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Westwood One (NASDAQ: WWON), the network radio provider which also distributes news, entertainment and traffic content via a number of mobile applications, is pleased to announce a new partnership with Nexage, a leading provider of mobile advertising yield optimization solutions. As part of the agreement, Westwood One will implement Nexage’s AdMax system which will help the Company better serve its national mobile advertisers and help its affiliated mobile partners (newspapers, radio and television stations) better serve their local advertisers. “As more consumers access our programming Continue reading →

uLocate Communications, a leading developer and publisher of location-based mobile services in North America, today announced that WHERE® is now available to T-Mobile USA customers through T-Mobile’s web2go SM service. WHERE® is an award-winning location-based application that helps consumers to find the people, places, and things around them. Local content available through WHERE includes everything from the weather, news, and restaurant reviews, to the cheapest gas, movie show times, and the ability to connect with other people on the WHERE Wall™. “We’ve built a loyal Continue reading →

Nexage (www.nexage.com), a leading provider of mobile advertising yield optimization and mediation solutions, today launched its inaugural Nexage Metrics report with a review of eCPM fluctuation across global mobile ad networks over a 30-day period. The research indicates that mobile ad networks of all sizes and maturity see a substantial level of fluctuation in the eCPMs that they deliver over a 30-day period, most ranging from 37-89% of max eCPM. “The ad networks do a tremendous job of aggregating and packaging mobile inventory, delivering value Continue reading →

Nexage (www.nexage.com), a leading provider of mobile advertising yield optimization and mediation solutions, today announced the appointment of Ernie Cormier as Chief Executive Officer and President, taking over for Devkumar Gandhi, who will remain active with Nexage as Founder. Cormier is a content and mobile industry veteran who brings to Nexage a 360-degree perspective on the digital media industry. He’s had responsibilities for content monetization, mobile solutions, and large-scale ad-buying in positions at Lagardère, Nextel Communications, and Virgin Media. He also brings an extensive background Continue reading →

On April 29, OutStart co-founder & CTO John Alonso will speak on the topic of mobile learning for a mobile workforce at the World Airline Training Conference & Tradeshow (WATS) in Orlando.   In his presentation, entitled “The Flying Classroom – Mobile Learning for the Mobile Workforce: Can We Afford Not to Do It?”  Mr. Alonso will focus on the values and virtues that mobile learning can bring to the airline industry.   Attendees will learn how on-the-move workers can consume information and instruction when Continue reading →

RF Micro Devices, Inc. (Nasdaq GS: RFMD), a global leader in the design and manufacture of high-performance radio frequency components and compound semiconductor technologies, announced today it is teaming with Ember Corporation to introduce ZigBee® front end modules (FEMs) for smart grid applications that give utilities and consumers more control over how they monitor and save energy. ZigBee is a global wireless networking standard for monitoring and control in a variety of applications such as energy management, safety and security, lighting and appliances. RFMD’s new Continue reading →

On April 21, OutStart is sponsoring an executive roundtable event on Social Media for Business hosted at Hewlett-Packard.  Led by social CRM industry analyst Allen Bonde of Evoke CRM Partners, this event brings together an intimate group of customer service, training and marketing leaders for a half-day session to share their experiences, successes and challenges applying social media and Web 2.0 models in their business, and hear about some of the latest trends and best practices.   For additional details about the event and confirmed speakers, Continue reading →

Control4, Ember, General Electric, GridWise Alliance, IBM, Magnolia/Best Buy, Office of the Ohio Consumers’ Counsel, Silver Spring Networks and Other Industry Leaders Align to Help Consumers Participate In and Benefit From the Smart Grid

Individuals and organizations interested in connecting people to the know-how, creativity and learning they require to drive meaningful business results are invited to visit the OutStart sponsored Always Learning Webinar Series led by industry analyst Bryan Chapman.  Each monthly, 30-minute interactive session brings practitioners from leading companies together to share tips, techniques and lessons learned.  Webinar panelists will highlight how they approached specific challenges and leveraged formal learning, social collaboration and/or mobile technologies to meet their needs.  The newly launched series will run for the Continue reading →

Acceleration of smart grid and smart energy deployments helps company’s record growth