Tuesday, August 3, 2010

• EnergyConnect Appoints Regulatory Expert Beth Emery to its Board of Directors --- SAN JOSE, Calif.
  Posted at 6:00 AM
  

  EnergyConnect Group, Inc. (OTCBB:ECNG), a leading provider of smart grid demand response services and technologies, appointed N. Beth Emery, 58, to its board of directors, effective July 30, 2010. This appointment increases the total number of directors from six to seven. ... read more
• REELZCHANNEL Selects Ascent Media Group to Manage High Definition Television (HDTV) Conversion and Transmission Services for New HD Program Service --- SANTA MONICA, Calif.
  Posted at 6:00 AM
  Ascent Media Group (Ascent), a leading provider of fully-integrated, end-to-end services for the global digital media supply chain, announced that it is now providing REELZCHANNEL with high definition (HD) transport and transmission services for the network’s new HD program service, ... read more
• New Data Virtualization Leadership Series™ Showcases Expertise and Practical Wisdom of Industry Luminaries --- SAN MATEO, Calif.
  Posted at 6:00 AM
  

  Today, the new Data Virtualization Leadership Series™ launches, providing a forum for groundbreaking white papers, articles and webcasts by leading IT industry analysts, advanced data virtualization practitioners and other relevant industry luminaries. The series is sponsored by data virtualization performance ... read more
• CDC Software Agrees to Acquire a Provider of Cloud-Based Transportation Management Solutions --- ATLANTA & SHANGHAI
  Posted at 6:00 AM
  CDC Software Corporation (NASDAQ: CDCS), a hybrid enterprise software provider of on-premise and cloud deployments, has signed a term sheet to acquire a provider of cloud-based transportation management solutions. In the event that this transaction is completed, CDC Software believes ... read more
• Become.com is Helping Consumers with Mobile Shopping --- SUNNYVALE, Calif.
  Posted at 6:00 AM
  

  Become.com (http://www.become.com/), a leader in online comparison shopping, has created a program that will let shoppers know which online retailers have mobile-compatible storefronts. Smart shoppers who are out and about this summer are increasingly ... read more
• ChannelAdvisor Launches a Mobile Webstore Solution --- RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C.
  Posted at 6:00 AM
  

  ChannelAdvisor, a solution provider that enables online retailers to improve efficiency and increase revenue, today announced the launch of its Mobile Webstore solution that allows retailers using the Premium Webstore to quickly and easily create a mobile-optimized version of their site. Given the explosive growth of ... read more
• IT Hiring Continues to Mount in Q3, Finds TEKsystems --- HANOVER, Md.
  Posted at 6:00 AM
  

  As the U.S. economy continues to recover, TEKsystems has found that more organizations are feeling increasingly optimistic about their contingent hiring for the next quarter. While 23% of companies planned to increase their temporary IT hiring in the second quarter, 29% plan to do so in ... read more
• New TimeTrade Workgroup Edition Helps Sales & Service Professionals Easily Connect with Prospects and Customers Through Online Appointment Scheduling --- BOSTON & NEW YORK
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  TimeTrade® Systems, Inc. (www.timetrade.com), the leader in customer-driven online appointment scheduling solutions, today announced the release of the TimeTrade Workgroup Edition™ which enables sales, marketing and service organizations to offer and instantly confirm appointments online. Built on TimeTrade’s Appointment ... read more
• CSC Signs 10-Year Contract Extension With Swiss Re --- FALLS CHURCH, Va.
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  CSC (NYSE:CSC) today announced a 10-year extension to its business process outsourcing (BPO) services agreement with Swiss Re, one of the world’s largest and most diversified reinsurers. Under the extension, CSC will continue to provide industry-leading administration for Swiss Re’s direct life insurance business through July ... read more
• Sendio Email System Protection Now Available as Free Service --- NEWPORT BEACH, Calif.
  Posted at 6:00 AM
  

  Sendio, Inc., developer of the only email system protection solutions to utilize self-managing dynamic whitelists which totally eliminate email attacks and abuse, today announced that the Sendio® First Defense hosted service is now available to companies with up to 100 users at no charge. ... read more
• McAfee, Inc. to Present at Upcoming Investor Conference --- SANTA CLARA, Calif.
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  McAfee, Inc. (NYSE:MFE) today announced that Jonathan Chadwick, chief financial officer, will discuss recent business performance and initiatives at the Pacific Crest Technology Leadership Forum on Tuesday, August 10, 2010, at 11:00 a.m. MT. The presentation will be webcast ... read more
• 3PAR Introduces Unified Management Console for Multi-Site Storage Replication --- FREMONT, CA
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  FREMONT, CA -- (Marketwire) -- 08/03/10 -- 3PAR® (NYSE: PAR), the leading global provider of utility storage, announced today the availability of the newest 3PAR InForm® Management Console, which simplifies remote replication configuration and administration, and which provides superior usability in administering all models of the 3PAR InServ® Storage Server. Designed to deliver greater simplicity, usability, and visibility, the improved InForm Management Console gives 3PAR Utility Storage customers autonomic configuration of disaster recovery and the ability to administer ... read more
• Matrix Telecom Completes Acquisition of Excel Telecommunications --- DALLAS, TX
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  DALLAS, TX -- (Marketwire) -- 08/03/10 -- Matrix Telecom, Inc. ("Matrix"), a Platinum Equity company and provider of voice and data services to small and medium enterprise and residential customers across the United States, today announced it has completed the acquisition of substantially all the customer relationships and assets of Irving-based Comtel Telcom Assets LP, operating as Excel Telecommunications ("Excel") from Denham Capital. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. "We are committed to making Matrix the highest-quality, most ... read more
• WebLayers Expands Management Team; Appoints Vice President of Client Services and Hires Industry Veteran CFO --- CAMBRIDGE, MA
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  CAMBRIDGE, MA -- (Marketwire) -- 08/03/10 -- WebLayers, Inc. today announced two executive appointments. Ron Karas has been promoted to vice president of client services where he oversees a staff responsible for pre- and post-sales consulting, product installations and overall client satisfaction. Karas was previously in the position of director of technical services. Additionally, WebLayers has appointed long-time IT industry veteran Anne Huemme to the position of chief financial officer (CFO). WebLayers develops software and provides services to Fortune ... read more
• Veramark Solution Now Rated "Avaya Compliant" --- PITTSFORD, NY
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  PITTSFORD, NY -- (Marketwire) -- 08/03/10 -- Veramark Technologies, Inc. (OTCBB: VERA), a leading provider of Telecom Expense Management (TEM) solutions, has announced its VeraSMART® eCAS® Call Accounting software has been rated compliant with the Communication Server 1000 Release 6.0 IP PBX from Avaya®, a global leader in enterprise communications systems, software and services. VeraSMART eCAS gives organizations visibility into their telecom network and helps them optimize the network, eliminate toll fraud and abuse, improve employee productivity, and reduce ... read more
• Violin Memory Names Ken Hoppe as Vice President of Channels --- MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA
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  MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA -- (Marketwire) -- 08/03/10 -- Violin Memory, Inc., provider of the world's fastest and most scalable memory appliances, today announced Ken Hoppe has joined the company's executive team as Vice President of Channels. Hoppe will aggressively grow Violin Memory's robust network of partnerships with leading VARs and systems integrators. "Violin Memory is expanding our global partner network as part of our overall growth strategy and Ken will serve as our central driving force in this area," ... read more
• Internet Initiative Japan Simplifies Cloud Data Centers With Juniper Networks --- SUNNYVALE, CA
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  SUNNYVALE, CA -- (Marketwire) -- 08/03/10 -- Juniper Networks® (NYSE: JNPR) today announced that Internet Initiative Japan Inc. (IIJ) (NASDAQ: IIJI) (TSE1: 3774), one of Japan's leading Internet access and network solutions providers, has adopted Juniper Networks EX Series Ethernet Switches in its data centers to support its newly developed cloud services under the name IIJ GIO. By deploying Juniper's switches, IIJ was able to build the networking component of its IIJ GIO virtualized service platform using a ... read more
• Sophos Security Threat Report Reveals Attitudes Toward Cyberwarfare --- BOSTON
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  IT security and data protection firm Sophos has today published the mid-year 2010 Security Threat Report, revealing the findings of a survey* into attitudes toward cyberwarfare, and detailing other trends and developments in IT security for the first half of 2010. ... read more
• IC³ Certification Learning and Test Preparation Software Introduced by Certiport --- SALT LAKE CITY
  Posted at 5:59 AM
  

  Certiport (www.certiport.com), the leading certification solution provider for the global workforce and academic markets, today announced the availability of Certiprep™ for the Certiport Internet and Computing Core Certification (IC³®), a global standard that indicates an individual's ability to succeed in ... read more
• Bayer Healthcare Goes Live with ValGenesis Software Solution for Electronic Validation Lifecycle Management --- FREMONT, Calif., Aug. 3
  Posted at 5:59 AM
  ValGenesis, Inc., a world-leading provider of Validation Lifecycle Management (VLM) software solutions, today announced that Bayer HealthCare AG has implemented ValGenesis software as their platform for validation process management at their Berkeley and Emeryville sites. The Quality Validation unit at Bayer HealthCare in Berkeley, led by Elizabeth Bramhall, set out to examine and improve validation activities at the site. The overarching goal was to create leaner, more efficient processes in the validation organization. Historically, validation activities at the Berkeley site have been ... read more