Cambridge, UK - May 15th 2013. Organised by Cambridge Wireless, the conference will be focussing on ‘The Internet of Things (Did you really say 50 billion devices?)’; exploring how everything is set to be connected, the impact this will have on the physical world and the opportunities for business. The Start-Up Zone will be a thriving hot spot at the conference, bursting with small tech companies showcasing their innovation and ideas. With only two demo tables remaining, the Start-Up Zone is proving to be very popular. Companies interested in having a demo table within the Start-Up Zone should contact Clare Kettle on 01223 422367.
Among those taking part in the Start-Up Zone will be ei Technologies, which is developing a way of detecting emotion in the voice through a smart phone application. “It’s like a heart monitor for emotions,” explains joint company founder Matt Dobson. “The idea is that it will be used by mental health patients who are currently expected to keep a diary of their emotions, which can be very laborious.”
The App is able to deduce changes in a person’s mood and provide useful information for their psychologist. The company was set up last year and is currently looking for a route to market and technology companies to work with. “The technology pushes the boundaries of what phones can do, so we need to talk to companies such as Qualcomm to see where their future direction is,” adds Dobson.
The major issue facing ei Tech has been finding enough time to put together all aspects of the business: “It’s not just about getting the technology right; we also need to bring in cash and develop the business side,” explains Dobson. With the help of technical advisor Professor Stephen Cox from UEA they aim to get the product up and running in the next nine months.
Recognising the very specific needs of start-up technology companies, S-Tech offers Tech-Start, an insurance product specifically designed for their needs. “Technology start-ups like ei Technologies are obviously developing something very new and insurance companies
are, by their very nature, cautious organisations,” says S-Tech’s David Lowe. “It’s our job therefore to portray, in layman’s terms, what a business needs to insure so they can feel comfortable with their exposure. We’re therefore delighted to show our support for new technology by sponsoring the Start-Up Zone. “The Start-Up Zone is set to be much bigger this year. This conference is about the Future of Wireless and these new companies are the future,” says Cambridge Wireless CEO Soraya Jones, “I’m therefore delighted that S-Tech has kindly agreed to sponsor the Start-Up Zone again and help us make it bigger and even better.”
The 5th Future of Wireless International Conference takes place in July at The Møller Centre and includes keynote presentations from O2/Telefonica UK, Microsoft Research, ARM, Accenture, Qualcomm Atheros, MediaTek, PWC, Transport for London and the BBC. For more information visit http://www.cambridgewireless.co.uk/futureofwireless.
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About Cambridge Wireless
Cambridge Wireless is a leading industry forum and vibrant community with a rapidly expanding network of companies actively involved in the development and application of wireless technologies. In addition to high level networking dinners and events, a strong educational programme and business development activities, Cambridge Wireless runs the annual Future of Wireless International Conference along with the prestigious Discovering Start-Ups programme and competition to support emerging, innovative wireless companies. Over 15 Special Interest Groups focused on specific technologies and market sectors, also provide opportunities for members to meet, form partnerships to exploit new commercial opportunities, and share knowledge and information about the latest industry trends and hot topics. Cambridge Wireless has partnerships with other leading industry clusters and organisations around the world to extend its international reach and to keep members up to date with the latest global developments and business opportunities. For more information, please visit http://www.cambridgewireless.co.uk.
About S-Tech Insurance Services Ltd
S-Tech Insurance Services Ltd, based in Cambridge, was founded in 1982 and is now a large independent and specialist insurance broker with a team of 70 professionals. It provides a full range of commercial insurance, credit insurance, personal insurance and financial services http://www.s-tech.co.uk
For more information, please contact:
Lily Cheng, Senior Business Development Manager, Cambridge Wireless
Tel: +44 1223 422 365
Email: lily[dot]cheng[at]cambridgewireless[dot]co[dot]uk
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Guildford, UK - May 15th, 2013. Leading M2M solutions provider Eseye today launches the HERA600 series, its range of high-performance integrated service routers.
In its first product launch since it acquired hardware specialist Dataflex Design Communications Ltd, Eseye is launching its hotly anticipated range of dual SIM, 3G and Wi-Fi M2M-grade routers, the HERA600 series.
The HERA range is the perfect cellular data connectivity solution for sensor technology. The robust Wi-Fi and 3G enterprise router with network flexibility provides secure, reliable connectivity to multiple devices, along with full network redundancy thanks to its dual SIM failover solution. Featuring an optional embedded AnyNet™ SIM HERA600 series routers can be managed using TR.069, Telnet, SSH, CLI, HTTP, HTTPS or over-the-air with USSD/SMS/IP.
Eseye M2M customers manage their operations everywhere without going anywhere. Offering greater freedom to businesses wanting to connect multiple mobile devices with low data requirements, it is perfectly suited to industries reliant on sensor technology, such as Healthcare and Security, where real-time reporting and reliable connectivity are crucial. With Eseye’s unbeatable AnyNet™ SIM, which selects the best available network, the HERA600 is the clear choice for businesses looking to securely and reliably enable their M2M applications.
CEO Julian Hardy says the launch cements Eseye’s relationship with Dataflex following the acquisition of the firm at the end of last year. “I’m very excited about this launch. The HERA is a great router – robust, reliable and perfectly suited to the needs of a cost-conscious M2M industry. It’s been the culmination of months of hard work and development from our dedicated team and is the first of many fantastic products and innovations to come. When we acquired Dataflex we were intent on using the very best of their expertise and this project has been testament to our combined skills. It’s a great achievement for the whole team.”
“Cellular data is the lifeblood of M2M; businesses are increasingly reliant on more secure and adaptable connectivity that can meet the demands of their advanced solutions - and I’m proud to launch a great device that supports solutions that save money, energy and even lives.”
The HERA600 can connect four devices to its Ethernet ports and a further 64 wirelessly, making it ideal for businesses needing the flexibility of mobile devices and the freedom of multiple connections. With Eseye’s impeccable managed connectivity and support, this enterprise router guarantees reliable cost-effective connectivity.
The HERA600 will be displayed at this year's CTIA Wireless event at the Emerging Technology showcase and you also can vote for the router for “Online Pick” at the CTIA Awards at: www.ctia2013.com
You can find out more about the HERA600 at: eseye.com/hera600
Contact:
Hajar Wright
hwright[at]eseye[dot]com
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Beijing/Cambridge, UK, May 14th, 2013: AsiaInfo-Linkage (NASDAQ: ASIA), Asia’s leading supplier of BSS systems, has helped China Mobile to victory in the TM Forum’s Annual Excellence Awards, with its work for the operator winning acclaim from the judges and taking the top prize in the Operational Excellence category. The prestigious award win was announced at a gala ceremony held on May 13th as part of TM Forum’s Management World 2013 conference in Nice, France.
China Mobile – the world’s largest operator by subscriber numbers – led the nominees this year with nominations in two of the four categories (Operational Excellence and New Digital Services), winning both awards on the night. The TM Forum awards are given annually to member companies recognised for their distinguished contribution and innovation in the OSS and BSS industry.
AsiaInfo-Linkage’s solutions provided the foundation for China Mobile Communications Corporation’s award nomination. The award for Operational Excellence covers AsiaInfo-Linkage’s implementation of its Cloud-based, multi-tenancy business support architecture, using TMF Frameworx initiatives, to serve the operational requirements of China Mobile’s different business units.
As a result of the implementation, China Mobile was able to both reduce existing operating costs across its business units, while smoothing the introduction of new digital services to reduce costs and increase revenues. The Cloud-based architecture developed by AsiaInfo-Linkage and its multi-tenancy approach enables a consistent platform to be deployed across operational business units while allowing for flexibility of approach within each unit.
More than 700 million China Mobile customers are now supported by AsiaInfo-Linkage’s cloud platform, which was overlaid on the existing systems thereby enabling processes to be streamlined and consistent within the flexible framework. AsiaInfo-Linkage recently launched its Veris™ product suite to the European market.
AsiaInfo-Linkage’s Global VP of Product Marketing, Andy Tiller said: “We are delighted that the innovation and clear business value of our solution has been recognised by the TMF Excellence Awards judges, and we congratulate China Mobile on this highly-deserved award win. The delivery of this solution to the world’s largest mobile operator is a landmark demonstration of the capabilities of AsiaInfo-Linkage’s technology and full-solution approach, and we’re now looking forward to helping European operators of all sizes harness the unique benefits that our solutions offer.”
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About AsiaInfo-Linkage, Inc.:
AsiaInfo-Linkage, Inc. (NASDAQ: ASIA) is a leading provider of high-quality software solutions and IT services to the telecommunications industry. Headquartered in Beijing, we employ more than 11,000 professionals worldwide.
AsiaInfo-Linkage provides a full suite of business and operations support systems (BSS/OSS) and associated professional services. Our core Veris™ product suite includes billing and customer care systems that serve nearly a billion subscribers globally, plus business intelligence, network management and security solutions.
Our customers work with us to converge large scale pre- and post-paid mobile operations; improve time to market for new products and services; and develop cost-effective new business models. In China we have more than 50% market share in Billing, CRM and Business Intelligence through our longstanding partnerships with China Mobile, China Unicom and China Telecom.
Our aim is to be the leading IT solutions provider to the global telecommunications industry, enabling the Connected Digital Lifestyle, and helping our customers build, maintain, operate and constantly improve their network infrastructure and IT environment.
For more information about AsiaInfo-Linkage, please visit: www.asiainfo-linkage.com.
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London, UK - May 14th, 2013. A £236,000 grant from the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) will help create some 22 sustainable, new, hi-tech jobs at Sub10 Systems - a specialist telecoms development and manufacturing company based in Newton Abbot, Devon.
Welcoming the ERDF investment, CEO Stuart Broome confirmed that - as part of the terms of the Grant - Sub10 will also make a significant investment in advanced product development. During the next two years, Broome said investment of more than £1m would be made to enable the next stage of the company’s global expansion adding that the ERDF funding was a significant contribution to the substantial investment already made in the business.
Sub10 Systems designs, develops and manufactures industry leading millimetre Wave (mmW) wireless Ethernet links. The company’s products exploit a little used part of the radio spectrum to offer mobile network operators and Small to Medium Enterprises a high capacity, energy efficient and cost effective alternative to fixed line connections for data traffic.
The company’s technology is particularly relevant to the roll-out of next generation mobile phone services which will require a network of much smaller, but more densely deployed, transmitters in order to cope with the explosion in use of smartphones and the mobile internet. Sub10’s specialist data links will help speed mobile network installation and reduce the amount of cabling required.
Established in 2010 by a group of just four leading telecommunications experts, the company has doubled in size every six months and now employs more than 40 people.
The ERDF Grant was secured by David Armstrong - corporate finance director and grant expert at chartered accountants Francis Clark - who first identified the funding opportunity for Sub10 and steered the company through the application process.
After demonstrating its high-growth potential, Sub10 successfully applied for an ERDF grant to specifically enable it to equip a Research & Development laboratory capable of testing and managing the production of its high speed, high capacity wireless systems.
The new design and engineering jobs created will include positions in millimetre Wave (mmW) transmission, Radio Frequency Engineering, and Digital Signal Processing, as well as Post-Sales Support specialists.
The ERDF Growth Delivery Team in Exeter & Plymouth, which is part of The Department for Communities and Local Government, is administering the grant and visited Sub10 in January 2013 as part of the application process.
Stuart Broome, said: “This is a business changing opportunity. This grant enables us to allocate capital expenditure that facilitates the creation of new jobs and the development of a new product while ensuring future growth for the business.
“We are very grateful to David Armstrong, Tom Kingston and the Francis Clark team for bringing this grant opportunity to our attention and for guiding us through the application process.”
David Armstrong added: “Sub10’s experience demonstrates that businesses, particularly manufacturers, may qualify for grant funding and can successfully augment and strengthen their own investment plans from a source they had not previously considered. As a relatively early stage company, the support of the ERDF Grant – and the confidence that gives other investors – can have a transformational impact on a company such as Sub10 Systems.”
Sub10 Systems reputation as a leading developer of wireless communication products has been enhanced with a global supply and distribution agreement with US corporate giant Alcatel-Lucent and a collaborative deal with Texas Instruments which sees the Newton Abbot based business use TI’s multicore Digital Signal Processors (DSPs) in their new Liberator products. Sub10 also numbers Vodafone as one of its customers.
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Notes for Editors:
• The Grant for Business Investment, which is supporting Sub10’s project, is part financed by the South West Competitiveness European Regional Development Fund Programme 2007 to 2013. The Department for Communities and Local Government is the managing authority for the European Regional Development Fund Programme, which is one of the funds established by the European Commission to help local areas stimulate their economic development by investing in projects which will support local businesses and create jobs. For more information visit https://www.gov.uk/browse/business/funding-debt/european-regional-development-funding
About Sub10 Systems:
• Formed in 2010, Sub10 Systems is a fast-growing developer and manufacturer of fibre-thru-the-air point-to-point millimetre wave radio links designed for mobile operator small cell backhaul networks or as a replacement or back-up to Enterprise leased line connections.
• Headquartered in London and the South-west of England, Sub10 Systems manufactures and tests its Liberator range of V320, V-1000, and the new E1000 at its R&D centre in Devon.
• The privately funded company boasts an experienced senior management team with a respected track record in the telecoms and wireless industry and has established a strong network of global distributors and resellers. Sub10 Systems has also established partnerships with major wireless infrastructure vendors.
• For more information please visit: www.sub10systems.com
About Francis Clark:
• Francis Clark LLP is the largest independent firm of chartered accountants in the South West. The firm provides advice and support for personal clients and businesses across a variety of sectors including charities, healthcare, leisure and tourism, property, professional practices and rural business.
• The firm has 48 partners and employs over 350 members of staff across the region including specialist divisions such as corporate finance, financial planning, business recovery, forensic and valuation services.
• The firm is ranked 28th in Accountancy Magazine’s Top 50 Chartered Accountancy practices.
• Francis Clark is the winner of the 2012 LexisNexis ‘Best Tax Practice in a regional firm’.
• Francis Clark is the winner of the 2012 British Accountancy Awards ‘Tax Award of the Year (non global firm)’.
• For more information visit: www.francisclark.co.uk
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Beijing/Cambridge, UK, May 13th 2013: Offering customers the ability to personalise their mobile data experience through true Real-Time Self Service (RTSS) can protect mobile operators from declining revenues and emerging competitive challenges, according to a new whitepaper from AsiaInfo-Linkage (NASDAQ: ASIA), Asia’s leading supplier of BSS systems. The full “Real-Time Self Service” whitepaper is available to download now from the AsiaInfo-Linkage website: http://www.asiainfo-linkage.com/insights/index.html
The new whitepaper draws on AsiaInfo-Linkage’s extensive experience in the Asia market to explore how mobile operators can harness RTSS to uncover new sources of revenue from existing customers, offset the commercial pressures from declining revenues in voice and messaging, and counter the emerging challenges from Over-The-Top market entrants. Recent research by Analysys Mason linked self-service to an increase of up to 18% in revenue per user.1
As smartphones continue to penetrate the mass market, and more pre-paid customers seek to use online media and social networking applications on-the-go, mobile operators can no longer rely on including large bundles of minutes and texts with monthly subscriptions in order to protect voice and messaging revenues.
With the need to find new ways to monetise data increasingly crucial for operators, RTSS provides a valuable solution. The operator can hand more control to subscribers, allowing them to trade resources, increase application bandwidth speed, negotiate the details of their price plan or bolt-on package, and control a shared family plan – all in real-time. The extra control and convenience offers many opportunities for new and increased revenues and transforms subscribers’ relationship with their operator into a “win-win”. The whitepaper gives several real-world examples of how AsiaInfo-Linkage’s Veris Billing RTSS application is delivering measurable benefits to both operators and mobile customers – without increasing IT complexity.
AsiaInfo-Linkage Global VP of Product Marketing, Andy Tiller explains: “Veris Billing’s RTSS capabilities enable operators to innovate, and meet increasing consumer expectations for control of their data services in a uniquely profitable way.” He continues: “For example, subscribers can be empowered to increase bandwidth for a specific application while on the move. Operators are now able to monetise these new capabilities without creating additional complexity in the supporting IT infrastructure. RTSS is truly a win-win solution for operators and subscribers – operators uncover new revenue sources and subscribers get much greater control over their mobile data experience.”
For mobile operators, AsiaInfo-Linkage’s Veris Billing solution unlocks the revenue-enhancing power of RTSS through the advanced real-time capabilities of its Online Charging System (OCS) with integrated Policy Control (PCRF). End-users are empowered to take control of their data experience through customizable interfaces (eg web self-care and smartphone apps). The Veris Billing product already serves millions of end customers in Asia.
The full RTSS briefing paper is now available to download from the website: www.asiainfo-linkage.com
A video illustrating how the RTSS capabilities of Veris Billing can empower end users via a smartphone application is also available http://youtu.be/IyWLsfIugXU.
1. Feb 2013 article, “Customer self-care has evolved into personalised customer self-service in a multi-channel architecture”.
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About AsiaInfo-Linkage, Inc.
AsiaInfo-Linkage, Inc. (NASDAQ: ASIA) is a leading provider of high-quality software solutions and IT services to the telecommunications industry. Headquartered in Beijing, we employ more than 11,000 professionals worldwide.
AsiaInfo provides a full suite of business and operations support systems (BSS/OSS) and associated professional services. Our core Veris™ product suite includes billing and customer care systems that serve nearly a billion subscribers globally, plus business intelligence, network management and security solutions.
Our customers work with us to converge large scale pre- and post-paid mobile operations; improve time to market for new products and services; and develop cost-effective new business models. In China we have more than 50% market share in Billing, CRM and Business Intelligence through our longstanding partnerships with China Mobile, China Unicom and China Telecom.
Our aim is to be the leading IT solutions provider to the global telecommunications industry, enabling the Connected Digital Lifestyle, and helping our customers build, maintain, operate and constantly improve their network infrastructure and IT environment.
For more information about AsiaInfo-Linkage, please visit: www.asiainfo-linkage.com
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Standing Tall PR
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Cambridge, UK - May 10th, 2013. Today’s launch of Discovering Start-Ups 2013 marks the start of this year’s search for the most innovative wireless technologies and entrepreneurs from across the UK. Run by Cambridge Wireless and Silicon South West – two of the UK’s leading industry networks – the free-to-enter Discovering Start-Ups competition will give 15 finalists the unique opportunity to pitch their ideas, technologies and business plans to 20 leading wireless industry investors and experts. This year, the line-up of judges includes senior executives from companies including BT, Google, Orange Labs, Qualcomm Ventures, Samsung and Vodafone Ventures as well as investors such as Cambridge Angels and NESTA.
Discovering Start-Ups is sponsored by Qualcomm Ventures, along with, Google, Rohde & Schwarz, SETsquared, Microlease/Agilent Technologies and Taylor Wessing, who will host the pitch event at its London headquarters on 30th September. The competition is also supported by London’s Tech City.
“In its fourth year, Discovering Start-Ups is now recognised as one of the leading UK-wide showcases for the very best in wireless innovation and provides a great opportunity for budding entrepreneurs and new businesses to get noticed,” said Simon Bond, Founder of Silicon South West. “Any ambitious wireless start-up should jump at the chance to get in front of such a line-up of much sought-after investors and industry experts.”
Last year’s winning technologies included silicon carbide power semiconductors; a new software design automation system; a mobile-phone based service to detect skin cancer; a radical single-antenna for portable devices; and a web service to find and share information and resources.
"The UK has a strong tradition of innovation in technology and engineering and the Discovering Start-Ups challenge demonstrates that we still have a rich seam of up and coming creative and talented designers and entrepreneurs,” said Dr David Cleevely CBE, FREng FIET, Chair of Judges. “We are looking forward to reviewing this year’s entrants and spotting the technologies and individuals that will help drive the future of the wireless and mobile industry.”
Five winners will each receive a £500 cash prize sponsored by Qualcomm Ventures along with a prestigious Discovering Start-Ups Trophy and a further opportunity to pitch to 400 global wireless delegates in the Innovation Hothouse at The Future of Wireless International Conference 2014 run by Cambridge Wireless, the not-for-profit industry forum with a network of over 400 members involved in the development and application of wireless technologies. The winners will also get one year’s free virtual membership to Cambridge Wireless and SETsquared, including a business MOT, networking and mentoring support, investor readiness training and the opportunity to be selected for various investor showcases in London and the US.
The closing date for entries is 15th August and Discovering Start-Ups is open to start-ups and early-stage companies looking to take their businesses forward as well as design groups in larger companies looking to exploit new technologies and students or academics in education. Details to enter can be found at http://www.cambridgewireless.co.uk/dsu.
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About Cambridge Wireless:
Cambridge Wireless is a leading industry forum and vibrant community with a rapidly expanding network of companies actively involved in the development and application of wireless technologies. In addition to high level networking dinners and events, a strong educational programme and business development activities, Cambridge Wireless runs the annual Future of Wireless International Conference along with the prestigious Discovering Start-Ups programme and competition to support emerging, innovative wireless companies. Over 15 Special Interest Groups focused on specific technologies and market sectors, also provide opportunities for members to meet, form partnerships to exploit new commercial opportunities, and share knowledge and information about the latest industry trends and hot topics. Cambridge Wireless has partnerships with other leading industry clusters and organisations around the world to extend its international reach and to keep members up to date with the latest global developments and business opportunities. For more information, please visit: www.cambridgewireless.co.uk
About Silicon South West:
The Silicon South West network provides regular networking events, news and national and international promotion for the South West of England’s world class microelectronics design cluster. Over 100 companies connected to the microelectronics sector are concentrated in a region which includes the key towns & cities of Bristol, Bath, Exeter, Plymouth, and Southampton & Swindon. For further information please visit: www.siliconsouthwest.co.uk
For more information, please contact:
Peter Rennison or Allie Andrews
PRPR, Tel: + 44 (0)1442 245030, pr[at]prpr[dot]co.uk / allie[at]prpr[dot]co.uk
Simon Bond
Silicon South West, simon.bond[at]siliconsouthwest[dot]co.uk
Lily Cheng
Cambridge Wireless, lily.cheng[at]cambridgewireless[dot]co.uk
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May 10th, 2013. Formed from the security screening divisions of Hantec Systems and External Quality Management Ltd, National Security Screening Agency is an alliance of over 40 years of experience in the security sector that recognises the enhanced value of a separate and dedicated screening service.
Directors and security specialists Paul Wallis and Andy Galloway are delighted to be uniting their expertise and invite you to check out their own credentials at IFSEC International at the NEC Birmingham from Monday 13 to Thursday 16 May, where they will be available to discuss the benefits to your business of outsourcing your security screening. They will show you the measurable benefits of outsourcing this recruitment necessity, so that you don’t have to divert valuable resources away from your core business activities. You also have the assurance that all relevant legislation, such as the Data Protection Act, BS 7858, Rehabilitation of Offenders Act, ACPO Policy, NSI/SSAIB Regulations, etc. are being fully complied with leaving you with absolute peace of mind that compliance is being maintained.
Paul and Andy explain:
“Our security screening services will save time and money in the screening of personnel. Our processes include Credit checks, CRB disclosures, Driving Licence and ID checks at an agreed fixed cost. Customer confidence in the integrity of their security company is crucial and our compliance with BS 7858, ACPO Policy and NSI/SSAIB regulations confirms our experience and capabilities. National Security Screening Agency provides an essential assurance that security screening has been carried out thoroughly and diligently and that compliance is as guaranteed as possible. Don’t take risks: be certain your latest recruits will be positive assets to your business.”
National Security Screening Agency can be found on Stand G134, Hall 5 at IFSEC International, NEC Birmingham, 13 – 16 May 2013. IFSEC is the largest event for the security industry, bringing together the entire security buying chain in one place.
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Editors notes:
National Security Screening Agency is a UK-leading provider of Security Screening, Credit Checks, Disclosure Checks, Driving Licence Checks and ID Cards.
It is the first and only organisation in the UK to hold the dual accreditation of NSI Gold Approval/Certification and SSAIB Approval for security screening to the requirements of BS 7858.
Full accreditation gives employers the confidence to make more well-informed employment decisions based on facts and documented evidence. This will help to ensure that the people employed are not a current security threat and are not likely to become one in the near future.
Press Contact:
Helen Berners
helen[at]b-v[dot]co.uk
02380433348
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May 9th, 2013. hibu plc (“hibu”), formerly Yell Group plc, today announces a new online store to help small and medium-sized businesses fight back against large enterprises in the battle for mobile and online customers. The move recognises that SMEs need help to take advantage of online growth in retail and services and aims to help them compete. At the new hibu business store, a business can create a website or online shop that is fully optimised for mobile and start selling and advertising to prospects in the space of 10 minutes.
Richard Hanscott, Chief Executive Officer of hibu in the UK, said: “In business, you need to be where your customers are. Increasingly, customers are online and using smartphones and tablets to find and purchase products locally. Historically, SMEs have not had access to the necessary tools to target those customers.
“They are also time-poor, lacking in IT resource and some are even a little scared of the online and mobile worlds - that’s a huge wasted opportunity. With the launch of hibu business, we are providing the most comprehensive set of tools all in one place for SMEs to compete strongly in the online and mobile worlds before it is too late.”
The need:
Research commissioned by hibu shows that 37 per cent of small and medium businesses do not have a website. Satisfaction levels with current websites are also low: only 35 per cent of SMEs with a website reported they are satisfied with it . By contrast, according to the Office for National Statistics, 67 per cent of adults in Great Britain research products and services online, and the same proportion had bought goods and services via the internet in the last year.
The picture is similar when it comes to mobile. Eighty eight per cent of SMEs with a website say it is not optimised for viewing on mobiles or tablets. This is despite the fact that 51 per cent of adults in Great Britain access the internet via mobile, 85 per cent of UK smartphone users have searched for local information and 81 per cent of these took action as a result.
The solution:
hibubusiness.co.uk provides an intuitive user experience from start to finish. From registering a domain to designing a banner advertising campaign, customers can choose from do-it-yourself or do-it-for-me options and can try key products free for 30 days.
Key features include:
• Domain registration – A simple way to find and buy a domain name, from £6.99 per year.
• Website set-up – Customers can choose from hundreds of templates and stock photos to create and publish a professional website that is optimised for mobile and social from day one. Pricing starts at £6.99 per month. Customers preferring the do-it-for-me option can choose turnaround times from 24 hours to five days, with prices starting at £399.
• Online store set-up – Everything a business needs to start selling online; mobile and search engine optimised and ready to go in a matter of minutes. Pricing starts at £8.99 per month.
• Banner advertising – A fast and intuitive tool that automatically creates banner ads that are optimised across desktop and mobile. Customers can choose their desired monthly spend and number of impressions, starting at £150 and 25,846 impressions per month.
• Email marketing – A customer relationship management tool that lets businesses create and execute email campaigns with a few clicks. Pricing starts at £6.99 per month.
All do-it-yourself products are backed by 24/7 phone and email support, in-depth product tutorials and a wealth of expert information from the hibu Knowledge Centre.
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Related links
Twitter: @hibubusinessUK - https://twitter.com/hibubusinessUK
Facebook: http://en-gb.facebook.com/pages/hibu-business-UK/515344258509363
Google+: https://plus.google.com/103198682934225660427/about
LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/company/3008972
hibu business store: hibubusiness.co.uk
About hibu:
hibu helps communities thrive by facilitating millions of connections each year between consumers who want to find products and services locally and the merchants who provide them.
hibu helps consumers find local businesses and shop in new, innovative ways. Its dedicated online hibu markets provide comprehensive, convenient access to local goods and services. hibu helps merchants compete in the digital world with a broad range of marketing and commerce solutions delivered online and through hibu’s direct sales teams. Building on its heritage as a premier directories provider, hibu continues to offer a full range of print- and distribution-based marketing services.
hibu operates in the UK, US, Spain, Argentina, Chile, Peru and US Hispanic markets. In the year ended 31 March 2012, hibu had 1.2 million SME customers and total revenues of £1.6 billion.
For further information about hibu, visit hibu.com.
Media Contacts:
hibu press office
Tel: +44 (0) 118 358 2999
press.office[at]hibu[dot]com
Atomic PR
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hibuuk[at]atomicpr[dot]com
i Source: Critical Research Ltd, 2012
ii Source: Impact Research, 2012
iii Source: Office for National Statistics, 2012
iv Source: Impact Research, 2012
V Source: Office for National Statistics, 2012
vi Source: Our Mobile Planet Smartphone Research, UK, Think With Google, month of May 2012
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Beijing, China / Cambridge, UK, May 8th 2013: AsiaInfo-Linkage (NASDAQ: ASIA) (“AsiaInfo-Linkage” or the “Company”), the largest software supplier of Business Support Systems (BSS) to the telecommunications industry in Asia, today announced that the international version of its Veris product suite has been successfully implemented by Shanghai Mobile, one of the largest operators in the China Mobile Communications Group.
The comprehensive Veris™ international BSS portfolio includes the core solutions of Veris Billing, Veris CRM and Veris BI (Business Intelligence). Released to European markets earlier this year, these Veris products, and some of their individual components, can be deployed as standalone modules or as part of a complete solution.
Shanghai Mobile completed the implementation of the full international Veris Billing and CRM product suite earlier this year, roughly one year after launching its BSS transformation initiative.
“Our Veris suite offers operators unrivalled flexibility and the capability to quickly roll-out new services based on real-time charging and analysis with full convergence of customer data across pre-paid, post-paid and multi-service contracts,” said Steve Zhang, chief executive officer of AsiaInfo-Linkage. “It enables operators to add innovation to their charging models and drive new service delivery.
“We believe Shanghai Mobile’s installation of the Veris suite across its 25 million subscriber base is a major deployment. Not only will it help to set new standards of customer service and flexibility, it also reflects the kind of work we are doing to help China’s carriers analyze and better monetize their rapidly growing user traffic,” added Mr. Zhang.
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About AsiaInfo-Linkage, Inc.:
AsiaInfo-Linkage, Inc. (NASDAQ: ASIA) is a leading provider of high-quality software solutions and IT services to the telecommunications industry. Headquartered in Beijing, we employ more than 11,000 professionals worldwide.
AsiaInfo provides a full suite of business and operations support systems (BSS/OSS) and associated professional services. Our core Veris™ product suite includes billing and customer care systems that serve nearly a billion subscribers globally, plus business intelligence, network management and security solutions.
Our customers work with us to converge large scale pre- and post-paid mobile operations; improve time to market for new products and services; and develop cost-effective new business models. In China we have more than 50% market share in Billing, CRM and Business Intelligence through our longstanding partnerships with China Mobile, China Unicom and China Telecom.
Our aim is to be the leading IT solutions provider to the global telecommunications industry, enabling the Connected Digital Lifestyle, and helping our customers build, maintain, operate and constantly improve their network infrastructure and IT environment.
For more information about AsiaInfo-Linkage, please visit www.asiainfo-linkage.com.
For investor and media inquiries, please contact:
In China:
Mr. Jimmy Xia
AsiaInfo-Linkage, Inc.—Beijing, China
Tel: +86-10-8216-6039
Email: ir@asiainfo-linkage.com
In EMEA:
Nicky Denovan/Kevin Taylor
Standing Tall PR
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Cambridge, UK - April 30th, 2013. In the next decade it is predicted that ten times more ‘things’ than people will join the internet as everyday objects gain an online digital presence through the Internet of Things (IoT). But with current mobile networks developed to meet the needs of tablets and smartphones and still lacking ubiquitous coverage; devices too expensive and service tariffs too high to support a world of 50 billion connected devices; the IoT poses some major challenges that the industry has to solve.
The 5th Future of Wireless International Conference to be held in Cambridge in July will explore these important strategic questions posed by the Internet of Things (IoT) and the technical challenges of making it work.
"To deliver on the boundless promise of the Internet of Things, we need to learn how to manage a complex universe of multiple types of networks, devices and cloud services, while sorting out vital privacy and control issues, “ says Kevin Jou, CTO at MediaTek, one of the keynote speakers at the conference. “By overcoming the barriers of fragmented specifications and by providing new ultra-low power and cost solutions, we can turn this promise into an unprecedented mass market opportunity for entirely new types of connected devices and applications."
“But the IoT is not just a matter of putting a radio adapter in a ‘thing’ and making it work,” explains John Haine, RF Technology Innovation Coordinator, at u-blox AG, who will be chairing a panel on ‘Technology to connect 50 billion devices’. Focusing on networks, David Lister, Research Manager at Vodafone Group will talk about how LTE could be made to serve things as well as smartphones and tablets; while Robin Heydon, who heads up Global Standards at Cambridge Silicon Radio, will present the Weightless standard for M2M being developed in an industry Special Interest Group.
With the standardisation of end-to-end protocols vital to enable things to communicate and support global applications, Dr Joerg Swetina, Senior Standards Representative from NEC Laboratories Europe, will map out current worldwide standards initiatives and explain what they seek to achieve, as different camps compete to get their ideas adopted.
Also on the panel will be Dr Chris Marshall, Head of Visionary Programmes at u-blox AG, who will focus on the challenges of location. “Communicating with a thing is much more useful when you know where it is,” says Dr Marshall. “While satellite positioning is easy, fast and accurate outside with a view of the sky, it stops working once the device goes indoors. It is clear that it will be necessary to combine several methods to deliver the full benefits of ubiquitous positioning.”
Organised by Cambridge Wireless - the not-for-profit industry forum with a network of nearly 400 members involved in the development and application of wireless technologies – The 5th Future of Wireless International Conference takes place on 1st & 2nd of July at The Møller Centre in Cambridge. Cambridge Wireless is partnering with UK Trade and Investment and ICT Knowledge Transfer Network, while sponsors include Accenture, Qualcomm, MediaTek, PwC, Rohde & Schwarz, TTP, Microlease, Cambridge Consultants, S-Tech Insurance, Arkessa, IC Group, u-blox AG, Freescale, Jaltek Group, Broadcom, Anite, Microwave Marketing, Argon Design, Real Wireless and InterDigital.
Other speakers at the conference include: John Cunliffe, CTO Ericsson Western & Central Europe (who famously predicted 50 billion connected devices by 2020); Steve Townsend, Group CIO, Transport for London; Frank Mackel, UK Managing Director, Rohde & Schwarz; Moray Rumney, Lead Technologist, Agilent Technologies; Paul Green, Technology & Marketing Director, Arkessa; Nello Cristianini, Professor of Artificial Intelligence, University of Bristol; Andy Bovingdon, VP Product Marketing, Bango; Robin Duke-Woolley, Beecham Research; Dr Ekta Sood, Clinical Director, Hildago; Rob Barnes, Senior Director, Oracle; Stephen Deadman, Head of Legal Privacy, Vodafone.
For more information, please visit http://www.cambridgewireless.co.uk/futureofwireless.
About Cambridge Wireless:
Cambridge Wireless is a leading industry forum and vibrant community with a rapidly expanding network of companies actively involved in the development and application of wireless technologies. In addition to high level networking dinners and events, a strong educational programme and business development activities, Cambridge Wireless runs the annual Future of Wireless International Conference along with the prestigious Discovering Start-Ups programme and competition to support emerging, innovative wireless companies. Over 15 Special Interest Groups focused on specific technologies and market sectors, also provide opportunities for members to meet, form partnerships to exploit new commercial opportunities, and share knowledge and information about the latest industry trends and hot topics.
Cambridge Wireless has partnerships with other leading industry clusters and organisations around the world to extend its international reach and to keep members up to date with the latest global developments and business opportunities. For more information, please visit http://www.cambridgewireless.co.uk.
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Peter Rennison or Allie Andrews
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Lily Cheng
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London, UK / Karlsruhe, Germany - April 30th, 2013. BrandMaker GmbH, the leading European provider of Marketing Resource Management (MRM) systems, recorded outstanding growth once again in fiscal 2012. The most important driver for BrandMaker's growth was the acquisition of global clients in the automotive, pharmaceutical, and mechanical engineering industries, including Carl Zeiss AG and the Swedish Volvo Group. BrandMaker CEO Mirko Holzer: "Our goal is both to reinforce our market leadership in Europe, and to maintain a top position in a worldwide MRM market that is constantly growing and changing."
The assessment of leading US analysts underscores the continuous rise of this MRM specialist: according to relevant reports, within a few years BrandMaker has developed from a niche provider into one of the top five players worldwide. Today, BrandMaker competes with companies such as IBM, SAS, and Teradata, who have taken over corresponding providers in order to position themselves in the strategic, future-oriented MRM market. Now, more and more BrandMaker customers are switching from license based commercial models to the use of Software as a Service (SaaS), which further assures the long-term sales of this MRM specialist and promises outstanding growth prospects for the foreseeable future.
BrandMaker's Marketing Efficiency Cloud is a comprehensive solution suite that covers the entire marketing process chain. Among other things, it includes modules for brand management, marketing planning, and campaign control; digital asset management, the automation of advertising material production and advertising logistics; as well as for advertising performance evaluation and local area marketing. "Thus far, no American provider has been able to offer this breadth," explains Holzer. "Usually our competitors have isolated solutions for individual areas of marketing within their product portfolio, but lack a complete integrated solution like the one we offer."
BrandMaker also expands its staff:
The continuous growth at BrandMaker (sales growth of more than 50% for the fourth year in a row in 2012) is also reflected in the delivery resource. Due to its expansion course, BrandMaker increased its staff by more than one-third, to 200 employees in 2012. There were also two important additions to BrandMaker's management team: Vice President Frans Riemersma (40) is responsible for the Professional Services division, while Romek Jansen (42), also a Vice President, will lead the further internationalization of BrandMaker.
New branch offices opened:
In the course of expanding its international presence, BrandMaker opened additional branch offices in France and Poland in 2012 and, with its partner Marketing Logic, also opened an office in London. Other important foreign markets are supported by a growing network of capable partners.
Subsidiary in the USA:
BrandMaker Inc., which is headquartered in Atlanta, also cooperates with strategic partners in the important US market. Since 2012, BrandMaker has worked with the renowned sales and management consulting company MarketSphere in order to accelerate growth in the North American market. The first project with MarketSphere is the implementation of BrandMaker solutions at the insurance company Humana.
L-EA Private Equity backs BrandMaker:
To finance future growth, BrandMaker secured the support of L-EA Private Equity GmbH in 2012 - they manage a fund for the L-Bank, the official bank of the German state of Baden-Württemberg, that specializes in software and Internet companies. L-EA primarily supports companies that are - as BrandMaker is - majority-owned by their founders or a management team, that have mastered the first corporate phase entirely without or with only little external capital, and whose products and business models are internationally scalable. "No German software provider other than SAP has achieved world renown," says BrandMaker CEO Mirko Holzer. "We would like to change this with the help of L-EA."
About BrandMaker:
BrandMaker is the leading provider of Marketing Resource Management (MRM) systems in Europe. Established in 1999, the company develops and markets sophisticated software solutions for the marketing communication of medium-sized and larger organizations. Leading analysts position BrandMaker as a "leader" in the MRM sector and count the company among the world's fastest-growing providers. BrandMaker's Marketing Efficiency Cloud is an extensive solution suite that can be operated either in a private cloud or as an internally hosted client-server installation. Among other things, it includes modules for brand management, marketing planning, and campaign control; digital asset management, the automation of advertising material production and advertising logistics; as well as for advertising performance evaluation and local area marketing.
Well-known companies that use BrandMaker solutions in their communications and marketing departments include, among others: ABN Amro, Audi, Bayer, BayWa, Commerzbank, DB Schenker, DekaBank, Ernst & Young, EnBW, GLS, SaraLee, UBS, and ZF. The company is headquartered in Karlsruhe, Germany and employs more than 200 people. A global partner network, branch offices in various European countries, and BrandMaker Inc., which is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, support BrandMaker's international customers.
Press Contacts:
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eva-maria.erler[at]brandmaker[dot]com
www.brandmaker.com
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Beijing, China – April 26, 2013: A “no-holds-barred” look at the impact of the digital economy has been published in China for the first time.
First published last year in Europe, the book, “Unzipping the Digital World“, was written by Keith Willetts, the founder and Chairman of the TM Forum – the global industry association that helps its members create, deliver and operate communications and cloud-based digital services.
Subtitled “How to Thrive and Survive,” the book examines the market drivers, opportunities and threats that the digital world is creating for many companies, especially in the communications and IT sectors and lays out a series of practical steps to show how today’s giants can exploit the digital world and avoid the fate of digital casualties like Kodak, MySpace and the music publishing industry.
The book was translated with the help of AsiaInfo-Linkage, China’s largest telecommunications operational software and services company. CEO Steve Zhang, who also wrote a foreword for this new edition, said the company was proud to have helped bring the book to a Chinese audience.
“This book has lessons for many industries and I am sure that both the current and the future generations of business leaders in China will find much to learn from the book and the experiences that are so clearly explained and analysed.”
Mr. Willetts is signing copies of the Mandarin edition of his book during an international executive summit in Beijing on 26th April, organized by AsiaInfo-Linkage and hosted by China Unicom. The summit addresses IT transformation for the telecommunications industry in the new digital economy, and Mr. Willetts will give a keynote speech at the event. All participants at the summit will receive a signed copy of the book.
In the book, Mr Willetts examines the digital explosion powered by the massive rise in global connectivity, the rapid evolution of cloud services, and the enormous advances in smart devices. He unzips the market to dissect the emerging digital ecosystem – a battleground he likens to a digital version of the American Wild West.
Mr Willetts also offers numerous tips and advice on what companies need to do to thrive and survive, and his thoughts on the fate of companies that don’t change quickly enough may make uncomfortable reading for some.
“Change brings opportunity but it often damages the established order,” said Mr Willetts. “With the digital world driving the most profound shift we’ve ever seen there will be a lot of both – and it will happen much faster than many people think.”
Unzipping the Digital World provides lessons for every industry, but particularly focuses on the communications sector which is simultaneously a key enabler of the digital world but also a sector under major threat.
Mr Willetts explains that in order to prosper in this digital world, companies need visionary leadership, speed, agility, innovation, and the ability to deliver outstanding customer experience and manage partnerships highly effectively. They must also learn how to “master” Big Data and turn it from worthless ‘lead’ into information ‘gold’ he writes.
“These are messages that resonate with AsiaInfo-Linkage,” added Mr Zhang, “and we certainly pride ourselves on the technology and support we can provide to our own customers for Big Data analytics. As we ourselves enter the European market for the first time, we are pleased to help launch this book in China.”
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About AsiaInfo-Linkage, Inc.:
AsiaInfo-Linkage, Inc. (NASDAQ: ASIA) is a leading provider of high-quality software solutions and IT services to the telecommunications industry. Headquartered in Beijing, we employ more than 11,000 professionals worldwide.
AsiaInfo provides a full suite of business and operations support systems (BSS/OSS) and associated professional services. Our core Veris™ product suite includes billing and customer care systems that serve nearly a billion subscribers globally, plus business intelligence, network management and security solutions.
Our customers work with us to converge large scale pre- and post-paid mobile operations; improve time to market for new products and services; and develop cost-effective new business models. In China we have more than 50% market share in Billing, CRM and Business Intelligence through our longstanding partnerships with China Mobile, China Unicom and China Telecom.
Our aim is to be the leading IT solutions provider to the global telecommunications industry, enabling the Connected Digital Lifestyle, and helping our customers build, maintain, operate and constantly improve their network infrastructure and IT environment.
For more information about AsiaInfo-Linkage, please visit: www.asiainfo-linkage.com.
About TM Forum:
With over 900 member companies, TM Forum is the largest global trade association focused on bringing together the digital ecosystem, including communication service providers, digital service providers and enterprises, with the goal of enabling an open digital world. The Forum delivers a wealth of knowledge and practical tools, including unique research, best practices and standards. Our members collaborate to rapidly solve business issues in critical areas, such as business process optimization, big data analytics, cloud management, customer experience management and security.
The Forum has four key roles—to Inform, Innovate, Accelerate and Optimize—and provides a neutral and open platform for collaboration between service providers, enterprises and their suppliers to overcome the barriers to an open digital economy.
For more information about TM Forum, visit: www.tmforum.org.
For investor and media inquiries, please contact:
In China:
Mr. Jimmy Xia
AsiaInfo-Linkage, Inc.—Beijing, China
Tel: +86-10-8216-6039
Email: ir[at]asiainfo-linkage[dot]com
In EMEA:
Nicky Denovan/Kevin Taylor
Standing Tall PR
Email: nicky[at]standingtallcomms[dot]com; kevin[at]standingtallcomms[dot]com
Mobile: +44 (0)7747 017654; +44 (0)7850 858291
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April 25th, 2013 - Entrepreneurial students from SETsquared universities have scored a hat trick and won the UK finals of the Enactus competition for a third year running.
The annual event sees students from across the country showcase their projects which could make a real difference to communities.
Scores of students from universities across the SETsquared partnership (Bath, Bristol, Exeter, Southampton and Surrey) took part in the competition and three different teams walked away with prizes.
SETsquared helps support students throughout the year with a programme of activities, including bringing the Enactus teams together to share best practice. SETsquared has a track record in supporting socially responsible companies such as hit accessories company, Elephant Branded and Jollie Socks, which donates a pair of socks to homeless people every time a customer buys a pair online.
Students from the University of Southampton were the overall winners of the competition for the third consecutive year. A team of seven students from the Southampton Enactus team presented three social projects; Wisemind, Right Light and EnterpRICE and, having won, will go on to the international finals of the competition in Mexico in September.
Students the University of Bath picked up three trophies at the event and a team of students from the University of Bristol secured the runner-up prize in the ‘Rookie’ category for first-time teams.
Graham Harrison, partnership director of SETsquared, said the dominance of SETsquared universities on the competition leader board was reflective of the entrepreneurial talent being nurtured across the partnership.
He added: “We are working to develop the next generation of entrepreneurs and SETsquared students’ success at this competition is testament to that. Some of our previous winners of these competitions have gone on to develop incredibly successful social enterprise businesses and I hope that the latest winners will follow in their footsteps.”
Among the SETsquared students who have gone on to establish successful businesses after participating in SETsquared student enterprise events is James Boon, whose social enterprise company Elephant Branded is now selling through John Lewis and has been featured in everything from The Sunday Times to GQ magazine.
James, said: “Being able to take part in competitions like this is so important because it gives students real experience of pitching and business planning. If SETsquared hadn’t given me access to events like this and help developing my business idea afterwards, it would have been so much harder to set up my company.”
Charlotte Pearce, President of Enactus Southampton, said: “We’re thrilled to be the Enactus national champions for the third year in a row and I want to thank everyone involved at the University of Southampton for playing their part in making this possible. What makes Enactus Southampton so successful is our focus on business together with the opportunity to improve our community and for us to better ourselves and learn from that experience. We’ll be looking forward to representing the UK and the University in Mexico later this year for the Enactus World Cup!”
To find out about SETsquared’s next student enterprise events visit: http://www.setsquared.co.uk/Events.
Enactus, formerly SIFE, is an international organisation that aims to nurture the entrepreneurial skills of students and to develop sustainable social enterprises.
*SETsquared is a collaboration between the universities of Bath, Bristol, Exeter, Southampton and Surrey which partners in enterprise activities and collectively supports the growth and success of new business opportunities through spin-outs, licensing, incubation and education. The partnership also works with industry through research collaboration and consultancy.
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Notes to editors:
About Wisemind:
Founded in January 2010, Wisemind empowers young people who are neither in education, employment nor training (NEETS) through a different approach to every-day style of learning. The scheme involves a series of six weekly interactive seminars teaching the students valuable business skills, which helps develop confidence and interpersonal skills, in turn enhancing their employability.
About Right Light:
Right Light is team of students at the University of Southampton, who as part of Enactus Southampton, are empowering individuals and provide an improved quality of life for families in rural Madagascar, by making solar lamps affordable.
About EnterpRICE:
EnterpRICE is a rice farming based project designed to help increase the standard of living and quality of lives of people who live in Sierra Leone.
After 11 years of civil war, Sierra Leona was left devastated with over two thirds of the population living under the poverty line however, there was
great potential to improve the livelihoods of farmers by making better use of the fertile land they had available to them. But they lacked the machinery and basic knowledge of how to farm in the most efficient way so after partnering with the UK based NGO Planting Promise, EnterpRICE was initiated in 2008.
Following the huge success of the project in Sierra Leone, EnterpRICE was able to partner with project Madzi, a drip irrigation project based in Malawi, to implement agricultural project Madzeed in Uganda.
About SETsquared:
SETsquared is a collaboration between the universities of Bath, Bristol, Exeter, Southampton and Surrey which partners in enterprise activities and collectively supports the growth and success of new business opportunities through spin-outs, licensing, incubation and education. The partnership also works with industry through research collaboration and consultancy.
Find out more at www.setsquared.co.uk
For more information, images or interviews please contact:
Laura Downton at Carswell Gould
T: 023 80 238001
E: Laura[at]carswellgould[dot]co.uk
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Cambridge, UK - April 24th 2013: Leading small cell systems vendor and manufacturer ip.access today confirmed it had signed another small cell network supply contract – with VIVACOM, Bulgaria’s leading converged communications service provider.
At the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona in February, ip.access announced it had signed 40 small cell customer contracts in the previous 12 months. The new contract with VIVACOM is evidence of that market success continuing, according to the company’s CEO Simon Brown.
“Our end-to-end approach to the small cell layer – comprising access points, gateways and network management systems is resonating with network operators and capturing market share.
“We are the only significant independent small cells vendor,” he added, “with live deployments across more than 100 networks with an approach that has been proven to help operators to integrate and manage the small cell solution regardless of their macro network equipment vendor.”
For VIVACOM, ip.access will be providing an indoor public access 3G small cell solution for SoHo, Enterprise, and also some rural applications requiring satellite backhaul. The ability to deploy the 3G solutions using ip.access nanoConverge gateways which reduces infrastructure costs, and extend the life of existing 2G network equipment was a significant factor in the award of the contract according to VIVACOM’s Technical Director Emil Georgakiev.
“By enabling our existing 2G Gateway to be upgraded to support the new 3G small cell layer, ip.access offered us a greater return and a faster time to market than other providers. We are also able to install new 3G Gateways in the busiest areas that will be LTE-ready, further saving on network infrastructure investment.
“These represent significant benefits in terms of network deployment,” he added.
Simon Brown added: “The nanoConverge gateway solution enables our existing mobile operator customers to expand their investment in existing and planned network infrastructure without a forklift upgrade and is a key part of our portfolio. By looking at the small cell layer, both as an end-to-end service and as a key part of the network, we are able to help operators deliver an enhanced integrated mobile network with significantly improved levels of coverage and capacity.”
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About Vivacom:
VIVACOM is the trademark of the Bulgarian Telecommunications Company AD (BTC), Bulgaria’s incumbent telecoms operator. The company offers a full range of telecom services – fixed and mobile telephony, TV, broadband Internet and data transfer. It has the country’s largest and best-developed telecom infrastructure. For more information about VIVACOM and its products and services, please visit www.vivacom.bg.
About ip.access:
Headquartered in the United Kingdom, ip.access has been deploying small cell solutions for more than 10 years providing some 100+ customers around the world with the capability to accelerate the introduction of small cell solutions into their networks irrespective of use case, technology or deployment model.
In 2013, the company became the first provider to pass the milestone of 1million installed small cell access points and also announced that it had been awarded more than 40 operator contracts in the previous year alone.
The company’s success is built upon its ability to provide its Service Provider customers with a range of small cell solutions across all technologies (2G, 3G, and 4G), alongside an end-to-end deployment philosophy that integrates the small cell access points with converged access gateways and comprehensive network management and performance tools.
The methodology and solution capability provided by ip.access enables its customers to better manage the economic challenges of delivering against ever more demanding coverage and capacity requirements. This, along with the ease of integration to higher order management solutions and the robust and elegant macro network interaction reduces the ‘cycle time’ from installation to commercial service.
In addition, ip.access has focussed diligently on providing the intelligence and application layer to enable its customers to deliver rapid monetisation of their small cell deployments, driving new and complimentary revenue streams to further enhance the small cells business case.
ip.access counts Amadeus Capital Partners, Cisco, Frog Capital, Intel Capital, Qualcomm, Rothschild, Scottish Equity Partners and TE Connectivity among its shareholders.
www.ipaccess.com
Press contacts:
Europe: Kevin Taylor
Robertson Taylor PR
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skype: +44 203 239 5005
kevin.taylor[at]robertsontaylorpr[dot]com
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