Monday, March 29, 2010

Technology Press Release – Weekly Newsletter for March 22-29, 2010

Monday, March 29, 2010


Anite Leads the Way in LTE Carrier Acceptance Testing

Anite Releases Tier-1 LTE Operator Script Package to Speed up LTE Device Time-to-Market

FLEET, England, March 22, 2010 – Anite, a global leader in testing technology for
the wireless industry, today announced the release of its first LTE operator
acceptance script package. The release of CAS (Carrier Acceptance Scripts)
V5.0 constitutes a significant LTE device testing milestone as [...]

Misys First to Launch Exotic FX Options Matching for Buy Side

Availability of MT306 for Banks and Counterparties Will Improve Efficiency and Reduce Risk

LONDON, March 22, 2010 – Misys plc (LSE: MSY), the global application software and
services company, today announces it has extended its Confirmation Matching
Service (CMS) to include MT306 messages for matching Exotic FX Options. This
extended capability within Misys' market-leading matching engine enables the
buy-side [...]

Axis Cameras Chosen to Improve Safety on Madrid’s Buses

9,000 Surveillance Cameras Will be Installed Across Madrid's Public Bus Service

MADRID, March 22, 2010 – The Municipal Transport Company of Madrid (EMT) has chosen Axis
Communications (www.axis.com/), the global leader in the network video
market(1), to deliver network surveillance cameras for Madrid's public bus
service. EMT has chosen Axis to help support its aim to become Europe's [...]

Longphone Terminates 1,000,000 Minutes Daily To Africa

Longphone Reached 1,000,000 Minutes a Day of VOIP Terminations to African Destinations.

PARIS, March 22, 2010 – Longphone recently reached a daily volume of 1,000,000 call terminations
to dozens of African destinations.
Followed by a dramatic increase in Longphone's wholesale and retail
clients' portfolio, supported by the ability to carry large capacity of
traffic and [...]

SailPoint Releases Next Generation Provisioning Solution

Company Builds on Its Identity Governance Base and Provisioning Heritage to Streamline Implementations and Reduce Costs

AUSTIN, Texas, March 22, 2010 – Global 500 companies have invested millions of dollars on IT provisioning
implementations, yet most still cannot provide prompt access to resources for
new employees, immediate removal of access for terminated workers, or rapid
processing for all [...]

ZigBee Alliance Expands Participation In European Standards

Initial focus on energy management standards and integration of EU specific needs

SAN RAMON, California, March 22, 2010 – The ZigBee(R) Alliance, a global ecosystem of companies creating wireless
solutions supporting energy management in residential, commercial and
consumer electronics applications, today announced its intention to expand
its participation in the European Union's various standardization efforts.
The Alliance will focus [...]

Ventyx Delivers ‘First in the Field’ Capabilities with New Service Suite Software Solution

Release 9 Enables End-to-End and Top-to-Bottom Mobile Workforce Management
ATLANTA, March 22, 2010 – Ventyx(R), the world's largest private software, data and advisory
services provider to the energy delivery and communications industries, today
announced Release 9 of the company's Service Suite
(www.ventyx.com/service-suite/overview.asp) software solution, with
availability in the summer of 2010. Service Suite Release 9 will be the first
software [...]

IPC Upgrades User Monitoring and Management Capabilities with One Management System Platform

Advanced web-based user interface for managing Alliance system information features enhanced security and overall system visibility

JERSEY CITY, New Jersey, March 22, 2010 – IPC Systems, Inc., a leading provider of indispensable trading
communications solutions to the world's top financial services firms and
global enterprises, today announced the launch of its new One Management
System, a secure web-based [...]

I-Media Launches Mobile Site alrroya.mobi, With Publish live From KnowledgeView

LONDON, March 22, 2010 – I-Media – a DAS Holding company – has launched its mobile site
as an ambitious initiative to extend the reach of Alrroya newspaper, the
first UAE financial daily, and to satisfy most of the mobile users needs in
the region. This was made possible through the 'Publish live' technology from
KnowledgeView.

[...]

Multi-Tiered Imaging Technology Solutions in Border Region Help Stop Smugglers

Multiple convictions in international truck theft conspiracy from forensic evidence provided by Perceptics' license plate readers and driver cameras

KNOXVILLE, Tennessee, March 22, 2010 – Advanced multi-tiered imaging systems installed to enhance international
border security and interdiction efforts recently paid off in the battle
against illegal activity. Federal prosecutors won a conviction against
Houston resident Yuri David Melendez, [...]

Spirent Communications Selected as ‘Industry Leading’ Gold Partner for CloudSlam’10(TM)

Spirent to deliver Headline Keynote Address at CloudSlam'10(TM)
TORONTO, California, March 22, 2010 – Cloudcor Inc(TM), the premier Cloud Computing event organizer, today
announced that Spirent Communications have been selected to deliver a
headline keynote address at CloudSlam'10(TM), a virtual cloud computing event
taking place March 23 – 25, 2010. Jurrie Van Den Breekel from Spirent will
deliver the [...]

Momentive Performance Materials Signs Five-Year Global Agreement with Odyssey Logistics & Technology

Global capability, cost transparency and a single technology platform close deal

DANBURY, Connecticut, March 22, 2010 – Odyssey Logistics & Technology Corporation (OL&T), announced today that
it has entered into a five-year logistics management outsourcing agreement
with Momentive Performance Materials Inc., a global leader in silicones and
advanced materials. OL&T is a global logistics and transportation service
provider for [...]

Symbian and VISIARC Launch Mobile Documents at Demo 2010

New Mobile Email App Eliminates Problems and Costs of Handling Large Attachments

PALM DESERT, California and LONDON, March 22, 2010 – The Symbian Foundation and mobile software developer, VISIARC today
announced the launch of Mobile Documents, a unique subscription-based,
streaming email app for Symbian OS-based devices at DEMO 2010. By providing
streamed access to email, Mobile Documents is [...]

Novarra Releases Report and Network Operator Cost Analysis Tool for Mobile Internet Investment and Profitability

Billions of dollars in savings from cloud services while capitalizing on explosive traffic growth from video, smartphones and mobile internet devices

CHICAGO, March 22, 2010 – Novarra, the Internet Mobility(TM) company, today released findings
demonstrating how the tsunami of mobile web, video and app usage from data
hungry smartphone and netbook subscribers impacts underlying network costs
and capacity. [...]

Assistance Software Launches Assistance PSO for Microsoft Dynamics CRM

NAARDEN, The Netherlands, March 23, 2010 – Assistance Software, a leading vendor of solutions for the professional
services industry, announced today that it has released Assistance PSO(R)
that works with Microsoft Dynamics(R) CRM. Intended for the modern knowledge
worker, this complete system streamlines the front office business processes,
connects the various divisions of an organization and integrates [...]

Sonata Partners With TMMi Foundation

BANGALORE, India, March 23, 2010 – Sonata Software (BSE: 532221 )(NSE: SONATSOFTW), a leading IT consulting
and software services provider, today announced that it has joined the TMMi
Foundation. The TMMi Foundation is an independent non-profit organization
dedicated to improving testing processes and software quality on a global
scale. As a part of this initiative, Sonata will contribute [...]

Meeting Business Schools – at a Virtual MBA Fair

HONG KONG, March 23, 2010 – In uncertain economic times, going for an MBA is a big step. Finding the
right school has become ever more important – yet for busy professionals the
search takes precious time. Business schools know about the challenges
prospects face when it comes to making an educated decision on where to study
and [...]

Groundbreaking NAUTIS Maritime Simulator Introduced at Asia Pacific Maritime 2010 Expo

ROTTERDAM, The Netherlands and SINGAPORE, March 23, 2010 – Maritime Simulator developer VSTEP introduces its new NAUTIS maritime
simulator range at the Asia Pacific Maritime 2010 exposition in Singapore.
Originating from the success of its Ship Simulator Professional training
software, the NAUTIS simulator range offers an affordable high quality
alternative for training maritime officers and crews.

[...]

Zlango Brings SMS to Life with Icon Messages

Zlango Icon Messaging is Now Available on Zlango.com ; Offering Diverse Icon Themes Natively Integrated Into Phones for an SMS-Like Experience

TEL AVIV, Israel, March 23, 2010 – Zlango, the telco-grade icon-enhanced mobile text messaging
service, is now available directly to the public from www.zlango.com
and several independent online application stores.
Zlango is the [...]

Tosoh America Consolidates With Tagetik 3.0

Built-in Capabilities Make Closing Data Available 2 Weeks After Month end
STAMFORD, Connecticut, March 23, 2010 – Tagetik today announced that Tosoh America, Inc. has selected
and implemented Tagetik 3.0 to manage its consolidation and reporting
processes. Tosoh investigated a number of software solutions before selecting
Tagetik 3.0. The application's built-in capabilities and open architecture
were among the reasons [...]

Novatel Wireless Launches NovaDrive Cloud-Based Storage Service

MiFi Customers Gain Access to Unlimited Storage, 256 bit Encryption and Remote Wipe if Lost or Stolen

LAS VEGAS, March 23, 2010 – International CTIA Wireless 2010 (1506, Central Hall 3) – Novatel
Wireless, Inc., (Nasdaq: NVTL) a leading provider of wireless broadband
solutions, today announced the launch of NovaDrive(TM) powered by Nomadesk
technology, a MiFi(TM) Trusted Partner. [...]

NetQin Mobile Anti-virus 3.2 Multi-language Version Launched at CTIA

NetQin Mobile Inc. introduces their latest Anti-virus upgrade available on Symbian and Windows Mobile OS handsets

LAS VEGAS, March 23, 2010 – A multi-language version anti-virus application is launched today at the
2010 CTIA Wireless Convention by NetQin Mobile Inc., a leading mobile
security service provider, in order to support an increasing international
customer demand. Mobile users now [...]

Veteran SaaS Leader Gilles Samoun Takes CEO Helm at NTRglobal to Advance On-Demand IT Automation and Remote Support for Midsize and Large Enterprise

Leverages NTRglobal Cloud Platform for Emerging 'Ubiquitous IT Service Desk SaaS' that Simplifies the Management, Support, Security, and Control of End user Devices and Servers

DALLAS and BARCELONA, Spain, March 24, 2010 – NTRglobal today announced the appointment of its new CEO, Gilles Samoun,
a 20 year pioneer of successful software software-as-a-service (SaaS)
companies in the USA [...]

Aron Bohlig Assumes Role as Interim Managing Director of Pangora

KARLSRUHE, Germany, March 24, 2010 – Aron Bohlig, Vice President Corporate Development at Become Inc., assumes
on an interim basis the position as managing director of Pangora GmbH,
technology provider for online market places, in Germany and the European
countries. The US executive assumes with immediate effect the responsibility
for the European business of Pangora and will lead [...]

Celent Recognises Success of Mastek’s ElixirAsia Policy Administration System

Highlights ElixirAsia's Functionality and Mastek's Insurance Expertise in Latest Report

MUMBAI, India, March 24, 2010 – Mastek Ltd, a leading IT solutions vendor providing IP-led
enterprise technology solutions to insurance, government, and financial
services organizations worldwide has been well rated on Advanced Technology
in Celent's "Asian Policy Administration Systems 2009 – Life and Pensions
ABCD Vendor View" report for [...]

Novatel Wireless, Spirent Communications and AT4 Collaborate to Advance Next Phase of LTE Device Testing

Spirent 8100 LTE RF Performance Test Solution Enables Comprehensive Testing and Validation of Novatel Wireless LTE Device Performance

SAN DIEGO and SUNNYVALE, California, March 24, 2010 – Novatel Wireless (Nasdaq: NVTL), a leading provider of wireless broadband
solutions, today announced that it has successfully interoperated with and
will be utilizing the Spirent 8100 LTE RF Performance test [...]

EF Education First Unveils New English Training System – Learn English Up To 50% Faster

LUCERNE, Switzerland, March 24, 2010 – EF Education First, the world leader in international education, has
launched the latest version of its Efekta(TM) English learning system. The
system, developed over the last three years, uses advanced speech
recognition, online English teachers, and sleek videos to speed learning by
up to 50% over traditional methods. It is only available [...]

Asian Wedding Magazine Mantra Weddings Joins Forces With Wedding News Website

LONDON, March 24, 2010 – Up-and-coming online Asian bridal magazine Mantra Weddings
(www.mantraweddings.com/issue2/) has announced that they are joining
forces with Weddings News (www.wedding-news.co.uk/) website. As one of
the UK's most popular sources for wedding related news, Wedding-News.co.uk
(www.wedding-news.co.uk/) is a great partner for the newly launched
online Asian wedding magazine, Mantra Weddings.

As the UK's [...]

Alcatel-Lucent’s Alternative Energy Program Wins European Commission’s 2010 Sustainable Energy Europe Competition

PARIS, March 24, 2010 – Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and NYSE: ALU) today announced
that its "Alternative Energy Program for Global Green Telecommunications"
(www.alcatel-lucent.com/alternative-energy/) was named as a winner in
the 2010 European Commission's Sustainable Energy Europe (SEE) campaign.
Alcatel-Lucent was recognized in the "Market Transformation-Voluntary
Commitments" category.

The Sustainable Energy Europe (SEE) campaign (
www.sustenergy.org/tpl/page.cfm?pageName=home) is an [...]

Lime Brokerage Introduces Sponsored Access Solution for High-Frequency Trading Firms

LimeInside provides pre-trade controls that meet or exceed proposed regulatory criteria with single-digit microsecond latency

NEW YORK, March 24, 2010 – Lime Brokerage LLC (www.limebrokerage.com), an independent
high-volume agency broker and leading provider of high-throughput,
low-latency technologies to the professional trading community, is rolling
out an offering that addresses the SEC's pending ban of naked sponsored
access. LimeInside is [...]

WISeKey Warns Developing Countries at the UN Human Rights Council Conference (UNHRC) About the Dangers of Cyber-Terrorism and Dependency on Cloud Computing

GENEVA, March 24, 2010 – WISeKey represented by its Founder and CEO Carlos Moreira shared a panel
at the UNHRC Session on Cyber-Terrorism, and freedom of expression. During
the presentation WISeKey demonstrated how Cyber-Terrorism is increasing
worldwide with the recent terrorist attacks. Many security experts and
companies like WISeKey protecting critical infrastructures are concerned
about the threat to critical [...]

New ZigBee Telecom Services: Maximizing Mobile Communication

New standard provides mobile network operators and businesses with a variety of new value added services

SAN RAMON, California, March 24, 2010 – The ZigBee(R) Alliance, a global ecosystem of companies creating wireless
solutions for use in energy management, residential, commercial and consumer
electronics applications, today announced it completed development of ZigBee
Telecom Services(TM), a new public application [...]

Kenya Upstream Oil & Gas Fiscal Regime: 2010 Market Report now Available on ReportsandReports

ReportsandReports Announce it Will Carry the Kenya Upstream Oil & Gas Fiscal Regime: 2010 Market Research Report in its Store

DALLAS, March 24, 2010 – Browse the complete Report on:
www.reportsandreports.com/market-reports/kenya-upstream-oil-gas-fi
scal-regime-2010/
GlobalData's Kenya upstream oil and gas fiscal regime report is an
essential source for information related to the upstream [...]

MarketsandMarkets: Global Specialty Chemicals Market worth U.S. $456.52 Billion by 2014

DALLAS, Texas, March 24, 2010 – According to a new market research report, 'Global Specialty
Chemicals Market (2009 – 2014)', published by MarketsandMarkets
(www.marketsandmarkets.com), the global specialty chemicals market is
expected to be worth U.S. $456.52 billion by 2014, recording an estimated
CAGR of 7.0% from 2009 to 2014.

Browse more than 20 market tables [...]

Moshi Monsters Surpasses 15 Million Players

Mind Candy Reveals Game's Ongoing Explosive Growth; More Than Two Million New Players Joining Every Month

LONDON, March 24, 2010 – Mind Candy, the UK-based developer of the children's
free-to-play social online game Moshi Monsters, has announced it has exceeded
15 million registered players at www.moshimonsters.com. The game,
which launched its subscription service just over a year ago, [...]

Picocell Opens Up New Private Mobile Network

Teleena Launches First Operator VastMobiel on Unused GSM Frequency
NIEUWEGEIN and WAARDENBURG, The Netherlands, March 24, 2010 – Customers using mobile telephony by VastMobiel are among the first to use
the recently liberalised DECT Guard Band, a frequency between GSM and DECT.
By using Teleena's so called picocell, a private indoor network is created
for small and midsized [...]

Eagle Releases Next Software Generation, Version 10.0

Causeway Capital Management live on new version offering more scalability, efficiency and globalization

BOSTON, March 24, 2010 – Eagle Investment Systems LLC, a leading provider of financial services
technology and a wholly owned subsidiary of BNY Mellon, today announced the
availability of Eagle Version 10.0 (V10.0), a major technical and functional
upgrade of its integrated suite of data [...]

ThoughtWorks Studios Integrates Cruise With Perforce to Scale Large, Distributed Enterprise Agile Programs

Integration of Cruise release management with Perforce provides real- time visibility into software releases and speeds release cycles

SAN FRANCISCO and LONDON, March 24, 2010 – ThoughtWorks Studios (www.thoughtworks-studios.com), a global
leader in Agile ALM tools and training, today announced support for the
integration of its Cruise(R) release management product with Perforce
(www.perforce.com), the leading software configuration management
(SCM) [...]

Mobile VoIP Solutions – IPTOGO Chooses Qnective

ZURICH, March 24, 2010 – Qnective AG, Zurich, Switzerland, can report a major success. IPTOGO, an
American telecom service provider, has acquired a license from Qnective AG
for the global distribution of mobile VoIP solutions. IPTOGO is based in
Miami and specializes in the U.S. and Latin American market.

The Qtalk product family from [...]

Nintendo and Capcom’s Monster Hunter Tri Partners SCI FI as Channel Evolves to SYFY

LONDON, March 26, 2010 – Universal Networks International has today announced a partnership
between SCI FI and Nintendo and Capcom's Monster Hunter Tri game, which will
run throughout April as the channel transforms to Syfy.

The partnership will see the top selling game sponsor the UK Premiere of
the epic fantasy adventure LEGEND OF [...]

RapidTainment AG and High-Tech Grunderfonds invest in sevenload Founders’ Social Web Game

COLOGNE, Germany, March 26, 2010 – UP Web Game GmbH, a United Prototype project, is happy to welcome Swiss
RapidTainment AG and German High-Tech Grunderfonds (HTGF) as new investors
and shareholders. The transaction was made public yesterday at the company's
housewarming party in Cologne, which was attended by several hundred people
from politics, media and business.

[...]

Sony Ericsson X10 on Vodafone UK: Pre-Order Now Open

Android-Powered Handset Pre-Loaded With Vodafone 360 apps
NEWBURY, England, March 26, 2010 – The Android action is building for Vodafone UK customers with pre-order
now open for the Sony Ericsson X10
(shop.vodafone.co.uk/shop/mobile-phone/sony-ericsson-x10) on the UK's
best network.

In addition to full access to the thousands of apps available through the
Android Marketplace and the Android 1.6 [...]

HBA Global Expo Gets Social

Connects to Beauty and Personal Care Professionals Via Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter

NEW YORK, March 26, 2010 – HBA Global has expanded its presence in social networking by establishing
communities and fan pages on Twitter, LinkedIn and Facebook. HBA Global Expo
& Conference is the largest product development event for the cosmetic,
fragrance, personal care and wellness industries. [...]

Former SAP Vice President Joins Vistex

WALLDORF, Germany, March 26, 2010 – Vistex is pleased to announce that Udo Hannemann, a long-time SAP senior
manager, will join Vistex GmbH as Vice President of Business Development for
Europe, effective immediately. Mr. Hannemann's expertise in the Consumer
Products and Trading industries (Retail and Wholesale Distribution) will
strengthen Vistex's competency and enhance its solution deployment
capabilities across Europe.

[...]

Adaptec MaxIQ SSD Caching Solution With Microsoft Technology Demonstrates Dramatic I/O Acceleration

SSD & Storage Controller Combo Delivers 3.2 Times Performance Increase in an OLTP Workload Simulating a Demanding Brokerage Firm

MILPITAS, California, March 25, 2010 – Adaptec, Inc. (Nasdaq: ADPT), a global leader in data centre hardware and
software storage solutions, today revealed benchmarking results for its
MaxIQ(TM) SSD Cache Performance Solution. Integrating an advanced solid state
storage control [...]

iPhone App Used for “War for Talent”

UTRECHT, The Netherlands, March 25, 2010 – Starting today a new Iphone App is launched by AcademicTransfer for the
"war for talent". The search for international top talented researchers
started years ago en will become even more severe in the years to come.
Universities, research-schools and business companies are actively searching
worldwide for PhD candidates, Post doctorates and [...]

.Fox Networks and comScore Reveal Ground-Breaking Findings About the Branding Impact of Online Advertising

Research confirms ability of video and display advertising to drive sustained brand engagement regardless of users clicking on ads or not

LONDON, March 25, 2010 – .Fox Networks (pronounced "dot-fox"), the leading global online network
from Fox International Channels (FIC) and comScore, a leader in measuring the
digital world, today unveiled the findings of a ground-breaking U.K. [...]

Women and Men Respond Differently to the Recession

LEEDS, England, March 25, 2010 – Male and female shoppers reacted differently to both the recession and
the impact of this on their finances. Whether shoppers now go online to
voucher code sites such as VoucherSeeker
(www.voucherseeker.co.uk/vouchercodes) for money off items, shop
around for products, or are prepared to shop down for items, male and female
shoppers changed their [...]

ZWSOFT Announces Release of ZWCAD(TM) 2010 Portuguese

GUANGZHOU, China, March 25, 2010 – ZWCAD Software Co., Ltd., the leading supplier of CAD platforms, today
announces the release of ZWCAD(TM) 2010 (Portuguese version). Now available
in 15 multilingual versions, including Chinese (Simplified and Traditional),
Czech, English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Hungarian, Korean, Polish,
Portuguese, Russian, Spanish and Turkish, ZWCAD 2010 surpasses the
competition in language availability!

[...]

Really Simple Systems Launches Integration With KashFlow

Largest UK Vendors of Simple Hosted CRM and Accounting Systems Partner to Bring Integrated Online CRM and Accounting

LONDON, March 25, 2010 – Really Simple Systems www.reallysimplesystems.com and KashFlow,
respectively the largest UK vendors of simple hosted
CRM(www.reallysimplesystems.com/evaluate.asp) and accounting systems,
today announce a product and marketing partnership to offer integrated web
based CRM and Accounts to SMEs in [...]

Selima Adopts Cloud-Based Services

Partnership Enables Selima to Host its HR, Payroll and Expense Management Services in a Secure Cloud

CHESSINGTON, England, March 25, 2010 – Selima, a provider of HR software solutions to the public
sector, has signed a new multi-year agreement with the hosted managed service
(www.cloudcomputingcentre.co.uk/Company/Cloud-Services/Cloud-Hosting/)
provider, the Cloud Computing Centre, www.cloudcomputingcentre.co.uk ,
to provide Cloud-based services (
www.cloudcomputingcentre.co.uk/Company/Cloud-Services/) to host [...]

C/S Nexans Skagerrak Ready to put to Sea After Major Conversion and Upgrade Project

Dedicated Cable Laying Ship has Been Lengthened by 12.5 Metres to Increase its Cable Handling Capabilities

PARIS, March 25, 2010 – Nexans, global leader in cables and cabling solutions, has
further extended the subsea cable laying capabilities of the C/S Nexans
Skagerrak, already one of the world's most advanced cable ships, following
the successful completion of a major [...]

Bridgewater Named No. 1 Leader in Policy Market

New Report Shows Significant Share Gain in Mobile Policy Segment
OTTAWA, Canada, March 25, 2010 – Bridgewater Systems (TSX: BWC), the mobile personalization company, today
announced that the company has been recognized as the 2009 policy server
market leader by Infonetics Research in its April 2010 report "Policy Servers
Biannual Worldwide and Regional Market Size, Share, and Forecasts."

[...]

Tullett Prebon Partners MillenniumIT for Electronic Broking Solutions

LONDON, NEW YORK and SINGAPORE, March 25, 2010 – Tullett Prebon, one of the world's leading inter-dealer
brokers (IDB), and MillenniumIT, a leading technology solutions provider and
part of London Stock Exchange Group, announce that they have entered into a
partnership agreement.

Under the agreement MillenniumIT will work with Tullett Prebon
to further develop the [...]

Northern Trust Wins GB 1.3 Billion pounds Sterling Custody Mandate for Taylor Wimpey

LONDON, March 25, 2010 – Northern Trust (Nasdaq: NTRS) has been appointed to provide global
custody, investment accounting and performance measurement to approximately
GB 1.3 billion pounds Sterling (US$1.9 billion) in UK pension fund assets for
international housing and development group, Taylor Wimpey.

Taylor Wimpey, which was formed through the merger of George Wimpey [...]

DEKRA Takes Over the Swedish Inspection Enterprise AF-Kontroll

DEKRA Expands in the Energy Field
STUTTGART, Germany, March 25, 2010 – The internationally active expert organisation DEKRA acquires 100% of the
Swedish industrial testing & inspection provider AF-Kontroll AB. The purchase
agreement was signed on the 25th of March in Stockholm. AF-Kontroll, a former
subsidiary of AF AB, is a leading industrial testing company in Scandinavia
and Eastern [...]

Qualcomm Raises Financial Guidance for the Second Fiscal Quarter of 2010

SAN DIEGO, March 25, 2010 – Qualcomm Incorporated (Nasdaq: QCOM), a leading developer and innovator
of advanced wireless technologies, products and services, today updated its
financial guidance for the second fiscal quarter ending March 28, 2010.

The following statements are forward looking and actual results may
differ materially. The "Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements" at [...]

Maktoum Bin Mohammed Bin Rashid Launches Mirsal2, the Comprehensive Electronic Dubai Customs Declaration System

DUBAI, U.A.E, March 25, 2010 – Under the Patronage of HH Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al
Maktoum, UAE Vice-President and Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, HH Sheikh
Maktoum Bin Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Deputy Ruler of Dubai, Launched
Mirsal2 on 24th March 2010.

(Photo:
www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20100325/383667 )

Mirsal2 is a [...]

Zeta Questions Gordon Brown’s Speech on Britain’s Digital Future Truth? Or Just Web Wash?

POOLE, England, March 25, 2010 – Gordon Brown unveiled his plans for Britain's digital future earlier this
week, with the goal of making Britain the leader in the digital economy by
2020. Henry Allen from Zeta [ www.zeta.net/ ], the digital marketing
agency and search marketing [www.zeta.net/search-engine-marketing ]
specialists, questions the motives and feasibility of the PM's plans.

[...]

ORACLE REPORTS GAAP EPS OF $0.23, NON-GAAP EPS OF $0.38

New Software Licenses Up 13%, Applications New Licenses Up 21%
REDWOOD SHORES, Calif., March 25, 2010

Oracle Corporation (NASDAQ: ORCL) today announced fiscal 2010 Q3 GAAP total revenues were up 17% to $6.4 billion, while non-GAAP total revenues were up 18% to $6.5 billion. Excluding the impact of Sun Microsystems, Inc., which Oracle acquired on January [...]

Goldman Sachs Vice Presidents Speak Java at Great Indian Developer Summit 2010

GIDS is India’s Biggest Polyglot Conference for Software Developer Professionals
Bangalore, March 25, 2010: Every year, Great Indian Developer Summit is a game changer for several thousands of IT professionals, providing them with a competitive edge over their peers, enlightening them with bleeding-edge information most useful in their daily jobs, helping them network with world-class experts [...]

Women and Men Respond Differently to the Recession

LEEDS, England, March 25, 2010 – Male and female shoppers reacted differently to both the recession and
the impact of this on their finances. Whether shoppers now go online to
voucher code sites such as VoucherSeeker
(www.voucherseeker.co.uk/vouchercodes) for money off items, shop
around for products, or are prepared to shop down for items, male and female
shoppers changed their [...]

ZWSOFT Announces Release of ZWCAD(TM) 2010 Portuguese

GUANGZHOU, China, March 25, 2010 – ZWCAD Software Co., Ltd., the leading supplier of CAD platforms, today
announces the release of ZWCAD(TM) 2010 (Portuguese version). Now available
in 15 multilingual versions, including Chinese (Simplified and Traditional),
Czech, English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Hungarian, Korean, Polish,
Portuguese, Russian, Spanish and Turkish, ZWCAD 2010 surpasses the
competition in language availability!

[...]

Really Simple Systems Launches Integration With KashFlow

Largest UK Vendors of Simple Hosted CRM and Accounting Systems Partner to Bring Integrated Online CRM and Accounting

LONDON, March 25, 2010 – Really Simple Systems www.reallysimplesystems.com and KashFlow,
respectively the largest UK vendors of simple hosted
CRM(www.reallysimplesystems.com/evaluate.asp) and accounting systems,
today announce a product and marketing partnership to offer integrated web
based CRM and Accounts to SMEs in [...]

Selima Adopts Cloud-Based Services

Partnership Enables Selima to Host its HR, Payroll and Expense Management Services in a Secure Cloud

CHESSINGTON, England, March 25, 2010 – Selima, a provider of HR software solutions to the public
sector, has signed a new multi-year agreement with the hosted managed service
(www.cloudcomputingcentre.co.uk/Company/Cloud-Services/Cloud-Hosting/)
provider, the Cloud Computing Centre, www.cloudcomputingcentre.co.uk ,
to provide Cloud-based services (
www.cloudcomputingcentre.co.uk/Company/Cloud-Services/) to host [...]

C/S Nexans Skagerrak Ready to put to Sea After Major Conversion and Upgrade Project

Dedicated Cable Laying Ship has Been Lengthened by 12.5 Metres to Increase its Cable Handling Capabilities

PARIS, March 25, 2010 – Nexans, global leader in cables and cabling solutions, has
further extended the subsea cable laying capabilities of the C/S Nexans
Skagerrak, already one of the world's most advanced cable ships, following
the successful completion of a major [...]

Bridgewater Named No. 1 Leader in Policy Market

New Report Shows Significant Share Gain in Mobile Policy Segment
OTTAWA, Canada, March 25, 2010 – Bridgewater Systems (TSX: BWC), the mobile personalization company, today
announced that the company has been recognized as the 2009 policy server
market leader by Infonetics Research in its April 2010 report "Policy Servers
Biannual Worldwide and Regional Market Size, Share, and Forecasts."

[...]

Tullett Prebon Partners MillenniumIT for Electronic Broking Solutions

LONDON, NEW YORK and SINGAPORE, March 25, 2010 – Tullett Prebon, one of the world's leading inter-dealer
brokers (IDB), and MillenniumIT, a leading technology solutions provider and
part of London Stock Exchange Group, announce that they have entered into a
partnership agreement.

Under the agreement MillenniumIT will work with Tullett Prebon
to further develop the [...]

Northern Trust Wins GB 1.3 Billion pounds Sterling Custody Mandate for Taylor Wimpey

LONDON, March 25, 2010 – Northern Trust (Nasdaq: NTRS) has been appointed to provide global
custody, investment accounting and performance measurement to approximately
GB 1.3 billion pounds Sterling (US$1.9 billion) in UK pension fund assets for
international housing and development group, Taylor Wimpey.

Taylor Wimpey, which was formed through the merger of George Wimpey [...]

DEKRA Takes Over the Swedish Inspection Enterprise AF-Kontroll

DEKRA Expands in the Energy Field
STUTTGART, Germany, March 25, 2010 – The internationally active expert organisation DEKRA acquires 100% of the
Swedish industrial testing & inspection provider AF-Kontroll AB. The purchase
agreement was signed on the 25th of March in Stockholm. AF-Kontroll, a former
subsidiary of AF AB, is a leading industrial testing company in Scandinavia
and Eastern [...]

Qualcomm Raises Financial Guidance for the Second Fiscal Quarter of 2010

SAN DIEGO, March 25, 2010 – Qualcomm Incorporated (Nasdaq: QCOM), a leading developer and innovator
of advanced wireless technologies, products and services, today updated its
financial guidance for the second fiscal quarter ending March 28, 2010.

The following statements are forward looking and actual results may
differ materially. The "Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements" at [...]

Maktoum Bin Mohammed Bin Rashid Launches Mirsal2, the Comprehensive Electronic Dubai Customs Declaration System

DUBAI, U.A.E, March 25, 2010 – Under the Patronage of HH Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al
Maktoum, UAE Vice-President and Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, HH Sheikh
Maktoum Bin Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Deputy Ruler of Dubai, Launched
Mirsal2 on 24th March 2010.

(Photo:
www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20100325/383667 )

Mirsal2 is a [...]

Zeta Questions Gordon Brown’s Speech on Britain’s Digital Future Truth? Or Just Web Wash?

POOLE, England, March 25, 2010 – Gordon Brown unveiled his plans for Britain's digital future earlier this
week, with the goal of making Britain the leader in the digital economy by
2020. Henry Allen from Zeta [ www.zeta.net/ ], the digital marketing
agency and search marketing [www.zeta.net/search-engine-marketing ]
specialists, questions the motives and feasibility of the PM's plans.

[...]

Diary Date: Model-Based Design Conference

The MathWorks Invites you to Join Hundreds of Leading Engineers and Scientists to Exchange Ideas, Share Applications, and Accelerate your Knowledge of the MATLAB and Simulink Product Families

CAMBRIDGE, England, March 25, 2010 – The MathWorks is hosting a free conference focussing on
Model-Based Design. The event, aimed at new and existing users of MATLAB and
Simulink, [...]

Collateral Management Best Practices Achieved By Top 100 Hedge Fund via IntegriDATA CAARS

NEW YORK, March 25, 2010 – A Top 100 multi-strategy hedge fund with over US$10 billion in AUMs,
recently implemented CAARS Derivatives Collateral Management System, a
web-based third-party solution targeted at addressing the challenges
associated with daily collateral and margin management for OTC derivatives.
CAARS was designed by IntegriDATA, a leading New York City-based consulting
group. The system features [...]

MSB and Vertafore Partner to Create Once and Done Homeowners Transactions

NEW BERLIN, Wisconsin, March 25, 2010 – MSB, the leading worldwide provider of building cost data and estimating
technology to the property insurance industry and Vertafore, a leading
provider of software to the insurance industry, have entered into a
partnership agreement to provide Vertafore's PL Rating(TM) clients with
seamless integration of pre-filled property data using MSB's Residential
Component Technology [...]

ASX 50 Companies’ Websites Fall Short

Testing Reveals Slow Loading and Poor Uptime; Wesfarmers Limited Noted as Worst

AMSTERDAM, March 25, 2010 – WatchMouse (www.watchmouse.com/en/), a global industry leader in
self-service website and application performance monitoring, tested the 50
websites belonging to the companies listed on the ASX 50, the benchmark stock
market index of Australia's stocks listed on the Australian Stock Exchange,
for availability [...]

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