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Nexant to Present Smart Grid Webinar Hosted by IEEE Smart Grid
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 15, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Nexant Principal Josh Schellenberg will review current practices for measuring customer interruption costs and incorporating them into reliability and resiliency planning during an upcoming webinar, Using Customer Reliability Benefits to Support Business Cases for Smart Grid Investments, hosted by IEEE Smart Grid.
This IEEE Smart Grid webinar, part of a series on varying aspects of grid modernization globally, will summarize two distribution automation case studies and include an example from the Interruption Cost Estimate (ICE) Calculator, a publicly available online tool developed by the U.S. Department of Energy, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and Nexant.
The complimentary, one-hour webinar will take place from 1:00 – 2:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time on
October 15, 2015. To register, click here.
Schellenberg, Principal at Nexant, is a recognized expert in estimating customer interruption costs and incorporating customer benefits into utility reliability planning. Schellenberg has designed, managed and analyzed multiple interruption cost surveys for large North American utilities, the results of which have informed key regulatory proceedings. For a Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory study on the value of service reliability, he estimated an econometric model of power interruption costs for residential and C &I customers across the U.S. Schellenberg took the lead on building this econometric model into the Interruption Cost Estimate (ICE) Calculator, a DOE-sponsored online tool that utilities use to assess the value associated with reliability investments.
About IEEE Smart GridIEEE Smart Grid provides expertise and guidance for individuals and organizations involved in the modernization and optimization of the power grid. IEEE Smart Grid brings together IEEE's broad array of technical societies and organizations through collaboration to encourage the successful rollout of technologically advanced, environment-friendly and secure smart grid networks around the world. Learn more at smartgrid.ieee.org.
About NexantNexant is a global software and services company that helps utilities navigate a changing landscape and enable the implementation of smart grid, clean energy and demand management initiatives. Nexant solutions help utilities embrace a customer-centric model that aligns strategic planning, grid operations and demand side management to improve customer engagement, boost operational efficiency, reduce costs and achieve superior business results. See nexant.com for more.
CONTACT: Media Contact Heatheryn Higgins, Nexant Director of Communications +1.303.998.2474 hhiggins@nexant.com
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LabTech Software Announces New Security Solutions Offering From Symantec
TAMPA, Fla., Oct. 15, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- LabTech Software®, the developer of the world's most powerful IT automation platform designed to streamline IT service delivery, has announced the availability of a new integrated solutions offering, Symantec™ Endpoint Protection. Designed to efficiently protect information and maintain security, Symantec Endpoint Protection integrates with LabTech and is now available to be purchased directly through LabTech Software.
"LabTech Software is dedicated to increasing the breadth and depth of our third party product offering to meet the diverse needs of IT service providers," said Matt Nachtrab, CEO of LabTech Software. "We are excited to begin offering this solution from Symantec, a true industry leader. Through the integration of this product, LabTech Software continues to set the standard for RMM platforms by delivering unparalleled security, allowing administrators to focus on providing their customers with an excellent user experience."
With solutions designed to provide comprehensive security, leading performance, and smarter information management across both physical and virtual environments, Symantec is a global technology leader. For the first time, IT professionals are able to purchase Symantec products through LabTech Software.
"We are thrilled to continue partnering with LabTech Software to help extend Symantec's threat protection to our joint managed service provider partners and now provide the option to purchase directly from LabTech," said Stephen Thomas, vice president, Americas channel sales at Symantec. "Through these integrations partners can help protect their customers' endpoints leveraging Symantec's innovative global intelligence network – proactively identifying and stopping known and unknown threats. Plus, standardization between Symantec and LabTech will provide partners more consistent service delivery, client protection and business scalability."
LabTech Software strives to extend the value of the LabTech RMM platform for its partners by aligning with industry-leading technology providers to offer integrated solutions. Each new product offered integrates with LabTech to leverage the power of automation and provides IT providers with more choices to suit their specific needs. Recently becoming the only RMM platform in the industry to integrate with world-class ScreenConnect® remote access technology, LabTech Software has time and again reaffirmed its commitment to helping its partners create new opportunities and generate revenue.
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About LabTech SoftwareDesigned and developed by system administrators with years of experience in the IT services industry, LabTech's focus is to drive the power of IT automation. With more than 5,000 partners and nearly 5 million agents sold, LabTech is quickly becoming the preferred tool of IT professionals worldwide. Whether you're an experienced IT managed service provider (MSP) managing client networks or a corporate IT department managing internal networks, LabTech will enable you to significantly improve your productivity and efficiency by leveraging the power of IT automation. LabTech is the most powerful, feature-rich and widely-sought IT automation platform in the IT service provider space today. For more information please visit www.labtechsoftware.com or call 877-522-8323.
Copyright © 2015 LabTech. All Rights Reserved. ScreenConnect is a registered trademark of ScreenConnect Software, LLC. All other trademarks, trade names, service marks, and logos referenced herein belong to their respective companies.
CONTACT: Amy Legere Greenough for LabTech Software alegere@greenough.biz 617.275.6517
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UBIC Obtains Japanese Patent for Context Clustering
TOKYO, Oct. 15, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- UBIC, Inc. (Nasdaq:UBIC) (TSE:2158) ("UBIC" or "the Company"), a leading provider of international litigation support and big-data analysis services, today announced that the Japan Patent Office has recently issued a Notification of Decision of Grant to the Company for a patent application related to "Context Clustering." The technology underlying the clustering function categorizes similar emails into groups to enhance the efficiency of review management. This new technological function is a manifestation of UBIC's innovative concept called "Behavior Informatics."
The necessary procedures for patent registration have already been executed, and the patent is currently pending issuance.
Patent application number: 2012-263086
Patent application filing date: November 30, 2012
To win a case involving eDiscovery and digital forensics, a significant amount of time is required to review a massive amount of electronically stored information (ESI), and it largely consists of emails. Reviewing individual messages out of context makes it difficult to assess their importance. Reviewers can easily lose track of the big picture, causing a slowdown in the overall productivity of the document review process.
UBIC's new clustering function covered by this patent can calculate the similarity between email threads by taking their metadata into account, such as the sender, delivery date and subject, and cluster them into groups based on similarities. In other words, e-mails are organized into coherent groups which can be assessed by reviewers one at a time, facilitating a more systematic and holistic workflow. In addition, to get the most out of UBIC's Lit i View technology, users can apply Context Clustering together with Predictive Coding®, which goes beyond metadata and enables users to pinpoint specific e-mail content that has been flagged as particularly relevant to the case.
The analytical framework covered by this patent will be implemented in the products of Lit i View®, a platform for big data analysis.
"We believe that this patent is a testament to the superior innovation that underlies the highly-accurate document analysis provided by UBIC," stated UBIC Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Masahiro Morimoto. "In this advanced digital age, when the processing of vast volumes of data is necessary, our cutting-edge technology will open up new business frontiers, such as corporate fraud investigation and email auditing. UBIC aims to provide data analysis solutions in a broad range of new fields, including health care, intellectual property evaluation support and national security. By further honing our AI-based technologies and expanding our portfolio of intellectual properties, UBIC will continue to provide additional value-added eDiscovery services to customers worldwide."
About UBIC, Inc.
UBIC, Inc. (Nasdaq:UBIC) (TSE:2158) supports the analysis of big data based on behavior informatics by utilizing its technology, "VIRTUAL DATA SCIENTIST" or VDS. UBIC's VDS technology is driven by UBIC AI based on knowledge acquired through its litigation support services. The VDS incorporates experts' tacit knowledge, including their experiences and intuitions, and utilizes that knowledge for big data analysis. UBIC continues to expand its business operations by applying VDS to new fields such as healthcare and marketing.
UBIC was founded in 2003 as a provider of e-discovery and international litigation support services. These services include the preservation, investigation and analysis of evidence materials contained in electronic data, and computer forensic investigation. UBIC provides e-discovery and litigation support by making full use of its data analysis platform, "Lit i View®", and its Predictive Coding technology adapted to Asian languages.
For more information about UBIC, contact usinfo@ubicna.com or visit http://www.ubic-global.com.
Safe Harbor Statement
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CONTACT: UBIC Global PR UBIC North America, Inc. Tel: (212) 924-8242 global_pr@ubic.co.jp
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Prophecy Healthcare(R)'s VP of Clinical Operations Awarded \x{2028}Masters of Science in Nursing Informatics
GREENSBORO, N.C., Oct. 15, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Leslie Jeffries, MSN RN, Vice President of Clinical Operations for Prophecy Healthcare, today was awarded her Masters of Science in Nursing with a specialty in Nursing Informatics from American Sentinel University. The Masters of Science in Nursing Informatics is a post-baccalaureate degree that prepares nurses to translate health care data into meaningful information, identify opportunities for use of and manage implementation of new technologies all focusing on improving patient outcomes and reducing risk.
"The decision to obtain my MSN stemmed from a passion to collaborate with clients in project management, data analysis and research opportunities that use Prophecy data to improve their workforce," commented Jeffries. "By being able to integrate the use of technology, clinical expertise, human resource information, and patient outcomes data, I hope to assist our clients in realizing the power of using Prophecy's holistic approach to employee assessment."
Jeffries brought a combined 20 years of diverse clinical experience, clinical risk management, and technology statistical analysis expertise to the start of her MSN degree program. With this combination of skills, Jeffries merges past clinical and technological knowledge and newly obtained healthcare informatics education to positively effect processes impacting patient safety for healthcare facilities around the country.
"We are so proud of Leslie for her diligence in balancing work life, family life, and school life to expand her knowledge base. The MSN is a challenging and difficult degree to obtain," commented Ron Gonzalez MS BSN, CEO of Prophecy Healthcare. "Our clients stand to directly benefit from Leslie's hard work and dedication as she is positioned to statistically demonstrate how Prophecy can have positive impacts both clinically and financially for their organizations."
About Prophecy Healthcare©, Inc.
Originally founded in 2004 as NurseTesting.com, Prophecy got its start as the first online Pre-Employment Testing Company exclusive to the Healthcare Industry. Initially focusing solely on clinical assessments measuring clinical competencies, efforts to exceed industry expectations led to isolating critical competencies missed in traditional testing initiatives, such as stress tolerance, critical thinking, and teamwork skills. The Prophecy approach offers the ability to find candidates with the clinical hard skills, personality attributes, and desired soft skills to match each organization. Prophecy clients also improve bench strength of existing staff by utilizing assessments for professional development, annual competencies, learning needs assessments and risk management.
For more information about Prophecy, visit www.prophecyhealth.com or call 336.802.1070. Follow our official Twitter handle: @Prophecy_Health.CONTACT: Meredith Juengel MBA Director of Relationship Management (336)802-1070 T: @Prophecy_Health
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WebLOAD Adds Real User Experience to Performance Testing
BRIDGEWATER, N.J., Oct. 14, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- RadView Software (OTC:RDVWF), provider of web and mobile load testing solutions announced today WebLOAD 10.3, an enhanced version of its load and performance testing solution.
WebLOAD 10.3, available for a free trial download, expands the integration with various web technologies and tools, offering improved agile load testing of web applications. "WebLOAD 10.3 expands our vision for an open framework that allows performance engineers to test any technology and environment as well as incorporate load testing into the application lifecycle and Continuous Integration (CI) processes," said Eyal Shalom, RadView CEO.
WebLOAD 10.3 key enhancements include:
- Selenium integration - Run Selenium WebDriver scripts in WebLOAD and combine simulated virtual user load with real browsers to evaluate real user experience.
- Push protocols support - load test applications using polling, streaming, long polling and server-sent events.
- XMLHttpRequest - easy integration of the JavaScript frameworks and code using the XMLHttpRequest object.
- Continuous Integration (CI) and Delivery – smoothly incorporate load testing into a continuous delivery pipeline using Jenkins integration, integration with APM tools and shared Git storage of test configurations.
WebLOAD 10.3 is now available for a free 30-day trial version.
About RadView
RadView is a pioneer of web and mobile load testing solutions. Since 1993 the company has been offering WebLOAD, an enterprise-grade software for large-scale load testing, helping companies launch internet applications with confidence. Deployed at leading organizations, WebLOAD offers a best-value load and performance testing solution. Some companies that already work successfully with WebLOAD include GoDaddy, eBay, Ebix Inc, ConnocoPhilips, Ellucian, DeVry University, as well as other leading financial institutions, retail and manufacturing companies and universities. For more information, visit www.radview.com or call 1-888-RADVIEW.
CONTACT: Brian Tourgee briant@radview.com +1.603.398.2285
- Selenium integration - Run Selenium WebDriver scripts in WebLOAD and combine simulated virtual user load with real browsers to evaluate real user experience.
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BMC Named a Leader for Next-Generation Application Performance Management in Research in Action Selection Matrix
HOUSTON, Oct. 14, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- BMC, the global leader in software solutions for IT, today announced that Research in Action, a leading European research firm, named it as a leader in its recent Vendor Selection Matrix for Next-Generation Application Performance Management. The report provides a comparison of the top 20 vendors of next-generation Application Performance Management solutions.
"Enterprise and business decision makers looking for next-generation IT need integrated solutions that span the whole spectrum from business service to application performance. They need look no further than BMC with its strong and differentiated brand. Its new strategy for next-generation APM is well aligned with the cutting edge analytic capabilities customers want," commented Dr. Thomas Mendel Ph.D. managing director at Research In Action.
Application Performance Management is at an all-time high, and the market is very dynamic and highly complex with many different facets according to the Research In Action Vendor Selection Matrix. A key component of the report is a survey of 1600 IT professionals about the future of APM. According to those surveyed, the top four requirements for next-generation APM are a SaaS delivery platform, hybrid cloud management, analytics and big data, and real-time monitoring with end-user views.
"BMC is thrilled to be recognized as an APM leader by Research In Action for our TrueSight solutions, especially given that 60 percent of the evaluation is based on the feedback from enterprise buyers," said Bill Berutti, president of the cloud, data center and performance businesses at BMC." Research In Action's acknowledgement validates our strategy of building modern solutions that empower IT operations to meet the fast-paced demands of the digital enterprise."
To read the vendor matrix in full, click here.
BMC TrueSight Operations Management
The TrueSight Operations Management solution provides unprecedented visibility into the entire IT environment and performs real-time monitoring to enable business-impact analysis and drive superior quality of service. The solution measures the performance of business applications to pinpoint degradation issues and proactively identify errors before users are affected. This unique insight helps IT increase service availability and find and fix problems before end-user impact.
BMC TrueSight Pulse
TrueSight Pulse is a real-time SaaS solution for monitoring and alerting that keeps high-speed cloud-hosted applications and underlying infrastructure running—for instant IT insight. Monitoring performance and availability every second of every day empowers IT operations and DevOps users to respond fast to the fluid demands of their digital environment.
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 M: 408.621.3352 bmc@eastwick.com
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iCONECT-XERA Changes the eDiscovery Game Again With Integrated Analytics, Including Predictive Review
HENDERON, Nev., Oct. 14, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- iCONECT, developers of the visually rich and intuitively simple XERA e-discovery software, announced that, effective today, all XERA licenses will include XERA's full suite of analytic tools, including: predictive coding, workflow, iCONECT's XMPLAR, near-duplication, conceptual search, email threading and iVIEW cluster visualization. Allowing clients to use analytics on an unlimited amount of data, across all users and on all projects – without the additional per-gigabyte charges of other review products – provides much needed predictability to project budgets.
The change will further allow iCONECT's hosting partners to provide both cost savings and additional value. "The ability to include analytics, specifically predictive review with every project will mean real savings for our clients," says Gavin W. Manes, Ph.D., Chief Executive Officer of Avansic, an iCONECT hosting partner. "iCONECT continues to add value to the XERA platform, and now with near-dupe, threading and predictive review included in licensing, our clients will benefit immensely. We're excited to be able to offer it on all our projects."
Integrated analytics pricing will also provide much-needed predictability. Estimating costs can be difficult when licensing is done on a per-gigabyte basis because the quantity may be an unknown at the outset of the project. For example, if the data set is richer than expected, more data survives the early case assessment (ECA) phase, and the use of analytics is questioned because of additional unsuspected costs. Based on this new licensing model, guesswork is eliminated allowing hosting partners and law firms to more clearly estimate pricing.
All new iCONECT-XERA license pricing includes all the features and benefits of iCONECT's analytics tools:- Easy-to-use setup wizard
- Streamlined issue identification and review
- Near Duplicate identification
- Email Threading
- Automatic Batching
- SmartSample for intuitive feedback
- Built-In Predictive Review
- XMPLAR® to create a perfect model document
- iVIEW Data Visualizer for comprehensive reporting and cluster visualization
"We all know analytics, and more specifically predictive review, can add value to any document review project," says Ian Campbell, President & CEO at iCONECT. "We are thrilled that, as of today, cost and predictability are no longer impediments to unlocking that value."
For more information about iCONECT, please visit www.iconect.com.
ABOUT iCONECT DEVELOPMENT, LLC
iCONECT Development, LLC is an industry leader in developing innovative legal review software and services that empower legal teams to complete complex review projects more cost effectively. As early innovators of eDiscovery review software since 1999, and with the release of the revolutionary web-based, iCONECT-XERA® eDiscovery Review Platform, iCONECT continues to raise the bar for advancements in developing intelligent, easy-to-use tools that help hosting providers, law firms, corporations and government agencies worldwide optimize workflows and manage big data more efficiently. iCONECT analytics is powered by CAAT technology, a world leader in analytics. ICONECT was most recently honored by CIO Review as one of the Top 20 Most Promising Legal Technology Solution Providers in 2014 and in 2015 was honored to be included by LegalTech News as a Best eDiscovery Platform.CONTACT: Kirsten Brandt Marketing Administrator iCONECT Development, LLC t. 1-855-915-8888 e. marketing@iconect.com
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Bit9 + Carbon Black Raises $54.5M
WALTHAM, Mass., Oct. 14, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Bit9® + Carbon Black®, the market leader in Next-Generation Endpoint Security (NGES), today announced it recently closed $54.5 million in Series F funding. The company will use investment to fuel its accelerating growth, product innovation and international expansion.
The round, the largest in the company's history, was led by current investor Accomplice's new EarlyAccess program. All of the company's other existing investors—.406 Ventures, Blackstone, Highland Capital Partners, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, and Sequoia Capital—also participated. New investors were Evolution Equity and Founders Circle.
The funding comes as the company expects to end 2015 with record results, including:
- $70M+ in revenue
- 70 percent annual growth
- 7 million+ software licenses sold
- Approaching 2,000 customers worldwide
- 60+ managed security service provider (MSSP) and incident response (IR) partners
Bit9 + Carbon Black started with a government cyber-security grant and has dozens of security experts, many of them trained by the NSA, CIA and FBI.
"Protecting the endpoint is the number-one issue in cyber security today as organizations have realized that the network is not the target of advanced threats; it's their endpoints—where a company's digital information lives," said Patrick Morley, president and CEO of Bit9 + Carbon Black. "Many vendors are trying to get into this space, including network security vendors, IT operations companies, and small startups. We invented the NGES market, and we have more success and experience in it than anyone.
"We've grown into the largest pure-play NGES company. Our business model is solid because we're driven by predictable recurring subscription revenue. We were voted Best Endpoint Protection by security professionals in the SANS Institute's Best of 2014 Awards, and a 2015 SANS survey found that 68 percent of incident response professionals are using or evaluating Carbon Black," Morley said.
"The endpoint is the next great wave in cyber security, and that's why we increased our investment in Bit9 + Carbon Black to fuel the company's ongoing leadership in this vital sector," said Jeff Fagnan, founder of Accomplice, formerly known as Atlas Ventures. "The need for effective endpoint security has never been greater, and no company meets that critical need the way Bit9 + Carbon Black does."
About Bit9 + Carbon Black
Bit9 + Carbon Black is the market leader in Next-Generation Endpoint Security. We have sold more licenses, have more experience, and more customers than any other NGES company because our solution is the most effective way to prevent, detect and respond to advanced threats that target users, servers, and fixed-function devices. That's why more than 60 MSSP and IR leaders, including Dell SecureWorks, EY, Optiv and Solutionary, have chosen our technology as a key component of their security offerings, and 25 of the Fortune 100 rely on us as a critical element of their advanced threat defense and compliance strategies. By the end of 2015, we expect to achieve $70M+ in annual revenue, 70 percent growth, 7 million+ software licenses sold, and almost 2,000 customers worldwide. We were voted Best Endpoint Protection by security professionals in the SANS Institute's Best of 2014 Awards, and a 2015 SANS survey found that 68 percent of IR professionals are using or evaluating Carbon Black.
Bit9 and Carbon Black are registered trademarks of Bit9, Inc. All other company or product names may be the trademarks of their respective owners.
CONTACT: Kevin Flanagan Bit9 + Carbon Black +1 781-856-2589 kflanagan@bit9.com Kristina LeBlanc MediaLink Group +1 508-930-5636 kristinawleblanc@gmail.com
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Mac OS X Malware at All-Time High, Research Shows
WALTHAM, Mass., Oct. 14, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Mac OS X malware is at an all-time high, according to a new report from the Bit9® + Carbon Black® Threat Research Team.
A 10-week analysis conducted by Bit9 + Carbon Black demonstrated the unprecedented growth in OS X malware. In 2015 alone, the number of OS X malware samples has been five times greater than in 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014 combined, the research found.
The Bit9 + Carbon Black Threat Research Team collected more than 1,400 unique OS X malware samples. The samples were aggregated from the team's independent research efforts, open sources, experience from incident response engagements involving OS X, peer research, black lists, and a contagio malware dump, among other sources.
"Macs have been largely ignored by malware, until recently," said Mike Sconzo, Bit9 + Carbon Black's senior threat researcher. "Evidence of a more malicious OS X marketplace is clearly compounding and we confidently expect Mac OS X malware attacks to accelerate in the coming months."
For its analysis, the Bit9 + Carbon Black Threat Research Team utilized a custom-built sandbox to quickly identify common actions performed by malware, such as file creations and network communications. This enabled the team to look at command-and-control infrastructure as well as artifacts left as part of the malware execution.
As the team tracked the malware, it found some interesting behavior. Most notably:- Typical UNIX persistence mechanisms were not frequently seen in the OS X malware analyzed. For example, the team's analysis found that mechanisms such as adding cron jobs and "trojaning" startup locations such as rc.common weren't typically used; instead, malware authors are choosing to use Mac OS X-specific mechanisms.
- Malware authors are seizing the opportunity to strike on the OS X platform, meaning there's more malware out there but the result of this transition has been "less sophistication" in the malware.
- The Bit9 + Carbon Black Threat Research Team identified that the vast majority of OS X malware leveraged one of just seven persistence techniques to remain active on a system.
The report presented several detection mechanisms that both enterprise users and consumers can use to better understand OS X malware and its behavior. Download the full report here.
"Assuming their machines were 'safe' from malware and cyber attacks, many enterprises and consumers have failed to implement the same safeguards and controls on OS X devices as they have for Windows machines," Sconzo said. "As threats against OS X have increased, this security gap has left many organizations and consumers exposed and unable to identify or stop infections."
About Bit9 + Carbon BlackBit9 + Carbon Black is the market leader in Next-Generation Endpoint Security. We have sold more licenses, have more experience, and more customers than any other NGES company because our solution is the most effective way to prevent, detect and respond to advanced threats that target users, servers, and fixed-function devices. That's why more than 60 MSSP and IR leaders, including Dell SecureWorks, EY, Optiv and Solutionary, have chosen our technology as a key component of their security offerings, and 25 of the Fortune 100 rely on us as a critical element of their advanced threat defense and compliance strategies. By the end of 2015, we expect to achieve $70M+ in annual revenue, 70 percent growth, 7 million+ software licenses sold, and almost 2,000 customers worldwide. We were voted Best Endpoint Protection by security professionals in the SANS Institute's Best of 2014 Awards, and a 2015 SANS survey found that 68 percent of IR professionals are using or evaluating Carbon Black.
Bit9 and Carbon Black are registered trademarks of Bit9, Inc. All other company or product names may be the trademarks of their respective owners.CONTACT: Kevin Flanagan Bit9 + Carbon Black +1 781-856-2589 kflanagan@bit9.com
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Manhattan Associates Marks a Decade of Leadership in Warehouse Management Market Share
ATLANTA, Oct. 14, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Marking a decade of leadership, Manhattan Associates, Inc. (NASDAQ:MANH) announced today that, based on revenues, it is again ranked as the global leading supplier of “Total WMS Software and Services” in ARC Advisory Group’s “Warehouse Management Systems Global Market Research Study, Market Analysis and Forecast Through 2019.”
Published annually, the ARC study follows more than 40 suppliers of WMS solutions and provides a detailed analysis and forecast for the marketplace through 2019. In addition to its global market share leader position, Manhattan Associates also took the top spot for WMS in Asia-Pacific and North America.
“The current omni-channel retail paradigm shift, driven in large part by the surge in e-commerce, is arguably the most significant supply chain management trend in the last decade,” ARC Advisory Group Enterprise Software Analyst Clint Reiser writes in the report. The report continues, “Manhattan is well situated to capitalize on this multichannel fulfillment transformation due to its well-established warehouse management solution set, distributed order management offering and store inventory and fulfillment offering.”
“We are proud to continue our strong showing in this influential report that shows we have increased our share of the overall WMS market in recent years,” said Scott Fenwick, senior director, product management, Manhattan Associates. “The unique combination of our market-leading WMS and Order Management Solutions is a powerful asset for companies going through an omni-channel transformation.”
Manhattan Associates holds the top market share in 23 of the 37 categories tracked by ARC, including:
- WMS for Apparel Retail
- WMS for Department Stores
- WMS for Home Improvement Retail
- WMS for Retail
- WMS for Retail Electronics
- WMS for Pharma
- WMS for Grocery Retail
- WMS for Transportation and Logistics
- WMS for Wholesale
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About Manhattan Associates
Manhattan Associates makes commerce-ready supply chains that bring all points of commerce together so you’re ready to sell and ready to execute. Across the store, through your network or from your fulfillment center, we design, build and deliver market-leading solutions that support both top-line growth and bottom-line profitability. By converging front-end sales with back-end supply chain execution, our software, platform technology and unmatched experience help our customers get commerce ready—and ready to reap the rewards of the omni-channel marketplace. For more information, please visit www.manh.com.
CONTACT: Cameron SmithManhattan Associates 678-597-6841camsmith@manh.com
