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Idaho Transportation Department cuts winter maintenance spending and reduces accidents on icy and snowy roads by over 25 percent
MINNEAPOLIS, Nov. 4, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Three seasons after implementing its Winter Performance Measurement System, the Idaho Transportation Department (ITD) has cut its winter maintenance spending by 29 percent — from $30 million in 2011/2012 to $21.4 million in 2013/2014 — and reduced its three-year average of accidents on icy and snowy roads by 27 percent. In addition to improving winter driving conditions, ITD also met and exceeded its goal of travelers not being impeded by winter storms at least 55 percent of the time. In the 2013/2014, ITD's mobility percent was 59 and in 2014/2015 it improved to 73 percent.
"Idaho's success is largely based on the technology we used to support the Winter Performance Measurement System. By upfitting our snowplow trucks with the SpreadSmart Rx electronic spreader control system from Cirus Controls and installing RWIS (road weather information system) sites throughout the state, ITD can now see exactly what treatment its snowplow trucks executed at RWIS locations and match that specific material application data and timing to the RWIS road surface data, before and after treatment, to evaluate the effectiveness of its winter road maintenance operations," said Dennis Jensen, ITD mobility services–winter maintenance coordinator.
In addition to providing accurate and reliable data on the amount and type of materials applied to winter road surfaces, enhanced with GPS location data and nearly real-time reporting, the new SpreadSmart Rx electronic spreader control system being installed on ITD's fleet of 450 snowplow trucks will also "regulate the rate of salt and other deicing materials applied to road surfaces based on a snowplow truck's speed, location and road surface temperature," said Paul Mortell, CEO and founder of Cirus Controls.
To date, ITD has installed the new spreader control system on 288 of its snowplow trucks. ITD anticipates having its entire fleet equipped within the next two years.
The primary objective of the Winter Performance Measurement System is to measure how quickly the snow and/or ice surface is reduced and good traction or grip is restored to the roadway surface. To accomplish this goal, ITD developed a Winter Performance Index Report that uses the three indices of storm severity, mobility and performance.
Snow events are normalized through the storm severity index, which is calculated by adding the maximum wind speed plus the maximum layer or layers of ice, snow and/or water plus (300/minimum surface temperature.) The mobility index is the percentage of time the road surface traction or grip is above 0.60 while there is precipitation on the roadway during freezing surface temperatures.
The performance index is the duration of time the roadway surface grip is below 0.60 divided by the storm severity index, i.e., how quickly road surface grip is restored compared to the severity of the event. The performance index updates snowplow operators and winter maintenance managers on the effectiveness of deicing treatments applied to road surfaces by snowplow trucks.
Each of the 127 RWIS sites located throughout the state use sensors to sample a wheel track on a road surface and measure the layers of ice, snow and water along with the temperature and condition of the roadway surface. Other elements measured include air temperature and humidity, wind speed and precipitation and visibility. The RWIS sites use an algorithm of sensor information to determine the road surface's "grip coefficient." This formula is then used to calculate the mobility index and performance index in the Winter Performance Index Report.
"An important benefit of the Winter Performance Measurement System and its Winter Performance Index Report is that ITD operators and managers have the data to evaluate each individual deicing treatment applied by snowplow trucks upfitted with electronic spreader controls and the ability to drill down to the effectiveness per lap," said Jensen. Now, and in the future, this data will give ITD operators and managers the knowledge needed to evaluate operations and develop best management practices.
"Our best practices will provide more consistent operations statewide and continue to cut winter maintenance costs and lower the number of accidents on winter roads by reducing adverse driving conditions," concluded Jensen.
About Cirus ControlsCirus Controls designs, engineers and manufactures central hydraulic systems, electronic spreader controls, advanced plow controls and innovative telematics-based performance management systems for snowplow trucks. The SpreadSmart Rx™ electronic spreader control system and GPS DataSmart™, an award-winning, web-enabled winter road maintenance system, give DOTs and municipalities tools to make snow and ice control operations more accurate, cost-effective and environmentally friendly. Regional sales representatives and dealers are available throughout the U.S. and Canada. For more information, contact Cirus Controls at 763.493.9380 or info@ciruscontrols.com. Learn more at www.ciruscontrols.com.
A photo accompanying this release is available at: http://www.globenewswire.com/newsroom/prs/?pkgid=37391
CONTACT: Agency contact: Jennifer Grasswick Creative Communications Consultants Inc. 612-677-2185 jgrasswick@cccinc.com
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Idaho Transportation Department cuts winter maintenance spending and reduces accidents on icy and snowy roads by over 25 percent
MINNEAPOLIS, Nov. 4, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Three seasons after implementing its Winter Performance Measurement System, the Idaho Transportation Department (ITD) has cut its winter maintenance spending by 29 percent — from $30 million in 2011/2012 to $21.4 million in 2013/2014 — and reduced its three-year average of accidents on icy and snowy roads by 27 percent. In addition to improving winter driving conditions, ITD also met and exceeded its goal of travelers not being impeded by winter storms at least 55 percent of the time. In the 2013/2014, ITD's mobility percent was 59 and in 2014/2015 it improved to 73 percent.
"Idaho's success is largely based on the technology we used to support the Winter Performance Measurement System. By upfitting our snowplow trucks with the SpreadSmart Rx electronic spreader control system from Cirus Controls and installing RWIS (road weather information system) sites throughout the state, ITD can now see exactly what treatment its snowplow trucks executed at RWIS locations and match that specific material application data and timing to the RWIS road surface data, before and after treatment, to evaluate the effectiveness of its winter road maintenance operations," said Dennis Jensen, ITD mobility services–winter maintenance coordinator.
In addition to providing accurate and reliable data on the amount and type of materials applied to winter road surfaces, enhanced with GPS location data and nearly real-time reporting, the new SpreadSmart Rx electronic spreader control system being installed on ITD's fleet of 450 snowplow trucks will also "regulate the rate of salt and other deicing materials applied to road surfaces based on a snowplow truck's speed, location and road surface temperature," said Paul Mortell, CEO and founder of Cirus Controls.
To date, ITD has installed the new spreader control system on 288 of its snowplow trucks. ITD anticipates having its entire fleet equipped within the next two years.
The primary objective of the Winter Performance Measurement System is to measure how quickly the snow and/or ice surface is reduced and good traction or grip is restored to the roadway surface. To accomplish this goal, ITD developed a Winter Performance Index Report that uses the three indices of storm severity, mobility and performance.
Snow events are normalized through the storm severity index, which is calculated by adding the maximum wind speed plus the maximum layer or layers of ice, snow and/or water plus (300/minimum surface temperature.) The mobility index is the percentage of time the road surface traction or grip is above 0.60 while there is precipitation on the roadway during freezing surface temperatures.
The performance index is the duration of time the roadway surface grip is below 0.60 divided by the storm severity index, i.e., how quickly road surface grip is restored compared to the severity of the event. The performance index updates snowplow operators and winter maintenance managers on the effectiveness of deicing treatments applied to road surfaces by snowplow trucks.
Each of the 127 RWIS sites located throughout the state use sensors to sample a wheel track on a road surface and measure the layers of ice, snow and water along with the temperature and condition of the roadway surface. Other elements measured include air temperature and humidity, wind speed and precipitation and visibility. The RWIS sites use an algorithm of sensor information to determine the road surface's "grip coefficient." This formula is then used to calculate the mobility index and performance index in the Winter Performance Index Report.
"An important benefit of the Winter Performance Measurement System and its Winter Performance Index Report is that ITD operators and managers have the data to evaluate each individual deicing treatment applied by snowplow trucks upfitted with electronic spreader controls and the ability to drill down to the effectiveness per lap," said Jensen. Now, and in the future, this data will give ITD operators and managers the knowledge needed to evaluate operations and develop best management practices.
"Our best practices will provide more consistent operations statewide and continue to cut winter maintenance costs and lower the number of accidents on winter roads by reducing adverse driving conditions," concluded Jensen.
About Cirus ControlsCirus Controls designs, engineers and manufactures central hydraulic systems, electronic spreader controls, advanced plow controls and innovative telematics-based performance management systems for snowplow trucks. The SpreadSmart Rx™ electronic spreader control system and GPS DataSmart™, an award-winning, web-enabled winter road maintenance system, give DOTs and municipalities tools to make snow and ice control operations more accurate, cost-effective and environmentally friendly. Regional sales representatives and dealers are available throughout the U.S. and Canada. For more information, contact Cirus Controls at 763.493.9380 or info@ciruscontrols.com. Learn more at www.ciruscontrols.com.
A photo accompanying this release is available at: http://www.globenewswire.com/newsroom/prs/?pkgid=37391
CONTACT: Agency contact: Jennifer Grasswick Creative Communications Consultants Inc. 612-677-2185 jgrasswick@cccinc.com
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Meet the people pushing their PCs to the limit @ PCGamer
I caught a link to this story on my FB stream and thought it would be a good thing to share. Vivi is an Extreme overclocker from South Africa, very humble and extremely good at overclocking. Sure some of that can be attributed to quality of hardware but only if you know how to use it.
Frames per second are an afterthought for Goddy ‘Vivi’ Roodt, South Africa’s champion overclocker who placed second in June’s G.SKILL OC World Cup and once coaxed 6.7 GHz from an i7 4770K—almost twice its base clock speed. He is one of a breed of elite overclockers who scour component lines for perfect specimens and cool them using dry ice or liquid nitrogen for an edge on competitive benchmarking leaderboards.
“That 4770K was a cool story,” Roodt says. “Some guy used it 24/7, and the box price is about $270. When I saw how well it performed, I messaged that guy and said, ‘I’ll give you $1,000 for your CPU.’ He was quite happy about that!”I remember that story and is one overclockers tell all the time. Funny thing is that grand he spent on the CPU paid for numerous trips around the world (Las Vegas, Taiwan, etc), won him prize money and even landed some sponsorships. Of course now everyone has moved to Skylake and thus the clock has been reset.
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Tech Data Honors Vendor Partners of the Year
CLEARWATER, Fla., Nov. 4, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Tech Data Corporation (NASDAQ:TECD) announced the winners of its Vendor Partner of the Year awards, presented today during the company's eleventh annual Americas Vendor Partner Summit in Tampa, Florida.
Tech Data's Vendor Partner award recipients are recognized annually for their collaboration, enablement programs, strong partnerships, and commitment to Tech Data, its solution providers and the IT channel. The 2015 Tech Data Vendor Partner award winners are:
- Advanced Infrastructure Solutions (AIS) Partner of the Year: Cisco
- Core Partner of the Year: Lenovo
- Majors & Nationals Partner of the Year: VMware
- VAR Partner of the Year: HP Inc. and Hewlett Packard Enterprise
- SMB Partner of the Year: Dell
- Retail Vendor Partner of the Year: Apple
- Public Sector Partner of the Year: HP Inc. and Hewlett Packard Enterprise
- Growth Partner of the Year: EMC
- Marketing & Sales Innovator of the Year: Brocade
- Cloud Partner of the Year: Carbonite
- Mobile Solutions Vendor Partner of the Year: JAMF Software
- Vendor Partner Representative of the Year: Emily David, Hewlett Packard Enterprise
- Latin America Vendor Partner of the Year: Cisco
- Latin America Vendor Representative of the Year: Domingo Alonso, Lenovo
"We are pleased to recognize the commitment, dedication and achievements of our 2015 Vendor Partners award winners," said Brian Davis, senior vice president, Product Marketing and Purchasing at Tech Data. "The awards recognize our partners that are committed to channel growth, enablement and the success of our resellers. This award is a reflection of their focus and drive, and we thank them for their continued partnership."
More than 400 channel partners were in attendance at Vendor Partner Summit, which featured interactive breakout session presentations on Tech Data's key verticals and initiatives, as well as presentations on the company's overall sales and marketing strategies by Tech Data Chief Executive Officer Bob Dutkowsky, President of the Americas Joe Quaglia, Senior Vice President of U.S. Sales Marty Bauerlein, Senior Vice President of AIS Chuck Bartlett, and Davis. Tech Data's Vendor Summit is produced by Tech Data's in-house full-cycle marketing services agency.
About Tech Data
Tech Data Corporation is one of the world's largest wholesale distributors of technology products, services and solutions. Its advanced logistics capabilities and value added services enable 115,000 resellers to efficiently and cost effectively support the diverse technology needs of end users in more than 100 countries. Tech Data generated $27.7 billion in net sales for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2015. It is ranked No. 107 on the Fortune 500® and one of Fortune's "World's Most Admired Companies." To learn more, visit www.techdata.com, or follow us on Facebook and Twitter.
CONTACT: MEDIA CONTACT Amanda Lee Public Relations Manager (727) 538-5803 amanda.lee@techdata.com
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Tech Data Honors Vendor Partners of the Year
CLEARWATER, Fla., Nov. 4, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Tech Data Corporation (NASDAQ:TECD) announced the winners of its Vendor Partner of the Year awards, presented today during the company's eleventh annual Americas Vendor Partner Summit in Tampa, Florida.
Tech Data's Vendor Partner award recipients are recognized annually for their collaboration, enablement programs, strong partnerships, and commitment to Tech Data, its solution providers and the IT channel. The 2015 Tech Data Vendor Partner award winners are:
- Advanced Infrastructure Solutions (AIS) Partner of the Year: Cisco
- Core Partner of the Year: Lenovo
- Majors & Nationals Partner of the Year: VMware
- VAR Partner of the Year: HP Inc. and Hewlett Packard Enterprise
- SMB Partner of the Year: Dell
- Retail Vendor Partner of the Year: Apple
- Public Sector Partner of the Year: HP Inc. and Hewlett Packard Enterprise
- Growth Partner of the Year: EMC
- Marketing & Sales Innovator of the Year: Brocade
- Cloud Partner of the Year: Carbonite
- Mobile Solutions Vendor Partner of the Year: JAMF Software
- Vendor Partner Representative of the Year: Emily David, Hewlett Packard Enterprise
- Latin America Vendor Partner of the Year: Cisco
- Latin America Vendor Representative of the Year: Domingo Alonso, Lenovo
"We are pleased to recognize the commitment, dedication and achievements of our 2015 Vendor Partners award winners," said Brian Davis, senior vice president, Product Marketing and Purchasing at Tech Data. "The awards recognize our partners that are committed to channel growth, enablement and the success of our resellers. This award is a reflection of their focus and drive, and we thank them for their continued partnership."
More than 400 channel partners were in attendance at Vendor Partner Summit, which featured interactive breakout session presentations on Tech Data's key verticals and initiatives, as well as presentations on the company's overall sales and marketing strategies by Tech Data Chief Executive Officer Bob Dutkowsky, President of the Americas Joe Quaglia, Senior Vice President of U.S. Sales Marty Bauerlein, Senior Vice President of AIS Chuck Bartlett, and Davis. Tech Data's Vendor Summit is produced by Tech Data's in-house full-cycle marketing services agency.
About Tech Data
Tech Data Corporation is one of the world's largest wholesale distributors of technology products, services and solutions. Its advanced logistics capabilities and value added services enable 115,000 resellers to efficiently and cost effectively support the diverse technology needs of end users in more than 100 countries. Tech Data generated $27.7 billion in net sales for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2015. It is ranked No. 107 on the Fortune 500® and one of Fortune's "World's Most Admired Companies." To learn more, visit www.techdata.com, or follow us on Facebook and Twitter.
CONTACT: MEDIA CONTACT Amanda Lee Public Relations Manager (727) 538-5803 amanda.lee@techdata.com
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Haivision Brings Cloud-Based Video Solutions to Microsoft Azure Marketplace
MONTREAL, Nov. 4, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Haivision, a market leader in video streaming and media management solutions, today announced the availability of the Haivision Media Gateway on Microsoft Azure, giving enterprises and broadcasters a flexible and cost-effective solution for transporting high quality video for live events, broadcast backhaul and distribution.
With Haivision Media Gateway on Azure, organizations can utilize the benefits of the cloud to scale their live video workflows with minimal IT intervention. The solution provides ease of set-up and commissioning, without putting a strain on the network at the source location, bringing a welcome alternative to the long lead times, prohibitive costs and scheduling challenges associated with satellite and MPLS networks.
Broadcast and enterprise customers can use Haivision Media Gateway in the cloud for:- Transporting high quality live video using Internet connections: Powered by Haivision's fundamental video transport technology – SRT – the Haivision Media Gateway enables customers to use low cost, readily available public Internet connections to transport secure, live, HD video to and from multiple locations around the world. The Haivision Media Gateway with SRT also features different options to easily manage firewall traversal.
- Enterprise video distribution: With Haivision Media Gateway, organizations can now easily distribute live events from remote sites like hotels and satellite offices, by sending a single stream to the cloud before being distributed to multiple facilities or redistribution points with low latency.
- Broadcast backhaul and distribution: Organizations can use the Haivision Media Gateway as a video network bridge to transport video between studio environments. For broadcasters, this means an easier way to backhaul video to a centralized production venue before being distributed to remote affiliates.
"Cloud-based video workflows are revolutionizing the potential of live video within the enterprise and broadcast markets," said Peter Maag, Haivision's CMO. "These industries are becoming very comfortable with the simple provisioning of cloud resources in contrast to the complexity of contracting satellite or custom networks."
"With Haivision's inclusion in the Azure Marketplace, we're extending our platform to support customers with enterprise video and broadcast solutions – bringing a more flexible and scalable solution for video transport using the cloud," said Venkat Gattamneni, Group Product Marketing Manager, Microsoft Azure.For more information about Haivision Media Gateway in the cloud, visit Haivision on Azure Marketplace.
About HaivisionHaivision provides media management and video streaming solutions that help the world's leading organizations communicate, collaborate and educate. Recognized as one of the most influential companies in video by Streaming Media, Haivision's mission is to help people work better with video. Haivision is headquartered in Montreal and Chicago, with regional offices located throughout the United States, Europe, Asia and South America. Learn more about Haivision at haivision.com, LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook and on our Video Wall.
A photo accompanying this release is available at: http://www.globenewswire.com/newsroom/prs/?pkgid=37384
CONTACT: Jennifer Gazin PR and Communications Manager 514.334.5445 x8309 jgazin@haivision.com
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Haivision Brings Cloud-Based Video Solutions to Microsoft Azure Marketplace
MONTREAL, Nov. 4, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Haivision, a market leader in video streaming and media management solutions, today announced the availability of the Haivision Media Gateway on Microsoft Azure, giving enterprises and broadcasters a flexible and cost-effective solution for transporting high quality video for live events, broadcast backhaul and distribution.
With Haivision Media Gateway on Azure, organizations can utilize the benefits of the cloud to scale their live video workflows with minimal IT intervention. The solution provides ease of set-up and commissioning, without putting a strain on the network at the source location, bringing a welcome alternative to the long lead times, prohibitive costs and scheduling challenges associated with satellite and MPLS networks.
Broadcast and enterprise customers can use Haivision Media Gateway in the cloud for:- Transporting high quality live video using Internet connections: Powered by Haivision's fundamental video transport technology – SRT – the Haivision Media Gateway enables customers to use low cost, readily available public Internet connections to transport secure, live, HD video to and from multiple locations around the world. The Haivision Media Gateway with SRT also features different options to easily manage firewall traversal.
- Enterprise video distribution: With Haivision Media Gateway, organizations can now easily distribute live events from remote sites like hotels and satellite offices, by sending a single stream to the cloud before being distributed to multiple facilities or redistribution points with low latency.
- Broadcast backhaul and distribution: Organizations can use the Haivision Media Gateway as a video network bridge to transport video between studio environments. For broadcasters, this means an easier way to backhaul video to a centralized production venue before being distributed to remote affiliates.
"Cloud-based video workflows are revolutionizing the potential of live video within the enterprise and broadcast markets," said Peter Maag, Haivision's CMO. "These industries are becoming very comfortable with the simple provisioning of cloud resources in contrast to the complexity of contracting satellite or custom networks."
"With Haivision's inclusion in the Azure Marketplace, we're extending our platform to support customers with enterprise video and broadcast solutions – bringing a more flexible and scalable solution for video transport using the cloud," said Venkat Gattamneni, Group Product Marketing Manager, Microsoft Azure.For more information about Haivision Media Gateway in the cloud, visit Haivision on Azure Marketplace.
About HaivisionHaivision provides media management and video streaming solutions that help the world's leading organizations communicate, collaborate and educate. Recognized as one of the most influential companies in video by Streaming Media, Haivision's mission is to help people work better with video. Haivision is headquartered in Montreal and Chicago, with regional offices located throughout the United States, Europe, Asia and South America. Learn more about Haivision at haivision.com, LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook and on our Video Wall.
A photo accompanying this release is available at: http://www.globenewswire.com/newsroom/prs/?pkgid=37384
CONTACT: Jennifer Gazin PR and Communications Manager 514.334.5445 x8309 jgazin@haivision.com
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LiveHive Names Jennifer Brandenburg As Chief Revenue Officer
SAN JOSE, CALIF., Nov. 4, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- LiveHive, Inc., the industry's most comprehensive sales acceleration platform, today announced that it has appointed former Oracle sales executive Jennifer Brandenburg as Chief Revenue Office (CRO). Brandenburg brings with her more than 20 years of deep enterprise sales experience managing sales operations and growing sales organizations in the high technology industry. Brandenburg has led sales organizations at early stage startups to large enterprise companies worldwide, including serving as regional VP, CRM OnDemand sales at Oracle Corporation, where she increased ASP by 100% and closed over $16 million in revenue annually.
"LiveHive's customer base is growing rapidly," said Suresh Balasubramanian, CEO of LiveHive, Inc. "This makes it the perfect time for us to bring Jennifer on board. Her broad experience and proven success at some of the biggest tech companies in Silicon Valley make her the most qualified person to lead our sales organization and drive revenue during this hyper-growth stage."
"I've been in sales and operations my entire professional career and understand first-hand the critical need that LiveHive fills for sales organizations," said Jennifer Brandenburg, CRO of LiveHive, Inc. "LiveHive's analytics and automation give teams a powerful solution to maximize sales productivity. As a sales leader, I look forward to bringing these capabilities to customers and quickly scaling LiveHive."
About LiveHive
Headquartered in San Jose, California, LiveHive, Inc. delivers a complete sales acceleration platform that empowers sales leaders with deep buyer-based engagement analytic insights into the effectiveness of their team's sales efforts. With LiveHive's comprehensive analytics, sales organizations can personalize and automate their follow-up to get more time in the day to focus on building sales relationships and accelerating sales.
LiveHive helps sales leaders get insight into reps' email, calling and follow-up activity, ramp up new reps to full productivity faster, and ensure consistent messaging across the organization, empowering them to build a successful repeatable sales process. LiveHive's SmartPath automated email sequencing, and award-winning engagement analytics let sales reps focus on core selling activity and sales leaders quickly understand the effectiveness of their sales teams' efforts. For more information, visit www.livehive.com and follow us @LiveHive.A photo accompanying this release is available at:
http://www.globenewswire.com/newsroom/prs/?pkgid=37375CONTACT: Media Contact: Jennifer Dignum 650-814-2727 (cell) 408-453-6000 (office) jennifer@livehive.com @LiveHive
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LiveHive Names Jennifer Brandenburg As Chief Revenue Officer
SAN JOSE, CALIF., Nov. 4, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- LiveHive, Inc., the industry's most comprehensive sales acceleration platform, today announced that it has appointed former Oracle sales executive Jennifer Brandenburg as Chief Revenue Office (CRO). Brandenburg brings with her more than 20 years of deep enterprise sales experience managing sales operations and growing sales organizations in the high technology industry. Brandenburg has led sales organizations at early stage startups to large enterprise companies worldwide, including serving as regional VP, CRM OnDemand sales at Oracle Corporation, where she increased ASP by 100% and closed over $16 million in revenue annually.
"LiveHive's customer base is growing rapidly," said Suresh Balasubramanian, CEO of LiveHive, Inc. "This makes it the perfect time for us to bring Jennifer on board. Her broad experience and proven success at some of the biggest tech companies in Silicon Valley make her the most qualified person to lead our sales organization and drive revenue during this hyper-growth stage."
"I've been in sales and operations my entire professional career and understand first-hand the critical need that LiveHive fills for sales organizations," said Jennifer Brandenburg, CRO of LiveHive, Inc. "LiveHive's analytics and automation give teams a powerful solution to maximize sales productivity. As a sales leader, I look forward to bringing these capabilities to customers and quickly scaling LiveHive."
About LiveHive
Headquartered in San Jose, California, LiveHive, Inc. delivers a complete sales acceleration platform that empowers sales leaders with deep buyer-based engagement analytic insights into the effectiveness of their team's sales efforts. With LiveHive's comprehensive analytics, sales organizations can personalize and automate their follow-up to get more time in the day to focus on building sales relationships and accelerating sales.
LiveHive helps sales leaders get insight into reps' email, calling and follow-up activity, ramp up new reps to full productivity faster, and ensure consistent messaging across the organization, empowering them to build a successful repeatable sales process. LiveHive's SmartPath automated email sequencing, and award-winning engagement analytics let sales reps focus on core selling activity and sales leaders quickly understand the effectiveness of their sales teams' efforts. For more information, visit www.livehive.com and follow us @LiveHive.A photo accompanying this release is available at:
http://www.globenewswire.com/newsroom/prs/?pkgid=37375CONTACT: Media Contact: Jennifer Dignum 650-814-2727 (cell) 408-453-6000 (office) jennifer@livehive.com @LiveHive
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TubeMogul Launches Select Access to Automate Private Inventory Management for Brands and Agencies
EMERYVILLE, Calif., Nov. 4, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today, TubeMogul (NASDAQ:TUBE), a leading enterprise software company for brand advertising, announced the launch of Select Access, a transparent and controlled programmatic reservation interface that streamlines direct deals between marketers and leading publishers. Select Access enables brands and agencies to express their demand for premium inventory to a select group of publishers and use software to automate the access to that inventory.
Select Access is comprised of two solutions, On Demand and Direct Sales Reservation. On Demand simplifies the non-reserved private deal process for both advertisers and publishers by enabling access to programmatic inventory from premium publishers while ensuring those publishers have full control over the terms of the transaction.
Direct Sales Reservation enables TubeMogul clients to automate their reserved inventory requests to the sales team of a select group of premium publishers and operationalize deals through the TubeMogul platform. In this way, the software brings increased automation to new agreements between brands, agencies and premium publishers.
At launch, over 50 top TV networks and media companies are integrated with Select Access, including A+E Networks, Discovery Communications and Univision. Approximately 2.4 billion video impressions will be available via Select Access in 2015.
"A+E Networks has consistently led the way in delivering television content via A+E digital platforms. Select Access helps us highlight our premium inventory to agency buyers while automating and streamlining many of the direct and ongoing deals we have with top marketers," said Sarah Shriver, VP Digital Ad Sales at A+E Networks.
"With a strong portfolio of powerful brands and premium video offerings, Discovery Communications partners with advertisers to reach highly engaged audiences with impactful solutions," said Harold Morgenstern, Senior Vice President of Digital Ad Sales at Discovery Communications. "TubeMogul's Select Access is a welcome addition, allowing us to deepen existing partnerships with brand advertisers and facilitate new, direct deals."
Over 10 clients have already tested or committed to use Select Access, including Lenovo, Empower MediaMarketing and Trilia Media.
"At Empower it's our constant quest to push the media status quo for our clients," Jim Price, Empower MediaMarketing CEO and president, said. "With Select Access we can deliver premium content to audiences through an agile automated platform that is cost-efficient for our clients."
"While programmatic has indelibly altered the media buying landscape, the reality is that some direct and private deals are still negotiated manually," said Katie Thompson, VP of Platform Media / Group Media at Trilia Media. "This product shows promise because it extends the benefits of automation -- like streamlined buying, optimization and reporting -- to many of these deals."
About TubeMogul
TubeMogul (NASDAQ:TUBE) is an enterprise software company for brand advertising. By reducing complexity, improving transparency and leveraging real-time data, our platform enables advertisers to gain greater control of their global advertising spend and achieve their brand advertising objectives. TubeMogul was incorporated in 2007 and is based in Emeryville, California with operations in Kyiv, London, Mexico City, New York, Paris, Sao Paulo, Shanghai, Singapore, Sydney, Tokyo, Toronto and offices across the United States.
CONTACT: Media Contact: David Burch press@tubemogul.com Investor Relations Contact: Alex Wellins The Blueshirt Group investor@tubemogul.com
