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Free Cortado Workplace app expands its reach in the Post-PC era; addresses the trend of consumerization of IT and Bring Your Own Device (BYOD), bringing true Cloud Desktops to the Kindle Fire

Denver – January 31, 2012 − Cortado, a leading innovator of the business class of cloud desktop services, announces today that its business app, Cortado Workplace, is now available on the Amazon Appstore for the newly released Kindle Fire. Cortado Workplace is a free app that provides users with round-the-clock access to files and documents and true cloud printing, allowing them to fully utilize the Kindle’s local capabilities and work on the go just as they would with a desktop PC.

With the Cortado Workplace app, managing files and cloud printing are easier than traditional cloud services as no additional running applications or a running computer are needed, delivering a unique approach to cloud more

Veteran Healthcare IT Executive Succeeds Retiring CEO

TORONTO, Dec. 14, 2011 – Diversinet Corp. (TSX Venture: DIV, OTCBB: DVNTF), a leader in “Connected and Protected” mobile healthcare communications, has appointed Dr. Hon Pak as its interim Chief Executive Officer. Dr Pak succeeds Albert Wahbe, who has retired as CEO but will remain Chairman of the Board of Directors until March 31, 2012. Dr. Pak has served on the company’s executive advisory board since September.

“Dr. Pak brings the perfect blend of extensive medical and technology knowledge along with strong leadership experience,” stated Wahbe. “His healthcare expertise will help lead our team in managing several now fully-functional MobiSecure® deployments and the further market penetration of our leading secure mobile applications.”

Diversinet’s Board expressed their appreciation for Wahbe’s many contributions as CEO and particularly for helping to establish the company’s leadership position as a recognized innovator more

Cortado Awarded two Shining and one Rising Star in Consumer and Enterprise Categories

DENVER, December 13, 2011 - Cortado, a leading innovator of the business class of cloud desktop services, announces today that its Cortado Workplace and Cortado Corporate Server products have been named as winners in the 10th Annual Mobile Star Awards™ program, hosted by the mobile technology news and events site MobileVillage.com.

Cortado was selected as the winner in the following categories:
• Cortado Workplace for the “Shining Star” award in the Consumer App: Information or File Management category
• Cortado Workplace for the “Shining Star” award in the Enterprise Software: Mobile Printing category
• Cortado Corporate Server for the “Rising Star” award in the Enterprise Software: Device Management category

Cortado Workplace and Cortado Corporate Server are two of Cortado’s Cloud Desktop Services solutions. Specifically, Cortado Workplace is a free app optimized for business users, more

The new feature enhances the performance of its native cloud desktop app for iOS devices

DENVER, November 30, 2011 - Cortado, the leading innovator of the business class of cloud desktop services, has expanded its free Cortado Workplace product with a web capture feature for iOS that saves web pages in a PDF format. Cortado Workplace is a free app that provides users with round-the-clock access to files and documents and true mobile cloud printing environments, allowing them to work on the go just as they would with a desktop PC. In the new version, Cortado Workplace enables iOS users to save and encrypt web pages locally as a PDF, access them offline, archive, send per email or print.

In situations when users know they won’t have coverage, such as with boarding a flight or while traveling, the new web capture feature allows them to save web more

November 22, 2011 – Westford, MA – Aylus Networks™, the leading provider of infrastructure software for enabling video communication services over mobile and between network-based and OTT video calling services, announced today that they have appointed Prakash Iyer VP of Products. Prakash Iyer brings to Aylus Networks almost 20 years of experience in mobile, digital media, Internet and telecom technologies, as well as the management of local and remote engineering teams.

“We are pleased to welcome Prakash to our management team,” said Mark Edwards, CEO of Aylus Networks. “Prakash has a very strong background in developing highly scalable and high-availability switching software, as well as mobile software for client and server solutions. His expertise in product development will be a great asset as we expand our suite of highly monetizable solutions for mobile operators and deliver interoperable video calling between disparate services.”

Prior to joining Aylus Networks, more

Cortado expands the range of solutions offered by the Cloud Printing Alliance to bring unlimited printing to secure corporate laptops

Denver, November 17, 2011 - Cortado, the leading innovator of the business class of cloud desktop services, announces today Cortado Instant Printer – a new software product that increases the security of laptops by making printer driver installation on the devices unnecessary. With Cortado Instant Printer, companies can completely prevent software and drivers from being installed by locking the laptop without requiring users to sacrifice printing performance.

Local installation of software (i.e. new printer drivers) by end users is an increasing security issue, which not only threatens to expose any sensitive personal information the user might have on their computer, but also threatens exposing sensitive corporate information. According to a Cisco commissioned international study by the U.S. market research institute, InsightExpress, half of all data loss in enterprises more

Operator Chooses Affordable Compliance with CMSP Gateway

FORT MYERS, FL.—Nov. 17, 2011—Interop Technologies, a provider of core wireless solutions for messaging, mobile device management, and connectivity gateways, today announced that that MetroPCS Communications, Inc. has selected Interop’s hosted Commercial Mobile Service Provider (CMSP) Gateway. The Interop solution provides an affordable way for MetroPCS to deliver Commercial Mobile Alert System (CMAS) alert messages to subscribers with CMAS-compatible handsets.

Interop’s solution, which has been designated a Certified CMSP Gateway Host by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), ensures compliance with CMAS standards in time for the Federal Communication Commission (FCC) implementation deadline of April 2012. Certification eliminates the need for operators to spend time and resources conducting testing with FEMA and ensures that they can deliver Presidential, Imminent Threat, and AMBER alerts as soon as they become available.

“Interop’s hosted CMSP Gateway minimizes the more

The Wireless Broadband Alliance (WBA), the industry association focused on driving the next generation Wi-Fi experience, published a report on the state of the global public Wi-Fi hotspot market compiled by analyst firm Informa.

This insightful market study includes a comprehensive survey of 259 service providers and Wi-Fi vendors.

The report reveals that global public Wi-Fi hotspot numbers are set to grow from 1.3 million in 2011, to 5.8 million by 2015 — a 350% increase. The number does not include ‘community hotspots’, where users share their own Wi-Fi access point with others, which add an additional 4.5 million worldwide.

China Mobile alone plans to deploy a million hotspots and Japan’s KDDI plans to grow its 10,000 Wi-FI hotspots to 100,000 within six months. The survey found that that this growth will be concentrated in three types of location: wide-area outdoor hotzones (e.g. parks); local-area outdoor hotzones more

Cisco announced that Bell Mobility has selected the Cisco ASR 5000 Series Mobile multimedia core platform to deliver 4G and Long Term Evolution (LTE) mobile services in its next-generation wireless network.

The Cisco ASR 5000 Series will form the foundation of the packet core for Bell Mobility’s LTE network, delivering higherbandwidth and greater intelligence for faster mobile Internet services and improved user experiences.

“LTE is the next step in ensuring Bell continues to deliver the best network across Canada to consumer and business customers. The Cisco ASR 5000 Series helps us provide a superior wireless experience and offer new and unique mobile services now and in the future,” said Stephen Howe, executive vice president and chief technology officer at Bell.

Platform for High-Bandwidth Mobile Services

- Designated as a 4G mobile specification, LTE is designed to provide multi-megabit bandwidth, more efficient use of more

HTML5 version for Cortado Corporate Server answers the BYOD trend, enabling organizations to deliver true desktop functionality on any device

Denver & Barcelona, (Gartner Symposium/ITxpo), November 7, 2011 - Cortado, the leading innovator of the business class of cloud desktop services, today announces from the Gartner Symposium/ITxpo 2011 in Barcelona, Spain the HTML5 version of its Cortado Corporate Server product line to enable all necessary desktop business functions on any web-enabled device, making it the first true cloud desktop for the post-PC era.

The post-PC era is led by business user demand to work in a BYOC/D culture with a wide range of different devices for both their personal and professional needs. For the business world, this blurs the lines of the corporate IT environment, which struggles in managing how these devices can access and store content in a way that is secure, while optimizing the user more