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Computer History Museum Announces its 2016 Fellow Award Honorees
Published: Tuesday, November 17, 2015 | By: GlobalNewswireMOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Nov. 17, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Computer History Museum (CHM), the world's leading institution exploring the history of computing and its ongoing impact on society announces winners of the 2016 Fellow Awards.
- David Cutler—For his fundamental contributions to computer architecture, compilers, operating systems and software engineering.
- Lee Felsenstein—For his influence on the technical and social environment of the early personal computing era.
- Philip Moorby—For his invention and promotion of the Verilog hardware description language.
The three Fellows will be inducted into the Museum's Hall of Fellows on Saturday, April 16, 2016, at a formal ceremony where attended by the "Who's Who" of Silicon Valley technology leaders and Museum supporters.
David Neil Cutler has written some of the most important operating systems of the past 30 years, including VAX VMS, RSX-11M and the Windows NT operating system and kernel, which has been the core of Windows operating systems ever since.
Lee Felsenstein was the lead designer for the Osborne-1 and SOL-20 microcomputers as well as leading the influential Homebrew Computer Club of Palo Alto, California. He also was a founding member of the Berkeley-California based Community Memory project, one of the earliest electronic bulletin board systems.
Phil Moorby designed the Verilog hardware description language, a way of describing hardware devices through software. Verilog has enabled the design, simulation and testing of the complex, multi-billion transistor integrated circuits we use every day.
"This year's Fellows have made groundbreaking contributions," said Dag Spicer, Museum senior curator. "Dave Cutler has been a key developer and manager of several powerful and widely influential operating systems; Felsenstein designed important early microcomputer systems and led the Homebrew Computer Club in Silicon Valley; and Phil Moorby is the inventor of the Verilog hardware description language, used in designing nearly all modern integrated circuits. We are delighted to be honoring their efforts this year."
The Computer History Museum Fellow Awards honor exceptional men and women whose contributions to the field of computing—in areas such as hardware, software, storage, programming languages, and networking—have changed the world. The Fellow Awards are part of the Museum's vision to explore the computing revolution and its impact on the human experience. The tradition began in 1987 with the Museum's first Fellow, early programming pioneer Grace Murray Hopper, and has grown to a distinguished group of 70 members. The Museum is proud to further celebrate and share the stories of its Fellows by conducting interviews with new inductees that become a permanent part of the Museum's oral history collection.
Fellow nominations are open to the public and reflect a diverse range of viewpoints and areas of computing. Final selections are made by a panel of historians, researchers, industry leaders, Museum staff, and past Museum Fellows.
For more information about the 2016 Fellow Awards click here.
About the Computer History MuseumThe Computer History Museum in Mountain View, California, is a nonprofit organization with a four-decade history as the world's leading institution exploring the history of computing and its ongoing impact on society. The Museum is dedicated to the preservation and celebration of computer history and is home to the largest international collection of computing artifacts in the world, encompassing computer hardware, software, documentation, ephemera, photographs, and moving images.
The Museum brings computer history to life through large-scale exhibits, an acclaimed speaker series, a dynamic website, docent-led tours, and an award-winning education program. The Museum's signature exhibition is "Revolution: The First 2000 Years of Computing," described by USA Today as "the Valley's answer to the Smithsonian." Other current exhibits include "Charles Babbage's Difference Engine No. 2," "IBM 1401 Demo Lab," "PDP-1 Demo Lab," and "Where To? A History of Autonomous Vehicles." For more information and updates, call (650) 810-1059, visit www.computerhistory.org, check us out on Facebook, follow @computerhistory on Twitter, and read the Museum blog @chm.CONTACT: Carina Sweet (650) 810-1059 csweet@computerhistory.org
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Carbonite Voted a Top Place to Work in Maine
Published: Tuesday, November 17, 2015 | By: GlobalNewswireBOSTON and LEWISTON, Me., Nov. 17, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Carbonite, Inc. (NASDAQ:CARB), a leading provider of cloud and hybrid business continuity solutions for small and midsize businesses (SMBs), today announced its Customer Care Center in Lewiston, Maine has been voted the Sixth Best Place to Work in Maine in the Large Employer Category, according to the Maine State Council of the Society for Human Resources Management. The recognition, which demonstrates continued improvement over last year's ranking as 13th overall, coincides with a major corporate recruitment effort to hire local talent in technical support positions.
"We are honored to be named as one of the best places to work in Maine for the second year in a row," said Robert Frost, VP of Customer Care at Carbonite. "Our employees are our #1 asset and the key to obtaining world class customer satisfaction. We firmly believe that a happy employee will send that smile right over the phone to the customer. And with a customer satisfaction rate of 94%, we know we're doing something right. This award is a testament to our skilled support team members, who work hard for their customers and for themselves."
As the needs of Carbonite customers grow, quality technical support skills are in high demand. The company is currently recruiting for more than 50 open positions of Technical Support Representative, who will be critical to providing support to customers. Candidates for these positions will benefit from a promote-from-within approach where they can quickly gain the training and skills necessary to build successful long-term careers.
As part of the company's employee-first approach, Carbonite Customer Care team members enjoy:
- Comprehensive benefit packages, including health, dental and life insurance alongside short- and long-term disability benefits.
- 4 weeks of PTO for salaried employees, along with education reimbursement, family gym memberships and a corporate 401(K) match.
- Monetary incentives based on customer satisfaction scores as well as referral bonuses for new hires.
- Work-life balanced scheduling, which ensures that no employees work two weekend days.
- Hands-on training in the office's IT lab, where team members can see and touch the same hardware used by customers.
- Opportunity for advanced technical training and certifications, including the Microsoft MTA Windows Server Fundamentals for Admins, all from within the company's in-house Pearson VUE certification testing center.
"Our fast growth means we're presenting a unique opportunity for talented individuals in Maine to be a part of the top Customer Service and Technical Support organization in the world," Frost continued. "If you're looking to build your career in a great working environment and want to feel valued, encouraged, rewarded and challenged while doing it, Carbonite is the place for you."
To learn more about Carbonite Customer Care, please visit: http://support.carbonite.com/about-customer-care
To learn more about careers at Carbonite, please visit: http://www.carbonite.com/en/about/careers/
To read more about Carbonite's awards and industry recognition, please visit: http://www.carbonite.com/en/resources/news-and-press-releases/
About Carbonite
Carbonite (Nasdaq:CARB) is a leading provider of cloud and hybrid business continuity solutions for small and midsized businesses. Together with our partners, we support more than 1.5 million individuals and small businesses around the world who rely on us to ensure their important data is protected, available and useful. To learn more about the cloud solutions voted #1 by PC Magazine readers, as well as our partner program and our award-winning customer support, visit us at Carbonite.com.
CONTACT: Media Contacts: Emily Held, PAN Communications (for Carbonite) carbonite@pancomm.com 617-502-4300 Megan Wittenberger Carbonite 617-421-5687 media@carbonite.com
- Comprehensive benefit packages, including health, dental and life insurance alongside short- and long-term disability benefits.
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LG Selects Qorvo's RF Fusion(TM) Mobile Wi-Fi iFEM for Nexus(TM) 5X Smartphone
Published: Tuesday, November 17, 2015 | By: GlobalNewswireGREENSBORO, N.C., and HILLSBORO, Ore., Nov. 17, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Qorvo®, Inc. (NASDAQ:QRVO), a leading provider of core technologies and RF solutions for mobile, infrastructure and aerospace/defense applications, today announced that LG Electronics has selected Qorvo's RF Fusion™ Mobile Wi-Fi integrated Front End Module (iFEM) for the Nexus™ 5X smartphone. Qorvo® is a leader in the transition to highly integrated front end modules for Wi-Fi, and Qorvo's newest RF Fusion Mobile Wi-Fi iFEM, the TQF6174, delivers higher performance than discrete components while saving space and simplifying design for leading smartphone manufacturers.
"Qorvo is uniquely positioned to design and manufacture all the high-value components in the integrated front end, including high-performance filters, switching and amplification," said Eric Creviston, president of Qorvo's Mobile Products group. "Qorvo's TQF6174 iFEM is leading the transition to more highly integrated mobile Wi-Fi front-end solutions, and Qorvo is very pleased to support LG with the highest levels of performance and integration."
Qorvo's TQF6174 RF Fusion™ Mobile Wi-Fi iFEM provides a new level of integration and performance in the mobile Wi-Fi front end. The TQF6174 iFEM combines a Wi-Fi coexistence filter, 5GHz power amplifier, 5GHz low noise amplifier (LNA), diplexer, switch and coupler in a compact 4mm x 3mm package. All of Qorvo's RF Fusion™ front end solutions combine best-in-class power amplifiers, filters, and switches to deliver industry-leading performance and size.
The Wi-Fi coexistence filter in the TQF6174 iFEM leverages Qorvo's proprietary LowDrift™ BAW technology to address the design challenges related to interference between Wi-Fi and the adjacent LTE bands (7, 40 and 41) used in China, North America and elsewhere. Qorvo's coexistence filters deliver superior insertion loss and improved power added efficiency (PAE) and power output, helping smartphone manufacturers to extend battery life and maximize data throughput across the full 2.4 GHz Wi-Fi spectrum. All of Qorvo's LowDrift™ and NoDrift™ premium BAW filters combine high performance and temperature stability to solve coexistence challenges unaddressed by other technologies.
According to an LG spokesperson, "Qorvo's innovative Wi-Fi iFEM helped LG successfully realize our vision of the next-generation Nexus smartphone. Qorvo worked closely with us to meet our requirements, while offering an enhanced solution to reduce the complexity of product development."
Qorvo® co-architects and tunes the best-in-class components in the TQF6174 to drive higher overall system performance. The Company employs proprietary wafer-level packaging (WLP) and CuFlip™ flip-chip technology to reduce module size, resulting in a footprint that is 24% smaller in a 2X2 MIMO configuration than comparable discrete solutions.
Qorvo's highly integrated RF solutions simplify design, reduce product footprint, conserve power and improve overall system performance in smartphones, tablets and other mobile devices. The Company offers customers a unique combination of broad manufacturing scale, deep systems-level expertise, and the industry's most comprehensive product and technology portfolio, helping mobile device manufacturers accelerate delivery of next-generation products.
To learn more about the TQF6174 and other core technologies and RF solutions for mobile, infrastructure and aerospace/defense applications, please visit www.qorvo.com.
About Qorvo
Qorvo® (NASDAQ:QRVO) is a leading provider of core technologies and RF solutions for mobile, infrastructure and aerospace/defense applications. Qorvo® was formed following the merger of RFMD and TriQuint, and has more than 7,000 global employees dedicated to delivering solutions for everything that connects the world. Qorvo has the industry's broadest portfolio of products and core technologies; world-class ISO9001-, ISO 14001- and ISO/TS 16949-certified manufacturing facilities; and is a DoD-accredited 'Trusted Source' (Category 1A) for GaAs, GaN and BAW products and services. For the industry's leading core RF solutions, visit www.qorvo.com.
This press release includes "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements about our plans, objectives, representations and contentions and are not historical facts and typically are identified by use of terms such as "may," "will," "should," "could," "expect," "plan," "anticipate," "believe," "estimate," "predict," "potential," "continue" and similar words, although some forward-looking statements are expressed differently. You should be aware that the forward-looking statements included herein represent management's current judgment and expectations, but our actual results, events and performance could differ materially from those expressed or implied by forward-looking statements. We do not intend to update any of these forward-looking statements or publicly announce the results of any revisions to these forward-looking statements, other than as is required under the federal securities laws. Qorvo's business is subject to numerous risks and uncertainties, including variability in operating results, the inability of certain of our customers or suppliers to access their traditional sources of credit, our industry's rapidly changing technology, our dependence on a few large customers for a substantial portion of our revenue, our ability to implement innovative technologies, our ability to bring new products to market and achieve design wins, the efficient and successful operation of our wafer fabrication facilities, assembly facilities and test and tape and reel facilities, our ability to adjust production capacity in a timely fashion in response to changes in demand for our products, variability in manufacturing yields, industry overcapacity and current macroeconomic conditions, inaccurate product forecasts and corresponding inventory and manufacturing costs, dependence on third parties and our ability to manage channel partners and customer relationships, our dependence on international sales and operations, our ability to attract and retain skilled personnel and develop leaders, the possibility that future acquisitions may dilute our shareholders' ownership and cause us to incur debt and assume contingent liabilities, fluctuations in the price of our common stock, additional claims of infringement on our intellectual property portfolio, lawsuits and claims relating to our products, security breaches and other similar disruptions compromising our information and exposing us to liability, the impact of stringent environmental regulations, and the impact of the integration of Qorvo. These and other risks and uncertainties, which are described in more detail in Qorvo's 8K and other reports and statements filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, could cause actual results and developments to be materially different from those expressed or implied by any of these forward-looking statements.
CONTACT: Qorvo Contact: Doug DeLieto, VP of Qorvo Investor Relations W +1-336-678-7088
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HCARE SYSTEMS Chooses Quadrant 4 System Corporation's QHIX Healthcare Exchange Solution for Its Health Club Members
Published: Tuesday, November 17, 2015 | By: GlobalNewswireSCHAUMBURG, Ill., Nov. 17, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Quadrant 4 System Corporation (QFOR) ("Quadrant 4" or the "Company") which provides state-of-the art SaaS (Software as a Service) and PaaS (Platform as a Service) based Exchange Solutions in Healthcare (QHIX), Media (QBLITZ) and Education (QEDIX) has signed a letter of intent to build a customized exchange for HCARE SYSTEMS LLC, (www.thehcaresystem.com) designed to coordinate healthy lifestyles with compatible Affordable Care Act health plans.
HCARE SYSTEMS has created a unique approach to helping employees and consumers manage a healthier lifestyle by coordinating health club memberships with health plan participation. HCARE SYSTEMS works with insurance providers, employers and health clubs to improve health and reduce health care costs. The HCARE technology suite creates new distribution channels for health plans while providing plan participants with economic purchasing power, as well as advocating and rewarding them for engagement in healthy lifestyle choices and behaviors.
"Everyone wins with our technology and business model," said Gary Barnes, President and founder of HCARE SYSTEMS. "The health clubs sell more memberships while reducing their monthly attrition, the health plans get healthier engaged consumers, employers get healthier happier employees and consumers are economically empowered and rewarded for their smart health care choices and healthy lifestyle behaviors."
Quadrant 4 has adapted its QHIX Hybrid Exchange to manage healthcare, health club membership and health plan selection and administration to better coordinate each of these separate solutions and services. With more than 52 million consumers exercising in health clubs across the nation there is tremendous demand in both the individual and group market to design health plans that account for this population's willingness to engage in healthy lifestyle behaviors.
We are excited that HCARE SYSTEMS has chosen Quadrant 4 and more importantly our QHIX Hybrid Exchange™ to manage this unique product, said Robert Steele, President of Quadrant 4 Health. "Providing this coordinated product to the group and individual insurance market will help their clients have healthier employees and ultimately lower premiums. We believe our Reach and Teach education offering and SMAC (Social, Mobile, Analytics, Cloud) architecture will provide significant product differentiation and become a market advantage for HCARE," continued Mr. Steele.
Quadrant 4's Chief Executive Officer, Dr. Nandu Thondavadi stated, "We are seeing a burgeoning of use cases regarding our exchange solutions. The market is realizing that our solutions can address many different administrative and marketing outreach needs in the healthcare eco system. We believe we will continue to broaden our appeal to ancillary product providers in the health care industry."
About Quadrant 4 System Corporation
Quadrant 4 System Corporation is a SMAC (Social, Mobile, Analytics and Cloud) technology company offering state-of-the art SaaS (Software as a Service) and PaaS (Platform as a Service) based Exchange Solutions in Healthcare (QHIX), Media (QBLITZ) and Education (QEDU). Quadrant 4's highly scalable vertical cloud platforms, coupled with our Global Professional Services organization, provide our clients with a competitive advantage in the marketplace. Please visit www.qfor.com for more information.
About HCARE SYSTEMS LLC
HCARE SYSTEMS LLC is a technology company that provides market leading health care consumerism solutions. The HCARE technology suite creates new distribution channels for both health plans and health club memberships while providing health plan participants with economic purchasing power, as well as advocating and rewarding them for engagement in healthy lifestyle choices and behaviors.
Forward-Looking Statements
This release contains forward-looking statements, which are subject to the inherent uncertainties in predicting future results and conditions. Any statements that are not statements of historical fact should be considered to be forward-looking statements. Certain factors could cause actual results and conditions to differ materially from those projected in such forward-looking statements. We do not undertake any obligation to release publicly revised or updated forward- looking information, and such information included in this release is based on information currently available and may not be reliable after this date.
CONTACT: Raymond A. Catroppa, CFA raymond.catroppa@qfor.com Quadrant 4 System Corporation +1 (917) 363-1448
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NETGEAR Chooses Qorvo's Wireless 802.11ac Amplifier Technology for New Nighthawk Router
Published: Tuesday, November 17, 2015 | By: GlobalNewswireGREENSBORO, N.C. and HILLSBORO, Ore., Nov. 17, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Qorvo®, Inc. (NASDAQ:QRVO), a leading provider of core technologies and RF solutions for mobile, infrastructure and aerospace/defense applications, announced that NETGEAR®, a global supplier of consumer Wi-Fi routers, has selected Qorvo's RFPA5542 5GHz wireless local area network (WLAN) power amplifier (PA) module for its Nighthawk® X8 AC5300 Smart WiFi Router (R8500).
"The Nighthawk router series provides the best-in-class performance to fuel ever-increasing demands for Wi-Fi speed, coverage and throughput," said Sandeep Harpalani, senior director of product marketing, NETGEAR. "Qorvo's high-power, high-efficiency Wi-Fi amplifier technology used on Nighthawk X8 helps us deliver the world's fastest wireless home network connection, giving our customers unparalleled wireless coverage and performance for the growing number of connected devices in the home."
The Nighthawk X8 Tri-Band Quad-Stream 802.11ac WiFi Router, with Qorvo's RFPA5542 PA, enhances throughput for every device in the home. The Tri-Band technology maximizes the number of multiple input, multiple output (MIMO) streams, allows for high-definition video streaming, online gaming and roaming with a strong signal anywhere in the home. The Nighthawk enables 8 streams of 5GHz Wi-Fi powered by the RFPA5542 providing extended range and maximum throughput for a myriad of home devices.
James Klein, Qorvo's president of Infrastructure and Defense products, said, "Qorvo is proud to provide global networking leader NETGEAR with the market's best 802.11ac Wi-Fi amplifier technology, optimized for the highest data rates supported by the 11ac standard. Our industry-leading technology delivers unparalleled speed and simultaneous coverage for multiple devices paving the way for the Internet of Things (IoT) within the home."
The RFPA5542 PA is the device of choice on the latest 4x4 and Tri-Band chipset solutions in the market today, due to its ability to provide market-leading power consumption and power-added efficiency (PAE) at 17 percent for 802.11ac speeds, and over 20 percent for 802.11n speeds. Moreover, the integrated module eliminates the need for external components, greatly reducing system design complexity, layout area, bill of materials and manufacturing cost for the customer application. The RFPA5542 PA is available in 4mm x 4mm standard QFN packaging.
About Qorvo
Qorvo® (NASDAQ:QRVO) is a leading provider of core technologies and RF solutions for mobile, infrastructure and aerospace/defense applications. Qorvo® was formed following the merger of RFMD and TriQuint, and has more than 7,000 global employees dedicated to delivering solutions for everything that connects the world. Qorvo has the industry's broadest portfolio of products and core technologies; world-class ISO9001-, ISO 14001- and ISO/TS 16949-certified manufacturing facilities; and is a DoD-accredited 'Trusted Source' (Category 1A) for GaAs, GaN and BAW products and services. For the industry's leading core RF solutions, visit www.qorvo.com.
About NETGEAR, Inc.
NETGEAR (NASDAQ:NTGR) is a global networking company that delivers innovative products to consumers, businesses and service providers. The Company's products are built on a variety of proven technologies such as wireless, Ethernet and powerline, with a focus on reliability and ease-of-use. The product line consists of wired and wireless devices that enable networking, broadband access and network connectivity. These products are available in multiple configurations to address the needs of the end-users in each geographic region in which the Company's products are sold. NETGEAR products are sold in approximately 39,000 retail locations around the globe, and through approximately 31,000 value-added resellers. The company's headquarters are in San Jose, Calif., with additional offices in approximately 25 countries. More information is available at http://investor.netgear.com
©2015 NETGEAR, Inc. NETGEAR, and Nighthawk are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of NETGEAR, Inc. and/or its affiliates in the United States and/or other countries. Other brand and product names are for identification purposes only and may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holder(s). The information contained herein is subject to change without notice. NETGEAR shall not be liable for technical or editorial errors or omissions contained herein. All rights reserved.
This press release includes "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements about our plans, objectives, representations and contentions and are not historical facts and typically are identified by use of terms such as "may," "will," "should," "could," "expect," "plan," "anticipate," "believe," "estimate," "predict," "potential," "continue" and similar words, although some forward-looking statements are expressed differently. You should be aware that the forward-looking statements included herein represent management's current judgment and expectations, but our actual results, events and performance could differ materially from those expressed or implied by forward-looking statements. We do not intend to update any of these forward-looking statements or publicly announce the results of any revisions to these forward-looking statements, other than as is required under the federal securities laws. Qorvo's business is subject to numerous risks and uncertainties, including variability in operating results, the inability of certain of our customers or suppliers to access their traditional sources of credit, our industry's rapidly changing technology, our dependence on a few large customers for a substantial portion of our revenue, our ability to implement innovative technologies, our ability to bring new products to market and achieve design wins, the efficient and successful operation of our wafer fabrication facilities, assembly facilities and test and tape and reel facilities, our ability to adjust production capacity in a timely fashion in response to changes in demand for our products, variability in manufacturing yields, industry overcapacity and current macroeconomic conditions, inaccurate product forecasts and corresponding inventory and manufacturing costs, dependence on third parties and our ability to manage channel partners and customer relationships, our dependence on international sales and operations, our ability to attract and retain skilled personnel and develop leaders, the possibility that future acquisitions may dilute our shareholders' ownership and cause us to incur debt and assume contingent liabilities, fluctuations in the price of our common stock, additional claims of infringement on our intellectual property portfolio, lawsuits and claims relating to our products, security breaches and other similar disruptions compromising our information and exposing us to liability, the impact of stringent environmental regulations, and the impact of the integration of Qorvo. These and other risks and uncertainties, which are described in more detail in Qorvo's 8K and other reports and statements filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, could cause actual results and developments to be materially different from those expressed or implied by any of these forward-looking statements.
CONTACT: Media Contact: Katie Caballero, Marketing Communications Manager, Communications, Qorvo Infrastructure and Defense Products E Katie.caballero@qorvo.com W +1 972-994-8546
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eir Goes Over-The-Top with SeaChange
Published: Tuesday, November 17, 2015 | By: GlobalNewswireACTON, Mass., Nov. 17, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- eir's eir Vision IPTV platform, based on SeaChange International, Inc. (Nasdaq:SEAC) software and services, has expanded to include over-the-top (OTT) live TV for eir Vision customers on iOS and Android devices.
eir, Ireland's largest telecom service provider, debuted eir Vision to TV set-tops on SeaChange's Adrenalin multiscreen platform in 2013. The SeaChange Nitro multiscreen user interface has now been deployed to provide a rich, unified subscriber experience across mobile devices. SeaChange also continues its lead systems integration role, and has orchestrated deployment of third-party technologies including ATES Networks' single sign-on package and Broadpeak's CDN and streaming server solution.
Elaine Robinson, Director of Consumer Products at eir said, "eir Vision has a reputation for delivering the best content and service quality at a great price to our customers. SeaChange has played a key role here with its Adrenalin platform and we are now extending that relationship to deliver an even better user experience for our customers."
Jay Samit, CEO, SeaChange added, "Mobile consumption has become a major force in reshaping pay-TV. We're pleased to help eir grow its multiscreen capabilities, and fully embrace mobile in the manner that meets its customers' desires through our extensible software and systems integration expertise."
About SeaChange International
Enabling our customers to deliver billions of premium video streams across a matrix of pay-TV, OTT and mobile platforms, SeaChange (Nasdaq: SEAC) empowers service providers, content owners and brand advertisers to entertain audiences, engage consumers and expand business opportunities. As a three-time Emmy award-winning organization with over 20 years of experience, we give media businesses the content management, delivery, measurement and analytics capabilities they need to craft an individualized branded experience for every viewer that sets the pace for quality and value worldwide. For more information, please visit www.schange.com.
About eir Group
eir is the principal provider of fixed-line and mobile telecommunications services in Ireland with approximately 2 million customers. The company has the most extensive network in Ireland and provides a comprehensive range of advanced voice, data, broadband and ICT services to the residential, small business, enterprise and public sector markets.
eir has spent €1.0bn in the past three years and will invest another €1.5bn over the next 5-7 years. This is the largest investment programme of any provider in Ireland, which will deliver even faster broadband and data services for consumers and businesses right across the country. Fibre broadband is now available to 1.3m homes and businesses today. Rollout will reach 1.9 million by 2020.
CONTACT: Press Jim Sheehan SeaChange 1-978-897-0100 x3064 jim.sheehan@schange.com Investors Monica Gould The Blueshirt Group 1-212-871-3927 monica@blueshirtgroup.com
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Apigee Named One of the Fastest Growing Companies in North America on Deloitte’s 2015 Technology Fast 500(TM)
Published: Monday, November 16, 2015 | By: GlobalNewswireSAN JOSE, Calif., Nov. 16, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Apigee® (NASDAQ:APIC), developer of an intelligent API platform for digital business, today announced it has been recognized for the third consecutive year as one of the top 100 fastest growing companies on Deloitte's Technology Fast 500™, a ranking of the 500 fastest growing technology, media, telecommunications, life sciences and energy tech companies in North America.
“Behind every mobile app, smart device and connected experience sits at least one API,” said Apigee CEO Chet Kapoor. “We are honored every day to work with innovative businesses – including some of the largest companies in the world – to help them address the demands of today’s hyperconnected consumers through digital programs powered by APIs. We are extremely pleased to be recognized as one of the fastest growing technology companies in North America for the third year in a row, as we work toward our mission of helping every business become a digital business.”
“Amid a fierce business climate, there seems to be no shortage of new and established companies that are unlocking a seemingly unlimited potential for growth and advancement through technology’s continued disruption and proliferation across industries,” said Sandra Shirai, principal, Deloitte Consulting LLP and U.S. technology, media and telecommunications leader. “It is inspiring to witness the innovative ways that companies are incorporating emerging technologies for business gains, be it cognitive computing, or the Internet of Things. We congratulate all those ranked on this year’s Fast 500 and look forward to seeing their continued growth into 2016.”
“Through the efforts and utilization of new and emerging technologies from these companies, we are witnessing greater business demands from across almost all industries,” added Jim Atwell, national managing partner of the emerging company practice, Deloitte & Touche LLP. “We look forward to the opportunity to serve these companies as they strive to grow to the next level – be it towards introducing new solutions or entering new markets – and with it make important and long lasting impressions on the technology market as a whole.”
About Deloitte’s 2015 Technology Fast 500™
Deloitte’s Technology Fast 500 provides a ranking of the fastest growing technology, media, telecommunications, life sciences and energy tech companies – both public and private – in North America. Technology Fast 500 award winners are selected based on percentage fiscal year revenue growth from 2011 to 2014. In order to be eligible for Technology Fast 500 recognition, companies must own proprietary intellectual property or technology that is sold to customers in products that contribute to a majority of the company's operating revenues. Companies must have base-year operating revenues of at least $50,000 USD or CD, and current-year operating revenues of at least $5 million USD or CD. Additionally, companies must be in business for a minimum of four years and be headquartered within North America.
About Apigee
Apigee® (NASDAQ:APIC) provides an intelligent API platform for digital business. Many of the world's largest organizations select Apigee to enable their digital business, including 23 of the Fortune 100, six of the top 10 Global 2000 retail companies, and five of the top 10 global telecommunications companies. Apigee customers include global enterprises such as Walgreens, Burberry, Morningstar, and First Data. Apigee is headquartered in San Jose, California and has over 400 employees worldwide. For more information on Apigee, visit Apigee’s website.
Connect with Apigee
Apigee blog: http://apigee.com/about/blog
Apigee community: https://community.apigee.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/Apigee
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/apigeeApigee is a registered trademark in the U.S. Other product or company names mentioned may be trademarks or trade names of their respective companies.
CONTACT: Media Contact:Mark Wheelerpress@apigee.com615.516.6147Investor Contact:Kevin Faulknerir@apigee.com408.816.1658
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Payment Data Systems Launches Akimbo Now, a New Virtual Card Account Platform and API
Published: Monday, November 16, 2015 | By: GlobalNewswireSAN ANTONIO, Nov. 16, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Payment Data Systems (NASDAQ:PYDS) today announced the launch of Akimbo Now, a simple yet powerful payment service and API that allows businesses and third-party applications to send rewards, incentives, and other payments. Akimbo Now introduces a new and unprecedented disbursement method — a virtual card account that is sent via email and can be used immediately for online purchases or added to a mobile wallet.
Unlike other services, Akimbo Now allows the recipient access to funds through a virtual card account. The recipient creates a username and password during a quick registration process to securely access the account. This simple collection process is particularly advantageous for smaller payments, such as those disbursed for rewards and incentives. In addition, users have the option of requesting a plastic card in the mail, or upgrading to a reloadable Akimbo Prepaid MasterCard. Once upgraded, the recipient can chose to transfer funds to an external bank account, and businesses have the ability to fund existing reloadable Akimbo Card accounts in real time as well.
"Akimbo Now empowers businesses and third-party apps with the ability to immediately deliver a wide variety of payments, from small incentives to large payroll checks," said Houston Frost, SVP of Payment Data Systems Corporate Development. "With Akimbo Now, the recipient has real time access to the funds through a virtual card account that can be used online or in mobile wallets. Larger, recurring payments can be sent to existing Akimbo Prepaid MasterCard accounts."
For businesses that want to send regular ACH payments, Akimbo Now also offers direct ACH processing solutions through Payment Data Systems.
"By leveraging Payment Data's processing solutions we can offer a one-stop shop for businesses that need to send money." said Louis Hoch, cofounder, President, and COO of Payment Data Systems. "Not only can they send funds via email through Akimbo Now, they can also initiate regular ACH payments in the same integration. We even provide the ability to send paper checks."
Akimbo Now will initially be offered for free, with fee-based corporate branding options. Beginning in 2016, Akimbo will charge a nominal fee for each virtual card sent. "Our goal is for the cost to be the same or less than that of ACH," said Frost. "We want businesses to be able to increase the frequency and speed of payments without increasing their costs."
The Akimbo Now API allows for direct app integration so that businesses can automate processes like customer referral rewards or other payouts. Payments can also be initiated through batch uploads on an online web portal. Payment Data Systems envisions a broad range of implementations for Akimbo Now, including consumer apps that automatically reward customers for specific behaviors, tools for sales teams to order incentive cards for prospective or new clients at the click of a button, or a quicker way for payroll companies to pay employees.
"We want to open up the power of the Akimbo platform to businesses and apps," said Hoch. "For years, consumers have been using Akimbo to send money to friends and family. Now businesses can do the same in a flexible, scalable way."
To learn more about Akimbo Now, please visit www.akimbocard.com/now.
Issuer Statements
The Akimbo Gift MasterCard is issued by Sunrise Banks NA, Member FDIC, pursuant to a license from MasterCard International.
About Payment Data Systems, Inc.
Payment Data Systems is an integrated payment solutions provider to merchants and billers. The organization provides an extensive set of products to deliver world-class payment acceptance. Payment Data has solutions for merchants, billers, banks, service bureaus, and card issuers. The strength of the company is its ability to offer specifically tailored solutions for card issuance, payment acceptance, and bill payments. For additional information, visit www.paymentdata.com. Contact Michael Long for investor relations information at 210-249-4040 or email at IR@paymentdata.com.
Websites: www.streamprepaid.com, www.akimbocard.com, www.ficentive.com, www.paymentdata.com, www.zbill.com. Find us on Facebook®
About FiCentive, Inc.
FiCentive, Inc. is a turn-key prepaid card provider that quickly and securely delivers customized prepaid card programs for corporations, financial institutions, affinity groups or any organization which needs to deliver financial incentives to its customers, vendors, or employees. Our proprietary platform boasts the highest level of security, encryption and card association compliance. For more information about FiCentive, please visit www.ficentive.com or email info@ficentive.com. FiCentive is a wholly owned subsidiary of Payment Data Systems, Inc.
About Sunrise Banks, N.A.
Sunrise Banks, N.A., based in St. Paul, Minnesota, seeks to radically change the way urban communities and underserved people thrive by empowering them to achieve their aspirations. Sunrise is certified by the U.S. Treasury as a Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI), a designation given to approximately 109 banks nationwide. Sunrise Banks is also a member of the Global Alliance for Banking on Values and is a certified B Corp for its demonstrated commitment to transparent corporate governance and positive community impact. Visit Sunrise Banks at SunriseBanks.com, on Twitter @SunriseBanks, or on Facebook. Sunrise Banks is Member FDIC.
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS DISCLAIMER
Except for the historical information contained herein, the matters discussed in this release include certain forward-looking statements, which are intended to be covered by safe harbors. Those statements include, but may not be limited to, all statements regarding our land management's intent, belief and expectations, such as statements concerning our future and our operating and growth strategy. Investors are cautioned that all forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties including, without limitation, the factors detailed from time to time in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. One or more of these factors have affected, and in the future could affect our businesses and financial results in the future and could cause actual results to differ materially from plans and projections. We believe that the assumptions underlying the forward-looking statements included in this release will prove to be accurate. In light of the significant uncertainties inherent in the forward-looking statements included herein, the inclusion of such information should not be regarded as a representation by us or any other person that our objectives and plans will be achieved. All forward-looking statements made in this release are based on information presently available to our management. We assume no obligation to update any forward-looking statements, except as required by law.
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Edgewater Sets Record Date for Proposed Consent Solicitation
Published: Thursday, November 5, 2015 | By: GlobalNewswireWAKEFIELD, Mass., Nov. 5, 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 set the close of business on November 13, 2015 as the record date for purposes of determining the stockholders eligible to consent in writing to the consent solicitation being undertaken by Lone Star Value Investors, LP and certain of its affiliates.
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.
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.
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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Sphere 3D NEO Series Tape Libraries & Autoloaders Now Support LTO-7 With Increased Capacity
Published: Friday, November 6, 2015 | By: GlobalNewswireSAN JOSE, Calif., Nov. 6, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Sphere 3D Corp. (NASDAQ:ANY), a containerization, virtualization and data management solutions provider, today announced that its NEO Series of tape libraries and autoloaders, offered by its wholly-owned subsidiary Overland Storage, now support the LTO-7 (Linear Tape-Open 7) tape format. Sphere 3D's support of the recently unveiled LTO-7 tape technology expands the company's portfolio of offerings that equip large-scale, hybrid environments with lower cost, more energy efficient and increasingly reliable data storage and archiving solutions. The company is hosting a webinar, "LTO-7, Taking a Leap Forward in "Worry-free" Data Storage Solutions" on Tuesday, November 10 at 10:00 a.m. PST to review the latest developments related to these products.
NEO Series tape libraries provide a compelling, cost-effective and long-term storage solution by delivering best-in-class features for SMB and enterprise backup and archive applications. When configured with LTO-7, NEO tape libraries and autoloaders are designed to deliver up to 140% increases in storage capacity and more than 80% increases in data throughput.
Next-generation LTO-7 technology provides up to 15 terabytes (TB) of compressed data per cartridge, compared to the 6.25TB offered in previous-generation LTO-6 tape drives. Data transfer rates also occur much more rapidly with LTO-7 at rates of up to 750MB per second, or 2.7TB of data per hour per drive. The NEO Series tape libraries with LTO-7 technology provide customers with solutions capable of delivering up to 8 petabytes (PB) of storage capacity at speeds of up to 64TB/hour for just $.02 per GB.
"Sphere 3D delivers a diverse portfolio of data management solutions that are workload optimized to address divergent use-case scenarios and customer needs," said Nilesh Patel, Vice President of Product Management and Marketing for Sphere 3D. "Tape-based storage continues to be an integral part of the data storage hierarchy as many enterprises recognize it as the most economical approach for the backup and archiving of multiple terabytes to petabytes of data. Also, an increasing number of enterprises desire a dual storage approach and leverage tape backup as an 'insurance policy' for long-term, off-site retention to protect some or all of their cloud-based storage."
Patel continued, "Our customer base clearly recognizes the ongoing role tape plays as an affordable storage solution. We have seen 114% growth over the last 3 years in the amount of data being stored on tape. Also, the LTO technology roadmap anticipates 120TB on a cartridge and data rates of nearly 10TB/hour. With our NEO series, we give the enterprise the price, capacity, performance and scalability options they are seeking today, while ensuring their investment protection for the future."
Sphere 3D's NEO Series of products are in use by over 200,000 users worldwide in a variety of applications, including backup and archive for medical imaging, finance, education, government, oil and gas, media and entertainment, and retail. The NEO Series product range provides a variety of solutions designed for businesses of all sizes from SMEs to large enterprises.
Product Highlights
NEO XL-Series libraries address the need for midrange and enterprise businesses to do more with less by providing an effortless automated backup that combines flexibility, density, high-performance and affordability to enable data to be protected faster, smarter, more easily and cost effectively. The product family allows customers to customize their backup and archive solution by starting out as a 6 unit, 80 cartridge, 6-drive library and scaling to as many as 560 slots and 42 tape drives as customer backup and archive needs change. The NEO 8000e archive and backup system for the most demanding enterprise complements the NEOxl line by delivering exceptional functionality and storage of up to 1000 cartridges and 24 tape drives.
The NEO S-Series family of libraries, as well as our stand alone tape drives, address smaller capacity requirements by combining ease of use, compactness and affordability with 1, 2 and 4 unit solutions that range from 8 to 48 slots, and 1 to 4 tape drives.
Pricing and Availability
Shipment of the LTO-7 based NEOxl and NEO 8000e platforms, and LTO-7 media, will begin in December. LTO-7 for the NEO S-Series, and Sphere 3D desktop and internal stand-alone tape drives, will begin shipping in Q1 2016. MSRP starts at a U.S.-list price of $4,999 for a NEO tape library solution.
About Sphere 3D
Sphere 3D Corp. (NASDAQ:ANY) delivers containerization and virtualization technologies along with data management products that enable workload-optimized solutions. We achieve this through a combination of containerized applications, virtual desktops, virtual storage and physical hyper-converged platforms. Sphere 3D's value proposition is simple and direct—we allow organizations to deploy a combination of public, private or hybrid cloud strategies while backing them up with state of the art storage solutions. Sphere 3D, along with its wholly-owned subsidiaries Overland Storage and Tandberg Data, has a strong portfolio of brands including Glassware 2.0™, SnapCLOUD™, SnapScale®, SnapServer®, V3, RDX®, and NEO®. For more information, visit www.sphere3d.com.
Safe Harbor Statement
This press release may contain forward-looking statements that involve risks, uncertainties, and assumptions that are difficult to predict. Actual results and the timing of events could differ materially from those anticipated in such forward-looking statements as a result of risks and uncertainties including, without limitation, unforeseen changes in the course of Sphere 3D's business or the business of its wholly-owned subsidiaries, including, without limitation, Overland Storage and Tandberg Data; any failure in the functionality of the NEO Series of tape libraries and autoloaders, either independently or used in conjunction with the LTO-7 tape technology, the continued adoption by users of our NEO Series of products, any increase in Sphere 3D's cash needs or our inability to obtain additional debt or equity financing; performance of our products; the level of success of our collaborations and business partnerships; possible actions by customers, partners, suppliers, competitors or regulatory authorities; and other risks detailed from time to time in Sphere 3D's periodic reports contained in our Annual Information Form and other filings with Canadian securities regulators (www.sedar.com) and in prior periodic reports filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (www.sec.gov). Sphere 3D undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statement, whether written or oral, that may be made from time to time, whether as a result of new information, future developments or otherwise, except as required by law.
CONTACT: Media Contacts: Eileen Elam Sphere 3D 408-283-4734 media.relations@sphere3d.com Nick Foot BWW Communications +44-1491-636393 Nick.foot@bwwcomms.com
