Frost & Sullivan Commends Belden’s Comprehensive Portfolio of Connectivity and Networking Products for Signal Transmission

– Belden’s emphasis on continuous product versatility, technology and functionalities will entrench its position in the global market

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., March 30, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — Based on its recent analysis of the industrial physical infrastructure Ethernet market, Frost & Sullivan recognizes Belden Inc. with the 2015 Global Frost & Sullivan Award for Product Line Strategy Leadership. Belden’s 100-year legacy of proven technical excellence and continuous R&D gives the company a clear strategic edge in the evolving Ethernet market.

Belden receives the 2015 Frost & Sullivan Global Industrial Physical Infrastructure Ethernet Product Line Strategy Leadership Award

Belden receives the 2015 Frost & Sullivan Global Industrial Physical Infrastructure Ethernet Product Line Strategy Leadership Award

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In less than 10 years, through a series of strategic acquisitions, Belden has evolved from a supplier of copper cable products to a provider of leading signal transmission solutions. This was based on a deliberate strategy to shape and advance its product portfolio through organic and inorganic growth in order to take leadership positions in its key markets. The list of its acquisitions on its path to market leadership includes:

  • Hirschmann Automation and Control, a leading supplier of industrial Ethernet switches and routers;
  • Lumberg Automation, a niche firm with expertise in compact Ethernet packaging and connectivity;
  • GarrettCom, an industrial Ethernet switch supplier;
  • Tofino Security, a leader in industrial security appliances;
  • Poliron, a technology and Brazilian industrial cable specialist;
  • ProSoft Technology, a leading developer of industrial communication solutions for automation and control applications; and
  • Tripwire, a leader in advanced cyber threat detection solutions.

Belden’s industrial cable division was the starting point in its journey toward becoming a global signal transmission solution provider. Its offerings include industrial data solutions that support industrial Ethernet and bus networks, as well as EIA-485 applications, instrumentation and control cables; armored cables; flexible automation cables; pan/tilt/zoom CCTV camera cables; fire alarm cables; sound (paging) cables; and switches.

Belden has end-to-end physical infrastructure solutions to address existing networking challenges, as well as deliver the bandwidth and scalability required for future applications,” said Frost & Sullivan Industry Analyst Deepak Achuthashankar. “Its portfolio extends from industrial networking, industrial cable, industrial connectivity, machine control solutions (MCS), and enterprise connectivity to infrastructure-related applications. The acquisition of Tripwire was the latest step in Belden’s product leadership strategy.”

One of Belden’s main areas of focus is industrial IT. In this market, Belden sells wired and wireless switches and routers, both hardware and software products, and has been the leader in adoption of Ethernet in the industrial market, while supporting a broad range of legacy protocols. Additionally, it emphasizes security as end users have begun to realize that industrial facilities and environments are subjected to the same degree of security threats as in the commercial space. Belden has particularly emphasized investments in wireless, security and embedded technologies as critical enablers for the Internet of Industrial Things (IoIT).

Belden’s development processes are finely tuned to support mission-critical applications and tailored to the unique needs of industrial customers, specifically maximized network uptime and ease of product installation and use. Furthermore, its product lines are compatible with those of any automation company; this has been made possible by its impressive in-house technical knowledge base and relentless focus on customer intimacy.

Belden also offers a variety of world-class networking services. The core components of its network services are on-site technical consultation that includes network planning, design, configuration and installation, as well as trouble-shooting, maintenance and assistance with future upgrades. This is supplemented by world-class, post-sales support.

Krishna Srinivasan, global president and managing partner of Frost & Sullivan, said, “Belden has done a remarkably good job of serving the full range of product needs of its target customers. Belden has optimized its product line by integrating all the key price, performance and feature points required in the industrial physical infrastructure Ethernet market.”

Belden is not just a supplier of signal transmission products, but a true strategic business partner delivering solutions that make end-user facilities perform more efficiently and profitably. Its global presence places it in close proximity to most of its customers and partners.

Each year, Frost & Sullivan presents this award to the company that has developed a comprehensive product line that caters to the breadth of the market it serves. The award recognizes the extent to which the product line meets customer base demands, the overall impact it has in terms of customer value, as well as increased market share.

Frost & Sullivan Best Practices Awards recognize companies in a variety of regional and global markets for demonstrating outstanding achievement and superior performance in areas such as leadership, technological innovation, customer service and strategic product development. Industry analysts compare market participants and measure performance through in-depth interviews, analysis and extensive secondary research to identify best practices in the industry.

About Belden
Belden Inc., a global leader in high-quality, end-to-end signal transmission solutions, delivers a comprehensive product portfolio designed to meet the mission-critical network infrastructure needs of industrial, enterprise and broadcast markets. With innovative solutions targeted at reliable and secure transmission of rapidly growing amounts of data, audio and video needed for today’s applications, Belden is at the center of the global transformation to a connected world. Founded in 1902, the company is headquartered in St. Louis and has manufacturing capabilities in North and South America, Europe and Asia. For more information, visit us at www.belden.com; follow us on Twitter @BeldenInc.

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iQIYI Releases Big Data Report on Chinese Online Videos

Movie Box Offices Revenues Increase with Shorter Time Period between Box Office and Online Releases

BEIJING, March 24, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — Chinese action film “On Line” broke Internet box office records last month when it became the first film to have online revenues surpass box office takings less than a week after release. In February, immediately after the film’s run in theaters finished, it was released online and within four days, online revenues surpassed its theatre box office takings, the iQIYI Online Video Big Data report found.

At the end of 2014, Chinese language movies were uploaded to online streaming websites such as iQIYI within a month of leaving Chinese theaters, with some films having no window period between online and theatre releases. The action film “On Line” illustrates the potential of eliminating the window period, the report found.

Despite significant progress, a number of challenges remain for China’s online movie industry. Due to the immaturity of China’s DVD market and problems with piracy, the online market is an increasingly important source of revenue for filmmakers. However, even after extensive negotiations, Hollywood films’ window period is three months on average, far longer than Chinese language films.

iQIYI Motion Pictures President Li Yansong said, “The movie window bottleneck is a problem that will affect the expansion of the Chinese market. The longer the window between a movie’s release and the time it goes online, the bigger the loss in online box office revenues. Shortening the window increases the potential box-office revenues for a film and is an effective way to fight piracy.”

The goal of the report is to provide a strong data-driven foundation on which to expand online movie platforms. The report analyzes trends in the Chinese movie market and online video user volume as well as iQIYI users’ age, education level and preferences. iQIYI also released a movie ranking index.

According to iQIYI rankings, iQIYI users’ three favorite Hollywood movies are “X-Men: Days of Future Past,” “Rise of the Planet of the Apes 2: Dawn of War” and “Dawn of the Planet of the Apes.” “X-Men: Days of Future Past” is the second most popular film on iQIYI by ticket sales, behind the Chinese film “Breakup Buddies.”

To adapt to the ever-changing habits of Chinese viewers, iQIYI continuously develops video technology, buys rights to content and produces its own shows and films. Overseas and domestically, iQIYI is becoming an increasingly important advocate of intellectual property rights. To deliver a premium experience to its customers, iQIYI streams its content in 1080P high-definition quality and uses Dolby sound technology. Our personalized recommendation services help users find the content they want to watch.

Note

Sources of the iQIYI China Movie Internet Video Big Data Report: Film Bureau of State Administration of Press, Publication Radio, Film and Television; China Internet Network Information Center; iQIYI Data Institute. The iQIYI Film Index is calculated using a variety of performance factors and is then weighted in a comprehensive index to fully reflect the popularity of a movie on iQIYI.

About iQIYI

iQIYI is an independently operated subsidiary of Baidu, the world’s largest Chinese search engine, which launched on April 22, 2010. Since its launch, iQIYI has pursued the ultimate online video experience for Chinese users, becoming an industry model in promoting innovation in products, technologies, and marketing.

On May 7, 2013, iQIYI announced a merger with PPS. According to IUT data released by iResearch in December 2014, iQIYI and PPS were among the leaders in the industry in terms of all-platform unique visitors and monthly effective viewing duration. As of December 2014, iQIYI’s mobile app (including iQIYI and PPS) was running on 860 million devices, with mobile traffic accounting for 63% of the sites’ total traffic. The monthly viewing time on iQIYI and PPS surpassed 1 billion hours for three successive months in 2014. According to data from November and December 2014, mobile accounted for 1.17 billion hours of monthly viewing time on iQIYI, and PCs accounted for 1.15 billion hours. Unique visitors per day on iQIYI reached 44.27 million on mobile devices and 44.18 million on PCs.

In the future, iQIYI will continue to pursue providing customers with ever richer video content and a ceaselessly improving viewing experience.

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ZPARK Haidian Park — An Entrepreneurial Paradise

BEIJING, March 23, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — In April 2014, a 10-square-meter fast-food restaurant, Singularity Brothers or “Xi Shao Ye,” opened in Beijing’s Zhongguancun Haidian Park and immediately attracting an enormous following. In its first 100 days, Singularity sold a record 200,000 hamburgers. Favorably reviewed by local media, the valuation of what was clearly a franchisable restaurant quickly shot up to RMB100 million. In September, another location opened in a Zhongguancun shopping center near KFC and enjoyed even greater popularity. The founders of the “Brothers” were now confident they could create a global franchise. Only in ZPARK, with its massive international influence, could the Singularity Brothers have gained such a huge following.

The fifth branch of this now very popular restaurant chain was opened in December 2014. It’s no coincidence, said Meng Bing, the founder of Singularity Brothers, that three of its first five shops were established in Zhongguancun. For Singularity, Meng Bing said, “The biggest medium (for promotion or advertising) is not CCTV or Baidu, but Zhongguancun.” In this new era, he said, Zhongguancun is undoubtedly the best place to create and find new and trendy hotspots because Zhongguancun is now widely viewed in China as “a gathering place for opinion leaders.”

Indeed, over the past 20 years, the impression that most people have of Zhongguancun has gradually changed from what it once was, a large electronics super mall, to what it is today — a center for innovation and strategic developments in technology and also a source of national pride.

In addition to Singularity, Zhongguancun also houses many important new businesses, not the least of which is Virtue Inno Valley. Located in Dinghao Building, Virtue’s offices were designed by master designers from Tsinghua University’s Department of Architecture — a small, simple but still very modern design.

“Only in an incubator just over 2000 square meters could a group atmosphere be obtained,” said Li Zhu, the originator of Virtue Inno Valley’s “angel open platform.” Mr. Li Zhu has over 20 years of entrepreneurial experience. Before launching Virtue Inno Valley, he set up a software company in partnership with another Tsinghua University alumnus and then sold it to Tsinghua Tongfang. Afterwards, Mr. Li became an angel investor and one of his first investments was UUSEE (http://www.uusee.com, a sports video website).

New success stories now occur at Virtue Inno Valley every day. Many of its clients often begin as poorly developed start-ups, but they frequently evolve into successful companies, some with potential valuations in excess of hundreds of millions of RMB. The foundation for Virtue Inno Valley is rooted to a large extent in its association with Tsinghua alumni. On Tsinghua University’s 100th anniversary, the Tsinghua Alumni Association of TMT (Technology, Media, Telecom) was created to help alumni do business. Not long after, the Association and THTI (Tsinghua Technology Innovation Holding Co.) together jointly helped launch Virtue Inno Valley. At that time, the government of Haidian District was leasing two out of the four floors in the Dinghao Building to Innovation Works and Tsinghua Science Park, respectively. The two floors are currently assigned to Tsinghua Science Park and managed by THTI, and as a result, Virtue Inno Valley now occupy the entire space. From the very beginning, it was Li Zhu’s intention to launch his incubator here and make it the first and most impressive “innovative” incubator in Zhongguancun.

Beijing provides one of the best business environments in China, and Zhongguancun is a perfect area for start-ups, in part, because of its the strong entrepreneurial atmosphere and its focus on innovation. There are also large Internet companies nearby, along with abundant talent from local colleges and universities, plus a great many financial and investment institutions. In addition, there’s also a good regional market in and around Zhongguancun. With Virtue, Zhongguancun now also has the additional infrastructure an organization to give entrepreneurs a wide range of professional value-added services.

The approach of traditional incubators is to rent low-cost office space and make a profit by carving up and renting space, often on a daily basis. However, within Virtue Inno Valley, Li Zhu expects that can really help entrepreneurs reduce their failure rates by helping to steer them in the right product direction. He can also help them connect with the resources they need to succeed. When it comes time for them to unveil their products, the Valley can also help them to find and secure the right promotional channels, find partners for cooperation and, if need be, obtain additional financing. In addition, the new incubator is also able to seed-fund many projects, as well as providing clients with many basic entrepreneurial services.

As a consequence, the biggest difference between this incubator and many other more traditional ones, Mr. Li asserted, is that “we just don’t rent a house” at a cheap price to entrepreneurs. Because Virtue Inno Valley is a community, not just a traditional incubator, it can offer its clients a “communicative atmosphere,” to small companies and small teams of people a path to succeed.

By learning from leading incubators like Y Combinator (YC), as well as from the experiences of other small incubators in Silicon Valley, plus the experiences of more than 500 start-ups, Virtue Inno Valley has also created an infrastructure for entrepreneurs, very similar in essence to a cross-enterprise team. So it’s not uncommon to see new start-ups bringing their computers to the site on their first day of business. Next, Virtue provides them with a place to work and assists them with registration. Office staff from law firms and finance firms are also on site to help them solve problems. The incubator also provides them with cloud services and helps them connect with Amazon, Aliyun, Baidu Cloud and other large platforms. In time, Li Zhu predicts, “countless billionaires will be born here.”

In Virtue Inno Valley’s experience, the most urgent demands of many early-stage entrepreneurs often involve the need for both capital and guidance. That’s why professional value-added services and investment functions are always made available to member companies by Virtue Inno Valley. Entrepreneurs can also learn from the past mistakes of other entrepreneurs, and well as from their achievements — another reason why Virtue Inno Valley is so valuable to its tenants.

Virtue Inno Valley often likes to say it offers members an “open” environment, and in many important respects, it does. First, Virtue is open to entrepreneurs. Even entrepreneurial teams, which do not receive financial investment from Virtue, are strongly supported by the incubator. Second, Virtue is open to investors from the Internet and other enterprises in other industries. As a result, Virtue is in a position to communicate with investors about all of its projects. In fact, Virtue routinely holds entrepreneurial competitions in partnership with Microsoft, Tencent, Baidu and other industry leaders. Thirdly, the incubator is also very involved to international markets. Virtue, just to give one example, recently formed a strategic partnership with Telefonica which operates incubators in no less than 12 countries. As a result, entrepreneurs at Virtue have access to potential partners as they expand overseas.

Currently, Zhongguancun is very active in securing domestic venture capital investment. Besides Virtue Inno Valley, the Garage Coffee and other new entrepreneurial service providers, Zhongguancun also works very closely with IDG Capital Partners, Legend Capital, Capital Today, Northern Light Venture Capital, Walden International, CEYUAN, Infotech, TusPark Ventures, Shenzhen Capital and other well-known institutions – all of whom are partners with ZPARK in Haidian Park. For instance, IDG has invested a number of high tech enterprises in ZPARK Haidian Park, including most famous and successful mobile internet companies in China like 360, Xiaomi, Baidu and etc.

Relying on industrial advantage of ZPARK, the overall formula for “incubator + accelerator + Science Park” is beginning to take shape. In the future, ZPARK will also energetically explore upscale services accelerating the incubation for both the middle and later stages of the industrial chain. At the same time it will continue to provide a strong incubation service for the enterprises at seed and startup stages. It will also establish step-by-step systems for “pre-incubation + full incubation + professional incubation + accelerating incubation.” ZPARK will also build a promotional service platform for incubators within the Software Park, aiming for high integration of industry for both upstream and downstream firms, and meeting the requirements in all aspects of “cluster incubation” and “professional incubation.” In this way, it can facilitate the concentration and scaled development for many kinds of business and industries.

In addition, its innovative and entrepreneurial avenues will also continue to pay attention to and research global innovative and entrepreneurial trends, and explore, experiment and promote new ways of thinking. This process will inevitably cultivate a group of new entrepreneurial service providers to inject both new blood and fresh ideas into Zhongguancun.

When we think of Silicon Valley, we always think Apple, HP and other world-famous science and technology giants. When we think of Zhongguancun, we think of Baidu and MIUI developed by Xiaomi. They are both the result in no small part to the incubation cultivated within ZPARK Haidian Park — “China’s Silicon Valley.” With help from ZPARK, these high-tech Chinese enterprises from China are now in a position to develop into true global brands. Currently, ZPARK is in the midst of realizing its strategic goal of building scientific and technological innovation centers with global influence, and through these innovations, transforming the park into a true China Silicon Valley.

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Neusoft Showcases Innovative Automotive Electronics and Healthcare Products at CeBIT 2015 in Hannover, Germany

HANNOVER, Germany, March 18, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — Neusoft Corporation (“Neusoft”, SSE: 600718), a leading IT solution and service provider from China, attended the CeBIT 2015 in Hannover, Germany, showcasing its IT technologies and products in the fields of automotive electronics and healthcare, under the theme of “Innovation Drives Sustainable Growth of Society”. As the only software company in China delegation at CeBIT 2015, Neusoft demonstrated its passion for innovation in the new information era and its continuous engagement to further promote ChinaGermany cooperation by information technologies.

In the field of automotive electronics, Neusoft has become a global leading In-Vehicle Infotainment system provider. Its software is running in many top automobile brands worldwide. The C3-Alfus™ infotainment system, One Core®navigation solution, and the advanced driver assistance system are Neusoft’s key innovative products showcased at the exhibition. Among these products, One Core® received hot attention on the exhibition. It was co-developed by Neusoft’s R&D teams in China and Germany, which is the world’s first available navigation solution to cover the entire global market with one and the same navigation core system.

Another highlight of Neusoft at the exhibition was its healthcare ecosystem, which integrates medical equipments, healthcare IT solutions and health management services. It is dedicated to providing comprehensive medical and healthcare services by applying emerging IT technologies. Neusoft’s Xikang Healthcare Management business is committed to enabling more people to enjoy convenient and cost-efficient healthcare management services by integrating Internet of Things, healthcare cloud platforms and outstanding medical resources. Neusoft exhibited its wearable devices and other monitoring terminals, such as the intelligent healthcare wristwatch, sleep monitor, Healthcare Pad, etc., and these terminals are an important part in the healthcare ecosystem.

The China Germany ICT Summit was held on the opening day of CeBIT 2015 under the theme of “Software Defines the World”. Dr. Liu Jiren, Chairman & CEO of Neusoft, delivered a speech on the topic of “Information Technology-enabled Innovations Promote Social Development”. In his speech, Dr. Liu mentioned that the hyper-connectivity brought by emerging information technologies is transforming our world, and supporting society to address the challenges of sustainable development. The Internet is transforming almost every industry, and information consumption has become one of the new engines of economic growth. Over the past 20 years, Neusoft has been dedicated to driving social development with IT-enabled innovations, especially in the fields of healthcare and automotive information system. As globalization has entered into an information era, the Industry 4.0 in Germany and the Internet + in China have brought more common ground and complementary advantages for the two countries in the aspects of social and economic development. With information technology as a bridge, the two countries will embrace more promising cooperation in many sectors in the future.

Under the theme of d!conomy, this year’s CeBIT attracted over 3,000 companies from over 70 countries around the globe. As a partner country of the exhibition, China had a large delegation of companies participating in this event. As the representatives of Chinese enterprises that have the latest technologies and innovations, Neusoft and other leading companies, including Alibaba and Huawei, etc., showcased their products and services to the world.

About Neusoft

As an IT solutions & services provider in China, Neusoft has been dedicated to promoting social development by innovative IT technologies, to create new lifestyle for individuals and to create values for the society. Founded in 1991, the company currently employs a total of 20,000 employees and has set up 8 regional headquarters, 10 software R&D bases, 16 software development and technology support centers and a comprehensive marketing & service network in over 60 cities across China. In addition, the company has set up subsidiaries in the US, Japan, Europe, Middle East and South America. For more information, please visit www.neusoft.com

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Terry Du
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Neusoft Corporation
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Frost & Sullivan Applauds Envivio’s Long-Standing Revenue Leadership and Innovation in the Live Video Transcoding Market

– Envivio has established a strategic partner ecosystem to facilitate end-to-end integration of unified head ends and multi-screen services

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., March 17, 2015 /PRNewswire/ —  Based on its recent analysis of the media and entertainment video transcoding market, Frost & Sullivan recognizes Envivio with the 2014 Global Frost & Sullivan Award for Market Leadership for capturing the highest revenue share in the live transcoding segment of this market. Envivio has maintained its segment leadership with continuous investments in R&D toward features that are not only technically avant-garde, but also business-critical. Its wide geographic presence and ability to cater to a diverse variety of customers in terms of service type, size, and price tolerance have placed it at the head of the live video transcoding market.

Frost & Sullivan recognizes Envivio with the 2014 Global Live Video Transcoding in Media and Entertainment Market Leadership Award

Frost & Sullivan recognizes Envivio with the 2014 Global Live Video Transcoding in Media and Entertainment Market Leadership Award

In 2013, the company led the live multi-screen transcoding segment with a revenue share of nearly 10 percent, which was almost two percent more than its nearest competitor–a remarkable lead in a highly fragmented market. Envivio’s Muse suite of products provides encoding and transcoding for Pay TV and multi-screen applications, including cable, satellite, Internet protocol TV (IPTV), and mobile delivery to managed set-top boxes, as well as a host of unmanaged devices such as PCs, game consoles, tablets, smart phones, and smart TVs. Customers value the convergence that Envivio offers, since the same products can be used for live linear managed delivery as well as multi-screen delivery.

“By enabling simultaneous transcoding, protection, and delivery to managed and unmanaged distribution networks, Envivio has won significant greenfield business with new IPTV services and is in demand during head-end upgrades by cable, satellite and IPTV service providers,” said Frost & Sullivan Research Analyst Avni Rambhia. “The Envivio platform aids the seamless distribution of any combination of TV, mobile, and broadband services, and can be easily scaled to ingest numerous channels from any source and transcode them for live, near-live and on-demand delivery.”

The expansion of Envivio’s portfolio allows it to offer virtualized video solutions in a service providers’ privately owned cloud, a public cloud, or a combination of both. This gives operators the flexibility to launch or scale multi-screen video services using the efficiencies and elasticity of the cloud with fast time-to-market, seamless end-to-end integration, and a pay-as-you-grow OPEX model.

Envivio’s product philosophy is centered on generating the best possible end-user experience in Pay TV, maximizing quality of experience, while minimizing bitrate. Acknowledging that different operators have different system requirements, it delivers its product either as a rack unit appliance with HD/SDI inputs or as software or virtual image that can be run on a blade server in a data center. Envivio also presents customer value in less tangible ways, such as improved channel density.

Traditionally an EMEA-centric company, Envivio today has a well-rounded global footprint through wins such as Comcast in NALA, and with Asia Pacific also rising in prominence. This geographic diversity is important to maintain its market leadership, as individual regions tend to cycle up and down in terms of investment momentum.

“Envivio is experiencing particularly strong wins in use cases where it can offer an all-in-one or ‘converged’ head end, such as IPTV/multi-screen, cable/multi-screen or direct to home or digital terrestrial television/multi-screen,” noted Rambhia. “What resonates with clients is the combined value of improved video quality, simplified operations, and lower total cost of ownership. This encourages them to implement their next-generation Pay TV services on an all software and IP-based architecture powered by Envivio Muse.”

Due to its market-leading position in the live multi-screen transcoding market, where it continues to maintain its leadership position against competitors in revenue and mind share, Frost & Sullivan is proud to bestow the 2014 Global Market Leadership Award in live video transcoding upon Envivio.

Frost & Sullivan Best Practices Awards recognize companies in a variety of regional and global markets for demonstrating outstanding achievement and superior performance in areas such as leadership, technological innovation, customer service and strategic product development. Industry analysts compare market participants and measure performance through in-depth interviews, analysis and extensive secondary research to identify best practices in the industry.

About Envivio

Envivio (NASDAQ: ENVI) is a global market leader and innovator of video software solutions that are trusted by video service providers and content companies worldwide to power stunning video quality and captivating, personalized experiences to their millions of viewers on any device, over any network. Leveraging its pioneering and technically superior virtualized video delivery solutions, Envivio enables video operators of any size to increase revenues and reduce costs while uniquely providing the best-in-class quality, reliability, efficiency, and scalability to support the new age of video anywhere. Envivio is headquartered in South San Francisco, California with offices worldwide in France, China, Singapore and Japan. Visit www.envivio.com for more information, or connect with us on LinkedIn.

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Frost & Sullivan Applauds TalkPoint & PGi for Innovation and Leadership in Cloud Webcasting

— Strong Commitment to Innovation and Superior Customer Service Helped TalkPoint to Develop Flagship Webcasting Solution

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., March 12, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — Based on its recent analysis of the enterprise video webcasting market, Frost & Sullivan recognizes TalkPoint, a PGi company, with the 2014 Global Frost & Sullivan Award for Competitive Strategy Innovation and Leadership. TalkPoint has leveraged 15 years of experience in the enterprise video webcasting space to develop its flagship, self-service webcasting solution, Convey™, which also goes to market as iMeetLive™.

TalkPoint, a PGi Company receives the 2014 Global enterprise Video Webcasting Competitive Strategy Innovation and Leadership Award

TalkPoint, a PGi Company receives the 2014 Global enterprise Video Webcasting Competitive Strategy Innovation and Leadership Award

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A cloud-based, intuitive, easy-to-use platform that empowers business users to host live webcasts without technical support, Convey and iMeetLive were designed for the enterprise. Convey and iMeetLive allow users to prepare a webcast presentation and go live in less than five minutes with the scale to host up to 10,000 attendees at once. Easily customizable, the webcasting platform provides businesses with a fully branded, highly interactive and engaging streaming experience through surveys, polls and Q&A.

“Convey and iMeetLive are delivered through a user’s Internet browser and require no downloads or plug-ins, enabling end users to enjoy a seamless mobile experience,” said Frost & Sullivan Industry Analyst Anisha Vinny. “The solution also has a robust, flexible and permissions-based management system, which aids enterprises in customizing functions and features based on their unique business requirements.”

Convey is widely used by companies in the financial services, life sciences, drug manufacturing and technology sectors all over the world. TalkPoint’s strong commitment to enterprise webcasting market opportunities has helped it build a valuable product that is used by the world’s top enterprises and brands. The company is also known for its superior customer service. These outstanding factors set TalkPoint’s growth strategy apart from its peers in this space.

Each year, Frost & Sullivan presents this award to the company that has leveraged competitive intelligence to successfully execute an aggressive strategy that results in stronger market share, positioning and customer satisfaction.

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About Premiere Global Services, Inc. | PGi

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Frost & Sullivan, the Growth Partnership Company, works in collaboration with clients to leverage visionary innovation that addresses the global challenges and related growth opportunities that will make or break today’s market participants.

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Frost & Sullivan Applauds AlmavivA’s Unmatched Growth Strategy Excellence in the Brazilian Contact Center Outsourcing Market

— AlmavivA’s steady focus on the market’s latest and future trends has kept it at the vanguard of innovation

SAO PAULO, March 9, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — Based on its recent analysis of the contact center outsourcing market, Frost & Sullivan recognizes AlmavivA do Brasil (AlmavivA) with the 2014 Brazilian Frost & Sullivan Company of the Year Award. AlmavivA achieved a growth rate of over 50 percent in 2013 by strategically combining its technologies with processes, which eventually improved both employee and customer experiences.

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While on the one hand, the company’s enabling technologies provide employees with people-centered, easy-to-use applications, on the other, its 360 degree voice-of-the-customer through every channel available facilitate training processes.

“With a large operations implementation capability, AlmavivA has grown significantly across different industries (telecommunications, media, banking, insurance), and consolidated its presence among existing and new customers,” said Frost & Sullivan Industry Analyst, Maiara Munhoz.

Driven by investments in highly advanced technologies and methodologies, Almawave (AlmavivA´s Group IT Company) has created a unique applications portfolio, the ‘Iride Customer-Centric Suite’. This technology enables customer-experience paradigm changes across all industries, allowing AlmavivA to implement enhanced speech analytics solutions and unique CRM models.

The quality of the service is one of the most important market drivers helping AlmavivA gain market share and credibility in the Brazil. AlmavivA do Brasil capitalized on AlmavivA Group’s best practices and technological innovation, along with the quality of its managerial team and its strong attention to client needs, to offer a high-quality service and gain market share.

Each year, Frost & Sullivan presents this award to the emerging company that has demonstrated excellence in innovation in products and technologies and leadership in customer value.

Frost & Sullivan’s Best Practices Awards recognize companies in a variety of regional and global markets for outstanding achievement in areas such as leadership, technological innovation, customer service, and product development.

About AlmavivA do Brasil (AlmavivA)

Founded in 2006, Almaviva do Brasil is considered today one of the leading companies in the customer management segment, thanks to an innovative mix of valuable services and highly distinctive solutions for Contact Center BPO and customer engagement. Headquartered in Sao Paulo, Almaviva do Brasil has more than 22,000 employees in several other cities like Belo Horizonte, Brasilia, Juiz de Fora, Guarulhos, Aracaju, Maceio, Teresina, and is growing very fast. A company belonging to AlmavivA Group, Italian leading player in ICT Services, Cloud computing, Contact Center BPO and solutions, with a longstanding experience both in public and private sectors. Operating as a global organization, AlmavivA Group has over 34.000 people and more than 50 offices in Italy, Brazil, Tunisia, China and more recently in USA and South Africa

About Frost & Sullivan

Frost & Sullivan, the Growth Partnership Company, works in collaboration with clients to leverage visionary innovation that addresses the global challenges and related growth opportunities that will make or break today’s market participants.

Our “Growth Partnership” supports clients by addressing these opportunities and incorporating two key elements driving visionary innovation: The Integrated Value Proposition and The Partnership Infrastructure.

  • The Integrated Value Proposition provides support to our clients throughout all phases of their journey to visionary innovation, including: research, analysis, strategy, vision, innovation and implementation.
  • The Partnership Infrastructure is entirely unique as it constructs the foundation upon which visionary innovation becomes possible. This includes our 360 degree research, comprehensive industry coverage, career best practices as well as our global footprint of more than 40 offices.

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Frost & Sullivan Lauds QuickMobile’s Success in Developing Game-Changing Event App and Analytics Platform for Enterprise Customers across Verticals

Company is driven to modernize corporate meetings and events, enhance their value and demonstrate ROI through app analytics

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., March 2, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — Based on its recent analysis of the mobile event applications market, Frost & Sullivan recognizes QuickMobile with the 2015 North American Frost & Sullivan Award for Growth Excellence Leadership. QuickMobile has followed up on its first-mover advantage in the fast-growing mobile event applications market with leading-edge technological solutions and expertise. Its single- and multi-event solutions reduce enterprises’ need for resources, enhance participant engagement, increase advertising revenues, and measure impact through accessible analytics.

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As a result of the proliferation of mobile apps, companies are increasingly recognizing the value of a multi-event app platform. Responding to this need, QuickMobile created an enterprise-grade platform that offers seamless deployment, customized content, security and ongoing support. The company was quick to identify the value of using a single, integrated workspace that is visible to all members involved in an event. QuickMobile’s solution enhances regular internal and client meetings with engagement and analytics capabilities to attract the attention of enterprises across industries.

In line with new developments in enterprise mobility in general, and engagement applications in particular, QuickMobile uses techniques such as social networking, gamification and audience response. The company also ensures that its event apps meet all necessary security criteria while allowing customers to fully brand their event applications.

“Most competitors in the mobile event application space do not take into account the specific needs of each customer,” said Frost & Sullivan Research Analyst Jennifer Knox. “QuickMobile’s mission is to be more than just a ‘point’ application; it desires to be a partner to its customers, so that it can adapt the platform to meet their evolving requirements and the needs of the enterprise meeting and event landscape.”

The key capabilities of QuickMobile’s platform include:

  • Choice: Over 45 modules are available to create and configure a personalized event application that reflects the nature and goals of the gathering.
  • Content: Customers can load PDFs, slide shows, images and videos, as well as manage typical event details such as schedules and attendee lists, all through an intuitive Web-based content management system.
  • Organization: Exhibitor material, floor maps, agendas, speaker biographies and presentations are available through the app.
  • Audience response and feedback: The app features surveys, live polling, quizzes, and discussions that enhance interactivity and enable customers to capture valuable feedback and research.
  • Return on investment: Operational objectives can be met and business enhanced by integrating with registration systems and other business platforms.
  • Networking: Social media and in-app networking capabilities enable attendees to connect and share content.
  • Monetization: The QuickMobile platform offers opportunities to drive revenue through sponsorships, in-app banner ads, gamification and other techniques.
  • Analytics: The platform presents real-time results regarding attendee activity, content consumption and sharing, surveys, and advertisement effectiveness.
  • Support: Available 24/7 via phone and email; also available live on-premise.

“While many competitors in the mobile event application space deliver a standardized event solution, QuickMobile’s roadmap for future success includes making the most of its service expertise to provide enterprise customers more flexible and secure mobile technology,” said Knox.

Overall, the company’s deep solutions and focus on enterprise customers have made it fully deserving of the leadership position in the mobile event applications market.

Each year, Frost & Sullivan presents this award to the company that has demonstrated excellence in growth and customer value. It recognizes the superiority of the product/service, as well as the overall customer, purchase, ownership and service experience offered, which has resulted in the recipient company seeing above-market growth and increased share of wallet. The award lauds the growth, diversification and sustainability strategies of the company.

Frost & Sullivan Best Practices Awards recognize companies in a variety of regional and global markets for demonstrating outstanding achievement and superior performance in areas such as leadership, technological innovation, customer service and strategic product development. Industry analysts compare market participants and measure performance through in-depth interviews, analysis and extensive secondary research to identify best practices in the industry.

About QuickMobile

QuickMobile deepens the value of meetings and events with mobile apps that engage and delight audiences. QuickMobile’s enterprise mobile app and analytics platform creates an always-on communication channel that allows event owners to increase attendee participation, build loyalty and generate revenue through richer experiences. By fully leveraging the capabilities of QuickMobile’s mobile and social solutions, customers can extend events into yearlong conversations and build lasting relationships with their audiences. QuickMobile’s head office is located in Vancouver, Canada. For more information, visit www.quickmobile.com. Follow QuickMobile on Twitter @quickmobile.

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Frost & Sullivan, the Growth Partnership Company, works in collaboration with clients to leverage visionary innovation that addresses the global challenges and related growth opportunities that will make or break today’s market participants.

Our “Growth Partnership” supports clients by addressing these opportunities and incorporating two key elements driving visionary innovation: The Integrated Value Proposition and The Partnership Infrastructure.

  • The Integrated Value Proposition provides support to our clients throughout all phases of their journey to visionary innovation including: research, analysis, strategy, vision, innovation and implementation.
  • The Partnership Infrastructure is entirely unique as it constructs the foundation upon which visionary innovation becomes possible. This includes our 360 degree research, comprehensive industry coverage, career best practices as well as our global footprint of more than 40 offices.

For more than 50 years, we have been developing growth strategies for the global 1000, emerging businesses, the public sector and the investment community. Is your organization prepared for the next profound wave of industry convergence, disruptive technologies, increasing competitive intensity, Mega Trends, breakthrough best practices, changing customer dynamics and emerging economies?

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Network Access Control Emerges as Foundational Network Security Defense Solution

— Ability to provide endpoint visibility and integrate with other cyber defense tools gives NAC platforms global prominence, finds Frost & Sullivan

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Feb. 4, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — Network access control (NAC) has evolved into a foundational network security defense solution. Vendors across the globe can be lauded for improving the fundamentals of the traditional aspects of NAC platforms, by which it is now easier to register and place devices onboard networks, as well as, integrate directories onto Remote Authentication Dial-In User Service (RADIUS) servers.

New analysis from Frost & Sullivan, Analysis of the Global Network Access Control (NAC) Market, finds that the market earned revenues of $552.8 million in 2014 and expects this to more than double to $1.46 billion by 2018. While NAC systems have been designed to secure assets in the financial, healthcare and government sectors, businesses across all sectors can benefit from these solutions.

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NAC deployments are increasing as mid-sized and enterprise networks are expanding to allow more devices per employee and support the bring-your-own-device trend. While virtual appliances have been gaining traction in the enterprise space, NAC security-as-a-service offerings are capturing the interest of companies in the small- to medium-sized business segment.

“Beyond greenfield opportunities, organic growth is occurring as IT directors across the globe dismiss first-generation NAC issues and realize the advantages and capabilities of next-generation systems,” said Frost & Sullivan Network Security Industry Analyst Christopher Kissel. “At the time of contract renewals, IT directors are increasingly looking to upgrade, as well as boost requirements and implementation coverage of prior installations.”

Encouraged by these trends, NAC platforms are being integrated with other network defense tools. Many of the leading NAC providers already have mechanisms which allow the network and endpoint security information to be sent to other networks, applications and security platforms. As part of the overall mechanism, these NAC systems can also receive data from other platforms.

“Such developments have enhanced the context and resulting control of both NAC and other systems,” noted Kissel. “Thus, NAC will be able to further reduce the available attack surface that can be intruded.”

However, the trend of integrating NAC with other network security platforms is a double-edged sword as the operational siloes between technologies are becoming less apparent. Moreover, companies that are currently NAC integration partners could become competitors, offering different types of endpoint visibility and posture assessment products through licensing plans.

Nevertheless, NAC vendors must continue to engage in integration activity and enter partnerships with other security platform providers, cloud application providers, and players operating in virtual environments. They must also focus on ease of deployment, scalability, and pricing to differentiate from the competition.

Analysis of the Global Network Access Control (NAC) Market is part of the Network Security Technologies (http://www.networksecurity.frost.com) Growth Partnership Service program. Frost & Sullivan’s related studies include: Analysis of the Global Web Application Firewall Market, Analysis of the Global Secure Socket Layer Certification Market, Analysis of the Endpoint Security Market, and Analysis of the Global Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) Mitigation Market. All studies included in subscriptions provide detailed market opportunities and industry trends evaluated following extensive interviews with market participants.

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Frost & Sullivan, the Growth Partnership Company, works in collaboration with clients to leverage visionary innovation that addresses the global challenges and related growth opportunities that will make or break today’s market participants.

Our “Growth Partnership” supports clients by addressing these opportunities and incorporating two key elements driving visionary innovation: The Integrated Value Proposition and The Partnership Infrastructure.

  • The Integrated Value Proposition provides support to our clients throughout all phases of their journey to visionary innovation including: research, analysis, strategy, vision, innovation and implementation.
  • The Partnership Infrastructure is entirely unique as it constructs the foundation upon which visionary innovation becomes possible. This includes our 360 degree research, comprehensive industry coverage, career best practices as well as our global footprint of more than 40 offices.

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BioXcel Initiates Rare Disease Project with Alexion Utilizing Big Data Innovation Lab

– Project aims to support development of transformative treatment options

BRANFORD, Connecticut, Jan. 28, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — BioXcel Corporation, a global leader in providing cloud-based pharma big data solutions for discovering novel products, announced today the initiation of a big data project with Alexion to characterize and prioritize pertinent sets of rare diseases for relevant therapeutic modalities. Alexion, a biopharmaceutical company focused on delivering life-transforming therapies to serve patients with severe and life threatening disorders, will utilize BioXcel’s first-in-class Big Data Innovation Lab. This state of the art lab applies recursive mapping and big data algorithms by leveraging PharmGPS™ Orphan Disease Suite, Integrated Center of Xcellence housing multidisciplinary teams, and deep domain expertise for deciphering rare disease treatments.

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“We are pleased to work with Alexion and utilize our expertise and experience to support the development of novel treatment options for patients with rare diseases,” said Vimal Mehta, Ph.D., Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of BioXcel. “Our vision is to maximize the drug discovery capabilities of BioXcel’s Big Data Innovation Lab for developing breakthrough treatments by partnering with leaders such as Alexion.”

PharmGPS™ Orphan Disease Suite
BioXcel’s proprietary Orphan Disease Suite encompasses more than 9,000 rare & ultra-rare diseases, 4,000 -5,000 associated genes, 1,500 disease pathways, and distinct target-indication tiles for antibody, protein, RNA, small molecule and gene therapy modalities. A live multi-dimensional platform enables partners to make informed decisions for a rare disease indication and the associated ideal mode of pharmacotherapy with parameters that include strategic, medical, scientific and commercial aspects. The suite enables the discovery, development, and commercialization of orphan drugs based on disease severity, gene ontology, disease pathways, proteinopathy, standard of care, emerging innovation, enabling technologies, and current drug pipeline – all of which are crucial when addressing the high unmet need of patients with rare and ultra rare diseases.

About BioXcel
BioXcel is a global leader in providing cloud-based Pharma big data solutions for discovering novel products and performance benchmarking for pipeline innovation and marketed products in all major therapeutic areas. Our first in class Big Data Innovation Lab is focused on the development of transformative patient treatments for strategic portfolio growth and leverages a live analytics platform – PharmGPS™, an Integrated Center of Xcellence housing multidisciplinary scientific, commercial and medical teams, and an expert council that offers deep domain expertise. Committed to innovation, product excellence and partner success, BioXcel’s global collaborations span the biopharmaceutical ecosystem. We are headquartered in Branford, CT, USA with operations in Asia.

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