Panasonic Announces Pricing and Availability of HC Series of Compact Stereo Systems
SECAUCUS, N.J., March 11, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Panasonic today announced pricing and availability on the HC series of personal audio units. The HC Series, comprised of the SC-HC58, SC-HC38 and SC-HC28, features a USB cable connect and a dock that works with iPhone5/iPod touch (5th generation), allowing users to play music from a variety of sources including iPod/iPhone/iPad.
The Panasonic HC Series of micro stereo systems improves upon 2012 with both high-quality sound offerings and smart networking. The HC58 features the Nanosized Bamboo Cone Speaker and also includes a Dual Passive Radiator and Direct-Vocal Sound (found on HC38 as well). Networking capabilities are also further advanced with a re-mastered Bluetooth® on the HC58 and HC38, easy setup for AirPlay® (HC58) and iPod/iPhone/iPad Connection through USB (HC58 & HC38) as well as a lightening pin connection on the HC28 to work with the iPad mini/iPhone5. These sleek and slim devices featuring a pure direct sound system also include high-quality metal to enhance the luxurious look of the product. The HC58 and HC38 can be wall-mounted with brackets included.
Additional advancements to Panasonic's 2013 compact audio lineup includes the new Panasonic Music Streaming App (not available on the HC28), allowing users to wirelessly stream music from a smartphone or tablet with just the press of a button. The app, which is available in the Apple Store or through Google Play, provides users the option to choose which device they want to listen to their music on without the need for a physical connection to the device**. Once the app is installed, a user can select from a list of all available devices and begin transmitting music wirelessly to audio devices.
The Panasonic 2013 SC-HC series will be available in stores in March with the following SRP's: SC-HC58, $249.99, SC-HC38, $149.99, SC-HC28, $99.99.
*"Made for iPod", "Made for iPad" and "Made for iPhone" mean that an electronic accessory has been designed to connect specifically to iPod, or iPhone, respectively, and has been certified by the developer to meet Apple performance standards. Apple is not responsible for the operation of this device or its compliance with safety and regulatory standards. Please note that the use of this accessory with iPod, or iPhone may affect wireless performance.
*AirPlay, the AirPlay logo, iPad, iPhone, iPod, iPod classic, iPod nano, and iPod touch are trademarks of Apple Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries.
*The Bluetooth® word mark and logos are owned by the Bluetooth SIG, Inc. and any use of such marks by Panasonic Corporation is under license.
*Other trademarks and trade names are those of their respective owners.
** LAN network must be set-up when using DLNA and/or AirPlay.
About Panasonic Consumer Marketing Company of North America
Based in Secaucus, N.J., Panasonic Consumer Marketing Company of North America, a Division of Panasonic Corporation of North America, the principal North American Subsidiary of Panasonic Corporation (NYSE: PC) and the hub of Panasonic's U.S. marketing, sales, service and R&D operations, offers a wide-range of consumer solutions in the U.S. and Canada. The Company's portfolio of innovative consumer products ranges from VIERA Full HD 3D Televisions, Blu-ray players, LUMIX Digital Cameras, Camcorders, Home Audio, Cordless Phones, Home Appliances, Wellness and Personal Care products and more.
Panasonic is pledged to practice prudent, sustainable use of the earth's natural resources and protect our environment through the company's Eco Ideas programs. In the 2012 Interbrand Annual Best Global Green Brands ranking, the Panasonic brand jumped four spots to number six: http://www.interbrand.com/en/best-global-brands/Best-Global-Green-Brands/2012-Report.aspx. Follow Panasonic on Twitter @panasonicusa, and additional company information for media is available at http://www.panasonic.com/pressroom.
Attensity Respond 6.0 Improves Multi-Channel Engagement in Social Customer Contact Centers
New Offering Provides Advanced Routing of Customer Communications for Cross-Organizational Response and Action
PALO ALTO, Calif., March 11, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Attensity (http://www.attensity.com), the leading provider of enterprise social analytics and engagement applications, today announced the release of Attensity Respond 6.0, a new release of Attensity's Respond application designed to address the specific challenges facing the next generation of multi-channel social customer contact centers and marketers in large corporate environments.
Respond 6.0 provides a unified customer listening post where customer requests in social media as well as in emails, and other channels are automatically --and intelligently-- analyzed, classified and routed to appropriate departments for response. These communications can take the form of cries for help, product issues, service feedback, intent to churn, or other events such as sign-ups, cancellations, or complaints about competitors. Respond is also one of the few applications certified by Twitter as part of its new Certified Product Program for social engagement.
"Customer service is shifting to social channels, so it's critical for companies to invest in improving their social listening, analytical, and routing capabilities in order to strengthen customer relationships," said Catherine van Zuylen, vice president of global product management for Attensity. "In the new social contact center, corporations have a unique opportunity to leverage customer conversations as a business asset to drive revenue and reduce churn. Attensity Respond 6.0 enables them to break through the social noise to identify actionable conversations and efficiently drive key engagement processes."
Attensity Respond 6.0 offers:
-- A new web-based, fully ADA-compliant and iPad compatible user interface
designed for more effective action
-- Enhanced reliability and performance
-- Improved auto-categorization to classify incoming documents with
industry-leading accuracy
-- Enhanced supervisory reporting and monitoring capabilities
-- Multi-channel support, with access to the full Twitter Firehose data
stream, publicly available posts on Facebook, Google+ and YouTube,
blogs, reviews, surveys, and private and public forums and communities,
as well as to internal communications, such as email, including full
cross-channel ticketing for tracking of each customer's communications
as they move across channels
-- More connectors and enhanced integration with enterprise systems, such
as Jive forums and Salesforce.com
-- Blended queues to enable each agent pool to support multiple social
channels seamlessly
-- Auto-swap out of Twitter handles, based on loads - which is especially
useful for organizations responding to hundreds of communications per
hour
Attensity will host a complimentary webinar to discuss Respond 6.0 and its capabilities on Tuesday, March 19, at 11am Pacific Time. Register for free at: http://j.mp/ZmBYvu
About Attensity(TM)
Attensity's enterprise social analytics and engagement solutions are the choice of the world's leading brands for Social CRM. Attensity is the only company that gives business users the ability to analyze millions of real-time customer conversations from any online, social media or internal source, and extract the industry's most accurate insights to drive business decisions. Attensity offers on-premise, hosted and cloud solutions with mobile functionality for smartphone and tablet devices. From its headquarters in Palo Alto, Calif., Attensity is powering the Social CRM strategies of companies such as Cisco, JetBlue, Lloyd's Banking Group, Travelocity, Verizon and Whirlpool. Visit http://www.attensity.com and follow the company at blog.attensity.com, on Twitter @Attensity, and on facebook.com/Attensity.
Perfect World Announces Recent Business Developments
BEIJING, March 11, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Perfect World Co., Ltd. (NASDAQ: PWRD) ("Perfect World" or the "Company"), a leading online game developer and operator based in China, today announced its recent business developments as of March 11, 2013.
March 5, 2013 - Perfect World to Increase Its Investment in VC Fund
WEB GAME
Launch of "Adventure in the Three Kingdoms"
On January 23, 2013, Perfect World launched "Adventure in the Three Kingdoms" in China and Southeast Asia. "Adventure in the Three Kingdoms" is an RPG web game based on the Three Kingdoms, a well-known period in ancient Chinese history. The game is a 2D turn-based cartoon-style web game with automated battle features.
EXPANSION PACK
"Battle of the Immortals" Expansion Pack - "King of the Gods"
On December 11, 2012, Perfect World released the expansion pack "King of the Gods" for its 2.5D mysterious adventure MMORPG "Battle of the Immortals." First launched in Mainland China in April 2009, "Battle of the Immortals" has been licensed to dozens of countries and regions.
OVERSEAS OPERATIONS
Launch of "Zhu Xian" and "Chi Bi" in Southeast Asia Through the Company's Subsidiary
In December 2012, Perfect World began to operate "Zhu Xian" and "Chi Bi" in Southeast Asia through its overseas subsidiary. "Zhu Xian" is Perfect World's 3D MMORPG based on a popular Internet novel with the same name. First launched in Mainland China in May 2007, "Zhu Xian" has since been successfully licensed to dozens of countries and regions. "Chi Bi" is Perfect World's 3D MMORPG based on the Three Kingdoms, a well-known period in ancient Chinese history, and was first launched in Mainland China in January 2008.
Launch of "Battle of the Immortals" in Korea Through the Company's Korean Subsidiary
In February 2013, Perfect World began to operate "Battle of the Immortals" in Korea through its Korean subsidiary.
Launch of "Blacklight Retribution" in Turkey
Recently, Perfect World launched "Blacklight Retribution" in Turkey through its European subsidiary. "Blacklight Retribution" is a free-to-play first-person shooter (FPS) game developed by a leading U.S.-based game developer. The exciting gameplay and state-of-the-art graphics of "Blacklight Retribution," powered by Unreal 3, provides shooter fans with a breath-taking gaming experience.
Release of Polish and Russian Versions of "Torchlight 2"
In November 2012, Perfect World released the Polish and Russian versions of "Torchlight 2," a pay-per-install action RPG. This sequel to "Torchlight" is a popular title developed by Perfect World's majority-owned subsidiary, Runic Games, Inc., a top-tier game development studio based in the U.S.
OVERSEAS LICENSING AGREEMENT
Licensing "Forsaken World" to Vietnam
In January 2013, Perfect World signed an agreement with CMN Viet Nam Online Joint Stock Company, an online game operator in Vietnam, to license "Forsaken World" to Vietnam. "Forsaken World" is Perfect World's 3D MMORPG set against the backdrop of a fantasy world. The game was first launched in Mainland China in October 2010 and has been licensed to dozens of countries and regions.
AWARDS
Perfect World Wins Award at "China International Digital Content Expo 2012"
In December 2012, "China International Digital Content Expo 2012" was held in Beijing successfully. This was the 10th China International Digital Content Expo. Perfect World won the "China Online Culture Achievement Award" during the Expo.
Perfect World Wins Four Awards at "2012 ChinaJoy Golden Plume Awards Annual Best Games Election"
In December 2012, Perfect World was announced as the winner of four awards from ChinaJoy's "2012 Golden Plume Awards Annual Best Games Election." Perfect World's online games "Zhu Xian," "Swordsman Online," "Saint Seiya Online" and "Fantasy Zhu Xian," won awards for the "Top 10 Most Favorite Online Games among Game Players," the "Top 10 Most Anticipated Online Games by Game Players," the "Best 3D Online Games" and the "Best Cartoon-style Online Games," respectively.
Perfect World Wins Awards at the "2012 China Game Industry Annual Conference"
In January 2013, the "2012 China Game Industry Annual Conference" was held in Suzhou. At the 2012 "China Game Industry Top 10s" Grand Awards Ceremony during the conference, Perfect World's outstanding performance in 2012 earned it the following five awards:
-- 2012 Top 10 Overseas Development Awards for Chinese Game Companies
-- 2012 Top 10 Chinese Game Companies
-- 2012 Top 10 Most Popular Online Games - "Perfect World"
-- 2012 Top 10 Most Popular Self-developed Online Games - "Perfect World"
-- 2013 Top 10 Most Anticipated Client-based Online Games - "Dota 2"
Perfect World Co., Ltd. (NASDAQ: PWRD) is a leading online game developer and operator based in China. Perfect World primarily develops online games based on proprietary game engines and game development platforms. Perfect World's strong technology and creative game design capabilities, combined with extensive knowledge and experiences in the online game market, enable it to frequently and promptly introduce popular games designed to cater changing customer preferences and market trends. Perfect World's current portfolio of self-developed online games includes massively multiplayer online role playing games ("MMORPGs"): "Perfect World," "Legend of Martial Arts," "Perfect World II," "Zhu Xian," "Chi Bi," "Pocketpet Journey West," "Battle of the Immortals," "Fantasy Zhu Xian," "Forsaken World," "Dragon Excalibur," "Empire of the Immortals" and "Return of the Condor Heroes;" an online casual game: "Hot Dance Party;" and a number of web games and social networking games. While a substantial portion of the revenues are generated in China, Perfect World operates its games in North America, Europe and Japan through its own subsidiaries. Perfect World's games have also been licensed to leading game operators in a number of countries and regions in Asia, Latin America, Australia, New Zealand, and the Russian Federation and other Russian speaking territories. Perfect World intends to continue to explore new and innovative business models and is committed to maximizing shareholder value over time.
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For further information, please contact
Perfect World Co., Ltd.
Vivien Wang - Vice President, Investor Relations & Corporate Communications
NetComm Wireless and SYNNEX Canada Sign a Distribution Agreement to Enhance M2M and End-to-end Mobility Solutions in the Canadian IT Channel
SYDNEY, March 11, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- NetComm WirelessLimited (ASX: NTC), a leading global developer of innovative broadband products, today announced a distribution agreement with SYNNEX Canada Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of SYNNEX Corporation (NYSE: SNX) and a leading distributor of IT products, mobility solutions and services to more than 8,000 resellers throughout Canada, offering a new choice for Canada's Machine-to-Machine (M2M) and end-to-end mobility value-added resellers.
NetComm Wireless Managing Director & CEO, David Stewart said, "This exciting new collaboration with SYNNEX Canada gives NetComm Wireless the capability to grow its presence in the North American markets. Our strategic relationship with SYNNEX' Global Mobility Solutions group builds a new source for quality products and support for complete end-to-end mobility solutions, offering value-added reseller centric solutions backed by SYNNEX' extensive distribution infrastructure and service-oriented commitment to their resellers."
"SYNNEX Canada's distribution agreement with NetComm Wireless presents M2M mobility solutions that are vital to our mobility value-added resellers' overall competitiveness in multiple verticals across the Canadian market from one source,"said Mitchell Martin, President, SYNNEX Canada Limited. "NetComm Wireless' high-performance, innovative and cost-effective products have not been readily available in the Canadian channel until now. With this relationship, SYNNEX Canada can help our mobility resellers create attractive offerings to secure end-to-end mobility solutions and hardware opportunities with their end-user customer base."
About NetComm Wireless
NetComm Wireless Limited (ASX: NTC) is a leading developer of innovative broadband products sold globally to major telecommunications carriers, core network providers and system integrators. For over 30 years NetComm has developed a portfolio of world first data communication products, and is arespected global providerof 3G and 4G wireless devices servicing the major telecommunications carrier, Machine-to-Machine (M2M) and Rural Broadband markets. NetComm's products are designed to meet the growing needs of today's data-intensive home, business and industrial broadband applications and customized to optimize performance in line with global network advancements. Headquartered in Sydney, Australia, NetComm has offices in New Zealand, North America and the Middle East. For more information about NetComm visit: http://www.netcommwireless.com
SYNNEX, the SYNNEX Logo and all other SYNNEX company, product and services names and slogans are trademarks or registered trademarks of SYNNEX Corporation. SYNNEX and the SYNNEX Logo Reg. U.S. Pat. & Tm. Off. Other names and marks are the property of their respective owners.
NetComm Wireless enquiries to:
Stephanie Wilson
NetComm Wireless Communications Manager?
Phone: +61-2(0)450-391-792
Email: stephanie.wilson@netcommwireless.com
Canadian resellers interested in sourcing NetComm Wireless solutions through SYNNEX Canada should call 1-800-268-1220 or email UCCanada@synnex.com.
Philips Hue empowers endless possibilities in connected lighting, launching a developer program for world's smartest LED light bulb
Developers can now extend Hue's capabilities with new applications and integration with other products, advancing digital revolution in home lighting
SOMERSET, N.J., March 11, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Philips today, as promised, launches a software developer program for Hue that allows consumers to create and control their light bulbs using a smartphone or tablet. In publishing Hue's open application programming interfaces (APIs), as well as releasing guides and libraries in an iOS software developers' kit, Philips reinforces its commitment to helping the developer community start programming with Hue. This move opens the playing field for third party developers to create new, exciting applications using light, enabling Hue to communicate with a variety of devices and applications (apps). Philips Hue's developer platform is available at developers.meetHue.com.
This is just the first phase of the software developer program for world's first web-enabled LED home lighting system. It allows the Hue community to create rich functionality for an enhanced customer experience. Already external developers have created apps that integrate Hue with music, resulting in an immersive surround sound and surround lighting experience that allows the lighting to change to the beat of the music. Developers have also created scheduling applications that can integrate with a phone's calendaring system.
"The response Philips Hue has received from the development community has been incredibly positive and we aim to continue redefining the possibilities of light by enabling developers to create apps that customers want and need," said Kevin Toms, SDK Designer and Developer Advocate of Hue's software developers' platform. "Already Hue is sparking a digital revolution in home lighting, as well as becoming an important step towards automated, connected homes, allowing it to further integrate with our world and simplify our lives."
Using the ZigBee LightLink standard, Hue bulbs can not only communicate with each other, they have the potential for communicating with other ZigBee-based devices such as motion sensors and home thermostats, while offering a broad signal range and using significantly less stand-by power than traditional Wi-Fi systems. Software updates for the bulbs are done automatically via the bridge and the bulbs themselves, and additional apps developed for the system will be made available through app stores or meetHue.com, making it easy and intuitive for users to update Hue with applications and functionality that will enhance their lighting experience.
Hue's app already includes numerous pre-programmed light settings, including Light Recipes based on Philips' research around lighting's optimal effects. These pre-programmed scenarios adjust the bulbs to the optimum shade and brightness of white light to relax, read or boost mood and energy. However, there is additional opportunity with color temperature applications that have the potential to help photographers adjust lighting for shots with a simple app on their smart devices. The company continues to enhance the possibilities of Hue, with new features around schedules and geo-fencing expected to be released in the coming months.
Developers with questions about programming with Hue, can join Hue's developer forum at http://www.everyhue.com where Kevin Toms, designer and developer advocate of Hue's software developers' kit, will provide technical support. Kevin can also be reached via Twitter: @philipsHuedev
Hue starter kits comprising three bulbs and a Smartbridge are available at Apple stores for $199. Additional bulbs can also be purchased for $59.
About Royal Philips Electronics
Royal Philips Electronics (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHIA) is a diversified health and well-being company, focused on improving people's lives through meaningful innovation in the areas of Healthcare, Consumer Lifestyle and Lighting. Headquartered in the Netherlands, Philips posted 2012 sales of EUR 24.8 billion and employs approximately 118,000 employees with sales and services in more than 100 countries. The company is a leader in cardiac care, acute care and home healthcare, energy efficient lighting solutions and new lighting applications, as well as male shaving and grooming, home and portable entertainment and oral healthcare. News from Philips is located at http://www.philips.com/newscenter.
Space Settlers V1.5 Takes Online Sci-Fi Players into a Brand-New Adventure
Digiarty unleashes new version of Space Settlers, a major update to this outstanding free online Sci-Fi RTS game that comes with must-needed elements including brand-new game mode, PVE maps, cooperative challenge, more advanced accessories, etc.
CHENGDU, China, March 11, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Digiarty today announces that the upgraded version of Space Settlers is available on app store in all its glory. Designed specifically for the prestigious real-time strategy game for iPhone, iPad and iPod, Space Settlers breaks new ground in the RTS genre that give the free online game endless replay value, featuring thoroughly fresh game mode, superb PVE maps for effortless combat, better player interaction, dazzling advanced accessories, etc.
Upon its first release at the end of 2012, Space Settlers immediately makes it the rare breed of games thatdraw in numerous iOS users with fine-tuned, well-balanced gameplay, gorgeous graphics as well as dead-easy interface. Aiming to achieve an even more phenomenal success, Digiarty adds new fantastic elements to this online-multiplayer-iPhone-game, to enable gamers to intrepidly throw down the gauntlet in a renovated game mode for amazing weapons and chariots, initiate battles conveniently with PVE maps, join fully collaborative campaign, and many more. All these new ornaments offer a fully integrated RTS gaming experience that responds directly to players' spirit of adventure and cooperation.
What's new in Space Settlers Version 1.5:
1. Newly added PVE maps help gamers get more resources after a successful
battle;
2. Increased building and tech levels bring out better RTS game effect;
3. Brand-new game mode "Land of Challenge" keeps throwing ceaseless
challenge and variety to players with excellent chariot accessories and
weapons of high levels;
4. Adjusted new types of tanks, weapons and resources that can be won by PVE
players;
5. Added various advanced accessories in Store;
6. New team-up function helps players better interact with others for a
cooperative fight;
7. Added valid date in Email and will auto delete the stored Emails 10 days
after the sending day;
8. Optimized some functions according to players' advices;
9. Fixed some bugs.
For both existing and fresh players, the latest version of this online Sci-Fi RTS game is available for free through Apple App store.
About Digiarty Software, Inc.
Digiarty Software, Inc. is a professional developer and publisher of iOS games and multimedia software, specialized in various types of iPhone iPad iPod games development and DVD & video related solutions. More information about the newly updated online iOS games can be found at: http://www.iphogame.com/spacesettlers/ or contact us at: contact AT iphogame.com.
Industry's First Integrated Full-Band Capture E-DTA Device Provides Cable Operators with Faster Channel Change and IP Video Streaming
ORLANDO, Fla., March 11, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- CableLabs Winter Conference
News Highlights
-- Full-Band Capture technology tunes entire cable band for near-instant
channel changes
-- Integrated IP Mini Server converts basic cable services for DLNA video
streaming to consumer devices on a home network
-- Enhanced application and 3D graphics processors for 2x performance and
advanced Web-HTML user interfaces
Broadcom Corporation (NASDAQ: BRCM), a global innovation leader in semiconductor solutions for wired and wireless communications, today announced an industry breakthrough with a high definition (HD) cable digital-transport adapter (DTA) system-on-a-chip (SoC) including integrated Full-Band Capture technology. This expansion to Broadcom's DTA product line offers North American cable operators a competitive advantage when deploying HD-DTA advanced digital cable services and meets the evolving requirements of the FCC. Visit http://www.broadcom.com to learn more.
Broadcom's BCM7576, the company's fifth-generation DTA SoC, enables North American cable operators to provide enhanced basic digital HD services, reduce operational support costs and deliver enhanced user features to compete with IP and over-the-top (OTT) video service providers. It also enables enhanced experiences for consumers with fast channel change, advanced user interfaces and IP video streaming.
"Broadcom's breakthrough E-DTA offering is designed to provide cable operators with a competitive advantage, offering enhanced basic digital cable services to consumers with streaming to a range of in-home IP video consumer electronics devices," said Dan Marotta, Broadcom's Executive Vice President and General Manager, Broadband Communications Group. "With the expansion of our product line, North American operators have a compelling new option to reduce costs by digitizing valuable spectrum and providing exciting new services for consumers."
As more programming is delivered in high definition and approximately 20 million television sets in North America are still connected to only analog cable service, cable operators need to convert these customers to basic digital HD basic services and offer innovative services to compete with the evolving IP and OTT service providers.(1) Broadcom's BCM7576 devices with integrated Full-Band Capture digital tuner technology deliver up to four simultaneous programs by directly digitizing the entire 1GHz cable spectrum, replacing multiple tuners with a single Full-Band Capture digital tuner. An integrated IP Mini Server converts linear content to IP and streams it with DLNA over a home network while also providing HD video to a connected TV.
Key Features
-- High-performance CPU doubles the application performance of previous
product generations
-- OpenGLES2.0 3D GPU support for immersive graphics rich user interfaces
-- IP Mini Server streams multiple programs using DLNA with DTCP-IP to
consumer electronic devices
-- Four QAM demodulators supporting advanced multi-tuner experiences
-- Integrated power management hardware to support deep sleep and exceed
next generation EnergyStar requirements(2)
-- Enhanced Security Architecture with Universal HD (uDTA) Security,
CRI-DPA and DTCP-IP support for switchable cardless security for both
Cisco and Motorola head-end networks, required by North American cable
operators
-- Meets FCC requirements for operators to encrypt basic HD services and
meets Energy Star requirements for low power operation
-- Advanced diagnostics with RF spectrum analyzer facilitates reduced
operator support costs
Availability
Broadcom's BCM7576 HD Cable DTA SoCs are currently sampling.Broadcom will be demonstrating its HD Cable DTA SoCs at the CableLabs Winter Conference. Visit Broadcom.com to learn more.
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About Broadcom
Broadcom Corporation (NASDAQ: BRCM), a FORTUNE 500® company, is a global leader and innovator in semiconductor solutions for wired and wireless communications. Broadcom® products seamlessly deliver voice, video, data and multimedia connectivity in the home, office and mobile environments. With the industry's broadest portfolio of state-of-the-art system-on-a-chip and embedded software solutions, Broadcom is changing the world by Connecting everything®. For more information, go to http://www.broadcom.com.
Resources
1 At the end of 2012, 9.6 million households in North America still receive only analog cable service, representing approximately 20 million televisions. ABI Research, 2013.
2 Integrated power management controller lowers system stand-by power to less than 100 milliwatts (mW) and enables DTA systems to reduce average power consumption by up to 65 percent (in a 24 hour period).
Broadcom®, the pulse logo, Connecting everything®, the Connecting everything logo are among the trademarks of Broadcom Corporation and/or its affiliates in the United States, certain other countries and/or the EU. Any other trademarks or trade names mentioned are the property of their respective owners.
Contacts
Trade Press Investor Relations
Isa Loundon Chris Zegarelli
Public Relations Manager Senior Director, Investor Relations
DecisionPoint Systems and Worldlink Integration Group Partner to Increase Offering to Retail Clients
IRVINE, Calif., March 11, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- DecisionPoint(TM) Systems, Inc. (OTCBB: DPSI), a leading provider and integrator of Enterprise Mobility and Wireless Applications, and Worldlink Integration Group, Inc. are proud to announce a mutually beneficial partnership. The two companies will work together to provide a wide range of services and technologies to support retail and enterprise clients.
DecisionPoint offers mobile computing solutions consisting of hardware, applications and services that increase efficiency for companies around the world. DecisionPoint's value centers around empowering mobile workers to improve their customer service levels and accelerate business growth. Worldlink rapidly deploys a scalable workforce to deliver diverse technical skills with a high level of consistency and efficiency to support technology deployment requirements.
This partnership will allow DecisionPoint and Worldlink to increase their respective offerings to clients. "DecisionPoint is proud to partner with Worldlink. Their deployment and support offerings are the perfect complement to our existing offerings and will enable us to provide our clients with a broader range of cost-effective solutions," said Greg Henry, DecisionPoint Vice President of Product Management.
"Worldlink will benefit immensely from increased expertise in the areas of mobility and wireless connectivity, as well as access to associated hardware and applications," said John Fecteau, Worldlink CEO. "This will better position both companies as a resource and valuable partner."
About Worldlink Integration Group, Inc.
Worldlink Integration Group, Inc. is a national provider of technology deployment services headquartered in Lake Forest, CA. Their team consists of a highly qualified staff of engineers, project managers and skilled technicians led by an experienced management team that is dedicated to providing clients with exceptional service, quality and value. Worldlink offers a full breadth of professional services including project management, product integration, logistics management, equipment installation, and maintenance services.
About DecisionPoint(TM) Systems, Inc.
DecisionPoint Systems, Inc. improves productivity and delivers operational advantages to its clients by helping them move their business decision points closer to their customers. They accomplish this by making enterprise software applications accessible to the front-line worker anytime, anywhere. DecisionPoint utilizes all the latest wireless, mobility, and software development technologies.
Equilibrium will Host the EQ Network Crowd-Sourced Vlog with Location-based Shoot & Share at SXSW 2013
EQ Network to also Host Video Dance Competition at SXSW - Win an iPad Mini® and EQ Network Video Storage for Life!
AUSTIN, Texas, March 11, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- SXSW 2013 -- Equilibrium today announced they will be hosting the EQ Network (eqnetwork.com) Video Log (Vlog) at SXSW. EQ Network is the first social video service and premium content platform that eliminates pre-preparation of videos and automatically syncs and optimizes to whatever device users log in with. SXSW 2013 attendees are invited to contribute to the location-based festival Vlog and EQ Network's Dance Competition at SXSW. The Dance Competition channel allows participants to instantly upload their dance moves and become eligible to win an iPad Mini® and 50gb of Video Storage from EQ Network!
EQ Network enables location based crowd-sourcing and the ability for anyone to create and publish high quality public and private channels across mobile phones, tablets, computers, and connected TVs, from just about any video source, file type, or camera. Users can:
-- Share socially sourced videos in a reliable and predictable fashion
anywhere, including SMS, email, Facebook, Twitter and Tumblr
-- Shoot and share standard and high definition (HD) video of any length
automatically
"Viewers want to create and enjoy videos on any device, without the hassle of technical bottlenecks and complexities," said Sean Barger, CEO of Equilibrium. "The EQ Network and App resolves these issues in a simple and elegant fashion."
The location-triggered video channel at SXSW enables attendees and others in the Austin vicinity to contribute their videos to a public Vlog, for automatic delivery to all who subscribe.
"Festival attendees will enjoy the experience of high quality video sharing without the usual hassle and expense," said Barger. "EQ has created a revolutionary, centralized approach for publishing, sharing, and subscribing to a Vlog or video channel upon arriving at a specific location, in this case Austin."
The most liked EQ Network Dance Competition at SXSW video submission wins an iPad Mini® along with 50gb of Video Storage on EQ Network!
Attendees at SXSW 2013 are invited to stop by the EQ Network booth at the Come and Capture Film Factory Demo Pavilion (http://sxsw.com/film/come-and-capture), Capital Ballroom of the InterContinental Hotel, March 9 - 12, to enter the Dance Competition and join the festival Vlog. They can get the EQ Network App and see the official contest rules at eqnetwork.com/sxsw, and start filming.
About Equilibrium
Equilibrium (http://www.equilibrium.com) developed EQ Network (eqnetwork.com) in concert with Ad-Per-View dynamic in-stream advertising. Since 2004, Equilibrium has been publishing MediaRich and MediaRich ECM for SharePoint. MediaRich products enable enterprises to accelerate collaboration and workflow approvals, or simply find, view, and prepare images, audio and video content. Equilibrium customers include Sony, Disney, Bentley Motors, Nikon Europe, Feeding America, WorldVision.org and Warner Bros.
All product and company names herein may be trademarks of their registered owners.
Moshcam Launches New Global Live Music Channel on YouTube
Moshcam's concert catalogue and live webcasts now available in HD on world's largest video platform
SYDNEY, March 11, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Moshcam, creators of the world's largest online catalogue of originally-produced live music videos, today announced a new global Channel partnership with YouTube, the world's largest online video community. The Moshcam catalogue will now be available for live music fans on its YouTube channel at http://www.youtube.com/moshcam.
The new channel will boast more than 5,000 live music videos, including performances by leading international artists such as PJ Harvey, Blondie, Kaiser Chiefs, Sia, Slash, Alice Cooper, Hot Chip, Alabama Shakes and Alexisonfire. It provides a unique opportunity for Moshcam to reach a massive live music fan-base, offering a huge catalogue of HD video on the world's largest video platform across all devices. In addition, Moshcam will showcase live webcasts of gigs from around the world on its YouTube channel.
"We are thrilled to now offer our huge live music catalogue on YouTube, giving fans the thrill of watching the world's best bands on any device and in HD," said Paul Hannigan, Chief Product Officer, Moshcam. "With YouTube, we're also working on producing even more exciting live streams which will reinforce Moshcam's goal of being the number one destination for live music video online."
"Through the YouTube channel, Moshcam will deliver an impressive original catalogue and high quality live music programming to artists and fans in Australia and around the world," said Anthony Zameczkowski, Head of Music, YouTube Asia Pacific. "Moshcam's YouTube channel will make it easy for users to enjoy and share thousands of HD live music tracks across multiple devices and platforms."
Moshcam's YouTube channel is updated with fresh, original content daily, including artist interviews and sessions, with new full-length gigs uploaded every week.
About Moshcam:
Moshcam is the world's leading producer and distributor of originally-produced live music videos. Moshcam distributes the video on-demand via the internet and through mobile networks. Moshcam is an Australian owned business established in Australia in 2007.
Moshcam's broadcast-quality concert recordings of world-class artists are available at its website at http://www.moshcam.com, the YouTube channel at youtube.com/Moshcam, and via the iOS app available from iTunes. In addition, Moshcam provides its content via a number of distribution partners including Sony Bravia Hulu (US), Vevo (US) and Google TV (US and Europe).
TuneCore Leverages Massive SXSW Presence with Launch of Social Media Campaign Designed For Independent Artists
The Online Campaign, #SXTC, Provides A New Opportunity For Artists To Attract Fans
NEW YORK, March 11, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- TuneCore, the world's largest distributor of digital music, continues its unrivaled support of independent artists by launching South By TuneCore, #SXTC, an online, socially-driven campaign running during the South by Southwest Festival and designed to promote their artists, everywhere.
By launching #SXTC, TuneCore will promote established and up-and-coming musicians to its vast network of artists and their fans via TuneCore's website, blog posts, and social channels. TuneCore will be promoting the artists' showcase dates, photos, tips they have for self-promoting at SXSW, among other advice the artists want to share.
"TuneCore has and will always support the independent music scene," says Chris Mooney, Senior Director of Artist Promotions at TuneCore. "What really stands out at this year's SXSW is 1-in-3 acts have used TuneCore to distribute their music - over 600 acts in all! This speaks to the value artists know they receive from TuneCore through affordable distributions and unprecedented reach all while keeping 100% of their royalties along the way. We want to continue promoting these artists by providing another platform from which they can meet new fans, attract attention from the press, and stand out from the myriad acts that will be in Austin that week."
TuneCore's support of artists doesn't stop there. As part of the campaign, new and existing TuneCore artists who distribute a new release through TuneCore in March 2013, will have the opportunity to be featured in the The Power of Independence: A TuneCore Artist Compilation, which will be available for free download on Amazon MP3 U.S. in early April. TuneCore compilation albums have proven to be an effective way to get new fans exposed to artists' music, as these albums consistently rank in the Amazon MP3 U.S. Top Ten free album category, with over 300,000 downloads.
TuneCore is the largest online music distributor with one of the highest artist revenue-generating music catalogs in the world. Since its launch in 2006, over 1.8 billion TuneCore Artists' music units have been downloaded or streamed, generating over $250 million in revenue earned by TuneCore Artists.
For an annual, flat fee, TuneCore Distribution provides an effective, affordable digital solution for artists to get their music distributed to iTunes, Amazon MP3, Spotify, Rdio, Google Play, and other major download and streaming sites. Artists keep 100% of their sales revenue and all their rights.
In 2011, TuneCore introduced its Publishing Administration product, expanding the royalty collection capabilities for its artists. Publishing Administration provides songwriters the ability for TuneCore to register globally their compositions and collect royalties from over 60 countries. TuneCore continues to expand beyond the U.S, launching TuneCore Canada in 2011 and TuneCore Japan in 2012.
TuneCore has more than 849,000 artist and label account holders, ranging from indie artists to high-profile performers including Nine Inch Nails, Drake, The Civil Wars, Sonic Youth, Beck, Jay-Z, Aretha Franklin, Keith Richards, Blood On The Dance Floor, Public Enemy, Willie Nelson, They Might Be Giants, Donna Summer, MGM Studios, Moby, Girl Talk & Brian Eno.
Concur Adds Advanced Mobile Communications and Messaging Platform to Concur T&E Cloud
Acquisition of conTgo will enable a range of new services to improve business travel
REDMOND, Wash., March 11, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Concur (Nasdaq: CNQR), a global leader in integrated travel and expense management, today announced it acquired privately-held conTgo, a leading cloud-based mobile communications and messaging platform for the global travel industry. conTgo, based in the UK and Australia, provides its communication platform to corporate customers and TMCs.
conTgo adds comprehensive location-based services with advanced mobile communications and messaging capabilities to Concur's offerings, extending the value of the Concur T&E Cloud for partners, suppliers and clients alike.
Concur expects to leverage conTgo's market-leading technology to provide a range of new services designed to optimize the traveler experience. By using itinerary data and location information with insight and context from past behavior, Concur and Concur T&E Cloud partners will have the technology and capability to deliver applications that can:
-- Take care of employees no matter where they book - Proactively manage
duty of care programs by consolidating and matching booking data with
risk intelligence so companies can track, locate and communicate with
travelers 24/7 with relevant value-added services.
-- Make travel plans around colleagues - Enable travelers to plan a trip
using location and hotel data from select colleagues so that everyone
can stay in the same hotel and/or city.
-- Get discounts or offers from favorite merchants - Enable delivery of
offers to travelers from frequently-visited merchants based on location
and itinerary data.
-- Make the most of a travel delay - Enable delivery of offers to travelers
from airport merchants in the event of a flight delay, turning the
inconvenience into an opportunity for the traveler and the merchant.
-- Carpool with colleagues - Enable travelers who arrive at the same
airport and stay at the same hotel to catch a ride together through a
service that associates them all with an available ground transportation
provider, saving time and money.
"We continue to seek out game-changing technologies that enhance the business travel experience and advance our vision for the Perfect Trip," said Michael Hilton, EVP of Product Strategy at Concur. "The conTgo team developed an award-winning solution for companies to track, locate and communicate with employees regardless of their location. Working together with the Concur ecosystem of application developers, customers, and suppliers, we plan to deliver a variety of new location-based applications that benefit companies and their travelers alike."
"We are excited about this perfect fit of both technology and culture between our companies," said conTgo founders Henrik Conradsen and Johnny Thorsen, who join Concur in new senior management roles. "We will continue to deliver duty of care offerings to our customers and partners and plan to use our award-winning technology for new services that support Concur's vision of The Perfect Trip."
Concur customers worldwide can immediately enhance their existing corporate travel booking and expense management solutions with the addition of conTgo's award-winning duty of care solutions and the Concur Locate and Alert offering, which will leverage the conTgo platform. The combined solutions will be the only duty of care solutions on the market to monitor travel regardless of the source of booking - supporting the trend of Open Booking.
The terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. Neither the financial terms nor the revenue impact of the conTgo business are material to the Company's business outlook for fiscal 2013. Due to increased operating costs related to acquired headcount, the company expects modest dilution to its expected non-GAAP operating margin range for Fiscal 2013 and expects the acquisition to be neutral to accretive to non-GAAP operating margin in Fiscal 2014.
About Concur
Concur is a leading provider of integrated travel and expense management solutions. Through Concur's open platform the entire travel and expense ecosystem of customers, suppliers, and developers can access and extend Concur's T&E cloud. Concur's systems adapt to individual employee preferences and scale to meet the needs of companies from small to large. Learn more at http://www.concur.com or the Concur blog.
This press release contains forward-looking statements that are inherently uncertain. These forward-looking statements, such as the statements made by Messrs. Hilton, Conradsen, and Thorsen, are based on current expectations and involve many risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from current expectations. Factors that could cause or contribute to actual results differing from current expectations include, but are not limited to: potential difficulties or delays in connection with the conTgo acquisition, including the anticipated benefits of the acquisition, or the broader integration of the Concur and conTgo businesses; potential delays in market adoption and penetration of our service offerings; potential difficulties associated with our deployment and support of our products and services; our ability to manage expected growth of our service offerings, including those integrating the conTgo offerings; retention and expansion of customers; continued use and adoption of on-demand services; the scalability of the hosting infrastructure for our integrated service offerings; changes in the level of business travel that may reduce the use of our products and services or inhibit new sales of our integrated products and services; potential difficulties associated with strategic relationships and with development of new products and services, including those incorporating conTgo's offerings; uncertain market acceptance of our combined products and services or future products and services; and the overall level of customer demand for our offerings.
Please refer to the company's public filings made with the SEC (http://www.sec.gov) for additional and more detailed information on risk factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from current expectations. Concur assumes no obligation to update the forward-looking information contained in this press release.
Loanlook adds loan alert and payment reminder controls for growing student-user base
ROLLING MEADOWS, Ill., March 11, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Loanlook, Inc., a leading provider of Web-based financial literacy solutions, today announced the addition of a notification control interface that will enhance its users' ability to manage their student loans via the Company's loanlook.com portal. Loanlook is currently under contract to manage over $4 billion in federal and private/alternative loans for approximately 300,000 current and former college students across the United States.
Loanlook's enhanced interface now allows users to select from email, text/SMS, and mobile app "push" notifications to remind them of upcoming loan events. Student-borrowers are kept abreast of loan status changes (e.g. when a loan moves out of a grace, forbearance or deferment status and into repayment), servicer changes (should the student's Title IV Additional Servicer or "TIVAS" change), upcoming payment dates, additional loan disbursements and a variety of other loan events.
While loanlook has had a notification system in place for some time, the new interface will allow the student to determine the intensity and method of delivery for notifications. Additionally, users will now be able to control the type and frequency of notifications "pushed" to their mobile devices from loanlook.com. Upcoming versions of the Loanlook app for Apple and Android OS will provide for similar control over notifications.
"Loanlook's development has always been guided by the needs of the student," said Loanlook CEO Balaji "Raj" Rajan. "We were the first student-centric loan management portal on the Web and the first to release mobile apps. Allowing students to choose how, when and where they receive their loan information furthers Loanlook's mission to encourage responsible borrowing and repayment habits."
In addition to a refreshable dashboard that delivers borrower-specific loan profiles, loanlook.com users have access to payment optimization, income-based repayment and consolidation calculators. The site also offers a budgeting tool and cloud storage for important documentation such as Master Promissory Note and lender/servicer correspondence.
For borrowers in need of live support, the site provides access to trained loan counselors via online chat and toll-free number.
Loanlook.com uses bank-level security to safeguard student information. The site actively monitors compliance with, and conducts annual security assessments against, all applicable information security standards including the: Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA); National Institute of Standards and Technology SP 800-53 (NIST); Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards (PCI-DSS); Statement on Standards for Attestation Engagements No. 16 (SSAE 16); and the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA).
About Loanlook(TM)
Loanlook is used by college and college-bound students, borrowers in repayment and parents with loan obligations to track, understand and manage their federal and private/alternative education loans from pre-enrollment into repayment. Based in Rolling Meadows, Illinois, Loanlook, Inc. is a subsidiary of Ceannate Corp., a leading education finance organization employing over 500 employees with expertise that spans the entire student loan lifecycle. In addition to providing interactive, Web-based loan tools via its website and mobile apps, Loanlook, Inc. contracts with its affiliate, the i3 Group, LLC, to provide counseling services to student-borrowers via its LIVE CHAT feature and toll-free help line. Learn more at loanlook.com.
Toshiba Adds New Platform SoC To Its Custom SoC/ASIC Product Line
New Metal-Configurable, Standard-Cell Architecture Enables Rapid and Cost-Effective Implementation of ASICs/ASSPs and Conversion of FPGAs in Weeks
SAN JOSE, Calif., March 11, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Toshiba America Electronic Components, Inc. (TAEC)*, a committed leader that collaborates with technology companies to create breakthrough designs, today announces availability of a new Metal-Configurable Standard Cell (MCSC) platform SoC. The platform SoC employs an innovative MCSC architecture that speeds ASIC development for faster time-to-market at lower non-recurring engineering (NRE) costs, and enables footprint-compatible, low-cost FPGA replacement, and configurable and reusable platforms for standard product development.
"This powerful platform technology completely changes the development landscape for next- generation SoCs by providing a viable alternative to high-cost, high-power FPGAs, or for traditional ASICs and ASSPs by significantly reducing the fixed-mask costs and time to volume," says Saba Sharifi, vice president of the Logic LSI Business Unit, System LSI Group at TAEC. "It is an ideal solution for customers who need to deliver products that require customization, may have smaller volume requirements compared to traditional ASICs, need to make more frequent changes, or want to develop a platform family of products to address multiple market segments while avoiding large mask costs."
With the TAEC platform SoC, customers can rapidly create ASICs or ASSPs by minimizing customizable mask layers. The product uses 65nm process technology with 40nm and smaller processes in development. The 65nm process supports up to 30 million raw gates, 20 Mbits DP memories, and up to 1200 I/Os.
Some of the other key features of the platform SoC include:
-- 500+ core cell library
-- Configurable FPGA-like memory with optimized size and performance
-- Scalable technology for 28nm and smaller geometries
-- Enhanced-cell architecture allowing for improved routability, power
structure and area optimization
-- Configurable I/Os, PLLs, DDR/LVDS PHYs and multi-protocol transceivers
-- A wide variety of packaging options to enable compatibility with
existing FPGAs
-- Design of multiple SoCs from one MCSC platform using the same EDA tools
and methodologies as for ASICs
In September 2012, Toshiba reached a licensing agreement with BaySand, Inc., for its MCSC technology. Under the terms of the agreement, Toshiba is licensed to design, manufacture, market and distribute MCSC-based solutions.
Availability
Toshiba has completed the qualification of this process and is accepting new designs for the platform SoC technology. Samples are available with a minimum of five weeks from RTL to prototype.
About TAEC
Through proven commitment, lasting relationships and advanced, reliable electronic components, Toshiba enables its customers to create market-leading designs. Toshiba is the heartbeat within product breakthroughs from OEMs, ODMs, CMs, VARs, distributors and fabless chip companies worldwide. A committed electronic components leader, Toshiba designs and manufactures high-quality flash memory-based storage solutions, solid state drives (SSDs), hard disk drives (HDDs), discrete devices, advanced materials, medical tubes, custom SoCs/ASICs, imaging products, microcontrollers and wireless components that make possible today's leading smartphones, tablets, MP3 players, cameras, medical devices, automotive electronics, enterprise solutions and more.
Toshiba America Electronic Components, Inc. is an independent operating company owned by Toshiba America, Inc., a subsidiary of Toshiba Corporation, Japan's largest semiconductor manufacturer and the world's fifth largest semiconductor manufacturer (Gartner, 2012 WW Semiconductor Preliminary Revenue Ranking, December, 2012). Toshiba Corporation was founded in 1875 and today has over 554 subsidiaries and affiliates, with 210,000 employees worldwide. Visit Toshiba's web site at http://www.toshiba.co.jp/index.htm.
Information in this press release, including product pricing and specifications, content of services and contact information, is current and believed to be accurate on the date of the announcement, but is subject to change without prior notice. Technical and application information contained here is subject to the most recent applicable Toshiba product specifications. In developing designs, please ensure that Toshiba products are used within specified operating ranges as set forth in the most recent Toshiba product specifications and the information set forth in Toshiba's "Handling Guide for Semiconductor Devices," or "Toshiba Semiconductor Reliability Handbook." This information is available at http://www.toshiba.com/taec/support/techquestions/index.jspor from your TAEC representative.
AGENCY CONTACT: COMPANY CONTACT:
Nancy Sheffield Deborah Chalmers
Acclaim Communications Toshiba America Electronic Components, Inc.
LEDHut Brightens the Online Shopping Experience with Site Search from SLI Systems
UK's Leading Provider of LED Lighting Products Sees Higher Conversions with Improved Site Search Relevancy and Usability from SLI's Learning Search
News Highlights
-- LEDHut, launched in 2011, is one of the leading providers of LED lighting products, including bulbs and light fixtures, to customers throughout Europe
-- LEDHut chose SLI's Learning Search to replace an open-source solution on the Magento e-commerce platform
-- With such a vast array of products in its inventory, LEDHut needed a site search that improves relevancy and provides advanced features to help visitors learn more about LED technology and the type of lighting products available
-- With SLI's full-service site search on LEDHut's eCommerce site, conversion rates from search pages are nearly triple the rate of other pages; when a visitor clicks on a suggestion provided by Rich Auto Complete, the search conversion rate is more than four times that of the rest of the site.
LONDON, March 11, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- SLI Systems (http://www.sli-systems.co.uk) today announced that LEDHut (http://www.ledhut.co.uk) has created a more user-friendly site search experience with its industry-leading Learning Search solution. LEDHut, the leading provider of LED lighting products to customers in the UK and Europe, chose SLI to replace an open-source search solution built into its Magento e-commerce platform.
Learning Search allows LEDHut to deliver more relevant, tailored results to shoppers. The solution accounts for misspellings and also offers product suggestions for keywords that would otherwise generate no results. Additionally, with Auto Complete, which makes keyword suggestions after a few keystrokes, Learning Search helps visitors simplify their search for LED lighting products and learn more about LED technology and product choices. The company expects to launch a mobile site in the near future, with search also powered by SLI.
With SLI's Learning Search on LEDHut's site, the company is seeing a nearly three times higher conversion rate for site search pages over the rest of the site, and when a suggested product presented through Rich Auto Complete is clicked on, the search conversion rate is more than four times higher than the site average. In addition, per-visit values for search pages are nearly three times greater than the rest of the site; when a Rich Auto Complete result is clicked on, per-visit values jump to roughly six times that of the site average.
Quotes
"The LED lighting industry is still in its infancy in the UK and Europe, which means our customers need to be presented with relevant items that match their searches," said Keith Scott, marketing director for LEDHut. "Now, instead of being overwhelmed by too many results, SLI's Learning Search delivers precise results that are easier and faster for shoppers to browse through - which also helps them increase their knowledge of LED options to fit their home and lifestyle."
"E-commerce companies like LEDHut that have a vast number of products available need to address shoppers' confusion when faced with an overwhelming number of site search results," said Shaun Ryan, CEO of SLI Systems. "Fine-tuned, relevant results that are generated from the past behaviour of other visitors encouraging shoppers to browse and glean information about product choices - which in turn increases conversions."
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About SLI Systems
SLI Systems provides full-service site search, navigation, merchandising, and user-generated SEO, and is the top SaaS-based site search provider to IR 500 and IR 1,000 retailers. Unlike traditional search software, SLI Systems' patented technology continuously "learns" from the behavior of visitors over time to deliver more relevant results. This learning-based search and navigation technology empowers retailers and content sites to enhance customer satisfaction by helping site visitors find the products and information they seek as quickly and efficiently as possible, increasing site conversions and average order value. SLI Systems is a privately held company, with offices in San Jose, CA; London, UK; Melbourne, Australia; and Christchurch, New Zealand. For more information about SLI Systems, visit http://www.sli-systems.co.uk.
Edge-Core Selects Digisoft.tv's Iris OS for Set-Top Box
TAIPEI, Taiwan and CORK, Ireland, March 11, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --
Edge-Core Networks Corporation, the professional networking solution provider, have
selected Digisoft.tv as their middleware partner.
Edge-Core is a networking solution provider offering a complete range of
enterprise-level, service provider/carrier Ethernet, LAN/connectivity,
cable/satellite/terrestrial set-top box, home security networking equipment and services
to partners around the world.
By selecting Digisoft's Iris platform, Edge-Core benefit from the expertise that
Digisoft offer in the digital set-top box software arena, and can continue to provide
customers with technically advanced and cost-effective products.
Michael Liao, VP of Smart Home Media Business Unit at Edge-Core said "As a leading
global set-top box provider, Edge-Core has been diligently working together with Digisoft
for years to provide the best technology and products. Facing more and more interactive
and hybrid requirements from customers, Digisoft's set-top box solution is extremely
attractive to manufacturers and operators who want to add IP services to their lineup. I'm
proud that Edge-Core is now ready to offer such advanced solutions in the hybrid set-top
box market."
Brian Rattray, Head of Global Business Development at Digisoft explains "One of the
greatest difficulties faced by operators is finding a hardware provider and a software
vendor whose offerings compliment and gel together to provide an overall solution.
Digisoft and Edge-Core have a successful history of working together on this challenge.
The partnership is a natural progression of this relationship and, by joining forces;
Digisoft and Edge-Core are marrying the two usually disparate procurement challenges to
provide a complete operator-ready turnkey solution."
About Digisoft.tv & Iris
Digisoft.tv, is a leading global provider of set-top box software for the cable,
satellite, terrestrial and telecommunications industry. Digisoft`s Iris platform is
designed to meet the needs of service providers who are eager to provide multiple services
and want to adapt and grow those services in the face of a rapidly-evolving TV landscape.
Iris supports all IP and broadcast standards, including DVB, ISDB-T and ATSC. Built on
HTML5, Iris provides operators with the control and flexibility to deliver the right
content to the right users.
Digisoft.tv provides software and professional services to brands such as TelstraClear
(Vodafone New Zealand), and VideoEzy. Digisoft maintains headquarters in Ireland with
sales offices around the world. Visit the company at http://www.digisoft.tv or follow
us on Linked In.
About Edge-Core
Headquartered in the Hsinchu Science Park in northern Taiwan, Edge-Core Networks
Corporation was spun-off in 2010 into an independent subsidiary responsible for global
branded business from the Accton Technology Group. The Edge-Core underlying philosophy is
to provide service from wired to wireless and from the edge to the core. With a strong
emphasis on complete solutions that generate value for customers and assist with realizing
the potential of the digital society, Edge-Core offers solutions to enterprises, large
carriers and service providers, as well as to the SOHO, SMB, and MSO markets. More
information can be found at http://www.edge-core.com
Digisoft.tv Media Contact:
Pam Dorney
Head of Marketing and Communications
E-mail: pdorney@digisoft.tv
Tel. +353-21-491-7272
Edge Core Media Contact:
Daniel C. Konnoff
Marketing Communications
Email: daniel_konnoff@edge-core.com
Tel. +886-2-2886-1007
Publicis Groupe Acquires Convonix, India's Leading Full Service Digital Marketing and Consulting Agency
PARIS, March 11, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --
Publicis Groupe [EURONEXT Paris: FR0000130577] today announced the acquisition of
Convonix, one of India's leading Digital Marketing Consulting firms based in Mumbai. The
company will align with Starcom MediaVest Group (SMG) in India to provide Search Engine
Optimization, Paid Search Marketing, Social Media Marketing and Online Reputation
Management to an extensive roster of clients. This news follows a number of recent
acquisitions announced by Publicis Groupe in India and fortifies its position as India's
largest digital marketing operation.
Founded in 2003, Convonix was the first Search Engine Optimization organization in
India, and currently employs over 200 digital advertising specialists serving clients such
as Taj Hotels, Reliance Industries, Kotak Mahindra Group, Club Mahindra, Kodak, Aditya
Birla Group, among others. Convonix has a strong international footprint with over 60% of
its business coming from overseas. Convonix has also recently developed a proprietary
in-house brand monitoring and social listening platform called IrisTrack which enables
clients to gather market insight on their products and competitors and also engage
customers online to improve their customer service.
The three founding members, Vishal Sampat, CEO, Sarfaraz Khimani, co-COO and Pallav
Jain, co-COO, will continue to lead the agency. Convonix will sit within SMG and will
operate as SMG Convonix, with two market-facing brands: SMG Digital, and Convonix.
"As the first SEO organisation in India, Convonix has continued to innovate and build
the very best digital capability whilst being highly respected for its ability to recruit
the best talent from universities each year, and transform them into digital advertising
experts through a rigorous training program," said Laura Desmond, Global Chief Executive
Officer for Starcom MediaVest Group. She continues: "Combined with our existing talent in
the market, this deal strengthens our offering to ensure we are the market leaders in
digital."
Year on year, Convonix has increased revenues on average 66 percent since 2008.
According to the latest ZenithOptimedia adspend forecast, Search Marketing continues to
expand rapidly in India and is forecast to increase 35% in the region during 2013, and
more than 70% in the next two years.
Vishal Sampat, CEO for Convonix, comments: "We have built our reputation by focusing
on talent, training, technology and performance, and doing so has enabled us to rapidly
evolve with the consumer. Aligning with SMG gives us global scale and a more powerful face
to the market which we can leverage to constantly improve our offering and give our
clients the best tools and solutions available."
The acquisition of Convonix is a testament to Publicis Groupe's strategic commitment
to expanding its operations across India, with the ambitious goal of doubling its size in
India between 2010 and 2015. The Groupe has been working to increase its profile in the
country, including recent acquisitions of Indigo Consulting (April 2012), Resultrix
(August 2012), iStrat (December 2012) and MarketGate (December 2012).
Srikant Sastri, VivaKi Country Chair for India who is presiding over the acquisition
and transition of Convonix, adds: "First Resultrix, and now Convonix. We are now clearly
the digital marketing leaders in India, ahead of any other global network. We are positive
that this acquisition will set the tone for our next phase of digital pre-eminence both in
terms of expertise and revenue and we are continuing to explore other agencies that can
help us capitalize on the outstanding potential of the digital marketplace in India."
About Publicis Groupe
Publicis Groupe [Euronext Paris FR0000130577, part of the CAC 40 index] is the third
largest communications group in the world, offering the full range of services and skills:
digital (Digitas, Razorfish, Rosetta, VivaKi, LBi), traditional advertising (BBH, Leo
Burnett, Publicis Worldwide, Saatchi & Saatchi), public affairs, corporate communications
and events (MSLGROUP), media buying and strategy (Starcom MediaVest Group and
ZenithOptimedia) and specialized communications with PHCG (Publicis Healthcare
Communications Group). Present in 104 countries, the Groupe employs 58,000 professionals.
Starcom MediaVest Group is the Human Experience Company. Our dream is to grow our
clients' business by transforming human behavior through uplifting, meaningful human
experiences. These brand "experiences'" are brought to life by distinct, strategic
point-of-views - Truth and Design and Space for Ideas - created and owned by SMG's two
global agency brands: MediaVest and Starcom, respectively. Ranked one of the largest brand
communications groups in the world, Starcom MediaVest Group (http://www.smvgroup.com)
encompasses an integrated network of human experience strategists, investment specialists,
content creators and digital experts. With nearly 6,700 employees in 110 offices
worldwide, SMG is the #1 ranked Global Media Agency (AdAge) and 2011 Media Network of the
Year at the Global Festival of Media as well as the most celebrated global media network
at the 2010 and 2009 Cannes International Advertising Festival.
About Convonix
Convonix is a 200 strong digital consulting firm that helps companies in India and
overseas draw and implement digital strategies spanning search engine optimization, search
engine marketing, social media marketing, online reputation management, web analytics and
conversion rate improvement. Founded in 2003, Convonix has evolved from being the first
pureplay SEO company in the country to offering the full range of digital advertising
solution for clients ranging from Fortune 100 companies to small and medium enterprises in
India, USA and Europe.
KOLKATA and BANGALORE, March 11, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --
Taxmantra.com [http://taxmantra.com ], a major taxation, company law and regulatory
service provider to individuals and businesses through online and off-line medium,
announced that they have launched a one-for-all income tax return filing platform covering
salaried individuals, self-employed, non-residents/person of Indian origin, companies and
also LLPs.
The newly launched platform does not prescribe self punching of information on fully
automated system of income tax return filing; instead users are required to E-mail their
income details/documents. Based on the details, tax experts at Taxmantra.com, which also
includes chartered accountants, would prepare and file online tax return on behalf of the
users. The fees for tax returns on this platform start @ Rs. 218 and have various packages
and plans for users, based on their case scenarios and heads of incomes.
Alok Patnia, Founder of Taxmantra.com says, "We noted a need for more personalized tax
filing service, wherein we actually interact with the users while filing their tax
returns, since each user would have different set of needs and issues."
Alok further adds, "Users in large numbers come to us for rectification of tax returns
files erroneously. We have found out that the primary reason for these mistakes are
virtually non-presence of human interactive assistance while tax return on the fully
automotive tax returns filing platforms."
Taxmantra.com suggests that you can file your tax returns through this newly launched
platform in simple 3 steps:
Step 1 - E-mail the documents after choosing your plan based on your income and case
scenario
Step 2 - Tax Computation prepared and emailed to you for discussion
Step 3 - ITR uploaded and ITR Form, Acknowledgement emailed to you for your records.
"Individuals find automated ITR filing system complicated, as they have to punch in
all their income details and as a result of which individuals end up filing return of
income incorrectly, especially if they are not from finance background.
We have tried to solve this problem by offering personalized return filing service at
the most considered fees, keeping users completely hassle free. Obviously, experience of
serving clients for more than 3 decades comes as an added advantage for the group, with
personalized care always has been at the top of priority for us," says Alok.
This income tax return filing platform should be handy, especially since 31 March 2013
is the last date to file tax returns for FY 2010-11 and FY 2011-12 (without penalty).
About Taxmantra.com
Taxmantra.com, started in year 2009, is a unit of TM Solutions Pvt Ltd. It is an
online platform, which has brought, salaried individuals, non-salaried individuals,
Startups, businesses, SMEs on a single platform, wherein they can avail different services
without getting into hassle of visiting different consultants for different set of
services. The group amongst itself has 30+ years of experience assisting clients in the
domain of taxation, company law and regulatory services. Taxmantra.com is also an E-Return
Intermediary (ERI) authorized by Government of India to file online Income Tax Return.
Primary Media Contact: Ankit Agarwal, info@taxmantra.com, 91-33-40060473,
91-9230033070
Vserv.mobi AppWrapper to Power In-App Purchases for Vietnamese ICT Major FPT's App Store
MUMBAI, March 10, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --
Vserv.mobi, a leading Global Mobile Ad Network for app developers, publishers,
advertisers and telecom providers has partnered
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with leading Vietnamese ICT major and leading local app store, FPT
Mobile Applications (FMA) to enable app monetization for their developer community in
Vietnam. The partnership will allow FPT to leverage the Vserv.mobi AppWrapper to enable
In-App transactions such as 'Try & Buy' for developers on their App store. Over the past
year, Vserv has recorded massive growth across South East Asia and has already established
offices in Vietnam, Singapore & Indonesia, and is planning to expand its presence in
Malaysia, Philippines & Thailand over 2013.
Commenting on the partnership, David Yin, GM - Developer Alliances, Southeast Asia,
Vserv.mobi said, "We have always approached the challenge of app monetization with a very
comprehensive perspective. This partnership will help FPT leverage the unique capability
of the AppWrapper to deliver in-app transactions across multiple platforms with flexible
end-user pricing models such as Try & Buy, Pay per Play and Subscriptions. These pricing
models are extremely suitable for the app economy in emerging markets and will help FPT
maximize revenues for their developers with minimum effort."
Vietnam has a booming mobile market with a mobile penetration rate of over 183% &
mobile internet usage exceeding 60%. FPT Mobile Applications, a mobile app division of FPT
Corp, is the owner of the leading local app store [http://fptstore.vn/home.html ] in
Vietnam and its client version F-store is preloaded on every FPT phone, thus having
massive reach.
Nguyen Sy Trung, Technical Director - FPT Mobile Applications added, "We are excited
to partner with Vserv as they have a very strong understanding of monetization in emerging
markets. With consumers today being hooked to mobile apps, this partnership with Vserv
will help us provide excellent monetization avenues to our Vietnamese developers present
on our app store, while delivering premium content to mobile consumers and further
enhancing our presence in the market."
IGXE Has Launched Its Free Game RMT App for iOS and Android; In-game Service Now Goes Mobile
WILMINGTON, Del., March 10, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- IGXE (http://www.igxe.com), the leading online game virtual trading service company that is specialized in dealing hundreds of MMORPG (Massive Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Game) in-game currencies, items, cd keys and more, started its Real-money Trade of Virtual Items (RMT) business in Hong Kong in 2004, aiming at the U.S. market and has been continuously expanding since. In 2011, IGXE officially announced its branding in Europe, including German and French sites. IGXE also announced its sale branch sites in Russia and Brazil in 2012.
App Market Competition and Trends
The growing app market has sparked fierce competition in almost every business industry. According to research by ABI, smartphone apps will be downloaded 56 billion times in 2013. IDC released a number showing that iOS and Android devices accounted for 91% of smartphones shipped in the fourth quarter of 2012. E-commercial businesses, mobile payment gateways, as well as more and more businesses and non-businesses are moving to a mobile platform, and so is the RMT industry.
"We have been preparing quite a long time for this step," said Vinson, IGXE marketing department manager. "We know very well that this is imperative when everyone around you has either an iPhone 5 or Samsung S3 in hand. The two largest operating systems in the mobile world have become established trends now. So we have to take up the mobile market faster than others."
Mobile Shopping for In-game Service Arises
In June 2012, the first in-game service android app went alive on IGXE.com. "We have gathered a team of mobile system developers and after months of analyzing and programming, the android app finally came online as planned," Said Frank, the IT center manager of IGXE. "Based on the current business mode, we considered concentrating the app on our core business, the in-game currency purchase. And we are happy with what we have done, and have quickly moved onto developing for iOS."
Developing apps is a ceaseless and comprehensive task due to the rapid changes in the mobile era. Through IGXE.com visitor performance analytics, visitors from mobile devices and tablets took up to 25.74% of the whole visits data in 2012. The IGXE android and iOS app have also generated considerable sales for in-game services. "Buying in-game services on mobile devices is easy, safe and quick. In just a few clicks, you can make orders on the go, and you have no need to jump around web pages to check out the price of gold," said Vinson.
The Market potential
Traditional gaming modes keep developing, and massive mobile device games are starting to emerge and take a considerable share of the app market. As more games emerge, more commercial opportunities and market will follow.
"We are also planning to develop the Brazil app market for our http://www.igxe.com.br site. Our friend site http://www.mmoxe.de will partner with us to help develop the German version. We believe that in the near future an era of international RMT mobile app competition will arrive."
SOURCE SoftIsland Co., Ltd.
SoftIsland Co., Ltd.
CONTACT: Yi Luo, +86 186 9660 6116, 1391924990@qq.com
MetroPCS Communications, Inc. Agrees to Sell $1,750,000,000 6.250% Senior Notes Due 2021 and $1,750,000,000 6.625% Senior Notes Due 2023
DALLAS, March 8, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- MetroPCS Communications, Inc. (NYSE: PCS) (the "Company") announced today that MetroPCS Wireless, Inc. ("Wireless"), an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary, has agreed to sell $1,750,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its 6.250% Senior Notes due 2021 and $1,750,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its 6.625% Senior Notes due 2023 (collectively, the "Notes") in a private offering. The offering is scheduled to close on March 19, 2013, subject to satisfaction of customary closing conditions. Wireless will deposit the net proceeds of this offering into a segregated account and keep such net proceeds on hand at all times in cash or cash equivalents. If Wireless' merger with T-Mobile USA, Inc. ("T-Mobile") is consummated (the "T-Mobile Transaction"), Wireless intends to use the net proceeds from this private offering to repay the outstanding amounts owed under its existing senior secured credit facility, to pay liabilities under related interest rate protection agreements and to pay related fees and expenses, and to use the remainder for general corporate purposes. The Notes will be subject to a special mandatory redemption in the event Wireless' merger with T-Mobile is not consummated on or before January 17, 2014, or in the event the Business Combination Agreement in connection with the T-Mobile Transaction (the "Business Combination Agreement") is terminated prior to such time.
The Notes were offered only to qualified institutional buyers in reliance on Rule 144A and in offshore transactions pursuant to Regulation S under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"). The Notes have not been registered under the Securities Act or any state securities laws and may not be offered or sold in the United States except under an effective registration statement or an applicable exemption from registration requirements or in a transaction not subject to the registration requirements of the Securities Act or any state securities laws. This release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any of these securities, nor shall it constitute an offer, solicitation or sale in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale is unlawful.
About MetroPCS Communications, Inc.
Dallas-based MetroPCS Communications, Inc. (NYSE: PCS) is a provider of no annual contract, unlimited wireless communications service for a flat-rate. MetroPCS is the fifth largest facilities-based wireless carrier in the United States based on number of subscribers served. With Metro USA(SM), MetroPCS customers can use their service in areas throughout the United States covering a population of over 280 million people. As of December 31, 2012, MetroPCS had approximately 8.9 million subscribers. For more information please visit http://www.metropcs.com.
Safe Harbor Statement
This news release includes "forward-looking statements" for the purpose of the "safe harbor" provisions within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, as amended, and rule 3(b)-6 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Any statements made in this news release that are not statements of historical fact, including statements about the Company's beliefs and expectations, are forward-looking statements and should be evaluated as such. Forward-looking statements include information concerning possible or assumed future results of operations, including statements that may relate to the Company's plans, objectives, strategies, goals, future events, future revenues or performance, capital expenditures, financing needs and other information that is not historical information. These forward-looking statements often include words such as "anticipate," "expect," "suggests," "plan," "believe," "intend," "estimates," "targets," "projects," "should," "would," "could," "may," "will," "forecast" and other similar expressions. These forward-looking statements are based on reasonable assumptions at the time they are made, including the Company's current expectations, plans and assumptions that have been made in light of its experience in the industry, as well as the Company's perceptions of historical trends, current conditions, expected future developments and other factors it believes are appropriate under the circumstances. Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance or results. Actual financial results, performance or results of operations may differ materially from those expressed in the forward-looking statements. Factors that may materially affect such forward-looking statements include:
-- the highly competitive nature of the wireless broadband mobile industry
and changes in the competitive landscape;
-- ours and our competitors' current and planned promotions and
advertising, marketing, sales and other initiatives, including pricing
decisions, entry into consolidation and alliance activities, and our
ability to respond to and support them;
-- the effects of the T-Mobile Transaction on dealers, retailers, vendors,
suppliers, customers, content and application providers, our equity and
debt holders and our employees;
-- the diversion of management's time and attention while the T-Mobile
Transaction is pending;
-- our ability to operate our business in light of the T-Mobile Transaction
and the covenants contained in the Business Combination Agreement;
-- the inability to have developed or to obtain handsets, equipment or
software that our customers want, demand and expect or to have handsets,
equipment or software serviced, updated, revised or maintained in a
timely and cost-effective manner for the prices and the features our
customers want, expect or demand;
-- our ability to construct, operate and manage our network to deliver the
services, content, applications, service quality and speed our customers
expect and demand and to provide, maintain and increase the capacity of
our network and business systems to satisfy the demands of our customers
and the demands placed by devices on our network;
-- our plans and expectations relating to, without limitation, (i) our
growth opportunities and competitive position; (ii) our products and
services; (iii) our customer experience; (iv) our results of operations,
including expected synergies from the T-Mobile Transaction, earnings and
cash flows; (v) the impact of the T-Mobile Transaction on our credit
rating; and (vi) integration matters;
-- the federal income tax consequences of the T-Mobile Transaction and the
enactment of additional state, federal, and/or foreign regulatory and
tax laws and regulations;
-- expectations, intentions and outcomes relating to outstanding
litigation, including securities, class action, derivative, patent and
product safety claims, by or against third parties;
-- the possibility that the T-Mobile Transaction is delayed or does not
close, including due to the failure to receive the required stockholder
approval or required approvals from governmental authorities necessary
to satisfy the closing conditions, along with satisfaction or waiver of
other closing conditions, pursuant to the Business Combination
Agreement;
-- alternative acquisition proposals that could delay completion of the
T-Mobile Transaction;
-- our ability to successfully integrate our business with T-Mobile and
realize the expected spectrum, cost and capital expenditure savings and
synergies and other benefits from the T-Mobile Transaction;
-- changes in economic, business, competitive, technological and/or
regulatory factors, including the passage of legislation or action by
governmental or regulatory entities;
-- any changes in the regulatory environment in which we operate, including
any change or increase in restrictions on our ability to operate our
network;
-- terminations of, or limitations imposed on, MetroPCS' or T-Mobile's
business by, contracts entered into by either MetroPCS or T-Mobile, or
the effect of provisions with respect to change in control, exclusivity,
commitments or minimum purchase amounts contained in such contracts;
-- the impact of economic conditions on our business plan, strategy and
stock price;
-- delays in, or changes in policies related to, income tax refunds or
other governmental payments;
-- the impact on our network and business from major equipment failures and
security breaches related to the network or customer information;
-- the ability to obtain financing on terms favorable to us, or at all;
-- the impact of public and private regulations;
-- possible disruptions, cyber attacks, or intrusions of our network,
billing, operational support and customer care systems that may limit or
disrupt our ability to provide service, or which may cause disclosure or
improper use of customers' information and associated harm to our
customers, systems, reputation and goodwill;
-- our continued ability to offer a diverse portfolio of wireless devices;
-- our ability to obtain and continue to obtain roaming on terms that are
reasonable;
-- severe weather conditions, natural disasters, energy shortages, wars or
terrorist attacks, and any resulting financial impact not covered by
insurance;
-- disruptions of our key suppliers' provisioning of products, services,
content or applications;
-- fluctuations in interest and exchange rates;
-- significant increases in benefit plan costs or lower investment returns
on plan assets;
-- material adverse changes in labor matters, including labor negotiations
or additional organizing activity, and any resulting financial and/or
operational impact;
-- the diversion of management's time and attention to litigation,
including litigation relating to the T-Mobile Transaction;
-- write-offs in connection with the transaction, or changes in MetroPCS'
and/or T-Mobile's accounting assumptions that regulatory agencies,
including the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"), may
require or that result from changes in the accounting rules or their
application, which could result in an impact on earnings;
-- the significant capital commitments of MetroPCS and T-Mobile;
-- our ability to remain focused and keep all employees focused on the
business during the pendency of the T-Mobile Transaction;
-- the current economic environment in the United States; disruptions to
the credit and financial markets in the United States; and the impact of
the economy on consumer demand and fluctuations in consumer demand
generally for the products and services provided;
-- our ability to manage our growth, achieve planned growth, manage churn
rates, maintain our cost structure and achieve additional economies of
scale;
-- our ability to negotiate and maintain acceptable agreements with our
suppliers and vendors, including obtaining roaming on reasonable terms;
-- the seasonality of our business and any failure to have strong customer
growth in the first and fourth quarters;
-- the rates, nature, collectability and applicability of taxes and
regulatory fees on the services we provide and increases or changes in
taxes and regulatory fees or the services to, or the manner in, which
such taxes and fees are applied, calculated, or collected;
-- the rapid technological changes in our industry, and our ability to
adapt, respond and deploy new technologies, and successfully offer new
services using such new technology;
-- our ability to fulfill the demands and expectations of our customers,
provide the customer care our customers want, expect, or demand, secure
the products, services, applications, content and network infrastructure
equipment we need, or which our customers or potential customers want,
expect or demand;
-- the availability of additional spectrum, our ability to secure
additional spectrum, or secure it at acceptable prices, when we need it;
-- our ability to adequately defend against suits filed by others and to
enforce or protect our intellectual property rights;
-- our capital structure, including our indebtedness amount, including the
Notes to be issued, as described above, the limitations imposed by the
covenants in the documents governing our indebtedness and the
maintenance of our financial and disclosure controls and procedures;
-- our ability to attract and retain key members of management and train
personnel;
-- our reliance on third parties to provide distribution, products,
software content and services that are integral to or used or sold by
our business and the ability of our suppliers to perform, develop and
timely provide us with technological developments, products and services
we need to remain competitive;
-- governmental regulation affecting our services and changes in government
regulation, and the costs of compliance and our failure to comply with
such regulations; and
-- other factors described in our annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal
year ended December 31, 2012 under "Risk Factors" as filed with the SEC.
The forward-looking statements speak only as of the date made, are based on current assumptions and expectations, and are subject to the factors above, among other things, and involve risks, uncertainties, events, circumstances and assumptions, many of which are beyond our ability to foresee, control or predict. You should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. All future written and oral forward-looking statements attributable to us or persons acting on our behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by our cautionary statements. The Company does not intend to, is not obligated to, and does not undertake a duty to, update any forward-looking statement to reflect the occurrence of events or circumstances after the date of this release, except as required by law. The Company's results for any period may not be reflective of results for any subsequent period. The Company does not plan to update nor reaffirm guidance except through formal public disclosure pursuant to Regulation FD.
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Metro PCS Communications, Inc.
CONTACT: Investor Relations, Keith Terreri, Vice President - Finance & Treasurer, Jim Mathias, Director - Investor Relations, +1-214-570-4641, investor_relations@metropcs.com
Chariton Valley Wireless to Offer iPhone 5 on March 15
MACON, Mo., March 8, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Chariton Valley Wireless today announced it will offer iPhone 5 beginning Friday, March 15. Customers will be able to pre-order iPhone 5 starting Friday, March 8. iPhone 5 will be available for $149 for the 16GB model, $249 for the 32GB model and $349 for the 64GB model in the Brookfield, Macon, Moberly and Salisbury Retail Stores. In addition, iPhone 4S will be available for $49 and iPhone 4 will be available for $1. Chariton Valley Wireless will allow iPhone 5 customers to connect to its fast 4G LTE network.*
iPhone 5 is the thinnest and lightest iPhone ever, completely redesigned to feature a stunning 4-inch Retina display; an Apple-designed A6 chip for blazing fast performance; and ultrafast wireless technology**--all while delivering even better battery life.*** iPhone 5 comes with iOS 6, the world's most advanced mobile operating system with over 200 new features including: Shared Photo Streams, Facebook integration, all-new Maps app and Passbook organization and even more Siri features and languages.
iPhone 5 can be activated on any Chariton Valley Wireless postpaid rate plan that includes unlimited Voice and SMS. Chariton Valley Wireless also offers shared data plans so the entire family can share a data package. A two-year agreement is required to receive quoted pricing.
Pricing and details for iPhone:
Plan Family Share Data Plans
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Monthly Fee $45
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SMS Unlimited - Any Net
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Data (MB) 2,000: +$40/month
4,000: +$60/month
6,000: +$80/month
8,000: +$100/month
10,000: +$125/month
20,000: +$175/month
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iPhone 5 16GB $149
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iPhone 5 32GB $249
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iPhone 5 64GB $349
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iPhone 4S 16GB $49
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iPhone 4 8GB $1
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Note: 24 month contract required. Plans include shared data, with a cost of $45/mo. required for each additional device up to 10 devices.
For more information on Chariton Valley Wireless, please visit http://www.cvalley.net or call 800-769-8731.
* Chariton's network is CDMA, customers will require a LTE SIM
** Network speeds are dependent on carrier networks, check with your carrier for details.
*** Battery life depends on device settings, usage and other factors. Actual results vary.
Contact: Margaret McKoin
Margaret@thetimegroup.net
817-403-0866
With Demand Growing, Xi3 Corporation Opens Pre-Orders for its PISTON Console (PC)
Xi3 Corporation also plans to disclose additional details about its forthcoming PISTON Console at the Gaming Expo held March 8--10 during the 2013 South by Southwest festival in Austin, Texas
SALT LAKE CITY and AUSTIN, Texas, March 8, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Xi3( )Corporation today announced it will begin accepting pre-orders for its PISTON(TM) Console (PC) at the Gaming Expo held today, tomorrow and Sunday during the South by Southwest (SXSW) festival in Austin, Texas.
The list price of Xi3's PISTON Console starts at $999.99. Any PISTON Console pre-order placed between now and the end of SXSW 2013 (11:59 p.m. CST, Sunday, March 17, 2013), will receive a $100 discount off the list price, with pre-ordered PISTON Consoles shipped in time for the 2013 Holiday Season. (The special PISTON Console pre-order page is found at http://xi3.com/buy_now-piston.php.)
"Given the amount of awards, media attention and gamer interest the PISTON Console has generated since it was unveiled at CES 2013 in January, we've become seriously concerned that we will not be able to meet the demand for PISTON Consoles this year," said Jason A. Sullivan, founder, president and CEO of Xi3 Corporation. "That's why we have decided to begin accepting pre-orders on our PISTON Console, beginning today with the start of the SXSW Gaming Expo. Gaming Expo attendees will also get the benefit of being the first to see the PISTON Console in action."
Additional PISTON Console Details Forthcoming
Xi3 will showcase "live" gameplay on alpha versions of its PISTON Console at the 2013 SXSW Gaming Expo in Xi3's booth (#400). Additionally, Xi3 is slated to deliver a "live" on-stage presentation at the Gaming Expo on Saturday, March 9 beginning at 7 p.m.
"Clearly, the computer/video gaming market is huge, both in the personal computer and traditional console markets," Sullivan stated. "That being said, we believe there is a crying need for a machine that captures the best of both worlds, with the upgradeability of computer gaming rigs and the design and form factor of consoles. We believe our PISTON Consoles do exactly that--deliver the beauty and small size of consoles with the upgradeability of computers."
The grapefruit-sized Xi3 PISTON Console was announced at the 2013 International CES trade show in January as a "development stage system optimized for computer gameplay on large high-definition television monitors." This January announcement generated massive interest in the worldwide computer/video game industry, and Xi3 garnered several notable awards and honors for its PISTON efforts, even as a development stage product.
The PISTON Console is derived from the forthcoming X7A Modular(TM) Computer, Xi3's first power user computer. Xi3 will reveal additional product details about the PISTON Console and its plans for formally entering the game marketplace at the 2013 SXSW Gaming Expo.
NOTE: The 2013 SXSW Gaming Expo is being held March 8--10, 2013 in the Palmer Event Center at 900 Barton Springs Road in Austin, Texas. The hours for the Gaming Expo are as follows:
-- Friday, March 8: 3--9 p.m.
-- Saturday, March 9: 12 Noon--8 p.m.
-- Sunday, March 10: 12 Noon--8 p.m.
About Xi3 Corporation and the Xi3 Modular Computer
The first Xi3 Modular Computer (model X5A-5342) was unveiled at the 2011 International CES trade show where it won an Innovations Award from the Consumer Electronics Association in the Computer Hardware category. Initial shipments of the X5A Modular Computer began in late 2011.
Formed in 2010 and headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah, Xi3 Corporation utilizes "The Power of X" to bring its building block approach to the world of computing, an approach Xi3 applies internally and externally to hardware solutions and software applications. For more information about Xi3 Corporation, please visit http://www.Xi3.com.
The shape of the three-sided single piece casing, the end plate, and the overall shape of the Xi3 Modular Computer, as well as Xi3, PISTON, Modular, Xi3 Modular, "The Power of X" and ISYS Technologies are trademarks and unique trade dress of ISYS Technologies, Inc.
CONTACT:
David Politis, Xi3 Corporation, 801-534-4403, politis@Xi3.com
New App From DST Market Services Puts Mutual Fund Marketplace On A Smartphone
"TreeSwing" Makes Investing Accessible And Fun For New Investors
KANSAS CITY, Mo., March 8, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- TreeSwing is a mobile brokerage service sponsored by DST Market Services, a registered broker-dealer and member firm of FINRA. DST Market Services today announced its plan to launch a new phone application designed to put the benefits of investing into the hands of a wider investing audience, including those who have never invested before.
Available soon as a free download from the App Store(TM), TreeSwing is built on the idea that even the smallest contributions add up over time. With no brokerage fees, no minimum balances, and no required monthly investment, investors can contribute any amount they're comfortable with--as little as $1 at a time, as often as they like.
TreeSwing will allow investors to select from a marketplace of professionally managed mutual funds offered by some of the top names in the industry. By keeping the marketplace purposefully small, using plain language, and providing independent data from Morningstar, TreeSwing aims to give investors an easy way to make informed choices.
According to Brian Smith, Design and Product Manager for the TreeSwing application, the app was created specifically to serve the millions of Americans who aren't currently investing.
"I believe we've built something that will lower the financial, behavioral, and emotional barriers to the investment process," says Mr. Smith.
TreeSwing will occasionally send encouraging notifications to users' phones. These reminders are designed to keep users on track by focusing on investing behaviors, not market fluctuations, and by making investing part of life on a weekly, even daily basis. Optionally connecting an investor's foursquare® account allows for location-specific pushes that help investors make mindful consumer decisions.
In developing TreeSwing, DST Market Services is able to leverage the considerable experience and infrastructure of its parent, DST Systems, a behind-the-scenes leader in the mutual fund industry since 1973. From its rigid adherence to mobile security best practices to DST's state-of-the-art data facilities, the TreeSwing development team made protection of personal information its top priority.
TreeSwing will make its first public demonstration at the SXSW Interactive Festival in Austin, TX on March 8, 2013.
About TreeSwing
DST Market Services, LLC is a registered broker-dealer and member firm of FINRA. It is the sponsor of TreeSwing. TreeSwing is a brand name for a mobile brokerage service designed specifically for consumer-focused investing.. The goal of TreeSwing is to bring the benefits of mutual fund investing to new and emerging investors by lowering or removing many of the financial, behavioral, and emotional barriers to entry. Leveraging DST's financial industry experience and infrastructure, TreeSwing designers and developers have extensive experience building software and service solutions for the mutual fund industry.
Disclosures:
DST Market Services, LLC is not affiliated with Morningstar or foursquare. Investing involves risk, including possible loss of principal. With regard to online and mobile trading, market volatility and volume may delay system access and trade execution.
A fund's prospectus contains its investment objectives, risks, charges, expenses, and other important information and should be read and considered carefully before investing.
Contact: Laura Parsons
816.843.9087
mediarelations@dstsystems.com
NanoTech Entertainment (NTEK) Announces Inside NanoTech Channel
Company to Provide Insight into the Inner Workings of the Company's Operations and Growth
SAN JOSE, Calif., March 8, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- NANOTECH ENTERTAINMENT (OTCPINK: NTEK) today announced that it will be launching a new channel, Inside NanoTech. The channel will feature interviews with various members of the staff providing details into the products and projects that they are working on, interviews with key customers discussing their success stories using NanoTech products, and demonstrations of NanoTech products and technology.
CEO Jeffrey A. Foley stated "We've had a lot of inquiries from our shareholders and the media about our company. It's a full time job just keeping up with the requests. A pattern has emerged with the type of information being requested and that warrants us putting together an on-demand channel that will give insight into the many different projects that we have going on. Given our diverse portfolio in many different vertical markets, it makes sense to provide details about products from each of the markets so that everyone can understand what we do."
The channel is scheduled to launch in April 2013, with previews being posted prior to launch. Viewers will be able to watch the channel on a variety of platforms including YouTube, Roku, Samsung SmartTV, iPhone, iPad, Android Phone, Android Table, PC and MAC. Foley closed by stating "As NanoTech moves out of the startup phase and into full production of products and services, we hope to share details about our company by providing our customers and shareholders with as much information as we can. Being in the high tech industry it's important to have short videos demonstrating our products in every day terms and to document our story as we grow and expand our operations."
The NanoTech Entertainment logo is a trademark of NanoTech Entertainment, Inc. All rights reserved. All other marks are the property of their respective owners. "The Future of Television" is a service mark of NanoTech Entertainment, Inc., All Rights Reserved
Tracx Series B Adds $3.5M for Global Expansion and Launch of Innovative Social Leads Platform: Extracting Sales Leads from Social Media
Using Social Leads, brands can track revenue and customer leads directly from social media interaction
NEW YORK, March 8, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Tracx, which makes a suite of powerful software tools that enable enterprises to leverage social media's untapped potential across the enterprise, announced today that it has closed an additional $3.5 million in funding to launch its innovative Social Leads product and expand globally. Tracx Social Leads allows businesses to identify and engage with prospective customers based on intent identified across multiple social media platforms.
Previous tracx investor, Flybridge Capital Partners, led this latest round of funding alongside other early investors, Revel Partners and Rutledge Partners.
"Sorting through and acting on the immense amount of data that is being produced over social media channels by their audiences is a big problem for enterprises- and that is an opportunity for tracx," said Jeffrey Bussgang, General Partner with Flybridge Capitol Partners. "Tracx mines social conversations to shine a light on where there really is business opportunity or where there are storm clouds so enterprises can act. CEO Eran Gilad and the tracx team have done a fantastic job building the company and product since we first invested, and we look forward to continuing to work with them as they roll out a truly game changing business intelligence solution for social media."
Tracx will use the funds to roll out Social Leads globally, now in final beta, with an expected launch next month. Tracx Social Leads helps businesses directly tie sales leads to social outreach: it automatically organizes prospects according to where they are in the buying process (e.g. initial awareness, researching, purchasing, or brand loyalty from previous transactions). Sales professionals and social marketers won't just be given a static report, but an instantaneous ability to jump into a specific social conversation, interact with that person and potentially win over a new customer.
"Enterprises are seeking a way to tie revenue directly to social program investments," said tracx CEO Eran Gilad. "We want to take social out of its silo and generate the metrics that show a return on investment for every part of the enterprise - and sales is the next mountain we've chosen to tackle."
Currently, more than 250 businesses worldwide entrust their social media management and analytics to tracx. In 2012, tracx's revenues quadrupled from the prior year and tracx doubled its staff to better support its rapid growth.
Tracx is a software-based platform that takes social out of its echo chamber and incorporates it in the form of powerful, easy-to-use tools for the enterprise. Anyone in the enterprise can filter and customize the data they get from tracx, in real time. All of tracx's tools work together, as well as independently, to serve the various needs in a business or enterprise: not only the obvious marketing and customer support, but also, sales, public relations, customer insights and product management. Tracx integrates with tools and applications enterprises are already using -- including Facebook Insights, Google Analytics, and Omniture. Tracx also integrates with LivePerson, a customer service platform and will be adding additional enterprise applications such as customer relationship management (CRM).
Social Leads will employ tracx's newly developed Geo Heat Map technology to locate "hot spots" for brand conversations, both good and bad. The location analytics can pinpoint social conversation at the country, state, street, and even down to the brick and mortar store - a feature especially useful for tracx's retail clients.
About tracx
Tracx is a unified social media intelligence platform and social media management system (SMMS) that allows enterprises to manage, share and extract actionable insights, threats and opportunities from the social web -- in real time. Nearly 250 brands in the US, Europe and Middle East already rely on tracx to extract deeper business insights from social conversations.
Kodak Promotes "Socialization" at Wedding & Portrait Photography International
Need for Social Connections Creates New Opportunities for Professional Photographers and Labs, Enabled by Kodak
LAS VEGAS, March 8, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Consumers crave immediacy - the opportunity to instantly showcase images, share them with family and friends, and gain immediate responses. At Wedding & Portrait Photography International (WPPI) 2013, Kodak is demonstrating how professional labs and photographers can leverage Kodak's solutions to create new ways for consumers to share content and meet their demand for immediacy and feedback, or what Kodak terms, socialization.
"Meeting consumers on their terms is table stakes today," said Christopher S. Van Zandt, Vice President & General Manager, Paper & Output Systems, Americas Region, Personalized Imaging, Kodak. "We have focused our development teams over the last year on how to leverage that initial customer interaction to further educate and sell customers professional output products such as heirloom albums ('stories') and high-quality prints ('memories')."
At the core of this concept is KODAK PROFESSIONAL Digital Print Production Software (DP2) version 15, its industry-leading workflow software, which offers the widest range of professional output in all categories of socialization, stories, and memories. In KODAK DP2, v. 15, Kodak introduced QR codes and ANIMOTO Video Slideshow features, which enable professional labs to create visually exciting soft-copy offerings that complement individual prints and high-quality premium output, like photo books and albums. This path to a comprehensive solution expands opportunities for professional labs to interact with photographers and in turn, creates more ways for professional photographers to engage their clients. Kodak is demonstrating examples of QR codes, ANIMOTO Video Slideshows, and how they connect with premium output offerings in its booth # 1607 at WPPI.
"Our industry faces an inherent challenge in finding the best path to engage consumers in the services of a professional photographer," said Van Zandt. "If we offer consumers something compelling, such as a digital slide show, that is efficient to produce and marketed at an attractive price, we've secured the initial engagement. Then we have the opportunity to present consumers with additional products that complement and enhance how they initially intend to use their photographs. This may be a book or album that better tells the story or a few selected prints on professional media. In the end it's not whether you lead with the professional album or a significant print order. The goal is to meet the consumer need on their terms and then work to expose them to additional options."
Also in the Kodak booth, the company will showcase its full offering of solutions for professional photographers and professional labs, including its portfolio of high quality media, led by its ENDURA family of media, and the portfolio of KODAK PROFESSIONAL Films. Booth visitors can obtain free samples of the KODAK PROFESSIONAL Media and Films, including PORTRA, TRI-X, EKTAR and T-MAX, as well as information on how to download the KODAK PROFESSIONAL Film App from iTunes. The app, for use with iPhones, provides information on where to purchase and process KODAK PROFESSIONAL Films, as well as how to get the best results with these films.
In addition to its booth activities, Kodak will sponsor presentations by dynamic wedding and portrait photographers who are finding new ways to drive their businesses. Presenters connected to Kodak include:
-- Alisha and Brook Todd, March 10; 11:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. Master Class,
Wedding Basics to Make You Basically Awesome
-- Kenny Kim, March 10; 3:30 p.m.-5:30 p.m. Master Class, Destination
Wedding Photography Demystified
-- Kay Eskridge, March 11; 8:30 a.m.-10:00 a.m. Platform Class, Beyond
Boudoir
For more information on KODAK PROFESSIONAL Media and all KODAK Product offerings for the professional markets, please visit http://www.kodak.com/go/professional or follow us on FACEBOOK at http://www.facebook.com/KodakProfessional, on http://1000words.kodak.com for "Wednesday Works" and "Film Fridays," and on Twitter @kodakcb.
About Kodak's Personalized Imaging Business
The Personalized Imaging business leverages Kodak's unique imaging heritage, expertise and ongoing innovation to provide customers and end-consumers with high-quality products and services to meet their individual needs. The Personalized Imaging business consists of Retail Systems Solutions, the world leader in retail photo kiosks and dry lab systems, offering retailers a competitive advantage in the photo services market; Paper & Output Systems, offering photo specialty retailers, professional and wholesale labs, and photographers the broadest portfolio of traditional photographic paper and workflow solutions; Film Capture, offering consumers and professionals an award-winning range of still-camera film products; and Event Imaging Solutions, offering theme parks and other venues a total solution in souvenir photo operations.
(Kodak, Kodak Professional and Endura are trademarks of Eastman Kodak Company.)
Travel Tech: Tennessee Travel Industry Threatened By Proposed New Travel Service Tax
State Legislature Considering Punitive New Taxes on Tennessee Travel and Tourism Industry
NASHVILLE, Tenn., March 8, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- In an attempt to impose new travel service taxes on Tennessee travel and tourism, state Senator Doug Overbey and state Representatives Art Swann and Steve McDaniel have sponsored legislation to impose new taxes on travelers who use the services of online travel companies and brick and mortar travel agents.
The basis of the new tax is an attempt to apply state sales taxes and county and local hotel occupancy taxes to the service fees of traditional and online travel agents that facilitate reservations for Tennessee hotel room transactions, raising prices for consumers, and jeopardizing their ability to provide consumers travel deals.
The new service taxes, Senate Bill 212 and House Bill 678, directly contradict decisions made in dozens of states and courts nationwide--including a 2012 decision by the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee--which in recent years have soundly rejected similar travel service taxes as being unconstitutional.
State legislatures across the nation--such as those in Virginia, Florida, Texas, Pennsylvania, Utah, Oregon, Missouri, Connecticut, and Massachusetts--have examined adding new travel taxes in recent years, and have overwhelmingly recognized that application of these unconstitutional taxes immediately makes a state less competitive for travel and tourism.
While supporters of the new tax might argue that it is aimed at out-of-state visitors, this new tax would equally impact Tennessee residents looking to book their in-state travel through online and traditional travel agents doing business in Tennessee.
"Local officials have been conned by special interest groups into thinking it is good public policy to try and enact illegal service taxes that will make Tennessee less competitive for tourism dollars. They should title this bill, 'The Kentucky Tourism Stimulus Act,'" said Simon Gros, Chairman of Travel Tech: the Travel Technology Association.
About Travel Tech
The Travel Technology Association, or Travel Tech, is the association for online travel companies (OTCs) and global distribution systems (GDSs), and is dedicated to connecting consumers and travel providers, eliminating barriers to travel and protecting consumers. Travel Tech's members include: Amadeus, Expedia, Orbitz Worldwide, Priceline, Sabre Holdings, Travelport and Vegas.com.
SOURCE The Travel Technology Association
The Travel Technology Association
CONTACT: Robin Reck, Director of Communications, +1-202-870-8924, rreck@traveltechnologyassociation.org
New Clipboard Red App Available in the Sabre Red App Centre
Technology enables agents to send customers flight options in seconds
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico, March 8, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Sabre Travel Network, a global technology company serving travel agencies and suppliers, has unveiled the Clipboard Red App in http://www.sabreredappcentre.com.
With the Clipboard app, agents using classic view in Sabre Red Workspace can quickly and easily send air itinerary options to customers. The Red App transfers flight information from the Workspace including flight times, airlines, city codes and fares and creates an easy to read list of shopping options that can be sent to the traveler.
"The Clipboard app will save agents valuable time when creating customer trip proposals," said Jay Jones, senior vice president of Sabre Travel Network in The Americas. "In these competitive times, it is vital that agencies harness the benefits of technology to stay ahead of the competition. This app will not only help agents deliver increased levels of customer service but will also make agencies more operationally efficient."
Clipboard allows agents to configure the trip proposal template to meet their individual requirements, such as including their agency logo and contact information. Agents can also include any service fees or markups with the trip proposal pricing. The app is smart phone friendly, and flight options can be sent in both plain text and HTML.
Currently, the Sabre Red App Centre offers more than 85 different apps, with additional apps under development by more than 50 Certified Red App Providers globally. Agents from more than 50 countries have used the Red App Centre, generating nearly 15,000 app downloads.
Launched in 2012, the Sabre Red App Centre is the first online marketplace to connect travel buyers, including travel agencies, travel management companies and leisure operators, with application providers from around the world. Using the Red App Centre, travel buyers shop for and deploy business applications that integrate into their Sabre Red Workspace, allowing users to customize their workflow based on their specific needs.
Sabre Travel Network® provides technology to the travel industry. It operates the world's largest travel marketplace, connecting travel buyers and sellers through the Sabre global distribution system (GDS). Its innovative technology connects 350,000 travel agents to more than 400 airlines, 100,000 hotels, 25 car rental brands, 50 rail providers, 14 cruise lines and other global travel suppliers. More than $100 billion of travel is purchased through this channel annually.
Sabre Travel Network is part of Sabre Holdings®, a global travel technology company serving the world's largest industry- travel and tourism. For more information please visit: http://en.la.sabretravelnetwork.com
MEDIA CONTACT
Daniel Duarte
Sabre. Corporate Communication
Daniel.Duarte@sabre.com
+54911 40841730
Aiseesoft Releases ProDVD Saves Favorite Blu-rays and DVDs Forever
BEIJING, March 8, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Aiseesoft has released its ProDVD software, which combines the powerful functions of Blue-ray disc (BD) and DVD copying. ProDVD is designed with a concise interface to meet the demands of most users. Those who download it and have a try will fall in love with its usefulness.
ProDVD provides users with the ability to back up Blu-ray movies from BD50 discs to BD25 or BD50 discs, clone the entire Blu-ray disc to a PC hard drive in 1:1 ratio exactly as a Blu-ray folder or Blu-ray ISO files, leaving the entire disc intact with the menus, extras and even commercials. It can even easily copy a 3D Blu-ray disc to a blank disc, a Blu-ray folder or ISO file, as well as burn and write Blu-ray folders and ISO files to blank Blu-ray discs.
Backing up one's Blu-ray discs to a hard disk drive (HDD) as ISO files helps get rid of the external BD drive, so users are able to play and enjoy their favorite full HD 1080p Blu-ray movies on PC directly anytime. With unparalleled copying technology, this amazing Blu-ray copy tool can successfully decrypt and clone the most popular 3D Blu-ray contents with the same effects as the original disc. It offers four types of BD copy modes - Full Disc, Main Movie, Clone, and Write Data. Users can choose any one according to their needs. The target disc may be BD-R, BD-RE, BD-R DL, or BD-RE DL.
Aiseesoft ProDVD is also an outstanding DVD copying program that enables users to compress and shrink DVD-9 to DVD-5, copy the whole DVD to a blank disc while preserving DVD quality, clone favorite DVDs to DVD folders, or back up the DVD movies to one's hard disk with only one ISO file, removing the confusion of working with .ifo, .bup and .vob files. Users can copy a full DVD, the main movie or specific DVD titles or chapters of their choosing, as well as copy their preferred audio tracks and subtitles to the target DVD.
Particularly, it allows one to copy DVD-5 to DVD-5, DVD-9 to DVD-9 in 1:1 ratio exactly, and compress DVD-9 movies to DVD-5 with high quality. It works pretty well with DVD-R(W), DVD+R(W), DVD-R DL, DVD+R DL, ISO image files, DVD folders, and Dual Layer 8.5GB discs.
OS Supported: Windows NT4/2000/2003/XP and Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8
CPU: 800MHz Intel or AMD CPU, or above
RAM: 512MB RAM or more
About Aiseesoft Studio
As a professional multimedia software provider, Aiseesoft Studio is dedicated to developing the best multimedia desktop applications to help Windows and Mac users smoothly convert, edit and transfer various video/audio files. In order to meet users' various requirements, Aiseesoft Studio constantly brings in new ideas, technologies, etc. To Aiseesoft Studio, users' satisfaction is a consistent pursuit. For more information, please visit: http://www.aiseesoft.com.