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March 16, 2010
Verizon Global Wholesale Earns Top Marks for Key Voice and Wireless Services in Carrier Report Card Survey
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Verizon Global Wholesale Earns Top Marks for Key Voice and Wireless Services in Carrier Report Card Survey
NASHVILLE, Tenn., March 16 -- Wholesale customers have rated Verizon Global Wholesale's outbound 1+ domestic calling service and its wireless voice and data services No. 1 in the ATLANTIC-ACM 2010 U.S. Long Haul Wholesale Carrier Report Card.
The top-rating awards, presented Monday (March 15) at the keynote address of the COMPTEL PLUS Spring 2010 Convention & EXPO in Nashville, are based on more than 1,000 carrier evaluations submitted to ATLANTIC-ACM, a strategic research and consulting firm, by hundreds of wholesale customers. Survey categories included brand, sales representatives, provisioning, network performance, customer service, billing, and numerous product quality and price categories.
Quintin Lew, senior vice president of marketing for Verizon Global Wholesale, who accepted the awards, said, "Our outbound 1+ domestic calling services and our wireless voice and data services are integral to helping our wholesale customers offer a complete set of wireline and wireless solutions. These awards are testament to our persistent drive to provide top-quality and value-added service offerings that help our customers succeed."
Verizon Global Wholesale offers outbound 1+ domestic calling services through Verizon Long Distance Voice, and wireless voice and data services though Verizon Global Wholesale Mobility Solutions.
Verizon Global Wholesale meets the needs of wholesale customers around the globe by providing offerings ranging from traditional voice services to complex data technologies and value-added services.
Boston-based ATLANTIC-ACM is a leading provider of strategic research and consulting services serving the telecommunications and information industries. In addition to producing the industry's principal benchmarking, sizing and opportunity studies, the company assists clients in evaluating telecommunications opportunities for successful investment, market entry, and long-term planning.
Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE:VZ)(NASDAQ:VZ), headquartered in New York, is a global leader in delivering broadband and other wireless and wireline communications services to mass market, business, government and wholesale customers. Verizon Wireless operates America's most reliable wireless network, serving more than 91 million customers nationwide. Verizon also provides converged communications, information and entertainment services over America's most advanced fiber-optic network, and delivers innovative, seamless business solutions to customers around the world. A Dow 30 company, Verizon employs a diverse workforce of approximately 222,900 and last year generated consolidated revenues of more than $107 billion. For more information, visit
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4th Screen Taps Vertica for Real-Time Ad Campaign Analytics
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4th Screen Taps Vertica for Real-Time Ad Campaign Analytics
SAN FRANCISCO, March 16 -- Customers of 4th Screen Advertising, a global mobile advertising network , can now see and improve how well their mobile ad campaigns perform by divining massive amounts of campaign data in near real time, thanks to the help of the ultra-fast Vertica Analytic Database. Vertica announced its latest customer success story at the Enterprise Data World conference this week in San Francisco.
4th Screen helps mobile operators and mobile publishers monetize traffic to their portals through mobile advertising. Mpression, 4th Screen's proprietary mobile ad server provides a single point of contact for media agencies and brands wishing to buy advertising across a range of mobile Internet sites.
The company had previously relied on a Microsoft SQL Server 2005-based data warehouse for its data needs. But due to the skyrocketing volume of data the company was amassing daily, combined with growing demands from clients for more sophisticated, granular and timely campaign analysis capabilities, the data warehouse's performance quickly hit the wall. 4th Screen currently aggregates more than a half billion ad requests each month, and the volume continues to rise.
"Mobile advertisers can no longer afford to wait days for reports or rely on stale data to make critical business decisions about their ad campaigns. Vertica is enabling us to expose huge volumes of data directly to clients with which they can gain insight about their ad buying efficacy within seconds. Clients love having this kind of business intelligence power in their own hands," said Jason Cooper, product director for 4th Screen Advertising.
Using Vertica, 4th Screen has developed a set of online analytic tools for brands and mobile publishers such as Virgin Mobile, Shazam, The Guardian and Meteor to deliver more effective and ROI-driven mobile advertising campaigns. A new Global Ad Planner tool provides a customer-facing portal that allows brands and agencies to dig deeply into campaign data so they can better plan ad campaigns that fit their target audience. The tool lets them quickly drill down into data aggregated across mobile networks using a variety of consumer usage parameters such as country, region, time of day, handset type, Wi-Fi traffic versus mobile operator traffic and more.
Another tool provides ad publishers a Web-based dashboard for determining revenue projections of ad campaigns, as well as how consumers are interacting with each ad. And a new campaign optimization tool lets users see how current campaigns are performing in near-real-time so they can instantly fine-tune their campaigns in response to unexpected changes or events.
For example, 4th Screen customer Shazam, the world's leading mobile music discovery provider, is using the analytics portal for targeting ads to top European customers. Combining music tagging data with mobile targeting parameters such as handset type and time of day, advertisers can target consumers based on their music tastes, for example by artist name or by individual track names.
After evaluating a number of alternative database approaches, the company selected Vertica when it realized no traditional row-based RDBMS could scale and support its long-term growth with sufficient query performance, Cooper added.
Vertica is a true MPP, column-oriented database built to handle massive analytic workloads such as those experienced by 4th Screen. With its aggressive data compression and columnar storage, the Vertica Analytic Database enables 4th Screen clients to analyze much larger volumes of campaign data and run queries orders of magnitude faster than conventional relational databases. The Vertica-powered data warehouse currently houses 5 TB of data across a three-node cluster and it provides a 10X performance improvement over the previous SQL Server system.
"4th Screen carries more premium mobile display advertising in Europe than any other competing system. With Vertica, the company's clients can now improve the ROI of their ad spend by pinpointing their exact customers, right down to the time of day, gender, age, behavior, operator and handset. This important win extends Vertica's growing market share in the fast-paced mobile marketing industry," said Jerry Held, executive chairman of Vertica.
About 4th Screen Advertising
4th Screen Advertising launched in February 2006 and is the UK's leading mobile advertising agency. Our in-house creative and technological teams provide advice, and solutions, to help publishers and brands optimise opportunities in mobile advertising. 4th Screen Advertising is a sister company to Mobile Interactive Group, the UK's leading multimedia mobile interactive services provider.
About Vertica
Vertica Systems is a true columnar analytic database management system that combines columnar storage with execution running on industry-standard hardware. Co-founded by database pioneer Dr. Michael Stonebraker, Vertica has developed column-oriented analytic database technology with an MPP architecture that lets companies of any size store and query very large databases orders of magnitude faster and more affordably than other solutions. The Vertica Analytic Database is available as software only, as a hardware-based appliance, as a virtual appliance on VMware or online as a cloud computing solution. The technology's unmatched speed, scalability, flexibility and ease of use helps Vertica's 120+ customers including JP Morgan Chase, Verizon, Mozilla, Comcast, Level(3) Communications and Vonage capitalize on business opportunities in real time. Vertica is headquartered in Billerica, Mass. For more information, visit the company's Web site at
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Global Crossing Applauds FCC's Release of National Broadband Plan
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Global Crossing Applauds FCC's Release of National Broadband Plan
FLORHAM PARK, N.J., March 16 -- Global Crossing (NASDAQ:GLBC), a leading global IP solutions provider, today applauded the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) for releasing its National Broadband Plan. The plan details a potential roadmap for expanding broadband deployment throughout the United States and is the result of an extensive effort by the FCC to examine a wide range of issues that impact broadband deployment.
As a Tier 1 Internet backbone operator and a provider of advanced IP services to telecommunications-intensive businesses, Global Crossing shares the FCC's goal of expanding broadband deployment.
"The FCC is to be commended on its thorough effort to produce the National Broadband Plan," said John Legere, chief executive officer of Global Crossing. "The Commission identified many important policy changes that are required to realize the vision of a broadband future. Global Crossing looks forward to working with the Commission and Congress to make these changes a reality as soon as practicable."
Global Crossing (NASDAQ:GLBC) is a leading global IP and Ethernet solutions provider with the world's first integrated global IP-based network. The company offers a full range of data, voice and collaboration services with an industry leading customer experience and delivers service to approximately 40 percent of the Fortune 500, as well as to 700 carriers, mobile operators and ISPs. It delivers converged IP services to more than 700 cities in more than 70 countries around the world.
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Global Crossing maintains a corporate website at
, and you can find additional information about the company through the Investors pages on that website at
Global Crossing utilizes its website as a channel of distribution of important information about the company. Global Crossing routinely posts financial and other important information regarding the company and its business, financial condition and operations on the Investors web pages.
Visitors to the Investors web pages can view and print copies of Global Crossing's SEC filings, including periodic and current reports on Forms 10-K, 10-Q and 8-K, as soon as reasonably practicable after those filings are made with the SEC. Copies of the charters for each of the standing committees of Global Crossing's Board of Directors, its Corporate Governance Guidelines, Ethics Policy, press releases and analysts presentations are all available through the Investors web pages.
Please note that the information contained on any of Global Crossing's websites is not incorporated by reference in, or considered to be a part of, any document unless expressly incorporated by reference therein.
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+ 1 973 937 0146
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+ 1 800 836 0342
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God of War(R) III Brings a Thrilling End to the Epic Trilogy, Exclusively for the PlayStation(R)3 System
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God of War(R) III Brings a Thrilling End to the Epic Trilogy, Exclusively for the PlayStation(R)3 System
Final Installment of the Blockbuster Franchise Showcases the Power of the PS3(TM) system With Larger-Than-Life Gameplay, Stunning Graphics, and Legendary Storytelling to Provide Consumers the Adventure of a Lifetime
FOSTER CITY, Calif., March 16 -- Sony Computer Entertainment America Inc. (SCEA) today announced the North American release of God of War® III, exclusively for the PlayStation®3 (PS3(TM)) system. Developed by Sony Computer Entertainment's award-winning Santa Monica Studios, God of War III is the final installment of the multi-million unit-selling trilogy that brings epic battles to life with stunning graphics, groundbreaking depths of scale, and signature gameplay along with an elaborate plot placing ex-Spartan warrior Kratos at the center of carnage and destruction as he seeks revenge against the Gods who have betrayed him.
Utilizing a new game engine built from the ground up and state-of-the-art visual technologies, the development team behind God of War III has made standard-setting strides in giving players the realistic feel of actually being on the battlegrounds. With texture resolutions quadrupling since God of War® II on the PlayStation®2 computer entertainment system, God of War III, in its debut on the PS3 system, will feature fluid, life-like characters, as well as dynamic lighting effects, a robust weapon system, and world-changing scenarios that will truly bring unmistakable realism to Kratos' fateful quest. Players will have a chance to join battles on a grand scale that is four times larger than its predecessor, while experiencing detailed and unique 3D worlds lit by thousands of dynamic lights and textures that allow for astonishing realism and new heightened levels of brutality and gore.
"Since its announcement last spring and our demonstration shown at E3 2009, God of War III has remained one of the most eagerly anticipated titles in recent memory," said Scott A. Steinberg, Vice President, Product Marketing, SCEA. "With this unique experience, our development team has truly set a new bar for the video game industry, leveraging the power of the PS3 to create a technical masterpiece that couples jaw-dropping visuals with a gripping story sure to amaze fans and newcomers alike."
Set in the realm of brutal Greek mythology, God of War III picks up where the franchise left off allowing players to take on the climatic role of Kratos as he scales through the intimidating heights of Mt. Olympus and the dark depths of Hades to seek revenge on the gods. Armed with double-chained blades, and an array of new weapons and magic for this iteration of the trilogy, Kratos must take on mythology's darkest creatures while solving intricate puzzles throughout his merciless quest to destroy Olympus.
God of War III is a single-player action-adventure that has an ESRB rating of "M" for Mature. For more information about the ESRB, visit
For more information about the God of War franchise, visit
God of War Storyline
Set in the dark world of ancient Greek mythology, players take on the role of Kratos, a Spartan warrior. Plagued by the nightmares of his past, the ash covered warrior would do anything to be free of his debt to the Gods and the memories that haunt him. For ten years he has labored for Olympus, now on the verge of losing all hope, the Gods have given him one last task. Destroy Ares, the God of War. Armed with the deadly chained Blades of Chaos, Kratos will have to overcome armies of mythological monsters, legions of undead soldiers, and amazingly dangerous and brutal landscapes.
God of War II Storyline
God of War saw Kratos, a mortal warrior, set upon an epic quest to dethrone a God. But his journey did not end there. In God of War II, Kratos sits atop his Olympus throne, as the new God of War - far more ruthless than Ares ever was. To end his continued torment, Kratos must journey to the far reaches of the earth and defeat untold horrors and alter that which no mortal, or god has ever changed ... his fate. God of War sets an epic stage for a devastating mythological war to end all wars.
Acclaim for the God of War Franchise
God of War releases have set the bar for the action-adventure genre and been acknowledged by some of the videogame industry's key publications, which include PlayStation: The Official Magazine (Editor's Choice Award), Game Informer (Action/Adventure Game of the Year and Handheld Game of the Month Award), GamePro (Editor's Choice Award), Electronic Gaming Monthly (Best PS2 Game), IGN.com (Editor's Choice Award and Game of the Year Award), and four nominations in the Annual Interactive Achievement Awards, including Overall Game of the Year and Console Game of the Year. The franchise has also been awarded with several honors including several E3 Best of Game Awards (given by several online publications), numerous Game of the Year and Best Action Game Awards (given at Spike TV's Video Game Awards, Golden Joystick Awards, PSX Extreme Awards and the 3rd Annual G-Phoria Awards, and by PAX, GameZone, GameDaily, GameSpot), to name just a few.
About Sony Computer Entertainment America Inc.
Sony Computer Entertainment America Inc. continues to redefine the entertainment lifestyle with its PlayStation® and PS one® game console, the PlayStation®2 computer entertainment system, the PSP® (PlayStation®Portable) handheld entertainment system, the ground-breaking PlayStation®3 (PS3(TM)) computer entertainment system and its online and network services PlayStation®Network and PlayStation®Store.
Recognized as the undisputed industry leader, Sony Computer Entertainment America Inc. markets the PlayStation family of products and develops, publishes, markets and distributes software for the PS one game console, the PlayStation 2 computer entertainment system, PlayStation 3 and the PSP system for the North American market. Based in Foster City, Calif., Sony Computer Entertainment America Inc. serves as headquarters for all North American operations and is a wholly owned subsidiary of Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.
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"PlayStation", "PSP", "PS one" and the "PS" Family logo are registered trademarks and "PS3" is a trademark of Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. God of War is a registered trademark of Sony Computer Entertainment America Inc. © Sony Computer Entertainment America Inc.
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Cogent Communications CEO To Present at Barclays 2010 High Yield Bond and Syndicated Loan Conference
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Cogent Communications CEO To Present at Barclays 2010 High Yield Bond and Syndicated Loan Conference
WASHINGTON, March 16 -- Cogent Communications Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:CCOI), one of the largest Internet service providers in the world, today announced that Dave Schaeffer, Cogent's chief executive officer, will present at Barclays 2010 High Yield Bond and Syndicated Loan Conference at 2:45 p.m. MST, March 25th. The conference is being held at the Arizona Biltmore in Phoenix.
Investors and other interested parties may access a live audio webcast of the presentation by going to the Investor Relations section of Cogent's website (
) to access the link to the live audio webcast. A replay of the webcast will be available on Cogent's IR website for 90 days following the presentation.
About Cogent Communications
Cogent Communications (NASDAQ:CCOI) is a multinational, Tier 1 facilities-based ISP, consistently ranked as one of the top five networks in the world. Cogent specializes in providing businesses with high speed Internet access and point-to-point transport services. Cogent's facilities-based, all-optical IP network backbone provides IP services in over 140 markets located in North America and Europe.
Since its inception, Cogent has unleashed the benefits of IP technology, building one of the largest and highest capacity IP networks in existence. This network enables Cogent to offer large bandwidth connections at highly competitive prices. Cogent also offers superior customer support by virtue of its end-to-end control of service delivery and network monitoring.
Cogent Communications is headquartered at 1015 31st Street, NW, Washington, D.C. 20007. For more information, visit
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Data Deposit Box Presents Best Practices in Disaster Recovery for Small and Medium Businesses at Everything Channel Virtual Tradeshow
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Data Deposit Box Presents Best Practices in Disaster Recovery for Small and Medium Businesses at Everything Channel Virtual Tradeshow
TORONTO, March 16 -- Data Deposit Box, the online backup service designed especially for small businesses, today announced it is participating as a silver sponsor in the Everything Channel Virtual Event taking place on March 18, 2010 from 11am to 6pm ET.
Data Deposit Box will discuss best practices in disaster recovery for small and mid-size businesses (SMBs), and demonstrate its comprehensive solutions that enable SMBs to continuously backup, restore, access, and share information online from any location. Its secure, cloud-based services are specifically designed for SMBs that want to protect and more efficiently share their digital assets through improved access to information.
Data Deposit Box was honored by Everything Channel as a top emerging storage vendor in 2009, and the company's growth and success has been accelerated by a strong international partner program. Data Deposit Box enables resellers and solution providers to add value to their offerings and provide a higher degree of service to customers with online backup, disaster recovery and remote access capabilities. During the Everything Channel event, Data Deposit Box will introduce profitable ways of delivering world-class disaster recovery services to SMB customers that provide a lower cost of entry, more predictable IT expenses and robust data protection.
The Everything Channel Virtual Event is designed to provide VARs and solution providers with information on technology solutions they can include in their offerings to help customers protect sensitive data, as well as gain insights into the regulatory landscape for 2010. During the event, participating resellers will have the opportunity to sign up for an extended free trial of the Data Deposit Box solution, and also enter for a chance to win a Flip UltraHD Camcorder.
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About Data Deposit Box
Data Deposit Box(TM) is a comprehensive online storage service enabling everyday small businesses to easily backup, restore, access, and share their most important data. Easy to set up and maintain, Data Deposit Box provides the industry's most innovative file storage features, including uninterrupted data monitoring and backup, real-time secure file transfer, and open files backup. The service automatically stores files remotely over the Internet and can be customized to backup as many or as few files as desired for only $2 per GB per month - no matter how many computers are being backed up. For more information on Data Deposit Box, please visit
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Intrinsic-ID CEO Daniel Schobben to Address Counterfeiting at GSA Suppliers Forum
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Intrinsic-ID CEO Daniel Schobben to Address Counterfeiting at GSA Suppliers Forum
Schobben to Cover Hardware Intrinsic Security Solutions That Stop Semiconductor Counterfeiting
SAN JOSE, Calif., March 16 -- Intrinsic-ID, an emerging semiconductor intellectual property (IP) and services provider, today announced that its Chief Executive Officer, Daniel Schobben, will deliver a presentation at the GSA Suppliers Forum and Networking Series on Wednesday, March 24, 2010 at Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP in Palo Alto, Calif. The presentation will be delivered during the 'Chip Security' segment from 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. and will cover hardware intrinsic security (HIS) solutions for semiconductors.
The security and authenticity of electronic devices is fundamental to electronics companies and their customers for the protection of their assets. Hardware security is crucial to preventing security breaches. HIS provides security and implementation benefits over existing approaches by extracting the secret key from the hardware instead of storing it. The presentation will discuss HIS solutions that enable semiconductor companies to secure their assets against cloning, tampering, theft-of-service and reverse engineering.
The GSA Suppliers Forum and Networking Series will be held on Wednesday, March 24, 2010 from 10:30 a.m. - 5:15 p.m. at Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP located at 2475 Hanover Street in Palo Alto, Calif. 94304.
Daniel Schobben's presentation will be made available online after March 24th at
About Intrinsic-ID
Intrinsic-ID is an emerging semiconductor intellectual property and services company whose mission is to make counterfeiting a thing of the past. Intrinsic-ID offers the only technology-independent key storage without storing the key for semiconductor companies. Headquartered in Eindhoven, The Netherlands, Intrinsic-ID was founded in 2008 as a spin-out of Royal Philips Electronics. Its hardware intrinsic security products are based on patented physically unclonable function (PUF) technology that has been deployed in Philips' production environment. To find out more, please visit
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ZumoDrive Supersizes On-Device Storage With New Mobile Apps for Palm and Android Devices
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ZumoDrive Supersizes On-Device Storage With New Mobile Apps for Palm and Android Devices
New Apps Give Users Access to their Personal Media Libraries and Documents On-the-Go
BURLINGAME, Calif., March 16 -- ZumoDrive, the consumer service for easily accessing and storing media and documents across devices, today announced the release of ZumoDrive for Android and ZumoDrive for Palm Pre, building on the success of the company's iPhone application. With these mobile apps, consumers now can access and play their music, video and photos without having to bother with cumbersome sync processes or take up precious disk space on their smartphones. ZumoDrive is now available on Mac, PC, Linux, iPhone, Android and Palm Pre platforms.
ZumoDrive's ultra-thin file replication is an innovative approach to going beyond storage and backup to provide streaming access to music, video and photos at a moment's notice. This approach lets consumers easily access and play their entire iTunes library on their phones even though the songs are not locally saved. Additionally, ZumoDrive changes the equation from manually saving files to a specific location to a more seamless system of designating folders to be linked to ZumoDrive. The files within these Linked Folders are automatically updated in ZumoDrive and available anywhere.
"Consumers today purchase and use more devices than ever, and they expect to access their content on all of them," said David Zhao, founder and CEO of ZumoDrive. "ZumoDrive unshackles our users' content so they can enjoy it wherever and whenever they want, without worrying about syncing and downloading. With the new Android and Palm Pre applications, consumers can now access documents as well as share playlists or photo albums from even more mobile devices."
Features of the new Android and Palm Pre applications include:
-- Video streaming from ZumoDrive directly to the device in MP4, H.264
-- Music playback of all songs
-- Music organized by artist, albums, and even playlists created on other
-- Ability to stream music in the background
-- Ability to listen to music over both 3G or EDGE networks
-- Access to photo albums saved in ZumoDrive
-- Easy document access and viewing for Microsoft Office documents and
PDF files
-- Ability to easily share files from ZumoDrive with anyone (Android)
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respectively. The applications are also available as free downloads from Palm's Software Store or the Android Market. ZumoDrive offers tiered storage options so users can choose the plan that works best for their needs. See
for options.
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ZumoDrive connects consumers to their content on any mobile device. With patent pending technology, ZumoDrive allows users to bring their music, photos, videos, and documents with them even on mobile devices that are limited in local storage capacity. Zecter, the company behind ZumoDrive, was founded in 2007 and has received funding from Y Combinator and Tandem Entrepreneurs.
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Microsoft Announces Hardware-Accelerated HTML5, Pushes Boundaries on Web and Cloud Development
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Microsoft Announces Hardware-Accelerated HTML5, Pushes Boundaries on Web and Cloud Development
Microsoft releases first platform preview for Windows Internet Explorer 9, highlights commitments to jQuery and OData.
LAS VEGAS, March 16 -- Industry standards and innovation took center stage at MIX10, as Microsoft Corp. made a series of announcements that underscore the company's commitment to interoperability and performance on the Web. Dean Hachamovitch, general manager of Internet Explorer at Microsoft, unveiled the Internet Explorer 9 Platform Preview including expanded support for HTML5, hardware-accelerated graphics and text, and a new JavaScript engine. Together these allow developers to use the same markup and deliver graphically and functionally rich Web applications that take advantage of modern PC hardware through a modern operating system.
Microsoft also announced that it will contribute to the development of new features and enhancements in the jQuery JavaScript Library and shared the release of new software development kits (SDKs) for the Open Data Protocol (OData) that make it easier for developers to access data from the cloud to create more compelling cross-platform Web applications.
Raising Developer Expectations With Hardware Acceleration, Increased Interoperability
"I am very happy with Microsoft's commitment to the HTML Working Group and to HTML5," said Philippe Le Hegaret, W3C, Domain Leader.
"Internet Explorer 9 is the first browser to take standard Web patterns that developers use and run them better on modern PCs through Windows," Hachamovitch said.
Starting at MIX10, developers also will be able to track Microsoft's progress and provide direct feedback on the Internet Explorer 9 Platform Preview by evaluating new code refreshes approximately every eight weeks leading up to the beta release. Developers can download the Internet Explorer 9 Platform Preview at
"Internet Explorer 9 enabling GPU-accelerated HTML5 is a milestone for visual computing," said Drew Henry, general manager of GeForce and ION GPU business unit at NVIDIA Corp. "By harnessing the power of NVIDIA GPUs, Internet Explorer 9 removes the glass ceiling for Web developers, enabling them to build graphically rich, high-performing Web applications."
Increased Support of Client Development Through the jQuery JavaScript Library
As part of Microsoft's broad engagement with open source communities, Corporate Vice President Scott Guthrie today announced that Microsoft is investing resources to contribute to the development of the jQuery JavaScript Library to help improve the development process of standards-based Web applications. Microsoft will also work to provide better interoperability between ASP.NET and the jQuery JavaScript Library by enhancing ASP.NET so .NET developers can better incorporate jQuery capabilities. In addition, Microsoft will actively promote and distribute versions of the jQuery JavaScript Library by packaging it with popular products such as Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 and ASP.NET MVC 2. As a first step, Microsoft will contribute a templating engine to the jQuery JavaScript Library Team to simplify Web applications.
Creating Compelling User Experiences, Powered by the Cloud
Today, developers can take advantage of more than 30 datasets from content providers, including NAVTEQ, Pitney Bowes Business Insight, Weather Central and Zillow.com, available on the "Dallas" information marketplace. Developers can access the OData SDK at
and download "Dallas" CTP2 at
The latest news from MIX10 is available at
Founded in 1975, Microsoft (Nasdaq: "MSFT") is the worldwide leader in software, services and solutions that help people and businesses realize their full potential.
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Verari Blade Server Platforms Featuring Intel(R) Xeon(R) Processor 5600 Series Provides Leading Energy Efficient, High-Density Solutions
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Verari Blade Server Platforms Featuring Intel(R) Xeon(R) Processor 5600 Series Provides Leading Energy Efficient, High-Density Solutions
Intelligent performance combines with industry-leading energy efficiency to unleash the next generation of intelligent servers for today's green data centers.
SAN DIEGO, March 16 -- Verari Technologies(TM), a premier developer of independent blade-based computing and storage platforms for conventional and modular data centers, today announced that its blade-based server products including Verari's award-winning FOREST Containers, BladeRack® 2 Series platforms, and select rackmount servers, will now support the next generation of Intel's intelligent server processors. The combination offers customers unparalleled performance, density, and energy savings for data center consolidation efforts.
"Utilizing the new Intel Xeon processor 5600 series in our platforms can enable some customers to reduce their data center operational costs by up to 90% and dramatically improve their data center efficiency in the process," said David Driggers, CEO, Verari Technologies. "When it comes to power, cooling and space efficiency, Verari is already leading the pack. When coupled with the new Intel Xeon processor 5600 series, a great data center consolidation package just got that much better."
In today's data center environments where energy costs are skyrocketing, Verari Technologies is integrating Intel's new processors in its data center consolidation platforms to deliver dramatic cost savings and enormous operational benefits. By utilizing its patented Vertical Cooling Technology, Verari has been able to achieve unprecedented reliability. Customers refreshing older IT equipment with Verari data center consolidation platforms utilizing the new Intel® Xeon® processor 5600 series can see a 12X server performance increase in some cases.
"Data center managers look for every opportunity to increase business ROI," said Boyd Davis, General Manager Data Center Group Marketing, Intel Corporation. "With the majority of an IT data center budget spent maintaining an inefficient and aging installed-base, the new Intel Xeon processor 5600 Series can provide a server investment payback in under one year by delivering up to a 90 percent reduction in operating costs. This is another great example of Verari and Intel working closely together to optimize data center total value of ownership."
Verari's product management team has announced that new products utilizing the Intel® Xeon® processor 5600 series are immediately available for order and will ship in Q2 2010.
About Verari Technologies
Verari Technologies, Inc. is a premier developer of energy efficient data center platforms utilizing independent blade-based compute and storage solutions that are defining a new era in the green data center. Verari is a growing market leader in blade storage and energy efficient platforms. To learn more about Verari and its unique solutions, please visit
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Five New DLNA Promoter Members Take Active Role in Promoting Alliance Vision of Connected Digital Lifestyle
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Five New DLNA Promoter Members Take Active Role in Promoting Alliance Vision of Connected Digital Lifestyle
The Digital Living Network Alliance Inducts AT&T, Dolby Laboratories, Qualcomm, Technicolor and Verizon
TOKYO, March 16 -- The Digital Living Network Alliance (DLNA) has inducted five new Promoter Members. AT&T, Dolby Laboratories, Qualcomm, Technicolor and Verizon have joined DLNA's 21 existing Promoter Members. All maintain a shared vision of connecting the digital home with DLNA Certified® products to make the creation and sharing of photos, videos and music easier than ever before.
"Promoter Membership signifies a strong commitment to the work and mission of DLNA," said Scott Smyers, president and chairman of the DLNA board of directors and senior vice president of Sony Electronics Inc. "As leaders in their respective fields, AT&T, Dolby Laboratories, Qualcomm, Technicolor and Verizon understand the importance of implementing standards-based technology to make it easier for consumers to use, share and enjoy their digital content at home, and beyond."
DLNA is developing the standards that allow for the sharing of content across devices, regardless of manufacturer. More than 6,800 devices have already been DLNA Certified® and these devices give consumers the interoperability they need within a full range of products including digital cameras, PCs and laptops, printers and televisions.
"AT&T is committed to delivering the future of communications and entertainment via next generation mobile broadband services and the AT&T U-verse portfolio of IP-based offerings that integrate digital TV, U-verse enabled AT&T High Speed Internet, and next-generation digital voice," said Vijay Perumbeti, executive director of Strategic Standards, AT&T. "AT&T is a strong supporter of technical standards and we see DLNA's goals of plug-and-play interoperability among audio and video devices as something that will be highly valued by our customers."
"From film capture to DVDs and Blu-ray Discs and from broadcast television to new online content delivery, Dolby plays a key role in delivering the best possible entertainment experience to audiences worldwide," said Pat Griffis, Senior Director of Technology Strategy, Office of the CTO at Dolby Laboratories. "We are extremely excited at the opportunity to work with DLNA in its efforts to enable consumers to enjoy their entertainment on a myriad of digital devices within the home and beyond, as this has always been a guiding principle of our marquis technologies, including Dolby Digital and Dolby Digital Plus."
"Qualcomm is delighted to help promote the interoperability and convergence of wireless and consumer electronics through DLNA," said Mike Concannon, senior vice president of Connectivity and Wireless Modules for Qualcomm CDMA Technologies. "With innovative products such as the N-Stream 4x4x4 WLAN solution for home video networking and the Skifta media shifting solution for remote access to your media on connected consumer electronics, Qualcomm sees a significant opportunity for growth in this exciting market."
"Technicolor is pleased to have been accepted as a Promoter Member of DLNA," said Ben Crosby, chief technology officer, Technicolor. "As a leading provider of solutions for the creation, management and delivery of commercial content, Technicolor believes that the distribution of premium commercial content over digital home networks is of increasing importance for the media and entertainment industry, operators, manufacturers and end users. Seamless interoperability between devices, as well as the delivery of a compelling user experience, are critical factors for the successful adoption of new products and services in today's home networks, enabled by DLNA technology."
"Verizon is leading the broadband revolution with our FiOS all-fiber TV and Internet services and is setting the pace in next generation wireless LTE development and testing," said Tushar Saxena, director of home networking technology, Verizon. "The promise of advanced broadband services depends on simple, trouble-free integration of services and consumer electronics devices. Our advanced FiOS home networks and future wireless connections stand to greatly benefit from the development and widespread adoption of standards-based approaches such as DLNA."
DLNA's more than two hundred member companies include service providers, consumer electronics companies and mobile device manufacturers. Promoter Members are appointed by the Alliance's board of directors and play an essential leadership role within the organization. Promoter Members take an active role in defining the direction of the Alliance, including strategic marketing, Guideline development and Certification Programs.
The induction of New Promoter Members took place at the Spring DLNA Members Meeting in Tokyo. This twice yearly event gathers representatives from each of the DLNA member companies to further Alliance objectives. For more information about DLNA, please visit our Web site
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About DLNA
Members of Digital Living Network Alliance (DLNA) share a vision of an interoperable network of personal computers (PC), consumer electronics (CE), mobile devices and service providers in and beyond the home, enabling a seamless environment for sharing and growing new digital media and content services. Founded in 2003, the group established and maintains a platform of interoperability based on open and established industry standards that, when used by manufacturers will support the sharing of media through wired or wireless networks. More than 200 multi-industry companies from around the world have joined DLNA, committing the time and resources necessary to achieve their vision. DLNA's 2010 Promoter Members include: ACCESS, AT&T, Awox, Broadcom, Cisco, Comcast, DIRECTV, Dolby Laboratories, Ericsson, HP, Huawei, Intel, JVC Kenwood Holdings, LG, Microsoft, Motorola, Nokia, NXP, Panasonic, Pioneer, Qualcomm, Rovi Corporation, Samsung, Sharp, Sony, Technicolor, Toshiba and Verizon. Additional information about the Alliance, its participating companies and membership benefits is available at
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Arctic Cooling Arctic Sound E352 Earbuds
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How important is style to you when choosing a product? If product design is one of the main reasons for your product purchases, then the Arctic Cooling Arctic Sound E352 series earbuds may be for you. But how do they stand up to the Editor's Choice Arctic Sound E361 series? Today ASE Labs has a pair up for comparison in order to find out.
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Verizon's FiOS Customers in Indiana, Oregon and Washington to Experience Enhanced Technical Service, Personal Care, Direct Contact
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Verizon's FiOS Customers in Indiana, Oregon and Washington to Experience Enhanced Technical Service, Personal Care, Direct Contact
New 'Verizon Service Commitment' Aims to Proactively Address Questions, Ensure Satisfaction for New FiOS Consumers
FORT WAYNE, Ind., March 16 -- With a goal of providing the best possible customer service experience, Verizon is introducing its Service Commitment to FiOS customers in Indiana, Oregon and Washington. Residential customers making the switch to FiOS TV, Internet and voice services can count on smooth, no-hassle service as they join the tens of thousands of other customers who have already chosen Verizon as their home-entertainment provider in these areas.
"Verizon's FiOS is clearly the better choice, and - contrary to our cable competitor's claims - Verizon remains committed to FiOS in these areas," said James V. O'Rourke, Verizon's North Central area president. "The Verizon Service Commitment is our promise to FiOS customers that their transition to more advanced home-entertainment services will be smooth and easy."
The centerpiece of the Service Commitment is direct communication between the FiOS customer and the Verizon team.
Under the commitment, the Verizon technician who installed the service will be available to ensure the customer's service is working and to answer questions from Day One. New customers get a direct phone number to reach the technician who installed their service, should they have any questions after the work is done.
Verizon service employees will also check in by phone with customers within the first 30 to 45 days of installation to answer any questions, review the customers' first bill and ensure they know how to reach Verizon round-the-clock for any future needs.
Additionally, ongoing training is available at select area Verizon Plus stores, where customers can come in with equipment or system questions and get hands-on demonstrations and answers to their questions.
The Service Commitment is part of a program to assure that Verizon customers have the best experience. For example, Verizon has simplified its bill format to more clearly present each element of bundled FiOS services, taxes, fees and additional charges for video on demand and set-top boxes, among others. The company has also established 1-800-VERIZON (1-800-837-4966) as a single point of contact for all communications regarding Verizon FiOS TV, Internet and other services.
Other highlights of the Verizon Service Commitment are:
-- Premium FiOS installation with appointments to fit the customer's
-- Connection of up to three TVs and one personal computer or laptop,
plus a wireless router.
-- Setup and in-home training on how to use the new FiOS services.
The proactive call program has thus far been well-received by customers, who are pleased with Verizon's efforts to make personal contact and satisfy any questions or outstanding issues they may have. Verizon employees make three separate attempts to reach the customer; if no contact is made after the third call, a callback message is left.
"Results thus far confirm for us that the proactive calling is greatly improving our communications and our customer service experience," said O'Rourke. "As the Service Commitment is fully implemented, we anticipate customers will enjoy an even higher level of satisfaction with their FiOS experience."
Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE:VZ)(NASDAQ:VZ), headquartered in New York, is a global leader in delivering broadband and other wireless and wireline communications services to mass market, business, government and wholesale customers. Verizon Wireless operates America's most reliable wireless network, serving more than 91 million customers nationwide. Verizon also provides converged communications, information and entertainment services over America's most advanced fiber-optic network, and delivers innovative, seamless business solutions to customers around the world. A Dow 30 company, Verizon employs a diverse workforce of approximately 222,900 and last year generated consolidated revenues of more than $107 billion. For more information, visit
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New Line of IBM Servers Lifts Performance, Efficiency To Allow New Levels of Consolidation
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New Line of IBM Servers Lifts Performance, Efficiency To Allow New Levels of Consolidation
ARMONK, N.Y., March 16 -- IBM (NYSE:IBM) today unveiled new System x servers that offer increased memory and can help improve efficiency to allow customers to better exploit virtualization and support more sophisticated workloads.
IBM has completely revamped its line up of two-socket x86 servers. The all-new line delivers 50% more cores and can provide 40%-60% better performance [1] than previous generations, enabling users in some scenarios to consolidate some 20 servers down to one and potentially to recoup acquisition costs in as little as three months.[2]
The new System x M3 and Blade Center systems include:
-- Two new rack servers, the x3650 M3 and the x3550 M3 deliver 50% more
memory capacity and 60% more internal storage than the previous IBM
generation.[3] The x3650 M3 is also 50% more power-efficient than the
previous generation, which was the industry leader in power
-- Two new enterprise tower servers -- the x3500 M3 and x3400 M3 -- that
feature twice the storage capacity of previous generations and lower
power and facilities costs.[4]
-- The BladeCenter HS22 and the virtualization-optimized BladeCenter
HS22V, which allows clients to fit 30%-50% more virtual machines on a
single blade server.[5] Both feature new memory that consumes 15%
less power.[6] The HS22V runs Java applications up to 43% faster than
IBM's prior-generation, two-socket blades.[7]
-- A new iDataPlex server, the dx360 M3, increases iDataPlex compute
performance by 50% for HPC workloads.[8] It is the first two-socket
server to achieve 3,000 operations per watt, a 36% improvement from
the previous generation of iDataPlex servers.[9] New redundant power
allows the new iDataPlex server to remain running even during service
to power supplies.
The new systems run on Intel Xeon(TM) 5600-series processors.
The new systems ride a wave of market share growth for IBM, which gained more revenue share than any of the major x86 server vendors in each quarter of 2009 and now holds nearly 20 percent share -- a 3.5 point year-over-year gain, according to IDC. IBM also significantly outperformed the blade market in 4Q09, recording 64 percent revenue growth in blades and gaining 5.7 points, according to IDC.[10]
Today's news builds on IBM's announcement earlier this month of new eX5 servers that improve the economics of operating enterprise-sized, x86-based systems. IBM has now renewed its entire portfolio of x86-based systems to meet the broadest set of client needs.
The M3 systems take advantage of integration with IBM middleware to offer a sophisticated suite of systems management tools, including:
-- IBM's Systems Director software -- Allows users to pre-configure
servers, remotely re-purpose systems and set up automatic updates and
-- Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) -- Next-generation BIOS
-- Integrated Management Module (IMM) -- Manages, monitors, troubleshoots
and repairs servers from anywhere.
-- IBM ToolsCenter - Ideal for small and medium businesses, ToolsCenter
simplifies the acquisition and usage of system management tools with a
single webpage to acquire tools.
For more information on IBM System x, go to
1) Intel measurements based on Xeon® X5680 vs. Xeon® X5570 - results on SPECint*_rate_base2006 and OLTP workload.
2) Based on TCO analysis of System x3650 M3 vs System x346 using IBM Systems Consolidation Evaluation Tool. Link:
3) June availability for a limited number of storage and memory configurations.
4) Based on Intel data of x5680 processor with Annual Server KWh energy usage of 772,904 vs Intel Xeon 3.8GHz with 2M cache processor with annual server energy usage of 37,938 kWh.
5) Comparison of BladeCenter HS22V with 18 memory DIMMs vs BladeCenter HS22 with 12 memory DIMMs.
6) Based on 1.35V memory versus 1.5V memory.
7) Competitive comparisons for performance reflect results published as of March 16th, 2010. The results are based on SPECjbb2005 and can be found at
(link resides outside ibm.com). IBM results to be submitted to SPEC by March 16th, 2010. SPEC® and the benchmark name SPECjbb® are registered trademarks of the Standard Performance Evaluation Corporation. For the latest SPEC benchmark results, visit
(link resides outside of ibm.com)
8) Based on comparison of 8 teraflops for dx360 M2 Intel Xeon 5500 series processors compared to 11.8 teraflops with dx360 M3 running Intel Xeon 5600 with 12 cores/node at 2.93GHz and 4GB memory per channel. The results are based on SPECcpu2006 and can be found at
(link resides outside ibm.com). IBM results to be submitted to SPEC by March 16th, 2010. SPEC® and the benchmark name SPECjbb® are registered trademarks of the Standard Performance Evaluation Corporation. For the latest SPEC benchmark results, visit
(link resides outside of ibm.com).
9) Competitive comparisons for performance reflect results published as of March 16th, 2010. The results are based on SPECpower_ssj2008 and can be found at
(link resides outside ibm.com). IBM results to be submitted to SPEC by March 16th, 2010. SPEC® and the benchmark name SPECjbb® are registered trademarks of the Standard Performance Evaluation Corporation. For the latest SPEC benchmark results, visit
(link resides outside of ibm.com)
10) Share measured in factory revenue according to IDC. See
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FILTER Magazine and Slacker Radio Launch FILTER Magazine - Austin 2010 Radio
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March 16, 2010
FILTER Magazine and Slacker Radio Launch FILTER Magazine - Austin 2010 Radio
Slacker Radio and FILTER Magazine Team Up to Deliver Radio Experience for Upcoming Indie Music Event
AUSTIN, Texas, March 16 -- Slacker, Inc. (
) and FILTER Magazine (
) today launched FILTER Magazine - Austin 2010, a free radio station offering a wide range of Indie tunes selected by editors at FILTER magazine. The station is now available in the Slacker Spotlight section from Slacker Radio applications, on home entertainment devices and leading smartphones or can be accessed directly from the web at
The new station is programmed by FILTER Magazine's team of editors who are immersed in the Indie genre and off-beat entertainment in conjunction with the leading Indie and Alternative music directors at Slacker. The station is being celebrated during FILTER's South by Southwest 'Showdown at Cedar Street' in Austin, beginning on March 18th and includes bands performing at the show such as Miike Snow, BRMC, Dr. Dog and Frightened Rabbit. In addition to the artists performing at the showcase, the station also includes a myriad of acts performing throughout the week in Austin such as Rogue Wave, The Morning Benders, Japandroids and more.
For more info on FILTER's South by Southwest 'Showdown at Cedar Street' please visit:
"Slacker provides FILTER Magazine readers and music lovers with an amazing experience that provides free access to hear our favorite artists who are playing our event and appear in the new issue of the magazine," said Alan Miller, Publisher of FILTER Magazine. "We are thrilled to be partnering with Slacker on the station and 'Showdown at Cedar Street' and look forward to exposing music fans to the best new artists."
FILTER Magazine - Austin 2010 radio can be accessed anywhere Slacker is available, whether listeners are on the web, webOS smartphones, BlackBerry smartphones, iPhone and iPod touch, Android-powered smartphones or a Slacker-enabled Sony TV or Blu-ray player. FILTER fans have instant access to the magazine's Austin showcase along with artist profiles, album reviews and album cover art providing the ultimate music discovery experience.
"FILTER does an impressive job of consistently bringing the world in-depth background on important music," said Jonathan Sasse, senior vice president of marketing at Slacker. "Combining FILTER's editorial direction with our deep music catalogue and programming expertise enabled us to create a rich personal radio experience befitting of the FILTER mantra, that 'good music will prevail.'"
About FILTER Magazine
Good music will prevail. These are the words that we here at FILTER live by. In an ever-evolving musical landscape, we're here to help. Through FILTER's various outlets - our informative website, our irreverent blog, the FILTER Good Music Guide, our local listening parties and the jewel in our music-loving crown, FILTER magazine - we want to help you discover your new favorite band.
About Slacker, Inc.
Slacker is the world's first Personal Radio company offering "Your Radio Everywhere." Slacker enables music lovers to play highly personalized music online at the Slacker web site or on the go with Slacker Personal Radio players and mobile phones. Slacker mobile applications are currently available for Palm webOS, Android, iPhone and BlackBerry smartphones. For more information visit
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Kingston Technology 1.35-Volt Registered DDR3L Memory Modules Validated by Intel
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March 16, 2010
Kingston Technology 1.35-Volt Registered DDR3L Memory Modules Validated by Intel
Low-Voltage Registered DIMMs Certified for Westmere-EP Processors
FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., March 16 -- Kingston Technology Company, Inc., the independent world leader in memory products, today announced that its low-voltage registered dual inline memory modules (RDIMMs) have been validated for use in the upcoming Intel® Westmere-EP processor-based server platforms. The Kingston® ValueRAM® DDR3L ('L' for low voltage) 1333MHz (1.35 volt) server RDIMMs were certified on Intel's Westmere reference platform.
"Kingston is proud to offer customers our 1.35-volt server memory and having it certified for use with Intel's next-generation Xeon® processors," said Henry Nguyen, design engineering manager, Kingston. "Our low voltage registered server memory helps lower total cost of ownership in datacenters as it uses less power, thus producing less heat than equivalent 1.5-volt modules resulting in lower cooling costs for memory-dense servers."
"Intel worked closely with Kingston in developing and certifying their low-voltage DDR3L memory for our upcoming Westmere-EP triple-channel server platform," said Geof Findlay, Memory Ecosystem Manager, Intel. "Kingston's low-voltage server memory combined with Intel's 32nm processor utilizing the Westmere architecture will help datacenters increase performance while reducing overall energy costs."
For information on Intel validation, visit
Kingston server memory is backed by a lifetime warranty and 24/7 technical support. For more information visit
Kingston DDR3L Low-Voltage RDIMM Intel PMO-Validated Specifications
Part Number Capacity & Features
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KVR1333D3LD8R9S/2G 2GB 2Rx8 PC3L-10600 RDIMM (CL9 @ 1.35v)
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KVR1333D3LS4R9S/2G 2GB 1Rx4 PC3L-10600 RDIMM (CL9 @ 1.35v)
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KVR1333D3LS8R9S/1G 1GB 1Rx8 PC3L-10600 RDIMM (CL9 @ 1.35v)
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About Kingston Technology Company, Inc.
Kingston Technology Company, Inc. is the world's largest independent manufacturer of memory products. Kingston designs, manufactures and distributes memory products for desktops, laptops, servers, printers, and Flash memory products for PDAs, mobile phones, digital cameras, and MP3 players. Through its global network of subsidiaries and affiliates, Kingston has manufacturing facilities in California, Taiwan, China and sales representatives in the United States, Europe, Russia, Turkey, Ukraine, Australia, New Zealand, India, Taiwan, China, and Latin America. For more information, please call 800-337-8410 or visit
Kingston and the Kingston logo are registered trademarks of Kingston Technology Corporation. All rights reserved. All other marks may be the property of their respective titleholders.
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Microsoft's New TrueColor Technology Brings Color to Life
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Microsoft's New TrueColor Technology Brings Color to Life
Three new LifeCams feature Microsoft Hardware's latest technology and 720p HD sensors.
REDMOND, Wash., March 16 -- Microsoft Corp. today brightens your video calls with TrueColor Technology, a groundbreaking new image processing technology that provides superior color and brightness in even the worst lighting conditions. TrueColor Technology automatically adjusts the picture quality to provide a more colorful video whether out on the porch with bright sunshine in the morning or in the living room with low light in the evening. This technology will be available in three new webcams launching today, the LifeCam HD-5000, LifeCam HD-5001 and LifeCam HD-6000 for Notebooks. These LifeCams will also feature 720p HD sensors and Auto Focus technology at a value price. In addition, TrueColor will be available with the recently launched LifeCam Cinema through a software update.
"Color quality and brightness are critical aspects of video calls. Through our research we know that a large number of video calls are held in either low light conditions or uneven lighting, and these are challenging situations for any webcam and represent a common pain point for webcam users," said Daniel Anguiano, product marketing manager for Microsoft Hardware. "Our engineers at Microsoft Hardware created TrueColor Technology to improve the video experience, combining software and firmware to help people look bright and natural in virtually any lighting situation."
True Colors Shining Through
Microsoft's new image processing technology analyzes the user's environment and automatically adjusts the LifeCam settings to provide brighter and more colorful video. It does this through a carefully designed proprietary combination of software and firmware technology to deliver a great experience. To achieve these results, TrueColor Technology includes face tracking technology developed by Microsoft Research, which can detect a person's face and help ensure it's not overexposed or underexposed, so the video call picture looks great even in the most challenging lighting scenarios.
LifeCam HD-5000
Launching with Microsoft's new TrueColor Technology, the LifeCam HD-5000 offers best-in-class video quality in most lighting scenarios and is the only webcam on the market to offer 720p HD widescreen video and Auto Focus for an estimated retail price under $50.(1) The LifeCam HD-5000 also features a flexible attachment base that bends to fit on most surfaces, including on top of flat-screen monitors and notebook screens, or directly on the desk, so people can use it at home on the desktop or with their notebook while on the road.
Best Buy will launch an exclusive version of this product, called the LifeCam HD-5001, that includes all the same great features as the LifeCam HD-5000, but will have a custom design with a white faceplate.
LifeCam HD-6000 for Notebooks
Also launching today is the LifeCam HD-6000 for Notebooks, which includes TrueColor Technology, 720p HD widescreen video, Auto Focus and a design just for notebooks. The LifeCam HD-6000 features a 360-degree rotation view so people can point the webcam in any direction to share more with friends and family. With a compact design, short three-foot cord and carrying case, the LifeCam HD-6000 for Notebooks is the perfect webcam for sharing life on the go.
Pricing and Availability
The LifeCam HD-5000 and the LifeCam HD-5001 will be available later this month for the estimated retail price of $49.95(2) and the LifeCam HD-6000 for Notebooks will be available in May for the estimated retail price of $59.95.(2) The LifeCam HD-5000 and LifeCam HD-6000 for Notebooks will be available for pre-sale on Amazon.com and Buy.com starting today. TrueColor Technology will be available via a software download for LifeCam Cinema, which is already broadly available at
Microsoft backs these products with a worldwide three-year limited hardware warranty. More information about these and other Microsoft Hardware products can be found at
About Microsoft Hardware
For more than 27 years, the Hardware Group has employed innovative engineering, cutting-edge industrial design and extensive usability testing to create products of exceptional quality and durability that enhance the software experience and strengthen the connection between consumers and their PC. Microsoft Hardware leads the industry in ergonomic engineering, industrial design and hardware/software compatibility, offering consumers an easier, more convenient and more enjoyable computing experience. More information about Microsoft Hardware is available at
About Microsoft
Founded in 1975, Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) is the worldwide leader in software, services and solutions that help people and businesses realize their full potential.
(1) Based on estimated or suggested current webcam products commercially available as of March 2010
(2) Estimated retail price. Actual retail prices may vary.
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Razer(TM) Releases the First Gaming Grade Mouse Specifically for Southpaws
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March 16, 2010
Razer(TM) Releases the First Gaming Grade Mouse Specifically for Southpaws
CARLSBAD, Calif., March 16 -- Razer, the world's leading manufacturer of high-end precision gaming and lifestyle peripherals, today announced the Razer DeathAdder Left Hand Edition(TM), the very first gaming mouse designed with the professional left-handed gamer in mind. The Razer DeathAdder Left Hand Edition was created to meet community demands for a mouse that was purposefully engineered to give lefties the competitive edge, combining a comfortable ergonomic form factor with a powerfully precise 3.5G infrared sensor.
"Leftie gamers have long been requesting that we develop a gaming grade mouse that is designed exclusively for the left-handed gaming community and we really value the feedback we receive from our fans," said Robert "Razerguy" Krakoff, president, Razer USA. "Not many gamers know this, but I am a southpaw myself and feel truly excited to have a mouse that fits perfectly in my left hand. There is really no substitute for gaming with your naturally dominant hand."
About The Razer DeathAdder Left Hand Edition
The Razer DeathAdder Left Hand Edition features a unique ergonomic form factor to give lefties a comfort they can call their own for extended gaming sessions. The Razer DeathAdder Left Hand Edition boasts five programmable Hyperesponse(TM) buttons, as well as the trademark 1000Hz Ultrapolling(TM) technology, providing gamers with the speed necessary to make every moment count. Loaded with a 3500dpi Razer Precision(TM) 3.5G infrared sensor that offers over four times more precision than a standard 800dpi mouse, the Razer DeathAdder Left Hand Edition is fully equipped to frag, especially when you strike from the blind side.
Razer DeathAdder Left Hand Edition
COST: US $59.99; EU euro 59.99
AVAILABILITY: Worldwide
Product Features:
-- Ergonomic left-hand design
-- 3500dpi Razer Precision 3.5G infrared sensor
-- 1000Hz Ultrapolling / 1ms response
-- Five independently programmable Hyperesponse buttons
-- On-The-Fly Sensitivity(TM) adjustment
-- Always-On(TM) mode
-- Ultra-Large non-slip buttons
-- 16-bit ultra-wide data path
-- 60-120 inches per second and 15g of acceleration
-- Zero-Acoustic Ultraslick(TM) Teflon® feet
-- Gold-Plated USB connector
-- Seven-Foot, lightweight, braided fiber cable
-- Approx. size in mm: 128(L) x 70(W) x 42.5(H)
Razer DeathAdder Left Hand Edition High Resolution Image Links
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About the Razer Group:
Razer(TM) is the world's leading manufacturer of high-end precision gaming products and peripherals that are designed "For Gamers. By Gamers(TM)". Headquartered in Carlsbad, California, Razer's award-winning lineup of products includes desktop speakers, headsets, keyboards, mice, software, and gaming surfaces. Since 1998, Razer has collaborated with leading professional gamers to develop, manufacture and market cutting-edge gaming peripherals using proprietary technologies that give gamers the competitive edge. Razer products offer the best in precision, sensitivity, usability and distinctive product design and have a reputation for being leaders in gaming peripheral technology.
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Pacific, Fiona Ng, firstname.lastname@example.com, or Europe, Bernard Hammond,
email@example.com, or China, Chris Chen, email@example.com,
all of Razer Group, +1-760-579-0180, fax, +1-760-579-0182
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Tixeo Launches HD Web-Conferencing Just One Click Away With WorkSpace3D 3.0
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March 16, 2010
Tixeo Launches HD Web-Conferencing Just One Click Away With WorkSpace3D 3.0
MONTPELLIER, France, March 16, 2010-- After several months of intensive developments, Tixeo releases
a new major version of its web-conferencing solution, WorkSpace3D. This brand
new version 3.0 allows HD web conferencing for high-demanding meetings.
HD web-conferencing anywhere, anytime
Most of multipoint video conferencing solutions requires both
high up-front hardware investments, and security network policy
accommodations, without delivering a great collaborative experience.
Where other solutions reach these limits, WorkSpace3D succeeds
in providing both affordable and easy HD video conferencing. Indeed,
deployment is effortless, no matter how many users are concerned, as
WorkSpace3D is firewall friendly and works seamlessly with any proxy.
No need to invest in dedicated hardware solutions. Companies
can use regular desktops (or laptops), HD webcams and microphones from the
office, from a boardroom or even from home.
WorkSpace3D, a high-performance solution
Tixeo focused its work on improving WorkSpace3D's core
technologies. The new architecture takes advantage of multi-core processors,
making WorkSpace3D ready for tomorrow's expectations. Highly optimized and
parallelized, WorkSpace3D leverages on CPU resources to deliver the best
communication experience. This is one of the primary reasons why WorkSpace3D
is an enterprise-grade web-conferencing solution.
A greater end-user experience
As ease of use is one of Tixeo's top priority, WorkSpace3D 3.0
enhances user experience with an easier and smarter GUI. This new release
makes it effortless to manage layouts and audio & video settings. For
instance, once you are done working on a document, you can easily switch to a
video layout perfectly fitted for videoconferencing, the video wall. Dual
screens in your boardroom? Move videos within a click on your secondary
screen, to extend your workspace.
About Tixeo
Tixeo is an innovative 3D web conferencing software company since 2003.
Our solutions allow anyone to set up meetings with up to 50 participants,
using both voice and video over IP.
Tixeo's software are enriched with easy-to-use collaborative features and
offer a unique experience: hosting traditional meetings in 2D or enjoying 3D
virtual spaces with a greater speech-gesture-sketch communication.
Not only Tixeo's solutions are available as Software as a Service (SaaS),
on both monthly and yearly plans, but also as in-house licenses and
Thousands of users worldwide work every day with WorkSpace3D, from SME to
large corporations, such as: Airbus, Raytheon, DGAC, Sogeti, BNP Paribas,
Flagstar Bank, Immochan...
Renaud GHIA, CEO
Tel: +33-467-750-431
Fax: +33-467-130-010
Source: TIXEO
Contact: TIXEO, Renaud GHIA, CEO, Tel: +33-467-750-431, Fax: +33-467-130-010, email@example.com .
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Advanced Voice Solutions Support for the Telephony Industry: Acapela Group Announces Full Support for MRCPv2
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March 16, 2010
Advanced Voice Solutions Support for the Telephony Industry: Acapela Group Announces Full Support for MRCPv2
Acapela Speech Synthesis Powered by UniMRCP Open Source Project
MONS, Belgium, March 16, 2010-- Acapela Group, a leading Voice expert, and UniMRCP, an open source MRCP
project, are announcing the release of Acapela MRCP add-on 2.000, an
extension of Acapela TTS for Windows and Linux servers, providing customers
with a greater choice of high-end speech solutions using MRCPv2.
Telephony providers can now benefit from Acapela's's high quality and
pleasant voices while relying on MRCPv2 for optimized integration of speech
into their services and applications.
MRCP (Media Resource Control Protocol) allows telephony applications to
communicate with speech resources, controlling media processing resources
over the network using a distributed, client/server architecture. The main
media processing resources specified by the MRCP standard are the Speech
Synthesizer (TTS), Speech Recognizer (ASR), Speech Recorder (SR), and the
Speaker Verifier (SV).
UniMRCP is an open source cross-platform MRCP project, which provides
everything required for the implementation and deployment of both an MRCP
client and an MRCP server. UniMRCP encapsulates SIP/MRCPv2, RTSP, SDP and
RTP/RTCP stacks and provides integrators with an MRCP v1 and v2 user level
"We are very happy to announce the compliance with MRCPv2 of our Acapela
TTS Server solution realized in cooperation with UniMRCP Open Source Project,
which has been an outstanding partner in this process. Acapela Group, as a
voice expert dedicated to innovation and finding the best possible voice
solutions, fully supports market standards to ease and optimize text to
speech use in telephony applications. The full interoperability of Acapela's
speech engine with MRCPv2 is part of the company's commitment to support the
industry and help optimize the easy test and deployment process"-comments
Lars-Erik Larsson, CEO of Acapela Group.
"I am proud to announce the availability of Acapela TTS voices, based on
the UniMRCP server software library. The number of languages and set of high
quality voices Acapela supports are quite impressive. Through the integration
with the UniMRCP server, Acapela MRCP add-on 2.000, makes its TTS engine
available to the users of any MRCPv2-aware platform. This solution might be
an ideal choice to be used in conjunction with well-known open source, as
well as commercial products for the deployment of IVRs, Call Centers,
IPPBXs," said Arsen Chaloyan, author of UniMRCP.
The Acapela MRCPv2 add-on is available on both Acapela TTS for Windows
and Linux servers. It enhances Acapela's capability to fully respond to the
telephony market's requirements and reinforces the company's position as an
unequalled partner in the domain of computer-based voice processing.
Acapela's expertise and commitment to quality and service covers all aspects
of voice, from the ease of integration and deployment to the delivery of
custom voices, providing unique voice personas for companies or brands and-
guaranteeing highest customer satisfaction and affinity.
About Acapela Group
Acapela Group, the leading European voice expert, invents text to speech
solutions to give your content a voice in up to 25 languages. Our speech
solutions allow you to turn any written text into natural speech files, using
any of our 50 High Quality standard voices or your own synthezised voice
talent. Acapela can answer all text to speech needs and provide perfect
vocalization whether for voice integration and development, online & on
demand use, audio files production, or ready to speak products for personal
accessibility use.
Check out
- the sparkling laboratory of Acapela
Group, for a fresh and exciting take on how speech synthesis can now be used:
acapela.tv is a showcase and test playground that shares the possibilities of
speech synthesis with Internet users, allowing them to discover innovative
and attractive ways to make smart use of speech applications online.
About UniMRCP:
Open Source MRCP Project,
Contact Arsen Chaloyan, email@example.com, tel: +1-858-9263504
Source: Acapela Group
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IntraLinks Attains Gold Certified Partner Status in Microsoft Partner Program
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March 16, 2010
IntraLinks Attains Gold Certified Partner Status in Microsoft Partner Program
NEW YORK, March 16, 2010--
- IntraLinks Further Distinguishes Itself by Earning Microsoft
Competencies in ISV/Software Solutions and SOA and Business Process
IntraLinks, the leading provider of critical information exchange
solutions, today announced it has attained Gold Certified Partner status in
the Microsoft Partner Program with Competencies in ISV/Software Solutions and
SOA and Business Process, recognizing IntraLinks' expertise and impact in the
technology marketplace. As a Gold Certified Partner, IntraLinks has
demonstrated expertise with Microsoft technologies and a proven ability to
meet customers' needs. Microsoft Gold Certified Partners receive a rich set
of benefits, including access, training and support, giving them a
competitive advantage in the channel.
"We are pleased to have attained Gold Certified Partner status in the
Microsoft Partner Program. This allows us to clearly promote our expertise
and relationship with Microsoft to our customers," said Andrew Damico, CEO of
IntraLinks. "The benefits provided through our Gold Certified Partner status
will allow us to continue to enhance the critical information exchange
offerings that we provide for customers."
"Customers are looking for partner companies that can bridge the gap
between their business demands and technology capabilities," said Allison
Watson, corporate vice president of the Worldwide Partner Group at Microsoft
Corp. "They need to trust in a company that can act as an expert adviser for
their long-term strategic technology plans. Microsoft Gold Certified
Partners, which have certified expertise and direct training and support from
Microsoft, can build a positive customer experience with our technologies.
Today, Microsoft recognizes IntraLinks as a new Gold Certified Partner for
demonstrating its expertise in providing customer satisfaction using
Microsoft products and technology."
As one of the requirements for attaining Gold Certified Partner status,
IntraLinks had to declare a Microsoft Competency. Microsoft Competencies are
designed to help differentiate a partner's capabilities with specific
Microsoft technologies to customers looking for a particular type of
solution. Each Competency has a unique set of requirements and benefits,
formulated to accurately represent the specific skills and services that
partners bring to the technology industry.
The ISV/Software Solutions Competency recognizes the skill and focus
partners bring to a particular solution set. Microsoft Gold Certified
Partners that have obtained this competency have a successful record of
developing and marketing packed software based on Microsoft technologies. The
SOA and Business Process Competency is for systems integrators, solutions and
services providers, and software developers with proven proficiency in
implementing and deploying integrated, interoperable, and agile solutions
that connect information, systems, people, and processes.
The Microsoft Partner Program was launched in October 2003 and represents
Microsoft's ongoing commitment to the success of partners worldwide. The
program offers a single, integrated partnering framework that recognizes
partner expertise, rewards the total impact that partners have in the
technology marketplace, and delivers more value to help partners' businesses
be successful.
About IntraLinks
IntraLinks provides on-demand solutions for businesses to securely
collaborate, communicate and exchange critical information inside and outside
the enterprise. For more than a decade, 750,000 professionals from more than
90,000 organizations have relied on IntraLinks to accelerate workflow,
optimize business processes and realize new profit potential. IntraLinks
counts 800 of the Fortune 1000 as clients, including AstraZeneca
Pharmaceuticals LP, Bank of America, Deutsche Bank and the FDIC. For more
information, visit
The names of actual companies and products mentioned herein may be the
trademarks of their respective owners.
For more information:
Anna Roberts, IntraLinks
Tel: +44-20-7549-5256
Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
Source: Intralinks
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Majesco Entertainment Releases 'Let's Draw!' For Nintendo DS(TM)
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March 16, 2010
Majesco Entertainment Releases 'Let's Draw!' For Nintendo DS(TM)
New Children's Art Game Makes Learning To Draw Fun
EDISON, N.J., March 16 -- Calling all aspiring young artists! Majesco Entertainment Company (NASDAQ:COOL), an innovative provider of video games for the mass market, today shipped Let's Draw! for Nintendo DS(TM). Based on a best-selling line of Japanese drawing books, Let's Draw! challenges players to create full images by combining small, easy to draw shapes into larger objects and scenes.
Let's Draw! makes art accessible by teaching children of all ages, even those who have not yet learned to read, how to draw via full voice instructions as they play. Kids follow step-by-step guidance to create more than 100 different images that they can then bring to life with animation and sound. Let's Draw! also lets players pair their newfound art skills with their imaginations to create and animate their own designs from scratch. These customized images become the stars of 10 fun mini-games, including Whack-a-Mole, Car Racing and Air Hockey.
Developed by Agatsuma Entertainment and licensed by Barnstorm Games, Let's Draw! for Nintendo DS(TM) is rated E for Everyone and is now available. For additional information about Majesco's exciting line of products, please visit
About Barnstorm Games
Based in London, Barnstorm Games are a new publisher founded by industry veterans. Along with Hello Kitty Party, Barnstorm are launching an innovative drawing product titled 'Let's Draw' and a range of games based around the world-renowned MENSA High IQ Society.
About Majesco Entertainment Company
Majesco Entertainment Company is a provider of video games for the mass market. Building on more than 20 years of operating history, the company is focused on developing and publishing a wide range of casual and family oriented video games on Wii(TM), Nintendo DS(TM) and other leading systems. Product highlights include Cooking Mama(TM), TETRIS® Party Deluxe, Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel and Jillian Michaels' Fitness Ultimatum. The company's shares are traded on the Nasdaq Stock Market under the symbol: COOL. Majesco is headquartered in Edison, NJ and has an international office in Bristol, UK. More information about Majesco can be found online at
@Majesco is on twitter or at
Source: Majesco Entertainment Company
CONTACT: Marisa Gross, Bender/Helper Impact, +1-212-689-6360,
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Unitrends Launches New Cloud-Based Rapid Disaster Recovery Service
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March 16, 2010
Unitrends Launches New Cloud-Based Rapid Disaster Recovery Service
New Disaster Recovery Vault2Cloud Offering Priced at $0.49 Per Gigabyte
COLUMBIA, S.C., March 16 -- Unitrends, the leader in affordable, heterogeneous, vertically integrated, disk-based all-in-one data protection appliances, today announced general availability of its new Vault2Cloud disaster recovery service. Vault2Cloud integrates Unitrends all-in-one on-premise backup and archiving appliances with a multi-tenant cloud-based storage architecture implemented via an SAS 70 compliant cloud backup infrastructure. Unlike other cloud-based solutions, with Vault2Cloud Unitrends offers comprehensive solutions for the fast physical seeding of customer data into the cloud and for next-day shipment of a fully-loaded on-premise appliance for data recovery. The new service is monitored and managed through the same simple, easy-to-use Web 2.0-based user interface offered for all Unitrends appliances.
The service has been in beta since late 2009 and has received widespread praise with Unitrends current customers. "We needed a flexible backup and disaster recovery solution that would be both easy to use and cost effective while still delivering high security and performance," said Josh Benson, CIO, North Region Health Alliance. "The Unitrends Vault2Cloud service was exactly what we needed. Because it was integrated into Unitrends' D2D all-in-one solution, setup was easy and it was very affordable. I no longer have to worry about the financial impact that a disaster might have on our business. With Unitrends, we're covered."
The Unitrends Vault2Cloud service solves many of the traditional challenges and concerns with cloud computing such as security, performance of local backup and recovery, and initial data synchronization. Vault2Cloud provides data encryption, on-premise appliance integration, and RapidSeed(TM) fast physical seeding of customer data into the cloud. For fast cloud data recovery following a disaster, Vault2Cloud offers RapidReplacement(TM) services which replaces and fully restores the customer's on-premise appliance with the protected data from the cloud.
"Vault2Cloud provided us with a reliable and cost-effective method of providing cloud backup and disaster recovery solution for our critical data. Configuring and monitoring the service was simple through the same console that we use for managing our on-premise appliances," said Tony Liotta, systems engineer, Think Tank NTG. "And, by paying only for what we use in capacity and services over the internet, we are able to reduce our capital expenditures and reduce our management costs."
Vault2Cloud offers simplified cloud backup management console, automated monitoring and notification features to assure the protected data is synchronized, available and secure. From the same web-based Unitrends Rapid Recovery Console customers are familiar with, storage administrators can access vaulting reports and status.
"Unitrends has been offering private vaulting services for years. What we've found is that in spite of the dire financial impact of disasters on business operations, many small and mid-sized companies avoid implementing disaster recovery solutions because of the capital and operational expense," said Russ Holt, senior vice president of Business Development at Unitrends. "With Vault2Cloud, small and mid-sized companies can dramatically reduce their capital and operational expenditure."
Vault2Cloud is a capacity-based solution with pricing starting at $0.49 per gigabyte per month. Channel partners selling Vault2Cloud will receive a 100% discount for the first 100GB of reserved capacity.
For more information please visit:
A virtual appliance free trial is also available for download.
About Unitrends
Small and medium businesses have the same critical reliance on the integrity of their data as enterprises, but often can't afford the operational expenditure of a dedicated staff or the capital expenditure of replacing their IT infrastructure. Unitrends provides enterprise-level data protection, at the lowest total cost of ownership in the industry, through a family of scalable disk-based data protection appliances that integrate and protect existing heterogeneous computer and storage systems through a single, intuitive, graphical user interface.
Unitrends uses a common backup and recovery engine for providing protection for over 100 different versions of operating systems and applications. This means you can support Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Exchange, Microsoft SQL, Microsoft Hyper-V, VMware, Sun Solaris, Novell OES, Novell Netware, Novell GroupWise, Novell eDirectory, Linux, FreeBSD, Apple MacOS X, IBM pSeries/AIX, HP HP-UX, SCO UnixWare, SCO OpenServer, IBM iSeries/OS400, and SGI IRIX on notebooks, PCs, workstations, and servers and on DAS, NAS, or SAN storage- all using a single backup appliance.
Information about Unitrends can be found at
Media Contact:
Kara Hugg
Source: Unitrends
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Peterborough Launches Smarter City Project to Transform City Systems and Drive Economic Growth
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March 16, 2010
Peterborough Launches Smarter City Project to Transform City Systems and Drive Economic Growth
Project to support Peterborough's ambition to become the UK's Environment Capital
ARMONK, N.Y., March 16 -- Opportunity Peterborough, Peterborough City Council, IBM (NYSE:IBM), Royal Haskoning and Green Ventures today announced a new collaboration which aims to transform Peterborough into the leading sustainable city in the UK.
The collaboration has outlined plans to launch a Sustainable City Visualisation project, which will initially focus on building a new online platform to monitor and analyze data on Peterborough's energy, water, transport and waste systems. This data will be used to produce a real-time, integrated view of the city's environmental performance. Residents and city officials will be able to log on to the web portal and easily access the necessary information to make more informed decisions about resource usage. For example, the city will be able to make suggestions to improve home water and energy usage, while being able to work more effectively with the utilities to plan the long term energy and water infrastructure that is needed for a sustainable future.
For the first time, utilities, government agencies and local businesses will be able to share information for a more comprehensive view of the city's ecosystem. This will enable the various agencies to streamline and make more effective, ecologically-minded decisions and strategies to maximize sustainability. The system will also allow Peterborough residents to provide feedback and offer suggestions for improvement.
Commenting on the project, Trevor Gibson, Director of Environment Capital, Opportunity Peterborough, said, "Technological advances allow cities to collate data and interpret it in ways not achieved before and Peterborough is going to be at the forefront of taking advantage of this intelligence. Peterborough is using recognized expertise that will enable us to meet the sustainability challenges and achieve Peterborough's aspirations as environment capital."
Fifteen years ago Peterborough was made one of four UK Environment Cities by The Department of the Environment and is set to become one of a cluster of IBM "Smarter Cities" being developed around the world. Peterborough's growth targets to transform the city are ambitious and connecting the city systems is central to increasing quality of life for the proposed extra 20,000 jobs, 25,000 homes and 40,000 people that will be in the city by 2021 compared to 2001.
The first phase of the project will focus on energy and water data and work is already underway to move transport and waste related data onto the platform with other environmental data set to follow. These changes aim to cement Peterborough's place as a leading environmental city and directly impact the quality of life for people living and working in Peterborough for future generations.
"New technologies are capable of understanding and connecting city-scale systems, so they can sense, analyze and integrate data, enabling the city to respond intelligently to the needs of citizens," said Ian Abbott-Donnelly, European CTO, IBM Big Green Innovations. "To create such a mechanism, a partnership is needed between a community that has strong aspirations for sustainability, and companies like IBM, Royal Haskoning and Green Ventures that have the information technology and knowledge to apply to this transformative partnership."
Helping our cities become sustainable is essential to our planet's future. Cities now face unprecedented growth and challenges to their economic and social development: over half of all humans now live in cities. With 80% of the UK population also living in urban areas, cities across the country are increasingly looking at new ways to become smarter, and lessons can be learned from looking at the new intelligence being infused into the way cities work around the world.
Councillor Matthew Lee, Peterborough City Council deputy leader and cabinet member for environment capital, said: "This exciting project will produce a valuable tool to help achieve our target for significant and truly sustainable growth. Our residents, business people, the public sector and utility providers will have access to dynamic information about our environmental performance, giving them the power and incentive to make real improvements. Access to online data such as this will equip us to plan and deliver sustainability in all we do."
Amy Savage, Senior Engineer, Royal Haskoning said, "The aim of the project is to provide Peterborough with a big picture overview of its current sustainability performance coupled with the right level of detail to identify how organisations and individuals could better work together and where the city can best prioritise investment. The interactive and animated style of presentation of environmental data will be a great way to capture the enthusiasm of businesses and the community and will support Peterborough's ambition to create a more sustainable environment."
Phil Newby, Director, Green Ventures said, "Even a small city like Peterborough is a very complex place. If you can visualise a problem it becomes easier to understand, and more pressing to fix. Most importantly, if the data is shared, it makes collaboration easier, which in turn will speed the pace of change."
For more information about IBM and Smarter Cities, please visit:
About Opportunity Peterborough:
Opportunity Peterborough was established in April 2005 as an Urban Regeneration Company (one of nineteen in the UK) to drive forward the regeneration and growth of Peterborough. A not for profit company working in strong partnership with the city council, it is funded by the public sector but driven forward by a private sector board. Its three key objectives are;
- To create a vibrant and attractive city centre at the heart of a bigger and better Peterborough
- The sustainable economic and integrated growth of Peterborough
- A vibrant and diverse business community, supported by an improved skills and knowledge base, fit for the global economy
About Royal Haskoning:
Royal Haskoning is an independent international engineering and environmental consultancy. With 4,000 employees operating in 20 countries, we provide an extensive range of multi-disciplinary services relating to maritime, water and environment, infrastructure and buildings, industry and energy, and transport and development.
With a worldwide network of professionals and strong industry relationships established over two centuries, our expertise and experience is far reaching. Respected thought leaders within our market sectors, we are renowned for our technical excellence, developing, designing and delivering innovative and sustainable solutions, that transform ambitions into reality.
/ or
Vineeta Durani, IBM Media Relations, Global, +1 917 472 3694,
Lucy Chapman, IBM Media Relations, UK, +44 20 7021 8911,
Phil Newby, Green Ventures, +44 572 770919,
Tim Martin, Opportunity Peterborough, +44 1733 317404,
Laura Brewis, Royal Haskoning, +44 1733 336598,
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+44-20-7021-8911, email@example.com; Phil Newby, Green Ventures,
+44-572-770919, email@example.com; Tim Martin, Opportunity
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ABC Board Revises Definition of Magazine Digital Edition, Endorses Strategic Vision and New Publisher's Statement for U.S. Newspapers
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March 16, 2010
ABC Board Revises Definition of Magazine Digital Edition, Endorses Strategic Vision and New Publisher's Statement for U.S. Newspapers
SCHAUMBURG, Ill., March 16 -- The board of the Audit Bureau of Circulations modified its definition of a digital magazine in the U.S. and Canada to accommodate new reading devices such as the Apple iPad. The new standards state that a replica digital edition must include a print edition's full editorial content and advertising, but it no longer needs to be presented in a layout identical to the print version. Replica digital editions will continue to be included in a magazine's circulation guarantee, or rate base.
The board encouraged publishers planning new e-reader editions or mobile apps to seek ABC evaluation if they would like clarification on qualification and reporting of their digital editions.
ABC confirmed that Wired magazine was the first publication to seek review of its iPad version, which will qualify as a digital replica edition under the bureau's new guidelines. GQ has offered an ABC approved replica app for the iPhone and iPod Touch since December 2009.
"ABC's action is good news and a timely step forward for both publishers and advertisers in advance of the iPad launch," said Brenda White, senior vice president of publishing activation at Starcom and an ABC board member. "It's encouraging to see magazines expanding their brands and taking advantage of new technology. It will take some time, but I'm confident that e-readers and other mobile devices are going to become important channels for marketers to engage with their audiences."
Key Newspaper Actions
In March of 2009 the ABC board and the Newspaper Association of America formed a joint industry task force to examine the evolution of newspapers and the growing number of channels available to advertisers. Over the past year the group has examined such areas as e-readers, mobile platforms, print/digital hybrid models, e-edition definitions, and targeted print publications. Comprised of publishing and marketing executives, the task force was charged with looking at how these dynamic areas were likely to affect future advertising models and how ABC should measure, audit, and report the expanding audience data that stem from these channels.
The group's work culminated last week in a recommendation to the ABC board, which gave its initial approval to create new U.S. reports that better reflect a newspaper's total audience across a range of products. As a result, publishers may begin reporting such items as:
-- E-reader distribution averages
-- Mobile app purchases
-- Total paid and verified circulation emanating from multiple newspaper
products, including branded print editions associated with the
flagship newspaper. These circulations will be detailed in the report
and totaled with all circulation in Paragraph 1.
-- A new "Publishing Plan" executive summary box on the first page,
noting frequency, delivery platforms, and distribution methods across
a publisher's various print and electronic editions.
-- Continued use of Audience-FAX, the 2007 initiative that allows U.S.
newspapers to report print and online readership figures, as well as
Web site and audience data from comScore, Nielsen Online, Omniture, or
other sources audited by ABC Interactive.
These new reporting options will be available to U.S. newspapers beginning Oct. 1, 2010. They coincide with the implementation of several previously announced rule modifications, including a new paid/verified reporting model aimed at more clearly defining paid circulation sources.
"I want to personally thank everyone who served on our joint industry task force," said Merle Davidson, director of media services at J.C. Penney Co. and chairman of the ABC board. "A newspaper today is much more than a traditional print product. We now have a roadmap in place to present a myriad of existing and emerging channels to media buyers in a consistent fashion, following industry-established standards, with the full transparency and trust that comes with an ABC audit."
The board also approved new guidelines governing hybrid and bundled print/digital subscriptions to address occurrences when a subscriber does not pay an incremental amount for the additional distribution method.
ABC also said it would initiate an advisory vote of its U.S. and Canadian newspaper members next month, in accordance with its bylaw procedures. Publishers will be asked if ABC should eliminate or lower the requirement that a newspaper's total distribution must have at least 70 percent qualify as paid circulation in order to become a member of the bureau. The results of the nonbinding vote will be considered at the next ABC board meeting in July.
Other Key ABC Board Actions
The magazine committee of the ABC board continues to discuss scan-based trading and the implications for auditing and reporting of retail newsstand sales. Last week the board heard input from its advisory committees and a task force dedicated to the topic. The issue centers on the lack of per-issue data available from many scan-based systems and how to account for "shrink" -- the difference between the number of magazines delivered to a retail outlet minus unsold copies, versus the amount identified as sold in its scan system. ABC is continuing to work toward an industry resolution it hopes to announce later this year.
For U.S. and Canadian business publications, the ABC board approved streamlining of Paragraph 3B of the Publisher's Statement, which details sources of nonpaid circulation. Beginning with June 2010 statements, publishers may simply report a total for each source.
ABC also announced the appointment of Todd Larsen, president of Dow Jones & Co., to the board.
The ABC board of directors meeting was held March 10-12 in Washington, DC. For a complete summary of board actions, visit ABC's Virtual Pressroom.
ABC is a forum of North America's leading magazine and newspaper publishers, advertisers and advertising agencies. The organization provides credible, verified information essential to the media buying and selling process. ABC maintains the world's foremost online database of audited circulation information and a growing array of readership, audience and Web site usage data. ABC's digital arm, ABC Interactive, is one of the world's leading independent auditors of Web sites and digital ad-based technology. To learn more, visit
Source: Audit Bureau of Circulations
CONTACT: Kammi Altig of Audit Bureau of Circulations, +1-847-879-8232,
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Passion Parties Becomes First and Only Company to Exclusively Sell Phthalates-Free Toys
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March 16, 2010
Passion Parties Becomes First and Only Company to Exclusively Sell Phthalates-Free Toys
Sensual Products Leader Offers Healthier Options for Customers
LAS VEGAS, March 16 -- Passion Parties once again leads the sensual products industry, as the first and only company to have a 100 percent phthalate-free toy line. The organization made the announcement during its 16th annual convention, as part of its continued commitment to provide the latest innovations in sexual health and wellness. Passion Parties is North America's leading in-home party-plan company specializing in sensual products and romance accessories.
"Health and safety are very important to Passion Parties and our consultants," said Pat Davis, chief executive officer and company president. "We listened to our customers and found healthier products to help them explore their passion."
Phthalates are chemicals that are often used in adult toys to make them softer and more pliable. The plasticizers are found in many products including pharmaceutical medicines, personal care products, and cosmetics. The potential dangers of phthalates and the consumer use of adult toys containing phthalates has been the subject of much debate. A government sponsored clinical study researched the issue, and found no conclusive scientific evidence that phthalates are harmful or pose any significant health concerns in these applications. Despite the fact that no risk has been proven, Passion Parties feels that women should have choices and is pleased to offer phthalate-free options to its customers.
Davis continued, "In addition to offering the newest trends in sensual products, Passion Parties provide a fun, comfortable environment for women to learn about their bodies. With this knowledge, they are able to communicate their desires to their partners."
At Passion Parties, trained consultants provide sexual health information and product tips at confidential in-home gatherings that are entertaining, educational and fun. The comfortable atmosphere creates the "Ultimate Girls Night In." At the female-only gatherings, the consultant showcases a wide selection of passion products including: sensual touch, edibles, lingerie and adult toys. Attendees can view, taste, and touch products before they buy.
"Because our company is for women by women, we understand the unique needs of females. We provide a range of options to help any woman spice up her relationship with her partner," Davis stated. Passion Parties was the first company in the party-plan industry to offer separate catalogues showcasing foreplay accessories and adventurous adult toys. On average, the company's catalogue contains more than 400 passion products and accessories.
The cornerstone of Passion Parties' product line is the RomantaTherapy(TM) collection, which was developed exclusively by Passion Parties. It includes sensual body products to transition the busy woman from the stress of the day to the romance of the evening. The company's top-selling product is the Pure Satisfaction(TM) UniSex Enhancement Gel, a topical gel that intensifies orgasms in women and men.
About Passion Parties, Inc.
Headquartered in Las Vegas, NV, Passion Parties specializes in sensual products and romance accessories. Since 1994, more than 94,000 women have joined the organization. Davis and the company have been featured in The New York Times, O, the Oprah Magazine, TIME, The Chicago Tribune, The Doctors, NBC's Weekend Today, ABC's Primetime with Diane Sawyer and E! Entertainment Television.
In 2007, Passion Parties created The Passion Parties Charitable Foundation which supports the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure and the National Multiple Sclerosis Society in the United States and Canada. All profits from the sale of The Passion Parties Guide to Great Sex are donated to the foundation to support these charities.
To book a Passion Party, become a consultant, or learn more about the company and products, please visit
or call 1-800-4-PASSION.
Source: Passion Parties, Inc.
CONTACT: Mercedes Evans of Passion Parties Inc., +1-702-617-0202 ext.
132, email@example.com
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WhiteHat Security's Jeremiah Grossman Honored With 2010 Social Security Blogger Award For Best Corporate Blog
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March 16, 2010
WhiteHat Security's Jeremiah Grossman Honored With 2010 Social Security Blogger Award For Best Corporate Blog
SANTA CLARA, Calif., March 16 -- WhiteHat Security, the leading provider of website risk management solutions, today announced that Jeremiah Grossman, founder and chief technology officer, was honored with the 2010 Social Security Blogger Award for Best Corporate Blog. The finalists in each category were selected by a panel of judges, with the winners ultimately determined by their peers from the Security Bloggers Network, a network consisting of 300 plus of the top security bloggers and podcasters in the industry.
Grossman's blog has become a respected resource for industry practitioners, press and analysts and currently receives tens of thousands of unique visitors per month. An influential speaker and author, Grossman populates his blog with a blend of industry news, the latest Web attacks and vulnerability information, and WhiteHat Security content. Grossman brings a decade of industry expertise and fresh ideas to the fore, which led his peers to select his blog over those including Microsoft's MSRC and Cisco Security Blog.
"When I first started blogging five years ago, Web security had already been a long-time passion of mine. The blog provided a platform to release cutting edge information, explore security concepts - new and old, and interact with people all over the world sharing similar interests. I never imagined there would be so many," said Grossman. "That's really what has kept me writing, the interaction with others who have different experiences, unique points of view, and those who work to solve day-to-day challenges. With so many other stellar blogs that I read on a daily basis, a Social Security Blogger Award is truly an honor."
"The quality of the blogs nominated as finalists this year was extraordinary," said Alan Shimel, managing partner, The CISO Group, LLC and manager of the Security Bloggers Network. "Jeremiah was chosen as the winner in the category of Best Corporate Blog. The fact that he was chosen by his peers and fellow bloggers, who live and breathe this every day is a true testament to how great Jeremiah's blog is. The community believes he is a great industry resource who is taking Web application security to a new level.
A key ingredient to his success is that he adds a personal touch to his blog and provides real-life examples backed by solid research, making it appealing to a broad audience."
The Social Security Blogger Awards, created by the Security Bloggers Network, were announced during the 4th Annual Security Bloggers Meetup at RSA. The panel of judges responsible for selecting the finalists included: Bill Brenner, CSO; Kelly Jackson Higgins, Dark Reading; Mike Fratto, Network Computing; and Larry Walsh, Channel Insider.
Jeremiah Grossman's blog can be found at
For additional information on the Social Security Blogger Awards list, visit
The Security Bloggers Network
The Security Bloggers Network is the premier network for IT related blogs and podcasts the world over. With an aggregated feed of almost 300 blogs and podcasts, it represents perhaps the largest source of content on Information Security. It is free and available for anyone to subscribe to via RSS or email. It can be reached at
About WhiteHat Security
Headquartered in Santa Clara, California, WhiteHat Security is the leading provider of website risk management solutions that protect critical data, ensure compliance and narrow the window of risk. WhiteHat Sentinel, the company's flagship product family, is the most accurate, complete and cost-effective website vulnerability management solution available. It delivers the flexibility, simplicity and manageability that organizations need to take control of website security and prevent Web attacks. Furthermore, WhiteHat Sentinel enables automated mitigation of website vulnerabilities via integration with Web application firewalls and Snort-based intrusion prevention systems. To learn more about WhiteHat Security, please visit our website at
Source: WhiteHat Security
CONTACT: Dawn van Hoegaerden, WhiteHat Security, +1-919-929-8525,
firstname.lastname@example.com; or Rachel Miller, SHIFT Communications for WhiteHat
Security, +1-617-779-1856, email@example.com
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VideoIQ Introduces iCVR-MP Intelligent Megapixel Dome Cameras
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March 16, 2010
VideoIQ Introduces iCVR-MP Intelligent Megapixel Dome Cameras
The world's only megapixel surveillance system with zero bandwidth recording, full megapixel analytics, and revolutionary IQTrack(TM) viewing
BEDFORD, Mass., March 16 -- VideoIQ, the leader in video surveillance innovation, today introduced iCVR-MP, a family of iCVR megapixel dome cameras. iCVR-MP cameras are revolutionary devices that deliver full 1080p resolution and frame rate, zero bandwidth recording, full megapixel analytics and support for IQTrack(TM) - automatic digital PTZ zoom and track.
The VideoIQ iCVR-MP megapixel cameras build upon the success of VideoIQ's iCVR cameras and encoders, which have achieved rapid market adoption and industry award recognition. With up to a half terabyte of intelligent, onboard Network Video Recorder (NVR) storage within each camera, the iCVR-MP megapixel cameras eliminate the need for expensive centralized storage - reducing deployment costs, system complexity, infrastructure, time and resources. Additionally, VideoIQ's embedded, adaptive analytics automatically calibrate in minutes, delivering superior real-time threat detection and forensic evidence at no additional cost. And with an advanced, fully integrated VMS, VideoIQ delivers the simplest, most powerful video surveillance system on the market within each iCVR-MP camera.
Features of the VideoIQ iCVR-MP cameras include:
-- Full 1080p/30 video. VideoIQ iCVR-MP cameras are VideoIQ's highest
resolution cameras, delivering dramatic 1080p video at up to 30 frames
per second. With almost seven times the resolution of a standard VGA
camera, the iCVR-MP allows customers to digitally zoom in for superior
detail, or cover nearly three times the horizontal area - reducing
costs by allowing customers to cover the same area with fewer cameras.
-- Zero bandwidth megapixel recording. Unlike conventional megapixel
cameras, VideoIQ iCVR-MP cameras store full 1080p video in up to a
half terabyte of onboard NVR storage for months worth of recording,
eliminating the need to stream high-resolution images across a network
to a central NVR - reducing network traffic and bandwidth consumption
by over 90%. As a result, iCVR-MP cameras simplify infrastructure
dramatically, and can even be deployed in environments that are
impractical for conventional megapixel cameras, including mixed IT
networks, wireless networks, and WAN deployments.
-- Megapixel video analytics. VideoIQ's patented video analytic
technology is the only one capable of processing full megapixel
streams on-camera - producing the highest accuracy and greatest range.
iCVR-MP analytics deliver over two times the range of D1 analytics.
Additionally, with a wider field of view and higher resolution than
standard resolution cameras, VideoIQ's iCVR-MP cameras allow operators
to capture greater detail and track objects for longer periods of
time, delivering better context and perspective on suspicious
behavior. Finally, the camera's real-time threat detection relies on
VideoIQ's award winning adaptive analytics, which self calibrate in
minutes, maintain calibration over time, and are capable of uniquely
distinguishing people, vehicles and boats from other objects, animals
and scene movement.
-- IQTrack(TM) viewing. VideoIQ iCVR-MP cameras use unique VideoIQ
intelligence to automatically identify, track and digitally zoom in on
suspicious objects, delivering enhanced detail, while continuing to
monitor and record the entire scene. This industry first enhances
operator effectiveness by focusing attention on critical activity
while maintaining the necessary scene context to appropriately respond
to threats and investigate after the incident.
-- Ready for any environment. VideoIQ's iCVR-MP cameras are vandal
proof, IP66 rated and have a full line of mounting accessories for
indoor or outdoor use.
-- Open integration. VideoIQ iCVR products are integrated with leading
video management systems, command and control integration platforms,
and access control systems, enabled by VideoIQ's open, standards based
APIs and SDKs.
"VideoIQ iCVR-MP megapixel cameras set a new benchmark for megapixel surveillance in image quality, intelligence, networking and storage," said Scott Schnell, President and CEO of VideoIQ. "With full megapixel analytics, we have not only doubled detection range, but also increased the detection field of view so operators can more rapidly assess potential threats. And with IQTrack(TM), operators are automatically shown all suspicious activity in detail, even as multiple events occur on different cameras - giving them significantly greater situational awareness. Finally with up to a half terabyte of onboard storage, customers can simplify infrastructure and deploy megapixel cameras for the first time across existing networks, wide area and wireless networks - once believed impossible."
The VideoIQ iCVR-MP Megapixel Camera family will be available in late summer 2010. For more information, contact VideoIQ at 888-351-1758 or firstname.lastname@example.com
About VideoIQ
VideoIQ is the leading innovator in intelligent video surveillance. VideoIQ's award-winning IP surveillance cameras and encoders include the most advanced, adaptive analytics in the industry, onboard NVR storage and enterprise class video management. Now, VideoIQ is delivering a new standard in megapixel surveillance, with zero bandwidth recording and full megapixel analytics. VideoIQ's simple and powerful surveillance solutions allow customers to pro-actively secure their most important assets across commercial, education, industrial, transportation, telecommunications and government markets. Learn more at
Source: VideoIQ
CONTACT: Jenna Brown, for VideoIQ, +1-781-791-4558, email@example.com
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VideoIQ introduces the iCVR Dome Camera Line
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March 16, 2010
VideoIQ introduces the iCVR Dome Camera Line
The world's only dome cameras with zero bandwidth recording, adaptive analytics and an advanced VMS
BEDFORD, Mass., March 16 -- VideoIQ, the leader in video surveillance innovation, announced the availability of a family of iCVR dome cameras. iCVR dome cameras are the world's only cameras with adaptive analytics, onboard Network Video Recorder (NVR) and an advanced Video Management System (VMS).
VideoIQ iCVR dome cameras build upon the success of VideoIQ's iCVR box cameras and encoders, which have achieved rapid market adoption and industry award recognition. With up to a half terabyte of intelligent, onboard NVR storage within each camera, iCVR dome cameras eliminate the need for expensive centralized storage - reducing deployment costs, system complexity, infrastructure, time and resources. Additionally, VideoIQ's embedded, adaptive analytics automatically calibrate in minutes, delivering superior real-time threat detection and forensic evidence at no additional cost. Finally, with an advanced, fully integrated VMS, VideoIQ delivers the simplest, most powerful video surveillance system on the market within each iCVR dome camera.
Features of the VideoIQ dome cameras include:
-- Zero bandwidth recording. Unlike conventional IP video surveillance
systems which have significant bandwidth and storage requirements,
VideoIQ iCVR dome cameras store video in up to half a terabyte of
onboard storage for months worth of recording, eliminating the need to
stream images across a network to a central NVR - reducing network
traffic and bandwidth consumption by over 90%. As a result, iCVR dome
cameras simplify infrastructure dramatically, and can be easily
deployed over existing networks, wireless networks and cellular
-- The most advanced video analytics in the industry: iCVR dome cameras'
real-time threat detection relies on VideoIQ's award winning adaptive
analytics, which self calibrate in minutes, maintain calibration over
time, and are capable of uniquely distinguishing people, vehicles and
boats from other objects, animals and scene movement. The camera
issues alarms only when there is a true threat, saving time and money
by enabling security personnel to focus only on events of high
-- Simple setup and operation. iCVR dome cameras significantly reduce
installation time and resources. With a fully integrated, onboard NVR
and an advanced VMS, iCVR cameras eliminate the need for centralized
3rd party software and hardware and facilities infrastructure.
Additionally, VideoIQ's embedded analytics automatically calibrate,
getting smarter with each object detected and further reducing
installation time and resources.
-- Ready for any environment. VideoIQ's iCVR dome cameras include a
complete family of vandal-proof, IP66 outdoor rated and indoor models
with a full line of mounting accessories for any indoor or outdoor
-- Open Integration. All VideoIQ iCVR products are integrated with
leading video management systems, command and control integration
platforms, and access control systems including Genetec, Lenel*,
Milestone and On-Net Surveillance Systems (OnSSI). For a complete
list of integrations, please visit
"The VideoIQ iCVR domes are a market breakthrough, "said Scott Schnell, President and CEO of VideoIQ. "By delivering a fully integrated surveillance system within each camera, VideoIQ makes it simple and cost effective for customers to deploy, whether they are completing an initial installation or expanding their existing system. And with our category leading analytics, customers immediately benefit from a system that is smart, helping them do their job of detecting and mitigating threats, and quickly zeroing in on the video evidence that matters."
The VideoIQ iCVR Dome Family is available now. For more information, contact VideoIQ at 888-351-1758 or firstname.lastname@example.com
*Lenel integration is scheduled for April 2010.
About VideoIQ
VideoIQ is the leading innovator in intelligent video surveillance. VideoIQ's award-winning IP surveillance cameras and encoders include the most advanced, adaptive analytics in the industry, onboard NVR storage and enterprise class video management. Now, VideoIQ is delivering a new standard in megapixel surveillance, with zero bandwidth recording and full megapixel analytics. VideoIQ's simple and powerful surveillance solutions allow customers to pro-actively secure their most important assets across commercial, education, industrial, transportation, telecommunications and government markets. Learn more at
Source: VideoIQ
CONTACT: Jenna Brown, +1-781-791-4558, email@example.com
Web Site:
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Cell Phone Becomes Survival Tool with Silent Bodyguard from LiveSecure.org
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March 16, 2010
Cell Phone Becomes Survival Tool with Silent Bodyguard from LiveSecure.org
Application Sends Distress Signals, GPS Coordinates Silently with One Touch Button
FREDERICKSBURG, Va., March 16 -- Dr. Clint Van Zandt, former FBI chief hostage negotiator and criminal profiler, is backing a new safety application designed for mobile phones. It sends an SOS distress signal with GPS coordinates to immediately reach potential rescuers who the phone owner has pre-programmed into the mobile phone without alerting any onlookers.
Van Zandt reports there have been many situations in which a person trapped or in grave danger didn't have time to place a call or create a text message. The new application, Silent Bodyguard, has been described as a "silent panic button." It can be downloaded through
for just $3.99. While currently it is just for the iPhone, iPod Touch and the new iPad, it will be available for Blackberry within a few months.
LiveSecure.org offers Dr. Van Zandt's weekly blog with his analysis of the latest national crime stories, as well as a free DVD, "Protecting Children from Predators." It also has information on a national one-strike law for sexual predators and other vital security articles for families and businesses as well as links for organizations or individuals concerned with safety and security.
Businesses, universities and families are currently grappling with how they might respond fast enough to save lives in a distress situation, says Van Zandt. The Silent Bodyguard application was inspired by Jo Perry, whose youngest daughter was the classmate of a girl abducted and killed while simply on an errand in Los Angeles and whose oldest daughter attends the same University as the graduate student recently murdered in her lab.
Van Zandt is a well-known television guest commentator for NBC and MSNBC and is a published author and international speaker on matters of security, aberrant behavior, law enforcement and crisis management. He was instrumental in identifying the "Unabomber" and the Oklahoma City bomber in the 1990s. In corporate situations, Van Zandt often consults where serious tensions arise and helps defuse or prevent threats within the workplace.
The Silent Bodyguard creators are Jo Perry, the concerned mom noted above, and application developer Justin Leader, both of Los Angeles.
Source: LiveSecure.org
CONTACT: Susan Carol for Livesecure.org, +1-540-361-1274, firstname.lastname@example.com,
or Jon Van Zandt of Livesecure.org, +1-540-842-8875, email@example.com
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