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PackFlash Releases Module for DotNetNuke

2012-05-22T01:48:00-04:00

(Gawkwire) - PackFlash, developer of superior modules for the DotNetNuke WCMS (Web Content Management System), has just released an updated version of their flagship module, the DotNetNuke News & Blogs module, which is a solution for providing press releases, blogs, and articles within sites built using the DotNetNuke platform. This version has the capability to tie 2 or more websites together and share the content on all of those sites. Any type of content that is added through the PackFlash News & Blogs module would be capable of being shared between sites.

Shared content is represented within each site as if it belongs to the site in which it is being viewed; in other words, the user is not forced to switch sites as they would be if the content was shared through RSS. Thus, engagement on the current site is prioritized. “Global” administrators that have permission to see all of the sites are allowed to choose what websites can share data with each other, while administrators of individual websites have the ability to decide when to use the data from another website on their particular website pages. One application of this feature is for an school district that needs multiple sites for the individual schools, but wishes to display the blog of the superintendent across each of the sites. PackFlash’s DNN News & Blogs module makes this easy to implement.

The PackFlash DNN News & Blogs module is part of the Constellation family. Constellation is a combination of eight core DotNetNuke modules that are fully integrated with each other. No other module suite in the DotNetNuke (DNN) market offers this kind of integration. The modules include News & Blogs, Image Gallery, Slideshow, Friendly URLs, Mega Drop-Down Menu, Comments, Videos and Events Module for DotNetNuke. The News & Blog module’s purpose within the family is to handle display of content that is generally text based, and which doesn’t necessarily go “stale” after a particular date (as a event item might).

Version 3.2 of the PackFlash Constellation DNN Modules also offers significant functionality upgrades to the Friendly URLs Module for DNN to support the multi-site portal data sharing. This functionality includes automatic detection of duplicate content and management of the canonical version of the URL across all of the websites that are sharing content. This will provide comfort to the website owners that they will not realize a search engine penalty that might arise from duplicate content across their web properties.

"The News & Blogs module is our flagship module, and it is gratifying to see it continue to evolve with the rest of our DNN modules” says PackFlash Co-owner, Jason Lichon.

About PackFlash

PackFlash is a developer of modules for the DotNetNuke Web Content Management System (CMS). Based in Chicago and founded in 2008, PackFlash produces superior, intuitive modules that push the functionality of the DotNetNuke CMS to new limits. For more information, please visit http://www.packflash.com.

About DotNetNuke

DotNetNuke software is used by developers, designers and business people to quickly build and easily maintain websites of all kinds. We are the number one Web content management solution in the Microsoft ecosystem – over 700,000 websites have been deployed worldwide using our products. Our online store speeds up this process by offering over 10,000 apps and add-ons that quickly and easily extend our product. Thousands of organizations like True Value, Bose, Cornell University, Glacier Water, Pier One Imports, El Camino Hospital and the City of Denver have leveraged DotNetNuke to deploy highly engaging business critical websites. There have been over 7 million downloads of our open source project, which fuels an active global community one million strong. The rapid growth of our commercial products resulted in DotNetNuke Corp. being named as one of the fastest growing private companies in America on the 2011 Inc. 500 list. Founded in 2006 and funded by Sierra Ventures, August Capital and Pelion Venture Partners, DotNetNuke Corp. is headquartered in San Mateo, California, with offices in Vancouver and Amsterdam. For more information, please visit dotnetnuke.com.

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EuroDNS Offers Promotion on .JP Domains

2012-05-22T10:41:00-04:00

(Gawkwire) - The EuroDNS promotion offers businesses and individuals, the opportunity to register a .JP domain name; by registering with this very popular domain name extension companies can provide localized information about their products and services, developing and expanding their business presence in Japan. In targeting the Japanese market, companies demonstrate their commitment to the local audience inspiring consumer confidence and trust; a .JP domain name offers companies protection for their business online, with a unique and memorable web address.

Companies and individuals possessing a mailing address in Japan can register a .JP domain name. EuroDNS’ Japanese partner offers a local contact address free; please note that this service does not cover legal or administration costs that EuroDNS may incur due to use of this service. Should there be any such charges; the registrant will be wholly responsible.

The .JP domain is administered by the Japan Registry Service (JPRS); in 1986, when the domain was established, it was under the control of JPNIC, but as the domain grew in popularity and size, a new registry was created. The Japan Registry Service officially took over the .JP domain in 2003.

Businesses wishing to target customers in Japan will benefit in many ways when registering a .JP domain name. SEO experts agree that Google Japan will give preferential ranking to Japanese websites as they contain content relevant to the user, so in this instance the search engine is including the domain name extension in its index.

The Land of the Rising Sun

Japan has the world’s third largest economy by nominal GDP and fourth largest by PPP (purchasing power parity); it is the fourth largest exporter and fourth largest importer in the world. Universally renowned companies include Toyota, Nintendo, NTT DoCoMo, Honda, Canon, Toshiba and Sony.

Tokyo is the capital of Japan and the center of The Greater Tokyo Area, which in turn, is the largest metropolitan area in the world with over 30 million residents. The city houses several of the world’s largest investment banks and 51 of the companies currently listed on the Global 500 are headquartered in the city. Despite being named the second most expensive city for expatriate employees in 2010, it has also been named the most ‘liveable’ city and, as more and more people move to the area, it now boasts one of the busiest subways and commuter rail networks in the world. Tokyo’s rapid development knows no bounds, and historical buildings have been demolished to make room for more contemporary architecture.

Become part of this economic empire today, register a .JP domain name and watch your business rise in the East.

The EuroDNS promotion

Daniel Eisenhut, Chief Sales Officer, EuroDNS said, “At EuroDNS we strive to deliver the best possible service to our customers, hence we are offering this excellent promotion on .JP domain names. We believe all who adopt this domain name extension will benefit from more traffic to their site, bringing new business and increasing revenue. For the next two weeks all .JP domain names are available for registration and transfer for only €52.99.”

Daniel continued, “EuroDNS does more than just register domain names; we also offer a constantly evolving range of solutions and services to assist our customers with all their domain requirements. The list includes local presence service, Whois Privacy, and ProDNS which delivers safe and secure DNS services with no risk of data loss. For more information, customers can visit our website www(dot)eurodns(dot)com or speak to one of our sales representatives at sales(at)eurodns(dot)com.”

To register or transfer an existing .JP domain at the unbeatable price of €52.99, visit our website, and enter promo code: PRJP12A, valid till June 5, 2012.

Please check out the offers page on our website to find more promotions on domain extensions offered by EuroDNS.

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About EuroDNS

EuroDNS is a domain name registrar specialized in international domain extensions. Based in Luxembourg with branch offices in Europe, the USA and Asia with AsiaDNS, EuroDNS serves a large variety of clients ranging from SMEs to some of the world’s largest Domain Investors and offers dedicated naming solutions to Trademark holders. By strongly participating in leading industry forums including ICANN and the International Trademark Association, EuroDNS seeks to promote e-Commerce and wider Internet adoption.

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AIMS Power Launches New Solar Panel

2012-05-21T11:18:00-04:00

(Gawkwire) - AIMS Power a global supplier of solar panels and power inverters, just added a 60 watt solar panel to its solar product offering. Over the last two years AIMS Power has been a leader in supplying green energy products including top quality solar panels. AIMS Power recently introduced a new 120 watt solar panel. This week AIMS Power launched a new 60 watt solar panel.

Recently the demand for off-grid solar components has grown exponentially. Today, micro off-grid systems are in place delivering power in many urban areas around the world. AIMS Power has a full line of solar panels, power inverters and solar charge controllers to meet this demand. This new AIMS Power 60 watt panel will be offered at an industry leading price point.

AIMS Power has been offering high quality power inverters for over 10 years. When they decided to enter the solar business, they started with a 230 watt panel. This solar panel was a huge hit among solar installers and consumers alike. The new AIMS Power 60 watt solar panels are easier to deliver anywhere on the globe due to the smaller size when compared to 230 watt panels. “Our new 60 watt solar panel can be shipped in a box anywhere on the globe, saving the end-user the cost of freight shipping,” Bruce De Jong, President of Aims Power.

End users can apply these panels into almost any 12 volt solar system. They can be used in marine applications, recreational vehicles and off-grid homes. One of the more common applications for off-grid solar is emergency backup power. These new AIMS Power 60 watt solar panels are perfect to set-up a backup power system to provide power during a storm or hurricane.

About AIMS Power Inc.

AIMS Power Inc., headquartered in Reno, Nevada, offers a complete line of dc to ac power inverters. AIMS Power Inc. delivers industry leading products in both pure sine wave and modified sine wave, including 12 volt inverters, 24 volt inverters, 48 volts inverters, inverter chargers and low frequency inverters. AIMS power inverters are used around the globe in many different applications including mobile businesses, off-grid power systems, emergency back-up power systems and sump pump backup systems. In addition AIMS power inverters can be used in work trucks, fleet vans, luxury motor coaches, charter buses, conversion vans, rescue and fire vehicles, RV’s and boats. AIMS Power Inc. also offers solar charge controllers, KACO Blue Planet inverters and solar panels in 12 volts and 24 volts. Established in 2001, AIMS Power Inc.

For more information, please visit: http://www.aimscorp.net/

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Facebook IPO Exploited by Baynetwork

2012-05-21T11:14:00-04:00

(Gawkwire) - On Friday morning March 18th, 2012 the largest tech IPO in American history took place in Baynetwork Inc.'s Menlo Park backyard. The world watched the $100+B facebook valuation go into motion as a simple exposure point was exploited by local IT network hardware re-seller and computer equipment supplier, Baynetwork Inc.

New, pre-owned, refurbished and used Cisco equipment re-seller, Baynetwork, Inc., took Marketing Director's Jason E. Sutherland idea to usher national media attention towards a local company and turned it into gold. Jason's idea was simple, take advantage of the media hype related to the facebook ipo.

Billions of dollars are spread throughout the Silicon Valley among some very prominent companies like Apple, Yahoo, Cisco, Oracle and Ebay to name a few. The facebook IPO media sensation was the perfect platform for a local business in Silicon Valley to remind the big players about an opportunity to help promote local economy and business from right within their own backyard. "It's not everyday that you can easily and cost effectively tell all of the tech world about where to get affordable data center hardware." -Jason E. Sutherland.

Determined to let the world know about deeply discounted Dell blade servers, Juniper switches and ShoreTel VoIP equipment, the Baynetwork team built a plan; print big signs, get as close to the media as possible and make some magic. Within a couple of hours, Yuriy Petushkov, Larry Lessler, Cornelius Lopes and Jason Sutherland began a march onto facebook campus with four 48" X 24" signs that were co-branded "Baynetwork Like Button Facebook".

Upon arriving on facebook's Menlo Park campus (a stone's throw away from Baynetwork Inc.'s Corporate Office), Mr. Sutherland quickly set himself up to have Baynetwork gain national media exposure by walking into the live camera shots of all the morning news cameras with his freshly printed sign. Quick to their feet, facebook security and communications staff politely asked Jason to keep his signs and himself out of the live camera shots. Baffled by this humble request, the team of four respected it and took positions at the main intersection (Willow Road and the Bayshore freeway ) outside of facebook campus.

Driven to make sure the world knew about affordable Ixia testing equipment, network security analysis, managed IT services and private cloud deployment Jason and Larry who were closest to the facebook campus entrance soon found themselves being interviewed by Forbes.com reporter, Brian Claufield.

If there was one time that IT hardware asset recovery became sexy it was when Brian realized the stroke of logic with Baynetwork's grass roots approach to marketing. It was evident that the Baynetwork Inc. way of doing things in a practical and cost-effective manner was now about to be shown to the world. Brian's excitement and ability to write about the guerrilla marketing tactic was executed with sheer genius. Shortly after a quick and on-the-spot interview, Forbes.com had a complete article and photo covering our local story of "What's Better Than Facebook Advertising? How About Free Advertising".

Throughout the morning journalists from KQED, San Jose Mercury News, AP and KCBS continued to interview Cornelius Lopes, Jason Sutherland, Larry Lessler and Yuriy Petushkov about why an IT hardware equipment supplier would do something like this. It's obvious, we make IT happen!

Since 1997, Baynetwork, a premier re-seller of new, pre-owned, refurbished and used network hardware and computer equipment including Cisco, Juniper, Dell, Barracuda, Ixia, ShoreTel and many premier IT hardware brands, has helped define and shape the IT network hardware equipment industry. From complete network design and configuration to security analysis and private cloud deployment, Baynetwork's array of services and products helps thousands of companies across the globe deliver digital media and content with reduced cost and short lead times. Baynetwork services also include enterprise and data center IT hardware repair.

For more information, please visit: http://www.baynetwork.com

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Cloudwords Adds Investment Executive

2012-05-18T13:09:00-04:00

(Gawkwire) - Cloudwords, Inc., the world’s leading global translation management company, today announced the addition of Mr. Tae Hea Nahm, Managing Director of Storm Ventures, to its Board of Directors. In addition, the company announced today that it has completed a second round of investment funding led by Storm Ventures. Cloudwords will use the funds to further accelerate its rapid growth, continue its focus on innovation and product development. Mr. Tae Hea Nahm will join the Cloudwords Board of Directors and play a strategic role in the company’s development alongside current investors including Marc Benioff and Dave Moellenhoff.

"Expanding our board to include such esteemed executives in the mobile and SaaS sectors will further diversify the talents of our board and its capabilities. With over 20 years of investment management experience, Tae Hea brings a unique individual and complementary perspective to our board of directors," said Michael Meinhardt, CEO and Co-Founder of Cloudwords. "With a deep understanding of the global nature of our business, his leadership experience and his rich industry knowledge, Tae Hea will undoubtedly contribute to the continued growth and success of Cloudwords.”

"It is an honor to join the Board of such a committed, innovation-based company with significant potential to expand its reach," said Tae Hea Nahm, Managing Director of Storm Ventures, who is on the boards of Com2us, Marketo and MobileIron, and was the first investor in Airespace (Cisco) and EchoSign (Adobe). “I am very impressed by the company’s progress since I first met the founders about a year ago. Cloudwords has grown considerably by adding marquis-named customers. I very much look forward to all that is ahead and am excited to be a part of it.”

In the last year the company also unveiled multiple industry leading applications, including OneTM, the industry’s first cloud-based translation memory application which allows enterprise companies truly centralize their translation assets in a secure and scalable environment. The Company also introduced an Open API that allows enterprises to further automate their entire translation process supply chain. By introducing deep integrations with Salesforce.com Service Cloud, the Drupal CMS, as well as OpenCMS, Cloudwords continued its integration strategy to service best-of-breed applications that store, manage and share global content.

Simply put, Cloudwords is the leader among a new generation of translation management vendors—ones that focus on today’s ever-increasing business demands to automate and scale their global translation process. With its unique ability to deliver on this promise, Cloudwords has been able to not only meet, but exceed marketplace expectations. By lowering the adoption barrier for customers and giving users the capability to easily treat their translation memory like any other ordinary data set, Cloudwords is garnering impressive momentum.

“This is a very exciting time for us. We founded Cloudwords to improve the way enterprises communicated globally with their customers, partners and employees,” Mr. Meinhardt continued. “The addition of Tae Hea to our Board and the addition of this investment furthers Cloudwords’ ability to drive innovation and expand our reach and impact to new audiences. We are thrilled to have world-class investors such as Storm Ventures on our team.”

About Storm Ventures.

Storm Ventures is a venture capital firm focused on investing in seed and early stage companies in the Mobile Internet, Enterprise Cloud, and Internet-enabled Commerce sectors. Storm was founded by a seasoned group of industry veterans with the common vision of sharing our collective experience, passion and energy to help talented and driven entrepreneurs build great companies of enduring value. Storm has invested in over 100 companies including Airespace (Cisco), Appcelerator, BookRenter, Com2uS (Korea IPO), EchoSign (Adobe), IML (Taiwan IPO), Kidaro (Microsoft), Lightera (Ciena), Marketo, MobileIron, NetScaler (Citrix), SandForce (LSI), Sanera (McData/Brocade), and Sierra Monolithics (Semtech). For more information, visit http://www.stormventures.com.

About Cloudwords, Inc.

Cloudwords, the leading on-demand language management platform for organizations conducting business globally, is revolutionizing the translation industry. Empowering customers with the innovative tools needed to simplify their translation management initiatives, Cloudwords delivers the industry’s premier native cloud translation management solution. Backed by cloud computing’s pioneers and industry visionaries, including Marc Benioff, the Company’s unique platform includes unmatched scalability, security and ease-of-use features, resulting in significant advantages over any other solution currently available within the marketplace. For more information on Cloudwords, please visit http://www.cloudwords.com.

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MyAjaxApp Helps with Building Websites

2012-05-18T13:07:00-04:00

(Gawkwire) - MyAjaxApp announces the launch of version 1.0 of their database management system. This system allows a web developer to build multi-tenant database tables with a few clicks of a button. A web designer can create an AjaxDB table, edit their database table columns, create Multi-tenant categories in their database, create dynamic XML subscriptions and edit data records in a table, all from the database management system. The database software network, AjaxDB, is a powerful new database design (proprietary to MyAjaxApp) that uses a multi-tenant poly-schema approach to data modeling. This means a JavaScript programmer can create multi-tenant SaaS applications in the cloud without having to do any server side programming.

In order to connect the database with an HTML page, the ajaxPlugin is required. AjaxPlugin is a simple JavaScript library to interface with an Ajax Database. Web developers can add database content to their HTML page and write to their database tables with simple JavaScript code. Web designers can also use the ajaxPlugin JavaScript library to provide user signup, login, and logout to build a complete user-driven web application, SaaS offering, or even a new social networking website.

The ajaxPlugin includes a never seen before subscription system. This system was modeled after the principles of an Intelligent Agent in Artificial Intelligence systems and smartly retrieves data from the database by managing a directory of XML files that are automatically updated as data is added or changed to the database. This system removes the need to know PHP, Ruby or any other server side code, allowing a JavaScript programmer free to create a dynamic web service entirely from the front end.

Using the MyAjaxApp technology has never been easier, now that the documentation center is complete.. The Docs include a section on Database Management, which includes step-by-step videos on how to create and manage a database. There is a section on HTML page set-up, and a section of example code to show a programmer an actual web service called 2doMail, that was created using MyAjaxApp technology. Last, there is an application programming interface (API) reference key for the ajaxPlugin.

All the features of MyAjaxApp really do give JavaScript programmers a powerful, dynamic, easy and scalable opportunity to create a new web service. Jerry Visser states, “If all the JavaScript developers in the world knew about MyAjaxApp right now, then the Internet would change tomorrow.” Anyone can sign up to the web service for free and immediately get started building a new application.

MyAjaxApp.com is a new company based in Montreal Canada, with their premier product, AjaxDB, conceived and in development since 2005. MyAjaxApp.com was founded by Jerry Visser, who graduated from British Columbia Institute of Technology where he studied Electrical and Computer Engineering. Since 2004, Jerry has been creating enterprise data-driven solutions in Canada.

For more information, please visit: http://myajaxapp.com/

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HostingCon Connect now open to HostingCon 2012 Attendees

2012-05-17T12:01:40-04:00

HostingCon Connect, the service that allows attendees to search and message fellow HostingCon conference attendees, is now open! Register now to use HostingCon Connect to network with fellow attendees and set up meetings before the conference in Boston this July. Or read on to find out how you can use HostingCon Connect to setup meetings … Continue Reading →

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Pubcon Announces Gold Sponsor

2012-05-17T10:00:00-04:00

(Gawkwire) - Raven Internet Marketing Tools has been a strong supporter of Pubcon, the premier social media and search conference, through numerous sponsorships and exhibiting, and we're excited to announce that Raven will be back at Pubcon Las Vegas 2012 as a major Gold Sponsor on October 15 - 19 at the Las Vegas Convention Center.

Raven Internet Marketing Tools will have a major presence at Pubcon Las Vegas 2012, including a fully-staffed exhibit hall area with representatives at the ready to answer your questions about the company's increasingly popular online platform for managing Internet marketing campaigns, continuing a partnership Raven began with Pubcon in 2009.

“We're honored to have Raven Internet Marketing Tools as a Gold Sponsor for Pubcon Las Vegas 2012,” said Pubcon and WebmasterWorld founder and chief executive Brett Tabke. “Raven's rapidly growing online marketing tools will be a major draw for the tech-savvy innovators who make up Pubcon's audience, and having Raven back as a Gold Sponsor is a win-win situation for everyone at both Pubcon and Raven,” Tabke added.

“Pubcon is still the most comprehensive conference to learn beginning and advanced Internet marketing techniques and to network with the best in the business,” said Raven co-founder and director of product innovation Jon Henshaw. “Raven was born from ideas and conversations I had at Pubcon years ago, and I'm proud to be able to sponsor it again this year,” Henshaw added.

Raven offers a far-reaching suite of Internet marketing tools for managing search engine optimization (SEO), pay-per-click (PPC), contact relationship management (CRM) and social media campaigns, designed to help both agencies and consultants research, manage and report on their work more efficiently.

During Pubcon Las Vegas 2012 representatives from Raven will be available in the exhibit hall at Raven's always-popular booth to demonstrate its powerful real-time Internet marketing platform. Both Henshaw and Raven communications director Arienne Holland will be speaking on session panels during Pubcon this October.

Pubcon Gold Sponsor Raven offers a 30-day free trial of its online platform. Find more information about Raven's Internet marketing toolset at http://raventools.com

“We're thrilled to once again have Raven Internet Marketing Tools as a Gold Sponsor and exhibitor at Pubcon Las Vegas 2012, and look forward to joining Henshaw and the Raven team for a fantastic search and social media conference in the entertainment capital of the world this October 15 - 19,” Tabke added.

Pubcon Masters Group registration and conference information is available at http://www.pubcon.com

About Pubcon

Pubcon is a multi-track educational conference hosted by WebmasterWorld. Pubcon, supported by the industry's leading businesses, speakers, exhibitors, and sponsors involved in social media, Internet marketing, search engines, and online advertising, offers an in-depth look at the future of technology presented by the world's top speakers in provocative cutting-edge sessions.

For more information about the conference, contact Brett Tabke at 512-231-8107 or brett at webmasterworld.com

In the U.K., contact Neil Marshall at 512-231-8107 ext 106 or engine at webmasterworld.com

For more details about sponsorship and exhibition opportunities, contact Strategic Marketing Director Joseph Morin at 512-231-8107 ext 104 or joe at webmasterworld.com

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Blacknight Announces Challenge Results

2012-05-17T09:57:00-04:00

(Gawkwire) - Blacknight called for Irish businesses to get online and Irish businesses took up the challenge.

Over 10,000 Irish businesses have signed up for the Getting Business Online (http://gettingbusinessonline.ie/) program in its first year. The initiative is a partnership between Blacknight (http://www.blacknight.com), Google, An Post and the County & City Enterprise Boards aimed at helping Irish small businesses develop an Internet presence by providing the opportunity to create free business websites.

Ronan Harris of Google Ireland states: “There are still 30,000 businesses in Ireland without a web presence and we have to continue to reach out to these companies to help them take the first step. But, if we are to generate economic wealth, the real objective must be to get companies transacting business online. This is the holy grail which will ultimately deliver for every business in every townland throughout the country.”

Michele Neylon of Blacknight states: “We are delighted that we’ve managed to get over 10,000 businesses in the first year. The power of the economy comes from small business and this program has been all about getting small, Irish businesses to use the Internet to their advantage.”

As a part of the Getting Business Online program, Blacknight have created software that allows participating users to build a free website in under 30 minutes. While not intended to replace a professionally built site, they provide a gateway for "brick and mortar" businesses to gain confidence while conducting business online.

Blacknight not only provide free websites and the software to build them, they also offer free hosting with an .ie, .eu or .com domain name for one year.

Based on Blacknight’s figures, during the first year, 60% have registered .com, 21% registered .ie, 13% registered .eu and 4.2% .biz.

Neylon adds: “Looking back on twelve months of activity, we saw that Irish business are opting for .com domains. It would be great if they were registering .ie domains but we’ve seen that registrants prefer domains that are easier to register. Throughout 2012 we hope to add new features to make getting online even more attractive to Irish businesses.”

Regardless of the chosen extension, Irish businesses are continuing to participate in the Getting Business Online program with several hundred registrations per month.

For more information on Getting Business Online, please visit http://gettingbusinessonline.ie/.

About Blacknight:

Blacknight are an Irish based, ICANN accredited domain registrar and hosting company. Recipients of several awards for their revolutionary use of social media, Blacknight are one of Europe’s most cutting edge Internet companies. Blacknight constantly seek to lead the way by introducing innovative solutions for its client base and provide dedicated servers and colocation as well as a comprehensive range of Microsoft Windows and Linux based hosting plans and domain name registration services to business globally.

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Navigis Helps PointManagement

2012-05-16T10:56:00-04:00

(Gawkwire) - Navigis, a leading global integrator of ITSM software and services and the oldest and largest ServiceNow partner, today announced the successful implementation of a custom application for PointManagement LLC, a leading provider of computer hardware maintenance services. The solution was developed for PointManagement’s signature service offering, PointMan Exchange SM, which focuses on improving mission critical point-of-transaction hardware services for larger companies in markets such as retail, car and truck rentals, hospitality, financial services, transportation and consumer services.

The custom application was built to manage inventory, integrate with FedEx shipping and receiving, and track service tickets with the goal of improving overall service level performance for clients utilizing PointMan Exchange℠.

The solution works within PointManagement’s deployed Managed Instance solution—the Navigis service that allows smaller companies who fall below the minimum seat requirements access to ServiceNow. ServiceNow is the IT service management platform that automates the delivery of IT services by combining Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) and Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) delivery.

“Customers using Managed Instance can easily customize existing applications or build new ones, and changes are preserved through all upgrades,” said Jason Wojahn, Vice President of Navigis. “Now, companies like PointManagement can make IT more accessible, intuitive and social because the system brings together IT strategy, design, transition and operation on a powerfully simple cloud platform.”

Navigis Managed Instance delivers customers like PointManagement access to the world-class ServiceNow applications through a simple and economical subscription plan which includes automated upgrades so costs will be low and predictable.

“We wanted world-class automation to dramatically improve the solutions we bring to customers and we turned to Navigis to help,” said Bob Edwards, PointManagement CIO. “Navigis has also enabled us to offer our customers easy interfacing with their own inventory and ticket management systems to give them real-time visibility into the business processes they outsource with us”, said Carl Albrecht, CEO. “With Managed Instance we can leverage the power of ServiceNow and develop custom enterprise-grade applications many larger companies are benefitting from.”

About Navigis

Navigis has been a global leader in IT Service Management and practices since 1996 and is the largest and oldest ServiceNow partner. Navigis is a trusted advisor for its customers, delivering high-value services that address key business issues and a host of value-added services including implementations, service upgrades, training, process improvement, as well as custom application development and enhancements.. Navigis helps customers realize the benefits of ServiceNow in a short period of time. Furthermore, Navigis enables the client with the knowledge and expertise required to ensure on-going success.

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On the Web at: http://www.navigis.com

Press Contact

Jason Wojahn, Vice President

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About PointManagement

PointManagement delivers award-winning point-of-sale hardware repair service to large customers with hundreds or thousands of locations.

On the web at http://www.pointmanllc.com

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