Friday, September 2, 2011

Multi-Billion Dollar Retailer Selects inContact Cloud Solution to Enhance Contact Center Operations


Company’s Move to the Cloud Ensures Consistent and Branded Experience for Business and Commercial Customers


SALT LAKE CITY -- inContact (NASDAQ:SAAS), the leading provider of on-demand call center software and call center agent optimization tools, today announced that a multi-billion dollar retailer has selected the inContact cloud call routing solution to power its 100-agent inbound call center functions, including customer service, sales, and employee relations.The company selected inContact based on its powerful interaction scripting, intelligent reporting and the ability to cost-effectively route the right calls to the appropriately skilled agents via the cloud.1Frost & Sullivan, Premise Vs. Hosted Contact Center: Total Cost of Ownership Analysis, April 2011

About inContactAs a leading provider and “household name,” this company has always strived to deliver a high quality experience that reflects its brand values in its product offerings, both online and at retail locations. The company identified limitations in their legacy contact center systems that restrained that customer experience. The issues included lack of support for additional contact channels, the inability to make fast, on-demand changes to support new products, campaigns and markets and very limited reporting that couldn’t provide insight into the effectiveness of contact center operations. The company faced a significant capital investment to upgrade their existing premise system, and instead made the strategic decision to move its call center functions to the cloud on the inContact platform.Safe Harbor Statement: The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 provides a safe harbor for forward-looking information made on the Company’s behalf. All statements, other than statements of historical facts which address the Company’s expectations of sources of capital or which express the Company’s expectation for the future with respect to financial performance or operating strategies, can be identified as forward-looking statements. Such statements made by the Company are based on knowledge of the environment in which it operates, but because of the factors previously listed, as well as other factors beyond the control of the Company, actual results may differ materially from the expectations expressed in the forward-looking statements. (For the complete statement, please click here.)“Some of the world’s most respected brands are moving to the cloud to provide a compelling competitive advantage and ensure a high level of branded service,” said Paul Jarman, inContact CEO. “By making a strategic move to the cloud, this company can create a differentiated and profitable customer experience while dramatically reducing operational costs and improving efficiency. In fact, a recent study by Frost & Sullivan1 found that contact centers can lower the cost of their contact handling and workforce optimization infrastructure by up to 43% over a five-year period by utilizing cloud-based offerings rather than installing equipment in their own facilities.”inContact (NASDAQ: SAAS) helps call centers around the globe create profitable customer experiences through its powerful portfolio of cloud-based call center software solutions. The company’s services and solutions enable call centers to operate more efficiently, optimize the cost and quality of every customer interaction, create new pathways to profit and ensure ongoing customer-centric business improvement and growth. To learn more, visit www.inContact.com.Jarman concluded, “More than ever, the world’s leading brands are turning to the cloud and to inContact to ensure that their customer service solutions are flexible, relevant and customer-centric, ensuring a consistent level of service excellence into the future.”Additional Information

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WebRadar Version 3 Automates Content Reporting and Analytics for IT, Marketing Teams, Content Administrators and Authors


Ephox Corporation today announced the release of WebRadar Version 3, the leading content analytics and reporting tool for IBM Web Content Manager (IBM WCM). WebRadar 3 delivers new user-focused features, which include advanced reporting capabilities, charting, personalized dashboards, report sharing, and email notifications. WebRadar 3 also leverages new workflow and project features introduced in version 7.0 of IBM Web Content Manager.


With WebRadar 3, teams are able to improve the overall quality of their published web content by improving the web production process of their entire organization.Adding WebRadar 3 to IBM Web Content Manager provides a wide array of enhancements that make the web production process more accessible to a broader user base. WebRadar 3 is used by IT, Marketing, HR, Content Managers, Content Authors and other departments to improve the effectiveness of their web content production process.Contact: Emily McAuliffe Ephox Corporation 650-292-9659 ext. 721 Email Contact"WebRadar 3 delivers a powerful reporting engine which enables users to create and run reports on the information that matters to them," said Tim Thatcher, Ephox Senior Vice President of Products and Strategy. "From content administrators to marketing teams, now everyone in the organization can report, analyze and modify everything from a global web campaign to the latest draft."Watch a video demonstration of WebRadar 3 or download a free trial at http://webradarwcm.comExpanded Reporting Features Now you can now run thousands of different reports related to content in IBM Web Content Manager. Users have access to a report building engine that provides the power they need to run reports that matter to them. WebRadar 3 also comes with custom pie and bar charts for each report created. Project Reporting New reporting criteria is available to work with IBM Web Content Manager 7.0's new project capabilities. Project reporting makes it easy to identify which content items might delay the publication of your project. If you want to know how many times your home page has been updated, by which projects, and when, then WebRadar 3 delivers. Advanced Multi-Edit Features With WebRadar 3, the number of fields available for editing has expanded. Now making changes to multiple pieces of content is simpler and more effective. You can easily move content between site areas and assign existing content to new workflows, reassign content authoring tasks, update content expiration dates, adjust permissions, or extend web campaigns. Charting Analyze large, detailed result sets quickly with new charting capabilities. View data according to any of the IBM Web Content Manager metadata fields. You no longer need to wade through reams of data to get meaningful insights from your web content management system. Designed for Multiple Departments WebRadar 3 introduces a wide array of enhancements that make content reporting and content analytics available to a broader user base. WebRadar 3 can now be used by IT, Marketing, HR, Content Managers, Content Authors, and other departments who publish web content. Personalized Dashboards WebRadar 3 comes fully loaded with customizable dashboards. Now WebRadar users have easy access to the reports that help them manage, analyze, and modify content that they're responsible for. Create, Share, and Email Reports Users can create daily or weekly report subscriptions delivered directly to their inbox. Reports can be saved as spreadsheets or PDFs and can be shared with anyone within the organization. New Permission Settings Gain a higher level of security with WebRadar 3's new permission parameters. WebRadar's varying levels of permissions allow you to grant or prevent access from creating and viewing reports to multi-edit functions.Now you and your team have the control you need to report, analyze and modify content in IBM WCM. WebRadar 3 provides more reports, more flexibility, and more visualization tools along with enhanced business process capabilities, which significantly improve the web production process for your entire organization.About Ephox Ephox is a fast-growing software company focused on transforming the web production experience by enhancing the productivity and quality of website authoring and management. The company's technology is licensed by leading web content management vendors including EMC|Documentum, IBM, Oracle, Open Text and Percussion. Ephox products are used by millions of web content authors worldwide. For more information, please visit http://ephox.com .

Contact: Emily McAuliffe Ephox Corporation 650-292-9659 ext. 721 Email Contact




Thursday, September 1, 2011

Unity Technologies and GREE, Japan's Leading Mobile Social Gaming Platform, Enter Business Partnership


Unity Technologies, makers of the award-winning engine that gives massive flexibility and power for 2D and 3D game creation, announced today that they have reached an agreement with GREE, the leading mobile social gaming platform in Japan. The agreement makes GREE a master-license holder and allows the company to distribute a limited number of licenses at no cost to most of their development partners in Japan. The partnership helps to solidify Unity's place in the Japanese gaming market and further expands their reach into Asian markets.


In order to maintain excellent developer relations that both Unity and GREE are known for around the world, GREE and Unity will also continue to offer the same development support along with an impressive slate of seminars, classes, and consulting sessions for free.About Unity Technologies Unity Technologies is revolutionizing the game industry with Unity, its award-winning breakthrough development platform. Unity Technologies has more than 500,000 registered users worldwide -- including Bigpoint, Cartoon Network, Coca-Cola, Disney, Electronic Arts, LEGO, Microsoft, NASA, Nickelodeon, Ubisoft, Warner Bros., large and small studios, indies, students and hobbyists -- all using Unity to create games and interactive 3D, like training simulations and medical and architectural visualizations, on the web, mobile, consoles and beyond. Unity Technologies is aggressively innovating to expand usability, power and platform reach along with its Asset Store digital content marketplace and Union game distribution service so that it can deliver on its vision of democratizing interactive 3D technology. Unity Technologies is headquartered in San Francisco and has development offices worldwide. For more information, visit: http://unity3d.com .Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/unity3d Twitter: http://twitter.com/unity3dThis agreement will give Unity the opportunity to introduce a large number of developers to their awesome game authoring tools by adding GREE to their expansive network of partners. As a master-license holder, GREE has the right to deliver "Unity for GREE" licenses for Android and iOS to the bulk of their Japanese development network for free. GREE will be able to increase the library of mobile games on the GREE platform while providing their developers with an imminently affordable way to begin development.Media Contacts Dan Adams Email Contact 1 (415) 699-5882 Amber Rowland Email Contact 1 (650) 814-4560 Chris Clarke Email Contact 44 7590 509278 For GREE, Contact Matt Marquess Sparkpr for GREE International Email ContactAbout GREE, Inc. GREE provides Japan's leading mobile social networking service, and is at the forefront of mobile technology. With over 26 million users, GREE was ranked as Japan's fastest-growing tech company by Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu in 2010. GREE is expanding globally, and acquired OpenFeint to enter the global market. Combined, the two networks reach over 140 million players and offer over 7,100 games. GREE aims to build the best mobile social gaming ecosystem for users and developers worldwide.Add to Digg Bookmark with del.icio.us Add to Newsvine

Media Contacts Dan Adams Email Contact 1 (415) 699-5882 Amber Rowland Email Contact 1 (650) 814-4560 Chris Clarke Email Contact 44 7590 509278 For GREE, Contact Matt Marquess Sparkpr for GREE International Email Contact




Ventana New Media Launches Integrated Content Marketing Solution to Increase Brand Authority, Search Rankings, Web-Based Lead Generation and Community Building


Ventana New Media™, the leader in integrated content marketing for accelerated brand authority, lead generation and viral community building, was launched today with the release of the Ventana New Media Engine™, a patent-pending platform for SEO-powered content distribution across influential new media sites. The Ventana New Media Engine (NME) delivers content-driven search engine optimized (SEO) communications using powerful tools for rapidly building corporate and product brand identity and increasing lead generation for long-term business success.


Tweet This: @VentanaNewMedia Launched to Accelerate Increased #BrandAuthority and #LeadGenerationThe Ventana New Media Engine is available now. See how it works by visiting: http://ventananewmedia.com/how-it-works .Ventana New Media was established to give companies vastly greater control over their corporate message and audience targeting when engaging in online marketing campaigns. It significantly improves corporate branding, product/service awareness, website traffic and community building. The communities accessed and built through the Ventana New Media platform can also be harnessed as valuable lead generation tools. As marketing content is published through the system to the Internet, it gains viral exposure that expands corporate presence and increased awareness among prospects, customers, partners and other key audiences.The Ventana NME platform facilitates the strategic delivery of corporate communications through multiple new media channels that include microsites, social news communities, social bookmarking and viral communications sites, social journalism sites, online audio/video and image sharing communities, and targeted blogs. Corporate content is virally distributed for exponentially greater visibility on the Web and higher Search Engine Result Positions (SERPs).Media Contact Ventana New Media Kayleigh Rosenthal (540) 422-3115 Email ContactAs the Internet explodes with new opportunities for social interaction and brand engagement, businesses are clamoring for visibility on the Web. Forecasts by leading analysts show interactive marketing in the U.S. will near $55 billion and represent 21 percent of all marketing spend by 2014. Social media spending alone will increase to more than $3 billion by 2014 with a compound annual growth rate of 34 percent. As a result, standing out in the new media crowd has never been more important or fiercely competitive.For Queplix™, a leader in data integration and data management, Ventana New Media rapidly escalated Internet visibility through content-driven SEO. In the span of three months, the company ranked above its competitors in targeted keyword search and Web presence. "The Ventana New Media Engine played an important role in unseating our competitors in strategic areas of Web marketing," said Michael Zuckerman, chief marketing officer, Queplix, Inc. "This provided a substantial return on our marketing investment in a short period of time."About Ventana New Media Ventana New Media is the leader in integrated content marketing distribution for accelerated brand authority, lead generation and viral community building. The company's patent-pending New Media Engine (NME) is a powerful platform for SEO-powered content distribution across influential new media sites that simultaneously increases online brand presence and radically improves search engine rankings, lead generation and social community building. Ventana New Media gives enterprises a strategic message delivery solution that distributes content across a multitude of new media sites and harnesses the myriad of social networks, news communities, blogs, microsites and audio/video distributors. This allows organizations to rapidly expand corporate presence and increase awareness among prospects, customers and partners for long-term success and business value. For more information visit Ventana New Media at www.ventananewmedia.com .Customers Realize Rapid Results with Ventana New Media Engine Metalogix is the leading provider of content lifecycle management solutions for Microsoft SharePoint 2010, Microsoft Exchange, and legacy enterprise content environments to enable organizations to scale and cost-effectively manage, migrate, store, archive and protect enterprise content whether on-premises or in the cloud. "The Ventana New Media Engine has become a strategic component of our Global SEO marketing and social media strategy," said Steven Murphy, CEO, Metalogix. "We have achieved solid results with this program across five continents accessing significantly more issue-focused media outlets than traditional SEO engines. This has allowed Metalogix to reduce our Google Adword spend by 80 percent and move our rankings to the top spot on search engine pages in our key market segments."

Media Contact Ventana New Media Kayleigh Rosenthal (540) 422-3115 Email Contact




Wednesday, August 31, 2011

Power Tools


Ever heard the saying �women want babies, men want power tools!� � it�s true. Most men would trade their remote controls just to have the coolest and most technologically advanced power tools there are in the market. in fact, I know of one man who would instantly trade his car in just to have the Bosch 1� SDS-plus BullDog Xtreme Rotary Hammer. BullDog Xtreme seems to have stolen the limelight from many other equally cool power tools from other power tool manufacturers. Even brands under the same power tool manufacturer dimmed in light of the launching of BullDog Xtreme.


For power tool lovers, you�ll also love the Makita 6347DQDE 18-Volt Cordless Driver-Drill kit. This power tool kit comes is a 2-speed driller that is as versatile as it comes. This power tool comes with 2-batteries (no extra charge), Phillips/slotted bit, charger and an Pack-and-Carry case. This power tool comes with 2 18-Volt Ni-MH batteries, therefore, you can expect a longer run time with this power tool. This power tool also comes with Industrial �� keyless chuck with easy replacement of brushes.Have fun with your power tools!If you�re looking for a power tool like a drill that will fit into little nooks and crannies, let us tell you that the Panasonic 15.6 Volt drill/driver has been receiving rave reviews from the consumers. The batteries for this power tool can last a remarkably long time. The motor for this power tool is so versatile that it packs up to 390 inch-pounds of torque. It�s hard to find another power tool to match that, frankly speaking.Speaking of drilling, for power tools addicts, you�ve just got to get the Paslode 900420X IM350-CT Impulse Cordless Framing Nailer. The Contractor�s Performance Pack comes with extra batteries, tools for charging the nailer in your car, 2 fuel cells, lube oil, degreaser cleaner and safety goggles too. This power tool pack is truly going to make your experience a very convenient one. Setting the power tool up is a no brainer and on top of that, this powerful power tool is extremely light � weighing in at only 6.9 lbs. This power tool has an indicator light so that you�ll know when the battery is running low. The cycle rate rate is about 2 to 3 nails per second. Top performance power tool! With the Constructor�s Performance Pack, you don�t have to worry about running out of power because you can charge the power tool�s battery up and when one battery runs out, you can just stick the extra battery into the power tool and just keep on going.

Have fun with your power tools!




CA Signs Licensing/ Distribution Pact with Linux Firm


CA Technologies (NASDAQ: CA) has announced an agreement with INNOVATION Data Processing, a leading Linux storage management company, to include the company's UPSTREAM for Linux on Z and UPSTREAM for z/OS UNIX in its Linux on System z management offering.


INNOVATION Data Processing's products provide comprehensive, easy-to-use data protection for Linux on System z and z/OS UNIX environments, helping storage administrators to save time in managing the backup, recovery and restoration of critical business information."Data protection is a key area in which our customers need Linux management tools," said Dayton Semerjian, general manager, Mainframe, CA Technologies. "We are offering powerful storage management solutions from INNOVATION to help them simplify operations and fully leverage the cost savings potential of Linux."CA Technologies (NASDAQ: CA) is an IT management software and solutions company with expertise across all IT environments a from mainframe and distributed, to virtual and cloud. CA Technologies manages and secures IT environments and enables customers to deliver more flexible IT services. CA Technologies' innovative products and services provide the insight and control essential for IT organizations to power business agility. The majority of the Global Fortune 500 relies on CA Technologies to manage evolving IT ecosystems.About INNOVATION Data ProcessingUPSTREAM for z/OS UNIX allows z/OS storage managers to use their mainframe expertise to centrally manage storage in hybrid mainframe and distributed environments. It provides ad hoc and automated, unattended backup/restore, file transfer and storage management operations, allowing IT to leverage the strengths of z/OS UNIX to manage Web serving, WebSphere, Lotus Domino and other e-business applications.UPSTREAM for Linux on Z and UPSTREAM for z/OS UNIX will be available from CA Technologies in the fall.About CA TechnologiesUPSTREAM also helps lower total cost of ownership by leveraging existing z/OS systems and resources for Linux storage management. With a choice of traditional mainframe and GUI browser interfaces, UPSTREAM for Linux on Z helps save time by greatly simplifying and automating data protection, and providing storage administrators with a high degree of flexibility and reliability in backup/restore and storage management.INNOVATION Data Processing is a single source for non-disruptive business continuance, enterprise wide distributed data protection, high performance storage resource management and privacy information protection for z/OS and Linux on System z, as well as for AIX, Linux, UNIX and Windows distributed storage; INNOVATION partners with CA, IBM, EMC, Hitachi, ORACLE and other enterprise storage technology vendors, to deliver complementary mainframe and open system solutions that are the choice of enterprise customers around the globe for their business resiliency concerns, especially as they find themselves facing the need to accomplish more in the same or less amount of time, at lesser cost, using fewer resources. For additional information, visit INNOVATION Data Processing at http://www.innovationdp.com.For more information, visit http://www.ca.com or call 631/342-2463

For more information, visit http://www.ca.com or call 631/342-2463




Tuesday, August 30, 2011

An Intro About Power Tool Batteries


Cordless power tools may be heavier than corded ones but the extra mobility afforded is important for both homeowners and professional craftsmen alike. Advancements in battery technology have made cordless power tools as powerful as corded ones. Packing more power into the same volume of battery definitely extends how long your tool can be used away from the mains and what sort of work it can do. Therefore, the cardinal aims of battery manufacturers are making batteries that run longer, provide more power and weigh less.


Another consideration to have when choosing a replacement battery is the charging time. It is impractical to have a cordless power tool that needs to be charged after every hour of use and that takes long to charge. The advice is to go for a battery that last longer in use and that charges faster so that it can be re-used as soon as possible.Therefore, the first step in buying a replacement battery for your power tool is finding an exact fit with the same power ratings. It is not necessary to buy a replacement battery from the same manufacturer just as long as you can guarantee the quality of the replacement. However, where the old battery served well, it is advisable to buy the same as a replacement if you can find it. You can either take the old battery along when looking for replacements or note down the model number on its casing.However, Lithium Ion batteries have their demerits too. For one, placing them in the handles of power tools means that to replace a battery you will need to send the whole power tool back to the manufacturer or have it shipped to repair centers. In addition, except you plan on buying new power tools, there are few Lithium Ion batteries fitted to go in your old models.Nickel Cadmium batteries came with the first cordless power tools but were surpassed by the efficiency of Nickel Metal Hydride batteries. Lately, the battery technology in most new tools has been Lithium Ion. Lithium Ion batteries pack more capacities and can, therefore, last longer between recharges. This makes them perfect for those who work for some considerable time with their tools because increasing time taken before needing to pop out the battery means working with your tools longer. In addition, Lithium Ion batteries do not show the charging peculiarities of Nickel-based batteries. You do not need to babysit the charging process. You can just set it to charge and go without needing to worry about damage from overcharging or incomplete discharges.Yet another advantage of Lithium Ion batteries for power tool is that it is lighter than the Nickel-based batteries. Lithium Ion batteries have high energy densities which means they pack more charges per any given volume. Lastly, Lithium Ion batteries are easier to make in different sizes and shapes which is why some manufacturers now put them into the handles of the tools to save space and provide balanced hefts.You can buy your replacement battery at a dedicated tools shop or from online stores. Online, you can order from the websites dedicated to homeowners and professional users. Here, you will find a broader range of batteries to choose from and at more favorable prices. Some buyers prefer to buy from the big brands in the market e.g. Makita, Bosch etc. Generally, batteries from these manufacturers are known to perform well but they may also be more expensive. You should consider shopping for batteries that are rated high by previous buyers and users like you regardless of what brands they are just as long as you are sure the batteries are the right fit for your power tools.

You can buy your replacement battery at a dedicated tools shop or from online stores. Online, you can order from the websites dedicated to homeowners and professional users. Here, you will find a broader range of batteries to choose from and at more favorable prices. Some buyers prefer to buy from the big brands in the market e.g. Makita, Bosch etc. Generally, batteries from these manufacturers are known to perform well but they may also be more expensive. You should consider shopping for batteries that are rated high by previous buyers and users like you regardless of what brands they are just as long as you are sure the batteries are the right fit for your power tools.