Technology Digitaltag:www.technology-digital.com,2011-08-26://183Technology DigitalMovable Type Pro 5.04Android 5.0 Jellybean coming soon - Smart Phonestag:www.technology-digital.com,2012:/smart_phones//186.1437622012-02-20T05:40:03Z2012-02-20T06:03:51ZGoogle is gearing up for the launch of Android 5.0 (Jelly Bean) in the second quarterContributor
Written By: David Novak, The GadgetGUY
While the Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich has just launched and making its way to premium handsets, new rumors suggest that Google is preparing to launch the next major build of its mobile platform as early as next quarter. DigiTimes is saying that Google is likely to launch Android 5.0 (Jelly Bean) in the second quarter. While details are still limited, the report claims Android 5.0 will again focus on tablets and introduce some improvements to the current mobile OS.
Google’s next-generation Android OS will feature a new dual-boot function. Jelly Bean will reportedly be optimized for tablets and it will integrate Google's Chrome system functions to push dual-operating system designs. Google is supposedly planning to encourage vendors to build dual-boot devices, which would be able to run both Android 5.0 and Windows 8. This is in response to Microsoft’s Windows 8 platform coming soon.
Reports also suggest Google may be looking at the notebook and netbook markets with Android 5.0. Android 3.0 Honeycomb was a tablet-only OS, and Google then unified its mobile platform with Android 4.0, which is optimized for both smartphones and tablets. This new report seems to suggest Google is shifting the focus of Android 5.0 back to tablets and maybe even to notebooks in light of Chrome OS’s slow adoption.
Android 5.0 may already be facing challenges, however, as the report claims Google’s Android partners are turning conservative about Android 5.0, due to Android 4.0′s slow adoption thus far. A number of vendors are currently working on updating their recent devices to Android 4.0, and several Ice Cream Sandwich-powered smartphones and tablets will be unveiled later this month at Mobile World Congress.
If the rumors are true, Google could be pushing Android fragmentation to new heights with Jelly Bean. Vendors like Motorola plan to roll out Android 4.0 updates for their devices over the course of the second and third quarters, and Ice Cream Sandwich may already be obsolete by the time it finally arrives on these smartphones and tablets.
David Novak is an internationally syndicated columnist. His column, the GadgetGUY, appears in over 120 newspapers around the world each week, enjoying over 3 million in readership. He's also appeared in the Wall Street Journal, USA Today, PC Magazine, Popular Science, Newsweek, GQ, and more. The GadgetGUY has his pulse on everything related to new gadgets, computers, camcorders, car tech, cameras, gaming, TVs, computers, wireless devices, media devices, cell phones, home appliances, wearable technology, sports science, power tools and gadget news.
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Get over Wikipedia and Google, MentorMob's here to help - Web 2.0tag:www.technology-digital.com,2012:/web20//184.1437562012-02-18T17:13:25Z2012-02-18T17:50:09ZFinding information on the web? Google is not always correct or the only solution for learning, Check out MentorMobPooja Thakkarhttp://www.technology-digital.com/authors/pooja-thakkar/index.html
If you are trying to find information about a particular topic, it has become a common practice to turn to Google for help. While the search giant does a pretty good job of providing content from around the web, it is not always organized and what you’re looking for. To make matters worse there are thousand terrible articles present consuming your time in finding the right information.
MentorMob comes to the rescue
MentorMob, the young startup based in Chicago is a free platform that allows users to organize the best content from the Internet in a step-by-step format and share it with those seeking information.
The site curates the best online content and organizes it into an easy to use playlists. Basically, you spend more time learning and less time searching.
The idea sounds similar to the one created by Wikipedia, but it is not. Wikipedia, with its crowd-sourced content doesn’t really encourage learners to truly evaluate information but MentorMob does.
MentorMob is for the individuals looking to learn a new skills like learning a new language, salsa dancing, poker, snowboarding, cooking, or gain knowledge/ information on topics ranging from Technology, Politics to Finance, Fitness and lots more; You can find all about it on this stunningly cool site in the form of organized web pages, videos, audios, images called Learning playlists. Getting access to MentorMob is like joining V.I.P. version of the Internet where you skip all the junk and get access to the best and the right content at the right time.
The Inspiring Conceptualization
About five years ago, the Chicago based Vince Leung, Co-founder and Chief Operating Officer at MentorMob and Kris Chinosorn, Co-founder and Chief Executive “Mobster” (as he fondly calls himself) started working on a social networking project they called Big Groups, and included a button called “Mentor Me”--that would connect the information seekers with those having it and they hit the nail there: “We realized early on, ‘There’s something here,’” Chinosorn told Fast Company. “Within a week and a half, we completely pivoted the company” and the result was MentorMob.com.The Founders have definitely got a winner here.
The Company got the required push after both the Chicagoans Vince and Kris came to the Valley and entered the Tech Bunch Disrupt competition in California.
The former invitation-only project which was conceptualized over a year ago attracted 1,000 registered users on its launch day itself. However the founders kept refining the site since then.
Today, MentorMob has been successful in creating this social movement where you can learn online from millions of people from anywhere in the world not confined by location.
Why is MentorMob unique
“Web 1.0 was about search engines containing poor content and dominated by Google, Web 2.0 is about Socialization, Youtube, blogging and user-generated content and Web 3.0 will be all about actual curation of all this information,” explains Vince.
MentorMob is different and offers unique service by providing in-depth learning on topics and not just throwing a link at you compared to the sites such as Delicious, About.com and Ehow that barely scratch the surface while providing information on a topic.
The site is focusing on user experience and wants it to keep it as simple and yet slick as possible. The Company also offers a widget feature where you can embed the Playlists you’ve created on MentorMob into your blog, website, or a LMS (learning management system). The site has also build MentorMob Pro accounts, which boast special analytics and privacy upgrades among other new features.
And the fact that the site has managed to create a successful community of people willing to spend time to teach others about topics is very impressive.
Creating a Playlist
Creating a Playlist is simple and easy process. Once you log-in you can not only create, edit and update Learning Playlists, but also save the progress, review playlists and message members and also share the Playlists with your friends on Facebook, Twitter or any other social networking site.
Once you click on a playlist, the “steps” in the playlist are shown on the left, while the content is displayed on the right. The creators of the playlist can add notes and information to their heart’s content.
Each sub category of Playlists known as a Mob is maintained by volunteer editorsknown as Mentors and continually gets improved upon.
So it’s just a matter of grabbing the URLs of a web page, videos or pdfs and putting it in the right place in the Learning Playlist.
The cool thing is someone in Asia can be learning from Playlist that was created by folks from North America, Europe or Australia and this way MentorMob has reached millions across the globe. You would feel thankful in the end towards the users who created this step by step learning process and saved you the time that you would have taken to find all these material.
A ratings system on the site also allows users to gauge the playlist’s quality based on other user’s experiences.
MentorMob ensures that the Quality of Content is maintained
The site is a collaborative platform run by the community and the Company’s content managers ensure that the community doesn’t indulge in vandalism or that the playlists on the site are not duplicated and contain false information. “If someone tries to edit the playlist, the author is notified,” explains Vince.
Playlist editors also reduce the amount of misleading educational resources a search engine would present. If users wish they also have the option to “privatize” the Learning Playlists so only they can edit it.
MentorMob received the Illinois Technology Association 2011 CityLights Award, which is presented to businesses that support technological growth through collaboration for the state’s community, according to the ITA website.
Partnerships with Businesses and Teachers
The Company offers use of MentorMob for free, but it is advertisement supported. “We also have a second product generating revenue that is B2B,” says Vince. This Software as a Service (SaaS) model can be used as learning tool by organizations to train their employees.
“We collaborate with large corporations (in cloud) who have all this large amount of information available at all the different places. Using Mentormob, organizations can create playlists including videos, presentations, pdfs to train their employees or just to keep in touch with their franchises which are spread across the world. This saves a lot of their time too,” adds Vince.
The Company has also partnered with several educators and teachers recently from the “top 5 enrollment universities” who are keen on using MentorMob playlists into their curriculum. The students are encouraged to create Learning Playlists by researching themselves.
Rising popularity
The Company doesn’t really indulge in promoting its site. It’s just word-of-mouth, education blogs and the readers of the blog that help spread the word about the site. Multiple different communities, universities, non-profits, corporations and various other groups have come together and gained from the site.
I would say MentorMob’s a very beautiful and novel concept that allows and inspires you to learn what you want to learn and teach anything you love online. You may not want to miss out on the opportunity to get your hands on the best content on the web and help out others or build friendships in the process.
“We’re in the process of building a prototype with never been seen before learning tools, so stay tuned for that,” concludes Vince.
For now, Check out the video here:
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Central Park Zoo and Brooklyn's Fort Greene Park Turn On Free AT&T Wi-Fi - Press Releasestag:www.technology-digital.com,2012:/press_releases//315.1436672012-02-16T16:58:01Z1969-12-31T18:30:00ZAutomatic by PRO IThttp://www.pro-it-service.com/NEW YORK, Feb. 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Brooklyn's Fort Greene Park and Manhattan's Central Park Zoo are the 18th and 19th New York City park locations to turn on free AT&T* Wi-Fi service. The company announced a partnership with the Bloomberg Administration last June to offer the service in parks across the five boroughs. The wildly popular initiative, which even in the off-season has seen parks visitors making more than 4,000 connections per day, allows any Wi-Fi enabled smartphone and tablet user regardless of carrier to connect to the AT&T Wi-Fi network. In addition, the New York City Parks Department is placing signs at each location to increase awareness among visitors.
Brooklyn tourists and residents can access Fort Greene Park's Wi-Fi near the visitor's center. The additional Central Park site joins Mineral Springs, Tavern on the Green and AT&T's seasonal Summer Stage deployment at Rumsey Playfield. Visitors to the Central Park Zoo will have access to AT&T Wi-Fi by the main entrance, food court and central garden areas.
"This initiative has been a huge success and we're thrilled that visitors to New York City's most popular parks can stay connected all year round," said Tom DeVito, AT&T vice president and general manager for New York and New Jersey. "We look forward to bringing even more parks online in the coming months so that more smartphone and tablet users can take advantage of this service."
The launch is part of a five-year digital initiative with Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg and the City of New York to provide free Wi-Fi at 26 locations in 20 New York City parks across the five boroughs. In addition to Fort Greene Park and Central Park Zoo, New Yorkers can now access free AT&T Wi-Fi at many other park locations across all five boroughs including:
Herbert Von King Park
McCarren Park Field House
Pier 1 and Pier 6 at Brooklyn Bridge Park
Prospect Park Picnic House
Astoria Park
Tompkins Square Park
Marcus Garvey Park
Clove Lakes Park
Battery Bosque and Ferry Landing at Battery Park
Thomas Jefferson Park
Joyce Kilmer Park
Mineral Springs, Tavern on the Green, Rumsey Playfield in Central Park
Devoe Park
AT&T operates the nation's largest Wi-Fi network** with nearly 30,000 AT&T Wi-Fi Hot Spots at popular restaurants, hotels, bookstores and retailers, including more than 650 hotspot locations in New York's five boroughs.
For more information on AT&T Wi-Fi locations and instructions on how to connect, visit AT&T Wi-Fi Access.
*AT&T products and services are provided or offered by subsidiaries and affiliates of AT&T Inc. under the AT&T brand and not by AT&T Inc.
** Largest based on company branded and operated hotspots. Access includes AT&T Wi-Fi Basic. A Wi-Fi enabled device required. Other restrictions apply. See www.attwifi.com for details and locations.
About AT&T
AT&T Inc. (NYSE: T) is a premier communications holding company and one of the most honored companies in the world. Its subsidiaries and affiliates – AT&T operating companies – are the providers of AT&T services in the United States and around the world. With a powerful array of network resources that includes the nation's fastest mobile broadband network, AT&T is a leading provider of wireless, Wi-Fi, high speed Internet, voice and cloud-based services. A leader in mobile broadband and emerging 4G capabilities, AT&T also offers the best wireless coverage worldwide of any U.S. carrier, offering the most wireless phones that work in the most countries. It also offers advanced TV services under the AT&T U-verse® and AT&T | DIRECTV brands. The company's suite of IP-based business communications services is one of the most advanced in the world. In domestic markets, AT&T Advertising Solutions and AT&T Interactive are known for their leadership in local search and advertising.
Additional information about AT&T Inc. and the products and services provided by AT&T subsidiaries and affiliates is available at http://www.att.com. This AT&T news release and other announcements are available at http://www.att.com/newsroom and as part of an RSS feed at www.att.com/rss. Or follow our news on Twitter at @ATT.
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Information set forth in this news release contains financial estimates and other forward-looking statements that are subject to risks and uncertainties, and actual results may differ materially. A discussion of factors that may affect future results is contained in AT&T's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. AT&T disclaims any obligation to update or revise statements contained in this news release based on new information or otherwise.
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Rapper G-Scott Signs to Freddie Gibbs Str8 Slammin' Record Label - Press Releasestag:www.technology-digital.com,2012:/press_releases//315.1436662012-02-16T16:58:01Z1969-12-31T18:30:00Z NEW YORK, Feb. 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- I.M.G.-represented Rapper G-SCOTT has signed to Str8 Slammin', the indie recording label spearheaded by rapper Freddie Gibbs along with rapper/engineer D-Edge and DJ Roc. Scott will release his Str8 Slammin' debut entitled "Weekend in...Automatic by PRO IThttp://www.pro-it-service.com/
NEW YORK, Feb. 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- I.M.G.-represented Rapper G-SCOTT has signed to Str8 Slammin', the indie recording label spearheaded by rapper Freddie Gibbs along with rapper/engineer D-Edge and DJ Roc.
Scott will release his Str8 Slammin' debut entitled "Weekend in Las Vegas" this spring. "HA$H," the first single off WLV, was released this January and has been making its way around the blogosphere. The music video will premiere February 16 on Scott's YouTube Channel.
"He's from the same area we're from," says D-Edge. "We heard some songs from him one day and have been fans since. He's the best of the new artists coming from the 219. No one will be disappointed and we expect a lot from him."
Once an aspiring video game designer, the Gary, Indiana native who also still currently attends Indiana University Northwest, has been buzzing on the hip-hop scene since 2009 after a series of well received mixtapes, most notably "Scott Bailey vs. The World" and "The Michael G. Scott EP."
Together, both mixtapes amassed over 10,000 downloads with popular singles "Folded" and "Good Morning" totaling over 40,000 YouTube views. Scott has also opened for the likes of Big Sean, Wiz Khalifa, Willie The Kid, Chip The Ripper, Travis Porter and more recently opening for Freddie Gibbs at select dates.
"G-Scott's word play is what caught my attention. He's very articulate and has very good content. I think he's definitely somebody to look out for in 2012," says Freddie Gibbs.
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<![CDATA[Frost & Sullivan Lauds PGi's Approach of Broadening its Portfolio with Lighter Desktop-Based Solutions that Deliver Audio/Video Conferencing and Web Collaboration]]> - Press Releasestag:www.technology-digital.com,2012:/press_releases//315.1436652012-02-16T16:58:01Z2012-02-16T11:27:36ZAutomatic by PRO IThttp://www.pro-it-service.com/MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Feb. 15, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Based on its recent analysis of the Conferencing Service Provider (CSP) based videoconferencing services market, Frost & Sullivan recognizes PGi with the 2011 North America Frost & Sullivan Award for Product Line Strategy. PGi's iMeet® video conferencing and GlobalMeet® web and audio conferencing solutions allow users to enjoy best-in-class, browser-based meetings with no guest downloads, an innovative "connect me" audio dial-out functionality, and flexible pricing options. These two mobile applications make it simple to connect to meetings anytime, anywhere and from any device.
"PGi is positioning iMeet as a browser-based virtual meeting room application supporting video, which essentially brings the benefits of meeting face-to-face online to anyone and everyone," said Frost & Sullivan Principal Telecom Analyst Ronald Gruia. "PGi is perfectly positioned to be the provider of choice in an already growing segment of the videoconferencing hosted services market: desktop videoconferencing."
The iMeet marketing initiative has been largely viral and involved free trials to bolster acceptance among early adopters, supported by a multimedia awareness campaign. The pricing models are a mix of flat rate and license fee, with additional charges for add-on applications. The goal is to augment the adoption of videoconferencing services throughout enterprises, above and beyond telepresence or video rooms, and deliver superior quality of experience (QoE), along with the simplicity and efficiency of Internet-based tools.
While there are already informal "prosumer" applications that are readily available for free, the QoE in PGi's iMeet and GlobalMeet solutions makes them the conferencing solutions of choice among mid- to enterprise-level companies. The cost effectiveness, ease of use, and mobility of PGi's products provide high quality customer experience for all companies, big and small. iMeet, in particular, has gained a reputation for being simple, personal and mobile.
"Since most laptop models come with front-facing cameras, a light client that leverages collaboration alongside audio and video conferencing can be very useful in increasing enterprise-wide awareness and adoption of videoconferencing," notes Gruia. "PGi's meeting tools not only fulfill this requirement, but have also caught the eye of cost-conscious enterprises with their hosted pricing model."
In addition, the cloud-based model penetration in small- and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) will grow over time, providing PGi with considerable opportunities, as SMBs in the United States represent about 56 percent of the total workforce (65 million workers).
PGi's iMeet product offers users their own personal meeting room online that combines videoconferencing, audio conferencing, social networking and file sharing. iMeet's mobility suite for the iPhone and iPad provides users the essential tools for meeting on the go.
"Given that desktop videoconferencing adoption remains relatively low, we believe that the market is ripe for this type of solution: a robust, enterprise-class application that requires no downloads, takes few desktop/laptop resources and can deliver a compelling end-user experience," observed Gruia. "Adoption of the hosted model by SMBs is expected to grow solidly over time, with the resulting impact on market share being pretty significant."
Each year, Frost & Sullivan presents this award to the company that demonstrates the most insight into the needs and product demands of its customers. The recipient company optimizes its product line by leveraging products with the various price, performance and feature points required by one or more market segments.
Frost & Sullivan Best Practices awards recognize companies in a variety of regional and global markets for demonstrating outstanding achievement and superior performance in areas such as leadership, technological innovation, customer service and strategic product development. Industry analysts compare market participants and measure performance through in-depth interviews, analysis and extensive secondary research to identify best practices in the industry.
About PGi PGi has been a global leader in virtual meetings for 20 years. Our cloud-based solutions deliver multi-point, real-time virtual collaboration using video, voice and file sharing technologies. PGi solutions are available via desktops, tablets or mobile devices, helping businesses worldwide be more productive, mobile and green. PGi has a global presence in 25 countries and an established base of more than 35,000 enterprise customers, including 75% of the Fortune 100™. In the last five years, we have hosted more than 725 million people from 137 countries in over 65 million meetings. For more information, visit us at http://www.pgi.com.
About Frost & Sullivan Frost & Sullivan, the Growth Partnership Company, enables clients to accelerate growth and achieve best-in-class positions in growth, innovation and leadership. The company's Growth Partnership Service provides the CEO and the CEO's Growth Team with disciplined research and best-practice models to drive the generation, evaluation, and implementation of powerful growth strategies. Frost & Sullivan leverages 50 years of experience in partnering with Global 1000 companies, emerging businesses and the investment community from more than 40 offices on six continents. To join our Growth Partnership, please visit http://www.frost.com.
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Applicasa Announces 'Start-App' a Free app Development Program for Startups - Press Releasestag:www.technology-digital.com,2012:/press_releases//315.1435272012-02-16T16:31:18Z1969-12-31T18:30:00ZTEL AVIV, Israel, February 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Applicasa, a one stop shop, server side solution for mobile app developers has announced that they will support startup companies by offering a full server side for their app, completely free of...Automatic by PRO IThttp://www.pro-it-service.com/TEL AVIV, Israel, February 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --
Applicasa, a one stop shop, server side solution for mobile app developers has announced that they will support startup companies by offering a full server side for their app, completely free of charge.
The 'Start-App' program aims to encourage innovation by removing the massive cost of server side setup for startups. By registering for the 'Start-App' initiative at http://www.applicasa.com/StartApp.aspx, developers can gain access to the full server solution, and it will remain totally free of charge up to 100,000 app downloads.
Applicasa provides a variety of tools including simple database creation, custom queries as well as a full CMS for management of updates, beta version deployment and push notifications. With Applicasa's easy to use user interface and customized SDK, the whole process of building a server side takes less than 10 minutes.
"We believe in helping startups to get their business moving. Server side development is one of the most time consuming and expensive parts of any mobile app development. We are a startup, so we understand how hard things can be-we want to give something back to the developer community-the Start-App program is our way of helping" - says Lior Malenboim, CEO at Applicasa.
Once a successful app reaches the 100,000 user mark - the developer can transition to one of Applicasa's paid plans, starting at $199 a month. As anyone who has developed an app will testify, this is a fraction of the cost of a manual server side solution.
Applicasa currently supports iOS and has plans to launch an Android solution in April 2012. Its service is hosted over the cloud, providing scalability and growth for the developer's apps.
About Applicasa
Applicasa was founded in mid 2011 out of a desire to deliver a better solution to mobile app developers than was currently available. The company founders, Lior Malenboim and Tzvi Kopetz bring vast experience to the platform; have themselves worked in the online and mobile app development sector for a number of years.
Applicasa exists to take the pain out of building a mobile app. By offering a complete server side solution, the developer can focus on building great apps. For qualified startups Applicasa is offering a free back end, fully customizable solution including hosting. To find out if you qualify please contact the team on startapp@applicasa.com.
The company is based in Israel, but has a global reach and partners across the world.
If you'd like more information about this topic, or to schedule an interview with Tzvi Kopetz or Lior Malenboim, please call
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<![CDATA[WealthCounsel® Announces the Winter 2012 WealthDocx® Enhancement]]> - Press Releasestag:www.technology-digital.com,2012:/press_releases//315.1435262012-02-16T16:31:18Z1969-12-31T18:30:00Z MADISON, Wis., Feb. 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- WealthCounsel, a nationwide organization of tax, estate, and business planning attorneys, announced the first of its 2012 semiannual updates to the WealthDocx® estate planning software system. The updates are the result of a...Automatic by PRO IThttp://www.pro-it-service.com/
MADISON, Wis., Feb. 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- WealthCounsel, a nationwide organization of tax, estate, and business planning attorneys, announced the first of its 2012 semiannual updates to the WealthDocx® estate planning software system. The updates are the result of a comprehensive and substantive review process designed to maintain WealthDocx as the industry's most robust, relevant, and practice-friendly document drafting system on the market.
"The Winter 2012 Enhancement marks the beginning of our journey to review all of our document systems to ensure they are stylistically consistent," said Matthew T. McClintock, J.D., CEO of The WealthCounsel Companies. "In addition to bringing clarity and consistency to the Revocable Living Trust system, the Winter 2012 Enhancement includes a number of 'business-friendly' technical revisions to the LLC Operating Agreement."
McClintock explained that the hallmark of the WealthDocx drafting system is the collaborative input of thousands of seasoned practitioners throughout the country, each having his/her own language style. In addition to substantive improvements to legal strategies in the system, the semiannual WealthDocx updates will address any language inconsistencies from numerous contributors to provide the highest level of consistency and readability. The result, said McClintock, is improved power and flexibility for attorneys and an unparalleled level of client-friendly writing within a drafting system that has been vetted by practitioners in all 50 states.
Unlike other automated document drafting systems, WealthDocx documents are written in first-person active voice, using plain English. Clients appreciate the ability to readily understand the language used to craft their legacies and they experience peace of mind knowing that their heirs will as well.
About The WealthCounsel Companies
The WealthCounsel Companies help estate and business planning attorneys and other wealth professionals serve clients more efficiently, more competently, and more profitably. Celebrating its 15th year in the marketplace, WealthCounsel® is a membership-based organization of thousands of estate and business planning attorneys located in all 50 states. As the cornerstone of The WealthCounsel Companies, WealthCounsel® is the publisher of the WealthDocx® trust and estate planning software system and shares ownership in ElderCounsel and The Advisors Forum.
SOURCE WealthCounsel
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Zenith Infotech Releases a Series of High-Performance, Backup and Disaster Recovery (BDR) Appliances with Virtualization - Press Releasestag:www.technology-digital.com,2012:/press_releases//315.1435252012-02-16T16:31:18Z1969-12-31T18:30:00Z WARRENDALE, Pa., Feb. 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Zenith Infotech, an international company that specializes in delivering innovative business continuity, cloud computing solutions and telepresence for IT service providers, unveiled the latest in their series of Backup and Disaster Recovery...Automatic by PRO IThttp://www.pro-it-service.com/
WARRENDALE, Pa., Feb. 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Zenith Infotech, an international company that specializes in delivering innovative business continuity, cloud computing solutions and telepresence for IT service providers, unveiled the latest in their series of Backup and Disaster Recovery (BDR) product line - the Zenith BDR-G12.
This high-performance backup disaster recovery appliance with virtualization has been designed to provide a reliable and flexible way to backup data onsite and virtualize a server in case of emergency – at price points affordable to any client.
The Zenith BDR-G12 enhancements include:
Storage capacity starts at 750GB up to 9TB
Replication ratio of up to 25:1 BDR-to-BDR
Built-in StorageCraft's® ShadowProtect™ with "Headstart Restore" to perform a LIVE Bare Metal Restore
Ability to have a centralized reporting console
Event alerting feature that integrates with any remote monitoring and management (RMM) tool or general monitoring application.
Offsite storage that can replicate to:
a BDR-G12 located in customer's own data center
a BDR-G12 located at Dacentec, Inc. Datacenter
a Virtual Private Vault at Dacentec, Inc. Datacenter
Emergency remote and onsite virtualization
By enhancing what is already a very reliable solution, Zenith is proud to continue its commitment to provide leading-edge technology to the SMB market. "The BDR-G12 is the finest and most comprehensive BDR solution with unparalleled features, the industry's leading proven track record, and the most intense data integrity checks of any other backup solution," says Richard Reiffer, vice president of cloud practice at Zenith Infotech.
Zenith Infotech has worked closely with its partner base through pre-testing and collaborative design to significantly reduce costs and increase the benefits to their clients. "The new BDR-G12 units will allow us to provide additional control, growth and functionality for our current footprints and enable us to pursue larger new opportunities," says Mike Noordyke, president of systems division at Trivalent Group, a Zenith partner.
Zenith Infotech an international company that specializes in delivering innovative business continuity, cloud computing and telepresence for IT service providers. Our U.S. headquarters is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Learn more at www.zenithinfotech.com.
SOURCE Zenith Infotech
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Megabus.com Launches New Bus Tracking Application for Customers - Press Releasestag:www.technology-digital.com,2012:/press_releases//315.1435242012-02-16T16:31:17Z1969-12-31T18:30:00ZNEW YORK, Feb. 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Megabus.com, the widely popular city-to-city, express bus company with fares from $1, announced the launch of its new "Megabus USA" mobile application. Passengers can use the free app — the first of its kind...Automatic by PRO IThttp://www.pro-it-service.com/NEW YORK, Feb. 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Megabus.com, the widely popular city-to-city, express bus company with fares from $1, announced the launch of its new "Megabus USA" mobile application. Passengers can use the free app — the first of its kind in the intercity bus industry — to determine the estimated time of arrival for their bus and find bus stop locations.
"Megabus.com is always looking for ways to better serve our customers, and this mobile app is a great tool for our passengers and our company," said Dale Moser, president and COO of megabus.com. "Megabus.com has become the travel option of choice and this is just one more way we're striving to provide the best customer service possible."
The app – the only official megabus.com application - is available for iOS and Android platforms. Once downloaded, users can input their origin and destination cities and the times they are traveling to confirm what time their bus will arrive.
Megabus USA is available at this time to passengers traveling on megabus.com's Midwest and Southeast routes. Northeast routes will be added soon. Current cities available for tracking include: Ann Arbor, Atlanta, Birmingham, Champaign, Charlotte, Chattanooga, Chicago, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Columbia, Columbus, Des Moines, Detroit, Gainesville, Indianapolis, Iowa City, Jacksonville, Kansas City, Knoxville, Madison, Memphis, Milwaukee, Minneapolis, Mobile, Montgomery, Nashville, Omaha, Orlando, St. Louis and Toledo.
Megabus.com, a subsidiary of Coach USA, launched in April 2006 and is the largest intercity express bus service provider in North America, transporting more than 15 million travelers. In addition to low fares, megabus.com offers customers environmentally-friendly buses, free Wi-Fi, power outlets and restrooms.
Visit http://bit.ly/ym5NRf to view the app and visit www.megabus.com for additional information about the service, schedules, arrival and departure times and fares.
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HCCS Releases ICD-10 Countdown Clock With Integrated CMS Twitter Tweets - Press Releasestag:www.technology-digital.com,2012:/press_releases//315.1435232012-02-16T16:31:17Z1969-12-31T18:30:00ZJERICHO, N.Y., Feb. 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Health Care Compliance Strategies, Inc., (HCCS), the leading provider of online compliance and competency training courseware, today announced the release of an ICD-10 Countdown Clock with Integrated CMS (Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services) ICD-10...Automatic by PRO IThttp://www.pro-it-service.com/JERICHO, N.Y., Feb. 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Health Care Compliance Strategies, Inc., (HCCS), the leading provider of online compliance and competency training courseware, today announced the release of an ICD-10 Countdown Clock with Integrated CMS (Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services) ICD-10 Twitter Tweets.
The switchover to the new ICD-10 coding system is now less than two years away. Organizations that haven't already begun preparations for the switch to the new coding system risk significant revenue shortfalls through denial of claims and compliance issues when the deadline arrives.
As a fun, timely and informative reminder of the impending deadline, HCCS is making available an ICD-10 Countdown Clock with Integrated CMS ICD-10 Twitter Tweets. The clock displays the days, hours, minutes and seconds until the ICD-10 implementation deadline of October 1, 2013. In addition, the clock displays the last three ICD-10 relevant tweets coming from the CMS Twitter account. No login or account on Twitter is required.
To see an example of the ICD-10 Countdown Clock, visit www.hccs.com
HCCS provides a library of online ICD-10 coding courses to assess and educate physicians, coders, billers and other staff members in documentation and coding for ICD-10. The courses are accredited by AHIMA and AAPC. For information about the HCCS ICD-10 Medical Coding and Compliance Training library visit the HCCS website or contact HCCS at info@hccs.com.
About HCCS HCCS is the leading provider of effective online training courses and learning management systems to healthcare facilities. HCCS has provided over 3 million hours of compliance and competency training courseware to hospitals, teaching facilities, medical schools, health plans and other healthcare entities. http://www.hccs.com (516) 478-4100 or (877) 933-hccs.
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XpertTech Looks to Hire 30 in 30 - Press Releasestag:www.technology-digital.com,2012:/press_releases//315.1435222012-02-16T16:31:17Z1969-12-31T18:30:00ZBOSTON, Feb. 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- XpertTech announced today that the company will be looking to hire 30 mobile application developers on all platforms for a large project they won in the San Francisco area. XpertTech is striving to have these 30...Automatic by PRO IThttp://www.pro-it-service.com/BOSTON, Feb. 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- XpertTech announced today that the company will be looking to hire 30 mobile application developers on all platforms for a large project they won in the San Francisco area. XpertTech is striving to have these 30 mobile app developers ready to design, code, and create within 30 days.
"This is a substantial undertaking knowing that expert mobile developers are becoming a scarcity as the job market consumes these talented professionals," says Matt Ramos, Manager of Recruiting for XpertTech. XpertTech knows that this is just one of the many challenges they will overcome as they look to be the leader in mobile app development resources. XpertTech is positioning themselves as a leader of job growth in mobile development, as they continually tailor their projects towards some of the most prominent innovators in the mobile space.
A TechNet research paper by Dr. Michael Mandel, senior Fellow, Mack Center for Technological Innovation at The Wharton School in Philadelphia, says that in less than five years the mobile software industry has added 466,000 jobs, 311,000 of them at companies developing apps.
"82% of our clients have said they plan on developing a mobile app in 2012," said Joe Budzienski, Executive Vice President. "As an app fanatic myself, it's amazing how quickly this industry has evolved; the possibilities are infinite. To me this is just as exciting as the 'invention' of the internet. Whether you have just graduated college and have been developing in your dorm room between classes, or have worked as a senior engineer who realized app development was your true calling, we want to speak with you. The only thing we ask is you live, breathe, and eat APPS!"
XpertTech is currently utilizing all resources at their disposal to discover these talented individuals. The positions include iOS, Android, and Windows among other mobile app platforms. There are several additional job openings within the organization that range from Javascript Development to Salesforce Administration.
In an economy struggling to pull out of the recession, the hiring of 30 permanent positions is an optimistic victory. "Innovative technologies such as mobile apps will continue to generate thousands of jobs. It's up to us to keep pushing the limits of technology. The more we innovate, the more jobs we create, the more we leave behind for our kids," says Joe Budzienski.
About XpertTech, Inc:
For the past decade XpertTech has been helping companies build great workforces by cultivating talent across the globe. Cutting-edge staffing and recruiting capabilities combine client insight, technology and creativity. XpertTech specializes in securing contract and permanent personnel in Application Development and Infrastructure Support positions. XpertTech takes a collaborative 360-degree approach to helping companies find the best, most qualified and innovative employees possible in order to help excel their organization. Since inception, XpertTech has been nominated by Inc. Magazine as one of the fastest growing IT companies in the nation with over 388% growth in the past 6 months.
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TopSchool Presents Career Services Session at ABHES 2012 National Conference - Press Releasestag:www.technology-digital.com,2012:/press_releases//315.1435212012-02-16T16:31:17Z1969-12-31T18:30:00ZDENVER, Feb. 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- TopSchool, a leading SaaS provider of Student Lifecycle Management (SLM) solutions for higher education, is leading a session at this year's Accrediting Bureau of Health Education Schools (ABHES) Annual Conference. Justin McMorrow, co-founder and Chief...Automatic by PRO IThttp://www.pro-it-service.com/DENVER, Feb. 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- TopSchool, a leading SaaS provider of Student Lifecycle Management (SLM) solutions for higher education, is leading a session at this year's Accrediting Bureau of Health Education Schools (ABHES) Annual Conference. Justin McMorrow, co-founder and Chief Customer Officer of TopSchool, will help attendees deliver a higher level of support by building the right career services organization, gaining better insight on their audiences, engaging both employers and students, and tracking and measuring placement success.
"Career services support is not only important from a regulatory perspective, but it also can be a valuable differentiator that improves an institution's recruitment and retention efforts," said McMorrow. "A results-driven career services function takes schools from advisors to true facilitators, enabling them to effectively connect students and employers, comply with federal regulations and increase placement success."
Gainful employment is causing schools to look at career placement in a whole new light. Colleges and universities that look at the placement lifecycle as a complete loop will be better prepared to assess the following: available opportunities; necessary qualifications; which students meet those requirements; how to connect qualified applicants and employers; when jobs are filled; and ultimately, what long-term career paths students follow.
McMorrow's session, "Taking Compliance to the Next Level: Advance Your Career Placement Practices," is scheduled for Thursday, February 23rd at 3:00 p.m. McMorrow has spoken at several education conferences, including DETC, AAACE and APSCU. His article, "Improving the Career Services Value Proposition for Each Student," was published in the November/December issue of Today's Campus.
Additionally, TopSchool will be exhibiting at the ABHES National Conference, which takes place in Las Vegas, February 22-24, 2012.
About TopSchool
TopSchool (www.topschoolinc.com) built the first SaaS student administrative system in higher education to address the key aspects of the student lifecycle. The company's Student Lifecycle Management (SLM) system goes beyond the capabilities of traditional college student information systems, and includes a customizable student portal, easy-to-use CRM and SIS components, and an intelligent reporting suite. Schools can easily manage all student information from recruitment and retention through career placement in a central location, supporting students through enrollment, admissions, academics, finance and career services. TopSchool gives student-centric institutions more control and flexibility in the way they manage student data, empowering them to drive growth, reduce costs and meet accountability requirements.
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The Social Web Goes Public. What now? - Press Releasestag:www.technology-digital.com,2012:/press_releases//315.1435202012-02-16T16:31:17Z1969-12-31T18:30:00ZLONDON, February 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Publicis Modem London launches perspective on the future of Facebook: http://goo.gl/GAeCu On February 1, 2012, Facebook announced that it had filed for an Initial Public Offering to take the company public. Valued between $80 and...Automatic by PRO IThttp://www.pro-it-service.com/LONDON, February 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --
Publicis Modem London launches perspective on the future of Facebook:http://goo.gl/GAeCu
On February 1, 2012, Facebook announced that it had filed for an Initial Public Offering to take the company public. Valued between $80 and 100 billion and with over $1 billion in profits in 2010, the eight-year old company has dominated the social web across the world.
But Facebook still has a long way to go. More than $64 billion was spent on digital advertising in 2010, yet Facebook's share was only 3%. In comparison to Google's 46%, there is plenty of room for growth, particularly when with more than 845 million users, Facebook's user growth has reached a saturation point in many markets.
How will the company maximize the value of every user and continue to grow its share in the digital advertising market?
Publicis Modem believes that the IPO will accelerate Facebook's strategy to keep users 'locked' into the platform in every way possible. From the first Profile to the new Timeline and Open Graph applications, ensuring that users stay on the platform has always been a priority.
With the platform spreading to millions of websites and applications, Facebook will be able to create deeper data profiles of every user. These profiles can then be used to sell highly targeted advertisements and experiences to brands around the world.
How will Facebook's IPO impact brands that are active within the platform? And why do brands need to rethink their social strategies in light of Facebook's new product announcements?
Publicis Modem has outlined Facebook's business, strategy and approach to become the social layer that underpins the entire web. By explaining the implications of Timeline and the Open Graph, we highlight how brands need to alter their strategies and experiences to connect with their consumers. Finally, we predict nine future products that Facebook could launch as a result of their desire to maximize value per user.
The report has been authored by Tyler Turnbull (Joint Head of Planning) and Damien Le Castrec (Planner).
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Jaspersoft Delivers Big Data Integration into Jaspersoft ETL - Press Releasestag:www.technology-digital.com,2012:/press_releases//315.1435192012-02-16T16:31:17Z1969-12-31T18:30:00ZLAS VEGAS, Feb. 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- TDWI 2012 Conference -- Jaspersoft, maker of the world's most widely used business intelligence (BI) software, today announced an upgraded original equipment manufacturing (OEM) agreement with Talend to include native connectors to Apache Hadoop...Automatic by PRO IThttp://www.pro-it-service.com/LAS VEGAS, Feb. 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- TDWI 2012 Conference -- Jaspersoft, maker of the world's most widely used business intelligence (BI) software, today announced an upgraded original equipment manufacturing (OEM) agreement with Talend to include native connectors to Apache Hadoop Big Data environments in Jaspersoft ETL. With this enhanced ETL offering, Jaspersoft uniquely offers CIOs, data scientists, and BI Builders the flexibility of three options to harness Big Data: direct reporting, direct real-time analysis, and batch analysis through ETL data mart access.
Big Data sets can traditionally take data scientists hours to extract, transform, and load. Jaspersoft ETL significantly shortens the time it takes to connect to Big Data environments, eliminating the latency of other solutions and allowing insights to be uncovered faster than ever before. Jaspersoft ETL is available as part of Jaspersoft BI Suite 4.5, which turns data into actionable information by massively scaling the amount of data enterprise IT and developers can handle and move at one time. By integrating Talend into the Jaspersoft BI Suite, BI Builders can now support all Big Data use cases:
Providing business users with summary reports and dashboards while analysts can explore data directly inside the Big Data store without having to move it to a relational database format;
Enabling data scientists native access to MPP analytic databases, NoSQL data stores, and Hadoop Hive and HBase;
Delivering batch and real-time reporting and analysis of Big Data within a complete BI suite which includes ETL, reporting, dashboarding and analysis; and
Efficiently processing the breadth of Big Data types which require advanced transformation and loading technologies across a broad spectrum of latencies – from sub-second to scheduled batches and everything in between – enabling fast connectivity to a variety of sources, storage technologies, locations and owners.
"Today's data scientists want options to explore data faster. The Jaspersoft BI Suite with enhanced ETL capabilities for Big Data enables efficient data exploration for a faster generation of reports and better decision-making," said Karl Van den Bergh, Jaspersoft's Vice President of Product and Alliances. "Jaspersoft's new OEM agreement continues our great partnership with Talend to provide the best BI solution in the market for Big Data."
"We are extremely pleased to extend our partnership with Jaspersoft," said Keith Goldstein, Vice President Worldwide Channels and Alliances for Talend. "They are ahead of the market in terms of their support for Big Data, which brings key benefits to our joint customers in helping them to produce cost-effective reports, dashboards and analysis quickly and easily."
About Jaspersoft Jaspersoft provides the most flexible, cost effective and widely deployed Business Intelligence (BI) suite in the world, enabling better decision-making through highly interactive reports, dashboards and analytics. By leading in support for cloud, big data, and mobile deployments, Jaspersoft helps its customers deliver on the promise of self-service BI at scale.
Leveraging a commercial open source business model and a Community of over 250,000 registered members, Jaspersoft's open source BI software has been downloaded more than 14.5 million times. Jaspersoft production deployments, in excess of 175,000, power 100,000 data-driven applications spanning 14,000 commercial customers. Jaspersoft is privately held and has locations around the world. For more information visit http://www.jaspersoft.com and http://www.jasperforge.org.
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St. Louis Digital Marketing Agency Publishes Free SEO Guide - Press Releasestag:www.technology-digital.com,2012:/press_releases//315.1435182012-02-16T16:31:17Z1969-12-31T18:30:00Z ST. LOUIS, Feb. 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Evolve Digital Labs, a St. Louis-based digital marketing agency, has assembled a useful resource for novices of Search Engine Optimization. This document, appropriately titled the SEO Guide for Beginners, provides an overview of...Automatic by PRO IThttp://www.pro-it-service.com/
ST. LOUIS, Feb. 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Evolve Digital Labs, a St. Louis-based digital marketing agency, has assembled a useful resource for novices of Search Engine Optimization. This document, appropriately titled the SEO Guide for Beginners, provides an overview of search engine operations, on-site components of web pages, and various strategies for improving visibility in the search engine results pages (SERPs). Essentially, it is the ultimate resource for the question "How to SEO?"
Derek Mabie, President of Evolve, initially decided to create this downloadable white paper because he noticed that there was a lack of resources available to those interested in learning more about SEO. It also provided the brand with the opportunity to display its expertise on the subject. "We wanted to convey that Search plays a dominant role in marketing," Mabie said. "This document encapsulates the functions and features of search engines so beginners can understand where to start."
Students in particular are enjoying the contents of the SEO Guide. Because the industry is new in comparison to others, SEO doesn't necessarily take precedence over traditional marketing methods in college courses. In reality, though, the subject is increasingly relevant –for this reason, many students of Marketing and Advertising are eager to learn more about SEO as a means of preparing for a successful future. "Search Engine Optimization is an essential skill for today's communications professionals, but it's not always an easy element to explain," said Jill Faulk, professor at Lindenwood University in St. Louis. "Evolve Digital Labs' SEO Guide for Beginners serves as a comprehensive resource. It gives those new to SEO a tangible grasp on a concept that can often feel abstract at first."
Evolve Digital Labs plans to continue producing valuable content like the SEO Guide for Beginners, focusing on significant changes in the search engines' algorithms and industry trends. "There is so much information to harness and publish," Mabie said. "As long as people are willing to learn, we will keep writing, pushing, and teaching."
