Monday, July 19, 2010

Technology Press Release – Weekly Newsletter for July 12-19, 2010

Monday, July 19, 2010


MediaTek Joins the Open Handset Alliance

Continuous Commitment to Providing Multimedia-Rich Android Solutions
HSINCHU, Taiwan, July 12, 2010 – MediaTek Inc., a leading fabless semiconductor company for wireless
communications and digital multimedia solutions, today announces it has
joined the Open Handset Alliance. Sharing the same commitment and vision for
richer mobile living, the Open Handset Alliance is a partnership of more than
71 global mobile [...]

SaxoTrader Named Best Re-Labelling Platform by Business Magazine Profit & Loss

COPENHAGEN, July 13, 2010 – Saxo Bank's online trading platform, SaxoTrader, has been awarded Profit
& Loss' Best re-labelling platform for 2010. The Copenhagen-based online
trading and investment specialist was voted into the top spot by subscribers
to represent "reader's choice".

The award accolades both Saxo Bank's White Label business as well as the
Bank's [...]

New Release of Oracle Coherence Extends Oracle’s Middleware Leadership

High Performance Data Grid Improves the Performance of Any Application
Redwood Shores, Calif. ??? July 12, 2010

News Facts
The latest release of the industry’s leading distributed in-memory data grid product, Oracle Coherence 3.6 (www.oracle.com/goto/coherence) , is available today.
Oracle Coherence 3.6 is a component of Oracle Fusion Middleware 11g (www.oracle.com/us/products/middleware/index.htm) .
Oracle [...]

Telco’s Entry Into the Machine-to-Machine Communications Market Can Accelerate Service Development, Says Frost & Sullivan

Frost & Sullivan's Analyst Briefing on Telcos within the M2M Eco-System on Wednesday, 28 July 2010, at 16.00 BST

LONDON, July 12, 2010 – Intent on boosting revenue growth potential, telecommunication companies
are tapping into Machine-to-Machine (M2M) communications services. The
upcoming Frost & Sullivan's analyst briefing aims to place Telcos within the
context of the M2M eco-system, and [...]

Savvis Announces Time for Second Quarter 2010 Earnings Call

ST. LOUIS, July 12, 2010 – Savvis, Inc. (Nasdaq: SVVS), a global leader in cloud infrastructure and
hosted IT solutions for enterprises, today announced that it plans to release
its second quarter 2010 financial results before the market opens on Monday,
July 26, 2010. Company executives will host a financial analyst call at 10
a.m. EDT that morning, [...]

A Call to Arms: e-Skills Book Launch

European Decision Makers Called to Arm All Citizens With the Tools to Compete in the Digital Age in New Book 'The e-Skills Manifesto – A Call to Arms' Launched at the European Business Summit in Brussels.

BRUSSELS, July 12, 2010 – 'The e-Skills Manifesto – A Call to Arms,' authored by Ade McCormack -
Financial Times [...]

Edwards Expands Vacuum Pump Offering for Semiconductor Processing With New iXL120

CRAWLEY, WEST SUSSEX, England, July 12, 2010 – Edwards, a leading global supplier of vacuum and abatement equipment and
services, today introduced the iXL120, expanding its range of dry pumps for
use in semiconductor manufacturing processes. Designed for load lock and
other clean applications, the new iXL120 provides the fastest pump down in
its class and low energy [...]

Unify Selects ATERAS and Alchemy Solutions for Migration of State Agency’s Mainframe Systems to .NET Framework

Modernization Includes Moving COBOL and Natural/ADABAS Systems to C# and SQL Server

WASHINGTON, July 12, 2010 – ATERAS and Alchemy Solutions today announced that the companies' legacy
migration and modernization technologies have been selected by Unify for an
important migration project (20+ business critical applications) with a large
State agency. Under terms of a contract announced at the [...]

iLevel Solutions Secures US$6 Million in Funding and Completes Spin-out from The Blackstone Group (NYSE: BX)

Funding to Accelerate Product Development, and Expand Business Development, Marketing and Sales Activities

NEW YORK, July 12, 2010 – iLevel Solutions, a leading provider of private equity software and
reporting solutions, today announced the closing of a US$6 million round of
funding led by Egis Capital Partners, Swift River Investments, and Epiphany
Ventures.
The funding [...]

Roskill Information Services: LCD Screens Continue to Drive Iodine Demand

Iodine: Global Industry Markets and Outlook (10th edition, 2010)
LONDON, July 13, 2010 – Global demand for iodine, an essential component in the manufacture of
optical polarising film (OPF) for LCD screens, grew by almost 6%py between
2000 and 2008. Recession-proof human health applications, such as X-ray
contrast media, biocides, nutrition and pharmaceuticals, provided a buffer
against the impact [...]

Shutterstock Turns Seven

Founded in 2003, Shutterstock celebrates seven years of phenomenal growth
NEW YORK, July 13, 2010 – Shutterstock, the leading global provider of stock images and footage by
subscription, is celebrating its seventh birthday, marking its impressive
growth since the company was founded in 2003.

(Logo: photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20080910/NYW066LOGO )
(Logo: www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20080910/NYW066LOGO )

[...]

New Tool to Help Customers Compare Credit Cards

CHESTER, England, July 13, 2010 – MBNA has launched a new online tool to make it easier for UK customers to
compare credit cards and choose the best credit card for their needs.

The new online Credit Card Selector is available at
www.mbna.co.uk/creditcards/card-selector.html .
It enables new customers to search [...]

Redknee Supports Bakrie Telecom’s Launch of High Speed Mobile Broadband

Redknee's Rating and Charging Solution to Drive Growth of Mobile Broadband Services

TORONTO, July 13, 2010 – Redknee (TSX: RKN), a leading provider of business-
critical billing and charging software and solutions for communications
service providers, is pleased to announce that PT. Bakrie Telecom Tbk.
(Bakrie Telecom), one of Indonesia's leading and fastest growing mobile
operators, has extended its [...]

Ramos Tops First Ever FIFA World Cup(TM) Castrol Index

LONDON, July 13, 2010 – 2010 saw a FIFA World Cup(TM) of firsts: the first on African
soil, the first won by Spain and the first to be assessed second-by-second by
the Castrol Index. Using advanced technology and objective analysis to
evaluate every single player movement, the FIFA World Cup(TM) now has Sergio
Ramos as its first Castrol [...]

Hedge Fund Technology Specialist Comada Selected by Leading Global Administrator SEI to Leverage Funds of Hedge Funds Risk Management Infrastructure

SOMERSET, Bermuda, July 13, 2010 – SEI (NASDAQ:SEIC), one of the leading global
providers of outsourced asset management, investment processing and
investment operations solutions, has selected financial software specialist
Comada to enhance the risk management services that will be delivered to the
company's investment manager clients via SEI's Total Liquidity Management(TM)
tool.

The strategic partnership, announced [...]

Landis+Gyr and CURRENT Group Announce Industrial Partnership Agreement to Deliver Smart Metering and Smart Grid Solutions to Spain and Portugal

Cooperation agreement will enable the deployment of smart, fully open and interoperable end-to-end energy management solutions in Portugal and Spain, two of Europe's fastest growing smart grid markets.

SEVILLE, Spain and ZURICH, July 14, 2010 – Landis+Gyr and CURRENT's European entity CURRENT Technologies
International GmbH, have signed an agreement to deliver smart, open and
interoperable energy management [...]

NetQin Protects Against Prevalent Spyware on Android Devices

BEIJING, July 14, 2010 – A recent Spyware program running on Android devices results in privacy
leakage, warns NetQin Mobile Inc., a leading mobile security service
provider. The spyware is disguised as a Tip Calculator. Once the spyware is
installed in the target mobile devices, the spyware will send all incoming
and outgoing SMS on the system to [...]

Allot MobileTrends World Cup Report: Mobile Devices Create a New Category During World Cup Games

YouTube Jumps by 32% on Post-Match Mornings as Fans Relive Classic Moments From the Game

BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 14, 2010 – Allot Communications Ltd. (www.allot.com/) (NASDAQ: ALLT)
, a leading supplier of service optimization and revenue generation solutions
for fixed and mobile broadband service providers worldwide, released today
its new Allot MobileTrends World Cup Report
(www.allot.com/MobileTrends-World-Cup.html). The report indicates [...]

Frost & Sullivan Recognises the Challenges of Data Retention Faced Both Now and In the Future

LONDON, July 14, 2010 – The European Data Retention Directive was written to ensure that telecom
providers would retain certain data, to be made available to the police for
the purpose of crime detection, investigation and prosecution. However, the
Directive did not take into account the heterogeneous nature of the networks
and systems of most telecom providers. This [...]

European Handball Champions Engage and Grow Fan-Base With Globalpark Online Community

COLOGNE, Germany, July 14, 2010 – European Handball Club 2010 Champions VfL Gummersbach rely on Globalpark
(www.globalpark.com/) technology to engage and grow their fan base.
Together they have built an online community, accessible at
www.My-VfL.de that encourages fans to get involved with game and
promotion planning, and helps the ball club test and launch marketing
campaigns.

[...]

Milliman Releases MG-ALFA(R) Version 7.0

Industry Leading Tool Delivers Major Enhancements
SEATTLE, July 14, 2010 – Milliman, Inc., the international firm of consultants and actuaries,
today announced a major new release of its MG-ALFA financial projection
software. Significant enhancements to MG-ALFA 7.0 include:

— A new user interface incorporating Microsoft's newest tools for
[...]

Manthan Systems and Retail Technologies Corporation (RTC) Announce a Strategic Partnership to Promote Next Generation Business Intelligence to the Retail Market

CHICAGO, July 14, 2010 – Manthan Systems (www.manthansystems.com ) and RTC
(www.rtc-group.com) today announced that they have completed a
partnership agreement to facilitate the sales and deployment of Manthan's
leading Retail BI solution, ARC. Under the terms of the agreement Manthan and
RTC will be working together to market ARC to US based Retailers with RTC
taking the lead [...]

FreightWatch Announces US$10 Million Growth Equity Investment

With Global Cargo Theft Up, Logistics Security Solutions Industry Sees Growth

AUSTIN, Texas, July 14, 2010 – FreightWatch International, the leading global logistics security
provider, announced today it has closed a US$10 million growth equity
investment led by Bridge Investments LLC, a Chicago-based private equity
firm.
"We are pleased Bridge Investments is making this investment [...]

Duck Creek(TM) Announces Acquisition of Duck Creek Europe

Acquisition seals partnership already in place; allows for continued growth in the European market.

BOLIVAR, Missouri, July 14, 2010 – Duck Creek Technologies, Inc., a provider of innovative software and
services to the insurance industry, announced today its expansion through the
completed acquisition of Duck Creek Technologies Europe Ltd. (Duck Creek
Europe).
Duck Creek Europe [...]

Primestream Expands Global Market and Technology Reach With Building4Media Acquisition

Combined operation redefines standards for Integrated Broadcast Automation Workflows

MIAMI, July 14, 2010 – Primestream Corp.(TM), the leader in advanced broadcast and IT solutions,
announces the acquisition of Building4Media(TM), creator of FORK(TM), the
state-of-the-art software for broadcast asset management, playout automation,
metadata driven production and publishing. This acquisition allows
Primestream to continue to provide and expand an established platform [...]

iPhone 4: Apple’s Latest Rocket – the Mission, the Machine and the Launch

Apple Continues to Remain at the Forefront of the Smartphone Market With the Recently Launched iPhone 4.

YORK, England, July 14, 2010 – In their annual Worldwide Developers Conference in June, Apple announced
its inevitable next model in the iPhone range, the iPhone 4 (
www.mobiles.co.uk/new-apple-iphone.html), building upon the successes
of the 3GS last summer and the new [...]

Performa Deploys Eagle’s Investment Management Suite

Suite hosted via Eagle's ASP; Operations outsourced to STP Investment Services

BOSTON, July 14, 2010 – Eagle Investment Systems LLC, a leading provider of financial services
technology and a subsidiary of BNY Mellon, today announced P.R.P. Performa
Ltd. (Performa) is live in production with the Eagle suite, which includes
data management, investment accounting and performance measurement solutions.
STP Investment [...]

Clarity FSR is Recognized by HMRC as an XBRL Conversion Software Application

Clarity FSR Automates the Statutory Accounts Production Process While Addressing Inline XBRL Requirement

LONDON, July 15, 2010 – Clarity Systems, a leader in corporate performance management (CPM) and
external reporting solutions, today announced that HM Revenue & Customs
(HMRC) has recognized Clarity Systems on their list of XBRL Conversion
Software Application providers. The CLARITY FSR solution was used [...]

IPTC-PLUS Toolkit Boosts Easy use of Photo Metadata With Adobe Products

LONDON, July 15, 2010 – The International Press Telecommunications Council (IPTC) and PLUS
Coalition (PLUS) have today boosted the easy and successful use of photo
metadata by the release of a toolkit to be used with Adobe Systems Inc.'s CS3
to CS5 products. The included tools help photographers, image libraries and
photo agencies to store in the images [...]

MarketsandMarkets: With Only 7.3 Million Users by 2014, Merchant Remote Deposit Capture (RDC) is Creating Opportunities for its Providers

DALLAS, July 15, 2010 – Remote Deposit Capture (RDC) is an easy three-step process of scanning,
verifying, and depositing a check. It has emerged as one of the best
solutions to help merchants reduce the time and cost associated with the
manual check deposit process. RDC has become a necessity because paper checks
still form one of the [...]

Transatel Selects Traffix Diameter Gateway to Enable Control Plane Connectivity

Transatel Selects Traffix Diameter Gateway Enabling Easy Connectivity to its MVNE Platform for New MVNOs.

LONDON, July 15, 2010 – Transatel, the leading Pan European MVNO Enabler, has selected Traffix
Diameter Gateway as a key component enabling easy connectivity to its MVNE
platform for new MVNOs. The Traffix Diameter Gateway enables both easy
connectivity between the Transatel charging [...]

Upstream Powers MTN’s FIFA World Cup(TM) Themed Mobile Marketing Campaigns in West Africa

Campaigns for Mobile Operator Giant and FIFA World Cup Global Sponsor Mtn, in Nigeria, Benin and Ghana Generated Unprecedented Conversion Rates and Huge Consumer Excitement Demonstrating Upstream's Expertise in Delivering Regional Campaigns With Localised Customer Insight.

LONDON, July 15, 2010 – Upstream, one of the world's largest mobile marketing solutions
providers, (www.upstreamsystems.com) is completing a series [...]

APS Technology and Zebra Enterprise Solutions Partner to Increase Gate Velocity and Security for Gulf Stevedoring

OCR technology will automate container processing to support doubling of terminal volumes

SAN DIEGO, July 15, 2010 – APS Technology Group, Inc., a leading provider of optical character
recognition (OCR) and automation technology solutions for marine and
intermodal terminals, announced Gulf Stevedoring Contracting Company (GSCCO)
of Saudi Arabia will implement the APS OCR Portal and driver kiosks to
automate [...]

Intertainment Media Secures $5.0 Million CDN Equity Commitment

TORONTO and NEW YORK, July 15, 2010 – Intertainment Media Inc. (TSXV:INT) ("Intertainment"), a leading
provider of private label social media and engagement technologies, is
pleased to announce that it has entered into an agreement with GEM Global
Yield Fund Limited ("GEM") for a $5.0 million CDN equity line of credit.
Funds raised through this facility will be [...]

Next Generation: Ireland’s New Digital Economy

A High-Speed Digital Technology Revolution is Underway With the Roll Out of 4G Wimax and the New Smart Network Exemplar

DUBLIN, July 15, 2010 – Imagine Communications Group, the provider of 4G WiMax broadband and
phone in Ireland, has welcomed a new Government backed fibre-optic network
designed to cope with huge increases in Internet traffic.
[...]

PopCap Preps Zuma(R) Blitz for Facebook(R) Platform

Casual Game Leader's Latest Social Adaptation Launching Next Month; Multi-Platinum Selling Marble-Matcher Will Offer Competitive, Cooperative Fun With Friends

DUBLIN, July 15, 2010 – PopCap Games, the worldwide leader in casual video games, today announced
that Zuma(R), its second best-selling franchise with nearly 20 million units
sold worldwide, will soon be debuting on Facebook in a free, [...]

IntraLinks Deal Flow Indicator Shows Q2 2010 Global M&A Deal Activity has Increased 40 Percent Over Q2 2009

Significant Growth in Activity Observed in all Regions Over the Last 12 Months

NEW YORK, July 15, 2010 – The Q2 2010 IntraLinks Deal Flow Indicator (DFI) was released today and
reports a 40 percent increase in global M&A deal activity versus Q2 2009.
Despite the continuing economic uncertainty, IntraLinks observed an 11
percent increase in global activity [...]

TED and The Paley Center for Media Announce TEDWomen

Global Conference Will Showcase Innovative Ideas By and About Women and Girls

NEW YORK, July 15, 2010 – On December 7 and 8, 2010, in an unprecedented partnership, TED and The
Paley Center for Media will produce the first-ever TEDWomen: a gathering of
global thought leaders and innovators in Washington, DC, connecting to
thousands of online participants and [...]

Johnson Controls Contributes to Maximum Flexibility, Comfort, Ergonomics, Safety and Weight Reduction for Seats in the Vauxhall Meriva

Johnson Controls Sets Standards With Innovative Seat Rail for the New Vauxhall Meriva

BURSCHEID, Germany, July 15, 2010 – Johnson Controls, a global leader in researching, developing, designing
and manufacturing high-quality interior components and systems for the
automotive sector, is renowned for both its individual and innovative
solutions. A recent example of the company's technical expertise is a
completely [...]

Higher Resolutions Now Available for Intel Graphics Customers using Matrox DualHead2Go and TripleHead2Go

Intel(R) HD Graphics and Intel(R) 4 Series Express Chipset Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) drivers now optimised for Matrox DualHead2Go and TripleHead2Go Digital and DisplayPort Editions

MONTREAL, July 15, 2010 – Matrox Graphics Inc., the leading manufacturer of specialised graphics
solutions, today announced enhanced resolution compatibility for Matrox
DualHead2Go and TripleHead2Go Graphics eXpansion Modules (GXMs) when using
Intel(R) HD [...]

Post-it(R) Brand Launches Shopping Genius Widget

Post-it(R) Brand Releases an Innovative Digital Application That Acts as a Customisable Shopping List on Your Computer

LONDON, July 15, 2010 – Have you ever seen a great gadget or product that is a little pricier
than you want it to be? Everyone knows that products come down in price, but
keeping an eye out for the [...]

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