SkillSoft Unveils SkillPort 7.0 Learning Management System

SkillSoft PLC has announced the launch of SkillPort 7.0, the learning management system (LMS) for SkillSoft's e-learning solution. "The enhancements in version 7.0 incorporate recommendations from the 2,000 customers and 7.5 million users on SkillPort today. With SkillPort 7.0, we continue to provide organizations with a SaaS-based LMS platform that can deliver the highest quality learning resources and experiences precisely when and how they are needed." said Jerry Nine, COO, SkillSoft.

VMIX Digital Online Video Platform Launches New VAR Channel Program

VMIX recently announced the launch of a channel program designed to generate ongoing SaaS income for resellers serving the mid-size market and on up. Companies can host their digital video content on their own websites and also manage and distribute it in the sluggish economy. “Right now, resellers are looking for ways to secure margins with minimal cash lay-out, especially through services. A SaaS solution like VMIX is perfect for an economy where their customers are gravitating toward products that can increase their efficiencies. We can give resellers a state-of-the-art video solution that meets all of today’s needs as well as their needs for the future,” said Mike Glickenhaus, president and CEO of VMIX. “This presents an outstanding opportunity for resellers, and we’re excited to start building strong relationships in the channel.”

TalentDrive and JWT INSIDE Announce Innovative Recruitment Marketing Product & Partnership

TalentDrive has announced a partnership with JWT INSIDE, the employment marketing and internal communications wing of JWT, the United States largest and the world's second largest advertising agency. "The opportunity to partner with one of the world's leading advertising agencies is truly an honor. JWT INSIDE shares our passion for recruitment marketing and continues to offer exceptional services to its clients. The ability to seamlessly integrate our technology within JWT INSIDE EasyPost will make it easier for their clients to take advantage of our sourcing technology. We are proud to become partners with JWT INSIDE and look forward to an exciting and game-changing future as our partnership develops," said Sean Bisceglia, CEO TalentDrive.

IBM unveils cloud virtualisation tool

According to StrategyEye IBM will soon release the first piece of hardware to make use of private clouds for storage and processing. IBM says it will provide more stability since each virtual image is taken when the software is running perfectly with the appliance, operating system and hardware. The tool is named WebSphere CloudBurst Appliance which will allow users to remotely access software held on a firm's central servers.

Jamcracker and BlueTie Partner to Deliver On-Demand Messaging and Collaboration Services to Telecoms and Service Providers

Jamcraker has announced a strategic partnership to provide communications and IT services providers with BlueTie's comprehensive email and collaboration suite. "BlueTie offers a powerful and comprehensive suite of messaging and collaboration tools that represent an excellent complement to the existing portfolio of on-demand services in the Jamcracker Services Delivery Network catalog," said Nick Lallas, Director - Business Development at Jamcracker. "We are pleased to offer our service provider and channel partners the ability to resell the BlueTie suite from the JSDN as a stand-alone service or bundled with their traditional telecom and IT offerings."

Web Hosting Provider, Web.com, Completes Solid Cactus Acquisition

Web.com has announced the completion of acquisition of substantially all of the assets and select liabilities of privately-held Solid Cactus, an eCommerce site builder and solutions provider. David Brown, Chairman and CEO of Web.com remarked, ''The acquisition of Solid Cactus demonstrates our commitment to providing SMBs with a broad range of online marketing solutions and eCommerce expertise to help them convert website traffic to sales. As more consumers make their buying decisions online, small businesses see the increasing importance of having a professionally built e-store. This is further reinforced by recent studies that show that online shoppers are less sensitive to adverse economic conditions than the average U.S. consumer. Solid Cactus' eCommerce site building capabilities and suite of solutions are an excellent complement to Web.com's 1ShoppingCart.com eCommerce platform and our recent partnerships in small business payment processing.''

iWay Software Offers New Salesforce.com Adapter for WebSphere

iWay Software has announced the addition of a new Salesforce.com adapter for WebSphere. This will allow companies of all sizes to enhance their Salesforce.com environment with secure and code-free integration of "cloud-based" and on-premise applications. "Our new Salesforce.com adapter provides seamless integration between Salesforce.com applications and other internal and external systems, eliminating the need for costly, time-consuming, high-risk hand-coding," said Gerald Cohen, president and CEO of Information Builders.

PHASE 2 Enhances IBM Lotus Connections with Free iWidgets

PHASE 2 International has announced the integration of thirteen social applications into its new hosted Lotus Connections - a secure corporate social networking application. “Available to PHASE 2 Lotus Connections subscribers at no additional charge to enhance the user experience,” said Adam Smith, PHASE 2’s Marketing Director, “the addition of these iWidgets further demonstrates our commitment to the hosted IBM Lotus product line.” These iWidgets promise to make collecting information for multiple internet sources and communicating with colleagues easier and seamless.

SeeWhy Launches First Free Abandonment Tracking Service that Converts up to 30 Percent of Website Abandoners

SeeWhy Inc. has launched a real-time website analytics service called Abandonment Tracker Free, the world's first free abandonment tracking service. The service is available as SaaS and with its help companies can re-gain 30 percent of lost revenues, making this service one of the highest ROI solutions in the industry. "Website abandonment is a persistent problem that affects every website," said Charles Nicholls, founder and chief strategy officer of SeeWhy. "Up to 70 percent of shopping carts, registrations, quotes and online forms are abandoned before they're complete. Companies need to consider complementing their traditional web analytics with follow-up actions to maintain revenue from consumers while your website is still fresh in their minds."

Lifeline charity signs deal for Alchemy’s hosted virtual desktop solution with IGEL thin clients

The Lifeline Project has signed a virtual hosted desktop deal with Alchemy Systems to manage its computing needs at a cost of just £9.99 per person, per month (+vat), including an IGEL thin client. Nathan Mills, managing director of Alchemy Systems, added: “In today’s difficult economic climate, small and medium-sized business owners need to be able to concentrate on their business rather than worry about their IT infrastructure. Virtual Open Desktop with IGEL solves this problem at very low cost. We chose to work with IGEL because we believe their desktops are simply the best designed, most efficient and most manageable on the market.”