Stratford, Ontario selected as one of the Top 7 Intelligent Communities of the Year

Stratford, Ontario selected as one of the Top 7 Intelligent Communities of the Year

US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) allows LeoNovus claims for a third "Action Media Scripts" Patent[1]

SUNNYVALE, Calif., Jan. 28, 2013 /CNW/ - LeoNovus Inc. ("LeoNovus" or the "Company") (TSXV: LTV), a leading developer with its high performance browser-based Internet software platform today announced it is thrilled that its active partner for LeoNovus LTV and distributed data centre products, the City of Stratford, Ontario, has been selected as one of the Top 7 Intelligent Communities of the Year by the Intelligent Community Forum (ICF). The ICF is a New York-based think tank, which recognizes communities across the globe that use information and communication technologies, and specifically high-speed or broadband Internet connectivity, to power economic and social development.

"We congratulate Mayor Dan Mathieson and his city of Stratford for continuing to take a leadership role in driving forward on initiatives that recognize the importance of SMART connected technologies as drivers of economic competitiveness and environmental sustainability," stated Gordon Campbell, CEO of LeoNovus. "We are delighted to be a partner as they continue to be a role model on the global stage in proving out new technologies to drive scalable growth while preserving and promoting the local culture."

LeoNovus also announces that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office ("USPTO") has allowed the claims for an additional third patent covering the software and hardware acceleration of processor intensive "action media scripts" such Adobe Flash, HTML 5, Java Script, Silverlight among others to deliver full screen high quality multi-screen display to the largest screen in the house, the TV or the smallest mobile smartphone display. This further expands upon the Company's intellectual property specifically relating to quality full multi-screen delivery of web 2.0 multimedia, which includes social media sharing and social networking on a multiplicity of connected devices.

Private Placement Update

LeoNovus expects to move forward, subject to approval from the TSX Venture Exchange, with a non-brokered private placement of up to CDN$3,000,000 in gross proceeds (the "Offering") based on the sale of up to 20,000,000 units (the "Units") priced at CDN$0.15 per Unit. Each Unit is expected to be comprised one (1) common share in the capital of the Company (the "Common Share") and one (1) Common Share purchase warrant entitling the holder to purchase one (1) Common Share for a period of two (2) years from the closing date of the Offering at an exercise price of CDN$0.24 per Common Share. The Offering is anticipated to have an initial close on or about January 31, 2013, subject to the agreement of the TSX Venture Exchange.

The Company plans to use the proceeds to finance further growth into the market.

About LeoNovus Inc. (www.LeoNovus.com)

LeoNovus is a leading developer of a high performance browser-based Internet platform with a managed system approach that provides HDTVs and other consumer electronic devices with access to all the features, content, and functionality available on the Web without the malware, security and support issues of a PC. LeoNovus seeks to change the way high-value Internet content is organized, monetized, and delivered on HDTVs, providing a true personalized consumer electronics experience to the largest monitor in the house.

LeoNovus adds its proprietary break-through dark core technologies enabling the ability to leverage unused idle processors for purposes of building SMART Networks and edge computing to reduce costs increase performance and deliver additional revenue streams via distributed networks.

The securities offered in the Offering have not been and will not be registered under the U.S. Securities Act as amended, or any state securities laws, and may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an applicable exemption from such registration requirements. This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell, or the solicitation of an offer to buy the securities in the United States or in any jurisdiction in which such offer, sale or solicitation would be unlawful.

LeoNovus shares have traded on the TSX Venture Exchange since June 10, 2009. Further information about LeoNovus can be found in its filings with Canadian securities regulators, which filings are available at http://www.sedar.com

Neither TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.

Certain information included in this press release is forward-looking and may involve risks and uncertainties. The results or events predicted in these statements may differ materially from actual results or events. Factors that might cause a difference include, but are not limited to, competitive developments, risks associated with LeoNovus' growth, the state of the financial markets, regulatory risks and other factors. Forward-looking statements included or incorporated by reference in this press release include statements with respect to proposed terms of, and the intended use of proceeds of, the Offering. There can be no assurance that any statements of forward-looking information contained in this release will prove to be accurate. Actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements. These and all subsequent written and oral statements containing forward-looking information are based on the estimates and opinions of management on the dates they are made and expressly qualified in their entirety by this notice. Unless otherwise required by applicable securities laws, LeoNovus disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on any statements of forward-looking information that speak only as of the date of this release. More detailed information about potential factors that could affect LeoNovus' financial and business results is included in public documents LeoNovus files from time to time with Canadian securities regulatory authorities and which are available at www.sedar.com.

All trademarks and brands mentioned in this release are the property of their respective owners.

[1] Original patent was filed under LeoNovus' former name, Personal Web Systems.

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CRTC invites Canadians to comment on a draft wireless code

CRTC invites Canadians to comment on a draft wireless code

OTTAWA-GATINEAU, January 28, 2013—Today, the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) launched the second phase of its public consultation by unveiling a draft code for wireless services. Canadians are invited to share their views on the draft and to join the online discussion.

Last fall, the CRTC asked Canadians for their help in creating a national code for wireless services, such as cellphones and other personal mobile devices. Canadians responded by submitting over 3,500 comments in writing and posting close to 600 comments on the online discussion forum. The CRTC has reviewed all of the comments, which shaped the working document published today.

"I would like to thank Canadians for having shared their candid views on wireless services," said Jean-Pierre Blais, Chairman of the CRTC. "The draft code is still very much a work in progress and intended to encourage more discussion. We are inviting Canadians to participate by telling us what they think of the working document. Once finalized, the wireless code will enable them to make informed decisions in a competitive marketplace."

Canadians have made a number of proposals for the wireless code, including that they should have:

  • A clearer understanding of their wireless services and fees.
  • The ability to unlock cellphones on reasonable terms.
  • The ability to set a cap on additional fees, such as those incurred from long-distance calls, usage of voice minutes, text messages, data usage and roaming.
  • Online tools to monitor usage and any additional fees.

Canadians can join in the online discussion starting today. The website will remain open until 5 p.m. (PST) on February 15, 2013.

This online discussion is being held as part of a proceeding that will include a public hearing from February 11 to 15, 2013, in Gatineau. For the first time in the history of the CRTC, Canadians will be able to both listen to a live audio feed of the hearing and post comments as it unfolds. All comments posted on the website will be taken into consideration as the CRTC finalizes the wireless code.

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Gartner Says the Convergence of Social, Information, Mobile and Cloud Will Impact Sourcing Strategies in 2013

Gartner Says the Convergence of Social, Information, Mobile and Cloud Will Impact Sourcing Strategies in 2013

Sourcing managers must consider the opportunities and risks presented by the convergence of social, information, mobile and cloud when re-evaluating sourcing options, delivery models and vendors, according to Gartner, Inc.

"Social, information, mobile and cloud shouldn't be considered in isolation as market forces," said Linda Cohen, vice president and distinguished analyst at Gartner. "The convergence of these forces, which Gartner calls the Nexus of Forces, is what drives real business value. The Nexus of Forces converge in several ways: cloud, mobile and social solutions enable the distribution of information, social media usage and behavior drive mobile and information solutions, and cloud can be a foundation for information, social and mobile solutions."

"To establish the most appropriate sourcing approach for 2013, sourcing managers must take a more holistic approach and understand wider IT service market trends," said Frank Ridder, research vice president at Gartner. "To benefit, sourcing managers must consider the influence of the convergence of the Nexus of Forces on the services sourcing life cycle of activities, rather than considering each factor as a separate trend."

Gartner has identified the following key impacts for sourcing managers to consider:

Growing cloud adoption will force sourcing managers to reconsider sourcing governance techniques and contracting practices

More than half of the respondents in a public cloud survey conducted by Gartner in 2012 said they would likely or definitely consider a model based on public cloud for applications and that they intend to upgrade, replace or modernize over the next two years. However, IT organizations adopting public cloud models will need to strengthen the skills that will help them manage a hybrid IT services model successfully. These include strong service integration capabilities because cloud services are often added to a traditionally managed and highly customized environment, which creates a hybrid IT environment composed of various solution types.

Revised mobile strategies, such as bring your own device (BYOD) and mobile applications availability, will expand IT service sourcing requirements as users demand new services

The rising impact of consumerization means that user demand will increase for new and updated IT services. This is especially apparent in mobility services, which providers often include as part of

their desktop outsourcing service portfolios. These services typically include mobile device ordering and provisioning, asset management and disposal and, in some cases, mobility service management. In addition, technically savvy and younger users are demanding more productivity applications on their mobile devices to expand desktop front-end capabilities and performance. This demand requires a dramatic change in bundled mobility services. IT organizations now need to offer mobility management services that go beyond a single device to include an ever-increasing variety of devices and application deployment and management. In turn they need security, controlled data access and, in many cases, user support. End-user efficiency will be directly affected by sourcing and service delivery strategies supporting mobility.

New information channels, coupled with data management and reliability issues, will make sourcing options analysis and vendor evaluations more complicated and more critical

Information has always been an important asset for businesses and government organizations, but new challenges arise as information, management, architecture and sourcing strategies become more interdependent. Enterprises are now faced with issues concerning information reliability, information channels and information volume. IT services and sourcing managers should consider both sides of this trend by taking advantage of related opportunities, such as having increased access to information when selecting a service provider and the ability to use new collaboration channels to share information with service providers. They should also investigate the potential of procuring information in a service model (rather than using providers only in the traditional manner), to develop information repositories and manage data.

Social technologies will change the way that sourcing organizations interact with suppliers and customers, from requirements definition, through contract negotiation and vendor performance evaluation

Employees are using more social software and social networking sites for business purposes. Using social technology for collaboration in complex outsourcing relationships can increase efficiency, but sourcing organizations should also consider its nontechnical aspects. Through social networks, end users unlock many information channels. Buyers can now gather information and opinions about IT products and service vendors from multiple sources, for example, online user groups, social networks or from peer group forums.

Social media also presents a new means of accessing talent for application development projects, as well as the potential for areas of product support. Some IT organizations are adopting crowdsourcing as an alternative to global sourcing and other labor arbitrage strategies. If IT organizations can determine what work is appropriate in which environment, and allow for the freedom inherent in this delivery option, the speed and cost of crowdsourcing will start to become a driving force for increased adoption in many IT services sourcing portfolios.

More detailed analysis is available in the report "Outsourcing Trends 2013: The Impact of Social, Information, Mobile and Cloud on Your Sourcing Strategies." The report is available on Gartner's website at http://www.gartner.com/resId=2301916.

More information on outsourcing trends and strategies will be provided at the Gartner Outsourcing & Strategic Partnerships Summit, September 9-10 in London, U.K., and September 23-25 in Orlando, Florida. Details on the London Summit can be found at www.gartner.com/eu/outsourcing. Members of the media can register for this event by contacting rob.vandermeulen@gartner.com. Details on the U.S. Summit can be found at www.gartner.com/us/outsourcing. Members of the media can register for a press pass by contacting janessa.rivera@gartner.com.

Information from the Gartner Outsourcing & Strategic Partnerships Summits 2013 will be shared on Twitter at http://twitter.com/Gartner_inc using #GartnerOUT.

About Gartner

Gartner, Inc. (NYSE: IT) is the world's leading information technology research and advisory company. Gartner delivers the technology-related insight necessary for its clients to make the right decisions, every day. From CIOs and senior IT leaders in corporations and government agencies, to business leaders in high-tech and telecom enterprises and professional services firms, to technology investors, Gartner is the valuable partner to clients in 12,000 distinct organizations. Through the resources of Gartner Research, Gartner Executive Programs, Gartner Consulting and Gartner Events, Gartner works with every client to research, analyze and interpret the business of IT within the context of their individual role. Founded in 1979, Gartner is headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut, U.S.A., and has 5,000 associates, including 1,280 research analysts and consultants, and clients in 85 countries. For more information, www.gartner.com.

CA Technologies Offers Solution that Integrates with SAP Solutions for GRC to Help Address Risk and Compliance Challenges

CA Technologies Offers Solution that Integrates with SAP Solutions for GRC to Help Address Risk and Compliance Challenges

Reseller Agreement with Greenlight Technologies Delivers Compliant Identity and Access Management Across the Enterprise

ISLANDIA, NY, January 28, 2013 – CA Technologies (CA: NASDAQ) today announced an Identity and Access Management (IAM) solution that integrates with SAP® solutions for governance, risk and compliance (GRC) to help reduce the risk of fraud and manage access compliance. Through a partnership agreement between CA Technologies and Greenlight TechnologiesCA’s IAM capabilities are integrated with the SAP Access Control application. The integration was developed using Greenlight’s Enterprise Business Controls Platform and provides real-time segregation of duties visibility and compliant user provisioning and de-provisioning across both IT and the business application landscape.

The solution automates segregation of duties policy checks using SAP Access Control for risk analysis in order to provide preventative controls that can escalate, mitigate or even stop toxic combinations of access prior to provisioning. Additionally it delivers a consistent provisioning model across both SAP and non-SAP applications to reduce IT support requirements. By combining the risk efficiencies gained though SAP Access Control with the operational efficiencies of CA IAM, organizations can reduce their on-going risk exposure and streamline their compliance efforts and reporting.

“Today’s multi-application, multi-policy environments add complexity and risk to IAM processes, such as provisioning, making it tough for organizations to improve operational efficiencies and manage compliance,” said Mike Denning, general manager, Security business, CA Technologies. “Our agreement with Greenlight creates a solution to simplify the process of provisioning while enabling consistent segregation of duty checks across key applications.”

“Our proven track record of extending access policies across the enterprise coupled with the award-winning capabilities in CA Technologies IAM solutions make implementing the Greenlight Enterprise Integration Solution a simple choice for organizations,” said Anand Adya, Founder and CEO of Greenlight Technologies. “We look forward to further collaboration with CA Technologies.”

About CA Technologies

CA Technologies (NASDAQ: CA) provides IT management solutions that help customers manage and secure complex IT environments to support agile business services. Organizations leverage CA Technologies software and SaaS solutions to accelerate innovation, transform infrastructure and secure data and identities, from the data center to the cloud. Learn more about CA Technologies at www.ca.com.

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Intel Introduces mSATA Solid-State Drive for Ultrabook™ and Low-Power Embedded Applications

Intel Introduces mSATA Solid-State Drive for Ultrabook™ and Low-Power Embedded Applications

New 6Gb/s Intel® SSD 525 Series Provides Small, Fast and Efficient Storage Performance

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS
  • Intel SSD 525 is Intel's first 6Gb/s mSATA product that offers a low-power, small form factor SSD with big performance.
  • One-eighth the size of a 2.5-inch HDD, new SSD increases storage performance for Ultrabook, notebook, embedded systems and workstation upgrades.
  • Beyond notebook, Intel's latest mSATA SSD allows for creative automotive, digital signage, embedded video and retail applications.


SANTA CLARA, Calif., Jan. 28, 2013 – Intel Corporation announced today the Intel® Solid-State Drive 525 Series (Intel SSD 525 Series) in a small mSATA form factor with 6-gigabit-per-second (Gb/s) performance. The Intel SSD 525 Series gives OEM customers, channel and tech enthusiasts an ultra-portable, low-power storage solution in one-eighth the space of a traditional 2.5-inch hard disk drive (HDD) to drive innovative Ultrabook™, tablet and embedded applications.

The Intel SSD 525 is the latest entry to the Intel 500 Series SSD Family aimed at higher-performance, enthusiast solutions. Measuring 3.7mm x 50.8mm x 29.85mm and weighing 10 grams, the mSATA with PCI Express (PCIe) mini-connector delivers the performance of the company's Intel SSD 520 Series client drive. This makes the Intel SSD 525 suitable for All-in-One desktops, notebooks, Ultrabooks and workstation upgrades, as well as automotive, digital signage, embedded video and retail solutions.

With random read performance of up to 50,000 input/output operations per second (IOPS) and sequential read performance up to 550 megabytes per second (MB/s), systems using the Intel SSD 525 Series will receive a performance boost for the most demanding applications and intense multi-tasking needs. This is coupled with random write performance of up to 80,000 IOPS and sequential writes of 520 MB/s to deliver a top-performing mSATA SSD.1

"The Intel SSD 525 Series is Intel's latest 6 Gb/s mSATA product, which brings high performance to an ultra-portable form factor targeted for Ultrabooks and a myriad of embedded solutions," said James Slattery, product line manager for Intel Non-Volatile Memory Solutions Group Client SSDs. "Intel SSDs reduce the risk of data loss due to shock, vibration or jarring. With these new performance thresholds available in a small form factor package, and backed by Intel quality and reliability, the Intel SSD 525 opens the door to an unlimited number of creative embedded solutions such as in-flight entertainment, mobile workstations, microservers and IP phone storage."

The Intel SSD 525 Series will be available in 30 gigabyte (GB), 60GB, 90GB, 120GB, 180GB and 240GB capacities. The company has begun shipping the 120GB and 180GB options, with additional capacities and volume shipments to follow this quarter.

The Intel SSD 525 Series features Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) 128-bit encryption capabilities for added data protection should a device be stolen or lost. It uses Intel® 25-nanometer (nm) multi-level cell (MLC) NAND flash memory and is backed by a 5-year limited warranty.

Also available for Intel SSD purchasers is the Intel® SSD Toolbox with Intel® SSD Optimizer, a free utility that provides Microsoft Windows* users with a powerful set of management, information and diagnostic tools to help maintain the health and out-of-box performance of the drive. Available in 11 languages, the Intel SSD Toolbox is also Windows* 8-compatible. To help ease the installation process, all Intel SSD users can download the free Intel® Data Migration Software to help clone the entire content of a previous storage drive (SSD or HDD) to any Intel SSD.

For more information on Intel SSDs go to www.intel.com/go/ssd or follow Intel SSDs on Twitter (@intelssd), Facebook (www.intel.com/go/ssdfacebook or communities.intel.com).

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Intel® SSD 525 Series Small, Fast and Efficient - Intel has introduced its fastest, most robust client mSATA solid-state drive (SSD) to date, the Intel® Solid-State Drive 525 Series (Intel® SSD 525). A 6 gigabit-per-second (Gb/s) SATA III SSD, it is produced using Intel compute-quality 25-nanometer (nm) multi-level cell (MLC) NAND memory process technology. The new SSD gives OEM customers, channel and tech enthusiasts an ultra-portable, low-power storage solution in one-eighth the space of a traditional 2.5-inch hard disk drive (HDD) to drive innovative Ultrabook™, tablet, and other low-power embedded applications.
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First 6 Gb/s mSATA form-factor SSD from Intel - The new Intel® Solid-State Drive 525 Series (Intel® SSD 525) offers a low-power, small form-factor SSD that increases storage performance for Ultrabooks, notebooks, All-in-One desktops, embedded systems and workstation upgrades. Measuring 3.7mm x 50.8mm x 29.85mm and weighing 10 grams the mSATA with PCI Express (PCIe) mini-connector allows for the design of creative automotive, digital signage, embedded video, All-in-Ones and retail applications.


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1 Based on the Intel Solid-State Drive 525 Series Product Specification. Performance varies by capacity. Performance is measured using Iometer* with Queue Depth 32 performed on 8GB of logical block address (LBA) range on a full SSD.


Oracle Announces The Oracle Value Chain Summit

Oracle Announces The Oracle Value Chain Summit

Conference Brings Together the Product Lifecycle Management Summit, Manufacturing Summit, Maintenance Summit, Logistics Summit, and new Value Chain Planning and Procurement Summits including a Keynote from Robert Reich

Redwood Shores, Calif. – January 28, 2013

News Facts

Further demonstrating Oracle’s commitment to helping companies transform supply chains into value chains, Oracle today announced the Oracle Value Chain Summit. The event will take place in San Francisco at the Hyatt Regency on February 4-6, 2013.
Bringing together its leading supply chain events, including the Product Lifecycle Management Summit, Manufacturing Summit, Maintenance Summit, Logistics Summit, and new Value Chain Planning and Procurement Summits, the Oracle Value Chain Summit is a one-stop event for supply chain partners and users.
Aimed at helping customers tackle key industry issues and optimize their supply chain, the summit will include extensive networking opportunities with fellow supply chain professionals, a hands-on demo and partner pavilion and almost 200 sessions across all of Oracle’s supply chain management (SCM) solution areas.
The opening keynote on Monday will include a presentation by famous American political economist Robert Reich. Reich served as Secretary of Labor under President Bill Clinton and most recently was appointed a member of President Barack Obama’s Transition Economic Advisory Board.
Oracle’s SCM family of applications provides a complete solution set to enable companies to power information-driven value chains by integrating and automating all key supply chain processes, from design, planning and procurement to manufacturing, maintenance and fulfillment.

The Best of Breed in Supply Chain Management

To retain the intimate atmosphere of the separate events, while also adding cross-solution context and strategy sessions, the Oracle Value Chain Summit will bring together the previous supply chain events, including:
Product Lifecycle Management Summit: This event, including Agile PLM and Oracle Product Hub (PIM), will have product tracks covering all of Oracle’s Product Value Chain solutions. Attendees will have many opportunities to discuss strategies with peers, discover best practices used by market leaders and industry experts, learn from the knowledgeable team that designs and develops Agile and PIM products, and provide input to help shape the future of Oracle's Product Value Chain.
Value Chain Execution Summit (Logistics): Focusing on the Oracle Value Chain Execution (VCE) solution, this event will provide supply chain and logistics professionals with a unique opportunity to learn how they can save money, serve customers more efficiently and effectively, and create an enhanced logistics environment for the entire organization.
Value Chain Planning Summit: This premier event will provide supply chain and planning professionals with the opportunity to learn how to use Oracle Value Chain Planning (VCP) to reduce risk, improve responsiveness to customers, and improve profits. The sessions will provide a unique opportunity for customers, partners, and prospective customers to learn from each other and share information.
Maintenance Summit: The summit will bring together maintenance and IT professionals from the Oracle community to share experiences on how to effectively operate, manage, and maintain assets. Sessions include topics related to system optimization as well as industry best practices for management of maintenance, reliability, spare parts inventory, and human capital.
Manufacturing Summit: As a forum to highlight Oracle’s manufacturing management and analytics solutions and hear from customers and partners, the summit will share strategies for driving productivity on the shop floor for discrete, process and mixed mode operations. Sessions include topics related to operational effectiveness, quality, cost management, analytics and regulatory issues.
Procurement Summit: This inaugural Summit for Procurement and Sourcing professionals will deliver interactive sessions focusing on the latest E-Business Suite, Fusion and PeopleSoft applications, and will include Procurement best practices, implementation case studies and customer success stories.

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“Over the past 20 years, no area of business operations has changed more than supply chain,” said Rick Jewell, senior vice president of applications development, Oracle. “To help customers convert their supply chains into value chains, Oracle is combining its leading supply chain events into one large summit. The Oracle Value Chain Summit will feature the best of the best in the supply chain industry, giving attendees the opportunity to hear firsthand from Oracle customers and partners on how it’s allowing organizations to drive profitability by optimizing supply chains.”

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Clarity Health Journal™ achieves Infoway Consumer Health Application certification

 
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Clarity Health Journal™ achieves Infoway Consumer Health Application certification


TORONTO, Jan. 28, 2013 /CNW/ - Canada Health Infoway Infoway and Consulting Cadre International Inc. announced today Clarity Health Journal™ has successfully achieved Infoway's Category IV Non-Transactional Pre-Implementation Certification as a Consumer Health Application.

"Clarity Health Journal fosters better quality healthcare by promoting a family-centric approach and patient participation in the management of their health," explains Saverio Rinaldi, President and CEO of Consulting Cadre International Inc. "By including the input and observations from the family at home and in the hospital, Clarity Health Journal gathers more information for the healthcare team and works to help families take charge of their health. The certification assures healthcare providers and users that the application meets national security and privacy standards."

The Infoway certification mark indicates that the application has met a series of pre-defined, domain-specific assessment criteria in the areas of privacy, security, and management control.

"The Infoway certification process is designed to ensure an application meets a prescribed set of standards and we congratulate Clarity Health Journal for meeting the requirements," said Richard Alvarez, President and CEO, Canada Health Infoway.

Clarity Health Journal has the capability to cover the broad spectrum of individual health management, from post-natal and elderly care to normal health and chronic disease management. Families can use Clarity Health Journal to track health for themselves and to share with other family members and caregivers.

The solution takes an individual's health information, which today can be found in paper and/or electronic form in one or more places, including general practitioners and/or specialists' offices, hospitals, clinics, long-term care facilities and a patient's residence and re-engineers them into an accessible, updatable, electronic health journal.

"Clarity Health Journal patient-managed information provides seamless integration between the individual, doctor, clinics and hospitals, ultimately resulting in more accurate health information and better personal care," adds Mr. Rinaldi.

About Consulting Cadre International Inc and Clarity Health Journal™.
Consulting Cadre International Inc. is a leading Canadian technology service and solutions firm. The company provides consulting, development and implementation services for healthcare. CCII developed the Clarity Health Journal™ introduced in 2008 is a consumer health application, empowering families to take charge of their health.

About Canada Health Infoway
Canada Health Infoway is an independent, not-for-profit organization funded by the federal government. Infoway jointly invests with every province and territory to accelerate the development and adoption of information and communications technology projects in Canada. Fully respecting patient confidentiality, these secure systems will provide clinicians and patients with the information they need to better support safe care decisions and manage their own health. Accessing this vital information quickly will help foster a more modern and sustainable health care system for all Canadians.


SOURCE: Canada Health Infoway

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Saverio Rinaldi 
CEO
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Clarity Health Journal LLC
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Social media not yet taking over in-store shopping, but integrated engagement crucial to creating value: PwC

Social media not yet taking over in-store shopping, but integrated engagement crucial to creating value: PwC

Report demystifies the online shopper by analyzing myths of multi-channel retailing

TORONTO, January 28, 2013 — When it comes to shopping, platforms like Facebook and Twitter aren’t replacing the in-store experience, says a PwC report on the myths of multi-channel spending released today. According to the Multi-Channel Retail Survey, while 42% of Canadians use social media at least once a day and an additional 17% use these channels once a week, just 7% of these consumers are using social platforms to shop.

However, the report shows consumers are still using social media to engage with retailers and gain more information about companies’ value propositions. Nearly half of those surveyed (44%) say they use social platforms to follow their favourite brands--a trend that PwC advises Canadian retailers to take notice of.

Robert Scott, PwC’s National Consumer, Industrial Products and Services Leader says, “Social media is a daily part of life for many Canadians and with increased competition for market share and more US retailers entering the Canadian market, companies now need a strategy that allows them to connect with customers directly online, while still providing a seamless in-store experience.”

He continues, “It has become crucial for retailers to create a platform that focuses on engagement and conversation and puts the emphasis on building strong and lasting relationships with consumers.”

Price not always king

The report analyzes the factors that consumers take into account when choosing brands, and surprisingly, cost isn’t always top of mind. In fact, while nearly three-quarters (74%) of respondents say that price is important when deciding where to shop, this factor is outranked by five other drivers - the products on offer, ease of using the retailer’s website, a good return policy, a sense of trust in the brand or retailer, and the stores themselves.

“For the savvy consumer, value isn’t just about price,” says Scott. “Shoppers want the whole package, and as a result, brand personality and access are what drive customer choice and ultimately grow revenue. This further emphasizes the need for retailers to make meaningful engagement with consumers a priority, both online and off."

Other Canadian highlights from the 2013 Global Multi-Channel Retail Survey include:

  • Canadian brands find themselves in a tough struggle against their US competitors. Only three Canadian companies (Chapters Indigo, Canadian Tire and The Bay) rank amongst the top ten favourite multi-channel retailers for consumers.
  • In Canada, physical stores aren’t going anywhere soon. A quarter of respondents (compared to 17% globally) say they rarely, if ever, shop online. And, of the countries surveyed, Canada is second only to Russia when it comes to rejecting online shopping.
  • Brands have the opportunity to overtake retailers as the preferred place to purchase. While just 39% of Canadian shoppers are shopping at brand sites, the trend globally is shifting, as more than half of consumers in both China (56%) and the US (52%) are going to the brand directly.
  • The multi-channel experience leads to more spending. When Canadian consumers shop both online and in-store, the majority (53%) spend more at their favourite retailer than they would through a single-channel like in-store only. Furthermore, almost a third (30%) increase their spending by at least 10%.
  • Tablets aren’t yet at the point of replacing the PC as the preferred online shopping device. Just 14% of Canadians who shop online say they make purchases on a tablet at least once a month—well below the 56% who indicate that they use their PC to shop. This gap isn’t expected to change rapidly within the next year, as only 8% plan to make more purchases using a tablet, compared to nearly a quarter (24%) who expect to expand their shopping through their PC. Smartphone purchasing isn’t making serious inroads either, suggesting that the PC will remain the preferred device for online shopping for the foreseeable future.

About the 2013 Global Multi-Channel Retail Survey

The 2013 Global Multi-Channel Retail Survey separates fact from fiction and analyzes 10 myths of mult-channel retailing. PwC’s International Survey Unit undertook the study in order to understand and compare consumer shopping behaviour and spot the patterns in multi-channel across 11 countries: Brazil, Canada, France, Germany, China, Netherlands, Russia, Switzerland, UK, US and Turkey. Over 11,000 individuals participated in the online survey in July and August 2012, including 1,333 in Canada. Results are considered accurate within 3.1 percentage points, 19 times out of 20.

For the infographic related to this report, please go here. For more information, please visit: www.pwc.com/ca/en/retail-consumer/index.jhtml . A copy of the report and infographic is also available from the media contacts.

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Dell Names Kevin Peesker President of Dell Canada

Dell Names Kevin Peesker President of Dell Canada










 
Kevin Peesker Dell announced today that Kevin Peesker has assumed the role of President, Dell Canada Inc., effective February 4, 2013. He will be responsible for continuing to drive Dell’s commercial business in Canada with Enterprise, Services, End-User Computing and Software customers.

Mr. Peesker was most recently General Manager for Dell’s Consumer and Small Business customer segments in Europe where his leadership spanned a diverse geography including teams in the UK, France, Germany, India, Casablanca, Bratislava, Copenhagen, Ireland, Netherlands and the Nordics. A member of Dell’s Europe Middle East Africa (EMEA) senior leadership team, Kevin’s key responsibilities included sales, on-line sites, customer experience, strategy and multi-country team and P & L management. In 2011, Kevin led the UK and Ireland’s Consumer, Small and Medium Business market, which also included the UK field teams serving our fast growing medium business customers.

“Kevin has had a significant impact on our business in Canada and EMEA,” said PaulHenri Ferrand, President, North America Commercial, to whom Mr. Peesker will report. “I know he will continue to play a critical role building on our successes in Canada as we drive our transformation as an end-to-end solutions company. Kevin’s appointment to this newly-created position brings with it a stronger country focus to our sales organization.” Kevin will announce his country leadership team and implement an integrated end-to-end segment structure, spanning consumer, small & medium enterprises, mid-market, and large institutions across commercial and public sectors in the early part of Dell’s new fiscal year. 

Before his assignment in EMEA, Mr. Peesker served as Dell Canada’s Vice President and General Manager, SMB, responsible for all aspects of Dell’s direct and channel sales and marketing activities. As a member of Dell Canada and the Americas International leadership team, Kevin’s executive leadership also included ownership of Dell’s corporate commercial customers as well as Dell’s software and peripherals business unit.

Prior to joining Dell in January 2003, Kevin occupied several management and executive leadership roles in finance, operations, marketing, sales and general management. Born and raised in Canada, Kevin has travelled to over 65 countries and worked overseas for 16 years on 5 continents. Kevin began his international career as National Vice President for AIESEC Canada and has worked with Sun Life, IBM, Lexmark, Gateway, British based UTC and Dell Inc. In addition to an active family life, Kevin has held several Board positions and is actively involved in community coaching roles.

Mr. Peesker holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of Saskatchewan and earned a Masters of Business Administration (Executive) with Distinction from the Australian Graduate School of Management at the University of New South Wales in Sydney, Australia.

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Gartner Says Business Intelligence and Analytics Need to Scale Up to Support Explosive Growth in Data Sources

Gartner Says Business Intelligence and Analytics Need to Scale Up to Support Explosive Growth in Data Sources

Analysts to Discuss Growth in Data Sources at Gartner Business Intelligence and Analytics Summits 2013, February 5-7 in Barcelona, February 25-26 in Sydney and March 18-20 in Grapevine, Texas

Business intelligence (BI) and analytics need to scale up to support the robust growth in data sources, according to the latest predictions from Gartner, Inc. Business intelligence leaders must embrace a broadening range of information assets to help their organizations.

"New business insights and improved decision making with greater finesse are the key benefits achievable from turning more data into actionable insights, whether that data is from an increasing array of data sources from within or outside of the organization," said Daniel Yuen, research director at Gartner. "Different technology vendors, especially niche vendors, are rushing into the market, providing organizations with the ability to tap into this wider information base in order to make sounder strategic and prompter operational decisions."

Gartner outlined three key predictions for BI teams to consider when planning for the future:

By 2015, 65 percent of packaged analytic applications with advanced analytics will come embedded with Hadoop.

Organizations realize the strength that Hadoop-powered analysis brings to big data programs, particularly for analyzing poorly structured data, text, behavior analysis and time-based queries. While IT organizations conduct trials over the next few years, especially with Hadoop-enabled database management system (DBMS) products and appliances, application providers will go one step further and embed purpose-built, Hadoop-based analysis functions within packaged applications. The trend is most noticeable so far with cloud-based packaged application offerings, and this will continue.

"Organizations with the people and processes to benefit from new insights will gain a competitive advantage as having the technology packaged reduces operational costs and IT skills requirements, and speeds up the time to value," said Bill Gassman, research director at Gartner. "Technology providers will benefit by offering a more competitive product that delivers task-specific analytics directly to the intended role, and avoids a competitive situation with internally developed resources." 

By 2016, 70 percent of leading BI vendors will have incorporated natural-language and spoken-word capabilities.

BI/analytics vendors continue to be slow in providing language- and voice-enabled applications. In their rush to port their applications to mobile and tablet devices, BI vendors have tended to focus only on adapting their traditional BI point-and-click and drag-and-drop user interfaces to touch-based interfaces. Over the next few years, BI vendors are expected to start playing a quick game of catch-up with the virtual personal assistant market. Initially, BI vendors will enable basic voice commands for their standard interfaces, followed by natural language processing of spoken or text input into SQL queries. Ultimately, "personal analytic assistants" will emerge that understand user context, offer two-way dialogue, and (ideally) maintain a conversational thread.

"Many of these technologies can and will underpin these voice-enabled analytic capabilities, rather than BI vendors or enterprises themselves developing them outright," said Douglas Laney, research vice president at Gartner."

By 2015, more than 30 percent of analytics projects will deliver insights based on structured and unstructured data.

Business analytics have largely been focused on tools, technologies and approaches for accessing, managing, storing, modeling and optimizing for analysis of structured data. This is changing as organizations strive to gain insights from new and diverse data sources. The potential business value of harnessing and acting upon insights from these new and previously untapped sources of data, coupled with the significant market hype around big data, has fueled new product development to deal with a data variety across existing information management stack vendors and has spurred the entry of a flood of new approaches for relating, correlating, managing, storing and finding insights in varied data.

"Organizations are exploring and combining insights from their vast internal repositories of content — such as text and emails and (increasingly) video and audio — in addition to externally generated content such as the exploding volume of social media, video feeds, and others, into existing and new analytic processes and use cases," said Rita Sallam, research vice president at Gartner. "Correlating, analyzing, presenting and embedding insights from structured and unstructured information together enables organizations to better personalize the customer experience and exploit new opportunities for growth, efficiencies, differentiation, innovation and even new business models."

More detailed analysis is available in the report "Predicts 2013: Business Intelligence and Analytics Need to Scale Up to Support Explosive Growth in Data Sources." The report is available on Gartner's website athttp://www.gartner.com/resId=2269516.

Additional information and analysis on data sources will be discussed at the Gartner Business Intelligence & Analytics Summit 2013 taking place February 5-7 in Barcelona, February 25-26 in Sydney and March 18-20 in Grapevine, Texas. The Gartner BI & Analytics Summit is specifically designed to drive organizations toward analytics excellence by exploring the latest trends in BI and analytics and examining how the two disciplines relate to one another. Gartner analysts will discuss how the Nexus of Forces will impact BI and analytics, and share best practices for developing and managing successful mobile BI, analytics and master data management initiatives.

More information about the BI & Analytics Summit in Barcelona can be found athttp://www.gartner.com/technology/summits/emea/business-intelligence/?ref=g_homelink
Members of the press can register for this Summit by contacting Rob van der Meulen atrob.vandermeulen@gartner.com.

More information on the BI & Information Management Summit in Sydney can be found athttp://www.gartner.com/technology/summits/apac/business-intelligence/.
Members of the press can register for this Summit by contacting Susan Moore at susan.moore@gartner.com.

More information on the BI & Analytics Summit in Texas can be found at www.gartner.com/us/bi. Members of the press can register for this Summit by Christy Pettey at christy.pettey@gartner.com.

Information from the Gartner BI Summits 2013 will be shared on Twitter at http://twitter.com/Gartner_inc using#GartnerBI.

More information on Gartner's top predictions for 2013 will be presented in the webinar "Top Technology Predictions for 2013 and Beyond" taking place February 27 at 8 a.m. and 11 a.m. EST. To register for this complimentary webinar, please visit http://my.gartner.com/webinardetail/resId=2297221?srcId=1-2994690285

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