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UNIFIED RECOGNIZED AS ONE OF THE FIRST MEMBERS OF THE INSTAGRAM PARTNER PROGRAM
NEW YORK, Nov. 10, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today Unified, an award-winning marketing and analytics technology company, announced that it was recognized as one of the initial members of the Instagram Partner Program, a new program that distinguishes companies and their capabilities to run effective advertising campaigns, manage communities, source and deliver content on Instagram.
Companies in the Instagram Partner Program have expertise in at least one of three specialties - ad tech, community management and content marketing - to help marketers meet their objectives. Unified has been badged in the United States for Ad Technology.
Unified was one of the first companies to integrate the Instagram Ads API in August 2015 to help advertisers throughout their planning, buying, optimizing, and measurement processes. Since then, top brand marketers and their agencies have been driving business success using image, video and carousel ads that support clicks to websites, video views, mobile app installs, and awareness. Fortune 500 leaders from the automotive, consumer packaged goods, electronics, and entertainment markets are using the Unified platform and powerful Instagram advertising to drive marketing success.
"The 400 million members of the Instagram community are passionate about sharing inspirational content, which creates unprecedented branding and conversion opportunities for advertisers," said Jason Beckerman, co-founder and Chief Product Officer, Unified. "Our customers have enthusiastically embraced the power of Instagram to exceed their business goals."
With a community of 400 million, Instagram is the place on mobile where marketers go to tell creative, visual stories to drive business results. The Instagram Partner Program will spur innovation to meet the diverse needs of marketers across the globe.
Go here to learn more about the Instagram Partner Program.
About Unified
Unified is an award-winning marketing and analytics technology company. Unified provides professional marketers with powerful advertising, data, and intelligence tools built on the industry's most advanced data platform. Unified serves Global 2000 enterprises and advertising agencies from its offices in New York, San Francisco, Los Angeles, and Chicago. For more information, visit www.UnifiedSocial.com.
CONTACT: Dave Donohue dave@unifiedsocial.com
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GovDelivery Now Connects Government With More Than 100 Million People
ST. PAUL, Minn., Nov. 10, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- GovDelivery, the leading provider of cloud-based solutions enhancing the citizen experience, today announced that government is now reaching over 100 million people using the GovDelivery Communications Cloud.
"GovDelivery set out with a vision to help governments realize the potential of a connected world. Connecting our government clients with over 100 million people allows us to fulfill this vision in ways that will bring the citizen experience to a whole new level across our client base," said Scott Burns, CEO and Co-Founder of GovDelivery.
Over 1,000 public agencies leverage the GovDelivery Communications Cloud and Network including every federal department, organizations across all 50 states, 207 local governments, and 167 international institutions.
Burns added, "Hitting the 100 million user mark with a widely used digital communications platform like GovDelivery is a watershed moment for the digital government ecosystem, showcasing the scale and promise of this crucially important movement that has broad support ranging from new startups to the White House and the UK Central Government."
GovDelivery provides a secure, cloud-based communications platform for public agencies to communicate through all major digital channels: email, SMS, and social. With use cases ranging from improving public health and safety, to optimizing payments and permitting, this unprecedented network of users and governments illustrates how public service is changing in the 21st century to be faster, accessible, and focused on world-class customer service:
- Citizens have become actively engaged in neighborhood safety by submitting crime or incident reports online.
- Residents receive up-to-the-minute notifications about Food Standards violations, reducing the risk of food poisoning.
- Entrepreneurs are able to register their new businesses quickly and easily online.
"The GovDelivery Network helps us with our mission of reaching the more than 22 million Veterans across the country," said Tim Hudak, Public Affairs Specialist at the Department of Veterans Affairs. "At no extra effort on our end, we were able to create a relationship with 160K additional people. That's potentially 160K more Veterans who will be able to receive the benefits and resources they have earned."
Given that government organizations are not competitive and often overlap and share interests, GovDelivery enables cross-agency collaboration in ways unprecedented in other sectors. When a citizen signs up to connect with one agency, the GovDelivery Network encourages the citizen to join others either geographically or topically linked. This simple, but powerful connection leads not only toward a more compelling citizen experience, but also dramatically high user growth rates for agencies.
"Leveraging digital communications is not simply about expanding reach, it's about deepening impact and increasing results," said Bob Ainsbury, COO of GovDelivery. "When a public agency takes digital seriously, they can -- and have -- dramatically increased the ROI of their core service delivery through lower costs, better customer experience, and increased, ongoing engagement."
With today's announcement, GovDelivery is also releasing more detailed public statistics of the Network's usage, available at GovDelivery.com/100M.
GovDelivery Quick Facts
- Unique Subscribers: 100,000,000 and growing!
- Monthly Average Subscriber Growth (2015): 3,275,974
- Messages Sent Year to Date: 6,333,650,377
- Countries Reached: 244
- Public Sector Clients: 1,000+
Link to Online Press Release: http://bit.ly/100M-pr
Link to Official Blog Post: http://bit.ly/100M-blog
More Information: www.govdelivery.com/100M
About GovDelivery
Over one thousand public sector organizations use GovDelivery's, highly-secure, cloud solutions every day to enhance the citizen experience for more than 100 million people. GovDelivery offers leading solutions for managing government communications, internal and external learning, and open 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
- facebook.com/govdelivery
CONTACT: Media Contact: Kelsey Lund Marketing Communications Specialist Ph: 651.925.5766
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GovDelivery Now Connects Government With More Than 100 Million People
ST. PAUL, Minn., Nov. 10, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- GovDelivery, the leading provider of cloud-based solutions enhancing the citizen experience, today announced that government is now reaching over 100 million people using the GovDelivery Communications Cloud.
"GovDelivery set out with a vision to help governments realize the potential of a connected world. Connecting our government clients with over 100 million people allows us to fulfill this vision in ways that will bring the citizen experience to a whole new level across our client base," said Scott Burns, CEO and Co-Founder of GovDelivery.
Over 1,000 public agencies leverage the GovDelivery Communications Cloud and Network including every federal department, organizations across all 50 states, 207 local governments, and 167 international institutions.
Burns added, "Hitting the 100 million user mark with a widely used digital communications platform like GovDelivery is a watershed moment for the digital government ecosystem, showcasing the scale and promise of this crucially important movement that has broad support ranging from new startups to the White House and the UK Central Government."
GovDelivery provides a secure, cloud-based communications platform for public agencies to communicate through all major digital channels: email, SMS, and social. With use cases ranging from improving public health and safety, to optimizing payments and permitting, this unprecedented network of users and governments illustrates how public service is changing in the 21st century to be faster, accessible, and focused on world-class customer service:
- Citizens have become actively engaged in neighborhood safety by submitting crime or incident reports online.
- Residents receive up-to-the-minute notifications about Food Standards violations, reducing the risk of food poisoning.
- Entrepreneurs are able to register their new businesses quickly and easily online.
"The GovDelivery Network helps us with our mission of reaching the more than 22 million Veterans across the country," said Tim Hudak, Public Affairs Specialist at the Department of Veterans Affairs. "At no extra effort on our end, we were able to create a relationship with 160K additional people. That's potentially 160K more Veterans who will be able to receive the benefits and resources they have earned."
Given that government organizations are not competitive and often overlap and share interests, GovDelivery enables cross-agency collaboration in ways unprecedented in other sectors. When a citizen signs up to connect with one agency, the GovDelivery Network encourages the citizen to join others either geographically or topically linked. This simple, but powerful connection leads not only toward a more compelling citizen experience, but also dramatically high user growth rates for agencies.
"Leveraging digital communications is not simply about expanding reach, it's about deepening impact and increasing results," said Bob Ainsbury, COO of GovDelivery. "When a public agency takes digital seriously, they can -- and have -- dramatically increased the ROI of their core service delivery through lower costs, better customer experience, and increased, ongoing engagement."
With today's announcement, GovDelivery is also releasing more detailed public statistics of the Network's usage, available at GovDelivery.com/100M.
GovDelivery Quick Facts
- Unique Subscribers: 100,000,000 and growing!
- Monthly Average Subscriber Growth (2015): 3,275,974
- Messages Sent Year to Date: 6,333,650,377
- Countries Reached: 244
- Public Sector Clients: 1,000+
Link to Online Press Release: http://bit.ly/100M-pr
Link to Official Blog Post: http://bit.ly/100M-blog
More Information: www.govdelivery.com/100M
About GovDelivery
Over one thousand public sector organizations use GovDelivery's, highly-secure, cloud solutions every day to enhance the citizen experience for more than 100 million people. GovDelivery offers leading solutions for managing government communications, internal and external learning, and open 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
- facebook.com/govdelivery
CONTACT: Media Contact: Kelsey Lund Marketing Communications Specialist Ph: 651.925.5766
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Tech Data Announces New Networking, Data Center and Cloud Solutions at Insiders' Exchange
CLEARWATER, Fla., Nov. 10, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Tech Data Corporation (NASDAQ:TECD) announced an expanded agreement with Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) to offer Aruba Networks, an expanded agreement with Brocade to offer the Virtual Application Delivery (vADC) platform, a new agreement with Infinio Systems Inc. to offer their data center solutions, and new Mitel solutions available in the Tech Data Cloud Solutions Store. The announcements were made in conjunction with Tech Data's Insiders' Exchange event, being held this week at Innisbrook Resort in Palm Harbor, Fla. With a theme of "Where Data Center Meets Cloud," Insiders' Exchange offers attendees business-building training and development to enhance their cloud and data center practices.
Details of the announcements include:
Expands Agreement with HPE to Offer Aruba Networks
Tech Data will be offering HPE's Aruba Networks, a leading provider of next-generation network access solutions for the mobile enterprise, to solution providers in the U.S. Aruba Networks offers sustainable, secure, and manageable solutions to meet the growing connectivity demands in the marketplace. With mobility trends continuing to transform how an organization communicates and accesses information, Aruba's software-based approach provides next-generation network access solutions to extend mobility intelligence across wired and wireless networks. This agreement allows Tech Data to offer solution providers a complete converged campus network solution.
Expands Agreement with Brocade to Offer vADC platform
Tech Data will now offer Brocade's vADC platform through its Advanced Infrastructure Solutions (AIS) division to solution providers in the U.S. and Canada. The Brocade vADC platform is a virtual application delivery controller (ADC) that provides scalable, secure, and elastic delivery of enterprise, cloud and e-commerce applications. vADC is built for virtual and cloud-based deployments with flexible options for the platforms, enabling simplification of rapid service deployment and automated application delivery.
Adds Infinio Data Center Solutions to AIS offering
Tech Data has added Infinio Systems, Inc., a leading provider of software-based storage acceleration that enables organizations to increase storage performance on the server-side, to its AIS portfolio in the U.S. Infinio provides storage solutions for resellers seeking to solve data center challenges for their customers. Infinio's unique architecture offers the efficiency of a global, content-based system, the flexibility of a content-addressable system, and fills a gap in the market for an operationally non-disruptive, software-only solution to storage performance problems.
Adds Mitel Solutions to Tech Data Cloud Solutions Store
Tech Data announced an expanded agreement with Mitel, a global leader in real-time business, cloud and mobile communications, to offer their suite of solutions in the Tech Data Cloud Solutions Store. As one of the world's fastest growing providers of cloud communications, Mitel offers enterprise grade voice and collaboration solutions through a recurring revenue model. Mitel provides a bridge between enterprise and mobile communications, while offering seamless integration with leading customer relationship management (CRM) vendors for a complete solution. Combined with Tech Data's team of cloud experts and its award-winning Solutions Store, Tech Data is the hub for cloud technology management, provisioning and integration.
"Insiders' Exchange was formed to help solution providers take advantage of the fastest growing cloud and data center technology trends in the marketplace," said Marty Bauerlein, senior vice president, U.S. Sales at Tech Data. "This event, which was developed based on feedback from our partners, reflects Tech Data's continued commitment to help educate, train, and position our partners for growth and success in emerging technologies."
Tech Data's Insiders' Exchange event features keynote speakers from leading cloud and data center-focused vendors throughout the IT channel. The business breakout sessions feature testimonials from solution providers who have positioned their businesses to take advantage of key cloud technology trends in the marketplace. Attendees at the event will also hear from Tech Data's Executive Vice President, Cloud Computing and Chief Information Officer John Tonnison about the realities and market opportunities with cybersecurity.
To learn more about Insiders' Exchange, please contact a member of the Tech Data team at (800) 237-8931.
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 Announces New Networking, Data Center and Cloud Solutions at Insiders' Exchange
CLEARWATER, Fla., Nov. 10, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Tech Data Corporation (NASDAQ:TECD) announced an expanded agreement with Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) to offer Aruba Networks, an expanded agreement with Brocade to offer the Virtual Application Delivery (vADC) platform, a new agreement with Infinio Systems Inc. to offer their data center solutions, and new Mitel solutions available in the Tech Data Cloud Solutions Store. The announcements were made in conjunction with Tech Data's Insiders' Exchange event, being held this week at Innisbrook Resort in Palm Harbor, Fla. With a theme of "Where Data Center Meets Cloud," Insiders' Exchange offers attendees business-building training and development to enhance their cloud and data center practices.
Details of the announcements include:
Expands Agreement with HPE to Offer Aruba Networks
Tech Data will be offering HPE's Aruba Networks, a leading provider of next-generation network access solutions for the mobile enterprise, to solution providers in the U.S. Aruba Networks offers sustainable, secure, and manageable solutions to meet the growing connectivity demands in the marketplace. With mobility trends continuing to transform how an organization communicates and accesses information, Aruba's software-based approach provides next-generation network access solutions to extend mobility intelligence across wired and wireless networks. This agreement allows Tech Data to offer solution providers a complete converged campus network solution.
Expands Agreement with Brocade to Offer vADC platform
Tech Data will now offer Brocade's vADC platform through its Advanced Infrastructure Solutions (AIS) division to solution providers in the U.S. and Canada. The Brocade vADC platform is a virtual application delivery controller (ADC) that provides scalable, secure, and elastic delivery of enterprise, cloud and e-commerce applications. vADC is built for virtual and cloud-based deployments with flexible options for the platforms, enabling simplification of rapid service deployment and automated application delivery.
Adds Infinio Data Center Solutions to AIS offering
Tech Data has added Infinio Systems, Inc., a leading provider of software-based storage acceleration that enables organizations to increase storage performance on the server-side, to its AIS portfolio in the U.S. Infinio provides storage solutions for resellers seeking to solve data center challenges for their customers. Infinio's unique architecture offers the efficiency of a global, content-based system, the flexibility of a content-addressable system, and fills a gap in the market for an operationally non-disruptive, software-only solution to storage performance problems.
Adds Mitel Solutions to Tech Data Cloud Solutions Store
Tech Data announced an expanded agreement with Mitel, a global leader in real-time business, cloud and mobile communications, to offer their suite of solutions in the Tech Data Cloud Solutions Store. As one of the world's fastest growing providers of cloud communications, Mitel offers enterprise grade voice and collaboration solutions through a recurring revenue model. Mitel provides a bridge between enterprise and mobile communications, while offering seamless integration with leading customer relationship management (CRM) vendors for a complete solution. Combined with Tech Data's team of cloud experts and its award-winning Solutions Store, Tech Data is the hub for cloud technology management, provisioning and integration.
"Insiders' Exchange was formed to help solution providers take advantage of the fastest growing cloud and data center technology trends in the marketplace," said Marty Bauerlein, senior vice president, U.S. Sales at Tech Data. "This event, which was developed based on feedback from our partners, reflects Tech Data's continued commitment to help educate, train, and position our partners for growth and success in emerging technologies."
Tech Data's Insiders' Exchange event features keynote speakers from leading cloud and data center-focused vendors throughout the IT channel. The business breakout sessions feature testimonials from solution providers who have positioned their businesses to take advantage of key cloud technology trends in the marketplace. Attendees at the event will also hear from Tech Data's Executive Vice President, Cloud Computing and Chief Information Officer John Tonnison about the realities and market opportunities with cybersecurity.
To learn more about Insiders' Exchange, please contact a member of the Tech Data team at (800) 237-8931.
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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Alpha II One of the First to Achieve EHNAC Data Registry Accreditation
TALLAHASSEE, Fla., Nov. 10, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Alpha II, LLC, a leading developer of software platforms, software-as-a-service and publications that support the healthcare revenue cycle, announced today that it is one of the first organizations to achieve full accreditation with the Data Registry Accreditation Program (DRAP) from the Electronic Healthcare Network Accreditation Commission (EHNAC). EHNAC’s DRAP establishes a trust framework between stakeholders to ensure a common level of system functionality across the industry.
As one of two beta organizations for the new program, Alpha II had the opportunity to play an integral role in shaping the program and criteria. Through the consultative review process, EHNAC evaluated Alpha II in areas of privacy, security, mandated standards and key operational functions. EHNAC assessed the organization’s health information and oversight for meeting privacy and security, HIPAA, HITECH, Omnibus Rule and ACA requirements, as well as technical performance, business processes and resource management.
“The CMS-mandated use of Qualified Data Registries to report Clinical Quality Measures associated with Meaningful Use, PQRS, GPRO, DSRIP, HEDIS, CHIPRA, etc. spotlights the need to ensure that these entities meet the privacy and security obligations expected of all large scale handlers of protected health information,” said Lee Barrett, executive director of EHNAC. “With their newly acquired accreditation, Alpha II is raising awareness about the quality of its products and services as well as compliance with industry standards – a major accomplishment in today’s healthcare environment.”
Alpha II offers a Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS) Registry to successfully collect and report PQRS data – as outlined by The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) – on behalf of individual providers and group practices. The Alpha II Registry is a secure, integrated, web-based solution that provides data validation for reporting and performance rates, to help ensure a practice’s outcomes and attestation requirements are met. Unlike many registries focused on certain specialties, the Alpha II Registry is able to report on all quality measures and for all specialties, through a platform of data collection, editing and submission services.
“Our team is fully ingrained in the PQRS Program, as our team’s experience dates back to 2007 when it was only an initiative known as PQRI,” said Jan Powell, CEO of Alpha II. “We’ve built our intuitive registry with the backbone of our knowledge and the ability to become one of the pioneer organizations for the stringent standards of EHNAC’s accreditation in this area is an accomplishment we are very proud to have achieved.”
For more information on the Alpha II PQRS Registry, please visit http://www.alphaii.com/Products/PQRS.
About Alpha II
Alpha II’s software platforms, software as a service products and publications support coding, compliance, claims editing and revenue analysis for healthcare professionals, clearinghouses and government entities – both directly and through software developers. Beginning with the initial receipt of patient data through the final scrutiny of the payer’s remittance advice, Alpha II empowers precision across the revenue cycle. The company’s toolsets, data content and rules engines currently plug and play with electronic health record, practice management and hospital information systems to help their customers comply with the latest policies, standards and directives.
For more than 30 years, the Alpha II experienced healthcare professionals have worked together to gather, analyze, and interpret healthcare coding and billing rules and regulations. Additional information can be found by visiting www.alphaii.com, Twitter, LinkedIn and YouTube.
About EHNAC
The Electronic Healthcare Network Accreditation Commission (EHNAC) is a voluntary, self-governing standards development organization (SDO) established to develop standard criteria and accredit organizations that electronically exchange healthcare data. These entities include accountable care organizations, electronic health networks, EPCS vendors, eprescribing solution providers, financial services firms, health information exchanges, health information service providers, management service organizations, medical billers, outsourced service providers, payers, practice management system vendors and third-party administrators.
EHNAC was founded in 1993 and is a tax-exempt 501(c)(6) nonprofit organization. Guided by peer evaluation, the EHNAC accreditation process promotes quality service, innovation, cooperation and open competition in healthcare. To learn more, visit www.ehnac.org, contact info@ehnac.org, or follow us on Twitter, LinkedIn and YouTube.
CONTACT: Press contact:Dave AndersonAnderson Interactive678-401-2991dave@andersoni.com
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Alpha II One of the First to Achieve EHNAC Data Registry Accreditation
TALLAHASSEE, Fla., Nov. 10, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Alpha II, LLC, a leading developer of software platforms, software-as-a-service and publications that support the healthcare revenue cycle, announced today that it is one of the first organizations to achieve full accreditation with the Data Registry Accreditation Program (DRAP) from the Electronic Healthcare Network Accreditation Commission (EHNAC). EHNAC’s DRAP establishes a trust framework between stakeholders to ensure a common level of system functionality across the industry.
As one of two beta organizations for the new program, Alpha II had the opportunity to play an integral role in shaping the program and criteria. Through the consultative review process, EHNAC evaluated Alpha II in areas of privacy, security, mandated standards and key operational functions. EHNAC assessed the organization’s health information and oversight for meeting privacy and security, HIPAA, HITECH, Omnibus Rule and ACA requirements, as well as technical performance, business processes and resource management.
“The CMS-mandated use of Qualified Data Registries to report Clinical Quality Measures associated with Meaningful Use, PQRS, GPRO, DSRIP, HEDIS, CHIPRA, etc. spotlights the need to ensure that these entities meet the privacy and security obligations expected of all large scale handlers of protected health information,” said Lee Barrett, executive director of EHNAC. “With their newly acquired accreditation, Alpha II is raising awareness about the quality of its products and services as well as compliance with industry standards – a major accomplishment in today’s healthcare environment.”
Alpha II offers a Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS) Registry to successfully collect and report PQRS data – as outlined by The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) – on behalf of individual providers and group practices. The Alpha II Registry is a secure, integrated, web-based solution that provides data validation for reporting and performance rates, to help ensure a practice’s outcomes and attestation requirements are met. Unlike many registries focused on certain specialties, the Alpha II Registry is able to report on all quality measures and for all specialties, through a platform of data collection, editing and submission services.
“Our team is fully ingrained in the PQRS Program, as our team’s experience dates back to 2007 when it was only an initiative known as PQRI,” said Jan Powell, CEO of Alpha II. “We’ve built our intuitive registry with the backbone of our knowledge and the ability to become one of the pioneer organizations for the stringent standards of EHNAC’s accreditation in this area is an accomplishment we are very proud to have achieved.”
For more information on the Alpha II PQRS Registry, please visit http://www.alphaii.com/Products/PQRS.
About Alpha II
Alpha II’s software platforms, software as a service products and publications support coding, compliance, claims editing and revenue analysis for healthcare professionals, clearinghouses and government entities – both directly and through software developers. Beginning with the initial receipt of patient data through the final scrutiny of the payer’s remittance advice, Alpha II empowers precision across the revenue cycle. The company’s toolsets, data content and rules engines currently plug and play with electronic health record, practice management and hospital information systems to help their customers comply with the latest policies, standards and directives.
For more than 30 years, the Alpha II experienced healthcare professionals have worked together to gather, analyze, and interpret healthcare coding and billing rules and regulations. Additional information can be found by visiting www.alphaii.com, Twitter, LinkedIn and YouTube.
About EHNAC
The Electronic Healthcare Network Accreditation Commission (EHNAC) is a voluntary, self-governing standards development organization (SDO) established to develop standard criteria and accredit organizations that electronically exchange healthcare data. These entities include accountable care organizations, electronic health networks, EPCS vendors, eprescribing solution providers, financial services firms, health information exchanges, health information service providers, management service organizations, medical billers, outsourced service providers, payers, practice management system vendors and third-party administrators.
EHNAC was founded in 1993 and is a tax-exempt 501(c)(6) nonprofit organization. Guided by peer evaluation, the EHNAC accreditation process promotes quality service, innovation, cooperation and open competition in healthcare. To learn more, visit www.ehnac.org, contact info@ehnac.org, or follow us on Twitter, LinkedIn and YouTube.
CONTACT: Press contact:Dave AndersonAnderson Interactive678-401-2991dave@andersoni.com
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Edgewater Board of Directors Unanimously Rejects Unsolicited Proposal From AMERI
WAKEFIELD, Mass., Nov. 10, 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, in consultation with its independent financial and legal advisors, has unanimously determined that the unsolicited, all-stock proposal from AMERI Holdings, Inc. to acquire Edgewater for $8.50 per share, is grossly inadequate and not in the best interests of Edgewater's shareholders.
"After a thorough review, the Edgewater Board believes that AMERI Holdings' proposal substantially undervalues the Company," said Edgewater Lead Independent Director Wayne Wilson. "Moreover, the Board firmly believes that Edgewater has strong standalone prospects and that continued execution of the Company's strategic plan will deliver significant long-term value to Edgewater shareholders."
Mr. Wilson added, "The Board and management are aligned around a clear strategy, focused on building on Edgewater's unique position as a strategic and IT consultancy that specializes in delivering value-added services to clients across multiple and rapidly-evolving industries around the world. We have a strong platform in place, and continue to successfully expand and enhance our offerings through organic investment and a robust acquisition pipeline."
Mr. Wilson concluded, "We are confident that we have the right strategy in place to deliver profitable growth and shareholder value."
The Company also announced that it has filed preliminary consent revocation materials with the Securities and Exchange Commission in response to the preliminary consent solicitation statement filed on October 26, 2015 and amended on November 6, 2015 by Lone Star Value Investors, LP ("Lone Star") through which Lone Star and others intend to solicit shareholder consents to remove certain directors from the Board and to implement certain other proposals regarding the Company.
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 (NASDAQ: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.
Forward-Looking 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 will file a consent revocation statement and other documents regarding the Lone Star proposals with the SEC and will mail 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 ANY CONSENT REVOCATION STATEMENT AND ANY OTHER RELEVANT DOCUMENTS FILED WITH THE SEC WHEN THEY BECOME AVAILABLE, BECAUSE THEY WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION. The final consent revocation statement will be mailed to stockholders. Investors and security holders will be 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 proxy statement, dated April 22, 2015, for its 2015 Annual Meeting of Stockholders as filed with the SEC on Schedule 14A. Additional information regarding the interests of participants of the Company in the solicitation of consent revocations in connection with the Lone Star proposals and other relevant materials will be filed with the SEC when they become available.
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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Edgewater Board of Directors Unanimously Rejects Unsolicited Proposal From AMERI
WAKEFIELD, Mass., Nov. 10, 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, in consultation with its independent financial and legal advisors, has unanimously determined that the unsolicited, all-stock proposal from AMERI Holdings, Inc. to acquire Edgewater for $8.50 per share, is grossly inadequate and not in the best interests of Edgewater's shareholders.
"After a thorough review, the Edgewater Board believes that AMERI Holdings' proposal substantially undervalues the Company," said Edgewater Lead Independent Director Wayne Wilson. "Moreover, the Board firmly believes that Edgewater has strong standalone prospects and that continued execution of the Company's strategic plan will deliver significant long-term value to Edgewater shareholders."
Mr. Wilson added, "The Board and management are aligned around a clear strategy, focused on building on Edgewater's unique position as a strategic and IT consultancy that specializes in delivering value-added services to clients across multiple and rapidly-evolving industries around the world. We have a strong platform in place, and continue to successfully expand and enhance our offerings through organic investment and a robust acquisition pipeline."
Mr. Wilson concluded, "We are confident that we have the right strategy in place to deliver profitable growth and shareholder value."
The Company also announced that it has filed preliminary consent revocation materials with the Securities and Exchange Commission in response to the preliminary consent solicitation statement filed on October 26, 2015 and amended on November 6, 2015 by Lone Star Value Investors, LP ("Lone Star") through which Lone Star and others intend to solicit shareholder consents to remove certain directors from the Board and to implement certain other proposals regarding the Company.
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 (NASDAQ: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.
Forward-Looking 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 will file a consent revocation statement and other documents regarding the Lone Star proposals with the SEC and will mail 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 ANY CONSENT REVOCATION STATEMENT AND ANY OTHER RELEVANT DOCUMENTS FILED WITH THE SEC WHEN THEY BECOME AVAILABLE, BECAUSE THEY WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION. The final consent revocation statement will be mailed to stockholders. Investors and security holders will be 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 proxy statement, dated April 22, 2015, for its 2015 Annual Meeting of Stockholders as filed with the SEC on Schedule 14A. Additional information regarding the interests of participants of the Company in the solicitation of consent revocations in connection with the Lone Star proposals and other relevant materials will be filed with the SEC when they become available.
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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Adesto Technologies Introduces Extended-Voltage Range Memory
SUNNYVALE, Calif., Nov. 9, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Adesto Technologies (NASDAQ:IOTS), a leading provider of application-specific, feature-rich, ultra-low power non-volatile memory products, today announced the launch of a new line of extended voltage range (1.65V-4.4V Vcc) serial Flash memory products.
In 2014, Adesto introduced the world's first wide VCC 1.65V to 3.6V serial flash products optimized for the IoT sector. Continuing this tradition of leadership and smart design, the new "Fusion XV" family further enhances and optimizes IoT, wearable, wireless sensors, and other energy conscious applications. Adesto's Fusion XV serial Flash memory brings together advanced features, such as ultra-deep power down, active interrupt, and other energy saving capabilities, with a new, extended voltage range. Extending the memory's operating voltage range from 1.65V to 4.4V allows designers to meet the demands of the latest chipsets and lithium polymer battery chemistries without additional circuit complexity or overhead.
"Adesto is committed to enhance the value of our customers' products by meeting their specific application needs," said Paul Hill, Director of Product Marketing. "Designers now require external memory for over-the-air update and data storage to supplement the embedded memory of the chipset. They want to connect the chipset and external memory directly to the battery without additional voltage regulation and components. Adesto's Fusion XV memory provides this in a density, performance and cost range that can't be met by conventional serial flash or serial eeprom solutions today."
"Adesto's Fusion XV devices have a range of features that enhance the system," he said. "By enabling the use of a single rail power supply, Fusion XV provides the means to save additional component costs and reduce the component footprint, while improving system efficiency and energy consumption."
Fusion's small sector sizes and intelligent, active interrupt capabilities provide hardware designers system energy saving options not available in standard serial Flash devices. These features can optimize battery-operation and extend battery life on devices such as Bluetooth low energy (BLE) products, ZigBee, RF4CE, Z-Wave and other Wi-Fi and Wi-Fi Direct applications.
Fusion XV serial Flash products not only use less energy during standard operation but also operate over the full Vcc range of the battery and chipset-- maximizing on-board energy reserves. Products supported by Adesto serial memory will continue to operate even when the battery discharge voltage is as low as 1.65V -- further extending battery life and device function.
To support System-in-Package (SIP) and Multi-Chip Module designs, Fusion XV products are offered in 8-ball wafer level chip scale packages, with a slim .35mm z-height. Standard package options also include SOIC, UDFN and TSSOP packages.
Samples and production devices of the new Fusion XV products are available now with standard lead times. At introduction, the new Fusion XV product line includes 2 and 4-Mbit densities with industry-standard page erase architecture. Products with 8, 16, and 32-Mbit densities are scheduled for release in 2016. To order samples or to purchase Adesto's enhanced serial memory products, visit http://www.adestotech.com.
About Adesto Technologies Corporation
Adesto is a leading provider of application-specific, feature-rich, ultra-low power non-volatile memory products. The company has designed and built a portfolio of innovative products, including Fusion Serial Flash, DataFlash® and Conductive Bridging RAM (CBRAM®). CBRAM® is a breakthrough technology platform that enables 100 times less energy consumption than today's memory technologies without sacrificing speed and performance. Founded in 2007 in Sunnyvale, CA, Adesto holds more than 100 patents with dozens more in process and is working with visionary companies across various industries to deploy its technology to the market.
CONTACT: Company Contact: David Viera Director, Corporate Communications 408-419-4844 david.viera@adestotech.com
