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<pubDate>Thu, 18 Dec 2008 15:37:25 -0800</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[ACT Conferencing Expands in Asia Pacific Region]]></title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 18 Dec 2008 15:37:25 -0800</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[HONG KONG- Dec. 17, 2008 - ACT Conferencing is expanding its presence in the Asia Pacific region to include the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Plus Two. ACT, a provider of on-demand audio, web and video conferencing services, is extending its well established footprint in Asia to support channel partners operating in the 10 Southeast Asian countries that make up ASEAN, plus two additional East Asian nations: China and South Korea. This development is a direct result of increasing demand for ACT's collaborative conferencing services.To support its continued growth in the Asia Pacific region, ACT recently appointed Sunny Au as the channel manager of Asia. Au joined the ACT team with 10 years of experience in the conferencing industry, including several years as a sales director at Genesys Conferencing.  Prior to that, he served as a sales manager at Premiere Conferencing.   &quot;We are in an interesting position,&quot; said Au. &quot;While the global marketplace is experiencing more ebbs than flows, ACT is consistently seeing growth around the globe. This is because at a time when travel budgets are slashed and people are expected to do more with fewer resources, on-demand conferencing solutions are a must-have.&quot;One of ACT's key partners, ReadySpace (www.readyspace.com), agrees. ReadySpace is one of the fastest growing hosting solutions providers in Singapore.  David Loke, executive director of ReadySpace, Singapore said, &quot;ACT Conferencing has provided a fantastic reseller package that enables us to further leverage our managed services portfolio. This partnership allows us to more effectively tackle the SMB [small to medium businesses] space that is a growth area for conferencing services across South East Asia. We are looking forward to generating more business opportunities with ACT's extensive support.&quot; In addition to expanding its partnerships in the Asia Pacific region, ACT is becoming more actively involved in local organizations. For example, the company is now a member of the American Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong (http://www.amcham.org.hk/), one of the largest American chambers outside the US, the largest international chamber in Hong Kong and the most dynamic and influential international business organization in the Asia-Pacific region. ACT participates in the Information Technology &amp; Telecommunication committee which devises initiatives focused on conducting business in China and liaising with Chinese businesses and government organizations.In addition, earlier this month ACT sponsored the IR Magazine Hong Kong and Taiwan Awards.  Au presented the Best Investor Meetings award winner to Delta Electronic. As part of its sponsorship, ACT is hosting the webcast for this event. For more information about ACT's webcasting services, visit: http://www.acttel.com/our-services/audio-web-services/managed-audio-service/elite/conference-cast.php. &quot;As we expand our services and our partnerships in this region, it is important to ACT that we also serve as a catalyst for change in the global marketplace,&quot; said Trevor Lewis, director of sales and strategic alliances for the Asia Pacific region, ACT Conferencing. About ACT ConferencingEstablished in 1989, ACT Conferencing is a global provider of corporate audio, web and video collaboration services. ACT's integrated platforms provide managed, international and local-language services. The company is headquartered in Golden, Colorado, with operations in Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Netherlands, Singapore and the UK. For more information, visit www.acttel.com. Cautionary StatementsStatements made in this news release that are not historical facts, such as those discussing future plans and management's beliefs, are forward-looking statements. Actual results may differ materially from those projected in any forward-looking statement. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated by any forward-looking information include, but are not limited to, future economic conditions, competitive services and pricing, new competitor entry, availability of financing, the delivery of services under existing contracts and other factors. Such statements are based on management's current expectations, assumptions, estimates and projections about our industry and business and include statements about markets for our products and services, and development and expansion of products.  ACT does not expect and disclaims any obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. <br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Neos Networks Selects Sorrento Networksa4 GigaMux Platform to Expand its UK-based Infrastructure]]></title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 08 Dec 2008 12:46:16 -0800</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[LONDON-Dec. 8, 2008-Sorrento Networks today announced that Neos Networks, a leading telecom network operator in Europe, has deployed the Sorrento GigaMux wavelength-division multiplexing (WDM) products to increase the capacity of its expansive network that supports thousands of subscribers in the United Kingdom (UK). Neos selected Sorrento's platform to support the increasing optical bandwidth needs associated with high-speed data communications and video.Through its implementation of Sorrento's GigaMux 3200 platform, Neos can seamlessly add capacity to its existing WDM infrastructure without interrupting traffic signals. This gives the company the flexibility to build out its optical ring and mesh networks across the UK to respond to customers' needs on demand. Neos is currently using the GigaMux 3200 to support 1Gb Ethernet, 2.5 Gb services and 10 Gb local-area and wide-area networking capabilities for its broad customer base. &quot;By cost-effectively increasing our network bandwidth we can make more next-generation consumer and business services available to our customers faster,&quot; said Adrian Pike, group director of Neos Networks. &quot;Sorrento's GigaMux platform gives us the level of flexibility we need to remain competitive in this fast-growth environment.&quot; Sorrento's GigaMux 3200 WDM platform enables Neos to deliver high-speed services with significantly reduced capital outlay and fewer management requirements than other optical networking products. A protocol-independent design allows the GigaMux platform to transport and extend the traffic of SONET/SDH, layer 2/3 Ethernet and SAN simultaneously and in their native format. This unmatched level of flexibility and control allows Neos Networks to add or upgrade bandwidth incrementally based on traffic requirements. &quot;As traffic grows and urban networks become more complex, regions like the UK where Neos operates are seeing unprecedented growth of WDM in their metropolitan networks,&quot; said Jim Nevelle, CEO of Sorrento Networks. &quot;Our GigaMux equipment allows operators like Neos to build highly cost-efficient transport networks that allow them to extend their services to the metro core and metro access faster than their competitors.&quot; About Neos NetworksNeos Networks is part of the Scottish and Southern Energy Group, a FTSE Top 40 company employing 14,000+ staff with a turnover of 11.9 billion. Formed in 1997, Neos' objective was to provide innovative, flexible and cost-effective communications solutions to its customers and this mirrors its ongoing philosophy. Neos is one of the most financially secure service providers in the UK, not to mention profitable. Achieving substantial new business growth in 2007 while maintaining minimal customer churn. This has been achieved by investing in the network, putting customers first, delivering quality projects on time and on budget and ensuring an extremely high service level once installed. Neos is a network operator with a product set focused on the provision of L1 and L2 connectivity for other carriers, network integrators and B2B delivered over its extensive owned UK fibre network.About Sorrento Networks - Optical Networks Made SimpleSorrento Networks is a global provider of metro optical access solutions, offering an edge-to-regional CWDM, DWDM and ROADM product portfolio to carriers and enterprises. Sorrento Networks' GigaMux and GigaEdge optical transport products efficiently add bandwidth to clients' networks and transport mission-critical services and applications across the network infrastructure. The company is headquartered in Denver, Colo., with offices in Oakland, Calif. and Stuttgart, Germany. For more information, visit www.sorrentonet.com.  <br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[ACT Conferencing Announces Growth in EMEA]]></title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 12 Nov 2008 15:16:49 -0800</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[LONDON - Nov. 12, 2008 - ACT Conferencing, a provider of on-demand audio, web and video collaborative conferencing services, today reported year-over-year growth of its operations serving Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA). The company attributes its continued success in this region to its new service offerings, reseller partners and knowledgeable staff. ACT's revenues generated by EMEA-based customers have increased by 20 percent compared to the same time last year.  ACT's reservationless conferencing services have grown in revenue by more than 40 percent and its web services have increased by 63 percent. Additionally, ACT's attended audio revenue in EMEA has grown by 20 percent compared to the industry actual of 12.8 percent  year-over-year growth reported in Q2 2008 by Wainhouse Research. ACT's accelerated growth in attended audio services is due in part to Global Bridge Linking (GBL), a service it has provided for the past year. Rather than calling an access number across the globe, GBL allows ACT customers to access the call through a regionally recognized local and toll-free number that terminates on a local bridge. This capability provides participants with a familiar language and local accent combined with the same audio quality that customers have come to expect from ACT. GBL can reduce conference costs by up to 33 percent and is offered in 60 countries. Another key contributing factor to ACT's success is the company's recently appointed senior director of sales, David Gladding, who has been instrumental in expanding ACT's sales force in EMEA and exceeding revenue targets each quarter. David joined ACT with 15 years of sales experience, having served in senior level positions for Printware Limited Business, AusPed Ltd. and NYNEX CableComms. ACT also appointed Maxime Gueris as its internal account manager for EMEA. Maxime brings more than 10 years of international sales and marketing experience spanning several industries.&quot;Our continued growth in this region is the result of strategic investments in technology and people that have enabled us to offer a truly unique global network offering that our competitors simply can't beat,&quot; said Gladding. &quot;Our customers want high quality conferencing services and superior customer service. Because we can deliver, we succeed, and we anticipate our footprint in EMEA will continue to expand throughout 2009.&quot;ACT is well positioned to expand its presence next year with channel partners like Bridge Talk that are excelling in this region of the world by offering customers savings of 50 to 60 percent compared to competitive offerings as well as providing 24/7 support.  Bridge Talk signed with ACT in 2008, and quickly established a presence in Israel and just last month, expanded its offering to the United Kingdom.Scott Curzon, general manager of Bridge Talk said, &quot;Our partnership with ACT makes our global expansion plans possible. The company's services are second to none and the support they continue to provide us is best in class.&quot;In 2009, ACT plans to announce new service offerings in EMEA, expand its sales reach and forge new partnerships with resellers serving this region - all factors that will support ACT's strategic corporate plans for next year.About ACT ConferencingEstablished in 1989, ACT Conferencing is a global provider of corporate audio, web and video collaboration services. ACT's integrated platforms provide managed, international and local-language services. The company is headquartered in Golden, Colorado, with operations in Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Netherlands, Singapore and the UK. For more information, visit www.acttel.com. Cautionary StatementsStatements made in this news release that are not historical facts, such as those discussing future plans and management's beliefs, are forward-looking statements. Actual results may differ materially from those projected in any forward-looking statement. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated by any forward-looking information include, but are not limited to, future economic conditions, competitive services and pricing, new competitor entry, availability of financing, the delivery of services under existing contracts and other factors. Such statements are based on management's current expectations, assumptions, estimates and projections about our industry and business and include statements about markets for our products and services, and development and expansion of products.  ACT does not expect and disclaims any obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.  <br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Bridge Talk Forges Partnership with ACT Conferencing to Provide High Quality, Personalized Conferencing Services in Israel]]></title>
<link>http://www.prcompass.com/Telecom/Bridge_Talk_Forges_Partnership_with_ACT_Conferencing_to_Provide_High_Quality_Personalized_Conferencing_Services_in_Israel/</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 25 Sep 2008 12:50:33 -0700</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Tel Aviv, Israel - Sept. 24, 2008 - Bridge Talk is pleased to announce that it has signed a partnership agreement with ACT Conferencing, a global provider of audio, web and video conferencing services based in the United States. This partnership enables Bridge Talk to now offer its clients a broader range of conferencing services, including Operator Assisted and Elite Investor Relations calls, as well as personalized video and web conferencing.Bridge Talk www.bridge-talk.com is a privately-owned company that provides high quality audio, web and video conferencing services at competitive pricing to the Israeli market, which, until now, has been dominated by a few established players. The Israeli Ministry of Communications (M.O.C) has confirmed that Bridge Talk is officially compliant with all necessary licensing regulations, and welcomes the entrance of competing elements to the market, which will benefit consumers of teleconferencing products.&quot;Our partnership with ACT allows us to compete in Israel with the confidence of having what we believe is the best product on the market with pricing generally only experienced by customers in Europe or the USA. We are now able to offer customers savings of 50 to 60 percent compared to those typically offered by our Israeli competitors as well as provide 24/7 support,&quot; said Scott Curzon, general manager of Bridge Talk. &quot;The demand for our services is increasing every month and with our unique partnership with ACT we expect our growth to continue.&quot;ACT Conferencing backs Bridge Talk with its nearly 20 years of industry know-how, experienced operators and more than half a million satisfied customers spanning 65 countries. ACT will support Bridge Talk with high-touch support that enables a seamless customer experience, simplified administration and overall higher quality conferencing services.&quot;This partnership enables Bridge Talk to offer personalized conferencing services and superior call quality at a far lower price point than its competition. We believe Bridge Talk will continue to be well received in this marketplace and highly successful in record time,&quot; said Marina Bogard, chief sales and marketing officer, ACT Conferencing.To support its pace-setting growth, ACT will provide Bridge Talk with a comprehensive product portfolio and a dedicated team of channel specialists that offer top-of-the-line sales, marketing and technical support to ensure a profitable partner experience.&quot;We will support the company every step along the way to success,&quot; Bogard added.About ACT ConferencingEstablished in 1989, ACT Conferencing is a global provider of corporate audio, web and video collaboration services. ACT's integrated platforms provide managed, international and local-language services. The company is headquartered in Golden, Colorado, with operations in Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Netherlands, Singapore and the UK. For more information, visit www.acttel.com. <br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Newmerix Enhances Automated Change Management Solutions for Oracle E-Business Suite and PeopleSoft]]></title>
<link>http://www.prcompass.com/Software/Newmerix_Enhances_Automated_Change_Management_Solutions_for_Oracle®_E-Business_Suite_and_PeopleSoft®/</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 23 Sep 2008 13:55:55 -0700</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[SAN FRANCISCO, Oracle OpenWorld 2008, Sept. 22, 2008 - Newmerixa4 today announced the general availability of Automate!Change for Oracle E-Business Suite (EBS) 4.2 and Automate!Change for PeopleSoft 4.2, comprehensive and integrated change management solutions. Newmerix solutions help businesses transform manual change tasks into automated and repeatable processes to save costs, improve compliance and minimize production outages.  The company is showcasing the latest versions of Automate!Change this week at Oracle OpenWorld in booth #3119 Moscone West.&quot;Compliance is a critical initiative for most businesses and change management plays a significant role in meeting and maintaining compliance guidelines. Most companies have an extremely difficult time auditing change management processes in these ERP applications,&quot; said Dan Gannon, president and CEO, Newmerix.  &quot;Due to the demand from Oracle application customers, we've enhanced our products to automate more of the change management lifecycle which enables them to be more productive, thus saving businesses significant time and cost.&quot;Newmerix for Oracle EBS and Newmerix for PeopleSoft are the only change management solutions capable of spanning the end-to-end change management lifecycle, including impact analysis, change, test, deployment and auditing. The latest versions of Automate!Change for Oracle EBS and Automate!Change for PeopleSoft include UNIX/Linux remote command execution, SFTP file transfer, command line execution and notification on job step failure. Automate!Change for Oracle EBS 4.2 also features Oracle Forms Customizations and Personalizations, and Oracle Framework Customizations. Automate!Change for PeopleSoft 4.2 now offers Application Designer product build capabilities.  &quot;We're happy to see Newmerix extend its change management and automated testing solutions to Oracle E-Business Suite,&quot; said Randall McCroskey, vice president of enterprise solutions, Pyramid Consulting, Inc. &quot;Based on experience and specialization with PeopleSoft and SAP, Newmerix has developed a very comprehensive offering that we look forward to supporting.&quot;  PricingNewmerix Automate!Change for Oracle EBS and Automate!Change for PeopleSoft are now available worldwide.  For more information on Newmerix products and pricing, please contact Newmerix at (303) 350-3900 or info@newmerix.com.   For more information on Automate!Change for Oracle EBS, visit http://www.newmerix.com/page/newmerix-oracle-e-business-suite. For more information on Automate!Change for PeopleSoft, visit http://www.newmerix.com/page/newmerix-peoplesoft.About NewmerixNewmerix Corporation provides comprehensive and integrated change management solutions specifically designed for the unique architectures of SAP, PeopleSoft and Oracle E-Business applications. By transforming manual ERP change tasks into automated and repeatable processes, Newmerix customers realize significantly reduced costs, more visibility, improved quality and fewer production outages. Founded in 2002 and headquartered in Superior, Colorado, Newmerix is privately held by Siemens Venture Capital, IDG Ventures and Mobius Venture Capital.  For more information, visit http://www.newmerix.com.Newmerix, the Newmerix logos and all other Newmerix solution, product and/or service names are trademarks or registered trademarks of Newmerix Corporation. All other trademarks are property of their respective owners.# # # <br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Embarcadero Announces High-Performance InterBase SMP 2009 Database for Embedded and Enterprise Applications]]></title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 08 Sep 2008 16:52:22 -0700</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[SAN FRANCISCO - Sept. 8, 2008 - Embarcadero Technologies today announced the worldwide availability of InterBase SMP 2009, the newest version of its fast, feature-rich, SQL database for embedded and small-to-medium enterprise applications. The new InterBase SMP 2009 relational database from Embarcadero's CodeGeara4 product line provides extra levels of data security, portability, performance, and uptime to VARs, ISVs, OEMs and enterprise businesses. New security features include bolstered column- and database-level encryption, Over The Wire (OTW) encryption and support for the Advanced Encryption Standard (AES), which provides comprehensive data security. Additionally, InterBase now has built-in support for symmetric multiprocessing (SMP), making it one of the fastest native databases available. A new ToGo Edition of the database features a small footprint (less than 3MB) to give ISVs and OEMs the flexibility to ship an embedded and highly reliable SQL-compliant transactional database.&quot;For more than ten years, we have shipped applications based on InterBase to a wide variety of customers,&quot; said Craig Stuntz, Senior Developer, Vertex Systems Inc. &quot;Its minimal configuration and maintenance requirements, combined with real-world experience, give us confidence that it will continue to perform well without the need for care and feeding by a dedicated IT staff. Larger customers, on the other hand, appreciate the SMP support, incremental backup, and journaling features. Performance monitoring allows us to diagnose issues in the field. And its affordable price helps us to remain competitive in our market.&quot;InterBase is an industrial-strength RDBMS that uniquely delivers high performance and rich features in a lightweight footprint designed to operate with minimal to zero administration. It has been shipping for more than two decades and today powers millions of applications globally. InterBase is most frequently used by developers for building packaged software that need silent installs for embedded and bundled database redistribution, and by small-to-medium-sized enterprises that need a powerful solution with minimal RDBMS support requirements.&quot;With InterBase SMP 2009, we are introducing high-end RDBMS features such as SMP scalability, high availability, AES encryption and OTW security for both embedded and server applications at a highly affordable price point,&quot; said Michael Swindell, Embarcadero Technologies' Vice President of Products. &quot;In addition, InterBase can now also be paired with PowerSQLa4, our powerful new SQL IDE designed to speed SQL development while reducing errors, as well as with ER/Studio, which provides a complete data modeling environment for analyzing, designing, creating, and maintaining database architecture.&quot; Additional product features and benefits include:a4High performance and scalability:  InterBase SMP 2009 now incorporates native support for SMP at no additional cost. With this addition, developers can take advantage of today's multi-core architectures and scale applications transparently across multiple CPUs. a4Near- zero maintenance:  By combining simple installation and automatic crash recovery, along with a self-tuning, self-maintaining engine, InterBase SMP 2009 is very well suited for the embedded market. a4High availability: InterBase SMP 2009 offers increased availability through log-based journaling for short-term recovery, and journal archiving for long-term recovery, in the event of hardware system failures. Online Dump of database files and Point-in-Time Recovery from archives help minimize downtime should a disaster occur. For a full list of features, please visit http://www.codegear.com/products/interbaseAvailability and PricingInterBase SMP 2009 Developer, Desktop and Server Editions are available today worldwide through Embarcadero or one of its global partners. The ToGo Edition is currently scheduled to be available in October 2008.   InterBase SMP Developer Edition comes free of charge as a bundle with CodeGear IDEs.  A free 90-day trial version is also available for anyone to download at http://cc.codegear.com/free/interbase. Pricing for InterBase SMP Server Edition (for Microsoft Windows, Linux, Solarisa4, and Mac OS X) starts at $200 (USD), while the Desktop and ToGo Editions (for Microsoft Windows) start at $60 (USD). Upgrade pricing is also available.About Embarcadero Technologies Embarcadero Technologies, Inc. empowers application developers and database professionals with tools to design, build and run software applications in the environment they choose. A community of more than three million worldwide and 90 of the Fortune 100 rely on Embarcadero's CodeGeara4 and DatabaseGeara4 product lines to increase productivity, openly collaborate and be free to innovate. Founded in 1993, Embarcadero is headquartered in San Francisco, with offices located around the globe. Embarcadero is online at www.embarcadero.com.###Embarcadero, the Embarcadero Technologies logos and all other Embarcadero Technologies product or service names are trademarks or registered trademarks of Embarcadero Technologies, Inc. All other trademarks are property of their respective owners. <br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Embarcadero Performance Centera4 2.5 Arms DBAs with Advanced Monitoring Tools]]></title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 26 Aug 2008 09:45:56 -0700</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[SAN FRANCISCO - Aug. 26, 2008-Embarcadero Technologies is delivering another superior solution to detect, diagnose and correct database performance degradation issues with Performance Center version 2.5. The upgraded monitoring tool incorporates features that help database administrators (DBAs) resolve performance issues and improve end-user service satisfaction levels.With Performance Center 2.5, Embarcadero focused on features that help mitigate the strain DBAs are facing amid the radical growth in data and the increased number of systems under their management. This latest release enables DBAs to review both current and historical performance information for all monitored databases and, by understanding the historical performance spike patterns, they can preclude future performance problems. Details on database activities that could be hampering performance, such as memory, I/O, contention, space, network, objects, users, and SQL code, can be tracked from a single Web-based console that also provides point-in-time health summaries and customizable reports. &quot;DBAs are already overworked and stretched in a million directions, so the last hassle they want to face is a manual performance management tool or one that can't unite multiple database platforms into one simple view,&quot; said Scott Walz, Senior Director of Product Management for Embarcadero. &quot;By providing administrators with enterprise-wide alerts and database health information through a simple UI, Performance Center makes performance monitoring less tedious and time consuming.&quot; The robust new graphical productivity features in Performance Center 2.5 enable DBAs to easily monitor multiple databases platforms from a single view. New graphing zoom features and an enhanced Enterprise View with enterprise-wide alert and health status information help mitigate large-scale database monitoring. Also, the addition of configurable alert thresholds, notifications and escalation paths allow users to stay a step ahead of database issues and capture a wide array of performance metrics.&quot;Managing the performance of our databases is a top priority that requires equal parts of art and science and, ideally, the least amount of time and labor possible,&quot; said Chris Hanson, Principal of Wire Science, a software development company. &quot;Performance Center has become a staple in our company because it gives us fingertip access to all of our database performance details and, with customizable alerts and notifications set to our specific preferences, we can resolve any problems before they result in disgruntled end-users.&quot;Like all other Embarcadero DatabaseGeara4 tools, Performance Center offers cross-platform support for IBM DB2 for Linux, Unix and Windows, Microsoft SQL Servera4, Oracle and Sybase Adaptive Server Enterprise (ASE). Highly detailed and specialized reports can be generated for a variety of audiences, including CIOs, IT managers and business unit managers, who routinely assess operational costs and service-level agreements. &quot;Performance Center is a key component of our strategy in delivering products that detect, diagnose and ultimately correct database performance issues,&quot; said Greg Keller, Embarcadero's Chief Evangelist for DatabaseGear products. &quot;With this release and our other performance optimization tools offered in the DatabaseGear and CodeGear product portfolios, application developers and database professionals alike can quickly implement end-to-end application performance from clients, into servers, and all the way through to the database.&quot;Other key Performance Center 2.5 features and benefits include:a4An agent-less architecture lets DBAs install and configure the tool without involving system administrators, cutting installation costs and timea4An at-a-glance view into overall database health gives guidance to help desk managers a4Server-side caching of monitored metrics results in the immediate population of graphs and grids without the need for client-side caching or initializationa4Increased server capacity offers greater flexibility a4New reporting engine enables quicker set-up, configuration and more custom reporting optionsAvailability and PricingPerformance Center 2.5 is now generally available worldwide. North American introductory pricing begins at $2650 per user. For more information, visit: http://www.embarcadero.com/products/performancecenter.About Embarcadero Technologies Embarcadero Technologies Inc. empowers application developers and database professionals with tools to design, build and run software applications in the environment they choose. A community of more than three million worldwide and 90 of the Fortune 100 rely on Embarcadero's CodeGeara4 and DatabaseGeara4 product lines to increase productivity, openly collaborate and be free to innovate. Founded in 1993, Embarcadero is headquartered in San Francisco, with offices located around the globe. Embarcadero is online at www.embarcadero.com.###Embarcadero, the Embarcadero Technologies logos and all other Embarcadero Technologies product or service names are trademarks or registered trademarks of Embarcadero Technologies, Inc. All other trademarks are property of their respective owners. <br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Embarcadero Introduces ER/Studio Enterprise Portal]]></title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 19 Aug 2008 13:25:31 -0700</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[SAN FRANCISCO - Aug. 19, 2008-Embarcadero Technologies is revolutionizing collaborative data modeling with today's introduction of ER/Studio Enterprise Portal, a search engine for data that transforms the way metadata, business rules and models are located and accessed in the enterprise. By providing global visibility into corporate data assets, the new Portal gives ER/Studio Enterprise users an unprecedented understanding of the information in their enterprise and facilitates company-wide collaboration.   &quot;We're doing for metadata what GoogleTM did for web search. Today's enterprise data explosion has made collecting and refining information time consuming for the architect and hard to understand for the business user,&quot; said Michael Swindell, Vice President of Products, Embarcadero Technologies. &quot;ER/Studio Enterprise Portal dramatically simplifies the process for assembling, finding and communicating technical metadata. At the same time, the collaborative tool extends the value of data models across organizations, helping businesses better respond to change, reuse data across projects and address regulatory compliance issues.&quot;With the Portal, a self-service workbench for data querying and reporting, users can instantly access enterprise data assets for use in systems development, integration, data governance, and regulatory compliance. The powerful reporting and search technology used to develop ER/Studio Enterprise Portal makes it easier for both IT and business users to share data stored in the ER/Studio repository. Its web-based nature enables data consumers - ranging from warehouse architects to developers to business analysts - to effortlessly browse, search and report on metadata quickly and accurately.&quot;One objective of our data architecture is to document and communicate the context and relationships between data elements so that our IT consumers can get their job done,&quot; said Rod Grey, Data Modeler for Federal Home Loan Bank of Topeka. &quot;I use ER/Studio Enterprise to model metadata and am looking forward to implementing ER/Studio Enterprise Portal to communicate with the enterprise. I can see that we can save massive amounts of time publishing the information we need in place of our previous methods. Our data consumers will love being able to quickly find what they're looking for easily via an intuitive web-based tool. The Portal is very competitive in both price and functionality with our current approach.&quot; ER/Studio Enterprise Portal provides the following benefits:Search-engine-like interface is immediately familiar to business end-usersSelf-service reporting workbench increases knowledge worker productivity with on-demand documentationWeb distribution enables global standardization and use of data assets to any organizationSimple installation and implementation provides metadata communication in minutesEmbarcadero's modeling-focused products help database professionals and software developers create, document, change and communicate data about metadata. With products such as ER/Studio, EA/Studioa4 and ER/Studio Enterprise Portal, users can develop and modify data structures (ER/Studio), determine data's use in business processes (EA/Studio) and conduct Web-based searches and communicate information about metadata to a wide variety of audiences (ER/Studio Enterprise Portal). AvailabilityER/Studio Enterprise Portal is available now to ER/Studio Enterprise customers. For more information, visit: www.embarcadero.com/products/er_studio_portal. About Embarcadero Technologies Embarcadero Technologies Inc. empowers application developers and database professionals with tools to design, build and run software applications in the environment they choose. A community of more than three million worldwide and 90 of the Fortune 100 rely on Embarcadero's CodeGeara4 and DatabaseGeara4 product lines to increase productivity, openly collaborate and be free to innovate. Founded in 1993, Embarcadero is headquartered in San Francisco, with offices located around the globe. Embarcadero is online at www.embarcadero.com.###Embarcadero, the Embarcadero Technologies logos and all other Embarcadero Technologies product or service names are trademarks or registered trademarks of Embarcadero Technologies, Inc. All other trademarks are property of their respective owners. <br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[SolarFrameWorks Introduces Industrya4s First Solar Panel Maintenance Solution]]></title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 14 Aug 2008 10:57:09 -0700</pubDate>
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<category>Environmental Services</category>
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<description><![CDATA[SANTA CLARA, Calif. - Aug. 14, 2008 - SolarFrameWorks, a manufacturer and distributor of photovoltaic technology, today introduced a pioneering solar panel cleaning agent, PowerBoost. PowerBoost is a touchless, biodegradable solution that repels debris from solar panels to maximize solar power production and lower utility costs. According to customer results, PowerBoost provides an immediate and dramatic increase in power output.&quot;Solar panel cleaning is extremely important to achieve maximum output of a solar electric system,&quot; said Dr. Patrina Eiffert, CEO, SolarFrameWorks. &quot;The financial impact of a clean solar panel is immediate. More electricity produced by the solar panels means less dollars billed by the utility company and a direct savings to the owner. During this time of year, when solar systems generate the most power due to air conditioning usage, cleaning maintenance is especially important.&quot;Available for both residential and commercial applications, PowerBoost can be applied within minutes using a standard garden hose. The intense foaming solution contains high-quality surfactants that remove grime thereby increasing the level of solar insulation that is able to reach the solar cells. PowerBoost works on all types of glass, such as the tempered glass layered on the top of most crystalline solar panels. PowerBoost not only enhances the cleaning process but leaves behind a specially-formulated coating to reduce the number of cleanings required.&quot;Last year, I installed solar panels to fuel my electricity,&quot; said Richard Loesch, a Carmichael, California resident. &quot;In light of the wild fires raging throughout the state, I grew concerned about how I would be able to properly maintain my solar panels with all the ash and soot left behind. After using PowerBoost, my concern is gone. It's very easy to apply and works instantly. In even the harshest environmental conditions, I am confident in the effectiveness of PowerBoost and highly recommend this product.&quot;Pricing and AvailabilityPowerBoost is available in both industrial and residential strength formulations.  For more information, visit http://www.solarframeworks.com/powerboost.html or call 1-888-90-SOLAR.About SolarFrameWorksSolarFrameWorks, based in Golden, Colorado, is a leading edge designer and manufacturer of mounting and framing solutions for photovoltaic panels. The company specializes in creating low slope commercial roof applications that reduce added roof weight and eliminate costly and time-consuming roof penetrations common to other photovoltaic mounting systems. SolarFrameWorks collaborates directly with photovoltaic OEMs, large system integrators, a network of qualified dealers and manufacturing representatives. For more information, visit http://www.solarframeworks.com. <br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Sorrento Networks Plans to Enter IBM GDPS Qualification Program]]></title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 05 Aug 2008 14:51:18 -0700</pubDate>
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<category>Telecom</category>
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<description><![CDATA[DENVER-Aug. 5, 2008-Sorrento Networks today announced that it intends to enter into a test plan agreement with IBM to certify its optical WDM solutions as interoperable in IBM Geographically Dispersed Parallel Sysplex (GDPS) environments. To initiate the process, Sorrento has obtained licensed IBM patents, intellectual property and know-how related to the GDPS architecture.The GDPS qualification testing of Sorrento's GigaMux and GigaEdge products is planned to include all aspects of a GDPS environment, including functionality, recovery and performance measurements. It will be carried out at the IBM Vendor Solutions Connectivity Lab in Poughkeepsie, New York. &quot;For Sorrento, successfully completing the IBM System za4 GDPS qualification program will be a strong proof-point for the performance of our WDM products in real-world environments,&quot; said Jim Nevelle, CEO of Sorrento Networks. &quot;Meanwhile, the qualification will open up new doors for our partners and customers by enabling them to offer IBM-certified solutions that incorporate our cost-effective WDM technology.&quot; Sorrento's entry into the GDPS qualification program grants the company access to proprietary IBM protocols and applications used in a GDPS environment, as well as to technical information pertaining to future IBM releases and to GDPS architecture changes. Successful completion of the program will verify that Sorrento's products are interoperable within a GDPS for highly effective business continuity and disaster recovery over distances, regardless of bandwidth requirements. GDPS ExplainedGDPS is a multi-site solution that is designed to provide the capability to manage remote copy configuration and storage subsystems, automate Parallel Sysplex operational tasks, and perform failure recovery from a single point of control, thereby improving application availability. IBM only supports WDM products that are qualified by System z for use in GDPS/PPRC, GDPS/Global Mirror, and GDPS/XRC two-site solutions, as well as in GDPS Metro/z/OS Global Mirror, and GDPS Metro/Global Mirror three-site solutions. Achieved through sharing and parallel processing, IBM's parallel sysplex technology extends performance to billions of instructions per second.About Sorrento Networks - Optical Networks Made SimpleSorrento Networks is a global provider of metro optical access solutions, offering an edge-to-regional CWDM, DWDM and ROADM product portfolio to carriers and enterprises. Sorrento Networks' GigaMux and GigaEdge optical transport products efficiently add bandwidth to clients' networks and transport mission-critical services and applications across the network infrastructure. The company is headquartered in Denver, Colo., with offices in Oakland, Calif. and Stuttgart, Germany. For more information, visit www.sorrentonet.com. <br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Embarcadero Unveils DB Optimizer for High-Performance SQL Profiling and Tuning]]></title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 15 Jul 2008 08:57:03 -0700</pubDate>
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<category>Technology</category>
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<description><![CDATA[SAN FRANCISCO - July 15, 2008-Embarcadero Technologies is releasing DB Optimizer, a new tool that allows developers and database administrators to maximize database performance by detecting and reconciling SQL coding issues. DB Optimizer enables quick discovery, diagnosis and optimization of poor-performing SQL, eliminating performance bottlenecks and improving the operation of production databases and applications.&quot;The golden rule with SQL is quality in equals quality out, so there's nothing worse than sending poor SQL code to production and having it negatively affect database or application performance,&quot; said Thorsten Raab, principal, Blue Harbors, a global SAP consulting firm. &quot;When using DB Optimizer, we've found that it helps us pinpoint data-intensive or frequently executed queries and optimize any problematic statements, thus improving the overall performance of our application.&quot;Embarcadero DB Optimizer is a SQL profiling and tuning IDE (Integrated Development Environment). By focusing in on specific SQL statements through query statistics (e.g. CPU, I/O, wait times) it can optimize any problematic statements. DB Optimizer is designed to work with all existing database tools to prevent performance-related outages and to help organizations maintain maximum database uptime. &quot;Optimization is a critical part of the development lifecycle. By adding DB Optimizer to our core product portfolio, we can fully address the customers' need to maximize overall performance whether they design, build or run databases, independent of the platform or tools they are currently using,&quot; said Greg Nerpouni, product manager for Embarcadero. &quot;DB Optimizer enables developers and DBAs to drill down into SQL-related issues at a detailed level, while allowing users to focus their attention on the areas that boost productivity.&quot;Additional key features of DB Optimizer include:-Graphical visualization of wait-time analysis to easily pinpoint the SQL causing poor database performance -Hyperlinked drill-downs to locate detailed activity information for an individual SQL statement -Explain plans for a better understanding of SQL execution and the performance costs-Real-time Quick Fixes to automatically flag and correct inefficient SQL (Oracle)-Batch tuning of DML statements, stored routines, entire SQL files and the System Global Area (Oracle)-Cross-platform - supports DB2, Oracle, SQL Server and Sybase databases&quot;DB Optimizer is the first of several tools that will enable customers to address complete end-to-end application performance all the way from clients, into servers and through to the database,&quot; said Michael Swindell, vice president of products for Embarcadero. &quot;By bringing together DatabaseGeara4 and CodeGeara4 tools and technology, Embarcadero is delivering a complete portfolio of platform-independent optimization tools for both application developers and database professionals.&quot;Pricing and AvailabilityEmbarcadero DB Optimizer is now available worldwide. North American pricing begins at $1,500 per license. DB Optimizer can be purchased directly through Embarcadero or through one of its global partners. For more information, visit www.embarcadero.com/products/dboptimizer.About Embarcadero Technologies Embarcadero Technologies Inc. empowers application developers and database professionals with tools to design, build and run software applications in the environment they choose. A community of more than three million worldwide and 90 of the Fortune 100 rely on Embarcadero's CodeGeara4 and DatabaseGeara4 product lines to increase productivity, openly collaborate and be free to innovate. Founded in 1993, Embarcadero is headquartered in San Francisco, with offices located around the globe. Embarcadero is online at www.embarcadero.com.###Embarcadero, the Embarcadero Technologies logos and all other Embarcadero Technologies product or service names are trademarks or registered trademarks of Embarcadero Technologies, Inc. All other trademarks are property of their respective owners. <br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Sorrento Networks Delivers 40Gbps WDM Solution]]></title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jun 2008 07:32:31 -0700</pubDate>
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<category>Telecom</category>
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<description><![CDATA[DENVER-June 23, 2008-Sorrento Networks, a global provider of metro optical access solutions, is helping service providers meet exploding bandwidth demands with its new GigaMux 6440, a 40Gbps metro optical access product. The GigaMux 6440 provides an immediate reduction in transport costs and a four-fold increase in bandwidth capacity. Sorrento is bringing the GigaMux 6440 to market through an OEM partnership with StrataLight Communications, the market leader in commercial deployment of 40 Gbps optical transmission subsystems.The GigaMux 6440 is a carrier-class solution designed to help service providers address the unprecedented growth in IP traffic, storage area networks (SANs) and data centers, as well as offer more high-bandwidth capabilities to their customers. The WDM solution can be added to 10Gbps architectures without causing disruption to existing networks or requiring additional fiber cables. The GigaMux 6440 provides full redundancy and can be retrofitted into existing 10 Gbps WDM optical channels to support multi-haul traffic.  &quot;Service providers must find cost-effective ways to meet escalating bandwidth and capacity demands utilizing their existing infrastructures,&quot; said Jim Nevelle, CEO, Sorrento Networks. &quot;The GigaMux 6440 is a powerful WDM solution that raises the current industry standard in the metro space. In essence, it serves as the on-ramp for service providers to gain instant access to more bandwidth using their existing fiber networks.&quot;The GigaMux 6440 is now available for lab trials. About Sorrento Networks - Optical Networks Made SimpleSorrento Networks is a global provider of metro optical access solutions, offering an edge-to-regional CWDM, DWDM and ROADM product portfolio to carriers and enterprises. Sorrento Networks' GigaMux optical transport products efficiently add bandwidth to clients' networks and transport mission-critical services and applications across the network infrastructure. The company is headquartered in Denver, Colo., with offices in Oakland, Calif. and Stuttgart, Germany. For more information, visit www.sorrentonet.com. <br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Sorrento Networks Expands Its Executive Management Team]]></title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jun 2008 10:00:08 -0700</pubDate>
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<category>Telecom</category>
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<description><![CDATA[DENVER - June 16, 2008 - Sorrento Networks, a global provider of metro optical access solutions, today announced that Michael Holmes has joined the company as vice president of sales for the Americas and Pacific, and Michael Cawley has joined as vice president of sales for EMEA. &quot;Holmes and Cawley are seasoned sales professionals who are going to contribute immensely to Sorrento during this time of tremendous growth and change,&quot; said Jim Nevelle, co-founder and CEO of Sorrento Networks. &quot;Their experience and strategic sense will help us build on the momentum we're seeing in these regions of the world.&quot; Holmes will oversee Sorrento's sales organization across North America, South America and the Pacific Rim. He will be responsible for revenue generation for Sorrento's entire product portfolio and for contributing to the company's overall growth. Holmes is a metro and access optical industry veteran who comes to the company from Redfern Broadband Networks (RBN), which was recently acquired by Sorrento. He has also held senior sales roles with Imperva, Cloudshield, CIENA, Cisco, 3Com Corporation and SBC. As vice president of sales for Imperva, he established a new market category and grew annual revenue to $10 million from the ground up. At CIENA, Holmes successfully stabilized the company's China partnership strategy and built a comprehensive in-country support program. Based in the UK, Cawley will spearhead Sorrento's expansion and revenue generation in EMEA. Along with his team, he will focus on the growth of Sorrento's existing customer base of telephone companies, CLECs and WDM infrastructure providers, as well as on the acquisition of new customers in the region. Cawley brings to Sorrento more than 25 years of experience in telecommunications and networking. He previously served as the principal of ixAssociates where he strengthened commercial relationships with customers and created sustainable revenue streams. Before that, he was the European business development director for Worldview Technology Partners. He has also held senior-level positions at ONI Systems, Osicom Technologies, Rockwell Network Systems and several other companies. About Sorrento Networks - Optical Networks Made Simple Sorrento Networks is a global provider of metro optical access solutions, offering an edge-to-regional CWDM, DWDM and ROADM product portfolio to carriers and enterprises. Sorrento Networks' GigaMux optical transport products efficiently add bandwidth to clients' networks, and transport mission-critical services and applications across the network infrastructure. The company is headquartered in Denver, Colo., with offices in Oakland, Calif. and Stuttgart, Germany. For more information, visit www.sorrentonet.com. ### Sorrento, the Sorrento Networks logos and all other Sorrento Networks product or service names are trademarks or registered trademarks of Sorrento Networks, Inc. All other trademarks are property of their respective owners. <br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[U.S. Promotional Agency Wins International Business via BootB]]></title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jun 2008 08:50:44 -0700</pubDate>
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<category>Advertising</category>
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<description><![CDATA[DENVER - June 19, 2008 - An Atlanta-based promotional agency won a new piece of international business by leveraging the power of BootB, an online pitching engine that brings together top brands with creative brains from around the planet. Studio 101 was awarded the brief by Abrau-Durso, a prestigious Russian winery, for the design of a special-edition champagne bottle that it is producing for the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia. Abrau-Durso posted its brief on www.BootB.com seeking creative design ideas for its special-edition champagne bottles. Via BootB, Abrau-Durso received 124 entries from people in 21 countries. The winning design submitted by Studio 101 features Russian landscape, a winter Olympic athlete on a frosted bottle and a commemorative cork. &quot;Working virtually through BootB was a smart business move because it allowed us to focus on Abrau-Durso's design objectives, rather than spending time in meetings and forking out money for fancy presentations and travel costs,&quot; said Susan Johnson, director of marketing communications for Studio 101. &quot;Agencies have been hoping for a service like BootB that helps companies of any size conduct extend their business globally, gives the smaller guys a chance to pursue big pitches, and acts as another resource for creative talent.&quot;BootB works as an online marketplace that allows anyone with Web access and a creative concept - from students to soccer moms to professional agencies - to respond to the briefs posted by major companies and to be paid professional fees for their ideas. Briefs are available across 10 categories, such as advertising, marketing and design. Since the company launched in January 2008, more than 7,500 people in 116 countries have registered on www.BootB.com to view briefs and submit their ideas. To service the global marketplace, BootB operates in 12 languages.&quot;The creative disciplines are among the last to take advantage of the Web 2.0 phenomenon and it has decelerate an industry known for thinking outside of the box,&quot; said Pier Ludovico Bancale, CEO, BootB. &quot;We created BootB to tear down geographic and language barriers and allow companies like Abrau-Durso to find creativity in all corners of the planet. After all, there's no rule that says a Madison Avenue agency is more creative than, say, an artist in Brazil, which is who was awarded a recent project listed on BootB.&quot;Several marquee international companies have taken advantage of BootB, including Lego, Disney, Peugeot and Unicef. Briefs currently open for submissions can be viewed on the site at http://www.bootb.com/en/all-briefs/. Both brands and creatives can register on the site for free, and there is no charge to creatives to view briefs and submit their ideas.&quot;This experience has been like hitting a double jackpot for our business,&quot; added Johnson. &quot;We discovered BootB through a contact in Australia and now we're regularly visiting the site so we can pounce on the next relevant brief. Plus, the project through Abrau-Durso looks like it's going to lead to an ongoing business relationship.&quot;PRESS CONTACT: For more information about BootB, to schedule an interview with the BootB CEO Pier Ludovico Bancale or with Studio 101 Director Susan Johnson, or to see a sample of the winning Abrau-Durso design, please contact Michelle Chase at +1.303.284.8440/ michelle@chasecomm.net, or Rebecca Scanlan at +1.303.733.0328/ rebecca@chasecomm.net. <br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Sorrento Networks Acquires Assets of Redfern Broadband Networks]]></title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 30 May 2008 07:29:22 -0700</pubDate>
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<category>Telecom</category>
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<description><![CDATA[DENVER-May 30, 2008-Sorrento Networks, a global provider of metro optical access solutions, announced today the asset purchase of Redfern Broadband Networks (RBN) Inc. RBN, headquartered in Australia, develops, manufactures and markets optical networking equipment. Under terms of the agreement, Sorrento has acquired all assets of RBN, including products, customer contracts, channel partner relationships, test equipment and more. Financial details are undisclosed.By acquiring RBN assets, Sorrento has expanded its metro optical access product portfolio to address customers' growing bandwidth needs in hardened, outside plant environments.  With the RBN GigaEdge product suite, Sorrento now offers a cost-effective solution for carriers to extend their fiber-based services closer to their customers.  The companies' products are similarly designed to help telecommunications carriers and enterprises increase the bandwidth of their existing networks and lower the cost of providing next-generation broadband services. &quot;Sorrento's focus is to grow our worldwide footprint by providing reliable products that address changing customer requirements, maintaining a low-cost structure and exceeding customer service expectations,&quot; said Jim Nevelle, CEO of Sorrento Networks. &quot;By acquiring RBN's assets, we gain new, global customers, valuable channel partnerships in Europe and Asia and complementary optical platforms. The acquisition of RBN's proven optical technology strengthens our competitive edge.&quot;   RBN's GigaEdge Optical Services Provisioning Platforms (OSPP) aggregate the many different services found at the edge of the network and solve the high-capacity optical upgrade needs of customers. Under terms of the acquisition, Sorrento will gain RBN's complete product portfolio, including the GigaEdge 2300, 6000 and 8200 series, as well as the GigaCraft 1200. In addition, Sorrento will enhance its global reach via acquired channel relationships and service provider customers. RBN's strategic partners include companies such as Embarq and Ericsson, and its customer base includes global leaders such as Alltel, PCCW Hong Kong and Siminn Telecom Iceland. &quot;Sorrento shares our vision for developing and delivering innovative optical networking products that provide long-term value and scalability,&quot; said Graham Mitchell, CEO of RBN Inc. &quot;By joining forces, we can give our partners and customers access to broader support and deeper development capabilities that will support ever-evolving optical networking needs.&quot;About Sorrento Networks - Optical Networks Made SimpleSorrento Networks is a global provider of metro optical access solutions, offering an edge-to-regional CWDM, DWDM and ROADM product portfolio to carriers and enterprises. Sorrento Networks' GigaMux optical transport products efficiently add bandwidth to clients' networks and transport mission-critical services and applications across the network infrastructure. The company is headquartered in Denver, Colo., with offices in Oakland, Calif. and Stuttgart, Germany. For more information, visit www.sorrentonet.com.About RBN Inc.RBN Inc. develops, manufactures and markets next-generation optical transport platforms. RBN's products include: the RBNi GigaEdge 8200 CWDM OEO ROADM, which is OSP hardened and deployed in North America, Europe and Asia; the RBNi GigaEdge 2300 Programmable Optical Transport Platform, which is configurable as a xWDM Port Expander or Transponder/Muxponder (GigaEdge 2320) or SONET/SDH Mini-MSPP (GigaEdge 2330); and the RBNi GigaEdge 6000 series passive, OSP hardened CWDM filter modules. For more information, visit www.rbni.com. <br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[BootB Launches Advertising Campaign and Reveals $100,000 Winner]]></title>
<link>http://www.prcompass.com/Advertising/BootB_Launches_Advertising_Campaign_and_Reveals_100000_Winner/</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 20 May 2008 07:17:44 -0700</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[DENVER - May 20, 2008 - BootB, an online marketplace dedicated to revolutionizing the advertising industry, today launched its print and online ad campaign in the United States based on the creative concept submitted by Naveen Iyengar of Bangalor, India. After reviewing 322 submissions from 67 countries, BootB awarded $100,000 to Iyengar for his imaginative concept, which depicts ideas being juiced from a creative brain. Visit www.BootB.com to view a sample ad.BootB posted its own brief with the goal of developing an ad campaign to attract companies with creative needs and individuals with imaginative flair. The winner, Iyengar, found BootB an ideal medium to channel his creative ideas. He is the founder of Unicel Technologies, a telecommunications and mobile phone operator, and has a master's degree in business.  He describes creativity as an inherent part of his nature. &quot;I toiled on this idea during breaks at the office and at home in my off-hours and the entire creative process was really fun and a stress buster compared with my corporate life,&quot; said Iyengar. &quot;This project gave me space, identity, freedom and gratification, and the best part was that I could be my best or worst and there was no one to judge the process. The money is a fantastic bonus and I'm already thinking about ways to spend it.&quot;BootB works as an online marketplace that allows anyone anywhere to respond to the creative briefs posted by major companies and to be paid professional fees for their ideas. Since the company launched in January 2008, more than 7,500 people in 112 countries have registered on www.BootB.com to view ad briefs and submit their ideas. To service the global marketplace, BootB operates in 12 languages.CEO Pier Ludovico Bancale, an international marketing and advertising veteran, founded BootB based on a vision to revolutionize the advertising community by eliminating geographic barriers and giving those with creative talent an outlet to express themselves. &quot;This is a great example of how BootB is intended to work - completely absent of geographical boundaries,&quot; said Bancale. &quot;BootB serves as a worldwide melting pot of originality. We allow any organization to solicit creative ideas and choose the best concepts submitted by people of all ages and all cultures from around the globe.&quot;In less than five months since BootB was established, several well-known companies have utilized the power of BootB spanning the United Kingdom (Reckitt-Benckiser), Denmark (Lego), France (Peugeot, Auchan), Russia (Abrau-Durso), India (PVM), Italy (Ferrero, Mondadori, Gancia), Switzerland (Unicef) and the US (Disney, PMI). Winning submissions have been posted by creative brains located in Belgium, Brazil, France, Italy, Russia, Ukraine and the US. PRESS CONTACT: For more information about BootB or to schedule an interview with BootB CEO Pier Ludovico Bancale or with the BootB brief winner, Naveen Iyengar, please contact Michelle Chase at +1.303.284.8440/ michelle@chasecomm.net, or Rebecca Scanlan at +1.303.733.0328/ rebecca@chasecomm.net. <br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Embarcadero Technologies to Acquire CodeGeara4 from Borland Software]]></title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 07 May 2008 13:20:26 -0700</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[SAN FRANCISCO - May 7, 2008 - Embarcadero Technologies, a privately-held company of Thoma Cressey Bravo, today announced that they signed a definitive asset purchase agreement with Borland Software Corporation (NASDAQ: BORL) to purchase its  CodeGear division. The transaction is expected to close in 30 to 60 days. By combining the market leaders in development tools and database tools, Embarcadero will be able to address the growing productivity and resource challenges companies face as a result of different applications and diverse database platforms. With more than $100 million in annual revenue and over 500 employees worldwide, the combined companies will operate under the Embarcadero Technologies name. &quot;The application and database development worlds are colliding and the synergies between these two companies make this union timely and logical,&quot; said Orlando Bravo, managing partner of Thoma Cressey Bravo. &quot;This acquisition will yield Embarcadero the financial strength, people and product innovation to aggressively address the demands of this evolving market,&quot; said Holden Spaht, Principal of Thoma Cressey Bravo.The acquisition of the CodeGear business is expected to make Embarcadero the world's largest, independent software provider offering an integrated portfolio to design, develop, manage and optimize heterogeneous applications and their databases. Customers and partners will benefit from Embarcadero's ability to help fully integrate their application development lifecycle, automate error-prone tasks and dramatically increase their productivity.   In addition, Embarcadero gains a significantly larger sales footprint to serve millions of software developers, architects, independent software vendors (ISVs) and database professionals worldwide. The combined market opportunity for Embarcadero and CodeGear products will represent more than 15 million users worldwide and is expected to grow by up to 10 percent annually, according to industry reports.&quot;Today's announcement is great news for our CodeGear customers, employees, partners and the community at large,&quot; said Jim Douglas, CEO of CodeGear. &quot;This will give us the resources to be even more aggressive and focused on our core products and markets.&quot; CodeGear serves a range of Java and Windows developers through its award-winning JBuilder, Delphi and C++Builder product lines, as well as a new generation of web developers with its innovative products for the PHP and Ruby languages. &quot;CodeGear is a recognized leader with a loyal developer community and established global channels,&quot; said Wayne Williams, CEO of Embarcadero Technologies. &quot;By incorporating its strong product portfolio, Embarcadero will be positioned to expand into new markets and develop cutting-edge products that are a quantum leap for the industry. The combination of our companies will unlock enormous potential for our customers and partners.&quot;Embarcadero expects to pay a purchase price of approximately $23 million to Borland for the CodeGear assets and Borland will retain CodeGear accounts receivables which are estimated to have an approximate value of an additional $7 million. Other material terms will be disclosed in a Form 8-K to be filed by Borland with the Securities and Exchange Commission.The transaction is expected to close by June 30, 2008. Until then, Embarcadero will continue to operate as an autonomous entity and CodeGear will remain a division of Borland Software. Once the transaction is closed, Williams will continue in his role and lead the combined business.About Embarcadero TechnologiesEmbarcadero Technologies, Inc. delivers professional grade database tools that companies use to design, develop and manage databases and the data they contain. More than 12,000 customers worldwide and over 90 of the Fortune 100 rely on Embarcadero's cross-platform tools to reduce complexity, improve productivity and strengthen security. The company's flagship database tools include: ER/Studio, DBArtisan, Rapid SQL and Change Manager. Founded in 1993, Embarcadero Technologies is headquartered in San Francisco with offices in Melbourne, Australia, Munich, Germany and Maidenhead, United Kingdom. For more information, visit www.embarcadero.com.About CodeGearCodeGear from Borland Software Corporation (NASDAQ: BORL) delivers innovative, high-productivity development tools for a wide spectrum of software developers ranging from individuals to enterprise teams. CodeGear products enable developers to freely develop on their platform of choice while focusing on simplifying complex technologies and tasks so they can concentrate on application design, not infrastructure, to enable on-time project delivery. With more than 3.2 million users in more than 29 countries, CodeGear supports some of the most demanding vertical industries including financial services, telecommunications, manufacturing, healthcare and government. To learn more about CodeGear and its products, visit www.codegear.com. CodeGear. Where Developers Matter.About Thoma Cressey Bravo Thoma Cressey Bravo is a leading private equity investment firm that has been providing equity and strategic support to experienced management teams building growing companies for more than 27 years. The firm originated the concept of &quot;industry consolidation&quot; or &quot;build and buy&quot; investing, which seeks to create value through the strategic use of acquisitions to accelerate business growth. Through a series of private equity funds, Thoma Cressey Bravo currently manages approximately $2.0 billion of equity capital. In the software industry, Thoma Cressey Bravo has completed 34 acquisitions across 12 platform companies with total annual earnings in excess of $500 million.  For more information on Thoma Cressey Bravo, visit http://www.tcb.com. Forward-Looking StatementsStatements made in this release that are not historical facts are &quot;forward-looking statements&quot; and accordingly involve risk and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those described in this release. Forward-looking statements include, for example, all statements relating to the closing of the transaction and the projected financial performance and plans and objectives of the combined businesses.  The potential risks and uncertainties that could cause results to differ materially include, among others, the closing of the transaction and the ability of management to predict the financial and business performance.  Neither Embarcardero nor Borland intend to update this information to reflect future events or circumstances unless required by law.###Embarcadero, the Embarcadero Technologies logos and all other Embarcadero Technologies product or service names are trademarks or registered trademarks of Embarcadero Technologies, Inc. All other trademarks are property of their respective owners. CodeGeara4, JBuilder, Delphi and C++Builder are trademarks or registered trademarks of Borland Software Corporation or its subsidiaries in the United States and other countries. <br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Sorrento Networks Announces New Executive Team Members]]></title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 26 Mar 2008 15:18:41 -0700</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[DENVER - March 26, 2008 - Sorrento Networks, a global provider of metro optical access solutions, is expanding its executive leadership team with three key management hires. The company has appointed Chris Garcia as vice president of development, Ralph Tavino as vice president of global services and support, and Andy Williams as director of operations. &quot;Delivering on our goal of building the best optical access organization hinges on hiring the brightest talent,&quot; said Jim Nevelle, co-founder and CEO of Sorrento Networks. &quot;These professionals bring years of relevant management experience and market expertise to Sorrento and we couldn't have asked for a more qualified trio to round out our executive team.&quot;As vice president of development, Garcia now oversees the design and engineering teams for the company's flagship GigaMux optical transport platforms. Prior to joining Sorrento, he held management positions with Zhone Technologies, Lucent Technologies and Ascend Communications.In the vice president of services and support role, Tavino leads the company's worldwide customer satisfaction initiatives. He boasts more than 25 years of experience working within customer support organizations and joins Sorrento Networks from Carrier Access, a provider of consolidated access technology. Williams, in the director of operations position, will be responsible for the company's end-to-end manufacturing processes and all manufacturing facilities. Williams previously served as the senior operations manager of optical products for Zhone Technologies.About Sorrento Networks - Optical Networks Made SimpleSorrento Networks is a global provider of metro optical access solutions, offering an edge-to-regional CWDM, DWDM and ROADM product portfolio to carriers and enterprises. Sorrento Networks' GigaMux optical transport products efficiently add bandwidth to clients' networks, and transport mission-critical services and applications across the network infrastructure. The company is headquartered in Denver, Colo., with offices in Oakland, Calif. and Stuttgart, Germany. For more information, visit www.sorrentonet.com.###Sorrento, the Sorrento Networks logos and all other Sorrento Networks product or service names are trademarks or registered trademarks of Sorrento Networks, Inc. All other trademarks are property of their respective owners. <br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Embarcadero Releases New Eclipse SQL Development Tool]]></title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 18 Mar 2008 13:08:21 -0700</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[SANTA CLARA, Calif. - EclipseCon 2008 (Booth #405) - March 17, 2008 - Following on its recent series of announcements of key hires from the Eclipse community, Embarcadero is debuting its new professional-grade SQL development tool, PowerSQL, today at EclipseCon 2008. PowerSQL dramatically improves productivity for Eclipse application developers charged with SQL development.&quot;With the growing sophistication of J2EE, Ruby on Rails and other development frameworks increasingly dependent on databases, application developers require more depth in knowledge and tooling for the underlying DBMS technologies,&quot; said Greg Keller, vice president of product management, Embarcadero Technologies. &quot;PowerSQL brings developers what they expect in an IDE with tremendous depth equaling hundreds of man-years worth of experience in database SQL parsing, connection, debugging and general optimization to produce high-performance SQL.&quot;Embarcadero PowerSQL, the company's fourth tool built on the Eclipse framework, is a SQL IDE (Integrated Development Environment) that can be installed as a standalone application (Eclipse RCP) or as an Eclipse plug-in. It offers native support for Oracle, Microsoft SQL Server, Sybase and DB2 for LUW, as well as JBDC support for other prominent DBMSs such as MySQL. PowerSQL runs on both Windows and Linux operating systems.  Its flexibility and compatibility, in addition to a low price-point, make it a must-have tool for application developers who are increasingly working with databases. &quot;We are seeing an upsurge in the number of traditional developers who are taking on more database work and using SQL on a somewhat regular basis,&quot; said John F. Andrews, president and CEO of Evans Data Corporation. &quot;In fact, according to research we conducted in September 2007, SQL is the second most popular language among Eclipse users, with 64 percent using it at least some of the time.&quot;Features of the new Embarcadero PowerSQL tool include:a4SQL Code Assist ensures 100% object name accuracy, even when not connected to a database, plus real-time SQL syntax validationa4SQL Project Insight provides project-level SQL file cataloging and search features to help streamline project organization and maintenance a4Migration Wizard imports data sources from Eclipse DTP (Data Tools Project) or Quest TOAD a4Data Source Explorer enables users to easily navigate, search, extract DDL, execute commands, and even browse an outline view without opening the SQL filea4Formatting Profiles ensure consistent, quality code layout for easy review and extension. Profiles can be customized and shared. &quot;Embarcadero continues to deliver on its commitment to Eclipse,&quot; said Mike Milinkovich, executive director, Eclipse Foundation. &quot;By bringing new Eclipse-based tools to market like PowerSQL, more developers are able to experience the many benefits offered by Eclipse. Embarcadero is a great example of a company that is providing innovative solutions to the Eclipse community.&quot; Pricing and AvailabilityEmbarcadero PowerSQL is now available in three versions worldwide: Personal, Standard and Professional. North American pricing for Personal Edition begins with annual subscription-based options as low as $8.25 per month per developer. Embarcadero PowerSQL can be purchased online at www.embarcadero.com/store.  For more information, visit www.embarcadero.com/products/powersql.About Embarcadero TechnologiesEmbarcadero Technologies, Inc. delivers professional grade database tools that companies use to design, develop and manage databases and the data they contain. More than 12,000 customers worldwide and over 90 of the Fortune 100 rely on Embarcadero's cross-platform tools to reduce complexity, improve productivity and strengthen security. The company's flagship database tools include: ER/Studio, DBArtisan, Rapid SQL and Change Manager. Founded in 1993, Embarcadero Technologies is headquartered in San Francisco with offices in Melbourne, Australia, Munich, Germany and Maidenhead, United Kingdom. For more information, visit www.embarcadero.com. <br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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