OVERLAND PARK, Kan. (BUSINESS WIRE), March 24, 2014 - Meet the Frobinsons – an all-American family starring in a new campaign from Sprint (NYSE: S) – who are as quirky and unique as your family.
The Frobinson Framily Stars in New Sprint Campaign | Sprint Newsroom
Monday, March 31, 2014
Verizon Invested More Than $348 Million in Texas’ Wireline Telecommunications Infrastructure in 2013
IRVING, Texas – Texas consumers, businesses and government agencies continued to benefit from Verizon’s investment of more than $348 million in its industry-leading fiber-optic and Internet Protocol-based networks.
Verizon Invested More Than $348 Million in Texas’ Wireline Telecommunications Infrastructure in 2013
Verizon Invested More Than $348 Million in Texas’ Wireline Telecommunications Infrastructure in 2013
Sprint News - Week in Review: March 24 – 30 | Sprint Newsroom
Visit the Sprint Newsroom for the latest announcements and insight. Here are some highlights from last week:
Sprint News - Week in Review: March 24 – 30 | Sprint Newsroom
Sprint News - Week in Review: March 24 – 30 | Sprint Newsroom
Sprint Corporation Schedules First-Quarter Results Announcement | Sprint Newsroom
OVERLAND PARK, Kan. (BUSINESS WIRE), March 27, 2014 - Sprint Corporation (NYSE:S) will release its financial results for the first quarter of calendar year 2014 on Tuesday, April 29. The results will be posted at www.sprint.com/investors at approximately 7 a.m. ET. Sprint management will host a conference call at 8 a.m. ET to discuss the results.
Sprint Corporation Schedules First-Quarter Results Announcement | Sprint Newsroom
Sprint Corporation Schedules First-Quarter Results Announcement | Sprint Newsroom
Sprint, Competitive Carriers Association and NetAmerica Alliance Join Forces to Accelerate Deployment and Utilization of 4G LTE across the United States | Sprint Newsroom
OVERLAND PARK, Kan. (BUSINESS WIRE), March 27, 2014 - Sprint (NYSE: S) today announced that it has developed a program with CCA (Competitive Carriers Association) and reached an agreement with the NetAmerica Alliance to accelerate the deployment and utilization of 4G LTE across rural America and allow carriers in those regions low-cost access to Sprint’s nationwide network and the ability to purchase a wider range of devices.
Sprint, Competitive Carriers Association and NetAmerica Alliance Join Forces to Accelerate Deployment and Utilization of 4G LTE across the United States | Sprint Newsroom
Sprint, Competitive Carriers Association and NetAmerica Alliance Join Forces to Accelerate Deployment and Utilization of 4G LTE across the United States | Sprint Newsroom
Garmin® Adds New Features to PRO Series of Electronic Dog Training Collars » Garmin News Releases
OLATHE, Kan. /March 31, 2014/Business Wire — Garmin International Inc., a unit of Garmin Ltd. (NASDAQ: GRMN), the global leader in satellite navigation, today announced the introduction of the PRO 70, PRO 550, and the PRO Trashbreaker – three new electronic dog training collars that are packed with new features, yet easy as ever to use.
Garmin® Adds New Features to PRO Series of Electronic Dog Training Collars » Garmin News Releases
Garmin® Adds New Features to PRO Series of Electronic Dog Training Collars » Garmin News Releases
Ordering Begins Today for New HTC One (M8) from Sprint | Sprint Newsroom
NEW YORK (BUSINESS WIRE), March 25, 2014 - HTC One fans have reason to be excited today as Sprint (NYSE: S) customers are among the first to get their hands on the new HTC One (M8). The sequel to 2013’s award-winning HTC One (M7), the HTC One (M8) comes equipped with HTC BoomSound and BlinkFeed plus standout features that only Sprint can provide, including the super-high-speed network capability of Sprint Spark.
Ordering Begins Today for New HTC One (M8) from Sprint | Sprint Newsroom
Ordering Begins Today for New HTC One (M8) from Sprint | Sprint Newsroom
Still Googling Your Contacts? Nimble Says Kiss That Goodbye
Nimble, the customer relationship management application that automatically connects social networks with other contact information, has just kicked it up a notch. The company claims you can quit Googling your contacts to find out more about them
Still Googling Your Contacts? Nimble Says Kiss That Goodbye
Still Googling Your Contacts? Nimble Says Kiss That Goodbye
Xilinx Enables "Softly" Defined Networks with New Software Defined Specification Environment - Mar 31, 2014
LAS VEGAS, March 31, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- At Interop Las Vegas, Xilinx, Inc. (NASDAQ: XLNX) today announced the industry's first solution for "Softly" Defined Networks, expanding programmability and intelligence from the control to the data plane. The design of the programmable data plane functions is enabled by the new Software Defined Specification Environment for Networking (SDNet), with functional specifications automatically compiled into Xilinx's All Programmable FPGAs and SoCs.
Xilinx Enables "Softly" Defined Networks with New Software Defined Specification Environment - Mar 31, 2014
Xilinx Enables "Softly" Defined Networks with New Software Defined Specification Environment - Mar 31, 2014
Avnet Electronics Marketing Experts to Present at Freescale Technology Forum
PHOENIX – Avnet Electronics Marketing, an operating group of Avnet, Inc. (NYSE: AVT) announced today Strategic Solutions Architect John Weber and Global Technical Marketing Engineer Peter Fenn will be featured presenters at the April 8-11 Freescale® Technology Forum. Weber will show design options engineers can use in board-level products including SOMs (System on Modules) to accelerate their designs based on Freescale i.MX applications processors. Fenn will discuss how to use Pmod™-compatible peripheral modules to expand Freescale’s Tower™ System.
http://news.avnet.com/index.php?s=20295&item=126894
http://news.avnet.com/index.php?s=20295&item=126894
Linear Technology PR: LT6020 Micropower 30µV Op Amp Settles in 15µS to 0.0015%
MILPITAS, CA - March 31, 2014 - Linear Technology introduces the LT6020, a dual 3V to 30V fast settling operational amplifier, featuring 30µV maximum input offset voltage and 0.5µV/°C max VOS drift. While supply current is only 100µA maximum per amplifier, proprietary slew enhancement circuitry provides fast clean output step response. The LT6020 settles to 0.0015% in less than 15µs regardless of whether the output step is 5V or 25V. Specially designed input circuitry maintains high impedance, minimizing current spikes associated with fast steps for input steps up to 5V. Together these features make the LT6020 ideal for high precision multiplexed data acquisition systems, DAC buffer applications, and portable high precision instruments.
Linear Technology PR: LT6020 Micropower 30µV Op Amp Settles in 15µS to 0.0015%
Linear Technology PR: LT6020 Micropower 30µV Op Amp Settles in 15µS to 0.0015%
Brocade | Brocade Showcases the Network of the Future at Interop 2014
Brocade | Brocade Showcases the Network of the Future at Interop 2014
Garmin Introduces VIRB Elite Aviation Bundle and Aviator Action Pack » Garmin News Releases
Garmin is excited to announce an aviation-specific addition to the VIRB action camera family. VIRB, the first true HD 1080p action camera offers the aviation market new capabilities brought on by several new accessories. VIRB Elite features a unique 1.4-inch Chroma™ color display, which makes setup and playback simple and ensures pilots capture the in-flight footage they desire. VIRB Elite offers up to three hours of HD video to be recorded on a single charge and offers built-in GPS, WiFi and ANT+™ connectivity for added functionality with a variety of Garmin products.
Garmin Introduces VIRB Elite Aviation Bundle and Aviator Action Pack » Garmin News Releases
Garmin Introduces VIRB Elite Aviation Bundle and Aviator Action Pack » Garmin News Releases
Sunday, March 30, 2014
Jackson Hewitt Ready For Tax Season with RingCentral
RingCentral News Release:
Jackson Hewitt Ready
Jackson Hewitt Ready
For Tax Season with RingCentral
RingCentral’s cloud-based business communications platform quickly connects 82 locations across Texas, Tennessee and Oklahoma for tax season demand
RingCentral, Inc. (NYSE: RNG), a leading provider of cloud business communications solutions, today announced that the Texas, Tennessee and Oklahoma franchise of Jackson Hewitt Tax Services has prepared for tax season by connecting its 82 locations using RingCentral’s flexible and quickly deployable cloud-based business communications platform.
“Tax season can be an extremely stressful time for customers, but also for our IT department, which needs to get our storefronts up and running in a matter of weeks,” said Jim Springfield, Jackson Hewitt franchise owner and CEO. “Connectivity between our employees and customers is critical to our business, especially given the high volume of calls leading up to April 15. We chose RingCentral’s cloud-based platform because it is quick and easy to deploy and manage, allowing us to focus on what we do best, which is providing our customers the best service.”
Jackson Hewitt is the second largest tax preparation provider in the world. The company assists millions of people in preparing local, state and federal tax returns every year. The Texas, Tennessee and Oklahoma franchise of the company employs 450 workers and operates branches spread across 82 locations, including 42 storefronts and 40 locations inside Walmart and Sears.
Jackson Hewitt ramps up its staffing during tax season, which poses unique IT challenges for the franchise. For example, using the infrastructure inside of Walmart and Sears locations can be logistically difficult. Additionally, setting up a hardware-based PBX phone system at each of the 82 branches is cost-prohibitive and difficult to deploy and manage for Jackson Hewitt’s limited number of IT staff.
To help address these challenges and tax season demand, the Jackson Hewitt franchise turned to RingCentral’s flexible and feature-rich cloud business communications platform. Despite there being three different Internet providers across the 82 locations, RingCentral ensured a smooth onboarding process for both IT and employees. Additionally, their IT group is able to centrally manage a single phone system across all locations. The franchise believes that it will save over $50,000 this season by switching to RingCentral.
“The IT transformation Jackson Hewitt needs to undergo each year to prepare for tax season is astounding, and we are pleased to play such a major role in their business-critical operations,” said Ryan Azus, senior vice president of worldwide sales at RingCentral. “Thanks to the power of RingCentral’s cloud platform, the company can quickly and cost-effectively get fully ready, just in time for the tax season.”
About RingCentral
RingCentral, Inc. (NYSE: RNG) is a leading provider of cloud business communications solutions. Easier to manage and more flexible than on-premise communications phone systems, RingCentral’s cloud solution meets the needs of modern distributed and mobile workforces, while eliminating the expense and complications of on-premise traditional hardware-based systems and software. RingCentral is headquartered in San Mateo, California.
RingCentral, the RingCentral logo, and RingCentral Office are trademarks of RingCentral, Inc.
Telefónica Digital, Telstra Corporation and Verizon Enterprise Solutions Recognized for Communications Industry Leadership and Innovation
Oracle Press Release
Telefónica Digital, Telstra Corporation and Verizon Enterprise Solutions Recognized for Communications Industry Leadership and Innovation
Oracle Communications Announces Innovation Award Winners
Redwood Shores, Calif. – March 27, 2014
News Summary
Oracle Communications announced that Telefónica Digital, Telstra Corporation and Verizon Enterprise Solutions received Oracle Communications Innovation Awards today at the annualOracle Communications Customer Advisory Board (CAB) meeting in Boston, MA.
News Facts
Oracle Communications presents Innovation Awards to organizations in the communications industry that use its products and solutions for projects that:
Result in measurable business process improvement
Introduce innovative products and services
Deliver an improved customer experience
Impact the bottom line
Telefónica Digital Details
Telefónica is one of the world’s largest telecommunications companies with more than 320 million customers and operations across Europe and Latin America. With its best in class mobile, fixed and broadband networks, as well as an innovative digital solution portfolio, Telefónica is transforming itself into a “digital telco” that will be even better positioned to meet its customers’ needs and capture new revenue growth.
Telefónica Digital required a reliable, flexible and secure technology platform on which to base its TU Go service, which enables customers to use devices, such as laptops and tablets, to make and receive phone calls and text messages with their mobile number. The company also needed to accelerate its time to market for this service.
Telefónica Digital implemented Oracle Communications Unified Session Manager, Oracle Communications Session Router, Oracle Communications Subscriber-Aware Load Balancer and Oracle Communications Session Border Controller to develop TU Go securely and quickly.
TU Go rings across all devices – smartphone, tablet, or laptop – where it is installed, each time a user receives a phone call. This new service is aiding customer retention for Telefónica, particularly among those who might consider switching to other providers due to better pricing or plans. Telefónica plans to extend the service into Latin America and other countries in the coming year.
Telstra Corporation Details
Telstra a leading Australian telecommunications and information services company. Telstra builds and operates information communications technology (ICT) and media services, competing in all telecommunications markets with 1,900 points of presence spanning 230 countries.
Telstra needed to upgrade its existing customer relationship management (CRM) system to enhance the way it helps drive customer satisfaction and advocacy, including providing the sales teams with timely access to information on their mobile devices to help progress deals and opportunities rapidly, even when away from the office. Telstra also sought to reduce the time sales representatives spent on administrative functions and enable a truly flexible way of working.
Telstra implemented Oracle’s Siebel Customer Relationship Management, Siebel Mobile Sales, Oracle Database, Oracle User Productivity Kit and Oracle Business Intelligencesolutions to expand CRM system capacity on both desktop and mobile interfaces to support today’s connected world.
The new system enables Telstra’s sales force to stay connected via tablets or other mobile devices and do their job on the go, maximizing time with customers, supporting strong customer relationship development and creating deep customer insight. Telstra has also significantly reduced the time needed to capture sales opportunities – from 10-12 minutes down to approximately three minutes on a desktop, and 90 seconds on a mobile device. This has helped improve productivity an estimated 20-30 percent and reduce its carbon footprint.
Telstra’s innovation was possible due to the level of teamwork and collaboration between Telstra and its partners Infosys and Oracle. Its CRM project has been also recognized by Oracle as the new global CRM best practice baseline.
Verizon Enterprise Solutions Details
Verizon Enterprise Solutions designs, builds and operates the advanced technology platforms and networks that enterprises and governments rely on to efficiently manage business operations and serve their customers.
The company has experienced exponential growth in its IP-based contact center services business and needed a more robust and scalable underlying system to support new business and accelerate new customer onboarding.
Verizon Enterprise Solutions leveraged Oracle Communications Converged Application Server to enable enterprise customers to create or move contact centers onto IP networks, while still servicing calls from any source – including public switched telephone networks (PSTN), IP networks and wireless networks.
With Oracle Communications Converged Application Server, Verizon Enterprise Solutions has helped its customers improve network reliability and provide the flexibility to route traffic between IP and PSTN-based contact centers – bridging old and new application technologies for a customer-paced evolution to IP. Further, the high availability, scalability and flexibility of the Oracle solution has increased sales, resolved customer pain points and doubled the capacity of the call processing platform, allowing Verizon Enterprise Solutions to continue its tradition of delivering innovation to organizations for creating better customer experiences.
Supporting Quotes
“This year’s Innovation Award winners have demonstrated an incredible ability to improve business processes and drive growth while delivering an excellent customer experience through the adoption and integration of Oracle Communications solutions. We want to congratulate Telefónica Digital, Telstra and Verizon Enterprise Solutions on their outstanding achievements,” said Bhaskar Gorti, senior vice president and general manager, Oracle Communications.
Supporting Resources
About Oracle Communications
Oracle Communications solutions span the communications industry landscape – from cross-channel customer experience and business and operational support systems, to network service and session delivery and control solutions – enabling service providers and enterprises to deliver and monetize innovative digital lifestyle services, build strong customer relationships, and streamline operations. For more information, visit http://www.oracle.com/communications.
About Oracle
Oracle engineers hardware and software to work together in the cloud and in your data center. For more information about Oracle (NYSE:ORCL), visit www.oracle.com.
About Oracle in Industries
Oracle industry solutions leverage the company's best-in-class portfolio of products to address complex business processes relevant to the communications industry, helping speed time to market, reduce costs, and gain a competitive edge.
Trademarks
Oracle and Java are registered trademarks of Oracle and/or its affiliates. Other names may be trademarks of their respective owners.
Z Gallerie Makes Search for Perfect Sofa Easier Than Ever with Oracle Commerce
Oracle Press Release
Z Gallerie Makes Search for Perfect Sofa Easier Than Ever with Oracle Commerce
Retailer Sees Significant Increases in Sales on Items Searched Online
ORACLE INDUSTRY CONNECT, BOSTON – March 26, 2014
News Summary
Z Gallerie, a California-based purveyor of furniture and home décor was seeing an increase in traffic to its online site and response to marketing programs. To improve conversion and basket size, Z Gallerie deployed Oracle Commerce. In August 2013, Z Gallerie went live with Oracle Commerce resulting in more relevant content, improved navigation and better ease-of-use regardless of the device customers use to access the site. The full implementation was completed quickly and sales from on-site search have dramatically increased.
News Facts
Using Oracle Commerce, furniture and home décor retailer Z Gallerie expanded the products available on its e-commerce site and delivered better content, improved navigation and ease-of-use for store associates and customers alike.
As a result of the Oracle Commerce deployment, Z Gallerie has seen a strong rise in sales on items searched.
Z Gallerie attributes the gains to new functionality that enables the company to highlight its best-selling and most relevant products on its site and within its search function, as well as its new infinite scroll capability, which allows customers to see more products overall and makes it easier for them to find exactly what they are looking for.
Z Gallerie worked with Cirrus10, a Gold-level member of Oracle PartnerNetwork (OPN), to go live rapidly on Oracle Commerce.
The retailer already was using Oracle Database throughout the enterprise before expanding the footprint with Oracle Commerce, and the implementation offers the potential for integration with other Oracle solutions in the future.
Supporting Quotes
“We’re seeing a lot more engagement on our category pages. Prior to implementing Oracle Commerce, only 40 percent of our visitors would hit a product page. That number has increased significantly leading to more site conversions and increased sales,” said Kerem Ozkay, eCommerce Marketing Analyst, Z Gallerie.
“Everyone has been talking about omni-channel, and that’s something we embrace as well. Oracle is the right choice because we strive to bring the web, the tablet, the mobile phone, and the in-store experience together for our associates and our customers,” said Howard Kolodny, Chief Information Officer, Z Gallerie.
“The e-commerce and in-store experience are inseparable and instrumental to delivering commerce anywhere,” said Mike Webster, Senior Vice President and General Manager, Oracle Retail. “Z Gallerie is leveraging best-in-class Oracle solutions to offer a differentiated customer experience and drive sales across all channels.”
Supporting Resources
About Oracle Retail
Oracle provides retailers with a complete, open and integrated suite of business applications, server and storage solutions that are engineered to work together to optimize every aspect of their businesses. Twenty of the top 20 retailers worldwide—including fashion, hardlines, grocery and specialty retailers—use Oracle solutions to drive performance, deliver critical insights and fuel growth across traditional, mobile and commerce channels. For more information, visit our website at http://www.oracle.com/goto/retail.
About Oracle in Industries
Oracle industry solutions leverage the company's best-in-class portfolio of products to address complex business processes relevant to retail, helping speed time to market, reduce costs, and gain a competitive edge.
About Oracle Industry Connect
Oracle Industry Connect, taking place in Boston March 25-26, 2014, brings industry leaders together to share deep domain expertise, insights and industry-specific best practices. This leadership event features customer-led content including visionary keynotes, executive-level networking and in-depth case studies designed to help organizations meet industry-specific challenges. For more information, please visit www.oracleindustryconnect.com.
About Oracle
Oracle engineers hardware and software to work together in the cloud and in your data center. For more information about Oracle (NYSE:ORCL), visit www.oracle.com.
Trademark
Oracle and Java are registered trademarks of Oracle and/or its affiliates. Other names may be trademarks of their respective owners.
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Groupe Dynamite Sets Foundation for Expansion with Oracle Retail Solutions
Oracle Press Release
Groupe Dynamite Sets Foundation for Expansion with Oracle Retail Solutions
Fast Fashion Retailer Moves Quickly Toward Single View of Inventory, Customers, and Operations to Enable Commerce Anywhere
ORACLE INDUSTRY CONNECT, BOSTON – March 26, 2014
News Summary
As retailers expand across channels, brands and borders, having a single view of inventory and customers is critical to driving profitable growth. That’s why Groupe Dynamite has deployedOracle Retail solutions to support an international expansion strategy through which it plans to double its business within five years. The move to Oracle Retail establishes a scalable, flexible platform for retail operations supporting its popular Garage and Dynamite brands worldwide.
News Facts
Groupe Dynamite, a 300-store fast fashion women’s apparel retailer operating the Garage and Dynamite brands in North America and the Middle East, deployed Oracle Retail solutions for its merchandising, e-commerce, store operations and financial inventory management.
The Oracle Retail systems, part of a major IT upgrade, will provide the retailer with a single, cross-channel view of its inventory and enable commerce anywhwere capabilities that are critical to Groupe Dynamite’s goal to double its business within the next five years.
In February 2014, the company completed a comprehensive implementation of its retail operations with Oracle Commerce, Oracle Retail Merchandising System, Oracle Retail Merchandising Analytics, and Oracle Retail Stores Solutions.
Underlying these applications is Oracle SOA Suite, which Groupe Dynamite is using to streamline real-time messaging processes.
The move to Oracle Retail removes limitations inherent to maintaining legacy IT systems on four replicated – but not identical – platforms, and enables Groupe Dynamite to manage a more scalable and efficient business environment.
Benefits extend to the retailer’s merchandising and e-commerce operations, where taking advantage of capabilities within Oracle Commerce will enable shoppers to use a shared shopping cart for Garage and Dynamite purchases.
Groupe Dynamite also plans to use the Oracle Retail solution, to enable their store associates and customers alike, to check inventory levels online for products, sizes, and styles at their preferred store location.
The reporting and analytics capabilities of the Oracle Retail solutions will be crucial to Groupe Dynamite’s aggressive expansion plans. The intuitive visual presentations provided by Oracle Retail Merchandising Analytics, which uses color codes to indicate which stores in a given territory are under or over comp levels, can save business users time previously spent reviewing long reports and can make it immediately apparent what action is recommended.
In addition, having one view of its inventory and one global tool to manage it, simplifies and increases accuracy of allocation and replenishment across locations and channels.
Supporting Quotes
“Oracle Retail provides us with the technology to grow our brands and our business,” said Michel Joncas, Vice President of Information Technology, Groupe Dynamite. “As we open more stores and add partners, having everyone on the same platform and with a single view of our inventory helps us optimize operations to give better service to our customers.”
“A lot of our customers like both of our brands, so the flexibility to move back and forth and put items from both sites into one cart provides us with a competitive advantage,” adds Joncas. “Oracle brings us improved visibility for new items, fashion and outfits. As we seek to enhance mobility offerings and customer loyalty initiatives, we now have the architecture and the platform to do those things.”
“By implementing Oracle, Groupe Dynamite is laying the groundwork to deliver commerce anywhere consumers choose to engage,” said Mike Webster, Senior Vice President and General Manager, Oracle Retail. “With its growth already underway, the Oracle Retail systems connect Groupe Dynamite customer interactions and support the expansion with better insight and operations.”
Supporting Resources
About Oracle Retail
Oracle provides retailers with a complete, open and integrated suite of business applications, server and storage solutions that are engineered to work together to optimize every aspect of their business. 20 of the top 20 retailers worldwide - including fashion, hardlines, grocery and specialty retailers - use Oracle solutions to drive performance, deliver critical insights and fuel growth across traditional, mobile and commerce channels. For more information, visit our Web site at http://www.oracle.com/goto/retail
About Oracle in Industries
Oracle industry solutions leverage the company's best-in-class portfolio of products to address complex business processes relevant to retail, helping speed time to market, reduce costs, and gain a competitive edge.
About Oracle Industry Connect
Oracle Industry Connect, taking place in Boston March 25-26, 2014, brings industry leaders together to share deep domain expertise, insights and industry-specific best practices. This leadership event features customer-led content including visionary keynotes, executive-level networking and in-depth case studies designed to help organizations meet industry-specific challenges. For more information, please visit www.oracleindustryconnect.com.
About Oracle
Oracle engineers hardware and software to work together in the cloud and in your data center. For more information about Oracle (NYSE:ORCL), visit www.oracle.com.
Trademark
Oracle and Java are registered trademarks of Oracle and/or its affiliates. Other names may be trademarks of their respective owners.
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