SAN FRANCISCO, CA–(Marketwired – Jun 12, 2014) – Hearsay Social®, provider of the leading social business platform for financial services, and The Penn Mutual Life Insurance Company, a more than 167-year-old company, are pleased to announce the launch of a social business program for Penn Mutual financial professionals. Social media is becoming an increasingly important tool for financial professionals to connect with their clients and prospective clients. The launch of this industry-leading program demonstrates Penn Mutual’s commitment to providing a comprehensive set of tools that its financial professionals can use to build meaningful relationships with their clients, while complying with…
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PLAINVIEW, NY–(Marketwired – Jun 12, 2014) – NeuLion, Inc. (TSX: NLN), the leading enabler and provider of live and on-demand content to Internet-connected devices, today announced a multi-year partnership with Univision Deportes, an integrated 360-degree sports experience through broadcast and cable, radio, digital and social media platforms, to build, deliver and enhance their innovative digital multi-screen experience. Through the partnership, NeuLion delivers authenticated live content for Univision Deportes with must have consumer interactive features including real-time live highlights, stats, schedules, news, rosters and more for an unparalleled TV Everywhere experience. The new partnership adds yet another major rights holder that…
NEW YORK, NY–(Marketwired – Jun 12, 2014) – SiSense, a leader in big data analytics for business users, today announced $30 million in new financing led by prominent venture capital firm DFJ Growth, with participation from existing investors Battery Ventures, Genesis Partners and Opus Capital. “SiSense is leading a new generation of business intelligence and analytics applications with a technology that is robust and sophisticated yet simple to use,” said Randy Glein, DFJ Growth Managing Director, who is joining SiSense’s board of directors. “SiSense allows business users to take advantage of Big Data and make sense of it instantaneously by…
CHICAGO, IL–(Marketwired – June 12, 2014) – The entire Internet is on notice. Onion Inc., the digital-media company comprising satirical news site The Onion, its sister publication The A.V. Club, and in-house creative services division Onion Labs, in partnership with Jack Link’s® Jerky and their agency of record Carmichael Lynch, today launched a new website that applies The Onion’s world-renowned satire and perspective to internet culture, ClickHole.com. “We couldn’t be more excited about working with Jack Link’s on the creation of ClickHole,” said Onion CEO Steve Hannah. “They understand that to make a splash in today’s advertising landscape, brands need…
SAN FRANCISCO, CA–(Marketwired – Jun 12, 2014) – Yard Club continues to grow its online peer-to-peer equipment rental service, helping contractors maximize the utilization of their heavy equipment fleets. The service allows contractors to safely earn income on idle equipment by renting to other area contractors on either a bare or operated basis. Owners earn income on idle equipment while continuing to provide their operators with work, and renters save money relative to traditional equipment-rental companies. The program has attracted the attention — and capital investment — of major tech-industry entities and well-known investors such as Andreessen Horowitz (Silicon Valley-based…
ATLANTA, GA–(Marketwired – Jun 12, 2014) – Pindrop Security, the pioneer in phone fraud prevention and call center authentication for banks and enterprise call centers, today announced that it is now doing business in the United Kingdom. Pindrop will officially launch their UK presence with an event on June 12 at the U.S. Embassy in London. The event will feature a presentation from Avivah Litan, Gartner Vice President and Distinguished Analyst, as well as Pindrop Security co-founder and CEO Vijay Balasubramaniyan. According to Pindrop research, phone fraud costs financial institutions $0.57 (equivalent to £0.34) for every call received into their…
CALGARY, ALBERTA–(Marketwired – June 11, 2014) – CriticalControl Solutions Corp. (TSX:CCZ) is releasing the final director election results from its 2014 annual and special meeting of shareholders held on June 11, 2014. According to the proxies received and ballots cast at the meeting, seven nominees were elected as directors to hold office until the next annual meeting of shareholders or until their successors are elected or appointed, unless such office is earlier vacated in accordance with the bylaws of the corporation. Nominee Votes for Votes for (%) Votes withheld Votes withheld (%) George Watson 22,549,750 99.44 126,851 0.56 Alykhan Mamdani…
PALO ALTO, CA–(Marketwired – Jun 11, 2014) – TIBCO Software Inc. (NASDAQ: TIBX) today issued the following statement in response to a letter to its Board of Directors from Praesidium Investment Management Company, LLC. “TIBCO is focused on creating value and welcomes constructive input from all of our shareholders. Our Board of Directors is actively engaged with the management team in our continued pursuit to deliver value for all shareholders. We are committed to being a global leader in infrastructure and business intelligence software.” About TIBCO TIBCO Software Inc. (NASDAQ: TIBX) is a global leader in infrastructure and business intelligence software. Whether…
VANCOUVER, BC–(Marketwired – June 11, 2014) – Pingify International Inc. (OTCQB: PGFY) is a Vancouver-based startup in the classified space. Pingify’s patented technology enables users to receive information about classified listings directly on their mobile device via “Pings.” To Pingify Investors, I would like to apologize for the delayed response regarding recent events with the company. It has taken some time to sort out what has occurred and to determine a potential course of action. I sincerely appreciate all the positive notes that have been sent my way. Firstly, I would like to address the main issue at hand. As mentioned in a previous press…
REDWOOD CITY, CA–(Marketwired – Jun 11, 2014) – EY today announced that Chief Executive Officer and co-founder, George John, and President and co-founder Richard Frankel, of Rocket Fuel Inc. (NASDAQ: FUEL), a leading provider of artificial intelligence (AI) advertising solutions for digital marketers, have received the EY Entrepreneur Of The Year™ 2014 Award in the Digital Advertising category in Northern California. The award recognizes outstanding entrepreneurs who demonstrate excellence and extraordinary success in such areas as innovation, financial performance, and personal commitment to their businesses and communities. George John and Richard Frankel were selected by an independent panel of judges,…
MONTREAL, QUEBEC–(Marketwired – June 11, 2014) – ODESIA Group Inc. (TSX VENTURE:ODS) (the “Corporation”), a Canadian Information Technology consulting and solutions company, specialized in Business Intelligence (BI), Business Process Management (BPM) and Big Data Analytics is pleased to announce the results of its annual meeting. At the annual meeting of shareholders held on June 11, 2014, the shareholders of the Corporation approved by a majority of vote the appointment of Raymond Chabot Grant Thornton as auditors of the Corporation as well as the election of the following Directors: MM. Nicolas Bonnafous, André Brosseau, Michael Perrault and Vittorio Violo. Grant of…
ROCHESTER, NY–(Marketwired – June 11, 2014) – Kodak Alaris announced today that it has won the Better Buys for Business (BBB) Editor’s Choice Award for the KODAK i3000 and i4000 Series Scanners. The award-winning line of scanners delivers outstanding speed and image processing-improving the way information is captured, extracted and managed-enabling organizations to maintain compliance and enhance customer experiences.Each year, BBB independently evaluates new office solutions for performance and value in a number of categories, awarding the top products with the Editor’s Choice Award. For the second consecutive year, BBB has named the latest Kodak Alaris scanners as winners, citing…
MILPITAS, CA–(Marketwired – Jun 11, 2014) – Sigma Designs®, Inc. (NASDAQ: SIGM), a leader in intelligent media platforms, today reported financial results and business highlights for its first fiscal quarter of fiscal year 2015 ended May 3, 2014. Financial Results Net revenues for the first fiscal quarter of fiscal 2015 was $36.9 million, down $1.6 million, or 4.2%, from $38.5 million reported in the previous quarter and down $15.7 million, or 29.8%, from $52.5 million reported for the same period last year. GAAP net loss for the first quarter of fiscal 2015 was $9.9 million, or $0.29 per share. This compares…
DENVER, CO–(Marketwired – Jun 11, 2014) – DEA, the leading provider of facilities scheduling and event management solutions, announced the release of EMS Regics 3.0. This is the latest update to DEA’s widely held collaborative event registration and survey software. Highlighted new additions and enhanced features include: Mobile-friendly design – Registration pages are now optimized for use on mobile devices. New progress display bar – An option to display a progress bar during the registration/survey process is now available. Add to group registrations – The ability to add registrants to a group registration after completing the initial registration is now available. Payment requests – The ability to send…
WOBURN, MA and ASHTEAD, ENGLAND–(Marketwired – Jun 11, 2014) – BridgeHead Software, a leader in healthcare data management, today announced that it has been awarded an HP AllianceOne Partner of the Year Award for 2014 in the category of Storage. The award recognizes BridgeHead’s integration of HP Converged Storage solutions into its Healthcare Data Management (HDM) platform for hospitals, including its addition this past year of deduplication, which embeds HP StoreOnce Catalyst software. In addition, BridgeHead Software was inducted as a charter member of the new HP Data Agile Program, a specialized program under the AllianceOne umbrella, which was announced…
LAS VEGAS, NV–(Marketwired – Jun 11, 2014) – HP Discover Las Vegas 2014 — Porticor®, a leading cloud data security company delivering the only cloud-based data encryption and key management solution that infuses trust into the cloud and keeps cloud data confidential, today announced the integration of its cloud data encryption technology with HP Atalla Cloud Encryption, being introduced this week at HP Discover Las Vegas 2014. The new solution provides customers with best-of-breed cloud encryption and key management technology to secure sensitive data across public, private and hybrid clouds. Porticor’s data protection spans the entire growing range of cloud environments…
OMAHA, NE–(Marketwired – Jun 11, 2014) – Omaha Public Schools (OPS) recently signed an agreement with Unite Private Networks (UPN) to provide fiber-optic services for the District. The 73-mile network will connect all 96 District facilities. “The network removes technology barriers that prevent us from effectively educating students,” said Omaha Public Schools Director of Information Technology, David Patton. “It will allow OPS to implement new learning applications as they are developed, enabling us to continue to provide students with the best education possible.” UPN’s installation of the fiber-optic network has already begun and is expected to be completed by July…
CONCORD, MA–(Marketwired – Jun 11, 2014) – ProcessUnity, a leading provider of cloud-based application software, today announced key additions to its team in support of the company’s Service Delivery Risk Management (SDRM) solution. Michael Brown recently joined the SDRM sales team while Craig Rubino and Kimberly Bullock are the latest additions to the company’s client solutions team to help ProcessUnity meet the growing demand for the SDRM solution. ProcessUnity’s SDRM solution helps financial service firms control their service offerings by tracking both standard and non-standard services used by each client, and ensuring that services are deployed and utilized effectively across…
SAN MATEO, CA–(Marketwired – Jun 11, 2014) – Apttus, a category-defining Quote-to-Cash solution provider, today announced Apttus Accelerate 2014, the Quote-to-Cash event of the year, June 16-18, 2014. Salesforce.com Executive Vice President Vivek Kundra will deliver a keynote about the Internet of Customers. Visionaries and thought leaders will gather to discuss the future of the industry with social, mobile and connected cloud technologies. Each Apttus Accelerate speaker has chosen to share their perspective on the industry and will offer insight and practical examples with attendees. In addition to Apttus representatives, speakers include: Reality Works Group’s Anneke Seley Adobe’s SVP of…
KENDALL PARK, NJ–(Marketwired – June 11, 2014) – Binary Tree today announced it has won the 2014 Microsoft Messaging Partner of the Year Award. The company was honored among a global field of top Microsoft Corp. partners for demonstrating excellence in innovation and implementation of customer solutions based on Microsoft technology. “We are thrilled to be recognized by Microsoft with this prestigious award,” said Steven Pivnik, CEO, Binary Tree. “Our twenty-year commitment to messaging migration excellence is one we take very seriously. We continually strive to deliver innovative, best-in-class solutions and the highest degree of service possible to both enterprise…