Panaya Named Red Herring Top 100 Europe Tech Startup

Amsterdam, Netherlands (PRWEB) June 01, 2011

ERP Upgrades and Test Automation SaaS provider, Panaya, was selected for the Red Herring Top 100 Europe Tech Startup list in an awards ceremony held in Amsterdam, Netherlands.

Red Herrings Top 100 Europe list has become a mark of distinction for identifying promising new companies and entrepreneurs. Red Herring editors were among the first to recognize that companies such as Facebook, Twitter, Google, Yahoo, Skype, Salesforce.com, YouTube, and eBay would change the way we live and work.

Panayas software-as-a-service helps companies reduce the cost of running SAP ERP and Oracle EBS by 80% by automating upgrades, testing, and maintenance. Panayas cloud-based supercomputer is the backbone of Panayas SaaS solution, simulating upgrades by running ERP customers custom code on the target release, showing them what will break and what to test. Having helped hundreds of customers like Mercedes-Benz, The Home Depot, Sony, and Bosch on their SAP ERP upgrade and support pack projects, Panaya recently expanded its offering to Oracle EBS customers.

Red Herrings editorial staff evaluated the companies on both quantitative and qualitative criteria, such as financial performance, technology innovation, management quality, strategy, and market penetration. This assessment of potential is complemented by a review of the track record and standing of startups relative to their sector peers, allowing Red Herring to see past the buzz and make the list a valuable instrument of discovery and advocacy for the most promising new business models in Europe.

Were proud and excited to be selected for the Red Herring Europe Tech Startup list, said Yossi Cohen, Panayas CEO. This recognition comes at a time of amazing growth in our customer base and product line. Our latest Test Automation and Oracle EBS R12 Upgrade Automation solutions are quickly penetrating the market and were working hard to keep up with the increasing demand for our solutions.

Choosing the companies with the strongest potential was by no means a small feat, said Alex Vieux, publisher and CEO of Red Herring. After rigorous contemplation and discussion, we narrowed our list down from hundreds of candidates from across Europe to the Top 100 Winners. We believe Panaya embodies the vision, drive and innovation that define a successful entrepreneurial venture. Panaya should be proud of its accomplishment, as the competition was very strong.

About Panaya:

Panaya's software-as-a-service helps companies that use SAP or Oracle reduce 80% of their ERP upgrade and testing risk and effort. Utilizing a cloud-based supercomputer, Panaya simulates the upcoming upgrade, automatically pinpointing which custom programs will break as a result of the upgrade and automatically fixing most of these problems.

Panayas testing solutions dramatically expedite ERP testing and eliminate the need for manual test script maintenance. Seamlessly capturing business knowledge in the background, as users work with the ERP applications, Panaya automatically generates plain-English test scripts that are rapidly executed and continually self-adjust based on test results.

For further information visit the Panaya web site at http://www.panayainc.com.

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Pearson's MyCourse Named Finalist in 2010 SIIA CODiE Awards

Boston, MA (PRWEB) April 12, 2010

Pearson, a global leader in education, educational technology, and services, today announced that its MyCourse solution has been selected as a finalist in the 2010 Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA) CODiE Awards. MyCourse is an integration of two Pearson products: MyCourse combines the powerful formative assessment tools, personalized learning and media resources of MyLabs with the comprehensive online learning curriculum of CourseConnect.

Established in 1986, the CODiE Awards celebrate outstanding achievement across the software, digital information and education technology industries. The comprehensive review process of nominated products includes intense scrutiny by subject matter experts, education industry analysts, journalists and specialists in the implementation of education technology.

Inheriting CourseConnect's simple navigation, the MyCourses are intuitive, user friendly, and technologically advanced. Each course is developed, designed and tested by a large team of professionals, including subject matter experts, instructional designers, graphic designers, instructors, assessment specialists, students and others. MyCourse offers numerous benefits for institutions and instructors, including an optimized learning environment, easy-to-navigate design and detailed instructor resource guides. MyCourse can be used in fully-online, blended and web-enabled settings depending on the specific needs of the institution.

"MyCourse provides instructors with a comprehensive online curriculum delivered in our personalized learning environment with all the multimedia resources and assessment tools today's instructors need to drive and measure student engagement," said Don Kilburn, CEO of Pearson Learning Solutions. "Recognition as a finalist in the 2010 SIIA CODIE Awards is another validation that our MyCourse solution provides students a unique, interactive experience for learning."

Pearson has 13 education finalists in the CODiE Awards this year, leading this year's prestigious competition. Pearson's innovative ed-tech solutions for schools, colleges and universities are recognized across the awards program's education categories, honoring the company's worldwide leadership in harnessing technology to personalize and improve learning. Pearson's 13 finalists were chosen from more than 327 education nominations submitted by 124 companies.

In addition to MyCourse, the company's products moving on to the next round of competition are CourseConnect, Mastering Platform, MathXL

ZIVELO Named to Empact100 List of Top 100 Companies Run by Young Entrepreneurs, Aged 30 and Under

Marion, IN (PRWEB) November 15, 2011

Ziver Birg, CEO of ZIVELO, has been named to the Empact100 list of the countrys top 100 young entrepreneurs and will be recognized at the White House in Washington, D.C. on November 17. There he will be honored for his accomplishments and positive influence on the American economy. The Empact100 list has been created by Empact, in partnership with the Kauffman Foundation, Opportunity International, Global Entrepreneurship Week, and the Startup America Partnership.

The list was announced on November 3rd and candidates were judged based solely on reported revenue. Nominations were open to U.S. based individuals or companies that fulfilled the requirements of having all founders 30 years of age or younger as of December 30, 2011 and reported revenue of over $ 100,000 in 2010 or 2011 to date.

Additionally, Birg is among the select individuals with over $ 1 million in revenue who have been invited to a Young Entrepreneur Mastermind conference from November 17-19 in order to collaborate with top players in the entrepreneurship ecosystem such as Michael Dell (Founder of Dell), Fred Smith (Founder of FedEx), Magic Johnson (Founder of Magic Johnson Enterprises), Steve Case (Founder of AOL), and Jeff Hoffman (Co-Founder of PriceLine.com) among other notable entrepreneurs on how to bring the economy back to full employment and give back to entrepreneurship education.

"We basically build large-scale iPhones and iPads for public use," said Birg when asked to summarize what ZIVELO does, Linking these touch-enabled screens with a plethora of different electronic peripherals can translate into turnkey solutions such as self check-in terminals at your local clinic, way finding kiosks for university campuses, and modern day photo booths that can upload your pictures directly to Facebook. The number of possible configurations is in excess of 100,000, and that number increases every day as new ideas are constantly pouring in. The possibilities are truly endless."

ZIVELO has rapidly grown to become the worlds largest manufacturer of self-service kiosks and digital signage, with over 250,000 square feet of manufacturing facilities and over 200 employees. The design, engineering, and manufacturing of their public terminal systems are completely contained within the United States, allowing them to offer rapid turnaround of product delivery. ZIVELOs product line is well known globally and with over 50 resellers and distributors in the US, Canada, Europe, South Africa and Australia has been utilized by customers throughout multiple industries such as Coca-Cola, Nike, Verizon, Hilton, US Steel, CIA, FBI, Siemens, Boeing, MIT, NASA and the US Army.

According to Carl Schramm, CEO of the Kauffman Foundation, Young entrepreneurs are not just Americas future. Theyre Americas present, and inspire others to join the movement to revitalize our economy by starting a business.

Birg attributes passion, hard work, and self-belief as key ingredients in the recipe to his success.

Thomas Edison said it best, says Birg, Genius is one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration. There are many ingredients that go into a successful business venture, but the number one thing to remember is that you have to have passion. To be passionate you have to be driven, to devote all of your energy into your work, to nurture it until it grows, to never settle and never give up until youre completely satisfied that youve given it your all.

A live broadcast of the Empact100 ceremony can be viewed at http://www.whitehouse.gov/live between 2:30pm and 5:00pm EST on Thursday, November 17.

For more information about ZIVELO, please contact press(at)zivelo(dot)com or visit http://www.zivelo.com.

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NewerTech miniStack Named Accessory of the Year

Woodstock, IL (PRWEB) December 27, 2005

123Macmini has named Newer Technology Inc. (NewerTech) miniStack its choice for Mac mini Accessory of the Year, by an overwhelming margin.

Engineered to increase drive capacity 80- to 500 Gigabytes (GB) while adding multiple FireWire and USB port options, the NewerTech miniStack was heralded by 123Macmini.com for its superior quality, functionality and performance. The economical price of the NewerTech miniStack also was singled out for applause.

Retailing at http://www.macsales.com for less than $ 140 for an 80GB stack and available in capacities up to 500GB at 7200 revolutions per minute (RPM), the NewerTech miniStack not only was the editors choice as Accessory of the Year it also was the overwhelming favorite Mac mini accessory upgrade as voted by 123Macmini.com forum visitors.

At NewerTech our goal is to provide the absolute best solutions for todays technology users at the very best prices possible. When we hear actual users use terms like perfect and cant do without it about a product like the miniStack, thats an amazing reward, says Larry OConnor, president of NewerTech.

In an accolade-filled year since its introduction in July through exclusive source distributor Other World Computing (OWC), the NewerTech miniStack has been a reviewer favorite having also been named MacAddicts Editors Choice and a Macworld Top Product.

NewerTech and distributor Other World Computing are committed to customer satisfaction. The miniStack is the result of listening to the needs of Apple and PC users, says OConnor.

Although specifically designed to work in conjunction with the Mac mini, the NewerTech miniStack set a new industry standard because it works with any Apple or PC computer with an available FireWire or USB port.

All NewerTech miniStack models feature high-performance 7200RPM hard disk mechanisms and data buffers of 2- or 8MB. The line utilizes the latest Oxford911+ chipset in a custom FireWire/USB2 bridge for unrivaled performance and reliability. The NewerTech miniStack provides significantly better hard drive performance versus the stock Mac mini hard drive while at the same time providing additional USB2 and FireWire ports via its integrated USB2 and FireWire Hubs.

Riding the wave of praise rising from the NewerTech miniStack, OWC and NewerTech will be on hand at the MacWorld Conference & Expo 2006 in San Francisco to debut their newest technology solutions including impressive upgrades to the award-winning miniStack.

Each NewerTech miniStack features a smart power switch so the drive turns on and off with your mini and a thermal probe that automatically regulates and varies fan speed according to the temperature. It provides integrated 2-Port FireWire and 3-Port USB 2.0/1.1 powered hubs for additional devices. The advantageous dimensions of the NewerTech miniStack are 6.5 inches x 6.5 inches x 1.5 inches.

More information on the full NewerTech miniStack line can be viewed at http://www.newertech.com/ministack. NewerTech also offers a full line of accessories and professional installation services.

About Newer Technology, Inc.?For more than 16 years, Newer Technology, Inc. (NewerTech) has been recognized as the leading developer of performance upgrades for PowerBooks, desktop Macintosh computers, iMacs and MacOS compatibles. NewerTech is a division of New Concepts Development Corporation, headquartered in Woodstock, Illinois. Dealer inquiries are welcome by calling (815) 338-8685.

About Other World Computing:?Other World Computing (http://www.macsales.com) has been providing quality hardware products and support to the Macintosh universe since 1988. The Illinois-based company operates the popular Macsales.com Web site, which features one of the largest online catalogs of computer enhancement products, including OWCs own Mercury acceleration and FireWire product lines. Along with its proprietary XPostFacto, which allows select pre-G3 computers to run Mac OS X, OWC is an Apple Certified Developer, and provides extensive technical support for Macintosh users around the world. OWC also owns and operates FasterMac.net, a national Internet Service Provider designed specifically for Macintosh users, as well as OWC.Net, an ISP that provides Internet access, design and hosting solutions in the greater Chicago area. Other World Computing ranks as the largest technology services employer in McHenry County according to the McHenry County Business Journal.

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AssureSign

Orlando, Fla. (PRWEB) August 15, 2011

AssureSign LLC, a leader in electronic signature technology, announced today that it has been named a technology Early Adopter by Microsoft, in recognition of making its AssureSign electronic signature software compatible with Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011.

AssureSign leads the electronic signature market with easy to deploy tools that can seamlessly integrate electronic signature applications with Microsoft Dynamics