IP EXPO, 18 October 2012: More industry leaders and professionals than ever before flocked to IP EXPO to share and learn about the latest and greatest solutions for business IT.

The event’s closing day saw a live mobile hack by Oracle, NEC demonstrating elite facial recognition and a joint keynote from SEGA Europe and VMware about how the Cloud is transforming businesses and the online gaming industry.

Inspiring delegates from the outset was ARM Holdings CEO Warren East, whose opening keynote focused on how the mobile market ecosystem has grown and evolved in ways unimaginable several years ago, reshaping both the consumer and enterprise space.

The enabling technologies offered by the mobile communications market are redefining ways of working,” said East. “Open business models are allowing greater collaboration and partnerships to drive innovation across the board. This is increasingly providing new opportunities to meet business demands in an era of disruptive trends.”

The theme of Security had a strong grip on attendees with a keynote from Bromium’s CTO and Co-Founder, Simon Crosby, which examined dealing with risks in an increasingly consumerised environment and the need for trustworthy systems.

A fascinating insight into how governments are opening up the information held on citizens was presented by Home Office consultant and FlyingBinary CEO, Jacqui Taylor, in the event’s closing keynote.

Elsewhere, Kaspersky Lab showcased its award winning anti-malware solution for virtualized infrastructures, Kaspersky Security for Virtualization, as it continues to expand beyond the traditional security arena.

DiskShred gave a physical demonstration of security by completely destroying old hard drives, to stop them from falling into the wrong hands, using its shredding solution.

Among those demonstrating new products in the exhibition hall was Fujitsu, which gave attendees a hands-on experience of its STYLISTIC Q702 tablet, reshaping the way organisations approach IT networking and infrastructure.

A lively panel debate with various thought leaders, including Barclays and the London Borough of Lambeth, explored the arguments for and against BYOD schemes, the opportunities and potential threats.

“The closing day of IP EXPO further highlights why it is the UK’s number one end-to-end IT infrastructure event,” says Hugh Keeble, managing director of event organisers, Imago Techmedia. “We are delighted with the number of delegates, exhibitors and seminars at this year’s show. Top tech companies see this event as a platform to unveil new products and services, making it the one place for delegates to learn about and purchase systems and solutions to enhance their IT departments and provide a real competitive differentiator.”

For more information on exhibitor news and show highlights, visit www.ipexpo.co.uk.

Delphix, the leader in agile data management, today announced a new version of its database virtualization platform, Delphix 3.0. The latest version extends the power of virtualization across the enterprise database landscape with new support for Microsoft SQL Server and Oracle Real Application Clusters (RAC), a key component of Oracle’s private cloud architecture. According to Gartner Group (Gartner:  “Market Share, All Software Markets Worldwide 2011,” March 29, 2012), Oracle and Microsoft together hold nearly 66 percent of the global market for relational database management systems (RDBMS) that store the majority of the world’s corporate data.

“With our latest release, Delphix can virtualize two thirds of the relational database market,” said Jedidiah Yueh, Delphix CEO. “Whether the data exists in a decade-old version of Oracle, on the newest Exadata machine, or a 30 terabyte Microsoft data warehouse, Delphix can instantly deliver the right data to the right team in minutes, without generating additional hardware cost or operational complexity.”

According to a fresh IDG Research survey, 86 percent of senior IT executives at organisations with an average annual IT budget of $423 million said that enterprise application initiatives are of critical or high importance for their businesses. In 2013, 41 percent of IT executives’ budgets will be earmarked for enterprise application projects that are related to business operations and analysis. For the majority of IT executives (52 percent), this represents an increase in the amount of spend they have dedicated toward this function over the last two years. The online survey of 108 IT leaders was conducted by IDG Research on behalf of Delphix between August 30 and September 28, 2012. Delphix software can dramatically improve these application projects.

Virtual Trumps Physical for Application Projects
Delphix-powered virtual databases improve data management SLAs through capabilities that cannot be duplicated on physical infrastructure: self-service provisioning and refresh of multi-terabyte databases in minutes; rollback and recovery of critical databases without restoring from backups or tapes; to-the-second synchronisation of multiple databases located in different geographies; and simplified migration of databases across versions and operating systems. The new Delphix 3.0 platform brings these capabilities to a broader segment of the market.

Delphix 3.0 includes:

• Full support for Oracle RAC – In addition to existing support for Oracle versions 9 to 11g and Oracle Exadata, Delphix now fully supports Oracle RAC clusters as virtualization sources and targets. Customers can quickly create virtual copies of Oracle RAC databases with full functionality for faster and more accurate application testing.
• Virtualization of Microsoft SQL Server databases and clusters – Delphix creates read-write virtual copies of Microsoft SQL Server databases with full functionality using a simple self-service interface. Delphix 3.0 brings near-instant provisioning, refresh, rollback and synchronisation to enterprise-class Microsoft databases and clusters.
• Web Services APIs for management and integration – Delphix 3.0 can be easily integrated into existing management tools, such as system monitoring, runbook automation and other widely used operational tools.

"As a leading healthcare provider, the move to Health Care Reform (HCR) increases our application and data testing needs," said Bharani Krish, IT executive at Molina Healthcare. "We expect Delphix 3.0 for SQL Server to accelerate our data testing and application lifecycle."

Delphix 3.0 is available today as a software virtual appliance. To learn more, visit http://www.delphix.com.

About Delphix
Delphix enables agile data, transforming the economics of database and application management. Delphix software addresses the single largest source of inefficiency and inflexibility in the modern datacenter—provisioning, managing and refreshing databases for business-critical applications. Leading global organizations use Delphix to dramatically reduce the time, cost and risk of application rollouts, simplifying database operations by 100x, while consolidating redundant hardware by 10x. Delphix is headquartered in Menlo Park, California, with offices in London, and is backed by investors including Greylock Partners, JAFCO Ventures and Lightspeed Venture Partners.

Anderson Zaks, a leading independent supplier of international card payment solutions has today published an article outlining the current situation regarding the Point-to-Point-Encryption (P2PE) element of the PCI card payment regulations.  P2PE is not compulsory, however, Iain High, Managing Director at Anderson Zaks believes that many businesses are not aware of this.  As a result many are coming under increasing pressure to purchase more complex card payment solutions than they really need as their first generation of chip and PIN terminals reach end of life.

While it has been around for a couple of years P2PE (which ensures that card information is passed securely from the point of payment to the acquirer/bank and that the merchant does not hold card information) is still in the early stages of market adoption, and different solutions that address various requirements are still evolving.  The consensus of a recent meeting of Vendorcom members was that the future direction of P2PE is not yet defined, and therefore, a more open debate with merchants and retailers about the direction that the technology may take is to be welcomed and encouraged.

Where exactly is the ‘point’ within the merchant’s system from which the data needs to be encrypted? This gives rise to different opinions and different approaches.   Device manufacturers build encryption into their PINpads, whereas software solution providers claim that their solutions encrypt or mask card data within the merchant’s systems and pass limited details back thus equally reducing the scope of PCI for the merchant. 

The article goes on to explain the various options for P2PE, and stresses that while UK acquirers are not insisting on P2PE, merchants must be able to show that any card data held is secure.

Iain High stated; “There are ambiguities with P2PE, and our industry is giving mixed messages to the merchant community. No wonder they are confused and getting increasingly annoyed with card payments and what it entails”.

The fifth annual PCI SSC European Community Meeting is being held in Dublin from 22 – 24 October. 

For a copy of the article please contact Andreina West, PR Artistry, +44 (0) 1491 639500 or email: andreina@pra-ltd.co.uk

Notes to Editors

About Anderson Zaks
Anderson Zaks is a leading independent payment solution provider based in the UK, supplying integrated transaction processing software to deliver reliable and cost-effective electronic payments to many thousands of merchants.

Anderson Zaks RedCard software and managed services process card transactions for enterprises in the UK and worldwide. Catering to customers ranging from small corner shops through to multi-national corporations, Anderson Zaks supports transactions with acquiring banks and payment processors globally.

Anderson Zaks, a Level 1 Service Provider, is certified PCI DSS compliant.

For more information about Anderson Zaks and RedCard please visit: www.andersonzaks.com

For further information, please contact:
Iain High
Anderson Zaks
t. +44 (0)1344 317910
www.andersonzaks.com 
iain.high@andersonzaks.com

Andreina West
PR Artistry
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www.prartistry.com 
Andreina@pra-ltd.co.uk

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Bonn, 19th October 2012

• M2M solution for agriculture - real-time monitoring of cows
• Deutsche Telekom and MEDRIA partner in M2M solutions
• Available on Telekom’s M2M Marketplace 

Cows can text, thanks to Machine-to-Machine communication (M2M). Using the Vel'Phone® and HeatPhone® solutions supplied by French monitoring solutions experts MEDRIA Technologies, farmers are notified automatically when calving begins or when a cow is in heat and ready for insemination. Deutsche Telekom and MEDRIA have formed a partnership and agreed to cooperate in equipping 5,000 farms around Europe with the application and with Telekom SIM cards. 

“M2M solutions deliver major benefits in nearly all industries,” says Jürgen Hase, head of Deutsche Telekom’s M2M Competence Center. “That is why we are banking on innovative partners like MEDRIA Technologies, who know the specific demand and use cases in their industry. Together with strong partners, we develop and provide end-to-end M2M applications to best serve customer demand.” 

For MEDRIA, Deutsche Telekom’s excellent network quality was the deciding factor. “For us, it ensures that important information is relayed securely and is highly available,” says Emmanuel Mounier, MEDRIA’s Managing Director. “Another advantage is Deutsche Telekom's marketing support, including the use of the M2M Marketplace, where the products are now available.”

The Telekom SIM Cards are housed in M2M data collection devices in the cow’s stable or the field. Special sensors measure the cow’s vital data and relay it to the data collection device. The device then notifies the farmer immediately by sending a text message. M2M communication technology means that the farmer no longer needs to spend long nights in the stable. The M2M solution ensures that he can intervene promptly when a cow is about to calve and can make optimal use of the short time when a cow is in heat.

The result is a higher reproduction rate for the herd, while avoiding emergencies means less stress and more profit for the farmer. Data readings are not just available as texts on the farmer’s cell phone. Every farmer can follow his cows’ vital data on the MEDRIA's Daily Web Services® Internet platform thanks to the M2M GPRS data transmission link between the data collection device and MEDRIA's datacenter.

If the Telekom network is not available, the SIM card switches automatically to the best available network at the location and thereby ensures constant availability even in remote areas.

London UK  – October 19, 2012: Following its recent acquisition by Panduit Corp., UK-based data centre and estate-wide energy management specialist, Unite Technologies, is holding a conference and reception for existing and prospective customers at London’s Savoy Hotel on Thursday, November 1. Entitled 6 Zone Infrastructure Management for Data Centres and Beyond the event is now open for registration.

An important part of the conference agenda will focus on Unite’s future plans post acquisition including how its proven energy, power, security and environmental  management solutions will complement Panduit’s innovations in the infrastructure management space and expand the Panduit Unified Physical Infrastructure portfolio.

Guest speakers will also provide case studies, expert advice and guidance on the latest  developments and technologies involved in data centre and estate-wide physical infrastructure management and asset tracking.

Commencing at 9.15am the event will feature five conference sessions during the day as well as provide ample opportunities for networking and one to one discussions during the coffee breaks and lunch.

Just some of the topics to be discussed on the day include:

• Evolving physical infrastructure management in data centres and estate wide applications
• 6 Zone Energy Management – how it continues to evolve and expand, delivering a highly modular and granular range of solutions within the data centre, telecoms and estate energy management space
• Data centre infrastructure optimisation
• Connectivity and asset management in the data centre and estate

To register for the event please call Unite Technologies on 0845 271 0130 or email follow  Unite on Twitter @unitetech 

About Panduit
Panduit is a world-class developer and provider of leading-edge solutions that connect, manage and automate the physical infrastructure. Panduit Unified Physical Infrastructure℠ (UPI) based solutions help customers integrate core business systems for a smarter, unified business foundation. Our robust partner ecosystem, global staff, and unmatched service and support make Panduit a valuable and trusted partner. (www.panduit.com)

About Unite Technologies
Unite Technologies is a leading provider of data centre energy management, access control, security and environmental monitoring solutions to IT and Facilities Management. Headquartered in Usk, South Wales and offices in London and New York, Unite Technologies operates on a global basis working closely with major 'blue chip' organisations, predominately in the Financial, Petrochemical, Hosting and Telecoms, Broadcast, Retail, Security, Local Government and Blue Light sectors. The company has an established worldwide network of resellers, systems integrators and OEMs which are fully supported by Unite’s specialist sales and support teams throughout the world. www.unitetechnologies.com

18th October 2012 - With research[1] published yesterday revealing that one in five companies allow employees to use personal mobile devices for work purposes without having implemented an official BYOD policy, NCP engineering’s Patrick Oliver Graf believes that CIOs need to address the risks associated with BYOD before grasping hastily at the benefits.

The report, produced by Intrinsic Technology, suggests that CIOs are in fact aware of the challenges associated with keeping data safe while allowing employees to work on their smartphones or tablets, with 60 per cent naming security as their primary concern when it comes to implementing BYOD in their company.

But Graf, General Manager of remote network access VPN solutions provider NCP engineering, believes that in the changing workplace CIOs can no longer afford to neglect BYOD security: “Workforces in all corporate sectors and departments are becoming more dispersed – secure and convenient remote access to company networks is fast becoming a business essential rather than an optional extra, especially with the increasingly sophisticated functionality of mobile devices making it easier for employees to work effectively wherever they are,” he said.

While clear company policies on BYOD provide safeguards, the implementation of appropriate IT security tools is crucial to ensuring sensitive corporate data does not fall into the wrong hands, Graf said: “It is important that employees have total clarity on what devices they can use, what they can use them for, and who owns the contacts and other data stored on them. But the key to effective BYOD is enabling staff to access and share vital data securely across both corporate and external networks, whether in or out of the office.

“The most straightforward way of doing this is with a virtual private network (VPN), which provides a secure connection, encrypts data at the source, and delivers it safely. VPN and personal firewall technologies also enables users to access data securely from a hotspot using personal mobile devices. As BYOD becomes more and more prevalent, the stakes will get higher and higher as nobody wants to be the first to suffer a major iPad-induced security breach – but on the flipside, companies that get BYOD security right will reap the benefits of increased flexibility and efficiency,” Graf concluded.

About NCP engineering
Since its inception in 1986, NCP engineering has delivered innovative software that allows enterprises to rethink their remote access, and overcome the complexities of creating, managing and maintaining secure network access for staff. 

NCP’s award-winning product line spans the spectrum of remote access, from IPsec / SSL VPNs to endpoint firewalls and network access control (NAC) functions. The company’s products support organisations with complex remote user needs, and that want to leverage the latest end-devices to increase staff productivity, reduce network administration and adapt policy changes on-the-fly. Each solution is interoperable with existing third-party software or hardware. 
 
With global headquarters in Nuremberg, Germany and North American headquarters in the San Francisco Bay Area, the company serves 30,000-plus customers worldwide.

Press contacts
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Spreckley Partners Ltd
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E: ncp@spreckley.co.uk

[1] http://www.intrinsictechnology.co.uk/Pages/Article.aspx?ID=39&articleid=248

London, October 19, 2012 – PFU Imaging Solutions Europe, a subsidiary of Fujitsu, hosted its fifth annual partner conference in Barcelona from October 8 to 10 with the theme of “Capture the Growth”. Almost 300 experts from 45 countries in the EMEA region followed strategic updates by PFU executives, user presentations by representatives from the banking and healthcare industries and from government, and the Fujitsu scanner business overview. PFU recognized six channel partners with special awards in various categories.

• The fifth Imaging Channel Conference (ICC) in Barcelona from October 8 to 10, 2012 attracts almost 300 experts from the document-imaging channel community from Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA)
• Interactive program of keynote speeches, presentations and roundtable discussions supports channel partners in developing growth strategies
• Final highlight: Fujitsu Imaging Channel Awards Ceremony

Distributors, independent software vendors (ISV), resellers, business users and manufacturers accepted PFU's invitation to obtain a detailed view of the world of document capture and management. Many of them had visited previous ICCs, which have become a regular industry platform for the scanner market. 77% of Fujitsu’s partners attending the conference reported that their business was either “growing” or “strongly growing” in a survey conducted at the conference.

Mike Nelson, General Manager Sales and Marketing EMEA for PFU Imaging Solutions Europe Ltd, announced in his keynote address that PFU has again achieved record results in 2012 following a record year in 2011. He emphasized considerable growth against the backdrop of a weak economy, especially in the euro zone, and thanked partners for their contribution to this success. Nelson stressed that PFU provides stability in uncertain times and is fully focused on helping its partners to develop their businesses and prepare for growth.

Mike Nelson focused on growth in his keynote address at the Imaging Channel Conference hosted by PFU. “We are very happy with the feedback we have received at this fifth Imaging Channel Conference,” says Douglas Rudolph, General Manager Marketing EMEA, PFU Imaging Solutions Europe. “The chance to network with document management specialists from Europe, Africa and the Middle East helps our partners find strategies to capture their own growth by adding value to their business processes. The conference underscored our stated aim of being their most trustworthy vendor.”

And the award goes to…
PFU kept up its tradition of honoring particularly successful partners and projects with the Fujitsu Imaging Channel Award in the following six categories:

• Project of the Year: Education Sector
  Saudisoft (Saudi Arabia)
• Project of the Year: Banking Sector
  Emmedi SpA (Italy)
• Project of the Year: Government Sector
  Youston NV (Belgium)
• Project of the Year: Healthcare Sector
  Americana Computer Systems LLC (UAE)
• Project of the Year: Network Scanners
  Indra Sistemas S.A. (Spain)
• Project of the Year: ScanSnap Scanners
  Alliadis (France)

A number of technology partners lent their support to the 2012 Fujitsu Imaging Channel Conference. Conference Platinum sponsors were Abbyy, ELO Digital Office and Kofax. In addition, a number of software partners participated as exhibitors such as EMC², Emmedi, Ephesoft, Fujitsu Technology Solutions, Greenbox, KnowledgeLake, Microtask, Pingar, Silex Technology and Top Image Systems (TIS).

For further high-resolution pictures of the event please visit: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/vgvzsrdw2m6p7gi/U2N1KEkEuJ

Additional information:
Fujitsu EMEA Imaging Channel Program : www.imaging-channel-program.com

For further information on PFU, please go to:

• Twitter: http://twitter.com/ScanSnapUK
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ScanSnapUK
• LinkedIn: http://linkd.in/scantoprocess

About PFU
PFU Limited (Japan), a Fujitsu company, is the maker of Fujitsu scanners. The company is a globally active IT provider that designs, manufactures and markets computer hardware, peripheral products and enterprise software. PFU offers the broadest portfolio of document scanners for professional personal, desktop, workgroup and high-volume production environments and is one of the world's leading document scanner companies. PFU has been engaged in the document imaging scanner business for more than 20 years and generates an annual turnover of $1 billion. www.pfu.fujitsu.com/en/

Operating in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa (EMEA), PFU Imaging Solutions Europe Limited is responsible for marketing and sales of the Fujitsu document scanners. The European company was established in the United Kingdom in 1981 and has subsidiaries in Germany and Italy. www.fujitsu.com/emea/products/

October 19th, 2012 - Speaking at Amsterdam’s Broadband World Forum, on Tuesday, Vice-President and EU commissioner for Digital Agenda Neelie Kroes, spoke of the importance of investing in ICT, which, she said will pervade and benefit every sector of the economy.

The ICT KTN is hosting a FREE event essential to anyone interested in accessing €400M of R&D support. It will also look forward to Horizon 2020. Hear from National representatives and keynote speaker from BT on the importance of future networks.

You can register to participate at: euranddfunding.eventbrite.co.uk/

Contact:
Eddie Townsend,
Email: eddie.townsend[at]ictktn[dot]org.uk
Tel: 07766688752

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Email: nicky@evokedset.com

London, United Kingdom, October 19 2012 – Telnames, a leader in mobile-ready website creation and online contact pages for businesses, today announces that it has been named the winner of the 2012 Innovation Challenge by The Association of Directory Information and Related Search Industry (EIDQ). The challenge was held at the Plenary Meeting of the EIDQ Association in London on 15-17 October 2012, attended by 40 organisations from 20 countries. Telnames was voted the innovation that meeting participants would most likely consider adopting in their own marketplace.

The EIDQ Innovation Challenge is an opportunity for start-ups and organisations with new products and services to pitch their innovative ideas to an audience of the key industry players in Europe. The EIDQ Association is an association of member companies offering directory information and related search services across multiple channels including mobile, voice and online. Members span the entire value chain from service providers, content suppliers, vendors and consultancies.

David Stafford, General Secretary EIDQ Association said: “Delegates from across Europe at this week’s EIDQ Plenary Meeting in London identified Telnames as the clear winner of the EIDQ Innovation Challenge. The Challenge took place to find the most innovative new service in the directory industry. EIDQ Members clearly liked the direct relevance of the Telnames proposition in adding value through enhanced content to both directory users and local business customers in today’s rapidly growing smartphone market. They could also see the innovation in both the mobile user experience, as well as the flexibility of offering business customers either self–serve or managed service options for capturing content. Telnames provides directory firms with an enhanced differentiated service for users as well as a new revenue opportunity.”

Commenting on the EIDQ award win, Telnames Chief Marketing Officer Ian Bowen-Morris said: “It is great to be recognised in this way by our industry peers. With the explosion in mobile search, the value proposition and opportunity for Telnames is clear and compelling, and we are delighted to receive this accolade in this key forum.” He added: “Telnames is providing a unique solution for creating very low cost, mobile-optimised and search engine-friendly websites, which offers significant benefits to directory providers, directory users and local businesses.”

A .tel website from Telnames is quick and easy to set up, and ensures that essential business information always displays perfectly on smartphones, including “click to call” links to capture new customers who are browsing on the move. Telnames’ .tel one-page business profiles are helping companies across industry to win new business from the huge number of prospective buyers that now search online for businesses using a smartphone.

Members of the media interested in scheduling a briefing with Telnames can do so by contacting Nicky Denovan at nicky [at]evokedset[dot]com.

About Telnames: (http://www.telnames.com)
Telnames is a leader in mobile-ready website creation. A .tel website from Telnames allows professionals and businesses of all sizes to get online and “go mobile in minutes”.

Telnames delivers a complete solution for creating an online business profile – with all of your essential click-to-contact information – that displays perfectly on smartphones. A Telnames .tel business profile is search engine-friendly and increases your opportunity to be found online by people browsing on the move and ready to buy. A Telnames .tel website can be a company’s only website, or it can sit alongside an existing .com or .co.uk to boost online visibility and drive new sales. There are no hidden costs and everything you need to publish your information is included in one small annual fee.

Using the award-winning .tel domain, we provide our customers with a simple, effective and always available online contact page that you can own, update and promote to grow your business.

Press contacts:
Telnames
Nicky Denovan
EvokedSet PR
telnames [at] evokedset [dot] com
Phone: +44 7747 017654

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London, 19 October 2012 IT Europa and Angel Business Communications announced today that they will jointly be staging a UK Managed Services & Hosting Summit on 12 February 2013. The event will bring together leading hardware and software vendors, hosting providers, telecommunications companies, mobile operators and web services providers involved in managed services and hosting with resellers, integrators and service providers migrating to, or developing their own managed services portfolio and sales of hosted solutions.

The UK Managed Services & Hosting Summit 2013 is a management-level event designed to help channel organisations identify opportunities arising from the increasing demand for managed and hosted services and to develop and strengthen partnerships aimed at supporting sales. Building on the success of previous managed services and hosting events, the summit will feature a high-level conference programme exploring the impact of new business models and the changing role of information technology within modern businesses. Presentation subjects will include: The Role of Managed Services and Hosting Provider, Positioning, Pricing and Projection, Partnering for Success, Aligning Services to Business Objectives, Enabling the Creation of Agile Organisations, Delivering Enterprise-Class Solutions and the Future of the Channel.

These conference sessions will be augmented by boardroom sessions presented by leading vendors and service providers which will provide further insight into the opportunities for channel organisations looking to expand their managed services portfolios. Throughout the day there will be many opportunities for both sponsors and delegates to meet fellow participants within the Summit exhibition and networking area.

“Advances in technology, economic pressures and evolving business models are combining to fundamentally change role of both IT and Telecoms channels,” says Alan Norman, Managing Director of IT Europa. “The Managed Services & Hosting Summit 2013 provides a unique opportunity for vendors, VARs, integrators and service providers to come together to address the issues and opportunities arising from the surge in customer demand for managed services and hosted delivery models.”

The Managed Services Summit 2013 will take place at The Millennium Gloucester Hotel, London, on 12 February 2013. Resellers and integrators wishing to attend the convention and vendors, distributors or service providers interested in sponsorship opportunities can find further information at: www.mshsummit.com

New Mobile Enterprise Solutions Help Customers Embrace Consumerisation without Compromising Security and Control

Barcelona, Spain – This week at Citrix Synergy™, the conference where mobile workstyles and cloud services meet, Citrix unveiled the next phase of its strategy to enable the mobile enterprise. With the advent of consumerisation, mobility and the cloud, an increasingly mobile workforce is looking for easier ways to work the way they want – with anyone, from any location, on any device. With this week’s announcements, Citrix gives customers of all sizes the Power to Say Yes to consumer-inspired mobile workstyles with an expanding portfolio of solutions that give employees the freedom and flexibility they want, combined with the security and control businesses need. This week’s announcements make it easier for companies of all sizes to go mobile – empowering employees to interact securely with any combination of data, apps and devices – then bringing it all together in a seamless, integrated experience for end users.

Saying Yes to More than Three Billion Devices
The starting point of the Citrix enterprise mobility strategy is Citrix Receiver™, the company’s universal software client. Available for free on consumer app stores, Citrix Receiver gives employees secure, self-service access to all the apps and data they need to work from any device – all with a beautifully designed user experience tailored to the device they are using. Citrix Receiver now supports more than three billion devices, including all major tablet, smartphone, laptop, Mac and PC platforms – and will add support for new Windows 8 tablets and laptops as they come on the market.

To further extend its support of new consumer-style devices, Citrix also announced a new version of Citrix XenClient™ that provides virtual desktops to go for the millions of new lightweight Ultrabooks™ transforming the laptop market. XenClient for Ultrabooks uses a client-side hypervisor that runs directly on the laptop, but is connected to the corporate datacenter for centralised synchronisation and management. For end users, this means they get all the power of a local Windows experience on laptops and Ultrabooks, even when disconnected from the network. As soon as they connect again, any changes are automatically synchronised with a central image in the datacenter. This innovative approach extends all the benefits of VDI to mobile workers with no compromise in performance or security. The combination of Citrix Receiver and XenClient offer a perfect starting point for companies looking to roll out Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) programmes to employees in a way that’s secure, easy and proven.

Solving the Cloud Data Problem
As consumer devices enter the workforce in record numbers, one of the first challenges for most businesses is how to handle the resulting data problem. End users increasingly want to use personal mobile devices to access their work documents from a diverse range of consumer laptops, mobile tablets and smart phones. In the absence of an easy-to-use solution from IT, employees increasingly rely on consumer cloud services that do not rely on corporate security, like Dropbox, to access documents on the go from any of their own devices, and share them with other colleagues via the cloud. While solutions like this offer great productivity for end users, they create a security nightmare for businesses, placing mission critical intellectual property at risk, and making it nearly impossible to comply with security and privacy regulations.

The best way to address this problem is for businesses to offer a secure data sharing service to employees that gives them all the ease-of-use and mobile device support of their favourite consumer cloud services – combined with all the security and control required by the business. To address this problem, Citrix this week announced the immediate availability of Citrix ShareFile™ with StorageZones. This innovative new solution gives employees all the ease and flexibility they want, while providing IT with the ability to choose where corporate data is stored, including on-premise within their own secure datacenters. Because ShareFile supports enterprise client-side security, corporate data accessed on personal devices is encrypted, and can be remotely wiped by the business at any time if the employee leaves the company, or the device is lost or stolen.

This best-of-both-worlds approach gives users true “follow-me data” services across all their corporate and personal devices, while allowing the business to meet strict security, data sovereignty, and compliance requirements. The new ShareFile StorageZones capability is available now as a software download, and will soon be available as a StorageZones MPX™ appliance powered by Citrix NetScaler® that transparently integrates all the networking and security functionality needed to deploy on-premise StorageZones into a single, all-in-one solution.

To further extend the value of this solution, Citrix announced new StorageZone Connectors for ShareFile that allow customers to securely connect a ShareFile StorageZone instance to data in existing network storage systems. This innovative capability makes it easy for users to securely access their work documents from anywhere on any device through a common ShareFile app, regardless of where the data is actually stored behind the scenes. Citrix also announced plans to deliver ShareFile StorageZones for Microsoft Windows Azure in 2013. This integration will allow ShareFile customers to leverage all the power of the Azure cloud as a secure, seamless extension of their enterprise data sharing strategy.

A Single Control Point for Mobile Apps and Data
The final piece of a comprehensive mobile enterprise strategy for IT is an integrated solution that brings together the management of mobile apps, data and devices into a single, unified control point. That’s where Citrix CloudGateway™ comes in. This week at Synergy, Citrix conducted a live public demonstration of CloudGateway with its groundbreaking MDX “mobile device experience” technology. The addition of new MDX features gives CloudGateway a set of mobile app management technologies that enable full security and control over native iOS, Android and HTML 5 apps.

The new CloudGateway release also includes integration with the new Me@Work mobile application suite announced at Synergy, giving customers a unified way to control the delivery of apps and data to mobile devices. Integration with Citrix XenApp® delivers virtualised Windows apps as a cloud service to mobile devices. With these new additions, CloudGateway becomes the first product in the industry to offer customers a single unified control point for any mix of mobile, web, SaaS and Windows apps and data, delivered to any mix of corporate and personal devices. CloudGateway also features a full, unified storefront capability that makes it easy to give employees secure, self-service access to the apps they need though an intuitive consumer-like app. The combination of CloudGateway, ShareFile and Citrix Receiver gives customers the most complete solution for enterprise mobility in the industry.

It’s All About Me
In a world of consumerisation and user choice, the most important piece of any enterprise mobility strategy is a relentless focus on end user experience. For employees, “mobile enterprise” is simply about “ME” at work. Building sophisticated infrastructure systems won’t enable the mobile enterprise unless the people using them feel empowered with simple, beautiful experiences that are as good or better than they can find in the consumer world.

To address this key final piece of the puzzle, Citrix unveiled the new Citrix Me@Work mobile app family. This powerful new family of core mobile apps will address the key functions required for end user mobility, combining all the simplicity and user experience employees expect, with the security and control the business requires. The new Citrix Me@Work family starts with two new apps designed exclusively for mobile devices, and will be included for free with a license to Citrix CloudGateway:

• Citrix @WorkWeb for Secure Browsing – @WorkWeb is a native mobile browser for iOS and Android devices that will enable secure access to confidential web apps. Using the new @WorkWeb app, companies can give employees secure access to internal corporate web sites, external SaaS apps, and custom-built HTML5 apps – directly from their personal mobile devices. Designed for use with CloudGateway, @WorkMail leverages the new MDX Web Connect technology for rock solid web security, and MDX Micro VPN technology to create a dedicated VPN tunnel for accessing a company’s internal network. The new @WorkWeb will also include built-in integration with other Citrix Me@Work apps, allowing users to click on links, such as ‘mailto’ or GoToMeeting®, and have the native apps automatically open inside the secure container on the mobile device.
• Citrix @WorkMail for Secure Productivity – @WorkMail is a secure native email, calendar and contacts solution developed specifically for Android and iOS devices. Designed for use with CloudGateway, @WorkMail will leverage the new MDX App Vault technology to ensure full security of all corporate communications, even if the device is lost or stolen. @WorkMail is also designed with user experience in mind, giving employees a powerful personal productivity solution that seamlessly integrates all the features they need into a single, intuitive app. Most importantly, @WorkMail will include built-in integration with the other apps in the Citrix Me@Work family, including “one touch” integration that makes it easy to attach docs to emails from ShareFile, open attachments and web links with @WorkWeb, schedule meetings with GoToMeeting, and collaborate through Podio™ on-the-fly – all while staying inside the secure container on the mobile device.

The new Citrix Me@Work family will also include three existing Citrix apps, delivered with additional security to mobile devices using the full set of MDX technologies in CloudGateway:

• Citrix ShareFile – for secure “follow-me data” across any mobile device
• Citrix GoToMeeting – for easy, integrated collaboration, including audio, video and screen sharing, including the ability to host meetings from mobile devices with the new GoToMeeting iPad Presenter Mode, unveiled for the first time this week at Synergy.
• Citrix Podio – for social team collaboration that makes it easy for people to work the way they want

The Citrix Me@Work family is designed to work alongside Citrix GoToAssist® for mobile devices, which makes it easy for IT to support employees when they themselves are on the go. GoToAssist lets IT professionals provide live support from anywhere, connecting to employee computers and solving problems directly from their iPad, Android tablet or Android phone. Combined with the new GoToAssist Service Desk offering, announced this week at Synergy, IT support professionals can also log, track and resolve incidents, manage configuration changes, and deliver end-user self-service from anywhere.

Enabling the Mobile Enterprise at Citrix Synergy
Customers will hear more about CloudGateway, ShareFile, Receiver, XenClient, GoToMeeting, GoToAssist, Podio and the Me@Work family throughout the week at Citrix Synergy as part of the broader Citrix mobile enterprise strategy, including live demos, breakouts, and hands-on workshops.

London, UK - October 19th, 2012 At the SETsquared Partnership’s 9th annual Investment Showcase yesterday, twenty high-tech early stage UK companies demonstrated innovations across sectors including energy generation, farming, enterprise software, clean technology, mobile apps and e-commerce.

The Investment Showcase was held at One Great George Street, London, and attracted over 140 venture capitalists, angel investors and high net-worth individuals, the largest number of investors for a UK event of this type.

Professor Sir Steve Smith, Vice-Chancellor and Chief Executive, University of Exeter hosted and spoke at the showcase. The event was also attended by Matthew Hancock MP, Minister for Skills, and Rebecca Harris MP.

"It's great to be able to come along today and meet the SETsquared team at their investment showcase event in London,” said Matthew Hancock MP, Minister for Skills. “Through the SETsquared Partnership, five universities have the ability to incubate new ideas and turn them into practical businesses on the ground which is vital to the prosperity of the UK. SETsquared is demonstrating the ability to turn ideas into jobs and I'm impressed with the companies I've met today"

“It was wonderful to see some of the UK’s most exciting start-ups meeting such a large group of potential investors,” said Professor Sir Steve Smith. “The event is a great opportunity for the companies to show what they do, and with SETsquared’s industry-beating average 90% survival rate for supported companies, it helps to reduce risks for investors.”

“The format of the event is compact and punchy, and the quality of the companies is good – they’re at an early stage and show a lot of promise,” said John Kenny, investment professional at Delta Partners.

The businesses were pitching for investment of between £150,000 and £5 million each from venture capitalists, angel investors and wealthy individuals, and several of the companies are expected to announce investments soon. Over the past eight years participants at the Investment Showcase have raised more than £120 million in investment.

A full list of the twenty showcasing companies with details of their technologies is at the end of this press release.

The SETsquared Partnership is the enterprise collaboration of the Universities of Bath, Bristol, Exeter, Southampton and Surrey and provides incubation support to over 250 early-stage technology businesses.

For more information on the event go to: www.setsquared.co.uk/partnership/investment-showcase/investment-showcase-2012

Notes to Editors:

Photography available on request.

Companies at the Investment Showcase:

• Annotag: Video indexing and virtual events technology that enables users to intelligently record, tag, search and share live or pre-recorded content. www.annotag.co.uk
• Antaco: Cost effective, sustainable, carbon efficient process to create high heat value coal replacement from biomass.
• AppCast: Internal communications channel for companies, based on cloud-based administrative suite and app for employees’ mobile devices.
• Bardowl: Mobile service streaming audiobooks from major publishers to smartphones or tablets. www.bardowl.com
• Bioinduction: Neuromodulation devices for Parkinson’s disease and other chronic neurological disorders. www.bioinduction.com
• Cognisess: Enterprise 'Talent Intelligence' platform enabling companies to identify, recruit, manage and improve their human capital. www.cognisess.com
• CrisisVu: Unique and game-changing online monitoring tool - presenting online conversations in a visually intuitive, real-time mindmap to deliver exceptional clarity. www.crisivu.com
• eCow: Cow health monitoring for the dairy industry with real time wireless data feedback, helping to improve animal welfare and profits for farmers. www.ecow.co.uk
• Findsyou: Online service to match buyers and suppliers; a new take on search and classifieds initially trialled in car market as www.findsyoucars.com. www.findsyou.com
• Hybrid Logic: Self-healing web hosting platform to improve reliability for the cloud and web hosting industry. www.hybrid-cluster.com
• Ikle: Real-time business intelligence for professional and financial services. www.ikle.co
• Mindings: Service to enable people to send personal, captioned photos, text, reminders and more from their mobile phone to a digital display - Facebook for the technology-shy! www.mindings.com
• MrMash Ltd: Interactive video platform that allows users to create personal areas within videos and share via social media. www.murdge.com
• Paralant: Development tools for high performance and power efficient applications on smart-phones, tablets, desktops and cloud computers. www.paralant.com
• Red Skies Technology: Location based service that provides an e-ticketing/travel card system with tracking ability for informal urban transport operators in developing countries. www.redskiestechnology.co.uk
• SEaB Energy: Portable device which converts organic waste to electricity, heat and fertiliser using a simple biological process. www.seabenergy.com
• Sibdocity: Integrated data analysis helping companies to easily analyse, share and trace data across multiple sources. www.sibdocity.com
• Somnium: Disruptive solutions for ARM based embedded software development. www.somniumtech.com
• Triggered Messaging: Helps online retailers increase online sales with real-time behavioural communication and reduced cart-abandonment. www.triggeredmessaging.com
• Venture Photonics: High-speed optical data switching for the internet, telecoms networks, large data networks and supercomputers. www.venturephotonics.com

About the SETsquared Partnership: www.setsquared.co.uk  Twitter:@SETsquared
The SETsquared Partnership (www.setsquared.co.uk) is the enterprise collaboration of the Universities of Bath, Bristol, Exeter, Southampton and Surrey. Together, the universities employ 8500 academic staff; earn £450m of the UK’s higher education research budget; and produce 11% of all UK university patents.

The partnership has a 10-year track record of supporting companies through its innovation centres, which provide access to industry specialists, investors and experienced entrepreneurs. SETsquared currently supports over 250 early stage high-tech, high growth potential businesses, and 90% of its incubated companies are still in business three years on. In the past five years, nearly £0.75bn in investment funding has been raised by spin outs and incubated companies.

SETsquared supports its student population of over 92,000 graduate and undergraduates to gain hands on business skills and entrepreneurial training through experiential inter-university activities. The Partnership also provides opportunities for industry to access academic ideas with commercial potential and develops collaborative R&D relationships. The Partnership seeks to promote the impact, economically and socially, of its institutions’ research and enterprise activities.

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London, 19 October 2012: Michael Grant was installed as Master of the Information Technologists’ Company (ITC), the 100th Livery Company of the City of London, during a formal ceremony held last night in London’s second oldest church (St Bartholomew the Great, Smithfield). Grant takes over from outgoing Master, Jonathan Soar, for his year long tenure in the role.

“I am looking forward to continuing the growth of the company and encouraging our members to do even more in terms of giving their pro bono time and energy through our 19 panels which do such great work for charities, education and industry,” he said.

Grant’s chosen theme for the year is “The Global Village”. He said: “The Information Technologists’ Company is one of the most vibrant livery companies in the City of London, representing in IT, one of the most vibrant trades of the late 20th and early 21st centuries. Not only is the City a global village for financial services, commodities and shipping, for example, but the IT industry is itself a global village with the advance of the web and digital communications helping people to stay connected around the world.”

As Master, Grant will represent the ITC in the City and support the Mayoralty in its duties, promoting the City of London as the best place to do business. “What is particularly exciting is that one of my new panel wardens will be the currently serving Lord Mayor of London, Alderman David Wootton, who will take on the role at the ITC when he finishes his term as Lord Mayor in November."

Grant reached out to ITC members, saying “many of us have spent most of our lives working for the IT industry, travelling the world in different roles. Let’s take some of the wonderful successes we have achieved in our livery company through the pro bono work we have done in the UK, and, where we have power or influence in other countries, apply a similar approach to enhance the brand of the IT industry overseas."

During his term of office, Grant will also build on the legacy of past Masters and in particular his immediate predecessor, Jonathan Soar. “Jonathan’s theme was LongevITy and, in line with that, I will be supporting, in particular, his strong focus on continuous charitable giving.”   

Grant has been a member of the ITC for 18 years. Previous roles have included Warden, Clerk and Company Secretary.  In total, Grant has spent 25 years working a variety of marketing and corporate communications roles with international IT companies such as Gateway, Lotus, Commodore, ICL International Computers Ltd, Prime Computer and Wang.

Grant is married with five children, and his interests include charity, yachting, mountain-biking, cross-country skiing and travel. He has spent periods living in Ireland, Australia and the US, to which he has just completed his 326th visit.

Notes to Editors:

About the Information Technologists’ Company (ITC)
The Information Technologists’ Company is the 100th livery company of the City of London, bringing together the centuries-old livery tradition and information technology, a key industry of the new millennium. Since 1992, when the Company was awarded livery status by the Court of Aldermen of the City of London, it has been actively demonstrating the relevance of the livery tradition to modern day society. The Company uses the time, expertise and resources of its members to promote the information technology profession and undertake a range of charitable and educational activities. The Company currently has more than 720 members, all of whom are senior practitioners in the IT profession.

For further information about the Information Technologists’ Company, please visit www.wcit.org.uk

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The need to accurately monitor real time supply chain performance cost effectively provided the driving force for Burcas to develop and implement the Xactio web portal from Canda Systems as part of a major supply chain development programme based on the Kanban push-pull principle.

Burcas worked with Canda Systems in conjunction with TEC-Concepts, who specialise in supply chain consultancy and training in the aerospace sector, to develop the Xactio supply chain portal and was the first UK user of the system. Xactio is now used by a large number of other manufacturers and suppliers in the aerospace, defence, automotive and industrial supply chains.

The Xactio web portal supports a wide range of supply chain activities but the initial focus for the Burcas development was in three main areas:

Tighter control over inventory and real time visibility of stock availability
Burcas utilised the Xactio Inventory Module to enable customers of any organisation within the supply chain to have automated access to current information on costs, usage (current and historic) and inventory levels.

“One of our key customers has 30 users regularly accessing the system. Senior management  frequently say that they wish that all their suppliers had Xactio installed as they  have found no other way of seeing how much is on the shelf.” Tony Davies, Consultant Engineer, Burcas

Integration of the Xactio web portal with the Burcas MRP system to give immediate access to accurate and current data on cost, usage and stock
The Xactio Portal has become a central platform within Burcas for customer and supplier communication.   The information held by the Portal is directly linked to the Burcas MRP system – Progress Plus via the Xactio Link module. Customer and suppliers are able to access a broad range of information on stock level, costs and usage.

“Xactio is integrated with the Progress MRP system and this enables our customers to see their  stock and how it is moving plus their total spend. Everyone that we talk to is very positive about the system.”  Tony Davies, Consultant Engineer, Burcas

Improved quality of supply chain reporting
Burcas uses the quality reporting module of Xactio  - QCD&R (Quality, Cost, Delivery and Responsiveness) to identify how well each supplier is performing.  Results are produced graphically and also show a rolling average of performance over a six month period. 

In addition to the benefits already generated within the Burcas supply chain, the increased visibility of supply chain information and the efficiencies generated have also enabled a ‘better customer and supplier experience’.  The increased visibility has also enabled  some customers to reduce their stock holding by a six figure sum.

There are a number of additional modules within the Xactio portal  and Burcas will be implementing upgrades later this year. 

About Burcas Limited
Burcas is a privately owned group of companies that focus on manufacture and supply of precision tooling in high speed steels, tungsten carbide and ceramic tooling for the Manufacturing, Aerospace, Defence, Automotive and Paper and Printing industries.   The company specialise in supporting customer stock management and follow the KANBAN principle for stock management. Burcas has the Aerospace Quality Approval AS EN 9100 and has the SC21 Bronze award status.

http://www.burcasonline.com/

About Canda Ltd
CANDA’s range of IT Services and Computer Solutions are designed to meet the needs of the medium to large SME. The IT Support and Services that CANDA provides supports information technology solutions that are scalable to the size and scope of our clients.

CANDA developed the web based Supply Chain Portal – XACTIO, to provide ‘real time’ data on the web, using information from across the Client supply chain.   This provides supplier statistics on supply performance, quality, cost, delivery and responsiveness using the SC21 metrics. Additional Xactio modules are also available to enable management of online quality concession submission, RFQ’s, Inventory  and Sales Orders.   This provides the ability for customers to view the status of inventory and outstanding orders in ‘real time’.

http://www.xactio.co.uk/      http://www.candasys.co.uk/

New software allows users to easily dictate and correctly spell healthcare, legal, and bioscientific and engineering words and phrases

New from Spellex Corporation is Spellex Dictation, a powerful dictionary enhancement for Dragon Naturally SpeakingTM1 and other popular Mac and PC speech recognition packages, which allows users to easily dictate and correctly spell healthcare, legal, and bioscientific and engineering words and phrases. 

Ideal for both students and seasoned professionals, Spellex Dictation allows users to update standard UK English speech vocabularies with comprehensive UK medical, legal and/or bioscience vocabulary dictionaries.  Easy to use, it increases user accuracy allowing them to create professional looking documents while saving time and enhancing efficiency. Common English language and specialty terms can be verified simultaneously.

Three new versions are available including:

Spellex Dictation: Medical
An affordable medical enhancement for speech recognition software, this dictionary includes more than 70 medical specialties to correctly dictate medical and pharmaceutical words with far greater speed and accuracy than previously.

Spellex Dictation: Legal
A reasonably-priced legal terminology add-on, this dictionary can be used to accurately dictate thousands of legal terms from 35 legal specialties varying from Administrative law to Wills and more.

Spellex Dictation: BioScientific
A powerful bioscience enhancement, this dictionary enables users to quickly and accurately dictate thousands of bioscientific words covering more than 50 different bioscience, physical science, engineering and technology fields.

Spellex is the exclusive provider of specialty dictation vocabularies for the Mac. To request product information contact Spellex Corporation at 0800 404 8182 or 001 813-792-7000 or visit http://www.spellex.com/products/speech-recognition-products.htm.

1. Dragon speech recognition software makes it easier for anyone to use a computer. Users simply talk and it types. Users use their voice to create and edit documents or emails, launch applications, open files, control the mouse and more. Dragon is a registered trademark of Nuance Communications, all rights reserved.

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The extension to its current relationship with Sovereign will give THCH the continued benefit of greater IT security and flexibility in its working practices across the organisation.

Tower Hamlets operates in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. The organisation currently has just under 3,000 homes available for rent or shared ownership. The extension to the contract with Sovereign comes with THCH’s acknowledgement of the continued excellent service and competitive pricing of Sovereign; a level of service delivery that made it a straight forward option to extend the close working relationship for the provision of IT services.

Harneck Chilemba, Finance Director, THCH, comments, “Sovereign’s current knowledge and track record within the housing sector gives us a continued desire to work with them. They understand our business; they understand our sector and have always provided us with an impeccable service and excellent support through all our IT issues. Sovereign’s scalable service not only supports our needs now but can also provide us with the services we need in the future as our organisation develops.”

Since outsourcing its IT to Sovereign, THCH has seen a marked improvement in the frontline services it is able to offer its tenants. Without the internal pressures of running an IT department in-house and dealing with IT problems on site, THCH has seen large increases in both time and cost savings, enabling the organisation to spend more time on the core services for its tenants.

Harneck continues, “Sovereign has worked with us to improve our services and offer additional technology and offsite access to our tenants. They are very good at listening to our needs and providing us with the flexible service we need to expand our offerings in the future.”

Sovereign originally won the contract with Tower Hamlets through its ability to provide the housing organisation with all its IT requirements, including support for its core housing sector business systems as well as the technical IT infrastructure. The extended contract now provides for any future requirements and Sovereign will be working with THCH to offer its organisation and its tenants the benefits of additional IT services.

James Threapleton, Director of Housing and Public Sector at Sovereign Business Integration Group, comments, “We are very pleased that THCH sees value in what we deliver for them.  It continues to be a very successful partnership and we are delighted to be providing the IT services necessary to support the organisation into the future.  We’ll continue developing the service together to create further benefits for THCH and its tenants.”   

www.sovereign-plc.co.uk

London, October 22, 2012—10gen (the MongoDB company) today announced the addition of five vice presidents to its management team. The new executives bring significant experience in database, open source, cloud computing and big data technology from companies ranging from fast-growing startups to global technology giants. The new executives will leverage the recent venture capital investment to bolster product investment, customer success and market reach.

“Our recently expanded management team will help further 10gen’s leadership and momentum in the NoSQL database space and in the broader database market as we help redefine it,” said Max Schireson, president of 10gen. “This talented group of new executives will help us better support the significant and growing demand for MongoDB, the agile and scalable document-oriented database.” 

The new executives include:

Joe Morrissey, vice president of EMEA. Morrissey brings 20 years of management experience in building and leading sales teams, development and growth of new vertical markets. Morrissey joins from Oracle where most recently he led MySQL sales across EMEA. Prior to Oracle's acquisition of Sun Microsystems he served both as senior director of EMEA and global telecoms sales.  Previous to that, he conceived, built and led MySQL AB's Telecoms vertical where as vice president of Global Telecoms he grew bookings from $3M to over $25M in under three years. At 10gen, Morrissey is responsible for leading all aspects of the company's growth and execution in EMEA.

Ed Albanese, vice president of business development. Albanese has built, marketed and sold software for some of the fastest growing enterprise software companies. Most recently, Albanese was head of business development for Cloudera, leading the team that created the largest distribution channel and vendor ecosystem in the big data market. Prior to that, Albanese led product and go-to-market for multiple virtualisation products at VMware, helping take the end user computing division from - $1M to +$100M in revenue. Albanese also worked at MRO Software (acquired by IBM), Microsoft and Keane Inc. At 10gen, Albanese is responsible for channels, alliances and OEM sales.

Kurt Daniel, vice president of marketing and online services. Daniel was most recently chief operating officer at Worklight (acquired by IBM in 2012), a mobile application platform and tools software company. Prior to that, he was senior vice president leading marketing, business and corporate development and the online business unit for Parallels, a well-known virtualisation and cloud software company. Daniel was also the lead product manager in the SQL Server team at Microsoft. At 10gen, Daniel is focusing on worldwide marketing, as well as the online services business unit, which currently includes the MongoDB monitoring service (MMS).

Matt Asay, vice president of corporate strategy. Asay brings a unique blend of journalism, technology and open source startup experience. Most recently, he was senior vice president of business development at Nodeable, a provider of real-time data stream processing for big data applications, and before that at Strobe (acquired by Facebook).  Prior to this, Asay was a columnist at CNET, The Register and GigaOM. Asay was also chief operating officer at Canonical (the Ubuntu Linux company), ran the Americas for Alfresco, and founded the Open Source Business Conference.  At 10gen, Asay is working on a mix of business development, evangelism and sales.

Ron Avnur, vice president of services and product management. Avnur has more than 15 years of experience in database and DBMS internals. Avnur was previously the chief technology officer and senior vice president of engineering at MarkLogic, a petabyte-scale database. Avnur was one of the first MarkLogic employees, serving as a senior engineer. He also held a variety of positions at Cohera, Business Layers and Informix. At 10gen, Avnur leads solution architecture, consulting, support and product management teams.

Earlier this year, 10gen appointed Martin Cooke as vice president of human resources, recruiting and training; and Andrew Erlichson as vice president of education.

About 10gen
10gen is the company behind MongoDB, the leading NoSQL database. MongoDB is the open source, document-oriented database that is quickly reshaping the overall database market due to the popularity of its agile and scalable approach among developers and IT professionals for new applications in the cloud and beyond. 10gen leads MongoDB development,supports the global MongoDB community and provides commercial subscriptions, support, consulting and training plus a free, cloud-based MongoDB monitoring service called MMS.For more information, visit www.10gen.com.

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A larger touch panel, built-in Bluetooth connectivity and a new optional video camera accessory puts HD video and HD voice collaboration at the fingertips of executives and managers

London, UK – 22 October 2012: Polycom, Inc. (Nasdaq: PLCM), the global leader in open standards-based unified communications and collaboration (UC&C), today unveiled a next-generation business media phone that delivers the familiar tap-and-swipe usability of smart phones and tablets to the desktop, while offering advanced UC&C features and a new optional video camera that accelerates the speed of business and enables face-to-face collaboration via video conferencing.

With the new Polycom® VVX® 600 solutions, workers have a flexible and intuitive phone that integrates seamlessly with popular UC&C productivity applications and Bluetooth headsets for hands-free privacy. Users can also join video conferences via the optional Polycom VVX Camera, which Polycom also unveiled today for both Polycom VVX 600 and Polycom® VVX® 500 business media phones.

“The simple and intuitive experiences people have with their mobile devices are shaping their expectations for the workplace,” said Jim Kruger, Senior Vice President, Solutions Marketing, Polycom. “The Polycom VVX 600 represents a new generation of solutions that merge consumer-like simplicity with enterprise-class reliability, performance and UC&C integration. Now organisations from SMBs to the largest enterprises can put Polycom’s renowned HD voice and video on desktops at a very affordable price.”

The Polycom VVX solution includes several new enhancements:

• Larger multi-touch screen. Featuring a touchscreen interface on a desktop phone, the Polycom VVX 600 incorporates a 4.3-inch LCD screen that is 23 per cent larger than other business media phones for ease of use and greater functionality.
• Easier and faster access to contacts. The Polycom VVX 600 supports up to 16line appearances for speed dialing, as well as access to corporate directories, instant messaging and presence status.
• Built-in Bluetooth integration. Now Polycom VVX 600 users can conduct calls with the same Bluetooth headset that they use with their smart phone.

The VVX 600 will feature the recently announced Polycom UX™ (new user experience), which delivers the industry’s best video collaboration experience with more than 20 new user innovations and features, including  a completely redesigned user interface, the industry's most lifelike HD image quality, and innovative only-from-Polycom video, content sharing and audio features, all while minimising IT management and support requirements.  For IT managers, Polycom’s zero-touch provisioning and Web-based configuration tool make the VVX 600 simple to deploy and easy to administer, upgrade and maintain. Because organisations can deploy VVX 600 solutions on their existing networks without having to upgrade their call control platforms, the new phone reduces cost of ownership.

Collaborating Face-to-Face in Seconds
The new VVX business media phone also accommodates the Polycom VVX Camera, an optional 720p HD video camera that transforms Polycom VVX 600 and VVX 500 business media phones into cost-effective, high-resolution video collaboration environments. Users install the camera simply by plugging it into the integrated USB port at the top of the phone, and no software drivers are required, which means they can join a video conference in a matter of seconds. With this interoperable video solution, users can easily tap into their organisation’s infrastructure to collaborate face-to-face with colleagues, partners and customers across a broad range of standards-based video platforms. Video features include a privacy shutter, adjustable tilt, multiple video screen modes, side-by-side and PIP (picture-in-picture) window modes, and adjustable frame rates.

Accelerating the Speed of Business
The Polycom VVX 600 solution improves personal productivity by providing access to the key workplace applications that users rely on daily directly from the phone. Through a built-in Web browser, users can view and manage their calendars, receive meeting reminders and alerts, and search the corporate directory. The Polycom VVX 600 also features open APIs to enable third-party applications developers to integrate the VVX 600 with business and UCC applications, and personalised information tools. Additionally, VVX 600 users can access content using the included video playback feature.

In addition to daily use on the desktops of executives, managers and administrative staff, the Polycom VVX 600 phone can transform a variety of environments:

• Healthcare providers can equip phones with the VVX Camera to offer remote therapy or follow-up consultations for patients with chronic conditions.
• Banks can use camera-equipped phones to engage customers with remote loan specialists, brokers and title processors.
• Retailers can offer in-store customers a chance to speak face-to-face with a remote technical support or customer care representative.
• Distributed organisations can use the phones to conduct regular meetings with branch managers, warehouse managers and other field personnel.
• For almost any company, Polycom VVX 600 phones can serve as virtual receptionists in an office lobby.

For many organisations, such as law firms with offices, clients and partners around the world, using enterprise-quality video and voice technology is the best way to remove distance barriers for real-time collaboration.

The Polycom VVX 600 business media phone is part of Polycom’s next-generation portfolio of video endpoints. For more information, see the related press release.

Availability
The Polycom VVX 600 business media phone will be available in select EU countries at the end of November. The new UI is planned to be available on the VVX 600 in the first half of 2013. The Polycom VVX Camera will also be available in select EU countries at the end of December. To operate the camera, the VVX 500 and VVX 600 media phones require UC Software 4.1.3, which will be available for customers in December through a download at no charge. For more information, visit: http://www.polycom.co.uk/products/voice/desktop_solutions/business_media_phones/index.html.

About Polycom
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Santa Clara, USA – October 22nd, 2012 - Evatronix SA, provider of the high performance display processor for mobile applications, PANTA DP20, announced today a demonstration of capabilities of the successor to the DP20 design, the PANTA DP30 IP. The IP prototype will enable ARM TechCon attendees to experience the improvement in IP performance and find out the additional benefits over the current-gen product.

“The PANTA DP30 prototype is our vision for the evolution of display processors and the demonstration of their benefits when matched with the GPU,” said Marcin Zys, Multimedia IP Product Line Manager at Evatronix. “We’ve introduced support for even more technologies from ARM, the leading name in the mobile CPU and GPU market, so that users can maximize their SoC performance and keep the power level at the minimum.”

The PANTA DP30 is targeted especially for mobile applications in which the GPU is under heavy computing load. Execution of such operations like scaling, rotation and color space conversion within the PANTA DP30 processor eases the GPU load significantly and contributes to lower power requirements. The PANTA DP30 implements the AMBA AXI4 system bus interface with long bursts and outstanding transactions for compatibility with latest ARM CPUs, GPUs and video decoders.

The most significant difference to the PANTA DP20 is the presence of the PANTA CP10 – a dedicated coprocessor that enables arbitrary scaling of video and graphics layers. Depending on the application, user can integrate 0, 1 or 2 instances of the PANTA CP10 within the PANTA DP30-enabled SoC. The implementation of a DMA module with the AMBA AXI4 write interface offers new possibilities for development of video subsystems based on the Evatronix PANTA IP family.

To see the PANTA DP30 demo live, visit Evatronix in booth #58 at the ARM TechCon during the Chip Design Day on Tuesday, October 30th.

About Evatronix:
Evatronix develops digital and mixed-signal Intellectual Property (IP) cores with complementary software and supporting application environments. We embrace hardware, software and design services elements to assist our customers in all SoC development stages, from concept to tape-out. Over a period of more than 20 years, Evatronix provided over 600 licenses for USB, NAND Flash multimedia and various microcontroller IPs. We are headquartered in Poland, and employ more than 90 people worldwide.

For more information please visit the company’s web site at www.evatronix.com/ip

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Jacek Duda
Marketing Manager
+48 32 231 11 71 ext. 22
jacek[dot]duda[at]evatronix[dot]com

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Leading business intelligence software provider PXtech has been presented with one of the UK’s most prestigious business awards as its global success was formally recognised by the Queen’s Award for Enterprise 2012.

Derby-based PXtech received the International Trade award from HM Lord Lieutenant of Derbyshire in recognition of the company’s outstanding global trade success which has been cemented in the last 12 months with several significant international wins including a global deal with restaurant chain SUBWAY.

HM Lord Lieutenant of Derbyshire comments: “The Queen’s Award for Enterprise recognises the very best in British business and PXtech is an example of why Britain has such a strong reputation across the world for its innovation and drive.

“It is fantastic to see UK firms refusing to let the economic downturn stifle their growth and ambition and I look forward to seeing PXtech continue in its rapid expansion.”

PXtech managing director, Richard Dorf adds: “The Queen’s Award for Enterprise is a highly prestigious accolade and it is a real honour to receive formal acknowledgement of our successes.

“As a company we have achieved strong growth by actively engaging and investing in foreign markets, a strategy which has helped PXtech to become a truly global operator. We now work with household names all over the world, serving over 30,000 business locations in more than 50 countries – figures which are continuing to rise at a rapid rate.

“This award is testament to the expertise and dedication of our team, and I look forward to continuing in our development of new, innovative solutions tailored for our clients' individual needs, and flying the flag for British business abroad.”

PXtech is a market-leader in developing innovative information technology solutions to provide business intelligence and support systems for the hospitality, retail and education sectors, as well as providing a range of integrated in-store solutions including EPoS and CCTV.

The company’s unique tools allow remote monitoring of live sales data, financial controls and other key business indicators, enabling clients easy access to their information from any internet location, reducing costs and improving efficiency.

PXtech has rapidly expanded into new markets across North America and Europe.  Its export sales have increased over the last five years and overseas earnings growth stands at an impressive 1633%. 

PXtech management will be formally presented to HM The Queen at a Buckingham Palace reception at next month.