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C.P. Hart Launches Mood Board Service

March 12, 2013 admin Uncategorized


LONDON, March 11, 2013 /PRNewswire/ –

As researching a bathroom refurbishment can be time consuming and confusing due to wealth of products available and the technical nature of the project, leading bathroom retailer C.P. Hart has launched an innovative online tool to assist the homeowner during this process. 

Instead of collating images and tear sheets, customers can use C.P Hart’s time-saving mood board to source products and experiment with different styles and creative ideas.

Renowned for its expertise when it comes to designing and planning high quality modern bathrooms, C.P. Hart has carefully edited its vast product portfolio to offer an array of inspiring photography depicting contemporary and traditional products from a wide range of designers including Jaime Hayon, Philippe Starck and C.P. Hart’s own in-house team.

Each image includes information tags that click straight through to the product specification and an ‘add’ function that allows it to be transferred to the individual’s own mood board. The mood board can then be edited and saved so customers can add and remove images as they wish and even share with family and friends via email or social media sites such as Twitter, Pinterest and Facebook.

Once the customer is happy with their personal mood board, it can be emailed to the design team at C.P. Hart who will then assist by providing further design advice, a quote and guidance on how to make their dream bathroom a reality.

Paul Rowland, Managing Director for C.P. Hart comments: “We’re delighted to announce the launch of our new mood board service which is a first for the bathroom industry. The new online function has been introduced to hand hold our customers through the bathroom planning and research phase of their project. Our mood board tool allows consumers to plan and fabricate their dream bathroom design during the initial stages of their refurbishment, before meeting with our team of expert designers who have the product knowledge and technical expertise to take their initial ideas from the drawing board through to the implementation stage.”

To experience the C.P. Hart mood board service, please visit http://www.cphart.co.uk and click on the My C.P. Hart section

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Click Consult Appoints Liane Grimshaw as Managing Director

March 8, 2013 admin Uncategorized




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HOOTON, England, March 8, 2013 /PRNewswire/ –

Cheshire based Click Consult – one of the North West’s largest digital marketing agencies – has strengthened its board and senior management team with the appointment of Liane Grimshaw as Managing Director.

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Liane took up her position on Monday 4th March, picking up the reigns from Click Consult’s founder Matt Bullas, who moves to the position of Chairman.

During the last two years, Liane has been working as a freelance consultant, mentor and Non-Executive Director for a number of businesses in the creative and digital media industry across the North West. Prior to that, she was a Managing Partner and Board Director at Amaze plc, one of the top digital agencies in the UK with offices in Manchester, London, Liverpool and Europe.

Liane was at the helm of Pavilion Communication when it was acquired by Hasgrove plc in the autumn of 2007. Having taken this integrated agency through acquisition, she was then instrumental in its merger and integration with two other agencies to form what became Amaze.

As Managing Director of Click Consult, Liane will take responsibility for over one hundred digital marketing experts, currently generating in excess of £7 million in annual revenue.

Matt Bullas, founder and owner of Click Consult commented; “We are at a pivotal point in the development of Click Consult, having grown significantly since we started over nine years ago. We are extremely excited about where we can take the agency and remain committed to delivering the best digital marketing solutions for our clients. Liane‘s appointment demonstrates our commitment to the future. Her skills and experience are first class and her ability to drive strategy and operational performance across the business will help us maximise our potential.“

Liane said of her new role; “I am excited about where we can take Click Consult in the future and I am looking forward to working with the whole team. Innovation and differentiation are high on my agenda in taking the business to the next level and building on the solid foundation of what is already an extremely successful company. Bring it on!“

 

Notes to Editors:
Founded in 2003, Click Consult is an award winning Internet marketing agency. Based 10 miles south of Liverpool in North West England, Click Consult employs over 100 members of staff and has a wide portfolio of clients from SMEs to blue chip brands. With a core competency in search marketing, the agency also offers web development, social media marketing, web analytics and conversion optimisation.

For more information about our service offering, visit http://www.clickconsult.com

For further information, please contact: Claire Davies, Click Consult, Unit B1, Willow House, Oaklands Office Park, Hooton Road, Hooton, Cheshire, CH66 7NZ, Tel: 0845-205-0292, Email: pr@clickconsult.com

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Financial Leaders Gather at First Misys Africa Market Focus

March 8, 2013 admin Uncategorized


JOHANNESBURG, March 7, 2013 /PRNewswire/ –

With the African Continent’s economy beginning to thrive Misys brings together the financial community to explore how new technology innovations can assist financial institutions to meet customer demands

Misys, the global leader in financial services software solutions, welcomed leaders from across Africa’s financial services sector to take part in the company’s first ‘Misys Africa Market Focus 2013‘ held in Johannesburg from 5 to 6 March.

Bret Bolin, CEO of Misys, Erin Smith, Managing Director of Misys Africa, and local representatives from international research firm IDC, addressed a significant proportion of African financial institutions at the two-day event.

“Africa is a very important region for us,” states Bret Bolin, CEO of Misys, “We are experiencing a great return on past investments there and are committed to accelerating future investments in our team, solutions and partner ecosystems to ensure that our current and future clients realise the full value from Misys solutions.”

The forum was a unique platform where banks met to discuss the trends that have an impact on the current financial services market across Africa.  Recognised financial experts from across the region presented future-proof strategies that will help today’s financial institutions take advantage of emerging market opportunities. Areas such as trade finance, payments, retail channels and global risk management were top priorities at the event, including much discussion on innovative ways for corporate banking products and services can be delivered via portal technology to customers. Industry leaders were able to network at the event and share know-how with their peers in the financial community towards the common goal of improving their businesses and customer experience.

“Visionary companies in Africa’s financial sector are making all efforts to identify opportunities and invest in these to reinforce their competitive position,” notes Erin Smith, Managing Director of Misys Africa. “This can only be achieved by strengthening institutional foundations and finding more efficient methods with which banks can meet their customer demands along with being agile in finance trading to be operationally risk proof. Building on our double digit growth in Africa in the last year and the evidence of multiple successful client implementation projects, we are in a privileged position to be able to provide our customers with this opportunity to share knowledge and drive future growth in the region.”

Amongst the forum’s key discussion topics are dedicated seminars on enterprise-level risk management, new payment channels for Africa’s unbanked populations, and the impact of Basel regulations on local financial technology applications.

About Misys

Misys is at the forefront of the financial software industry, providing the broadest portfolio of banking, treasury, trading and risk solutions available on the market. With 1,800 customers in 120 countries our team of domain experts and partners have an unparalleled ability to address industry requirements at both a global and local level.

Misys is able to address all customer requirements across both the banking and trading book businesses. Misys is the trusted partner that financial services organisations turn to for help solving their most complex problems.

Find out more at http://www.misys.com

For further information please contact:

Daniel Mercado
Account Manager
Memac Ogilvy PR
+971-4-305-0320
Daniel.mercado@ogilvy.com

Edward Taylor
Global Head of PR, Misys
+44(0)203-3320-5530
edward.taylor@misys.com

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TeleCommunication Systems and Cellfind Announce Partnership to Offer Location-Based Services Solution in Africa

February 21, 2013 admin Uncategorized




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ANNAPOLIS, Maryland and JOHANNESBURG, Feb. 21, 2013 /PRNewswire/ – TeleCommunication Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: TSYS), a world leader in highly reliable and secure mobile communication technology, and Johannesburg, South Africa-based Cellfind (Pty) Ltd, South Africa‘s leading location-based mobile services provider, today announced a partnership agreement. Cellfind’s application offerings will now include the world-class location-based services (LBS) solution provided by TeleCommunication Systems. Mobile operators can quickly enable location services and generate revenue almost immediately by using TCS’ hosted platform integrated with Cellfind’s LBS applications. This is the first agreement between the two companies and the first for TeleCommunication Systems in Africa.

This new partnership is a strategic fit for both companies and leverages TeleCommunication Systems’ strength in developing and implementing LBS technology and Cellfind’s strength in identifying mobile technologies and bringing them to the African market. Wireless operators will benefit from a comprehensive, hosted, end-to-end LBS solution that is cost-effective and can grow with their business. Consumers will benefit from the expansion of services used for a wide array of applications such as emergency location, tracking of goods in transit, localized point of interest and more.

News Facts:

  • This partnership creates a hosted, end-to-end LBS solution that covers all of the areas a wireless operator needs to start or enhance a LBS business.
  • TCS’ hosted platform is fully tested and integrated with Cellfind’s LBS applications; thus, the hosted LBS solution provides one-time integration for both platform and applications.  
  • The hosted LBS solution provides flexibility and rapid scalability - it supports a variety of location methods and technologies, allowing on-demand capacity to increase as the business grows.
  • The partnership supports wireless operators through consulting and system integration services, enabling them to deploy LBS offerings in the most suitable and cost-effective way within their network.
  • TeleCommunication Systems is the #1 provider of end-to-end LBS solutions in the world.

Supporting Quotes:

  • Senior Vice President of TCS’ Commercial Software Group, Jay Whitehurst, said: “Cellfind is a leader in wireless technology in the African market, and we look forward to bringing wireless carriers a superior LBS offering. This partnership represents a mutually beneficial relationship based upon common strategic goals to capitalize on the expanding commercialization of LBS in both the African and international markets.”
  • Managing Director of Cellfind, Jacques Swanepoel said: “TeleCommunication Systems has a strong, established reputation for leading LBS technology, and we look forward to offering this technology to our wireless carrier customers. By providing wireless carriers with a solution that is flexible, scalable and hosted, they will have the perfect combination of being able to provide superior LBS technology that fits their network in an extremely cost-effective manner.”

TeleCommunication Systems is a world-class specialist in high-reliability location-based services. The company provides complete, end-to-end LBS solutions that include branded and private-label applications, infrastructure, mapping, and content for leading consumer brands, content providers, voice service providers and more than 60 commercial customers worldwide. Pioneers of the world’s first wireless location platform, the first U.S. wireless E9-1-1 deployment and innovator of E9-1-1 solutions for cable and VoIP providers, TeleCommunication Systems has become the industry’s leading provider of LBS infrastructure. Using innovative mobile cloud computing services, TeleCommunication Systems offers top revenue-producing applications for navigation, hyper-local search, workforce tracking and family locators. For more information on TeleCommunication Systems LBS services, go to www.telecomsys.com/LBS.

About Cellfind
Cellfind (Pty) Ltd. was formed in September 2003 and successfully launched the first GSM passive location-based service in Africa in the southern hemisphere. Since launch, the company has enjoyed considerable commercial success through a variety of self manage products and partners for whom it provides mobile enablement. Cellfind is the market leader in location-based services in South Africa, offering a wide range of active and passive products such as Vodacom’s Look4Me, Look4Help, MTN Where RU and MTN 2 My Aid. Cellfind is also a founding member of WASPA (Wireless Application Service Provider Association); the industry representative body for WASP’s and is an accredited service provider for Vodacom, MTN, Cell C and 8ta.

Cellfind is a subsidiary of the Blue Label Telecoms Group, which listed on the JSE in November 2007. Blue Label Telecoms is invested in transaction switching, virtual banking, prepaid insurance and prepaid television. The Group’s prepaid products and service offerings include prepaid airtime, prepaid electricity, bill payment, electronic funds transfer, gift vouchers, loyalty programmes, store value cards, location-based services and other prepaid tokens of value (both physical and virtual) that are allied to the Telecoms, Utilities, Insurance, Financial Services and Transport industries.

About TeleCommunication Systems, Inc.
TeleCommunication Systems, Inc. (TCS) (NASDAQ: TSYS) is a world leader in highly reliable and secure mobile communication technology. TCS infrastructure forms the foundation for market leading solutions in E9-1-1, text messaging, commercial location and deployable wireless communications. TCS is at the forefront of new mobile cloud computing services providing wireless applications for navigation, hyper-local search, asset tracking, social applications and telematics. Millions of consumers around the world use TCS wireless apps as a fundamental part of their daily lives. Government agencies utilize TCS’ cyber security expertise, professional services, and highly secure deployable satellite solutions for mission-critical communications. Headquartered in Annapolis, MD, TCS maintains technical, service and sales offices around the world. To learn more about emerging and innovative wireless technologies, visit www.telecomsys.com.

Except for the historical information contained herein, this news release contains forward-looking statements as defined within Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. These statements are subject to risks and uncertainties and are based upon TeleCommunication Systems’ current expectations and assumptions that if incorrect would cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated. Risks include those detailed from time to time in the Company’s SEC reports, including the report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011 and on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2012.

Existing and prospective investors are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date hereof. The Company undertakes no obligation to update or revise the information in this press release, whether as a result of new information, future events or circumstances, or otherwise.

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PubMatic Appoints Former Google and InMobi Exec Rob Jonas as Vice President and Managing Director, EMEA and APAC

February 19, 2013 admin Uncategorized




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LONDON, February 19, 2013 /PRNewswire/ –

Latest Hire Will Support Worldwide RTB-Based Ad Spend Increase to $13.9 Billion by 2016

PubMatic (http://www.PubMatic.com), the digital media platform company for publishers, today announced the appointment of digital advertising platform and technology expert Rob Jonas as its new Vice President and Managing Director for EMEA and APAC.  

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Jonas will join PubMatic in mid-March to head up its operations in the EMEA and APAC markets and will be reporting into the President of PubMatic, Kirk McDonald.

His primary responsibility will be to lead international sales and help drive continued global expansion of the company’s Strategic Selling Platform which enables programmatic ad sales.  Worldwide, IDC projects that Real-Time Bidding (RTB)-based ad spending will grow from $1.4 billion in 2011 to $13.9 billion in 2016.

“As programmatic buying grows and PubMatic continues to expand, having an international managing director with Rob’s level of experience at selling ad platforms for media and technology companies is an undeniable asset,” says President of PubMatic, Kirk McDonald.  

“In a short time, he has contributed to the material success and international expansion of some of the most successful interactive companies. He understands and consistently builds upon a culture of innovation at every turn, from start-ups like InMobi to large corporations like Google.”

Jonas comes with over 15 years’ experience developing high-growth technology companies in the EMEA, North America and the Asia-Pacific regions. He spent three years as Vice President and Managing Director, EMEA at InMobi where he grew the business to become a market leading, multi-million dollar company employing over 100 people across seven offices.

Rob joined InMobi from Google’s London office, where he was Director, Strategic Partnerships in EMEA.  At Google, he managed some of their largest regional customer relationships with companies such as AOL and eBay.  Rob also worked at Yahoo! Europe, which he joined through their acquisition of Overture Services Limited (previously Goto.com).  During his time at Overture, he contributed to its global expansion across 10 countries.

 ”Rob will bring his experience and passion to lead our efforts internationally,” continues McDonald.  ”PubMatic helps its clients optimise revenue across their entire inventory portfolio and we know that RTB will occur across channels.”

“Coming from a mobile-focused company, I have seen two undeniable trends over the last three years,” says Rob Jonas.  ”First, the rise of mobile computing and the eventual convergence across mobile, tablet and PC platforms in the minds of consumers, publishers and advertisers.  

“Second is the increasing importance of unified, cross-platform solutions to address monetisation, increasingly through the inclusion of programmatic and real-time bidding.  PubMatic is one of the very few companies at the nexus of these trends and fantastically well positioned to capitalise.”

Today’s news comes during a period of sustained growth for PubMatic as it consolidates its position as the leading digital media platform for publishers across all media.  An October 2012 Total Economic Impact Study, commissioned by PubMatic and conducted by Forrester Consulting that looked at select PubMatic clients, reported a three-year risk-adjusted ROI of 334% for publishers using the company’s Strategic Selling Platform.  Additionally, in November, PubMatic was ranked the Fastest Growing Online Advertising Company in US Internet Sector, 20th Fastest Overall in North America, on Deloitte’s 2012 Technology Fast 500™.  PubMatic currently works with leading publishers across Europe including IDG, National Rail Enquiries and Monster.

Rob Jonas will be attending Mobile World Congress from the 25.02.13 to the 28.02.13 and will be available for interview.

About PubMatic

Since 2006, PubMatic has been at the forefront of developing innovative technology to help publishers automate the process of evaluating and selling their advertising inventory.  PubMatic (http://www.PubMatic.com) gives premium publishers a real-time media selling platform for managing revenue and brand strategy.  PubMatic’s platform combines real-time bidding (RTB), the most comprehensive brand protection tools, unified optimization and audience insights as well as hands-on support to serve the world’s leading publishers.  PubMatic is privately held, backed by funding from August Capital, Draper Fisher Jurvetson, Nexus Venture Partners, and Helion Ventures, and has offices around the world in the U.S., Europe and Asia.

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