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Mobile Tag Media Awarded Atlanta’s Best And Brightest Companies To Work For Recognition

Atlanta’s Best And Brightest Companies To Work For Winners Announced by the National Association For Business Resources 

May 17, 2012 - Atlanta, GA- Well managed companies offering innovative benefits and fun amenities is what every desirable job seeker is looking for. Those companies that do it best have been named “Atlanta’s Best and Brightest Companies to Work For.” This honor is highly sought after by companies throughout the metro area. These select companies will be honored by the National Association for Business Resources (NABR) on Thursday, June 21, 2012 at the Atlanta Marriott Marquis in Atlanta, GA. Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed will join the celebration and welcome the winners at the awards ceremony.

This year’s winners practice innovative strategies and represent best practices in industries as diverse as the automotive, insurance, hospitality, communications and nonprofit. 

An independent research firm evaluates each company’s entry based on key measures in various

categories.  They include Compensation, Benefits and Employee Solutions; Employee Enrichment, Engagement and Retention; Employee Education and Development; Recruitment, Selection and Orientation; Employee Achievement and Recognition; Communication and Shared Vision; Diversity and Inclusion; Work-Life Balance; Community Initiatives and Strategic Company Performance.

The winning companies also vie for elite awards, one granted for each category of small, medium and large size business. The elite award winners will be announced during the awards festivities.

The annual symposium and awards program will begin with registration, networking, continental breakfast and peer exchange at 8 a.m. Certified educational workshops will follow at 8:30 a.m. The topics of this year’s sessions will include “Driving Innovation Through Talent Management: Strategies For Breakthrough Performance” and “Generations in the Workplace: Can We All Work Together?” The luncheon and awards ceremony begin at 11:05 a.m. with a welcome from Mayor Kasim Reed.  Monica Pearson of WSB TV 2 and Stone Payton of Atlanta Business Radio X are emcees for the awards presentation.

“Our Association takes the awards process very seriously and has worked diligently to create a program that is unbiased, collects quantitative data, is rigorously judged and uses statistical analysis in order to achieve an award that is well respected,” said Jennifer Kluge, president of NABR. “This year’s Atlanta winners have set a high standard by what they offer their employees and the designation is a powerful recruitment tool in the drive to attract and retain exceptional employees.”

Tickets for the Workforce Symposium and Awards Luncheon are $160 for individuals and $1,300 for tables.  Sponsorships are also available. Contact the National Association for Business Resources at 866.321.1822 or visit www.101bestandbrightest.com to register or for more information. 

Sponsors of the “Atlanta’s Best and Brightest Companies to Work For” include WSB TV2, Atlanta Business Radio X and Corp! Magazine.

The “101 Best and Brightest Companies to Work For” a program of the National Association for Business Resources, is presented annually in Metro Detroit, Chicago, Atlanta, Houston, West Michigan and now nationally. Nominations are now being accepted. Visit www.101bestandbrightest.com to obtain an application.

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Of the hundreds of nominations received, 45 companies met the criteria as a  “Best and Brightest Company to Work For,” among them Mobile Tag.

About Mobile Tag Media

Mobile Tag Media connects brands with people when it matters the most – at the point-of-interest.  Using the Mobile Tag smartphone app, users simply scan ‘tags’ (barcodes, NFC chips, etc.) on products, posters, POS material, etc. to instantly receive marketing messages, useful information or unique offers.  Combining the latest advances in mobile tagging and data analytics with its extensive database of tag data and user information, Mobile Tag’s point-of-interest platform provides brands with unsurpassed ability to understand and engage with consumers worldwide.  Mobile Tag sells both directly and through strategic marketing partners such as AT&T, who delivers point-of-interest services to its business customers under the AT&T Mobile Barcode Services brand. Selected from hundreds of companies, Mobile Tag has been named a Red Herring Europe Top 100 winner for 2012, recognized for their technological innovation.

Mobile Tag Media Wins 2012 Red Herring Top 100 Europe Award

PARIS – May 8, 2012 – Mobile Tag Media, (http://www.mobiletag.com/), leader in 2D and 1D barcode marketing solutions, announced today that is a recipient of the Red Herring’s Top 100 Europe award in recognition of being one of the leading private companies in Europe, celebrating its innovations and technologies.

Red Herring’s Top 100 Europe list has become a mark of distinction for identifying promising new companies and entrepreneurs. Red Herring editors were among the first to recognize that companies such as Facebook, Twitter, Google, Yahoo, Skype, Salesforce.com, YouTube, and eBay would change the way we live and work. 

“Mobile Tag Media’s vision is simple and stunning,” said Alexis Helcmanocki, CEO of Mobile Tag Media. “If you can capture a consumer’s attention at the very moment that interest is roused, then you can deliver a greater user experience and greater value to brands and marketers with analytics and optimized sales opportunities.” 

Mobile Tag Media has earned its market recognition as a leader in providing marketer ready, carrier-grade technology solutions; as a successful innovator in mobile handset code scanning, they are a pioneer for network operators across the globe.  The Company’s ‘Point-of-Interest’ position has resulted in successful deployments by wireless carriers in Europe, including Orange, SFR (Vodafone), and Bouygues.  Additionally, leading enterprise customers, media brands and advertisers actively use Mobile Tag barcode solutions to reach consumers.

“Choosing the companies with the strongest potential was by no means a small feat,” said Alex Vieux, publisher and CEO of Red Herring. “After rigorous contemplation and discussion, we narrowed our list down from hundreds of candidates from across Europe to the Top 100 Winners. We believe Mobile Tag embodies the vision, drive and innovation that define a successful entrepreneurial venture. Mobile Tag should be proud of its accomplishment, as the competition was the strongest it has ever been.”

Red Herring’s editorial staff evaluated the companies on both quantitative and qualitative criteria, such as financial performance, technology innovation, management quality, strategy, and market penetration. This assessment of potential is complemented by a review of the track record and standing of startups relative to their peers, allowing Red Herring to see past the “buzz” and make the list a valuable instrument of discovery and advocacy for the most promising new business models in Europe.

About Mobile Tag Media

Mobile Tag Media connects brands with people when it matters the most – at the point-of-interest.  Using the Mobile Tag smartphone app, users simply scan ‘tags’ (barcodes, NFC chips, etc.) on products, posters, POS material, etc. to instantly receive marketing messages, useful information or unique offers.  Combining the latest advances in mobile tagging and data analytics with its extensive database of tag data and user information, Mobile Tag’s point-of-interest platform provides brands with unsurpassed ability to understand and engage with consumers worldwide.  Mobile Tag sells both directly and through strategic marketing partners such as AT&T, who delivers point-of-interest services to its business customers under the AT&T Mobile Barcode Services brand. Selected from hundreds of companies, Mobile Tag has been named a Red Herring Europe Top 100 winner for 2012, recognized for their technological innovation.

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Endomondo Social Fitness App Named a Winner of Microsoft Health Users Group 2012 Innovation Award

SAN FRANCISCO, CA — February 23, 2012 — Endomondo today announced it has been recognized as a winner of the Microsoft Health Users Group (HUG) 2012 Innovation Awards.  This year’s winners were honored February 22 in Las Vegas at the annual Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) Conference & Exhibition.

As one of the most popular fitness downloads, Endomondo can be used for distance-based activities and utilizes both GPS and Bing maps to track routes, distance, duration, split times, calorie consumption and more while providing audio feedback on performance. Windows Phone 7 allows end-users to take full advantage of all Endomondo has to offer.

“Our vision is to make fitness fun,” said Christian Birk, co-founder of Endomondo.  “To succeed in this goal, Endomondo’s service takes full advantage of Microsoft's platform. We've worked hard on this app so recreational athletes across the world will like it."

Endomondo turns mobile devices into personal trainers for millions of people.  But what makes Endomondo stand out from other fitness tracking apps is the social feature. By incorporating aspects found in leading social networks, Endomondo helps users find the motivation to both become active and stay active.  Users can send real-time pep talks to friends while they are exercising, compete against friends, challenge co-workers and share it all on Facebook or Twitter.

This online social fitness network centers on sports that unify active individuals and promotes exercise for both recreational and serious athletes. The network currently tracks up to 200,000 workouts per day.  A recent study conducted for Endomondo in Europe showed a 28 percent increase in exercise activities for those engaged in the community.

“The 2012 Microsoft HUG Innovation Awards recognizes organizations that are using technology to improve general fitness and patient care, reduce costs, streamline clinical and business processes and enable informed decisions,” said Steve Aylward, general manager of U.S. Commercial Health and Life Sciences, Microsoft. “Each of this year’s winners clearly demonstrated the innovative use of IT to improve fitness, traditional business or clinical processes and, as a result, positively impacts the health and well-being of persons within their organization.”

Now in its 15th year, the awards program honors health organizations and independent software vendors and systems integrators who create the most impactful and innovative health solutions with Microsoft-based products.

To join Microsoft HUG, visit http://mshug.org/.

 

About Endomondo:

Launched in September 2008, Endomondo Sports Tracker turns the mobile phone into a full-fledged personal trainer and a social training partner. The app can be used for running, cycling, walking and all other distance-based outdoor sports. Using GPS, the app tracks route, distance, duration, split times, calorie consumption and more while providing audio feedback on performance. The app offers a full history of workouts, as well as social features that allow users to compete with friends without giving up flexibility. The app also supports heart rate monitors on most handsets.  Endomondo.com incorporates the social community where users can challenge friends and share results. Endomondo Sports Tracker has 7 million users with exponential growth. Being available on seven mobile platforms (iOS, Android, RIM, Symbian, Windows Phone, Windows Mobile, Java), the app supports almost all GPS phones. It is the highest rated app of its kind in several of the biggest app stores. 

For more information, please visit http://www.endomondo.com and follow @Endomondo on Twitter. 

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Vidtel Selected By Channel Reseller News as a Need-to-Know Video Conferencing Vendor

Sunnyvale, Calif. – Jan. 24, 2012 – Vidtel, the pioneer of any-to-any cloud video conferencing, has been selected as a Channel Reseller News (CRN)’s Emerging Video Vendor You Need to Know.  CRN identified ten video service providers who are leading the way video is being adopted by business customers and the channel.

“Being chosen as CRN’s Emerging Video Vendor builds on the momentum we’ve seen since announcing our Channel Program in November.  As the only cloud video conferencing service provider with an exclusively channel-focused strategy, we’re excited to see video VARs and integrators are recognizing that Vidtel’s affordable, high-quality video conferencing service is a win-win for them and their customers,” said Vidtel CEO Scott Wharton.

“Enabling customers with the tools and strategies to solve real business problems has always been a priority to solution providers. As the market grows more competitive, the demand for innovative, channel-friendly technologies increases,” said Kelley Damore, VP and Editorial Director at UBM Channel. “From the cloud to semantic technology, this year’s list of Emerging Technology Vendors highlights the emphasis on innovation and ease of use that has been the hallmark of any successful channel offering. We congratulate Vidtel for receiving CRN’s Emerging Vendor award in the video category and recognize them for their remarkable ability to offer interoperability among diverse, video systems.”

Vidtel enables small and medium enterprises to affordably experience enterprise-grade video conferencing by enabling users to bring their own device to a video call. This means that Vidtel’s service will work using consumer-grade video conferencing on Google Talk or Skype and high-end equipment from Polycom, LifeSize, Cisco and other video conferencing services. Since Vidtel’s video conferencing rooms are based in the cloud, users can be up and running on group video calls in little time.

For more information, visit www.vidtel.com.

About Vidtel

Founded in 2008, Vidtel is the pioneer of any-to-any cloud video conferencing services, the first to provide interoperability between SIP, H.323, Skype and Google technologies. Our easy-to-use service provides compatibility between a diverse set of business-grade and consumer-grade video endpoints. Vidtel enables even small and medium enterprises to affordably experience the productivity of high-quality video conferencing between dispersed employees, partners, and customers. Vidtel is located in the heart of Silicon Valley in Sunnyvale, CA.

VoIP Supply Named As “Top 50” Western New York Private Company

Ascends Prestigious Regional Rankings for Seven Consecutive Years

BUFFALO, N.Y., Nov. 29, 2011—VoIP Supply LLC (www.voipsupply.com), North America’s leading supplier of VoIP equipment and complete solutions, has been named as one of Western New York’s Top CEO’s/Top Private Companies for 2011.  Buffalo Business First and Dopkins & Co. LLP unveiled their annual list of top chief executive officers leading Western New York’s top private companies, marking this the seventh straight year that VoIP Supply has been honored with the ranking.  

Starting in 2005, when the award was known as Western New York’s Top 100 Private Companies, VoIP Supply occupied the modest 96th ranking.  After six consecutive years of nominations, VoIP Supply climbed to the 56th position in 2010.  Now, in less than a decade, VoIP Supply ranks as the 50^th top private company in the region.

“Being named to the top 100 private companies in Western New York is a tremendous honor for everyone at VoIP Supply,” said Benjamin P. Sayers, President and CEO of VoIP Supply. “Continuing to move up the list every year is testament to the value we deliver to our customers, and proof that Western New York is a place of positive business growth.”

For additional information about VoIP Supply, call toll-free 1-800-398-8647, or visit http://www.voipsupply.com.

About VoIP Supply

VoIP Supply, LLC (www.voipsupply.com), a division of Sayers Technology Holdings, is North America’s leading supplier of VoIP Equipment and complete systems with offerings for businesses, service providers and resellers. In addition to a comprehensive product catalog, the company offers technical support, extended warranties, device configuration, installations and logistical services. VoIP Supply is a three-time INC 5,000 honoree and in 2007, was ranked number 45 on the Entrepreneur Magazine’s Hot 100 fastest growing companies in the U.S. VoIP Supply has also been recognized as one of the Best Places to Work in Western New York by Buffalo’s Business First Newspaper, one of the Top 100 privately held companies in WNY, as well as the fastest growing company in WNY for 2006 by winning the Business First Fast Track 50 Award.

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TrueCar Joins Red Herring’s Top 100 North America Companies

Magazine names TrueCar to its annual list of innovative companies for bringing truth, transparency and an improved consumer experience to automotive retail industry.

Santa Monica, California (June 26, 2011) -- TrueCar, Inc., has joined the likes of Facebook, Twitter and Google in being named one of the Top 100 North America companies as chosen by the editors of Red Herring.

Each year, Red Herring recognizes the leading private companies from around the world and celebrates those innovators across their respective industries.   The Top 100 North America list has become a mark of distinction for identifying the most promising new efforts and entrepreneurs. Red Herring editors were among the first to recognize companies such as Facebook, Twitter, Google, Yahoo, Skype, Salesforce.com, YouTube and eBay as entities that would change the way individuals live and work. 

This year, TrueCar was added to the Top 100 North America list for creating an intelligent automotive marketplace where complex, real-world price and transaction data is collected, analyzed and presented to everyday consumers in easy-to-understand info-graphics.  Dealers then directly extend upfront offers to interested buyers who are armed with real, data-driven pricing information allowing them to determine which offers are best. First-time buyers and dealers benefit in this one-of-a-kind marketplace that brings truth, trust and transparency to an industry plagued by price manipulation and distrust. By removing frustration, fear and complexity, TrueCar makes car buying simple, fair and fun again.

“We are honored to be added to the list of prestigious companies that have been recognized by Red Herring,” said TrueCar Founder and CEO Scott Painter.  “What all of these great companies share in common is their dedication to innovation and significantly improving people’s lives – something we are committed to here at TrueCar.”

To date, TrueCar has helped consumers save more than $1 billion off the MSRP of new cars, and facilitated in the sale of more than 300,000 vehicles.  TrueCar works with a nationwide network of over 5,000 Certified Dealers that provide informed consumers with upfront, no-haggle, no-hassle, competitive pricing.   Additionally, TrueCar services the car buying marketplace for more than 60 affinity partners providing its unique gateway and resource to more than one million in-market automobile shoppers each month at membership and service organizations such as USAA, AAA and American Express.

In selecting its Top 100, Red Herring’s editorial staff evaluates the private companies on both quantitative and qualitative criteria, such as financial performance, technology innovation, management quality, strategy, and market penetration. This assessment of business and technology potential is complemented by a review of the track record and standing of startups relative to their sector peers, allowing Red Herring to see past the “buzz” and make the list a valuable instrument of discovery and advocacy for the most promising new business models in North America.

“Choosing the companies with the strongest potential was by no means a small feat,” said Alex Vieux, publisher and CEO of Red Herring. “After rigorous contemplation and discussion, we narrowed our list down from hundreds of candidates from across North America to the Top 100 winners. We believe TrueCar embodies the vision, drive and innovation that define a successful entrepreneurial venture. TrueCar should be proud of its accomplishment, as the competition was very strong.”

About TrueCar, Inc.

TrueCar, Inc. is an automotive solutions provider focused on changing how cars are sold by providing a significantly better customer experience while helping qualified dealer partners to gain incremental market share and reduce costs. As a transparent, visual publisher of new car transaction data, TrueCar.com price reports help both dealers and consumers agree on the parameters of a fair deal by providing an accurate, comprehensive and simple understanding of what others actually paid for the identically equipped new car over the last 30 days both locally and nationally.

About Red Herring

Red Herring, Inc., founded in 1993, is a media company whose mission is to cover innovation, technology, financing and entrepreneurial activity. Its staff of award-winning journalists tell readers what's first, what matters and most importantly, why.

 

XConnect Vice President John Wilkinson Honored by Global Telecoms Business for Second Consecutive Year

                                                    

Magazine lists executive among 40 under 40 telecoms leaders

 

LONDON, June 29, 2011 – John Wilkinson, Vice President of Sales, Marketing and Products at XConnect, the leader in next-generation interconnection and ENUM-registry services, has been named by Global Telecoms Business as one of the top 40 telecoms executives under 40 years old.

This is his second consecutive year on this list of “the industry’s young leaders of today and the leaders of tomorrow,” compiled from nominations from readers and previous honorees. XConnect CEO Eli Katz received the distinction in 2009, when the list was created.

“We are delighted that Global Telecoms Business has recognized John’s industry leadership once again,” Katz said. “It is also a special milestone for XConnect to appear on this prestigious list for the third time in as many years.”

Katz noted that Wilkinson, who has more than 15 years industry experience, has been instrumental in driving XConnect’s growth and evolution since joining the company in 2008. Wilkinson’s efforts contributed to a 90 percent revenue increase, based on traffic growth of 153 percent, for XConnect from 2009 to 2010. Most recently, he has played a key role in developing XConnect’s global Video Interconnection Exchange (VIE), announced last week.

“I am honoured to receive this distinction from Global Telecoms Business, a highly regarded and influential publication that provides valuable insight on industry trends,” Wilkinson said.

Coverage of the new 40 under 40 list appears in the May/June print issue of Global Telecoms Business and on the magazine’s website.

The 2011 honorees have been invited to present in a 40 under 40 summit and awards ceremony, to be held in London on Sept. 19 and 20. 

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About XConnect

The global leader in network peering, XConnect is trusted by IP-based service providers in 20 countries to offer a suite of Interconnect 2.0 services, including carrier ENUM-registry and next-generation multimedia interconnection hub solutions for voice and video. London-based XConnect offers the most comprehensive and reliable solutions to help service providers deliver rich multimedia IP communications across networks while reducing costs and improving service quality. Backed by Tier 1 venture capital firms, XConnect operates the largest worldwide ENUM-based IP-peering federation, the Global Alliance, and the world’s first national VoIP/NGN interconnection federations, in the Netherlands, Korea and South Africa. For more information, please visit www.xconnect.net.

 

Global Telecoms Business Recognizes Voxbone CEO Rod Ullens for Second Consecutive Year

      

 

 

 

Voxbone CEO Rod Ullens is making his second appearance on the Global Telecoms Business 40 under 40 list.

As in 2010, Ullens has been named to this list of “the industry’s young leaders of today and the leaders of tomorrow,” based on readers’ nominations. The list was  just published in the May/June 2011 issue of Global Telecoms Business.

Ullens, one of Voxbone’s founders, leads a rapid-growing, innovative company that is driving migration to IP communications and global connectivity. Voxbone’s  DID and iNum^® numbers let operators and enterprises quickly launch new services and expand globally with local presence while reducing costs. Ullens conceived of iNums and has guided their evolution and adoption. Reflecting market acceptance of Voxbone’s high-quality solutions, the company’s revenue rose 38 percent and inbound network traffic grew 40 percent from 2009 to 2010.

About Voxbone

Headquartered in Brussels, Voxbone is the market leader in worldwide geographical, toll-free and iNum^® telephone numbers. Voxbone enables Internet communications services providers, wholesale carriers and mobile and fixed national operators to extend their network reach internationally, rapidly and with limited costs. Voxbone delivers high-quality inbound communications from more than 50 countries and more than 4,000 cities, using its private global carrier-grade VoIP network, which originated 2.1 billion minutes of traffic in 2010. The company excels in quality through its redundant core network and IP backbone, the increasing number of countries in which it has its own number ranges and network infrastructure, and its fully automated back office. Voxbone was founded in 2005 and is privately held. For more information, visit www.voxbone.com.

Diversinet Wins Mobile Merit Award for Mobile Health

Diversinet Corp. (TSX Venture: DIV, OTCBB: DVNTF) is the winner of the 2011 Mobile Merit Award for the Mobile Health category.

As detailed in this announcement, the Mobile Merit Awards recognize companies, individuals and technologies that have shaped the way the world communicates. Winners were selected based on industry impact, innovation, technologies, social importance, implementation and overall success.

Diversinet’s tagline is “Healthcare. Connected and Protected.” The company  provides a patented and proven secure platform that enables healthcare organizations to rapidly deploy HIPAA-compliant mHealth applications to anyone, anytime, anywhere. The MobiSecure^® platform helps payers and providers meet growing needs for safe, convenient, on-the-go storage and sharing of personal health data.

Mobile Photo Bill Pay™ App Wins ‘Best of Show’ at Finovate

Mitek Systems Technology Innovation Enables Bill Payments via   Smartphone Cameras

SAN DIEGO – May 16, 2011 – Mitek Systems, Inc. (OTC: MITK.OB, www.miteksystems.com), the leader in mobile-imaging applications using smartphone cameras for check deposits, bill payments and ACH enrollments, said today its Mobile Photo Bill Pay™ application was chosen as a “Best of Show” application from among demonstrations of technology innovations for the financial services industry at the Finovate Spring 2011 conference last week in San Francisco.

 “Jim Bruene has made Finovate the premier gathering for showcasing technology advances in financial services, as the number of presenting companies indicates.  We’re thrilled that our Mobile Photo Bill Pay application has been chosen as one of this show’s top breakthroughs,” said Mitek President and CEO James B. DeBello.

Mitek’s Mobile Photo Bill Pay enables users to pay their bills from anywhere at any time, simply by snapping photos of paper bills with their camera-equipped iPhone or Google Android smartphones. The technology allows customers to “Point, Shoot and Pay” any bills, regardless of format, via their mobile-banking accounts. 

To pay bills, users initiate mobile-banking sessions with their financial institutions on their smartphones, then align their bills within the cameras’ viewfinders, snap photos of their bills and, responding to the application’s prompt, confirm details of their transactions. Mitek’s patented image-analysis and data-extraction processes capture and relay all the data required for the financial institutions to pay bills electronically.