TAMPA, FL–(Marketwired – Jan 8, 2014) – Ubiquitech Software, Inc. (www.ubiquitechsoftware.com) (OTC Pink: UBQU), an International Technology and Services company, parent of Blue Crush Marketing Group is creating potential ground breaking advertising portals to be used for the burgeoning marijuana industry. The advertising methods are completely compatible with existing regulations. “Americans purchased close to $500 million in hemp products in 2013 alone, making the United States the largest importer of industrial hemp, and now with medical marijuana becoming legal in state after state the time is ripe for a new way of thinking in the advertising of these products,” said Luke Dreyer,…
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BAAR, SWITZERLAND–(Marketwired – Jan 8, 2014) – One Horizon Group, Inc. (OTCQB: OHGI) (“One Horizon” or the “Company”), which develops and licenses the world’s most bandwidth efficient mobile voice platform for smart phones, today announced that its Ishuo Network Information Co., a limited liability company, organized in China and controlled by One Horizon, has agreed to invest in Chongqing Leixin Network Technology (“Leixin”) in a joint venture with Leiqiang Telecommunications Co. Ltd. The joint venture will service the country’s fast-growing smart phone market by delpoying One Horizon’s Internet optimization technology in conjunction with the Leiqiang 95131 area code number range througout…
MONTREAL, QUEBEC–(Marketwired – Jan. 8, 2014) – SENSIO Technologies Inc. (“SENSIO”) (TSX VENTURE:SIO)(OTC:SNIOF) announced today that the Japan Patent Office has issued patent no. 5421821, relating to a method to increase the 3D frame rate of a frame-compatible format in order to eliminate flicker while providing smooth playback on active 3D devices such as 3DTVs. This new patent, added to a similar Chinese patent granted in April 2013, brings SENSIO’s portfolio to 15 issued patents and 21 pending in 13 different patent families. Frame rate conversion is a technique typically used to increase the frame rate of a video program…
PALO ALTO, CA–(Marketwired – Jan 8, 2014) – VMware, Inc. (NYSE: VMW), the global leader in virtualization and cloud infrastructure, today announced the appointment of Ben Fathi to the role of chief technology officer. Fathi most recently served as senior vice president, R&D, at VMware and has been with the company since 2012. Fathi brings experience managing large global teams and delivering innovation, with a focus on customer needs and product quality. This appointment is effective immediately and Fathi will report to Pat Gelsinger, VMware chief executive officer. “As we continue to simplify IT complexity across the entire datacenter for…
SHANGHAI, CHINA–(Marketwired – Jan 8, 2014) – EnOcean, the world leader in energy harvesting wireless solutions, and Advanced Devices, an innovative design-in focused distributor, have started an in-depth collaboration in China and Taiwan, leveraging Advanced Devices’ application and technical sales team in the region. With this step, EnOcean seizes the initiative to convert the rapidly increasing interest in self-powered devices into a growing and diverse customer base in the region. Major team objectives are to support existing Chinese and Taiwanese customers, to expand EnOcean’s business and to accelerate product design-ins. Experienced technical sales representatives and field application engineers from Advanced…
PALO ALTO, CA and FAYETTEVILLE, AR–(Marketwired – Jan 8, 2014) – Bill.com, the leader in integrated bill payment, invoicing and cash flow management solutions for businesses, and Tax1099.com, provider of proven tax filing solutions, today announced that they have teamed to simplify and automate the process of creating and e-filing 1099-MISC forms. Filing 1099s has historically been a data-intensive, error-prone and time-consuming process for businesses and accounting firms. Now, by integrating Bill.com data with Tax1099, customers can e-file 1099-MISC forms without any data entry or data file manipulation. Tax1099, powered by TechAtlantis, has been the e-file provider of choice for more…
REDWOOD SHORES, CA–(Marketwired – Jan 8, 2014) – Oracle (NYSE: ORCL) News Facts Erke, the Chinese apparel and accessories brand company, is using Oracle Retail Merchandise Planning and Optimization solutions to provide an integrated planning practice that underpins its evolving retail model supporting more than 6,000 stores and a global distribution network across 30 countries. As a well-known domestic apparel and accessories brand company, Erke is accelerating the upgrade of its retail business model and understands the value advanced planning tools can deliver in empowering retailers to optimize planning, assortment and inventory to impact the customer experience, a key strategy…
SUNNYVALE, CA–(Marketwired – Jan 8, 2014) – PLX Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ: PLXT), the global leader in PCI Express® (PCIe®) silicon and software connectivity solutions enabling emerging data center architectures, today announced it will host a conference call and webcast to discuss its fourth quarter and fiscal year 2013 earnings and the company’s business outlook on Monday, January 27, 2014, at 2:00 p.m. (PT), following the release of the company’s financial results. David Raun, PLX® chief executive officer, and Arthur Whipple, PLX chief financial officer, will host the conference call. A live webcast of the conference call will be available through…
SAN FRANCISCO, CA–(Marketwired – Jan 8, 2014) – The Storage Networking Industry Association (SNIA) recently announced a one-day Storage Industry Summit themed The Future of Computing — The Convergence of Memory and Storage through Non-Volatile Memory (NVM). DETAILS: Co-located with the SNIA Annual Members’ Symposium on January 28, 2014 in San Jose the summit will offer critical insights into NVM and storage. Speakers from companies leading the way in NVM will deliver a comprehensive deep-dive on the issues needed to consider this technology. Some of the topics covered include: SSS in the enterprise datacenter, PCIe NVM in servers, hybrid flash,…
SAN FRANCISCO, CA–(Marketwired – Jan 8, 2014) – Vacatia.com (www.vacatia.com), the trusted, easy-to-use marketplace to buy and sell timeshares online, today announced the “Vacatia on Us!” Sweepstakes where one lucky person will win $10,000 for a trip of a lifetime or a lifetime of trips. In addition to the grand prize, entrants can also win great bi-weekly prizes such as flight vouchers, luggage and travel gear. The Sweepstakes are open from now through April 15, 2014 and all entrants must register at http://vacatia.com/contest/10k-sweepstakes. The grand prize winner will have their choice of a once in a lifetime vacation, or ownership of…
PALO ALTO, CA–(Marketwired – Jan 8, 2014) – HP (NYSE: HPQ) today announced that national healthcare provider Cancer Treatment Centers of America® (CTCA) selected HP Partner Managed Print Services (MPS) to deliver a reliable print infrastructure that supports its exemplary patient care. CTCA helps patients fight cancer using advanced technology with a personalized approach. Its personnel rely on printing as part of their daily jobs, with approximately 30 million pages printed annually. The technology goal for CTCA is 100 percent uptime for all of its IT assets, from software to printers; however, realization of that goal was a challenge prior to…
STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN–(Marketwired – Jan. 8, 2014) – CGI (NYSE:GIB)(TSX:GIB.A) has been chosen to deliver business critical IT services to the Swedish Health and Social Care Inspectorate (IVO), a new government authority established on June 1, 2013 to monitor health, medical care and social services in Sweden. The four-year outsourcing agreement covers IT infrastructure and operations management, as well as application development and management for business critical applications such as task management systems and desktop applications. The estimated value of the contract is approximately 120 million Swedish crowns (approx. CAD $19.5 million). As part of the agreement, CGI will help to…
SAN JOSE, CA–(Marketwired – Jan 8, 2014) – Micrel, Inc. (NASDAQ: MCRL), an industry leader in high performance linear and power solutions, LAN and timing and communications solutions, today introduced the MIC4605, a 85V Half Bridge MOSFET driver that features Adaptive-Dead-Time and Shoot-Through Protection. The Adaptive-Dead-Time circuitry actively monitors the Half Bridge to minimize the time between high and low side MOSFET transitions, which maximizes power efficiency. Anti-Shoot-Through circuitry prevents erroneous inputs and noise from turning both MOSFETs on at the same time. The MIC4605 also offers a wide 5.5V to 16V operating supply range to maximize system efficiency. The low 5.5V operating…
PLEASANTON, CA–(Marketwired – Jan 8, 2014) – Callidus Software Inc. (NASDAQ: CALD), a leading provider of sales and marketing effectiveness cloud software, announced today that Violin Memory, a leading provider of memory-based storage solutions, has selected seven suite solutions to transform sales results. The agreement was signed in the fourth quarter of 2013. Violin Memory has selected Commissions for incentive compensation management, Configure Price Quote for automated quotes and proposals, Enablement for sales content and collaboration, MySalesGame for strategic incentives, Sales Performance Manager for coaching, Litmos for sales training and LeadFormix Marketing Automation. “Leading organizations across the world understand the…
TORONTO, ONTARIO–(Marketwired – Jan. 8, 2014) – GuestLogix Inc. (TSX:GXI), the leading global provider of onboard retail and payment technology solutions to airlines and the passenger travel industry, today announced that the Company’s Global Payment Gateway has recovered more than 1 million USD in previously declined credit card revenues for its airline and rail customers. The Company’s unique payment gateway network enables GuestLogix’ customers to significantly reduce fraudulent and declined credit card payments by utilizing the industry’s leading fraud prevention tactics, including floor and ceiling limits, blacklist usage, proprietary “Hot List”, card resubmission and mixed online/offline authorization. Such measures ensure…
REDWOOD SHORES, CA–(Marketwired – Jan 8, 2014) – iPass Inc. (NASDAQ: IPAS), the global Wi-Fi roaming leader for enterprises and telecom service providers, today announced the company will present at the following financial conferences in New York City: Karen Willem, chief financial officer, to present at the Sidoti Semi-Annual Microcap Conference on Monday, January 13th at the Grand Hyatt Hotel Evan Kaplan, chief executive officer, to present at the 16th Annual Needham Growth Conference on Thursday, January 16th at the New York Palace Hotel There will be a live webcast of the iPass presentation at the Needham Conference on Thursday,…
REDWOOD SHORES, CA–(Marketwired – Jan 8, 2014) – iPass Inc. (NASDAQ: IPAS), a leading provider of mobile services for enterprises and telecom service providers, and Arqiva, a communications infrastructure and media services company, today announced the renewal of their longstanding agreement that will provide all iPass subscribers with access to Arqiva’s extensive network of wireless hotspots in airports and hotels throughout the UK, including at Heathrow airport. Upon arrival in the UK, iPass subscribers can seamlessly roam onto secure and high quality Arqiva networks to help them to control data roaming costs and avoid bill shock. There is no need…
IRVINE, CA–(Marketwired – Jan 8, 2014) – SmartBug Media, a leading inbound marketing agency and Gold-Level HubSpot Certified Partner helping businesses generate leads, increase awareness and build brand loyalty, is pleased to announce the recent hire of Darci Hansell, who joins the agency as an Inbound Marketing Consultant and Account Manager. Hansell will create and execute various inbound marketing and content marketing activities including blogging, social media marketing, SEO and marketing automation for a number of SmartBug Media clients. “I’m eager to combine my marketing track record with the performance-focused methodology that SmartBug Media brings to the market through its…
PRAGUE, CZECH REPUBLIC and SAN FRANCISCO, CA–(Marketwired – Jan 8, 2014) – GoodData®, the leader in cloud business intelligence, and StartupYard, a mentor-driven seed accelerator based in Prague, today announced a partnership to provide select startups with free access to the GoodData platform. StartupYard is recruiting applicants for its fourth round until January 31st with the theme of Data, Search and Analytics. “Having free access to an open and flexible data platform can save early stage startups huge amounts of time and money that would be spent on building similar technologies internally,” said Cedric Maloux, Managing Director of StartupYard. “Companies…
MUMBAI, INDIA–(Marketwired – Jan 8, 2014) – Aurionpro is pleased to announce that its Pune, India Software Delivery Center, which provides leading Information Security, Enterprise Portal, Content Management, and SOA-based software development and consulting services, has earned SOC2 Type 1 Certification. Independent auditors carried out the assessment and awarded the designation. This external validation demonstrates Aurionpro’s ongoing commitment to maintaining the highest level of information security, availability, and integrity, and builds on the Pune Software Delivery Center’s previous SSAE16 Type II Information Security designation. SOC2 Certification indicates that Aurionpro complies with a comprehensive set of criteria known as the Trust…