California News

Tuesday, May 21, 2013

• Together We Served Extends Online War Memorial, Urges Families to Contribute and Complete Remembrance Profiles this Memorial Day --- CHATSWORTH, Calif., May 21, 2013
  Posted at 7:54 AM
  Together We Served (TWS), a website honoring and reconnecting all who served in the U.S. military, has added a memorial page for every man and woman who fell in the service of the country since the start of the Vietnam War. These profiles, along with thousands more from the Korean War and WWII, bring the total to 90,000 soldiers, marines, sailors, airmen and coastguardsmen now remembered on the TWS Roll of Honor. Fully illustrated, it is the most comprehensive online ... read more
• New Web Portal from Yardi Delivers Online Applications and Compliance Documentation for Affordable Housing Industry --- SANTA BARBARA, Calif.
  Posted at 7:48 AM
  

  Yardi today announced the launch of HOUSINGCafé™, a new, Web-based application tool for the affordable housing industry. The primary purpose of HOUSINGCafé is to act as an online portal for applicants and residents to submit income and other verification documentation to determine eligibility for various rent- ... read more
• Study Shows Noninvasive SpCO® Can Help Rapidly Detect Carbon Monoxide Poisoning in the Emergency Department --- IRVINE, Calif., May 21, 2013
  Posted at 7:45 AM
  Masimo (NASDAQ: MASI) announced today that a new clinical study posted online in Respiratory Care confirms the clinical utility of Masimo's noninvasive carboxyhemoglobin (SpCO(®)) from rainbow(®) Pulse CO-Oximetry(TM) as a first-line assessment tool in helping clinicians rapidly detect carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning.(1) CO poisoning accounts for an estimated 50,000 emergency department (ED) visits in the U.S. annually and is the leading cause of accidental poisoning death.(2) Symptoms of CO poisoning include headache, dizziness, nausea/vomiting, confusion, fatigue, chest pain, shortness of ... read more
• ConnectSafely Releases Parents' Guides to Instagram and Snapchat --- PALO ALTO, Calif., May 21, 2013
  Posted at 7:17 AM
  ConnectSafely, a leading Internet safety nonprofit, today announced the publication of two new and timely parents' guides to Instagram and Snapchat, answering the Top 5 questions parents have about these photo-sharing apps so popular with kids, including: -- Why kids love these apps -- What the risks of each app are -- How to help kids stay safe using the apps -- How to ... read more
• Atlassian Unveils JIRA 6: Newly Designed for Speed and Productivity --- SAN FRANCISCO
  Posted at 7:03 AM
  

  Atlassian, a leading provider of enterprise collaboration software for product development teams, today unveiled the latest version of JIRA, its industry-leading project and issue management software used by more than 19,000 companies worldwide. Wrapped in a brand new, modern user interface, ... read more
• Diversified Global Healthcare Leader Stays Healthy with Aravo EnterpriseTM --- SAN FRANCISCO
  Posted at 7:00 AM
  

  Aravo Solutions, Inc., the leading provider of cloud-based Supplier Lifecycle Management (SLM) solutions and supplier risk services, announced today that a diversified global healthcare leader has selected Aravo EnterpriseTM to power its Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) compliance program, as well as to automate its supplier ... read more
• Bausch + Lomb Receives FDA Approval for the TRULIGN(TM) Toric Posterior Chamber Intraocular Lens --- ALISO VIEJO, Calif., May 21, 2013
  Posted at 7:00 AM
  Bausch + Lomb, the global eye health company, today announced that it is has received approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the TRULIGN(TM) Toric posterior chamber intraocular lens (IOL). The TRULIGN Toric intraocular lens is the first toric IOL that corrects for astigmatism and, unlike other standard toric lenses, has the additional capacity to deliver improved vision across a natural range of focus. The lens is intended for primary implantation in the capsular bag of ... read more
• AVG Technologies Acquires Leading Online Privacy Firm PrivacyChoice --- AMSTERDAM & SAN FRANCISCO
  Posted at 6:56 AM
  AVG Technologies N.V. (NYSE: AVG), the provider of Internet and mobile security, privacy and optimization to 150 million active users, has today announced that it has acquired online privacy organisation PrivacyChoice. Founded in ... read more
• Boost Mobile Customers No Longer Need to Carry Cash with Launch of Boost Mobile Wallet --- IRVINE, Calif.
  Posted at 6:45 AM
  

  Boost Mobile, a leader in the no-contract wireless industry and ranked “Highest in Purchase Experience among Non-Contract Wireless Providers” by J.D. Power and Associates1, today announced the availability of Boost Mobile Wallet powered by Wipit, an industry-first mobile solution that ... read more
• New Independent Research Report Names Leaders in Marketing Mix Modeling --- LOS ANGELES, May 21, 2013
  Posted at 6:41 AM
  In a new Forrester Research, Inc. report, MarketShare received the highest scores in all three of the top line categories measured by Forrester's Wave methodology - Strategy, Market Presence and Current Offering. The report also named MarketShare a leader for the second time in a Forrester Wave(TM). MarketShare's scores emerged from a rigorous evaluation of marketing mix modeling by Forrester that identified the providers that "matter most" and evaluated them against 63 individual criteria. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130515/NY14055LOGO) According to Forrester, an ... read more
• BAE Systems to Provide Advanced Data Management Capabilities to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency --- SAN DIEGO
  Posted at 6:33 AM
  

  The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) awarded BAE Systems the iSToRE XP contract to provide advanced data management capabilities in support of National System for Geospatial-Intelligence (NSG) sites and users. The software solution is built on BAE Systems’ commercial product, GXP ... read more
• Pantheon Introduces a New Tool for Companies Seeking Top Drupal Talent --- SAN FRANCISCO
  Posted at 6:30 AM
  

  Companies that set out to build large-scale Drupal websites no longer need to look far for top talent. Pantheon, the all-in-one Drupal platform, announced today the launch of a Partner Program to connect Drupal development shops and digital agencies with companies who need to build and ... read more
• Neuron ESB Selected By Fujitsu And Australian Government As Integration Platform For DFAT Passport Redevelopment Program --- IRVINE, Calif., May 21, 2013
  Posted at 6:30 AM
  Neuron ESB, Neudesic's enterprise service bus that extends the Microsoft Platform by providing real-time reliability during messaging, application integration, business processing and web service management, has been selected by Fujitsu and the Australian Government Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) as the services and integration platform for the department's recently awarded Passport Redevelopment Program (PRP). In what will be one of the largest Microsoft CRM implementations for a Federal Government agency, Fujitsu won this highly sought-after, eight-year contract through ... read more
• KiSSFLOW Makes Self-Service, Business Workflows One-Click Away with Google Quick Action Buttons for Email --- MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.
  Posted at 6:15 AM
  

  OrangeScape today announced that KiSSFLOW, its self-service workflow builder, is one of the first to offer Google’s quick action button capability unveiled last week at Google I/O. Quick action enables you to perform actions right from the subject line of the ... read more
• CollabNet's New CloudForge Raises the Bar for Cloud Development With Unmatched Free Pricing Option and TeamForge --- BRISBANE, Calif., May 21, 2013
  Posted at 6:03 AM
  CollabNet® (www.collab.net), the leader for Enterprise Cloud Development, today announced a new version of CloudForge that offers the broadest development tool support, storage availability and unrestrictive usage of any cloud development platform, including GitHub and Atlassian BitBucket. The CloudForge Free Plan provides unlimited private projects, and supports unlimited users. It also provides access to TeamForge, the enterprise-class Agile development platform used to synchronize small teams or thousands of developers and projects. An integration with Box powers content collaboration across any ... read more
• Interactive Video Platform engajer Now Integrated with LinkedIn --- MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., May 21, 2013
  Posted at 6:02 AM
  In an increasingly competitive business environment, a company's success depends on its ability to get its value proposition in front of the right people. engajer, a web-enabled interactive video platform that is changing the way companies engage with existing and prospective customers, today announced that the engajer platform now integrates with popular professional social media site LinkedIn, making it easier than ever for salespeople to deliver their best interactive video pitch to the right audience at the right time. Companies ... read more
• Lithium Named a Visionary in Gartner Magic Quadrant for CRM Customer Engagement Center in 2013 --- EMERYVILLE, Calif.
  Posted at 6:01 AM
  

  Lithium Technologies, the leader in Social Customer Experience, today announced it has been positioned by Gartner, Inc. in the Visionaries quadrant of the CRM Customer Engagement Center Magic Quadrant for 2013 (1). The only company listed as a Visionary in this report, Lithium was ... read more
• OneHealth® Sponsors Give an Hour™ to Provide Active Military and Veterans a Peer Network and Extended Care Continuum for Mental Health Support Services --- SOLANA BEACH, Calif.
  Posted at 6:00 AM
  

  OneHealth® Solutions, Inc., the leading behavior change platform company improving health outcomes and the cost of care for patients, providers, payers and employers, has teamed with Give an Hour™, a national nonprofit organization providing free mental health services to members ... read more
• Sitecore Announces Sitecore 7, Powering a New Level of Personalized Digital Experiences --- SAN FRANCISCO
  Posted at 6:00 AM
  

  Sitecore, a global leader in customer experience management software, today announced the availability of Sitecore 7, the newest release of the company’s unified software suite. Sitecore 7 offers the industry’s first search-based architecture, allowing CMOs and digital marketers to deliver a new level of relevant and ... read more
• Cephasonics Unveils Next-Generation Wireless-Imaging Technology for cQuest Ultrasound Hardware Platforms --- SANTA CLARA, Calif., May 21, 2013
  Posted at 6:00 AM
  Cephasonics, a technology-innovation leader with a game-changing embedded-ultrasound platform, today announced the introduction of the cQuest Ultrasound SDK(TM) Client/Server Toolkit that allows complete network-based communications with all cQuest Ultrasound(TM) hardware platforms. Cephasonics will demonstrate its latest embedded-ultrasound technology, including this new capability, at Hospitalar 2013 held in Sao Paulo, Brazil from May 21-24. Cephasonics is located in the U.S. Medical Trade Mission in Green Hall, aisle O, booth 50/58. "We are demonstrating our next-generation wireless-imaging capabilities with a host running ... read more