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Dallas, TX (PRWEB) November 28, 2011

The Aastra BluStarTM video conference and collaboration solution, which was announced at Enterprise Connect earlier this year, is now available. The award-winning Aastra BluStar marks a new era in enterprise communications, reinforcing Aastras position as a key global player in the unified communications market.

The Aastra BluStar 8000i media phone provides businesses with a powerful and simple to use collaboration device, combining true HD video conferencing with unified communications and business applications.

We have been delighted with our BluStar experience, stated Marci Payne, Project Management Officer, California State University Fullerton. Both the voice and video quality are superior, providing a total cost of ownership with excellent value.

With its 13 inch color touch screen, four voice tracking microphones, and three high fidelity speakers, the Aastra BluStar 8000i provides broadcast quality video and audio, resulting in a totally natural collaboration experience. The BluStar desktop media phone enhances productivity by helping teams to work better together with multi-way video conferencing. At the touch of a button, and without the need to book meeting rooms, teams can conference to share documents from their computers, review and discuss project developments, and collaborate quickly and seamlessly, significantly enhancing productivity and reactivity.

We garnered tremendous interest from end users and industry analysts alike with our initial announcement at Enterprise Connect, said Simon Beebe, Vice President of Product Line Management at Aastra. With great feedback from the successful completion of our field trials, were very excited to now bring this product to market.

The first stage of the rollout focuses on BluStars deployed with the BluStar Application Server (BAS) and into North American and Western European regions. Phase two of the rollout in which the Aastra BluStar 8000i can be connected as a SIP endpoint to Aastras own Call Managers, will commence over the coming months.

For further information, visit http://www.aastra.com/blustar

About Aastra USA

Aastra USA Inc. is the US business unit of Aastra Technologies Limited, a company at the forefront of the enterprise communication market. Headquartered in Concord, Ontario, Canada, Aastra develops and delivers innovative communications products and applications for businesses. Aastras operations are truly global with more than 50 million installed lines around the world and a direct and indirect presence in more than 100 countries. Aastra is entirely dedicated to enterprise communications and offers IP telephony and Unified Communications solutions individually tailored to satisfy its customers requirements. These range from feature-rich call managers for small and medium businesses and highly scalable ones for large enterprises, integrated mobility, call center solutions to a wide selection of terminals. With a strong focus on open standards, Aastra enables enterprises to communicate and collaborate more efficiently. For additional information on Aastra, visit our website at http://www.aastrausa.com.

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Los Angeles, CA (PRWEB) November 28, 2011

The Southern California Olympians and Paralympians has significantly boosted member involvement for its programs since using Trumpias All-In-One Multi-Channel Marketing platform, which offers mobile text, email, voice broadcast, IM and social media messaging in a single platform.

Some of the many initiatives of the organization include its Koroibos Foundation, which raises funds to provide grants for athletes who hope to compete in future Olympiads — such as London 2012 — as well as its World Fit and Ready, Set, Gold! programs, which help place speakers in elementary, middle and high schools. These youth education programs inspire and motivate students to look toward exercise, health, good nutrition and fitness as guidelines for their entire life.

The Southern California Olympians and Paralympians has been leveraging mobile text, email and Facebook to provide information about grant programs and enlist the help of US Olympian and Paralympian athletes who serve as speakers in the classroom and participants at events.

Since adopting the Trumpia platform, the organization has more quickly and efficiently gained the participation from its members in each of its various activities, programs and events.

The organization has built a significant mobile text marketing database after using its July and August email and Facebook campaigns to get people to opt-in to receive its new SMS marketing campaigns. Then, for its SMS request for speakers in mid-August, the Southern California Olympians and Paralympians received responses within 24 hours from nine people who committed their time to volunteer.

Similarly, after receiving a large donation and sending out a SMS text campaign to solicit grant applications, the organization gained 14 responses within 48 hours. And when seeking someone to present a medal at the Cycling Nationals event, the Southern California Olympians and Paralympians also used Trumpias mobile text marketing solution to quickly gain 12 responses within 24 hours.

Since using Trumpia to better engage its Facebook fans, inviting people to text its keyword, OLYMPIANS to its short code, 99000, the organization has enjoyed a 33 percent increase in Facebook Likes, a 21 percent increase in post views and an 11 percent increase in post feedback.

Fifty Southern California schools rely on our program to help ensure that students stay motivated in achieving fitness and academic excellence, said Cathy Marino, president of the Southern California Olympians and Paralympians. As a result, communicating immediately and effectively with our members is absolutely crucial. Using Trumpia as our main communication system makes a big difference, giving us a much more active way to engage our members and carry-out our mission of sponsoring Olympic hopefuls.

Added Marino, Olympians rarely look at their emails. So, it took a lot of phone calls and tons of follow-up and perhaps as long as three weeks — to obtain the results that we realized in just a few days by using the Trumpia platform.

The Southern California Olympians and Paralympians use of Trumpia illustrates how our All-In-One platform can help all types of organizations combine mobile text, email and social media messaging to involve their members and customers on a much more personal and effective level, said Derek Rhie, director of sales and support for Trumpia. Were very pleased to be able to help the organization use multi-channel communications to boost their response rates and grow their organization all in an affordable and highly impactful way.

About The Southern California Olympians and Paralympians

The Southern California Olympians and Paralympians (SCOP) helps fund the dreams of future Olympians and Paralympians; coordinates member appearances at youth, community and corporate events; offers fellowship to members of past and current Olympic teams; and supports the creation of an active, visible worldwide Olympian organization. More than 800 Olympians and 300 Paralympians from past and present Olympic Teams who live and work in Southern California draw upon their athletic experiences to inspire and pass on Olympic ideals to our communities and to enrich the lives of the youth of Southern California. The SCOP holds telephonic board meetings, stages a Welcome Home Dinner for Olympians after each summer Olympic Games, provides speakers to local community groups, participates in celebrity golf tournaments and provides grants to Olympic and Paralympic hopefuls through its Koroibos 501C3 charity.

About Trumpia

Trumpia is the only All-In-One Multi-Channel Marketing and Messaging platform that gives marketers and their customers the greatest level of choice by incorporating SMS and MMS text, email, voice broadcast, IM and social media. For the same price that other providers charge for a single stand-alone email or mobile marketing solution, companies can now afford Trumpias multi-channel technology that integrates every popular messaging channel and the most comprehensive set of mobile text marketing features in the industry today. In doing so, Trumpia allows marketers to orchestrate a coordinated cross-channel marketing strategy via a single, web-based system to dramatically increase response rates, brand awareness and return on investment.

Thousands of small businesses, non-profits and Fortune 500 companies are harnessing the power of Trumpias patented technology directly from Trumpia or through one of its resellers. With Trumpias White Label Reseller program, savvy marketers are creating their own branded website using Trumpias opt-in, permission based marketing software platform. Resellers can set-up their own pricing, profit margins and monthly plans. Trumpias support team is available to serve customers seven days a week — Monday through Friday, 7:00 am to 6:30 pm, and Saturday and Sunday, 8:00 am to 4:00 pm, Pacific Time. For more information about Trumpias All-In-One platform and White Label Reseller program, sign-up for a free webinar or call 1-.

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(PRWEB) November 30, 2011

The Telecom Expense Management Industry Association (TEMIA), the authoritative voice for the Telecom Expense Management (TEM), Wireless Expense Management (WEM), Mobile Device Management (MDM) and solutions providers in related areas recently hosted a meeting for its members in Boston. Twenty-five companies and 31 attendees came to the meeting. The Solution Providers represented a wide range of different approaches to Telecom Expense Management, Wireless Expense Management, Mobile Device Management and other related areas.

TEMIAs meeting provided a unique opportunity for some of the best-known solution providers to break from competing for client business to do some networking and exchange their views. There was a palpable buzz from lively networking during the breaks. Through this meeting and its other programs, TEMIAs forum also provided industry thought leaders opportunities to build a positive future for the TEM market.

Companies are experiencing explosive growth across their smartphone landscape. With BYOD initiatives and new corporate policy issues, there is a need for MDM, mobile anti-theft and recovery. This creates a unique opportunity for TEMIA to take a leadership role across the industryI found that the TEMIA meeting enabled executives to collaborate, take on tough issues and share best practices which strengthen why TEMIA members matter, said Ralph A. Rodriguez Chairman and CEO of New Technologies and Associates.

This was my first time attending a TEMIA meeting. Despite our differences, it was amazing to see how we can work together to address many common industry challenges, said Greg McIntyre, President of Tellennium Group. The meeting also helped solidify my support for TEMIA in its ability to bring greater awareness to the TEM/WMM industry while establishing foundational standards and ethical practices. It was great to see how the experiences of TEMIA members play a role in shaping the associations agenda and decision-making. I definitely plan on attending more meetings in the future, he added.

This meeting was a much more positive experience for me than the previous meetings I have attended, because those meetings coincided with trade shows held during the day, leaving only a few hours after dinner to conduct TEMIA business, when people were tired and less able to focus. In contrast, I found this meeting to be very extremely productive because we had a full dedicated day to focus on TEMIA issues, said Roger Challen, a Director of Mer Telemanagement Solutions, LTD.

There is something magical that occurs at TEMIA meetings we see the depth of thought-leadership within the association, the diversity of vendors (large and small, comprehensive and niche) and gauge the overall health of our industry, said James Price TEMIA executive board president, and president of ICOMM Consulting. It was interesting to see how the group kept returning to the themes of focusing on things that are achievable and staying on course with its mission of promoting TEM/WEM/MDM to grow the market, added Price.

In the weeks that led to the dinner, TEMIA added three new members. Many founding firms and executive board members noted that the organization has grown. Membership growth marks an important achievement in terms of how industry participants see the value of TEMIA.

TEMIAs Executive Board charters eight committees, which manage the work of the association. Most committees meet once a month by phone to advance the goals of the association through collaboration and dialog. Last year TEMIAs focus was the Ethics Code. With this initiative firmly established, TEMIA is ready to tackle some new priorities.

TEMIA now has clear deliverables from this meeting that will enable it to build on its past success and help its member companies maximize their investments in the association. There is work to do on The Future of TEM, Market Sizing, and Market Health. In addition, TEMIA will develop future papers and surveys for its members. Finally, the association also has clarity on areas where it will, and areas where it will not work with its members to expand internationally.

About TEMIA

The largest Telecom Expense Management solution providers founded TEMIA, in 2006. Since that time, TEMIA has grown to 39 members with international corporate headquarters managing over $ 61 billion of telecom and data spend.

TEMIA’s mission is to raise awareness and knowledge of the values and benefits of Telecom Expense Management TEM, Wireless Expense Management WEM, and Mobile Device Management MDM solutions, to improve the quality and value of these solutions through the development and promotion of open industry standards, and industry knowledge among Solutions Providers, business partners, telecom service providers, and enterprise clients.

For more information about TEMIA, visit http://www.temia.org.

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Atlanta, GA (PRWEB) November 30, 2011

Proximus Mobility, a location based proximity marketing software company, announced today that David Shaw has been named Vice President of Software Development. In this role, Shaw will oversee product development and technology innovation. He will be based in Proximus Mobilitys Atlanta headquarters.

David is an industry veteran and brings a solid track record of over 15 years developing enterprise software and deep involvement in the mobile and wireless industries, stated Michael Zeto, CEO of Proximus Mobility. As we continue to invest in our technology and look for ways to enhance and differentiate our products, we are confident that under Davids leadership, the software development team will create dynamic location based proximity marketing solutions that will arm brands and retailers with valuable data and analytics and offer consumers a rich and relevant content experience around the point of purchase.

Shaw comes to Proximus Mobility after several years at Nokia, where most recently he was Senior Design Engineer. In that role he designed, developed, and deployed massively scalable mobile solutions supporting 300 million devices. He also built a powerful architecture based on cloud computing, multifaceted search, with a focus on gathering and processing data. Prior to Nokia, David spent several years with Cingular Wireless (now AT&T), where he was a Subject Matter Expert leading a team of developers in building new web applications, and with CNN.com, where he held a Senior Developer role.

Shaw holds a bachelors degree in computer engineering from Georgia Institute of Technology.

About Proximus Mobility

Based in Atlanta, Proximus Mobility is a location based proximity marketing software company that provides a turnkey, end-to-end solution to retailers, hotels and casinos, venues, advertising agencies and small to medium sized businesses. This solution offers relevant, high value digital content to consumers mobile phones near the point of influence or point of sale regardless of the phone type or carrier, with no app needed on the phone. Proximus enables brands to effectively reach and capture consumer data and track their customers in the out-of home environment, providing executive level reports and in-depth analytics on dwell times, traffic patterns and behavior profiles. These insights facilitate the ability to make cost-effective and educated purchase decisions and to receive helpful and valuable location-based information and offers, completing the value chain for advertiser and consumer. For more information, visit http://www.proximusmobility.com.

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Milpitas, CA (PRWEB) November 30, 2011

Touchstone Semiconductor, a developer of high-performance analog integrated circuit solutions, today announced the expansion of its Maxim alternate-source family to 15 products with the addition of six new current-sense amplifiers. Touchstone now offers eight current-sense amplifiers as part of its Maxim alternate-source family.

The new current-sense amplifiers include the TSM9938H, TSM9938T and TSM9938W and the TSM9634H, TSM9634T and TSM9634W. They are pin-compatible, specification-identical and functionally identical to Maxim Integrated Products MAX9938H, MAX9938T and MAX9938W and the MAX9634H, MAX9634T and MAX9634W. They join the TSM9938F and TSM9634F to form a complete product family. All versions of the TSM9938 and TSM9634 current-sense amplifiers are in stock and available to ship immediately.

Touchstone now offers 15 analog ICs as part of its Maxim alternate-source product family. Touchstones alternate-source parts can be used in conjunction with Maxims products to ensure a constant supply of product so companies can build products and meet shipping deadlines.

Touchstones new analog product families offer the following features:

Golden, CO (PRWEB) November 30, 2011

According to Gartner research the Android smart phones market share has doubled in the last 12 months and now represents over 50% of the overall smart phone sales worldwide. The rise in market share has predictably added to the demand for more applications and represents a clear leader in the smart phone market. Firebox Training of Golden, CO recognizes the trend and also sees opportunity in an emerging technical training lag. Firebox has been offering Android training classes for more than a year, but has now expanded the class offerings giving students some condensed course schedules to accommodate the need for speed and flexibility in scheduling. Firebox Training now offers both a 3 day Introduction to Android programming class and a concentrated 2 day Advanced Android Programming course for the Droid.

Previously the Android training courses were offered as 5-day comprehensive courses but are now being broken down into the 2 course format based on student and client feedback. Many students have already mastered a basic understanding of the Android programming so dividing the courses into a basic and advance course structure made sense for Firebox. The new format opens up the class to a wider variety of students and can fit tight training budgets. The 3-day Introduction to Android Training Classes start at $ 1895 to as little as $ 995 per class depending on the number of students. The 2-Day Advanced Android Training Course, starts at $ 1295 to as little as $ 695 per student.

High-end expert instructors with real world experience deliver the instructor-led online classes. In keeping with Firebox Trainings commitment to flexibility the new course structure is designed to fit in with the busy IT workers schedule. Ideal for companies with IT staff in multiple locations, the courses are offered either as an instructor led online format, or in the traditional on-site settings.

The Android training courses are targeted towards IT departments or individuals involved with both start-ups and established companies looking to create an Android application to bring their business to the mobile market. The path to learning Android programming is not real clear. However, those that know Java or C++ will feel right at home during the Introduction to Android Programming class.

In speaking with Julie Johnson, founder of Firebox Training she had some insights into the mobile demand and in particular the Droid phenomenon; Mobile device programming is becoming more popular and even more niche applications will be required to compete on the small screenAt the end of our 3-Day Introduction to Android Programming classes our students are armed with the fundamentals to start creating real-world applications. Johnson continued In fact, a recent study by ComScore discovered that Android phones are now owned by 1 in 3 Americans which makes the need for quality application and training classes even greater. We hope we can help support programmers in getting off to the right start.

Firebox Training was founded in 2007 in Golden, Colorado. Since that time the company has delivered training for a number of well known organizations including, General Dynamics, Bank of America, Comcast, Time Warner, Oppenheimer Funds, City of Denver, City of Los Angeles and HP, just to name a few. Instructors travel to client locations across the globe. Most recently Firebox completed training in Sydney, Singapore, London, New York, Austin, Seattle and Denver.

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London, England (PRWEB) November 29, 2011

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Northfield, IL (PRWEB) November 29, 2011

MA Interactive Group, located in Chicago, launches new mobile website design for popular Chicago steakhouse, Wildfire. As more and more people make the switch from feature phone to smartphone, the mobile Internet is growing rapidly and in todays society, people use their smart phones for bascially everything. Having a mobile site is becoming necessary for a business to stay competitive. With previous experience developing mobile websites for a variety of companies in other spaces such as LP Legal and Andco Management, MA is very familiar with mobile web, and through the launch of Wildfires new mobile website design, MA Interactive has helped to keep Wildfire up to speed.

Mobile and stationary websites are profoundly different and mobile sites need to adapt to the specific needs of the mobile customer. When it comes to dining and using smartphones, most people have very specific goals in mind . These include, but are not limited to, finding a restaurant, getting general restaurant information such as a phone number or restaurant hours, and accessing menu information.”At MA, we recognize and understand the needs of the mobile customer. Our knowledge has allowed us to design and develop Wildfire’s mobile website specifically to meet those needs” says Mike Templeton, Principle at MA Interactive Group. The website showcases each Wildfire location with an address, phone number, and their business hours. The site then offers a food menu and directions to each location and is formatted for easy navigation with touch friendly links specifically designed for the small mobile screen.

The digital agency’s next project for Wildfire Restaurants will continue to expand on the mobile marketing platform and will focus on leveraging QR codes program for the restaurant.

MA Interactive Group, is located in Northbrook, IL. Its partners, Mike Templeton and Allan Yalowitz have been serving the Internet Marketing needs of Chicago and the nation since 1995. Mike Templeton as Vice-President and Area President for several Real Estate companies and Allan Yalowitz as a Director of Interactive Media and Design for several agencies and now collective as MA Interactive Group. MA provides internet marketing services including branding and strategy, web design and development, mobile marketing, social networking, and search engine marketing.

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Austin, TX (PRWEB) November 29, 2011

3Seventy, a leading provider of mobile Customer Relationship Management solutions, announced the launch of a new mobile website for Andrew Harper, a leading private travel community. 3Seventy and Andrew Harper have developed a superior mobile web experience in order to find hotels, search special offers, request rates and read reviews all at their fingertips.

We are excited to launch this luxury travel mobile website to a demographic that is always on their phone and on the go, said Carrie Chitsey, Founder and CEO of 3Seventy, Not only will the mobile website provide Andrew Harpers community with additional means of communication and access to travel information, a true mobile website will give Andrew Harper a unique competitive advantage and a more enhanced customer experience.

The launch of Andrew Harpers mobile website will solidify their position as an industry leader providing innovative and accessible solutions to a travel community that expects high quality luxury travel advice and information. We are excited to roll out our new mobile site just in time for the holiday season, said Lorelei Calvert, COO. We understand that the members of our community are often on the go, and now we can provide superior customer service by giving them a true mobile website that allows easily accessed reviews, pricing, and booking options.

Andrew Harpers mobile site is now available through all iPhone, Android, Windows, Blackberries, and over 200 device types at http://www.andrewharper.com.

About Andrew Harper

Free of advertising since its inception in June 1979, Hideaway Report is a private monthly publication for sophisticated travelers. The selection of hotels, resorts and restaurants for inclusion in this publication is made on a completely independent basis, with Andrew Harper, LLC paying full rate for all meals, lodging and related travel expenses. Andrew Harper and his editors travel incognito to write opinionated and unbiased travel reviews for a membership service, which provides personalized travel-planning assistance, bespoke tours and valuable travel privileges to its members.

About 3Seventy

3Seventy is a leading provider of mobile customer relationship management (MCRM) Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) solutions. 3Seventy’s award-winning solutions allow clients to interact with their consumers by mobile channel of choice all within one easy-to-use platform. With an advanced portal, mobile campaigns can be quickly designed, customized and changed, while effectiveness can be instantly measured with detailed real-time reporting. The company’s highly scalable, cloud-based technology enables companies to:

Scottsdale, AZ (PRWEB) November 29, 2011

Video calling is a communication service that has become fairly common in the PC market but has recently expanded to other screens, including mobile devices and TVs. While many of the players cross over between screen-types, the dynamics in each market are quite unique. Still, all are expected to experience significant growth. New NPD In-Stat (http://www.in-stat.com) research forecasts the total number of active video calling users will surpass 380 million in 2015, a monumental increase from 63 million in 2010.

While the mobile arena is relatively nascent, it has fueled much of the growth in usage over the course of 2011, according to Amy Cravens, Senior Analyst. The entry of players with significant market presence has been critical in pushing mass adoption in mobile video calling. Currently, the living room market is still quite small; however, In-Stat expects to see significant developments in this market in the coming years.

Key analysis includes: