App Annie: The Math Behind The App Stores

Hong Kong, China (PRWEB) February 16, 2012

Today App Annie (appannie.com), the industry leader in app store analytics and market intelligence, unveils the 7 key trends you need to know about in the “Rise of the Planet of the Apps”. App Annie’s premium service – ‘App Annie Intelligence’ – employs cutting-edge statistical and data models to generate the most accurate market estimates available for app stores today. Companies like EA, Microsoft, Nokia, Sega and Tencent already rely on App Annie to identify macro trends in today’s international app store economy.

To view this infographic on App Annie’s website, simply visit:

http://www.appannie.com/infographic-rise

7 Key Growth Trends in the iOS App Store

1.    Of all markets, Norway earns more per download than any other: 9x more revenue per download compared to an app in China.

2.    Growth in China however grew 300% and revenue 180% over the last year, outstripping the growth of all other major markets.

3.    The US’s top grossing app in 2011 generated almost 10x the revenue of the top grossing app in China.

4.    Apps with in-app purchases are now monetizing at double the $ per download compared to apps without. That disparity has come about in the last 12 months.

5.    iPad downloads grew 200% in 2011, outstripping iPhone’s 70% growth.

6.    iPad revenues account for 30% of the entire iOS pie. Developers can no longer put off developing for iPad.

7.    iPad apps generate 2.4x more revenue per download compared to iPhone apps.

Planet of big money downloads: Norway

In a global comparison of average revenue per app downloaded, Norway is #1 at $ 0.37 per download, nine times more than China.* App Annie’s research finds there is only a loose correlation between GDP per capita and $ per download by country: factors such as smartphone penetration and local currency billing are more important.

East Asia – Land of the Rising Downloads

East Asia was fertile territory for Apple in 2011. China saw a 300% increase in downloads and a 180% increase in revenue. Japan saw a 100% increase in downloads, and a 87% increase in revenue. These markets are now significant not just because of their sheer size, but also their growth rate. East Asia is increasingly important for international app publishers: apps such as Angry Birds and Fruit Ninja already have huge audiences in these regions. In 2012, look for international app publishers to do more localization for Asian tastes in UI and strengthen their local marketing channels.

Biggest prize money in the US (and Japan)

The #1 grossing app in the US generates nearly 10x the revenue of the #1 app in China.* Interestingly the top app in Japan earns 90% of the top app in the US even though it has has only 1/6 the smartphone population (according to wired.com analysts). So your app needs a fraction of the users in Japan to earn the same revenue as in the US.

In-App Purchase (IAP) revenues rocket.

The absolute growth of freemium and in-app purchase revenues has been well-documented. App Annie goes one level deeper to see if apps with in-app purchases actually earn more revenue on a per app basis. Their findings? In Jan 2011, the top 100 apps with IAP and without IAP were monetizing the same amount per app. But by Dec 2011, apps with IAP were monetizing 2.2X more than apps without IAP. If you have a great product, you’ll raise your revenue ceilings with a freemium rather than premium model. Leading publishers like EA, Gameloft and Glu are seeing their bets on freemium pay off big time.

Taking flight – Growth rate of iPad downloads

“Consumers already have a Macbook Air, and an iPhone, so do they need an iPad?” For app developers, this is a moot point: downloads on iPad grew 200% in 2011, compared to 70% for downloads on iPhone. Data suggests that the tablet will continue to convert notebook and smartphone owners at an increasing rate, and eventually represent 60% of the PC market by 2015 (SOURCE: IDC and Gartner).

iPad – A significant slice of the iOS pie

Revenues from iPad apps now account for 30% of overall iOS revenue, with iPhone and iTouch app revenues contributing 70%. This validates Apple’s continued efforts in iPad innovation and marketing, which the reported imminent release of iPad 3 will reward even more. This matters for Google, which has yet to establish their own consumer market for tablets.

iPad – double the dollar sunshine

The iPad, at 2.1x more pixels, is generating 2.4x more revenue per download compared to the iPhone. Other factors include the difference in app prices, and differences in consumer use. These characteristics require a different thought process in iPad design and development, going beyond simply increasing image resolutions for the bigger device.

China is the reference point in this comparison, but China is not the lowest revenue per #1 grossing app or in terms of revenue per download.

Methodology

East Asia – Land of the Rising Downloads: A measure of the growth of downloads and revenues from all iOS apps in China and Japan from Jan 2011 to Dec 2011.

Biggest prize money in the US: An indexed measure of the local revenue earned in 2011 by the top grossing iOS app in each country.

In-App Purchase (IAP) revenues rocket: A measure of the total revenue earned by the top 100 grossing iOS apps with in-app purchase, and the top 100 grossing iOS apps without in-app purchase in 2011.

Taking flight – Growth rate of iPad downloads: A measure of the growth rate of iOS downloads on iPad against that on iPhone in 2011.

iPad – A significant slice of the iOS pie: A percentage breakdown of total iOS revenue (iPhone+iTouch, iPad) in 2011.

iPad – double the dollar sunshine: A measure of the revenue generated by iOS app download on iPad against that on iPhone in 2011.

About App Annie

App Annie is the industry leader in app store analytics and market intelligence, used by more than 60% of the Top 100 iOS publishers including Disney, EA, Google, Rovio, Shazam, Skype, Zynga, and many others. The company excels in ‘The Math Behind The App Stores’, with unique free and premium products in the market intelligence space that allow app store analysts and marketers to identify macro trends, business opportunities and marketing strategies within the international app store economy.

To find out more

To learn more about where all this data came from, just visit http://www.appannie.com/infographic-rise

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Boston, Massachusetts (PRWEB) February 18, 2012

Assisted Living Today (http://assistedlivingtoday.com/) a provider of free senior living and elder care information, today announced the list of nominees for the 2012 ALTY Blog Awards. The full list can be found here: http://assistedlivingtoday.com/alty-awards/

The ALTY Awards is an annual blog awards event that honors the best articles and blog posts from the senior living/senior care industry from the previous calendar year. All nominees are chosen by a committee of industry experts, who have nominated the best written, most informative and most helpful content. Voting is open to the public and winning articles will be determined by the most votes.

This year, more than forty blogs posts from various authors have been nominated in categories that range from aging in place articles, to Alzheimer’s disease, to the best technology blog posts for seniors.

“This is the first event of its kind in the elder care industry,” says Ken Lyons, Co-founder of Assisted Living Today. “People in our industry produce some fantastic content that often goes unnoticed. Our goal with the ALTY Awards is to shine a big, bright spotlight on the best bloggers and thought leaders in senior care industry and applaud their efforts.”

To vote for your favorite elder care and senior living articles, go to http://assistedlivingtoday.com/alty-awards/ and click on any one of the eight categories to read and vote for your favorites. If you were nominated for an ALTY Award, you can show off your achievement with a custom badge located in the “Get Your Badge Here” section of the website. Winners will be announced on Thursday, March 15, 2012.

About Assisted Living Today

Assisted Living Today is a premium Web publisher that specializes in elder care and senior living news and information. The website staffs a team senior care experts and publishes free, helpful information about issues facing the growing population of seniors and their loved ones. Assisted Living Today is also committed to helping connect those looking for senior care with the nation’s premier care providers in assisted living facilities.

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Newark, NJ (PRWEB) February 16, 2012

Tim Kellers teaches the online continuing professional education course at NJIT that focuses solely on developing applications for Android devices. Kellers who pioneered one of the first online iPhone app developments to be offered at a university, expanded his teaching a year ago to Android. Today his online OS Android Development is highly successful. It is offered six times a year, with a class size limited to 10 people, despite an increasing demand.

Join Tim Kellers at the Android Developer Information Session

Saturday, March 3, 2012

10am-12pm ET

REGISTER

New Jersey Institute of Technology

College of Architecture & Design

Westin Hall Gallery

University Heights

Newark, NJ 07102

Information Session Attendees:

    Meet NJIT’s Expert Instructor Tim Kellers
    Learn about the popular and sought out ONLINE Android Developer training class.
    Hear how entrepreneurs and the computing literate learn to design and implement software using the Android 2.2 (or higher) environment. As well as how to create and deploy Android applications on the software simulator and hardware devices.
    Listen to testimonials from past students that have had success since taking this course.
    Participate in a Q&A.
    Registration for this event automatically enters you into a drawing for a FREE Online OS Android Development Class worth $ 1,090! A random draw will take place at the Information Session. Winner must be present!

NJIT, New Jersey’s science and technology university, enrolls more than 9,558 students pursuing bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degrees in 120 programs. The university consists of six colleges: Newark College of Engineering, College of Architecture and Design, College of Science and Liberal Arts, School of Management, College of Computing Sciences and Albert Dorman Honors College. U.S. News & World Report’s 2011 Annual Guide to America’s Best Colleges ranked NJIT in the top tier of national research universities. NJIT is internationally recognized for being at the edge in knowledge in architecture, applied mathematics, wireless communications and networking, solar physics, advanced engineered particulate materials, nanotechnology, neural engineering and e-learning. Many courses and certificate programs, as well as graduate degrees, are available online through the Office of Continuing Professional Education.

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2012 Bass Pro Shops Spring Fishing Classic

Springfield, MO (PRWEB) February 13, 2012

2012 Spring Fishing Classic Quick Sheet

    What: Spring Fishing Classic
    When: U.S. Locations Feb. 24-March 11 Canada Locations March 9-25
    Where: 54 Bass Pro Shops store locations across United States and Canada
    How much: Free
    Why cover it: One of the most popular and fun pastimes we remember as kids is going on family fishing trips. As parents ourselves now, we want to pass on this tradition to our kids. An ever-increasing number of families are discovering Bass Pro Shops Outdoor World stores and flocking to their award-winning venues to discover the great outdoors together. At Bass Pro Shops, families can take advantage of Outdoor Skills Workshops, sit in on educational seminars and listen to professional field experts—all for FREE– that will allow them to make great outdoor memories together to last a lifetime.

Last year, more than 5 million people attended the Bass Pro Shops Spring Fishing Classics—lending credibility to the U.S. statistic that more people go fishing than go to Orlando’s Disney World—the world’s number one resort –30 million anglers vs 16 million Disney visitors (http://www.sportsmenslink.org). And, in Canada, more Canadians would rather fish than golf and play hockey combined –18% vs. 7% and 6% (http://www.csia.ca). Plus, there will be great interview and photo opportunity potential with anglers, customers and area visitors

    Special events:

Fishing Seminars by Local Pros or Conservation Groups–

U.S. Locations February 24-26, CAD Locations March 16-18

BASSMaster University Weekend with National Pros and Seminars –

U.S. March 2-4. CAD -Toronto March 10-11, Calgary March 10

Reel Trade-In – U.S. Locations Feb 24-29, CAD stores—March 9-14

Bass Pro Shops Next Generation™ Weekend—U.S. locations March 9-11 CAD locations March 23-25. Noon to 5pm each day– Friday-Sunday

Daily Door Busters, Rod Trade-in, Vendor booths–see specific store listing for dates

Plus, customers may register to win the “Awesome Fishing with Mark Zona” Sweepstakes. One Grand Prize Winner will be selected nationally and will win a 2-day fishing trip with Mark Zona in Traverse City, MI and a $ 300 Bass Pro Shops gift card. The trip will be filmed and the show will appear on The Outdoor Channel. The winner and one guest will receive complementary travel and 2 night’s lodging—a total Sweepstakes Package value of more than $ 10,000.00. In addition, each store will select a First Place Winner for a Fishing Prize Package with a retail value of $ 370 US and $ 445 CAD.

For more information: Contact Katie Mitchell (417) 873-5618

                                            Larry Whiteley (417) 873-5022

Pros, events, seminars, vendor booths and times vary per store location and are subject to change due to unforeseen circumstances. Visit http://www.basspro.com/classic and click on the local store from the drop down box for more information

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FISHING IS FUN FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY

Free Bass Pro Shops Event features pro anglers, seminars, kids’ activities and more

Bass Pro Shops is dedicated to ensuring families continue to have fun together outdoors through their exciting, educational events such as the Spring Fishing Classic. Last year, more than 5 million people attended this event at Bass Pro Shops stores across America and Canada and this year promises to be even bigger. And, it is at a price everyone can afford—free.

Plus, this year you could be the winner of the “Awesome Fishing with Mark Zona” Sweepstakes. You could be selected as the National Grand Prize Winner and win a 2-day fishing trip with Mark Zona in Traverse City, MI and a $ 300 Bass Pro Shops gift card. The trip will be filmed and the show will appear on The Outdoor Channel. You and your guest will receive complementary travel and 2 night’s lodging—a total sweepstakes package value of more than $ 10,000.00! In addition, 54 winners will be selected (one from each store) to win a Fishing Prize Package with a retail value of $ 370 US and $ 445 CAD.**

The 17-day event begins February 24th and goes until March 11th at 52 of the Bass Pro Shops retail stores in the United States and March 9th through 25th at the Calgary and Toronto stores in Canada. There’s new fishing products to browse through, live demonstrations to see, tips and techniques to learn, boat shows, kids events, and, it’s all FREE! Don’t forget to register to win the “Awesome Fishing with Mark Zona” sweepstakes or one of the 54 packages being given away that include a Bass Pro Shops Extreme Baitcast reel, Bass Pro Shops Extreme Rod, Rapala Electric Fillet Knife, Kevin Van Dam Tackle System and a fishing vest.

The Spring Fishing Classic is the best time and place to pick up the secret techniques and strategies used by the best anglers in the world. This year you’ll have two weekends of seminars and tank demonstrations to choose from– select your favorite topic or pro or attend them all—they’re all FREE! (Seminars will be held at all store locations except Miami, FL; Branson, MO; Islamorada, FL; and Bass Pro Shops Outlet store in Springfield).

The first weekend (U.S. stores February 24-26, CAD stores March 16-18) features fishing seminars taught by local pros, conservation groups and other area experts. Topics and times are listed below:

In the U.S. stores, Friday, February 24th and Canada stores, Friday, March 16th:

    6pm: Advanced Small and Largemouth Bass Tactics
    7pm: Local Fishing Tips and Techniques
    8pm: Side Image Sonar: How to Use it Effectively to Catch Fish
U.S. Saturday, February 25th and Canada, March 17th:

    1pm: (topics vary per store: check local store listing)
    2pm: Pre-Spawn and Post-Spawn Bass
    3pm: Fish Finder Basics
    4pm: Crankbait Fishing: Tactics and Importance of Matching Rod and Reel Gear Ratio to Various CrankBaits
    5pm: Spinnerbait Basics
U.S. Sunday, February 26th and Canada, March 18th:

    1pm: The Tackle and Tactics of Power Fishing vs. Finesse Fishing
    2pm: Local Fishing Tips and Techniques
    3pm: Side Image Sonar: How to Use it Effectively to Catch Fish
    4pm: Fish Finder Basics

The second weekend of the Spring Fishing Classic offers the BASSMaster University National Fishing Pros seminars and tank demonstrations March 2nd – 4th at the U.S. stores, March 10th-11th in Vaughan, (Toronto, Ontario) and March 10th in Rocky View (Calgary, Alberta). See and hear experts like 9-time BASS Angler of the Year Roland Martin, 4-time BassMaster Classic Champion Rick Clunn, legendary angler and TV host Bill Dance, America’s favorite fisherman and TV host Jimmy Houston, 3-time BassMaster Classic Champion Kevin VanDam and many more. Canadian customers will enjoy “Facts of Fishing” TV host Dave Mercer and the Beasley Brothers. (Pros, seminar topics, and times vary by store and are subject to change due to unforeseen circumstances. Please check individual store schedules by visiting http://www.basspro.com/classic and clicking on the store from drop down box.)

Other special events include:

Reel Trade-In: If attendees have any old reels that don’t see a lot of action any more, bring them in during “Reel Trade-In” days February 24th-29th at the U.S. stores and March 9th -14th for Canada stores. They can be traded in for a coupon worth from $ 5 to $ 100 off the purchase price of a new reel. The donated reels will be given to local not-for-profit groups whose mission is to teach children about fishing and the outdoors.
Bass Pro Shops Next Generation™ Weekend: U.S. stores March 9-11, Canada March 23-25 Noon to 5pm. Kids can get into the spirit of the outdoors with plenty of FREE events geared for them during the Spring Classic. Activities include Catch and Release Pond++, Kid’s Fishing Seminars at 2pm, 3pm, and 4pm, Free Photo Download at Catch and Release Pond, and crafts from 12noon to2pm each day. Plus, the first 50 kids to participate each day will receive a special Bass Pro Shops logo drawstring backpack (while supplies last).
Daily Door Busters, Rod Trade-in, Vendor booths—Determined by specified store locations. Each store will have vendor booths one weekend of the Spring Fishing Classic except the following: Miami, FL; Destin, FL; Columbia,MO; WorldWide Sportsman (Islamorada, FL); Branson, MO; Memphis, TN; and Myrtle Beach, SC.
Get ready for a family summer full of fishing and outdoor adventures. Make plans now to attend the FREE Spring Fishing Classic event at your local Bass Pro Shops store.

**Contest rules: Customers must register to win the “Awesome Fishing with Mark Zona” Sweepstakes or the Spring Fishing Package First Prize. The Grand Prize of the Mark Zona fishing trip will be awarded to one winner selected nationally. Fifty-four first prize winners will be selected (one per store) and awarded a Spring Fishing Package. (NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR CLAIM PRIZE. Open to legal residents of the 50 United States, District of Columbia and Canada (excluding Quebec) who are 18 years of age or older at time of entry. Void where prohibited. Sweepstakes begins 02/24/12 and ends 03/11/12 for U.S. locations. In Canada (excluding Quebec), between 3/9/12 and close of business on 3/25/12.

++Catch and Release Pond, stocked with live fish, at all stores, except Calgary, Canada which will offer a Casting Pond inside store that does not feature live fish.

About Bass Pro Shops Group:

Bass Pro Shops® operates 58 retail stores in 26 states and Canada visited by over 112 million people annually. The original store in Springfield, MO, at over 400,000 square feet and growing, is the world’s largest outdoor store. Bass Pro Shops® also conducts an international catalog and internet retailing operation, American Rod & Gun® wholesale division sells to over 7,000 independently owned retail stores worldwide. Outdoor World® Incentives also sells Bass Pro Shops® gift cards through over 132,000 retail outlets across America. The Bass Pro Shops® restaurant division with 28 locations. The company’s Tracker Marine Group® (http://www.trackerboats.com) manufactures and sells Tracker®, Nitro®, SunTracker®, Tahoe®, Grizzly® and Mako® boats through Bass Pro Shops® retail stores and over 400 dealers worldwide. The Resort Group (http://www.bigcedar.com) includes Big Cedar Lodge® and other resort properties including restaurants and golf courses. For more information regarding Bass Pro Shops® store locations, products or special events, please visit http://www.basspro.com. To request a free catalog, call 1-800-BASS PRO. Follow us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/bassproshops.

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Manchester, New Hampshire (PRWEB) February 07, 2012

Gulf Coast Multi Media today announces DVDFind 1.1 for iOS, an update to their Entertainment app that lets the user find the locations of DVD retail stores and/or DVD rental kiosks (vending machines) in either scrolling list or Google Street Map views. Touching any listing opens the link to the location’s web site, allowing the user to browse through the available DVDs, Games, Blu-ray discs, and other media. The app will automatically search using the iDevice’s current location or search using an address or zip code. Users can set a search radius in Preferences of any distance between 1 and 10 miles. Results are displayed almost immediately in map or list view, with listings ordered by proximity.

Whether at home, vacationing, or traveling the desire to watch a DVD can strike at any time. With widespread ownership of computers, DVD players, and laptops, movie lovers can enjoy films wherever they are. The instant solution to locations and availability is DVDFind, which can be set to locate only kiosks or both kiosks and retail stores. As the DVD rental market has changed, there are fewer stores and more kiosks. There are currently more than 28,000 Redbox kiosks and more than 11,000 Blockbuster Express kiosks in the U.S., all able to be found, along with thousands of other kiosks and retailers.

Feature Highlights:

Using your current location, find DVDs, Games, and Blu-ray discs in kiosks and retail locations within a user selectable range of 1 – 10 miles
Perform a custom search by entering a full address or zip code
Search for vending machine/kiosk only locations, or both kiosk and retail store locations
From locations displayed on the map, you can see the distance to each location
View the results in a list by distance
From the results displayed go directly to the kiosk’s website and browse the media list
Read descriptions and reviews for the releases and watch movie trailers
Reserve the DVDs, Games, Blu-ray discs, or other available media
For retail location results, shop the store’s website launch in portrait orientation, the app defaults to the current location and displays the nearest retail store and/or kiosk on a street level Google Map. A button in the top tab bar brings up a scrolling list, each listing complete with name, street address, city, state, phone number, and distance accurate to one-hundredth of a mile. The vertically scrolling list displays the closest listing first and the farthest, last. Touching any listing immediately opens its website, from which the user can browse, check availability, make reservations, and watch trailers.

“While on vacation in Florida, I wanted to watch a DVD with my wife, but I didn’t know where to find a kiosk,” commented Don Bourque of Gulf Coast Multi Media. “That’s when the idea for DVDFind came to me.”

Device Requirements:

iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch
Requires iOS 3.0 or later (iOS 5 tested)
Requires Internet connection
1.0 MB

Pricing and Availability:

DVDFind 1.1 is $ 0.99 (USD) and available worldwide exclusively through the App Store in the Entertainment category. Review copies are available on request.

DVDFind 1.1

http://www.gulfcoastmm.com/

Purchase and Download

http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/dvdfind/id432830954?mt=8

YouTube Video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=81L3i61iLz4

Screenshot 1

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App Icon

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Company info:

Based in Manchester, New Hampshire, Gulf Coast Multi Media specializes in the management of DVD Kiosks, DVD rentals, and sales. Gulf Coast Multi Media was founded in 2011 by Don Bourque. Copyright (C) 2011-2012 Gulf Coast Multi Media. All Rights Reserved. Apple, the Apple logo, iPhone, and iPod are registered trademarks of Apple Inc. in the U.S. and/or other countries. Other trademarks and registered trademarks may be the property of their respective owners.

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Mainstream Entertainment Group Inc.

Melville, NY (PRWEB) February 08, 2012

Mainstream Entertainment Group Inc. just released it’s total revenue and gross profit numbers for 2011. President and CEO Cory Poccia said the company doubled its revenue from 2010 and its gross profit jumped 5x’s over. “2011 was a fantastic year and the sky is the limit in 2012″

Mainstream Entertainment Group Inc. is adding several new services in 2012 which include iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch App Development, Video Invitations for Weddings, SEO Services, and they will be adding a sports entertainment division which will focus on live event production, post production, and shooting services for sports organizations like the UFC, Long Island Ducks, and New York Islanders.

Some of Mainstream Entertainment Group’s client list for 2011 included: Purity Products, a company that sells evidence based nutritional suppliments … Spike TV, a division of MTV networks owned by Viacom Inc. … and Social Sports Kitchen, a restaurant owned by New York Jets legend Wayne Chrebet.

Mainstream Entertainment Group, Inc. is a full service marketing and multimedia company serving the New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut tri-state area. The company, led by founder Cory Poccia, offers a full range of multimedia services for clients, including film and video production, web design, graphic design, DJ services, marketing solutions and more. Some production services include corporate video services, documentary work, weddings, birthdays, mitzvah celebrations, as well as music videos and band promotional videos. The company offers DJ event work and services for all types of special occasions, including weddings and corporate events. The company also offers design and printing services for numerous products, including invitations, post cards, newsletters, business cards, flyers, banners and more. Check the main website for numerous examples of past print and video work. For more info, visit Mainstream Entertainment Group Inc.on the web at http://www.mainstreamny.com.

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Corona, CA (PRWEB) February 02, 2012

This is the second coveted award that Mailscape has received in the past 2 months. Recently Mailscape was named the Bronze Medal Winner of the “2011 Editors’ Best Awards” in the Best Messaging category by Penton Media’s Windows IT Pro Magazine. This new award wins the Exchange Reporting category of the MSExchange.org Readers’ Choice Awards.

“We are extremely pleased to receive this award for Mailscape, particularly since it’s coming from the leading Microsoft Exchange Server resource site,” states Jay Gundotra, CEO of ENow. “Our team really takes pride in listening to the IT administrators who purchase our product and have created a management tool with them in mind. To receive an award from those individuals, the readers of the MSExchange.org site is a true honor and testament to our end users belief in our product.”

Mailscape is an award-winning Exchange and mobile device management tool that provides monitoring, reporting, and administrative capabilities in a single, affordable solution. Installed in minutes, easy to deploy, and intuitive enough for the help desk to use, Mailscape lets you manage your entire environment in a sleek, one-look dashboard.

ENow’s Mailscape Exchange Server product is used in over 30 countries by enterprise companies, including Facebook, NYSE, DirecTV, Blue Cross Blue Shield, and CB Richard Ellis. The product features a dashboard with red, yellow, and green lights indicating the health of each monitored server. The Mailscape solution enables IT support staff the ability to proactively monitor servers in real time. It also provides mobile device reporting for iPads, iPhones, Androids, Blackberries, and other mobile devices.

About ENow

ENow is a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner focused on helping companies implement the latest Microsoft technologies and developing software tools to simplify the job of an IT administrator. The company’s flagship product, Mailscape, is an award winning Exchange monitoring and reporting tool that provides a dashboard view of the messaging environment. For more information, call 1-877-TRY-ENOW, email us at info(at)enowinc(dot)com, or visit us online at http://www.enowinc.com.

Tel    +1 877 TRY ENOW

Email: info(at)enowinc(dot)com

Web    http://www.enowinc.com

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Cary, North Carolina (PRWEB) February 02, 2012

Consonus, in partnership with Altruent Systems, successfully completed a data center relocation for a national financial services provider. Consonus provided IT consulting to complete the time-sensitive move to ensure minimal downtime of critical infrastructure.

“Consonus was able to bring their data center relocation expertise to the team, providing a second set of eyes, as well as specific subject matter experts to fill in gaps of available expertise in support of the move,” said CEO of Altruent Don Clow.

The customer, Square 1 Bank, wanted to move to a more geographically disperse datacenter model for enhanced availability. Altruent Systems was originally engaged to conduct an RFP process to identify the hosting provider most capable of supporting the clients business and financial needs. Following successful negotiation of a new contract, the plan called for the migration of Square 1 Bank’s computing environment in Raleigh, North Carolina to the new data center in Charlotte, North Carolina. Altruent was engaged to manage that process and, in turn, looked to Consonus for specific technical and relocation expertise.

The move was completed in several phases that grouped systems and applications into logical move groups, minimizing data transfer and cross-site traffic while eliminating complex network and application changes during the migration period of approximately six weeks. Each move group contained two or more methods whereby applications were migrated physically, logically, and virtually. Consonus managed the physical migration of the Exchange Mail environment as part of the last move event. “Consonus had the expertise in the storage environment we use for email.” said Keith Bosscawen, IT vice president at Square 1 Bank, “They were able to develop a comprehensive plan for the move execution.”

Other areas where Consonus added value were the provisioning of spare/standby equipment at the new data center that provided redundancy and a level of protection should hardware failures occur during the move. Consonus also physically transported one of the two storage arrays to mitigate risk. “It was a great team effort,” said Bruce Cardos, project manager for the Consonus portion of the project. “Working with Don and Keith was a great experience. They both were very professional, focused on the results, and confident in our ability to do the part we were engaged to perform.”

Subsequent to this engagement, Square 1 Bank has provided Consonus an opportunity to bid on the management of their enterprise email environment. “I’d like to think our performance on the move project had a hand in that decision.” said Cardos.

About Square 1 Bank

Square 1 Bank is a full service commercial bank dedicated exclusively to serving the financial needs of the venture capital community and entrepreneurs in all stages of growth and expansion. Square 1’s expertise, focus and strong capital base provide solid support for its clients’ needs. The bank offers tailored products and solutions aided by the latest in technological innovations. To serve its relationships, Square 1 has offices coast to coast in Austin, Boston, Boulder, Durham, McLean, New York, San Diego, Santa Monica, Seattle and Silicon Valley. For more information, visit http://www.square1bank.com.

About Altruent

Altruent Systems International Inc. is a data center services company providing a comprehensive suite of data center construction, design, and consulting services, along with a best of breed product focus as a value added reseller of products for the data center. Altruent uniquely leverages their extensive data center operations experience from multiple successes in the collocation, managed services, and IT hosting marketplace bringing a wealth of knowledge and lessons learned to its clients. To learn more, visit http://www.altruent.com.

About Consonus

Consonus is a leading national provider of Data Center Services, IT Consulting and Infrastructure, and Support Services. A subsidiary of Midas Medici Group Holdings, Inc., Consonus offers a comprehensive suite of technology services and support while providing customers with solutions that address data center efficiency, disaster recovery, data protection, and virtualization. Visit Consonus on the Web at http://www.consonus.com.

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Waze

Palo Alto, CA (PRWEB) January 31, 2012

Waze, the now 12 million-strong community of traffic resistors is happy to announce the newest tool in the battle against traffic: version 3.0 for Android. The latest iteration of the app features a complete overhaul from the ground up, including a new minimalist graphic interface as well as Foursquare and Yelp POI integration to make it the most powerful local search navigation system on the market.

New Minimalist UI

The new graphic redesign takes full advantage of Android phones’ screen size by minimizing the Waze interface to display only 2 large buttons on a full screen map. In addition, a new display of traffic and events en route helps drivers makes the smartest travel choices before they leave. The guidance system has also been amplified with large fonts and complete text-to-speech capabilities for optimized hands-free navigation — plus the new aesthetic gives the app a little more swagger and style.

The New Social Location Stack

Traditional GPS systems are built on static, old world maps and points of interest, which never reflect real-time information about new businesses, pop-up shops, or live local events. The new social eco-system provides a combination of consumer-generated data from people driving, checking in, and reviewing locations in real-time. This layer of social location information is now available to drivers in a navigation setting. With community-curated data from Waze, Foursquare, and Yelp, drivers can now search for real-time events as easily as they would find their local Walmart.

#1 Transportation App With 88,000 Reviews & 4 ½ Stars

The Waze Android community sure is passionate about outsmarting traffic together. Waze is consistently number one in the free transportation apps in the Android Marketplace, maintaining a steady 4 ½ star rating from over 88,000 reviews; nearly 5 times the count of the next most popular app.

Waze is available for free in the Android Marketplace or at http://m.waze.com.

About Waze

Waze is a social traffic & navigation app based on the world’s largest community of drivers sharing real time road info and contributing to the “common good” out there on the road. By simply driving around with Waze open users passively contribute traffic and other road data. Users can take a more active role by sharing road reports on accidents, police traps, or any other hazards along the way, helping to give other users in the area a ‘heads-up’ about what’s to come– and because it’s 100% user-generated, the more people who use Waze, the better (and more fun) it gets!

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Hiscall, Inc.

Dickson, TN (PRWEB) January 23, 2012

Diane will be representing Kentucky and southern Indiana, assisting clients with Business Telephone Systems, Data Networking Equipment, Call Center Solutions, Audio/Visual Solutions, Disaster Recovery, Low-voltage Cabling, and other communication needs.

Diane has spent more than 30 years in the telecommunication industry in Account Management for companies including NORTEL and Motorola. She has degrees from Washington University in St. Louis and the University of New Mexico and lives in Louisville, Kentucky.

Hiscall seeks to provide the best service for our customers with a large network of partners and technicians and support staff. Hiscall is pleased to be able to grow and expand to serve more customers in various geographical areas.

Hiscall Inc. can help with all your organizations communication needs. To contact Hiscall, please visit http://www.hiscall.com/ or call 866-740-7771.

About Hiscall:

Hiscall is an all-encompassing, turnkey provider of communications systems, meeting the Low-Voltage Cabling, data networking, Audio/Visual Solutions, security and/or telephony challenges of organizations large and small. Hiscall has been delivering expert technical consultation, elegant solutions and superior service since 1995 with a versatile business model that enables it to partner with organizations on small, isolated projects as well as complex projects large in scale. Whether modernizing a small business telephone system or architecting, implementing and servicing a fully unified communications infrastructure at a university, hospital or Fortune-500 company Hiscall mobilizes the in-house resources and expertise necessary to satisfy each customer’s unique expectations.

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