SocialTwist Helps Brands Boost Physical Sales Through Social Network Referrals

- Author: Lauryn Chamberlain, GeoMarketing - From streaming videos on Periscope to snapping up sponsorships on Snapchat, brands are consistently searching for the best way to serve relevant messages to the crucial Millennial demographic. SocialTwist, which bills itself as a "social referral" marketing specialist, takes a unique approach to the quest for social users' attention -- it lets them take advantage of all of their own social networks and recommend products and deals to each other.
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@Kensington SecureBack Enclosures Support #iPadAir® and #iPadAir2 for a Wide Variety of Business Environments http://goo.gl/WL1UBY

Kensington Announces SecureBack™ Line of Enclosures to Support iPad Air® and iPad Air 2 -- Family of Products Preserves Aesthetics, Adds Security and Drop Protection

Eight Different Solutions Available for a Wide Variety of Business Environments San Mateo, CA, June 30, 2015 - Kensington, a worldwide leader in delivering smart. safe. simple.™ desktop and mobile computing accessories, today announced that the award-winning SecureBack now supports both the iPad Air and iPad Air 2. The product line includes solution sets (or bundles) that make it easy for businesses to deploy the iPad Air in their unique work environments. The new offering maintains its commitment to design aesthetics with a sleek enclosure that also offers security and drop protection.
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Condusiv Releases Breakthrough DRAM Caching Engine in V-locity 6.0 for 3X Faster Application Performance without New Hardware

V-locity 6.0 I/O Reduction Software Boosts Critical Application Performance for Virtual, Physical and Cloud Environments by Using Available Server DRAM to Target Small, Random I/O Burbank, Calif., June 30, 2015 - Condusiv® Technologies, the world leader in software-only storage performance solutions for virtual and physical server environments, today released V-locity® 6.0, featuring Condusiv's patented IntelliMemory® server-side DRAM read caching engine that is now 3X faster than the previous version due to a behavioral analytics engine that focuses on "caching effectiveness" instead of "cache hits." V-locity 6.0 is I/O reduction software for virtualized environments that delivers as much as 600% faster application performance without any additional hardware.
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.@ExaGrid to show Florida’s Local Government Info Sys Assoc (#FLGISA) Members How to Eliminate Backup Storage Issues http://www.exagrid.com

ExaGrid Backup Storage Appliances To Be Featured At Upcoming FLGISA 2015 Annual Conference

CIOs, IT Managers, and Technology Decision Makers from Florida’s Local Government Agencies to Learn How to Leverage ExaGrid to Eliminate Data Backup Issues -- Permanently Westborough, Mass., June 30, 2015 - ExaGrid®, the leading provider of disk-based backup storage, today announced it will showcase its award-winning backup appliances during the upcoming Florida Local Government Information Systems Association (FLGISA) 2015 Annual Conference, in Booth #6, taking place July 21-24 at the Naples Grande Beach Resort (Naples, FL).
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Say Hello to Your New Referral Generator

- Author: Morgan Smith, Independent Agent Magazine - When's the last time your agency updated its referral marketing process? When KnownCircle, a social referral network from SocialTwist, released the "2015 Insurance Marketing Survey: Generation New Business with Referrals and Social Media," it found that 80% of agents rely on informal requests to generate referrals--a traditional tactic that does not meet today's shifting consumer demands.
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.@StorTrends SAN powers First Option Mortgage’s datacenter http://www.stortrends.com/resources/customer-stories/

First Option Mortgage Powers its Virtualized Datacenter with StorTrends High Performance SAN Storage

National Mortgage Firm Relies on StorTrends to Easily Manage and Support its Tiered Storage Data Stores with Compelling Value and ROI NORCROSS, Ga. - June 25, 2015 - StorTrends® today announced that its high performance storage area network (SAN) storage appliances have been implemented by First Option Mortgage to affordably support and manage the three-tier storage structure of its newly virtualized datacenter. Using StorTrends, First Option Mortgage has seen dramatic value across its Tier II and Tier III data stores, making its journey to datacenter virtualization seamless and efficient.
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@Kensington Launches Rugged Case for #Microsoft #SurfacePro3, Offering Protection While Preserving Functionality http://goo.gl/WL1UBY

Kensington Launches BlackBelt 1st Degree Rugged Case for Surface Pro 3 -- Offers Users Protection While Preserving Functionality of Surface Features

Company Will Also Participate in Microsoft’s "Designed For Surface" Program to Help Address Growing Demand for Surface Accessories San Mateo, CA, June 24, 2015 - Kensington, a worldwide leader in delivering smart. safe. simple.™ desktop and mobile computing accessories, today announced the launch of its Kensington® BlackBelt™ 1st Degree Rugged Case for Microsoft® Surface™ Pro 3. The case allows users to invest in valuable drop protection that retains full functionality and access to core features, such as the Surface kickstand and Type Cover keyboard.
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ExaGrid Vice President Graham Woods Wins at The Storries XII

Vice President of International Systems Engineers at ExaGrid Receives Coveted "Service to Industry Award" from Storage Magazine Westborough, Mass., June 24, 2015 – ExaGrid®, a leading provider of disk-based backup storage, today announced that its Vice President of International Systems Engineers at ExaGrid, Graham Woods, was presented with the “Service to Industry Award” at the Storage Awards 2015, held at the Grand Connaught Rooms in London on June 18. More than 400 people were in attendance.
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@FileTransporter appoints Mike Munoz to board as company addresses next phase of growth for secure, private #cloud file sharing solution

Connected Data Names Former Nimble Storage Sales Executive Mike Munoz to Board of Directors

Industry Visionary Brings Sales Leadership, Strategy and Operational Expertise as Connected Data Sets the Standard for a New Generation of File, Sync and Share Private Cloud Solutions SANTA CLARA, Calif. - June 23, 2015 - Connected Data® announced the appointment of Mike Munoz to its Board of Directors. The storage-industry veteran will join the company’s board to provide strategic business development and go-to-market advice to the Connected Data leadership team as the company sets the standard for a new generation of secure file, sync and share private cloud solutions.
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@Kensington to Showcase New 4K Docking Station and More at #ceweek New York http://www.kensington.com/us/us/3699/news-press-center

Kensington to Showcase 4K Docking Station, Switchable Keyboard, Performance Mouse, and MiniSaver Mobile Lock at CE WEEK New York

Global Provider of Desktop and Mobile Accessories to Also Unveil New Rugged Case for Popular Business Tablet San Mateo, CA, June 17, 2015 - Kensington, a worldwide leader in delivering smart. safe. simple.™ desktop and mobile computing accessories, today announced it will showcase its newly announced SD4000 Universal USB Docking Station for 4K monitors, as well as other computing accessories at CE WEEK New York, June 24-25 at the Metropolitan Pavilion. Kensington will also launch at the event a new rugged case, not yet announced, for one of the industry's most popular business tablets. CE WEEK is New York's largest technology show with more than 3,000 attendees perusing the hottest technology and trends for the upcoming back-to-school and holiday season.
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Connected Data @FileTransporter transforms NAS appliances into secure, private #cloud file sharing solution http://goo.gl/huNVR0

Transporter Transforms On-Premise NAS Solutions into Secure, Private Cloud File Sharing Solutions

New Transporter Network Storage Connector Protects NAS System Investments While Offering a Private Cloud File, Sync and Share Appliance with the Simplicity of Dropbox and the Security and Performance of Enterprise NAS SANTA CLARA, Calif. - June 16, 2015 - Connected Data® today introduced its Transporter Network Storage Connector, enabling mid and large-sized businesses to protect their investment in on-premise network attached storage (NAS) systems while offering a secure, private cloud, file sync and share appliance. Offered at no cost and included with Connected Data’s Transporter 75 and 150 private cloud storage appliances, the new Transporter Network Storage Connector syncs enterprise data stored on NAS systems with Transporter shared folders. This seamless and secure file sharing solution eliminates the need for a Virtual Private Network (VPN) and is maintained behind a company’s firewall for true data privacy and protection.
http://goo.gl/huNVR0

@KnownCircle Expands Social Referral Marketing Services to Local Businesses. http://goo.gl/G7MAKR

KnownCircle Expands Social Referral Marketing Services to Local Businesses

Social Discovery, Customer Retention and Referral Automation Now Available to Local Businesses in New Service Categories MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. - June 9, 2015 - KnownCircle™ a division of SocialTwist, Inc., the leader in social referral marketing that drives referral programs for over 50 of the Fortune 500 brands, today announced that KnownCircle.com has expanded its services to include additional local businesses in new markets: health & medical, home services, financial services, and real estate. Within these added markets, the KnownCircle service is now available to several new categories of professionals, including optometrists, dentists, architects, interior designers, construction companies, personal advisors and real estate agents. This will expand on existing categories for insurance agents and tax preparers.
http://goo.gl/G7MAKR

@ExaGrid to showcase newly enhanced backup appliance during @TechTarget @StorageEvents "Backup 2.0 Road Tour" and @TruthinIT backup events

ExaGrid to Showcase Newly Enhanced Backup Storage Appliance During TechTarget’s Storage Decisions "Backup 2.0 Road Tour" and Truth In Backup Events

Attendees to Learn How to Achieve Shortest Fixed Backup Window and Fastest Local Restores, Offsite Tape Copies, and Instant VM Recoveries -- For Dramatically Less Cost Today and Over Time Westborough, Mass., June 9, 2015 - ExaGrid®, the leading provider of disk-based backup storage, today announced it will showcase its newly enhanced backup appliance as well as discuss how to deploy stress-free backup during TechTarget's Storage Decisions "Backup 2.0 Road Tour" and Truth in Backup events taking place across the U.S. during the month of June. Attendees will have the opportunity to learn how to leverage ExaGrid’s unique landing zone and scale-out architecture in order to achieve the shortest fixed backup window as well as the fastest local restores, offsite tape copies, and instant virtual machine (VM) recoveries -- all for dramatically less cost today and over time.
http://goo.gl/sAvWPt

ExaGrid to Showcase Award-Winning Backup Appliance and Discuss Stress-Free Backup at VeeamON and Truth In Backup London Events

Will Detail How to Effectively Deploy Data Deduplication and Avoid Backup Slowdown, Restore Failures, Performance Bottlenecks, and Expanding Backup Windows Westborough, Mass., June 9, 2015 - ExaGrid®, the leading provider of disk-based backup storage, today announced it will showcase its award-winning backup appliance as well as discuss how to deploy stress-free backup at two of Europe’s premier data protection events -- VeeamON and Truth in Backup London. During each event, ExaGrid will profile today’s three primary backup storage architectures, as well as detail how to deploy data deduplication effectively in order to avoid backup slowdown, restore failures, performance bottlenecks, and expanding backup windows. Attendees at both events will also have the opportunity to learn how to leverage ExaGrid’s patented scale-out architecture that includes a unique landing zone to ensure backup windows are the shortest possible and remain fixed in length - regardless of data growth...
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Yancey County saves 400 man hours a year with Connected Data @filetransporter http://goo.gl/MMXYDs

Yancey County Saves 400 Man Hours a Year with Connected Data's Transporter Private Cloud Storage Appliance

Transporter for Business Delivers Compliant Access, Sharing and Protection of Critical Files for Growing North Carolina County SANTA CLARA, Calif. - June 9, 2015 - Connected Data® today announced that Yancey County, N.C. has deployed its Transporter for Business private cloud data storage appliance and now enjoys greatly improved storage efficiency, as well as an increase in overall file access performance. Since shifting away from its previous solution -- external hard drives -- Yancey County has also significantly reduced the hours spent on IT support.
http://goo.gl/MMXYDs

@Kensington Launches Universal USB Docking Station for 4K Monitor http://www.kensington.com/us/us/3699/news-press-center - .VT9ZQZTF9uE

Kensington Launches SD4000 Universal USB Docking Station - Enables Business Users to Leverage 4K Monitor or Dual Monitors in Business Applications

Unsurpassed Compatibility Drives Increase in User Productivity and Satisfaction San Mateo, CA, June 9, 2015 - Kensington, a worldwide leader in delivering smart. safe. simple.™ desktop and mobile computing accessories, today announced the launch of its SD4000 Universal USB Docking Station, enabling business users to leverage 4K (3840 x 2160) Ultra High Definition (UHD) monitors with their current laptop or tablet. Previously reserved for fields such as digital television and digital cinematography, the new Kensington SD4000 Universal Docking Station is one of the first USB docking stations on the market that supports 4K output via HDMI or DisplayPort, providing general purpose business users unsurpassed compatibility. If the user is not ready to migrate to a 4K display yet, the new SD4000 also supports dual 2K monitor set-up, which when combined with its ability to also support larger sized monitors, enables users to dramatically increase productivity.
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@Kensington Survey Reveals that 3 in 5 Professionals Use Multiple Devices at Work; 90% Believe Integrating Devices Would Enhance Productivity http://www.kensington.com/a/261835

Kensington Survey Data Reveals that 3 in 5 Professionals Use Multiple Devices at Work More than 50% of the Time

Industry Study Finds that 90% of Executives Surveyed Believe Integrating Devices Would Enhance Productivity San Mateo, CA, June 9, 2015 - Kensington, a worldwide leader in delivering smart. safe. simple.™ desktop and mobile computing accessories, today announced findings from a North American survey on productivity and the use of mobile devices in the office/desktop environment. The data shows that more than 60 percent of professionals surveyed use multiple devices in the office at least half the time, with nearly 60 percent sending files back and forth between a mobile device and computer at least three times per week. For more about Kensington’s productivity solutions, see the announcement issued separately today introducing the new SD4000 Universal USB Docking Station which enables users to leverage 4K monitors -- expected to become a common standard -- in business applications.
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@knowncircle Insurance Marketing Survey Delivers Insights on Generating New Business with Referrals & Social Media - https://goo.gl/0wj9QB

KnownCircle Survey Reveals that Referrals Are Top Marketing Channel for Insurance Agents, Yet 80% of Agents Lack Formal Referral Marketing and Management Process

Industry Study Finds that Insurance Industry Significantly Lags in Adopting Technology for More Efficient Referral Programs that Generate Greater Leads and New Business Mountain View, CA - June 2, 2015 - KnownCircle™, a division of SocialTwist, Inc., the leader in social referral marketing that drives referral programs for over 50 of the Fortune 500 brands, today announced results from its 2015 Insurance Marketing Survey. The survey found that while referrals are the primary marketing channel - delivering up to 60 percent of all new business for insurance agents - 80 percent of the agents surveyed rely solely on informal phone, email or in-person requests, lacking a consistent digital referral strategy. A full report of the survey’s findings may be downloaded at https://cdn.knowncircle.com/press/2015-Insurance-Marketing-Survey-Report.pdf.
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@contactgoldmine Selects @nGenxCloud nFinity nWorkspace to SaaS Enable GoldMine CRM Software - http://goo.gl/Vh1X29 - #CRM #SaaS #cloud

nGenx Powers Cloud-Based CRM for GoldMine Customers with nFinity nWorkspace Solution

Leading Provider of Windows-Based Relationship Management Solutions Selects nGenx to Cloud Enable Popular CRM Solution CHICAGO, IL - (June 2, 2015) nGenx, a cloud services pioneer in the delivery of hosted applications and desktops, today announced that GoldMine will standardize on nGenx nFinity nWorkspace™ to Web-enable the company’s popular suite of small business CRM solutions. Using nGenx nFinity nWorkspace, powered by Google Compute Engine cloud infrastructure and IndependenceIT’s Cloud Workspace Suite® (CWS) software, GoldMine now provides a cloud-based customer relationship management solution for anywhere, anytime user access. In addition to global application availability, the new platform lowers upfront costs for end-customers, simplifies upgrades and eliminates interoperability concerns.
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@IndependenceIT and @GoogleCloud Leveraged by @nGenxCloud for Cloud Application Delivery of GoldMine – http://goo.gl/CAYbv7 #DaaS

IndependenceIT Cloud Workspace Suite and Google Compute Engine Selected by nGenx and GoldMine for Cloud Application Enablement

IndependenceIT Supports nGenx and GoldMine with Technology Base for Workspace-as-a-Service (WaaS) on Google Compute Engine Boston, MA - June 2, 2015 - IndependenceIT, an integrated workspace automation software platform provider allowing IT departments, service providers and ISVs to easily deliver workspaces, applications and desktops as a service (DaaS), today announced that it has been selected by nGenx to power Windows-based DaaS and application delivery on Google Compute Engine to support the delivery of GoldMine Cloud software. For independent software vendors (ISVs) like GoldMine, this expands the theater of operations to increase revenue opportunities while reducing software management and maintenance liabilities.
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@Kensington Top Summer 2015 Travel Accessories: Grab & Go Essentials Keep Users Up & Running on their Mobile Devices - http://goo.gl/NxwQpU

Kensington Lists Its Top Summer Travel Accessories for 2015

"Grab and Go" Travel Essentials Help Keep Users Up and Running with Their Mobile Devices San Mateo, CA - June 2, 2015 - Kensington, a worldwide leader in delivering smart. safe. simple.™ desktop and mobile computing accessories, today released a list of the company’s most essential travel accessories for Summer 2015. These "grab and go" products can help users keep their most valuable technology devices protected, charged, and easily packed during travels and adventures this summer season.
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City of Napoleon "Revolutionizes" IT Environment with StorTrends SAN Storage

Historic City Transforms Interdepartmental Business Processes – Reduces Latency, Simplifies File Sharing, Increases Flexibility and Reduces Overall Storage Costs NORCROSS, Ga. - June 2, 2015 - StorTrends® today announced that its high performance storage area network (SAN) storage appliances have been credited with "revolutionizing" the IT infrastructure of the City of Napoleon. Based 35 miles from Toledo, Ohio, and home to almost 9,000 residents, the City of Napoleon implemented the StorTrends SAN solution to help modernize its IT infrastructure while keeping costs down.
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ExaGrid Appoints Industry Veteran Andy Walsky as Vice President of EMEA and APAC Sales to Address Burgeoning Growth of Backup Storage Appliance Market

ExaGrid’s Landing Zone and Scale-out Architecture Provide for the Fastest Backups and Restores and the Only Fixed-length Backup Window Versus Legacy Inline Deduplication Appliances Westborough, Mass., June 2, 2015 - ExaGrid®, a leading provider of disk-based backup storage, today announced the appointment of Andy Walsky as Vice President of Sales, EMEA and APAC. Walsky brings proven sales leadership to ExaGrid, with two decades of experience developing and executing international channel and sales strategy, managing regional expansions, and driving market share with significant data storage experience in EMEA and Asia. In his new role, Walsky will manage the sales function for Europe, Asia, the Middle East, and Africa.
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Connected Data’s Samina Subedar Named to 2015 CRN Women of the Channel http://goo.gl/ZBrHkm @FileTransporter

Connected Data's Samina Subedar Named to 2015 CRN Women of the Channel List

Recognized for Accomplishments and Technology Channel Influence; Subedar Also Named to The Channel Company’s "Up-And-Comers" List SANTA CLARA, Calif. - June 1, 2015 - Connected Data today announced that Senior Channel Marketing Manager, Samina Subedar has been named to The Channel Company’s prestigious 2015 CRN Women of the Channel. The annual list honors outstanding female executives across vendor channel organizations, distributors, solution providers, and other women prominently involved in the IT channel ecosystem for their successes and the far-reaching impact they are having on the technology industry going forward.
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