FierceCIO.com, 2/13/2012

TimeTrade^®, the global market leader in online appointment scheduling for business, today announced that 2011 represented record growth with revenue from new business more than doubling vs. 2010. Accelerated business momentum was seen across the organization with strong customer renewal rates, and the addition of an impressive roster of new customers from a widening range of markets (from retail to financial services, as well as business-to-business information solutions).

Evidence of marketing and product development momentum was shown in increased revenues, brand recognition, as well as the introduction of a range of new product and service offerings in 2011, including new and improved “click to schedule” solutions for organizations from multinational corporations to workgroups, as well as for individual professionals.

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Dental Imaging Hub, 2/12/2012

The Eco-Dentistry Association is now offering dental patients in the United States a rewarding program for those who use eco-friendly dental care solutions. The program is called Eco-Dentistry Badge, and is carried out in cooperation with Practically Green® which is an organization that uses social media to encourage the public to use eco-friendly solutions.

The Eco-Dentistry Badge suggests patients to review their eco-friendly oral health behavior. Patients are given points for each initiative they follow.

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TimeTrade.com, 2/10/2012

TimeTrade®, maker of the world’s most widely-deployed solutions for online appointment scheduling for business, today announced that Mike Puglia has joined its executive team as Vice President of Marketing.

As TimeTrade’s VP of Marketing, Puglia is responsible for managing and executing product, marketing and communications strategy and programs to drive sales and revenues through increased adoption of the company’s award-winning cloud-based products and services, and to enhance awareness of the company’s position as the world leader in business appointment automation.

“Mike Puglia is a tremendous addition to TimeTrade’s world-class management team--- a result-driven leader who’ll help take our company, products and market penetration forward to the next level,” said Gary Ambrosino, President and COO, TimeTrade. Through his past affiliations with Salesforce.com and other cloud technology innovators, Mike has a proven, stellar record of achievement in marketing, product management, and sales acceleration.”

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Yahoo! Finance, 2/8/2012

Akamai Technologies, Inc. announced today that it has acquired Blaze Software Inc., a provider of frontend optimization (FEO) technology, in a cash transaction.  The acquisition is expected to complement Akamai's market-leading site acceleration solutions with technology designed to optimize the speed at which a web page is rendered, regardless of end user device.

Blaze provides technology designed to automatically optimize the code on a web page during the delivery process to ensure faster transmission of content and a faster rendering of the page, whether served to a PC, tablet or smartphone.  As a cloud-based service that requires no software or code changes by the customer, Blaze's offering is designed to work with any web site.  Akamai plans to integrate the technology into its global cloud platform for helping enterprises provide secure, high-performing user experiences on any device, anywhere.

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MediaPost, 1/24/2012

OwnerIQ, which targets ads in part based on what consumers already own, has quietly acquired DiJiPop in an all-stock deal to support retailers through paid product placement and display ads.

The deal enables OwnerIQ to use DiJiPop's technology, which dynamically serves products placements and banner ads in real time, to increase revenue potential for the online retailer and manufacturers. The ad targeting platform gathers data along the path to purchase, including reviews and support sites.

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TMCnet.com, 1/19/2012

TimeTrade, a global provider of online appointment scheduling solutions, recently showcased its flagship, online customer experience management software solution TimeTrade Retail at Retail’s Big Show (NRF Expo 2012).

TimeTrade maintained that TimeTrade Retail 2.0 gives retailers a significant operational and bottom-line boost through increased satisfaction, loyalty and revenues. The solution has been designed to simplify the process of how, when and where customers meet with retail sales and service representatives.

Based on TimeTrade Customer Experience Cloud (SaaS (News  - Alert)) platform, TimeTrade Retail integrates in-store customer queue management with online appointment scheduling for a managed, streamlined and enhanced customer experience. The solution can be used on the iPad, Android phones and iPhones to monitor the in-store customer flow queue. The solution is used worldwide in retail stores for improving business process efficiencies.

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Business Wire, 1/11/2012

Skyhook, the world leader in location information, context and intelligence, today announced that HopStop, the leading provider of transit routing, has integrated Skyhook's Location Engine in its Kindle Fire app to provide location services.

The current version of the Kindle Fire does not provide any location services natively. However, any Android app that uses Skyhook will automatically work on the Kindle Fire without any changes.

“Kindle Fire has been an extremely popular device since its release and continues to grow,” said Ted Morgan, founder and CEO of Skyhook. “While the native platform provides no way for location-based apps to perform their core functionalities, Skyhook is happy to provide our fast and reliable location for popular apps like HopStop and MapQuest, which require it.”

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MarketWire, 1/11/2012

PulsePoint, a global digital media technology company headquartered in New York City, today announced that OwnerIQ and TubeMogul have joined the company's Real Time Bidding (RTB) Partner Program. The partnership program brings smarter solutions to programmatic RTB buying and selling. The latest partners connecting to the exchange will join over 30 companies already in the program and trading live on the PulsePoint RTB Platform.

"The PulsePoint RTB Platform Partner Program is the perfect complement to our existing technology," said Eric Mabley, EVP of ad platform for OwnerIQ. "This integration enables OwnerIQ to combine the power of ownership targeting with new inventory providers including richer ad units, such as expandable ads, at greater scale. In addition, the insights derived from the partnership will add value to our customers in the form of better, more efficient advertising and more profitable returns on ad spend."

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PR Newswire, 1/9/12

Mobile apps designed to drive productivity for businesses are cropping up all over the workplace. It's no surprise – with the number of enterprise smartphone users expected to reach 285 million worldwide this year(1), employees are well equipped for the mobile app revolution. But it's often a challenge for companies to deliver applications to dozens, hundreds or even thousands of workers with different job functions and various types of devices.

That's where a new mobility solution from AT&T* can help.

Available today, AT&T Mobile Application Management powered by Apperian gives businesses the tools they need to distribute, manage, analyze and help secure applications. And for employees, the cloud-based service includes a customized enterprise app store, making it easy to download the latest mobile applications to their smartphones or tablets.

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MarketWatch, 12/20/11

Meeting the growing demand from its Fortune 1000 clients to further simplify the process of deploying, managing and securing mobile business apps, Apperian today rolled out an industry first: "Instant On," which makes it simple for businesses to take advantage of the benefits of the Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) movement. With "Instant On," Apperian customers can immediately begin using the Enterprise App Service Environment (EASE) to address their mobile app management (MAM) needs.

"Instant On" is part of a 30-day Free Trial period that gives businesses a full-featured version of EASE, allowing them to immediately use the HTML5 Catalog to test and deploy apps, or upload their native iOS and Android apps.

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