NEW YORK, NY–(Marketwired – Apr 2, 2014) – SmartMetric, Inc. (OTCQB: SMME), the developer of fingerprint activated biometric payment cards, says that the use of biometrics in the payment industry could offer a significant defense in the ongoing war against fraudsters. Having a card that is activated only by the card holders fingerprint would defend against identity fraud since the card would be biometrically married to the rightful card user rather than hoping and praying that the card being presented online or at a retailer is not a fraudulent card. With the most recent credit card information thefts in the…
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LUXEMBOURG –(Marketwired – April 02, 2014) – SES Industry Days — ViXS Systems Inc. (TSX: VXS), a pioneer and leader in media processing solutions, today announced that the ViXS XCode 6400 decoder is a key technology component of SES’ end-to-end satellite broadcast of UHD 4Kp60 content encoded in the HEVC Main10 standard and demonstrated during the 7th SES Industry Days in Luxembourg. SES, the leader in satellite-based premium content distribution, will dedicate a satellite channel to broadcast live content in brilliant detail, using commercially available equipment for encoding, decoding and television display. This demonstration sends a clear message to the European pay television market…
MINNEAPOLIS, MN–(Marketwired – April 02, 2014) – HelpSystems, developer of the monitoring, mapping, and alerting software, InterMapper, announces the release of 42 new InterMapper software plug-ins (probes), now available for free download to InterMapper customers. Newly released, customer-submitted probes were developed to monitor a variety of network devices from leading manufacturers including Cisco, Aruba Networks, Ubiquiti, Juniper, and Radware. InterMapper’s real-time monitoring and mapping software is highly adaptable to fit unique network configurations and monitoring needs. Probes can extrapolate key data from any application or device with an IP address, and filter information to focus on what is important. They…
VIRGINIA BEACH, VA–(Marketwired – Apr 2, 2014) – IssueTrak, a global leader in providing software for tracking issues associated with strategic business processes, launches the 2014 Customer Service Contest in honor of those professionals working in the customer service field. Many industries use help desks and software successfully to improve customer service and support. However, this software is nothing without the customer support specialists that are the final key to providing a great customer experience. IssueTrak will select a winner from submissions detailing the best customer service story about an individual who was exceptional in providing outstanding service to customers.…
GREENBELT, MD–(Marketwired – Apr 2, 2014) – Presidio announced today that it has received a Cisco® Partner Summit Global award, recognized as Architectural Excellence – Collaboration. Cisco revealed the winners at a Global Awards reception during its annual partner conference taking place last week in Las Vegas. In addition to the Global Award, Presidio also received the following Cisco Partner Summit awards: Public Sector Partner of the Year, Americas Architectural Excellence – Data Center, US/Canada East Partner of the Year – Enterprise, US/Canada East Public Sector Partner of the Year, US Public Sector Cisco Capital Partner of the Year, US…
ATLANTIC CITY, NJ–(Marketwired – Apr 2, 2014) – Six of the largest casinos in New Jersey have launched online gaming sites. They are optimistic that offering online casino games and poker will help boost revenues and save the state’s faltering casino industry. Legalnjonlinecasino.com is a new site that was launched to analyze online gambling revenue from Atlantic City casinos and predict future stability of the market. Legalnjonlinecasino.com updates online gaming revenue every month after it is released from the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement. The site tracks revenue from the six Atlantic City Casinos that are operating in the…
SEATTLE, WA–(Marketwired – Apr 2, 2014) – Leading UHF radio frequency identification (RFID) platform provider Impinj, Inc. today announced its Monza R6 tag chip to drive high-volume applications in retail stores and supply chains. Combining breakthrough features with unprecedented read range and write speed, Monza R6 enables retailers and brand owners to achieve significant performance improvements, unmatched data integrity and the lowest applied tag cost in their RFID operations while using smaller and more versatile tags that extend the benefits of RFID to new product categories. Unprecedented PerformanceMonza R6 boasts the industry’s best read sensitivity, measured at -22.1 dBm, and…
LISBON, PORTUGAL–(Marketwired – April 2, 2014) – CGI (NYSE:GIB)(TSX:GIB.A) today announced the renewal and expansion of its contract with EDP, one of the leading energy producers in Europe with operations worldwide. Under the new four-year agreement, valued at approximately EUR40 million, CGI will provide comprehensive data center and infrastructure management services, including application operations. According to Vergílio Rocha, director of information systems at EDP, “EDP has developed a process for transforming and adapting its IT models to align with current and future trends, as well as with the needs of the company. This agreement is an example of this type…
SANTA CRUZ, CA–(Marketwired – Apr 2, 2014) – PayStand, a next generation online payment solution, today launched its service enabling organizations to easily accept multiple payment options online, all without transaction fees to the merchant. By allowing eCash (Bitcoin), eCheck (ACH/Dwolla), and all major credit cards, PayStand is the first and only payments service to easily allow digital currency and more traditional payments all at the same time. PayStand’s all-in-one modern checkout works with any website, social network, or mobile application and eliminates the need for extra programming, additional software, or a separate merchant account. An organization can get started in…
PALO ALTO, CA–(Marketwired – Apr 2, 2014) – The Radicati Group’s latest study, “Microsoft SharePoint Market Analysis, 2014-2018” provides a comprehensive analysis of market adoption of Microsoft SharePoint. The report provides extensive data regarding user installed base and four year growth forecasts broken out by version, region, business size and industry for Microsoft SharePoint Online, Microsoft SharePoint Server and Microsoft SharePoint Foundation. According to the study, Microsoft SharePoint continues to see strong market adoption across all verticals and geographies as it provides a feature rich enterprise collaboration platform that addresses content management, social networking, web content management, business intelligence, search…
MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA and LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM–(Marketwired – Apr 2, 2014) – Couchbase, the fastest-growing provider of enterprise class NoSQL databases and technologies, today announced the launch of a new Learning Services program to address the growing need to develop and expand the NoSQL talent pool. As part of the program, Couchbase will begin offering classroom-based courses that will provide multi-day, instructor-led, hands-on training in core NoSQL skills. Couchbase Learning Services’ new courses will focus on teaching students the technical skills they need to build, deploy and manage modern NoSQL databases. The first two courses offered provide students with qualifications that will…
NEW YORK, NY–(Marketwired – Apr 2, 2014) – MediaMath, the creator of the TerminalOne Marketing Operating System™ for digital marketers, today announced the appointment of Dave Reed as Managing Director for EMEA. Reed has been at MediaMath for six years and takes up this newly created London-based role from his position as SVP Strategic Solutions at MediaMath in the US. In the new role, Reed will focus on delivering further success for MediaMath’s existing European clients, as well as developing new opportunities and partnerships, and expanding into new territories. Erich Wasserman, Chief Revenue Officer, MediaMath, commented: “Dave has unprecedented, far-reaching…
SANTA CLARA, CA and BRACKNELL, UNITED KINGDOM–(Marketwired – Apr 2, 2014) – Centrify Corporation, the leader in Unified Identity Services across data center, cloud and mobile, today announced that it has won the title of Software Vendor of the Year at the European IT & Software Excellence Awards 2014. Hosted by IT Europa, the leading European IT publisher and market intelligence organization, the pan-European awards for Independent Software Vendors (ISVs), IT and Telecoms channels recognize the crucial role that Independent Software Vendors and Solution Providers have in delivering real-world solutions. The awards attracted entries from 25 countries, which were judged…
SANTA BARBARA, CA–(Marketwired – Apr 2, 2014) – Warp, 9, Inc. (OTCBB: WNYN), the premier provider of eCommerce services for midsize online sellers, today announced the addition of Will Chen as Director of Information Technology for the company, as it continues to expand its client roster and grow its team of professionals. Chen will be charged with providing a scalable cloud and operations infrastructure, and integrating Warp 9’s internal systems (ticketing, project management, development) into a single portal, which will streamline production and support. Chen brings over 20 years of experience in the IT management space, overseeing website and software…
BURBANK, CA–(Marketwired – April 02, 2014) – Condusiv™ Technologies, the leader in high-performance software optimizing technology, people and businesses announced today that it has been recognized as one of 2014’s 20 Most Promising Enterprise IT Software companies by CIOReview Magazine. This Top 20 Most Promising Software Companies list is a benchmark for end users and intends to aid C-Suite executives in the selection process of service providers to work across various segments of the software industry. A distinguished panel comprising of CEOs & CIOs of public companies, analysts, and the CIOReview editorial board decided on the 20 Most Promising Enterprise…
NICOSIA, CYPRUS–(Marketwired – Apr 2, 2014) – Starting today, individuals worldwide interested in gaining a greater understanding of the fundamentals of bitcoin and digital currency can now enroll in “Introduction to Digital Currencies,” a free, open enrollment MOOC (Massive Open Online Course) offered by the University of Nicosia. The course is taught by bitcoin experts and University of Nicosia professors in the related areas of Computer Science and Finance. Last November, the University of Nicosia, the largest independent university in Cyprus and one of the largest English language universities in southern Europe, became the first accredited university in the world…
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA–(Marketwired – April 1, 2014) – LX Ventures Inc. (TSX VENTURE:LXV) (“LXV” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce that Bernd Petak has assumed the role of COO of LXV portfolio company Copper.io effective immediately. Bernd Petak is a Vancouver, B.C., based entrepreneur, mentor, technology executive and investment professional. Bernd currently serves as President of the Company, and has resigned this role in order to focus his efforts on the development of Copper.io. As a former strategy and operations consulting partner at Deloitte, Bernd’s clients included global brand name technology-driven companies such as Vodafone, 3Com and AT&T. Bernd…
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA–(Marketwired – April 1, 2014) – LX Ventures Inc. (TSX VENTURE:LXV) (“LXV” or the “Company”) and portfolio company Mobio (“Mobio”) are pleased to announce that Mobio continues to experience tremendous platform growth. For the first 17 weeks since launch, Mobio has achieved the following milestones: 4.3 million unique visitors 23.7 million page views 182,000 registered users via social login (Facebook or Twitter) 231 countries and territories (inbound traffic) 590,000+ fan questions / requests 50+ celebrity influencers 78% mobile usage 17.2 million native ad impressions Ad unit rates up to $7 eCPM on native mobile banners and $84 eCPM…
MONTREAL, QUEBEC–(Marketwired – April 1, 2014) – AtmanCo Inc. (“AtmanCo” or the “Company”) (TSX VENTURE:ATW), a leader and innovator in web psychometric test solutions for recruitment, organizational development and talent measurement within companies, announces its results for the 12 months ending December 31st, 2013. Highlights for 2013 For the year, increased revenue from $575,064 to $1,214,203. Note that the period ending December 31st 2012 consists of 7 months compared to 12 months for December 31st 2013. Increase in deferred revenues of $356,443, from $174,685 on December 31st 2012 to $531,128 on December 31st 2013. Recognition of an impairment loss on…
SAN FRANCISCO, CA–(Marketwired – Apr 1, 2014) – For companies with large incoming call volume, having the most efficient call center software will make a world of difference for business functionality and success. By using cloud-based technology, call center software providers today provide a multitude of functions, from quality monitoring and call recording to agent scripting and call tracking. These providers support call centers to properly administer incoming calls and quickly and effectively make outgoing calls. Unlike traditional phone lines, using the internet for communication networking, the cloud centralizes management of different resources like agents, customers, networks and switches all…