Financial management firm and UK-based technology group leverage proven processes and analytical tools to help joint customers realize bottom line improvements.

Santa Clara, California (PRWEB) June 28, 2017

JPD Financial, an outsourcing firm helping many of the world’s largest companies better manage their accounts payable processes and cash, is delighted to announce it has established a partnership with Jersey-based Total Solutions Group, Int (TSG) to further deploy their software and services to enhance and broaden JPD’s disbursement audit services for our valued clients.

With the client fully in mind, the new partnership will deploy powerful analytical technologies proven to enhance and streamline the process of a disbursement audit and means that errors like duplicate payments and missed sales tax claims can be highlighted much more quickly, providing speedier and increased financial benefits.

“JPD has chosen to partner with TSG to support our clients with their ongoing recovery initiatives while implementing a highly functional, secure and robust platform,” said Nick Hunt, Vice President and Managing Director for EMEA at JPD Financial. “The combined technology and expertise will continue to drive benefits for our clients with minimal impact to their business processes. The software and service can be deployed anywhere in the world, which is a requirement for our global clients.”

“JPD Financial are recognized leaders in vendor credit recovery, and our software and services are quite complementary to one another,” said Danny Bannister, CEO of Total Solutions Group, Int. “Clients who engage with us are able to access these services via a single point of contact whilst taking advantage of best of breed market solutions.”

This collaboration is already benefiting clients. JPD and TSG have worked in partnership on several accounts in industries such as energy, transportation, manufacturing, pharmaceutical and media. “As a result of our combined tools and techniques, the findings—that is, bottom line savings—for our clients have increased,” added Hunt.

About JPD Financial:

For more than 30 years, JPD Financial has worked behind the scenes on behalf of Fortune 1000 clients to research and uncover funds that would otherwise be lost in today’s automated systems and written off due to accounting miscommunications. They work with their clients’ suppliers to research credits, overpayments, and misapplied or duplicate payments that appear on their records, but which may not appear on the standard statements their clients receive. JPD Financial is headquartered in Santa Clara, California with a European office in Harpenden, UK to serve its global clients. JPD Financials’ client base includes major vertical industries such as healthcare, telecommunications, energy, consumer goods, oil and gas, and manufacturing. For more information, visit http://www.JPDFinancial.com.

About TSGI:

Total Solutions Group are business information and business process automation specialists, and have provided services for almost 20 years. TSGi provides medical accountancy software, recovery auditing solutions, risk and compliance software and consultancy and document management for all sizes of businesses. The group’s depth of knowledge, along with its broad range of solutions, offers clients peace of mind knowing that their business information, processes, procedures and staff are all being looked after by TSGi’s highly skilled personnel. Valued clients include Dyson, NHS, and RBC Royal Bank, among others. To learn more, visit http://www.tsgi.co. Follow us on Twitter @tsgjersey.

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ETA® International recently participated in the SkillsUSA National Leadership and Skills Conference by sponsoring the Telecommunications Cabling contest for the 13th year in a row. SkillsUSA showcases the best career and technical education students in the nation with this year’s theme: Champions at Work - Preparing America’s Skilled Workforce.

Greencastle, IN (PRWEB) June 29, 2017

The SkillsUSA Championships have been a premier event since 1967, remaining the largest skill competition in the world. The philosophy of the Championships is to reward students for excellence, to involve industry in directly evaluating student performance and to keep training relevant to employers’ needs. This philosophy is the guiding principle that inspires ETA® International to continue to sponsor the National Telecommunications Cabling Championship.

Unique to SkillsUSA, the Telecommunications Cabling Championship utilizes many of the competencies and hands-on skills that make up ETA’s Data Cabling Installer (DCI) and Customer Service Specialist (CSS) certifications. Students interested in voice and data network cabling and installation soon find out that industry indicates 80 percent of the problems in computer networks, security systems installations and others are caused by cabling connector issues and not computers, servers, switches, etc. This competition tests to worldwide industry standards related to cabling for data and voice connections, physical and logical networks and signal transmission. Contestants demonstrate skills in fiber and copper cable termination, pulling and mounting cable, patch panel installation and termination, installing jacks, cable testing and troubleshooting, and providing customer service. Both copper and fiber optics cable are represented. The contest stresses safety in all activities.

The T-com Cabling contestants arrived early in the morning ready for a long day of competition. Divided into groups, they entered their first test area after clothing inspections and tool kits checks. Their hands-on skills were assessed in the areas of 25-pair cable installation, cable termination, copper and fiber cable construction, copper and fiber troubleshooting, and technical support. Each area rotation was 90 minutes long.

Congratulations to the tough competitors who vied for medals and awards in the Telecommunications Cabling contest and especially to the six contestants who took home gold, silver and bronze medals for themselves and their schools!

Secondary: Gold – Mason Woozley, Dennis Technical Education Center, Boise ID; Silver – Joshua Ward, Weaver Academy, Greensboro NC; Bronze – John Boris Paris, ESC Sup Voc Metropolitana Miguel Such, Rio Piedras PR.

Post-Secondary: Gold – Tyler Dionne, Manchester Community College, Manchester NH; Silver – William Carriker, Stanly Community College, Albemarle NC; Bronze – David Rucker, College of Western Idaho, Nampa ID.

The contests are planned by the Skills Technical Committee and designed to test the aptitude needed for successful entry-level performance in the field. The National Education Team and the Technical Team from industry developed the Telecommunications Cabling contest content, built and set up the rotation areas as well as conducted both the orientation and competition. All contests are run with the help of industry, trade associations, and labor organizations, and test competencies are set by industry. In addition, leadership contestants demonstrated their skills, which included extemporaneous speaking and conducting meetings by parliamentary procedure.

The 53rd annual SkillsUSA Championships, held in Louisville, KY, took place June 20-22, 2017. Contests begin locally and continue through the state and national levels. This multi-million dollar event occupied a space equivalent to 16 football fields. Over 6,000 high school and post-secondary students competed in 100 different hands-on trade, technical and leadership contests at the Olympic-type event. Contests are run with the help of industry, trade associations and labor organizations with test competencies set by industry.

Including the T-com judges, supporters and contributors to the T-comm Cabling Championship come from departments of public instruction, community colleges, proprietary training groups, and companies such as ETA, Dymo, eITprep, Corning Optical Communications, CWA, Panduit, Fluke Networks, Cisco, Kobalt Tools, Light Brigade, Keysight Technologies, Southwire, Milwaukee Tools, Wiley Publishing, MetroNet, Bland Technologies and BICSI.

The SkillsUSA Telecommunications Cabling contest for the National Skills and Leadership Conference recently learned that charter committee member Robert Dickerson, of Apex, NC, will be retiring from the Technical Committee and has set up and torn down his last T-com Cabling contest. Formerly with the Department of Public Instruction in North Carolina, Dickerson started as the contest’s National Education Team Chair and has been with the contest since its inception in 2002.

“Bob has a sharp eye for contest logistics along with the myriad details that needed to be taken care of in the days leading up to the competition and we are certainly going to miss his levelheadedness,” said T-com Technical Chair and ETA International President Teresa Maher, CSS.

She said he was known for entertaining the technical and education team with colorful stories from his military and educational background. His laugh and his ideas will be sorely missed by the team. Dickerson was honored with a plaque at a dinner with the T-com Cabling and Internetworking teams on June 22, 2017.

“Bob made it a goal to improve each contest over the previous year and always achieved that goal for the student competitors,” Maher said, adding, “Thank you, Bob, for your years of faithful service to Career and Technical Education”.

National technical and educational committees for Telecommunications Cabling Championship: Technical Chair Teresa Maher, CSS - ETA (IN); Robert Dickerson, Department of Public Instruction, retired (NC); and Richard Darnell, Commscope (UT); Dan Parmer, DCI and Jeff Swearingen, both of Stanly Community College (NC); and Dede Starnes, Corning Optical Communications (NC). ETA gives special thanks to the Telecommunications Cabling Championship judges: Bill Phelps, Dymo (NC); Nick Hart, Bland Technologies, KY); and Tom Maher, MetroNet (IN); Allison Hassard, SWIFT, Inc. (VA); Derek Benson, Corning Optical Communications (NC) and Mark Damiter, Corning Optical Communications (NC).

To view the entire photo gallery, please visit http://www.eta-i.org/2017_skillsusa.html.

About ETA - Since 1978, ETA has delivered over 200,000 professional certifications, over 65,500 fiber optic certifications and nearly 40,000 FCC license exams. Widely recognized and frequently used in worker job selection, hiring processes, pay increases, and advancements, ETA certifications are often required as companies bid on contracts. ETA’s certifications are personal and portable worldwide, thus traveling with the individual, regardless of employment or status change. ETA certifications measure and validate competencies of persons, not products or vendors. All ETA certifications are accredited through the International Certification Accreditation Council (ICAC) and align with the ISO-17024 standard. http://www.eta-i.org

About SkillsUSA - SkillsUSA is a vital solution to the growing U.S. skills gap. This nonprofit partnership of students, instructors and industry ensures America has the skilled workforce it needs to stay competitive. Founded in 1965 and endorsed by the U.S. Department of Education, the association serves more than 300,000 member students and instructors each year in middle schools, high schools and colleges. This diverse talent pipeline covers 130 trade, technical and skilled service occupations, the majority STEM-related. More than 600 corporations, trade associations, businesses and labor unions actively support SkillsUSA at the national level. SkillsUSA programs are integrated into career and technical education through a framework of personal, workplace and technical skills grounded in academics. Local, state and national championships, designed and judged by industry, set relevant standards for career and technical education and provide needed recognition to its students. SkillsUSA also offers technical skill assessments and other workplace credentials. For more information, go to: http://www.SkillsUSA.org

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Fifth straight year firm has received this honor

Wilmington, DE (PRWEB) June 29, 2017

Intellitec Solutions has been named to the Bob Scott’s Insights Top 100 VARs for 2017. The Top 100 resellers are chosen from organizations specializing in the sale and implementation of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) and accounting software.

“We want to congratulate this year's class of Bob Scott's Top 100 VARs,” said Bob Scott, executive editor of Bob Scott’s Insights. “This selection represents recognition of leaders in this important field.” The selection is based on annual revenue generated by each reseller. A special report that includes names of the organizations selected for this year’s Top 100 list, ranked by revenue, is downloadable at http://www.bobscottsinsights.com.

Rick Sommer, president of Intellitec Solutions, credits the award to interest in cloud based ERP solutions that Intellitec provides. “We are pleased to again receive this recognition. We have seen a great deal of growth in our Intacct and Microsoft Dynamics practice – especially with the roll out of Dynamics 365 as well as clients looking to move traditional Dynamics licenses to an Azure hosted environment”, said Sommer, referring to Intellitec Solutions cloud focus. “Being cited by Bob Scott’s Insights is validation we are achieving our mission of being a Trusted Cloud ERP Advisor.”

The Top VAR 100 award is given annually to Value Added Resellers of established mid-market accounting solutions that have distinguished themselves through their performance.

Bob Scott has been informing and entertaining the mid-market financial software community via his email newsletters for over 18 years. He has published this information via the Bob Scott’s Insights newsletter and website since 2009.

About Intellitec Solutions

Intellitec Solutions is a leading ERP and CRM provider strategically located along the influential business corridor between Washington and Philadelphia. Specializing in Dynamics GP, Dynamics SL, Microsoft CRM and Intacct, they have conducted thousands of engagements helping companies in diverse industries choose and implement software solutions to improve financial or customer relationship management. Using a proven system designed to maximize efficiency and business insight, Intellitec Solutions’ team of seasoned professionals provides value-added expertise to their clients. For more information or to schedule a demo of Intacct, please visit http://www.intellitecsolutions.com or call 866-504-4357

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New Position Created to Lead FACTON, the Enterprise Product Costing (EPC) Market Leader in North America: Cost Estimating Software for Manufacturers, Enterprise Product Costing (EPC), Product Costing Software

Troy, Michigan (PRWEB) June 29, 2017

FACTON, the leader in Enterprise Product Costing (EPC), has promoted Ruediger Stern to the position of President, North America. Stern joined FACTON in 2015, and has been serving as Vice President Professional Services. He will split his time between the company’s Potsdam (Germany) headquarters and the Troy, Michigan office that serves as the company’s North American headquarters.

“While the NA auto market is growing, competition remains fierce. Only companies that can manage costs thoroughly are competitive enough to benefit from growth opportunities,” says FACTON Chairman and CEO Alexander M. Swoboda. “That renewed focus on costs and profitability is leading automotive OEMs and Tier 1 suppliers to pay special attention to their costing mechanisms - creating the perfect opportunity for FACTON. And with his years of experience in the automotive industry, his combination of engineering and financial skills, and his background as a business transformation consultant, Ruediger is the perfect executive to help us addressing this opportunity.”

Stern joined FACTON from Accenture, where he had worked for 14 years – the last ten in leading positions with responsibility for key accounts and major projects in the field of product lifecycle management (PLM) from strategy to system integration. Stern has also worked as a development engineer in the automotive and home appliance industries. Stern holds a degree in engineering physics from the HTW Berlin University of Applied Sciences.

The FACTON EPC Suite

The FACTON EPC Suite consists of specific solutions that address the product costing requirements of company departments and divisions – from top management, controlling and production to development, purchasing and sales.

About FACTON

The FACTON EPC Suite is the leading Enterprise Product Costing (EPC) solution for the automotive, aerospace, mechanical engineering and electronics industries. Its specific solutions offer robust answers to the requirements of executive management and individual departments within the enterprise. FACTON EPC enables standardized, enterprise-wide costing independent of location and department for maximum product cost transparency throughout every phase of the product life cycle. Businesses accelerate their costing, achieve pinpoint cost accuracy and secure their profitability.

FACTON was founded in 1998 and has locations in Potsdam, Dresden, Stuttgart and Detroit. Hasso Plattner, founder and chairman of the supervisory board of SAP AG, has supported this innovative company since 2006. The international portfolio of customers includes Ford Motor Company, Henniges Automotive, DURA Automotive Systems, Airbus, Mahle Behr, MANN+HUMMEL, Porsche and other renowned manufacturers.

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Company recognized for its Completeness of Vision and Ability to Execute

Los Gatos, CA (PRWEB) June 29, 2017

MobileFrame today announced it has been recognized by Gartner as the newest member of the June 2017 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Mobile App Development Platforms (MADP).

A complimentary copy of the report can be viewed here.

This recognition is a significant milestone as it validates MobileFrame’s incredible track record of customer success, led by innovative technology that allows mobile applications to be deployed in lightning fast speed.

Gartner states that, "if you don't already use a MADP, evaluate and deploy one as a cornerstone product supporting your mobile development strategy, especially if your organization is starting to develop and deploy mobile apps at high volume (for example, more than six apps per year)."

MobileFrame is the leading code-free mobile application development platform that includes everything a company needs to ensure that their mobility projects run smoothly. With MobileFrame’s trailblazing technology, companies can give their field force the apps they need on the devices they love. Even the most complex applications can be written once and simultaneously deployed to any iOS, Android and Windows based device. With successful deployments worldwide, customers have set MobileFrame as their corporate wide mobility standard that solves their most pressing mobile challenges, while at the same time fueling their growth.

“We’re proud to maintain and build upon a strong and loyal customer base committed to supporting us in identifying areas of core strength and further growth. Our client testimonials speak to MobileFrame’s ability to deliver better time to market and ease of use through our platform,” said Lonny Oswalt, Chief Executive Officer, MobileFrame. “We look forward to continuing our “customer-first” approach to ensuring their success by offering a comprehensive solution, supported by a world class product and support organization.”

Gartner's Magic Quadrants are based on a thorough research and analysis process, which include vendor and customer interviews.

For more information on the MobileFrame platform, please visit http://www.mobileframe.com.

Gartner Disclaimer

Gartner does not endorse any vendor, product or service depicted in its research publications, and does not advise technology users to select only those vendors with the highest ratings or other designation. Gartner research publications consist of the opinions of Gartner's research organization and should not be construed as statements of fact. Gartner disclaims all warranties, expressed or implied, with respect to this research, including any warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose.

About MobileFrame 

MobileFrame is the leading 100% code-free enterprise class mobile platform that enables customers to deploy and manage sophisticated native, web or hybrid applications across iOS, Android and Windows based operating systems. Powered by MobileFrame’s patented, code free “write once, deploy anywhere” mobile platform approach, enterprises can design, build, configure, test and manage custom apps across the enterprise from a single solution with no coding required.  Every feature required for a successful enterprise class deployment is built-in, including mobile application development, device management, military grade security, project administration and GPS tracking. MobileFrame also provides a suite of ready-to-run apps for every industry that can be easily tailored to meet any requirement. For more info, please visit http://MobileFrame.com . Or follow us on Facebook, Twitter & LinkedIn.

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HRS is now offering home care agencies the ability to focus solely on patient care by handling all delivery and retrieval of monitoring units directly to and from patient homes.

Hoboken, NJ (PRWEB) June 29, 2017

Health Recovery Solutions (HRS), a pioneer in high-risk patient monitoring and telehealth, is implementing a fulfillment program which will provide logistics and shipping services to home care agencies. Starting June 30th, existing clients will be able to take full advantage of HRS’ unique shipping and logistics program, HRS PatientDirectTM.

HRS, who will be celebrating 5 years as a company next month, creates innovative software that addresses the primary drivers of hospital readmissions and ER visits, including medication noncompliance, low health literacy, and lack of communication with clinicians and caregivers. HRS’ telemonitoring platform is currently used by some of the nation’s top home-care agencies.

As part of PatientDirectTM service, HRS will be handling all logistics and inventory management - outbound to and inbound from the patient. Nurses will be able to submit an order for a new patient through HRS’ service and track it from fulfillment to delivery at the patient’s home. When the ordered unit arrives at the patient’s home, the nurse will be notified that the unit is ready to set up. Once the patient has completed the telemonitoring program, HRS will coordinate unit retrieval. In between patient use, HRS will sanitize the unit and assure its quality so that homecare agencies will no longer have to use clinician time to do so.

HRS is one of few telemonitoring companies offering this service. Jenni Blendu from the Basis Internal Medicine team is excited to partner with HRS and states that “a huge bonus is the ability to have just one software system manage both the telehealth monitoring of patients and inventory controls, DME care and cleaning, as well as easy tracking within one system. As an individual trying to create a model to deliver the best at home monitoring and improve patient outcomes, HRS is the only company I feel confident in working with that is willing to adapt, grow, innovate and help me to grow a successful telehealth program.”

With this service, home care agencies will no longer have to store telemonitoring units nor will they have to coordinate and track distribution of hardware. Rohan Udeshi, COO of HRS says “HRS is excited to offer this new feature to its partners so that nurses can focus more on clinical and patient care and less on hardware management and logistics. This feeds into our ultimate mission of reinventing remote monitoring to reduce readmissions and increase nurse efficiency.”

For more information on Health Recovery Solutions and our PatientDirectTM program please visit healthrecoverysolutions.com, email info(at)healthrecoverysolutions.com or call (347) 699-6477.

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Application-centric and platform-agnostic storage solution for containers and cloud receives $2 million investment in seed round.

London, UK (PRWEB) June 29, 2017

StorageOS, a software startup providing application-centric and platform-agnostic storage for containers and cloud, today announced a $2 million seed round led by Bain Capital Ventures, an investor in high-growth enterprise startups. StorageOS will use the capital infusion to expand global product development, marketing and sales efforts for its storage software.

Enterprise container adoption is rapidly increasing. In this agile, fast-paced container ecosystem, traditional storage cannot keep up with the needs of modern development teams. StorageOS addresses this issue by transforming commodity and cloud-based storage into a full-featured, application-centric storage platform at significantly lower costs and with greater flexibility.

“To fully match the speed and agility of containers and cloud, modern storage needs to be application-centric,” said Salil Deshpande, Managing Director of Bain Capital Ventures. “To realize the cost savings and time-to-market promised by containers, a container-native and application-centric storage solution such as StorageOS is critical.”

StorageOS delivers policy-driven, infrastructure-agnostic storage that integrates with Docker and Kubernetes to deliver enterprise-class storage features for persistent container workloads. Purpose-built, StorageOS is simple, extensible, low cost and suitable for a broad set of enterprise use cases.

“The StorageOS vision is a paradigm shift in storage design and delivery,” said Chris Brandon, CEO, StorageOS. “Storage should be application-centric, platform-agnostic, API-driven, self-managed, agile, secure, performant and consistently available. This investment by Bain Capital Ventures, with its stellar track record of funding some of the most successful enterprise IT startups, further proves the requirement for application-centric, enterprise-class storage for containers and cloud.”

The StorageOS public beta is available now. Register at storageos.com.

About StorageOS

StorageOS is a software-based distributed storage platform designed to provide persistent container storage. Available on commodity hardware, virtual machines or in the cloud, with the addition of a 40MB container, developers can build scalable stateful containerized apps, with fast, highly available persistent storage. Enterprise customers are able to scale, manage, and monitor storage infrastructure with configurable functionality and policy enforcement. Network Computing named StorageOS as one of the top 25 Vendors to watch in 2016. Learn more at storageos.com.

About Bain Capital Ventures

Bain Capital Ventures partners with disruptive founders to accelerate their ideas to market. The firm invests from seed to growth in enterprise software, infrastructure software and industries being transformed by data. Bain Capital Ventures has helped launch and commercialize 200-plus companies since 2000, including investments in DocuSign, Jet.com, Redis Labs, LinkedIn, Rapid7, SurveyMonkey, SysDig and Frame. Bain Capital Ventures has approximately $3.6 billion of assets under management with offices in San Francisco, New York and Boston. Follow the firm via LinkedIn or Twitter.

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Encouraging 2015 edition implementation with a 90-day reporting period

(PRWEB) June 29, 2017

Last week, Drummond Group submitted public comment on the CMS 2018 IPPS Proposed Rule, specifically focusing on the proposal to modify the timelines associated with 2015 edition implementation. Drummond Group strongly urged CMS to stay the course and require the use of 2015 edition technology in CY 2018, citing several advantages such as protecting the investment already made by health IT developers, removing market uncertainty and discouraging procrastination of implementing new technology. Additionally, Drummond Group commended the proposal to allow a 90-day reporting period rather than a full calendar year in 2018, indicating that a 90-day reporting period would offer the needed flexibility for both providers and developers while maintaining overall 2015 edition deadlines.

"We have seen health IT developers make significant strides in their 2015 edition certification plans throughout the first half of this year. We believe the market has pivoted and will be poised to transition providers to 2015 edition technology in order to meet regulatory initiatives in 2018," said Dave Dolan, Drummond Group President.

In support of its comments, Drummond Group offered insight into industry trends:

• There are currently 73 unique products actively certified on the ONC CHPL for 2015 edition, and Drummond Group currently has over 270 developer products registered and actively testing to be certified to the 2015 edition by the end of 2017, with hundreds more who have expressed similar plans to certify with Drummond Group by the end of the year.
• Certification testing enrollments with Drummond Group have tripled since January 2017
• Drummond Group has invested in the internal capacity to certify 100% of the market by October 2018

Drummond Group is committed to testing and certifying health IT to accomplish the goals of the ONC and CMS programs. We look forward to continued efforts to promote enhanced patient care through technological advances in health IT and believe implementation of the 2015 edition furthers the progress toward this goal. Drummond Group's full public comment can be viewed here.

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Enspire Learning, Inc. and sonarDesign, Inc. combine forces to take on the challenge of creating immersive, interactive learning at affordable prices

Austin, TX (PRWEB) June 29, 2017

Enspire Learning and sonarDesign have combined forces to create a Next Gen digital studio. The studio is focused on providing interactive e-learning and simulations to new employees entering the workforce that have grown up surrounded by high production value video games.

“Companies need e-learning with engaging interactivity, but they can't afford it,” explains Mary Maltbie, CEO of Austin-based Enspire. “E-learning projects start out with the desire for simulations, but training budgets are small, so interactivity ends up on the cutting room floor.” Having earned official designation as a leading gamification company through Training Industry for the past three years, Enspire was looking for a platform that would enable it to create immersive, interactive learning at a fraction of the typical development cost. “We’ve been looking for an unfair competitive advantage, and knew we had found it after our first meeting with sonarDesign,” says Bjorn Billhardt, Founder and Chairman of Enspire. “The sonarDesign platform is remarkable in its ability to use smart, reusable components to take e-learning to another level.”

sonarDesign was founded in 2012 on a mission to make it quick and easy to create interactive learning experiences. “Writing rich interactive content in JavaScript is slow and difficult, but trying to make it accessible and look identical on all devices is nearly impossible,” says Adrian Penn, an award winning animator and VP of Product at sonarDesign. sonarDesign’s platform is a complete JavaScript game engine and editor with a robust timeline animation system that includes hierarchy, nesting, events, and actions. sonarDesign allows instructional designers and animators to easily create high-end educational simulations and games in HTML5 that look identical on any device.

“I’ve spent most of my career building hit video games and studios,” says Jerry Bowerman, founding CEO of sonarDesign. “To be successful, we knew we it meant creating a complete game studio from scratch. A technology team that creates an engine is different than the team that makes the hit game. That’s where the match with Enspire came into play.”

Enspire has deep experience and understanding of the learning market, having built award-winning courses and simulations for organizations like the University of Texas, the World Bank, Harvard Business School, GE, and many other Fortune 500 clients. Combining sonarDesign’s technology and Enspire’s expertise, the studio can now create and quickly iterate high-end animations and simulations, while giving clients full access to modify the finished product.

The studio is building high-interactivity templates that clients can use to adapt to their specific needs. Companies looking for high-end simulations can simply license the authoring platform, allowing their designers to create interactive lessons from templates. “It may seem odd for a custom developer to encourage their clients to do their own work,” Mr. Billhardt added, “but we truly see ourselves as partners and enjoy using our team to push the limits of the platform.” The game industry has been doing this for decades and proven licensing technology alongside creative design as a viable model.

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The luxury brand will leverage Manthan’s predictive and prescriptive analytics to optimize key assortment, inventory and in-season allocation decisions across channels

Santa Clara, CA (PRWEB) June 29, 2017

Manthan, a leader in Big Data, Advanced Analytics and Artificial Intelligence is pleased to announce that Ritu Kumar, one of the most respected designer-wear brands in India has chosen its leading-edge Advanced Retail Analytics solution to power key merchandising decisions.

Ritu Kumar and its sub-brand “Label” are admired the world over for their distinctive use of colors, quality of fabrics, intricate embroideries and rich Indian aesthetic to create unique, sophisticated products. As they cater to an increasingly diverse global consumer base, Ritu Kumar requires the ability to forecast demand, identify assortment gaps and improve allocation to meet their business goals.

Manthan’s Retail Analytics will enable Ritu Kumar to accurately forecast demand for new SKUs, identify opportunity areas in their existing assortment range and optimize their in-season allocation and delivery plans. The advanced analytics solution will provide granular insights that help in introducing the right products based on customer preferences, optimal in-season allocation across channels based on key attributes and insights to refine their delivery strategy.

The ready-to-use solution offers merchandisers advanced algorithms out of the box, eliminating the need for business users to rely on data scientists and IT for detailed analysis.

“Manthan’s Retail Analytics solution perfectly matched our requirements and provided us fast time to value. The solution is intuitive and our business users now have access to complex analytical insights to drive better business outcomes with just a few clicks” - Amrish Kumar, CEO, Ritu Kumar

“We are thrilled to add a marquee brand like Ritu Kumar to our customer roster and very excited about the rapid adoption of leading-edge analytics in fashion. Manthan’s full spectrum of analytics capabilities are essential to address omnichannel retail challenges and drive profitable decisions” – Seema Agarwal, VP -Retail Analytics, Manthan.

“India is a key market for Manthan and a dedicated team for the region reflects our strategic focus. Manthan is rapidly expanding its footprint and some of the largest retailers already use Manthan’s solutions,” added Seema.    

About Manthan

Manthan is the Chief Analytics Officer for consumer industries worldwide. Manthan's portfolio of analytics-enabled business applications, advanced analytics and AI platforms and solutions are architected to help users across industries walk the complete data-to-result path - analyze, take guided decisions and execute these decisions real-time. Sophisticated, yet intuitive analytical capability coupled with the power of big data, mobility and cloud computing, brings users business-ready applications that provide on-demand access and real-time execution - the only path to profit in a contemporary, on-demand and connected economy. Manthan is one of the most awarded analytics innovators among analysts and customers alike. To learn how businesses can gain from analytics, please visit https://www.manthan.com/

About Ritu Kumar

Ritu Kumar is the largest & most respected designer brand in India today. Since 1969 she has developed a unique style of her own, reflecting the ancient traditions of Indian craftsmanship in a contemporary vocabulary. Her understanding of ancient designs and the innovative use of traditional crafts has created a new classicism. The company is renowned for its distinctive use of colors, quality of fabrics, intricate embroideries and a gloriously rich Indian aesthetic. For more info https://www.ritukumar.com/home

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The Washington Ballet has joined its roster of arts and culture organizations in the United States and Canada using PatronManager, the integrated ticketing, fundraising, and Customer Relationship Management (CRM) system built on the Salesforce© platform.

New York, NY (PRWEB) June 29, 2017

Eugene Carr, founder and CEO of Patron Technology, announced today that The Washington Ballet has joined its roster of arts and culture organizations in the United States and Canada using PatronManager, the integrated ticketing, fundraising, and Customer Relationship Management (CRM) system built on the Salesforce platform.

The Washington Ballet, whose mission is to bring the joy and artistry of dance to the nation’s capital, presents a dynamic season of performances in venues throughout Washington DC, as well as managing the renowned Washington School of Ballet. PatronManager’s innovative technology will bring The Washington Ballet’s subscription ticketing, fundraising, and marketing together in one CRM platform allowing a complete 360-degree view of each patron.

“We are delighted to implement PatronManager,” said Rosie Vergilio, Director of Marketing and Communications for The Washington Ballet. "We know its robust technology will provide an efficient integrated database that will permit us to expand our marketing and development efforts in innovative ways.”

“With an outstanding professional company, ballet school, and community programs, The Washington Ballet’s patron base is diverse and expansive,” said Carr. “With PatronManager, The Washington Ballet will be able provide more personalized service at the box office and beyond for each patron’s individual needs as well as having the ability to sell more tickets, and to target their marketing and fundraising efforts more effectively. We are delighted to help further their mission.”

The Washington Ballet joins over 650 arts and cultural organizations in adopting PatronManager including American Shakespeare Center, the Interlochen Arts Academy, and Goodspeed Musicals.

For more information about PatronManager contact Paul Ringer at 212-271-4328.

ABOUT PATRON TECHNOLOGY: Patron Technology’s mission is to revolutionize the arts & entertainment industry by helping customers build stronger and more profitable relationships with their patrons. PatronManager, Patron Technology’s CRM system, combines box office ticketing, fundraising, marketing, and staff collaboration, built entirely on the cloud-based Salesforce platform. Since launching in 2010, PatronManager has been the fastest growing platform for arts & culture organizations in the U.S. Over 650 organizations use PatronManager, primarily symphony orchestras, theatres, opera companies, dance companies, university performing arts centers, and museums.

Patron Technology was founded by Eugene Carr, a multi-faceted innovator and professionally trained cellist who served as Executive Director of New York City’s American Symphony Orchestra and then started CultureFinder.com, the first to bring cultural event listings and online ticketing to AOL in the 1990’s. Mr. Carr founded Patron Technology in 2001 with Ross Kudwitt, and the company quickly became the leader in e-marketing technology for arts non-profits with its first product, PatronMail.

ABOUT THE WASHINGTON BALLET: The Washington Ballet (TWB) was originally founded as The Washington School of Ballet in 1944 by legendary ballet pioneer Mary Day and incorporated as a professional company in 1976. The Washington Ballet is one of the pre-eminent ballet organizations in the United States. TWB built and international reputation presenting bold works by choreographers from around the world including Choo San Goh, Christopher Wheeldon, Mark Morris, Twyla Tharp, Hans van Manen, and Jiří Kylián, as well as neoclassical masterworks and fresh staging of 19th century classics. Under the leadership of Interim Executive Director Shakira Segundo and Artistic Director Julie Kent, TWB continues to serve its three-part mission: ensuring excellence in its professional performance company; growing the next generation of dancers through its Washington School of Ballet; and serving the community in which it resides through robust community engagement programs.

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Drink and powder formulas take training, exercise regimens to new heights*

New York, NY (PRWEB) June 29, 2017

If variety is the spice of life, Weider® is taking the saying to crazy heights. The sport and specialty nutrition company launched three new workout products in Europe that should meet the demands of fitness and exercise lovers. Each is anchored by Sustamine® L-Alanyl-L-Glutamine.

Two of the products are ready-to-drink supplements. Weider® BCAA RTD contains a blend of vitamins, niacin, B6 and Sustamine® that boosts energy, reduces fatigue and supports a healthy immune system.* Each lemon-lime flavoured, 250 ml can contains 3g of branch chained amino acids—leucine, isoleucine and valine—that impact muscle growth.*

For better hydration and endurance, Weider® Rush RTD packs 10 active ingredients, including 200mg of Sustamine®, that combine to increase muscle development, improve focus and boost liquid absorption during and after physical activity.* The 250ml, orange-flavoured drink is designed for all types of athletes—from daily exercisers to amateurs and professionals.*

If workout powders are more your speed, Weider® Total Rush 2.0 Fusion Force Pre-Workout Powder delivers the science that serves your muscles.* The newly redesigned Total Rush 2.0 gives you that final nudge to complete a workout and avoid energy slumps common after training.* Like its ready-to-drink siblings, Total Rush 2.0 contains 200mg of Sustamine® to increase muscular glutamine levels and improve hydration.* It comes in four flavours: raspberry, orange, cola and lime-lemon.

Muscles must be hydrated and engorged with glycogen. And when it’s all over, the body needs to recover. Sustamine® - a form of glutamine, the most abundant single amino acid in the body – provides essential support during times when the body undergoes large amounts of stress – like during intense weightlifting or dealing with the challenges of everyday life. On top of these benefits, research suggests that Sustamine® is absorbed more than 200 percent better than standard L-glutamine. This means you get better results while having to use less.*

“Since 1936, Weider® has developed dietary and workout supplements that give our customers the results they demand,” said Weider’s spokesperson. “It’s why we leveled up Total Rush 2.0 and introduced BCAA RTD and Rush RTD as part of our continuing commitment to improving exercise and workouts with products backed by proven clinical research like that done for Sustamine®.”

For information on these new Weider® products, visit https://www.weiderworld.com/products/new-products.

About Weider

Weider is a company which specializes in the manufacture and distribution of sports nutrition and health supplements. Established in 1936, Weider, with its founder Joe Weider at the fore, has promoted the education of people world-wide about all aspects of bodybuilding, fitness, health, well-being and an active lifestyle. Weider has earned the trust of people concerned about their health for one simple reason: for over half a century we have put the quality and effectiveness of our products before everything. For more information, visit http://www.weiderworld.com.

About Sustamine

Sustamine® L-Alanyl-L-Glutamine is a stable dipeptide of L-Alanine and L-Glutamine manufactured by Kyowa Hakko Bio Co., Ltd. Sustamine is more easily absorbed by the body than complex protein molecules. This makes Sustamine a highly effective ingredient for hydration, endurance and recovery.* Vegetarian, allergen-free and the only GRAS and Novel Food L-Alanyl-L-Glutamine, Sustamine is also tasteless, odorless, and stable in liquids.

Sustamine is an ingredient that works on multiple levels to help rehydrate the body and sustain energy levels during exertion. Sustamine combines L-Glutamine (the most important amino acid for stimulating muscle protein synthesis) and L-Alanine (an amino acid needed for rebuilding your body’s glycogen stores).

For more information on Sustamine, visit: http://www.sustamine.com

About Kyowa Hakko Europe and Kyowa Hakko Bio Italia

Kyowa Hakko Europe and Kyowa Hakko Bio Italia are the Central-North and South European sales office for Kyowa Hakko Bio Co. Ltd., an international health ingredients manufacturer and world leader in the development, manufacturing and marketing of pharmaceuticals, nutraceuticals and food products. For more information, visit http://www.kyowa.eu.

About Kyowa Hakko USA

Kyowa Hakko USA is the North American sales office for Kyowa Hakko Bio Co. Ltd., an international health ingredients manufacturer and world leader in the development, manufacturing and marketing of pharmaceuticals, nutraceuticals and food products. Kyowa is the maker of branded ingredients including Cognizin® Citicoline, Pantesin® Pantethine, Setria® Glutathione, as well as Sustamine® L-Alanyl-L-Glutamine. For more information visit http://www.kyowa-usa.com

**Sustamine® is a registered trademark of Kyowa Hakko Bio Co., Ltd.

*These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration or the European Commission. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.

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Weeklong Program Examines Strategy Execution through Different Lenses, Providing a Toolkit and Actionable Insight

Philadelphia, PA (PRWEB) June 29, 2017

The Wharton School’s Aresty Institute of Executive Education at the University of Pennsylvania has unveiled its newest strategy program, Effective Execution of Organizational Strategy.

The weeklong program tackles one of the most difficult issues facing companies today – executing on strategy.

“Research and experience has shown that many strategies and initiatives don’t get implemented properly,” notes Nicolaj Siggelkow, the program’s faculty director and co-director of the Mack Institute for Innovation Management at Wharton. In fact, a recent survey of 400 global leaders identified executional excellence as the number one challenge facing corporate leaders in Asia, Europe, and the United States.

Siggelkow says often what hinders effective execution are two barriers – motivation and resources. “Motivation includes a wide range of issues: How is our strategic leadership supporting the new idea? How much is the new strategy aligned with our corporate culture? Are our incentives systems and our organizational structure conducive to implementing the new strategy? On the resource side, it’s not only whether we have the right assets and human capabilities, but also the right abilities to learn and adapt. Because clearly, effective execution is not just a fixed plan we execute, but it’s a whole learning process.”

Wharton’s program takes a systematic approach of how firms and individuals can overcome these challenges. The program features faculty presentations on topics of culture, leadership and incentive programs to help managers implement a strategy.

“We bring faculty from a wide diversity of backgrounds, thinking about culture, thinking about leadership, thinking about incentive systems that will really help you execute an initiative or strategy for your organization,” says Siggelkow.

Session topics include:

•     The Impact of Culture on Implementation
•     Barriers to Organizational Change
•     Strategic Leadership
•     Implementing Through Teams
•     Cognitive Biases Affecting Implementation
•     Organizational Design
•     Talent Management
•     Accessing Resources from Outside the Organization

Participants are asked to bring a critical execution issue in their own organization, for instance, a new strategic initiative, to the program. Over the course of the program, participants gain tools and frameworks that will help them apply course learnings to address this issue and to develop an actionable plan. Moreover, they leave the program with a toolkit to help them address execution obstacles they may face in the future.

Specifically, participants will have the opportunity to:

•     Consider strategy execution from a range of lenses, including leadership, organizational culture, talent management, and capabilities
•     Understand how to get buy-in, clarify responsibility and accountability, and create proper incentives
•     Learn how to develop and access the necessary resources for implementation regardless of whether they are located inside or outside the organization

Effective Execution of Organizational Strategy builds on learnings from Wharton’s other strategy program, Creating and Implementing a Strategy for Competitive Advantage, which focuses on creating and assessing strategies for competitive advantage.

For more information about this program, including dates, visit: http://executiveeducation.wharton.upenn.edu/for-individuals/all-programs/effective-execution-of-organizational-strategy

ABOUT THE WHARTON SCHOOL

Founded in 1881 as the first collegiate business school, the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania is recognized globally for intellectual leadership and ongoing innovation across every major discipline of business education. With a broad global community and one of the most published business school faculties, Wharton creates economic and social value around the world. The School has 5,000 undergraduate, MBA, executive MBA, and doctoral students; more than 9,000 participants in executive education programs annually and a powerful alumni network of 95,000 graduates.

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After research and data collection, TurboTenant recognizes Las Vegas as a top US city for affordable living paired with high quality amenities.

Fort Collins, CO (PRWEB) June 29, 2017

TurboTenant, a rapidly growing startup, recently conducted a study measuring the livability and affordability of towns across the US. Las Vegas was chosen as a 2017 featured US city due to a high level of amenities, economic growth over the past year, and the affordability of two bedroom rentals. In order to qualify for this study, the city was required to provide ample job opportunity, access to a diverse set of amenities, and rental costs for a two bedroom property averaging under $2,000 a month.

Las Vegas was recognized as a top US City for renters seeking affordable living costs, strong economic growth, and a diversity in amenities. With average rent prices for a two bedroom at $1,517 in the Downtown area, Las Vegas was cited as offering a blend of big city amenities paired with a growing local economy. The full article and the town’s statistics can be viewed on TurboTenant’s blog Featured US City For High Quality Of Amenities Paired With Affordable Living.

About TurboTenant (turbotenant.com): TurboTenant helps independent landlords improve the investment performance of their properties by offering them access to online tools, previously only available to large property management companies. More than 40,000 landlords across the U.S. turn to TurboTenant for free, online solutions for landlording. Features offered by TurboTenant includ online rental applications, tenant credit and background reports, property listings and automated marketing, and online rent payments. All of TurboTenant’s features focus on helping landlords manage smarter, faster, and more effectively.

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Wireless Light Automation and Control Made Easy

Los Angeles, CA (PRWEB) June 29, 2017

AQLighting is revolutionizing the outdoor lighting industry with Smartscape. This is a state of the art Bluetooth mesh technology that combines the best in compatibility, reliability, ease of use and price. Most wireless hub technologies require a full system to operate properly. Everything from the transformer, controllers and wiring need to be bought in a package which costs thousands of dollars in equipment and installation fees. This is not the case with Smartscape. With just a fraction of the cost, you can control all your light fixtures on the fly through our smartphone app.

“This device is designed to replace expensive lighting systems and can be retrofitted to work with your existing landscape lights,” said Tom Piana, CEO of AQLighting and pioneer of the Smartscape Hub. “In a case of a power outage, most lighting systems won’t remember your settings and need to be setup again, but the Smartscape Hub can simply reload your chosen settings without any hassle! The unit can even be preprogrammed before shipping out so it’s ready for use right out of the box.”

A Truly Smart Product

Seamlessly schedule and scene-set your outdoor lights exactly the way you want. There is no limit to how many fixtures can be grouped together, making this product perfect for any size home. It also features dimmable controls, making it easy to change the light output of your system through your phone.

This is the only light controller in the industry that allows each fixture to be controlled individually or together in custom made groupings. It can also be easily integrated with the Amazon Echo, a voice-enabled wireless smart speaker.

Simple Installation

Smartscape does not take an electrical engineer to set up properly. Its simple design makes installation a breeze. Just connect it to a low voltage transformer and any 12v AC landscape light and it’s ready for operation.

Superior Engineering

SMARTscape is designed with reliability and compatibility in mind. It communicates wirelessly using Bluetooth technology, giving it a range of 150ft with line of sight or 50ft if there are barriers or walls in between. A Wi-Fi bridge can also be installed to give SMARTscape unlimited range as long as your smartphone has a Wi-Fi or LTE connection.

The app is fully compatible with IPhone or Android smartphones and can be programmed with 7 different on/off schedules for all your grouped lights. Smartscape Hub certified with an IP67 rating, making it fully resistant to dust and can withstand being submerged in 3 feet of static water for up to 7 minutes.

Pricing and Availability

Smartscape Hub and Stake are available now at AQLighting and Amazon. Pricing starts as low as $54.99.

About Your Company: AQLighting distributes and manufactures a variety of lighting fixtures for residential and commercial consumers. Keeping consumers in mind, the company strives to bring high quality yet affordable lighting fixtures that are easy to install for DIY enthusiasts and licensed electricians alike.

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The future has arrived with this genius new take on surfboard storage that replaces those ancient wooden dowels. Using QuiverGrip™ one time will forever change your concept of where those magic boards belong when they are not in your hands or under your feet riding the waves!

San Diego, California (PRWEB) June 29, 2017

QuiverGrip™ puts the focus on your boards, replacing unsightly wooden dowels with a more secure, lower cost, lower profile board storage system designed to take the hassle and worry out of displaying and storing your surfboards. The QuiverGrip™ is offered as a standalone accessory or a scalable system that consists of two simple parts the “grip” and the “track” or Q-Rail that holds up to four QuiverGrips. The QuiverGrip™ easily slides into the track and can be adjusted without tools to different positions for more or less space between boards. The end has arrived for expensive, rigid, distracting, and dangerously slippery wood dowel racks thanks to this low cost invention that is proudly made in the USA.

The QuiverGrip™ was invented in 2013 by Scott McLean of Indialantic Florida. Together with Brian Smith they formed JSB Creations (DBA) THE QUIVERGRIP™, and is being distributed globally through Waterbourn, LLC DBA Phix Doctor located in San Diego, California.

The Quivergrip™ is made of a rigid PVC material outside and softer flexible material that contacts and holds the board safe and securely. This combination of materials provides just enough compression and grip without causing any damage to the surfboard. The Quivergrip™ can be easily installed by itself or with the Q-Rail™. The Combo Pack includes The QuiverGrip™, Q-Rail™, Floor Mat, Free Sticker and hardware for installation.

Check out our Kickstarter campaign to join us in bringing QuiverGrip™ to market and be the first on your block to get the smartest, safest board storage system available!

Contact: Tony Gowen

Telephone: 321-890-7533

email: info(at)phixdoctor(dot)com

http://www.phixdoctor.com/product/quivergrip

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Programming with Ed Begley Jr. uncovers Zicam’s latest product advancements

Jupiter, FL (PRWEB) June 29, 2017

DMG Productions is excited to announce that Matrixx Initiatives, Inc., the makers of Zicam® Cold Remedy products, will be featured in an upcoming episode of the highly acclaimed television series, Innovations with Ed Begley Jr., airing third quarter 2017 on FOX Business.

In this episode, Innovations will explore Zicam’s popular line-up of over-the-counter homeopathic cold shortening products, including its newest addition, ZICAM® Cold Remedy Medicated Fruit Drops in orange, lemon and cherry flavors. Viewers will be introduced to Zicam® Cold Remedy and experience the brand’s unique product benefits, enabling consumers to shorten the length of a cold when taken at the first sign of symptoms.

“Matrixx Initiatives' ability to bring new products to market quickly, access and support distribution at retail, and engage the consumer with clear and compelling communication, has enabled the company’s success and continued development of the Zicam brand with U.S. consumers,” said Lisa Glassman, producer for the Innovations series. “We look forward to exploring this on our show.”

“At Zicam, we are always looking to create new and innovative ways to help people feel their best,” said M’lou Walker, CEO of Matrixx Initiatives. “We are excited to partner with Innovations to take viewers on a journey to uncover cold shortening products designed for a variety of consumer preferences and most importantly, busy, on-the-go lifestyles.”

About Matrixx Initiatives:

Matrixx has been engaged in the development and marketing of better ways to feel better through over-the-counter health care products that utilize innovative drug delivery systems for over 20 years. Matrixx Initiatives manufactures and markets ZICAM® brand homeopathic and allopathic OTC products. Zicam® Cold Remedy products reduce the duration of a cold, when taken at the first sign and used as directed. While most cold medicines are designed just to mask cold symptoms, homeopathic Zicam® Cold Remedy is completely different®, because it has ingredients that are clinically proven to shorten a cold. With Zicam® Cold Remedy’s cold shortening powers, you can get back to the real you – the person you are without a cold- faster. Zicam® Cold Remedy is the #1 cold shortening brand in the USA based on sales data of cold shortening brands. For more information, visit: http://www.matrixxinc.com, or http://www.zicam.com.

About Innovations and DMG Productions:

Innovations, hosted by award winning actor Ed Begley, Jr., is an information-based series geared toward educating the public on the latest breakthroughs in all areas of society. Featuring practical solutions and important issues facing consumers and professionals alike, Innovations focuses on cutting-edge advancements in everything from health and wellness to global business, renewable energy, and more.

DMG Productions (responsible for creating the Innovations show) includes personnel specialized in various fields from agriculture to medicine, independent films to regional news and more. Field producers work closely with experts in the field to develop stories. This powerful force enables DMG to consistently produce commercial-free, educational programming that both viewers and networks depend on.

For more information visit: http://www.InnovationsTelevision.com or contact Lisa Glassman at (866) 496-4065 x 865 or via email at info(at)InnovationsTelevision.com.

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Partnership marks milestone in institutional use of OER

New York, NY (PRWEB) June 29, 2017

panOpen announced today that it has partnered with Instructure to provide seamless integration of panOpen’s OER-based learning platform into the Canvas learning management system. The partnership marks another milestone in the growing maturity of Open Educational Resources in higher education.

“panOpen is thrilled to partner with Instructure, the fastest growing LMS company in the marketplace today,” said Brian Jacobs, panOpen’s founder and CEO. “For the first time, faculty and students have the benefits of low cost and flexible open content while maintaining the commercial standards of assessments, analytics, single sign-on, and gradebook syncing that they have increasingly come to expect in their teaching and learning experiences.”

Effective immediately, the single sign-on and gradebook syncing capabilities between the two companies are available for all current and prospective Canvas users. This is especially important for the many faculty who would like to enjoy the benefits of OER but have not had adequate tools and services to support this. With panOpen, not only can faculty make use of the platform tools, but also of panOpen’s editors and instructional designers to help ensure that both faculty and students have the best possible experience with open content.

“OER is clearly entering the mainstream and is now a compelling alternative to commercial content,” noted Melissa Loble, vice president of platform and partnerships at Instructure. “Instructure is pleased to welcome panOpen into our growing base of third parties offering new and innovative approaches to educational content that can improve learning outcomes and academic success.”

About panOpen

Designed by educators, panOpen is a learning platform that realizes the promise of OER by providing all of the components required for its widespread use. panOpen offers complete peer-reviewed content, customization tools, assessments, analytics, LMS integration, and a means of financially sustaining campus-based OER efforts. With panOpen, faculty adopt enhanced interactive OER as they would a commercial textbook, with confidence in the quality and reliability of the content. panOpen preserves the virtues of OER—radically reducing textbook costs and freeing faculty from the constraints of commercial copyright—while delivering the quality, features, and ease-of-use faculty expect from their learning materials. The result has enormous implications for pedagogical practices, changing the relationships of instructors and students to their educational content.

For more information on panOpen: contact Gary LaRosa glarosa(at)panopen(dot)com, visit panopen(dot)com to request a demo, or call 844-200-1511

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Partnership brings prescription delivery, medication reminders and secure communications between patients, physicians, pharmacies to lower costs and improve care.

Dublin, Ohio (PRWEB) June 29, 2017

Updox, the industry leader for care coordination and healthcare connectivity solutions, and ScriptDrop, a prescription delivery service that encourages care intended to make the delivery process easier for both the pharmacist and patient, are partnering to offer the most comprehensive care coordination solution for medication adherence. This partnership combines advanced adherence technologies with a complete care coordination solution to provide ongoing engagement with patients and the ability to collaborate with physicians to ensure adherence. The partnership leverages both Updox Pharmacy Connect, a web-based care coordination suite that supports pharmacists communicating with providers and engaging patients to encourage better care, new revenue opportunities and lower costs, and Mary the Medication Reminder, an artificial intelligence-powered prescription assistant that reminds patients to take their medication and can answer questions about their therapy.

According to the American Heart Association, poor medication adherence takes the lives of 125,000 Americans annually, and costs the healthcare system nearly $300 billion a year in additional doctor visits, emergency department visits and hospitalizations.

Ensuring a patient’s medication adherence delivers better outcomes, lowers overall healthcare costs and offers strong benefits for payers and pharmaceutical companies. This partnership combines medication adherence technologies with care coordination to connect patients, physicians, pharmacies and payers to ensure medications are received and taken correctly and any gaps are addressed immediately and securely, in a cost-efficient manner.

“ScriptDrop understands that adherence is a huge issue in healthcare. Prescription delivery was step one for us addressing that. The medication reminder platform that we’re offering with Updox is our next step forward," said Nicholas Potts, CEO, ScriptDrop.

After a prescription is received by the pharmacy, if the patient cannot pick up the prescription, ScriptDrop offers a convenient courier service to ensure delivery. Whether the medications were delivered or picked up, the combined solution will set up automated phone, text, email, Amazon Echo or Google Home reminders (based on patient preference or need) to ensure the medication is taken and refills are placed and received as needed.

The audible features of Google Home and Amazon Echo allow the devices to ask the patient questions and record responses. For example, Echo or Home can voice a reminder to take the medication and then ask the patient to verbally confirm the dose was taken.

If the patient goes off therapy and doesn’t fill a prescription (or self-identifies as skipping a dose), Updox and ScriptDrop will use the Updox Pharmacy Connect solution to notify the pharmacy who can then confidentially communicate with the physician or patient caregivers via Updox Direct Secure messaging. In addition to secure messaging, Updox Pharmacy Connect also offers a patient portal to encourage two-way communications with patients through appointment reminders, messages, notifications, etc. Pharmacy Connect provides a trusted, secure communications channel that connects patients, providers and pharmacies.

“Healthcare is powered by communications. Together, Updox and ScriptDrop have created an innovative way to use a trusted communications channel that exists between patients, providers and pharmacies to address medication adherence,” said Michael Morgan, chief executive officer, Updox. “The ability to encourage adherence is also of strong interest to payers to help drive down healthcare costs and improve outcomes. We’re excited to partner with ScriptDrop to offer such a comprehensive and innovative solution that impacts millions of people.”

Most available medication adherence solutions support only reminders delivered via a simple text message and require extensive patient setup. In addition to home delivery, ScriptDrop and Updox support medication adherence through innovative solutions with Amazon Echo and Google Home, featuring audible reminders, and care coordination by notifying the pharmacy (and the provider and/or caregiver, if applicable) if the patient misses a dose. Notifications are delivered by the patient’s preferred channel (phone, text or email) to ensure patient engagement.

For more information, visit http://www.updox.com/medication-adherence.

About Updox  

Updox is the industry-leading healthcare care coordination solution. Named #571 on the Inc. 5000 list of America's fastest-growing private companies, Updox is integrated with more than 70 electronic health records (EHR) and serves more than 250,000 users and 60 million patients.

Through an extensive Direct messaging network and platform of apps, Updox connects various healthcare providers, including physicians, patients, payers, pharmacies, labs and healthcare partners. Once part of the Updox network, users or partners can access a full suite of applications including secure messaging, patient portal, appointment scheduling & reminders, credit card payments, and health alerts, all with the goal of driving improved outcomes through more efficient communications and better care coordination. Connect with Updox at http://www.updox.com.

About ScriptDrop

ScriptDrop offers a prescription delivery service that makes the delivery process easier for both pharmacists and patients. Once a prescription is ready, ScriptDrop sends a courier to pick up the delivery and tracks the delivery until the patient signs for it. The pharmacist can then view the signed delivery receipt in their ScriptDrop account. ScriptDrop uses predictive algorithms to judge if delivery is to be done based on the likelihood of the patient's condition and is designed to fit into the pharmacist's workflow, enabling patients to have easy access to medicines and pharmacists to streamline processes as well as access reporting and analytical insight. Learn more at http://www.scriptdrop.co

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IBM and Microsoft offer most competitive pricing for serverless

New York, NY (PRWEB) June 29, 2017

In the industry’s first analysis of serverless cloud pricing, 451 Research has found that, for the majority of new applications, serverless offers a lower cost of ownership (TCO) than virtual machines (VMs) and containers.

When analyzing serverless offerings from the big four cloud providers - Amazon Web Services (AWS), Google, Microsoft and IBM - 451 Research’s Cloud Price Index shows that IBM generally offers the least expensive service, with Microsoft leading for certain configurations.

The TCO of serverless tends to be lower than VMs, even when the VM is hosting containers, because there is no need for developers to provision, configure and manage the infrastructure. As an example scenario: when a serverless function is active for just three quarters of the month, it only takes a 10-minute saving in operational overhead for serverless to beat virtual machines on TCO. Even without the savings in developer time, the ability of serverless to increase utilization means it is cheaper than using VMs when the code is executed fewer than 500,000 times each month.

451 Research’s Cloud Price Index finds that IBM is cheapest for 0.1-second duration scripts, and Azure is cheapest for 10-second scripts, assuming memory requirements match predetermined size allocations. Plus, IBM offers a distinct cost advantage by allowing users to choose exact memory requirements, whereas other providers round up the figures, resulting in users paying for unused capacity.

Considering the similarities in pricing methods and offerings between providers, 451 Research believes serverless is poised to undergo a round of price cutting this year.

“Serverless is more than just hype; it has the potential to transform the way we develop, build and run applications in the cloud. Understanding the economics of serverless technology is vital to understanding its potential to disrupt the industry. Freemium serverless offerings from the four big cloud providers are already fueling the growth of serverless services by stimulating experimentation and helping enterprises gain skills. This could lead serverless to be the next cloud price war battleground,” said Owen Rogers, research director, Digital Economics Unit at 451 Research.

451 Research expects adoption of serverless - or FaaS (functions as a service) - to continue growing over the next few years. In its 2016 Voice of the Enterprise (VotE): Cloud Transformation, Workloads and Key Projects, 37% of the IT decision-makers surveyed were already using serverless technology to some degree.

Serverless computing is the ability to execute code on demand, with no need to provision the underlying infrastructure, and it caught on when AWS launched Lambda in 2014. IBM’s Bluemix and Google soon followed, with Microsoft the most recent hyperscaler to enter the market. The term ‘serverless’ implies that no servers are used to run an application or service; but in reality, this model means that developers and cloud operators do not need to worry about the complexity and maintenance of VMs or containers.

About the CPI and Methodology

451 Research’s Cloud Price Index is designed to give enterprises and service providers insight into the cloud landscape so they can make more informed decisions when buying and selling cloud services. Like a consumer price index, 451 Research's Cloud Price Index is made up of a basket of goods. In this case, it is also a specification of the services required to operate a typical web server application including compute, storage, databases, management and serverless. The Cloud Price Index covers 30 public and private cloud capabilities from 50 providers, covering 90% of the global IaaS market.

The full report with detailed analysis of serverless pricing models is available to subscribers here.

Webinar

Owen Rogers of 451 Research’s Digital Economics Unit will be hosting a webinar on The Economics of Serverless Computing on Thursday July 20th 2017 at 12pm ET. Register now.

About 451 Research

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