Monthly Archives: September 2013

Travel

Luxury Travel Ltd. Launches New Website and Brochure Designed for Travel Sellers

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Luxury Travel Ltd. has released its latest annual brochure for travel professionals, featuring a wide range of tailor-made tours and luxury travel products across Vietnam, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos and Myanmar.

Hanoi, Vietnam, September 18, 2013 – Luxury Travel Ltd. (www.luxurytravels.asia) has released its latest annual brochure for travel professionals, featuring a wide range of tailor-made tours and luxury travel products across Vietnam, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos and Myanmar.

Featuring the world’s most authentic authentic luxury travel experiences, the 148-page full-color brochure is filled with pictures contributed by the Luxury Travel team, as well as professional and freelance photographers specialising in Southeast Asia.

Providing insider information and a wide selection of recommended hotels and resorts, the brochure also keeps travel professionals updated with the ‘What’s New?’ section discussing the latest tourism developments in each country.

“We are very excited to unveil our latest and updated Luxury Travel Ltd. brochure for premium travel professionals in conjunction with our 9th anniversary celebration. We have just launched numerous new “Lux’s Signature Travel Experiences” for discerning travelers for the next season and our brochure is truly rich in content and very educational.” says Pham Ha, founder & CEO of Luxury Travel Vietnam.

“ Our team, dedicated to agents and tour operators, will be your personal experience managers and deliver you and your customers the world’s most authentic luxury travel experiences with our expertise, knowhow and solid infrastructure.”

Luxury Travel Ltd. has also announced the launch of a sophisticated new b2b website in French, English, German and Spanish for premium travel professionals last month. Designed specifically with travel sellers in mind, Luxury Travel’s trade website (www.luxurytravels.asia) provides quick and easy access to travel information on Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, Myanmar and Thailand destinations, hotels, tourism products, selling tips and travel news. It will be updated every day and there will be free training with Luxury Travel’s online modules.

Earlier this year, the company published the Lux Guide for premium travel professionals. Also, Luxury Travel Ltd. will attend all major b2b trade shows around the world such as WTM London and Latin America, ILTM, ITB Asia and Berlin, AIME, TOP RESA, SATTE, OTM, ATF, FITUR and 40 travel shows in the USA.

“We hope that our new website and newest Luxury Travel brochure for 2013-14 helps our travel professionals to generate sales. Interested travel colleagues can make an appointment with us and have a further discussion about the profitable market share in emerging destinations such as Vietnam, Cambodia and Myanmar. We exhibit at almost all trade shows around the globe and work through our rep offices on five continents.” he added.

Luxury Travel Ltd. also is venturing into new markets in India and Latin America, and is recruiting more dedicated travel agent staff. They are seeking more representatives in various markets and target double digit growth in 2014 despite the uncertain global economy.

Vietnam-based Luxury Travel Ltd. is a long established Asian specialist in the art of travel and serves today’s most sophisticated travelers with luxury privately guided and fully bespoke touring holidays in Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, Myanmar and Thailand. Luxury Travel Ltd. has won numerous travel awards for excellent performance, including the most recent The Guide Award 2013: “ the leading specialist in the art of travel with luxurious and private service.”

Contact:
Pham Ha
Luxury Travel Company
05 Nguyen Truong To Street
Ba Dinh Dist
Hanoi, Vietnam 71000
Tel:+84.4.3927 4120
Fax:+84.4.3927 4118
marketing12@luxurytravelvietnam.com
http://www.luxurytravelvietnam.com

Business

Greenwood Biosar To Install Five Santerno PV Inverters at New Romanian Solar Power Installation

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New Contract for Delivery of Five Santerno TG760 1000V Solar Power Inverters Expands Santerno Penetration Into Eastern Europe with New 5 MW Photovoltaic System.

San Francisco (September 18, 2013) — Santerno, the Carraro Group company that specializes in alternative energy electronics and industrial automation, has signed an agreement with Greenwood Biosar, the engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) division of Greenwood Energy, to deliver five Santerno TG760 1000V solar inverters for installation at a new solar project in Calarasi, Romania. The PC inverters will deliver nearly 5 MW of solar power. This contract also increases Santerno’s market footprint in Eastern Europe; in the first six months of 2013 Santerno has installed photovoltaic (PV) inverters that deliver 35 MW of power in Romania and 40 MW of power in Greece.

According to company estimates, these five Santerno TG760 inverters will deliver a total output of 4998.245 kWp, or an estimated 6,739 MW hours per year. Santerno’s TG solar inverters are manufactured in Italy for use in media and large utility-scale PV systems. These best-in-class outdoor inverters are designed to deliver maximum yield for the lowest cost, and have all the grid code integrated features needed for compliance with advanced European and global power standards, including LVRT (low-voltage ride through), Reactive Power Control, Frequency and Voltage controls. The Santerno inverters are designed for optimal performance in harsh environments with a long meantime between failure.

“Greenwood Biosar has already seen the value of our solar inverter technology in their Vermont utility-scale PV installation and in a number of installations in Greece,” said Marco Tecchio, Chief Executive Officer of Santerno. “Our TG760 is ideally suited for the new Romanian installation, since the climate is moderate and there is nominal rainfall. The TG760 has performed flawlessly in harsher environments and we expect these inverters will be in service for years to come.”

All of Santerno’s solar power inverters feature a modular design for easy inspection and repair. Remote monitoring via the Web also is supported using the Santerno online monitoring system, which can be used to manage single-device or multi-inverter installations. Santerno uses an innovative satellite linking system so even if a local Internet connection is unavailable, a satellite link connects the PV system to the Web-based Santerno Portal monitoring system no matter what the location or terrain. Santerno’s inverters also have embedded Utility Interactive Features that are software controlled and completely configurable based on the appropriate grid code.

Santerno continues to expand into PV global markets with new contracts signed recently in South Africa and the United States as well as Eastern Europe.

About Santerno
Headquartered in Imola, Italy, with offices in San Francisco and around the globe, Santerno designs and markets solar inverters and products used to produce electricity from renewable sources. Since 2006 the company has been part of the Carraro Group, a multinational company specializing in power transmission systems with engineering and production operations in 16 countries. Santerno has more than 40 years of expertise in design automation of power electronics and has manufactured solar power inverters for 27 years, hybrid vehicles for 16 years, and wind power systems for six years. Santerno has more than 40 distributors worldwide.

For more information, visit http://www.us.santerno.com.

Contact:
Tom Woolf
Gumas Advertising
415-621-7575
twoolf@gumas.com

Business

Knightmare on Wall Streets Edgar Perez on Chinas Decision to Allow Foreign Hedge Funds to Raise Yuan

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Building off of the momentum of past conferences, Golden Networking brings back China Leaders Forum 2013 (ChinaLeadersForum.com), “Will the Chinese Dream Become Long-term Investors’ Dream or Nightmare?”, New York, October 1st.

New York City, NY, USA (September 18, 2013) — Golden Networking’s China Leaders Forum 2013, “Will the Chinese Dream Become Long-term Investors’ Dream or Nightmare?”, to be held on October 1st, New York City, will bring Mr. Edgar Perez, Author of The Speed Traders (http://www.thespeedtraders.com) and Knightmare on Wall Street (http://www.knightmareonwallstreet.com), as keynote speaker on “From CSRC’s Policing of Everbright Securities to SAFE’s Green Lighting of Foreign Hedge Funds Raising Yuan for Overseas Investment.” China Leaders Forum 2013 (http://www.chinaleadersforum.com), in its fifth edition, is gearing up to provide the information practitioners are looking for in an open and unbiased environment, highly conducive to the most efficient and effective networking.

Less than a month after trading incidents generated by Everbright Securities, China’s State Administration of Foreign Exchange has taken a step forward in its plan to open up its capital account and internationalize its currency with a trial program that allows foreign hedge funds to raise money denominated in yuan for overseas investment. Each of six hedge funds will be allowed to raise up to $50 million worth of yuan in China, according to people familiar with the situation.

While the trial program is minuscule in comparison with a similar program set up in 2006 for domestic investors, Mr. Perez will focus on the significance as a move toward full convertibility of the Chinese currency, which the country’s leadership has pledged as part of efforts to move away from a command economy. China’s regulators approved the pilot-program launch in Shanghai, with six firms-Oaktree Capital Management, Och-Ziff Capital Management Group, Winton Capital Management, Man Group, Citadel and Canyon Partners-getting the go-ahead.

Mr. Perez (http://www.mredgarperez.com) is widely regarded as the preeminent global expert and speaker in the specialized areas of algorithmic and high-frequency trading. He is author of Knightmare on Wall Street, The Rise and Fall of Knight Capital and the Biggest Risk for Financial Markets (2013), a minute-by-minute account of the terrifying hours following Knight Capital’s August 1, 2012 trading debacle, The Speed Traders, An Insider’s Look at the New High-Frequency Trading Phenomenon That is Transforming the Investing World, published in English by McGraw-Hill Inc. (2011), published in Mandarin by China Financial Publishing House (2012), and Investasi Super Kilat, Pandangan Orang dalam tentang Fenomena Baru Frekuensi Tinggi yang Mentransformasi Dunia Investasi, published in Bahasa Indonesia by Kompas Gramedia (2012).

Mr. Perez is course director of The Speed Traders Workshop, How High Frequency Traders Leverage Profitable Strategies to Find Alpha in Equities, Options, Futures and FX (Hong Kong, Sao Paulo, Seoul, Kuala Lumpur, Warsaw, Kiev, New York, Singapore, Beijing, Shanghai) and was Adjunct Professor at the Polytechnic Institute of New York University, where he taught Algorithmic Trading and High-Frequency Finance. He contributes to The New York Times, UltraHighFrequencyTrading.com and China’s International Finance News and Sina Finance.

Mr. Perez has been interviewed on CNBC’s Squawk on the Street, Worldwide Exchange, Cash Flow and Squawk Box, FOX BUSINESS’s Countdown to the Closing Bell and After the Bell, Bloomberg TV’s Market Makers, CNN en Español’s Dinero, Sina Finance, BNN’s Business Day, CCTV China, Bankier.pl, TheStreet.com, Leaderonomics, GPW Media, Channel NewsAsia’s Business Tonight and Cents & Sensibilities. In addition, Mr. Perez has been globally featured on FXFactor, Columbia Business, OpenMarkets, Sohu, News.Sina.com, Yicai, eastmoney, Caijing, ETF88.com, 360doc, AH Radio, CNFOL.com, CITICS Futures, Tongxin Securities, ZhiCheng.com, CBNweek.com, Caixin, Futures Daily, Xinhua, CBN Newswire, Chinese Financial News, ifeng.com, International Finance News, hexun.com, Finance.QQ.com, Finance.Sina.com, The Korea Times, The Korea Herald, The Star, The Malaysian Insider, BMF 89.9, iMoney Hong Kong, CNBC, Bloomberg Hedge Fund Brief, The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, Dallas Morning News, Valor Econômico, FIXGlobal Trading, TODAY Online, Oriental Daily News and Business Times.

Mr. Perez has been engaged to present at the Council on Foreign Relations, Vadym Hetman Kyiv National Economic University (Kiev), Quant Investment & HFT Summit APAC 2012 (Shanghai), U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (Washington DC), CFA Singapore, Hong Kong Securities Institute, Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences at New York University, University of International Business and Economics (Beijing), Hult International Business School (London and Shanghai) and Pace University (New York), among other public and private institutions. In addition, Mr. Perez has spoken at a number of global conferences, including Inside Market Data 2013 (Chicago), Emerging Markets Investments Summit 2013 (Warsaw), CME Group’s Global Financial Leadership Conference 2012 (Naples Beach), Harvard Business School’s Venture Capital & Private Equity Conference (Boston), High-Frequency Trading Leaders Forum (New York, Chicago, London), MIT Sloan Investment Management Conference (Cambridge), Institutional Investor’s Global Growth Markets Forum (London), Technical Analysis Society (Singapore), TradeTech Asia (Singapore), FIXGlobal Face2Face (Seoul) and Private Equity Convention Russia, CIS & Eurasia (London).

Mr. Perez was a vice president at Citigroup, a senior consultant at IBM, and a strategy consultant at McKinsey & Co. in New York City. Mr. Perez has an undergraduate degree from Universidad Nacional de Ingeniería, Lima, Peru (1994), a Master of Administration from Universidad ESAN, Lima, Peru (1997) and a Master of Business Administration from Columbia Business School, New York, with a dual major in Finance and Management (2002). He belongs to the Beta Gamma Sigma honor society. Mr. Perez resides in the New York City area and is an accomplished salsa and hustle dancer.

China Leaders Forum 2013 is produced by Golden Networking (http://www.goldennetworking.net), the premier networking community for business executives, entrepreneurs and investors. Panelists, speakers and sponsors are invited to contact Golden Networking by sending an email to info@goldennetworking.net.

Media Contact:
Julia Petrova
Media Relations Coordinator
Golden Networking
+1-414-FORUMS0
jpetrova@goldennetworking.net
http://www.goldennetworking.net

Business

Golden Networking’s China Leaders Forum 2013 to Review Status of Financial and Political Reform

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Building off of the momentum of past conferences, Golden Networking brings back China Leaders Forum 2013 (ChinaLeadersForum.com), “Will the Chinese Dream Become Long-term Investors’ Dream or Nightmare?”, New York, October 1st.

New York City, NY, USA (September 18, 2013) — Golden Networking’s China Leaders Forum 2013, “Will the Chinese Dream Become Long-term Investors’ Dream or Nightmare?”, to be held on October 1st, New York City, will examine the political and economic challenges facing China nowadays and the long-term opportunities that will be created in the world’s largest economy by 2016. Recognized experts, regulators, and strategists, will return to China Leaders Forum 2013 (http://www.chinaleadersforum.com) in its fifth edition to provide the information practitioners are looking for in an open and unbiased environment, highly conducive to the most efficient and effective networking.

China’s journey in the last decades has been nothing short of extraordinary. Hundreds of millions have been lifted out of poverty while hundreds of millions more have joined the new middle class. Furthermore, a new generation of billionaires is recreating capitalism both inside and outside the mainland. China’s global influence is expanding and within a decade its economy is expected to overtake America’s.

As China’s importance in the world economy has grown, investors’ appetite in venture capital, private equity and capital and real estate markets remains is potentially growing. However, significant challenges persist. Goldman Sachs CEO Lloyd Blankfein has said that the Chinese government is “going to have to build up bigger equity markets inside China to create the securities that pools of capital need to have.”

The Chinese government is committed to rebalancing the country’s economy because their capital-intensive, export-oriented approach is delivering diminishing returns and threatens to become a major political vulnerability for the government. Now there’s more than economic growth though; President Jinping is promoting the new “Chinese dream”, one that relies on the rule of law and focuses on raising living standards for hundreds of millions more who still mired in poverty.

China Leaders Forum 2013 is produced by Golden Networking (http://www.goldennetworking.net), the premier networking community for business executives, entrepreneurs and investors. Panelists, speakers and sponsors are invited to contact Golden Networking by sending an email to info@goldennetworking.net.

Media Contact:
Julia Petrova
Media Relations Coordinator
Golden Networking
+1-414-FORUMS0
jpetrova@goldennetworking.net
http://www.goldennetworking.net

Business

Blue-ribbon Panels at Golden Networking’s China Conference to Review Progress of Chinese Reforms

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Building off of the momentum of past conferences, Golden Networking brings back China Leaders Forum 2013 (ChinaLeadersForum.com), “Will the Chinese Dream Become Long-term Investors’ Dream or Nightmare?”, New York, October 1st.

New York City, NY, USA (September 18, 2013) — Golden Networking’s China Leaders Forum 2013, “Will the Chinese Dream Become Long-term Investors’ Dream or Nightmare?”, to be held on October 1st, New York City, will bring a blue-ribbon lineup to discuss the status of financial and political reforms in the mainland. China Leaders Forum 2013 (http://www.chinaleadersforum.com), in its fifth edition, is gearing up to provide the information practitioners are looking for in an open and unbiased environment, highly conducive to the most efficient and effective networking.

Confirmed speakers to attend China Leaders Forum 2013 include:

– Ann Lee, Author, What the U.S. Can Learn from China
– Crocker Coulson, President, CCG Investor Relations
– Dan David, Co-founder and Vice President, GeoInvesting
– Edgar Perez, Author, The Speed Traders, Knightmare on Wall Street
– Harry Edelson, Managing Director, Edelson Technology Partners
– Janet Stites, Publisher, China Business Knowledge
– John Allen, Chairman & CEO, Greater China Corporation
– Jonathan Krane, CEO, Harvest Krane
– Lisa Prager, Partner, Schulte Roth & Zabel
– Minggao Shen, Managing Director, Citigroup
– Ned Cloonan, Managing Director, Liberty Square Group
– Neng Wang, Chong Khoon Lin Professor of Real Estate, Columbia Business School
– Peter Halasz, Partner, Schulte Roth & Zabel
– Reuben Guttman, Director, Grant & Eisenhofer
– Robert Vambery, Professor of International Business, Lubin School of Business

These distinguished speakers will discuss insightful and relevant subjects for all businessmen and investors interested in China:

– How American Interests Can Catch the Wave of Chinese Overseas Investing?
– Private Equity, Venture Capital and Capital Markets Investing in China
– Is Chinese Real Estate Headed Towards a Bubble?
– The Rule of Law and its Role in Achieving the Chinese Dream

China Leaders Forum 2013 is produced by Golden Networking (http://www.goldennetworking.net), the premier networking community for business executives, entrepreneurs and investors. Panelists, speakers and sponsors are invited to contact Golden Networking by sending an email to info@goldennetworking.net.

Media Contact:
Julia Petrova
Media Relations Coordinator
Golden Networking
+1-414-FORUMS0
jpetrova@goldennetworking.net
http://www.goldennetworking.net

Business

Actyl Group to Help Companies with Latest Changes to AINP

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Pilot project allows for increased allocations for foreign workers in the foodservices industry.

Edmonton, AB, Canada (September 17, 2013) — Actyl Group, a leading recruiter for the Canadian labor market, has announced that it will help businesses and organizations make the most out of recent changes to the Alberta Immigrant Nominee Program (AINP).

The changes, which come as part of the Foodservices Industry Pilot Project, include increasing the foreign worker allocation limit per restaurant location until November 28, 2013. Actyl Group is ready to leverage its expertise in this area to help companies complete the proper documentation to take advantage of the pilot project.

“This is a big opportunity for foodservice companies to find, recruit and hire dependable, skilled foreign workers for their restaurant locations-but you have to act fast,” said Dr. Linda West, president of Actyl Group. “This program is only available until late November, and it takes some time to fill out and submit the necessary paperwork. The team at Actyl Group is happy to assist with this complex process.”

As part of the pilot project, foodservice industry employers may apply for at least one candidate per each restaurant location, and up to 20 percent of the location’s current workforce. For example, if a restaurant currently has 25 employees, it may nominate as many as five foreign workers. If 20 percent of the current workforce results in a partial figure, it will be rounded up to the next highest full number.

The pilot is open to employers that are both new to hiring foreign workers and those that have been approved for AINP in the past, although the positions must be full time and fall under the categories of food and beverage server, food counter attendant or kitchen helper.

In addition to the Foodservices Industry Pilot Project, AINP’s 2013 Hotel and Lodging Additional Allocation Initiative has temporarily removed this year’s per-location allocation limit for front desk clerks, food and beverage servers and room attendants. Until the end of the year, employers may apply for as many foreign candidates as they need in these three areas.

“The labor shortage in western Canada has many employers looking to other countries to fill needed positions,” said West. “This is a great effort being made through AINP, and one that will help boost the economy of Alberta and the rest of the country.”

Actyl Group, with offices in Edmonton, Winnipeg, Regina and Calgary, offers international workforce solutions that help its clients resolve difficult human resources issues and find highly qualified workers from across the globe. To learn more about the company and the services it offers businesses and organizations, visit http://www.actyl.com.

Please direct inquiries to: Luma Hameed, (888) 883-2731 ext.209, lhameed@actyl.com

Entertainment

Grammy Winning Disco Diva Thelma Houston Announces New Side Project with Emerging Producer Janitor

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Debut EP “Fortytwo” to be Released September 17, 2013

Los Angeles, CA, September 17, 2013 – Original songs aren’t a dime a dozen. It may be hard to recreate such a sound from one of American music’s most famous disco diva icons, Thelma Houston. Add into the mix a 28 year old producer named JANITOR who is deeply embedded in the Los Angeles indie rock scene and you have “fortytwo” – the EP concept and the actual age difference between Houston and JANITOR and an innovative new side-project that challenges the limit of an unlikely collaboration that incorporates both contemporary and vintage sounds.

Houston is well-known to the world of Disco, R&B and Motown. One of her most notable singles during that period was “You’ve Been Doing Wrong for So Long” which secured her a Grammy nomination for a Best Female R&B Vocal Performance. Houston released her third album Any Way You Like It in 1976. The first single released was her version of Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes’ 1975 song “Don’t Leave Me This Way”. In February 1977 the track hit Number 1 in the U.S. on the R&B and Club Play Singles charts and in April 1977 on the Hot 100 Charts. “Don’t Leave Me This Way” won Houston the Best Female R&B Vocal Performance at the Grammys for 1977.

Most recently she has teamed up with JANITOR, an up-and-coming producer and multi-instrumentalist who has played on hundreds of records as a cellist and bassist for veteran bands. Together they have formed this creative relationship built on respect and friendship.

This project is a testament to how an unlikely pairing can collaborate as they formed this partnership by creating songs that truly speak about their issues. Keeping an open mind, blending genres, styles, and focusing on the emotional context is what “fortytwo,” is about and not necessarily of the mindset if it will sound more like a pop or mainstream or commercially successful music release.

Infusing electronic and R&B and indie pop music, listeners can hear almost every genre in the five-song EP as JANITOR cites his taste in everything from jazz, hip hop to powerpop. Each song is a journey that starts from dark to light – raw, uncensored, thought-provoking lyrics is what JANITOR describes as “Conscious Club” music. They are making music that has a specific idea around it. It’s also the next generation of Thelma’s sound.

“Enemy,” is the first track from the album and first planned single and instantly draws you in with its minimal production and heavy lyrics. Houston’s stellar vocals and repetitive bass are prominent on this track with lyrics such as “Are you living with the enemy? Is the enemy in your head? Can you be good to yourself? Do you forgive yourself? Can you love yourself?”

Soulful, but yet dark, listeners can instantly understand how personal this EP release comes to life. “Enemy” is an ongoing song with the track clocking in just under six minutes which leaves one wanting more and the song closes with an excerpt of JANITOR’s string section. It was the first song they wrote together.

“Colorblind,” the fourth track from the EP, is about race relations and is meant to be an inspirational piece because it touches upon a controversial subject. JANITOR infuses a pop/punk and goth tone that also elevates during the chorus with positive, uplifting lyrics.

JANITOR and Houston are both drawn from each other’s musical and life experiences as they’ve co-written each song on the release.

The “fortytwo” EP will be released September 17, 2013 on most major digital retail stores.

For more information on Thelma Houston & JANITOR: http://thelmahouston.com
http://twitter.com/thelma_houston, http://soundcloud.com/thelmahouston

Contact:
Chip Schutzman
Miles High Productions
P.O. Box 93157
Hollywood, CA 90093
323-806-0400
chip@mileshighproductions.com
http://www.mileshighproductions.com/

Technology

XebiaLabs Adds XL Release to Accelerate Software Delivery

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XL release provides advanced enterprise release coordination, streamlines path to delivery through automation and collaboration

Boston, MA (USA), September 17, 2013 — XebiaLabs, the leading provider of delivery acceleration software, today announced XL release, an enterprise-class release coordination product. XL release enables teams to integrate release management and execution for the first time while providing a path to fully automated delivery pipelines, getting features and enhancements to your customers and end users faster.

XL release allows all team members to collaborate effectively and simply on application releases – to plan, execute and track both manual and automated tasks from code drop to end-user. Integration with XebiaLabs’ Application Release Automation software Deployit provides a complete solution to deliver higher quality software faster.

The current reality of software releases is that they consist of a mix of automated and manual tasks, all of which have to be scheduled, coordinated and carried out.

Automation and execution of tasks in a typical release cycle cannot be combined with tracking and coordination, since today’s planning tools do not provide automation capabilities. This results in time-consuming overhead to keep the release coordinator, the release team and all other stakeholders in sync.

Handling the communications divide between Development, QA and Operations introduces additional time lags, increases the risk of miscommunications and errors.

“Recognizing the pains in the marketplace, we created a product that not only addresses those pains but can substantially increase the level of automation and standardization of software releases,” said XebiaLabs CEO Coert Baart. “The end-result for our customers is high-quality software, delivered faster.”

Built for DevOps and release teams and managers and designed from the ground up around an integrated, team approach to application delivery, XL release is built around the following core functions:

* Flexible Release Plans – The most intuitive and flexible planner to describe all the manual and automated activities that need to be carried out in your releases. Define teams, assign tasks, create checkpoints and gates and identify dependencies in a few clicks.
* Single Source of Truth – All participants in a release, from Dev through to Ops, share a single, up-to-date view of all release activities, even with globally distributed teams.
* Ready for Reality – Re-plan and adapt to changing circumstances as necessary. Re-run release steps, rollback unfinished tasks and reassign activities while maintaining a full audit trail.
* Release Templates – Transition to more predictable and efficient release plans by defining release templates for applications and even entire application families. Implement Continuous Delivery by progressing to release pipelines for all your application releases.
* Built for the Enterprise – Designed from the ground up to meet the requirements of large organizations, with role-based access control, LDAP integration, calendar syncing and more.
Proactive Conflict Alerts – Dependency management and resource usage analytics help you identify potential sources of release delays and failures before they occur.
* Acceleration Platform – With full out-of-the-box support for automating release activities, standardized release pipelines and comprehensive release acceleration analytics, XL release provides you with a dedicated platform for releasing high-quality applications faster.

Availability:
XL release is now available. For more information call (866) 656-4408 | sales-us@xebialabs.com. Register for the Sept. 18 launch webinar: http://go.xebialabs.com/0913XLrelease_3Registration.html.

About XebiaLabs:
With customers such as 3M, John Deere, Duke Energy, Xerox and Société Générale, XebiaLabs is a leading provider of delivery automation software that helps organizations deliver business value faster and more efficiently. Deployit, the only fully-automated Application Release Automation solution, allows customers to carry out and scale application deployments across all middleware and cloud environments. XL release is the most advanced enterprise release coordination software, allowing IT organizations to plan, track and execute releases faster. Headquartered in the U.S., XebiaLabs has a world-wide network of sales offices and partners. http://www.xebialabs.com

Press & Media Contact:
Victor Cruz, Principal
MediaPR.net, Inc
Essex, MA – USA
+1 (978) 768-6888
vcruz@mediapr.net
http://www.xebialabs.com

Telecom

Prepay Nation and HAY United Join to Bring International Mobile Top-Up to Kruidvat and Trekpleister Drug Stores in The Netherlands

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Digicel and Telesur prepaid international airtime now available at 930 locations nationwide.

Berwyn, PA (USA), September 17, 2013 — Prepay Nation, a leading provider of cross-border micropayments and prepaid mobile airtime transfers, and their partner in the Netherlands, HAY United have launched international mobile top-up via Kruidvat and Trekpleister drugstores across the country.

For the initial launch of the distribution partnership, Prepay Nation is offering instant prepaid airtime refills for Digicel and Telesur phones in Suriname, allowing the estimated 350,000 Suriname expatriates living in The Netherlands the opportunity to top-up the phones of their loved ones back home. Customers can buy 10EUR or 25EUR vouchers in any Kruidvat or Trekpleister store, and use them to send that value home in the form of airtime.

As an added bonus exclusively for Digicel subscribers, during the initial launch period the recipients in Surinam will receive double the voucher amount purchased by customers in the Netherlands; a limited number of customers will also receive a free gift.

The two national drugstore chains have a combined footprint of 930 locations, and are prime shopping spots for members of the Surinamese diaspora. The selection of targeted IMTU offerings available in-store will be broadened over time, bringing steadily increasing value to the entire distribution chain, from carrier through customer.

Hans Lute, COO of Digicel in Surinam, called the launch an excellent opportunity. “Bringing international mobile top-ups to some of the most convenient and popular locations in the Netherlands is a fantastic chance, not only to broaden our distribution, but also to connect the residents of Suriname to one of the largest Surinamese expatriate populations in the world,” Gopaul said. “Our goal at Digicel is to keep people connected, and we’re thrilled to be doing that here with Prepay Nation and HAY United.”

“This is just the beginning of a strong partnership,” said Remco Nederpel, CEO of HAY United. “This distribution agreement has the potential to grow dramatically in scale, offering top-ups from a wide variety of international mobile brands to every diaspora in the Netherlands. We are pleased to start on this journey with Kruidvat and Trekpleister, and are excited to see it grow.”

About Prepay Nation:
Prepay Nation is a fast growth company in the business of enabling micropayments from one person to another across international borders. Prepay Nation utilizes the prepaid mobile ecosystem to transfer values in the form of international airtime remittance. With mobile operator partnerships in Central America, South America, Caribbean, Asia, and Africa, and a varied distribution channel spanning the US, Canada, and Middle East, Prepay Nation offers its innovative services to expatriates who financially support their loved ones back home. Prepay Nation’s unique business model, highly scalable processing platform, and interconnectivity with mobile operators, allows for instantaneous and no-fee transfers for the consumers and an opportunity to generate significant revenues for the distributors. For more information, visit http://www.prepaynation.com.

About Hay United:
HAY United is a business venture set up exclusively to promote cross border mobile top ups in the Pan European Market and beyond. Hay United in partnership with Prepay Nation is set to identify innovative opportunities & use cases for Cross Border value transfer. HAY United has been promoted by a team of experienced individuals who have expertise in serving a variety of distribution channel such as retailers, e-tailers, e-voucher distributors and M(V)NOs.

Press & Media Contact:
Sarah Feidt
Marketing Director
Prepay Nation
1055, Westlakes Drive, Suite # 300
Berwyn, PA 19312 – USA
+1 571 213 6609
sfeidt@prepaynation.com
http://www.prepaynation.com

Business

T5 Data Centers Signs Lease with Financial Services Customer at T5@Kings Mountain Campus

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Financial Institution Turning to T5 as Experts Who Can Deliver Customized, Resilient Data Center Infrastructure.

Kings Mountain, NC, USA (September 17, 2013) — T5 Data Centers today announced that a global financial services company is the newest tenant to sign a lease for data center space at the T5@Kings Mountain campus.

The customer has signed a 10-year turn-key lease for an undisclosed amount of critical load. The lease gives this customer occupancy of half of one of the campus’ powered building shells. The financial institution selected T5 Data Centers because of the company’s ability to completely customize the facility’s design to meet their specific requirements, resulting in a data center with a very robust and redundant infrastructure that ensures uninterrupted uptime. Leasing space at the T5@Kings Mountain campus will give the customer complete control over their data processing environment. They have dedicated and isolated computing space for absolute security.

“We are seeing more financial institutions from the Northeast coming to T5 for data center solutions that can be customized, offer greater reliability and better security at a reasonable price,” said Pete Marin, President and CEO of T5 Data Centers. “Our Kings Mountain facility is ideally located, since it is in the same time zone and close to the Northeast and has a solid fiber connection with multiple providers including long haul fiber connectivity from AT&T & Level 3. We anticipate other financial institutions to follow the customer’s example because of our low Risk location, High Quality Data Center Space and our Customized Solution.”

Other factors that make T5@Kings Mountain an attractive data center location are the low cost of occupancy and the low cost of power. Duke Energy has a dedicated 180 MW substation servicing the Kings Mountain data center campus delivering stable, low-cost power. The campus also uses underground concrete encased duct bank system for secure reliable power delivery. Additionally, state and local tax incentives offer up to 100 percent abatement on data center equipment and software.

The T5@Kings Mountain data center campus features turn-key, power shell and build-to-suit options within the 280-acre campus. The geographic location has a low occurrence of both natural and manmade disasters and the buildings are structurally enhanced to withstand winds up to 185 mph. The core and shell is LEED certified.

About T5 Data Centers
T5 Data Centers (T5) is a leading national data center owner and operator, committed to delivering customizable, scalable data centers that provide an “always on” computing environment to power mission critical business applications. T5 Data Centers provides enterprise and wholesale colocation data center services to organizations across North America using proven, best-in-class technology and techniques to design and develop facilities that deliver the lowest possible total cost of operations for its clients. T5 currently has business-critical data center facilities in Atlanta, Los Angeles, Dallas, and Charlotte with new projects announced in Portland and Colorado. All of T5’s data center projects are purpose-built facilities featuring robust design, redundant and reliable power and telecommunications and have 24-hour staff to support mission-critical computing applications.

For more information, visit http://www.t5datacenters.com.

Contact:
Aaron Wangenheim
T5 Data Centers
(415) 292-7700
aaron@t5datacenters.com
http://www.t5datacenters.com