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City of Portland Selects EnergyCAP for Energy Tracking
by Barry Kroeker
STATE COLLEGE, Pa., Dec. 8, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The City of Portland (OR) has selected EnergyCAP, Inc. to provide a software solution for energy tracking for improved facilities management.
According to Jamie Waltz, Strategic Planning and Development Manager for the Facilities Division at City of Portland, the new software will help the City track energy spending and implement programs to achieve goals in accordance with the 2030 Objective of the City/County Climate Action Plan, which includes a 2 percent annual reduction in energy use for City and County operations through capital projects and operational improvements.
The City's procurement contract with EnergyCAP, Inc. includes training, support services, customization, secure data storage and hosting, and historical data migration. It provides subscriptions and/or access to the EPA's eGrid database of Greenhouse Gas Factors, weather data from AccuWeather, and automated submission of building energy data to the national ENERGY STAR energy benchmarking program. EnergyCAP will also provide the capability to track other measureable sustainability data in the future, such as employee use of alternative transportation, volunteerism, office paper and toner usage, fleet inventory and fuel consumption.
EnergyCAP Senior Implementation Manager David Ulmer said that the software acquisition was a win-win for City government and the people of Portland. "Tracking energy usage and costs can be difficult and time-consuming. EnergyCAP provides a standardized method for the City of Portland to both record utility billing data and easily report on it. EnergyCAP will empower Facilities Services by dramatically expanding the division's capacity to track and reduce energy use and also calculate the cost savings of the City's energy efficiency and sustainability projects. This will save the City and taxpayers energy and money."
EnergyCAP implementation will be handled through Facilities Services, a division within the Portland Office of Management and Finance (OMF) responsible for the operation and maintenance of many of the City's buildings. The division is responsible for 46 buildings totaling about 4 million square feet. EnergyCAP software will enable OMF to track energy consumption and generation, water use, landfill, compost and recycling rates, in order to help identify where energy reduction and cost-saving measures can be taken.
The initial EnergyCAP implementation will include a minimum of 20 buildings. Once the software is up and running, the City has planned to make incremental additions of buildings and points of measureable data, with the end goal of bringing all desired historical utility and sustainability data for all City-owned properties into a single database for on-demand reporting and benchmarking.
The City of Portland website is http://www.portlandoregon.gov/.EnergyCAP's website is http://www.EnergyCAP.com.
About the City of Portland Facilities Services division
The City of Portland has a rich history of incorporating resource conservation and sustainable practices in city codes and policies. The Facilities Services mission is to lead the way in planning, constructing, redeveloping, and operating sustainable public facilities that are efficient, cost-effective, and well maintained. We are committed to developing and maintaining high performance buildings that limit their environmental impact, contribute to Portland's civic character and make Portland a better place to live and work. Through public buildings, we demonstrate the City's commitment to its past, present, and future. Our vision is to take a leadership role in developing and maintaining sustainable buildings that work well and last. Our buildings add to the comfort and beauty of Portland's built environment. Through our efforts in sustainable development and operations we make our city a better place to live and provide a space for future generations. By developing quality workplaces for City employees, we increase the usefulness of City programs. By participating in cooperative ventures, we assist private and non-profit organizations to create and revitalize Portland neighborhoods.
About EnergyCAP, Inc.
For more than 30 years, the award-winning EnergyCAP software has helped 10,000 energy managers to track more than $25 billion in energy spending. EnergyCAP utility bill and energy management software helps users get value from their utility bills and meter data. Software features include bill entry (manual, spreadsheet import, and EDI), bill tracking, an optional AP/GL interface, customizable bill approval workflow, audits, rate schedules, interval and production data tracking, cost avoidance (M &V), issue tracking, submeter tracking, virtual meter formulas, re-billing, greenhouse gas tracking, 300+ reports, automated ENERGY STAR building data submittal, building benchmarking, and graphical PowerViews. Discover why EnergyCAP is America's #1 utility bill management software at http://www.EnergyCAP.com.
For more information, please contact:
Chris Heinz
Chief Marketing Officer
EnergyCAP, Inc.
2026 Sandy Drive
State College, PA 16803
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BMC IT Service Management Business Accelerates in First Half Fiscal 2016
HOUSTON, Dec. 8, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- BMC, the global leader in software solutions for IT, announced strong financial growth, increased industry recognition and customer adoption across its IT service management (ITSM) portfolio in the first half of its fiscal year 2016. Businesses are adopting digital technologies to enable faster decision-making, collaborative workplaces, connected products and systems, and global enterprises, which has fueled sustained growth for BMC.
In the BMC ITSM business for the first half of its fiscal year, the company experienced notable financial performance including:
- A more than 50 percent year-over-year increase in new bookings of BMC's flagship Remedy platform
- Nearly 80 percent year-over-year growth in new bookings for BMC's Atrium Discovery and Dependency Mapping solution
- Recurring revenue rate of 90 percent for BMC's ITSM business
- Added 100 new ITSM customers in the past quarter, among them many marquee enterprises such as BMW and 11 orders in excess of $1m each
- Exceeded nine million end user subscriptions for BMC's self-service MyIT solution
Commenting on BMC's ITSM solutions, the BMW Group stated, "Delivering the ultimate driving experience to our end customers begins with enabling BMW and Mini dealers with the right service, parts and vehicles just in time to meet market demand. By switching to BMC's powerful Remedy on Demand solution as well as deploying MyIT, we deliver an enhanced support experience to our BMW and MINI Dealer organization for all Car-Services & Sales related requests while simultaneously reducing our operational cost and increasing dealer and customer satisfaction."
Securitas Direct was looking to upgrade its ServiceNow ITSM installation with a feature-rich, flexible alternative and chose BMC's Remedy OnDemand solution. It then expanded the scope of the project with the addition of MyIT and ADDM solutions. "When looking to BMC for our ITSM needs, one of the key drivers was our desire to increase the percent of self-service requests among our employee base in seven countries," said César Romo, production manager at Securitas Direct. "I'm happy to report that after the deployment of MyIT, we saw a 30 percent increase in the use of self-service for incident management and 50 percent for request management in the first few weeks alone. BMC delivered an enterprise-scale service management platform that is modern, simple and powerful – it was just what we needed."
BMC brought several new product innovations to market including HR Case Management, a solution that enables companies to standardize and automate HR workflows and improve engagement by offering anytime, anywhere access to HR services. This solution has more than 20 customers in production and BMC recently signed its first annual HR Case Management subscription of greater than $1M. In May, BMC introduced an all-new Remedy 9 service management platform that enables the workforce to increase productivity and helps IT manage increasingly complex systems.
BMC also received industry recognition from Gartner. BMC is positioned as a Leader by Gartner Inc. for the second consecutive year in the 2015 Magic Quadrant for IT Service Support Management Tools (ITSSM) and is positioned furthest along the completeness of vision axis in this year's report.1 In Gartner's 2015 Critical Capabilities for IT Service Support Management Tools, BMC Remedy ITSM Suite v 8.1.02 received the highest scores in three out of four use cases: intermediate-maturity infrastructure and operations (I&O), high-maturity I&O, and digital workplace ITSSM use cases.
Additionally, in its SWOT Assessment: BMC Remedy v9, analyst firm Ovum stated, "BMC Remedy 9 offers one of the best user interfaces of any ITSM solution currently on the market; the interface is clean and intuitive and helps deliver a positive user experience."
"The digital era presents a significant opportunity for BMC and the ITSM business, as we continue to drive growth and deliver differentiated solutions that IT professionals demand," said Robin Purohit, president service support at BMC. "We believe our strong financial growth, increased industry recognition and accelerated customer adoption are all proof points that the company's digital enterprise strategy is enabling IT to work more efficiently and is providing a clear path for customers to successfully manage their digital transformation."
BMC also today announced updates to its HR Case Management and Smart IT solutions, which are a part of its IT service management portfolio. For more information on BMC's innovative IT Service Management solutions, visit http://www.bmc.com/it-solutions/remedy-itsm.html
1Gartner, Magic Quadrant for IT Service Support Management Tools, Chris Matchett, Katherine Lord, Tapati Bandopadhyay, 25 August 2015 * Gartner, Critical Capabilities for IT Service Support Management Tools, Chris Matchett, Katherine Lord, Tapati Bandopadhyay, 25 August 2015
Gartner does not endorse any vendor, product or service depicted in its research publications, and does not advise technology users to select only those vendors with the highest ratings or other designation. Gartner research publications consist of the opinions of Gartner's research organization and should not be construed as statements of fact. Gartner disclaims all warranties, expressed or implied, with respect to this research, including any warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose.
About BMC
BMC is a global leader in software solutions that help IT transform traditional businesses into digital enterprises for the ultimate competitive advantage. Our Digital Enterprise Management set of IT solutions is designed to make digital business fast, seamless, and optimized. From mainframe to mobile to cloud and beyond, we pair high-speed digital innovation with robust IT industrialization—allowing our customers to provide intuitive user experiences with optimized performance, cost, compliance, and productivity. BMC solutions serve more than 10,000 customers worldwide including 82 percent of the Fortune 500.
BMC – Bring IT to Life
BMC, BMC Software, the BMC logo, and the BMC Software logo are the exclusive properties of BMC Software Inc., are registered or pending registration with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, and may be registered or pending registration in other countries. All other BMC trademarks, service marks, and logos may be registered or pending registration in the U.S. or in other countries. All other trademarks or registered trademarks are the property of their respective owners. © Copyright 2015 BMC Software, Inc.
CONTACT: Editorial contacts: Tami Casey BMC D: 408.571.7131 M: 650.293.7219 Tami_Casey@bmc.com Jenn Zimmer Eastwick D: 415.820.4175 bmc@eastwick.com
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BMC Delivers New Innovative Solutions to Enhance Employees' Digital Experiences and Provide Breakthroughs in IT Productivity
HOUSTON, Dec. 8, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- BMC, the global leader in software solutions for IT, today announced updates to its IT service management (ITSM) solutions that enhance digital workplace experiences for employees and enable companies to harness the power of IT to make core business processes fast, seamless and optimized.
Companies need to continuously introduce innovative, secure and easy-to-use solutions that strengthen their competitive edge. BMC enables companies to adopt a digital strategy with an interoperable, end-to-end portfolio of enterprise ITSM solutions that improve employee productivity.
"It is essential that we provide IT with the tools and agility they need to empower users to meet digital business demands," said Robin Purohit, president service support at BMC. "BMC's Remedyforce and Smart IT solutions are the latest examples of how BMC is enabling our customers with solutions that can be quickly deployed, provide engaging experiences, improve productivity and positively impact the bottom line."
Innovative updates to BMC's ITSM solutions include:
BMC's Remedy with Smart IT solution brings consumer-style technology experiences to the IT helpdesk with enhancements that simplify complex IT Service Management tasks for Remedy product customers. The updates include:
- A breakthrough, intuitive mobile-first user experience that advances productivity across all primary ITSM roles.
- New Problem Management and Change Management personas that help mitigate the risk of change and accelerate time to diagnose and resolve problems.
Remedyforce Summer '15, BMC's cloud-based, high-speed IT service management solution built on the Salesforce1 platform. Enhancements include:
- High-speed time to value for ITSM projects provided through embedded best practices, in-app training and pre-defined configurations, all of which provides a 75 percent reduction in time to production for ITSM projects.
- A new embedded marketplace that expands the productivity of customers through peer-reviewed partner applications prescreened to work with Remedyforce.
"The way individuals and companies interact, collaborate, and leverage IT resources and technology is shifting," said Robert Young, research director at IDC. "Today's employees need quick and easy access to services that help them work efficiently -- and BMC's Remedy with Smart IT and Remedyforce solutions stand to deliver on this promise by enabling IT to drive innovation and increase productivity within their organizations."
BMC also announced its IT Service Management business accelerated in the first half fiscal 2016. For more information on BMC's IT Service Management solutions, visit http://www.bmc.com/it-solutions/remedy-itsm.html
About BMC
BMC is a global leader in software solutions that help IT transform traditional businesses into digital enterprises for the ultimate competitive advantage. Our Digital Enterprise Management set of IT solutions is designed to make digital business fast, seamless, and optimized. From mainframe to mobile to cloud and beyond, we pair high-speed digital innovation with robust IT industrialization—allowing our customers to provide intuitive user experiences with optimized performance, cost, compliance, and productivity. BMC solutions serve more than 10,000 customers worldwide including 82 percent of the Fortune 500.
BMC – Bring IT to Life
BMC, BMC Software, the BMC logo, and the BMC Software logo are the exclusive properties of BMC Software Inc., are registered or pending registration with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, and may be registered or pending registration in other countries. All other BMC trademarks, service marks, and logos may be registered or pending registration in the U.S. or in other countries. All other trademarks or registered trademarks are the property of their respective owners. ©Copyright 2015 BMC Software, Inc.
CONTACT: Editorial contacts: Tami Casey BMC D: 408.571.7131 M: 650.293.7219 Tami_Casey@bmc.com Jenn Zimmer Eastwick Communications D: 415.820.4175 bmc@eastwick.com
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Crucial DDR4 2400MT/s 8Gb-based Server Memory Now Available
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BOISE, Idaho and GLASGOW, United Kingdom, Dec. 8, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Crucial, a leading global brand of memory and storage upgrades, today announced the availability of Crucial® DDR4 2400MT/s 8Gb-based RDIMM, LRDIMM and ECC UDIMM server modules. Engineered to enable higher density modules, 8Gb-based DDR4 enables increased performance, bandwidth and energy efficiency. The modules are available for immediate purchase through select global channel partners and at www.crucial.com.
Higher-density, 8Gb-based modules allow for greater channel bandwidth and channel density and are also up to 20 percent more energy efficient than 4Gb-based modules.1 Ultimately, these benefits provide more value per gigabit than current 4Gb-based offerings, making it easy to scale up server deployments in the future. Designed for Intel's next generation processor product families, Crucial's 8Gb-based server memory is extensively tested to mission-critical standards and is backed by a limited lifetime warranty.2
"We're excited to continue Intel's collaboration with Crucial with the release of the new 8Gb-based DDR4 server modules," said Geof Findley, director of memory enabling, Intel. "By working together, we are able to support next-generation server platforms while providing the technology and services needed to support our mutual channel customers."
"Data-intensive server applications continue to require higher densities of memory as they struggle to meet ever-increasing and more demanding workloads," said Michael Moreland, worldwide product marketing manager, Crucial. "The new Crucial 8Gb-based server memory modules will help with future scalability and deliver a lower total cost of ownership for users."
The new modules are available now and are included in the Reliance Program.3 For more information on the program's exclusive benefits and support, including service call reimbursement, on-site spares and a dedicated technical support hotline, visit www.crucial.com/reliance. For more information about Crucial DDR4 memory technology, visit www.crucial.com/ddr4.
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Crucial is a global brand of Micron Technology, Inc. Crucial products include award-winning solid state drives (SSDs) and DRAM for more than 100,000 desktops, laptops, servers, workstations, and other systems. Crucial products are available worldwide at leading retail and e-tail stores, commercial resellers, and system integrators. For more information or support, visit www.crucial.com.
About Micron
Micron Technology, Inc. is one of the world's leading providers of advanced semiconductor solutions. Through its worldwide operations, Micron manufactures and markets a full range of DRAM, NAND and NOR flash memory, as well as other innovative memory technologies, packaging solutions and semiconductor systems for use in leading-edge computing, consumer, networking, embedded and mobile products. Micron's common stock is traded on the NASDAQ under the MU symbol. To learn more about Micron Technology, Inc., visit www.micron.com.
1. Product performance and efficiency improvements are noted as comparisons between 8Gb-based 16GB DDR4 RDIMMs and 4Gb-based 16GB DDR4 RDIMMs.
2. Limited lifetime warranty valid everywhere except Germany, where warranty is valid for ten years from date of purchase.
3. Reliance Program benefits may vary and are available to qualified customers only. Contact your Crucial representative for more information. Available in NA and EMEA regions only.
©2015 Micron Technology, Inc. All rights reserved. Information is subject to change without notice. Micron and the Micron logo are registered trademarks of Micron Technology, Inc. Crucial and the Crucial logo are trademarks of Micron Technology, Inc. All other brand or product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders. Products and specifications are subject to change without notice. Neither Crucial nor Micron Technology is responsible for omissions or errors in typography or photography.
CONTACT: Media Contact: US Contact: Brittany Hendrickson InkHouse Media + Marketing +1 (415) 299-6370 crucial@inkhouse.com www.crucial.com
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Crucial DDR4 2400MT/s 8Gb-based Server Memory Now Available
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BOISE, Idaho and GLASGOW, United Kingdom, Dec. 8, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Crucial, a leading global brand of memory and storage upgrades, today announced the availability of Crucial® DDR4 2400MT/s 8Gb-based RDIMM, LRDIMM and ECC UDIMM server modules. Engineered to enable higher density modules, 8Gb-based DDR4 enables increased performance, bandwidth and energy efficiency. The modules are available for immediate purchase through select global channel partners and at http://uk.crucial.com.
Higher-density, 8Gb-based modules allow for greater channel bandwidth and channel density and are also up to 20 percent more energy efficient than 4Gb-based modules.1 Ultimately, these benefits provide more value per gigabit than current 4Gb-based offerings, making it easy to scale up server deployments in the future. Designed for Intel's next generation processor product families, Crucial's 8Gb-based server memory is extensively tested to mission-critical standards and is backed by a limited lifetime warranty.2
"We're excited to continue Intel's collaboration with Crucial with the release of the new 8Gb-based DDR4 server modules," said Geof Findley, director of memory enabling, Intel. "By working together, we are able to support next-generation server platforms while providing the technology and services needed to support our mutual channel customers."
"Data-intensive server applications continue to require higher densities of memory as they struggle to meet ever-increasing and more demanding workloads," said Michael Moreland, worldwide product marketing manager, Crucial. "The new Crucial 8Gb-based server memory modules will help with future scalability and deliver a lower total cost of ownership for users."
The new modules are available now and are included in the Reliance Program.3 For more information on the program's exclusive benefits and support, including service call reimbursement, on-site spares and a dedicated technical support hotline, visit http://uk.crucial.com/gbr/en/memory-server-reliance. For more information about Crucial DDR4 memory technology, visit http://uk.crucial.com/ddr4.
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About Crucial
Crucial is a global brand of Micron Technology, Inc. Crucial products include award-winning solid state drives (SSDs) and DRAM for more than 100,000 desktops, laptops, servers, workstations, and other systems. Crucial products are available worldwide at leading retail and etail stores, commercial resellers, and system integrators. For more information or support, visit http://uk.crucial.com/.
About Micron
Micron Technology, Inc. is one of the world's leading providers of advanced semiconductor solutions. Through its worldwide operations, Micron manufactures and markets a full range of DRAM, NAND and NOR flash memory, as well as other innovative memory technologies, packaging solutions and semiconductor systems for use in leading-edge computing, consumer, networking, embedded and mobile products. Micron's common stock is traded on the NASDAQ under the MU symbol. To learn more about Micron Technology, Inc., visit www.micron.com.
1. Product performance and efficiency improvements are noted as comparisons between 8Gb-based 16GB DDR4 RDIMMs and 4Gb-based 16GB DDR4 RDIMMs.
2. Limited lifetime warranty valid everywhere except Germany, where warranty is valid for ten years from date of purchase.
3. Reliance Program benefits may vary and are available to qualified customers only. Contact your Crucial representative for more information. Available in NA and EMEA regions only.
©2015 Micron Technology, Inc. All rights reserved. Information is subject to change without notice. Micron and the Micron logo are registered trademarks of Micron Technology, Inc. Crucial and the Crucial logo are trademarks of Micron Technology, Inc. All other brand or product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders. Products and specifications are subject to change without notice. Neither Crucial nor Micron Technology is responsible for omissions or errors in typography or photography.
CONTACT: Media Contact: UK Contacts: Tom Reynolds/Nicolette Pillay Firefly Communications +44 (0)203 170 8013 crucialteam@fireflycomms.com uk.crucial.com
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Delivering Better Lives From Argentina to Zimbabwe
LONG BEACH, Calif., Dec. 8, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- UTi Worldwide Inc. (Nasdaq:UTIW), a global supply chain services and solutions company, is proud to announce that its charitable foundation Delivering Better Lives (DBL) will be funding the building of a new Out Patients Department at Bwaila Hospital in Lilongwe, Malawi. The new department will make a substantial difference to doctors and nurses as well as the thousands of people who attend the hospital each week – many of whom currently have to wait outside, sometimes up to 12 hours, before being seen.
The project in Bwaila Hospital is one of more than ten new initiatives due to be launched before the end of the year and will mean that DBL has supported 40 new projects in 2015, with the foundation currently funding projects from Argentina to Zimbabwe.
This year UTi Worldwide team members have run, recycled, and even eaten 'Freakin Hot Buffalo Chicken Sandwiches' to help raise money for good causes. As well as these individual efforts, staff from across all 59 countries in the UTi network took part in the company's annual Global Walkathon and community week, raising almost USD 60,000.
The money raised by UTi employees has, since DBL's launch in 2007, helped millions of people around the world, by funding projects that contribute to making a difference to local people in the countries where UTi operates. Some of the programs DBL is currently supporting include:
- renovating and extending an orphanage in South Africa;
- funding the implementation of a water storage and irrigation program in Peru;
- providing school equipment and building a new library in Bangladesh; and
- rebuilding a children's home, following an earthquake in New Zealand.
Glenn Mills, DBL Executive Director, said: "At Delivering Better Lives we believe we have a responsibility to help the people less fortunate around us. Through the dedicated work of UTi team members, we work with local communities to find projects which are making a real difference and identify what help we can provide, putting in place the infrastructure that allows the benefits to be sustained over the long term."
For more information on DBL, go to: http://www.go2uti.com/delivering-better-lives.
About UTi Worldwide
UTi Worldwide Inc. is an international, non-asset-based supply chain services and solutions company providing air and ocean freight forwarding, contract logistics, customs brokerage, distribution, inbound logistics, truckload brokerage and other supply chain management services. The company serves a large and diverse base of global and local companies, including clients operating in industries with unique supply chain requirements such as the energy and mining, retail, apparel, chemical, automotive, pharmaceutical and technology industries. The company seeks to use its global network, proprietary information technology systems, relationships with transportation providers and expertise in outsourced logistics services to deliver competitive advantage to each of its clients' supply chains.
CONTACT: Katie Quinlan Director, Global Strategic Marketing & Communications +49 (0) 173 710 6425 kquinlan@go2uti.com
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SPOT Reaches Major Milestone With 4000th Rescue
COVINGTON, La., Dec. 8, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- SPOT LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Globalstar, Inc., (NYSE:GSAT) and the leader in satellite messaging and emergency notification technologies, announced today that its SPOT family of products has initiated 4,000 rescues around the world since its launch in 2007. SPOT is currently being used by customers to initiate almost two rescues a day and delivers affordable location-based messaging and life-saving emergency notification technology to hundreds of thousands of users, completely independent of cellular coverage.
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Michael Herrera, SPOT's 4,000th rescuee and a retired Houston firefighter, was off-roading alone in DeKalb County, Alabama on his dual-sport dirt bike when he took a hard fall. Although initially disoriented, his experience as a first responder told him that his injuries were more serious than he could see. It was then that he reached for his SPOT Gen3® and pressed the S.O.S. button. Within 40 minutes of the S.O.S. activation, an ATV and ambulance were onsite. At the hospital, it was determined that he had suffered a broken collarbone, three broken ribs and a partially collapsed lung.
"Until my accident, I'd only used my SPOT for tracking so my wife could be aware of my location when riding off-road. It was gratifying to know that my SPOT delivered on its promise when I needed SAR services," says Herrera. He also expressed his gratitude to the SAR teams involved in his rescue, "thank you for your service and your quick response."
Herrera and his wife recently traveled to Globalstar's Company headquarters in Covington, Louisiana to meet the team responsible for the life-saving technology he relied upon. He was able to share his story with Company representatives, discuss ideas for continuing to evolve the technology and determine new avenues for reaching prospective customers who would benefit from owning the SPOT solution.
"As a professional firefighter/first responder, having reliable, protective gear was of utmost importance. I have carried this emphasis into my personal life as well with good riding gear for my motorcycle adventures and the SPOT is in my arsenal of emergency gear and protection," says Michael.
SPOT products work virtually everywhere in the world, most recently expanding to provide Pan-African coverage. Offering peace of mind through reliable satellite-based connectivity, SPOT users have the ability to track assets, use location-based messaging and get help beyond the boundaries of cellular.
"We are dedicated to offering affordable, life-saving technology that people can rely on," said Jay Monroe, CEO and Chairman of Globalstar. "Reaching this 4000th rescue milestone is a true testament to the success of our mission, and our entire team takes great pride in the thousands of lives that have been saved through SPOT-initiated rescues over the past eight years. It is evident that SPOT continues to be a go-to companion for anyone adventuring or working outside of cellular range."
"We are pleased to continue to provide such an important service for owners and users of SPOT devices. This day in age, people shouldn't have to worry about lack of access to emergency services as they work and travel the globe, and our 24/7 emergency response center and certified team at the International Emergency Response Coordination Center (IERCC) ensures that should an emergency occur, we'll get you out quickly and safely," commented Mark Garver, CEO of GEOS Safety and Response.
The SPOT family is comprised of a variety of products and services and is currently offering an aggressive FREE holiday promotion:
SPOT Gen3 (currently FREE after MIR plus service) offers enhanced functionality with more tracking features, improved battery performance and more power options including rechargeable and USB direct line power. Features include: SOS feature to immediately reach emergency personnel if required, custom tracking (2 ½, 5, 10, 30, or 60 minute tracking intervals available), motion-activated tracking, continuous tracking and extended battery life.
SPOT Global Phone (currently FREE after MIR plus service) a portable, easy-to-use and data-enabled satellite phone, provides industry-leading, 2-way crystal clear voice quality where cell service won't work. With the availability of Express Data on most data plans and with data speeds of 9.6 Kbps, SPOT Global Phone provides up to four times the data speed of other mobile satellite data providers, enabling emails, file transfers, and basic services to occur at higher speeds.
SPOT Trace (currently FREE after MIR plus service) the newest addition to the SPOT family, is already helping approximately 20,000 customers keep tabs on their high-value assets like boats, ATV's, off-road bikes and RV's. Users can receive theft-alert SMS texts or emails when movement is detected. Customized tracking intervals and notification features, such as power off and daily status messages, are included with Basic Service. SPOT Trace's battery life of up to 18 months and available line power option lets users confidently monitor assets on and off the grid, in near real-time via the SPOT App.
GEOS Search and Rescue is an additional membership offered for as low as $17.95 per year, providing financial relief of possible expenditures occurred during a Search and Rescue incident. The additional membership can cover up to $100,000 of incurred expenses in a given membership year.
To download video footage of Michael Herrera and his wife telling their story, click here.
About SPOT LLC
SPOT LLC, a subsidiary of Globalstar, Inc., provides affordable satellite communication and tracking devices for recreational use. SPOT Global Phone uses the Globalstar network to transmit two-way voice and data communications. SPOT messaging devices use both the GPS satellite network and the Globalstar network to transmit text messages and GPS coordinates. Since 2007, SPOT has provided peace of mind by allowing customers to remain in contact completely independent of cellular coverage, having initiated over 4,000 rescues worldwide. For more information, visit FindMeSPOT.com. Note that all SPOT products described in this press release are the products of SPOT LLC, which is not affiliated in any manner with Spot Image of Toulouse, France or Spot Image Corporation of Chantilly, Virginia. SPOT Connect is a trademark of Spot LLC. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
CONTACT: For media information please contact: Erica.kelt@Globalstar.com 985-335-1652
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Yappn's Windrose Global Ecommerce Solution Now Available for Magento(R) Community Edition; Customers Installations Underway
NEW YORK, Dec. 8, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Yappn Corp. ("Yappn" or "Company") (OTCQB:YPPN), a leader in real-time language technology and translation is pleased to announce that its Windrose Global Ecommerce Platform ("Windrose" or "WGE") is now available as an extension for the Magento® Community Edition Ecommerce Product ("Magento®"). We are also delighted to announce we have already deployed our first store, "Blades", a fashion store that has been riding with skaters from Washington Square Park to the world at large for more than two decades.
Neil Stiles, Interim CEO stated: "Following our Shopify® application launch in June, the launch of our Windrose Global Ecommerce Platform extension for Magento® helps us validate our mission to become the preferred supplier of Language Services for Ecommerce. We have a number of Magento® installations underway, including our first store for 'Blades', a fashion store curating only the best apparel, footwear, hard goods and accessories in the skate, snow and surf lifestyles with two physical locations in New York and a website that ships internationally. Our technology will help Blades globalize their offerings without having to incur the prohibitive localization costs. The system integration is quick and cost-effective, increasing efficiency, effectiveness and customer satisfaction."
Magento® is the leading platform for open commerce innovation with over $50B in gross merchandise volume transacted on the platform annually. The Magento® Community Edition is an open source Ecommerce software used to power over 240,000 online stores.
Yappn's WGE application is a Microsoft Azure® cloud recurring fee based software-as-a-service (SaaS) deliverable that is a combination of a native Magento® extension and a cloud-based real-time service and portal enabling E-tailers to expand their reach into up to 67 different languages simply and easily through an automated extension install without any development or computer programming experience required on the users part. The Windrose Magento® extension allows online stores to be viewed in multiple languages without the creation of additional Magento® storefronts, making marketing, sales and support seamless and easy to both the customer and vendor.
Yappn's WGE Application is available in specific individual languages, or in combined language packs, along with online robust client portal features that allows, among other features, customized translation lexicons, industry specific terms, common domain and contextual libraries, management of "do not translate" lists, marketing, social media and customer care features, as well as analytics. The Windrose Magento® extension and Client Portal will enable vendors to create and maintain an ongoing enhanced, respectful customer experience for global online e-tailing without the need to add a team to support the addition of the languages. This creates a global experience for both the vendor and customer in an efficient and effective environment, enabling complete scale of all online multilingual activities.
The WGE Platform & Framework has been developed to seamlessly integrate with the industry's leading online commerce vendors, partner programs, agencies and custom store developers, creating a single platform for major organizations to "plug into", allowing customization for each system for the "last mile" being the technology between WGE and the online store or system. Yappn's focus on a foundational framework, rather than individual systems and partners provides a more comprehensive, scalable approach to global integration with companies around the world.
For more information, please visit www.windroseglobalecommerce.com or www.yappn.com
To learn more about Why Language Matters to a growing global economy, visit our blog at www.whylanguagematters.com
About Yappn
Yappn Corp. (OTCQB:YPPN) empowers brands to globalize their offerings and build larger market share by efficiently removing the language barrier in real-time. Focusing on the Ecommerce market, Yappn is the most innovative supplier of Advanced Machine Translation Services to provide a complete customizable set of tools to engage consumers in up to 67 languages to support the entire sales cycle, in real-time, from online marketing to Ecommerce sales and customer care.
Yappn provides high fidelity language services, utilizing its 3 US patents and proprietary technology to understand the true meaning of the message. System integration is quick and cost-effective, increasing efficiency, effectiveness and customer satisfaction.
For more information, please visit http://www.yappn.com or contact:
Jeanny So, VP, Strategy & Corporate Communications
T: 1.800.395.9943 x 228
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QualiTest Recognized as Visionary for Second Consecutive Year in Gartner's Magic Quadrant for Application Testing Services
FAIRFIELD, Conn., Dec. 8, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- QualiTest is pleased to announce their second consecutive year of being recognized as a Visionary in Gartner's Magic Quadrant for Application Testing Services, Worldwide.
This is the second year that Gartner, one of the foremost leaders in technology research, has published a report regarding Application Testing Services, recognizing 17 different software vendors based on their completeness of vision and ability to execute.Yaron Kottler, CEO of QualiTest US, states, "We are honored to be included in this Magic Quadrant again. We believe that this recognition is due to QualiTest's efforts to convert clients into partners, and to display an understanding of not just what the customer wants, but also what the customer needs. We achieve this by transcending beyond mere quality assurance needs in order to focus on business assurance needs."
As defined by Gartner, the positioning of Visionary means that QualiTest has shown comprehension and implementation of articulate important market trends and direction.
Ami Sterling, Director of Marketing at QualiTest, states, "QualiTest strongly believes that we could not have achieved this positioning without the support of our clients, partners and employees. We pride ourselves on our focus of aligning with our clients, understanding their business needs, and working to attain business assurance and quality software."
You can view a complimentary report here for further details about this magic quadrant.
About QualiTest
QualiTest is the world's second largest pure play software testing and QA company. Testing and QA is all that we do! We design and deliver contextualized solutions that leverage deep industry-specific understanding with technology-specific competencies and unique testing-focused assets. QualiTest delivers results by combining customer-centric business models, critical thinking and the ability to gain a profound comprehension of customers' goals and challenges.
CONTACT: Ami Sterling Director of Marketing amis@qualitestgroup.com
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MTBC Announces Initiative and Special Offer to Promote Electronic Prescribing of Controlled Substances
SOMERSET, N.J., Dec. 7, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- MTBC (NASDAQ:MTBC), a leading provider of proprietary, web-based electronic health records, practice management and mHealth solutions today announces its initiative to support electronic prescribing, which includes its fully integrated solution – web-based EHR, PM system, integrated electronic prescribing of controlled and non-controlled substances, and full service medical billing – for only 2.5% of collections.
"While industry estimates indicate that the majority of prescriptions for non-controlled substances are now issued electronically, more than 90% of prescriptions issued for controlled substances continue to be paper-based," said Shruti Patel, Esq., MTBC's Associate General Counsel and Compliance Director. She continued, "Electronic prescribing helps reduce fraud and prevent prescription drug abuse, so we applaud New York – which has mandated that all prescriptions must be issued electronically beginning March 27, 2016 – and other states that are moving closer to requiring electronic prescribing."
In support of the initiative to promote full electronic prescribing, MTBC is offering new providers who sign-up with MTBC by January 31, 2016 the following, for only 2.5% of collections, subject to terms and conditions:
- MTBC's highly ranked, web-based, meaningful use stage 2 certified EHR;
- mHealth app and EHR-based electronic prescribing of controlled and non-controlled substances;
- Fully integrated practice management system with real-time eligibility and deductible details; and
- Business intelligence and reporting module, patient portal, automated patient communications, and much more.
MTBC is a Surescripts® White Coat certified provider of electronic prescribing solutions to healthcare providers throughout the United States and provides controlled substances electronic prescribing through its integration with EPCS Gold 2.0 by DrFirst®.
To learn more about MTBC, please visit www.mtbc.com.
About MTBC
MTBC (Medical Transcription Billing, Corp) is a healthcare information technology company that provides a fully integrated suite of proprietary web-based solutions, together with related business services, to healthcare providers, revenue cycle management companies and software vendors throughout the U.S. For additional information, please visit MTBC's website at www.mtbc.com.
CONTACT: Amritpal Deol, Vice President and General Counsel MTBC adeol@mtbc.com Telephone: (732) 873-5133 x 141
