Integrated Cloud-Based Offerings Empower Organizations to Self-Manage Network Security With Ease

MILFORD, CT, Apr 10, 2012 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) — Perimeter E-Security, the leading provider of security as a service (SaaS) solutions, today unveiled SaaS Network Security, a new suite of services that helps organizations secure their networks and lower the cost of compliance. This comprehensive cloud-based suite demonstrates Perimeter’s commitment to providing customers with fully integrated, single provider solutions that support all network security needs.

Today’s security environment is more dangerous than ever before, with hard-to-detect threats stemming from Web-borne attacks and exploited vulnerabilities. Left unchecked, these threats can jeopardize organizations’ intellectual property, infrastructures and reputations. At the same time, companies face increased scrutiny from regulators and business partners.

“CIOs are being squeezed from two sides: mounting security and compliance pressures on the one hand, and time, resource and staffing constraints on the other,” said Andrew Jaquith, Chief Technology Officer, Perimeter E-Security. “With our SaaS Network Security suite, we give CIOs the essential tools they need to stay ahead of threats and extend the reach and effectiveness of their security teams. By monitoring customer devices, analyzing security logs and providing superior intelligence, we free up your staff to focus on key business initiatives.”

Perimeter’s SaaS Network Security suite helps organizations take total control of their networks while eliminating the need for expensive infrastructure and staff associated with traditional on-premise network security products. SaaS Network Security offers simple and efficient log management, vulnerability management, device discovery, flexible reporting and detailed data mining features — all in the cloud. Using SaaS Network Security, customers can enforce policies and identify potential vulnerabilities in real-time. As an option, Perimeter offers supplementary 24/7, nonstop security monitoring for critical devices, providing continuous peace of mind.

SaaS Network Security provides optimized solutions for every potential security requirement, offering three bundled suite options:

– Standard Edition: SaaS Network Security, Standard Edition provides a
comprehensive set of self-service tools needed to effectively manage
network security and attain compliance. Standard features include log
management, vulnerability management, device discovery, reporting and data mining. In addition, cloud-based roaming Web security protects
employees from Web-based attacks whether they are in the office or on the move.

– Premium Edition: In addition to all Standard Edition features, SaaS
Network Security, Premium Edition extends your staff’s effectiveness
by adding coverage from Perimeter’s acclaimed Security Operations
Center (SOC). Perimeter’s 24/7 security monitoring service
continuously monitors critical security devices and provides proactive
alerts on potential breaches, while empowering organizations to manage
their own network and devices as they choose. By harnessing the power
and scalability of its cloud-based SOC, Perimeter monitors and
correlates data across its 6,000 customers, identifies emerging
security threats and provides customers with enhanced intelligence
that helps them respond faster.

– Managed Services and Consulting: For customers seeking a completely
hands-off solution, Perimeter offers fully managed UTM devices and
services for simplified security. Organizations can also engage
Perimeter’s skilled consultants for customized security, risk and
assurance and compliance consulting to help them stay ahead of threats
on their networks.

As part of Perimeter’s ongoing commitment to delivering simplified, cloud-based security solutions to the market, its SaaS Network Security suite embraces simple, predictable monthly subscription pricing. For more information, please visit https://www.perimeterusa.com/services/network-security/ .

About Perimeter E-Security Perimeter E-Security delivers secure infrastructure from the cloud that businesses of all sizes rely on. Our advanced technology, expert intelligence, and superior scale makes our clients’ information more secure, more highly available, compliant with regulations and less costly to manage. By using our solutions, our customers can focus on their core businesses and take advantage of new opportunities. Our growing customer base includes 6,000 organizations in the financial services, retail, healthcare, energy, critical infrastructure and manufacturing sectors. For more information, visit www.perimeterusa.com.

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Digitas to provide all employees worldwide with the latest eMarketer insights on digital marketing, media and commerce.

NEW YORK (March 21, 2012)—Citing a commitment to ensure its employees have direct access to data and analysis on the latest marketing trends, global integrated brand agency Digitas has announced a partnership with eMarketer to provide over 3,000 Digitas employees worldwide the latest insights on digital marketing, media and commerce.

“As an agency that is digital at its core, we are committed to giving our employees the latest data and insights needed to navigate today’s evolving marketplace,” said Carl Fremont, EVP, Global Media Director at Digitas. “Our partnership with eMarketer allows us to further empower our people to create data-driven strategies that connect brands with consumers, and inspire those consumers to take action.”

The partnership gives Digitas employees access to a steady flow of information on online marketing, media spending and consumer usage trends through eMarketer’s corporate subscription service and the company’s mobile application, Executive View.

Since finalizing the deal, which took effect in January, demand for eMarketer’s services has skyrocketed among Digitas employees.

“The teams at Digitas have displayed a real hunger for immediate access to eMarketer insights on the digital landscape,” said eMarketer President Lisa Church. “The company has added hundreds of new users in a matter of weeks.”

This partnership comes on the heels of a number of new exciting initiatives for the agency. Digitas recently announced its collaboration with leading digital companies AOL, Google/YouTube, Hulu, Microsoft Advertising, and Yahoo! for the first ever Digital Content NewFronts, a two-week series of events that will create a new marketplace for native digital content.

About eMarketer
eMarketer is the authority on digital marketing, media and commerce, offering insights essential to navigating the changing, competitive and complex digital environment. By weighing and analyzing information from different sources, eMarketer provides businesspeople, marketers and advertisers with the most complete view of digital marketing available.
www.eMarketer.com

About Digitas
Digitas, the top global integrated brand agency, builds active brands for some of the foremost companies in the world. In 2012 Digitas was named OMMA Magazine’s Agency of the Year and The Drum’s London Integrated Agency of the Year. The agency also counts Agency of the Year honors from the Festival of Media, BtoB Magazine, and Les Agences de l’Année, France, and has been named to the Advertising Age Digital A-List among its many awards.

Digitas also operates the brand content platform, The Third Act:, producers of first and most well renowned event on digital content, The NewFront and, Prodigious Worldwide, the world’s only standalone, global digital productions company.

With sister agencies Starcom MediaVest, ZenithOptimedia, Denuo and Razorfish, Digitas is a member of Publicis Groupe’s VivaKi—a global digital knowledge and resource center that leverages the combined scale of the autonomous operations of its members to develop new services, new tools, and new partnerships.

Publicis Groupe [listed on the Euronext Paris Exchange - FR0000130577 - and part of the CAC 40 index] is the world’s third largest communications group. With activities spanning 104 countries on five continents, Publicis Groupe offers local and international clients a complete range of advertising services. Web site: www.publicisgroupe.com
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Heritage to implement Santrax suite of homecare solutions

Port Washington, NY – March 15th, 2012: Sandata Technologies, LLC, an industry leader in technology solutions for the Home Care industry, announced the execution of an agreement to provide Heritage Health Care of Maumee, OH its suite of Santrax® technology solutions. This includes Santrax® Agency Management, Santrax® Electronic Visit Verification™, Santrax® Analyzer, and Sandata’s newest solution, Santrax® Point of Care. Heritage Health Care has 14 locations in 3 states, with nearly 1141 field workers providing care for patients in their homes. The selection of Sandata as their exclusive technology solutions partner is based on Heritage’s commitment to provide the highest quality of care while increasing operational efficiency.

Heritage will utilize the full suite of Sandata’s advanced home health technologies across their entire enterprise. The centerpiece of these solutions is Sandata’s next generation of Santrax® Agency Management, which was released to the market in 2011. Santrax® Agency Management has been used by home care agencies throughout the United States for over 15 years and this latest version has already been deployed successfully at over 700 Home Care agencies. Santrax® Agency Management is a powerful, comprehensive solution that improves the efficiency of an agency by providing end-to-end functionality for clinical, financial and operational processes for all business lines, including Medicaid, Medicare, Private and Commercial pay. Heritage will also leverage the Santrax® Point of Care solution, Sandata’s next generation solution that automates clinical data collection and documentation at the point of care, Santrax® Electronic Visit Verification™, which is fully integrated with Santrax® Agency Management to provide real time visit data and Santrax® Analyzer which provides advanced business intelligence and analytics support.

According to David Walsh, Heritage Health Care’s Chief Executive Officer, “Increasing operational efficiency is key to Heritage Health Care’s overall strategy of providing the highest quality of care with a consistent solution that manages all of our lines of business. To support our growth plans, it is imperative that we select a solution partner that has a comprehensive and leading-edge platform, and after a broad look at the market, we felt Sandata’s Santrax® suite of solutions offered the most comprehensive technology to help meet our business needs. We look forward to implementing the solution in the coming months and are excited to partner with Sandata on this important project for our organization”.

According to Tom Underwood, Sandata’s Chief Executive Officer, “Sandata is excited to partner with Heritage Health Care on this important initiative. We are confident that our Santrax® Suite of solutions will provide Heritage with the technology infrastructure to support their organizational goals. Leveraging this partnership, we will continue investing in the development of leading edge home care solutions that increase efficiency and decreases costs as we help home care providers navigate the challenging environment of today’s healthcare market.”

The Sandata solutions will be showcased at the upcoming NAHC March on Washington, March 25 in Washington, DC, and the Southwest Regional Home Care Conference, April 24 -25 in Oklahoma City, OK.

About Sandata Technologies, LLC

Sandata provides a complete package of information technology solutions, which includes scheduling, time and attendance, billing, payroll, compliance and clinical applications for the home healthcare industry. Sandata’s suite of products includes Santrax® Electronic Visit Verification™, a market leading time and attendance product, Santrax® Agency Management and Santrax® Payor Management, web-based software solutions with features including voice biometrics to perform speaker verification, and a jurisdictional view dashboard solution for states and other payors, municipalities and the home care agency market.

Sandata’s solutions enable home healthcare agencies, whether Medicare, Medicaid, Commercial or Private Duty, government or managed care payors as well as any organization with a remote workforce to realize administrative cost savings, streamlined operational procedures, and significantly reduced paperwork burdens. Sandata has over 1,800 customers in all 50 states using its products in more than 500,000 homes. Sandata processes over 100 million telephone calls annually utilizing four data centers strategically located across the country with state-of-the-art redundancy and disaster recovery capabilities.

About Heritage Health Care, Inc.

The mission of Heritage is to serve the community by providing accessible, efficient, quality health care in an atmosphere of compassion. We are dedicated to promoting the physical and emotional well-being of our patients and all who come in contact with our agency. Because of this commitment, we strive to demonstrate our belief in the dignity and worth of each individual and respect your rights. Heritage enhances the quality of life for both their clients and employees through compassion, dignity, empowerment and respect. Heritage embraces learning, change and innovation to become a positive force in our community and workplace.

They are also committed to ensuring your rights and privileges as a health care patient. Through total quality management, they maintain their commitment to excellence and will accept nothing less from their staff. Selecting Heritage for your home health care needs is the “best medicine” for your recovery.

For additional information about Sandata, please visit: www.sandata.com.

For additional information about Heritage Health Care, please visit: www.heritage-hcs.com.

Sandata Contact: Tom Underwood - tunderwood@sandata.com - 516-484-4400 X1145

Hertitage Health Care Contact: David Walsh- dwalsh@heritage-hcs.com - 419-867-3450 X50100

artCircles™ comes to life in groundbreaking short film, From Van Gogh to Rothko in 30 Seconds, produced by award-winning creative agency, Mekanism

EMERYVILLE, CA (March 13, 2012) — Art.com, Inc., providing modern, easy access to the world’s largest selection of hand-picked art images, today introduced artCircles™, a new, free app for iPad. artCircles takes you on a journey of discovery through the world’s most inspiring art collection seen through the eyes of various curators, including designer, Yves Behar; technology innovator, Michael Hawley; president of Rhode Island School of Design, John Maeda; community organizer, Yosi Sergant; Pianist, Eric Lewis (ELEW); National Geographic explorer, Elizabeth Lindsey; and children’s book author, Leslie McGuirk, among others. You can also view art works inspired by 20 different words and colors from quirky to ethereal and cyan to coquelicot.

“From Van Gogh to Rothko, every spin of the wheel on artCircles reveals something unexpected. By presenting our collection of more than 1 million works of art in a truly new way – through the eyes of this eclectic and creative group of curators or inspired by a word or color – we want to help people find the art they love, ” said Geoffroy Martin, CEO of Art.com, Inc.

To bring artCircles to life off the iPad, Art.com enlisted the help of award-winning creative agency Mekanism to produce the short film, “From Van Gogh to Rothko in 30 Seconds. ” A work of art in and of itself, the director, Michael Langan, essentially curated his own collection, creating a stunning visual thread of art images like you’ve never seen them before.

“I was floored when I realized we’d have access to the entire Art.com image collection of more than 1 million works of art to create the film,” said Langan. “The project became something more – possibly even culturally significant – because for the first time ever, people would see animation emerge from artworks they’ve known all their lives. Van Gogh’s self-portraits morph into Audrey Hepburn; Hokusai’s famous wave crashes over the bathing nudes of Degas, Renoir and Gauguin; the moon flies out of a bevy of definitive abstract paintings to explode in a shower of Jackson Pollocks and melt into Rothkos,” Langan added.

Because the art you love is a personal expression of you, artCircles lets you tag art images as favorites, create your own collection and share it with your social networks. You can also view images inspired by a word or color, frame selections and even view them in your own space by holding the iPad in front of your wall. Once you’ve found the perfect piece of art for your space, you can purchase it directly from the iPad.

Created with San Francisco interactive agency, Hot Studio, artCircles leverages the iPad’s incredible design and vivid screen resolution, showcasing classic, current and little-known art images in bold, beautiful colors as well as crisp black and white. artCircles is compatible with the iPad and iPad2.

Take a spin at www.art.com/artcircles or download now from the app store.

About Art.com, Inc.
Art.com, Inc. is the world’s leading online specialty provider of wall art. The company was founded in 1998 with one goal – to make art accessible to all by transforming the way the world discovers, personalizes, shares and purchases art. From Basquiat to Van Gogh and every style in between, the site’s sophisticated visual search tools make it fun and easy to explore Art.com’s vast collection of more than one million works. Art.com, Inc. runs three sites in the USA – Art.com, AllPosters.com, and ArtistRising.com – and has a strong international presence with 25 local sites in Europe, Japan, Canada, Australia, Mexico, and South America.

Art.com, Inc. is a privately held company headquartered in Emeryville, CA, with other facilities in Ohio, North Carolina and the Netherlands. “Art.com” and “artCircles” are trademarks of Art.com, Inc. For more information, visit www.art.com.

About Mekanism
Mekanism is an award-winning, full service creative agency. We sprinkle our love of storytelling across integrated advertising, brand entertainment and social media development programs to inspire measurable brand loyalty and drive sales. Mekanism is an independent company headquartered in San Francisco with offices in New York. For more information visit www.mekanism.com.

Cabot Cheddar lands notable spot in MyWebGrocer database.

Winooski, VT (PRWEB) February 24, 2012

MyWebGrocer, the leading provider of digital grocery solutions, just added its millionth product to their database – and it’s a nearby Vermont neighbor: Cabot Creamery. Over 114 retailers nationally, totaling over 10,000 stores, use MyWebGrocer’s database to power their online grocery solutions, including digital circulars, list building and eCommerce tools.

The Vermont Select Premium Extra Sharp 2lb. package of Cabot Cheddar cheese was product one million and joins 57,626 other brands in MyWebGrocer’s database, which also includes private label. Within the extensive library of products, MyWebGrocer maintains a list of ingredients, nutritional facts and photos. Details such as unit size, flavors and packaging are constantly updated so the database always serves as a useful resource that can be leveraged by retailers and brands.

Additionally, MyWebGrocer is able to gain valuable insights into how products move across their network of stores and can track a product through to final purchase at a retailer and monitor ROI on specific brand advertisements and campaigns.

To find out more about MyWebGrocer’s digital grocery solutions, visit http://www.mywebgrocer.com.

About MyWebGrocer:
MyWebGrocer drives digital connections between consumers, grocery retailers, and Consumer Packaged Goods brands. MWG manages digital solutions for more than 114 retailers nationally, representing more than 10,000 stores, and 90+ major Consumer Packaged Goods brands.

This article can also be found on the external website “PRWeb”.

Video game accessory maker Turtle Beach is looking to build on a industry-leading 2011.

The maker of game peripherals and headphones ended last year as the top third-party console accessory maker and top gaming headsets and headphones company, based on sales gathered by The NPD Group. Turtle Beach led the field with 12 of the top 25 video game headset models in 2011.

Overall, Turtle Beach held about 50% of the video game headphone market, estimated by NPD to be $351 million in 2011, and 58% of the market in December.

Growth in gaming headphones alone has led NPD to create a separate Audio category for tracking the industry growth. “Our product line and features have been evolving with the advancements in game audio and the growth in the adoption of multiplayer gaming,” says Turtle Beach chief marketing officer Bob Picunko. “Turtle Beach integrates chat and high quality audio so you can play and talk at the same time which has sparked an appreciation for audio quality that goes far beyond what a TV speaker or one ear communicator can provide.

Video game players know that good headphones are more than a luxury. “We’ve created features that can make audio a strategic advantage,” Picunko says. “For instance, if you can hear someone sneaking up behind you in a first-person shooter it is more likely you can turn the tables on them.”

While much of the attention on improvements in games focuses on graphics, sound has also evolved. “The current generation of consoles have advanced audio capabilities and game developers are taking full advantage of the technology with excellent sound design, voice acting and music,” he says. “Several models of Turtle Beach headsets support programmability so the settings can be adjusted for a specific game.”

Turtle Beach’s newest headset, the Ear Force XP400, out next month ($219.95) has built-in 2.4/5GHz dual-band Wi-Fi technology and six virtual Dolby Post-Processing surround speaker modes.

This article can also be found on the external website “USA Today”.

Molina to implement homecare technology to increase compliance

Long Beach, CA / Port Washington, NY – February 14, 2012: Molina Healthcare, Inc. (NYSE:MOH) a leading provider of Medicaid Managed Services and Sandata Technologies, LLC, an industry leader in technology solutions to the Home Care industry, announced the execution of a national agreement for Sandata to exclusively provide Electronic Visit Verification (“EVV”) services for Molina’s Home and Community Based programs. Molina’s decision to designate Sandata as its exclusive EVV provider, is based on Molina’s corporate focus of increasing compliance to care plans, improving quality of service for their members, and increasing overall program efficiency within their home care provider networks.

Molina will be using a combination of Sandata’s advanced EVV technologies including the Santrax® Payor Management solution. The solutions are highlighted by Sandata’s “Assured Coverage” program that will enable Molina to validate visit information electronically in a variety of patient settings regardless of whether they have a landline or cell phone coverage. This includes Sandata’s Santrax®Telephonic Visit Verification which uses Automated Number Identification (“ANI) technology to validate visits, Santrax® Fixed Visit Verification, which uses patented technology to verify visits when no landline or cell phone service is available, and Santrax® Mobile Visit Verification which offers an option of mobile devices with GPS to track visits and field worker activity. Caregivers will also use biometric voice identification, a “fingerprinting” process in which the caregiver provides voice authentication through the Santrax® Speaker Verification system. The Santrax® Payor Management solution offers additional capabilities that provides visibility across a jurisdiction which aids in increasing compliance, claims accuracy, and eliminating inappropriately billed services.

According to Tim Skeen, Molina Chief Technology Officer, “Molina is excited to partner with Sandata on our EVV initiative to support our focus on driving quality services in a challenging financial climate. Molina reviewed the landscape of technology providers, and chose Sandata to be its National EVV partner due to the breath of their technology and their proven experience working with payors such as Molina and multiple state Medicaid programs.”

According to Tom Underwood, Sandata’s Chief Executive Officer, “Sandata applauds Molina for their vision in maintaining and improving their already high standards for quality of service delivery while addressing increasing cost pressures. We look forward to partnering with Molina to help achieve their goals through the deployment of Sandata’s technology for their Health Plans. Sandata will continue to strive to provide leading edge technology to help its partners address their evolving business challenges.”

About Sandata Technologies, LLC

Sandata provides a complete package of information technology solutions, which includes scheduling, time and attendance, billing, payroll, compliance and clinical applications, for the home healthcare industry. Sandata’s suite of products includes Santrax® Telephony, the market leading time and attendance product, Santrax® Agency Management and Santrax® Payor Management, web-based software solutions with features including voice biometrics to perform speaker verification, and a jurisdictional view dashboard solution for states and other payors, municipalities and the home care agency market.

Sandata’s solutions enable home healthcare agencies, whether Medicare, Medicaid, Commercial or Private Duty, government or managed care payors as well as any organization with a remote workforce to realize administrative cost savings, streamlined operational procedures, and significantly reduced paperwork burdens. Sandata has over 2,500 customers in all 50 states using its products in more than 500,000 homes and processes over 150 million telephone calls annually. Four data centers are strategically located across the country with state-of-the-art redundancy and disaster recovery capabilities.

About Molina Healthcare, Inc.

Molina Healthcare, Inc. (NYSE:MOH) provides quality and cost-effective Medicaid-related solutions to meet the health care needs of low-income families and individuals and to assist state agencies in their administration of the Medicaid program. Molina’s licensed health plans in California, Florida, Michigan, Missouri, New Mexico, Ohio, Texas, Utah, Washington and Wisconsin currently serve approximately 1.7 million members. Molina’s subsidiary, Molina Medicaid Solutions, provides business processing and information technology administrative services to Medicaid agencies in Idaho, Louisiana, Maine, New Jersey, and West Virginia, and drug rebate administration services in Florida. More information about Molina Healthcare is available at www.molinahealthcare.com.

For additional information about Sandata, please visit: www.sandata.com.

Sandata Contact: Jeff Silverman - jsilverman@sandata.com - 516-484-4400 X1342

The strong growth for the category has led NPD to create a dedicated Headsets category, splitting off from the general Audio category. Headsets continue to be the strongest growing segment in the gaming industry and is expanding rapidly. Turtle Beach led the field with 12 of the top 25 Gaming Headset SKUS in 2011. Overall, Turtle Beach dominated the market, taking an average of 50% market share for 2011, with a 58% share in December alone, a high for the year.

“Turtle Beach created the console gaming headset category and we have been the leader ever since releasing our first XBOX headset more than five years ago. We are number one because our products are based on the principle that quality audio is a critical part of the video game experience and the market has responded,” said Bob Picunko, Chief Marketing Officer at Turtle Beach. “The latest NPD data has shown the strongest growth in the history of Turtle Beach and the category itself. The creation of a dedicated Gaming Headset category and our significant market share is a testament to the quality of our product and the desire of players to have a more immersive audio experience.”

Turtle Beach kicked off with a strong start at CES 2012, where its Ear Force XP400 was named “Best Gaming Hardware” for IGN’s Best of CES 2012 Awards. The Ear Force XP400 features 2.4/5GHz dual-band Wi-Fi technology, an industry first, plus Dolby Post-Processing with six variable virtual speaker configurations that offer custom tuned angles to optimize the surround sound effect.

2011’s successes and continued growth in the category were driven by a range of new products with trailblazing innovations, bringing expanded offerings for gamers of all types. Leading the charge was the Ear Force X12, successor to the Ear Force X11, the best-selling stereo headset for the Xbox 360 of all time. Early in the year the Ear Force PX5 reinvented gaming headsets by introducing patent-pending audio “presets” which allow developers and players to customize audio settings that enhances the game experience and offers a competitive edge. Turtle Beach also launched a line of limited edition Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 headsets to coincide with the biggest entertainment launch in history. The end of the year brought the Ear Force XP500, the first Xbox 360 headset to feature completely wireless XBOX Live chat capabilities with integrated Bluetooth technology that enables gamers to answer phone calls and stream audio while gaming.

About Turtle Beach

Turtle Beach ( www.turtlebeach.com ) designs and markets premium audio peripherals for video game, personal computer, and mobile platforms, including its acclaimed line of Ear Force gaming headphones and headsets crafted for Xbox 360 and PS3 game consoles and PC games. Turtle Beach’s Ear Force XP400 wireless headset was named IGN’s “Best Gaming Hardware” as part of its Best of CES 2012 Awards.

Turtle Beach, headquartered in Elmsford, New York, is a brand of Voyetra Turtle Beach, Inc., which has been at the forefront of music and audio technology for more than three decades and is recognized as a pioneer of today’s PC audio industry.

Turtle Beach and Ear Force are registered trademarks of Voyetra Turtle Beach, Inc. XBOX 360 is a registered trademark of Microsoft, Corp. All other trademarks are property of their respective holders and are hereby acknowledged.

Headset specialist Turtle Beach became the UK’s top-selling peripherals firm of 2011 in terms of value.

It was beaten only by format holders Microsoft, Sony and Nintendo, making it the leading third-party.

Turtle Beach, which manufactures popular headsets under the same name, was also ranked No.1 for headset sales in terms of both units and value, according to GfK Chart-Track data. It saw sales rise 35 per cent year-on-year.

“It is testimony to a lot of hard work and the fact our headsets are connecting with the UK consumer,” Turtle Beach’s European general manager Scott Dodkins told MCV. “We’re working hard to remain the headset of choice.”

NPD figures show the firm was No.1 in the US last year for third-party accessories based on dollar volume. Turtle Beach products are distributed in the UK by Lygo International.

Hiring on Elance Set to Surpass $500 Million

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. - January 24, 2012- Elance, the Internet platform used by businesses to gain instant access to 1 million independent workers online, today announced that it has secured $16 Million in expansion capital led by the Stripes Group with existing investors, New Enterprise Associates (NEA) and Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, participating. The investment will fund Elance’s growth as more businesses build contingent workforces in the cloud.

“It is clear that a structural change in traditional employment is underway,” said Fabio Rosati, CEO of Elance. “Work is no longer confined to the 9-5 and the office: people are working online with multiple clients as a career choice and companies are hiring online teams as a core business strategy. This investment will help Elance keep up with demand and continue to innovate work.”

Additionally, Dan Marriott, managing partner at Stripes Group, and Paul Hsiao, partner at NEA, were appointed to Elance’s Board of Directors. Marriott, whose firm led the investment, brings extensive experience building market-leading Internet businesses such as Ticketmaster, Citysearch and Match.com.

“Elance has an impressive track record of innovation and growth. The company is leading the category of online work which is fast becoming a global market opportunity,” said Ray Lane, managing partner at Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers. “We are excited to work with the Elance team to further develop and execute the company’s strategy.”

In 2011, Elance experienced tremendous growth: the number of businesses hiring and the number of online professionals working on Elance grew more than 120 percent since 2010.  Businesses posted more than 650,000 new jobs on Elance in 2011 and contractors have earned nearly $500 Million to date on the platform. Elance is a true global marketplace with more than 160 countries represented which actively use its online work platform.

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About Elance

Elance, the world’s leading platform for online employment, helps businesses hire and manage in the cloud.

For businesses looking to staff-up a team on an hourly or project basis, Elance offers instant access to talent and the ability to build and manage entire teams online. For independent professionals who want to work online, Elance offers access to qualified clients, a virtual workplace and guaranteed pay for great work.

The company is privately held and headquartered in Mountain View, California and Oslo, Norway. For more information, visit Elance at www.elance.com.

About Stripes Group

Stripes Group, founded in 2003 and based in New York, is a private investment firm focused on growth-stage minority and majority investments in rapidly growing and profitable internet, software-as-a-service, technology-enabled services and branded consumer products companies. For more information, visit Stripes Group at www.stripesgroup.com.

About New Enterprise Associates

New Enterprise Associates, Inc. (NEA) is a leading venture capital firm focused on helping entrepreneurs build transformational businesses across multiple stages, sectors and geographies. With approximately $11 billion in committed capital, NEA invests in information technology, healthcare and energy technology companies at all stages in a company’s lifecycle, from seed stage through IPO. The firm’s long track record of successful investing includes more than 170 portfolio company IPOs and more than 280 acquisitions, including investments in technology leaders like Data Domain, CareerBuilder, Diapers.com, Fusion-io, Groupon, Juniper, Macromedia, Salesforce.com, and TiVo. In the U.S., NEA has offices Washington, D.C. and Menlo Park, California. In addition, New Enterprise Associates (India) Pvt. Ltd. has offices in Bangalore and Mumbai, India and New Enterprise Associates (Beijing), Ltd. has offices in Beijing and Shanghai, China. For more information, visit NEA at www.nea.com.

About Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers

Since its founding in 1972, Kleiner Perkins Caufield Byers has backed entrepreneurs in over 500 companies in the energy, digital and life sciences industries.  Today, KPCB portfolio companies employ more than 250,000 people.  More than 180 of the firm’s portfolio companies have gone public; many others have achieved success through mergers and acquisitions. For more information visit KPCB at www.kpcb.com.

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