PLEASANTON, CA–(Marketwired – Feb 26, 2014) – Workday, Inc. (NYSE: WDAY), a leader in enterprise cloud applications for human resources and finance, today announced financial results for the fourth quarter and full fiscal year ended January 31, 2014. Fiscal Fourth Quarter Results: Total revenues were $141.9 million, an increase of 74% from the fourth quarter of fiscal 2013. Subscription revenues were $110.7 million, an increase of 86% from same period last year. Operating loss was $48.0 million, or negative 33.8% of revenues, compared to an operating loss of $30.7 million, or negative 37.6% of revenues, in the same period last…
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COLD SPRING, NY–(Marketwired – Feb 26, 2014) – When medical issues arise in nursing homes, staff members have few options. Tight budgets and physician shortages limit on-site doctor care during weekends, evenings, and holidays, leaving healthcare aides little choice but hospital transport. According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), nearly half of annual nursing home hospitalizations are unnecessary. In Massachusetts, eleven nursing homes participated in a study to assess the effectiveness of telemedicine in reducing nursing home hospitalizations. During the eleven-month study period, the use of online video appointments with nursing home residents reduced hospitalizations by as…
MINNEAPOLIS, MN–(Marketwired – Feb 26, 2014) – DigitalTown, Inc. (OTCQB: DGTW) announced today that its board of directors has elected Linda Thrasher as the next chief executive officer effective March 10, 2014. Thrasher will succeed Richard Pomije, the company’s founder and chief executive officer. Pomije will continue to chair DigitalTown’s board of directors. “Linda brings a great deal of proven leadership and strategic business experience to DigitalTown, particularly given her previous role as a founding member of The Mosaic Company’s (NYSE: MOS) senior leadership team,” said Pomije. “The foundation of DigitalTown has been built and we are now ready for a leader…
MILWAUKEE, WI–(Marketwired – Feb 26, 2014) – Employers today want more from their brokers, and many brokers aren’t delivering (as shown in a 2013 Zywave survey). And it’s no secret why — brokers simply don’t have the resources to provide the proactive service clients are demanding. The solution? MyWave Connect, the newest addition to the Zywave product suite. Zywave today announced the release of MyWave Connect, an automated client portal that is designed to address both challenges: deliver the support employers are looking for, without adding to the broker’s workload. With MyWave Connect, a broker can effortlessly stay in front…
MOSCOW, RUSSIA and SAN FRANCISCO, CA–(Marketwired – Feb 26, 2014) – Game Insight, a world leader in publishing and developing mobile/social games, is excited to announce the arrival of the next generation of tank games on iPhone: Tank Domination. This blockbuster tank action game lets players engage in exciting, head-to-head tank battles for two teams of up to 10 players apiece alongside the game’s robust iPad fanbase. An Android version is also expected to be released later this year. Featuring the voice talents of actor Michael Ironside (Starship Troopers, Total Recall, X-Men: First Class) as the hardnosed commanding officer Colonel…
SAN MATEO, CA–(Marketwired – Feb 26, 2014) – Brekeke Software, developer of SIP software for enterprises and service providers, has today announced the release of a new version of Brekeke SIP Server. With this updated standard release (v3.3), Brekeke has enriched SIP communication media further by supporting multiple media streams in a single SIP session. Moreover, the upgrade in TLS support provides a notable improvement in connectivity with other TLS-supported devices and services in order to build a secure SIP system. “Version 3.3 is the answer to the requirements that have not been fulfilled by any other SIP server products.…
TORONTO, ONTARIO–(Marketwired – Feb. 26, 2014) – BEST Funds, a Toronto-based venture capital firm, announced that they have invested $1.5 million in XipLink, a leader in the development of wireless bandwidth optimization products. The capital will be used by XipLink for sales and marketing initiatives, as well as to aid in the continuation of innovative technological developments. A company that invests in tomorrow’s winning corporations, BEST Funds seeks out emerging firms that create necessary, groundbreaking technologies and are seeking to expand their market share and accelerate growth. CEO of BEST Funds, John Richardson, said of the deal with XipLink, “The…
AMERICAN FORK, UT–(Marketwired – Feb 26, 2014) – The Housing Authority of the County of Santa Clara, California (HACSC) has opted to deploy BidSync’s e-procurement solutions for its sourcing and contract management needs. BidSync is the leader in cloud-based, end-to-end procurement and bid notification services. The Housing Authority of the County of Santa Clara currently assists over 16,000 households. The main goal of HACSC is to provide and inspire affordable housing solutions to enable low income people in Santa Clara County achieve financial stability and self-reliance. BidSync will enable the agency to create RFPs and solicitations up to 90% faster…
MINNEAPOLIS, MN–(Marketwired – Feb 26, 2014) – vRad (Virtual Radiologic), the nation’s largest telemedicine company and radiology practice with more than 450 physicians, today announced its newest set of indices, the “Day in the Life of Radiology,” part of the RPC(SM) (Radiology Patient Care) Indices available for free and unrestricted use at www.vrad.com. vRad will host a free public webinar to discuss these indices on March 6th at 12:00 pm EST (register by clicking here). These latest indices offer a 24/7 view inside a radiology department, using interactive infographics that show study RVUs* (Relative Value Units, which are a critical…
PALO ALTO, CA–(Marketwired – Feb 26, 2014) – HP (NYSE: HPQ) today announced its participation in the following investor conference, which will be available via live audio webcast: Morgan Stanley Technology, Media & Telecom Conference on Monday, March 3. Meg Whitman, HP president and chief executive officer, is scheduled to speak at 3 p.m. ET / noon PT. Webcast information for the conference is available at www.hp.com/investor/calendar. A replay of the audio webcast will be available approximately 24 hours after the presentation end at www.hp.com/investor/pastevents. About HPHP creates new possibilities for technology to have a meaningful impact on people, businesses,…
PALO ALTO, CA–(Marketwired – Feb 26, 2014) – Trufa Inc., the innovator in delivering big data True Finance Applications for the office of the CFO, today announced three new additions to its leadership team. Based in the U.S., Narina Sippy joins the Executive Management team as Trufa’s Chief Marketing Officer and GM of the US Operations, William (Bill) Compton as Vice President of Americas Sales, and Henning Schulze-Lauen as Vice President of Product Management globally. This announcement follows a successful demonstration of Trufa’s Scoop product at the recent SAP Innovation Center opening ceremony in Potsdam, Germany. (http://www.sap-innovationcenter.com/2014/01/08/official-opening-event/#). “We have carefully selected a…
PALO ALTO, CA–(Marketwired – Feb 26, 2014) – HP (NYSE: HPQ) today announced the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has awarded the company a cybersecurity contract worth up to $32.4 million — the largest acquisition of software security assurance tools worldwide — under the DHS Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation (CDM) government-wide Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA). HP captured the largest portion of the first task order awarded under the DHS CDM program to provide software security product licenses for 33 U.S. federal civilian government agencies. The original $6 billion CDM BPA, awarded in August 2013, includes 17 vendors. Developed in response…
SAN FRANCISCO, CA, and BARCELONA, SPAIN–(Marketwired – Feb 26, 2014) – RSA 2014 and Mobile World Congress — The OpenID Foundation announced today that its membership has ratified the OpenID Connect standard. Organizations and businesses can now use OpenID Connect to develop secure, flexible, and interoperable identity Internet ecosystems so that digital identities can be easily used across websites and applications via any computing or mobile device. OpenID Connect has been implemented worldwide by Internet and mobile companies, including Google, Microsoft, Deutsche Telekom, salesforce.com, Ping Identity, Nomura Research Institute, mobile network operators, and other companies and organizations. It will be built…
LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM and FRAMINGHAM, MA–(Marketwired – Feb 26, 2014) – Correlsense and ORIAC Solutions Ltd today announced a partnership to help improve the performance of insurance applications throughout Europe. ORIAC is one of the UK’s leading specialists in this area, deploying applications in General (Automobile and Household), Travel, Commercial, Creditor, Agricultural, and Life insurance. ORIAC will use Correlsense’s SharePath software to monitor these applications, ensure that they perform effectively, and meet the terms of customer service level agreements (SLAs). ORIAC is a specialist in implementing, migrating, and evolving insurance applications built using TIA Technology, a leading provider of standard…
JAKARTA, INDONESIA–(Marketwired – Feb 26, 2014) – Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO) today announced the launch of Beli Cisco — the first virtual, online platform in ASEAN to bring together products and services from multiple Cisco certified partners into a single collaboration experience for the Small-Medium Businesses (SMB) in Indonesia. Beli Cisco [Buy Cisco in Bahasa Indonesia] the online Cisco® SMB marketplace, provides a wide range of Cisco products and services for Indonesian SMB’s business critical technology needs. Using Beli Cisco,, SMBs can search for Cisco-branded products and services delivered by Cisco certified partners, manage transactions, post project requests and shop in partners’…
REDMOND, WA–(Marketwired – Feb 26, 2014) – WildTangent, a global games company focused on the distribution and monetization of mobile, social and online games, today announced that WildTangent and its network partners create the world’s largest cross-platform games network as measured by comScore. WildTangent can now reach more than 168 million total monthly unique visitors globally to its games network and is also the third largest mobile games network in the US. WildTangent introduced the WildTangent Games mobile service and Android app in 2011, and since then the service has grown steadily. In 2013, WildTangent announced partnerships with manufacturers Sony…
BARCELONA, SPAIN–(Marketwired – Feb 26, 2014) – Today at Mobile World Congress, Urban Airship unveiled its next-generation solution combining high-performance push messaging with real-time mobile marketing automation, dynamic audience segmentation and iBeacon targeting. Available this quarter, the solution offers an evolutionary step forward in the ability of marketers and product teams to drive more real-time, relevant and responsive mobile experiences that delight customers and keep them loyal. For the first time in the industry, every swipe on a push message, tap on a landing page, or proximity to an iBeacon can build richer mobile audience segments for better targeting and…
COLLEGE STATION, TX–(Marketwired – February 26, 2014) – The Center for Minorities and People with Disabilities in IT (CMD-IT), which develops national-scale projects to ensure that underrepresented groups are fully engaged in computing and information technologies, announced today that Dr. Jan Cuny is the recipient of the 2014 Richard Tapia Achievement Award. Dr. Cuny was presented with the award on Friday, February 7, 2014 at the 2014 Richard Tapia Celebration of Diversity in Computing Conference in Seattle, WA. The Tapia Conference, which is one of the most diverse technical conferences in computing, brings together undergraduate and graduate students, faculty, researchers,…
WATERLOO, ON–(Marketwired – February 25, 2014) – Seven subjects at the University of Waterloo rank among the top 100 universities in the world, according to results published today. The rankings, published today by UK firm Quacquarelli Symonds (QS), put Waterloo 24th in the world for its work in Computer Science and in Mathematics — second amongst Canadian universities in both subjects. It’s the fourth consecutive year that Computer Science has risen in the international classification and the third year that Mathematics has risen. Waterloo is ranked in the top 100 for Civil Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Geography, Environmental Sciences and Statistics…
RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CA–(Marketwired – Feb 25, 2014) – Accent Computer Solutions, Inc., leading managed IT services and support provider in Southern California, today announced it was named Growth Award winner in the North American South West region by N-able by SolarWinds®, a global leader in remote monitoring and management (RMM) and service automation software. The Growth Award is presented to the N-able partner who has demonstrated the highest growth in the MSP practice over the last year, measured by managed devices and number of customers. Presented at N-able’s 2013 Global Partner Summit in Arizona, the MSP Partner of the Year…