Context Optional Launches Facebook Apps for the Rest of the Web
Social Marketing Company Leverages the Open Graph Protocol with First Integrated Tool for Tab, Wall and Web Apps
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 9, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- Context Optional, the social marketing company, today announced the launch of Facebook applications for websites (Open Apps), a new component of the company's enterprise-level Social Marketing Suite. The feature leverages the Open Graph, allowing users to create and deploy social applications on any website. The addition of the feature makes Context Optional's solution the first integrated tool for the creation of Facebook applications that live across Facebook Brand Pages, in the Facebook News Feed, and on unique websites.
Brands and eCommerce sites can now create and deploy interactive contests and polls for people on Facebook on their own sites directly from the Social Marketing Suite's Applications module. Brands with heavily trafficked websites can take advantage of the Open Graph protocol to add engaging, social elements to these sites, encouraging interaction and sharing by Facebook users. The extension of Facebook applications to the rest of the web further enhances the Social Marketing Suite's capabilities to help brands manage nodes on the Open Graph, which include grouping, managing and publishing via Like buttons, tying brands' Facebook efforts with their off-Facebook presences.
"Bringing Facebook functionality to the broader web is a valuable way for marketers to further leverage the thriving, networked community on Facebook while continuing to capitalize on their existing investments in their websites," said Kevin Barenblat, CEO and co-founder, Context Optional. "Our customers have requested more sophisticated tools to integrate social efforts on and off Facebook, and the Social Marketing Suite addresses this challenge."
"We launched the Open Graph protocol to make it easy for people to engage with social experiences across the web," said Jonathan Ehrlich, director, Facebook. "Context Optional continually delivers innovative products that help marketers connect to their audiences wherever they may be, and achieve word of mouth at scale through the Facebook Platform."
To learn more about the Social Marketing Suite and how you can create and launch any number of Open Apps on your website, please visit http://www.contextoptional.com.
About Context Optional
Context Optional is the leading provider of social marketing software and services to global brands and advertising agencies. The company provides marketers with comprehensive solutions to build, manage, monitor and measure brand presence across the social web to meet their acquisition, engagement and retention goals. By combining industry expertise, a leading technology platform, and comprehensive analytics into an integrated approach, Context Optional delivers the most effective social CRM and marketing solutions to Fortune 500 brands and agencies. Context Optional is headquartered in San Francisco with offices in New York. For more information, please visit http://www.contextoptional.com.
Facebook® is a registered trademark of Facebook Inc.
Contact:
Kasey Fleisher Hickey
415-738-7997 x 34
kasey (at) contextoptional (dot) com
OpTier Offers First Business-Centric Performance Management Solution for the Cloud
OpTier's Solution Provides Organizations with Business-Centric Visibility and Control in Private and Hybrid Clouds
NEW YORK, Nov. 9, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- OpTier, the leader in Business Transaction Management(TM) (BTM) for the enterprise, today announced a limited field trial of CloudFirst, a business-centric application performance management solution for enterprise customers adopting cloud computing solutions. OpTier CloudFirst enables enterprises to successfully realize their on or off premise cloud strategies including planning, migrating, operating and optimizing the cloud application performance by monitoring all business transactions, all the time, across cloud environments. A number of innovative organizations have already gained visibility and control in their private cloud and shared environments using the technology behind CloudFirst.
Today, IT organizations are faced with the increasing challenge to deliver faster, better and cheaper service to the business. With the proliferation of cloud offerings, IT and businesses now have a choice in where they put their applications. Yet with that choice often comes technical risk, as well as unforeseen organizational and psychological challenges. For example, some application owners may be concerned with the limited control or visibility they get to their application if it is centralized in a shared service or hosted offsite. OpTier's CloudFirst dynamic real-time transaction discovery addresses the challenge head on, providing a real-time topological view of all business transactions across all virtual and physical tiers inside the datacenter and in the cloud, enabling both the view and control desired. In an environment where the infrastructure layer is completely abstracted, and resources are shared among multiple tenants, CloudFirst provides the crucial, direct link between the end-user experience and the underlying infrastructure.
Leading organizations are already using OpTier's technology to gain visibility and control for their cloud and shared service initiatives. For example, a large organization with a hybrid cloud deployment uses OpTier to get visibility into the full transaction path in a hybrid cloud that includes Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2), and automatically follows the transaction even as tiers get moved into the EC2 environment.
Customers are also using OpTier's CloudFirst to:
-- See which services and applications or their subcomponents are most
suitable for migration to cloud.
-- Compare the performance of services before and after migration to the
cloud and achieve optimized results.
-- See the performance of applications and when extra capacity is needed,
as in a cloudbursting situation.
-- Proactively identify the sources of potential performance issues in the
cloud before they impact services and users.
-- Easily instrument cloud infrastructure to provide real-time visibility
of end-to-end transaction flows both in and out of the cloud.
"Every action in the cloud is a transaction that needs to be managed. On the one hand providing visibility into the transactions that services are composed of becomes more difficult in the cloud, but it is exactly this transparency that becomes essential if you are going to effectively deploy your services into such dynamic environments that are outside enterprise control. Therefore, being able to tightly map services to infrastructure using transactions as the 'binding agent' is a key requirement in the cloud," said William Fellows, Principal Analyst, The 451 Group. "OpTier is in position to address the need for this essential transparency, based on its rich experience with internal cloud solutions."
There are many cloud management solutions that emphasize the management of the infrastructure verses focusing on the impact of the end-to-end cross application view in these dynamic environments. CloudFirst is unique in its ability to provide visibility of business-centric application performance, from the end-user view across the datacenter and cloud to help IT professionals determine how to plan for capacity to optimize performance, determine which applications are ideal for off premise clouds, ensure the applications are performing as expected and diagnose issues quickly when they occur.
"Many organizations are realizing that the functional-silo approach to managing application performance, commonly found in traditional APM solutions, is not translating to cloud environments," said Motti Tal, executive vice president, OpTier. "With the dynamic nature of clouds and virtualization, application performance management must follow the flow of usage, such as a transaction, and dynamically map the topology of that flow to effectively know if and where performance is being impacted. The days of manually tracking infrastructure to manage application performance are over."
To participate in the beta of this offering or for more information visit: http://go.optier.com/cloud.html or send email to cloud@optier.com.
About OpTier
Of the billions of business transactions conducted every second, more are assured by OpTier than by any other IT management software company.
OpTier's Business Transaction Management solution (OpTier BTM(TM)) enables business application owners to take control over service performance and availability. OpTier BTM assures the quick and successful execution of all business transactions, by managing every step of every transaction. It delivers unparalleled visibility of all business transactions in order to eliminate outages, effectively manage change and improve end-user experience. OpTier, with a fast-growing list of Global 2000 customers, pioneered the concept that transactions are where IT and business meet.
Contacts:
Wendy Perilli Jennifer Barlow or Dana Carr
OpTier Schwartz Communications, Inc.
212-679-2700 781-684-0770
wendy.perilli@optier.com OpTier@schwartz-pr.com
SOURCE OpTier
OpTier
CONTACT: Wendy Perilli of OpTier, +1-212-679-2700, wendy.perilli@optier.com; or Jennifer Barlow or Dana Carr, both of Schwartz Communications, Inc. for OpTier, +1-781-684-0770, OpTier@schwartz-pr.com
Made in IBM Labs: New Chip Technology Paves the Way to a Faster Internet
Helps networks to keep pace with exploding number of internet users -- from people to machines
ARMONK, N.Y., Nov. 9, 2010 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ --- IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced a new chip-making technology that can be used to create advanced semiconductors that can keep pace with the exploding number of internet-connected devices and the tidal wave of data they are generating.
The Cu-32 Custom Logic offering employs unique IBM technology -- designed by IBM Research -- to dramatically increase the memory capacity and processing speeds of chips used in fiber-optic and wireless networks, and in such gear as routers and switches. The technology can help manufacturers and network operators handle the data deluge driven by consumers' appetites for smart phones and other Web-connected devices.
Systems using chips made with Cu-32 for example, can result in:
-- Cellular infrastructure that can move one year's worth of text messages
(six trillion, worldwide in 2010) in less than ten seconds;(1)
-- A consumer downloading a feature-length film on a smart phone in less
than ten seconds; or a HD version in under a minute;(2)
-- Routers that can stream every motion picture ever produced in less than
one minute;(3)
The number of people using the internet has doubled in the past five years, with two billion logging-on in 2010.(4) Smart phones, game consoles, digital TVs, GPS devices and MP3 players are among the consumer gadgets that now ride the internet. As the world's infrastructure gets further digitized, connected and monitored, vast arrays of machine-to-machine sensors are also beginning to use the internet to transmit data on commuter traffic, buildings' energy usage or the health of newborn infants, for example. Manufacturers of communications infrastructure will increasingly need breakthrough semiconductor technologies such as Cu-32 to keep up with the demand to secure, store and move an ever-growing amount of web traffic.
Embedded Memory, Made in IBM Labs, Key to Breakthrough Performance
IBM's embedded DRAM technology provides the most dense on-chip dynamic memory available today, enabling more than 1Gb of memory on a single chip. IBM eDRAM performance has advanced to a point where it can replace conventional on-chip static memory (SRAM) in many applications, taking up 60% less space on the chip, and consuming up to 90% less power.
"IBM's Cu-32 technology with ARM advanced physical IP enables chip-makers to get powerful system-on-a-chip solutions quickly to market," said Simon Segars, executive vice president and general manager, ARM physical IP division. "Our collaboration with IBM allows both companies to advance the state-of-the-art in the low-power embedded semiconductors that will help create next-generation networks."
A suite of new high-sped serial cores (HSS) give Cu-32 advanced capabilities to network with more than a dozen different interface standards. Additionally, IBM's silicon-on-insulator (SOI) process helps improve energy efficiency in chips using Cu-32. Since its invention by IBM in 1998, more than 100 million SOI chips have been shipped, powering the newest generation of video games and enabling a wide range of enhanced communications applications. More than twenty of the world's leading semiconductor makers, tool makers and industry suppliers are members of the SOI Industry Consortium, setting the course of future SOI innovation.
"By any measure - from the growing number of mobile users to the explosion we're seeing in data -- network traffic will grow at a pace we haven't seen before," said Mark Ireland, VP, Semiconductor Products, IBM. "Cu-32, our most advanced Custom Logic offering, with the industry's best eDRAM and high speed serial links will provide our infrastructure partners the lead they need to create next-generation networks."
Technical Features of Cu-32 Design Kit
IBM's High Speed Serial (HSS) cores were developed to provide industry-leading jitter performance and equalization support for enhanced system performance with the lowest possible bit error ratio. IBM is an active member of the Optical Internetworking Forum committee and is leading the effort to define interface standards for networking communication applications.
-- Cu-32 offers the industry's first set of HSS cores in 32nm SOI
technology including:
-- 15G Backplane core supporting 16G Fibre Channel standard
-- 15G Chip-to-Chip core supporting low-power optical and chip-to-chip
applications
-- 28G Backplane core supporting 32G Fibre Channel standard
-- 6G standards core supporting PCI-Express Gen1 & Gen2 standards
-- PCI-Express Gen3 core supporting PCI-Express Gen1, Gen2, and Gen3
standards
IBM, as the first provider of eDRAM technology in a custom-logic design system continues to expand its eDRAM offering with a compiler that can create more than 3,000 configurations. This flexibility enables smarter silicon solutions with memory optimized for a wide range of applications from high-end servers and networking applications to game processors.
-- IBM's eDRAM offering features the fastest and densest eDRAM memory in
the industry, achieving up to 600 MHz of random cycle performance while
using up to ten times less standby power than conventional SRAM.
-- IBM's trench-based eDRAM technology is optimized to deliver high
performance and low power, while avoiding many of the process
complexities of alternative MIM-cap-based eDRAM cells.
IBM's high-k metal gate (HKMG) SOI technology can provide up to 25% chip performance improvement, up to 30% improved energy efficiency with up to twice the density compared to 45 nm SOI technology, allowing chips built with the Cu-32 process to address an ever wider range of devices and applications.
Design kits for standard cell libraries, memory compilers, eDRAM and supporting Fibre Channel HSS standards are available now with additional HSS standards availabilities slated forend of 2010. IBM's accreditation as a Trusted Supplier enables government sponsored program access to Cu-32 offering.
For further information about Cu-32 and IBM Microelectronics Division, visit http://www.ibm.com/chips/
(1) Cell phone uses a control channel for call setup. The control channel also provides the pathway for SMS messages. The message flows through the SMSC, then to the tower.
* 740 Billion text messages (1H09) or 1.5 Trillion messages full-year 2009 (Source: CTIA Wireless Association)
* 6.1 Trillion text messages WW in 2010 (Source: ITU)
Groundbreaking, Multi-Million Dollar R&D Collaboration Formed to Address Future Data Storage Technology Challenges
SAN JOSE, Calif., Nov. 9, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- IDEMA® (The International Disk Drive Equipment and Materials Association), with founding members Hitachi® Global Storage Technologies (Hitachi GST), Marvell®, Seagate® Technology, Western Digital® (WD) and Xyratex®, today announced the formation of the Advanced Storage Technology Consortium (ASTC). Open to IDEMA members, ASTC's purpose is the formation of collaborative joint research initiatives among and between storage industry participants, customers, suppliers, universities and laboratories to harmonize in a common direction on the future of next generation storage technologies. Through an expansion of fundamental research, ASTC will shorten the time from innovation to productization while maintaining a competitive marketplace. Other founding member companies include: LSI®, Texas Instruments®, Fuji Electric®, Heraeus®, Intevac®, KLA-Tencor® and Veeco®.
"Successfully addressing commercial and consumer storage demand requires continual technology advancements, and ASTC's ambitious agenda underscores the new level of maturity in the storage industry," states Mark Geenen, IDEMA's chairman of its Global Board of Directors. "Significant challenges inherent to future storage technologies have proven too costly, risky, and unmanageable for any single company to pursue alone. The Advanced Storage Technology Consortium will create and direct groundbreaking cooperative research endeavors across the supply chain. These will include (but are not limited to) university level research, common specifications and terminology for new components or manufacturing tools, collaborative working groups on future technologies, and joint development projects," added Geenen.
Utilizing IDEMA's lean operating structure, members of ASTC will give participants the highest possible level of execution, oversight, cost management, and return on investment. ASTC will also seek financial support from governments and associated laboratories. There are several critical advantages to this new approach:
-- Expanded funding of university research: ASTC will vastly expand
investment in university research projects, focusing its multi-million
dollar budget on critical areas of next-generation storage technologies.
-- Direct oversight: industry technical executives and experts will provide
leadership on how projects are determined, how projects are scoped,
scheduled, executed, and measured; and how funds are administered,
including to universities, foundations, or organizations.
-- Storage industry roadmap: The lack of a storage technology roadmap has
resulted in suboptimal supply chain tuning. ASTC will construct and
sustain a storage industry roadmap, which will be the property of ASTC
member companies.
-- IDEMA's global network ensures broad participation: IDEMA's membership
spans the entire value chain to include HDD suppliers, equipment
companies, component suppliers, storage device customers, and material
vendors. This breadth and depth will give immediate and profound scale
and commitment to ASTC.
About IDEMA
Founded in 1986 as a U.S.-based standards and education organization, IDEMA has evolved into a global trade group for the data storage industry. In 2005, IDEMA globalized operations, establishing wholly-owned subsidiaries in Asia-Pacific (Singapore), Japan, and the United States. http://www.idema.org
ConAgra Foods Partners With Food Industry Expert Phil Lempert to Launch Weekly News Webcast
'Food News Today' Serves Up Supermarket Guru's Top Food Industry News and Trend Stories
OMAHA, Neb., Nov. 9, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- In conjunction with ConAgra Foods, leading consumer trend analyst and Supermarket Guru®, Phil Lempert is today announcing the launch of Food News Today - a live, weekly webcast capturing the most relevant food and trend news of the week, from the perspective of a leading industry professional with more than 25 years of experience predicting and reporting on food industry trends. Food News Today will air on Wednesdays beginning November 10.
Taste, health, nutrition, convenience, sustainability and, of course, value are just some of the issues American shoppers are now faced with every time they go to a supermarket - and they're demanding to know more. Food News Today will cover off on these topics and more each week, and unlike typical online news resources, viewers will be able to directly interact with Lempert in a public question-and-answer forum after the webcast. Lempert, one of America's leading trend-watchers and analysts on consumer behavior, marketing trends, new products and the changing retail landscape, will empower media and consumers alike with opinion, insights, facts and breaking food news.
"The idea of this webcast is simple," says Lempert. "I have always hoped for a weekly breakfast with media leaders where we could spend a few hours discussing and dissecting the week's events. Technology now makes this possible with Food News Today, which cuts through the clutter to give both traditional and social media easy access to the stories and trends that their readers want to know - and in a short, succinct format they can easily use."
Food News Today will be made exclusively available to select media during a live broadcast each Wednesday beginning at 9:30 a.m. CST. Attendees will access the webcast and get a sneak peak of that week's stories through a unique link and password that they will receive via e-mail each Tuesday. Immediately following the broadcast, Lempert will host a live chat with the attendees where he will answer questions pertaining to the week's segment. On Thursdays at 9:30 a.m. CST, the content will be made available to the general public by visiting http://www.FoodNewsToday.com.
"We are thrilled to partner with Phil Lempert on this exciting initiative," says Stephanie Moritz, senior director of Public Relations and Social Media at ConAgra Foods. "Together, we share a desire to arm consumers and media with valuable information and insights to help them make informed choices about the ever changing food industry. Phil provides a unique and informed perspective that will help consumers cut through the clutter."
If you are a member of the media interested in joining Food News Today, please visit http://www.FoodNewsToday.com or contact Claire.Nilsson@ketchum.com.
ConAgra Foods, Inc., (NYSE: CAG) is one of North America's leading food companies, with brands in 97 percent of America's households. Consumers find Banquet, Chef Boyardee, Egg Beaters, Healthy Choice, Hebrew National, Hunt's, Marie Callender's, Orville Redenbacher's, PAM, Peter Pan, Reddi-wip, Slim Jim, Snack Pack and many ConAgra Foods brands in grocery, convenience, mass merchandise and club stores. ConAgra Foods also has a strong business-to-business presence, supplying frozen potato and sweet potato products as well as other vegetable, spice and grain products to a variety of well-known restaurants, foodservice operators and commercial customers. For more information, please visit us at http://www.conagrafoods.com.
SOURCE ConAgra Foods, Inc.
ConAgra Foods, Inc.
CONTACT: Claire Nilsson of Ketchum, +1-312-228-6849, claire.nilsson@ketchum.com for ConAgra Foods; or Amy Morgan of ConAgra Foods, +1-630-857-1120, amy.morgan@conagrafoods.com
Exar Launches Two Industry First Universal Asynchronous Receiver Transmitters (UARTs) With Integrated Level Shifters
Single-Channel UARTs with Selectable Bus Interfaces Simplify Mixed Voltage Designs for Next Generation Systems
FREMONT, Calif., and MUNICH, Nov. 9, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- electronica 2010 -- Exar Corporation (Nasdaq: EXAR), released two industry first UARTs with integrated level shifters. With a maximum data rate of 24 Mbps, the XR16M890 and XR20M1280 are the industry's fastest UARTs with 8-bit/VLIO and I2C/SPI interfaces, respectively. These devices are the latest additions to Exar's market proven 8-bit/VLIO and I2C/SPI family of products. These new offerings are targeted toward a cross-section of portable applications including smart phones, Bluetooth, Personal Digital Assistants (PDAs), GPS systems, and other battery operated devices.
"As the functionality and features of portable devices are continually enhanced, the demand for multiple voltage rails onboard increases," said Levent Ozcolak, vice president, Interface Product Line. "The XR16M890/XR20M1280 can act as a seamless bridge between two or more components that require different operating voltages, thereby eliminating the need for costly external components."
Product Details
The main difference between the XR16M890 and XR20M1280 is the CPU bus interface. The XR16M890 has a selectable 8-bit Intel, Motorola or VLIO bus interface. The XR20M1280 has a selectable I2C/SPI bus interface. The maximum clock frequency on the SPI interface is 26 MHz. Both devices share a common set of features including Auto RTS/CTS Hardware Flow Control, Auto XON/XOFF Software Flow Control, TX/RX FIFO Counters, selectable or programmable transmit and receive FIFO trigger levels, and Fractional and Independent TX/RX Baud Rate Generators. They also have Auto RS-485 Half-Duplex Direction Control, Multidrop mode with address detect, 128-Byte TX/RX FIFOs, and Infrared mode. Additionally, these devices have Sleep and PowerSave modes to minimize power consumption, and up to 16 GPIO pins are available.
"Capitalizing on trends in emerging markets, and responding to customer demands, Exar has extended its serial communications capabilities once again with the highly competitive and extremely versatile XR16M890 and XR20M1280," said Rakesh Bhatia, director, strategic marketing, Interface Products. "These devices offer system architects maximum flexibility by delivering voltage choice options for their designs so they can easily respond to rapidly changing market requirements. Using the on-chip voltage level shifters minimizes the number of external components needed and optimizes the overall Bill of Materials."
Interface Products
Exar has one of the broadest portfolios of high-performance interface solutions including UARTs, RS-232, RS-485, and multi-protocol serial transceivers and integrated UART/transceiver combinations. For chip-to-chip or system-to-system connections, Exar's single and multi-channel interface ICs provides immediate competitive advantages to system architects: low power, reduction in board space requirements, increased bandwidth capacity, and enhanced product features. Interface devices are found practically everywhere including point-of-sale (POS) terminals, digital televisions, industrial automation equipment, handheld devices, and networking environments.
Tools and Support
Evaluation boards, reference designs, and software drivers are available. With the availability of these tools and Exar's application support line: uarttechsupport@exar.com, UART customers can accelerate implementation by eliminating driver development, testing and diagnostic procedures.
Prices, Packages, Availability and Additional Information
Samples of the XR16M890 will be available within 30 days in a 32-pin QFN, 40-pin QFN, and a 48-pin TQFP at 1.62V-3.63V operation over the industrial temperature range. Additional information on this product can be found at http://www.exar.com/Common/Content/ProductDetails.aspx?ID=XR16M890. Samples of the XR20M1280 will be available within 30 days in a 24-pin QFN, 32-pin QFN, and a 40-pin QFN at 1.62V-3.63Voperation over the industrial temperature range. Additional information on this product can be found at http://www.exar.com/Common/Content/ProductDetails.aspx?ID=XR20M1280. In 1k quantities per device the XR16M890 and the XR20M1280 are priced from a range of $1.85-$1.90. Additional information on other Interface products can be found at http://www.exar.com/Common/Content/Family.aspx?IDr50&Parent=1.
About Exar
Exar Corporation delivers highly differentiated silicon, software and subsystem solutions for industrial, datacom and storage applications. For nearly 40 years, Exar's comprehensive knowledge of end-user markets along with the underlying analog, mixed signal and digital technology has enabled innovative solutions that meet the needs of the evolving connected world. Exar's product portfolio includes power management and interface components, communications products, storage optimization solutions, network security and applied service processors. Exar has locations worldwide providing real-time customer support to drive rapid product development. For more information about Exar, visit: http://www.exar.com.
SOURCE Exar Corporation
Exar Corporation
CONTACT: Greg Kaufman, Marketing Communications of Exar Corporation, +1-510-668-7000
Exar Releases Latest Addition to Its PowerBlox(TM) Line of High Voltage, High Current Step-down Converters
The XRP7664 is Pin and Function Compatible to Industry's Most Popular Step-down Converters
FREMONT, Calif. and MUNICH, Nov. 9, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- electronica 2010 -- Exar Corporation (Nasdaq: EXAR) unveiled today the XRP7664, a new synchronous Pulse Width Modulation (PWM) step-down converter with a maximum load current of 2 Amps and operating input voltage of up to 18V. This device is the latest addition to Exar's industry acclaimed PowerBlox family of high-voltage, high-current step-down regulators.
"This 2 Amp solution complements our existing 3, 6, 8 and 12 Amp converters from Exar's PowerBlox family and is part of Exar's continuous effort to provide designers with higher performing, cost effective solutions for point of load conversions," said Eric Pittana, director of marketing, Power Product Line. "Furthermore, the XRP7664 fills a pressing request from our customers for a technically viable and cost competitive alternative to other popular step-down converters."
Optimized for a 12V input voltage rail, yet equally capable of operating from the popular 5V rail, the XRP7664 addresses the needs for smaller footprint and substantial savings in cost sensitive applications. These include audio-video equipment such as set-top boxes, telecom, computing peripherals and more generally distributed point-of-load conversions.
Key Product Features
Reaching up to 93% efficiency in a compact "green" SOIC package, the XRP7664 operates at a fixed 340 kHz switching frequency allowing for small external components. The output voltage can be adjusted down to 0.925V, with 3% accuracy, via two external resistors, which can be achieved from any single input voltage from 4.75V to 18V. Design flexibility of any point-of-load supply with the XRP7664 is further enhanced with the availability of a dedicated enable function and programmable soft start. Built-in current limit, output over voltage and thermal shutdown protection provide the XRP7664 with fail-safe operations.
Power Management Products
Highly reliable, accurate, power management is a critical part of any technology system. Exar has a broad array of high-performance and industry-proven power management solutions including handset and lighting controls, power conversion, and standard linear devices.
Prices, Packages, Availability and Additional Information
The XRP7664 is available now in volume quantities and offered in a RoHS compliant, "green" halogen free 8-pin SOIC package. Pricing starts at $0.33 for 1K units.
Exar Corporation delivers highly differentiated silicon, software and subsystem solutions for data communication, storage, consumer and industrial applications. For nearly 40 years, Exar's comprehensive knowledge of end-user markets along with the underlying analog, mixed signal and digital technology has enabled innovative solutions that meet the needs of the evolving connected world. Exar's product portfolio includes power management and interface components, communications products, storage optimization solutions, network security and applied service processors. Exar has locations worldwide providing real-time customer support to drive rapid product development. For more information about Exar, visit: http://www.exar.com.
SOURCE Exar Corporation
Exar Corporation
CONTACT: Greg Kaufman, Marketing Communications of Exar Corporation, +1-510-668-7000
TicTacDo Business Beta announced at Enterprise 2.0 Santa Clara, CA
(And TicTacDo Community - the Free Version - is Now a Release Version)
SANTA CLARA, California, November 9, 2010/PRNewswire/ -- TicTacDo announces today the official launch of the new TicTacDo
Business, which operates as an exclusive Social Production Center. TicTacDo
Business will be revealed to the public at the Enterprise 2.0 Conference in
Santa Clara, California, booth #411.
The TicTacDo Community, which operates as a Social Productivity Service
to help people 'Get Things Done, Right!', was launched as a free beta in late
2009. On top of a collaboration and task management platform, they provide a
unique know-how system, based on ready-to-use, actionable checklists.
TicTacDo Business leverages the Community version and operates as an
exclusive Social Production Center; where colleagues and partners are given
the power to collaboratively manage daily tasks and activities, inspired by a
vault of best-practices and experts!
With this new Social Production Center, companies and organizations will
finally be able to take advantage of our advanced features, such as nesting
activities, multi-tasking visibility and reports, files attachment, SSL and
of course the administration tools to manage users and groups. TicTacDo
Business will significantly improve performance and productivity, easily
transforming a company into becoming a Social Business.
"With everyone trying to figure out how to get more done in less time,
TicTacDos provide a trusted system for personal productivity in a naturally
social environment," said Yossi Dan, CEO and Co-founder of 2Win-Solutions,
the creator of TicTacDo. "In fact, we believe that 'doing more' just isn't
good enough anymore - 'doing things, right' is the real challenge that
TicTacDos address in a fresh new and social approach." More importantly, with
TicTacDo Business, "employees and colleagues will get the visibility they
need and have access to best resources available (best practices and experts)
to get things done. This new release from TicTacDo will surely support the
current business approach of the semantic web."
The TicTacDo marketplace currently has over 20,000 ready-to-use TicTacDos
in all the major personal and professional categories of day-to-day
activities. TicTacDo harnesses all of this information - making the templates
readily-accessible and simple for people to share, remix, and use.
Enterprise 2.0 Conference explores the integration of Web 2.0
technologies in the enterprise, from both strategic and tactical
perspectives. This conference and sponsor pavilion focuses on the tools and
techniques that best leverage the technical, productive and social aspects
of IT and workgroup environments to build a cohesive collaboration strategy
and empower a connected workforce. For more information visit: http://www.e2conf.com.
Press contact: Yossi Dan, Co-founder & CEO, yossi@tictacdo.com
+972-547-386-888 Community contact: Kyle Bangert, Community Manager,
kyle@tictacdo.com
Source: TicTacDo
Press contact: Yossi Dan, Co-founder & CEO, yossi@tictacdo.com +972-547-386-888 Community contact: Kyle Bangert, Community Manager, kyle@tictacdo.com
WEST DES MOINES, Iowa, Nov. 9, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- GeoLearning, provider of the leading Software as a Service (SaaS) GeoMaestro(TM) Learning Management System (LMS) and comprehensive Managed Learning Services, announced today the creation of the GeoLearning Blog, an e-learning conversation destination for GeoLearning clients, partners, prospective customers and industry professionals.
"The GeoLearning Blog is a wonderful opportunity for us to open up a dialogue and provide a voice in the e-learning industry," said Frank Russell, president and CEO of GeoLearning. "This forum will allow our internal subject matter experts to offer advice, share anecdotes and start discussions about the latest trends in the industry."
Numerous GeoLearning subject matter experts will contribute to the blog on an array of topics including employee development, talent management, extended enterprise solutions, mobile learning, social learning and much more. A monthly "True LMS Stories" post will highlight GeoLearning clients' use of GeoMaestro and how it solved problems in their organizations.
Talent and knowledge exist everywhere within a company. GeoLearning is constantly rewriting the rules to help organizations assess, deliver and measure that experience through on-demand technology platforms and services. More than 800 corporations, government agencies and non-profit organizations utilize GeoLearning for internal training, talent management and external initiatives to increase the speed by which business information is shared to drive revenue. Delivered Software as a Service (SaaS), GeoMaestro(TM) can be deployed rapidly, enabling clients to more efficiently manage knowledge across the enterprise. GeoLearning customers benefit from the ability to launch programming quickly to end users, enabling them to outsmart, outmaneuver and outperform the competition. Additional information is available at http://www.geolearning.com.
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Insurer Continues to Embrace New Technologies and Innovate in the Car Insurance Market
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 9, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- Esurance, the direct-to-consumer personal car insurance company, today announced its application for Windows® Phone 7. Esurance was selected as a premier launch application by Microsoft and was granted early access to the new platform.
The application, which takes advantage of the advanced features of Windows Phone 7, provides policy and claims support to Esurance customers as well as the ability for users to get quotes for car insurance. Esurance Mobile helps deliver the Esurance promise of "technology when you want it" by giving users increased mobile 24/7 access to a wide range of services and benefits.
"Our new application for Windows Phone 7 is another step for us in providing innovative, easy-to-use products and services to our customers, and it builds on the success of our current mobile platform. We see more and more consumers are relying on technology to meet their car insurance needs and we are working to stay ahead of that trend," said Esurance Chief Information Officer Phil Swift.
The app makes shopping for car insurance fast and convenient by enabling users to get a quick Esurance quote and connect with a customer service representative. Shoppers can save their quotes and access the accident toolkit, which lists helpful information on accident preparedness and procedures to follow in the event of an accident. If customers are involved in an accident, the Esurance Windows Phone 7 app can point them to preferred repair facilities in their neighborhoods using Bing.
"Esurance has embraced the unique design and capabilities of Windows Phone 7," said Charlie Kindel, general manager, mobile developer ecosystem at Microsoft. "Using our acclaimed Live Tiles, Esurance customers can get glance and go updates delivered directly to their home screen relaying important information notifications about their claims and repairs."
Additionally, the Esurance Mobile app is loaded with customer-centric features designed to make policy management easier. Esurance customers can access ID cards, view their coverages, and make payments. And once a claim has been reported, customers can see photos of their vehicles during the repair process, and contact their dedicated claims representatives. More information about the Esurance Mobile platform is available at http://www.esurance.com/mobile-app.
Esurance, a subsidiary of White Mountains Insurance Group, Ltd. (NYSE: WTM), provides personal auto insurance direct to consumers online and through select agents, including sister company, Answer Financial. Esurance is dedicated to constantly improving the way people shop for, buy, and manage their auto insurance. By combining the best of technology with industry know-how, Esurance is able to offer hassle-free coverage with 24/7 customer service and claims handling at competitive prices.
Through Esurance's website, http://www.esurance.com, customers can get instant car insurance quotes, view comparison quotes, buy an Esurance policy, and print their insurance cards-- all in minutes. Esurance also offers policyholders the ability to make policy changes and file claims instantly online, demonstrating its commitment to improving the entire insurance process from quote to claim.
Answer Financial, also a subsidiary of White Mountains, is one of the largest independent personal lines insurance agencies in the country. Answer Financial offers comparison quotes and provides auto and property insurance from more than a dozen top-rated insurance companies through its website, http://www.answerfinancial.com, and over the phone.
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NetMotion Wireless Mobility XE 9.2 features FIPS 140-2 modules for 64-bit Windows 7 platforms
SEATTLE, Nov. 9, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- NetMotion Wireless, a leading provider of mobile productivity and management software, today announced that their flagship product, Mobility XE, a mobile VPN, is now fully compatible with Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 servers and Windows 7 64-bit clients.
Mobility XE customers transitioning to Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows 7 64-bit platforms can use the performance, security, and management features of Microsoft's most advanced 64-bit client and server operating systems to enhance mobile worker productivity, improve security, and streamline data center operations. Version 9.2 features FIPS 140-2* validated cryptographic modules for 64-bit platforms, enhanced installation, migration and management tools to speed implementation, and support for Microsoft's Server 2008 R2 Hyper-V.
"Mobility XE 9.2 helps us reduce costs by standardizing on platforms," said Carlos Leon, Network Manager, City of Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. "We are now able to use device authentication to ensure that only authorized devices access our network, enabling officers to remain connected and productive, and data to remain secure. In addition, the server installation was simplified, thus reducing setup time."
"We know that many of our customers are transitioning to new server and client platforms to improve their operations. With this latest release, we're demonstrating our firm commitment to support their efforts and enable them to meet FIPS 140.2 requirements," added Pam Cory, vice president of marketing for NetMotion Wireless.
Mobility XE 9.2 is immediately available at no charge to all NetMotion Wireless customers who are current on their software maintenance agreements. Organizations interested in a trial of Mobility XE 9.2 should contact NetMotion Wireless.
*FIPS 140-2 (Federal Information Processing Standard) validation is the U.S. government computer security standard for protecting sensitive but unclassified information.
About NetMotion Wireless
NetMotion Wireless develops software that enables more than 500,000 mobile workers in businesses and agencies around the globe to maintain and optimize connections to applications as they change locations or networks multiple times each day. The NetMotion Wireless award-winning mobile VPN, Mobility XE, enhances mobile worker productivity at more than 1,800 of the world's most respected organizations across multiple industries including utilities, healthcare, insurance, communications, public safety, local government, transportation, field service and many others. NetMotion Wireless is headquartered in Seattle, Washington with offices located in North America and Europe.
Huntington's Online 'Checkin' It Twice List' Helps Consumers Budget Wisely for Holiday Gift Purchases
Budget calculator at huntington.com/checktwice provides snapshot of available holiday cash
COLUMBUS, Ohio, Nov. 9, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- With the holiday shopping season heading into full swing, Huntington Bank (Nasdaq: HBAN) (huntington.com) is encouraging consumers to make a "Checkin' It Twice List" with Huntington's free budget calculator at http://www.huntington.com/checktwice.
Smart consumers can avoid overspending and even debt from holiday gift shopping by double-checking the amount they can set aside for a gift budget, according to Huntington Bank's Mary Navarro, senior executive vice president and retail and business banking director.
"Even with the holidays just around the corner, it is not too late to determine what you can afford to spend on gifts and decorations this year," Navarro said. "In short, make a budget, check it twice and pledge to stick to it."
Huntington is listening to consumers who are concerned about the economy and making wise financial decisions. Huntington's "Checkin' It Twice List" calculator at http://www.huntington.com/checktwice reminds consumers of common household expenses between now and Dec. 15, to help illustrate how money set aside from the next few paychecks can pay for a festive holiday celebration.
Retailers will be offering some of their deepest discounts for the year to promote holiday shopping, so a careful budget can still support some big-ticket buys, said Steve Fishman, chairman and CEO of Columbus-based value retailer Big Lots Inc.
"This is when retailers will be pulling out all the stops," Fishman said. "By following promotions, especially at discount retailers, shoppers will be able to find the biggest bang for their buck on holiday wish list items."
Huntington offers five budgeting tips to help holiday cash go further:
2. Create a gift list based on your budget before heading off shopping. Then buy only what is on that list.
3. Stick to cash when out shopping. It can be all too easy to buy extra items when using a debit or credit card.
4. Research the best deals online. You may be eligible for free shipping so that you can order online for the same cost as in person, or ship to your closest store at no additional charge.
5. Consider layaway plans. Many stores have revived these plans to help shoppers maintain a budget by paying in installments over time.
"It's tempting to overspend this time of year and worry about the consequences later," Huntington's Navarro said. "But you can be sensible and still enjoy the holidays. That way you'll give yourself the gift of money left over for the New Year."
About Huntington
Huntington Bancshares Incorporated is a $53 billion regional bank holding company headquartered in Columbus, Ohio. Through its affiliated companies, Huntington has been providing a full range of financial services for 144 years. Huntington offers checking, loans, savings, insurance and investment services. It has more than 600 branches and also offers retail and commercial financial services online at huntington.com; through its telephone bank; and through its network of over 1,300 ATMs. Huntington's Auto Finance and Dealer Services group offers automobile loans to consumers and commercial loans to automobile dealers within our six-state banking franchise area, as well as selected New England states.
NComputing Takes Leadership Position in Desktop Virtualization in Asia Pacific
Ranked #1 in Q2 2010 Enterprise Client Devices With 50.2% QoQ Growth
REDWOOD CITY, California, November 9, 2010/PRNewswire/ -- NComputing, a global leader in desktop virtualization, today announced a
major milestone and endorsement of its strategy to transform legacy PC
economics and infrastructure. The company has been ranked #1 in enterprise
client device shipments in Asia Pacific in a newly published report by IDC.
IDC's Q2 2010 Worldwide Enterprise Client Devices Tracker ranked the company
#1 in Asia Pacific shipments at 25.2% share and fastest quarter on quarter
growth at 50.2% (when combining the thin client and terminal client
categories).
Desktop virtualization represents the most disruptive change in the
economics of IT since the PC. NComputing is leading the transformation and
making significant market traction in Asia Pacific and emerging markets which
have been the fastest early adopters of desktop virtualization deployment.
The low cost of entry and significant on-going cost savings of NComputing
solutions, including 75% lower maintenance and 90% lower energy costs, are
proving hugely advantageous in both education and public sector
organizations. Meanwhile, the company's L300 virtual desktop is being rapidly
adopted in commercial enterprises as a result of features including
full-motion multi-media playback and PC like performance, fast and simple
deployment, and powerful management tools
In less than three years, NComputing has deployed over 350,000 virtual
desktops in the Indian subcontinent and over 100,000 in ASEAN region. The
company is involved in some of the world's largest enterprise desktop
virtualization initiatives including Employee State Insurance Corporation
(ESIC), India, which is deploying over 31,000 NComputing Virtual Desktops
across 2,200 locations in support of the Indian Government's effort to
deliver insurance and healthcare benefits to over 20 million employees.
NComputing is the de-facto standard for education in the majority of
Indian states like Andhra Pradesh where 50,000 NComputing virtual desktops
are deployed in 5000 schools to benefit 1.8 million children. The company
recently announced success with Indian state education ministries of Punjab,
Rajasthan and Bihar. NComputing technology has also been implemented by The
Ministry of Education, Government of Punjab, Pakistan which recently deployed
over 64,000 of the company's virtual desktop devices in 4286 schools,
benefitting 3.4 million students.
Commented NComputing CEO, Stephen Dukker, "To date, many of the large
global PC and chip manufacturers have been barriers to the mainstream
adoption of desktop virtualization because of their economic interest and
legacy investment in the old 'PC per desktop' centric IT infrastructure by
maintaining artificially high prices. NComputing's dramatic success
demonstrates the truly disruptive economics of virtual desktops when
naturally priced; reducing all client related costs by 50% or more compared
to traditional PCs. We are putting the 'old guard' on notice that desktop
virtualization is ready to go mainstream. NComputing has and will continue to
lead in this space and deliver on our promise of transforming the economics
of computing."
About NComputing
NComputing, Inc. is the fastest growing desktop virtualisation company in
the world with over 20 million daily users in 140 countries. The company's
award-winning, patented technology lowers desktop computing costs, improves
manageability, and reduces both energy consumption and e-waste. It is the
perfect solution for leveraging the power and potential of PCs and cloud
computing. To learn more about NComputing, visit http://www.ncomputing.com.
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MarketsandMarkets: World Smart Card Market Worth US$6.6 Billion by 2015
DALLAS, November 9, 2010/PRNewswire/ -- According to a new market research report, 'World smart card - advanced
technologies, application and global forecast (2008 - 2015)'
(http://www.marketsandmarkets.com/Market-Reports/smart-card-285.html),
published by MarketsandMarkets (http://www.marketsandmarkets.com ), the total
global smart card market is expected to be worth US$6.6 billion by 2015, out
of which the Telecommunication sector will account for nearly 53.8% of the
total revenues. The global market is expected to record a CAGR of 7.3% from
2009 to 2014.
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Growing mobile penetration, surge in acceptance from various governments
and increased security and reliability has spurred the growth of smart card
shipments, which reached 5.2 billion in 2009. Advent of new form factors such
as Near Field Communications (NFC) and Machine-to-Machine (M2M)
communication, growing government ID projects across the globe and EMV
compliance will support the growth of smart cards for next five years,
resulting into 8.8 billion smart cards shipment by the end of 2015.
The smart card market revenue is expected to grow from $4,498.9 million
in 2009 to reach $6,600 million in 2015 with a CAGR of 7.3% from 2010 to
2015. EMEA region holds the maximum share of revenue in consumer electronics
market on account of technological competence, high adoption of high end
smart cards and growing need of secure transaction and identity and access
control. The Asian region, especially, India and China have emerged as smart
card hotspots with continuous development of the cellular markets and the
increasing 3G penetration and increased governmental interest across the
region.
The smart card technology is a major driving force for the payment
transaction market as it allows customers to make secure payments. Thus, it
is expected that microprocessor based smart cards will continue to dominate
the smart card shipments, as compared to the memory chip based smart cards.
The microprocessor segment has accounted for shipments of 4.5 billion smart
cards in 2009, which was 86.5% of the overall shipments (5.2 billion) of
smart cards. The report provides extensive analysis of the smart card
industry, current market trends, industry drivers and challenges for better
understanding of the smart card market structure..
Scope of the report
This research report categorizes the global smart cards market for
forecasting the revenues and analyzing trends in each of the following
submarkets:
On the basis of smart card application in various sectors:
- Telecommunications sector
- Government IDs and healthcare sector
- Financial services, retail and loyalty sector
- Pay TV sector
- Transportation sector
- Others
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detailed analysis of the market trends and factors influencing market growth,
offering in-depth geographic analyses of the smart card market in the North
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competitive landscape of the global smart card market, providing an in-depth
comparative analysis of the technological and marketing strategies the key
players are adopting in order to gain an edge over the their competitors.
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Direct ON PC Nigeria Selects Ceragon FibeAir IP-10 for 4G Mobile Broadband Backhaul
Nigerian Service Provider to Build the Largest 4G Network in Lagos
PARAMUS, New Jersey, November 9, 2010/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Ceragon Networks (NASDAQ: CRNT), the provider of high-capacity,
4G/LTE-ready wireless backhaul networks, announced today that leading
Nigerian Internet service provider, Direct On PC (DOPC) Ltd has chosen
Ceragon's wireless backhaul solutions to expand its WiMAX-based "Unwired"
Mobile 4G Broadband Services network. DOPC is scheduled to roll out the
largest 4G network in Lagos before the end of 2010. To follow-up, DOPC plans
to expand this network into the Nigerian cities of Abuja and Port-Harcourt
early next year.
DOPC chose to build their backhaul network with Ceragon's high-capacity
wireless solutions to provide its customers with mobile broadband services at
affordable prices. With an expanded 4G network, DOPC can offer home users and
businesses applications like entertainment, telephony, high-end video
conferencing, live security streaming services, virtual private networks
(VPNs) and more. DOPC will utilize Ceragon's high-capacity wireless solutions
in both-all-indoor as well as split-mount configurations.
"Ceragon is helping us bring all the benefits of the digital age to
Nigeria," said Mr. Mahesh Sadhwani, DOPC Vice Chairman. "Once our network is
fully deployed, our customers will enjoy access to a variety of
entertainment, as well as business related content with the highest quality
of service. With Ceragon's solutions we'll be able to quickly and
economically bring these value-added services to the market."
"We are excited to be selected as the high-capacity wireless backhaul
solutions provider to DOPC," said Ira Palti, President and CEO of Ceragon
Networks. "Ceragon's IP and hybrid systems deliver more bandwidth in any
given deployment scenario. The combination of our advanced technology and
DOPC's innovative service approach will make high-speed broadband available
to thousands of Nigerians."
About Direct On PC
Direct On PC Ltd. is the leading Internet Service Provider in Nigeria,
providing enterprise, corporate and retail solutions encompassing intranet,
Internet, Virtual Private Networks (VPNs), and end-to-end network solutions.
DOPC has installed over 5000 VSATs in 95 cities in Nigeria and other West
African countries. DOPC has deployed WiMAX network in three cities and FWA
networks in four cities of Nigeria. DOPC has made substantial investments in
satellite space segment, technology, bandwidth, manpower, and infrastructure.
The company has relationships with leading vendors to provide the most
updated technology and services in the country and has won many awards
including the award for best ISP for last six years. The company is a member
of Bhojraj Chanrai Group and is headquartered in Lagos, Nigeria with branches
in Port Harcourt and Abuja. For additional information, please visit http://www.directonpc.com.
About Ceragon Networks Ltd.
Ceragon Networks Ltd. (NASDAQ: CRNT) is a leading provider of high
capacity LTE/4G-ready wireless backhaul solutions that enable cellular
operators and other wireless service providers to deliver voice and data
services, enabling smart-phone applications such as Internet browsing, music
and video. With unmatched technology and cost innovation, Ceragon's advanced
point-to-point microwave systems allow wireless service providers to evolve
their networks from circuit-switched and hybrid concepts to all IP networks.
Ceragon solutions are designed to support all wireless access technologies,
delivering more capacity over longer distances under any given deployment
scenario. Ceragon's solutions are deployed by more than 200 service providers
of all sizes, and hundreds of private networks in more than 130 countries.
Visit Ceragon at http://www.ceragon.com.
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differ materially from forecasts and estimates. These risks and
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AUO Showcases the Latest Display Technologies at Japan's FPD International 2010
HSINCHU, Taiwan, Nov. 9, 2010 /PRNewswire-Asia-FirstCall/ -- AU Optronics Corp. ("AUO" or the "Company") (TAIEX: 2409; NYSE: AUO) announced today that it will present its latest display technologies at FPD International 2010 in Japan from November 10-12. The exhibits will include the world's largest(*) 71" 21:9 Cinema Scope HD (CSHD) 3D TV LCD panel, a 32" in-cell multi-point and multi-color optical touch panel for e-board applications, flexible oxide TFT E-paper, a dual-side display that uses ultra-low levels of energy and saves power by 99.8%, a 3D AMOLED TV panel, and stylishly flat OLED lights. The innovative designs and breakthroughs to be demonstrated are stereoscopic, fascinating, trendy and fun with a wide range of applications for personal life, home theaters and commercial spaces. Mr. Paul Peng, AUO's Executive Vice President, will deliver a speech titled "Opportunities for the Taiwan TFT-LCD Industry" on the morning of November 11 (Thursday) at the special seminar.
The theme of this year's show is "innovative technologies". Consumers are encouraged to practice low-carbon lifestyles while enjoying a totally new audio-visual experience. The exhibition area is divided into six sections: 1) 3D Display Technologies and Applications; 2) Advanced TV Display Technologies; 3) Multi-touch Display Technologies; 4) Green and Energy-saving Electronic Displays; 5) Advanced Mobile Display Technologies; and 6) New Technological Applications with E-paper, E-tags, AMOLED and flat OLED lighting.
3D Display Technologies and Applications - The World's Largest CSHD TV LCD Panel
In response to the rapid growth of the 3D content market, AUO has developed numerous advanced 3D display technologies, including: the world's largest((*)) 71" 21:9 CSHD 3D TV LCD panel; a 65" QFHD 4K2K lenticular lens 3D panel; a 65" pattern retarder 3D LCD TV panel with video game applications; deadzone-free 15.6" notebook panels and deadzone-free 10.1" tablet PC naked eye 3D panels; and a 4" 3D interactive touch panel for smartphones.
Multi-touch Display Technologies - The First In-cell Multi-color Optical Touch Panel for E-board Applications
AUO is extending its touch panel technology to E-board development by introducing the industry's first 32" in-cell touch panel with an optical color pen function. The optical color pens can be used at the same time, and by mixing red, green and blue, seven colors can be produced. Users can save the image or print it out, which is very convenient for teaching or taking meeting minutes. In terms of panels with ten touch points, AUO is presenting the 24" energy-saving touch panel and the 10" on-cell touch panel which will allow users of desktop, tablet and notebook PCs to move their fingers freely about on the touch panels. Utilizing a one-glass solution, the 7" and 5" touch panels are 60% slimmer and lighter than conventional touch panels, consume 10% less power, and boast better penetration and brightness. These small, sturdy panels are the finest green displays available.
Green and Energy-saving Electronic Display Technologies - The First Ultra-slim 21.5" Displayport Monitor with Wide Viewing Angles
To meet the demand for eco-friendly products, AUO will exhibit the world's first((*)) 14" solar-powered touch keyboard notebook solution as well as the industry's first ultra-slim 21.5" Displayport monitor with wide viewing angles. The DVI and LVDS digital interfaces can be replaced by the Displayport interface with fewer parts while retaining digital video performance of the same high quality. The low-power monitor, with all-in-one minimal design, is the ideal next-generation display for a low-carbon lifestyle.
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E-paper and E-tags - High Efficiency 6" Flexible Oxide TFT E-paper
AUO's 6" Flexible Oxide TFT E-paper is made pliable with high efficiency parts and plastic material (PEN). Users can place the E-paper into their briefcases or purses without having to worry about damaging it. The image resolution has now reached 800x600. In addition, the low-power re-usable portable E-tags, ranging in size from 2" to 6", significantly reduce costs for chain stores.
Advanced Mobile Display Technologies - New Dual-side Display Delivers Energy Savings of 99.8%
As an answer to the problem of energy-hungry smartphones, AUO will present a new design--the 3.2" dual-side, ultra-low-power MIP display. The main display is for high resolution images, while the information display on the reverse side can be used without backlighting to read e-mail and text, to save information, and to download pictures for decorating the cell phone shell. The design lowers power consumption from 420mW to 1mW--a 99.8% savings. Its 230 PPI high resolution presents images with impressive clarity and brightness.
OLED Technologies - AMOLED 3D TV Panels, Flat OLED Lighting with 50 Lumen/Watt Efficacy
AUO's 14" AMOLED 3D pattern retarder TV panel is an advanced OLED technology that delivers stunning 3D images with its fast response, high contrast ratio and wide viewing angles. A resolution of 1920x1080 is retained even while switching back and forth between 3D and 2D modes.
AUO has also been working for the first time on flat OLED lighting. At FPD International 2010, the Company will be showcasing its sleek new high-efficiency flat lighting. Operating at 50 lumen/watt, the device comes with an embedded high-efficiency green power drive. Stylish as well as efficient, AUO's flat lighting is an ideal choice for attractive illumination.
*Based on available market research information as of Nov. 9, 2010.
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ABOUT AU OPTRONICS
AU Optronics Corp. (AUO) is a global leader of thin film transistor liquid crystal display panels (TFT-LCD). AUO is able to provide customers with a full range of panel sizes and comprehensive applications, offering TFT-LCD panels in sizes ranging from 1.2 inches to greater than 65 inches. AUO generated NT$359.3 billion (US$11.2 billion) in sales revenue* in 2009 and now houses a staff of more than 42,000 employees, with global operations in Taiwan, Mainland China, Japan, Singapore, South Korea, the U.S., and Europe. Additionally, AUO is the first pure TFT-LCD manufacturer to be successfully listed at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE). AUO extended its market to the green energy industry in late 2008. The Display and Solar businesses were established respectively as the Company's two core businesses in October, 2010. For more information, please visit AUO.com.
* 2009 year end revenue converted at an exchange rate of NTD31.95:USD1.
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AU Optronics Corp. ("AUO" or the "Company") (TAIEX: 2409; NYSE: AUO), a global leader of TFT-LCD panels, today announced the above news. Except for statements in respect of historical matters, the statements contained in this Release are "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Section 27A of the U.S. Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934. These forward-looking statements were based on our management's expectations, projections and beliefs at the time regarding matters including, among other things, future revenues and costs, financial performance, technology changes, capacity, utilization rates, yields, process and geographical diversification, future expansion plans and business strategy. Such forward looking statements are subject to a number of known and unknown risks and uncertainties that can cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such statements, including risks related to the flat panel display industry, the TFT-LCD market, acceptance of and demand for our products, technological and development risks, competitive factors, and other risks described in the section entitled "Risk Factors" in our Form 20-F filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission on May 11th, 2010.
SANTA MONICA, Calif., Nov. 9, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- The most anticipated launch of the year is here, as Activision Publishing, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATVI) announced today that Call of Duty®: Black Ops, which was developed by Treyarch, is now available at retail stores worldwide. Call of Duty: Black Ops takes players around the globe, behind enemy lines, in the deepest and most intense Call of Duty® experience ever. The title raises the bar for online gameplay with an arsenal of features, including unprecedented player customization fueled by an all-new in-game currency system, new Wager Match gameplay modes, Theater video recording capabilities to capture favorite gameplay experiences, Combat Training and more. The Call of Duty: Black Ops' launch follows a record-setting number of midnight openings worldwide, as thousands of retail outlets opened their doors at midnight to deliver the first copies.
"From the beginning, we focused our entire studio on creating the most immersive Call of Duty experience ever," said Treyarch Studio Head Mark Lamia. "Treyarch wanted to give Call of Duty fans the ultimate entertainment package this year. Black Ops delivers an epic and cinematic single player experience, an incredibly deep multiplayer offering, and endless hours of co-op fun with Zombies."
The title's launch culminates a record-setting campaign, as anticipation for Call of Duty: Black Ops has continued to soar surpassing previous pre-order records. "We set a new record with reservations on Call of Duty: Black Ops with more than any other title in GameStop's history," stated GameStop senior vice president of merchandising, Bob McKenzie.
For the first time in the blockbuster series' history, Call of Duty: Black Ops brings players the immersive action in 3D. The title supports stereoscopic 3D via active shutter 3D glasses, delivering cinematically-intense, high-definition graphics set against a vivid audio backdrop in 5.1 surround sound, pulling players into the action like never before.
Rated "M" (Mature - Blood, Drug Reference, Intense Violence and Language) by the ESRB, Call of Duty: Black Ops is available on the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system, Nintendo Wii(TM) and Windows PC. A version for Nintendo DS is available, from developer n-Space also titled Call of Duty: Black Ops and is rated "T" for Teen.
Collector's editions are also available for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. The Call of Duty: Black Ops Prestige Edition features the RC-XD Surveillance Vehicle, delivering a fully-functioning remote camera that transmits both TFT color video and audio to its operator with a range of up to 200 feet. The Call of Duty: Black Ops Hardened Edition features a custom Black Ops limited edition medal, exclusive Avatar outfit as well as four playable zombie cooperative maps.
Call of Duty: Black Ops for Windows PC is NVIDIA® 3D Vision®-Ready and supports stereoscopic 3D gaming using 3D Vision active-shutter glasses and NVIDIA GeForce GPUs. For more information, go to http://www.nvidia.com/get3D. For Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 system consoles, 3D features require a compatible 3D-ready HD TV. See http://www.callofduty.com/3d for more information.
Headquartered in Santa Monica, California, Activision Publishing, Inc. is a leading worldwide developer, publisher and distributor of interactive entertainment and leisure products.
Activision maintains operations in the U.S., Canada, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Sweden, Spain, Norway, Denmark, the Netherlands, Australia, South Korea, China and the region of Taiwan. More information about Activision and its products can be found on the company's website, http://www.activision.com.
Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-looking Statements: Information in this press release that involves Activision Publishing's expectations, plans, intentions or strategies regarding the future are forward-looking statements that are not facts and involve a number of risks and uncertainties. Activision Publishing generally uses words such as "outlook," "will," "could," "would," "might," "remains," "to be," "plans," "believes," "may," "expects," "intends," "anticipates," "estimate," future," "plan," "positioned," "potential," "project," "remain," "scheduled," "set to," "subject to," "upcoming" and similar expressions to identify forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause Activision Publishing's actual future results to differ materially from those expressed in the forward-looking statements set forth in this release include, but are not limited to, sales levels of Activision Publishing's titles, shifts in consumer spending trends, the impact of the current macroeconomic environment, the seasonal and cyclical nature of the interactive game market, Activision Publishing's ability to predict consumer preferences among competing hardware platforms, declines in software pricing, product returns and price protection, product delays, retail acceptance of Activision Publishing's products, adoption rate and availability of new hardware (including peripherals) and related software, industry competition including from used games and other forms of entertainment, litigation risks and associated costs, rapid changes in technology, industry standards, business models including online and used games, and consumer preferences, including interest in specific genres such as music, first-person action and massively multiplayer online games, protection of proprietary rights, maintenance of relationships with key personnel, customers, licensees, licensors, vendors, and third-party developers, including the ability to attract, retain and develop key personnel and developers that can create high quality "hit" titles, counterparty risks relating to customers, licensees, licensors and manufacturers, domestic and international economic, financial and political conditions and policies, foreign exchange rates and tax rates, and the identification of suitable future acquisition opportunities and potential challenges associated with geographic expansion, and the other factors identified in the risk factors sections of Activision Blizzard's most recent annual report on Form 10-K and any subsequent quarterly reports on Form 10-Q. The forward-looking statements in this release are based upon information available to Activision Publishing and Activision Blizzard as of the date of this release, and neither Activision Publishing nor Activision Blizzard assumes any obligation to update any such forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements believed to be true when made may ultimately prove to be incorrect. These statements are not guarantees of the future performance of Activision Publishing or Activision Blizzard and are subject to risks, uncertainties and other factors, some of which are beyond its control and may cause actual results to differ materially from current expectations.
Call of Duty and Activision are registered trademarks of Activision Publishing, Inc. All other trademarks and trade names are the properties of their respective owners.
Xbox 360 and Windows are either registered trademarks or trademarks of the Microsoft Corporation. "PlayStation" is a registered trademark of Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. Wii is a trademark of Nintendo.
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Activision Publishing, Inc.
CONTACT: John Rafacz, Sr. Public Relations Manager of Activision, Inc., +1-310-496-5207, john.rafacz@activision.com; or Twitter, Josh Olin of Treyarch, @JD_2020
Perpetually Powered DSP Applications Made Possible With THINERGY
Infinite Power Solutions and Texas Instruments Create World's First Digital Signal Processor Solution Powered by THINERGY® MEC and Energy Harvesting Technology
LITTLETON, Colo., Nov. 9, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- Infinite Power Solutions (IPS) announced today that it has teamed with Texas Instruments (TI) to create the world's first perpetually-powered digital signal processor (DSP) solution using its industry leading solid-state energy storage solutions and ambient energy harvesting technology. This is made possible by the ultra-low power consumption of TI's TMS320C5515 DSP and the ultra-efficient, high-peak current capability and near loss-less energy storage of the IPS THINERGY® Micro-Energy Cell (MEC). The award-winning THINERGY solid-state MEC101-7S is rapidly and efficiently recharged by solar energy, even with extremely low light conditions, resulting in a perpetually powered DSP-based application for decades of maintenance-free signal processing. The ultra-low power consumption of TI's TMS320C5515 DSP in active and standby modes enables sophisticated DSP computations, taking advantage of the high peak current of THINERGY technology in the most energy-efficient manner. Potential applications include remote audio, very-low-bit-rate video surveillance, seismic monitoring, remote vibration sensing of bridges, buildings and industrial machinery and other innovative applications yet to unfold.
"The combination of our THINERGY MEC and TI's C5515 ultra-low-power DSP has the potential to create DSP solutions that operate autonomously and continuously for the life of the application," stated Tim Bradow, IPS' vice president of technical marketing. "This achievement represents a major step forward in enabling ultra-low-power and low-duty-cycle applications requiring significant signal processing capabilities. We are pleased to be a part of this major milestone achievement in DSP technology."
"By collaborating with Infinite Power Solutions, TI's ultra-low-power C5000 DSPs can enable innovative, perpetually-powered DSP applications," said Srik Gurrapu, C5000 ultra-low-power DSP product line manager, TI. "The C5515 DSP has rewritten the rules on performance versus power, expanding the potential capabilities and applications for DSPs by eliminating the need for an external power source."
IPS' THINERGY family of MEC products are paper thin, inherently safe, can be recharged countless times and provide a true 'clean' energy storage solution that delivers a lifetime of power to micro-electronic systems without the prohibitive cost of battery replacement, maintenance and recycling. Combining these attributes with an ultra-thin and flexible form factor makes THINERGY MECs ideal for enhancing existing products and enabling innovative new products across a broad spectrum of markets from medical devices to aerospace and consumer electronics. More information on IPS' THINERGY product line can be found at http://www.infinitepowersolutions.com/product/thinergy.
TI will demonstrate this breakthrough technology solution at Hall A4, Booth 420 at Electronica 2010, which is being held at the New Munich Trade Fair in Munich, Germany on Nov. 9-12.
About Texas Instruments (TI)
Texas Instruments helps customers solve problems and develop new electronics that make the world smarter, healthier, safer, greener and more fun. A global semiconductor company, TI innovates through manufacturing, design and sales operations in more than 30 countries. For more information, go to http://www.ti.com.
About Infinite Power Solutions, Inc.
Infinite Power Solutions, Inc. (IPS)--a U.S.-based, clean-technology company--is a leader in manufacturing solid-state, rechargeable, thin-film micro-energy storage devices for a variety of micro-electronic applications. Founded in 2001, IPS is privately held with corporate headquarters and manufacturing in Littleton, Colo. The company markets its revolutionary family of thin-film Micro-Energy cell (MEC) products under its THINERGY® brand. The company is the only ISO 9001 certified manufacturer of solid-state, thin-film batteries. The company's energy storage products, with unrivalled performance, size and service life, displace coin cells, supercapacitors, and other micro-batteries in a variety of applications. The company's THINERGY MECs and INFINERGY® Micro Power Modules (MPMs) uniquely enable ambient energy-harvesting solutions to create miniature, autonomous, perpetual power supplies to address the growing demand among customers in the wireless sensor, active RFID, powered smart card, medical device, consumer electronics, automotive and civil/military/aerospace markets. THINERGY and MEC are registered trademarks of IPS. Additional information about IPS is available at http://www.InfinitePowerSolutions.com.
SOURCE Infinite Power Solutions, Inc.
Infinite Power Solutions, Inc.
CONTACT: Terri Sundseth of Infinite Power Solutions, Inc., +1-303-749-4754, tsundseth@InfinitePowerSolutions.com; or Marie Labrie of MCA, +1-650-968-8900, mlabrie@mcapr.com, for Infinite Power Solutions, Inc.
Ground-Breaking MMORPG from GigaMedia's Strategic Partner XLGAMES
HONG KONG, Nov. 9, 2010 /PRNewswire-Asia-FirstCall/ -- GigaMedia Limited
(Nasdaq: GIGM) announced today that it has secured exclusive rights to operate
the highly anticipated online game ArcheAge in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau.
ArcheAge is the exciting new 3-D fantasy MMORPG from gaming legend Jake
Song, creator of Lineage -- the most popular online game franchise in history.
Driven by the stunning game engine CryENGINE(R) 2, ArcheAge creates the most
realistic and dynamic virtual world in the industry.
XLGAMES, developer of ArcheAge, is a strategic partner of GigaMedia. In
December 2007, GigaMedia announced an investment in XLGAMES through which
GigaMedia secured board representation and certain strategic rights.
"We are proud to be collaborating with Jake Song and his team at XLGAMES
and off to a strong start with their new masterpiece -- ArcheAge," stated
GigaMedia President Thomas Hui. "ArcheAge has already secured mega-publishing
partnerships in top Asian markets and we look forward to bringing the game's
incredible excitement and action to Taiwan."
"GigaMedia is a great partner and we are very pleased to be working
closely with them developing the best in next-generation entertainment,"
stated Chief Executive Officer Jake Song of XLGAMES. "We are thrilled with
ArcheAge, excited to bring the game to GigaMedia's platform and confident of
great success."
ArcheAge is currently under testing and development in Korea. The first
closed-beta test was held in July 2010, and a second one is to be launched in
November 2010.
Under the terms of the agreement, GigaMedia has exclusive rights to
operate ArcheAge in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau for three years.
ArcheAge uses the state-of-the-art game engine CryENGINE 2, from German
developer Crytek. With photo-realistic graphics, believable animations, and
enhanced lighting, CryENGINE 2's spectacular features result in a rich,
immersive, and reliable experience not possible before.
ArcheAge is set in a beautiful seamless fantasy world that evolves through
player choices and free will. The storyline, from one of the top fantasy
novelists in Korea, Min Hee Jun, combines both Eastern and Western ancient
myths, creating a game all can enjoy. Players create unique characters,
complete quests and battles and may even build homes and shelters as they
advance through experience levels.
GigaMedia Limited (Singapore registration number: 199905474H) is a major
provider of online entertainment software and services. GigaMedia develops and
licenses software for online gaming. GigaMedia also operates online games
businesses including FunTown, a leading Asian casual games operator and one of
the world's largest online MahJong game sites in terms of revenues, T2CN, a
leading online sports game operator in China, and IAHGames, the leader in
online games in Southeast Asia. More information on GigaMedia can be obtained
from http://www.gigamedia.com .
About XLGAMES
XLGAMES Inc. is a leading game studio founded in Seoul, Korea in 2003 by
NCSoft's former Executive Vice President of Global Development and NEXON's
former co-founder, Jake Song, creator of Lineage, one of the most popular and
successful MMORPGs of all time. Led by world-renowned game experts and
pioneers of the Korean MMORPG industry, XLGAMES began development in 2006 of a
ground-breaking new MMORPG -- the highly anticipated ArcheAge. XLGAMES is
committed to delivering the best in next-generation entertainment across the
globe.
The statements included above and elsewhere in this press release that are
not historical in nature are "forward-looking statements" within the meaning
of the "safe harbor" provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform
Act of 1995. GigaMedia cautions readers that forward-looking statements are
based on the company's current expectations and involve a number of risks and
uncertainties. Actual results may differ materially from those contained in
such forward-looking statements. Information as to certain factors that could
cause actual results to vary can be found in GigaMedia's Annual Report on Form
20-F filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission in June
2010.
For further information contact:
Brad Miller, Investor Relations Director
Tel: +886-2-2656-8016
Email: Brad.Miller@GigaMedia.com
SOURCE GigaMedia Limited
GigaMedia Limited
CONTACT: Brad Miller, Investor Relations Director of GigaMedia Limited, +886-2-2656-8016, or brad.miller@gigamedia.com
MultiVu Video Feed: LG MOBILE PHONES SUPPORTS MUSIC EDUCATION BY DONATING $50,000 AT THE VH1 SAVE THE MUSIC FOUNDATION GALA
NEW YORK, November 9 /PRNewswire/ -- LG Mobile Phones sponsored the VH1 Save the Music Foundation's gala on November 8th to celebrate the power of music as a universal learning tool and raise awareness for music education. Held at the world-renown Cipriani Wall Street, LG joined forces with VH1 to transform a night of sparkling entertainment into a fundraising success by donating $50,000 to help raise a total of $100,000 for the Save the Music Foundation. Hosted by Glee star and Broadway veteran, Cheyenne Jackson, the evening featured tributes to music legend Julie Andrews, long-time arts advocate John Legend and seven time Grammy Award Winner John Mayer.
In addition to a special performance by VH1 Save the Music Alumni Ambassador, Natasha Bedingfield, the evening also featured a 45th anniversary tribute to Rodgers & Hammerstein's The Sound of Music. Contributing to this once-in-a-lifetime performance, gala attendees were given the opportunity to vote for one of three popular film songs using the LG Optimus T and "txt to talk" voice actions? for Android. Emmy and Tony Award Winner, Kristin Chenoweth performed a winning medley of the three songs. For more information, visit http://www.lgusa.com
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NEWS: Star-Studded Evening Honored Industry Legends and Empowered Attendees to Imagine the Possibilities of Music and Technology
Verizon Wireless and Samsung Mobile Debut World's First Dedicated Mobile Phone Ticker Display on the Samsung Continuum(TM), a Galaxy S(TM) Smartphone
BASKING RIDGE, N.J., and DALLAS, Nov. 8, 2010/PRNewswire/ -- Verizon Wireless, the nation's largest and most reliable wireless voice and 3G data network, and Samsung Telecommunications America (Samsung Mobile), the number one mobile phone provider in the United States(1), today announced the upcoming availability of the Samsung Continuum(TM), a Galaxy S(TM) smartphone. The Continuum is the world's first smartphone designed with a dedicated ticker display, which provides users with up-to-the-minute news, sports, finance and social networking updates for maximized multitasking.
The Continuum features two separate but integrated displays: a 3.4-inch touch screen Super AMOLED(TM) main display and a customizable 1.8-inch Super AMOLED dedicated ticker display that streams customized information in real time. Additionally, the Continuum is powered by Android(TM) 2.1, with support for Google Mobile Services, including Gmail(TM), YouTube(TM), Android Market(TM) and more. The Continuum also includes a 1GHz Hummingbird Application Processor, 5-megapixel camera, and multiple entertainment and social networking features.
Color: Mirror Black
Key features and specifications:
-- 3.4-inch Super AMOLED Main Touch Screen Display -- Main display provides
user-customizable homescreens and widgets in a brilliant screen display
-- 1.8-inch Interactive Super AMOLED Ticker Display -- Dedicated ticker
display enables zero-click access to news, social networking, sports and
entertainment feeds; users can select what content they want on the
ticker by selecting from menu on display
-- Grip Sensor -- By touching the bottom sides of the device, the ticker
display lights up to give users real-time weather, social networking
services (SNS), message, IM and e-mail notification updates
-- Super AMOLED Screen Technology -- Brilliant screen makes watching
movies, viewing videos and playing games come to life like never before,
even in bright light and outdoor environments
-- Android 2.1 platform -- With support for Google Mobile Services,
including Gmail, YouTube, Google Talk and Android Market
-- Preloaded with Bing Maps and Bing Search
-- Full HTML Web browsing capabilities
-- 3G Mobile HotSpot capabilities -- Allows customers to transform their
phone into a wireless modem for up to five compatible Wi-Fi-enabled
devices
-- Advanced touchscreen gestures capabilities, including multi-touch pinch
to zoom, double tap to zoom and horizontal swiping, which provides
easier and quicker access to many applications, including location-based
services, Web browsing and digital photos or videos
-- Multiple file formats supported, including DivX and Xvid support
-- Samsung 1GHz Cortex A8 Hummingbird Application Processor -- Produces
amazing graphics, faster upload and download times, and HD-like
multimedia content
-- Six-axis sensor that works with the smartphone's accelerometer to
provide a smooth, fluid gaming experience when the user is tilting the
device up or down or panning the phone to the left or right
-- Virtual QWERTY Keyboard Featuring Swype Technology -- Input text faster
and in a more intuitive way with one continuous finger motion across the
screen keyboard
-- Full suite of messaging options -- Text, picture, video and voice
messaging; corporate and personal e-mail accounts supported
-- 5.0-megapixel camera/camcorder -- Auto-focus and LED flash with HD video
recording and playback capabilities to capture photos and videos for
playback on your HD television; playback (720p) on the screen display
-- Wi-Fi Connectivity (802.11 b/g/n)
-- Stereo Bluetooth® Technology -- Support for headset, hands-free,
stereo, phonebook access, and object push for vCard and vCalendar
-- Corporate Email -- Supports Android Eclair Exchange ActiveSync e-mail to
synchronize corporate e-mail, contacts and calendars from office e-mail
accounts
-- Music player features lock screen, ticker display and quick side panel
controls and 3.5-millimeter headphone jack
-- 8 GB microSD(TM) card preinstalled expandable up to 32 GB
Lifestyle features:
-- V CAST Music with Rhapsody®, V CAST Video on Demand, V CAST Song ID,
Visual Voice Mail, V CAST Tones, VZ Navigator®, Mobile IM, City ID,
Bing Search and Maps, and Blockbuster Application
-- Dedicated ticker displays up-to-the minute news, weather and SNS
updates, as well as music player controls and incoming e-mail, IM, and
text messages without interrupting the activity on the main display
-- Samsung's Social Hub -- Built around messaging, contacts and calendar
sync, which allows users to send and receive information, whether it is
e-mail, social network updates or SMS messages
-- Integrated Calendar information from portal calendars, on Exchange,
Google Calendar(TM) and SNS, including Facebook®
-- Integrated Contacts syncs with Exchange, Google, Twitter and
Facebook -- Facebook contacts display in four categories, including
Info, History (previous calls and messages), Activities (status
updates and notifications on social networking sites), and Media
(Facebook profile photos and photo gallery)
-- AllShare(TM) -- Enables inter-device connectivity through Digital Living
Network Alliance® (DLNA®), so users can send multimedia content
wirelessly to other DLNA Certified®-enabled devices such as TVs and
laptops
-- Daily Briefing -- Instant access to weather, news, stocks and schedules
-- Write and Go -- Quickly jot down an idea and later decide on a format,
such as SMS/ MMS, e-mail, calendar or memo, to send or post to popular
SNS sites such as Facebook, Twitter and MySpace
-- Smart Alarm -- Natural alarm sound and display automatically illuminates
-- Weather Clock -- Displays current time and weather of the selected city
(ability to add and select other cities)
Pricing and availability:
-- The Samsung Continuum will be available for order starting Nov. 11 in
Verizon Wireless Communications Stores and online at http://www.verizonwireless.com for $199.99 after a $100 mail-in rebate with a
new two-year customer agreement and data package. Customers will
receive the rebate in the form of a debit card; upon receipt, customers
may use the card as cash anywhere debit cards are accepted. The device
will be available for purchase in stores beginning Nov. 18.
-- For additional information on Verizon Wireless products and services,
visit a Verizon Wireless Communications Store, call 1-800-2 JOIN IN or
go to http://www.verizonwireless.com.
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.
About Samsung Telecommunications America
Samsung Telecommunications America, LLC, a Dallas-based subsidiary of Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., researches, develops and markets wireless handsets and telecommunications products throughout North America. For more information, please visit http://www.samsungwireless.com.
(1) Number one mobile phone provider in the U.S. claim for Samsung Mobile based upon reported shipment data, according to Strategy Analytics Q1-Q2 2010, Q1-Q4 2009 and Q3 and Q4 2008 U.S. Market Share Handset Shipments Reports.
Android, Google, Google Search, Google Maps, Gmail, YouTube, Google Talk, Android Market are trademarks of Google Inc.
CONTACT: Brenda Boyd Raney of Verizon Wireless, +1-908-559-7518, Brenda.Raney@verizonwireless.com; or Makenzie Blythe of MWW Group, for Samsung Mobile, +1-214-414-3331, mblythe@mww.com
Calling All Gamers: Get Ready for 'Call of Duty: Black Ops' Action!
Available for Rent at Blockbuster Stores Nov. 9
DALLAS, Nov. 8, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- To meet the high demand for the launch of 'Call of Duty: Black Ops' on Tuesday, November 9, Blockbuster will have more copies available for rent in stores than any other game title this year. Blockbuster will offer Activison/Blizzard's 'Call of Duty: Black Ops' on the PS3, Xbox 360 and Wii platforms for $8.99 for five days- less than $2.00 per day (price and terms may vary, please contact local store for specific game rental terms).
"We expect 'Call of Duty: Black Ops' to be our number one renting game for 2010 -- even with only eight weeks left in the year," said Rod Murray, vice president of games and merchandising for Blockbuster. "We know gamers have been eagerly anticipating this launch and we've prepared for it with our largest purchase of any game this year," Murray said.
'Call of Duty: Black Ops' has already proven to be Blockbuster's number one pre-selling title for 2010. Additionally, the Call of Duty franchise has been the most popular game series rented in Blockbuster stores with more than 6,000,000 rental transactions since 2004.
Blockbuster is the nation's leader in game rentals with hundreds of titles available for rent, including all the hottest new releases on the Xbox 360, PS3 and Wii platforms. Additionally, Blockbuster stores offer hundreds of previous played games for sale, starting as low as $4.99, further enhancing its position as the leader in value-oriented home entertainment.
Additionally, Blockbuster recently introduced a Games By Mail service that allows subscribers access to more than 3,000 game titles. Current Blockbuster Online customers can rent games for no additional charge through their Blockbuster Online subscription in addition to the thousands of movies and TV shows already available. New customers can start renting games for as little as $8.99 per month with no limit on the number of games or movies rented in a month. Blockbuster is the only entertainment company to offer rentals of games, movies, and TV shows in stores or online at Blockbuster.com.
Go to Blockbuster.com\codbo for more information on 'Call of Duty: Black Ops' or to find the nearest Blockbuster store.
About Blockbuster Inc.
Blockbuster Inc. is a leading global provider of rental and retail movie and game entertainment. The company provides customers with convenient access to media entertainment anywhere, any way they want it - whether in-store, by-mail, through vending kiosks or digitally to their homes and mobile devices. With a highly recognized brand and a library of more than 125,000 movie and game titles, Blockbuster leverages its multichannel presence to serve nearly 47 million global customers annually. The company may be accessed worldwide at http://www.blockbuster.com.
SOURCE Blockbuster Inc.
Blockbuster Inc.
CONTACT: Christina Grasso, +1-212.885.0374, christina.grasso@hillandknowlton.com; or Patty Sullivan, +1-214-854-3874, patricia.sullivan@blockbuster.com
Hipstamatic and Goodby, Silverstein & Partners Launch Dali Museum GoodPak
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 8, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- Hipstamatic and Goodby, Silverstein & Partners (GSP) have developed a custom imaging effect, The Dali Museum GoodPak, to benefit The Dali Museum in St. Petersburg, Florida.
To help build awareness of, and drive visitors to, the new building of The Dali Museum opening on 1.11.11, GSP partnered with Hipstamatic to build an effect that creates surrealist overlays to photos, a modern day ode to Dali. The GoodPak comes with Salvador Lens and Film, and is an upgrade to the existing Hipstamatic app.
GSP and Hipstamatic have pledged to donate any income from sales of the GoodPak directly to the museum.
In addition to the GoodPak launch, there is an online photo contest and the winner, as judged by none other than John Waters, will be flown to the opening of the new building on 1.11.11. Nine other finalists' artwork will also be featured in an exhibit at the museum.
"We're incredibly excited to spread the word about the impending opening of our new building through such a smart use of modern technology. GSP and Hipstamatic have created an idea that will not only get people excited and help them release their inner Salvador, but also raise much needed funds for the museum." - Hank Hine, Director, The Dali Museum
"The new Dali Museum GoodPak is a modern day ode to the brilliance that is Dali, and results in a new HipstaSurrealist style that is sure to challenge how we experience reality." - Lucas Buick, CEO, Synthetic
"We just tried to imagine what Dali himself would have liked. He would want it to be fun, beautiful, and surprising. I think we nailed it." - Jeff Goodby, Co-Chairman, Goodby, Silverstein & Partners
About The Dali Museum
The Dali Museum is a cultural and educational institution dedicated to increasing knowledge and awareness of Salvador Dali's work and to the spirit of discovery and innovation he inspires. The Dali Museum displays an unparalleled collection of the art of Salvador Dali. Works from every period of Dali's career are represented, from his paintings to his works on paper, objects, and films. To learn more about the museum, please visit TheDali.org.
About Hipstamatic
Hipstamatic is a popular iPhone application that converts the iPhone into a retro plastic camera. Characterized by vignettes, blurring, over saturation, and discolored images, Hipstaprints have a casual and seemingly accidental snapshot feel. For more information, please visit http://hipstamaticapp.com/
About Goodby, Silverstein & Partners
Goodby, Silverstein & Partners, a unit of the Omnicom Group, was founded in 1983. The company is based in San Francisco and has over 700 employees serving a broad array of national and international accounts, including Hewlett-Packard, Frito-Lay, CMPB ('got milk?'), Chevrolet, Adobe, Sprint, NBA, and many others. To know more about GS&P, please visit http://www.goodbysilverstein.com
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Goodby, Silverstein & Partners
CONTACT: Christine O'Donnell of Goodby, Silverstein & Partners, +1-415-955-6222, christine_odonnell@gspsf.com; or Kathy White of The Dali Museum, +1-727-823-3767, ext. 3036, kwhite@thedali.org; or Mario Estrada of Hipstamatic, +1-414-915-0924, mario@synth.tc
Verizon Wireless Expands 3G Wireless Coverage in St. Mary's County, Maryland
- Data Capacity Increased to Enable Faster Uploads and Downloads
- 2009 Regional Network Investment Tops $274 M to Further Enhance 3G Network Advantage
- More Than $2.3 B Invested Regionally Since 2000
- Verizon Wireless Test Drivers Drove More Than 18,000 Miles on Local Roadways in First Half of Year
LAUREL, Md., Nov. 8, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- In a continuing effort to provide the best wireless service for local residents in St. Mary's County, Md., Verizon Wireless has expanded its network with a new cell site. The new cell site provides increased wireless voice and 3G data coverage in Clements, Maryland.
The increased coverage is part of the company's aggressive multi-billion dollar network investment each year to stay ahead of the growing demand for Verizon Wireless' voice and data services. Last year alone, the company spent $274 million on regional network improvements, bringing total network investment in the region since 2000 to more than $2.3 billion.
"Even the most sophisticated wireless device is only as good as the network it runs on," said Mike Maiorana. "Verizon Wireless continues to invest in our network and add capacity to stay ahead of growing demand and ensure our customers have an even better wireless experience tomorrow than they had today."
Verizon Wireless has the nation's largest and most reliable 3G broadband network with five times the coverage of other networks which makes advanced services like turn-by-turn navigation, over-the-air downloads of the latest applications, text/picture messaging, video and music downloads, web browsing and 3D gaming possible. Customer demand for these advanced services continues to grow.
The company's "nation's most reliable wireless network" reputation is based on network studies performed by real-life test men and test women throughout the country. Locally, test men and women traveled more than 18,747 miles of area roadways to test the Verizon Wireless network and the networks of competitors in the first half of 2010. Using sophisticated testing equipment, Verizon Wireless' local team of network technicians conducted 66,552 voice call attempts and 373,899 data tests on the Verizon Wireless network and the networks of major competitors. Unmarked test vehicles are equipped with computers that automatically conduct voice calls and data tests.*
Results from this internal network quality assurance test program confirm that Verizon Wireless is the 3G network quality leader in the Virginia, Maryland and DC region, and correlate with other third-party network quality findings, including the J.D. Power and Associates 2010 Call Quality Performance Study(SM), Vol.2 .
In addition to enhancing its 3G network, Verizon Wireless has announced that it will deploy its 4G LTE Network in 38 major metropolitan areas, covering more than 110 million Americans, by the end of the year. In addition, the company is launching 4G LTE in more than 60 commercial airports coast to coast -- both the airports within the launch areas plus airports in other key cities. Verizon Wireless' 4G Long Term Evolution (LTE) wireless network will offer dramatically higher wireless speeds and reliability than even today's most advanced 3G network.
Stay in the know about Verizon Wireless news in MD/DC/VA by following @VZWPRDC on Twitter. For the latest network-related news, information and upgrades, follow VZWNetwork on Twitter at http://twitter.com/VZWNetwork.
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.
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Verizon Wireless
CONTACT: Melanie Ortel of Verizon Wireless, +1-240-568-1429, Melanie.Ortel@VerizonWireless.com; or Sherri Cunningham for Verizon Wireless, +1-202-364-5856, Twitter: @VZWPRDC
NEW YORK, Nov. 8, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- The world's leading electronic greetings website, http://www.123greetings.com has launched a creative platform titled 'Studio' (http://studio.123greetings.com) to promote and market self expression.
'Studio' is a brand new concept that integrates creativity and expression on a readymade platform that reaches out to 91 million visitors across 192 countries. It facilitates users to express their art by creating electronic greetings cards from photographs, videos, paintings, music, poems or any other articulation and posting them on the 123Greetings platform.
The e-card, upon approval, is prominently displayed alongside the website's own e-cards. Visitors to the website can send these e-cards to friends and family. They can also rate and comment on them. It is simple and easy, and takes less than 5 minutes to get up and running.
Once users start sending these e-cards, the artist rises up the leader board. 'Studio' has a system that tracks the number of people who view a card and how many are using them, with the statistics made available to the artist.
In launching 'Studio', the website has gone one step ahead in social networking. Arvind Kajaria, Founder, 123greetings.com, explains the concept: "Whether a professional artist or an amateur hobbyist, there is an inherent artist in all of us. Since art seeks expression and appreciation, we often seek out platforms for exhibiting our works. Existing platforms like social networking sites, blogs and offline exhibitions either have a limited audience or incur a huge cost. With 'Studio', we are providing anyone with artistic ability a readymade audience. If a member posts something that has wide appeal, his creation will get an immediate recognition."
"The highlight of the 'Studio' is that the creator will own the copyright. Based on the popularity of the artwork, prospective buyers may buy the artwork and enable the artist to make money as well," he elaborates.
123Greetings Studio works as a platform for artists, designers, writers, musicians and also the untapped, unsung artist that exists in every human. A member can share his or her artwork with users from around the world in the form of e-cards. Members can market their e-cards through blogs, use them as virtual calling cards, or show them as a part of their portfolio to potential clients or employers. 'Studio' promises to be an ideal and fruitful place to channel one's creativity.
About 123Greetings:
123Greetings is the world's leading online destination for human expressions reaching over 91 million unique users annually. Drawing from its tag line "Giving Life to your Expressions" the service inculcates a sense of personalization that relates to the users on an emotional level. Its offering of over 20,000 greeting cards covers a mix of 3,000 seasonal & everyday categories. Its applications & widgets for social networks & blogs allow users ubiquitous access across multiple devices and platforms.
NEW YORK and KANSAS CITY, Mo., Nov. 8, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- Zagat Survey, the world's leading provider of consumer survey-based leisure information, and Handmark®, a global leader in the development and distribution of mobile applications and services, today announced the release of ZAGAT TO GO(TM) for Windows Phone 7. ZAGAT TO GO, the premiere restaurant application to launch on this new platform, provides users with access to Zagat's trusted ratings and reviews for thousands of restaurants worldwide.
"It is our mission to provide our users with Zagat content wherever and whenever they want it," said Nina Zagat, Co-Founder, Co-Chair, Zagat Survey. "We are thrilled that our flagship ZAGAT TO GO app is one of the first to launch on the exciting new Windows Phone 7 platform."
ZAGAT TO GO for Windows 7 includes the Zagat Dining Journal - a virtual diary of the Zagat-Rated restaurants the user has visited throughout the year. Diners can add restaurants to their Dining Journal by tapping "Been Here" on the restaurant's details page. They can also use the journal to rate and review restaurants in real-time or at a later date.
With the Windows Phone 7 panoramic view, users can easily swipe to browse the many features of ZAGAT TO GO. Diners can find restaurants in their area with the GPS enabled "nearby" search. Through an integration with Bing, users can browse nearby restaurants on a Bing map and access door-to-door directions. Users can also search restaurants by Zagat's signature Food, Decor and Service scores - or conduct an advanced search for criteria like cuisine and atmosphere.
ZAGAT TO GO for Windows Phone 7 is available for $9.99 and can be downloaded through the Windows Marketplace. For more information about this or any of Zagat's mobile products, please visit http://www.zagat.com/mobile. ZAGAT TO GO is a 2010 Webby Award nominee and has been named the Top paid restaurant application by AOL.
About Zagat Survey, LLC
Known as the "wildly popular" "burgundy bible," Zagat Survey is the world's most trusted source for consumer-generated survey information. With a worldwide network of surveyors, Zagat rates and reviews restaurants, hotels, nightlife, movies, music, golf, shopping and a range of other entertainment categories and is lauded as the "most up-to-date," "comprehensive" and "reliable" guide, published on all platforms. Zagat content is available to consumers wherever and whenever they need it: on ZAGAT.com, ZAGAT.mobi, ZAGAT TO GO for smartphones and in book form.
About Handmark
Handmark is the world's leading developer and distributor of mobile applications, specializing in mobile solutions for publishers and media companies. Leveraging 10 years of experience, Handmark is trusted by many of the world's leading media brands. The company delivers the industry's only full-service mobile publishing solution including development, distribution, monetization and ongoing innovation across all major mobile platforms. For more information about Handmark, visit http://www.handmarkmobileapps.com.
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Zagat Survey
CONTACT: Tiffany Herklots, +1-212-404-6416, therklots@zagat.com, or Matt Rizzetta, North 6th Agency (for Handmark), +1-917-398-0818, mizzetta@north6thagency.com
DROID PRO by Motorola Now Available on the Nation's Largest and Most Reliable 3G Network
DROID Does Business with Global Android Smartphone from Verizon Wireless
IRVINE, Calif., Nov. 8, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- Verizon Wireless, the company with the nation's largest and most reliable wireless 3G network, and Motorola, Inc. (NYSE: MOT), today announced that DROID PRO, the first Android(TM)-based smartphone optimized for business use, will be available as a pre-sale order at select Verizon Wireless Communications Stores and online at http://www.verizonwireless.com starting Nov. 9 and for purchase in stores starting Nov. 18. The DROID PRO will be available for $179.99 after a $100 mail-in rebate with a new two-year customer agreement.
DROID PRO, a global-ready Android smartphone, allows customers to enjoy wireless voice service in more than 220 countries and data coverage in more than 200 countries, with more than 120 with 3G speeds. Powered by Android 2.2, DROID PRO is packed with features that meet both business and personal needs such as pre-loaded Quickoffice Mobile Suite, 3G Mobile HotSpot capabilities, and a QWERTY keyboard designed for speed and convenience.
Verizon Wireless customers who purchase DROID PRO will receive the mail-in rebate in the form of a debit card; upon receipt, customers may use the card as cash anywhere debit cards are accepted. DROID PRO customers will need to subscribe to a Verizon Wireless Nationwide Talk plan (beginning at $39.99 monthly access) and a 3G Smartphone Plan.
For more information on Verizon Wireless products and services, visit a Verizon Wireless Communications Store, call 1-800-2 JOIN IN or go to http://www.verizonwireless.com.
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.
About Motorola
Motorola is known around the world for innovation in communications and is focused on advancing the way the world connects. From broadband communications infrastructure, enterprise mobility and public safety solutions to mobile and wireline digital communication devices that provide compelling experiences, Motorola is leading the next wave of innovations that enable people, enterprises and governments to be more connected and more mobile. Motorola (NYSE: MOT) had sales of US $22 billion in 2009. For more information, please visit http://www.motorola.com.
Supplier of Gaming Chairs Announces Company Launch
OMAHA, Neb., Nov. 8, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- Nebraska-based supplier of gaming chairs, MJI Enterprises Incorporated, announced the launch of their company today, alongside an online store available at http://www.ComfyGaming.com.
Founder and President, Michael Italia, said, "The art of video gaming can keep a consumer engrossed for hours at a time, and we believe in the art of comfort while you game. With the new Web site, we can recommend great products and provide a portal for consumers around the world to shop."
ComfyGaming.com is an electronic commerce (e-commerce) Web site which offers a preferred selection of gaming chairs. Gaming chairs are consumer products designed to be comfortable and relaxing while enjoying home entertainment such as listening to music, watching television or playing video games.
ComfyGaming.com does not manufacture the products in-house; they are an affiliation Web site, recommending the best available products on the market. The company's main supplier of chairs is Sumo (http://www.sumolounge.com), an online bean bag furniture store founded in 2004.
As an avid fan of home entertainment, President Michael Italia added, "We wanted to provide our Web site visitors with the highest quality, most durable and easy to clean products. We are more than happy to work with and recommend Sumo Bean Bags."
Items purchased from the Web site can ship anywhere in the United States as well as internationally, and customer service will be available during normal business hours to provide assistance throughout the selection and ordering processes.
For more information on MJI Enterprises Incorporated, and their preferred products, visit their Web site at http://www.ComfyGaming.com.
Glam Media Launches GlamAdapt Automate, the First Digital Media Buying Platform for Premium and Reserved Brand Ad Campaigns
Easy To Use Three-Step Interface Streamlines Digital Media Buying Processes; Provides New Channel To Access Number One Women's Audience Online
SILICON VALLEY, Calif. and NEW YORK, Nov. 8, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- Glam Media, Inc. (http://www.GlamMedia.com), the number one vertical media company with the largest global reach for women online, today announced the launch of GlamAdapt Automate (Automate.GlamAdapt.com), the first simplified online buying platform that provides access to the number one women's audience online, allowing agencies and marketers to search, plan, buy, and launch digital campaigns with advanced targeting capabilities in premium lifestyle content across Glam's audience of 91 million unique visitors. The launch of GlamAdapt Automate expands the capabilities of GlamAdapt, a third generation ad serving platform built for brands, launched earlier this year.
"We heard the same question from agencies and brands around the globe -- can Glam help make the digital media buying process for premium digital advertising easier?" said Samir Arora, Chairman and CEO of Glam Media. "With GlamAdapt Automate, we have built an open technology platform that streamlines the digital media buying process into a few easy steps, vastly reducing the problems normally associated with the planning and launching of premium digital campaigns."
GlamAdapt Automate takes many of the extra steps out of the digital media buying process with a simple 1-2-3 interface. Functionality includes an advanced ad targeting platform, with the ability to segment audiences by demographic, context, behavior, location, purchase, and placement. Additionally, GlamAdapt Automate provides access to premium lifestyle content, from women-focused luxury and style sites to male-oriented sports sites, allowing agencies and marketers to engage with audiences in valuable content across over 1,600 properties. Finally, all GlamAdapt Automate campaigns include advanced brand engagement reporting and insight designed for brand marketers, allowing optimization against content, audiences, and vertical channels.
"The beauty of GlamAdapt Automate is its simplicity," said Robert Tas, SVP GlamAdapt Platform. "Now, anyone can launch a premium digital media campaign in a matter of minutes -- simply select your audiences, choose your flight dates, and input a budget. Then upload your creative, and launch. We've made the execution of premium digital campaigns fast and easy."
Some of the key features of GlamAdapt Automate include:
-- Automated research, planning, and buying in a simple 1-2-3 interface
with access to Glam Media's large scale audience of 91 million men and
women in the US
-- Industry-best targeting by demographic, context, behavior, location,
purchase, and placement
-- Assisted media planning including 24/7 live chat support
-- Powered by GlamAdapt, a third-generation ad serving platform built to
drive brand goals and engagement metrics
-- GlamAdapt Automate is open and allows publishers to create premium
packages that can run on GlamAdapt, Google DoubleClick and other top
industry ad serving platforms, DSP's, and premium reserve ad exchanges.
-- Ability for non-Glam Media publishers to use GlamAdapt Automate in the
second half of 2011
For more information, visit Automate.GlamAdapt.com.
About Glam Media
Glam Media is the pioneer of vertical media that connects the world's top brand advertisers with targeted vertical audiences online. Glam invented the first commercial Blog Network in 2005 to harness the power of Social Media for brands. Since then, it has grown to a reach of 91 million unique monthly visitors in the US and 180 million visitors globally and is #1 for Women and #6 in Top 100 US Web Properties.
Glam Media has more than 1,600 publishers organized in vertical networks: Glam.com for Women, Brash.com for Men and Tinker.com for real-time Social Media.
Glam Media is headquartered in New York City, New York and Silicon Valley, California, with international headquarters in London and offices in Munich, Hamburg, Berlin, Duesseldorf, Tokyo and Paris.