Glendale, CA, USA, 3rd July 2014 – Across Systems, market-leading provider of a state of the art software platform for corporate language resources and translation processes, is announcing a major new v6 release of its translation software with enhanced technology which is available now.

Across Language Server is a flexible, fully configurable enterprise translation management solution that enables global companies in all industries to reduce the time and costs required for localizing documentation, software applications, marketing collateral, and other materials while improving translation quality and keeping costs low.

Across Language Server v6 will significantly increase user productivity through advanced functionality while continuing to maintain translation quality and transparency. Across is launching this new version in response to customer feedback to create a more user-friendly environment with technology updates that increase overall performance with faster processing time and increased productivity features.

Highlights of this innovative new release include:

Redesigned user interface - Users will enjoy an updated and modern appearance while experiencing an easy to use user interface.

Powerful Across Dashboard – Contains straightforward, configurable dashlets that can be freely arranged and grouped in the Dashboard for a personal user experience. With dashlets from various categories, users can get an individual overview of their projects and tasks directly on the start page.

Across Data Cube – This optional add-on enables users to easily extract valuable information for analysis such as translation costs over time, growth of translation volume by language, and data to better manage projects. Users can access the most important analysis data of their translation process directly from within MS Excel.

Project Management (PM) Cockpit –Diverse options are provided for querying translation and project management-relevant indicators. The PM Cockpit comes with a set of standard predefined queries and additional power features for advanced users.

crossWeb Review Mode – This user friendly feature is designed for reviewers who are not working with a tool like Across regularly – e.g. product experts in subsidiaries. The special mode facilitates the review of translations with reduced complexityand helps to embed expert knowledge into the translation process.

“Customer satisfaction is a number one priority for Across and we work closely with advisory boards and translators to understand the needs of our users. “ says Stefan Kreckwitz, Chief Technology Officer at Across. “Our new v6 is the result of the feedback we have received from our customers to provide them a powerful, easy to use solution that will significantly increase productivity and reduce overall costs.“

More information about Across Language Server v6 is available on www.across.net.

About Across Systems:
Across, based in Karlsbad, Germany and in Glendale, CA, USA, is the manufacturer of the Across Language Server, a market-leading software platform for all corporate language resources and translation processes. Within a very short time, the use of Across can increase the translation quality and transparency, while reducing the workload and process costs.
The Across Language Server can be used for EN 15038:2006-compliant translation services. As Across Systems GmbH is a certified Microsoft partner, the successful introduction of Microsoft technologies is guaranteed. Thanks to the Software Development Kit (SDK), Across can easily be integrated in IT environments. Integration support is available from the company’s Business Services & Support department and from renowned system integrators and technology partners.

Within the scope of its product development, Across collaborates with international universities and academies. For many years, Across has also been focusing on cooperative partnerships with renowned technology companies and language service providers.
Customers of Across (extract): 1&1 Internet AG, Allianz Versicherungs AG, HypoVereinsbank, Miele, SMA Solar Technology AG, ThyssenKrupp, etc.
Further information about Across Systems GmbH is available at http://www.across.net

For further information please contact:
Anja Bergemann
abergemann[at]across[dot]net
+49 7248 925-412
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Cambridge, UK, 1st July 2014 –  “The internet and modern mobile technology enables us to address inequalities between men and women and to drive growth on a global scale as never before,” said Cherie Blair, addressing industry leaders at the Future of Wireless International Conference in Cambridge last night. Speaking as the founder of the Cherie Blair Foundation for Women, which helps women build businesses in developing and emerging markets, Mrs Blair urged the audience to harness innovation and forge new collaborations to help eliminate poverty and empower women around the world.

“With limited broadband coverage, the mobile phone is already the primary way many Africans access the internet, with some 84 million internet-enabled mobile devices now in use,” said Cherie Blair. “But women in remote rural areas have even more disadvantage to overcome and without sustainable and scalable investment and intervention, they are in danger of falling still further behind those who do have access to the internet or mobile technology, which means disadvantage as well for their families, their communities and their countries. Making a real dent in this inequality will take cooperation across all sectors - public, private and non-profit.”

Cherie Blair was the guest speaker at the dinner for the Future of Wireless International Conference, organised by Cambridge Wireless (CW) – the leading not-for-profit global community for companies involved in the research, development and application of wireless and mobile technologies – in partnership with the Government’s UKTI (UK Trade & Investment) Department. The conference is focused on how wireless technologies can make a positive change to peoples’ lives and address societal and global challenges. Some 400 industry experts, academics and international development specialists are debating topics from supporting economic development and improving literacy and health, to ensuring public safety, improving the sustainability of the earth’s resources and cultivating entrepreneurship.

“The Cambridge Wireless conference provides a valuable forum for generating new ideas and sparking new collaborations for good purposes,” said Cherie Blair. “For many women, the internet is much more than a convenience; it is a crucial lifeline for them but it also gives all of us the ability, through mentoring, to provide life-changing support with just a few hours of our time. We can use it to reach out across the virtual world to help women to improve their lives and the lives of those around them. The rewards can be incalculable.”

In her address, Cherie Blair pointed to examples of how this wireless technology can work. The Cherie Blair Foundation’s Mentoring Programme has partnered with Qualcomm Wireless Reach™ to use 3G tablets so that business professionals around the world can become mentors to women entrepreneurs in Malaysia. This programme thus enhances women’s skills and knowledge in the areas of business and technology and helps them grow and maintain their own successful businesses.

Another example is the Foundation’s new Skilling for Change programme in partnership with Accenture and CARE International, which involves development of mobile technologies designed to provide easier access to mobile banking services for women entrepreneurs in Rwanda. Focused on business plan development, financial literacy and investor readiness, the programme also provides tailored skills training and online mentoring.

“We were delighted that Cherie Blair came to address our conference dinner and were privileged to hear about the valuable, life-changing work of the Cherie Blair Foundation,” said David Cleevely CBE, Chair of CW. “She has thrown down a challenge for the wireless industry to play its part in empowering and supporting women, their families and communities around the globe. Listening to other speakers during the day at the conference, I know there is a real enthusiasm and commitment to deliver.”

Other speakers at the CW conference include, Sally Uren, Chief Executive at Forum for the Future; Carolina Costa, Managing Director at Orange Innovation UK; Angela Baker, Senior Manager, Qualcomm Wireless Reach; Prof. Simon Saunders, Co-founder, Real Wireless; Steve Jones, Chair of Trustees at the Humanitarian Centre; Finbarr Moynihan, General Manager, Sales and Marketing at MediaTek; and Pete Hutton, EVP and President of Product Groups at ARM.

The 6th Annual CW Future of Wireless International Conference continues today at The Møller Centre and Churchill College in Cambridge, sponsored by: UKTI, The KTN, Accenture, MediaTek, Real Wireless, Qualcomm Wireless Reach, Intel, Aricent, Cushman & Wakefield, Rohde & Schwarz, TTP Group, Microlease/Agilent, Cambridge Consultants, S-Tech Insurance, IC Group, u-blox AG, InterDigital UK, Arkessa, Broadcom, Anite, Ranplan, Jaltek Group, Freescale, Microwave Marketing, Real VNC and Otaniemi.

The presentations and slideshow of event photos are available to view on the CW website. You can view these by clicking on the following link: http://www.cambridgewireless.co.uk/futureofwireless/Resources/

About The Cherie Blair Foundation:
The Cherie Blair Foundation for Women provides women entrepreneurs in developing and emerging markets with the skills, technology, networks and access to finance that they need to become successful small and growing business owners, so that they can contribute to their economies and have a stronger voice in their societies. Working in partnership with local and international non-profit organisations, the private and public sector, the Cherie Blair Foundation for Women develops projects with sustainable solutions to the challenges women entrepreneurs face through three programmes: Enterprise Development, Mentoring and Mobile Technology.

For more information, visit:  www.cherieblairfoundation.org or contact:
Jillian Convey, Director of Communications, Cherie Blair Foundation for Women
enquiries[at]cherieblairfoundation[dot]org

About Cambridge Wireless (CW):
CW is the leading international community for companies involved in the research, development and application of wireless & mobile, internet, semiconductor and software technologies. With 400 members from major network operators and device manufacturers to innovative start-ups and universities, CW stimulates debate and collaboration, harnesses and shares knowledge, and helps to build connections between academia and industry.

CW's 20 Special Interest Groups (SIGs) provide its members with a dynamic forum where they can network with their peers, track the latest technology trends and business developments and position their organisations in key market sectors. CW also organises the annual Future of Wireless International Conference and Discovering Start-ups competition along with other high-quality industry networking events and dinners. With headquarters at the heart of Cambridge, UK, CW partners with other international industry clusters and organisations to extend its reach and remain at the forefront of global developments and business opportunities.

For more information, please visit: www.cambridgewireless.co.uk, or contact: Lily Cheng, Cambridge Wireless 01223 967101, lily.cheng[at]cambridgewireless[dot]co.uk
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Oxford, UK, 1st July 2014 - Publishing Technology plc (LSE: PTO), a leading provider of content solutions for publishers, has today announced that Ann Lawson has been appointed head of its ingentaconnect division, known as the home of scholarly research.

Ann Lawson joins Publishing Technology during a period of global growth for the company. Since the beginning of March, Publishing Technology has expanded its international team with 13 new hires, including the appointment of Alan Bence as senior consultant in the enterprise team and Alan Kenyon as service delivery manager.

Ann will have oversight of the strategic direction, expansion and operation of ingentaconnect, which has redefined academic publishing for hundreds of customers around the world. As Publishing Technology invests in a substantial redevelopment plan for ingentaconnect, Ann will lead its ongoing development and enhancement.

With 15 years’ experience in publishing, academia and information services, Ann has managed major strategy and market development across a wide portfolio of products and services, most recently helping to define a new service for the transactional processing of Open Access articles. Prior to Publishing Technology, Ann spent seven years at EBSCO Information Services where she served most recently as senior director. Prior to EBSCO, she was head of UK rights in the academic books division at Oxford University Press and earlier in her career served as data licensing manager at HarperCollins.

Ann will be responsible for improving the divisional strategy to focus on business development and with significant steps having been made towards these goals, the company is confident that with her combination of industry awareness and fresh external thinking Ann is well positioned to contribute to the continued success and leadership of ingentaconnect in importing the digital delivery of scholarly content.

Announcing the appointment, Michael Cairns, CEO of Publishing Technology, commented: “I am very pleased that Ann has joined our team. She shares our values and our focus on innovation, and she places the same strong emphasis as we do on the user experience. She has shown herself to be an extraordinary leader throughout her career and has a proven track record. Her market knowledge and expertise in publishing will drive ingentaconnect into the next phase of its strategy.”

Ann Lawson commented: "I am absolutely delighted to join Publishing Technology and the ingentaconnect team at an exciting time of investment and innovation. The combination of software, services and solutions for the publishing industry appeals hugely, as does the great track record in the industry, the established team and impressive stable of clients."

Ann has a wide breadth of industry knowledge and is a member of various industry bodies including UKSG, ALPSP and the Oxford Publishing Society. She sits on the main committee and the publications committee of UKSG as well as the organising committee for the UKSG Forum. Ann sits on the ALPSP Council and is the current chairperson of the Professional Development Committee. She also sits on the committee of the Oxford Publishing Society.

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Notes to Editors:

For more information, please contact:
Emily Taylor Gregory, Publishing Technology plc
Tel: +44 1865 397973
Email: emily.taylor.gregory[at]publishingtechnology[dot]com

Publishing Technology plc:
Publishing Technology is the world-leading provider of content solutions that transform business. We cover the publishing process from end to end with content systems, audience development and content delivery software and services. Combining our unmatched publishing knowledge, global operations and perpetual support model with our advance enterprise system, ingentaconnect scholarly portal, pub2web custom hosting platform and PCG (Publishers Communication Group) sales and marketing consultancy, we offer the industry’s only full spectrum of solutions to help publishers move their content forward. Listed on the AIM market of the London Stock Exchange, the company operates jointly from Europe (Oxford) and North America (Boston and New Jersey), with local offices in Brazil, India, China and Australia. Assisting 400 trade and scholarly publishers for over thirty years, Publishing Technology solves the fundamental issues content providers face.

Visit ingentaconnect.com and publishingtechnology.com, follow @ingentaconnect and @publishingtech on Twitter, or connect with us on LinkedIn.

 
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Karlsbad, Germany, 26th June 2014. – Under the motto "Disruptive Innovation", about 600 decision makers, communication managers, language service providers, and technology providers assembled in Dublin, Ireland, from June 4 to 6, 2014. Across Systems GmbH was also present, making use of the leading conference, with its focus on international product and enterprise communication, for intensive dialogue with other participants.

"With its international orientation, the Localization World represents an excellent opportunity for exchange with language service providers from the world over and discussions with other technology providers for the purpose of pushing ahead partnerships", says Tanja Damato, Head of Marketing and Lead Management at Across Systems GmbH.

Among other things, the discussions centered on the subjects of quality content – a key success factor in online marketing, data-based language technologies such as statistics-based machine translation (SBMT), and automation of translation processes in order to accommodate ever shorter translation cycles.

"We would like to express our gratitude to Ulrich Henes, founder of the Localization Institute in the USA and co-organizer of the Localization World, for the excellent organization", says Tanja Damato. "Once again, he succeeded in bringing together the 'who is who' of the translation and localization industry."

The next Localization World will be held in Vancouver, Canada, from October 29 to 31, 2014. Across will be represented by Vanessa Hirthe and Tanja Damato, who are looking forward to meeting old and new friends.
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Across reader contact:
Tel: +49 7248 925-425
info [at] across [dot] net

About Across Systems
Across, based in Karlsbad, Germany, and in Glendale, CA, USA, is the manufacturer of the Across Language Server, a market-leading software platform for all corporate language resources and translation processes. Within a very short time, the use of Across can increase the translation quality and transparency, while reducing the workload and process costs.

The Across Language Server can be used for EN 15038:2006-compliant translation services. As Across Systems GmbH is a certified Microsoft partner, the successful introduction of Microsoft technologies is guaranteed. Thanks to the Software Development Kit (SDK), Across can easily be integrated in IT environments. Integration support is available from the company’s Business Services & Support department and from renowned system integrators and technology partners.
Within the scope of its product development, Across collaborates with international universities and academies. For many years, Across has also been focusing on cooperative partnerships with renowned technology companies and language service providers.
Customers of Across (extract): 1&1 Internet AG, Allianz Versicherungs AG, HypoVereinsbank, Miele, SMA Solar Technology AG, ThyssenKrupp, etc.
Further information about Across Systems GmbH is available at http://www.across.net

For further information please contact:
Across Systems GmbH Anja Bergemann Tel: +49 7248 925-412 Fax: +49 7248 925-444 abergemann [at] across[dot]net www.across.net good news! GmbH Nicole Körber Tel: +49 451 88199-12 Fax: +49 451 88199-29 across [at ] goodnews [dot] de www.goodnews.de
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London, UK, 24th June 2014. – A special Stannah 2000kg goods attendant lift was the perfect solution for the safe transit of goods and people in the Receipt and Distribution Unit of King’s College Hospital Business Park in the London Borough of Lambeth.

Stannah provided this unique solution to meet the specific lift requirements of the hospital. This industrial-duty, hydraulic-drive goods passenger lift is responsible for the movement of patient beds and supplies for King’s College Hospital – an acute care and major teaching facility on the same complex. It allows goods to be accompanied by up to two people whilst the lift travels between two floors at a speed of 0.140 m/s – a distance of 3225mm.

This through-entrance bed lift is finished inside with galvanised steel walls and anti-slip steel chequer plate floor to ensure a robust interior throughout the service life of the lift. Fully automatic 4-panel centre-opening car and landing doors, measuring 1400mm x 2100mm, are finished in steel, as is the car, which measures a roomy 1400mmW x 2400mmD. A push-button control panel is provided in the lift car and adjacent to each landing door for the attendant(s) to use. Access to operate the lift from the landing is via key card operation to ensure use only by designated persons.

This hydraulic goods lift was specified by surveyor, Wayne Everitt, of Wilby & Burnett, a multi-disciplinary practice of Chartered Surveyors and Chartered Architects based in Saffron Walden: “We specified this lift mainly because it did not require a pit. We were able to retrofit with relative ease thanks to its structure-supported capability – no structural shaft was required, or a significant foundation. We simply cast a small raft foundation and the lift fitted easily. We have also installed a Stannah passenger lift on the King’s College Hospital Business Park, and both lifts have proved cost-effective people-and-goods-moving solutions.”

The goods attendant lift complies with the 2006/42/EC Machinery Directive. Installing, owning and operating a goods lift helps owners to meet Manual Handling Regulations and improves the logistics within the building – all with the reassurance of continued product service and maintenance by the local branch of Stannah Lift Services (3 visits per year), part of a nationwide network providing 24 hour, 365 days a year support.

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Goods lifts – We provide a range of solutions; Microlift dumbwaiters for loads ranging from 50-100kg, Trolleylift service lift for loads up to 300kg, the Goodsmaster range up to 1500kg and heavy duty solutions up to 3000kg.

Since 1867, Stannah continues a family tradition; to keep people and goods moving. With more than 30,000 new installs per year and over 220,000 site visits we give our customers expert support right across our portfolio.
Passenger lifts / Platform lifts / Goods lifts / Escalators & moving walkways / Lift servicing – all at www.stannahlifts.co.uk

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London, UK, 18th June 2014 – The Chairman and CEO of DNA Electronics, a provider of point-of-care genomic diagnostics solutions for medical and healthcare applications, Chris Toumazou, has been awarded the European Inventor Award 2014 in the Research category, for his rapid USB-based DNA testing device.

Announced at the European Inventor Awards ceremony in Berlin on June 17th 2014, Toumazou’s win recognises his contribution to medical research with his ground-breaking invention. The device, which can show the results of a DNA test within minutes, uses silicon transistors to identify DNA and RNA, offering a simpler, cheaper and more discrete alternative to existing DNA analysis equipment.

The invention involves the amplification and detection of DNA and other biomolecules using pH measurement, providing the ground work for DNA Electronics’ molecular diagnostics platform Genalysis®. With the capability of identifying genomic sequences, not only in patients, but also in infectious agents, the company is developing products that will provide clinicians with rapid actionable diagnosis of life-threatening conditions.

Commenting on the win, COO of DNA Electronics, Steve Allen said: “We are enormously pleased for Chris on his win yesterday. To be recognised by the European Patents Office and awarded this honour by the European Inventors Awards judges, is a great testament to his invention and the potential it holds for DNA Electronics going forward.”

Chris Toumazou commented further, “I am delighted to have won this award. I am incredibly pleased that our semiconductor based DNA technology, that has already found wide spread use in whole genome sequencing, will shortly be applied to point-of-care genetic testing.”

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Notes to Editors:

About DNA Electronics:
DNA Electronics is a developer of semiconductor solutions for real-time nucleic acid detection which enables faster, simpler and more cost-effective DNA analysis platforms.

A spin-out of Imperial College London, DNA Electronics was founded by Professor Toumazou following his invention of the company’s core technology that allows CMOS transistors to be switched on and off with DNA – the key invention enabling semiconductor-based sequencing. Prof. Toumazou’s innovation has culminated in the world’s first DNA logic on standard CMOS technology.

The company’s IP portfolio includes techniques for monitoring nucleotide insertions using ion-sensitive transistors, enabling label-free electronic DNA sequencing and diagnostics platforms. DNA Electronics (DNAe) has developed the ground-breaking Genalysis® platform of disposable silicon chip-based solutions for real-time nucleic acid sequence detection at the point of care, providing end users with technology as yet unavailable outside a laboratory.

DNA Electronics has a non-exclusive, field-limited licensing agreement with Ion Torrent (now part of Thermo Fisher Scientific), whose next generation sequencing technology is based on DNA Electronics’ semiconductor sequencing IP. DNA Electronics has also licensed its Genalysis® technology platform to GENEU™, a company that is delivering on-the-spot genetic analytics services for cosmetics and skincare applications.

For more information: http://www.dnae.co.uk

PRESS CONTACT for DNA Electronics:
Claire Furner, EvokedSet
Email: claire[at]evokedset[dot]com
Mobile: +44 (0)7539 862893

About Chris Toumazou:
With a degree in electrical engineering, Chris Toumazou began his career developing energy-efficient microchips for mobile phones. At age 33, he became the youngest professor ever to teach at Imperial College London, where he focused on ways of combining electrical engineering and microchip technology with biomedicine - an achievement all the more remarkable for someone who left school at 16 with no qualifications.

Toumazou’s decision to delve into the world of genetic disorders came about because his son Marcus, who has a rare hereditary form of kidney disease. He aimed for a technology that would facilitate early detection, helping medicine go from healing illnesses to preventing them.

About the European Inventor Award:
Launched in 2006, the European Inventor Award is presented annually by the European Patent Office. The Award honours inventive individuals and teams whose pioneering work provides answers to the challenges of our age and thereby contributes to social progress, economic growth and prosperity. Fifteen finalists and, subsequently, the winners are chosen from among the nominees by a high-profile international jury which includes experts from business, politics, media, academia and research. The Award is presented in five categories: Industry, Research, Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs), Non-European Countries, and Lifetime Achievement. The general public is invited to vote online to select the winner of the Popular Prize from among the 15 finalists from 6 May.

About the EPO:
With almost 7 000 employees, the European Patent Office (EPO) is one of the largest European public service institutions. Its headquarters are in Munich and it also has offices in The Hague, Berlin, Vienna and Brussels. The EPO was founded with the aim of strengthening co-operation on patents in Europe. Through the EPO's centralised patent granting procedure, inventors are able to obtain high-quality patent protection in the 38 member states of the European Patent Organisation. The EPO is also the world's leading authority in patent information and patent searching.
 
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Cambridge, UK, 12th June 2014 - CCS (Cambridge Communication Systems Limited), creator of the world’s first self-organising small cell microwave backhaul system for mobile networks, has won the Small Cell Backhaul Design and Technology Innovation category at the Small Cell Forum Industry Awards.

The award winners were announced at a ceremony yesterday evening at the Small Cells World Summit in London. The Small Cell Forum Industry Awards acknowledge the “gold standard for the small cell community” and are respected for their impartiality and integrity. CCS beat two other finalists in its category to secure recognition for its innovative platform.

CCS’ small cell backhaul system is the only solution to meet all key requirements of mobile network operators. With self-organising, self-healing capabilities, the small outdoor devices provide a resilient network of high capacity and low latency, as well as being easily deployed in less than fifteen minutes. Following a series of trials, CCS announced its first commercial deployment with China Mobile in early 2014.

The judges commented: "Cambridge Communication Systems has taken an innovative architectural approach to the significant challenges of backhaul dense small cell networks, and has taken part in real world trials with very positive results."

Speaking of the win, Steve Greaves, CEO and co-founder of CCS said, “It’s a fantastic achievement to have received this award and recognition from the Small Cell Forum. It validates our backhaul solution as a key enabler for small cells, and comes at a time when the market is on the cusp of taking off.”

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About CCS Ltd:
Cambridge, UK-based CCS (Cambridge Communication Systems Ltd) is the pioneer of the world’s first self-organising small cell microwave backhaul system for mobile networks.

CCS offers mobile network operators the only system that meets all key requirements for high capacity, reliability and low latency, with rapid deployment and simple, low-cost operation in a small, low-impact design. Self-organising, self-healing links automatically reconfigure themselves to optimise performance across a resilient, multipoint-to-multipoint topology. Easy to scale, with no radio planning or re-alignment required as nodes are added, CCS’ self-organising microwave-based system delivers the lowest TCO for any small cell backhaul technology.

CCS’ system enables mobile operators to deploy small cells in a flexible, organic way as additional capacity is required, maintaining a quality of service that meets customer expectations.

For further information please contact:
Press contact: Claire Furner
EvokedSet PR for CCS Ltd
Email: claire[at]evokedset [dot]com
Mobile: +44(0)7539 862893
 
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Bath, UK, 11th June 2014 – UK tech startup Cloudfind today announced that it has been shortlisted for an Enterprise Software Innovation Award by Computer Weekly, alongside the likes of Cisco and Channel Four Television. Awards will be presented at the 2014 Cloud World Forum event at the Olympia National in London on Tuesday 17th June.

The Computer Weekly European Awards for Enterprise Software 2014 recognize innovation through the use of enterprise software and information management. Cloudfind has been shortlisted in the category of "Best Technology Innovation", by a panel of independent judges.

Officially launched in April 2014, Cloudfind provides a way for organizations to radically simplify how they access information stored in the cloud, making it quick and easy to locate just the right documents from thousands or even millions of files with just a few clicks of a mouse. Cloudfind’s automatic file tagging technology is already finding applications among industries as diverse as financial services, construction and real estate.

Cloudfind CEO and co-founder Sebastian Toke-Nichols commented: "To fully realize the potential of moving to the cloud, companies need new ways to interact with the information they store there. Cloudfind offers something totally new that transforms the ease with which enterprises find, share and organize their information in the cloud era. We’re thrilled to be shortlisted by industry experts for this innovation award."

Cloudfind is available via the Salesforce AppExchange, the world’s leading enterprise app store.

About Cloudfind:
Cloudfind is a pioneer in the cloud era, innovating with new ways to find, share and organize information, and so enable companies to enter the Digital Jetstream. Founded in 2011, Cloudfind is based in Bath, UK, with an executive team that combines deep expertise in knowledge management and enterprise software, with a track record in growing successful tech startups. Cloudfind is privately funded.

Additional Resources:
• Awards Shortlist: http://www.computerweekly.com/news/2240221770/Computer-Weekly-European-User-Awards-for-Enterprise-Software-Shortlist-2014
• w: cloudfindhq.com
• e: [email protected]
• t: @cloudfindHQ
• Cloudfind on the AppExchange - https://appexchange.salesforce.com/listingDetail?listingId=a0N3000000B4ChbEAF

For further information please contact:
Robert Curran, robert.curran[at]cloudfindhq[dot]com, +44 07771 888430
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London, UK, 10th June 2014 – DNA Electronics Ltd (DNAe), a provider of point-of-care genomic diagnostics solutions for medical and healthcare applications, today announces the appointment of Nick McCooke as Chief Business Officer as it continues to build its management team.

Mr McCooke brings 30 years of senior management experience in Healthcare businesses. As CEO of Solexa, from its spin-out from the University of Cambridge in 2000 to its NASDAQ listing in 2005, he led the development of the world’s leading Next Generation DNA Sequencing (NGS) technology, which is the basis of Illumina’s current product line.

Mr McCooke comments: “I’m thrilled to be joining DNAe at this exciting point in the company’s evolution. I was proud to be part of the NGS revolution ten years ago and I believe that bringing the technology to clinicians at the point of need is the next revolution.”

CEO and Chairman Prof. Chris Toumazou adds: “This is a key appointment for DNAe, as we build a world-class management team to bring our Genalysis® molecular diagnostics platform to market. Nick’s experience, both in NGS technology and in the diagnostics markets will help us to develop ground-breaking new products that give clinicians rapid actionable diagnosis of life-threatening conditions.”

Members of the media interested in scheduling a briefing with DNA Electronics’ new CBO Nick McCooke can do so by contacting Claire Furner at claire[at]evokedset[dot]com

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Notes to editors:

About DNA Electronics:
DNA Electronics is a developer of semiconductor solutions for real-time nucleic acid detection which enables faster, simpler and more cost-effective DNA analysis platforms.
A spin-out of Imperial College London, DNA Electronics was founded by Professor Toumazou following his invention of the company’s core technology that allows CMOS transistors to be switched on and off with DNA – the key invention enabling semiconductor-based sequencing. Prof. Toumazou’s innovation has culminated in the world’s first DNA logic on standard CMOS technology.

The company’s IP portfolio includes techniques for monitoring nucleotide insertions using ion-sensitive transistors, enabling label-free electronic DNA sequencing and diagnostics platforms. DNA Electronics (DNAe) has developed the ground-breaking Genalysis® platform of disposable silicon chip-based solutions for real-time nucleic acid sequence detection at the point of care, providing end users with technology as yet unavailable outside a laboratory.
DNA Electronics has a non-exclusive, field-limited licensing agreement with Ion Torrent (now part of Thermo Fisher Scientific), whose next generation sequencing technology is based on DNA Electronics’ semiconductor sequencing IP. DNA Electronics has also licensed its Genalysis® technology platform to GENEU™, a company that is delivering on-the-spot genetic analytics services for cosmetics and skincare applications.

For more information: http://www.dnae.co.uk

PRESS CONTACT for DNA Electronics:
Claire Furner, EvokedSet
Email: claire[at]evokedset[dot]com
Mobile: +44 (0)7539 862893
 
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London, UK, 9th June 2014 – Independent research commissioned by ip.access – the leading specialist manufacturer and supplier of small cell solutions – has shown that simply providing traditional coverage and capacity solutions alone are no longer the only keys to wide scale Enterprise deployments of small cell technology.

In a Maravedis-Rethink survey of 20 tier one mobile network operators, all of whom were intending to deploy small cells before 2017, only one fifth said that coverage and capacity alone were sufficient reasons to drive Enterprise small cell deployment. Meanwhile some 70 per cent of operators worldwide wanted to see additional benefits as part of any deployment.

The research also covered the views of 20 organizations considering new technologies for retail or banking premises, two key target markets for operator-provided Enterprise small cells.

Here the survey highlighted some common ground between operator-thinking and that of their target customers – but also at least one significant disconnect.

When looking at the additional services that could be deployed using small cell solutions both operator and enterprise respondents highlighted location and presence-based services coupled with targeted marketing and advertising. Both groups also strongly highlighted security and authentication benefits.

Especially revealing however was the feedback from the Enterprise customers, in the retail and banking sectors, that the ability to connect mobile subscriber data to their existing big-data analytics systems was the second most important objective. This was noticeably higher than the operators ranked big-data system harmonisation at present.

Caroline Gabriel, who led the research at Rethink said: “There is a definite and significant value-added opportunity here for operators who can react first and fastest to understand the key drivers within their target Enterprise customers and offer small cell solutions that can underpin presence-based marketing and big data analytics. It is largely untapped territory and is ripe for exploitation.

“What’s more,” she added, “small cells have some significant advantages over other potential solutions – such as Wi-Fi and beacon technology – as they are able to pick up information from the SIM card which adds greater security in areas such as authentication.”

Simon Brown, CEO of ip.access added: “We commissioned this research to independently test our thinking and approach to the marketplace. It’s revealed many things we now know will be important, and also provided us with further valuable insights we will take into our product development and marketing.

“One thing is clear,” he added. “The moves we have made to develop a specialist, stand-alone presenceCell, and to bring our experience from the security world into play alongside some big-data analytics capability looks to have strong resonance with the target market. All of which means we have the solution for operators that want to move now.”

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Note to editors:
A copy of the Research Paper is available here.

About ip.access:
Headquartered in the United Kingdom, ip.access has been deploying small cell solutions for more than ten 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.
The company's success is built upon its ability to provide its Service Provider customers with a range of small cell coverage, capacity and presence solutions across all technologies (2G, 3G, and 4G), with a focus on rapid return on investment and the ability to open up new markets and revenue streams.
The company has an end-to-end deployment philosophy that integrates the small cell access points with converged access gateways and comprehensive network management and performance tools; as well as a strong track record of working with trusted partners on integrated solutions.
ip.access counts Amadeus Capital Partners, Cisco, Frog Capital, Intel Capital, Qualcomm, Rothschild, Scottish Equity Partners and TE Connectivity among its shareholders.

About Maravedis-Rethink Research:
Maravedis-Rethink Research is a premier global provider of market intelligence and advisory services focusing on 4G and mobile cloud technologies, regulation and markets.
Its flagship research offering is the RAN Service, which tracks the top 100 global 4G operators, providing data and in-depth analysis of their access network technology strategies, capex plans and business models. Maravedis-Rethink has particular expertise in small cells, Cloud-RAN and HetNet models.
Other services monitor backhaul, spectrum policies and core network trends, tracking and forecasting market sizes, regulators’ and operators’ plans; and technology trends.
Maravedis-Rethink also provides a complete mobile and wireless advisory service including customized research and query, and weekly analyst newsletters Wireless Watch and Faultline (the latter focused on digital media and content, and the quad play).

For further information please contact:
Kevin Taylor
Robertson Taylor PR
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Karlsbad, Germany, 9th June 2014 – Across Systems GmbH has published a white paper with recommendations on how enterprises can step up the information security in translation processes. In this way, the manufacturer of the translation management system Across Language Server wants to heighten the awareness of the risks in translation projects.

During the development of a product innovation, associated information (e.g. instruction manuals or descriptions) is often translated at an early stage in order to keep the time to market as short as possible. To prevent this information from leaking to the public ahead of time, many enterprises already define measures within the scope of compliance management. "Secure data transfer continues to be a crucial subject. The translation of documents and the collaboration with external language service providers and translators around the globe is associated with special challenges. Still, too little attention is often paid to information security in this area", says Stefan Kreckwitz, CTO at Across Systems GmbH. Therefore, Across recommends the following:

Organizational Measures
To ensure the availability of the data, the customer should determine requirements for the external language service provider, evidence of whose fulfillment the language service provider must provide. For example, this includes regular backups, recovery plans, virus protection, monitoring of critical systems, or lightning protection.

Integrity in Translation Processes
To prevent unauthorized changes, an authentication obligation is imperative in the translation environment. Moreover, a log is recommended in order to be able to track who changed which contents, and when. Moreover, internal and external employees should regularly participate in training sessions for the systems employed. This ensures correct use of the available technical functions.

Confidentiality in Translation Processes
Though every business relationship is based on trust, enterprises should take precautions to ensure that particularly sensitive contents in original texts and translations as well as the associated translation memory and corporate terminology do not remain on external computers that are not authorized.

Closed Supply Chains Minimize the Risk
Since organizational measures cannot adequately ensure the security of the information in distributed translation processes, it is advisable to introduce a translation management system with a translation memory, terminology systems, and project and workflow control utilities as central components. Such a system provides a closed, integrated work and system environment in which all parties cooperate on a shared data basis and, ideally, with different access rights. Moreover, it makes sure that processes remain transparent and data are not stored on local computers or leave the protected system in an uncontrolled manner. Furthermore, provided data can be limited to a specific purpose and a limited time period.

The complete white paper can be requested free of charge at: http://www.across.net/en/form-white-paper-information-security-request.aspx.

Across reader contact:
Tel: +49 7248 925-425
info[at]across[dot]net

About Across Systems:
Across, based in Karlsbad, Germany, and in Glendale, CA, USA, is the manufacturer of the Across Language Server, a market-leading software platform for all corporate language resources and translation processes. Within a very short time, the use of Across can increase the translation quality and transparency, while reducing the workload and process costs.
The Across Language Server can be used for EN 15038:2006-compliant translation services. As Across Systems GmbH is a certified Microsoft partner, the successful introduction of Microsoft technologies is guaranteed. Thanks to the Software Development Kit (SDK), Across can easily be integrated in IT environments. Integration support is available from the company’s Business Services & Support department and from renowned system integrators and technology partners.
Within the scope of its product development, Across collaborates with international universities and academies. For many years, Across has also been focusing on cooperative partnerships with renowned technology companies and language service providers.
Customers of Across (extract): 1&1 Internet AG, Allianz Versicherungs AG, HypoVereinsbank, Miele, SMA Solar Technology AG, ThyssenKrupp, etc.
Further information about Across Systems GmbH is available at http://www.across.net

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Southampton, UK, 9th June 2014 – Some of the UK’s most promising student and graduate entrepreneurs were honoured last week as SETsquared held its annual Student Enterprise Awards last Thursday (June 5).

Among the stars picking up gongs were young people solving third world sanitation problems, those changing the face of voting and students counting Jaguar Land Rover among their clients.

SETsquared is a partnership of the universities of Bath, Bristol, Exeter, Southampton and Surrey which, as well as incubating high-tech start-ups, encourages entrepreneurialism among students at the five institutions. Its Student Enterprise Awards, which take place every year, seek to honour the cream of the crop when it comes to business-minded students.

The student and graduate winners were:
• TickBox from the University of Exeter (Best Student Start-Up and People’s Choice Award) – The business helps people to compare election candidates and was launched during the European elections in May. It has secured £50,000 of funding so far.
• Instabear, from the University of Exeter (Best Graduate Start-Up) – The company provides instant photo printing services from social media sites like Facebook and Instagram. It counts Jaguar Land Rover and Jack Wills among its corporate clients and had a turnover of 60k in the year ending February 2014.
• SanEco, from the University of Southampton (Best Social Enterprise) – The social enterprise helps tackle sanitation issues in Kenya while helping the people there earn a living. Among its schemes are toilets, which convert human waste into natural fertilisers and can be sold to farmers. Since its inception SanEco has helped more than 11,000 people.

Champions of student enterprise from each of the universities were also honoured and The University of Bristol also won an award for its Spark scheme, which aims to help create a new generation of entrepreneurs by putting business-minded students through an entrepreneurial ‘bootcamp’ course.

Simon Bond, Innovation Director at SETsquared, says the calibre of this year’s finalists reflects the improvements he has seen in student entrepreneurialism over the last five years.

He said: “It is so encouraging to see young people being fearless in setting up their own businesses. Traditionally, the entrepreneurialism route has been seen as one of risk and students have steered away from it, favouring the relative comfort of climbing onto the rungs of the corporate ladder.

“A shift is beginning to emerge and figures from the Office for National Statistics show the number of self-employed young people has already risen by 71,000 since the start of the economic crisis. Perhaps this is evidence that programmes like Dragons’ Den, initiatives from the Government and projects such as our own could well be contributing to an increase in young entrepreneurs.”

Phil Cameron, a former University of Exeter student who produced award-winning theatre in London & New York and founded airport lounge business, No.1 Traveller, was the guest of honour at the awards and echoed Simon’s comments.

The entrepreneur added: “It’s inspiring to see so many young, enthusiastic entrepreneurs innovating and pursuing their ambitions, particularly in such a harsh job market.

“Starting a business which has any chance of success is hard - it needs vision and a thoroughness of execution - but more people can and should do it, because the rewards of steering a vision to commercial success is well worth the effort. My advice to any young entrepreneur would be to embrace the challenge and never compromise on the goal.”
Ben Bradshaw MP, who attended the awards, said: “It’s incredibly important for our country to nurture the next generation of entrepreneurs. Encouraging and helping young people to develop ideas and make commercial success of them is what will help us succeed as a country.”

ENDS

Media contact:
Laura Downton at Carswell Gould
T: 023 80 238001
E: laura[at]carswellgould[dot]co.uk

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.

In the last 11 years SETsquared has developed over 1,000 high tech start-ups that have generated some £1bn in investment. It is named by the UBI as the joint best university incubator in Europe and 4th best globally.
 
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UK, 3rd June 2014 – A Stannah Levelmaster low-rise platform goods lift proved the best solution for shifting boxes in the split-level storeroom of the Bromley outlet of Tiger Stores, a leading Danish retail chain offering a wide range of affordable homeware, toys, stationery, toiletries and accessories.

The Levelmaster unites two floors, moving goods over a distance of 1055mm between ground level delivery and lower ground storage. Finished in durable black baked enamel (RAL 9005) with upper front-facing glass panels for visibility, the step lift brings robust service to a tough stock-handling environment.

Access on the upper level is via a space-saving, half-height, left-hand hinged door, with a double-hinged swing door at lower ground level. Safety and grip during transit is further ensured via wall-facing, half-height chequer-plate sides and floor.

The Stannah Levelmaster carries a rated load of up to 2000kg, and the lift is supplied in a self-supporting structure for quick, easy installation with the minimum of builder’s work.

The Levelmaster was specified by Robert Walsh, Project Coordinator of HLP UK, a leading UK multi-disciplinary architectural services company: “We opted for the Stannah Levelmaster as it best suited the site’s constraints. The Tiger Store is located within a busy pedestrianised high street with no frontal access for deliveries. Goods arrive through the shopping mall service yard at the rear of the building. The storeroom is split-level from the service yard and the lift had to be able to take palleted loads between two levels, a nominal but important distance when it comes to the management of frequent, heavy, bulky stock.”

This is just the latest of 8 Stannah lift installations across Tiger’s UK stores, currently running at 29 but expanding fast.

Installing, owning and operating a Levelmaster low-rise platform goods lift helps owners to meet Manual Handling Regulations and improves the logistics within the building – all with the reassurance of continued product service and maintenance by the local branch of Stannah Lift Services (3 visits per year), part of a nationwide network providing 24 hour, 365 days a year support.

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Goods lifts – We provide a range of solutions; Microlift dumbwaiters for loads ranging from 50-100kg, Trolleylift service lift for loads up to 300kg, the Goodsmaster range up to 1500kg and heavy duty solutions up to 3000kg.

Since 1867, Stannah continues a family tradition; to keep people and goods moving. With more than 30,000 new installs per year and over 220,000 site visits we give our customers expert support right across our portfolio.
Passenger lifts / Platform lifts / Goods lifts / Escalators & moving walkways / Lift servicing – all at www.stannahlifts.co.uk

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Southampton, UK, 30th May 2014.
When: June 5 from 5.30pm
Where: The Lemon Grove, University of Exeter Streatham Campus
Image: Ed Vickers of Jollie Goods, whose booming social enterprise was inspired by his time volunteering in a homeless shelter

Edible insects, mobile apps and giving socks to homeless people…just some of the money-spinning ideas that university students from across the South have used to start up their own businesses.

Now they’re preparing to be honoured for their entrepreneurial spark as SETsquared holds its annual Student Enterprise Awards at the University of Exeter Students’ Guild on June 5.

SETsquared is a partnership of the universities of Bath, Bristol, Exeter, Southampton and Surrey. As well as incubating high tech start ups, it exists to encourage entrepreneurialism among students at the five institutions.

It runs everything from pitching training to app-building competitions in a bid to up the entrepreneurial skills of students in the South and its annual awards honour the cream of the crop.

Awards will be given for best student start-up, best graduate start-up, best social enterprise and the university with the best enterprise experience.

Among those up for gongs on the night are:
• A group of students from the University of Bath who have solved the eternal problem of finding a partner for multi-person sports like tennis and squash. They have created an app that lets people find others who are stuck for a partner to play with. They’ve already secured £36,000 investment and plan to launch their app this summer.
• A University of Exeter graduate whose Jollie Goods business donates a pair of socks to a homeless person everytime someone buys a pair. Ed Vickers set the business up in his first year at University after being inspired by his time volunteering at a homeless shelter and ran it at first from his bedroom. Now his products are sold by retail giant, John Lewis, and last Christmas alone his sales resulted in more than 2,000 pairs of socks being donated to the homeless.
• The Bug Shack – a company farming and selling edible insects to solve the world’s problem of creating a sustainable protein source. Run by ambitious University of Southampton graduate Jenny Josephs, the business aims to sell at markets, festivals and online at first, before selling to supermarkets within 10 years.
• A social enterprise based at the University of Bristol which provides underprivileged children across the world with stationery and better teaching by donating a percentage of the money it makes from stationery contracts with businesses in the UK. Balance Stationery is monitoring its partnered schools by their pass rates before and after training and supplies to measure the impact of its work.
• An app developed by young entrepreneurs at the University of Surrey to help their fellow students find out about things going on around them. The app aimed to help connect people with what was going on around the campus and is now being adapted for use in other universities.

Simon Bond, Innovation Director at SETsquared, says the calibre of this year’s finalists reflects the improvements he has seen in student entrepreneurialism over the last five years.

He said: “It is so encouraging to see young people being fearless in setting up their own businesses. Traditionally, the entrepreneurialism route has been seen as one of risk and students have steered away from it, favouring the relevant comfort of climbing onto the rungs of the corporate ladder.

“A shift is beginning to emerge and figures from the Office for National Statistics show the number of self-employed young people has already risen by 71,000 since the start of the economic crisis. Perhaps this is evidence that programmes like Dragon’s Den, initiatives from the Government and projects such as our own could well be contributing to an increase in young entrepreneurs.”

Phil Cameron, a former University of Exeter student who produced award-winning theatre in London & New York and founded airport lounge business, No.1 Traveller, echoed Simon’s comments.

The entrepreneur, who will return as guest speaker for the awards, added: “It’s inspiring to see so many young, enthusiastic entrepreneurs innovating and pursuing their ambitions, particularly in such a harsh job market.

“Starting a business which has any chance of success is hard - it needs vision and a thoroughness of execution - but more people can and should do it, because the rewards of steering a vision to commercial success is well worth the effort. My advice to any young entrepreneur would be to embrace the challenge and never compromise on the goal.”

ENDS

The media is invited to attend the awards and meet and interview student entrepreneurs. Additional filming opportunities can be set up if required.

If you are planning on attending please contact Laura Downton on the details below. She’ll ensure you get the content you need…as well as a place to sit and something to eat!

A full list of award nominees can be seen at: http://www.setsquared.co.uk/student-enterprise/student-enterprise-awards/student-enterprise-awards-2014/best-graduate-start

Media contact:
Laura Downton at Carswell Gould
T: 023 80 238001
E: laura[at]carswellgould[dot]co.uk

Event timings:
5.30pm – opens
7.15pm – ceremony starts
8.30pm – networking and bar

Getting there:
Directions and travel information can be found here: http://www.exeter.ac.uk/visit/directions/streatham/
Cornwall House is labelled as no. 32 on this campus map: http://www.exeter.ac.uk/visit/directions/streathammap/

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.

In the last 11 years SETsquared has developed over 1,000 high tech start-ups that have generated some £1bn in investment. It is named by the UBI as the joint best university incubator in Europe and 4th best globally.
 
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