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Line Generators for Machine Vision Offer Improved Performance

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Coherent Inc. (Santa Clara, CA) has introduced a new range of diode-laser based line generators which deliver enhanced flexibility, unique output optimization capabilities, and extended lifetimes. This series of new line generators, called the StingRay, will enable the construction of faster and more accurate machine vision systems that utilize 3D triangulation. The   StingRay series mates a diode laser with high performance electronics and precision, refractive optics for collimation and line generation covering the widest available range of fan angles. They also incorporate optional diffractive elements for creating complex output patterns.  StingRay models are available with output powers as high as 200 mW and at key wavelengths throughout the 450 nm to 1550 nm spectral range, including the popular 450 nm, 520 nm, 635 nm, and 660 nm lines.

StingRay lasers are the first to feature an industry leading, line intensity non-uniformity down to ±5% in a standard product. This high uniformity reduces the need for image post-processing, and translates directly into increased measurement speed and dimensional accuracy. StingRay lasers are also unique in offering external user focusable optics, which allow the laser line to be precisely optimized for the exact distance over which it is projected.  Additionally, the StingRay’s optomechanical design permits “dynamic line balancing,” enabling simple correction of any intensity bias in configurations where the laser must be used at off axis illumination angles. To further enhance usability, Stingray lasers also include an internal “health monitor” that indicates when a diode module is approaching end of life, thus allowing for planned replacement, and avoiding production downtime due to an unexpected failure.

About Coherent
Founded in 1966, Coherent, Inc. is a world leader in providing laser-based solutions such as laser cutters and laser measurement tools to the commercial and scientific research markets. Please direct any questions to Wallace Latimer, product line manager, at (503) 454-5826. For more information about Coherent, including product and financial updates, visit our website at http://www.Coherent.com.

Consumer Services, Education, Internet & Online, Society, Technology

The Learning Genome Project unveils a new solution to personalized education through crowd sourcing

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Educator Kelly Tenkely invites educators, parents and investors around the world to join in personalizing education.

Due to an increased disenfranchisement with the education system, Colorado educator, Kelly Tenkely, recognized the need for a product that would honor the uniqueness of children by personalizing learning. Kelly created the Learning Genome Project to fulfill this need.

“Every child deserves to be met right where they are in learning, rather than expected to fit a one-size-fits-all solution. In our society, we have managed to customize everything from ringtones to coffee, why should learning be different?” Said the Learning Genome Project creator, Kelly Tenkely.

The Learning Genome makes personalized learning available to children around the world by:
* Gathering information about an individual child including: their unique interests/passions, learning style preferences, multiple intelligence strengths, brain dominance, and maturation level.
* Crowdsourcing the tagging of both free, as well as premium, education resources and curriculum with hundreds of learning attributes (the ‘genes’ of learning).
* Matching resources and curriculum to students, recommending the materials that best meet their needs and creating a custom learning map for each child.
* Utilizing an open API so that schools, parents, and districts can build additional functionality to meet their specific needs.

This is the Learning Genome Project’s free “hub” that makes personalized learning available to every child.

Said Kelly, “Every child, regardless of their economic situation, deserves an education that is tailored to them. Society benefits when we help kids learn how to best utilize their unique gifts and passions.”

Premium features of the Learning Genome Project will include:
* A student information system
* An e-portfolio
* A teacher and student planner
* Blogging tools
* An e-learning center
* An individual learning map for each child

The premium features will work seamlessly with the Learning Genome hub giving students, teachers, and parents a complete solution to personalized learning.

The Learning Genome Project is seeking crowd-sourced funding through Indiegogo and will use the $85,000 raised to begin programming. The project has 45 days to raise the funds and can be found here: http://www.indiegogo.com/thelearninggenomeproject?c=home&a=1232629

In addition to her work on the Learning Genome Project, Kelly Tenkely is an educator, a prolific education blogger, and created a new educational model. This model is put into practice at Anastasis Academy, a school that Kelly co-founded that is just beginning its 2nd year in operation.

Contact Details: Kelly Tenkely
303-807-3012
ktenkely@gmail.com
http://www.indiegogo.com/thelearninggenomeproject?c=home&a=1232629
http://thelearninggenomeproject.com
http://ilearntechnology.com
http://dreamsofeducation.wordpress.com
http://anastasisacademy.us

Technology

Ecotech Institute Honors its Second Graduating Class Today

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New Class of Graduates are Prepared to Enter the Green Jobs Workforce

Denver, CO, September 24, 2012 – Ecotech Institute, the first and only college entirely focused on preparing America’s workforce for careers in clean technology and sustainability, will hold its second-ever graduation today, Monday, September 24, 2012 at The Summit Conference and Event Center in Aurora, CO. Forty-four graduates, including six military veterans, will cross the stage. They will receive associate’s degrees in Wind Energy Technology, Solar Energy Technology, Renewable Energy Technology and Electrical Engineering Technology.

This group of graduates, in addition to the first graduating class, makes up the students who began coursework in a temporary facility before Ecotech’s campus was completed.

“We take pride in our visionary students, the people who believed in Ecotech before we had elaborate lab equipment and a LEED-certified campus,” said Mike Seifert, president of Ecotech Institute. “These students shared our vision and will soon receive their diploma, arming them for success in the vast world of green jobs.”

Ecotech hosted its first graduation on June 20, 2012 and approximately 90 percent of graduates are now working in cleantech positions around the country, including Hawaii.

All Ecotech students develop soft skills (communication, workplace etiquette), and math and science basics and technology skills, but the educational emphasis is on hands-on, practical training. Ecotech’s prestigious national board of advisors, who serve as academic and business leaders in cleantech industries, helped design the school’s practical curriculum.

“It feels good knowing that I now have an advantage above others who are also pursuing this career, but who don’t have the technical training I received at Ecotech,” said Joe Kellogg, who is graduating with a degree in Solar Energy Technology. “I absorbed an abundant knowledge in each class from the best instructors and have the tools to be successful.”

The September 2012 graduating class is made up of students from 10 states and Mexico. Listed below are their hometowns, names and degree programs:

Alabama
Jackson’s Gap
• Jason Chesnutt, Wind Energy Technology

Colorado
Aurora
• Tumu Johnson, Electrical Engineering Technology
• David Shannon, Electrical Engineering Technology
• Clint Turner, Wind Energy Technology
• Mark Westrate, Solar Energy Technology

Boulder
• Nicholas Dotter, Electrical Engineering Technology

Broomfield
• Joshua Schaefer, Solar Energy Technology

Colorado Springs
• Deiyung Downey, Wind Energy Technology
• Matthew Morin, Solar Energy Technology

Denver
• Steve Appling, Wind Energy Technology
• Jacob Bratsky, Electrical Engineering Technology
• Chris Horn, Wind Energy Technology
• Thanos Hunt, Renewable Energy Technology
• Joe Kellogg, Solar Energy Technology
• Alejandro Mesa, Electrical Engineering Technology
• Brett Oakes, Renewable Energy Technology
• Esteban Orl, Wind Energy Technology
• Ty Simpson, Renewable Energy Technology
• Joshua Stoppel, Solar Energy Technology
• Josh Yaeger, Electrical Engineering Technology

Divide
• Matt Vetis, Solar Energy Technology

Henderson
• Gil Negron, Solar Energy Technology

Littleton
• Edward Buess, Wind Energy Technology
• Kent Mortensen, Wind Energy Technology

Morrison
• Sean Johnston, Renewable Energy Technology

Nederland
• Nathan Baumhover, Renewable Energy Technology

Northglenn
• Zac Sturgill, Wind Energy Technology

Parker
• Robert Parker, Wind Energy Technology

Connecticut
Salem
• Michael Scace, Solar Energy Technology

Kansas
Minneola
• Darlene Redden, Solar Energy Technology

Norton
• Timothy Millan, Wind Energy Technology

Oakley
• Terry Farmer, Solar Energy Technology

Mexico
Berwick
• Louis Sanfacon, Electrical Engineering Technology

Zacatecas
• Jose Calderon-Ibanez, Electrical Engineering Technology

Michigan
Battle Creek
• Les Crosby, Wind Energy Technology

Muskegon
• Jordan Veltman, Electrical Engineering

Missouri
St. Louis
• Josh Crambert, Wind Energy Technology

New York
Jamestown
• Richard Chase II, Solar Energy Technology

New York City
• Fatih Erogla, Solar Energy Technology

Oregon
Aumsville
• Michael Streight, Wind Energy Technology

Pennsylvania
Canonsburg
• Kevin King, Electrical Engineering

Texas
Corpus Christi
• Shawn Sanders, Wind Energy Technology

Dallas
• Brandon Huckaby, Wind Energy Technology

Contact:
Alicia Hassinger or Jenny Foust
Communications Strategy Group
303.433.7020
ahassinger@csg-pr.com or jfoust@csg-pr.com

About Ecotech Institute
Ecotech Institute is first and only college entirely focused on preparing America’s workforce for careers in renewable energy and sustainability and is accredited by the Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges. Launched in April 2010 in Denver, Colorado, it offers six highly practical renewable energy degree programs that provide graduates with skills valued by today’s alternative renewable energy employers. Classes start once per quarter and applications are always accepted. Financial assistance is available to those who qualify. Ecotech Institute is a division of Education Corporation of America. For more information about Ecotech Institute, visit ecotechinstitute.com or call 877-326-5576.

Contact:
Alicia Hassinger
Communications Strategy Group
3225 East 2nd Avenue
Denver, CO 80206
303-433-7020
ahassinger@csg-pr.com
http://www.csg-pr.com

Business, Industrial, Management, Software, Technology

New Laser Cutting Machine Offers Faster Throughput and Higher Accuracy

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 Coherent, Inc. (Santa Clara, CA) has extended its integrated laser tools product portfolio with its new META platform, offering improved performance and greater ease-of-use.  The META platform features a unibody chassis design. This rigid single weldment provides improved mechanical stability for the system, resulting in faster cutting speeds and better positioning repeatability. In addition, the cutting bed on META platform products has been enlarged to accommodate standard European sheet sizes (1.25 m x 1.25 m).

The control system has also been significantly upgraded with the help of our science laserresearchers. Specifically, the operator interface for META platform products has been changed to an industrial type controller. This is an ergonomic monitor/keyboard assembly that is directly mounted on the side of the chassis.  All interface cables for this system are now contained within the machine assembly, further enhancing its ruggedness and suitability for the increasingly industrial environments in which the platform is now being utilized.

Improvements have also been implemented in the META platform’s software. In particular, ease-of-use has been enhanced through a new, multilingual software interface, together with the implementation of greater system automation. Additionally, the system features automatic focus, advanced capacitive height sensing and a fully integrated machine vision system.

When configured with a Coherent 1 kW CO2 laser (Diamond E-1000), the META system offers unmatched flexibility, with the ability to process a wide range of both metals and non-metals, such as plastics, wood, fabrics, leather, paper and thin films. With this laser cutter tool, the system can readily cut stainless steel in thicknesses of up to 3mm, aluminum of up to 2 mm, and mild steel of up to 6 mm.

About Coherent
Founded in 1966, Coherent, Inc. is a world leader in providing laser-based solutions, such as laser measurement tools and diode modules to the commercial and scientific research markets. Please direct any questions regarding this press release to Ravi Pendse, product line manager at (408) 764-4556.  For more information about Coherent, including product and financial updates, visit our website at http://www.Coherent.com.

Software, Technology

Zevrix Graphic Inspector Now Supports Mac OS X Mountain Lion

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Zevrix Solutions announces Graphic Inspector 1.7.18, a maintenance update to its quality control solution which checks entire folders of graphic files for potential problems according to specific workflow requirements. The software provides graphic professionals of any trade with the most exhaustive info on multiple images and vector graphic files, saving the time and hassle of checking them manually. The new version introduces full support for Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion.

Toronto (ON), Canada – September 24, 2012 — Zevrix Solutions today announces the release of Graphic Inspector 1.7.18, a maintenance update to its quality control solution which checks entire folders of graphic files for potential problems according to specific workflow requirements. The software provides graphic professionals with the most exhaustive info on multiple images and vector graphic files, saving the time and hassle of checking them manually.

“I’m surprised no one else thought of it before: to display every bit of useful information about vector or raster graphic files and flag the ones that match rules you define,” writes Jay Nelson in Layers magazine, “With its combination of price, utility, and thoughtful design, Graphic Inspector is a rare gem.”

The new update introduces full support for the recently released Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion and addresses some issues related to processing of Adobe Illustrator CS6 files.

Graphic Inspector provides a professional quality control solution for users of any trade, whether it’s print, prepress, web design, electronic publishing or digital photography. With its powerful checkup presets, Graphic Inspector lets users create custom preflight settings tailored to their workflow requirements, and quickly locate files with specific attributes. For example, Graphic Inspector can warn users about all files whose color mode is RGB, format – JPEG, resolution is below 200 dpi, ICC profile doesn’t contain “USWebCoated”, and so on.

Graphic Inspector offers the following key features:

-Check entire folders of images and vector graphic files
-Powerful checkup presets for different workflows
-Common checks such as resolution, color mode, ICC profile and file size
–Professional prepress checks: spot colors, fonts in vector graphics, image compression
-Complete EXIF, IPTC and GPS metadata
-Save preflight data as text

Pricing and Availability:
Graphic Inspector can be purchased from the Zevrix web site for US$39.95, as well as from authorized resellers. Graphic Inspector is free with purchase of PDF Checkpoint or InPreflight Pro for Adobe InDesign. Trial is also available for download. Graphic Inspector is a Universal Binary and available for Mac OS X 10.4.2-10.8.

About Zevrix Solutions

Located in Toronto, Canada, Zevrix Solutions provides productivity solutions for Adobe Creative Suite software, PDF and graphic file diagnostics, file delivery, and Microsoft Office on Mac OS. Zevrix is dedicated to help professionals increase their profits through automating everyday tasks, producing error-free documents, saving disk space and cutting production costs. For more information, visit http://www.zevrix.com.

Contact:
Leo Revzin
Owner
Zevrix Solutions
105 McCAUL St, Suite 301
Toronto Ontario M5T 2X4 Canada
858-206-0607
media@zevrix.com

Solutions for Adobe InDesign & the Graphics Industry

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Leading Analyst Firm Reports That Astute Networks’ Flash VM Storage Appliance Eliminates Virtual Machine I/O Performance Barriers for Virtual Server and Virtual Desktop Environments

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Taneja Group Paper Details How Astute’s ViSX Solution Removes Storage I/O and Network I/O Constraints to Address the Needs of Virtual Server Managers

San Diego, CA, September 12, 2012 — Astute NetworksTM, Inc., the leading provider of performance storage for virtual machines, today announced that its ViSX G4 Flash VM storage appliance has been featured in the Taneja Group report, “Accelerating I/O-Intensive Virtualized Applications.” The Taneja Group profile outlines the I/O performance constraints faced in most virtual environments and how ViSX accelerates virtualized application performance, increases VM density, and dramatically increases the number of VDI (Virtual Desktop Infrastructure) users.

“Key to the ready adoption of the Astute’s ViSX VM storage appliances is that it drops seamlessly into an existing virtual infrastructure,” said the Taneja Group analysts in the report. “ViSX is a non-disruptive, high-performance flash solution that avoids forklift upgrades, ripping and replacing, or otherwise re-architecting production environments. Astute has deliberately aimed at Networked Flash as the most cost-effective way to leverage flash technology because it puts the technology in the right place – on the network – to be most effectively shared by all VMs across all hosts while preserving current data protection and storage management practices. With a focus on tight hypervisor integration, purpose-built ViSX solves the virtual I/O performance constraint in a matter of minutes with almost no impact on the virtual server administrator.”

The Taneja Group report explores the range of mixed results for flash “optimizations,” including flash in the server, flash in the storage array, and flash in the network. The report concludes that the ideal solution to minimize virtual infrastructure disruption is “networked flash,” the concept of enabling high-performance I/O for virtual environments by intelligently leveraging a shared flash appliance over common Ethernet iSCSI storage networks. ViSX employs a networked flash architecture to maximize the utilization and performance of flash as shared storage while completely optimizing both TCP and iSCSI traffic. The report explains that using this architecture, ViSX VM storage appliances offer the following advantages:

· Shared high-performance storage with comprehensive data protection that enables virtualization of demanding I/O intensive applications

· Maximizes flash ROI with an optimal design for both performance and efficiency

· Deploys in minutes without disruption to server operations, existing capacity storage, or virtual server admin management processes

ViSX flash-based VM storage appliances are purpose-built to deliver unprecedented random IOPS performance and unprecedented IOPS per dollar value, helping to unleash the full potential of virtualized datacenters. The Networked Flash™ architecture of ViSX combines ultra-reliable eMLC Flash solid state storage modules with Astute’s own custom designed high-performance, 10/1GbE DataPump Engine™ network protocol processor that completely offloads and dramatically accelerates network (TCP) & storage (iSCSI) protocol processing. Together, they eliminate all of the critical I/O bottlenecks that can affect virtualized applications. ViSX appliances also support integrated in-line de-duplication to significantly increase overall effective capacity. Unlike other traditional and flash storage systems, ViSX de-duplication technology has no impact on performance.

“Because of features like the custom DataPump Engine and high-performance de-dupe, many other flash solutions will be hard pressed to match the IOPS/$ of ViSX G4,” concluded the Taneja Group report. “With benefits like increased total VM density, improved performance for all I/O constrained VMs [by removing contention for shared traditional storage], and the ability to deploy in minutes factored in, ViSX G4 has an obvious and immediate ROI justification.”

“We set out day one to fully leverage our patented technology into a family of purpose-built appliances that eliminate known problems and pain points experienced by a majority of organizations that have virtualized their infrastructure. Be it added performance for virtualized servers and applications, or removing the performance and cost obstacles holding back wide deployment of VDI, we are pleased that the Taneja Group report acknowledges that ViSX has succeeded in its intended purpose,” said Steve Topper, CEO of Astute Networks.

To download the full Taneja Group Product Profile, please visit: http://astutenetworks.com/pages/resources/taneja-group-product-profile-astute-visxg4.pdf

Tweet this: @tanejagroup reports that @astutenetworks accelerates I/O-intensive virtualized applications – http://bit.ly/PnjjPH

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About Astute Networks

Astute Networks is the leading provider of high-performance flash-based virtual machine storage appliances. The company’s ViSXTM family of Networked Flash™ appliances, powered by its patented DataPump Engine™,overcome known virtualization performance limitations by non-disruptively delivering shared performance to all virtual machines, across all hosts, over pervasively deployed Ethernet networks. With ViSX, IT organizations now have the power to confidently virtualize and deploy business-critical applications while eliminating costly over-provisioning of IT infrastructure. ViSX is available through the company’s network of authorized channel partners. For more information, visit www.astutenetworks.com.

Astute Networks, Networked Performance flash, ViSX G4, DataPump Engine, and FlashWRX are trademarks or registered trademarks of Astute Networks, Inc. All other trademarks are property of their respective owners.
Leading Analyst Firm Reports That Astute Networks’ Flash VM Storage Appliance Eliminates Virtual Machine I/O Performance Barriers for Virtual Server and Virtual Desktop Environments

Contact :
Sabrina Sanchez
The Ventana Group for Astute Networks
Chantilly, VA
(925) 785-3014
sabrina.sanchez@ventanapr.com
http://www.theventanagroup.com

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BatchOutput Server for InDesign Now Supports Mac OS X Mountain Lion

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Zevrix Solutions announces BatchOutput Server 4.8.2, a compatibility update to its output workflow automation solution for Adobe InDesign. Awarded 4 out of 5 stars by Layers magazine, the software automates printing and exporting to PDF and PostScript by processing InDesign files from watched hot folders. BatchOutput Server offloads output to a central system leaving operator workstations free from the output process. The new update adds support to Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion.

Toronto (ON), Canada – September 20, 2012 — Zevrix Solutions today released BatchOutput Server 4.8.2, a compatibility update to its powerful output workflow automation solution for Adobe InDesign. Developed originally for a major magazine publisher in the United States to free up their operator computers from outputting InDesign files, the software automates InDesign workflow by processing files from hot folders. The software offloads printing and exporting to PDF and PostScript to a central system leaving operator workstations free from the output process.

The new update makes BatchOutput Server compatible with the recently released Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion. In addition it improves reliability of remote monitoring of BatchOutput Server processing from user stations.

“BatchOutput Server is an extremely useful utility for a busy production facility or advertising agency”, writes David Creamer in Layers magazine, “It can save lots of time – which equates to money.”

Under BatchOutput Server workflow, production artists and prepress operators simply submit InDesign files to hot folders that reside on the network. BatchOutput Server automatically outputs the files from its dedicated station using hot folder settings, and will auto-activate document fonts as well.

BatchOutput Server offers the following key features and benefits:

-Process InDesign files automatically from hot folders
–Export as single pages
-Update modified links automatically
-Variable output file names
-Auto-activate document fonts
-Automatic e-mail notifications of process stages and errors
-Detailed process history and logs
-Easy to install and set up

Pricing and Availability:
BatchOutput Server can be purchased from Zevrix web site for US$699.95, as well as from authorized resellers. Trial is also available for download. The update is free for licensed users. BatchOutput Server is a Universal Binary, runs on Mac OS X 10.4.2-10.8 and works with Adobe InDesign CS3-CS6.

About Zevrix Solutions

Located in Toronto, Canada, Zevrix Solutions provides productivity solutions for Adobe Creative Suite software, PDF and graphic file diagnostics, file delivery and Microsoft Office on Mac OS. Zevrix Solutions is dedicated to helping professionals achieve more while doing less through automating their everyday tasks, producing error-free documents, saving disk space and cutting production costs. For more information, visit http://www.zevrix.com.

Contact:
Leo Revzin
Owner
Zevrix Solutions
105 McCAUL St, Suite 301
Toronto Ontario M5T 2X4 Canada
858-206-0607
media@zevrix.com

Solutions for Adobe InDesign & the Graphics Industry

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Guardtime Names Jeffrey Pearce Director of Intellectual Property

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Guardtime today announced it has appointed Jeffrey Pearce as Director of Intellectual Property, effective immediately.

Palo Alto, CA (USA), September 06, 2012 — Guardtime ( http://www.guardtime.com ), inventors of Keyless Signature Infrastructure (KSI), the web-scale digital signature system for electronic data, today announced it has appointed Jeffrey Pearce as Director of Intellectual Property, effective immediately.

“Intellectual Property is critical to our success and we are thrilled to have someone of Jeff’s caliber on board to manage our expanding portfolio,” said Mike Gault, Guardtime CEO. “His distinguished career as an international patent attorney with Siemens, HP and VMWare makes him the perfect candidate to ensure our Intellectual Property Portfolio is robust and defensible.”

Mr. Pearce has more than 25 years of experience handling all aspects of intellectual property at law firms in Europe and the USA as well as in-house in multinational USA, German and Chinese companies. While managing the IP program at VMware, he wrote key patents for the company’s highly profitable modern virtual machine technology. Jeff has a first degree in Mathematics from the University of Uppsala, an M.Sc. in Aeronautical Engineering/Control Systems from KTH – Kungliga tekniska högskolan – (Royal Institute of Technology), Stockholm, Sweden, and a JD from UCLA School of Law.

Most recently Guardtime announced a completely unique solution in the marketplace: a Disaster Recovery as a Service (DRaaS) solution on Joyent’s cloud platform, aimed at Infrastructure Service Providers and Telecommunication Operators targeting mobile first markets, allowing ICT operators to provide service-level agreements (SLAs) around backup and recovery of virtualized servers in a cloud environment.

About Guardtime:
Guardtime was founded with the goal of solving one of the biggest problems in computing: the unreliability of electronic data. Guardtime’s Keyless Signature Infrastructure (KSI) is a web-scale digital signature system for electronic data, providing proof of signing time, entity and data integrity, the verification of which can be done offline without reliance on cryptographic keys, secrets, or the existence of a trusted third party. Guardtime’s mission is to change the world to one in which Keyless Signatures are ubiquitous and a natural part of the everyday data lifecycle, whether on disk, in transit, or in the Cloud. Visit http://www.guardtime.com for more information about using Keyless Signatures for signing your data.

Press & Media Contact:
Victor Cruz, Principal
MediaPR.net Inc
Palo Alto, CA – USA
+1 978-594-4134
vcruz@mediapr.net
http://www.guardtime.com

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eGestalt Names James Watts Executive Vice President of Sales

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eGestalt Technologies, today announced it has named James Watts as its Executive Vice President of Sales, responsible for managing and growing the company’s sales and channel partner alliances.

Santa Clara, CA, September 06, 2012 — eGestalt Technologies ( http://www.eGestalt.com ), a provider of Cloud based IT security monitoring and compliance management for SMBs and enterprises, today announced it has named James Watts as its Executive Vice President of Sales, responsible for managing and growing the company’s sales and channel partner alliances.

“We’re very pleased to have Jim bring to eGestalt some 28 years of outstanding sales and business development leadership, with executive-level roles in sales management, channel and business development,” says eGestalt President Anupam Sahai. “He will help us launch our new unified managed security service that integrates with our existing IT-GRC compliance management solution.”

He was previously COO for AlienVault LLC, of San Mateo, a security management vendor for PCI/SOX compliance. Before AlienVault he was Vice President of Worldwide Sales for eTelemetry, Inc.

During his successful career he has held VP of sales, channel alliances and marketing positions for Force10 Networks, CP Secure, Securesoft, and ECTEL. He spent three years as Director of Sales for Bay Networks (Nortel), and began his career at AT&T/Lucent Technologies in various roles for 13 years.

He earned business and engineering degrees from California Coast University, Saint Leo University, and St. Petersburg Technical Institute. His LinkedIn profile can be found at http://www.linkedin.com/in/jwattsprofile.

eGestalt’s SecureGRC solution is a cloud-based, SaaS delivered, unified security monitoring and compliance management solution that includes all of the necessary security and IT-GRC functionality required to gain control and improve security and compliance levels across more than 400+ regulations. It offers a simplified approach for PCI/HIPAA/HITECH compliance management that provides low cost and peace of mind to channel partners servicing SMBs to large enterprises, including medical providers and their Business Associates.

The solution is designed from the ground up to make channel partners profitable within a week. Through enhanced content, the solution demystifies complex regulations and standards and is customizable for partners to add-on additional services.

For further details please call (408) 689-2586 or email sales@egestalt.com. For further details about the product, please visit http://www.egestalt.com/msp-mssp-partners.html.

About eGestalt Technologies Inc.:
eGestalt ( http://www.egestalt.com ) is a world-class, innovation driven, leading provider of cloud-computing based enterprise solutions for information security and IT-GRC management. eGestalt is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA, and has offices in the US, Asia-Pacific and Middle East. eGestalt SecureGRC was given a rating of 4.5 stars (out of a maximum 5) with 5 stars for Features, Support and Value for money by SC Magazine in June 2012. In Feb. 2012 eGestalt President Anupam Sahai was named a Channel Chief by Everything Channel’s CRN. eGestalt has been ranked in the Top 10 Vendors for Compliance Management and Data Access & Security by Hypatia Research, Q4 2011. eGestalt was nominated Breakthrough Technology Vendor at XChange Americas, Aug. 2010, and selected by SiliconIndia among the “Top 10 Security Companies to Watch.” Its SecureGRC application was voted runner-up in the Managed Services Category at XChange Tech Innovators, Nov. 2010. Everything Channel selected it as a 2011 and 2012 CRN Emerging Technology Vendor as well as a 2011 Tech Innovator for Managed Services.

Press & Media Contact:
Victor Cruz, Principal
MediaPR.net Inc
Santa Clara, CA – USA
+1 978-594-4134
vcruz@mediapr.net
http://www.egestalt.com

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eGestalt Named a 2012 ‘Emerging Vendor’ by CRN and UBM Channel

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eGestalt Technologies today announced it has been selected by UBM Channel and CRN as a 2012 Emerging Technology Vendor.

Santa Clara, CA, September 06, 2012 — For the second year in a row, eGestalt Technologies ( http://www.eGestalt.com ), a provider of IT security monitoring and compliance management for SMBs and enterprises, today announced it has been selected by UBM Channel and CRN as a 2012 Emerging Technology Vendor.

The annual list features the most innovative vendors who not only deliver technology that is easy to use, but can generate the high margins solution providers require. The vendors that make up the CRN Emerging Technology Vendor list were founded in 2006 or later, have revenue under $1 billion and have an active U.S. channel strategy.

eGestalt’s SecureGRC product is a unified security and compliance management solution that includes all of the necessary security and IT-GRC functionality required to gain control and improve compliance levels across more than 400+ regulations. It offers a simplified approach for PCI/HIPAA/HITECH security and compliance management that provides low cost and peace of mind to channel partners servicing SMBs to large enterprises, including medical providers and their Business Associates.

The solution is designed from the ground up to make channel partners profitable within a week. Through enhanced content, the solution demystifies complex regulations and standards and is customizable for partners to add-on additional services.

Among these “Emerging Vendors” are companies that have already established themselves in their market segment and others that are already making an impact despite a recent launch. Each organization on the list represents a new partnership and go-to-market opportunity for solution providers looking to identify new vendor partners.

While the framework allows for the easy plug-in of any regulation or standard, eGestalt currently offers to the channel ready-to-roll compliance services with built-in frameworks to support the most stringent and popular regulations including HIPAA, HITECH, PCI, SOX, ISO, and COBIT (as well as more country-specific regulations).

Completely automated with integrated IT security monitoring, SecureGRC offers a unified security assessment and compliance service delivered from the cloud, which means that the solution is constantly kept up-to-date with the latest versions and revisions of relevant regulations/standards. With no hardware involved, SecureGRC delivers to partners and their customers an assurance that compliance mandates are met with a solution that is timely and future-proof.

“We invite IT security service providers to join our Managed Channel Provider (MCP) program,” says eGestalt President Anupam Sahai. “We give all our partners a fast ramp-up to providing security and compliance services through a program based around our own “MCP Cookbook,” which gives a step-by-step plan on how to get started with delivering managed compliance services through creation of collateral, training, implementation, delivery and on-going playbooks as the business is up and running.”

For further details please call (408) 689-2586 or email sales@egestalt.com. For further details about the product, please visit http://www.egestalt.com

“Emerging doesn’t mean what it used to,” said Kelley Damore, VP, Editorial Director, UBM Channel. “With new innovations like cloud computing and virtualization speeding up the pace of innovation, and technology mainstays like storage and networking branching off into new directions, this list encapsulates a tectonic technology shift where the recently founded are starting to rule the roost and become household names much more quickly than in the past.”

Final selection to the Emerging Technology Vendor list was made by the CRN editorial team after a review of submitted information. To view a sample of the list and read the editorial accompaniment visit http://www.CRN.com.

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About eGestalt Technologies Inc.:
eGestalt ( http://www.egestalt.com ) is a world-class, innovation driven, leading provider of cloud-computing based enterprise solutions for information security and IT-GRC management. eGestalt is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA, and has offices in the US, Asia-Pacific and Middle East. eGestalt SecureGRC was given a rating of 4.5 stars (out of a maximum 5) with 5 stars for Features, Support and Value for money by SC magazine in June 2012. In Feb. 2012 eGestalt President Anupam Sahai was named a Channel Chief by Everything Channel’s CRN. eGestalt has been ranked in the Top 10 Vendors for Compliance Management and Data Access & Security by Hypatia Research, Q4 2011. eGestalt was nominated Breakthrough Technology Vendor at XChange Americas, Aug. 2010, and selected by SiliconIndia among the “Top 10 Security Companies to Watch.” Its SecureGRC application was voted runner-up in the Managed Services Category at XChange Tech Innovators, Nov. 2010. In Sept. 2011 it was selected by Everything Channel as a 2011 CRN Emerging Technology Vendor as well as a 2011 Tech Innovator for Managed Services.

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