Author: Brian Johnson

TORONTO, ONTARIO–(Marketwired – Jan. 23, 2014) – BMO Bank of Montreal provides the best customer service amongst Canadian banking firms while Meridian Credit Union provides the best service amongst Canadian credit unions, according to a yearlong mystery shopping program conducted by research and business analysis firm Surviscor. Qtrade Investor provides the best service in the highly competitive Canadian discount brokerage industry. The Customer Email Responsiveness (CER) program, now in its 8th year, analyzed over 175 ‘mystery shopper’ emails, per firm, sent between January 1st, 2013 and December 31st, 2013 to over forty leading Canadian financial services firms. Surviscor establishes a…

LOS ANGELES, CA–(Marketwired – Jan 23, 2014) – 4medica, provider of the industry’s leading cloud clinical integration platform and solutions, today announced availability of expanded functionality for the Professional version of its cloud-based, integrated ambulatory Electronic Health Record (4medica iEHR®). Engineered to help improve the accuracy and accessibility of clinical documentation and patient information, the new features will help physicians satisfy the stringent interoperability requirements of Stage 2 Meaningful Use, including improved care coordination and enhanced provider-patient communication. The new features include: A cloud-based fax inbox: Automatic upload to searchable fields in patient charts and the EHR ensures complete patient…

MOSCOW, RUSSIA and SAN FRANCISCO, CA–(Marketwired – Jan 23, 2014) – Game Insight, a global leader in mobile/social games, is delighted to announce the beginning of a sunny new day for city building games with the release of Sunshine Bay for iPad. This new game is available for download on the App Store absolutely free of charge. Previously, the game was launched for the social networks Facebook and VKontakte. Sunshine Bay is a distinctive hybrid strategy game that challenges players to manage a lavish destination spot along with a fleet of high-end passenger yachts. In the game, players will develop…

MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA–(Marketwired – Jan 23, 2014) – Gainsight, the leading Customer Success Management solution, today introduced the Customer Success Influencers (CSI) Community, an elite group of Customer Success Management experts from Adobe EchoSign, Marketo, Xactly and many other leading companies, brought together to develop and share best practices for the emerging industry. Gainsight also today launched the Customer Success Resource Center, the industry’s first and only online destination site for customer success best practices. The Resource Center will give customer success professionals a unique opportunity to learn industry tips and tricks directly from recognized experts in their field. As…

SAN FRANCISCO, CA–(Marketwired – Jan 23, 2014) – Phizzle, the fan-centric marketing automation technology company, announced today that it has been named one of “America’s Most Promising Companies” by Forbes Magazine, a list of the 100 privately held, high-growth companies. This is the second consecutive year Phizzle has been named to the prestigious list. Forbes’ list of America’s Most Promising Companies features 100 privately-held companies whose compelling business models, strong management teams, notable customers, strategic partners and precious investment capital have separated them as fast growing companies with impressive growth prospects. Phizzle is listed as #75 on Forbes annual ranking of…

LAS VEGAS, NV–(Marketwired – Jan 23, 2014) – The Gaming Standards Association welcomes Playtech as a new Platinum member. Playtech is GSA’s first Platinum member whose business is primarily based in the online gaming space. The organization joins GSA’s other member companies in the task of overseeing standards development for the gaming industry. Shay Segev Playtech’s COO commented, “Playtech brings proven experience to GSA and we are very excited to join GSA as a Platinum member. We strongly believe our extensive industry experience will enable us to contribute tremendously to GSA’s gaming standards development for the benefit of the entire…

SAN ANTONIO, TX–(Marketwired – Jan 23, 2014) – Redecorating can be challenging even for those with a well-developed design sense, and perusing wallpaper samples and swatches may create more questions than it answers. Trying to narrow the myriad choices down to one selection can be overwhelming, and it can be difficult to know where to begin. Wallpapers To Go has developed a helpful tool that can make the process of selecting new wall coverings much easier: the color wheel. This tool, which is available to everyone, allows designers to select the colors they know they want and then shows them…

SAN FRANCISCO, CA–(Marketwired – Jan 23, 2014) – JiWire, the leading location-powered mobile advertising and data platform, today announced its top three predictions for the fast-evolving field of mobile marketing in 2014. JiWire has declared that 2014 will be the year to close the $20 billion audience gap between mobile usage and mobile advertising. For that to happen, mobile advertising technology solutions must provide a holistic approach to mobile campaigns, ultimately enabling brands to effectively engage mobile consumers at the right place and time, and measure ROI over the lifecycle of their campaigns. “Leveraging big data in mobile to fully…

WASHINGTON, DC–(Marketwired – Jan 23, 2014) – BuckleySandler LLP, a leading financial services regulatory, criminal & civil enforcement defense law firm, has launched a Privacy, Cyber Risk & Data Security Hotline to assist companies with mitigating online security risks. The Hotline (1-888-5-DATA-55) is available 24/7 and provides companies with immediate access to a Privacy, Cyber Risk & Data Security Team member to address all aspects of legal and regulatory compliance when responding to security incidents. Inquiries can also be submitted via email to data@buckleysandler.com. “The recent breaches in data security, such as those at Target and Neiman Marcus, show that…

GAINESVILLE, FL–(Marketwired – Jan 23, 2014) – The Cade Museum for Creativity + Invention invites applications for the 5th Annual $50,000 Cade Museum Prize competition. The Cade Museum Prize, open to all Florida residents and Florida-based companies, rewards innovation and invention from entrepreneurs, innovators and inventors. The Cade Museum Prize awards both cash and in-kind incentives to academics, entrepreneurs and proof-of-concept or early-stage companies for advancing creative ideas into the marketplace. Judges will look at how creative and innovative the idea is, what demonstrable change the invention will have, and how far away the invention is from being a commercially viable…

SAN FRANCISCO, CA–(Marketwired – Jan 23, 2014) – As the Avaya 2013 Midmarket Business Partner of the Year, Gsolutionz will be a major sponsor of Avaya Evolutions on February 5th 2014, at the Santa Clara Convention Center in Santa Clara. The special one-day event will provide customers with the opportunity to engage, interact, and collaborate with Gsolutionz and Avaya executives, peers, and global industry leaders. Gsolutionz extends a rare opportunity for Mid-Market Business to share the biggest communications “disconnects” they experience in their workplace. The new contest was launched based on feedback from many Mid-Market businesses that are feeling disconnected and seeking…

INDIANAPOLIS, IN–(Marketwired – Jan 23, 2014) – Samsung Telecommunications America, LLC (Samsung Mobile) has selected Ingram Micro Mobility, a wholly owned subsidiary of Ingram Micro Inc. (NYSE: IM), as a core distributor of Samsung Mobile smartphone and tablet accessory products in the United States. The designation comes six months into a successful accessories-distribution relationship between the two companies and is designed to allow for improved availability of genuine Samsung Mobile accessories. Ingram Micro Mobility was selected based on its ability to reach an extensive portion of Samsung Mobile’s target market through a wide variety of sales opportunities and dynamic marketing.…

WEST KINGSTON, RI–(Marketwired – Jan 23, 2014) – Schneider Electric, a global specialist in energy management, today announced collaboration with HP to deliver a comprehensive, converged data center and IT management platform. This platform will provide consistent views for both the facilities and IT professionals within any organization resulting in increased collaboration and efficiency. The joint solution will feature HP Converged Management Consulting Services (CMCS) combined with Schneider Electric’s Data Center Infrastructure Management (DCIM) solution, StruxureWare™ for Data Centers. Schneider Electric and HP are uniquely positioned to offer customers the ability to link physical infrastructure assets to business processes for improved…

STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN–(Marketwired – Jan. 23, 2014) – CGI (NYSE:GIB)(TSX:GIB.A) has signed a new agreement with the Swedish Transport Administration, Trafikverket, to deliver comprehensive application management and development services, working in close collaboration with Trafikverket’s own IT department. CGI will provide resources for projects and assignments, helping Trafikverket achieve specific business objectives and drive more value from its ongoing application management and development initiatives. The agreement has an estimated total contract value of 1.3 billion Swedish crowns (approx. CAD $220 million) over a four-year base with a two plus one year option period. Trafikverket is responsible for the long-term planning of…

NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA–(Marketwired – Jan. 23, 2014) – Quorum Information Technologies Inc. (Quorum) (TSX VENTURE:QIS) announced today that its innovative dealership and customer communication system, Communicator, has achieved significant adoption and is continuing to grow rapidly among the dealerships that use its DMS, XSELLERATOR™. The Communicator technology was first introduced in 2012 and began to roll-out across Quorum’s customer base on a wide-spread basis in mid-2013. Communicator gives dealerships the ability to use their DMS to communicate with their customers (and internally) through email and text, including automated messaging triggers based on the customers’ preference. Maury Marks, Quorum’s President and…

HONG KONG–(Marketwired – Jan 23, 2014) – OTCQX: NETD NetDimensions (Holdings) Limited (“NetDimensions” or the “Company”) Directors’ Share Dealing The Company was informed that on 22 January 2013 Jay Mervin Shaw (“Directors”), Chief Executive Officer and Matthew Chaloner (“Directors”), Chief Financial Officer, completed the purchase of 200 American Depository Receipts (“ADRs”) respectively, equivalent to 1,000 ordinary shares in the Company at a price of US$6.45 per ADR or GBP0.78 per ordinary share at the current exchange rate of $1.65 to GBP1.00. Each ADR is equivalent to 5 ordinary shares. Following the Directors’ share dealing the Directors’ holding in the share…

LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM–(Marketwired – Jan 23, 2014) – Barnardo’s, one of the UK’s leading children charities, has turned to cloud content collaboration technology to enable volunteers nationwide to securely share information with the charity’s staff. Using Huddle, volunteers across the UK now have a fast and secure electronic way of sharing meeting notes, which include details of interactions with children, young people and families with internal teams at Barnardo’s. Working with more than 200,000 children, young people and their families each year, the charity’s mission is to transform the lives of the UK’s most vulnerable children through its projects, campaigning…

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA–(Marketwired – Jan. 23, 2014) – Meridex Software Corp. (TSX VENTURE:MSC.H) (the “Company” or “MSC”) announced today that it has signed a memorandum of understanding (“MOU”) with 4-time Grammy nominated, multi-platinum selling recording artist and international music superstar FLO RIDA and his company FLO FIT Holdings LLC. The Company and FLO FIT Holdings LLC, and Tramar Dillard (FLO RIDA) have signed an MOU for an exclusive license to FLO RIDA’s name, trademarks, image and likeness in the health and fitness category including but not limited to an instructional exercise video series. The MOU, is non-binding, and is subject…

Using SessionCam, Usability Experts and Analytics Professionals Can Watch a Recording of a How a Customer Using a Mobile Tablet or Smartphone Interacts With Their Website; These Recordings Accurately Replay Mobile Gestures Like Pinch and Zoom, Show Exactly How a Website Is Displayed on a Mobile Device, and Enable Digital Marketers to Pinpoint and Remedy Website Usability and Conversion Issues NORWICH, UNITED KINGDOM–(Marketwired – January 23, 2014) – SessionCam, an innovator of technology for recording and understanding customer interaction on e-commerce and other high-traffic websites, has enhanced its session replay product to enable precise website optimisation for mobile devices. Using…

PARIS, FRANCE–(Marketwired – Jan 23, 2014) – Viaccess-Orca, a global leader in the protection and enhancement of content services, announced today that Israeli-based satellite provider yes is using the Viaccess-Orca COMPASS content discovery platform to support its new yes Go TV Everywhere service. Through COMPASS, yes Go will recommend content to viewers based on their personal tastes and viewing habits. The groundbreaking new service will be the first multiscreen TV offering in Israel, delivering personalized video streams to TVs, PCs, tablets, and smartphones. “After successfully powering recommendations for our ‘My TV’ service in March 2013, Viaccess-Orca continues to be a…