London, March 27, 2008 — Hostway UK is today announcing the launch of its content delivery network, which will improve user experience of the Internet by directing traffic to its customer’s websites to the nearest, and consequently best-performing web server. By using a number of Foundry ServerIron 4G switches, Hostway can route users to the server nearest to their location, ensuring that content is tailored to the user’s location and providing valuable business continuity and redirection services.
“Almost all large companies have their website accessible on a number of servers around …

HERNDON, Va., March 27, 2008 – Parallels today announced it has acquired ModernGigabyte, LLC, maker of ModernBill automated billing system and other hosting automation solutions. ModernBill customers will benefit from Parallels Open Platform initiatives such as the Application Packaging Standard which will allow them to gain additional revenue from their existing client base.ModernBill customers benefit from tighter integration with Parallels products as well as from the Parallels Open Platform architecture, which includes the Application Packaging Standard (APS).
The acquisition provides Parallels with a complete hosting control panel and billing system …

SANTA CLARA, Calif., March 25, 2008 – Intel Corporation has further increased its energy-efficient performance lead today with the introduction of two low-voltage 45 nanometer (nm) processors for servers and workstations that run at 50 watts, or just 12.5 watts per core and frequencies as high as 2.50 GigaHertz (GHz). The Quad-Core Intel® Xeon® Processor L5400 Series takes advantage of Intel’s unique 45nm manufacturing capabilities and reinvented transistor formula that combine to boost performance and reduce power consumption in data centers.
Benefiting companies with power-constrained, high-compute density environments, the Quad-Core Intel …

New Capital Will Fuel Global Expansion and Sales Initiatives
Pittsburgh, PA—Vivísimo, (vivisimo.com), a leading provider of enterprise search software and expertise, today announced the completion of its first institutional investment round of $4 million USD funded by Portland, ME based North Atlantic Capital (northatlanticcapital.com). The financing will support Vivísimo’s continued global expansion and strengthen the company’s sales and marketing efforts.
“We are excited about North Atlantic Capital’s decision to invest in our company and see this funding as a tremendous vote of confidence in our industry leadership and growth strategy,” …

Microsoft makes equity investment in Aspect to bring Microsoft’s unified communications and voice platform to contact centers worldwide.
ORLANDO, Fla. — March 18, 2008 — Today at the VoiceCon Orlando 2008 conference, Microsoft Corp. and Aspect Software Inc., a leading contact center company, announced a multiyear strategic alliance to help deliver unified communications (UC) to contact centers around the world. Aspect will design its Aspect Unified IP contact center solution to interoperate with Microsoft’s platform for software-powered voice and unified communications and will offer it as the leading option to new …

Petaling Jaya, Wednesday, 19 March 2008 - PIKOM, the Association of the Computer and Multimedia Industry of Malaysia hopes that the new cabinet ministers which the association works closely with will further excel the country’s information and communications technology (ICT) industry.
Chairman of PIKOM David Wong Nan Fay stated that the association hopes the new cabinet will work well as a team, continue to collaborate closely with the private sectors, promote transparency and openness in the decision-making process, emphasize on human capital development, actively promote the local ICT industry, to address …

Avaya one-X™ Communicator delivers rich presence, multi-protocol voice and video
VoiceCon Booth 801 – Orlando, Fla. – Avaya Inc., a leading global provider of business communications applications, systems and services, today announced Avaya one-X™ Communicator, a new flagship, unified communications client application that gives users access to a broad range of the most commonly used communications tools from a single interface.
Avaya one-X Communicator provides full telephony features, desktop video, visual voicemail, rich presence, email and instant messaging, conference bridge integration, directories and contact history. From a single application, a simple click …

Beginning at 15 cents per day per employee – including video - new unified communications solutions enable improved customer service, speed collaboration
BASKING RIDGE, N.J. – Avaya Inc., a global leader in business communications applications, systems and services, today introduced the industry’s most affordable Unified Communications solutions, designed specifically for a new era of global, virtual business. For as little as 15 cents per day per employee – including video,1 Avaya Unified Communications Solutions for remote workers and branch offices help businesses address their top communications challenges to build a more …

IRVINE, Calif., March 17, 2008 - WebVisible, Inc., a global leader in local interactive advertising, announced today that it has received $12 million in series B funding led by Silicon Valley’s Sutter Hill Ventures with participation from existing investor Redpoint Ventures. In conjunction, Sutter Hill Ventures Managing Director Jim White will join WebVisible’s Board of Directors. WebVisible, whose robust software platform manages interactive advertising campaigns for small-to-medium-sized businesses around the world, will use the funds to achieve the next level of technology innovation, promote growth in its …

REDMOND, Wash. — March 14, 2008 — Microsoft Corp. today announced plans to acquire Rapt Inc., the leading provider of advertising yield management solutions for digital media publishers. Rapt’s technology, along with its information and advisory services offerings, will become key components of the Atlas Publisher Suite, part of Microsoft’s Advertiser and Publisher Solutions Group. With the inclusion of Rapt, the Atlas Publisher Suite allows Microsoft to provide its customers with integrated asset and inventory management, forecasting, yield and sales management, and ad delivery and operations.
“Online publishers have a complex …