Monday, August 02, 2010

Technology Press Release – Weekly Newsletter for August 1-2, 2010

Monday, August 2, 2010


DQE Jungle Book Reaches the ‘Land of Smiles’

HYDERABAD, India, July 27, 2010 – DQE, the animation, gaming, live action entertainment
production and distribution company, is pleased to announce the signing of an
exclusive broadcast agreement with Thailand based Thai Public Broadcasting
Service (TPBS) for the animated 52X11' 3D TV series titled "The Jungle Book".

TPBS is a public broadcasting service in [...]

Mysis CEO Interviewed on Profit Growth as Key Investor Backs Allscripts Placing

LONDON, July 27, 2010 – In a video interview with financial broadcaster www.cantos.com,
Misys CEO Mike Lawrie highlights a 10% constant currency rise in profits
along with margin expansion in the past year.

The software boss also reveals that a value unlocking deal in the
Healthcare IT division has gained the support of the [...]

Modern and Stylish Office Furniture

POOLE, England, July 27, 2010 – BT Office Furniture offers a modern, clean and crisp range of brilliant
white office desks, chairs and office furniture (www.btoffice.com/).
Architects and designers have consistently told us that our environment makes
a huge difference, not only to the way clients perceive our business, but
also to the way our employees feel. As [...]

Israel Postal Company Going Mobile With Effortel

MVNO and Enabler Effortel Selected as Lead Consultant for Mobile Services From Israel Post

BRUSSELS, July 27, 2010 – Effortel, the mobile virtual network operator and enabler, today
announced that it has been selected by the Israel Postal Company (Israel
Post) as the lead consultant in its plans to launch mobile services via its
network of more than [...]

Europcar Lands Touch-Screen Technology at Heathrow

LONDON, July 27, 2010 – Europcar, the European leader in car hire, continues to show
the way in customer experience by adding to its series of innovative
products, such as weDeliver and its recently released iPhone App, with the
introduction of state-of-the-art touch-screen technology at its Heathrow
Terminal 5 station. The touch-screen, which allows customers to plan their
trip, [...]

Careers Development Group Selects Ericom Blaze to Accelerate RDP Access

Careers Development Group selects Ericom Blaze to improve productivity and accelerate their RDP-based remote application access

DROITWICH, England, July 27, 2010 – Ericom announced today that Careers Development Group (CDG UK) has chosen
Ericom Blaze to deliver accelerated RDP-based access.
CDG UK is a dynamic charity that helps those who are unemployed find [...]

IBA Group Opens Office in Kazakhstan

IBA Group, a Global IT Service Provider of 2,500 IT And Business Professionals, Established an Office in Astana, the Capital of Kazakhstan

PRAGUE, Czech Republic, July 26, 2010 – On July 1, 2010, a representative office of IBA Group in the Republic of
Kazakhstan was legally registered. Kazakhstan became the eighth country in
the world where IBA [...]

MyGardenRouteInfo Sees World Cup Tourist Boom

PORT ELIZABETH, South Africa, July 26, 2010 – MyGardenRouteInfo, part of the MyDestinationInfo network, and other
tourism businesses in the Eastern Cape believe that an online presence played
a significant role in driving visitors to the province during the 2010 FIFA
World Cup.

EC Tours, the private sector marketing organisation for the Eastern Cape,
claim [...]

Imagine Acquires Clearwire Operations in Ireland

DUBLIN, July 26, 2010 – Imagine Communications Group, the broadband and phone company rolling out
4G WiMax across Ireland as an alternative access to the existing Eircom
network, today announced it has acquired Clearwire's Irish operations.

Clearwire has a significant telecoms infrastructure in Ireland which will
now be used by Imagine as it continues [...]

Savvis Reports Second Quarter 2010 Results

Quarter-on-Quarter Revenue Results Show Improvement
ST. LOUIS, July 26, 2010 – Savvis, Inc. (Nasdaq: SVVS), a global leader in cloud infrastructure and
hosted IT solutions for enterprises, today reported its second quarter 2010
financial results, with revenue of US$221.8 million, compared to US$219.9
million in the second quarter of 2009. Adjusted EBITDA* was US$54.7 million,
excluding US$3.5 million of [...]

Farncombe Consulting Group Acquires Mirifice Professional Services Business

BASINGSTOKE, England and BATH, England, July 26, 2010 – Farncombe Consulting Group, the privately-owned European TV services
consultancy, has acquired Mirifice Ltd's Professional Services business. The
deal significantly enhances the scope and scale of the services Farncombe can
offer its clients through its newly-created engineering services and testing
practices.

"This agreement is a perfect fit [...]

National Identity Fraud Prevention Week Launches New Awards

First Ever Awards Program Dedicated to Fighting Identity Fraud
DONCASTER, England, July 26, 2010 – This week sees the launch of the first ever Identity Fraud
Prevention Awards. The awards recognise and reward companies doing excellent
work fighting identity fraud and those that have taken proactive steps to
reduce their and their customers' risk.

The [...]

GFI Software Launches New Remote Access and Support Feature in GFI MAX Remotemanagement

Take Control Provides World Class Remote Access and User Assistance for Workstations and Servers

LONDON, July 26, 2010 – GFI Software, www.gfi.com, a leading infrastructure provider for
small and medium-sized businesses, today announced that GFI MAX
RemoteManagement
(www.gfi.com/it-managed-services-software/features/remote-support-access/),
its award-winning remote management and monitoring solution, now
features Take Control (www.gfi.com/it-managed-services-software) for
easy, fast, secure remote access and user assistance. Managed Service
Providers [...]

Hargreaves Lansdown Live With Trace Financial’s CREST Bridge

One of the UK's Leading Private Client Asset Managers Goes Live With a new Interface to CREST, Supplied by Financial Messaging Experts Trace Financial

LONDON, July 26, 2010 – Trace Financial today announced that Hargreaves Lansdown, a leading
independent UK financial service provider and asset management specialist,
has gone live with the CREST Bridge, a new and [...]

Rackspace Announces Plans to Collaborate with NASA on OpenStack Project

UXBRIDGE, England, July 26, 2010 – Rackspace Hosting has announced the launch of OpenStack, an open-source
cloud platform designed to foster the emergence of technology standards and
cloud interoperability.

Rackspace, the leading specialist in the hosting (
www.rackspace.co.uk/rackspace-home/) and cloud hosting (
www.rackspace.co.uk/cloud-hosting/) industry, is donating the code
that powers its Cloud Files and Cloud Servers [...]

Volante Expands Operations Into EMEA

The Messaging Company Opens its Doors in London
NEW YORK, July 26, 2010 – Volante today announced the opening of a City of London office for sales
and customer support across Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA). Heading
the office will be Fiona Hamilton with Christopher A. Taylor and Mark Chapman
as sales directors.

"The [...]

Leading Analyst Firm Names Oracle as a Leader for IT Project Portfolio Management

Redwood Shores, Calif. ??? July 27, 2010
News Facts
Gartner, Inc. has named Oracle a leader in its report “Magic Quadrant for IT Project and Portfolio Management, 2010 (www.gartner.com/technology/media-products/reprints/oracle/article133/article133.html) .”*

Gartner defines IT Project and Portfolio Management (PPM) applications as those that “primarily automate and centralize the collection of data about demand, costs, [...]

Leading Chauffeur Driven Car and Limo Hire Company Cars for Stars Ltd is Celebrating This Week After the Successful Launch of its Brand New State of the Art Website

LONDON, July 27, 2010 – The new look site at www.carsforstars.co.uk is part of a revamp of
the company orchestrated by the new owners who bought out the luxury car
operator last month. A whole host of new services and features are detailed
on the brand new site as the new bosses at Cars for Stars prepare [...]

NCP VPN Client for Juniper Systems With Expanded Services

New Release of NCP IPsec Clients for Juniper Operating Systems Available
NUREMBERG, Germany, July 27, 2010 – The NCP engineering GmbH, leading supplier of integrated
Remote Access VPN solutions announces the release of a new version of the
"NCP Secure Client – Juniper Edition" for Juniper operating systems. After
the successful launch of the VPN Client for ScreenOS, [...]

The Second Annual Independent Games Festival China is Now Open for Submissions Through Wednesday, September 15

IGF China Finalists to Compete for Up to RMB 20,000 and Awards in Five Categories in Follow up to Successful 2009 Event

SAN FRANCISCO, July 27, 2010 – The Independent Games Festival China (IGF China), which runs in
conjunction with the Game Developers Conference(TM) China (GDC China) is
accepting submissions from the pan-Pacific area now through Wednesday,
September [...]

Underwriters Laboratories Creates Electric Vehicle Charging Equipment Installation Training Programs

By partnering with equipment and infrastructure designers, manufacturers, installers and inspectors to promote consistent safety standards, UL is enabling faster market adoption of Electronic Vehicles

NORTHBROOK, Illinois, July 27, 2010 – Underwriters Laboratories (UL), a world leader in safety testing and
certification, announces a new initiative to develop and launch electric
vehicle installation training programs aimed at [...]

Rentabiliweb: Life is Beautiful With “Plus Belle La Vie”

Rentabiliweb Becomes the Official Supplier of the Online Game for the Hit French TV Show "Plus Belle La Vie Games"

BRUSSELS, July 27, 2010 – Rentabiliweb has just won the call for bids sent out by the Lexis
Numerique and TelFrance groups, designers and co-producers of the new
interactive game for the hit French TV series "Plus [...]

Magna International Inc. – Notice of Conference Call for Second Quarter 2010 Results

AURORA, Canada, July 27, 2010 – Magna International Inc. (TSX: MG.A; NYSE: MGA) will announce its
financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2010, on Friday,
August 6, 2010.

Magna will hold its quarterly conference call on Friday, August 6, 2010
at 8:30 a.m. EDT. The number to use for this call [...]

Clifford Chance Law Firm Selects Mediasite for Corporate Communication, Industry Briefings and Client Outreach

One of the world's largest law firms uses webcasting to connect 29 offices in 20 countries

MADISON, Wisconsin, July 28, 2010 – Sonic Foundry, Inc. (Nasdaq: SOFO), the recognized market leader for rich
media webcasting and knowledge management, today announced Clifford Chance,
one of the world's leading law firms, has selected Mediasite for corporate
communication, legal training and [...]

Nigeria’s Starcomms Evolves to All-IP Next-Gen Network With PT’s SEGway(TM) Solution

Highly Reliable and Flexible Architecture Primes Carrier for Upcoming Regulatory Requirements

ROCHESTER, New York, July 28, 2010 – PT (Nasdaq: PTIX), the recently rebranded Performance Technologies, a
leading global provider of advanced network communications solutions, today
announced that its SEGway(TM) Signalling Solution was selected to upgrade
Starcomms' network in Nigeria. A full service CDMA carrier in the country,
Starcomms [...]

Manthan Systems Partners With RPE Solutions to Increase the Opportunity for Retailers to Experience ARC, the Next Generation in Business Intelligence

CHICAGO, Illinois, July 28, 2010 – Manthan Systems (www.manthansystems.com/) today announced a
partnership with RPE Solutions (www.rpesolutions.com/), one of the
leading global consulting, technology, and outsourcing service providers, to
help represent and install Manthan's award winning software. The partnership
will provide retailers with the opportunity to work with the industry's
leading retail BI application through the proven consulting capabilities [...]

Bridgewater Announces Support for Cisco Unified Computing System

Bridgewater's Mobile Solutions Available on Cisco Unified Computing System Platform

OTTAWA, July 28, 2010 – Bridgewater Systems (TSX: BWC), the mobile personalization company,
today announced the availability of the Bridgewater(R) Policy Controller
(PCRF) and Home Subscriber Server (HSS) on the Cisco Unified Computing
System.

News

– The Bridgewater Policy Controller [...]

Social Networking Sites Reach a Higher Percentage of Women than Men Worldwide

comScore Releases Report, Women on the Web: How Women are Shaping the Internet

RESTON, Virginia, July 28, 2010 – comScore, Inc. (Nasdaq: SCOR), a leader in measuring the digital world,
today released a global report on women's online usage titled, Women on the
Web: How Women are Shaping the Internet, which provides an in-depth analysis
of the female [...]

UK’s IT Job Market Remains Steady

LONDON, July 28, 2010 -

– The IT Job Board's Latest Skills in Demand Report Indicates the Sector
Continues to Thrive

– Number of Positions Advertised on the UK's Largest IT Jobs Site Remains
Consistent

[...]

CNBC European Business Magazine Names Objet Among Europe’s 25 Most Creative Companies

REHOVOT, Israel, July 28, 2010 – Objet Geometries (www.objet.com/), the innovation leader in 3D
printing, was identified as among Europe's 25 Most Creative Companies by CNBC
European Business (
www.cnbcmagazine.com/story/europeas-25-most-creative-companies/1182/2/
), a monthly magazine produced by CNBC Europe and Ink Publishing. The
announcement was published in the July issue of the publication.

Logo: www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20080514/305187
[...]

Casio Study Reveals British Businesses Face a GBP100 Million Meeting Room ‘Marathon’

LONDON, July 28, 2010 -

– At Least One Month a Year of IT Managers' Time is Lost in Dealing With
Incidents

– Nearly 70 Percent of Presentation Teams Have Experienced Equipment
Failure

– Casio [...]

INRIX TPEG Connect(TM) Optimizes Delivery and Reduces Costs of Providing Dynamic Traffic Info to Connected Vehicles and Devices

Unique Application of the TPEG Standard over IP is Production Ready
KIRKLAND, Washington, July 28, 2010 – INRIX(R), the leading provider of traffic and driver services, introduced
TPEG Connect, a unique application of the Transport Protocol Experts Group
(TPEG) standard that significantly reduces costs to drivers and vehicle OEMs
for delivering traffic and travel information to connected vehicles [...]

Orange Sees ReD

ReD on Shortlist for Country's Top Business Award
LONDON, July 28, 2010 – The cream of British commerce is lining up for the prestigious National
Business Awards, and Retail Decisions (ReD), the world leader in payment
fraud prevention, has been selected for one of the premier honours.

ReD is one of just ten chosen [...]

Mobile Roadie Launches World’s Most Customisable App Builder

LONDON, July 28, 2010 – Mobile Roadie, (mobileroadie.com/) the leading mobile app building
platform that allows anyone to easily create and manage iPhone and Android
apps, has launched an even more customisable version of their app builder
called Mobile Roadie Pro.

Mobile Roadie Pro offers customers an unprecedented amount of creative
control from a platform, [...]

HCL Technologies Annual Revenues up by 24.1 % YoY

Quarterly Revenues up by 21.5% YoY and 7.7% Sequentially
NOIDA, India, July 29, 2010 – HCL Technologies Ltd. (HCL), a leading global IT services
provider, today announced results for the year and quarter ended June 30
2010. For the full year, HCL's global revenues increased by 24.1% to $2.7bn.
During the quarter, HCL posted strong growth with revenues [...]

Promethean Acquires SynapticMash

BLACKBURN, England, July 29, 2010 – Promethean World Plc (LSE:PRW), a world leader in the rapidly growing
global market for interactive learning technology, has announced that it has
agreed to acquire SynapticMash Inc, a start-up US education formative
assessment software company. The acquisition is expected to complete before
the end of July 2010.

The initial [...]

Mission Impossible Data Erasure Software Initiative From Computer Hardware Manufacturer Stone Will Protect UK Public Sector From up to GBP500k Fines

Stone Will Only Provide UK Public Sector Customers with PCs and Laptops with Automatic Data Erasure Software

STAFFORD, England, July 29, 2010 – From 1st August, Stone www.stonegroup.co.uk, the UK's largest
privately-owned computer hardware manufacturer
(www.stonegroup.co.uk/about-us.aspx), will only
provide its public sector customers with PCs and laptops that include the
famous "Mission: Impossible" option to self-destruct the data on [...]

DediPower Opens New Data Centre to Meet Escalating UK Demand for Managed and Cloud Hosting Solutions

Gears up for Strong Growth as Enterprises Switch From In-House to Outsourced Hosting, and Migrate to Cloud Platforms

READING, England, July 29, 2010 – DediPower, one of the UK's fastest growing managed hosting providers,
today launched its third data centre to accommodate its rapidly growing
managed hosting business which includes dedicated servers, co-location
options, virtualisation platforms and Cloud [...]

Adrian Kirby: Tips to Turn Around Struggling Businesses

LONDON, July 29, 2010 – Adrian Kirby (www.adriankirby.com/) is one of the UK's leading
entrepreneurs with a passion for property, the environment and investment.

In recent years Adrian (www.adriankirby.com/) has thrown his hat
into the private equity sector, with a proven track record in helping
struggling businesses turn around their fortunes – investing both [...]

Barclays Corporate Launches Campaign to Increase Understanding of Financial Services

LONDON, July 29, 2010 – Barclays Corporate has launched a new campaign to generate a deeper
understanding of the financial products and services available for the UK's
mid to large corporates, thereby improving access to a wide range of funding
options for UK businesses.

The 'Putting the financial world IN PERSPECTIVE' campaign combines
face-to-face and [...]

Babylon Has Done it Again and Ranked #1 in Translation Software

"Simply Put, Babylon is the Best Translator Which Also Has the Best Compatibility With Other Programs"

NEW YORK, July 29, 2010 – Babylon LTD., the world's leading provider of language learning
(www.babylon.com/?affID=14104) solutions, single-click dictionary
(www.babylon.com/?affID=14104) and translation software
(www.babylon.com/?affID=14104), has once again ranked No. 1 and took
the top spot in the 2010 translation Software Review carried out [...]

Strongest Q2 in Varicent’s History

Highlights of Q2 include impressive #1 ranking in Profit 100 as well as new customer acquisitions

TORONTO, July 29, 2010 – Varicent Software, the leading innovator in Incentive Compensation and
Sales Performance Management solutions, is proud to announce an extremely
productive and successful Q2. Highlights from the second quarter include new
customer acquisitions, securing the #1 position in [...]

HCL Technologies Annual Revenues up 24.1 % YoY; Quarterly Revenues up by 21.5% YoY and 7.7% Sequentially; Europe Annual Revenues up by 20.6% YoY in FY10

LONDON, July 29, 2010 – HCL Technologies Ltd. (HCL), a leading global IT services provider, today
announced results for the annual and quarter ended June 30 2010. For the full
year, HCL's global revenues increased by 24.1% to $2.7bn. During the quarter,
HCL posted strong growth with revenues increasing by 21.5% YoY to $738 mn.

[...]

Melexis to Chair DASH7 Automotive Working Group

Semiconductor Industry Innovator to Lead Expansion of DASH7 Ecosystem
IEPER, Belgium, July 29, 2010 – Melexis, an early and innovative semiconductor player in the RFID market,
announced today its participation as co-chair of the newly formed Automotive
Working Group within the DASH7 Alliance, a non-profit industry consortium
that promotes the use of the ISO 18000-7 standard for wireless [...]

Cable&Wireless Worldwide Reduces CO2 With Earth/Satellite Location Centre Closure

C&W Worldwide Site Relocation Results in Dramatic Drop in Company's CO2 Emissions

LONDON, July 30, 2010 – As part of its ongoing pledge to significantly reduce its
carbon emissions by 80 percent by 2050, Cable&Wireless Worldwide has
successfully closed Thameside, its earth/satellite location centre in London.
Originally the Docklands Telecommunications Centre, Thameside was a
collection of huge satellite dishes [...]

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