Paramount Digital Entertainment to Release Paramount Silverlight Enhanced Movies for Windows® Phone 7
Movie Apps Bring Robust Film Experience to Handset
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 14, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- Paramount Digital Entertainment announced today that it will be releasing ten enhanced movie apps of Paramount Pictures' films exclusively for Windows® Phone 7. Paramount Digital Entertainment is launching SCHOOL OF ROCK today in the U.S. and Canadian Windows Phone Marketplace with additional titles to be released in the U.S. and international markets before the end of the year.
The movie apps have been built using Microsoft Silverlight technology and offer the full movie plus menus, bonus features and unique experiences not available on other platforms to deliver a rich connected consumer experience to Windows Phone 7. Other titles coming to Paramount Silverlight Enhanced Movies for Windows Phone include ZOOLANDER, WAITING FOR SUPERMAN and GI JOE: THE RISE OF COBRA, with more to be announced.
"Through our relationship with Microsoft, we're able to provide consumers new, enhanced ways to enjoy movies from anywhere on Windows Phone 7," said Geremie Camara, Vice President Product Development for Paramount Digital Entertainment. "Using Silverlight technology and adding interactive and social networking features, our enhanced movie apps transform the movie viewing experience into a true entertainment experience."
Other features in the enhanced movie apps include the ability to create custom clips, view the movie with pop-up trivia powered by 'Scene It?', and a Movie Info feature offering users the ability to identify actors, objects, music, and places in the movie, while providing rich, contextual information, such as bios, descriptions, and even maps to the locations.
"Windows Phone 7 is backed by a rich developer ecosystem that is creating a variety of quality apps and games, like Paramount Entertainment's movie apps, that take advantage of the phone's unique features and design," said Todd Brix, senior director, Windows Phone Marketplace, Microsoft Corp. "We're proud to have these Paramount titles that offer unique experiences for consumers exclusively available on Windows Phone 7 this holiday season," he continued.
Paramount Digital Entertainment developed the movie apps in collaboration with Digitalsmiths, Hypershow and Trailer Park.
Paramount Digital Entertainment (PDE) is a division of Paramount Pictures Corporation. PDE develops and distributes filmed entertainment across worldwide digital distribution platforms including online, mobile and portable devices, videogames, and emerging technologies.
Paramount Pictures Corporation (PPC), a global producer and distributor of filmed entertainment, is a unit of Viacom (NYSE: VIA, VIA.B), a leading content company with prominent and respected film, television and digital entertainment brands. The company's labels include Paramount Pictures, Paramount Vantage, Paramount Classics, MTV Films and Nickelodeon Movies. PPC operations also include Paramount Digital Entertainment, Paramount Famous Productions, Paramount Home Entertainment, Paramount Pictures International, Paramount Licensing Inc., Paramount Studio Group and Paramount Worldwide Television Distribution.
CVS/pharmacy Launches CVS Express Photo App for Facebook
Customers Can Print Photos Directly From Facebook and Pick Up In About An Hour at CVS/pharmacy
WOONSOCKET, R.I., Dec. 14, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- CVS/pharmacy, the nation's leading retail pharmacy, today announced the launch of their new CVS Express Photo App. With this easy-to-use application, Facebook users can order prints from their Facebook albums without leaving the website, with prints ready for pick up in about an hour at their local CVS/pharmacy.
Customers can find the application by heading to the CVS/pharmacy Facebook page at http://www.facebook.com/cvs. To get started, click the "Photo App" tab at the top of the page. Once customers provide permission to allow the application to access their account to retrieve photos, prints can be ordered in four easy steps: choose photos, review cart, select store and then submit to print. Three print sizes are currently available through the application; customers can order 4x6, 5x7 and 8x10 prints.
"Facebook has become a popular and easy way to share photos online with family and friends," said Grant Pill, Vice President of Merchandising for CVS/pharmacy. "We introduced the CVS Express Photo App to give people the ability to print photos and share them offline with the same ease by picking them up at any CVS/pharmacy location in as little as an hour."
The new CVS Express Photo App, which was developed by Marketing Drive, simplifies the process of printing photos from your Facebook albums. The application has been designed to alert users when an image is not high-resolution enough for clear print quality, typically when printed at larger sizes. To ensure high-quality prints, CVS/pharmacy recommends using Facebook's high-res uploader or reducing the print size. For more information on the application, go to http://www.facebook.com/cvs. For more information about Marketing Drive, please visit http://www.marketingdrive.com. For information on other creative photo products from CVS/pharmacy, please visit http://www.CVSphoto.com.
About CVS/pharmacy
CVS/pharmacy, the retail division of CVS Caremark Corporation (NYSE: CVS), is America's leading retail pharmacy with more than 7,100 CVS/pharmacy and Longs Drug stores. CVS/pharmacy is committed to improving the lives of those we serve by making innovative and high-quality health and pharmacy services safe, affordable and easy to access, both in its stores and online at CVS.com. General information about CVS/pharmacy and CVS Caremark is available at info.cvscaremark.com.
Tradeweb Launches Electronic Market for U.S. Certificates of Deposit
NEW YORK, Dec. 14, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- Tradeweb, a leading global provider of fixed income and derivatives markets, today announced the launch of a new electronic market for U.S. Certificates of Deposit (CDs) on the Tradeweb Money Markets platform. The Tradeweb Money Markets platform is the only electronic marketplace that provides executable commingled, real-time pricing of CDs delivered directly from leading dealers on a single screen.
The Tradeweb CD market offers a host of key advantages to institutional clients, including access to commingled indicative pricing for CDs, ranging in maturity from overnight to 13 months and the ability to request live, executable bids from up to five dealers at a time.Customized trade tickets providequick and convenient access to primary and secondary offerings across a broad range of maturities through a flexible trade ticket screen designed to improve workflow. Trades are processed efficiently, reducing cost and operational risk,by incorporating pre- and post-trade processing during systems integration.
"We are pleased to step forward in broadening the Tradeweb Money Market offering with the launch of our new electronic platform for U.S. CDs," said Jon Williams, Managing Director and Head of U.S. Markets at Tradeweb. "As the fixed income markets continue evolving to improve transparency, execution speed and risk management, Tradeweb remains committed to providing flexible solutions to help increase transparency, liquidity and trade efficiency for our customers."
The comprehensive trading solution also supplies traders with several new tools and data, including:
-- Improved Issuer Lists and Filters to sort offerings and specific names
-- A Maturity Monitor to track all money market positions on a given date
or range of dates
-- Real-Time CD Rates with accurate CD composite prices, listed by rating
and maturity
-- Quick Ticketing to enter trades by security details and CUSIP
-- Enhanced CD Charting of the yield curve to gauge the market and specific
offerings
The Tradeweb Money Markets platform was launched in 2001 as an electronic marketplace for U.S. commercial paper, followed by trading for agency discount notes in 2002. Since then, more than USD $59 trillion in commercial paper and $17.5 trillion in agency discount notes have been executed on Tradeweb and the money markets platform has grown to offer a comprehensive trading solution for short agency coupons, treasury bills, tri-party repos, commercial paper, agency discount notes and U.S. certificates of deposit.
About Tradeweb
Tradeweb is a leading provider of online markets and a pioneer in the development of electronic trading and trade processing. The company provides services in the fixed income and derivatives markets to clients in more than 50 countries. Since 1998, Tradeweb has operated a global fixed income and derivatives trading network, which harnesses the distribution of the major investment banks with over 2,000 institutional clients. In 2008, Tradeweb introduced inter-dealing broking capability with the acquisition of voice broker Hilliard Farber and subsequently launched Dealerweb, an electronic IDB platform. Tradeweb Retail provides a trading and sales application to fixed income brokers and traders.
Enjoy More with 4Videosoft's Updated iPod/iPad Applications Supporting iOS 4.2
BEIJING, Dec. 14, 2010 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- Apple iOS 4.2 enables multitasking so as to do more than one thing at a time, see multiple accounts in one place, organize emails by threads and open attached files in third party applications, and deliver wireless printing to the iPad (and to the iPhone and iPod touch), allowing you now to send emails, pictures or web pages to compatible printers. Everything happens smoothly and efficiently with the world's most advanced mobile operating system. 4Videosoft Studio now brings multimedia users various surprises and excellent audiovisual experiences with the updated powerful products that can fully support iOS 4.2, which makes your iPad and iPhone more powerful so that you can enjoy more in the digital world.
One of the powerful software applications which is newly updated for the iOS 4.2 is the iPod + iPhone Mate. This special iPod iPhone software can manage iPod/iPhone files, import local files to iPod/iPhone, transfer/copy iPod/iPhone files to a PC's local disk and create iPhone ringtones M4R from all video/audio files such as 3GP, AVI, MKV, RM, MOV, XviD, MPEG, WMV, DivX, MP4, H.264/AVC, AVCHD, WMA, WAV, RA, M4A, MP3 and others. Now with the function of supporting iOS 4.2, you can do more and enjoy your happy time with no limitation.
If you have an iPad and want to enjoy your favorite music and videos on it; you may need the iPad to Computer Transfer. 4Videosoft's iPad to Computer Transfer has the ability tocopy and backup music, videos, TV Shows and photos between them, just like transferring files from iPad to computer, computer to iPad, even iPad to iTunes. Moreover, this iPad to Computer transfer now can support iTunes 10.1 and iOS 4.2. For further information, please visit: http://www.4videosoft.com/ipad-to-computer-transfer.html.
Finding your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch so powerful is exciting when running iOS 4.2, especially making use of 4Videosoft's powerful transfer software to fulfill your further needs.
For more information about 4Videosoft's wonderful Flagship updated software, please visit: http://www.4videosoft.com.
About 4Videosoft Studio
4Videosoft Studio aims to constantly produce excellent multimedia desktop applications for all Windows and Mac users, so as to give 4Videosoft users an unparalleled digital life. With advanced technologies, a dedicated R&D team and a progressive spirit, 4Videosoft Studio can always bring multimedia users various surprises and excellent audiovisual experiences. For more information, please visit: http://www.4videosoft.com.
SOURCE Harbour Software
Harbour Software
CONTACT: Darcy Brown at +86-187-0148-9910 or pr@4videosoft.com
World Premiere: Free and Gameloft Innovate Gaming by Releasing First HD Titles for Set-top Boxes
Freebox Revolution
PARIS, December 14, 2010/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- For the launch of the Freebox Revolution, Free, the creator of
the 1st triple-play box and Gameloft(R), worldwide leader in developing and
publishing downloadable video games, today announced the first ever HD games
for set-top boxes that provide internet, telephone and television. The games
will be available after the worldwide premiere, immediately following the
release of the Freebox Revolution with a selection of 5 games including
Asphalt 5, N.O.V.A. - Near Orbit Vanguard Alliance, Real Football 2011,
Uno(TM) and Let's Golf! 2. Asphalt 5 and Let's Golf! 2 will be included in
the Freebox offer and are downloadable from Freestore.
Gameloft and Free are excited about this partnership that once
again broadens access to digital entertainment by offering a new generation
of games to a whole new market.
"We are pleased to be partnered with Free, who similar to our
approach, understands how to anticipate technological advances to offer
interesting products and services that meet the criteria of easy access, high
appeal and quality expected by the consumer," said Michel Guillemot,
President of Gameloft. "The new Freebox is the most powerful triple-play box
to date. Housing the latest Intel(R) processor, the ATOM(TM) CE4100, it
allows the development of games in high definition, never seen on the market
before. We are confidant that this new generation of games available on the
new Freebox will be quickly adopted by the general public."
Maxime Lombardini, General Manager of Iliad, the parent
company of Free, said, "This partnership with Gameloft is part of Free's
strategy to always offer the best to its subscribers. We are very happy
because thanks to Gameloft's expertise and the power of the Freebox
Revolution, Free subscribers will be able to download HD games that offer the
same high quality as those available on game consoles sold commercially."
Games available at release include:
- UNO(TM): The popular card game is faithfully recreated in
its entirety. Players can customize rules, face the computer, or play
online against other players in Multiplayer mode.
- Let's Golf! 2: One of the most widely sold golf games that
appeals to the whole family. Players can discover 108 holes in six
detailed 3D environments with colorful characters. The game also
features an Online Multiplayer mode.
- Asphalt 5: The well-established Asphalt racing franchise is
now available on the Freebox Revolution with its varied environments
and 33 vehicles in HD, new controls (including a virtual steering
wheel), and a customizable interface. Players can also see how they
compare with up to 4 opponents in Online Multiplayer mode.
- Real Football 2011: The first soccer simulation game for
Freebox, offering an ultra-real gaming experience thanks to detailed
Graphics and animations as well as a high-level artificial
intelligence.
- N.O.V.A. - Near Orbit Vanguard Alliance HD: Voted the best
action game of the year, this futuristic first-person shooter offers 13
intense levels in various environments: jungle, snow, spaceship, bunker
and an alien city. The game offers an Online Multiplayer mode for epic
battles.
Freebox Revolution will be offered with a game controller to
give Free subscribers the ultimate gaming experience.
The games will be directly available for the Freebox
Revolution by downloading from the Freestore (Gameloft game category) and
cost between EUR4.99 and EUR6.99, depending on the game. Other games will
eventually be added to the catalog including such titles as Modern Combat:
Domination, Hero of Sparta 2 and Brain Challenge.
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Gameloft is the worldwide leader in developing and publishing
downloadable video games. Gameloft is now positioned, after 10 years, as one
of the most innovative companies in its field. The company designs games for
mobile phones, smartphones, iPhone, iPod touch and iPad for which the number
of units should exceed four billion in 2012. As a pioneer in the new
downloadable game console market, Gameloft publishes games for WiiWare,
DSiWare, Microsoft Xbox LIVE Arcade and PlayStation(R)Network. Partnership
agreements with major licensors allow Gameloft to associate the strongest
international brands with such games as Uno(TM), Ferrari, Shrek, CSI,
Spider-Man, Iron Man, Blokus and Sonic. The company also has its own brand
portfolio with established franchises such as Real Football, Asphalt and
Brain Challenge. Gameloft has locations on all continents, distributes its
games in 100 countries and has its own production studios with over 3,500
developers. Gameloft is listed on the Paris Stock Exchange (ISIN:
FR0000079600, Bloomberg: GFT FP, Reuters: GLFT.PA)
About Free
Free is an Iliad subsidiary. The Iliad Group is a major player
in the French Internet access and telecommunications market via Free and
Alice (4,514,000 ADSL subscribers as of 30 June 2010), Onetel and Iliad
Telecom (fixed telephony providers) as well as Free Mobile. The Iliad Group
is listed on Euronext Paris under the ticker ILD.
Source: Gameloft
Gameloft Contact: Aude Fouquier, Tel +33-1-58-16-21-55, Mail: aude.fouquier@gameloft.com; Free Contact: Isabelle Audap, Tel : +33-1-73-50-27-22, Mail: iaudap@iliad.fr
Mobile Marketing Provider iVision Mobile Announces Reduced Pricing for Text Messaging
iVision Mobile, Inc., an industry leader in mobile marketing and text messaging software, announced today that the company is offering new high volume SMS messaging plans on their short code 55678
CHATSWORTH, Calif., Dec. 14, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- iVision Mobile, Inc. an industry leader in mobile marketing and communications software announced today that the company is offering new high volume SMS messaging plans. Starting November 1st, iVision Mobile will offer per message pricing as low as $.008. For lower volume customers, the pricing will start at 2 cents per message for as little as $300 per month.
"This kind of pricing allows brands that are sending out large Bulk SMS messaging volume of messages each month to realize significant cost savings on their mobile initiatives," says Omer Samiri, CEO of iVision Mobile, Inc. "This represents a perfect opportunity for companies looking to enter the mobile space during the peak holiday shopping season," he adds.
For most brands, mobile marketing represents only a small fraction of their total marketing budget and delivers a significant return on investment. While mobile initiatives typically cost less to execute than a traditional marketing campaign, costs can increase with higher messaging volumes. "By pairing this new low pricing with iMessenger, our easy to use SMS platform, customers will now have a cost effective and extremely powerful mobile marketing solution at their fingertips," explains Derek Simms, CTO of iVision Mobile, Inc.
The iMessenger text messaging software is one of the most feature-rich and flexible platforms in the marketplace and caters to a wide range of industries that leverage the mobile device. iVision Mobile has recently enhanced the iMessenger software platform with an easy to navigate mobile webpage builder that lets brands create custom mobile websites. iVision Mobile is also unveiling a text to screen wizard that lets users create real-time text to screen displays in minutes. Text to Screen displays can then be instantly launched and executed for use at live events.
iVision Mobile provides mobile marketing and text messaging software solutions for businesses. iVision Mobile empowers companies across all industries including healthcare, automotive, sporting, religious, nightclubs/restaurants, debt collection, advertising agencies and more with innovative mobile marketing campaigns. For more information, please visit http://www.ivisionmobile.com.
Online One Unveils oneScan iPad Application for NetSuite
New iPad App Built on NetSuite's SuiteCloud Drives Mobility for Wholesalers and Distributors
SYDNEY, Dec. 14, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- Online One Pty Ltd, a provider of online applications, today unveiled the oneScan(TM) iPad application for NetSuite (NYSE: N), a mobile solution that has brought the first cloud ERP suite to Apple's iPad. Built using NetSuite's SuiteCloud platform, the new oneScan(TM) iPad application enables wholesalers and distributors to access NetSuite and manage their key business processes on the iPad, no matter where they are.
Already in use by Australian businesses, oneScan for NetSuite helps reduce operating and IT costs while improving productivity by abandoning traditional warehouse floor solutions such as expensive scan gun technology and PDA options. With oneScan and NetSuite, warehousing and distribution companies can replace onerous and error prone paper-based warehouse picking processes, get real-time visibility into stock and inventory information while performing daily warehouse floor tasks, and eliminate double entry and common operator errors.
Brian Billingsley, Technical Director of Online One, said: "oneScan extends the benefits of NetSuite's cloud ERP to every aspect of business - front-office, back-office, through to the rigorous demands of the warehouse floor. With oneScan, we're pleased to bring the power of NetSuite to the iPad and enable firm's to rapidly transition warehouse staff from laborious data entry to productive customer service roles."
Working with NetSuite
oneScan runs entirely in NetSuite, and provides mobile warehouse floor personnel with an application designed specifically to streamline their day to day tasks, using either the iPad touchscreen and/or a Bluetooth connected barcode scanner. oneScan minimises operator errors by providing warehouse personnel with immediate validation at the point of entry right on the warehouse floor, ensuring that the data matches exactly the actual stock on hand, together with the location and the serial/batch numbers.
And because oneScan runs on NetSuite, data is always up to date, so when items are picked, the effect on stock levels is immediate - and visible throughout the business. It takes full of advantage of NetSuite's powerful customization capabilities, by being completely optimized for the iPad's easy to read access screens and functions, and is configurable for different user requirements across multiple warehouse types - making the job of warehouse personnel easier and more productive than ever before.
Online One was able to deliver the oneScan application with unprecedented speed to market by taking advantage of the power of the SuiteCloud platform. By leveraging the ease of customization, the flexibility to address the unique needs of specific verticals, together with the deep functionality of NetSuite's cloud based ERP, SuiteCloud and NetSuite were clearly the platform of choice for Online One to quickly take advantage of this new rapidly evolving market opportunity.
Chris Schafer, APAC Managing Director of NetSuite, said: "Technologies like the Apple iPad provide tantalizing market opportunities for ISVs - but only if they can address these opportunities quickly and cost effectively. The NetSuite SuiteCloud platform enables ISVs such as Online One to introduce high quality, powerful and industry specific applications with unprecedented speed and cost effectiveness. With oneScan, wholesale and distribution companies can cut operating costs and improve efficiency with its cutting edge, sophisticated but simple to use functionality."
NetSuite's SuiteCloud is a comprehensive offering of cloud computing products, development tools and services designed to help customers and commercial software developers take advantage of the significant economic benefits of Cloud computing. Based on NetSuite, the world's most widely used Software as a Service business application suite, SuiteCloud enables customers to run their core business operations in the Cloud, and software developers to target new markets quickly with newly-created mission-critical applications built on top of mature and proven business processes. The complete SuiteCloud offering includes NetSuite's multi-tenant, always-on SaaS infrastructure; the NetSuite Business Suite of applications (Accounting/ERP, CRM, Ecommerce); the NS-BOS Development Platform; the SuiteCloud Developer Network (SDN), a comprehensive developer program for Independent Software Vendors (ISVs); and SuiteApp.com, a single-source online marketplace where customers can find applications to meet specific business process or industry-specific needs. For more information on SuiteCloud, please visit http://www.netsuite.com/developers.
Online One has delivered successful online accounting, distribution and E-commerce systems based on the award winning NetSuite ERP online application since 2003. Online One provides Australian-based consulting services for businesses in Australia and throughout Asia Pacific and builds new product modules to supplement the NetSuite applications for Australian companies as well as generic modules that can be used worldwide.
Online One is a NetSuite Solution Partner and SuiteCloud Development Partner.
NOTE: NetSuite and the NetSuite logo are registered service marks of NetSuite Inc.
Classic Menu for Office 2010: Both 64-bit Version and FREE Version are Available Now!
HAIKOU, China, Dec. 14, 2010 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- With more advanced functions and improved interface, Microsoft Office 2010 will become a new trend in software. The release of a 64-bit edition of Microsoft Office 2010 "lets users work with much larger data sets than they could previously, and to analyze and solve large computational problems." The only shortcoming is that there are few software applications and add-ins that work for 64-bit edition. Addintools today is delighted to announce the release of the Classic Menu for Office 2010 64-bit product line. Undoubtedly, it is great for those users who are using the 64-bit edition of Microsoft Office 2010 and also have trouble in adapting to the Ribbon interface. Classic Menu for Office is a wonderful and award-winning tool for Microsoft Office. By adding a new "menus" tab in the ribbon interface, it brings back the familiar Office 2003 menus and toolbars into Office 2010. Users may save much more time in learning the new UI, and improve the way of working and thinking. The previous Classic Menu for Office 2010 was only compatible with the 32-bit edition of Office 2010. Now both 32-bit and 64-bit Office users can all enjoy the benefit of classic-style Office processing.
Good news, Addintools has launched the FREE version, Classic Menu for Office Home and Student 2010, which is completely free for personal non-commercial use. Classic Menu for Office Home and Student 2010 works for Word, Excel, PowerPoint and OneNote 2010, and it is totally full-function without any limitations. But for users who want to use it for Outlook, Publisher, Access, InfoPath, Visio and Project 2010, it is not enough. For those who use it for commercial purpose, he/she should buy a proper Classic Menu suite. The link http://www.addintools.com/office2010/menutoolbar/ is a comparison of different suites, which helps commercial users to select the right one.
About Addintools
The publisher of Classic Menu for Office 2010 is Addintools Technology LTD, which has been committed to the development of Microsoft Office add-ins for years. For more information about Addintools, please visit http://www.addintools.com.
For more information, please contact:
Addintools Technology LTD
Lin Jie
Tel: +86-898-6853-3792
Website: http://www.addintools.com
Email: support@addintools.com
SOURCE Addintools Technology LTD
Addintools Technology LTD
CONTACT: Lin Jie, Addintools Technology LTD at +86-898-6853-3792 or support@addintools.com
Measurement Computing Releases DAQ Product Selection Guide in Seven Languages
NORTON, Mass., Dec. 14, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- Measurement Computing Corporation (MCC), the market leader in value-priced data acquisition, today announced the release of its DAQ Product Selection Guide in seven languages including: Chinese (simplified and traditional), French, German, Japanese, Korean, Spanish, and English. Each guide is available in PDF format for immediate download at http://www.mccdaq.com.
The DAQ Product Selection Guide highlights MCC's USB, PCI, Ethernet, and stand-alone data acquisition products. The guide includes product selection charts that help customers easily find the right product for their application. It also features embedded hyperlinks that link to complete product specs on the company's website.
About Measurement Computing
Measurement Computing (http://www.mccdaq.com) is the market leader in the design, manufacture and distribution of value-priced data acquisition hardware and software. Headquartered in Norton, MA, the company provides test and measurement solutions for both programmers and non-programmers as well as custom designs for OEMs. The company offers high-quality, reliable products, backed by limited lifetime warranties and free technical support.
AT&T Boosts Mobile Broadband Network Capacity in Atlanta
Nearly 270 Cell Sites Upgraded with Additional Spectrum to Improve Connectivity and Performance of Mobile Broadband Voice and Data Applications
ATLANTA, Dec. 14, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- AT&T* today announced it has added more capacity to its Atlanta mobile broadband network to improve voice and data connectivity and performance for local customers. The upgrade involved adding new layers of frequency, also known as "carriers," to cell sites to more efficiently manage available spectrum and increase mobile broadband capacity. Through the first three quarters of 2010, AT&T added nearly 270 second and third carriers to cell sites throughout the Atlanta area.
The areas benefiting from the boost in capacity include the Atlanta metro area and outlying communities like Marietta, Conyers, Rome, Cartersville, McDonough, and Alpharetta.
"Our goal is pretty simple: we want you to have an extraordinary experience when you make a call, check e-mail, download a song or video, or surf the Internet on your AT&T device," said Keith Holmes, vice president and general manager for AT&T's operations in Georgia. "As part of the Atlanta community, we're always looking for new opportunities to provide an enhanced customer experience and our investment in the local wireless network is just one way to accomplish this."
Through the first three quarters of 2010, AT&T also added mobile broadband (3G) equipment to 32 existing 2G cell sites in the Atlanta area, added 11 new cell sites in the Atlanta area and invested nearly $7.3 million in Distributed Antenna System (DAS or in-building network) projects in Georgia including the recently completed Turner Field system.
"Supporting mobile broadband growth is our No. 1 investment priority," said Sylvia Russell, president, AT&T Georgia. "By adding capacity in and around Atlanta our customers can stay connected - it's all about being where our customers want us."
Wireless data traffic on the AT&T network grew more than 5,000 percent from 2007 through 2009, largely due to the increasing popularity of advanced smartphones and the performance of AT&T's network. AT&T has the fastest mobile broadband network in the nation.
The expansion of spectrum for mobile broadband use is one of many ongoing network initiatives planned to enhance coverage and capacity across the country. AT&T recently upgraded mobile broadband cell sites nationwide to High-Speed Packet Access (HSPA) 7.2. Plans include another upgrade to HSPA+ technology by the end of this year followed by the initial deployment next year of LTE, the next-generation of wireless technology. These advancements, when combined with an ongoing initiative to increase the number of high-speed backhaul connections to cell sites, are a part of AT&T's strategy to provide customers with an enhanced mobile broadband experience, both today and in the future.
AT&T also owns and operates the nation's largest Wi-Fi network** with more than 23,000 hotspots in the U.S. and provides access to more than 125,000 hotspots globally through roaming agreements. Most AT&T smartphone customers get access to our entire national Wi-Fi network at no additional cost, and Wi-Fi usage doesn't count against customers' monthly data plans.
For more information about AT&T's coverage in Atlanta or anywhere in the United States, consumers can visit the AT&T Coverage Viewer. Using the online tool, AT&T customers can measure quality of coverage from a street address, intersection, ZIP code or even a landmark.
For updates on the AT&T wireless network, please visit the AT&T network news page.
*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.
** Largest based on company branded and operated hotspots. Access includes AT&T Wi-Fi Basic. A Wi-Fi enabled device required. Other restrictions apply. See http://www.attwifi.com for details and locations.
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.
Additional information about AT&T Inc. and the products and services provided by AT&T subsidiaries and affiliates is available at http://www.att.com. This AT&T news release and other announcements are available at http://www.att.com/newsroom and as part of an RSS feed at http://www.att.com/rss. Or follow our news on Twitter at @ATT. Find us on Facebook at http://www.Facebook.com/ATT to discover more about our consumer and wireless services or at http://www.Facebook.com/ATTSmallBiz to discover more about our small business services.
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SOURCE AT&T Inc.
AT&T Inc.
CONTACT: Dawn Benton of AT&T Inc., Office, +1-404-986-1824, Mobile, +1-404-202-6335, Dawn.benton@att.com
It Works! Shopkick Delivers on its Promise of Driving Foot Traffic to Stores
50 - 70 Percent More Shoppers Walk Into Sports Authority with shopkick When Sports Authority Doubles the shopkick Walk-In Rewards
PALO ALTO, Calif., Dec. 14, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- Sports Authority, the nation's premier full-line sporting goods retailer, was one of shopkick's inaugural partners when the location-based shopping app launched this summer, promising to deliver retailers' most desired prize: more foot traffic to their stores.
Four months after kicking off the partnership, the results are in.
"Sports Authority is committed to offering our customers the best value and reaching them with the latest technology. shopkick provides a unique technology that makes location-based rewards economically feasible for the first time, has unparalleled team expertise, and with the list of blue chip retailers we joined as launch partners, we were convinced to experiment with the first location-based shopping app in the market," said Jeff Schumacher, Chief Marketing Officer of Sports Authority. "We had 50% to 70% more shoppers walk into the store with shopkick when we increased the rewards for walking in. There is a direct and measurable correlation. shopkick's model works."
Sports Authority has run several tests in the months since launch, to answer the question: If consumers get more rewards points just for walking, will more consumers walk in? So Sports Authority doubled and even tripled the number of "kickbucks" awarded to shoppers simply for walking into participating stores. The kickbucks - the cross-retailer currency of shopkick - did as intended: as the reward amount increased, more consumers walked into the store with the shopkick app, in some cases up to seventy percent more.
"We knew we'd be able to increase foot traffic for retail partners, by turning store locations into interactive worlds full of rewards and fun," said Cyriac Roeding, CEO and co-founder of shopkick, Inc. "But what we didn't know is that the impact would be so fast - and so dramatic. It's very encouraging to see shoppers responding to the app even more enthusiastically than we hoped."
The shopkick app detects a shopkick Signal, emitted from a patent-pending device, located in each participating store, to deliver kickbucks to each user. kickbucks can be collected and redeemed across all partner stores for in-store gift card rewards or discounts at top retail stores, or song downloads, or movie tickets and hotel vouchers, Facebook Credits to play games online, donations to 30 different causes and charities and more. And, because the detection occurs on the user's mobile device, the privacy of presence information is completely under the user's control.
For each Sports Authority promotion, they increased kickbucks awarded (2x or 3x) to see how higher rewards impact walk-ins. Walk-ins measure the actual presence of shoppers in a participating store, vs. the proximity-based measurement delivered by GPS-based check-ins. With each promotion, the impact on walk-ins increased dramatically - even as baseline check-ins grew organically - delivering 50 to 70 percent increase in walk-ins.
The shopkick app also lets users:
-- Get even more kickbucks for scanning and learning about products and
services
-- Receive special offers, for example, a discount on specific products at
participating retailers or double the kickbucks for check-in during
promotional periods
-- Earn kickbucks from every retailer and redeem them at any partner
retailer
Currently more than 1,100 individual stores across multiple retailers and 100 of the country's largest malls have fully deployed shopkick's technology. In addition, at more than 230,000 other stores across America, shopkick offers smaller rewards for "checking-in" and scanning products from leading brands, including Kraft Foods and Procter & Gamble.
shopkick is a new Palo Alto-based startup funded by Kleiner Perkins's iFund, Greylock Partners and Reid Hoffman, founder of LinkedIn, and investor in Facebook and Zynga. shopkick, Inc. brings the power of the mobile internet to the retail experience. shopkick launched its mobile application CauseWorld in the United States in December 2009, in partnership with Citi, Kraft Foods and Procter & Gamble, which became the fastest-growing location-based retail app in the App Store within weeks. In August 2010, shopkick launched its flagship service by the same name, the first mobile application that hands rewards and offers to consumers simply for walking into stores and malls. With blue-chip partnerships including American Eagle, Best Buy, Macy's, Sports Authority, Target, Wet Seal and Simon Property Group, the largest mall operator in the United States.
The Sports Authority is staffed with experts in all areas of sports and fitness related topics, and strives to be the ultimate "authority," both on and off the field. Whether in the game or cheering from the sidelines, The Sports Authority is the leading destination for consumers to fulfill their own sports equipment needs, as well as find their favorite team's apparel. The Sports Authority operates 462 stores in 45 states, and employs more than 15,000 associates nationwide. It also operates stores in Japan under a partnership with AEON Co., Ltd. The company's e-commerce website is located at http://www.sportsauthority.com.
SOURCE shopkick
shopkick
CONTACT: Martha Shaughnessy of Atomic PR, +1-415-593-1400, martha@atomicpr.com, for shopkick
EMC Delivers Industry's First Self-Service Cloud Enablement Platform for Storage
Service Providers and Enterprises Can Rapidly Deploy a Complete Storage-as-a-Service Offering
HOPKINTON, Mass., Dec. 14, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- EMC Corporation (NYSE EMC),the world leader in information infrastructure solutions, today announced the industry's first self-service cloud enablement platform for storage--the EMC® Atmos® Cloud Delivery Platform. By combining the power of EMC Atmos with this intelligent cloud enablement platform for storage, service providers and enterprises can deliver a complete storage-as-a-service offering to customers in a matter of days--versus months. The Atmos Cloud Delivery Platform alleviates the need for an in-house, custom development effort that can take months of time and resources--significantly reducing enterprise and service provider costs, time-to-market and barriers to entry.
Key Facts and Highlights:
-- The key differentiator of the EMC Atmos Cloud Delivery Platform is its
self-service capabilities, including end-user identity provisioning and
resource reporting on bandwidth and storage consumption. The platform
includes a rich metering module that measures bandwidth and storage at
the end-user level, an essential feature when managing multi-tenant and
multi-user environments. The metering module also enables chargeback and
billing integration capabilities for private and public cloud
environments. The platform is designed with flexibility in mind.
Service providers and enterprises can access these self-service and
metering capabilities through an existing customer facing portal that
connects to the Atmos Cloud Delivery Platform or through a standard
portal that is offered as part of the platform.
-- The EMC Atmos Cloud Delivery Platform complements EMC Atmos, which
automatically manages the global availability of unstructured data
through a policy managed, scale-out object storage infrastructure.
Service providers can deliver public cloud storage services to their
customers with the combination of EMC Atmos and the EMC Atmos Cloud
Delivery Platform, positioning themselves to offer additive cloud
enabled services such as cloud archiving, backup and collaboration
solutions--expanding revenue opportunities.
-- EMC is also announcing enhancements to EMC Atmos, including expanded
multi-tenancy capabilities. Currently, EMC Atmos logically separates the
data and the administration by tenant and sub-tenant, with this new
product release, these multi-tenancy features have been expanded to
allow network separation of tenants. This improves security and
operational efficiencies for service providers and enterprises
supporting multiple applications, departments and customers in a single,
shared cloud infrastructure .
-- New EMC Consulting Services assist customers with the integration of the
Atmos Cloud Delivery Platform into their architecture, including portal
integration and customization, billing, customer care, and existing
infrastructures. Additionally, there are new strategy services to assist
with the planning, design and launch of go-to-market solutions for
service providers. These services allow providers to rapidly deploy
storage-as-a-service offers and further reduce the barriers of entry to
this rapidly growing market.
Analyst Quote
"The benefits of cloud storage services are simplicity, flexibility, and new levels of business agility. Service providers and enterprises alike need a solution that enables them to quickly and easily build a flexible foundation for cloud enabled services. The EMC Amos Cloud Delivery Platform's self-service identity provisioning, resource reporting on bandwidth and storage consumption, and easy metering capabilities for chargeback and billing is a compelling solution that helps fill the gaps. The EMC Atmos Cloud Delivery Platform gives both service providers and enterprises the means to offer valuable--and cost effective--services simply and efficiently."
Terri McClure, Senior Analyst, Enterprise Strategy Group
Partner Quotes
"MTI is excited to be leveraging EMC Atmos to augment our service portfolio with new cloud and managed services under the MTI Care and MTI Cloud banners. The EMC Atmos Cloud Delivery Platform enables us to provide on-premise and off-premise solutions for storage, archiving and tape cloning. We believe these service offerings will provide significant value to customers who are looking to drive down the cost of securely storing and archiving their corporate data."
Aad Dekkers, Chief Marketing Officer at MTI Europe
"The EMC Atmos Cloud Delivery Platform could not have come at a better time for Redstor. We have been able to add incremental cloud storage services, further increasing our ability to aggregate demand for value-added cloud storage. In essence it is giving our customers and partners a flexible model to consume our storage with all the security and scale that the Atmos Cloud Delivery Platform offers. The EMC Atmos infrastructure enables Redstor's European facilities to take advantage of the growing demand for cloud storage and comes with the sort of functionality that makes it so much easier for us to deliver the sort of services we see our clients looking for. We are excited about next year's range of cloud services--built on this solid foundation of EMC cloud storage technology."
Tony Ruane, Co-founder and Business Development Director at Redstor
Executive Quote
"The Atmos Cloud Delivery Platform is enabling service providers and enterprises to quickly enter into this new market space and deliver innovative cloud services today," said Mike Feinberg, Senior vice President, EMC Cloud Infrastructure Group. "This new platform eliminates the time, resources, and big investments that service providers and enterprises had to grapple with to join the cloud storage service arena. The EMC Atmos Cloud Delivery Platform is eliminating the barriers to market."
Availability
The EMC Atmos Cloud Delivery Platform, enhancements to EMC Atmos, and the new EMC Consulting Services are available worldwide today.
About EMC Consulting/Professional Services
EMC Consulting provides strategic guidance and technology expertise to help organizations exploit information to its maximum potential. With worldwide expertise across organizations' business, applications and infrastructure, as well as deep industry understanding, EMC Consulting guides and delivers revolutionary thinking to help clients realize their ambitions in an information economy. EMC Consulting drives execution for its clients, including more than half of the Global Fortune 500 companies, to transform information into actionable strategies and tangible business results. More information about EMC Consulting can be found at http://www.EMC.com/consulting.
Additional Resource
Hear Mike Feinberg, Senior Vice President, EMC Cloud Infrastructure Group discuss the industry's first self-service cloud enablement platform for storage here.
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 Atmos are registered trademarks of EMC Corporation in the U.S. and other countries. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
mgmt one Announces Launch Date of 'First One Digital Publishing®'
A New Digital Publishing Venture with Pulitzer Prize Winning Journalist, Karen Hunter Commits To Revolutionize the Publishing Industry
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif., Dec. 14, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- First One Digital Publishing announces the company will go live on 1/11/11 by unveiling its robust e-Commerce website, its first release ebook catalog and the debut of the "First One Contest." First One Digital Publishing is a new brand of Publishing Company focused on publishing literary content exclusively over digital ereader formats. First One is owned by mgmt one, a premier full-service business advisory firm and led by Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, Karen Hunter.
"The digital ice age has hit. And publishing, as we now know it, is the dinosaur," said Karen Hunter, president of First One Digital Publishing. "What will emerge from the thaw will be First One--a house that not just sees the future but will help usher it in." Karen is also co-author of numerous New York Times bestsellers, including Ladies First, On the Down Low, and Wendy's Got the Heat and publisher of Patti Labelle's latest cookbook, New York Times bestseller Mama Dearest by the late E. Lynn Harris, and Janet Jackson's True You (due out in 2011). First One Digital Publishing's goal is to be the first one to lead the charge in driving the ebook and digital content space across all digital formats exclusively over digital ereader devices.
"First One promises to shift the industry paradigm and put the power back in the hands of the story-teller vs. the story-seller. Our publishing house and business model will focus on creating partnerships with people who tell great stories, and people who are great stories, and put the power back in the hands of those who produce the content--the writers," adds Hunter.
For First One Digital Publishing, this partnership translates into a unique business model for the company, its authors and its distributor partners including:
1. First One Digital Publishing remains committed to creating a new digital
reading experience--including not just the ebook, but also promotional
trailers, soundtracks, and brand marketing product placement
opportunities to accompany its books.
2. First One's ebooks will be made available across all digital formats as
partnerships with ebook devices and retail partners are forged.
3. First One Digital Publishing will be bolstered by a promotional
partnership with Market America, one of the largest online retailers for
consumers worldwide, featuring exclusive products and services, along
with more than 3,000 partner stores (http://www.marketamerica.com). This
partnership will consist of advertising and promotional assets from
Market America to promote First One titles including a book signing and
speaker engagement at Market America's World Conference in Miami for Glen
Morisano, author of First One's title, "Good Cop, Bad Money."
4. Authors will be contracted to be published and promoted with First One
Digital Publishing and mgmt one's integrated Public Relations, Social
Media, and Web and Media partners including Mall Breaks® that can
promote new titles across 1,500 interactive video screens seen in high
traffic malls across the country, which generate over 100 million
advertising impressions per month.
5. First One Digital Publishing's contracted authors will be invited to
participate in a more transparent financial partnership beyond the older
advance and royalty plan and receive about triple the royalty of the
industry standard.
First One Digital Publishing has an expansive launch platform in the works as well as philanthropic initiatives including:
1. First One Digital Publishing will launch the first of its innovative
series of nationwide writing contests with a search for the next great
fiction storyteller. This challenge culminates in a digital publishing
deal and national marketing campaign for the winning author. Judged by a
panel of celebrity experts and famed storytellers, our contests will
bring new excitement to the world of publishing as we search for those
next great authors. The contest is limited to completed fiction and
nonfiction manuscripts of any genre between 35,000 and 80,000 words.
2. On January 11, 2011, First One Digital Publishing will launch its "First
One Digital App." This free download app will allow book clubs and
reader groups to join the First One Book Club and give a sneak peak of
upcoming First One titles, events and signings, invite readers to visit
online to share book reviews, chat with authors, connect and run
promotions including give-aways of e-readers each month.
3. First One will also launch the First One Literacy Campaign to demonstrate
the company's commitment to bolstering literacy levels by pledging free
e-Libraries to under-performing public schools in New York City and nine
other school districts throughout the country.
First One Digital Publishing content commitment is to focus on books that are relevant--from trendsetting topic-driven nonfiction to memoirs by the hottest celebrities to cutting-edge fiction, spiritual, inspiration, fantasy and mystery that appeals to this generation of readers. Further information and updates about First One Digital Publishing can be viewed at the company's website at http://www.firstonepublishing.com.
Until the official launch on 1/11/11, First One Digital Publishing is putting its thumbprint across the publishing industry this holiday season with a call to readers to join the "Digital Revolution" by registering at the company's website http://www.firstonepublishing.com to receive special offer incentives and by viewing and viral sharing the company's dramatic "Digital Revolution" campaign video across all means of social media.
First One Digital Publishing is a new brand of Publishing Company focused on publishing literary content exclusively over all digital ereader formats and devices. Owned by mgmt one (http://www.mgmt-one.com), a premier full-service business advisory firm and led by Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, Karen Hunter and co-author of numerous New York Times bestsellers, First One Digital Publishing's goal is to be the first heavily digitized publishing company to lead the charge in driving the ebook and digital content space across all digital formats. As a new business and publishing venture, First One will debut its library with full purchase and download capabilities on 1/11/11 and is currently acquiring exclusive digital publishing and ebook distribution rights with a rainbow of authors, who not only tell great stories, but who are great stories.
SOURCE First One Digital Publishing
First One Digital Publishing
CONTACT: Megan Pope, Megan@A-listCommunications.com, ext. 108, or David Manning, Dmanning@A-ListCommunications.com, ext. 101, both of A-List Communications, 1-877-402-5478, for First One Digital Publishing
More Wireless Data and Call Capacity Activated for Fullerton, California
Verizon Wireless adds capacity to cell sites to stay ahead of demand for calls, e-mail, text and web surfing
IRVINE, Calif.,Dec. 14, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- Even more Orange County residents, businesses and visitors can now enjoy high-speed wireless data and voice connections in the residential and commercial areas surrounding the intersection of Bastanchury Road and Brea Boulevard in the city of Fullerton, thanks to recent Verizon Wireless network upgrades. Hundreds of upgrades since December 2009 have increased the company's 3G data and voice capacity by nearly thirty percent in Southern California. The increased capacity means more users are empowered to surf the web, download applications and content, and exchange e-mail and other messages.
"People expect their cell phones and wireless devices to work whenever and wherever they need them," said Bill D'Agostino, executive director of network for Verizon Wireless in Southern California. "That's why we continue to invest in our network. By meeting the growing demand for data services on our network, we empower each of our customers to Rule the Air in their own unique, individual way."
To learn more about how Verizon Wireless empowers its customers to Rule the Air, visit: http://tinyurl.com/2arpjjs
Businesses can tap into the power of Mobile Broadband
Mobile Broadband allows users to connect to the Internet wirelessly to download applications, business documents and music, as well as accessing e-mail and corporate data while on the go. Small business owners interested in Mobile Broadband can visit http://tinyurl.com/392334gwhere they can:
-- Watch videos about how mobile technologies can improve business results
-- Check out case studies and articles on business strategies to become
more productive
-- Learn about the latest promotions and discounts for small businesses
-- Read white papers about wireless security and connectivity options for
business
4G LTE services
Verizon Wireless launched its 4G Long Term Evolution (LTE) wireless network in the Los Angeles and San Diego metropolitan areas. In the Los Angeles area, 4G LTE coverage extends north to Pasadena, east to Chino, south to San Clemente and west to Woodland Hills. In the San Diego area, 4G LTE coverage extends north to Del Mar and Poway, east to Lakeside and south to Imperial Beach.
The company's ongoing aggressive network build includes launch in 38 major metropolitan areas, including 60 airports, covering more than 110 million people. The company will cover virtually all its current nationwide 3G footprint with the 4G network by the end of 2013.
About Verizon Wireless
Verizon Wireless operates the nation's most reliable and largest wireless voice and 3G data network, serving more than 93 million customers. Headquartered in Basking Ridge, N.J., with more than 79,000 employees nationwide, Verizon Wireless is a joint venture of Verizon Communications (NYSE, Nasdaq: VZ) and Vodafone (LSE, Nasdaq: VOD). For more information, visit http://www.verizonwireless.com. To preview and request broadcast-quality video footage and high-resolution stills of Verizon Wireless operations, log on to the Verizon Wireless Multimedia Library at http://www.verizonwireless.com/multimedia.
SOURCE Verizon Wireless
Verizon Wireless
CONTACT: Ken Muche of Verizon Wireless, +1-949-286-8193, Ken.Muche@VerizonWireless.com
PopCap Launches Zuma(R) Blitz on Facebook(R) Platform
DUBLIN, December 14, 2010/PRNewswire/ --
- Casual Game Leader's Latest Social Adaptation Blasts PopCap's Games on
Facebook to New Levels of High Energy Fun
PopCap Games, the worldwide leader in casual video games, today announced
that Zuma(R) Blitz is now live on Facebook, inviting the more than 500
million members of the leading social platform to join in the ball-blasting
fun. Zuma Blitz is the social adaptation of PopCap's hit franchise (over 20
million units sold worldwide) and provides players with the first competitive
and cooperative iteration of Zuma in the game's history.
Zuma, the world's most popular ball-blasting game, has been compressed
into a one minute ultra high-octane game where you compete with your friends
on Facebook by exploding as many balls as you can in 60 seconds. In
development for more than a year, Zuma Blitz incorporates a raft of fun new
features and other enhancements, including:
- Weekly tournaments and leader boards, with new game levels introduced
each week
- An "experience points" system to unlock additional power-ups and
capabilities
- Time extenders, score multipliers and other powerful in-game
accelerants
- "Hot Frog" speed mode for massive, section-clearing super shots
- Additional information on the in-game performances and status of your
Facebook friends, such as medals won, achievements earned at various
point thresholds and experience level
Zuma Blitz joins Bejeweled(R) Blitz as PopCap's second social game on
Facebook. Bejeweled Blitz has attracted nearly 40 million users since its
introduction less than two years ago, more than 150 million sessions of that
game are played each day by consumers worldwide, and it is consistently the
most "engaging" game on Facebook, as measured by the ratio of daily to
monthly active users.
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
350 people in Seattle, San Francisco, Chicago, Vancouver, B.C., Dublin,
Seoul, Shanghai and Tokyo. Its games have been downloaded over 1.5 billion
times by consumers worldwide, and its flagship title, Bejeweled(R), 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. Facebook(R) is a
registered trademark of Facebook Inc. Other company and product names used
herein may be trademarks of their respective owners and are used for the
benefit of those owners.
What Does Reese Witherspoon Think About Her 'Water for Elephants' Co-Star Robert Pattinson? Find out using Appinions, a Free, Online Opinions App Launched Today
...With Appinions, everyone will be asking...How do you know?
YONKERS, N.Y., Dec. 14, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- Whether you want to know what Reese Witherspoon is saying about Robert Pattinson, who's talking about A Rod and Cameron Diaz getting together again, or what people are saying about your favorite celebrity, you can find it at Celebrity Appinions(TM), a free, online celebrity gossip app launched today by Appinions(TM).
What it is: Celebrity Appinions follows more than 1,600 celebrities and the opinions about them on the Web. The free application, which can be shared on Facebook and Twitter, can be found at http://www.Appinions.com.
How it works: Simply enter a celebrity's name in the search box, and Celebrity Appinions will bring you what everyone is saying, thinking and feeling about the celebrity, including the latest scandals, gossip, and anything else that has appeared online.
"One of the most common pastimes is discussing the lives of celebrities," said Larry Levy, Appinions' co-founder and CEO. "Now Celebrity Appinions lets people zero in on what is being said about their favorite celebrities without reading countless Web pages to find it, and have their friends asking, 'Where did you see that?' "
Appinions' online applications let people see the Web through the lens of peoples' opinions. For more information, please visit http://www.Appinions.com.
About Appinions
Founded in 2007, Appinions, formerly known as Jodange, is a New York-based, privately-owned software solution provider that has created Appinions, the industry's first Opinions Intelligence applications, enabling researchers and publishers to automatically mine, analyze, and summarize opinion to gain insight into what people and organizations are saying, thinking and feeling.
Our patent-pending technology, developed over the past decade by a team of world-class researchers at Cornell University, powers a sophisticated, comprehensive and feature-rich SaaS platform for opinion-based applications. For more information, visit http://www.appinions.com.
YouSendIt Debuts New Conduit-Powered App to Make Secure Digital Content Delivery Easier
Managed File Sharing Available Via an Industry-First, Easy-to-Use Browser App
CAMPBELL, Calif., Dec. 14, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- YouSendIt, Inc., the global leader in secure digital content delivery, and Conduit®, powering apps for its network of over 260,000 web publishers and 200 million users, today announced the launch of the new YouSendIt Browser App. The app allows users to securely send files right from within their browser, reaping the benefits of faster sending, better file tracking and security.
More than 14 million people and 2,500 corporations worldwide trust YouSendIt for securely sending digital files without the restrictions posed by standard delivery methods such as email and FTP. YouSendIt makes it easy to use its service by integrating into more and more of the user's existing workflow - including a web app, Microsoft Outlook app, Microsoft Office app, mobile app, and now a browser app. One click on the YouSendIt Browser App icon immediately allows the user to securely send files without navigating away from his or her current website.
"File sharing should be simple. Instead of adding another process or application to the mix, YouSendIt fits in where people work, whether it's the sender or the receiver," said Brian Curry, vice president of product and business strategy at YouSendIt. "By adding the YouSendIt app to their browser, our users gain another layer of workflow integration. Additionally, the new app represents an opportunity for Conduit and our other affiliates to participate in YouSendIt's growth."
The YouSendIt Browser App is now offered in the Conduit App Marketplace and available to its network of over 260,000 web publishers and 200 million users. The app is compatible with most major browsers, including Internet Explorer, Firefox, and Safari.
"YouSendIt is a fantastic productivity tool, and now our two companies have found a way to make it even more convenient for their users. A browser app is an intuitive tool to streamline the workflow of YouSendIt users and extend the value of the YouSendIt service to its users," said Adam Boyden, president of Conduit.
The Conduit Platform can help organizations in any market -- sports, entertainment, technology, online video, and more -- to increase exposure of their brand and acquire new customers. For more information, visit us at http://www.conduit.com or write to us at info@conduit.com.
YouSendIt, Inc. is the number-one secure digital file delivery company. More than 14 million registered users and 270,000 subscribers trust YouSendIt to securely send receive and track digital content. Professionals, businesses and government agencies across the world use YouSendIt to transfer files too large to send via email, eliminating the need for cumbersome FTP sites and expensive overnight carriers.
By sending files and attachments through YouSendIt, corporations can alleviate and better manage the acute challenge of ever expanding email inboxes and overages. YouSendIt integrates seamlessly into the most common desktop tools, including Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Office, Adobe Photoshop, Final Cut Pro, etc. Users can also leverage the service through the YouSendIt Web site or the YouSendIt Express desktop application. Visit http://www.yousendit.com or the YouSendIt blog at http://blog.yousendit.com for more information.
The patented Conduit Platform is enabling global brands to market themselves online, including the Major League Baseball, Time Warner Cable, Univision, the Chelsea Football Club, Fox News, iVillage, the National Hockey League, Travelocity, and TechCrunch, as well as hundreds of thousands of small and medium-sized organizations in more than 120 countries. Conduit-powered apps are compatible with all leading operating systems and Internet browsers including Internet Explorer, Firefox, Safari, and Google Chrome. To Conduit Your Site, visit http://www.conduit.com.
SOURCE YouSendIt, Inc.
YouSendIt, Inc.
CONTACT: Jyotsna Grover of Airfoil Public Relations, +1-650-691-7308, grover@airfoilpr.com; or Dayna Verstegen, Director of Marketing Communications of Conduit, +1-650-340-1550, ext. 101 ,dayna@conduit.com
SUNNYVALE, Calif., Dec. 14, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- LitePoint Corporation, the leader in wireless test solutions, is the first company to offer a single box solution that tests Bluetooth Low-Energy (Bluetooth LE) technology in combination with classic Bluetooth and WiFi.
"Having a Bluetooth LE solution available to our customers as a free software download illustrates LitePoint's ongoing commitment to staying at the forefront of wireless technology and preserving investment value for our customers. This new innovation enables our customers to stay current with the latest wireless technologies without having to invest in new hardware," said John Lukez, LitePoint's director of product marketing.
A Complete Test Solution
The new LitePoint IQ2010 software allows users to test both transmit and receive performance, including output power, modulation characteristics, carrier frequency offset--among others. This will enable device makers to develop, test, manufacture and bring Bluetooth LE devices to market much more quickly. This will be important, for example, for the burgeoning market of wireless medical devices. Explains Lukez, "A Bluetooth-enabled, wearable medical sensor can send critical information about the status of a patient to a Bluetooth-enabled phone. The very low power consumption makes Bluetooth technology an excellent fit for these applications."
The Low-Energy Revolution
Because Bluetooth LE substantially reduces power consumption versus classic Bluetooth, a Bluetooth LE device can run on a single coin cell battery for a year or more. This will enable development of a new market of small wearable wireless devices for functions such as medical monitoring, personal fitness, and an array of consumer devices.
Available with IQ2010 Base Configuration - No License Required
The new Bluetooth LE analysis functionality is now available as a free download from the LitePoint website (http://www.litepoint.com) to customers currently using LitePoint IQ2010 test systems. For new customers the release is included in the system software for the IQ2010 at no additional cost.
About LitePoint Corporation
LitePoint Corporation is based in Sunnyvale California and designs, develops, and supports advanced wireless test solutions for developers of wireless devices and consumer electronics, contract manufacturers, and wireless integrated circuit designers. LitePoint solutions have optimized and verified the operation of more than one billion wireless devices worldwide. LitePoint products are used in development environments and high-volume manufacturing and provide its customers with superior ROI, faster times-to-market, improved manufacturing yields, improved product quality, and increased profitability. For more information, go to http://www.litepoint.com.
IceWEB Management Comments on Merger & Acquisition Activity in the Data Storage Market
STERLING, Va., Dec. 14, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- IceWEB(TM), Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: IWEB), http://www.iceweb.com, a leading provider of Unified Data Storage and building blocks for cloud storage networks, sees favorable trends in merger and acquisition activity in the data storage market.
John R. Signorello, Chairman and CEO of IceWEB, Inc., commented, "We are seeing some very exciting activity in the data storage market over the past few years. On Monday, December 13, 2010, Dell Inc. confirmed its offer to buy data storage company Compellent Technologies Inc. for nearly $1 billion in an effort to keep pace with rivals Hewlett-Packard Co. and EMC. The offer comes just three months after losing out to HP in a bidding war for storage firm, 3PAR. Dell has agreed to pay $27.75 a share for Compellent.
"EMC's $33.85-a-share cash offer for Isilon, announced by both companies on November 15th, representing a 29 percent premium over Isilon's closing share price on Friday, November 12, 2010. Isilon shares closed Thursday, December 9th at $33.82-a-share.
"HP bought 3PAR for $2.4 billion earlier this year after a heated battle with Dell.
"IBM completed the $1.7 billion acquisition of Netezza Corp last week.
"In 2009, EMC acquired all of the outstanding shares of Data Domain common stock for $33.50 per share in cash.
"In 2008, HP Acquired LeftHand Networks For $360 million. Also in 2008, Dell acquired EqualLogic for $1.4 billion.
"The most attractive acquisition candidates offer something innovative that no other company offers. For example, the software 3PAR offers is designed to maximize available space on data storage hardware -- a cost-cutting step -- by using a technique called 'thin provisioning,' by which extra capacity can be added as needed," concluded Signorello.
In his recent blog, "Is the Storage Industry Consolidated?" George Crump, lead analyst for Storage Switzerland, Mr. Crump commented that, "In short, the storage industry is far from being 'consolidated,' it is expanding and I believe, at a faster pace than ever. In addition, even when these companies get bought by larger companies they are not really absorbed, but most often set up as standalone business units. The storage industry will not be 'consolidated' anytime soon and likely not ever."
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"The opportunity is ripe for an innovative two-tier channel storage vendor like IceWEB," stated Karl Chen, VP Worldwide Channel Sales and Marketing, IceWEB. "Channel Partners are actively looking for an innovative alternative to tier one vendors and that is where we have positioned the IceWEB family of products."
About IceWEB, Inc.
Headquartered just outside of Washington, D.C., IceWEB manufactures and markets data storage products. For more information, please visit http://www.IceWEB.com.
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CONTACT: IceWEB, Inc. Investor Relations, +1-571-287-2400, investor@iceweb.com; or Stephen D. Axelrod, CFA, of Wolfe Axelrod Weinberger Associates, LLC, +1-212-370-4500, steve@wolfeaxelrod.com
DTCC Enterprise Billing Platform Goes Live - MetraTech Corp.
Enterprise billing solution expert announces DTCC launch of MetraNet across its global product portfolio.
LONDON, Dec. 14, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- Billing platform specialist MetraTech Corp. (http://www.metratech.com) has announced that The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) has gone live with MetraTech's MetraNet product. MetraNet will aid the company in providing enterprise billing and billing-related customer care services across its global product portfolio.
DTCC, which through its subsidiaries settled nearly USD1.48 quadrillion in securities transactions in 2009, provides a range of clearance, settlement and information services in the equities, fixed-income, over-the-counter derivatives, wealth-management and insurance markets in the U.S. and overseas.
Billing solution MetraNet will provide a number of critical advantages to DTCC. Its highly flexible architecture enables users to quickly react and adapt to industry change (regardless of vertical), giving DTCC a billing platform from which it can expand and adjust its service offerings. This ability to innovate and grow is key in the fast-paced financial services industry of today.
Furthermore, with regulatory requirements increasing and the need for control and transparency paramount, MetraNet supports full auditability across all product ranges. Fundamentally, this means that the billing platform ensures timely and concise information is available to every party in the transaction chain--customers, regulators and DTCC itself. DTCC customers in particular benefit from comprehensive online fee analysis as well as being able to configure and manage their account data according to their own preferences and export it to a spreadsheet for further analysis.
"Going live with MetraTech's billing and customer care product is a significant step for our organisation," said Anthony Savarese, managing director, Finance, for DTCC. "We recognize that an enterprise billing solution will be a key asset as we expand our product line, client base and geographic reach, and will allow us to manage our business in an efficient and cost-effective way. MetraNet will help us achieve those goals."
According to Steven Murphy, research director, wholesale banking at independent consultancy Tower Group, DTCC is leading a growing and important trend in the industry. Said Murphy, "Tower Group has recently identified that many major corporate banking institutions are starting implementations of enterprise billing. This is because it is increasingly recognised that an enterprise billing system can both enhance revenues and plug revenue leakage through end-to-end transaction monitoring."
Scott Swartz, chief executive officer of enterprise billing expert MetraTech Corp., concluded: "We are delighted that MetraNet is supporting one of the world's leading financial services infrastructure providers. Through its unrivalled ability to meet the demands of enterprise billing across multiple industries and regardless of their complexities, MetraNet continues to prove itself to be an asset to those companies on the cutting edge of their markets."
MetraTech Corp. offers a new approach to charging, billing, settlement and customer care enabling organizations to embrace change without compromise. MetraNet, its flagship product, is unique in its ability to automate business processes and business models that address rapidly changing, complex or radical business strategies across any industry for an unlimited number of services. MetraNet is deployed globally, enabling diverse customers to build innovative and successful business models, securely collect revenue, and manage their entire customer lifecycle in some 12 languages, 26 currencies and 90 countries. For more information on enterprise billing solutions, please visit http://www.metratech.com.
Media Contact: Keith Brody, MetraTech Corp., Head of Communications, +44 (0) 7790 245779, kbrody[at]metratech.com
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MetraTech Corp.
CONTACT: Keith Brody, MetraTech Corp., Head of Communications, +44 (0) 7790 245779, kbrody@metratech.com
WineMatch.com Connects Consumers Directly to Wineries and Wine Deals
LAKE FOREST, Calif., Dec. 14, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- WineMatch.com has created a system that truly levels the playing field so that small- and medium-sized wineries get the same outfacing digital marketing exposure as their larger corporate-based counterparts. Winery to Consumer Sell-Through (W2C), is a database-driven engine that connects wineries directly with consumers and vice-versa.
Utilizing "push" technology, wine matches, winery events and winery deals are automatically pushed to the consumer. All a consumer needs to do is sign up for a free user account, browse wines and add favorites. The rest is automatic. Consumer feedback and consumer requests to have wines profiled are also available to wineries. WineMatch.com is free of charge to the consumer, unlike many other wine sites. Our search abilities have doubled since the August launch and will likely double again in the next year.
WineMatch.com also offers a no-cost program for a winery to begin participating by allowing them to add a wine, and as many deals and events as they wish.
Traffic has increased 100% over the past two months as wineries have begun offering deals directly to consumers on WineMatch.com. Wineries work with WineMatch.com to offer specials on wine not found anywhere else. This has turned into a great opportunity for consumers to find deals on the wines they have in their "favorites" as WineMatch.com pushes out those deals only relevant to what they already like.
The WineMatch Profile Wheel(TM) displays major wine characteristics and is both easy to interpret and represents the wine as being a multi-faceted product. This wheel replaces the older 100-point system. WineMatch.com uses multiple tasters, a state-of-the-art wine chemistry lab, calibrated and verified by standards and outside labs, and data provided by the wineries. WineMatch.com combines all this information and creates a "unique fingerprint" of the wine, which then becomes the basis for matching similar wines. These similar wines are matched on twelve to twenty characteristics today, and those characteristics will nearly double next year. As more data is gathered, the proprietary algorithms are further enhanced to provide the most advanced wine matching system.
WineMatch.com is wholly owned by Roundbrix Corporation, a technology infrastructure company. Roundbrix is a California Corporation based in Lake Forest, California.
KODAK Gallery Ramps Up for the Holidays with Hundreds of Card Designs and Complimentary Airfare Tickets
KODAK Gallery to Showcase the Best in Holiday Card Trends and Free Companion Airfare Tickets for Qualifying Purchases of $75 or more
EMERYVILLE, Calif., Dec. 14, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- KODAK Gallery (http://www.kodakgallery.com), the only online photo service designed for your KODAK MOMENTS, has launched new holiday card designs that feature unique Christmas tree designs with a quirky swirl detail, a holiday stitch with stylish mistletoe and vibrant vintage inspired holiday designs with elegant typography. The website is also promoting its companion airfare deal, where shoppers who spend over $75 are sent complimentary companion airfare voucher to travel anywhere in the continental United States.
Companion Airfare Tickets
To qualify for the Companion Airfare promotion, shoppers must make a qualifying KODAK Gallery purchase of $75 or more. After shoppers complete their qualifying purchase, KODAK Gallery will send an email with a special code for shoppers to redeem their coach class, round trip companion airline ticket. The complimentary companion airline ticket is only valid after the purchase of one coach ticket.
"This companion airfare deal is perfect for the holiday season. We have great holiday gift ideas, so having to make a qualifying purchase to receive this deal, will not only be easier this year but it's sure to be an even greater shopping experience for everyone," says Peter Amico, Marketing Operations and Online Acquisition, KODAK Gallery.
KODAK Gallery is offering a limited amount of airline tickets, so shoppers are encouraged to act fast. Shop here to qualify for this promotion (http://www.kodakgallery.com/airfare). To learn more about this promotion please see the Companion Airfare FAQ page.
Holiday Cards
This season, KODAK Gallery has added more than 400 new designs, providing over 1000 unique choices including multiple photo options both inside and out.
In addition, coordinating envelope color choices help finish the look. Shoppers can choose from styles such as Vintage, Traditional, Playful, Modern and Formal, or browse by color or by seven card types.
KODAK Gallery's card shop has added a new card filtering tool, larger thumbnails, and spell checking capabilities to make it easier than ever to select and create the perfect holiday card. Favorites make it easy to narrow down and compare different designs.
About Kodak
As the world's foremost imaging innovator, Kodak helps consumers, businesses, and creative professionals unleash the power of pictures and printing to enrich their lives.
Altera Acquires Avalon Microelectronics, Extending Its Communication System IP for FPGA and ASIC Product Portfolio
SAN JOSE, Calif., Dec. 14, 2010 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Altera Corporation (Nasdaq: ALTR) announced today it has acquired Avalon Microelectronics Inc., an industry leader in flexible Optical Transport Network (OTN) IP, for use in its FPGA and ASIC products. With the acquisition of Avalon, Altera expands its portfolio of customizable IP solutions for OTN applications, supporting data rates at 1.2G, 2.5G and 10G, as well as 40G and 100G.
"As FPGAs increasingly replace ASICs and ASSPs in the heart of many systems, Altera is delivering more system-level technologies and solutions to our customers," said Don Faria, senior vice president, Communication and Broadcast Business Division, at Altera. "Avalon has been a key partner for many years and is the sole IP supplier for the 100G OTN solutions implemented in our FPGAs. With its strong system expertise in transmission applications and detailed FPGA knowledge, Avalon has established itself as a key provider to numerous top-tier communications infrastructure OEMs. We are excited to have Avalon join the Altera family."
As communications network bandwidth requirements grow exponentially to support video data (which comprises over 90% of consumer traffic), service providers need equipment providing flexible provisioning and seamless upgradeability for next-generation standards, such as 100G and 400G. The optical wavelength-division multiplexing (WDM) equipment market is expected to grow from $6.7B to $10.4B, or 56 percent from 2010 to 2014, with 40G and 100G deployments leading the way(1). Because new optical protocol standards are being developed simultaneously with new equipment design, equipment manufacturers require flexible hardware solutions using FPGAs with future cost-reduction paths such as Altera's HardCopy(TM) ASICs.
"Our customers require flexible OTN solutions that can operate at very high data rates," said Wally Haas, Avalon's founder and chief technology officer. "Aligning two companies that are leaders in their respective space just makes a lot of sense, and we could not be more pleased joining Altera. Altera's 28-nm and 40-nm product portfolio demonstrates their leadership in high-performance flexible silicon platforms for the communications market. The integration of our two companies' technologies and expertise will dramatically accelerate our communications customers' time to market with next-generation optical networks, as our combined customizable IP enables our customers' differentiation in their market."
Terms have not been disclosed on the acquisition, which is not a material financial matter for Altera.
About Altera
Altera® programmable solutions enable system and semiconductor companies to rapidly and cost-effectively innovate, differentiate and win in their markets. Find out more about Altera's FPGA, CPLD and ASIC devices at http://www.altera.com. Follow Altera via Facebook, RSS and Twitter.
About Avalon Microelectronics
Avalon Microelectronics is a recognized leader in the development and delivery of IP for OTN, SONET/SDH and Ethernet applications to telecom equipment manufacturers. Avalon provides silicon-proven, customized IP to accelerate the time to market of next-generation optical networks. For more information about Avalon Microelectronics' products and applications, please visit us at http://www.avalonmicro.ca.
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Broadcom Announces Industry's First 40nm HD Full-Resolution 3DTV Video Gateway STB SoC Solution
Ultra-High Performance Set-Top Box SoC Coupled with Full HD 3D TV and Whole-Home Connectivity Integration that Enables Video Gateways with Streaming IP Video
IRVINE, Calif., Dec. 14, 2010/PRNewswire/ --Broadcom Corporation (Nasdaq: BRCM), a global leader in semiconductors for wired and wireless communications, today announced and is sampling a new ultra-high performance dual high definition (HD) set-top box (STB) system-on-a-chip (SoC) video gateway solution with more than two times the performance over previous generations. Designed in 40nm CMOS silicon technology, the BCM7422 achieves breakthrough levels of performance and integration, reducing power consumption and lowering overall costs to meet the need for the next generation connected home experience.
The BCM7422 is the industry's first SoC to combine a 1.3 GHz multi-threaded MIPS® processor with the latest transmission efficient H.264/MPEG Scalable Video Coding (SVC), and Multiview Video Coding (MVC) standards for enabling 1080p60/50 content distribution and full-resolution HD 3DTV. Complementing this new level of application software and visual performance is a 1G pixel per second OpenGL® ES 2.0 3D GPU for advanced 3D graphics acceleration, as well as integrated whole-home connectivity functionality including MoCA® and DLNA® support to advance the connected home set-top box experience to the next level.
Broadcom will demonstrate the advanced capabilities of its BCM7422 STB SoC at its Analyst Day event on December 14 with a live webcast starting at 8am PST.
Highlights/Key Facts:
-- The BCM7422 HD STB SoC solution features an ultra-high performance BRCM
5000 MIPS-based applications processor with 3000 DMIPS of applications
processing performance supported by unique and powerful 2D and OpenGL ES
2.0 3D GPU's to further enhance web-based software platforms.
-- Its distinctive distributed processing STB architecture features an
additional 3000 DMIPS (total of 6000 DMIPS) of multiple high-performance
sub-system processors and hardware supporting maximum bandwidth media
center services including security termination and transcription,
broadcast video to IP encapsulation, and multi-stream connected home IP
content distribution.
-- Featuring lower power and higher performance 40nm CMOS silicon
technology, the BCM7422 supports a greener environment by reducing power
requirements and integrates an intelligent power management processor to
minimize STB power consumption.
-- The BCM7422 is the industry's first STB SoC to feature the MPEG industry
standard, SVC, that supports full-resolution HD 3DTV, and also enables a
40 percent bandwidth savings for backward-compatible 1080p60/50 sports
content distribution to new and legacy STBs.
-- With a separate and high performance (400 DMIPS) integrated MoCA home
networking processor sub-system and available DLNA server/player
software stack, service providers can easily support multi-room DVR
services for five or more MoCA-based IP STB client devices enabling a
simpler and cost effective home architecture that dramatically lowers
capital costs.
-- The BCM7422 also features a customized high performance (430MHz) VLIW
(very long instructional word) DSP (digital signal processing) used
mainly for audio processing. The DSP is also available to off-load the
CPU for programming to support any video Codec and other miscellaneous
signal processing applications.
-- Supported by a broad array of time-to-market web-based connected home
STB software applications including Adobe Flash® Platform for TV,
Webkit HMTL 5.0, Java, Qt, DLNA 1.5, and DirectFB application libraries.
-- Unique HD FastRTV channel change acceleration technology that improves
channel change speeds by up to 500 percent.
-- Supports the latest, advanced security and conditional access
technologies including CableCard, Conax, DTCP-IP, Intertrust, Irdeto,
Latens, Microsoft Playready®, Nagra, NDS, and Verimatrix.
-- Broadcom's BCM7421 HD STB SoC includes the same functionality as the
BCM7422, but does not integrate MoCA and is targeted to address non-MoCA
deployments.
Quotes:
Linley Gwennap, Principal Analyst, The Linley Group
"Broadcom's new MIPS-compatible CPU, the BRCM 5000, provides the high performance required to enhance the consumer experience in next generation set-top boxes. In this highly competitive market, designing its own CPUs gives Broadcom an edge in reducing cost and power."
Michelle Abraham, Principal Analyst, In-Stat
"Technologies that create the connected 3DTV digital home with networking capabilities are leading the wave of next generation consumer electronics products. 3DTV unit shipments will grow ten-fold between 2010 and 2014. Worldwide residential media server unit shipments will exceed 3 million in 2011, and grow to over 13 million in 2014."
Dan Marotta, Executive Vice President & General Manager, Broadcom's Broadband Communications Group:
"We continue to provide technology with the very highest levels of performance and integration to allow the high levels of bandwidth required for the next generation connected home. Right now, there is an explosion of entertainment and information content available, and consumer demand for connected apps and 3DTV is driving the market. The BCM7422 solution supports full-resolution HD 3DTV and advanced connectivity enabling service providers to offer a compelling and leading video content experience, more web-based software applications and the ability to stream content and connect devices in the home and on-the-go."
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About Broadcom
Broadcom Corporation is a major technology innovator and global leader in semiconductors for wired and wireless communications. Broadcom products enable the delivery of voice, video, data and multimedia to and throughout the home, the office and the mobile environment. We provide the industry's broadest portfolio of state-of-the-art system-on-a-chip and software solutions to manufacturers of computing and networking equipment, digital entertainment and broadband access products, and mobile devices. These solutions support our core mission: Connecting everything®.
Broadcom, one of the world's largest fabless communications semiconductor companies, with 2009 revenue of $4.49 billion, holds more than 4,500 U.S. and 1,900 foreign patents, and has more than 7,800 additional pending patent applications, and one of the broadest intellectual property portfolios addressing both wired and wireless transmission of voice, video, data and multimedia.
A FORTUNE 500® company, Broadcom is headquartered in Irvine, Calif., and has offices and research facilities in North America, Asia and Europe. Broadcom may be contacted at +1.949.926.5000 or at http://www.broadcom.com.
Cautions regarding Forward-Looking Statements:
All statements included or incorporated by reference in this release, other than statements or characterizations of historical fact, are forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are based on our current expectations, estimates and projections about our industry and business, management's beliefs, and certain assumptions made by us, all of which are subject to change. Forward-looking statements can often be identified by words such as "anticipates," "expects," "intends," "plans," "predicts," "believes," "seeks," "estimates," "may," "will," "should," "would," "could," "potential," "continue," "ongoing," similar expressions, and variations or negatives of these words. Examples of such forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, the demand for full resolution high definition 3DTV and advanced connectivity set-top box technology and our position in that space. These forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future results and are subject to risks, uncertainties and assumptions that could cause our actual results to differ materially and adversely from those expressed in any forward-looking statement.
Important factors that may cause such a difference for Broadcom in connection with its BCM7422 dual HD 3DTV STB SoC solution include, but are not limited to:
-- the rate at which our present and future customers and end-users adopt
Broadcom's technologies and products for next generation set-top box
applications;
-- the timing of customer-industry qualification and certification of our
products and the risks of non-qualification or non-certification; and
-- the timing, rescheduling or cancellation of significant customer orders
and our ability, as well as the ability of our customers, to manage
inventory.
Our Annual Report on Form 10-K, subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, recent Current Reports on Form 8-K, and other Securities and Exchange Commission filings discuss the foregoing risks as well as other important risk factors that could contribute to such differences or otherwise affect our business, results of operations and financial condition. The forward-looking statements in this release speak only as of this date. We undertake no obligation to revise or update publicly any forward-looking statement, except as required by law.
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Infosys Technologies Introduces Digital Smart Home Gateway Based on the Intel® Atom(TM) E600 Processor
FREMONT, Calif., Dec. 14, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- Infosys Technologies (Nasdaq: INFY) has developed an innovative Digital Smart Home Gateway powered by the Intel Atom(TM) processor E600 series that links multiple home devices, enabling consumers to manage them from a Wi-Fi console, smart phone or remotely via the Web.
The solution targets Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs), utility, healthcare, telecom, entertainment and security service providers by pre-integrating a reference design based on the new Intel Atom(TM) processor E600 series, hardware and software components for feature plug and play, as well as an array of home management applications that run on the Linux-based operating system MeeGo.
"The new Digital Smart Home Gateway underscores Infosys' leadership in delivering innovative solutions for the future as well as the strength of our partnership with Intel," said, Sanjay Jalona, Vice President, High-Tech & Manufacturing, Infosys Technologies Ltd. "We saw an opportunity to address an emerging market need by combining our product engineering competencies along with Intel's state-of-the-art technology."
"The combination of Infosys' design and engineering expertise with Intel's leading edge embedded system-on-chip provides an innovative product for customers to manage a variety of devices in the home," said Joe Jensen, General Manager, Embedded and Communications Group, Intel.
"The embedded Intel Atom(TM) platform creates an optimal solution with a range of connectivity options and significant processing power to deliver the breadth of applications with high performance and rich user experience," said, Sanat Rao, Marketing Director for Emerging Markets, Embedded and Communications Group, Intel South Asia.
The pre-configured solution can be built into customized energy management devices by OEMs and service providers, allowing them to rapidly introduce new products to consumers and generate revenues by offering value-added services. The solution provides a real time monitoring capability for residential utility providers which include monitoring energy consumption per appliance, forecasting cost per usage, providing subscription to a demand response program, and recommending savings potential.
The Digital Smart Home Gateway also facilitates health monitoring and diagnosis, audio-video communication over Wi-Fi, entertainment subscriptions and security surveillance. The solution is a pioneering offering in an emerging category of enabling digital homes through device convergence. The solution was introduced at the recent Intel Developer Forum 2010 in San Francisco, California.
About Infosys Technologies Ltd.
Infosys (Nasdaq: INFY) defines, designs and delivers IT-enabled business solutions that help Global 2000 companies win in a Flat World. These solutions focus on providing strategic differentiation and operational superiority to clients. With Infosys, clients are assured of a transparent business partner, world-class processes, speed of execution and the power to stretch their IT budget by leveraging the Global Delivery Model that Infosys pioneered. Infosys has over 122,000 employees in over 50 offices worldwide. Infosys is part of the NASDAQ-100 Index and The Global Dow. For more information, visit http://www.infosys.com.
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About Intel
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CONTACTS:
FOR INFOSYS:
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Infosys, Bangalore, India
Ph: +91 8041564998
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Infosys, U.S.A.
Ph: 496.229.9534
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CONTACT: Sarah Vanita Gideon, Infosys, Bangalore, India, +91 8041564998, or Stephanie Leonard, Infosys, U.S.A., +1-496-229-9534
Mygazines Brings a True App-Like Experience to Any Browser with Mobile 3.0
TORONTO, Dec. 14 /PRNewswire/ - Digital publishing leader Mygazines today
announced the launch of its Mobile 3.0 Beta, an app-like software that
works on any mobile device. The HTML5-based system mimics an in-app
experience by supporting video, links, high quality zooming, pinching,
swiping, text-only mode, fast content loading and spreads - all without the need, although the option, to access from an app store.
Available as part of Mygazines' digital publishing software package,
Mobile 3.0 lets publishers, professionals and corporations produce
optimized mobile editions via the same URL they would use for the
desktop solution. Users simply access a link, and the platform
automatically detects the device and shows a unique interface.
"With so many different gadgets entering the market, we wanted a
solution that was geared to meet our customers' needs today and in the
future. Mobile 3.0 provides the ability to adapt to mobile browsers
across different devices," said Yoav Schwartz, CEO, Mygazines. "Now
more content creators will be able to render digital, app-like
experiences in minutes rather than months."
Mobile 3.0 currently works on almost any modern touch-screen device,
including the iPhone, iPad, Android phones and Blackberry Torch which,
according to Comscore, account for more than 80% of the smartphone and
tablet market. "Mygazines Mobile 3.0 simplifies the process for
adapting to the mobile market for the content creator. For an end-user,
with no need to 'download an app' or alter engagement by device,
adoption is natural," said Chief Marketing Officer Randy Frisch.
Nevertheless, Mygazines launched its wr(App)s, which allow for distributing content on the Apple App Store and
Android App Market. Content is wrapped as a native app and made
available on the storefronts that based on a 2010 study by AdMobs, make
up for almost 90% of mobile app sales in North America and Europe. "The
ability to be listed on the App stores through a wr(App) is the only
item we charge extra for; it's priced at a fifth of what some of our
competitors are charging," explained Frisch. "Mygazines is offering
our customers one of the industry's most comprehensive professional
digital publishing solutions."
About Mygazines
Mygazines empowers publishers, professionals and corporations with the
tools to produce, distribute and track their content on any web enabled
device. The Canadian-based company has been converting traditional
print versions of magazines, newspapers, catalogs, brochures, textbooks
and documents into digital editions with its proprietary
software-as-a-service since 2008. Randall-Reilly, GAP Adventures and
St. Joseph Content are some of Mygazines partners and customers.
Visually-Rich Design Surfaces Enterprise Reporting and User Comments, Features Live Breaking News Video
ATLANTA, Dec. 14, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- CNN today announced its CNN App for iPad is now available on the App Store. The CNN App is designed to provide users with an immersive and visual news experience that takes full advantage of iPad's expansive real estate and Multi Touch interface. Simultaneous to this launch, the CNN App for iPhone and iPod touch in the U.S. will be available for free, and a major update to the International version will add live breaking news video.
"High quality, world-class journalism is what CNN does best, whether live breaking news, hard-hitting interviews or in-depth investigations, and our iPad app presents that content to the world in a wholly new way," said KC Estenson, senior vice president and general manager of CNN.com. "This app harnesses the best of what the iPad offers by leveraging striking photos and videos; elegant, multi-touch navigation; and the ability to share content with your friends via social media."
Focused on creating a transformative news experience for its audience, the CNN App for iPad combines stunning imagery with the most compelling reporting from CNN, including text stories, blog posts, photo galleries, and live or on-demand video. Users have the ability to toggle between U.S. and International News Preferences, both of which serve live video of breaking news and select events as they happen. Additionally, when in the U.S. News Preference, users can listen to hourly audio news updates from CNN Radio.
The CNN App also places strong emphasis on user participation, adding an easily accessible user comment feature that runs alongside content on the screen. Additionally, users can share text stories, images and videos from the App via email, Facebook and Twitter.
"One of the things about the app that excites us most is the ability to serve the news needs of iPad users while also exposing them to original, enterprise content from CNN that will surprise and delight them," said Louis Gump, vice president of CNN Mobile. "The CNN App was built from the ground up with our consumers in mind, and we are proud of the new CNN experience we've created for the device."
The CNN App for iPad provides users with three viewing options: Broadsheet, List View and Slide Show.
-- Broadsheet, the default view, presents up to 350 of the latest news
stories in a grid-format featuring powerful imagery and headlines. Users
can dive more deeply into a topic by selecting from any of the headlines
or from a variety of topics. In addition, users can access the
"Featured" section, which houses editorially-curated stories
representing a cross-section of CNN's most enterprising reporting.
Finally, Broadsheet's "Video" section includes a premium collection of
on-demand video clips from CNN's television networks and CNN.com.
-- List View features a running list of headlines by topic and by category.
-- Slide Show allows users to scroll or swipe through a visual presentation
of the day's top headlines.
Finally, to keep news fresh, the app will be updated in real-time as important stories break, and users will be notified of breaking news headlines via Push Notification.
Launch advertiser Lexus will be featured in the CNN App for iPad in the U.S.
CNN Worldwide, a division of Turner Broadcasting System, Inc., a Time Warner Company, is the most trusted source for news and information. Its reach extends to nine cable and satellite television networks; one private place-based network; two radio networks; wireless devices around the world; CNN Digital Network, the No. 1 network of news Web sites in the United States; CNN Newsource, the world's most extensively syndicated news service; and strategic international partnerships within both television and the digital media.
-- Greg D'Alba, executive vice president and chief operating officer of CNN
Ad Sales and Marketing: "CNN's new iPad app is another vehicle in our
extensive portfolio that allows us to connect with highly engaged,
active consumers. We're working with our advertising partners to provide
the opportunity for them to activate immersive and integrated ad
campaigns that not only fit their brand but resonate with the audience
that utilizes this platform."
-- Jonathan Davies, executive vice president of CNN International Ad Sales:
"CNN International has a long track record of building ground breaking
multi-platform platforms for our advertising partners. We're very
excited about now being able to offer them a superb iPad commercial
opportunity as part of our growing portfolio of user and advertiser
experiences."
CONTACT: Atlanta, Erica Puntel, erica.puntel@cnn.com, +1-404-827-1657, @ericaCNNpr on Twitter, or London, Syreeta Clarke, syreeta.clarke@cnn.com, +44-20-76930-662, @syreetacnn on Twitter, or Hong Kong, Evonne Inn, evonne.inn@cnn.com, +852-3128-3538, @cnnasiapr on Twitter
Flavorize Your Ride With Explicit Downloadable Turn-By-Turn Voice Directions At NavTones.com
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 14, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- International hip hop and reality TV superstar, Flavor Flav, brings his very own blend of explicit vocal stylings to the dashboards of drivers across the globe with his downloadable GPS voice available now, exclusively from NavTones.com. Compatible with most Garmin and TomTom portable navigation devices, Flav's GPS voice features turn-by-turn driving directions and hilarious audio commentary to keep drivers and passengers entertained all the way from A to B and at all points in between.
Flavor Flav is known for his over the top personality and 'Yeah Boyee' catchphrase, and it's simple to "Flavorize" a Garmin or TomTom navigation device at NavTones.com. Users can simply create an account, download their voice(s) of choice, and enjoy as the voice is installed directly from the NavTones website to their USB-connected device. There are no monthly fees, no programs to install, and all NavTones celebrity GPS voices are available to anyone with an internet connection and compatible GPS system, anywhere in the world.
As a co-founder of the seminal hip hop group, Public Enemy, Flavor Flav pioneered modern urban culture and paved the way for widespread acceptance of rap music as an art form with songs containing politically charged lyrics, cunning wit, and catchy titles such as "Fight the Power." Fittingly, the release of Flav's GPS voice is supported by several animated videos currently circulating the internet and featuring Flavor Flav offering his "Top Ten Driving Tips" to motorists being followed by the authorities. Created by the award-winning team of animators at Special Agent Productions, these animated videos offer huge laughs in visually stunning and easy-to-share thirty second segments.
"Along with possessing an instantly recognizable voice and larger than life personality, Flavor Flav is a founding father of hip hop and urban pioneer. So he's a natural fit for our NavTones brand of GPS voices, and we're stoked to be able to put Flav out there to millions of drivers around the world," says Will Andre, CEO of Wanderlust Media, LLC. Believe the hype.
Flavor Flav's GPS voice is available for instant digital download for just $9.95 at http://www.navtones.com/flav where visitors can also share their favorite YouTube videos, personal photos, and comments about Flavor Flav. And, just in time for the holiday season, Flavor Flav's GPS voice is also available via collectible gift card at Amazon.com using keyword: navtones.
About NavTones®
NavTones.com is the leading independent provider of premium and free downloadable, turn-by-turn navigation voices and has the world's largest selection of celebrity GPS voice downloads for Garmin and TomTom portable navigation devices including Mr. T, Gary Busey, K.I.T.T. (Knight Rider), David Hasselhoff, and more! Thousands of drivers in more than 85 countries are having fun on the road with a NavTones voice on their GPS. Nav It Your Way. Follow us online at http://www.facebook.com/navtones and http://www.twitter.com/navityourway
About SPECIAL AGENT PRODUCTIONS, LLC
Founded by director Phil Robinson and executive producer Amy Capen, Special Agent Productions, LLC http://www.specialagentproductions.com is a full-service animation studio offering the latest in 2D and 3D animation, motion graphics and design for all media. SPECIAL is well known for creating iconic commercial characters including "Erin Esurance" and Lamisil's "Digger." SPECIAL is built on smart methods that serve creative and budgetary bottom lines in this era of "less is more."
Press Contact: Lisa Tan
lisa.tan@navtones.com
888.414.5060 x121
Who's Getting More Positive Buzz, Giant's Manning or Jet's Sanchez
The Answer Might Surprise You, But Find Out Using Sports Appinions
YONKERS, N.Y., Dec. 14, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- Are you a sports media publisher, broadcaster, editor, reporter or blogger looking to bring more fans to your website and keep them there? If so, score a touchdown with the new online sports opinion application called Sports Appinions(TM), introduced today by Appinions(TM).
Whether you want to know which New York quarterback is getting more positive opinions on the Web (sorry Eli), or what people are saying, thinking, and feeling about their favorites, fans can now blitz the Web and tackle peoples' opinions without searching through countless pages.
What it is: The Sports Appinions app finds and presents opinions from across the Web or just on your own site. It can be configured to follow any team, field, or event, and shared on Facebook and Twitter.
How it works: Simply select a player from the featured team and Sports Appinions will bring you what everyone said or felt about them and who's saying it, including the latest scandals, contract talks, how they're playing and anything else that has appeared online.
Try it out: Sports Appinions is currently available onlinefor the New York Giants and the New York Jets.
"There are plenty of polarized opinions when it comes to sports, so what better way to engage your audience," said Larry Levy, co-founder and CEO of Appinions. "For media companies, Appinions' apps are proven winners with readers and viewers, keeping them on the site and driving advertising revenue."
Appinions has introduced a whole new way of seeing the Web - through the lens of peoples' opinions. For more information about putting Sports Opinions to work for you, please contact Appinions's Chief Marketing Officer John Greenleaf at John.Greenleaf@appinions.com or (203) 803-9052.
About Appinions
Founded in 2007, Appinions, formerly known as Jodange, is a New York-based, privately-owned software solution provider that has created Appinions, the industry's first Opinions Intelligence applications, enabling researchers and publishers to automatically mine, analyze, and summarize opinion to gain insight into what people and organizations are saying, thinking and feeling.
Our patent-pending technology, developed over the past decade by a team of world-class researchers at Cornell University, powers a sophisticated, comprehensive and feature-rich SaaS platform for opinion-based applications. For more information, visit http://www.appinions.com.
TORONTO, Dec. 14, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- If you're the photographer in the family the best photo of yourself is likely in your school yearbook. With the Quik Pod®(http://www.quikpod.com) from Fromm Works, Inc., the patented and world's first handheld extendable tripod, the days of holding out your arm only to get poor picture results are over. No more asking strangers for help. A person simply holds the extended Quik Pod® with camera attached and properly framed photos and videos are captured without the help of strangers.
The Quik Pod® invention came to Wayne Fromm when he grew tired of asking strangers to operate his camera while traveling with his family. Fromm has invented and marketed nearly fifty successful commercial products including Disney's Beauty and the Beast Talking Mirror. Over one hundred prototypes were created before he successfully manufactured the world's first pocket size extendable, handheld tripod for digital cameras, camcorders, and iPhones.
The Quik Pod® is made of the same material as airplane parts to achieve strength and a weight of less than 3.5 ounces. It comes with a built in self-positioning mirror to help frame each shot. Retailing at less than $30.00, the Quik Pod® Pro+ includes a lightweight tripod leg adapter and is designed for point and shoot cameras, camcorders, waterproof cameras and for remote lighting. The Quik Pod® converts from handheld use to tabletop in seconds.
"Families on vacation, YouTube and Facebook users will all benefit by making picture taking and movie making easier. Professionals are using the Quik Pod for photo and lighting solutions," says Fromm
The Quik Pod DSLR® for professional cameras retails for $49.95, and is super tough as seen in an online video showing it survive the torture test of it being run over by a 10,000 lb. truck: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5GfWLiz4w-8 .
The Quik Pod® is protected under U.S. Patent 7,684,694 with foreign patent pending.
The Quik Pod can be viewed at http://www.quikpod.com/home.asp. High resolution images can be downloaded at http://www.quikpod.com/Press.asp. The Quik Pod can be purchased in the USA at B&H Photo, Adorama, J&R Computer World and in Canada at Henrys or ordered online at http://www.quikpod.com. In Europe the official distributors are Kaiser Fototechnik and Shakama Grupo Empresarial S.L.
About Fromm Works, Inc.
Fromm Works has invented and marketed nearly fifty successful commercial products. Company President Wayne Fromm is a prolific inventor and entrepreneur with a number of patented inventions to his credit. His creations include such hits as the patented "Disney's The Beauty and the Beast Magic Talking Mirror," "Crayola's Color and Show Projector," "Saban's Power Ranger Room Defender" and "Nestle's Nesquik Magic Milkshake Maker."