Supports SeeQVault™-Enabled USB Storages

TOKYO - Wednesday, March 26th 2014 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE) Toshiba Corporation (TOKYO: 6502) today announced the launch of “TC358782XBG,” an interface bridge IC that supports SeeQVault™, a next generation security specification that allows copy protected HD content to be transferred to portable storage devices. Sample shipments will start in April, with mass production scheduled to start for August.

Protected HD content is not transferrable to external memories; users need to play the content on the equipment that records it or downconverts it to SD quality. SeeQVault™ provides a solution for compliant equipment, and allows HD content to be viewed on multiple platforms. This is achieved with a secure ID assigned to each SeeQVault™-compliant flash memory, such as SD memory cards.

“TC358782XBG” brings SeeQVault’s™ features to portable storage devic ... Read more »

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FTV IV Surpasses $500 Million Target, Closing on $700 Million in L.P. Commitments

SAN FRANCISCO & NEW YORK. - Tuesday, March 25th 2014

FTV Capital, a sector-focused growth equity investment firm, today announced the final closing of its fourth fund, FTV IV, L.P. (“FTV IV”), with $700 million of limited partner commitments. Formed to continue the successful growth equity strategy of its predecessor fund, FTV IV had an initial target of $500 million and was significantly oversubscribed. FTV Capital has raised over $1.8 billion across four funds since its inception.

FTV will continue its focus on high-growth companies with innovative solutions, established business models and strong management teams that value its collaborative approach to building great companies. FTV invests at the intersection of its core sectors -- enterprise solutions (business services and technology), financial services and payments/trans ... Read more »

Attra Becomes a Service Delivery Partner to Enhance Clients’ Experience

ATLANTA. - Tuesday, March 25th 2014 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE) First Data Corporation, the global leader in payment technology and services solutions, has added Attra Infotech, a leading cards and payments services specialist, as its first Developer License Program member for the VisionPLUS and AccessPLUS suite of software products licensed by First Data globally.

VisionPLUS, is a payment processing solution for financial institutions that enables the issuance and processing of credit, debit, commercial and prepaid cards, as well consumer loans, loyalty and merchant accounts on a single platform. Offered with VisionPLUS is AccessPLUS with a suite of business process management products that drives operational staff efficiency in servicing customers and supports portfolio parameter management.

Attra Infotech becomes part of the international partner ecosystem that enables ... Read more »

NEWTOWN SQUARE, Pa - Tuesday, March 25th 2014 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE) According to PMI’s 2014 Pulse of the Profession® study, poor requirements management is a major cause of project failure, second only to changing organization priorities. In order to help project professionals and organizations overcome this challenge, Project Management Institute (PMI), the world's leading not-for-profit professional membership association for the project management profession, is expanding its requirements management offerings. The online Requirements Management Knowledge Center of Excellence and the Professional in Business Analysis (PMI-PBA)SM credential are launching today. PMI is also scheduled to publish a practice guide on the topic of business analysis and a full-consensus requirements management practice standard. Together, these and other new PMI resources will better position requirements management a ... Read more »

New round of financing fuels expansion of current customer base and development of new products

SAN JOSE, Calif - Tuesday, March 25th 2014 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- EnVerv Inc., an innovative fabless semiconductor company and a leading provider of high performance communications and metering System on Chip (SoC) solutions for the Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI), smart grid, solar and other grid connectivity markets, announced today the closing of its $15.4M round of series C financing with participation from Cassiopeia Capital Partners, Cisco, UMC Capital and existing investors Benchmark Capital, NEA and Walden International.

“We are very glad to have raised this sizable round of investment,” said Michael Raam, CEO and President of EnVerv. “This round further underscores our dedication to providing high-performance SoC solutions to our customers. We intend to utilize this capital to support the production ramps, expand our custo ... Read more »