Rogers Business Solutions Launches Next Generation IP Voice Solution for Enterprises

Rogers Business Solutions Launches Next Generation IP Voice Solution for Enterprises

SIP Trunking Now Available to Canadian Enterprises

TORONTO, May 14, 2012 /CNW/ - Rogers Business Solutions announced today the availability of SIP Trunking, a new IP-based voice solution designed to complement its fibre-based internet and WAN connectivity services. SIP Trunking uses Internet Protocol (IP) to provide businesses with an alternative to traditional voice network signaling, delivering a cost-effective solution to enterprises seeking scalable voice services.

SIP Trunking offers a reliable method to connect business Private Branch Exchange (PBX) systems to the public phone network using a customer's pre-existing private data network. Essentially, the technology allows an office PBX system and the voice services they control to become an extension of the IP data network.

By merging voice services with the business data network, an SIP Trunking solution can adjust to capacity requirements by dynamically allocating bandwidth as needed to support voice and/or data needs during peak hours.

"Companies wishing to add capacity to their business phone networks traditionally purchase a minimum quantity of dedicated lines or "trunks", in many cases forcing them to pay for more capacity than required," said Terry Canning, SVP, Rogers Business Solutions. "SIP Trunking allows business operators to reduce these costs by purchasing smaller quantities and sharing access across multiple sites. Not only can companies "right-size" their voice solutions using SIP Trunking, they also benefit by avoiding delays in turning up more lines as additional physical installations are not required with the SIP Trunking service."

In addition to offering standard voice features typically required by businesses, SIP Trunking also serves as a foundation for future investments in video, mobile and productivity applications. As emerging technologies reach the Canadian business market, SIP users benefit from the technology's inherent flexibility in supporting new IP-based services.

Rogers Business Solutions is well positioned to meet this demand with a robust national fibre network providing a variety of leading edge voice and data services for Canadian businesses.

Rogers Business Solutions (RBS), a division of Rogers Communications, provides Canadian enterprises with network connectivity to support a range of voice and data applications. Rogers Business Solutions operates its own transcontinental network with a one hundred per cent digital fibre optic backbone and strategic interconnect points to the United States and overseas for seamless, cross-border and international coverage. With an extensive customer base including commercial, government and financial enterprises, RBS offers scalable business communications services backed by a team of industry leading technical experts.

For further information about Rogers Business Solutions, please visit: www.RogersBusinessSolutions.com.

About Rogers:

Rogers Communications is a diversified public Canadian communications and media company. We are Canada's largest provider of wireless voice and data communications services and one of Canada's leading providers of cable television, high-speed Internet and telephony services. Through its Rogers Media Inc. division, Rogers Communications is engaged in radio and television broadcasting, televised shopping, magazines and trade publications, and sports entertainment. We are publicly traded on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX: RCI.A and RCI.B) and on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: RCI). For further information about the Rogers group of companies, please visit www.rogers.com.

For further information:

Paula Lash, Rogers Communications Inc.
416-935-8796
Paula.Lash@rci.rogers.com

Acquity Group Expands into Canadian Market, Sets Up Shop in Ottawa

Acquity Group Expands into Canadian Market, Sets Up Shop in Ottawa

 

SOURCE Acquity Group LLC

The new office - Acquity Group's third expansion in 2012 - will support a rapidly growing client base and partner network in Canada.

CHICAGO, May 14, 2012 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- Acquity Group Limited (NYSE AMEX: AQ), a leading global Brand eCommerce™ and digital marketing company, announced today that it is expanding into the Canadian market and opening a new office in Ottawa, Ontario. The new location, Acquity Group's 11th office in North America, will support the company's continued growth throughout the Northwestern United States and Canada.

While Acquity Group already has established expertise in the global eCommerce marketplace, the new Canadian presence extends Acquity Group's capabilities in supporting B2C and B2B brands in North America. This announcement comes on the heels of two other recent office expansions in San Francisco and Seattle.

With online consumption in Canada expected to reach $51 billion by 2016, according to a report commissioned by Google, major North American retailers and B2B brands serving the Canadian market have engaged Acquity Group to design elegant yet functional experiences integrated across all digital channels, including web, mobile and social.

"With a booming technology sector and broad network of strategic partners located in Canada, establishing a physical presence in this market was a natural progression in our expansion," said Chris Dalton, President and CEO of Acquity Group's US operations.

Acquity Group has long-standing relationships with Adobe Systems Incorporated, a company with a large Canadian presence, and hybris, a multichannel commerce and communication software provider with its North American headquarters in Montreal. In fact, in 2012, Acquity Group was recognized as Digital Marketing Regional Partner of the Year by Adobe and North American Partner of the Year by hybris.

"With the announcement of an Adobe-hybris partnership this past March, it became critical to build a Canadian presence and leverage our triangular partnership," said Dalton. "We are excited to offer marketers and retailers a truly engaging buying process for every step – from brand engagement to browsing to check out."

To kick off Acquity Group's Canadian launch, the company will be speaking at and sponsoring eTail Canada, the only multi-channel marketing and eCommerce event specifically designed for the Canadian market, taking place May 14-16 at the Hyatt Regency in Toronto.

At the event, Chris Hauca, Vice President of Acquity Group responsible for strategy direction and delivery of eCommerce solutions, will host a session on the "Ten Tenants of eCommerce". Attendees will gain valuable insight on optimizing eCommerce programs to increase conversion rates and revenue. Acquity Group executives and staff will be on-site throughout the event exhibiting at booth 8.

For more information or to register for eTail Canada, visit the event website.

ABOUT ACQUITY GROUP LIMITED:

Acquity Group Limited is a leading Brand eCommerce™ and digital marketing company that leverages the internet, mobile devices and social media to enhance its clients' brands and e-commerce performance. It is the digital agency of record for a number of well-known global brands in multiple industries. Acquity Group Limited has served more than 500 companies and their global brands. Acquity Group Limited has offices in ten cities in the United States and three cities in Asia.

For further information, please contact:

Emily Johnson
Walker Sands Communications
(312) 267-2939

©2012 PR Newswire. All Rights Reserved.

Accellos Announces SQL Server 2012 Certification

Accellos Announces SQL Server 2012 Certification
Leading provider of supply chain execution software solutions today announced that they have certified their newest version of AccellosOne Warehouse with Microsoft SQL Server 2012

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado – May 15, 2012 – Accellos, a leading provider of supply chain execution software solutions, today announced that they have certified their newest version of AccellosOne Warehouse with Microsoft SQL Server 2012.

“Our customers look to Accellos for guidance on their technology choices. We are excited to assure our customers as they move forward with our newest release that they will also be able to take advantage of SQL Server 2012, the latest version of the world’s most widely deployed data platform,” said Ross Elliott, Accellos’ CTO.

“SQL Server 2012 was developed to give customers data capabilities that extend beyond the database, providing a cloud-ready information platform that delivers mission-critical confidence and breakthrough insight,” said Eugene Saburi, General Manager, SQL Server Product Marketing, at Microsoft.  “Accellos has been working with Microsoft Corp. throughout the development and testing phases of SQL Server 2012 in order to allow their customers to take full advantage of the improvements and enhancements in the new SQL Server 2012 release.”

Accellos highlighted their newest release operating on SQL Server 2012 at the recent Microsoft Convergence 2012 conference in Houston. SQL Server 2012 became generally available last month.

About Accellos
Accellos is a global provider of software solutions specifically designed for the unique needs of logistics service providers and small and midsized businesses (SMB). Over 3,000 companies trust Accellos to be the technology backbone of their global supply chains. Accellos provides solutions for warehouse management systems (WMS), third party logistics (3PL), fleet management, transportation management systems (TMS), trading partner integration (EDI), automated barcode data collection, parcel shipping, transportation optimization and supply chain business intelligence. Accellos solutions are built on the AccellosOne platform, a modern technology platform featuring a user-friendly interface and simplified technical administration. For more information, email info (at) accellos.com or visit www.accellos.com.

All products are either registered trademarks or trademarks of their respective companies in the United States and/or other countries.


McAfee Aims to Protect Critical Infrastructure from Increased Attacks

 
McAfee Aims to Protect Critical Infrastructure from Increased Attacks

McAfee and Intel® Develop “Joint Implementation” to Demonstrate
Situational Awareness and Multi-zone Protection for Energy
Infrastructure

SANTA CLARA, CA -  May 15, 2012 - McAfee announced a collaboration with
Intel to better protect the world’s energy utility ecosystem,
including generation, transmission and distribution, from increased
cyber attacks. The two companies have provided a blueprint for a
comprehensive solution of multiple products that create layers of
security and operate together without great complexity or without
impacting availability.

Solutions from McAfee and Intel deliver a variety of technologies for
securing the energy infrastructure environments, decreasing chances of
malicious attacks, increasing uptime and decreasing resource-intensive
responses to fix and update systems. The “reference implementation”
created mirrors real-world energy infrastructure platforms and
environments so customers can see the technology implemented fully and
integrated across endpoint, network and cloud. The solution is focused
on satisfying the energy industries need for situational awareness,
seamless multi-zone protection, native supervisory control and data
acquisition (SCADA) support, and remote device management.

Joint Reference Implementation
McAfee and Intel created a “reference implementation” that
integrates a number of McAfee security solutions relevant to substations
and network operations centres with selected Intel processors and
hardware-based security and manageability technologies. The reference
implementation emulates the components and functionality commonly found
in a critical infrastructure environment. The added capability of
end-point security, network security and security management solutions
can deliver a secure environment with increased reliability.

The "reference implementation" allows the audience to witness the
system response of an unsuccessful cyber-attack thwarted by McAfee
Embedded Control and the impact of a successful attack on an "improperly
configured" system. The audience can see how the critical infrastructure
operator can remotely and securely mitigate the threat of the comprised
"improperly configured" system with McAfee's ePolicy Orchestrator
coupled with Intel® vPro™ Technology.

Protecting utility infrastructure is challenging for many reasons
including network diversity, data overload, complex endpoint management
and tools that lack the right security context for energy. McAfee
unifies situational awareness and multi-zone protection using
purpose-built, compliance-oriented solutions to prevent attacks in
real-time. This end-to-end security solution features remote management
using Intel AMT to lower device support costs.

"To adequately secure critical systems against cyber attacks, the right
products and technologies must be integrated into the entire
infrastructure - from the enterprise, to the SCADA and control systems,
and even to the automated device networks - without impacting
reliability or interfering with operations,” said Eric Knapp, critical
infrastructure expert at McAfee. “McAfee, together with Intel, has
combined commercially-available chipset capabilities and cyber security
products into the perfect recipe for substation security, providing
advanced protection while removing operational complexity and improving
reliability through remote manageability."

Challenges Facing Energy Infrastructure
The complexity and diversity of the electrical power delivery systems
make protecting them from cyber attacks very difficult. An energy
provider’s infrastructure is comprised of a diverse set of networks
that cannot be effectively secured by simply adding technologies
designed for typical enterprise IT environments. Many of the power
grids’ aging assets predate the Internet revolution and are
particularly
 vulnerable from attack and unable to identify or report
malicious activity up the network chain. Substations, known as one of
the most vulnerable parts of the smart grid, are particularly at risk
from attack. Meanwhile, hackers have grown more sophisticated,
increasing the need to defuse or deter zero-day and more sophisticated
attacks.

Securing electric power delivery is an enormous task because of:
- Multiple zones included: Corporate IT, SCADA, and device networks:
Each different zone has unique technical challenges.
- Coping with “big data” overload: Security devices on the network
produce incredibly large number of logs, overwhelming stretched IT
departments.
- Simplifying endpoint manageability and improving visibility: Energy
endpoints are spread geographically and rarely updated and, many times,
lack the ability to detect or communicate and identify a security
breach. Device failures can be costly especially when they require
updates if not properly managed.
- Providing the right security context for the grid: Standard IT
products don’t have the right features to identify issues within the
energy infrastructure or don’t understand the unique utility lexicon
making it difficult to apply specialized measures need for control
systems.

For more information go to:
http://www.mcafee.com/us/enterprise/reference-architecture/protect-critical-infrastructure.aspx


About McAfee
McAfee, a wholly owned subsidiary of Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC),
is the world's largest dedicated security technology company. McAfee
delivers proactive and proven solutions and services that help secure
systems, networks, and mobile devices around the world, allowing users
to safely connect to the Internet, browse and shop the Web more
securely. Backed by its unrivaled Global Threat Intelligence, McAfee
creates innovative products that empower home users, businesses, the
public sector and service providers by enabling them to prove compliance
with regulations, protect data, prevent disruptions, identify
vulnerabilities, and continuously monitor and improve their security.
McAfee is relentlessly focused on constantly finding new ways to keep
our customers safe. http://www.mcafee.com

McAfee Canada is headquartered in Markham, Ontario, with regional
offices across Canada. The company's Consumer Software Research and
Development facility in based in Waterloo, Ontario.

 

EMC Unveils New VMAX Service Provider Platform


 
EMC Unveils New VMAX Service Provider Platform
 
Delivers Cost-Effective Way for Service Providers to Purchase and
Rapidly Deploy Storage for Cloud Services
 

News Summary
 
* EMC VMAX Service Provider (VMAX SP) is a new platform, purpose-built for service providers, enabling the rapid and cost-effective purchase and deployment of a storage infrastructure to power new cloud services-in as little as four hours. VMAX SP leverages the proven capabilities of VMAX, the worlds most trusted, powerful and smart storage.
* VMAX SP is conveniently pre-packaged into service-level options-bronze, silver, gold and platinum-delivering specialized Quality of Service (QoS) availability features, a multi-tenanted, metered platform and seamless API integration to any service provider infrastructure. VMAX SP also provides auto-provisioning by leveraging the new VMAX SP Intelligence Engine, complete with embedded cloning. 
* VMAX SP meets the requirements of service provider business models-enabling them to increase customer reach while minimizing risk and dramatically lowering the cost of delivering services.
 
Full Story:
 
HOPKINTON, Mass., -May 15, 2012- EMC® Corporation (http://www.emc.com/) (NYSE: EMC) today introduced VMAX® SP, a new platform that is purpose-built to deliver enterprise-class storage to service providers using a simple-to-consume and simple-to-manage approach. Rather than service providers purchasing individual storage, software and service components then spending time and effort integrating them, they can now buy VMAX SP which is pre-packaged based on service-level options enabling them to deploy new cloud services in as little as four hours.
 
VMAX SP delivers multi-tenanted, powerful, trusted and smart storage to improve operational efficiency and allow service providers to focus on their core business-creating new and differentiated services for customers.
  
VMAX SP Features
 
* Multi-Tenancy and Intelligence Engine:Securely and simply offer multi-tenanted storage services while leveraging the provisioning and management practices from EMC's decades of storage experience-all captured within a native Intelligence Engine.
 
* RESTful APIs for Automated Provisioning, Metering and Reporting: VMAX SPs multi-tenant usage, metering and chargeback capabilities can quickly and easily be integrated with existing service provide infrastructure through a new standard set of Restful APIs.  In addition, service providers can reduce management costs up-to 30 per cent with new automated provisioning capabilities.
 
* Pre-Packaged Service Level Options:Easily deploy cloud services based on tiered storage offered in bronze, silver, gold, and platinum levels with embedded cloning and efficiency functionality.
 
* Self-Service Portal:Service Providers can easily access VMAX SPs multi-tenant, usage, metering and charge back capabilities through a self-service portal.  In addition to reporting, the self-service portal can be used to configure tiers of service.
 
Services and Support
 
VMAX SP is scheduled to be available on a limited basis starting the third quarter of 2012 for select Velocity Service Provider partners. General availability for VMAX SP is expected in 2013.
 
EMC is also offering a two week kick start readiness assessment for VMAX SP to ensure service providers are ready to sell, fulfill and support services based on the new platform. EMC will also offer service providers planning, integration and operational enablement services as well as a series of VMAX SP reference architectures to accelerate deployment of their Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS), Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) and Software-as-a Service (SaaS) offerings. VMAX SP comes standard with EMC's Premium warranty, providing access to the industry's leading customer support experience.
 
Service Provider Quote
 
Mark Leonard, Executive Vice President, Infrastructure Services Unit at Colt
 
This is exactly what our customers have been asking for-easily scalable, easily consumable, flexible storage from an enterprise brand they can trust. We have been working closely with EMC to define what we, as a service provider, need. The VMAX SP will allow us to develop solutions that are in line with the way that our customers consume managed IT services today.  One of the most important benefits to Colt is the transparency that this service provides.  This will provide insight into how our customers are using storage services, allowing us to shape Colts services more closely to our customers needs.
 
Executive Quote
 
Brian Gallagher, President, Enterprise Storage Division at EMC
 
VMAX SP accelerates the transformation to the Hybrid Cloud-delivering enterprise-class needs without compromise for service providers. Were seeing enterprises increasingly turn to service providers to extend their own data centres in an effort to achieve new levels of consolidation, automation and efficiency. VMAX SP is a natural evolution and complement to our portfolio of enterprise storage. EMC will continue to innovate and deliver solutions to give our customers unmatched flexibility and choice for their storage needs.
 
 
Additional Resources

* Watch as Colt discusses using VMAX SP to deliver its cloud services:  
* Connect with EMC via:
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          - Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/emccorp)
          - YouTube ( http://www.youtube.com/user/EMCCorp)
          - LinkedIn (http://www.linkedin.com/company/emc)
 

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.
 
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Intel Strengthens Security, Boosts Performance for Business with 3rd Generation Intel Core vPro Platforms

 

 

Intel Strengthens Security, Boosts Performance for Business with 3rd Generation Intel® Core™ vPro™ Platforms

 

SANTA CLARA, Calif., May 15, 2012 - Today's IT managers face a range of challenges from complex business processes to sophisticated security threats. Additionally, a number of industries such as retail, healthcare and industrial are turning to technology to develop innovative solutions to solve the unique challenges facing them in an increasingly connected world. To address these challenges, Intel Corporation has announced the availability of its 3rd Generation Intel® Core™ vPro™ processor-based platforms for business and intelligent systems.

 

The enhancements to the Intel Core vPro processor platform provide a more secure platform for business computing and drive the next wave of innovation in intelligent systems. The Intel Core vPro processor-based platforms address the realities of today's business climate, where data integrity and organizational efficiency create a competitive advantage. New capabilities embed security at every layer, including the silicon, without compromising performance. Software innovation allows IT managers to set up and configure systems within minutes to quickly implement compelling solutions. Additionally, the enhanced graphics and secure manageability help accelerate the transition and growth in intelligent systems for the retail, industrial, and healthcare industries.

 

"With the 3rd generation Intel Core vPro processor platform, Intel is leading the way into a new era, delivering the comprehensive and manageable computing solutions to business that enable them to deal with security threats, while providing the flexibility and form factors users demand," said Rick Echevarria, vice president, Intel Architecture Group and general manager, Business Client Platform Division.

 

Businesses can take advantage of the latest Intel Core vPro processor platform through a multitude of devices including Ultrabook™ devices, laptops, desktops, workstations and all-in-one PCs.

 

Embedded Security

 

To defend against identity theft, Intel introduced Intel® Identity Protection Technology with public key infrastructure (Intel® IPT with PKI) into Intel Core vPro processors. The technology provides a new second layer of authentication embedded into the PC that allows websites and business networks to validate that a legitimate user is logging in from a trusted PC by using a private key stored in a PC's firmware. Intel has been working with solution providers and online Web properties such as Feitian, InfoSERVER, Symantec and VASCO to take advantage of Intel IPT technology to ultimately safeguard users' identity.

 

The latest version of the Intel Core vPro Processor platform also features Intel® OS Guard and Intel® Secure Key. Intel Secure Key, with Intel® AES New Instructions, protects media, data and assets from loss, while Intel OS Guard detects and prevents malware.

 

Strengthened security from the Intel Core vPro processor platform and McAfee* includes tools such as ePO Deep Command and allow for secure data exchange across increasingly connected ecosystems such as healthcare where doctor's offices share sensitive information with labs and hospitals.

 

Remote Management and Automation

 

The Intel Core vPro Processor family includes Intel® Active Management Technology (Intel® AMT) to remotely manage computing issues. Businesses in a range of industries can use Intel AMT to achieve power savings, remote management and inventory control. For example, retailers with point-of-sale machines, digital signs or other intelligent devices can remotely diagnose and quickly fix problems over their network so customer transactions are not interrupted and sales are not lost. With a typical IT service call averaging $200 in a retail environment, large-scale retailers can save millions of dollars in service calls with the ability to remotely manage thousands of systems using Intel AMT.

 

Industrial computing systems can also use 3rd generation Intel Core processors to consolidate multiple automation functions onto one platform so factories can achieve greater efficiencies in managing all devices and systems. Once all devices and systems are connected, factory managers can collect real-time data for decision making, diagnosis and predictive maintenance.

 

Intelligent Performance

 

The 3rd generation Intel Core vPro processors continue to enhance the computing experience in all areas, including the use of business intelligence and big data. The 3rd generation Intel Core vPro processors put greater performance in the hands of more information workers, giving them the ability to access and glean insights from all the information accumulating in their data banks, right on their PC. With the power to handle and manipulate this information faster, familiar PC tools such as Excel are evolving to support this process of creating, collaborating and sharing big data insights.

 

Additionally, the 3rd generation Intel Core vPro processor family drives significant improvements in compute performance as well as media and graphics capabilities for intelligent systems to meet the needs of compute-intensive applications in retail, industrial and healthcare industries. For example, the support for up to three independent displays makes it possible for a digital sign to drive more displays out of one system versus the previous-generation Intel Core processors. With Intel® Quick Sync Video and Intel® Clear Video HD Technology, medical diagnostic equipment can convert and process digital images and video streams faster, enabling delivery of smoother visuals for healthcare professionals to make timely and accurate diagnoses. The technology also enables end-to-end high definition video conferencing for business users.

 

The performance improvements also provide the processing power needed to run real-time analytics applications such as Intel® Audience Impression Metrics Suite (Intel® AIM Suite). Intel AIM Suite is an audience detection technology designed for digital signs and retail solutions that need instant metrics gathering to offer more targeted advertising and advanced measurement.

 

 


 


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Intel Survey Finds 'Digital Over-Sharing' is Leading Mobile Etiquette Faux Pas

Intel Survey Finds 'Digital Over-Sharing' is Leading Mobile Etiquette Faux Pas

Posted by IntelPR on May 8, 2012

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS

  • Majority of U.S. adults say others divulge too much information about themselves online.
  • One-third of U.S. adults are more comfortable sharing information online than in person.
  • One in five U.S. adults admits to sharing false information online.

 

 

SANTA CLARA, Calif., May 9, 2012 – According to a recent survey sponsored by Intel Corporation and conducted by Ipsos Observer* on "Mobile Etiquette" and "Digital Sharing," 9 out of 10 American adults believe that people are sharing too much information about themselves online, with nearly half of U.S. adults reporting that they feel overwhelmed by the amount of information shared.

 

Intel's 2012 "Mobile Etiquette" survey evaluated the current state of mobile manners (compared to previous surveys commissioned by Intel in 2009 and 2011). The survey also examined how U.S. adults share and consume information online and how certain digital sharing behaviors impact culture and relationships.

 

A 2012 report from the Pew Research Center1 reports that 77 percent of U.S. adults own a laptop or desktop computer, 44 percent own a smartphone and 18 percent own a tablet, with 1 in 10 U.S. adults owning all 3 mobile devices. In addition to owning mobile devices, U.S. adults are spending an increasingly significant amount of time online. Nielsen2 recently reported that 117.6 million people visited the Internet via a mobile device last year. As the availability of mobile devices (smartphones, tablets, netbooks, laptops, Ultrabook systems) increases, a continued awareness of how people use their devices is also on the rise.

 

One-third of U.S. adults (33 percent) responding to the Intel "Mobile Etiquette" survey said they are more comfortable sharing information online than in person. If it wasn't for the ability to share and consume information online via mobile devices, nearly half of U.S. adults (46 percent) feel they would not know what is happening with their family and friends.

 

"What it means to be 'digital' is something we are all having to negotiate," said Intel Fellow Dr. Genevieve Bell, director of user interaction and experience at Intel Labs. "As new technologies, devices and services appear, everyone will continue to sort out how all of this will fit into our lives – and how we use these devices and services to connect with others. It has become so much easier to share the small details of our lives with our friends and family, but I think some people are still figuring out the right balance between staying connected and 'over-sharing.'"

 

"The work we do at Intel, from product development to consumer research, helps us enable the experiences that people will love," Bell continued. "As technology continues to evolve, the ability to create, share and consume information is becoming more and more abundant. The latest Intel 'Mobile Etiquette' survey highlights the fact that people are still grappling with how to balance the benefits of mobile technology with the downsides – this means we all still have those moments of poor mobile manners."

 

Intel enables the mobile lifestyles that are possible today with products powered by the visibly smart Intel® Core™ processors and the Intel® Atom™ processor family, as well as cloud-based services that allow consumers to create, share and consume content and enjoy amazing digital experiences anytime, anywhere. As an innovator behind the technology powering mobile devices and mobile lifestyles, Intel is on a continued quest to understand consumers' changing mobile usage models, how it impacts consumers' lives, and how technology should evolve in the future. This drives Intel innovation to create the technology experiences that people desire and love.

 

Key Survey Findings

According to Intel's recent "Mobile Etiquette" survey, an overwhelming majority of U.S. adults (85 percent) share information online, with one-quarter of U.S. adults sharing information at least once a day. Nearly one-quarter of U.S. adults (23 percent) feel they are missing out when they are not able to share or consume information online.

 

The Intel survey revealed that while digital sharing on mobile devices (smartphones, tablets, netbooks, laptops, and Ultrabook systems) helps us stay connected to others, the tendency to perhaps share too much information can annoy some people. U.S. adults reported the following digital sharing behaviors as top pet peeves: people who constantly complain (59 percent), people who post inappropriate/explicit photos (55 percent), and people who share information that they would consider private (53 percent).

 

Intel survey respondents stated that they wish people thought more about how others perceive them when reading shared information online, and how this can cause people to form opinions based on a person's online personality and sharing behavior. Four out of 10 U.S. adults reported that they typically choose not to associate with people whose opinions they disagree with online.

 

More than one-quarter of respondents (27 percent) stated that they are an open book —both in person and online — and that there is very little they would not share online. However, only about half of U.S. adults (51 percent) said that they would feel comfortable if all of their online activity was made public. Perhaps this is because 27 percent of U.S. adults admit to having a different personality online than in person, and 1 in 5 U.S. adults (19 percent) reported that they have shared false information online.

 

Most U.S. adults (81 percent) believe that mobile manners are becoming worse (compared to 75 percent of U.S. adults surveyed a year ago), and 92 percent of U.S. adults wish people practiced better mobile etiquette in public. As a follow up to Intel's "Mobile Etiquette" surveys in 2009 and 2011, U.S. adults continue to report that the top 3 pet peeves are texting or typing while driving a car (77 percent), talking on a device loudly in a public place (64 percent), and having the volume too loud in a public place (55 percent).

 

The Emily Post Institute's Take on Manners for a New World

With technology advancements by Intel and other companies making it easier than ever to share content from anywhere and at any time, the recent Intel survey revealed that the majority of U.S. adults (86 percent) agree that social etiquette needs to be updated to include guidelines on "Mobile Etiquette" and "Digital Sharing."

 

"The Intel survey results clearly show that we love being connected. Sharing and getting together online are integral parts of building and maintaining relationships," explains author and etiquette expert Anna Post of The Emily Post Institute. "But we're still finding our way when it comes to determining the most appropriate behavior in any given situation online. Should I post

 

a picture of my friend's newborn before she does? Is it acceptable to have 3 different online dating profiles? Does your entire social network want to know what you had for dinner last night? The Intel survey results help us to continue building etiquette guidelines for appropriate online behavior and sharing."

 

Live Audio Conference Call

Join Bell at 9 a.m. PDT today (May 9) for a live audio conference call that will further explore the findings of Intel's latest "Mobile Etiquette" survey. Bell will share her insights on the findings, as compared to her own work as an anthropologist and researcher. The conference call will conclude with a brief Q&A.

 

In Bell's role with Intel as the director of user interaction and experience in Intel Labs, she leads a research team of social scientists, interaction designers, human factors engineers and computer scientists. This team shapes and helps create new Intel technology and products that are increasingly designed around people's needs and desires. In addition to leading this increasingly important area of research at Intel, Bell is an accomplished industry pundit on the intersection of culture and technology.

 

To attend, please register at: http://bit.ly/IntelMobileEtiquetteCall. Once you have registered, you will be provided with the information you need to join the conference, including dial-in numbers and passcodes.

 

Survey Methodology

The survey was conducted online within the United States by Ipsos Observer on behalf of Intel from March 1-16, 2012 among a nationally representative sample of 2,008 U.S. adults ages 18 and older with a margin of error of plus or minus 2.2 percentage points.

 

For additional information on Intel's "Mobile Etiquette" survey, visit www.intel.com/newsroom/mobileetiquette.

 

Fact Sheet

 

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According to Intel's 2012 "Mobile Etiquette" survey, an overwhelming majority of U.S. adults (85 percent) share information online, with one-quarter of U.S. adults sharing information at least once a day.

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According to Intel's 2012 "Mobile Etiquette" survey, 9 out of 10 U.S. adults believe that people share too much information about themselves online.

 

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1 Amy Mitchell, Tom Rosenstiel and Leah Christian; "Mobile Devices and News Consumption: Some Good Signs for Journalism"; http://stateofthemedia.org/2012/mobile-devices-and-news-consumption-some-good-signs-for-journalism/

 

2 "State of the Media: U.S. Digital Consumer Report Q3 – Q4 2011"; www.nielsen.com/content/dam/corporate/us/en/reports-downloads/2012-Reports/Digital-Consumer-Report-Q4-2012.pdf

Agfa HealthCare launches HYDMEDIA*, an enterprise content management system, in Canada

Agfa HealthCare launches HYDMEDIA*, an enterprise content management system, in Canada

Integrated, flexible, vendor neutral solution enables digital archiving of paper-based and electronic documentation.

Mortsel, Belgium/Toronto, Canada – 10 May 2012 – 16:00 CET

Successfully deployed and used in more than 350 healthcare facilities throughout Europe.

Supporting and enhancing hospital information management for clinical, administrative, and financial applications.

Digital archives reducing physical storage and cost while providing clinicians and staff with easy access to records across the organization.

Agfa HealthCare announces today that it is launching HYDMEDIA, its leading Electronic Content Management (ECM) system for healthcare organizations, to the Canadian market. HYDMEDIA is an IT solution that enables healthcare facilities to digitally archive healthcare information, including all paper-based documents, laboratory data, images and any kind of electronic documents, to provide a single view of the clinical and administrative record. All records are stored using a patient context and are therefore easily displayed within a case, visit, or via specialty or document type.

Agfa HealthCare’s HYDMEDIA is based on common Healthcare IT standards (HL7), which make its deployment and integration easier. It is an essential technology that can not only share clinical data, but all hospital information such as financial and HR documents. And because it is vendor-neutral, the system can be embedded into 3rd party applications. Furthermore, HYDMEDIA can be integrated with other IT systems via standard IT interfaces, such as web services.

1/3“Having a cost effective and reliable archiving solution that also enables quick access of critical medical records as well as important hospital documents is key to any facility’s operations,” said Andy Hind, Vice President, Agfa HealthCare, Canada. “Agfa HealthCare is pleased to be bringing our advanced enterprise content management system to the Canadian market so that healthcare facilities can benefit from efficient archiving, reliable recovery and reduced physical storage space.”

Digitization offers efficient record archiving, retrieval and access

Healthcare remains one of the most document intensive industries. Tens of millions of pages, along with associated attachments, are created and often stored across multiple buildings or sites. By digitizing and integrating these archives directly into the Hospital Information Systems (HIS) via HYDMEDIA, healthcare organizations are able to reduce the space and expense needed to store such information. This also allows hospitals to realize a faster return on investment, by reducing the amount of storage space and printing required.

Digitization and integration into the HIS further enables administrators and clinicians to simultaneously retrieve and access these documents quickly and directly from their HIS workspace, via a single and easy to use interface. Enterprise-wide content management solutions help make data recovery possible in case of a disaster, securing critical information that would normally have been lost in paper format. Moreover, HYDMEDIA centrally archives scanned documents together with electronic documents, providing a single view of the complete archived patient record.

Proven solution in over 350 facilities

Since its addition to the Agfa HealthCare enterprise informatics portfolio, HYDMEDIA has been in use in over 350 hospital locations across Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Luxembourg, France and the UK. HYDMEDIA is offered in conjunction with the company’s leading image management and storage solution IMPAX Data Center or as a stand-alone solution. The system has been

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developed to support and enhance hospital information management on all levels, such as Electronic Patient Record (EPR) systems, Clinical, Laboratory and Radiology Information Systems (CIS/LIS/RIS), as well as patient, administrative and financial information.

HYDMEDIA is developed to maintain the integrity of the scanned documents and enables access to these archived documents by multiple users, spread over different locations, at the same time.

* Note: HYDMEDIA is not available in the U.S.

About Agfa

The Agfa-Gevaert Group is one of the world’s leading companies in imaging and information technology. Agfa develops manufactures and markets analogue and digital systems for the printing industry (Agfa Graphics), for the healthcare sector (Agfa HealthCare), and for specific industrial applications (Agfa Materials). Agfa is headquartered in Mortsel, Belgium. The company is present in 40 countries and has agents in another 100 countries around the globe. The Agfa-Gevaert Group achieved a turnover of 3,023 million euro in 2011.

About Agfa HealthCare

Agfa HealthCare, a member of the Agfa-Gevaert Group, is a leading global provider of diagnostic imaging and healthcare IT solutions. The company has nearly a century of healthcare experience and has been a pioneer on the healthcare IT market since the early 1990's. Today Agfa HealthCare designs, develops and delivers state-of-the-art systems for capturing, managing and processing diagnostic images and clinical/administrative information for hospitals and healthcare facilities, as well as contrast media solutions to enable effective medical imaging results. The company has sales offices and agents in over 100 markets worldwide. Sales for Agfa HealthCare in 2011 were 1,177 million euro.

For more information on Agfa HealthCare, please visit www.agfahealthcare.com or the Agfa HealthCare Blog

Safety Apps Made Simple: Toronto's Field ID Mobile Hits the iPhone


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  • Safety Apps Made Simple: Field ID Mobile Hits the iPhone 

Toronto - May 11, 2012 - Field ID, the leader in inspection management and safety compliance software for the web and mobile devices, announced today the launch of Field ID for the iPhone. Health and safety professionals can now harness the power of Field ID's world-class, cloud-based safety app on one of the world's most popular and easiest-to-use mobile devices. Field ID for the iPhone can be downloaded free from Apple's App Store.

Thousands of safety directors and managers in various sectors - from industrial services, construction, and energy to mining and many others - use Field ID for inspection management, safety audits, and compliance every day. Field ID for the iPhone is compatible with iOS 4 and later.

"Our vision is to make the inspection and safety compliance process as simple as possible," said Matt Paterson, Chief Product Officer, Field ID. "The convenience, ease-of-use, and simplicity of the iPhone is a perfect complement to Field ID. Giving iPhone users the ability to go into the field and manage complex safety and compliance tasks with a pocket-sized touchscreen just makes sense."

All Field ID users now have the option of using Field ID on the web, iPads and iPhones, and rugged handheld devices running Windows Mobile. The Field ID iPhone App also includes a free trial for compliance and safety professionals who do not already subscribe to an account with Field ID.

Features of Field ID for the iPhone include:

  • Access your Field ID safety compliance information from the field
  • Direct access to asset information, historic inspections, images and documents
  • Record inspections, audits & QC/QA events either online or offline
  • Manage upcoming and overdue inspection schedules ensuring you are compliant
  • Capture defects and deficiencies in equipment, facilities, job sites and more

To download Field ID Mobile for the iPad from the iTunes store for free, visithttp://itunes.apple.com/us/app/field-id/id506111388?ls=1&mt=8.

About Field ID

Field ID is the world's leading paperless safety compliance and inspection management system. The company's easy-to-use, cloud-based inspection software has revolutionized the way companies manage safety compliance, create safer workplaces, and improve quality assurance processes. Field ID combines web-based technologies with the power of mobile devices and electronic identification (RFID and barcodes) to improve the efficiency, reliability and reporting of workplace safety management. Manufacturers, distributors, third party inspectors and end users worldwide use Field ID to inspect facilities and equipment, improve training management, and track assets such as cranes, slings and harnesses. For more information, please visithttp://www.fieldid.com/.


For more information contact:

Jesse Kohl
Digital Marketing Manager
Field ID
pr@fieldid.com
416-599-6464

Allstream Selects NetCracker as Key Partner in BSS Transformation Program

Allstream Selects NetCracker as Key Partner in BSS Transformation Program

 NetCracker Technology announced today that Allstream has selected NetCracker to be a key partner in its BSS transformation program designed to cost effectively modernize business-critical applications, add flexibility and speed to operations, and enhance the customer experience.

Serving business customers across Canada, Allstream is a division of MTS Allstream and an industry leader in emerging areas of IP network convergence and unified communications. The company’s main products are IP-based communications, unified communications, voice and data connectivity, and security services for businesses. In addition, Allstream operates an extensive broadband fiber optic network that spans more than 30,000 kilometers across Canada.

During the first phase of the program, NetCracker will deploy its BSS solution, which will allow Allstream to price offerings, packages, and bundles more rapidly and improve the quotation process for customers and prospects.

“We are pleased to be moving forward with this program, which will help us streamline our processes and improve the customer experience in a cost-effective way,” said Gary Davenport, Allstream’s Vice President, IT. “Given NetCracker’s outstanding reputation for solution delivery and its advanced BSS capabilities, they were the logical choice to be our partner for the first phase of this project.”

“Allstream is breaking ground with its next-gen products and creating a higher level of responsiveness to customer needs,” said Andrew Feinberg, President and CEO of NetCracker Technology. “They serve a very demanding set of business customers, and NetCracker’s end-to-end BSS solution will enable more rapid and flexible delivery of complex IP-based services, reduced time to market for new offerings, and — ultimately — improved customer experience.”

About NetCracker Technology

NetCracker Technology, a subsidiary of NEC Corporation, is the leading provider of Telecom Operations and Management Systems to Communications Service Providers worldwide. For additional information, please visithttp://www.NetCracker.com.

NetCracker is a registered trademark of NetCracker Technology Corp. All other company or product names mentioned in this press release may be trademarks or registered trademarks of the respective companies with which they are associated.

About NEC Corporation

NEC Corporation is one of the world's leading providers of Internet, broadband network and enterprise business solutions dedicated to meeting the specialized needs of a diversified global base of customers. NEC delivers tailored solutions in the key fields of computer, networking and electron devices, by integrating its technical strengths in IT and Networks. The NEC Group employs more than 140,000 people worldwide. For additional information, please visit the NEC website at: http://www.nec.com.