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Acquisition Expands Portfolio of Developer and Designer Productivity and Collaboration Tools

Minneapolis, MN, November 17, 2016—Perforce Software, a leader in version control and source code management, today announced its acquisition of Seapine Software, a leading provider of application lifecycle management (ALM) solutions, based in Mason, Ohio. 

In a study of Asset Management companies’ websites, VisibleThread finds that 98% fail to meet target clear language standards.

Baltimore, Thursday 17th November 2016. VisibleThread, a global leader in content quality management, has released the results of its clear language study of 85 Asset Management firms.

Pressure is mounting for all website content to be clear, concise and relevant. For example, the Plain Language Act of 2010 requires all US Federal agencies to communicate clearly. This is so that the public can understand and use the information. Similar government regulations are also available in the UK, Canada and Australia.

Combining content management and translation management into a single solution allows organizations to go global faster

WAKEFIELD, Mass. – November 14, 2016 – SDL (LSE:SDL) today announced two solutions for managing the complete global content lifecycle from creation through translation and delivery. The two revolutionary offerings, SDL Global Digital Experience Solution™ and SDL Global Knowledge Delivery Solution™, combine best-in-class content management and translation management technology. By adopting a single solution, organizations can automatically trigger translation processes, monitor progress, review and publish new content.

Hamburg, Germany. 10 November 2016 - After the biggest DDoS attack of all time was reported in late September, cyber-criminals wasted no time in mounting their next operation. Less than a month later, a further broad-based attack crashed major online services including Twitter, Spotify, Netflix and PayPal. As before, a large number of smart devices connected via the internet of things (IoT) were hijacked to mount the attack. They included everything from video recorders to home-based routers and manipulated webcams. These crimes are becoming more and more frequent, demonstrating that cyber-criminals have understood that the huge number of smart devices has the potential to cause major damage.

New research finds that 92 percent of business and IT professionals face challenges as they translate content into different languages

123ContactForm announces that its WordPress forms plugin - CaptainForm - celebrates its one year anniversary. Since launch, a total number of 20,856 forms have been successfully built with CaptainForm.

The average conversion rate from free to paid users is 7.11%. Out of all of the forms submitted, 62.5% have received submissions, and the most popular form types - besides simple lead generation forms - are registration forms, order forms and surveys. In terms of support tickets, the average response time is 1.55h by email (weekends included) and 40s by live chat. 70% of our users come from the Plugin Directory, as a result of other users trusting and recommending CaptainForm.

Half of US and UK consumers will not be shopping during Black Friday, and most that do, will not visit stores, because of the stress of the experience 

New York – November 1, 2016 – Periscope™ By McKinsey, a suite of solutions focusing on price, promotion, assortment, sales and marketing optimization to achieve sustainable revenue growth, has today released the findings of new research conducted with US & UK consumers on their attitudes towards Black Friday 2016, and how they plan to shop. Black Friday may be considered one of the biggest shopping events of the year, but the survey showed limited involvement and decreased interest amongst consumers.