London, 23 March, 2010 - PageOne Communications, the UK’s leading provider of mobile messaging solutions to the education, public and enterprise sectors, today announced that JANET(UK), the UK’s education and research network, has selected PageOne to provide its JANET txt service for a further four years.

Following a rigorous procurement process, PageOne was chosen due to its commercial pedigree, financial credibility and its incomparable commitment to data and information security through its ISO27001 accreditation. PageOne’s resilient infrastructure, and its high levels of technical and customer support were also key considerations.

Attractive low start up costs that allow any school or college to cost effectively set up SMS communications were instrumental in JANET’s decision-making process. In addition to enhanced technology integration, PageOne’s transparent pricing model, lower SMS costs, no set up fees and low recurring charges were also key factors in securing the deal.

Under the new contract educational establishments will not only benefit from a new low message rate of 4p, but also a free upgrade to their standard accounts. The new upgrade includes improved reporting, diary function, as well as support for extended messaging types such as voice broadcast capability, fax and intra-account messaging.

Six Degrees is launching a new group of events - the Cloud Computing Series (http://www.cloudcomputingseries.com). The first Cloud Computing Congress Europe (http://www.cloudcomputingcongress.com) is taking place on 16th March 2010 at Olympia in London.

The series of events will look at how Cloud Computing is revolutionising information technology in the European, North American, and Asian market. Topics discussed include the latest state of Cloud Computing in the respective markets, its benefits and technical challenges, the impact on the IT function, and how the applications can be build, controlled and managed in a cloud-based environment. 

The Cloud Computing Congress Europe will run alongside Enterprise Social Media (www.enterprisesocialmedia.net) & the Social Media World Forum (www.socialmedia-forum.com), a leading social media event that brings together all industry facets.

Solution makes KnowledgeTree documents accessible from within SugarCRM

RALEIGH, NC — December 9, 2009 — KnowledgeTree^®, an Enterprise Content Management (ECM) provider focusing on affordable document management software, SugarCRM, the world's leading provider of open source customer relationship management (CRM) software, and iNet Process, a European provider of ECM and CRM services, today announced the commercial release of iNetDocs, an application that enables seamless integration between KnowledgeTree and SugarCRM.

With iNetDocs, documents and folders in the KnowledgeTree repository can be searched, browsed and retrieved from within SugarCRM and attached to all of the main modules within the CRM application, including leads, opportunities, contacts and accounts. A tab in the SugarCRM interface acts as a window directly into the repository.

According to Lionel Fernandes, manager at iNet Process, “iNetDocs turns SugarCRM into a complete workspace for the busy CRM professional. It is now possible to conduct most of the day’s work without ever leaving the SugarCRM application. This integration ensures greater collaboration and compliance by incorporating document access and control right into CRM business processes.”

Nashua, New Hampshire, USA, December 07, 2009 – Kentico Software (http://www.kentico.com), the Web content management system vendor, launched a new version of their Partner Program for Web design agencies, supported by a new Partner Portal. The new portal is used by 900 active Kentico Solution Partners located in 80 countries. The main goal of the new program is to support partners in delivering first-class Web sites and help them grow their business with Kentico CMS for ASP.NET.

Kentico Software launched a new version of their Partner Program that divides partners into 3 levels - Partner, Certified Partner and Gold Certified Partner, based on the Partner Points. The new program is supported by a new portal, where partners can report their activities and access partner-only information.

"We want to reward our partners who are Kentico CMS enthusiasts, use it for their Web projects, refer to it in their blog posts or present Kentico on various events." said Lenka Navratilova, the Partner Manager at Kentico. “Even though the new Partner Program requires more initiative from our partners, I was surprised with positive feedback we received. Our partners welcome new benefits that help them get more out of the partnership,” she added.

Dec 3, 2009.  Wilmington NC.  Roger Wyatt, President and CEO of Tynken Interactive announces Signal, a breakthrough in technology that allows teachers to post class notes, homework, schedules and a myriad of other content to their web pages by simply sending an email.   All users need to do is type a code in the subject line, and the system directs the contents of the email to the appropriate section of their web page. "What is really great about this is that it turns the system on its head. What I kept hearing is that the majority of teachers don't have the time or desire to be web designers, and that they are therefore stuck either doing nothing or spending time learning new software" said Wyatt. "Now all they have to do is send an email, and the system does it for them.  This saves a significant amount of time, and makes better, faster classroom communication very easy. First we completely changed the way teachers interact with their web applications. Now we are bringing about a second revolution – allowing them to post to their sites using only email"

"I had been talking with teachers about some of their issues. One of the main ones was not having the time to learn software to maintain a teacher web page. In fact, only 10% of the teachers in any school create a teacher page when given the opportunity. They all said the same thing - "I don't have the time to learn a new system". Now they don't have to. This new system is unbelievably powerful. It is set it up to allow posting of just about anything - scores, schedules, menus, etc - in addition to class notes, homework, and the other class information" said Wyatt.  "And there is no need for training - they just send an email for the instructions and the system emails them the user guide - all 1 page of it. So the technology coordinators don't need to spend any time training the teachers in using the application - there's no training required. And there are built-in safeguards.  For example, if the teacher forgets to put a due date on the homework assignment, the system will not post it, but send an email asking for the due date before posting."

PACS-neutral archive and storage management functionality streamlines image data management, simplifies migration tasks, advances “meaningful use,” and reduces storage and archival costs.

Chicago – RSNA Conference – With “meaningful use” and “interoperability” emerging as key concepts in current discussions about health information technology, forward-looking healthcare leaders are compelled to seek solutions designed specifically to deliver optimal access to data generated by diverse systems across their enterprises, notes Tony Cotterill, President and CEO of BridgeHead Software, a leading developer of healthcare data management software.

"Nowhere is this need – or this challenge – reflected more clearly than in the field of radiology," he adds, pointing to the broad spectrum of imaging modalities and data management issues currently being discussed at the annual Radiology Society of North America (RSNA) in Chicago. “More and more hospitals are relying upon multiple PACS systems to capture and present images for clinical review. While vital to quality patient care, this diversity raises a host of challenges related to long-term storage, retrieval and access to images.”

Release extends the solution’s enterprise capabilities
and improves integration with other enterprise systems

RALEIGH, NC — KnowledgeTree^®, an Enterprise Content Management (ECM) provider focusing on affordable document management software that is easily installed and used by business professionals, today announced the release of version 3.7 of its commercial edition, version 1.1 of its Microsoft^® Office Add-in, and an alpha release of KnowledgeTree Explorer CP (cross platform).

KnowledgeTree 3.7, deployed on Zend Server, features improved performance – tests indicate KnowledgeTree runs up to 40 percent faster through the inclusion of Zend Optimizer. It also introduces the first iteration of KnowledgeTree’s new Content Management Interoperability Services (CMIS) interface, which is compliant with the 0.61 draft of the specification. By using Web services and Web 2.0 interfaces to enable rich information to be shared across Internet protocols, CMIS enables greater interoperability among ECM systems.

“KnowledgeTree continues to offer a simple, easy to use document management system that does not strain IT resources and is up and running in no time. By embracing open standards and other strategies that enable seamless integration with widely accepted platforms, such as Microsoft IIS and Kofax Capture, KnowledgeTree is answering the needs of the enterprise user,” said Daniel Chalef, CEO of KnowledgeTree.

Significant features and enhancements of the 3.7 release include:

• Thumbnail and Instant View Functionality:  New thumbnail and Instant View document preview functionality allows users to see, search and scroll through documents before downloading them from the KnowledgeTree repository. 
• Support for Microsoft IIS 6 & 7 on Windows 2003 & 2008 Server:  The KnowledgeTree installer now enables administrators to install to an existing Microsoft IIS Web Server.  This native support benefits organizations that have chosen to standardize on IIS.
• Server-based, MSI, RPM and DEB installer packages:  These allow easy installation and maintenance of the stack using standard package management technologies on Microsoft Windows and Linux operating systems.
• Setup Wizard:  The wizard automates installation, configuration and upgrades, making it easy for both non-technical and experienced administrators, and completely removing the need for command line interaction.

Four schools across north-east England to benefit from integrated online systems

AMSTERDAM – December 1, 2009 – Blackboard Inc. (NASDAQ: BBBB) today announced that The Emmanuel Schools Foundation, a charitable schools sponsor, has chosen Blackboard to establish its first Virtual Learning Environment. Blackboard LearnTM for Academic Collaboration will be rolled out across the Foundation’s four schools in the north-east of England: Emmanuel College in Gateshead, The King’s Academy in Middlesbrough, Trinity Academy in Doncaster and the newly opened Bede Academy in Blyth.

The Foundation was set up in 1988 to partner local schools with the aim of improving all facets of academic life, from the welfare of students through to improved results. During the last 20 years the Foundation has seen its reputation for excellence flourish as it has grown from one school of 150 pupils and 20 staff to four schools with 5,500 students aged 3 to 18 and over 800 staff. Implementing Blackboard’s Virtual Learning Environment reflects the Foundation’s intention to use innovative education delivery techniques which reflect its traditional ethos and values.

“The online world opens up enormous and exciting possibilities for our staff and students to connect and collaborate in innovative ways,” said Nick Mather, director of teaching and learning, The Emmanuel Schools Foundation. “Blackboard offered us all the aspects we were looking for in a VLE partner; this is key to our vision for educational excellence and our future growth.”

Nashua, New Hampshire, USA, November 30, 2009 – Kentico Software (http://www.kentico.com), the Web content management system vendor, kept its promise to plant a tree for every bug found in the latest version of Kentico CMS for ASP.NET as well as to fix all reported bugs within 7 days.

Three months earlier, Kentico Software promised to plant a tree for every bug in Kentico CMS 4.1 reported by their clients and to fix all such bugs within 7 business days. Although clients reported only 60 bugs in the product, company employees and management planted almost 100 of them. The tree species and the place for planting them were chosen by the Czech Environmental Partnership Foundation (NGO). Each tree was tagged with a label showing the name of the client who reported the bug.

Every tree was pictured together with the ones who planted it and all these pictures are now available in the Tree Gallery at http://trees.kentico.com. If the clients want to visit their tree, they can find its exact position in the “Trees for Bugs Map": http://trees.kentico.com/treesmap.aspx

LONDON – Alfresco Software today announced that it has included the OASIS Content Management Interoperability Services (CMIS) Version 1.0 in Alfresco Community 3.2 to enable developers and organizations to participate in the public review process.  The OASIS CMIS Technical Committee (TC) has recently approved CMIS Version 1.0 as a Committee Draft and announced the start of a two month public review period.  

In order to support education and training on CMIS, Alfresco will also host the first CMIS virtual training session designed to explore the specification and share CMIS expertise on November 24.

The objective of the CMIS specification is to deliver a common REST or Web Services API that can be used to develop write-once, run-anywhere, next generation content and social applications. The CMIS specification is backed by vendors including Alfresco, Adobe Systems, EMC, IBM, Microsoft, OpenText, Oracle and SAP.

“Anyone who doubted that CMIS would become a real standard should think again. CMIS will have a profound impact on the Content Management industry. Now everyone can try CMIS for themselves on Alfresco and contribute to the public review process,” said John Newton, CTO, Alfresco Software.