BlackBerry 7 OS Approved by CESG for Government Use
Research In Motion (RIM) announced that CESG, the National Technical Authority for Information Assurance in the UK, has approved the BlackBerry 7 operating system for government use. The approval enables public sector workers to utilise the enhanced performance and rich functionality of the latest BlackBerry smartphones available in the UK.   [May 17, 2012]

Avaya DevConnect Marketplace Opens for Business
Avaya introduces the Avaya DevConnect Marketplace, a new website for customers and channel partners to search, explore, and engage business communications and collaboration solutions and services for businesses of all sizes from Avaya DevConnect Technology Partners. Avaya also announces the addition of four new offers to its Select Product Program (SPP), a go-to-market program that simplifies purchasing of third-party solutions through Avaya and its channel partners.   [May 17, 2012]

ObjectVideo Files Complaint Against Pelco
ObjectVideo, the leader in intelligent video, today announced it has filed a complaint in United States District Court of Virginia against Pelco of Clovis, California, USA. The complaint seeks damages as well as injunctive relief against the defendant for the sale of products that contain software features and functions which infringe certain ObjectVideo patents.   [May 17, 2012]

Foob.me Asks: Does Your Facebook Need a Facelift?
If you’ve ever had a face makeover or know someone who has, you’ve seen how dramatic the improvement can be. But what about your Facebook cover( http://www.foob.me )? Does it need a makeover? Most of us want to put our best face forward when we go out in public. Shouldn’t you do that on Facebook, too? After all, it’s one of your most important public faces. And how it looks says a lot about you.   [May 17, 2012]

Eyes on the Go, Inc. Estimates $56 Million in Revenue in 2015 with Over 11,000 Sites Installed
Eyes on the Go, Inc. (AXCG.PK) has experienced significant market interest in its GANDER.tv web site from entertainment venues in New York City. The feedback from consumers has been very positive. Coming to the end of its beta period, Eyes will be launching to the general public through marketing events and social media campaigns. Eyes will be leveraging its partnerships with its venue clients, with performers and with its national marketing agreement with the US’s largest food services company and forecasts that it will implement over 11,000 venue sites by the end of 2015.   [May 17, 2012]

ViaWest Introduces KINECTed Network Attached Storage (NAS) Offering
ViaWest, one of the largest privately-held data center, cloud computing and managed service providers in North America, announces the addition of a Network Attached Storage (NAS) product, delivered in partnership with industry leader, NetApp. Addressing the need of its clients for flexible storage options, ViaWest launches this new NAS product as part of its KINECTed Storage family, which also includes a high-performance Storage Area Network (SAN) offering.   [May 17, 2012]

PumpOne Launches FitnessBuilder.com Website; Announces 2.0 Update to Popular FitnessClass App for iPad
PumpOne, the leader in digital personal training solutions, announces a major overhaul and expansion of its popular FitnessClass brand with the launch of FitnessBuilder.com, which, like the FitnessClass App for iPad, includes the largest collection of high-quality on-demand, streaming fitness videos. With this launch, all of this great content is now available from any Mac or PC.   [May 17, 2012]

Twitter Content Incorporated into Factiva
Select Twitter streams are now available in Factiva, providing customers with relevant and timely social content alongside its vast archive of traditional media sources and blogs. The curated Twitter content in Factiva covers 31 industries, including energy, financial services and technology, with a focus on the most influential tweeters from around the globe.   [May 17, 2012]

Canadian-made “Hamlet” unspools at Cannes Film Market offering ambitious re-telling of classic Shakespeare tale
ID Communications Inc. announces the Cannes Market screening of Canadian feature film “Hamlet” written and directed by Bruce Ramsay, , in Cannes on May 17, 2012, at Gray 4 Cinema at 13:30. Based on the original text by William Shakespeare which traditionally runs more than 5 hours, the film sets out to engage modern audiences with the essence of Shakespeare’s time-tested story, in this rapid-paced 87 min adaptation, set in England in the 1940s.   [May 17, 2012]

Sphinx Productions to produce Altman, a feature-lenght documentary on Robert Altman
Sphinx Productions, EPIX, the multiplatform premium entertainment cable service, Astral’s The Movie Network and Submarine Entertainment announced today they will partner on the production of ALTMAN, a feature length documentary about the life and art of American film director Robert Altman (1925 - 2006) to be Directed & Produced by filmmaker Ron Mann. The deals were negotiated by David Koh, Dan Braun & Josh Braun and Stanley Buchthal on behalf of Submarine Entertainment & Dakota Group Ltd. along with Ron Mann of Sphinx Productions.   [May 17, 2012]

ViaWest Introduces KINECTed Network Attached Storage (NAS) Offering
ViaWest, one of the largest privately-held data center, cloud computing and managed service providers in North America, announces the addition of a Network Attached Storage (NAS) product, delivered in partnership with industry leader, NetApp. Addressing the need of its clients for flexible storage options, ViaWest launches this new NAS product as part of its KINECTed Storage family, which also includes a high-performance Storage Area Network (SAN) offering.   [May 17, 2012]

PumpOne Launches FitnessBuilder.com Website; Announces 2.0 Update to Popular FitnessClass App for iPad
PumpOne, the leader in digital personal training solutions, announces a major overhaul and expansion of its popular FitnessClass brand with the launch of FitnessBuilder.com, which, like the FitnessClass App for iPad, includes the largest collection of high-quality on-demand, streaming fitness videos. With this launch, all of this great content is now available from any Mac or PC.   [May 17, 2012]

Twitter Content Incorporated into Factiva
Select Twitter streams are now available in Factiva, providing customers with relevant and timely social content alongside its vast archive of traditional media sources and blogs. The curated Twitter content in Factiva covers 31 industries, including energy, financial services and technology, with a focus on the most influential tweeters from around the globe.   [May 17, 2012]

Canadian-made “Hamlet” unspools at Cannes Film Market offering ambitious re-telling of classic Shakespeare tale
ID Communications Inc. announces the Cannes Market screening of Canadian feature film “Hamlet” written and directed by Bruce Ramsay, , in Cannes on May 17, 2012, at Gray 4 Cinema at 13:30. Based on the original text by William Shakespeare which traditionally runs more than 5 hours, the film sets out to engage modern audiences with the essence of Shakespeare’s time-tested story, in this rapid-paced 87 min adaptation, set in England in the 1940s.   [May 17, 2012]

Sphinx Productions to produce Altman, a feature-lenght documentary on Robert Altman
Sphinx Productions, EPIX, the multiplatform premium entertainment cable service, Astral’s The Movie Network and Submarine Entertainment announced today they will partner on the production of ALTMAN, a feature length documentary about the life and art of American film director Robert Altman (1925 - 2006) to be Directed & Produced by filmmaker Ron Mann. The deals were negotiated by David Koh, Dan Braun & Josh Braun and Stanley Buchthal on behalf of Submarine Entertainment & Dakota Group Ltd. along with Ron Mann of Sphinx Productions.   [May 17, 2012]

Billing Error and Fraud could cost Operators nearly $300bn annually by 2016, Juniper Report Finds
A new report from Juniper Research has found that mobile network operators face losing nearly one-quarter of revenues - nearly $300 billion - to a combination of fraud and billing error by 2016. However, it argues that through the implementation of revenue assurance and fraud management solutions, network operators will be able to substantially reduce the scale of potential global leakage by more than $250 billion by that time.   [May 16, 2012]

PwC Unveils New Video Series on the Current State of Fraud and Corruption
PwC US released two video discussions in its new series, The Front Line of Fraud and Corruption, available on PwC.com. Both video discussions, "When the Whistle Blows" and "The New Paradigm of Dodd-Frank," feature industry professionals — including PwC partner Kristin Rivera — with deep insight into the latest fraud and corruption trends, strategies and behaviors.   [May 16, 2012]

London Olympics to Spark Explosion in Mobile Data Traffic
The London Olympics will mark a turning point in the digital communication revolution with digital going mainstream in the UK as sports fans are set to switch on one billion smart devices in the capital to follow the Games, says international consumer research specialist Intersperience.   [May 16, 2012]

CAE acquires Oxford Aviation Academy for C$314 million
CAE has acquired Oxford Aviation Academy (OAA), an industry-leading provider of aviation training and crew sourcing services for C$314 million. This acquisition strengthens CAE’s leadership and global reach in civil aviation training by increasing its training centre footprint, growing its Ab-Initio flight training network and extending its portfolio by adding OAA’s Parc Aviation, the global leader in pilot and maintenance crew sourcing for airlines and leasing companies.   [May 16, 2012]

Mobile Clearinghouse Network Chooses Windows Azure to Support Mobile Financial Services in the Cloud
Mobile Clearinghouse Network (MCHN), a Microsoft® Bizspark One member, will make their worldwide mobile hub available on Microsoft Corp.’s Windows Azure cloud platform. MCHN’s interoperable hub enables communication between all wireless carriers, mobile payment technologies and mobile devices.   [May 16, 2012]

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