PALO ALTO, CA–(Marketwired – Feb 25, 2014) – HP (NYSE: HPQ) — HP Autonomy today announced a new self-service analytics platform that gives healthcare providers a comprehensive and contextualized understanding of all forms of clinical data, including unstructured human information. HP Healthcare Analytics is powered by HP IDOL, HP Autonomy’s sophisticated pattern-matching engine, and was developed in collaboration with Stanford Children’s Health and Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Stanford, a global leader in pediatric and obstetric medicine based in Palo Alto, Calif. HP Autonomy and Stanford Children’s Health have partnered for more than a year to develop software that enables hospitals…
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PALO ALTO, CA–(Marketwired – Feb 25, 2014) – HP (NYSE: HPQ) today announced a new enhancement to the HP Compliance Data Exchange (CDX) that will enable manufacturers to accurately and efficiently report the presence of conflict minerals from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and adjoining countries in their supply chains. Publicly traded companies within the United States must file a declaration with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) by May 31, 2014, reporting their usage and sourcing of tin, tungsten, tantalum and gold during the 2013 calendar year. Manufacturers in the consumer goods space often work with…
SCOTTSDALE, AZ–(Marketwired – Feb 25, 2014) – Beamz Interactive, Inc. (OTCQB: BZIC), a leading developer of state-of-the-art interactive music products, today announced a strategic distribution agreement with Sweden-based Tobii Technology, the world’s leading vendor of eye tracking and eye control technology, which makes it possible for computers to know exactly where users are looking. This strategic partnership will combine Tobii’s renowned eye tracking technology with Beamz interactive music technology to bring music creation tools to those with special needs. Through the agreement, users with communication and/or mobility challenges will be able to play Beamz interactive songs with only their eyes.…
WASHINGTON, DC–(Marketwired – Feb 25, 2014) – Ifrah Law PLLC, a Washington, D.C.-based law firm, focused on complex civil and criminal litigation, secured a major victory for its client, the Interactive Gaming Council (“IGC”), last week when the Kentucky Court of Appeals ruled that the trade association could intervene in a long-standing in rem forfeiture proceeding on behalf of its members. The charge was led by Jeff Ifrah, a noted gaming attorney and founding member of Ifrah Law, who secured this precedent-setting win in a case which dates back to 2008. Back then the Commonwealth of Kentucky seized 141 domain…
MILPITAS, CA–(Marketwired – February 25, 2014) – Creative Technology Ltd today announced the Sound Blaster® Roar, a new concept, 5-driver portable wireless speaker. Designed to rival existing home stereo systems, it is a heavyweight contender in the wireless speaker market that delivers amazingly powerful, precision-tuned, high fidelity sound from a compact and portable booklet size. The launch follows a highly successful sneak preview at CES 2014 in Las Vegas, with the Sound Blaster Roar receiving very positive comments from members of the press and the general public. Dubbed the ‘Audiophile Sound Booklet’ by audio aficionados, the sleek, metallic Sound Blaster Roar…
MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA–(Marketwired – Feb 25, 2014) – Shape Security today revealed it raised $40 million in Series C funding led by Norwest Venture Partners (NVP) to continue its mission of reinventing web defense. Last month, Shape came out of stealth to unveil its flagship product, the ShapeShifter™ that protects enterprises against the most dangerous cyber attacks. The company will use the new funds to continue to enhance the capabilities of its real-time polymorphic defense and to build a worldwide sales force. NVP and Sierra Ventures join existing investors, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Venrock, Google Ventures, Google Executive Chairman…
FREMONT, CA and REDWOOD CITY, CA–(Marketwired – Feb 25, 2014) – Qwilt, a provider of online video delivery and transparent caching solutions, and Procera Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ: PKT) the global Internet Intelligence company, today announced a partnership to offer network operators a best-of-breed transparent caching and Internet Intelligence solution that addresses network challenges resulting from the rapid growth and consumption of online video. Qwilt’s QB-Series transparent caching technology and Procera’s PacketLogic™ platform together provide network operators with a unified, plug-and-play solution to seamlessly deliver over-the-top (OTT) video traffic and improve quality of experience (QoE) for their subscribers. “Our PacketLogic solutions…
BARCELONA, SPAIN and SAN DIEGO, CA–(Marketwired – Feb 25, 2014) – MOBILE WORLD CONGRESS — Voxox®, the most comprehensive cloud-based rich communication service for consumers and businesses, today announced at Mobile World Congress, being held at Fira Gran Via in Barcelona, Spain, February 24-27, 2014, the company’s plans to publish original entertainment content through its social and mobile channels, as well as offer a means of delivering entertainment content for its OEM and operator partners. Since its initial launch, the Voxox mission has been to provide the most comprehensive communications service to connect anyone, anywhere, on any device. Now the…
BARCELONA, SPAIN and SAN DIEGO, CA–(Marketwired – Feb 25, 2014) – (MOBILE WORLD CONGRESS) – Voxox®, the most comprehensive cloud-based rich communication service for consumers and businesses, today announced at Mobile World Congress, being held at Fira Gran Via in Barcelona, Spain, February 24-27, 2014, the addition of a new partner to its Voxox For Operators™ program: VTC Intecom, a subsidiary of Vietnam Multimedia Corporation (VTC). An ISP and cable company with plans to deploy a mobile network, VTC is a multiple-system operator and Vietnam’s leading digital content provider with more than 16 million active accounts for digital content services.…
NUREMBERG, GERMANY–(Marketwired – Feb 25, 2014) – Embedded World 2014 — AMD (NYSE: AMD) today announced the AMD Embedded Radeon™E8860 GPU (codenamed “Adelaar”), the industry’s first discrete graphics card based on Graphics Core Next (GCN) architecture designed specifically to advance the visual growth and parallel processing capabilities of embedded applications. With more than double the performance in the same power envelope as its predecessor1, the AMD E8860 GPU delivers 3D and 4K graphics to embedded gaming machines, digital signage, medical imaging, commercial aerospace and conventional military, and other embedded applications. A 33 percent higher single precision floating point2 over the…
NEWARK, CA–(Marketwired – Feb 24, 2014) – Who: SMART Modular Technologies, Inc., a leading independent designer, manufacturer and supplier of value added subsystems including memory modules, flash memory cards and other solid state storage products. What: SMART will be demonstrating its specialized eMMC devices which are aligned to support automotive electronics applications such as driver assistance systems, GPS navigation, audio, video, and safety systems. SMART’s eMMC combines NAND Flash Memory and advanced Firmware to provide a stable yet cost effective high-density solution. SMART will also showcase other automotive grade products such as its line of SD Cards, mSATA and DRAM…
SAN JOSE, CA–(Marketwired – Feb 24, 2014) – Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO) today announced the pricing of seven series of senior unsecured notes for an aggregate principal amount of $8 billion. The offering is expected to close on March 3, 2014. Of these notes, $850 million will mature in September 2015 and will bear interest at a floating rate equal to three-month LIBOR plus 5 basis points, $1 billion will mature in March 2017 and will bear interest at a floating rate equal to three-month LIBOR plus 28 basis points, $2.4 billion will mature in March 2017 and will bear interest…
VANCOUVER, BC–(Marketwired – Feb 24, 2014) – ActiveState today announced that it will join EMC, IBM, HP, Pivotal, Rackspace, SAP, VMware and CenturyLink to structure an independent non-profit organization known as the Cloud Foundry foundation with an open governance model. The foundation will be dedicated to the evolution and growth of the Cloud Foundry open source project as well as the ecosystem and community around it. Cloud Foundry is licensed under the Apache License 2.0, which has already enabled multiple major companies and more than 750 individual contributors to contribute to the project. The project will be retaining this license…
PALO ALTO, CA–(Marketwired – Feb 24, 2014) – MEDIA ALERT: Who: Cloudera, the leader in enterprise analytic data management powered by Apache Hadoop™, today announced that it will be exhibiting at the HIMSS14 (Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society) annual conference and exhibition. Cloudera is located in the Clinical and Business Intelligence Knowledge Center in Hall A, Booth 883-9. What: The 2014 Annual HIMSS Conference & Exhibition, February 23-27 in Orlando, brings together 37,000+ healthcare IT professionals, clinicians, executives and vendors from around the world. Exceptional education, world-class speakers, cutting-edge health IT products and powerful networking are hallmarks of this…
MECHANICSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA–(Marketwired – Feb. 24, 2014) – Versatile Systems Inc. (TSX VENTURE:VV), announces its results for the second quarter of the 2014 fiscal year. Revenue for the three months ended December 31, 2013 was $9,857,689, generating a gross profit of $1,686,298 or 17.1 percent of sales compared to $9,550,579, generating a gross profit of $1,842,628 or 19.3 percent of sales for the same quarter last year. The net loss for the quarter amounted to $951,894 ($0.01 per share), which includes non-recurring expenses of $407,419, compared to a net loss of $494,389 ($0.00 per share) for the same quarter last year.…
CALGARY, ALBERTA–(Marketwired – Feb. 24, 2014) – Hifi Engineering Inc., a developer of leading edge fiber optic sensing technologies primarily used to monitor gas and fluid flow in pipelines and oil and gas wells, today announced it has closed a $5.4 million financing round. The round saw new investor, Enbridge Inc., joining existing investor Cenovus Energy. “Hifi is very pleased to have strategic partners such as Enbridge and Cenovus who are committed to safe and environmentally responsible operations,” said Kevin Nugent, Executive Chairman of Hifi. “The strategic alignment of our three companies represents a powerful force that will accelerate the…
CAMBRIDGE, MA–(Marketwired – Feb 24, 2014) – Pegasystems Inc. (NASDAQ: PEGA), the software company powering the digital enterprise with Better Business Software™ that helps organizations engage customers, simplify operations, and embrace change, today announced that the company has appointed Robert Tas, age 45, to the positions of Chief Marketing Officer and Senior Vice President. Mr. Tas will lead Pegasystems’ marketing globally, including brand, advertising, communications, product marketing and field activation teams. Mr. Tas is a marketing and operations executive with over 25 years’ experience. He was previously Managing Director, Head of Digital Marketing at JP Morgan Chase & Co. (JPMC). During his…
EXTON, PA–(Marketwired – Feb 24, 2014) – Elemica, the leading Supply Chain Operating Network provider for the process industries, announces that CEO, John Blyzinskyj, has been named a Provider Pro to Know 2014 by Supply & Demand Chain Executive magazine. John is recognized for spearheading the launch of Elemica’s unprecedented Supply Chain Operating Network, delivering automation, visibility and actionable information through extensive trading partner connectivity, business process enablement applications, robust B2B social collaboration capabilities, and predictive analytics. “Our solutions empower clients with the ability to deliver truly differentiated service and individually tailored experiences to their customers, creating new sales opportunities…
BOSTON, MA–(Marketwired – Feb 24, 2014) – Zoom Telephonics, Inc. (“Zoom”) (OTCQB: ZMTP), a leading manufacturer of modems and other communication products, today reported net sales of $2.9 million for the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2013 (“Q4 2013”), down 16.5% from $3.4 million for the fourth quarter of 2012 (“Q4 2012”). Zoom’s operating loss improved from $232 thousand in Q4 2012 to $222 thousand in Q4 2013 due to reduced operating expenses. Gross profit was $724 thousand or 25.2% of net sales in Q4 2013, down from gross profit of $866 thousand or 25.1% of net sales in Q4 2012. Gross…
NEW YORK, NY–(Marketwired – Feb 24, 2014) – John Colby, CEO and Publisher of ibooks, J. Boylston & Company Publishers, is pleased to announce “Escape from Plauen” by Renate Stoever, represented by Ms. Stoever’s Agent Alan Morell of Creative Management Partners. The much anticipated publishing release date will be March 20, 2014 and available at Barnes & Noble, BAM!, Amazon, and the finest booksellers. Said Publisher Colby: “‘Escape from Plauen’ by Renate Stoever is a remarkable story told from the heart. It is a rare publishing gem. I have the highest regard for Renate and Fred.” Said Author Stoever: “Fred and…