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Dallas-based package and freight shipping company conducts invitation-only training DALLAS, May 16, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Worldwide Express, a Dallas-based global packaging and freight shipping firm, will conduct its invitation-only Advanced Concepts in Excellence (ACE) training the week of June 3 at the corporate headquarters in Dallas. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130510/LA11343) Brendan Newman, vice president of sales, said a majority of ACE Training is spent...
Tim Daniel from International SOS to lead expert panel on how to guide, support, and assist employees anytime, anywhere in the world TREVOSE, Pa., May 16, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- International SOS, the world's leading medical and security services company, will hold its latest webinar in the series, "Start to Finish: Eight Essential Steps for Duty of Care," on Thursday, May 23, focusing on how organizations can prepare and support their traveling employees globally, any time day or...
Trusted Translations integrates into Google Play through Google Translation Manager to offer Android Developers the localization of apps to multiple languages MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., May 16, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Trusted Translations announced today that they would offer translation services directly to app developers in the Google Play Developer Console. The goal of this service is to provide an end-to-end localization process for application developers and projects through Google...
LONDON, May 16, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced it has been appointed as the Technology and Innovation Partner in the Thames Water AMP6 Alliance. IBM together with Thames Water will create innovative strategies by analyzing big data and social media with the aim of improving operations and customer interaction while preparing the water company for future transformation. As part of the alliance IBM will help shape the water company's business plan which supports...
ATLANTA, May 16, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- TOMCO(2) Equipment Company has changed its name to TOMCO(2) Systems. The new name describes the many changes in the breadth and sophistication of its products and turn key CO(2 )solutions. The name change is accompanied by a new logo, modern brand identity and website for TOMCO(2) Systems' whole spectrum of business lines. The new website is www.TOMCOsystems.com. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130516/CL15039LOGO) "We've become a...
How Actifio copy data storage management solves your "copy data" dilemma. MINNEAPOLIS, May 16, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Datatrend Technologies will host a free webinar on Tuesday, May 21, 2013, at 10:00 AM Central, featuring Actifio, the first storage appliance purpose-built to address enterprise data storage management requirements of copy data. Data Centers are dealing with a data storage explosion right now, and excess "copy data" from business systems is the culprit. In fact, IDC...
The National Center for Family Literacy revamps award-winning Wonderopolis with exciting new features to engage families and foster lifelong learning LOUISVILLE, Ky., May 16, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The National Center for Family Literacy (NCFL) unveiled today the newly redesigned website for Wonderopolis®, a resource available at no cost that offers a "Wonder of the Day®," a fun, daily post that engages learners to explore a curious question, like "What goes inside a cocoon?" and...
Social media marketing suite provider expands its capabilities, bringing social media management, engagement, publishing and analytics to the mobile world SAN MATEO, Calif., May 16, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Viralheat, the social media marketing suite provider, today announced the release of its iPhone app. Designed after its web experience, Viralheat's iPhone app enables users the opportunity to manage multiple Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn accounts all from their smartphone, engage...
Mobile Percentage of Sales Reaches 17 percent, as On-the-Go Consumers Shop for Mom ARMONK, N.Y., May 16, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Mother's Day online shopping grew 15 percent in the week leading up to Mother's Day, compared to the same time period last year. Spurred by mobile commerce, mobile percentage of sales reached 17 percent, according to IBM's (NYSE: IBM) Digital Analytics Benchmark, a cloud-based analysis of the online retail market. (Logo:...
Altico Advisors, BAASS Business Solutions, Eide Bailly, Envisage Business Solutions, MorganFranklin and Project Partners Launch New Cloud Practices with NetSuite SAN JOSE, Calif., May 16, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- NETSUITE SUITEWORLD 2013 -- NetSuite Inc. (NYSE: N), the industry's leading provider of cloud-based financials / ERP software suites, today announced six solution provider and value-added reseller (VAR) firms are launching new cloud business management practices with NetSuite...
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The Bally Astrocade is a video game console and simple computer combination manufactured by Midway. The original name was the Bally Home Library Computer released in 1977 by mail order only, but shipments were delayed and the system was renamed the Bally Professional Arcade. In 1979 Bally sold the Consumer Product Division and a partnership was formed and in 1981 the system was released as the Bally Computer System. In 1982 the name was changed to the Bally Astrocade and production of the...
The OlivePad designed and developed by Olive Telecom, is a line of tablet computers originally for India. The original was the OlivePad VT100 released on October 23, 2010. Currently there are three other models, the VTW100, and two models in development, the VTR200 and the VT300. The VT100 uses the Android 2.2 operating system with 3G connectivity, and supports video calling. The display is a 7-inch touch screen. It has a Qualcomm 667 Mhz CPU, 512 MB RAM, built-in 512 MB of storage with up...
The LePad is a line of tablet computers sold by Lenovo in China. It was released in China in 2011. The LePad uses the Android 2.2 operating system, with either a Wi-Fi or 3G connection. The display features a 10.1-inch screen with a front facing camera for video calling, and has a battery life of eight hours. Outside china, in 2012, Lenovo released other versions of the LePad, under the name IdeaTab, A1, Yoga, and ThinkPad. The ThinkPad’s operating system was upgraded to the Android...
The HP TouchPad is a tablet computer released in the US on July 1, 2011, by Hewlett-Packard. It was later released in Canada, UK, France, and Germany, on July 15, 2011, and on August 15, 2011, in Australia. On August 18, 2011, Hewlett-Packard announced it was discontinuing all devices using the current hardware, webOS, because of low sales. The remaining devices quickly sold out after a drastic price reduction. The success of the sale prompted Hewlett-Packard to continue the development of...
The IdeaPad is a line of laptop computers from Lenovo, first released in 2008 with three models the Y710, Y510 and U110. Since the original release, six other models have been developed -- the G series, S series, V series, Y series, U series, and Z series. IdeaPad also produced a tablet and depending on the model, either the Android or Windows 7 operating system is used. The K1 and A1 use Android, and the P1 uses Windows 7. The S series was released in China in September 2008 and in the US...
