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Hot Topics Recap: London Olympics/Summer Games

Fri, 25 May 2012 08:10:26 -0400

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The following releases focus on London Olympic Summer Games.

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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.--United States Olympic Committee to Use GE Electronic Medical Record Technology for the First Time at London 2012 Olympic Games Source: GE (May 24, 7:00AM)

WASHINGTON--World Affairs Council-DC Representative to Carry 2012 Olympic Torch in Northern Ireland Source: World Affairs Council-Washington, DC (May 24, 9:00AM)

DOWNERS GROVE, Ill.-- Team USA Road to London Experiential Tour to Visit Six DeVry University Campuses Source: DeVry University (May 21, 5:50PM)

CINCINNATI--The Path to the London 2012 Olympic Games Starts with a Confident, Winning Smile Source: Procter & Gamble (May 17, 9:00AM)

LONDON--Coca-Cola Launches Anywhere in the World the Coca-Cola Anthem for the London 2012 Olympic Games Source: Coca-Cola (May 16, 1:06PM)

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. & PLANO, Texas--1992 USA Basketball Dream Team Legends Featured on Sunkist and 7UP Collectible Cans Source: Sunkist Soda (May 15, 10:27AM)

CINCINNATI--Procter & Gamble, its Orgullosa Program and Olympic Taekwondo Athlete Diana Lopez Give Thanks to Moms with “LA FALDA BIEN PUESTA™” Source: Procter & Gamble (May 9, 11:53AM)

ATLANTA--Vitrue & NBC Sports Group Expand Partnership Source: Virtrue (May 8, 12:02PM)

CINCINNATI--Procter & Gamble Helps Every Mom of London 2012 U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Team Through Gift to Offset Travel Costs to London Source: Procter & Gamble (May 8, 9:00AM)

SAN FRANCISCO--Visa Rallies Fans to Join Worldwide Cheer with Launch of Global Olympic Games-Themed Marketing Campaign – Go World Source: Visa (May 7, 8:30AM)

CINCINNATI--In Celebration of the 2012 Olympic Games, Tide Asks Americans: “What Do the Red, White and Blue Mean to You?” Source: Procter & Gamble (May 1, 10:00AM)

SUNNYVALE, Calif.-- Yahoo! Goes Beyond Gold With Global Programming Coverage of Summer Olympics Source: Yahoo (April 30, 8:00AM)

FOOTHILL RANCH, Calif.--Oakley Launches “TakeLondon” Sweepstakes Source: Oakley (April 26, 1:49PM)

LONG ISLAND CITY, N.Y.--Citi Team USA Flag Tour Stops in Long Island City to Celebrate 100 Days to the 2012 London Olympic Games Source: Citi (April 18, 4:36PM)

NEW YORK--Oakley Unveils “BEYOND REASON™” Campaign Ahead of 2012 Olympics Source: Oakley (April 18, 01:55AM)

PORTLAND, Ore.--Elemental Sweeps London Olympic Deals for Multiscreen Video Across Four Continents Source: Elemental Technologies (April 10, 9:00AM)

BOSTON--Steward Health Care to Advertise on the 2012 Summer Olympics Source: Steward Health Care (April 9, 12:12PM)

PARIS--GlobeCast to Bring London Olympics to Asia in HD with ATEME Source: ATEME (April 10, 8:41AM)

LUXEMBOURG & LONDON--SES: Sky, Freesat from Sky and Freesat to Broadcast 48 Dedicated BBC Channels Created for the London 2012 Olympics Source: SES (April 4, 10:36AM)

NEW YORK--The New York Times and Reuters Collaborate to Deliver 2012 Olympics News and Data to Publishers Source: The New York Times (April 2, 9:00AM)

BETHEL, Conn.--NBA All-Star Dwight Howard Highlights Duracell’s “Rely on Copper to Go for the Gold” Olympic Games Program Source: Procter & Gamble (Mar. 22, 8:55AM)

MENOMONEE FALLS, Wis.--Kohl’s Department Stores Reveals ‘Shop to Win’ Campaign Featuring Olympians Dara Torres, Mia Hamm and Lindsey Vonn Source: Kohl's Department Stores (Mar. 19, 2:02PM)

CALABASAS, Calif.--British Public Deserves Olympic Ticket Transparency, U.S. Ticket Industry Expert Says Source: SpotlightTMS (Mar. 14, 6:04AM)

TORONTO--Procter & Gamble to Support Canadian Olympic Hopefuls in Their Quest for Gold at the London 2012 Olympic Games Source: Procter & Gamble (Mar. 9, 7:19PM)

MADRID--With 150 Days to Go Amadeus and ForwardKeys Reveal Major Growth in Travel Volumes During the London 2012 Olympics Source: Amadeus (March 1, 09:24AM)

WEST LONG BRANCH, N.J.--Iconic Olympic Swimmer and Mom Dara Torres Relies on Sleep Innovations for a Good Night’s Sleep Source: Sleep Innovations (Feb. 28, 9AM)

YONKERS, N.Y.--The Untold Story from The Other Dream Team Documentary Film, Lithuania Basketball Team, The Biggest Charity to the 1992 Lithuanian "Other Dream Team" Came from the Artist Source: Skullman.com (Feb. 22, 12PM)

LONDON--Ability Lifting: There is Still Time to Make Your Business More Accessible for the London Olympics Source: Ability Lifting (Feb. 20, 3AM)

LONDON--Coca-Cola Launches Global Ads for London 2012 Olympic Games Starring Mark Ronson Source: The Coca-Cola Company (Feb. 15, 10AM)

YONKERS, N.Y.-- The Untold Story from The Other Dream Team, Lithuanian Basketball Team Documentary Film Source: Skullman.com (Feb. 7, 10AM)

BOTHEL, Wash.--Hansons-Brooks ODP Runner Desiree Davila Secures Coveted Seat on Team USA for 2012 Olympics – Women’s Marathon Source: Brooks Sports Inc. (Jan. 14, 7:32PM)

INNSBRUCK, Austria --Procter & Gamble Launches Global ‘Thank You Mom’ Campaign for London 2012 Olympic Games Planning to Raise $5 Million for Youth Sports and Support More Than 150 Athletes Source: Procter & Gamble (Jan. 13, 7AM)

BOSTON--Gillette Fields Team for the London 2012 Olympic Games Source: Procter & Gamble (Jan. 9, 8:08AM)

NEW YORK--Ralph Lauren Announces U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Athlete Roster for London 2012 Source: Ralph Lauren (Dec. 9, 1:44PM)

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New Release of Mendix App Platform Brings Mobile to the Enterprise

Wed, 23 May 2012 04:15:51 -0400

Spring 2012 release extends social productivity and enables companies to easily build mobile enterprise apps

BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Mendix, the app platform company for the enterprise, announced today the availability of the Spring 2012 release of its App Platform, further extending its capabilities, and advancing the way companies build, integrate and deploy web and mobile enterprise apps.

“Our goal with this release was to further advance the state of the market with the most socially collaborative and productive app platform that truly empowers the mobile enterprise user,” said Derek Roos, CEO of Mendix. “We wanted to enable companies to build, integrate and deploy enterprise scale apps faster and easier than ever, regardless of device.”

With this new release companies are able to more quickly and efficiently launch mobile enterprise apps and take advantage of the newly updated app platform that now combines visual business modeling, social productivity, enterprise integration, an app store, and secure cloud deployment. This helps organizations build apps with less effort, automate inefficient processes, and extend existing systems with new apps, while accelerating time-to-market and reducing traditional IT costs.

Rob Boomsma, Division Manager at Capgemini, participated in the beta program of this release and noted: “Mendix set the bar higher yet again with this release and has delivered highly productive social collaboration, mobile and enterprise integration features. I couldn’t believe how easy it now is with the Mendix App Platform to extend an existing system with a mobile app. This is IT and business innovation at its best, providing immediate value to any company.”

The Spring 2012 Release Highlights:

Enterprise Mobile – Companies are now able to quickly and efficiently launch mobile enterprise apps providing the best experience for their users while ensuring the necessary back-end system and process integration.
One Complete App Platform for the Enterprise – This release brings together all app platform components under one roof and user interface. As a result, companies are able to seamlessly plan projects, design and build apps, collaborate, integrate with existing systems and instantly deploy them in the cloud.
Enterprise Integration and App Mash-Up – Companies now have additional integration options and can quickly incorporate other enterprise applications via Enterprise Mash-Ups. This results in improved performance and simplifies integration with external systems.
Social Productivity – The Mendix App Platform now includes built-in social collaboration features such as activity streams, online chat, groups, and project planning that make it easier to fully engage all stakeholders throughout an app development project. This produces better results and happier users as it includes stakeholders from the IT and business side but also captures feedback from end users. Users are now more than consumers of an application, they are part of the project team and an integral part of a successful project.

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Hot Topics Recap: London Olympics/Summer Games

Fri, 18 May 2012 08:20:32 -0400

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The following releases focus on London Olympic Summer Games.

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CINCINNATI--The Path to the London 2012 Olympic Games Starts with a Confident, Winning Smile Source: Procter & Gamble (May 17, 9:00AM)

LONDON--Coca-Cola Launches Anywhere in the World the Coca-Cola Anthem for the London 2012 Olympic Games Source: Coca-Cola (May 16, 1:06PM)

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. & PLANO, Texas--1992 USA Basketball Dream Team Legends Featured on Sunkist and 7UP Collectible Cans Source: Sunkist Soda (May 15, 10:27AM)

CINCINNATI--Procter & Gamble, its Orgullosa Program and Olympic Taekwondo Athlete Diana Lopez Give Thanks to Moms with “LA FALDA BIEN PUESTA™” Source: Procter & Gamble (May 9, 11:53AM)

ATLANTA--Vitrue & NBC Sports Group Expand Partnership Source: Virtrue (May 8, 12:02PM)

CINCINNATI--Procter & Gamble Helps Every Mom of London 2012 U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Team Through Gift to Offset Travel Costs to London Source: Procter & Gamble (May 8, 9:00AM)

SAN FRANCISCO--Visa Rallies Fans to Join Worldwide Cheer with Launch of Global Olympic Games-Themed Marketing Campaign – Go World Source: Visa (May 7, 8:30AM)

CINCINNATI--In Celebration of the 2012 Olympic Games, Tide Asks Americans: “What Do the Red, White and Blue Mean to You?” Source: Procter & Gamble (May 1, 10:00AM)

SUNNYVALE, Calif.-- Yahoo! Goes Beyond Gold With Global Programming Coverage of Summer Olympics Source: Yahoo (April 30, 8:00AM)

FOOTHILL RANCH, Calif.--Oakley Launches “TakeLondon” Sweepstakes Source: Oakley (April 26, 1:49PM)

LONG ISLAND CITY, N.Y.--Citi Team USA Flag Tour Stops in Long Island City to Celebrate 100 Days to the 2012 London Olympic Games Source: Citi (April 18, 4:36PM)

NEW YORK--Oakley Unveils “BEYOND REASON™” Campaign Ahead of 2012 Olympics Source: Oakley (April 18, 01:55AM)

PORTLAND, Ore.--Elemental Sweeps London Olympic Deals for Multiscreen Video Across Four Continents Source: Elemental Technologies (April 10, 9:00AM)

BOSTON--Steward Health Care to Advertise on the 2012 Summer Olympics Source: Steward Health Care (April 9, 12:12PM)

PARIS--GlobeCast to Bring London Olympics to Asia in HD with ATEME Source: ATEME (April 10, 8:41AM)

LUXEMBOURG & LONDON--SES: Sky, Freesat from Sky and Freesat to Broadcast 48 Dedicated BBC Channels Created for the London 2012 Olympics Source: SES (April 4, 10:36AM)

NEW YORK--The New York Times and Reuters Collaborate to Deliver 2012 Olympics News and Data to Publishers Source: The New York Times (April 2, 9:00AM)

BETHEL, Conn.--NBA All-Star Dwight Howard Highlights Duracell’s “Rely on Copper to Go for the Gold” Olympic Games Program Source: Procter & Gamble (Mar. 22, 8:55AM)

MENOMONEE FALLS, Wis.--Kohl’s Department Stores Reveals ‘Shop to Win’ Campaign Featuring Olympians Dara Torres, Mia Hamm and Lindsey Vonn Source: Kohl's Department Stores (Mar. 19, 2:02PM)

CALABASAS, Calif.--British Public Deserves Olympic Ticket Transparency, U.S. Ticket Industry Expert Says Source: SpotlightTMS (Mar. 14, 6:04AM)

TORONTO--Procter & Gamble to Support Canadian Olympic Hopefuls in Their Quest for Gold at the London 2012 Olympic Games Source: Procter & Gamble (Mar. 9, 7:19PM)

MADRID--With 150 Days to Go Amadeus and ForwardKeys Reveal Major Growth in Travel Volumes During the London 2012 Olympics Source: Amadeus (March 1, 09:24AM)

WEST LONG BRANCH, N.J.--Iconic Olympic Swimmer and Mom Dara Torres Relies on Sleep Innovations for a Good Night’s Sleep Source: Sleep Innovations (Feb. 28, 9AM)

LONDON--Ability Lifting: There is Still Time to Make Your Business More Accessible for the London Olympics Source: Ability Lifting (Feb. 20, 3AM)

LONDON--Coca-Cola Launches Global Ads for London 2012 Olympic Games Starring Mark Ronson Source: The Coca-Cola Company (Feb. 15, 10AM)

YONKERS, N.Y.-- The Untold Story from The Other Dream Team, Lithuanian Basketball Team Documentary Film Source: Skullman.com (Feb. 7, 10AM)

BOTHEL, Wash.--Hansons-Brooks ODP Runner Desiree Davila Secures Coveted Seat on Team USA for 2012 Olympics – Women’s Marathon Source: Brooks Sports Inc. (Jan. 14, 7:32PM)

BOSTON--Gillette Fields Team for the London 2012 Olympic Games Source: Procter & Gamble (Jan. 9, 8:08AM)

NEW YORK--Ralph Lauren Announces U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Athlete Roster for London 2012 Source: Ralph Lauren (Dec. 9, 1:44PM)

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Hot Topics Recap: London Olympics/Summer Games

Fri, 11 May 2012 08:20:29 -0400

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The following releases focus on London Olympic Summer Games.

ALL TIME-OFFS ARE IN EASTERN TIME

CINCINNATI--Procter & Gamble, its Orgullosa Program and Olympic Taekwondo Athlete Diana Lopez Give Thanks to Moms with “LA FALDA BIEN PUESTA™” Source: Procter & Gamble (May 9, 11:53AM)

ATLANTA--Vitrue & NBC Sports Group Expand Partnership Source: Virtrue (May 8, 12:02PM)

CINCINNATI--Procter & Gamble Helps Every Mom of London 2012 U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Team Through Gift to Offset Travel Costs to London Source: Procter & Gamble (May 8, 9:00AM)

SAN FRANCISCO--Visa Rallies Fans to Join Worldwide Cheer with Launch of Global Olympic Games-Themed Marketing Campaign – Go World Source: Visa (May 7, 8:30AM)

CINCINNATI--In Celebration of the 2012 Olympic Games, Tide Asks Americans: “What Do the Red, White and Blue Mean to You?” Source: Procter & Gamble (May 1, 10:00AM)

SUNNYVALE, Calif.-- Yahoo! Goes Beyond Gold With Global Programming Coverage of Summer Olympics Source: Yahoo (April 30, 8:00AM)

FOOTHILL RANCH, Calif.--Oakley Launches “TakeLondon” Sweepstakes Source: Oakley (April 26, 1:49PM)

LONG ISLAND CITY, N.Y.--Citi Team USA Flag Tour Stops in Long Island City to Celebrate 100 Days to the 2012 London Olympic Games Source: Citi (April 18, 4:36PM)

NEW YORK--Oakley Unveils “BEYOND REASON™” Campaign Ahead of 2012 Olympics Source: Oakley (April 18, 01:55AM)

PORTLAND, Ore.--Elemental Sweeps London Olympic Deals for Multiscreen Video Across Four Continents Source: Elemental Technologies (April 10, 9:00AM)

BOSTON--Steward Health Care to Advertise on the 2012 Summer Olympics Source: Steward Health Care (April 9, 12:12PM)

PARIS--GlobeCast to Bring London Olympics to Asia in HD with ATEME Source: ATEME (April 10, 8:41AM)

LUXEMBOURG & LONDON--SES: Sky, Freesat from Sky and Freesat to Broadcast 48 Dedicated BBC Channels Created for the London 2012 Olympics Source: SES (April 4, 10:36AM)

NEW YORK--The New York Times and Reuters Collaborate to Deliver 2012 Olympics News and Data to Publishers Source: The New York Times (April 2, 9:00AM)

BETHEL, Conn.--NBA All-Star Dwight Howard Highlights Duracell’s “Rely on Copper to Go for the Gold” Olympic Games Program Source: Procter & Gamble (Mar. 22, 8:55AM)

MENOMONEE FALLS, Wis.--Kohl’s Department Stores Reveals ‘Shop to Win’ Campaign Featuring Olympians Dara Torres, Mia Hamm and Lindsey Vonn Source: Kohl's Department Stores (Mar. 19, 2:02PM)

CALABASAS, Calif.--British Public Deserves Olympic Ticket Transparency, U.S. Ticket Industry Expert Says Source: SpotlightTMS (Mar. 14, 6:04AM)

TORONTO--Procter & Gamble to Support Canadian Olympic Hopefuls in Their Quest for Gold at the London 2012 Olympic Games Source: Procter & Gamble (Mar. 9, 7:19PM)

MADRID--With 150 Days to Go Amadeus and ForwardKeys Reveal Major Growth in Travel Volumes During the London 2012 Olympics Source: Amadeus (March 1, 09:24AM)

WEST LONG BRANCH, N.J.--Iconic Olympic Swimmer and Mom Dara Torres Relies on Sleep Innovations for a Good Night’s Sleep Source: Sleep Innovations (Feb. 28, 9AM)

LONDON--Ability Lifting: There is Still Time to Make Your Business More Accessible for the London Olympics Source: Ability Lifting (Feb. 20, 3AM)

LONDON--Coca-Cola Launches Global Ads for London 2012 Olympic Games Starring Mark Ronson Source: The Coca-Cola Company (Feb. 15, 10AM)

YONKERS, N.Y.-- The Untold Story from The Other Dream Team, Lithuanian Basketball Team Documentary Film Source: Skullman.com (Feb. 7, 10AM)

BOTHEL, Wash.--Hansons-Brooks ODP Runner Desiree Davila Secures Coveted Seat on Team USA for 2012 Olympics – Women’s Marathon Source: Brooks Sports Inc. (Jan. 14, 7:32PM)

BOSTON--Gillette Fields Team for the London 2012 Olympic Games Source: Procter & Gamble (Jan. 9, 8:08AM)

NEW YORK--Ralph Lauren Announces U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Athlete Roster for London 2012 Source: Ralph Lauren (Dec. 9, 1:44PM)

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GSMA Announces New Developments for Mobile Asia Expo

Thu, 10 May 2012 03:20:04 -0400

New Companies Participating at MAE Include Cisco, Huawei, IBM, PayPal and Tencent; China Mobile and RIM to Hold App Developer Conferences in App Planet

LONDON, May 10, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The GSMA, organisers of Mobile World Congress, the mobile industry's premier event, today outlined new developments for the upcoming Mobile Asia Expo, which will be held 20-22 June 2012 at the Shanghai New International Exhibition Centre in Shanghai. The GSMA introduced new elements for Mobile Asia Expo and announced additional companies exhibiting, sponsoring and supporting the event. The company also provided further updates on the conference programme at Mobile Asia Expo, including newly confirmed speakers.

"Mobile Asia Expo will spotlight companies who are taking a leading role in the Asian mobile industry," said Michael O'Hara, Chief Marketing Officer, GSMA. "Across the event, in the conference, the exhibition and through networking and business development activities, attendees will have the opportunity to hear from some of the most innovative players in the broad mobile ecosystem."

Organisations including Cisco, Game Insight, Huawei, Mozilla, PayPal, SanDisk and Tencent have signed on to participate at Mobile Asia Expo, joining previously announced exhibitors such as China Mobile, China Unicom, Datang Telecom Group, MasterCard, NEC, NTT DOCOMO, Visa, Yahoo! and ZTE, among others. New for Mobile Asia Expo, the exhibition will feature the Innovation Lab, which provides a platform through which companies can highlight products and services and which will be open to all Mobile Asia Expo attendees. Orange is the Platinum Sponsor of the Innovation Lab; other companies currently scheduled to present in the Innovation Lab include Ezetop, IBM, Infinite Convergence, National Instruments and The Now Factory. For more information on the exhibition, please visit http://www.mobileasiaexpo.com/expo-overview.

Shanghai Media Group (SMG), a highly influential media group in China with one of the world's largest portfolio of TV, online, radio, print and other media assets, has been named a Platinum Media Partner for Mobile Asia Expo. A key SMG media company, BesTV, will be present on the exhibition floor at Mobile Asia Expo and will host programming featuring executive interviews, mobile industry news, profiles of mobile startups and much more.

New Speakers Announced for Mobile Asia Expo Conference
A key element of Mobile Asia Expo, the two-day conference programme will include focused breakout sessions providing essential insights on current and future trends impacting the ever-changing mobile industry. Topics to be addressed in the Mobile Asia Expo conference include applications, devices, embedded mobile, mobile advertising, mobile broadband, mobile health, mobile Internet, mobile money, mobile operator strategies, network evolution, NFC, retail in mobile and social media, among others. The conference agenda will feature presentations from many prominent speakers including:

Kelly Ahuja, SVP, General Manager, Mobile Internet Technology Group, Cisco
Dr. Chen Shanzhi, CTO, Datang Telecom Group
Vivek Bhan, SVP, Wireless Semiconductors, Fujitsu
Dr. Hyunmi Yang, EVP, KT Corporation
James Anderson, Group Head and SVP, Mobile Product Development, MasterCard
Tomer Kagan, CEO and Co-Founder, Quixey
Dr. Jin Sung Choi, SVP and Head of Technology Strategy, SK Telecom
Charlie Liu, CTO and VP, Sony Mobile Communications China
Dr. Hugh Bradlow, CTO, Telstra
Steven Hopcraft, CTO, TRUE Corp.
Leo Jian Yao, CTO, Youku

These executives join the previously announced keynote speakers including:

Xi Guohua, Chairman, China Mobile
Franco Bernabe, Chairman, GSMA and Chairman and CEO, Telecom Italia Group
Ryan Ding, CEO, Carrier Business Group, Huawei
Olivier Puech, President, Asia Pacific, Nokia
Napoleon Nazareno, President and CEO, Smart Communications
Shi Lirong, President, ZTE

App Planet: Focus on Developers
In App Planet at Mobile Asia Expo, China Mobile and RIM will both be holding application developer conferences, addressing the rapidly growing mobile app developer community. App Planet presents opportunities for developers and mobile professionals, from operators to value-added service providers to equipment and device manufacturers from around the world, to expand their knowledge as well as connect with other major apps influencers.

The GSMA will also be announcing the winner of its "Smarter App Challenge" developer competition at Mobile Asia Expo. This challenge calls on all developers to submit their commercially available mobile apps, on any platform, that meet the growing market need for greater efficiency as defined in the GSMA App Efficiency guidelines launched at Mobile World Congress earlier this year. The challenge is currently open and will run through 16th May with the grand prize winner receiving $10,000 and a trip for two to Mobile Asia Expo. For full criteria, eligibility and other information, please visit www.mobileappchallenge.com/smarterapp.

GTI Asia Conference at Mobile Asia Expo
The Global TD-LTE Initiative (GTI) announced that it will host its GTI Asia Conference at Mobile Asia Expo on Wednesday, 20th June at the Jumeirah Himalayas Hotel in Shanghai. The conference will focus on driving the widespread commercial deployment of TD-LTE technology in Asia-Pacific region. In this programme, attendees will hear from Chinese government officials on the development of this market, as well as from operators and vendors who are pioneering the implementation of TD-LTE.

For more information on Mobile Asia Expo 2012, including details on how to attend, exhibit or sponsor, please visit www.mobileasiaexpo.com.

About the GSMA
The GSMA represents the interests of mobile operators worldwide. Spanning more than 220 countries, the GSMA unites nearly 800 of the world's mobile operators, as well as more than 200 companies in the broader mobile ecosystem, including handset makers, software companies, equipment providers, Internet companies, and media and entertainment organisations. The GSMA also produces industry-leading events such as the Mobile World Congress and Mobile Asia Expo.

For more information, please visit Mobile World Live, the online portal for the mobile communications industry, at www.mobileworldlive.com or the GSMA corporate website at http://www.gsmworld.com.

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Award-Winning Chase QuickDeposit™ Nominated for Two Webby Awards; Chase Person-to-Person QuickPay™ Named Honoree

Wed, 25 Apr 2012 16:20:45 -0400

Chase Mobile App Sets Standard for Fast, Convenient Mobile Banking

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SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Chase Bank announced today that QuickDeposit™ has been nominated for Best Use of Device Camera and Utilities and Services (Tablets and all Other Devices) and Chase Person-to-Person QuickPay™ is an honoree in the Utilities and Services (Handheld Devices) category for mobile apps in the 16th Annual Webby Awards.

Hailed as the "Internet's highest honor" by The New York Times, The Webby Awards, presented by the International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences (IADAS), is the leading international award honoring excellence on the Internet. Webby Awards are handed out for categories in Websites, Interactive Advertising and Media, Online Film & Video and Mobile.

Chase’s award-winning QuickDeposit™ allows customers to snap a picture of the front and back of a check (up to $2,000 daily and $5,000 weekly) and deposit it instantly via their iPhone®, iPod Touch®, iPad®, Android™ and Blackberry® devices, and the Amazon Kindle Fire tablet. Since its launch in July, 2010, customers have deposited a total of more than $4 billion via QuickDeposit™. Chase Person-to-Person QuickPay™ allows customers to send money to or receive money from anyone using their mobile number or email address.

“We are excited that the Chase Mobile App has been recognized by such a prestigious global organization, and that Chase QuickDeposit™ has been nominated for two consecutive years,” said Jack Stephenson, director of mobile, e-commerce and payments at Chase. “Chase is committed to being at the forefront of the latest advances in mobile payment technologies and to developing exciting new capabilities that put banking at our customers’ fingertips, enabling a quick and convenient way to view, track and move their money.”

The number of active Chase mobile customers increased 42% between 2011 and 2012. With over 15 million registered users, The Chase Mobile App has won several accolades, including:

Javelin Research Best in Class Mobile Banking for 2011 (besting 24 other banks)
Keynote Systems best overall mobile user experience, best functionality, and best ease of use.
Best Use of Smartphone Camera – 2011 Webby
2010 Top Ten App – Mobile Marketer
Most Innovative Award – 2010 Pogie
#2 Best iPhone App 2010 – Tech Crunch

"Nominees like Chase are setting the standard for innovation and creativity on the Internet," said David-Michel Davies, Executive Director of The Webby Awards. "It is an incredible achievement to be selected among the best from the nearly 10,000 entries we received this year."

As a nominee, Chase QuickDeposit is also eligible to win a Webby People's Voice Award, which is voted online by fans across the globe. From now until April 26th, Chase fans can cast their votes at pv.webbyawards.com.

Winners will be announced on Tuesday, May 1, 2012 and honored at a ceremony on Monday, May 21, 2012 at The Hammerstein Ballroom in New York City, where they will have an opportunity to deliver one of The Webby Awards' famous 5-Word Speeches. The IADAS, which nominates and selects The Webby Award Winners, is comprised of web industry experts, including media mogul Arianna Huffington, Skype CEO Tony Bates, SHFT.com co-founder Adrian Grenier, Instagram co-founder Kevin Systrom, mobile-phone inventor Martin Cooper, and Mikael Hed, CEO of Rovio, creators of the Webby Award-winning game app Angry Birds.

Past winners and nominees in the mobile/app category include Chase QuickDeposit™ (winner in two categories – Best User of Device Camera and Utilities and Services), Chase Person-to-Person QuickPay™ (nominee), foursquare, Angry Birds, Yelp Mobile, Pandora App, CNN Mobile, DropBox, NOOK and Fandango. Chase BluePrint Demo was last year’s People’s Choice Winner in the Banking/Bill Paying category.

About Chase

Chase is the U.S. consumer and commercial banking business of JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM), a leading global financial services firm with assets of $2.3 trillion and operations in more than 60 countries. Chase serves more than 50 million consumers and small businesses through more than 5,500 bank branches, 17,500 ATMs, credit cards, mortgage offices, and online and mobile banking as well as through relationships with auto dealerships. More information about Chase is available at www.chase.com.

About The Webby Awards:

Hailed as the "Internet's highest honor" by the New York Times, The Webby Awards is the leading international award honoring excellence on the Internet, including Websites, interactive advertising & media, online film & video, and mobile & apps. Established in 1996, the 16th Annual Webby Awards received nearly 10,000 entries from all 50 states and over 60 countries worldwide. The Webby Awards is presented by The International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences. Sponsors and Partners of The Webby Awards include: Yahoo!, Vitamin T, MLB Advanced Media, Rackspace Hosting, JWT, The Atom Group, Financial Times, PricewaterhouseCoopers, and Guardian News and Media.

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Chase
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Eileen Leveckis, 415-271-5474
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Nuance Dragon Dictation and Dragon Search Apps Now Available in Egypt

Tue, 24 Apr 2012 08:20:13 -0400

Middle Eastern Expansion Continues with Support for Standard Arabic; iOS Consumers in Egypt Now Able to Send Text Messages and Emails, Update Twitter and Facebook, Search for Web Content and More – Just by Speaking

BURLINGTON, Mass. & CAIRO--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Nuance Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: NUAN) today announced that its Dragon Dictation and Dragon Search applications for the iPhone, iPod touch and iPad are now available for free in Egypt in the Apple App Store, supporting the Standard Arabic language. The launch in Egypt follows the availability of the apps in Saudi Arabia and UAE, providing iOS consumers with the ability to quickly and easily dictate SMS text messages, emails, social media updates, mobile Web searches and more, up to five times faster than typing.

“Dragon Dictation and Dragon Search have quickly expanded their availability across the Middle East, with launches in Saudi Arabia, the UAE and now Egypt in just the last month, providing Arabic speaking consumers with the ability to stay connected with the power of Dragon,” said Anil Kumar, Regional Director, Nuance Middle East and Balkans. “And the success of each launch in over 30 countries clearly demonstrates the global demand for simpler and faster mobile interactions made possible with voice.”

Dragon Dictation is iOS-5 compatible and features a pop-up toolbar with app icons that enable users to easily send their dictated text to email, SMS, Facebook, Twitter, or the clipboard. Dragon Dictation also includes a convenient Auto Save function that retains dictated text when the user is interrupted by an incoming phone call.

Dragon Search is also now available in Egypt, allowing users to simply speak their search query in Standard Arabic to quickly and easily find information and answers on the mobile Web. Dragon Search features Nuance’s unique and innovative Dragon Search Carousel, which delivers faster, smarter search results within seconds across multiple channels all at once including Google, Yahoo!, Twitter, iTunes, Wikipedia and YouTube.

Both Dragon Dictation and Dragon Search are available for free from the App Store in Egypt.

To see the Dragon Apps in action, check out the video on YouTube here.

Dragon Dictation and Dragon Search are also available in the US, Canada, Mexico, UAE, UK, Germany, Japan, China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Korea, Australia, Denmark, Brazil, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Hungary, Indonesia, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Saudi Arabia, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland App Stores. In addition to Standard Arabic, the Dragon Dictation and Dragon Search support US, UK and Australian English, Japanese, Mandarin Chinese, Taiwan Mandarin, Cantonese, Korean, Bahasa Indonesia, Hungarian, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, European and Canadian French, German, Italian, Norwegian, Polish, European and Brazilian Portuguese, Russian, European and Americas Spanish, and Swedish. And with multilingual capabilities, all Dragon app users are able to easily switch between supported languages as they come available.

To learn more, visit www.NuanceMobileLife.com. Also be sure to follow us on Twitter @NuanceMobile, and become a Fan of Dragon Mobile Apps on Facebook.

About Nuance Communications, Inc.:

Nuance Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: NUAN) is a leading provider of voice and language solutions for businesses and consumers around the world. Its technologies, applications and services make the user experience more compelling by transforming the way people interact with devices and systems. Every day, millions of users and thousands of businesses experience Nuance’s proven applications. For more information, please visit www.nuance.com.

Nuance, Dragon NaturallySpeaking, Dragon, Dragon Search Carousel, and the Nuance logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Nuance Communications, Inc. or its subsidiaries in the United States of America and/or other countries. All other company names or product names may be the trademarks of their respective owners.

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Nuance Communications
Rebecca Paquette, 781-565-5264
rebecca.paquette@nuance.com

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LevelUp Goes Big With New App Release and Major Executive Expansion

Thu, 19 Apr 2012 13:20:17 -0400

Company Releases Sleek New App Design as Harald Prokop and Mark Amabile Join Leadership Team

BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- LevelUp, the pay phone app, today announced a redesign of its mobile app, along with several key executive hires at its parent company, SCVNGR. These hires include former Akamai Technologies SVP Engineering Harald Prokop – one of the chief architects of the Cambridge, MA-based Internet giant – who will be joining as Chief Technology Officer. SCVNGR also added former Omnicom Media Group global CFO Mark Amabile to its expanded leadership team as Chief Financial Officer. Additionally, Chris Mahl, current EVP Enterprise, will become Chief Revenue & Strategy Officer. In his new role, Chris will also be leading strategic initiatives including card and bank partnerships, international expansion and carrier partnerships.

New CTO Harald Prokop served as the key technology strategist at the billion-dollar internet content delivery company Akamai Technologies, which he joined in 1999. In his new role at SCVNGR, he will focus on scaling the LevelUp payment architecture and growing the engineering team.

Mark Amabile, the newly joined CFO, spent over twenty years within several networks of advertising and marketing services giant Omnicom Group. Most recently Mark was global CFO for Omnicom Media Group, which has annual billings in excess of $38 billion according to media agency industry source RECMA. At SCVNGR, Mark will be responsible for further developing the company’s financial operations as LevelUp's transaction volume doubles roughly every 6 weeks.

Harald and Mark join SCVNGR's Executive Team comprised of industry veterans like Chris Mahl, whose 25 years of experience include executive roles at Oracle, Yahoo and Salesforce.com, in leading LevelUp’s expansion as the nation’s 2nd largest mobile payment application.

“It’s a pretty amazing time here at SCVNGR & LevelUp. We’ve just moved headquarters into a new, 40,000 sq. ft. space in downtown Boston, and we’ve added literally some of the best talent in the industry with Harald and Mark,” said Chief Ninja Seth Priebatsch. “Our plan is to grow LevelUp into the largest mobile payment network in the country, and we’re building an insanely talented executive team to achieve that goal...fast.”

Now available in the iTunes App Store (and coming shortly for Android), LevelUp also launched Version 2.3.0 of its pay phone app this week, which features a stunningly simple user interface. Users can now search LevelUp’s 2500+ merchants by category (i.e. “Pizza” or “Mexican food”) and can view their full transaction history, along with a local map highlighting places they’ve visited before.

For further information or to download LevelUp and start saving time and money by paying with your phone, visit http://www.thelevelup.com.

Also, SCVNGR + LevelUp is hiring for developers, sales folks and more. Check out their openings at http://thelevelup.com/jobs.

About LevelUp:

LevelUp is the pay phone app. It lets you pay with your phone to save time and money at your favorite local businesses. To get started, visit http://www.TheLevelUp.com or grab the free app for iPhone & Android. Based in Boston, MA, SCVNGR + LevelUp is funded by Google Ventures, Highland Capital Partners and Balderton Capital.

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Kel & Partners
Jennifer Dziubeck, 617-904-9393 x136
jennifer@kelandpartners.com

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Glympse™ Nominated for Best Use of GPS or Location Technology in the 16th Annual Webby Awards

Wed, 18 Apr 2012 14:20:18 -0400

Fans Can Vote Online to Help Glympse Win Internet's Top Honor

www.webbyawards.com

SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Glympse™ announced today that its pioneering location sharing app has been nominated for Best Use of GPS or Location Technology in the 16^th Annual Webby Awards. Hailed as the "Internet's highest honor" by The New York Times, The Webby Awards, presented by the International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences (IADAS), is the leading international award honoring excellence on the Internet. The IADAS, which nominates and selects The Webby Award winners, is comprised of web industry experts, including media mogul Arianna Huffington, Skype CEO Tony Bates, SHFT.com co-founder Adrian Grenier, Instagram co-founder Kevin Systrom, mobile-phone inventor Martin Cooper, and Mikael Hed, CEO of Rovio, creators of the Webby Award-winning game app Angry Birds.

Glympse is the easiest way to safely share location with others in real-time. With just a few taps, smartphone users on iPhone™, Android, Blackberry and Windows Phone™ can send a Glympse to anyone via email, SMS, Facebook or Twitter. Glympse’s advanced technology gives users complete control over WHO can view their location, WHEN they can view it, and for HOW LONG.

Glympse has proven to be a powerful tool for many uses—alerting colleagues when running late for a meeting, finding friends for after-work get togethers, or just keeping tabs with the family. Sending a Glympse takes only seconds, and the receiver doesn’t require any special software; they only need web access to view the sender’s real-time location. Glympse users can simply send a one-time Glympse, or set a timer to specify how long they want their ongoing location to be visible.

"Nominees like Glympse are setting the standard for innovation and creativity on the Internet," said David-Michel Davies, Executive Director of The Webby Awards. "It is an incredible achievement to be selected among the best from the nearly 10,000 entries we received this year."

“We’re thrilled to be nominated for a Webby Award for Best Use of GPS or Location Technology,” said Bryan Trussel, CEO of Glympse. “Our goal every day is to offer our users the best application we can, and this nomination supports so many hours of hard work by our team to always be at the leading edge of location-based services, as well as our attentiveness to our users and their needs.”

As a nominee, Glympse is also eligible for The Webby Awards’ “People's Voice Award”, which is voted for online by fans across the globe. From now until Friday, April 27, 2012, Glympse fans are encouraged to cast their votes at http://pv.webbyawards.com/.

Winners will be announced on Tuesday, May 1, 2012 and honored at a star-studded ceremony on Monday, May 21, 2012 at The Hammerstein Ballroom in New York City, where they will have an opportunity to deliver one of The Webby Awards' famous 5-Word Speeches. Highlights from last year’s 5-Word Speeches include: Vogue Editor-in-Chief Anna Wintour: "Sometimes, geeks can be chic"; IBM supercomputer Watson: "Person of the year. Ironic."; and Agency of the Year Winner Wieden + Kennedy: "Anonymous, we thank you, anonymously."

For a full list of last year's 5-Word Speeches, please visit http://www.webbyawards.com/press/speeches.php

About Glympse

Glympse™ allows GPS-enabled mobile phone users to share their location for a pre-set period of time with anyone they choose using patent-pending GlympseWatch™ technology. Available on iPhone™, Android, Blackberry and Windows Phone™, Glympse visually answers the question of "Where are you?" with a dynamic map that updates a person's whereabouts in real-time. Glympse was developed with consumer safety and privacy in mind, and the service provides users with complete control over WHO can view their location, WHEN and for HOW LONG.

About The Webby Awards

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Victoria Krammen, 415-848-7178
glympse@sutherlandgold.com

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Verizon to Demonstrate Software Defined Networking Principles With Collaborative Lab Trials

Tue, 17 Apr 2012 02:20:05 -0400

Verizon, ADARA Networks, HP and Intel Move Industry Toward More Efficient Networking Technologies

SANTA CLARA, Calif., April 17, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- As the telecom industry takes its first steps toward Software Defined Networking, a new approach to network architecture, Verizon -- in collaboration with ADARA Networks, HP and Intel Corporation -- will demonstrate key aspects of SDN principles. The demonstration will take place at the second annual Open Networking Summit in Santa Clara, April 16–18.

SDN is a new network design concept that changes the way network traffic is managed by uncoupling from the physical hardware-based network elements the software that directs the traffic. Bypassing the traditional traffic-management rules -- especially within data centers – gives carriers more flexibility by providing the ability to choose, and quickly change, network-traffic routing to allow for optimum energy use, security, efficiency and reliability in the network. The result is an increased ability to quickly introduce new services and to adapt the network faster when service changes are required.

By installing a mechanism called OpenFlow on network equipment, more control is gained in the management of network traffic. OpenFlow is an industry-standard protocol that allows the SDN software to communicate with the underlying network switches and routers.

"Software Defined Networking is a game-changer for the way we think about networking and opens the door to the next generation of network architecture, which promises to give us higher performance at significantly lower cost while supporting a broad range of services," said Stu Elby, vice president, network architecture and technology, Verizon. "It's essential that Verizon works closely with industry leaders such as ADARA Networks, HP and Intel to accelerate this new approach into the service provider networks."

The joint SDN demonstration is among the first research involving SDN and will focus on two areas: using OpenFlow to reduce the cost of implementing complex personalized consumer services and optimizing the coordination and movement of large amounts of data through the network, from one data center to another.

The demonstration will use lab equipment including HP BL460 G7 blades with quad-core Intel® Xeon® processor 5600 series, HP Networking switches, HP CloudSystem Matrix and ADARA Networks Full Stack Engine. To see a demonstration, visit Verizon at Booth #10 at the Open Networking Summit.

Eric Johnson, chairman and CEO of ADARA Networks, said: "SDN is an enabling architecture -- enabling edge internetworking, network and services virtualization, programmability, mutability, novel compute virtualization and many other capabilities. SDN provides the freedom to envision any behavior or service, it provides the operational tools to make those services reality, and delivers the economic efficiencies to drive wide-scale SDN adoption. What has been demonstrated by SDN -- and the collaboration among Verizon, ADARA, Intel and HP -- is literally a window into the future of networking and computing, and that future is now."

Bethany Mayer, senior vice president and general manager, networking, HP, said: "Clients need to rethink their networking approach to accommodate network traffic growth from mobility, cloud and consumerization of IT. Our OpenFlow work with Verizon, as well as with other industry leaders, breaks the logjam in network flexibility by allowing clients to easily manipulate network traffic flow to rapidly deploy new applications and services to users."

With SDN, network traffic can be routed to accommodate specific metrics, such as services, users or the state of the network. As a result, carriers may one day offer increasingly granular services that allow customers to customize networking in ways that work for their business models.

"In light of exponential growth in data traffic from connected mobile devices and intelligent systems, Intel recognizes that traditional ways of deploying networks and services must change to be more efficient and responsive and accelerate service deployment," said Rose Schooler, general manager of the Communications Infrastructure Division at Intel Corporation. "By working with industry leaders like Verizon, HP and ADARA to implement Software Defined Networking concepts, Intel aims to drive a new way of thinking about the architecture of future networks."

The first Open Networking Summit, held in 2011, was hosted by Stanford University and the Open Networking Foundation to standardize OpenFlow and SDN. OpenFlow is the result of a six-year research collaboration between Stanford University and the University of California at Berkeley.

In 2011, Deutsche Telekom, Facebook, Google, Microsoft, Verizon and Yahoo! formed the Open Networking Foundation, a nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting SDN.

About the Open Networking Foundation
The Open Networking Foundation (ONF) is a nonprofit, mutual benefit trade organization organized under Section 501(c)(6) of the US Internal Revenue code. ONF's mission is to promote the development and use of Software-Defined Networking ("SDN") technologies, including OpenFlow, to allow networks to improve more quickly. SDN enables rapid innovation because it allows network owners and operators to optimize the network for their needs.

About Verizon
Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE, Nasdaq: VZ), headquartered in New York, is a global leader in delivering broadband and other wireless and wireline communications services to consumer, business, government and wholesale customers. Verizon Wireless operates America's most reliable wireless network, with nearly 108 million total connections nationwide. Verizon also provides converged communications, information and entertainment services over America's most advanced fiber-optic network, and delivers integrated business solutions to customers in more than 150 countries, including all of the Fortune 500. A Dow 30 company with $111 billion in 2011 revenues, Verizon employs a diverse workforce of nearly 194,000. For more information, visit www.verizon.com.

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SOURCE Verizon