http:// 2012-05-25T11:59:38Z 2012-05-25T11:59:38Z sydney-company-helps-local-businesses-with-customised-web-design-solutions

Small business enterprises often find it difficult to compete with national or global leaders serving in the same industry. The best approach for them to slowly expand their market share is by first targeting the local market. Through traditional marketing strategies, these businesses do manage to spread awareness about their brand to some extent. But the modern times call for a modern marketing strategy. This is why, investing in a website design that represents your business and serves as a vehicle for your online marketing campaign is a wise decision. A number of SMEs in Sydney, Australia have witnessed significant improvement in their market share and brand awareness since they got their local business website up and running with the help of Sigma Infotech. The company specialises in all kinds of web design and development services such as e-commerce website design, web development, content management systems, mobile web design, and web application development solutions. All these services can be customised as per the client requirement, with the ultimate objective of generating positive customer experience that gets you new competitive advantage. The company has a team of specialised web designers and search engine optimisers who apply geo-targeting skills that transform your website into a sales force, driving hoards of customers to your local store. Usability, functionality, simplicity, professionalism, and accessibility are some of the key factors of Sigma’s web design solutions that guarantee high conversion and greater profits.A website can always do a lot more than what it does. At Sigma, the team of web design experts examine your current website and identify the flaws and loopholes that may be preventing you from reaching your business potential. They tailor a new approach that enables your unique business to create a niche for itself in the online environment, with unrivalled quality and performance.Other specialisations of Sigma Infotech includes online marketing, mobile apps development, pay per click advertising, social media marketing, software development and more.

2012-05-25T10:49:59Z infinite-it-solutions-train-up-new-website-for-fyi-training

With a dedication to providing the very best in education and training to students in the business, retail, health, aged care and asset maintenance industries, FYI Training is proud to also be a Melbourne based Registered Training Organization. Having only been in operation for 3 years, FYI Training has quickly cemented itself as being an enjoyable location to receive a recognized qualification. With a personal approach that assists many to join the workforce, including returning parents and school leavers, FYI Training has seen many success stories. After deciding that their current website wasn’t performing up to scratch, the team at FYI Training contacted web design company Infinite IT Solutions and asked them if they could help. It was soon decided that FYI Training would receive a brand new website that would be focused around being 110% user friendly and engaging. It was also important for the team at FYI Training to be able to outline all of the courses and training that they have on offer, enabling potential students to get a better idea of the education they would be receiving. The creative team at Infinite IT Solutions immediately set to work on coming up with the new-look FYI Training website, which is now live and available for perusal at: http://www.fyitraining.com.au/. The website features a simplistic yet attractive design and layout that refrains from drawing attention away from the more important aspects of the pages (namely, the information regarding courses and training). As with all websites created by Infinite IT, FYI Training has received a built-in content management system (CMS) that will allow them to update and make changes to the site whenever needed. Infinite IT Solutions is a leading Melbourne based website design and online marketing company that also offer their services in SEO, content writing, web development, professional photography and graphic design (to name a few). With over 10 years experience working in the online industry and with a focus on excellent customer service that goes above and beyond client expectations, Infinite IT pride themselves on the customised approach that each project receives.

2012-05-25T07:18:24Z ifs-lands-eagle-project-launches-ifs-applications-8

Melbourne, May 25, 2012 -- IFS, the global enterprise applications company, launches the latest version of its extended ERP suite, IFS Applications™ 8. The solution has been developed in close collaboration with early adopter customers under the name Project Eagle. With this new generation, IFS brings to its customers leading-edge industry innovations realised through a uniquely intuitive user experience. The Eagle Project was initiated in September, 2009 and represents IFS’s most significant product investment, combining the revolutionary user interface IFS Enterprise Explorer with market-leading functionality within IFS’s four process focus. Based entirely on agile development methodology and in close collaboration with customers, IFS Applications 8 consolidates all innovations produced since the previous version. IFS focuses on industries where any of the four core processes service and asset, projects, manufacturing, and supply chain, are strategic. The new and enhanced features are custom-built to support the latest trends within the industries that focus on these four core processes. The new version also includes a new BI concept, enhanced platform technology and a fully user-centric approach to business applications. IFS Applications 8 is the first version to be delivered with the IFS Enterprise Explorer (IFS EE) interface as standard. The interface is based on the latest usability research and offers extensive customisation options to suit each individual role and competency within a company. Equipped with a multitude of intuitive features for filtering, searching and navigating data, IFS EE is set to redefine the way users interact with the system. "We are very pleased to present IFS Applications 8. It has been a very rewarding project which has now come to fruition in the form of new and enhanced industry solutions coupled with an intuitive and elegant user experience. The inspiration for Project Eagle has mainly come from our customers, without whom this undertaking would have been impossible. The new version also gives us an advanced platform for future solutions," said Rob Stummer, Managing Director at IFS Australia and New Zealand. With IFS Applications 8 and IFS EE as a platform, IFS is currently exploring a number of technological solutions to support the future needs of the market. With IFS Labs, the in-house experimental think-tank, IFS is leading the way in fields such as touch-screen-based ERP for tablet computers, augmented reality in a business context and next-generation smartphone apps. For more insight into IFS’s take on the latest topics in business technology, creativity and innovation, visit the IFS Blogs. About IFSIFS is a public company (OMX STO: IFS) founded in 1983 that develops, supplies, and implements IFS Applications™, a component-based extended ERP suite built on SOA technology. IFS focuses on industries where any of four core processes are strategic: Service & asset management, manufacturing, supply chain and projects. The company has 2,000 customers and is present in approximately 60 countries with 2,800 employees in total. Net revenue in 2011 was SKr 2.6 billion. More information on IFS is available at www.IFSWORLD.com Follow us on Twitter: @ifsworld Visit the IFS Blogs on technology, innovation and creativity: http://blogs.ifsworld.com/

2012-05-25T06:56:00Z polycom-launches-new-brand-identity-highlighting-transformation-to-a-software-led-company-driving-rapid-innovation-and-video-collaboration-ubiquity

​Polycom, Inc. (Nasdaq: PLCM), the global leader in open standards-based unified communications, introduced its new corporate brand identity today, the culmination of the first major brand transformation the company has undertaken in its 22-year history. The new corporate brand underscores Polycom’s continuing transformation to a software-led company, driving rapid innovation in UC and video collaboration that is changing the face of communications and how businesses and industries collaborate worldwide. Please click here to access the Polycom Brand Video. “We believe Polycom is at the forefront of driving the best UC and visual collaboration experiences in the industry. Our innovations have literally made location irrelevant and changed the way the world works. Just as our company has evolved, so too must our brand evolve to reflect the impact of our innovation and the value it brings to our more than 400,000 customers,” said Andy Miller, CEO of Polycom. “Video collaboration is mission critical in organisations today. It’s improving the way we work, create and design, learn, run governments, protect citizens and save lives. Our vision is to make video collaboration ubiquitous and we’re delivering on this vision through creating software-based innovations for mobile, social and cloud platforms, as well as by working with our nearly 7,000 partners to drive interoperability and extend the reach of video.” “Polycom and the industry have evolved considerably since the introduction of our original brand identity more than 20 years ago,” said Kate Hutchison, CMO of Polycom. “Today, Polycom is leading the industry in creating open, standards-based video collaboration experiences that remove the barriers of distance and time, connect experts where they’re needed most, and create trust and understanding through high definition, face-to-face connections. Our new corporate brand identity reflects our company’s software focus and our brand promise: to create experiences that push the greatness of collaboration forward.” Polycom’s new brand identity is now live on Polycom’s websites globally. In addition, people around the world will begin seeing the new Polycom brand first-hand through Polycom software that powers mobile video collaboration on a wide range of devices, from tablets, smartphones and laptops to browser-based and social applications. The new Polycom brand will also soon be prominent in a range of other familiar environments, including immersivetelepresence theatres, conference rooms and desktop solutions in the office. The first major industry event where the new brand will be revealed is InfoComm in Las Vegas, Nevada in mid-June. The new Polycom brand identity is now visible at the Company’s new headquarters and customer experience centre in San Jose, California (officially opening in the US summer). Additional Polycom offices and customer experience centres globally will transition to the new branding in the coming quarters. Polycom History to Today Polycom was founded in 1990 and, in 1992, Polycom introduced the innovative Polycom® SoundStation® conference phone, the high-quality, triangular speaker phone that has become an industry standard (surpassing 4million units shipped in 2011). Today, Polycom has grown to a $1.5 billion company (2011 revenue) with more than 800 technology patents (issued and pending) and 32 product lines. Polycom is the global leader in open standard-based unified communications and video collaboration solutions, serving industries and enterprises of all shapes and sizes. Polycom® RealPresence™ video solutions, powered by the Polycom® RealPresence™ Platform software infrastructure, consistently inspire and enable new business models, services and collaborative relationships. By creating a video culture wheremeeting face-to-face with anyone, anywhere, is possible, organisations in different industry sectors across the globe are realising significant competitive advantages using Polycom solutions through increased productivity and responsiveness, enhanced relationship-building and reduced travel. Polycom offers a range of RealPresence video solutions across multiple environments: from RealPresence Mobile software for users on the go; to RealPresence Desktop, Room and Immersive solutions for the office; to cloud-delivered and Web-based video collaboration solutions. About Polycom Polycom is the global leader in open standards-based unified communications (UC) solutions for telepresence, video and voice powered by the Polycom RealPresence Platform. The RealPresence Platform interoperates with the broadest range of business, mobile, and social applications and devices. More than 400,000 organisations trust Polycom solutions to collaborate and meet face-to-face from any location for more productive and effective engagement with colleagues, partners, customers, specialists and prospects. Polycom, together with its broad partner ecosystem, provides customers with the best total cost of ownership, interoperability,scalability, and security for video collaboration, whether on-premises, hosted, or cloud-delivered. Visit www.polycom.asiaor connect with Polycom on Twitter, Facebookand LinkedIn. © 2012 Polycom, Inc. All rights reserved. POLYCOM®, the Polycom logo, and the names and marks associated with Polycom’s products are trademarks and/or service marks of Polycom, Inc. and are registered and/or common law marks in the United States and various other countries. All other trademarks are property of their respective owners.

2012-05-25T02:59:00Z fluke-calibration-joins-the-global-measurement-community-to-celebrate-metrology-for-safety-during-world-metrology-day

May 21, 2012 – World Metrology Day commemorates the signing of the Meter Convention on May 20, 1875. Fluke Calibration, a leader in precision calibration instrumentation and software, joins the rest of the global metrology community to celebrate the importance of measurements.The theme for World Metrology Day 2012 is “Metrology for Safety.” Fluke Chief Corporate Metrologist Jeff Gust, said, “Fluke Corporation, one of the world’s leading metrology companies, is dedicated to facilitating workers’ safety through test and measurement tools as well as education. Fluke Corporation manufactures a myriad of products associated with safety.”For example, Fluke has created an entire program dedicated to electrical measurement safety, complete with presentations, videos, checklists and application notes. The videos and application notes are offered free of charge to users of Fluke products and the presentations support both private industry training programs and educator curricula.Gust said, “The Fluke Product Evaluation group works with the Fluke Metrology team to ensure that all of the equipment associated with safety measurements is traceable through Fluke Primary Measurement Laboratories to National Measurement Institutes, which in turn are traceable to the International System of Units (SI), as determined by the Meter Convention.“Complex systems of documentary standards, traceable measurements, laboratory testing, and engineering help to provide people around the world with products that ensure their safety.”# # #For more informationFor more information from Fluke Calibration, contact contact Fluke Australia, Locked Box 5004, Baulkham Hills, NSW 2153, call (02) 8850-3333, fax (02) 8850 3300, or e-mail sales@fluke.com.au. Visit Fluke’s website at www.fluke.com.au.About Fluke CalibrationFluke Calibration is a leader in precision calibration instrumentation and software for electrical, temperature, pressure, flow, and RF measurements. Calibration products from Fluke Calibration are found in calibration facilities around the world, including National Metrology Institutes, that demand the highest levels of performance and reliability, backed by state of the art metrology and uncompromising support. They are relied on by quality engineers, calibration technicians, and metrologists to instill confidence in the measurements that are critical to their organisations for quality, safety, reliability, and cost. Fluke and Fluke Calibration are trademarks of Fluke Corporation. The names of actual companies and products mentioned herein may be the trademarks of their respective owners.

2012-05-25T02:57:18Z why-your-online-business-must-be-mobile

Mobile web browsing isn’t the next big thing. It’s the current big thing – and it’s getting bigger and better all the time as more and more businesses work out smarter ways of connecting with an ever-growing audience. A couple of years ago, having a mobile version of your business’s website – or even a bespoke application customers can download and personalise – was considered a sort of optional extra in terms of your online presence. This is no longer the case. Especially not in Australia, which leads the world in terms of how fast the population has taken to smartphones and tablets as their preferred method of keeping in touch and browsing the web. And it’s not just browsing Australians are doing on their smartphones and tablets, either. It’s buying. For local shopping in particular, mobile devices have become phenomenally important to the ecommerce industry. If you’re going online with your business, investing in website design services is obviously going to be important. But equally as important is to invest in a quality mobile website design – because that’s going to be key to connecting with the increasingly dynamic online shopping market. Whether you’re creating an ecommerce store or simply a website for a physical, offline business, having a mobile web presence is really important. A huge percentage of local searches takes place on mobile devices. People look for places to have coffee, buy lunch and get good deals on things like clothes and shoes. They try to find local tradesmen who can fix taps and roofs and be there in less than 20 minutes. The web puts everything at our fingertips – but we do still like to keep it local when we can. Whether it’s a local amenity or a pair of designer shoes from Italy, mobile e-commerce makes it super easy for customers to get what they want. The simple, stripped-back mobile website keeps things quick and basis. Because the mobile browsing experience is primarily about convenience and speed. Having a concise, fast-loading mobile website design is a great way to give your customers an instant way to get in touch with you. A simple “call now” button on your landing page means they can switch from browser function to phone function and be speaking with you immediately to get more information, sign up to a service or make an appointment. The masses are embracing the small screen. To capture their attention and encourage them to buy from you, it’s important your business embraces the small screen too.

2012-05-25T02:39:00Z informatica-brings-master-data-management-to-big-data-social-cloud-and-mobile-computing

May 17, 2012 – Informatica Corporation (NASDAQ: INFA), the world’s number one independent provider of data integration software, has announced Informatica MDM 9.5 which provides breakthrough capabilities in master data management (MDM) for social media, cloud computing, mobile and big data. Key elements include delivering on the vision of the social customer master and introducing master data timeline for effective date versioning. “Informatica MDM 9.5 aligns industry-leading master data management technology with all four megatrends that are redefining the industry and propelling growth: big data, social computing, cloud computing and mobile computing,” said Dennis Moore, senior vice president and general manager, MDM, Informatica. “With Informatica MDM 9.5, the door is open for organisations to engage in effective social ecommerce, take MDM to the cloud, enable the mobile workforce and scale MDM for today’s big data realities.” MDM for the cloud The proliferation of cloud applications is dis-aggregating data in the cloud and in danger of driving significant data issues across enterprises due to this accelerating fragmentation. MDM is the critical technology required by all enterprises to ensure point of data entry de-duplication and cleansing; data consolidation across cloud and internal applications; and supporting trusted 360 degree views of customer relationships and business processes. Without MDM enterprises will fail to deliver on the value of cloud applications since multiple CRM or customer service clouds will fail to align customer data across the hybrid enterprise. Informatica MDM powers a complete and trusted view of customer interactions and master data relationships across all application instances and systems, cloud or on-premise. Consequently, organisations gain a cost-effective and low risk way to: * ensure trustworthy consolidated customer data for use in Salesforce CRM, Microsoft Dynamics and other CRM applications * enable the use of master data in cloud analytic and operational applications. “As customers modernise their IT portfolio with software that enables cloud, social media, mobile, and big data, they are requiring that MDM adopt these mega trends as well to propel their competitive advantage for faster time-to-value, social customer understanding and ubiquitous mobility,” said Steve Jones, Global Head of MDM, Capgemini. “Informatica and Capgemini are vanguards in bringing cutting-edge technologies to our mutual customers. The combination of Informatica MDM 9.5 cloud social media, mobile, and big data capabilities and Capgemini’s implementation excellence in these areas will ensure customer success.” Social MDM: enabling social ecommerce Informatica MDM 9.5 lets organisations move far beyond the traditional customer-MDM paradigm of reconciling an individual’s identity across multiple internal systems to create a new organisational imperative of building a common customer profile. With Informatica MDM 9.5, organisations are able to: * reconcile a customer’s identity across multiple social mediums to create a common customer social profile, and then marry that social customer master with the customer’s corporate profile to drive better customer insights * integrate customers’ corporate profile information into their social networking applications to drive closer, more profitable customer relationships. As a result, with opt-in permission from individual consumers, Informatica MDM 9.5 empowers retailers, manufacturers, service providers and other companies to: * improve target marketing with social information about customer preferences * leverage trusted 360-degree view of the customer and their friends from the social site to determine the network of customer’s influence * deliver authoritative, trusted data into the consumers’ Facebook applications, such as purchase histories * engage in enhanced e-commerce within Facebook using authoritative and trusted data. “MDM is about delivering benefits to the business. Mega trends such as cloud, mobile, social media play a key role in enhancing business value," said R "Ray" Wang, Principal Analyst and CEO of Constellation Research, Inc. "Vendors who provide MDM technology to embrace these mega trends will increase the benefits and business value to their customers.” Data timeline: effective date versioning Informatica MDM 9.5 introduces a unique data timeline capability to track changes to data records and provide visibility into precisely what a version of a record looked like at any point in time. Organisations can use the new capability to: * support compliance, risk management and auditing, answering such questions as, “We know something happened, but when did we know that it was going to happen.” Mobile MDM: iPad App Informatica MDM 9.5 also takes MDM to the streets and into customer locations. A new Informatica MDM iPad App lets mobile users view trusted master data residing in Informatica MDM. The iPad App: * provides anytime, anywhere visibility into customer transaction, social and master data * marries single, trusted customer views with iPad location-based services to deliver location-specific customer information to sales and service reps * simplifies the managing of customers in a specific geography. Big data: high velocity master data resolution The big data volumes and complexities unleashed by social, cloud and mobile computing place enormous pressures on MDM implementations. Virtual/online entity resolution across email, Twitter and social networks is now added to traditional entity resolution across internal systems. IP addresses, timings, access modes and word usage are now part of the entity resolution equation; while today’s high volume/high velocity data has a multiplying effect on everything to do with MDM. Informatica MDM 9.5 comprehensively supports master data resolution for big data, letting organisations leverage high performance, low cost computing infrastructures to: * quickly resolve entities such as customer identities in big data * efficiently engage in large batch data de-duplication when dataset partitioning is not possible * cost-effectively power social media analysis, linking/correlating fragments of entities into complete entities for meaningful interaction analysis. Availability Informatica MDM 9.5, as part of the Informatica 9.5 platform, is available at the end of June 2012. ### About Informatica Informatica Corporation (NASDAQ: INFA) is the world's number one independent provider of data integration software. Organisations around the world rely on Informatica for maximising return on data to drive their top business imperatives. Worldwide, nearly 5,000 enterprises depend on Informatica to fully leverage their information assets residing on-premise, in the Cloud and across social networks. For more information, call +1 650-385-5000 (1-800-653-3871 in the U.S.), or visit www.informatica.com. Connect with Informatica at http://www.facebook.com/InformaticaCorporation, http://www.linkedin.com/company/informatica and http://twitter.com/InformaticaCorp. Note: Informatica, PowerCenter, Informatica Platform and Informatica MDM are trademarks or registered trademarks of Informatica Corporation in the United States and in jurisdictions throughout the world. All other company and product names may be trade names or trademarks of their respective owners.

2012-05-25T02:21:31Z one-good-piece-of-housing-news

Despite a seemingly constant flow of negative news regarding the state of Australia’s housing and residential construction market, one set of numbers stands out as offering some form of cause for hope: housing affordability. In the three months to March, the HIA Commonwealth Bank Housing Affordability Index improved by 3.7 points, or 6.4 per cent to come in at just under 65.0. At this level, overall housing affordability in Australia is up 11 per cent when compared with the same quarter last year. HIA Senior Economist Andrew Harvey says the latest figures are encouraging. “In the March quarter we observed a modest increase in earnings, a modest decline in lending rates and a softening in the median dwelling price, so all factors moved in a direction which improved housing affordability,” Harvey says. “Cuts to the RBA cash rate totalling 50 basis points in late 2011 should have provided a much larger boost to affordability in the quarter, but the impact was eroded as lenders widened the margin between mortgage rates and the cash rate. After accounting for the wider margins, the average mortgage rate during the March quarter was only 13 basis points lower than in the December quarter.”...Continue Reading

2012-05-25T01:51:18Z talent-retention-is-your-best-growth-strategy

Businesses that don’t have a comprehensive talent retention strategy in place risk losing their key staff, according to executive leadership organization The Executive Connection (TEC). As Australia slowly makes its way out of the GFC, many businesses are worried about losing their key staff – and not without cause. The latest Australian Employee Satisfaction & Motivation Study by SEEK shows that two out of every three employees are keeping an eye out for a new role.  During May to August, TEC has opened up the opportunity for businesses without a talent retention strategy to have their key staff experience the KEY Executive Program, which is designed for the personal and professional development of senior executives that report to the business owner or CEO.  With better leadership skills, KEY Executives can help move their company towards a successful future  KEY Executive members meet monthly with a group of up to 18 senior executives from non-competing businesses. Each KEY group is managed by a TEC Chair, an ex CEO with broad business experience who acts as coach and mentor and understands the challenges of being a senior executive. “Most business leaders know that retaining their star performers takes more than a pay rise. Training courses offer a range of development opportunities that can help in the short term but they don’t sustain change. Coaching is great for personal development but does not provide the collective wisdom of a group,” says TEC Head of Marketing, Diana Terrones “To really make an impact on your senior management team, you should consider a continuous peer review program such as our KEY Executive program.” Senior staff members stand to gain the most from being exposed to new technologies, strategies and operational methods that they can learn from their peers in different organisations. The ROI for the business is clear and key staff will be grateful that their skills are being challenged and kept up to date and relevant. Businesses that want to thrive need to look after the people who understand and care about the organization. The senior management team can create success or failure and investing in their leadership skills will reap the best rewards. Find out more or register for an up-coming event HERE.

2012-05-25T01:33:55Z coveraustralia-has-announced-they-are-changing-the-way-people-buy-insurance

On May 24, 2012 CoverAustralia announced that they were looking to change the way that people buy life insurance. News of this sent shock waves through the industry as local Australians asked what the company meant by this position. When asked they informed us that they have taken the time to carefully screen all of the insurance companies that are in their network. This was done so that no customer of CoverAustralia would ever have to worry about penalties or fees if they were not happy with the service or plan that they received. CoverAustralia noted that they provide their clients with the professional advice and service that Aussies deserve and have come to expect from their online insurance brokerage. CoverAustralia has helped Australians all across the country to find the right life insurance policy, and they have done this for over 27 years. This brokerage firm has striven to exceed their competition and to change the face of insurance for future generations. An Australian can now even pick up the phone and speak with an advisor and receive free advice. Some of the insurance coverage options that are available are accident, and child insurance. Each company that gets entered into the Platinum Partnership Program has been carefully screened before they are placed into the program. If an insurance company does not meet the requirements they do not move forward with CoverAustralia. The customers that have provided testimonials have commented about their joy of having no longer term contracts. That it provides them with a sense of security and confidence in their purchasing decision. They also appreciated how this online insurance brokerage firm did not charge them any fees for the service they received. That meant that for the customers, they could get free advice and free support so that they could receive the best options for their needs without having the worry about the bill at the end of the consultation. We asked how CoverAustralia advisers are changing the way that people buy their life insurance and they responded by letting us know that Australian’s no longer have to feel intimidated and unsure, there is hope, and there is help. They have insurance advisers standing by to answer any life insurance enquiries. There are options available. When you call 1300-366-817 you will be connected with an adviser that will be available to answer your questions. You can also visit the website directly at: http://www.coveraustralia.com.au/

2012-05-25T01:21:00Z m-tech-to-distribute-websense-security-solutions-in-anz

SYDNEY, May 25, 2012. Distributor M.Tech Australia has announced the addition to its security portfolio of Websense, a global leader in unified web security, email security, mobile security and data loss prevention (DLP). M.Tech Regional Business Manager, Paul Lim, said: “M.Tech is proud to be distributing Websense solutions in Australia and New Zealand. Websense’s TRITONarchitecture and new mobile security offering, backed by our ability to execute and support across five offices, will allow us to deliver through our channel partners an accredited market-leading secure web gateway and data loss prevention solution to customers throughout Australia and New Zealand.” Gerry Tucker, ANZ Country Manager, Websense, said: “M.Tech Australia is a focused niche security distributor, whose regional strength and skilled industry expert sales and engineering teams will add value to Websense. At the same time, Websense TRITON fits perfectly with M.Tech’s portfolio of security solutions and value added services. It offers their reseller partners the opportunity to invest in building and supporting a burgeoning market that fulfils a real and present need and offers a chance to retain decent margins. “By working with leading partners such as M.Tech Australia, we gain opportunities to combine our expertise, including our close customer relationships, our innovation capabilities and our blended delivery model, to ensure we can deliver real business value to end users. We look forward to working closely with M.Tech Australia and providing them with training, engineering and marketing support to drive success.” Mr Lim says that M.Tech representation and channel coverage in the four Australian states as well as Auckland in New Zealand will give Websense state-based coverage throughout ANZ. Having four Websense technically certified resources spread across NSW, Victoria and Queensland, and a complement of Websense appliances, will allow channel partners and customers to trial the Websense solution effectively before purchase. In addition, M.Tech’s Asia Pacific coverage extends the capability of ANZ partners to support ANZ customers with Asia Pacific presence. About Websense Websense, Inc. (NASDAQ: WBSN), a global leader in unified web security, email security, mobile security, and data loss prevention (DLP), delivers the best content security for modern threats at the lowest total cost of ownership to tens of thousands of enterprise, mid-market and small organizations around the world. Distributed through a global network of channel partners and delivered as appliance-based software or SaaS-based cloud services, Websense content security solutions help organizations leverage social media and cloud-based communication, while protecting from advanced persistent threats and modern malware, preventing the loss of confidential information, and enforcing internet use and security policies. Websense is headquartered in San Diego, California with offices around the world. For more information, visit www.websense.com. Follow Websense on Twitter: www.twitter.com/websense Join the discussion on Facebook: www.facebook.com/websense About M.Tech Group The M.Tech Group of companies is part of the Singapore Exchange-listed Multi-Chem Group. Established in May 2002, M.Tech is a leading regional distributor of IT security, application delivery, network and video communication solutions, with operations in 25 cities in 10 countries across APAC. M.Tech is also an authorised training centre for security and network certified courses. For more details about M.Tech and its full spectrum of integrated products and solutions, please visit www.mtechpro.com For more information Monica Chong, M.Tech Australia Phone: +61.2.8987 0400 Email: monicachong@mtechpro.com David Frost PR Deadlines, for M.Tech Australia Phone: +61.2.4341 5021 Email: davidf@prdeadlines.com.au

2012-05-25T01:16:00Z getty-images-launches-innovative-new-watermark

Sydney, Australia – 25 May, 2012: Getty Images today announces an innovative change to its traditional watermark. The redesign sees the Getty Images watermark that is so familiar to content users now replaced with a more subtle, side-aligned icon that provides customers with vital information at a glance, and quick URL to license the image. Gone is the old watermark which many saw as an obstructive barrier. By rethinking how the vital information that each image carries is communicated, Getty Images and R/GA London have transformed the watermark into a helpful tool. The new watermark, which is live from today, has been introduced across Getty Images’ entire online stills collection, which encompasses more than 52 million images spanning creative and editorial content and highlights a more open, innovative and respectful way to highlight each image’s information. Customers can learn and explore more about the new watermark at www.gettyimages.com.au/watermark Jim Gurke, Senior Vice President, Marketing at Getty Images says: “We are very excited to introduce our new watermark, which was produced in collaboration with R/GA London and is the result of months of research and discussion with our customers and development team. During the beta phase, customer feedback was overwhelmingly positive and it was clear that the old watermark was seen as more of a hindrance than a benefit.” Gurke Continues: “We seized this as an opportunity to turn the watermark into a positive and industry-innovating tool, which we believe will greatly benefit our customers. Our new watermark now reflects what Getty Images is all about – sharing inspiring content while adding context and value. Furthermore, it also streamlines image sourcing, making it easier for our customers to access our content quickly and effectively.” The new watermark will: Display custom URLs which incorporates image number codes along with the URL, which offers customers a simple resource to find the imageCelebrate our photographers and contributorsEnable the image to be viewed as a whole, transforming a barrier into a benefitStreamline image sourcing for customers For more information on the new watermark, go to www.gettyimages.com.au/watermark - ENDS - About Getty Images Getty Images is one of the world’s leading creators and distributors of still imagery, video and multimedia products, as well as a recognized provider of other forms of premium digital content, including music. Getty Images serves business customers in more than 100 countries and is the first place creative and media professionals turn to discover, purchase and manage images and other digital content. Its award-winning photographers and imagery help customers produce inspiring work which appears every day in the world’s most influential newspapers, magazines, advertising campaigns, films, television programs, books and Web sites. Visit Getty Images at www.gettyimages.com.au to learn more about how the company is advancing the unique role of digital media in communications and business, and enabling creative ideas to come to life. Additional information on how Getty Images inspires and powers communications can be found on The Getty Images Blog at blog.gettyimages.com as well as on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/gettyimagesANZ and Twitter at www.twitter.com/gettyimages.com. For further information contact: Christine Law at Howorth T: +61 (2) 8281 3256 E: christine@howorth.com.au Steven Reilly at Howorth T: 02 8281 5311 E: steven@howorth.com.au

2012-05-25T01:04:00Z micro-focus-mainframe-solutions-providing-a-new-approach-to-business-application-service-delivery-and-innovation

According to Standish Group, 70% of CIOs believe the mainframe has a central, strategic role today. However, the mainframe poses challenges for IT teams: high operating costs, limited flexibility to support changing requirements and the need for specialized skills are all constricting the mainframe’s business value. In response to the mainframe challenge, Micro Focus® (LSE.MCRO.L), the leading provider of application modernisation, testing and management solutions, is launching its Enterprise product set, which enables customers to optimise all aspects of mainframe application delivery, drive down costs, increase productivity, and accelerate innovation. Bruce Craig, country manager, Australia and New Zealand, at Micro Focus said: “It’s time the industry addressed the mainframe ‘elephant in the room’. Enormous business value is built into the mainframe environment but the applications it runs are way behind where the business needs them to be. Modernisation projects take too long, and costly ongoing increases in capacity are required. This calls for an optimisation strategy to simplify the application landscape and its delivery processes – taking advantage of much lower cost capacity that is readily available today in the form of Windows, Unix, Linux and the cloud.” Continuing, Craig said: “Importantly, the Enterprise product set delivers all this without the need to start from scratch, so organisations can build on the significant investments already made in business applications – potentially saving millions of pounds and thousands of man-hours in the process.” The Enterprise product set comprises: • Enterprise Analyzer– allows organisations to closely analyse the flexibility of applications; the technical metrics; what stakeholders or users believe is important; the cost-effectiveness of what is owned; impact analysis, and much more. Decision makers in the enterprise can leverage a clear repository of business intelligence about the application portfolio; while programming staff gain technical information that increases confidence, and improves accuracy and quality. • Enterprise Developer– delivers the Integrated Development Environment (IDE) that transforms the green screen character-based mainframe development environment into the look and feel of languages such as Java. Current developers will typically work 40% more productively in the new environment, while new developers will have a familiar Windows-like interface that eliminates the steep learning curve of the mainframe environment. • Enterprise Test Server– enables organisations to free up mainframe MIPS by moving significant test cycles to a Windows server environment. By increasing available test capacity in this way, testing phases can be completed faster, quality can be improved through more extensive testing earlier in the development cycle, and delivery delays can be cut significantly. • Enterprise Server–the production deployment platform from Micro Focus which enables mainframe applications to be re-hosted “as-is” on to Windows, Unix or Linux servers and the cloud. By choosing where applications are hosted, organisations can achieve service delivery excellence, cut considerable execution costs and transform the value of applications for the business. This end-to-end solution delivers freedom of choice without the need to replace mainframe applications with a commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) package or re-write applications. In this way, Micro Focus can evolve mainframe systems with greater flexibility, lower cost, and with a solution that releases maximum value for an organisation’s business. To find out more about the Micro Focus Enterprise product set visit: http://www.microfocus.com/transform About Micro Focus Micro Focus, a member of the FTSE 250, provides innovative software that allows companies to dramatically improve the business value of their enterprise applications. Micro Focus Enterprise Application Modernisation, Testing and Management software enables customers’ business applications to respond rapidly to market changes and embrace modern architectures with reduced cost and risk. For additional information please visit www.microfocus.com Follow Micro Focus on twitter | linkedin | community

2012-05-25T00:56:00Z extreme-networks-delivers-new-cell-site-routers-to-finnet-s-ssp-yhtiot-for-faster-4g-mobile-services

SYDNEY– May 25, 2012. Extreme Networks, Inc. (Nasdaq: EXTR) today announced general availability of the E4G, an all Ethernet-based cell-site router for mobile backhaul deployments. The first product shipments of the E4G were delivered to Finnet Telecommunications Group company, SSP Yhtiöt. SSP provides mobile backhaul services to all local mobile operators in its area in Finland. Working through mobile infrastructure companies such as Ericsson and Motorola, Extreme Networks core Ethernet switches have been deployed in as many as 19 of the 20 largest mobile operators. Mobile backhaul deployments represent an adjacent market opportunity for Extreme that will allow mobile operators to migrate to faster 4G networks over time. SSP is deploying Extreme Networks E4G routers at its cellular towers to deliver faster data, voice and video services to its mobile operator customers. At the heart of the SSP deployment is an all-IP Ethernet solution. With the Extreme Networks E4G solution, SSP can deliver mobile backhaul for services up significantly faster than 3G networks. The faster speeds are made possible by software enhancements such as the 1588 precision time protocol (PTP), in addition to ultra-dense Gigabit Ethernet ports. “Mobile consumers have a growing demand for mobile data traffic, including multimedia entertainment and business communications, and to meet this need for our mobile operator customers, SSP requires an advanced and scalable Ethernet Mobile Backhaul solution from Extreme Networks,” said Riku Paarni, Director, SSPNET Operators and Services at SSP. “By deploying E4G cell-site router, SSP can support the migration to the faster 4G speeds while also supporting legacy network infrastructures (T1/E1 TDM).” Extreme Networks E4G MBH solution helps meet the evolving demands of mobile operators through resilient synchronous Gigabit Ethernet (GbE) backhaul that provides support for multiple generations of services. This fully scalable mobile backhaul architecture helps ease the migration from legacy 2G and 3G radios to next-generation 4G mobile services, LTE, offering boosted performance with line-rate Gigabit Ethernet and capabilities for 10 GbE and beyond. “Mobile data traffic continues to grow rapidly and 4G networks will ultimately serve to underpin the daily communications of millions of global users,” said David Ginsburg, CMO of Extreme Networks. “Extreme Networks is proud to work with SSP as it advances its network with our all-Ethernet cell-site routers.” Mobile service provider revenue growth is increasingly driven by mobile services, smartphones and tablet applications that need high-speed access to data-hungry applications. Featuring a 1RU form factor, the Extreme Networks E4G-400 enables 4G mobile backhaul networks through three key capabilities – carrier-class resiliency, line-rate performance and synchronization. A scalable cell site aggregation router, the E4G enables mobile operators to manage and aggregate TDM and Ethernet services and their associated protocols onto a single, economical and efficient Ethernet mobile backhaul network. About Extreme Networks, Inc. Extreme Networks is a technology leader in high-performance Ethernet switching for cloud, data center and mobile networks. Based in Santa Clara, CA, Extreme Networks has more than 6,000 customers in more than 50 countries. For more information, visit extremenetworks.com . Extreme Networks, and the Extreme Networks logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Extreme Networks, Inc. in the United States and/or other countries. All other names are the property of their respective owners. Extreme Networks’ distributors in Australia and New Zealand are Brightstar and Networld Systems (Distribution Central). For more information James Owens Regional Director, Australia and New Zealand Extreme Networks Mobile: +61 (0) 430 166 691 Email: jowens@extremenetworks.com David Frost PR Deadlines Pty Ltd, for Extreme Networks Phone: +61-2-4341 50221 or +61 (0) 408 408 210 Email: davidf@prdeadlines.com.au

2012-05-25T00:28:00Z mindjet-projects-double-digit-growth-in-australia-driving-300-new-customers-this-year

Sydney, Australia – 25 May 2012 – Mindjet confirms its position as a leading business collaboration software provider, today announcing the opening of its new Sydney office, key promotions and new staff hires in Australia, to support expected increased demand for the company’s products in 2012. Mindjet has experienced greater than 20 percent year over year growth, counting more than 700 Australian customers to date. The company also projects greater than 50 percent growth, increasing its customer base to well over 1000 companies in 2012. Mindjet’s increased activity in the APAC region is supported by the recent promotion of Uwe Richter, International Vice President and General Manager at Mindjet, who is responsible for overseeing the business growth in the APAC region, in addition to Japan and EMEA. Since joining Mindjet in 2007, Richter has driven the company’s strategic success and development in Europe, and plans to expand the business further in Asia and Australia. Richter has successfully implemented the strategic development of Mindjet’s productivity-enhancing solutions for teams within a range of organisations, focusing on the strength of Mindjet’s products to enhance an individual’s creativity, as well team collaboration for planning and managing complex projects. “Mindjet’s European strategic success story is something we can replicate as we develop and grow in this region," said Richter. “I'm looking forward to introducing our new licensing model in the APAC region, which has proven to be very successful, and enthusiastically embraced by our European customers.” According to Cameron Ackbury, Senior Director APAC & Japan, the new office and hires are a part of an aggressive growth strategy to support increased demand and its strategic reseller partnerships in the region. “Over the past 12 months we’ve increased our number of strategic partnerships in this region. As a result we’ve seen impressive company growth which we expect to accelerate with additional resources including our new office, an increased sales and marketing headcount and new value added reseller partnerships and licensing models,” said Ackbury. “Australia possesses an economy that has diversified, and it is boosted by the strength of its services and resources industries. Mindjet is well positioned with key customer accounts in these industries – including some of most successful energy and mining, technology and banking companies – and looks to expand its footprint with a broad range of sales and marketing efforts targeted at the region’s largest and most innovative companies.” Working with Ackbury, the new team members will help drive an increase in the company’s local customer base forming a local hub to support and strengthen Mindjet’s channel activities and plans throughout Australia, Asia and Japan. The new regional appointments include: · Daniel Sims, Marketing Manager APAC & Japan, will drive Mindjet’s local marketing strategy and has extensive experience in supporting growing companies through the effective implementation of marketing initiatives. · Daniel Keegan is Enterprise Account Executive and he brings 5 years of experience in technology sales. Daniel will be responsible for expansion of the company’s local business and broadening out Mindjet’s top tier enterprise clients across Australia, New Zealand and Asia. · Sim Shah, Corporate Account Executive, will be focused on developing Mindjet’s local client base as well as driving customer engagement. The new team members join Conor O’Gorman, Manager of General Business Australia & New Zealand, who will be responsible for developing Mindjet’s presence in the ANZ markets as well as supporting their customers and channel partners to develop relationships and increase revenues. - Ends- About MindjetMindjet delivers collaborative work management software that generates ideas, organises information, stores and shares data, and manages workflow in a way that maximises the power of collaboration. Eight-three percent of the Fortune 100™ and 46 of BusinessWeek’s “World’s 50 Most Innovative Companies” rely on Mindjet to unite visions and actions and drive business success – let us show you why. ### Mindjet, MindManager and Mindjet Connect are registered trademarks or trademarks of Mindjet in the US and other countries. Microsoft, Microsoft Office, and SharePoint are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation, registered in the US and other countries. Apple, iPad, iPhone, Mac, and iWork are trademarks of Apple, Inc., registered in the US and other countries. iOS is a trademark of Cisco Systems, Inc., registered in the US and other countries. Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and all other names may be registered trademarks or trademarks of their respective owners. Media Contacts Amanda Conroy Espresso Communications Amanda@espressocomms.com.au P: + 61 422 472 883 Anthia Crosby Espresso Communications anthia@espressocomms.com.au P: +61 2 9904 4177