Mark Boullie Joins Perfecto Mobile as Senior Vice President of Worldwide Field Operations

Boston, MA (PRWEB) March 08, 2012

Perfecto Mobile, a global provider of cloud-based mobile testing and monitoring solutions, today announced the appointment of Mark Boullie as Senior Vice President of Worldwide Field Operations. In this role, Mr. Boullie will have full responsibility for Perfecto Mobile’s rapidly growing global sales and pre-sales activities.

Mr. Boullie brings a wealth of experience in sales management positions for dynamic and highly successful technology companies. Most recently, he led the Americas field operations for ArcSight, acquired by HP in 2010 for over $ 1.7 billion. Before ArcSight, Mark served as Vice President of the Northeast & Federal sales at Mercury Interactive, where he grew the business unit from a several millions to over $ 100 million annually over an 8-year tenure.

There is major interest from Global 2000 companies for Perfecto Mobiles already-proven MobileCloud solution. I am thrilled to grow Perfecto’s worldwide field operations and establish our market leadership, said Mark.

We are thrilled to have Mark join our team, we are putting a world-class executive team together to bring a world-class cloud solution to our customers said David Reichman, Chairman of the Board of Perfecto Mobile. “Mark will play a key role in growing Perfecto Mobile’s business in key target markets around the globe. Having worked with Mark at Mercury Interactive, I am fully aware of his outstanding sales leadership capabilities and am confident that he is the best person to spearhead our global sales strategy.

About Perfecto Mobile

Perfecto Mobile is a global provider of cloud-based testing, automation and monitoring solutions for mobile applications and websites utilizing a wide selection of REAL and emulated mobile devices. Our MobileCloud Platform enables developers and testers to access and control a comprehensive range of the latest mobile devices connected to live networks around the world. Perfecto Mobile and HP have collaborated to develop a fully integrated solution for automated testing of mobile applications within QTP, enabling enterprises to naturally extend their existing HP Functional Testing and ALM environment to support mobile applications with both real devices and emulators.

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Mirantis Joins Dell Partner Program for OpenStack-Powered Cloud Solution

Mountain View, Calif. (PRWEB) April 16, 2012

Mirantis, a leader in engineering services for OpenStack Cloud, is partnering with Dell to enable customers to design, build, and manage enterprise-grade clouds using OpenStack technology.

The partnership combines the technology of Dells OpenStack-Powered Cloud Solution with Mirantis engineering expertise in OpenStack to deliver cloud solutions tailored to the needs of Fortune 1000 enterprises, service providers, and SaaS companies. These solutions can drastically increase the speed and quality of application development and delivery. Moreover, they can reduce data center costs by up to 70 percent and eliminate the vendor lock-in of proprietary software.

The two hundred Mirantis engineers and their road-tested expertise in OpenStack are a strong addition to the Dell OpenStack-Powered Cloud Solution partner portfolio, noted Joseph George, director of Product Strategy for Dell Cloud Solutions. Their knowledge and skills add another dimension to our OpenStack solution, enabling our customers to get to success fast.

Mirantis and Dell have already completed a number of customer projects, helping organizations deploy and manage the Dell solution, which advances the adoption of open source IaaS. While Dell provides hardware, software, services, reference architecture, and deployment guide to enable OpenStack adoption, Mirantis designs specialized, custom solutions to meet unique and complex enterprise needs in cloud computing.

Dell and Mirantis share the commitment to build robust, automated clouds to meet the requirements of the most demanding customers. We couldnt wish for a better partner to help our customers succeed with OpenStack, said Adrian Ionel, CEO, Mirantis.

Mirantis has also provided important contributions to the Dell-developed Crowbar software framework, including partnering on key Crowbar barclamps for the latest Essex release of OpenStack. Dells Crowbar manages the OpenStack deployment from the initial server boot to the configuration of the primary OpenStack components. This permits users to complete bare metal deployment of multi-node OpenStack clouds in a matter of hours, as opposed to days.

At Mirantis, we strive to make it extremely easy, yet safe, for organizations to adopt OpenStack software that is uncompromised by proprietary packaging, explained Boris Renski, co-founder and executive vice president at Mirantis. The Dell solution fits well with our commitment to the open source vision for OpenStack.

Mirantis will partner with Dell to provide:

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Nextgen Networks Joins Arbor Networks Cloud SignalingSM Coalition to Stop the Evolving DDoS Threat to Data Centers

Chelmsford, MA (PRWEB) April 17, 2012

Arbor Networks, Inc., a leading provider of security and network management solutions for enterprise data centers and carrier networks, announced today that Nextgen Networks (Nextgen), owner and operator of one of Australias largest fiber networks, has joined Arbors Cloud Signaling Coalition. The Cloud Signaling Coalition (CSC) is an innovative partnership between service providers, datacenter operators and enterprises with the mission to ensure the availability of their network infrastructure and speed time-to-mitigation for distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks.

Nextgens Internet DDoS Protection service is built upon Arbors Peakflow

Nextgen Networks Joins Arbor Networks Cloud SignalingSM Coalition to Stop the Evolving DDoS Threat to Data Centers

aNb Media Joins Winner"s Circle in Microsoft Acqua Contest

Hoboken, New Jersey (Vocus) October 4, 2010

aNb Media, a toy-tester and licensing company with national publications has claimed one of the runner-up spots in Microsofts recent Acqua contest. The contest sought out small businesses that needed a technology make-over. eMazzanti Technologies, the firms IT support consultant, nominated the toy industry publisher for the contest. aNb Media was one of five who took top honors in the overall competition. For more information about the Microsoft Acqua contest and winners, see:

http://www.igniteyoursmallbusiness.com/contests/acqua/Pages/default.aspx?said=10

Our best guess was that we were losing up to $ 200,000 per year in productivity because of a hodge-podge of disparate technologies, noted Jim Silver, editor-in-chief, aNb Media. After two years in business, we needed to re-think and re-do the way we were using computers.

Disparate Technologies Create Productivity Problems

As aNb Media grew to 13 people, the firms network, was a jumble of old and newer computers, mixed operating systems, and different software versions just a few of the problems slowing down aNb Medias work flow. Other technology-related issues such as ineffective firewalls, spam filters, slow internet access and sporadic failure of backup-protection dramatically impeded productivity in and out of the office. The technology problems also flooded employee computers and mobile devices with spam. The end result: IT issues were costing the company hundreds of thousands of dollars annually and hurting their public outreach efforts as well.

New IT Super Hero Sought

Though aNb Media had an existing IT partner, the company was not solving the problems that persisted within the toy publishers operation. It decided to start the search for a new IT super-hero consultant by interviewing three firms, eMazzanti Technologies being one of the candidates. eMazzanti was hired on the spot. We had three reasons to hire eMazzanti: they came highly recommended by their clients, immediately won our trust with their knowledge and talked specific solutions to problems noted, said Silver.

Super Solutions Delivered

eMazzanti Technologies solved spam and email virus problems with its MXINSPECT email protection service, delivered 24×7 support as needed and provided seamless, automatic backup. These services make it easier for aNb Media to maintain its network, protect intellectual property and files as well as collaborate and share information more efficiently.

eMazzantis MXINSPECT email filter solution instantly removed 99 percent of the spam from our network and mobile devices, said Silver. That alone gave us back 13 man-hours a day valued at more than $ 13,000 per month.

eMazzanti also repaired and updated aNb Medias existing tape backup system that had been non-functional for periods of up to 60 days. The companys entire operation is now more secure against catastrophic data loss due to internal or external related disasters. In less than 10 minutes, eMazzanti had sized up our key IT problems and proposed solutions, said Silver. No other IT consultant even came close to grasping our situation and providing real answers to our problems.

About eMazzanti Technologies

With a company name that sounds more like a purebred, high-performance sports car than a IT support and consulting firm, eMazzanti Technologies is all about delivering powerful solutions such as computer network management, network troubleshooting, business continuity and disaster recovery, green computing, mobile workforce technology, information security and business information optimization in the most efficient manner possible. The Hoboken, N.J., firm is located in one of the most densely populated – and competitive – regions in the U.S. It provides business technology consulting services for companies ranging from home offices to multinational corporations throughout the New York metropolitan area and in three countries. For more information contact: Carl Mazzanti 201-360-4400 or emazzanti.net

About aNb Media

aNb Media, publisher of Toys & Family Entertainment, Royaltie$ : The Journal of the Licensing Industry, and TimetoPlayMag.com, launched in fall 2005. Industry veterans Andy Krinner, Nancy Lombardi, and Bob Glaser, who have a combined 40-plus years of toy and licensing industry experience, created the company. It quickly grew to include Christopher Byrne, Jim Silver, Chris Adams, and Jeff McKinney, adding another 60-plus years of industry experience to the staff.

The monthly trade magazines cover all aspects of the toy and licensing industries, offering todays leading retailers all the most pertinent news, trends, and in-depth feature stories. TimetoPlayMag.com offers consumers an in-depth look into the newest and hottest products, produced by the best team in the industry. For more information contact Jim Silver, Editor in Chief, jim(at)anbmedia(dot)com

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New Marketing Executive Joins Intronis

Boston, MA (Vocus/PRWEB) January 18, 2011

Intronis, the leading cloud backup and disaster recovery solution for IT/managed service providers serving small businesses, announces today the appointment of Carol Ferrari as Vice President of Marketing.

Ferrari joins Intronis from Salary.com, a Nasdaq-listed company, where she was a major contributor in helping the company achieve significant growth. Salary.com is the SaaS compensation management leader that was acquired by Kenexa in October, 2010. Prior to Salary.com, she was the Vice President of Marketing for SaaS based configuration and quoting leader, Firepond.

When asked why she wanted to join Intronis, Ferrari responded, I wanted to be part of a successful, fast-paced company. The Intronis cloud solution is the best product and service solution for MSPs serving small businesses. I also wanted to work at Intronis because of its winning culture that is exciting to be a part of. The people here are second to none.

Intronis CEO Kent Plunkett commented, I had the privilege of working with Carol while I was CEO at Salary.com, and she is a world class SaaS marketing VP. Carol implements marketing and lead generation processes that are highly metrics-driven and creates repeatable and scalable marketing programs. Intronis is already winning the category and I am pleased that we now have Carol to drive both our growth and revenue for our MSP channel partners to even higher levels, he continued.

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Lucid Joins Continental Automated Buildings Association (CABA)

Oakland, Calif. (PRWEB) April 30, 2012

Lucid, the pioneer provider of real-time energy monitoring and display systems for buildings, has joined the Continental Automated Buildings Association (CABA), an international not-for-profit industry association focused on the advancement of intelligent home and intelligent building technologies.

CABA is the authoritative knowledge-based forum advancing the application and integration of automation in the residential and commercial building industry, providing more information about integrated systems and automation in homes and buildings than any other source. The organization is supported by an international membership of nearly 400 companies involved in the design, manufacture, installation and retailing of products relating to home automation and building automation.

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Houston, TX (Vocus/PRWEB) February 17, 2011

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ihiji, a Provider of Cloud-Based NMaaS Platforms for Remote Monitoring and Support of IP-Enabled Devices, Joins the Austin Technology Incubator

Austin, Texas (PRWEB) May 09, 2012

The Austin Technology Incubator (ATI), a not-for-profit unit of the IC2 Institute of The University of Texas at Austin, welcomes ihiji to its IT portfolio as a full member company. ihiji, ( hj), is a provider of cloud-based Network Management as a Service (NMaaS) platforms for remote monitoring and support of IP-enabled devices, and has been a part of ATIs Landing Pad Program since 2010.

The Landing Pad Program supports early stage technology companies by leveraging ATIs network and community insight to accelerate that companys acculturation into the Austin business ecosystem. ihiji founders, Stuart Rench, President; Michael Maniscalco, Vice President of Technology; and, David Rench, Vice President of Finance, started a residential design-build home automation company with the idea that home electronic systems could be simplified using better engineering and application of technology. In 2010, after building a successful integration firm in West Palm Beach, Florida, they sold their company to focus solely on ihiji invision, a cutting-edge network management solution, and moved to Austin to be part of ATI. In 2011, the company hired Seth Rubenstein as Director of Sales and Business Development. In 2012, ihiji completed development of a more scalable, flexible and secure architecture and decided to apply the platform into other bigger markets, such as IT markets focused on IT Value Added Resellers (VAR) and corporate IT departments who manage a large number of branch locations. Ready to go on the fundraising circuit, ihiji decided the timing was right to move into full membership at ATI to take advantage of its additional benefits, such as deeper engagement with ATI directors and further access to ATIs established network of peers, mentors, businesses, and investors.

Not only is Texas a great state for businesses, but Austin is on the rise, has a wonderful tech community and is also very livable. The structure of ATI was a good fit for our company and the Landing Pad Program helped us easily relocate from out of state and not miss a beat, said Stuart Rench, President of ihiji; adding that ATI staff has been great. Theyre there when you need them for ideas, thoughts, reviews and introductions. Were also able to take advantage of multiple directors depending on our challenge, which is nice because they each have their own perspectives and areas of expertise.

ihijis new NMaaS platform is based on the same cloud-based architecture as its award-winning remote monitoring and support solution, ihiji invision, and lowers its clients capital and operating expenditures, increases productivity, and improves profit margins by minimizing equipment and network outages.

ihiji is a classic example of a services business successfully morphing into a scalable product company providing enterprise software solutions. ihiji fits perfectly into the sweet spot of Austin’s tech ecosystem and ATI’s IT portfolio. In working with the ihiji team as they transitioned from the Landing Pad Program to a full member company, the team continually impresses with their vision and discipline as they have shifted gears and moved into the next phase of their growth strategy, said Kyle Cox, ATI IT/Wireless Director.

ihijis NMaaS platform is in private beta, and the company is seeking participants from the Small to Medium Businesses (SMB) and/or IT Value Added Resellers (VAR) channels. To learn visit http://itbeta.ihiji.com/, email itbeta(at)ihiji(dot)com, or call 512.538.0520 ext. 2003.

About ihiji:

ihiji is a provider of cloud-based Network Management as a Service (NMaaS) platforms for remote monitoring and support of IP-enabled devices. Highly focused on the development of disruptive technologies, the companys cost effective Remote Monitoring and Management (RMM) solutions enable Managed Service Providers (MSPs) and IT professionals to progressively evolve to more efficient and effective cloud-based services.

The recipient of numerous industry awards and repeated recognition for its innovation, ihijis products lower a companys capital and operating expenditures, increase productivity, and improve profit margins by minimizing network and equipment outages. Originally introduced to efficiently monitor, maintain, and manage residential networking and automation products, the secure, scalable, and flexible ihiji platform is now being leveraged by SMBs, VARs, and IT professionals alike. ihiji works with partners and leading manufacturers to provide inspired solutions to complicated problems that increase efficiency, profitability, and customer satisfaction. Those interested can learn more by contacting the company at 512.538.0520 or by visiting http://www.ihiji.com.

About ATI:

The Austin Technology Incubator is a not-for-profit unit of the IC2 Institute of The University of Texas at Austin that harnesses business, government and academic resources to provide strategic counsel, operational guidance and infrastructure support to its member companies to help them transition from early stage ventures to successful technology businesses. Since its founding in 1989, ATI has worked with hundreds of companies, helping raise close to $ 1 Billion in investor capital. For more information, visit http://www.ati.utexas.edu.

Contact:

Laura Beck for ATI

laurabeckcahoon(at)gmail(dot)com

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Frances Jaguar Network Joins Arbor Networks Cloud SignalingSM Coalition to Stop the Evolving DDoS Threat to Data Centers

Chelmsford, MA (PRWEB) June 19, 2012

Arbor Networks Inc., a leading provider of security and network management solutions for enterprise and service provider networks, announced today that Jaguar Network, a leading value-added hosting provider in France that operates 30 data centers around the world, has joined Arbors Cloud Signaling Coalition. The Cloud Signaling Coalition (CSC) is an innovative partnership between service providers, datacenter operators and enterprises with the mission to ensure the availability of their network infrastructure and speed time-to-mitigation for distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks.

Hosting providers like Jaguar Network often have a higher risk of DDoS attack than stand-alone online businesses because hosting providers in effect aggregate the risk of all their customers. An attack on one customer can affect others and potentially the entire hosting operation because of the heavy reliance on shared infrastructure. The overall impact of a DDoS attack is a function of the time it takes to detect the attack, the time needed to mitigate it and the extent of service degradation both before and after mitigation.

“The success of our business begins with the security and availability of the high-end services we offer,” said Kevin Polizzi, CEO of Jaguar Network. By selecting Arbor Networks, our customers know we take the issue of availability seriously. We have chosen the worlds leading DDoS mitigation vendor to protect our network and our customers assets. Participating in Arbors CloudSignaling Coalition is another way to demonstrate our commitment to leading-edge solutions.

World Leader in DDoS Mitigation

Arbor Networks 450 customers include the vast majority of the world’s ISPs and many of the largest enterprise networks in use today. According to a recent report from Infonetics Research titled, DDoS Prevention Appliance Market Outlook, Arbor Networks was cited as the dominant leader for DDoS prevention overall as well as in the Carrier, Enterprise and Mobile market segments.

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New Zealands Gen-i Joins Arbor Networks Cloud SignalingSM Coalition to Stop the Evolving DDoS Threat to Data Centers

Chelmsford, MA (PRWEB) July 16, 2012

Arbor Networks, Inc., a leading provider of network security and management solutions for enterprise and service provider networks, announced today that Gen-i, a division of Telecom New Zealand Limited, has joined Arbors Cloud Signaling Coalition. The Cloud Signaling Coalition (CSC) is an innovative partnership between service providers, datacenter operators and enterprises with the mission to ensure the availability of their network infrastructure and speed time-to-mitigation for distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks.

Gen-i provides a wide range of hosted and integrated ICT solutions to business and government organizations, including business continuity, cloud computing, contact center, collaboration, data center and mobility services. From a security services perspective, Gen-i believes that enterprises must secure the network perimeter in order take control of IT risk management. Gen-i’s Safecom service is a suite of security-focused solutions, providing effective, robust protection for the network perimeter 24 hours a day.

Leanne Buer, Gen-i Head of Networked ICT Products, said, Gen-i is committed to offering our clients ICT solutions that deliver real business outcomes. Our clients expect these services to be available, reliable and secure 24/7. We are pleased to participate in Arbors Cloud Signaling Coalition. Arbor is an important part of our Safecom service and we see the CSC as an important tool that will help us further reduce time-to-mitigation for dynamic threats facing our client networks.

The Cloud Signaling system is efficient and integrated, bridging the customer premise to the service provider cloud. Arbor is bringing its decade of DDoS mitigation experience in ISP networks to the enterprise at a time when availability threats are top of mind for network operators, said Nick Race, Arbor Networks country manager for Australia and New Zealand.

World Leader in DDoS Mitigation

Arbor Networks 450 customers include the vast majority of the world’s ISPs and many of the largest enterprise networks in use today. According to a recent report from Infonetics Research titled, DDoS Prevention Appliance Market Outlook, Arbor Networks was cited as the dominant leader for DDoS prevention overall as well as in the Carrier, Enterprise and Mobile market segments.

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IdentityLogix Joins The Virtualization Practice Community of Sponsors

Merrillville, IN (PRWEB) July 31, 2012

IdentityLogix, an innovator in security middleware and continuous security intelligence, joins The Virtualization Practice an industry analyst firm that provides unique analysis, commentary and resources on Virtualization and Cloud Computing as a security sponsor.

IdentityLogixs participation with Virtualization practice allows for one of the largest community of Virtualization and Cloud computing experts and practitioners to learn about SpyLogix for VMware vSphere and how it enhances virtualized server infrastructure security using its unique capabilities for:

Continuous native monitoring of virtual environments
Enhanced operational awareness and virtual enterprise visibility
Virtual infrastructure security data

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Brian Mitchell, Healthcare Industry Sales Vet, Joins ClearDATA as Vice President of Sales, Expanding Senior Management Team With a Nationally Recognized Sales Leader

Phoenix, AZ (PRWEB) January 25, 2012

ClearDATA Networks, Inc., a leading provider of cloud computing and infrastructure services for the healthcare industry, has expanded its senior management team with the addition of Brian Mitchell as Vice President of Sales. Brian was formerly with GE Healthcare as Vice President and General Manager of the Hospital and Large Practice Sales.

The healthcare industry is in the midst of adopting new technologies and needs strong technical sales executives to guide and provide the solutions. said Darin Brannan, ClearDATAs CEO. Brian has been a leader at the forefront of healthcare technology innovation and brings the experience and vision necessary to promote the ClearDATA Healthcare Cloud Platform.”

David Bean, ClearDATA EVP of Sales and Marketing adds Brian brings strategic industry experience and a substantial network of healthcare relationships to the team. He brings exceptional sales initiative and leadership skills which will drive ClearDATAs growth objectives in 2012. We are very proud to have him on the team. At GE, Mr. Mitchell was a top Sales Management Leader for many years and the 2010 Presidents Winner Circle Award recipient.

I am excited to join a team with such outstanding backgrounds and attainment of success in healthcare, information security, and cloud computing. This is a significant opportunity to build the market leader in this category. said Mr. Mitchell. In addition, I look forward to bringing ClearDATAs innovative new technologies to market that address real pain points and delivers an irresistible customer value proposition. It is what I have done throughout my career, and ClearDATAs Healthcare Cloud Platform is the right product at the right time.

In addition to Brians 20-year history as a successful technology executive, Brian is a frequent guest speaker and mentor on the topic of leadership and is establishing a Leadership Initiative that is drawn from his extensive education, speaking and writing experience. In 2007, Brian authored The 5 Ps of Successful Selling. He is a featured speaker at the 2012 Centricity Technology Conference in San Diego January 29th 31st.

About ClearDATA Networks

ClearDATA is the market leader for cloud computing and information security services to healthcare providers, VARs, RECs and software vendors assisting them to fully automate and securely manage healthcare medical records, applications, IT infrastructure and digital storage. The Company provides HITECH HIPAA compliant cloud and hosting infrastructure and managed services, off-site back-up and disaster recovery, information security, and world-class support. The company also provides HIPAA Security Risk Assessment and Remediation services through its U.S. Healthcare Compliance division to the healthcare industry to ensure that they meet the rigorous standards of security required for protected health information to demonstrate Meaningful Use.

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Christopher Eaton Joins Ignition as Director of Business Solutions

Bermuda (PRWEB) March 12, 2012

Reflecting the growth of its Business Solutions practice, leading IT solutions provider, Ignition, has appointed Christopher Eaton to the newly created position of Director of Business Solutions. In this role Christopher will be responsible for driving growth across the complete range of Business Solutions services.

Michael W. Branco, Executive Vice President and General Manager of the Ignition Group says Christophers extensive understanding of the unique challenges faced by clients in the offshore market together with his expertise in technology solutions made him the ideal person to lead our Business Solutions practice. Ignition has a strong portfolio of existing business solutions implementations in SharePoint, BizTalk and ViewPoint, which Christopher will build upon.

With over 20 years of experience in the IT sector, Christopher has significant strategic expertise in technology solutions which spans business process transformation, software solutions and enterprise technology architecture. Christopher has worked within several offshore financial services centres including the Channel Islands, the Isle of Man, Bermuda and the Cayman Islands. Christopher has held senior positions with leading technology companies including Mission Testing plc and Business Objects.

Prior to joining Ignition, Christopher helped to build an award winning business solutions practice in the Cayman Islands. Christopher graduated with an honours degree from Brunel University in 1989 and holds an MBA from the University of Liverpool.

As the new Director of Business Solutions, Christopher will be responsible for developing and growing the practice across the three solution areas: software solutions based on Microsoft technologies; Practice Management solutions based on the market-leading ViewPoint application; and Records Management services including consulting, scanning and ECM solutions.

“Ignition has an unparalleled record in providing the highest level of solution offerings and customer service. The team and I will continue to develop our highly successful range of solutions, ensuring that the needs of our clients are met. And for those clients looking for tailored solutions, our flexible iTeam approach means we can offer software development services and undertake complex software integration projects using a wide variety of engagement models says Christopher.

Graham Pearson, CEO of the Ignition Group says Im delighted to welcome Christopher on board. Our Business Solutions practice provides our clients with leading edge products and services and Christopher is key to the growth of the practice across our regions. This is an exciting time for Ignition as we invest in its continued growth and bring solutions to our client base with an increasing demand and focus around Governance, Risk and Compliance.

The Ignition Business Solutions practice delivers projects to clients throughout the Caribbean, North America, Europe and Canada, combining specific technologies and vertical market knowledge with appropriate management frameworks to help ensure success. There are three practice areas: (1) the provision of software solutions based on Microsoft technologies, principally delivered through the SharePoint platform; (2) the provision of Practice Management solutions for fiduciary services providers, based on the market-leading ViewPoint application, and (3) Records Management services, including consulting, scanning and ECM solutions. For more information contact Stephanie MacDonald smacdonald(at)ignitionmsp(dot)com.

Contact

For further information please contact

Stephanie MacDonald

Group Marketing Specialist

The Ignition Group of Technology Companies

Direct: 345-525-5771

Email: smacdonald(at)ignitionmsp(dot)com.

About Ignition

Ignition is an IT services organisation with clients in Europe, throughout the Caribbean, North America and Canada. Ignition has provided IT solutions to clients for over a decade. Ignitions Business Solutions practice provides comprehensive solutions to fit the needs of organisations such as banks, financial institutions, multinational companies, legal and accountancy practices, fund managers, and trust professionals. Ignition is also one of the leading IT service providers offering managed services, cloud computing, business continuity and disaster recovery, data backup and storage, virtualisation and 24×7 service desk support. Ignition has offices located in Bermuda, Halifax and Cayman Islands with representative offices in Curacao, Bahamas, Jamaica and Trinidad. Visit http://www.ignitionmsp.com for more information.

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Christopher Eaton Joins Ignition as Director of Business Solutions

Singapores StarHub Joins Arbor Networks Cloud SignalingSM Coalition to Stop DDoS Attacks

Chelmsford, MA (PRWEB) August 28, 2012

Arbor Networks, Inc., a leading provider of network security and management solutions for enterprise and service provider networks, announced today that StarHub, Singapore’s fully-integrated info-communication company, has joined Arbors Cloud Signaling Coalition (CSC). Preventing distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks and mitigating their threat requires collaboration among all stakeholders. The CSC is an innovative partnership between service providers, datacenter operators and enterprises with the mission to ensure the availability of their network infrastructure and speed time-to-mitigation for DDoS attacks.

StarHub offers a full range of information, communications and entertainment services, and operates its own mobile, hybrid fiber-coaxial and fixed business networks. With extensive, business-critical traffic across its multiple networks, the company joined the CSC to be able to offer differentiated managed security services, and reduce the time-to-mitigation and increase the effectiveness of the DDoS threat response.

With the various networks we operate, any threats to traffic flow and network availability will have a significant impact to our customers businesses. That is a risk we cannot afford to take, said StarHubs Chief Technology Officer Mock Pak Lum. Working closely with Arbor as a member of the CSC will help us protect our customers and earn their loyalty. Network security is an evolving challenge and a responsibility best fulfilled when shared by peers.

Managing threats to the network when handling such a high volume of traffic like StarHub is responsible for can be a daunting and risky business for any provider, said Attley Ng, Arbor Networks vice president for Asia Pacific,. By joining the coalition, StarHub is demonstrating its knowledge of the threat landscape and its commitment to partnering with customers to help ensure businesses are up and running and services are available.

World Leader in DDoS Mitigation

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Backupify Joins the MSPexcellence Cloud Solutions Provider Program as a Platinum Sponsor

Andover, MA (PRWEB) May 22, 2012

MSPexcellence, the business-building consultancy for Cloud Solutions Providers (CSPs) today announced that Backupify, the leading backup provider for cloud based data will be joining its recently announced Cloud Solutions Provider Program as a platinum sponsor. The Cloud Solutions Provider Program provides a blueprint for Google Apps Resellers to follow when building a CSP business by delivering IT services based on their own cloud solutions ecosystem. Backupify represents a best-in-class technology that is integrated with Google Apps that enhances the business value of a Google Apps customer solution while increasing the revenue value of that customer to the reseller. As an ISV member of the CSP Program, Backupify will contribute resources and insights to reseller members on how to design winning data backup solutions, acquire new customers and generate recurring revenue by enhancing the value of Google Apps with its cloud backup and disaster recovery service.

Like MSPexcellence, we believe the era of the CSP has arrived and the industry migration from premised-based IT to the cloud is in full swing, said Rob May, CEO of Backupify. We were one of the first ISVs to embrace Googles cloud-based approach to collaboration and messaging and we are now the first ISV to endorse a structured program dedicated to building a profitable and high growth recurring revenue business based on Google Apps.

Last year Backupify introduced a partner program that provides a recurring revenue stream for Google Apps Resellers and supports their partners with product and sales training, a dedicated channel team and an extensive marketing toolset. Backupify works with all of the components of the Google Apps suite including the recently announced Google Drive by providing continuous data protection against user error, viruses, data corruption, hacking or sabotage. Backupify also offers automated backup and restore capabilities for social media services such as Facebook, Gmail, Twitter and Picasa as well as an administrators console to simplify deployment and to provide real-time centralized monitoring.

We are thrilled to have Backupify join the Cloud Solutions Provider Program because they bring all of the elements of an elite ISV partner to our Google Apps Reseller membership, commented Todd Hussey, MSPexcellence Co-Founder. Our members value ISVs that have a strong commitment to the reseller channel, enable recurring revenue, tightly integrate with Google Apps and offer the brand awareness of a respected and established player in the cloud services arena.

MSPexcellence launched the Cloud Solution Provider Program on April 3, 2012 and is working with a constantly expanding community of Google Apps Resellers to utilize comprehensive blueprints for planning, modeling, pricing, marketing and selling cloud solutions that maximize recurring revenue and profitability. The program features a unique Virtual Peer Group (VPG) that is hosted by MSPexcellence during weekly online sessions and also provides an online discussion forum that facilitates an ongoing dialogue between members of the VPG community. Membership in the Cloud Solutions Provider Program is available to Google Apps Resellers for an annual fee of $ 1,995.

About Backupify

Backupify is the leading backup provider for cloud application data, offering an all-in-one archiving, search and restore solution for the most popular online services including Google Apps, Salesforce, Facebook, Twitter and more. Backupify ensures that companies can access and control the data they entrust to these systems and prevents data loss from external threats, user error or service failure. Backupify was founded in 2008 and is based in Cambridge, Massachusetts. For more information, please visit http://www.backupify.com or follow @Backupify on Twitter

About MSPexcellence

MSPexcellence is a provider of business building strategies, tools and services for managed service providers and their technology suppliers. The company was founded by Todd Hussey and Dave Zwicker who bring unparalleled industry experience to the MSP and CSP business services landscape in the form of technology messaging and positioning, pricing and packaging strategies, go-to-market planning, content-driven lead generation programs, effective sales staffing and management of the sales process. This experience is embodied in the industrys most complete compilation of MSP/CSP best practices, the Cloud Solutions Provider Program. More information about MSPexcellence is available at http://www.mspexcellence.com or follow @MSPexcellence on Twitter.

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AltDrive Secure Online Backup Joins PepperJam Exchange in Launching a Major Affiliate Program

Seattle, WA (PRWEB) July 09, 2012

AltDrive’s new presence on the PepperJam Exchange allows for web publishers to benefit from AltDrive’s online backup service by displaying images and text links in exchange for revenue sharing when it results in a conversion. AltDrive provides unlimited remote file backup so that recovery is achievable after a disaster. AltDrive’s key competitors are Carbonite, Mozy and Backblaze.

Most people and businesses do not back up their important data regularly or at all. They do not have the time, or its too expensive or complicated. But it happens too often – mistakes, computer viruses, negligence, fire, theft, hardware problems – when files are lost, often they cannot be recovered. With individuals that can mean loss of important documents or priceless photos and videos. For a business, that can mean loss of everything.

AltDrive addresses these backup concerns with a superb and inexpensive offering with many critical design and business features.

AltDrive provides a long free no-obligation trial so that potential customers can fully evaluate whether the service suits their needs. Unlimited remote storage is just $ 3.71 per month (annualized) for Home customers. An inexpensive utility style plan is offered for businesses on a budget. The customer software is dummy-proof and easy to signup, install and administer using wizards.

For information and a pictorial on how AltDrive works, visit: http://altdrive.com/how_it_works.html

AltDrive was designed for the paranoid. It uses a super strong AES-256 CTR mode data encryption cipher with a private key so that even AltDrive personnel cannot view customer’s files – a must for savvy businesses. For convenience, home users can elect to have AltDrive manage the encryption key.

Pepperjam, founded in 1999, operates a next generation performance marketing network, which provides innovative tools and analytics to optimize the complex performance marketing channel.

About AltDrive

Established in 2005, founded by a serial entrepreneur with security, scalability, and usability backgrounds, and located in Seattle, AltDrive’s mission is to ensure that all computer data is securely backed up and versioned. The company is viable and debt free having been developed without outside investor capital. Visit http://altdrive.com for more information or to backup your computers.

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Kred Joins Expanding Salesforce Marketing Cloud Social Insights Ecosystem

San Francisco, CA (PRWEB) October 19, 2012

Kred, the Community Influence and Outreach measure based on over 1,400 days of social data, today announced it has joined the growing Salesforce Marketing Cloud Insights ecosystem. Kred brings instant identification of social media user influence to the Insights ecosystem, helping companies leverage the power of social to connect with customers, partners and employees in entirely new ways. The integration of Kred enables Salesforce Marketing Cloud users to discover the most influential and outreaching people in social media by keywords, phrases, hashtags or topic profiles. By appending Kred community influence and outreach scores to every post, brands can easily discover the content making the greatest impact in pre-defined communities such as Moms, Foodies and Fitness.

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Software Industry Veteran Tim Buckley Joins Xtium as CEO

King of Prussia, PA (PRWEB) September 07, 2012

Xtium, Inc., a leading enterprise software and solutions company providing managed cloud hosting, online backup and virtual disaster recovery services, today announced the appointment of software industry veteran, Tim Buckley, as chief executive officer and board member.

Buckley spent five years at Red Hat, Inc., where he served as chief operating officer, helping grow the company from a $ 10 million run rate into a leading global services business. Earlier in his career, Buckley ran worldwide sales for Visio Corporation, growing the company from a start-up to a public entity, which was acquired by Microsoft Corp. for $ 1.5 billion. Buckley helped launch other successful start-ups, including Aldus Corporation, acquired by Adobe Systems Incorporated; Approach Software, which was sold to Lotus Corporation; and Decision Resources, sold to Ashton Tate. He was an advisor to MySQL, which was acquired by Sun Microsystems, and served on the board of SmartPath, acquired by DoubleClick. Buckley currently serves on the boards of SciQuest, Inc. (NASDAQ: SQI), ChannelAdvisor and rPath, an app engine provider for the private cloud.

“Cloud computing has created a paradigm shift in the technology marketplace and Xtium is well positioned to capitalize on the resulting market opportunity, said Buckley. The paradigm shift from in-house IT computing to outsourcing to the cloud is similar to the shift I experienced at Red Hat, bringing enterprise open source software to a market that only had proprietary software options. After evaluating the Xtium market opportunity, its recurring services business model and the customer-focused culture, my decision to join was easy.

In September 2011, Xtium secured an $ 11.5 million first-round investment from OpenView Venture Partners to scale sales and marketing, expand the partnership ecosystem and accelerate delivery of the companys flagship virtual private cloud services.

“Tim’s reputation and track record for outstanding leadership and management of high growth software companies is as good as it gets, said Scott Maxwell, founder and senior managing director at OpenView and Xtium board member. It is great to have him on board!”

Xtiums full-service cloud offerings are best fit for companies that want to have a trusted partner architect their cloud solution, perform the migration and manage the infrastructure. With a focus on mid-market enterprises, Xtium offers customers SLA-based services that range from network optimization and online backup to virtual disaster recovery and fully managed hosting.

Since winning its first managed cloud customer in 2007, Xtium has expanded its portfolio of cloud services to include virtual disaster recovery, virtual hosting, virtual desktop infrastructure, smart connectivity and network and user-experience acceleration.

Strong focus will enable us to enhance and expand our customer relationships, further build our team, and develop additional service capabilities that help customers accelerate their hassle-free transition to the cloud,” said Buckley.

About Xtium

Xtium is a leading enterprise software and solutions company providing managed cloud hosting, online backup and virtual disaster recovery services. We offer companies the most secure virtual private cloud experience with guaranteed application performance across the network. Our architecture is flexible, allowing customers to remain in control. We are the only enterprise service company certified to deliver Riverbed

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Polands Integrated Solutions Joins Arbor Networks Cloud SignalingSM Coalition to Stop DDoS Attacks

Burlington, MA (PRWEB) November 12, 2012

Arbor Networks, Inc., a leading provider of network security and management solutions for enterprise and service provider networks, announced today that Orange Integrated Solutions (IS), a specialized Information and Communications Technology (ICT) integrator, established within Orange Poland the largest telecom in the Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) region has joined Arbors Cloud Signaling Coalition (CSC). Preventing distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks and mitigating their threat requires collaboration among all stakeholders. The CSC is an innovative partnership between service providers, datacenter operators and enterprises with the mission to ensure the availability of their network infrastructure and speed time-to-mitigation for DDoS attacks.

Businesses today are concerned about network security threats and they are increasingly looking to their provider for help. We have responded with a wide variety of managed services offerings, said Leszek Hoda, CEO of Integrated Solutions. By joining Arbors Cloud Signaling Coalition, we are partnering with the worlds leader in DDoS mitigation solutions and able to offer the most advanced DDoS protection available today.

Service providers like Oranges Integrated Solutions offer a wide range of consumer and business services. They may be very different in nature, but end users all have the same expectations. They expect these services to be available when they want them, and to operate at a level of performance they expect, said Tony King, Arbor Networks vice president for Europe. By joining the coalition, Integrated Solutions is demonstrating its knowledge of the threat landscape and its commitment to protecting customer networks.

World Leader in DDoS Mitigation

Arbor Networks 450 customers include the vast majority of the world’s service providers and many of the largest enterprise networks in use today. According to a recent report from Infonetics Research titled, DDoS Prevention Appliance Market Outlook, Arbor Networks was cited as top supplier of DDoS prevention solutions overall as well as in the Carrier, Enterprise, Government and Mobile market segments.

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