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Microsoft révèle sa coopération stratégique avec iHub et m:lab visant à accélérer l’innovation en Afrique de l’Est

Posted By on March 25, 2013

Cette collaboration vise à atteindre les objectifs de l’Initiative Microsoft 4Afrika et à stimuler l’innovation en Afrique.

ADDIS-ABEBA, Éthiopie, 21 mars 2013 /PRNewswire/ — Dans le cadre de l’Initiative Microsoft 4Afrika lancée récemment, Microsoft Corp. a annoncé aujourd’hui une collaboration stratégique avec la pépinière d’entreprises iHub et le consortium m:lab d’Afrique de l’Est afin de permettre aux start-ups, aux innovateurs et à la communauté des développeurs d’Afrique de l’Est d’améliorer leurs compétences et de créer des entreprises à l’aide des technologies Microsoft. Cette coopération vise également à améliorer l’accès de ces communautés à des logiciels, des occasions de développement des compétences et des moyens grâce auxquels les start-ups innovantes peuvent accéder à des investissements en capital et bénéficier d’une portée internationale. (more…)

Vubiquity Announces CEO Transition

Posted By on March 24, 2013

RESTON, Va., March 22, 2013 /PRNewswire/ – Ramu Potarazu, founder and CEO of Vubiquity – formerly Avail-TVN – the largest global provider of multiplatform video services, today announced that he will transition to the vice chairman role on Vubiquity’s Board of Directors, and will join investor Columbia Capital as a venture partner. He will assume his new role effective April 1. During the search for a replacement, Potarazu’s duties will be handled by The Office of the CEO – a group consisting of Vubiquity’s president, Doug Sylvester ; CFO Bill Arendt ; and Chairman of the Board Phil Herget. (more…)

Sony Computer Entertainment And Unity Technologies Form Strategic Partnership To Offer Unity For PlayStation®4, PlayStation®3, PlayStation®Vita And PlayStation®Mobile

Posted By on March 23, 2013

TOKYO, March 21, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. (SCE) and Unity Technologies, provider of the Unity multi-platform engine and development tools, have entered into a strategic partnership as of March 15, 2013.  Through this partnership, SCE will offer Unity for PlayStation® with optimized deployment for PlayStation®4 (PS4™), PlayStation®3 (PS3®), PlayStation®Vita (PS Vita) and PlayStation®Mobile (PSM).  Unity for PlayStation® will use the same industry leading integrated development environment that over 1.5 million developers around the world have adopted for its power and elegance.  PlayStation® platform development tools are scheduled to be rolled out starting this fall. (more…)

Darryl Booth Appointed President of Decade Software Company, LLC.

Posted By on March 22, 2013

FRESNO, Calif., March 21, 2013 /PRNewswire/ – Decade Software Company, LLC, announces the appointment of Darryl Booth as President. (more…)

Saint Mary’s Hospital First in New England Region to Implement Connexient’s MediNav™, Digital Wayfinding and Patient Engagement Solution

Posted By on March 21, 2013

NEW YORK, March 20, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — Mark Green , CEO of Connexient, announced today that Saint Mary’s Hospital, based in Waterbury, CT, will be the company’s first beta partner in Connecticut to employ MediNav, an innovative wayfinding and patient engagement application. MediNav is a native smartphone and smartpad application ideal for navigating medical facilities. The mapping, wayfinding, and patient engagement features provide patients and visitors with compelling indoor maps, location-based content and step-by-step directions. MediNav will initially be offered on iPhone, iPad and Android devices, as well as unique in-hospital kiosk solutions for arriving visitors and patients. (more…)

Hubwoo Teams up with Microsoft® to Enable B2B Collaboration in the Cloud

Posted By on March 20, 2013

PARIS, March 19, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — Hubwoo (Euronext: HBW.NX), a leader in collaborative business networks, today announced that it has teamed up with Microsoft Corp (Nasdaq: MSFT) to help tens of thousands of Microsoft ERP customers with a step change in spend compliance and accounts payable automation. Through this global alliance, the two companies will integrate and jointly market The Business Network for Microsoft Dynamics®, enabling businesses using Microsoft Dynamics AX with direct access to The Business Network by Hubwoo.  Phase I of the alliance is focused on customer savings in spend compliance and accounts payable business processes.  Phase II will address additional processes such as customer relationship management and accounts receivable automation among others. (more…)

MetroPCS Files Investor Presentation

Posted By on March 19, 2013

RICHARDSON, Texas, March 18, 2013 /PRNewswire/ – MetroPCS Communications, Inc. (NYSE: PCS; “MetroPCS” or the “Company”) today announced it has filed an investor presentation with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) in connection with MetroPCS’ Special Meeting of Stockholders scheduled for April 12, 2013.  At the Special Meeting, MetroPCS’ stockholders of record as of March 11, 2013 will vote on matters relating to the proposed combination of MetroPCS with T-Mobile USA, Inc. (“T-Mobile”) to create the value leader in the U.S. wireless marketplace.  The MetroPCS board of directors unanimously recommends that stockholders vote FOR the proposed combination with T-Mobile. (more…)

CVSL And The Longaberger Company Sign Definitive Agreement

Posted By on March 18, 2013

DALLAS, March 15, 2013  /PRNewswire/ — Computer Vision Systems Laboratories Corp. (OTC: CVSL) and The Longaberger Company announced today that a definitive agreement has been signed to bring Longaberger into CVSL’s direct selling strategy, and that the boards of directors of both companies have unanimously approved the transaction. (more…)

Axis41 Showcases Nonlinear Approach to Web Design at Adobe Summit

Posted By on March 17, 2013

SALT LAKE CITY, March 14, 2013 /PRNewswire/ – Adobe presented digital marketing expertise to top marketing organizations at Summit 2013 in Salt Lake City on March 6 and 7. More than 5,000 digital marketing professionals connected and shared insightful strategies at the Adobe Summit. Axis41, a Salt Lake-based digital marketing agency, was a Gold Sponsor at the event, presenting on its advances in and contributions to Adobe Experience Manager, formerly known as Adobe CQ. (more…)

edX Takes First Step toward Open Source Vision by Releasing XBlock SDK

Posted By on March 16, 2013

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. and SANTA CLARA, Calif., March 14, 2013 /PRNewswire/ – (PyCon 2013) – EdX, the not-for-profit online learning enterprise founded by Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), today released its XBlock SDK to the general public under the Affero GPL open source license.  XBlock is the underlying architecture supporting the rich, interactive course content found in edX courses.  With XBlock, educational institutions are able to go far beyond simple text and videos to deliver interactive learning built specifically for the Internet environment.  The release of the XBlock source code marks the first step toward edX’s vision of creating an open online learning platform that mirrors the collaborative philosophy of MOOCs themselves and is an invitation to the global community of developers to work with edX to deliver the world’s best and most accessible online learning experience. (more…)