Thursday, August 29, 2013
F5 to Present at Citi Conference
F5 Press Release:
F5 to Present at Citi Conference
Press Release | August 2013
August 29, 2013
F5 Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ: FFIV) today announced that company management will participate in the Citi 2013 Global Technology Conference at the Hilton New York Hotel, 1335 Avenue of the Americas, New York, N.Y.
F5’s presentation will begin at 9:00 a.m. ET on Tuesday, September 3. F5 representatives for the conference will include John McAdam, President and CEO, and Dennis Melton, Director, Finance.
A direct link to the live webcast will be available at http://www.f5.com/about/investor-relations/events-calendar/ and an archived copy will be accessible until October 3, 2013.
About F5 Networks
F5 Networks (NASDAQ: FFIV) makes the connected world run better. F5 helps organizations meet the demands and embrace the opportunities that come with the relentless growth of voice, data, and video traffic, mobile workers, and applications—in the data center, the network, and the cloud. The world’s largest businesses, service providers, government entities, and consumer brands rely on F5’s intelligent services framework to deliver and protect their applications and services while ensuring people stay connected. Learn more at www.f5.com.
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Seton Hall University Distributes the Multi-Mode PC to Students as Part of Mobile Computing Program: Back to School with a Lenovo ThinkPad Helix
Lenovo Press Release:
Equipped with Windows 8, the ThinkPad Helix functions first as a high performance Ultrabook. It has a full-size keyboard and a new five button clickpad that boasts 20 percent more surface area than traditional ThinkPad clickpads. When detached from its base, the tablet becomes the thinnest Intel® 3rd generation Core™ tablet with vPro, and has an on-board pen for easy navigation and interaction. The device’s 10 hour battery life redefines expectations for mobile computing by bringing together innovative technology and engineering that essentially eliminates the need to carry both a laptop and tablet.
Every incoming undergraduate freshman received a ThinkPad Helix during summer orientation and used the device for online activities to help them engage with their new classmates and campus. Returning juniors also received a Helix, and have the option to keep the device when they graduate.
First Impressions
Elizabeth Burke, a freshman business major, has been using the ThinkPad Helix for two months and is impressed with the dual modes – which will conveniently allow her to use the device in the classroom, library and dorm room. She also likes the Windows 8 platform – the center button makes jumping between programs and apps easy and fast. One of Elizabeth’s favorite features is the onboard pen. “The pen is great for highlighting and taking notes in the device while I’m reading,” said Burke. “It allows me to be as active a reader as I am with my regular textbooks.”
Rising senior Drew Holden served on the selection committee that selected the ThinkPad Helix. He is a proponent of the device due to its ease of use, flexibility as a laptop and tablet, and its light weight. “Another big selling point is the battery life,” said Holden. “I’m in the classroom two days of the week for eight hours each day, and the battery life is attractive because I can charge the device at night and use it all day without having to worry about it dying.”
Seton Hall expects the ThinkPad Helix to be particularly useful for students in programs with hands-on lab and field work:
“Seton Hall has been a 1:1 computing campus since 1998. Our students are vocal about their requirement of Microsoft Office, so we wanted to choose a device for the program this year that would fully capitalize on the benefits of Windows 8,” said Paul Fisher, associate chief information officer, Seton Hall. “The ThinkPad Helix gives our students the flexibility to meet all academic demands on the Windows 8 interface with either the pen or 10-point touch inputs in laptop and tablet form factor.”
“The ThinkPad Helix is an ideal device for enhancing student learning experiences in higher education,” said Sam Morris, worldwide education segment executive, Lenovo. “Students will complete assignments and gain practical experiences in and out of the classroom using the Helix with its portability, extended battery life and multiple use modes. We are confident this technology adoption will result in learning outcomes that will later serve as a model for other higher education institutions.”
Faculty Engagement
Seton Hall faculty each receive a refreshed device on a cycle of every three years, meaning about 150 will receive a ThinkPad Helix this year. Fisher anticipates faculty will use the device to write notes on the tablet and project onto a whiteboard during class. This will allow faculty to face students and remain engaged throughout class, rather than turn their back to write on the board. Faculty can also save the notes and send to students after class, so students can spend their time in the classroom actively listening and interacting instead copying every note on the board.
“The new Lenovo Helix provides faculty with enormous flexibility when infusing information technology into our learning environments,” said John H. Shannon, professor, Stillman School of Business at Seton Hall. “It allows me to move seamlessly between the tablet and laptop mode in any situation. The hybrid design of the Helix increases my ability to respond to the learning needs of my students.”
IT Team Dream
This is the first time in eight years that the majority of Seton Hall’s student body will receive the same device, streamlining IT support. These Windows 8 OS devices will seamlessly integrate with the existing IT environment, as the University’s IT department has been supporting Windows for years. Their familiarity with the platform allows them to keep data on the tablets as secure as on the laptops. Seton Hall is also a Microsoft Office 365 customer, so student email, file storage, collaboration, IM, telepresence and video conferencing are all in one cloud and available to everyone. “Students and faculty can communicate and collaborate at all times with easy integration into email and the office productivity suite,” said Fisher.
About Seton Hall University
One of the country’s leading Catholic universities, Seton Hall University has been a catalyst for leadership — developing students in mind, heart and spirit — since 1856. Home to nearly 10,000 undergraduate and graduate students and offering more than 80 rigorous majors, Seton Hall’s academic excellence has been singled out for distinction by The Princeton Review, US News & World Report and Bloomberg Businessweek. In recent years, dozens of Seton Hall students have been chosen for highly selective national and international awards, including Rhodes, Boren, Pickering and Udall scholarships. Since 2009, 13 Seton Hall students have been awarded Fulbrights, and others have been Truman finalists and Critical Language Scholars. Seton Hall, which embraces students of all religions, prepares its graduates to be exemplary servant leaders and caring global citizens. Its attractive main campus is located in suburban South Orange, New Jersey, and is only 14 miles by train, bus or car to New York City, offering a wealth of employment, internship, cultural and entertainment opportunities. The university’s nationally recognized School of Law is prominently located in downtown Newark. For more information, visit www.shu.edu.
About Lenovo
Lenovo (HKSE: 992) (ADR: LNVGY) is a US$34 billion personal technology company – the largest PC maker in the world and an emerging PC Plus leader – serving customers in more than 160 countries. Dedicated to exceptionally engineered PCs and mobile internet devices, Lenovo’s business is built on product innovation, a highly-efficient global supply chain and strong strategic execution. Formed by Lenovo Group’s acquisition of the former IBM Personal Computing Division, the Company develops, manufactures and markets reliable, high-quality, secure and easy-to-use technology products and services. Its product lines include legendary Think-branded commercial PCs and Idea-branded consumer PCs, as well as servers, workstations, and a family of mobile internet devices, including tablets and smart phones. Lenovo, a global Fortune 500 company, has major research centers in Yamato, Japan; Beijing, Shanghai and Shenzhen, China; and Raleigh, North Carolina. For more information see www.lenovo.com.
Seton Hall University Distributes the Multi-Mode PC to Students as Part of Mobile Computing Program: Back to School with a Lenovo ThinkPad Helix
Students will Use the Convertible Device for Lab and Field Work
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ and RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, NC – August 29, 2013: Seton Hall University and Lenovo today announced students have arrived on campus with a Lenovo ThinkPad Helix. The University has circulated more than 2,000 ThinkPad Helix devices to all incoming undergraduate freshmen and returning juniors as part of its Mobile Computing Program. The ThinkPad Helix is a premium hybrid convertible device – a PC and a tablet in one. Students can use it as a fully functioning laptop when they need a standard keyboard for content creation, “rip and flip” the tablet 180°and snap it back into the base for giving presentations, or fully detach the tablet for use in science labs or field work.Equipped with Windows 8, the ThinkPad Helix functions first as a high performance Ultrabook. It has a full-size keyboard and a new five button clickpad that boasts 20 percent more surface area than traditional ThinkPad clickpads. When detached from its base, the tablet becomes the thinnest Intel® 3rd generation Core™ tablet with vPro, and has an on-board pen for easy navigation and interaction. The device’s 10 hour battery life redefines expectations for mobile computing by bringing together innovative technology and engineering that essentially eliminates the need to carry both a laptop and tablet.
Every incoming undergraduate freshman received a ThinkPad Helix during summer orientation and used the device for online activities to help them engage with their new classmates and campus. Returning juniors also received a Helix, and have the option to keep the device when they graduate.
First Impressions
Elizabeth Burke, a freshman business major, has been using the ThinkPad Helix for two months and is impressed with the dual modes – which will conveniently allow her to use the device in the classroom, library and dorm room. She also likes the Windows 8 platform – the center button makes jumping between programs and apps easy and fast. One of Elizabeth’s favorite features is the onboard pen. “The pen is great for highlighting and taking notes in the device while I’m reading,” said Burke. “It allows me to be as active a reader as I am with my regular textbooks.”
Rising senior Drew Holden served on the selection committee that selected the ThinkPad Helix. He is a proponent of the device due to its ease of use, flexibility as a laptop and tablet, and its light weight. “Another big selling point is the battery life,” said Holden. “I’m in the classroom two days of the week for eight hours each day, and the battery life is attractive because I can charge the device at night and use it all day without having to worry about it dying.”
Seton Hall expects the ThinkPad Helix to be particularly useful for students in programs with hands-on lab and field work:
- Students wearing gloves in science lab can use pen input and not worry about getting chemicals on the touch screen. They can also use the pen to handwrite, rather than type, science and math equations.
- The ThinkPad Helix can give nursing students greater exposure to mock charting during practical education. Due to patient privacy rules, students are unable to handle patients’ medical charts, but they can bring their tablet and use the on-board pen to write their observations.
- Education majors will also use the ThinkPad Helix during their practical visits to capture their observations in the classroom by pen, photo, video or audio recording.
“Seton Hall has been a 1:1 computing campus since 1998. Our students are vocal about their requirement of Microsoft Office, so we wanted to choose a device for the program this year that would fully capitalize on the benefits of Windows 8,” said Paul Fisher, associate chief information officer, Seton Hall. “The ThinkPad Helix gives our students the flexibility to meet all academic demands on the Windows 8 interface with either the pen or 10-point touch inputs in laptop and tablet form factor.”
“The ThinkPad Helix is an ideal device for enhancing student learning experiences in higher education,” said Sam Morris, worldwide education segment executive, Lenovo. “Students will complete assignments and gain practical experiences in and out of the classroom using the Helix with its portability, extended battery life and multiple use modes. We are confident this technology adoption will result in learning outcomes that will later serve as a model for other higher education institutions.”
Faculty Engagement
Seton Hall faculty each receive a refreshed device on a cycle of every three years, meaning about 150 will receive a ThinkPad Helix this year. Fisher anticipates faculty will use the device to write notes on the tablet and project onto a whiteboard during class. This will allow faculty to face students and remain engaged throughout class, rather than turn their back to write on the board. Faculty can also save the notes and send to students after class, so students can spend their time in the classroom actively listening and interacting instead copying every note on the board.
“The new Lenovo Helix provides faculty with enormous flexibility when infusing information technology into our learning environments,” said John H. Shannon, professor, Stillman School of Business at Seton Hall. “It allows me to move seamlessly between the tablet and laptop mode in any situation. The hybrid design of the Helix increases my ability to respond to the learning needs of my students.”
IT Team Dream
This is the first time in eight years that the majority of Seton Hall’s student body will receive the same device, streamlining IT support. These Windows 8 OS devices will seamlessly integrate with the existing IT environment, as the University’s IT department has been supporting Windows for years. Their familiarity with the platform allows them to keep data on the tablets as secure as on the laptops. Seton Hall is also a Microsoft Office 365 customer, so student email, file storage, collaboration, IM, telepresence and video conferencing are all in one cloud and available to everyone. “Students and faculty can communicate and collaborate at all times with easy integration into email and the office productivity suite,” said Fisher.
About Seton Hall University
One of the country’s leading Catholic universities, Seton Hall University has been a catalyst for leadership — developing students in mind, heart and spirit — since 1856. Home to nearly 10,000 undergraduate and graduate students and offering more than 80 rigorous majors, Seton Hall’s academic excellence has been singled out for distinction by The Princeton Review, US News & World Report and Bloomberg Businessweek. In recent years, dozens of Seton Hall students have been chosen for highly selective national and international awards, including Rhodes, Boren, Pickering and Udall scholarships. Since 2009, 13 Seton Hall students have been awarded Fulbrights, and others have been Truman finalists and Critical Language Scholars. Seton Hall, which embraces students of all religions, prepares its graduates to be exemplary servant leaders and caring global citizens. Its attractive main campus is located in suburban South Orange, New Jersey, and is only 14 miles by train, bus or car to New York City, offering a wealth of employment, internship, cultural and entertainment opportunities. The university’s nationally recognized School of Law is prominently located in downtown Newark. For more information, visit www.shu.edu.
About Lenovo
Lenovo (HKSE: 992) (ADR: LNVGY) is a US$34 billion personal technology company – the largest PC maker in the world and an emerging PC Plus leader – serving customers in more than 160 countries. Dedicated to exceptionally engineered PCs and mobile internet devices, Lenovo’s business is built on product innovation, a highly-efficient global supply chain and strong strategic execution. Formed by Lenovo Group’s acquisition of the former IBM Personal Computing Division, the Company develops, manufactures and markets reliable, high-quality, secure and easy-to-use technology products and services. Its product lines include legendary Think-branded commercial PCs and Idea-branded consumer PCs, as well as servers, workstations, and a family of mobile internet devices, including tablets and smart phones. Lenovo, a global Fortune 500 company, has major research centers in Yamato, Japan; Beijing, Shanghai and Shenzhen, China; and Raleigh, North Carolina. For more information see www.lenovo.com.
SAP Helps HP Transform Expense Planning for Increased Efficiency and Accuracy
SAP Press Release:
SAP Helps HP Transform Expense Planning for Increased Efficiency and Accuracy
SAP NEWSBYTE - SAP AG (NYSE: SAP) has ushered in a new era of business planning with the SAP Business Planning and Consolidation application, version for SAP NetWeaver® powered by the SAP HANA platform. Customers like HP have taken advantage of the application to transform their finance organizations and gain unprecedented speed and new levels of insight.
SAP worked with HP to help its finance organization transition from segregated processes and multiple costly competing tools to a unified planning solution. The change has enabled HP’s finance team to more quickly and accurately create forecasts. SAP Business Planning and Consolidation helped decrease the time it takes employees to create a monthly expense plan by 20 percent. With SAP, HP enhanced its business planning with the power and speed of the SAP HANA platform, run on HP ProLiant blade servers, making it easier for its employees to work in finance by reducing the amount of non-value add work.
“SAP Business Planning and Consolidation combined with SAP HANA allows our business analysts to analyze data quickly and make informed decisions,” said Jim Mooney, program manager, Financial Planning and Simulation, HP. “The speed and detail that the SAP solution provides allows analysts to envision different scenarios and determine the best course of action while reducing the amount of time spent on data entry to creates an impressive level of forecasting efficiency.”
Nucleus Research ranked SAP a leader in its Corporate Performance Management Technology Value Matrix, published in June 2013, based on the company’s recent innovations in mobile, cloud and in-memory technology as well as integration with enterprise applications. SAP Business Planning and Consolidation is used by thousands of organizations to streamline planning and financial close processes to improve their top and bottom line. The application is designed to be owned and maintained by finance departments as well as other business users and features familiar and intuitive interfaces like Microsoft Excel and Web browsers and also incorporates mobile capability.
To learn more, watch a video from HP, “Enhance Business Planning with In-Memory Computing Technology.”
For more information, visit the SAP Newsroom. Follow SAP on Twitter at @sapnews and@SAPanalytics.
SAP worked with HP to help its finance organization transition from segregated processes and multiple costly competing tools to a unified planning solution. The change has enabled HP’s finance team to more quickly and accurately create forecasts. SAP Business Planning and Consolidation helped decrease the time it takes employees to create a monthly expense plan by 20 percent. With SAP, HP enhanced its business planning with the power and speed of the SAP HANA platform, run on HP ProLiant blade servers, making it easier for its employees to work in finance by reducing the amount of non-value add work.
“SAP Business Planning and Consolidation combined with SAP HANA allows our business analysts to analyze data quickly and make informed decisions,” said Jim Mooney, program manager, Financial Planning and Simulation, HP. “The speed and detail that the SAP solution provides allows analysts to envision different scenarios and determine the best course of action while reducing the amount of time spent on data entry to creates an impressive level of forecasting efficiency.”
Nucleus Research ranked SAP a leader in its Corporate Performance Management Technology Value Matrix, published in June 2013, based on the company’s recent innovations in mobile, cloud and in-memory technology as well as integration with enterprise applications. SAP Business Planning and Consolidation is used by thousands of organizations to streamline planning and financial close processes to improve their top and bottom line. The application is designed to be owned and maintained by finance departments as well as other business users and features familiar and intuitive interfaces like Microsoft Excel and Web browsers and also incorporates mobile capability.
To learn more, watch a video from HP, “Enhance Business Planning with In-Memory Computing Technology.”
For more information, visit the SAP Newsroom. Follow SAP on Twitter at @sapnews and@SAPanalytics.
Red Hat Positioned in the Leaders Quadrant of the Magic Quadrant for On-Premise Application Platforms
Red Hat Press Release:
Red Hat Positioned in the Leaders Quadrant of the Magic Quadrant for On-Premise Application Platforms
Raleigh
August 29, 2013Evaluation Based on Completeness of Vision and Ability to Execute
Red Hat, Inc. (NYSE: RHT), the world’s leading provider of open source solutions, today announced it has been positioned by Gartner, Inc. in the Leaders quadrant of the Magic Quadrant for On-Premises Application Platforms (1), for its solutions including Red Hat JBoss Middleware and OpenShift Enterprise, the company’s private Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) offering.
Gartner assessed 16 vendors in this Magic Quadrant, which profiles the leading application infrastructure vendors that provide IT developers and architects with complete end-to-end support for application projects for enterprise use. The full report is available here.
“Today's new software products are challenging, because of the many new architectural notions that are coming from the cloud, social, mobile and big data innovations taking place within the technology landscape,” noted the authoring analysts. “Core business applications retain many of their older architectural features, such as service orientation, separation of front and back ends, and loose coupling. ”
“In addition, developers are seeking cloudlike capabilities and behaviors. Organizations want their applications to be horizontally scalable, to take advantage of modern virtualized infrastructure, and possibly to leverage IaaS,” the report continued. “They must be easy to control from an operational point of view, and fully automated in those respects. They must also leverage new approaches in information management. In-memory data combined with the high degree of parallelism available in today's infrastructure can be used to create complex analytics and highly responsive transaction processing in modern applications.”
“In my opinion, Red Hat’s position in Gartner’s Magic Quadrant validates our track record of innovation and proven solutions for application development,” said Craig Muzilla, vice president, Middleware, Red Hat. “We have built our portfolio to support a wide range of application requirements, ranging from SOA-style business applications to private PaaS as organizations transition to the cloud.”
Red Hat’s portfolio of open hybrid cloud solutions includes several offerings for on-premise application development. Red Hat JBoss Middleware is a comprehensive portfolio of middleware solutions that help customers optimize their business processes, including an application server, service-oriented architecture, business rules management system, enterprise service bus, and messaging. OpenShift Enterprise is a versatile platform for application development, operations, and IT architecture as it provides users with access to a cloud-based application platform built on a trusted stack of open source Red Hat technologies. OpenShift Enterprise automates much of the provisioning and systems management of the application platform stack in a way that enables the IT team to more easily meet growing business demands for new application services.
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(1) Gartner, Inc. “Magic Quadrant for On-Premises Application Platforms” by Daniel Sholler, Yefim V. Natis, Massimo Pezzini, Kimihiko Iijima, Jess Thompson, Ross Altman , 27 June 2013.
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About Red Hat, Inc.
Red Hat is the world’s leading provider of open source software solutions, taking a community-powered approach to reliable and high-performing cloud, Linux, middleware, storage and virtualization technologies. Red Hat also offers award-winning support, training, and consulting services. As the connective hub in a global network of enterprises, partners, and open source communities, Red Hat helps create relevant, innovative technologies that liberate resources for growth and prepare customers for the future of IT. Learn more at http://www.redhat.com.
Red Hat is the world’s leading provider of open source software solutions, taking a community-powered approach to reliable and high-performing cloud, Linux, middleware, storage and virtualization technologies. Red Hat also offers award-winning support, training, and consulting services. As the connective hub in a global network of enterprises, partners, and open source communities, Red Hat helps create relevant, innovative technologies that liberate resources for growth and prepare customers for the future of IT. Learn more at http://www.redhat.com.
Wednesday, August 28, 2013
BlackBerry Q10 Smartphone Available from Sprint Aug. 30 for $199.99
Sprint News Release:
August 26, 2013
BlackBerry Q10 Smartphone Available from Sprint Aug. 30 for $199.99
OVERLAND PARK, Kan. (BUSINESS WIRE), August 26, 2013 - The first 4G LTE BlackBerry® 10 smartphone from Sprint, the BlackBerry® Q10 smartphone, will be available Friday, Aug. 30, in direct ship sales channels, including Sprint Stores, Business Sales, Web Sales and Telesales at 1-800-SPRINT1, for $199.99 (excludes taxes and surcharges) with a new line or eligible upgrade and two-year service agreement.
“Our customers have anxiously awaited the arrival of the BlackBerry Q10 smartphone,” said David Owens, vice president-Product Development, Sprint. “Its best-in-class physical keyboard, productivity features, enhanced security capabilities and apps make it easy to be productive at work and connected to friends and family after hours. With the Sprint Unlimited, My Way and My All-in rate plans, our customers will be able to use the BlackBerry Q10 smartphone as it was intended, without worrying about silly data caps or overages.”
The BlackBerry Q10 smartphone customers who sign up for Sprint’s new Unlimited, My WaySM plan or My All-inSM plan are eligible for The Sprint Unlimited Guarantee. The Sprint Unlimited Guarantee gives customers unlimited talk (calls to any wireline or mobile phone), text and data while on the Sprint network for the life of the line of service1.
The new Unlimited, My Way rate plan features unlimited talk, text and data while on the Sprint network for as little as $80 per month (excludes taxes and surcharges). With the Unlimited, My Way plan, Sprint customers can also customize their wireless plan to meet their family’s needs, including mixing smartphones and basic phones, selecting their data options, and adding up to 10 lines all on the same account.
Sprint customers will see significant yearly savings compared to AT&T and Verizon with the new Unlimited, My Way plan. Customers can save $360 per year versus Verizon’s and AT&T’s comparable plan with only 4GB of data2.
Additionally, Sprint is offering smartphone customers the My All-in plan with unlimited talk, text and data while on the Sprint network and 5GB mobile hotspot usage for $110 per month (excludes taxes and surcharges)3.
For those customers wanting to use their BlackBerry Q10 smartphone from Sprint at work, the BlackBerry Q10 smartphone works with the new BlackBerry® Enterprise Service 10 introduced earlier this year. It provides advanced Corporate-level Enterprise Mobility Management (EMM) for Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) programs and Regulated-level EMM controls and settings for enterprise customers in government and other industries that require an advanced level of security, control and logging.
Built with precision and offering premium performance in a signature design, the BlackBerry Q10smartphone combines BlackBerry’s best physical keyboard and a touchscreen with the power of the BlackBerry 10 platform to help you communicate and collaborate faster and more efficiently. The BlackBerry Q10 smartphone includes advanced hardware, communications and multimedia features, and provides long battery life that lets you confidently stay ahead and take action all day long.
The BlackBerry Q10 smartphone features a 1.5GHz dual-core processor, 2GB RAM, 16GB memory and microSD memory card slot that supports up to 32GB memory cards. It also offers a 3.1-inch Super AMOLED touchscreen display with capacitive multitouch navigation and four-row, full QWERTY keyboard.
Continuing the BlackBerry tradition of long battery life, the BlackBerry Q10 smartphone boasts a removable 2,100mAh lithium-ion battery with up to 12 hours talk time on the Sprint network. It also offers an 8-megapixel rear-facing camera with 1080p HD video recording and 2-megapixel 720p HD front-facing camera.
Additional key features include:
- international roaming
- Wi-Fi® (Dual Band 802.11 a/b/g/n)
- 3G/4G LTE mobile hotspot capability supporting up to five users simultaneously
- Near Field Communication (NFC)
- Bluetooth® 4.0 Low Energy
- integrated speaker
- three microphones with noise reduction
The re-designed, re-engineered and re-invented BlackBerry 10 platform offers a powerful and unique new mobile computing experience. It gives you a faster and smarter experience that continuously adapts to your needs. Every feature, every gesture, and every detail is designed to keep you moving and includes advancements such as:
- The ever-present BlackBerry® Hub, which brings all your conversations together in one easy-to-manage place that you can access at any time from any app with a simple “peek,” so you’re always only one swipe away from what matters to you.
- BlackBerry® Balance™ technology, which elegantly separates and secures work applications and data from personal content, protecting what’s important to you and the business you work for.
- BBM™, which lets you share things with the people that matter to you in an instant. BBM in BlackBerry 10 includes voice calling and video chat and lets you share your screen with another BlackBerry 10 contact.
- BlackBerry® Remember, which helps you tackle tasks quickly with a new way to collect, organize and action all the information sitting in different places across your smartphone.
Sprint continues to bring a better wireless experience to more customers across the country as it builds out its all-new 3G and 4G LTE network and is projected to provide LTE to 200 million people by the end of 2013. For the most up-to-date details on Sprint 4G LTE, visit www.sprint.com/network. Customers are also encouraged to check www.sprint.com/coverage often because the maps are updated when coverage is expanded.
About Sprint
Sprint offers a comprehensive range of wireless and wireline communications services bringing the freedom of mobility to consumers, businesses and government users. Sprint served more than 53 million customers at the end of the second quarter of 2013 and is widely recognized for developing, engineering and deploying innovative technologies, including the first wireless 4G service from a national carrier in the United States; offering industry-leading mobile data services, leading prepaid brands including Virgin Mobile USA, Boost Mobile, and Assurance Wireless; instant national and international push-to-talk capabilities; and a global Tier 1 Internet backbone. The American Customer Satisfaction Index rated Sprint as the most improved company in customer satisfaction, across all 47 industries, during the last five years.Newsweek ranked Sprint No. 3 in both its 2011 and 2012 Green Rankings, listing it as one of the nation’s greenest companies, the highest of any telecommunications company. You can learn more and visit Sprint at www.sprint.com or www.facebook.com/sprint and www.twitter.com/sprint.
1The guarantee will apply to customers as long as they remain on the plan, meet the terms and conditions of the plan and pay their bill in full and on time.
2Sprint’s Unlimited, My Way featuring unlimited talk, text and data compared to Verizon Share Everything with 4GB of Data ($110), AT&T Mobile Share with unlimited minutes, unlimited text and 4GB of Data ($110). Additional data options are available.
3The Sprint Unlimited Guarantee does not apply to capped data use options.
2Sprint’s Unlimited, My Way featuring unlimited talk, text and data compared to Verizon Share Everything with 4GB of Data ($110), AT&T Mobile Share with unlimited minutes, unlimited text and 4GB of Data ($110). Additional data options are available.
3The Sprint Unlimited Guarantee does not apply to capped data use options.
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Nintendo unveils new '2DS' and cuts Wii U prices - Aug. 28, 2013
Nintendo on Wednesday slashed the price of the struggling Wii U and unveiled the new '2DS' portable game console -- one of Nintendo's strangest releases yet.
Nintendo unveils new '2DS' and cuts Wii U prices - Aug. 28, 2013
Lenovo Activates Official NFL Sponsorship with Launch of Fantasy Coach of the Year Contest; Fantasy Winner Will Get Real-Life Honor of Selecting One of 2014 Pro Bowl Squads
Lenovo Press Release:
RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. – August 28, 2013: Fantasy football just got incredibly real. For the first time in NFL history – thanks to official league sponsor Lenovo’s Fantasy Coach of the Yearcontest1 – a fan will get to play real-life coach, joining the 2014 Pro Bowl Alumni Captains Deion Sanders and Jerry Rice, current NFL stars and another NFL.com fantasy football champion to help select one of the two teams playing in the 2014 game. The contest will be held on NFL.com/Fantasy, with all fantasy players on the website automatically entered into the contest.
Lenovo’s Fantasy Coach of the Year will be announced following the regular season. The Fantasy Coach of the Year will then participate in the Pro Bowl player draft that will air on Wednesday, January 22 on NFL Network. The grand prize winner will be flown to Hawaii to be a part of the team to help choose a Pro Bowl squad and to then see them in action during the 2014 Pro Bowl on Sunday, January 26, watching the first quarter from the sideline. In addition, the Lenovo Fantasy Coach of the Year will be crowned at the “Third Annual NFL Honors” show on Super Bowl eve, Saturday, February 1, at New York’s Radio City Music Hall. The winner’s experience concludes with two tickets to Super Bowl XLVIII.
Lenovo’s Fantasy Coach of the Year will be determined using a unique algorithm combining win-loss percentages, league championships, a difficulty-of-league index and a “quality moves” indicator – taking into account sit/start point differential.
To help promote Fantasy Coach of the Year, Lenovo has teamed with The Onion to produce an eight-part online video series following the exploits of one hapless fantasy football coach, Brad Blevins (team name: Brad’s Awesome Team), who’s been at the bottom of his league for years. Brad’s quest: to win the National Fantasy Athletics Association. The series is titled “Tough Season” and features NFL stars Mason Crosby, Larry Fitzgerald, Matt Forte, Andrew Luck and Alfred Morris. The videos will be released throughout the season on www.Lenovo.com/NFL.
“Fantasy football is a great platform for showing off the incredibly innovative features of our products,” said Kevin Berman, Lenovo’s director of North American advertising and marketing services. “This campaign highlights the best high-tech products that any coach would ever need.” Lenovo’s Fantasy Coach of the Year videos feature three unique products: the Lenovo Yoga convertible laptop (providing four modes for ultimate flexibility), the Horizon all-in-one desktop (bringing families together with its multi-touch interface) and its ThinkPad X-1 Carbon (a sleek productivity workhorse).
Lenovo is the world’s #1 personal computer maker and is in its second year as the official laptop, desktop and workstation of the NFL. Along with its Fantasy Coach of the Year campaign, Lenovo will be the presenting sponsor of the NFL Coach of the Year award, also given out at the NFL Honors show in February.
About Lenovo
Lenovo (HKSE: 992) (ADR: LNVGY) is a US$34 billion personal technology company – the largest PC maker in the world and an emerging PC Plus leader – serving customers in more than 160 countries.
Dedicated to exceptionally engineered PCs and mobile internet devices, Lenovo’s business is built on product innovation, a highly-efficient global supply chain and strong strategic execution. Formed by Lenovo Group’s acquisition of the former IBM Personal Computing Division, the Company develops, manufactures and markets reliable, high-quality, secure and easy-to-use technology products and services. Its product lines include legendary Think-branded commercial PCs and Idea-branded consumer PCs, as well as servers, workstations, and a family of mobile internet devices, including tablets and smart phones. Lenovo, a global Fortune 500 company, has major research centers in Yamato, Japan; Beijing, Shanghai and Shenzhen, China; and Raleigh, North Carolina. For more information see www.lenovo.com .
1NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. LEGAL RESIDENTS OF THE 50 UNITED STATES (D.C.), 18 AND OLDER AT TIME OF ENTRY. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED. ENTER BY 9/5/2013. For Official Rules and complete details, visit nfl.com/fantasy, Sponsor: NFL Enterprises LLC. © 2013 National Football League Players Incorporated.
Lenovo Activates Official NFL Sponsorship with Launch of Fantasy Coach of the Year Contest; Fantasy Winner Will Get Real-Life Honor of Selecting One of 2014 Pro Bowl Squads
World’s #1 PC Maker to Support Campaign with an Online Video Series Featuring NFL Stars Andrew Luck, Alfred Morris, Larry Fitzgerald, Matt Forte and Mason Crosby
RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. – August 28, 2013: Fantasy football just got incredibly real. For the first time in NFL history – thanks to official league sponsor Lenovo’s Fantasy Coach of the Yearcontest1 – a fan will get to play real-life coach, joining the 2014 Pro Bowl Alumni Captains Deion Sanders and Jerry Rice, current NFL stars and another NFL.com fantasy football champion to help select one of the two teams playing in the 2014 game. The contest will be held on NFL.com/Fantasy, with all fantasy players on the website automatically entered into the contest. Lenovo’s Fantasy Coach of the Year will be announced following the regular season. The Fantasy Coach of the Year will then participate in the Pro Bowl player draft that will air on Wednesday, January 22 on NFL Network. The grand prize winner will be flown to Hawaii to be a part of the team to help choose a Pro Bowl squad and to then see them in action during the 2014 Pro Bowl on Sunday, January 26, watching the first quarter from the sideline. In addition, the Lenovo Fantasy Coach of the Year will be crowned at the “Third Annual NFL Honors” show on Super Bowl eve, Saturday, February 1, at New York’s Radio City Music Hall. The winner’s experience concludes with two tickets to Super Bowl XLVIII.
Lenovo’s Fantasy Coach of the Year will be determined using a unique algorithm combining win-loss percentages, league championships, a difficulty-of-league index and a “quality moves” indicator – taking into account sit/start point differential.
To help promote Fantasy Coach of the Year, Lenovo has teamed with The Onion to produce an eight-part online video series following the exploits of one hapless fantasy football coach, Brad Blevins (team name: Brad’s Awesome Team), who’s been at the bottom of his league for years. Brad’s quest: to win the National Fantasy Athletics Association. The series is titled “Tough Season” and features NFL stars Mason Crosby, Larry Fitzgerald, Matt Forte, Andrew Luck and Alfred Morris. The videos will be released throughout the season on www.Lenovo.com/NFL.
“Fantasy football is a great platform for showing off the incredibly innovative features of our products,” said Kevin Berman, Lenovo’s director of North American advertising and marketing services. “This campaign highlights the best high-tech products that any coach would ever need.” Lenovo’s Fantasy Coach of the Year videos feature three unique products: the Lenovo Yoga convertible laptop (providing four modes for ultimate flexibility), the Horizon all-in-one desktop (bringing families together with its multi-touch interface) and its ThinkPad X-1 Carbon (a sleek productivity workhorse).
Lenovo is the world’s #1 personal computer maker and is in its second year as the official laptop, desktop and workstation of the NFL. Along with its Fantasy Coach of the Year campaign, Lenovo will be the presenting sponsor of the NFL Coach of the Year award, also given out at the NFL Honors show in February.
About Lenovo
Lenovo (HKSE: 992) (ADR: LNVGY) is a US$34 billion personal technology company – the largest PC maker in the world and an emerging PC Plus leader – serving customers in more than 160 countries.
Dedicated to exceptionally engineered PCs and mobile internet devices, Lenovo’s business is built on product innovation, a highly-efficient global supply chain and strong strategic execution. Formed by Lenovo Group’s acquisition of the former IBM Personal Computing Division, the Company develops, manufactures and markets reliable, high-quality, secure and easy-to-use technology products and services. Its product lines include legendary Think-branded commercial PCs and Idea-branded consumer PCs, as well as servers, workstations, and a family of mobile internet devices, including tablets and smart phones. Lenovo, a global Fortune 500 company, has major research centers in Yamato, Japan; Beijing, Shanghai and Shenzhen, China; and Raleigh, North Carolina. For more information see www.lenovo.com .
1NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. LEGAL RESIDENTS OF THE 50 UNITED STATES (D.C.), 18 AND OLDER AT TIME OF ENTRY. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED. ENTER BY 9/5/2013. For Official Rules and complete details, visit nfl.com/fantasy, Sponsor: NFL Enterprises LLC. © 2013 National Football League Players Incorporated.
New Lenovo ThinkCentre All-in-one Desktops: Perfect Fit for Work and Play
Lenovo Press Release:
Productivity and performance is enhanced by the latest Intel 4th generation Core processors, optional discrete graphics and new solid state hybrid drives (SSHD). WiDi allows easy connection to an enabled large display or notebook. All new models are Energy Star 5.2 compliant, use recycled materials and less packaging to save energy.
Despite the ongoing challenges in the PC market, according to NPD DisplaySearch*, demand for all-in-one (AIO) PCs is at an all-time high. In Q1 2013, DisplaySearch reported record AIO shipments of 4.3 million units worldwide for a year-to-year growth of 25 percent. Lenovo continues to lead the AIO segment with 30.6 percent market share and continues to innovate with new all-in-one products, such as the ThinkCentre E93z, E73z and M73z announced today.
"Experience is everything, which is why we continuously evolve our commercial AIO desktops to be like nothing else in the business space," said Victor Rios, vice president and general manager of Think desktop, workstation, and visuals, "As touch expands from the consumer space into our work environments, ThinkCentre AIOs are poised to support the workforce with the most intuitive touch experience available in the market. Simple and ergonomic design, optimized cable management and the innovative engineering design of our stands make for a cleaner and more enjoyable workspace".
ThinkCentre E93z All-in-One Desktop
The all-new ThinkCentre E93z takes desktop computing to a whole new level. At only 48mm thick, the ThinkCentre E93z is one of the thinnest all-in-one PCs ever built for business and is a centerpiece for any office. With its optional ThinkCentre UltraFlex Stand, the E93z can take full advantage of its optional 10-point multi-touch display by combining height, tilt, pivot, and recline adjustments to maximize ergonomic comfort and productivity for the best possible Windows 8 experience.
Powered by up to a 4th Generation Intel Core i7 processor and available with a 1GB NVIDIA GeForce 720 discrete graphics engine on selected models, the ThinkCentre E93z can bring the most creative visions to life via its gorgeous 21.5 inch infinity glass Full HD display. Faster data access is provided by next generation Solid State Hybrid Drive storage and HDMI In and Out ports plus Intel WiDi offer even more display capabilities. What’s more, all this performance doesn’t come at the cost of energy efficiency, as all ThinkCentre E93z models are Energy Star 5.2 compliant.
Designed from the ground-up to fuel business growth and secure assets, the ThinkCentre E93z helps protect privacy through an innovative built-in camera switch that physically blocks the E93z’s webcam to prevent unauthorized recording.
ThinkCentre E73z and M73z All-in-One Desktops
Equipped with up to 4th generation Intel® Core™ i7 processors, SSHD and two USB 3.0 ports, the 20-inch ThinkCentre E73z and M73z AIO desktops pack exceptional performance in a compact, space-saving design. Built for business collaboration, the E73z and M73z allow customers to go wire-free with high performance wireless and WiDi support. For additional productivity, the ThinkCentre E73z and M73z are ideal for VoIP calls and video conferences with an optimized 720p HD camera, array microphone with noise cancellation and high quality stereo speakers.
The ThinkCentre M73z also includes features for enhanced security including a TPM Security Chip for data protection in addition to the latest security and ThinkVantage software with PC auto lock technology, hardware password management and data rescue and recovery. An optional OPAL SSC Capable 2.5-inch HDD provides hardware self-encrypting drives for security sensitive workplaces.
The ThinkCentre E73z and M73z have been awarded multiple certifications for energy efficiency including Energy Star 5.2 compliance, Cisco EnergyWise and EuP 2013. The ThinkCentre E73z is EPEAT Silver certified, while the ThinkCentre M73z is EPEAT Gold certified.
ThinkCentre M73 Desktop
The M73 is available in Lenovo’s industry leading one liter tiny form factor. Like its powerful brother, the M93p, the M73 Tiny also shares the remote power up option with a compatible keyboard and flexible mounting solutions of its sibling. Featuring 4th generation Intel Core processors, the new ThinkCentre M73 packs a huge punch in the smallest fully functional form factor available. With powerful integrated graphics and solid state hybrid drives, high performance is on tap and even the most demanding business applications run smoothly.
Also available in mini-tower and small form factor, the M73 also includes WiFi connectivity and USB 3.0 ports for fast data transfer.
Pricing and Availability1
The ThinkCentre E93z will be available beginning September, starting atapproximately $699.
The ThinkCentre E73z will be available late September, starting atapproximately $599.
The ThinkCentre M73z will be available in October, starting atapproximately $599.
The ThinkCentre M73 will be available in October, starting at approximately $439.
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About Lenovo
Lenovo (HKSE: 992) (ADR: LNVGY) is a US$34 billion personal technology company – the largest PC maker in the world and an emerging PC Plus leader – serving customers in more than 160 countries.
Dedicated to exceptionally engineered PCs and mobile internet devices, Lenovo’s business is built on product innovation, a highly-efficient global supply chain and strong strategic execution. Formed by Lenovo Group’s acquisition of the former IBM Personal Computing Division, the Company develops, manufactures and markets reliable, high-quality, secure and easy-to-use technology products and services. Its product lines include legendary Think-branded commercial PCs and Idea-branded consumer PCs, as well as servers, workstations, and a family of mobile internet devices, including tablets and smart phones. Lenovo, a global Fortune 500 company, has major research centers in Yamato, Japan; Beijing, Shanghai and Shenzhen, China; and Raleigh, North Carolina. For more information see www.lenovo.com.
1Prices do not include tax or shipping and are subject to change without notice and is tied to specific terms and conditions. Reseller prices may vary. Price does not include all advertised features. All offers subject to availability. Lenovo reserves the right to alter product offerings and specifications at any time without notice.
* NPD DisplaySearch Quarterly Desktop Monitor Shipment and Forecast Report dated July 2013
New Lenovo ThinkCentre All-in-one Desktops: Perfect Fit for Work and Play
Lenovo Also Announces Latest Generation E-Series and M-Series Desktops
RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. – August 27, 2013:Lenovo(HKSE: 992) (ADR: LNVGY) today announced new all-in-one (AIO) desktops with a simpler ergonomic design featuring optional multi-touch screens, improved cable management and new mounting options with the ThinkCentre UltraFlex Stand allowing for vertical, rotate and tilt movements including a fully flat position optimized for touch. Also announcing today, the ThinkCentre E73 and M73 desktops power businesses looking for traditional tower, small form factor and Tiny systems.Productivity and performance is enhanced by the latest Intel 4th generation Core processors, optional discrete graphics and new solid state hybrid drives (SSHD). WiDi allows easy connection to an enabled large display or notebook. All new models are Energy Star 5.2 compliant, use recycled materials and less packaging to save energy.
Despite the ongoing challenges in the PC market, according to NPD DisplaySearch*, demand for all-in-one (AIO) PCs is at an all-time high. In Q1 2013, DisplaySearch reported record AIO shipments of 4.3 million units worldwide for a year-to-year growth of 25 percent. Lenovo continues to lead the AIO segment with 30.6 percent market share and continues to innovate with new all-in-one products, such as the ThinkCentre E93z, E73z and M73z announced today.
"Experience is everything, which is why we continuously evolve our commercial AIO desktops to be like nothing else in the business space," said Victor Rios, vice president and general manager of Think desktop, workstation, and visuals, "As touch expands from the consumer space into our work environments, ThinkCentre AIOs are poised to support the workforce with the most intuitive touch experience available in the market. Simple and ergonomic design, optimized cable management and the innovative engineering design of our stands make for a cleaner and more enjoyable workspace".
ThinkCentre E93z All-in-One Desktop
The all-new ThinkCentre E93z takes desktop computing to a whole new level. At only 48mm thick, the ThinkCentre E93z is one of the thinnest all-in-one PCs ever built for business and is a centerpiece for any office. With its optional ThinkCentre UltraFlex Stand, the E93z can take full advantage of its optional 10-point multi-touch display by combining height, tilt, pivot, and recline adjustments to maximize ergonomic comfort and productivity for the best possible Windows 8 experience.
Powered by up to a 4th Generation Intel Core i7 processor and available with a 1GB NVIDIA GeForce 720 discrete graphics engine on selected models, the ThinkCentre E93z can bring the most creative visions to life via its gorgeous 21.5 inch infinity glass Full HD display. Faster data access is provided by next generation Solid State Hybrid Drive storage and HDMI In and Out ports plus Intel WiDi offer even more display capabilities. What’s more, all this performance doesn’t come at the cost of energy efficiency, as all ThinkCentre E93z models are Energy Star 5.2 compliant.
Designed from the ground-up to fuel business growth and secure assets, the ThinkCentre E93z helps protect privacy through an innovative built-in camera switch that physically blocks the E93z’s webcam to prevent unauthorized recording.
ThinkCentre E73z and M73z All-in-One Desktops
Equipped with up to 4th generation Intel® Core™ i7 processors, SSHD and two USB 3.0 ports, the 20-inch ThinkCentre E73z and M73z AIO desktops pack exceptional performance in a compact, space-saving design. Built for business collaboration, the E73z and M73z allow customers to go wire-free with high performance wireless and WiDi support. For additional productivity, the ThinkCentre E73z and M73z are ideal for VoIP calls and video conferences with an optimized 720p HD camera, array microphone with noise cancellation and high quality stereo speakers.
The ThinkCentre M73z also includes features for enhanced security including a TPM Security Chip for data protection in addition to the latest security and ThinkVantage software with PC auto lock technology, hardware password management and data rescue and recovery. An optional OPAL SSC Capable 2.5-inch HDD provides hardware self-encrypting drives for security sensitive workplaces.
The ThinkCentre E73z and M73z have been awarded multiple certifications for energy efficiency including Energy Star 5.2 compliance, Cisco EnergyWise and EuP 2013. The ThinkCentre E73z is EPEAT Silver certified, while the ThinkCentre M73z is EPEAT Gold certified.
ThinkCentre M73 Desktop
The M73 is available in Lenovo’s industry leading one liter tiny form factor. Like its powerful brother, the M93p, the M73 Tiny also shares the remote power up option with a compatible keyboard and flexible mounting solutions of its sibling. Featuring 4th generation Intel Core processors, the new ThinkCentre M73 packs a huge punch in the smallest fully functional form factor available. With powerful integrated graphics and solid state hybrid drives, high performance is on tap and even the most demanding business applications run smoothly.
Also available in mini-tower and small form factor, the M73 also includes WiFi connectivity and USB 3.0 ports for fast data transfer.
Pricing and Availability1
The ThinkCentre E93z will be available beginning September, starting atapproximately $699.
The ThinkCentre E73z will be available late September, starting atapproximately $599.
The ThinkCentre M73z will be available in October, starting atapproximately $599.
The ThinkCentre M73 will be available in October, starting at approximately $439.
For the latest Lenovo news, subscribe to Lenovo RSS feeds or follow Lenovo on Twitter and Facebook.
About Lenovo
Lenovo (HKSE: 992) (ADR: LNVGY) is a US$34 billion personal technology company – the largest PC maker in the world and an emerging PC Plus leader – serving customers in more than 160 countries.
Dedicated to exceptionally engineered PCs and mobile internet devices, Lenovo’s business is built on product innovation, a highly-efficient global supply chain and strong strategic execution. Formed by Lenovo Group’s acquisition of the former IBM Personal Computing Division, the Company develops, manufactures and markets reliable, high-quality, secure and easy-to-use technology products and services. Its product lines include legendary Think-branded commercial PCs and Idea-branded consumer PCs, as well as servers, workstations, and a family of mobile internet devices, including tablets and smart phones. Lenovo, a global Fortune 500 company, has major research centers in Yamato, Japan; Beijing, Shanghai and Shenzhen, China; and Raleigh, North Carolina. For more information see www.lenovo.com.
1Prices do not include tax or shipping and are subject to change without notice and is tied to specific terms and conditions. Reseller prices may vary. Price does not include all advertised features. All offers subject to availability. Lenovo reserves the right to alter product offerings and specifications at any time without notice.
* NPD DisplaySearch Quarterly Desktop Monitor Shipment and Forecast Report dated July 2013
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