Neptuny in “Hype Cycle for IT Operations Management, 2010” Report

2010-07-28T07:50:00-04:00

(GAWKWIRE) - Neptuny, a leading solution provider in IT Performance Optimization and Capacity and Virtualization Planning solutions, today announced that it has been mentioned in Gartner’s “Hype Cycle for IT Operations Management, 2010” report, published by Milind Govekar on 12th July 2010 among sample vendors for different sections “Virtual Server Resource Capacity-Planning Tools”, “Saas Tools for IT Operations” and “Resource Capacity Planning Tools”.

Neptuny Caplan is the Capacity and Virtualization Planning solution that enables customers to associate capacity needs to business drivers. Caplan provides unique features, such as the ability to manage any technology domain (physical and virtual servers, databases, applications, storage, network, facilities and more) and the agent-less and highly automated architecture. Caplan is also available as Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) to allow customers to quickly implement their Capacity Management process. Caplan has been successfully implemented by major US and European companies to reduce costs and avoid risks and to ensuring a better IT and business alignment.

Giuseppe Nardiello, Neptuny Business Development Manager comments: “We are happy to be mentioned three times in Gartner’s “Hype Cycle for IT Operations Management, 2010” report. We believe that this confirms Neptuny Caplan as one of a few solutions providing both the benefits of a traditional Capacity Management tool and of a Virtualization Planning tool, including SaaS flexible pricing model.”

About the Gartner Hype Cycle
The Hype Cycle is copyrighted 2010 by Gartner, Inc. and/its affiliates and is reused with permission. Hype Cycles are graphical representations of the relative maturity of technologies, IT methodologies and management disciplines. They are intended solely as a research tool, and not as a specific guide to action. Gartner disclaims all warranties, express or implied, with respect to this research, including any warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose.

About Neptuny
Neptuny is a leading provider of IT Performance Optimization and Capacity Planning solutions. Neptuny is Caplan, the Capacity and Virtualization Planning solution that allows customers to safely optimize their physical, virtual and elastic IT infrastructures. Neptuny references are major US and European companies operating in different market segments (Telco, Banking, Insurance, Energy, Retail and Travel). For more information about Neptuny, visit www.neptuny.com
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Mobile Phone Recycling Companies Refuse to Buy Stolen Phones

2010-07-27T07:05:00-04:00

(Gawkwire) - To curb the stolen phone resale market, the Telecommunications Fraud Forum has developed a new code of practice, where recycling companies are agreeing to check the details of mobiles against a national stolen-phone database before purchasing them from individuals. Compare and Recycle, which compares prices among several recycling services in the UK, make sure that all their recycling companies follow this method of best practice.

More than 90 percent of the U.K. recycling industry has already signed the new code of practice, developed by the Telecommunications Fraud Forum (TUFF), government and police - which hopes to put an end to the estimated 100,000 stolen mobiles that are being sold to recycling companies without their knowledge.

While most mobile phone handsets reported stolen are blocked across all U.K. networks within 24 hours, they can still be used abroad. Some recycling companies export their phones after buying them, therefore giving criminals a loophole to make money for their stolen goods.

Recyclers that sign the new agreement will check every mobile they're being offered against the National Mobile Phone Register. If the phone ends up being stolen, they will refuse to buy it and hand over the information to police.

So far the recycling industry has been more than cooperative at curbing criminal activity. The website Compare and Recycle, which lists dozens of mobile phone recyclers (along with recyclers of digital cameras, laptops, mp3 players and several other electronic items), ensures that that their companies use best practice when recycling mobile phones or anything else. Reusing and properly disposing of phones and their parts are what the companies on Compare and Recycle's website do in an eco-friendly manner.

Companies that sign up for the TUFF agreement also help increase consumer confidence with those sites. To find out more about Compare and Recycle and the companies they work with, visit www.compareandrecycle.co.uk

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