Synovus Trusts Wincor Nixdorf to Improve Customer Experience

Austin, TX (PRWEB) March 15, 2012

Wincor Nixdorf, one of the worlds leading providers of IT solutions and services to retail businesses and retail banks today announced Synovus Financial Corp., a $ 27 billion financial services company headquartered in Columbus, Ga., has selected Wincor Nixdorf as their strategic partner for the deployment of innovative self-service technology throughout their branch network in Georgia, Alabama, South Carolina, Florida and Tennessee. Synovus will upgrade their ATM network with 200 of Wincor Nixdorfs newest suite of CINEO Intelligent Deposit ATMs including multiple software solutions from its multi-vendor ProClassic software suite.

The CINEO lobby, through-the-wall and drive-up ATMs will deliver a personalized service across all self-service and branch delivery channels, and has robust and secure functionality Synovus customers can trust now and in the future. Roll out of the advanced ATMs will begin in August, with Wincor Nixdorf providing installation services, first and second line maintenance for seven years.

We are excited to offer our customers this enhanced 24-7 channel for transacting their banking business, said Kessel Stelling, Chairman and CEO of Synovus. This upgrade signals another important step in our efforts to provide best-in-class technology that empowers our customers to interact with us whenever, wherever, and however they prefer. Our new partners technology also gives us the flexibility to develop additional ways for our ATMs to deliver a more intuitive and consistent customer experience. We will continue to make investments in the products and tools that provide an exceptional level of service to customers across our footprint.

To ensure seamless service, Synovus will upgrade their ATM platform with Wincor Nixdorfs award-winning multi-vendor software. Pioneers in the field and a global leader in multi-vendor deployments with over 165,000 terminals in 65 countries running on the platform; Wincor Nixdorf offers Synovus the advantage of improved functionality and increased flexibility which will deliver reduced costs for network updates and a more efficient ATM network for Synovus. To manage its ATM network most efficiently, the company has also selected Wincor Nixdorfs ProView remote monitoring software. In addition, ProView Incident Manager will allow Synovus to build a help desk for managing its ATM network and maintaining consistently high availability of its self-service fleet.

To ensure every transaction is secure and compliant, the CINEO ATMs will include security solutions including PC/E Terminal Security, Remote Key Loading and Wincor Nixdorfs latest anti-skimming technology. Wincor Nixdorf was the first vendor to offer protection against skimming attacks in 2003.

Were pleased that Synovus, one of the largest community banks in the Southeast, recognizes Wincor Nixdorf as the innovative leader in the industry, said Oliver Weber, CEO of Wincor Nixdorf Inc. They are truly transforming the branch banking experience. Our partnership will enable the bank to realize efficiencies and optimization that will ultimately enable them to deliver enhanced services for many years into the future.

The partnership with Wincor Nixdorf is a step towards Synovus implementing a fully automated cash cycle management strategy. With Wincor Nixdorfs proven technology at the ATM touchpoint, Weber said, Synovus branch team members will be free to focus more on their most important asset their customers.

Recognized as the global leader in innovative customer-focused IT solutions, Wincor Nixdorf was the first to introduce single-slot deposit automation ATMs which improve the customer experience for making ATM deposits. Other innovations include Wincor Nixdorfs revolutionary Cash Cycle Management Solution, which creates a closed loop for cash replenishment at in-branch ATMs and teller cash recyclers.

About Synovus

Synovus Financial Corp. is a diversified financial services company and a registered bank holding company based in Columbus, Ga. Synovus provides integrated financial services including commercial and retail banking, financial management, insurance and mortgage services to its customers through 30 locally branded banking divisions of its wholly owned subsidiary bank, Synovus Bank, and other offices in Georgia, Alabama, South Carolina, Florida and Tennessee. For more information, visit http://www.synovus.com.

About Wincor Nixdorf

Wincor Nixdorf is one of the worlds most successful IT solution specialists for process optimization at the consumer touchpoint, covering its core industries of banking and retail. With its U.S. headquarters located in Austin, Texas, Wincor Nixdorf Inc. provides a broad range of innovative hardware and software solutions, complemented by high-end services to many of the worlds biggest and most well-known business organizations, raising overall efficiency of procedures and workflow to improve consumer engagement and reduce operational costs. Wincor Nixdorf has a presence in more than 100 countries and annual sales revenue of $ 3 billion. For more information, visit http://www.wincor-nixdorf.com/usa.

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Emerson Network Power Considers How Far Organizations Should Go to Improve Data Center Efficiency

Columbus, OHIO (PRWEB) October 24, 2012

Emerson Network Power, a business of Emerson and a global leader in maximizing availability, capacity and efficiency of critical infrastructure, today released guidelines for organizations to consider when deciding to retrofit or replace a data center in the quest for greater efficiency.

Over the past few years, IT systems and data center infrastructure technologies that significantly improve efficiency have become available. Accordingly, the experts at Emerson Network Power now are frequently asked to help organizations determine how to take advantage of these improvements, especially in data centers that have run or are running out of capacity. Whats the better course of action? Should they retrofit the existing data center or replace it with a new one?

When to Retrofit

A retrofit is a good option when efficiency and stranded capacity are the major issues. Retrofitting has advantages over building a new data center, cost being at the top of the list, said Peter Panfil, vice president of global power, Emerson Network Power. Today, a new data center could cost in the range of $ 17M per megawatt, with ways to push this down to $ 12M per megawatt (for example, through UPS utilization improvements). A retrofit will run 25 percent to 40 percent of the new-build cost and in many cases can deliver the efficiency and capacity needed to extend the life of the data center.

Newer cooling, power and IT technologies that improve energy efficiency also help recover stranded capacity. Recovered capacity then can be allocated where needed.

Cold-aisle containment, intelligent controls that monitor conditions at the server and economization all lead to better efficiency by improving temperature and airflow management.

Additionally, implementing component technologies that optimize the cooling system to work more efficiently at partial loads is another good way to recover capacity without starting from scratch. Variable speed drives improve efficiency significantly over traditional fixed-speed fans, and electronically commutated (EC) plug fans are even more efficient. Both variable speed drives and EC plug fans can be installed on existing cooling units and their operation optimized by networking the cooling units through intelligent controls. Intelligent controls ensure the units work together as a system to optimize performance and efficiency.

Component upgrades such as these are much less intrusive than replacing entire cooling systems, and their payback is typically about two years, said Steve Madara, vice president and general manager, Emerson Network Powers Liebert Precision Cooling business. When you consider adding new components to upgrade existing precision cooling equipment, however, keep in mind that its like deciding when to trade in your car for a new model. Theres a certain point where you cant get enough mileage from retrofitted equipment to make it worth the investment.

Upgrades that make the power system more efficient include double-conversion UPS technology that eliminates conversion process losses, intelligent pairing of UPS modules and high-efficiency transformers. Additionally, adding a data center infrastructure management solution, implementing eco-mode on the UPS and optimizing the power path from the UPS to the servers all contribute to energy savings.

Data center managers also can employ Emerson Network Powers Energy Logic to improve energy efficiency. Energy Logic leverages the cascade effect that occurs when lower energy consumption at the component and device level is magnified by reducing demand on support systems. Its possible to achieve high overall energy savings from the cascade effect. Saving energy extends the useful life of the data center by freeing space in the data center that can be used for IT expansion.

When to Replace

While many options for retrofitting the data center exist, it is not always the practical choice. The downside of a major retrofit is that you are doing it in a live data center, Panfil said. If you are maxed out on space, its difficult to upgrade for efficiency without jeopardizing availability. In this case, upgrading unit by unit may protect against downtime, but organizations should consider building a new data center when:

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Attunity Expands Big Data Integration Offering with New Hadoop Solution to Improve Analytics and Business Insights

BURLINGTON, MA (PRWEB) November 06, 2012

Attunity Ltd. (NASDAQ: ATTU), a leading provider of information availability software solutions, announced today the release of Attunity Managed File Transfer (MFT) for Hadoop. The new generation enterprise data transfer solution is designed to accelerate Big Data collection processes and integrate them seamlessly into and out of Hadoop, the open-source programming framework for large-scale data processing. Building on the proven and enterprise-scale capabilities of Attunity MFT, the solution empowers organizations to collect and transfer Big Data in both the cloud and enterprise data centers for strategic initiatives including log and machine-data analytics, business intelligence (BI), and data archiving.

As volumes of business data continue to increase, organizations are adopting Hadoop to store, manage, and process Big Data. However, like other Big Data projects, IT organizations are struggling to efficiently and effectively move the data for BI and analytics. Similarly, organizations that are seeing Hadoop as a lower cost alternative for archiving run into the same Big Data movement challenges.

Attunity MFT for Hadoop is designed to overcome the Big Data bottleneck by providing an enterprise-scale gateway to the Hadoop Distributed File System (HDFS), a distributed file system that enables scalable storage and processing of internet-scale Big Data. The Attunity solution facilitates the process of transferring data to HDFS by providing robust capabilities including automation, scheduling, security, and auditing. Seamlessly integrated with HDFS, Attunity MFT for Hadoop enables moving data into and out of Hadoop in either batch or real time.

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Chicago, Illinois (PRWEB) December 26, 2012 The leading selection management platform, Hireology, recently announced several customer wins in the home healthcare industry this December including Home Helpers, Executive Home Care, Home Instead, Living Resources Homecare and Lifecare Innovation. Home Helpers, the top senior care franchise in North America, has implemented Hireology’s web-based Selection Manager to manage applicants, administer skills tests, conduct behavioral interviews as well as verification services, including background checks and driver records. Organizations in the home healthcare industry face unique challenges when it comes to recruiting and selection. It is imperative that candidates are verified through pre-employment skills testing and verification services, said Hireology CEO, Adam Robinson. We are excited to be working with some of the top innovators in the home healthcare industry, and we look forward to adding new providers to our platform. Home Helpers has streamlined their hiring process through the use of Hireology’s web-based Selection Manager. The patent-pending profiling platform includes online applicant management, job profiling, skills testing, behavioral interviews and verification services like background checks, drug testing, and credit checks. “I would recommend Hireology to anyone. I have found their website to be a very effective tool in the process of screening potential job applicants,” explained Al Lust, CEO of Home Helpers Otsego. “I have also found that their customer service is quick to help me modify interview forms in order to make them a better fit for our company. I recommend Hireology to anyone that needs a better way to screen and rank potential employees.” About Hireology Hireologys award-winning Selection Management System helps companies organize their hiring process and leverage data to make better hiring decisions. Franchise systems, banks and financial institutions, healthcare systems, dealer networks, and other multi-site operators use Hireologys web-based Selection Manager to deliver consistent and repeatable hiring decisions in the field – leading to better hiring decisions, lower turnover, and increased profitability per location. For more information, please visit http://www.Hireology.com. About Home Helpers Home Healthcare Providers Leverage Hireology to Improve Hiring and Selection

Chicago, Illinois (PRWEB) December 26, 2012

The leading selection management platform, Hireology, recently announced several customer wins in the home healthcare industry this December including Home Helpers, Executive Home Care, Home Instead, Living Resources Homecare and Lifecare Innovation.

Home Helpers, the top senior care franchise in North America, has implemented Hireology’s web-based Selection Manager to manage applicants, administer skills tests, conduct behavioral interviews as well as verification services, including background checks and driver records.

Organizations in the home healthcare industry face unique challenges when it comes to recruiting and selection. It is imperative that candidates are verified through pre-employment skills testing and verification services, said Hireology CEO, Adam Robinson. We are excited to be working with some of the top innovators in the home healthcare industry, and we look forward to adding new providers to our platform.

Home Helpers has streamlined their hiring process through the use of Hireology’s web-based Selection Manager. The patent-pending profiling platform includes online applicant management, job profiling, skills testing, behavioral interviews and verification services like background checks, drug testing, and credit checks.

“I would recommend Hireology to anyone. I have found their website to be a very effective tool in the process of screening potential job applicants,” explained Al Lust, CEO of Home Helpers Otsego. “I have also found that their customer service is quick to help me modify interview forms in order to make them a better fit for our company. I recommend Hireology to anyone that needs a better way to screen and rank potential employees.”

About Hireology

Hireologys award-winning Selection Management System helps companies organize their hiring process and leverage data to make better hiring decisions. Franchise systems, banks and financial institutions, healthcare systems, dealer networks, and other multi-site operators use Hireologys web-based Selection Manager to deliver consistent and repeatable hiring decisions in the field – leading to better hiring decisions, lower turnover, and increased profitability per location. For more information, please visit http://www.Hireology.com.

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