Daston Launches Cloud-based Calendar Synchronization for NetSuite and Google Apps

Daston Corp. recently introduced a unique tool that offers offers real-time Calendar Integration for Google Apps and NetSuite. "As a seasoned road warrior, having up-to-the-minute insight into my schedule is paramount," said Gary Callen, Daston's president. "With the real-time integration offered through the new solution, whenever my assistant makes changes to my schedule I can now instantly view these updates on my NetSuite and Google calendars, as well as my Blackberry."

AppRiver Adds Voltage Security Network to its Managed E-Mail Services

AppRiver, the e-mail messaging solutions provider has announced a partnership with Voltage Security and has also added its Voltage Security Network to its line of managed e-mail services. "Today, it is not just sales and human resource departments taking advantage of SaaS,” said Bill McNee, Saugatuck Technology founder and CEO and co-author of the report. ”Finance organizations see SaaS as increasingly critical to their evolving business goals, and are increasingly investing in SaaS for both point financial processes as well as core systems of record."

SpinVox Intros Cloud-Based Speech-to-Text for Carriers

SpinVox announced recently that it will be deploying its speech-to-text services as a subscription-based managed service from the cloud, available to partners, carriers and enterprise customers. "We are seeing tremendous growth in our enterprise customer base, all of whom demand, and have come to expect, from SpinVox an ‘always on’ service experience," said SpinVox co-founder and CEO, Christina Domecq. “IBM has always been the power behind the most innovative companies and as we expand our enterprise footprint further into unified communications services, being part of the IBM SaaS program provides us even greater resources to meet the growing global demand of enterprise users that have discovered the power and efficiency of visible voice mail.”

Google Secure Data Connector Powers Oracle Gadgets

Oracle has announced the ability to dig down behind-the-firewall data via gadgets securely embedded in Google Sites web pages powered by Google Secure Data Connectors (GSDC). This will allow their customers to deploy Oracle gadgets in Google sites where scaling of applications to several million users can take place easily and smoothly. These ‘Gooracle’ widgets (that’s my nickname, not theirs) appear more than symbiotic - there is great value in the broader third party ecosphere around Oracle Social CRM benefiting from mashups of contextual content.

First General Services Focuses on First Class Service with Luxor CRM

Luxor Corp. has announced that First General Services has deployed its Luxor CRM version 2.0 to improve their perations in their Toronto affiliate office. "We’re pleased with Luxor CRM’s performance at First General Services," said Lukas Szczurowski, chief executive officer, Luxor Corporation. "The features introduced in version 2.0 are helping our clients gain even more insight into their clients and their businesses. As a result, they’re able to improve the overall customer experience and increase bottom line growth."

Fortify Announces Fortify 360 Version 2.0, New SaaS Offering

Fortify Software has announced the latest release of its cornerstone software security suite, Fortify 360, as well as its first-ever hosted software security solution, Fortify Vendor Security Management. "One of the biggest challenges to implementing a Software Security Assurance program today is management," said Roger Thornton, co-founder and CTO of Fortify Software. "Today's environment requires security professionals to work with development, legal and executive teams, making the process of securing applications complex. Automation is the only way to ensure the efficiency of any software initiative-which requires an ability to give full visibility across all software assurance activities.

Intacct To Put Accounting Software In The Cloud

Intacct has announced that it has teamed up with a large professional accountants' organization to co-develop and promote a software service specifically for accounting firms. Erik Asgeirsson, CEO of CPA2Biz, said in a statement that the organization has "believed for some time that cloud computing was an effective model for firms to better support and collaborate with clients, but it's taken many years for on-demand financial applications to mature." The organization chose Intacct to work with after an "extensive, multiyear search for the right solution and partner," he said.

Cepstral's TTS Engine Has Been Successfully Integrated With Aculab Technology

According to reports Cepstral LLC has integrated with Aculab, a provider of media processing hardware and software. "The relationship was formed with the end-customer in mind," said Cepstral's CEO Craig Campbell. "Typically, hardware manufacturers and component software like TTS are at opposite ends of the telephony ecosystem. Nonetheless, a customer will expect all the layers to work together. Careful interoperability ('interop') testing ensures that our combined products can deliver the expected functionality with the greatest of ease."

eBizITPA to Deploy GeoLearning's On-Demand LMS

GeoLearning Inc. has announced that The Center for eBusiness and Advanced IT (eBizITPA) will deploy the GeoExpress Learning Management System to deliver and manage learning as part of an extended enterprise training initiative. "This system will undoubtedly improve not only our efficiency in providing online training opportunities to the public, but also the usability and consumer satisfaction," said Carrie Teetzel, director of education programs at eBizITPA. "We hope that GeoLearning will allow us to provide the content that professionals want in the fastest and most accessible manner."

New Software Streamlines Medical Device Development and Commercialization

e-Zassi.com has expanded its online product application so members can extract critical technical and business-related traits and attributes from new medical device technologies to facilitate the ability of innovators and others involved in medical device invention to deeply analyze and forecast the opportunities and the challenges from time of invention throughout all development and commercialization phases. All e-Zassi online elements are uniquely categorized and organized among thousands of Device Network Attributes (DNA) the company identified over several years. "We now know how this business and technology 'DNA' can be leveraged by the members in the e-Zassi Community to rapidly identify synergistic partners and technological opportunities," says von Dyck. "Empowering our members to leverage these vital attributes on a private online community materially enhances search/match relevancy on a level not available on any other existing network, which helps lower costs, save time and enhance success rates."