Sequel to FINAL FANTASY XIII Coming to Xbox 360 and PlayStation®3 Next Winter
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 18, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Square Enix, Inc., the publisher of SQUARE ENIX® interactive entertainment products in North America, today announced FINAL FANTASY® XIII-2 for the PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system and the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft. FINAL FANTASY XIII-2 is a sequel to FINAL FANTASY XIII, which released in North America in March 2010 and has shipped 6 million units worldwide.
Production on FINAL FANTASY XIII-2 is underway, and builds upon the best aspects of FINAL FANTASY XIII. In particular, a brand new story and evolved battle system promise to stand out markedly against the standard for high-quality content established by the previous title.
Since the release of FINAL FANTASY in 1987, this unique RPG series continues to showcase the spectacular visuals, highly imaginative worlds and rich stories leading the industry and earning the highest accolades from users around the world. The series have so far achieved a cumulative shipment of over 97 million units worldwide (as of September 2010).
Product overview
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Title: FINAL FANTASY XIII-2
Platform: PlayStation(R)3, Xbox 360
Genre: RPG
Release date: Available Next Winter
MSRP: TBD
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Story summary from the previous title, FINAL FANTASY XIII
Cocoon - a utopia in the sky.
Its inhabitants believed their world a paradise.
Under the Sanctum's rule, Cocoon had long known peace and prosperity.
Mankind was blessed by its protectors, the benevolent fal'Cie, and believed that tranquil days would continue forever.
Their tranquility was shattered with the discovery of one hostile fal'Cie.
The moment that fal'Cie from Pulse - the feared and detested lowerworld - awoke from its slumber, peace on Cocoon came to an end.
Fal'Cie curse humans, turning them into magic-wielding servants.
They become l'Cie - chosen of the fal'Cie.
Those branded with the mark of a l'Cie carry the burden of either fulfilling their Focus or facing a fate harsher than death itself.
A prayer for redemption.
A wish to protect the world.
A promise to challenge destiny.
After thirteen days of fates intertwined, the battle begins.
FINAL FANTASY XIII-2 is not yet rated. Please visit the Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB) website at http://www.esrb.org for more information about ratings. For more information about FINAL FANTASY XIII-2, please visit the official website at: http://na.square-enix.com/ffxiii-2.
About Square Enix, Inc.
Square Enix, Inc. develops, publishes, distributes and licenses SQUARE ENIX®, EIDOS® and TAITO® branded entertainment content throughout the Americas as part of the Square Enix Group. The Square Enix Group operates a global network of leading development studios and boasts a valuable portfolio of intellectual property, including: FINAL FANTASY®, which has sold over 97 million units worldwide; DRAGON QUEST®, which has sold over 54 million units worldwide; TOMB RAIDER®, which has sold over 35 million units worldwide; and the legendary SPACE INVADERS®. Square Enix, Inc. is a U.S.-based, wholly-owned subsidiary of Square Enix Holdings Co., Ltd.
DRAGON QUEST, EIDOS, FINAL FANTASY, SPACE INVADERS, SQUARE ENIX, the SQUARE ENIX logo, TAITO and TOMB RAIDER are registered trademarks or trademarks of the Square Enix group of companies. "PlayStation" is a registered trademark of Sony Computer Entertainment. Windows, Xbox, Xbox 360 and Xbox LIVE are trademarks of the Microsoft group of companies.
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Enterasys Offers Industry's First Lifetime Warranty on Wireless Controllers
Comprehensive Lifetime Warranty Reduces Total Cost of Ownership for Customer Networks
ANDOVER, Mass., Jan. 18, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Enterasys Networks, a Siemens Enterprise Communications Company, today announced it is offering a lifetime warranty on its Enterasys (HiPath) Wireless Controllers. Enterasys is the first vendor in the industry to offer a lifetime warranty for controllers, augmenting its current comprehensive lifetime warranty offering for wireless access points as well as wired edge switches. Along with powerful automation capabilities and industry-leading integrated wired/wireless management capabilities, this enables customers to achieve the lowest total cost of ownership (TCO) for their wireless network.
With the addition of a lifetime warranty for wireless controllers, Enterasys delivers additional product value, providing customers with significant savings in capital and operational networking costs over the life of the network. According to Gartner, "The increased reliability of networking equipment is moving the industry to a new level of maturity. Lifetime warranty coverage should lower an organization's TCO... Enterprises must make warranty and maintenance services an integral part of the product and vendor evaluation, and, when required, ensure that they buy the right combination of add-on services to meet operational expectations."*
"By extending our industry-leading lifetime warranty coverage to wireless controllers, Enterasys is further demonstrating our commitment to helping customers build the most reliable and cost-effective wired and wireless networks in the industry," said Chris Crowell, President and CEO of Enterasys Networks. "We are proud to be the first in the industry to offer this level of support to our wireless customers."
Customers may also choose to augment the lifetime warranty by purchasing optional maintenance services to meet their business requirements. Enterasys' full range of award-winning services include online case management, 24x7 consultative phone support, extended coverage for premium licenses and field replaceable components, and accelerated advanced parts replacement options.
*Gartner, Inc., Network Equipment Lifetime Warranties: Enterprise Savings or Vendor Marketing?, Tim Zimmerman, Mark Fabbi, February 19, 2010.
About Enterasys Wireless
Enterasys Wireless solutions provide high performance multimedia capabilities to address user needs to support today's newest devices and the most demanding applications, all in highly mobile environments. They also offer the best TCO in the industry, featuring the comprehensive Enterasys lifetime warranty, unified wired/wireless management and the resiliency/reliability and security required by ANY enterprise.
About Enterasys Networks and Siemens Enterprise Communications
Siemens Enterprise Communications is a premier provider of end-to-end enterprise communications, including voice, network infrastructure and security solutions that use open, standards-based unified communications and business applications for a seamless collaboration experience. This award-winning "Open Communications" approach enables organizations to improve productivity and reduce costs through easy-to-deploy solutions that work within existing IT environments, delivering operational efficiencies. It is the foundation for the company's OpenPath® commitment that enables customers to mitigate risk and cost-effectively adopt unified communications. Jointly owned by The Gores Group and Siemens AG, Siemens Enterprise Communications includes Cycos and Enterasys Networks. For more information about Siemens Enterprise Communications or Enterasys please visit http://www.siemens-enterprise.com or http://www.enterasys.com.
Verizon Global Wholesale Enhances Processes for Private IP Services
New Ordering, Monitoring and Reporting Capabilities Streamline Processes and Strengthen Customer Control
NEW YORK, Jan. 18, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Verizon Global Wholesale has added powerful enhancements to many of its Private IP processes, giving customers better ordering, monitoring and reporting options for this highly scalable, network-based service.
These enhancements include new monitoring options that give wholesale customers an improved view into statistics that reflect the health of their network. As a result, customers now have a view of network traffic from the circuit connection to the provider edge, providing an end-to-end look.
New speeds and new interconnection choices have also been added and, as a result, Verizon Global Wholesale has improved its provisioning process and order forms to reflect these additions. Customers will now find a more streamlined experience when ordering and provisioning Private IP (PIP) services.
"With these new enhancements, wholesale customers can effectively manage and scale their network to meet their most demanding needs," said Mark Heinold, marketing director for Verizon Global Wholesale. "Combine that with our global reach and extensive experience in the IP market, and we're giving our customers an edge in this extremely competitive market."
Verizon's PIP service relies on a dedicated private multiprotocol label switching (MPLS) core on a completely autonomous network, providing customers with high levels of network quality and reliability. Functioning as a network-based Virtual Private Network, PIP provides the foundation for automating business processes such as e-commerce and shared extranets or intranets.
Verizon also offers service-level metrics that are measured on each "hop" (segments on the network route) as opposed to a network average.
Verizon's PIP service, now offered in more than 120 countries, supports applications such as conferencing, Voice over IP, point of sale transactions and multicasting VPNs.
In 2010, Nermertes Research recognized Verizon as Top Provider among Market Leaders of Carrier Ethernet and MPLS services.
Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE, Nasdaq: VZ), headquartered in New York, is a global leader in delivering broadband and other wireless and wireline communications services to mass market, business, government and wholesale customers. Verizon Wireless operates America's most reliable wireless network, serving more than 93 million customers nationwide. Verizon also provides converged communications, information and entertainment services over America's most advanced fiber-optic network, and delivers innovative, seamless business solutions to customers around the world. A Dow 30 company, Verizon employs a diverse workforce of more than 195,000 and last year generated consolidated revenues of more than $107 billion. For more information, visit http://www.verizon.com.
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Vertafore Customers Complete 70 Million Online Transactions on Sircon Solution
Vertafore Solution Sircon Helps Insurance Industry Save Time and Money Managing Producer Compliance
BOTHELL, Wash., Jan. 18, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Vertafore (http://www.vertafore.com), a leading provider of software and information to the insurance industry, today announced that its Sircon producer lifecycle management solution has successfully processed a total of 70 million online transactions.
"We rely on Sircon for managing the producer lifecycle in both our captive and non-captive channels," said Chris Iorio, manager, broker sales at Geisinger Health Plan. "Sircon helps us get our producers to market faster through real-time processing and assured compliance."
The Sircon solution (http://www.sircon.com) helps insurance carriers, agencies and education providers reduce the time and cost required to manage regulatory compliance by linking industry stakeholders electronically, providing direct electronic connections to state regulators and trusted data sources. Sircon allows state regulators, insurance carriers, brokers/agencies, education providers and individual producers to process mission-critical transactions electronically, such as licensing, contracting, appointing and other compliance-related services, often with a single click. Sircon's technology eliminates paper from these regulatory processes while reducing per-transaction costs and bolstering productivity.
"Achieving these milestones illustrates the growth and adoption of our online processing services and represents hundreds of millions of dollars saved for the industry," said Tim Owen, vice president of Sircon product management at Vertafore. "Dependability and effectiveness have driven Sircon's growth as the most comprehensive producer lifecycle offering in the industry. Eliminating paper and manual processes saves our clients money while ensuring they're compliant with state regulations."
Sircon's growth in transactions has been propelled by new product offerings including Sircon ProducerEDGE(SM), a personal compliance portal for individual agents. With more than 75,000 subscribers, Sircon ProducerEDGE provides a cost-effective way for agents to manage their own licensing and continuing education information online. This helps keep them compliant and able to service their clients. As with all Sircon solutions, Sircon ProducerEDGE is delivered as software-as-a-service, providing convenient online access to technology eliminating the need for installed software or expensive hardware. For more information, visit http://www.sircon.com or call 877.876.4430.
About Sircon, a Vertafore Business
Sircon products and services are wholly owned by Vertafore, Inc. Vertafore is the leading provider of software and information to the insurance distribution channel including independent agents, brokers, MGAs, carriers and reinsurers. Vertafore leverages a unique industry presence to deliver meaningful solutions - powerful technology, critical information and robust insights to help organizations effectively respond to business challenges and capture new opportunities. Vertafore solutions have helped more than 17,000 customers and 500,000 users gain a competitive advantage to accelerate their business performance. For more information about Vertafore, please visit http://www.vertafore.com.
Contact:
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Vertafore
(425) 354-6819
susannesmith@vertafore.com
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CONTACT: Susanne Smith of Vertafore, +1-425-354-6819, susannesmith@vertafore.com
PushToTest Drives Application Performance Insight by Embedding Jaspersoft Business Intelligence
Jaspersoft's Best-of-Breed BI Brings Rigor and Speed to Application Performance Testing
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 18, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Jaspersoft, makers of the most widely used Business Intelligence (BI) software in the world, today announced that open source software testing provider PushToTest is embedding JasperReports Server Professional into the next generation of its web application performance management and root cause analysis software, TestMaker 6. Now, TestMaker users will have access to more than 10,000 performance charts and mitigation reports that determine the root cause of performance bottlenecks.
Companies today are increasingly dependent on application software to drive revenue and business decisions, so resolving downtime and performance issues quickly is critical. Integrating business intelligence and data analytics into application performance management solutions offers customers a deeper level of analysis and more robust testing that drills to the root cause much faster. For PushToTest, Jaspersoft BI is a proven, flexible and cost-effective business intelligence platform that delivers the best results for both developers and BI professionals.
"Jaspersoft's advanced BI analytics makes TestMaker the smartest application performance solution in the market, radically improving functionality and giving developers the freedom to investigate and chronicle literally thousands of performance hurdles," said PushToTest CEO Frank Cohen. "We tried embedding another open source BI reporting and analytics solution, but couldn't make the tools work well together. We then went to Jaspersoft and saw real, immediate progress by embedding their BI tool in just a couple of weeks. We are thrilled about this partnership."
With the integration, PushToTest is bringing BI directly to customers, allowing them to create, deliver and embed interactive reports in a variety of formats for anyone in an organization. Application developers can take advantage of Jaspersoft's interactive reports to document and test applications during the design, coding and other lifecycle stages.
"Our mutual customers will be able to quickly surface performance bottlenecks and functional issues for fast application performance management," said Jaspersoft CEO Brian Gentile. "Jaspersoft is excited to give PushToTest customers an array of key BI capabilities including faster report creation, custom-crafted dashboards and mix-and-match reports."
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About Jaspersoft
Jaspersoft provides the most flexible, cost effective and widely deployed Business Intelligence suite in the world, enabling better decision making through highly interactive, web-based reports, dashboards and analysis. Leveraging a commercial open source business model, Jaspersoft provides end-to-end BI capabilities at a fraction of the cost of other vendors. The BI suite includes pixel-perfect enterprise reporting, ad hoc query, dashboards, OLAP and in-memory analysis, and data integration. Jaspersoft is the only BI vendor that enables companies to adapt to the new, virtualized world by providing a complete spectrum of on-premise, multi-tenant SaaS and cloud-based deployment options for both embedded and standalone business intelligence. Unlike traditional BI vendors, Jaspersoft is built on a modern, lightweight, standards-based architecture and offers greater vendor independence thanks to its open source codebase. Unlike niche BI vendors, Jaspersoft represents a safe choice with tens of thousands of production deployments across a wide range of industries.
Jaspersoft's open source business intelligence software has more than 12 million product downloads worldwide, 160,000 production deployments and over 13,000 commercial customers in 100 countries. Its BI suite is advanced regularly by a development community of more than 180,000 registered members. For more information visit: http://www.jaspersoft.com and http://www.jasperforge.org.
About PushToTest
PushToTest is the open source application performance management and test automation solutions provider. PushToTest established the open source test (OST) solution into the mainstream by making high-quality, low-cost technology accessible to medium and large size global organizations and by providing world class professional services. The company's core product, TestMaker, provides a software test orchestration platform along with cloud testing capabilities and outsourced testing solutions. PushToTest Global Services provide professional support, training, and consulting services to customers worldwide and through top-tier partnerships. PushToTest TestMaker is the easiest way to move your team from manual functional testing of your web applications to automated functional, load and performance tests, and production monitoring. PushToTest solutions are deployed at PepsiCo, Ford, Deloitte, Deutsche Bank, Cisco, Intuit, Measured Progress, and Emma. The company headquarters are in Campbell, California (part of the Silicon Valley) and sales offices in Austin, Texas, USA. More information is available at http://www.pushtotest.com.
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CONTACT: Jasmine Teer of Page One Public Relations, +1-415-321-2348, jasmine@pageonepr.com, for Jaspersoft; or Saurabh Mallik of PushToTest, +1-408-871-0122, saurabh@pushtotest.com
blinkx Offers Entertainment Fans Access to Exclusive Videos From TV Guide Network
Hundreds of TV Guide Network exclusives, including red carpet fashion and behind-the-scenes interviews, are now available at http://www.blinkx.com
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 18, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- blinkx, the world's largest and most advanced video search engine, today announced that it will distribute exclusive video content from TV Guide Network. A continually expanding library of pop culture videos from TV Guide Network is now fully searchable and viewable at http://www.blinkx.com. Leveraging its unique AdHoc platform, blinkx will also place contextually relevant advertising against these videos and share resulting advertising revenue with TV Guide.
TV Guide Network offers entertainment fans exclusive coverage of Hollywood's biggest stars, from interviews with TV and film celebrities at the Academy Awards and the Golden Globes, to sneak peeks of what's to come on hit shows like American Idol, Law and Order, Modern Family, NCIS and Dancing with the Stars. The Network also covers breaking news in Hollywood and celebrity fashion.
"Entertainment clips are some of the most sought after videos online," said Suranga Chandratillake, founder and CEO, blinkx. "With TV Guide, an institution in the world of entertainment coverage for over 50 years, viewers know they will only get high-quality, professional content featuring today's biggest celebrities, TV shows and movies."
As the pioneer in video search technology, blinkx has built a reputation as the smartest way to find rich media on the Web. The company has made more than 720 partners and indexed over 35 million hours of video and audio content to date.
About blinkx
blinkxplc (LSE AIM: BLNX) is the world's largest and most advanced video search engine. Today, blinkx has indexed more than 35 million hours of audio, video, viral and TV content, and made it fully searchable and available on demand. blinkx's founders set out to solve a significant challenge - as TV and user-generated content on the Web explode, keyword-based search technologies only scratch the surface. blinkx's patented search technologies listen to - and even see - the Web, helping users enjoy a breadth and accuracy of search results not available elsewhere. In addition, blinkx powers the video search for many of the world's most frequented sites. blinkx is based in San Francisco and London. More information is available at http://www.blinkx.com.
About TV Guide
TV Guide Network is the true entertainment insider and the only network that celebrates Hollywood, its stars and the shows that fans adore. Committed to buzz-worthy, breakout programming and a rich, multi-platform viewing experience, TV Guide Network is seen in more than 80 million homes nationwide and online at TVGuide.com, a one-stop fan destination reaching more than 23 million unique users per month. TV Guide Network is home to some of America's fan-favorite series including "Curb Your Enthusiasm," "Weeds" and "Ugly Betty." The network also takes fans behind-the-scenes of Hollywood with original programming that delivers the latest news on entertainment and pop culture, as well as live coverage of the industry's biggest events such as the Red Carpet at the Academy Awards® and Primetime Emmy® Awards. TV Guide Network, TVGuide.com and the TV Guide brand are owned by Lionsgate, the leading next-generation studio, which produces the award-winning series "Mad Men" and "Weeds" and co-produces the acclaimed "Nurse Jackie," and One Equity Partners, the private equity arm of JPMorgan Chase.
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WD® Expands Line of SAS Hard Drives for Enterprise Applications
WD's New SAS Hard Drives Bolster Enterprise Product Portfolio for Mission Critical Server and Storage Systems
IRVINE, Calif., Jan. 18, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Western Digital® (NYSE: WDC), a leader in the desktop, mobile, high-capacity enterprise and consumer markets for hard drives, today announced the availability of its second-generation WD S25 SAS drives (photo) and its latest WD RE SAS 3.5-inch drives for the traditional enterprise market. Shipping now, the 2.5-inch, 10,000 RPM, WD S25 with SAS 6 Gb/s interface hard drives offer IT professionals ultra-reliable and efficient, high-performance storage with new 450 GB and 600 GB capacities. The WD S25 line, including the previously released 147 GB and 300 GB capacities, is designed for mission-critical server and storage systems.
Also shipping now to OEMs, the new 3.5-inch, 7,200 RPM, WD RE SAS with 6 Gb/s interface hard drives offer 1 TB and 2 TB capacity points, and represent a key addition to WD's expanding enterprise product portfolio. The WD RE SAS drives mark an important commitment to the expansion of WD's SAS portfolio for high-capacity data center storage, storage area networks (SAN), network attached storage (NAS), direct attach storage (DAS), networked surveillance systems and cloud storage.
"Meeting the demands of our customers and IT professionals in the enterprise market is the primary driver of our long-term commitment to SAS drives," said Darwin Kauffman, WD's vice president of enterprise storage solutions. "Our focused strategy in the enterprise continues to ensure that customers who have rewarded WD with their preference of WD drives in other application segments receive the same outstanding values of quality, reliability, performance and availability with WD's SAS drives. It is with that commitment that we are now able to meet a wider set of customer requirements."
"Over the past three years, SAS has established itself as the preferred interface for HDDs in servers and enterprise storage systems, representing more than 50 percent of all HDDs shipped for enterprise applications in 2010," said John Rydning, research director, hard disk drives at IDC. "The performance, scalability, and reliability of SAS will result in more than two-thirds of HDDs shipping with a SAS interface for enterprise applications by 2014."
WD's latest product offering provides a full spectrum of SAS drives to fit specific enterprise needs. The WD S25 family of drives delivers high performance with its 6 Gb/s SAS interface and is fit for use in a broad range of mission-critical applications including dense server and storage systems. WD RE SAS hard drives are engineered to offer data-hungry SAS-based storage systems the massive capacity they need without compromising top-of-the-line performance. This uncompromising combination of high-capacity, peak performance and best-in-class reliability make WD RE SAS drives ideal for business critical applications. More information about WD S25 SAS hard drives may be found on the company's website at http://www.wdc.com/en/products/products.aspx?id=10 and information about WD RE SAS hard drives can be found at http://www.wdc.com/en/products/products.aspx?id=580.
About WD
WD, one of the storage industry's pioneers and long-time leaders, provides products and services for people and organizations that collect, manage and use digital information. The company designs and produces reliable, high-performance hard drives and solid state drives that keep users' data accessible and secure from loss. Its advanced technologies are configured into applications for client and enterprise computing, embedded systems and consumer electronics, as well as its own consumer storage and media products.
WD was founded in 1970. The company's storage products are marketed to leading OEMs, systems manufacturers, selected resellers and retailers under the Western Digital® and WD® brand names. Visit the Investor section of the company's website (http://www.westerndigital.com) to access a variety of financial and investor information.
This press release contains forward-looking statements, including statements relating to expected number of HDDs shipping with a SAS interface for enterprise applications by 2014. These forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in the forward-looking statements, including changes in product life cycles, technology and competing storage technologies, and other risks and uncertainties listed in WD's recent SEC filings. WD does not intend, and undertakes no obligation, to publish revised forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this release or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events or for any other reason.
Western Digital, WD, and the WD logo are registered trademarks of Western Digital Technologies, Inc. Other marks may be mentioned herein that belong to other companies. All other brand and product names mentioned herein are the property of their respective companies. One gigabyte (GB) = 1 billion bytes. One terabyte (TB) = one trillion bytes. Total accessible capacity varies depending on operating environment. As used for transfer rate or interface, megabyte per second (MB/s) = one million bytes per second, and gigabit per second (Gb/s) = one billion bits per second.
CONTACT: Heather Skinner, Public Relations, +1-949-672-7920, heather.skinner@wdc.com, or Bob Blair, Investor Relations, +1-949-672-7834, robert.blair@wdc.com, both of Western Digital Technologies
Launch of On-Demand Enterprise Complaints Management System - UsefulFeedback!
- UsefulFeedback!, the on-demand Complaints Management system, has been launched by iCasework with a wide range of industry specific templates that enable multi-channel capture, management and root cause analysis of complaints and informal feedback -
LONDON, Jan. 18, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- iCasework, the case management system providers, has launched UsefulFeedback!, http://www.usefulfeedback.com the on-demand Complaints Management system designed to help organisations when dealing with customer complaints. The system is launched with a wide range of pre-configured industry-specific versions, available for both public and private sector organisations.
UsefulFeedback! is an on-line solution that manages the receipt, allocation and suitable response for complaints and informal feedback received across the business. The software is designed to automate this interaction and engagement process across all enterprise channels including frontline employees, the customer service team and the wider business network of external service providers, distributors and suppliers, as well as monitoring and managing comments and complaints on social media sites and providing clear root cause analysis across the business.
Hans Grefte, Product Development Director at iCasework, comments "UsefulFeedback! is deployed as an on-demand, web-accessible solution, which brings with it the low costs and low risks that cannot be delivered in a standard on-premise deployment. By making our system available on-demand, we are able to provide all the functionality, scalability and security required of an enterprise-level system, yet without the usual high costs or the need for technical specialist knowledge or skills and, unlike similar systems, minus any upfront licence fees. All that is required of the customer is web access and they can have their own complaints system up and running immediately."
Central to the success of UsefulFeedback! is the wide range of industry-specific templates that have been developed to help businesses be compliant with their sector's particular regulations, legislation and commercial needs. Currently there are more than 45 different industry templates available on-demand for complaints management.
Grefte continues, "We recognise the differences inherent in various industries, both in terms of the nature and quantity of their complaints, but also in terms of their compliance and root cause analysis needs. Many sectors are stringently regulated by industry legislation and evidence of compliance is strictly required for fear of heavy penalties and fines. As a result we have developed, based upon 12 years of heavy involvement in the complaints management sector, a series of on-demand tailored solutions that can provide root cause analysis for industries as varied as local government, retail, financial services, utilities, telecoms, manufacturing and housing as well as recently regulated sectors such as legal services and care homes, with each solution reflecting the precise individual complaints management needs of the sector when dealing with customer complaints."
When dealing with customer complaints, UsefulFeedback! is able to cater for the diverse workflows required across different departments within an organisation, even external service providers, and enables each area to capture and resolve issues at the first point of contact, or alternatively assign the complaint to the appropriate team or individual for processing and management. The complaints management software also monitors social media interaction, enabling the user to assess, analyse and respond appropriately to comments posted on social media sites. As the complaint information is stored centrally, UsefulFeedback!'s automated reporting, which is supported by threshold alerts that highlight areas of concern, can provide management with consistent and accurate data delivering clear root cause analysis across departments, external service providers and the entire organisation.
Ann Ho, Customer Feedback Manager from Liverpool City Council concludes "iCasework has been great for Liverpool City Council, it's a powerful piece of complaints management software that has enabled us to improve the way we are dealing with customer complaints across the organisation. Now anyone from the frontline to the back office is able to quickly and easily manage concerns, with the information also feeding the organisational learning process. It's certainly made our life easier."
iCasework Ltd is a UK based organisation that has been implementing case management systems since 1998. Our experience is gained from developing case management solutions for both private and public sector clients across a variety of countries and industry sectors. Our dedicated focus on this technology has enabled us to develop solutions that are specific to your industry needs and business challenges, with a particular focus on adhering to specific regulations and compliance requirements.
About UsefulFeedback!
UsefulFeedback! is a complaints management software suite within the wider iCasework product portfolio and is the on-line solution for dealing with customer complaints and informal feedback as well as providing clear root cause analysis. Available as an on-demand (SaaS) or on-site solution, UsefulFeedback! has a wide-range of industry specific templates that are built around each sector's commercial and regulatory needs and enables organisations of any size, in any geography to manage and report on complaints, compliments, suggestions and queries across the entire business network. The result is improved service levels, efficient processes and an enhanced customer experience.
Novatel Wireless 4G MiFi Intelligent Mobile Hotspots Honored With CES 2011 Best in Show Award From Notebooks.com
Recent Industry Accolades Also Include World Communication and Mobile Star Awards
SAN DIEGO, Jan. 18, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Novatel Wireless (Nasdaq: NVTL), a leading provider of wireless broadband solutions, today announced that its new 4G MiFi® Intelligent Mobile Hotspots were chosen as the Best Notebook Accessory at CES 2011 by Notebooks.com. This award adds to the growing list of industry accolades for the MiFi Intelligent Mobile Hotspot platform, which recently also garnered the 2010 World Communication Award (WCA) for Best Mobile Device Strategy and the Mobile Village Mobile Star Award for Best Laptop or Tablet Accessory.
The MiFi Intelligent Mobile Hotspot is the industry leading dedicated mobile data device. The user-experience is a key element in the MiFi Intelligent Mobile Hotspot's worldwide success. With the touch of a button, the MiFi creates a personal cloud of high-speed Internet connectivity that can be easily shared between multiple users and up to five Wi-Fi devices such as laptops, tablets, gaming devices and multimedia players. Unlike any other device, the MiFi Intelligent Mobile Hotspot is optimized for mobile data and ease-of-use, with dedicated and uninterrupted data sessions, optimized power management for data users, and advanced integrated antenna technology for maximum performance.
The MiFi platform, now with 4G mobile broadband speeds, serves as an intelligent, open platform built on the MiFi OS(TM) with a browser based web user interface, capable of hosting advanced software applications and flexible enough to address the continued evolution of mobile broadband.
"This industry recognition highlights the unrivaled functionality, flexibility and great user experience associated with the MiFi brand, as well as Novatel Wireless' ongoing commitment to delivering the most innovative mobile broadband solutions to our customers," said Rob Hadley, CMO, Novatel Wireless. "Notebooks.com, the WCA and Mobile Village are widely recognized as some of the most trusted awards programs in the industry and it is an honor to be named a winner."
ABOUT NOVATEL WIRELESS
Novatel Wireless, Inc. is a leader in the design and development of intelligent wireless solutions based on 2G, 3G and 4G technologies providing wireless connectivity. The Company delivers specialized wireless solutions to carriers, distributors, retailers, OEMs and vertical markets worldwide. Novatel Wireless' Intelligent Mobile Hotspot products, software, USB modems, embedded modules and smart M2M modules provide innovative anywhere, anytime communications solutions for consumers and enterprises. Headquartered in San Diego, California, Novatel Wireless is listed on NASDAQ: NVTL. For more information please visit http://www.novatelwireless.com. (NVTLG)
This release may contain forward-looking statements, which are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, as amended to date. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties. A number of important factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements contained herein. These factors include risks relating to technological changes, new product introductions, continued acceptance of Novatel Wireless' products and dependence on intellectual property rights. These factors, as well as other factors that could cause actual results to differ materially, are discussed in more detail in Novatel Wireless' filings with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (available at http://www.sec.gov) and other regulatory agencies.
(C) 2010 Novatel Wireless, Inc. All rights reserved. The Novatel Wireless name and logo, Ovation(TM), Mobilink(TM) and MiFi® are trademarks of Novatel Wireless, Inc. Other Company, product or service names mentioned herein are the trademarks of their respective owners.
Contacts: Charlotte Rubin Cara Sloman
Novatel Wireless Nadel Phelan
(858) 812-3431 (831) 440-2411
crubin@nvtl.com cara@nadelphelan.com
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Novatel Wireless, Inc.
CONTACT: Charlotte Rubin of Novatel Wireless, +1-858-812-3431, crubin@nvtl.com; or Cara Sloman of Nadel Phelan, +1-831-440-2411, cara@nadelphelan.com, for Novatel Wireless
Trimble Launches VRS Now Service in Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg
New Service Plans Provide Access to All European Trimble VRS Now RTK Networks
SUNNYVALE, Calif., Jan. 18, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Trimble (Nasdaq: TRMB) announced today the launch of the Trimble® VRS Now(TM) RTK correction data services for Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg delivering centimeter-level positioning for RTK receivers throughout these countries. The Trimble VRS Now service supplies fast, easy-to-use and accurate Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) positioning for a variety of applications including precision agriculture, surveying, construction, asset management, environmental monitoring, disaster prevention and relief, weather services and scientific research.
The Trimble VRS Now Benelux service joins the existing Trimble VRS Now services in Germany, the UK, Czech Republic, Estonia, Ireland, Spain, and many states in the U.S.
In addition, new service plans allow users to perform precise positioning with centimeter-level accuracy in all Trimble VRS Now RTK networks across Europe, simplifying access to high-precision GNSS corrections. Today, Trimble is the first and only network RTK service provider that allows users to roam across multiple countries without added complexity. Customers can also accurately track their assets in real time across large areas with the included iScope(TM) service.
VRS Now service is based on Trimble's unique VRS technology, which combines sophisticated algorithms with experience and its field-proven Continuous Operating Reference Station (CORS) hardware.
Trimble applies technology to make field and mobile workers in businesses and government significantly more productive. Solutions are focused on applications requiring position or location--including surveying, construction, agriculture, fleet and asset management, public safety and mapping. In addition to utilizing positioning technologies, such as GPS, lasers and optics, Trimble solutions may include software content specific to the needs of the user. Wireless technologies are utilized to deliver the solution to the user and to ensure a tight coupling of the field and the back office. Founded in 1978, Trimble is headquartered in Sunnyvale, Calif.
CONTACT: Investors, Willa McManmon, +1-408-481-7838, willa_mcmanmon@trimble.com, or Media, Lea Ann McNabb, +1-408-481-7808, leaann_mcnabb@trimble.com, both of Trimble
Hughes and Tachyon Join Forces to Develop Advanced Airborne Networking Solutions for Military & Government
Comms-on-the-Move Experts to Deliver Full-Motion Video for Advanced Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Missions
SAN DIEGO and GERMANTOWN, Md., Jan. 18, 2011/PRNewswire/ -- Tachyon Networks, developer of aXiom end-to-end satellite solutions for fixed, portable and comms-on-the-move (COTM) applications and Hughes Network Systems, LLC (HUGHES) the global leader in broadband satellite networks and services, today announced their intention to cooperate in the development of end-to-end airborne COTM solutions for military and government markets. This broad-based cooperation will focus on solutions for manned and unmanned aircraft, initially fixed-wing and later rotary wing aircraft, which require full-motion HD video transmission capabilities.
"We are pleased to be working with Tachyon on the development of airborne COTM solutions," stated Rick Lober, Vice President and General Manager of the Defense & Intelligence Systems Division (DISD) at Hughes. "Both Hughes and Tachyon have developed advanced technologies for airborne networking, which together offer an excellent opportunity to address the challenges associated with high-speed video transmission from various types of aircraft while in flight."
Tachyon has developed its aXiom end-to-end satellite broadband solutions for air, land and sea, and will integrate a key element - the Linux-based aXiom Services Platform (ASP) - to the solutions resulting from its cooperation with Hughes. The ASP facilitates seamless integration across all communications equipment onboard aircraft, as well as enabling interoperability with the end-to-end satellite network. The ASP also enables onboard display of all network monitoring applications and operational data with an easy-to-use graphical user interface (GUI).
Hughes has recently demonstrated its Airborne Video Solution, which employs the high-performance Hughes HX router, for fixed wing aircraft. Hughes is building on its commercial aviation broadband offering, thereby facilitating adoption of a COTS-based solution by the airborne Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) community. The cooperation with Tachyon will allow Hughes to migrate this solution to new military and government programs.
"Hughes has successfully demonstrated its advanced modem solution for fixed wing aircraft," said Dan Negroni, VP of Sales and Marketing for Tachyon Networks. "Tachyon is excited to have an opportunity to jointly develop a solution that brings full-motion video capability to additional aircraft platforms, including a future focus on rotary wing aircraft, in support of the ISR community."
About Tachyon Networks
Tachyon Networks, developer of aXiom end-to-end satellite solutions for fixed, portable and COTM applications, delivers the highest quality managed network services for data, voice and video. Tachyon serves government agencies and enterprises that require secure, mission-critical communications over air, land and sea. Enabled by the software-based aXiom Services Platform (ASP), Tachyon's technology-agnostic solutions include management and operation of space segment capacity and teleport facilities, VSAT equipment and antennas and managed network services. Tachyon's financially backed, industry-leading service-level agreement (SLA) guarantees a superior quality of service (QoS). For additional information, please visit http://www.tachyon.com.
About Hughes Network Systems
Hughes Network Systems, LLC (HUGHES) is the world's leading provider of satellite broadband for home and office, delivering innovative network technologies, managed services and solutions for enterprises and governments globally. HughesNet® is the #1 high-speed satellite Internet service in the marketplace, with offerings to suit every budget. To date, HUGHES has shipped more than 2.5 million systems to customers in over 100 countries, representing over 50% market share. Its products employ global standards approved by TIA, ETSI and ITU organizations, including IPoS/DVB-S2, RSM-A, and GMR-1.
Headquartered outside Washington, D.C., in Germantown, Maryland, USA, Hughes Network Systems, LLC (Hughes) operates sales and support offices worldwide, and is a wholly owned subsidiary of Hughes Communications, Inc. (Nasdaq: HUGH). For more information, please visit http://www.hughes.com.
LeBron James Through His Company Spring Hill Productions Announces New Animated Web Series, 'The LeBrons,' to Promote Positive Messages to Youth; Show Will Help Support Boys & Girls Clubs of America
Believe Entertainment Group to finance, sell and distribute the 10-episode digital series and partner with Spring Hill Productions on brand engagement and all business efforts for the show
Hewlett-Packard and Intel first to sponsor 'The LeBrons' and contribute to creative development
NEW YORK, Jan. 18, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- LeBron James through his production company, Spring Hill Productions, and Believe Entertainment Group today announced they will launch a new, original animated series exclusively for the Web entitled "The LeBrons," a family entertainment show designed to provide positive messages to today's youth. A portion of proceeds from the series will be used for the purchase of HP computers powered by Intel® Core(TM) processors, to be donated to Boys & Girls Clubs of America in support of its education initiatives. Believe Entertainment Group, a New York-based digital entertainment company, will finance, sell and distribute the 10-episode digital series and partner with LeBron James and Spring Hill Productions on sales and all business efforts for the show, including engaging brands and delivering the show to James' massive social network and LeBronJames.com.
"The LeBrons" will live on a YouTube channel at youtube.com/thelebrons and will be heavily promoted and distributed through LeBron's Facebook and Twitter channels as well as a dedicated section of LeBronJames.com; additionally, the show will be syndicated across targeted sites on the Web through Digital Broadcasting Group (DBG). The characters in the show will feature Nike's Young Athletes footwear and apparel. HP and Intel will be lead technology sponsors of the series. Physical production for "The LeBrons" will be managed by Dru Dog Productions, and the show is slated to launch in early 2011.
As LeBron's first foray into digital entertainment, "The LeBrons" will have plenty of humor, fun and wit, and is also designed to relay a series of positive messages in every episode that stem from a problem faced by modern families, or a current social event. The show will tackle a wide variety of subjects, including family, teamwork, friendship, giving back to the community, staying in school, staying out of trouble, and more, all done in an edgy, fresh and relatable way.
"'The LeBrons' provides me with an opportunity to reach kids through entertaining and meaningful messages about how important it is to do well in school, respect their parents and friends, and be involved in the community," said LeBron James. "This is a great way to show youths of all ages how to be a good person, no matter what their circumstances are, and by launching it online I'll be able to reach everyone who follows me on the Internet, especially LeBronJames.com, Twitter and Facebook. I'm so excited for 'The LeBrons' to start, and I can't wait to watch it with my family."
LeBron's online community is highly active; he boasts over 4.8 million 'likes' on Facebook, and has generated more than 1.2 million followers on Twitter within his first several months on the service. With this engaged audience in mind, Believe Entertainment Group has created unique ways for advertisers to get involved with "The LeBrons" through brand integration and sponsorship, which will include custom animation and exclusive partnerships with the show.
"LeBron's fans are just as active on the Web as they are in the stands," said Dan Goodman, Co-Founder of Believe Entertainment Group. "By tapping into LeBron's massive social network we're addressing the audience on their terms and how they want to watch." Co-Founder Bill Masterson added, "As LeBron delves into the online world through the series, we're excited to help him interact with his fans in new ways. LeBron is a mega-star, yet he is also relatable to his fans, down to earth, and full of creative ideas that will help make his message resonate with audiences of all ages."
As lead technology sponsors, HP and Intel provided technology enabling the development and production of the show. From an Intel perspective, the series logically coincides with the company's recent announcement of the 2nd Generation Intel® Core(TM) processor family, which delivers a rich, immersive, visual experience for consuming digital media such as "The LeBrons," according to Mark Vaiciulis, Intel senior marketing manager.
The idea for the creation of the show began with a series of Nike television commercials introducing four characters that represent four different sides of LeBron James' personality: KID, WISE, BUSINESS and ATHLETE. LeBron decided to create the new series loosely based on these characters, told through the point of view of KID, that will take place in Akron, OH, LeBron's hometown. The neighborhood will be a character itself, as it depicts LeBron's real life childhood stomping grounds and serves as the nurturing but sometimes difficult backdrop of youth trying to find their way in the world. In addition to The LeBron Family characters, the show will introduce a host of all new friends and supporting cast. With outrageous storylines and flawed, relatable characters, the series will provide entertainment content that can be enjoyed by both parents and kids alike.
Additional details on distribution and advertiser partnerships for "The LeBrons" will be announced soon.
About LeBron James and Spring Hill Productions
LeBron James, 2009 and 2010 NBA Most Valuable Player, is an internationally recognized basketball superstar who plays for the Miami Heat. Selected to the NBA All-Star team every year after his rookie season, as the overall No. 1 pick in the 2003 draft, LeBron has electrified fans across the globe with his dazzling play and record-breaking achievements. He is the youngest player in NBA history to win Rookie of the Year honors and reach 15,000 career points. LeBron served as a co-captain of the Team USA basketball team that won the Gold Medal with an undefeated record at the 2008 Summer Olympics.
Off the court, James is actively involved in a wide range of philanthropic endeavors. LeBron is an avid supporter of Boys & Girls Clubs of America and through a national initiative the LeBron James Family Foundation donated 1000 HP computers to the organization in 2010. He continues to give back to the city of Akron and in 2010 LeBron has donated 1000 HP computers to Akron Public Schools "After-School Program" as well. LeBron James hosts the annual State Farm King for Kids Bike-a-thon, whose proceeds are donated to the Akron Area YMCA and the Akron Urban League. In addition, James and the LJFF have installed playgrounds in New Orleans, Phoenix and Dallas, as part of an initiative that began in 2008 during the NBA All-Star activities.
In 2008, LeBron James and his business partner, Maverick Carter created Spring Hill Productions and executive produced More Than a Game, a documentary which chronicles LeBron and his teammates at St.Vincent-St. Mary High School in Akron, Ohio and their seven-year journey which culminates with a national high school championship. More Than a Game debuted to critical acclaim at the Toronto Film Festival in September 2008 and was runner-up for the People's Choice award to the eventual Academy Award winner Slum Dog Millionaire. The filmopened domestically in the fall October of 2009 and was nominated for a 2010 Independent Spirit Award for Best Documentary.
About Believe Entertainment Group
Believe Entertainment Group is a digital entertainment company focusing on premium entertainment experiences through direct partnership with elite talent and leading brands delivered through a variety of digital outlets such as web, mobile, VOD, social media, gaming, and more. In April 2010, Believe Entertainment Group announced an alliance with Paramount Digital Entertainment (PDE) working together on the hit digital series The Legion of Extraordinary Dancers (The LXD), created by Jon M. Chu (Step Up 2: The Streets and Step Up 3D) and distributed through Hulu. Recently, Believe Entertainment Group expanded its partnership with MommyCast, the Webby Award winning multi-medium show for moms, and announced the launch of MommyCast Latina, a first-of-its-kind, original HD web show specifically for the Latina mom. Formerly, Dan Goodman and William H. Masterson III, Co-Founders of Believe Entertainment Group, have launched previous digital entertainment projects including Seth MacFarlane's Cavalcade of Cartoon Comedy with Family Guy creator Seth MacFarlane and meinspace.com, an online effort to support Sacha Baron Cohen's Bruno, as well as original short form content with the world famous improv troupe, The Second City among others. Their extensive experience in advertising and marketing has led to brand and distribution partnerships with well-known, respected brands such as Burger King, Procter & Gamble, Priceline, Johnson & Johnson, State Farm and Microsoft among others, as well as key distribution relationships delivering scalable audiences for their projects including YouTube, Google, Hulu, Digital Broadcasting Group, MySpace, FLO TV and more.
For more information on Believe Entertainment Group contact:
Gretchen Wagner: gwagner@BelieveEnt.com
About Boys & Girls Clubs of America
For more than 100 years, Boys & Girls Clubs of America (http://www.bgca.org) has changed and saved lives, enabling young people to achieve great futures as productive, caring, responsible citizens. Today, some 4,000 Boys & Girls Clubs serve 4.2 million young people through Club membership and community outreach. Clubs are located in neighborhoods throughout the country and on U.S. military installations worldwide, providing young people 6-18 years old with guidance-oriented character development programs conducted by trained, professional staff. Key programs emphasize leadership development; education and career exploration; community service; technology training; financial literacy; health and life skills; the arts; sports, fitness and recreation; and family support. In a Harris Survey of alumni, 57 percent said the Club saved their lives. National headquarters are located in Atlanta.
For more information on Boys & Girls Clubs of America contact:
Frank Sanchez: 404-487-5907
SOURCE Believe Entertainment Group
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Believe Entertainment Group
CONTACT: For Believe Entertainment Group: Gretchen Wagner, +1-917-716-6047, gwagner@BelieveEnt.com; or For Boys & Girls Clubs of America: Frank Sanchez, +1-404-487-5907
Top Employers Announce a Transformation in Online Recruiting
Leading U.S. Employers Launch New Job Listing '.JOBS Universe'
INDIANAPOLIS, Jan. 18, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Over 500 leading U.S. employers, including some of the largest companies in the world, are joining forces to transform how people use the Internet to quickly and efficiently locate valid employment opportunities.
Leading employers have rallied around the ambitious plan that allows all companies, regardless of size or industry, to list jobs free of charge, automatically upload new listings on a daily basis, and intelligently distribute job listings to relevant web sites. For example, an IBM listing for an engineering job in New York will be distributed to multiple relevant websites, such as http://www.newyork.jobs and http://www.engineering.jobs.
The .JOBS Universe is led by Bill Warren, Executive Director of DirectEmployers Association, a former President of the Monster.com job board who is widely regarded as the founder of online recruiting. Approximately forty thousand of the .JOBS domains, including 126 international locations, will be functioning in January with tens of thousands more planned by the end of the year.
Mr. Warren states, "The very largest of employers in the world have pooled their resources to build this recruitment vertical. They want greater efficiencies from the Internet and are taking matters into their own hands to invest in the outcome. With the recent advances in cloud computing, the scalability of the .JOBS Universe is off the charts. The potential for cost savings is natural, real and sustainable as well as available free of charge to every employer worldwide regardless of industry or size."
Benefits job seekers will find include intuitive web site entry points, verified job listings and the ability to connect directly with employers. "I'm excited about the .JOBS Universe because it's going to revolutionize the way someone will look for a job. Right now the process is very difficult. It takes so much time and there's so much duplication of effort. With .JOBS, candidates will be able to go to one, intuitive location and know that the opportunities listed are straight from employers," says Randy Goldberg, Vice President Recruiting, Hyatt North America Operations.
Job listings in the .JOBS Universe are fully integrated with social media such as Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, YouTube and others. Job seekers can build their own profile and identify which of their friends or connections are working at a particular company of interest. They can also find and follow companies and recruiters on the various social networks and share job listings with their friends on social news sites. The .JOBS Universe platform has also been optimized for easy access on mobile browsers. Its "open source" approach allows industry vendors to develop apps that will result in even greater efficiencies in the future.
Mr. Warren adds, "Building out the .JOBS TLD, owned and managed by employers through a non-profit association, is revolutionary for the Internet and a gigantic step for both employers and job seekers. It provides employers low-cost advertising and branding opportunities while reducing recruiting costs. It also provides job seekers a direct connection to employers and a trusted, reliable source on the Internet to locate employment opportunities."
The .JOBS Universe is the result of a proposal made by DirectEmployers Association to Employ Media LLC, the licensed operator of the .JOBS TLD.
About DirectEmployers Association
DirectEmployers Association, Inc. is a 501(c)(6) nonprofit, 550-member employer association.
As provided in its corporate bylaws, the business and affairs of the Association are managed by a board of directors consisting of member company representatives. Daily operations are managed by an executive director and operations staff at the direction of the president and board of directors. Its mission is to provide employers an employment network that is cost-effective, improves labor market efficiency and reaches an ethnically diverse national and international workforce.
SOURCE DirectEmployers Association
DirectEmployers Association
CONTACT: Nancy Holland of the DirectEmployers Association, +1-317-874-9022, nancy@directemployers.com
Mood Media launches new Digital Message on Hold service with Please Hold Group
TORONTO, Jan. 18 /PRNewswire/ - Mood Media Corporation (TSX:MM / LSE AIM:MM) a
global provider of in-store media, music and digital signage solutions
today announced a partnership with The Please Hold Group ("Please
Hold"), a leading supplier of digital message on hold solutions to over
50,000 retail clients across the United States, Canada, Caribbean and
Europe
Through this partnership Mood Media will now offer Please Hold's
leading-edge VOIP utilities for digital voice response systems,
automated receptionists, voice mail, interactive voice response
platforms, digital announcers and other peripheral add-on audio video
components to an existing client base of over 170,000 locations. In
turn, Please Hold will utilize Mood Media's rights included library for
background and foreground music programming on a go forward basis to
existing and future Please Hold customers.
Please Hold's Steve Fogel commented, "given that Mood services many of
the same markets we are in, and want to be in, this is a terrific
opportunity for us to expand our business with a clear in-store audio
solution leader whereas they have the Music and we have the Voices,
it's all about building the customers brand."
"This partnership further demonstrates Mood Media's commitment to
providing its customers with the most complete, advanced suite of
in-store media technologies available," said Lorne Abony, Chief
Executive Officer of Mood Media. "By adding Please Hold's cutting edge
programs, Mood Media now offers a solution that will cover 100% of a
customers' in-store and on-hold messaging needs."
About Mood Media Corporation
Mood Media is a leading in-store media specialist that uses a mix of
music, visual and scent media to help its clients communicate with
consumers with a view to driving incremental sales at the
point-of-purchase. Operating through its two principal divisions,
In-Store Media and Retail Point-of-Purchase, Mood Media works with more
than 800 retail chains in more than 30 countries throughout North
America, Europe, Asia and Australia.
Mood Media provides custom music and messaging to retail, hospitality
and general business environments including Toys"R"Us, Brown Shoe,
PETCO, Carter's, and New York & Company.
Many of the largest chains and boutique brands in the world trust Mood
Media to enhance their brand image at their locations. Mood Media
offers its clients a virtually unlimited array of music programming
options through its vast library of Major Label and Rights Included
Artist music. Mood Media also provides complete audio system solutions,
including the Trusonic MBOX Media Player, through its national network
of sales and service locations.
About Please Hold
Please Hold is the second largest full-service Message On Hold provider
in the world. Founded in April, 1985, Please Hold has grown steadily
to become a leading supplier in the state-of-the-art field of
communications, with tens of thousands of clients and end users spread
across North America, Europe and the Caribbean.
SOURCE Mood Media Corporation
Mood Media Corporation
CONTACT: <p>contact Mark Elfenbein at <u><a font-weight="bold" href="mailto:Mark.Elfenbein@moodmedia.com">Mark.Elfenbein@moodmedia.com</a></u> or visit <a href="http://www.us.moodmedia.com/">http://www.us.moodmedia.com</a></p>
- Integrated Facebook Application Collects Feedback Within the Social
Networking Site to Maximize Consumer Engagement, Insights
Globalpark, a leading provider of enterprise feedback solutions
(http://www.globalpark.com/), introduces Social Insight Connect to help
organizations create value - and brand insights - from their Facebook fans.
With Social Insight Connect, marketing and digital teams move beyond
social media monitoring to create a private feedback channel within the
Facebook environment - to better understand consumer needs and preferences,
test and innovate new products, and extend marketing reach from an
at-the-ready audience. Participating Facebook fans provide their feedback,
engage in interactive forums, get alerts for new projects, and even redeem
any reward points without ever leaving the social networking site.
"It is important to integrate feedback opportunities into consumers'
preferred environments - which, more and more, start with online networks,
social media and mobile devices," explains Globalpark CEO Lorenz Graef.
Additionally, market researchers who are already doing research - whether
ad hoc, through a panel or community - can now easily incorporate the
Facebook channel to broaden reach, get faster and higher response rates, and
engage with individuals "at home" in their Facebook accounts.
"Social media plays a growing role in today's communications between
brands and customers. We are committed to bringing the two worlds of research
and social media together where it makes sense for our clients, and as a
matter of convenience and engagement for participants," Graef summarizes.
Globalpark will host a webinar on February 24th, 2011 at 2pm Eastern (7pm
GMT) to provide more detail and show an example - to register: http://bit.ly/SINCweb.
Social Insight Connect is also featured in Forrester Research's January
11, 2011 report The Next Evolution of MROCs - to download: http://bit.ly/MROCreport
About Globalpark
Globalpark provides panel community and survey software that enables
organizations to manage what matters across the enterprise. By capturing
feedback and tracking behaviour of customers, employees and partners, they
gain insights that drive better business decisions. By identifying and
empowering influential advocates, they build reputation and extend reach.
Founded in 1999, Globalpark software is German-engineered and
globally-tested by leading brands and top market research institutes,
including: Continental, Daimler, General Mills, GfK, IDG, Nintendo, Sony, TNS
and Warner Music. Globalpark is staffed by renowned research pioneers, with
offices across the US, UK, Germany and Austria. For further information,
please visit http://www.globalpark.com
Magic Software Announces New Cooperation Agreement With comselect GmbH
New Partner Win Demonstrates Strength and Momentum in the salesforce.com Ecosystem
OR-YEHUDA, Israel, Jan. 18, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Magic Software Enterprises Ltd. (Nasdaq: MGIC), a global provider of cloud and on-premise application platform and business integration solutions, has announced a cooperation agreement with comselect GmbH, a salesforce.com partner based in Lampertheim, Germany.
comselect is a leading full-service provider of customer management systems, with outstanding expertise in strategic consulting, marketing, sales optimization, customer acquisition and retention, and customer relationship management (CRM). These services are based on the salesforce.com CRM platform. comselect will now use Magic Software's iBOLT for salesforce.com to integrate salesforce.com into its customers' IT landscape.
"With iBOLT for salesforce.com, we can offer our customers real added value. With the easy integration or extension of functionalities, without the need to code, the value of the SaaS solution rises significantly," said Thorsten Heinrich, Managing Partner of comselect GmbH.
Stephan Romeder, Managing Director of Magic Software Germany, added, "We are glad to have won comselect as a new partner. With the iBOLT platform, we have an outstanding tool for delivering rapid, certified code-free application and data integration. Our partners implement and maximize our solutions' potential for their customers' benefit, and at the same time they are able to differentiate themselves from their competitors. This win of another leading salesforce.com partner shows our strength and momentum in the salesforce.com market."
The iBOLT business integration suite is available in special editions that are designed to facilitate rapid, code-free and visually intuitive integration of well-known business applications. These include salesforce.com, SAP Business One, SAP ERP, Oracle JD Edwards, IBM i applications and databases (AS/400), Lotus Notes applications, forms and databases, healthcare systems using HL7, Microsoft Dynamics CRM, Microsoft SharePoint, EDI systems, and many more.
About comselect GmbH
comselect GmbH is a leading full-service provider of comprehensive prospect and customer management systems. comselect supports B2B marketing and the sales of products and services.
As a certified salesforce.com partner, comselect builds, implements and supports customized salesforce.com platforms that are uniquely tailored to each individual customer's requirements.
About Magic Software
Magic Software Enterprises Ltd. (NASDAQ: MGIC) is a global provider of cloud and on-premise application platform and business integration solutions. For more information, visit http://www.magicsoftware.com.
Except for the historical information contained herein, the matters discussed in this news release include forward-looking statements that may involve a number of risks and uncertainties. Actual results may vary significantly based upon a number of factors including, but not limited to, risks in product and technology development, market acceptance of new products and continuing product conditions, both here and abroad, release and sales of new products by strategic resellers and customers, and other risk factors detailed in the Company's most recent annual report and other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Magic is the trademark of Magic Software Enterprises Ltd. SAP, SAP NetWeaver and all SAP logos are trademarks or registered trademarks of SAP AG in Germany and in several other countries. Microsoft SharePoint® and Microsoft Dynamics CRM are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. Oracle, JD Edwards, JD Edwards World and JD Edwards EnterpriseOne are trademarks or registered trademarks of Oracle and/or its affiliates. All other trademarks are the trademarks of their respective owners.
PopCap Launches Plants vs. Zombies(TM) for Nintendo DS®
Widely Anticipated Adaptation Now Available in North America, Features Multiplayer Action, Four Exclusive Mini-Games and 14 New Achievements
SEATTLE, Jan. 18, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- PopCap Games, the worldwide leader in casual video games, today announced the widely anticipated North American release of Plants vs. Zombies(TM) for the Nintendo DS®. Expertly adapted in the PopCap tradition, the game features all of the engaging gameplay included in the PC edition -- Adventure, Survival and Puzzle modes -- while adding multiplayer action, plus four all-new, exclusive mini-games and 14 achievements. Available immediately in North America, the game carries an SRP of US$19.95. Plants vs. Zombies for the Nintendo DS will also be available in international markets in the coming weeks.
In the next several weeks, PopCap will also launch a DSiWare version of Plants vs. Zombies. The title will contain Adventure mode gameplay, all four of the new mini-games from the DS adaptation and one DSiWare exclusive mini-game, Zombie Trap.
"Plants vs. Zombies is already a fan favorite on PC, iPhone, iPad, and Xbox, and with this latest incarnation, we're bringing something special to DS enthusiasts that'll keep players equally enthralled," said Ed Allard, head of worldwide studios at PopCap. "Four modes of dual-screen play, multiplayer action, four all-new mini-games, and 14 achievements offer a great combination of original gameplay and unique features that makes the backyard battle for brains fresh and fun."
Plants vs. Zombies for the Nintendo DS has been tuned specifically for dual-screen gameplay and features multiplayer action via an ad-hoc wireless network in the game's Versus mode, where players can go head-to-head against one another as sunflowers, or zombies. Along with this, and all three modes of original content, the game introduces unique non-stop action:
Four All-New and Exclusive Mini-Games
-- Air Raid: As a pilot flying repeater, players have to dodge, weave and
shoot their way to victory in this side-scrolling shooter-style
mini-game
-- Home Run Derby: In a wacky marriage of zombies and baseball, players
hit home runs to score sun. But they'll have to watch out for the
oncoming, sporty hordes of some all-new zombies.
-- Heat Wave: It's a real scorcher! Players have only a few plants and
they tire out quickly. Swap them around with the stylus and cheer them
up with the microphone!
-- BOMB All Together: Players will blast zombies into the hereafter, but
they'll have to use their plants wisely; there's a limited supply.
14 New Achievements
-- Resolute Homeowner - Complete Adventure Mode
-- Attention Deficit - Earn a trophy in each mini-game
-- Think Hard - Earn a trophy in each puzzle mode
-- Tough Beans - Earn a trophy in each survival mode
-- Shopping Spree - Spend $25000 in Crazy Dave's store
-- Book Learner - Fill out the Almanac
-- Greenhouser - Raise 10 plants to full growth in the Zen Garden
-- Cerebral Canopy - Grow the tree of wisdom to 100 ft.
-- Demolitioneer - Blow up 10 zombies at once with a single cherry bomb
-- Photosensitive - Beat a night level without picking up any sun
-- Don't Drink the Water - Beat a pool level without using any aquatic
plants
-- Nebulaphile - Beat an extremely foggy level without disturbing any fog
-- Unsiege Mentality - Complete a roof level without using any catapult
plants
-- Street Team - Play Download-Play at least once
About PopCap
PopCap Games is the leading global developer, publisher and operator of casual video games: fun, easy-to-learn, captivating games that appeal to all ages across PC, mobile, social and other platforms. Based in Seattle, Washington, PopCap was founded in 2000 and has a worldwide staff of more than 400 people in Seattle, San Francisco, Chicago, Vancouver, B.C., Dublin, Seoul, Shanghai and Tokyo. PopCap's games have been downloaded over 1.5 billion times by consumers worldwide, and its flagship franchise, Bejeweled®, has sold more than 50 million units.
The PopCap logo and all other trademarks used herein that are listed at http://www.popcap.com/trademarks are owned by PopCap Games, Inc. or its licensors and may be registered in some countries. Other company and product names used herein may be trademarks of their respective owners and are used for the benefit of those owners.
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CONTACT: Garth Chouteau of PopCap Games, +1-415-602-8147, garth@popcap.com; or Laurie Thornton of Radiate PR, +1-650-654-2660, laurie@radiatepr.com, for PopCap Games
Epson Introduces High Performance PowerLite D6000 Series Projectors for Higher Education
Epson PowerLite D6150, D6155W, and D6250 Deliver High Brightness, Connectivity, Advanced Networking, and Dust Resistant Design
LONG BEACH, Calif., Jan. 18, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Epson, the number-one selling projector brand worldwide(1), today introduced the new Epson PowerLite® D6000 series line of robust projectors for higher education. The PowerLite D6150, D6155W and D6250 offer high brightness and exceptional picture quality with a dust resistant design, a 10,000 hour(2) electrostatic filter and lamp life of 5,000 hours(3) for a low total cost of ownership. These projectors also deliver cutting-edge connectivity, advanced networking functions, and easy setup features.
"Epson remains committed to educators and students by creating projectors that not only deliver cutting-edge technology and network offerings, but are also built to perform and last," said Sean Gunduz, product manager, Epson America. "The new PowerLite D6000 series projectors feature our most innovative dust resistant design which prevents air from entering the unit except through the filter, and exhaust vent shutters that help prevent dust and bugs from entering when the unit is off."
The Epson PowerLite D6150 delivers 3,500 lumens of color and white light output(4) with XGA resolution. The PowerLite D6155W offers 3,500 lumens of color and white light output with WXGA resolution for widescreen content. And the PowerLite D6250 features 4,000 lumens of color and white light output with XGA resolution.
More about the Epson PowerLite D6000 series
The Epson PowerLite D6150, D6155W and D6250 deliver several features making it ideal for higher education use, including:
-- Robust Design: Dust resistant design and exhaust vent shutters make
projectors ideal for dusty environments; electrostatic filter with
10,000 hour life and lamp life of up to 5,000 hours using Epson's
exclusive E-TORL® lamp technology provide for a low total cost of
ownership; cable cover protects connectors from dust and prevents
tampering
-- Advanced Connectivity: HDMI delivers high-quality digital video and
audio; USB Plug 'n Play transfers image, sound and mouse control via a
single cable; PC-free Presentation offers PC-less access to USB memory
devices; and optional wireless connection allows for peer-to-peer
presentations as well as advanced wireless networking
-- Split Screen: Gives presentation flexibility with two side-by-side
windows from two input sources with three layout options; and allows for
videos or presentations run simultaneously on both windows
-- Networking Capabilities: Projectors can be connected to a network via
RJ45 or optional wireless LAN module and run EasyMP® software for
remote monitoring and controlling of the projector, as well as message
broadcasting of up to 1,024 networked Epson projectors and remote
presentations on up to four remote projectors
-- Crestron RoomView Enabled: Ready to work with RoomView software for
remote monitor and control without the need for an A/V control box
-- Image Adjustment: Horizontal keystone squares the image even if the
projector is placed off-center from the screen; Quick Corner® allows
any four corners of an image to be adjusted independently for a
perfectly rectangular picture
-- Positioning Flexibility: 1.6x optical zoom allows for larger images from
shorter throw distances without sacrificing image quality
-- 3LCD Technology: Features the latest, 3LCD, 3-chip technology to deliver
amazing, true-to-life color and detail for powerful presentations; 3LCD
technology provides an energy efficient light engine which efficiently
uses available lamp light to create stunning images; in contrast to
1-chip DLP technology, 3LCD requires, on average, 25 percent less
electricity per lumen of brightness(5)
Epson also offers a Brighter Futures® program, a unique sales and support initiative that is available specifically for schools. Designed to help educators select and implement the best products for their classrooms while making the most of their budgets, Brighter Futures offers special pricing, extended Epson limited warranty coverage for three years, dedicated education account managers, and toll-free technical support for all Epson projectors.
Availability and Support
The Epson PowerLite D6150 ($1,649*), D6155W ($1,799*), and D6250 ($1,799*) will be available in April 2011 through national resellers, pro audio/visual dealers, mail order, and distribution. Epson's PowerLite projectors come with a two-year limited warranty (three years for Brighter Futures customers) that includes two elite technical support services - two-year Epson PrivateLine® phone support where projector owners can directly access an expedited support telephone line by using a phone card that is included with the product, and a two-year Road Service projector replacement program that includes projector exchange in one business day. For additional information about the new PowerLite projectors, visit http://www.epsonbrighterfutures.com.
About Epson America, Inc.
Epson is a global imaging and innovation leader dedicated to exceeding the vision of customers worldwide through its compact, energy-saving, high-precision technologies, with a wide lineup ranging from printers and 3LCD projectors for business and the home, to electronic and crystal devices. Led by the Japan-based Seiko Epson Corporation, the Epson Group comprises nearly 80,000 employees in 102 companies around the world. Epson is proud of its ongoing contributions to the global environment and the communities in which it operates and has been named to the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index, an indicator for leading companies in economic, environmental and social criteria, for the third year in a row. Epson America, Inc. based in Long Beach, Calif. is Epson's regional headquarters for the U.S., Canada, and Latin America. To learn more about Epson, please visit: http://www.Epson.com. You may also connect with Epson America on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/EpsonAmerica), Twitter (http://twitter.com/EpsonAmerica) and YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/EpsonTV).
* Estimated street price
(1) Based upon Q3 2010 worldwide front projection market share
estimates from Pacific Media Associates
(2) Recommendation based on normal room conditions. Cleaning
requirements may vary depending on use, environment and other
condition. Cleaning intervals may be adjusted to accommodate the
environment in which the projector is used.
(3) Lamp life will vary depending upon mode selected, environmental
conditions and usage. Lamp Brightness decreases over time.
(4) White and color light output will vary depending on mode
selected. White light output measured using ISO 21118 standard.
(5) Data source: ProjectorCentral.com Jan. 2010. Average of 910
shipping models for which the manufacturers provided lumens and
total power data, all resolutions and brightness levels. Energy
efficiency was measured as wattage per lumen. It was measured for
both 3LCD and 1-chip projectors in each of five brightness segments.
3LCD projectors averaged less required electricity per lumen in each
of the five segments.
Note: Epson, E-TORL, EasyMP, and Quick Corner are registered trademarks and Epson Exceed Your Vision is a registered logomark of Seiko Epson Corporation. PowerLite, PrivateLine and Brighter Futures are registered trademarks of Epson America, Inc. All other product brand names are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of their respective companies. Epson disclaims any and all rights in these marks.
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Epson America, Inc.
CONTACT: Duane Brozek of Epson America, Inc., +1-562-290-5683, Duane_Brozek@ea.epson.com, or Jane Fainer of Walt & Company, +1-408-369-7200, ext. 1052, jfainer@walt.com, for Epson America, Inc.
Epson Announces Projector With Versatile Setup and Connectivity for the Corporate and Higher Education Markets
PowerLite 1835 Delivers Brightness, Convenience and Affordability
LONG BEACH, Calif., Jan. 18, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Epson, the number-one selling projector brand worldwide(1), today introduced the convenient and affordable PowerLite® 1835 projector for corporations and higher education. Offering setup flexibility, future proof connectivity, advanced networking, 3,500 lumens of color and white light output(2), and XGA resolution, the PowerLite 1835 is available for $1,199*.
"The PowerLite 1835 meets the installation challenges of the corporate and education markets by delivering a host of easy setup features that allow installation almost anywhere in any room," said Sean Gunduz, product manager, Epson America. "In addition, its connectivity provides compatibility with current and future IT investments, while its advanced networking makes it easy to monitor and control from anywhere in the world."
Easy Setup and Connectivity Features
The Epson PowerLite 1835 delivers setup, connectivity and networking features for any boardroom or classroom, including:
-- Image Adjustment: Horizontal keystone squares the image even if the
projector is placed off-center from the screen; Quick Corner® allows
any four corners of an image to be adjusted independently for a
perfectly rectangular picture
-- Positioning Flexibility: 1.6x optical zoom allows for larger images from
shorter throw distances and eliminates dead spaces while 16-degree tilt
allows for images to be projected higher on the wall for better viewing
anywhere in the room
-- Advanced Connectivity: HDMI delivers high-quality digital video and
audio; USB Plug 'n Play transfers image, sound and mouse control via a
single cable; PC-free Presentation offers PC-less access to USB memory
devices; and optional wireless connection allows for peer-to-peer
presentations as well as advanced wireless networking
-- Networking Capabilities: Projector can be connected to a network via
RJ45 or optional wireless LAN module and run EasyMP® software for
remote monitoring and controlling of the projector, as well as message
broadcasting of up to 1,024 networked Epson projectors and remote
presentations on up to four remote projectors
-- Crestron RoomView Enabled: Ready to work with RoomView software for
remote monitor and control without the need for an A/V control box
Other Added Features
The Epson PowerLite 1835 also offers the following added features and functionality:
-- Convenient Control: Direct Power On and Off allows for an installed
projector to be powered on and off with a flip of a wall switch; Instant
On/Off® enables teachers to avoid delays when starting and finishing
presentations and be up and running in only five seconds; A/V Mute Slide
instantly turns off the sound and images to create a quick pause in the
presentation, conserving lamp life and energy, and helping to save costs
-- Powerful Communication: Built-in 16-watt speaker offers great sound and
closed captioning decoder makes presentations accessible to viewers with
hearing impairments, and helps meet ADA section 508 compliance
-- Extended Lamp Life: Using Epson's exclusive E-TORL® lamp technology,
the lamp life can last up to 6,000 hours(3) in economy mode helping to
maximize presentation time
-- 3LCD Technology: Features the latest, 3LCD, 3-chip technology to deliver
amazing, true-to-life color and detail for powerful presentations; 3LCD
technology provides an energy efficient light engine which efficiently
uses available lamp light to create stunning images; in contrast to
1-chip DLP technology, 3LCD requires, on average, 25 percent less
electricity per lumen of brightness(4)
Epson's Brighter Futures® program is a unique sales and support initiative that is available specifically for schools. Designed to help educators select and implement the best products for their classrooms while making the most of their budgets, Brighter Futures offers special pricing, extended Epson limited warranty coverage for three years, dedicated education account managers, and toll-free technical support for all Epson projectors.
Availability and Support
The Epson PowerLite 1835 will be available in March 2011 through national resellers, pro audio/visual dealers, mail order, and distribution. Epson's PowerLite projectors come with a two-year limited warranty (three years for Brighter Futures customers) that includes two elite technical support services - two-year Epson PrivateLine® phone support where projector owners can directly access an expedited support telephone line by using a phone card that is included with the product, and a two-year Road Service projector replacement program that includes projector exchange in one business day. For additional information about the new PowerLite projectors, visit http://www.epson.com/projectors.
About Epson America, Inc.
Epson is a global imaging and innovation leader dedicated to exceeding the vision of customers worldwide through its compact, energy-saving, high-precision technologies, with a wide lineup ranging from printers and 3LCD projectors for business and the home, to electronic and crystal devices. Led by the Japan-based Seiko Epson Corporation, the Epson Group comprises nearly 80,000 employees in 102 companies around the world. Epson is proud of its ongoing contributions to the global environment and the communities in which it operates and has been named to the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index, an indicator for leading companies in economic, environmental and social criteria, for the third year in a row. Epson America, Inc. based in Long Beach, Calif. is Epson's regional headquarters for the U.S., Canada, and Latin America. To learn more about Epson, please visit: http://www.Epson.com. You may also connect with Epson America on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/EpsonAmerica), Twitter (http://twitter.com/EpsonAmerica) and YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/EpsonTV).
* Estimated street price
(1) Based upon Q3 2010 worldwide front projection market share estimates from Pacific Media Associates
(2) White and color light output will vary depending on mode selected. White light output measured using ISO 21118 standard.
(3) Lamp life will vary depending upon mode selected, environmental conditions and usage. Lamp Brightness decreases over time.
(4) Data source: ProjectorCentral.com Jan. 2010. Average of 910 shipping models for which the manufacturers provided lumens and total power data, all resolutions and brightness levels. Energy efficiency was measured as wattage per lumen. It was measured for both 3LCD and 1-chip projectors in each of five brightness segments. 3LCD projectors averaged less required electricity per lumen in each of the five segments.
Note: Epson, Quick Corner, EasyMP, Instant Off, and E-TORL are registered trademarks and Epson Exceed Your Vision is a registered logomark of Seiko Epson Corporation. PowerLite, PrivateLine and Brighter Futures are registered trademarks of Epson America, Inc. All other product brand names are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of their respective companies. Epson disclaims any and all rights in these marks.
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Epson America, Inc.
CONTACT: Duane Brozek of Epson America, Inc., +1-562-290-5683, Duane_Brozek@ea.epson.com; or Jane Fainer of Walt & Company, +1-408-369-7200, ext. 1052, jfainer@walt.com, for Epson America, Inc.
Storage Leader Kicks off 2011 with Storage Industry's Largest Ever Product Launch
NEW YORK, Jan. 18, 2011 /PRNewswire/ --
News Summary:
-- EMC executives, including Chairman and CEO Joe Tucci, today will kick
off a three continent, multi-day series of press, analyst, customer and
partner events that highlight record-breaking new innovations and
technological achievements resulting from a multi-year investment in the
build out of a next-generation storage family (view webcast here). As
part of these events, attendees will witness daredevils and others
attempt to break several Guinness World Records - all with a storage
twist.
-- More than 40 new storage technologies and products being introduced are
part of the broadest set offered by any one company, reinforce EMC's
leadership in one of the hottest sectors of the technology industry and
powerfully position EMC at the intersection the major trends driving
information growth including cloud computing and Big Data applications .
-- The new EMC® VNXe(TM) systems are the most simple, efficient and
affordable unified storage systems available and are designed
specifically for small and medium-sized businesses.
-- The new EMC VNX(TM) family of unified storage systems consolidates the
numerous leading capabilities of EMC CLARiiON® and Celerra® systems
into a single set of powerful arrays that are easy to manage and 3 times
simpler, more efficient and faster than previous systems.
-- Innovative new software for EMC Symmetrix® VMAX(TM) storage systems
make them the most powerful, trusted and smartest systems available.
The new features include a new version of FAST (Fully Automated Storage
Tiering) software that automatically optimizes where data is located as
well as a new operating environment that doubles system performance with
no hardware upgrade required.
-- New high-performing versions of Data Domain® deduplication storage
systems that are 7 times faster than the competition and the new Data
Domain Archiver system shatter performance records and redefine how
enterprises backup, archive and restore information.
EMC Corporation (NYSE: EMC), the world leader in information infrastructure solutions, today further extended its lead in all major storage markets with the announcement of a record-breaking number of new systems and capabilities designed to make it simpler than ever for businesses and organizations of all sizes to harness and exploit the massive amounts of information they generate each day.
EMC today introduced multiple new storage systems and software features - more than 40 new technologies and products in all - including new arrays for small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs), new unified systems for the midrange, new software for its high-end systems and new disk-based backup and recovery and archiving systems. The technologies are part of a multi-billion dollar investment in storage that positions EMC at the intersection of all the major trends that are driving massive information growth, including cloud computing and Big Data applications.
New Hardware and Software Highlights:
-- The world's most simple, efficient and affordable unified storage array
is the new EMC VNXe storage system, which is designed specifically for
SMBs and offered through EMC partners. With a starting price of under
$10,000 (USD), the VNXe can be configured in minutes by IT generalists
to support virtual servers and hundreds of email users. It offers
advanced storage technologies with an intuitive, easy-to-use interface
for set-up, management and serviceability.
-- The new EMC VNX family of unified storage systems converge EMC's
market-leading CLARiiON storage area network (SAN) systems and number
one Celerra network attached storage (NAS) systems into a single, easily
managed and powerful family of unified storage arrays that are 3 times
simpler, more efficient and faster and have the full suite of
functionality of its predecessors (see separate release).
-- Innovative new EMC Symmetrix VMAX software technologies that make it the
most powerful, trusted and smartest storage array in the world and
capable of supporting petabytes of information and up to 5 million
virtual machines. Among the multiple new features are an advanced
version of FAST (fully automated storage tiering) software that
automatically optimizes the array based on data usage; new server
virtualization, security and federation capabilities; and new operating
software that doubles system performance with no hardware upgrade
required (see separate release).
-- New Data Domain backup and archiving capabilities including new systems
that are 7 times faster than the competition, providing the industry's
fastest backups and new Data Domain Archiver systems, the industry's
first deduplication system designed exclusively for long-term disk-based
retention of backups. (see separate release).
Customer and Partner Quotes:
"2010 was a record-breaking year for Audi and just as our business has grown, so has the amount of data we generate in the development of new products and technologies like electric and hybrid drive systems. We've worked closely with EMC for many years to deploy the latest storage technologies to improve efficiencies, performance and to automate IT processes so that our technical staff can focus more of their time on business initiatives. As a global company and brand, it is important for us to work with industry leaders like EMC to support our virtual infrastructure. These new EMC storage features and systems will play a key role in the IT environment as we introduce new models and expand in markets around the world."
Mr. Klaus Straub, Chief Information Officer, Audi
"Advancing the capabilities of storage systems is critical to meeting the challenges brought by the staggering growth of traffic across the internet and new complexities facing data centers today. The scalable architecture delivered by the Intel® Xeon® processor family with advanced storage technologies has enabled EMC to offer innovative solutions across their product line, top-to-bottom, from small businesses to the largest enterprises."
Kirk Skaugen, Vice President, General Manager, Data Center Group, Intel Corporation
"VMware and EMC share a vision of helping customers transform their IT infrastructures through cloud computing, and virtualization is at the foundation of this shift affecting customers of all sizes. Our technologies are tightly integrated and together provide a key enabler for the enterprise hybrid cloud, simplifying information management and increasing the efficiency and agility of the entire infrastructure."
Paul Maritz, President and CEO, VMware
Industry Analyst Quote:
"EMC already had about the deepest product portfolio in the industry, and it just got even deeper. The company continues to innovate in some of the areas that matter most to customers across a spectrum of use cases and a spectrum of markets."
Steve Duplessie, Senior Analyst at the Enterprise Strategy Group
EMC Executive Quotes:
"What you're seeing today is EMC 'doubling down' on its core franchise: storage. The technologies are changing, the use cases are changing and the consumption models are changing. These new products and capabilities put us in an excellent position to capitalize on the major trends in the IT industry and place us squarely at the intersection the biggest ones: cloud computing and Big Data."
Joe Tucci, EMC Chairman and CEO
"Our customers and partners see the future of IT coming and EMC is again preparing them for change. These new products are part of the largest launch ever and reflect the best-of-the-best in the storage industry spanning virtually the entire spectrum. For 13 years EMC has been number one in storage and we have been at the forefront of all the major trends and have helped our customers prepare for information growth that was first measured in gigabytes, moved to terabytes and then petabytes and will soon be measured in zettabytes."
Pat Gelsinger, EMC President, Information Infrastructure Products
About EMC
EMC Corporation (NYSE: EMC) is the world's leading developer and provider of information infrastructure technology and solutions that enable organizations of all sizes to transform the way they compete and create value from their information. Information about EMC's products and services can be found at http://www.EMC.com.
EMC, CLARiiON, Celerra, Symmetrix, Data Domain, VMAX and VNX are trademarks or registered trademarks of EMC Corporation in the United States and other countries. VMware is a registered trademark of VMware, Inc. in the United States and/or other jurisdictions. Other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
Forward-Looking Statements
This release contains "forward-looking statements" as defined under the Federal Securities Laws. Actual results could differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements as a result of certain risk factors, including but not limited to: (i) adverse changes in general economic or market conditions; (ii) delays or reductions in information technology spending; (iii) our ability to protect our proprietary technology; (iv) risks associated with managing the growth of our business, including risks associated with acquisitions and investments and the challenges and costs of integration, restructuring and achieving anticipated synergies; (v) fluctuations in VMware, Inc.'s operating results and risks associated with trading of VMware stock; (vi) competitive factors, including but not limited to pricing pressures and new product introductions; (vii) the relative and varying rates of product price and component cost declines and the volume and mixture of product and services revenues; (viii) component and product quality and availability; (ix) the transition to new products, the uncertainty of customer acceptance of new product offerings and rapid technological and market change; (x) insufficient, excess or obsolete inventory; (xi) war or acts of terrorism; (xii) the ability to attract and retain highly qualified employees; (xiii) fluctuating currency exchange rates; and (xiv) other one-time events and other important factors disclosed previously and from time to time in EMC's filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. EMC disclaims any obligation to update any such forward-looking statements after the date of this release.
EMC Unveils New VNX Unified Storage Family Delivering Record Breaking Simplicity, Efficiency and Affordability
New EMC VNX Family Offers Breakthrough Simplicity, Efficiency, Power and Affordability--3X Simpler, 3X More Efficient, 3X Faster
NEW YORK, Jan. 18, 2011 /PRNewswire/ --
News Summary:
-- The EMC® VNX(TM) family--designed for virtual data centers--converges
industry leading EMC CLARiiON® storage area network (SAN) and EMC
Celerra® network attached storage (NAS) systems into a single, unified
family of solutions. The VNX family includes the VNXe(TM) (entry) series
with breakthrough simplicity for small and medium businesses, and the
VNX series , delivering leadership performance, efficiency, and
simplicity for demanding virtual application environments.
-- The VNXe series is the world's most simple, efficient and affordable
unified storage system, providing application-optimized management and
single-click help and support. The VNXe series, designed for the IT
Manager that does not specialize in storage, offers an entry price of
under $10,000 (USD).
-- The highly scalable VNX series delivers 3-times simpler management,
3-times better efficiency, and 3-times more performance and than current
EMC midrange storage systems. With the EMC FAST (Fully Automated Storage
Tiering) Suite, including FAST VP (Virtual Pools) and FAST Cache, the
VNX series offers superior performance, capacity optimization, and
comprehensive storage management functionality, while exploiting the
benefits of Solid State Drives (SSD). The systems dramatically simplify
the deployment and management of virtualized applications, including
Microsoft SQL Server, Microsoft Office SharePoint Server and Microsoft
Exchange Server, VMware View virtual desktops, and Oracle databases.
EMC Corporation (NYSE: EMC), the world leader in information infrastructure solutions, today introduced a new family of unified storage systems--EMC® VNX®. The new storage solutions consolidate the industry-leading features and functionality of EMC CLARiiON and EMC Celerra into a single, powerful family of unified storage arrays that scale from entry-level to datacenter-class systems. The VNXe (for entry) series, is designed specifically for small and medium-sized businesses, department level storage solutions for enterprise, and remote or branch offices, combining breakthrough simplicity with advanced performance, availability, and efficiency benefits (see related VNXe Velocity Partner Program announcement).
The VNXe series, with a starting price under $10,000 (USD), delivers unmatched simplicity, efficiency, and affordability for small and medium-sized businesses. Its unique capabilities include the ability to:
-- Provision storage in for hundreds of Microsoft Exchange Server
mailboxes, or a 1TB VMware data store, in less-than 2 minutes.
-- Automatically double storage capacity utilization using advanced data
reduction technologies.
-- Provide automated diagnosis, service, and technical support information
in a single click.
The new VNX series provides 3-times simpler management, 3-times the efficiency, and 3-times the performance than current EMC midrange storage systems, enabling customers to:
-- Run Microsoft SQL Server 3-times faster.
-- Run Oracle OLTP 3-times faster.
-- Boot 500 virtual desktops in 8-minutes.
-- Reduce Microsoft SQL Server administration and tuning chores by hours
per week.
-- Improve capacity efficiency up to 3-times with the EMC FAST Suite,
compression and file deduplication.
In Q3 CY2010, EMC was the #1 market share leader in worldwide external disk storage systems with over 26-percent market share according to IDC's Worldwide Quarterly Disk Storage Systems Tracker (December 2010). The VNX family is the future of EMC's midrange storage systems--and will extend EMC's market share leadership. The VNX family is fully optimized for virtual applications, designed with the latest Intel multi-core processor technology to achieve record-breaking performance. It also introduces new, comprehensive software packages for simple and affordable management and total data protection.
Both the VNXe series and VNX series are managed by EMC Unisphere®, a centralized and simple interface. The VNXe systems are designed for IT professionals with little storage expertise. Its unique wizard-based setup and application-centric provisioning enables customers to configure storage for 500 Exchange mailboxes--or 1TB of VMware data stores--in just a few minutes. For small and medium-sized businesses, Unisphere application driven wizards make VNXe simple to install, simple to provision and simple to manage--with instant access to a self-service online community.
VNXe Series Product Highlights
-- Powerful application-based provisioning wizards for breakthrough
simplicity, including support for Microsoft Exchange and Microsoft
Hyper-V.
-- Compact 2U and 3U packaging fits almost any environment.
-- Built-in support for file-based (CIFS, NFS) and block-based (iSCSI)
storage.
-- No single-point-of-failure design.
-- Built-in data protection, including replication.
-- Advanced efficiency features including thin provisioning, file
deduplication and compression.
-- Integrated self-help and support infrastructure automates and speeds
problem resolution.
-- Advanced 6Gbps high performance SAS and Nearline SAS drive for high
capacity support.
-- Scalable up to 120 disk drives (240 TB).
VNX Series Product Highlights
-- Combines the market-leading capabilities of EMC CLARiiON and EMC Celerra
into a single, unified platform--with 3-times the performance of
previous generations.
-- Based on Intel® Xeon® 5600 multicore processor technology to maximize
solution throughput and bandwidth.
-- Industry's most advanced automated storage tiering (FAST VP).
-- Only storage solution offering both automated file and block sub-LUN
tiering using FAST VP and powerful, extendable system cache with FAST
Cache
-- Supports 6Gbps SAS, Nearline SAS and SSD drive types.
-- Scales up-to 2 PB per system (1000 drives).
-- Support for multiple protocols and data-types including: FC, iSCSI,
FCoE, NFS, CIFS, SOAP, REST.
-- Integrated data protection, security and compliance.
Industry Analyst Quote:
"IT organizations are under extreme pressure to reduce costs and deliver, more efficient IT services. In addition, the expectation for simpler IT is at an all-time high and is dissolving traditional silos at larger companies. Meanwhile, small and mid-sized organizations are facing similar pressures but with fewer in-house skills. Our financial models show that by bringing together CLARiiON and Celerra, EMC's VNX series will allow practitioners to reduce costs and accelerate IT delivery; while the VNXe series will enable small and mid-sized organizations to essentially deliver IT as a service without specialized storage skill sets."
David Vellante, Chief Research Advocate, Wikibon.org.
Customer Quotes:
"The City of Safford is an ideal place to live, work and visit. Our IT organization is dedicated to providing residents and visitors with prompt and courteous services as efficiently and effectively as possible. We have a lot of commitments to our community-with a limited amount of resources. Technology is the backbone of our ability to interact with the community. The EMC VNXe series is the simplest storage product we've ever worked with. It's also efficient and incredibly affordable-lowering our storage and management costs. EMC unified storage allows us to confidently manage our information-and easily scale our infrastructure as the City of Safford continues to grow."
Derek Kruger, IT & Communications Supervisor, City of Safford Arizona
"As a managed services provider throughout Australia and Asia, InfoPlex, needs to offer uniform products independently of the location. This makes our support, reporting and billing much simpler. Designed to provide enterprise-class functionality for SMBs, remote office and back-office environments, EMC's new VNXe systems will give us the cost, simplicity and functionality to make this possible for a number of service products that we provide outside of our core locations. In addition, VNXe replication capabilities will allow us to leverage backup and disaster recovery services in our core data centres, providing whole business solutions without major investment in smaller locations."
Ray Burquest, Chief Operating Officer, InfoPlex
"PITT OHIO is a service organization dedicated to consistently providing transportation solutions to our customers. We are customer driven, people driven and quality driven--technology is central to our ability to meet customers' needs. We require a unified storage solution--like the VNX series--that is powerful enough to handle the demands of our applications and shared storage needs, efficient and optimized for capacity and virtual environments, and simple to manage, monitor and scale."
Jules Thomas, System Specialist IV, PITT OHIO
"Sweden-based Stena Metall is the leader in recycling and environmental services in the Nordic region of Europe. We recycle and process metals, paper, electronics, hazardous waste and chemicals--and have operations in international trading in steel, metals and oil. As a longtime EMC customer we're pleased to see that EMC once again offers the latest efficiency technologies including fully automated storage tiering FAST and space saving technologies like deduplication, optimized for a VMware virtual environment like ours. The VNX series is a powerful midrange storage solution that will enable Stena Metall to manage our information simply and efficiently--while being powerful enough to handle our growth and the demands of our specialized applications which help us continue to be the leader in our market."
Hakan Canander, Manager IT Infrastructure & IT Support, Stena Metall
"The Wake County Board of Education in North Carolina is dedicated to ensuring all students are educated, enabling them to become responsible and productive citizens who can effectively manage future challenges. Technology is critical to this mission and supporting our schools. We have a pressing need to increase efficiency, reduce costs, and simplify our IT environment--and eventually will move to a private cloud model. The EMC VNXe series offers the simplicity--and affordability--for us to deliver and manage non-mission critical applications (student email and individual school reading programs). The unified storage system promises the availability and reliability that was previously price prohibitive to us. EMC is bringing intelligent unified storage to organizations like ours--affordably."
Vass Johnson, Senior Director of Network Systems at Wake County Board of Education
EMC Executive Quote:
"This is the most significant midrange announcement in EMC's 30-year history. It is a critical piece of EMC's strategy of architecting our storage solutions to be optimized for virtualized environments," said Rich Napolitano, President, Unified Storage Division at EMC. "The VNX family sets the stage for all of our future products in EMC's midrange portfolio. For storage specialists, we've converged the best attributes of the market leading SAN (with EMC CLARiiON) and NAS (with EMC Celerra) storage systems into one powerful new platform--armed with the industry's most advanced automated tiering software to exploit the benefits of SSDs. For IT generalists, EMC brings tremendous simplicity and enterprise-class storage to SMBs--affordably."
Availability
The VNX family is orderable today and will be available in the first quarter of 2011 worldwide from EMC and EMC Velocity channel partners.
About EMC
EMC Corporation (NYSE: EMC) is the world's leading developer and provider of information infrastructure technology and solutions that enable organizations of all sizes to transform the way they compete and create value from their information. Information about EMC's products and services can be found at http://www.EMC.com.
EMC, VNX, CLARiiON and Celerra are registered trademarks or trademarks of EMC Corporation in the United States and other countries. All other trademarks used herein are the property of their respective owners.
Forward-Looking Statements
This release contains "forward-looking statements" as defined under the Federal Securities Laws. Actual results could differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements as a result of certain risk factors, including but not limited to: (i) adverse changes in general economic or market conditions; (ii) delays or reductions in information technology spending; (iii) our ability to protect our proprietary technology; (iv) risks associated with managing the growth of our business, including risks associated with acquisitions and investments and the challenges and costs of integration, restructuring and achieving anticipated synergies; (v) fluctuations in VMware, Inc.'s operating results and risks associated with trading of VMware stock; (vi) competitive factors, including but not limited to pricing pressures and new product introductions; (vii) the relative and varying rates of product price and component cost declines and the volume and mixture of product and services revenues; (viii) component and product quality and availability; (ix) the transition to new products, the uncertainty of customer acceptance of new product offerings and rapid technological and market change; (x) insufficient, excess or obsolete inventory; (xi) war or acts of terrorism; (xii) the ability to attract and retain highly qualified employees; (xiii) fluctuating currency exchange rates; (xiv) litigation that we may be involved in; and (xv) other one-time events and other important factors disclosed previously and from time to time in EMC's filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. EMC disclaims any obligation to update any such forward-looking statements after the date of this release.
EMC Delivers World's Most Powerful, Trusted and Smartest Storage Array
Symmetrix VMAX Able to Support 5 Million Virtual Machines
NEW YORK, Jan. 18, 2011 /PRNewswire/ --
News Summary:
-- New software release doubles system performance with no hardware upgrade
required.
-- New version of FAST VP (Fully Automated Storage Tiering with Virtual
Pools) software automatically optimizes systems and lowers costs by 40%.
-- New Federated Live Migration capabilities cut technology refresh time
and cost by 75%.
-- New VMware and Microsoft Hyper-V integration makes it possible for
scale-out Symmetrix VMAX cluster to support 5 million virtual machines.
-- New data-at-rest encryption capabilities using embedded encryption and
key management from RSA.
EMC Corporation (NYSE: EMC) today announced new software capabilities for its industry leading Symmetrix® VMAX(TM) storage systems, dramatically increasing performance and simplifying the way petabytes (1 petabyte = 1,000 terabytes) of information can be managed. Designed for mission-critical virtual data centers, it is the world's most powerful, trusted and smartest storage array. The new capabilities were announced as part of major customer, partner, press and analyst events being held worldwide (see separate releases).
Symmetrix VMAX Software Highlights:
-- The latest version of Symmetrix Enginuity(TM) software doubles system
performance with no hardware upgrade required. It fully leverages
Intel® Xeon® technology integrated into VMAX to deliver up to twice as
many OLTP transactions and DSS queries, making the fastest storage
system even faster and further increasing workload scale.
-- New EMC FAST VP (Fully Automated Storage Tiering with Virtual Pools)
software optimizes Symmetrix VMAX for performance, utilization, and
cost. Compared to single-tier systems, FAST VP delivers up to 40% more
application performance at a 40% lower cost while requiring 87% fewer
disks and 75% less power. The energy efficiencies of VMAX with FAST VP
will enable customers to reduce power consumption in 2011 by over 270
million kilowatt hours - enough to power 24,400 homes.
-- New Federated Live Migration software creates a new storage category by
introducing the industry's first and only built-in array-based
functionality for technology refreshes that require zero application
downtime and 75% less migration time, planning, and resources.
-- New virtual server integration delivers unprecedented scale with up to 5
million virtual machines on a single VMAX. In addition, new VMware API
support provides 800% faster management and provisioning and 300% faster
replication and mobility.
-- New hardware-based encryption for safeguarding data-at-rest with no
performance impact. Built-in RSA Data Protection Manager technology
provides drive-level data security combined with hardened key management
that when combined with existing VMAX security technologies, provides
the industry's only totally secure multi-tenancy storage infrastructure.
-- New native 10 Gigabit Ethernet delivers the industry's first and only
high end storage array to support network convergence across all host
platform types, including virtual servers, open systems, and Mainframe
environments. In addition, native Ethernet support can be used for
remote replication over extended IP networks and provides a more than
50% connectivity cost savings compared to competitive alternatives.
Customer Quotes:
"Nationwide is one of the largest insurance and financial services companies in the world. We need our storage infrastructure to be scalable, secure and high performing, Symmetrix VMAX with FAST VP is an ideal fit, especially with our virtual server environment. The intelligent self-optimization feature automatically moves data to the most appropriate storage tier based on performance requirements. Infrequently accessed records are also automatically moved to the most cost effective tier. FAST VP is smart, which will allow us to deliver the fast response and high service levels our customers expect."
Fred Pantelano, Vice President, Infrastructure and Operations, Nationwide
"EMC storage technology is a key part of our information infrastructure, which provides mission-critical e-mail applications for our residential and business customers nationwide. Our customers expect the highest levels of broadband service, so monitoring and reacting to changing data usage patterns manually is impossible. FAST VP allows us to optimize our system for the best performance, take advantage of flash drive technology and maximize the efficiency of our storage infrastructure automatically."
John Fernandez-Martin, director of service operations at Cox Communications, the third-largest U.S. cable TV company
Industry Analyst Quote:
"Just a few years ago, the features that EMC is delivering would have required a new hardware platform. EMC, in many ways, has changed the game with the processing power and scalability of Symmetrix VMAX, making storage software the key to automation that makes it easier than ever for customers to get value out of existing enterprise-class storage investments and to drive adoption of technologies like flash drives and virtualization of mission-critical applications."
Brian Garrett, Vice President, ESG Lab, Enterprise Strategy Group, Inc.
EMC Executive Quote
"Symmetrix VMAX was purpose built for the virtual data center and supports some of the largest data centers in the world. We have about 1,000 customers in our Petabyte Club now and within the next ten years, we'll have 100,000. That data growth is being driven by trends like mission-critical virtual applications, private clouds and Big Data applications. To manage and secure that information, organizations will need a storage infrastructure that is both powerful and smart. With today's announcement, we've taken the smartest high-end storage system and made it even smarter and we've taken the fastest system and made it faster."
Brian Gallagher, President, EMC Symmetrix and Virtualization Product Group
See What Partners are Saying About Symmetrix VMAX:
All of the new Symmetrix VMAX features listed above are generally available.
About EMC
EMC Corporation (NYSE: EMC) is the world's leading developer and provider of information infrastructure technology and solutions that enable organizations of all sizes to transform the way they compete and create value from their information. Information about EMC's products and services can be found at http://www.EMC.com.
EMC, Symmetrix and VMAX are trademarks or registered trademarks of EMC Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. All other trademarks used are the property of their respective owners.
Forward-Looking Statements
This release contains "forward-looking statements" as defined under the Federal Securities Laws. Actual results could differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements as a result of certain risk factors, including but not limited to: (i) adverse changes in general economic or market conditions; (ii) delays or reductions in information technology spending; (iii) our ability to protect our proprietary technology; (iv) risks associated with managing the growth of our business, including risks associated with acquisitions and investments and the challenges and costs of integration, restructuring and achieving anticipated synergies; (v) fluctuations in VMware, Inc.'s operating results and risks associated with trading of VMware stock; (vi) competitive factors, including but not limited to pricing pressures and new product introductions; (vii) the relative and varying rates of product price and component cost declines and the volume and mixture of product and services revenues; (viii) component and product quality and availability; (ix) the transition to new products, the uncertainty of customer acceptance of new product offerings and rapid technological and market change; (x) insufficient, excess or obsolete inventory; (xi) war or acts of terrorism; (xii) the ability to attract and retain highly qualified employees; (xiii) fluctuating currency exchange rates; and (xiv) other one-time events and other important factors disclosed previously and from time to time in EMC's filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. EMC disclaims any obligation to update any such forward-looking statements after the date of this release.
New Record Breaking EMC Data Domain Backup Systems 7 Times Faster Than Competition
Data Domain Resets the Bar on Backup Performance, Expands Use Cases for Dedupe Storage
NEW YORK, Jan. 18, 2011 /PRNewswire/ --
News Summary:
-- EMC announces the most significant disk-based backup advancements in
company history with new products, system enhancements, integration
initiatives and performance gains.
-- EMC Data Domain Global Deduplication Array extends its lead as the
world's fastest deduplication storage system with performance that is
now more than 7 times faster than its dual-controller competitor.
-- EMC announces new high-end Data Domain DD890 and DD860 single controller
systems that eclipse the throughput of competing solutions by up to a
factor of 8.
-- EMC introduces the new Data Domain Archiver, the industry's first long
term retention system for backup and archive (see separate release).
EMC® Corporation (NYSE: EMC), the world leader in information infrastructure solutions, today announced the most significant array of disk-based backup advancements in the history of the company. Taken in sum, these new products, system enhancements, integration initiatives and performance gains substantially alter the existing landscape for backup and recovery. The new EMC Data Domain® Global Deduplication Array (GDA) incorporates two of the new EMC Data Domain DD890 controllers, making the GDA the world's fastest deduplication storage system. EMC also announced that the GDA now supports the EMC Data Domain Virtual Tape Library software option, which further expands the number of supported backup applications including IBM Tivoli Storage Manager (TSM). New high-end Data Domain DD890 and DD860 single controller systems also eclipse the throughput of competing solutions by up to a factor of 8. In addition, Data Domain systems now natively support and can protect IBM Power systems using the IBM i operating environment as yet another shared work load across the majority of the product line. Finally, EMC also announced the EMC Data Domain Archiver, the industry's first long term retention system for backup and archive (see separate press release).
Background and Market Landscape
Within a fixed backup window, throughput performance ultimately dictates a backup deduplication storage system's useable capacity. Regardless of how much raw storage a disk-based backup system may provide, its actual usable capacity correlates to the amount of data the system can ingest within the available backup window. With its latest announcement, EMC has again proven its ability to extend the performance characteristics of its backup systems and deliver a balance of performance and capacity that is better suited to solve customer problems than other products in the market today.
EMC's new products and expansion of support for additional application environments create new opportunities for users to holistically address the full range of their data protection initiatives. Enterprise environments typically have a variety of system and workload types to protect, which often lead to multiple backup approaches. EMC's unmatched scope of integrated disk-based backup systems eliminates silos of redundant processes as well as associated cost and management complexities.
New Product Highlights and Performance Leadership
-- Data Domain Global Deduplication Array (GDA) - Faster throughput of up
to 26.3 TB/hr (7,300 MB/s) gives the new GDA an ingest rate that is more
than 7 times faster than its dual-controller competitor. Logical
capacity of up to 28.5 PB and new VTL over Fibre Channel support extends
the application of the GDA to a broader set of large enterprise
environments.
-- Data Domain DD890 and DD860 Systems - With throughput of up to 14.7 and
9.8 TB/hr respectively, the new DD890 and DD860 systems are the fastest
single controller deduplication storage systems available in their
respective classes. Logical capacity for the DD890 is up to 14.2 PB,
and up to 7.1 PB for the DD860.
-- Native Data Domain Support for IBM i Operating Environments - With up to
8.1 TB/hr of throughput, EMC delivers the industry's fastest inline
deduplication storage for IBM i operating environments. Seamless
integration for the IBM Power product line enables network-based
disaster recovery and simultaneous protection for IBM i and open systems
environments on a single Data Domain system.
Industry Analyst Quote
"If there was ever a question that inline data deduplication storage systems could scale to meet the needs of the largest enterprises, the new Data Domain Global Deduplication Array should conclusively put those doubts to rest. In fact, the entire high end of the EMC Data Domain line just massively scaled in both performance and capacity. In terms of overall backup throughput and breadth of enterprise market applications, it seems EMC has clearly pulled away from the pack."
David A. Chapa, Senior Analyst, Enterprise Strategy Group
EMC Executive Quote
"With this announcement, EMC is clearly executing on its product development strategies while continuing to drive the agenda for the backup market on behalf of its customers. The breadth of offerings and level of product integration in EMC's disk-based backup portfolio offers an unmatched set of capabilities and enables users of EMC backup and recovery solutions to transform their legacy infrastructure and further minimize the use of tape. Today, nearly all of those offerings took another giant step forward in terms of both scale and scope, further separating EMC from its competition."
Shane Jackson, Vice President of Marketing, EMC Backup Recovery Systems Division
Availability
New Data Domain GDA, DD890 and DD860 deduplication storage systems are available immediately. VTL support for the GDA and IBM i support are also available immediately via the EMC Data Domain Virtual Tape Library software option. For more information, please visit http://www.datadomain.com or the EMC Backup and Recovery products page on the EMC website.
EMC now has an expanded range of professional services to help customers derive the maximum value from their EMC backup deduplication solution. This unmatched portfolio of service offerings utilizes a comprehensive approach to information protection that helps customers assess, deploy, and optimize their backup and recovery infrastructure.
About EMC
EMC Corporation (NYSE: EMC) is the world's leading developer and provider of information infrastructure technology and solutions that enable organizations of all sizes to transform the way they compete and create value from their information. Information about EMC's products and services can be found at http://www.EMC.com.
EMC and Data Domain are registered trademarks of EMC Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. All other product and company names herein may be trademarks of their respective owners.
Forward-Looking Statements
This release contains "forward-looking statements" as defined under the Federal Securities Laws. Actual results could differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements as a result of certain risk factors, including but not limited to: (i) adverse changes in general economic or market conditions; (ii) delays or reductions in information technology spending; (iii) our ability to protect our proprietary technology; (iv) risks associated with managing the growth of our business, including risks associated with acquisitions and investments and the challenges and costs of integration, restructuring and achieving anticipated synergies; (v) fluctuations in VMware, Inc.'s operating results and risks associated with trading of VMware stock; (vi) competitive factors, including but not limited to pricing pressures and new product introductions; (vii) the relative and varying rates of product price and component cost declines and the volume and mixture of product and services revenues; (viii) component and product quality and availability; (ix) the transition to new products, the uncertainty of customer acceptance of new product offerings and rapid technological and market change; (x) insufficient, excess or obsolete inventory; (xi) war or acts of terrorism; (xii) the ability to attract and retain highly qualified employees; (xiii) fluctuating currency exchange rates; and (xiv) other one-time events and other important factors disclosed previously and from time to time in EMC's filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. EMC disclaims any obligation to update any such forward-looking statements after the date of this release.
EMC Attacks Tape's Last Major Hideout With First Storage System for Backup and Archive
New Data Domain Archiver System Delivers Throughput Required for Backup and Cost-effective Scalability for Long Term Retention
NEW YORK, Jan. 18, 2011 /PRNewswire/ --
News Summary:
-- EMC introduces the new Data Domain Archiver, the industry's first long
term retention system for backup and archive data.
-- Using a Data Domain controller and single namespace, it cost-effectively
stores both backup and archive data on one system.
-- With performance up to 9.8TB per hour, DD Archiver has the throughput
required to meet demanding backup windows.
-- Based on policy, the DD Archiver moves aging data to a scalable archive
tier with deduplication.
-- Up to 768TB of raw capacity extends disk-based retention times to 7 or
more years and further minimizes the use of tape.
-- DD Archiver users can now more quickly and efficiently bridge the gap
between backups retained as archives and the dedicated archive
processes.
EMC® Corporation (NYSE: EMC), the world leader in information infrastructure solutions, today announced the EMC Data Domain® Archiver, the industry's first long term retention system for backup and archive. Using DD Archiver, customers can employ a single disk-based deduplication storage system to address both their operational backup needs and long term data retention requirements. The system delivers new operational efficiencies while eliminating the costs and complexities associated with a tape-based data retention approach. The new DD Archiver is based on industry leading Data Domain systems and uses active and archive storage tiers united by a single namespace for cost effective retention of backup and archive data for seven or more years.
Background and Market Landscape
The introduction of the new Data Domain Archiver completely changes users' existing choices when it comes to the long term retention of backup and archive data. Operational backup and recovery typically involves data retention periods of weeks or months, whereas long term retention of data is measured in multiple months or years. Today's most common method of extended data retention is to keep tapes made for backups longer. In addition to creating a separate and very manual process, this choice carries distinct recovery risks and costs for users. Over the last few years, disk-based backup with deduplication has become the best practice for backup and operational recovery. DD Archiver users can choose to extend the retention period of their data without compromising backup performance while maintaining the cost optimization and automation required to further reduce the use of tape.
New Product Highlights
-- DD Archiver incorporates the controller from the new EMC Data Domain
DD860 and other common Data Domain design elements to optimize
performance, manageability, and reliability across a single namespace.
-- With up to 9.8TB per hour of throughput, DD Archiver delivers the speed
required to first and foremost meet backup windows.
-- A tiered-storage design enables policy-driven movement of aging data
from an active tier to a highly scalable archive tier.
-- Offers up to 768TB of raw capacity that can be allocated between tiers
to balance user requirements of performance and retention.
-- Incorporates unique capabilities such as logical partitioning of older
data for fault isolation, an upgrade and migration architecture, a more
granular disaster recovery configuration, and the familiar Data Domain
Data Invulnerability Architecture -- all of which are required elements
in a system that is designed for the long term retention of backup and
archive data.
-- DD Archiver supports today's most common data archiving method, which is
long term retention of backups, as well as the increasing adoption of
archiving workloads. Among many supported data movers and workloads, DD
Archiver can also be leveraged with popular archiving solutions such as
EMC SourceOne and EMC File Management Appliance.
Customer Quote
"The EMC Data Domain Archiver is another example of EMC's industry leading innovation. Our company chose EMC Data Domain deduplication storage systems because they are easy to implement and provided a near instantaneous return on our investment by significantly reducing tape-based backups and recoveries. The DD Archiver positions our company to completely eliminate tape and to handle long term retention data intelligently. I was particularly impressed with the system's architecture. By using the concept of archive units, DD Archiver is able to scale and store mass amounts of backup and archive data behind a single controller while protecting the data with innovative fault isolation capabilities. EMC has introduced another ground-breaking product."
Brian Doyle, Senior Systems Administrator for a leading educational financial planning corporation
Industry Analyst Quote
"Recent Gartner user research indicated that over 60% of large enterprises will be investing in data archiving or retirement by the end of 2011 to address the data growth challenge.* Existing tape and disk-based systems may not have the backup throughput or deduplication capabilities to make a meaningful difference in the way users deal with these challenges concurrently. By considering long term retention of backup and archive data in a single system, users will be able to meet their backup windows and quickly and easily respond to archiving demands."
Sheila Childs, Research Director, Gartner
EMC Executive Quote
"Over the past few years, thousands of enterprise customers have successfully leveraged Data Domain systems to reinvent their backup infrastructure while drastically reducing their use of tape in the process. With the EMC Data Domain Archiver, those same customers can now extend their backup redesign efforts to address long term data retention requirements -- all on a single disk-based deduplication storage system. This is a fantastically simple and cost-effective approach for customers, and the solution is based on the industry's leading deduplication storage solution."
BJ Jenkins, President, EMC Backup Recovery Systems division
*Reference: Gartner, Inc., User Survey Analysis: Key Trends Shaping the Future of Data Center Infrastructure Through 2011, A. Adams, N. Mishra, October 22, 2010
Availability
Data Domain Archiver is available immediately. For more information, please visit http://www.datadomain.com or the EMC Backup and Recovery products page on the EMC website.
About EMC
EMC Corporation (NYSE: EMC) is the world's leading developer and provider of information infrastructure technology and solutions that enable organizations of all sizes to transform the way they compete and create value from their information. Information about EMC's products and services can be found at http://www.EMC.com.
EMC and Data Domain are registered trademarks of EMC Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. All other product and company names herein may be trademarks of their respective owners.
Forward-Looking Statements
This release contains "forward-looking statements" as defined under the Federal Securities Laws. Actual results could differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements as a result of certain risk factors, including but not limited to: (i) adverse changes in general economic or market conditions; (ii) delays or reductions in information technology spending; (iii) our ability to protect our proprietary technology; (iv) risks associated with managing the growth of our business, including risks associated with acquisitions and investments and the challenges and costs of integration, restructuring and achieving anticipated synergies; (v) fluctuations in VMware, Inc.'s operating results and risks associated with trading of VMware stock; (vi) competitive factors, including but not limited to pricing pressures and new product introductions; (vii) the relative and varying rates of product price and component cost declines and the volume and mixture of product and services revenues; (viii) component and product quality and availability; (ix) the transition to new products, the uncertainty of customer acceptance of new product offerings and rapid technological and market change; (x) insufficient, excess or obsolete inventory; (xi) war or acts of terrorism; (xii) the ability to attract and retain highly qualified employees; (xiii) fluctuating currency exchange rates; and (xiv) other one-time events and other important factors disclosed previously and from time to time in EMC's filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. EMC disclaims any obligation to update any such forward-looking statements after the date of this release.
AT&T Extends Smartphone Management Capabilities With Mobile Security Enhancing Platform From McAfee
AT&T Strengthens Relationship with McAfee as the Two Companies Work Together to Further Enterprise Security
DALLAS and SANTA CLARA, Calif., Jan. 18, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- AT&T* continues to expand its portfolio of mobile device management solutions with a new offer, McAfee® Enterprise Mobility Management (McAfee® EMM(TM)) software from AT&T. The solution allows businesses and organizations to offer employees their choice of mobile devices across multiple operating systems, while delivering highly secure and scalable access to corporate applications. McAfee EMM software from AT&T helps companies protect sensitive data on mobile devices and meet compliance regulations.
The easy-to-use, web-based console enables centralized management and provides visibility into various mobile assets in the enterprise. The integration with McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator® platform makes it easy for administrators to plug mobile devices into their company's security infrastructure. This allows them to enable, help secure, control, and report on mobile devices as they would any other endpoint, including a laptop, desktop, or server. Further, McAfee EMM software from AT&T helps IT administrators monitor and prevent unauthorized mobile devices from accessing their corporate network, protecting critical IT assets and ensuring compliance with their company's policies.
Driven by a shared vision for mobile security in the enterprise, AT&T and McAfee have worked together previously on joint offers such as AT&T Secure E-Mail Gateway Service. The introduction of McAfee EMM software from AT&T represents an extension of this powerful cooperative venture.
"AT&T strives to deliver the best protection possible to our businesses customers," said Chris Hill, Vice President, Advanced Enterprise Mobility Solutions, AT&T Business Solutions. "Both AT&T and McAfee have a long history of taking challenging business issues, like mobile device management, and developing world class solutions - that's why we have extended our AT&T mobile solution suite with the McAfee EMM platform that works on almost any smartphone or tablet available today. We're providing businesses with both flexibility and security - giving them what they want and need in one package."
McAfee EMM from AT&T provides organizations with the ability to manage mobile internet, email, and applications on various different types of devices. With the McAfee EMM solution, enterprises can help their mobile workforces comply with regulatory requirements, and help to manage corporate and personal liability risks. This helps businesses manage compliance issues which have become increasingly pressing due to the proliferation of smartphones and tablets in workplaces.
"Consumerization of IT has created a number of challenges for businesses," said Todd Gebhart, executive vice president and general manager, Consumer, Mobile, and Small Business at McAfee. "A lot of employees don't realize the risk of bringing their personal devices into an office setting. Security on consumer-owned technology tends to be limited - and so people who use these unprotected devices for work can inadvertently reveal proprietary corporate information or put their organization's IT assets at risk. The McAfee Enterprise Mobility Management solution combats this problem by allowing workers to continue to use their smartphones or tablets with added security and protection for their companies."
Today's news is the latest to demonstrate AT&T's continued commitment to helping organizations of all sizes embrace mobility as mobile applications are increasingly becoming mission critical to enterprises and to helping companies to improve customer satisfaction and employee productivity. AT&T's Advanced Enterprise Mobility Solutions group collaborates with product teams across hosting, application management and unified communications to help mobilize applications for business customers, developers and independent software providers. The group complements AT&T's Emerging Devices Organization which focuses on wirelessly enabling devices for consumers.
For more information on this new offering from AT&T, visit the AT&T Enterprise Mobility website.
*AT&T products and services are provided or offered by subsidiaries and affiliates of AT&T Inc. under the AT&T brand and not by AT&T Inc.
About McAfee, Inc.
McAfee, Inc., headquartered in Santa Clara, California, is the world's largest dedicated security technology company. McAfee delivers proactive and proven solutions and services that help secure systems, networks, and mobile devices around the world, allowing users to safely connect to the Internet, browse and shop the Web more securely. Backed by unrivalled McAfee Global Threat Intelligence, McAfee creates innovative products that empower home users, businesses, the public sector and service providers by enabling them to prove compliance with regulations, protect data, prevent disruptions, identify vulnerabilities, and continuously monitor and improve their security. McAfee secures your digital world. http://www.mcafee.com.
About AT&T
AT&T Inc. (NYSE: T) is a premier communications holding company. Its subsidiaries and affiliates - AT&T operating companies - are the providers of AT&T services in the United States and around the world. With a powerful array of network resources that includes the nation's fastest mobile broadband network, AT&T is a leading provider of wireless, Wi-Fi, high speed Internet and voice services. A leader in mobile broadband, AT&T also offers the best wireless coverage worldwide, offering the most wireless phones that work in the most countries. It also offers advanced TV services under the AT&T U-verse® and AT&T |DIRECTV brands. The company's suite of IP-based business communications services is one of the most advanced in the world. In domestic markets, AT&T Advertising Solutions and AT&T Interactive are known for their leadership in local search and advertising. In 2010, AT&T again ranked among the 50 Most Admired Companies by FORTUNE® magazine.
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Eyes in - World's Innovative Creators and Their Masterpieces
NEW YORK, Jan. 17, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Eyesin America Corp. (http://www.eyesin.com) has launched a digital magazine through Coverleaf.com, a digital newsstand and through the Apple iTunes Store.
The Coverleaf newsstand features Eyes in Magazine, Issue Three for sale, which showcases creator and architect Norman Foster and his Qatar soccer stadium masterpiece and countless other innovative creators.
Eyes in spotlights global fields of art, books, design, architecture, culinary arts, film, fashion, music, photography, culture, real estate and travel.
Eyes in creator, art director and editor at large Vivian van Dijk says, "In the art world, beginning ideas often flourish into movements. Eyes in wants to capture the movements as they occur and encourage creators to work together and to transcend boundaries."
Van Dijk goes on to say, "Coverleaf's Eyes in application and our Eyes in app will allow our busy readers the opportunity to read and share on the go - on a laptop, PC, tablet or smart phone."
Van Dijk further expounds on the aims of the magazine, saying, "Finally able to communicate their innovative masterpieces via the Eyes in smart system and to self-publish in the Eyes in Magazine and online, accepted creators are able to convey their visions, to connect to the artistic world and to express the possible roadblocks to their success, enabling those seeking an artist to hire, contract or join forces with innovative artists of all disciplines and connect companies together. Eyes in can connect the creators and their masterpieces to the peoples most interested in their works, and art connoisseurs can learn about cutting-edge arts and artists. The magazine is a feast to read for anybody."
For information about the cutting-edge Eyes in Magazine and the innovative platform for artistic communication, inspiration and aspiration and how to become an Eyes in Creator and self publishing contributor to the magazine and website, please look at the mediakit/advertising section at http://www.eyesin.com.
The Eyes in Magazine is available through Coverleaf.com for a $9.95 annual subscription fee or for $1.95 per issue. Additionally, both the Eyes in app and Eyes in Magazine issues can also be purchased through the Apple iTunes store, http://www.apple.com/itunes/.
About Eyes in Magazine: Founded by Vivian van Dijk in 2010. For more information, please email to info@eyesin.com or contact +1 917 774 0167 or + 44 7876752446.
NIPSCO.com Makes Reporting Streetlight Outages Easier
MERRILLVILLE, Ind., Jan. 17, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Reporting a non-working streetlight just became easier, thanks to a new online tool launched by Northern Indiana Public Service Company (NIPSCO).
Customers noticing a streetlight that is broken or burned out can conveniently visit http://www.NIPSCO.com/StreetlightOut and submit a request to have it fixed. An interactive map identifies all of the streetlights owned or maintained by NIPSCO. So, if a customer does not have the exact pole number, they still will be able to search for the streetlight by address or location.
"The availability of this new tool is just one of the many ways we're working to continuously improve the services and support we provide for our customers," said Karl Stanley, vice president of commercial operations for NIPSCO. "More importantly, the enhancements we've made to simplify reporting a non-working streetlight help keep our communities safer."
The new functionality, developed by iFactor Consulting, uses a combination of NIPSCO's geographic information system (GIS) and Microsoft Bing Maps.
When a streetlight is reported, NIPSCO receives an incident report that includes all details related to the streetlight outage. The report contains such details as the streetlight pole number, address, wattage and light type, as well as information reported by the customer, including their name, contact information and additional notes about the outage. With this information, NIPSCO can quickly route the ticket to the appropriate department for repair. If the customer provides an email address, NIPSCO will notify the customer once the streetlight has been repaired.
The online tool also provides a status of the light, in case someone else has already reported the outage. For those customers who are unable to access the online tool, they can still call our 24-hour customer service center to report the streetlight at 1-800-464-7726.
NIPSCO is the first utility in Indiana to offer this online application for reporting streetlight outages.
iFactor Consulting develops software products and provides premier consulting services to the utility industry. Its web and mobile utility customer communications product suite includes Storm Center for online and mobile outage communications and Notifi for proactive and interactive customer communications using 2-way texts, email, voice, and smartphones. iFactor also offers StreetLightOutages.com, a hosted solution for the management of outdoor light repair requests. iFactor Consulting has a proven track record delivering leading edge communications solutions for large and small utilities throughout North America.
NIPSCO, with headquarters in Merrillville, Ind., is one of the 10 energy distribution companies of NiSource Inc. (NYSE: NI). With over 712,000 natural gas customers and 457,000 electric customers across the northern third of Indiana, NIPSCO is the largest natural gas distribution company, and the second largest electric distribution company, in the state. NiSource distribution companies serve 3.8 million natural gas and electric customers primarily in seven states. More information about NIPSCO is available at http://www.nipsco.com.
SOURCE Northern Indiana Public Service Company
Northern Indiana Public Service Company
CONTACT: Nick Meyer, NIPSCO Communications Manager, +1-219-647-6556
Offshore VPS Hosting Provider: New Dedicated Server Packages Offer Speeds up to 15,000 RPM
Offshore hosting provider, Secure Hosting, offers new dedicated server packages that boast the latest SAS hard drives at speeds up to 15,000rpm -- at prices competitive to stateside hosting.
NASSAU, Bahamas, Jan. 17, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- SecureHost.com, the world's innovative offshore hosting provider, has launched a suite of dedicated server packages allowing clients to host on the latest SAS hard drives at speeds up to 15,000rpm. In addition to access to leading technologies, the offshore VPS hosting company boasts rates competitive to stateside hosting.
"Our customers say they've never found such reliable, secure, advanced technology at this price point. Our network connectivity consists of redundant fiber optic connections to Tier-1 Internet backbones in North America at multi-gigabit speeds. Our facility is staffed, monitored and protected 24/7 with the latest in-network monitoring and security technologies including access cards, biometrics, and 24/7 video recording systems," said Richard Douglas, CTO of SecureHost.com.
Secure Hosting offers both Windows dedicated hosting and Linux dedicated hosting.
Offshore dedicated Linux server packages include a choice of Debian, Fedora or Red Hat Enterprise Linux. Offshore Windows dedicated server packages include Windows Server 2003 or 2008 OS.
Both Windows and Linux dedicated server packages include:
-- Standard managed support + free reboots + basic server administration
-- 99.9% uptime guarantee
-- 300Gb of premium bandwidth
-- 24/7 server monitoring / email alerts
-- 24/7 intrusion dedication service (IDS/IPS)
-- 24-hour hardware replacement guarantee
-- Server installation in 24 hours or less
-- $0 setup fees
Offshore hosting plans can be customized to meet each client's specific needs. Premium managed support, managed services, and online merchant accounts may be added to any package.
"SAS hard drives are ideal for intensive web hosting requirements such as database servers and offer up to four times faster speeds than SATA-II hard drives," said Richard Douglas, CTO of SecureHost.com.
Detailed specs on SecureHost.com's dedicated server packages are available via the URLs below:
Since 2001, SecureHost.com has been the leading provider of offshore hosting services including offshore dedicated servers, offshore VPS hosting and offshore merchant accounts. SecureHost.com offers a variety of offshore web hosting and offshore dedicated server packages from its 2,200 square foot data center located in Nassau, Bahamas.
SOURCE SecureHost.com
SecureHost.com
CONTACT: Richard Douglas of SecureHost.com, +1-242-502-8700, rdouglas@securehost.com
ONE Sotheby's International Realty Hosts Tweet Up Event at Key Biscayne Office
MIAMI, Jan. 17, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- ONE Sotheby's International Realty, the international real estate firm specializing in luxury properties throughout South Florida, is hosting a Tweet Up event on January 20 from 6 pm to 8 pm. The Tweet Up will launch the firm's newly renovated Key Biscayne office.
Joining the decor of the new office in Key Biscayne is Venezuelan photographer, Kiko Ricote. Kiko is the 'spotlight artist' being recognized for his contributions to the local market. His renowned photography will be displayed on the white walls of the office providing visitors an 'art gallery' experience.
ONE Sotheby's International Realty has successfully held two Tweet Up events, one in Ft. Lauderdale at the firm's Las Olas location and the other at the W Residences in South Beach. The firm uses savvy marketing tools to network which provides them a competitive advantage in the current marketplace.
"We are constantly working on new and innovative savvy marketing tools to offer clients and brokers," says Beth Butler, president of ONE Sotheby's International Realty. "The Tweet Up events have been very successful, everyone enjoys tweeting."
ONE Sotheby's International Realty's Key Biscayne office is located at 328 Crandon Boulevard.
About ONE Sotheby's International Realty:
ONE Sotheby's International Realty is the leading luxury real estate brokerage in South Florida. The firm has opened offices in Fort Lauderdale, Coral Gables, Miami Beach and Key Biscayne and recruited more than 200 agents in just two years. A technology innovator, ONE Sotheby's International Realty launched their home search iPad application in October. An affiliate of Sotheby's International Realty, the global network currently has more than 10,900 sales associates throughout 500 offices in 37 countries and territories worldwide. ONE Sotheby's International Realty also benefits from an association with the venerable Sotheby's auction house, established in 1744. For more information, please visit http://www.onesothebysrealty.com.
About Sotheby's International Realty Affiliates LLC:
Sotheby's International Realty Affiliates LLC supports its affiliates with a host of operational, marketing, recruiting, educational and business development resources. Franchise affiliates also benefit from an association with the venerable Sotheby's auction house, established in 1744. For more information, visit http://www.sothebysrealty.com.
MEDIA CONTACT:
Jessica Levy Kiibler
Levy Communications
305.592.5389 X 104 O
305.592.9443 F
jessica@levyad.com
SOURCE ONE Sotheby's International Realty
ONE Sotheby's International Realty
CONTACT: Jessica Levy Kiibler, Levy Communications, +1-305-592-5389 X 104 O, +1-305-592-9443 F, jessica@levyad.com
PEMCO Welcomes 'Oblivious Left-Lane Occupant' and Other New Northwest Profiles
Facebook Fans Get Sneak Preview Feb. 4
SEATTLE, Jan. 17, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- You've likely seen these drivers puttering along in the left lane of Northwest freeways going just under the speed limit, seemingly unaware of the traffic jam building behind them. "Oblivious Left-Lane Occupant" is the newest member of PEMCO Insurance's "We're A Lot Like You. A Little Different." ad campaign.
Since 2007, the Washington-based insurer has delighted Northwest residents with an ad campaign featuring profiles that pay tribute to the quirks familiar to those who live in the Pacific Northwest. Since the campaign launched, the host of recognizable types has grown to include more than 50 profiles of Northwest friends and neighbors.
Joining the "Oblivious Left-Lane Occupant" this year are four additional new Northwest Profiles, all regionally inspired and dedicated to celebrating the values that make this area a little different. Among them are "Goosebumped Beach Bum," "Urban Chicken Farmer," "Type 'A' Yoga Girl," and "The Honker."
"We enjoy unveiling the newest members of our 'We're A Lot Like You' campaign. This year, we're offering our Facebook fans a special preview of the newest TV ad featuring the 'Goosebumped Beach Bum,' which debuts on our Facebook page Feb. 4," said PEMCO spokesperson Jon Osterberg. "If you're not yet a fan, go to our Facebook page, 'Like' us, and take a sneak peek at the newest ad when it's revealed Feb. 4."
Northwest beach-goers will surely relate to Northwest Profile #38, "Goosebumped Beach Bum." Around here, locals know it takes an optimist to brave Northwest beaches. He's someone who doesn't mind the four and a half hours of showers, drizzle, fog, and generally borderline-freezing conditions if it means five minutes of pure, unadulterated sun.
Perhaps city-dwellers will recognize Northwest Profile #6, "Urban Chicken Farmer," who's easily spotted amidst a flurry of feathers, nestled into a comfortable city home. This Northwest original enjoys the best of both worlds: metropolitan and country. Urban and rural. Paved streets and fresh eggs. Sure, most of her dog and cat-loving friends will razz her about having chickens for pets. But when was the last time a golden retriever ever made breakfast?
Also new to the mix is "Type 'A' Yoga Girl," Northwest Profile #2. The moment her meeting ends, she's off - with hair in a ponytail and a yoga mat wrapped so tightly under her arm it'd take two downward-facing dogs to rip it away from her.
"The Honker" is Northwest Profile #98. For most of us, the car horn is simply the spot on the steering wheel where the manufacturer places its logo. Never would we consider actually pushing down on it. But "The Honker" is a different breed. He's usually spotted post-beep, with an itchy trigger palm and undealt-with anger, listening to track eight of his self-help CD.
And of course, there's Profile #51, "Oblivious Left-Lane Occupant," who thinks "stay right except to pass" is merely a suggestion.
Fans of the campaign can see the advanced screening of the newest Northwest Profile TV ad by visiting http://www.facebook.com/PEMCOInsurance on Feb. 4. In the meantime, you'll find a more detailed look at these new profiles at http://www.werealotlikeyou.com, or hear them on radios across the state.
About PEMCO Insurance
PEMCO Insurance, established in 1949, is a Seattle-based provider of auto, home, boat, life, and umbrella insurance to Washington state residents. PEMCO Insurance is sold by community agents throughout the state and through PEMCO offices. For more information, visitwww.pemco.com.
CONTACTS:
Jon Osterberg (206) 628-4019
PEMCO Insurance
jon.osterberg@pemco.com
Kristi Clough (206) 443-9357
Firmani + Associates Inc.
Kristi@firmani.com
SOURCE PEMCO Insurance
PEMCO Insurance
CONTACT: Jon Osterberg of PEMCO Insurance, +1-206-628-4019, jon.osterberg@pemco.com; or Kristi Clough of Firmani + Associates Inc., for PEMCO Insurance, +1-206-443-9357, Kristi@firmani.com