JACKSONVILLE, Fla., Nov. 01, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Web.com Group, Inc. (Nasdaq:WEB), a leading global provider of Internet services and online marketing solutions for small businesses, today announced that it has acquired the assets of Acquisio, a leading local business software provider for online advertising management. “Acquisio makes available to small and midsized businesses the same powerful machine-learning technology that was once available only to the largest corporations and online marketing agencies,” said David L. Brown, Web.com’s chairman, CEO and president. “By applying Acquisio’s award-winning artificial intelligence technology to Web.com’s…
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Benetech Secures U.S. Department of Education Award to Enable All Students to Read
PALO ALTO, Calif., Nov. 01, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Benetech, the leading software for social good nonprofit, today announced a five-year award from the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs, to expand and improve access to books for students who read differently due to blindness, low vision, a physical disability, or dyslexia. Bookshare, the largest online library of accessible books, along with training and support, will remain free for all U.S. school districts, schools, educators, and their qualified students. “Access to knowledge through reading is a basic…
Read MoreUK customer experience worsening as social media performance slumps
Eptica research finds top brands successfully answer just 44% of all queries Reading, 1 November 2017, UK brands are struggling to cope with a rising volume of queries and growing consumer expectations, according to the Eptica Multichannel Customer Conversation Study, which was released today. The 100 UK companies surveyed could only answer 44% of routine questions asked on the web, email, Twitter and Facebook, down from 49% in 2016. Social media saw the biggest fall, potentially driven by its increasing use by consumers as a customer service channel. Just 34%…
Read MoreUltraSoC embedded analytics selected by ELVEES for video, security and safety applications across ARM and MIPS platforms
First win for Nautech, UltraSoC’s new partner in Russia CAMBRIDGE, United Kingdom, 1 November 2017 – UltraSoC today announced that ELVEES has licensed UltraSoC’s embedded analytics technology for use in its next-generation video processing offerings. The new ELVEES system on chip (SoC) product will provide advanced capabilities for a broad range of applications, from automotive safety and ADAS (advanced driver assistance systems), to facial recognition, augmented/virtual reality and vision based IoT systems. This is the second time that ELVEES, a leading provider of world-class semiconductor products with heterogeneous multicore SoC…
Read MoreNewVoiceMedia wins 2017 Tech Culture Award for second consecutive year
LONDON, 1 November 2017 – NewVoiceMedia, a leading global provider of cloud contact centre and inside sales technology that enables businesses to have more successful conversations, has won a Tech Culture Award for the second consecutive year. Established by global, integrated media company TMCnet in 2016, the award seeks to recognise the best work cultures within the technology sector. Honouring businesses committed to continuously improving the work-life balance of their employees including, but not limited to, growth potential, onsite culinary and recreational benefits, team building atmosphere, flexible hours, tuition and…
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