Cambridge, UK, 20th November 2014 - CCS (Cambridge Communication Systems Limited), creator of the world’s first self-organising small cell microwave backhaul system for mobile networks, today announces that it has won a coveted IET Innovation Award. CCS beat a record number of entrants to be shortlisted in the hotly contested Communications category, and was announced as the overall winner at a gala award ceremony held in London on 19th November.

The 10th edition of the IET (Institution of Engineering and Technology) Innovation Awards celebrates the very best global innovations in science, engineering and technology. The awards were independently judged by a panel of more than 80 esteemed industry and academic experts, who this year presided over a record number of entries across all 16 award categories – more than 400 submissions from 30 countries.

Commenting on CCS’ award submission, the judging panel said: “This entry has developed a high-capacity backhaul for 4G/LTE small cells to alleviate capacity issues encountered in wireless systems. The system is capable of transmitting at 480 Mbps and has advantages of easy installation, does not need continuous network planning, site re-visits or antenna re-alignment. This is a significant advance for the communications sector.”

CCS will be making space for the IET Innovation Award in its growing 2014 awards cabinet, which already hosts a Small Cell Forum Industry Award (Backhaul Design and Technology Innovation Category) and a Cambridge News Top Innovations Award, as well as a flurry of industry award shortlistings in recognition of outstanding innovation.
As pioneers of the first self-organising small cell backhaul system that makes outdoor small cells truly viable, CCS’ snowballing awards success has been matched by its rapidly accelerating commercial momentum. Last month, CCS expanded its first commercial deployment with China Mobile – the world’s largest mobile operator – with a further installation in its Fujian Mobile branch.
The IET Innovation award was accepted last night by CCS CEO and Co-Founder Steve Greaves, who said: “Simply to be shortlisted for the IET Innovation Awards is a huge honour, so the whole team at CCS is genuinely elated to be taking home the winner’s prize for Communications from one of the most prestigious awards in technology.”

For more information about the IET Innovation Awards, please visit: http://conferences.theiet.org/innovation/ceremony/index.cfm
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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 and low latency, reliability, rapid deployment and 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.

More about the IET:
• The IET is one of the world’s largest organisations for engineers and technicians. We have nearly 160,000 members in 127 countries around the world.
• The IET is working to engineer a better world. We inspire, inform and influence the global engineering community, supporting technology innovation to meet the needs of society.
• The IET is the Professional Home for Life® for engineers and technicians, and a trusted source of Essential Engineering Intelligence® and thought leadership.
• For more information, visit; www.theiet.org

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Press contact: Nicky Denovan
EvokedSet PR for CCS Ltd
Email: nicky[at]evokedset [dot]com
Mobile: +44(0)7747 017654
 
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Karlsbad, Stuttgart, Germany, 19th November 2014 – With about 4,000 conference participants and visitors, the tekom annual conference 2014 again served as a key industry hub for technical writers, information developers, and marketing managers from industrial, software, and service enterprises. From November 11 to 13, Across Systems GmbH was present at the International Congress Center in Stuttgart, Germany, with a motivated team and numerous highlights.
Apart from the current version 6 of the Across Language Server, the visitors to the Across booth were already able to get a first glance of some new features of the successor version of the translation management system. The lectures and tool presentations at the conference were also well attended and sparked some exciting conversations. For example, Ulrich Haag of Quark Software Inc. and Christian Weih of Across presented the direct integration of translation workflows in the Quark Publishing Platform.

Highlights at the Exhibition Booth
Like last year, the candy bar with its sweet temptations was the scene of informal conversations at the Across booth. The Swabian party was another crowd puller. With beer, pretzels, and music, Across showed that business does not need to be dull and boring. "Every year, the tekom is a very special event for us. It offers unique opportunities for intensive personal interchange with existing and prospective customers and partners. We would like to thank all who visited our exhibition booth, our presentations, and of course our booth party. The tekom premiere in Stuttgart was a full success," comments Niko Henschen, CEO of Across Systems GmbH.

Meetings of the Across Advisory Boards
On the eve of the tekom, the Across Corporate Advisory Board and the LSP Advisory Board held their second meeting this year. A special aspect was the joint discussion with all advisory members, which enabled a deeper understanding of the different perspectives. With their experience and user knowledge, the members of the advisory boards assist Across in the customer-oriented further development of the Across Language Server.

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.

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
 
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London, UK, 19th November 2014 – Intershop is enabling the international expansion vision for Mister Spex. The leading online optician’s new UK website – misterspex.co.uk – is the first in a series of European shop fronts to go live on Intershop 7, the leading omni-channel platform.

Moving up to Intershop 7 in the UK is the first step in the next European-wide expansion plan wave by German firm Mister Spex. With a turnover of €47 million in 2013 and more than one million customers Mister Spex is already Europe’s leading online optician.

The Berlin-based firm switched to Intershop after having outgrown its proprietary commerce platform, originally established in 2008. Mister Spex is now focusing on its vision for future expansion as it migrates its German, French, Spanish and Swedish-language online shops to Intershop’s powerful and flexible platform.

The online optician chose Intershop’s highly flexible, modular shop platform after looking at various competitors, attracted by Intershop’s ability to grow with Mister Spex’ international business plans.

Lars Schickner, Director Innovation Center at Intershop is quoted as saying: “Mister Spex is the latest high-profile online retailer to make a strategic decision to re-platform as an enabler for future business growth. With this step the optician avoids re-platforming again in a few years, since each transition is time consuming, complex and expensive. In choosing Intershop, Mister Spex made a visionary decision, selecting a commerce partner able to support its ambitious growth goals both today and into the future.”

As a successful online-driven multi-channel player, Mister Spex was searching for a single platform that would serve as a solid base for the entire European market - without further increasing future costs in updating and expanding the system to account for different time zones, languages, taxes and fulfilment requirements.

Factors that attracted Mister Spex to Intershop 7 included the flexibility provided by a highly-diversified range of deployment models, scalability and modularity. Intershop supported the Mister Spex team in ensuring a smooth migration, with full shop functionality maintained at all times during the process.
By completing the first phase, Mister Spex can now offer its UK customers more than 7000 different models of eyewear and extensive search functionality, as it focuses on providing customers with a very personal and user-friendly shopping appearance. At the back end, the company is increasing conversion rates by engaging in extensive live A/B testing and offering highly customized landing pages – which provide a solution to the challenge of maintaining a fast-loading shop front without being slowed down by the need to pre-cache extensive volumes of data.

Intershop was able to demonstrate to Mister Spex its proven track record in serving large customers with similar requirements, in both the B2B and B2C sector. Furthermore, Mister Spex is taking advantage of Intershop’s extensive capabilities in integrating third party systems, such as real-time communication with its ERP system, ensuring that extensive product data is always up to date and providing seamless access to an enhanced order management system.

About Intershop:
Intershop Communications AG (founded in Germany 1992; Prime Standard: ISH2) is the leading independent provider of omni-channel commerce solutions. Intershop offers high-performance packaged software for internet sales, complemented by all necessary services. Intershop also acts as a business process outsourcing provider, covering all aspects of online retailing up to fulfilment. Around the globe more than 500 enterprise customers, including HP, BMW, Deutsche Telekom, and Mexx run Intershop solutions. Intershop is headquartered in Jena, Germany, and has offices in the United States, Europe, Australia, and China. More information about Intershop can be found online at www.intershop.com.
This news release contains forward-looking statements regarding future events or the future financial and operational performance of Intershop. Actual events or performance may differ materially from those contained or implied in such forward-looking statements. Risks and uncertainties that could lead to such difference could include, among other things: Intershop's limited operating history, the unpredictability of future revenues and expenses and potential fluctuations in revenues and operating results, significant dependence on large single customer deals, consumer trends, the level of competition, seasonality, risks related to electronic security, possible governmental regulation, and general economic conditions.

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Press contact: Silja Ingham
intershop[at]proudpr.com
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Oxford, UK, 18th November 2014 – Macmillan Distribution (MDL), the award-winning international book distributor, has gone live with its new subscription platform, running on Publishing Technology’s advance enterprise system.

MDL becomes the first Publishing Technology client in the UK to launch its service on the digitally-native Order to Cash module of advance, which effectively enables the company to break into the journal fulfilment market.

MDL can now offer both new and existing publisher customers an increasing number of subscription-based models for both digital and physical content, helping to provide their readers with a seamless user experience at the point of purchase. With its robust sales, marketing and ecommerce capabilities for serial content, advance Order to Cash will empower publishers working with MDL to respond swiftly to market demands, customise products and experiment with new business models, driven by comprehensive data analysis and reporting.

Legal publisher Hart Publishing, now part of Bloomsbury Academic, is the first of MDL’s clients to take full advantage of the subscription service and has already started processing renewals of its journal titles via the new system. Further MDL customers are expected to sign up in the coming months.

Matthew Hogg, Commercial Director, Macmillan Distribution (MDL) commented: “As our client and customers’ supply chains evolve and become progressively complex, we need to respond by implementing solutions to help them to continue to manage products, revenues and reporting more effectively. We chose to invest in Publishing Technology’s impressive advance system because it allows us to show our commitment to our clients, through the launch of a subscription service that truly meets their needs, while also providing us with the scope to continue to develop business opportunities in the future.”

Randy Petway, Executive Vice President, Global Product Strategy, Publishing Technology, said: “Investing in implementing new technologies like advance, which has been developed for the digital age, means that a major distributor like MDL can really drive its business forwards while serving its customers in the best possible way. The product offers a powerful set of tools to manage, package, sell and distribute content in innovative new ways that until now have been too challenging to administer. As a long-standing client of ours - using our Vista system for warehouse fulfilment for over 30 years - I’m delighted that MDL have become the first of our clients to successfully install the system in the UK, and I look forward to seeing how the new subscription service is received as it’s rolled out to their customers.”

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Notes to Editors:
For more information, please contact:
Emily Taylor Gregory, Publishing Technology plc
Tel: +44 1865 397873
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 publishingtechnology.com, follow on Twitter @publishingtech, or connect on LinkedIn.

Macmillan Distribution (MDL):
Macmillan Distribution (MDL) is a UK based book distributor that handles over forty publishers including the Macmillan Group. Third party clients include Bloomsbury, Guinness World Records and Ryland, Peters & Small. MDL distributes throughout the UK and the rest of the world. Customers include trade and specialist bookshops, wholesalers, internet retailers, schools and members of the public. Macmillan Distribution (MDL) is a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited.

Visit http://www.macmillandistribution.co.uk/, or follow on Twitter @MDL_News
 
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UK, 18th November 2014 – More than 20 of the UK’s most exciting technology start-ups are set to bid for a collective £30m of investment in front of a live audience of investors at The Shard this month.

The 22nd floor of the iconic London landmark will be turned into a real life Dragon’s Den as businesses providing technological solutions for everything from wrinkles to poor public transport in developing countries have just 10 minutes to pitch to the likes of Mercia Fund Management and Eden Ventures.

The event, Accelerating Growth, is organised by SETsquared, a business incubation programme run by a partnership of the universities of Bath, Bristol, Exeter, Southampton and Surrey. 2014 marks its 11th year of the showcase and the support of leading intellectual property firm Mathys & Squire has enabled Accelerating Growth to be held in the iconic Shard building.

SETsquared businesses have raised some £60m in investment in the last 12 months, a 100 per cent increase on last year, and Accelerating Growth aims to boost that figure by putting start-ups face-to-face with angel investors, venture capitalists, high net worth individuals and self-certified sophisticated investors.

Among the businesses pitching for investment are:
• Fourth State Medicine – which has invented a wrinkle-busting hand-held plasma pen for the cosmetic and wider medical markets
• Crowd Connected – which has developed a platform that gathers data from a crowd’s smartphones to provide aggregated location insight to operators
• Inova Design Solutions – which has created a miniature wearable device that can monitor health and fitness performance and send the data wirelessly to smart phones and smart watches
• Ultrahaptics – which is the world’s leading touchless haptics company

Simon Bond, Innovation Director at SETsquared, said: “The fact that businesses within our incubator have doubled the amount of funding they have raised in the last year proves there is real appetite for investors to partner with high growth potential technology companies. This positive outlook has created a real buzz around our event and we are hoping to add significantly to the amount we have helped our companies raise at Accelerating Growth.”

Among the SETsquared companies to receive substantial investment in the last year is Brightpearl, which secured a $10m funding injection, led by new investor MMC Ventures, alongside participation from Quayle Munro and existing investors Eden Ventures and Notion Capital. The money has allowed the company to invest in its product and expand sales.

Of the companies that secured investment at last year’s 10th anniversary showcase was Torqbak, which received £150,000 from Mercia Fund Management for its Twitter business as a direct result of pitching at SETsquared’s investment showcase.

Over the last 12 years SETsquared has helped more than 1,000 businesses raise over £1bn in investment, figures that have contributed to it being named by the UBI as the top university business incubator in Europe and number two in the world.

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Press are invited to attend Accelerating Growth and, if organised in advance, can sit in on many of the investor pitches. Other news stories on the day will include:

• SETsquared unveiling new statistics on the economic impact of the partnership over the last 12 years
• The announcement of a new programme to help accelerate the commercialisation of research

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.

For more information, images, interviews or to attend Accelerating Growth please contact:
Laura Downton at Carswell Gould
T: 023 80 238001
E: [email protected]
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London, UK, 13th November 2014 – Explorer (UK) Ltd, a leading Oracle Platinum Partner, have formed a partnership with Intershop Communications AG, a leading provider of omni-channel solutions, to provide Oracle Database design, implementation and support services to underpin Intershop’s omni-channel commerce platform.

Working with key partners such as Javelin Group and Carrenza, Explorer are perfectly positioned to provide expert insight into scaling a crucial part of the overall system architecture; the Database, as well as the necessary experience to optimise the Database tier for performance and availability.

Explorer and Intershop have worked closely for over 2 years to support Intershop customers implementing the platform on Oracle and this new partnership expands Explorer’s reach to new and existing Intershop customers to provide technical guidance and assistance around Oracle Database infrastructure.

Jon Lingard, Account Manager at Explorer states: “Our Intershop customers rely on Explorer to keep the Oracle Database tier at optimal performance levels, whilst also delivering on high availability, security and disaster recovery demands. Combine that with our excellent support services and we can provide a round-the-clock support package that means no one ever has to worry about Oracle again.”

“Intershop’s omni-channel commerce platform is a perfect fit for many of Explorer’s customers and our reach across Europe allows us to provide more support to new Intershop customers that need a safe pair of hands to manage Oracle”.

Udo Rauch, VP Channel at Intershop said “Explorer are well respected in the UK for their Oracle database expertise. They have served our customers well providing a range of services assuring a high performance of the Intershop application by leveraging specific database capabilities. This partnership with Explorer signals Intershop’s continued expansion across the UK and strengthens our technology partnership ecosystem.”

About Explorer:
As an Oracle Platinum Partner, Explorer are highly regarded in the Oracle community for our ability to work with customers of all sizes and positively contribute to any project we are working on. Recently awarded the 2014 Oracle Specialised Partner of the Year award for Database, Explorer provide technical presales, design and implementation consultancy services as well as on-going Database support and performance monitoring solutions. For more information contact Jon Lingard on +44(0)113 289 9470, email jon.lingard[at]explorer[dot]uk.com or visit our website at www.explorer.uk.com

About Intershop:
Intershop Communications AG (founded in Germany 1992; Prime Standard: ISH2) is the leading independent provider of omni-channel commerce solutions. Intershop offers high-performance packaged software for internet sales, complemented by all necessary services. Intershop also acts as a business process outsourcing provider, covering all aspects of online

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Natalie Sutton/Silja Ingham
Proud PR
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Jena, Germany, 12th November 2014 – koffer-direkt.de GmbH & Co.KG, the leading online shop for every type of travel luggage, has become Intershop’s newest client. The company is switching from Oxid eSales to Jena-based Intershop, the leading independent provider of omni-channel commerce solutions. Intershop 7 was chosen because it satisfies a need for a powerful and highly scalable platform. The decision to use Intershop puts koffer-direkt.de on an early course for profitable further growth. The highly modular solution is designed to make integrating an existing system landscape through standardized interfaces easy and simple, and affords ample flexibility for future links to third-party systems—something that is of vital importance for a company that handles its entire order fulfilment process in-house.

As a company that started out with traditional in-store sales, koffer-direkt.de attaches great importance to knowing exactly who its customers are and what they want. koffer-direkt.de therefore conducts targeted campaigns with the aid of precise analyses of key figures and exceptionally high-quality product photographs produced by its own in-house photographic studio. Once Intershop 7 has been implemented, its integrated content management system will provide the company with even better campaign management resources to support these activities. Because it combines a uniquely wide range of use models that make migrating the shop from one model up to the next one an economical process with minimal risk, Intershop is a secure long-term choice for the international expansion the company seeks. Says Dennis Heidtmann, a partner in koffer-direkt.de, “If we are to build on our position as the market leader, we have to have a shop that will stand the test of time. We therefore decided to discard our existing platform and switch to Intershop 7. Intershop not only meets our complex growth and stability requirements, it also offers us all the options an internationally-oriented company looks for.

Adds Volker John, Intershop’s Vice President of Sales for Germany, Austria and Switzerland, “koffer-direkt.de made the switch to Intershop after a thorough review of the providers in the market. It chose Intershop because of Intershop’s flexible and highly modular use model, which provides the ideal basis for the company’s growth plans. It is a successful company that started out with an in-house solution and ultimately came to us after working with one of our competitors along the way. And so it knows from experience that a change of platforms is fraught with complexity and risks. The fact that Intershop was chosen shows how attractive our product portfolio is to companies of all sizes.”

Über Intershop:
Intershop Communications AG (gegründet 1992; Prime Standard: ISH2) ist der führende unabhängige Anbieter innovativer und umfassender Lösungen für den Omni-Channel-Commerce. Das Unternehmen bietet leistungsstarke Standardsoftware für den Vertrieb über das Internet sowie alle zugehörigen Dienstleistungen, inklusive des Online-Marketings. Darüber hinaus übernimmt Intershop im Auftrag seiner Kunden die gesamte Prozesskette des Online-Handels einschließlich Fulfillment. Weltweit setzen über 500 große und mittelständische Unternehmen und Organisationen auf Intershop. Zu ihnen zählen u. a. HP, BMW, Bosch, Deutsche Telekom und Mexx. Intershop hat seinen Sitz in Deutschland (Jena) und unterhält Niederlassungen in den USA, Europa, Australien und China. Weitere Informationen über Intershop erhalten Sie im Internet unter www.intershop.de.

This release contains statements about future events and the future financial and operational development of Intershop. Actual events and results may differ significantly from the results described in these statements or expected on the basis of them. Risks and uncertainties that may lead to such differences include but are not restricted to the limited duration of Intershop's business activities to date, the low predictability of revenues and costs, possible fluctuations in revenue and results, substantial dependence on individual key account orders, customer trends, the level of competition, seasonal variations, electronic security risks, possible government regulation, the general business climate, and uncertainty regarding the release of liquid funds that are currently available only to a limited degree.

For further information please contact:
Intershop press contact:
Heide Rausch
Tel: +49.3641.50-1000,
pr[at]intershop[dot]de,
www.intershop.de/news
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Farnborough, UK, 11th November 2014 - In recent months, Ark Data Centres, who pioneer the design, construction and operation of the UK's most efficient data centres, has won a number of both substantial and smaller - but by no means any less significant – new client deals. With a constantly swelling client community and pipeline, the Company has made the next evolution in how it operates to ensure that it continues to thrive and remain true to its strategic intent.

Steve Webb has been appointed Chief Information Officer (CIO) of Ark Data Centres, to head up the newly created Office of the CIO. Webb joined the Company as its Chief Operating Officer (COO) in 2008 and has, to date, been responsible for end to end operations from design and build through to live services to service delivery.

“I can think of no better candidate,” commented Huw Owen, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Ark Data Centres. “Steve has a vast understanding of Ark’s offering, the market and is equipped with exactly the level of commercial acumen that we require for him to shape and drive this new function. This is truly a critical next step in Ark’s evolution.”

Reporting to Webb in the Office of the CIO are Pip Squire, Director of Design, and Jason Liggins, Chief Technology Officer (CTO), whose combined array of experience and ability will greatly enhance Ark Data Centres’ understanding and impact on the market and its consequent alignment to ensure continued best effect..

Replacing Webb in the role of COO is Douglas Aikman who has joined Ark Data Centres from HP where his last assignment was as Account Delivery Executive for Royal Dutch Shell, in charge of delivering infrastructure operations across the globe. Being new to the Company, Aikman brings a wealth of experience which includes a fresh perspective, enabling him to apply his significant, relevant knowledge and ability to challenge Ark Data Centres to take its game to the next level.

“Importantly,” continued Owen, “as a proven leader in both his military and business careers, Doug will doubtless engage with and lead the Ark operational team and its partners with real vigour.”

Another role created to support the strategic growth plan of the Company is that of Head of Security to which Mark Brown has been appointed. A new member of the Ark Data Centre team, Brown is another hugely experienced operator who has held global security and risk roles both within the RAF and across private multinational companies, the most recent being with TOR International in the Middle East.

About Ark Data Centres:
Ark Data Centres designs, constructs and operates the UK's most efficient data centres. It has pioneered the use of free air-cooling, a unique monitoring system, real time dynamic cooling and load matching technology that gives its clients the lowest TCO along with the greatest operational flexibility. Dedicated to innovation, Ark’s modular, state-of-the-art sites in Hampshire and Wiltshire will be the largest in Europe and were the first to contractually guarantee power usage efficiency (PUE) for clients.

An independent company that prides itself on being easy to do business with, Ark Data Centres boasts the lowest total cost of ownership in the world and has saved both millions of pounds and millions of tonnes of carbon for organisations in the defence, telecommunications, government and financial services sectors. Capable of operating at the highest levels of security, Ark’s incremental approach to building out its data centre campuses means it is constantly innovating, building to the latest operational requirements of its clients and minimising the operational legacy. Through an optimised logistics support chain it has and will continue to deliver operational data centres in just 12 weeks.

www.arkdatacentres.co.uk, Tel: 0845 389 3355, Twitter.com/arkdatacentres

For further information please contact:
Natalie Sutton
ark[at]proudpr.com
+44(0)1276 679570
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UK, 6th November 2014 – SETsquared, Europe’s number one university business incubator, has seen the amount of investment raised by its start-ups double in the last year.

Businesses within the SETsquared incubation programme have raised £60m in investment in the last 12 months, a substantial increase on 2013.

The programme’s innovation director, Simon Bond, said the explosion in investment raised could mark evidence of a return in confidence for financers.

The announcement was made today (November 5) at Innovate UK, the UK’s largest multi-sector conference and exhibition for entrepreneurs, innovators, exporters, entrepreneurs and investors.

The investment raised by SETsquared companies has come through a mixture of angel investors, venture capitalists and government grants.

Among the SETsquared companies to receive substantial investment in the last year was Crowdcube, an online crowdfunding platform supported by SETsquared’s centre at the University of Exeter.

In July it secured a £3.8m investment from venture capital firm Balderton Capital and, just a week later, raised a further £1.2 million in just 16 minutes through its own crowdfunding site.

SETsquared leaders are anticipating another increase in funding for its companies next year as they are stepping up the investment readiness training and access to investors that they provide to businesses. On November 26 the partnership is holding an event at The Shard that will see 21 companies pitch live to an audience of investors for some £30m of funding.

Simon Bond added: “The companies we support already have dynamic and innovative technologies that have the potential to generate millions and, in some cases, change the world. What these latest figures show is the importance of our work to nurture them and give them access to investment so they can grow and reach their full potential.”

SETsquared, a partnership of the universities of Bath, Bristol, Exeter, Southampton and Surrey, currently supports over 300 high-tech, high-growth potential start-ups. Around 15 per cent of those companies are spin-outs from the universities and the rest are businesses from the surrounding areas.

It is a sponsor of Innovate UK and attended today alongside a number of its incubated companies, including Seab Energy, iGeolise, Travel AI and Kemuri.

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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.

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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Karlsbad, Germany, 5th November 2014 – With the latest version of its translation management system, Across Systems GmbH features a special component for decision makers on the basis of business intelligence (BI) concepts. The Across Data Cube enables the examination of corporate translation processes and creation of individual reports and indicators directly from within Microsoft Excel.

At defined intervals, a data model is created from the data collected in the translation process (e.g. costs, volumes, supplier structures, quality measurements, flow times, and company-specific information). The data are captured and processed to a form that can be analyzed. The decision maker can examine this information in various ways, allocate the workload and costs, and subsequently address optimization issues. On the basis of the various values, dimensions, and filters, the data can be flexibly analyzed according to the specific needs. For example, translation costs over time or the growth of the translation volume of a certain language can be analyzed and displayed in charts. The Across Data Cube helps to make forecasts on the basis of facts and trends, e.g. for the purpose of building up resources in due time based on the volume development of a target language.

Further information on the Across Data Cube is available at www.across.net or in a personal meeting at the Across booth 2/B06 at the tekom annual conference.

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
 
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Cambridge, UK, 4th November 2014 - CCS (Cambridge Communication Systems Limited), creator of the world’s first self-organising small cell microwave backhaul system for mobile networks, today announces that it has been shortlisted for a hotly-contested Telecoms.com award in the “Pushing The Mobile Limits” category.

This award is for companies that have made a “significant, ground-breaking technological achievement” and recognises those that have “pushed the boundaries of network functionality, affording a glimpse of future mass market improvements”.

The Telecoms.com Awards are selected by an independent panel of judges with many decades of industry experience, together with specialist judges who lent their insights for particular categories. The award nominees and winners will be celebrated at a special awards dinner in London on Thursday 4th December, hosted by comedian Lucy Porter.

The Telecoms.com shortlisting adds to CCS’ impressive and growing list of industry plaudits this year, including nominations for the Fierce Innovation Awards, IET Innovation Awards, World Communication Awards, Leading Lights Awards, and overall wins in the Small Cell Forum Industry Awards and Cambridge News Top Innovations 2014 Awards.

CCS’ pioneering self-organising small cell backhaul system has been winning the attention of awards judges worldwide as the first backhaul solution that makes outdoor small cells truly viable. The small outdoor devices provide a resilient network of high capacity and low latency, as well as being easily installed in less than fifteen minutes. In October, CCS’ expanded its first commercial deployment with China Mobile – the world’s largest mobile operator – with a further installation in its Fujian Mobile branch.

Commenting on CCS’ Telecoms.com shortlisting, CEO and Co-Founder Steve Greaves said: “It’s a real pleasure to be recognised by the Telecoms.com panel this year and “Pushing The Mobile Limits” is what our solution is all about”. By extending the same self-organising principles that exist in small cell technologies to backhaul, we have delivered the only small cell backhaul solution that meets all the key requirements for operators – truly pushing the limits of what’s possible to achieve in outdoor small cell deployment.”

For more information about the Telecoms.com Awards, please visit: http://awards.telecoms.com/

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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 and low latency, reliability, rapid deployment and 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: Nicky Denovan
EvokedSet PR for CCS Ltd
Email: nicky[at]evokedset [dot]com
Mobile: +44(0)7747 017654

 
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Cambridge, UK, 30th October 2014 - CCS (Cambridge Communication Systems Limited), creator of the world’s first self-organising small cell microwave backhaul system for mobile networks, today announces that it has been selected as a finalist for this year’s Fierce Innovation Awards: Telecom Edition, an operator-reviewed awards program from the publishers of FierceWireless, FierceTelecom and FierceCable. CCS has been shortlisted in the Wireless Networks (Cell Sites) category by an exclusive judging panel of major global operators.

Finalists’ applications were judged by a carrier-only panel of executives from AT&T, CableLabs, Cablevision System Corporation, Comcast, Cox Communications, Inc., Orange, Sprint, TeliaSonera International Carrier, and Verizon. Full profiles of the judges can be found at https://www.fierceinnovationawards.com/telecom/2014/judges.

All applications were evaluated based on the following criteria: technology innovation, financial impact, market validation, compatibility with existing networks, end-user customer experience, and overall level of innovation. The winners will be announced live on Wednesday November 12th at 2:00pm ET/ 11:00am PT by Jason Nelson, Publisher of FierceWireless, FierceTelecom, and FierceCable.

CCS’ awards crop so far this year includes nominations for the IET Innovation Awards, World Communication Awards, Leading Lights Awards, and wins in the Small Cell Forum Industry Awards and Cambridge News Top Innovations 2014 Awards.

CCS’ pioneering self-organising small cell backhaul system is garnering significant industry recognition as the first backhaul solution that makes outdoor small cells truly viable. The small outdoor devices provide a resilient network of high capacity and low latency, as well as being easily installed in less than fifteen minutes. CCS’ first commercial deployment with China Mobile – the world’s largest mobile operator – has recently been expanded with a new installation in its Fujian Mobile branch, announced earlier this month.

Commenting on CCS’ Fierce Innovation awards shortlisting, CEO and Co-Founder Steve Greaves said: “This is undoubtedly a landmark year for CCS, and that is being reflected by the considerable number of industry accolades our solution has achieved over the past twelve months. For this latest award honour, we are particularly pleased that the stand-out innovation and market impact of our solution has been recognised by such an impressive panel of major global operators.”

For more information about the Fierce Innovation Awards: Telecom Edition, please visit: https://www.fierceinnovationawards.com/telecom/2014/home

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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 and low latency, reliability, rapid deployment and 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: Nicky Denovan
EvokedSet PR for CCS Ltd
Email: nicky[at]evokedset [dot]com
Mobile: +44(0)7747 017654
 
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Karlsbad, Germany, 28th October 2014 – Across Systems GmbH has greatly simplified the installer for the Personal Edition. The same file can be used both for the new installation and for the update to the current Across version 6. The installation is easy and intuitive and merely requires a few clicks.

The Personal Edition is a CAT application of Across that is designed for the needs of translators. Users – e.g. freelancers or localization staff in companies – can benefit from the entire translation functionality of Across. With a single installation, freelance translators can work in the standalone mode or connect to the Across Language Servers of their customers. The Personal Edition is free of charge for freelancers. The user interface is available in English, French, and German. The new installer is only the first step toward the optimization of the Personal Edition. Future development activities will focus on the revision of the translation environment.

Interested translators can sign up for the Across Personal Edition at www.my-across.net and download the new installer.

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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Luxembourg, 27th October 2014 – NoMachine, global provider of remote access and desktop delivery products, and Babylon Cloud, Italian start-up of Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IAAS), today announced a partnership that will enable companies to deploy and access a complete set of cloud-based services hosted on a variety of platforms. Through this collaboration Babylon Cloud will give organizations the ability to centralize their entire ICT infrastructure, not only data storage, but also optimization of access to applications, desktops and other services from any device and location.

The partnership sees NoMachine collaborate for the first time with a hybrid and public cloud service provider in Italy, namely Babylon Cloud, permitting the Italian start-up to enhance its own product portfolio currently focused on IAAS, and take the “Italian Cloud” to the next level.

Babylon Cloud combined with NoMachine includes all the technologies needed for an end-to-end enterprise infrastructure solution, offering organizations not only data storage and secure access to it, but enabling administrators to control and deploy thousands of desktops and IT resources in the corporate datacenter, all with infinite scale and flexibility.

“Babylon Cloud is rapidly growing in both market reach and in its ability to customize infrastructure services to serve real customer needs, and we are determined to keep up. In order to consolidate its presence in the market, Babylon Cloud will focus increasingly on partnerships," said Alessandro De Losa, CEO of Babylon Cloud, "and the collaboration with NoMachine is a key step towards a better integration of our IAAS offering with customers' operations."

“We're excited to be partnering with Babylon Cloud and look forward to driving IAAS adoption in Italy while creating increased value for our joint clients as a result of this partnership,” said Sarah Dryell, Business Development Manager of NoMachine.

About Babylon Cloud:
Babylon Cloud is an Italian start-up focusing on Public Cloud with the aim of becoming a leading enabler of cloud storage for Telco Operators and System Integrators in Italy and Europe. Babylon Cloud offers cloud services based on its own proprietary technology, an innovative concept entirely developed in Italy and hosted on its own-branded hardware. For more information visit http://www.babyloncloud.com.

About NoMachine:
NoMachine is the network computing company with a portfolio of products that radically simplify remote connectivity for both consumers and businesses, delivering applications and desktops to any user, over any network. The software's award-winning performance and enterprise-class features make it a complete remote access and hosted desktop solution. Currently there are thousands of NoMachine customers, including many of the Fortune Global 100 and 500 companies. Customers include leading organizations and corporations in all types of industries. With its headquarters in Luxembourg, NoMachine also has representative offices located in the United States and Germany and multiple R&D sites around Europe. For more information about NoMachine remote access and desktop delivery products, visit https://www.nomachine.com.

For further information please contact:
NoMachine Press Office
+352 26262164
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