Technology Press Release – Weekly Newsletter for April 12-19, 2010
Monday, April 19, 2010
ReadSpeaker Speech-Enables Corriere Website and iPhone App
HUIS TER HEIDE, The Netherlands, April 12, 2010 – VoiceCorp is pleased to announce that Corriere della Sera, the leading
Italian newspaper, has recently implemented ReadSpeaker Enterprise, a
web-based speech-enabling application to enhance the Corriere website reader
experience and increase the accessibility of Corriere web content for
everyone. This service allows Corriere website visitors to listen to articles
by [...]
North Carolina Research Community Selects Collexis and Scopus
Collexis Expert Community Will Link Over 5,000 Researchers From the University of North Carolina and North Carolina State University Based on Elsevier's Scopus Database
COLUMBIA, South Carolina, April 12, 2010 – Collexis Holdings, Inc., a leading developer of semantic technology and
knowledge discovery software, announced today that they have reached an
agreement with the University of North [...]
eServGlobal Awarded NP Discovery Certification by the GSMA
PARIS, April 12, 2010 – eServGlobal Limited (LSE: ESG & ASX: ESV), a provider of
smarter transaction management solutions in Charging, Payment, Retention and
Network Services today reported that it was awarded certification by the GSMA
for meeting the technical requirements of the Pathfinder Program, the GSMA's
Carrier ENUM Service.
Representing the interests of the [...]
Mobile Learning Leaders to Transform Education Through Digital Publishing
PARIS, CAMBRIDGE, England and ABILENE, Texas, April 12, 2010 – Abilene Christian University, Cambridge University Press and
Alcatel-Lucent Bell Labs have embarked on a joint research project whose
intent is to set out a new path towards the future of publishing – from
creation through distribution – by putting tools that enhance education in
the hands of individuals.
[...]
Lord Mandelson and Prisk Battle Over Small Business Policy
LONDON, April 12, 2010 – The voices of small business rarely get heard, yet winning over the minds
of SMEs will be crucial for the winning party. Small business advice
(www.smarta.com/) site Smarta has created a new platform which is the
de facto destination for small business election opinion with all party
manifestos in one place.
[...]
Stringfellow and Ramsay Beat Mandelson and Brown in the Battle for Hearts and Minds
LONDON, April 12, 2010 – In yet another kick in the teeth for politicians in the run up to the UK
General Election on May 6, research launched today shows that the majority of
Brits working in local businesses think celebrities would do a better job of
running the country than the political classes.
[...]
MACH Appointment Underlines North American Ambitions
LUXEMBOURG, April 12, 2010 – MACH, the leading provider of hub-based mobile communications
exchange solutions, mach.com today announced the appointment of Brian
Moore to lead the company's growing business in North America. Mr. Moore will
be responsible for achieving MACH's aggressive growth targets in the region,
and for ensuring that MACH continues to meet and exceed the evolving
expectations [...]
Ivar Jacobson International Announces Support for Microsoft’s Visual Studio 2010
IJI's New Process Template: Agile Use Cases and Microsoft's Visual Studio 2010 has Reduced Development Time and Costs at Swedish Insurer Lansforsakringar AB
OTTAWA, April 12, 2010 – Ivar Jacobson International, a Microsoft Visual Studio Industry Partner,
announced today that it will ship Ivar Jacobson International's most widely
used Practices with Visual Studio 2010.
[...]
MTV & Electus Announce Series Development on First-ever Interactive Telenovela, ‘Pedro & Maria’
Award-winning actress America Ferrera to executive produce; Author of Tony Award-winning musical Quiara Alegria Hudes to write the script and executive produce -
NEW YORK, April 12, 2010 – Ben Silverman's next generation multimedia studio, Electus, an operating
business of IAC (Nasdaq: IACI), and MTV today announced their plan to
actively develop and produce the first-ever multicultural, [...]
K2 Releases Update to Its Workflow and BPM Software Platform
Redmond software maker focuses on user experience and improved performance
REDMOND, Washington, April 12, 2010 – Software maker K2 today announced the release of K2 4.5, the fifth update
on the fourth major version of its workflow and BPM platform.
All three K2 software products – K2 blackpearl, K2 blackpoint and K2
connect – [...]
Supermicro Unveils World’s Only Dual-Processor Storage Bridge Bay (SBB) at SNW
Double-Sided Storage, 6Gbps SAS, Super SBB and More
ORLANDO, Florida, April 12, 2010 – STORAGE NETWORKING WORLD — Super Micro Computer, Inc. (Nasdaq: SMCI), a
leader in application-optimized server and storage solutions, is unveiling
the world's only dual-processor (DP) Storage Bridge Bay (SBB) system
optimized for mission-critical, enterprise-level storage applications at
Storage Networking World (SNW) in Orlando, Rosen Shingle [...]
Phitek Systems Announces Agreement with STMicroelectronics
STMicroelectronics selected as strategic development partner and supplier for state-of-the-art active ambient noise-cancellation device
LAUSANNE, Switzerland, April 12, 2010 – Phitek Systems Limited, the global leader in electro-acoustic
technologies, announced today that it has selected semiconductor heavyweight
STMicroelectronics (ST) as strategic partner in the design and supply of
next-generation ANR(TM) Controllers.
ANR(TM) Controllers connect to [...]
Plaster Networks Supports Broadband Forum’s TR-069 CPE WAN Management Protocol
Offers Service Providers Powerful Remote Management and Easy Administration of Powerline Network Adapters
MENLO PARK, California, April 12, 2010 – Plaster Networks (www.plasternetworks.com) announces its support
for Broadband Forum's TR-069 technical specification as part of the company's
powerline Ethernet solution. Service providers can now take advantage of
Plaster Networks advanced service for automated configuration, management,
and provisioning of subscribers' [...]
Ascend Geo Completes Saudi Cableless Seismic Pilot Project
Success Proves Potential for Technology
DENVER, April 13, 2010 – Ascend Geo today announced completion of a successful seismic acquisition
pilot project for Saudi Aramco in the Arabian Desert using the cableless
Ultra System. The test recorded coincident seismic data on a large scale 3D
project with a Sercel cable-based system operated by BGP Arabia. The pilot
project is [...]
Dahabshiil Receives Mayor’s Award for 40 Years Excellence in the Community
LONDON, April 13, 2010 – Dahabshiil, the UK's leading money transfer provider to the Horn of
Africa, has received the Mayor of Tower Hamlets Award for excellence in the
community.
The award, presented by the Mayor of Tower Hamlets, Councilor Ahmed Adam
Omer, recognises Dahabshiil's dedication and outstanding contribution to the
local, national and international [...]
Anevia and Broadcast International to Deliver Seamless Video Services to IPTV Market
The Companies Partner to Integrate Advanced Compression and Streaming Technologies for High Quality Video Content at Very Low Bandwidth Rates -
SALT LAKE CITY, April 13, 2010 – Broadcast International, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: BCST)("BI")
(www.brin.com) and Anevia announced today that the companies have
teamed together to provide seamless video services for the IPTV market. The
partnership between [...]
Mobile Broadband Market in CEE to Skyrocket over the Next Five Years, Finds Frost & Sullivan
LONDON, April 13, 2010 – Economic recession and restrictive market regulators' policies,
especially in terms of mobile termination rate (MTR) cuts, have been the most
negative factors affecting the mobile telecommunications market in the
Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) region. Mobile telecom operators facing
revenue decline from traditional mobile services started to focus more on
mobile broadband development. Although [...]
Agents Provide Input on New MSB Products at Agent Strategy Council
NEW BERLIN, Wisconsin, April 13, 2010 – MSB, the leading worldwide provider of building cost data and estimating
technology to the property insurance industry, held its first Agency Strategy
Council meeting on February 3, 2010, in Tampa, Florida. This event is part of
an ongoing MSB initiative to increase direct communication with insurance
agents nationwide.
[...]
Sony Opens the Doors to Conceptual Exhibition ‘Contemplating Monolithic Design’ at Milano Salone del Mobile
MILAN, April 13, 2010 – Sony Corporation, Milan: Sony today opened the doors to its much
anticipated exhibition "Contemplating Monolithic Design" at Milano Salone del
Mobile, presenting the latest in Sony's creativity. Exclusively for this
exhibition, Sony designers have worked with Edward Barber and Jay Osgerby to
explore, through conceptual archetypes, the extension and integration of
electronics, with furniture [...]
One of the World’s Largest Pharmaceutical Companies Becomes 100th Customer of Binary Tree’s Market-Leading CMT for Coexistence
Product Surpasses One Million Users Enabled with Seamless Coexistence and Interoperability between Lotus Domino and Microsoft Exchange
NEWARK, New Jersey, April 13, 2010 – Binary Tree, the market-leading provider of cross-platform messaging
coexistence and migration solutions, announced today that its coexistence and
interoperability solution, CMT for Coexistence, has now enabled well over
1,000,000 users for over 100 organizations [...]
MSB Regional Client Roadshow Helps Carriers Profit from Analytics
NEW BERLIN, Wisconsin, April 13, 2010 – MSB, the leading worldwide provider of building cost data and estimating
technology to the property insurance industry, recently completed a four-city
Regional Client Road Show. The theme of the event was, "Knowledge is Power,"
and the goal was to show MSB carrier partners how to use predictive modeling
and analytics, in [...]
New Optism(TM) Mobile Advertising Solution Delivers Powerful Permission-based Marketing, Bridging the gap Between Mobile Operators and Advertisers
PARIS, April 13, 2010 – Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and NYSE: ALU) today unveiled
its Optism(TM) Mobile Advertising Solution, a unique new offering that
enables mobile operators to create valuable "media inventory" (available ad
space) and provide advertisers with easy access to willing and highly
targeted audiences. Optism(TM) helps mobile operators develop new business
models and offer more personalized experiences [...]
New Market Leading Prepaid Euro Mastercard(R) Launched by Currencies Direct
LONDON, April 13, 2010 – Taking your euros abroad has been made easier and more secure
with the release of the new prepaid Euro MasterCard from Currencies Direct.
The new card, aimed at tourists, expats and business
travellers, has distinct advantages over existing cards on the market, it is:
– [...]
Telefonica Moviles M??xico Selects Commissions Management Solution From WeDo Technologies
LISBON, Portugal, April 13, 2010 – WeDo Technologies, world leader in revenue assurance, today
announced that Telefonica Moviles M??xico, part of Telef??nica Group, one of
the world's largest telecommunications companies, selected WeDo's Commissions
Management Solution (CMS) version 5.5.
The main objectives of Telefonica Moviles M??xico with the CMS
implementation were an automatic calculation and verification [...]
Carrefour and Monext Innovate and Win the OSCAR of Innovative Payments for Their Instant Issuing Solution
PARIS, April 13, 2010 – Carrefour, through its banking subsidiary Societe des Paiements Pass
(S2P), and Monext launch large scale instant issuing of EMV cards.
With instant issuing of PASS MasterCard cards, S2P offers its customers a
differentiating service that simplifies cardholder application process: after
choosing a PIN code, customers obtain their permanent card [...]
Do you Know who you are Voting for? UKIP Launch Their Manifesto and use Video Messaging Technology to Reach the Masses
LONDON, April 13, 2010 – UKIP has launched its " Sod the Lot" manifesto and Lord Pearson's party
are giving voters the chance to see and hear their prospective parliamentary
MPs ( PPC's) thanks to the UK's fastest growing video communications company
Winkball.
UKIP say they're bringing canvassing into the 21st century and more [...]
UK Economy Too Weak for Sharp Spending Cuts
LONDON, April 14, 2010 – The markets expect to see a commitment to deep cuts but the incoming UK
government should wield the axe next year, warns Robin Bew, Editorial
Director and Chief Economist at the Economist Intelligence Unit.
In this month's Global Forecast programme broadcast on
www.cantos.com he adds that too much tightening [...]
Dual-use Platforms Herald New Opportunities for the Global Satellite Manufacturing Market, Finds Frost & Sullivan
LONDON, April 14, 2010 – With demand growing for higher bandwidth communications and finite
orbital slots, satellite operators want satellites that are more powerful and
flexible than ever before. The wider acceptance of dual-use platforms in the
global satellite manufacturing market will bring new opportunities to
satellite owners, satellite service providers and satellite manufacturers.
(Logo: [...]
GoldenSource to Discuss Best Practice Data Management in a Post-Crisis World at FISD Asia-Pac Conferences
LONDON, April 14, 2010 – GoldenSource Corporation, a leading provider of enterprise data
management (EDM) solutions, will be exhibiting and participating in two panel
sessions at the Software & Information Industry's FISD Asia-Pac conferences
in April. The events in Sydney on April 15 and in Singapore on April 23 will
focus on both local and global developments that [...]
Educators Better Equipped to Assess Written Communication Skills
TaskStream and Turnitin Announce Integration Partnership
NEW YORK, April 14, 2010 – TaskStream (www.taskstream.com), the leading provider of web-based
software and supporting services for electronic portfolios and outcomes
assessment, and iParadigms, creators of Turnitin (www.turnitin.com),
the leading originality checking and plagiarism prevention service, announced
a seamless integration to help educators streamline the process for assessing
higher order student learning outcomes [...]
TripAdvisor Provides Tourist Boards With Exclusive Tourism Page Sponsorships
Highly Targeted Advertising Opportunity Includes Ability to Highlight Key Branded Messaging, Direct Links, Multi-Media Integration and Local Events Calendar
LONDON, April 14, 2010 – TripAdvisor(R), the world's most popular and largest travel community,
today announced its new Tourist Board sponsorship of the Tourism Pages. The
sponsorship provides an opportunity for Tourist Boards to incorporate highly
targeted banner advertising, [...]
Transparency, ‘Brand Safety’ Concerns Inhibiting U.S. Online Display Advertising Spending by as Much as US$2 Billion Annually
Advertisers seeking reliable, independent approach to ensure that online ads appear in "safe" environments, according to new white paper from leading strategic consulting firm
NEW YORK, April 14, 2010 – Concerned that their digital advertising efforts — increasingly
orchestrated through ad networks and other aggregated media-buying platforms
– may be compromised by surrounding page content that doesn't [...]
WISeKey Announces a Joint Venture With I-Teco to Establish WISeKey Russia to Provide eSecurity and Trusted Cloud Computing Services
MOSCOW and GENEVA, April 14, 2010 – WISeKey, a World Economic Forum High Growth Company, is expanding
its global footprint via a group of strategic partnerships with key partners.
WISeKey's global expansion is targeting BRIC economies as a priority, with
several major wins in the latest months in Brazil, Russian Federation, India
and China. This enhances existing operations [...]
IntraLinks Deal Flow Indicator Shows Q1 2010 Global M&A Deal Activity has Increased 39 Percent Over Q1 2009
Indicator Also Shows an Increase in Activity From the Last Quarter of 2009 in Asia Pacific, North America and Latin America
NEW YORK, April 14, 2010 – Results of the Q1 2010 IntraLinks(R) Deal Flow Indicator (
www.intralinks.com/dealflow) show a 39 percent increase in global M&A
deal activity versus Q1 2009 and a two percent increase from [...]
Oxygen8 Communications Launches New SMS Bulk Rates
Bulk Text Messages Cover Over 700 Carriers From Just 1.1p Per Message
BIRMINGHAM, England, April 14, 2010 – Global micro-billing, communications and mobile enablement specialist,
Oxygen8 Communications www.oxygen8.com/ today announces its new SMS
bulk rates (www.oxygen8.com/mobile-enablement/bulk-text-and-sms) for
UK media companies and corporates who are looking to send bulk text
(www.oxygen8.com/mobile-enablement/bulk-text-and-sms) messages in
order to maximise revenues from mobile marketing activities [...]
blinkx Extends Partnership with Brazilian Digital Media Pioneer, ELO Company, to Launch Internet TV Platform
Joint venture democratizes access to millions of videos from around the Web for Brazilian consumers
SAN FRANCISCO, April 14, 2010 – blinkx, the world's largest and most advanced video search engine, and
ELO Company, a Brazilian digital media company and distributor of audiovisual
content, today announced the launch of ELO blinkx Brasil Internet TV platform
to provide Brazilian [...]
UK2 Group and Akamai Form Strategic Sales Partnership to Provide Small Businesses in the UK With Akamai Services
Strategic sales partnership provides instant account deployment and access to Akamai
LONDON, April 14, 2010 – The UK2 Group (www.uk2group.com), a global leader of web hosting
solutions, and Akamai Technologies Limited, part of Akamai Technologies, Inc.
(www.akamai.com), the leader in powering video, dynamic transactions and
enterprise applications online, today announced a strategic sales partnership
to provide UK small businesses [...]
Petrobras News Agency’s Website Redesigned: Get Ready for News
RIO DE JANEIRO, April 14, 2010 – Petrobras News Agency's website has been redesigned to ease your work. It
is now easier to browse, has a simpler look, and new exclusive content for
journalists, including photos and audio and video recordings.
(Logo: www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20090518/SPTU002LOGO )
(Photo: www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20100414/SPW001-a )
[...]
Hotel Stays: A High Price to Pay for Little Customer Service or a Fair Deal?
LONDON, April 15, 2010 – hotel.info, the free online hotel reservation service with
over 210,000 hotels worldwide, has investigated how satisfied the customers
who have used it to book rooms have been with the service provided by the
hotel.
On the basis of over one million hotel ratings,
www.hotel.info specifically analysed the value-for-money assessments
submitted for [...]
Cognizant Selected by Harris Corporation to Transform Software Product Engineering, Fuel Innovation for Broadcast Industry Customers
Cognizant to Enable New Product R&D, Support Current Harris Media Management Software Portfolio
TEANECK, New Jersey, April 15, 2010 – Cognizant (Nasdaq: CTSH) (www.cognizant.com), a leading provider
of information technology, consulting, and business process outsourcing
services, today announced it has entered a multiyear, multimillion-dollar
strategic engagement with Harris Corporation (NYSE: HRS)
(www.broadcast.harris.com), an international communications and
information technology company. Under [...]
Oberthur Technologies’ 2009 Results: Sales Growth of 2.5% to 904.6MEUR for 2009
Strong Improvement in EBIT Which Grows by 23% to 86.7MEUR
PARIS, April 15, 2010 -
Oberthur Technologies – P&L Consolidated
In MEUR [...]
Frost & Sullivan Acknowledges SOCOMEC’s Remarkable Uninterrupted Power Supply System Product Lines
LONDON, April 15, 2010 – Based on its recent analysis of the energy and power systems market,
Frost & Sullivan recognises SOCOMEC UPS with the "2009 European Energy &
Power Systems Product Line Strategy Award", for its extensive product range.
Although the demand for uninterrupted power supply (UPS) systems had dipped
due to the economic slowdown, there are [...]
Telekom Brunei Launches Advanced Wholesale Services With Redknee
Further Investment Enhances Partner Settlement and Minimizes Revenue Leakage
TORONTO, April 15, 2010 – Redknee (www.redknee.com/) (TSX:RKN), a leading provider of
business-critical billing and charging software and solutions for
communications service providers, today announced that Brunei's premier
telecoms operator, Telekom Brunei Berhad (TelBru), is already experiencing
the benefits of its upgrade to Redknee's interconnect billing solution,
InBill (www.redknee.com/products/inbill?PHPSESSID(equal sign
)c7e6783453be8672326d605374a7594c). Since [...]
CalvinAyre.com Official Launch Party: May 25th, Prague
Be a Winner & be There
LONDON, April 15, 2010 – If you don't know what a Calvin Ayre party looks like but
you've heard what they feel like then you'll want to be in Prague on May
25th. But to give you some headline facts: a lot of drinks, a lot of hot
girls, an unspecified amount [...]
GSMA Announces Speakers for Mobile Money Summit 2010 in Rio (May)
LONDON, April 15, 2010 -
Highlights:
– Speakers include, Richard Mwami, MTN Uganda; Pablo Montesano,
Telefonica and Elizabeth Buse, Visa
– Sessions include, 'Financial Agents; Coverage, Liquidity and
Profitability', 'Emerging Business Models' and 'Untapped Areas [...]
BancTec Showcases Transactional Content Management and Document Scanning Capabilities at AIIM International Exposition and Conference
DALLAS, April 15, 2010 – BancTec Inc. (www.banctec.com), a global provider of advanced,
high-volume, document and payment processing solutions and services, will
feature its CenterVision(TM) (www.banctec.com/products/centervision0)
transactional content management platform and IntelliScan(R)
(www.banctec.com/products/intelliscan) family of high-speed,
high-volume document processing solutions at the 2010 AIIM International
Exposition and Conference (www.aiimexpo.com), to be held April 20-22
in Philadelphia, at the Pennsylvania Convention Center. [...]
Buongiorno’s Global Head Products & CRM to Deliver Keynote Speech at Upcoming 3rd Annual Driving Loyalty in Telecoms Conference in Budapest
LONDON, April 15, 2010 – Adhish Kulkarni, Global Head Products & CRM at Buongiorno
S.p.A. (MTAX STAR, Borsa Italiana: BNG), will speak at the 3rd Driving
Loyalty in Telecoms conference to be held in Budapest, Hungary, on Tuesday
20th April.
Mr Kulkarni's keynote will focus on Buongiorno's successful
programs "Recharge and Win" adopted by Optus [...]
Language Learning Startup Smashes Through the 100 Million Download Mark, Celebrates with Big Giveaway
High-quality language-learning media, energetic fanbase fuel podcast maker's rise to the top
NEW YORK, April 15, 2010 – Innovative Language Learning, LLC saw its 100 millionth audio language
lesson downloaded earlier this month on April 7 — a major milestone for a
small company that started with short and easy daily Japanese lessons only
four years ago.
[...]