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Johnson Smith Company(TM) Expands Relationship with Yes Lifecycle Marketing
CHICAGO, Nov. 3, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Yes Lifecycle Marketing, an Infogroup company and multichannel marketing solutions provider, today announced the Johnson Smith Company™ has expanded their relationship with Yes Lifecycle Marketing to include full-service marketing capabilities - analytics, strategy, data and database marketing technology - across their brands.
As one of America's oldest catalog and internet retailers, headquartered in Bradenton, FL, the Johnson Smith Company, relies on Yes Lifecycle Marketing to provide data-driven, actionable insights, and state-of-the-art technology solutions to ensure they are meeting the demands of their customers. By implementing a Marketing Opportunity Diagnosis, Yes Lifecycle Marketing's Agency Services was able to equip the Johnson Smith Company with a comprehensive customer data analysis in order to quantify and fuel revenue growth opportunities.
"Yes Lifecycle Marketing has provided us with the insights and guidance to help lead our business into becoming a better multichannel cataloger," said Johnson Smith Company's, Ellen Pullman, Director of Marketing. "They understand our customers, our business and our vision."
Key reasons the Johnson Smith Company selected Yes Lifecycle Marketing include:- Innovative data and analytics solutions
- Thought Leadership
- Database marketing expertise
- Responsiveness and collaboration of the client service team
"The Johnson Smith Company has long been a household name in cataloging for novelties, gifts and collectibles," said Michael Fisher, president of Yes Lifecycle Marketing. "We are thrilled to be an integral partner as the Johnson Smith Company further evolves into a multichannel marketer."
"Yes Lifecycle Marketing is well positioned to help traditional cataloguers adapt to the multichannel age of marketing," said Mike Iaccarino, CEO and Chairman, of Infogroup. "Our expertise as a services and technology partner gives clients the opportunity to facilitate progress and develop strategies that impact the bottom line."
About Johnson Smith CompanyFounded in 1904 by Alfred Johnson Smith in Australia and launched in the United States in 1914, is celebrating its 97th anniversary in 2011. Based in Bradenton, Florida, The Johnson Smith Company serves millions of people through its four catalogs and complementary web sites - The Lighter Side (www.LighterSide.com), Things You Never Knew Existed (www.ThingsYouNeverKnew.com), Betty's Attic (www.BettysAttic.com), and Full of Life (www.FullOfLife.com). The Johnson Smith Company is a member of The Direct Marketing Association, American Catalog Association, The New England Mail Order Association, the Manatee (Fla.) Chamber of Commerce and Better Business Bureau. Find out more information at: www.johnsonsmith.com.
About Yes Lifecycle MarketingYes Lifecycle Marketing provides solutions that orchestrate cross-channel marketing communications to drive results and revenue. This is accomplished by leveraging technology, data, analytics, creative, and strategy to activate and optimize insights-driven, real-time, relevant communications. This holistic approach gives marketers the ability to source a full-service offering of best-of-breed technology and solutions from a single vendor in order to achieve their desired outcomes across all on and offline channels. To learn more, call 1-877-937-6245, email sales@yeslifecyclemarketing.com or visit www.yeslifecyclemarketing.com.
About InfogroupInfogroup is a marketing services and analytics provider that delivers best in class data-driven customer-centric technology solutions. Our data and software-as-a-service (DaaS & SaaS) offerings help clients of all sizes, from small companies to FORTUNE 100TM enterprises, increase their sales and customer loyalty. Infogroup provides both digital and traditional marketing channel expertise that is enhanced by access to our proprietary data on 235MM individuals and 24MM businesses, which is distributed real-time to our clients. For more information, visit: www.infogroup.com.
CONTACT: Sarah Dietze Phone: 312-241-1471 E-mail: sarah.dietze@walkersands.com
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Johnson Smith Company(TM) Expands Relationship with Yes Lifecycle Marketing
CHICAGO, Nov. 3, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Yes Lifecycle Marketing, an Infogroup company and multichannel marketing solutions provider, today announced the Johnson Smith Company™ has expanded their relationship with Yes Lifecycle Marketing to include full-service marketing capabilities - analytics, strategy, data and database marketing technology - across their brands.
As one of America's oldest catalog and internet retailers, headquartered in Bradenton, FL, the Johnson Smith Company, relies on Yes Lifecycle Marketing to provide data-driven, actionable insights, and state-of-the-art technology solutions to ensure they are meeting the demands of their customers. By implementing a Marketing Opportunity Diagnosis, Yes Lifecycle Marketing's Agency Services was able to equip the Johnson Smith Company with a comprehensive customer data analysis in order to quantify and fuel revenue growth opportunities.
"Yes Lifecycle Marketing has provided us with the insights and guidance to help lead our business into becoming a better multichannel cataloger," said Johnson Smith Company's, Ellen Pullman, Director of Marketing. "They understand our customers, our business and our vision."
Key reasons the Johnson Smith Company selected Yes Lifecycle Marketing include:- Innovative data and analytics solutions
- Thought Leadership
- Database marketing expertise
- Responsiveness and collaboration of the client service team
"The Johnson Smith Company has long been a household name in cataloging for novelties, gifts and collectibles," said Michael Fisher, president of Yes Lifecycle Marketing. "We are thrilled to be an integral partner as the Johnson Smith Company further evolves into a multichannel marketer."
"Yes Lifecycle Marketing is well positioned to help traditional cataloguers adapt to the multichannel age of marketing," said Mike Iaccarino, CEO and Chairman, of Infogroup. "Our expertise as a services and technology partner gives clients the opportunity to facilitate progress and develop strategies that impact the bottom line."
About Johnson Smith CompanyFounded in 1904 by Alfred Johnson Smith in Australia and launched in the United States in 1914, is celebrating its 97th anniversary in 2011. Based in Bradenton, Florida, The Johnson Smith Company serves millions of people through its four catalogs and complementary web sites - The Lighter Side (www.LighterSide.com), Things You Never Knew Existed (www.ThingsYouNeverKnew.com), Betty's Attic (www.BettysAttic.com), and Full of Life (www.FullOfLife.com). The Johnson Smith Company is a member of The Direct Marketing Association, American Catalog Association, The New England Mail Order Association, the Manatee (Fla.) Chamber of Commerce and Better Business Bureau. Find out more information at: www.johnsonsmith.com.
About Yes Lifecycle MarketingYes Lifecycle Marketing provides solutions that orchestrate cross-channel marketing communications to drive results and revenue. This is accomplished by leveraging technology, data, analytics, creative, and strategy to activate and optimize insights-driven, real-time, relevant communications. This holistic approach gives marketers the ability to source a full-service offering of best-of-breed technology and solutions from a single vendor in order to achieve their desired outcomes across all on and offline channels. To learn more, call 1-877-937-6245, email sales@yeslifecyclemarketing.com or visit www.yeslifecyclemarketing.com.
About InfogroupInfogroup is a marketing services and analytics provider that delivers best in class data-driven customer-centric technology solutions. Our data and software-as-a-service (DaaS & SaaS) offerings help clients of all sizes, from small companies to FORTUNE 100TM enterprises, increase their sales and customer loyalty. Infogroup provides both digital and traditional marketing channel expertise that is enhanced by access to our proprietary data on 235MM individuals and 24MM businesses, which is distributed real-time to our clients. For more information, visit: www.infogroup.com.
CONTACT: Sarah Dietze Phone: 312-241-1471 E-mail: sarah.dietze@walkersands.com
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BMC Named Mobby Award Winner for Best Collaboration and Teamwork App
HOUSTON, Nov. 3, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- BMC, the global leader in software solutions for IT, has been named the winner of the Best Collaboration and Teamwork App in the 2015 Mobby Awards. Selected from a pool of more than 150 nominated apps, the award honors BMC MyEBC, a mobile application designed to deliver an exceptional customer experience for those visiting the company's executive briefing center in Houston.
The MyEBC app provides a holistic approach to the customer's visit with BMC including personalized access to all logistical and content details associated with the visit such as agendas, speaker bios, travel information, presentations and related post briefing collateral.
"At BMC we strive to create intuitive solutions, centered on specific needs that enable our customers to be more productive. MyEBC does just that, and we are excited to be recognized by the industry," said Karen Bintz, area vice president, customer experience, BMC. "The BMC MyEBC app redefines how executive briefing centers can bring digital transformation to life and sets the standard for customer-facing enterprise apps."
MyEBC was developed in collaboration with Appirio's top coder community. "Appirio's developer community is comprised of some of the most talented programming and design experts in the world," says Tom Scott, vice president at Appirio. "We are proud to be a trusted BMC partner and are excited to have been given the opportunity to help build an innovative business application that delivers exceptional customer experiences and interactions."
The Mobby Awards celebrate the best mobile apps for work and productivity across the world. For a list of winners, visit http://tabbyawards.com/business/2015-winners/.
About BMC
BMC is a global leader in software solutions that help IT transform traditional businesses into digital enterprises for the ultimate competitive advantage. Our Digital Enterprise Management set of IT solutions is designed to make digital business fast, seamless, and optimized. From mainframe to mobile to cloud and beyond, we pair high-speed digital innovation with robust IT industrialization—allowing our customers to provide intuitive user experiences with optimized performance, cost, compliance, and productivity. BMC solutions serve more than 15,000 customers worldwide including 82 percent of the Fortune 500.BMC – Bring IT to Life
BMC, BMC Software, the BMC logo, and the BMC Software logo are the exclusive properties of BMC Software Inc., are registered or pending registration with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, and may be registered or pending registration in other countries. All other BMC trademarks, service marks, and logos may be registered or pending registration in the U.S. or in other countries. All other trademarks or registered trademarks are the property of their respective owners. © Copyright 2015 BMC Software, Inc.
CONTACT: Editorial contacts: Tami Casey BMC D: 408.571.7131 M: 650.293.7219 Tami_Casey@bmc.com Jenn Zimmer Eastwick Communications D: 415.820.4175 bmc@eastwick.com
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BMC Named Mobby Award Winner for Best Collaboration and Teamwork App
HOUSTON, Nov. 3, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- BMC, the global leader in software solutions for IT, has been named the winner of the Best Collaboration and Teamwork App in the 2015 Mobby Awards. Selected from a pool of more than 150 nominated apps, the award honors BMC MyEBC, a mobile application designed to deliver an exceptional customer experience for those visiting the company's executive briefing center in Houston.
The MyEBC app provides a holistic approach to the customer's visit with BMC including personalized access to all logistical and content details associated with the visit such as agendas, speaker bios, travel information, presentations and related post briefing collateral.
"At BMC we strive to create intuitive solutions, centered on specific needs that enable our customers to be more productive. MyEBC does just that, and we are excited to be recognized by the industry," said Karen Bintz, area vice president, customer experience, BMC. "The BMC MyEBC app redefines how executive briefing centers can bring digital transformation to life and sets the standard for customer-facing enterprise apps."
MyEBC was developed in collaboration with Appirio's top coder community. "Appirio's developer community is comprised of some of the most talented programming and design experts in the world," says Tom Scott, vice president at Appirio. "We are proud to be a trusted BMC partner and are excited to have been given the opportunity to help build an innovative business application that delivers exceptional customer experiences and interactions."
The Mobby Awards celebrate the best mobile apps for work and productivity across the world. For a list of winners, visit http://tabbyawards.com/business/2015-winners/.
About BMC
BMC is a global leader in software solutions that help IT transform traditional businesses into digital enterprises for the ultimate competitive advantage. Our Digital Enterprise Management set of IT solutions is designed to make digital business fast, seamless, and optimized. From mainframe to mobile to cloud and beyond, we pair high-speed digital innovation with robust IT industrialization—allowing our customers to provide intuitive user experiences with optimized performance, cost, compliance, and productivity. BMC solutions serve more than 15,000 customers worldwide including 82 percent of the Fortune 500.BMC – Bring IT to Life
BMC, BMC Software, the BMC logo, and the BMC Software logo are the exclusive properties of BMC Software Inc., are registered or pending registration with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, and may be registered or pending registration in other countries. All other BMC trademarks, service marks, and logos may be registered or pending registration in the U.S. or in other countries. All other trademarks or registered trademarks are the property of their respective owners. © Copyright 2015 BMC Software, Inc.
CONTACT: Editorial contacts: Tami Casey BMC D: 408.571.7131 M: 650.293.7219 Tami_Casey@bmc.com Jenn Zimmer Eastwick Communications D: 415.820.4175 bmc@eastwick.com
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Next Generation Crucial BX200 SSD is an Ideal Hard Drive Replacement
Key Messages:
- BX200 SSD allows users to load applications in seconds
- Compared to hard drives, computers will boot up almost instantly
- Applications will accelerate in speed
Multimedia Elements:
BOISE, Idaho and GLASGOW, United Kingdom, Nov. 3, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Crucial, a leading global brand of memory and storage upgrades, today announced the new Crucial® BX200 solid state drive (SSD), which offers substantial yet affordable performance gains compared to a standard hard drive. The drive, designed for consumers and SMBs, allows users to load applications in seconds, boot up almost instantly, and accelerate every day applications.
The new BX200 provides sequential read and write speeds up to 540 MB/s and 490 MB/s respectively on all types of data, as well as random read and write speeds up to 66k and 78k IOPS respectively. Additionally, when compared to a typical hard drive, the new BX200 is more than 13 times fasteri and 40 times more energy efficientii for almost instantaneous access to data, resulting in longer battery life and a cooler, quieter system. The new drive utilizes a Silicon Motion SM2256 Controller and is coupled with Micron verified firmware, allowing users to upgrade their existing infrastructure at an affordable price, which is a great alternative to buying a whole new system.
"The new Crucial BX200 SSD is an ideal solution for consumers whose computers are slowed down by an old or inadequate hard drive," said Jonathan Weech, senior worldwide product manager, Crucial. "This SSD is the perfect blend of performance and value, allowing a user to get more done and have more fun. Installing a BX200 will help users enjoy their computers again."
Robert Fan, vice president and general manager of Silicon Motion U.S.A., said, "We are excited about our latest partnership with Crucial on the new BX200 SSD. Our high-performance and low power consumption SM2256 controller combined with Micron 16nm TLC NAND helps make the BX200 reliable, fast, energy efficient and affordable."
Available now in a 2.5-inch form factor, the Crucial BX200 SSD is offered in 240GB, 480GB and 960GBiii with MSRPs of $84.99, $149.99 and $299.99, respectively, and is available at crucial.com. The new drive is supported by the Crucial Storage Executive tool, is backed by a limited three-year warranty, and is compatible with both PC and Mac® systems. The BX200 also comes standard with Acronis® True Image™ HD data migration software that moves all files, operating systems, settings and programs from an existing hard drive to the newly installed SSD. For more information about Crucial SSDs, please visit www.crucial.com/bx200.
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Crucial is a global brand of Micron Technology, Inc. Crucial products include award-winning solid state drives (SSDs) and DRAM for more than 50,000 desktops, laptops, servers, workstations, and other systems. Crucial products are available worldwide at leading retail and e-tail stores, commercial resellers, and system integrators. For more information or support, visit www.crucial.com.
About Micron
Micron Technology, Inc. is one of the world's leading providers of advanced semiconductor solutions. Through its worldwide operations, Micron manufactures and markets a full range of DRAM, NAND and NOR flash memory, as well as other innovative memory technologies, packaging solutions and semiconductor systems for use in leading-edge computing, consumer, networking, embedded and mobile products. Micron's common stock is traded on the NASDAQ under the MU symbol. To learn more about Micron Technology, Inc., visit www.micron.com.
©2015 Micron Technology, Inc. All rights reserved. Information, products, and/or specifications are subject to change without notice. Neither Crucial nor Micron Technology, Inc. is responsible for omissions or errors in typography or photography. Micron, the Micron logo, Crucial, and the Crucial logo are trademarks of Micron Technology, Inc. Acronis® and True Image™ are registered trademarks or trademarks of Acronis International GmbH or its affiliates in the United States and other countries. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
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i Performance level based on comparative benchmark scores of the Crucial BX200 SSD and the Western Digital® Caviar Blue™ WD10EZEX internal hard drive. Actual performance level may vary based on benchmark used and individual system configuration. Test setup: 256GB Crucial m4 SSD as the primary storage drive, paired with a 960GB Crucial BX200 SSD and a 1TB Western Digital Caviar Blue internal hard drive as secondary drives (each secondary drive tested separately). All tests conducted on an Asus® Maximus VII Gene motherboard, Intel® i7-4790K 4.0GHz processor, SAPPHIRE Radeon HD 3870 video card, BIOS Rev. 2801, and Windows® 7 Pro 64-bit operating system using PCMark Vantage HDD test suite. Benchmark testing conducted September 2015.
ii Active average power use comparison based on published specs of the 960GB Crucial BX200 SSD and the 1TB Western Digital Caviar Blue internal hard drive.
iii 1 GB equals 1 billion bytes. Actual usable capacity may vary.CONTACT: Media Contact: US Contact: Brittany Hendrickson InkHouse Media + Marketing +1 (415) 299-6370 crucial@inkhouse.com www.crucial.com
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Next Generation Crucial BX200 SSD is an Ideal Hard Drive Replacement
Key Messages:
- BX200 SSD allows users to load applications in seconds
- Compared to hard drives, computers will boot up almost instantly
- Applications will accelerate in speed
Multimedia Elements:
BOISE, Idaho and GLASGOW, United Kingdom, Nov. 3, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Crucial, a leading global brand of memory and storage upgrades, today announced the new Crucial® BX200 solid state drive (SSD), which offers substantial yet affordable performance gains compared to a standard hard drive. The drive, designed for consumers and SMBs, allows users to load applications in seconds, boot up almost instantly, and accelerate every day applications.
The new BX200 provides sequential read and write speeds up to 540 MB/s and 490 MB/s respectively on all types of data, as well as random read and write speeds up to 66k and 78k IOPS respectively. Additionally, when compared to a typical hard drive, the new BX200 is more than 13 times fasteri and 40 times more energy efficientii for almost instantaneous access to data, resulting in longer battery life and a cooler, quieter system. The new drive utilizes a Silicon Motion SM2256 Controller and is coupled with Micron verified firmware, allowing users to upgrade their existing infrastructure at an affordable price, which is a great alternative to buying a whole new system.
"The new Crucial BX200 SSD is an ideal solution for consumers whose computers are slowed down by an old or inadequate hard drive," said Jonathan Weech, senior worldwide product manager, Crucial. "This SSD is the perfect blend of performance and value, allowing a user to get more done and have more fun. Installing a BX200 will help users enjoy their computers again."
Robert Fan, vice president and general manager of Silicon Motion U.S.A., said, "We are excited about our latest partnership with Crucial on the new BX200 SSD. Our high-performance and low power consumption SM2256 controller combined with Micron 16nm TLC NAND helps make the BX200 reliable, fast, energy efficient and affordable."
Available now in a 2.5-inch form factor, the Crucial BX200 SSD is offered in 240GB, 480GB and 960GBiii with MSRPs of $84.99, $149.99 and $299.99, respectively, and is available at crucial.com. The new drive is supported by the Crucial Storage Executive tool, is backed by a limited three-year warranty, and is compatible with both PC and Mac® systems. The BX200 also comes standard with Acronis® True Image™ HD data migration software that moves all files, operating systems, settings and programs from an existing hard drive to the newly installed SSD. For more information about Crucial SSDs, please visit www.crucial.com/bx200.
Follow us online!
Facebook: www.facebook.com/crucialmemory
Twitter: www.twitter.com/crucialmemory
YouTube™: www.youtube.com/crucialmemoryAbout Crucial
Crucial is a global brand of Micron Technology, Inc. Crucial products include award-winning solid state drives (SSDs) and DRAM for more than 50,000 desktops, laptops, servers, workstations, and other systems. Crucial products are available worldwide at leading retail and e-tail stores, commercial resellers, and system integrators. For more information or support, visit www.crucial.com.
About Micron
Micron Technology, Inc. is one of the world's leading providers of advanced semiconductor solutions. Through its worldwide operations, Micron manufactures and markets a full range of DRAM, NAND and NOR flash memory, as well as other innovative memory technologies, packaging solutions and semiconductor systems for use in leading-edge computing, consumer, networking, embedded and mobile products. Micron's common stock is traded on the NASDAQ under the MU symbol. To learn more about Micron Technology, Inc., visit www.micron.com.
©2015 Micron Technology, Inc. All rights reserved. Information, products, and/or specifications are subject to change without notice. Neither Crucial nor Micron Technology, Inc. is responsible for omissions or errors in typography or photography. Micron, the Micron logo, Crucial, and the Crucial logo are trademarks of Micron Technology, Inc. Acronis® and True Image™ are registered trademarks or trademarks of Acronis International GmbH or its affiliates in the United States and other countries. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
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i Performance level based on comparative benchmark scores of the Crucial BX200 SSD and the Western Digital® Caviar Blue™ WD10EZEX internal hard drive. Actual performance level may vary based on benchmark used and individual system configuration. Test setup: 256GB Crucial m4 SSD as the primary storage drive, paired with a 960GB Crucial BX200 SSD and a 1TB Western Digital Caviar Blue internal hard drive as secondary drives (each secondary drive tested separately). All tests conducted on an Asus® Maximus VII Gene motherboard, Intel® i7-4790K 4.0GHz processor, SAPPHIRE Radeon HD 3870 video card, BIOS Rev. 2801, and Windows® 7 Pro 64-bit operating system using PCMark Vantage HDD test suite. Benchmark testing conducted September 2015.
ii Active average power use comparison based on published specs of the 960GB Crucial BX200 SSD and the 1TB Western Digital Caviar Blue internal hard drive.
iii 1 GB equals 1 billion bytes. Actual usable capacity may vary.CONTACT: Media Contact: US Contact: Brittany Hendrickson InkHouse Media + Marketing +1 (415) 299-6370 crucial@inkhouse.com www.crucial.com
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Prime Numbers Technology Releases Contract Monitoring
MILFORD, Mass., Nov. 2, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Prime Numbers Technology (PNT), long-standing provider of data analysis solutions, and the independent development force behind industry-leading travel reporting and benchmarking platform, Prime Analytics, has today announced the release of its latest data analysis tool: Contract Monitoring. This release marks the second phase of PNT's contract and vendor analysis software, Prime Sourcing, which was unveiled late 2014.
Contract Monitoring is a contract definition tool which builds upon the analytic framework established in Prime Sourcing's first module, Dynamic Analysis. Within the tool, users are guided through an intuitive configuration and contract data loading interface, which provides real-time feedback and validates entries against historical data and PNT's proprietary rules engine. Once contract data and discounts are loaded into Contract Monitoring, they become fully functional components within Dynamic Analysis, offering further dissection and benchmarking of contract performance.
"At its core, Contract Monitoring is an agreement optimization tool," explained Doug Vasquez, Vice President, Software Development at Prime Numbers Technology. "On a corporate direct level, businesses can explore the performance of their current and historical contracts, which can assist in discount negotiation and preferred vendor analysis. Through the interface, corporations can further visualize the 'Where?' and 'Why?' of their current contract performance, and learn exactly which factors can help their company improve, or stay on track."
Travel management companies (TMCs) can also leverage Contract Monitoring to gain new perspective into agency-wide contracts and supplier agreements. By defining targets for their contract and discount goals, TMCs can track the effectiveness of their negotiated agreements to reveal hidden potential for greater ROI, as well as supplier discounts.
"This new module of Prime Sourcing is a powerful tool for corporations and TMCs alike, and we're looking forward to seeing how users interact with the tool," added Vasquez. "We'll be utilizing user feedback to fine-tune the last module of Prime Sourcing – Contract Modeling – which is planned for release in 2016."
Prime Sourcing's first modules, Contract Monitoring and Dynamic Analysis, are available for TMC and corporate commercial licensing now. For more information, including demonstration and licensing inquiries, please visit www.primenumberstechnology.com.
About Prime Numbers Technology
Prime Numbers Technology (PNT) is dedicated to helping clients drive significant savings in business spend through industry-recognized data analytics and benchmarking solutions. PNT is in continuous development for a comprehensive suite of solutions including data analytics and benchmarking, dashboards, policy management, best practices and ROI maximization. PNT technology is licensed by some of the most recognized names in business travel, with global representation by many Fortune 250 corporations and top 10 travel management companies. PNT is a division of Atlas Travel & Technology Group Inc., based in Milford, MA. For more information on Prime Numbers Technology, please visit www.primenumberstechnology.com.CONTACT: Andrew Carriere Marketing & Communications Coordinator Atlas Travel & Technology Group Inc. +1 (508) 488-1260 Andrew.Carriere@atlastravel.com
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Prime Numbers Technology Releases Contract Monitoring
MILFORD, Mass., Nov. 2, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Prime Numbers Technology (PNT), long-standing provider of data analysis solutions, and the independent development force behind industry-leading travel reporting and benchmarking platform, Prime Analytics, has today announced the release of its latest data analysis tool: Contract Monitoring. This release marks the second phase of PNT's contract and vendor analysis software, Prime Sourcing, which was unveiled late 2014.
Contract Monitoring is a contract definition tool which builds upon the analytic framework established in Prime Sourcing's first module, Dynamic Analysis. Within the tool, users are guided through an intuitive configuration and contract data loading interface, which provides real-time feedback and validates entries against historical data and PNT's proprietary rules engine. Once contract data and discounts are loaded into Contract Monitoring, they become fully functional components within Dynamic Analysis, offering further dissection and benchmarking of contract performance.
"At its core, Contract Monitoring is an agreement optimization tool," explained Doug Vasquez, Vice President, Software Development at Prime Numbers Technology. "On a corporate direct level, businesses can explore the performance of their current and historical contracts, which can assist in discount negotiation and preferred vendor analysis. Through the interface, corporations can further visualize the 'Where?' and 'Why?' of their current contract performance, and learn exactly which factors can help their company improve, or stay on track."
Travel management companies (TMCs) can also leverage Contract Monitoring to gain new perspective into agency-wide contracts and supplier agreements. By defining targets for their contract and discount goals, TMCs can track the effectiveness of their negotiated agreements to reveal hidden potential for greater ROI, as well as supplier discounts.
"This new module of Prime Sourcing is a powerful tool for corporations and TMCs alike, and we're looking forward to seeing how users interact with the tool," added Vasquez. "We'll be utilizing user feedback to fine-tune the last module of Prime Sourcing – Contract Modeling – which is planned for release in 2016."
Prime Sourcing's first modules, Contract Monitoring and Dynamic Analysis, are available for TMC and corporate commercial licensing now. For more information, including demonstration and licensing inquiries, please visit www.primenumberstechnology.com.
About Prime Numbers Technology
Prime Numbers Technology (PNT) is dedicated to helping clients drive significant savings in business spend through industry-recognized data analytics and benchmarking solutions. PNT is in continuous development for a comprehensive suite of solutions including data analytics and benchmarking, dashboards, policy management, best practices and ROI maximization. PNT technology is licensed by some of the most recognized names in business travel, with global representation by many Fortune 250 corporations and top 10 travel management companies. PNT is a division of Atlas Travel & Technology Group Inc., based in Milford, MA. For more information on Prime Numbers Technology, please visit www.primenumberstechnology.com.CONTACT: Andrew Carriere Marketing & Communications Coordinator Atlas Travel & Technology Group Inc. +1 (508) 488-1260 Andrew.Carriere@atlastravel.com
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Edgewater Retains Financial Advisor to Evaluate AMERI and Lone Star Proposals
WAKEFIELD, Mass., Nov. 2, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Edgewater Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ:EDGW), a leading consulting firm that helps business leaders drive transformational change through its unique selection of business and technology services and specialized product-based solutions, today announced that its Board of Directors has retained Signal Hill Capital Group LLC to serve as financial advisor to the Company.
Signal Hill, along with legal advisors, Hinckley, Allen & Snyder LLP and Jones Day, will assist Edgewater's Board of Directors in evaluating the unsolicited all-stock proposal received from AMERI Holdings, Inc. The Board of Directors is reviewing the AMERI Holdings proposal to determine the course of action that it believes is in the best interests of the Company and all of its stockholders.
The Board of Directors is also aware of the effort by a Company stockholder, Lone Star Value Investors, LP, and others to solicit stockholder consents to remove certain directors from the Board and to implement certain other proposals regarding the Company. The Board and Company management value input from all of the Company's stockholders. The Board, with advice from its financial and legal advisors, will evaluate the Lone Star proposals and provide recommendations to stockholders regarding the associated consent solicitation based on the best interests of the Company and all of its stockholders.
The Board of Directors will complete its evaluation of these matters in due course and will advise stockholders of the outcome of its review at that time.
Additional Information
In connection with the consent solicitation initiated by Lone Star Value Investors, LP, the Company may file a consent revocation statement and other documents regarding the Lone Star proposals with the SEC and may 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, if any, may 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 any solicitation of consent revocations in connection with the Lone Star proposals and other relevant materials, if any, will be filed with the SEC when they become available.
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.
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 Retains Financial Advisor to Evaluate AMERI and Lone Star Proposals
WAKEFIELD, Mass., Nov. 2, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Edgewater Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ:EDGW), a leading consulting firm that helps business leaders drive transformational change through its unique selection of business and technology services and specialized product-based solutions, today announced that its Board of Directors has retained Signal Hill Capital Group LLC to serve as financial advisor to the Company.
Signal Hill, along with legal advisors, Hinckley, Allen & Snyder LLP and Jones Day, will assist Edgewater's Board of Directors in evaluating the unsolicited all-stock proposal received from AMERI Holdings, Inc. The Board of Directors is reviewing the AMERI Holdings proposal to determine the course of action that it believes is in the best interests of the Company and all of its stockholders.
The Board of Directors is also aware of the effort by a Company stockholder, Lone Star Value Investors, LP, and others to solicit stockholder consents to remove certain directors from the Board and to implement certain other proposals regarding the Company. The Board and Company management value input from all of the Company's stockholders. The Board, with advice from its financial and legal advisors, will evaluate the Lone Star proposals and provide recommendations to stockholders regarding the associated consent solicitation based on the best interests of the Company and all of its stockholders.
The Board of Directors will complete its evaluation of these matters in due course and will advise stockholders of the outcome of its review at that time.
Additional Information
In connection with the consent solicitation initiated by Lone Star Value Investors, LP, the Company may file a consent revocation statement and other documents regarding the Lone Star proposals with the SEC and may 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, if any, may 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 any solicitation of consent revocations in connection with the Lone Star proposals and other relevant materials, if any, will be filed with the SEC when they become available.
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.
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
