Wednesday, 29 May 2013

Growth in Homeshoring Dominates U.S. Outsourcing


San Mateo, CA (PRWEB) February 3, 2009

oDesk, the leading marketplace for online workteams, reports that U.S. buyers are increasingly homeshoring, or outsourcing software and Web development work to highly-qualified freelance professionals based in the U.S. Work done in the U.S. has grown at a rate of 367% from 2007 to 2008, nearly 50% faster than oDesk’s rate of growth.

Freelance Job Growth Accelerates in the U.S.

http://www.odesk.com/blog/2009/02/freelance-job-growth-accelerates-in-the-us/

This growth is especially significant since U.S.-based professionals like PHP programmers and JavaScript developers are more expensive for companies than outsourcing to India, or other lower-cost countries better known for outsourcing. The U.S. average hourly rate is more than $ 6 higher than the oDesk average. When broken into job categories, U.S. rates are actually rising in skilled categories like software development.

Outsourcing to United States

http://www.odesk.com/community/oconomy/outsourcing_united_states

One explanation for U.S. job growth on oDesk is that there are more U.S. providers today, providing buyers a wider variety of U.S.-based skills and experience, than ever before. In December alone, over 20,000 new U.S. providers signed up on oDesk, the largest monthly percentage increase (over 40%) that oDesk has seen since 2005. Other possible reasons include the ability to better co-ordinate across time-zone differences with fewer language and cultural barriers.


Growth in Homeshoring Dominates U.S. Outsourcing

鎧應科技發表SMP-WEBDUO新型雙螢幕展示數位看板播放器

台北,台灣 (PRWEB) February 9, 2009 -

鎧應科技是數位電子看板解決方案的專業開發商,將在2009年二月於荷蘭舉辦的歐洲系統整合展(Integrated Systems Europe 2009)中發表最新型的SMP-WEBDUO數位看板播放器。SMP-WEBDUO不只承襲了SMP-WEB系列產品的多項先進功能外,更提供了支援1080p Full HD影片播放及雙螢幕影像同時顯示等強大功能。

SMP-WEBDUO是目前網頁型數位看板播放器SMP-WEB系列中功能最強大的產品,它是特別針對需要以HTML、JavaScript、Flash等網頁語言,進階呈現多媒體畫面的數位公共告示媒體的需求所開發的產品。

SMP-WEBDUO最特別的地方在於它具備了能同時控制二個螢幕顯示的功能,並且能以直式或者是橫式的方式呈現影像。您只要簡單的點擊播放器管理界面中的選項,就可以選取15種不同的顯示器與內容播放方式的組合。

SMP-WEBDUO支援四種顯示器輸出方式:單一、複製、延伸及分開模式。針對「單一」模式, SMP-WEBDUO可以只連接一台螢幕,此時的多媒體播放功能與SMP-WEB系列其他產品類似。

SMP-WEBDUO 與同一系列產品最大的區別就在於它可以同時管理二個顯示器中所要播放的內容。您可以選擇「複製」模式,即可讓二個顯示器展示相同內容;或選擇「分開」模式,讓二個螢幕獨立顯示,播放各自的內容。您更可以利用「延伸」模式,讓兩個顯示器合併播放一個主題,設計像動畫式的移動效果,將畫面由一個螢幕延伸到另一個螢幕中播放。

高畫質展示也是SMP-WEBDUO的特色之一。這個新的播放器支援DVI連接器及1080p Full HD高畫質影片播放,呈現細緻動人的數位看板畫面。此外,SMP-WEBDUO最高可以提供31組播放清單,讓使用者針對不同的播放需求,廣泛的應用。

除了以上這些最受歡迎的功能外,SMP-WEBDUO也提供網頁播放清單排程的新功能。管理者除了可直接於播放器設定排程清單,亦可以選擇使用鎧應科技CMS 伺服器的中央排程功能,進行統一的播放內容控管。透過這項功能,使用者可以有效及時地將資訊於正確的時間在適當的地點播放。

SMP- WEBDUO另一個重要的功能就是遠端管理。您可以從遠端個人電腦手動調整播放音量,甚至於編排一個音量控制時程表,讓播放器自動依照排程調整音量。如在夜間,您就可以透過這個功能,自動將播放器的音量調小聲,以保持環境的安寧。當然,您也可以在需要的時侯,執行遠端系統還原功能。

SMP-WEBDUO可以搭配網路環境,成為獨立的播放器,單機獨立播放媒體內容。或者,變身為主從式架構下的客端播放器,搭配鎧應科技的CMS伺服器,經由主從式架構,發揮透過FTP、網路芳鄰或者是直接由CMS伺服器上設定排程的功能,自動地透過網路更新播放器要播放的多媒體內容。同時,它也可以很輕易的與客戶目前網路環境下設備與資料庫整合。

鎧應科技致力於研究及開發更高品質的科技產品及整合方案來滿足客戶不同的需求。相信在配置了更先進的硬體及軟體的SMP-WEBDUO上,能讓使用者有更新的視覺體驗。

鎧應科技簡介

鎧應科技提供專業的全系列數位看板解決方案及應用程式,產品線包括數位看板播放器、伺服器及軟體,可廣泛應用於教育機構、大眾交通工具、零售商場、飯店旅館、企業大樓及公共建築內。鎧應致力於提供全球夥伴可靠的產品及服務,並已於全球樹立多起成功案例。鎧應科技提供客製化服務,協助客戶完善應用公司產品,滿足市場對各式數位看板應用系統日益俱增的需求。

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Tuesday, 28 May 2013

PopularMedia, Inc. Introduces the First Publisher-Independent Social Advertising Solution

Coconut Point, FL (PRWEB) February 9, 2009

PopularMedia, Inc., today introduced Influencer Ads, an online advertising format that lets marketers expand their social advertising campaigns beyond destination sites like Facebook and MySpace. For the first time, marketers can create social ads for nearly any kind of website, boosting the flexibility, impact and results of their campaigns.

The new format injects standard display ad units and marketer sites with rich social networking functionality, allowing marketers to create truly social experiences around their brands. Marketers simply need to come up with “excuses” for people to connect with each other in fun and engaging ways.

“Influencer Ads were designed to be relevant for today’s socially connected consumer,” said Jim Calhoun, CEO of PopularMedia, Inc. “People use their social networks to filter and qualify what’s worth paying attention to. This makes traditional advertising more challenging, but creates significant opportunities for brands to innovate in high-impact ways.”

Consumers who engage an Influencer Ad can invite their friends to join them in a social experience hosted at the advertiser’s site. Recipients who click on invitation links are then “welcomed” at the advertiser’s site by the friend who invited them. This dynamically generated, personalized welcome panel reinforces the social connection between inviters and recipients. It acts as a reminder that they are visiting the marketer’s site with the friend who brought it to their attention. This powerful feature reinforces the trusted bonds among campaign participants, creating an impactful, truly social consumer experience.

Influencer Ads are priced on a CPM (cost-per-thousand impressions) basis, making it easy for agencies and marketers to integrate Influencer Ads into their existing online ad campaigns. Influencer Ads can be placed on any site capable of carrying “rich media” ads, which gives marketers much greater control over where their campaigns are placed. This means that social advertising campaigns can now be run at tremendous scale with greatly reduced complexity.

“We tested Influencer Ads, and we can’t wait to get them rolling again when our new site launches in mid-February,” said Neil Kjeldsen, VP eCommerce and Direct Marketing of N.V. Perricone, M.D. “The ability to construct campaigns that tap, measure and optimize the word-of-mouth elements of our brand drives very high-quality traffic for us, and conversion rates exceed expectations.”


PopularMedia, Inc. Introduces the First Publisher-Independent Social Advertising Solution

Ubikwiti Offers Free Alternative to QuickBooks Online Basic for SMBs

San Francisco, CA (PRWEB) February 16, 2009

Ubikwiti offers free, “no strings” software-as-a-service (SaaS) for SMBs – hosted on US-based Amazon.com servers – as an alternative to QuickBooks Online Basic.

Click here to find out more.

Intuit unveiled a Small Business Stimulus Program on Jan. 27, 2009. An analysis of the content of the press release detailing the Intuit stimulus program reveals that its offer of ‘Totally Free Software’ relates to QuickBooks Simple Start Free Edition (an already free, very basic system that lets users easily track money coming in and money going out). Intuit’s stimulus program for small businesses does not extend to price reduction of QuickBooks Online Basic (still $ 9.95/month) – a version targeted at single-user SMBs and restricted to the US only.

According to Ubikwiti CEO Tim Loving, “Ubikwiti’s Online Software for single-user SMBs – now offered as a free ‘no strings’ alternative to QuickBooks Online Basic – is simple, intuitive and easy to use. Neither accounting knowledge nor technical programming skills are required to setup and customize the software. “

“Ubikwiti Online Software for SMBs, although free, does not skimp on features and functionalities. It is much more than a very basic system to track money in and out like QuickBooks Simple Start Free Edition. Ubikwiti’s Online Software for SMBs is a realistic alternative to QuickBooks Online Basic, with the notable exception that Ubikwiti Online Software for SMBs is free.”

“Ubikwiti Online Software for SMBs has all the functionality needed to enable SMBs providing products and services to manage customers and customer-related activities, as well as vendors and vendor-related activities. Full financial reports are available, including Profit & Loss Report and Balance Sheet. A base time zone can be set to ensure consistency of reports and operations across multiple time zones.”

“Ubikwiti Online Software for SMBs screens, business forms and reports are easily and quickly customizable by SMB end-users by means of Ubikwiti’s business-user-friendly DIY-GUI toolkit. Application navigation settings are also customizable by end-users using Ubikwiti’s DIY-Configuration toolkit. The DIY-Configuration toolkit makes it easy to further simplify the already simple, clean, easy-to-use Ubikwiti Online Software for SMBs by removing unnecessary components (replaceable at any time).”

End-users can easily upgrade or add vertical market and other optional components and packages at any time from Ubikwiti’s Online U-KwikShop.

“In terms of web browsers, Ubikwiti Online Software for SMBs differs from QuickBooks Online Basic in not being restricted to IE for Windows Version 6 or later. Ubikwiti supports any major browser that supports JavaScript (e.g. Firefox).

In terms of operating systems, Ubikwiti Online Software for SMBs supports Microsoft Windows (XP and above), as well as Linux and Mac OS. In comparison, QuickBooks Online Basic is restricted to Windows Vista, XP and Windows 2000.”

About Ubikwiti Ltd:

Ubikwiti is a leading designer and developer of online DIY component-based business application software. Amazon.com data centers in the United States host all Ubikwiti software and customer data.

Ubikwiti enables SMB businesspeople to quickly and easily define, configure, launch, modify and enhance business applications to meet their own business needs at the lowest possible cost. Businesspeople first select a business template and then add additional business components from U-KwikShop to tailor the template to their needs, using simple “point and click” methods.

Ubikwiti applications interface easily to free office productivity tools, social networking sites, web hosting services (such as online stores) and online payroll services.

Intuit, the Intuit logo, and QuickBooks, among others, are registered trademarks and/or registered service marks of Intuit Inc. in the United States and other countries. Windows, Windows 2000, IE, Vista and XP are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. Firefox, Linux and any other trademarks used herein are trademarks of their respective owners.

For additional information, please visit http://www.ubikwiti.com.

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ACGI Software Unveils Association Anywhere

Columbia, MD (PRWEB) February 18, 2009

ACGI Software, the trusted leader in association management software today announced the release of version 6.0 of its flagship product, Association Anywhere


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eValid Version 9 Multiplies Capacities for Complex Web Application Testing

San Francisco, CA (PRWEB) February 20, 2009

Software Research, Inc. announced a major new release of its eValid Website Test & Analysis Suite: eValid Version 9.

With an already rich feature set, eValid V9 expanded its features for testing complex web applications with: comprehensive DOM-element motion commands; an enhanced programmatic interface to most eValid commands and browser actions; and advanced DOM-based AJAX synchronization support.

This version offers major changes, including complete DOM manipulation support for data read/write operations, revised pricing, incorporation of the EPI feature as a standard feature in the WebMaster Bundle, continued DBCS support in the International Edition, cloud-computing support, and web-authenticated commercial license options to make life easier for third-party software testing firms.

In addition, the new release includes: new support to create “lite” (HTTP based) playbacks; commands to support testing of load balancers; new commands to support RIA monitoring data collection; and, available data converters to support standard network monitoring engines such as Hyperic, Zenoss, Nagios, GroundWork, and others.

“The new eValid V9 release adds a lot of capacity to an already powerful web application testing suite, and helps make eValid an industry standard for real-world web testing. And it does not make a difference whether you are running test applications for telecom, finance, healthcare, or the infrastructure for the railway or the restaurant business,” said Edward Miller, President of Software Research. “Testimonials, frustrations, and suggestions from web application professionals in different segmants of the industry have made it abundantly clear that it is necessary to test the deep inner workings of a browser to reveal why a web application is failing. Approximations from the desktop do not work and never have. We have been quietly working on expanding the testing capacities to run directly from inside the browser, for the resulting ease-of-use and for the general benefit of this community. By amplifying the test capabilities inside the eValid browser-based test engine this new V9 release meets these expectations directly,” Miller concluded.

About the eValid Suite

General Description

eValid is a test-enabled web browser supporting Windows 2000/XP/Vista. eValid V9 license bundles are available for Application Monitoring, Functional Testing/Validation, Test Programming, Regression Testing, Server Loading, Performance Testing and Site Analysis.

The eValid International Edition supports DBCS and foreign-language environments.

Evaluation copies of eValid V9 are available from the eValid V9 Evaluation Download. Pricing for product features starts at $ 495. Complete information about eValid is found at: http://www.e-valid.com.

Solution

As a solution base for web browser enabled application testing, eValid offers a number of advantages:

Patented Technology: A unique patented technology for web application analysis and testing.

Validation Modes: Comprehensive methods for detailed page validation, including internal DOM validation.

Accurate Measurement: Very accurate timing of page and component behavior, including AJAX applications.

Ease-of-Use: The fastest, easiest, most trouble-free way to test any web application.

Monitoring Standard: The de facto standard for monitoring web application performance and durability.

Wide User Base: The most widely used in-browser solution available.

Excellent ROI: Very good Return On Investment (ROI) because unit-costs of eValid licenses are low.

Low TCO: Very low Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) because eValid is easy to deploy and extremely easy to use.

Applications

eValid applications include the following major areas:

Functional/Regression Testing: To provide test support for advanced AJAX-style web applications that rely on heavy use of XML, JavaScript, with multi-window support.

Application Monitoring: To support “monitoring mode” repeated playback of a test to confirm web application operation. Our latest audits of eValid Monitoring Mode operations show that eValid users are collectively running over 20,000,000 tests per month.

Server Loading: To provide realistic server loading capability by running large numbers of eValid browsers simultaneously, coordinated to operate in multiple machines.

Site Analysis: To provide detailed scanning and analysis of complete websites for quality assurance and comparative analysis purposes.

International Edition: Full support for non-English, DBCS (unicode) OS environments and all Windows plug-in language sets.

About Software Research, Inc.

Software Research, Inc. has been at the forefront of technology innovations and has assisted thousands of users worldwide to produce higher quality software. Large corporations and the public sector — insurance, telecommunications, banking, manufacturing, many other industrial, educational and government institutions — have counted on its services and automation tools to manage information technology and web applications reliably; to complete enterprise critical tasks and to test their product offering before release.

Founded in 1985 as a consulting and services organization, Software Research was the pioneer in Software Testing and Quality Assurance, bringing the TestWorks product line to market in 1985. It was the first integrated automated testing solution for the client server environment. Today, Software Research remains at the forefront of innovative testing solution with the patented eValid Suite, the test-enabled web browser, to support automation requirements for the quality, reliablility and performance of a variety of web-based applications.

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Why Pay $$s to Xero When You Can Have Ubikwiti for Zero $$s?


San Francisco, CA (PRWEB) March 2, 2009

Ubikwiti offers free, “no strings” software-as-a-service (SaaS) for SMBs – hosted on US-based Amazon.com servers – as an alternative to single-user, single company users of Xero accounting system.

Click here to find out more.

Ubikwiti’s announcement will save single-user Xero customers NZ$ 499 (US$ 255) per annum for the first year, and NZ$ 588 (US$ 300) per annum subsequently. Xero offers new signups a 30 days free trial period and a one-time discount of NZ$ 89 (US$ 45), but ONLY if customers pre-pay for twelve months.

According to Ubikwiti CEO Tim Loving, “Ubikwiti’s Online Software for single-user SMBs – now offered as a free “no strings” alternative to single-user Xero customers – is simple, intuitive and easy to use. Neither accounting knowledge nor technical programming skills are required to setup and customize the software.”

“Ubikwiti Online Software for SMBs, although free, does not skimp on features and functionalities. It has all the functionality needed to enable SMBs providing products and services to manage customers and customer-related activities, as well as vendors and vendor-related activities. Full financial reports are available, including Profit & Loss Report and Balance Sheet. A base time zone can be set to ensure consistency of reports and operations across multiple time zones.”

“Ubikwiti Online Software for SMBs screens, business forms and reports are easily and quickly customizable by SMB end-users by means of Ubikwiti’s business-user-friendly DIY-GUI toolkit. Application navigation settings are also customizable by end-users using Ubikwiti’s DIY-Configuration toolkit. The DIY-Configuration toolkit makes it easy to simplify the already simple, clean, easy-to-use Ubikwiti Online Software for SMBs by removing unnecessary components (replaceable at any time).”

“End-users can easily upgrade or add vertical market and other optional components and packages at any time from Ubikwiti’s Online U-KwikShop.”

In an otherwise complimentary post on Xero, Bevan Rudge wrote “The only thing Xero hasn’t got right is the platform. They wrote this from scratch on the .Net framework, and it shows in the many small but annoying bugs.”

“In contrast to vendor-proprietary platforms like the Microsoft .Net platform used by Xero,” said Tim Loving, “Ubikwiti’s architecture is based on Open, SOA-compliant, definition-based components. That means users don’t get locked-in to proprietary platforms.”

“In Ubikwiti, virtually everything can be customised on-the-fly by end-users to suit customer-specific business needs using our DIY-configuration and DIY-GUI toolkits. That includes country-specific and industry-specific business, accounting and sales tax needs (including New Zealand GST, Australian GST, UK VAT, as well as the multiplicity of sales taxes levied by US states and cities).”

He added, “While individual UK, NZ and Australian SMB customers can do that themselves as of now using our DIY toolkits, we can, subject to sufficient market interest, greatly simplify and shorten the customisation process by providing a free country-specific base template for SMBs, and even, free industry-specific base templates, including modifiable charts of accounts. The Open, SOA-compliant, definition-based architecture of our SaaS platform enables us to produce country-specific and industry-specific base templates within days.

In responding to queries relating to concerns of PaaS/SaaS customers raised by the recent demise of Coghead and the consequential problems for Coghead customers, Loving referred to a recent Ubikwiti blog post on the need for PaaS/SaaS customers to ask a few “caveat emptor” questions, such as:


Why Pay $$s to Xero When You Can Have Ubikwiti for Zero $$s?