DALLAS - Thursday, February 14th 2013 [ME NewsWire]

Mobile World Congress 2013

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- DonRiver, a global consulting and technology company announced today it has developed a mobile Operational Support System (OSS) integration platform to deliver OSS capabilities to mobile smart-tablets and devices. The platform, aimed at assisting Telco’s operate in a smarter and more efficient manner, was originally targeted to support field technicians complete work orders; however, client and industry feedback identified several other use cases – for example, asset and audit management, site surveying and direct access to key systems within the OSS ecosystem.

The platform, known as My Mobile OSS, provides a modern way to access and manipulate data from systems that are currently ill-suited to emerging mobile applications, for instance, network and resource inventory data. My Mobile OSS was built using the latest web and mobile technologies and supports read, write and ... Read more »

    ALISO VIEJO, Calif. - Thursday, February 14th 2013 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Smith Micro Software, Inc. (NASDAQ:SMSI), a leading provider of wireless and mobility solutions, today reported financial results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2012.

"Our fourth quarter revenues of $12.0 million were up 7.1% from the same period last year, and up 9.3% from the third quarter of 2012, primarily due to continued growth in our CommSuite solutions, which allow wireless carriers to capitalize on the convenience and stickiness of Visual Voicemail and Voice-to-Text applications,” said William W. Smith Jr., President and CEO of Smith Micro Software. "Our fourth quarter non-GAAP loss per share of $0.06 was cut in half from last year’s $0.12 loss per share due to higher revenues and on-going cost containment efforts. While we were disappointed in our total year revenue decline in 2012 versus 2011, we are encouraged by the year-over-year inc ... Read more »

LONDON - Thursday, February 14th 2013 [ME NewsWire]

    74% reported they had raised headcount during 2012

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Despite the uncertain global economic environment and at a time of high levels of unemployment, many of the world’s most successful entrepreneurs continue to grow their business and are expanding their workforce. According to new research from Ernst & Young, Global jobs creation, more than half of the 600 plus major entrepreneurs across the world surveyed say they expect to increase their work force in 2013 – with the numbers showing remarkable similarity around the world (Americas; Asia-Pacific; and Europe, Middle East, India and Africa).

Nearly three quarters of the entrepreneurs, who are all former Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year® winners and had a collective 18% revenue growth rate in the past two years as well as employing over 304,000 people in 51 countries, reported they had raised headcount in 2012. ... Read more »

ROLLING MEADOWS, Ill. - Wednesday, February 13th 2013 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- A global cybersecurity survey of more than 1,500 security professionals found that more than one in five said their enterprise has experienced an advanced persistent threat (APT) attack. According to the study by global IT association ISACA, 94 percent say APTs represent a credible threat to national security and economic stability, yet most enterprises are employing ineffective technologies to protect themselves.

APTs, an espionage tactic intended to steal intellectual property, have made headlines in recent years for breaching major enterprise and government networks worldwide. More than 60 percent of survey respondents say that it’s only a matter of time before their enterprise is targeted.

ISACA’s Advanced Persistent Threat Awareness: Study Results shows that 96 percent of respondents say they are at least somewhat familiar with APTs. While this is positive, 53 percent say the ... Read more »