Author: Brian Johnson

KENDALL PARK, NJ–(Marketwired – July 16, 2014) – Binary Tree, a leading Microsoft Exchange and Office 365 migration solutions company and Microsoft’s 2014 Messaging Partner of the Year, is pleased to announce the recipients of its annual partner awards, recognizing channel excellence around the globe. Walter Monasterio, Director of Strategic Alliances, officiated at the private ceremony for Binary Tree’s management team and partner companies on July 15th, 2014, during the Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference (WPC) in Washington, DC.The following partners received special recognition for their outstanding work with Binary Tree:Microsoft Corporation of Redmond, WA and Hewlett-Packard of Palo Alto, CA…

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NEW YORK, NY–(Marketwired – Jul 16, 2014) – Celebrating a year of record-growth, Cycle Computing has added HPC executive and startup veteran Tim Carroll as Vice President of Business Development and Ecosystem; and has also promoted Rob Futrick to Chief Technical Officer (CTO). The buildout of the management team will leverage and accelerate rapid growth of revenue, new customers and core hours under management. “Our goal is to lead the way in utility technical computing, which is the biggest accelerator of engineering, life science, insurance, manufacturing, energy, risk management, and scientific discovery and invention in history,” says Jason Stowe, CEO…

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NEW YORK, NY–(Marketwired – Jul 16, 2014) – Waywire Networks today announced a number of advances for the growing network of curated video channels. “We’re pleased and proud to be able to announce that we’ve grown our Curated Channel lineup,” said Waywire CEO Steven Rosenbaum. “Our team of Channel Curators has grown to 25 — bringing quality curated video content to a growing array of topics. And we’ve added an additional 85 branded channels to our network.” Joining Waywire is COO Todd Tarpley. Tarpley is a digital leader who brings experience in video, print, and web publishing. He was the…

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SUNNYVALE, CA–(Marketwired – Jul 16, 2014) – Proofpoint, Inc. (NASDAQ: PFPT), a leading security-as-a-service provider and Microsoft Gold Independent Software Vendor, today announced the availability of the Proofpoint Security and Compliance Suite for Office 365. The new Proofpoint cloud-based suite provides essential advanced threat protection, global regulatory compliance and comprehensive eDiscovery capabilities for organizations migrating to Microsoft® Office 365™. “Enterprises moving to Microsoft Office 365 need to adequately protect themselves with third-party advanced threat protection and compliance capabilities,” said Michael Osterman, Principal Analyst with Osterman Research. “Proofpoint has a proven track record of stopping advanced attacks and meeting complex global…

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TEL AVIV, ISRAEL–(Marketwired – Jul 16, 2014) – The recent announcement by Microsoft regarding its discontinuing Windows XP support now forces 25-percent of the world’s corporations still on XP as their standard desktop OS to make a substantial investment in their migration to a new OS. However, the shift to the cloud presents new options to CIOs when optimizing their end-user computing environment. They now can take advantage of cloud-based applications (Google Apps, Salesforce, etc.) as well as communications and infrastructure services (e.g. Videoconferencing, storage); in addition, desktop virtualization (VDI), the availability of tablets and browser based OS (such as Chrome…

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PALO ALTO, CA–(Marketwired – Jul 16, 2014) – Cloudera, the leader in enterprise analytic data management powered by Apache Hadoop™, today announced the first hands-on Apache Spark training course that will enrich developers’ experience with this groundbreaking new processing engine. The three-day course, called Cloudera Developer Training for Apache Spark, will prepare developers and software engineers to build complete, unified applications that combine batch, streaming, and interactive analytics on all of their data. With Cloudera Developer Training for Apache Spark, data professionals can take advantage of this next-generation framework’s advantages for speed, ease of use, and advanced analytics to enable…

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PALO ALTO, CA–(Marketwired – Jul 16, 2014) – The latest study by The Radicati Group, “Enterprise Mobility Management Market, 2014-2018,” offers an in-depth analysis of the worldwide market for Enterprise Mobility Management (EMM) solutions. Enterprise Mobility Management solutions encompass Mobile Device Management (MDM), Mobile Application Management (MAM), Mobile Security, and Mobile Content Management. According to the study the EMM market will top $1.3 billion by year end 2014 and grow to over $5.7 billion by 2018, as more enterprises seek to protect and manage their increasingly mobile workforces. The study provides an in-depth analysis of market adoption, market trends, installed…

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PALO ALTO, CA–(Marketwired – July 16, 2014) – IIX Inc. (IIX), a leading provider of direct interconnection solutions, announced today that it has secured $10.4 million in Series A Funding from leading venture capital firm New Enterprise Associates (NEA), IIX offers a next-generation software and interconnection platform designed for enterprises, content providers, cloud providers and other network operators to enhance the performance of their applications and services, regardless of location. IIX launched its first Internet Exchange Points (IXPs) in 2011. The Company has since established presence in various markets in the U.S., Canada and Europe and is continuing to expand globally. IIX…

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CHICAGO, IL–(Marketwired – Jul 16, 2014) – CohesiveFT, the cloud native networking company, today announced annual pricing for VNS3 Lite Edition inside the Amazon Web Services (AWS) Marketplace. Enterprise customers can now build distributed, scalable, highly available networks across public, private and hybrid clouds with VNS3 in AWS on an hourly, monthly, or annual subscription basis. Complementing existing Bring Your Own License (BYOL) versions of VNS3, the new, on-demand, pay-as-you-go model for VNS3 Lite Edition in AWS lets customers scale quickly to meet their needs, while still offering predictable cost models. The AWS Marketplace annual subscription options for VNS3 potentially…

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SAN FRANCISCO, CA–(Marketwired – Jul 16, 2014) – Mindjet, the world’s leader in SaaS solutions for enterprise innovation management, announced today that it was chosen by the editors at AlwaysOn as one of the Global 100 Companies to Watch. This award identifies the top 100 technology companies that provide innovative technology solutions for a fast-paced, demanding customer base, indicating substantial returns for their investors and rapid revenue growth in the short-term. Mindjet was selected under the B2B – SaaS and Enterprise category as it continues to re-invent its industry and brings much-needed efficiencies to customer and business users. The AlwaysOn…

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LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM–(Marketwired – Jul 16, 2014) – Mindjet, the world’s leader in SaaS solutions for enterprise innovation management, announced today that it was chosen by the editors at AlwaysOn as one of the Global 100 Companies to Watch. This award identifies the top 100 technology companies that provide innovative technology solutions for a fast-paced, demanding customer base, indicating substantial returns for their investors and rapid revenue growth in the short-term. Mindjet was selected under the B2B – SaaS and Enterprise category as it continues to re-invent its industry and brings much-needed efficiencies to customer and business users. The AlwaysOn…

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SEATTLE, WA–(Marketwired – Jul 16, 2014) – Global supercomputer leader Cray Inc. (NASDAQ: CRAY) today announced the Company has been awarded a contract to provide the Tata Institute for Fundamental Research (TIFR) in Mumbai with a Cray® XC30 supercomputer — the first Cray XC30 system in India. TIFR is a multi-disciplinary research and teaching institute, and is also a National Centre of the Government of India and a deemed university. Started in 1945 by the late Dr. Homi J. Bhabha, today TIFR carries out research in all frontline areas of fundamental sciences, such as mathematics, physics, chemistry, biology, computer science…

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HONG KONG, CHINA–(Marketwired – Jul 15, 2014) – Pacnet, a leading provider of integrated technology solutions in the Asia-Pacific region, today announced that Gartner gives Pacnet the highest scores for 2 out of 4 Uses Cases named in the report: 3.7 out of 5 for High-Capacity Networks Use Case and 3.8 out of 5 for Low-Latency Networks Use Case as Pacnet received Product Score in Managed MPLS VPN, Ethernet Services, Internet Access, and Managed WAN Optimization/APM*. Pacnet’s EAC-C2C is Asia’s leading state-of-the-art fiber optic submarine cable network spanning 36,800 kilometers between Hong Kong, China, Korea, Japan, Taiwan, the Philippines and…

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LOS ANGELES, CA–(Marketwired – Jul 15, 2014) – eWorld Companies, Inc. (PINKSHEETS: EWRC) has formed a strategic marketing alliance with the Alliance of Multicultural Entrepreneurs (AME), a premier Los Angeles-based professional business network with strong ties throughout the entertainment industry. Per the agreement, eWorld’s wholly owned subsidiary THE Xperience, and AME will co-produce live events and red-carpet galas featuring prominent entrepreneurs, entertainers, celebrities, and politicos, which will be filmed and made available for online viewing via eWorld’s Boomerang Media Station®. AME is comprised of successful individuals from diverse backgrounds and cultures with is committed to promoting and enhancing the pursuit…

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PHOENIX, AZ–(Marketwired – Jul 15, 2014) – Crexendo, Inc. (NYSE MKT: EXE) announced it will hold its second quarter 2014 financial results conference call on August 6, 2014 at 5:00 PM EST. Steven G. Mihaylo, Chief Executive Officer, Doug Gaylor, President and Chief Operating Officer, Ron Vincent, Chief Financial Officer, Satish Bhagavatula, Chief Technology Officer and Jeff Korn, Chief Legal Officer, will deliver prepared remarks and conduct a question and answer session. The telephone dial-in number is 888-364-3109 for domestic participants and 719-457-2697 for international participants. The conference ID to join the call is 9133256. Please dial in five to ten…

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PITTSBURGH, PA–(Marketwired – Jul 15, 2014) – MEMS Industry Group (MIG), in partnership with Shanghai Institute of Microsystem and Information Technology (SIMIT) and Shanghai Industrial Technology Research (SITRI), will host MEMS Industry Group® Conference Shanghai, a two-day event exploring the global MEMS and sensors supply chain, with particular focus on Internet of Things (IoT) opportunities in Asia. “With its booming entrepreneurism in the consumer electronics industry, a fertile ecosystem for R&D, and an extremely competitive supply chain, China represents a huge potential market for MEMS and sensors,” said Karen Lightman, executive director, MEMS Industry Group. “For all of these reasons,…

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SAN JOSE, CA–(Marketwired – Jul 15, 2014) – Brocade (NASDAQ: BRCD) today announced that it has joined the 25 Gigabit Ethernet Consortium in support of an industry standard that increases the performance and reduces the cost of data center networks, which run over a 25 or 50 Gigabit per second (Gbps) Ethernet connection. “This is a natural progression with relatively minimal incremental cost and an excellent re-use of existing infrastructure,” said Martin Skagen, chief architect at Brocade. “Our support of this consortium and the standard it has created reflects the strong commitment we have to the industry and our customers.”…

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AUSTIN, TX–(Marketwired – Jul 15, 2014) – SolarWinds (NYSE: SWI), a leading provider of powerful and affordable IT management software, today announced that Paul J. Cormier, President, Products and Technology for Red Hat, Inc. has joined its board of directors. Cormier brings his expertise and proven track record in high-transaction, volume-based software companies and deep perspective on technology adoption to the role. “For the past 15 years, SolarWinds’ mission has been to stay in step with the existing IT Market as well as the developing changes in the technology to provide IT Professionals with ‘just in time’ features to help…

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MONTREAL, QUEBEC–(Marketwired – July 15, 2014) – Peak Positioning Technologies Inc. (TSX VENTURE:PKK)(PINKSHEETS:PKKFF) (“Peak” or the “Company”) today announced that its acquisition target, LongKey Software Limited (“LongKey”), has unveiled its new Website located at www.longkeysoft.com. “Our service offerings are provided to our partners almost exclusively on a white-label basis”, said Alex Wang, President and CEO of LongKey. “These partners do a great job of marketing and distributing the offerings, so there wasn’t much of a need to keep the public up to date on what we do. However, with the recent announcement of our pending transaction with Peak, we felt…

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TORONTO, ON–(Marketwired – Jul 15, 2014) – A group of rapidly expanding Toronto startups is joining forces with Toronto Homecoming, an event that showcases career opportunities to Canadians currently living outside of Canada, to launch a new startup stream. Bionym, along with other partners such as Wattpad, Freshbooks, Shopify, and InteraXon, aims to show that a strong career move for Canadians living abroad is to join a high-potential, growing company in Toronto’s thriving technology startup ecosystem. “Returning to Toronto was the best career move I’ve made, giving me the opportunity to join Bionym at such an exciting time,” said Andrew…

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