LOUISVILLE, Colo., Aug. 13 /PRNewswire/ — Envysion(TM) Inc., () the leading Managed Video as a Service (MVaaS) provider, today announced it has launched the Envysion Partner Program, which delivers a new recurring revenue stream for partners with a differentiated web-based managed video service. Envysion Video is rapidly becoming a preferred technology for Systems Integrators, Security Channel providers, Broadband Service providers and Point of sale providers who seek to enhance their portfolio of services. By adding Envysion Video to their offerings, Envysion Partners can provide their customers with remote access to on-site video that is tied to business applications, such as Point of sale (POS) systems and security access.
The Envysion Partner Program features flexible requirements with benefits designed to complement any business model. Partners can participate in the program in any one of four categories, including: Integrated Technology Partner, Referral Partner, Sales Partner and Resale Partner. The programs range from simple referral arrangements to full resale relationships. Each program delivers a complete, differentiated solution, unmatched by the competition. Partners benefit from an incremental revenue stream as well as the addition of an innovative service in their portfolio.
“Our Partner Program provides a web-based video management offering that will bring enhanced business benefits to our channel partners, as well as to their consumers,” said Matt Steinfort, president and CEO of Envysion. “We are especially pleased to have established one of our first partnerships with ADCom, which is a recognized leader in systems integration for enterprise applications.”
ADCom
Established in 1985, ADCom has grown to be one of the leading National Value Added Resellers and Network Integrators. ADCom offers a range of services to meet today’s globe-spanning data communication needs. ADCom has served customers from small privately owned enterprises to large multi-national corporations.
“Envysion enables us to provide a value-added service that has a positive impact on our customers’ profitability,” said RJ Chapple, vice president of ADCom. “Its unique MVaaS technology resonates well with our enterprise clients seeking a video solution to improve operational efficiency and customer frequency.”
Prospective partners in North America can visit for more information about the Envysion Partner Program.
About Envysion
Envysion is an award-winning innovator in web-based video management that is redefining video surveillance and providing demonstrable results for its customers. Envysion Video enables organizations to leverage remote video and provides operators insights to improve performance in every location, every day. The service goes beyond traditional security and loss prevention applications by integrating video with business tools such as Point of sale (POS) systems. Operators benefit from easy-to-use remote viewing of live and recorded video from an unlimited number of locations, providing insight into operations, loss prevention, marketing effectiveness and customer behavior. The company is driving the development of Managed Video as a Service (MVaaS), which brings the Software as a Service (SaaS) model to the video surveillance market. Through the MVaaS platform, Envysion Video eliminates the complexity of managing a large scale video deployment and is constantly and seamlessly upgraded, allowing users to focus on their business. Target markets include restaurants, retail, hotels and financial services. The company was founded in 2006 and is based in Louisville, Colorado. For more information, visit or call 303.590.2350.
Envysion Press Contact:
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PADUCAH, Ky., Aug. 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — United Southern Bank of Hopkinsville, Kentucky, recently signed a contract to purchase CSI Web@Work(R), a corporate intranet developed by Computer Services, Inc. (CSI) (Pink Sheets: CSVI).
Established in 1888, United Southern Bank’s (USB) roots are planted firmly in Kentucky history. Over the past 120 years usb has experienced many changes, but the bank has not strayed from its promise to customers: “Whatever tomorrow brings, we’ll be there.”
To help the bank prepare for tomorrow, CSI has provided usb with integrated banking solutions since 1982. From debit card services and Internet banking to imaging and remote deposit capture, usb continues to take advantage of the innovative products and services CSI offers. And according to Donnie Overby, usb Assistant Vice President, the bank recently determined that it could enhance customer service and create efficiencies with another CSI product, CSI Web@Work(R).
“Our customer base continues to grow, and we have added three branch locations in the past 10 years,” Overby said. “Our employees now serve customers at seven locations in five communities. CSI Web@Work(R) allows us to encourage synergy and create efficient and effective communication between employees that work a minimum of 20 miles apart.”
The bank began using CSI Web@Work(R) in April and has already noticed measureable productivity gains. “United Southern is one of the many CSI customers that immediately benefited from using Web@Work,” said Bill Evers, CSI Director of Business Development. “CSI Web@Work(R) is a unique solution that helps banks decrease paper costs, eliminate travel expenses, and facilitate the timely distribution of information to employees, departments and branches.”
CSI Web@Work(R) serves as a repository of information, automates timekeeping, reduces the need for emails, and provides a secure way for online project collaboration. It improves communication with dynamic messaging and bulletin board features that provide instant alerts for time sensitive or significant events, ensuring that employees, regardless of their geographic location, have access to the same information at the same time.
About Computer Services, Inc.
Computer Services, Inc. (CSI) delivers core banking, payments processing, Internet, card services, risk assessment, fraud prevention, network management, and regulatory compliance solutions to over 4,600 financial institutions and corporate entities. Technology planning, local account managers and world-class customer service explain why CSI has been known as the nation’s premier provider of banking solutions for over 40 years. CSI’s stock is traded on the OTCQX under the symbol CSVI. For more information about CSI, visit .
Computer Services, Inc.

IRVINE, Calif., July 21 /PRNewswire/ — Foundation 9 Entertainment announced today that it is clarifying the branding for its three Amaze Entertainment studios. The move comes as a result of the company’s studio-focused strategy to foster individuality and studio autonomy within the company.
The Austin, TX studio is reinstating its original name, Fizz Factor, and the handheld studio in Kirkland, WA is also reinstating its original name, Griptonite Games. The console studio in Kirkland will be keeping the Amaze Entertainment name.
“Each of our studios has its own unique culture and specialties,” said Steve Ettinger, Studio VP overseeing Fizz Factor, Griptonite, and Amaze Entertainment. “Internally we’ve used these names for a while, and we think now is a great time to bring these studio names to the larger world, to reduce confusion for our clients and consumers, and to really enable our team members to feel great ownership in their studio name and identity.”
Griptonite Games is currently at work on 11 Games for handheld platforms, including Age of Empires: Mythologies for Nintendo DS, published by THQ. Fizz Factor is currently at work on four unannounced projects and recently shipped The Incredible Hulk for DS, published by SEGA. Amaze Entertainment is currently at work on four unannounced projects for home consoles based on major film and comic book properties.
More information on Amaze Entertainment can be found at . More information on Fizz Factor can be found at . More information on Griptonite Games can be found at .
The full list of F9E’s studios now includes Amaze Entertainment, Backbone Entertainment, Double Helix Games, Fizz Factor, Griptonite Games, ImaginEngine, Pipeworks Software, Sumo Digital and Sumo India.
About Foundation 9 Entertainment
Foundation 9 Entertainment is the largest independent Games developer in the world. The company has studios across North America, Europe and Asia, making it a development powerhouse, uniquely positioned to deliver quality Games on all gaming platforms for all age groups. The company’s studios are masters in working with licensed properties and have collectively developed more than 500 titles since 1992, including more than 60 in 2007 alone. For more information, please visit: .
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CLEAR LAKE, Iowa, July 14 /PRNewswire/ — TeamQuest Corporation, the global leader in IT Service optimization software, explains how IT and business leaders can understand and implement green IT solutions for quick wins in the data center.
To help IT leaders be viewed as part of the solution, TeamQuest has published two white papers that show leaders how to use IT Service optimization (ITSO) and TeamQuest software to reduce their organization’s energy footprint. The generated savings can be used to fund other “business-wide” initiatives such as supplementing the grid with wind power.
ITSO is a best practice-based process supported by tools aimed at optimizing the planning and delivery of IT services. The goal is to consistently meet IT service levels while minimizing infrastructure costs and mitigating risks.
Best practices manager Ron Potter said, “TeamQuest software won’t prevent your CEO from using a corporate jet or provide your facility with a renewable source of electricity, but it will be of great assistance in optimizing the equipment used by your IT operation.”
Find Green IT Tips from White Papers
Created for business leaders, the TeamQuest white papers cited below show readers how to:
— Understand the different facets of green initiatives
— Tailor green programs to meet organizational needs
— Learn short- and long-term actions to initiate and sustain a green
initiative/program
— Discover how capacity planning tools can quickly jump-start any
long-term green initiative

ITSO: As Part of a Green Initiative —
Shades of Green: Which will your organization choose? —
Green Data center: Uncovering $1 Million Solution
Many companies purchase extra servers to solve capacity issues. Over provisioning is a common IT infrastructure practice that increases data center complexity, decreases utilization rates and wastes energy and money.
The white paper “ITSO: As Part of a Green Initiative” shows a six year forecast of response time for a particular workload after implementation of a server consolidation project.
One chart shows the forecasted performance using server configurations that will result in the data center consuming 13.1 gigawatt hours of electrical capacity to power its servers over the course of six years. Another chart shows a better-performing configuration, but the power consumption reads 15.7 gigawatt hours over the six year period.
Assuming an average utility rate of $0.20 USD per kilowatt hour, the savings from going with the lower-performing configuration would be $520,000 over the six year period. Add similar costs for cooling and the higher-performing configuration will cost more than $1 million, and greatly increase the carbon footprint of the data center housing those more powerful servers.
Reasons for Green IT
“The incentives for going green are moral, social and economic,” Potter said. “These are strong incentives, but you can’t jump into the green IT fray without understanding the goals and needs of your organization.”
For IT, going green may mean server consolidation, server virtualization and equipment purchase decisions. The business may look at going green as a way to save money and do what’s right for the environment.
Both sides are saying the same thing, just in different languages, according to Potter. He believes the right capacity planning tools help both sides communicate clearly and enhance the overall green strategy.
As an example, “businesses can use TeamQuest user agents to gather just about any kind of data regarding your green effort, including power and temperature data,” he said.
“By optimizing power, cooling and/or space rather than just initial purchase costs, you can modify your IT Service optimization process to work as an important part of your overall green initiative,” said Potter.
TeamQuest Corporation

SAN JOSE, Calif., July 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Atmel(R) Corporation today announced the appointment of Stephen Cumming as Vice President, finance and Chief Financial Officer.
Most recently, Mr. Cumming was the Vice President of Business finance for Fairchild Semiconductor International Inc., where he was responsible for all Business Unit Finance, Corporate Financial Planning and Analysis, Manufacturing Finance, and Sales and Marketing Finance. Mr. Cumming joined Fairchild in 1997 as Controller for its European Sales and Marketing operations, based in the United Kingdom. In 2000, he was promoted to Director of finance for the Discretes Products Group, based in San Jose, and was elected to the position of Vice President of Business finance in 2005.
Prior to joining Fairchild, Mr. Cumming held various financial management positions at National Semiconductor Corporation. Mr. Cumming received a B.S. degree in business from the University of Surrey, in the United Kingdom, and is a UK Chartered Management Accountant.
Steve Laub, Atmel’s President and Chief Executive Officer, commented, “Stephen’s many accomplishments, combined with his industry and global market experience, make him an ideal fit for our Company. His proven integrity and extensive finance and operations experience will serve us well as we continue our efforts to drive sustainable, profitable growth.”
Stephen’s appointment follows the previously announced planned retirement of Robert Avery.
“As we welcome Stephen to his new position, I’d also like to thank Bob for his dedication and contributions during his nearly twenty years with the Company,” Laub continued. “Bob has provided strong financial leadership and support as the Company implements on its major initiatives to transform Atmel into a higher growth and more profitable company. On behalf of the entire Atmel team, I’d like to wish him the best in his well-deserved retirement and future endeavors.”
About Atmel
Atmel is a worldwide leader in the design and manufacture of microcontrollers, advanced logic, mixed-signal, nonvolatile memory and radio frequency (RF) components. Leveraging one of the industry’s broadest intellectual property (IP) technology portfolios, Atmel provides the electronics industry with complete system solutions focused on consumer, industrial, security, communications, computing and automotive markets.
Contact: Robert Pursel, Director of Investor Relations, 408-487-2677
Atmel Corporation

EMERYVILLE, Calif., July 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — In the same way that technology has changed the way parents perform everyday activities from exercising to networking, technology has also crossed over to influence the way children play and learn. In a recent, annual survey by ConsumerQuest for LeapFrog Enterprises, Inc. , conducted with more than 1,000 parents of children from birth to eleven years old, 66% of parents of three- to 11-year-olds agreed that they feel playing with educational video Games gives their child an educational advantage.
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“We believe children’s interaction with the computer has positively influenced parents’ perceptions and interest in educational gaming,” explained Fern Grant, LeapFrog’s director of consumer insights. “Parents today support preschool children learning to use a computer and perceive its use to be broadly educational. As an extension of that world, educational gaming systems can offer a real win-win for parents because, while their children are engaged with the vivid graphics and latest movie and TV characters, parents see them benefit from the action-packed learning games.”
The ConsumerQuest, Inc., survey also revealed that 72% of all parents polled are comfortable with educational toys that incorporate children playing Games on the TV. Additionally, the survey found that parents are equally at ease with their three- to five-year-olds learning from video Games as they are learning from books.
“Parents today want to see their kids engaged in learning,” said Nancy MacIntyre, LeapFrog’s executive vice president of product, innovation and marketing. “By providing educational products that teach, and are also just plain fun, LeapFrog is helping today’s kids to develop a love of learning. And that’s something that will last a lifetime.”
Educational Gaming Grows and Goes Younger
For parents of children six to eleven years old, there was a 22% decline in the number of video game naysayers — parents who said they didn’t like their kids spending time playing video Games — as compared to last year. This figure also dropped for parents of three- to five-year-olds, with 12% fewer parents opposed to video game play as compared to the prior year. However, there are still 42% of all parents who take issue with their child logging hours with video games, when asked about the category as a whole.
“It seems parents are increasingly accepting of educational gaming, and for even younger kids than before,” said Cory Schwartz of ConsumerQuest. “The survey results suggest that parents are continuing to place greater importance on technology created specifically for children, perhaps because there are so many quality options available that actually offer children a learning advantage.”
Two New Learning Gaming Platforms
LeapFrog has just announced availability of two new web-connected learning game systems — the Leapster2 Learning System and the Didj(TM) Custom Gaming System. The Leapster2 handheld for four- to eight-year-olds expands the gameplay online with fun activities and rewards that encourage continued play, while parents can see what their child is learning and share in their accomplishments. Didj, an entirely new learning platform for six- to 10-year-olds, is the first totally customizable educational gaming platform. Online capabilities in the Didj handheld lets kids personalize the look and feel of the games, as well as the learning, with the power to customize gameplay with actual schoolwork.
New game titles for the Leapster2 handheld include Disney/Pixar’s WALL-E and Nickelodeon’s Dora the Explorer Camping Adventure. For the Didj system, new titles include Nickelodeon’s SpongeBob Squarepants: Fists of Foam and SEGA’s Sonic the Hedgehog.
About LeapFrog
LeapFrog Enterprises, Inc. is a leading designer, developer, and marketer of innovative, technology-based learning products and related proprietary content, dedicated to making learning effective and engaging for all ages, at home and in schools, around the world. The company was founded in 1995 and is based in Emeryville, California. LeapFrog has developed a family of learning platforms that come to life with more than 100 interactive software titles, covering important subjects such as phonics, reading, writing, math, music, geography, social studies, spelling, vocabulary, and science. In addition, the company has created a broad line of stand-alone educational products for children from birth to 16 years. LeapFrog’s award-winning U.S. consumer products are available in six languages at major retailers in more than 35 countries around the world. LeapFrog School’s multisensory products currently reach students in more than 100,000 classrooms across the United States. LeapFrog School is a business division of LeapFrog Enterprises, Inc.
About ConsumerQuest
ConsumerQuest, Inc., a full-service market research company, has provided reliable research design and analysis in the private and public sectors since 1992. The firm’s focus is on designing, executing, and reporting accurate market research studies that yield great marketing insight and effective business solutions.
LeapFrog, Leapster and Didj are trademarks or registered trademarks of LeapFrog Enterprises, Inc. All other trademarks are property of their respective owners. Copyright (C) 2008 LeapFrog Enterprises, Inc. All rights reserved.
Media contacts
Mischa Dunton Blair Decembrele
LeapFrog Enterprises, Inc. Kaplow Communications
510-596-5441 212-221-1713

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NORFOLK, Va., July 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Geeks On Call Holdings, Inc. (BULLETIN BOARD: GOCH) , a premier national provider of professional IT solutions to small business and residential customers through its trade name Geeks On Call, announced today that its franchise partners in Waldorf, Maryland, will present a public service seminar called ‘The Parents’ Guide to Internet Safety’.
The seminar, held at the Waldorf Jaycees Community Center, will consist of a presentation on Web-safe practices, including helpful tips about using chat rooms and social networking sites like MySpace. It was titled after the document of the same name, authored by Geeks On Call and made available for download at no charge on the Company’s Web site, as a public service.
Alex and Jennifer Bleam, a husband-and-wife team who own a Geeks On Call franchise, developed and sponsored this event to help parents become savvy about kids’ Web activities and protect their children from Internet threats. The parents of three boys, the Bleams have unique insight about parents’ Web safety concerns, and will offer concrete practices and software designed to assist parents in monitoring minors on the Web.
The Bleams will coach parents on ‘Net Lingo’ to help them understand the language their children use on the Web. The event will also feature a ‘Q & A’ session and drawings for door prizes, such as flash drives and cyber safety software from CA and Sentry Parental Controls. Child safety company Ident-A-Kid has contributed coupons for free child identification kits, which are used in rescue efforts when locating missing and abducted children.
Jennifer Bleam said, “We often hear our clients’ concerns about their children’s Internet habits. As the local experts in evolving technology, we have products, services, and information that can help keep children safe online. We thought a public awareness seminar would be a great way to distribute this information quickly and effectively.”
The event, offered twice to increase the opportunity for parents to attend, will take place July 7th and 9th from 6:45-9 p.m. at the Waldorf Jaycees Community Center, located at 3090 Crain Highway in Waldorf. For further information, please call the Waldorf Jaycees, co-sponsors of The Parents’ Guide, at 301-645-4546 or 301-843-2233.
About Geeks On Call
Geeks On Call is a wholly owned subsidiary of Geeks On Call Holdings, Inc. (BULLETIN BOARD: GOCH) . Founded in 1999, the company is a pioneer in the mobile, rapid-response on-site IT service concept. Geeks On Call’s certified IT professionals service small businesses and residential customers across the nation, providing computer privacy and security solutions, hardware and network installations and troubleshooting, as well as repairs, upgrades and consulting. Geeks On Call also co-markets through endorsed vendor relationships with other Franchisors, who offer GOC services to their franchisees as a value-added benefit. Over 250 independently owned and operated franchises have been granted, with new franchise and Corporate locations opening regularly. For more information, including franchising and Endorsed Vendor Program opportunities, call 1-800-905-GEEK or visit . Send an email of inquiry to .
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Contacts:
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888-925-8247

Jennifer Allesandro
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Media Relations
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DENVER, July 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — The Parent company , a leading commerce, content and new media company for growing families, today announced that it will present at the Oppenheimer 8th Annual Consumer Growth Conference in Boston.
The Parent Company’s President and CEO Michael J. Wagner will present on Tuesday, July 8 at 1:10 p.m. (ET). The conference will be held July 8-9 at the Four Seasons Hotel in Boston.
The company’s presentation will be accessible to the public via a live webcast and a replay available beginning one hour after the conference, which may be accessed by logging onto .
About The Parent Company
The Parent company is a leading commerce, content and new media company for growing families. The Parent company provides comprehensive eCommerce and eContent resources to help families plan, play and grow. The company’s toy business offers thousands of toys and children’s products through its eToys () website, catalogs and strategic retail partnerships; and personalized dolls and accessories on its My Twinn () brand. Through its baby business, the company is a leading online retailer of brand-name baby, toddler and maternity products sold through the BabyUniverse () and DreamtimeBaby () web sites. The company’s luxury brands, PoshTots () and PoshLiving (), reach the country’s most affluent consumers with luxury baby apparel and furnishings. With its content sites, BabyTV (), PoshCravings () and ePregnancy (), The Parent company has established a recognized platform for the delivery of content and new media resources to a national audience of expectant parents. The Parent company is a market-leading digital content and eCommerce company focused on parents.
The Parent Company

Investor Relations:
Barry Hollingsworth, 303-226-6205

or

Media:
Sheliah Gilliland, 303-226-8685

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LONDON, June 26 /PRNewswire/ —

- Working Buildings 2008 - 8-9 October 2008 - Olympia, London

The organisers of the London-based built environment exhibition Working
Buildings 2008, is searching for London’s best office. The Office of the Year
award will honour businesses within the capital for office innovation and
excellence, with particular emphasis on energy and waste management. The
award is a new addition to the Working Buildings Innovation Awards which
takes place during Working Buildings 2008 at London Olympia from 8-9 October
2008.

Event Director of Working Buildings 2008, Adrian Newton, comments on the
new award: “Energy-use in commercial buildings accounts for nearly three
quarters* of London’s carbon emissions and so it is vital that building and
estate managers take their responsibilities towards the environment
seriously. The judges of the Office of the Year award will be looking for
measurable improvements in reducing consumption and improving energy
efficiency.”
The other categories in the Working Buildings Innovation Awards are as
follows:

— Best innovation in green product or service
— Best innovation in low energy management
— Best innovation in FM services
— Best innovation in building services
— Best product innovation
— Best innovation in health & safety

The awards will recognise exceptional products or services that have been
launched onto the UK market within the last 12 months.

Deadline for entries is Friday, 5 September 2008. This year’s awards will
be presented during a champagne reception on 8 October at London Olympia.

Newton continues, “The Working Buildings Innovation Awards will raise the
profile of the most innovative products and services within the built
environment.”
For further information on the categories or to register for free entry,
please visit www.working-buildings.com/awards. Working Buildings is a series
of co-located events comprising of Total Workplace Management, M&E — the
building services event, and Energy Solutions Expo, taking place from 8-9
October 2008 at London Olympia.

Notes to Editor:

*Greater London Authority website.

Total Workplace Management — The FM & Estates Event

Total Workplace Management is the official exhibition of the BIFM and the
number one exhibition for FM and estates professionals. Exhibitors include
product and service providers who contribute to maintaining a building’s
infrastructure and ensuring the smooth-running of a business. Total Workplace
Management is the only event committed to strategic and day-to-day FM.

M&E — The Building Services Event

M&E is the premier exhibition for professionals involved in building
services design, installation, specification and operation. Exhibitors
include manufacturers of lighting, heating, ventilation, air conditioning and
electrical equipment. M&E also features the Training Academy, a seminar area
covering the latest developments in technology, legislation, pre-engineering
and intelligent buildings. Attendance is must for the building services
professional.

Energy Solutions Expo — The Energy Management Event

Energy Solutions Expo is dedicated to cleaner, more efficient,
sustainable, renewable and alternative energy consumption. This exhibition
allows visitors to source new product initiatives, understand the latest
compliance and certification issues and find solutions for strategic energy
management. This event attracts energy managers, estate and facilities
managers, building service management, building contractors, architects and
surveyors.

About CMP Information

Operating internationally, CMPi delivers targeted integrated business
media solutions to around 20 industry sectors. Its products — including
magazines, exhibitions, conferences, awards, information products and
websites — target marketers, buyers and sellers across a range of markets;
these include Construction and Architecture, Commercial Property, Food and
Pharma Ingredients, Security, Interiors and Licensed Trade.

Amongst its well-established brands are industry-leading publications
such as Building, Property Week, The Publican and Farmers Guardian. It also
has a number of exhibitions recognised as the pre-eminent events in their
respective market sectors; these include CPhI, The Interiors Event and IFSEC.

CMPi’s magazines reach over 780,000 readers directly through subscription
and controlled circulation. More than 330,000 business professionals and
marketers visit its exhibitions each year. CMPi has approximately 1,200
employees in the UK, US, Asia and Europe and in 2007 generated over pounds
Sterling 190m in revenues.

Web site: http://www.working-buildings.com/awards

CMP Information

REDWOOD SHORES, Calif., June 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — – Oracle today announced that it has agreed to acquire Skywire Software’s application software business.
– Skywire Software is a leading provider of insurance software and document management business applications.
– Skywire Software’s insurance software assists insurers in managing the life cycle of an insurance policy, including insurance policy creation, rating, insurance agent/broker management and information exchange solutions.
– With Skywire Software and the pending acquisition of AdminServer, Oracle is expected to accelerate the formation of the most complete software suite for the insurance enterprise to include Oracle’s database and middleware for technical infrastructure, Oracle applications to support general business, insurance-specific functionality in Oracle Billing, Siebel Claims, Siebel CRM and Insure3, plus Skywire Software and AdminServer to further support insurance policy life cycle management.
– Skywire Software employees and management are expected to join the Oracle insurance Global Business Unit together with the pending acquisition of AdminServer.
– Skywire Software’s 1,450 insurance customers will add increased scale to Oracle’s existing base of over 1,000 insurers.
– The addition of Skywire Software will also expand Oracle’s Enterprise Content Management solution with customer communication management and document automation capabilities, enabling Oracle to provide an end-to-end, multi-channel content capability spanning multiple industries including financial services, legal and utilities.
– The transaction is expected to close in the second half of 2008. Until the deal closes, each company will continue to operate independently. Financial details of the transaction were not disclosed.
Supporting Quotes:
“Insurance is a strategic industry for Oracle with growth focused on integrated packaged applications. insurance applications, such as Skywire Software’s for insurance policy life cycle management, help insurers navigate an increasingly complex business environment,” said Oracle President, Charles Phillips. “Adding Skywire Software to our growing portfolio of insurance software products further accelerates our investment in and commitment to providing the most modern and complete software solutions for this industry.”
“Insurers look to software to speed policy implementation, accelerate new business acquisition, reduce costs and manage regulatory risk,” said Skywire Software President and CEO, Patrick Brandt. “The combination of Skywire Software’s best-in-class insurance and document automation software applications with Oracle’s solutions will drive innovation and leadership to ensure our customers’ continued success.”
“Skywire Software’s customer communications management capabilities will add considerable value to Oracle’s Enterprise Content Management Solutions,” said Oracle Vice President, Frank Radichel. “The functionality will enable customers across industries to deliver marketing and customer communications consistently across multiple mediums, including email, print, web and mobile.”
Supporting Resources
Oracle-Skywire Software information page

Customer letter

Partner letter

General Presentation

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