizon.com/news. To receive news releases by e-mail, visit the News Center and register for customized automatic delivery of Verizon news releases.
Source: Verizon
CONTACT: David Fish, +1-202-515-2514, david.m.fish@verizon.com
Web Site: http://www.verizon.com/
Company News On-Call: http://www.prnewswire.com/comp/094251.html
Company Reiterates Support for Open Platform, Transparency, Standards and Guidelines
WASHINGTON, April 26 -- Verizon told the Federal Communications Commission on Monday (April 26) that the public record of comments and testimony amassed by the agency during its Open Internet regulatory proceeding reveals an "emerging agreement on key goals for ensuring the continued success of the Internet."
But no evidence emerged of a failure in the marketplace that would justify sweeping Internet regulations.
The key goals include keeping the Internet "an open platform" for consumers and entrepreneurs, maintaining investment and innovation, encouraging transparency across the Internet ecosystem, and continuing to govern the Internet to the extent possible through the development of technical standards and best practices by the Internet community.
Areas of emerging agreement also include the need for flexibility in network management and the sense that a broad prohibition on all discrimination is inappropriate and would harm consumers.
"Virtually all parties agree that the public Internet should continue to be an open platform over which consumers can access whatever lawful content and applications they choose," Verizon said in its FCC filing.
"In addition to allowing consumers to decide what practices, services, or devices best suit their needs, transparency will allow them to identify practices to which they object and thereby permit policing of anti-competitive or anti-consumer practices through public scrutiny, the possibility of reputational harm, and the risk of governmental sanction."
The need for transparency applies across the Internet, including to application and content providers, Verizon said.
"The Internet has historically been governed largely through the efforts of the Internet community in the form of technical standards bodies and other self-regulatory measures such as the development of industry best practices," Verizon told the commission. "That model should be built upon by creating additional technical and industry groups with the requisite technical expertise that can address problems that do arise, develop industry best practices, and provide a forum to help resolve disputes, much as the Better Business Bureau oversees an alternative dispute resolution mechanism [concerning advertising]."
To guard against potential bad actors in the Internet sector, Verizon said government should address "demonstrated harm to users or to competition on a swift and surgical basis based on an 'ex post' finding of specific facts involved in a particular incident where industry mechanisms are unable to resolve the conduct at issue."
Verizon said the Internet has thrived "because successive administrations of both parties have resisted the urge to regulate."
"This approach has led to an open platform that permits consumers to access the lawful content and applications of their choice, massive investment, and flourishing innovation, all of which has brought unparalleled benefits to consumers and the economy more generally."
Verizon also noted in its filing: "The record contains no facts establishing a pattern of blocking access to websites, anticompetitive discrimination, or any other harmful behavior by broadband Internet access providers.
"Instead, proponents are left to speculate about possible future harms and hypothetical economic incentives ... [that] would apply equally to other members of the Internet ecosystem that are in a position to play a gatekeeping role yet go untouched by the proposed regulations."
Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE:VZ)(NASDAQ:VZ), headquartered in New York, is a global leader in delivering broadband and other wireless and wireline communications services to mass market, business, government and wholesale customers. Verizon Wireless operates America's most reliable wireless network, serving nearly 93 million customers nationwide. Verizon also provides converged communications, information and entertainment services over America's most advanced fiber-optic network, and delivers innovative, seamless business solutions to customers around the world. A Dow 30 company, Verizon employs a diverse workforce of more than 217,000 and last year generated consolidated revenues of more than $107 billion. For more information, visit http://www.verizon.com.
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Source: Verizon
CONTACT: David Fish, +1-202-515-2514, david.m.fish@verizon.com
Web Site: http://www.verizon.com/
Company News On-Call: http://www.prnewswire.com/comp/094251.html
Flicktweets Re-Launching With New Features Including New Flicktweets iPhone App
Poster: SySAdmin
Posted on April 26, 2010 at 4:35:01 PM
Flicktweets Re-Launching With New Features Including New Flicktweets iPhone App
NEW YORK, April 26 -- Flicktweets (http://www.flicktweets.com), the first website to organize movie tweets based on movie titles, has updated their site for a more user-friendly experience. The new Flicktweets site now filters and presents only the most relevant movie tweets. The site also allows site users to easily tweet their own reviews to the site, via a featured called "Tweet My Review."
Flicktweets also debuts its iPhone app this week. "Flicktweets has enhanced its offering giving both moviegoers and marketers more options. We know it helps moviegoers decide what they want to see. They now have more refined information at their disposal. And they can do it instantly with the new Flicktweets App," says David Larkin Managing Director of MRQE.com and Flicktweets.com.
Flicktweets understood from the beginning that filmgoers use real-time movie reviews to determine what to see when they are ready to see it. Now they get more filtered, organized information from Flicktweets. These site enhancements allow Flicktweets to stand apart from similar sites in key two areas; the organization of its tweets, and in the ability to find and highlight the most relevant tweets related to each title. Other key functions include; the ability to see tweets for upcoming films, a database of 80,000 titles, the ability to watch trailers, access to complete film details and the ability Tweet and publish film reviews. Flicktweets also provides each movie listing with their signature MRQE Critics' Graph and Metric Score (MRQE Metric is a number that averages the professional reviews of a film).
Flicktweets.com can be viewed on a mobile browser. The Flicktweets App is available on the iPhone and the iPod Touch.
About Flicktweets.com:
Launched in May 2009, Flicktweets was the first site to organize movie review tweets based on movie titles, and filter tweets for relevance. Working on the premise that real-time movie reviews can, and do, help people determine what movie to see, as they are ready to see it, Flicktweets is useful for both the undecided movie-goer, as well as movie studios interested in tracking initial responses to their releases. Flicktweets aggregates tweets for movies now playing, DVD/Blu-Ray releases, and upcoming films. A search bar allows users to find tweets for any movie. One does not need to be a Twitter user to enjoy the site, but all are encouraged to add their own reviews by signing up for a Twitter account. TheWrap.com has covered Flicktweets. MRQE.com, the Movie Review Query Engine, produces Flicktweets.
About MRQE.com, the Movie Review Query Engine:
MRQE.com, the Movie Review Query Engine is the Internet's largest online database for movie reviews, founded in 1993 by Stewart M. Clamen. The continually growing site provides a searchable index of all published and available movie reviews. MRQE aggregates reviews, news, interviews, and other material associated to specific movies. The combination of reviews + news + user discussion, all accessed through MRQE's search portal, allows any user to read and add to the Internet's most comprehensive collection of opinion about film. MRQE's partners include TCM.com (Turner Classic Movies), and EW.com (Entertainment Weekly). For more information about the Movie Review Query Engine, contact info@mrqe.com, or visit http://www.mrqe.com.
Source: Flicktweets
CONTACT: David Larkin, MRQE.com/Flicktweets.com, Managing Director,
+1-917-868-6410, david@mrqe.com; or Press: Caroline Andoscia, Andoscia
Communications, caroline@andosciacommunications.com, +1-212-475-2122,
+1-917-207-4060
Web Site: http://www.flicktweets.com/
NEW YORK, April 26 -- Flicktweets (http://www.flicktweets.com), the first website to organize movie tweets based on movie titles, has updated their site for a more user-friendly experience. The new Flicktweets site now filters and presents only the most relevant movie tweets. The site also allows site users to easily tweet their own reviews to the site, via a featured called "Tweet My Review."
Flicktweets also debuts its iPhone app this week. "Flicktweets has enhanced its offering giving both moviegoers and marketers more options. We know it helps moviegoers decide what they want to see. They now have more refined information at their disposal. And they can do it instantly with the new Flicktweets App," says David Larkin Managing Director of MRQE.com and Flicktweets.com.
Flicktweets understood from the beginning that filmgoers use real-time movie reviews to determine what to see when they are ready to see it. Now they get more filtered, organized information from Flicktweets. These site enhancements allow Flicktweets to stand apart from similar sites in key two areas; the organization of its tweets, and in the ability to find and highlight the most relevant tweets related to each title. Other key functions include; the ability to see tweets for upcoming films, a database of 80,000 titles, the ability to watch trailers, access to complete film details and the ability Tweet and publish film reviews. Flicktweets also provides each movie listing with their signature MRQE Critics' Graph and Metric Score (MRQE Metric is a number that averages the professional reviews of a film).
Flicktweets.com can be viewed on a mobile browser. The Flicktweets App is available on the iPhone and the iPod Touch.
About Flicktweets.com:
Launched in May 2009, Flicktweets was the first site to organize movie review tweets based on movie titles, and filter tweets for relevance. Working on the premise that real-time movie reviews can, and do, help people determine what movie to see, as they are ready to see it, Flicktweets is useful for both the undecided movie-goer, as well as movie studios interested in tracking initial responses to their releases. Flicktweets aggregates tweets for movies now playing, DVD/Blu-Ray releases, and upcoming films. A search bar allows users to find tweets for any movie. One does not need to be a Twitter user to enjoy the site, but all are encouraged to add their own reviews by signing up for a Twitter account. TheWrap.com has covered Flicktweets. MRQE.com, the Movie Review Query Engine, produces Flicktweets.
About MRQE.com, the Movie Review Query Engine:
MRQE.com, the Movie Review Query Engine is the Internet's largest online database for movie reviews, founded in 1993 by Stewart M. Clamen. The continually growing site provides a searchable index of all published and available movie reviews. MRQE aggregates reviews, news, interviews, and other material associated to specific movies. The combination of reviews + news + user discussion, all accessed through MRQE's search portal, allows any user to read and add to the Internet's most comprehensive collection of opinion about film. MRQE's partners include TCM.com (Turner Classic Movies), and EW.com (Entertainment Weekly). For more information about the Movie Review Query Engine, contact info@mrqe.com, or visit http://www.mrqe.com.
Source: Flicktweets
CONTACT: David Larkin, MRQE.com/Flicktweets.com, Managing Director,
+1-917-868-6410, david@mrqe.com; or Press: Caroline Andoscia, Andoscia
Communications, caroline@andosciacommunications.com, +1-212-475-2122,
+1-917-207-4060
Web Site: http://www.flicktweets.com/
Solarize Pendleton Offers Lottery for 50 No-Interest, Low-Cost Solar Loans
Poster: SySAdmin
Posted on April 26, 2010 at 4:00:01 PM
Solarize Pendleton Offers Lottery for 50 No-Interest, Low-Cost Solar Loans
Residents and businesses within 60-mile radius need to register by May 19 for lottery
PENDLETON, Ore., April 26 -- More than 100 homeowners, businesses and other organizations within 60 miles of Pendleton have signed up for free solar site assessments through the city-sponsored Solarize Pendleton effort. The program combines a group purchase with financial incentives to drop the sticker price of a solar system by an average of 80 percent. Interested residents must sign up before May 19 to be eligible to win one of 50 zero-interest project loans.
City leaders of this town of 15,500 have created the group-discount program to help more people switch to solar electric power and potentially make Pendleton one of the most-solar rural U.S. communities. Solarize Pendleton enables participants to readily take advantage of group discount pricing as well as state and federal incentives and tax credits. With incentives, the program lowers the price of a high-quality residential solar system to around $1,230.
Solarize Pendleton project leaders have offered the extra incentive of 50 zero-interest loans. They say although those loans are limited in number, there is no limit to the number of residents within 60 miles of Pendleton who can take advantage of the program. According to solar analysts, homeowners cut their utility bills by about a third by using solar photovoltaic systems and further protect themselves from utility rate increases.
Free workshops on financial and other benefits of solar systems will take place through June 4, the last day to register for the program. Winners of the zero-interest loans will be drawn in a lottery on May 21. A no-obligation registration form is required for participation. Details and forms are available at solarizependleton.com or by contacting Lee Jorgensen at the City of Pendleton (541.966.0248 or lee.jorgensen@ci.pendleton.or.us).
Solar site assessments and installation will be done by LiveLight Energy of Beaverton, Ore., using SolarWorld Sunkits®. SolarWorld, with U.S. headquarters and manufacturing in Hillsboro, Ore., is the largest U.S. manufacturer of solar technology. Oregon vendors will supply other system components. LiveLight Energy is working with local subcontractors Gordon's Electric and Palmer Roofing, hiring additional skilled local technicians and offering paid opportunities to mentor and train other Pendleton residents in solar installation.
Program information or interviews: Please contact Mara Woloshin at 503.310.4504 or mara@woloshin.com or Lee Jorgensen at the City of Pendleton, 541.966.0248 or lee.jorgensen@ci.pendleton.or.us.
Source: LiveLight Energy
CONTACT: Mara Woloshin, +1-503-310-4504, mara@woloshin.com
Residents and businesses within 60-mile radius need to register by May 19 for lottery
PENDLETON, Ore., April 26 -- More than 100 homeowners, businesses and other organizations within 60 miles of Pendleton have signed up for free solar site assessments through the city-sponsored Solarize Pendleton effort. The program combines a group purchase with financial incentives to drop the sticker price of a solar system by an average of 80 percent. Interested residents must sign up before May 19 to be eligible to win one of 50 zero-interest project loans.
City leaders of this town of 15,500 have created the group-discount program to help more people switch to solar electric power and potentially make Pendleton one of the most-solar rural U.S. communities. Solarize Pendleton enables participants to readily take advantage of group discount pricing as well as state and federal incentives and tax credits. With incentives, the program lowers the price of a high-quality residential solar system to around $1,230.
Solarize Pendleton project leaders have offered the extra incentive of 50 zero-interest loans. They say although those loans are limited in number, there is no limit to the number of residents within 60 miles of Pendleton who can take advantage of the program. According to solar analysts, homeowners cut their utility bills by about a third by using solar photovoltaic systems and further protect themselves from utility rate increases.
Free workshops on financial and other benefits of solar systems will take place through June 4, the last day to register for the program. Winners of the zero-interest loans will be drawn in a lottery on May 21. A no-obligation registration form is required for participation. Details and forms are available at solarizependleton.com or by contacting Lee Jorgensen at the City of Pendleton (541.966.0248 or lee.jorgensen@ci.pendleton.or.us).
Solar site assessments and installation will be done by LiveLight Energy of Beaverton, Ore., using SolarWorld Sunkits®. SolarWorld, with U.S. headquarters and manufacturing in Hillsboro, Ore., is the largest U.S. manufacturer of solar technology. Oregon vendors will supply other system components. LiveLight Energy is working with local subcontractors Gordon's Electric and Palmer Roofing, hiring additional skilled local technicians and offering paid opportunities to mentor and train other Pendleton residents in solar installation.
Program information or interviews: Please contact Mara Woloshin at 503.310.4504 or mara@woloshin.com or Lee Jorgensen at the City of Pendleton, 541.966.0248 or lee.jorgensen@ci.pendleton.or.us.
Source: LiveLight Energy
CONTACT: Mara Woloshin, +1-503-310-4504, mara@woloshin.com
LoanMarket.net, Inventor of New Mortgage Vehicle, Proves Home Is Where the Smart Is for Investors
Poster: SySAdmin
Posted on April 26, 2010 at 4:00:01 PM
LoanMarket.net, Inventor of New Mortgage Vehicle, Proves Home Is Where the Smart Is for Investors
IRVINE, Calif., April 26 -- LoanMarket.net, the innovative mortgage firm that invented and launched an entirely new online, note-trading platform and helped further redefine a secondary market and create a liquid investment class, not only has spawned copycats, but also has lured major Wall Street players into its game, according to Jeff Freud, founder and president.
"Two years ago, there was no space...18 months ago, when we were building the site, there was no access to this market for most experienced investors who saw the opportunities in discounted real estate secured debt," Freud said. "The fact that the most viable companies in the country are now calling us a space is just overwhelming."
During a time when most market analysts saw mostly chaos, LoanMarket.net saw opportunity, according to Freud. "The biggest objection in coming to market was that it wasn't a space, wasn't viable, wasn't needed. Trades were being made between the same counterparties at very large wholesale levels. There was no way for most non-institutional investors to play in the sandbox. Now, everyday, I hear about a new competitor rolling out an online exchange...or looking to make large investments into the space," Freud said.
With a 200% increase of loans sold in the first quarter of 2010, over Q-4 of 2009, and a 400% spike of average, daily unique visitors to the site during the same period, LoanMarket.net is continuing its industry lead in bringing liquidity and pricing transparency to private investors," Freud said. In addition, in April, 2010, alone, "first time buyers have accounted for over 25% of our closed loans."
According to Freud, LoanMarket.net eliminates the normal transaction frustrations and allows private equity funds or individual buyers to come to the site and make real-time decisions that benefit everybody.
http://www.insanamedia.com
http://www.loanmarket.net
Source: LoanMarket.net
CONTACT: Arthur G. Insana, +1-973.696.4650, arthur@insanamedia.com
Web Site: http://www.loanmarket.net/
IRVINE, Calif., April 26 -- LoanMarket.net, the innovative mortgage firm that invented and launched an entirely new online, note-trading platform and helped further redefine a secondary market and create a liquid investment class, not only has spawned copycats, but also has lured major Wall Street players into its game, according to Jeff Freud, founder and president.
"Two years ago, there was no space...18 months ago, when we were building the site, there was no access to this market for most experienced investors who saw the opportunities in discounted real estate secured debt," Freud said. "The fact that the most viable companies in the country are now calling us a space is just overwhelming."
During a time when most market analysts saw mostly chaos, LoanMarket.net saw opportunity, according to Freud. "The biggest objection in coming to market was that it wasn't a space, wasn't viable, wasn't needed. Trades were being made between the same counterparties at very large wholesale levels. There was no way for most non-institutional investors to play in the sandbox. Now, everyday, I hear about a new competitor rolling out an online exchange...or looking to make large investments into the space," Freud said.
With a 200% increase of loans sold in the first quarter of 2010, over Q-4 of 2009, and a 400% spike of average, daily unique visitors to the site during the same period, LoanMarket.net is continuing its industry lead in bringing liquidity and pricing transparency to private investors," Freud said. In addition, in April, 2010, alone, "first time buyers have accounted for over 25% of our closed loans."
According to Freud, LoanMarket.net eliminates the normal transaction frustrations and allows private equity funds or individual buyers to come to the site and make real-time decisions that benefit everybody.
http://www.insanamedia.com
http://www.loanmarket.net
Source: LoanMarket.net
CONTACT: Arthur G. Insana, +1-973.696.4650, arthur@insanamedia.com
Web Site: http://www.loanmarket.net/
Plurality Ltd. Announces the World's First Scalable 256 Multicore Processor for Wireless Infrastructure.
Poster: SySAdmin
Posted on April 26, 2010 at 3:07:02 PM
Plurality Ltd. Announces the World's First Scalable 256 Multicore Processor for Wireless Infrastructure.
SAN JOSE, Calif. and NETANYA, Israel, April 26 -- Plurality Ltd. announced today at the Embedded Systems Conference in San Jose, California, the world's first scalable 256 multicore processor for wireless infrastructure, the HyperCore(TM) family of low power, small footprint, ManyCore processor IP for wireless markets. HyperCore represents a new category of acceleration co-processor based on a revolutionary architecture that simplifies code compilation and a unique hardware based synchronizer-scheduler, which delivers performance that scales linearly with the number of cores. In addition, its efficiency offers power consumption that rivals hard-wired ASICs.
Plurality offers its HyperCore(TM) acceleration processor IP to system-on-chip (SoC) developers and original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) as a general purposes accelerator for wireless, networking and high-performance (Cloud) computing applications. The HyperCore processor IP acts as a performance extension to the industry's most popular processor architectures (x86, PowerPC, MIPS and ARM), enabling improved SoC performance without greater power consumption or die area.
"The market's most powerful multi-core shared-memory processing engine for wireless infrastructure"
The combination of optimized high-performance multicores provides designers with the ability to make the best possible tradeoffs between size, power, and programmability to meet the challenging needs of next generation multiband, multimode radios. The solution is reconfigurable and provides a platform for applications ranging from 4G macro base-stations to cost-optimized femtocells, thus offering the benefits of single scalable hardware platform design and extensive software code reuse. With a HyperCore-based design, a base-station OEM can achieve a unified platform strategy both vertically across wireless standards such as LTE, HSPA, or 3G, as well as horizontally across wireless devices ranging from macro base-stations to femtocells. In addition, Plurality's development environment and task-oriented programming model, together with a growing ecosystem of system and software partners, enables rapid product development.
"The wireless world is transitioning toward fourth-generation systems such as LTE, which requires high processing requirements as well as flexibility and upgradeability due to rapidly changing standards and evolving consumer needs," stated Igor Pe'er, CEO of Plurality. "Our fully programmable HyperCore processor technology speeds time-to-market and enables our customers to build high quality solutions for the LTE release 8 standard with a clear, low-cost, upgrade path for releases 9 and 10."
Embedded Systems Conference / Multicore Expo 2010 - Chip Ex Israel 2010
Plurality will be exhibiting at the Embedded Systems Conference / Multicore Expo at the San Jose McEnery Convention Center April 26 - 29, booth #2413, as well as at ChipEx Israel 2010 in Airport City on May 4th. Attendees will be able to view the HyperCore demonstration.
About Plurality
Plurality develops advanced silicon intellectual property, chips and acceleration boards for ManyCore processing. Plurality's IP is based on a unique, scalable, easily programmable ManyCore architecture that is positioned as a general-purpose accelerator. The processor delivers the highest performance per watt per square millimeter at the lowest cost of any currently available chip-level, shared-memory machine. The privately-funded company is headquartered in Netanya, Israel. HyperCore is a trademark of Plurality Ltd. For further information, please email the company at info@plurality.com or visit http://www.plurality.com.
Source: Plurality Ltd.
CONTACT: Jeff Miller, Vice President of Marketing and Business
Development of Plurality Ltd., +1-408-483-1697,
Jeff.miller[AT]plurality[DOT]com
Web Site: http://www.plurality.com/
SAN JOSE, Calif. and NETANYA, Israel, April 26 -- Plurality Ltd. announced today at the Embedded Systems Conference in San Jose, California, the world's first scalable 256 multicore processor for wireless infrastructure, the HyperCore(TM) family of low power, small footprint, ManyCore processor IP for wireless markets. HyperCore represents a new category of acceleration co-processor based on a revolutionary architecture that simplifies code compilation and a unique hardware based synchronizer-scheduler, which delivers performance that scales linearly with the number of cores. In addition, its efficiency offers power consumption that rivals hard-wired ASICs.
Plurality offers its HyperCore(TM) acceleration processor IP to system-on-chip (SoC) developers and original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) as a general purposes accelerator for wireless, networking and high-performance (Cloud) computing applications. The HyperCore processor IP acts as a performance extension to the industry's most popular processor architectures (x86, PowerPC, MIPS and ARM), enabling improved SoC performance without greater power consumption or die area.
"The market's most powerful multi-core shared-memory processing engine for wireless infrastructure"
The combination of optimized high-performance multicores provides designers with the ability to make the best possible tradeoffs between size, power, and programmability to meet the challenging needs of next generation multiband, multimode radios. The solution is reconfigurable and provides a platform for applications ranging from 4G macro base-stations to cost-optimized femtocells, thus offering the benefits of single scalable hardware platform design and extensive software code reuse. With a HyperCore-based design, a base-station OEM can achieve a unified platform strategy both vertically across wireless standards such as LTE, HSPA, or 3G, as well as horizontally across wireless devices ranging from macro base-stations to femtocells. In addition, Plurality's development environment and task-oriented programming model, together with a growing ecosystem of system and software partners, enables rapid product development.
"The wireless world is transitioning toward fourth-generation systems such as LTE, which requires high processing requirements as well as flexibility and upgradeability due to rapidly changing standards and evolving consumer needs," stated Igor Pe'er, CEO of Plurality. "Our fully programmable HyperCore processor technology speeds time-to-market and enables our customers to build high quality solutions for the LTE release 8 standard with a clear, low-cost, upgrade path for releases 9 and 10."
Embedded Systems Conference / Multicore Expo 2010 - Chip Ex Israel 2010
Plurality will be exhibiting at the Embedded Systems Conference / Multicore Expo at the San Jose McEnery Convention Center April 26 - 29, booth #2413, as well as at ChipEx Israel 2010 in Airport City on May 4th. Attendees will be able to view the HyperCore demonstration.
About Plurality
Plurality develops advanced silicon intellectual property, chips and acceleration boards for ManyCore processing. Plurality's IP is based on a unique, scalable, easily programmable ManyCore architecture that is positioned as a general-purpose accelerator. The processor delivers the highest performance per watt per square millimeter at the lowest cost of any currently available chip-level, shared-memory machine. The privately-funded company is headquartered in Netanya, Israel. HyperCore is a trademark of Plurality Ltd. For further information, please email the company at info@plurality.com or visit http://www.plurality.com.
Source: Plurality Ltd.
CONTACT: Jeff Miller, Vice President of Marketing and Business
Development of Plurality Ltd., +1-408-483-1697,
Jeff.miller[AT]plurality[DOT]com
Web Site: http://www.plurality.com/
Online Insurance System Helps Prevent Costly Clinical Trial Delays
Poster: SySAdmin
Posted on April 26, 2010 at 2:49:01 PM
Online Insurance System Helps Prevent Costly Clinical Trial Delays
BOSTON, April 26 -- A new online system from the Chubb Group of Insurance Companies will help life sciences companies deliver life-saving products to market faster by simplifying the process for obtaining clinical trial liability insurance documentation. The new system, Chubb WORLDcert, allows drug and medical device developers to quickly secure required insurance documentation for clinical trials around the globe.
The National Institutes of Health currently lists 87,778 trials ongoing in 172 countries. Life science companies and contract research organizations cannot secure approval from a medical institution's ethics committee to begin a clinical trial without accurate documentation that appropriate insurance has been secured. "A seemingly minor mistake, such as producing a certificate of insurance with a typographical error, insufficient insurance limits or an incorrect number of participants could set a clinical trial back for months," said Frank Goudsmit, vice president and life sciences international manager, Chubb Commercial Insurance. "Complicating the process further, key details about a trial are frequently a moving target right up to the ethics committee meeting date, and such gatherings happen infrequently at many institutions."
"For years, our members have wrestled with the challenge of securing these certificates of insurance in an accurate and timely fashion," said Jim Greenwood, BIO president and CEO. "Chubb has melded technology with its expertise in the life science industry to create an online system that will help expedite the clinical trials process and potentially get critical life-saving products to market faster."
"If a clinical trial is delayed because a certificate of insurance is not available, inaccurate or incomplete, it also shortens the timeframe during which a life sciences company enjoys patent exclusivity," added Goudsmit.
WORLDcert provides instant certificates of insurance in 149 countries. Sponsors of clinical trials in these countries generally will no longer need to wait for an insurance agent or broker to communicate trial information to an insurance company and for the insurer to complete manually intensive back-end processes. The resulting efficiency allows the innovator company to focus their efforts on delivering life saving or life extending therapies.
To view the online social media release visit http://bit.ly/aoPykg.
Chubb is the endorsed property and casualty insurance provider for members of the Biotechnology Industry Organization and the Medical Device Manufacturers Association. The member insurers of the Chubb Group of Insurance Companies form a multi-billion dollar organization providing property and casualty insurance for personal and commercial customers worldwide through 8,500 independent agents and brokers. Chubb's global network includes branches and affiliates throughout North America, Europe, Latin America, Asia and Australia.
Chubb Group of Insurance Companies
15 Mountain View Road
P.O. Box 1615
Warren, New Jersey 07059
Contact: Jodi Dorman
(908) 903-2608
Email: jdorman@chubb.com
Source: Chubb Group of Insurance Companies
CONTACT: Jodi Dorman, +1-908-903-2608, jdorman@chubb.com
Web Site: http://www.chubb.com/
BOSTON, April 26 -- A new online system from the Chubb Group of Insurance Companies will help life sciences companies deliver life-saving products to market faster by simplifying the process for obtaining clinical trial liability insurance documentation. The new system, Chubb WORLDcert, allows drug and medical device developers to quickly secure required insurance documentation for clinical trials around the globe.
The National Institutes of Health currently lists 87,778 trials ongoing in 172 countries. Life science companies and contract research organizations cannot secure approval from a medical institution's ethics committee to begin a clinical trial without accurate documentation that appropriate insurance has been secured. "A seemingly minor mistake, such as producing a certificate of insurance with a typographical error, insufficient insurance limits or an incorrect number of participants could set a clinical trial back for months," said Frank Goudsmit, vice president and life sciences international manager, Chubb Commercial Insurance. "Complicating the process further, key details about a trial are frequently a moving target right up to the ethics committee meeting date, and such gatherings happen infrequently at many institutions."
"For years, our members have wrestled with the challenge of securing these certificates of insurance in an accurate and timely fashion," said Jim Greenwood, BIO president and CEO. "Chubb has melded technology with its expertise in the life science industry to create an online system that will help expedite the clinical trials process and potentially get critical life-saving products to market faster."
"If a clinical trial is delayed because a certificate of insurance is not available, inaccurate or incomplete, it also shortens the timeframe during which a life sciences company enjoys patent exclusivity," added Goudsmit.
WORLDcert provides instant certificates of insurance in 149 countries. Sponsors of clinical trials in these countries generally will no longer need to wait for an insurance agent or broker to communicate trial information to an insurance company and for the insurer to complete manually intensive back-end processes. The resulting efficiency allows the innovator company to focus their efforts on delivering life saving or life extending therapies.
To view the online social media release visit http://bit.ly/aoPykg.
Chubb is the endorsed property and casualty insurance provider for members of the Biotechnology Industry Organization and the Medical Device Manufacturers Association. The member insurers of the Chubb Group of Insurance Companies form a multi-billion dollar organization providing property and casualty insurance for personal and commercial customers worldwide through 8,500 independent agents and brokers. Chubb's global network includes branches and affiliates throughout North America, Europe, Latin America, Asia and Australia.
Chubb Group of Insurance Companies
15 Mountain View Road
P.O. Box 1615
Warren, New Jersey 07059
Contact: Jodi Dorman
(908) 903-2608
Email: jdorman@chubb.com
Source: Chubb Group of Insurance Companies
CONTACT: Jodi Dorman, +1-908-903-2608, jdorman@chubb.com
Web Site: http://www.chubb.com/
Telefonica Selects Myriad Group to Provide Mobile Social Networking Services Across Latin America
Poster: SySAdmin
Posted on April 26, 2010 at 2:42:01 PM
Telefonica Selects Myriad Group to Provide Mobile Social Networking Services Across Latin America
- 5-year strategic partnership to deliver innovative social networking solutions, serving more than 80 million customers in 12 countries - Services to be marketed under Telefonica Movistar brand, providing mobile access to popular social networks
MADRID, April 26 -- Telefonica, one of the world's largest telecommunications operators, and Myriad Group, a global leader in mobile technology with software in over 2 billion phones, announced today that Myriad has been selected to provide social networking aggregation services to Telefonica's mobile subscribers across 12 countries in Latin America.
Marketed under Telefonica's Movistar brand, Myriad services will enable mobile users to simultaneously access multiple social networks, via mobile browsers, downloadable apps and other mobile technologies. The aim of the partnership is to deliver a richer social networking experience for Movistar customers, over a broad range of devices including Movistar-branded phones.
"Latin American consumers are enthusiastic users of social networks. This agreement will bring them a compelling and affordable way to access these sites from their mobile phones," said Luis Miguel Gilperez Lopez, Managing Director, Mobile Division of Telefonica Latin America. "One of the most appealing aspects of Myriad is its focus on mass-market phones rather than just high-end devices, which will enable Telefonica to reach the widest possible audience and make the most of this exciting opportunity."
According to Internet measurement specialists comScore, Inc., 2 out of 3 global Web users visited a social networking site in December 2009. In Latin America the adoption rate exceeds 80%.
Telefonica currently serves more than 80 million mobile users in 12 Latin America countries, including Argentina, Colombia, Chile, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Uruguay and Venezuela.
The Telefonica deployment is further testament to Myriad's successful acquisition of social media pioneer Xumii, Inc., and it follows recent commercial success with Australian mobile network operator, Optus, which involved Myriad delivering social networking services to over eight million customers.
"Coupled with our recent deal with Optus, our strategic partnership with Telefonica clearly positions Myriad as a leading provider of social networking solutions for mobile operators," said Simon Wilkinson, CEO of Myriad Group. "Our unique ability to deliver end-to-end solutions, including deep integration of social networking into mass-market phones, enables operators to deliver next-generation services for all mobile users, even in markets where many users will never afford an advanced smart phone."
About Telefonica
Telefonica is one of the largest telecommunications companies in the world in terms of market capitalisation. Its activities are centered mainly on the fixed and mobile telephony businesses with broadband as the key tool for the development of both. The company has a significant presence in 25 countries and a customer base that amounts to 265 million accesses around the world. Telefonica has a strong presence in Spain, Europe and Latin America, where the company focuses an important part of its growth strategy. Telefonica is a 100% listed company, with more than 1.5 million direct shareholders.
About Myriad
Myriad Group AG is a global leader in mobile technology and has shipped over 3.2 billion software applications in more than 2 billion mobile phones. Its comprehensive portfolio includes browsers, messaging, Java, social networking, user interfaces and middleware for all types of mobile phones, from ultra-low cost handsets to advanced smartphones.
The company provides both individual components and complete solutions, which enable handset manufacturers and operators to deliver amazing experiences on mobile phones. Myriad also develops USSD-based customer self-care platforms that deliver over 10 billion messages a year to 220 million mobile users across more than 30 mobile operators worldwide.
Myriad was created from the combination of industry-leading companies, Esmertec and Purple Labs. It operates worldwide, with offices in Switzerland, France, UK, USA, Mexico, China, South Korea, Taiwan, Japan and Australia. Headquartered in Dubendorf-Zurich Switzerland, Myriad is listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange (SIX Symbol: MYRN). For more information, visit http://www.myriadgroup.com.
Source: Myriad Group AG
CONTACT: Kate Hamilton, Marketing Director, US, +1-415-989-9803, or UK,
+44 208 322 1922, Press@myriadgroup.com, or Investor Relations,
Investor_relations@myriadgroup.com, both of Myriad Group AG; or Telefonica,
+34 91 482 38 00, prensa@telefonica.es
Web Site: http://www.myriadgroup.com/
http://www.telefonica.es/saladeprensa
- 5-year strategic partnership to deliver innovative social networking solutions, serving more than 80 million customers in 12 countries - Services to be marketed under Telefonica Movistar brand, providing mobile access to popular social networks
MADRID, April 26 -- Telefonica, one of the world's largest telecommunications operators, and Myriad Group, a global leader in mobile technology with software in over 2 billion phones, announced today that Myriad has been selected to provide social networking aggregation services to Telefonica's mobile subscribers across 12 countries in Latin America.
Marketed under Telefonica's Movistar brand, Myriad services will enable mobile users to simultaneously access multiple social networks, via mobile browsers, downloadable apps and other mobile technologies. The aim of the partnership is to deliver a richer social networking experience for Movistar customers, over a broad range of devices including Movistar-branded phones.
"Latin American consumers are enthusiastic users of social networks. This agreement will bring them a compelling and affordable way to access these sites from their mobile phones," said Luis Miguel Gilperez Lopez, Managing Director, Mobile Division of Telefonica Latin America. "One of the most appealing aspects of Myriad is its focus on mass-market phones rather than just high-end devices, which will enable Telefonica to reach the widest possible audience and make the most of this exciting opportunity."
According to Internet measurement specialists comScore, Inc., 2 out of 3 global Web users visited a social networking site in December 2009. In Latin America the adoption rate exceeds 80%.
Telefonica currently serves more than 80 million mobile users in 12 Latin America countries, including Argentina, Colombia, Chile, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Uruguay and Venezuela.
The Telefonica deployment is further testament to Myriad's successful acquisition of social media pioneer Xumii, Inc., and it follows recent commercial success with Australian mobile network operator, Optus, which involved Myriad delivering social networking services to over eight million customers.
"Coupled with our recent deal with Optus, our strategic partnership with Telefonica clearly positions Myriad as a leading provider of social networking solutions for mobile operators," said Simon Wilkinson, CEO of Myriad Group. "Our unique ability to deliver end-to-end solutions, including deep integration of social networking into mass-market phones, enables operators to deliver next-generation services for all mobile users, even in markets where many users will never afford an advanced smart phone."
About Telefonica
Telefonica is one of the largest telecommunications companies in the world in terms of market capitalisation. Its activities are centered mainly on the fixed and mobile telephony businesses with broadband as the key tool for the development of both. The company has a significant presence in 25 countries and a customer base that amounts to 265 million accesses around the world. Telefonica has a strong presence in Spain, Europe and Latin America, where the company focuses an important part of its growth strategy. Telefonica is a 100% listed company, with more than 1.5 million direct shareholders.
About Myriad
Myriad Group AG is a global leader in mobile technology and has shipped over 3.2 billion software applications in more than 2 billion mobile phones. Its comprehensive portfolio includes browsers, messaging, Java, social networking, user interfaces and middleware for all types of mobile phones, from ultra-low cost handsets to advanced smartphones.
The company provides both individual components and complete solutions, which enable handset manufacturers and operators to deliver amazing experiences on mobile phones. Myriad also develops USSD-based customer self-care platforms that deliver over 10 billion messages a year to 220 million mobile users across more than 30 mobile operators worldwide.
Myriad was created from the combination of industry-leading companies, Esmertec and Purple Labs. It operates worldwide, with offices in Switzerland, France, UK, USA, Mexico, China, South Korea, Taiwan, Japan and Australia. Headquartered in Dubendorf-Zurich Switzerland, Myriad is listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange (SIX Symbol: MYRN). For more information, visit http://www.myriadgroup.com.
Source: Myriad Group AG
CONTACT: Kate Hamilton, Marketing Director, US, +1-415-989-9803, or UK,
+44 208 322 1922, Press@myriadgroup.com, or Investor Relations,
Investor_relations@myriadgroup.com, both of Myriad Group AG; or Telefonica,
+34 91 482 38 00, prensa@telefonica.es
Web Site: http://www.myriadgroup.com/
http://www.telefonica.es/saladeprensa
FedScoop's 'Ensuring a Safe Computing Environment: A CyberSecurity Leadership Summit' to Feature Top Executives from Government and Tech Industry April 28 at the Newseum
Poster: SySAdmin
Posted on April 26, 2010 at 2:28:01 PM
FedScoop's 'Ensuring a Safe Computing Environment: A CyberSecurity Leadership Summit' to Feature Top Executives from Government and Tech Industry April 28 at the Newseum
WASHINGTON, April 26 -- On Wednesday, April 28th FedScoop will host "Ensuring a Safe Computing Environment: A CyberSecurity Leadership Summit" at the Newseum in downtown Washington, DC.
In recent years the U.S. government has embraced a leadership role in combating the growing threat of cyber attacks, collaborating with the IT industry to pioneer a future of secure information sharing and data storage.
To promote this cooperative effort, FedScoop's half-day CyberSecurity event will bring together C-level executives from the public and private sector to discuss strategies to address growing security challenges in the enterprise. Scheduled panelists include top executives from the ARMY, Department of Interior, NIST, Microsoft, Intel and HP.
The summit is the latest in FedScoop's event series based on what U.S. Federal CIO Vivek Kundra termed the 'five pillars' of his administration. In addition to security, Kundra outlined lowering the cost of government, engaging citizens, transparency and innovation as fundamental priorities of his office.
WHO:
In addition to featuring two keynote speakers, the event will include a panel discussion focused on today's most pressing cybersecurity issues.
WHEN:
Wednesday April 28th
8:30 AM - 9:30 AM Registration & Networking Breakfast
9:30 AM - 10:00 AM Keynote Address
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM CyberSecurity Leadership Panel
11:30 AM - 12:00 PM Keynote Address
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM Networking Lunch
WHERE:
The Newseum: Freedom Forum, 555 Pennsylvania Ave. N.W., Washington, DC 20001, 6th St. NW entrance, 7th floor
BACKGROUND
FedScoop is a full-service government media and marketing company, specializing in government IT news, new media advertising and custom turn-key strategic networking events.
FedScoop.com is the Government IT community's most comprehensive, one-stop news source reaching notable influencers and voices in the community. FedScoop.com is the only independent aggregator of the most trusted and popular web sites that Government IT executives visit daily, to stay abreast of trends, best practices, business opportunities and news.
In addition to FedScoop.com, FedScoop delivers the popular "Weekly Scoop," a must-have weekly email featuring exclusive articles from key government leaders, and summarizing the week's most relevant news. The Weekly Scoop currently has over 18,000 subscribers, including most Federal CIOs, CTOs, Procurement Executives and Program Managers.
Contact:
Brooke Mahoney
Director of Marketing
FedScoop
202-230-9232
Source: FedScoop
CONTACT: Brooke Mahoney of FedScoop, +1-202-230-9232
WASHINGTON, April 26 -- On Wednesday, April 28th FedScoop will host "Ensuring a Safe Computing Environment: A CyberSecurity Leadership Summit" at the Newseum in downtown Washington, DC.
In recent years the U.S. government has embraced a leadership role in combating the growing threat of cyber attacks, collaborating with the IT industry to pioneer a future of secure information sharing and data storage.
To promote this cooperative effort, FedScoop's half-day CyberSecurity event will bring together C-level executives from the public and private sector to discuss strategies to address growing security challenges in the enterprise. Scheduled panelists include top executives from the ARMY, Department of Interior, NIST, Microsoft, Intel and HP.
The summit is the latest in FedScoop's event series based on what U.S. Federal CIO Vivek Kundra termed the 'five pillars' of his administration. In addition to security, Kundra outlined lowering the cost of government, engaging citizens, transparency and innovation as fundamental priorities of his office.
WHO:
In addition to featuring two keynote speakers, the event will include a panel discussion focused on today's most pressing cybersecurity issues.
WHEN:
Wednesday April 28th
8:30 AM - 9:30 AM Registration & Networking Breakfast
9:30 AM - 10:00 AM Keynote Address
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM CyberSecurity Leadership Panel
11:30 AM - 12:00 PM Keynote Address
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM Networking Lunch
WHERE:
The Newseum: Freedom Forum, 555 Pennsylvania Ave. N.W., Washington, DC 20001, 6th St. NW entrance, 7th floor
BACKGROUND
FedScoop is a full-service government media and marketing company, specializing in government IT news, new media advertising and custom turn-key strategic networking events.
FedScoop.com is the Government IT community's most comprehensive, one-stop news source reaching notable influencers and voices in the community. FedScoop.com is the only independent aggregator of the most trusted and popular web sites that Government IT executives visit daily, to stay abreast of trends, best practices, business opportunities and news.
In addition to FedScoop.com, FedScoop delivers the popular "Weekly Scoop," a must-have weekly email featuring exclusive articles from key government leaders, and summarizing the week's most relevant news. The Weekly Scoop currently has over 18,000 subscribers, including most Federal CIOs, CTOs, Procurement Executives and Program Managers.
Contact:
Brooke Mahoney
Director of Marketing
FedScoop
202-230-9232
Source: FedScoop
CONTACT: Brooke Mahoney of FedScoop, +1-202-230-9232
Low Return Rate and Additional Reports of Fires Prompt Reannouncement of Coby Electronics Portable DVD/CD/MP3 Player Recalls
Poster: SySAdmin
Posted on April 26, 2010 at 2:00:01 PM
Low Return Rate and Additional Reports of Fires Prompt Reannouncement of Coby Electronics Portable DVD/CD/MP3 Player Recalls
WASHINGTON, April 26 -- The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following products. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed.
(Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20030904/USCSCLOGO )
Name of Product: Rechargeable Batteries sold with Portable DVD/CD/MP3 Players
Units: About 32,600; 13,000 previously recalled in October 2008 and 19,600 in October 2009
Importer: Coby Electronics Corp., of Lake Success, N.Y.
Hazard: The rechargeable batteries can overheat, posing a fire hazard to consumers.
Incidents/Injuries: Coby Electronics has received 22 reports of the battery overheating. Eighteen additional incidents of the battery overheating in the TF-DVD 1020 model, 17 of which resulted in property damage ranging from minor up to $9,650. No additional incidents have been reported for the TF-DVD 8501 model.
Description: The recall involves Coby DVD/CD/MP3 players with product numbers TF-DVD 1020 and TF-DVD 8501. "Coby" is printed on the front cover and the product number is on the bottom of the unit. The serial numbers on the recalled rechargeable batteries are printed on a label on the following batteries:
Product Number Serial Number Description
TF-DVD 1020 DG240043D503000001-1006 Swivel screen
DG240006D503000001-400
DG240039D603000001-3000
DG240111D603000001-2000
DG240143D602000001-3000
DG240106D602000001-2000
DG240106D702000001-2000
DG240183D942000001-100
DG240071DB02000001-1400
DG240115D702000001-2500
TF-DVD 8501 Begin with "HY" 8 1/2 inch screen
Sold at: Discount, electronics, music, toy, office supply stores and distributors of electronic products nationwide. The TF-DVD 1020 units were sold from May 2007 through July 2008 for about $168. The TF-DVD 8501 units were sold from January 2007 through September 2009 for between $140 and $275.
Manufactured in: China
Remedy: Consumers should immediately stop using the players with the recalled batteries and contact the firm to arrange for a free replacement battery. After removing the recalled batteries from the unit, consumers can continue to use it with the AC or DC power adapter.
Consumer Contact: For additional information, contact Coby Electronics toll-free at (866) 945-2629 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday or visit the firm's Web site at http://www.cobyusa.com.
Photos available at http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml10/10205.html.
CPSC is still interested in receiving incident or injury reports that are either directly related to this product recall or involve a different hazard with the same product. Please tell us about it by visiting https://www.cpsc.gov/cgibin/incident.aspx.
Firm's Recall Hotline: (866) 945-2629
CPSC Recall Hotline: (800) 638-2772
CPSC Media Contact: (301) 504-7908
Photo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20030904/USCSCLOGO
AP Archive: http://photoarchive.ap.org/
PRN Photo Desk, photodesk@prnewswire.com
Source: U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
CONTACT: U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission Media Contact,
+1-301-504-7908
Web Site: http://www.cpsc.gov/
http://www.cobyusa.com/
WASHINGTON, April 26 -- The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following products. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed.
(Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20030904/USCSCLOGO )
Name of Product: Rechargeable Batteries sold with Portable DVD/CD/MP3 Players
Units: About 32,600; 13,000 previously recalled in October 2008 and 19,600 in October 2009
Importer: Coby Electronics Corp., of Lake Success, N.Y.
Hazard: The rechargeable batteries can overheat, posing a fire hazard to consumers.
Incidents/Injuries: Coby Electronics has received 22 reports of the battery overheating. Eighteen additional incidents of the battery overheating in the TF-DVD 1020 model, 17 of which resulted in property damage ranging from minor up to $9,650. No additional incidents have been reported for the TF-DVD 8501 model.
Description: The recall involves Coby DVD/CD/MP3 players with product numbers TF-DVD 1020 and TF-DVD 8501. "Coby" is printed on the front cover and the product number is on the bottom of the unit. The serial numbers on the recalled rechargeable batteries are printed on a label on the following batteries:
Product Number Serial Number Description
TF-DVD 1020 DG240043D503000001-1006 Swivel screen
DG240006D503000001-400
DG240039D603000001-3000
DG240111D603000001-2000
DG240143D602000001-3000
DG240106D602000001-2000
DG240106D702000001-2000
DG240183D942000001-100
DG240071DB02000001-1400
DG240115D702000001-2500
TF-DVD 8501 Begin with "HY" 8 1/2 inch screen
Sold at: Discount, electronics, music, toy, office supply stores and distributors of electronic products nationwide. The TF-DVD 1020 units were sold from May 2007 through July 2008 for about $168. The TF-DVD 8501 units were sold from January 2007 through September 2009 for between $140 and $275.
Manufactured in: China
Remedy: Consumers should immediately stop using the players with the recalled batteries and contact the firm to arrange for a free replacement battery. After removing the recalled batteries from the unit, consumers can continue to use it with the AC or DC power adapter.
Consumer Contact: For additional information, contact Coby Electronics toll-free at (866) 945-2629 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday or visit the firm's Web site at http://www.cobyusa.com.
Photos available at http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml10/10205.html.
CPSC is still interested in receiving incident or injury reports that are either directly related to this product recall or involve a different hazard with the same product. Please tell us about it by visiting https://www.cpsc.gov/cgibin/incident.aspx.
Firm's Recall Hotline: (866) 945-2629
CPSC Recall Hotline: (800) 638-2772
CPSC Media Contact: (301) 504-7908
Photo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20030904/USCSCLOGO
AP Archive: http://photoarchive.ap.org/
PRN Photo Desk, photodesk@prnewswire.com
Source: U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
CONTACT: U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission Media Contact,
+1-301-504-7908
Web Site: http://www.cpsc.gov/
http://www.cobyusa.com/
STMicroelectronics Announces World-Class Development Tools for STM8 Microcontrollers
Poster: SySAdmin
Posted on April 26, 2010 at 2:00:01 PM
STMicroelectronics Announces World-Class Development Tools for STM8 Microcontrollers
Tool-sets from IAR facilitate designing with STM8 family, enabling smooth transition to 32-bit STM32-based embedded design
GENEVA, April 26 -- STMicroelectronics (NYSE:STM), a world leader in microcontrollers, has announced that IAR Systems, an international supplier of development tools, is now supporting the mainstream 8-bit STM8 microcontrollers by introducing the Embedded Workbench for STM8 (EWSTM8).
The move will ease design using the STM8 devices, increasing flexibility for developers to achieve the optimum MCU performance, features and cost for their applications. IAR's EWSTM8 tool-set joins the company's existing EWARM tools supporting the 32-bit STM32 family, allowing either of ST's major MCU families to be targeted using the same tools and tool supplier. This compatibility delivers a number of advantages that help to speed up project completion, including a familiar user interface and common naming conventions for C-language extensions.
The IAR EWSTM8 embedded workbench provides a comprehensive set of tools including a project manager, editor, build tools including C compiler and linker. The workbench also features a debugger that can be connected to ST's very low cost ST-LINK in-circuit debugger probe as well as the high-end advanced emulator, STice.
"The EWSTM8 will significantly facilitate development and increase access to the STM8 product line, which offers many choices in terms of performance, cost, and features," said Dominique Jugnon, Microcontroller Development Tools Manager, STMicroelectronics. "IAR's EWSTM8 brings the benefits of a high level of customer support through IAR's international network enabling our customers to deliver high-quality competitive solutions to market ahead of their competitors."
IAR is launching the EWSTM8 embedded workbench at ESC Silicon Valley, Embedded Systems Conference, at the McEnery Convention Center, San Jose, April 26-29, 2010.
About STM8 microcontrollers
ST's STM8 microcontrollers are built using proprietary 130nm process technology and combine the cost- and power-saving benefits of their advanced 8-bit CPU with innovations such as a 32-bit memory interface and 3-stage pipeline to achieve up to 20MIPS peak processing performance. The STM8 family also features a large 16Mbyte address space, enhanced index registers and stack pointer operation and advanced addressing modes supporting optimal code density and real-time performance. In addition, extra instructions are provided enabling faster arithmetic operations.
A further advantage for developers using STM8 MCUs is access to state of the art peripherals shared with the 32-bit STM32 family. This not only helps maximize the performance of developers' applications, but also enables developers to re-use code and migrate designs quickly and easily between 8-bit and 32-bit MCU architectures.
Several STM8 families are available, providing designers with a wide variety of pin- and software-compatible devices to fulfill a wide range of applications. These include three ultra-low power STM8L families offering on-chip Flash density up to 32 Kbytes and the option of an LCD controller, and two STM8S advanced high-performance families offering performance up to 24MHz and up to 128 Kbytes of Flash. The STM8L and STM8S families were introduced during 2009. The STM8A family is also available, and is qualified for automotive applications.
About STMicroelectronics
STMicroelectronics is a global leader serving customers across the spectrum of electronics applications with innovative semiconductor solutions. ST aims to be the undisputed leader in multimedia convergence and power applications leveraging its vast array of technologies, design expertise and combination of intellectual property portfolio, strategic partnerships and manufacturing strength. In 2009, the Company's net revenues were $8.51 billion. Further information on ST can be found at http://www.st.com.
Source: STMicroelectronics
CONTACT: Michael Markowitz of STMicroelectronics, +1-781-591-0354,
michael.markowitz@st.com
Web Site: http://www.st.com/
Tool-sets from IAR facilitate designing with STM8 family, enabling smooth transition to 32-bit STM32-based embedded design
GENEVA, April 26 -- STMicroelectronics (NYSE:STM), a world leader in microcontrollers, has announced that IAR Systems, an international supplier of development tools, is now supporting the mainstream 8-bit STM8 microcontrollers by introducing the Embedded Workbench for STM8 (EWSTM8).
The move will ease design using the STM8 devices, increasing flexibility for developers to achieve the optimum MCU performance, features and cost for their applications. IAR's EWSTM8 tool-set joins the company's existing EWARM tools supporting the 32-bit STM32 family, allowing either of ST's major MCU families to be targeted using the same tools and tool supplier. This compatibility delivers a number of advantages that help to speed up project completion, including a familiar user interface and common naming conventions for C-language extensions.
The IAR EWSTM8 embedded workbench provides a comprehensive set of tools including a project manager, editor, build tools including C compiler and linker. The workbench also features a debugger that can be connected to ST's very low cost ST-LINK in-circuit debugger probe as well as the high-end advanced emulator, STice.
"The EWSTM8 will significantly facilitate development and increase access to the STM8 product line, which offers many choices in terms of performance, cost, and features," said Dominique Jugnon, Microcontroller Development Tools Manager, STMicroelectronics. "IAR's EWSTM8 brings the benefits of a high level of customer support through IAR's international network enabling our customers to deliver high-quality competitive solutions to market ahead of their competitors."
IAR is launching the EWSTM8 embedded workbench at ESC Silicon Valley, Embedded Systems Conference, at the McEnery Convention Center, San Jose, April 26-29, 2010.
About STM8 microcontrollers
ST's STM8 microcontrollers are built using proprietary 130nm process technology and combine the cost- and power-saving benefits of their advanced 8-bit CPU with innovations such as a 32-bit memory interface and 3-stage pipeline to achieve up to 20MIPS peak processing performance. The STM8 family also features a large 16Mbyte address space, enhanced index registers and stack pointer operation and advanced addressing modes supporting optimal code density and real-time performance. In addition, extra instructions are provided enabling faster arithmetic operations.
A further advantage for developers using STM8 MCUs is access to state of the art peripherals shared with the 32-bit STM32 family. This not only helps maximize the performance of developers' applications, but also enables developers to re-use code and migrate designs quickly and easily between 8-bit and 32-bit MCU architectures.
Several STM8 families are available, providing designers with a wide variety of pin- and software-compatible devices to fulfill a wide range of applications. These include three ultra-low power STM8L families offering on-chip Flash density up to 32 Kbytes and the option of an LCD controller, and two STM8S advanced high-performance families offering performance up to 24MHz and up to 128 Kbytes of Flash. The STM8L and STM8S families were introduced during 2009. The STM8A family is also available, and is qualified for automotive applications.
About STMicroelectronics
STMicroelectronics is a global leader serving customers across the spectrum of electronics applications with innovative semiconductor solutions. ST aims to be the undisputed leader in multimedia convergence and power applications leveraging its vast array of technologies, design expertise and combination of intellectual property portfolio, strategic partnerships and manufacturing strength. In 2009, the Company's net revenues were $8.51 billion. Further information on ST can be found at http://www.st.com.
Source: STMicroelectronics
CONTACT: Michael Markowitz of STMicroelectronics, +1-781-591-0354,
michael.markowitz@st.com
Web Site: http://www.st.com/
Playdom Announces Acquisition of Social Game Developer Merscom, LLC
Poster: SySAdmin
Posted on April 26, 2010 at 1:35:01 PM
Playdom Announces Acquisition of Social Game Developer Merscom, LLC
Social gaming company acquires experienced game developer specializing in producing games with third party branded content
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., April 26 -- Playdom, a leading social gaming company, announced today the continuation of its roll-up of talented social gaming development teams with the acquisition of Merscom, LLC. Privately held Merscom develops online and social games for third parties with nationally recognized brands. Merscom is currently developing games for Sea World, Purina, National Geographic and NBC Universal. Merscom is based in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Playdom plans to leverage Mercom's expertise in working with IP owners as Playdom moves to develop partnerships with powerful global brands. Playdom also plans to use the acquisition to leverage the talented North Carolina game development community. The terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
(Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20100127/SF45193LOGO)
Merscom was founded more than 16 years ago to produce games with third party branded content. Merscom's core team has produced over 250 games in total and over 30 casual games for such brands as Lifetime Networks, Paramount and Starz Entertainment. Prior to 2009 Merscom produced games primarily using international engineering resources. In 2009 Merscom added in-house engineering staff and began building as well as producing social games. The company's first internally developed social game "The Crazies" was released in conjunction with the movie of the same name in March 2010.
Founders Kirk Owen and Lloyd Melnick and their team of over 20 producers, designers, artists and engineers will lead Playdom's efforts to partner with artists, entertainment companies and other IP holders to co-develop the next generation of social games.
"We believe that brands matter and that over time, as the social gaming industry matures, games which incorporate content from popular culture and widely respected brands will garner larger market share than those without it," says John Pleasants, Playdom's CEO. "Merscom has 16 years experience working with content owners and we intend to call on this experience as we move into this promising area of our industry."
"We are excited to join Playdom," said Kirk Owen, Merscom CEO. "Playdom understands the power of branded content and decentralized international game development where we've focused our efforts for many years." Owen continued: "Merscom's team will thrive in Playdom's culture of respect for its employees and its great benefit programs. We can't wait to get started." Owen closed by thanking Piedmont Angel Network Two LLC, Paul Sunu and J. Stephan Vanderwoude, Merscom's North Carolina based venture capital and angel partners, who helped expand Merscom's mission leading to this transaction.
About Playdom
Playdom is committed to bringing people everywhere together through the world's best social games. Playdom is a top game developer on Facebook and MySpace with popular titles including Social City, Sorority Life, Mobsters, Tiki Resort and Big City Life. To date, over 100 million Playdom games have been installed on leading platforms including Facebook, MySpace, iPhone and Hi5. Playdom is headquartered in Mountain View, Calif., with studios in San Francisco, Calif.; Seattle, Wash.; Eugene, Ore.; Chapel Hill, NC; Buenos Aires, Argentina and in South Asia. For more information about Playdom, please visit http://www.playdom.com.
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Source: Playdom
CONTACT: Christa Quarles, Chief Financial Officer of Playdom,
+1-650-963-8024, christa@playdom.com
Web Site: http://www.playdom.com
Social gaming company acquires experienced game developer specializing in producing games with third party branded content
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., April 26 -- Playdom, a leading social gaming company, announced today the continuation of its roll-up of talented social gaming development teams with the acquisition of Merscom, LLC. Privately held Merscom develops online and social games for third parties with nationally recognized brands. Merscom is currently developing games for Sea World, Purina, National Geographic and NBC Universal. Merscom is based in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Playdom plans to leverage Mercom's expertise in working with IP owners as Playdom moves to develop partnerships with powerful global brands. Playdom also plans to use the acquisition to leverage the talented North Carolina game development community. The terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
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Merscom was founded more than 16 years ago to produce games with third party branded content. Merscom's core team has produced over 250 games in total and over 30 casual games for such brands as Lifetime Networks, Paramount and Starz Entertainment. Prior to 2009 Merscom produced games primarily using international engineering resources. In 2009 Merscom added in-house engineering staff and began building as well as producing social games. The company's first internally developed social game "The Crazies" was released in conjunction with the movie of the same name in March 2010.
Founders Kirk Owen and Lloyd Melnick and their team of over 20 producers, designers, artists and engineers will lead Playdom's efforts to partner with artists, entertainment companies and other IP holders to co-develop the next generation of social games.
"We believe that brands matter and that over time, as the social gaming industry matures, games which incorporate content from popular culture and widely respected brands will garner larger market share than those without it," says John Pleasants, Playdom's CEO. "Merscom has 16 years experience working with content owners and we intend to call on this experience as we move into this promising area of our industry."
"We are excited to join Playdom," said Kirk Owen, Merscom CEO. "Playdom understands the power of branded content and decentralized international game development where we've focused our efforts for many years." Owen continued: "Merscom's team will thrive in Playdom's culture of respect for its employees and its great benefit programs. We can't wait to get started." Owen closed by thanking Piedmont Angel Network Two LLC, Paul Sunu and J. Stephan Vanderwoude, Merscom's North Carolina based venture capital and angel partners, who helped expand Merscom's mission leading to this transaction.
About Playdom
Playdom is committed to bringing people everywhere together through the world's best social games. Playdom is a top game developer on Facebook and MySpace with popular titles including Social City, Sorority Life, Mobsters, Tiki Resort and Big City Life. To date, over 100 million Playdom games have been installed on leading platforms including Facebook, MySpace, iPhone and Hi5. Playdom is headquartered in Mountain View, Calif., with studios in San Francisco, Calif.; Seattle, Wash.; Eugene, Ore.; Chapel Hill, NC; Buenos Aires, Argentina and in South Asia. For more information about Playdom, please visit http://www.playdom.com.
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Source: Playdom
CONTACT: Christa Quarles, Chief Financial Officer of Playdom,
+1-650-963-8024, christa@playdom.com
Web Site: http://www.playdom.com
Supply Chain Star Dell Announces Shift Toward More Ocean Freight, Reports The Journal of Commerce
Poster: SySAdmin
Posted on April 26, 2010 at 1:07:01 PM
Supply Chain Star Dell Announces Shift Toward More Ocean Freight, Reports The Journal of Commerce
NEWARK, N.J., April 26 -- Computer giant Dell, which set the supply chain standard for speed with its build-to-order business model, is advancing a new strategic approach and philosophy that will shift huge numbers of shipments from air to ocean, a fundamental change that, for a leader in logistics, could set a touchstone for distribution in the technology, The Journal of Commerce reports in this week's cover story.
(Photo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20100426/NY92942 )
Dell's diversification from strictly direct-to-consumer sales to include more retailers has led to increased outsourcing and a recent announcement to begin to move from costly air to slower ocean freight. If it is successful the practice will likely become more common, as the company strives to compete with rivals such as Hewlett-Packard, which replaced Dell as the world's No. 1 computer maker and relies heavily on ocean shipping.
However, the shift in Dell's core supply chain management business model comes with risks - damage, order cancellation, product value decline during shipment - as well as higher inventory carrying costs. Dell's inventory turns -- a formula dividing the cost of goods sold by its average quarterly inventory -- are its shining star and one that stands to fade with a longer supply chain.
In today's Cover Story, The Journal of Commerce analyzes the potential impact of Dell's supply chain shift on the company, its suppliers and the shipping world.
To view daily news visit http://www.joc.com. For all media enquires, including article reprints, please contact Editorial Director Paul Page.
Since 1827, The Journal of Commerce has been the most trusted source of intelligence for international logistics executives to help them plan global supply chains and better manage day-to-day transportation of goods and commodities in the United States and internationally. To become a member of The Journal of Commerce click here. JOC members have access to our weekly print and digital magazine and Web site, as well as a 10% discount on all JOC Events and trade shows, UBM Global Trade Directories and select PIERS products. Authoritative editorial content in the form of daily news, weekly analysis and regular features ensure our members have the information and data necessary to understand the issues facing trucking, rail and maritime transportation. Members enjoy access to "By the Numbers," an exclusive weekly compilation of key industry statistics that provides detailed views of current market trends across all modes. Regular market intelligence reports -- utilizing PIERS trade data -- include Top 100 Imports and Exporters, quarterly Top 40 Container lines, Transpacific and Transatlantic Maritime Forecasts and Top Container Ports and Terminals. Market-sector supplements, including Breakbulk, Cool Cargoes, 3PL, JOC Guide to Trucking and others, ensure all modes are comprehensively covered.
About UBM Global Trade - UBM Global Trade, formerly Commonwealth Business Media, Inc., has been the leading provider of proprietary data, news, business intelligence and analytical content supporting commercial maritime, rail, trucking, warehousing and logistics industries worldwide since 1827. The company's portfolio of more than 100 online, print and interactive workflow business solutions includes The Journal of Commerce, The Journal of Commerce Events, PIERS Global Intelligence Solutions and an array of international trade and transportation databases and directories. UBM Global Trade, a subsidiary of United Business Media Limited, is headquartered in East Windsor, NJ, with offices throughout the United States and in Canada and Hong Kong. For more information, explore http://www.ubmglobaltrade.com or call 800-221-5488 (+1-609-371-7700 outside the U.S. and Canada).
About United Business Media Limited - UBM (UBM.L) focuses on two principal activities: worldwide information distribution, targeting and monitoring, and the development and monetization of B2B communities and markets. UBM's businesses inform markets and serve professional commercial communities -- from doctors to game developers, from journalists to jewelry traders, from farmers to pharmacists -- with integrated events, online, print and business information products. Our 6,500 staff in more than 30 countries is organized into specialist teams that serve these communities, bringing buyers and sellers together, helping them to do business and their markets to work effectively and efficiently. For more information, go to http://www.ubm.com.
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Source: The Journal of Commerce
CONTACT: Paul Page, The Journal of Commerce, Editorial Director,
+1-202-355-1170, ppage@joc.com
Web Site: http://www.joc.com/
NEWARK, N.J., April 26 -- Computer giant Dell, which set the supply chain standard for speed with its build-to-order business model, is advancing a new strategic approach and philosophy that will shift huge numbers of shipments from air to ocean, a fundamental change that, for a leader in logistics, could set a touchstone for distribution in the technology, The Journal of Commerce reports in this week's cover story.
(Photo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20100426/NY92942 )
Dell's diversification from strictly direct-to-consumer sales to include more retailers has led to increased outsourcing and a recent announcement to begin to move from costly air to slower ocean freight. If it is successful the practice will likely become more common, as the company strives to compete with rivals such as Hewlett-Packard, which replaced Dell as the world's No. 1 computer maker and relies heavily on ocean shipping.
However, the shift in Dell's core supply chain management business model comes with risks - damage, order cancellation, product value decline during shipment - as well as higher inventory carrying costs. Dell's inventory turns -- a formula dividing the cost of goods sold by its average quarterly inventory -- are its shining star and one that stands to fade with a longer supply chain.
In today's Cover Story, The Journal of Commerce analyzes the potential impact of Dell's supply chain shift on the company, its suppliers and the shipping world.
To view daily news visit http://www.joc.com. For all media enquires, including article reprints, please contact Editorial Director Paul Page.
Since 1827, The Journal of Commerce has been the most trusted source of intelligence for international logistics executives to help them plan global supply chains and better manage day-to-day transportation of goods and commodities in the United States and internationally. To become a member of The Journal of Commerce click here. JOC members have access to our weekly print and digital magazine and Web site, as well as a 10% discount on all JOC Events and trade shows, UBM Global Trade Directories and select PIERS products. Authoritative editorial content in the form of daily news, weekly analysis and regular features ensure our members have the information and data necessary to understand the issues facing trucking, rail and maritime transportation. Members enjoy access to "By the Numbers," an exclusive weekly compilation of key industry statistics that provides detailed views of current market trends across all modes. Regular market intelligence reports -- utilizing PIERS trade data -- include Top 100 Imports and Exporters, quarterly Top 40 Container lines, Transpacific and Transatlantic Maritime Forecasts and Top Container Ports and Terminals. Market-sector supplements, including Breakbulk, Cool Cargoes, 3PL, JOC Guide to Trucking and others, ensure all modes are comprehensively covered.
About UBM Global Trade - UBM Global Trade, formerly Commonwealth Business Media, Inc., has been the leading provider of proprietary data, news, business intelligence and analytical content supporting commercial maritime, rail, trucking, warehousing and logistics industries worldwide since 1827. The company's portfolio of more than 100 online, print and interactive workflow business solutions includes The Journal of Commerce, The Journal of Commerce Events, PIERS Global Intelligence Solutions and an array of international trade and transportation databases and directories. UBM Global Trade, a subsidiary of United Business Media Limited, is headquartered in East Windsor, NJ, with offices throughout the United States and in Canada and Hong Kong. For more information, explore http://www.ubmglobaltrade.com or call 800-221-5488 (+1-609-371-7700 outside the U.S. and Canada).
About United Business Media Limited - UBM (UBM.L) focuses on two principal activities: worldwide information distribution, targeting and monitoring, and the development and monetization of B2B communities and markets. UBM's businesses inform markets and serve professional commercial communities -- from doctors to game developers, from journalists to jewelry traders, from farmers to pharmacists -- with integrated events, online, print and business information products. Our 6,500 staff in more than 30 countries is organized into specialist teams that serve these communities, bringing buyers and sellers together, helping them to do business and their markets to work effectively and efficiently. For more information, go to http://www.ubm.com.
Photo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20100426/NY92942
PRN Photo Desk, photodesk@prnewswire.com
Source: The Journal of Commerce
CONTACT: Paul Page, The Journal of Commerce, Editorial Director,
+1-202-355-1170, ppage@joc.com
Web Site: http://www.joc.com/
Verizon's Fiber-Optic-Powered FiOS Services Available to More Than 140,000 Homes and Businesses in San Bernardino County -- at Attractive Discounts
Poster: SySAdmin
Posted on April 26, 2010 at 12:49:01 PM
Verizon's Fiber-Optic-Powered FiOS Services Available to More Than 140,000 Homes and Businesses in San Bernardino County -- at Attractive Discounts
Many Residents of San Bernardino, Victorville, Apple Valley, Ontario, Beaumont, Redlands, Banning and Hesperia Have Access to More HD Channels, Faster Internet Speeds
SAN BERNARDINO, Calif., April 26 -- San Bernardino County residents who have considered upgrading to Verizon FiOS TV and FiOS Internet -- the most powerful video entertainment and ultra-high-speed broadband services in the area -- should take another look at FiOS. Starting this week, Verizon is introducing new discounts and other incentives for the industry's most advanced home-entertainment and communications triple-play bundles (FiOS TV, FiOS Internet and Verizon Home Phone).
"There's no comparison between Verizon's FiOS and plain old cable TV service," said Jennifer Little, marketing director for Verizon in California. "FiOS delivers more HD channels, more video-on-demand choices, and unique interactive features like Facebook and Twitter on the TV screen -- plus faster download and upload broadband speeds at a very competitive price."
Currently, Verizon FiOS services are available to more than 140,000 homes in parts of Apple Valley, Chino, Chino Hills, Fort Irwin, Hesperia, Highland, Mentone, Ontario, Redlands, San Bernardino, Upland, Victorville, Yucaipa and nearby unincorporated areas. (See city/Zip code listing at end of news release.)
Verizon's FiOS services are available to nearly 1.2 million households and businesses in Los Angeles, Orange, San Bernardino, Riverside and Ventura counties.
More HD with FiOS TV
FiOS TV offers more than 580 total TV channels, including 138 HD channels throughout Southern California - more HD channels than Time Warner. And because the service is delivered using a pure fiber-optic network connection directly to the home, FiOS TV's picture-and-sound quality is unmatched.
More Speed with FiOS Internet
Verizon's FiOS Internet offerings feature an unprecedented symmetrical broadband service that provides equal upstream and downstream connections of up to 25 megabits per second (Mbps) and up to 35 Mbps. The two-way-fast speeds transform the user experience for bandwidth-sensitive Web applications like social networking, telecommuting, online multi-player gaming, sharing digital photos and videos, hard drive backups and video conferencing. More speed results in better performance for all connected devices in the home and, unlike some providers, Verizon does not penalize customers for using all the data transmission capacity they order.
More Value with FiOS Bundles
Verizon's bundles of FiOS service begin with more than 40 HD channels with FiOS TV Prime HD, up to 15 Mbps downstream and up to 5 Mbps upstream FiOS Internet and FiOS voice service for $99.99 a month. With a guaranteed rate for 24 months, subscribers will save $240 over regular prices.
Customers also have the choice of a variety of other bundles, with a wide selection of premium content, as well as FiOS Internet speeds of up to 50 Mbps downstream and symmetrical speeds of up to 35 Mbps.
Customers who sign up online for any FiOS bundled packages will receive an additional discount of $5 a month for the same 24-month plan, for a total of $120 in additional savings.
As an added incentive, new FiOS TV customers can either receive a free multi-room DVR, HD DVR or access to one of several premium movie channel packages - free for six months. Total savings off regular prices for these triple-play bundles can add up to as much as $497.94 over two years.
For families interested in more Spanish-language channels, Verizon has launched the La Conexion FiOS triple-play bundled package, which includes TV, up to 15/5 Mbps FiOS Internet and Verizon phone service starting at $89.99 per month with a two-year agreement. FiOS TV's La Conexion triple-play bundle provides customers with more than 175 music, sports, movie and local channels, including Telemundo, Univision and Telefutura. Additionally, the package includes the best in-language family programming, including Disney En Espanol and Discovery Familia.
All double- and triple-play bundles are available with a 24-month service agreement that guarantees rates will not change during the two years. Customers also have the option to sign up for month-to-month plans that do not require a minimum term agreement.
For complete information on FiOS bundles click here.
FiOS: More Than Just TV, Internet and Phone
FiOS TV customers also receive many added benefits that are included in their service at no additional cost. For example, subscribers to FiOS Ultimate HD and Extreme HD triple-play bundles provide free access to thousands of Verizon Wi-Fi hot spots at coffee shops, hotels, airports and other locations nationwide. FiOS TV includes a library of 18,000 video-on-demand titles (70 percent of which are free), including 2,800 of which are HD, and an advanced interactive media guide that supports unique on-screen interactive social-networking, news, shopping and entertainment widgets.
In addition to allowing families to view, record, pause and rewind programming on up to three TVs in the home at the same time, the Home Media DVR comes bundled with Media Manager software that lets users access content on their home computer from their TV and watch online videos from blip.tv, Dailymotion and Veoh on a big screen.
FiOS is available in all or parts of the following cities and ZIP codes: Apple Valley (92307, 92308), Chino (91708, 91710), Chino Hills (91709), Fort Irwin (92310), Hesperia (92345), Highland (92346), Mentone (92359), Ontario (91762, 91764, 91761), Redlands (92373, 92374), San Bernardino (92404, 92405, 92407), Upland (91784, 91786), Victorville (92392, 92394, 92395) and Yucaipa (92399).
To check FiOS service availability, consumers can visit http://www.verizon.com/bundles or call 1-888-GET-FIOS; small businesses can visit http://www.verizon.com/smallbusiness or call 1-877-FiOS-BIZ (1-877-346-7249).
Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE:VZ)(NASDAQ:VZ), headquartered in New York, is a global leader in delivering broadband and other wireless and wireline communications services to mass market, business, government and wholesale customers. Verizon Wireless operates America's most reliable wireless network, serving nearly 93 million customers nationwide. Verizon also provides converged communications, information and entertainment services over America's most advanced fiber-optic network, and delivers innovative, seamless business solutions to customers around the world. A Dow 30 company, Verizon employs a diverse workforce of more than 217,000 and last year generated consolidated revenues of more than $107 billion. For more information, visit http://www.verizon.com.
VERIZON'S ONLINE NEWS CENTER: Verizon news releases, executive speeches and biographies, media contacts, high-quality video and images, and other information are available at Verizon's News Center on the World Wide Web at http://www.verizon.com/news. To receive news releases by e-mail, visit the News Center and register for customized automatic delivery of Verizon news releases.
Source: Verizon
CONTACT: Jon Davies, +1-805-372-6969, jon.davies@verizon.com
Web Site: http://www.verizon.com/
Company News On-Call: http://www.prnewswire.com/comp/094251.html
Many Residents of San Bernardino, Victorville, Apple Valley, Ontario, Beaumont, Redlands, Banning and Hesperia Have Access to More HD Channels, Faster Internet Speeds
SAN BERNARDINO, Calif., April 26 -- San Bernardino County residents who have considered upgrading to Verizon FiOS TV and FiOS Internet -- the most powerful video entertainment and ultra-high-speed broadband services in the area -- should take another look at FiOS. Starting this week, Verizon is introducing new discounts and other incentives for the industry's most advanced home-entertainment and communications triple-play bundles (FiOS TV, FiOS Internet and Verizon Home Phone).
"There's no comparison between Verizon's FiOS and plain old cable TV service," said Jennifer Little, marketing director for Verizon in California. "FiOS delivers more HD channels, more video-on-demand choices, and unique interactive features like Facebook and Twitter on the TV screen -- plus faster download and upload broadband speeds at a very competitive price."
Currently, Verizon FiOS services are available to more than 140,000 homes in parts of Apple Valley, Chino, Chino Hills, Fort Irwin, Hesperia, Highland, Mentone, Ontario, Redlands, San Bernardino, Upland, Victorville, Yucaipa and nearby unincorporated areas. (See city/Zip code listing at end of news release.)
Verizon's FiOS services are available to nearly 1.2 million households and businesses in Los Angeles, Orange, San Bernardino, Riverside and Ventura counties.
More HD with FiOS TV
FiOS TV offers more than 580 total TV channels, including 138 HD channels throughout Southern California - more HD channels than Time Warner. And because the service is delivered using a pure fiber-optic network connection directly to the home, FiOS TV's picture-and-sound quality is unmatched.
More Speed with FiOS Internet
Verizon's FiOS Internet offerings feature an unprecedented symmetrical broadband service that provides equal upstream and downstream connections of up to 25 megabits per second (Mbps) and up to 35 Mbps. The two-way-fast speeds transform the user experience for bandwidth-sensitive Web applications like social networking, telecommuting, online multi-player gaming, sharing digital photos and videos, hard drive backups and video conferencing. More speed results in better performance for all connected devices in the home and, unlike some providers, Verizon does not penalize customers for using all the data transmission capacity they order.
More Value with FiOS Bundles
Verizon's bundles of FiOS service begin with more than 40 HD channels with FiOS TV Prime HD, up to 15 Mbps downstream and up to 5 Mbps upstream FiOS Internet and FiOS voice service for $99.99 a month. With a guaranteed rate for 24 months, subscribers will save $240 over regular prices.
Customers also have the choice of a variety of other bundles, with a wide selection of premium content, as well as FiOS Internet speeds of up to 50 Mbps downstream and symmetrical speeds of up to 35 Mbps.
Customers who sign up online for any FiOS bundled packages will receive an additional discount of $5 a month for the same 24-month plan, for a total of $120 in additional savings.
As an added incentive, new FiOS TV customers can either receive a free multi-room DVR, HD DVR or access to one of several premium movie channel packages - free for six months. Total savings off regular prices for these triple-play bundles can add up to as much as $497.94 over two years.
For families interested in more Spanish-language channels, Verizon has launched the La Conexion FiOS triple-play bundled package, which includes TV, up to 15/5 Mbps FiOS Internet and Verizon phone service starting at $89.99 per month with a two-year agreement. FiOS TV's La Conexion triple-play bundle provides customers with more than 175 music, sports, movie and local channels, including Telemundo, Univision and Telefutura. Additionally, the package includes the best in-language family programming, including Disney En Espanol and Discovery Familia.
All double- and triple-play bundles are available with a 24-month service agreement that guarantees rates will not change during the two years. Customers also have the option to sign up for month-to-month plans that do not require a minimum term agreement.
For complete information on FiOS bundles click here.
FiOS: More Than Just TV, Internet and Phone
FiOS TV customers also receive many added benefits that are included in their service at no additional cost. For example, subscribers to FiOS Ultimate HD and Extreme HD triple-play bundles provide free access to thousands of Verizon Wi-Fi hot spots at coffee shops, hotels, airports and other locations nationwide. FiOS TV includes a library of 18,000 video-on-demand titles (70 percent of which are free), including 2,800 of which are HD, and an advanced interactive media guide that supports unique on-screen interactive social-networking, news, shopping and entertainment widgets.
In addition to allowing families to view, record, pause and rewind programming on up to three TVs in the home at the same time, the Home Media DVR comes bundled with Media Manager software that lets users access content on their home computer from their TV and watch online videos from blip.tv, Dailymotion and Veoh on a big screen.
FiOS is available in all or parts of the following cities and ZIP codes: Apple Valley (92307, 92308), Chino (91708, 91710), Chino Hills (91709), Fort Irwin (92310), Hesperia (92345), Highland (92346), Mentone (92359), Ontario (91762, 91764, 91761), Redlands (92373, 92374), San Bernardino (92404, 92405, 92407), Upland (91784, 91786), Victorville (92392, 92394, 92395) and Yucaipa (92399).
To check FiOS service availability, consumers can visit http://www.verizon.com/bundles or call 1-888-GET-FIOS; small businesses can visit http://www.verizon.com/smallbusiness or call 1-877-FiOS-BIZ (1-877-346-7249).
Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE:VZ)(NASDAQ:VZ), headquartered in New York, is a global leader in delivering broadband and other wireless and wireline communications services to mass market, business, government and wholesale customers. Verizon Wireless operates America's most reliable wireless network, serving nearly 93 million customers nationwide. Verizon also provides converged communications, information and entertainment services over America's most advanced fiber-optic network, and delivers innovative, seamless business solutions to customers around the world. A Dow 30 company, Verizon employs a diverse workforce of more than 217,000 and last year generated consolidated revenues of more than $107 billion. For more information, visit http://www.verizon.com.
VERIZON'S ONLINE NEWS CENTER: Verizon news releases, executive speeches and biographies, media contacts, high-quality video and images, and other information are available at Verizon's News Center on the World Wide Web at http://www.verizon.com/news. To receive news releases by e-mail, visit the News Center and register for customized automatic delivery of Verizon news releases.
Source: Verizon
CONTACT: Jon Davies, +1-805-372-6969, jon.davies@verizon.com
Web Site: http://www.verizon.com/
Company News On-Call: http://www.prnewswire.com/comp/094251.html
Nimbus Games Launches Bounty Quest Mystery on Facebook
Poster: SySAdmin
Posted on April 26, 2010 at 12:28:01 PM
Nimbus Games Launches Bounty Quest Mystery on Facebook
Hidden object play comes to Facebook for the first time...with a major twist
WALNUT CREEK, Calif., April 26 -- Nimbus Games, creators of innovative viral games for worldwide social networks, today announced that Bounty Quest Mystery has launched on Facebook. Bounty Quest Mystery takes the immensely popular genre of hidden object play to a whole new level by introducing social networking features and upping the ante with weekly cash prizes.
"Millions of people enjoy hidden object puzzles as a solitary diversion," said Andy Hieke, CEO of Nimbus Games. "We think that by adding the social component--as well as cash rewards-- we will get even more people jazzed about competing and teaming up to solve the puzzles."
Each weekday players will get a new hidden object screen to solve, but the challenge doesn't end there. At the puzzle's completion, players must then solve a riddle that reveals a clue to a particular place in the United States. Each day the clue will become more specific. The first one to guess the mystery location wins the cash prize for the week.
Bounty Quest Mystery is available to play now on Facebook by pointing your browser to apps.facebook.com/bounty_quest_mystery
About Nimbus Games
Founded by an international team of industry veterans, Nimbus Games is dedicated to redefining the craft of making games for social networks by perfecting the symbiotic relationship between art and science. For more information, please visit http://www.nimbusgames.com
Source: Nimbus Games
CONTACT: Andy Hieke of Nimbus Games, +1-925-286-1137,
info@nimbusgames.com
Web Site: http://www.nimbusgames.com/
Hidden object play comes to Facebook for the first time...with a major twist
WALNUT CREEK, Calif., April 26 -- Nimbus Games, creators of innovative viral games for worldwide social networks, today announced that Bounty Quest Mystery has launched on Facebook. Bounty Quest Mystery takes the immensely popular genre of hidden object play to a whole new level by introducing social networking features and upping the ante with weekly cash prizes.
"Millions of people enjoy hidden object puzzles as a solitary diversion," said Andy Hieke, CEO of Nimbus Games. "We think that by adding the social component--as well as cash rewards-- we will get even more people jazzed about competing and teaming up to solve the puzzles."
Each weekday players will get a new hidden object screen to solve, but the challenge doesn't end there. At the puzzle's completion, players must then solve a riddle that reveals a clue to a particular place in the United States. Each day the clue will become more specific. The first one to guess the mystery location wins the cash prize for the week.
Bounty Quest Mystery is available to play now on Facebook by pointing your browser to apps.facebook.com/bounty_quest_mystery
About Nimbus Games
Founded by an international team of industry veterans, Nimbus Games is dedicated to redefining the craft of making games for social networks by perfecting the symbiotic relationship between art and science. For more information, please visit http://www.nimbusgames.com
Source: Nimbus Games
CONTACT: Andy Hieke of Nimbus Games, +1-925-286-1137,
info@nimbusgames.com
Web Site: http://www.nimbusgames.com/
Web 2.0 Expo San Francisco 2010 Previews Exhibitors' Announcements
Poster: SySAdmin
Posted on April 26, 2010 at 11:35:01 AM
Web 2.0 Expo San Francisco 2010 Previews Exhibitors' Announcements
Sponsors Use Web 2.0 Expo as Choice Platform for Big News
SAN FRANCISCO, April 26 -- O'Reilly Media, Inc. and UBM TechWeb today preview exhibitor announcements that will be made at Web 2.0 Expo San Francisco, happening May 3-6 this year at Moscone West. Web 2.0 Expos are the leading annual events that bring people, ideas, products, and companies together to build stronger Web 2.0 communities, shaping the next-generation Web. Registration is now open at http://www.web2expo.com/sf.
Sarah Milstein, Web 2.0 Expo Co-Chair, said, "We're excited to see a lot of news coming out of the tech sector this year, and we're truly pleased that Expo creates an opportunity for companies to share their announcements with an avid audience."
In addition to the vast array of sponsor news, each day will bring major announcements from the event's main stage. The line-up of Web 2.0 Expo San Francisco exhibitors making announcements is growing and a lot of news will be made on site. The snapshot of announcements currently includes:
babyTEL Inc., leader in Social Voice, will be announcing the private beta launch of its Social Telephone Voice API at Web 2.0. Web Application Developers will be amazed how easy it is to integrate fun and sophisticated voice features into their web apps.
Cazoodle builds novel vertical search engines using its large scale structured data extraction technology developed at the University of Illinois. Adding to its current search engines for Apartment Rentals and Online Shopping, at Web 2.0, Cazoodle will launch its new Vacation Rental search engine for travelers around the world.
Central Desktop will unveil the new Microsoft Office Plugin, which integrates the company's online collaboration platform with Microsoft Office. The application allows multiple users to simultaneously co-author any Office document, spreadsheet or presentation, as well as open/save files directly into the cloud. Demos available in the Long Tail Pavilion (LT#11).
Clustrix Inc. will present a radically new approach to solving infrastructure scalability challenges for Internet-scale applications on Tuesday, May 4, 1:15-1:25 p.m. Discussions will continue on the show floor at booth #730.
.CO Internet will unveil details about its launch of the .CO domain name extension this summer. Now, the name of your website, business or brand is based on what you want -- not just what's left over. Come visit us in Booth #714 or http://www.cointernet.co to learn more.
Ravenflow is launching a new web-based application - RAVEN Cloud - that like magic automatically creates stunning, error-free process diagrams from plain English text. Designed for people who understand processes but just can't draw them very well, RAVEN's natural language engine does the drawing for you. Demonstrations available at Pavilion Booth 14.
Rhomobile will introduce the next generation of its cross-platform smartphone app framework, Rhodes, the leading framework for building native, enterprise-class applications for all devices.
Trademarkia.com, a leading legal web-based technology platform and trademark filer, releases an enhanced Logo Search feature of its free trademark search engine for the first time at Web 2.0 Expo. The new feature helps logo designers, marketers, and IP attorneys search for trademarked logos by multi-level graphic attributes or words.
In a first-time presentation at Web 2.0 Expo, OpenSRS will outline a proven revenue stream for Web 2.0 companies. The wholesale reseller services group of domain name registrar Tucows will present a seminar that will encourage companies offering Web-based publishing tools to rethink their approach to namespaces.
Wrike.com, the award-winning project management software, introduces a ground-breaking product for unparalleled project collaboration productivity. By combining the simplicity of e-mail with revolutionary productivity features and a fast, intuitive interface, Wrike's new product transforms the online management space. Managing projects, teams and businesses has never been easier and more efficient.
Zoosk, http://www.zoosk.com/, the world's largest social dating community, brings online dating to popular social networks and platforms--via mobile devices and the desktop--with Zoosk Messenger and its new iPhone application, now available in 20 languages. Zoosk will also announce new partnerships including Tagged and The Onion.
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About UBM TechWeb
UBM TechWeb, the global leader in technology media and professional information, enables people and organizations to harness the transformative power of technology. Through its three core businesses - media solutions, marketing services and paid content -UBM TechWeb produces the most respected and consumed brands and media applications in the technology market. More than 14 million business and technology professionals (CIOs and IT managers, Web & Digital professionals, Software Developers, Government decision makers, and Telecom providers) actively engage in UBM TechWeb's communities and information resources monthly. UBM TechWeb brands include: global face-to-face events such as Interop, Web 2.0, Black Hat and Enterprise Connect; award-winning online resources such as InformationWeek, Light Reading, and Network Computing; and market-leading InformationWeek, Wall Street & Technology, and Advanced Trading magazines. UBM TechWeb is a UBM company, a global provider of news distribution and specialist information services with a market capitalization of more than $2.5 billion.
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Sponsors Use Web 2.0 Expo as Choice Platform for Big News
SAN FRANCISCO, April 26 -- O'Reilly Media, Inc. and UBM TechWeb today preview exhibitor announcements that will be made at Web 2.0 Expo San Francisco, happening May 3-6 this year at Moscone West. Web 2.0 Expos are the leading annual events that bring people, ideas, products, and companies together to build stronger Web 2.0 communities, shaping the next-generation Web. Registration is now open at http://www.web2expo.com/sf.
Sarah Milstein, Web 2.0 Expo Co-Chair, said, "We're excited to see a lot of news coming out of the tech sector this year, and we're truly pleased that Expo creates an opportunity for companies to share their announcements with an avid audience."
In addition to the vast array of sponsor news, each day will bring major announcements from the event's main stage. The line-up of Web 2.0 Expo San Francisco exhibitors making announcements is growing and a lot of news will be made on site. The snapshot of announcements currently includes:
babyTEL Inc., leader in Social Voice, will be announcing the private beta launch of its Social Telephone Voice API at Web 2.0. Web Application Developers will be amazed how easy it is to integrate fun and sophisticated voice features into their web apps.
Cazoodle builds novel vertical search engines using its large scale structured data extraction technology developed at the University of Illinois. Adding to its current search engines for Apartment Rentals and Online Shopping, at Web 2.0, Cazoodle will launch its new Vacation Rental search engine for travelers around the world.
Central Desktop will unveil the new Microsoft Office Plugin, which integrates the company's online collaboration platform with Microsoft Office. The application allows multiple users to simultaneously co-author any Office document, spreadsheet or presentation, as well as open/save files directly into the cloud. Demos available in the Long Tail Pavilion (LT#11).
Clustrix Inc. will present a radically new approach to solving infrastructure scalability challenges for Internet-scale applications on Tuesday, May 4, 1:15-1:25 p.m. Discussions will continue on the show floor at booth #730.
.CO Internet will unveil details about its launch of the .CO domain name extension this summer. Now, the name of your website, business or brand is based on what you want -- not just what's left over. Come visit us in Booth #714 or http://www.cointernet.co to learn more.
Ravenflow is launching a new web-based application - RAVEN Cloud - that like magic automatically creates stunning, error-free process diagrams from plain English text. Designed for people who understand processes but just can't draw them very well, RAVEN's natural language engine does the drawing for you. Demonstrations available at Pavilion Booth 14.
Rhomobile will introduce the next generation of its cross-platform smartphone app framework, Rhodes, the leading framework for building native, enterprise-class applications for all devices.
Trademarkia.com, a leading legal web-based technology platform and trademark filer, releases an enhanced Logo Search feature of its free trademark search engine for the first time at Web 2.0 Expo. The new feature helps logo designers, marketers, and IP attorneys search for trademarked logos by multi-level graphic attributes or words.
In a first-time presentation at Web 2.0 Expo, OpenSRS will outline a proven revenue stream for Web 2.0 companies. The wholesale reseller services group of domain name registrar Tucows will present a seminar that will encourage companies offering Web-based publishing tools to rethink their approach to namespaces.
Wrike.com, the award-winning project management software, introduces a ground-breaking product for unparalleled project collaboration productivity. By combining the simplicity of e-mail with revolutionary productivity features and a fast, intuitive interface, Wrike's new product transforms the online management space. Managing projects, teams and businesses has never been easier and more efficient.
Zoosk, http://www.zoosk.com/, the world's largest social dating community, brings online dating to popular social networks and platforms--via mobile devices and the desktop--with Zoosk Messenger and its new iPhone application, now available in 20 languages. Zoosk will also announce new partnerships including Tagged and The Onion.
About O'Reilly
O'Reilly Media spreads the knowledge of innovators through its books, online services, magazines, and conferences. Since 1978, O'Reilly has been a chronicler and catalyst of leading-edge development, homing in on the technology trends that really matter and spurring their adoption by amplifying "faint signals" from the alpha geeks who are creating the future. An active participant in the technology community, the company has a long history of advocacy, meme-making, and evangelism. For more information, visit: http://www.oreilly.com/. O'Reilly is a registered trademark of O'Reilly Media, Inc. Other products mentioned may be trademarks of their respective companies.
About UBM TechWeb
UBM TechWeb, the global leader in technology media and professional information, enables people and organizations to harness the transformative power of technology. Through its three core businesses - media solutions, marketing services and paid content -UBM TechWeb produces the most respected and consumed brands and media applications in the technology market. More than 14 million business and technology professionals (CIOs and IT managers, Web & Digital professionals, Software Developers, Government decision makers, and Telecom providers) actively engage in UBM TechWeb's communities and information resources monthly. UBM TechWeb brands include: global face-to-face events such as Interop, Web 2.0, Black Hat and Enterprise Connect; award-winning online resources such as InformationWeek, Light Reading, and Network Computing; and market-leading InformationWeek, Wall Street & Technology, and Advanced Trading magazines. UBM TechWeb is a UBM company, a global provider of news distribution and specialist information services with a market capitalization of more than $2.5 billion.
Source: UBM TechWeb
CONTACT: Natalia Wodecki of UBM TechWeb, +1-415-947-6762,
nwodecki@techweb.com; or Maureen Jennings of O'Reilly Media, Inc.,
maureen@oreilly.com
Web Site: http://liveevents.techweb.com/