Thursday, May 23, 2013

• U.S. Installed Base of Connected Devices to Reach 900 Million by 2017 --- SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.
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  Multimedia Research Group, Inc. (MRG), the market leader in the Video and Media ecosystem for more than 20 years, is excited to announce the release of Connected Device Usage for US Multiscreen Entertainment, part of its new US Multiscreen Entertainment syndicated service. ... read more
• GameSpot To Offer The Most Extensive Live And On-Demand Video Programming Of E3 --- SAN FRANCISCO, May 23, 2013
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  CBS Interactive's GameSpot.com, the #1 gaming information destination, today unveiled comprehensive E3 coverage plans, which will include more than 100 hours of original video programming from the show floor and, for the first time, on-air integration with CBS Television stations. GameSpot's comprehensive E3 coverage will span all platforms - from television to online, mobile to Xbox Live - and will examine all aspects of gaming at E3, including the newest PlayStation4 and Xbox consoles, the latest games, and the continued ... read more
• ConnectEDU and Instructure Partner to Increase Benefits Gained from Course Evaluations --- BOSTON, May 23, 2013
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  CoursEval, ConnectEDU's premier course evaluation solution, is now available though Canvas, an open learning management platform. The partnership creates a fully integrated solution empowering educators to seamlessly track, analyze and learn from course evaluations within their existing learning management system. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20121101/SF04201LOGO) "At ConnectEDU, we believe in maximizing the investments educators have already made towards their students' success," said Kevin Barney, ConnectEDU's President of Sales. "The more innovative companies we can integrate with, the more we can drive value to our ... read more
• MEDIA ALERT: ProPlus Design Solutions to Offer Journey "From Nano-Scale Modeling to Giga-Scale Simulations" --- SAN JOSE, CA
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  SAN JOSE, CA -- (Marketwired) -- 05/23/13 -- WHO: ProPlus Design Solutions, Inc. (www.proplussolutions.com), the global leader for SPICE modeling solutions and the leading technology provider for Design-for-Yield (DFY) applications WHAT: Will demonstrate its entire DFY product portfolio in a journey "From Nano-Scale Modeling to Giga-Scale Simulations" during the 50th Design Automation Conference (DAC) in Booth #1525. ProPlus will celebrate the 20th anniversary of BSIMProPlus™, the industry's leading modeling platform for nanometer devices used by all leading foundries, and DAC's 50 ... read more
• MEDIA ALERT: Oski Technology to Showcase Its Industry-Proven Formal Sign-Off Methodology at DAC --- MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA
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  MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA -- (Marketwired) -- 05/23/13 -- WHO: Oski Technology (www.oskitech.com), the world's only dedicated formal verification services provider WHAT: Will demonstrate Oski Formal Sign-off Methodology during the 50th Design Automation Conference (DAC) in Booth #718 WHEN: Monday, June 3, through Wednesday, June 5, from 9 a.m. until 6 p.m. daily WHERE: The Austin Convention Center in Austin, Texas The demonstration will showcase the benefits of applying custom Abstraction Models during formal analysis to reach deeper search depth and achieve faster proof. It ... read more
• Nintendo News: Nintendo Direct is Coming on June 11 --- REDMOND, Wash.
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  To view a new installment of Nintendo Direct, which will provide updates about future Wii U games, visit http://www.nintendo.com/nintendo-direct on June 11 at 7 a.m. PT. Note to editors: Nintendo press materials are available at http://press.nintendo.com, a password-protected site. ... read more
• Devon IT Now Taking Pre-Orders for Ceptor Ultra-Small Zero Client / Thin Client --- KING OF PRUSSIA, Pa.
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  Devon IT today announced that they will begin taking pre-orders on Ceptor™. Devon IT recently announced Ceptor, an ultra-small full-featured desktop device that plugs into an HDMI monitor or display and transforms it into a zero client. Ceptor ... read more
• Gazzang Provides HIPAA-Compliant Data Security to Tonic Health --- AUSTIN, Texas
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  Gazzang, the Big Data security experts, today announced that Tonic Health is using Gazzang’s data encryption and key management solutions to secure sensitive clinical and patient data collected via Tonic’s innovative mobile device application. ... read more
• Looker Brings on Former Greenplum/EMC Executive as President and Former Netflix CEO as Board Member --- SAN FRANCISCO
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  Just two months since the company’s launch out of stealth, Looker Data Sciences, Inc. announced two major additions to their team of veteran product engineers, data scientists, and entrepreneurs who are pioneering the next generation of data discovery. Frank Bien, former VP of Business Development for ... read more
• Northrop Grumman Delivers 8,000th LN-100 Inertial Navigation System --- WOODLAND HILLS, Calif., May 23, 2013
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  Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) has achieved a significant milestone by delivering its 8,000th LN-100 inertial navigation system (INS), which provides primary and backup navigation information for a variety of airborne and shipboard platforms. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20121024/LA98563LOGO) A photo accompanying this release is available at http://media.globenewswire.com/noc/. "After 20 years of continuous production, our LN-100 product continues to provide reliable, high performance to a broad customer community while evolving with emerging needs," said Gorik Hossepian, vice president of Northrop Grumman's Navigation and Positioning ... read more
• Defense Energy Technology Challenge (DETC) Announces its Final Call for Energy Solutions --- HONOLULU and AUSTIN, Texas, May 23, 2013
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  The U.S. Department of Defense is seeking innovative energy solutions to increase the safety of its troops, lower energy costs, and reduce its reliance on foreign energy supplies. With collaboration from the U.S. Army, Navy and Air Force, CTSI is launching the 3rd Annual Defense Energy Technology Challenge to identify top defense-targeted clean energy solutions and match them to existing and upcoming testing and procurement opportunities. Organizations with defense-related energy solutions are encouraged to submit an application (no fee to ... read more
• CTIA 2013(TM) May 23, 2013 (Day Three) Keynote and Show Floor Open --- LAS VEGAS, May 23, 2013
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  Day three, the final day, of CTIA 2013, will feature Ashton Kutcher, passionate champion of new and emerging technologies and award-winning actor as its keynote speaker at CTIA 2013. (LOGO: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130325/DC83092LOGO) WHEN: The schedule listed below is for Thursday, May 23rd. CTIA 2013 is May 21-23. WHAT: Moderated by CNBC Media and Entertainment Reporter Julia ... read more
• Clayton Christensen Institute Introduces New Development in Disruptive Innovation Theory --- SAN MATEO, Calif.
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  In a study released today, Harvard Business School Professor Clayton Christensen introduces a fundamentally new concept into the world of disruptive innovation: the theory of hybrids. Published by the Clayton Christensen Institute for Disruptive Innovation (Christensen Institute) – a nonprofit, nonpartisan think tank – the study ... read more
• Gartner Announces Rankings of Its 2013 Supply Chain Top 25 --- PHOENIX
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  Gartner, Inc. has released the findings from its ninth annual Supply Chain Top 25. The goal of the Supply Chain Top 25 research initiative is to raise awareness of the supply chain discipline and how it impacts the business. ... read more
• enVista Labor Management Assessments Deliver Significant Savings --- INDIANAPOLIS
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  enVista, a leading supply chain consulting and IT services firm, announced today that it is helping companies improve on their ability to optimize their workforce and significantly reduce labor costs with a multi-dimensional workforce performance management (or labor performance management) assessment program. ... read more
• Werner Enterprises Enhances Employee Convenience at Onsite Cafeteria with Cashless Payment Option --- NAPERVILLE, Ill.
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  ARBA Retail Systems, a leading provider of Point of Sale (POS) systems with cashless payment methods for retail, corporate and healthcare industries, announced that Werner Enterprises in Omaha, Nebraska has selected and implemented the ARBAPRO Café POS system. ... read more
• Are Security Professionals Overconfident in "Defense in Depth?" --- AUSTIN, TX
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  AUSTIN, TX -- (Marketwired) -- 05/23/13 -- NSS Labs today released new research showing that the common security strategy of "defense in depth" -- layering multiple security products within a single security category (such as intrusion prevention from two different vendors) or even across multiple categories (intrusion prevention systems plus next generation firewalls, for example) -- doesn't always provide the level of protection most enterprises expect. NSS' findings raise fundamental questions about the performance and value layered security products ... read more
• Adspace Digital Mall Network Sees A 24% Increase In Viewership Based On Latest Nielsen Study --- NEW YORK, May 23, 2013
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  Adspace Digital Mall Network, the biggest digital place-based network in Nielsen's Fourth Screen Network Audience Report, found a spike in viewership: 82% of all mall shoppers viewed the Adspace screens, up from 66% in 2011. Four week reach increased to 25% of adults 18-49 in the Adspace universe of 45 top DMAs when the Nielsen notice rate is applied to Scarborough mall visitor data.(1) This is up from 21% two years earlier. Nationwide, Adspace reaches 16% of adults 18-49. The Nielsen ... read more
• Mobiquity Networks Launches Mobile Campaign to Promote Pop Star's upcoming Tour --- NEW YORK, May 23, 2013
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  Ace Marketing & Promotions, Inc. (OTCQB: AMKT) is pleased to announce today that one of the leading entertainment presenters in the world has chosen Mobiquity Networks to add location-based mobile marketing for one of its Pop Star's upcoming 36-city Tour. In the 14 markets where the Tour matches up with Mobiquity's installed mall-based mobile marketing network, Mobiquity will raise awareness and reward fans by distributing digital content to fans that choose to interact with the network via Bluetooth or Wi-Fi. ... read more
• Worldwide Software Market Forecast to Continue on Modest Growth Trajectory Through 2017, According to IDC --- FRAMINGHAM, Mass.
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  International Data Corporation (IDC) today released the latest forecast from the Worldwide Semiannual Software Tracker. For 2012, the worldwide software market grew 3.6% year over year, less than half the growth rate experienced in 2010 and 2011. IDC believes these results mark the beginning of a ... read more