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Centage Corporation Wins Gold at 7th Annual Golden Bridge Awards For Innovation in Business Process Management
NATICK, Mass., Nov. 30, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Centage™ Corporation, a leading provider of budgeting and forecasting software (Budget Maestro™) for small and medium sized businesses won Gold at the Annual 2015 Golden Bridge Awards® in the category of Innovation in Business Process Management for Analytics Maestro, a powerful financial analytics tool to fuel strategic decision making. Centage also took home Silver in the Best Deployment category based on the successful customer case study with Budget Maestro customer, M3 Midstream, LLC. The coveted annual Golden Bridge Awards program encompasses the world's best in organizational performance, products and services, innovations, executives and management teams, among others, from every major industry. More than 40 judges from a broad spectrum of industry voices from around the world participated and their average scores determined the 2015 Golden Bridge Business Awards winners.
Innovation in Business Process Management – GOLD Winner
Analytics Maestro™ for Microsoft Dynamics® GP integrates directly with Microsoft Dynamics GP to give accounting and other financial professionals simple, seamless, self-serve reports from their GL and sales order processing data without IT involvement. The dynamic tool gives accountants the power and flexibility they need to build engaging reports and real-time dashboards to deliver more accurate insight decision makers need to confidently monitor their companies' performance on a proactive basis.
Best Deployment – SILVER Winner
M3 Midstream, an independent midstream energy company, relied on archaic spreadsheets to manage their budgeting and forecasting processes. This approach was a manual process which was too inefficient and error prone. The company's business model and revenue stream depended on them providing a turn-key natural gas production facility, so being able to accurately forecast the resulting demand for cash over an 18-24 month pre-production cycle was paramount to the company's success. With detailed cash forecasting capabilities, Budget Maestro from Centage Corporation was the only solution to meet M3's needs. By leveraging user defined drivers to create and revise the budget and forecasts automatically as adjustments were made, the team at M3 was able to develop their annual budget 50% times faster than using spreadsheets. Read more HERE.
"We are pleased to be recognized as a leader in innovation for business process management," said Barry Clapp, President & CEO of Centage. "We continue to enhance our Maestro suite of products to help today's financial professionals spearhead strategic planning and analysis with tools that allow for better productivity, accuracy, and intelligence into the financial health of their organizations. It is an honor to be recognized for our commitment to this effort and our customers' success. We also congratulate M3 Midstream for being recognized as an innovator in their field and the exceptional results of their strategic approach to financial planning."
For more information follow us on Twitter @Centage or visit our blog http://centage.com/Blog/.
About the Golden Bridge Awards
Golden Bridge Awards are an annual industry and peers recognition program honoring Best Companies of all types and sizes and the people behind them in North America, Europe, Middle-East, Africa, Asia-Pacific, and Latin-America, Best Products and Services, Innovations, Management and Professionals, Women in Business and the Professions, International Business, Corporate Communications, PR and Marketing, Product Management, Customer Service, Support, Human Resources, Information Technology, and Company Milestones. Learn more about the outstanding performances in the workplace recognized by Golden Bridge Awards worldwide at www.goldenbridgeawards.com.
About Centage
Budget Maestro® by Centage is an easy-to-use, scalable, automated budgeting, planning, and forecasting application. It is designed for small to mid-market companies and automates many of the time-consuming and error-prone activities associated with using spreadsheets to generate accurate budgets and forecasts. It features built in financial and business logic that allow users to build and update their budgets and forecasts and never worry about formulas, functions, links or any custom programming. It is the only solution in the market that offers synchronized P &L, Balance Sheet, and Cash Flow reporting that generate automatically and seamlessly update. Budget Maestro serves more than 7,000 users worldwide. Visit us at www.centage.com. For more information follow us on Twitter @Centage or visit our blog http://blog.centage.com/ for the latest insights on budgeting and forecasting strategies.
CONTACT: Sarah Murray Attune Communications +1 781 378 2674 sarah@attunecommunications.com
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BOXX Unveils New Overclocked APEXX Workstation and More at Autodesk University 2015
AUSTIN, Texas, Nov. 30, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- BOXX Technologies, the leading innovator of high-performance workstations and rendering systems, today announced that the new APEXX 2 2402 workstation, featuring an overclocked Intel® Core™ i7 Skylake processor, will debut at BOXX booth #1011 at Autodesk University 2015 in Las Vegas, NV. The booth will also showcase rendering within the BOXX workflow, an architectural virtual reality demonstration, and product demos hosted by visualization experts from Autodesk and Lightworks. Held at The Venetian Hotel Dec.1-3, Autodesk University welcomes design professionals from around the world to attend classes, keynotes, exhibits, product demonstrations, and other events.
"If attendees have questions regarding simulation, rendering, ray tracing, or some other aspect of their workflow, BOXX offers an environment where they can consult with leading experts," said Shoaib Mohammad, BOXX VP of Marketing and Business Development. "Our booth also enables users of 3ds Max, Revit, Inventor, Maya, V-Ray, and Iray to discover the power and performance of BOXX systems, like the new APEXX 2 2402, and experience firsthand how their applications are supposed to run."
Already the most popular system in the APEXX line, the upgraded APEXX 2 2402 now features the new Intel® Core™ i7 Skylake processor overclocked to 4.4 GHz, as well as full-length, double-width graphics cards (up to two) and 64 GB of memory. APEXX 2 offers professional grade performance for CAD, animation, motion media, and rendering applications. As an added bonus, BOXX is inviting all AU attendees to bring their own 3ds Max, Inventor, or Revit files and test the machine for themselves.
BOXX system demos will also include a variety of APEXX workstations and mobile workstations, as well as the renderPRO dedicated rendering system. Autodesk M &E Senior Technical Specialist Gary M. Davis will demonstrate Autodesk 3ds Max on the APEXX 1, the world's smallest overclocked workstation, while other APEXX 1, APEXX 2, and APEXX 4 systems will be used for Autodesk Revit, Inventor, and 3ds Max demonstrations. An APEXX 4 7402 featuring an eight-core Intel® Xeon® processor will demonstrate Lightworks' Iray + for 3ds Max, while renderPRO, the world's first desk side rendering solution, will highlight the advantages of offloading rendering and simulation tasks—a key component of The BOXX Workflow. Rounding out the BOXX lineup is the ultra-thin and ultra-light GoBOXX 15 SLM notebook demonstrating Autodesk applications while GoBOXX MXL, featuring an Intel® Core™ i7 desktop processor, will provide a much-anticipated architectural virtual reality demonstration.
"For the world's fastest, most reliable solutions and the latest information, Autodesk users look to BOXX," says Mohammad. "We're the only hardware provider that truly understands what visualization professionals need to create, test, and perfect their ideas."For further information and pricing, contact a BOXX sales consultant in the US at 1-877-877-2699. Learn more about BOXX systems, finance options, and how to contact one of their worldwide resellers, by visiting www.boxxtech.com.
About BOXX Technologies
BOXX is the leading innovator of high-performance workstations and rendering systems for visual effects, animation, product design, engineering, architectural visualization, and more. Combining record-setting performance, speed, and reliability with unparalleled industry knowledge, BOXX is the trusted choice for creative professionals worldwide. For more information, visit www.boxxtech.com.
CONTACT: John Vondrak BOXX Technologies 512-852-3326 jvondrak@boxxtech.com
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GovDelivery Recognized for Next Generation Learning Technology
ST. PAUL, Minn., Nov. 30, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- GovDelivery, the leading provider of cloud-based solutions that transform the citizen experience announced today that the Federal Government Distance Learning Association (FGDLA) has recognized three GovDelivery Learning clients for innovative distance learning efforts. The U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Federal Executive Institute and the Small Business Administration have each received Five-Star Awards from the FGDLA. This round of acknowledgment for GovDelivery Learning follows awards from the Training Officers Consortium for Innovation and the Chief Learning Officer Magazine Excellence in Social Learning Awards.
"We are thrilled to congratulate these distinguished clients on this recognition from the FGDLA and are honored to have supported these and other innovative projects within the public sector over the last year," said Andrew Krzmarzick, vice president of learning and development at GovDelivery. "These pioneering organizations understand that it's time for government to modernize learning and training and deserve this recognition for their efforts in driving that transformation. We look forward to further enhancing our online learning capabilities to better serve the government community."
GovDelivery Learning, which grew out of the expertise and technology originally developed in support of GovDelivery's online learning community GovLoop, reimagines citizen education and online learning for today's public sector professionals. GovDelivery Learning transforms learning for government, whether that's converting classroom-based training or virtual delivery, overhauling ineffective educational resources, or developing a better learning management system to meet the needs of today's mobile learners. These services enable public sector organizations to drive more traffic to their training portals, and leverage learning to help audiences understand how to utilize available program resources.
With experience developing online training content for federal, state and local government employees and constituents, GovDelivery's proven methods and fresh technology increases course engagement and knowledge retention. GovDelivery's GovLoop community, for example, includes Academy.GovLoop.com which, since its launch in 2014, has provided free online training to more than 30,000 government leaders.
The FGDLA Awards reception and ceremony will be held during the 2015 GV EXPO at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center, on Wednesday, December 2, 2015.
About FGDLA
The Federal Government Distance Learning Association (FGDLA) is a nonprofit, professional association formed to promote the development and application of distance learning in the Federal Government, in accordance with Section 501(c)(6) of the Internal Revenue Code for Business Leagues and charted by the State of Ohio. Additionally, the Association actively fosters collaboration and understanding among those involved in leveraging technology and instructional media in support of the education and training needs of the Federal Government.
Focused on supporting Federal Government agencies involved in distance learning, the FGDLA encourages the application of all forms of distance learning media, as well as embracing innovative methods in integrating instructional technologies to meet the training and education needs of the Federal Government. Our membership is derived primarily from individuals employed by the various agencies within the Federal Government. The FGDLA is a chapter of the United States Distance Learning Association.
About GovDelivery
Over one thousand public sector organizations use GovDelivery's highly-secure cloud solutions every day to transform the citizen experience for more than 100 million people. GovDelivery offers leading solutions for managing government communications, internal and external learning, and data. The GovDelivery Network offers a unique and impactful way for public sector organizations to work together to cross promote content and increase digital reach. Organizations using GovDelivery see higher utilization of citizen services and greater citizen engagement. GovDelivery is an Actua (Nasdaq:ACTA) company.
- govdelivery.com
- @govdelivery
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About GovLoop
GovLoop's mission is to "connect government to improve government." We aim to inspire public-sector professionals by serving as the knowledge network for government. GovLoop connects more than 150,000 members, fostering cross-government collaboration, solving common problems and advancing government careers. GovLoop is headquartered in Washington, D.C., with a team of dedicated professionals who share a commitment to connect and improve government. GovLoop is GovDelivery's online learning community located at www.govloop.com and academy.govloop.com.
CONTACT: Media Contact: Kelsey Lund Marketing Communications Specialist Ph: 651.925.5766
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Edgewater Announces Review of Strategic Alternatives
WAKEFIELD, Mass., Nov. 30, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Edgewater Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ:EDGW), a leading consulting firm that helps business leaders drive transformational change through its unique selection of business and technology services and specialized product-based solutions, today announced that its Board of Directors has authorized the review of strategic alternatives to enhance shareholder value.
"The Board fully supports management's execution of the company's current strategic plan and believes it will drive long-term growth, financial performance and significant value for shareholders," said Edgewater Lead Independent Director Wayne Wilson. "At the same time, our Board is committed to acting in the best interests of shareholders and believes it is appropriate to explore strategic alternatives that might provide additional opportunities to enhance value for shareholders."
The company noted that there can be no assurance that the Board's review process will result in any transaction or other alternative. There is no set timetable for the strategic review process and the company does not intend to provide updates unless or until the Board approves a specific action or otherwise determines that disclosure is appropriate or necessary.
Signal Hill Capital Group LLC is serving as Edgewater's financial advisor and Hinckley, Allen & Snyder LLP and Jones Day are acting as legal counsel.
About Edgewater
Edgewater (EDGW) helps business leaders drive transformational change through its unique selection of business and technology services and specialized product-based solutions.
Classic consulting disciplines (such as business advisory, process improvement, organizational change management, M&A due diligence, and domain expertise) are blended with technical services (such as digital transformation, technical roadmaps, data and analytics services, custom development, and system integration) to help organizations get the most out of their existing IT assets while creating new digital business models.
Delivering both on premise and in the cloud, Edgewater partners with Oracle and Microsoft to offer Business Analytics, BI, ERP, and CRM solutions. Edgewater Ranzal, an Oracle Platinum Consulting Partner, provides Business Analytics solutions leveraging Oracle EPM, BI, and Big Data technologies. As an award-winning Microsoft partner, Edgewater Fullscope delivers Dynamics AX ERP, Business Intelligence, and CRM solutions, with a specialty in manufacturing.
Safe Harbor for Forward‐Looking and Cautionary Statements
Some of the statements in this press release constitute forward-looking statements under Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. These statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause results, levels of activity, growth, performance, tax consequences or achievements to be materially different from any future results, levels of activity, growth, performance, tax consequences or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Such factors include, among other things, those listed below, as well as those further set forth under the heading "Risk Factors" in the Company's 2014 Annual Report on Form 10-K as filed with the SEC on March 2, 2015. The forward-looking statements included in this press release are related to future events or the Company's strategies or future financial performance, including statements concerning the Company's 2015 outlook, future revenue and growth, customer spending outlook, general economic trends, IT service demand, future revenue and revenue mix, utilization, new service offerings, significant customers, competitive and strategic initiatives, growth plans, potential stock repurchases, future results, tax consequences and liquidity needs. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terminology such as "may," "should," "believe," "anticipate," "anticipated," "expectation," "continued," "future," "forward," "potential," "estimate," "estimated," "forecast," "project," "encourage," "opportunity," "goal," "objective," "could," "expect," "expected," "intend," "plan," "planned," "will," "predict," or the negative of such terms or comparable terminology. These forward-looking statements inherently involve certain risks and uncertainties, although they are based on the Company's current plans or assessments which are believed to be reasonable as of the date of this press release. Factors that may cause actual results, goals, targets or objectives to differ materially from those contemplated, projected, forecasted, estimated, anticipated, planned or budgeted in such forward-looking statements include, among others, the following possibilities: (1) failure to obtain new customers or retain significant existing customers; (2) the loss of one or more key executives and/or employees; (3) changes in industry trends, such as a decline in the demand for Enterprise Resource Planning and Enterprise Performance Management solutions, custom development and system integration services and/or declines in industry-wide information technology spending, whether on a temporary or permanent basis and/or delays by customers in initiating new projects or existing project milestones; (4) inability to execute upon growth objectives, including new services and growth in entities acquired by the Company; (5) adverse developments and volatility involving geopolitical or technology market conditions; (6) unanticipated events or the occurrence of fluctuations or variability in the matters identified under "Critical Accounting Policies" in our 2014 Annual Report on Form 10-K; (7) delays in, or the failure of, the Company's sales pipeline being converted to billable work and recorded as revenue; (8) termination by clients of their contracts with the Company or inability or unwillingness of clients to pay for the Company's services, which may impact the Company's accounting assumptions; (9) inability to recruit and retain professionals with the high level of information technology skills and experience needed to provide the Company's services; (10) failure to expand outsourcing services to generate additional revenue; (11) any changes in ownership of the Company or otherwise that would result in a limitation of the net operating loss carry forward under applicable tax laws; (12) future proxy contests could be disruptive and costly, and the possibility that activist stockholders may wage proxy contests or gain representation on or control of the Board of Directors could cause disruption and/or uncertainty to the Company's business, customer relationships and employee retention; (13) the failure of the marketplace to embrace advisory and product-based consulting services; (14) changes in the Company's utilization levels; and/or (15) pending, threatened or future legal proceedings in connection with the unsolicited, all-stock proposal from AMERI Holdings, Inc. to acquire Edgewater for $8.50 per share. In evaluating these statements, you should specifically consider various factors described above as well as the risks outlined under Part I - Item IA "Risk Factors" in the Company's 2014 Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on March 2, 2015. These factors may cause the Company's actual results to differ materially from those contemplated, projected, anticipated, planned or budgeted in any such forward-looking statements.
Although the Company believes that the expectations in the forward-looking statements are reasonable, the Company cannot guarantee future results, levels of activity, performance, growth, earnings per share or achievements. However, neither the Company nor any other person assumes responsibility for the accuracy and completeness of such statements. Except as otherwise required, the Company undertakes no obligation to update any of the forward-looking statements after the date of this press release to conform such statements to actual results.
Additional Information
In connection with the consent solicitation initiated by Lone Star Value Investors, LP, the Company has filed a definitive consent revocation statement and other documents regarding the Lone Star proposals with the SEC, may file additional documents with the SEC and is mailing a consent revocation statement and a consent revocation card to each stockholder of record entitled to deliver a written consent with respect to the Lone Star proposals. STOCKHOLDERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO READ THE CONSENT REVOCATION STATEMENT AND ANY OTHER RELEVANT DOCUMENTS FILED WITH THE SEC WHEN THEY BECOME AVAILABLE, BECAUSE THEY CONTAIN OR WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION. Investors and security holders are able to obtain the documents free of charge at the SEC's website, www.sec.gov, from Edgewater at its website, www.edgewater.com, or 200 Harvard Mill Square, Suite 210, Wakefield, Massachusetts 01880, Attention: Corporate Secretary.
Participants in Solicitation
The Company and its directors and executive officers may be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of consent revocations in connection with the Lone Star proposals. Information concerning the Company's participants is set forth in the definitive consent revocation statement, dated November 25, 2015, as filed with the SEC on Schedule 14A. The Company intends to mail the definitive consent revocation statement to stockholders on or about November 30, 2015.
CONTACT: INVESTOR CONTACT: Edgewater Technology, Inc. Timothy R. Oakes Phone: (781) 246-6984 E-mail: toakes@edgewater.com MEDIA CONTACT: Sard Verbinnen & Co Bryan Locke / Debbie Miller Phone: (312) 895-4700 E-mail: blocke@sardverb.com / dmiller@sardverb.com
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IDC MarketScape Canada positions Long View as a Major Player for its Hybrid Cloud capabilities
CALGARY, Alberta, Nov. 26, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- It's a major-league offering, and it's now enjoying major-league recognition.
Long View, one of North America's most powerful providers of Hybrid Cloud solutions, is thrilled to announce that it has been named a Major Player by International Data Corporation (IDC) Canada in its IDC MarketScape: Canadian Hybrid Cloud Services 2015 Vendor Assessment, (doc #CA10SSC15, November 2015).
Long View's Hybrid Cloud offerings deliver the ability for a business to use a single pane of glass to manage resources across on-premises, private cloud and public cloud platforms. Hybrid Cloud offerings empower customers to blend various consumption models based on the needs of their organization—ultimately delivering better utilization of assets, infrastructure and application monitoring, and the power to move workloads when business requirements change.
IDC Canada's 2015 IDC MarketScape: Canadian Hybrid Cloud Services report is the fourth in a series covering the infrastructure-based cloud computing market in Canada.
"Being named as a Major Player in an IDC MarketScape series report is fantastic news. At Long View, we pride ourselves on being experts in the Hybrid Cloud landscape with our demonstrated maturity and size," says Dave Frederickson, Vice President Sales, Marketing and Business Development at Long View.
"We use our experience, our expertise, and our objectivity in helping our customers select a customized set of solutions that's right for them," adds Frederickson. "Recognition like this, following a rigorous third-party audit process, is incredibly rewarding."
The IDC MarketScape series was driven by market demand to understand vendor capabilities, as buyers look to expand their use of cloud computing and integrate cloud and onsite technologies. The Canadian Hybrid Cloud Services 2015 Vendor Assessment assesses 13 of the country's largest Hybrid Cloud service providers, and is based on in-depth interviews with providers and feedback from their customers.
"The market for cloud services is quickly shifting from isolated infrastructure-based solutions for developing applications and content delivery, to platforms that integrate onsite, public and private infrastructure as a service (IaaS)," says Mark Schrutt, IDC Canada's Research Vice President, Services and Enterprise Applications.
"As the market is transitioning, buyers are embarking on a maturity curve," adds Schrutt. "Vendors can also be placed on a similar continuum, from simple integration of their own solutions to enabling full interoperability and tools to manage these complex environments."
ABOUT LONG VIEW: Long View is one of the most powerful IT solutions and services companies in North America, with offices across the continent. With a clear focus on combining business and technology through our Hybrid IT solutions, including cloud, IT infrastructure, managed services, and end user support, Long View is able to define and customize what the future of IT looks like for our clients. Innovative, flexible, cost-effective, and business focused . . . that's Long View.
About IDC MarketScape
IDC MarketScape vendor analysis model is designed to provide an overview of the competitive fitness of ICT (information and communications technology) suppliers in a given market. The research methodology utilizes a rigorous scoring methodology based on both qualitative and quantitative criteria that results in a single graphical illustration of each vendor's position within a given market. IDC MarketScape provides a clear framework in which the product and service offerings, capabilities and strategies, and current and future market success factors of IT and telecommunications vendors can be meaningfully compared. The framework also provides technology buyers with a 360-degree assessment of the strengths and weaknesses of current and prospective vendors.CONTACT: For more information: Tannis Ebbels Director of Marketing and Communications, Long View Phone: 403.387.3489 E-mail: tannis.ebbels@lvs1.com www.longviewsystems.com
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Long View Honored as a Winner of Microsoft's Excellence in Operations
CALGARY, Alberta, Nov. 25, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today Long View announced it has won the Excellence in Operations Award for delivering market-leading operational excellence supporting Microsoft technology over the past year.
"We are proud to have aligned our collective efforts this year to achieve this recognition with Microsoft. Long View is a results-orientated company, with an enormously talented group of people. This award demonstrates our clear focus on exceptional customer service" says Dave Frederickson, VP Sales, Marketing and Business Development.
Partners achieving this award exhibited best-in-class performance in the North American channel. Long View was recognized for superior operational excellence by meeting, exceeding, or strongly trending towards specific requirements that drive valid agreements/orders, query reductions, and efficient orders. By meeting, exceeding, or strongly trending towards these conditions, recipients have demonstrated their commitment to Microsoft and its end-customers.
"Microsoft continues to innovate and drive improvements that empower our customers and our partners. The Operations Excellence Award recognizes our partners that are committed to working towards best in class customer service and for that we thank them and look forward to a long, strong partnership." - Owen Roberts, general manager of Microsoft's Americas Operations Center.ABOUT LONG VIEW: Long View is one of the most powerful IT solutions and services companies in North America, with offices across the continent. With a clear focus on combining business and technology through our Hybrid IT solutions, including cloud, IT infrastructure, managed services, and end user support, Long View is able to define and customize what the future of IT looks like for our clients. Innovative, flexible, cost-effective, and business focused . . . that's Long View.
CONTACT: For more information: Tannis Ebbels Director of Marketing and Communications, Long View Phone: 403.387.3489 E-mail: tannis.ebbels@lvs1.com www.longviewsystems.com
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Kivuto Helps Students Build Career Skills with Free Dell Data Analytics Software
OTTAWA, Nov. 25, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Kivuto Solutions, the global leader in complex digital distribution solutions, is excited to provide Dell's award-winning Statistica advanced analytics software for free to college students and professors in the United States.
Announced at the higher education summit EDUCAUSE 2015, the Dell Statistica Free Academic Program is built to nurture college students' passion for data analytics. Learning how to analyze data will prepare students as the next generation of employees for predicting trends, testing hypotheses, and limiting business risks in a variety of industries.
Workplace preparedness was a major point of discussion at the education technology conference SimplifiED Summit 2015, presented by Kivuto. Dr. Michelle R. Weise, Executive Director of The Innovation Lab at Southern New Hampshire University, observed that the number of skills required for career success increased from approximately 150 to 950 between 2009 and 2014.
"The Dell Statistica Free Academic Program furthers our goal of improving students' career skills by improving their access to software," says Vivek Raju, Director of Sales at Kivuto. "Learning data analytics today will help students achieve business success tomorrow."
Businesses have relied on Statistica for more than 30 years to make decisions through data. The new free offering includes helpful how-to videos, a free online textbook on statistics, report generation, and access to a community of student and professional users in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.
Dell Statistica for Advanced AnalyticsDell Statistica is a leading advanced analytics software platform that helps simplify and improve the process by which organizations deploy predictive models directly to data sources inside the firewall, in the cloud, and in partner ecosystems. An easy-to-use solution that requires no coding and integrates seamlessly with open source R, Dell Statistica delivers a full range of data blending, data discovery, and advanced and predictive analytics tools that help organizations tap into all data to predict future trends, identify new customers and sales opportunities, explore "what-if" scenarios, and reduce the occurrence of fraud and other business risks.
About KivutoKivuto Solutions is the world's leading provider of advanced digital distribution and management solutions that enable the secure delivery of digital goods to individuals, businesses, and organizations anywhere in the world. Kivuto simplifies the process of delivering any digital good to any market under virtually any terms and conditions. Over 60,000 academic institutions and departments trust Kivuto to manage and distribute software to their students, faculty and staff. The company distributes software in 195 countries and supports 14 languages. http://www.kivuto.com.
CONTACT: Katie Hulan Marketing Manager, Marketing Services T +1 613.526.3005 x 125 M +1 613.355.3649 F +1 613.526.3891
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Carbonite Receives MassEcon Economic Impact Award for Promoting Business Growth in Massachusetts
BOSTON, Nov. 24, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Carbonite, Inc. (Nasdaq:CARB), a leading provider of cloud and hybrid business continuity solutions for small and midsized businesses (SMBs), today announced it has received the Team Massachusetts Economic Impact Bronze Award from MassEcon, the state's private sector partner in promoting business growth in Massachusetts. Recognized for its contribution to expanding the state's economy, Carbonite hired more than 300 new employees throughout 2014, which coincided with the 53,000 square foot investment the company made in moving its headquarters to Downtown Crossing.
"The Impact Award is a tremendous honor for our growing team and we're humbled that MassEcon selected us," said Mohamad Ali, CEO of Carbonite. "We remain committed to expanding operations in Greater Boston and being a cornerstone of the revitalization of Boston's Downtown Crossing neighborhood. Consistent with Massachusetts' status as a national technology hub, Carbonite will continue to foster tech talent and strengthen the state's economy."
Carbonite was recognized at the Twelfth Annual Team Massachusetts Economic Impact Award alongside 17 other Massachusetts companies, receiving the bronze for the Greater Boston area. The company was judged on the basis of job growth, facility expansion, investment and community involvement since January 1, 2014. Carbonite was selected after site visits and a reception with their competitors and judges at Nutter McClennen & Fish LLP.
"MassEcon is honored to celebrate Carbonite and others for their commitment to Massachusetts," said Susan Houston, Executive Director of MassEcon. "Their investment and job growth stimulates benefits in all regions of the Commonwealth, and we are excited to publicly acknowledge the achievements of these outstanding corporate citizens."
Details about the Team Massachusetts Economic Impact Award and a complete list of winners are available at http://massecon.com/events/12th-annual-team-massachusetts-economic-impact-awards-luncheon-2/.
About Carbonite
Carbonite (Nasdaq:CARB) is a leading provider of cloud and hybrid business continuity solutions for small and midsized businesses. Together with our partners, we support more than 1.5 million individuals and small businesses around the world who rely on us to ensure their important data is protected, available and useful. To learn more about the cloud solutions voted #1 by PC Magazine readers, as well as our partner program and our award-winning customer support, visit us at Carbonite.com.
About MassEcon
MassEcon, founded in 1993, is a non-profit, non-partisan entity that serves as the state's private sector partner in promoting Massachusetts as the premier choice for business growth. Its services include the state's only Site Selection Service – including the online ReadyMass 100 portfolio - which helps expanding and relocating companies find a home in the Commonwealth; the Research & Information Service, which provides companies with the information they need to evaluate the Commonwealth as a location to grow; and the Massachusetts Ambassadors, a network of civic and corporate leaders who help market Massachusetts as a place to do business. www.massecon.com.
CONTACT: Media Contacts: Emily Held, PAN Communications (for Carbonite) carbonite@pancomm.com 617-502-4300 Megan Wittenberger Carbonite 617-421-5687 media@carbonite.com
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INET Deploys Largest Zimbra Synacor Email Project in Southeast Asia
BANGKOK, Thailand and BUFFALO, N.Y., Nov. 24, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Internet Thailand Public Company Limited (INET), a leading provider of ICT infrastructure services in Thailand, is pleased to announce the success of the largest hosted Email-as-a-Service (EaaS) deployment in Southeast Asia using Zimbra, a product of Synacor (NASDAQ:SYNC).
Zimbra, powers collaboration for the mobile era, connecting people and information with an extensible solution that combines both traditional and modern communication technologies. Zimbra's open platform implements deep security features as well as integrations with popular 3rd-party security applications. In addition, Zimbra has scalable deployment options ensuring complete privacy for organizations from Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) to Large and Highly-Regulated Enterprises in the Financial Services Industry (FSI).
With the efficiencies of their own world-class data centers, INET is able to provide a fully hosted Zimbra collaboration solution that delivers enterprise level performance as well as supports all data sovereignty and security requirements.
Mrs. Morragot Kulatumyotin, Managing Director of Internet Thailand Public Company Limited said, "INET is pleased with the opportunities working in partnership with Synacor. This deployment, which proves Zimbra as the leader for Managed Service Providers globally, is integrated with secure cloud infrastructure from INET at the highest quality for EaaS, benefiting customers. INET has provided services for over 50,000 users, making INET the largest provider for Email as a Service using the Zimbra platform in Southeast Asia."
"We are thrilled to be partnering with INET to extend our footprint in Thailand," said Marcus Teo, Regional Vice President and General Manager, Synacor. "By partnering with INET, we will provide greater access to Zimbra - a product of Synacor, particularly to organizations that appreciate the benefits of a collaboration solution built on an extensible platform and open standards."
About Internet Thailand Public Company Limited (INET)
Internet Thailand Public Company Limited or INET service provider that experience in providing infrastructure for ICT and leading cloud service (ICT Infrastructure as a Service Provider) for a long time. Technology that rapidly changed has provided Internet Thailand Public Company Limited to developing guidelines and provides services in ICT Infrastructure as a Service Provider which committed to developed innovative products, services and applications including consulting, design, and installation network that meet the business needs and continuously satisfy base on international standards. For details can refer at www.inet.co.th
About Synacor
Synacor (NASDAQ:SYNC) is the trusted technology development, multiplatform services and revenue partner for video, internet and communications providers, device manufacturers, and enterprises. We deliver modern, multiscreen experiences and advertising to their consumers that require scale, actionable data and sophisticated implementation. Zimbra, Inc. was recently acquired by Synacor. www.synacor.com
CONTACT: Media contact: Meredith Roth, VP, Corporate Communications Synacor mroth@synacor.com +1 716-362-3880
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Exa Announces Breakthrough in Software for Detection and Elimination of Unwanted Noise Through Simulation
- The FIND™ module within Exa PowerACOUSTICS® locates, quantifies and ranks noise sources so improvements can be made
- BMW Group says FIND enabled efficient optimization of HVAC noise in the earliest stages of vehicle development
- Applications for FIND are wide ranging and can be used in multiple industries including: automotive, rail, aerospace and HVAC
BURLINGTON, Mass., Nov. 24, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Exa® Corporation, a global innovator of simulation software for product engineering, today revealed its patent-pending FIND (Flow-Induced Noise Detection) capability within Exa PowerACOUSTICS. This integrated solution represents a critical advancement for Exa's existing aeroacoustic computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulations by clearly pinpointing the origins of airflow-induced noise. Exa PowerFLOW® has long been the established leader in aeroacoustic simulations, but engineers have been challenged to unravel the complex turbulent flows in order to understand how to acoustically improve their designs by reducing the noise sources. Now the FIND software can analyze the fluid flow of a design and rank the different noise sources in order of importance, providing engineers with the insight they need. The noise generated can also be listened to before and after design modifications, so that the impact of any proposed improvements can be aurally assessed. Exa's solutions empower engineers to understand issues early in the development process. Product designs can then be improved in a digital environment, long before costly physical prototypes that provide no insight have been built.
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A video animation of the FIND module within Exa PowerACOUSTICS can be seen here: https://youtu.be/Ahvu9EP9hnY
For the automotive industry, the FIND module within Exa PowerACOUSTICS predicts the flow-induced noise sources for areas such as greenhouse or underbody wind noise, HVAC and blower noise, or noise from within exhaust systems. Using a patent-pending method, it analyzes the airflow simulated with Exa's PowerFLOW, the market leader in ground vehicle aeroacoustics and the fastest and most accurate solution available. As always with PowerFLOW, the simulation reproduces the transient nature of real fluid flow, resulting in accurate modeling of turbulence. Flow-induced noise sources, even those normally masked by turbulent airflow, are then pinpointed in space by the FIND model and their intensity quantified, enabling a precise localization and ranking of noise problems. Thanks to other Exa products, the results can be visualized in 3D: quickly, clearly and simultaneously with the underlying design geometry. This makes it easy to convey the findings to engineers and managers, and easy to decide how to improve the design.
"Exa PowerFLOW accurately predicts aeroacoustic noise levels and PowerACOUSTICS FIND provides an unprecedented insight to identify noise sources. This allows engineers to make design changes that will reduce the generated noise levels," remarked Dr. Franck Pérot, Sr. Director of Acoustic Applications for Exa. "This capability applies to all aeroacoustics applications across multiple industries, such as wind noise and HVAC systems noise in automotive, landing-gear noise in aerospace, or applications in the rail industry. FIND provides significant additional value to our clients through these breakthrough capabilities that were not available anywhere, until now."
Collaboration with BMW
The noise produced by the HVAC system is one of the top complaints for automotive passengers. In close collaboration with Exa, BMW Group has already used the new tool to perform aeroacoustic evaluations of complete HVAC systems. BMW had previously found that analysis of the flow through standalone components such as ducts or blowers gave incomplete information on the acoustic performance of the whole system. Worse still, it had been found that it could be misleading to decide on which sub-system to improve, based solely on the sounds it generated.
"We initially used PowerFLOW and PowerACOUSTICS FIND for the BMW 7 Series and Rolls-Royce Phantom," said BMW 's Group Leader for Overall Vehicle Development, Dr.-Ing. Michael Spickenreuther. "We were so impressed with the noise sourcing capability that we have now implemented FIND across all our platforms. FIND is enabling us to deliver quieter cars."
By using PowerFLOW's transient simulation as the basis for an analysis of the complete HVAC system, BMW engineers were able to see how the sound was not only generated, but propagated through the system, from the initial source to the passenger's ear. The new FIND model provided enhanced insight by localizing, quantifying and ranking the generated acoustic power, providing a more complex and accurate view on where noise reduction improvements could be made within the system. Overall, BMW found that the tool enabled efficient optimization of HVAC aeroacoustics in the earliest stages of vehicle development. BMW published this work in a paper, Acoustic Source Detection for Climate Systems via Computational Fluid Dynamics for Improved Cabin Comfort, and presented it at the 3rd International ATZ Conference, held in Zurich, Switzerland.
About Exa Corporation
Exa (NASDAQ:EXA) (www.exa.com) Corporation's visualization and simulation software helps designers and engineers produce better vehicles and equipment. As a design evolves, Exa accurately predicts the performance of that design while providing actionable insight to optimize the performance of the product. With Exa, the need for costly physical prototypes and expensive late-stage changes is reduced. Now, designers and engineers are freed from the risk of producing compromised products that do not meet market and regulatory requirements. Some of the most successful product companies in the world use Exa, including BMW, Delphi, Denso, Fiat Chrysler, Ford, Hino, Honda, Hyundai, Jaguar Land Rover, Kenworth, Komatsu, MAN, Nissan, Peterbilt, Peugeot, Renault, Scania, Toyota, Volkswagen and Volvo Trucks.
Founded in 1991, the company is headquartered at 55 Network Drive, Burlington, MA, USA 01803. Tel: 1.781.564.0200; Fax: 1.781.564.0299; Email: info@exa.com; URL: www.exa.com; NASDAQ:EXA
FIND is a trademark and Exa, PowerFLOW and PowerACOUSTICS are registered trademarks of Exa Corporation.
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