Open-E, an Intel® Premier Elite Partner and a leading developer of innovative data storage software used for building and managing centralized storage servers, announced today it will introduce Open-E Data Storage Software (DSS) V7 coming soon functionalities, Hyper-V Cluster Support and Multiple Storage Server Manager (MSSM) for simplified central management of all storage resources, to premier resellers and distributors at the Intel Solutions Summit (ISS) EMEA in Dublin, Ireland.

Open-E DSS V7 with Active-Active iSCSI Failover enables channel partners using Open-E certified Intel platforms to drive new levels of scalability, performance, and ease of management for their SMB and SME customers. Open-E can be found at ISS in Booth 40 from April 10-12 at The Conference Centre Dublin.

“2013 is proving to be an excellent year for Open-E, and we are excited to continue our decade long relationship as an Intel Solutions partner by equipping their leading resellers and systems integrators with data storage systems that provide real value for their customers and real Concluded Franek, “ISS provides a unique opportunity for a leading storage application like Open-E DSS V7 to arm Intel channel partners and systems integrators with the ability to expand their solution delivery with NAS filers, iSCSI storage, storage backup, CCTV storage, HA storage clusters, ‘Big Data’ storage, cloud storage, and virtual storage. Intel Solution partners wanting to deliver leading price-performance systems to their customers and getting a leg up on their competition are invited to come by the Open-E Booth 40 at ISS and meet with me and my team.”

Vera Neumeyer
Open-E, Inc.
Office: +49 (89) 800777 18
Fax: +49 (89) 800777 17
E-mail: [email protected]

Buzz Walker
Cognitive Impact
Office: +1 714.447.4993
Fax: +1 714.447.6020
E-mail: [email protected]

Intronis, Inc., provider of world-class cloud backup solutions for the IT channel, today announced it has been named to CRN’s 2013 Partner Program Guide and awarded an elite 5-Star Partner rating for its focus on delivering channel enablement and success to its managed service provider (MSP) partners.

The CRN 5-Star Rating and Partner Program Guide is the definitive listing of manufacturers and software publishers that deliver products and derive sales through the IT channel. Intronis sells exclusively through the MSP community and is recognized as one of the IT industry’s most friendly channel vendors and one of the coolest cloud storage vendors.

In 2012, Intronis formalized its onboarding process for new partners and invested in more support resources for existing partners. These efforts led to stronger business relationships with Intronis’ MSP partners and greater success co-marketing and selling Intronis’ cloud backup.

Additionally, the cloud backup leader spent a tremendous amount of time in the field with its partners collaboratively selling Intronis and attended several industry events to engage with MSP partners face-to-face. Intronis also strengthened its alliances with MSP industry experts to bring more business-minded sales and marketing-specific education, training and collateral to its channel partners.

“One of Intronis’ top priorities and clear differentiators is our focus on, and investment in, partner enablement,” says Rob Merklinger, vice president of sales at Intronis. “As a company, we achieved more than 40 percent year-over-year growth last year, and that success was directly tied to the growing success of our MSP partners. We’re thrilled to be recognized byCRN for providing our channel partners with a 5-Star Partner program and will continue to expand and evolve our partner resources to meet the needs of our MSP partners.”

The 2013 Partner Program Guide is now featured on CRN.com and the 5-Star Partners listing is also highlighted in the March 2013 issue of CRN. Intronis’ listing can be found on the CRNwebsite.

To learn, see and hear more about Intronis online, follow the channel-friendly cloud backup and recovery innovator on Facebook and Twitter, and read the Intronis Cloud Backup and Recovery Blog.

About Intronis

Intronis Cloud Backup and Recovery is a world-class cloud backup solution for the IT channel. Intronis provides the industry’s easiest-to-use secure data solution for offsite and local backup, which generates a monthly recurring revenue stream to add to your business. Intronis offers the best, deepest Exchange, SQL backup on the market, supports virtualized environments with native VMware backup and is integrated to major solutions in the MSP ecosystem. Partners receive expert customer support from our U.S.-based team. The solution has been field tested by thousands of MSPs, and the company has been named Best Revenue Generator seven times and Best Customer Support three times by members of ASCII. www.intronis.com.

Press contact:

Marie Rourke
WhiteFox Marketing (for Intronis)
Email Contact
714-292-2199

Skytap, Inc., the leading provider of self-service cloud automation solutions, has announced that the company will be discussing enterprise cloud computing trends and showcasing its award-winning software at a number of upcoming industry events, including Camp IT, SharePointlandia, STAREAST, and IBM Innovate.

Skytap experts will be on hand to provide live demonstrations of Skytap Cloud, including how the software is used by enterprise customers for development and testing, software demonstrations and evaluations, and virtual training environments.

Camp IT – Cloud Computing Strategies – The Next Generation

What: Choosing Public vs. Private vs. Hybrid Cloud Computing
When: Thurs., April 11 from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. CT
Where: Donald E. Stephens Convention Center, Rosemont, IL
Who: Brett Goodwin, vice president of SharePointlandia

What: SharePoint in the Cloud: How to Easily Create Cloud Based SharePoint Development and Test Work Flows
When: Sat., April 20 from 10:45 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. PT
Where: Eliot Center, Portland, OR, room B304
Who: George Stamos, cloud solutions architect, Skytap
Description: SharePoint developers, testers and architects know that time spent on provisioning servers, building virtual machines from scratch, and rewriting applications can be debilitating when trying to meet deadlines. Using cloud-based SharePoint environments removes IT burdens so you can focus on what you do best: developing, testing, and delivering SharePoint solutions. In this session, attendees will learn how to create virtual SharePoint Farms to collaborate on documents, build complex development and testing environments in the cloud, and leverage these cloud-based SharePoint farms for demo/training environments.

STAREAST

When: Sun., April 28 to Fri., May 3
Where: Rosen Shingle Creek, Orlando, FL, Booth # 4
Description: STAREAST is a premier software testing conference that brings the most up-to-date information, tools, and technology available in the industry. STAREAST provides innovative ideas that will help users and companies become a leader in testing, analysis and review. Conference attendees are encouraged to visit Skytap at booth #4 for a demonstration of how Skytap Cloud accelerates testing cycles and enables customers to ship better software through more rapid defect resolution and global collaboration for teams.

IBM Innovate

When: Sun., June 2 to Thurs., June 6
Where: Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin cloud automation solutions for dynamic workloads. Skytap Cloud gives businesses a fast, easy, and secure way to create complex computing environments in the cloud. Customers can run enterprise applications unchanged in the cloud, collaborate securely with global teams, and gain unparalleled business productivity. Additionally, IT organizations maintain full visibility and control over cloud projects, align capacity with demand, and reduce costs. Enterprises can securely connect Skytap Cloud to their data centers and create hybrid clouds. Skytap is ideal for any dynamic workload including development and testing, software demos and evaluations, and virtual training. To try Skytap Cloud and learn more, visit www.skytap.com.

Contact:

Lindsey Bradshaw
Barokas PR for Skytap
Email Contact
206-264-8220

Monetate, a leading technology solution provider that allows online marketers to leverage Big Data to create personalized online customer experiences, has announced the release of ActionBuilder, a new Monetate core feature that gives marketers the power to create targeted campaigns in minutes, on any part of the website.

CafePress Inc., The World’s Customization Engine™, used ActionBuilder to customize its website around the NCAA tournament.

“The beauty of ActionBuilder is that we can take a campaign idea and execute it almost instantly, anywhere on the website, without coding,” said Wanchen Tsai , manager, business intelligence and analytics at CafePress. “Recently, we created a targeted banner campaign based on the geographies of teams in the NCAA tournament, so that visitors coming in from Louisville, for example, were not presented with a rival team’s gear.  This was a time-sensitive campaign, but with ActionBuilder, we deployed it successfully within minutes – something that would have ordinarily taken significantly longer to accomplish.”

An advanced visual editor, ActionBuilder makes it simple for marketers to modify any part of their website, preview changes in real time, and then immediately apply the experience to specific customer segments.  Once created, those actions are reusable and can be applied to completely different campaigns.  This means that marketers using ActionBuilder gain control of the customer experience, allowing them to bypass backend systems to dynamically change the web experience for specified visitors.

“ActionBuilder gives marketers even more speed and control when it comes to personalizing the web experience for their customers,” said Bruce Ernst , vice president of product management at Monetate. “It gives brands the power to target, deploy and test campaigns anywhere on the website within minutes, which is a critical capability for marketers in today’s constantly evolving customer-centric environment.”

About Monetate

Monetate empowers marketers to leverage Big Data to create more personalized and engaging online customer experiences. By providing more relevant web interactions, leading brands are able to anticipate and react to consumer preferences to generate stronger customer relationships and significantly increase profits.

Monetate drives billions of dollars of revenue every year for some of the best-known brands in the world, including Best Buy, Frontier Airlines, Aeropostale, The Sports Authority and PETCO. The company’s solutions and conversion expertise enable marketers to deliver a more relevant customer experience with unprecedented agility.

Leading marketers rely on Monetate’s cloud-based browser solutions to achieve a new level of speed and control, allowing them to run 16 times more optimization campaigns compared to industry averages. Monetate solutions include advanced products for testing, merchandising, targeting and cross-channel consistency, providing an opportunity to bypass IT restraints and react in real time to customer demands. Monetate also helps marketers implement best practices and drive online revenue through its expert strategic services and content publishing teams.

Acronis today ushered in a new era of data protection and business continuity for small office and home office (SOHO) users through the release of Acronis Small Office: Server Cloud Backup.

Acronis’ new SOHO cloud solution protects against downtime in ways that neither traditional backup nor cloud backup services can. It provides small business owners with the same protection that was, until now, only available to enterprises, in an exceptionally easy-to-use and affordable solution. Acronis has harnessed the power of innovative “hybrid cloud” technology in a manner that makes it extremely simple to use. By following Acronis’ three-click 3-2-1 backup strategy, users get the benefits of both local and cloud backup.

“Many small businesses and home office users we speak to have limited data protection and disaster recovery capabilities,” said Robert Amatruda, research director, data protection and recovery, IDC. “Acronis Small Office: Server Cloud Backup offers customers a full-featured cloud backup solution providing secure off-site data protection.”

Acronis Small Office: Server Cloud Backup is built on proven cloud backup technology from Acronis, designed with the specific needs and requirements of SOHO businesses in mind. With just three clicks, users can easily, quickly and securely back up files and critical data locally and to Acronis cloud storage where it is constantly available and accessible. Users can also leverage system-image backup technology for faster disaster recovery, and perform server restore within minutes to any hardware using Acronis® Universal Restore™.

“Small business owners rely on their computers and mobile devices, and can’t afford downtime or data loss,” said Dmitri Joukovski, senior vice president, product management, Acronis. “We provide SOHO users with a secure hybrid cloud solution, a reliable alternative to new-to-market or public cloud solutions, helping to ensure business continuity and secure data protection. Our solution is enterprise-grade, yet extremely easy to use, and is based on proven technology that millions of customers trust.”

Acronis Small Office: Server Cloud Backup is available in a variety of subscription packages, giving SOHO users the flexibility to purchase the storage space they need, within their budget. Packages start at $499 for a one-year subscription, which includes 350 GB of Acronis cloud storage, and scale up to a three-year subscription plan with one TB of cloud storage. View the full range of subscription plans, or start a free trial now.

About Acronis

Acronis is leading the next wave of data availability, accessibility and protection solutions to simplify today’s complex IT environments. Acronis technology enables organizations of all sizes to manage the always-on anywhere data access demands of users, reducing risk against the loss of valuable corporate data, and controlling management and storage costs. With proven technology for data migration and disaster recovery for physical, virtual and cloud environments, and secure enterprise file-sharing and synchronization regardless of type or platform, Acronis is enabling organizations to embrace new IT strategies and options such as BYOD and Mac in the enterprise.

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Monetate, a leading technology solution provider that allows online marketers to leverage Big Data to create personalized online customer experiences, has announced the final speaking agenda for the third annual Agility Summit (#agilitysummit), which takes place on April 10-12, 2013 at The Westin in Philadelphia.

Online marketing professionals from over 100 leading retail, hospitality, travel and financial services brands, who are responsible for developing digital customer experience strategies, have already registered to attend the conference. To review the full Agility Summit 2013 agenda, or to register for the conference, please visit: the Agility Summit website.

In addition to Monetate executives, the Agility Summit has a marquee roster of speakers which includes:

• Alex Miller , Vice President, eCommerce, QVC – “QVC Integrates the Customer Experience in a Multi-Screen World “
• Ron Rogowski , Vice President, Principal Analyst, Forrester Research – “Understanding & Meeting the Needs of Today’s Customers”
• Ken Seiff , Executive Vice President, Direct and Omni Channel , Brooks Brothers – “Making the Web Personal”
• Mitch Joel , President, Twist Image – “CTL ALT DLT: How to Reboot Your Business in a Connected World”
• Bryan Eisenberg , Online Marketing Pioneer and Best-Selling Author – “Inside Out: The New Style of Website Optimization”
• Tyron Anderson , Vice President of Solutions Engineering & Consulting, BlueKai – “Turning Next Level Data Integration Into Action”
• Dr. Peter Fader , Professor of Marketing, Co-Director of Wharton Customer Analytics Initiative – “Establishing Competitive Advantage Through Customer Centricity”
• Robert Gilbreath , Vice President, eCommerce – Marketing and Analytics Operations, Calendars.com, and Ryan Dahlstrom , Staff Manager – Interactive Marketing, Windstream – “Customers in Context: Being Relevant Throughout the Customer Life Cycle”
• Tim Washer , Vice President, Ridiculous Media, LLC – “Better Marriage Through Big Data”

“The Agility Summit will help attendees to put a plan in place to know their customers, and take action,” said Bruce Ernst , vice president of product management at Monetate. “The summit will feature speakers who will challenge the attendees to look at their businesses in new ways, and create customer-centric online experiences that strengthen relationships and boost profits. I’m excited to be part of an event where people will walk away and feel that they’ve gathered the insights to take action as soon as they return to the office.”

About Monetate

Monetate empowers marketers to leverage Big Data to create more personalized and engaging online customer experiences. By providing more relevant web interactions, leading brands are able to anticipate and react to consumer preferences to generate stronger customer relationships and significantly increase profits.

Monetate drives billions of dollars of revenue every year for some of the best-known brands in the world, including Best Buy, Frontier Airlines, Aeropostale, The Sports Authority and PETCO. The company’s solutions and conversion expertise enable marketers to deliver a more relevant customer experience with unprecedented agility.

Leading marketers rely on Monetate’s cloud-based browser solutions to achieve a new level of speed and control, allowing them to run 16 times more optimization campaigns compared to industry averages. Monetate solutions include advanced products for testing, merchandising, targeting and cross-channel consistency, providing an opportunity to bypass IT restraints and react in real time to customer demands. Monetate also helps marketers implement best practices and drive online revenue through its expert strategic services and content publishing teams.

Central Desktop, provider of the leading cloud-based collaboration platform for marketers, established a marketing and advertising industry board of advisors to bring further expertise to Central Desktop’s strategic planning, product, corporate development and partnering initiatives.

Central Desktop welcomes the following members to its newly created advisory board:

• Carol Meyers, chief marketing officer of IT security risk management solutions leader Rapid7, is an accomplished marketing and sales leader who has delivered more than $1.5B in market value for investors through three IPOs. Meyers’ 20 years of experience includes the CMO role at Rapid7, LogMeIn and Unica Corporation, where she played a pivotal role in growing the company’s revenue to over $100M and establishing the new category of marketing automation software. Meyers currently serves on the advisory boards of SocialRep, Unitrends and WordStream in addition to Central Desktop.

• Jerry Rios, senior vice president and chief technology officer of reputable full-service advertising agency GSD&M, is a results-oriented technology and operations executive with proven success in creating, implementing and managing enterprise technology solutions. Under Rios’ leadership, GSD&M’s information technology team has been recognized as Computerworld Honors Program Laureate recipients for the visionary application of information technology to promote positive social, economic and educational change. Rios started his 28-year tenure at the agency as a creative intern and has held several positions in the agency, including media research analyst, director of IT operations and senior vice president. During his tenure, he has had the opportunity to work on technology solutions that have supported the branding and marketing efforts of major clients such as AT&T, BMW, Goodyear, John Deere, L.L. Bean, PGA Tour, Popeyes, Southwest Airlines, U.S. Air Force, Walgreens and Walmart.

• Jim Kreller, vice president of sales of BrightTag, is a seasoned sales and channel development executive focused on social business transformation, leveraging marketer collaboration technologies, partner optimization and ecosystem building. Kreller’s 15 years of leadership experience includes roles as vice president of sales and business development for leading social business consultancy Dachis Group and vice president of channels for ExactTarget where he oversaw the development of a partner ecosystem that drives over $50M of revenue for the publicly traded marketing software company.

“Given Central Desktop’s accelerated momentum with marketers and creative agencies, the unique insights and experience that Carol, Jerry and Jim bring to the table will be tremendously helpful to our continued growth in this space,” said Isaac Garcia, CEO and co-founder of Central Desktop.

“Our advisory board is a critical component in guiding our strategy and ensuring sharp focus on delivering value to our customers by helping them work together in ways they never imagined possible. Carol, Jerry and Jim all bring an important breadth and depth of experience in different areas of working with marketers on solving their day-to-day challenges. I can’t wait to see all that we will accomplish in the coming year with their guidance.”

About Central Desktop

Central Desktop helps people work together in ways they never imagined possible. Our SocialBridge online collaboration platform connects people and information in the cloud, making it possible to share files, combine knowledge, inspire ideas, manage projects and more. Central Desktop serves more than half a million users worldwide. Key Central Desktop customers include CBS, MLB.com, Harvard University, the Humane Society of the United States, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Javelin Marketing Group, Upshot, Engauge, WD-40 and Workday. Founded in 2005, Central Desktop is a privately-held company with headquarters in Pasadena, California. For more information, visit http://www.centraldesktop.com.