Industry Veteran to Lead Sales and Marketing at WorkForce Software

Industry Veteran to Lead Sales and Marketing at WorkForce Software

Howard Tarnoff, Human Capital Management Expert, Accepts Senior Vice President Position

Livonia, Mich. (PRWEB) March 3, 2009 -- WorkForce Software (http://www.workforcesoftware.com/index.html), Inc., a leader in workforce management solutions, announces that Howard Tarnoff (http://www.workforcesoftware.com/company/exec_team.html), an industry veteran of the human capital management market, joined its executive management team as senior vice president of sales and marketing.

With more than 20 years in the Human Capital Management (HCM) industry, Mr. Tarnoff is a thought leader who has been instrumental in building profitable high-growth organizations. Mr. Tarnoff previously held executive positions at RedPrairie Corporation, Workbrain, Kronos®, and Simplex Time Data Systems.

"I am delighted to be aligned with the team at WorkForce Software," said Tarnoff. "We are uniquely positioned to build upon its record of consistent revenue growth and customer satisfaction. We go forward focused on one goal; to be the dominant player in Enterprise Workforce Management. Our leadership in numerous industries such as the public sector, education, and utilities will help drive our growth with new customers in other industries. Our user-configurable suite will continue to deliver true ROI and ensure compliance with regulations. We will retain and grow our client base by effectively listening to their needs and executing at all levels in the organization."

"Howard's vision and skill set will help take WorkForce Software to the next plateau of growth and presence in the market," said Kevin Choksi, president and CEO of WorkForce Software. "He has been instrumental in growing organizations in this market for years, and we are thrilled he joined our team."

About WorkForce Software (http://www.workforcesoftware.com/company/company.html)

WorkForce Software, Inc. is a leader in workforce management systems for mid-sized and large employers. Its EmpCenter (http://www.workforcesoftware.com/products/products.html)® system automates and streamlines interactions between the employer and its workforce. Interactions include time entry, time-off requests, request for personal information, and schedule preferences. By automating these interactions, organizations can better manage payroll and processing costs, help ensure compliance with state and federal regulations, and increase the productivity and satisfaction of their employees. The EmpCenter suite is composed of numerous applications, including Time and Attendance, Activity Based Costing, Multiple Assignments, Accruals and Absence Manager, FMLA Manager, Advanced Scheduling, and Fatigue Management. WorkForce Software's diverse customer base includes large employers such as the University of California, the City of Raleigh, Vivendi Universal Games, and Compass Bank. For more information, visit www.workforcesoftware.com.

Copyright © 2009 WorkForce Software, Inc.

Media Contact:

Melissa Diemert, Director of Marketing

WorkForce Software, Inc.

(734) 742-3594

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Contact Information Melissa Diemert

Workforce Sofware

http://www.workforcesoftware.com

734-742-3594

SendToQuickBase Integrates Microsoft Outlook with Intuit QuickBase

SendToQuickBase Integrates Microsoft Outlook with Intuit QuickBase

The gap between Outlook and QuickBase has been bridged for the first time with a single click of the mouse using SendToQuickBase. This new product from SoftTech allows Outlook email messages, contacts, calendar entries, tasks and notes to be easily saved into QuickBase. Upon saving, the information is automatically related to any existing QuickBase record such as a customer, sales lead, or project record.

Branford, CT (Vocus) March 3, 2009 -- The gap between Outlook and QuickBase has been bridged for the first time with a single click of the mouse using SendToQuickBase. This new product from SoftTech (http://www.softtechexperts.com/) allows Outlook email messages, contacts, calendar entries, tasks and notes to be easily saved into QuickBase. Upon saving, the information is automatically related to any existing QuickBase record such as a customer, sales lead, or project record.

Kirk Trachy, an Intuit QuickBase Evangelist who also uses SendToQuickBase states: "I am using (SendToQuickBase) and it is liberating for me to click and forget. Used to be I would have to highlight, copy search, click activity, paste inbound, save and then do the same thing to paste my reply."

SendToQuickBase is fully configurable, allowing users to select the QuickBase Application database into which the Outlook information is saved. Users can also select the appropriate record to which the information should be related. This "mapping" also includes the selection of Outlook fields to be saved into QuickBase fields. For example, the email message date, to, from, subject and body sections, or the contact name, address and title, can be saved into any QuickBase fields.

SendToQuickBase works as an Outlook Add-in for both Outlook 2003 and Outlook 2007. A new set of buttons appears right inside Outlook, allowing users to save one or more email message, contact, calendar entry, task, or note with a single click.

To learn more about SendToQuickBase, visit SoftTechExperts.com (www.SoftTechExperts.com).

About SoftTech

SoftTech was founded by Joe Acunzo in 2003 to produce software products and designs and to perform consulting with a focus on integration of database and web applications. Acunzo has over 30 years experience from both a business and technical standpoint, and he is the architect of numerous award-winning software products for Microsoft Windows. His areas of expertise include workflow, document management, web and database solutions. Visit SoftTech at http://www.SoftTechExperts.com.

Contact:

Joe Acunzo

CEO and Cofounder

SoftTech

joe.acunzo @ SoftTechExperts.com

203-481-1222 ext 316

www.SoftTechExperts.com

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Contact Information Joe Acunzo

CEO and Cofounder SoftTech

http://www.SoftTechExperts.com

203-481-1222

Sentry 360 Debuts Four Powerful Digital Security Camera Systems at ICS West

Sentry 360 Debuts Four Powerful Digital Security Camera Systems at ICS West

InSight™ cameras are designed for mainstream vertical surveillance equipment markets. Each features cutting edge low-light sensitive, 10X optical zoom & miniature audio in a small, multi-megapixel body.

Naperville, IL (PRWEB) March 3, 2009 -- Sentry 360 Security, Inc. announces the release of four new multi-megapixel network digital security camera systems (http://www.sentry360.com/) released under the InSight™ family of products. Historically surveillance equipment like CMOS megapixel sensors have had serious issues performing in low light sensitive applications, forcing installers to rely upon CCD low lux analog cameras to deliver quality images. The InSight Fixed & IP66 rated domes have high quality progressive scan CCD sensors that eliminate motion blur and have dual stream compression technology for bandwidth management, while having four times the resolution of traditional CCTV cameras.

•    Rugged Dome Model: The InSight™ IS-DM-120 (http://www.sentry360.com/products/insight/page1) delivers PoE, IP66, CCD 1280x960 progressive scan, tampering alarm, auto exposure with flicker less control, motion detection/privacy masks dual stream MPEG-4 & MJPEG, IR, backlight compensation and two-way audio support.

•    10X optical Zoom Model: The InSight™ IS-IP190 (http://www.sentry360.com/products/insight/page3) delivers PoE, 10X optical zoom with embedded auto focus 49.5mm zoom lens, CCD 1280x960 progressive scan, backlight compensation and auto exposure, tampering alarm, dual stream MPEG-4 & MJPEG, motion detection/privacy masks, IR Day/Night with .001 lux 15 or 30fps.

•    Miniature Dome Model: The InSight™ IS-DM160 (http://www.sentry360.com/products/insight/page17) is a miniature 1.3 megapixel network digital security camera system that is the size of a computer mouse. This surveillance equipment is targeted for mobile transportation and retail applications. Major features deliver IP66 rugged housing, PoE, tampering alarm, auto exposure with flicker less control, motion detection/privacy masks dual stream MPEG-4 & MJPEG, IR Day/Night, backlight compensation and two-way audio support.

•    WDR Fixed Model: The InSight™ IS-IP100 (http://www.sentry360.com/products/insight/page2) is a fixed 1.3 megapixel network digital security camera system that has true wide-dynamic range capability coupled with ultra low light sensitivity. Major features of the surveillance equipment (http://www.sentry360.com/) deliver IP66 rugged housing, PoE, tampering alarm, auto exposure with flicker less control, motion detection/privacy masks dual stream MPEG-4 & MJPEG, IR Day/Night, Backlight compensation & two-way audio support.

This new exciting series of products brings application driven features to the growing IP megapixel surveillance equipment market. In today’s economic climate technology innovations do not need to be sacrificed. Driving value with practically priced products is the main focus for this series of digital security camera systems. Sentry 360 Security believes the industry deserves high quality reliable megapixel cameras at economical prices.

Sentry 360 Security has an easy to use Application Programming Interface (API) for 3rd party Network Video Surveillance equipment software companies to integrate our digital security camera systems seamlessly. Several major NVR software companies have already begun this programming development.

About Sentry 360 Security, Inc.

Application driven multi-megapixel network cameras Sentry 360 has two families of surveillance equipment products: The FullSight™ is our 360-degree Immersive camera series with discreet mounting options to extreme temperature Vandal dome models ranging in resolution from 1290x1024 (1.3 megapixel) to 2560x1920 (5 megapixel). The InSight™ series has a vandal dome, miniature dome and box style models ranging in resolution from 1280x960 (1.3 megapixel) CCD or CMOS to 4000x2656 (11 megapixel). Sentry 360’s Less is More® system architecture it takes fewer cameras to buy, install, record and review while delivering more forensic detail and more situational awareness.

For more information please contact Sentry 360 Security at contact(at)sentry360(dot)com or call 1-800-261-2707/1-630-355-3440. Please visit us on the web at www.sentry360.com

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Contact Information Thomas Carnevale

Sentry 360 Security

http://www.sentry360.com

1-630-355-3440

PowerDNN Adds DotNetNuke Security Notification Services

PowerDNN Adds DotNetNuke Security Notification Services

PowerDNN adds security notification service for DotNetNuke. This service provides customers weekly reports on the health and security of their DotNetNuke website.

Omaha, Neb. (PRWEB) March 3, 2009 -- Today, PowerDNN, the nation's leading provider of advanced hosting services for the DotNetNuke(R) community has launched its DotNetNuke Security Notification Service (http://powerdnn.com/Security/UpdateNotifications/tabid/365/Default.aspx) for the DotNetNuke 4.x and DotNetNuke 5.x platform. The DotNetNuke Security Notification Service provides weekly security reports on the status and health of DotNetNuke websites.

"In the history of the DotNetNuke platform, there have been many updates, new versions, new features, and security updates. Our DotNetNuke Security Notification Service allows customers get a detailed report on the health and security of their website," says Tony Valenti, CEO and founder of PowerDNN. "Combined with the DotNetNuke Core update system, this is an extremely valuable service that will ensure that our customers are always running the most stable and secure version of DotNetNuke."

"Content management systems and web application frameworks are just like web-based operating systems," says John Grange, PowerDNN's Chief Operating Officer. "Just as you should always apply Microsoft Updates and Windows Updates on a regular basis, it is just as important that you apply updates for your content management system as well."

PowerDNN is the only company offering free DotNetNuke security scans to its DNN hosting (http://www.PowerDNN.com) customers.

DotNetNuke and DNN are Registered Trademarks of DotNetNuke Corporation.

PowerDNN used with permission.

About PowerDNN.com (http://www.PowerDNN.com):

Founded in 2002, PowerDNN.com (http://www.PowerDNN.com) is the full circle DotNetNuke solutions provider, servicing organizations ranging from small businesses to Fortune 500 Companies to the Federal Government of the United States of America. Specializing in high-reliability, business-critical DotNetNuke solutions, Power DNN is the clear choice of business and technology experts who demand exceptional customer service and enterprise engineering support for DotNetNuke. Additional news and information about the company is available at www.powerdnn.com.

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Contact Information Tony Valenti

PowerDNN

http://www.PowerDNN.com

877-743-8366

Message Technologies, Inc Announces MTI Natural Chat, An On-Demand Intelligent Voice Search Service

Message Technologies, Inc Announces MTI Natural Chat, An On-Demand Intelligent Voice Search Service

MTI's Natural Chat offering eliminates the entry barriers for natural language IVR applications because developers no longer have to spend significant amounts of time building complex grammars and creating back-end artificial intelligence.

Atlanta, Georgia (PRWEB) March 2, 2009 -- Today at Voice Search 2009, Message Technologies, Inc.(MTI), an industry leading provider of interactive voice response (IVR), speech automation, and call-center outsourcing services, announces the availability of MTI Natural Chat, a hosted on-demand service that allows any enterprise to add Intelligent Voice Search and natural language understanding to their customer service offerings.

MTI has partnered with several best-of-breed speech, web and Artificial Intelligence-based technology companies to develop a completely hosted offering for Voice Search and natural language understanding. Natural Chat allows any new or existing IVR application to incorporate a truly intelligent natural language option anywhere within the IVR call flow resulting in significantly increased call completions, reduced per-call costs, and higher caller satisfaction levels.

Any enterprise can now easily incorporate open-ended questions into their IVR applications. The caller can speak a sentence describing what problem they are trying to resolve or information they are seeking. The spoken audio is streamed in real-time to a speech recognition engine, converted to a text string, and then applied to an interpretive engine that analyzes the text string using advanced artificial intelligence algorithms. Once analyzed, the result is delivered to the caller using pre-recorded prompts or Natural Language TTS (text-to -speech) capabilities resulting in a truly interactive experience without the need to work through deep menu structures to deliver the same result.

"This goes beyond natural language processing," says Mark Abramson, CEO of MTI. "It combines AI and our customer's subject matter to produce a system that truly understands what the caller is trying to achieve. A faster, more accurate outcome to a caller's request is what it's all about."

"We believe that by combining both Speech and AI technologies we can now offer a game-changing, intelligent speech recognition capability," stated Darrell Knight, President of MTI. "Being able to deliver Voice Search and natural language understanding as an on-demand service opens this capability up to any enterprise cost-effectively with little up-front investment."

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Contact Information Darrell Knight

Message Technologies, Inc. MTI

http://www.messagetech.com

770-240-8035

LPB Energy Management Announces General Availability of Utility Manager™ 4.5 Enhanced Carbon Emissions (CO2) reporting among many feature upgrades

LPB Energy Management Announces General Availability of Utility Manager™ 4.5 Enhanced Carbon Emissions (CO2) reporting among many feature upgrades

LPB Energy Management is announcing the general availability of its Utility Manager™ 4.5. Utility Manager is a leading energy management software application that leverages monthly utility bill and meter data to measure and report on energy cost, consumption and environmental factors. The insight, analysis and ongoing benchmarks help clients reduce cost and usage, improving their bottom line and environmental sustainability. A key feature in Utility Manager 4.5 is enhanced Carbon Emissions (CO2) reporting.

Dallas, Texas (PRWEB) March 2, 2009 -- LPB Energy Management today announced general availability of Utility Manager™ 4.5. Utility Manager is a leading energy management software application that leverages monthly utility bill and meter data to measure and report on energy cost, consumption and environmental factors. The insight, analysis and ongoing benchmarks help clients reduce cost and usage, improving their bottom line and environmental sustainability.

A key feature in Utility Manager 4.5 is enhanced Carbon Emissions (CO2) reporting. Today, companies and institutions are more aware than ever before of their "carbon footprint" and its impact on the environment. Utility Manager employs the most current conversion factors available from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and published in the Emissions & Generation Resource Integrated Database (eGRID). These factors are used by the software to translate historical energy consumption data into CO2 emissions totals.

A variety of new reports display information about emissions to help quantify, track and report an organization's CO2 output and reductions over time. For example, the CO2 Equivalents Graph translates decreases in emissions levels into equivalent values that are easy to understand, such as the number of cars taken off the roads or the acres of trees that would be required to offset the same amount of CO2 from the air. A better understanding of the positive impacts of energy management encourages the adoption and expansion of efficiency and conservation programs by a wider audience.

"Since 1993, Utility Manager has been a pioneer in the field of data-driven energy cost management," said Bob Hart, Vice President of Software Development at LPB. "The enhanced CO2 reports will help clients reduce their carbon footprint and be prepared for the possibility of federal or state legislation that will require tracking and disclosure, or even placing caps on emissions levels."

Other features of Utility Manager 4.5 include:

•    Over 250 user-friendly reports and dashboards: Clients can track utility cost and consumption by utility, by region, by provider and even down to individual sites or meters. Site-by-site comparisons also enable clients to understand which facilities are consuming more energy and to take corrective action at those sites.

•    Budgeting and Forecasting: The historical reports and trend data help clients accurately forecast and budget for future utility costs, including any anticipated rate or tariff increases.

•    Energy Cost Avoidance: Clients can track the progress and effectiveness of energy management programs by comparing current cost and consumption to prior periods, taking into account variable factors like weather conditions and increases in energy and utility rates.

•    Bill Verification: Utility Manager has over 30 built-in controls to highlight "out of norm" data conditions that might be due to data entry and billing errors or usage anomalies that result from leaks and equipment malfunctions. Identifying and resolving problems like these can lead to significant refunds, credits and future savings.

•    Energy Star® Ratings: Utility Manager integrates with the EPA's Energy Star Portfolio Manager. This feature enables clients to acquire and maintain Energy Star ratings and market themselves as enterprises that are both energy efficiency and environmentally responsible. Over 65% of Americans recognize the Energy Star label.

•    Weather: Utility Manager tracks conditions at nearly 1,200 weather stations across the United States, including factors like average temperature and heating and cooling degree days that can significantly affect energy consumption.

Utility Manager 4.5 is available for immediate purchase or for upgrade to LPB clients under software maintenance agreements. For more information, call 866-572-5721 or visit www.lpbenergy.com.

About LPB Energy Management:

LPB is a full-service energy management firm that helps clients measure, report and reduce energy costs and usage. Utility bill and meter data is centrally captured and then analyzed using LPB's innovative Utility Manager™ software, revealing actionable insight that is at the core of LPB's integrated energy management solution. With offices across the U.S., LPB has helped over 1,000 corporate and government clients reduce energy costs and increase sustainability. LPB has been recognized with ENERGY STAR® Partner of the Year and Sustained Excellence awards, as well as a GSA schedule for Energy Management Program Support. For more information, visit www.lpbenergy.com.

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Contact Information Jami Robinson

LPB Energy Management

http://www.lpbenergy.com

972-383-5200

Susan Morrow

Marketing Symphony

http://www.marketingsymphony.com

214-632-2711

DedicatedNow, eSecureData and WebIntellects Wins Top10 Dedicated Hosting Awards

DedicatedNow, eSecureData and WebIntellects Wins Top10 Dedicated Hosting Awards

Top10DedicatedHosting today announced the most awaited Dedicated Hosting Awards. The award for Best Managed Hosting was garnered by DedicatedNow, the award for Best Dedicated Server was secured by eSecureData. WebIntellects was named as best VPS Hosting provider.

San Francisco, CA (PRWEB) February 26, 2009 -- Top10DedicatedHosting today announced the most awaited Dedicated Hosting (http://www.top10dedicatedhosting.com) Awards. The award for Best Managed Hosting was garnered by DedicatedNow, the award for Best Dedicated Server was secured by eSecureData. WebIntellects was named as best VPS Hosting provider.

The Best Dedicated Hosting Awards are presented to the companies that led the industry and are based on the overall service quality, product offering, technological innovation, package diversity, value, customer support and users reviews and overall performance. These are the companies to look at in 2009.

"This award not only highlights DedicatedNow's growth and well-earned reputation for quality, but also continued emergence as a leader in the Managed Hosting and Managed Service industry," said Mr. Shelton Walker, Managing Director, Top10DedicatedHosting. Since 2003, DedicatedNOW has led the dedicated hosting industry by providing comprehensive management of Dedicated Servers. With an emphasis on customized solutions and adaptive customer support, DedicatedNOW leverages its partnerships and redundant network to provide unparalleled performance for its customers. DedicatedNOW plans the release of several new hosting products and services during the second quarter this year.

Mr. Reg Natarajan, President and CEO for eSecureData remarked, "eSecureData.com is delighted to learn of our selection as the Best Dedicated Server Provider of 2009. We have always striven to exceed expectations and continue to lead with new initiatives such as unmetered bandwidth and online server management systems. This promises to be an exciting year for eSecureData.com as we continue to innovate in the areas of online systems for server management, site management, traffic management and bulletproof, redundant network systems. It's nice to see that our efforts have been noticed by Top10DedicatedHosting.com".

Recently, eSecureData was also awarded Best Dedicated Server January 2009 award by DedicatedServerDir.

"We are thrilled to be recognized for the accomplishments in providing Firewall protected 100% fully managed VPS with 100% Uptime for the Network and 24/7/365 live monitoring ," said Leonard Geiger, the President & CEO of WebIntellects. WebIntellects has been offering VPS Hosting since 2000, longer then almost every provider with 8 diverse bandwidth providers and N 2 configurations on all key datacenter equipment.

To learn more about Top10DedicatedHosting's awards, please visit: Dedicated Web Hosting Awards (http://www.top10dedicatedhosting.com) Section.

About TOP 10 DEDICATED HOSTING

Top 10 Dedicated Hosting is a team of highly skilled professionals focused on providing Dedicated Web Server (http://www.top10dedicatedhosting.com) Reviews to Clients, Consultancy and Training to End Users. We provide Expertise and Experience to: help the business grow, reduce the overall costs, and simplify the Web environment. Dedicated Web Hosting (http://www.dedicatedhostingsearch.com) is committed to delivering results that endure.

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Contact Information Shelton Walker

Top10DedicatedHosting.com

http://www.top10dedicatedhosting.com

001805689234

Springboard Becomes Cayenta's Risk and Compliance Software Provider

Springboard Becomes Cayenta's Risk and Compliance Software Provider

Springboard Management Inc. (Springboard) is pleased to announce that Cayenta, a division of Harris Computer Systems (Cayenta), has selected Springboard to be its provider of Risk Management and Compliance Solutions.

Toronto, ON -- Springboard Management Inc. (http://www.springboardmgmt.com)(Springboard) is pleased to announce that Cayenta (http://www.cayenta.com), a division of Harris Computer Systems (Cayenta), has selected Springboard to be its provider of Risk Management and Compliance Solutions.

Cayenta is a leading provider of utility customer information systems (CIS), billing, and financial management software solutions. Since 1984, Cayenta has focused on providing feature-rich and robust turnkey solutions to public power and water markets as well as all levels of local government throughout North America. Cayenta's focus is on creating long-term relationships with our customers and ensuring that it meet s the changing needs of our customers over time.

After careful consideration, Cayenta evaluated its need for enhanced Policy and Procedure life cycle management and Risk Compliance, and has decided to implement the flexible, cost-effective and comprehensive Springboard solution.

"Cayenta is extremely pleased to have Springboard as a partner. Springboard has an impressive history of providing superior service to their customers. They have the best product in the RCM industry. We are excited to be a part of Springboard's future success. At Cayenta, this is only one milestone in our long term partnership. We look forward to a long and successful partnership with Springboard," states Brad Atchison, General Manger for Cayenta.

"Proving compliance and employee competence is a significant concern in the utilities sector. Partnering with the robust Cayenta solution will elevate RRAM's value to a new level that is unmatched in the industry," explains Brad Lagassé, C.E.O. for Springboard. "We are pleased to be associated with Cayenta's amazing team and legacy. Springboard has found a likeminded company with a strong customer focus and aggressive growth model."

Based on the current schedule, Cayenta is expected to have a customer live on the Springboard solution in 2009.

About Springboard Management Inc.:

Springboard offers proprietary Enterprise Risk & Compliance Management software called RRAM™. RRAM is designed to help foster and sustain compliance programs that provide board members, executive officers and management with the confidence that a consistent and transparent system is in place. With a focus on utilities, Springboard is committed to assisting organizations achieve regulatory compliance and optimize management system functionality. Springboard's standardized approach to system implementation and innovative RRAM Software Suite has facilitated its rapid growth since incorporation in 2004.

For additional information contact:

Brad Atchison

Cayenta Canada Corporation

(604) 570-4300 x 315

or

Brad Lagassé

Springboard Management Inc.

1-800-607-0158 x 705

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Contact Information Brad Lagasse

Springboard Management Inc.

http://www.springboardmgmt.com

905 713 1798

Brad Atchison

Cayenta Canada Corporation

http://www.cayenta.com

604 570-4300

What Makes ERP Successful? SpinAct Survey Reveals All

What Makes ERP Successful? SpinAct Survey Reveals All

While ERP insiders know the truth--that the technology itself is seldom to blame for an implementation gone bad--the perception among potential customers is different. "ERP sounds frightening to a lot of companies, especially in the small and mid-sized arena," stated Monty Kalsi, founder and CEO of SpinAct. "But the survey shows that ERP is very doable if you learn how to execute properly."

Bethlehem, Pa -- ERP success isn't about the technology. It's about the people, reveals a new Survey (http://blog.spinact.com) from SpinAct (http://www.spinact.com), the Knowledge as a Service (http://marketing.spinact.com/Knowledge_as_a_Service) (KaaS) company. With 2,100 respondents weighing in, the survey found the following two success factors for ERP:

Organizational Buy-In/Commitment: 39%

Right Team Skills and Attitude: 45%

While ERP insiders know the truth -- that the technology itself is seldom to blame for an implementation gone bad--the perception among potential customers is different. "ERP sounds frightening to a lot of companies, especially in the small and mid-sized arena," stated Monty Kalsi (http://www.spinact.com/static/team), founder and CEO of SpinAct. "But the survey shows that ERP is very doable if you learn how to execute properly."

The Global 2000 has long since made ERP investments, but smaller companies are hesitating to begin their ERP journey. There's nothing to fear, as SpinAct's survey revealed that 22% of large companies have inadequate training and support for ERP, compared to only 16.3% of small companies. "The smaller companies who've actually taken the leap have done much better than expected," stated SpinAct's Kalsi. "That's very good news, especially as ERP may be allowing those small companies to stay afloat in these challenging times."

According to Jon Reed of JonERP.com (http://www.JonERP.com), the right kind of user training has a major impact on SAP project success, regardless of company size. "Far and away, the most underrated aspect of ERP project success is effective user training," says Reed, an SAP Mentor. "I have seen situations where the right kind of user training reduced consulting expenses by as much as 80 percent. And don't forget the importance of training to achieving user buy-in."

SAP has promised to ramp up the quality (http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=12267) of the SAP partner ecosystem in training and consulting, an integral part of growing the company's customer base to 100,000. SpinAct's contribution to the ecosystem is to offer a neutral, On-Demand Knowledge Marketplace of ERP experts and consultants who provide the ERP knowledge and support that you need, when you need it, to maximize your chances of project success. Buying subscriptions and/or a la carte services means that SAP implementers won't have to break the bank on training and solutions, and gives them the flexibility to assemble custom-tailored knowledge, training and consulting solutions--something that, previously, only the largest companies could afford.

Reed sees an exciting future in on-demand training and the KaaS model that SpinAct is innovating. "On-demand training solves three key problems: it gets an individual user only the training they need, at the pace they are comfortable with, and in a cost effective manner." At a time when companies are slashing already modest training budgets, Reed believes that on-demand training providers such as SpinAct can have a bigger impact on ERP project success than ever before.

For more information on SpinAct, Subscriptions (http://www.spinact.com/subscriptions), or content producer information, visit www.spinact.com, the SpinAct blog at blog.spinact.com, email info (at) spinact (dot) com or follow us on Twitter @SpinAct (http://www.twitter.com/SpinAct).

MORE ABOUT SPINACT, LLC

SpinAct, LLC is the world provider of "Knowledge as a Service™." Our goal is to be the On-Demand Marketplace for knowledge and skill acquisition for professionals in all disciplines. We provide solutions to small, medium and large businesses along with individual knowledge consumers. Our business model is the sale of "Knowledge Content" through subscriptions and individual courses while passing on the royalties to the "Knowledge Producers". Additionally we are building an ecosystem around on-demand knowledge, training and solutions combined with social networking.

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Contact Information Monty Kalsi

SpinAct, LLC

http://www.spinact.com

610-849-5055

George Spatoulas

610-849-5056

Inventigo and GridGain Systems Team Up on Delivering Cloud-Enabled High Performance XML Processing

Inventigo and GridGain Systems Team Up on Delivering Cloud-Enabled High Performance XML Processing

Inventigo and GridGain System partnered up in delivering industry first dedicated solution for high performance XML processing on highly distributed cloud computing infrastructure. The integration between GridGain's Open Cloud Platform and Inventigo's FastXML product provides ready to use solution for processing large XML payloads in near real-time fashion.

San Francisco, CA (PRWEB) February 26, 2009 -- Inventigo (http://www.inventigo.com/) and GridGain (http://www.gridgain.com/) System partnered up in delivering industry first dedicated solution for high performance XML processing on highly distributed cloud computing infrastructure. The integration between GridGain's Open Cloud Platform and Inventigo's FastXML product provides ready to use solution for processing large XML payloads in near real-time fashion.

Says Nikita Ivanov, founder of GridGain project, "It is often overlooked by many software architects how a seemingly simple problem of parsing XML data can become a significant performance problem when using generic SAX and DOM XML parsing methods. With FastXML's unique patent-pending technology for generating custom streaming parsers based on visual annotation of XML schema with processing logic in Java and GridGain's ability to parallelize processing logic on the cloud our customers can employ one of a kind capability of processing massive XML payloads in near real-time - something that was practically impossible just few years ago…"

Adds Michael Gurevich, founder and CEO of Inventigo, "We are very pleased with the partnership. The glove-fit synergy between FastXML's ability to overlap parsing with invocation of relevant services and GridGain's core ability to distribute invoked services not only dramatically accelerates performance of XML-based applications but it also achieves it with an elegant ease. The applicability is endless…"

About GridGain Systems:

GridGain Systems develops open source Java grid computing platform licensed under LGPL and Apache 2.0 licenses. It is available free for immediate download on all major operating systems at www.gridgain.com. Since its first release in August of 2007 GridGain became the fastest growing Java grid computing infrastructure with tens of thousands of downloads and hundreds of deployments around the globe.

GridGain Systems Contact information:

Nikita Ivanov

bizdev (at) gridgain (dot) com

866-905-3784

About Inventigo:

Inventigo (www.inventigo.com) specializes in technology assessment advisory service and in developing innovative software solutions. Our advisory practice provides independent, objective and actionable advice to enterprises that seek to achieve and sustain competitive advantages by acquiring or developing innovative technology solutions. Our complimentary software development practice leverages extensive portfolio of innovative and patented products to help our clientele with developing solutions that address challenging technical requirements.

Inventigo Contact information:

info (at) inventigo (dot) com

FastXML information and download: www.fastxml.net

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Contact Information Nikita Ivanov

GridGain Systems

http://www.gridgain.com

866-905-3784

Inventigo

http://www.inventigo.com

PC Diagnostics Leader Debuts PC-Doctor Service Center� 7 PC Repair Kit for Computer Troubleshooting

PC Diagnostics Leader Debuts PC-Doctor Service Center® 7 PC Repair Kit for Computer Troubleshooting

New Professional Computer Troubleshooting Kit Includes Advanced Test Devices, Support for Newly Introduced Hardware Components, and Faster PC Diagnostics

Reno, Nev. (PRWEB) February 25, 2009 -- Global system health and PC diagnostics leader PC-Doctor Inc. (www.pcdservicecenter.com) today introduced PC-Doctor Service Center 7 PC repair toolkit, a significant advancement of the industry's leading top computer diagnostics software used by service organizations, independent PC repair professionals, small manufacturers and others for computer troubleshooting.

The latest kit for computer troubleshooting delivers new and faster PC diagnostics, more advanced test scripting, a significantly improved POST card for systems that won't boot, a drive-erase tool, and the ability to take detailed snapshots of the system under test to clearly show all changes made. Additionally, companies using the Service Center 7 PC diagnostics kit can present a professional image to their customers by providing customized PC troubleshooting reports that include the company's logo, contact information, and technician name.

"PC repair technicians who choose PC-Doctor Service Center 7 are able to take advantage of the same up-to-date professional computer diagnostics that four of the world's top five manufacturers pre-install on their PCs to reduce warranty and service delivery costs," said Doug van Aman, the company's chief marketing officer. "We routinely develop PC diagnostics for new hardware well before those technologies are released to the general public, and are able to roll those advances into PC-Doctor Service Center, while continuing to support legacy systems."

The Service Center 7 computer troubleshooting kit comes complete with more than 300 PC diagnostics, including high-level diagnostics for testing hardware and advanced drivers within the Windows operating system, and bootable computer diagnostics for low-level, direct testing of hardware, and for use when Windows will not boot. The new PC diagnostics for Windows support the latest components introduced by the world's leading manufacturers, including newly introduced video cards, Bluetooth network devices, CPUs and Blu-ray optical drives. Additionally, the bootable PC diagnostics include new, faster protected-mode memory tests that are based on PC-Doctor patents and capable of testing up to 64 gigabytes of memory.

Also included is a newly designed POST card for troubleshooting systems that cannot boot. Designed to make computer troubleshooting and PC repair easier, the POST card has a new daughterboard on a flexible connector, making it easier to read error codes, bus speeds and system voltages on a remote display.

Other highlights of the new PC-Doctor Service Center 7 include:

Customizable reports: The PC repair technician has unprecedented control over both the content and the appearance of the computer troubleshooting reports generated by Service Center 7. These reports can be branded to include the company name, technician name, and the company logo, and can include system information, PC diagnostics information, and comparisons between system snapshots, showing hardware and driver changes that occurred during the PC repair.

System snapshots: Techs can take a snapshot of the system before they start a PC repair, run computer diagnostics and replace hardware or make driver changes, then take another snapshot. All differences in the two sets of system information will be listed, including detailed hardware and driver information. The tech can include this information in the report given to the customer, allowing the customer to clearly see exactly what was done on their system during the computer troubleshooting. This establishes credibility and boosts customer confidence.

Drive-erase capability: Our new tool wipes a hard drive to U.S. Defense Department specifications.

SMART attributes log view: Shows all of the details from the drive SMART function.

Support for CD/DVD checksum test: New test media supports this test while maintaining compatibility with older-version media.

Test automation: Five predefined, broad-coverage PC troubleshooting scripts are available directly from the home screen, as are up to five user-defined scripts.

Redesigned user interface: The completely redesigned user interface provides much faster, cleaner access to all Service Center 7 PC troubleshooting features.

Customizable links: A nearly unlimited number of links to user-defined PC troubleshooting scripts, favorite Web addresses, and local files can be added to Service Center 7 computer diagnostics kit for quick access when running on multiple systems. The top five links are also available directly from the home screen.

Periodic updates: Customers may subscribe to receive updates to the PC diagnostics.

Advanced user guide: Complete test descriptions for both Windows and DOS computer diagnostics.

Priced at $399, PC-Doctor Service Center 7 computer troubleshooting kit is available today directly from the company, either by visiting www.pcdservicecenter.com or by calling (866) 289-7237. It also is available from Amazon.com. The computer troubleshooting kit includes:

a diagnostic CD containing both Windows and offline PC diagnostics,

optical media for testing CD and DVD capabilities,

a multipurpose USB device with LED indicators and bootable, low-level PC diagnostics to test systems without a hard drive, optical drive or display,

parallel, serial, USB and Ethernet loopback adaptors,

the newly designed PCI POST card,

a power supply tester,

documentation for both basic and advanced computer troubleshooting options, and

a professional canvas case for carrying the PC troubleshooting kit onsite.

Founded in 1993, PC-Doctor Inc. develops PC diagnostics and other system health tools that help PC makers, service centers, and IT organizations reduce costs, improve quality and enhance customer satisfaction. With more than 180 million units shipped worldwide, PC-Doctor's diagnostics are pre-installed on systems from four of the world's top five PC manufacturers. In addition to Windows products, the company also develops computer diagnostics for Linux and other operating systems that run on leading Intel and AMD microprocessors. For more information about PC-Doctor and its products, visit www.pc-doctor.com or call (866) 289-7237. International customers should call (775) 336-4000.

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Contact Information DOUG VAN AMAN

PC-Doctor Inc.

http://www.pcdservicecenter.com

775-336-4000

Xpriori Announces Smart Repository Installation at DirecTV

Xpriori Announces Smart Repository Installation at DirecTV

"XCM-Discovery" based on Xpriori's smart repository platform, enables corporate counsel to manage patent and legal data

Colorado Springs, Colo. (PRWEB) February 25, 2009 -- Xpriori LLC, a pioneer of intelligent information management technologies, today announced the installation and enterprise deployment of its XCM-Discovery product at DirecTV Corporation. DirecTV will use XCM-Discovery for the management of patent data and other electronic documents used by corporate counsel. XCM-Discovery is a software application used by business professionals to aggregate, manage and discover the content, context and metadata properties of information assets.

DirecTV installed XCM in a storage area network (SAN) environment, supporting their Los Angeles and Denver offices, as well as to support outside counsel. Changes in the federal rules concerning access to discoverable information have created a demand for advanced e-Discovery solutions. Attorneys not only have access to paper based documents, but also to electronically stored information from servers, hard drives, removable media, e-mail accounts and networks. This means that attorneys have more information available to them to prove their case; yet, it also means substantially more documents and other information to review and manage.

"Managing unstructured data in discovery is a challenge. More than ever, legal professionals recognize the need for an e-discovery solution, but most products are costly and difficult to use. Our XCM-Discovery Appliance provides users an easy to use and cost effective strategy for dealing with project data," said Tim Dix, a former attorney and now CEO of Xpriori. "We developed our approach to simplify the discovery process, take users directly to content and put the focus back on the case, rather than worrying about how to use the technology. The ROI is so compelling that the user often pays for the product before their first case or project is over."

XCM-Discovery Appliance simplifies the discovery process. It enables users to gather information from any source and load it into a single repository for discovery, review and management. Scanned paper files are automatically made text searchable through embedded OCR and e-mail PST files are extracted, making XCM a turnkey source for managing ninety eight percent of all discoverable electronic assets. The solution works in the following manner:

• Aggregate and load all discovery information into XCM from both electronic and paper sources without first having to engage in complex document profiling and without having to create metadata. XCM has a simple to use, user control panel also called a "Transfer Agent". The Transfer Agent automatically facilitates loading information into system. It is a point and click process for the user, the system does the work.

• Bates Stamp documents in the system to preserve the path of possession. XCM allows the user to automatically convert copies of all files in the system to PDF, where they are then Bates Stamped. The original files remain intact.

• Search and discover relevant content among all documents in the system. Users employ a variety of powerful search features to quickly drill into the information using combinations of free text search, metadata search and advanced search capabilities.

• XCM automatically creates a substantial amount of metadata - such as user, file extension, and the like - and enables the user to add and immediately search such metadata as he determines might be helpful.

• Review relevant information by opening discovered documents instantly in their native format. The search terms used in the query are automatically highlighted in the original document for identification and to see their context in the document.

• Organize information easily into special Research Folders. In Research Folders, multiple users can have access to the same documents and organize the same document into several folders as it pertains to various contexts without making multiple copies.

• Comment on discovered information using annotation and note taking features. Users can make annotations on documents and on folders of to preserve their thoughts and other information while building their case or project. Create as many annotations as needed of any length. These are not mere electronic "post-It"™ notes.

• Extract discovery results from XCM for further use with two mouse clicks. Discovered information can be "packaged" for use in presentation software or to be used in other aspects of the case or project.

"I recognized the value of XCM-Discovery right off the bat, and started using it without much by way of training. It is just that intuitive. I easily aggregate all sorts of information into the system, perform a search and quickly get results," said Tom Haskins, a lawyer and veteran of 30 years in complex litigation and an avid XCM user. "I can effortlessly sift through volumes of information, organize what I need and build my case in mere days or hours, not weeks or months. This thing is easy to use and I can manage it without worrying about how to decipher the technology."

The Xpriori XCM-Discovery Appliance enables users with a straightforward electronic environment for managing discovery information. The system is used for receipt and review or review and production of information. XCM is also called a "SMART Repository" because of the added feature sets that enable users with various means of access to the information contained therein. Users can use XCM-Discovery Appliance for eDiscovery or as a repository for storing knowledge and intelligence they have created from their information

The Xpriori XCM-Discovery Appliance is available from Xpriori and Xpriori Authorized Channel Partners. Product pricing is dependant upon configuration and usage. XCM-Discovery Appliance is currently deployed in the United States. For additional information, please visit www.xpriori.com.

About Xpriori, LLC.

Xpriori is a technology innovator and developer of the self-constructing XML database, the Xpriori XMS Information Management System, which uses the company's patented Digital Pattern Processing (DPP) technology. Xpriori's products allow developers and end users rapidly respond to changing business requirements by eliminating costly database development time. Xpriori's products enable the creation of flexible business applications that easily adapt to heterogeneous and ever-changing data sets. Xpriori also offers both: XCM, a powerful SMART Repository solution that fosters business intelligence and a product called Insight, an interactive drill down / drill around analysis and discovery tool for powerful ad-hoc information exploration.

Founded in 2003, Xpriori is headquartered in Colorado Springs, Colorado, a national center for technological innovation. Xpriori products are sold globally, directly through Xpriori and through authorized resellers. Additional information is available by visiting http://www.xpriori.com or by calling (303)-482-2321.

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Contact Information Ryan Pocius

Xpriori, LLC

http://www.xpriori.com

303-482-2321

e-fense, Inc Announces Powerful Corporate Network Security Solution Built Upon Law Enforcement Product Helix3

e-fense, Inc Announces Powerful Corporate Network Security Solution Built Upon Law Enforcement Product Helix3

e-fense's enterprise network security solution based on the popular law enforcement software, Helix3, is available to corporations. Allowing them to protect and prevent theft of their data. Helix3 has over 600,000 downloads and is converting to a membership program to continue development and support for the incident response community.

Denver, CO (PRWEB) February 25, 2009 -- e-fense announced its new corporate network security (http://www.efense.com/h3-enterprise.php) solution; Helix3 Enterprise. This easy to use business product can actively monitor and respond to incidents anywhere on a network.

"This is a powerful well developed product that will become a necessity in businesses around the world," says Lauren LaFortuna, Managing Director of e-fense. "Companies can not sit back and wait for problems to occur, they need to proactively protect their data and prevent theft of their most precious assets. With Helix3 Enterprise you can do that and more."

Businesses need to be prepared with the proper tools as litigations, investigations and regulatory actions increase. With Helix3 Enterprise businesses have the tools to perform electronic data discovery (http://www.efense.com/h3-enterprise.php) from a central location, reducing the costs while increasing the success. William Coffield of Coffield Law Firm is familiar with the product, "Litigations against corporations are increasing as are the exorbitant fines if all the required data is not provided. Clients will quickly discover the advantages of having the proper tools in place before a lawsuit is brought before them."

Company executives also announced a new approach to provide support for its globally renowned law enforcement tool called Helix3. This product has been downloaded more than 600,000 times. e-fense recently released a new membership forum. For under $180, members will have access to the very popular Helix3 Live CD, support from Helix3 experts, and informational whitepapers and webinars from industry experts. Helix3 is used by law enforcement and computer forensic (http://www.efense.com/products.php) experts around the world.

Drew Fahey founder and CTO of e-fense said, "Helix3 has become one of the predominant softwares used by law enforcement worldwide for five years. We recognize that our responsibility is to continue to develop and provide the computer forensic (http://www.efense.com/products.php) and incident response (http://www.efense.com/products.php) tools necessary in law enforcement. A membership forum will allow us to sustain committed resources to the continual development of the Helix3 software."

E-Fense Corporation is headquartered in Denver with offices in San Antonio, Alexandria and Bristol, England. E-Fense was founded in 2001 by a team of computer forensic, incident response and counter intelligence experts. Product lines include Helix3, Helix3 Enterprise and Aperio (worldwide patents pending). Helix is a world leader in products servicing law enforcement.

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Contact Information Lauren LaFortuna

e-fense, Inc

http://www.e-fense.com

720-554-0890

Cross-Channel Retail Initiatives Are Critical For Increased Profits, Sales And Customer Satisfaction, New Research Shows

Cross-Channel Retail Initiatives Are Critical For Increased Profits, Sales And Customer Satisfaction, New Research Shows

Amid online "store" closings from retailers like Canadian Tire, new research finds that cross-channel retail initiatives play a critical role in increasing a retailer's profits, sales, and customer satisfaction. Cross-channel product and pricing consistency are no longer differentiating for the successful retailer - they have become table stakes. Perhaps more importantly, retailers enabling cross-channel inventory, order, and customer visibility achieve significant and quantifiable results from those initiatives. RSR's latest research defines and discusses those results.

Miami, FL -- RSR's newest research study, "Cross-channel Retailing for the Anytime, Anywhere Consumer", sponsored by IBM and Manhattan Associates, quantifies the value of cross-channel consistency and transparency in specific and somewhat stunning ways.

In RSR's third annual benchmark study on multi-channel retailing, retailers re-emphasized the importance of cross-channel consistency in establishing a positive brand identity with customers.

"Given the state of the global economy, we really expected to see retailers looking for cost reduction," said Paula Rosenblum, managing partner at RSR Research and co-author of the report. "In fact, while economic conditions do act as a barrier to making additional investments, Retail Winners (those who outperform their peers) are continuing to invest. They understand that impressions made now will remain with customers once the economy starts to turn around, and are willing to build brand equity for the future."

"We were amazed to see the quantifiable returns retailers achieved from initiatives such as cross-channel inventory and order visibility," added Brian Kilcourse, managing partner at RSR Research and co-author of the report. "Forty percent of respondents report a 2-5% increase in eCommerce profitability, 45% report at least a 2% reduction in warehouse space requirements, 27% report a 5-10% improvement in fill rates. The list goes on and on."

RSR's new study, "Cross-channel Retailing for the Anytime, Anywhere Consumer" explores the specific opportunities for retailers catering to customer needs in a consistent way across all selling and product research channels. The report, with benchmark data captured from November 2008 through January 2009, provides a fresh but reinforcing look at how retailers can use technology to their best advantage, even in an economic downturn.

To obtain a complimentary copy of the report, click here (http://www.retailsystemsresearch.com/_document/summary/868) or:

http://www.retailsystemsresearch.com/_document/summary/868

About Retail Systems Research

Retail Systems Research ("RSR") is the only research company run by retailers for the retail industry. RSR provides insight into business and technology challenges facing the extended retail industry, and thought leadership and advice on navigating these challenges for specific companies and the industry at large. To learn more about RSR, visit http://www.retailsystemsresearch.com.

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Contact Information Paula Rosenblum

RSR Research

http://www.retailsystemsresearch.com

305-757-1357

Brian Kilcourse

RSR Research

http://www.retailsystemsresearch.com

925-939-4643

Approva Releases BizRights 4.5 to Prevent Fraud, Eliminate Waste and Reduce Risk

Approva Releases BizRights 4.5 to Prevent Fraud, Eliminate Waste and Reduce Risk

New Version Enables Organizations to Identify and Respond to Business Exceptions that Impact Performance Across Multiple Applications, Processes & Transaction Types.

Reston, VA (Vocus) February 23, 2009 -- Approva® Corporation (approva.net), the leading provider of risk and controls intelligence software, today released the latest version of its BizRights® Platform and Controls Intelligence Suite Version 4.5 (http://www.approva.net/products/bizrightsplatform/). The new release provides the most accurate, actionable, and auditable information about key business risks such as duplicate payments, general ledger mistakes, overextended credit, non-compliant travel expenses and purchasing card misuse.

"Building on our success as the market leader in continuous controls monitoring solutions, Approva BizRights Version 4.5 addresses the growing demand for companies to capture additional cost savings from their investments in GRC technology," said Steve Elliott, CTO and senior vice president of products, Approva. "With this new release, companies can identify and respond to business exceptions across an even broader set of business processes. In addition, BizRights 4.5 further automates user provisioning processes and vigorously monitors super user activities, saving significant time and money while reducing risk."

With Approva BizRights 4.5 organizations can proactively monitor enormous sets of data to find and stop mistakes, fraud and unnecessary waste. These enhancements strengthen controls over a broader set of business systems, processes, and transactions so users can capture greater cost savings.

The enhancements and new functionality included in this release provide significant customer benefits:

Find and Prevent Fraud and Costly Mistakes

Approva BizRights version 4.5 includes enhanced data extraction and analysis capabilities to monitor for business risk across systems and processes with very large transaction volumes. This enables customers to expand the scope of systems, processes and transactions monitored using Approva with performance levels that are unmatched in the industry.

Catch Problems Early While They Are Still Easy to Fix

Expanded baselining capabilities proactively alert users when application configurations or sensitive master data fields are altered unexpectedly, exposing business processes to unnecessary disruption or compromising the integrity of underlying data. Detailed reports provide actionable intelligence to accelerate follow-up and enable users to perform root cause analysis when anomalies occur. These enhancements reduce error rates and fraud risk.

Increase Security and Accelerate User Provisioning Processes

Expanded user provisioning capabilities deliver significant cost savings by automating a broader array of user provisioning scenarios such as granting users access to multiple systems with a single request. Additional details about user access requests and history are presented to decision makers so they can make fast, confident decisions when reviewing user access requests. Detailed super user audit trails make self-service emergency provisioning more secure and transparent. These capabilities dramatically improve the response time for user access requests while strengthening security and reducing risk.

Reduce Response Time & Audit Costs with Enhanced Reporting

New out-of-the-box reports reduce the time required to prepare for audits by providing the information most commonly requested by external auditors.

For more information on this release please contact Approva (http://www.approva.net/requestcall/).

About Approva

Approva® Corporation is the industry-leading provider of risk and controls intelligence software and is the industry standard for half of the Big-4 audit firms. We enable business, finance, IT and audit professionals to automate controls across SAP, Oracle, JD Edwards, PeopleSoft and other legacy ERP applications. Global companies such as Bayer, DirecTV, Discovery Communications, First Advantage, Honeywell, Pratt & Whitney, Siemens and T-Mobile rely on Approva to reduce compliance risk, increase operational efficiency and flag exceptions to their business controls. Approva has certified integrations with Microsoft, Sun Microsystems, IBM and SAP to provide a holistic GRC solution. For more information, visit www.approva.net.

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Contact Information Priya Ramesh

Approva

http://www.approva.net

703-956-8409

Agnitum Releases Outpost Network Security 3.0

Agnitum Releases Outpost Network Security 3.0

Upgrade focuses on user security, IT convenience, and business policy maintenance

St. Petersburg, Russia (PRWEB) February 20, 2009 -- The security experts at Agnitum, developers of the Outpost Pro product line, are pleased to announce the latest implementation of the company's core business security solution. Outpost Network Security (http://www.agnitum.com/products/networksecurity/index.php) (ONS) 3.0 delivers comprehensive anti-malware and intrusion protection for Windows-based networks.

Agnitum first entered the SMB security market in 2005 with the release of Outpost Office Firewall (1.0), which was later renamed Outpost Network Security 2.0 and upgraded to add central deployment and administration capabilities to the firewall and antispyware components.

Over the past three years, Agnitum has focused on home-user solutions while maintaining ONS as a standalone firewall and anti-malware product for businesses. The release of ONS 3.0 incorporates the applicable functions and benefits that have been added to the Outpost Security Suite Pro consumer solution in the interim, ensuring the delivery of a fully field-tested product from day one.

Outpost Network Security is specifically designed to protect SMB networks against the latest security threats, as well as addressing the problem of productivity waste caused by resource-hungry or otherwise inefficient security products. ONS safeguards local networks against external attacks and internal sabotage, keeps endpoints clean of malware, prevents disclosure of confidential information, polices employee Internet access, and centralizes the tasks of deploying and managing protection.

ONS ensures the integrity of business data by offering a number of robust security mechanisms:

•    Proven antivirus and antispyware ensures a malware-free environment

•    Award-winning bidirectional firewall (http://www.agnitum.com/products/outpost/index.php) delivers safe network connectivity

•    USB access lockdown prevents the business's digital assets from leaving the network

•    Safe data repository to prevent data disclosure

In addition to the security benefits, ONS 3.0 offers a number of capabilities that systems administrators will appreciate and that will ensure corporate policies are maintained and enforced.

•    Centralized deployment to minimize IT workload

•    Centralized on-demand checks for malware on remote PCs

•    Online and offline updates to keep protection current

•    User group segmentation for more targeted protection

•    Remote configuration for easy, hands-on management

•    Full compatibility with all current 32- and 64-bit Windows operating systems

One ONS 3.0 benefit that will lead to significant improvements in security management effectiveness is real-time control of endpoint activity.

Once a network is up and running, it can be time-consuming and difficult for IT staff to control events taking place on individual machines. Outpost helps to overcome this limitation by providing real-time monitoring of system and network activity for any remote host. With this tool, administrators can see what sites are being accessed and what programs are currently active on any computer on the network.

As in the consumer product, subsequent malware scans on local and remote clients can be performed in almost no time through Agnitum's proprietary SmartScan3 technology, which stores previous scan results in a single protected location, thus avoiding repeat scans of unchanged files.

Also inherited from home-user versions of Outpost, ONS' built-in self-defense mechanism guarantees that workstation protection cannot be switched off by targeted termination attacks, ensuring network clients are protected 24/7.

Outpost Network Security protection can be installed on any Windows client or server platform currently supported by Microsoft, simplifying deployment and eliminating any learning curve. Outpost protection can be deployed on a company's gateway PC, even if that PC is already running third-party security software such as antivirus or anti-spam.

Outpost Network Security 3.0 delivers on its three stated goals:

•    End user safety (using the anti-malware mechanisms of the home-user product line)

•    System administrator convenience (easy deployment and administration)

•    Corporate policy maintenance (real-time control of endpoint activity, user group segmentation, optional USB-connectivity restrictions).

Outpost Network Security 3.0 pricing starts at $224 for a minimum of 10 PCs, with per-user costs reducing as license quantities increase. More details may be found at: http://www.agnitum.com/products/networksecurity/index.php.

About Agnitum

Founded in 1999, Agnitum Ltd. (www.agnitum.com) is committed to delivering and supporting high-quality, easy to use security software. The company's products are standalone Outpost Firewall Pro and Outpost AntiVirus Pro, securing personal and family desktops; Outpost Network Security, ensuring reliable endpoint protection and performance for small business networks; and Outpost Security Suite -- an all-in-one Internet security solution.

For more information, please contact:

Pavel Goryakin

Agnitum Ltd.

Skype: goryakin

Blog: agnitumblog.blogspot.com

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Contact Information Pavel Goryakin

Agnitum Ltd.

http://www.agnitum.com

+7-812-336-52-46

eValid Version 9 Multiplies Capacities for Complex Web Application Testing

eValid Version 9 Multiplies Capacities for Complex Web Application Testing

Users can expect realistic results, low system overhead, a rapid learning curve and very high Return On Investment (ROI)

San Francisco, CA (PRWEB) February 20, 2009 -- Software Research, Inc. announced a major new release of its eValid™ Website Test & Analysis Suite: eValid Version 9.

With an already rich feature set, eValid V9 expanded its features for testing complex web applications with: comprehensive DOM-element motion commands; an enhanced programmatic interface to most eValid commands and browser actions; and advanced DOM-based AJAX synchronization support.

This version offers major changes, including complete DOM manipulation support for data read/write operations, revised pricing, incorporation of the EPI feature as a standard feature in the WebMaster Bundle, continued DBCS support in the International Edition, cloud-computing support, and web-authenticated commercial license options to make life easier for third-party software testing firms.

In addition, the new release includes: new support to create "lite" (HTTP based) playbacks; commands to support testing of load balancers; new commands to support RIA monitoring data collection; and, available data converters to support standard network monitoring engines such as Hyperic, Zenoss, Nagios, GroundWork, and others.

"The new eValid V9 release adds a lot of capacity to an already powerful web application testing suite, and helps make eValid an industry standard for real-world web testing," said Edward Miller, President of Software Research. "Testimonials, frustrations, and suggestions from web application professionals in the industry has made it abundantly clear that it is necessary to test the deep inner workings of a browser to reveal why a web application is failing. Approximations from the desktop do not work and never have. We have been quietly working on expanding the testing capacities to run directly from inside the browser, for the resulting ease-of-use and for the general benefit of this community. By amplifying the test capabilities inside the eValid browser-based test engine this new V9 release meets these expectations directly," Miller concluded.

About the eValid Suite

General Description

eValid is a test-enabled web browser supporting Windows 2000/XP/Vista. eValid V9 license bundles are available for Application Monitoring, Functional Testing/Validation, Test Programming, Regression Testing, Server Loading, Performance Testing and Site Analysis.

The eValid International Edition supports DBCS and foreign-language environments.

Evaluation copies of eValid V9 are available from the eValid V9 Evaluation Download. Pricing for product features starts at $495. Complete information about eValid is found at: www.e-valid.com.

Solution

As a solution base for web browser enabled application testing, eValid offers a number of advantages:

Patented Technology: A unique patented technology for web application analysis and testing.

Validation Modes: Comprehensive methods for detailed page validation, including internal DOM validation.

Accurate Measurement: Very accurate timing of page and component behavior, including AJAX applications.

Ease-of-Use: The fastest, easiest, most trouble-free way to test any web application.

Monitoring Standard: The de facto standard for monitoring web application performance and durability.

Wide User Base: The most widely used in-browser solution available.

Excellent ROI: Very good Return On Investment (ROI) because unit-costs of eValid licenses are low.

Low TCO: Very low Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) because eValid is easy to deploy and extremely easy to use.

Applications

eValid applications include the following major areas:

Functional/Regression Testing: To provide test support for advanced AJAX-style web applications that rely on heavy use of XML, JavaScript, with multi-window support.

Application Monitoring: To support "monitoring mode" repeated playback of a test to confirm web application operation. Our latest audits of eValid Monitoring Mode operations show that eValid users are collectively running over 20,000,000 tests per month.

Server Loading: To provide realistic server loading capability by running large numbers of eValid browsers simultaneously, coordinated to operate in multiple machines.

Site Analysis: To provide detailed scanning and analysis of complete websites for quality assurance and comparative analysis purposes.

International Edition: Full support for non-English, DBCS (unicode) OS environments and all Windows plug-in language sets.

eValid Division, Software Research, Inc., 1663 Mission Street, San Francisco, CA 94103 USA

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Contact Information RITA BRAL

Software Research Inc.

http://www.e-valid.com

415-861-2800

White Paper Reveals Safety, Traceability Advantages of Integrated Food ERP Software

White Paper Reveals Safety, Traceability Advantages of Integrated Food ERP Software

Deacom, Inc. today released a white paper exploring how the use of an integrated ERP software system can help food manufacturers increase product safety and traceability so they can meet regulatory compliance standards, maximize profitability, and react quickly to -- or avoid -- product recalls.

Wayne, PA (PRWEB) February 20, 2009 -- Deacom, Inc. today released a white paper exploring how the use of an integrated Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software system can help food manufacturers increase product safety and traceability so they can meet regulatory compliance standards, maximize profitability, and react quickly to -- or avoid -- product recalls.

The white paper, titled "Integrated ERP for Food Manufacturing: A Strategic Weapon for a Competitive Environment," discusses many of the complex challenges food manufacturers face today, such as complying with the Bioterrorism Act, establishing effective lot tracking systems, generating accurate labeling, and managing expiration dates based on item and customer requirements.

Food manufacturers can overcome these challenges and simplify their business processes to maximize productivity and profitability, the paper argues, by implementing food ERP software (http://www.deacom.net/home/process-manufacturing-software/food--beverage.aspx) that integrates all aspects of their business -- including recipe management, inventory control and lot tracking, regulatory reporting, production, QA/QC, purchasing, sales, and accounting -- in one system.

The paper also explains the critical functionality to look for in a food processing software system. Features such as bar coded lot tracking, material requirements planning, and automated labeling can help food companies reduce costs and increase product quality and safety, it argues.

Download the white paper today by visiting deacom.net. (http://www.deacom.net/home/erp-resources/white-papers.aspx?d=171)

To learn more about the DEACOM Integrated Accounting and ERP Software System or to schedule an online demonstration, call 610-971-2278 ext. 15 or visit deacom.net (http://www.deacom.net/home/about-us/contact-us.aspx).

About Deacom, Inc.:

Headquartered in Wayne, PA, Deacom, Inc. is the producer of DEACOM, a complete accounting and Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system for building component and process manufacturers with difficult-to-handle requirements. The DEACOM System seamlessly links all departments within a manufacturing company, providing a comprehensive view of the entire operation. By making complex issues simple, Deacom helps streamline manufacturing business processes to maximize productivity and profitability.

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Contact Information Erin Lawley

Deacom, Inc.

http://www.deacom.net/home/process-manufacturing-software/food--beverage.aspx

610-971-2278

Jason Roberts LLC Now Certified in Run SAP� Methodology

Jason Roberts LLC Now Certified in Run SAP® Methodology

Jason Roberts LLC now certified to implement end-to-end solution operations standards for clients, delivering enhanced efficiencies, reduced down time and driving maximum return on investments

Bala Cynwyd, PA (PRWEB) February 20, 2009 -- Jason Roberts LLC, an SAP® services partner, today announced it has been certified by SAP AG as a provider of solution implementation based on the Run SAP (http://www.jasonroberts.com) methodology. Jason Roberts LLC is among the first SAP partners to be certified in the Run SAP methodology and will incorporate the methodology into its implementation standards.

"As one of the first SAP partners to attain certification as a provider of solution implementation based on Run SAP, we further demonstrate our ongoing commitment to supporting SAP solutions," said Kevin Kelly, executive vice president and managing partner, Jason Roberts LLC. "By incorporating the Run SAP methodology into our own implementation standards, we are now providing our clients with a proven methodology for managing their SAP applications. This methodology will empower customers to manage their SAP applications more efficiently, thereby mitigating risk while maximizing return on investments."

The Run SAP methodology is ASAP methodology for operations. A phased methodology based on world-class knowledge, it provides best-practice procedures, content, services, training and tools for end-to-end solution operations, along with a standardized and proven implementation method. The Run SAP methodology focuses on application management, business process operations, and administration of SAP solutions. The methodology describes how support should be implemented across the lifecycle design, set-up, operations and optimization. In addition, with its best-practice documents for solution operations, it describes how to implement end-to-end solution operations for different SAP software-based business processes.

"We applaud Jason Roberts LLC in becoming one of the first SAP services partners certified in the Run SAP methodology," said Dr. Uwe Hommel, executive vice president of Active Global Support at SAP AG. "By adopting the end-to-end solution operations standards provided by the Run SAP methodology, Jason Roberts LLC will deliver to its customers a higher level of effectiveness and efficiency."

The Run SAP methodology is an integral part of SAP Enterprise Support services, a holistic support model designed to enable continuous improvement and successful solution operations at lower risk and cost.

SAP customers will realize the benefits of operating with the end-to-end standards. SAP standards for solution operations are a prerequisite for the continuous improvement of SAP solution operations. Not only do they enable automation, reducing the cost of operations, but also improved traceability and an audit trail, helping companies to achieve cost efficiency, quality assurance and compliance enablement.

About Jason Roberts LLC

Jason Roberts LLC is a national provider of business services and enterprise application solutions. Since its inception in 1985, Jason Roberts has used its highly experienced resources in development, quality assurance, and implementation to deliver high-quality, cost-effective solutions. Jason Roberts utilizes its Global Sustainable Deployment Framework® methodology to complement the ASAP and Run SAP methodologies in order to reduce costs, minimize risks, improve operational efficiency and enhance user productivity.

Specialized by industry, these product and service offerings include consulting, custom development, systems integration, change management, training, and technical services. Jason Roberts' clients include Fortune 500 and mid-market customers in the following industries: manufacturing, consumer package goods, chemical, pharmaceutical, aerospace and defense, automotive, healthcare, financial services, and professional service providers in addition to mining, oil and gas, retail and wholesale distribution. Specific management groups address the public sector and governmental agencies. Headquartered in Bala Cynwyd, PA, Jason Roberts is widely recognized by both private industry and the public sector as an innovative leader with a proven record of success.

To learn more about Jason Roberts LLC, visit www.JasonRoberts.com.

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Jason Roberts LLC

http://www.jasonroberts.com

800-962-7271

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Jason Roberts LLC

http://www.jasonroberts.com

800-962-7271

LEVEL Studios Celebrates Opening of New Los Angeles Office with Client/Staff Reception: February 19th

LEVEL Studios Celebrates Opening of New Los Angeles Office with Client/Staff Reception: February 19th

LEVEL Studios (www.level-studios.com), an independent digital agency, announced today that it will host a reception for clients and staff at its new office in El Segundo: LEVEL | LA, located at 2101 Rosecrans Avenue, Suite 5280. The event, scheduled for February 19th, will run from 6:30-9:00 PM. The reception will allow fellow professionals to enjoy refreshments and appetizers, while discussing various digital campaigns and the work LEVEL performs.

San Luis Obispo, CA (PRWEB) February 19, 2009 -- LEVEL Studios (www.level-studios.com), an independent digital agency, announced today that it will host a reception for clients and staff at its new office in El Segundo: LEVEL | LA, located at 2101 Rosecrans Avenue, Suite 5280. The event, scheduled for February 19th, will run from 6:30-9:00 PM. The reception will allow fellow professionals to enjoy refreshments and appetizers, while discussing various digital campaigns and the work LEVEL performs.

"LEVEL | LA is an opportunity to celebrate our growth and newly established presence in Southern California. Our office, executives, discipline experts and the equally inspiring clients we have the pleasure of advising will have a chance to socialize in a relaxed environment this Thursday. We welcome this opportunity to exchange ideas, discuss emerging technology and introduce our office to a diverse group of companies," said Martin Pedersen, Managing Director for LEVEL| LA. "LEVEL's experience in core web technologies as well as their award-winning design and brand strategies continue to help Quiksilver innovate. We look forward to extending our strong relationship with the highly talented staff at LEVEL's new office in Los Angeles," stated Gary Penn, Director of Interactive at Quiksilver.

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Contact Information Lewis Fein

LEVEL Studios

http://www.level-studios.com

310-472-0520

Group Management Software Company Launches Online Store Builder

Group Management Software Company Launches Online Store Builder

Teamr's newest software has made establishing a sales site simple enough that its clients can handle the task in-house.

San Diego, CA (PRWEB) February 19, 2009 -- Companies, nonprofit organizations and teams that want to get ahead in the Information Age often discover that doing so demands the use of an online storefront. Unfortunately, establishing an attractive, functional and secure site online can be a real nightmare for those without the wherewithal to hire programmers and professional designers.

Thanks to teamr's latest group management software (http://www.teamr.com/licensing.html) breakthrough, this is no longer the case. The company has made establishing a sales site simple enough that its clients can handle the task themselves, even if no one onboard has more than basic computer skills.

"We are pleased to announce the official launch of team management software that makes it very easy for anyone to create and launch their own storefront in literally minutes," said Lars Helgeson, founder and CEO of teamr. "Our integrated online storefront software can be quickly and easily added to any public Web site."

The development of teamr's software was inspired by the company's own customers who shared how frustrating it was for them to work with other providers to setup and launch storefronts and to use fundraising software, Helgeson said. With this in mind, teamr created its programming to be intuitive, but extremely effective.

"Our mantra throughout the creation process was 'simplicity'," said Helgeson. "We achieved that and more. In just a few minutes, our customers can have their own stores up and running. This is easily one of the most significant advancements to the teamr system to date."

The new group management software was designed with simplicity in mind not only for store owners, but also for users. To get started using the software, all clients are required to do is create or upgrade their accounts to Premium or Premium Pro. Then they need to establish a PayPal account to handle incoming Web payment transactions. Once this is done, they simply go into teamr's Website Manager to establish their store, set the desired look and feel and add content. The easy-to-use storefront creation program also enables users to set colors and layout and even create as many categories as they want for items to place within their store.

While the programming addition to teamr's offerings is fantastic for any sales application, it is particularly geared for fundraising use, Helgeson pointed out. The software enables users to set sales goals and even make those goals public, which can boost donation drives and sales.

"We've designed this entire package with our customers' request for simplicity in mind," Helgeson said. "Setting up an online store has never been easier."

The company also provides homeowner's association software and scout software (http://www.myscoutlink.com/) for scout leaders who would like to keep track of scouting activities. For more information about teamr and its management software, contact Doug Feeney, vice president of operations, at (760) 845-1784 or visit www.teamr.com.

About teamr

San Diego-based teamr was established to deliver a powerful web-based application to help group organizers, leaders, coaches and captains manage members and schedules more effectively using team management software (http://www.teamr.com/). The company's purpose is to provide its users a way to improve communication by harnessing the power of the Internet.

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Contact Information Doug Feeney

teamr

http://www.teamr.com

760-845-1784