Press Release: Ipswitch Warns That Spam Continues To Rise

...Messaging Expert Warns That Over Two Thirds Of Email Is Now Unsolicited Spam...

Ipswitch Inc., a leading developer of network management, messaging and file transfer solutions, today announced the results of its fifth Spamometer survey, revealing that 70% of all email received is spam. This compares with 62% the previous quarter and only 57% over the Christmas period. The increase is shown to be down to a massive rise in phishing emails, the inherently dangerous spam messages asking the recipient to supply personal information that can lead to identity theft.

For more information, comment or images, please contact ipswitchpr@mccint.com

Press Release: Capscan Reduces Failed Mailings and Increases Staff Productivity for Best Western

...Best Western Hotels Selects Address Management Solution Matchcode To Ensure Clean Contact Database...

Capscan, a leading supplier of international address management solutions and data integrity services, today announced that the independent hotel group Best Western Hotels Great Britain has integrated Matchcode into its in-house CRM system. The implementation has lowered the number of failed mailings, reduced address data entry time and improved productivity of its 150 users.

For further information, interviews and images, please contact capscanpr@mccint.com

Power on a small scale...

Here is the latest striking image from Innos, the UK's leading research and development company for innovations in nanoscale technology. Innos worked in conjunction with the University of Southampton’s School of Electronics and Computer Science (ECS) and the EU STREP project Vibration Energy Scavenging (‘VIBES’) to support Perpetuum Ltd to develop and produce a revolutionary MEMS project, the microgenerator (centre of photo).

The project has just won Innos the EuroAsia IC Industry Award for R&D Initiative of the Year 2006.

News Releasel; Ipswitch Inc Announces Availability of Ipswitch WS_FTP Home 2007

...With More Than 40 Million Customers, Ipswitch Enhances World's Most Popular FTP Client with Innovative Search, Customisation and Speed Features Designed for Home Users...

Ipswitch Inc., a leading developer of network management, messaging and file transfer solutions today announced the availability of Ipswitch WS_FTP Home 2007, with new features added to help users quickly and easily transfer music, photos and video files and publish personal Websites, blogs and podcasts. WS_FTP Home 2007 delivers the perfect blend of simplicity and performance for moving or sharing any type of file from your home computer. Added to Ipswitch’s industry-leading WS_FTP Home 2007 are integrated desktop search capabilities, customised skins and resizing of thumbnails.

For more information, images and interviews, please contact MCC International or ipswitchpr@mccin.com

Press Release: Noetica Joins Customer Contact Association as a Professional Technology Affiliate

Noetica, the customer interaction management (CIM) software provider, today announced that it has become a professional technology affiliate of the CCA - Customer Contact Association. Noetica will actively encourage and support UK contact centres in the delivery of best practice, professionalism and commitment to improved customer service.

For further information, interviews and images, please contact noeticapr@mccint.com

News Release: Braskem Marks A Decade Of Operational Success With Pavilion Technologies' Model-Predictive Control Software

... Largest Latin American Petrochemical Manufacturer Has Received Over USD 20 Million In Value During Their Successful Ten-Year Deployment...

Pavilion Technologies, a world leader in model-based software, today announced that it has reached a significant milestone with Braskem, Latin America’s largest petrochemical company. Using Pavilion’s model predictive control (MPC) technology for the last ten years, Braskem has received millions of dollars in value annually from improved production efficiencies and reduced costs at its facilities throughout South America.

For more information, images and interviews, please contact pavilionpr@mccint.com

Press Release: Exosect Commence Research On Mediterranean Fruit Fly With The Algarve’s Regional Department Of Agriculture

Exosect, a leading provider of environmentally conscious insect pest control solutions, today announced that it has begun work in collaboration with the Portuguese Ministry of Agriculture to research control methods for the Mediterranean fruit fly (Ceratitis capitata). Specifically working with the regional office in the Algarve, this research effort is being conducted under the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC), one of the UK’s principal funding bodies of basic and applied biological research.

For more information, comment or images, please contact exosectpr@mccint.com

Press Release: ISSE Brings Together Industry Authorities To Debate Technology, Legislation And Security Management

...ISSE 2006: 10th-12th October, Institute for Communications and Information Technologies, Rome...

eema, the independent European association for e-business, today announced that Europe’s largest debate on information security, Information Security Solutions Europe (ISSE) 2006, will be taking place in Rome from 10th-12th October. Split across four tracks, ISSE brings together technology users, governments, vendors, academics and legal professionals.

For further information, interviews and images, please contact eemapr@mccint.com

Press Release: Noetica Launches Agile Software Framework To Overcome Contact Centres Technology And Business Challenges

...Call Centre Expo, Stand H04, Birmingham NEC, 3rd-4th October 2006...

Noetica, the customer interaction management (CIM) software provider, today announced that it will launch its Synthesysä software framework at Call Centre Expo 2006. Visitors to stand H04 will experience how contact centre managers can use the toolset to deliver a single agent interface; implement and manage inbound and outbound campaigns without the need for IT support; comply with silent call rates whilst maintaining agent productivity and manage the efficient dispatch of field staff for service centres.

For further information, interviews at the show or images, please contact noeticapr@mccint.com

Press Release: Capscan Demonstrates How To Improve Accuracy Of Data Capture Whilst Reducing Call Duration

...Call Centre Expo: Stand C70, Birmingham NEC, 3rd-4th October 2006...

Capscan, a leading supplier of international address management solutions and data integrity services, will be showing call centre managers how to improve agent productivity and caller response times using address management for accurate data capture at Call Centre Expo 2006. Capscan’s online data cleansing and suppression service, Capscan Integrity, hosted addressing service, Capscan OnDemand, flagship global addressing product, Matchcode International and full ranges of Matchcode, Zapcode and Nearcode products will all be available for demonstration at stand C70.

For further information, to book an interview at the show or for images, please contact capscanpr@mccint.com

Press Release: Innos Invites Project Applications To Take Advantage Of Pump-Priming Funds

...The UK’s Leading Nanoscale Innovator Issues Call To Academics...

Innos, the UK’s leading research and development company for innovations in nanoscale technology, has today invited academics to submit new ideas in order to access pump-priming funding. Innos is able to provide academic researchers with a fabrication and consultancy service assisting in the formulation of a ‘proof of concept’, to strengthen a full proposal to the EPSRC for a subsequent grant for the project.

For further information, interviews and images, please contact innospr@mccint.com

Press Release: XuiS Takes Control Thanks to e/pop

...Software Solution Specialist XuiS Chooses e/pop to Offer its Customers Enhanced Technical Support...

WiredRed, a leader in enterprise-scale real-time communication software, today announced that XuiS has adopted its e/pop web-conferencing software, to enable staff to provide enhanced technical support for its remote customers as and when problems on their systems occur.

For images, more information or comment, please contact wiredredpr@mccint.com

Press Release; Pavilion Technologies Wins Fifteen New Patents

...Advances in Modelling, Optimisation and Control Deliver Significant Customer Value...

Pavilion Technologies, a world leader in model-based software, today announced that it has been awarded fifteen new patents for innovations in the field of modelling, optimisation and control. Pavilion’s new patents enable manufacturers to further improve manufacturing production processes and thereby increase production, enhance in-process quality and reduce variable costs. These patents also extend the application of Pavilion’s modelling technology to the enterprise, generating additional value for manufacturers seeking to bridge plant-to-enterprise gaps with robust model-based production performance metrics.


For further information, images and interviews please contact pavilionpr@mccint.com

You may have seen the article from the latest issue of B2B Marketing, featuring comment from MCC’s very own Account Director, Martin Brindley, discussing various media monitoring tools available to PR agencies. Brindley comments on how the press landscape has evolved in that, “a few years ago, most clients saw online editorial as something nice to have, whereas now for many of them it’s a top-tier clipping.”

For further reading, please see Jul/Aug issue of B2B Marketing.

Press Release: ramsac Server Guard Remotely Detects, Repairs and Resolves IT Issues Reducing Downtime during Business Hours

...New Pro-Active IT Helpdesk Service For SMEs...

ramsac, a leading IT solutions consultancy, today announced the launch of ramsac Server Guard to deliver round-the-clock monitoring of business critical systems. With a secure link to the network, ramsac Server Guard automatically completes a scan of the client’s servers every 15 minutes, reporting any issues to the ramsac helpdesk team, enabling them to resolve potential issues before clients notice any problems.

For further information, images or interviews please contact ramsacpr@mccint

Press Release: Red Central Presents Its Style Guide Strategy For Brand Licensing Newcomers

...New Business Director at Red Central, Phil Overton, to Speak at LIMA Introduction To Licensing Seminar, 3rd October 2006...

Red Central, the leading creative resource for the entertainment industry, today announced that it will be speaking at the LIMA (Licensing Industry Merchandiser’s Association) Introduction to Licensing seminar on 3rd October 2006. At The Roof Gardens in Kensington, London, New Business Director Phil Overton will present the topic ‘Translating designs for retail: understanding style guides’, aiming to give brand owners a head start when developing a brand licence for retail, by detailing the creation and strategic use of a style guide.

For further information on Red Central, interviews with spokespeople or images, please contact redcentralpr@mccint.com