Mobile World

Burlington, MA (PRWEB) November 08, 2011

The benefits of modernizing legacy IT software systems are innumerable. It can create a fully integrated enterprise that makes the business more efficient, reduces human error, lowers IT costs and enables innovations that help provide better care and service to customers.

Webinar agenda:

How the 3 P’s (People, Process and Portfolio) lead to a better understanding of what needs to be transformed and why
How the 3 R’s (Risk reduction, Return on investment, Rapid time to market) provide guiding factors in choosing a transformation methodology
Creating a repeatable approach to IT Modernization within the insurance industry:
The team
The methodology
The tools
The target architecture

When:

Thursday, November 10 at 2:00 PM Eastern

Who:

Dheeraj Remella, Solutions Architect

Where:

https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/359512017

Recording Available – if you can’t attend the live webinar, you can still register and receive a link to a recording of the webinar after the event

About Nexaweb

Nexaweb Technologies, Inc. is the leader in client/server and legacy application modernization using cloud computing. Nexaweb has modernized more than 450 applications to date — and is the only company offering a fixed-time, fixed-price guarantee. More than 200 customers, including Aflac, DHL, EMC, Nokia Siemens Networks, Pepsico, Rabobank and US Air Force have leveraged Nexaweb software and services to modernize their applications and transform their businesses.

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San Jose, CA (PRWEB) November 09, 2011

Follow us on LinkedIn – Entertainment services over mobile devices potentially generate several billions of dollars for service providers, worldwide. Despite the fact that ringback tones and ringtones continue to be substantial revenue generators for mobile service providers, other services such as gaming, full-track music, video and TV services are emerging as lucrative market segments. Buoyed by the huge demand for data communications from mobile users in both business and consumer markets, content providers, right from independent content developers to large-scale movie studios are beginning to develop applications, music, games movies and videos especially for mobile devices. Not surprisingly the use of mobile devices is extending beyond the traditional communication functions to embrace novel concepts such as mobile videos, and games. Mobile video segment especially is gaining tremendous popularity over the last few years. Despite being a small market, mobile video services continues to grow, with video-on-demand, video telephony and video messaging capturing a significant share of the markets revenue. With Internet providing a large number of video services, and service providers increasingly willing to offer these services on mobile devices, video is rapidly making inroads into the mobile arena across the geographies.

The impact of the 2007-2009 recession, in retrospect, reveals a market that has withstood the recessionary pressures largely as a result of the continued growth in sales of mobile video capable smartphones and increase in the number of phones supporting 3G and other faster networks based on High Speed Packet Access (HSPA). Consumer interest on downloading and streaming mobile video and mobile TV content remained largely unchanged during the recession period, proving that quality entertainment was left uncompromised even amidst tight economic conditions.

Consumer spending on choicest of mobile videos largely remained intact despite the witnessed reduction in household wealth, low consumer confidence, reduced discretionary spending, and lower new application development efforts. In other words, served right on to consumer handsets, mobile video services allow users to cut down traveling expenses and provide an alternative to other expensive entertainment options, such as, public movie screenings and live sports action and therefore are best for entertainment in a weak economy. Continued interest shown by wireless carriers on data centric services, particularly for utilizing their networks optimally and improving their ARPU by offering value added content to cost conscious customers, also boosted prospects for mobile video services market during the period, as the same resulted in increased promotional activity and more attractive pricing options for mobile TV and video services. With mobile users graduating towards a richer, and more sophisticated mobile experience, the market for video delivery has and will continue to remain opportunity-rich, and dynamic.

Growth in the market, although stabilizing, will nevertheless be driven by introduction of novel video services, particularly the highly popular content on YouTube and growing adoption of live TV services such as live news, weather forecasts and music programs. Improvements in quality of content, content protection and delivery frameworks are expected to boost market prospects for mobile video services over the next few years. Increased use of mobile videos by companies as a platform to advertise their products and services augur well for the market. Widespread availability of sophisticated mobile devices supporting mobile video downloads and streaming and ongoing deployment of advanced mobile networks will also boost the adoption and consumer spending on various mobile video services.

Introduction of economical and flexible data plans by service providers will attract many new users to the market, thereby increasing revenue making opportunities. Widespread deployment and availability of 3G mobile network infrastructures across the world will continue to drive adoption of video services over mobile. With mobile network operators making active efforts to move towards 4G technology, which promise faster connectivity, higher bandwidth and superior capabilities and enable the service providers to offer a range of video services to mobile users, the popularity of mobile video services is expected to increase further.

As stated by the new market research report on Mobile Video Services, Asia-Pacific represents the largest regional market worldwide. Asia-Pacific is also the largest regional market for mobile video services in terms of subscription. Rapid proliferation of 3G enabled handsets, introduction of 3G services in major nations such as China, and India and growing popularity of mobile video services such as mobile video sharing, mobile video communication and mobile TV are primary factors driving accelerated adoption of mobile video services in these markets. Streaming Services represent the largest service segment in the US mobile video services market. Growth in the market is particularly driven by increased advertising of subscription-based streaming video services in the nation. Multicast Video Services market represent the fastest growing service segment in the US mobile video services market with revenue waxing at a CAGR of about 38.7% over the analysis period.

Major players in the marketplace include AT&T, Dialogic Corporation, Dilithium, Google Inc., MobiTV Inc., Nokia Corporation, PacketVideo Corporation, Phunware Inc., Qualcomm Incorporated, QuickPlay Media, RealNetworks Inc., ROK Broadcasting Corporation Limited, Sprint, Verizon Wireless Inc., Vuclip, and Yamgo.

The research report titled Mobile Video Services: A Global Strategic Business Report announced by Global Industry Analysts, Inc., provides a comprehensive review of current market trends, key growth drivers, recent industry activity, and profiles major companies worldwide. The report provides market estimates and projections for mobile video services across all major geographic markets, including the US, Europe, Asia-Pacific and Rest of World. The study analyzes the US market in terms of revenues for segments – Downloadable Video Services, and Multicast Video Services.

For more details about this comprehensive market research report, please visit http://www.strategyr.com/Mobile_Video_Services_Market_Report.asp

About Global Industry Analysts, Inc.

Global Industry Analysts, Inc., (GIA) is a leading publisher of off-the-shelf market research. Founded in 1987, the company currently employs over 800 people worldwide. Annually, GIA publishes more than 1300 full-scale research reports and analyzes 40,000+ market and technology trends while monitoring more than 126,000 Companies worldwide. Serving over 9500 clients in 27 countries, GIA is recognized today, as one of the world’s largest and reputed market research firms.

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Seattle, WA (PRWEB) November 09, 2011

Tableau Software, the global leader in rapid-fire business intelligence (BI) software, today announced support for Clouderas Distribution Including Apache Hadoop (CDH) in Tableau 6.1. People can point Tableau to the Apache Hadoop distribution from Cloudera and instantly create reports, data visualizations and dashboards without any programming or coding. This makes Hadoop data sources as accessible for analytics as a spreadsheet or common database.

Tableaus support for CDH includes a native data connection and new functions to work with a variety of data types, including XML. Hadoop is fast becoming a preferred way to deal with huge or unstructured data. Examples of common uses for Hadoop include ecommerce data, web log data, XML objects and many other kinds of critical business data.

Tableaus solution for Hadoop is elegant and performs very well, said Ravi Bandaru, product manager of advanced analytics and data visualization at Nokia. This obviates the need for us to move huge log data into a relational store before analyzing it. This makes the whole process seamless and efficient.

A number of key business and technology trends are emerging to disrupt the traditional data management and processing landscape, advises Gartner in its January 2011 research note Hadoop and MapReduce: Big Data Analytics. Gartner further suggests, Traditional IT infrastructures are simply not able to meet the demands of this new situation. Consider adopting big data analytics and the Hadoop open source project to meet the challenges of the business and technology landscape.

Tableaus native data connector to Clouderas Distribution Including Apache Hadoop will be generally available with Tableau 7.0, the next version of the product due to be released in winter 2012. Currently any Tableau customer working with Tableau 6.1.4 can get access to the beta Hadoop connector. Access is via Hive and the new Cloudera-developed Hive ODBC driver. Hive is a common component part of Hadoop distributions.

A top priority for many organizations is unlocking the business value from their Big Data. Apache Hadoop has the power to do just that and is enabling the enterprise to analyze vast amounts of unstructured data in new ways, said Ed Albanese, head of Business Development at Cloudera. Were excited about Tableaus support for Clouderas Distribution Including Apache Hadoop because it allows joint customers to point and click their way to new insights and then visualize the data stored within Hadoop to gain real-world business value.

Data is not only getting bigger but also more complex, said Dan Jewett, Tableau Softwares vice president, product management. Our mission is to help people see and understand their data, no matter how big or complex. Thats why we work with new technologies such as Hadoop and partners such as Cloudera. Its what our customers expect. Tableau is currently running a beta for its 7.0 Desktop and Server software which involves more than 1,500 customers. More information about Tableaus connector to Clouderas Hadoop can be found here and a demo can be found here. Tableau is sponsoring Clouderas HadoopWorld November 89, 2011 at the Sheraton New York Hotel & Towers in New York City.

About Tableau Software

Tableau Software helps people see and understand data. Ranked by Gartner in 2011 as the worlds fastest growing business intelligence company, Tableau helps anyone quickly and easily analyze, visualize and share information. More than 6,500 customers across most industries get rapid results with Tableau in the office and on-the-go. Tens of thousands of people use Tableau to share data in their blogs and websites. See how Tableau can help you by downloading the free trial at http://www.tableausoftware.com/trial.

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Durham, NC (PRWEB) November 10, 2011

DPAC, the Durham Performing Arts Center, will celebrate multiple achievements during the month of November. DPAC ends the third quarter once again in the top 10 Theater Venues in America, plans to hail the one millionth patron during Radio City Christmas Spectacular, and will be celebrating its third anniversary on November 30, 2011.

It is hard to believe that only three years ago, B.B. King was taking the stage and christening this building, said Rachel Gragg, Director of Public Relations, from a gravel lot and hard hat tours, to seeing the joy WICKED brought to the Triangle for the first time, and witnessing daily a community of patrons and staff that truly embrace live entertainment. It has been the biggest thrill to watch from the beginning.

Pollstar, the only trade publication covering the worldwide concert industry with tour schedules and sales results, named DPAC #3 in the U.S., and #4 internationally in their recent report “2011 Q3 Worldwide Ticket Sales – Top 100 Theater Venues, based on attendance at DPAC. In the U.S., DPAC is on the heels of the Coliseum at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas- a theater often referred to as the home of the greatest entertainers of the world, and the legendary Fox Theatre in Atlanta. Trailing DPAC is #4) Nokia Theatre L.A. Live , LA, CA #5) Beacon Theatre, NY, NY #6) Broward Ctr. Au-Rene Theater, Fort Lauderdale, FL, #7) Radio City Music Hall NY, NY, #8) Verizon Theatre at Grand Prairie, Grand Prairie, TX, #9) Orpheum Theater, Omaha, NE and #10) Dreyfoos Theater, West Palm Beach, FL.

DPAC is going to celebrate its third anniversary by welcoming their one millionth guest during the month long performance of the Radio City Christmas Spectacular. The one millionth guest is expected to walk through the doors around Thanksgiving and will be presented with a unique prize package. The lucky patron will receive a 4-pack to SunTrust Broadway at DPAC shows Memphis, The Addams Family, Bring it On, West Side Story, and the most anticipated return of WICKED. They will also receive VIP parking and a 4-Pack to any DPAC concert of their choice.

DPAC is reaching these heights by offering something for everyone throughout the year. In a recent article, The New York Times Travel section recognized the Durham Performing Arts Center as an integral part of the city of Durham’s continuing success, said Bob Klaus, GM of DPAC. DPACs mantra this season has been something for everyone and I feel that we did not disappoint. Where else could you see legendary performers including Al Pacino, Diana Ross, Carol Burnett and B.B. King perform in the span of one year?

To date, DPAC has greeted over 325,000 guests for the 2011 calendar year with the help of SunTrust Broadway at DPAC, where the best direct from New York Broadway staples grace the stage. Last seasons offerings included successful sellout runs of Disneys The Lion King, Blue Man Group, and Monty Python’s Spamalot, and our current season has had a successful start with Tony

Springfield, VA (PRWEB) November 11, 2011

— LiveWebAssist provides fully mobile, device-agnostic and secure CRM chat —

Springfield, VA – November 11, 2011- IceWarp, the global messaging and collaborations solutions provider, announced the availability of LiveWebAssist, a powerful Customer Relationship Management product that allows companies to better monetize website traffic by interacting live with website visitors, from any location, through any device desktop, laptop, smartphone or tablet. Based on the proven IceWarp engine, it can support organizations of all sizes: from a single-man operation to a global enterprise. The offering is a SaaS-based customer chat support system with multilingual interface and automated translation powered by commercial version of Google Translate API v2.

LiveWebAssist fills an unclaimed niche in the extremely competitive CRM market because its the only solution out there that can provide truly mobile customer interaction chat with enterprise-grade security, analytics and archiving capabilities, notes Ladislav Goc, IceWarp president. It is a highly scalable cloud-based solution that fits the needs of both small companies and global enterprises, helping them to get new and retain existing customers.

LiveWebAssist benefits include:

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Mountain View, Calif and Framingham, Mass (PRWEB) November 14, 2011

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Hollywood, California (PRWEB) November 18, 2011

Up and coming Pop/R&B newcomer Tyler Wade will attend the 2011 American Music Awards. The American Music Awards will be airing live on ABC from the Nokia Theater in Los Angeles on Sunday, November 20th, 2011 at 8/7c.

Tyler Wade will be in attendance with his mentor and friend, the legendary soul/funk icon Chaka Khan. Chaka Khan has won 10 Grammy Awards and 4 American Music Award nominations. Accompanying both Tyler and Chaka will be celebrity consultant Raffles van Exel, President and CEO of Raffles Entertainment.

“This is a dream come true, as I have always wanted to attend the American Music Awards.” States Tyler Wade. “This will inspire me to work even harder on my debut album as I hope to one day be a presenter and maybe even an award recipient in the future. I’m also honored to be attending the show with my mentor and idol, the incomparable Chaka Khan.”

About Tyler Wade:

Tyler Wade was born and raised near Atlanta, Ga. His father is a Presbyterian minister and his mother is a homemaker and independent business woman. Tyler learned to sing at an early age during participation in the church youth choir under the direction of Linda Manning, and was selected to perform many solos while participating at Midway Presbyterian Church in Decatur, GA. During this time, he developed a passion for music but just like all young people, he had to put this passion in the background for a few years in order to finish school.

Late in his teenage years, Tyler began modeling in the Atlanta area for G-Star, Diesel, and Y-3. He decided to move to Los Angeles in the summer of 2007 to further pursue his modeling career. However, in the background of this endeavor, there was always a desire to pursue music. While living and working in Hollywood, he had the opportunity to become associated with the socialite scene. Through the contacts he made, he began to earnestly pursue music again. Now a budding recording star, he continues to enjoy life in Southern California while finally having the opportunity to pursue his passion for music.

Tyler is working on material for his debut with more details to follow. For interviews and other inquires, please contact Raffles Entertainment: http://www.rafflesentertainment.com

Source: Raffles Entertainment

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Moscow (PRWEB) November 20, 2011

Tarasov Mobile expands its lineup of productivity apps and services by adding a new WP7 app geared to high school students. Created in partnership with WP7Rocks.com, the leading Russian WP7 community portal, Math Rocks! offers tools for solving a wide range of math problems using any Windows Phone 7 device.

The app will help students to deal with integrals, non-linear and differential equations, optimize functions, generate distributions and draw plots. It may also be useful for researchers, scientists and everyone who is interested in Math. Our main goal was to develop an app which would keep high school students motivated to learn science and get used to the idea that Math is not about pointless numbers and figures its about making things work, said Alex Krakovetskiy, the founder of WP7Rocks.com.

Designed with simplicity and efficiency in mind, Math Rocks! is a perfect showcase of the fact that a smartphone could not only be an entertainment gadget but a serious educational assistant as well. The idea behind this app is hardcore math implemented in WP7 metro-style, said Dmitriy Tarasov, CEO of Tarasov Mobile.

Despite of many math-related apps available in Marketplace, this product is created specifically for tech-geeks and would help to calculate a trajectory, solve a real-life physics task, find an integral and help students to get familiar with different computational methods.

Thats right, it is almost rocket science in a pocket

Price and availability:

Math Rocks! can be purchased for 0,99$ (free trial is available) from Marketplace: http://windowsphone.com/s?appid=4884d3f7-b2fd-4be4-9121-8f9ebc3ef871

About Tarasov Mobile:

Tarasov Mobile is a mobile apps development and publishing company which main goal is to bring useful apps and services to mobile devices. Founded in 2009, Tarasov Mobile has achieved outstanding success with several apps for Nokia platform gaining over 5M downloads. With the launch of Math Rocks, the company starts its journey of high-quality WP7 apps creation and bringing productivity services to MS mobile platform.

For more information about Tarasov Mobile, please visit http://www.tarasov-mobile.com

Follow Tarasov Mobile on twitter: http://twitter.com/TarasovMobile

Connect with Tarasov Mobile on Facebook: http://facebook.com/TarasovMobile

About WP7 Rocks:

Leading Russian info-portal covering all aspects of WP7 platform development, usability, apps, events, etc.

For more information about WP7 Rocks, please visit http://www.wp7rocks.com

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Dulles, VA (PRWEB) November 21, 2011

On Dec. 1, The Industrial Designers Society of America (IDSA) will open its International Design Excellence Awards

Philadelphia, PA (PRWEB) November 22, 2011

Alexa Hirschfeld, the Founder of Paperless Post and one of Fast Company magazine’s most influential women in technology, will deliver a keynote address at the 2011 Wharton BizTech conference (http://www.whartonbiztech.com) on December 2.

Hirschfeld will join executives of other leading Internet companies at the conference, including Facebook, Groupon and Paypal, to discuss new e-commerce business models. The event is organized by MBA students at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.

Participants will explore the development of social commerce, alternative currencies, social fundraising, flash sales, subscription-based selling and business models based on sharing. A decade and a half after the first rudimentary e-commerce websites began trading, these trends are reshaping how the Internet can be monetized.

The conference, which typically attracts almost 400 attendees, will also showcase technology and e-commerce companies founded by current University of Pennsylvania students at a start-up pavilion.

Other conference panelists will be drawn from some of the most innovative companies in e-commerce, including:

American Express’s Membership Rewards loyalty program
Points.com, the website which allows consumers to manage points from multiple loyalty programs
Vente Privee, the members-only website which sells designer fashion in eight countries in partnership with American Express
Venmo, the mobile payments company
DonorsChoose, the charity fundraising engine
Storably, a Philadelphia-based market for parking and storage

The conference will be held at Philadelphia’s Ritz-Carlton. Tickets are available for purchase on our website.

About BizTech@Wharton

BizTech@Wharton, now in its 16th year, consistently attracts top tech executives and thought leaders who wish to engage in lively, relevant conversations about the dynamic field of technology. The conference is organized by MBA students at The Wharton School and has featured notable keynote speakers including Stephen C. Savage, CIO, CA, Inc.; Stephen Elop, CEO, Nokia; Ahmed Mahmoud, CIO, AMD; and Glenn Britt, President and CEO, Time Warner Cable.

This year’s conference is sponsored by Wharton’s William and Phyllis Mack Center for Technological Innovation, Wharton Entrepreneurial Programs, Groupon, Monetate, Polaris Software Lab, Shutterstock, Electronic Arts, Lo & Sons, and Yorn.

For more information and to register, visit BizTechs website. We’re also on Twitter, LinkedIn and Facebook.

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