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DUBLIN — Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/5e8477/australia_data_c) has announced the addition of the “Australia - Data Centres” report to their offering.

The data centre market includes telehousing facilities, co-location facilities, and internet data centres (IDCs). They are important for the new developments of cloud computing and the Internet of Things (M2M).

The NBN in Australia has given an enormous boost to the data centre market, with investments worth $2 billion in 2011. Currently the developments are highly centralised in the capital cities, but a more decentralised trend is expected to develop over time. This report overviews the different forms of data centres, the growth of neutral facilities, and gives an insight into the size of the general data centre market, the trends occurring in it, and the major players in the sector. Of the major players the role of the telcos is included and a number of smaller independent providers are profiled.

Companies included: Telstra, Optus, Macquarie Telecom, Equant, Primus, Pipe Networks, Ausix, GlobalCenter, Datacom, Global Switch, Hostworks, EDS, Fujitsu, Hewlett Packard, Equinix, Nexon, NextDC, Polaris, ActewAGL, RightNow, Leighton. Hot topics: enterprise resource planning (ERP), customer relation management (CRM), internet exchanges (IX), outsourcing, infrastructure virtualisation.

Key Topics Covered:

1. Synopsis

2. Data Centre boom 2011

3. Market statistics and surveys

3.1 Report from Gartner - 2011

3.2 Cloud services drive data centre markets

3.3 Data centre market - 2010

4. Market overview and analysis

4.1 data centres Back on Track

4.2 Consolidation

4.3 Business model keeps evolving

4.4 Broadband and content will drive demand

4.5 Future prospects

4.6 NBN driving the new investments

4.7 hubs for the internet of things

5. Telehousing (Co-location)

6. Internet Exchanges

6.1 Neutral IXs

7. points of interconnect

8. New Trends & Developments

8.1 trans-sector outsourcing - the way of the future

8.2 Infrastructure Virtualisation technology

8.3 the Internet of things

9. The major players

For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/5e8477/australia_data_c

LONDON — H.I.G. Europe, the European arm of global private equity firm H.I.G. Capital, has announced that funds advised by H.I.G. European Capital Partners LLP and its debt affiliate, Bayside Capital, have acquired Bezier, the UK’s largest provider of integrated point of sale marketing services. The transaction was facilitated by the acquisition of Bezier’s senior debt with a face value of over £70 million, and will see H.I.G. inject significant new capital into the business.

In the past several years, Bezier, with revenues of approximately £100 million, has transformed itself from a traditional manufacturer of point of sale products to become a full service marketing agency with a track record of enhancing sales and saving its clients money. Its blue chip customer base includes Argos, Boots, Coca-Cola, Disney, Johnson & Johnson, Procter and Gamble, Reckitt Benckiser, Revlon and Unilever.

Paul Canning, M.D. of H.I.G. Europe, said, “We are delighted to be backing Bezier into the next stage of its development. Now that the business is operating with a strengthened balance sheet and has additional capital for expansion, we look forward to working with management to help accelerate its growth.”

Trevor O’Reilly, CEO, said, “We have made significant progress over the past 18 months implementing a new and innovative strategy for the business that puts our clients at the centre of everything we do. The market is changing and we require a business model that allows Bezier to lead the way in taking advantage of new opportunities. It has been challenging to do this with the legacy of debt within the business but that constraint to growth has now been removed.

“We will continue to invest in the best talent, provide the widest range of market-leading services and solutions to our clients, and pursue selective acquisitions. This transaction is great news for our clients and great news for our people.”

About Bezier

Bezier represents over 60 brands and retailers covering all sectors and provides expertise across research, shopper marketing, campaign creative, permanent and tactical Point of Sale design, campaign measurement, digital, manufacturing and fulfilment. The company is forecasting a turnover in excess of £80m for FY12. Bezier employs 800 people and operates from 6 sites across the UK and Ireland.

About H.I.G. Capital

H.I.G. Capital is a leading global private equity investment firm with more than $8.5 billion of equity capital under management. Based in Miami, and with offices in Atlanta, Boston, New York, and San Francisco in the U.S., as well as affiliate offices in London, Hamburg and Paris in Europe, H.I.G. specializes in providing capital to small and medium-sized companies with attractive growth potential. H.I.G. invests in management-led buyouts and recapitalizations of profitable and well managed manufacturing or service businesses. H.I.G. also has extensive experience with financial restructurings and operational turnarounds. Since its founding in 1993, H.I.G. invested in and managed more than 200 companies worldwide. The firm’s current portfolio includes more than 50 companies with combined revenues in excess of $8 billion. For more information, please refer to the H.I.G. website at www.higcapital.com.

VistaPrint Limited (NASDAQ: VPRT), the
small business marketing company, today announced the availability of
professional Website design services, as well as expanded features for its
do-it-yourself Website offering. Website design integrates VistaPrint’s
renowned creative and copywriting services with the company’s first
electronic product. Customers can use newly available features to increase
the customer appeal and impact of their Websites.

As consumers increasingly turn to the Web to find goods and services, small
businesses need a professional and eye-catching online presence.
VistaPrint’s professional designers help small businesses coordinate their
brand both online and off to attract customers. The Web development team
will create the entire site for a one-time fee, even creating a unique new
look for the company. VistaPrint customers who already have a Website can take
advantage of this service without changing their subscription or can
upgrade as part of the process. The Web development team can also
integrate key search terms to drive traffic and potential customers to the
site.

“We have already seen success in offering assistance with mailing and
creative services for off-line marketing campaigns. Offering a simple
do-it-yourself Website option was groundbreaking, but we believe that our
customers can get even more out of their site with assistance from our
talented design team,” said Chad Burgess, product marketing associate at
VistaPrint. “Our Website design packages are perfect for the busy small
business owner who might not have the tools and skill set to do it
themselves. Our professional, in-house designers have a great deal of
experience and know exactly how to draw customers to a Website.”

Even for someone with very little online experience, the Website design process is very simple. Customers can call (866) 811-8445 to speak with a creative
services team member and answer a few questions regarding their business
and the type of image they wish to convey. Designers are able to
incorporate any photos, logos and text into the Website and can match the
site to existing marketing materials. This can all be done within one week
and the cost includes two complimentary rounds of revisions to perfect the
design.

VistaPrint Websites have also been recently enhanced with several new
features. Customers now have the option to create a photo gallery with
four different layouts, including filmstrip and photo grid. In addition,
for those using the standard and professional packages, customers can not
only integrate VistaPrint documents into their site, but also include
documents for visitors to download. This can include anything from a
restaurant menu to a pricing list for services. Email addresses have also
been added to a number of the packages and songs can also be uploaded to
sites for an extra personal touch.

In addition to Websites, VistaPrint offers small businesses peace of mind
by providing everything they need to market their business. Products
include high-quality and low-cost printed products such as holiday
cards , brochures, address labels , and make your own business
cards ; promotional apparel including hats and T-shirts; and marketing
services such as copywriting, Websites, design and postcard mailing. The
company also offers a number of helpful videos and articles on marketing
their small business in their virtual Learning
Center .

About VistaPrint

VistaPrint Limited (NASDAQ: VPRT) is the small business marketing company
having served over 16 million customers world-wide. VistaPrint offers small
businesses everything they need to market their business with brand
identity and promotional products, marketing services and electronic
marketing solutions. A global company, VistaPrint employs more than 1,600
people and operates 19 localized Websites serving over 120 countries around
the world. A broad range of marketing products and services are available
online at www.vistaprint.com . VistaPrint’s products are satisfaction
guaranteed.

VistaPrint and the VistaPrint logo are registered trademarks of VistaPrint.
All other brand and product names appearing on this announcement may be
trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders.

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TELECOMWORLDWIRE-August 29, 2011-Miradore and Perrit announce partnership(C)1994-2011 M2 COMMUNICATIONS http://www.m2.com

Automated IT managed services enabler Miradore and Internet solutions provider Perrit announced on Monday a partnership to bring Miradore’s cloud-based IT management solution to the Benelux markets.

Financial terms of the agreement were not disclosed.

Under the agreement, Perrit will sell and provide IT device lifecycle and configuration management services based on Miradore’s technology.

According to the company, the cloud-based Miradore 3.0 provides IT device management with a single dashboard view and remote access to a broad range of end-user devices, including PCs, servers, printers, network equipment and smartphones. The solution gathers asset and configuration data at configurable intervals, performs zero touch bare metal installations and distributes new applications or packages to end devices.

Miradore 3.0 supports Android 2.2 and Symbian 3 based mobile devices, Windows, Linux and OS X for Mac based workstations and retail point-of-sale (POS) terminals. Support for Apple’s iPhone/iPad will be released during Q4 2011.

Perrit is a registered trademark of Pagelink BV.

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A Company from Levis (Quebec) is in full expansion around the world! Already on two continents after a year and a half in the design stage and 5 months in market development, it promises to sweep across the land like a tsunami with its innovative concept. Using a unique platform that is built around a proven marketing formula, GlobShopping is poised to gain worldwide recognition within a few years.

If you’ve never heard of GlobShopping, it’s just a matter of time… After only a few months, they have managed to get positioned in several US States, across several provinces in Canada, in France, Italy and of course in the province of Quebec. Its National and International Affiliate program combined with an Affiliate Promoter program is backed by a unique business online support system. GlobShopping.com is certain to revolutionize the way of doing business on the Web with its originality, boldness, expertise in development and its unique compensation program. GlobShopping is the only classified ad website combined with a dynamic social network that pays its members. It is driven by a team of National and International Affiliates that will work on the ground in various countries on 7 continents.

GlobShopping has Regional and International Vice-Presidents, a team of professionals to support development in the US, Canada and Europe.

We invite you to come and meet the team and the founders of this fantastic company: Danny Gagne, CEO and Founder of iSPEEDZONE and GlobShopping along with his spouse, Carmen Dion, President and Founder of iSPEEDZONE and GlobShopping. It’s a family story!

The launch will be broadcast live on the Internet from 8:00pm EST, August 30, 2011 on: http://www.mediaendirect.tv/

For more information, visit: www.globshopping.com

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SOURCE: iSPEEDZONE Inc.

All trade names, trademarks, symbols, logos, distinctive names or other that appear in this publication are the property of their respective companies.

Contacts: Danny Gagne 418.455.9589 arretauxpuits@gmail.com www.globshopping.com

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What do open source software developers have in common with property developers? A desire to know stuff and be a part in making that stuff - “stuff” in this case being what the city council is up to.

Both groups might be pleased to know that the city of Portland will show off its legislative agenda app next Friday at the Open Source Convention, an annual convention that celebrates and shows off all things open source. The app combines a weekly RSS feed of city council agendas and lets users to comment on agenda items. So, besides helping property developers stay abreast of meetings that may concern zoning issues and the like, those same citizens can comment on other important issues.

Friday at the conference is for geek and non-geek alike, but if you plan to stay for Saturday, prepare for obscure meme references and a babble of 1337 speek all fueled by round after round of bacon- flavored sodas; it will be an all-day coding fest hosted at Portland tech start-up PHPFog’s downtown office.

Stay tuned for updates!

Author: Peter Beland

SEATTLE — Building upon a year-long partnership and the successful completion of numerous advertising and marketing projects, Hydrogen Advertising has been officially named the agency of record for Quadrant Homes. Beginning today, Hydrogen will support all of the company’s online and offline advertising needs.

Hydrogen’s team of strategic planners, art directors, copywriters and account managers will handle Quadrant’s planned and ad hoc marketing needs. The agency-of-record relationship will enable Hydrogen to research new creative approaches to convey to home buyers the choices, quality and value available from Quadrant Homes.

“We are very excited about this new relationship with our advertising partner,” said Ken Krivancec, Executive Vice President, Quadrant Homes. “As the agency of record, Hydrogen will have the wherewithal to invest the time and energy necessary to create marketing strategies which will continue to foster Quadrant Homes’ success in the short and long term.”

Over the course of 2008, Hydrogen has handled a number of marketing projects for Quadrant Homes. Most prominent among these projects were newspaper, radio and outdoor campaigns in the greater Seattle market.

“Quadrant Homes offers a superior product for first-time home buyers, and it will be Hydrogen’s job to make sure that message comes through loud and clear, in a compelling way,” said Rick Peterson, president, Hydrogen Advertising. “Quadrant Homes is making a strategic investment in its marketing efforts during turbulent economic times, which ultimately will gain them market share as competitors pull back in the near term.”

About Quadrant Homes

Quadrant Homes, a subsidiary of Weyerhaeuser Real Estate Company, is Washington state’s largest single-family homebuilder. The company is a former “Builder of the Year” by the Master Builders Association of King and Snohomish Counties, a “Best Place to Work” by Washington CEO magazine and one of “Washington’s Best Work Places” by the Puget Sound Business Journal. In addition, Quadrant is recognized by the Environmental Protection Agency as an Energy Star qualified builder. Now in its 39th year, Quadrant Homes is building or developing home communities in Pierce, King, Snohomish, Kitsap, Skagit and Thurston Counties. For more information, visit Quadrant’s Web site at www.quadranthomes.com.

About Hydrogen Advertising

Founded in 2001 by a group of Seattle’s most seasoned advertising and marketing veterans, Hydrogen Advertising provides a full suite of marketing services - Web marketing, non-traditional, broadcast, print, media planning, PR, DM, campaign measurement, strategic planning - to West Coast companies. The agency’s forte is creating integrated marketing programs that deliver specific outcomes. Among the agency’s clients are CRH Medical Corporation, Precor, Kenworth Truck Company, AegisLiving, eBay and Microsoft. www.hydrogenadvertising.com.

Software Equity Group ( www.softwareequity.com ), an internationally ranked investment bank and M&A advisory serving the software and technology sectors, released its complimentary Q2 2011 Software Equity Industry Report assessing M&A transaction volumes, median exit valuations, most active software sectors and most active buyers in the second quarter. The report also analyzes how public software, Internet and software as a service (SaaS) market valuations benefited from the rebound in IT spending, record levels in Internet retail sales, and sharply higher online advertising spending. Also included are software IPOs in the second quarter and the current software IPO pipeline.

Report Highlights:

2Q11 marked the sixth consecutive quarter the software industry’s benchmark median exit EV/Revenue multiple was above 2.1x TTM revenue. Just how high did it climb? Internet transactions have increased 43% year-over-year, and the median Internet exit valuation has tripled since 4Q10. What Internet subsectors are leading the charge? 45 SaaS companies were acquired in 2Q11, accounting for 11.3% of all software transactions, up from 2.6% only two years ago. What SaaS product categories are on fire? Mobile infrastructure and application software led all other M&A product categories in the second quarter. What technology titans are now aggressively pursuing the mobile space? How did on-premise software companies perform in Q2? Have they benefited from increased IT enterprise spending, and how have their market valuations and stock prices fared as a result? TTM revenue growth rates accelerated in 2Q11 for most software, Internet and SaaS companies. Did it come at the expense of EBITDA margins? Nine software/SaaS/Internet companies were newly listed in Q2, and 13 have gone public since January 1, including several high profile entrants. Who are they? What were their IPO valuations? How did their stock prices perform by the close of the quarter?

Software Equity Group’s Quarterly and Monthly Reports are widely recognized as the best way to keep your finger on the financial pulse of the software industry. As testament, our reports are now read and relied upon by more than twenty thousand software industry executives, entrepreneurs, venture capitalists, private equity investors and professional advisors in 72 countries around the globe.

To obtain your complimentary copy, please visit: http://www.softwareequity.com/research_quarterly_reports.aspx .

For more information: Brad Weekes (858) 509-2800

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Clickbooth, ( www.clickbooth.com ) the world renowned performance-based online marketing company, ranked as Website Magazine’s #1 Affiliate Network, has selected Moss Networks to produce their highly anticipated “Affiliate Awakening” event in conjunction with the Affiliate Summit East conference.

Moss Networks, ( www.mossnetworks.com ) a full-service PR, Marketing and Event Production powerhouse, has produced events in the online marketing space for nearly a decade. They are best known for their VIP MIX MINGLE events where industry leaders are treated to a night of great networking, impactful branding and every detail is carried out to give guests a true VIP experience.

Moss Networks now joins forces with Clickbooth to create an epic event during Affiliate Summit East, the premier affiliate marketing conference, dubbed, ” Affiliate Awakening, ” taking place Monday, August 22, 2011 at 10:00PM inside Arena Nightclub located in the heart of New York City. Guests will be transported in time and awaken into the future of affiliate marketing. Sponsors of the event include Authorise, Calculated Creativity, Optizmo, Verified Credible and Prominent Leads. Affiliate Awakening will offer one of Affiliate Summit’s hottest tickets with live entertainment, DJ and networking among the industry’s elite.

“Moss Networks has a reputation of producing great industry events,” said Erin Cigich, President & Managing Partner of Clickbooth. “Their attention to detail, expertise and know-how offers a perfect complement to Clickbooth’s goal of delivering an extraordinary event that raises the bar for our clients and colleagues. We look forward to celebrating with everyone in attendance.”

“We are thrilled to be working with Clickbooth for their upcoming event,” said President and Founder of Moss Networks, Bonnie Moss. “We have long admired Clickbooth’s presence at industry tradeshows and are honored they have chosen Moss Networks to help carry out their vision and take things to the next level during Affiliate Summit East.”

You must be on the guest list to attend Affiliate Awakening Event Presented by Clickbooth, to RSVP and for details about the event, visit www.affiliateawakening.com .

For more information on Moss Networks, visit www.mossnetworks.com or email info@mossnetworks.com .

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THE MEDICAL Advertising Hall of Fame announced its 2009 inductees: LM&P founder Ron Pantello, Dorland’s Harry Sweeney and Interbrand Wood Healthcare’s David Wood.

In addition, the MAHF will honor market research pioneer Raymond Gosselin with its Lifetime Achievement Award at its annual awards dinner, held Feb. 10 at New York’s Pierre Hotel.

Pantello began his career in advertising in account services at Sudler & Hennessey before leaving the agency in 1980 to found Lally, MacFarland & Pantello, which later became part of Havas’ Euro RSCG Life network. Pantello retired as chairman of Euro RSCG Life last year. He co-founded the MAHF in 1996 and served as its chairperson until 2005.

Sweeney started out in medical advertising as a copywriter at Lederle Laboratories and went on to work at Sudler & Hennessey, L. W. Frohlich, Klemtner and Shaller Rubin. In 1971, he bought the Dorland Agency and built it into a top medical advertising shop. He helped found the Medical Advertising Agency Association and the Coalition for Healthcare Communications.

Wood founded Interbrand North America in 1979 and left in 1986 to start David Wood Asso- ciates, which was later acquired by Omnicom and merged into Interbrand Wood. He passed away last year at age 64.

Gosselin created the first significant market research measurement in healthcare, and went on to develop Audatrex. His firm, R. A. Gosselin, was absorbed into IMS Health. He passed away in 1999.

- Matthew Arnold

Author: Arnold, Matthew