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Scripps Network, the owner of the Food Network and HGTV, selected software from Xytech Systems Corp. to improve workflows at its studios, post-production, and control room operations in New York City and Tennessee. Using software from Burbank-based Xytech will allow Scripps manager to keep operations as efficient as possible, said David Metz, senior vice president, production operations, Scripps Networks. Scripps develops content for television and the Internet. Its lifestyle brands include HGTV, Food Network, DIY Network, and the Fine Living Network. Getting Scripps as a client reiterates Xytech software as the leading media business solution for the media, entertainment, and broadcasting industry, said Executive Vice President Ron Peeters. Eco-Efficiency Manager of data centers will be able to better monitor power consumption with a new test system developed by Ixia. The Calabasas company demonstrated its IxGreen system at Interop Las Vegas in April. IxGreen offers repeatable validation of individual data center elements that enable manager to achieve eco-efficient goals of cooling and power savings and reducing the carbon footprint. In a survey from March, tech consultancy firm IDC reported that half the data center managers interviewed cited power and cooling costs as one of the top three areas of IT operational costs. The goal of Ixia is to provide a product to benefit the environment, reduce energy consumption and offer real business value for our customers, said its President and CEO Atul Bhatnagar. “Looking beyond Interop, Ixia will continue to push the boundaries of innovation in Green IT testing,” Bhatnagar said. Alliance Forms Fulcrum Microsystems joined with nine other technology companies to form the ControlPoint Developer Alliance that allows members to use software for new features and customization to their hardware systems. The alliance serves a variety of equipment providers, from those who want to augment their own development efforts to those who need to acquire a complete software solution, said Mike Zeile, vice president of marketing for Calabasas-based Fulcrum. Alliance members use the ControlPoint Switch Management Software Suite on their hardware platforms, and have rights to develop their own features, or can leverage the work of other Alliance members to gain access to new capabilities. “While others seek to lock customers in with vendor-specific software, Fulcrum, with the Alliance, seeks to offer a flexible solution, with broad licensing terms, that enables equipment providers to get to market quickly with differentiated solutions,” Zeile said. Founding members of the alliance include: Continuous Computing, Green Hills Software, Liquid Computing, Nimbus Data Systems, Open Grid Computing, Panasas, Quadrics, SMC Networks and XORP. Members who develop unique software capabilities can market those capabilities to other alliance members. In Emergency Emergency response dispatchers will have the capability to instantly play back calls and radio transmissions with the Technology Refresh Program from Voice Print International. Camarillo-based VPI designed the program to meet the specific needs of the public safety and emergency services industries and replace obsolete, legacy voice logging systems. The system minimizes risk, ensures regulatory compliance, and boosts productivity. The company often hears complaints that the logger’s uptime is declining, while their maintenance costs keep rising, said Vice President of Sales and Marketing Chris Morrissey. “These outdated systems make it difficult to remain in compliance with increasingly tight regulations, offer very limited functionality, and rarely carry the necessary support,” Morrissey said. The Technology Refresh Program uses Prioriti Voice, which includes an instant recall tool letting front-line call takers and supervisors to quickly playback their most recent calls or radio transmissions with the click of a mouse even while they’re still in progress. Conference Speaker DataDirect Networks CEO Alex Bouzari took part in the JPMorgan Technology Conference on May 20 in Boston. Bouzari discussed how digital video surveillance, video-on-demand, and digital broadcasting and post production creates a demand for next generation data storage. This new digital data requires real-time, purpose-built platforms designed for massive throughput and scalable capacity. Bouzari highlighted the types of storage platforms required to support consistent, massive streams of large image files and unstructured data and how users of those platforms thrive in competitive markets. Partnership Software provider PushMX formed a partnership with Loan Toolbox, an online training and marketing provider in Westlake Village. The partnership brings together PushMX’s expertise in collaborative process management and task automation with Loan Toolbox’s knowledge of the day-to-day challenges faced by loan professionals. PushMX software focuses on coordinating and streamlining the extended mortgage team by maximizing efficiency by structuring the workflow and processing of loans. New Stock Symbol Online forum and message board developer CrowdGather Inc. changed its stock symbol to reflect its name change following a reverse merger in April. The company can now be found as CRWG on the OTC Bulletin Board. Staff Reporter Mark Madler can be reached at (818) 316-3126 or by e-mail at [email protected] .

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