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Delivering services through cloud computing is a high priority objective for many IT departments, even though nearly 4 of 10 IT managers say they've experienced a cloud outage. "With nearly one-third of respondents spending $1 million or more on cloud services annually, unplanned outages in the forty percent range won't be tolerated by business leaders or their customers," said TeamQuest Director of Product Management Scott Adams. Many survey respondents believe the reported outages could have been prevented. Capacity management is sighted as ... read more

Winegard Company, a leader and pioneer in the design and manufacture of Antenna reception products, announced today that its FlatWave(TM) indoor TV antenna and FreeVision® outdoor HDTV antenna will be available in Home Depot® stores nationwide starting the week of March 18. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130326/CG83617-a) (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130326/CG83617-b) (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130228/CG68779LOGO-c) This makes Home Depot the first retail location in America where the FreeVision antenna is available. "Rapid changes in antenna technology now give consumers access to the highest rated digital programs without ... read more

A new release of TeamQuest Performance Software adds the ability for IT operations professionals to monitor and analyze the performance of Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization (KVM) and to capacity plan for migrations to Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2). Performance monitoring and capacity analysis for KVM TeamQuest Performance Software is a suite of products for capacity management and IT Service Optimization in mixed-vendor environments. This latest release adds support for performance monitoring and analysis of Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization, an environment based on ... read more

Participants with retirement plan accounts through the Principal Financial Group® are rapidly adopting mobile technology to keep track of their balances and it appears to be making a difference: they have higher deferral rates and are more likely to increase their contributions. ... read more

BDD Group of Des Moines Iowa announced the new line of Computer On Modules based on Allwinner Technologies' A series ARM processors. The modules are designed for rapid product design and development bringing current mobile internet technology to the industrial embedded market. Using Linux's and Android's open-source platforms products can easily incorporate the latest features normally reserved for mobile devices, such as smart phones and tablets. The A10 Computer-on-Module, the first to be released, combines Allwinner Technology's A10-Series SoC chip with ... read more

Appcore, provider of the industry's only complete automated cloud computing platform, today announced their newest high availability zone location in Hong Kong. The addition of the zone to the Appcore cloud network will contribute to its vision of a cloud federation for customers. Managed availability zones streamline operations, ease overall cloud management, and increase availability. By creating an additional zone opposite its first, Appcore will be able to speed the delivery of static, streaming and dynamic content to end users in ... read more

Textura(®) Corporation, the leading provider of collaboration solutions for the construction industry, announces the issuance of its 20th United States patent. U.S. Patent No. 11,560,708, for "a method and system for online submittal exchange" is the first to be awarded to the company's Submittal Exchange(®) solution. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130315/AQ77737LOGO) (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110602/CG12932LOGO) "Providing a high standard of innovative and collaborative software solutions for the construction industry is extremely important to us," said Matt Ostanik, President, Submittal Exchange and GradeBeam. ... read more

South Dakota's first secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs, a global Fortune 100 company's top executive, and a Colorado chief of police have something in common - all three turned to Ashford University's 21st century online education model to advance their careers and become leaders in their fields. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120802/AQ50928-INFO-g) (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130228/LA68969LOGO) The online model allows students to enhance their education with accessibility and flexibility. Ashford University uses innovative technology to provide online degree programs, with the mission ... read more

Nearly all IT managers surveyed admit that the very success of a data center is reliant upon proper capacity management, according to responses from a Kelton Research survey, commissioned by TeamQuest Corporation. The data center is the focal point of IT, housing the infrastructure that enables services to flow to and from multiple destinations at a moment's notice, 24 hours a day. Unanticipated issues can hinder these services, resulting in possible downtime and causing inefficiencies to the tune of sometimes many ... read more

Ever forgotten where you parked? Then you know how easy it is to lose something - even something big and really important. Just like retracing your steps can help you remember where you left your car, a marriage counselor can help couples retrace their steps and find a relationship they thought was gone, but is only "missing." Help your divorcing friend get help by learning to refute the 5 most common objections to seeking counseling. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130312/CG72606) Read the full story: ... read more

EcoEngineers, the engineering firm with which Great Lakes Biodiesel has partnered for its registration with the US Environmental Protection Agency, has received approval from the EPA to offer a quality assurance program designed to prevent fraud in the renewable fuel industry while bringing stability and fairness ... read more

Meredith Corporation (NYSE:MDP; www.meredith.com) confirmed today that it held discussions with Time Warner, Inc. (NYSE: TWX; www.timewarner.com) regarding a potential combination of Meredith's National Media Group with Time Inc.'s Lifestyle and Style & Entertainment brands. Earlier today, Time Warner announced that it is going to spin off its entire Time Inc. subsidiary into a separate publicly traded company. Meredith Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Stephen M. Lacy said, "At Time Warner's initiation, we discussed combining our National Media ... read more

How many IT professionals does it take to fix an issue? The answer is five, working a combined average of 100 hours a week to fix unexpected IT issues, proving why IT continues to focus on IT efficiency. One IT professional averages 20 unexpected issues per week, putting out fires such as dealing with network slowdowns/outages, poor performing applications, unanticipated change requests, or equipment failures according to a survey by independent market research firm Kelton Research commissioned by TeamQuest Corporation. ... read more

Today, Appcore, a global provider of the industry's only complete cloud computing automation platform, announced the closing of a $6 million Series B funding round. This Series B funding included private investors as well as existing investor Telephone Acquisition Company, with DH Capital acting as the exclusive advisor to Appcore. To date, Appcore has raised $11 million in total financing. The company will use the proceeds of this funding to continue global expansion of its local cloud deployments, as well ... read more

2013 has been a big year for Intoxalock®, which provides innovative technology through its line of alcohol monitoring devices. In addition to celebrating its 20th anniversary in January, the company also announced that they have begun directly servicing customers and clients in Washington State. The Intoxalock device was previously only available through a distributor. This direct service partnership helps provide a smoother transition with various consumer processes for Intoxalock users. In addition to a rapidly expanding service network, Intoxalock also offers ... read more

Winegard today launched a brand new amplified version of its high tech FlatWave® over-the-air indoor HDTV antenna called the FlatWave Amped. The multi-directional amplified antenna draws in dual band (VHF/UHF) HDTV broadcast signals up to 50 miles away. The FlatWave Amped is the most technologically advanced and highest performing HD antenna of its kind on the market today. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130228/CG68779-a) (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130228/CG68779-b) (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130228/CG68779LOGO-c) "This newest member of our patented FlatWave HDTV antenna family is the best one yet," said ... read more

Icon Labs (http://www.iconlabs.com/), a leading provider of embedded networking and security technology, announces availability of the Floodgate Defender firewall appliance. Floodgate Defender™ provides a critical layer of security for the devices that comprise ‘The Internet of Things’ including SCADA networks, ... read more

Organizations that score high on the capacity management maturity model deal with half as many unexpected IT issues each week as those who score lower. In fact, the higher scores reflect a penchant for IT efficiency. "We find that organizations who score higher and journey through the maturity model experience fewer cloud and virtual machine outages, understand how to use their resources wisely, and have improved efficiency in their departments so that IT and business performance are tied together," said TeamQuest ... read more

CIVCO Medical Solutions, the leading provider of radiation oncology motion management solutions, announced today the release of trUpoint ARCH(TM), a new stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) and stereotactic fractionated radiation (SRT) solution for head and brain tumors. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130227/CG68032) (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110419/AQ85801LOGO) Stereotactic radiosurgery involves delivering very high doses of radiation quickly, using precisely shaped beams that focus on the tumor and minimize exposure of surrounding healthy tissues and organs. trUpoint ARCH is a frameless solution designed to effectively stabilize a ... read more

Floodgate Defender provides protection from cyber-attacks for industrial, military, and critical infrastructure equipment Des Moines, Iowa – February 26, 2013 – Icon Labs (www.iconlabs.com), a leading provider of embedded networking and security technology, announces availability of the Floodgate Defender firewall appliance. Floodgate Defender provides a critical layer of security for the devices that comprise ‘The Internet of Things’ including SCADA networks, military equipment, critical infrastructure controllers and medical devices. “Many legacy devices that make up the ‘Internet of Things’ were ... read more