Ottawa-based TITUS Launches Industry’s

TITUS Launches Industry´s Most Advanced Email Classification Solution

New features in TITUS Message Classification further enhance user
driven data security

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada -September 13, 2011 -
TITUS<http://www.titus.com/>, a leading provider of security and
compliance solutions for email and documents, today announced the
release of the latest version of its flagship product, TITUS Message
Classification<http://www.titus.com/software/message-classification/me
ssage-classification-outlook.php
> (TMC).  This version of the
industry´s most advanced email classification solution provides key
enhancements designed to help organizations enforce classification
policy, raise security awareness and ensure protection of sensitive
data.

Organizations rely on email for the bulk of business communications;
however, there is always the underlying risk that information can be
accidentally leaked to unauthorized users.  TITUS Message
Classification<http://www.titus.com/software/message-classification/me
ssage-classification-outlook.php
> enables users to quickly and easily
classify, visually label and protect emails.  This approach to email
protection puts the person most knowledgeable with the content of the
data - the user - in the position of deciding how the information
should be handled.   This user-driven approach ensures that
information is properly managed and prevents against data leakage.

"By implementing a classification strategy, organizations improve the
security of their content and reduce the likelihood that they will
experience an inadvertent data breach," said Michael Osterman,
President of Osterman Research. "Over time, users become increasingly
aware of data sensitivity and understand the importance of corporate
data security policies."

The latest version of TITUS Message
Classification<http://www.titus.com/software/message-classification/in
dex.php
> further integrates classification with policy enforcement
capabilities. A number of features and enhancements have been
developed in response to direct feedback from customers:

·      Interactive Redaction: This `do-it-yourself´ redaction feature
enables users to quickly highlight and black out the text they want to
redact within the email.

·      Improved Content
Validation<http://www.titus.com/software/message-classification/conten
t_validation.php
>: TMC now allows administrators to combine rules for
more advanced policy checks.  For example, organizations can check
both the attachment as well as the recipient email address for any
policy violations, allowing for verification of the type of file you
are sending and who it is being sent to.

·      Interoperability with TITUS Classification for
Desktop<http://www.titus.com/software/tcd/index.php>: Similar to the
existing interoperability with TITUS Classification for Microsoft
Office<http://www.titus.com/software/document-classification/index.php
>, TMC now checks to ensure that any file attachments (including PDF,
CAD, videos, images and other files) are not classified at a higher
level than the email.

·      Customizable User Interface: Organizations can now customize
all user interface text to support international languages and
business terminology.

In addition to these new features and enhancements in TITUS Message
Classification, organizations now have the ability to track the
effectiveness of their email data protection with the new TITUS
Reporting
Module<http://www.titus.com/software/message-classification/logging_an
d_reporting.php
>. This tool provides IT and security administrators
with a powerful way to visually present email classification and
policy activity. With increased intelligence about how data is being
handled within the organization, security personnel can identify
risks, adjust policies and increase overall data security.

"Data security needs are constantly evolving and changing, and TITUS
is committed to ensuring our customers have leading edge features and
tools to help them address security with classification and labeling,"
explained TITUS President and CEO Tim Upton. "This version of TITUS
Message Classification is evidence of this commitment, and delivers
the industry´s most complete classification solution to enterprises -
one that is simple for their end users, and cost effective for the
organization."

About TITUS
TITUS is the leading provider of security and compliance software that
helps organizations share information securely while meeting policy
and compliance requirements. Our solutions enable military,
government, and large enterprises to raise awareness and meet
regulatory compliance by visually alerting end users to the
sensitivity of information. Products include TITUS
Classification<http://www.titus.com/software/desktop/index.php>, the
leading message, document and file classification and labeling
solutions; TITUS Aware<http://www.titus.com/software/aware/index.php>,
products that enhance Data Loss Prevention by detecting sensitive
information at the desktop; and the TITUS family of classification and
security solutions for Microsoft
SharePoint<http://www.titus.com/software/sharepoint/index.php>. TITUS
solutions are deployed to over 1.5 million users within our over 300
military, government and enterprise customers worldwide, including Dow
Corning, United States Air Force, NATO, G4S, Paternoster, Pratt and
Whitney, Australian Department of Defence, and the U.S. Department of
Veterans Affairs. For more information, visit
www.titus.com<http://www.titus.com/index.php> or the TITUS Data
Security and Compliance blog<http://www.titus.com/titus-blog/>.



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Back-to-School Notebook Computer Sales Exceed Expectations

 

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Back-to-School Notebook Sales Exceed Expectations: Windows Notebook Sales Increase in August

Strong sales over the last two weeks of August 2011 ensure that back-to-school sales show positive trends when compared to the first half of the year.

PORT WASHINGTON, N.Y., September 14, 2011 � According to The NPD Group, a leading market research company, back-to-school sales turned out much better than the first half of 2011, when retail notebook sales in the U.S. declined more than 12 percent over the prior year. During the two-month back-to-school period (July through August), Windows notebook computer sales declined 4 percent over the prior year, while August 2011 sales, propelled by a late surge in volume, posted an increase of nearly 4 percent.


�The sequential results from NPD�s back-to-school point-of-sale (POS) data indicates that after a shortfall early in the year that was mostly related to the difficult comparisons to the binge of buying after the release of Windows 7, the Windows notebook market remains solid,� said Stephen Baker, vice president of industry analysis for NPD. �The last two weeks of August are the most important period for back to school buying, and those weeks saw more than an 8 percent increase over last year in retail sales.�

A prime driver of the sales volume increase was a drop in average selling prices. During July and August 2011, ASPs for Windows notebooks were $477, which is a 7 percent decline from the same period last year. The drop in ASPs resulted in a record 65 percent of all notebook sales occurring in products sold for less than $500. Sales in this crucial segment grew 12 percent versus last year, while sales results for windows notebooks above $500 fell 23 percent.

�A strong promotional environment led consumers into the stores over the last part of the back to school season,� Baker said. �The positive consumer response to aggressive notebook pricing, despite the continued demand for tablet computers, likely points towards a highly promotional holiday season ahead.�

About The NPD Group, Inc.
The NPD Group is the leading provider of reliable and comprehensive consumer and retail information for a wide range of industries. Today, more than 1,800 manufacturers, retailers, and service companies rely on NPD to help them drive critical business decisions at the global, national, and local market levels. NPD helps our clients to identify new business opportunities and guide product development, marketing, sales, merchandising, and other functions. Information is available for the following industry sectors: automotive, beauty, entertainment, fashion, food, home and office, sports, technology, toys, video games, and wireless. For more information, contact us, visit http://www.npd.com/, or follow us Twitter at https://twitter.com/npdgroup.


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Press contact:
Lee Graham
For The NPD Group, Inc.
212-333-4983
lee@leegraham.biz

 

EMC Named to Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI) North America

 
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EMC Named to Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI) North America

Technology Company Added to DJSI for First Time; Financial Index
Recognizes Company’s Sustainability Initiatives

HOPKINTON, Mass. – September 14, 2011 – EMC Corporation (NYSE: EMC)
today announced its inclusion on the Dow Jones Sustainability Index
(DJSI)
(http://www.sustainability-index.com/djsi_pdf/news/PressReleases/110908-djsi-review-2011-e-vdef.pdf)
North America. This is EMC’s first listing on the financial index. The
addition to the DJSI North America is a result of EMC’s ongoing
progress on its sustainability initiatives and participation in the SAM
Corporate Sustainability Assessment, an in-depth analysis of a
corporation’s economic, environmental, governance and social
performance.

“EMC is honoured to be included in the index, because it recognizes,
as we do, that progress in the area of sustainability is not only good
for the environment and the world we live in, it is also good for our
business,” said EMC Chairman and CEO Joe Tucci.

“This is an important achievement for EMC, our customers, our
shareholders, and our employees,” said Kathrin Winkler, EMC Vice
President, Corporate Sustainability and Chief Sustainability Officer.
“EMC's inclusion comes first and foremost from the commitment by
teams around the globe to achieve new levels of performance for EMC.
EMC’s DJSI North America placement is a great source of pride for our
employees; it acknowledges their hard work, strengthens their bond with
our company, and deepens their resolve to continue to make progress.”

About EMC Sustainability

The EMC Office of Sustainability, inaugurated in 2007, sets global
sustainability strategy in cooperation with the Board of Directors, the
executive team and the functional business units. Since 2007, EMC has
produced an annual sustainability report,
(http://canada.emc.com/about/sustainability/sustainability-reports.htm)
exploring the company’s strategies, achievements and overall progress
with regard to its Sustainability Priorities
(http://canada.emc.com/about/sustainability/sustainability-priorities.htm),
which include:

* Healthy Ecosystems: Focusing on energy and climate change, material
use and waste, and water conservation; optimizing operations and value
chain, transforming information infrastructure to be more sustainable,
and collaborating for an environmentally sustainable world.
* Engaged People: Cultivating a culture of inclusiveness, innovation,
and education to create groundbreaking solutions.
* Shared Value: Strengthening governance, visionary and ethical
leadership, engagement and collaboration with stakeholders, to stay
informed and create mutually beneficial solutions together.
* Transformative IT: Providing groundbreaking products and solutions
that support a more sustainable world, and enabling customers to advance
transformative ways of living and working.

About the Dow Jones Sustainability Index

Launched in 1999, the Dow Jones Sustainability Indexes
(http://www.sustainability-index.com/) are the first global indexes
tracking the financial performance of the leading sustainability-driven
companies worldwide. Based on the cooperation of Dow Jones Indexes and
SAM they provide asset managers with reliable and objective benchmarks
to manage sustainability portfolios.

The DJSI follow a best-in-class approach, including companies across
all industries that outperform their peers in numerous sustainability
metrics. Each year, SAM invites the world’s 2,500 largest companies,
measured by free-float market capitalization, from the 57 sectors to
report on their sustainability performance. The result of the Corporate
Sustainability Assessment provides an in-depth analysis of economic,
environmental and social performance, such as corporate governance,
water-related risks and stakeholder relations, with a special focus on
industry-specific
risks and opportunities.

The Dow Jones Sustainability Indexes comprise global and regional
benchmarks including European, Eurozone, Nordic, North American, US,
Asia Pacific, and Korean indexes. Subsets of these indexes allow
investors to exclude certain sectors from performance measurement. Dow
Jones Indexes and SAM together can create customized versions of the
indexes to meet investors’ specific requirements for their unique
investment objectives.

About EMC

EMC Corporation is a global leader in enabling businesses and service
providers to transform their operations and deliver IT as a service.
Fundamental to this transformation is cloud computing.  Through
innovative products and services, EMC accelerates the journey to cloud
computing, helping IT departments to store, manage, protect and analyze
their most valuable asset – information – in a more agile, trusted
and cost-efficient way. Additional information about EMC can be found at
www.EMC.com.

EMC Canada (www.EMC2.ca), headquartered in Toronto with nine offices
from coast to coast, is a wholly owned subsidiary of EMC Corporation.

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For more information contact:
Mike Martin/Michelle Chang
StrategicAmpersand
416-961-5595
mike@stratamp.com
michelle@stratamp.com


Web-based communication about sustainable development in large Canadian businesses is now a top priority

Web-based communication about sustainable development in large Canadian businesses is now a top priority

MONTREAL, Sept. 13, 2011 /CNW Telbec/ - Web-based communication about sustainable development in large Canadian businesses has increased significantly over the last five years. This is the conclusion of a study, the first of its kind in Canada, that examined the long-term evolution of web-based communication about sustainable development and social responsibility by large Canadian businesses. Conducted over a period of five years—from 2006 to 2010—with some one hundred of the largest businesses in terms of revenue in Quebec and Canada, the study shows a strong trend in this direction. In 2010, more than 70% of these businesses had a section on sustainable development or social responsibility on their website, a 60% increase from 2006. This trend also manifests itself by the increasingly strategic placement of such information on websites, by enhanced accessibility to these sections, and by an eagerness on the part of the companies to improve the quantity and quality of the information.

Intitled The Communication of Sustainable Development and Social Responsibility in Large Canadian Companies - Communication Trends on the Web: 2006 to 2010, the study was conducted by two members of Groupe DURABILITÉ|COMMUNICATION: Solange Tremblay, Associate Professor at the Department of Social and Public Communication at UQAM and research director for this study, and Jacques Baronet, Professor at the Faculty of Administration of the University of Sherbrooke.

A response to the challenges of globalization
For the two researchers, these results reflect the interconnectedness of business and social networks and the broader issues of globalization. "Regularly confronted with complex issues, both at the local and global scale, and more exposed in a globalized context, large businesses are increasingly expected to demonstrate a sense of responsibility for their community and their markets. The growing effort of these companies to build a web presence with regard to their sustainable development and social responsibility performance confirms a major turning point in their communication strategies," says Solange Tremblay.

High-priority communication
In addition, the study found that communication on sustainable development and social responsibility is now clearly prioritized over all other forms of extra-financial communication. Conversely, communication that is exclusively centred on the environment or on corporate philanthropy, as categories, is now limited to only a small number of company sites. Furthermore, the complete absence of extra-financial information is no longer an option for large companies, only a few exceptions remain.

"That said, Canadian businesses do not all have the same understanding of sustainable development and social responsibility," notes Solange Tremblay. " In 10% of the sites studied, this section is dedicated to corporate giving or to environmental policies, without any other mention of the company's responsibility for the social, economic and environmental impacts of their decisions in their community and their markets, underlining the importance of responsible communication and the need for adequate guidance on these questions."

The goal of the study was to establish an overview of the web-based discourse on sustainable development and social responsibility of the largest Canadian and Quebec businesses. The quality and authenticity of the organizations' information were not verified by the study. The sample of businesses was taken from the 2006 edition of the Les Affaires 500 ranking of the largest businesses in terms of revenue in Canada and Quebec.

Groupe DURABILITÉ|COMMUNICATION is a centre of expertise focusing on the issues of communications, sustainable development and corporate social responsibility, as well as on ethics in professional practice. For more information, please visit www.durabilitecommunication.com.

Government of Canada Announces New Initative for Canadian Clean Energy Businesses

Government of Canada Announces New Initative for Canadian Clean Energy Businesses


The Honourable Joe Oliver, Minister of Natural Resources, officially launched the Clean Technology Accelerator program in California today. Developed and managed by the Canadian Consulate General in San Francisco, the Canadian Technology Accelerator (CTA) program aims to provide qualified Canadian technology companies with access to unique resources and contacts to help them grow on a global scale.

"Today's launch of the Clean Technology Accelerator demonstrates the Harper Government's commitment to invest in Canadian small businesses and jobs," said Minister Oliver. "The opportunity to partner strategically with Silicon Valley firms will help to showcase Canadian clean technology companies and provide access to customers and partners in California and other global markets."

The Clean Technology Accelerator program is located in San Jose's Environmental Business Cluster, a clean-tech business incubator that specializes in providing commercialization support and facilities for emerging clean energy and environmental technology companies. Specifically, successful program participants will receive:

  • Office space with like-minded global entrepreneurs, provided free of charge by the Government of Canada Trade Commissioner Service for up to three months;
  • Introductions to experienced mentors and advisors;
  • Access to industry leaders and talents;
  • Participation in regular matchmaking and investor events; and
  • Dedicated resources from the Consulate General of Canada, San Francisco/Silicon Valley.

Since the launch of the first CTA program in March 2009, the Government of Canada has supported 66 Canadian businesses and helped increase their average annualized revenue for a total increase in excess of $8 million.

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Natural Resources Minister Joe Oliver today launched the Clean Technology Accelerator program in San Jose, California. Located in San Jose's Environmental Business Cluster, the program will provide Canadian high-tech clean energy companies with access to customers and partners in California and other global markets.

NRCan's news releases and backgrounders are available at www.nrcan.gc.ca/media.

Media may contact:
Julie Di Mambro
Press Secretary
Office of the Minister
Natural Resources Canada, Ottawa
613-996-2007
Media Relations
Natural Resources Canada, Ottawa
613-992-4447

In the Wake of Giant Nortel and Google-Motorola Deals, Licensing Executives Society (U.S.A. and Canada) to Release New Data on High Tech Industry Deal Terms and Royalty Rates

September 14, 2011 10:52 AM Eastern Daylight Time 

In the Wake of Giant Nortel and Google-Motorola Deals, Licensing Executives Society (U.S.A. and Canada) to Release New Data on High Tech Industry Deal Terms and Royalty Rates

SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Recent bombshell deals like the Nortel auction and Google’s purchase of Motorola Mobility have shined a white-hot spotlight on the power of intellectual property (IP) transactions. But specifics on high technology deals have not been available -- until now. The Licensing Executives Society (U.S.A. & Canada), Inc will release preliminary results from its inaugural High Technology Sector Royalty Rates and Deal Terms Survey during a special mini-plenary session at its Annual Meeting, October 16-18 in San Diego.

“This is the first survey of its kind in the high tech space”

For years, in this industry that relies on successful collaborations, alliances and deal-making, there have been major gaps in deal data to help inform, teach and guide professionals in future negotiations. LES (USA & Canada) has addressed this gap with a broad-reaching ‘Royalty Rate and Deal Terms Survey’ initiative that is gathering deal term data by industry sector. To date the society has completed similar surveys looking at deal term and royalty rate data in the life sciences/health care sector and the chemicals/energy/environmental and materials sector.

“This is the first survey of its kind in the high tech space,” said Allen Vaughn, LES (USA & Canada) High Technology Sector Chair. “Our data will provide members with highly valuable specifics on negotiation trends and benchmarks for deal-making across the industry.”

The survey data was gathered from academic institutions, operating companies, lawyers, and other licensing organizations in the high technology industry and looked at fixed percentage and per unit royalties, tiered royalties, financial and non- financial components in each deal. A detailed analysis of the preliminary survey findings will be discussed during a mini-plenary session at the upcoming LES Annual Meeting where Survey Committee Co-Chairs will share key findings and highlights from the survey, including:

  • The Survey received responses from 52 companies for the period from 2008 through 2011, with a total of 228 complete deals being submitted. The following major high technology fields were reported: aerospace, software, clean technology, communication, semiconductor, consumer products and electronics, computer, etc., 76% of which involved patents.
  • 86% of respondents were licensors, with more than half of them entering the deal for monetary gain in addition to a strategic relationship.
  • Deals with flat percentage rate royalties were weighted more towards licensees with annual sales revenue <$25M.
  • Deals containing lump sum payments were heavily weighted towards licensees with annual sales revenue >$500M.
  • Almost an equal split between exclusive and non-exclusive deals.
  • Average sales-based flat percentage rate was 6%, but, the average rate within specific industries varied widely. This topic will be reviewed in-depth at the October LES meeting.

The aggregate survey data was analyzed by the LES Survey Committee, which also provided industry context. The survey itself was conducted by the independent research firm of Veris Consulting to ensure confidentiality of the participants.

A comprehensive Survey Report with all of the findings and related analysis will be made available in December exclusively to LES members. In addition, expanded executive summaries of previously released Royalty Rate and Deal Terms surveys will be made available exclusively to LES 2011 Annual Meeting attendees.

For more information on the Royalty Rate and Deal Terms surveys, please contact LES (USA & Canada) at info@les.org or 703.836.3106. Join LES before September 16th and receive a $25 American Express gift card in addition to the $300 member savings on Annual Meeting registration fees. To take advantage of this special offer, go to www.lesusacanada.org/join. For more info and to register for the meeting, go to www.les2011.org.

Boeing Makes R&D Investments at Canada's Dalhousie University

Boeing Makes R&D Investments at Canada's Dalhousie University

Investments support Industrial & Regional Benefits projects for the Atlantic region
Projects will address a range of aerospace needs from improved material performance and durability to the development of tools and applications for more efficient and effective manufacturing and maintenance processes

HALIFAX, Nova Scotia, Sept. 6, 2011 --The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] is making investments with Dalhousie University to support research and development projects to strengthen the aerospace industry's capabilities and competitiveness in Canada and globally.

"The research community at Dalhousie values our relationships with the private sector, not only for the advancement of knowledge but also for commercial applications that improve quality of life and create good jobs," said Dalhousie Vice President of Research Martha Crago. "Our Boeing relationship will be mutually beneficial and increase the amount of world-class R&D being performed in Halifax."

The projects include:

  • Advanced Materials Development -- using computer modeling and other techniques for developing alloys and coatings to improve the durability and the wear- and corrosion-resistance of aluminum, titanium and steel aircraft parts.
  • Mobile Graphics -- exploring unconventional approaches for using mobile devices and capabilities such as smartphones, tablet computers and projection systems to access 3-D engineering drawings, instructional materials and technical manuals in order to improve the productivity of manufacturing and maintenance technicians.
  • Visual and Text Analytics -- developing sophisticated visual tools and techniques to more efficiently analyze large quantities of text data. Examples of potential aerospace industry applications range from aviation safety reports to maintenance manuals to industrial safety.

"These projects with Dalhousie University continue Boeing's strong history of partnership with the Canadian academic community to conduct research that will help improve aerospace capabilities and strengthen Canadian industrial competitiveness for continued growth," said Susan Colegrove, regional director of International Strategic Partnerships for Boeing Defense, Space & Security.

The investments are in line with Canada's Industrial & Regional Benefits (IRB) policy and are an integral part of Boeing's IRB programs in Canada. Canada's IRB policy requires prime contractors such as Boeing to make investments in the Canadian economy as a result of winning defense and security contracts with the government of Canada. Boeing has four active IRB programs tied to the purchase and sustainment of four C-17 airlifters, designated CC-177 for Canadian Forces; the procurement of ScanEagle unmanned aircraft system services; and the purchase of 15 CH-47F Chinook medium-to-heavy-lift rotorcraft, designated CH-147 for Canadian Forces.

"The procurement of military equipment ensures our men and women in uniform have the capabilities they need to do the jobs asked of them, allowing them to defend this great land of ours," said Peter MacKay, Minister of National Defence. "Our government also insists on using these necessary procurements to build the Canadian economy and invest in Canadian institutions. I'm proud that Nova Scotia's universities are benefiting from these decisions."

Boeing has been a major contributor to the Canadian economy since 1919, generating approximately US$1 billion in business annually. The company employs highly skilled workers in Nova Scotia, Quebec, Ontario, Manitoba, Alberta and British Columbia in support of its commercial and defense business units. Canada also is home to one of Boeing's largest international supplier bases, with more than 200 major suppliers in every region of the country, providing a diverse mix of high-value goods and services to Boeing and its customers.

Boeing Research & Technology, the company's advanced research, technology and innovation organization, collaborates with Boeing business units, customers, suppliers, universities, and other research-and-development agencies throughout the world to provide a broad base of innovative and affordable technologies for current and future aviation systems and services.

A unit of The Boeing Company, Boeing Defense, Space & Security is one of the world's largest defense, space and security businesses specializing in innovative and capabilities-driven customer solutions, and the world's largest and most versatile manufacturer of military aircraft. Headquartered in St. Louis, Boeing Defense, Space & Security is a $32 billion business with 64,000 employees worldwide. Follow us on Twitter: @BoeingDefense.

# # #

Contact:

Peggy Mason
Boeing Defense, Space & Security
Office: 1-314-233-1134
Mobile: 1-314-378-8605
margaret.a.mason@boeing.com

Marcia Costley
Boeing Defense, Space & Security
Office: 1-562-797-7281
Mobile: 1-714-316-4267
marcia.b.costley@boeing.com

Billy Comeau
Dalhousie University, Communications and Marketing
Office: 1-902-494-6880
Mobile: 1-902-222-8810
billy.comeau@dal.ca
 

Bell to launch 4G LTE network in Toronto, Mississauga, Hamilton, Kitchener-Waterloo and Guelph tomorrow

Bell to launch 4G LTE network in Toronto, Mississauga, Hamilton, Kitchener-Waterloo and Guelph tomorrow

Bell first to offer next generation LTE data speeds to country's largest wireless market and leading Canadian innovation centres

MONTREAL, Sept. 13, 2011 /CNW Telbec/ - Bell Mobility today announced the launch of its next generation 4G LTE wireless network service in areas of Toronto, Mississauga, Hamilton, Kitchener-Waterloo and Guelph tomorrow. This state-of the-art network will offer the fastest mobile Internet speeds available to some of Canada's most populous urban areas, including the Waterloo region innovation hub and the country's largest wireless market in the Toronto area.

"LTE is the next step in ensuring Bell continues to deliver the best networks in the world to Canadian consumers and businesses, backed up by the newest data devices and the leading mobile services and content available. LTE will deliver amazing data access speeds - at least three times faster than the Bell HSPA+ network originally launched less than three years ago," said Wade Oosterman, President of Bell Mobility.

With super-fast Internet and data access speeds for both business users and consumers, 4G LTE from Bell offers HD quality online TV and video; wireless video conferencing and chat with quality previously available only on wireline or high-speed Wi-Fi connections; unprecedented mobile download times for apps, large attachments, presentations and apps (with VPN compatibility for secure file access); and mobile gaming on a whole new level, with stand-out graphics and video quality.

Bell's 4G LTE roll-out will bring coverage to additional Canadian markets this year and through 2012. Bell is focused on an urban rollout first, with the timing of broader rural and remote coverage deployments contingent on the outcome of Industry Canada's 700 MHz spectrum auction.

Bringing next generation 4G LTE first to Canada's top wireless markets and technology innovation centres also underscores Bell's commitment to the continued growth of the country's national wireless ecosystem.

"We partner with mobile technology start-ups, developer communities and established innovators across Waterloo and the GTA - they're a big part of the more than $800 million in R&D spending that Bell invests in Canada each year," said Stephen Howe, Bell's Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer (CTO). "We're happy to help accelerate innovation with the fastest wireless network technology commercially available."

Customers can buy next generation Bell LTE/HSPA+ Turbo Sticks now, which allow users to connect their laptops to the 4G LTE network, and will be able to purchase LTE/HSPA+-capable smartphones and tablets later this year.

LTE offers fastest mobile Internet access
LTE (short for the 4th Generation "Long Term Evolution" mobile standard) offers data speeds as fast as 75 megabits per second (Mbps) and typical speeds ranging between 12 and 25 Mbps. As the standard and products evolve, speeds are expected to increase to as fast as 150 Mbps.

Bell's 4G LTE network is also the first and only Canadian 4G network to switch to the next fastest speed available when outside LTE areas, either Bell's Dual Carrier HSPA+ providing peak speeds up to 42 Mbps (typical between 7 and 14 Mbps) or HSPA+ offering speeds up to 21 Mbps (typical between 3.5 and 8 Mbps). Bell introduced Dual Carrier HSPA+ to North America and now offers the high-speed service to approximately 70% of the Canadian population. Bell offers total HSPA+ coverage to more than 96% of Canadians.

Bell network innovation and investment
Developed in partnership with leading network infrastructure suppliers Cisco, Huawei and Nokia Siemens Networks, Bell's 4G LTE network provides a world-class wireless platform that will stimulate innovation and foster strong economic growth in Canada's mobile hubs and centres of wireless excellence.

Bell is committed to investing in Canada's network infrastructure, driving more new capital investment - $3 billion per year - than any other communications company in the country. Bell's total Research & Development investments increased in 2010 (the latest period for which figures are available), surpassing $800 million.

Bell has rolled out internationally renowned wireless networks, supporting the rapid growth of smartphone usage and mobile Internet, Mobile TV and other data services, and new fibre network services such as Bell Fibe TV and Fibe Internet. Bell is also launching a new Fibre to the Home network across the Québec City region - Canada's largest urban FTTH build - and to new condominium buildings, apartments and housing developments across Québec and Ontario.

LTE products and pricing
The 4G LTE Sierra Wireless U313 Turbo Stick is available in select Bell stores tomorrow, September 14; for online purchase for $79.95 on a three-year term ($219.95 with no term contract); and in Bell stores across LTE service areas on September 15. In coming weeks, Bell will add the 4G LTE Novatel Wireless U679 Turbo Stick. 4G LTE flex-rate data plans start at $45 a month for 1.5 gigabytes (GB) which automatically adjusts based on data usage. For more details, please visit Bell.ca/LTE.

About Bell

Bell is Canada's largest communications company, providing consumers and business with solutions to all their communications needs: Bell Mobility wireless, high-speed Bell Internet, Bell Satellite TV and Bell Fibe TV, Bell Home Phone local and long distance, and Bell Business Markets IP-broadband and information and communications technology (ICT) services. Bell Media is Canada's premier multimedia company with leading assets in television, radio and digital media, including CTV, Canada's #1 television network, and the country's most-watched specialty channels.

The Bell Mental Health Initiative is a multi-year charitable program that promotes mental health across Canada via the Bell Let's Talk anti-stigma campaign and support for community care, research and workplace best practices. To learn more, please visit www.bell.ca/letstalk.

Bell is wholly owned by BCE Inc. (TSX, NYSE: BCE). For Bell product and service information, please visit www.bell.ca. For Bell Media, please visit www.bellmedia.ca. For BCE corporate information, please visit www.bce.ca.

Two News Releases: VMware Launches VMware Fusion(R) 4 – The Best Way to Run Windows on a Mac Just Got Better and VMware Unveils VMware Workstation™ 8

 
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VMware Launches VMware Fusion® 4 – The Best Way to Run Windows on a Mac Just Got Better

 

PALO ALTO, Calif., Sept. 14, 2011 — VMware, Inc. (NYSE: VMW), the global leader in virtualization and cloud infrastructure, today announced VMware Fusion® 4 – the best way to run Windows on a Mac. Available now at VMware.com for a promotional price of US$49.99, VMware Fusion 4 makes it easier than ever for users to run Windows applications with Mac simplicity.

 

Enhancements to VMware Fusion® 4 make it a breeze to run Windows and Mac applications side by side on a Mac,” said Pat Lee, director, client product management, VMware. “Offering full integration into Apple OS X Lion, VMware Fusion 4 builds on our proven, award winning platform to provide an easy, fast and reliable way to run Windows applications on a Mac.” 

With more than 90 new features and now optimized for today’s multi-core Macs and OS X Lion, key features in VMware Fusion 4 include:

 

·         Built for OS X Lion – VMware Fusion 4 is designed to provide the best Windows experience on OS X Lion.  Add Windows programs to Launchpad, experience them in Mission Control, view them in full screen or switch between them using Mac gestures.

·         Better Performance and Faster Graphics – VMware Fusion 4 has been engineered to run Windows and Mac applications side-by-side with incredible speed and reliability. As a 64-bit Cocoa application, it is optimized for today’s multi-core Macs and delivers 3D graphics up to 2.5-times faster than previous versions of Fusion

·         Even More “Mac-like” Experience – VMware Fusion 4 enhances the way Windows programs run on a Mac. From the brand new settings menu to the redesigned virtual machine library and snapshot menu, users have even more Mac-like experiences when running Windows programs.

·         Lion Squared – VMware Fusion 4 now supports OS X Lion in a virtual machine, allowing users to get more from their Mac by running OS X Lion, OS X Lion Server, Mac OS X Snow Leopard Server and Mac OS X Leopard Server in virtual machines.

 

Switching Made Easy

VMware Fusion’s migration assistant for Windows makes it easier than ever for users to transfer their entire PC to a Mac, allowing them to make the most of their existing Windows software investment. With VMware Fusion 4 users can get the best of both worlds and have access to Windows programs and files from their PC directly on their Mac, whenever they need them.

 

Availability and Pricing

VMware Fusion® 4 is available until the end of the year for a promotional price of only US$49.99. The suggested retail price for VMware Fusion 4 is US$79.99. Customers who have purchased VMware Fusion 3 on or after July 20, 2011 are eligible for an electronic upgrade to VMware Fusion 4 at no additional cost. Learn more about the Fusion electronic upgrade program here. Volume pricing for corporate users is available from select resellers and vmware.com/vmwarestore/.

 

VMware Fusion 4 is available immediately for download and purchase from vmware.com. VMware Fusion box products will be available at key resellers including Apple, Apple.com, Amazon.com, Best Buy, Fry’s Electronics and many other stores in the coming days. VMware Fusion is available in English, German, French, Italian, Spanish, Simplified Chinese and Japanese.

 

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About VMware

VMware delivers virtualization and cloud infrastructure solutions that enable IT organizations to energize businesses of all sizes. With the industry leading virtualization platform - VMware vSphere® - customers rely on VMware to reduce capital and operating expenses, improve agility, ensure business continuity, strengthen security and go green. With 2010 revenues of US$2.9 billion, more than 250,000 customers and 25,000 partners, VMware is the leader in virtualization which consistently ranks as a top priority among CIOs. VMware is headquartered in Silicon Valley with offices throughout the world and can be found online at www.vmware.com. VMware Canada is headquartered in Burlington, Ontario, and can be found online at www.vmware.ca.

 

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

VMware Unveils VMware Workstation™ 8

Build, Share and Upload Virtual Machines to VMware vSphere® from VMware Workstation 8

 

PALO ALTO, Calif., Sept. 14, 2011

— VMware, Inc. (NYSE: VMW), the global leader in virtualization and cloud infrastructure, today announced the availability of VMware Workstation™ 8 – offering the easiest way to build, share and upload virtual machines (VMs) to VMware vSphere®. With more than 50 new features, VMware Workstation 8 advances the way technical professionals can work with multiple virtual machines from their PCs or on enterprise private clouds.

 

“The users of VMware Workstation pioneer the adoption of virtual environments and private clouds,” said Christopher Young, vice president and general manager, End-User Computing, VMware. “Our team recognizes the needs of these users and has made significant enhancements to VMware Workstation 8, making it even easier for them to move beyond the virtual box.”

Key VMware Workstation 8 features include:

 

·      Remote Connections – VMware Workstation 8 provides a seamless way to establish remote connections to hosts running in Workstation, VMware vSphere, and VMware vCenter.

·      “Share” VMsNew in Workstation 8, users can share VMs so they can be accessed by teammates providing a quick way to test applications in a more production-like environment.

·       Upload to vSphereWorkstation 8 enables users to drag and drop a VM from a user’s desktop to VMware vSphere. This feature allows users to deploy a complete application environment from a PC to a server for further testing, demoing, and analysis.

·      New User Interface – The VMware Workstation 8 user interface has been revamped with simplified menus, live thumbnails, improved preferences screens, and a new virtual machine library with enhanced searching. Users can now search and access a large library of virtual machines that can reside on your desktop, a server, or on another PC running VMware Workstation.

  • Improved Virtual Machine CapabilitiesWith support for HD audio with 7.1 surround sound, USB 3 and Bluetooth devices, Workstation 8 delivers new levels of virtual machine performance. In addition, improvements to virtual SMP, 3D graphics performance and new support for 64-GB RAM allows users to run the most demanding applications in a virtual machine.

VMware Workstation, the industry’s first personal virtualization tool and winner of more than 50 awards, is recognized for its broad operating system support, rich user experience, comprehensive feature set, and high performance.

 

Availability and Pricing

VMware Workstation 8 is immediately available for purchase for US$199. Upgrades from VMware Workstation 6.x and 7.x are available for US$99. VMware Customers who have purchased VMware Workstation 8 between Aug. 1, 2011 and Sept. 30, 2011 are eligible for a complimentary electronic upgrade to VMware Workstation 8. For more details on VMware’s complimentary electronic upgrade program please go here.

Workstation can also be purchased through VMware’s network of resellers and distributors. Download a free trial here.

 

Additional Resources

About VMware

VMware delivers virtualization and cloud infrastructure solutions that enable IT organizations to energize businesses of all sizes. With the industry leading virtualization platform - VMware vSphere® - customers rely on VMware to reduce capital and operating expenses, improve agility, ensure business continuity, strengthen security and go green. With 2010 revenues of US$2.9 billion, more than 250,000 customers and 25,000 partners, VMware is the leader in virtualization which consistently ranks as a top priority among CIOs. VMware is headquartered in Silicon Valley with offices throughout the world and can be found online at www.vmware.com. VMware Canada is headquartered in Burlington, Ontario, and can be found online at www.vmware.ca.

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Cindy Watson / Claire McCorquodale

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(416) 961-5595

 

CA Technologies New Mainframe Application Tuner Helps Simplify Application Performance Management

 

 

CA Technologies New Mainframe Application Tuner Helps Simplify Application Performance Management 

Automated Detection Helps IT Control Costs by Resolving Problems Before They Impact Users

ISLANDIA, N.Y., September 14, 2011 – CA Technologies (NASDAQ: CA) today announced CA Mainframe Application Tuner, which combines two application performance management (APM) tools with new integration capabilities to help IT organizations proactively pinpoint and resolve performance issues that could reduce user productivity and consume extra system resources.

“With so many of our customers accessing their mainframe applications via the Web, split-second response time and 24x7 availability are critical requirements,” said Dayton Semerjian, general manager, Mainframe, CA Technologies. “CA Mainframe Application Tuner is designed to help them deliver these capabilities, allowing analysts to fine-tune their applications to help reduce IT processing costs while improving service levels.”

CA Mainframe Application Tuner combines the advanced performance analysis and tuning capabilities of TRILOGexpert TriTune® with the automated performance management of TRILOGexpert APC for TriTune®. CA Technologies has a non-exclusive, worldwide source agreement to develop, market and support this technology, thus facilitating innovation beyond its previous capabilities.

The new integration in CA Mainframe Application Tuner helps performance managers more quickly and easily identify and mitigate the root causes of application performance inefficiencies in z/OS-based systems to improve response times and lower CPU consumption.

To help streamline APM, development and testing activities, CA Mainframe Application Tuner integrates with other CA Technologies software including:

• CA Technologies cross-platform APM solution, by automatically providing drill-down details about mainframe performance issues to IT analysts and insulating them from complexities of the applications and operating system.

CA Endevor® Software Change Manager and key testing solutions including CA InterTest and CA SymDump®, by automating and simplifying the process by which developers can view and update their programs, and helping to prevent manual errors.

• CA Mainframe Software Manager, by significantly streamlining the acquisition, installation, deployment and maintenance of CA Mainframe Application Tuner.

The cross-tier mainframe/distributed integrations that CA Technologies has incorporated into its APM solutions are helping technology support teams transition from managing technology silos to managing business services,” said Julie Craig, research director, Enterprise Management Associates. “Extending that integration to CA Mainframe Application Tuner makes it possible for analysts to diagnose performance problems right down to the source code statement in critical mainframe backend processes.”

 “We are very pleased with the new functionality in CA Mainframe Application Tuner that helps us prevent problems before our users are impacted,” said Mike Bouros, VP of IT, Mainframe Systems Performance at Morgan Stanley & Co. “We are also excited about its integration into the large CA Technologies portfolio of IT solutions, which will significantly enhance and simplify our application development and performance analysis processes.”

About CA Technologies

CA Technologies (NASDAQ: CA) is an IT management software and solutions company with expertise across all IT environments – 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. For additional information, visit CA Technologies at www.ca.com.

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