MANILA, PHILIPPINES–(Marketwired – Jun 5, 2014) – Hundreds of developers and environmental activists will come together on June 6-8 to build mobile and web applications dedicated to climate change mitigation, adaptation and resilience at ‘Hack-The-Climate: Manila’. This eco-themed hackathon will be held at De La Salle College of Saint Benilde (DLS-CSB), in partnership with Princeton University’s Pace Center for Civic Engagement. Two Princeton University juniors, Jacob Scheer and Miguel Lachanski reached out to DLS-CSB to host Hack-The-Climate after winning a US $10,000 grant from Davis Projects for Peace, a prize awarded to college students with project ideas that contribute to…
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SAN FRANCISCO, CA–(Marketwired – Jun 5, 2014) – Telephone service providers have discovered the most efficient and cost cutting way to have quality telecommunication services. Using internet technology and the cloud, residential VoIP, or voice over internet protocol, uses the internet to transmit phone signals instead of using landlines like traditional analog phones. With cloud communications, residential VoIP providers are able to give customers smooth and quality phone services into homes while including a wide range of features at prices much cheaper than traditional phones. The experts at VoipMechanic.com have compared all aspects of VoIP services and have ranked the…
MARKHAM, ONTARIO–(Marketwired – June 5, 2014) – Albatross Scandinavia AB, an Enghouse Networks company, is pleased to announce the signing of a new frame agreement with TDC Sweden to evolve its next generation services. The agreement involves fully managed delivery and IMS migration of routing services for Sweden and Norway. TDC identified continued migration from traditional landline telephony to IP-based solutions and mobile-only as a key strategic industry trend. To align their business goals and stimulate revenue growth, TDC needed to move their services from outdated, complex and costly INAP-based TDM/IN environments to IP-based IMS/NGIN without service disruption, loss of…
TEL AVIV, ISRAEL–(Marketwired – June 05, 2014) – Mantis Vision, a developer of some of the world’s most advanced 3D enabling technologies, today confirmed that its MV4D technology platform will serve as the core 3D engine behind Google’s Project Tango. Mantis Vision provides the 3D sensing platform, consisting of flash projector hardware components and Mantis Vision’s core MV4D technology which includes structured light-based depth sensing algorithms. Google’s new seven-inch tablet is the first mobile device released that will access the MV4D platform to easily capture, enrich and deliver quality 3D data at scale allowing Google developers to quickly build consumer and professional…
REDWOOD CITY, CA–(Marketwired – Jun 5, 2014) – Next week, Bunchball, the pioneer and market leader in gamification, will redefine gamification in the enterprise at GSummit, one of the largest gatherings in the gamification industry. The four-day event held at the Concourse Exhibition Center in San Francisco June 10-13. Having recently received a notice of allowance for a “Gamification as a Service” patent, Bunchball will be a leading presence at the event, presenting multiple sessions by both executives and customers, a workshop and live demonstrations and giveaways at the booth Organizations that engage customers and employees via gamification see a 240…
RANCHO SANTA MARGARITA, CA–(Marketwired – Jun 5, 2014) – Melissa Data, a leading provider of contact data quality and data integration solutions, today announced its strategic relationship with EXTOL International Inc., a provider of end-to-end business integration software and services, to enable seamless data quality operations in tandem with electronic data interchange (EDI) and other integrated business processes. This partnership gives EXTOL users the option to access Melissa Data’s sophisticated, native data quality functions, adding value by eliminating the need for separate data quality resources and assuring data quality immediately as customer information enters the enterprise system. With Melissa Data’s…
SAN MATEO, CA–(Marketwired – Jun 5, 2014) – Selectica, Inc. (NASDAQ: SLTC) News SummarySelectica, Inc. (NASDAQ: SLTC) today announced it has reached a definitive agreement to acquire Iasta, an industry leading SaaS-based sourcing and spend management solutions company focused on providing strategic sourcing, business intelligence, spend analysis, supplier management, and contract management technology to empower procurement and sourcing professionals in mid- to large enterprises worldwide. News Facts Iasta is a strategic sourcing software and services leader recognized by: Gartner, Inc.’s Magic Quadrant for Strategic Sourcing Application Suites 2013 Forrester Research, Inc.’s Sourcing and Vendor Management Wave 2013 Best Places to…
SAN MATEO, CA–(Marketwired – Jun 5, 2014) – Selectica, Inc. (NASDAQ: SLTC), a leading provider of solutions that streamline contract processes, reduces risk, and drives revenue, today announced financial results for its fourth quarter and fiscal year ended March 31, 2014. “While fully recognizing our lack of growth in Q4, we continue to reimagine Selectica, through focused efforts on delivering excellence in customer success. We are pleased with the feedback from both our existing and new customers regarding our improved processes, delivery, training and follow-through. Further, the launch of the most recent version of our contract management solution has been…
EDISON, NJ–(Marketwired – Jun 5, 2014) – Majesco Entertainment Company (NASDAQ: COOL), an innovative provider of video games for the mass market, will announce its financial results for the second quarter of fiscal 2014 on Monday, June 9, 2014 after the U.S. market close. Senior management will host a conference call to discuss the second quarter fiscal 2014 financial results on the same day, Monday, June 9, 2014 at 4:30 p.m. ET. To access the conference call, please dial in approximately 10 minutes prior to the start of the conference call. U.S. Dial In: 1-800-860-2442 Canada Dial In: 1-866-605-3852 International…
TORONTO, ONTARIO–(Marketwired – June 5, 2014) – ViXS Systems Inc. (TSX:VXS) a pioneer and leader in media processing solutions, reported its first quarter fiscal 2015 results for the period ended April 30, 2014. All results are reported under International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”) and in U.S. dollars, unless otherwise specified. ViXS reported Q1FY15 revenue of $7.4 million, total comprehensive loss of $5.1 million and non-IFRS net loss of $4.5 million. Q1FY15 Financial Summary Revenue of $7.4 million, a sequential increase over the previous quarter’s revenue of $7.0 million. Revenue from new products accounted for 61% of sales in F1Q15 versus…
COLD SPRING, NY–(Marketwired – Jun 5, 2014) – By now, it is common knowledge that a website is one of the most essential marketing tools across all businesses and industries; healthcare is no exception. For healthcare professionals, a well-designed website enhances the patient-provider relationship by creating accessibility for the patient to the provider. Leader in medical marketing, medical web design, and medical logo design Aurora Information Technology (Aurora IT) knows that to make a website a valuable asset to your online marketing campaign it needs to be a mobile-friendly, responsive design. With over a decade of medical marketing experience, Aurora…
CAMBRIDGE, MA–(Marketwired – Jun 5, 2014) – Pegasystems Inc. (NASDAQ: PEGA), the software company powering the digital enterprise with Better Business Software®, today announced upgrades to the company’s Customer Process Manager for Insurance (CPMI) solution that will improve the user experience and enhance service delivery. Significant enhancements to CPMI include a consistent user interface across all channels including mobile and social channels and stronger case management capabilities, providing access to the right data at the right time. CPMI enables insurance carriers to overcome critical challenges found using inflexible and outdated CRM solutions that hamper their ability to deliver consistently high…
IRVINE, CA–(Marketwired – Jun 5, 2014) – When it comes to violations of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Privacy and Security Rules, the stakes can be high. Recently, the New York Presbyterian Hospital and Columbia University agreed to settle, in the amount of $4.8 million, charges that they potentially failed to secure thousands of patients’ electronic protected health information (ePHI) held on their network. To prevent costly breaches such as this one from happening, Netwrix Corporation, the provider of change and configuration auditing software, suggests the following best practices every health care organization or insurance provider should…
BURLINGTON, MA–(Marketwired – June 05, 2014) – Qstream, maker of a scientifically proven mobile platform for driving high-performance sales teams, is sponsoring a complimentary book signing by acclaimed author, business transformation expert and training leader Dr. Roy Pollock following his talk at next week’s Society of Pharmaceutical and Biotech Trainers (SPBT) 2014 conference in Dallas.Dr. Roy Pollock is chief learning officer of The 6Ds Company whose previous work, “The Six Disciplines of Breakthrough Learning”, states that 80% of the link between training and active application on the job is lost, and calls on managers to start running training programs with…
BRAINTREE, MASSACHUSETTS–(Marketwired – June 5, 2014) – The Planon Group today announced to – from July 1st 2014 – operate with dual headquarters in order to better support the growth of its North American business. Currently the Netherlands office serves as Planon’s worldwide headquarters; from the second half of 2014 this will become the company’s European based headquarters. The company’s current Braintree (MA) regional office will become its North American based headquarters. As part of this strategic move, Planon’s board member and shareholder Fred Guelen will be appointed as President of the American operations and relocate to the United States.…
MONTREAL, QUEBEC–(Marketwired – June 5, 2014) – (TSX:TCL.A)(TSX:TCL.B)(TSX:TCL.PR.D) (in millions of dollars, except per share data) Q2-14 Q2-13(1) % YTD 2014 YTD 2013(1) % Revenues 498.2 517.8 (3.8 ) 997.5 1,043.4 (4.4 ) Adjusted operating earnings before amortization (Adjusted EBITDA) 82.8 80.4 3.0 151.4 149.8 1.1 Adjusted operating earnings (Adjusted EBIT) 58.5 54.2 7.9 102.0 97.7 4.4 Adjusted net earnings applicable to participating shares 36.8 32.6 12.9 63.2 59.0 7.1 Per share 0.47 0.42 11.9 0.81 0.76 6.6 Net earnings applicable to participating shares 34.7 25.3 37.2 51.9 41.0 26.6 Per share 0.45 0.32 40.6 0.67 0.52 28.8 Please refer…
NEW YORK, NY–(Marketwired – Jun 5, 2014) – MongoDB today announced that Adobe has added support for MongoDB, the database for modern applications, to facilitate the storage of data with the release of version 6.0 of Adobe Experience Manager, the market leader in Web experience management. Experience Manager enables marketers to create, manage and optimize customer-facing digital experiences across all channels, including web, mobile apps, social, video and in-store. Adobe built a version of the persistence layer for Experience Manager 6.0 on MongoDB, which stores petabytes of data that customers need for their large-scale content repositories, for management and delivery…
NEW YORK, NY–(Marketwired – Jun 5, 2014) – Ralph McKee Career and Technical High School is sending 60 high school engineering students to TELEHOUSE’s Staten Island Data Center for a tour of the facility and a presentation on the employment opportunities that exist in the telecom and IT industries. Hosted by Telehouse, the global leader in data centers, international internet exchanges, and scalable IT support solutions, and Digital Edge, a data center services provider specializing in back-end technology, this outreach event is an innovative way to bridge the gap between academia and the professional workplace setting. The tours will take…
SAN FRANCISCO, CA–(Marketwired – Jun 5, 2014) – BizCloud® Inc., a leading edge provider of cloud Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) solutions, today announced a new IT Intervention program targeted to existing enterprise clients and prospects of CSC BizCloud and its reseller partners. The newly launched program is designed to help organizations mitigate risks associated with purchasing cloud infrastructure from vendors selling infringing products, namely CSC BizCloud. Sale of BizCloud-branded cloud products and services by CSC and its partner companies is an infringement of the BizCloud trademark rights, and BizCloud believes that a majority of their clients have unknowingly purchased…
SUNNYVALE, CA–(Marketwired – Jun 5, 2014) – Blue Coat Systems, Inc., the market leader in business assurance technology, today announced that Jana Whitcomb, vice president, North America channel and service providers, has been named to the 2014 CRN Women of the Channel. The annual list highlights the accomplishments of female executives within vendor, distribution, and solution provider organizations, and the impact they are having on the advancement of the IT channel industry as a whole. Last year, Blue Coat promoted Ms. Whitcomb to drive the company’s North America channel strategy. At the same time, the company united its channel partner…