LINE Adds New Dimension to its Messaging Platform with LINE Play
Custom Avatars and Unique Virtual Environments Enable Users to Be More Creative with their Communications
LOS ANGELES, Feb. 20, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- LINE, the world's leading mobile messaging platform with social network service, today announced the global launch of LINE Play, an avatar creator and suite of virtual environments that users can customize and use to communicate creatively with their family and friends.
LINE Play avatars can be created in a variety of ways. Customers can use their own headshot to create an avatar that closely resembles them, or select from a wide range of eyes, noses, and mouths offered through LINE Play that can be combined to create an entirely different look. Avatars can then join the LINE Play virtual world where they can use LINE Play's new Action Stickers that enable avatars to become more animated and lifelike.
LINE Play also enables users to decorate their avatar characters and virtual environments with more than 2,000 fashion and interior items. Users can purchase these by using LINE Play's virtual currency, which can be earned by performing various tasks such as eating, taking baths, sleeping and watering the plants in both your friends' rooms as well as your own. LINE Play also features seasonal themes such as Christmas and Valentine's Day, among others. LINE Play includes tight privacy controls that enable the user to choose whether or not to allow avatars who are not friends to visit their rooms.
"LINE Play is a great example of how we're offering our customers a greater degree of interaction," Says Jeanie Han, LINE US CEO. "Through messaging, voice calling, stickers and the camera, our customers can interact with their friends and families in a number of ways. We're taking digital communications beyond words on a screen and leveraging more emotional drivers to make communications more meaningful and fun."
More about LINE Play
-- Price: Free (Some items are for sale)
-- Supported on: iPhone 4 or later with iOS 4.3 or higher / Android
smartphone¡¯s with OS 2.2 or higher
-- Download URL:
-- iPhone https://itunes.apple.com/jp/app/id575147772
-- Android https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=jp.naver.lineplay.andr
oid
For more information about LINE, please visit: http://line.naver.jp/en/.
About LINE
LINE is a smartphone app which allows users to enjoy free calls and messages to one another, both nationally and internationally, regardless of which mobile network provider they are using. Launched in June 2011 by NHN, LINE has more than 100 million users worldwide. It has also been ranked no. 1 in 41 countries in the free app category including Japan, Singapore, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Thailand, Malaysia, Macau, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain, United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Jordan, Israel, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine, Cambodia, Kazakhstan, Russia, Belarus and Latvia. LINE carries various unique features such as 'instant translation service,' 'Official Accounts' that enable users to interact with famous public figures, 'Timeline and Home' to share recent updates with friends, 'Shake it,' a fun way of exchanging ids and many 'Emoji/Stickers/Emoticons.'
About NHN Corporation
NHN Corporation is Korea's premier Internet company, operating the nation's top search portal, Naver (http://www.naver.com) the leading online game portal, Hangame (http://www.hangame.com) the nation's largest children's portal, Jr. Naver (jr.naver.com), Korea's first online donation portal, Happybean (happybean.naver.com) and microblog service Me2DAY (http://me2day.net/).Starting from the two business pillars of search and games, NHN has rolled out a wide range of innovative and convenient online services that enable people to enjoy their lives. NHN outgrew the confines of the national borders. Not only did we build a good reputation in Japan but it also set up NHN USA, forging toward becoming a world-class internet company. The key mission is to connect users with the best quality services. For more information:http://www.nhncorp.com/nhnen/index.nhn .
Lockheed Martin And Fixmo Offer New Level Of Security Authentication For Mobile Devices
Industry Leaders in Mobile Security Set to Demo New Capabilities at RSA Conference
ANNAPOLIS JUNCTION, Md., Feb. 20, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) and Fixmo, Inc. have integrated technologies to provide a new level of secure authentication for consumer grade mobile devices with unparalleled ease of use by joining forces with Fixmo's SafeZone(TM) and Lockheed Martin's Mandrake SG(TM) technology. This new 'Secure Gesture' capability will be featured in demonstrations at the RSA conference in San Francisco Feb. 25 - March 1 at booths 0135 and 341.
Fixmo SafeZone(TM) is a defense-grade secure workspace solution for iOS and Android devices that keeps all corporate email, browsing, documents and applications encrypted, contained, and under IT control no matter who owns the device. Lockheed Martin's Mandrake SG(TM) technology will enable smartphone and tablet users to authenticate into Fixmo SafeZone(TM) with a simple, user-defined gesture, which has been proven to be more secure and far easier to use than a 14-character complex, randomly generated password.
"We're eager to share this capability with current and new customers with high security requirements who are seeking an innovative and user friendly solution," said Darrell Durst, Vice President for Lockheed Martin's Cyber Solutions line of business. "This collaboration brings the best of our technology together to enable secure and compliant mobile computing in the workplace without compromising the end-user experience or regulatory requirements."
By integrating Lockheed's Mandrake Secure Gesture capabilities into the Fixmo SafeZone secure workspace, Fixmo can now enable business users and government employees to easily switch contexts between the personal and business sides of the device while ensuring the integrity and identity of the user.
"Our customers in both the public and private sector are looking for no-compromise solutions to enable smartphones and tablets to be used for highly sensitive, mission critical business applications and content," said Bruce Gilley, President of Fixmo U.S. "Through our collaboration with Lockheed Martin, we can now protect all business apps and sensitive data on mobile devices with some of the most powerful multi-factor authentication technology that we've seen to-date--without requiring the user to remember a highly complex passcode or carry additional hard tokens or smartcards."
About Lockheed Martin
Headquartered in Bethesda, Md., Lockheed Martin is a global security and aerospace company that employs about 120,000 people worldwide and is principally engaged in the research, design, development, manufacture, integration, and sustainment of advanced technology systems, products, and services. The Corporation's net sales for 2012 were $47.2 billion.
About Fixmo
Fixmo Inc. is the mobile risk management company that helps organizations identify, mitigate and manage the risks associated with mobile devices in the workplace. The company's MRM solutions enable protected and compliant mobile computing, helping organizations embrace a wide range of mobile devices and applications while maintaining system integrity, protecting confidential data and proving regulatory compliance. Fixmo's MRM technology has been developed as part of a Co-operative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) with the U.S. National Security Agency (NSA). Fixmo is headquartered in Sterling, Virginia and Toronto, Canada (http://fixmo.com).
CONTACT: Lockheed Martin Media, Rob Fuller, +1-703-466-2794, rob.fuller@lmco.com, or Mary Phillips, +1-301-240-5488, mary.phillips@lmco.com; or Fixmo Media, Danielle Millerick, +1-617-986-5030, fixmo@famapr.com
Salesforce.com Launches Social Ads Platform for Twitter With New Twitter Ads API
For the first time ever, the world's largest brands and agencies can now manage Twitter advertising at scale alongside all of their existing social marketing programs with the Salesforce Marketing Cloud
Salesforce Marketing Cloud is the only application that seamlessly connects a company's marketing efforts with sales and service
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 20, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Salesforce.com (NYSE: CRM), the enterprise cloud computing company, today announced it has launched a Social Ads Platform for Twitter using the new Twitter ads API. For the first time ever, marketers can now manage Twitter advertising at scale alongside all of their existing social marketing programs with the Salesforce Marketing Cloud.
-- "Successful Twitter marketing has evolved and must be more holistic than
just publishing content," said Michael Lazerow, CMO of Salesforce
Marketing Cloud, salesforce.com. "From the CMO to the community manager,
our customers will see increased efficiency and return on investment
from our new Social Ads Platform for Twitter, combined with our industry
leading Twitter Certified Products for engagement and analytics."
-- "As we built out Twitter's ads API, we knew it would be important to
work closely with our advertising partners to understand how to
effectively scale their marketing campaigns," said Adam Bain, president
of global revenue, Twitter. "We are delighted to continue to build upon
our long-standing relationship with salesforce.com, and bring campaign
management into the same suite as their leading listening and engagement
products."
-- "We're excited that our teams are premier Twitter API users through the
Salesforce Marketing Cloud," said Lisa Cucinotta, associate director of
social media, Resolution Media, an Omnicom Group company. "We believe
that this will result in improved management efficiencies, targeting and
optimization capabilities, and stronger insights, which in turn will
help us drive better results for clients through Twitter advertising
programs."
New Salesforce Marketing Cloud Social Ads Platform for Twitter
With the new Salesforce Marketing Cloud Social Ads Platform for Twitter, brands and agencies will be able to:
-- Build and execute real time Twitter advertising campaigns;
-- Allow advertisers to more efficiently scale their campaigns on Twitter
through innovative workflows; and
-- Improve ROI through creative, bid and targeting optimization.
Salesforce.com Extends Salesforce Marketing Cloud Twitter Certified Products Leadership
Salesforce.com's new Twitter ads API product joins existing Salesforce Marketing Cloud Certified Twitter Products for Analytics and Engagement.
With the Salesforce Marketing Cloud Certified Twitter Product for Analytics, brands and agencies can:
-- Listen to the more than 400 million Tweets sent per day via access to
the Twitter fire hose;
-- Track real-time conversations from more than 540 million social sources
across the web including Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, LinkedIn, blogs and
online communities;
-- Apply social insights to make better business decisions in marketing,
sales and service; and
-- Access real-time dashboards that provide actionable insight including
customer sentiment, demographics, intent and influence.
With the Salesforce Marketing Cloud Certified Twitter Product for Engagement, brands and agencies can:
-- Build a community of advocates by connecting with customers when and
where they are most engaged;
-- Discover and respond to customers and prospects in real-time across
social platforms beyond simple text by integrating videos, images and
links;
-- Scale engagement with social workflow and automation; and
-- Leverage granular rights and permissions to give users the access they
need without sacrificing security.
Salesforce Seamlessly Connects Marketing with Sales and Service
The real-time nature of social media has changed customer expectations and businesses must find ways to live up to those expectations, engage with customers faster, and quickly route feedback and opportunities internally.
Social marketing cannot live on an island, and salesforce.com helps transform and empower businesses by scaling social media across every department within the organization. With Salesforce, companies can integrate marketing activities with sales and customer service to connect with customers in entirely new ways.
Pricing and Availability
-- Salesforce Marketing Cloud Social Ads Platform for Twitter is currently
available in a closed beta.
Additional Resources
Founded in 1999, salesforce.com is the enterprise cloud computing leader. Using salesforce.com's social and mobile cloud technologies, companies can connect with customers, partners and employees in entirely new ways. Based on salesforce.com's real-time, multitenant architecture, the company's platform and apps give customers the tools to create a social front office and revolutionize the way they sell, service, market, collaborate, work, and innovate.
-- Grow your business with the world's #1 sales app, Salesforce Sales
Cloud.
-- Deliver amazing customer service with the award-winning Salesforce
Service Cloud.
-- Listen, engage, advertise, and measure social media marketing with the
Salesforce Marketing Cloud.
-- Achieve breakthrough collaboration and productivity with Salesforce
Chatter.
-- Align, motivate and drive performance with Salesforce Work.com.
-- Build social and mobile cloud apps on the Salesforce Platform and extend
success with the world's leading enterprise app marketplace, the
AppExchange.
Any unreleased services or features referenced in this or other press releases or public statements are not currently available and may not be delivered on time or at all. Customers who purchase salesforce.com applications should make their purchase decisions based upon features that are currently available. Salesforce.com has headquarters in San Francisco, with offices in Europe and Asia, and trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol "CRM." For more information please visit http://salesforce.com, or call 1-800-NO-SOFTWARE.
VerticalResponse Ends 2012 With Continued Profitability
Company celebrates 12 years of helping small businesses grow
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 20, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- VerticalResponse, a leading provider of self-service marketing tools for small businesses and non-profits including email marketing software, social media marketing and online event marketing, ended 2012 on a high note with a 24 percent compounded annual growth rate since 2008 and more than 8.4 billion emails sent by customers during the year.
The company this year celebrates its 12(th) year of providing award-winning, affordable online marketing tools for small businesses around the globe. Founded in San Francisco in 2001 by online marketer and CEO Janine Popick, VerticalResponse still maintains its headquarters, including all administration, product, engineering, marketing, sales and customer support departments, in San Francisco.
A summary of the company's key business, customer acquisition and employee accomplishments is presented in a VerticalResponse 2012 growth infographic.
Major highlights:
Business Growth
Despite an economy that's still on timid ground, VerticalResponse continues to grow and achieve profitability:
-- 24 percent compounded annual growth rate since 2008
-- 2012 Inc. 500|5000 fastest-growing company (seventh year in a row)
-- 2012 Deloitte Fast 500 fastest-growing technology company (sixth year in
a row)
-- 67 percent increase in office square footage in San Francisco since 2011
Customer Acquisition
In 2012, VerticalResponse customers were incredibly active, both in terms of using VerticalResponse tools and increasing their activity on social media:
-- More than 8.4 billion emails sent
-- More than 1.5 million email campaigns sent
-- 29 percent used the company's share-email-to-social-media function
-- 108 percent growth in Facebook likes
-- 7.3 percent growth in Twitter followers
-- Top domestic market: San Francisco (34 percent of domestic customers,
self-reported)
-- Top international market: London (40 percent of international customers,
self-reported)
Company Culture
Powering the company's growth are its 109 full-time employees, as well as a distinctive culture that made VerticalResponse one of the 2012 best places to work in the Bay Area. In 2012, the company and its employees:
-- Donated 226 community service hours and more than $28,000 to charity and
good deeds
-- Offset 100 percent of its energy use through renewable energy credit
purchases
-- Consumed 780 pounds of coffee
-- Played 1,365 table tennis matches
"Twelve successful years in business is no easy task, and I owe it all to our wonderful customers and employees," said Popick. "What gets me going every single day is knowing that our products are making a real difference for small businesses all over the world, and getting to work with incredibly smart and creative people who share that same passion. 2012 was an amazing year for VerticalResponse, but what's even more exciting is what we have in store for everyone in 2013."
VerticalResponse Inc. provides a full suite of self-service marketing solutions for small businesses including email marketing, social media marketing, event marketing, online surveys and direct mail marketing. Its mission is to empower small businesses and non-profit organizations to easily and affordably create, manage and analyze their own marketing campaigns. Users can benefit from a wide variety of features via a single dashboard, including more than 700 free email marketing templates; social media management tools to create, schedule and publish content, and engage with followers; and robust reporting so that they can understand overall marketing success. VerticalResponse is headquartered in San Francisco, Calif. For more information visit http://www.verticalresponse.com, and connect on Twitter at @VR4SmallBiz and Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/verticalresponse.
Texas Instruments unveils breakthrough TI-Nspire Apps for iPad®
TI extends its most powerful graphing technology into apps that will change the way students visualize, engage and interact with math
Now available on the App Store(sm)
DALLAS, Feb. 20, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Texas Instruments (TI), the most trusted brand in graphing calculator technology, "took a major step forward in our mission to improve student understanding and achievement in mathematics" with the release today of two new innovative apps: TI-Nspire(TM) App for iPad and TI-Nspire(TM) CAS App for iPad, said Melendy Lovett, president of Texas Instruments Education Technology.
"The apps fill a critical need for an all-in-one math teaching and learning tool designed specifically for the iPad," said Lovett. "TI is extending the proven benefits of TI-Nspire technology to the tablet platform. TI's goals are to provide educators with the most powerful math apps for the iPad and to engage students while helping them reach a deeper conceptual understanding of math. Beyond the new Apps for iPad, TI continues to support teachers by providing world-class professional development, and access to free classroom-ready activities for use with the TI-Nspire Apps for iPad; activities can be integrated seamlessly into curriculum and are available at TI's Math Nspired website."
The TI-Nspire Apps for iPad were designed and refined in collaboration with researchers and classroom teachers, including Stephanie Ogden, Dean of Research and Development at L&N STEM Academy in Knoxville, TN, who also teaches Pre-Calculus, AP* Calculus, AP* Statistics and STEM.
"The TI-Nspire Apps for iPad are truly transparent technology, allowing students to touch and interact with math with little awareness of the tool in their hands. Students experience mathematics more directly and they are beyond engaged--they are excited about learning,"Ogden said.
Unique features of the apps, which meet critical curriculum needs from 7(th) grade through college, include:
-- All-in-one functionality for performing calculations in proper math
notation; graphing and exploring functions, equations and inequalities;
constructing and exploring geometric figures; creating, plotting and
analyzing data in lists and spreadsheets.
-- Interactive keyboard that toggles between math notation and QWERTY
configurations for placing notes and instructions alongside problems.
-- Dynamically linked multiple representations of problems that encourage
students to make crucial connections by observing how equations change
as they touch and interact with shapes, graphs and objects on the
screen.
-- Familiar operations for creating and saving documents and sharing them
using email, iTunes®, and other file sharing options.
-- Interaction with the built-in iPad camera interface that enables
students to take photos, import them into the app and overlay graphs and
equations on them to illustrate abstract math principles in the physical
world.
In addition, the TI-Nspire CAS App for iPad has a powerful built-in Computer Algebra System (CAS) which enables students to symbolically solve equations, factor and expand variable expressions, complete the square, find derivatives, compute limits, find exact solutions in irrational form and much more.
TI-Nspire Apps for iPad will be featured in two full days of workshops and break-out sessions at the 2013 T(3) International Conference held March 8-10 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
The TI-Nspire App for iPad and TI-Nspire CAS App for iPad are available for $29.99 each from the App Store on iPad or at http://www.AppStore.com. Teachers are eligible to receive a free, one-year license of the TI-Nspire and TI-Nspire CAS Teacher Software with purchase of one of the TI-Nspire Apps for iPad. Detailed information about the TI-Nspire Apps for iPad, including a brief video overview, is available at education.ti.com/ipad.
About Texas Instruments
Education Technology, a business of Texas Instruments, provides a wide range of tools connecting the classroom experience with real-world applications, helping students and teachers to explore mathematics and science interactively. TI's products and services are tested vigorously against recognized third-party research, which shows that the effective use of graphing calculators improves the mathematical skills of students and their attitudes toward mathematics. For more information, visit http://www.education.ti.com.
Texas Instruments semiconductor innovations help 90,000 customers unlock the possibilities of the world as it could be - smarter, safer, greener, healthier and more fun. Our commitment to building a better future is ingrained in everything we do - from the responsible manufacturing of our semiconductors, to caring for our employees, to giving back inside our communities. This is just the beginning of our story. Learn more at http://www.ti.com.
Apple, the Apple logo, iPad, iTunes and Mac are trademarks of Apple Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries. App Store is a service mark of Apple Inc.
TI-Nspire(TM) Technology supports images in .jpg, .jpeg, bmp and .png formats.
*AP is a registered trademark of the College Entrance Examination Board which was not involved in the production of and does not endorse this product. Policy subject to change. Visit http://www.collegeboard.com
CompTIA Security+ Certification Exam Now Available in Portuguese Language Version
Credential validates cybersecurity skills for IT professionals
SAO PAULO, Feb. 20, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- CompTIA, the leading provider of vendor neutral skills certifications for the world's information technology (IT) workforce, today announced the availability of a Portuguese-language version of its CompTIA Security+ certification.
CompTIA Security+ is widely recognized throughout the IT industry and around the world as a certification that designates knowledgeable professionals in the field of cybersecurity, one of the fastest-growing fields in IT. More than 230,000 IT professionals worldwide have earned the credential.
"Brazil's IT sector is expanding at a rapid pace and the number of its people with access to the Internet is growing as well," said Terry Erdle, executive vice president, skills certification, CompTIA.
"These factors intensify the need for strong cybersecurity vigilance," Erdle continued. "Education, training and certification are essential components of this effort. We're pleased to expand opportunities for Brazil's IT community to access CompTIA Security+."
Individuals who earn CompTIA Security+ certification have demonstrated their ability to apply their knowledge of security concepts, tools and procedures to react to security incidents; and to anticipate security risks and guard against them. Competencies covered by the certification include:
-- Network security
-- Compliance and operational security
-- Threats and vulnerabilities
-- Application, data and host security
-- Access control and identity management
-- Cryptography
CompTIA Security+ is accredited by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI), generally recognized as the highest standard in personnel certification accreditation, and conforms to the international standard ISO/IEC 17011.
Benefits of Certification
Employers rely on certifications such as CompTIA Security+ when hiring IT staff because certified workers have a greater ability to understand new and complex technologies; are more productive; and bring more insightful problem-solving to the workplace. A 2011 CompTIA study found that 64 percent of IT hiring managers rated certifications as having extremely high or high value in validating the skills and expertise of job candidates. Eight in ten HR professionals surveyed believed IT certifications will grow in usefulness and importance over the next two years.
Preparing for the Exam
Before taking the CompTIA Security+ exam, individuals should be CompTIA Network+ certified or have at least two years of technical networking experience with an emphasis on security. Security architects, security engineers, security consultants and specialists, information assurance technicians, security administrators, systems administrators and network administrators are among the IT job roles that should consider CompTIA Security+.
The second edition of the book Certificacao Security+ Da Pratica Para o Exame SY0-301 (Security+ Certification Practical For The SY0-301 Exam) is available from NovaTerra Editora, a CompTIA Authroized Partner. The edition has been revised and updated according to the latest CompTIA Security+ certification exam.
"The book was written with the intention to fill a gap in the technical literature of the Brazilian market," said co-author Yuri Diogenes. "The book has the distinction of not only covering the exam topics, but it also brings practical examples from day-to-day experience'"
The CompTIA Security+ exam includes 100 questions. Candidates have 90 minutes to complete the test. To pass the exam, a candidate must score at least 750 on a scale of 100-900.
In addition to the new Portuguese-language version, the CompTIA Security+ exam is also available in English, German, Japanese, Korean, Simplified Chinese and Traditional Chinese. Visit CompTIA Certification to learn more.
About CompTIA
CompTIA is the voice of the world's information technology (IT) industry. Its members are the companies at the forefront of innovation; and the professionals responsible for maximizing the benefits organizations receive from their investments in technology. CompTIA is dedicated to advancing industry growth through its educational programs, market research, networking events, professional certifications, and public policy advocacy. Visit http://www.comptia.org/home.aspx or follow CompTIA at http://www.facebook.com/CompTIA and twitter.com/comptia.
UC Irvine Extension Launches New Specialized Studies In Digital Journalism Program
Online Courses and Webinars to Address Journalist's Migration from Traditional to Digital Media
IRVINE, Calif., Feb. 20, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The University of California, Irvine Extension announced today an innovative online Specialized Studies program in Digital Journalism in response to the explosive growth of online media, and the resulting need for career journalists to transition from traditional to new digital media platforms. Writers, journalists, and publishers looking to enhance their careers and migrate to real-time content management and publishing utilizing online media outlets will benefit from this program.
"With the immediacy of the news cycles, blogs, wikis, and social media outlets such as Facebook and Twitter, the way news content is gathered, reported and disseminated has completely changed," said Melanie Mitchell, director of management, marketing and business programs at UC Irvine Extension. "Our Digital Journalism program allows participants to combine their journalistic skills with the practical tools needed to successfully contribute to this digital media transformation."
Two free webinars and two online courses will be offered this spring to provide professionals with a comprehensive understanding of how to gather, write and disseminate news and information across multiple online platforms.
The free webinars are as follows:
-- Digital Journalism Education Planning Session: On Wednesday, February 27
from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. PST, participants may join a webinar
providing an overview of the program, explaining how UC Irvine Extension
has worked with professionals from leading digital publications to help
career journalists learn how to take advantage of the variety of digital
media outlets necessary in today's diverse news marketplace.
-- Marketing Your Online "Beat" Information Session: Taking place on
Wednesday, March 13 from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. PST, this webinar will
present participants with an overview of the ways in which journalists
develop their 'beat,' creating a network of online sources and deepening
their knowledge of social media promotional techniques. The webinar will
also include a sneak peek into the spring course, "Finding and Marketing
Your Online 'Beat.'"
The new courses include:
-- Making Your Journalistic Notebook Public (April 1 - May 5): Technology
has fundamentally changed the ways in which news is gathered, produced
and distributed. The vast array of social networking tools now available
on the web, including Facebook, Twitter, blogs, LinkedIn, Instagram,
Pinterest, G+ and Skype are all critical outlets that journalists can
utilize to find sources, build content, and promote stories. The course
will help students identify how to organize their online journalism
toolkit and select the appropriate methods to tell their stories.
Instructor Kevin Hanegan, B.S., is the author of four related
programming books and is currently the Director of Educational Services
for TIBCO Software.
-- Finding and Marketing Your Online Beat (April 29 - June 9): This course
focuses on the last decade of transition in the journalism world. Rapid
technology changes have deeply affected journalism, bringing multiple
opportunities for reporters to distinguish themselves. In order to
survive in an ever-evolving world, today's journalist or writer needs to
have at least one area of expertise; their "beat." Instructor Deidre
Woollard, M.F.A. will examine the various forms an online "beat" can
take, as well as how to develop a "beat," court sources, deepen your
knowledge and ultimately, how to get online content read.
For additional information or to register for the online courses or webinars, please visit http://unex.uci.edu/areas/business_mgmt/digital_journalism/ or call (949) 824-5414.
About UC Irvine Extension: University of California, Irvine Extension is the continuing education arm of UC Irvine. Through thousands of courses and programs offered on campus, online and on site, UC Irvine Extension helps adult learners reach their career advancement and personal enrichment goals -- and is celebrating 50 years of providing universally accessible, university-level learning to local, regional, and global communities. Learn more at http://www.extension.uci.edu, or join us on Facebook at facebook.com/uciextension.
About the University of California, Irvine: Founded in 1965, UC Irvine is a top-ranked university dedicated to research, scholarship and community service. Led by Chancellor Michael Drake since 2005, UC Irvine is among the most dynamic campuses in the University of California system, with nearly 28,000 undergraduate and graduate students, 1,100 faculty and 9,000 staff. Orange County's largest employer, UC Irvine contributes an annual economic impact of $4.2 billion. For more UC Irvine news, visit http://www.today.uci.edu.
SAP Drives Business Transformation Through Innovative "Big Data" Insights
SAP® Sybase® IQ 16 Software Delivers Speed and Power for Extreme-Scale Enterprise Data Warehousing and "Big Data" Analytics
LAS VEGAS, Feb. 20, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- SAP AG(NYSE: SAP) today announced the availability of SAP® Sybase® IQ 16 software, a critical component of SAP® Real-Time Data Platform. SAP Sybase IQ, the next-generation disk-based column store analytics server delivers speed and power for extreme-scale enterprise data warehousing and "big data" analytics with dramatic affordability and efficiency. With the latest version, SAP further extends an already robust logical data warehouse offering with software that helps organizations extend and exploit the value of big data to achieve insights that were previously almost impossible or impractical. The announcement was made at the TDWI Conference, being held February 17-22 in Las Vegas.
The latest release of SAP Sybase IQ is faster, more secure and more adaptable to changing business requirements. By extending the power of analytics to more people and processes with less effort and expense, SAP Sybase IQ provides the SAP Real-Time Data Platform the ability to turn massive data into actionable insight at the speed of business.
"This latest release of the SAP Sybase IQ product line, now fully integrated into the overall SAP strategic direction, continues the vibrant innovation that has been its hallmark with technology for handling petabyte scale data," said Carl Olofson of IDC. "One such innovation includes the ability to make new data available as it is ingested so users can query it as it is mapped to columnar structures. This eliminates what had often become a bottleneck in processing large data warehouses. With this capability, SAP Sybase IQ should enable users to take full advantage of the ever-growing volume of new business data."
SAP Sybase IQ is integral to the company's data management vision, playing a clear role in the SAP Real-Time Data Platform as the near-line-store to the SAP HANA® platform that handles massive amounts of real-time and historical data. In addition, SAP Sybase IQ serves the customer need for extreme-scale enterprise data warehousing and big data analytics in some standalone deployment scenarios.
"SAP Sybase IQ 16 is an important delivery in our vision for a comprehensive real-time data platform and represents the joint innovation and expertise of SAP and Sybase teams," said Vishal Sikka, member of the Executive Board of SAP AG, Technology and Innovation. "SAP Sybase IQ 16 is integrated with SAP HANA platform and provides flexible and logical data management options to meet unique business and technical requirements. SAP Sybase IQ accommodates mixed workloads and large numbers of concurrent users. The software runs on a wide variety of commodity hardware platforms, supporting lower total ownership costs for companies that rely on data-driven decisions and processes for a competitive edge."
Exploiting the Value of Big Data
In order to go from terabytes to petabytes, massive amounts of data must be loaded fast -- big volumes equal the need for fast velocity -- otherwise systems would be brought to a stand-still. The high-performance data loading, a capability cross-pollinated from SAP HANA in SAP Sybase IQ, ingests large amounts of data faster than ever -- petabyte-scale -- making big data available to applications and people faster, for in-the-moment decisions. Traditional database systems require significant and time-intensive tuning and optimization to deliver reports and analyses with acceptable performance or specialized hardware platforms that can be difficult or expensive to scale as business requirements evolve. With a column-oriented, expandable grid-based massively parallel processing (MPP) architecture, along with patented data compression and indexing technologies, SAP Sybase IQ dynamically manages many analytics workloads in parallel, making it simpler and more cost-effective to support thousands of concurrent users, user-driven reports and ad hoc queries, as well as data-driven processes across the entire enterprise.
Transforming Business Through Deeper Insight
Companies can spot new business opportunities, delight customers and reduce risk with answers to complex questions across years of data at the moment of interaction or transaction. The latest version of SAP Sybase IQ employs an intelligent data affinity approach to track the most optimal data access patterns across the MPP framework to provide dramatic improvements to complex queries on large data sets. In addition, the new row-level versioning (RLV) technology enables customers to ask complicated questions while ingesting large amounts of data from multiple sources, enabling analytics on information when it is needed for improved decision-making.
Enterprise-Ready With Resiliency, Integration and Security
Multiplex resiliency in SAP Sybase IQ helps ensure that enterprise data is always available. Users can get quick answers to any question at interactive speeds by performing deep drill-down analysis on vast amounts of data using standards-based integration to business intelligence (BI) solutions from SAP or other third-party BI tools, without ongoing IT intervention. Big data becomes actionable through multiple integration modes for using MapReduce and Hadoop, in-database mining and portability of models with Predictive Model Markup Language (PMML), R language support and an expanded library of statistical algorithms. New data protection features help ensure that enterprise systems are secure and easy to manage.
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Exciting educational experience extends into classrooms with free lesson plans and mobile apps
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla., Feb. 20, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- In celebration of National Engineers Week,IBM (NYSE: IBM) teamed up with Orlando-area high school teachers and students today to unveil IBM THINK, a new interactive experience in INNOVENTIONS West at Epcot at Walt Disney World Resort. The 6,600 square-foot interactive exhibit is designed to showcase how the world can work better with the help of technology and innovation. The THINK experience presented by IBM explores how technology transforms the way we live and work.
To keep visitors inspired after experiencing the exhibit and encourage others to attend, IBM also announced free science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) lesson plans for middle and high school science teachers, along with a companion app for Apple iPads and 10" Android tablets. The lesson plans enable teachers to use the IBM THINK exhibit content to help students understand the process of innovation, while the THINK Exhibit app brings those lessons to life.
The THINK exhibit engages visitors through a unique combination of experiences. They include a 40-foot "gesture wall" that reveals the ebb and flow of data in our daily lives through colorful visualizations of information such as traffic, solar energy and air quality IBM is also providing game stations, an inspirational film about making the world work better, and a self-guided interactive tour. The exhibit shows how progress is made possible by a combination of people and technology, and by the purposeful way humans have approached the process of innovation.
"During the past century, IBM has played a key role in making the world work better," said Lee Green, VP Brand Experience and Strategic Design at IBM. "The THINK exhibit features stories and engaging experiences that appeal to Epcot guests from around the world."
The new exhibit is based on IBM's 2011 THINK pop-up exhibit at New York's Lincoln Center, developed for the company's Centennial.
STEM Lessons on Innovation
To put the concepts of IBM THINK into practice, IBM worked with the New York Hall of Science to develop STEM lessons plans, now available for free online on Teachers TryScience, to inspire students to act as innovators in their daily lives. Their release intentionally coincides with Engineers Week, an annual program created by the National Engineers Week Foundation to inspire current and future generations to pursue study and careers in science and engineering.
The educational material is brought to life by apps based on the THINK exhibit. Through thousands of images and historical anecdotes, the IBM THINK exhibit app tells stories of the history of progress, from space exploration to weather prediction and medical advances.
The lesson plans and apps help students better understand some of the scientific concepts behind the THINK exhibit and inspire them to be innovators.
"The THINK lessons provide an engaging way to enable students to learn STEM concepts in a real-world context," said Danielle Miller, Astronomy and Physical Science Teacher at University High School in Florida. "The THINK app and lessons have made my students see the process of innovation in a way they never have before. THINK has helped my students become scientists."
Some of the THINK lessons include:
-- THINK: The Process of Innovation - Provides an overview of the concept
and process of innovation, using the THINK app
-- Fight the Flu -- Introduces students to the science of epidemiology
including factors associated with the spread and prevention of disease
The lessons are featured on Teachers Try Science, a free, critically acclaimed web site that provides middle and high school science educators with high quality lessons integrated with practical and engaging teaching techniques. The process of discovery used in the material encourages students to see, map, understand, believe and act on knowledge. More lessons will be released in Spring 2013.
About INNOVENTIONS at Epcot
INNOVENTIONS is located in the heart of Epcot at the Walt Disney World Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Florida. Creativity and imagination abound as guests celebrate inspiration and the innovations that improve their lives and expand their horizons. Hands-on, interactive exhibits allow children and adults to be immersed into ideas that inform, entertain and inspire. For more information on INNOVENTIONS, visit http://www.innoventions.disney.com.
For more information about the IBM THINK exhibit, visit:
-- Citizen IBM Blog
-- IBM Smarter Planet blog
-- http://www.ibm.com/think
-- Twitter: Join the conversation at #IBM #THINK
-- Flickr
-- YouTube
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What Cloud Technology Means for Business - Insights from Chicago and Silicon Valley
CHICAGO, Feb. 20, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- On February 26, 2013 the Technology Committee of The Executives' Club will host a program on Leveraging Cloud Technology to Drive Business Value, at the ITT Stuart School of Business. Speakers include Tom Clewett, Chief Technology Officer at Exelon, Ken Corless, Executive Director of Business Applications at Accenture; Tony West, VP/CTO, Research & University Relations at Cisco Systems, Jim Ditmore, Senior Vice President Infrastructure Services and Innovation at Allstate with moderator John Tolva, Chief Technology Officer for the City of Chicago.
Cloud computing is currently a major focus for enterprises. The global market is expected to grow from $40 billion in 2011 to more than $241 billion by 2020 with $100 billion spent worldwide on cloud services in 2012 alone. Speakers will share their insights on ways to leverage the cloud including cost reduction, scalability, data virtualization and mobility.
Along with its many benefits, cloud computing creates a number of challenges. "CDW's customer experience and research suggests that organizations' adoption of cloud computing has grown steadily alongside increased worker mobility and the consumerization of IT," said Stephen Braat, general manager, cloud solutions at event sponsor CDW. "Shifting IT capabilities to the cloud while keeping them integrated or coordinated with legacy systems can be technically and organizationally challenging."
Understanding how technology impacts the business is an important part of Chicago's workforce development. "As more and more businesses look to the cloud for a strategic advantage in today's economy, at IIT Stuart, we are giving tomorrow's business leaders the skills to evaluate that technology. Our students learn how to leverage technology and other items of leadership to bring a strategically competitive edge to the workplace", said Harvey Kahalas, PhD, Dean and Harold L. Stuart Professor of Management and Economic Development at IIT Stuart School of Business.
Sponsors for this program include Accenture, CDW and Cisco at the Gold Level and Baker & McKenzie at the Silver Level.
Event Details: Tuesday, February 26, 2013; Registration and Networking 5:00 - 5:30 pm. Panel Discussion: 5:30 - 6:30 pm, ITT Stuart School of Business, 565 W Adams Street.
About The Executives' Club of Chicago
One of the nation's oldest and most prestigious organizations, founded in 1911, the Club facilitates strategic relationship development, intellectual exchange and development of future leaders. Through its Global Leaders, Women's Leadership, Chicago CEO Series and other programming, the Club brings together business, civic and academic leaders from all industries to discuss strategies that address challenges and opportunities affecting Chicago and the world.
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Compunetix Video Systems Division and Chorus Call Power VCIG Live!
MONROEVILLE, Pa., Feb. 20, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The Compunetix, Inc. Video Systems Division (VSD), a global leader in carrier-grade, VoIP and high definition video collaboration solutions, is pleased to announce that it is now a Circle of Leaders level member of the Visual Communications Industry Group (VCI-Group), and together with partner and sister company Chorus Call, will co-host VCIG Live!, an interactive videoconferencing and streaming event. The session will host industry experts and analysts as they explore the inner workings of WebRTC and its impact on the videoconferencing and Unified Communications industries. VSD's EVERGREEN collaboration platform is the technology behind Chorus Call's global videoconferencing and streaming services. This event will be one of VCI-Group's largest live productions to date. Registration is free to VCI-Group members and guests, visit http://vci-group.org/Events/vciglive.aspx for additional information.
"VSD and Chorus Call are proud to be the sponsors and carriers of this essential industry discussion," states Mr. Eric Murphy, Global Solutions Manager of VSD. "We continually strive to support the growth of the video collaboration marketplace with our sponsorship efforts as well as with our industry benchmark products and services."
About Compunetix, Inc.
Compunetix is the global leader in carrier-grade multimodal conferencing and collaboration solutions including VoIP and HD video, all powered by superior hardware design. With over one million ports installed in more than 30 countries, the company has the industry's largest worldwide deployment of digital conferencing systems. Dedicated to customer-focused and innovative technology, Compunetix engineers and manufactures all aspects of its conferencing equipment, ensuring its customers that their media processors are the highest quality, most reliable and most flexible solutions on the market.
For more information, call Eric Murphy at (412) 839-5051, or visit Compunetix at http://www.compunetix.com.
About Chorus Call
Chorus Call, the Diamond of Teleconferencing, provides premium international audio conferencing, videoconferencing, audio and video media streaming, and collaboration tools including iPresent and Data Presenter. For more information, contact Sabina Coraluppi at (412) 858-1378, or visit Chorus Call at http://www.choruscall.com.
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Ordering food delivery online is now available in over 300 cities across Ohio
Tech startup BringMeThat launches a new service in Ohio, enabling online ordering for food delivery from 1500 restaurants across the state.
CLEVELAND, Feb. 20, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- BringMeThat lets users find out which restaurants will deliver to their homes and allows them to order food delivery online from these restaurants. Although online delivery services are available in some of the major markets in the US, BringMeThat is the first of its kind in Ohio.
BringMeThat connects with the local restaurant's cash register system and the order is placed as if you were standing in the restaurant. Menus and complete order details are provided online and once the order is placed the production begins and the restaurant delivers in the agreed upon time. Customers get an email confirming their order is placed and all delivery fees and menu prices are listed up front. Deliveries are managed by the restaurant you order from just as they've always been.
"I've spent a lot of time in New York City and love having the option of ordering food online from places like GrubHub and Seamless, but when I come back home to visit my friends and family in Ohio, there's nothing like that available," says Jason Liang, Founder and CEO of BringMeThat and a Strongsville, Ohio native. "Many tech startups are catered toward cities like New York and San Francisco, but I believe there's a lot of opportunity in the small to medium sized markets as well."
BringMeThat currently offers delivery from over 1500 restaurants in 300 cities in Ohio and is working on increasing this number to eventually include every restaurant in the state that delivers. In addition, BringMeThat will also soon be adding some restaurants available through third party delivery services. Find out which restaurants deliver to you by visiting http://www.bringmethat.com.
About BringMeThat:
BringMeThat allows you to quickly and easily order food online and have it immediately delivered to your door. We provide a comprehensive list of restaurants that deliver in your city with the convenience of never having to pick up the phone and deal with misplaced orders, being put on hold, or dropped calls.
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BringMeThat
CONTACT: Jason Liang, +1-646-723-4059, jason@bringmethat.com
The New Yorker Launches The Business Pages - A New Online Hub for All Things Business
NEW YORK, Feb. 20, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The New Yorker's new online hub for business coverage and commentary, The Business Pages, launches today on newyorker.com. It will feature business content from the magazine, as well as original Web content from Malcolm Gladwell, James Surowiecki, John Cassidy, Amy Davidson, Ken Auletta, Tim Wu, and many others. Xerox is the exclusive launch sponsor of The Business Pages. Weekly features on the site include "The Idea of the Week," an infographic visualization of an important business or financial issue; "The Number," a deep dive into an economic indicator, data point, or other figure that best captures what's happening that week; a video series hosted by James Surowiecki, tied to his column in the magazine, The Financial Page; and "How Do They Make Money?," a series that asks how different people make their livings--from street musicians to shoeshine men to fishermen. The hub will also provide links to classic New Yorker stories about business.
"Our hope is that The Business Pages becomes a place for readers who care about economics, people, and, most important, ideas," said Nicholas Thompson, the editor of newyorker.com. "We want to do what The New Yorker's business coverage has done for eighty-eight years, but with Internet speed, to react quickly to business trends and breaking news."
"The New Yorker is an iconic brand evolving to meet the growing need for digital 'always on' news and information," said Christa Carone, the chief marketing officer for Xerox. "We see The Business Pages as a complement to our brand transformation, using technology and innovation to deliver services that simplify how work gets done."
Today's posts include Ken Auletta on the future of television; Tim Wu on Apple and the debate over open and closed software companies; John Cassidy on the economics of the sequester debate; and James Surowiecki on the problem with the banking industry. We also are unlocking, for the first time, Kelefa Sanneh's feature on the Scotch industry, from the print magazine.
Newyorker.com combines the sensibility, voice, and look of The New Yorker with the up-to-the-minute speed of the Internet. With original audio, video, photography, cartoons, and at least a dozen new articles each day, newyorker.com delves deeply into stories and offers timely coverage and analysis of breaking news and cultural events. Traffic to newyorker.com is at an all-time high: the site saw 9.6 million unique visitors in January, 2013, up 111% from the prior year, and thirty-three million page views in January, 2013, up 74% from the prior year. New newyorker.com channels and features added in 2012 include The Political Scene hub, the Health Care hub, the Humor Channel, the Page-Turner blog, a revamped Photo Booth blog, the Daily Cartoon feature, and the new blog from our archives, Double Take.
About Xerox
With sales approaching $23 billion, Xerox (NYSE: XRX) is the world's leading enterprise for business process and document management. Its technology, expertise and services enable workplaces - from small businesses to large global enterprises - to simplify the way work gets done so they operate more effectively and focus more on what matters most: their real business. Headquartered in Norwalk, Conn., Xerox offers business process outsourcing and IT outsourcing services, including data processing, healthcare solutions, HR benefits management, finance support, transportation solutions, and customer relationship management services for commercial and government organizations worldwide. The company also provides extensive leading-edge document technology, services, software and genuine Xerox supplies for graphic communication and office printing environments of any size. The 140,000 people of Xerox serve clients in more than 160 countries. For more information, visit http://www.xerox.com,http://news.xerox.com or http://www.realbusiness.com. For investor information, visit http://www.xerox.com/investor
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CONTACT: Alexa Cassanos, The New Yorker, +1-212-286-6591, or Cappi Williamson, The New Yorker, +1-212-286-7936
El Pollo Loco Unveils Newly Redesigned Website, Continues Enhancements To Restaurant And Customer Experience
COSTA MESA, Calif., Feb. 20, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- El Pollo Loco, the nation's fire grilled chicken restaurant leader, today unveiled its newly redesigned website - ElPolloLoco.com. The site, which is also accessible on mobile devices and tablets, features enhanced access to the restaurant's food composition tables, new product information and promotions, and a restaurant locator.
"Providing the highest quality experience for our customers at every touch point, both in our restaurants and online, is of the utmost priority," said Ed Valle, chief marketing officer, El Pollo Loco. "Our refreshed website is yet another example of that commitment and is designed to provide our customers with easy-to-find, immediate access to the information they want within seconds."
The refresh of ElPolloLoco.com coincides with the company's commitment to remodel its nearly 400 restaurants. The hacienda-inspired designs feature large exhibition kitchens which allow customers to see the fresh preparation of El Pollo Loco's fire grilled chicken, colorful, more comfortable, booths and larger windows to allow more light into the restaurant.
ElPolloLoco.com allows customers to easily place large party catering orders and purchase El Pollo Loco gift cards. Additionally, the site lets El Pollo Loco's craziest customers enroll in My Loco Rewards a fan club that features special rewards, product giveaways, exclusive events and first-looks at new menu items and more.
About El Pollo Loco
Headquartered in Costa Mesa, California, El Pollo Loco, Inc. currently operates nearly 400 restaurants located primarily in California, with additional restaurants in Arizona, Connecticut, Illinois, Nevada, Texas and Utah. El Pollo Loco's menu features its signature citrus-marinated, flame-grilled chicken in individual and family-sized meals served with warm tortillas, freshly prepared salsas and an assortment of sides. El Pollo Loco also serves a variety of Mexican-inspired entrees featuring the chain's citrus-marinated, flame-grilled chicken, including Pollo Bowl® entrees, grilled chicken salads, grilled burritos, tacos and more. For more information, visit http://www.elpolloloco.com
AppBooster at Mobile World Congress 2013 - Presenting New and Innovative Products, AppBooster Push and AppBooster Connect
STOCKHOLM, February 20, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --
AppBooster Sweden AB [http://www.app-booster.com ], a Swedish provider of mobile
application management solutions presents a number of new products at Mobile World
Congress 2013 in Barcelona. AppBooster products are directed to businesses and
organisations who want to simplify the distribution and provisioning of mobile
applications to their employees and customers.
AppBooster Push:
A company IT administrator can build up an app catalog, based on the information from
public and private app-stores. The system handles apps for all mobile platforms, iOS,
Android, Windows Phone and Blackberry. No adaption is required for these apps to work with
our system.
Administrators can simply push (send) mobile applications via SMS or email to the
company's employees or customers. The system ensures that the right app is sent to the
right kind of device.
Administrators can create user accounts for employees or external users. This means
that users can login to the company's app-catalog and download the company's apps
directly.
The system contains tracking information and statistics that can be shown on a per app
or per user basis.
The system supports redeem codes for mobile apps.
AppBooster Connect:
An important feature is the automatic provisioning of user names, passwords, license
keys or any kind of customised data.
It includes verification of applications installs and activation and deactivation of
apps.
The system enables license management, ie the possibility to offer time-limited
licenses for mobile apps.
Advanced cryptographic schemes are used to offer a high degree of security.
An important component is the advanced device API, which is used by application
developers to access the systems features on the client side.
All AppBooster products contain an easy to use Web service user interface and a Web
Service API for seamless integration with Microsoft Active Directory and other external
system such as CRMs.
AppBoosters products use the Microsoft Azure Cloud Platform, which ensures global
scalability and high reliability.
At Mobile World Congress 2013, AppBooster will be exhibiting in Hall 7, Stand 7E80.
About AppBooster
AppBooster offers cloud-based Mobile Application Management services to businesses,
organisations and app developers. Our services include communication, distribution,
configuration, personalisation, provisioning and management of mobile apps.
AppBooster Sweden AB
CONTACT: AppBooster - Anders Hardebring, CEO: mobile: +46-70-591-06-14, e-mail: anders.hardebring@app-booster.com; Tony Hartley, CTO: mobile: +46-70-210-72-20, e-mail: tony.hartley@app-booster.com
Descon Engineering Limited Maintains Global Lead with SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications
Engineering firm relies on SUSE to help increase uptime while improving the speed, reliability and flexibility of its IT infrastructure
NUREMBERG, Germany, Feb. 20, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- SUSE® today announced a joint success with Descon Engineering Limited. Descon has bolstered its leading position in the engineering and construction services industry using SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP® Applications and the SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension to power its SAP ERP software. The successful migration from legacy process management applications to an integrated SUSE and SAP solution provides Descon the robust, highly available platform needed to rapidly and reliably respond to customers.
The Pakistan-based company provides engineering services to process plants and is a major player in the Asia Pacific region, serving the oil and gas, chemical, cement and petrochemical sectors.
Prior to working with SUSE, Descon ran all of its SAP ERP-based processes on a distributed server landscape. Over time, the firm realized that this method did not offer sufficient stability to meet its end-to-end uptime goals.
Bilal Hussain, ERP Architect at Descon, said: "Our success as a business depends on our ability to provide best solution and services in EPCC (Engineering, Procurement, Construction and Commissioning). We determined that an SAP ERP solution would enable us to maintain agility as our business grows and decided to search for an operating system with proven reliability for SAP ERP workloads."
Ultimately, Descon chose SUSE Linux Enterprise because of its leading integration with SAP applications and long-term partnership with SAP. Today, a majority of customers running SAP solutions on Linux use SUSE Linux Enterprise Server. In addition, the High Availability Extension included with SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications enabled Descon to leverage existing in-house competencies to build and maintain a clustered environment, which helps reduce unplanned downtime and further ensures continuous access to mission-critical applications and data.
The success Descon has experienced using SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications comes on the heels of the recent announcement that SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 11 Service Pack 2 is now certified for integration with the SAP NetWeaver® technology platform. This establishes a reference architecture to help ensure customers such as Descon are able to achieve a fully compliant implementation of high-availability scenarios for running SAP solutions.
"Descon is a prime example of how leading companies are utilizing Linux for more than just cost reduction," said Michael Miller, vice president of global alliances and marketing for SUSE. "In addition to the substantial financial savings, the combination of SAP applications, SUSE Linux Enterprise and Intel-based hardware helps them improve performance, increase reliability and tighten security, enabling competitive advantage and a leadership position."
Since implementing SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications, Descon has achieved its goal of building a stable SAP ERP-based platform with 98 percent uptime.
"Stories like Descon's illustrate why enterprises need fully integrated solutions that are scalable, flexible and available to stay one step ahead within the global economy," said Helge Deller, head of SAP LinuxLabs, SAP AG. "We're extremely pleased that, along with SUSE, we're able to play such an integral part in Descon's ability to stay ahead of the game."
Today, all of Descon's business processes are supported by SAP ERP running on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server. "Through deploying SUSE Linux technologies, we have further benefited from the highly reliable SAP ERP platform we needed to drive business growth," added Hussain.
About SUSE
SUSE®, a pioneer in open source software, provides reliable, interoperable Linux and cloud infrastructure solutions that give enterprises greater control and flexibility. More than 20 years of engineering excellence, exceptional service and an unrivaled partner ecosystem power the products and support that help our customers manage complexity, reduce cost, and confidently deliver mission-critical services. The lasting relationships we build allow us to adapt and deliver the smarter innovation they need to succeed--today and tomorrow. For more information, visit us at http://www.suse.com.
(C) 2013 SUSE LLC. All Rights Reserved. SUSE and the SUSE logo are registered trademarks of SUSE LLC in the United States and other countries. SAP, SAP NetWeaver and all SAP logos are trademarks or registered trademarks of SAP AG in Germany and in several other countries. All other product and service names mentioned herein are the trademarks of their respective owners.
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Any statements contained in this document that are not historical facts are forward-looking statements as defined in the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Words such as "anticipate," "believe," "estimate," "expect," "forecast," "intend," "may," "plan," "project," "predict," "should" and "will" and similar expressions as they relate to SAP are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. SAP undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements. All forward-looking statements are subject to various risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from expectations The factors that could affect SAP's future financial results are discussed more fully in SAP's filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"), including SAP's most recent Annual Report on Form 20-F filed with the SEC. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of their dates.
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CONTACT: Amie Johnson, SUSE, +1-801-861-2893, amie@suse.com; or Mike O'Connell, PAN Communications, +1-617-502-4300, suse@pancomm.com
iCrowd Launches Social Platform for Investment Crowdfunding
-- Platform Inviting Users to Create Free Accounts --
RYE, N.Y., Feb. 20, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- iCrowd, the most advanced social network for investment crowdfunding in the U.S., today announced the launch of its web-based portal for entrepreneurs. At iCrowd.com small businesses will find communities of entrepreneurs, mentors, peers, and experts to gather advice and support. iCrowd will offer small enterprises the opportunity to create the networks and relationships crucial to their success. As small businesses await final SEC regulations under the JOBS Act, iCrowd.com provides tools they can use today to address the non-financial concerns all small businesses share and to prepare for investment crowdfunding once it is approved.
iCrowd is led by founding partners and entrepreneurs John Callaghan, a former Wall Street portfolio manager, security analyst, and expert in small capitalization businesses, and Brad McGee, who served as the Executive Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer of Tyco International Ltd. and Chief Administrative Officer of the CIT Group.
"Working as an analyst and a small-cap growth portfolio manager, I saw the parallel frustrations of small business owners who were unable to raise capital and investors who were unable to buy into early-stage companies," said John Callaghan. "The internet has opened many opportunities for individuals to take charge of their investments. Investment crowdfunding will be the next step in that evolution."
The first phase of iCrowd's site will include tools to arm entrepreneurs with knowledge and enable them to develop networks of interested parties to help them grow their businesses.
"Social interaction is the key to investment crowdfunding. Raising capital is critical to business success, but it is not sufficient. Development of interactive networks of supporters and potential partners along with access to sound business advice is crucial to transition entrepreneurs from people with ideas to people with successful businesses," said iCrowd co-founder, Brad McGee. "iCrowd makes it possible for entrepreneurs to develop those partnerships."
Functions of the platform include:
User Profiles - Profiles are an online brand. A user profile describes interests, expertise, and background that is be searchable by other users to foster productive connections.
iCrowd Academy - Continuing education is essential for entrepreneurs. The Academy provides guided topics on a range of subjects focused on launching, developing, and growing businesses.
Ask the iCrowd - Startups and small businesses face problems whose solutions will shape their success. Ask the iCrowd is a vast resource of commonly asked questions and well-thought answers that provide advice to guide small businesses. Users are invited to ask new questions to address their specific needs.
Advisory Boards - Advisory Boards help mentor entrepreneurs and guide them through the intricacies of starting and operating a business. Users can interact in private with a team of advisors they assemble at iCrowd.com. These private networks have secluded forums to provide business-specific advice and feedback.
Groups - Groups are iCrowd communities formed around mutual interests and are designed to stimulate discussions among members. Groups can be public, by invitation, or private.
Recognition - iCrowd rewardsactive and informed contributions by users. This recognition helps establish credibility and provides other users with a pathway to identify key thought leaders.
Starting immediately, prospective users are welcome to sign up for a free account at http://www.iCrowd.com. For a limited time, new users will be "Founding Members" which grants them esteemed recognition within the iCrowd community.
The iCrowd Partners Program is actively pursuing creative ways to join forces with businesses and industry influencers through cross promotions, affiliate arrangements, sponsorships and custom strategic partnerships. Additionally, the iCrowd Validated Experts Program is seeking experts to promote their capabilities and services to the iCrowd community. Information about both programs is available at http://www.iCrowd.com.
About iCrowd
iCrowd LLC is committed to providing advice and education to help entrepreneurs succeed in starting and/or growing their business. Through a richly interactive web-based community, primarily supported by user-generated content, iCrowd promotes socially enriched exchanges that foster a shared passion for inspired ideas to empower entrepreneurs with the information, insight, and motivation necessary to translate these concepts into tangible business success.
iCrowd intends to become a premier, registered funding portal once the final rules for Investment Crowdfunding under the JOBS Act are implemented. At that time, iCrowd will enableentrepreneurs to engage with each other and with potential investors to fine-tune their business concept or growth idea and secure financing directly from these investors. Investors become an integral part of the entrepreneur's success through their advice, investment, and advocacy. More information about iCrowd can be found at http://www.icrowd.com.
Disclaimer: This is not an offer to sell or a solicitation of any offer to buy any securities. References to investments or investors are intended solely for informational purposes.
Contact: Stephanie Dressler
Dukas Public Relations
(646) 808-3701
stephanie@dukaspr.com
Xamarin 2.0 arms 8 million developers for the multi-platform mobile world
C# developers can now reach 2.6 billion devices and develop for iOS and Android in Visual Studio
Launches prebuilt app Components Store to accelerate app development
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 20, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --Xamarin, the company that empowers 230,000 developers to build fully native mobile apps across all major platforms, today announced the availability of Xamarin 2.0. The release introduces Xamarin Studio, an integrated development environment (IDE), and the Xamarin Component Store, two compelling new products that significantly improve developer productivity. In addition, Xamarin is launching the game-changing ability for developers to build iOS applications in Visual Studio--bridging one of the largest developer bases in the world to the most successful mobile device platform.
Enterprise mobility, BYOD and the explosion of iOS and Android device usage for work and play are putting tremendous pressure on businesses to deliver great app experiences to employees and customers on all major platforms. According to analyst firm Gartner, the ratio of projects focused on mobile vs. PC app development is expected to shift to a ratio of 4:1 by 2015. However, many projects are delayed because of the technical complexities of developing for multiple platforms coupled with the severe shortage of developers skilled in each platform's distinct programming languages.
Xamarin solves these challenges by unifying native iOS, Android and Mac development in C#, the language used by an estimated 8 million developers worldwide. With Xamarin, businesses leverage existing in-house developer skills, code and tools to build apps that share up to 90 percent of their source code across device platforms, essentially transforming existing teams into mobile developers virtually overnight. Unlike traditional approaches to cross-platform development that deliver lowest common denominator user experiences, Xamarin developers build world class, native apps for multiple platforms in a fraction of the time.
"In the very near future, every business process and customer transaction will happen on a mobile device," said Nat Friedman, CEO and cofounder, Xamarin. "Xamarin's unique approach of fully native user interfaces combined with a highly efficient code sharing story has already helped thousands of businesses to successfully deliver on their mobile strategy. Xamarin 2.0 makes it even faster for all mobile developers to build great native apps that reach employees and consumers on all major platforms."
Since launching less than two years ago, Xamarin has already amassed a community of over 230,000 mobile developers. Last year, the company increased its developer community and revenue nearly 300 percent, growing to more than 12,000 new customers including Clear Channel, Rdio, the Portland Trailblazers, and National Instruments. Xamarin's breakthrough approach to multi-platform native app development now brings the total number of devices that can be reached by developing in C# to 2.6 billion globally.
"Xamarin enables our entire developer ecosystem to extend their skills and build apps for all modern device platforms," said Mitra Azizirad, General Manager of Developer Tools Marketing & Sales at Microsoft. "We are very happy to be working closely with Xamarin to ensure that developers targeting any platform can do so with Visual Studio and C#."
"Xamarin offers the best of all worlds, " said Matt Crocker, Director of Client Engineering at Rdio, a music streaming service available in 17 countries. "Xamarin enables us to deliver high performance, native apps that, until Xamarin, were only possible with Objective-C and Java. Sharing over 50,000 lines of code across platforms gives us more time to spend on great user experiences. Xamarin 2.0 will help us build even better apps, faster."
Xamarin 2.0 Features
Xamarin 2.0 builds on the company's unique, cross-platform native approach with the following new features:
-- Xamarin.iOS for Visual Studio. With Xamarin, Visual Studio users can
now build iOS, Android and Windows apps in their favorite IDE.
-- Xamarin Studio. A new IDE built from the ground up for streamlined,
multi-platform native mobile design, development, debugging and
deployment.
-- The Xamarin Component Store. An app store for code, where developers
add third-party libraries, and beautifully designed native UI controls
and themes to their apps with a few lines of code, making developers
much better app designers.
-- Starter Edition. A free tier that makes it easy for individual
developers to get started and experience the power of the platform.
In addition to Xamarin's developer and revenue growth, the company's ecosystem of consulting partners has grown to over 35 partners in the four months since the partner program launched.
"Given today's heterogeneous device world and high expectations for mobile user experiences, Xamarin is the only solution that enables RBA to deliver on native, cross-platform mobile apps for mission-critical enterprise projects," says Will Clevenger, General Manager, RBA Consulting, a national Digital, CRM and Technology Services consulting firm building apps for a wide variety of customers, including one of the largest health care insurers in the U.S.
For additional information on Xamarin 2.0 features, benefits and pricing visit: blog.xamarin.com where you can also sign up for our Introduction to Xamarin 2.0 webinar.
About Xamarin
Xamarin's mission is to make it fast, easy and fun to build great mobile apps. More than 230,000 developers already use Xamarin to create native, cross-platform enterprise and consumer apps for iOS, Android and Mac, representing 74 of the Fortune 500 companies. Join over 500 top mobile developers and industry leaders who are shaping the future of mobile at Xamarin Evolve 2013, April 14 - 17 in Austin, TX. For more information, visit: xamarin.com.
Lionbridge Announces Enterprise Crowdsourcing Solutions For The Next Generation Of Outsourcing
Private Professional Crowds Enable Enterprises to Increase Productivity, Maximize Workforce Elasticity and Reduce Costs
WALTHAM, Mass., Feb. 20, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Lionbridge Technologies, Inc., (Nasdaq: LIOX) today announced a suite of professional crowdsourcing offerings that enable enterprises to increase productivity, maximize workforce elasticity and reduce costs through a highly flexible workforce model. The new offerings, which include data management as well as in-country testing, user generated content translation and custom crowd solutions, extend Lionbridge's proven 15-year track record of providing professional, crowd-enabled solutions for hundreds of the world's leading brands. To view a video detailing these new solutions and the benefits to enterprises please visit this link.
Through its dedicated Enterprise Crowdsourcing (ECS) practice, Lionbridge is introducing these solutions to bring new value to large enterprises, including the ability to:
-- Maximize Scalability by providing immediate access to pre-qualified
private crowds of more than 100,000 professionals across 110 countries,
from globally broad communities to geographically narrow teams.
-- Enhance Productivity by assembling the right combination of cost,
capability and skill on demand for any project. As a result, enterprises
can accelerate cycle time to complete tasks by up to 200 percent.
-- Optimize workforce flexibility with a fully elastic and highly scalable
model to accommodate work fluctuations and reduce costs.
-- Minimize costs by reducing labor spend by an average of 30 percent.
-- Ensure security by using a proven, secure enterprise task management
platform to complete business projects.
-- Deliver quality and continuous quality improvement through a proven
Quality Control and Audit Framework.
In a recent webinar on crowdsourcing, Lee Irwin, Market Readiness Team Leader, at Nokia Entertainment worked directly with Lionbridge on a crowdsourcing solution for in country testing. According to Irwin, "Lionbridge tested the end-user experience of our products and services across more than 25 global locales. Using Lionbridge's in-country management team and its crowd of professionals, we successfully tested our products across applications and payment types. This demonstrates the depth and scale of the Lionbridge crowdsourcing solution."
Through its secure, cloud-based task management platform and its pre-qualified crowd of more than 100,000 skilled professionals, Lionbridge ECS now offers the following Enterprise Crowdsourcing solutions specifically designed to fit enterprise needs:
-- Data Management Solutions - These solutions apply human intelligence to
data management tasks while minimizing labor costs for organizations,
making clients leaner, more flexible and more competitive. Specific
offerings within Lionbridge ECS' Data Management Solution include:
-- DataCapture- A data entry solution that is 99.9 percent accurate and
reduces data entry costs by as much as 40 percent. Clients gain
instant access to a 24x7, highly scalable team of remote data
conversion specialists using a system designed to ensure 100 percent
security.
-- Data Enrichment - This solution specializes in expanding clients'
data sets with new content globally, adding new information, meta
data tags, attributes and annotations that improve data assets.
-- Big Data Cleansing, Classification and Normalization - Lionbridge
ECS aggregates all structured and unstructured data into the same
format to enable workers to perform Big Data analytics. This
includes everything from transcribing audio files to digitizing
images to adding index tags to data and more to ensure all
information is normalized and analytics ready.
-- Testing Solutions - Lionbridge ECS' Testing solution is designed to help
product managers with web and mobile, device, user experience and
functional testing needs to simplify and speed-up the testing process.
It leverages global capabilities to source crowds capable of testing
everything from hot spots to transactions to geolocation accuracy, all
while providing organizations with consistent reporting and immediate
response times.
-- Translation for User-Generated Content - Lionbridge ECS' Translation
solution aggregates, evaluates and translates user generated content for
a global audience, giving marketers a cost-effective way to connect with
customers across the globe and drive worldwide revenue. By utilizing
in-country, bi-lingual content specialists rather than professional
translators, Lionbridge ECS provides a cost-effective solution for user
generated content such as user reviews, product reviews and social
media, while ensuring the content is locally-relevant in any geography.
-- Custom Crowd Solutions - Lionbridge ECS can customize a Crowdsourcing
solution that ensures clients have a highly qualified crowd on demand
only when they have work to accomplish. These workers are screened to
fit, highly educated, multi-lingual and are sourced from more than 100
countries around the globe and leverage a secure proprietary, web-based
platform which distributes the work, balances workload and ensures
quality.
As detailed in Lionbridge's recent white paper on crowdsourcing, growth in the global Enterprise Crowdsourcing market is accelerating. According to Massolution, the research arm of crowdsourcing.org, in 2011 the growth rate of the enterprise crowdsourcing market was 75 percent, exceeding 2010's market growth of 53 percent.
"Traditional outsourcing models are unable to scale up and down to accommodate fluctuations in workloads and today's business needs. At Lionbridge ECS, we are leading the charge of the next generation of outsourcing with a new elastic model that enables enterprises to increase productivity while reducing business costs. As a result, our professional crowdsourcing offerings are able to meet all of the changing demands of the modern enterprise," said Martha Crow, Senior Vice President, Global Enterprise Solutions at Lionbridge. "With the combination of our proven customer success and the global Lionbridge name, we are able to provide our clients with the most comprehensive and best-in-class Enterprise Crowdsourcing solutions available today."
About Lionbridge Enterprise Crowdsourcing
Lionbridge Enterprise Crowdsourcing (ECS) is a $150 million practice of Lionbridge Technologies, Inc. Lionbridge's ECS division is dedicated to leading the next generation of outsourcing by leveraging its secure, enterprise-scale crowdsourcing model to help enterprises increase productivity, maximize workforce elasticity and reduce workforce costs. In 2012, Lionbridge's ECS division achieved over $150 million in revenues, serving clients across a range of industries. Its proprietary cloud-based technology platform provides an innovative and secure solution to manage the transformative workflows to quickly drive high-quality task results. This platform, combined with Lionbridge ECS's global crowd of more than 100,000 educated, pre-qualified professionals, provides a robust crowdsourcing solution that offers optimal results for any business project. For more information, please visit http://www.thesmartcrowd.com.
About Lionbridge
Lionbridge Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: LIOX) is a $457 million provider of globalization solutions. We provide translation, online marketing, global content management and application testing solutions that ensure global brand consistency, local relevancy and technical usability across all touch points of the customer lifecycle. Using our innovative cloud technology platforms and our global crowd of more than 100,000 professionals, we enable more than 800 world-leading brands to increase international market share, speed adoption of products and effectively engage their customers in local markets worldwide. Based in Waltham, Mass., Lionbridge maintains solution centers in 26 countries. To learn more, visit http://www.lionbridge.com.
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Lionbridge Technologies, Inc.
sara.buda@lionbridge.com
NetSuite Announces Availability Of OpenAir Mobile For Android
New App Empowers On-the-Go Services Professionals for Data Access and Time and Expense Management on the World's Leading Mobile OS for Smartphones
SAN MATEO, Calif., Feb. 20, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- NetSuite Inc. (NYSE: N), the industry's leading provider of cloud-based financials / ERP software suites, today announced the availability of NetSuite OpenAir Mobile for the Android operating system, giving services businesses new mobile functionality to manage time tracking and expenses on the world's fastest-growing and most widely-used smartphone platform. The new Android mobile app from NetSuite OpenAir, one of the world's leading cloud professional services automation (PSA) solution, complements a previously released mobile app for the Apple iOS to offer on-the-go services professionals more flexibility to quickly and easily access and manage critical business information from their device of choice from a client office, airport, home or any location in the world. For more information, please visit http://www.netsuite.com/psamobile.
The release of the NetSuite OpenAir Mobile for Android app comes amid continued growth for Android in the smartphone market. The analyst firm IDC estimates that Android commanded 75 percent of the worldwide smartphone market in Q3 2012, about five times greater than the Apple iOS for the iPhone.[1] Android's year-over-year growth rate of 91.5 percent for the 12 months ending on September 30, 2012 was nearly double the 46.4 percent growth rate of the smartphone market at large, according to IDC. In the tablet market, the Android platform powered more than 44 percent of tablet shipments as of Q3 2012, second to the Apple iOS on the iPad, at 55 percent.[2] To download NetSuite OpenAir Mobile for Android, OpenAir customers can go to https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.openair.java.android. NetSuite OpenAir Mobile for Android is free and requires only a client's OpenAir credentials to sync with their account.
NetSuite OpenAir Mobile for Android enables services professionals in IT services, consulting, digital marketing and advertising, and media/publishing to create, update and submit time and expense reports for projects. Along with entering receipt data, the app allows users to take a photo of an expense receipt with their Android device, attach it to a record and synchronize the information with the organization's back-end NetSuite OpenAir PSA account. The app meets the need of mobile-powered services organizations for real-time, anywhere data and functionality to improve efficiency, utilization, customer service and cash flow. For example, services organizations that bill clients based on specific time and expense reports can accelerate processes and cash flow when consultants are able to enter time and expense data via a smartphone or tablet. NetSuite OpenAir Mobile for Android provides:
-- Intuitive calendar interface to track and manage time
-- Access to OpenAir timesheets and expense reports using the easy-to-use,
familiar Android user interface
-- Instantaneous synchronization with OpenAir accounts to utilize
up-to-date customer, project, and task data
"Services professionals increasingly rely on smartphones and tablets while on the road or anytime they need to access an OpenAir account," said Ed Marshall, General Manager, NetSuite Services Vertical. "This new mobile app for Android puts the power of the cloud in the palm of their hand to perform more efficiently and speed time and expense reporting and approvals."
Today, more than 16,000 companies and subsidiaries depend on NetSuite to run complex, mission-critical business processes globally in the cloud. Since its inception in 1998, NetSuite has established itself as the leading provider of enterprise-class cloud financials/ERP suites for divisions of large enterprises and mid-sized organizations seeking to upgrade their antiquated client/server ERP systems. NetSuite excels at streamlining business operations as demonstrated in a recent Gartner study naming NetSuite as the fastest growing top 10 financial management systems vendor in the world. NetSuite continues its success in delivering the best cloud ERP/financials suites to businesses around the world, enabling them to lower IT costs significantly while increasing productivity, as the global adoption of the cloud is accelerating.
Follow NetSuite's Cloud blog, NetSuite's Facebook page and @NetSuite Twitter handle for real-time updates.
PwC's Ted Shelton Authors New Book on the Emergence of Social Mobile Cloud and the Digital Transformation Enterprises Need to Embrace
"Business Models for the Social Mobile Cloud: Transform Your Business Using Social Media, Mobile Internet, and Cloud Computing" focuses on how companies can adapt to technology changes
NEW YORK, Feb. 20, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- PwC US today announced that Ted Shelton, a managing director in PwC's U.S. Advisory practice, has authored a new book, "Business Models for the Social Mobile Cloud: Transform Your Business Using Social Media, Mobile Internet, and Cloud Computing." The book, published by John Wiley & Sons Inc., is now available for purchase online and at retailers nationwide in both print and all e-book formats.
The book closely examines how three technologies - social media, the mobile Internet, and cloud computing - are coming together to transform businesses and the technological evolution that is taking place. How executives shift behaviors, develop skills, and put new processes in place will determine whether they will effectively navigate their business to adapt to the social mobile cloud.
"In order to be successful, it is imperative for organizations to understand how the coming technology changes will impact their companies as well as industries, and they need to stay ahead of competitors in adapting to the new conditions and opportunities created," said Ted Shelton. "To do so, they need to embrace openness and utilize social media and social networking to transform every function and process enabling people to work together more effectively."
In his book, Mr. Shelton describes how smart phones and social networks have become indispensable links to friends, family, colleagues and even companies, bringing about a new state of "persistent digital engagement" and altering expectations of transparency and availability. And he explores the digital transformation organizations can take to become permeable enterprises and respond to these changing market expectations. Throughout the book he offers advice and business models for readers to understand how the social mobile cloud is changing every industry and emphasizes the need for executives to understand how to build their business for this transformation rather than incorporating functionality piecemeal.
"We congratulate Ted on the publication of his book," said Scott Hefter, PwC principal and Management Consulting leader in the firm's U.S. Advisory practice. "Through his and others' work at PwC in the area of social media, mobility and cloud, PwC is helping clients understand emerging digital technologies, weave them into the fabric of their organization and leverage them to not only improve the experience -for both the consumer and the employee -but also support their business objectives for innovation and growth."
"PwC's recent Digital IQ survey found that top performing companies are more aggressively investing in emerging technologies, including mobile, social, big data and cloud," said Chris Curran, PwC principal and Chief Technologist for the firm's U.S. Advisory practice. "Today's C-suite executives seeking to understand how to use these technologies to support strategic corporate initiatives will find valuable content in Shelton's book."
About PwC's Advisory Practice
PwC's Advisory professionals help organizations improve business performance, respond quickly and effectively to crisis, and extract value from transactions. We understand our clients' industries and unique business challenges, and look across the entire organization -- focusing on strategy, structure, people, process and technology -- to help clients build their next competitive advantage. See http://www.pwc.com/us/consulting for more information or follow us @PwCAdvisory
About PwC US
PwC US helps organizations and individuals create the value they're looking for. We're a member of the PwC network of firms in 158 countries with more than 180,000 people. We're committed to delivering quality in assurance, tax and advisory services. Tell us what matters to you and find out more by visiting us at http://www.pwc.com/US.
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COPYandPAY: PAY.ON Offers PSPs and ISOs Dramatically Simplified Payment Integration for Merchants
MUNICH, February 20, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --
+ Ready in just a few minutes: integrate more than 250 financial service providers and
payment methods by simply copying code into the website source code and immediately be
able to accept online payments
PAY.ON, a leading international provider of Web-based payment infrastructure services,
reduces the integration time required for online shops to integrate with their PSP/ISO to
just a few minutes. For this purpose, merchants integrate the payment form including all
required payment methods by simply copying a few lines of code into the source code of
their own websites. Merchants then have a fully functioning payment process that makes it
easy to meet all compliance and security standards. In terms of technology, the new
'COPYandPAY' service is based on the platform-as-a-service solution PaySourcing, which
PSPs and ISOs can use to run their entire business. Those interested can find all the
information about COPYandPAY online at http://www.paysourcing.com/copyandpay
Easy, easier, easiest: COPYandPAY simplifies complex payment integration when using
APIs and makes the laborious task of adapting payment processes to one's own design via
iFrames a thing of the past. Instead, with COPYandPAY merchants can host their payment
solution themselves and still be PCI-compliant. To customise the payment process, a
library of ready-made widgets are available, which can be adapted to the merchant's own
specifications in a fully flexible manner. The ready-made widgets also put an end to
time-consuming adjustments using programming languages such as PHP, Java, C# and Ruby.
The new COPYandPAY service also offers complete freedom when it comes to selecting
payment methods: over 100 payment methods such as Visa, MasterCard, Amex, SOFORT
UEberweisung and PayPal and more than 250 connections to financial service providers. With
this method of integration, 3D Secure (Verified by Visa and MasterCard SecureCode) is also
immediately available. Furthermore, because it is based on HTML 5, COPYandPAY is directly
compatible with smartphones and tablets. All payment methods can be used without
restriction. COPYandPAY thus makes connecting and adapting the payment process, as well as
integrating all required payment methods and 3D Secure, almost child's play.
Markus Rinderer, CEO of PAY.ON AG: 'Even before COPYandPAY, PaySourcing has been
offering PSPs/ISOs direct access to the latest payment technology and over 250 financial
service providers. Now, COPYandPAY is opening up a new customer segment: online shops that
are looking for an easier integration of payment options, are cost-oriented but don't want
to forego applicable standards. For online shops and SaaS providers, COPYandPAY is the
most effective key to more sales, as it currently offers the simplest integration of all
familiar payment methods.'
Even aside from its core functions, COPYandPAY impresses with customer-oriented
services. For example, COPYandPAY features an interactive tutorial, which is available to
PSPs/ISOs as a white-label version and through which merchants learn how to use COPYandPAY
quickly and intuitively. Reading extensive integration instructions is not necessary.
PAY.ON AG is a leading global operator of payment infrastructure systems and provider
of PaySourcing, the white-label platform, and the PayPipe routing gateway. PaySourcing
allows customers to outsource all their relevant payment and risk management processes or
to obtain them in the cloud, and thus become payment service providers themselves in a way
that saves costs, time and resources. PayPipe is a high-performance payment gateway that
connects all payment market stakeholders globally using a single API. Unlike any other
network, PayPipe accelerates global availability for all market stakeholders. Transactions
can be handled online by PayPipe across all payment methods, in any currency, and on any
type of system. All PAY.ON systems guarantee compliance with the security and requirements
standards applicable in the international payment market. For more information go to http://www.payon.com
Press contact:
PAY.ON AG
Wilhelm Fuchs
Manager Global Press and Public Relations
Email: press@payon.com http://www.payon.com
Phone: +49-89-45230-552
Yammer Accelerates Momentum Following Microsoft Acquisition
Quadruples sales in Q4; surpasses 7 million users.
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 20, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Yammer, Inc., a best-in-class Enterprise Social Network and part of the Microsoft Office Division, today announced record growth in 2012 and accelerating momentum following the Microsoft acquisition.
-- Full-year 2012 sales nearly tripled year-over-year (ended Jan. 31, 2013)
-- Fourth-quarter sales quadrupled year-over-year (ended Jan. 31, 2013)
-- Number of paying customers increased 165 percent in 2012
-- Surpassed 7 million registered users
"Yammer experienced banner growth in 2012 and grew particularly fast in the fourth quarter. Our momentum is definitely accelerating following the Microsoft acquisition," said David Sacks, Yammer co-founder and corporate vice president, Microsoft Office Division. "The power of the freemium model and the validation that Microsoft brings to Enterprise Social Networking is helping drive mainstream adoption among leading organizations. Enterprise Social Networking is becoming the cornerstone of workplace collaboration for its ability to empower people and drive employee engagement, team collaboration and business agility."
Record Customer Adoption
Yammer added a record 290 new paying customers in the fourth quarter, including DWF LLP, GlaxoSmithKline, Grundfos, McGladrey LLP, Reckitt Benckiser, Rio Tinto, SABMiller, T.G.I. Friday's, Trek Bicycle Corp. and Woolworths Ltd. New customers spanned industries from financial and professional services to healthcare and pharmaceutical, including one of the largest retailers in the world and one of the largest natural gas and electric utilities companies in the United States.
Yammer Paid Customers Across Industries Include the Following:
-- Nine of the largest retailers in the world
-- Six of the largest food and beverage companies in the world
-- Five of the largest pharmaceutical companies in the world
-- Four of the largest telecommunications companies in the world
-- Five of the largest oil and gas companies in the world
-- Four of the largest manufacturing companies in the world
-- Four of the largest financial services companies in the world
(Findings based on customer placement within the Forbes Global 2000)
"The Yammer experience is clearly resonating with our global workforce, and it is overtaking some of our prior investments for internal collaboration and information management," said Scott Singer, head of Global Business Services and chief information officer of Rio Tinto, a leading international mining group headquartered in the U.K.
Rapid Product Innovation
"Our pace of development and innovation is picking up speed as part of the Microsoft Office Division," said Adam Pisoni, Yammer co-founder and general manager of Engineering, Microsoft Office Division. "The development teams are coming together quickly, and we are leveraging existing technologies such as SkyDrive Pro and Office Web Apps to swiftly deliver greater value for customers."
As previewed at the recent SharePoint Conference, Yammer is implementing SkyDrive Pro for file storage. In addition, Yammer is enhancing the ability to preview and edit files directly within Yammer feeds using Office Web Apps. The combination of these capabilities will dramatically enhance a user's ability to create, collaborate, share and discover content within Yammer. These enhancements are planned for availability in summer 2013.
About Yammer
Yammer (http://www.yammer.com) is a best-in-class Enterprise Social Network used by more than 200,000 organizations worldwide -- including 85 percent of the Fortune 500 -- to foster team collaboration, empower employees, drive business agility and promote organizational connectedness. Yammer's freemium business model lets customers see the value of Yammer before upgrading to the premium offering. Founded in 2008, Yammer is now part of the Microsoft Office Division.
About Microsoft
Founded in 1975, Microsoft (Nasdaq "MSFT") is the worldwide leader in software, services and solutions that help people and businesses realize their full potential.
NEW YORK, Feb. 20, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- One of the most highly anticipated KickStarter projects of all time LIFX, the multi-color, app controlled light bulb has revealed the final design of their futuristic LED light bulb.
The design has been met with enthusiasm and excitement from backers, LIFX fans and social media channels. The LIFX team have given their 9,000 backers a choice of four finishes which is currently being decided via online poll.
"The front runner so far seems to be pearl white," says founder and CEO Phil Bosua, adding "but there is a significant number of backers requesting LIFX be made available in all four colors."
LIFX launched as a major KickStarter success, raising US$1.3m in six days prior to Philips announcing their own entry into the smart bulb market.
When asked about the competition, Bosua welcomes the comparison: "It's phenomenal to see the response we've had, and the fact that a giant like Philips is entering the market validates it for us even further." He added, "The announcement of our design, and the response it's had, clearly indicates this is the future of lighting."
In addition to the new design, LIFX also announced that the bulb would be rated for a brightness exceeding 900 lumens, which is approximately equivalent to a traditional 75 watt incandescent bulb.
"You want smart bulbs to be as bright as possible, because with full control via the app, brightness is your only limit," explains Bosua. "With LIFX you'll be able to choose from over 16 million colors, control every light from your smartphone, and do some cool tricks like visualizing music just by changing your light bulbs, and all without compromising on brightness."
With KickStarter products such as Pebble now shipping, there is a growing optimism that KickStarter projects have real potential to disrupt established markets and carve out new niches based on innovation and creative applications of technology.
"The light bulb hasn't changed much in over 125 years and the smart bulb revolution is just beginning. It's an incredibly exciting time to give people a clean energy alternative and help make their homes smarter," Bosua explains. The new design shows just what the future may look like.
For further information, please contact.
Andrew Birt
Co-founder, LIFX
andrew@lifx.co
Tel +61-434-680-637
New mobile meditation app uses neuro-feedback to improve mental clarity, reduce stress
OTTAWA, Feb. 20, 2013 /PRNewswire/ - Personal Neuro Devices Inc. (http://personalneuro.com/), a developer of mobile neuro applications, today launched Transcend,
an app that gives its users real feedback about the quality of their
meditation, using actual neuro-feedback.
Transcend allows users to track and improve their meditation practices
over time by reporting the quality and duration of their meditation
sessions, as well as other helpful metrics. Using these metrics,
Transcend can tell when a user is successfully achieving meditative
states regularly, or whether a user may benefit from an alternative
form of meditation. By measuring and recording meditative states, a
user can track his or her progress and receive confirmation that their
meditation has been effective.
Unlike other meditation apps available today, Transcend directly
measures neural activity and takes into account the different ways that
people meditate. It includes meditation guides for users new to the
practice, or more experienced users looking to try a different style.
Transcend's ability to provide personalized feedback and suggest
improvements for more effective meditation can benefit users of any
experience level.
"This is the first mobile meditation app that gives constructive
feedback based on actual neuro-imaging," said Tony Gaitatzis, CTO and co-founder at Personal Neuro Devices. "Transcend incorporates proprietary brain-activity-analysis algorithms
and is based on research studies with individuals who are new to the
practice of mediation as well as experienced users."
Data from each meditation session is gathered using NeuroSky's MindWave
Mobile headset (http://neurosky.com/Products/MindWaveMobile.aspx), which uses Bluetooth to transmit real-time electrical impulses via
strategically placed electrodes, allowing users to monitor their
progress as they melt into a more personal meditation.
"We are very pleased to collaborate with Personal Neuro Devices to bring
Transcend to market," said Stanley Yang, CEO of NeuroSky. "Transcend will significantly extend and enhance the usefulness and
benefits of the MindWave Mobile headset to many new users."
Transcend is available for Android in Google Play while an iOS version
has just been submitted to the Apple App Store and will soon be
available.
About the NeuroSky MindWave Mobile Headset
The MindWave Mobile headset, imagined and crafted by NeuroSky, is a
simple, portable, and consumer-friendly EEG device that reads the small
electrical signals emanating from the brain. After reading these
signals, the MindWave mobile re-interprets them into a meaningful,
accessible format via the user's choice of compatible software.
About Personal Neuro Devices
Personal Neuro Devices is a neuroscience company focused on
brain-computer interface technologies. Through the collaboration of a
dedicated team of neuroscientists, software developers, gamification
experts, biomedical device researchers and graphic artists, Personal
Neuro has applied advances in neuro-imaging and psychology to create
new and exciting brain-computer interface programs and technologies.
Already available on the market are several smartphone apps, including
UpCake, the original neuro-game for girls, which have a wide range of
stimulating mental health, education and entertainment purposes.
Personal Neuro continues to work on new applications that will provide
users with better and more innovative ways to increase quality of life
through brain-computer interface technology.
Personal Neuro Devices Inc., the Personal Neuro Devices logo, UpCake,
Transcend and Psych Showdown are trademarks of Personal Neuro Devices
Inc. Other company and product names may be trademarks of their
respective owners.
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Personal Neuro Devices Inc.
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New Website InsuranceComplaint.com Provides Expert Help for Policyholders with Complaints Against Insurance Companies
Site users can post legitimate complaints and share claims experiences while statistical data on each complaint is compiled
RED BANK, N.J., Feb. 20, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- A new website has been launched that provides a public platform for policyholders who have had a negative experience during the process of an insurance claim. The site, InsuranceComplaint.com compiles statistical data on insurance complaints while providing an open forum for individuals wishing to share their claims experience and/or seek professional assistance. The data provided is compiled and used to initiate "Market Conduct Surveys" against carriers who demonstrate patterns of unfair claims practices.
While each state has a Department of Insurance to oversee their insurance market, many do not have the resources to thoroughly investigate the numerous complaints they receive annually. In addition, each State Department of Insurance acts independently, so detecting patterns of unfair practices by an insurance company across state lines is extremely hard to accomplish. Developed with this in mind, InsuranceComplaint.com is the only site of its kind that collects statistical data on complaints and has the ability to sort this data by insurance company, broker, agent, independent adjusting company and coverage type. InsuranceComplaint.com also utilizes a strategic check list to further address problematic underwriting, policyholder service, in-house claims handling, field adjusting, sales/marketing, etc.
Working as advocates for the policyholder, InsuranceComplaint.com founders Peter Nicolas and Michael Grady have firsthand experience with the frustrating issues policyholders can face when during the claims process. Grady is an insurance professional with extensive experience adjusting claims. Peter is a policyholder that ran into a claim nightmare after a fire destroyed his home and possessions.
According to Grady, "Although seemingly unfair, your policy is just your ticket to the fight, no policy no claim." Mike explains that having an insurance policy does not guarantee a worry free claim. "There are no policy provisions that compel your carrier to educate you of your rights therein. Simply put, if you do not understand how to administer your own claim the carrier is not contractually obligated to do so on your behalf. This is not meant to imply that carriers will not offer you any assistance, but the finer points of adjusting the claim are your responsibility and ignorance is no excuse," he says.
"The insurance industry has a powerful lobby that has strong influences at the state and national level," states Grady. An individual policyholder cannot match the power and resources of even the smallest carrier. But now, policyholders can band together and level the playing field. There is power in numbers," says Grady.
Contact: Michael Grady
732-829-0081
info@insurancecomplaint.com
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Teradata Aster Discovery Platform Offers Powerful Data Science Solution in a Box
Industry's first solution with Visual SQL-MapReduce® functions provides complete solution for big analytic applications with minimal time and effort
SAN DIEGO, Feb. 20, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Teradata (NYSE: TDC), the leading analytic data solutions company, today introduced Teradata Aster Discovery Platform 5.10, the first and most comprehensive discovery solution with more than 20 new big data analytic capabilities, including purpose-built visualizations. Insights from these analytics can empower organizations to be more profitable by enhancing customer engagement and improving sales.
The Teradata Aster Discovery Platform reduces the difficulties associated with big data analytics. Now, customers can easily and seamlessly acquire, prepare, analyze, and visualize petabyte-sized volumes of multi-structured data in a single platform with a single structured query language (SQL) command. The Teradata Aster Discovery Platform provides users with out-of-the-box visual functions that make it faster and easier to build big data analytic applications and unlock hidden insights.
"Existing and aspiring data scientists should take note. The Teradata Aster Discovery Platform is full of new capabilities that can empower them to accelerate their innovation and supply new options to their business users," said Scott Gnau, president, Teradata Labs. "It is Teradata's goal to be our customers' trusted partner in building a Unified Data Architecture(TM), which includes a powerful set of big data solutions. The result is effective deployment of transformational technology that drives tangible results."
For organizations seeking value from big diverse data, the Teradata Aster Discovery Platform offers an enterprise-friendly, ready-to-deploy suite of integrated hardware, software, and best-of-breed partner solutions. Its open platform approach leverages enterprise business intelligence (BI), data integration, analytics, and visualization tools. The Teradata Aster Discovery Platform is easy to use by any SQL-savvy analyst or business user, and it is powerful and flexible enough for the most sophisticated data scientists.
The challenges facing businesses desperately needing the insights from big diverse data are daunting. Many businesses remain focused on the storage and management of multi-structured data, or have multiple disconnected, dis-functional technologies, or don't have skilled employees and resources to start a big data analytics initiative.
"With newly added analytics and visualization functionality, the Teradata Aster Discovery Platform offers the convenience of a 'data scientist in a box,'" said Dan Vesset, program vice president of business analytics and big data, IDC. "Much of the market attention has been on vendors trying to build SQL engines on Hadoop. Teradata Aster Discovery Platform already provides an ANSI SQL-compliant method with its SQL-MapReduce(®) framework to acquire, prepare, analyze, and visualize data from any data source including Hadoop. Without the need to integrate multiple point solutions, customers using this Teradata technology are able to accelerate the discovery process and visualize information in new and exciting ways, and to focus the scarce expertise of data scientists on highest value- added tasks."
The Teradata Aster Discovery Platform is open and allows customers to integrate existing big data analytic tools. This enables customers to use the richest set of analytical techniques available today. The new, key technical enhancements within the Teradata Aster Discovery Platform include:
Visual SQL-MapReduce(®) functions - These functions offer unique capabilities that generate sophisticated purpose-built data visualizations coupled with other Aster SQL-MapReduce(®) analytical functions generated inside the database. The functions complement business intelligence functionality. For example, customer behavior patterns, graphs, and product affinity are instantly visualized. With Teradata Aster's integrated data acquisition, preparation, analytics, and visualization capabilities, the entire analytics process is highly iterative, and only takes minutes versus weeks compared to other big data solutions.
In-Database "R" execution capability - The popular open source statistical language, R, has been tightly integrated inside the Teradata Aster Database. Data scientists now have more choices for executing advanced analytics. Because of this integration, SQL-savvy analysts or business analysts can take advantage of Aster's massively parallel processing (MPP) platform to score statistical models on massive data volumes.
Support for In-Database PMML execution via Zementis - Tight integration between Zementis and Teradata Aster Database empowers business analysts to develop statistical models in tools of their choice. Analysts can seamlessly export and import the statistical models in Aster to take advantage of Aster's MPP platform to score models at scale.
In-Database Integration of Attensity(®) capabilities - Attensity's market-leading text and sentiment analytic capabilities are being integrated inside the Aster Database. This enables text and sentiment analytics to be an integral part of the big data discovery process and can be easily combined with other analytical techniques including SQL-MapReduce(®) functions, and Visual SQL-MapReduce(®) Analytics.
Manufacturing and Financial Services Industry Analytics - To assistmanufacturing and financial services companies,new SQL-MapReduce(®) functions have been integrated. The manufacturing industry can improve processes that increase yield and reduce waste. Financial services companies can more quickly detect fraud and customer defection.
From within the Teradata Unified Data Architecture(TM), Teradata provides customers the ability to leverage best-of-breed partner tools. Follow the link to view comments from Teradata's valued partners - Attensity, Informatica, and Zementis.
Teradata Aster Discovery Platform 5.10 will be available by the end of second quarter 2013.
Teradata Unified Data Architecture(TM)
The Teradata Aster Discovery Platform is a key component within the Teradata Unified Data Architecture - a best-of-breed framework enabling businesses to quickly uncover new business insights from all their data. Teradata Aster combines enterprise-friendly interfaces such as SQL, tightly integrated with next generation big data technologies such as MapReduce in the patented SQL-MapReduce(®) framework. Also, the Teradata Aster Big Analytics Appliance provides industry-leading integration with Hadoop through its SQL-H(TM) interface, allowing very high performance SQL queries and Aster SQL-MapReduce(®) analytics to be applied on Hadoop data. Finally, with more than 70 pre-built MapReduce analytical functions, and many third-party analytical add-ons.
About Teradata Aster
The Teradata Aster solution utilizes Aster's patented SQL-MapReduce(®) to parallelize the processing of data and applications and deliver rich analytic insights through the simplicity of SQL and business intelligence tools. This SQL integration makes Aster easy enough for business analysts, but powerful enough for the most sophisticated data scientists in any organization. Companies including Barnes & Noble, Razorfish, Gilt Groupe, and SuperValu use Teradata Aster to deliver applications such as digital marketing intelligence, fraud detection, social network and relationship analysis, and deep information discovery. Learn more at teradataaster.com and via the Big Analytics & Discovery Blog.
About Teradata
Teradata Corporation (NYSE: TDC) is the world's leading analytic data solutions company, focused on integrated data warehousing, big data analytics, and business applications. Teradata's innovative products and services deliver data integration and business insight to empower organizations to make the best decisions possible for competitive advantage. Visit teradata.com for details.
Marvell's Quad-core LTE Platform Will be In Production this Year with Dual Radio Dual Standby and Circuit Switch Fall Back
ZTE will demonstrate LTE Smartphone with Marvell's LTE solution at MWC 2013
SANTA CLARA, Calif., Feb. 20, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Marvell (Nasdaq: MRVL) today announced the availability of LTE TDD/FDD capability on its quad-core world-mode platform, which is designed to provide high performance, low-power mobile computing; support for all global 3G and 4G broadband standards, enabling seamless global roaming; and the latest wireless connectivity technology. Marvell's LTE solution is the industry's most advanced modem solution that features support for field-proven 5-mode cellular modems, including LTE TDD and FDD, High Speed Packet Access Plus (HSPA+), Time division High Speed Packet Access Plus (TD-HSPA+) and Enhanced Data for GSM Environment (EDGE). Marvell is making significant progress on LTE design-wins with global OEMs and expects commercial products based on this platform to be available this year.
"Marvell has accelerated the pace of innovation and commercialization by bringing our industry leading TDD-LTE and FDD-LTE solutions into our quad-core mobile platform. We believe that with our design win success we can support our partners to accelerate the mass adoption of LTE solutions around the world," said Weili Dai, Co-Founder of Marvell.
At MWC 2013, Marvell's LTE solution will empower ZTE's first Dual Radio Dual Standby (DRDS) LTE smartphone demonstration. Marvell's LTE platform will support both TD-SCDMA and dual-radio dual standby LTE voice solution, in addition to a Circuit Switched Fallback (CSFB) voice solution. "We really appreciate ZTE's leadership in driving LTE smartphone solutions. Our long-standing relationship with ZTE has resulted in another cutting-edge device ushering in the era of LTE connectivity for consumers," said Weili Dai.
"We are very pleased to once again work with Marvell to develop an industry-first LTE mobile phone with support for DRDS technology," said Wang Yong, vice president and general manager of CMCC business and mobile phone products at ZTE Corporation. "As a leading global provider of communications solutions, ZTE has tremendous strength in both TD-LTE equipment and devices, and will offer consumers an exceptional experience. Marvell's PXA1802's support for GSM, EDGE, WCDMA, TD-SCDMA, TD-LTE, FDD-LTE on a single chip ensures consumers that buy the U-series smartphones will enjoy the best performance available on any network."
Marvell's quad-core world-mode platform will be on display alongside a range of mobile devices powering the Connected Lifestyle at booth 6C44 (in Hall 6) at Mobile World Congress, February 25-28, at the Fira Gran Via in Barcelona.
About ZTE
ZTE is a publicly-listed global provider of telecommunications equipment and network solutions with the most comprehensive product range covering virtually every telecommunications sector, including wireless, access & bearer, VAS, terminals and professional services. The company delivers innovative, custom-made products and services to over 500 operators in more than 140 countries, helping them to meet the changing needs of their customers while growing revenue. In 2011, ZTE's revenue increased by 29 per cent to USD13.7 billion. Its overseas operating revenue grew 30 per cent to USD 7.4 billion during the period, accounting for 54.2 per cent of overall operating revenue. ZTE commits 10 per cent of its annual revenue to research and development and has leadership roles in several international bodies devoted to developing telecommunications industry standards. ZTE is committed to corporate social responsibility and is a member of the UN Global Compact. The company is China's only listed telecom manufacturer that is publicly traded on both the Hong Kong and Shenzhen Stock Exchanges (H share stock code: 0763.HK / A share stock code: 000063.SZ). For more information, please visit http://www.zte.com.cn.
About Marvell
Marvell (NASDAQ: MRVL) is a global leader in providing complete silicon solutions enabling the digital connected lifestyle. From mobile communications to storage, cloud infrastructure, digital entertainment and in-home content delivery, Marvell's diverse product portfolio aligns complete platform designs with industry-leading performance, security, reliability and efficiency. At the core of the world's most powerful consumer, network and enterprise systems, Marvell empowers partners and their customers to always stand at the forefront of innovation, performance and mass appeal. By providing people around the world with mobility and ease of access to services adding value to their social, private and work lives, Marvell is committed to enhancing the human experience.
As used in this release, the term "Marvell" refers to Marvell Technology Group Ltd. and its subsidiaries. For more information, please visit http://www.Marvell.com.
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LucidWorks(TM) Teams with MapR(TM) Technologies to Offer Best-in-Class Big Data Analytics Solution
LucidWorks' Leading Enterprise Search Now Available With Hadoop Leader MapR
REDWOOD CITY, Calif., Feb. 20, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Big Data provides a very real opportunity for organizations to drive business decisions by utilizing new information that has yet to be tapped. However, it is increasingly apparent that organizations are struggling to make effective use of this new multi-structured content for data-driven decision-making. According to a report from the Economist Intelligence Unit, the challenge is not so much the volume, but instead it is the pressing need to analyze and act on Big Data in real-time.
Existing business intelligence (BI) tools have simply not been designed to provide spontaneous search on multi-structured data in motion. Responding directly to this need, LucidWorks, the company transforming the way people access information, and MapR Technologies, the Hadoop technology leader, today announced the integration between LucidWorks Search(TM) and MapR. Available now, the combined solution allows organizations to easily search their MapR Distributed File System (DFS) in a natural way to discover actionable insights from information maintained in Hadoop.
"Organizations that wait to address big data until this evolution is well under way will lose out competitively in their vertical markets, compared to organizations that have aggressively pursued big data flexibility. Aggressive organizations will demonstrate faster, more accurate analysis and decisions relating to their tactical operations and strategic planning."
- Source: Big Data Drives Rapid Changes in Infrastructure and $232 Billion in IT Spending Through 2016, Gartner Group
Integration Solution Highlights
-- Combines the best of Big Data with Search with an integrated and fully
distributed solution
-- Supports a pre-defined MapR target data source within LucidWorks Search
-- Enables users to create and configure the MapR data source directly from
the LucidWorks Search administration console
-- Leverages enterprise security features offered by both MapR and
LucidWorks Search
The Economist Intelligence Unit study found that global companies experienced a 26 percent improvement in performance over the last three years when big data analytics were applied to the decision-making process. And now, those data-savvy executives are forecasting a 41 percent improvement over the next three years. The integration between LucidWorks Search and MapR makes it easier to put Big Data analytics in motion.
"Our customers find the entire topic of non-traditional search extremely exciting, where the search engine is used to implement and deploy real-time decision and recommendation models. What I find exciting is the way that Solr, in the form of LucidWorks Search, can work seamlessly with the MapR Distribution for Hadoop."
"Never have the benefits of search and machine learning been more important than in building next-generation data-driven applications at scale. The integration of LucidWorks Search with MapR enables organizations to derive immediate and measurable results from data traditionally ignored by legacy systems."
- Grant Ingersoll, Chief Scientist and Co-founder, LucidWorks
Resources:
-- Get the full "The Deciding Factor: Big Data & Decision Making" research
report written by the Economist Intelligence Unit and sponsored by
Capgemini at LucidWorks BigDataCentral
-- Watch the future of search unfold on theLucidWorks blog
-- Follow LucidWorks on Twitter @LucidWorks and Facebook
-- Learn how leading companies are benefiting from LucidWorks in these
Lucene Revolution videos and presentations
About LucidWorks
LucidWorks transforms the way people access information to enable data-driven decisions. LucidWorks is the only company that delivers enterprise-grade search development platforms built on the power of Apache Lucene/Solr open source search. Employing one quarter of the Core Committers to the Apache Lucene/Solr project, Lucidworks is the largest supporter of open source search in the industry. LucidWorks Search delivers unmatched scalability to billions of documents, with sub-second query and faceting response time. LucidWorks Big Data tightly integrates key Apache projects needed to build and deploy applications requiring access to multi-structured data. Customers include AT&T, ADP, Sears, Ford, Verizon, Cisco, Zappos, Raytheon, The Guardian, The Smithsonian Institution, The Motley Fool, Qualcomm, Taser, eHarmony and many other household names around the world. LucidWorks' investors include Shasta Ventures, Granite Ventures, Walden International and In-Q-Tel. Learn more about the company at http://www.lucidworks.com.
About MapR Technologies
MapR delivers on the promise of Hadoop, making managing and analyzing Big Data a reality for more business users. The award-winning MapR Distribution brings unprecedented dependability, speed and ease-of-use to Hadoop. Combined with data protection and business continuity, MapR enables customers to harness the power of Big Data analytics. Leading companies including Amazon, Cisco, EMC and Google partner with MapR to deliver an enterprise-grade Hadoop solution. Investors include Lightspeed Venture Partners, NEA and Redpoint Ventures. Connect with MapR on Facebook, Linkedin, and Twitter.
TripIt and GroundLink Make It Easy for Travelers to Reserve Ground Transportation
Exclusive Partnership Delivers Convenience of Mobile Booking, and Reliability of On-Time Pick-Up and Car Status Alerts, to Frequent Travelers
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 20, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --TripIt, the leading mobile travel organizer from Concur (Nasdaq: CNQR), now features exclusive content and offers from GroundLink, the leader in ground transportation services for business travelers.
Travelers can reserve GroundLink transportation via mobile, web or phone, and reminders to do so will appear within their itineraries on TripIt.com and through TripIt's mobile apps. GroundLink offers mobile apps to track the car, status notifications via text message, and the ability to dial the driver directly.
"GroundLink is excited to work with TripIt to drive increased value for travelers," said Ken Kantor, Chief Marketing Officer at GroundLink. "We provide superior reliability, worldwide coverage, and competitive prices; but we believe our mobile and web technology is the real differentiator."
"TripIt users will have access to exclusive GroundLink content that makes reserving ground transportation seamless," said Barry Padgett, Executive Vice President of TripIt and Traveler Services for Concur. "Together, we're bringing delightful experiences to travelers, and we're honored to have GroundLink join us in our mission to deliver 'The Perfect Trip.' "
While all travelers can earn airline miles for each GroundLink ride; through the partnership, TripIt users will be able to earn double the airline miles. Additional offers and promotions will be made available to TripIt users through the partnership, including an extended trial of TripIt Pro.
GroundLink also offers a suite of tools for office administrators in corporate accounts to manage employee ground travel. For more information, visit http://groundlink.com.
About GroundLink
GroundLink is the next generation car service, leveraging a proprietary technology platform to provide easy, reliable ground transportation for business travelers worldwide. The GroundLink mobile app was cited by USA Today as best in class in 2011. GroundLink was also awarded the ODIGEO Award for Travel Innovation and the Creative Alliance Award for Travel Innovation by leading travel industry firm, PhoCusWright. GroundLink has teams in North America, Europe, and Asia, with headquarters in New York, NY.
About TripIt
TripIt®, the leading mobile travel organizer from Concur® (Nasdaq: CNQR), makes it easy for millions of travelers to organize and share their travel plans. Simply forward confirmation emails from anywhere you book to plans@tripit.com and TripIt automatically creates one simple, smart itinerary to access on a smartphone, calendar, or anywhere online. For even greater peace of mind while traveling, TripIt Pro acts like a personal travel assistant that keeps travelers in the know regarding flight status, alternate flights, and more; tracks all frequent traveler points in one place; and monitors eligible flights for fare refunds. TripIt for Teams is an easier way to organize multiple travelers' plans in one place, and keep track of who's traveling when and where. For more information, please visit http://www.tripit.com, the TripIt blog, and follow @TripIt at http://twitter.com/tripit.
About Concur
Concur is a leading provider of integrated travel and expense management solutions. Concur's easy-to-use Web-based and mobile solutions help companies and their employees control costs and save time. Concur Connect is the platform that enables the entire travel and expense ecosystem of customers, suppliers, and solution partners to 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.
CONTACT: Amy Jackson?, Director of Public Relations, TripIt? and Concur Traveler Services, +1-415-401-1152, press@tripit.com; or GroundLink Public Relations, pr@groundLink.com