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Tech Data Honors Vendor Partners of the Year
CLEARWATER, Fla., Nov. 4, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Tech Data Corporation (NASDAQ:TECD) announced the winners of its Vendor Partner of the Year awards, presented today during the company's eleventh annual Americas Vendor Partner Summit in Tampa, Florida.
Tech Data's Vendor Partner award recipients are recognized annually for their collaboration, enablement programs, strong partnerships, and commitment to Tech Data, its solution providers and the IT channel. The 2015 Tech Data Vendor Partner award winners are:
- Advanced Infrastructure Solutions (AIS) Partner of the Year: Cisco
- Core Partner of the Year: Lenovo
- Majors & Nationals Partner of the Year: VMware
- VAR Partner of the Year: HP Inc. and Hewlett Packard Enterprise
- SMB Partner of the Year: Dell
- Retail Vendor Partner of the Year: Apple
- Public Sector Partner of the Year: HP Inc. and Hewlett Packard Enterprise
- Growth Partner of the Year: EMC
- Marketing & Sales Innovator of the Year: Brocade
- Cloud Partner of the Year: Carbonite
- Mobile Solutions Vendor Partner of the Year: JAMF Software
- Vendor Partner Representative of the Year: Emily David, Hewlett Packard Enterprise
- Latin America Vendor Partner of the Year: Cisco
- Latin America Vendor Representative of the Year: Domingo Alonso, Lenovo
"We are pleased to recognize the commitment, dedication and achievements of our 2015 Vendor Partners award winners," said Brian Davis, senior vice president, Product Marketing and Purchasing at Tech Data. "The awards recognize our partners that are committed to channel growth, enablement and the success of our resellers. This award is a reflection of their focus and drive, and we thank them for their continued partnership."
More than 400 channel partners were in attendance at Vendor Partner Summit, which featured interactive breakout session presentations on Tech Data's key verticals and initiatives, as well as presentations on the company's overall sales and marketing strategies by Tech Data Chief Executive Officer Bob Dutkowsky, President of the Americas Joe Quaglia, Senior Vice President of U.S. Sales Marty Bauerlein, Senior Vice President of AIS Chuck Bartlett, and Davis. Tech Data's Vendor Summit is produced by Tech Data's in-house full-cycle marketing services agency.
About Tech Data
Tech Data Corporation is one of the world's largest wholesale distributors of technology products, services and solutions. Its advanced logistics capabilities and value added services enable 115,000 resellers to efficiently and cost effectively support the diverse technology needs of end users in more than 100 countries. Tech Data generated $27.7 billion in net sales for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2015. It is ranked No. 107 on the Fortune 500® and one of Fortune's "World's Most Admired Companies." To learn more, visit www.techdata.com, or follow us on Facebook and Twitter.
CONTACT: MEDIA CONTACT Amanda Lee Public Relations Manager (727) 538-5803 amanda.lee@techdata.com
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Tech Data Honors Vendor Partners of the Year
CLEARWATER, Fla., Nov. 4, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Tech Data Corporation (NASDAQ:TECD) announced the winners of its Vendor Partner of the Year awards, presented today during the company's eleventh annual Americas Vendor Partner Summit in Tampa, Florida.
Tech Data's Vendor Partner award recipients are recognized annually for their collaboration, enablement programs, strong partnerships, and commitment to Tech Data, its solution providers and the IT channel. The 2015 Tech Data Vendor Partner award winners are:
- Advanced Infrastructure Solutions (AIS) Partner of the Year: Cisco
- Core Partner of the Year: Lenovo
- Majors & Nationals Partner of the Year: VMware
- VAR Partner of the Year: HP Inc. and Hewlett Packard Enterprise
- SMB Partner of the Year: Dell
- Retail Vendor Partner of the Year: Apple
- Public Sector Partner of the Year: HP Inc. and Hewlett Packard Enterprise
- Growth Partner of the Year: EMC
- Marketing & Sales Innovator of the Year: Brocade
- Cloud Partner of the Year: Carbonite
- Mobile Solutions Vendor Partner of the Year: JAMF Software
- Vendor Partner Representative of the Year: Emily David, Hewlett Packard Enterprise
- Latin America Vendor Partner of the Year: Cisco
- Latin America Vendor Representative of the Year: Domingo Alonso, Lenovo
"We are pleased to recognize the commitment, dedication and achievements of our 2015 Vendor Partners award winners," said Brian Davis, senior vice president, Product Marketing and Purchasing at Tech Data. "The awards recognize our partners that are committed to channel growth, enablement and the success of our resellers. This award is a reflection of their focus and drive, and we thank them for their continued partnership."
More than 400 channel partners were in attendance at Vendor Partner Summit, which featured interactive breakout session presentations on Tech Data's key verticals and initiatives, as well as presentations on the company's overall sales and marketing strategies by Tech Data Chief Executive Officer Bob Dutkowsky, President of the Americas Joe Quaglia, Senior Vice President of U.S. Sales Marty Bauerlein, Senior Vice President of AIS Chuck Bartlett, and Davis. Tech Data's Vendor Summit is produced by Tech Data's in-house full-cycle marketing services agency.
About Tech Data
Tech Data Corporation is one of the world's largest wholesale distributors of technology products, services and solutions. Its advanced logistics capabilities and value added services enable 115,000 resellers to efficiently and cost effectively support the diverse technology needs of end users in more than 100 countries. Tech Data generated $27.7 billion in net sales for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2015. It is ranked No. 107 on the Fortune 500® and one of Fortune's "World's Most Admired Companies." To learn more, visit www.techdata.com, or follow us on Facebook and Twitter.
CONTACT: MEDIA CONTACT Amanda Lee Public Relations Manager (727) 538-5803 amanda.lee@techdata.com
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Haivision Brings Cloud-Based Video Solutions to Microsoft Azure Marketplace
MONTREAL, Nov. 4, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Haivision, a market leader in video streaming and media management solutions, today announced the availability of the Haivision Media Gateway on Microsoft Azure, giving enterprises and broadcasters a flexible and cost-effective solution for transporting high quality video for live events, broadcast backhaul and distribution.
With Haivision Media Gateway on Azure, organizations can utilize the benefits of the cloud to scale their live video workflows with minimal IT intervention. The solution provides ease of set-up and commissioning, without putting a strain on the network at the source location, bringing a welcome alternative to the long lead times, prohibitive costs and scheduling challenges associated with satellite and MPLS networks.
Broadcast and enterprise customers can use Haivision Media Gateway in the cloud for:- Transporting high quality live video using Internet connections: Powered by Haivision's fundamental video transport technology – SRT – the Haivision Media Gateway enables customers to use low cost, readily available public Internet connections to transport secure, live, HD video to and from multiple locations around the world. The Haivision Media Gateway with SRT also features different options to easily manage firewall traversal.
- Enterprise video distribution: With Haivision Media Gateway, organizations can now easily distribute live events from remote sites like hotels and satellite offices, by sending a single stream to the cloud before being distributed to multiple facilities or redistribution points with low latency.
- Broadcast backhaul and distribution: Organizations can use the Haivision Media Gateway as a video network bridge to transport video between studio environments. For broadcasters, this means an easier way to backhaul video to a centralized production venue before being distributed to remote affiliates.
"Cloud-based video workflows are revolutionizing the potential of live video within the enterprise and broadcast markets," said Peter Maag, Haivision's CMO. "These industries are becoming very comfortable with the simple provisioning of cloud resources in contrast to the complexity of contracting satellite or custom networks."
"With Haivision's inclusion in the Azure Marketplace, we're extending our platform to support customers with enterprise video and broadcast solutions – bringing a more flexible and scalable solution for video transport using the cloud," said Venkat Gattamneni, Group Product Marketing Manager, Microsoft Azure.For more information about Haivision Media Gateway in the cloud, visit Haivision on Azure Marketplace.
About HaivisionHaivision provides media management and video streaming solutions that help the world's leading organizations communicate, collaborate and educate. Recognized as one of the most influential companies in video by Streaming Media, Haivision's mission is to help people work better with video. Haivision is headquartered in Montreal and Chicago, with regional offices located throughout the United States, Europe, Asia and South America. Learn more about Haivision at haivision.com, LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook and on our Video Wall.
A photo accompanying this release is available at: http://www.globenewswire.com/newsroom/prs/?pkgid=37384
CONTACT: Jennifer Gazin PR and Communications Manager 514.334.5445 x8309 jgazin@haivision.com
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Haivision Brings Cloud-Based Video Solutions to Microsoft Azure Marketplace
MONTREAL, Nov. 4, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Haivision, a market leader in video streaming and media management solutions, today announced the availability of the Haivision Media Gateway on Microsoft Azure, giving enterprises and broadcasters a flexible and cost-effective solution for transporting high quality video for live events, broadcast backhaul and distribution.
With Haivision Media Gateway on Azure, organizations can utilize the benefits of the cloud to scale their live video workflows with minimal IT intervention. The solution provides ease of set-up and commissioning, without putting a strain on the network at the source location, bringing a welcome alternative to the long lead times, prohibitive costs and scheduling challenges associated with satellite and MPLS networks.
Broadcast and enterprise customers can use Haivision Media Gateway in the cloud for:- Transporting high quality live video using Internet connections: Powered by Haivision's fundamental video transport technology – SRT – the Haivision Media Gateway enables customers to use low cost, readily available public Internet connections to transport secure, live, HD video to and from multiple locations around the world. The Haivision Media Gateway with SRT also features different options to easily manage firewall traversal.
- Enterprise video distribution: With Haivision Media Gateway, organizations can now easily distribute live events from remote sites like hotels and satellite offices, by sending a single stream to the cloud before being distributed to multiple facilities or redistribution points with low latency.
- Broadcast backhaul and distribution: Organizations can use the Haivision Media Gateway as a video network bridge to transport video between studio environments. For broadcasters, this means an easier way to backhaul video to a centralized production venue before being distributed to remote affiliates.
"Cloud-based video workflows are revolutionizing the potential of live video within the enterprise and broadcast markets," said Peter Maag, Haivision's CMO. "These industries are becoming very comfortable with the simple provisioning of cloud resources in contrast to the complexity of contracting satellite or custom networks."
"With Haivision's inclusion in the Azure Marketplace, we're extending our platform to support customers with enterprise video and broadcast solutions – bringing a more flexible and scalable solution for video transport using the cloud," said Venkat Gattamneni, Group Product Marketing Manager, Microsoft Azure.For more information about Haivision Media Gateway in the cloud, visit Haivision on Azure Marketplace.
About HaivisionHaivision provides media management and video streaming solutions that help the world's leading organizations communicate, collaborate and educate. Recognized as one of the most influential companies in video by Streaming Media, Haivision's mission is to help people work better with video. Haivision is headquartered in Montreal and Chicago, with regional offices located throughout the United States, Europe, Asia and South America. Learn more about Haivision at haivision.com, LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook and on our Video Wall.
A photo accompanying this release is available at: http://www.globenewswire.com/newsroom/prs/?pkgid=37384
CONTACT: Jennifer Gazin PR and Communications Manager 514.334.5445 x8309 jgazin@haivision.com
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LiveHive Names Jennifer Brandenburg As Chief Revenue Officer
SAN JOSE, CALIF., Nov. 4, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- LiveHive, Inc., the industry's most comprehensive sales acceleration platform, today announced that it has appointed former Oracle sales executive Jennifer Brandenburg as Chief Revenue Office (CRO). Brandenburg brings with her more than 20 years of deep enterprise sales experience managing sales operations and growing sales organizations in the high technology industry. Brandenburg has led sales organizations at early stage startups to large enterprise companies worldwide, including serving as regional VP, CRM OnDemand sales at Oracle Corporation, where she increased ASP by 100% and closed over $16 million in revenue annually.
"LiveHive's customer base is growing rapidly," said Suresh Balasubramanian, CEO of LiveHive, Inc. "This makes it the perfect time for us to bring Jennifer on board. Her broad experience and proven success at some of the biggest tech companies in Silicon Valley make her the most qualified person to lead our sales organization and drive revenue during this hyper-growth stage."
"I've been in sales and operations my entire professional career and understand first-hand the critical need that LiveHive fills for sales organizations," said Jennifer Brandenburg, CRO of LiveHive, Inc. "LiveHive's analytics and automation give teams a powerful solution to maximize sales productivity. As a sales leader, I look forward to bringing these capabilities to customers and quickly scaling LiveHive."
About LiveHive
Headquartered in San Jose, California, LiveHive, Inc. delivers a complete sales acceleration platform that empowers sales leaders with deep buyer-based engagement analytic insights into the effectiveness of their team's sales efforts. With LiveHive's comprehensive analytics, sales organizations can personalize and automate their follow-up to get more time in the day to focus on building sales relationships and accelerating sales.
LiveHive helps sales leaders get insight into reps' email, calling and follow-up activity, ramp up new reps to full productivity faster, and ensure consistent messaging across the organization, empowering them to build a successful repeatable sales process. LiveHive's SmartPath automated email sequencing, and award-winning engagement analytics let sales reps focus on core selling activity and sales leaders quickly understand the effectiveness of their sales teams' efforts. For more information, visit www.livehive.com and follow us @LiveHive.A photo accompanying this release is available at:
http://www.globenewswire.com/newsroom/prs/?pkgid=37375CONTACT: Media Contact: Jennifer Dignum 650-814-2727 (cell) 408-453-6000 (office) jennifer@livehive.com @LiveHive
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LiveHive Names Jennifer Brandenburg As Chief Revenue Officer
SAN JOSE, CALIF., Nov. 4, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- LiveHive, Inc., the industry's most comprehensive sales acceleration platform, today announced that it has appointed former Oracle sales executive Jennifer Brandenburg as Chief Revenue Office (CRO). Brandenburg brings with her more than 20 years of deep enterprise sales experience managing sales operations and growing sales organizations in the high technology industry. Brandenburg has led sales organizations at early stage startups to large enterprise companies worldwide, including serving as regional VP, CRM OnDemand sales at Oracle Corporation, where she increased ASP by 100% and closed over $16 million in revenue annually.
"LiveHive's customer base is growing rapidly," said Suresh Balasubramanian, CEO of LiveHive, Inc. "This makes it the perfect time for us to bring Jennifer on board. Her broad experience and proven success at some of the biggest tech companies in Silicon Valley make her the most qualified person to lead our sales organization and drive revenue during this hyper-growth stage."
"I've been in sales and operations my entire professional career and understand first-hand the critical need that LiveHive fills for sales organizations," said Jennifer Brandenburg, CRO of LiveHive, Inc. "LiveHive's analytics and automation give teams a powerful solution to maximize sales productivity. As a sales leader, I look forward to bringing these capabilities to customers and quickly scaling LiveHive."
About LiveHive
Headquartered in San Jose, California, LiveHive, Inc. delivers a complete sales acceleration platform that empowers sales leaders with deep buyer-based engagement analytic insights into the effectiveness of their team's sales efforts. With LiveHive's comprehensive analytics, sales organizations can personalize and automate their follow-up to get more time in the day to focus on building sales relationships and accelerating sales.
LiveHive helps sales leaders get insight into reps' email, calling and follow-up activity, ramp up new reps to full productivity faster, and ensure consistent messaging across the organization, empowering them to build a successful repeatable sales process. LiveHive's SmartPath automated email sequencing, and award-winning engagement analytics let sales reps focus on core selling activity and sales leaders quickly understand the effectiveness of their sales teams' efforts. For more information, visit www.livehive.com and follow us @LiveHive.A photo accompanying this release is available at:
http://www.globenewswire.com/newsroom/prs/?pkgid=37375CONTACT: Media Contact: Jennifer Dignum 650-814-2727 (cell) 408-453-6000 (office) jennifer@livehive.com @LiveHive
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TubeMogul Launches Select Access to Automate Private Inventory Management for Brands and Agencies
EMERYVILLE, Calif., Nov. 4, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today, TubeMogul (NASDAQ:TUBE), a leading enterprise software company for brand advertising, announced the launch of Select Access, a transparent and controlled programmatic reservation interface that streamlines direct deals between marketers and leading publishers. Select Access enables brands and agencies to express their demand for premium inventory to a select group of publishers and use software to automate the access to that inventory.
Select Access is comprised of two solutions, On Demand and Direct Sales Reservation. On Demand simplifies the non-reserved private deal process for both advertisers and publishers by enabling access to programmatic inventory from premium publishers while ensuring those publishers have full control over the terms of the transaction.
Direct Sales Reservation enables TubeMogul clients to automate their reserved inventory requests to the sales team of a select group of premium publishers and operationalize deals through the TubeMogul platform. In this way, the software brings increased automation to new agreements between brands, agencies and premium publishers.
At launch, over 50 top TV networks and media companies are integrated with Select Access, including A+E Networks, Discovery Communications and Univision. Approximately 2.4 billion video impressions will be available via Select Access in 2015.
"A+E Networks has consistently led the way in delivering television content via A+E digital platforms. Select Access helps us highlight our premium inventory to agency buyers while automating and streamlining many of the direct and ongoing deals we have with top marketers," said Sarah Shriver, VP Digital Ad Sales at A+E Networks.
"With a strong portfolio of powerful brands and premium video offerings, Discovery Communications partners with advertisers to reach highly engaged audiences with impactful solutions," said Harold Morgenstern, Senior Vice President of Digital Ad Sales at Discovery Communications. "TubeMogul's Select Access is a welcome addition, allowing us to deepen existing partnerships with brand advertisers and facilitate new, direct deals."
Over 10 clients have already tested or committed to use Select Access, including Lenovo, Empower MediaMarketing and Trilia Media.
"At Empower it's our constant quest to push the media status quo for our clients," Jim Price, Empower MediaMarketing CEO and president, said. "With Select Access we can deliver premium content to audiences through an agile automated platform that is cost-efficient for our clients."
"While programmatic has indelibly altered the media buying landscape, the reality is that some direct and private deals are still negotiated manually," said Katie Thompson, VP of Platform Media / Group Media at Trilia Media. "This product shows promise because it extends the benefits of automation -- like streamlined buying, optimization and reporting -- to many of these deals."
About TubeMogul
TubeMogul (NASDAQ:TUBE) is an enterprise software company for brand advertising. By reducing complexity, improving transparency and leveraging real-time data, our platform enables advertisers to gain greater control of their global advertising spend and achieve their brand advertising objectives. TubeMogul was incorporated in 2007 and is based in Emeryville, California with operations in Kyiv, London, Mexico City, New York, Paris, Sao Paulo, Shanghai, Singapore, Sydney, Tokyo, Toronto and offices across the United States.
CONTACT: Media Contact: David Burch press@tubemogul.com Investor Relations Contact: Alex Wellins The Blueshirt Group investor@tubemogul.com
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UBIC Subsidiary RAPPA Launches Kenkojiman.com
To become a valuable, integrated and interactive website connecting users and matching them with their desired information through AI technology
NEW YORK, Nov. 4, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Rappa, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of UBIC, Inc. (Nasdaq:UBIC) (TSE:2158) ("UBIC" or "the Company"), a leading provider of artificial intelligence (AI)-based big data analysis services, announced today that on November 4, 2015, it launched Kenkojiman.com, a community website where users can consume and provide information concerning medicine, healthcare and beauty care.
Features of the community website Kenkojiman.com
Provides useful healthcare information mainly authored by in-house editorial staff
Kenkojiman.com provides current information primarily through original articles concerning medicine, healthcare and beauty care that is useful for everyday life. Information collected from around the world is classified into seven categories: beauty, body, exercise, food, mind, medicine and unhealthy behavior.
Facilitates exchanges and consultation through user contributions
Kenkojiman.com provides users with a platform to contribute information and communicate with one another about posted articles and personal experiences concerning health and beauty care. Users can deepen exchanges with each other by posting comments on their own experiences, or by starting new topics. (Note: In order to post comments and add articles to "Favorites," free user registration is required).
User-friendly interface promotes exchanges between users of various age groups
The intuitive website design enables people of various age groups, from those in their 20s to seniors, to use it with ease. This site provides a community forum for consulting with others, giving and receiving advice and exchanging information concerning healthcare among people with similar interests or problems across age groups. Moreover, in February, this site will evolve into a new healthcare community site that matches users with similar interests and preferences by using UBIC's cutting-edge AI technology, thereby making it easy for users to find information best suited to their needs.
Soon to become an AI-enabled website that offers personalized recommendations
In February 2016, Kenkojiman.com will be equipped with UBIC's proprietary AI system that can learn and reproduce human intuition and thinking based on a limited amount of data. It will recommend articles suited to users' preferences or related to their problems as well as to website visitors who may be able to share their thought. Kenkojiman.com will be a new type of site that can help to address individual users' healthcare problems.
By reviewing comments from ordinary users through Kenkojiman.com and by analyzing the opinions and behavior of a broad range of people, UBIC and Rappa aim to develop an AI system capable of offering the best possible user-to-content, matching and enhancing user-to-user relationships. In the future, the two companies will extend the application of the AI system beyond the healthcare field and accelerate its business expansion in the marketing field.
About Rappa, Inc. URL: http://www.rappa.com/
Rappa, Inc. applies UBIC's proprietary AI technology to digital marketing and engages in such businesses as providing digital curation service and operating community sites. It uses AI technology to identify people's interests and preferences and find necessary information from among the mass of data available on the Internet. Through such activity, Rappa aims to contribute to social development by providing people with opportunities to find information valuable for themselves and helping to unlock their creative potential. Rappa was founded on September 1, 2015, as a wholly-owned subsidiary of UBIC with capital of 10 million yen (as of September 2015).
About UBIC, Inc.
UBIC, Inc. (Nasdaq:UBIC) (TSE:2158) supports the analysis of big data based on behavior informatics by utilizing its proprietary AI-based software program, "VIRTUAL DATA SCIENTIST" or VDS. Developed by UBIC based on knowledge acquired through its litigation support services, the VDS program incorporates experts' tacit knowledge, including their experiences and intuitions, and utilizes that knowledge for big data analysis. UBIC continues to expand its business operations by applying VDS to new fields such as healthcare and marketing.
UBIC was founded in 2003 as a provider of e-discovery and international litigation support services. These services include the preservation, investigation and analysis of evidence materials contained in electronic data, and computer forensic investigation. UBIC provides e-discovery and litigation support by making full use of its data analysis platform, "Lit i View®", and its Predictive Coding technology adapted to Asian languages.
For more information about UBIC, contact u-contact@ubic.co.jp or visit http://www.ubicna.com.
Safe Harbor Statement
This announcement contains forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are made under the "safe harbor" provisions of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements can be identified by terminology such as "will," "expects," "anticipates," "future," "intends," "plans," "believes," "estimates" and similar statements. Among other things, the amount of data that UBIC expects to manage this year and the potential uses for UBIC's new service in intellectual property-related litigation, contain forward-looking statements. UBIC may also make written or oral forward-looking statements in its reports filed with, or furnished to, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, in its annual reports to shareholders, in press releases and other written materials and in oral statements made by its officers, directors or employees to third parties. Statements that are not historical facts, including statements about UBIC's beliefs and expectations, are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements involve inherent risks and uncertainties. A number of factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statement, including but not limited to the following: UBIC's goals and strategies; UBIC's expansion plans; the expected growth of the data center services market; expectations regarding demand for, and market acceptance of, UBIC's services; UBIC's expectations regarding keeping and strengthening its relationships with customers; UBIC's plans to invest in research and development to enhance its solution and service offerings; and general economic and business conditions in the regions where UBIC provides solutions and services. Further information regarding these and other risks is included in UBIC's reports filed with, or furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission. UBIC does not undertake any obligation to update any forward-looking statement, except as required under applicable law. All information provided in this press release and in the attachments is as of the date of this press release, and UBIC undertakes no duty to update such information, except as required under applicable law.
CONTACT: UBIC Global PR UBIC North America, Inc. Tel: (212) 924-8242 global_pr@ubic.co.jp
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TubeMogul Launches Select Access to Automate Private Inventory Management for Brands and Agencies
EMERYVILLE, Calif., Nov. 4, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today, TubeMogul (NASDAQ:TUBE), a leading enterprise software company for brand advertising, announced the launch of Select Access, a transparent and controlled programmatic reservation interface that streamlines direct deals between marketers and leading publishers. Select Access enables brands and agencies to express their demand for premium inventory to a select group of publishers and use software to automate the access to that inventory.
Select Access is comprised of two solutions, On Demand and Direct Sales Reservation. On Demand simplifies the non-reserved private deal process for both advertisers and publishers by enabling access to programmatic inventory from premium publishers while ensuring those publishers have full control over the terms of the transaction.
Direct Sales Reservation enables TubeMogul clients to automate their reserved inventory requests to the sales team of a select group of premium publishers and operationalize deals through the TubeMogul platform. In this way, the software brings increased automation to new agreements between brands, agencies and premium publishers.
At launch, over 50 top TV networks and media companies are integrated with Select Access, including A+E Networks, Discovery Communications and Univision. Approximately 2.4 billion video impressions will be available via Select Access in 2015.
"A+E Networks has consistently led the way in delivering television content via A+E digital platforms. Select Access helps us highlight our premium inventory to agency buyers while automating and streamlining many of the direct and ongoing deals we have with top marketers," said Sarah Shriver, VP Digital Ad Sales at A+E Networks.
"With a strong portfolio of powerful brands and premium video offerings, Discovery Communications partners with advertisers to reach highly engaged audiences with impactful solutions," said Harold Morgenstern, Senior Vice President of Digital Ad Sales at Discovery Communications. "TubeMogul's Select Access is a welcome addition, allowing us to deepen existing partnerships with brand advertisers and facilitate new, direct deals."
Over 10 clients have already tested or committed to use Select Access, including Lenovo, Empower MediaMarketing and Trilia Media.
"At Empower it's our constant quest to push the media status quo for our clients," Jim Price, Empower MediaMarketing CEO and president, said. "With Select Access we can deliver premium content to audiences through an agile automated platform that is cost-efficient for our clients."
"While programmatic has indelibly altered the media buying landscape, the reality is that some direct and private deals are still negotiated manually," said Katie Thompson, VP of Platform Media / Group Media at Trilia Media. "This product shows promise because it extends the benefits of automation -- like streamlined buying, optimization and reporting -- to many of these deals."
About TubeMogul
TubeMogul (NASDAQ:TUBE) is an enterprise software company for brand advertising. By reducing complexity, improving transparency and leveraging real-time data, our platform enables advertisers to gain greater control of their global advertising spend and achieve their brand advertising objectives. TubeMogul was incorporated in 2007 and is based in Emeryville, California with operations in Kyiv, London, Mexico City, New York, Paris, Sao Paulo, Shanghai, Singapore, Sydney, Tokyo, Toronto and offices across the United States.
CONTACT: Media Contact: David Burch press@tubemogul.com Investor Relations Contact: Alex Wellins The Blueshirt Group investor@tubemogul.com
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UBIC Subsidiary RAPPA Launches Kenkojiman.com
To become a valuable, integrated and interactive website connecting users and matching them with their desired information through AI technology
NEW YORK, Nov. 4, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Rappa, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of UBIC, Inc. (Nasdaq:UBIC) (TSE:2158) ("UBIC" or "the Company"), a leading provider of artificial intelligence (AI)-based big data analysis services, announced today that on November 4, 2015, it launched Kenkojiman.com, a community website where users can consume and provide information concerning medicine, healthcare and beauty care.
Features of the community website Kenkojiman.com
Provides useful healthcare information mainly authored by in-house editorial staff
Kenkojiman.com provides current information primarily through original articles concerning medicine, healthcare and beauty care that is useful for everyday life. Information collected from around the world is classified into seven categories: beauty, body, exercise, food, mind, medicine and unhealthy behavior.
Facilitates exchanges and consultation through user contributions
Kenkojiman.com provides users with a platform to contribute information and communicate with one another about posted articles and personal experiences concerning health and beauty care. Users can deepen exchanges with each other by posting comments on their own experiences, or by starting new topics. (Note: In order to post comments and add articles to "Favorites," free user registration is required).
User-friendly interface promotes exchanges between users of various age groups
The intuitive website design enables people of various age groups, from those in their 20s to seniors, to use it with ease. This site provides a community forum for consulting with others, giving and receiving advice and exchanging information concerning healthcare among people with similar interests or problems across age groups. Moreover, in February, this site will evolve into a new healthcare community site that matches users with similar interests and preferences by using UBIC's cutting-edge AI technology, thereby making it easy for users to find information best suited to their needs.
Soon to become an AI-enabled website that offers personalized recommendations
In February 2016, Kenkojiman.com will be equipped with UBIC's proprietary AI system that can learn and reproduce human intuition and thinking based on a limited amount of data. It will recommend articles suited to users' preferences or related to their problems as well as to website visitors who may be able to share their thought. Kenkojiman.com will be a new type of site that can help to address individual users' healthcare problems.
By reviewing comments from ordinary users through Kenkojiman.com and by analyzing the opinions and behavior of a broad range of people, UBIC and Rappa aim to develop an AI system capable of offering the best possible user-to-content, matching and enhancing user-to-user relationships. In the future, the two companies will extend the application of the AI system beyond the healthcare field and accelerate its business expansion in the marketing field.
About Rappa, Inc. URL: http://www.rappa.com/
Rappa, Inc. applies UBIC's proprietary AI technology to digital marketing and engages in such businesses as providing digital curation service and operating community sites. It uses AI technology to identify people's interests and preferences and find necessary information from among the mass of data available on the Internet. Through such activity, Rappa aims to contribute to social development by providing people with opportunities to find information valuable for themselves and helping to unlock their creative potential. Rappa was founded on September 1, 2015, as a wholly-owned subsidiary of UBIC with capital of 10 million yen (as of September 2015).
About UBIC, Inc.
UBIC, Inc. (Nasdaq:UBIC) (TSE:2158) supports the analysis of big data based on behavior informatics by utilizing its proprietary AI-based software program, "VIRTUAL DATA SCIENTIST" or VDS. Developed by UBIC based on knowledge acquired through its litigation support services, the VDS program incorporates experts' tacit knowledge, including their experiences and intuitions, and utilizes that knowledge for big data analysis. UBIC continues to expand its business operations by applying VDS to new fields such as healthcare and marketing.
UBIC was founded in 2003 as a provider of e-discovery and international litigation support services. These services include the preservation, investigation and analysis of evidence materials contained in electronic data, and computer forensic investigation. UBIC provides e-discovery and litigation support by making full use of its data analysis platform, "Lit i View®", and its Predictive Coding technology adapted to Asian languages.
For more information about UBIC, contact u-contact@ubic.co.jp or visit http://www.ubicna.com.
Safe Harbor Statement
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