Technology Press Release – Newsletter for July 2, 2010
Friday, July 2, 2010
Richard Robinson Named Chief Executive Officer of Acentic
COLOGNE, Germany, July 1, 2010 – Acentic, a leading supplier of digital interactive TV (iTV) and broadband
systems for the hotel industry, announced today that Richard Robinson has
been named chief executive officer, effective July 1st. Robinson is a 20-year
veteran of the media industry, including 15 years in hotel television
technology, and has been an executive director [...]
Frost & Sullivan: Advanced Applications of Smartphone Continue to Keep its Demand High, Despite the Economic Slump
LONDON, July 1, 2010 – The smartphone market is experiencing robust growth, despite the economic
downturn. Consumers are increasingly seeking well-designed devices with
innovative features and applications such as touch screen technology,
wireless fidelity (Wi-Fi) and location-based service (LBS). As it appears
that, in the next couple of years, software will play a major role in the
mobile handset [...]
Globalpark Strengthens Product Development and Leadership Teams Through Acquisition of WP-Experts
COLOGNE, Germany, July 1, 2010 – Globalpark (www.globalpark.com), a leading provider of panel
community and survey software, has acquired award-winning rich Internet
application and business portal designers, WP-Experts. The acquisition adds
manpower and expertise to the software development team, and WP-Experts' two
principals will join the Globalpark executive board.
Through the acquisition, Globalpark strengthens its [...]
ElcomSoft Reveals Internet Passwords
Full text of press release is available at https://www.elcomsoft.com/PR/einpb_100701_en.pdf
MOSCOW, July 1, 2010 – ElcomSoft Co. Ltd. announces the release of Elcomsoft Internet Password
Breaker, a tool to provide forensics, criminal investigators, security
officers and government authorities with the ability to retrieve a variety of
passwords stored on a PC. The new password recovery tool instantly reveals
cached passwords [...]
Handset Motion Sensor Market to top $1 Billion by 2014
Next Generation Motion Sensors Will Allow Developers to Explore The Heights of Their Creative Imagination
LONDON, July 1, 2010 – Motion sensing components are rapidly becoming part of the handset
architecture and these will support the development of breakthrough
applications and engaging user interface experiences. In a recent study of
handset motion sensors (www.arcchart.com/reports/sensors.asp?ref=pr)
by ARCchart, the research firm [...]
Omidyar Network Commits US$2.275M to Help Catalyze Government Transparency
REDWOOD CITY, California and LONDON, July 1, 2010 – Omidyar Network today announced US$2.275M in grants to three non-profit
organizations that strive to create more transparent and accountable
governments. Global Voices, mySociety and The XYZ Show are the latest
grantees to gain support from Omidyar Network for their use of technology in
furthering government transparency.
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Jedox AG Continues its Growth in First Half of 2010
FREIBURG, Germany, July 1, 2010 – Jedox AG, developers of Palo, the leading commercial open source business
intelligence Solution for planning, reporting and analysis, increases its
licence turnover by over 100% in the first half of the year 2010 and signs 50
new customers. Some of the new customers are Swissport, Vodafone, Siemens,
Maritim Hotels, Fresenius Kabi, DVB [...]
UK Ministry of Defence Signs Scout SV Contract With General Dynamics UK
LONDON, July 1, 2010 – The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) has signed a contract with South
Wales-based General Dynamics UK to deliver the Specialist Vehicle (SV) for
the British Army. The demonstration phase, which has been activated by the
signature of the contract by Peter Luff MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of
State and Minister for Defence Equipment, [...]
SetFocus Adopts Mirial Technology to Drive its “Borderless Business” Initiative
MILAN, July 1, 2010 – Mirial announced today that SetFocus, a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner
for Learning Solutions, chose a set of its desktop video conferencing
products to meet its growing need for delivering distance training,
recruiting remote students and staff and conducting virtual sales training
and staff meetings.
As a provider of instructor-led IT [...]