Dec 30, 2007 | PR-inside.com
The Planet Announces Christmas Eve Promotion on Dual Xeons
“As our customers prepare for 2008, we're providing plenty of power and performance coupled with temporary price reductions on these popular servers”
Beginning at 7:00 a.m. CST - and running through Jan. 7, 2008 - the company is offering special pricing on Dual Xeon servers, while supplies last. via PR-inside.com
The San Jose provider of hosted e-mail and messaging services appointed Meenakshi Tripathy vice president of product management and marketing. via San Jose Mercury News
Telelogic Signs 3.0 MEUR Renewal Agreement with Leading Global Telecommunication Vendor
MALMO, Sweden & IRVINE, Calif. -- -- Regulatory News: Telelogic today announced that a leading global telecommunications vendor has renewed its one-year licence and maintenance agreement for core components of ... via TMCnet
MS Dynamics CRM's Brad Wilson: User Adoption Is Industry's Biggest Problem
“The biggest problem for a lot of people was that the technology wasn't well suited for the people who were using it.”
"CRM went through a period where there were a lot of inflated expectations that were not met," Brad Wilson, general manager of Microsoft Dynamics CRM, told CRM Buyer. via E-Commerce Times
Group 1 Centrus division and PB MapInfo
Yesterday I spoke w/ Berkley Charlton, who is a director of product management at MapInfo Pitney Bowes Software. via All Points Blog
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
Spectracom puts the global pieces together
From left, Spectracom chief technology officer John Fischer of Pembroke, director of global product management Thierry Delhomme of Paris, finance director Darell Johanneman of Penfield, CEO Lisa Withers of ... via Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
“CableLabs' rapid certification effort will enable companies to begin to develop products that will support the rapid deployment of DOCSIS 3.0 services in 2008.”
Cox gets rights for Passport, soon to be its standard IPG By Brian Santo With Cox Communications preparing to expand its use of Gemstar-TV Guide's Passport interactive program guide from its Motorola systems to ... via CED
Doing some advertising for a new-to-me networking site around product management, Catalyze . via Knowledge Jolt with Jack
Bizanga Appoints Technology Veteran, Peter Zadrozny, as Vice President of Product Management
“Its flexibility and scalability are truly remarkable, and will serve as a tremendous foundation for our future products.”
Bizanga, the global company behind the most scalable and full-featured e-mail and message processing platform, today announced the appointment of Peter Zadrozny as Vice President of Product Management. via Earth Times
Product Management: Atlassian Style
We're always interested in hearing from our customers and trying to incorporate what they want into our new releases. via JIRA News
Synchronoss Strengthens Organization for 2008 Initiatives with Key Executive Appointments
“We are truly excited about the opportunities that we have in front of us and have expanded and empowered our executive team so we can attain the next step of profitable growth”
Synchronoss Technologies, Inc. , the premier provider of on-demand transaction management software to Tier One communication service providers , announced that it has strengthened its organization by promoting ... via AndhraNews
Tumbleweed Awarded U.S. Government FIPS 140-2 Security Certification
REDWOOD CITY, Calif.-- --Tumbleweed Communications Corp. , an industry leader in managed file transfer and content security, today announced that its security kernel has achieved the Federal Information ... via Business Wire
O'Keefe Joins Data Visualization Vendor
“Most firms are storing and collecting data at a far greater rate than they're able to analyze it”
What do you do after being a trader?" Brian O'Keefe asks philosophically. "Software always intrigued me, so ... I thought it would be better to be in management positions at software companies developing ... via Wall Street & Technology RSS
AGF Funds appoints new senior vice-president
“Carrie's client-centric approach will enable her to continue AGF's tradition of engaging and proactively responding to Canadian financial advisors”
AGF Funds Inc. today announced the appointment of Carrie Tuck as senior vice-president of product management and development. via Investment Executive
Andre Kearns Joins Harmony as Vice President of Marketing
Harmony Information Systems, Inc. , the industry leading provider of software solutions and consulting services for the health and human services sector, today announced Andre Kearns has joined its executive ... via Market Wire
Tools and Resources for Windows Mobile ISVs
Just noticed a message from my Product Management team around the launch of "Innovate On Windows Mobile Site". It Provides provides targeted tools, support, and training to help ISVs develop and market their ... via Blah Blah Blog [Ryan Rogers]
Alltel Feature Turns Voicemail to Text
“It was one of those services that once you get it, you don't want to give it up”
Alltel Corp. is unveiling a new feature that uses voice-recognition software to allow wireless phone customers to read their voicemail messages as text messages.Monthly fees for the Voice2TXT service start at ... via WSET ABC 13
First look: Qik video streaming from cell phones
“I'm streaming live from my cell phone.”
I just met up with Bhanu Sharma, director of product management at DVC Labs . He used to work at Macromedia where he was product manager for Breeze, webconferencing service, and entrepreneur in residence ... via Scobleizer
LinkedIn API To Bring 'Some' Partners Into Social Net Fold
“We want to keep the applications focused on business value. We don't want other stuff crowding out the useful stuff”
December 12, 2007 LinkedIn, the business-centric social networking site, this week talked more about opening up its "platform" to select partners. via ENT News
Auspice Introduces Support for Linux Operating System
“By offering our customers the choice of Linux or Solaris, we've increased their hardware options, while allowing them to choose which platform to use based on their specific pricing and performance requirements.”
Complements Existing Solaris OS Availability for the OpsLogic Suite of Network Service Assurance Solutions Dec. via Web admin
“We feel he will contribute to the experience and innovation that we are looking for as our company continues our rapid growth and gains more momentum.”
Edward Chien has joined SOYO Inc. as an in-house director of product management. via San Bernardino County Sun
Phoenix Announces New Leaders for Asset Management Product Development, Marketing and Distribution
“The appointments of Steve Gresham and Steve Neamtz help us continue the progress we've made in developing and positioning our mutual fund family and other investment products”
Joe Fazzino, 860-403-6015 joe.fazzino@phoenixwm.com The Phoenix Companies, Inc. today announced that Stephen D. Gresham, previously the head of retail distribution, will assume new responsibilities leading ... via PR-inside.com
Spiceworks Network Management Tool Gets Update
“We're introducing features like the ability to post reviews, a great help to those users who want to know something about a product.”
Spiceworks, the free network management software company, is set to release the latest version of its eponymous software, offering a range of new features to users in the small-to-medium business market. via PC World
Perceptive Software Announces the Release of ImageNow Interact for Microsoft Office
“This enables users to improve their efficiency with minimal impact to their normal usage patterns while yielding substantial benefits for the enterprise by providing central management to the collective intellectual capital of the organization.”
Perceptive Software, creator of ImageNow enterprise document management, imaging and workflow software, today announced the release of ImageNow Interact for Microsoft Office . via PrimeNewswire
Atempo Names Karim Toubba as VP of Marketing and Product Management
Atempo, a provider of cross-platform data protection and archiving solutions, announced the appointment of Karim Toubba as vice president of marketing and product management. via TMCnet
Lucid8's Growth Accelerates as It Brings in New VP of Marketing
“Having spent 15 amazing years working with some of the smartest people on the globe at one of the most successful companies in the world, I'm excited to be able to bring some of what I've learned to Lucid8”
Stark comes to Lucid8 from Microsoft, where he amassed more than 15 years of experience in product design, development, marketing and business strategy. via PR-inside.com
Axentis Empowers Companies with Greater Insight and Control over Policies and Procedures
“Policies and controls are an essential part of making risk and compliance management truly operational”
The latest updates to Axentis Enterprise include a new document approval module, updated email communications and improved survey capabilities. via PR-inside.com
Application Development Trends
Microsoft Posts Office Live Workspace Beta
Microsoft on Monday posted a "public" beta of Office Live Workspace , cloud-based functions that it says complement its on-premise Office franchise. via Application Development Trends
“Having previously worked with both Steve and Olivier to build Magic4 into a global leader in mobile messaging, it is with great pleasure that I now welcome them to Purple Labs at such an exciting time for the Company and the mobile Linux industry.”
' Purple Labs, a leading supplier of embedded Linux solutions for mobile phones, announced today the appointments of Olivier Bartholot to vice president of product management and Steve Langkamp to chief ... via Total Telecom
As my new job is a product manager, it's nice to see things like this. Tyner Blain points to Ten New Product Manager Tips : from Adrienne Tan on brainmates . via Knowledge Jolt with Jack
Getting the Most from Your SOA: Using a Modeling Approach for Application Performance Management
AJAXWorld $300 "Gold Pass" Savings Expire December 14 - Register Today! Did you read today's front page stories & breaking news? Recently I had a chance to do some training in France. via SOA World Magazine
“We even call our product lifecycle management software, 'fashion lifecycle management' because fashion differs from every other industry in that we'll have six seasons in a year with thousands of products”
The fashion industry is using software more often associated with the likes of industrial design to move clothes quicker from sketchbook to sales rack. via CNET News.com
CSS, AJAX, Web 2.0 & Search Engines: SES Chicago 2007, Day 3
As the web moves into its second generation, sites are making more use of CSS, AJAX and other advanced and interactive design techniques. via Unofficial SEO Blog
Kyocera Mita America Names Peter Richardson Associate Director, IT...
“Peter comes to Kyocera with a wealth of industry knowledge and market insight that will specifically support our growing channel-focused initiatives”
Kyocera Mita America, Inc., one of the world's leading document solutions companies, today announced the appointment of Peter Richardson as Associate Director, IT Reseller Channel Development and Marketing, for ... via TMCnet
Corel Partners with ConceptShare to Deliver New Online Collaboration Tool
“CorelDRAW has long been recognized as a premier graphics application that delivers the features and functionality our users need to be more productive in their day-to-day activities”
Corel Corporation , a leading developer of graphics, productivity and digital media software, announced that it has partnered with ConceptShare Inc., an emerging leader in online collaboration. via Creative Pro
Cisco CCNA, ICND1, ICND2, and CCENT Training from Global Knowledge
“In addition, ICND1 and ICND2 are offered via Virtual Classroom e-Learning, which features live, instructor-led training delivered via the Internet.”
Blended Learning and Pre- and Post-Course Support Help Students Attain Networking Skills and CCNA and CCENT Certification CARY, N.C., December 5 /CNW/ - Global Knowledge, the worldwide leader in Authorized ... via Canada NewsWire
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Zealous Trading Group Chooses EAI Technologies To Develop ZATS' Second Generation Trading Platform
“After careful analysis, EAI was an easy choice.”
Zealous Trading Group, Inc. has chosen EAI Technologies, LLC to develop its next generation trading platform and to serve as ZATS' long-term global technology partner. via Customer Interaction Solutions
TomTom and Google team up on business information
“This cooperation represents a major step for TomTom in meeting the growing demands of our customers for personalized content for their TomTom devices”
Dutch navigation systems company TomTom said on Wednesday it was teaming up with Internet search leader Google Inc so users can find and send business addresses to their portable devices. via XtraMSN Real Estate
SAP puts a Web 2.0 spin on CRM upgrade
“But I don't think that reflects badly on SAP, they have good tools with a lot of features, and they're a natural for anyone in the SAP ecosystem”
SAP on Tuesday announced an update to its customer relationship management software with a Web 2.0-style interface that could help to increase usage rates among workers. via ITworld
New Editing Program Touches Up Flickr
“When they are using Picnik, people get the feeling that they are never more than one click away from being a rock-star photographer”
Yahoo Inc. is touching up its popular online photo-sharing service, Flickr, with free editing tools aimed at the growing number of shutterbugs who want to doctor their digital pictures. via Forbes
Attune Systems and Data Domain Partner to Deliver Flexible,...
“We are excited to partner with Data Domain, a leader in deduplication storage systems”
Storage Decisions -- Attune Systems, Inc., a provider of enterprise-class file virtualization solutions, and Data Domain , a leading provider of Deduplication Storage systems, today announced the availability ... via Earth Times
Passlogix Transforms Single Sign-on Deployments with Industry's First On-Demand ESSO Client
“By removing the limitations of traditional software installation, we are enabling ESSO to be deployed and used on an anytime/anywhere basis for the first time.”
Passlogix , Inc., announced a breakthrough on-demand edition of its market-leading v-GO Sign-On Platform that simplifies enterprise single sign-on deployments for both administrators and end users by enabling ... via AndhraNews
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Check Point Introduces Groundbreaking New UTM-1 Total Security...
“Today, the increasing sophistication and frequency of spam and phishing attacks pose a significant challenge to businesses”
Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. , the worldwide leader in securing the Internet, today announced the launch of the company's new UTM-1 Total Security appliances, offering the most comprehensive, powerful ... via Customer Interaction Solutions
Davis-Standard announces promotions
Davis-Standard LLC has announced that Joseph Wnuk has been promoted to Vice President - Elastomer Systems. via Rubber World
Dassault Systemes Involved With Launching Unique Educational Opportunity
PARIS & BRUSSELS, Belgium-- --November 28, 2007-- Dassault Systemes , DLA Piper, IBM, Nokia and SFR - brought together by IMS Entreprendre pour la Cite and the Engage Network - announced today the launch of ... via MCADCafe