WebAssist, QBS team up
Encinitas software
developer WebAssist, and QBS, a reseller of programming tools in Europe,
have joined forces. QBS will carry three of WebAssist's market-leading
extensions for Adobe Dreamweaver: eCommerce Suite, Admin Suite and Site
Import.
With eCommerce Suite, Dreamweaver designers can create as
many complete online stores, customized to their client's
specifications, as desired, quickly and easily. Admin Suite combines the
power of two WebAssist extensions (SiteAssist and DataAssist) to create
full administrative sites for managing databases online. Site Import
retrieves any Web site, static or dynamic, and recreates the site with
all the images, SWFs, CSS and HTML intact right in
Dreamweaver.
Gaming to generate $60 billion by 2011
According to a report by BCC Research, the value of worldwide
shipments of the electronic gaming industry has reached nearly $36.5
billion in 2006. Shipments are projected to grow in value at a 10.5
percent average annual growth rate to reach almost $60 billion by 2011.
Games and software control the largest share of the total gaming
market. Worth more than $20.7 billion in 2006, this industry will grow
sharply to $33.6 billion in 2011. Gaming products command the second
largest share of the market, worth $13.9 billion in 2006, growing to
$22.1 billion 2011.
MaintenanceNet, Logicalis team up
Carlsbad-based MaintenanceNet, Inc., a provider of
maintenance contract management services, said Logicalis, a global
provider of high-performance technology solutions, will utilize
MaintenanceNet's web-enabled application to manage and track its IT
services business.
Logicalis will give its maintenance services
contract clients access to the MaintenanceNet tool that will allow them
to gain full visibility into their maintenance contract purchases.
TimeSpring releases TimeData for SharePoint
Newport Beach-based TimeSpring Software Corp. released
TimeData for Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services.
TimeData is
continuous data protection (CDP) software that allows SharePoint
administrators to rapidly recover any or all lost, corrupt or deleted
documents. Unlike other backup systems, including the SharePoint
Per-site Backup and Restore feature, TimeData continuously captures all
SharePoint data as it changes in real-time to an on- or offsite
repository. There are no protection gaps, no scheduling requirements, no
backup related system slowdowns and no backup windows for the
administrator to manage.
J2 releases messaging products
Los Angeles-based j2 Global Communications, Inc., a provider
of outsourced messaging and communications services, released eVoice
Free and eVoice Plus.
eVoice Free is an answering service that
provides consumers and business professionals with a dedicated phone
number for voicemail messages. Messages left on that phone number are
forwarded as attachments to an email address of the subscriber's choice,
allowing eVoice customers to access voicemail communications in their
inbox with just a few mouse clicks.
eVoice Plus, j2 Global's
subscription service, offers a number of additional beneficial features.
Users may access their voicemail messages by phone in addition to email,
and may set up text notification for new eVoice messages on almost any
cell phone.
IT workers generally happy with salaries
Compared to the general work force, IT workers are more
satisfied with their compensation. In fact, nearly four out of five (78
percent) of them are very or somewhat satisfied with their cash and
benefits, compared to 72 percent of all workers.
The findings
come from Hudson's Transforming Pay Plans: 2006 Compensation and
Benefits Report, which surveyed 10,000 workers across all sectors,
examining employee attitudes about traditional and non-traditional pay
and benefit programs.
IT professionals also anticipate making more
money in 2006 than in 2005, and 57 percent indicate they will earn more.
Only 41 percent of overall workforce believes that to be the case. Also,
almost half (46 percent) of the IT work force received a raise within
the last six months, compared to 33 percent of all respondents.
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