BARCELONA, SPAIN and SAN JOSE, CA–(Marketwired – Feb 24, 2014) – Brocade (NASDAQ: BRCD) today announced that it is collaborating with key industry partners to jointly demonstrate several Network Functions Virtualization (NFV) use cases at Mobile World Congress (Barcelona, Spain, from February 24-27). In several demos, the company is showcasing the industry-leading Brocade® Vyatta® vRouter and its ability to deliver carrier-class workloads by leveraging virtual network functions. Brocade partner demos at Mobile World Congress include: Video Streaming Across Virtual Evolved Packet Core (vEPC) EnvironmentsBooth: NEC (Hall 3-3N10) Technologies: Brocade Vyatta 5400 vRouter and NEC vEPC Description: The demo illustrates secure transport…
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BARCELONA, SPAIN–(Marketwired – Feb 24, 2014) – Mobile World CONGRESS — Wilocity, the leading developer of 60 GHz multi-gigabit wireless chipsets based on the IEEE 802.11ad standard, today announced the Wil6300 chipset, the world’s first 802.11ad, multi-gigabit Wi-Fi chipset for mobile phones. The new chipset will give phone users 4.6 Gbps interference-free bandwidth, over 10 times faster than current best-of-breed mobile Wi-Fi, and greatly improve network capacity. These massive improvements to both speed and network capacity will fundamentally change the way people use their mobile devices today, by providing near instantaneous access to the cloud, media upload and download, and…
BARCELONA, SPAIN–(Marketwired – Feb 24, 2014) – HP (NYSE: HPQ) today introduced OpenNFV, a comprehensive Network Functions Virtualization (NFV) program designed to help the telecommunications industry accelerate innovation and launch new services faster, easier and with less expense through the virtualization of telecommunications core networks and network functions. The telecommunications industry is facing competitive pressure from over-the-top (OTT) players who are more agile, flexible and able to roll out revenue-generating services and appliances much faster than the communications service providers (CSPs). Additionally, CSPs are faced with the rapid growth of rich media applications, which is slowing voice revenue and exploding…
MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA–(Marketwired – Feb 24, 2014) – Symantec (NASDAQ: SYMC) is showcasing new mobile solutions for both businesses and consumers this week at two industry conferences, Mobile World Congress and RSA Conference 2014. On display at both conferences, Symantec’s mobile experts are demonstrating several solutions that enable safe and secure management of information across iOS and Android platforms, including: File Sync and Share That’s Truly Private – Norton Zone integrates with the Symantec Encryption Management Server (SEMS), which enables customers to manage encryption keys themselves and incorporates the patented Symantec Multiblind Key Encryption (MBKE) technology, adding another level of…
ANN ARBOR, MI and ORLANDO, FL–(Marketwired – February 23, 2014) – At the HIMSS 2014 Conference this week, healthcare companies are looking for innovations to improve patient outcomes at lower costs. Many of those innovations will come from, or be supported by, new IT strategies. The space is ripe for innovation, from improving user interface designs to fortifying the IT infrastructure protecting patient data. Online Tech launched an innovative approach to securing patient data by incorporating encryption at the very core of its cloud and backup infrastructure to protect PHI from the front-end of patient portals all the way to the…
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA–(Marketwired – Feb 23, 2014) – Virtual Instruments, the leader in Infrastructure Performance Management for physical, virtual and cloud computing environments, today announced the launch of a new offering for the Australian marketplace. The new Virtual Instruments as a Service (VIaaS) solution will provide the full capabilities of the industry-leading VirtualWisdom platform as an ongoing managed service offering, enabling customers to monitor the performance of their end-to-end IT infrastructure and proactively mitigate risks without an upfront capital investment. With the rapid adoption of Infrastructure as a Service, managed services, and cloud-based computing models in Australia and New Zealand, customers…
SEATTLE, WA–(Marketwired – Feb 23, 2014) – Glympse, the world’s leading location sharing app and technology provider, has teamed with ChatON, the top global mobile communication service offered by Samsung, to provide temporary location sharing to the app’s nearly 180 million users in more than 200 countries. With this partnership, Glympse and ChatON are creating a more rich and visual experience for users of the messaging application, helping to foster a new breed of dynamic chat communications. ChatON’s mobile communication service helps to connect users across platforms, including Android, iOS, Windows, Blackberry, Samsung feature phones and Web, enabling people around…
BARCELONA, SPAIN–(Marketwired – Feb 23, 2014) – HP (NYSE: HPQ) today announced two additions to its leading business tablet lineup, both of which are available with a broad set of accessories to help transform tablets into total business solutions that increase mobility and security. The HP ElitePad 1000 has been upgraded with a brighter and more durable touch screen with a 16:10 screen-aspect ratio, 4G connectivity(1) and 64-bit capabilities to go along with its world-class design and HP Smart Jacket accessory ecosystem. The new HP ProPad 600 offers essential productivity with on-the-go, long battery life, and versatile Windows 8.1 and…
PALO ALTO, CA–(Marketwired – Feb 23, 2014) – HP (NYSE: HPQ) today announced the HP Pavilion x360, an affordable touch convertible PC that transforms the computing experience with a 360-degree hinge that adapts to the way the next generation lives. To help on-the-go customers connect to the internet without the need for Wi-Fi, HP also announced the expansion of its free HP DataPass(1) broadband service to 12 additional countries, including the United States. “Customers have told us they want a single device that is designed to work and play the way they do, at an affordable price,” said Ron Coughlin,…
BARCELONA, SPAIN–(Marketwired – Feb 23, 2014) – Mobile World Congress 2014 — The Tizen App Challenge today announced the winners of the Tizen App Challenge at Mobile World Congress 2014. A total of $4.04 million is being awarded to 54 entrants in 9 categories, as well as the top 10 ranked HTML5 apps. The skills-based contest — designed to motivate and reward app developers using the Tizen mobile platform to develop innovative, creative, functional and original applications in both “Game” and “Non-Game” categories — has accelerated the Tizen mobile ecosystem and expanded the Tizen Store. Submissions were evenly split between native Tizen apps…
SUNNYVALE, CA–(Marketwired – Feb 23, 2014) – Juniper Networks (NYSE: JNPR), the industry leader in network innovation, today announced that Telecom Italia Mobile Brasil (TIM), one of the leading telecom providers in Brazil, has deployed Juniper’s market-leading SRX5600 and 5800 Series Services Gateway for improved performance, scalability and integrated security services across its new LTE network. With the latest Juniper Networks® SRX Series platform, TIM can provide zero downtime performance upgrades and scale to accommodate increasing bandwidth needs while ensuring network and customer security. As the second largest fixed and mobile telecommunications provider in Brazil covering 94 percent of urban…
BARCELONA, SPAIN–(Marketwired – Feb 23, 2014) – (Mobile World Congress 2014) – Juniper Networks (NYSE: JNPR), the industry leader in network innovation, today introduced new solutions that expand on its open standards-based software-defined networking (SDN) portfolio to enable carriers to accelerate service creation and build networks that deliver a customized end-user experience. Together with its Contrail technology, Juniper’s solutions give service providers the ability to increase network utilization and deliver new, customized services to their customers in real-time. With these latest developments, Juniper now offers the industry’s only open, secure, multi-layered, multi-domain SDN solution. Service providers remain under significant pressure…
LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM –(Marketwired – February 23, 2014) – eCommera, a global software-as-a-service (SaaS) and big data company that was formed to help retailers profit from the move to omni-channel commerce, has announced a $41 million Series C funding round — one of the largest raises in its category. Dawn Capital led the round together with investors West Coast Capital, Frog Capital, ePlanet Capital, WPP and new partner Wti. The funding will be used to advance global growth of a next generation “Decision Intelligent Commerce” solution built exclusively for retailers. This game-changing solution combines big data predictive analytics with online, mobile…
TEL AVIV, ISRAEL–(Marketwired – Feb 23, 2014) – eXelate, the leading smart data and analytics engine powering smarter digital marketing decisions, today announced plans for additional hires in its Israel office, following a year of stellar accomplishments and major milestones. Founded in Israel in 2007, eXelate grew its research and development team in Kfar-Saba by more than 50 percent in 2013 and plans to continue increasing this group’s headcount by 30 percent in 2014. Currently, the company is seeking to fill open positions focused on real-time data analytics, mobile, tablet and cross-device technologies, and it plans to invest in larger office space to…
GLENVIEW, IL–(Marketwired – February 22, 2014) – SurePayroll Inc., a leader in providing easy online payroll to small business nationwide, announced it was honored last night, receiving six internationally recognized Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer Service. The Stevie Awards organizes several of the world’s leading business awards shows annually including the prestigious International Business Awards. Nicknamed the Stevies for the Greek word “crowned,” winners were announced in Las Vegas, NV Friday among finalists from the U.S.A. and several other nations. More than 1,500 entries from organizations of all sizes in virtually every industry were submitted to this year’s competition.…
ANN ARBOR, MI–(Marketwired – Feb 21, 2014) – Don DeSmith, President of Servant Systems, Inc. (www.servantsystems.com), announced that the software development firm has completed ZWare Mobile, an iPad-based application for mobile technicians of The Dwyer Group franchisees. Servant Systems integrated the ZWare Mobile native iPad-based application with Dwyer’s comprehensive ZWare franchisee management system that supports dispatching of mobile technicians and other franchisee operations for the Mr. Rooter, Mr. Appliance, Mr. Electric and Aire Serv brands. The new ZWare Mobile application supports mobile technicians receiving jobs on their device, providing an onsite quote to customers, recording materials used as well as…
JACKSONVILLE, FL–(Marketwired – Feb 21, 2014) – Yellow Pages United recently announced the BizYellow business web page for businesses to improve their internet marketing. Each of their subscribers will receive a BizYellow page to help take advantage of online opportunities. To help customers find businesses wherever they are, this is a simple and quick tool. Promoting a business is a breeze with the easy to use features and simple user interface. Many businesses are already experiencing a spike in sales thanks to BizYellow. BizYellow utilizes a multi-faceted approached to help Yellow Pages United customers succeed in their online marketing. Among…
CALGARY, ALBERTA–(Marketwired – Feb. 21, 2014) – NOT FOR DISSEMINATION IN THE UNITED STATES OR THROUGH U.S. NEWSWIRE SERVICES Cortex Business Solutions Inc. (TSX VENTURE:CBX) (“Cortex” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce that it has upsized the previously announced 80,000,000 common share underwritten offering for gross proceeds of $8,000,000 (the “Offering”) to 100,000,000 common shares of the Company (the “Shares”) to be issued at a purchase price of $0.10 per Share, for gross proceeds of $10,000,000. The over-allotment option of 15% of the Offering previously granted to the underwriters has been removed in this offering. The Offering is scheduled…
RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CA–(Marketwired – Feb 21, 2014) – Accent Computer Solutions, Inc., a leading information technology support and managed IT services provider in Southern California, today announced it has been named to CRN’s Managed Service Provider (MSP) 500 list as one of the MSP Pioneer 250. The annual list recognizes the top technology providers and consultants in North America whose cutting-edge approach to managed services puts end-user customers in the best position to improve efficiencies, cut costs, and speed time to market for their own products and services. In today’s world, business people are barraged by options. CRN, the leading…
TORONTO, ONTARIO–(Marketwired – Feb. 21, 2014) – Lingo Media Corporation (TSX VENTURE:LM)(OTCBB:LMDCF) (“Lingo Media” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce that an application has been approved by the TSX Venture Exchange to extend the term of the 3,658,668 warrants issued on March 4, 2011 and the 1,875,000 warrants issued on May 11, 2011 (collectively, the “Warrants”). The terms of the Warrants have each been extended for a period of two years. The Warrants were scheduled to expire on March 4, 2014 and May 11, 2014, respectively, but will now expire on March 4, 2016 and May 11, 2016, respectively.…