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PJ Rey has a typically well-thought out post at Cyborgology on the problem with “opting out” media, with some significant implications for the way we think about technology and cybersecurity. Even a CTOVision reader may have a friend or relative (or both) that just doesn...
20th century customer service consisted of packed call centers, phones ringing off the hook, and large, convoluted databases of information to manage a never-ending stream of support requests. Cloud computing, and the introduction of powerful, business-specific software solutions, has ...
Partnership to Leverage World Record Data Speeds and Intuitive Business IntelligenceLondon, UK - 17th May 2012 - DSCallards Ltd, leading UK provider of Business Intelligence (BI) solutions, has signed a reseller partner agreement with Actian Corporation, pioneers of the record-breaking...
Almost half of companies fail to track social mediaOver half of companies have no way to respond to customers on social mediaB2B desperately lagging behind B2C in social media adoption with 75% not measuring social mediaLondon, May 17, 2012 - New worldwide research published today by S...
Portland, OR, May 16, 2012 --(PR.com)-- The project was published by the App-Different Development Studio, makers of the popular iOS utility "Last Alert", who seek funding to transform their business into a community-based crowdsourcing app design platform. The basic idea i...
Denver, CO, May 16, 2012 --(PR.com)-- InternetReputation.com can remove newspaper articles from the Internet at the request of their clients. Newspaper articles printed online may sometimes contain false, misleading, or otherwise inaccurate information concerning an individual, busine...
Waukesha, WI, May 16, 2012 --(PR.com)-- To meet customer demand, Utility Equipment Leasing Corporation (UELC), a leader in providing utility truck rentals and leases to electrical transmission and distribution markets across the nation, has added over 60 new trucks to the fleet thus f...
obviously, we’re very proud! Newport-based Multi-Craft awarded by Cincinnati AMA Multi-Craft named Small Business Marketer of the Year Media contact: Kelly Gadd Kelly@TheEisenAgency.com 859.291.4302 Cincinnati, OH—May 8, 2012—Thursday, May 5 marked the annual Cincinnati chapter o...
Network Access Specialist Celebrates Record Financial Year The Kenton Group continues to affirm itself as one of the world's fastest growing network access specialists, with its latest financial results showing a growth rate in excess of 40 per cent, for the past year alone.Kenton prov...
Albany, NY, May 16, 2012 --(PR.com)-- High Impact Prospecting (H-I-P) and Rock the Deadline (RTD) announced today a strategic partnership that provides marketers a comprehensive solution for engaging prospects and customers in content-rich communications using email and social channel...
Early adopters have been evaluating TwitPolls for the last several weeks. I’ve tested it out with our @CTOvision account and see great promise for this easy to use engagement tool. TwitPolls is powered by the technologies and leadership team of WayIn, so it is based on a great/scalab...
The Mobile Marketing News Weekly is an online newsletter that is made up of the most interesting news, articles and links related to mobile marketing that I run across each week. I am specifically targeting market size and market trend information. Global mobile location-based advert...
Please see below the findings from Kaspersky Lab's Q1 2012 spam report. The main topics that emerged during the last quarter included the increase in spam during the holidays, mass mailings, malicious attachments and the distribution of phishing attacks.Holiday seasonThe first quarter ...
Pierre Lin, who represents Telstra on HGI's Management Committee, presents smart home architecture developments at Asia's largest broadband and media event16 May 2012 Pierre Lin, Telstra's representative at the management committee of HGI, has presented a vision for smart home architec...
Burbank, CA, May 16, 2012 --(PR.com)-- Virtual Speech Center Inc., the provider of mobile applications for speech therapy, announced today the release of Multiple Meanings Library, an iPad application available for download on Apple’s iTunes App store. The Multiple Meanings Lib...
The global experts in social video advertising named 16th fastest growing digital media company in Europe at coveted awards for digital media companiesBerlin & London, 16th May 2012: Social video platform Ebuzzing has received top honours at the 2012 Media Momentum Awards in Berlin...
As far as we have been able to determine, the phrase “Word-of-Mouth Advertising” was coined by Ernest Dichter who, in 1966, published an article in the Harvard Business Review entitled, “How Word-of-Mouth Advertising Works” Dichter was a psychologist by training. His firm focused on ...
Chicago, IL, May 15, 2012 --(PR.com)-- An increasingly popular buzzword among business owners in Chicago, cloud computing is essentially describing a service, not a product. Similar to other professional service vendors, cloud computing companies are trusted partners who can be relied...
Las Vegas, NV, May 15, 2012 --(PR.com)-- Ethernet Extension Experts, manufacturers of Ethernet extenders for the physical security and hospitality industries, introduce its new Pro-line with the advent of the Enable-IT 820 Pro. The 820 Pro extends Ethernet and PoE up to 900 feet and o...
London UK, 15 May 2012 - TradeDoubler, the performance marketing and technology company, has been appointed to manage and expand the affiliate marketing programme for premium holiday firm, Club Med. This strategic appointment comes at a time when luxury holiday brands are facing growin...
Other Suppliers "Lacked Key Features For Our industry"Epicor Software Corporation, a global leader in business software solutions for manufacturing, distribution, retail and services organisations, today announced that Dennison Trailers, a designer and manufacturer of high quality comm...
Cleveland, OH, May 15, 2012 --(PR.com)-- Mobile Awareness LLC, a provider of leading-edge transportation safety products, announces the appointment of Kevin M. Kuhn as VP of Sales & Marketing. A veteran of the transportation industry, Kevin Kuhn has previously led sales and marke...
Le leader des équipements sanitaires adopte la plateforme PIM / MDM STEP de Stibo SystemsParis, France, le 15 mai 2012 - Stibo Systems, la société de solutions et technologies de gestion de l'information stratégique™, a annoncé aujourd'hui Geberit, groupe...
Machesney Park, IL, May 15, 2012 --(PR.com)-- Practice Velocity, LLC (www.practicevelocity.com), a cutting-edge medical software company, is pleased to announce that Carol R. Parks, MD, has been named to the position of EMR Physician Specialist. Dr. Parks brings 20 years of experienc...
Albany, NY, May 15, 2012 --(PR.com)-- High-Impact-Prospecting today announces expanded capabilities for the operation and management of clients' hosted marketing automation apps. All capabilities in outsourced Marketing Automation Services are now available for 5 of the top 10 app...
Latest version of cloud orchestration software powers new revenue streams and productivity gains for service providers while reducing the cost and risk of delivering cloud servicesLivingston, Scotland - 15 May 2012 - Flexiant, a leading European provider of cloud orchestration software...
Mobixell Webinar Featuring Teresa Cottam of Telesperience will Bust Common Mobile Video Optimization Myths and Present Strategies for GrowthSAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA - May 15, 2012 - Over the last few years, industry experts have been trying to scare mobile operators into implementing video...
London, 15 May 2012: Dialogue Communications, specialist in global messaging solutions, will showcase its SMS for Eloqua application at this week's Eloqua Experience Europe 2012 (16-17 May), demonstrating how marketers can enhance their communications via text messaging. As sponsors of...
Ramat Gan, Israel, May 15, 2012 --(PR.com)-- Romania’s extensive mobile communications network, Orange Romania, has chosen the Friendly Technologies’ solution to manage IP phones via TR-069, improving the QoE for business customers throughout the country. Friendly’s ...
San Francisco, CA, May 15, 2012 --(PR.com)-- Digtial Menu Me has just partnered with Cloudtise an advertising platform which creates new streams of revenue where other advertisers have never dared to before. Cloudtise is partnering with Digital Menu Me to allow for cross-platform sale...
Secaucus, NJ, May 14, 2012 --(PR.com)-- ZT Systems, a leading provider of complete server and rack-level hardware solutions optimized for large and hyperscale data centers, today announced new server platforms powered by the efficient new Intel® Xeon® processor E3-1200 v2 pr...
The Mobile Marketing Association and Velti Bring the Mobile Circus to Town to Coincide with Mobile's Debut at 59th Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity, June 17-23, 2012New York, NY, 14 May, 2012 - The International Festival of Creativity - Cannes Lions, the Mobile Marketi...
I am mortified by what I'm overhearing at the table next to me ... I don't mean to be eavesdropping. But I couldn't help but listen in when the guy next to me in the coffee shop started selling his consulting services to another businessman. In the past 30 minutes, he's asked maybe tw...
One of the mandates bandied about lately is that B2B marketers need to become listeners. They should set up listening posts and they must listen first, before launching marketing programs. You're told listening is a requisite for establishing 2-way dialogue and sustaining relationships...
Waukesha, WI, May 12, 2012 --(PR.com)-- Odyne Systems, LLC, a clean technology company that develops and manufactures hybrid drive systems for medium and heavy duty trucks, participated May 10 in the Children’s Tulip Parade in Holland Michigan, a featured event in the 83rd Tulip...
Mass Marketing dominated the last century: You need to reach the masses through as many channels as possible. You need retail stores, fliers, website, PR, Ads, Social Media, and and and and and…until you finally reach critical mass and you succeed. Target is a mass marketer, Huyndai an...
Johannesburg, South Africa, May 12, 2012 --(PR.com)-- Slot Survivor Season 6, the multi-player tournament hosted exclusively by Red Flush and Casino La Vida, has a new champion. The tournament ended on May 6, 2012 after it had been running for more than 2 months. The new champion, mar...
East Hartford, CT, May 12, 2012 --(PR.com)-- Companies and associations looking for new, affordable ways to “green” their meetings and events have found an attractive, engaging solution: MP3 players and web downloads from Tourz2Go.com. The colorful, reusable MP3 players (w...
Oslo, Norway, May 12, 2012 --(PR.com)-- An old saying goes “to stay healthy avoid hospitals.” That may not be so wrong after all, at least not for nurses, according to research. As much as 25% of nurses in Norway must retire early after work injuries or back problems with ...
Sherman, CT, May 11, 2012 --(PR.com)-- Private WiFi, a leading and innovative company in the security software market, is proud to announce its new corporate discount plan for its flagship software product. For a limited time, Private WiFi is offering a discount plan with multiple li...