Catapult Public Relations

Room 214 Productions Produces Video Animation Scribe for Linux Foundation

Tue, 19 Apr 2011 18:12:54 +0000

Boulder, Colo., April 19, 2011 - To celebrate the 20th Anniversary of the Linux operating system, the Linux Foundation, a non profit organization dedicated to accelerating the growth of Linux, hired Room 214 Productions to create a whiteboard animation of the story of Linux. The Linux Foundation provided Room 214 with the script and general story board to bring to life in the video scribe. The story of Linux is now live and can be viewed at: http://bit.ly/TheStoryofLinux

Key Facts About The Story of Linux Video Scribe:

The video is in support of the 20th Anniversary of the Linux Operating System

The story progresses down a timeline from the famous first post by Linus Torvalds through the current market position
The video leverages a combination of whiteboard animation, stop motion photography, audio and sound effects to engage the audience in a multi-sensory video experience
175k views in less than 7 days
Made 9th most watched sci/fi YouTube video as of 4/12/2011

• The video can be seen at: http://bit.ly/TheStoryofLinux

Supporting Quotes:

"The Linux community is made up of highly passionate and connected individuals. We wanted to provide a truly unique content centerpiece - one that all of us would be proud to share. We loved the idea of leveraging the video animation scribe as it provides a medium for storytelling that is not only visually engaging but content and data rich."
- Jennifer Cloer, Director of Communications & Community, The Linux Foundation, @LinuxFoundation

"Using video scribing to tell the Linux story just made sense. Since there are some very technical facets to the story, video scribing allowed us to use sight and sound to maintain viewer engagement with the video. For Linux, we chose an illustrator with a style that would match the playful tone of the story. We were pleased with the result and hope the fans enjoyed watching the video."
-Fleetwood Mathews, Executive Producer, Room 214 Productions, @Room_214

About Linux Foundation
The Linux Foundation is a nonprofit consortium dedicated to fostering the growth of Linux. Founded in 2007, the organization sponsors the work of Linux creator Linus Torvalds and promotes, protects and advances the Linux operating system by marshaling the resources of its members and the open source development community. The Linux Foundation provides a neutral forum for collaboration and education by hosting Linux conferences including LinuxCon, and generating original Linux research and content that advances the understanding of the Linux platform. Its web properties, including Linux.com, reach approximately two million people per month. The organization also provides extensive Linux training opportunities that feature the Linux kernel community's leading experts as instructors. Follow The Linux Foundation on Twitter.

About Room 214
Room 214 is a Social Media Agency. We help companies connect to the people that matter most, creating value through social experiences that integrate intelligence, social network & mobile technologies. You hire us to help connect with your customers with: Creating sharable content with video scribing and infographics, social media research and monitoring, campaign ideation, planning and management, Facebook and mobile application development, search and social optimization and advertising.
Website: www.Room214.com
Twitter: @Room_214
Facebook: facebook.com/room214

Contact:
The Linux Foundation
Jennifer Cloer
503-867-2304
Jennifer@linuxfoundation.org

Room 214 Inc
Lindsay Brust
303-444-9214, x115
LBrust@room214.com

ENVYSION INTRODUCES NEW SERVICE FEATURES AND EXPANDS MVAAS PLATFORM WITH IP AND MEGAPIXEL CAMERA SUPPORT

Tue, 10 Feb 2009 21:31:20 +0000

Managed Video Service Provider introduces an innovative secure video collaboration platform, enterprise usage statistics and IP and Megapixel support

LOUISVILLE, Colo., February 9, 2009 -- Envysion^TM Inc., (www.envysion.com) the leading Managed Video as a Service (MVaaS) provider, today announced several new features that further its leadership position within the MVaaS market. At a time in the market when both customers and video providers alike are cutting back on resources, Envysion continues to deliver valuable enhancements to its MVaaS platform that help existing and prospective customers improve profitability without significant capital or resource requirements.

The company's MVaaS offering continues to reshape the traditional video surveillance market by leveraging the latest in both camera and Internet capabilities. As MVaaS is based on the Software as a Service (SaaS) software deployment model, Envysion is able to instantly deliver these new capabilities to its entire customer base, while minimizing IT impact by eliminating software upgrade and version control challenges and protecting customers against technology obsolescence.

Inspired by its customers, Envysion's newest features will further enhance users' ability to drive increased productivity and profitability without incremental IT challenges. The new features include:

Usage Statistics: Analyze your organization's utilization of the Envysion services to ensure adoption, focus training efforts and drive profitability. Video services are only valuable if they are operational and being utilized. Envysion provides real-time statistics on both system availability and enterprise-wide user activity, enabling customers to ensure they are earning the return they expect.
IP and Megapixel Video: Utilize IP, megapixel and analog camera technologies on a single platform, with the full capabilities of Managed Video as a Service. Envysion now supports analog, IP and megapixel cameras across its entire video platform. Unlike traditional video platforms, Envysion's dynamic bandwidth throttling enables customers full remote access to Megapixel cameras without requiring a major bandwidth upgrade.
MyGroups: Securely and effortlessly share and collaborate on video for the first time from across the enterprise without incremental IT requirements. Leveraging a concept that is synonymous with the leading social networking services, MyGroups allows customers to easily share video from any location within the enterprise by creating user groups and "inviting" colleagues to view and comment on specific video clips that are stored in a secure datacenter. This capability is an industry first and will fundamentally change how video can be used in an organization.

"Envysion continues to develop new features that help improve profitability for our customers, many of whom are faced with fewer people and resources to span a larger number of locations," said Matt Steinfort, president and CEO of Envysion. "At a time when many leading video providers are pulling back and cutting development budgets, Envysion continues to distance itself from the competition by providing a service with a strong ROI that does not require a significant capital or IT investment."

The new features are available now. For more information, visit Envysion's Website at www.envysion.com.
About Envysion
Envysion is an award-winning innovator in web-based video management that is redefining video surveillance and providing demonstrable results for its customers. Envysion enables organizations to leverage remote video and provides operators insight to improve performance in every location, every day. Envysion services go beyond traditional security and loss prevention applications by integrating video with business tools such as Point-of-Sale (POS) systems. Operators benefit from easy-to-use remote viewing of live and recorded video from an unlimited number of locations, providing insight into operations, loss prevention, marketing effectiveness and customer behavior. The company is driving the development of Managed Video as a Service (MVaaS), which brings the Software as a Service (SaaS) model to the video surveillance market. Through the MVaaS platform, Envysion eliminates the complexity of managing a large scale video deployment and is constantly and seamlessly upgraded, allowing users to focus on their business. Target markets include multi-location restaurants, retail operations, and hotels. The company was founded in 2006 and is based in Louisville, Colorado. For more information, visit www.envysion.com or call 877-258-9441.

Envysion Press Contact:
Terri Douglas
Catapult PR-IR
Office: 303-581-7760, ext. 18 (office)
Cell: 303-808-6820 (cell)
tdouglas@catapultpr-ir.com

ENVYSION, INC. PROMOTES MICHAEL WILSON TO CFO

Tue, 18 Nov 2008 21:57:18 +0000

Key senior executive selected as CFO to manage financial backbone of growing Web-based Managed Video as a Service Provider

LOUISVILLE, Colo., November 17, 2008 -- Envysion^TM Inc., (www.envysion.com) the leading Managed Video as a Service (MVaaS) provider, today announced that Michael Wilson has been promoted to the position of Chief Financial Officer for the company. Previously, Wilson served as Director of Finance for Envysion since June 2007.

"Michael continues to be the driving force backing the financial fortitude of Envysion," said Matt Steinfort, president and CEO of Envysion. "Through his leadership and ability to secure funding, Michael has earned the position of CFO. As we continue to grow, Michael will play a vital role in managing the financial backbone of the company."

In his expanded role, Wilson will continue to be responsible for all finance functions of Envysion, including debt and equity funding, strategic financial planning and analysis as well as general accounting for the company.

Prior to joining Envysion, Wilson was Senior Finance Manager with JohnsonDiversey, Inc., where he held a variety of roles supporting the sales, marketing and supply chain organizations. Michael's early career experiences include finance positions at GM's Cadillac Motor Car Division and Deloitte's New York Audit Practice.
About Envysion
Envysion is an award-winning innovator in web-based video management that is redefining video surveillance and providing demonstrable results for its customers. Envysion enables organizations to leverage remote video and provides operators insight to improve performance in every location, every day. Envysion services go beyond traditional security and loss prevention applications by integrating video with business tools such as Point-of-Sale (POS) systems. Operators benefit from easy-to-use remote viewing of live and recorded video from an unlimited number of locations, providing insight into operations, loss prevention, marketing effectiveness and customer behavior. The company is driving the development of Managed Video as a Service (MVaaS), which brings the Software as a Service (SaaS) model to the video surveillance market. Through the MVaaS platform, Envysion eliminates the complexity of managing a large scale video deployment and is constantly and seamlessly upgraded, allowing users to focus on their business. Target markets include multi-location restaurants, retail operations, and hotels. The company was founded in 2006 and is based in Louisville, Colorado. For more information, visit www.envysion.com or call 877.258.9441.

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Envysion Press Contact:
Terri Douglas
Catapult PR-IR
Office: 303-581-7760, ext. 18 (office)
Cell: 303-808-6820 (cell)
tdouglas@catapultpr-ir.com

ENVYSION LAUNCHES PARTNER PROGRAM, OFFERING NEW REVENUE STREAM TO SYSTEMS INTEGRATORS, BROADBAND SERVICE PROVIDERS, SECURITY CHANNELS AND POINT OF SALE PROVIDERS

Wed, 13 Aug 2008 22:34:07 +0000

Company signs ADCom as premiere partner

LOUISVILLE, CO - August 13, 2008 - Envysion^TM Inc., (www.envysion.com) the leading Managed Video as a Service (MVaaS) provider, today announced it has launched the Envysion Partner Program, which delivers a new recurring revenue stream for partners with a differentiated web-based managed video service. Envysion Video is rapidly becoming a preferred technology for Systems Integrators, Security Channel providers, Broadband Service providers and Point of Sale providers who seek to enhance their portfolio of services. By adding Envysion Video to their offerings, Envysion Partners can provide their customers with remote access to on-site video that is tied to business applications, such as Point of Sale (POS) systems and security access.

The Envysion Partner Program features flexible requirements with benefits designed to complement any business model. Partners can participate in the program in any one of four categories, including: Integrated Technology Partner, Referral Partner, Sales Partner and Resale Partner. The programs range from simple referral arrangements to full resale relationships. Each program delivers a complete, differentiated solution, unmatched by the competition. Partners benefit from an incremental revenue stream as well as the addition of an innovative service in their portfolio.

"Our Partner Program provides a web-based video management offering that will bring enhanced business benefits to our channel partners, as well as to their consumers," said Matt Steinfort, president and CEO of Envysion. "We are especially pleased to have established one of our first partnerships with ADCom, which is a recognized leader in systems integration for enterprise applications."
ADCom

Established in 1985, ADCom has grown to be one of the leading National Value Added Resellers and Network Integrators. ADCom offers a range of services to meet today's globe-spanning data communication needs. ADCom has served customers from small privately owned enterprises to large multi-national corporations.

"Envysion enables us to provide a value-added service that has a positive impact on our customers' profitability," said RJ Chapple, vice president of ADCom. "Its unique MVaaS technology resonates well with our enterprise clients seeking a video solution to improve operational efficiency and customer frequency."

Prospective partners in North America can visit http://www.envysion.com for more information about the Envysion Partner Program.

About Envysion
Envysion is an award-winning innovator in web-based video management that is redefining video surveillance and providing demonstrable results for its customers. Envysion Video enables organizations to leverage remote video and provides operators insights to improve performance in every location, every day. The service goes beyond traditional security and loss prevention applications by integrating video with business tools such as Point of Sale (POS) systems. Operators benefit from easy-to-use remote viewing of live and recorded video from an unlimited number of locations, providing insight into operations, loss prevention, marketing effectiveness and customer behavior. The company is driving the development of Managed Video as a Service (MVaaS), which brings the Software as a Service (SaaS) model to the video surveillance market. Through the MVaaS platform, Envysion Video eliminates the complexity of managing a large scale video deployment and is constantly and seamlessly upgraded, allowing users to focus on their business. Target markets include restaurants, retail, hotels and financial services. The company was founded in 2006 and is based in Louisville, Colorado. For more information, visit www.envysion.com or call 303.590.2350.

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Envysion Press Contact:
Terri Douglas
Catapult PR-IR
303-581-7760, ext. 18 (office)
303-808-6820 (cell)
mailto:tdouglas@catapultpr-ir.com

KURANI GLOBAL RESTAURANT GROUP TURNS TO ENVYSION TO HELP STREAMLINE AND IMPROVE ITS BUSINESS OPERATIONS

Mon, 21 Jul 2008 18:30:38 +0000

Restaurant entity with 120 locations sees strong potential ROI gains as it taps Envysion's Managed Video as a Service (MVaaS) to leverage its existing video and POS systems

LOUISVILLE, Colo., July 21, 2008 -- Envysion^TM Inc., (www.envysion.com) the leading Managed Video as a Service (MVaaS) provider, today announced it has begun rolling out a phased implementation of its Envysion Video MVaaS system for the Kurani Restaurant Group, one of the largest fast-food restaurant franchise owners in the Southeast. Envysion Video enables customers to improve their operations and profitability by easily accessing live or recorded video from any remote or on-premise location using a simple Web-browser interface. It integrates with critical business systems, such as Point of Sale and security access, and enables reporting and alerting across all of a company's locations.

With 120 locations throughout the Southeast, including 80 Pizza Hut franchises and several Dunkin Donuts and Baskin Robbins stores, Kurani Global Restaurant Group generates almost $75 million in annual revenue through its multiple franchise locations. A large part of Kurani's award-winning success is its ability to hire and train good people as well as ensure its customer experience is always positive.

As Kurani's grew through its fast-paced success, it realized it needed a better way to easily manage its operations remotely as well as ensure the security of its operations against theft. It already had existing video surveillance systems in place at several locations, but, wanted a system that could do more than just monitor the premises. It wanted a video solution that also could easily integrate into its existing Point of Sale (POS) systems to reduce shrinkage, as well as leverage its best practices for employee training and operational improvement across all locations.

Coincidentally, that is when Business Information Technology (BIT), a partner of Envysion's, approached Kurani's and introduced it to Envysion Video. Kurani's liked what it saw. "After BIT contacted us and showed us what Envysion Video could do, we immediately realized how it could help us reduce shrinkage, improve brand consistency and increase our margins," said Sultan Kurani, owner of Kurani Restaurant Group.

"Even through the initial pilot program, we could immediately see how we could realize a strong ROI from the Envysion system. The reports make it simple and easy to spot discrepancies through its tightly linked POS integration," Kurani said. "Plus, now our area managers don't have to drive to every single location to see how their operations are performing. It saves them enormous time and fuel costs, which can be considerable in today's high-priced gas world."
The Envysion system currently is being rolled out to all the 120 locations and Kurani says he expects it to be fully completed by August of this year.
"We are realizing the benefit of tapping the Envysion system to glean and implement best practices among our employees across all locations. It helps improve our brand and, most importantly, the overall customer experience. That's really the bottom line for us."

For more information on BIT, visit http://bit-inc.net/

For more information on Envysion and Envysion Video, visit www.envysion.com

About Envysion
Envysion is an award-winning innovator in web-based video management that is redefining video surveillance and providing demonstrable results for its customers. Envysion Video enables organizations to leverage remote video and provides operators insights to improve performance in every location, every day. The service goes beyond traditional security and loss prevention applications by integrating video with business tools such as Point of Sale (POS) systems. Operators benefit from easy-to-use remote viewing of live and recorded video from an unlimited number of locations, providing insight into operations, loss prevention, marketing effectiveness and customer behavior. The company is driving the development of Managed Video as a Service (MVaaS), which brings the Software as a Service (SaaS) model to the video surveillance market. Through the MVaaS platform, Envysion Video eliminates the complexity of managing a large scale video deployment and is constantly and seamlessly upgraded, allowing users to focus on their business. Target markets include restaurants, retail, hotels and financial services. The
company was founded in 2006 and is based in Louisville, Colorado. For more information, visit www.envysion.com or call 303.590.2350.

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Envysion Press Contact:
Terri Douglas
Catapult PR-IR
Office: 303-581-7760, ext. 18 (office)
Cell: 303-808-6820 (cell)
tdouglas@catapultpr-ir.com

ENVYSION BECOMES FIRST MANAGED VIDEO COMPANY TO COMPLY WITH PCI-DSS STANDARDS

Certification provides retailers, restaurants and hospitality establishments
with greater assurance against credit card security breaches

LOUISVILLE, Colo., July 21, 2008 -- Envysion^TM Inc., (www.envysion.com) the leading Managed Video as a Service (MVaaS) provider, today announced it has passed its PCI-DSS certification audit, making it the only web-based video surveillance firm to meet new security guidelines aimed at reducing credit card fraud. Envysion Video helps retail, restaurant and hospitality customers improve their profitability and enhance their customer experience by providing remote access to in-store video that is tied to business applications, such as Point of Sale (POS) systems.

Being compliant with the PCI-DSS standard provides added protection for Envysion's customers against identity fraud by ensuring that all components of its MVaaS solution meet the industry's stringent security requirements. Many consumer-oriented companies are themselves rushing to become PCI certified to protect their customers' sensitive information and to avoid the severe fines and limitations that would otherwise be placed on their businesses. PCI DSS was developed by credit card companies to help businesses that process card payments prevent fraud and other security threats.

"There's a good reason why retailers and restaurant owners are taking this very seriously; any company that processes, stores or transmits payment card data must comply with the PCI-DSS requirements or they risk losing their ability to process credit payments," explains Robert Hagens, CTO of Envysion. "Furthermore, they could be audited and/or fined. The consequences aren't trivial, and could easily put a small retail owner out of business if a breach occurs and they are not compliant."

"Just six months ago, if you had asked most operators and video providers if video services needed to be PCI compliant, most of the responses would have been 'no,'" said Matt Steinfort, CEO of Envysion. "What the industry has discovered, however, is that any service, such asremote video, that has direct access to a customer's PCI compliant network must also be PCI compliant or it puts the customer's own PCI compliance at risk. We are proud and excited that Envysion continues to drive the industry forward and has developed the first and only PCI compliant managed video service."

According to a recent online survey conducted by Merchant Link LLC, a subsidiary of Chase Paymentech, the security of credit card data ranks at the top of all credit card-transaction concerns for technology executives of the nation's restaurants, and 68 percent of them say worries about credit card data's security are deepening. Fewer than half of attendees at the recent Multi-Unit Restaurant Technology Conference in Las Vegas said their restaurants comply with PCI DSS (48 percent), while 39 percent said they were "well on their way" to complying.
"We have worked aggressively to ensure that all facets of Envysion Video fully comply with the PCI-DSS standards. Our strong telecom heritage and our unique MVaaS architecture enable us to meet these requirements and to provide the highest level of security for our customers," Hagens said. "Our customers have the peace of mind knowing that their managed video services meet these stringent guidelines and that they can pass that confidence on to their customers."

Envysion performed a Level 1 DSS audit which contained more than 260 specific requirements. According to Hagens, the following are examples of the requirements Envysion has met with its MVaaS system:

Ensure that the hardware elements of the service are secure and protected from hackers and other intrusion attempts.
Implement strong access control measures which limit access to computing resources on a "need to know" only basis.
Regularly monitor and test systems and processes to ensure the service and DVRs are secure.
Follow strict procedures for building, testing and deploying systems with appropriate firewalls.
Follow a strong information security policy, including training employees in security awareness and testing incident response plans.

Compliance with the full PCI DSS standard, which is becoming an absolute requirement for video providers, provides customers with confidence and further differentiates Envysion Video from its competitors.

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Envysion Press Contact:
Terri Douglas
Catapult PR-IR
Office: 303-581-7760, ext. 18
Cell: 303-808-6820
http://www.envysion.com

ENVYSION EXTENDS LEAD IN ENTERPRISE VIDEO MARKET WITH NEW FEATURES FOR ITS MANAGED VIDEO AS A SERVICE OFFERING

Newest additions to Envysion Video make it even easier for businesses to harness the power of video on the web for operational improvement

LOUISVILLE, Colo., July 21, 2008 -- Envysion^TM Inc., (www.envysion.com) the leading Managed Video as a Service (MVaaS) provider, is redefining video surveillance, giving operators the insights to improve business performance in every location, every day. Retail and restaurant chains, hotels and financial services businesses are leveraging Envysion Video to materially improve their operations (see today's other news releases: PCI Compliance; Delivers MVaaS to Hotels; Kurani's). Matt Steinfort, CEO of Envysion said, "Our focus continues to be on creating value for our customers by enabling them to easily manage and use video to improve their profitability. With our Software as a Service-based architecture, we are uniquely positioned to adapt to customer requirements and continually innovate. Our most recently released capabilities are powerful examples of how customer feedback can be quickly incorporated to increase the impact we can have on their businesses."
Envysion Video, the company's Managed Video as a Service (MVaaS) offering is quickly establishing itself as an industry-changing platform. MVaaS is based on the Software as a Service (SaaS) model of software deployment, where software is hosted as a service provided to customers across the Internet. Like other SaaS applications, MVaaS eliminates software upgrade and version control challenges while protecting customers against technology obsolescence.
As a new category of video services, Steinfort says MVaaS solutions vary from traditional video systems in a number of ways:

Entirely web-based user interface provides easy access to video in any location from anywhere in the world.
SaaS model eliminates much of the networking complexity and IT requirements at each remote location.
Customers benefit from improvements in technology and capabilities without having to manage upgrades or version control.
Centralization of user and recorder management allows administrators to easily manage access for many users across a large number of locations.
Real-time monitoring of all devices (recorders and cameras) ensures customers' systems are fully operational.

MVaaS' architecture provides strong network security and adherence to industry requirements, such as PCI Compliance, and ensures customers aren't exposing themselves to new risks. "Envysion Video addresses the scaling challenges of managing distributed video systems across multiple locations. It enables a wide group of people to leverage video in a large number of locations without taxing companies' networks or their IT organizations and without jeopardizing their security," Steinfort explains.

The new features that Envysion announced today further enhance its industry leading position in MVaaS and provide even more powerful tools for customers to use to improve their profitability. New features include:

Event search and filtering allows users to view and manipulate Point of Sale (POS) and other event data with spreadsheet-like functionality. Users can easily sort and filter large amounts of data to quickly find the video for the events that are most critical to their business.
Advanced reporting and alerting capabilities enable operators to use data and business rules to drive attention to their most important store sets. Users can create a single report with alerts in seconds that will monitor hundreds of locations and automatically notify them when a business rule is triggered, so they can quickly and easily view video of the event in question.
Video collaboration allows businesses to centrally archive video clips into a secure and private managed video library for sharing best practices, creating training video from real footage, or case tracking and management. Users eliminate the need to download, manage and email large video files - instead of sending links to annotated video for training or investigative purposes.
Multi-channel audio support adds a powerful new tool for customers, providing full insights into events with both visual and audible context. Currently in beta and available to customers on a limited trial basis, this feature allows users to listen to audio associated with the video from any camera on their Envysion system.

Steinfort says early customer feedback has been extremely positive. "We have been using Envysion Video within our restaurants since it was first released," said Ryan Elmore, owner of multiple Rosati's Pizza franchises. "It allows me to conduct unannounced and undetected time-shifted store visits when I otherwise wouldn't be able to because of the time it takes to physically drive to each location, saving me time and fuel costs. Envysion is constantly improving and adding new features to their service, and with their managed video model, I receive all of their upgrades and new features automatically, without having to download patches or learn new systems."

Envysion Press Contact:
Terri Douglas
Catapult PR-IR
Office: 303-581-7760, ext. 18
Cell: 303-808-6820
tdouglas@catapultpr-ir.com