Apperson Education Products to Relieve Time Burdens of No Child Left Behind Act
Teachers Still Struggling with Stress and Lack of Time Low-Cost, Speedy Scanners Promise to "Give Teachers Back Their Time to Teach"
Los Angeles, Calif. - When the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) of January 2002 mandated annual assessments for students, no one foresaw the resulting administrative burden that testing would place on the nation's educators. As testing has increased over the years, to help students monitor their academic progress in preparing for the NCLB assessments, the pressure on teachers has continued to increase. Teachers have struggled to balance NCLB requirements and their responsibilities for creating daily lesson plans, preparing for parent conferences, grading homework and teaching a full day.
One Company's Goal: To Give Teachers Back Their Time to Teach (http://www.appersonedu.com/aboutus/whyteachersloveus.aspx)
After examining the time challenge teachers face today, one company in the educational field made a commitment to "give teachers back their time to teach," by providing test scoring equipment that would conserve their most important resource--time. As a result of that commitment, Apperson Education Products, a division of Apperson Print Resources, Inc., and a specialist in test scoring solutions, has designed a new generation of test scanners that can score a test in seconds, yet are affordable enough to be made widely available in classrooms throughout the country.
"Time spent in the classroom is just the tip of the iceberg for teachers," says Bill Apperson, CEO of Apperson Education Products, "which is why our products for test scoring and reporting are designed to save teachers time."
While each of the new Apperson scanners has its own unique features, all of them were designed to operate as a stand-alone machine, as they would need to in a classroom environment. All three scanners allow students to insert their own tests into the machines, so teachers don't have to. And all three have simple controls, minimizing the time and effort required to operate them.
Apperson scanners can also provide teachers with on-demand reports of students' test scores. Apperson's DataLink™ (http://www.appersonedu.com/software/datalink/features.aspx) software makes this possible by connecting the scanner directly to a school's computer to download test data.
"Our teachers love the DataLink™ (http://www.appersonedu.com/software/datalink/features.aspx) software. They can print an item analysis of the test scores within a matter of seconds and review it to determine which subjects need more work," said Melissa Cobian, a librarian at Olive Peirce Middle School of Ramona, CA. Olive Peirce is just one of the 10,000 schools that have adopted the Apperson solution in an effort to reclaim time for their teachers. "Meeting NCLB requirements has increased burdens on teachers and school district administrators enormously," said Apperson. "So, when we receive feedback from teachers on how our test scoring equipment has eliminated hours of tedious grading, it is extremely rewarding."
Apperson Education Products, established in 1992 as a division of Apperson Print Resources, strives to provide today's educators with low-cost, quality-driven productivity tools. For more information, please call 800.827.9219 or visit the Apperson website at www.appersonedu.com
Fifteen Ruby on Rails organizations join to recommend New Relic RPM to their clients.
San Francisco, CA (PRWEB) February 25, 2009 -- New Relic, Inc. (http://www.newrelic.com), the leading provider of Ruby on Rails application performance management solutions, today announced that fifteen more organizations have joined its Affiliate Program. The Affiliate Program was first announced in November 2008 and has attracted more than 30 members to date.
The new members are ActionRails, Blue Box Group, Christopher Redinger, Curve21, Delve Networks, FreeAgentCentral.com, Indiana Ruby Brigade, IntersectNYC, ProjectLocker, Qualtech-Consultants, Sevenwire, SF Ruby Group, Webbynode, Webficient, and WTA Consulting.
"We specialize in helping customers bring their Rails development efforts to a more professional and efficient peak," said Pratik Naik, a partner at ActionRails. "For us, New Relic RPM is an essential ingredient in building serious Rails applications. The data provided by RPM makes it possible to pinpoint performance issues inside an application, and to proactively eliminate problems before they come to the notice of end users."
"The Affiliate Program is gaining momentum," said Bill Lapcevic, vice president of business development for New Relic. "We continue to attract the leading organizations in the Ruby on Rails community who want to use RPM as the basis for providing an ongoing, highly valued service to their clients."
About the New Relic Affiliate Program
The New Relic Affiliate Program is designed for application development firms, systems integrators, VAR's, Rails user groups, application hosting services and any other organization or individual with contacts within the Rails community. Once approved and enrolled in the program, the affiliate can promote RPM to their customers or members. Affiliates are also entitled to provide RPM Gold level subscriptions for limited periods to assist clients with application issues. Affiliates are paid a fee equal to a portion of the subscription fees paid to New Relic by those who become subscribers as a result of the affiliate's participation.
For more information on the New Relic Affiliate Program go to http://www.newrelic.com/affiliates.html.
About RPM™
New Relic offers RPM, a subscription-based Rails Performance Management solution that enables developers to quickly and cost effectively detect, diagnose and fix application performance problems in real time. This software-as-a-service (SaaS) offering is currently used by more than 1200 customers in production and another 2000 in pre-production. The real-time metrics provided through New Relic RPM are presented through an easy to understand graphical interface, allowing rapid discovery and analysis of performance bottlenecks. New Relic RPM installs as a Rails plug-in in seconds allowing critical performance data to be collected immediately. To learn more about RPM and to subscribe, visit http://newrelic.com/get-RPM.html.
About New Relic
New Relic, Inc. is the leading provider of application performance solutions for Ruby on Rails. New Relic customers include 37signals, Ourstage, iOffer, Shopify, Getty Images, Intuit, Liz Claiborne, Butterball and AboutUs.org; and partners Engine Yard, Pivotal Labs and RightScale. The New Relic Affiliate Program enables Rails businesses and user groups to earn referral fees for recommending RPM to their colleagues. New Relic is also the creator of RailsLab, an online education resource focused on application performance. RailsLab can be found at http://railslab.newrelic.com. Funded by Benchmark Capital and Trinity Ventures, New Relic is a private company headquartered in San Francisco, California, USA. To learn more about New Relic, visit www.newrelic.com.
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Contact InformationStephanie Breslin
New Relic http://www.newrelic.com
650.248.9590
Security Innovation Unveils eKnowledge Products to help Development Teams Build Secure Software
Leveraging its long history as a software security consultancy, vulnerability analyst, and trainer to the Fortune 500, Security Innovation has launched two eKnowledge products to help companies mitigate growing software security risks. Putting Security Innovation's expertise and training methodologies online gives organizations a way to cost-effectively bolster software security even as the economy forces many to cut IT spending.
Wilmington, Mass. -- Leveraging its long history as a software security consultancy, vulnerability analyst, and trainer to the Fortune 500, Security Innovation has launched two eKnowledge products to help companies mitigate growing software security risks. Putting Security Innovation's expertise and training methodologies online gives organizations a way to cost-effectively bolster software security even as the economy forces many to cut IT spending.
The new eKnowledge offerings consist of Web-based learning and software security guidance to help developers build security into their software from application conception through deployment. This dramatically reduces an organization's information risk and improves compliance with corporate standards and industry regulations.
TeamProfessor is a library of e-learning courses on cryptography, security testing, J2EE coding, ASP.NET coding, and cross-site scripting with JSP and ASP.NET. Hosted by Security Innovation, TeamProfessor is available to any individual or organization seeking to improve software and information security knowledge at a fraction of the cost of instructor-led training. Browser-based, it requires no plug-in software to install, manage, troubleshoot or update. It has full start/stop/rewind/forward functionality, simulations, quizzes and compliance with the AICC and SCORM e-learning standards. Individuals who complete courses in TeamProfessor earn continuing professional education (CPE) credits needed to maintain CISSP and CSSLP certifications.
TeamMentor Enterprise Edition is a just-in-time security guidance system that gives IT and development teams all the expertise they need, organized and in one place, to consistently build and deploy more secure software. Instead of Googling for ad hoc advice from apocryphal sources, users turn to the TeamMentor knowledge base for rapid access to relevant best practices, methodologies, rules, code snippets, libraries checklists, technical terms, blogs, standards and more. All are documented, vetted and constantly updated by Security Innovation vulnerability assessment teams that encounter and correct security problems every day.
These new eKnowledge solutions foster a secure development lifecycle (SDL) through the requirements, design, coding, testing and deployment phases of an application. A development or IT team with any mix of novices and seasoned security and software professionals can benefit from the training and security guidance, which are geared for a diverse audience.
"We believe in the philosophy that if you teach a person to fish, they can feed themselves for a lifetime," said Security Innovation Vice President of Marketing Nick Allen. "That's essentially why we have packaged our security expertise for organizations and individuals who want to learn software security on demand, economically and at their own pace. All groups within the corporation - from developers to executives - need to build a consistent baseline of security knowledge, and TeamProfessor and TeamMentor help establish that."
Security Innovation's eKnowledge solutions draw on expertise acquired through decades of research, 10 years of security consulting, development of software security products, and instructor-led training delivery.
TeamProfessor and TeamMentor are aimed at software security in particular because most security vulnerabilities exist at the application layer rather than the network layer - in fact, more than 70 percent exist at the application layer, according to the research firm Gartner.
"We chose TeamProfessor because software security has never been more critical, and we wanted top-flight training without compromises," said Keith Wood, application development architect at Progress Energy. "Security Innovation's proven reputation in the field and high-quality content made the decision easy. Since the courses are Web-based, we just email the link around, and our developers learn what they need to learn at their own pace just when it's needed."
"Building security into software at the coding stage is one of the most important steps you can take for the longevity of the application, and enterprise security," said analyst and application security champion Theresa Lanowitz, Founder of the voke, inc. research firm. "Today, all organizations are challenged to deliver strategic value in critical areas such as application security, however, most IT organizations need assistance in understanding how to address application security at the developer level and throughout the lifecycle. The offering of e-learning and on-demand security from Security Innovation addresses this very critical need for today's IT organization."
Pricing and Availability
TeamProfessor courses are available now and include unlimited use by a single user. Pricing starts at US $195 per seat for corporate-wide deployments or $495 for an individual seat. For more information on Security Innovation's e-learning and other courseware see http://www.securityinnovation.com/products/elearning/index.shtml
or call 978.694.1008 x2.
TeamMentor Enterprise Edition is priced at $10,000 per server, which includes a 10-user license and the ability to scale into the thousands of users. More information can be found here: http://www.securityinnovation.com/products/team-mentor/index.shtml.
About Security Innovation
Security Innovation is a leading independent provider of secure software lifecycle management solutions to Fortune 500 companies. Global technology vendors and enterprise IT organizations such as Microsoft, IBM, FedEx, ING, Symantec, Visa, Coca-Cola and GE rely on our security expertise, tools and training to understand and mitigate the security risks in their software. The company is headquartered in Wilmington, Mass., with offices in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, and Seattle, Wash. For more information about Security Innovation, please visit www.securityinnovation.com or call 1.978.694.1008 (USA) 31 (0) 20 301 9150 (non-U.S).
plasq Releases 3D Space Game "Pharos IV: Assault" for iPhone and iPod Touch
Pharos IV: Assault -- A showdown of galactic proportions. Take the controls of an advanced space fighter to defend your starbase from the relentless alien hoard. Stunning graphics and gripping gameplay await the player in this game for iPhone and iPod Touch.
Charleston, SC (PRWEB) February 24, 2009 -- plasq today released a new 3D video game for the iPhone and iPod Touch. Pharos IV: Assault puts players at the controls of an advanced space fighter defending the space station against an alien attack.
Pharos IV: Assault provides immersive gameplay in a spectacular universe by utilizing the accelerometers for flight control, the touch screen to launch torpedoes and missiles and incredible 3D graphics to bring it all to life. The game engine also features an advanced enemy AI to keep players on their toes and an engaging soundtrack to entertain the ears.
"This game is an homage to some of the classic 3D space shooters we've played over the years", said Robert Grant, lead developer at plasq. "It's incredible how capable these devices are and we really took advantage of that to produce a thrilling gameplay experience."
The game features classic arcade style gameplay with unlimited levels and a high-score table. Available now at the Apple iPhone App Store (itunes.com/app/pharosivassault (http://plasq.com/t/pharosiv/prweb)) for a limited time at the low price $0.99 - regular price will be $1.99. A free lite version (itunes.com/app/pharosivassaultlite (http://plasq.com/t/pharosivlite/prweb)) is also available but limited to the first 3 levels.
More information also available at: plasq.com/pharosiv (http://plasq.com/t/pharosivpl/pr)
About plasq:
plasq is a collaborative company with personnel scattered across 3 continents who unite online to develop innovative software for iPhone and Mac OS X including the smash hit Comic Life.
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Contact InformationRobert Grant
plasq.com http://plasq.com/pharosiv
(843) 367-0095
Archive Systems Announces ASPEN 360 Accounts Payable Edition, Release 9
On-demand accounts payable automation solution combines ZeroTouch AP imaging and workflow with best practices. ASPEN 360 Accounts Payable Edition, Release 9 integrates numerous enhances to continue to improve the end user experience.
Fairfield, NJ (PRWEB) February 24, 2009 -- Archive Systems, a leading provider of accounts payable automation, today introduced ASPEN 360 Accounts Payable Edition (http://www.archivesystems.com/aspen360/APedition.asp), Release 9. ASPEN 360, a multi-tenant SaaS-based solution, automates AP processes by combining industry best practices with ZeroTouch™ AP imaging and workflow. Release 9 includes numerous enhancements to dramatically speed up implementation times and the AP process. These include enhancements to the three way matching process and line item matching features, further configurability for the ASPEN 360 Online Form feature, and updates to the user interface screens to continue to improve the end user experience.
"ASPEN 360 Release 9 truly reflects the commitment we've made to our clients, platform, and product. It reinforces how we are focused on providing users with the features and functionality needed to increase efficiencies, streamline processes, and cut costs in AP," stated Dave Craig, President of Archive Systems.
Straight Through Processing (http://www.archivesystems.com/aspen360/straightthroughprocessing.asp) has been enhanced. The new release integrates new confidence-level functionality into the three way matching feature, helping AP processors quickly match invoices to PO and receipt line items by visually identifying the potential matches via a confidence percentage rating. This add-on enhancement further promotes the user ownability of ASPEN 360. AP departments can control which invoices are potential candidates for straight though processing from the line items that ASPEN 360 has identified as a match through the designated confidence level percentage. When matches within predefined tolerances are met, ASPEN 360 auto matches the invoice, then completes the transaction, passing the approved invoice data straight through to the ERP system without AP processor intervention. If the predefined tolerances are not met, the AP processor is provided with a list of possible matches to review.
In order to improve exception processing, Release 9 combines aggregate matching with line item matching functionality to give ASPEN 360 clients the capability to further control how the three way match is configured. If a client has invoices that fail the line item matching, they have the ability to use aggregate matching to improve their straight through processing efficiency.
The enhancements to the Online Form feature now allows enhanced configuration of existing online forms like the Check Request and Adjustment Forms. Upcoming releases of ASPEN 360 will incorporate additional online forms which use SmartRouting workflow technology to automatically route the online form and supporting documents based on the configured business rules. The purchase-to-pay process is streamlined because the ASPEN 360 online form technology dramatically speeds up the time needed for approval and payment.
"We continue to expand the AP invoice processing capabilities available in ASPEN 360 Accounts Payable Edition," added Craig. "The online form feature is another example of how we're taking paper out of the AP process. This feature is especially useful to eliminate the headache of managing all those paper-based forms AP departments receive today."
About Archive Systems, Inc.
Archive Systems, Inc. flagship solution, ASPEN 360 Accounts Payable Edition, combines best practices AP Automation (http://www.archivesystems.com/aspen360/APedition.asp) with ZeroTouch AP imaging and workflow. The product increases efficiencies and reduces costs with features such as straight through processing, which uses automated three-way matching to auto match invoices to PO and receipt line items without AP processor intervention. It includes the ASPEN 360 Invoice Virtualization Center (http://www.archivesystems.com/aspen360/APinvoicedatacapture.asp), which removes from the client all tasks associated with document imaging, data capture, document classification, indexing, and OCR. The company also provides physical records management services such as business records storage, document shredding, and offsite data storage, through a number of Record Center locations. For more information, please visit www.archivesystems.com.
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Contact InformationCraig Abramson
Archive Systems, Inc. http://www.archivesystems.com
973-287-1357
With Painter 11, artists can now expand their digital toolset with the most advanced painting and natural media tools available. New pressure-sensitive brushes allow hand and brush to fluidly work as one, producing brushstrokes that are unrivaled in texture and precision. Enhanced drawing tools and customizable media allow users to create distinct art every time.
Ottawa, ON (PRWEB) February 24, 2009 -- Corel Corporation (NASDAQ: CREL; TSX: CRE) today introduced Corel® Painter™ 11, the newest edition of the world's leading painting and illustration software. With more than 40 new and enhanced features, Painter 11 provides the most inventive drawing and painting tools available, making it the ultimate art studio for those ready to expand their definition of creativity.
Since its inception, Corel Painter has set the standard for painting and illustration software. With Painter 11, artists can now expand their digital toolset with the most advanced painting and natural media tools available. New pressure-sensitive brushes allow hand and brush to fluidly work as one, producing brushstrokes that are unrivaled in texture and precision. Enhanced drawing tools and customizable media allow users to create distinct art every time.
"The cornerstone of Painter's success has always been our loyal user community. During the development cycle for Painter 11, we listened closely and carefully to what these talented artists were saying about our product -- the features they loved and the new features they needed as they worked with Painter on a day-to-day basis," said Rob MacDonald, Product Manager for Corel Painter. "With Painter 11, we've successfully addressed many of the key areas our users highlighted while also delivering some exciting new features that will further expand artists' creative options."
Changing What's Possible in Art
In developing the newest version of Corel Painter, the Corel team focused on four key areas:
Enhancing the Creative Process
Painter 11 offers artists the ability to enhance their creativity through the freedom to create and customize brushes and media variants to their precise specifications. With unique new tools including new artistic media, new hard media brushes, and new selection tools, Painter 11's unique toolset enables users to create art that would not be possible working with traditional media.
Going Beyond the Digital Darkroom
With Painter 11, artists can expand their digital toolset with painting media designed to extend the capabilities of digital photography programs such as Corel® Paint Shop Pro® Photo and Adobe® Photoshop®. New color management improves color recognition when importing files from other applications and individual color profiles per document create greater color accuracy for each file.
Learning from Unlimited Experimentation
For those looking to embark on an artistic education, Painter 11 offers the ability to experiment with color theory and composition much faster than in a traditional environment, and without the toxins and mess. With the option to undo brushstrokes and other effects, this digital art studio provides the ability to experiment in an unlimited capacity, giving students, teachers, and other new users the confidence to explore a wide variety of artistic techniques.
Increasing Performance and Productivity
Artists using Painter 11 can enjoy creating in an inviting environment that is optimized for their workflow. Enhanced brushes perform up to thirty percent faster than in previous versions, making this the fastest, most responsive version of Painter yet.
"I've been using Corel Painter for more than 18 years. This program has been a vital and integral part of my artistic workflow for the last 16 years. "With the enhancements in brush technology and the expandable color palette introduced in Painter 11, I now have an even more powerful toolbox with which to express myself on the digital canvas," said Jeremy Sutton, Portrait Artist (JeremySutton.com) and Founder of the new educational website, PaintboxJ.com, which features Painter 11 video tutorials, articles and new custom brushes. "Kudos to the Painter development team who sought out and listened to feedback from the artistic community and worked with us to make this version the best Painter yet. I highly recommend diving in, if you're new to Painter, or upgrading from earlier versions so you can enjoy the new, improved features of Painter 11."
For more information about Corel Painter 11 and to see a detailed list of new and enhanced features, and to view exceptional art created using Corel Painter, please visit www.corel.com/painter. To learn more about how Corel Painter is used worldwide, please visit the product's community site at www.painterfactory.com.
Pricing and Availability
The English version of Corel Painter 11 is available tomorrow (Feb. 25) as an electronic download through www.corel.com and is priced at $399 US for the full version and $199 US for the upgrade. The boxed product featuring new, environmentally-aware packaging is also available immediately for preorder and is priced at $429 US for the full version and $229 US for the upgrade.
About Corel
Corel is one of the world's top software companies with more than 100 million active users in over 75 countries. We develop software that helps people express their ideas and share their stories in more exciting, creative and persuasive ways. Through the years, we've built a reputation for delivering innovative, trusted products that are easy to learn and use, helping people achieve new levels of productivity. The industry has responded with hundreds of awards for software innovation, design and value.
Our award-winning product portfolio includes some of the world's most widely recognized and popular software brands, including CorelDRAW® Graphics Suite, Corel® Painter™, Corel DESIGNER® Technical Suite, Corel® Paint Shop Pro® Photo, VideoStudio®, WinDVD®, Corel® WordPerfect® Office and WinZip®. Our global headquarters are in Ottawa, Canada, with major offices in the United States, United Kingdom, Germany, China, Taiwan and Japan.
Digital Fuel, "Innovation Of The Year" Finalist, To Compete For Top Honors At IT Service Management Conference
Digital Fuel's ServiceFlow IT Cost Management Judged to be Among Products that "Made Greatest ITSM Contribution" in 2008; Product will be Showcased At Booth 301
San Mateo, CA (PRWEB) February 23, 2009 -- Digital Fuel (http://www.digitalfuel.com/), the leader in IT Service Management (http://www.digitalfuel.com/applications/) (ITSM (http://www.digitalfuel.com/applications/)) solutions, today announced it has been named a finalist in the "Innovation Of The Year" portion of the IT Infrastructure Library (ITIL) Awards sponsored by Pink Elephant, producer of the 13th Annual International IT Service Management Conference & Exhibition. Digital Fuel will exhibit at the conference, to be held February 22-25, 2009 in Las Vegas at the Bellagio Hotel, and will compete for top honors on February 24.
The ITIL Innovation Of The Year award, part of Pink Elephant's ITIL Awards event, recognizes a product or service developed by the vendor community that has made the greatest contribution to IT Service Management in the last calendar year. As a finalist, Digital Fuel was cited for ServiceFlow, an IT Cost Management software solution that helps enterprises minimize IT costs and deliver maximum business value by creating cost transparency and visibility.
The ITSM conference is the largest and most respected IT Service Management conference in the world. Now in its 13th year, the conference offers CIOs, CTOs, project managers, IT consultants and others advanced training in IT Service Management and ITIL, and showcases the latest in ITSM-focused products and services.
"This conference is one of the most important annual gatherings for companies who are focused on systems that optimize the value of IT investment. As a prominent IT Cost Management product, ServiceFlow has had a great impact on our customers' pursuit of increased business value through better IT cost visibility. We believe those results figured prominently in our being named finalist for 'Innovation Of The Year,'" said Yisrael Dancziger, CEO of Digital Fuel.
Digital Fuel's ServiceFlow helps IT organizations cost, price, bill, and control services spend and usage. The software provides the IT cost visibility that is a requisite capability in order to operate an IT service organization like a well-run business. Using ServiceFlow's powerful business application, IT departments can reduce and optimize costs strategically for maximum business benefit through greater visibility into IT costs such as the total cost of each business service and its unit cost, as well as what to charge for services based on consumption. It can also show chargeback details and the cost drivers behind the total cost of each service, in order for executives to better manage IT spend.
ServiceFlow takes a uniquely holistic approach to the automation of business processes critical to ITIL v3, the latest version of the industry standard IT Infrastructure Library. It automates the customer- and business-facing processes of Service Catalog, Service Level Management, and Service Financial Management specified in ITIL v3.
Pink Elephant's ITIL "Innovation Of The Year" Award will be announced from the conference's main stage at the Bellagio Hotel at 8:30AM on Tuesday, February 24. Throughout the conference, Digital Fuel will showcase its ITIL solutions from its exhibit in Booth 301.
Forrester Research has produced a case study, "IT Operations Financial Management Helps The Business Control Its Service Consumption", that details the experiences of Nationwide Mutual Insurance, a user of ServiceFlow IT Cost Management (http://www.digitalfuel.com/applications/serviceflow-finance.php). For a free copy of the study, go to http://info.digitalfuel.com/ForresterNationwidePR.html.
About Digital Fuel:
Digital Fuel Technologies, Inc., is the leading provider of Service Catalog Management (http://www.digitalfuel.com/applications/serviceflow-catalog.php), Service Level Management (SLM) (http://www.digitalfuel.com/applications/serviceflow-slm.php) and Service Cost Management (http://www.digitalfuel.com/applications/serviceflow-finance.php) software solutions for IT, Communications, HR, F&A in enterprises and commercial service providers. The company's ServiceFlow business software applications manage billions in Telco, IT and other business services at companies and governments around the world such as British Telecom, Cisco, Computacenter, CSC, Cummins, Dell, General Electric, IBM, Nationwide, Nestle, O2, Procter & Gamble, Siemens, SITA, Sprint, Steria, Telefonica, Telus, WiPro and many others. Digital Fuel is headquartered in San Mateo, California, USA, with offices across North America and Europe. Learn more at www.DigitalFuel.com.
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Contact InformationTom Schaefer
Digital Fuel http://www.digitalfuel.com
650-996-6442
Staying One Step Ahead Of Its Customers' Needs, Sentrilock Launches 'Lockbox Live' Virtual Brochure
Well-Known for its Superior Customer Service, SentriLock Continues to Set the Standard for Providing Real Estate Professionals with Information Powered by Next-Generation Technology
Cincinnati, Ohio (PRWEB) February 21, 2009 -- SentriLock (http://www.sentrilock.com), a leading provider of electronic lockboxes to the real estate industry, today launched "Lockbox Live," a virtual presentation that allows boards, associations and individual real estate professionals to gain keen insights into the numerous high-tech benefits of electronic lockboxes. Lockbox Live can be accessed at: http://www.sentrilock.com/lblive/lblive.html. A special version of the site for our Canadian customers and prospects can be accessed at: http://www.sentrilock.com/lbliveca.
Lockbox Live is the next step in SentriLock's unmatched commitment to help its current and potential customers gain a competitive edge by providing cutting-edge technology, tools, information, and customer service.
"With Lockbox Live, we've once again listened to our customers and developed an innovative, next-generation tool that they can access at their convenience to gain additional information on the numerous benefits of electronic lockboxes," said John Heithaus, senior vice president of sales, marketing and alliances for SentriLock.
"Boards and associations are on tight deadlines and need comprehensive information at their fingertips so they can make an informed decision on their terms - Lockbox Live brings our REALTOR® Lockbox NXT to life," Heithaus added.
Interactivity is at the forefront of Lockbox Live, as real estate professionals can virtually open both the shackle of the lockbox and key door, as well as get a 360-degree rotating view of REALTOR® Lockbox NXT, allowing users to virtually experience the industry's most technologically advanced lockbox.
In a testament to the company's commitment to providing superior customer service, SentriLock received the highest ratings among lockbox providers in four out of five key areas for two years running, according to a national survey of MLS and Association Executives. SentriLock was tops in lockbox product, service, system and overall satisfaction. Unlike any other lockbox system, the REALTOR® Lockbox NXT product contains "smart" technology (such as an electronic keypad) combined with smart-card technology.
About SentriLock
SentriLock LLC, founded in 2003, is majority owned by the NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® (NAR) and is the official lockbox solution of NAR's REALTOR Benefits® Program. SentriLock lockboxes and software are proudly designed, built and supported in the U.S.A. SentriLock has more than 200 REALTOR® Association clients using its REALTOR® Lockbox system representing over 200,000 agents. For additional information on the REALTOR® Lockbox system, contact SentriLock toll-free, 866-736-2322, or visit http://www.sentrilock.com.
About the NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS®
The National Association of Realtors®, "The Voice for Real Estate," is America's largest trade association, representing 1.2 million members involved in all aspects of the residential and commercial real estate industries. Information about NAR is available at www.REALTOR.org.
REALTOR® is a registered collective membership mark which may be used only by real estate professionals who are members of the NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® and subscribe to its strict Code of Ethics. Not all real estate agents are REALTORS®. All REALTORS® are members of NAR.
"Sexting": The Newest Reason for Parents to Monitor Computer Activity
Pandora Corp. Co-Founder discusses the newest "shocking trend" among teenagers, and what parents can do to prevent their kids from endangering themselves...
New York, NY (PRWEB) February 21, 2009 -- The newest shock to hit the parental system is the recent discovery of a new teenage trend. "Sexting" is the term used to describe the act of teenagers sending naked photos of themselves to significant others, friends, and sometimes casual acquaintances, via cell phone text messaging. These messages are sent, received and forwarded on a daily basis across the nation, and parents are just now finding out.
"Thanks to a few kids who have recently been caught, this new and dangerous phenomenon has come to light for parents," says Jamie Leasure, co-founder of Pandora Corp., makers of PC Pandora computer monitoring software (http://www.pcpandora.com), a tool designed to help parents keep kids safe online.
The National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy recently released results of a study completed in the fall of 2008. Of the 653 teens surveyed, 20-percent admitted to electronically sending or posting online nude or semi-nude pictures of themselves.
Another statistic shows that 39-percent of teens are sending sexually suggestive electronic text-based messages to each other. While the latter may seem like the current form of flirting, once images are involved, in the eyes of the law it becomes a form of child pornography.
"When a teenager takes a naked photo of themselves with a camera phone, it could be considered an issue of personal morals and values. But what teens don't realize is that once that picture finds its way to the Internet, it becomes an issue of personal safety," says Leasure. "That's aside from the bottom line fact that taking the picture and sending it, via Internet or cell phone, is a serious legal matter."
It doesn't matter if it's your child or not, if there are pictures of naked minors on your computer, you should be very concerned. If your child is receiving, forwarding, or - worse - producing and distributing nude pictures of themselves, peers or friends, there can be serious legal consequences. Already, charges have been brought upon teens in several states across the country. Leasure says this is just one more reason parents need to get serious and start monitoring their child's computer and Internet activity (http://hubpages.com/hub/Monitoring-Child-Internet-Activity-Essential-Parenting).
"Parents need to be aware of how their kids are using the technology they are placing in their hands. It's as simple as that."
And that's were PC Pandora comes in. PC Pandora (http://www.pcpandora.com) is computer monitoring software (http://www.squidoo.com/monitoringsoftware) that acts like a DVR and records all activity on your computer. With sequential snapshots of everything that happens on the screen, parents are able to effectively play back everything and anything their child does both on and offline. Further details of activity are made available in text-based files. Parents can review transcripts of emails sent and received, and instant messenger chats, logs of websites visited, keystrokes, peer-2-peer files shared, and programs accessed, plus Internet search queries, webcam output and more. The IRIS feature will even send those text-based files right to a parent's email - invaluable for working moms and dads who can't always be home when the kids are online. PC Pandora (http://pcpandora.wordpress.com/) also comes with blocks and filters to help parents implement usage rights and restrictions.
"If you have PC Pandora (http://monitoringsoftwarepcpandora.wetpaint.com/) on your computer, you will know if your child is involved in Internet sexting, whether it's producing the material or simply passing it along," says Leasure. "This is the best thing you can do as a parent to help keep your kid safe from all of the Internet threats, including their own thoughtlessness."
To help detect if there are images on your teens phone, well, Leasure says that's easy: "If the parent bought the phone and is paying the bill, it's as easy as telling your child to 'fork it over' so you can review content."
Leasure says the combination of current popular culture, the rapid speed of developing technology, and the old faithful trait of teens not thinking before acting has caused this new threat.
"There is something to be said for the way that sex is portrayed in mainstream media and pop culture," explains Leasure. "We are a society that makes the idea 'sex sells' possible. At the same time, we are enjoying this explosion of new technology that makes high levels of communication between individuals possible with a few presses of just a couple of buttons. When we give our kids this new technology, we sometimes forget that teens are teens and they are going to do a lot of questionable things as they grow up. That's why as parents we need to be aware and know how our kids are using the technology we give them and how they are representing themselves in the new digital world."
It sounds easy, but as every parent knows, putting even the simplest idea into practice can be very hard. Fortunately, there are tools like PC Pandora (http://www.pcpandora.com/children.php) that make 21st century parenting easier to manage. Parents should also consider this: the recent study revealed that 75% of teens acknowledge that sending these messages "can have serious negative consequences," but they are doing it anyway. Maybe they do need the extra parental enforcement.
For more information on how you can keep your kids safe online and find out if they are partaking in sexting, visit www.pcpandora.com. In spring 2009, Pandora Corp. will release PC Pandora 6.0, which will incorporate Pandora LIVE, a web-based service that will allow parents to check content from anywhere through a secure server.
A 2008 survey of 653 teens (age 13-19) commissioned by The National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy to explore the habits of electronic activity found that:
· 20-percent of teens (1 in 5) say they have electronically sent/posted nude or seminude pictures or video of themselves; breakdown: 22-percent of teen girls, 18-percent of teen boys and 11-percent of 'young teens' (age 13-19).
· 39-percent of teens say they have sent sexually suggestive messages (text, email, IM) to another (37-percent of teen girls, 40-percent of teen boys); 48-percent of teens report having received such messages
· 71% of teen girls and 67% of teen guys who have sent or posted sexually suggestive content say they have sent/posted this content to a boyfriend/girlfriend; 21% of teen girls and 39% of teen boys say they have sent such content to someone they wanted to date or "hook up" with.
· 15% of teens who have sent or posted nude/seminude images of themselves say they have done so to someone they only knew online.
· 75% of teens and 71% of young adults say sending sexually suggestive content "can have serious negative consequences." Yet, 39% of teens and 59% of young adults have sent or posted sexually suggestive emails or text messages--and 20% of teens and 33% of young adults have sent/posted nude or semi-nude images of themselves.
· 38% of teen girls and 39% of teen boys say they have had sexually suggestive text messages or emails-- originally meant for someone else--shared with them; 25% of teen girls and 33% of teen boys say they have had nude or semi-nude images--originally meant for someone else--shared with them.
About PC Pandora: Pandora Corporation was formed with one goal - to help our customers monitor, control and protect their families and themselves online. First released in mid 2005, our PC Pandora computer monitoring software has been constantly upgraded to industry-leading specifications and has received accolades from users, reviewers and even school districts and law enforcement agencies, who use the program to help in the day-to-day supervision of the children and citizens they are charged with protecting. The company website devotes space to helping parents by providing them with 18 Tips to Safe Surfing (http://www.pcpandora.com/children/18tips.php) and Pandora's Blog (http://blog.pcpandora.com/), where current news in the world of online safety is discussed regularly. PC Pandora has vaulted into a leadership position for parental control software by boasting a combination of features that are unparalleled in the monitoring industry. In 2008, Version 5.0 was released, again widening the spectrum of coverage and protection offered by the program. In addition, through the company's SAFE SCHOOLS program, schools and school districts can receive up to $100,000 worth of software to aid in protecting their students and their PCs. PC Pandora is also now available through the Pandora Corp. store at Amazon.com. Currently in version 5.2, the next release of PC Pandora will incorporate Pandora LIVE, a web-based service that will allow parents to check content from anywhere through a secure server.
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MVP Systems Offers Conversion Utilities to Save Customers Money in Tough Economic Climate
MVP Systems Software, Inc., the leading provider of batch job scheduling software, announced today that MVP is offering free conversion utilities from most other vendors. These conversion utilities make it very easy for organizations to move their batch processes and workflows out of their existing system and into JAMS, the leading cross-platform job scheduling and batch processing system.
(PRWEB) February 21, 2009 -- MVP Systems Software, Inc., the leading provider of batch job scheduling software, announced today that MVP is offering free conversion utilities from most other vendors. These conversion utilities make it very easy for organizations to move their batch processes and workflows out of their existing system and into JAMS, the leading cross-platform job scheduling and batch processing system.
"We are aggressively targeting other vendors who simply charge too much in terms of maintenance fees for their software," states Don Malinowski of MVP. "We run into companies all the time who state that their budgets are being squeezed by vendors charging exorbitant maintenance fees. We want to help them move to the most powerful job scheduling solution on the market and, at the same time, lower their overall costs."
MVP Systems has conversion utilities available for the following vendors/products:
• BMC Control-M®
• CA Austosys®
• DECScheduler
• ISE EnterpriseSCHEDULE®
• UC4/Appworx
• Tidal™ Enterprise Scheduler
MVP also offers conversion utilities to move jobs from Windows Task Scheduler and SQL Server Agents directly into JAMS.
MVP is offering an aggressive licensing program so that organizations will significantly reduce their job scheduling maintenance costs once they have converted to JAMS.
For more information on MVP's Conversion Programs, please email ConvertMe(at)MVPSI.com.
About MVP Systems Software, Inc.
For more than 20 years, MVP Systems, Inc. has provided leading-edge batch job scheduling and automation solutions to its more than 500+ customers. MVP's customers include household names like JPMorgan, Boeing, Kaiser Permanente, The Hartford, and the US Postal Service. MVP's solutions are delivered in both traditional software and SaaS models. To learn more, please visit www.MVPSI.com or call 866-259-JAMS.
eZ Systems has Released the Apache Solr-Based Open Source Enterprise Search Solution eZ Find 2.0
The next major version of eZ Find, the Open Source search extension for eZ Publish, has a number of new features such as: tuning of relevance rankings; facets for drill-down search result navigation; spell checking and suggestions on search phrases; and much more.
(PRWEB) February 22, 2009 -- Based on the Apache Solr Open Source Enterprise Search server, eZ Find greatly enhances the search functionality on eZ Publish sites. eZ Find already included features such as relevance ranking, native support for eZ Publish access rights, keyword highlighting, sophisticated multi-language support, and the ability to search multiple sites containing millions of objects.
eZ Find 2.0 is compatible with eZ Publish 4.0 and the upcoming eZ Publish 4.1. It includes the following new features:
- Tuneable relevance ranking: Higher weights can be given to certain types of content, parts of content (like titles of tags), or specific pages so that the most important material always appears first.
- Faceted searching: You can configure drill-down navigation
attributes in order for users to narrow results, such as by publication year or for specific authors.
- More flexible search terms: Support boolean, fuzzy, and wildcard operators.
- Related results: Offer "more like this" links to content or initial search results in an automated way.
- Search phrase suggestions: Make use of a spell checker and provide "best guesses" to improve or correct search phrases.
More and more organizations are benefiting from eZ Find. Current users include the Croatian Government (vlada.hr), Norwegian syndicated food site DinMat.no (dinmat.no), Danish union Handel og Kontor (hk.dk), and women's magazine Woman's Day (womansday.com). eZ Find has proven to be a fast, reliable, feature-filled, and scalable search solution for enterprises large and small. As an example, eZ Find populates an index for the Croatian Government site (vlada.hr) that is combined with content from 80 other government and public websites. This highly connected process makes content -- from news articles to multimedia content -- at a multitude of sites searchable from one location.
eZ Find is free to download and install on eZ Publish sites at http://www.ez.no/ezfind/download. It is also a certified extension supported under eZ Publish Premium support and maintenance agreements.
About eZ Publish
eZ Publish is an award-winning, enterprise-grade Open Source Content Management System and development framework with functionality for web publishing, media portals, intranets, e-commerce and extranets. eZ Publish helps all kinds of organizations - including multinational corporations, humanitarian organizations and educational institutions - succeed at sharing their information.
About eZ Systems
Founded in 1999, eZ Systems is the world's largest Open Source Content Management software company with offices in Norway, Denmark, Germany, Belgium, France and North America. With customers such as the United States Navy, National Geographic France, Massachusetts Insitute of Technology, CNBC, Tele 2, Elle and Vogue, eZ Systems is the creator of eZ Publish, an award winning Open Source Content Management System with 2,5 million downloads, more than 200,000 installations and registered users in more than 160 countries. The eZ philosophy of openness and information sharing is still the basic guideline for the company and the eZ Ecosystem.
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Contact InformationThomas Øverbø
eZ Systems http://ez.no/
+ 47 35 58 70 20
Jenzabar Reports Continued Growth During Economic Downturn
New System Sales Drive Revenues to Record Levels
Boston, MA (PRWEB) February 19, 2009 -- Jenzabar, Inc. (http://www.jenzabar.net/), a leading provider of software, services and strategies for higher education, announced today that the demand for its flagship products in 2008 has surpassed previous years, achieving record-high total revenue during the economic downturn. In addition to growing returns over the last year, Jenzabar has increased its workforce by 11 percent since 2007 to manage the new business.
Jenzabar has experienced ongoing increases in profit margins since its inception due to growth in both the number of new customers and increased business with existing customers. During the economic downturn, the company has focused on adding emerging technologies to its product lines and integrating valued-added solutions within its flagship products, resulting in revenue-generating opportunities for the company. In 2008, Jenzabar has achieved the highest revenue in the company's history, driven by 27 new system sales from clients stretching across the US and internationally, including the Middle East, Europe and Latin America.
To manage new and existing business, Jenzabar has increased its workforce. From the end of 2007 through 2008 and to date, the company has experienced continued internal growth and employee retention, with an 11 percent net addition in personnel and a 6 percent turnover rate. Staff increases have taken place at Jenzabar headquarters in Boston and at its Harrisonburg, Cincinnati, and Knoxville offices, and have included remote employees throughout the United States as well.
"Jenzabar's record revenue results and overall growth over the last year reflect the company's financial stability even within the current turbulent economy," said Robert A. Maginn, Jr., Jenzabar Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. "We have nearly 300 employees today, and each one is dedicated to helping higher education institutions increase efficiency and productivity with cost-saving technologies and helping our customers successfully navigate through this economic cycle."
Jenzabar's success is a result of a growing and active client base with over 700 campuses worldwide, the ability to align products and services with institutional goals, and the commitment to maximize client success by ensuring high returns on their technology investments.
About Jenzabar, Inc. (http://www.jenzabar.net/)
Jenzabar, Inc. is a leading provider of enterprise software and services developed exclusively for higher education. With more than 35 years of combined experience offering technology solutions to colleges and universities, Jenzabar is the trusted partner of choice to more than 700 campuses worldwide, including private liberal arts, state, and community colleges and business, medical, law and other graduate schools. Jenzabar is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, with regional offices located across the United States. For further information, please visit www.jenzabar.net.
Intergraph Public Safety Solutions Contribute to Effective Emergency Response at Obama Presidential Inauguration
Integrated dispatch and mobile technologies provided actionable information to successfully manage record volume of nearly 10,000 calls
Huntsville, AL (PRWEB) February 18, 2009 -- Personnel of the Office of Unified Communications (OUC) in Washington, D.C. relied on Intergraph®'s public safety technologies (http://www.intergraph.com/publicsafety/default.aspx?source=inaug0209) to successfully process the record influx of 9-1-1 calls associated with the inauguration of United States President Barack Obama.
A long-time Intergraph customer, the OUC is responsible for dispatch of the Metropolitan Police Department, as well as Fire and Emergency Medical Services (FEMS) and public services within Washington, D.C. The OUC dispatched from both their new state-of-the-art Unified Communications Center (UCC) and redundant back-up facility, the Public Safety Communications Center (PSCC), during the inaugural celebration. Tactically, this allowed for District Public Safety Operations to manage the large volumes of incoming calls to both 9-1-1 and 3-1-1 (the number for city services and information).
On the day of the inauguration, Intergraph's computer-aided dispatch (CAD) system (http://www.intergraph.com/publicsafety/cad.aspx?source=inaug0209) enabled operators to field calls, create and update incidents and manage emergency response resources. Intergraph's mobile dispatch technologies extended incident management capabilities to remote field and mobile units stationed near the special event area and provided responders in the field with access to the same information that operators at the UCC and PSCC relied on for efficient response. Additionally, the CAD map used in the remote and mobile applications provided routing to emergency vehicles, which assisted with event related street closures.
As part of the preparation for the inauguration and related activities, personnel used Intergraph's CAD map to create a special "event zone" around the plaza, parade route and other designated event areas. When 9-1-1 calls came from inside this zone, they were routed to the proper remote dispatch event area where they were immediately handled by dispatchers associated with the special event zone. This reduced response time as dispatchers were able to swiftly deploy mobile personnel on foot and bike.
More than 300 personnel, including call takers and IT professionals, staffed the UCC and PSCC on Inauguration Day to manage the high volume of calls and ensure all systems and databases were optimized. The volume of calls to 9-1-1 increased by 50 percent over an average day, with nearly 6,000 calls for assistance. Of these calls, 96 percent were answered within five seconds. The average 3-1-1 call was answered within 30 seconds, meeting the target response rate for information and city services queries.
"I couldn't be more proud of the entire team who worked together tirelessly to ensure the safety and security of those who gathered for the inauguration of Barack Obama," said Janice Quintana, director, Office of Unified Communications. "An estimated one point eight million people came to witness the inauguration and they all went home safely thanks to our dedicated staff and their unwavering commitment to serving the public."
According to Athena Plummer, deputy director of operations, Office of Unified Communications, "After months of planning and preparation, our team was committed to a single mission for Inauguration Day: work together to serve the public as efficiently and effectively as possible. Intergraph's integrated public safety technologies worked flawlessly to advance our mission and help us realize the success we set out to achieve."
"Every day, the OUC relies on numerous Intergraph public safety solutions to promote effective and efficient response to emergencies and non-emergencies in the national capital metropolitan area," said John K. Graham, president, Intergraph Security, Government & Infrastructure. "We are honored to have supported the staff at the UCC and PSCC and those in the field during the 44th presidential inauguration and we congratulate all who were involved for their efforts to serve and protect the public."
Intergraph provides public safety and security solutions (http://www.intergraph.com/publicsafety/default.aspx?source=inaug0209) to nearly 20 public safety and security agencies in the metropolitan Washington, D.C. area. These agencies include the Washington, D.C. Unified Communications Center, Naval District Washington, Frederick County, Md., Howard County, Md., Fairfax County, Va., Fort Detrick, Md., Fort Meade, Md. and Bolling Air Force Base. One in 12 people in the world is protected by Intergraph's public safety and security solutions.
About Intergraph
Intergraph is the leading global provider of engineering and geospatial software that enables customers to visualize complex data. Businesses and governments in more than 60 countries rely on Intergraph's industry-specific software to organize vast amounts of data into understandable visual representations and actionable intelligence. Intergraph's software and services empower customers to build and operate more efficient plants and ships, create intelligent maps, and protect critical infrastructure and millions of people around the world.
Intergraph operates through two divisions: Process, Power & Marine (PP&M) and Security, Government & Infrastructure (SG&I). Intergraph PP&M provides enterprise engineering software for the design, construction and operation of plants, ships and offshore facilities. Intergraph SG&I provides geospatially-powered solutions to the defense and intelligence, public safety and security, government, transportation, photogrammetry, utilities, and communications industries. For more information, visit Intergraph.com (http://www.intergraph.com/?source=inaug0209).
Top Food Companies Standardize on InfinityQS SPC Software
Leading Food Manufacturers Use Software to Ensure Food Safety, Prevent Recalls and Reduce Costs
Chantilly, VA (PRWEB) February 18, 2009 -- InfinityQS® International, the leading provider of real-time Statistical Process Control (SPC) software, today announced that four out of the top five companies as defined in Food Processing magazine's "Top 100" have standardized on InfinityQS SPC software. The "Top 100" list ranked food and beverage processing companies in the United States and Canada by North American sales. These leading food and beverage manufacturers have standardized on InfinityQS and have deployed large, multi-site implementations with hundreds of SPC software (http://www.infinityqs.com/proficient.html) licenses worldwide.
Food safety is becoming more and more of a concern in today's marketplace, and food manufacturers are becoming increasingly aware of the dangers associated with inadequate quality management. The companies that are using InfinityQS' real-time SPC software are taking a proactive approach to ensuring food safety and reducing their exposure to recalls by closely monitoring their manufacturing operations. They are also refining their processes so that less product is wasted or given away through overfilling.
InfinityQS software maintains electronic records of lot genealogy and traceability, so that companies can quickly identify the source of defective lots and communicate with their suppliers or customers. "Companies that have invested in unit lot tracking are able to communicate issues more clearly to the trade and consumers," said Lora Cecere, vice president of consumer products at AMR Research. "The industry needs to redesign quality systems based on unit-level tracking with hourly quality reporting."
Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) regulations and the USDA's Sanitation Standard Operating Procedures (SSOP) are requiring that food companies take very specific measures to ensure food safety. InfinityQS recognizes this need and is releasing ProFicient 4 in the spring of 2009 to further enhance its support of food and beverage manufacturers in terms of FDA compliance. Other enhancements in ProFicient 4 include fully automated real-time data collection and analysis support as well as process state monitoring, compliance and OEE reporting.
"InfinityQS honors these top food companies for their dedication to quality assurance program improvements," said Michael A. Lyle, president and CEO of InfinityQS International. "Even though the economic environment is requiring that businesses cut costs wherever possible, food and beverage manufacturers cannot afford to overlook the importance of food safety and quality. And while some might view these as competing requirements, our experience has shown that food safety and cost reduction actually complement one another when managed properly."
About InfinityQS International:
InfinityQS is the leading provider of SPC software and services to a broad array of companies, from multi-national giants to smaller, more specialized manufacturers. InfinityQS develops software solutions to help manufacturers to monitor, control and improve the quality of their manufacturing operations across a site, an enterprise or an entire supply chain, continuing to provide significant returns on their initial investment. The company's goal is always to improve clients' internal quality standards and ensure their continued success in the global marketplace. For more information on InfinityQS, visit the company's website at www.infinityqs.com.
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Contact InformationElizabeth Goldman
InfinityQS International http://www.infinityqs.com
703-961-0200
Fairfax, VA (Vocus) February 18, 2009 -- Formatta, a leading provider of E-Forms data capture and integration software solutions, today announced it has closed $3 million in financing from existing investor Edison Venture Fund and Silicon Valley Bank. The company has now raised over $7 million over the course of the past year. Formatta will use the funding to grow and execute its channel strategy, increase its market visibility and position through new messaging, and further product development. Concurrent with its new funding, Formatta also announced that software industry veteran Grant Wagner has joined the company as President and CEO.
"Up to 70% of the data needed to run an organization is trapped on paper forms and paper equivalents such as Word documents and .pdf files," said Grant Wagner, President and CEO, Formatta, Inc. "Formatta is the perfect solution for enterprises and government organizations that need to quickly and efficiently free trapped data, integrate it into business applications, and put it to work. I look forward to working with the Formatta team as we dramatically expand the company's market footprint."
CEO Grant Wagner brings over 15 years of executive experience gained at global software companies including Computer Associates and OTG Software. Wagner has established and dramatically grown successful sales teams for organizations offering a wide array of software solutions including enterprise systems management, business applications, enterprise storage, security, wireless communications and business process management technologies.
Formatta software quickly and efficiently extends the reach of applications to all users and captures information at point of entry, so organizations have the information they need to operate more efficiently and effectively. While other solutions solve document/record management and business process management problems, they do not efficiently capture data from users and move it to the applications that need it most. A core component of paperless and other green initiatives, Formatta provides the most affordable, scalable, and easiest to implement, use, and maintain e-forms data capture and integration solution on the market today.
"Grant is a proven leader who knows how to grow companies and bring enterprise-grade software products to market," said Gary Golding, General Partner, Edison Venture Fund. "We look forward to continuing to support Formatta and Grant as they pursue an untapped market opportunity."
About Formatta:
Formatta software quickly and efficiently extends the reach of applications to all users so organizations have the information they need to operate more efficiently and effectively. While other solutions solve document/record management and business process management problems, they do not efficiently capture data from paper and move it to the applications that need it most. More than just an electronic version of a paper form, Formatta is specifically designed to quickly capture, verify, and move data to mission-critical applications.
Formatta provides the most affordable, scalable, and easiest to implement, use, and maintain e-forms data capture and integration solution. Enterprises and government agencies alike rely on Formatta to improve service to customers, employees and partners and make better business decisions, while improving operational efficiency. Formatta is headquartered in the greater Washington, DC area. More information about Formatta is located online at www.formatta.com.
Contact:
Scott Byrnes
The Walker Group
202.997.5255
sbyrnes (at) walkerlimited (dot) com
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The Walker Group http://www.formatta.com
202-997-5255
Complete Social Networking Solution for DotNetNuke® and the Microsoft® .NET Framework
Active Modules, Inc announces the release of Active Social, a social networking solution built with the flexibility to accommodate professional internal networks or personal networking. Active Social is developed based on the increased need for social networking products similar to large scale public social networking websites with much more personal customization and flexibility.
Charleston, SC (PRWEB) February 18, 2009 -- Active Modules, Inc announces the release of Active Social, a social networking solution built with the flexibility to accommodate professional internal networks or personal networking. Active Social is developed based on the increased need for social networking products similar to large scale public social networking websites, but includes much more personal customization and flexibility.
"As a premier brand in the health and wellness industry, our website has helped millions of people on their journey and we had been looking for a way to provide another level of interaction with our customers," says Carl Norloff of www.zonediet.com. "With the release of Active Social, we now have a fully integrated community that will provide our customers with the ability to collaborate like never before."
Active Social has the scalability to fit the needs of a large company, small group, start-up business, or any size interest group. Instead of incorporating several different modules to create a Social Networking community, Active Social allows you to create your online community by using one packaged solution. Users can choose from several methods on how to communicate with other users, including sending public messages on their friend's profiles, private messaging, or community forums. Design and layouts are in complete control of the developer. Other key features include:
General Benefits & Features
• Single module w/ multiple views - easy to install and configure.
• 100% Template based - complete design and layout control.
• Wizards for user registration and creating groups.
User Registration/Login
• Registration wizard and Login modules.
• Allow users to register with email address.
• Use templates to change layout and design.
Journal
• Track activity within your portal and allow users to view updates.
• Activities can be filtered by portal, group, user or activity type.
• Easily define activities to be tracked and displayed.
Notifications and Private Messaging
• Allow messages to be created with plain text or HTML.
• API for third-party integration.
• Flexible layout options with HTML templates.
Groups
• Group Creation Wizard w/ Photo Upload.
• Group Search and Listing options.
• Includes extended Group Modules.
An extensive list of features can be found at www.activemodules.com. The Active Social Suite includes a license of Active Forums Enterprise, a complete community forum module. Active Forums Enterprise fully integrates with features of Active Social allowing for a unique communication experience for you and your users.
Visit www.activemodules.com for more information or to view an online demo of Active Social.
Headquartered in Charleston, S.C., Active Modules, Inc. is a software development company offering custom solutions focused around DotNetNuke and the Microsoft .NET Framework. Active Modules produces several of the top modules for the DotNetNuke Web application Framework. Consisting of web applications for customer relationship management (CRM), Web site development and e-commerce functionality, the Active Modules product line offers proven solutions for on-line communities and small businesses.
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Contact InformationMollie Shorter
Active Modules, Inc http://www.activemodules.com
843-769-9877
New Video Series Helps Small Businesses Use Web as Cost-Effective Marketing Channel During Recession
"Nine Ways to Maximize Your Marketing Dollars During the Recession" is a nine-part video series created by content management system software company, Bizzuka, which includes insight and advice from advertising and marketing industry leaders such as David Meerman Scott, Paul Gillin, Ben McConnell, Ann Handley, Todd Defren, David Alston and a host of others. Each video is 4 to 5 minutes in length and contains a wealth of information on how to use the Web as a cost-effective marketing tool during the recession.
Lafayette, LA (PRWEB) February 17, 2009 -- Bizzuka, Inc (http://www.bizzuka.com), a provider of component-based Web and intranet-based solutions, today announced the creation of a new videos series focused on helping small businesses utilize the Web as a cost-effective marketing channel. The new series is entitled Nine Ways to Maximize Your Marketing Dollars During the Recession (http://www.bizzuka.com/recessionmarketing).
"Today's news is all about the economy and how we are in the worst recession since the Great Depression. We wanted to put a 'recess' to all the negativity and discuss some ways to use the Internet as a cost-effective marketing tool, not only during difficult times, but at any time," said Bizzuka CEO John Munsell.
The video series contains interviews with some of the brightest minds in marketing today, including David Meerman Scott, Paul Gillin, Ben McConnell, Ann Handley, Dave Evans, Todd Defren and David Alston. "These industry leaders understand the economic situation we face and were more than happy to share their insight, advice and opinion," said Munsell.
Each video in the Nine Ways series takes only a few minutes to watch, the longest being less than six minutes. Topics include: Using the Web as a marketing tool, search engine optimization, customer service, niche marketing, word of mouth, content marketing, measuring ROI, content management and social media.
Bizzuka plans to give the content away with no strings attached. "No registration is required to view the videos and we don't use them to make a marketing pitch," said Bizzuka Internet marketing director Paul Chaney. "Our hope is that people will watch the videos, share them with friends and colleagues, and then put some of these ideas into action so their businesses can start growing again. We all need to pitch in if we're to get this economy back on track. Providing this information is our way of giving back to our clients, agency partners and other marketing professionals and small business owners as well."
To view the video series, go to: http://www.bizzuka.com/recessionmarketing
About Bizzuka
Bizzuka provides custom Web site design and content management services and intranet development services for small and medium sized business throughout North America.
Bizzuka's mission is to give small businesses access to the same technology that was previously only afforded by big businesses, and to do so at a price that yields to our clients a return on their investment in months rather than years.
For more information about Bizzuka, please visit the Web site: www.bizzuka.com, or call 337-216-4423.
Hutchinson Port Holdings Group Selects AuthenWare Biometric Security Solution
Global Port Operator Selects AuthenTest to Secure Customs Interactions
Miami, FL (PRWEB) February 17, 2009 -- AuthenWare®, the leader in keystroke biometrics (http://www.authenware.com/products.htm) software, today announced that Hutchinson Port Holdings Group (http://www.hph.com.hk/) (HPH) has selected its patent-pending AuthenTest® software to handle the security interactions between its customers and Customs for its Americas operation. HPH is the world's leading port investor, developer and operator.
"We evaluated other biometric solutions such as tokens, security cards, and other traditional solutions but found them to be inadequate for our needs," said Pedro Maidana, CIO at Hutchinson. "We selected AuthenTest because it is cost-effective, easy to implement, requires no special hardware, and most importantly, it is non-intrusive to our users."
HPH Americas is implementing AuthenTest to increase the security of the interactions between its customers and customs declaration systems. The company has a portal by which its customers declaring goods entering or leaving port. Using AuthenTest, HPH will be able to ensure that its customers can transact with the customs application safely, and without risk sensitive information being lost, stolen or misused.
AuthenTest offers a radically different approach towards handling security by not only securing information access through keystroke biometrics, but also by rendering any stolen credentials useless. It accomplishes this through a proprietary protocol that creates and maintains a unique personal security pattern for each user every time that he or she enters data using the keyboard (for example, their user name and password). By doing so, AuthenTest delivers the highest levels of security to companies at a very low cost and minimal effort.
"We are proud that HPH Americas has selected AuthenTest for its application security needs," said Tom Helou (http://www.authenware.com/about.htm), president & COO, AuthenWare. "Our unique approach towards keystroke biometrics protects companies against any unauthorized access to sensitive data, making it the ideal solution for organizations of all sizes."
About Hutchison Port Holdings (HPH)
Hutchison Port Holdings (HPH) is the world's leading port investor, developer and operator with interests in a total of 50 ports, spanning 26 countries throughout Asia, the Middle East, Africa, Europe, the Americas and Australasia. HPH also owns a number of transportation-related service companies. In 2007, the HPH Group handled a combined throughput of 66.3 million TEU worldwide. For more information, visit http://www.hph.com.hk.
About AuthenWare:
AuthenWare (http://www.authenware.com/) is the world's leading provider of keystroke biometrics software. Our patent-pending product, AuthenTest (http://www.authenware.com/products.htm)®, enables organizations to deliver the highest levels of security to their enterprise applications, website, and any other form of transaction that engages a software artifact. It creates and maintains a unique personal security pattern for each user every time that he or she enters data using the keyboard (for example, their user name and password).
Using the unique personal security pattern, AuthenTest can easily determine if the user is real or an imposter, and allow or deny access accordingly, even if the correct credentials are supplied.
AuthenWare's customers include some of the largest, most successful companies in the world, spanning a wide variety of industries including the financial services, government, transportation & logistics, manufacturing, retail, services and technology sectors. For more information, visit http://www.authenware.com.
