Monday, August 09, 2010

Technology Press Release – Weekly Newsletter for August 2-9, 2010

Monday, August 9, 2010


iSoftStone Expands Service Delivery Capabilities in the Insurance Industry

BEIJING, August 2, 2010 – iSoftStone Information Technology (Group) Co., Ltd. (iSoftStone) and
SunGard have signed an agreement to jointly offer IT services to clients in
the finance services and insurance industries in China and across the
Asia-Pacific region, in conjunction with the deployment of SunGard's iWorks
platform. This partnership provides unique competitive advantages for both
iSoftStone and SunGard [...]

HSBC – Interim Results 2010 Interview With CEO and CFO

LONDON, August 2, 2010 – As HSBC reports its interim results, Group CEO Michael Geoghegan and CFO
Douglas Flint discuss the bank's performance, strategy, the regulatory
environment and outlook.

The interview and transcript are available now on
www.cantos.com/node/4779/company/HSBC%20Holdings.
Cantos.com, the online financial broadcaster, features in-depth
interviews, documentaries and webcasts with senior company [...]

Cable&Wireless Worldwide Extends Presence in Middle East

DUBAI, UAE, August 2, 2010 – Cable&Wireless Worldwide today announced the opening of its new regional
headquarters in Dubai Internet City (DIC) to better serve its growing
customer base in the Middle East and Africa. Following a three year presence
in the region, the new office is further evidence of Cable&Wireless
Worldwide's continuing success in, and commitment to, [...]

mBlox Wins Juniper Research Mobile Payments Gold Award

mBlox Recognised for Making Outstanding Contribution to the Future of the Mobile Payments Market

LONDON, August 2, 2010 – mBlox, the world's largest mobile transaction network, has won the Mobile
Payments Gold Award in Juniper Research Future Mobile Awards 2010 for Mobile
Commerce. Juniper Research has recognised mBlox for making an outstanding
contribution to the future of the [...]

AdMeld Closes US$15 Million Series C Financing Led by Norwest Venture Partners, Time Warner Also Invests

NEW YORK, August 2, 2010 – AdMeld (www.admeld.com), the technology platform that helps the
world's top publishers maximise their ad revenues, today announced it closed
a US$15 million Series C round of funding led by Norwest Venture Partners
(NVP). Time Warner Investments and the company's existing backers, Spark
Capital and Foundry Group, also participated. The round brings AdMeld's [...]

Netik Appoints John Mason as COO

NEW YORK, August 2, 2010 – Netik LLC, a global leading provider of financial data management and
reporting services and products, announced today the appointment of John
Mason to the role of Chief Operating Officer. He will sit on Netik's
executive management team reporting directly to Rob Flatley, CEO and
President of Netik LLC.

Mason [...]

Riis: Saxo Bank Joins SunGard as Co-Title Sponsor in 2011

COPENHAGEN, August 3, 2010 – Bjarne Riis, owner and manager of Riis Cycling A/S, announced today that
Saxo Bank, the trading and investment specialist, will become co-title
sponsor with SunGard, one of the world's leading software and technology
services companies.

Following the announcement during the Tour de France that SunGard had
agreed to become co-title [...]

The Holly and the iPad: Tablets are Top of the Christmas List

Tablets to Outsell Netbooks 2:1
LONDON, August 3, 2010 – Electrical retailer DSG international plc, owner of Currys and PC World,
today revealed the ten big technologies for Christmas 2010.

With new hardware due for the gaming market, the end of the megapixel
arms race, 3D technology finding its way into new categories and [...]

Transact Network Launches UK Sales Subsidiary

Former Newcastle Card Services COO Kriya Patel to Lead New Office in Talent-Rich North East England

GIBRALTAR, August 3, 2010 – Transact Network, the European e-money issuer, BIN sponsor and prepaid
card provider, announced today that Mr Kriya Patel is joining the group as
sales director and will spearhead the company's new UK sales and marketing
company based [...]

sipgate Launches Web-Based Telephony Solution for Businesses

DUSSELDORF, Germany, August 3, 2010 – Today, VoIP innovator sipgate (www.sipgate.co.uk/team)
launched a new team edition of their UK telephone service. This entirely
web-based service replaces both phone systems and phone lines, allowing small
and medium-size companies to move their corporate phone service to the cloud!
sipgate team starts at only GBP1.50 per user per month and a [...]

Ahold Joins OTCQX

NEW YORK, August 3, 2010 – Pink OTC Markets Inc. (OTCQX: PINK), the financial information and
technology services company that operates the leading electronic quotation
and trading system in the U.S. OTC securities market, today announced that
Koninklijke Ahold N.V. (OTCQX: AHONY, Euronext: AH), an international food
retailing group based in the Netherlands, has chosen to have its [...]

Cognizant Tops EquaTerra’s Performance and Satisfaction Rankings in Europe

LONDON, AMSTERDAM, and TEANECK, New Jersey, August 3, 2010 – Cognizant (Nasdaq: CTSH), a leading global provider of information
technology, consulting, and business process outsourcing services, announced
today that it has topped the client satisfaction rankings in the 2009-10
Europe ITO Service Provider Performance and Satisfaction (SPPS) study carried
out by EquaTerra, a leading provider of expert advisory [...]

eWise and VocaLink Announce Partnership to Introduce new Online Payments Solution to the UK

LONDON, August 3, 2010 – VocaLink, the international payments specialists, today
announced a partnership with eWise, the online financial management solutions
provider, to introduce a new, safer and more secure online payments solution
to the UK.

The eWise Online Banking ePayments (OBeP) network, unlike
other alternative payment options, keeps financial institutions in the
primary position of [...]

2X ApplicationServer Selected as VirtualizationAdmin.com Readers Choice Award Winner

The 2X ApplicationServer is VirtualizationAdmin.com Readers' Preferred Choice for Remote Application Delivery

DALLAS, August 3, 2010 – The leading virtualization resource site, VirtualizationAdmin.com,
announced today that the 2X ApplicationServer for Windows Terminal Services
was selected as winner of the Application Server category of the
VirtualizationAdmin.com Readers' Choice Awards.
"Our Readers' Choice Awards give visitors to [...]

TraderTools Announces Best Quarter Ever

FX trading platform provider adds 4 new customers in Q2 of 2010
NEW YORK, August 3, 2010 – TraderTools Inc. (TraderTools), which provides the only complete,
integrated FX trading platform available on the market, announced today that
it closed deals with four new customers during the second quarter of 2010,
ended June 31.

Each of [...]

Kia Motors UK Goes Live With Merced Systems to Drive Incentive Compensation Management Visibility and Accuracy

Merced Systems extends its market position as largest ICM vendor in Europe
REDWOOD SHORES, California and LONDON, August 4, 2010 – Merced Systems, the leader in sales performance management and service
performance management solutions, today announced that Kia Motors UK – one of
the world's fastest growing car manufacturers – has successfully implemented
Merced Incentive Compensation Management.

[...]

Town of Konstanz Uses Globalpark to Form Innovative Citizen Community Panel

COLOGNE, Germany, August 4, 2010 – Globalpark (www.globalpark.com), a leading provider of panel
community and survey software, has become the preferred feedback management
platform for the town of Konstanz in Germany. By using Globalpark technology,
the town's local government is able to find out what matters most to its
inhabitants and measure the changes in opinion of its [...]

Europe’s Focus on Unmanned Network Centric Solutions to Boost the Unmanned Ground Vehicles Market, Says Frost & Sullivan

LONDON, August 4, 2010 – The European unmanned ground vehicles (UGV) market is growing slowly, but
steadily, depicting a relatively undisturbed trend for the year 2011 and
beyond. The United States has progressed in terms of the network enabled
capability of their defence resources, spurring the Departments of Defence
(DoDs) of various European countries to focus on unmanned [...]

A New Type of English Course, English Out There (EOT), has Helped an Adult Chinese Beginner to Speak English Comfortably After Just 18 Hours of Study

LONDON, August 4, 2010 – EOT demonstrates the incredible progress made by Chinese student Jane
using its social learning language programme. In just eighteen hours this
radical programme has achieved what long established famous brands only claim
to be able to do in three to twelve months. Listen to the before and after
clips here:

[...]

IndiaMART.com Creates Ripples in SME Space

NEW DELHI, August 4, 2010 -

– Joins Hands With ET Now to Launch 'IndiaMART Leaders of Tomorrow
Awards'
– 4 Month Long TV Series Featuring SMEs Doing India Proud
– Awards Ceremony to Recognize Most Promising Entrepreneurs From Various
[...]

AUO’s Solar Reliability Lab Certified by UL Witness Test Data Program

The first manufacturer in Taiwan with four certification marks for professional testing

HSINCHU, Taiwan, August 4, 2010 – AU Optronics Corp. ("AUO" or the "Company") (TAIEX: 2409; NYSE: AUO)
announced today that its PV QRA Lab in Taichung officially acquired the UL
Witness Test Data Program (UL WTDP) lab certification. The Company's lab is
the first in Taiwan [...]

Sim-tek World of Cardiff Launches National Mobile Phone Repair Mail Order Service

CARDIFF, Wales, August 4, 2010 – Mobile Phone Repairs Cardiff (
www.mobilephonerepairscardiff.co.uk/) is delighted to announce the
launch of its nationwide mail order service offering repairs on a range of
electrical equipment from mobile phones to iPods and MP3 players, laptops and
even game consoles.

From their base in Cardiff, Sim-Tek World (
www.mobilephonerepairscardiff.co.uk/) offers repairs [...]

Superbreak Reports Substantial Growth in Seaside Breaks

YORK, England, August 4, 2010 – Superbreak, the weekend break specialist, has reported a substantial
growth in sales for UK seaside destinations as the summer holiday season hits
and the August Bank Holiday approaches.

Superbreak has secured a number of affordable 2, 3 and 4 night breaks in
a range of popular seaside locations [...]

Virtual Event to Focus on Sustainable Issues for Cruise Industry

PRINCETON, New Jersey, August 4, 2010 – The organizers of Cruise Shipping Miami, the international exhibition and
conference serving the cruise industry, are pleased to announce the launch of
Cruise Shipping Virtual, a 100% online exhibition and conference slated for
September 28, 2010.

The second in the series of Cruise Shipping Virtual Events, is [...]

Sensear Secures AUD$7.1 Million Round of Private Funding

World Leading High Noise Communications Company Ramps for Global Growth
SAN FRANCISCO, August 4, 2010 – Sensear, world leader in the development and manufacture of high noise
communication headsets, today announced the completion of a private funding
round, supported by existing shareholders, totalling AUD$7.1 million. The
capital infusion will be used to strengthen global sales growth and to
enhance [...]

Oscar-Nominated Avatar Editor to Deliver Keynote Address at IBC’s First-Ever Digital Media Training Workshops

Future Media Concepts calls on epic storyteller Stephen Rivkin to chronicle his stereoscopic journey through Pandora at Europe's largest broadcast exhibition

LONDON, August 4, 2010 – IBC announced today that Oscar(R)-nominated Avatar editor, Stephen
Rivkin, will be the keynote speaker at the first-ever IBC Digital Media
Training Workshops, held from Saturday 11 – Sunday 12 September. Rivkin's
feature [...]

Savvis Announces Closing of US$625 Million Senior Secured Credit Facilities and Completion of Tender Offer for 3% Convertible Senior Notes

ST. LOUIS, August 4, 2010 – Savvis, Inc. (Nasdaq: SVVS), a global leader in cloud infrastructure and
hosted IT solutions for enterprises, today announced that it has closed its
senior secured credit facilities, which include a US$550 million term loan,
maturing in 2016 and bearing interest at Libor + 500bps, and a US$75 million
revolving credit facility, maturing [...]

Saffron Digital and Widevine Collaborate on Connected TV, Android and Apple Solutions

Widevine's Adaptive Streaming and DRM Provides Enhanced Quality and Reach to Saffron Digital Video Solutions

LONDON, August 5, 2010 – Saffron Digital, the leading global video delivery platform company, is
working with digital media solutions provider Widevine to extend its support
for Connected TV services that are adopting Widevine, and also to develop
further its solutions for Apple [...]

Bigmouthmedia Reports Google Changes Will Make Advertising Attractive for Comparison Sites

EDINBURGH, August 5, 2010 – Bigmouthmedia reports that Google's latest changes to its trademark
policy will make pay-per-click advertising more attractive for comparison
sites.

The press conference announcement means that from September 14th 2010 the
UK will now follow Google's existing US AdWords policy, which allows any
advertiser to use trademarked keywords within their advert [...]

Finacle(TM) Powers Transformation at Hatton National Bank

Bank Standardizes Operations on Finacle(TM) for Greater Agility and Customer Centric Growth

BANGALORE, India and COLOMBO, Sri Lanka, August 5, 2010 – Infosys Technologies Ltd. (Infosys) and Hatton National Bank
Plc (HNB) today announced the successful implementation of Finacle(TM)
universal banking solution across HNB's operations in Sri Lanka. Infosys has
implemented Finacle(TM) core banking, treasury and consumer e-banking
solutions [...]

Mobcast Launch Android eBook Shops for Leading European Operators

Tapping Into the Growing Digital Book Market
LONDON, August 5, 2010 – Hot on the heels of the world's leading booksellers Amazon and
Barnes & Noble launching Android Book Stores, digital book service provider
Mobcast Services Ltd has added a new dimension to the emerging ebook market.
Mobcast are enabling mobile operators to sell thousands of best-selling books
to [...]

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