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• Top Companies and Nonprofits Recognized at 2015 VolunteerMatch Summit Awards Ceremony

  Published: Thursday, December 10, 2015 | By: GlobalNewswire

  SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 10, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- VolunteerMatch, the Web's largest volunteer engagement network, announced today the winners of the 2015 VolunteerMatch Corporate Volunteer Awards. The winners were recognized at a ceremony during the 2015 VolunteerMatch Summit, held December 1-2, 2015 in Oakland, CA.
  
  MUFG Union Bank took the award for 'Employee Volunteer Program of the Year: Large Business', while Old National Bank was awarded 'Employee Volunteer Program of the Year: Small/ Medium Business'. VolunteerMatch selected these recipients from its community of over 150 corporate clients. The awards are performance-based, determined by four benchmark measures in 2014, which together indicate an outstanding employee volunteer program.
  
  Groupon won 'Breakout Performance of the Year', which recognizes a new VolunteerMatch client that has shown significant success for a recently-launched program. Sabin Blake of General Motors was awarded with 'Champion of the Year' for his outstanding teamwork, leadership, accomplishment, dedication and spirit.
  
  For the first time ever, VolunteerMatch presented the 'Innovation Award', recognizing a nonprofit organization driving change through cutting-edge corporate partnerships. The winner of this award was Traverse Area Recreation and Transportation Trails (TART Trails).
  
  "We are extremely honored to work with these extraordinary companies as they innovate to make their community engagement initiatives more strategic, scalable and impactful." says Greg Baldwin, President, VolunteerMatch. "The awards are well-deserved."
  
  These awards further VolunteerMatch's mission of making it easier for good people and good causes to connect by recognizing excellence in volunteer engagement and highlighting the approaches of today's most innovative corporate programs and nonprofit partnerships.
  
  To learn more about VolunteerMatch Solutions, a platform for corporate volunteer engagement, please visit: solutions.volunteermatch.org
  
  About the VolunteerMatch Summit
  The VolunteerMatch Summit is a place for like-minded professionals in the fields of employee engagement and corporate responsibility to share best practices and learn from industry experts. The 14th Annual VolunteerMatch Summit was expanded this year to include all companies committed to corporate social responsibility, as well as local and national nonprofits. Details about the 2016 VolunteerMatch Summit to be released in the coming months.
  
  About VolunteerMatch
  VolunteerMatch believes everyone should have the chance to make a difference. As the Web's largest volunteer engagement network, serving 100,000 participating nonprofits, 150 network partners and 13 million annual visitors, VolunteerMatch offers unique, award-winning solutions for individuals, nonprofits and companies to make this vision a reality. Since its launch in 1998, VolunteerMatch has helped the social sector attract more than $6.8 billion worth of volunteer services. To learn more, visit www.volunteermatch.org.

  CONTACT: Bree von Faith news@volunteermatch.org +1 (415) 321-3655

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• SANS and Bit9 + Carbon Black Announce Speaker Lineup for Industry's First Threat Hunting & Incident Response Summit

  Published: Thursday, December 10, 2015 | By: GlobalNewswire

  BETHESDA, Md. and WALTHAM, Mass., Dec. 10, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- SANS Institute, the global leader in information security training, and Bit9® + Carbon Black®, the leader in Next-Generation Endpoint Security, today announced the speaker lineup for the inaugural SANS Threat Hunting & Incident Response (THIR) Summit. Taking place April 12-13, 2016, in New Orleans, the summit will teach IR pros the most advanced techniques for discovering and vanquishing threats. Training courses will also be taught April 14 – 19 in conjunction with the summit.
  
  "Organizations are exhausted by the constant need to respond to attacks. It is for that reason the demand for threat hunting has been created. Threat hunters have a unique skill set, they are able to leverage cyber threat intelligence from previous intrusions and scalable detection to proactively pursue the next intrusion. They have a gift for turning over the right stone at the right time," said Rob Lee, Fellow and DFIR Lead at SANS.
  
  Ben Johnson, chief security strategist for Bit9 + Carbon Black, added: "The THIR Summit brings together, for the first time, industry experts from the world's top organizations who will share their hunting techniques and strategies. I am excited to co-chair this event as we join together to assist organizations with proactive intrusion detection and help them avoid becoming the next headline."
  
  The THIR Summit was created by SANS, in collaboration with advisory partner Bit9 + Carbon Black, to address a gap in the security landscape. SANS and Bit9 Carbon + Black will join forces with other top threat intelligence experts to provide summit attendees with the knowledge necessary to proactively seek and destroy threats before a data breach occurs. THIR Summit speakers will share specific hunting and incident response techniques and capabilities that can be used to identify, contain, and eliminate adversaries targeting networks. Included among the summit speakers are:

  • Heather Adkins, Information Security Manager, Google
  • Jamie Butler, Chief Scientist, Endgame
  • Ben Johnson, Chief Security Strategist, Bit9 + Carbon Black
  • Rob Lee, Curriculum Lead and Author for Digital Forensic and IR Training for SANS
  • David Sharpe, Incident Handler, GE CIRT
  • Casey Smith, Threat Intelligence Analyst, FirstBank

  For a complete list of speakers and additional details on the summit, including details on presentations and training courses, or to register for the event, please visit: www.sans.org/u/aU0.
  
  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 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. And IDC, in 2015, named Bit9 + Carbon Black the leader in endpoint security, with 37 percent market share.
  
  About SANS Institute
  
  The SANS Institute was established in 1989 as a cooperative research and education organization. SANS is the most trusted and, by far, the largest provider of cyber security training and certification to professionals at governments and commercial institutions world-wide. Renowned SANS instructors teach over 50 different courses at more than 200 live cyber security training events as well as online. GIAC, an affiliate of the SANS Institute, validates employee qualifications via 27 hands-on, technical certifications in information security. The SANS Technology Institute, a regionally accredited independent subsidiary, offers master's degrees in cyber security. SANS offers a myriad of free resources to the InfoSec community including consensus projects, research reports, and newsletters; it also operates the Internet's early warning system--the Internet Storm Center. At the heart of SANS are the many security practitioners, representing varied global organizations from corporations to universities, working together to help the entire information security community. (www.SANS.org)
  
  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: SANS Media Contact: Julie Akstin-Dearing JABB Communications for SANS dearing@jabbcomm.com Phone: 713-201-9000 Bit9 + Carbon Black Media Contact: Kevin Flanagan Bit9 + Carbon Black kflanagan@bit9.com Phone: 617-393-7421

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• Asylum Review Block: Corsair Carbide 600Q

  Published: Wednesday, December 9, 2015 | By: Dennis

  The interesting thing about running a hardware review site is not testing fancy new hardware or checking out the latest and greatest "whatever" but, watching a new product launch that you knew nothing about. 

  Don't get me wrong, what I do is great and I'd like to think the relationships I have made over the years are strong but I sometimes wonder if a new product launch that only goes to a handful of sites is really all that effective.

  Of course as I say that I will admit I have gotten my fare share of "exclusives" such as the MSI X99A Godlike, and the HBT+ cases the Turbine and Shield.  Exclusive launches are awesome traffic magnets (assuming the links get shared) but a "handful" isn't that.

  I dub thee review block "The case that launched and nobody cares"

  Web Reviews
  - Corsair Carbide 600Q Review @ Vortez
  - Corsair Carbide 600C Inverse ATX PC Case Review @ Legit Reviews
  - Corsair Carbide Series 600Q Case Review @ ThinkComputers

  Honestly I think it's pretty effin ugly too, but that is just my opinion, unbiased and honest.

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• MSI GTX 980 Ti SEA HAWK Overclocked 4K Review @ [H]

  Published: Wednesday, December 9, 2015 | By: Dennis

  4K seems to be what everyone wants to see and while the hardware is there to support the technology I don't see many gamers benefiting from making the switch.  Of course that doesn't mean it hasn't happened and HardOCP is making sure we know.

  

  Our second installment with the MSI GTX 980 Ti SEA HAWK focuses in on gameplay at 4K and how viable it is with the fastest overclocked GTX 980 Ti we have seen yet. We will be using a reference GeForce GTX 980 Ti to show the full spectrum of the 980 Ti’s performance capabilities and emphasize the MSI GTX 980 Ti SEA HAWK’s value.

  This would indicate that they have "another" review featuring the watercooled monster so, be sure to look up that review too.

  On a related note.  In this review [H] is pushing this card up to 1441Mhz (boost) which is just shy of the stable OC I attained on the EVGA GTX 980 Ti Classified and also the typical limit of the GTX 980 Ti, at least in reference form.

  Bottom line, you don't need watercooling to run 1400Mhz.

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• Am Law 100 Firm Launches Aderant Expert to Better Support Business Needs

  Published: Wednesday, December 9, 2015 | By: GlobalNewswire

  ATLANTA, Dec. 9, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Another Am Law 100 firm has successfully implemented the Aderant Expert financial system. Aderant, provider of business management solutions for law and professional service firms, announced today that Venable LLP is now utilizing Expert and plans to add on to their Aderant legal software suite in the future.

  Venable, a full service, 650-attorney firm, is known for their client-focused approach. To continue to build on their success, Venable realized the importance of having more robust technology and business systems. After a thorough evaluation period exploring various options, the firm concluded that Aderant Expert best met their needs.

  Aderant Expert provides Venable a more robust, centralized and scalable platform than they previously had. The open architecture of Expert also enables Venable to easily tailor solutions to address business and client needs. Having a strong technology base allows Venable to more easily utilize the best in breed solutions available today.

  "Aderant Expert provides us with increased capabilities," commented Venable COO Bruce Sidell. "As a firm that has been growing steadily in recent years, it has been important for us to streamline and automate processes through the use of technology as much as possible. By having a more efficient and robust financial solution, Venable will be able to better serve evolving client needs."

  Rodger Cottrell, Director of Professional Services at Aderant, managed the implementation. "Venable brought a very talented team of accounting and technical professionals to the project," he commented. "The firm is well positioned to maintain and grow the Aderant system over time to better support their clients' changing demands."

  Venable is now utilizing the core Aderant Expert system for firm financials, time entry and management, billing and pricing structures and more. Additionally, the firm plans to implement Aderant Expert Paperless Billing in the near future.

  About Aderant

  Aderant, headquartered in Atlanta, is a global provider of comprehensive business management software for law and other professional services firms. With a 35-year history as a global industry leader, Aderant supports nearly 3,200 clients in more than 30 countries, representing 77 of the top 100 Global Law Firms and more than 88 percent of the Am Law 200. Aderant maintains a combined customer retention rate of more than 95 percent and a customer support Net Promoter Score of 81. Aderant's complete suite of solutions includes: business development, calendar/docket matter management with built-in court rules, practice and financial management, time and billing, case management, document management, and business intelligence. More information is available at www.aderant.com.

  Aderant and Aderant Expert are registered trademarks of Aderant Holdings, Inc. All other trademarks mentioned herein are the properties of their respective owners including, if so indicated, Aderant Holdings, Inc. or its subsidiaries.

  CONTACT: Megan Hall Aderant Public Relations, North America megan.hall@aderant.com 404-889-8553

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• Paylocity to Sponsor PGA Tour Professional Kenny Perry

  Published: Wednesday, December 9, 2015 | By: GlobalNewswire

  ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill., Dec. 9, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Paylocity Holding Corporation (Nasdaq:PCTY), a cloud-based provider of payroll and human capital management software solutions, today announced a new alliance and sponsorship with seasoned PGA Tour player, Kenny Perry.

  A PGA Tour member since 1987, Perry boasts 14 PGA Tour and 8 Champions Tour victories, including 3 Majors. Along with Tiger Woods, Perry is the only player to win Jack Nicklaus' tournament three times. He was a member of the 2004 and 2008 Ryder Cup teams and a member of the 1996, 2003, 2005, and 2009 President's Cup teams. A resident of Franklin, Kentucky, Perry was inducted into the Kentucky Sports Hall of Fame in 2003, he is a member of the Western Kentucky University Hall of Fame and in 2009 he was awarded the prestigious Payne Stewart Award.

  Perry brings a new level of accomplishment to the Paylocity PGA and LPGA Ambassador team. "When the opportunity to work with an iconic and accomplished player like Kenny Perry arose – we just couldn't pass that up. Kenny has a history of accomplishment and success," said Michael Haske, Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing for Paylocity. "It aligns perfectly with Paylocity's relentless commitment to changing the payroll and HR software industry. We couldn't be happier to welcome Kenny Perry to the Paylocity family."

  Perry agrees the fit is ideal. "Throughout my career I've had the pleasure of working with wonderful sponsors, and this is no exception. Paylocity is committed to supporting the PGA and LPGA Tours, and they also have shown tremendous ability to deliver payroll and HR software that really makes a difference for their clients. It's going to be a great partnership!"

  Paylocity has had success sponsoring PGA and LPGA Tour players. Paylocity currently sponsors PGA professionals Brooks Koepka and Patton Kizzire and LPGA professionals Victoria Elizabeth and Jennifer Kirby. The addition of Kenny Perry extends the Paylocity brand into the PGA's Champions Tour.

  About Paylocity

  Paylocity is a provider of cloud-based payroll and human capital management, or HCM, software solutions for medium-sized organizations. Paylocity's comprehensive and easy-to-use solutions enable its clients to manage their workforces more effectively. Paylocity's solutions help drive strategic human capital decision-making and improve employee engagement by enhancing the human resource, payroll, and finance capabilities of its clients. For more information, visit www.paylocity.com.

  CONTACT: Media Contact: Rebecca Everding Director of Marketing reverding@paylocity.com M: 222.254.0088 www.paylocity.com

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• Centage Customer and CFO of Loftness Specialized Equipment wins 2015 Technology Leadership Award by Ventana Research

  Published: Wednesday, December 9, 2015 | By: GlobalNewswire

  NATICK, Mass., Dec. 9, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Centage Corporation, a leading provider of budgeting and forecasting software (Budget Maestro) for mid-market companies, today announced that customer Dave Davis, CFO at Loftness Specialized Equipment, has been named the 2015 CFO Leadership Award winner by Ventana Research. He was recognized for his success in spearheading a strategic IT initiative to automate his organization's spreadsheet-based budgeting and forecasting process. Davis helped increase efficiencies across his organization, saving valuable time and money, and solidifying the role of finance as a strategic contributor to the organization.
  
  Davis realized that automating the budgeting and forecasting process was critical to create efficiencies among his lean finance team. With a history of relying on Excel spreadsheets to manage the budget, Davis had to make a change to more strategically support the objectives of his growing organization. He turned to Budget Maestro from Centage Corporation as a trusted and proven alternative. Now, Davis is empowered to concentrate on the structure and performance of the businesudget Maestrs and not get bogged down in troubleshooting spreadsheets or questioning the validity of the figures within the budget.
  
  By automating an archaic spreadsheet-based process, Davis was able to streamline the development and delivery of the annual budget far more efficiently and effectively. Within minutes, he can easily create what-if scenarios to determine the financial impact of capital expenditures on the organization and confidently manage the largest expense of the organization – personnel. Armed with actionable, reliable, and up-to-date financial insight, accounting and finance have become essential to the management team. The finance team now plays a critical role in guiding and developing the company's strategic near-term and long-term initiatives while forging stronger partnerships with sales and product management.
  
  "Since relying on Budget Maestro, we are in a better position to more strategically forecast for the future, execute efficient results analysis, proactively manage our financials, and raise cost-consciousness among the company's management team," said Davis. "Having relied on Budget Maestro at three previous organizations, I trust Centage as an invaluable partner to ensure the financial health of my organization. I am grateful for this honor from Ventana Research to underscore the power of Budget Maestro to support a more strategic, forward-thinking approach to financial management."
  
  Budget Maestro, built specifically for mid-market companies, helps customers like Loftness manage critical financial data like a large organization. For decades, the standard software for budget planning was a basic spreadsheet. Lacking the flexibility, security, and collaboration essential to effective budget planning, spreadsheets drain resources and deliver incomplete, error-prone results. Budget Maestro is a sophisticated but easy-to-use budgeting, forecasting, and reporting software solution that scales to meet customers' needs. Without Budget Maestro in place, Davis and his team would continue to lack the strategic insight needed to most successfully manage the financial health of the organization.
  
  "Congrats to Dave Davis, CFO at Loftness Specialized Equipment for winning the 2015 Ventana Research CFO Leadership Award for his leadership in finance through use of Centage for budgeting and planning," said Mark Smith, CEO & chief research officer at Ventana Research. "A focus on financial health and use of dedicated planning and budgeting software, instead of a myriad of spreadsheets, is critical to generating best possible outcomes."
  
  For more information on the Ventana Research Business Technology Leadership Awards visit Ventana Research Leadership Awards, where you can learn more about how Centage can transform your budgeting and forecasting process follow us on Twitter @Centage or visit our blog http://blog.centage.com/.
  
  About Centage

  Budget Maestro by Centage is an easy-to-use, scalable, automated budgeting, planning, and forecasting application. It is designed for mid-market companies and automates many of the time-consuming and error-prone activities associated with using spreadsheets to generate accurate budgets and forecasts. It features built-in financial and business logic that allow users to build and update their budgets and forecasts and never worry about formulas, functions, links, or any custom programming. It is the only solution in the market that offers synchronized P &L, Balance Sheet, and Cash Flow reporting that generate automatically and seamlessly update based on actuals or assumptions. Budget Maestro serves more than 7,000 users worldwide. Visit us at www.centage.com. For more information, follow us on Twitter @Centage or visit our blog, http://blog.centage.com/, for the latest insights on budgeting and forecasting strategies.
  
  Centage and Budget Maestro are registered trademarks of Centage.

  CONTACT: Sarah Murray Attune Communications +1 781-378-2674 sarah@attunecommunications.com

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• SyntBots Automation Platform Recognized (Twice) as a Top Performer

  Published: Wednesday, December 9, 2015 | By: GlobalNewswire

  TROY, Mich., Dec. 9, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Syntel, Inc. (Nasdaq:SYNT), a global provider of digital transformation, information technology and knowledge process services, today announced that the Company's SyntBots® next-generation automation platform is receiving high praise from IT media and industry analysts.

  SyntBots was selected by CRN Magazine as its #1 "Coolest Managed Services Offerings Of 2015." In addition, noted IT analyst firm HfS Research has ranked Syntel in the inaugural "HfS Autonomics Premier League," debuting as the #7 global autonomics service provider.

  SyntBots is a next-generation platform that automates repetitive manual processes across IT operations, DevOps and business processes. The platform has delivered a 70% reduction in downtime and up to a 30% reduction in "run the business" costs. SyntBots also powers enterprise digital transformation initiatives by freeing up critical staff and delivering the integrated processes, improved quality and increased agility necessary to change the business.

  In addition to adding Syntel and its SyntBots platform to its Premier League rankings, in October, HfS Research published a research report that highlighted Syntel's strategic investment in Intelligent Automation.

  In that report, HfS stated SyntBots "provides a critical differentiation to many of its peers and is underpinned by a vertical jumpstart library to accelerate deployments for specific vertical use cases."

  According to Syntel CEO and President, Nitin Rakesh, "Intelligent Automation is an important strategic investment for today's enterprises, he said. "It provides the agility, availability and efficiency that enterprises need to stay relevant in the two-speed world."

  "This recent recognition of SyntBots substantiates Syntel's vision, understanding and delivery of a proven solution to transform IT and process operations across the enterprise technology stack," added Rakesh.

  About Syntel - Syntel (Nasdaq:SYNT) is a global provider of digital transformation, information technology and knowledge process services to Global 2000 companies. Syntel's mission is to create new opportunities for clients by harnessing our passion, talent and innovation. We combine technology expertise, industry knowledge and a global delivery model to drive business value creation. Syntel's "Customer for Life" philosophy drives our relentless focus to build long-term, collaborative client partnerships. To learn more, visit us at: www.syntelinc.com.

  Safe Harbor Provision - This news release may include forward-looking statements, including those with respect to the future level of business for Syntel, Inc. These statements are necessarily subject to risk and uncertainty. Actual results could differ materially from those projected in these forward-looking statements as a result of certain risk factors set forth in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014, the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2015 or from other factors not currently anticipated.

  CONTACT: North America/Europe: Jon Luebke, (248) 619-3503, jon_luebke@syntelinc.com Asia/Pacific: Sikta Samantaray, +91 9167512186, sikta_samantaray@syntelinc.com

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• GovDelivery Announces 2015 Digital Strategy & Impact Award Winners

  Published: Wednesday, December 9, 2015 | By: GlobalNewswire

  ST. PAUL, Minn., Dec. 9, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- GovDelivery, the leading provider of cloud-based solutions enhancing the citizen experience today announced the winners of the 2015 GovDelivery Digital Strategy & Impact Awards. These leading Federal and State & Local government organizations have clearly demonstrated effective and innovative digital strategy and excellence in the key areas of promoting services, enhancing awareness and improving citizen involvement.

  "As government organizations work to create better lives for their citizens and stakeholders, the leaders are using a customer-centric, digital-driven approach to promote online transactions, enhance public awareness to drive behavior change, and improve citizen involvement," said Natalie Fedie, VP of Customer Success and Professional Services at GovDelivery. "We're proud to honor this year's U.S. Digital Strategy & Impact Award winners who are at the forefront of an industry-wide shift toward improving the citizen experience by enabling digital government."

  The GovDelivery Digital Strategy & Impact Awards recognize public sector organizations and individuals working to accelerate and streamline usage of online services, those who inform and engage citizens to drive changes in behavior, as well as those working to increase community contributions. All government organizations are eligible for participation and entries are reviewed by the GovDelivery Awards Committee and judged against all other nominations in the market and category. The outstanding organizations selected for recognition include:

  Federal Award Winners

  • Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Division of Violence Prevention –Leveraged digital communications to significantly increase visibility of the VetoViolence Facebook page, increasing attention to violence-related issues in America. The digital communication through GovDelivery drove a 210% increase in Facebook shares and 75% increase in Twitter re-tweets.
    
    
  • Department of Defense (DOD), Office of Warrior Care Policy– Accelerated reach and promoted services to Wounded Warriors and families through digital communications, driving more than 60,000 downloads of the DoD Compensation and Benefits Handbook, which informs wounded, ill, and injured Service Members of important benefits and services available to them.

  State & Local Award Winners

  • King County, Washington – Reimagined the press release using data to track which reporters are interested in specific subjects. Targeted media outreach using this information helped generate high-profile coverage for a new reduced transit fare program, leading to increased awareness and more than 16,000 registrations in the first six months.
    
    
  • Georgia Department of Natural Resources – Increased daily visitorship at local camp sites by 40% by pairing digital communications with a new Outdoor Recreational open data website.
    
    
  • City of Hurst, Texas – Drove economic activity by promoting city retailers through email during the holiday season. The "Shop First in Hurst" campaign drove interest to the city's 1,000 businesses, further generating city revenue through sales tax.

  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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• Minitab Express Adds Time Series Analysis and Control Charts

  Published: Wednesday, December 9, 2015 | By: GlobalNewswire

  STATE COLLEGE, PA., Dec. 9, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Minitab Express 1.4, an update to the most recent version of this statistical software package for introductory statistics, adds new analyses and features.

  "We're excited to provide business and engineering departments with the tools they need to prepare students for a data-driven world," says Michelle Paret, product marketing manager.

  With its user-friendly interface and intuitive menus designed to complement leading textbooks, students can use Minitab Express on Mac or PC to quickly analyze and interpret their data—benefits that continue in the newest version, which includes time series analysis, control charts, regression improvements, and more.

  New time series analyses help students explore data collected sequentially. Minitab Express 1.4 offers time series plots, trend analysis, moving average, single exponential smoothing, and double exponential smoothing methods to evaluate trends and produce forecasts.

  Control charts assess process stability by monitoring continuous and attribute process data. Minitab Express 1.4 includes Xbar, Xbar-R, Xbar-S, Individuals, I-MR, P, and U control charts. New regression features in Minitab Express include creating models with a categorical predictor and confidence intervals for coefficients.

  "Minitab Express does the heavy lifting with the calculations," says Paret. "It allows students to focus on learning statistical concepts and their applications in real-world problem solving."

  Row and column statistics now calculate figures such as row averages, and users can create formulas using new percentile, concatenate, combinations, permutations, factorial, and logic functions.
  New features added to Minitab Express 1.4's graph and random data tools enable users to fit exponential, lognormal, or Weibull distributions for histograms and probability plots, use the geometric distribution when calculating and graphing probability distributions, and generate data sets sampled from geometric or Bernoulli distributions.

  Instructors also have access to new lesson plans for teaching core statistical concepts using Minitab Express or Minitab 17. Class outlines, instructor notes, exercises, answer keys, and Minitab data sets are included.

  The update is free for Minitab Express users. More information about Minitab Express, including pricing, licensing, a free 30-day trial version, and the new lesson plans are available at www.minitab.com/academic.

  About Minitab Inc.

  Minitab Inc. is the leading provider of statistical software for quality improvement worldwide. More than 4,000 colleges and universities use Minitab for teaching and research. Thousands of companies in more than 100 countries trust Minitab.

  The company's products include:

  • Minitab® 17, the leading statistical software used for quality improvement and statistics education.
  • Minitab Express™, is designed for teaching and learning introductory statistics and is available for both the Mac and PC.
  • Quality Trainer by Minitab®, an e-learning course that teaches statistics and how to use Minitab Statistical Software.
  • Devize®, a powerful Monte Carlo simulation tool for engineers.
  • Qeystone®, a project portfolio management platform designed to manage an organization's entire Lean Six Sigma deployment.
  • Quality Companion by Minitab®, process improvement software for executing quality improvement projects.

  Minitab's products are backed by free technical support and outstanding services, including training, statistical consulting and custom development.
  Headquartered in State College, Pa., Minitab Inc. operates offices in Phoenix, Az., the United Kingdom, France, and Australia and has additional representatives throughout the world.

  A photo accompanying this release is available at: http://www.globenewswire.com/newsroom/prs/?pkgid=38068

  CONTACT: FOR MORE INFORMATION contact Carly Barry or Eston Martz in Minitab media relations: PublicRelations@minitab.com

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