Wednesday, May 22, 2013

• New Relic CEO and Founder Aims to Inspire Next Generation App Developers at GlueCon 2013 --- SAN FRANCISCO, CA
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  SAN FRANCISCO, CA -- (Marketwired) -- 05/22/13 -- New Relic Inc., the SaaS-based application performance management provider, today announced that CEO and Founder Lewis Cirne will give a keynote address at Glue Conference, an elite gathering that focuses the developers who are building in the cloud, creating mobile applications, and working with big data. Cirne aims to inspire the next generation of application developers with his topic of "Confessions of a Tech CEO Who Still Loves to Code ... read more
• Bunchball's Barry Kirk to Discuss Employee Engagement in Society for Human Resource Management Webcast May 30 --- REDWOOD CITY, CA
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  REDWOOD CITY, CA -- (Marketwired) -- 05/22/13 -- Human resource executives struggling to motivate distracted, disengaged workers can learn how to turn them into committed, productive employees in a May 30 webcast hosted by the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) featuring Barry Kirk, senior director of digital strategy at Bunchball, the pioneer and market leader in gamification. In the one-hour webcast, "Avoiding the Engagement Cliff: How to Create Sustainable Employee Commitment in the Modern Workplace," Kirk will examine how ... read more
• Prevent Distracted Driving With SafeCell Enterprise App --- HOUSTON, May 22, 2013
  Posted at 12:52 PM
  Distracted driving is becoming a national epidemic. SafeCell Enterprise has designed the most advanced mobile App available to prevent dangerous driving behavior among employees by recording and reporting violations, and in some cases blocking text/SMS, phone and email while driving. The app runs automatically in the background of smart phones, engaging when traveling over 5 mph. The SafeCell Enterprise App is available today as an enterprise platform to all companies with commercial drivers, fleets, and mobile workforces. ... read more
• NASA Announces Global Best In Class Winners For The International Space Apps Challenge --- WASHINGTON, May 22, 2013
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  A panel of international judges from NASA, the European Space Agency (ESA), and other partner organizations has selected five "best in class" solutions as winners of the 2013 International Space Apps Challenge. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20081007/38461LOGO) The challenge, in which participants developed software, hardware, data visualization, and mobile or Web applications that contribute to space exploration missions and help improve life on Earth, took place at 83 locations around the world April 20-21. The winners are: -- Best Use of Data: Sol (Kansas ... read more
• CenturyLink Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend --- MONROE, La., May 22, 2013
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  CenturyLink, Inc. (NYSE: CTL) today announced that its Board of Directors voted to declare a quarterly cash dividend of $0.54 per share, payable on June 14, 2013, to shareholders of record on June 3, 2013. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20090602/DA26511LOGO) CenturyLink is the third largest telecommunications company in the United States and is recognized as a leader in the network services market by technology industry analyst firms. The company is a global leader in cloud infrastructure and hosted IT solutions for enterprise ... read more
• Accuray Incorporated to Present at 2013 Jefferies Global Healthcare Conference --- SUNNYVALE, Calif., May 22, 2013
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  Accuray Incorporated (Nasdaq: ARAY), announced today that its management is scheduled to present at the 2013 Jefferies Global Healthcare Conference in New York on Thursday, June 6, 2013 at 1:30 p.m. EDT/10:30 a.m. PDT. A live webcast of the presentation will be available online from the Investor Relations page of the Company's website at http://www.accuray.com/investors. The webcast replay of the presentation will begin approximately one hour after the conclusion of the live presentation and will be available for approximately 30 days. About AccurayAccuray ... read more
• University of São Paulo Chosen as Winner of 2013 Citrix Innovation Award --- LOS ANGELES
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  Today at Citrix Synergy™, University of São Paulo was announced as the winner of the company’s eighth annual Citrix Innovation Award, designed to honor organizations adopting cloud solutions to enable mobile workstyles. Using Citrix technology, the University of São Paulo has ... read more
• Advocate Capital, Inc. is Now Providing QuickBooks® Support for Law Firms --- NASHVILLE, Tenn., May 22, 2013
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  Advocate Capital, Inc. has expanded the service that it provides to its customers by launching a QuickBooks(®) support program for its law firm clients throughout the US. The program is being led by Lisa Wagner, Senior Vice President, Client Services. Ms. Wagner has been helping law firms with their accounting and financial needs for nearly two decades. She is a CPA and a QuickBooks Certified ProAdvisor and has been part of the Advocate team since 2004. ... read more
• Carrefour Strengthens Business Analytics with the Addition of Location Intelligence --- REDLANDS, Calif., May 22, 2013
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  Esri announces that Carrefour Group, the second-largest retailer in the world with nearly 10,000 stores around the globe, has implemented an enterprise-wide marketing solution from Esri partner Galigeo. The solution, Geodashboard, incorporates ArcGIS and enhances existing enterprise business intelligence (BI) software to improve decision making. Carrefour staff around the world are guided through different operational workflows including retail site selection and competition analysis. The solution improves their expansion and development strategy, optimizes direct marketing activities, and enhances store performance through ... read more
• University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Announces Licensing Agreement with CU Aerospace to Market Unique Refrigeration Engineering Software --- CHAMPAIGN, Ill.
  Posted at 12:34 PM
  The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (Illinois) and CU Aerospace have entered into a licensing agreement through which CU Aerospace will act as a vendor for Thermosys™ software, developed by Dr. Andrew Alleyne. Thermosys™ is a suite of simulation ... read more
• Prevent Distracted Driving With SafeCell Enterprise App --- HOUSTON, May 22, 2013
  Posted at 12:28 PM
  Distracted driving is becoming a national epidemic. SafeCell Enterprise has designed the most advanced mobile App available to prevent dangerous driving behavior among employees by recording and reporting violations, and in some cases blocking text/SMS, phone and email while driving. The app runs automatically in the background of smart phones, engaging when traveling over 5 mph. The SafeCell Enterprise App is available today as an enterprise platform to all companies with commercial drivers, fleets, and mobile workforces. ... read more
• Topaz Labs Releases Topaz Clarity, an Intelligent Contrast Enhancement Software --- DALLAS
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  Topaz Labs announces the release of Topaz Clarity, a powerful image processing software that is the first to give photographers the ability to easily adjust various levels of contrast in their photograph without degrading the image quality with halos or artifacts. Traditionally, photographers who wanted to ... read more
• Cloud Identity Summit 2013 Workshops Tackle New Models for Identity Security --- DENVER
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  Ping Identity®, The Identity Security Company™, today announced details of the workshops at the Cloud Identity Summit 2013, taking place July 8-12 at the Meritage Resort and Spa in Napa, California. Led by experts in the field from companies including ... read more
• Time Warner Cable Appoints Deborah Picciolo to Senior Vice President, Technical Operations, Residential --- NEW YORK
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  Time Warner Cable today announced that Deborah Picciolo has been elevated to the new position of Senior Vice President of Technical Operations, Residential, effective immediately. She will report to John Keib, Executive Vice President, Chief Care and Technical Operations Officer, and is based in the company’s ... read more
• Exploring the Critical Components of Web Content for Your Small Business --- NEW YORK, May 22, 2013
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  As a small business owner, you can never underestimate the importance of customer loyalty and retention; both can be considered the backbone for any content marketing strategy. Building customer trust through your business' site can prove difficult if your content isn't conveying the right message and doesn't engage your target audience. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110831/NY59180LOGO ) (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130117/NY44355LOGO-a ) Founder of Interact Media and contributing author, Steve Lazuka, believes that without great web content your site will struggle to attract quality traffic, generate ... read more
• Cancer Research Institute Hosting Free Cancer Immunotherapy Webinars in June --- NEW YORK, May 22, 2013
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  The Cancer Research Institute (CRI), a New York-based nonprofit organization committed to developing immune system-based cancer treatments, is holding a series of five webinars in June to talk about breakthroughs in cancer immunotherapy research and treatments as part of Cancer Immunotherapy Awareness Month. Cancer immunotherapy is a new class of cancer treatment that mobilizes the immune system to fight the disease and represents the most immediate hope for curing patients with any type of cancer. "Because this form of cancer treatment has ... read more
• Pratt & Whitney Employees to be Inducted into Connecticut Academy of Science and Engineering --- HAMDEN, Conn., May 22, 2013
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  Two current Pratt & Whitney employees and one retired Pratt & Whitney employee will be inducted into The Connecticut Academy of Science and Engineering at a ceremony this evening at Quinnipiac University in Hamden, Conn. Dr. Alan H. Epstein, vice president, Technology and Environment, Pratt & Whitney; Dr. David U. Furrer, senior fellow discipline lead, Materials and Processes Engineering, Pratt & Whitney; and Allan J. Brockett, former vice president, Engineering-Module Centers, Pratt & Whitney, will join an additional 30 new ... read more
• VIZIO to Honor Dad with Launch of "Give Dad Your Best" Contest, Rewarding a Deserving Dad with Ultimate Father's Day Gift --- IRVINE, Calif., May 22, 2013
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  VIZIO, Inc.--America's #1 large size HDTV(1)and Sound Bar company(2), announced today the "Give Dad Your Best" contest, giving sons and daughters the chance to pay tribute to Dad as Father's Day approaches. Beginning May 22(nd), people across the country are encouraged to visit www.vizio.com/dad where they can upload a video or picture celebrating Dad and share a personal story of appreciation. The dad with the winning story will receive a Father's Day VIZIO Home Theater Gift Package. Consumers are ... read more
• ASUG and CEO Bridgette Chambers Named 2013 American Business AwardsSM Finalists --- CHICAGO
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  Bridgette Chambers, CEO of Americas' SAP Users' Group (ASUG), the world's largest independent community of SAP professionals, and the ASUG organization have been named finalists in two 2013 American Business Awards (ABA) categories. The ABAs are the nation’s premier ... read more
• Silicon Beach LA’s Inaugural Spring Hiring Blitz Brings Together the Brightest Applicants and Hottest Tech Companies in Los Angeles --- LOS ANGELES
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  Silicon Beach LA announced its inaugural Spring Hiring Blitz 2013 which will take place on Saturday, June 15th, 2013 from 10:00am-4:00pm at Loyola Marymount University’s - University Hall (Atrium) - in Los Angeles, CA. The Blitz will feature a ... read more