Gangstar: Miami Vindication Ranked #1 on the App Store
NEW YORK, September 27, 2010/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Barely 24 hours after launch, Gangstar: Miami Vindication, the
latest title published by Gameloft, has climbed to the top position on the
App Store sales chart and is ranked the #1 best-selling* game in the U.S.,
Canada, Japan, Mexico and most European countries.
"Gangstar is our latest original IP creation. The success of
both Gangstar: West Coast Hustle, launched one year ago, and our latest
title, Gangstar: Miami Vindication, makes this franchise a new strong brand
in our portfolio," declared Gonzague de Vallois, Senior Vice President,
Publishing, at Gameloft.
Gameloft has developed and marketed over 100 games since the
App Store was launched in July 2008, with a record 20 million paid downloads
to date. By the end of the year, over 15 titles will be added to the list of
games already available on the App Store. This includes NFL 2011 HD,
Assassin's Creed: Altair's Chronicles HD and Spider-Man: Total Mayhem HD for
the iPad, as well as Dungeon Hunter 2, Star Battalion and Modern Combat 2:
Black Pegasus (also available for iPad) for the iPhone.
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A leading international publisher and developer of
downloadable video games, in 10 years Gameloft has established itself as one
of the top innovators in its field. Gameloft creates games for mobile phones,
smartphones, iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad, with the total number of
game-enabled devices expected to exceed 4 billion units in 2012 A pioneer in
the new downloadable console game market, Gameloft publishes games on
WiiWare, DSiWare, Microsoft(R) Xbox LIVE(R) Arcade et PlayStation(R) Network.
Partnerships with leading licensors such as UNO(TM), Ferrari, Shrek, CSI,
Spider-Man, Ironman, Blokus and Sonic allow Gameloft to form strong
relationships with international brands. Gameloft also operates its own
established franchises, such as Real Football, Asphalt and Brain Challenge.
Gameloft is present in all continents, distributes its games in 100 countries
and employs over 3,500 developers at its production studios.
Gameloft is listed on the Paris Stock Exchange (ISIN:
FR0000079600, Bloomberg: GFT FP, Reuters: GLFT.PA).
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Orb Networks Launches $69 Music System That Streams iTunes and Pandora to Any Home Stereo
Smartphone-Controlled System Unlocks Music in the Home
OAKLAND, Calif., Sept. 27 /PRNewswire/ -- A world of music is being unleashed for consumers thanks to a new smartphone-controlled and Internet-connected music system today announced by Orb Networks, Inc. The new Orb Music Player is the easiest and most affordable ($69) way for consumers to enjoy their entire iTunes music library, Internet music and radio services -- such as Pandora and Sirius Radio -- on any stereo, anywhere in the home.
"People have built amazing digital libraries of music with iTunes, that are only available to enjoy via a PC or iPod, while Internet radio and music services are limited to listening via a PC or Mac," said Joe Costello, CEO or Orb Networks. "With the Orb Music Player, we have unlocked music so that it can be enjoyed in any stereo around the home, turning personal music enjoyment into a social music experience."
The Orb Music Player transforms any home music system into an Internet-connected stereo that is easily controlled via smartphones such as iPhone or Android, as well as with an iPad and iPod Touch. It is the only music system that lets consumers listen to their consolidated collections of music, including iTunes, Pandora, Sirius Radio and a wide variety of Internet music services, in multiple rooms around the home.
Unlike other systems that are expensive and complex to use, the Orb Music Player is an innovative, home music system that is affordable -- at only $69 -- and a snap to set-up and use. With the Orb Music Player, consumers extend and enhance their existing home stereos and eliminate the need to hire an expert to install a pricey new music system.
With a familiar iTunes-like interface, the Orb Music Player puts the consumer in control of their music, giving them easy access to all their favorites. Consumers simply select the music they want to listen to on their smartphone and then choose any home stereo for instant playback. With the smartphone music remote control, users can easily pause, playback, change the volume, or skip around their playlist. And, everyone in the home can have their own Orb-enabled smartphone remote to manage, play and share their personal music collections.
Setting up the Orb Music Player is quick and easy. First, users download the free Orb Caster software to their PC or Mac; next they plug the Orb Music Player-- a compact, hockey-puck sized disk -- into any home stereo; and finally, they download the free Orb controller app from iTunes to their smartphone, iPad or iPod Touch. After completing the easy set up, Orb users can enjoy their music throughout their home.
Pricing and Availability
The Orb Music Player is available now from Orb Networks at new.orb.com for $69. The Orb Controller software for the iPhone platform is available now from the iTunes App Store, for free. The Orb Caster software is available as a free download from http://www.orb.com.
About Orb Networks
Based in Oakland, California, Orb Networks, Inc. is the leader in digital media streaming solutions for the digital home and remote access applications. Focused on enabling the enjoyment of media any time, anywhere, the company develops PC (Windows, Mac, and Linux) software, smartphone applications and web application services. For more information about Orb products, please visit http://www.orb.com.
comScore Introduces Digital GRP 'Overnights' in AdEffx(TM) Campaign Essentials
New Capabilities Offer Daily Campaign Reporting for On-The-Fly Digital Campaign Performance Management and Optimization
RESTON, Va., Sept. 27 /PRNewswire/ -- comScore, Inc. (Nasdaq: SCOR), a leader in measuring the digital world, today announced the introduction of the second generation of comScore AdEffx(TM) Campaign Essentials. The new service features several groundbreaking enhancements for digital media planning and optimization, including the availability of digital GRP "overnights," campaign reporting across global markets, verification of ad delivery by audience and geography, and detailed campaign analysis by creative and placement strategy.
"The new comScore AdEffx Campaign Essentials service offers greater reporting efficiency, granularity, and flexibility than has previously been available," said Anne Hunter, comScore vice president of Advertising Effectiveness Solutions. "As the digital media planning environment becomes increasingly global and real-time, it has never been more important to be able to optimize campaigns, verify who is seeing them, and to be able to course-correct and retool on the fly if the media plan is not being executed effectively. Campaign Essentials enables our clients to do exactly that, and represents an innovation that will be critical in helping brand advertisers optimize the value of their digital campaigns and further accelerate the shift of ad dollars online."
Digital GRP "Overnights"
The Campaign Essentials service is evolving from its existing reporting of campaign-specific audience reach, frequency and GRPs on a total campaign period basis to delivering digital GRP "overnights," which enables media planners to understand campaign performance in a real-time environment and retool their campaigns on the fly. It will benefit publishers by giving them the ability to closely monitor campaigns to ensure they're delivering against the reach and frequency targets as mandated by the media buyers.
"The days of stepping awkwardly between digital and traditional ad platforms are over," said Matt Timothy, President of VINDICO. "comScore has taken a big step in leveling the playing field for marketers. By offering views of digital performance that have long been the standard in the TV business, any buyer should be supremely confident about allocating dollars to the platform where the most valuable attention can be found."
Audience, Frequency & Geographic Verification
Even the best planned campaigns can fail to reach their intended audience targets, and as websites attract a greater share of their audience from outside a single country's borders, it is essential to verify that the correct audiences are being reached. Campaign Essentials enables media planners to ensure that their campaign is delivering its ads to its intended targets, and to optimize their strategy accordingly if they are not.
Too often campaigns deliver erratically to consumers, with many people only seeing the advertisements one to three times and a smaller group of people consuming the majority of ads and budget. Campaign Essentials allows clients to understand their frequency curves right away to ensure budgets are being allocated effectively and frequency caps are being enforced.
"In our business, knowledge is power," said David Cohen, EVP, U.S. Director of Digital Communications, Universal McCann. "Daily intelligence from tools like Campaign Essentials can be a very powerful asset for marketers looking to maximize results and minimize waste. With demographic and geographic insights delivered throughout the flight, we are excited at the prospects and eager to start working with this new tool in our toolkit."
Built-in Customization by Creative and Placement Strategy
Campaign Essentials also offers clients the ability to conduct detailed campaign analysis and understand performance by reach, frequency and GRPs according to the different sites, creative and placement strategies used in the campaign. With a built-in optimization dashboard clients can easily find the best performing sites for a particular campaign. They can also understand how ads were delivered according to the different placement strategies used - such as audience targeting, contextual targeting, premium pricing, efficiency pricing, run-of-network, and retargeting - and how they are performing in relation to one another. Additional flexibility has already been built into the system to allow marketers to ask new questions during the campaign without conducting time-consuming custom analysis.
For more information about comScore AdEffx Campaign Essentials, please email learnmore@comscore.com.
About comScore
comScore, Inc. (Nasdaq: SCOR) is a global leader in measuring the digital world and preferred source of digital marketing intelligence. For more information, please visit http://www.comscore.com/companyinfo.
This release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, including, but not limited to, expectations regarding the impact and benefits to comScore of the comScore AdEffx(TM) Campaign Essentials product, financial or otherwise. These statements involve risks and uncertainties that could cause our actual results to differ materially, including, but not limited to: the features and characteristics of the products, the rate of development of the digital marketing intelligence, Internet advertising and e-Commerce markets; the growth of the Internet as a medium for commerce, content, advertising and communications; and the acceptance of new products and methodologies by the industry, including existing and prospective clients.
For a detailed discussion of these and other risk factors, please refer to comScore's most recent respective Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, Annual Reports on Form 10-K and from time to time other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"), which are available on the SEC's Web site (http://www.sec.gov).
Stockholders of comScore are cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date such statements are made. comScore does not undertake any obligation to publicly update any forward-looking statements to reflect events, circumstances or new information after the date of this press release, or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.
NASHUA, N.H., Sept. 27 /PRNewswire/ -- The Jabra GO 660 is the first Bluetooth® headset with Noise Blackout(TM) Extreme, which eliminates background noise without compromising voice quality. And with the Jabra LINK(TM) 320 USB Bluetooth® adapter, it simultaneously connects to a personal computer and mobile phone, so your customers need just one headset. Jabra GO 660 is NOW AVAILABLE.
Noise-canceling for natural conversations
Using Noise Blackout(TM), a state-of-the-art dual microphone technology that eliminates background noise, business becomes a whole lot easier. People enjoy natural sounding voice quality, making calls more productive.
Best in class audio
Thanks to advanced Digital Signal Processing and intelligent volume control for consistent sound level, users hear every word in perfect sound clarity, cutting down on the possibility of misunderstandings.
Superb value headset
The Jabra GO 660 is an excellent value headset solution with a price that makes the transition to multiuse Bluetooth headsets a simple choice for your customers and an easy sell for you.
MSRP: $110
Part #: 5078-228-209
What's included?
-- Jabra Extreme Bluetooth headset
-- Jabra LINK 320 USB adapter
-- Three (3) Ultimate-fit Eargels
-- Two (2) Ear Hooks (S & L)
-- USB Charger
-- Car Charger
-- Quick Start Manual & Warranty Leaflet
FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich., Sept. 27 /PRNewswire/ -- Camelot Venture Group announced today the launch of a new service to consumers called WANT. With WANT, consumers have a brand new way to share lists of products they desire with friends and families via email or by pushing their WANTs out to Facebook. The unique aspect is that WANTers can receive funds directly towards specific items from contributors using PayPal or any major credit card.
"This is a major revolution in Social Shopping," said David Katzman, Managing Partner of the Camelot Venture Group. "Now consumers can share exactly what they WANT with their social network and that same group of friends, family, even co-workers can work together to get them exactly what they WANT. I can't think of a better way for Dad to make sure everyone knows what he wants for Father's Day or children to share with Grandparents what's on their list this holiday season."
The WANT button was first implemented by SharperImage.com but shoppers aren't limited to only sites that have the WANT button. Consumers can drag the browser button at http://www.ShareAbill.com/WANT/ that allows them to add any item from the web to a WANT list simply by clicking on the button and then clicking on the picture of the product they are interested in.
The WANT button comes from the same developers who brought ShareAbill to market, an alternative payment method that allows buyers to split the cost of any item at the time of purchase.
ShareAbill is a new alternative payment method launched by the Camelot Venture Group that allows for group shopping either via Triggered or Spotted requests. To learn more visit http://www.Shareabill.com.
About Camelot Venture Group:
Camelot Venture Group is a private investment group that invests primarily in direct to consumer companies including online, catalog, retail, technology, financial services and sports management. For more information, please visit http://www.camelotvg.com.
CONTACT:
Steve Cicurel
ShareAbill
877-852-0921
scicurel@camelotvg.com
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CONTACT: Steve Cicurel, ShareAbill, +1-877-852-0921, scicurel@camelotvg.com
Experian Marketing Services Announces Marketing Forward(SM), an Online Destination for Real-Time Insight on Consumer Trends and Marketing Strategy
Experian debuts new blog and key industry trends at Shop.org's annual summit in Dallas this week
SCHAUMBURG, Ill., Sept. 27 /PRNewswire/ -- Experian Marketing Services, a leading provider of data, analytics and marketing technologies to help organizations effectively target and engage their customers across both traditional and digital media, today announced the launch of a new online destination site for up-to-the-minute direct-marketing insight, consumer trends and marketing strategies: http://www.experian.com/marketingforward.
The Marketing Forward(SM) blog site is part of a larger initiative to establish a conversation within the marketing industry through insightful, relatable and data-driven stories powered by Experian Marketing Services data and marketing technologies. The site will be continuously updated by Experian experts with fresh, real-time information and insights on daily top search terms, consumer and global trends and marketing strategies geared toward helping brands better leverage the new marketing ecosystem to encourage brand advocacy and drive revenue.
"Understanding consumers' purchase triggers and what motivates them to become loyal brand advocates is critical to ensuring the long-term success of marketing programs," said Ashley Johnston, vice president of marketing for Experian Marketing Services. "Marketing Forward means using those insights about consumer behavior and channel preferences to increase customer loyalty and, ultimately, revenue."
The launch of the Marketing Forward site occurs in tandem with the company's participation at the Shop.org annual summit. Bill Tancer, general manager of research, will share how Experian Marketing Services' data-driven insights can help retailers make final, impactful adjustments to their holiday 2011 campaigns based on two key themes for this holiday season: timing and targeting.
"Making sense of a myriad of data, leveraging the optimal mix of channels, and sending relevant and response-driven content are challenges marketers face daily," said Tancer. "The Marketing Forward initiative is designed to empower marketers to overcome those challenges by showing how predictive insights can be leveraged to better anticipate evolving consumer behaviors and channel preferences."
To learn more about Experian Marketing Services and moving your marketing forward, visit us at the Experian Marketing Services booth on the exhibit floor during show hours in Space #207. You also can visit http://www.experian.com/marketingforward.
Experian Marketing Services delivers best-in-breed data, analytics and platforms into multiple regions around the globe. It is focused on helping marketers more effectively target and engage their best customers through email, digital advertising, customer data management, customer and competitive insight, data enrichment and list rental, modeling and analytics, and strategic consulting. Through these capabilities, Experian Marketing Services enables organizations to encourage brand advocacy, create measurable return on investment and significantly improve the lifetime value of their customers.
About Experian
Experian® is the leading global information services company, providing data and analytical tools to clients in more than 90 countries. The company helps businesses to manage credit risk, prevent fraud, target marketing offers and automate decision making. Experian also helps individuals to check their credit report and credit score and protect against identity theft.
Experian plc is listed on the London Stock Exchange (EXPN) and is a constituent of the FTSE 100 index. Total revenue for the year ended March 31, 2010, was $3.9 billion. Experian employs approximately 15,000 people in 40 countries and has its corporate headquarters in Dublin, Ireland, with operational headquarters in Nottingham, UK; Costa Mesa, California; and Sao Paulo, Brazil.
Experian and the Experian marks used herein are service marks or registered trademarks of Experian Information Solutions, Inc. Other product and company names mentioned herein are the property of their respective owners.
May the DROID be With You: Limited Edition DROID(TM) R2-D2(TM) by Motorola Lands on Verizon Wireless' Network
DROID(TM) R2-D2(TM) by Motorola Brings the Galactic Empire to Customers
BASKING RIDGE, N.J., and LIBERTYVILLE, Ill., Sept. 27 /PRNewswire/ --Verizon Wireless announced that the highly anticipated limited edition DROID(TM) R2-D2(TM) by Motorola will be available online at http://www.verizonwireless.com and in select Verizon Wireless Communication stores beginning Sept. 30. With a graphic design to look like the iconic Astromech Droid from the Star Wars(TM) Saga, the DROID(TM) R2-D2(TM) by Motorola will be packaged in a custom box resembling carbonite and come with a Star Wars media dock and wired stereo headset. Exclusive content comes pre-loaded on the special edition smartphone, including:
-- R2-D2 notification sounds and ringtones
-- Four live wallpapers
-- R2-D2 Clock Widget
-- "The Best of R2-D2" video with the original Cantina music
-- Exclusive Binoculars App
Star Wars Mobile App Available for All Customers with Android 2.1 phones
To celebrate 30 years since the film hit theaters, customers with Android devices running Android 2.1 or higher will soon be able to get the Empire Strikes Back app from Android Market(TM). The app, only for Verizon Wireless customers, allows Jedi Masters to browse, preview and download Star Wars content related to Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back. Verizon Wireless customers can access premium Star Wars content for a one-time charge of $2.99.
The Star Wars mobile app will have the following features and content:
-- Bounty Hunt Visual ID: Find and capture images around the Star Wars
universe to unlock hidden content
-- Sound and Photo Gallery
-- Live Wallpapers:
-- Blast the Probe Droid
-- Luke Balancing Yoda
-- Navigating the Asteroid Field
-- Watch Bespin's Cloud City
-- Trivia Challenge: Answer trivia questions about The Empire Strikes Back
-- Widgets
The DROID(TM) R2-D2(TM) by Motorola will be available for $249 after a $100 mail-in rebate with a new two-year customer agreement. Customers will need to subscribe to a Nationwide Talk plan or a Nationwide Talk & Text plan (beginning at $39.99 monthly access) and an Email and Web for Smartphone plan (beginning at $29.99 for unlimited monthly access). 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.
Verizon Wireless operates the nation's most reliable and largest wireless voice and 3G data network, serving more than 92 million customers. Headquartered in Basking Ridge, N.J., with 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.
Leading Online Destination for Wall Art Introduces New, One-of-a-Kind Line of Comic-Inspired Wall Art
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 27 /PRNewswire/ -- AllPosters.com, a division of Art.com Inc., the world's leading online specialty provider of wall art, today unveiled a new gallery of high quality wall art featuring iconic characters and images from leading comic book publishing company Marvel Publishing, Inc., many of which have never before been available to consumers in this artistic format.
This introduction coincides with a recent national survey that illustrates the nostalgic, enduring nature of the Marvel Comics brand. Of the hundreds of adults surveyed:
-- 66 percent of people surveyed read Marvel Comics as a child
-- The ability to fly was selected as the most coveted superpower
-- X-Men was selected as the top comic book of all time
-- If they could choose to be any Super Hero, 46 percent would be
Spider-Man, 25 percent would be Iron Man and 10 percent would be Captain
America
-- 99 percent of respondents recognized a photo of Spider-Man versus only
63 percent who recognized a photo of Vice President Joe Biden and 51
percent who recognized House Speaker Nancy Pelosi
These survey results point to the broad appeal of Marvel Comics, as does the new wall art collection on AllPosters.com. The collection offers fans more than 200 of these vintage images, available in different wall art formats including museum-quality giclee prints, master prints with glossy heavy card stock paper, wall murals and canvas. Prints can be customized further by adding a hand-made frame. Characters featured include X-Men, Spider-Man, Silver Surfer, Captain America, Fantastic Four, Incredible Hulk, Iron Man, Luke Cage and Mighty Thor.
"With over 850,000 images, AllPosters.com offers one of the world's largest assortments of quality wall art and we're pleased to introduce these iconic Marvel Comics images to comics fans of all ages," said Andrew Wait, chief marketing officer of Art.com Inc. "Our new Marvel Collection brings these Super Heroes to life, allowing them to make that leap from the comic book to any wall, be it in the bedroom, living room, family room, den, office or any other place of honor in your home. Aside from the stunning imagery, what makes this collection particularly unique is the ability to personalize each piece of artwork by choosing from a wide range of formats and custom framing options."
The Marvel Collection at AllPosters.com currently consists of two galleries, Marvel Vintage Covers and Spider-Man, with additional galleries for Marvel Heroes and Marvel Extreme to launch later this year:
-- Marvel Vintage Covers: Illustrates iconic comics throughout Marvel's
history in a series of vintage comic covers and select comic pages,
dating as far back as the 1940s
-- Spider-Man: Highlights one of the most revered characters in comic book
history through an extensive collection of Spider-Man images
-- Marvel Heroes: Unites Marvel's most famous figures in unique prints
that pair multiple heroes such as Wolverine, Iron Man, Spider-Man and
the Hulk
-- Marvel Extreme: Presents adult comic fans a unique collection of artist
renderings of Marvel Super Heroes
"We're pleased to partner with AllPosters.com to offer this amazing collection of wall art to both Marvel fans and art lovers alike, helping expand the consumer experience with Marvel brands through new mediums and new formats," said Paul Gitter, president of consumer products for North America, Marvel Entertainment. "We know that AllPosters.com will honor the artistic integrity of these high-quality Marvel Comics images to offer the best possible product in the marketplace."
"We've all had heroes growing up and this exceptional collection allows us to relive some of those happy memories and introduce that tradition to the next generation," continues Wait. "This collection is all about 'fun,' and whether you're 7 or 70, parent or kid, comics collector or enthusiast, or just young-at-heart, there's no better place to indulge your passion for Marvel imagery and wall art than AllPosters.com."
AllPosters.com's Marvel Comics collection includes an assortment of products ranging from wall posters, retailing for as little as $14.99, to higher-end specialty wall art, such as stretched canvas and oversized wall murals, up to $279.99. The new line is now available for purchase online at http://www.AllPosters.com/Marvel-Collection.
About AllPosters.com and Art.com Inc.
AllPosters.com is a division of Art.com Inc. Art.com Inc. is the world's leading online specialty provider of posters, prints, and framed art. Since 1998, Art.com Inc. has sold high-quality wall art online to more than 10 million customers -- including students, teachers, home decorators, interior designers, businesses, art collectors and art lovers -- in over 120 countries worldwide. The privately-held company is headquartered in Emeryville, CA, with other facilities in Ohio, North Carolina and the Netherlands. For more information, visit http://www.art.com and http://www.AllPosters.com. "art.com" and "AllPosters" are registered trademarks of Art.com Inc.
Introducing How to Cook Everything® Essentials, a Free App Based on Mark Bittman's Bestselling, Award-Winning Cookbook
A follow-up to the popular How to Cook Everything app, How to Cook Everything Essentials is a free app containing more than 100 of Mark Bittman's key recipes, plus how-to illustrations and several of the specially designed features of the original complete app
PORTLAND, Ore., Sept. 27 /PRNewswire/ -- Everyone's favorite go-to cookbook and on-the-go iPhone app, Mark Bittman's How to Cook Everything, is now available in a free abridged version called How to Cook EverythingEssentials. Available for iPhone and iPod Touch®, Essentials allows users to try the app before upgrading to the complete version.
The modern bible of home cooking, How to Cook Everything contains 2,000 no-nonsense recipes, plus hundreds of techniques, cooking tips, and detailed ingredient and equipment advice. The How to Cook Everything app is a handy companion to the book that can be used anywhere, anytime, online or offline. Written by Mark Bittman, the longtime New York Times columnist, blogger, and television personality, How to Cook Everything promotes a simple and accessible approach to home cooking. For more than 10 years, cookbook fans have used this masterwork to make crowd-pleasing food using fresh, natural ingredients; simple techniques; and basic equipment. For six months, they've had the same resource -- on their iPhones.
Now, How to Cook EverythingEssentials brings a selection of the complete app's best recipes to the iPhone for free. App users can easily upgrade to the complete app at any time. Here's what's included in the Essentials app:
-- 102 key recipes from the book -- ones that Mark Bittman has labeled
"essential" -- plus Mark Bittman's basic cooking guidance, including
how-to illustrations and equipment, techniques, and ingredient
information
-- easy-to-use and flexible search capabilities, as well as the ability to
browse recipes and reference information
-- handy built-in timers throughout the recipe steps
-- customizable (and email-friendly) shopping lists making it easy to buy
ingredients
A smart phone can be a cook's best friend, and How to Cook Everything® Essentials (http://www.howtocookapp.com/essentials) is a great place to start. It's the ultimate free cooking resource.
How to Cook Everything(R) Essentials: Available now on iTunes, for free.
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About Mark Bittman:
Mark Bittman has become one of the leading voices in the food movement. He has been writing "The Minimalist" column for The New York Times for 13 years and frequently contributes to the paper's Week in Review and Magazine sections. His list of award-winning bestsellers includes How to Cook Everything®, How to Cook Everything Vegetarian®, Food Matters, and The Food Matters Cookbook. Mr. Bittman's work also appears in countless print and online publications, including new columns in Cooking Light and Parents magazines. He is a PBS-TV series host and a regular on the Today show. Learn more at howtocookeverything.com and markbittman.com.
About Culinate:
Publisher of the online food site Culinate.com (http://www.Culinate.com), Culinate also works with publishers, authors, and cooks to digitally enhance recipes and cookbook content for mobile devices and the web. Founded in 2006, Culinate is based in Portland, Oregon.
About Wiley
Founded in 1807, John Wiley & Sons, Inc. has been a valued source of information and understanding for more than 200 years, helping people around the world meet their needs and fulfill their aspirations. Wiley and its acquired companies have published the works of more than 400 Nobel laureates in all categories: Literature, Economics, Physiology or Medicine, Physics, Chemistry, and Peace.
Our core businesses publish scientific, technical, medical, and scholarly journals, encyclopedias, books, and online products and services; professional/trade books, subscription products, training materials, and online applications and Web sites; and educational materials for undergraduate and graduate students and lifelong learners. Wiley's global headquarters are located in Hoboken, New Jersey, with operations in the U.S., Europe, Asia, Canada, and Australia. The Company's Web site can be accessed at http://www.wiley.com. The Company is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbols JWa and JWb.
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CONTACT: How to Cook Everything® apps, Mark Douglas, +1-503-916-1777, mark@culinate.com; or How to Cook Everything®, the book, David Greenberg, +1-201-748-6625, david.greenberg@wiley.com
Verizon FiOS TV Visual 411 Widget Can Now Send Business Listings to Verizon Wireless Phones
Widget Gives Turn-By-Turn Directions With VZ Navigator, or SMS Text Message With Address and Phone Number
NEW YORK, Sept. 27 /PRNewswire/ -- Verizon's FiOS TV Visual 411 Widget now allows viewers to send business listings directly to text message-enabled Verizon Wireless mobile devices. In addition, sending business listings to customers who subscribe to VZ Navigator results in immediate access to turn-by-turn directions to the business from wherever the customers are.
"Verizon continues to enhance our FiOS TV widget platform, offering consumers a truly interactive entertainment experience with quick access to advanced applications like our Visual 411 Widget," said Pedro Correa, president of Verizon LiveSource directory assistance services. "Sending business addresses, phone numbers and now directions to a mobile device can be a real timesaver."
With the FiOS TV remote control, users can quickly access the Visual 411 Widget and navigate through the user-friendly menu to perform a business-category search. An onscreen virtual keyboard is available for those who prefer to type in a business name or keyword. Users can look up businesses anywhere in the country, change locations and pull up recent searches.
After a search is performed and a listing selected, users can to send that listing information (name, address and phone number) to a phone as an SMS text or to the VZ Navigator application. In both cases, the viewer receives a confirmation that the information has been sent to a specific mobile phone number. The application also displays a location map with zoom-in and zoom-out capabilities. This feature assists users in identifying cross streets and other landmarks.
FiOS TV viewers can use the Visual 411 Widget capabilities to compile places they'll need to go to and have them ready to access whenever needed as either a text message or VZ Navigator turn-by-turn locations. The widget is easy to use, and viewers continue to enjoy the show they are watching when using the application.
The flexible choices, large TV screen and high-quality visuals make the experience entertaining and engaging. To access the widget, users can go to the FiOS TV widgets home screen, scroll down to the News and Info section and select "Visual 411."
FiOS TV offers a broad collection of programming, with more than 520 all-digital channels, including more than 140 HD channels, and more than 18,000 monthly video-on-demand (VOD) titles. FiOS provides next-generation interactive services including an advanced interactive media guide; social TV, news and entertainment widgets; remote DVR management; multi-room DVR, and more.
Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE, NASDAQ: VZ), headquartered in New York, is a global leader in delivering broadband and other wireless and wireline communications services to mass market, business, government and wholesale customers. Verizon Wireless operates America's most reliable wireless network, serving more than 92 million customers nationwide. Verizon also provides converged communications, information and entertainment services over America's most advanced fiber-optic network, and delivers innovative, seamless business solutions to customers around the world. A Dow 30 company, Verizon last year generated consolidated revenues of more than $107 billion. For more information, visit http://www.verizon.com.
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NI Introduces Web-Configurable, Network-Controllable GPIB-ENET/1000 for Instrument Control
NI GPIB-ENET/1000 Gigabit Ethernet-to-GPIB Controller Transfers Data up to 4X Faster
AUSTIN, Texas, Sept. 27, 2010 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- National Instruments (Nasdaq: NATI), a leader in instrument control for more than 30 years, announced the NI GPIB-ENET/1000 Gigabit Ethernet-to-GPIB controller along with new instrument control software including enhanced features in NI LabVIEW 2010, NI VISA 5.0 and new instrument drivers. GPIB-ENET/1000 performs up to four times faster on large data transfers, and up to three times faster on small byte transfers than its predecessor, the NI GPIB-ENET/100.
GPIB-ENET/1000 comes with a password-protected Web interface for easy configuration. It is RoHS-compliant and can communicate and be configured through networked computers, as well as control IEEE 488 devices from anywhere on an Ethernet-based (LAN) TCIP/IP network. Engineers can use the GPIB-ENET/1000 to share a single GPIB system among many networked users or to control several test systems from a single networked host computer.
"With the new higher-performance NI GPIB-ENET/1000 and LabVIEW 2010, controlling instruments will be even more intuitive," said Phil Hester, senior vice president of research and development at NI. "National Instruments continues to invest in and support the instrument control product platform and maintain the company's three-decade market leadership in instrument control."
GPIB-ENET/1000 can interface with up to 14 GPIB devices that engineers can access from several network hosts via Intranet or Internet. It is compatible with 10BASE-T, 100BASE-TX and Gigabit networks with maximum GPIB transfer rates of up to 5.6 MB/s. It comes with an external DC power supply, optional rack-mount and DIN-rail/wall-mount hardware and is currently supported on Windows XP, Windows Vista and Windows 7.
With an intuitive graphical programming interface, extensive support with more than 8,500 instrument drivers and other time-saving configuration and troubleshooting tools, LabVIEW 2010 makes instrument control easier for engineers using GPIB and other instrument control buses such as USB, Ethernet and serial. LabVIEW 2010 includes an enhanced Instrument Driver Finder (IDFinder) Wizard to help engineers locate instrument drivers and example code on the Instrument Driver Network and install them for immediate use. LabVIEW and the IDFinder significantly reduce time to first measurement by helping engineers get up and running without leaving the LabVIEW environment. Additionally, with the release of VISA 5.0, a standard for configuring, programming and troubleshooting instrumentation systems, engineers now can launch the IDFinder Wizard directly from Measurement & Automation Explorer (MAX), making it easier to find the drivers.
Top 10 Reasons to Use NI LabVIEW for Controlling Instruments
About National Instruments
National Instruments (http://www.ni.com) is transforming the way engineers and scientists design, prototype and deploy systems for measurement, automation and embedded applications. NI empowers customers with off-the-shelf software such as NI LabVIEW and modular cost-effective hardware, and sells to a broad base of more than 30,000 different companies worldwide, with no one customer representing more than 3 percent of revenue and no one industry representing more than 15 percent of revenue. Headquartered in Austin, Texas, NI has more than 5,000 employees and direct operations in more than 40 countries. For the past 11 years, FORTUNE magazine has named NI one of the 100 best companies to work for in America. Readers can obtain investment information from the company's investor relations department by calling (512) 683-5090, e-mailing nati@ni.com or visiting http://www.ni.com/nati.
Pricing and Contact Information
NI GPIB-ENET/1000 11500 N Mopac Expwy, Austin, Texas
78759-3504
Priced* from $1,149; euro 1,199; Tel: (800) 258-7022,
127,000 yen Fax: (512)683-9300
Web: http://www.ni.com/instrumentcontrol E-mail: info@ni.com
*All prices are subject to change without notice.
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RF Code and Raritan Introduce Wire-Free Energy Monitoring Solution for Data Centers
Joint Integration of RF Code Power Monitoring with Raritan Intelligent Rack PDUs Helps Slash Energy Usage and Operating Costs
AUSTIN, Texas and SOMERSET, N.J., Sept. 27 /PRNewswire/ -- RF Code, Inc. and Raritan today announced they have jointly integrated RF Code's wire-free monitoring solution with Raritan intelligent rack PDUs. The combined wire-free energy management solution, available now, is comprised of RF Code active RFID hardware and management software and Raritan's "RF Code-Ready" PX family of rack PDUs that uniquely measure and monitor power usage of individual servers and other IT devices, as well as temperature and humidity at racks.
As costs related to power usage continue to soar, outpacing the cost of data center hardware, companies must now look for ways to run their facilities more efficiently. Instrumenting a data center with monitoring technology that captures granular power usage data is part of that ongoing effort.
The easy-to-deploy wire-free RF Code/Raritan solution enables racks to be instrumented quickly for power monitoring at the device level, and eliminates the time and cost associated with wired Ethernet connections that can be expensive. Deploying the joint solution simply involves plugging an RF Code sensor tag into a Raritan PDU. No IP address association, configuration or IP address maintenance is involved. Instead, the RF Code wire-free sensor tag starts directly capturing power monitoring data from the Raritan PDU and then sends that data over the air via the RF Code active RFID infrastructure -- from tag to reader to management software. The RF Code sensor tag has a list price of $99. Raritan intelligent PDUs start at $449.
"The integration of our intelligent PDUs with RF Code's PDU sensor tag will provide customers with a reliable wire-free option for deploying power monitoring solutions in their data centers," said Henry Hsu, Director, Power Management Architecture at Raritan. "The solution is designed to provide more flexibility and ease in deploying energy-monitoring PDUs in racks, as well as saving costs. The real-time information the solution generates will enable our customers to manage power efficiently and effectively and detect power issues before they become expensive problems."
"Working with Raritan on developing and integrating a new RF Code power monitoring sensor is an example of innovative companies coming together to solve an urgent problem," said Mitch Medford, RF Code CEO. "Our integrated solution provides data centers with the tools they need to run more efficient facilities."
How the Integrated Solution Works
The new RF Code R170 PDU Tag for Raritan plugs into a dedicated port on Raritan's latest-generation Dominion PX rack PDUs -- including switched, outlet-level metered and line-level metered PDUs. The sensor collects power data from the PDU and then transmits that data to an RF Code reader. Data collected includes RMS current, RMS voltage, active power, apparent power and breaker status. The data is sent to RF Code's Sensor Manager software -- which not only manages the captured information, but makes additional computations about power usage gleaned from the data it has collected. This provides the customer with a complete picture of power utilization. Customers can use Sensor Manager to manage the data using:
-- Live table views
-- Map views
-- Interactive graphing and reporting
-- Scheduled graphing and reporting
-- Alerting and thresholding
For more information about the RF Code/Raritan solution, contact RF Code, dgould@rfcode.com, or Raritan, henry.hsu@raritan.com.
About RF Code, Inc.
RF Code is a leading provider of active IT asset management and environmental monitoring solutions as well as a leader in providing technology used by third parties to enhance their solutions. The company's unique active RFID-based solutions provide IT professionals with a more efficient, cost-effective approach to managing IT assets and keeping technology environments in an optimal state. RF Code's fully automated, wire-free solutions significantly reduce costs, eliminate manual labor, and deliver an immediate return on investment. http://www.rfcode.com
About Raritan
Raritan is a proven innovator of power management, infrastructure management, KVM and serial solutions for data centers of all sizes. In more than 50,000 locations worldwide, Raritan's award-winning hardware and software solutions -- including intelligent PDUs, energy management software, KVM-over-IP and Serial-over-IP access products -- provide IT and facility directors, managers and administrators with the control they need to increase power management efficiency, improve data center productivity and enhance branch office operations. Based in Somerset, N.J., Raritan has offices worldwide serving 76 countries. For more information, visit Raritan.com. Raritan is an active member of the Green Grid, Climate Savers Computing Initiative, and the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design associations. The company has been recognized by the EPA for its contribution to the agency's data center initiative.
RF Code and the RF Code logo are either registered trademarks or trademarks of RF Code Incorporated in the United States and/or other countries. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners
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CONTACT: Joan Osleeb of RF Code, +1-512-439-2245, Cell, +1-512-789-6168, josleeb@rfcode.com; or Raritan, +1-978-526-1601 ext. 162, Cell, +1-978-660-0580, Raritan@theHarborGroup.com
Polk Launches Aftermarket Industry's First Monthly New Vehicle Report
Market Entrance Report is Industry's Fastest Identification of Vehicles Hitting the Road
SOUTHFIELD, Mich., Sept. 27 /PRNewswire/ -- Polk has launched a new online solution for the light and commercial vehicle aftermarket, the Market Entrance Report. This monthly report, available within days of the end of each month, provides detailed information on new vehicles that have entered the market and enables customers to make timelier product planning decisions. The Market Entrance Report is available independently or in conjunction with Polk's National Vehicle Population Profile Online (NVPP®).
The monthly report leverages Polk's new vehicle registrations in the U.S. and is the only solution of its kind in the industry. It provides up-to-date and timely information on vehicle counts and month-over-month volume changes to help component suppliers, retailers and distributors in the light and commercial vehicle markets.
The Market Entrance Report provides customers with the ability for smarter product planning, production, distribution and inventory decisions with more lead time based on solid data, allowing for faster decision making and increased profitability.
"In today's environment of increased competition and focus on speed-to-market, making the right product decisions is more important than ever before," said Mark Seng, vice president, sales and client services for Polk's aftermarket and commercial vehicle business. "This new Market Entrance Report provides customers with a real-time solution that helps minimize mistakes and maximize results in their business planning processes."
Customers can choose from nearly 20 vehicle attributes, including vehicle introduction month, vehicle type, make, model and body style, to view results in the manner most relevant for their business. Since the Market Entrance Report is available online, a single subscription allows for timely access by a company's entire team.
About Polk
Polk is the premier provider of automotive information and marketing solutions. We collect and interpret global data, and provide extensive automotive business expertise to help customers understand their market position, identify trends, build brand loyalty, conquest new business and gain a competitive advantage. We help automotive manufacturers and dealers, automotive aftermarket companies, finance and insurance companies, advertising agencies, media companies, consulting organizations, government agencies and market research firms make good business decisions. A privately held global firm, Polk is based in Southfield, Michigan with operations in Australia, Canada, China, France, Germany, Japan, South Korea, Spain, the United Kingdom and the United States. For more information, please visit http://www.polk.com.
BEIJING, Sept. 27 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- LightInTheBox.com has announced the launch of MiniInTheBox.com (http://www.MiniInTheBox.com). MiniInTheBox.com started as a product category on the LightInTheBox.com web site in 2009, and will now operate as an independent distributor.
The launch of MiniInTheBox.com comes at a good time, due to the popularity of online shopping and an increasing demand for low-priced gadgets. With no minimum order and Free Worldwide Shipping, MiniInTheBox.com is set to stake its claim as the one-stop global gadget shop.
"We're very excited about this launch and MiniInTheBox.com's potential," says LightInTheBox.com CEO Alan Guo. "From day one, our goal is to be the best source for gadgets worldwide; and that means the best service, prices and selection."
MiniInTheBox.com is hosting a launch event contest on the MiniInTheBox.com Facebook fan page (http://www.facebook.com/MiniInTheBox/). Titled "Gadget Hero," the event presents a series of unusual scenarios and asks users to choose the most suitable gadget for each scenario. At the end of each round, the participant with the best explanation for their choice wins their selected gadget. Staff at MiniInTheBox.com will be picking three winners for each scenario and posting a new scenario every 12 hours from October 8 to October 15, 2010.
About LightInTheBox.com
LightInTheBox.com is a leading global online distributor. It offers more than ninety thousand quality products to customers in more than 170 countries, and serves both individual and commercial customers.
LightInTheBox's website is available in English, French, Spanish, German and Italian.
6Connex Announces General Availability of Version 5.0 Virtual Experience Platform
-- Selected by Fortune 100 Companies as Virtual Technology Platform of Choice --
CAMPBELL, Calif., Sept. 27 /PRNewswire/ -- 6Connex, the pioneer of virtual business solutions, today announced the general availability of the Virtual Experience Platform Version 5.0. The Virtual Experience Platform v5.0 enables multiple organizations within an enterprise to execute virtual business solutions that increase productivity and maximize ROI by creating synergies through the aggregation of high-value, relevant information distribution and sharing, plus collaboration amongst employees, customers and partners.
-- Version 5.0 offers the ability to provide additional business solutions
to support the needs across all cross-functional organizations. 6Connex
customers will be able to launch new virtual business solutions as often
as the business demands, whenever the business demands worldwide through
the use of previously approved templates or completely customized
graphics that customers can create and upload themselves.
-- Version 5.0 provides not only more actionable business intelligence for
each virtual solution created, but also centralized visibility and
access across all virtual business solutions hosted throughout an
enterprise worldwide. Metrics reporting includes additional reports
that provide a deeper level of customer insight.
-- Version 5.0 includes a new Social Collaboration Network that increases
communication and collaboration amongst employees, customers and
partners. Attendee profile data is captured across all virtual business
solutions an individual participates in, giving virtual experience
owners a higher level of intelligence and profiling data to be shared
and leveraged amongst different constituents. Further, attendees of all
types can message and chat via both video and text, whether they are
currently in a given virtual experience or not.
-- Finally, the immersive and engaging 6Connex virtual experience interface
has been improved to create an even more intuitive navigational
experience for users. For individuals building out a virtual business
solution, Version 5.0 offers complete flexibility in what elements and
design a virtual environment has, and what functionality is included.
From small training seminars to enterprise-wide change-management
campaigns, the 6Connex Virtual Experience Platform meets the needs of
today's enterprise.
Industry-leading Fortune 100 companies to adopt the latest Version 5.0 of the Virtual Experience Platform include Autodesk, AT&T, Cisco, GE, HP and Nielsen Exposition.
"Version 5.0 of the Virtual Experience Platform starts to transform how enterprises leverage the advantages of innovative virtual technology," said Leon Papkoff, CTO of 6Connex. "With the release of our new Virtual Experience Platform, businesses no longer have to limit themselves to using our Platform solely for expos and events. This release of the Platform is about connecting people with each other and with relevant content to increase business productivity in the form of different solutions required by enterprises."
6Connex is the pioneer of virtual business solutions that increase productivity and maximize business ROI by creating synergies through the aggregation of high-value, relevant information sharing and collaboration amongst employees, customers and partners. Built on the secure, scalable and reliable SaaS-based Virtual Experience Platform, 6Connex provides user-intuitive, immersive, turnkey business solutions virtually. Enterprises, associations and governments around the world including AT&T, Cisco, DuPont, GE, HP, Kaiser Permanente, Oracle, Procter & Gamble and the Wharton School rely on 6Connex virtual business solutions to connect and collaborate anytime and anywhere. For more information, visit us at http://www.6Connex.com.
Mopar® Introduces Electronic Vehicle Tracking System
If Vehicle is Driven Too Fast or Too Far, System Sends a Text
AUBURN HILLS, Mich., Sept. 27 /PRNewswire/ --
-- Mopar® Electronic Vehicle Tracking System (EVTS) helps locate stolen
vehicles, features nationwide tracking
-- Available in three packages: Base, Silver and Gold
-- Silver plan allows owners to set speed and distance parameters; owners
receive text alerts when limits are exceeded, perfect for fleet owners
or worried parents
-- Gold plan offers unlimited online tracking and full concierge service
-- Mopar EVTS starts at $459
Dude, where's my car? With Mopar®'s new Electronic Vehicle Tracking System, owners will know.
"Mopar's new tracking system provides vehicle owners the peace of mind that comes with always knowing where their vehicle is located," said Pietro Gorlier, President and Chief Executive Officer - Mopar Service, Parts and Customer Care. "And if someone else is driving their vehicle too fast or too far, the system can be enabled to send them a text."
Mopar's system is powered by Guidepoint Systems, the leader in GPS-enabled stolen vehicle recovery systems. Unlike other vehicle tracking systems, the Mopar EVTS offers nationwide tracking without a subscription. The system is available on Chrysler, Jeep, Dodge and Ram Truck vehicles and vehicles with a 16-pin diagnostic data port.
The Mopar EVTS is offered in three packages: Base, Silver and Gold. The Base plan offers a GPS stolen-vehicle locator, real-time GPS stolen-vehicle tracking and a $1,000 theft-protection warranty. The system is transferable and upgradeable, with no subscription fees.
For added protection and service, owners may choose a Silver or Gold plan. The Silver plan includes "Security Fence," a feature that allows owners to set speed and distance parameters for their vehicles. If and when set parameters are exceeded, a text alert is sent to the EVTS registered owner.
Other vehicle monitoring features available in the Silver plan include arrival/departure notification, historic trace maps of a vehicle's past locations, 24/7 emergency service dispatch, automatic theft notification, online tracking and OnCall,(TM) an on-board panic button.
The Gold plan includes all of the features in the Silver package along with unlimited online tracking and a full concierge service, allowing vehicle owners to receive directions, make reservations and receive other needed assistance at the touch of a button using the EVTS registered owner's cell phone.
Both Silver and Gold packages are available as a one-year, renewable service plan. The Gold Service Plan is available only at the time of activation. Optional service plans do not require additional hardware or installation charges.
The Mopar Electronic Vehicle Tracking System is currently available as a Mopar accessory at Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep® and Ram dealers.
Mopar EVTS Base Plan
-- GPS stolen-vehicle locator service
-- Real-time GPS stolen-vehicle tracking
-- $1,000 theft protection warranty
-- Transferable
-- Upgradeable
-- Part number: 82212457
-- MSRP: $459 (does not include installation)
Mopar EVTS Silver Plan
-- E-Call 24/7 emergency service dispatch
-- Security Fence
-- Automatic theft notification
-- OnCall(TM) (on-board panic button)
-- Excessive speed notification
-- Arrival/Departure notification
-- Historic trace maps of vehicle's past location
-- Online tracking (200 per year)
-- Part number: 82212459
-- Annual Fee: $149 (one-year service, renewable)
Mopar EVTS Gold Plan (available only at time of installation)
-- E-Call 24/7 emergency service dispatch
-- Security Fence
-- Automatic theft notification
-- OnCall(TM) (on-board panic button)
-- Excessive speed notification
-- Arrival/Departure notification
-- Historic trace maps of vehicle's past location
-- Online tracking (unlimited)
-- Full concierge service
-- Annual Fee: $249 (one-year service, renewable)
Mopar-First Features
Mopar has introduced numerous industry-first features including:
-- Camper trailers: first to introduce off-road camper trailers
-- Vehicle-information apps: first to introduce smartphone
vehicle-information applications, a new channel of communication with
consumers
-- Electronic owner manuals: first to introduce traditional owner manuals
in a DVD and brief user-guide format
-- FLO TV: first to offer live, mobile television
-- WiFi: first to offer customers the ability to make their vehicle a
wireless hot spot
-- WiTECH: first to support vehicle diagnosis and software updates
leveraging off-the-shelf personal computers and a dedicated wireless
tool network
About the Mopar Brand
Mopar is Chrysler Group LLC's service, parts and customer-care brand.
Mopar distributes approximately 280,000 parts and accessories in more than 90 countries and is the source for all original-equipment parts for Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep and Ram Truck vehicles. Mopar parts are unique in that they are engineered with the same teams that create factory-authorized vehicle specifications for Chrysler, Jeep, Dodge and Ram vehicles--a direct connection that no other aftermarket parts company can provide. A complete list of Mopar accessories and performance parts is available at http://www.mopar.com.
More than 70 Years of Mopar
When Chrysler bought Dodge in 1928, the need for a dedicated parts manufacturer, supplier and distribution system to support the growing enterprise led to the formation of the Chrysler Motor Parts Corporation (CMPC) in 1929.
Mopar (a simple contraction of the words MOtor and PARts) was trademarked for a line of antifreeze products in 1937. It also was widely used as a moniker for the CMPC. The Mopar brand made its mark in the 1960s--the muscle-car era. The Chrysler Corporation built race-ready Dodge and Plymouth "package cars" equipped with special high-performance parts. Mopar carried a line of "special parts" for super-stock drag racers and developed its racing parts division called Mopar Performance Parts to enhance speed and handling for both road and racing use.
EasyAsk Integrates EasyAsk Business Edition With NetSuite's Cloud Computing Platform
Integration Can Help NetSuite Customers Boost Revenues by Proactively Identifying and Acting on Sales Opportunities
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 27 /PRNewswire/ -- EasyAsk, an industry-leading provider of natural language search and query software for corporate applications, today announced the integration of its EasyAsk Business Edition with the NetSuite cloud computing platform. EasyAsk Business Edition provides an intuitive, natural language interface for users to search and explore corporate data, combining the ease of Google-like search with the power of business intelligence. Built using NetSuite's SuiteCloud development platform, the combined solution will help NetSuite users of all types search their NetSuite data to identify and act upon new sales opportunities, proactively service customers, and execute key business processes faster and more efficiently.
NetSuite's SuiteCloud is a comprehensive offering of on-demand products, development tools, and services designed to help customers and commercial software developers take advantage of the significant economic benefits of cloud computing. The complete SuiteCloud offering includes NetSuite's multi-tenant, always-on SaaS infrastructure and the NetSuite business suite of applications: Accounting/ERP, CRM and Ecommerce.
"For far too long, much of the critical information in business applications has only been available to business analysts and power users with unique technical skills," said Craig Bassin, CEO of EasyAsk. "With EasyAsk Business Edition, front-line employees, managers, and executives can directly interact with their NetSuite data by asking questions in plain English, and getting accurate, timely answers."
EasyAsk Business Edition transparently converts business questions into back-end queries, retrieves the data, and returns the results to the user. No technical skills or training are required. For instance, a sales person might ask which customers bought the combination of product X and Y one year ago or earlier? Or a service manager could ask which customers have contracts expiring this quarter and have 5 or more open level 1 cases? EasyAsk uses semantic intelligence to understand the context of user inquiries and offers suggestions and auto completion to further guide users. It also employs a rich dictionary and data map to let users explore combinations of data to analyze unique problems and its report sharing lets co-workers share data and collaborate on processes.
Working with NetSuite
EasyAsk Business Edition for NetSuite features rapid implementation and a superior user experience. It provides direct connectivity to NetSuite data, eliminating the need for time-consuming and costly data-marts or warehouses. It also comes bundled with a pre-built dictionary, data map, and security model for NetSuite, enabling the solution to go live quickly.
NetSuite currently offers built-in reports to monitor standard business and operational activity. EasyAsk Business Edition for NetSuite leverages and extends these by indexing the report metadata and incorporating links for related NetSuite reports into the EasyAsk search results. As users type questions, EasyAsk refines and displays suggestions for existing reports on the fly. This gives users a unified search environment across both customer data and reports.
"NetSuite is excited to partner with EasyAsk to give our customers a very powerful tool for accessing critical corporate data," said Raghu Gnanasekaran, Senior Director, SuiteCloud Developer Network at NetSuite. "Because the EasyAsk software works much like a human mind, it makes the experience of hunting down information very intuitive for NetSuite users of all levels."
NetSuite's SuiteCloud is a comprehensive offering of on-demand products, development tools and services designed to help customers and commercial software developers take advantage of the significant economic benefits of Cloud computing. Based on NetSuite, the world's most widely used software as a service (SaaS) business application suite, SuiteCloud enables customers to run their core business operations in the cloud, and software developers to target new markets quickly with newly-created mission-critical applications built on top of mature and proven business processes. The complete SuiteCloud offering includes NetSuite's multi-tenant, always-on SaaS infrastructure; the NetSuite Business Suite of applications (Accounting/ERP, CRM, Ecommerce); the NS-BOS Development Platform; the SuiteCloud Developer Network (SDN), a comprehensive developer program for Independent Software Vendors (ISVs); and SuiteApp.com, a single-source online marketplace where customers can find applications to meet specific business process or industry-specific needs. For more information on SuiteCloud, please visit http://www.netsuite.com/developers.
About EasyAsk
EasyAsk is radically changing the speed and ease of how people find information through the company's ground-breaking natural language search and query software. EasyAsk software products go far beyond traditional search, allowing users to simply ask questions in plain English and receive highly tuned results on demand. The EasyAsk eCommerce Edition uses this unique technology to deliver an industry leading website search, navigation and merchandising solution that boosts online revenue through increased conversion rates, better customer experience and agile merchandising. EasyAsk Business Edition revolutionizes enterprise decision-making, moving beyond traditional business intelligence solutions with easy, low-cost deployment and a unique natural language interface that extends access to information anywhere in the organization.
Based in Burlington, Massachusetts, EasyAsk has long been a leader in natural language information analysis and delivery software. Customers such as Gap, Coldwater Creek, Hewlett Packard, Lands End, Lillian Vernon, Aramark, BASF, Talbots, Nedbank, BNP Paribas, TruValue, Siemens, Hartford Hospital, Ceridian, JoAnn Fabrics and Harbor Freight Tools rely on the EasyAsk software products to run their business and e-commerce operations daily. For more information, please visit EasyAsk.
NetSuite, the NetSuite logo, SuiteBundler, SuiteCloud, Suitelets and SuiteScript are service-marks or trademarks of NetSuite Inc.
EasyAsk is a trademark or registered trademark of EasyAsk LLC.
Gin Blossoms New Album 'NO CHOCOLATE CAKE' Available Today, September 27, for Only $3.99 on Amazon.com 'Daily Deal'
Chart Topping Band's New Album Available Everywhere September 28
SANTA MONICA, Calif., Sept. 27 /PRNewswire/ -- Platinum-selling hit-makers the Gin Blossoms have returned with a highly anticipated new album on 429 Records, "NO CHOCOLATE CAKE" which will be available today - 9/27 - as the "Daily Deal" priced at $3.99 at the Amazon.com download store AmazonMp3.com. The first single, "Miss Disarray" is currently climbing the chart at Hot AC radio. "NO CHOCOLATE CAKE" will be available everywhere on September 28.
With total worldwide album sales topping 30 million units powered by their indelibly melodic, Grammy-nominated Top Ten singles, Gin Blossoms - Robin Wilson, Jesse Valenzuela, Scott Johnson and Bill Leen, are back and in peak form. The eleven new tracks were written, produced and performed by the band with the help of John Richardson (drums) and Danny Wilde on keyboards and additional production (of The Rembrandts). The band will be touring extensively throughout 2010 and 2011.
429 Records is a unit of the Savoy Label Group (SLG). SLG is the North American unit of Columbia Music Entertainment (formerly Nippon Columbia) the oldest music company in Japan. The Savoy Label Group has evolved into a leading independent company consistently outperforming competitors in key music categories as monitored by Billboard Magazine. SLG is led by Steve Vining.
TwinStrata Introduces Cloud Storage Appliance Optimized for Data Protection
CloudArray(TM) Software Now Available as Affordable, Easy-to-Deploy, Pre-Configured Physical Appliance
NATICK, Mass., Sept. 27 /PRNewswire/ -- TwinStrata, Inc., a pioneer in Cloud Storage data protection solutions, today announced that its CloudArray(TM) software is now available as an appliance. The company's new SAN appliance offers all the features and benefits of its CloudArray software in a pre-configured, performance-optimized package that can be quickly and easily installed in any data center or colocation facility.
The CloudArray SAN appliance joins the CloudArray virtual appliance to enable the first family of cloud storage data protection products that provide software, hardware or mixed deployments both on-premise and in the cloud. CloudArray is an enterprise-class data protection solution that enables organizations to create affordable and secure data protection and disaster recovery plans that include online remote storage for backups, archives and critical business data. In the event of a disruption or outage, the data can be restored on-site, off-site, or in the cloud. CloudArray seamlessly integrates existing applications to the storage cloud while providing secure, anywhere, anytime application accessibility.
The CloudArray SAN Appliance is packaged in a 2U rack mountable enclosure and is available in two configurations. Model 1 is equipped with 8TB raw/6TB of configured RAID 5 storage for local copies and cache, along with two 1Gigabit Ethernet ports. Model 2 can be configured with 16TB raw/12TB of Raid 6 storage, as well as either four 1Gigabit Ethernet ports or two 1Gigabit Ethernet ports and one 10Gigabit Ethernet port.
Key features and benefits of the CloudArray appliance include:
Simple Installation and Setup: The CloudArray SAN appliance is fully pre-configured, and simple to deploy and use.
Seamless Integration with Applications, Physical and Virtual Servers: CloudArray enables businesses to seamlessly and securely integrate existing business applications to cloud storage without any changes to applications or programming of cloud provider APIs. CloudArray supports applications running on both physical and virtual servers.
Flexible Storage Configurations: CloudArray volume policies for caching and replication allow data to be cached locally for quick access and replicated to cloud storage for high availability. CloudArray provides zero-footprint data snapshot services in the cloud for point-in-time copies for rollback, test and development, data analytics and for other applications. CloudArray volumes can be configured to be partially cached or up to 100% cached, depending upon the application. The latter option allows for consistent copies of volumes in two separate locations; local to the organization's data center and in the cloud.
Data Availability and Security: For increased data protection and to ensure high data availability, the CloudArray SAN appliance offers data copy policies that replicate data across local storage and a variety of third party storage cloud providers. CloudArray also enables replication between service providers. CloudArray compresses and encrypts data prior to transporting it to public cloud storage to ensure data security and privacy. CloudArray leverages the Advanced Encryption Standard (AES), adopted by the U.S. government and also used to secure top secret information.
Affordability: The CloudArray SAN appliance is priced starting at $14,995.
"TwinStrata's introduction of a physical appliance makes it easier than ever for service providers to rapidly deliver robust cloud storage services to their customers," said Steve Lesem, president and CEO of Mezeo Software. "With the addition of a fully integrated appliance to the CloudArray product family, our Mezeo Ready Premier Hosting Providers will have the option to deploy a simple plug and play multi-site backup and disaster recovery solution that works in their existing environments with absolutely no rip-and-replace of software required."
"Our goal is to deliver groundbreaking solutions for organizations seeking to back up, store and protect their data on and off-site," said Nicos Vekiarides, CEO of TwinStrata. "Our new SAN appliance simplifies the deployment of what has been a cumbersome and, in some cases, unattainable multi-site data protection solution at a substantial cost savings over other off-site storage alternatives."
About TwinStrata, Inc.
TwinStrata provides enterprise-class data protection solutions that are simple, affordable, and secure. These solutions leverage the scalability and efficiency of cloud storage while maintaining the availability, performance and security of local storage. The company's CloudArray(TM) software provides a substantial cost savings over traditional off-site storage solutions, with a pay-as-you-go growth model, unlimited elastic capacity, local performance, in-cloud snapshots, AES 256 bit encryption, and on-site, off-site, or in-the-cloud access to data. For more information about TwinStrata and CloudArray software, visit http://www.twinstrata.com.
PR Contacts:
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Laura Nelson or Bree Bolognese
SVM Public Relations
(401) 490-9700 or (760) 754-7025
laura.nelson@svmpr.com or bree.bolognese@svmpr.com
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TwinStrata, Inc.
CONTACT: Laura Nelson, +1-401-490-9700, laura.nelson@svmpr.com, or Bree Bolognese, +1-760-754-7025, bree.bolognese@svmpr.com, SVM Public Relations
American Roamer Launches CellMaps® Application for Time Warner Cable Mobile Services
Customized Online Coverage Viewer Now Available for Time Warner Cable Mobile Customers
MEMPHIS, Tenn., Sept. 27 /PRNewswire/ -- American Roamer, the definitive source for wireless industry information, announced today that Time Warner Cable (TWC) Mobile Services has launched its CellMaps application. The customized application allows TWC to provide accurate, easily accessible and interactive Internet-based North American coverage maps for its mobile customers.
With the CellMaps application, TWC mobile customers can check service availability by using enhanced features such as a zoom function for local or regional views, including detailed street-level data; full click and drag navigation; and the ability to search for 3G and 4G service. TWC will also use the CellMaps application to assist with customer care, providing an easy to use tool for customer service representatives to query customer addresses and determine TWC coverage and available service offerings. The TWC coverage viewer is available at http://timewarnercable.cellmaps.com/viewer.html.
"The CellMaps coverage application is a great addition to our customer offerings at Time Warner Cable Mobile Services," said Scott Taylor, Vice President, Mobile Operations, Time Warner Cable. "With CellMaps, our customers are now able to get the most up-to-date information on their mobile service availability, and our customer service personnel are equipped with an easy to use interactive tool to help them more quickly answer service inquiries."
"American Roamer provides the most detailed, accurate coverage information available in the industry today. We are thrilled to provide our CellMaps application to Time Warner Cable Mobile Services' customers," said Ray Westbrook, Senior Vice President, American Roamer. "Our cutting-edge, interactive mapping platform answers the question 'what coverage is available and where,' and we are confident that TWC's customers will be pleased to now have access to detailed coverage information."
American Roamer has over twenty years of experience in the wireless industry, with products and solutions that have helped market-leading customers worldwide. For retailers, operators or other businesses relying on wireless technologies, the CellMaps viewer allows for easy custom display of coverage areas, and the application allows coverage updates to be generated quickly and simply. American Roamer's solutions also help companies improve operational efficiencies by reducing customer service call times and volumes and decreasing costly onsite visits to remote monitoring locations.
About American Roamer
Headquartered in Memphis, Tennessee, American Roamer helps clients manage dynamically changing technology and market intelligence that affects their bottom lines. American Roamer's clients range from Fortune 100 companies to small rural businesses - all dependent upon the company's 20+ years of experience in managing and articulating technology with the industry's greatest degrees of understanding, experience and confidentiality.
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American Roamer
CONTACT: Joanne Dant, Senior Associate, October Strategies, Inc. (for American Roamer), +1-303-346-5527, joanne@octoberstrategies.com, or +1-303-471-4511, info@octoberstrategies.com
IceWEB to Make Major Product Announcement on IceWEB.TV
STERLING, Va. Sept. 27 /PRNewswire/ -- IceWEB, Inc.(TM) (OTC Bulletin Board: IWEB), http://www.IceWEB.com, a leading provider of Unified Data Storage and building blocks for cloud storage networks, is pleased to provide details for the Company's broadcast on IceWEB.TV (http://www.iceweb.tv).
The broadcast will take place on October 5, 2010 at 10:00 AM ET. IceWEB encourages all interested parties to join the broadcast via IceWEB.TV, please bookmark the following link: http://www.iceweb.tv.
About IceWEB, Inc.
Headquartered just outside of Washington, D.C., IceWEB manufactures and markets data storage products. For more information, please visit http://www.IceWEB.com.
This press release may contain forward-looking statements, which are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. In some cases you can identify those so-called "forward looking statements" by words such as "may," "will," "should," "expects," "plans," "targets," "believes," "anticipates," "estimates," "predicts," "potential," or "continue" or the negative of those words and other comparable words. These forward looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties, product tests, commercialization risks, availability of financing and results of financing efforts that could cause actual results to differ materially from historical results or those anticipated. Further information regarding these and other risks is described from time to time in the Company's filings with the SEC, which are available on its website at: http://www.sec.gov. We assume no obligation to update or alter our forward-looking statements made in this release or in any periodic report filed by us under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or any other document, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as otherwise required by applicable federal securities laws.
Contact:
IceWEB, Inc.
Investor Relations, 571.287.2400
investor@iceweb.com
or
Stephen D. Axelrod, CFA, 212.370.4500
steve@wolfeaxelrod.com
Wolfe Axelrod Weinberger Associates, LLC.
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IceWEB, Inc.
CONTACT: IceWEB, Inc. Investor Relations, +1-571-287-2400, investor@iceweb.com, or Stephen D. Axelrod, CFA, +1-212-370-4500, steve@wolfeaxelrod.com, Wolfe Axelrod Weinberger Associates, LLC.
New services allow businesses to seamlessly integrate the power of YouSendIt file transfer within their managed environment
CAMPBELL, Calif., Sept. 27 /PRNewswire/ -- Thousands of businesses across the globe rely on YouSendIt, Inc. to securely send, receive and track digital files. Today, YouSendIt launched Enterprise Management Services (EMS) for its Corporate Suite customers. With EMS, corporations can now seamlessly and securely integrate the power of YouSendIt file transfer into their managed environment, increasing the productivity and efficiency of end-users while providing more governance capabilities for IT.
According to Osterman Research, file attachments comprise 98 percent of email traffic. The volume of files sent over email not only affects the performance of email servers and in turn the productivity of end-users, but also exposes corporations to potential security risks since email attachments typically are not encrypted and employees often turn to unsanctioned methods for sharing files in an effort to circumvent email attachment limitations.
"Faced with the typical limitations set by corporate email systems, more and more company employees are turning to outside-the-firewall solutions to send files. When this occurs without IT oversight it can leave corporations vulnerable," said Brian Curry, vice president of product and business strategy at YouSendIt. "When sharing files, businesses need not compromise security and policy control for efficiency. YouSendIt's Corporate Suite with EMS integrates seamlessly into end-users' existing environments and provides IT the necessary governance and security."
"YouSendIt is an integral part of the way we share information both internally and externally. The addition of EMS, particularly Microsoft Active Directory integration, streamlines deployment and increases the scalability of YouSendIt," said Nate McBride, executive director, information technology, AMAG Pharmaceuticals. "Through YouSendIt, our employees can securely send files in a manner that fits easily within their current workflow."
Traditional means of sharing files through email, FTP and other ad hoc methods are security nightmares, slow productivity and clog business communications. YouSendIt corporate solution provides companies a secure and reliable file-sharing platform based on a service already adopted by millions of business users worldwide. Users can share files directly from Outlook, the YouSendIt Website, desktop, mobile phone and many other popular applications.
Features of the new YouSendIt Enterprise Management Services include:
-- Microsoft Active Directory integration using YouSendIt Directory
Services Connector (DSC), to secure and simplify user provisioning and
password management
-- Customer-available APIs allow integration into customized business
workflows
-- Centralized policy management for individual users, groups, and entire
organizations empowers IT to enforce security, compliance and data
retention policies
-- Detailed and insightful reporting, including aggregate usage and user
level activity provides IT insights into file-sharing trends and the
ability to respond to audit requests
YouSendIt EMS is available immediately. For pricing, please contact a YouSendIt sales representative.
About YouSendIt
YouSendIt, Inc is the number one secure digital file delivery company. More than 14 million registered users and 230,000 subscribers trust YouSendIt to securely send, receive and track digital content. Professionals, businesses and government agencies across the world, use YouSendIt to transfer files too large to send via email, eliminating the need for cumbersome FTP sites and expensive overnight carriers. By sending files and attachments through YouSendIt, corporations can alleviate and better manage the acute challenge of ever expanding email inboxes and overages. YouSendIt integrates seamlessly into the most common desktop tools, including Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Office, Adobe Photoshop, Final Cut Pro, etc. Users can also leverage the service through the YouSendIt Web site or the YouSendIt Express desktop application. Visit http://www.yousendit.com or the YouSendIt blog at http://blog.yousendit.com/ for more information.
SOURCE YouSendIt, Inc.
YouSendIt, Inc.
CONTACT: Jyotsna Grover of Airfoil Public Relations, +1-650-691-7308, grover@airfoilpr.com, for YouSendIt, Inc.
PayPal Agreement to Enable Secure Payments to TV, Open New Revenue Doors for Programmers and Operators
PLANO, Texas, Sept. 27 /PRNewswire/ -- FourthWall Media(TM), the media company driving a creative revolution in interactive TV, announced today a solution to bring safe and easy payments to TV. In an agreement with PayPal, a worldwide leader in online payments, FourthWall's solution will make it possible for cable operators to deploy applications on their EBIF platforms to allow for consumers to access their digital wallet for T-commerce payment.
Together with PayPal, FourthWall Media delivers a powerful intersection of entertainment and commerce, with the potential to produce an industry-wide scalable T-commerce solution for cable. FourthWall's TV Buy Button combines a wealth of interactive TV (ITV) experiences, ranging from in-depth set-top box platform technology to numerous programming and advertising widgets, in broad deployment. FourthWall Media's TV Buy Button is powered by PayPal X, which provides developers the tools needed to change the future of payments. The marriage of television viewers and online payments through FourthWall Media and PayPal means access to the $30 trillion global payments market and significant revenue growth opportunities for all those in the TV delivery value chain.
"FourthWall Media has deployed applications like eBay on TV, Yellow Pages on TV, and Ad Widgets® that run on our EBIF platform. These applications and others will benefit enormously from having an integrated TV Buy Button," said Tim Peters, FourthWall CEO. "Programmers and cable distributors can find new and exciting ways to generate revenue. Imagine someday watching your favorite basketball team and being able to instantly purchase a Mavericks jersey with the simple push of a button on your existing remote. PayPal is one of the world's favorite forms of payment online and we have partnered with them to connect TV viewers with advertisers through this most popular digital payment method."
"FourthWall's TV Buy Button is a great example of what the future of payments looks like," said Osama Bedier, PayPal's VP of platform, mobile and new ventures. "With PayPal X, FourthWall had the tools it needed to bring frictionless payment to television. Shopping directly from TVs with just the click of a button will revolutionize the entertainment industry and experience, and PayPal is pleased to be part of that.
T-commerce will become a reality when the TV Buy Button goes live later this year. Markets interested in getting the feature first should contact FourthWall Media for priority rollout. Future versions of the TV Buy Button will support cable bill payment and other transaction types within FourthWall's TV Widgets® and Ad Widgets® products.
About FourthWall Media
FourthWall Media is an Emmy-nominated media company driving the creative revolution in interactive television through solutions that break through the 'fourth wall' to engage audiences, extend subscriber loyalty and deliver detailed measurement and reporting. The company's EBIF solutions include the Ad Widgets® end-to-end advertising system, AdAim(TM) Audience Measurement Suite, TV Widgets® applications such as eBay on TV, Fantasy Football and Yellow Pages on TV; and a technology platform for Cisco/Scientific Atlanta, Motorola and tru2way set-top boxes. FourthWall Media products and technology are distributed by Comcast Media Center, Time Warner Cable, Charter Communications, Rovi, DISH Network, and several other MSOs, and have been deployed in over 24 million set-top boxes. Learn more at http://www.fourthwallmedia.tv
About PayPal
PayPal is the faster, safer way to pay and get paid online. The service allows members to send money without sharing financial information, with the flexibility to pay using their account balances, bank accounts, credit cards or promotional financing. With more than 81 million active accounts in 190 markets and 24 currencies around the world, PayPal enables global ecommerce. PayPal is an eBay company and is made up of three leading online payment services: the PayPal global payment service, the Payflow Gateway and Bill Me Later. The company's open payment platform, PayPal X, allows developers to build innovative payment applications on multiple platforms and devices. More information about the company can be found at https://www.paypal.com.
CONTACT: Ellen Cooper, +1-646-419-0006, ecooper@fourthwallmedia.tv, for FourthWall Media; or Yulimar Chiu, Access Communications for PayPal, +1-415-844-6240, ychiu@accesspr.com
Trend Micro(TM) SafeSync Transforms Consumer Online Backup to Fit the Next-Generation Sync-and-Share Lifestyle
Trend Micro SafeSync offers easy online backup, secure data access from anywhere, real-time synchronization of files across multiple internet connected devices and sharing of files with friends and family.
CUPERTINO, Calif., Sept. 27 /PRNewswire/ -- Trend Micro Incorporated (TSE: 4704), a global leader in Internet content security, announced today the first standalone product resulting from its acquisition of humyo, a leading online storage and data synchronization company.
Trend Micro SafeSync is an easy-to-use, yet technically powerful solution that offers a secure personal cloud to individual consumers. It features automatic online backup and data synchronization of files to a secure online storage center across multiple computers and Internet-connected devices. This results in superior organization of data and removes the manual effort of moving files from one PC to another, which is not only time-consuming but subject to data loss. Using a Web browser, consumers can care for, access and share important files, anytime and anywhere. Optionally, customers can download a client software, which synchronizes files across all their computers and enables access to Trend Micro SafeSync through a virtual hard drive on their PC -- even when offline.
Impact of Trend Micro SafeSync
Regarded already as one of Europe's leading online backup solutions under the humyo name, Trend Micro SafeSync expands the company's security promise to consumers, by giving them secure online backup, recovery and continuous access. Analyst firm IDC has estimated that the Internet storage backup market will achieve an annual growth rate of over 33% from 2009 to 2011.
"Backup just got better. Now you can sync your digital life in real time--simply and easily. Your pictures and files are immediately secured, and accessible from any device at your fingertips, any time," said Carol Carpenter, general manager, consumer and small business, Trend Micro. "Traditional online backup is a great insurance plan for your data, but you don't need to wait for a disaster in order to use it, because Trend Micro SafeSync redefines your digital life by automatically syncing your data to the Internet cloud with unparalleled protection."
Trend Micro began offering humyo services, with 10 GB secure online backup and sync and sharing features, on September 08 with its introduction of Trend Micro(TM) Titanium(TM) Maximum Security ($59.95 for 1 PC, $79.95 for 3 PCs) - which also includes antivirus, antispyware, spam blocking, Web threat protection, prevention of malicious downloads and detection and prevention of malicious links in emails or IMs, customizable parental controls, data theft prevention, and more.
The growth in Internet-connected mobile devices, including PCs, Macs, and smartphones, means people want access to what they want, at all times and on any device they use. Online storage with synchronization technology transforms the consumer's mindset to sync and share fluidly and daily. For example, it makes it easier for friends and family to share home videos and other media content, directly from a SafeSync account, without the hassle of downloads and bulky emails.
Using intuitive desktop software, Trend Micro SafeSync can continuously backup selected files and folders by instantly replicating any changes on a consumer's local machine. Additional benefits for users of the service include easy data recovery, synchronization, speed and efficiency, security and more.
U.S. pricing and availability
Trend Micro SafeSync is available immediately in the U.S., U.K., Australia, New Zealand and other English-speaking countries and in France and Germany. Initially, in the U.S. the product will only be available online at http://www.safesync.com at a retail price of USD$59.95, with a special promotion offer of unlimited gigabytes of storage space. This promotion is for a limited time only.
For media:
-- For press presentation, screen shots and product data sheet, please
visit our online media kit here.
-- Watch a video demo of SafeSync here.
-- General information about SafeSync can be found at http://www.trendmicro.com/safesync.
About Trend Micro:
Trend Micro Incorporated, a global leader in Internet content security, focuses on securing the exchange of digital information for businesses and consumers. A pioneer and industry vanguard, Trend Micro is advancing integrated threat management technology to protect operational continuity, personal information, and property from malware, spam, data leaks and the newest Web threats. Visit TrendWatch at http://www.trendmicro.com/go/trendwatch to learn more about the latest threats. Trend Micro's flexible solutions, available in multiple form factors, are supported 24/7 by threat intelligence experts around the globe. Many of these solutions are powered by the Trend Micro(TM) Smart Protection Network(TM) infrastructure, a next-generation cloud-client innovation that combines sophisticated cloud-based reputation technology, feedback loops, and the expertise of TrendLabs(SM) researchers to deliver real-time protection from emerging threats. A transnational company, with headquarters in Tokyo, Trend Micro's trusted security solutions are sold through its business partners worldwide. Please visit http://www.trendmicro.com.
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Trend Micro Incorporated
CONTACT: Christina Sarracino of Trend Micro Incorporated, +1-415-298-0165, Christina_sarracino@trendmicro.com
KineticD Extends Secure Remote Access with iPhone and iPad Apps
Free Mobile Device Support Added to Online Backup, Recovery and File Sharing Service for SMBs
TORONTO, Sept. 27 /PRNewswire/ -- KineticD(TM), the online storage, recovery and access service designed for small and mid-sized businesses (SMBs), today announced that customers of its popular KineticSecure(TM) and KineticExtend(TM) cloud-based services are now able to use an iPhone® and iPad(TM) App to access valuable data files and applications securely from any location.
The new support for the Apple® iPhone and iPad provides quick and secure access to a user's PC or Windows® server. In addition to enabling users to restore and share files in their cloud storage, KineticExtend can also provide access to a remote system such as their PC at work, with Windows authentication. Accountants, medical and legal professionals, service providers and consultants use the service daily to access critical business data and specialized applications such as QuickBooks® without the complication or cost of a Virtual Private Network (VPN).
"While it's cool to access your office PC on the iPhone," said Jamie Brenzel, CEO of KineticD, "KineticExtend elevates the iPad from a surfing gadget to a justified business productivity tool. The new iPad App puts the full power of your office PC or server into your hands - wherever your business takes you."
The iPhone App for KineticExtend is available immediately at no additional charge when you activate an account with KineticD. The iPad App will be available in early October. Sign up for a free trial online at http://www.kineticd.com. To use KineticExtend on your iPhone, simply download the free App for iPhone at http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/kineticextend. KineticExtend requires iPhone OS 3.0 or later and is compatible with iPhone, iPod touch and iPad.
About KineticD
KineticD(TM) sets a new standard by providing small and mid-sized businesses (SMBs) with the same level of service and protection for irreplaceable digital assets that large enterprises rely on. It delivers comprehensive solutions that enable SMBs to continuously backup, restore, access, and share information online from any location. Its agile, cloud-based services are specifically designed for SMBs that want to activate their digital assets and more efficiently share and collaborate through improved access to information. Founded in 2002, the company's industry-acclaimed Data Deposit Box product delivers advanced, patented technology that is used daily by over 40,000 customers and is supported around the world through an extensive partner network. For a free trial visit http://www.kineticd.com.
SOURCE KineticD
KineticD
CONTACT: Heidi Rosenberg of Nadel Phelan, +1-831-440-2405, heidi@nadelphelan.com, for KineticD
Harris Corporation Introduces USB Thumb Drive Designed for U.S. Government Cyber Security Missions
Device Rapidly Probes, Identifies and Extracts Digital Computer Data, Leaving No Footprint
WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 /PRNewswire/ -- Harris Corporation (NYSE: HRS), an international communications and information technology company, has introduced a highly customizable USB thumb drive that quickly extracts targeted data from computers. The device - called BlackJack(TM) - is designed for military, intelligence, and law enforcement cyber security missions, where speed, stealth and accuracy are paramount considerations.
The BlackJack(TM) device boots in less than three seconds. It automatically scans and copies data by prioritizing search criteria and securely partitions search results for analysis. Unlike other search devices, it has LED indicators that immediately alert to the presence or absence of targeted data, so users can be certain whether they have indeed located and extracted information of interest.
"This is a true breakthrough for the military, intelligence, and law enforcement communities that provide advanced computer forensics in the field without leaving a telltale footprint behind," said Richard White, vice president, Advanced Information Solutions, Harris Government Communications Systems. "The BlackJack(TM) solution is lightning-fast, durable and has the potential for application in other markets, including corporate computer forensics."
Harris is a world leading cyber provider, combining the latest in technology assessment techniques and architecture engineering expertise to define and operate secure networks supporting nationally important programs. The company supports, owns, or operates several of the nation's largest secure networks. Additionally, the company's technology countermeasures and monitoring capabilities are proactively safeguarding vital information assets that support the critical missions of U.S. military, intelligence, transportation, and law enforcement customers.
About Harris Corporation
Harris is an international communications and information technology company serving government and commercial markets in more than 150 countries. Headquartered in Melbourne, Florida, the company has approximately $5 billion of annual revenue and more than 16,000 employees -- including nearly 7,000 engineers and scientists. Harris is dedicated to developing best-in-class assured communications(®) products, systems, and services. Additional information about Harris Corporation is available at http://www.harris.com
SOURCE Harris Corporation
Harris Corporation
CONTACT: Sleighton Meyer, Harris Government Communications Systems, +1-321-727-6514, sleighton.meyer@harris.com, or Jim Burke, Harris Corporation, +1-321-727-9131, jim.burke@harris.com, or Marc Raimondi, Harris Corporation - Washington, D.C., +1-202-729-3732, marc.raimondi@harris.com
Damaka Unveils Real-Time Two-Way Push-To-Video Call for BlackBerry
Leading Mobile UCC Solution Now Enables Users to Send or Receive Video During a Live Conference Session
RICHARDSON, Texas, Sept. 27 /PRNewswire/ -- Damaka®, a technology pioneer in mobile Unified Communications and Collaboration (UCC), today announced the launch of Two-Way Push-To-Video Call(TM) for BlackBerry®, the latest addition to its Amadeo product suite, enabling users to send or receive video during conference sessions.
"The ability to share live video with colleagues while in a live conference session, from anywhere and anytime, enables an unprecedented level of collaboration, productivity and efficiency for mobile workers," said Siva Chaturvedi, CEO, Damaka. "The release of new features and functionalities for the Damaka Amadeo solution highlights our ongoing dedication to providing the industry's most advanced communication and collaboration platform."
BlackBerry users now have a comprehensive mobile collaboration tool at their fingertips capable of Presence, IM, application and desktop sharing with zooming/paning features, as well as the ability to participate in an audio conferencing session or a multi-party collaboration session. The solution also features Sweeping(TM) technology; Damaka's innovative method of transferring in process collaboration sessions to and from multiple devices, regardless of operating system or network.
"With its established enterprise user base, the BlackBerry platform is a logical candidate for this type of mobile collaboration," said Francis Sideco, principal analyst, iSuppli Corporation. "Incorporating video calling enables more comprehensive mobile collaboration between multiple users. Leveraging these features in enterprise environments will be of great interest to many BlackBerry users looking to improve productivity and stay connected with colleagues while on-the-go."
The groundbreaking line of Damaka mobile unified communications and collaboration solutions is available in both Peer-to-Peer (P2P) and traditional client-server architectures. Damaka's software application is based on patented "direct peering" P2P technology with a highly optimized footprint for smartphones and numerous operating systems. Damaka's mobile UCC offerings provide a unique solution for service providers, enterprise organizations and SMBs.
Damaka's Amadeo solution is already available on Android(TM), iPhone®, iPad(TM), Symbian® and Windows Mobile® platforms.
About Damaka, Inc.
Damaka (http://www.damaka.com) is an innovator in mobile unified communication and collaboration (UCC) solutions. The company is changing the landscape of mobile UCC by providing secure, real-time mobile video calling and mobile collaboration solutions on all major smartphones and PC/MAC platforms, enabling collaboration on any device, any network, anytime and anywhere. Damaka's managed peer-to-peer SIP based software solutions feature Sweeping(TM) technology, allowing users to seamlessly transfer in progress collaboration sessions to and from various devices, including laptops, netbooks, tablets and smartphones. Damaka was founded in 2004 and is headquartered in Richardson, Texas, with additional offices in Chennai, India. For more information on Damaka's technology and available solutions please visit http://www.damaka.com.
SOURCE Damaka
Damaka
CONTACT: Kevin Thornton of Nadel Phelan, +1-831-440-2404, kevin@nadelphelan.com, for Damaka
MedWOW International Medical Equipment Platform Adds Seller Ministores
Based on customer feedback, MedWOW.com has developed a new, free value-added feature, enabling sellers to generate a unique page highlighting their inventory.
NICOSIA, Cyprus, Sept. 27 /PRNewswire/ -- MedWOW.com is pleased to announce the addition of its newest value-added feature, focused on sellers of new and used medical equipment, strengthening their exposure to potential buyers.
Each seller is entitled to a free ministore, featuring their inventory. A predesigned link or banner can be added to the seller's website, in order to direct potential customers to the seller's ministore on MedWOW. This allows medical equipment sellers and distributors to own their own homepage within the MedWOW website. The convenient link is created instantly, and gives the advantage of having all of the seller's items in one, convenient online page. Thousands of prospective buyers enter the site on a daily basis, and this additional tool is anticipated to advance sales, by allowing sellers to upgrade their online new and used hospital equipment experience.
"One of the reasons that MedWOW has become so successful in such a short time is that our R&D team is constantly working on new features to better serve our customers," commented Mark Green, MedWOW's Marketing Director. "Passionately serving the needs of our thousands of registered users, based on their requests and feedback, is what sets us apart from our competitors."
MedWOW medical equipment franchise opportunities are still available in several parts of the world. With over 6,500 unique visitors daily, users turn to the site due to its numerous benefits, including: a comprehensive, multi-faceted search engine, a gateway into the international medical equipment market, services that enhance safety and security in transactions, a multilingual interface and many other services designed to directly support the users.
About MedWOW:
MedWOW.com is the leading international, online marketplace for buying and selling new and used medical equipment. The user-friendly website connects buyers, sellers and service-providers of medical equipment from all over the world, by combining multilingual customer support with comprehensive professional services and unprecedented reliability.
GI Monitor, (IBD) Crohn's and Colitis Symptom Tracking Application From WellApps LLC, Expands to Android and Adds Real-time Sync Across iPhone, iPad, Android and BlackBerry
Developed by an Ulcerative Colitis patient with help from GI specialists, GI Monitor, the leading symptom tracking application for (IBD) Crohn's and Ulcerative Colitis, is now available on Android smartphones as well as iPhone, iPad and BlackBerry.
UPPER SADDLE RIVER, N.J., Sept. 27 /PRNewswire/ -- WellApps, LLC announced today that it has expanded GI Monitor, its successful (IBD) Crohn's and Colitis symptom tracking application, to Android phones in response to patient demand. GI Monitor is a free symptom tracking service that allows patients to log IBD symptoms such as bowel movements, pain and stress and make correlations with medications and diet. Detailed reports and charts can be printed or emailed to physicians, resulting in optimal treatment. The service, which is free to patients, is now available for iPhone, iPad, iTouch, Android and BlackBerry and supports real-time sync across all platforms.
Inspired by an ongoing battle with Ulcerative Colitis, 35-year old Brett Shamosh, a digital media executive from Bergen County, NJ, decided to use the booming smartphone app market to help fellow IBD patients. Since then, he has started his own company developing and distributing symptom tracking applications for patients with chronic illnesses. Shamosh says, "The penetration of smartphones into the consumer market has opened up some startling possibilities for the healthcare space." He adds, "WellApps enhances communication between patients, physicians and researchers to limit periods of disease activity, increase compliance with treatment regimens and significantly reduce healthcare spending."
WellApps also provides unique opportunities to Pharmaceutical marketers. Bill Jennings, CEO of Good Health Media, the fastest growing Health Ad Network reaching 38 million monthly unique visitors (Comscore), says "Working with WellApps and a great product like GI Monitor allows us to extend valuable programs to our pharma clients and engage patients in powerful ways." Dan Reinhardt, President of Evidence Based Marketing firm Return on Focus, adds "GI Monitor offers patients and physicians access to an unprecedented level of real-world evidence about Crohn's and Ulcerative Colitis. Pharmaceutical marketers have a unique opportunity to help patients improve overall outcomes."
About WellApps, LLC - WellApps develops and distributes symptom tracking applications for patients with chronic illnesses. The data collected is compiled into easy-to-read reports for physicians, resulting in optimal patient treatment and reduced periods of active disease. Patients can also access interactive charts to see correlations between symptoms and understand how compliance to medication affects their well being.
De-identified data from our patient population is collected anonymously and shared with researchers to make progress in the treatment of chronic illnesses.
Vanguard Delivers Day One Support for IBM z/OS 1.12
Provides IBM Mainframe Customers With Enhanced, Automated Security, Data Protection
LAS VEGAS, Sept. 27 /PRNewswire/ -- Vanguard Integrity Professionals, the leader in enterprise security software for mainframes, today announced that Vanguard Security Solutions software provides Day One support for IBM z/OS® 1.12. Vanguard Security Solutions software is easy to use and automates processes to enable enterprise customers to protect mission critical mainframe data and applications, streamline security administration and audits, and ensure compliance with regulations.
"More internal and remote users are gaining access to mainframe data and applications within the enterprise," said Keegan O'Neill, director of research and development at Vanguard. "As a result, organizations are looking for ways to provide greater levels of security protection for their critical information assets."
Vanguard actively participated in IBM's Early Support Program for z/OS V1.12 to ensure that customers would be provided with Day One support.
"Vanguard customers that deploy IBM z/OS 1.12 can rest assured that their critical IT mainframe infrastructure will be protected from the most advanced cyber threats," O'Neill continued. "Vanguard is committed to providing organizations with the most current security capabilities for the z/OS platform, and extending this highest level of security throughout the enterprise."
Earlier this month, Vanguard released version 8.2 of its Vanguard Security Solutions software. The new release provides more than 100 ease of use, security control and reporting enhancements designed to enable organizations to be more efficient and accurate when managing mainframe data and applications and responding to regulatory compliance requirements.
Vanguard Integrity Professionals provides enterprise security software and services that solve complex security and regulatory compliance challenges for government agencies and corporations around the world. With solutions for Audit and Compliance, Security Administration, Intrusion Detection and Identity and Access Management, Vanguard automates processes necessary to identify and mitigate the risks customers face. Vanguard's customers receive a rapid return on investment and are able to focus on other critical business needs thereby becoming more productive and secure.
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CONTACT: Roxane Rosberg of Vanguard Integrity Professionals, +1-702-794-0014, roxane.rosberg@go2vanguard.com