LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM–(Marketwired – Jul 18, 2014) – Keolis, one of Europe’s leading public transport operators, in a joint venture partnership with Amey (70:30) used Huddle to manage its successful bid to operate the Docklands Light Railway (DLR) automated metro network. Tasked with bringing together internal staff and colleagues at Amey to work on the documentation for both the pre-qualification stage and bid itself, Keolis selected Huddle as it enabled secure cross-firewall collaboration. The new joint venture — entitled Keolis Amey Docklands — will have responsibility for all train and passenger services across the network, including the maintenance of more…
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BILLERICA, MA–(Marketwired – Jul 17, 2014) – Winchester Systems Inc., a leading data-storage infrastructure provider to Military Prime Contractors and Commercial SI’s, today announced it has upgraded its entire line of FlashDisk RF-Series COTS-Rugged storage systems. Winchester Systems COTS-Rugged products are designed to store and protect data in harsh C5ISR operating environments; tolerating levels of dust, moisture, shock and vibration not possible with standard commercial units — for much less than ultra-ruggedized systems. Numerous major U.S. Federal/Military programs currently depend on Winchester Systems COTS-Rugged products to be easy to deploy, manage and provide high fault tolerance in theater and data…
SAN ANTONIO, TX–(Marketwired – July 17, 2014) – Rackspace (NYSE: RAX), the #1 managed cloud company, today announced it has been positioned by Gartner, Inc. in the Leaders quadrant of the “Magic Quadrant for Cloud-Enabled Managed Hosting” in both North America and Europe.The Gartner assessment, performed by the firm’s IT industry experts, evaluates providers based on the completeness of their vision and their ability to execute. It categorizes providers in quadrants labeled Niche Players, Challengers, Visionaries, and Leaders. Rackspace was among the 17 providers assessed by Gartner, and one of only two in the Leaders quadrant in North America. In Europe,…
YOUNGSTOWN, OH–(Marketwired – Jul 17, 2014) – All of the data needed to make informed business decisions can now be accessed anywhere using a simple web login with SenSource’s new Vea Analytics web portal, Vea Web. Vea Web is created to drive raw data into meaningful information to reveal patterns and insight, ultimately leading to decision making expertise. This secure online platform is client-owned, including the foot traffic data and URL. Retail executives own the tools to analyze multiple key data sources simultaneously, such as traffic monitoring, POS, staffing and weather, with insightful dashboards. Foot traffic data reveals new questions…
MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA–(Marketwired – Jul 17, 2014) – Nitro Founder and CEO Sam Chandler has taken top honours at last night’s 2014 EY Australian Entrepreneur of the Year Southern Region awards, judged best entrepreneur in the Emerging category. A serial entrepreneur, Chandler started his first company at 16 when still at high school and his second at 21 while studying at RMIT. Having launched Nitro in Melbourne in 2005, the company has grown under Chandler’s vision and leadership to become a global leader in digital document productivity and collaboration solutions. With over 150 employees and 450,000 customers worldwide, Nitro’s award-winning desktop…
LAS VEGAS, NV–(Marketwired – Jul 17, 2014) – House Advantage, leading integrators and providers of loyalty technology in the gaming industry, has partnered exclusively with SIC Innovations to develop and distribute COG – Casino On the Go interactive player application. COG is a joint production with SIC Innovations and is already regarded as the best customer-facing mobile engagement tool in the casino gaming space. COG utilizes the powerful tools of promotions and awards as the means to incentivize frequent and deepening customer interaction. The actively loyal customer is the only long-term profitable customer. “Casino operators around the world are interested…
SUNNYVALE, CA–(Marketwired – Jul 17, 2014) – AMD (NYSE: AMD) Q2 2014 Results Revenue of $1.44 billion, increased 3 percent sequentially and 24 percent year-over-year Gross margin of 35 percent Operating income of $63 million and non-GAAP(1) operating income of $67 million Net loss of $36 million, loss per share of $0.05 and non-GAAP(1) net income of $17 million, earnings per share of $0.02 AMD (NYSE: AMD) today announced revenue for the second quarter of 2014 of $1.44 billion, operating income of $63 million and net loss of $36 million, or $0.05 per share. Non-GAAP operating income was $67 million and non-GAAP net income,…
SAN FRANCISCO, CA–(Marketwired – Jul 17, 2014) – Innotas today announced a new version of its Cloud Portfolio Management solution that delivers improved ease of use and increased efficiency for Project Managers and PMOs — resulting in better decision making and quicker ROI for projects. A leader in Cloud Portfolio Management solutions, Innotas offers a solution that includes Project Portfolio Management (PPM), Application Portfolio Management (APM), Resource Management, and Agile Portfolio Management. The new summer release includes these updates and new features: Task Workbench: Flexible management for improved task assignment and scheduling, along with optimized performance for faster data at the…
PALO ALTO, CA–(Marketwired – Jul 17, 2014) – HP (NYSE: HPQ) today announced that Meg Whitman, HP president and chief executive officer, has been appointed chairman of the board of directors, and current director Pat Russo has been appointed lead independent director. Additionally, Klaus Kleinfeld, chief executive and chairman of Alcoa, has been appointed to the board, bringing the total number of board members to 12. Whitman has been president and chief executive officer of HP since September 2011 and a member of the board since January 2011. Russo has been a director since 2011. She leads the HR and Compensation…
HOUSTON, TX–(Marketwired – July 17, 2014) – Dynamic Health Strategies announces the availability of HealthSpective® Version 2.0. HealthSpective is a population health management and predictive analytics tool that helps self-funded companies optimize benefit costs and employee health. Using data from all sources, client focused benchmarks and advanced analytics, HealthSpective makes prescriptive recommendations on prevention, screening, treatment, disease management and service utilization. HealthSpective 2.0 has added a number of features. Its new Clinical Risk Engine assigns a prospective clinical risk value for each plan member. Another new feature allows key medical conditions and chronic diseases to be identified through the Clinical…
CHICAGO, IL–(Marketwired – July 17, 2014) – Refined Haystack, an online source for local design, launches with the debut of its Chicago-based website, refinedhaystack.com. The interactive site aims to streamline the design process from start to finish by providing a curated network of local design resources, allowing designers, homeowners, showrooms and stores to more effectively and efficiently connect and collaborate. Through a unique user-experience platform, simple navigation and industry-specific tools, Refined Haystack enables a fluid relationship between local design professionals, storeowners and showrooms. It also gives homeowners an unprecedented insider’s look at the vast design resources available in Chicago. The site…
WATERLOO, ON–(Marketwired – July 17, 2014) – Ten University of Waterloo startup companies will pitch their businesses for a share of $100,000 in grant funding at the Velocity Fund Finals on Thursday, July 24. The rewards include four $25,000 prizes as well as workspace at Velocity.The contenders come from diverse backgrounds spanning biotechnology, computer science, engineering, and nanotechnology. The companies are tackling current issues, such as more accessible vision care, health, food economics and efficient manufacturing.”It’s great to see a solid mix of hardware and software startups competing at the Velocity Fund Finals,” said Mike Kirkup, director of Velocity. “These companies…
BERLIN, GERMANY–(Marketwired – Jul 17, 2014) – Apps anyone? Knicket the app search engine makes web history this week as it officially launches following 12 months in development and beta testing. Cleverly designed to make searching for apps and games a breeze, Knicket works just like a traditional search engine but for apps instead of web pages. Created to help smartphone and tablet users navigate the increasingly cluttered urban jungle, Knicket removes the guess work from app downloads. Built on an asynchronous database, Knicket apps are tailored and transparent, highlighting the most suitable apps for each search. With an intuitive…
SAN FRANCISCO, CA–(Marketwired – Jul 17, 2014) – Huddle today announced that it has been named by Gartner, Inc. in the July 2, 2014 “Magic Quadrant for Enterprise File Synchronization and Sharing” report. Huddle’s cloud collaboration service is used by enterprise and government organizations worldwide to securely store, access, share, sync and work on files with everyone they need to — inside and outside of an organization’s firewall. Huddle’s customers include 80 percent of central UK government departments, the Office of the Secretary of Defence, Kia Motors, Panasonic, Grant Thornton, Centrica, Unilever, National Grid, and P&G. Built to support the…
KIRKLAND, WA–(Marketwired – July 17, 2014) – Radius Inc., a next-generation technology consulting company focused on the growing Internet of Things industry, today announced the launch of the “Radius Google Glass Enterprise Framework.” Working as an extension to the Google Glass platform, this technology framework enables enterprise customers to more easily and efficiently deploy Google Glass applications into the enterprise environment. “We believe in a future where the full spectrum of wearable technology — with Google Glass as a great example — is just another set of components in the enterprise Internet of Things ecosystem,” said Anders Brown, President at Radius Inc. “The…
SAN FRANCISCO, CA–(Marketwired – Jul 17, 2014) – Trifacta, a Data Transformation platform provider, today announced that CEO and co-founder, Joe Hellerstein, will discuss Trifacta’s research on domain-specific languages and how they can facilitate the data transformation process at the GraphLab Conference on Monday, July 21st. The session is titled, “Data, DSL and Transformation: Research and Practice.” Other speakers include Carlos Guestrin, founder and CEO of GraphLab, Milind Bhandarkar, chief data scientist of Pivotal, Josh Wills, director of data science of Cloudera. “Starting back with Potter’s Wheel, our research has demonstrated that a carefully designed domain-specific language (DSL) for data…
FRAMINGHAM, MA–(Marketwired – Jul 17, 2014) – IDG Enterprise — the leading enterprise technology media company composed of Computerworld, InfoWorld, Network World, CIO, DEMO, CSO, ITworld, CFOworld and CITEworld — announces the 2014 Computerworld Data+ Editors’ Choice Award honorees. Recognizing 20 innovative big data initiatives that have delivered significant business value, the awards ceremony will take place at the Data+ conference being held September 7-9, 2014 at the Hyatt Regency in Phoenix, Arizona. “We are pleased to announce the 2014 Data+ Editors’ Choice Awards honorees,” said Scot Finnie, editor in chief, Computerworld. “This year’s honorees have clearly demonstrated how their…
DALLAS, TX–(Marketwired – Jul 17, 2014) – Masergy Communications Inc., a global leader in managed networking and cloud services, announced today that TMC, a global, integrated media company, named Intelligent Service Control (ISC) as a 2014 Internet TELEPHONY TMC Labs Innovation Award winner presented by Internet TELEPHONY magazine. The INTERNET TELEPHONY TMC Labs Innovation Award honors products that display innovation, unique features and significant contributions toward improving communications technology. The awards are bestowed on those companies demonstrating groundbreaking contributions to the industry. “The INTERNET TELEPHONY TMC Labs Innovation Award represents the best and the most unique products and services that…
MINNEAPOLIS, MN–(Marketwired – July 17, 2014) – Robot, a division of HelpSystems and the systems management solution of choice for automating IBM i processes and applications, today announced the availability of a new version of their Robot/SCHEDULE job scheduling and batch management software. The release of version 12 introduces the much anticipated file event monitoring capability, which increases scheduling fluidity and flexibility by allowing Robot/SCHEDULE jobs to react to file and directory events.The new event monitors can be set to watch for IFS file creation, removal, and growth, as well as physical file member changes, which are used to trigger…
ATLANTA, GA–(Marketwired – July 17, 2014) – Atlanta Technology Leaders was live on July 10, 2014 with guests Katie Tucker, Stacey Sinkiewicz and Denise Bouie, representing Women in Technology (WIT). Host Kevin Finn interviewed these guests to discuss the upcoming Women of the Year in Technology awards.Katie Tucker is the Program Director for the Women of the Year in Technology Awards, one of WIT’s largest events. She has been active with the organization for six years and has taken part in various programs such as Girls Get IT and WIT Connect. WIT Connect just completed their leading fundraising event that raised…