IBM and Nova Scotia Team to Invest in Future Economic Growth

 

IBM and Nova Scotia Team to Invest in Future Economic Growth

New investments will create up to 500 highly-skilled local jobs, establish local IBM centre of services excellence; facilitate higher-ed analytics and research collaboration to build essential skills for tomorrow’s economy

HALIFAX, NS and Markham, ON – November 8, 2012: The Government of Nova Scotia and IBM (NYSE:IBM), in close partnership with Nova Scotia Business, Inc. and a consortium of six higher education institutions, led by Nova Scotia Community College, today announced new agreements to establish an IBM Global Delivery Centre, create up to 500 new highly skilled jobs and nurture “economy of tomorrow” analytics skills within Nova Scotia.

As a result of the agreement, IBM will create a new Canadian delivery centre for application services to be located in Halifax, with services also delivered from Sydney. It is the first IBM centre of its kind in Canada. The new centre will become part of IBM’s global network of delivery centres that provide application development and support services to manage and transform IT systems for local government departments, businesses and universities.

In an associated ten-year deal, IBM and the Province have agreed that IBM will provide SAP application management services for Nova Scotia’s Core Competency Centre (CCC) and Health Administrative Services Program (HASP) programs. IBM will extend job offers to all seventy-five government employees who are currently managing these services. These employees will have an opportunity to grow and expand their highly valued skills within Nova Scotia as members of one the world’s largest, most experienced global services teams.
 
In parallel, IBM is making a multi-million dollar investment and collaborating with Nova Scotia Community College, Dalhousie University, Acadia University, Cape Breton University, Saint Francis Xavier University and St. Mary’s University to create a province-wide centre of excellence in analytics education, certification, training and research. The collaboration will deliver post-secondary analytics curriculum to produce workers with the analytics skills that are in high demand, train graduates in skills to make them more employable, and retrain valuable workers with aging skill-sets.

IBM’s move to bring jobs and employees to Nova Scotia as part of the new investments is intended to create up to 500 new jobs over the next eight years.

“This partnership is good news for Nova Scotia's students, families, and businesses, and it's exactly the kind of progress needed to help create jobs and grow Nova Scotia's economy of the future," said Premier Darrell Dexter. "IBM's decision to establish its only Canadian global delivery centre in Nova Scotia will create hundreds of high-paying, long-term jobs, and position Nova Scotia as a leader in innovation and analytics. The partnership between IBM, the province, and our academic institutions will attract more investment, more businesses, and more jobs of the future to Nova Scotia."

With the exponential growth of big data across industries, analytics is rapidly emerging as a competitive differentiator that generates key insights for organizations to sense, respond and predict relevant market and business trends in real-time. This insight will facilitate better decisions, more efficient operations and improved business performance. The new higher education collaboration will help equip Nova Scotia students with the high demand analytics skills necessary to drive the economy of the future – from Nova Scotia.  

"These investments weave together our business insights, industry-leading software portfolio, world-class technology research and operations expertise with application development and analytics to successfully extend our long-term collaboration with Nova Scotia and its higher educational institutions,” said John Lutz, president, IBM Canada. "The projects showcase Nova Scotia’s continued commitment to create highly skilled job opportunities for citizens as we team to efficiently stimulate growth and prepare for the future.”

Employers today are looking for a broad set of workers with the right mix of high-value skills to support transformative projects that are now underway -- modernizing health care systems, making aging buildings more energy efficient, and improving the delivery and effectiveness of public service. Students studying analytics, computer science, supply chain, and engineering will all be candidates for employment by programs in the new Canadian delivery centre.

 “Today’s students need continuous preparation for a digital world that blends both business and technology skills,” said Don Bureaux, President, Nova Scotia Community College. “Our collaboration with IBM will spark the growth of specific skills businesses will need to grow and compete in a global marketplace. With this step, we will be providing Nova Scotia students with a home-grown opportunity to build these in-demand skills for meaningful economic impact.”

IBM’s global delivery centre expertise spans over three dozen countries, serving thousands of clients worldwide. Establishment of the centre will help to unify application support and increase efficiencies for clients in Atlantic Canada, across the country, and globally.  IBM has a set of integrated tools, processes and disciplines that will be transplanted to the new Canadian centre to deliver superior applications for clients.

For more information about IBM services, please visit: http://www-935.ibm.com/services/us/gbs/consulting/

 

 


































































































IBM and Nova Scotia Team to Invest in Future Economic Growth

 

IBM and Nova Scotia Team to Invest in Future Economic Growth

New investments will create up to 500 highly-skilled local jobs, establish local IBM centre of services excellence; facilitate higher-ed analytics and research collaboration to build essential skills for tomorrow’s economy

HALIFAX, NS and Markham, ON – November 8, 2012: The Government of Nova Scotia and IBM (NYSE:IBM), in close partnership with Nova Scotia Business, Inc. and a consortium of six higher education institutions, led by Nova Scotia Community College, today announced new agreements to establish an IBM Global Delivery Centre, create up to 500 new highly skilled jobs and nurture “economy of tomorrow” analytics skills within Nova Scotia.

As a result of the agreement, IBM will create a new Canadian delivery centre for application services to be located in Halifax, with services also delivered from Sydney. It is the first IBM centre of its kind in Canada. The new centre will become part of IBM’s global network of delivery centres that provide application development and support services to manage and transform IT systems for local government departments, businesses and universities.

In an associated ten-year deal, IBM and the Province have agreed that IBM will provide SAP application management services for Nova Scotia’s Core Competency Centre (CCC) and Health Administrative Services Program (HASP) programs. IBM will extend job offers to all seventy-five government employees who are currently managing these services. These employees will have an opportunity to grow and expand their highly valued skills within Nova Scotia as members of one the world’s largest, most experienced global services teams.
 
In parallel, IBM is making a multi-million dollar investment and collaborating with Nova Scotia Community College, Dalhousie University, Acadia University, Cape Breton University, Saint Francis Xavier University and St. Mary’s University to create a province-wide centre of excellence in analytics education, certification, training and research. The collaboration will deliver post-secondary analytics curriculum to produce workers with the analytics skills that are in high demand, train graduates in skills to make them more employable, and retrain valuable workers with aging skill-sets.

IBM’s move to bring jobs and employees to Nova Scotia as part of the new investments is intended to create up to 500 new jobs over the next eight years.

“This partnership is good news for Nova Scotia's students, families, and businesses, and it's exactly the kind of progress needed to help create jobs and grow Nova Scotia's economy of the future," said Premier Darrell Dexter. "IBM's decision to establish its only Canadian global delivery centre in Nova Scotia will create hundreds of high-paying, long-term jobs, and position Nova Scotia as a leader in innovation and analytics. The partnership between IBM, the province, and our academic institutions will attract more investment, more businesses, and more jobs of the future to Nova Scotia."

With the exponential growth of big data across industries, analytics is rapidly emerging as a competitive differentiator that generates key insights for organizations to sense, respond and predict relevant market and business trends in real-time. This insight will facilitate better decisions, more efficient operations and improved business performance. The new higher education collaboration will help equip Nova Scotia students with the high demand analytics skills necessary to drive the economy of the future – from Nova Scotia.  

"These investments weave together our business insights, industry-leading software portfolio, world-class technology research and operations expertise with application development and analytics to successfully extend our long-term collaboration with Nova Scotia and its higher educational institutions,” said John Lutz, president, IBM Canada. "The projects showcase Nova Scotia’s continued commitment to create highly skilled job opportunities for citizens as we team to efficiently stimulate growth and prepare for the future.”

Employers today are looking for a broad set of workers with the right mix of high-value skills to support transformative projects that are now underway -- modernizing health care systems, making aging buildings more energy efficient, and improving the delivery and effectiveness of public service. Students studying analytics, computer science, supply chain, and engineering will all be candidates for employment by programs in the new Canadian delivery centre.

 “Today’s students need continuous preparation for a digital world that blends both business and technology skills,” said Don Bureaux, President, Nova Scotia Community College. “Our collaboration with IBM will spark the growth of specific skills businesses will need to grow and compete in a global marketplace. With this step, we will be providing Nova Scotia students with a home-grown opportunity to build these in-demand skills for meaningful economic impact.”

IBM’s global delivery centre expertise spans over three dozen countries, serving thousands of clients worldwide. Establishment of the centre will help to unify application support and increase efficiencies for clients in Atlantic Canada, across the country, and globally.  IBM has a set of integrated tools, processes and disciplines that will be transplanted to the new Canadian centre to deliver superior applications for clients.

For more information about IBM services, please visit: http://www-935.ibm.com/services/us/gbs/consulting/

 

 


































































































VMware Canada appoints IT industry veteran Eric Gales to lead its Canadian operations

VMware Canada appoints IT industry veteran Eric Gales to lead its Canadian operations

 

Burlington, Ont. – November 7, 2012 – VMware, Inc. (NYSEL VMW), the global leader in virtualization and cloud infrastructure, today announced that Eric Gales has joined VMware as Country Manager for its Canadian operations. This newly formed role marks a continued investment and growth strategy for VMware in Canada. Gales will be responsible for helping to drive VMware’s products and services into Enterprise- and Commercial-level accounts throughout the country. Gales will be responsible for the management of Canadian sales including technical consulting, professional services and field marketing. 

 

“VMware is building momentum in Canada, and we’re excited to have Eric on board to drive our next phase of growth,” said Jeff Casale, Senior Vice-President and General Manager, Americas, at VMware. “With his extensive leadership and technical experience, we’re confident Eric is the right person at the right time to lead the VMware Canada team as they continue to work closely with customers, helping them transform IT and deliver more value to their businesses.” 

 

Gales joins VMware Canada with more than two decades of experience in the IT industry. In his most recent role, Gales was the president of Microsoft Canada. Prior to this, Gales was responsible for sales, marketing and services for small and mid-market business for Microsoft Canada. He also held positions in various business areas for Microsoft United Kingdom (UK), including leading the UK Partner Group. During that time he was closely involved in developing the Microsoft Partner Program.

 

Grant Aitken, VMware Canada’s Area Vice President and a critical member of VMware Canada’s senior leadership team, will work closely with Gales, focusing his extensive expertise on serving and growing VMware Canada’s large enterprise accounts.

 

About VMware

VMware is the leader in virtualization and cloud infrastructure solutions that enable businesses to thrive in the Cloud Era. Customers rely on VMware to help them transform the way they build, deliver and consume Information Technology resources in a manner that is evolutionary and based on their specific needs. With 2011 revenues of US$3.77 billion, VMware has more than 400,000 customers and 55,000 partners.  The company is headquartered in Silicon Valley with offices throughout the world and can be found online at www.vmware.com. VMware Canada is based in Burlington, Ont., and can be found online at www.vmware.ca.

  

VMware is a registered trademark or trademark of VMware, Inc. in the United States and other jurisdictions. All other marks and names mentioned herein may be trademarks of their respective companies.

 

Follow us on Twitter: @VMwareCanada

 

Media Contacts

Cindy Watson / Jennifer Rideout

StrategicAmpersand Inc. for VMware

cindy@stratamp.com / jennifer@stratamp.com

416-961-5595

 

Sarah McGeary

VMware PR

smcgeary@vmware.com

650-427-1101

VMware Canada appoints IT industry veteran Eric Gales to lead its Canadian operations

VMware Canada appoints IT industry veteran Eric Gales to lead its Canadian operations

 

Burlington, Ont. – November 7, 2012 – VMware, Inc. (NYSEL VMW), the global leader in virtualization and cloud infrastructure, today announced that Eric Gales has joined VMware as Country Manager for its Canadian operations. This newly formed role marks a continued investment and growth strategy for VMware in Canada. Gales will be responsible for helping to drive VMware’s products and services into Enterprise- and Commercial-level accounts throughout the country. Gales will be responsible for the management of Canadian sales including technical consulting, professional services and field marketing. 

 

“VMware is building momentum in Canada, and we’re excited to have Eric on board to drive our next phase of growth,” said Jeff Casale, Senior Vice-President and General Manager, Americas, at VMware. “With his extensive leadership and technical experience, we’re confident Eric is the right person at the right time to lead the VMware Canada team as they continue to work closely with customers, helping them transform IT and deliver more value to their businesses.” 

 

Gales joins VMware Canada with more than two decades of experience in the IT industry. In his most recent role, Gales was the president of Microsoft Canada. Prior to this, Gales was responsible for sales, marketing and services for small and mid-market business for Microsoft Canada. He also held positions in various business areas for Microsoft United Kingdom (UK), including leading the UK Partner Group. During that time he was closely involved in developing the Microsoft Partner Program.

 

Grant Aitken, VMware Canada’s Area Vice President and a critical member of VMware Canada’s senior leadership team, will work closely with Gales, focusing his extensive expertise on serving and growing VMware Canada’s large enterprise accounts.

 

About VMware

VMware is the leader in virtualization and cloud infrastructure solutions that enable businesses to thrive in the Cloud Era. Customers rely on VMware to help them transform the way they build, deliver and consume Information Technology resources in a manner that is evolutionary and based on their specific needs. With 2011 revenues of US$3.77 billion, VMware has more than 400,000 customers and 55,000 partners.  The company is headquartered in Silicon Valley with offices throughout the world and can be found online at www.vmware.com. VMware Canada is based in Burlington, Ont., and can be found online at www.vmware.ca.

  

VMware is a registered trademark or trademark of VMware, Inc. in the United States and other jurisdictions. All other marks and names mentioned herein may be trademarks of their respective companies.

 

Follow us on Twitter: @VMwareCanada

 

Media Contacts

Cindy Watson / Jennifer Rideout

StrategicAmpersand Inc. for VMware

cindy@stratamp.com / jennifer@stratamp.com

416-961-5595

 

Sarah McGeary

VMware PR

smcgeary@vmware.com

650-427-1101

Dell Services Introduces New Microsoft Dynamics Solution for Manufacturers

Dell Services Introduces New Microsoft Dynamics Solution for Manufacturers












  • Dell’s new Microsoft Dynamics for Manufacturing solution helps manufacturers increase efficiency, lower costs, reduce IT footprints and decrease downtime
  • The combination of Microsoft software and Dell infrastructure, services and support helps manufacturers with every element of the Microsoft Dynamics offerings
  • Solution provides full suite of services; from software licensing and deployment options to infrastructure assessment, application configuration, implementation and ongoing support

Dell Services today announced Microsoft Dynamics for Manufacturing, a new solution to help manufacturers with all aspects of a Microsoft Dynamics implementation. Dell’s end-to-end solution provides one of the most comprehensive Microsoft Dynamics software provider offerings on the market, from hardware and software licensing, cloud and on-premise deployment, supply chain advice based on Dell’s own best practices and expertise in the areas of multi-location implementation, lean manufacturing and enterprise applications.

Microsoft Dynamics AX, Microsoft’s most global and scalable ERP solution, enables organizations to anticipate and embrace change to help support growth and success. The solution contributes to increased productivity and provides easy access to valuable information throughout an organization. Dell itself has seen great benefits as a Microsoft Dynamics AX user. Leveraging its own internal best practices, Dell is adding Microsoft Dynamics services and support to its Microsoft Dynamics reseller offerings for manufacturers.

“After applying Microsoft Dynamics AX to our own manufacturing process, and realizing how impactful the solution can be, we knew we had an opportunity to help our manufacturing customers experience the same benefits,” said Mike Gauthier, Dell Services’ Microsoft Dynamics AX Practice Manager. “We’ve been a Microsoft Dynamics software provider for some time, but today we’re announcing the addition of a full service and consulting component to our offerings based on our internal, hands-on experience with the solution.”

The full suite of services available with the new solutions includes:

  • Multiple software licensing options for Microsoft Dynamics
  • Deployment options including on-premise and cloud based solutions
  • Infrastructure assessment, design and support services
  • Business process re-engineering and organizational change management
  • Application configuration and implementation
  • Custom application development
  • Managed services and ongoing support

Dell’s new solution is designed specifically for manufacturers that have incomplete visibility into their global supply chain, are challenged with optimizing their business systems based on changing demands and are looking to increase efficiency and simplicity through the entire manufacturing process.

To address these challenges, Dell’s Microsoft Dynamics for Manufacturing solution focuses on manufacturing simplification and lean transformation by re-engineering processes from start to finish based on lean principles and simplified procedures. The solution helps manufacturers get the most out of Microsoft Dynamics with guidance and counsel on how to best leverage the product. Based on Dell’s own experiences, the solution shows manufacturers how to use Microsoft Dynamics to help make the most informed decisions possible, while reaching global alignment and transformation.

Dell turned to Microsoft Dynamics AX in 2010 to modernize its application footprint of more than 70 applications, 95 percent of which were custom-developed by Dell to support unique requirements at each factory. To run these applications, each manufacturing facility maintained between 400 and 600 physical servers. Standardizing on Microsoft Dynamics AX allowed Dell to eliminate various inefficiencies related to factory differences, large IT footprint and an overabundance of applications and to reduce operating costs and downtime.

Implementing Microsoft Dynamics AX helped Dell successfully re-architect its manufacturing process which resulted in cost reduction and increased simplification and performance:

Cost Reduction

  • IT cost of goods decreased by an estimated 40% by the end of 2012
  • Eliminated the need for almost 2,000 servers and 70 applications

Simplification

  • Saw an estimated 75 percent reduction in factory IT footprint
  • Increased alignment with outsourced manufacturing network
  • Achieved a single, global business process

Performance

  • Factory throughput efficiency fully recovered within approximately two quarters
  • 6-month payback on Microsoft Dynamics AX investment
  • Experienced up to 50 percent reduction in server downtime

Additional Quotes:
“With Microsoft Dynamics AX, we could roll out one factory at a time, and didn’t have to worry about changes to our core financial and HR and server management and all of the other upstream systems that we didn’t want to touch.” - Matt Griffiths, IT Executive Director, Manufacturing Systems, Dell Inc.

About Dell
Dell Inc. (NASDAQ: DELL) listens to customers and delivers innovative technology and services that give them the power to do more. For more information, visit www.dell.com.

Join us at Dell World 2012 – The Power to Do More. Technology professionals will learn from one another and identify key challenges and opportunities connected to the top forces changing business today. Learn more at www.DellWorld.com or follow #DellWorld on Twitter.

Dell is a trademark of Dell Inc. Dell disclaims any proprietary interest in the marks and names of others.

Dell Services Introduces New Microsoft Dynamics Solution for Manufacturers

Dell Services Introduces New Microsoft Dynamics Solution for Manufacturers












  • Dell’s new Microsoft Dynamics for Manufacturing solution helps manufacturers increase efficiency, lower costs, reduce IT footprints and decrease downtime
  • The combination of Microsoft software and Dell infrastructure, services and support helps manufacturers with every element of the Microsoft Dynamics offerings
  • Solution provides full suite of services; from software licensing and deployment options to infrastructure assessment, application configuration, implementation and ongoing support

Dell Services today announced Microsoft Dynamics for Manufacturing, a new solution to help manufacturers with all aspects of a Microsoft Dynamics implementation. Dell’s end-to-end solution provides one of the most comprehensive Microsoft Dynamics software provider offerings on the market, from hardware and software licensing, cloud and on-premise deployment, supply chain advice based on Dell’s own best practices and expertise in the areas of multi-location implementation, lean manufacturing and enterprise applications.

Microsoft Dynamics AX, Microsoft’s most global and scalable ERP solution, enables organizations to anticipate and embrace change to help support growth and success. The solution contributes to increased productivity and provides easy access to valuable information throughout an organization. Dell itself has seen great benefits as a Microsoft Dynamics AX user. Leveraging its own internal best practices, Dell is adding Microsoft Dynamics services and support to its Microsoft Dynamics reseller offerings for manufacturers.

“After applying Microsoft Dynamics AX to our own manufacturing process, and realizing how impactful the solution can be, we knew we had an opportunity to help our manufacturing customers experience the same benefits,” said Mike Gauthier, Dell Services’ Microsoft Dynamics AX Practice Manager. “We’ve been a Microsoft Dynamics software provider for some time, but today we’re announcing the addition of a full service and consulting component to our offerings based on our internal, hands-on experience with the solution.”

The full suite of services available with the new solutions includes:

  • Multiple software licensing options for Microsoft Dynamics
  • Deployment options including on-premise and cloud based solutions
  • Infrastructure assessment, design and support services
  • Business process re-engineering and organizational change management
  • Application configuration and implementation
  • Custom application development
  • Managed services and ongoing support

Dell’s new solution is designed specifically for manufacturers that have incomplete visibility into their global supply chain, are challenged with optimizing their business systems based on changing demands and are looking to increase efficiency and simplicity through the entire manufacturing process.

To address these challenges, Dell’s Microsoft Dynamics for Manufacturing solution focuses on manufacturing simplification and lean transformation by re-engineering processes from start to finish based on lean principles and simplified procedures. The solution helps manufacturers get the most out of Microsoft Dynamics with guidance and counsel on how to best leverage the product. Based on Dell’s own experiences, the solution shows manufacturers how to use Microsoft Dynamics to help make the most informed decisions possible, while reaching global alignment and transformation.

Dell turned to Microsoft Dynamics AX in 2010 to modernize its application footprint of more than 70 applications, 95 percent of which were custom-developed by Dell to support unique requirements at each factory. To run these applications, each manufacturing facility maintained between 400 and 600 physical servers. Standardizing on Microsoft Dynamics AX allowed Dell to eliminate various inefficiencies related to factory differences, large IT footprint and an overabundance of applications and to reduce operating costs and downtime.

Implementing Microsoft Dynamics AX helped Dell successfully re-architect its manufacturing process which resulted in cost reduction and increased simplification and performance:

Cost Reduction

  • IT cost of goods decreased by an estimated 40% by the end of 2012
  • Eliminated the need for almost 2,000 servers and 70 applications

Simplification

  • Saw an estimated 75 percent reduction in factory IT footprint
  • Increased alignment with outsourced manufacturing network
  • Achieved a single, global business process

Performance

  • Factory throughput efficiency fully recovered within approximately two quarters
  • 6-month payback on Microsoft Dynamics AX investment
  • Experienced up to 50 percent reduction in server downtime

Additional Quotes:
“With Microsoft Dynamics AX, we could roll out one factory at a time, and didn’t have to worry about changes to our core financial and HR and server management and all of the other upstream systems that we didn’t want to touch.” - Matt Griffiths, IT Executive Director, Manufacturing Systems, Dell Inc.

About Dell
Dell Inc. (NASDAQ: DELL) listens to customers and delivers innovative technology and services that give them the power to do more. For more information, visit www.dell.com.

Join us at Dell World 2012 – The Power to Do More. Technology professionals will learn from one another and identify key challenges and opportunities connected to the top forces changing business today. Learn more at www.DellWorld.com or follow #DellWorld on Twitter.

Dell is a trademark of Dell Inc. Dell disclaims any proprietary interest in the marks and names of others.

Sandvine Global Report: Internet Data Usage Up 120 Percent in North America

Sandvine Global Report: Internet Data Usage Up 120 Percent in North America

Internet traffic predictions for 2015 from Sandvine's Global Internet Phenomena Report (CNW Group/Sandvine Incorporated)

Netflix continues to dominate North American fixed networks with 33 percent bandwidth share

WATERLOO, ON, Nov. 7, 2012 /CNW/ - Sandvine, (TSX:SVC; AIM:SAND) a leading provider of intelligent broadband network solutions for fixed and mobile operators, today released its Internet traffic trends report, entitled "Global Internet Phenomena Report 2H2012 ", based on data from a selection of Sandvine's 200-plus customers spanning North America, Europe, Middle East and Africa, Caribbean and Latin America and Asia-Pacific.

Major findings from Sandvine's Global Internet Phenomena Report include:

Global data usage

  • Mobile networks: The world leader of mobile data consumption is Asia with a mean monthly usage of 659 MB, up 10% in the last six months
  • Fixed networks: Mean monthly data usage has increased by 120% from 23GB to 51GB in the past year on North American fixed line networks [51GB is equivalent to 81 hours of video]

"There is only one digital network being built today and that is the Internet," said Dave Caputo, CEO, Sandvine. "With a 120% growth rate there is no doubt that more communications service providers will be launching application-based pricing plans that provide cost certainty and a consistent quality of experience for high-demand applications. Understanding the application make-up of a network is a critical first step in launching new services."

Video streaming

  • In Europe, YouTube represents more than 20% of peak period downstream traffic on mobile networks
  • Netflix dominates North American fixed networks accounting for 33% of peak period downstream traffic
  • Other video services on North American fixed networks include Amazon (1.8% of peak period downstream traffic), Hulu (1.4%) and HBO Go (0.5%)

"Audio and video streaming account for 65% of all downstream traffic from 9pm-12am and half of that is Netflix traffic [on North America fixed networks].   Prioritizing real-time applications like live audio and video is critical to maintaining a high quality of experience.  Sandvine's video quality metrics, including display and transport quality, will be key to understanding the impact of major events like the 2014 World Cup which will likely be the most streamed event in Internet history," said Mr. Caputo.

P2P File sharing

  • BitTorrent continues to decline in application-share, accounting for 16% of total traffic in Europe and is slightly smaller in North America, accounting for 12%
  • In Asia-Pacific, where there are fewer paid over-the-top video services available, BitTorrent accounts for 36% of total traffic

"Real-Time Entertainment continues to soar.  Since 2009 on-demand entertainment consumed more bandwidth than "experience later" bulk transfers and we project that trend to continue through 2015 when BitTorrent will shrink to less than 10% of total traffic," said Mr. Caputo.

Sandvine's Global Internet Phenomena Report is available at www.sandvine.com

GLOBAL INTERNET PHENOMENA REPORT METHODOLOGY
Sandvine's Global Internet Phenomena Reports are based on a representative cross-section of Sandvine's data from a selection of Sandvine's 200-plus customers spanning North America, Europe, Middle East and Africa, Caribbean and Latin America and Asia-Pacific.  Data is gathered over a one-month period and is completely subscriber-anonymous.  No identifiable information of any kind, including IP addresses are collected during the study.  Sandvine's network equipment analyzes data from an application utilization level and is not content aware.

ABOUT SANDVINE
Sandvine's network policy control solutions focus on protecting and improving the quality of experience on the Internet. Our award-winning network policy control equipment and software helps fixed and wireless and mobile operators better understand network traffic, manage network congestion, create new services and revenues, mitigate traffic that is malicious or undesirable to subscribers, deliver QoS-prioritized multimedia services and increase subscriber satisfaction. With over 200 service provider customers in over 85 countries, serving hundreds of millions of broadband and mobile data subscribers, Sandvine is enhancing the Internet experience worldwide. For more information, please visit: www.sandvine.com

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
Certain statements in this release which are not historical facts constitute forward-looking statements or forward-looking information within the meaning of applicable securities laws ("forward-looking statements") and are made pursuant to the "safe harbour" provisions of such laws. Statements related to the scope of deployment of Sandvine's products by a specific customer, the potential revenue opportunity with any particular customer or in any market segment, the benefit's of Sandvine's products and services to be realized by customers, Sandvine's market position, future opportunities, product development plans and demand for Sandvine's products and services are forward looking statements, as are any statements relating to future events, conditions or circumstances. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance upon any such forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements involve both known and unknown risks and uncertainties that may cause the actual results, performance or achievements of Sandvine to differ materially from the results, performance, achievements or developments expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements.   These risks and uncertainties include, without limitation, changes in internal deployment strategies or plans by specific customers; the growth of broadband internet usage and levels of capital spending on broadband network management systems; the timing of orders and manufacturing lead times; changes in customer order patterns or customer mix; insufficient, excess or obsolete inventory; increased competition in the broadband network equipment industry; dependence on the timely development and market acceptance of new product offerings and standards; rapid technological and market change; manufacturing and sourcing risks including dependence on key suppliers and key technologies; dependence upon indirect channel sales and resellers;  factors such as business and economic conditions and growth trends in the broadband network equipment industry and in various geographic regions; global economic conditions and uncertainties in the geopolitical environment including the impact of regulation related to the internet and the delivery of internet services. Forward-looking statements are based on management's current plans, estimates, projections, beliefs and opinions, and Sandvine does not undertake any obligation to update forward-looking statements should assumptions related to these plans, estimates, projections, beliefs and opinions change.

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Sandvine Global Report: Internet Data Usage Up 120 Percent in North America

Sandvine Global Report: Internet Data Usage Up 120 Percent in North America

Internet traffic predictions for 2015 from Sandvine's Global Internet Phenomena Report (CNW Group/Sandvine Incorporated)

Netflix continues to dominate North American fixed networks with 33 percent bandwidth share

WATERLOO, ON, Nov. 7, 2012 /CNW/ - Sandvine, (TSX:SVC; AIM:SAND) a leading provider of intelligent broadband network solutions for fixed and mobile operators, today released its Internet traffic trends report, entitled "Global Internet Phenomena Report 2H2012 ", based on data from a selection of Sandvine's 200-plus customers spanning North America, Europe, Middle East and Africa, Caribbean and Latin America and Asia-Pacific.

Major findings from Sandvine's Global Internet Phenomena Report include:

Global data usage

  • Mobile networks: The world leader of mobile data consumption is Asia with a mean monthly usage of 659 MB, up 10% in the last six months
  • Fixed networks: Mean monthly data usage has increased by 120% from 23GB to 51GB in the past year on North American fixed line networks [51GB is equivalent to 81 hours of video]

"There is only one digital network being built today and that is the Internet," said Dave Caputo, CEO, Sandvine. "With a 120% growth rate there is no doubt that more communications service providers will be launching application-based pricing plans that provide cost certainty and a consistent quality of experience for high-demand applications. Understanding the application make-up of a network is a critical first step in launching new services."

Video streaming

  • In Europe, YouTube represents more than 20% of peak period downstream traffic on mobile networks
  • Netflix dominates North American fixed networks accounting for 33% of peak period downstream traffic
  • Other video services on North American fixed networks include Amazon (1.8% of peak period downstream traffic), Hulu (1.4%) and HBO Go (0.5%)

"Audio and video streaming account for 65% of all downstream traffic from 9pm-12am and half of that is Netflix traffic [on North America fixed networks].   Prioritizing real-time applications like live audio and video is critical to maintaining a high quality of experience.  Sandvine's video quality metrics, including display and transport quality, will be key to understanding the impact of major events like the 2014 World Cup which will likely be the most streamed event in Internet history," said Mr. Caputo.

P2P File sharing

  • BitTorrent continues to decline in application-share, accounting for 16% of total traffic in Europe and is slightly smaller in North America, accounting for 12%
  • In Asia-Pacific, where there are fewer paid over-the-top video services available, BitTorrent accounts for 36% of total traffic

"Real-Time Entertainment continues to soar.  Since 2009 on-demand entertainment consumed more bandwidth than "experience later" bulk transfers and we project that trend to continue through 2015 when BitTorrent will shrink to less than 10% of total traffic," said Mr. Caputo.

Sandvine's Global Internet Phenomena Report is available at www.sandvine.com

GLOBAL INTERNET PHENOMENA REPORT METHODOLOGY
Sandvine's Global Internet Phenomena Reports are based on a representative cross-section of Sandvine's data from a selection of Sandvine's 200-plus customers spanning North America, Europe, Middle East and Africa, Caribbean and Latin America and Asia-Pacific.  Data is gathered over a one-month period and is completely subscriber-anonymous.  No identifiable information of any kind, including IP addresses are collected during the study.  Sandvine's network equipment analyzes data from an application utilization level and is not content aware.

ABOUT SANDVINE
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HDS unveils new Hitachi Accelerated Flash Storage

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New Flash Module From Hitachi Data Systems Delivers Superior Performance, Capacity and Reliability for Enterprise Workloads

 

Hitachi Accelerated Flash Storage Features New Rack-Optimized Form Factor With Increased Environmental Advantages and Lowest Cost per Bit

 

When Compared to 400GB MLC SSDs, Hitachi Accelerated Flash Storage Achieves:

·       4 Times Better Performance.

·       46 Percent Lower Cost per Bit.

 

SANTA CLARA, Calif. — November 7, 2012 — Hitachi Data Systems Corporation (HDS), a wholly owned subsidiary of Hitachi, Ltd., (TSE: 6501), today unveiled HitachiAccelerated Flash storage. This new flash module is built specifically for the most demanding enterprise-class workloads. Hitachi Accelerated Flash storage features a custom-designed, rack-optimized form factor and innovative flashmemory controller technology from Hitachi, Ltd. These features let the module achieve higher performance, lower cost per bit and greater capacity compared to conventional solid-state drives (SSDs) on the market today. Hitachi Accelerated Flash storage is available now for the industry’s leading enterprise solution, Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform (VSP). Now customers can realize a superior return on their flash investment with lower operating expenses. Hitachi Accelerated Flash storage is the first product to incorporate the recently introduced flash memory controller from Hitachi, Ltd., and today’s announcement marks the next phase of the Hitachi Data Systems flash strategy and roadmap first announced in August.

 

“Today’s announcement is a milestone achievement in how flash technology will be used in the enterprise data center moving forward,” said Roberto Basilio, vice president, Infrastructure Platforms Product Management, Hitachi Data Systems. “Hitachi Accelerated Flash storage is the first flash device that is optimized for the performance and reliability required for mission-critical applications. These applications include OLTP databases, ERP, financial data management, metadata and indexing. Because of the innovative multi-core flash controller technology from Hitachi, we are able to use multi-level cell (MLC) flash inenterprise applications by extending MLC endurance and exceeding the performance of single-level cell (SLC) flash. The result is the lowest cost per bit of any enterprise MLC flash solution on the market today.”

 

Flash technology has become more pervasive in the data center over the past few years. However, its widespread adoption as a mainstream storage option has been hampered by high costs, limited endurance and sub-optimal write performance. IT organizations have been forced to make tradeoffs in performance and capacity to reach the cost points that their shrinking budgets can accommodate. HitachiAccelerated Flash storage fundamentally changes this model by eliminating these tradeoffs and answering customer demands for high capacity and performance at the lowest cost per bit. It changes the model by leveraging advanced Hitachi controller technology to increase the performance of MLC flash to levels that exceed those of more costly SLC flash. It also extends MLC flash endurance to enterpriselevels. Hitachi Accelerated Flash storage delivers the performance, cost points, capacity and environmental characteristics that customers desire and that alternative solid-state storage options cannot match.

 

Hitachi Accelerated Flash storage introduces several unique capabilities including inline write compression that speeds writes on flash and improves MLC flashmemory endurance. When compared to 400GB MLC SSDs, Hitachi Accelerated Flash storage features 4 times better performance, improved environmental characteristics (power and space), and up to 46 percent lower cost per bit. To provide customers with even more capacity cost savings, Hitachi AcceleratedFlash storage is fully compatible with all Hitachi VSP features, including Hitachi Dynamic Tiering (HDT). This capability lets the system automatically optimize data placement by putting the most active data on Hitachi Accelerated Flash storage when the highest performance is required, and placing less-active data on cost-optimized, lower performance disk.

 

Hitachi Accelerated Flash storage fits into a new 8U flash chassis. Each enclosure can scale from 6.4TB up to 76.8TB of flash storage, giving it 2 times greater densitythan the largest MLC SSD available today. Up to 4 flash enclosures can be housed in Hitachi VSP, enabling more than 300TB of flash per system. This deployment gives existing Hitachi VSP customers the flexibility to architect cost-effective, tiered storage environments with HDT that address the most demanding performance workloads. Customers can do this while maintaining the same storage management environment, external storage virtualization support, superior uptime and advanced functionality they are accustomed to from Hitachi VSP.

 

The Hitachi Data Systems flash roadmap spans across servers, storage and appliances to enable compute acceleration, caching and high-performance storage media usecases. Hitachi Data Systems will continue to expand its roadmap with additional flash-optimized solutions that are highly efficient, available and resilient. These new solutions will improve customers’ return on flash investments and lower operating expenses compared to alternative or single-purpose flash products.

 

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About Hitachi Data Systems

Hitachi Data Systems provides best-in-class information technologies, services and solutions that deliver compelling customer ROI, unmatched return on assets (ROA) and demonstrable business impact. With a vision that IT must be virtualized, automated, cloud-ready and sustainable, Hitachi Data Systems offers solutions that improve IT costs and agility. With approximately 5,900 employees worldwide, Hitachi Data Systems does business in more than 100 countries and regions. Hitachi Data Systems products, services and solutions are trusted by the world’s leading enterprises, including more than 70 percent of the Fortune 100 and more than 80 percent of the Fortune Global 100. Hitachi Data Systems believes that data drives our world – and information is the new currency. To learn more, visit: http://www.hds.com.

 

About Hitachi, Ltd.

Hitachi, Ltd. (TSE: 6501), headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, is a leading global electronics company with approximately 320,000 employees worldwide. Fiscal 2011 (ended March 31, 2012) consolidated revenues totaled 9,665 billion yen ($117.8 billion). Hitachi is focusing more than ever on the Social Innovation Business, which includes information and telecommunication systems, power systems, industrial, transportation and urban development systems, aswell as the sophisticated materials and key devices that support them. For more information on Hitachi, please visit the company's website at http://www.hitachi.com.

 

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HDS unveils new Hitachi Accelerated Flash Storage

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New Flash Module From Hitachi Data Systems Delivers Superior Performance, Capacity and Reliability for Enterprise Workloads

 

Hitachi Accelerated Flash Storage Features New Rack-Optimized Form Factor With Increased Environmental Advantages and Lowest Cost per Bit

 

When Compared to 400GB MLC SSDs, Hitachi Accelerated Flash Storage Achieves:

·       4 Times Better Performance.

·       46 Percent Lower Cost per Bit.

 

SANTA CLARA, Calif. — November 7, 2012 — Hitachi Data Systems Corporation (HDS), a wholly owned subsidiary of Hitachi, Ltd., (TSE: 6501), today unveiled HitachiAccelerated Flash storage. This new flash module is built specifically for the most demanding enterprise-class workloads. Hitachi Accelerated Flash storage features a custom-designed, rack-optimized form factor and innovative flashmemory controller technology from Hitachi, Ltd. These features let the module achieve higher performance, lower cost per bit and greater capacity compared to conventional solid-state drives (SSDs) on the market today. Hitachi Accelerated Flash storage is available now for the industry’s leading enterprise solution, Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform (VSP). Now customers can realize a superior return on their flash investment with lower operating expenses. Hitachi Accelerated Flash storage is the first product to incorporate the recently introduced flash memory controller from Hitachi, Ltd., and today’s announcement marks the next phase of the Hitachi Data Systems flash strategy and roadmap first announced in August.

 

“Today’s announcement is a milestone achievement in how flash technology will be used in the enterprise data center moving forward,” said Roberto Basilio, vice president, Infrastructure Platforms Product Management, Hitachi Data Systems. “Hitachi Accelerated Flash storage is the first flash device that is optimized for the performance and reliability required for mission-critical applications. These applications include OLTP databases, ERP, financial data management, metadata and indexing. Because of the innovative multi-core flash controller technology from Hitachi, we are able to use multi-level cell (MLC) flash inenterprise applications by extending MLC endurance and exceeding the performance of single-level cell (SLC) flash. The result is the lowest cost per bit of any enterprise MLC flash solution on the market today.”

 

Flash technology has become more pervasive in the data center over the past few years. However, its widespread adoption as a mainstream storage option has been hampered by high costs, limited endurance and sub-optimal write performance. IT organizations have been forced to make tradeoffs in performance and capacity to reach the cost points that their shrinking budgets can accommodate. HitachiAccelerated Flash storage fundamentally changes this model by eliminating these tradeoffs and answering customer demands for high capacity and performance at the lowest cost per bit. It changes the model by leveraging advanced Hitachi controller technology to increase the performance of MLC flash to levels that exceed those of more costly SLC flash. It also extends MLC flash endurance to enterpriselevels. Hitachi Accelerated Flash storage delivers the performance, cost points, capacity and environmental characteristics that customers desire and that alternative solid-state storage options cannot match.

 

Hitachi Accelerated Flash storage introduces several unique capabilities including inline write compression that speeds writes on flash and improves MLC flashmemory endurance. When compared to 400GB MLC SSDs, Hitachi Accelerated Flash storage features 4 times better performance, improved environmental characteristics (power and space), and up to 46 percent lower cost per bit. To provide customers with even more capacity cost savings, Hitachi AcceleratedFlash storage is fully compatible with all Hitachi VSP features, including Hitachi Dynamic Tiering (HDT). This capability lets the system automatically optimize data placement by putting the most active data on Hitachi Accelerated Flash storage when the highest performance is required, and placing less-active data on cost-optimized, lower performance disk.

 

Hitachi Accelerated Flash storage fits into a new 8U flash chassis. Each enclosure can scale from 6.4TB up to 76.8TB of flash storage, giving it 2 times greater densitythan the largest MLC SSD available today. Up to 4 flash enclosures can be housed in Hitachi VSP, enabling more than 300TB of flash per system. This deployment gives existing Hitachi VSP customers the flexibility to architect cost-effective, tiered storage environments with HDT that address the most demanding performance workloads. Customers can do this while maintaining the same storage management environment, external storage virtualization support, superior uptime and advanced functionality they are accustomed to from Hitachi VSP.

 

The Hitachi Data Systems flash roadmap spans across servers, storage and appliances to enable compute acceleration, caching and high-performance storage media usecases. Hitachi Data Systems will continue to expand its roadmap with additional flash-optimized solutions that are highly efficient, available and resilient. These new solutions will improve customers’ return on flash investments and lower operating expenses compared to alternative or single-purpose flash products.

 

Web Resources

-       Read what Hu Yoshida has to say about Hitachi Accelerated Flash storage

-       Follow us on Twitter

-       Connect with us on LinkedIn

-       Friend us on Facebook

 

About Hitachi Data Systems

Hitachi Data Systems provides best-in-class information technologies, services and solutions that deliver compelling customer ROI, unmatched return on assets (ROA) and demonstrable business impact. With a vision that IT must be virtualized, automated, cloud-ready and sustainable, Hitachi Data Systems offers solutions that improve IT costs and agility. With approximately 5,900 employees worldwide, Hitachi Data Systems does business in more than 100 countries and regions. Hitachi Data Systems products, services and solutions are trusted by the world’s leading enterprises, including more than 70 percent of the Fortune 100 and more than 80 percent of the Fortune Global 100. Hitachi Data Systems believes that data drives our world – and information is the new currency. To learn more, visit: http://www.hds.com.

 

About Hitachi, Ltd.

Hitachi, Ltd. (TSE: 6501), headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, is a leading global electronics company with approximately 320,000 employees worldwide. Fiscal 2011 (ended March 31, 2012) consolidated revenues totaled 9,665 billion yen ($117.8 billion). Hitachi is focusing more than ever on the Social Innovation Business, which includes information and telecommunication systems, power systems, industrial, transportation and urban development systems, aswell as the sophisticated materials and key devices that support them. For more information on Hitachi, please visit the company's website at http://www.hitachi.com.

 

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© Hitachi Data Systems Corporation 2012. All rights reserved. HITACHI is a trademark or registered trademark of Hitachi, Ltd.