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Allscripts Acquires Extended Care Information Network
Allscripts, a provider of clinical software, connectivity, and information solutions that physicians use to improve healthcare, has acquired all of the outstanding stock of Extended Care Information Network (ECIN), a provider of hospital care management and discharge planning software. The acquisition combines the two care-management organizations and enables Allscripts to connect another key component of the healthcare delivery system--the exchange of patient information between hospital case managers, physicians outside of the hospital, and the growing number of post-acute care facilities nationwide. Allscripts also announced the creation of a new Hospital Solutions Group within the company, which will provide a suite of products and services under one umbrella, combining ECIN with the company’s emergency department information systems and its existing care management solution, Canopy. Allscripts will continue to support both of its care management products for the foreseeable future. For more information, visit www.allscripts.com.

Suzuki Selects OEConnection to Advance Parts Supply Chain
OEConnection LLC has entered into an agreement with American Suzuki Motor Corporation to provide Web-based parts procurement and analysis tools to Suzuki corporate parts decision makers and its U.S. network of over 500 dealerships. OEConnection is a provider of Web-based technology solutions for automakers, their affiliated dealers, and others in the automotive parts business. In a move designed to enhance parts supply chain performance and help improve customer satisfaction, OEConnection will provide a comprehensive dealer solution of D2DLink, an online original-equipment parts exchange, with the seamless integration of D2D Plus - Idle and Reporting, a parts marketing tool to help dealers reduce idle inventory and unfreeze valuable working capital. Suzuki dealership parts departments will use D2DLink and D2D Plus to improve same-day fill rates from fellow retailers or one of Suzuki’s three parts-distribution centers. OEConnection also will provide Suzuki corporate parts personnel with LinkIQ, a Web-based intelligence tool designed to provide 100 percent visibility, movement, and analysis of all dealer in-circulation parts. More information is available at www.oeconnection.com.

Carlson Deploys Salesforce SaaS CRM
Salesforce.com, a global provider of on-demand business services and technology, announced that Carlson, a company with brands and services in the global travel, cruise, hotel, restaurant, and marketing industries, has improved its operations and increased productivity of staff in 40 countries with Salesforce Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) CRM and Force.com Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS). Carlson deployed Salesforce across five of its operating groups, including Carlson Hotels Worldwide, Carlson Wagonlit Travel, Carlson Marketing Worldwide, Carlson Leisure Group, and Regent Luxury Group. The company also leveraged the Force.com platform and AppExchange to develop a customized solution to meet its unique business requirements and serve the needs of Carlson’s Salesforce users around the globe. For further details, visit www.salesforce.com or www.carlson.com.

GTI and Teltronics Join Forces
Government Telecommunications, Inc. (GTI), a small business entity that manages the implementation and installation of voice, data, video, and networking solutions (LAN/WAN/MAN) to government clients throughout the U.S., has entered into a partnering agreement with communications systems manufacturer Teltronics, Inc. GTI, through its government contracts, has provided government agencies with a wide range of professional technical services and telecommunications technologies. Under the new venture, GTI will market and sell the Teltronics small- to medium-size telecommunications systems to the U.S. Federal Government under a GSA Schedule Contract Teaming Agreement. The Teltronics systems fulfill the growth in the government’s TDM and VoIP telecommunications requirements. Further information can be found at www.govtel.com or www.teltronics.com.

New Products & Services

Hostopia Launches SyncJe for Palm OS
Hostopia.com, Inc., a provider of Web services that enable SMBs businesses to establish and maintain an Internet presence, released their latest wireless mobility data synchronization application, SyncJe for Palm OS. Developed by Nexthaus, Hostopia’s wireless mobility technology unit, SyncJe for Palm OS allows users to wirelessly synchronize data between their Palm OS devices, desktop or mobile computers, and Internet applications such as Web-based e-mail. Users can “sync” their contacts, calendars, notes, and tasks without the use of any device cradles or wires and can set an automatic synchronization scheduler. In addition, the introduction of the Nexthaus Reseller Program, one of three channels through which Hostopia will market the new service, allows VARs, systems integrators, and telecommunication/mobility services professionals to directly market SyncJe software from their Web sites and receive referral commissions from Nexthaus. Visit www.hostopia.com for additional information.

Ezenia Enhances InfoWorkSpace Server Federation
Ezenia, Inc., a provider of real-time collaboration solutions for corporate and government networks and e-business, is now delivering an improved implementation of server federation in IWS v3.0.6.1, which includes the following features: improved server federation, custom whiteboard stamps, FIPS 140-2 Web server support, JRE 1.6.0_2 support, and IE 7.0 support. When Ezenia’s defense and intelligence customers who need to create large, dispersed work teams that cross departmental boundaries use federated servers, IWS virtual workspaces can be accessed by users connected anywhere in the federation, increasing presence and awareness by combining all named users across the multitude of the federation. For further details, visit www.Ezenia.com.

Employee Computer Data Theft Alert Service
K&F Consulting Inc., a provider of e-discovery computer forensics, including database forensics and software forensics, and damages quantification services, has developed Breach Scan, an exclusive service that identifies management information on a computer that might have been stolen. The service was developed to meet the growing demand from companies looking for solutions that quickly spot potential abuses. In addition to alerting management to a serious problem or putting them at ease about a former employee’s actions, Breach Scan can be used in civil litigation matters when it’s important to know what information may have resided on an employee’s computer. The routine Breach Scan review typically requires three to four days to complete. Additional details are available at www.knfcon.com.

Industry News Makers

InfoLogix Hires PS Senior Director
InfoLogix, Inc., a technology provider of enterprise mobility solutions for the healthcare and commercial industries, has hired seasoned healthcare consulting and IT industry executive Kelly Barland as its senior director of professional services. Barland joins InfoLogix from GE Healthcare (formerly IDX Systems), where he spent more than a decade of his career. His experience includes roles within several global organizations, all of which focused on providing professional services for more than 1,000 healthcare clients across North America. In his new role, Barland will be leading InfoLogix’s growing Professional Services organization with responsibility for managing the delivery of all professional services across the business, along with third-party service relations. For additional information, visit www.infologixsys.com.

NETGEAR Announces CFO Promotion
NETGEAR, INC., a worldwide provider of technologically advanced branded networking solutions, has promoted Christine M. Gorjanc to chief financial officer. Gorjanc joined NETGEAR in November 2005 as vice president of finance and was promoted to chief accounting officer in November 2006. She has managed a finance organization that encompasses worldwide accounting, financial forecasting, treasury, tax, payroll, and credit and collection functions. Prior to joining NETGEAR, Gorjanc worked for over 18 years building and managing finance functions, including serving as vice president, controller, treasurer, and assistant secretary for Aspect Communications Corporation, a provider of workforce and customer management solutions; manager of tax for Tandem Computers, Inc., a provider of fault-tolerant computer systems; and manager of tax operations for Xidex Corporation, a manufacturer of storage devices. For more information, visit www.netgear.com.

Mindray Announces Appointment of VP
Mindray Medical International Limited, a developer, manufacturer and marketer of medical devices in China with a rapidly growing international presence, has appointed Peter Hsu as vice president of sales, marketing, and services for North America. Hsu brings more than 25 years of experience in medical device sales and marketing as well as strategic management. He will be responsible for sales, marketing, and services of products in North America markets. Prior to joining Mindray, Hsu served as senior director of global strategic market development of cardiac and monitoring systems for Philips Medical Systems in Andover, Massachusetts, and managing director of SonoSite in North Asia. His experience also includes roles as senior director of Asia Pacific for Philips Medical Systems’ ultrasound business line and vice president and general manager of Asia Pacific for Hewlett Packard’s Medical Products Group. Visit www.mindray.com for further details.

Crossbeam Announces Marketing VP
Crossbeam Systems, Inc., a provider of network security solutions for large networks, announced that Jim Freeze has joined the company as vice president of marketing. Freeze will assume responsibility for all aspects of global marketing including product management, product marketing, marketing communications, and public relations. He brings more than 20 years of executive management experience in strategic marketing, sales, business development, product management, product marketing, and industry analysis. Prior to Crossbeam, Freeze was senior vice president for marketing and alliances at BelAir Networks, wireless mesh networking company. Prior to BelAir, Freeze also served as chief marketing officer at 3Com and Genuity. Freeze began his career at CompuServe, where he spent nine years in various marketing and business development positions. More information is available at www.crossbeamsystems.com.

Industry Achievements

SAIC Founder Receives 2008 Horatio Alger Award
Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC), a provider of scientific, engineering, systems integration, and technical services and solutions for mission-critical functions, announced that J. Robert Beyster, SAIC founder, former chairman, and chief executive officer, was selected for induction as a lifetime member of the Horatio Alger Association of Distinguished Americans. The Horatio Alger Award was established in 1947 to encourage young Americans to recognize that success can be achieved through hard work and perseverance. Recipients of the Horatio Alger Award are role models who have pulled themselves up by their bootstraps in the American tradition and achieved outstanding success. Dr. Beyster is a published author and chairman of the Foundation for Enterprise Development, a non-profit organization he founded in 1986. He is actively promoting entrepreneurial employee ownership nationally to science and technology communities. The induction ceremony will take place in Washington, D.C. on April 3-5, 2008. For further information, visit www.fed.org.

NetEconomy Ranked in Chartis RiskTech 100
NetEconomy, a global provider of financial crime management and compliance solutions and a business unit of Fiserv, Inc., announced that the company is ranked as a global top risk technology company for the second year in the Chartis RiskTech 100 report. Chartis Research, an analyst firm for the risk technology marketplace, recently released its annual global rankings for 2007 of the top 100 risk technology vendors. This study selected and ranked the top risk technology firms on the basis of a comprehensive sweep of the marketplace and a detailed assessment methodology covering functionality, core technology, organizational strength, customer satisfaction, and market presence. Visit www.netpractice.org or www.fiserv.com for further details.

Inference Data Receives “Positive” Rating
Electronic discovery technology provider Inference Data and its Web-based analytics and review platform received a rating of “Positive” in Gartner’s E-Discovery and Litigation Support Vendors MarketScope 2007. The report examines 29 vendors in the electronic discovery software, technology, and services market. The companies included in the report were evaluated on a number of criteria including market understanding, innovation, market responsiveness, and track record. Inference provides corporations and law firms with analytics and review software for risk assessment, meet-and-confer preparation, and accelerated review with a hosted solution designed to find and analyze key documents and prioritize entire databases for streamlined, cost-effective review. For more information, visit www.inferencedata.com.

QlikTech Ranked on Deloitte’s Fast 500
Business intelligence software vendor QlikTech announced that it ranked Number 136 on Deloitte’s 2007 Technology Fast 500, a ranking of the 500 fastest-growing technology, media, telecommunications, and life sciences companies in North America. It is compiled from Deloitte’s 16 regional North American Fast 50 programs, nominations submitted directly to the Fast 500, and public company database research. Rankings are based on percentage of fiscal-year revenue growth over five years, from 2002-2006. During this period, QlikTech’s grew 1,193 percent. Further information can be obtained by visiting www.qlikview.com.

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