PR Newswire's Business Technology Round-up, 2nd November 2012
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Posted on November 2, 2012 at 10:28:01 AM
PR Newswire's Business Technology Round-up, 2nd November 2012
LONDON, November 2, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --
NASA receives cyber security award, Regent launches new software and Ninja Kiwi
acquires Scottish game developer
The NASA Ames Research Centre has been awarded the prestigious National Cyber Security
Innovation Award
[http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/nasa-ames-research-center-wins-2012-national-cybersecurity-innovation-award-176834151.html ]
this week, in recognition of its efforts to
improve the United States' ability to weather cyber-attacks.
Technology developed and implemented by the cyber division of the world-renowned space
agency allows government departments to search continuously for threats, whilst also
notifying system administrators of potential weaknesses in their security infrastructure.
This is all provided at an extremely low cost to the taxpayer. The US government is
preparing to roll out the system nationwide, and administrators are impressed with its
ability to identify potential threats. The technology also ranks security workers by their
ability to address flagged problems quickly, creating a positive performance culture that
can only be beneficial for the US cyber security industry.
Regent Education, an innovative provider of system management software for educational
institutions, has announced the launch of its new Regent 8 software suite
[http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/regent-education-introduces-regent-8-176866121.html ]
, providing higher educational establishments with the ability to manage their
financial affairs effectively.
The new software has been developed in conjunction with world class engineers and
financial experts, in order to create a leading product for the universities' market.
Regent 8 allows users to manage their student financial aid programmes more effectively,
meaning administrators' manual work is reduced by between 20 and 60%, freeing up staff to
tend to more critical activities.
Both enrolment into financial aid programmes and physical payments are automated by
the new software, which also includes a financial planning application, and these features
are all backed up by a market leading user interface. According to Regent Education CEO
Randy Jones, the software is set to revolutionise "the way schools manage financial aid,
and is setting a new standard for cost control, service and compliance".
Ninja Kiwi, a market-leading developer of Facebook based gaming services, has
announced its acquisition of Scottish rival Digital Goldfish
[http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/ninja-kiwi-acquires-bloons-mobile-developer-digital-goldfish-176832901.html ]
, in a move that will bolster its mobile development arm and
improve its market position.
The acquisition marks the culmination of years of collaboration between the two
companies, who have worked together to produce a number of popular mobile gaming apps. One
app in particular has now been downloaded an impressive 8 million times. According to
Ninja Kiwi co-founder Chris Harris, the combination of these two entities will "bring
existing Ninja Kiwi IP to a variety of platforms".
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LONDON, November 2, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --
NASA receives cyber security award, Regent launches new software and Ninja Kiwi
acquires Scottish game developer
The NASA Ames Research Centre has been awarded the prestigious National Cyber Security
Innovation Award
[http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/nasa-ames-research-center-wins-2012-national-cybersecurity-innovation-award-176834151.html ]
this week, in recognition of its efforts to
improve the United States' ability to weather cyber-attacks.
Technology developed and implemented by the cyber division of the world-renowned space
agency allows government departments to search continuously for threats, whilst also
notifying system administrators of potential weaknesses in their security infrastructure.
This is all provided at an extremely low cost to the taxpayer. The US government is
preparing to roll out the system nationwide, and administrators are impressed with its
ability to identify potential threats. The technology also ranks security workers by their
ability to address flagged problems quickly, creating a positive performance culture that
can only be beneficial for the US cyber security industry.
Regent Education, an innovative provider of system management software for educational
institutions, has announced the launch of its new Regent 8 software suite
[http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/regent-education-introduces-regent-8-176866121.html ]
, providing higher educational establishments with the ability to manage their
financial affairs effectively.
The new software has been developed in conjunction with world class engineers and
financial experts, in order to create a leading product for the universities' market.
Regent 8 allows users to manage their student financial aid programmes more effectively,
meaning administrators' manual work is reduced by between 20 and 60%, freeing up staff to
tend to more critical activities.
Both enrolment into financial aid programmes and physical payments are automated by
the new software, which also includes a financial planning application, and these features
are all backed up by a market leading user interface. According to Regent Education CEO
Randy Jones, the software is set to revolutionise "the way schools manage financial aid,
and is setting a new standard for cost control, service and compliance".
Ninja Kiwi, a market-leading developer of Facebook based gaming services, has
announced its acquisition of Scottish rival Digital Goldfish
[http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/ninja-kiwi-acquires-bloons-mobile-developer-digital-goldfish-176832901.html ]
, in a move that will bolster its mobile development arm and
improve its market position.
The acquisition marks the culmination of years of collaboration between the two
companies, who have worked together to produce a number of popular mobile gaming apps. One
app in particular has now been downloaded an impressive 8 million times. According to
Ninja Kiwi co-founder Chris Harris, the combination of these two entities will "bring
existing Ninja Kiwi IP to a variety of platforms".
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marketers, corporate communicators, sustainability officers, public affairs and investor
relations officers to leverage content to engage with all their key audiences. Having
pioneered the commercial news distribution industry 58 years ago, PR Newswire today
provides end-to-end solutions to produce, optimize and target content - from rich media to
online video to multimedia - and then distribute content and measure results across
traditional, digital, mobile and social channels. Combining the world's largest
multi-channel, multi-cultural content distribution and optimization network with
comprehensive workflow tools and platforms, PR Newswire enables the world's enterprises to
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