Author: Brian Johnson

SAN FRANCISCO, CA–(Marketwired – Jan 7, 2014) – Versar, Inc. (NYSE MKT: VSR) has selected Locus Technologies’ (Locus’) Environmental Information Management (EIM) software to be its preferred environmental data management system for the firm’s Performance Based Remediation (PBR) program for the U.S. Air Force (USAF). Versar will take advantage of EIM’s ability to support analytical data compatible with Environmental Resources Program Information Management System (ERPIMS), the electronic system that the Air Force uses for validation and management of data collected from environmental projects at its bases. In addition, Versar will utilize the ERPIMS regulatory export feature and the EIM data…

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RIVER FALLS, WI–(Marketwired – Jan 7, 2014) – Sajan, Inc. (OTCQB: SAJA), a leading language services and technology provider, has been selected by Bodybuilding.com — the world’s largest online sports nutrition company and number one sports e-retailer — to strengthen the Fortune 500 company’s global presence. Sajan has helped launch Bodybuilding.com’s e-commerce store for the Brazil market, the latest step in its global strategy. Before Sajan came on board, Bodybuilding.com took steps to internationalize their e-commerce site, but they faced technical challenges and needed assistance from a company with a depth of experience in the field. They evaluated several translation…

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PALO ALTO, CA–(Marketwired – Jan 7, 2014) – The Anita Borg Institute (ABI), a non-profit organization focused on the advancement of women in computing, announced today that Hilary Mason, Data Scientist in Residence at Accel Partners, Scientist Emeritus at bitly, co-founder of HackNY, co-host of DataGotham, and member of NYCResistor will be the featured keynote speaker at the annual Women of Vision Awards Banquet. ABI also announced that Penny Herscher, serial entrepreneur, mathematician and CEO of FirstRain, will emcee the Santa Clara, CA event to be held on May 8, 2014. The Anita Borg Institute’s Women of Vision (WOV) Awards…

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BOULDER, CO–(Marketwired – Jan 7, 2014) – RoundPegg, a culture management software company that helps organizations tackle culture change, align sub-cultures and proactively integrate acquired companies, today announced details of PulseTrax, a highly customizable and first-of-its-kind pulse engagement survey offering. The newest component of EngagePegg, a solution that enables companies to measure, monitor and track employee engagement, PulseTrax provides users with a data-driven method for analyzing company culture through short pulse surveys and tracking the success of new initiatives. Using PulseTrax, organizations can create any number of customer engagement statements and distribute them to employees at any designed interval as…

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ENGLEWOOD, CO–(Marketwired – Jan 7, 2014) – Evolving Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: EVOL), a leader in activation, enablement and management of services for connected mobile devices, today announced that a major operator in Asia has selected its Dynamic SIM Allocation™ (DSA) solution to help streamline number usage and improve the user experience for its subscribers. DSA will help this operator achieve significant improvements to its SIM card logistics and supply chain by optimizing the use of numbers and reducing the number of SIM types distributed to the retail channel. The result will be increased SIM distribution flexibility and significant cost savings…

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SEATTLE, WA–(Marketwired – Jan 7, 2014) – Today, PayScale, Inc., the leader in cloud compensation data and software for businesses and individuals, released the Q4 2013 PayScale Index which tracks quarterly and annual trends in compensation and provides a U.S. national wage forecast for the coming quarter. The PayScale Index also includes a “Real Wage Index” — which reveals shifts in ‘real wages’ by analyzing statistics from the Consumer Price Index and Unemployment figures together with PayScale’s rich compensation data. In its Q3 2013 release, PayScale forecasted U.S. national wages would grow 0.1 percent between Q3 and Q4 2013. The…

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MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA and BOULDER, CO–(Marketwired – Jan 7, 2014) – SolidFire, the leader in all-flash storage systems for the next generation data center, will join leaders in OpenStack, storage and hosting services in a cutting-edge forum, “OpenStack: Breaking into the Enterprise” on January 29 in Mountain View, Calif. The event will be moderated by Research VP Lydia Leong of Gartner, Inc. and feature prominent industry experts from the OpenStack Foundation, Nebula, eBay, Internap, Solinea and SolidFire. The forum will bring focus to the challenges and opportunities enterprises face around deploying OpenStack in the next generation data center. There is…

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LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM–(Marketwired – Jan 7, 2014) – Marketing Release – Vodafone has recently published an M2M whitepaper that discusses remote asset monitoring for multiple devices across multiple locations. Within the whitepaper, Vodafone talks about the benefits of its integrated Remote Monitoring & Control Service, which includes the ability to automatically monitor the health of the organisation’s assets, in real time, without having to send an engineer to the site. In a typical M2M remote monitoring system, a communications module installed in each piece of equipment gathers and logs data from sensors — about temperature, vibration, activity, or other variables.…

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AMSTERDAM, THE NETHERLANDS–(Marketwired – Jan 7, 2014) – After bringing together over 500 API professionals in October in San Francisco, the first European edition of the API Strategy and Practice Conference (http://apistrategyconference.com) will take place at the Beurs van Berlage, located near the Dam Square, in Amsterdam from March 26 – 28, 2014. Event passes, including early-bird discounted tickets, are now available at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/api-strategy-and-practice-conference-amsterdam-tickets-10042227573. Speakers announced today include: David Haskiya, Product Developer Manager at Europeana and Simon Redfern, CEO at Open Bank Project. New speakers will be added to the conference program regularly. The list of confirmed speakers can be found…

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WASHINGTON, DC–(Marketwired – Jan 7, 2014) – Last month the gambling giant MGM Resorts International released the first casino mobile app “myVegas” which offers real comps and rewards, such as free rooms and buffets, allowing gamblers to save the trip to Vegas and go online to indulge in their guilty pleasure instead. Once they make their trip to Nevada, they can benefit from their online winnings: the rewards are redeemable at 11 casinos in Las Vegas, amongst them the Bellagio and the Mirage. “The mobile launch has exceeded everyone’s expectations. We’re in the millions of downloads now,” said Josh Swissman, vice president of…

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