March 10, 2010

LTECH ADDS POWER PANEL AND GOOGLE DOCS BACKUP TO GOOGLE APPS MARKETPLACE

BRIDGEWATER, NJ - March 10, 2010 - LTech, (www.ltech.com), a leader in enterprise cloud computing products and services, today announced it has added the LTech Power Panel for Google Apps and LTech Google Docs Backup to the Google Apps Marketplace^TM, Google's recently launched online storefront for Google Apps^TM products and services. Power Panel provides advanced IT management and end-user capabilities for Google Apps, and LTech Google Docs Backup is a downloadable tool for improved backup, archiving and management of Google Docs^TM.
 
"LTech is committed to bringing the power of enterpise cloud computing to a broader range of customers," said Ed Laczynski, founder and CTO of LTech. "By adding Power Panel and Google Docs Backup to the Google Apps Marketplace we have made it extremely easy for organizations to purchase and integrate our products into the Google Apps platform."

LTech Power Panel for Google Apps is a suite of tools and most-often-requested utilities that provide security, simplify management tasks and allow business users to access data more efficiently. Features of Power Panel include role-based security, Shared Contacts Search, user life cycle management and an integration framework for CRM and enterprise data. LTech Google Docs Backup tool provides additional backup capabilities for Google Docs users by facilitating the download of documents to a local directory, network drive or Amazon S3 for a single user or entire Google Apps domain.
 
"We are very excited to bring Power Panel and Google Docs Backup into the Google Apps Marketplace," said Scott McMullan, Google Apps Partner Lead for Google Enterprise. "Through the Google Apps Marketplace, software vendors like LTech are helping us build a rich ecosystem of integrated apps that work seamlessly with Google Apps, allowing IT administrators to leverage the benefits of cloud computing and extend Google Apps to meet more of their business needs. We are happy to offer Power Panel and Google Docs Backup to the millions of Google Apps users who have embraced the cloud.:

The Google Apps Marketplace makes it easy for more than 2 million Google Apps customers to discover, purchase and deploy integrated business applications and related professional services. By integrating with user account and application data stored in Google Apps, these cloud applications provide a simpler user experience, increase business efficiency, and reduce administrative overhead. To learn more, visit (www.google.com/appsmarketplace). 
 
Google Apps brings simple, powerful communication and collaboration tools to organizations. With Google Apps, users can use applications such as Gmail^TM webmail service, Google Talk^TM instant messaging service, Google Calendar^TM calendaring service, Google Docs^TM program, Google Sites^TM web application, and Google Video^TM for business on their own domain to work together more effectively.  Best of all, it's all hosted by Google, so there's no hardware or software to download, install or maintain.
 
About LTech
Founded in 2001, LTech is a leading provider of products and services for enterprise cloud computing. Its cloud enablement products include LTech Google Docs Backup, LTech Power Panel for Google Apps and LTech Single Sign-On for Google Apps. LTech also helps enterprises leverage the cloud by providing implementation, configuration and support services. As an early Google Enterprise Partner^TM, LTech has successfully completed dozens of Google Apps deployments and helped develop best-practices for adopting and successfully scaling cloud computing programs for large-scale customers in business, government and education. LTech merged with The Matlen Silver Group Inc., one of the leading IT solutions companies for the Fortune 500, in January of 2009. For more information on LTech and its services please visit www.ltech.com, or call 866-583-2473.
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LTech Press Contact:
Christie Denniston                                                                     
Catapult PR-IR                                                                     
Office: 303-581-7760, ext. 13             
Cell: 303-827-5164
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March 10, 2010

CATAPULT PR-IR AND KRONER COMMUNICATIONS TO CO-PRESENT AT EXHIBITOR 2010

Terri Douglas and Marilyn Kroner will show how companies can capitalize on their trade show investments through Public Relations

WHO: Marilyn R. Kroner, principal, Kroner Communications (http://www.KronerCommunications.com) and
Terri Douglas, principal, Catapult PR-IR (http://www.catapultpr-ir.com)

WHAT: How PR can Strengthen Your Company's Trade Show Presence: A Beginner's Guide
  
Kroner and Douglas will provide attendees with specific ways they can strengthen their trade show presence through the strategic use of public relations. They will focus their presentation on how companies can leverage executive presence with press opportunities; tie key announcements to shows; know how and when to pursue speaking/panel opportunities; and, ways to leverage their presence through other means, such as industry awards. They also will ensure attendees walk away with  helpful tips regarding managing their executive's expectations of what can and cannot be accomplished at a trade show, how to manage results and ways to incorporate PR results into a post-show report.

WHERE: EXHIBITOR 2010
Mandalay Bay South Convention Center
3950 Las Vegas Blvd. South
Room South Seas D
Las Vegas, NV 89119
  http://www.exhibitoronline.com/exhibitorshow/2010/session.asp?ID=T319

WHEN: Tuesday, March 16, 2010
3:45 p.m. to 5:15 p.m.

PRESENTER
INFO:  About Kroner Communications
Kroner Communications is a consulting company focused on results-oriented marketing communications initiatives.   All work begins with measurable objectives, from fully integrated marketing communications campaigns to specific projects.  Kroner Communications provides integrated message development, public relations, trade show strategy and planning, collateral development, advertising management, and web site marketing management for companies in various industries, including technology, fitness, and event measurement.  Call 303-478-3044 or click www.KronerCommunications.com.

About Catapult PR-IR
Catapult PR-IR provides strategic public relations and investor relations services exclusively for technology companies. Catapult helps its clients establish new market positions that are shared by only an elite few within their industry. The firm has won numerous awards, including PRSA's Gold Pick Award, Holmes Report's "Best Agency to Work For" award and the Boulder County Business Report's Mercury 100 Fastest Growing Companies Award. Catapult's client roster includes: Agile Alliance, Danube Technologies, FreeWave Technologies, LTech, Tasktop, Thoughtworks Studios and JNBridge. For more information on Catapult, call 303-581-7760 or visit the company's Website at http://www.catapultpr-ir.com

CONTACT: For more information on the event, please contact:
Terri Douglas at Catapult PR-IR
(303) 581-7760, ext. 18 or
tdouglas@catapultpr-ir.com

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March 5, 2010

CAMBRIDGESOFT UTILIZES JNBRIDGE'S INTEROP TECHNOLOGY TO PROTECT MULTINATIONAL DRUG COMPANY'S INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

CambridgeSoft uses JNBridgePro to simplify the complex task of Java and .NET interoperability

BOULDER, Colo., March 3, 2010 - JNBridge, (www.jnbridge.com), the award-winning provider of Java and .NET Framework-based interoperability tools, enabled  developers at CambridgeSoft Corporation (www.cambridgesoft.com)  to easily integrate Java-based digital signature APIs into their .NET-based electronic lab notebook product. CambridgeSoft supplies discovery, collaboration, and knowledge enterprise solutions, desktop software, scientific databases and consulting services to the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and chemical industries.

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March 2, 2010

THOUGHTWORKS STUDIOS’ NEW TWIST 2.0 PROVIDES COLLABORATIVE AGILE TEST MANAGEMENT

Latest update to Adaptive ALM^TM suite drives productivity of QA, developers and business analysts, reduces development rework while keeping pace with rapid Agile releases

SAN FRANCISCO and BANGALORE, March 1, 2010 - ThoughtWorks Studios, (www.thoughtworks-studios.com) a global leader in Agile ALM and training, today announced the latest version of its Agile test automation solutions, Twist® 2.0. Designed to manage the rapid pace of software testing within Agile environments, Twist 2.0 helps testers, developers and business analysts work together to ensure testing is highly efficient and collaborative, resulting in faster release cycles of quality applications.

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March 2, 2010

AGILE ALLIANCE ANNOUNCES MIKE COHN AND DAVE THOMAS AS KEYNOTE SPEAKERS FOR AGILE 2010 CONFERENCE

Cohn and Thomas to share insights on the state of Agile software development

 
PORTLAND, Oregon March 1, 2010 - The Agile Alliance, (www.agilealliance.org) a non-profit organization dedicated to supporting the advancement of Agile software development principles and practices, today announced Mike Cohn and Dave Thomas as keynote speakers for the Agile 2010 Conference, set for Aug. 9 - 13 in Nashville, (http://agile2010.agilealliance.org). Agile 2010 is the leading international conference on Agile methods in software development, bringing together many disciplines in the fields of information systems and software development to foster the exchange of fresh ideas and best practices.
 "Agile 2010 will provide attendees with unprecedented access to the foremost thought leaders and industry luminaries," said Jim Newkirk, Agile 2010 conference chair.  "Our intent is to provide attendees with the knowledge and resources they need to implement and scale Agile within their organizations. This year's keynote speakers will offer attendees practical advice on how to succeed with Agile. "

Dave Thomas
He has a wide spectrum of technical and business experience and is a thought leader in the software industry. He is the Founder and Chairman of Bedarra Research Labs and a Managing Director for Object Mentor.  Dave founded OTI, who developed IBM Smalltalk, Java VMs and the VisualAge and Eclipse IDEs.  In the 80s he developed one of the first lean software processes called Just In Time Software used at OTI/IBM. Thomas is a practice leader in Lean and Agile working with large companies to streamline software product development. He was a founding director of the Agile Alliance and instrumental in establishing the Agile Conference.

Mike Cohn
Having run his first Scrum project in 1995, Mountain Goat Software founder Mike Cohn has more than a dozen years of experience with Scrum and Agile methodologies. Cohn is also a prolific author and writer. He was also a founding member of both the Agile and Scrum Alliance.

Research submissions will be accepted until March 12. For more information please visit: http://agile2010.agilealliance.org/speaker.html

About the Agile Alliance
The Agile Alliance is a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting the concepts of Agile software development, as outlined in the (http://www.agilemanifesto.org/). With nearly 6,000 members located around the globe, the Agile Alliance is driven by the principles of Agile methodologies and the value delivered to developers, organizations and end users. The Agile Alliance organizes the annual Agile Conference, the industry's leading event that attracts practitioners, academia, business and vendor-partner community members from around the globe. The Agile 2010 Conference http://agile2010.agilealliance.org/ is set for August 9-13 in Nashville. For more information about the organization, visit http://www.agilealliance.org/.

Media contact:
Christie Denniston
Catapult PR-IR
Phone: 303-581-7760
Cell: 303-827-5164
cdenniston@catapultpr-ir.com