CEDAR RAPIDS, IA–(Marketwired – Jan 9, 2014) – TaxACT professionals can now prepare and e-file individual, corporate and partnership returns with TaxACT Preparer’s Editions. The software, first released in October for early preparation and year-end tax planning, now includes finalized IRS forms. “TaxACT is a dependable, affordable business partner for tax professionals,” said TaxACT President JoAnn Kintzel. “Our software and services make managing client data, preparing returns and business management easy and efficient, allowing customers to spend more time growing their business and optimizing profitability.” Faster tax return preparation and filingTaxACT Preparer’s Federal Editions include many time-saving features for faster…
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MISSISSAUGA, ONTARIO–(Marketwired – Jan. 9, 2014) – Baanto™ Inc. today announced that they have completed a Series “C” round of funding led by lead investor, Difference Capital, to fuel the growth of Baanto™ touch technology products. A publically listed, Toronto based specialty finance company, Difference Capital is a strategic investor and advisor to growing companies in the technology sector. “We are very pleased to add Baanto to our portfolio,” said Tom Astle, Managing Partner at Difference Capital. “We believe that Baanto’s touchscreen technology, developed with unique and proprietary intellectual property, offers unparalleled performance in the large format and industrial segments…
RESTON, VA–(Marketwired – Jan 9, 2014) – ACF, the leading Salesforce implementation partner for the nonprofit and higher education sectors, has announced Aimee Cubbage as its new Vice President of Operations. Ms. Cubbage comes to ACF from Texeltek, Inc. (A TASC Company), where she was promoted to COO after spending five years in senior management and executive leadership roles. In her role at ACF, Aimee will be responsible for ACF’s client management and delivery teams, oversee employee and capability development, and enhance the operational foundation and infrastructure to support ACF’s growth. “I am thrilled to welcome Aimee to our team.…
MILPITAS, CA–(Marketwired – Jan 9, 2014) – Sigma Designs® (NASDAQ: SIGM), a world leader in connected media platforms and the builder of essential consumer semiconductor technologies, recently announced that they have licensed the popular ARM® Mali™-400 MP for their leading range of multimedia SoCs. The ARM Mali-400 MP is a complete 2D and 3D graphics acceleration platform which provides performance scalable up to 1080p resolution and unrivalled power and bandwidth efficiency. With this license, Sigma Designs will enhance the user experience of the digital home by enabling products with advanced and interactive user interfaces and casual gaming functionality. The reach…
NEW YORK, NEW YORK–(Marketwired – Jan. 9, 2014) – Global technology solutions leader Infusion is using NRF’s “The Big Show” as the backdrop to showcase its cutting-edge retail technology deployments from January 13-16 at their New York City Headquarters (599 Broadway). Central to this showcase will be the work Infusion did to help Richtree Natural Market Restaurants reinvent its brand and create an exciting new dining experience. “Infusion and Richtree Natural Market Restaurants have created a unique customer experience enhanced by cutting-edge technologies and revolutionary design. Richtree has demonstrated just how much businesses can benefit from incorporating an effective technology…
LAS VEGAS, NV–(Marketwired – Jan 9, 2014) – LiveDeal Inc. (NASDAQ: LIVE) (“LiveDeal” or the “Company”), a publicly traded company that operates livedeal.com, an innovative platform using geo-location to enable businesses to communicate real-time and instant offers to nearby consumers, today announced that it has launched livedeal.com in San Francisco, CA. After highly successful launches in San Diego and Los Angeles in Q4 of 2013, with over 1000 participating restaurants now leveraging the livedeal.com platform, LiveDeal launches into the San Francisco market with hundreds of new restaurant clients and a groundswell of mounting support. The San Francisco market has the…
MADISON, WI–(Marketwired – Jan 9, 2014) – Amphion Medical Solutions, a leading provider of advanced transcription and coding solutions and services, announced today the launch of Amphion University, a comprehensive online ICD-10 training program featuring courses designed and led by the company’s AHIMA-approved instructors. To maximize ICD-10 comprehension, Amphion U offers a customizable curriculum of individual modules and complete training packages, as well as terminology manuals, codebooks and a robust library of practice records coded by Amphion’s ICD-10 experts. “Coders should be training now to achieve proficiency in ICD-10 before the transition deadline. But escalating demand is making it difficult…
BELLEVUE, WA–(Marketwired – Jan 9, 2014) – Hipcricket®, Inc., (OTCBB: HIPP) (OTCQB: HIPP) a leader in mobile engagement and analytics, announced today that the Company will present at the 16th Annual Needham Growth Conference, to be held at the New York Palace Hotel in New York, NY. Ivan Braiker, CEO, will present on Wednesday, January 15, 2014 at 4:50 p.m. Eastern Time and will be available to meet with investors throughout the day. For more information about the conference or to schedule a one-on-one meeting with Sapiens’ management, please contact your Needham representative or e-Mail to conferences@needhamco.com. About the 16th Annual…
ROCKVILLE, MD–(Marketwired – Jan 9, 2014) – Triumfant, creator of patented software that automatically discovers, analyzes and remediates advanced malware attacks on computers, servers and soon mobile devices, today shared its security threat predictions for 2014. Using the dynamic events of 2013 as a baseline and future indicator, Triumfant has identified the following information security trends likely to occur in the year ahead and offers organizations practical advice for combating new adversaries and attack techniques. 1. The Rise of In-Memory Attacks or Advanced Volatile Threats (AVTs) A growing number of cyber-exploits are designed to elude current defenses by attacking computers…
HAMILTON, BERMUDA–(Marketwired – Jan 9, 2014) – Stratus Technologies Bermuda Holdings Ltd. (together with its consolidated subsidiaries, “Stratus” or the “Company”), the leading provider of high availability solutions, will release financial results for its third quarter ended November 24, 2013 on Monday, January 13, 2014 at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time. A conference call will be held on the same day, January 13, 2014, at 1:30 p.m. Eastern Time. During the call, David C. Laurello, President and Chief Executive Officer, and Robert C. Laufer, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, will review the financial results and discuss business developments for…
SINGAPORE and COSTA MESA, CA–(Marketwired – Jan 9, 2014) – Cytech Global, A Macnica Company, now offers its customers looking for frequency control products on the company website the ability to locate over 500,000 different parts with the addition of Ecliptek’s Data Download tool. The system is designed to quickly find and purchase frequency control products available from inventory. Cytech has integrated this new capability with Ecliptek’s Quick Quote tool — customers can locate inventory and process a quotation with response in less than 60 seconds. Cytech receives a copy of the customer’s quotation, enabling them to process customer orders…
SAN RAMON, CA–(Marketwired – Jan 9, 2014) – WANdisco (LSE: WAND), a leading provider of high-availability software for global enterprises to meet the challenges of Big Data and distributed software development, announced that Pitney Bowes has selected its SVN MultiSite solution to standardize best practices across its globally distributed development team, eliminate downtime, improve network speed, and ensure the security and backup of its source code data. WANdisco SVN MultiSite enabled Pitney Bowes, a leading provider of customer communication technologies, to improve productivity by providing an updated copy of repositories at each location and reducing network latency while protecting against…
REDWOOD SHORES, CA–(Marketwired – Jan 9, 2014) – Oracle (NYSE: ORCL) News SummaryAs companies in asset-intensive industries grow, they are faced with increased IT requirements and escalating costs. With “do more with less” mandates, IT must look for solutions that can reduce total cost of ownership while optimizing performance. To address these challenges, Alpha Natural Resources turned to the Oracle Exadata Database Machine for a solution that would enable it to optimize the performance of its business critical applications while reducing total IT costs. News Facts Oracle today announced Alpha Natural Resources is successfully leveraging the Oracle Exadata Database Machine…
SAN FRANCISCO, CA–(Marketwired – Jan 9, 2014) – PunchTab, the leading omni-channel loyalty and engagement platform, announced today a sevenfold increase in year-over-year revenue, as leading brands increasingly adopt the company’s technology to engage customers, improve long-term retention, and increase sales. In 2013, PunchTab grew to over 18,000 active loyalty programs, up from 13,000 in the previous year, with a 700% year-over-year revenue increase. Collectively, brands are now using PunchTab programs to reach over 25 million users every month. Additionally, PunchTab now powers over 1,000 programs outside of the US, and continues to expand internationally. In Website Magazine’s June 2013…
ATLANTA, GA–(Marketwired – January 09, 2014) – Sharecare, the privately held health and wellness engagement platform founded by Dr. Mehmet Oz and Jeff Arnold, today announced it is scheduled to present at the 32nd Annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference at the Westin St. Francis in San Francisco. One of the largest and most informative healthcare investment symposiums in the industry, the J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference invites approximately 300 companies, both public and private, to deliver presentations to an estimated 4,000 investors. Sharecare’s presentation at the J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference is scheduled for Wednesday, January 15, at 4:30 p.m. PST, during…
REDWOOD CITY, CA–(Marketwired – Jan 9, 2014) – Replicon, the leading provider of cloud-based time tracking software, has announced that 2013 was a record-making year. In addition to releasing the latest generation of the Replicon time tracking platform and Replicon Mobile, the company reeled in $20 million in new funding, expanded globally, and grew its customer base. “Replicon is well-positioned as the cloud time-tracking leader going into 2014,” said Raj Narayanaswamy, co-founder and co-CEO of Replicon. “We recognized the growing importance of treating time as an enterprise asset, and provided businesses with the ability to view, monitor and capture that…
LOS ANGELES, CA–(Marketwired – Jan 9, 2014) – Spark Networks, Inc. (NYSE MKT: LOV), a leader in creating niche-targeted brands that build and strengthen the communities they serve, announced today that Greg Liberman, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, and Brett Zane, the Company’s Chief Financial Officer, will present at the 16th Annual Needham Growth Conference to be held on Wednesday, January 15, 2014 at the New York Palace Hotel, New York City at 4:10 PM ET/1:10 PM PT. During the conference, management will be available to meet with investors in a one-on-one setting. For more information, please contact Addo Communications. About…
LAS VEGAS, NV–(Marketwired – Jan 9, 2014) – Leap Motion and BB Softservice Corp. (a SoftBank group company) today announced a broad partnership that greatly extends Leap Motion’s presence in the global marketplace by leveraging SoftBank Group’s multi-channel reach as a leading telecommunications and internet corporation. Leap Motion’s technology makes it possible for people to use finger and hand movements in the air to play, create and explore in more natural and dynamic ways on computers and other devices. Since launching in the United States just six months ago, over 100,000 developers have downloaded Leap Motion’s free software developer kit…
VICTORIA, BC and MANCHESTER, NH–(Marketwired – Jan 9, 2014) – UNIT4 Business Software, the North American subsidiary of UNIT4, the global leader in software that supports business change, today announced that Funeral Directors Life Insurance Company (FDLIC) has selected the company’s UNIT4 Coda Financials software to update their financial accounting system as part of an overall modernization strategy. FDLIC required a new system that would provide real-time financial visibility across the business by integrating with its core insurance administration software (GIAS) and internally developed custom IBMi applications. As a market leader in pre-need insurance, FDLIC has experienced exponential growth –…
NEW YORK, NY–(Marketwired – January 09, 2014) – WebThriftStore, an online charity fundraising platform, today announced its Coats for Canines drive. With record-breaking cold hitting the U. S. this week, WebThriftStore wants to help keep its furry friends warm! WebThriftStore is encouraging supporters to donate dog coats and sweaters to any of its dog-related charities, which include the ASPCA, the Bark & Meow Foundation, Col. Potter Cairn Rescue Network, Fidelco Guide Dog Foundation, Internet Miniature Pinscher Service, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), RedRover, and Spay-Neuter Assistance Program. All doggie duds are tax-deductible, just like everything donated to…