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LANDESK One Partnership Brings WinMagic's Encryption and Intelligent Key Management Solution, SecureDoc, to LANDESK Customers LONDON - 01 July, 2015 - LANDESK today announced it has certified and is now reselling WinMagic's suite of SecureDoc products as part of its LANDESK One Partner program. The integration between LANDESK Management Suite and WinMagic SecureDoc brings the encryption status of the organisation's devices into the LANDESK management database. Given the seemingly endless news of high-profile data theft, LANDESK's relationship with WinMagic, the global innovator in key management and full disk encryption, bolsters the LANDESK security management software portfolio by allowing customers to protect data at rest. This partnership allows system administrators and security professionals to utilise a single tool for querying and reporting on encryption status alongside any other hardware or software attribute, streamlining the visibility necessary to ensure the safety and security of the organisation's assets. "The partnership between LANDESK and WinMagic allows LANDESK customers to better utilize WinMagic's world-class encryption capabilities," said Steve Workman, vice president of strategy at LANDESK. "WinMagic's SecureDoc broadens and enriches LANDESK's security portfolio, giving users the peace of mind so they can do what they do best. WinMagic's approach to full disk encryption (FDE) was a main impetus for our partnership." WinMagic's SecureDoc encrypts data on various devices, closely manages encryption keys and enables seamless user authentication and data access, so encryption does not inhibit productivity. SecureDoc protects data on the endpoint, where the data is created, regardless of the device or platform where it's accessed or saved. By deploying WinMagic's SecureDoc as LANDESK's recommended FDE vendor and integrating SecureDoc reporting into the LANDESK console, LANDESK customers receive the following: Encryption transparency. SecureDoc reports on which devices are encrypted as part of LANDESK's comprehensive compliance reporting features, aiding in regulatory compliance. A single console view. This view that encompasses all endpoint security and encryption across all devices and all operating systems. It does all of this with transparent intelligent key management, allowing users to gain deep insight into their security. FDE technology. Being application-aware, WinMagic solutions not only manage the keys but also the related policy and configuration for endpoint encryption. A predefined integration between the companies' products has been certified and is immediately available to LANDESK customers who use WinMagic. LANDESK customers who do not have WinMagic can now contact their LANDESK representative to begin evaluating how WinMagic can improve their security. "LANDESK and WinMagic agree that managing security at the endpoint is vital to protecting sensitive data and ensuring compliance, and WinMagic's offering integrates seamlessly into LANDESK's suite of solutions," said Mark Hickman, COO of WinMagic. "With this partnership, WinMagic has earned the endorsement of LANDESK, a systems and security management software company trusted by numerous companies in many industries. It's a testament to the proven and widely deployed WinMagic solution." LANDESK One Partners provide solution integrations that support the LANDESK vision of user-centered service management and help customers tackle their most pressing issues and gain maximum value from their technology investments. For more information visit: www.landesk.com/partners/landesk-one.

London, United Kingdom - July 1, 2015 Leading business telephony providers VoIPstudio today announced a breakthrough free calling plan to mobiles. Customers on the VoIPstudio unlimited plan can now call mobile phones or landlines in the UK with no connection charge and no per minute charges. VoIPstudio Marketing Manager Martin Ozarek says the new free calls to mobiles feature reflects the company's commitment to providing exceptional value for all its customers. "In the past, whenever you called someone on their mobile you always had to worry about how much it was costing," says Mr Ozarek. "We're aware that some users hesitated to make calls to mobiles because of the costs involved. We don't think that's right. "That's why we have introduced the free calls to UK mobiles for customers who are on our unlimited plan. It levels the playing field and will deliver better communications, better value and more peace of mind for our customers." The new pricing, which came into force on July 1 2015, provides free calls to UK mobiles (Vodafone, o2, Orange, T-Mobile, EE, 3 Mobile) and all UK landlines (numbers starting 01, 02 and 03). The VoIPstudio unlimited plan costs £9.99 per user per month and include free setup, 24/7 technical support, and all of the service's advanced telephony features. It also offer free inbound calls and free 0845/0560 and iNum numbers. Users on the VoIPstudio Pay As You Go plan, which costs £3.99 a month, will continue to benefit from exceptionally low charges for calling mobiles. Most calls are only 5p a minute on the Pay As You Go plan though the charges vary for specialist numbers and the connection charges can vary. A detailed breakdown of all the charges is available at: voipstudio.com/en/voip-call-rates/United+Kingdom

- Underpins Renewed Global Focus on Indirect Channel Strategy - London, UK. - Wednesday 1st July 2015 - xMatters, inc., a leader in communication-enabled business processes, has announced a key senior appointment to drive the company's EMEA channel programme, a strategy that represents the next step of the firm's expansion. George Biry joins xMatters as Director, EMEA Channels & Alliances and will be responsible for evolving the channel programme to build an even stronger partner ecosystem. He will work closely with resellers, telcos, technology partners and system integrators across EMEA. George will be responsible for leading the strategy of recruiting and managing these partners, in order to expand the firm's customer base. George brings with him more than 20 years of experience in running channel and alliance programmes in EMEA, having previously worked at Ping Identity, QLogic and McData Corp. Most recently George served as Director of Business Development EMEA at Ping, where he built a successful partner programme, including resellers, system integrators, telcos and consulting partners. Here, he led the growth of the EMEA channel share, which increased from 34% to 44% over a 9-month period. Teon Rosandic, VP, EMEA, xMatters said: "Our evolving channel strategy is important in helping us grow the company and expand our customer base even further across EMEA. We are delighted that George, with his vast industry experience and channel pedigree, is now on-board and already making this strategy a reality across the region." He continued: "With our global customer base and worldwide operations, we offer our partners an advanced SaaS communications platform that provides a competitive advantage by effectively managing their customers' communication and alerting issues." xMatters' global customers rely on its award-winning intelligent communications layer to solve two-way enterprise-wide communications and alerting challenges. The technology automatically pinpoints and alerts the required individuals, IT teams and/or external service providers needed to coordinate and collaborate to quickly produce a resolution to rectify a critical IT or business disruption. George Biry Director, EMEA Channels & Alliances said: "xMatters is growing rapidly; and a renewed global focus on the channel represents the next step of the expansion across EMEA. The company has seen huge growth, amazing customer wins and has in place a quality team that is dedicated to providing the best technology and service possible to its customers and partners."

Double the throughput and lower latency than the leading global cloud providers between the US and Europe in independent comparison research London & New York, 1 July, 2015. Interoute has today announced that its global cloud platform Interoute Virtual Data Centre (VDC), has been proven to deliver nearly double the throughput across the Atlantic than the next best cloud provider in comparison research conducted by Cloud Spectator. The research from March 2015 compared Interoute VDC with three leading cloud providers (Amazon AWS, Rackspace and Microsoft Azure), testing network throughput and latency between Europe and USA and between providers' European data centres. In all of the comparisons, Interoute VDC demonstrated the highest throughputs and lowest latencies. Cloud Spectator's full research report, and more information about Interoute VDC's performance and features, can be viewed here: http://bit.ly/1GHyzwJ Network performance is a significant factor in cloud computing for business services requiring the highest network capacity (throughput) and the shortest possible time from the server to the client (latency), to meet the needs of the businesses and their users. Innovating new applications and business services in the cloud needs network performance to match and this report shows the advantages of building the cloud into a huge global high performance network. Key research findings: Transatlantic: Interoute VDC delivered 1.1 Gbit/s throughput, which was 96% better than Amazon AWS, 141% better than Rackspace, and 195% better than Microsoft Azure. Interoute VDC had the lowest latency, between its London and New York data centres. Interoute was the only provider in the comparison with both of its transatlantic data centres located in key business cities, meaning that VDC users can access compute and storage resources, and deliver data to their customers, from two centres of European and US business activity. Within Europe: Interoute VDC achieved 1.3 Gbit/s throughput between its London and Amsterdam data centres. This was 52% better than Amazon AWS (Dublin - Frankfurt) and 73% better than Microsoft Azure (Dublin - Amsterdam) Interoute VDC achieved a latency of 6 milliseconds between London and Amsterdam, over three times better than the inter-data centre latency of the comparison providers. Matthew Finnie, CTO of Interoute, commented: "This independent report confirms and validates our networked cloud strategy. Building cloud into a world class network provides our customers with significantly better performance when compared with the traditional cloud models. Businesses looking to grow between Europe and US should definitely be looking at the importance of these network characteristics for their ability to shift workloads into the cloud. Interoute's fourteen global zones are all built into high performance network with over 300 interconnects in Europe alone. So wherever you choose to put your data and connect to us, your services are typically going to perform faster on Interoute than on many other global providers." Danny Gee, Senior Analyst, Cloud Spectator: "Users want to transfer large amounts of data between data centres quickly. Our study revealed that for a trans-Atlantic connection between cloud data centers, Interoute provided the highest throughput and lowest latency out of AWS, Rackspace and Azure. Interoute also had the higher network throughput and lowest latency in European testing compared to Azure and AWS (Rackspace was excluded, having only one location in Europe), making it a good option for users operating servers within this region. Interoute also provided the best latency, ideal for real-time communications. Users running geographically dispersed environments for such things as geo-redundancy would benefit from Interoute's high performance cloud connectivity."

Harwell, Oxfordshire, 1st July 2015 - Rezatec is deploying its landscape intelligence portal platform to work with Bristol Water on a ground-breaking project designed to gain a deeper understanding of the impact changing agricultural land use and soil erosion has on water quality in its catchment area. The initiative has a particular focus on changing land use in the Blagdon Reservoir and Chew Valley Reservoir catchments. Rezatec's portal based analytics process satellite and ground data to identify changing patterns of soil erosion and agricultural intensification, which have a significant impact on the quality of the water supply. The Rezatec landscape intelligence platform performs a forty year look back and processes data from 1972 to the present day so as to identify both short and long term changes in the landscape. Landscape factors, such as agricultural practices related to specific crop types, can have a significant bearing on water treatment costs. Diffuse pollution associated with fertilisers and pesticides applied during the crop growth cycle can make its way into upstream water catchments through runoff and soil erosion, necessitating its removal downstream through expensive treatment so as to maintain the quality of the overall water supply. It is hoped that by identifying potential pollution risks before they become an issue, ongoing water treatment costs and the frequency of acute pollution events can be reduced, and requirements to invest in new water treatment infrastructure will be delayed or even avoided. Matthew Pitts, Environmental Programme Delivery Manager for Bristol Water, said: "This new and exciting way of understanding our water catchments promises to bring valuable insights into how we can enhance the environment and manage risks to water treatment and supply." He added: "Using innovative, cutting-edge landscape analytics, we're confident that we can gain a better understanding of the potential pollution risks within our catchment. This will help us to focus efforts towards achieving improved water quality in our reservoirs, bringing ecological benefits, reduced treatment costs and ultimately better value for our customers." Rezatec's Philip Briscoe commented: "From our analysis of different sources of Earth, airborne and ground data, we derive high-value data products which provide our customers with business insight on a macro and micro scale. We're delighted to be providing Bristol Water with landscape intelligence that helps them to make better business decisions to derive tangible benefits for both the company and its customers." The data products are accessible on a subscription basis to clients through Rezatec's landscape intelligence portal that allows water companies to view detailed environmental information about their catchment areas, ultimately supporting informed business decisions. Rezatec analytics help manage risk to the water supply by monitoring changes to agricultural land use and peat and soil integrity at a local and regional scale. As well as Bristol Water, Rezatec is bringing similar insights to other water companies and looks set to benefit many more in the coming months.

No weekend downtime for cloud risk in Europe warns Skyhigh Networks in new report Report: info.skyhighnetworks.com/rs/274-AUP-214/images/WP-Cloud-Adoption-and-Risk-Report-Q2-EU.pdf LONDON - 30 JUNE 2015 - European enterprises are adding new cloud services at a rapid rate, finds a new report from Skyhigh Networks, the cloud security and enablement company. According to The Cloud Adoption and Risk Report for Q2 2015 - based on real data from over 2.5 million European employees across 12,000 cloud services - the average number of services has increased by more than 365 in a year. More than ten percent of cloud activity takes place outside the Monday-Friday working week, as overall cloud use continues to surge. Key findings of the report include: The average European enterprise now uses 897 cloud services (and a minimum of 507 services), up 61% from a year ago. Cloud usage never stops - with over 14% of traffic taking place at weekends 72.1% of European organisations have exposure to compromised credentials and 8.5% of employees have at least one compromised credential for sale on the darknet Security measure adoption: Only 15.4% of cloud services support multi-factor authentication, 9.4% encrypt data at rest and 2.8% support ISO 27001 64.9% of cloud services are not safe for EU data Enabled by cloud computing, flexible working has had a huge impact on the enterprise and the amount of work conducted out of office hours and on weekends. Skyhigh Networks analysed cloud usage by day of the week and found that weekend usage did not drop to zero, with Saturdays and Sundays representing 6.8% and 7.8% of weekly cloud usage respectively. IT departments therefore need to consider that enterprise exposure to cloud-related security risks is not tied to traditional office hours. The report also found that cloud adoption in Europe continues to grow, with the average European enterprise now using 897 services, 61% more than the same quarter in 2014. Indeed, from its database, Skyhigh found that the minimum number of services in use by a single organisation is 507 (for a company with less than 200 employees) and the highest is more than 3,000. "European business use of cloud is at an all-time high," said Nigel Hawthorn, European spokesperson for Skyhigh Networks. "Companies are adding a new cloud service to their network each day and it won't be long until the average organisation is using well over 1,000 distinct services. While cloud services offer clear agility gains for the enterprise, the situation is by no means perfect. Too few cloud services are suited to enterprise use. The vast majority fall at the first hurdle: failure to adopt the right IT security features or adhere to the EU Data Protection regulations." The report investigated current cloud service security capabilities. Just 7% of the 12,000 cloud services analysed meet enterprise security and compliance requirements, as rated by Skyhigh's CloudTrust Program. Only 15.4% support multi-factor authentication, 2.8% have ISO 27001 certification, and 9.4% encrypt data stored at rest. More worrying still, Skyhigh founds that 72.1% of European organisations have exposure to compromised credentials and 8.5% of employees at European companies have at least one compromised credential for sale on the darknet. "While security measures are increasingly being introduced by CSPs, our findings that no user is the same, combined with the fact that each enterprise is using an additional cloud service each day, demonstrates the sheer complexity of the issue. IT departments need to get their heads out of the clouds - or perhaps in it - and take an active role in ensuring their enterprise isn't weighed down by risks, poorly thought out cloud usage policies, and blanket bans. In a nutshell, the potential rewards of a cloud-enabled business are just too good for an apathetic approach to cloud," concluded Hawthorn.

30th June 2015, London, UK. – SalesMethods, a premium Salesforce partner, which specialises in delivering software and services to help companies drive high performance sales in Salesforce.com, today announced 100% year-on-year growth during the most recent fiscal year, ending March 31st 2015. The growth has been driven by new and existing customer growth globally, including: Accenture, Vodafone and Manpower. SalesMethods has been committed to helping organisations identify and utilise optimal sales tools to enable them to effectively reach their full sales potential. Michael Connor, CEO at SalesMethods said: “We couldn’t be more pleased with our recent success. We are dedicated to providing our customers with premium technology and advice to support genuine business growth, and our strategy is reaping rewards.” He continued: “We’ve achieved this growth through a commitment to providing value to the Salesforce market with the most flexible software and services available, and by building a team of competent professionals, focused on helping our customers to be even more successful with their sales goals.” SalesMethods has also announced the expansion of its team with the recruitment of Heidi Daniels as Senior Developer to help drive further innovation in the product proposition. Heidi brings 20 years of software development experience to the company where she’ll be responsible for the future development of OrgChartPlus, SalesMethods’ world class organisation and relationship mapping application. The company plans to continue its growth by maintaining its focus on product innovation, extending the sales enablement capabilities of the proposition and expanding the professional services offer. The firm will also develop its graduate programme and invest in further pre-sales and account management staff to further support existing clients and enhance the customer experience.

Curated TED Talk playlists integrated within Cornerstone Learning enable organisations to instantly access new, innovative ideas and share knowledge across their workforce June 30, 2015 - Cornerstone OnDemand, a global leader in cloud-based talent management software solutions, today announced the company is teaming with TED, the non-profit global community devoted to spreading ideas, to deliver curated TED Talks to Cornerstone clients for a new, innovative approach to professional learning and development. The first and only collaboration of its kind, Cornerstone clients now have the ability to provide their workforce with modern, mobile-enabled TED Talks from world-class leaders at the forefront of their fields from within Cornerstone Learning. Cornerstone's collaborative learning functionality also allows organisations to enable peer-to-peer knowledge capture and discussions that can extend the learning impact of TED Talks. Watched and listened to more than 1 billion times this year, TED Talks introduce ideas that can help companies transform how their people think and work. Cornerstone clients will have access to a series of curated TED Talk playlists designed to address key business challenges in an innovative format that is unique, powerful and inspiring. With curated TED Talk playlists through Cornerstone: Inspire your workforce. TED brings together the world's most inspiring and ingenious people whose ideas can strengthen how professionals understand and think about the world around them. TED's curation of talks on behalf of Cornerstone can help organisations generate excitement and engagement among employees, help management crystallise goals, start important conversations, and spark collaborations. Provide the best, most relevant content. Organisations will gain access to the very best collections of TED Talks across a wide range of topics that are central to innovation and talent development, including change management, culture building, leadership, technology, globalisation, diversity and design. Playlists have been curated to reflect talks from visionary leaders across the most influential industries, such as healthcare, education, technology, manufacturing, finance and more. Amplify the value of your learning and development strategy. Employees can view TED Talks from within Cornerstone Learning, the global learning management system (LMS) for over 1,800 leading organisations. Integrating TED Talks into professional development curriculum allows organisations to inspire each individual employee at any stage in their career. Organisations can easily target and deliver learning and development to groups or individuals with the support of TED Talks and measure impact on workforce development from within Cornerstone. Watch and Share Instantly on Mobile: As smartphones emerge as the leading platform for watching video and Web content among busy professionals, TED Talks allow employees to consume and share content on their mobile devices while on the go. Comments on the News "TED Talks are brilliantly crafted and make an emotional connection with viewers. Their ability to convey innovative and complex ideas through powerful, first-person stories is the type of talent management content that can inspire and drive real change in the workforce," said Kirsten Helvey, senior vice president, client success, Cornerstone OnDemand. "We are dedicated to helping people reach their potential by providing our clients with the most innovative talent management solutions that support their professional development and training initiatives." "With the growing demand from companies for TED Talks, Cornerstone provides TED with the expertise and efficiency in reaching millions of learners in organisations across the globe that can benefit from our content," said Deron Triff, TED's director of global distribution and licensing. "This collaboration also provides TED with an important opportunity to understand how the talks can be utilised for professional development to strengthen how we collaborate with the business community. Cornerstone will be a great alliance for bringing TED Talks to companies and sparking innovation among their employees." Additional Resources Learn more about curated TED Talk playlists for Cornerstone via the Cornerstone Marketplace: marketplace.csod.com/#/content/90 Read additional commentary by Cornerstone's director of talent management, Jeff Miller, on the value and influence of TED Talks for empowering today's workforce via the Cornerstone blog: www.cornerstoneondemand.com/blog/how-ted-gets-your-workforce-talking

As device-enabled subscribers demand more, Calix introduces multiple wavelength NG-PON2 solutions primed for next generation applications ANAHEIM, CA - June 29, 2015 - Calix, Inc. (NYSE: CALX), the world leader in gigabit fiber deployments, today announced new cards for its E-Series portfolio that introduce both increased systems capacity and ITU/FSAN NG-PON2 support. By adding 10 gigabit per second (10 Gbps) time and wavelength division multiplexed (TWDM) PON NG-PON2 with both fixed and tunable wavelengths, Calix is paving the way for service providers to leverage next generation fiber solutions that redefine the broadband experience. These solutions, when combined with Calix Compass software applications and GigaCenter platforms, extend far beyond gigabit "speeds and feeds" to encompass superior Wi-Fi performance and compelling cloud-based applications, and lay the foundation for a superior gigabit and multi-gigabit experience for residential and business subscribers. Service providers globally are seeing an explosion of cloud-connected devices. In North America alone, the average person is projected to have over 11 of these devices by 2019. As these devices proliferate and are used to stream and share rich multimedia content, they will place enormous pressure on the access infrastructure. By 2019, 80 percent of all internet traffic will be IP video, while global cloud traffic will nearly quadruple over the same period. (Statistics from Cisco VNI and Cisco GCI) Service providers need solutions that can meet these emerging demands today while seamlessly adding new technologies for even higher scale and capacity in the future. Extending from the award-winning GigaCenter at the subscriber premises all the way to the cloud-based Compass software, Calix next generation fiber solutions arm service providers with technologies to address challenges and opportunities in subscriber support, analytics, and service enhancement. Potential issues impacting the subscriber broadband experience, such as device bandwidth contention in the ultra HD video enabled home, management of the device-rich smart home, and sub-par Wi-Fi performance, can be remedied before they manifest themselves to subscribers. Calix has a long history of serving fiber access customers with an architectural philosophy of a unified access infrastructure, supporting both business and residential services. Calix service provider customers have found the financial benefits of this architecture to be compelling, resulting in industry-leading efficiency in installed equipment costs and on-going operational savings. The Calix NG-PON2 strategy extends this leadership, expanding the capacity of fiber networks and allowing service providers to keep pace with the needs of business and residential customers alike over a common infrastructure. "From being the vendor with the first commercial deployments of GPON over a decade ago, to our unique auto-detect technology and pay-as-you-grow modular fiber architecture, Calix has consistently led the way in fiber access innovation," said Michel Langlois, Calix senior vice president of systems products. "This leadership in innovation is why over 1000 service providers across the globe rely on Calix for fiber access solutions, including nearly 100 delivering a gigabit service experience to their residential subscribers. Next generation PON provides fertile ground for a new wave of innovations, and Calix is again leading the way with significant contributions to development of the NG-PON2 standard, including key submissions that will reduce deployment costs and technical complexity and assure 2.4 GPON coexistence. Demonstrations of both NG-PON2 with tunable TWDM wavelengths and fixed wavelength 10G PON will take place this fall." Calix next generation PON solutions will extend across the entire access infrastructure, from the device-enabled subscriber premises to the data center or central office: Subscriber Premises: The industry leading Calix premises portfolio will be expanded to include NG-PON2 technology, including both fixed and tunable optics, across the full range of subscriber applications - from business services to MDU and SFU residential applications with Carrier Class Wi-Fi. Compass software-as-a-service applications will also be expanded to support these technologies and bring a true multi-gigabit experience to subscribers. Access Infrastructure: The award winning E7 portfolio will be enhanced by NG-PON2 cards that support both 10 Gbps fixed and TWDM wavelengths with pluggable optics. Optimized for areas of high bandwidth demand and congestion, these cards will support the delivery of multiple wavelengths of symmetrical 10 Gbps services. Data Center / Central Office: The E7 portfolio will be augmented by new high capacity cards that tap into new levels of performance in both system switching and uplink capacity. "Calix has a long history of new innovations in the fiber access industry, making key contributions to fiber access standards and making the fiber access business model work for service providers," said Teresa Mastrangelo, principal and founder of Broadbandtrends LLC. "Now as we move into the emerging era of next generation PON, it's no surprise to see Calix announcing a comprehensive portfolio addressing a range of applications. It is clear that NG-PON2 is going to be the PON technology that enables the multi-gigabit experience of the future, and Calix looks to be ready as this market emerges with a robust solutions oriented strategy." The new Calix innovations, including its new next generation PON and recently announced G.fast solutions for MDU applications, will be highlighted at the Calix booth #413 this week at the FTTH Conference & Expo in Anaheim, California.

Value-Driven SON® provides the right mobile network experience for the right customers at the right time Cellwize, the innovative Self-Organizing Networks provider, has revealed how its Value-Driven SON® solution can provide mobile operators with the means to ensure better customer experience for selected audiences, thereby driving new business for operators. Cellwize’ Value-Driven SON shifts the value generated by the network to the end customer – moving from a Network-Centric SON to a Customer-Centric activity. The latest whitepaper from Cellwize “Value-Driven SON – Putting the Customer at the Network’s Center” is a must read for forward thinking operators who are introducing customer-focused metrics. As operators globally look to maximize user satisfaction, several are using metrics to measure quality of experience (QoE), net promoter scores (NPS) and data service revenues. In fact some are starting to use the term Key Quality Indicator (KQI) to describe these metrics and distinguish them from the more operational KPIs. And, unlike KPIs, KQI’s are generally at a customer level – either for selected customers or a segment of customers. “We believe that SON should be driven by the business objectives of the operator and not by the immediate need to reduce complexity and costs in the network itself,” said Ofir Zemer, CEO of Cellwize. “And since operator’s business objectives aim to deliver superior value to various groups of end-users; Value-Driven SON allows mobile operators to turn this value to enhanced revenue. Value-Driven SON connects customer insight generated in and around the network with network optimization technology, and is driven by the operators’ business goals. Ultimately, the network is there to serve a purpose and the shift to the user will enable a quicker path for operators to deliver better performance and better user experience.” The Whitepaper illustrates the benefits of a customer-centric approach with Value-Driven SON through two types of use cases: commuters and enterprise customers. The first depicts Value-Driven SON for Space & Time use cases - prioritizing network resources to meet the demand of commuters along a specific route experiencing poor service quality, such as dropped calls, session termination, latency and data throughput. The second, explains how Value-Driven SON can prioritize and maximize network performance for a defined group of customers e.g. enterprise customers. Download the whitepaper to find out more about “Value-Driven SON®: Putting the Customer at the Network’s Center”. Additional information Cellwize elastic-SON® and Value Driven-SON®

LONDON - June, 2015. Mercury xRM has agreed a deal with Hitachi Solutions Europe (Hitachi Solutions) to enable the two companies to work together to deliver enterprise level implementations of its advanced recruitment software. The partnership is the latest move from Mercury xRM to cater for the enterprise recruitment market, leaning on the successful implementation track record that Hitachi Solutions already has in a range of different industries. The deal comes following an increase in demand for Mercury xRM from larger, multi-site recruitment consultancies, after the largest specialist SAP recruiter in the world, RED, purchased the software to be installed in eight different offices across the globe. Mercury xRM is a revolutionary technology solution designed to transform the way recruitment consultancies do business. Built upon the robust Microsoft Dynamics CRM platform, the software allows recruiters to fill job roles faster and more efficiently via a single platform. As Microsoft Dynamics CRM Global Partner of the Year 2014, Hitachi Solutions, brings industry leading expertise and resources to large scale Microsoft implementation projects, putting Mercury xRM in a strong position to perform enterprise level implementations to multiple large global recruitment organisations. Commenting on the partnership, Chris Kendrick, Sales Director and Product Visionary for Mercury xRM said, "Hitachi Solutions has the knowledge, expertise and resources to help us successfully deliver Mercury xRM to large global organisations. We've already made positive strides forward working with the enterprise market and we are very excited to be working with Hitachi Solutions as we strengthen our delivery offering to the enterprise recruitment market." Steven French, Executive Vice President at Hitachi Solutions Europe, also commented, "The recruitment industry represents an important sub-sector of Service Industries, a key vertical industry for us. Currently the industry is very fragmented and we see huge potential in this agreement to deliver an industry leading technology solution to large global recruitment consultancies across the globe."

Former Executive Vice President of HP Software and Operating Partner at Silver Lake Partners Brings Deep Experience to Accelerate Continuous Quality and Digital Engagement Boston, MA – June 25, 2015: Perfecto Mobile, the world’s leader in mobile app quality and experience, today announced the appointment of George Kadifa to its Board of Directors. As a Board member, Kadifa will expand Perfecto Mobile’s vision towards enterprise digital engagement and accelerate the momentum with Agile and DevOps teams. Kadifa has extensive expertise in growing and managing technology businesses, having held leadership positions at HP, IBM, Silver Lake Partners, Corio, Oracle, and Booz-Allen & Hamilton. As Operating Partner at Silver Lake Partners, Kadifa was responsible for driving the growth of a 24-company enterprise portfolio from the firm’s large-cap investment fund. Most recently, Kadifa served as Executive Vice President of HP Software and Strategic Relationships, where he led HP’s multi-billion dollar software portfolio under the direction of HP’s CEO. “We are delighted to welcome George Kadifa to Perfecto Mobile’s Board of Directors,” said David Reichman, Chairman of the Board at Perfecto Mobile. “His extensive leadership experience at the top global technology companies, paired with his deep operational knowledge, will add a valuable dimension to the Board as he supports Perfecto Mobile’s vision into the next phase of digital engagement.” Kadifa is currently the Managing Director at Sumeru Equity Partners, Director at Velocity Technology Solutions and serves as a trustee for the University of Chicago Booth School of Business. "As someone with first-hand experience leading both a new breed of companies as well as some of the largest technology organisations in the world, I have come across many companies who set out to change an industry,” said Mr. Kadifa. “It is quite rare to find a company such as Perfecto Mobile, with superior technology, a vast market to penetrate, and a visionary executive team. In addition, it offers a highly disruptive business that is transforming legacy tools and waterfall methodologies to an open and continuous approach, matching the way DevOps, Agile and Mobile teams work. I am excited to work with CEO Eran Yaniv, the Perfecto Mobile executive team and the Board to support Perfecto Mobile’s explosive growth becoming the standard in the mobile and digital quality market.”

BQ deploys its call centre and telephony solution on Interoute Virtual Data Centre to improve international customer and employee communications Madrid, June 25th, 2015 - Interoute, owner operator of Europe's largest cloud services platform has announced that BQ, a leading European technology company, has chosen Interoute Virtual Data Centre (VDC), to host its new customer and employee unified communications solution. BQ has deployed a new telephony and call centre solution on Interoute VDC, leveraging the throughput, flexibility and scalability provided by this cloud platform. The BQ solution supports its 1,000 employees across different international offices, using Interoute VDC to provide the global reach they need. The solution is complemented with telephony services and worldwide DDIs from Interoute with great cost savings thanks to the economies of scale provided by Interoute's global infrastructure. Since it was founded in Spain, BQ has grown its business inside and outside the country thanks to its latest generation technology devices catalogue and highly competitive prices, as well as its full commitment to its users through a comprehensive support service. Mario Fernández, IT Manager at BQ, has said: "One of the main BQ objectives is to give the best user support. So, we chose Interoute to provide and guarantee the performance of our telephony service. The VoIP solution provided by Interoute meets all our needs: hosted private cloud, high availability and the ability to quickly scale and expand when needed." Interoute Virtual Data Centre is Interoute's scalable, fully automated Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) solution. Interoute VDC provides on-demand computing, storage and applications integrated into the heart of its customers' IT infrastructure. This networked cloud replaces the need to buy, manage and maintain physical IT infrastructure and is built into Interoute's fibre connected physical Data Centres world-wide. It's simple to provision, scalable, compliant and cost effective. Diego Matas, General Manager at Interoute Iberia, has added: "We are proud that a Spanish company such as BQ, committed to education and pioneering innovation in exciting fields like robotics and 3D printing, has chosen our cloud platform for its networked communications. Interoute's networked cloud will enable BQ to continue to build upon its excellent reputation for high quality service. We look forward to working with this innovative company to support its future ICT needs."

- Now available with limited-time pricing, package brings together InfinityQS’ cloud-based enterprise quality hub, ProFicient on Demand, with training and ongoing services to ensure a successful deployment - InfinityQS International, Inc., the global authority on real-time quality and Manufacturing Intelligence, announces the launch of ProFicient Now!, a program that blends InfinityQS’ cloud-based enterprise quality hub, ProFicient on Demand, with training and ongoing services to ensure a successful deployment. Available with limited-time pricing, ProFicient Now! aims to give manufacturers the knowledge, tools and continued guidance needed to realise the benefits of a cloud-based quality management program and quickly gain a competitive advantage. “In today’s fast-paced market, manufacturers are looking for ways to better align their quality systems with overall manufacturing excellence goals,” said Doug Fair, Chief Operating Officer, InfinityQS. “By combining the power of the cloud with ongoing expert guidance from our engineering team, ProFicient Now! helps both new and existing clients track towards their goals and achieve a competitive edge through their quality initiatives.” With ProFicient Now!, manufacturers receive expert engineering guidance that leads them through their deployment. Included in the ProFicient Now! package is: Training: Administrators obtain comprehensive skills for building and maintaining the system. Solution Design: The client works closely with InfinityQS to examine the current environment and establish goals for the deployment. Onsite Services: An InfinityQS engineer creates the initial system configurations. Quarterly Consultations: InfinityQS experts guide clients in data analysis and help uncover opportunities for improvement and cost reduction. Executive Review: The InfinityQS engineer leads a review with the client senior management team to review successes, quality enhancements and opportunities for improvement that were uncovered during the use of ProFicient Now! InfinityQS ProFicient is a proven enterprise quality hub powered by a robust, centralised Statistical Process Control (SPC) software engine. ProFicient enables global manufacturers to proactively monitor, analyse and report on Manufacturing Intelligence to improve quality, decrease costs and make smarter business decisions. With a cloud-based deployment option, ProFicient streamlines global data collection and analysis with a unified data archive. For more information about ProFicient Now, including its limited-time pricing, visit here: http://www.infinityqs.com/ProFicient-Now-EMEA

New Integration Provides Seamless Connections Between Perforce Helix and Leading Application Lifecycle Management Systems WOKINGHAM, UK. (June 24, 2015) – Perforce Software, the leader in software configuration management (SCM) and collaboration, and Go2Group, an Atlassian Platinum and Enterprise Expert, today announced the Perforce ConnectALL Adapter. The new adapter for Go2Group’s ConnectALL ALM Router connects Perforce Helix to Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) systems supported by ConnectALL. The companies also announced that they have expanded their partnership, which first began in 2002. “Very few SCMs can handle binary data, and no other SCM solution supports large file formats that scale across globally distributed enterprises like Helix,” said Brett Taylor, president of Go2Group. “Our customers demand future-proof solutions, and with Perforce we know they don’t have to worry about outgrowing their systems—it will serve them well whether they’re a team of 50 or 50,000.” With the Perforce adapter, ConnectALL automatically synchronises data and workflow with other ALM systems and integrates ALM systems components within minutes. “We’re excited to be a part of the ConnectALL ecosystem of adapters and to enable companies to more easily design, configure, synchronise, manage, and monitor their integrations with Perforce,” said Dave Robertson, vice president of Channels at Perforce. “We’re glad to extend our partnership with Go2Group to new technologies and markets.” Go2Group is part of Perforce’s network of sales partners across Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Asia Pacific and India. Perforce partners serve customers in more than 100 countries worldwide. The Perforce ConnectALL Adapter is available for purchase from the Go2Group website.

UK Backup Recognised for its Recovery License Model Marketing Campaign at the 2015 Asigra Partner Summit in Toronto Farnborough - Hampshire – June 24th, 2015 – UK Backup, today announced that it has won the Best Recovery License Model Marketing Campaign Award during the 2015 Asigra Partner Summit in Toronto. The award recognises UK Backup for outstanding operations in Marketing. UK Backup was recognised for its dedication and leadership in business and technology while accelerating the adoption of cloud-based data recovery solutions. The 2015 Asigra Partner Summit Awards are an integral part of the Toronto event, which is dedicated to helping IT service providers succeed with cloud-based backup and disaster recovery solutions. The three day conference provides education on technology, marketing, emerging trends and sales enablement to support service provider service quality and growth in this emerging market. Summit attendees receive an advance look and training on new technologies as part of the interactive product experience in the Asigra Hands-On Lab and insight on impactful sales and market strategies. UK Backup delivers services based on Asigra’s converged data protection platform. Asigra Cloud Backup™ software is the industry’s leading cloud-based data recovery software with over one million installments worldwide. The software is built for efficient operation and easily integrates with public, private, and hybrid cloud architectures. Asigra’s agentless architecture provides for simple deployment and hands-free management while delivering advanced features, including global de-duplication, automated mass deployment, autonomic healing, and validation restore capabilities. Asigra Cloud Backup is complemented by the company’s recently announced Converged Data Protection Appliance which addresses the complexity and cost concerns of data protection storage. Domain expertise is critical in the deployment of successful cloud-based data recovery services and the guidance provided to customers by their trusted service provider ensures success in even the most widely distributed IT environments. UK Backup was identified as the winner in one of several different award categories in the area of Marketing and noted for excellence in promoting the Recovery License Model. “Because of expanding workplace environments the proliferation of mobile and cloud-based IT, it is becoming increasingly difficult for organizations to find, protect, and ensure the recovery of important corporate data. UK Backup has demonstrated the technology and business skills that define a premier provider in this industry,” said David Farajun, CEO, Asigra. “UK Backup’s leadership momentum continues to drive them and the industry in a positive direction and we applaud their accomplishments. Their focus on customer-centered service delivery has positioned them well in data protection as end-user organizations seek guidance to improve the performance and reliability of solutions in this space.” “It is an excellent time to participate in the delivery of cloud-based data protection as organisations are increasingly open to higher value backup and DR solutions,” said James Chillman, Managing Director, UK Backup Limited “Asigra has been a key partner in this respect, providing top shelf technology to meet the broadest range of customer concerns. We welcome this recognition and extend our thanks to the entire UK Backup team.”

Alpnames becomes the second largest registrar for new domain endings Wednesday 24th June 2015, Gibraltar: Alpnames smashed through the half million mark last night in terms of domain under management. As an ICANN accredited registrar specialising in new generic Top Level Domains, Alpnames manages nearly 8% of all new gTLD names registered to date making it the second most popular new gTLD registrar after the industry giant GoDaddy and recently overtaking the first and longest standing registrar Network Solutions (part of web.com). “We are delighted with the extraordinary growth of Alpnames” said Damon Barnard, Chief Operations Officer at Alpnames. “Our decision to focus on bringing competitively priced new domain extensions to the attention of Internet users, who might be frustrated at the lack of affordable domain names under .COM, is clearly the right one” There is currently a massive change happening in the Internet Name space meaning that domain names can now end in almost any series of letters such as .science, .party or .club. ICANN, the body that regulates names on the internet, relaxed the rules on internet domain extensions in 2013 in order to promote competition, innovation and consumer choice. Currently, over 5.75 million domain names have been registered in nearly 640 new domain extensions. These so called new generic Top Level Domains (gTLDs) will form the backbone of the next generation of the Internet, opening up the web to a whole host of new possibilities. “Alpnames is proud to be a leading player in the new era of domain names” continued Barnard. “We intend to continue bringing new domain names to Internet users at affordable prices; names that help define communities of interest online and assist Internet users in navigating to websites that provide the content or interaction that they are looking for.” With more than 500,000 web addresses under management, Alpnames is one of the fastest growing domain name registrars in history.

New version of planning tool adds small cell backhaul support, 64-bit OS computing FAIRFAX, VA., USA – 24 June 2015 – Network assurance and analytics company TEOCO today launched the latest version of CONNECT, its wireless backhaul network planning tool. CONNECT 9.0 includes several new upgraded features to meet mobile operators’ latest requirements for designing and planning the wireless backhaul elements of their mobile networks. The new features added to CONNECT 9.0 include a unique function for more accurate small cell backhaul planning. CONNECT 9.0’s “Site backhaul ranking” enables operators to evaluate a large number of potential small cell locations in terms of their backhaul connectivity. It assesses each location for its suitability to accept a Line-Of-Sight (LOS), non-LOS or wired backhaul connection to the existing network. Small cell planners and RF planning tools can use this information to make better, more informed decisions about where to locate small cells and how to connect them to the macro network. Other new features added to CONNECT 9.0 include 64-bit OS computing, to support larger data sets for very large networks that include more than 100,000 wireless links. Finally, CONNECT 9.0 incorporates the latest ITU recommendations for Line-Of-Sight link modelling. “With the advent of small cells, and ultra-dense mobile networks in the horizon, it is now imperative to break down the walls between backhaul planning and radio planning,” said Daniel Ramirez, Director of Planning Products. “The new version of CONNECT gives mobile operators the ability to bridge the two worlds by helping radio planners find the best locations by considering their backhaul needs. CONNECT continues to provide the most accurate backhaul planning capabilities in line with the added scale and complexity of today’s networks.” CONNECT is part of the TEOCO planning portfolio, a set of tightly integrated tools to make the entire planning process as seamless as possible. The other products in the portfolio include ASSET (radio planning), CAPESSO (automatic cell planning), DIMENSION (capacity planning) and Velox (small cell planning). CONNECT provides a complete backhaul planning solution for microwave, optical, satellite and copper links to support multiple RAN technologies, including LTE. Its cost analysis also allows operators to budget forecasts for different planning scenarios, including the ROI for network deployment. The CAPEX and OPEX of links can also be calculated to aid financial planning.

Combining BioConnect with Digitus server cabinet access control makes biometric identity management more effective and easier ENTERTECH SYSTEMSandDigitus Biometricshave just announced a new technology partnership between ENTERTECH’S BioConnect identity management platform and the Digitus db Bus and db Cabinet Sentry for server cabinet access control. The result is a new, fully-integrated solution called db BioConnect. The newdb BioConnectlets company data centres, co-location data centres and IT room customers simplify biometric implementation, enrollment and management for access control of perimeter doors, interior rooms, cages and now server racks all integrated into one identity platform. This game-changing solution now extends enterprise access security platforms into the data centre, making investments in Access Control Management Systems far more economical and effective. “Digitus Biometrics is the leader in providing biometric access control to the critical infrastructure market," said Rob Douglas, ENTERTECH SYSTEMS CEO. "With Digitus technology integrated to BioConnect, all 15 of our certified access control partners will now be able to offer it to their customers. For the first time, end users will have access to an integrated biometric solution that secures access control from the data centre entrance to the server cabinet instead of having to deal with stand-alone systems.” The list of BioConnect certified access control partners can be found atwww.bioconnect.com/partners. ENTERTECH SYSTEMS’BioConnectis the most advanced identity management platform on the global market today. Simple, secure and scalable, it provides Suprema biometric authentication across leading access control systems. As an application for security professionals, BioConnect helps enterprises successfully implement identity solutions by making deployment and use of biometrics easier than ever. BioConnect addresses deployment challenges by reducing costs, overcoming complexity and making it easier to on-board users. The platform provides seamless synchronization of data such as new cardholders, changes and deletions, and is tailor-made for enterprises where true identity is critical for secure access to physical facilities and software applications. “Our biometric access control solutions are designed to meet the needs of a diverse range of clients," said David Orischak, Digitus Biometrics CEO. "This technology integration to create db BioConnect will let us offer a single, centralised, highly advanced access control solution that's easy to deploy and use. An industry first, our customers will be able to use one centralised system facility-wide to secure a company’s critical infrastructure and data." db Bus ServerRack Access Controlis designed for data centres needing to secure large volumes of server cabinets with only one small component per cabinet. A single db Bus controller allows the user to secure up to 32 racks with a single 48V power supply and may be infinitely scaled.db Cabinet Sentryis designed for data centres with a structured cabling scheme. It is Digitus’ most compact, cost-effective and energy-efficient means of securing server cabinets. This extremely versatile unit can be deployed in networked or stand-alone environments, using power over Ethernet (PoE) or an external power supply.db BioLockis a server cabinet lock that uses biometric identification with prints for up to 10 fingers per user. Through this new technology partnership, these db products will be integrated with BioConnect to create the new integrated db BioConnect solution. “Digitus’ use of leading Suprema biometric technology in their server cabinet access control solutions is a natural fit for ENTERTECH SYSTEMS as the operating partner for Suprema in the US, Canada, UK, Ireland and Puerto Rico,” added Douglas. “The implications to the market are significant," added Orischak. "The integrated db BioConnect solution can be used to manage any cabinet system where biometric access control is warranted – even SCIF’s and locked areas housing sensitive assets such as pharmaceuticals, hazardous materials, intelligence archives, customer and patient records, as well as critical IP.” For more information on the db BioConnect integrated solution, visitwww.bioconnect.com/db.

24th June: The UK Government’s Department for International Development (DFID) has introduced Google Sites, part of the Google Apps suite, to assist with the delivery of global relief and aid programmes, with the help of Google for Work Premier Partner, Ancoris. DFID had a system in place to create project and programme collaboration sites, and began looking for an alternative tool when a change to the existing price model meant it faced a steep rise in costs. The department put the project out to tender on G-Cloud, and awarded it to Ancoris within just four weeks. DFID is using Google Sites to provide workspaces where staff and local partners can share and access documents and collaborate when delivering aid and development projects, no matter where they are in the world. One site which DFID staff use on a daily basis, helps to manage the procurement and transfer of goods and equipment being sent overseas, including emergency supplies being distributed to Sierra Leone. The initial roll-out saw DFID migrate around 40 collaboration sites, extracting data from its previous system and loading it into new templates developed by Ancoris. DFID transferred approximately 400 internal users and 1500 external collaborators, with Ancoris helping the organisation to create a change in management strategy, as well as providing online training for internal users. All was completed to a demanding timescale of less than two months, so the new Google Sites would be live when the contract for the old system ended in January 2015. In just two months, DFID had added a further 20 sites, increasing the total number to 60. "We can set up sites very quickly, ensuring we are responsive when we need to get the infrastructure in place to support a new programme or team," explains Julie Gray, Intranet Customer Delivery Manager at DFID. "And because it's an intuitive tool, people don't need much training to be able to use it and can quickly get the information to the right people at the right time. That's very important to us." Going forward, DFID is starting to explore the other tools available within Google Apps. Some staff are now using Google Drive to securely share and collaborate on documents, and trialling Hangouts within DFID’s UK offices. Richard Franklin, Service Delivery Manager at DFID commented: "Procuring Google Apps through G-Cloud, which encourages the use of SMEs like Ancoris, has given DFID the chance to work with a smaller partner rather than a large system integrator and it's been a really positive and constructive experience. Ancoris’ hands on approach ensured we met our migration deadline and delivered a working solution to the business." “Google Sites is a really simple way for government departments to achieve greater agility” commented David McLeman CEO of Ancoris. “The collaborative nature and flexibility of Google Apps for Work has helped DFID to get the right information, to the right people, at the right time, wherever they are in the world.”

Global Study Conducted by 451 Research Finds Skills Gap and Resource Constraints are Key Challenges for Mobile App Development; Two-Third of Mobile Apps Will be Developed Externally Over the Next Two Years London, UK. - June 23, 2015 - A new 451 Research global survey, sponsored by Kony, Inc., shows demand for new enterprise mobile applications to rapidly increase. The survey of IT management, IT development and line of business professionals found that more than half of the 480 respondents, from North America, Europe and Australia, plan to deploy 10 or more enterprise mobile apps during the next two years. However, it also revealed that IT departments are ill-equipped to meet the demand for mobile apps due to budget and resourcing limitations, skills gap, legacy infrastructure, overall technology fragmentation and immature lifecycle workflows. As a result, many companies are looking to external resources to meet business demand for mobile apps. "There is strong demand for new mobile apps, and companies are broadening their focus beyond core processes and application silos; however, enterprises are still very much in the early stages when it comes to mobile app strategies," said Chris Marsh, principal analyst, 451 Research. "IT is still in the driver's seat when it comes to both the bulk of internal mobile app development, technology procurement and project management, although line of business want input and greater collaboration. Line of business is also starting to bring a great amount of funding support to the discussion." According to the study, the types of mobile apps in highest demand by enterprises in all industries including, healthcare, financial services, insurance and retail, are customer relationship management apps for sales, marketing and services, customer engagement and general employee productivity apps. A growing proportion of companies will look to IT for the bulk of their internal mobile app development. However, the mix of development diversifies beyond just IT, with 42 percent of mobile app development work being done outside of IT. "The global market for enterprise mobility is expected to grow from $72 billion to $284 billion by 2019, nearly quadrupling in size," said Dave Shirk, president of Products and Marketing, Kony, Inc. "Companies need to be prepared to meet this demand for mobile business solutions with proper alignment between lines of business, IT developers and IT management, to effectively manage and lead enterprise mobility projects. As the largest independent provider of enterprise mobility solutions, Kony has successfully helped the world's leading enterprises to effectively use mobility as a catalyst for business innovation." Key findings from the study include: Developers need to prepare for an App-ageddon as companies look to IT for the bulk of their apps development: There will be a 25 percent increase in time spent on internal apps projects in the next two years - from 43 percent to 63 percent. The mix of development diversifies beyond just IT: IT is doing the majority (58 percent) of mobile app development work currently, while 42 percent is being done outside of IT. However, in two years, the study reveals that this figure will increase: two-thirds of apps will be developed externally - by business application vendors (21 percent), system integrators (16 percent), digital agency partners (14 percent) and developer partners (14 percent). Uncertainty of who leads mobile apps projects: The majority of developers and IT management with the enterprise are currently grappling with who has ownership of mobile projects: 55 percent of developers think they should lead mobile app projects, while 61 percent of IT management respondents said they should be leading, forcing enterprises to tear down internal barriers to align business and IT on mobile projects. Disconnect between aspirations and capabilities: Among the companies planning to build 20+ employee apps, around 60% are also planning 20+ customer and partner apps. Majority (71 percent) of these companies expect IT to be managing those app projects. Companies using mobile-specific tooling are ahead of the pack: Companies with the higher numbers of deployed apps are significantly less likely to opt for custom back-end integrations and more likely to be using mobile tools like MAPs and MBaaS. To access the full Enterprise Mobility report findings: http://forms.kony.com/rs/656-WNA-414/images/Kony-Enterprise-Mobile-App-Report.pdf For two years in a row (2013 and 2014), industry analyst firm Gartner placed Kony in the "Leaders" quadrant of the Magic Quadrant for Mobile Application Development Platforms. Kony also received the highest scores in 3 out of 4 use cases in Gartner's Critical Capabilities for Mobile Application Development Platforms report. In addition, Kony was recognised as "One of the Best Platform Solutions for the Enterprise" amongst Mobile Application Development Platform providers: Ovum Decision Matrix: Selecting a Mobile App Development Platform Solution, 2015-16. Additional Resources Build with Kony Apps Learn about Kony's Enterprise Mobility Platform

High Wycombe, UK, 23 June 2015 The mobile POS revolution is here. Are you keeping up with the fast paced evolution? Are you a small merchant looking to build your POS system with powerful tools that will enable you to socially engage with customers? Does this all seem too complicated and too expensive? The balance of power is shifting between the merchant and the consumer with the latter increasingly in control. With the growth of social media, consumers are sharing information, posting comments and, as a result, becoming far more powerful in terms of their influence on the retail sector. The market is keeping pace with the growing needs of merchants and consumers, and transforming commerce. POS software is now available enabling any business, small or big, to redress this imbalance. Traditionally only affordable to larger retailers, for the first time, small merchants can benefit from the same tools as the larger players. Designed by a team of people who have worked for major global software companies, myCircle differentiates itself from other players in the market by leveraging this expertise, to make intuitive software that transforms the way you do business, sell to and connect with customers available and affordable to all businesses, regardless of size. Feature rich with a powerful set of myCircle smartTools - one touch apps, smartPOS runs on an iPad making it easy to be in control from wherever you are. And, it grows with you and your business. myCircle smartTools SmartPOS - manage your till effortlessly. myCircle Dashboard - easy-to-use centralised management centre. SmartReports - one touch entry point to detailed views, charts and reports tailored to your business. Cash Drawer - directly from your till, the Closing POS Report allows you to manage and track sales and all the transactions processed by shift for your trading period. Open APIs - third-party applications can be created providing merchants with bespoke in-house add-ons and personalised sector specific business tools. Pay In/Out - this innovative app allows you to pay and receive payments from vendors and staff on the spot from your smartPOS. Twitter/Facebook/Foursquare - one touch entry point, connect with your customers directly from your till and offer promotions. How about offering your customers the opportunity to pre-order and pre-pay and simply come to your shop to collect? Build a CRM database based on your customer’s preferences and ensure you have the correct stock to meet their individual needs. Satisfied customers will return and share positive comments on social media which will drive more customers to your shop, and in turn generate increased business. myCircle’s software hub provides a retail consumer engagement platform in the cloud for your business that enables you to communicate with the consumer and create better customer relationships with marketing that is highly targeted, personal and real time. It provides the opportunity for you to communicate effectively with consumers, learn about their preferences and dislikes. Consumers can engage using loyalty or sharing ideas on items they would like you to carry – A valuable consumer and merchant relationship. myCircle’s smartPOS helps you to bridge the gap between the items you stock and what the customer wants to purchase. By bringing merchants and customers closer together, businesses can provide a highly tailored service to customers. myCircle’s smartSocial tools enable you to connect with customers on Foursquare, Facebook and Twitter without ever leaving your smartPOS. You can publicise specials, offer discounts and share news. For example, offer your customers the opportunity to check in with Foursquare and get a 10% discount. Looking for a change of career? Consider the case of George Alves, Owner, Chocolarr, a lorry driver who decided to open a coffee shop in London. Alves decided to install myCircle’s smartPOS and has never looked back. In his words: “For the 14 months that myCircle has been in my shop, it’s run perfectly. Now that I’ve used it I wouldn’t be without it.” Why not test-drive myCircle today and take advantage of myCircle’s free 30 day trial. More information is available on our website: https://www.mycircleinc.com/ myCircle is compatible with a range of printers from Star Micronics. For information on Star’s extensive portfolio of mPOS printers, visit www.Star-EMEA.com As Annette Tarlton, Marketing Director, Star Micronics EMEA, states: “myCircle is an excellent example of the on-going evolution of the tablet as a professional tool. The wide range of powerful tools available to businesses of all sizes further reinforces and promotes the use of the mobile tablet in a retail environment.”

Cost savings of up to 47% and reduced global warming potential up to 59%, says research Reading, UK. June 23rd, 2015. Ever thought about converting, rather than throwing out, your old business computers? Most businesses are used to replacing their old PCs with new ones every 3-5 years but the latest research shows that organisations can help save the planet and money by converting them to thin clients - and the savings are substantial. Businesses can cut their desktop management costs by up to 47% and reduce global warming potential by up to 59%, according to research from German scientists at the Fraunhofer Institute for Environmental, Safety and Energy Technology (UMSICHT). So how do you do it? By using a simple piece of IGEL Technology software on a USB stick or disk, old desktop computers and laptops can be converted into thin client devices in just minutes. A thin client behaves just like your old PC but stores all its information directly on the server, rather than on the device, and can be managed and updated more simply than PCs. When the researchers compared new PCs and notebooks with older devices, which continue to be used after converting them to IGEL software-based thin clients, they found that over a typical three-year period the software thin clients reduced global warming potential[1] by up to 59%, and cut overall costs by up to 47%. For a business with 100 converted computers that’s a saving of £720 per computer. Valuable contribution to protecting the climate There is also a significant saving in the greenhouse gas (CO2e) emissions. When the entire life cycle of the desktop device is taken into account from production and manufacture to distribution, operation and recycling/disposal, the institute found that the production of the devices was responsible for a high proportion of the emissions. By simply continuing to use older devices as converted thin clients it makes a significant contribution to protecting the climate since it prevents and/or defers the production of new devices. If an older PC continues to be used as a software thin client instead of a new PC being purchased, emissions fall by 198.8 kg CO2e per work station. This eco saving on one PC alone is the equivalent in emissions of driving 745 miles in a car. "This study is a revelation for businesses and public sector organisations struggling to manage with old PCs on their desktops,” said Simon Richards, IGEL Technology Managing Director for UK & Ireland. “By using a simple piece of software to convert these devices to a thin client, organisations can save significant costs, management time and help reduce their greenhouse gas emissions. In addition, this conversion of old PCs is the first simple step to moving to a virtual cloud or server-based computing infrastructure, which is much more flexible and easier to manage moving forward.” To read more about the benefits of thin client technology, visit: www.igel.co.uk [1] The global warming potential (GWP): The global warming potential (GWP) or CO2-equivalent specifies the extent to which a defined quantity of a greenhouse gas contributes to the greenhouse effect. The reference value is given in terms of carbon dioxide; the abbreviation is CO2e (for equivalent). The value represents the average warming effect over a defined timescale.

London, UK – June 23, 2015 – Information Builders, a leader in business intelligence (BI) and analytics, information integrity, and integration solutions, today announced a new webcast series, “Summer Shorts,” designed to provide viewers quick overviews of the hottest topics in BI and analytics. Information Builders’ Summer Shorts will help enterprises rethink information strategies in a world transformed by the forces of mobile, social, cloud, advanced analytics, and big data. In each session, an Information Builders expert will offer a fun, informative presentation on a different BI and analytics discipline. Viewers can join one or all of the sessions below to learn tips for leveraging emerging technologies for better BI. 8 July | 14:00 BST / 15:00 CET | The Art of Dashboard Design for Business Intelligence – What are your dashboards telling you and your customers? Peter O’Grady will walk through design theories, design and layout considerations, and form-factor awareness and responsive design. Be empowered to change your data visualisation strategies, practices, and processes. 22 July | 14:00 BST / 15:00 CET | Advanced Data Visualization – Data visualisation is red hot, and for good reason. Companies in all sectors are finding hidden insights with sophisticated data visualisation. In this webcast by Porter Thorndike, attendees will learn advanced tips for data analysis, visualisation plug-in architecture, polished finished examples, and visualisation-based InfoApps™ from Information Builders. 5 August | 14:00 BST / 15:00 CET | Social and Feedback Analysis – Join this social media analytics webcast to learn how to better understand customer sentiment and behavior. Dan Grady will discuss how to capitalise on the opportunities presented by social media, including integrating social data with enterprise data, improving customer engagement, and picking the right platform to consolidate and share this information. 19 August | 14:00 BST / 15:00 CET | 5 Hot Trends for Business Intelligence – Mobile, social, cloud, advanced analytics, and big data aren’t just big trends, they also raise big questions in BI and analytics. Chris Banks will describe in this webcast why BI is vital to making these trends work for companies. It will cover how to build once and responsibly deploy BI to mobile devices, how to expose relevant analytics to customers and partners, and best practices for harnessing big data.

London, UK – 23 June, 2015 – Ness Software Engineering Services (SES), a leading provider of software product engineering services, will be holding a webinar on C-level perspectives on successful digital transformation. The session, featuring John McCarthy, V.P. Principal Analyst, Forrester Research, will focus on how companies can create compelling user experiences and modernise technology platforms to expand business in the digital era. This live panel discussion will take place, today, on June 23, 2015 at 1:30 pm – 2:30 pm ET / 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm BST. To register, please click here: https://goo.gl/DhpaC8. All registrants will receive a recorded version of this educational session. John McCarthy will provide an overview of market trends and strategies, followed by an open panel discussion featuring CTO, CMO, and CEO perspectives about real-world company successes and common points of failure to avoid as companies pursue digital transformation. Hear what these C-level executives have to say about gaining a competitive edge, leveraging investments in technology, and winning a fair share in the Digital Economy.

Survey of open source PostgreSQL users found adoption continues to rise with 55% of users deploying it for mission-critical applications Bedford, MA – June 23, 2015 – EnterpriseDB (EDB), the leading provider of enterprise-class Postgres products and database compatibility solutions, today announced the results of its “PostgreSQL Adoption Survey 2015,” a biennial survey of open source PostgreSQL users. Conducted by EnterpriseDB, the survey found PostgreSQL adoption continuing to rise, with 55% of users – up from 40% two years ago – deploying it for mission-critical applications and 77% of users are dedicating all new application deployments to PostgreSQL. These findings give voice to end users and confirm such industry indicators as increasing job listings and monthly rankings on DB-Engines that have pointed to rising interest in and demand for PostgreSQL, also called Postgres. The growing popularity of Postgres also comes as traditional software vendors suffer setbacks in the marketplace. The enterprise-class performance, security and stability of Postgres, on par with traditional database vendors for most corporate workloads, meanwhile have helped position Postgres among the solutions from the world’s largest vendors. The opportunity to transform their data center economics has helped fuel downloads of Postgres as well. End users reported cutting costs with Postgres, with 41% reporting they had first-year cost savings of 50% or more. They’re using Postgres to build web 2.0 applications using unstructured data as evidenced by the 64% of respondents who said they were working with JSON/JSONB and the 47% who said they were using Postgres for collaboration applications. “Postgres is empowering organizations to transform the economics of IT. IT can invest in the customer engagement applications that differentiate their operations from their competition instead of continuing to pay the steep and rising licensing and support fees charged by traditional database vendors,” said Marc Linster, senior vice president of products and services of EnterpriseDB. “With the expanding adoption, EnterpriseDB has experienced dramatic growth year over year, providing the software, services and support that organizations need to be successful with Postgres.” Database Migrations, Replacements The findings also support statements in a recent Gartner report that reflect the widespread acceptance of open source databases. “By 2018, more than 70% of new in-house applications will be developed on an OSDBMS, and 50% of existing commercial RDBMS instances will have been converted or will be in process,” according to the April 2015 Gartner report, The State of Open-Source RDBMs, 2015.* Among Postgres users, the survey findings show migrations are already under way with 37% reporting they had migrated applications from Oracle or Microsoft SQL Server to Postgres. Many users were still planning further migrations, with 37% of PostgreSQL users saying they will gradually replace their legacy systems with Postgres, compared to 29% who said that in the 2013 survey. Further, end users predict their deployments of Postgres will expand significantly, with 32% saying they anticipate production deployments of Postgres to increase by at least 50% over the next year. The survey, conducted by EnterpriseDB using an online tool in May 2015, queried registered users of PostgreSQL and drew 274 respondents worldwide from government organizations and companies ranging in size and industry. *The State of Open-Source RDBMs, 2015, by Donald Feinberg and Merv Adrian, published on April 21, 2015. Connect with EnterpriseDB Read the blog: http://blogs.enterprisedb.com/ Follow us on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/enterprisedb Become a fan on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/EnterpriseDB?ref=ts Join us on Google+: https://plus.google.com/108046988421677398468 Connect on LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/company/enterprisedb

London, UK – FusionExperience, the business and data solutions provider, today announces the success of its first salesforce.com partnership with Cloud Consulting Ltd. (CCL). CCL was working with an international airline client to migrate a legacy charter and group booking application from one Salesforce.com instance to a new one. Very early on in the project CCL discovered that there were considerable elements of unsupported custom code and that these had to be redesigned and redeveloped. The airline took the opportunity at this stage to request changes and improve the application in line with their new business processes. CCL worked with FusionExperience to migrate the application to the latest salesforce.com environment and re-architected the booking engine functionality and complex pricing algorithms using Apex and VisualForce. For business reasons the airline had a strict project deadline and despite all the unknowns involved the project timescales were maintained and FusionExperience delivered on time and to budget. The airline went live with the application on schedule without any post-production problems or warranty fixes required. They now have an up to date system that has achieved a game changing transformation in the way it does business. Robin James, Platform Evangelist for FusionExperience said; “The ability to seamlessly work with our partners on salesforce.com projects enables rapid scaling of resources and capabilities. This ensures that the client is delighted by the results, yet unaware of the complex extended ecosystem that has been involved. This is facilitated by that fact that we all speak the same salesforce.com language. Cloud Consulting is an ideal partner to work with in this way, as our delivery and technical strengths are well matched with their intimate client facing approach.” Tim Pullen, Managing Director of CCL added: “We already had a close relationship with FusionExperience and it was natural for us to turn to them for help with this suddenly extremely challenging project. The combination of cleaning, segmenting and splitting the data in Salesforce.com, extracting the system configuration and custom code and then creating a new system was tough enough to start but then having to redevelop the application from scratch took it to a new level. Right from the start Robin James and his team took everything in their stride and provided a level of comfort, reassurance, skill and professionalism that we’d never experienced before from other partners. Bear in mind that the old system had no user or technical documentation plus undocumented code and you begin to understand just how good the end result has been for the airline. Thank you Fusion!”

June 22, 2015: Purple WiFi, the cloud-based Social WiFi software company, today announced the appointment of Collin Tan as Regional Manager, ASEAN reporting to Allen Pan, VP Asia Pacific. He will be based in Singapore and will be responsible for all Purple WiFi’s business in the ASEAN region. He will be working to develop the distributors and reseller channels across countries in ASEAN, namely Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, Philippines, Vietnam, Brunei, Cambodia, Laos and Myanmar and engage directly with key service providers in these countries. Collin was previously the Managing Director of Singapore start-up, 1Care Global Pte Ltd, providing after sales services, such as equipment protection and extended warranty. Under his leadership 1Care enjoyed tremendous growth with customers in the Asia Pacific region, which includes the world’s Top 2 PC manufacturers. Before joining 1Care Global, Collin spent 10 years with Intel Corporation, serving as Country Manager for Intel Singapore before he left in 2013. Previous roles with Intel include leading the regional OEM team for one of Intel’s largest MNC customers and Manager for the Field Applications Engineers Team based out of Taiwan. Purple WiFi is expanding globally following a $5m investment announced earlier this year. The investment was raised in order to accelerate product development and recruitment of a truly global sales team, which already has strongholds in Europe, Asia-Pacific and the Americas. The WiFi offering focuses on engaging, understanding and delivering value by allowing users to gain free access to a public WiFi network through their existing social media accounts or a short form. The user gets access to family friendly WiFi, while the benefit to the business hosting the service (such as a restaurant, hotel, retailer, museum, sports stadium or shopping mall) is valuable analytic insights into the profiles and movements of their customers and a sophisticated built-in marketing platform. Thousands of venues globally have been secured and deep technology partnerships established, most notably with Cisco, Cisco Meraki, BT and Verizon but also many others. Collin Tan, Regional Manager ASEAN, Purple WiFi, comments: “Purple WiFi provides the perfect solution for companies that wish to monetise their free WiFi, as well as enabling direct targeted marketing to users within its proximity. It also combines the four fastest growing technology sectors of Mobile, Cloud, Social Media and Analytics in a single product, making it extremely valuable as a service and technology organisation.” Allen Pan, VP Asia Pacific, Purple WiFi, comments: “Collin brings the perfect combination of experience and drive to the role and we’re excited to have him onboard. The market in ASEAN is growing quickly and Collin’s in-depth knowledge of the region will allow us to capitalise on the opportunities for Purple WiFi.”

COLOGNE, Germany – June 22, 2015 – ParStream, the IoT analytics company, today announced its participation at the TDWI Munich Conference 2015, one of the largest gatherings of expert Business Intelligence, Big Data and data warehousing leaders and educators in Europe. The conference will take place June 22-24, 2015 at the MOC Order and Event Center in Munich, Germany. Albert Aschauer, Sales Director DACH at ParStream, will present on requirements for an analytics platform for the Internet of Things (IoT) based on real-world use cases from the renewable energy and telecommunications industries. Big Data, fast data, edge analytics and real-time insights are driving new technology innovation to meet the demand for getting more value from IoT data. Additional details on the speaking session are below. What: “Requirements of an Analytics Platform for the Internet of Things” When: Monday, June 22, 2015 at 11:35 a.m. CEST Who: Albert Aschauer, Sales Director DACH at ParStream Where: MOC Munich, Germany – Room F112 To schedule a one-on-one meeting with Albert Aschauer and ParStream at TDWI Munich Conference 2015, send an email to events(at)parstream(dot)com.