HAMPSHIRE, UNITED KINGDOM–(Marketwired – May 13, 2014) – A new report from Juniper Research forecasts that the number of unique consumers accessing cloud-based services will exceed 3.6bn by 2018, rising from an estimated 2.4bn in 2013. The report highlighted that an expanding collection of connected services within cloud-based storage, music and games will drive consumer demand over the next five years. Streaming Music Breaks the Sound BarrierAccording to the report, Cloud Computing – Consumer Markets: Strategies & Forecasts 2014-2018, despite the success of cloud-based storage providers attracting large numbers of users, they are failing to capture a significant percentage of…
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OXFORD, UNITED KINGDOM–(Marketwired – May 13, 2014) – Sophos today announced the appointment of Bryan Barney as senior vice president and general manager of the Sophos Network Security Group, and Karl-Heinz Warum as regional vice president of sales for Germany, Northern and Eastern Europe, Middle East and Africa. With these appointments, Sophos continues to build for long term growth as the channel-centric IT security provider of choice for small and mid-market customers and pragmatic enterprises of any size. Bryan Barney will run the Network Security Group for Sophos, with full product responsibility for the UTM, advanced threat protection, wireless and…
PALO ALTO, CA–(Marketwired – May 13, 2014) – TIBCO Software Inc. (NASDAQ: TIBX) today announced TIBCO ActiveMatrix® BPM 3.0, the next major version of the company’s acclaimed business process management (BPM) suite that makes an organization more effective in adapting to a constantly changing environment. Organizations across every industry must drive innovation by bringing the power of event-driven processes and Fast Data to their businesses, providing actionable insight into what’s happening right now. ActiveMatrix® BPM 3.0 brings a host of powerful new capabilities that enable businesses to adapt to real-time events, ultimately improving business outcomes while enhancing their customer’s overall…
EDMONTON, ALBERTA–(Marketwired – May 12, 2014) – CSM Systems Corp. (TSX VENTURE:CKX) (“CSM” or the “Corporation”) is pleased to announce that, subject to regulatory approval, it intends to complete an offering of up to 20,000,000 units (“Units”) at a price of $0.03 per Unit for gross proceeds of up to $600,000 by way of a private placement (the “Private Placement”). Each Unit is comprised of one (1) common share (“Common Share”) and one (1) Common Share purchase warrant (a “Warrant”). Each Warrant entitles the holder to purchase one (1) additional Common Share at a price of $0.05 per Common Share…
SAN FRANCISCO, CA–(Marketwired – May 12, 2014) – Advent Software, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADVS), a leading provider of software and services for the global investment management industry, today announced that the company’s stockholders elected Michael Frandsen as a new member of its Board of Directors at the company’s annual stockholders’ meeting on May 7, 2014. In addition, Advent’s Board of Directors appointed Mr. Frandsen as a member of the Compensation Committee of the Board. Mr. Frandsen brings vast experience from the technology industry, specifically in SaaS solutions, to Advent’s board. “I am excited to be joining Advent’s Board of Directors at such…
MILPITAS, CA–(Marketwired – May 12, 2014) – InnoMedia, the leader in Embedded Enterprise Session Border Controller (ESBC) technology, today announced broadened adoption by Buckeye TeleSystem of the InnoMedia ESBC line for its SIP trunk offering. SIP trunks provide the same level of quality at a much lower price per circuit when compared to conventional analog phone circuits and are incrementally scalable in real time without the need to install new lines. Using InnoMedia’s PRI capable ESBCs, enterprises with in-house TDM PBX phone systems will accrue all the benefits of SIP trunking without having to replace their existing PBX and telephone…
SANTA MONICA, CA–(Marketwired – May 12, 2014) – Manalto Inc. (www.manalto.com), the dedicated social media management solution provider, today announced the strategic appointments of Jerry Darnell as Industry Board Advisor, and Rahul Saluja as Head of Sales for North America and Canada. These appointments reinforce Manalto’s commitment to shaping its core enterprise solution in conjunction with industry, and will also propel Manalto’s continued expansion strategy. “Jerry is an executive-level business leader and advisor with extensive experience across sales and marketing, and operations, particularly within the USA franchise sector and with start-up companies,” said Anthony Owen, President and Founder of Manalto. “Jerry’s…
SUNNYVALE, CA–(Marketwired – May 12, 2014) – AMD (NYSE: AMD) today announced that Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Devinder Kumar will present at the Bank of America Merrill Lynch Global Technology Conference at 10:00 a.m. PDT on Tuesday, June 3, 2014 in San Francisco. A real-time audio webcast of the presentation can be accessed on the Investor Relations homepage: http://ir.amd.com. A replay of the webcast can be accessed approximately 4 hours after the conclusion of the live event and will be available for 30 days after the conference. About AMD AMD (NYSE: AMD) designs and integrates technology that…
RESTON, VA–(Marketwired – May 12, 2014) – VeriSign, Inc. (NASDAQ: VRSN), the global leader in domain names, today announced that Jim Bidzos, executive chairman, president and chief executive officer, and George Kilguss III, senior vice president and chief financial officer, will speak at the J.P. Morgan Global Technology, Media and Telecom Conference in Boston on Monday, May 19, at 3:40 p.m. EDT. During the discussion, recent company performance and business initiatives will be highlighted. It will be possible to listen to the discussion via live audio webcast at http://investor.verisign.com. A replay of the webcast will also be available at http://investor.verisign.com…
SCOTTSDALE, AZ–(Marketwired – May 12, 2014) – EY today announced that Robert Donat of GPS Insight is a finalist for the EY Entrepreneur Of The Year™ 2014 Award in the Mountain Desert region. The awards program recognizes entrepreneurs who demonstrate excellence and extraordinary success in such areas as innovation, financial performance, and personal commitment to their businesses and communities. Donat was selected as a finalist from nearly 100 nominations by a panel of independent judges. Award winners will be announced at a special gala event on Thursday, June 26, 2014 at the Denver Center for the Performing Arts Seawell Ballroom.…
NEW YORK, NY–(Marketwired – May 12, 2014) – Fusion (OTCQB: FSNN), a provider of integrated cloud solutions, including cloud communications, cloud connectivity, cloud computing and other cloud services such as storage and security (“Fusion” or the “Company”), announced today that FINRA has completed its review of Fusion’s submission and has approved the effective date of May 13, 2014 for a 1-for-50 reverse stock split of the Company’s common stock. As a result of the reverse stock split, Fusion will trade under the symbol FSNND until June 11, 2014, at which time the trading symbol will revert to FSNN. Fusion’s post-split…
TORONTO, ON–(Marketwired – May 12, 2014) – The Women’s Executive Network (WXN) is pleased to welcome the city’s most influential female voices to speak at a special extended breakfast event on May 15, 2014 at the Ritz-Carlton in Toronto. This event features a keynote from City Councillor and Toronto Mayoral Candidate, Karen Stintz, as well as a panel discussion with Toronto 2015 Pan/Parapan American Games Organizing Committee’s Senior Vice-President, Marketing and Revenue, Kathy Henderson, and TIFF’s Vice-President, Communications & Content Management, Jennifer Bell, moderated by CBC News Toronto’s Host/Anchor, Anne-Marie Mediwake. These women will speak to relevant and timely content…
CHICAGO, IL and PARIS, FRANCE–(Marketwired – May 12, 2014) – Enablon, the world’s leading provider of Sustainability, EH&S and Operational Risk Management Software, announced it has been positioned by Gartner, Inc. in the Leaders Quadrant of the “Magic Quadrant Environmental, Health and Safety Management Systems1” report. Fourteen companies are assessed in the report based on their “Completeness of Vision” and “Ability to Execute” and Enablon is positioned among the leaders in the evaluation. According to the report, given the increasing complexity of regulations, growing consumer awareness of sustainability issues and the corporate drive to improve compliance efficiency, there has been a…
PLANO, TX–(Marketwired – May 12, 2014) – Epygi Technologies, Ltd., a worldwide provider of award-winning small to medium business IP PBX telephone systems and Gateways, has formed a new partnership with Neocenter in Mexico. Founded in 2003, Neocenter is a leading telecommunications company distributing video conferencing and open standards telephony products that offers robust and reliable solutions to end users through trained and certified Channel Integrators. Neocenter distributes IP phones, media gateways, IP PBX solutions, conferencing, contact center, professional headsets, GSM and mobility solutions. With Neocenter as its newest partner, Epygi hopes to expand its market in Mexico while still…
PALO ALTO, CA and SAN FRANCISCO, CA–(Marketwired – May 12, 2014) – AGNITiO, the global market leader in voice biometrics, is speaking at the Opus Research Voice Biometrics Conference (VBC 2014) held on May 14 – 15 at the Fairmont Hotel in San Francisco, CA. VBC 2014 is the premier global event addressing mobile security and multi-factor authentication. The event showcases current solutions and future opportunities for voice biometrics and phone-based technologies to support strong authentication and fraud prevention in contact centers, inside mobile devices and to enable secure commerce. AGNITiO’s Chief Executive Officer, Emilio Martinez, will deliver a keynote…
MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA–(Marketwired – May 12, 2014) – Mirantis, the number one pure play OpenStack vendor, today announced the launch of a web-based dashboard that gives OpenStack users immediate information on all infrastructure vendors that have invested in making their solutions interoperable with the OpenStack cloud platform. The dashboard is available now and based on the completely open Apache 2.0 codebase of the associated DriverLog project maintained by the OpenStack community. “Traditional open source communities tend to delegate vendor compatibility matters to commercial vendors and downstream distributions,” said Boris Renski, Co-Founder and EVP at Mirantis. “At Mirantis we believe that…
SAN FRANCISCO, CA–(Marketwired – May 12, 2014) – Today UserVoice, the complete platform for managing in-app user engagement, feedback, and support, announced a strategic collaboration with Microsoft Corp. to integrate UserVoice’s customer service solution into Microsoft Visual Studio Online, the home for project data in the cloud. Visual Studio Online gives development teams the ability to create, deliver and mange next-generation applications as they move through the engineering cycle. With UserVoice as part of Visual Studio Online starting today, companies now have an end-to-end solution for developers to make consumer engagement and feedback part of the development process to ensure…
DALLAS, TX–(Marketwired – May 12, 2014) – International research firm Parks Associates will bring together more than 350 industry leaders for the 18th annual CONNECTIONS™: The Premier Connected Home Conference, May 13-15, at the San Francisco Airport Marriott Waterfront. The three-day executive conference focuses on innovative technology and business solutions for the connected consumer, with analyst presentations featuring Parks Associates’ new 1Q 2014 consumer research and panel discussions with high-level executives from start-ups, Fortune 500, venture capitalist, public relations, and media companies. Press are invited to attend. “The Internet of Things, adoption of connected devices, and use of online video…
HOUSTON, TX–(Marketwired – May 12, 2014) – Netwrix Corporation, the #1 provider of change and configuration auditing software, today announced the release of Netwrix Auditor 6.0. Delivering complete visibility into what is happening across the entire IT infrastructure, Netwrix Auditor 6.0 provides the broadest available coverage of audited systems and applications, including Active Directory, Exchange, Windows Server, File Servers, SharePoint, VMware and more. The new Netwrix Auditor 6.0 will be showcased during TechEd North America 2014, May 12 – 15, 2014 in booth #1615. “The avalanche of recent security breaches and compliance violations at major retailers, healthcare organizations and hotel…
SAN FRANCISCO, CA–(Marketwired – May 12, 2014) – Piston Cloud Computing, Inc., the enterprise OpenStack® company, today announced that Swisscom, one of the largest ICT providers in Switzerland, has partnered with Piston to help build its future cloud-based infrastructure. Piston is both a technology and strategic partner for Swisscom, providing not only its architecture, but also OpenStack professional and training services. With 6.4 million mobile customers, one million Swisscom TV customers and roughly 2 million retail broadband connections, Swisscom is Switzerland’s leading telecommunications provider and ranks as one of the leading Swiss providers specializing in the integration and operation of…