Monday, May 31, 2010

Technology Press Release – Weekly Newsletter for May 24-31, 2010

Monday, May 31, 2010


HP and Alcatel-Lucent Deliver Unified Communication and Collaboration Solutions

PALO ALTO, California and PARIS, May 24, 2010 – HP and Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and NYSE: ALU) today
announced they will provide new communication solutions, allowing clients to
easily adopt and deploy Unified Communications and Collaboration (UC&C) to
drive greater organizational value.

Building on the companies' global alliance, this agreement
enables HP and Alcatel-Lucent to [...]

Currys and PC World Unveil 2-in-1 Store in Kings Lynn

UK's Biggest Electrical Retailer in the Area
LONDON, May 24, 2010 – Currys and PC World, the UK's leading electrical retailers, will open the
doors to a brand new joint store in Kings Lynn on 28th May 2010. The 2-in-1
store will in the local area and offers approx 30,000 residents the biggest
electrical shopping destination in the [...]

Desperate for a Job? How Far Would you go to Get One?

A Survey Conducted by the IT Job Board Finds That While a Large Percentage Would Keep Details About a Job They are Applying for Secret From Colleagues and Try to Get Inside Secrets to Gain an Interview, Many Find These Tactics Morally Wrong

LONDON, May 24, 2010 – According to The IT Job Board's, www.theitjobboard.co.uk, [...]

Corvil Delivers First Ever Unified Application and Network Latency Management System

New CorvilNet Release Offers Transaction, Message and Packet Latency Management In One Enterprise Scale Platform

LONDON and NEW YORK, May 24, 2010 – Corvil, provider of latency management systems for financial markets,
today added application monitoring, troubleshooting and reporting to its
market-leading CorvilNet latency management system. By unifying application
and network latency management together with high capacity packet [...]

ThirdPresence and RTL Nederland Announce Co-operation to Deliver the Market Leading Mobile Phone Video Catch-up Service RTL Gemist

HELSINKI, May 24, 2010 – ThirdPresence Ltd., the leading white label mobile video
platform, is proud to announce co-operation with RTL Nederland, the leading
broadcaster in the Netherlands.

RTL Nederland has chosen the ThirdPresence mobile video
service to deliver their market leading video catch-up service RTL Gemist on
most video capable mobile phones.
[...]

Lockheed Martin Selected by Finnish Air Force to Provide Airborne Surveillance System

Team to Provide Special Mission Capability
DENVER, May 24, 2010 – Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) announced today that it has been awarded a
four-year contract to supply the Finnish Air Force with an airborne
surveillance system and associated ground systems. The value of this contract
is approximately US$100 million.

"Lockheed Martin is honored to work [...]

Sify Technologies Limited (SIFY) Becomes the First-ever Integrated Information & Communication Technology (ICT) Company to Land an International Undersea Cable in India

CHENNAI, India, May 24, 2010 – Sify Technologies Limited (Nasdaq NM: SIFY), a leader in
Enterprise and Consumer Internet Services in India with global delivery
capabilities, and Gulf Bridge International (GBI), Qatar, today signed an
agreement to land GBI's sub-sea cable system in India.

Gulf Bridge International (GBI), the Middle East's first
privately owned submarine [...]

Digital Realty Trust Launches PowerVU, the Datacenter Industry’s First Packaged Energy Management Solution

PowerVU Provides Digital Realty Trust Turn-Key Datacenter(R) Customers with Critical Data to Effectively Manage Energy Usage

SAN FRANCISCO, May 24, 2010 – Digital Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE: DLR), the world's largest wholesale
datacenter provider, has unveiled a powerful new tool that will enable
customers to increase datacenter energy efficiency and reduce power costs.
PowerVU is the industry's first [...]

Google and Sony are the World’s Most Reputable Companies According to Consumers Across 24 Countries

NEW YORK, May 24, 2010 – Google and Sony share the top spot in a study of the world's most
reputable companies conducted by Reputation Institute
(www.reputationinstitute.com). Disney, BMW, and Daimler round out the
top five in a consumer survey that measured the reputations of 600 of the
world's most prominent companies. The study provides a first ever [...]

Western Power Gains Stronger Revenue Control and Improves Customer Relations with Oracle Utilities Customer Care and Billing

CS Week, Nashville, Tenn. ??? May 25, 2010
News Facts
Western Power (www.wpcorp.com.au/) , an electricity network corporation owned by the Western Australian Government, implemented Oracle Utilities Customer Care and Billing (www.oracle.com/us/industries/utilities/046909.html) as an independent billing system to enable the company to manage network charges and bill retailers directly.

Recently, the [...]

Visayan Electric Company Implements Oracle Utilities Customer Care and Billing to Increase Customer Service Efficiency

CS Week, Nashville, Tenn. ??? May 25, 2010
News Facts
Visayan Electric Company, Inc (www.veco.com.ph/) . (VECO), a subsidiary of AboitizPower in the Philippines, recently went live with Oracle Utilities Customer Care and Billing.

Oracle Customer Care and Billing helps VECO improve efficiency in processing customers’ requests for services, such as power connection, change [...]

Icera Soft Modem Selected for Vodafone 14.4 HSPA USB Stick

IceClear(TM) Interference-Aware Technology in Vodafone's K3805-Z USB Stick Boosts Mobile Broadband Reliability and Connection Speeds for Vodafone Customers

BRISTOL, England, May 25, 2010 – Icera Inc., the Mobile Broadband semiconductor company, today
announced that its Livanto(R) chipset and Adaptive Wireless(TM) technology is
at the heart of Vodafone's latest mobile broadband USB stick, the Vodafone
K3805-Z.
[...]

Touchstone Joins Compleat Software Reseller Programme

Touchstone Will Offer 'Compleat' Spend Control and Employee Expenses to Microsoft Dynamics GP Customers to Address Increased Market Demand

LONDON, May 25, 2010 – Purchase automation vendor Compleat Software Limited
www.compleatsoftware.com today announces that it has signed Touchstone
Group as the latest addition to its reseller partner network for its purchase
automation, spend control (www.compleatsoftware.com/Default.aspx) and
employee expenses software [...]

SimplexGrinnell Selects Infosys’ Supply Chain Visibility & Collaboration Product Suite

Leader in Life Safety and Property Protection to Enhance Sourcing and Procurement Performance

BANGALORE, India and BOCA RATON, Florida, May 25, 2010 – Infosys Technologies Limited (NASDAQ: INFY) and
SimplexGrinnell, a Tyco International company, announced today that
SimplexGrinnell has signed a product license and services agreement to
implement the Infosys Supply Chain Visibility & Collaboration Suite as part
of [...]

Frost & Sullivan: Mobile Content Industry – The Success of the Stores and the Rise of the Mobile Web

Frost & Sullivan to Host Analyst Briefing on the Modes of Mobile Content Industry, on Tuesday, 1 June 2010, at 16.00 BST

LONDON, May 25, 2010 – The astonishing growth of the Apple App Store has prompted a great pace
of innovation in the mobile content industry. New applications stores have
been launched throughout last year and [...]

Comada Partners with Custom House to Deliver Online Transaction Tracking Platform for Hedge Fund Investors

New Platform to Strip out Paper-Based Processes in Hedge Fund Investment Experience

SOMERSET, Bermuda, May 25, 2010 – Transaction technology developer Comada today announced that it has
partnered with hedge fund administrator Custom House to launch a new platform
for fund managers and their investors. Launched this week, the platform
allows investors in hedge funds administered by Custom [...]

BancTec Signs Document Solutions Distribution Agreement With CTCEgypt

LONDON, May 25, 2010 – BancTec, Inc., a global provider of advanced, high-volume, document and
payment processing solutions and services, has signed a distribution
agreement with City for Trading and Contracting Egypt (CTCEgypt), a leading
vendor and servicer of technology, office and banking equipment throughout
Egypt. The agreement covers the distribution of BancTec's highly acclaimed
IntelliScan(R) and E-Series high-speed [...]

Smartlinx Announces Completion of Smartschool in the Box Prototype to Improve Education in Rural Areas

UNION CITY, New Jersey, May 25, 2010 – (OTCBB: SMLK): Smartlinx Inc. (the "Company") is pleased to
announce that its wholly owned subsidiary, Smartlinx VoIP Networks Pvt. Ltd
has completed the development of its Smartschool in the box prototype.

Smartschool in the box is a mobile unit consisting of
audio-visual equipment which enables teachers [...]

MACH Strengthens Management Team

LUXEMBOURG, May 25, 2010 – MACH, the leading provider of hub-based mobile communications exchange
solutions, mach.com has appointed Lena Wittbjer to the newly created
position of Head of CEO Office. In this role, Ms Wittbjer will be working
alongside MACH's senior management teams to drive top level decision making
efficiencies for speedy execution. She will also be responsible [...]

Introducing Insurance CBX – Accelerating Business Process Renovation That Drives Efficiency and Growth

LAS VEGAS, PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania and CHENNAI, India, May 25, 2010 – Intellect SEEC, a Polaris Group Company, is announcing the
launch of its new Collaborative Business Solutions – Insurance CBX. These
solutions are designed to effectively utilize portal technology, process
choreography and business components built on ACORD standards that improve
efficiency and support business growth.

[...]

Ringdale Signs Exclusive LED Lighting Agreement in Japan

Agreement Accelerates Ringdale's LED Lighting Business in Japan
AUSTIN, Texas and TOKYO, May 25, 2010 – Ringdale(R), Inc., a global leader in the development of energy
efficient, intelligent commercial LED lighting fixtures, today announced the
signing of an exclusive licensing, manufacturing and distribution agreement
for the region of Japan with Sojitz Systems Corp. The Sojitz Corporation is a
highly [...]

iCrossing Implements AdSafe Brand Protection for Display Advertisers

Preventative Technology Enables Brand Safe Display Strategies for Premium Brand Advertisers

NEW YORK, May 25, 2010 – AdSafe Media, the rating standard of online media, today announced a
partnership with iCrossing (news.icrossing.com), a global digital
marketing agency, to provide preventative brand protection for clients across
all online display advertising campaigns.
AdSafe's Brand Safety Firewall ensures [...]

GSMA Announces Seven New Grant Recipients From the Mobile Money for the Unbanked Programme

RIO DE JANEIRO, May 25, 2010 – The GSMA announced the details of a further seven grantees from the
Mobile Money for the Unbanked (MMU) Fund, which is administered by the GSMA
Foundation, Inc. with funding from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. New
grantees are Cellcard in Cambodia, Digicel in Fiji, Orange in West Africa,
Safaricom in [...]

Mirial and Spire Global Together for Desktop Video Conferencing Expansion

MILAN, May 26, 2010 – Mirial, Italian provider of products and solutions for audio/video
communication over convergent networks, announced a new strategic partnership
with Spire Global, the exclusive U.S. Sales, Marketing and Support arm for
Sony's IPELA(R) line of IP-based video conferencing endpoints and accessory
products.

Spire Global and Mirial share the objective of expanding [...]

Hanvon E-book Store Mode is Recognized, and N618 Wins the New Media Award at Australia CeBIT

SYDNEY, May 26, 2010 – The Australia CeBIT Exhibition brings together many guests on May 25 as
the award ceremonies for eight awards, including the Excellent New Media
Award, Business Advantage Award and Excellent Technology Service Award. The
Hanvon N618 e-book reader, representing the leading technology in the
electronic reader industry, stands out from over 60 products with [...]

Gigle Networks Home-Networking Technology Delivers Four Times the Performance of Other Powerline Alternatives in Independent Lab Tests

Tom's Networking Guide Reports Superior Performance and Coverage of Belkin Gigabit Ethernet Powerline Adapters Using Gigle Networks Technology

REDWOOD CITY, California, BARCELONA, Spain and EDINBURGH, Scotland, May 26, 2010 – Gigle Networks, the leading developer of intelligent multi-PHY switching
technology for both wired and wireless entertainment-grade home networking,
today announced that Tom's Networking Guide, an independent laboratory [...]

UnaVista Expands Volante Use With FIX and XML Messaging Support

New messaging formats offer UnaVista customers greater flexibility
NEW YORK, May 26, 2010 – After successful deployment of Volante Designer with SWIFT messaging
support, the London Stock Exchange's UnaVista has added FIX and XML support,
Volante Technologies announced today.

The announcement was made at the North American Financial Information
Summit held today in New York.
[...]

Vendor-Independent Online Solar Park Monitoring System

ATHENS, May 26, 2010 – inAccess Networks, a specialist in Communication and Control solutions
for Telecom and Energy markets, introduces inSolar, an integrated
vendor-independent solution for managing multiple and geographically
distributed solar parks.

inSolar focuses on production monitoring for on-line performance
measurements of the plant as well as on monitoring the produced power quality
characteristics. Furthermore, [...]

Vertica Extends Lead In Analytic Data Warehouse Market with Version 4.0

Early customers already reporting huge business benefits from Vertica's enhanced analytics and performance features

BILLERICA, Massachusetts, May 26, 2010 – Vertica today announced the newest version of the Vertica Analytic
Database is now commercially available worldwide. Vertica 4.0 is already
delivering real business benefits to some of the world's biggest financial
services, communications, Internet, healthcare and retail companies.
[...]

Acentic Allows Hotels to Gain Versatility for In-Room Entertainment Regardless of Network Infrastructure

Company launches Panorama IP for consistent high quality entertainment and information services to guests and hotel staff

COLOGNE, Germany, May 27, 2010 – Acentic, a leading supplier of digital interactive TV (iTV) systems for
the hotel industry, announced today that it has launched Panorama IP, which
enables hotels with structured ethernet cabling to deliver an outstanding HD
experience [...]

Ketchum Pleon and its Clients Win Three EMEA SABRE Awards

LONDON, May 27, 2010 – Ketchum Pleon, the leading European communications consultancy, won three
EMEA SABRE Awards on behalf of its client campaigns and an agency initiative
at last night's award ceremony, hosted annually by the Holmes Group. This
includes an Iron SABRE, honouring Ketchum Pleon's "Reputation Capital:
Building and Maintaining Trust in the 21st Century" programme.

[...]

SunPower Completes Euro 44.5 Million Financing for Expanding Italy’s Largest Solar Power Park

Montalto di Castro solar park grows to 32.8 megawatts
ROME, May 27, 2010 – SunPower Corp. (Nasdaq: SPWRA, SPWRB) today announced that financing of
euro 44.5 million, made up of a term loan of euro 40 million and a short-term
VAT facility of euro 4.5 million, has been finalized for the second phase of
the Montalto di Castro [...]

AUO and SunPower to Jointly Invest in Solar Cell Manufacturing Facility in Malaysia

HSINCHU, Taiwan, May 27, 2010 – AU Optronics Corp. ("AUO" or the "Company") (TAIEX: 2409; NYSE: AUO) held
a meeting of the Board of Directors on May 27, 2010, at which the Board
approved the resolution of a joint venture to construct and operate a solar
cell manufacturing facility in Malaysia with SunPower Corp., the largest
manufacturer of [...]

Day4 Energy Announces First Turnkey Manufacturing License With Enersis for the Eastern European Market

BURNABY, Canada, May 27, 2010 – Day4 Energy Inc. (TSX: DFE), a leading
supplier of high performance, cost-effective solar electric solutions, today
announced that it has signed an agreement with Enersis, the second largest PV
company in Slovenia, for a 25 megawatt (MW) turnkey manufacturing technology
solution for the production of Day4 Energy ("Day4") branded products to
address the [...]

Unique Mini-PC Barebone – Suitable for 6-Core CPUs

Europe-Wide Launch of Shuttle's New SX58J3 Flagship / "The Smallest, Fastest Mini-PC in the World"

ELMSHORN, Germany, May 27, 2010 – Shuttle Inc., a leading developer and manufacturer of multi-form-factor
solutions such as the world-famous XPC Mini-PC Barebones, proudly announces
today the launch of Europe-wide delivery of the new XPC Barebone SX58J3. This
new model offers extraordinary computing [...]

bee.tv Launches iPhone Application Showcasing its Personalized TV & Movie Recommendation Service

Mobile-First Market Entry Gives Consumers an Exclusive Preview of bee.tv's Next Generation Technology Coming Soon to the Web and iPad

SAN FRANCISCO, California and MILAN, Italy, May 27, 2010 – Bee.tv (www.bee.tv), a new service that helps consumers find and
discover TV shows and movies on television, the web and mobile, announced
today the launch of an [...]

EB and Satimo Unite Their Expertise in MIMO OTA Testing

OULU, Finland and PARIS, May 27, 2010 – EB (Elektrobit), a leading developer of cutting edge embedded
technology solutions for wireless and automotive industries and SATIMO, an
industry leader in electromagnetic field measurements in the microwave
frequency range, announced their partnership on MIMO Over-the-Air (OTA)
testing. The partnership combines the expertise of SATIMO and EB to offer a
test [...]

2010 is the Year of the Smartphone According to Mobiles.co.uk

YORK, England, May 28, 2010 – 2010 is proving to be the year to usher in the smartphone as the leading
device within the mobile phone industry. Allowing users to not only call and
text but enjoy entertainment on the go, run multiple applications at a time,
customise their phone according to their own interests, and download [...]

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