CorasWorks Releases Next Generation of CorasWorks Workplace Suite

CorasWorks Releases Next Generation of CorasWorks Workplace Suite

CorasWorks Corporation today released version 10 of the CorasWorks Workplace Suite. The Workplace Suite version 10 enables organizations to design, build and manage applications in SharePoint without the costs and complexity of custom code development.

Reston, VA (PRWEB) March 3, 2009 -- CorasWorks Corporation, a leading provider of software that makes it easier to develop applications on Microsoft SharePoint, today released version 10 of the CorasWorks Workplace Suite. The Workplace Suite is part of the CorasWorks Modular Application Development System, an application development system that has been deployed in more than 1,000 enterprises worldwide and enables organizations to design, build and manage applications in SharePoint without the costs and complexity of custom code development.

"Version 10 of the Workplace Suite is a completely new build and further extends our leadership in delivering the SharePoint community a comprehensive application development platform that enables organizations to gain maximum business value from their SharePoint investments," said Gary Voight, CEO of CorasWorks. "SharePoint continues to be a strong and growing development platform within the enterprise. The CorasWorks Workplace Suite, built on top of Microsoft SharePoint, gives organizations maximum business value at a significantly lower price point than traditional SharePoint implementations using custom development."

CorasWorks Workplace Suite version 10 is a comprehensive modular application development system that enables organizations to more effectively design, build and manage SharePoint environments without having to write custom code. Version 10 is the fourth generation of the system and takes advantage of new AJAX/Web technologies, unleashing end-users and power users to be more productive on the SharePoint platform.

Key features and capabilities of version 10 include:

•    Design Tools - Proven tools such as starter templates, master page wizards and navigation tools enable users to design high-performing, stable and sustainable solutions.

•    "Builder" Wizards - For faster construction and lower operating costs, users will have the ability to build rich Internet applications with mouse clicks instead of custom code.

•    One-Touch Management System - Features like centralized management and configuration, component lock-down, global links and programmatic site updates will significantly reduce the total cost of ownership of SharePoint solutions.

•    End-user Forms - Custom forms and out-of-the-box forms make it easy for users to add and edit data.

•    Business Process - Users can increase their productivity by using end-user actions / automation and workflow capabilities such as event-based triggers, scheduled activities and email notifications.

•    Displays, Dashboards and Reporting - Features such as grids, charts and calendars, data connections and aggregation, and custom reports and views deliver real-time data and increase user adoption by bringing the richness and usability of the Web to SharePoint solutions.

Visit http://www.corasworks.net/workplacesuitev10/ to find out more about version 10 of the Workplace Suite. CorasWorks customers and the broader SharePoint community can also visit the recently launched CorasWorks Community at http://community.corasworks.net for free downloads, white papers, design blueprints, how-to guides, forums, blogs and more.

About CorasWorks:

With more than 1,000 customers and more than 1 million users worldwide, CorasWorks is a leading provider of modular application development software for Microsoft SharePoint. Customers use CorasWorks products to build web-based solutions such as project- and process-oriented solutions and line of business applications. Its modular architecture makes it easy to design, build, and manage an integrated workplace of collaborative business applications, without the time and expense of custom development. For more information and online demos, please visit www.corasworks.net.

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Contact Information Nicole VanScoten

CorasWorks Corporation

http://www.corasworks.net

865-693-6934

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PowerDNN Adds DotNetNuke Security Notification Services

PowerDNN Adds DotNetNuke Security Notification Services

PowerDNN adds security notification service for DotNetNuke. This service provides customers weekly reports on the health and security of their DotNetNuke website.

Omaha, Neb. (PRWEB) March 3, 2009 -- Today, PowerDNN, the nation's leading provider of advanced hosting services for the DotNetNuke(R) community has launched its DotNetNuke Security Notification Service (http://powerdnn.com/Security/UpdateNotifications/tabid/365/Default.aspx) for the DotNetNuke 4.x and DotNetNuke 5.x platform. The DotNetNuke Security Notification Service provides weekly security reports on the status and health of DotNetNuke websites.

"In the history of the DotNetNuke platform, there have been many updates, new versions, new features, and security updates. Our DotNetNuke Security Notification Service allows customers get a detailed report on the health and security of their website," says Tony Valenti, CEO and founder of PowerDNN. "Combined with the DotNetNuke Core update system, this is an extremely valuable service that will ensure that our customers are always running the most stable and secure version of DotNetNuke."

"Content management systems and web application frameworks are just like web-based operating systems," says John Grange, PowerDNN's Chief Operating Officer. "Just as you should always apply Microsoft Updates and Windows Updates on a regular basis, it is just as important that you apply updates for your content management system as well."

PowerDNN is the only company offering free DotNetNuke security scans to its DNN hosting (http://www.PowerDNN.com) customers.

DotNetNuke and DNN are Registered Trademarks of DotNetNuke Corporation.

PowerDNN used with permission.

About PowerDNN.com (http://www.PowerDNN.com):

Founded in 2002, PowerDNN.com (http://www.PowerDNN.com) is the full circle DotNetNuke solutions provider, servicing organizations ranging from small businesses to Fortune 500 Companies to the Federal Government of the United States of America. Specializing in high-reliability, business-critical DotNetNuke solutions, Power DNN is the clear choice of business and technology experts who demand exceptional customer service and enterprise engineering support for DotNetNuke. Additional news and information about the company is available at www.powerdnn.com.

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Contact Information Tony Valenti

PowerDNN

http://www.PowerDNN.com

877-743-8366

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Banking, Finance, and Investment Taxonomy Now Available from the Taxonomy Experts at WAND

Banking, Finance, and Investment Taxonomy Now Available from the Taxonomy Experts at WAND

WAND's Banking, Finance, and Investment Taxonomy is designed to help financial companies organize information and improve the quality of enterprise search results. The taxonomy experts at WAND have made this financial taxonomy available now for integration into any enterprise search software.

Denver, CO (PRWEB) March 3, 2009 -- WAND, Inc (http://www.wandinc.com), the leading provider of pre-built taxonomies and taxonomies for enterprise search, has announced the release of its Banking, Finance, and Investment Industry Taxonomy. This taxonomy is now available for licensing and integration into any enterprise search or content application.

Research shows that knowledge workers are wasting from 10-20% of their time looking for information that cannot be found. This is incredibly costly for any company. Adding a taxonomy to an enterprise search environment helps to guide search and navigation so the expense of wasted employee time is reduced. The WAND Banking, Finance, and Investment Taxonomy allows financial companies to organize information so enterprise search is more effective, employees are more efficient, and information can be found.

The Banking, Finance and Investment taxonomy includes 1,526 terms and 1,006 synonyms organized into a hierarchical structure with topics including markets and exchanges, asset and investments, financial intermediaries, currency lists, investment benchmarks, financial crimes and frauds, and more. The taxonomy was created by finance experts who researched dozens of financial websites and resources to capture terminology important to the industry.

"The demand for pre-built taxonomies in enterprise search (http://www.wandinc.com/main/sol_enterprise.aspx) is exploding, and banking, finance, and investment is one of the key vertical segments driving that demand," according to Mark Leher, WAND's Vice President of Business Development. He added that "this taxonomy was designed specifically for banking, finance, and investment professionals and we expect this taxonomy will be particularly valuable for helping those professionals find critical information for their business."

The Banking, Finance, and Investment Taxonomy is just the latest addition to the WAND Taxonomy Library (http://www.wandinc.com/main/prod_tax.aspx) which already includes 37 taxonomies covering nearly every industry.

WAND taxonomies can be integrated into Vivisimo, SharepartXXL, Concept Searching, SmartLogic, Mondeca, Dow Jones Synaptica, Webchoir, Forest Rim, Endeca, and most other enterprise search applications or any software that can import taxonomies.

Contact Mark Leher at (303) 623-1200 x267 for information about pricing or to schedule a demo.

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Contact Information MARK LEHER

WAND, Inc.

http://www.wandinc.com

303-623-1200

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Ambient Insight Report: Recession Good for the Learning Industry

Ambient Insight Report: Recession Good for the Learning Industry

Venture Capital Flowing to Learning Technology Companies

Seattle, WA (PRWEB) March 2, 2009 -- According to a new report released by Ambient Insight, venture capital is flowing into learning technology companies at the highest rate since the last recession. There was a dramatic spike in private investments made to learning technology companies in 2007 and 2008.

"Private investment in 2008 totaled over $1 billion, higher than any other year in the last ten years except 2000," reports Sam S. Adkins, Ambient Insight's Chief Research Officer. "This report identifies the types of companies, products, and services that are attracting that investment. Over 160 learning technology companies were funded in 2008, compared to 50 in 1999."

A free Executive Overview is available at:

http://www.ambientinsight.com/Reports/LearningTechnology.aspx

The report is called, ''Private Investment Trends in the US Learning Technology Industry: 1999-2008 Longitudinal Analysis'' and includes a detailed analysis of the funding amounts across eight types of learning products. It also analyzes the capital flowing to the training outsourcing companies. The analysis compares the funding activity in the last recession to the patterns in the current recession. There are some similarities, but investment trends are different this time.

"In the last recession, the vast majority of investment went to Self-paced eLearning companies," comments CEO Tyson Greer. "This time capital is flowing to companies that are 'innovating their way out of the recession' with second and third-generation products."

The research provides evidence that the current recession is now a growth catalyst for both the sales of learning technology products and the investment in learning technology companies. While no industry is immune from a recession, education is known to be "recession-resilient" and investment firms are moving money into the industry in response to the downturn.

"There are discrepancies between total funding activity for specific product types and the product's potential revenue growth," adds Adkins. "On the other hand, there are clear revenue opportunities for both suppliers and investors that are targeting products with sustainable and long-term revenue streams."

For more information on this research, please contact:

Sam S. Adkins, Chief Research Officer

Ambient Insight, LLC

360-805-4298

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Contact Information Sam S. Adkins

Ambient Insight, LLC

http://www.ambientinsight.com

360-805-4298

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Free and Open Source Software to be at the Heart of Russian IT Development Strategy

Free and Open Source Software to be at the Heart of Russian IT Development Strategy

At a meeting on the 25th February Igor Shchegolev, Communications Minister of the Russian Federation declared that "the most promising developments in Russian Free and open source software (RFOSS) must be selected and then we must focus on them". The software services distribution company VDEL welcomes this move, and believes that this Russian government backing for free and open source software will ensure increased access to global markets and networks in the region through the adoption of new open standards and methodologies. A previous round-table discussion on IT-security on the 11th of February in Moscow had resulted in the refusal by major Russian developers and integrators to endorse a creation of a closed Russian operating system at the Russian Parliament's Committee bidding, and also underlined the importance of open source development.

Moscow, Russian Federation (PRWEB) March 1, 2009 -- On February 25th, 2009 the principal of the Ministry of Communications and Mass Communications met with representatives of Russian Free and Open Source Software (RFOSS) development companies, including VDEL, at the Ministry of Communications and Mass Communications of the Russian Federation. The purpose of the meeting was to discuss concrete steps that can be taken by the State to support RFOSS development process.

Igor Shchegolev, head of the Ministry of Communications and Mass Communications, declared that the focus must be on the areas of RFOSS with the highest potential. Addressing the RFOSS representatives he noted that with today's rapid world development of Free and Open Source Software, Russia must make the best use of its capabilities in this field. According to him, "the most promising developments in RFOSS must be selected and then we must focus on them".

Igor Shchegolev also stated that there should be national centers of competence that would attract foreign developers as well as promote the movement of domestic talent to the world market.

Speaking about the idea of an exclusively Russian operating system, he called it "exotic". He admitted that similar attempts had been made in some other countries, but weren't a success.

M.Prohaska, managing director of VDEL supports this and states "The idea of Open Source transcends any national, religious or racial regressional fictive borders, and puts any idea of 'national' intellectual property into its place - history. The future belongs to interconnected world of innovation and information that Open Source model is based on. We are very proud and happy that the Russian Government supports this view and wants to take active part in this world-wide phenomenon."

All the participants agreed that for the successful RFOSS development it is necessary for all developers to combine their efforts and to naturally establish industry associations. Igor Shchegolev said in his turn that the Ministry is eager to participate in such a project

Earlier Mr. Shchegolov also supported VDEL and Red Hat in their effort to create a Competence center in conjunction with several western vendors that will open in April. The main focus of the Competence center will be to transfer the best practices from other countries in the implementation of Open Source on the government level. Other goals will include:

-Bringing Open Source solutions that have proven to work to Russia

-Making sure relevant success stories and analysis of unsuccessful stories are presented, so that Russia will try to avoid mistakes made in other places

-Helping promote Russian products to the rest of the world

-Helping the formation of partnerships with the world wide community

-Making sure that Russian specific issues are included in the world wide Open Source projects.

Also present at the meeting were: V.P Ivannikov, RAS academician, the director of the Institute for System Programming, Y. Zhukov, the first deputy director of VNIINS, M.Prohaska, managing director of VDEL, A.V.Smirnov, director of Alt Linux, and D.V.Komissarov, adviser to the President of IT Company. Also present were the representatives of such companies as 1C, Lenovo, Integral, IBM, Parallels, R-Style, Korus Consulting, Sun Microsystems and others.

At a previous round-table discussion on IT-security, organized by the Russian Parliament Higher Technology Committee on the 11th of February, a proposal to pass all Open Source Software development work to state corporations was rejected by representatives of the Ministry of Communications and Mass Communications and almost all Russian IT-associations.

"It's unacceptable that the authors of the idea consider the Federal Public Procurement Law to be the main obstacle to Russian IT-development," Oleg Chutov, the head of the Department of Scientific and Strategic Development, admitted in his summary of the discussion.

"The Governments of China and Brazil made efforts to control the process of Open Source Software development, i.e. to create closed operating systems. This approach just led them to a dead end," stressed Milan Prohaska, the CEO of the software distributing company VDEL. "The idea of creating an exclusive Russian information system (to be developed in Russia and for Russian users only) is, in essence, an attempt to build an 'information ghetto' for Russian programmers, to limit them both at home and foreign markets".

Dmitry Efanov, the representative of The All-Russian Research Institute of Control Automation in the Non-Industrial Sphere (VNIINS), states that integration into the global development process is obligatory in order to create a real operating system in Russia. Ilya Massuh, advisor to the Ministry of Communications and Mass Communications, underlined the necessity to found a Russian Software Developers Association.

This release includes reporting from ITAR-TASS

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Contact Information Anna Boehm | Marketing

VDEL Informationstechnik & Consulting GmbH

http://www.vdel.com

3 1 478 75 0

Lucy Wills | UK PR

VDEL Informationstechnik & Consulting GmbH

http://www.vdel.com

044 797 472 9934

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RMS Warns; Be in the Driver Seat When Deciding on Your Software Solution

RMS Warns; Be in the Driver Seat When Deciding on Your Software Solution

Rod Sherr, CPA, President/CEO of Resource Management Solutions, suggests the following steps to keep your company in the driver's seat when selecting the right software application solution for your organization.

Los Angeles, CA (Vocus) February 28, 2009 -- Most companies understand they need help when looking at investing in a software solution. The real question is where they turn for help? If they turn to a software sales team before they are "ready", they could be making a very big mistake.

"Unfortunately, I have seen this happen too often," says Rod Sherr, CPA, President/CEO of Resource Management Solutions (RMS) (www.Consult-RMS.com), a California Corporation. "Many companies do not understand the protocol of selecting the right software application solution for their organization. They do spend time on researching what might work best for them but many neglect the first step to take before contacting the software vendors."

Sherr goes on to say that companies that give up the driver seat to a sales team may have already lost the battle. The dog and pony show does need to take place in the boardroom but the timing of this must be strategic. If vendors are invited in too soon, there may be promises made that cannot be fulfilled and companies may end up paying for a lot of customizations to get the software to perform to match their needs.

Sherr recalls walking into the boardroom of a very large client who had just signed a contract with a vendor to purchase their software. They got a great price but the ground work was not completed prior to the purchase. As a result, the company had well over 100 customizations to the software to get it to perform adequately. Due to the numerous customizations, this implementation took longer to complete and ended up costing this company more than the cost of the other vendor's solutions. With this many customizations, it made their software impossible to ever upgrade.

What is the proper protocol? Sherr suggests the following steps to keep your company in the driver's seat:

1. Document your company's current (AS IS) state. Sherr says, "you need to know where you are before you can determine the path of where you need to go."

2. Prepare a needs assessment, a list of your business requirements and objectives. Prioritize what is most important functionality wise to you. In other words, what are your "must haves" verses your "like to haves".

3. Once current state is defined and documented along with business requirements, a company is ready to write their requirements in the form of a request for proposal (RFP). This is then submitted to the public and is the formal invitation for software vendors to submit their proposals. Pay very close attention to how each vendor addresses your needs.

4. Once the proposals are reviewed, companies are now ready to invite vendors to the party. This is where vendors need to answer questions and show you the functionality of their software.

Sherr says, "make sure all questions get answered by the vendors. Do not leave anything unanswered." A good software salesperson will be able to show their potential client live scenarios of any areas of functionality that they have a question about. If vendors can't reproduce the scenario or don't answer the questions fully, don't sign their contract until they prove their case. Sherr urges companies to spend the time necessary to prepare for their software selection and be ready to ask the software vendors the tough questions. By following these steps, a company can greatly reduce under-performance and project failure risks.

Resource Management Solutions (RMS) (www.Consult-RMS.com) is a professional services consulting firm specializing in improving the processes that directly affect the productivity and management of Human Capital. By making improvements to the processes in these areas and with the use of today's technology, RMS is able to show their clients how to increase productivity and reduce labor costs thus affecting the company's profitability. These cost reduction procedures RMS implements are sustainable for years to come. RMS has been serving their clients since 2000. A California-based Corporation, RMS has a solid record of accomplishment. It has gained the reputation of doing whatever it takes to ensure projects are successful. RMS has helped companies with up to 45,000 employees successfully implement ERP and Workforce Management Technology solutions in a timely cost effective manner. Call one of our offices today and see why people call RMS "the missing piece" to their projects. RMS looks forward to serving you soon.

Contact:

NAME: Scott Siderman

EMAIL: SSiderman(at)Consult-RMS.com

PHONE: 866-361-1704 ext. 708

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Contact Information Scott Siderman

Resource Management Solutions

http://www.Consult-RMS.com

866-361-1704

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Japan's Pioneer of Token-Less One-time Password System Developer, PASSLOGY Calls for Sales Agencies in the US

Japan's Pioneer of Token-Less One-time Password System Developer, PASSLOGY Calls for Sales Agencies in the US

Passlogy Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Tokyo, Japan), announced today that it is seeking sales partners in the US, who would promote and sell the revolutionary one-time password (OTP) authentication system, PASSLOGIC, through valued customer channel, and provide customer support services.

New York (PRWEB) February 27, 2009 -- Passlogy Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Tokyo, Japan), announced today that it is seeking sales partners in the US, who would promote and sell the revolutionary Passlogy products through valued customer channel, and provide customer support services.

As featured in the Network World January 2009 issue* as among the most secure, flexible, and easy-to-use in the industry, Passlogy's signature token-less one time password (OTP) authentication system, PASSLOGIC, made its debut in the US market this year. (*see Network World January 2009 Issue (http://www.patternpass.com/files/Tolly208981.pdf))

Given the current economic crisis, it has become more critical than ever to prioritize the cost performance of essential business tools in order to achieve a highly lean, effective operation. One possible way to cut costs is to adopt ID administrative products. They could reduce various tangible and intangible operating expenses. On the other hand, using one ID password to gain access to multiple systems raises security risks. Thus, enormous hidden costs could be expected.

In order to strengthen security level while still achieving a cost efficient operation, a one-time password (OTP) system is the best choice. If your business uses SSO or IDS, combined use of OTP is imperative.

Adopted by more than 400,000 users, Passlogy's US-patented PASSLOGIC is the leading token-less OTP authentication system among various OTP systems in Japan. Why not a hard token? The answer is simple. Cost efficiency. As the size of the organization grows, more operational costs are involved to administer hard tokens. The same can be said when there is a high employee turn over rate, or many employees are frequent travelers or transferred to other locations.

    

The following entities may gain a strong competitive edge and enjoy a synergic advantage by adding PASSLOGIC to their product lines:

•    Manufacturers

VPN manufacturers, SSO manufacturers, and authentication manufacturers can offer strengthened authentication by co-offering PASSLOGIC.

•    System integrators, distributors, and independent sales representatives

Sales agencies, distributors, and independent sales representatives of VPN or SSO products, and system developers can provide a large array of security products, adding strong competitiveness to differentiate them from others in the market.

•    Infrastructure providers

Authentication infrastructures and payment clearing infrastructures can offer more secure, user-friendly login system to users.

•    Crowd computing services

PASSLOGIC's OTP is the perfect solution for SaaS, online-based services, and secured contents.

Upon calling for sales partners in the US, Passlogy welcomes all potential partners to visit a new demo page in its web site, www.PatternPass.com.

To apply for or inquire about a sales agency partnership opportunity, visit PatternPass Web Site (http://www.PatternPass.com) and contact PatternPass US representative.

About Passlogy Co., Ltd.

Established in February 2000 in Tokyo Japan, Passlogy was the early profounder of security issues in Japan. The firm has foreseen the arrival of the security age and viewed high security as not only an obvious necessity but also something that should be very convenient and unobtrusive to the user. Passlogy has since developed and perfected award winning authentication technology and solution, including Passlogy!ASP, awarded the Information Security Product Award at the INTEROP TOKYO 2007. The number of licenses Passlogy provides has steadily increased since its inception to more than 400,000 licensed users, including major Japanese airlines, banks, retailers, and high tech companies.

For more information, visit PatternPass Web Site (http://www.PatternPass.com).

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Contact Information Natsuyo Lipschutz

Passlogy Co., Ltd.

http://www.PatternPass.com

212-527-7540

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