ATLANTA, GA and COLCHESTER, UNITED KINGDOM–(Marketwired – Feb 18, 2014) – WHO: Mark Parise, chief executive officer of First Advantage, a Symphony Technology Group (STG) company and the leading global provider of background screening analytics and identity solutions WHAT: Will be the featured guest on DriveThruHR, a top-rated daily internet radio show focusing on issues of concern to HR professionals. WHEN: Thursday, February 20, 2014 at 1:00 p.m. EST (12:00 p.m. CST / 11:00 a.m. MST / 10:00 a.m. PST / 6:00 p.m. GMT / 7:00 p.m. CET) WHERE: The live webcast can be accessed at: http://www.blogtalkradio.com/drivethruhr/2014/02/20/mark-parise-at-lunch-with-drivethruhr DETAILS: The rise…
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HAMPSHIRE, UNITED KINGDOM–(Marketwired – Feb 18, 2014) – A new report from Juniper Research highlights the growing disparity between traffic volumes and revenues in the mobile messaging market. It states that despite accounting for 75% of the traffic — or 63 trillion messages — by 2018, IM (Instant Messaging) apps will only generate 2% of the mobile messaging market’s revenue, at just over $3 billion. The Impact of IM The report — Mobile Messaging Markets: IM, Social, SMS, MMS, Email, RCS/RCS-e 2014-2018 — stated that the increasingly high IM traffic volumes are the result of a number of factors, but…
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SAN FRANCISCO, CA–(Marketwired – Feb 18, 2014) – Cloudwords, the first cloud-based marketing globalization platform, announced today the appointment of Frank Lee, Vice President at UMC Capital, and Todd McKinnon, CEO and Co-founder of Okta, as new members of its Board of Directors. The appointments come on the heels of record company growth and accelerated momentum for Cloudwords. In the last quarter, the Company has doubled its staff while adding a significant number of new customers following enhanced integration capabilities announced in 2013. In addition, the Company experienced a nearly 200 percent increase in localization projects managed by its platform,…
BEDFORD, MA–(Marketwired – Feb 18, 2014) – EnterpriseDB (EDB), the leading worldwide provider of enterprise-class Postgres products and Oracle database compatibility solutions, today announced a record 70 percent increase in software subscription revenue in 2013. The year capped 16 consecutive quarters of growth in subscription revenue as global enterprises continued to expand their deployments of Postgres to contain or reduce spending on more costly, traditional database vendors. Deepening relationships with existing users, growth in new subscriptions, expanded relationships with independent software vendors and partners, and revenue growth in the cloud all played a role in EDB’s record year. EDB added…
PALO ALTO, CA–(Marketwired – Feb 18, 2014) – HP (NYSE: HPQ) today announced new mobile print capabilities designed to help small to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) increase productivity so they can better focus on their business needs. The newest addition to the world’s best-selling multifunction laser printer (MFP) family,(1) the HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M476 comes equipped with simple, secured mobile print solutions that give SMB users an intuitive way to print or access content — virtually anytime, anywhere and from almost any device. The HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M476 meets Mopria global certification standards for delivering simple wireless…
SINGAPORE–(Marketwired – Feb 17, 2014) – Lunabee Pte Ltd is delighted to announce the release today of the Windows Phone version of its extremely popular password management app, oneSafe. oneSafe has been available for Apple and Android devices and has seen enormous success particularly for its advanced security features and gorgeous user interface. Lunabee now plans to build on that success by making oneSafe available to users of Windows Phones as well. “We are very excited to release oneSafe for Windows Phone,” said company co-founder, Gregory Lussiana. “At Lunabee, we believe that the most effective applications are the ones in which…
CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA–(Marketwired – Feb 17, 2014) – School districts hoping to increase parent, student and teacher engagement just got a valuable new tool with the release of the Apps For Education Platform™ from WillowTree Apps, set to be showcased at the 2014 Texas School Public Relations Association (TSPRA) Conference. The Apps For Education Platform™ gives K-12 school districts the ability to quickly and easily develop and deploy customized mobile apps and HTML5 websites for their schools. The platform also allows parents to access important school information in one convenient location through single sign-on. App users can access information like school…
AUSTIN, TX–(Marketwired – Feb 17, 2014) – Troux™, the global leader in Enterprise Portfolio Management (EPM) and Enterprise Architecture (EA) software, will host the its annual Worldwide Conference, bringing industry professionals together to learn and discuss how top global corporations use EA to drive the decision making process and business success. The two-day event will feature thought-leading presentations on EPM trends, challenges, and solutions led by companies like Amway, JetBlue, Saudi Arabian Airlines, VMware, HSBC and Wells Fargo. In addition, several case studies will showcase how companies like Dell and MetLife have leveraged EPM to strategically manage their business. Attendees…
MONTREAL, QUEBEC–(Marketwired – Feb. 17, 2014) – Transcontinental Inc. (TSX:TCL.A)(TSX:TCL.B)(TSX:TCL.PR.D) and Gesca Ltd. reached an agreement amending the terms and conditions of the contract to print the La Presse newspaper. The agreement gives Gesca greater flexibility to modulate, in accordance with its needs, the printing services for the La Presse newspaper. For its part, TC Transcontinental continues to be the exclusive printer of La Presse, maintaining ownership of the printing plant and equipment. “Given the current pace of change in the newspaper industry coupled with La Presse’s digital strategy push over the past year, the amended agreement aligns TC Transcontinental…
LAFAYETTE, CA–(Marketwired – Feb 17, 2014) – Operation Wounded Minds (OWM) is pleased to announce their not-for-profit organization whose mission is “to remove the shame and stigma from mental illness and the destructive cycles of PTSD so people will seek treatment.” 60% of all men and 50% of all women will experience a traumatic event in their lifetime, nearly 10% of those men and 20% of those women will develop PTSD. The official launch will commence with a press conference at the Crosses of Lafayette in Lafayette, CA at 3P.M. P.T. today. Several members of the OWM Advisory Board and local…
LOS ANGELES, CA–(Marketwired – Feb 17, 2014) – Sammi Girl Productions is excited to present Episode 12: Epilogue from the docu-web series, “What I Became – The Story of Funeral: A Musical.” Episode 12: Epilogue can be viewed on SammiGirlProductions.com and on Sammi Girl Productions’ YouTube Channel. In the final installment of “What I Became – The Story of Funeral: A Musical,” Episode 12: Epilogue, catches up with Frankie after the death of his sister, Sammi. You can watch all 12 episodes of “What I Became” on the Sammi Girl Productions YouTube Channel, and be sure to subscribe to receive…
DURHAM, NC–(Marketwired – Feb 17, 2014) – Mi-Corporation, the Mobile Information Corporation, today announced the keynote speaker for the Mi-Corporation Mobility Summit 2014, the company’s annual conference on the use and evolution of mobile data capture and enterprise mobility. Janet Hill, an accomplished and well-respected business leader, entrepreneur, and board member of The Wendy’s Company, Dean Foods, Inc., and Sprint, will present “Mobility from the Boardroom to the Consumer.” She served for four years as a public member of the New York Cotton Exchange, is a member of the board of trustees of Duke University, and serves on the board…
SAN FRANCISCO, CA–(Marketwired – Feb 17, 2014) – BizCloud® in conjunction with EthicsInTech™ is pleased to present the second installment of the NSA Comedy™ Tour under the slogan “Got Ethics?” The event will be held on Thursday, February 20, 2014 at the Archive Productions in San Francisco. In collaboration with several nonprofit organizations, including RestoreTheFourth, Electronic Frontier Foundation, and the Internet Archive, organizers have put together an impactful event that aims to increase public awareness about the NSA surveillance and its impact on Americans’ Fourth Amendment right to privacy. After a highly successful inaugural event, the NSA Comedy™ Tour 2.0…
SANTA BARBARA, CA–(Marketwired – Feb 17, 2014) – USDM Life Sciences, a leading global regulatory consulting firm in the life sciences industry, is pleased to announce Jay Crowley, Vice President of USDM Life Sciences Unique Device Identification Practice, will discuss UDI regulations at the GS1 Global Forum in Brussels, Belgium on February 17th at 16:15 and February 19th at 13:30. “As UDI rolls out globally, I’m looking forward to working closely with my colleagues at GS1 Global and the GS1 Member Organizations to help develop and implement global UDI standards,” said Crowley. “All of us at USDM are looking forward to…
REDWOOD SHORES, CA–(Marketwired – Feb 17, 2014) – Oracle (NYSE: ORCL) News Facts On February 13, 2014, the U.S. District Court in Las Vegas entered an order granting in part Oracle’s motion for summary judgment in its case against Rimini Street, Inc. and its CEO, Seth Ravin. The Court ruled that Rimini Street infringed Oracle copyrights by installing PeopleSoft software on Rimini Street’s computer systems in order to develop and test software updates for Rimini Street’s customers. The Court rejected Rimini Street’s defense that the copying was permitted by licenses held by Rimini Street’s customers — the City of Flint…
NASHUA, NH–(Marketwired – Feb 17, 2014) – Dresner Advisory Services today announced the new 2014 Wisdom of Crowds® Location Intelligence Market Study. The report provides an in-depth look at the usage of Location Intelligence, a form of business intelligence where the dominant analysis dimension is location or geography. In Location Intelligence, most analyses are conducted by viewing data points overlaid onto an interactive map interface. The first edition of the Wisdom of Crowds Location Intelligence Market Study addresses key Location Intelligence issues, including end user requirements and features, industry support for Location Intelligence, user requirements compared to industry capabilities, and ratings…
RALEIGH, NC–(Marketwired – February 17, 2014) – Today from the 111th annual American International Toy Fair® at New York City’s Jacob K. Javits Convention Center, Lulu Jr.™ announced the launch of a new book-making kit to inspire and encourage creativity in children, enabling them to write and illustrate their own book, My Awesome Book™. My Awesome Book includes a “Quick Start Guide” by New York Times best-selling children’s author Peter H. Reynolds (The Dot, Ish, Sky Color, Judy Moody) to encourage and help kids become published authors. An 8.5″ x 11″ premium quality, hardcover book and free delivery are included…
SCOTTSDALE, ARIZONA–(Marketwired – Feb. 17, 2014) – The Board of Directors of Certive Solutions Inc. (CSE:CBP) (“Certive” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce that effective February 14, 2014, the Company has successfully closed its previously announced C$2,100,000 unit private placement and C$400,000 convertible debenture private placement. The Company has sold 21,000,000 units in a non-brokered private placement, each unit consisting of one common share and one-half of one common share purchase warrant. One whole warrant entitles the holder to purchase one additional common share at $0.15 per share for a period of two years commencing February 14, 2014. The…
AUSTIN, TX–(Marketwired – Feb 17, 2014) – SolarWinds (NYSE: SWI), a leading provider of powerful and affordable IT management software, today announced that it will exhibit at the HIMSS14 Annual Conference & Exhibition in Orlando, Fla., running February 23-27. This conference gives SolarWinds the opportunity to meet with IT specialists who use technology to improve patient care, patient privacy, and adherence to regulatory compliance, and address increasingly complex healthcare IT needs. “Healthcare IT professionals face a unique set of IT challenges and burdens as their role impacts both business success and exemplary patient care,” said Suaad Sait, executive vice president,…