Not only did the CEO resign, but a number of board members are likely to be following suit (seven if the rumours are to be believed). Data breaches impact everyone and can come from anywhere within an organisation. Never has there been a more public reminder of the need for enterprises to have a completely secure enterprise mobility strategy. And for the CFO - these hacks and data losses can be accompanied by a hefty fine - affecting the bottom line. The information watchdog is cracking down on the legal industry in particular, with lawyers potentially facing a 500,000 fine for any data losses. It's important that companies protect their biggest asset, data, in the most secure way. On the device side, the gap between tablet app activations and smartphone activations significantly closed. As some device manufacturers are witnessing a profit decline marked by a slowdown in smartphone sales, it seems consumers are turning to tablets as an alternative to mobile devices. We are witnessing more mobiles physically resembling tablets, boasting wider screens and higher quality displays. Recent research from Deloitte has highlighted that smartphone users are downloading less applications. This is caused by two key factors, a loss in interest in new applications, but also safety savvy users fear what might be embedded in those applications, often choosing not to download to keep their device secure. However, enterprise applications are bucking this trend. Reflecting this, Good's research showed that enterprise application activation numbers are continuing to rise with a 20 per cent increase from Q1 to to Q2 2014.
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Friday, October 17, 2014
What Does The Future Of Mobility In The Enterprise Look Like? | Itproportal.com
Thursday, October 16, 2014
Bomgar Named To Software Magazine’s 32nd Annual Software 500 - Yahoo Finance
http://goo.gl/N6opNX Bomgar Corporation 3 hours ago Done JACKSON, Miss.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Bomgar, the leader in enterprise remote support solutions , today announced its been ranked No. 343 in Software Magazines 2014 Software 500 . The Software 500 is a revenue-based ranking of the worlds largest software and service suppliers, developed for IT professionals, software developers, and business managers involved in software and services purchasing. Bomgar was also recognized as one of the top 10 companies for revenue growth in the $30 million to $50 million range for its 20.8 percent growth in 2013. Bomgars remote support solutions are used by thousands of service desks and support centers worldwide to access and fix remote computers, systems and mobile devices. Today, more than 8,500 customers in 65 countries use Bomgar to increase support staff productivity, enhance security, and improve customer satisfaction. Technology support organizations are constantly looking for better ways to deliver service that is personal, relevant and engaging, said Matt Dircks, CEO, Bomgar. Our unique solutions offer the security, intelligence, collaboration and management capabilities that enterprises need to enable these higher levels of service. Bomgars continued growth is tied to making it easy for our customers to securely access and manage remote systems--anywhere, anytime. The Software 500 helps CIOs, senior IT managers, and IT staff research and create the short list of business partners, says John P. Desmond, editor. It is a quick reference of vendor viability. And the online version, to be posted soon at www.softwaremag.com , is searchable by category, making it what we call the online catalog to enterprise software. The Software 500 is a revenue-based ranking of the worlds largest software and services suppliers, targeting medium to large enterprises, their IT professionals, software developers, and business managers involved in software and services purchasing. The ranking is based on total worldwide software and services revenue from the 2013 fiscal year. This includes revenue from software licenses, maintenance and support, training, and software-related services, and consulting. Go to www.softwaremag.com to subscribe and be among the first to see the 2014 Software 500. It is released in the October issue, as both a print and the digital publication, which is distributed on October 8, 2014. About Software Magazine and Rockport Custom Publishing Software Magazine has been a brand name in the high-tech industry for more than 38 years. Softwaremag.com, its Web counterpart, is the online guide to enterprise software and the home of the Software 500 ranking of the worlds largest software and services companies. Software Magazine and Softwaremag.com are owned and operated by Rockport Custom Publishing. Rockport Custom Publishing is a leading integrated media company focusing on technology.
Wednesday, October 15, 2014
Akrutosync Recommended As Solution To Sync Outlook With Windows Phone 8.1 In Europe's Top Computer Magazine
We never could have achieved this without our loyal customers.Akruto began with one user whose needs werent met by the available synchronization solution Newton, Mass. (PRWEB) August 14, 2014 AkrutoSync received praise from Ct magazine for its ability to cloudlessly sync Outlook with Windows Phone 8.1. Appearing in the August issue of the 30-year-old German computer technology magazine, AkrutoSync is the only synchronization program to get a mention in the Windows Phone 8.1 section. In the article, Ct magazine writer Jorg Wirtgen discusses the disadvantage of synchronizing through cloud servers and then goes on to describe how AkrutoSync works. Wirtgen says that it works well for synchronizing Windows Phone 8.1 with Outlook on a home network-connected Windows PC. AkrutoSync synchronizes data over Wi-Fi or the Internets SSL-encrypted connection. No data is shared with Akruto or cloud services. Were honored to be mentioned in Ct Magazine. We never could have achieved this without our loyal customers, says George Tatar, founder and CEO of Akruto, Inc. Akruto began with one user whose needs werent met by the available synchronization solutions. From there, we grew with the help of customer feedback and support. Users interested in an automatic and secure synchronization solution can try a full version of AkrutoSync for Windows PC free for seven days. Get the software at http://www.akruto.com/get-akruto-sync/ . To purchase a license, customers just pay a one-time fee of $29.95 to receive the registration information. Customers enter the information into the software and can continue using it without any additional download. A license allows users to install AkrutoSync on one Windows PC and use it with unlimited compatible tablets, handsets and smartphones. Akruto in social media
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Monday, October 13, 2014
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Sap Chief Says Business Never Been Stronger - Yahoo Finance
View photo CEO of German software group SAP Bill McDermott attends the company's balance sheet news conference in Frankfurt January 25, 2012. REUTERS/Lmar Niazman FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Business at German business software maker SAP has never been stronger, its chief executive told Reuters Insider television on Friday. Asked about SAP's order portfolio, Bill McDermott said: "Our business has never been stronger. We have a fine, fine company and we are doing all the right things for our customers." McDermott was responding to a report published by German website Boerse Online on Wednesday, which had quoted company sources as saying that fourth-quarter orders were below expectations, sending shares down on heavy trading volumes. It also cited a memo from SAP's finance chief urging employees to cut costs, in which some investors saw signs of trouble for the Walldorf, Germany-based company. McDermott dismissed such speculation. "We are investing, we are hiring, we have lots of things that we are doing to grow our company. We are spending more all the time and I think it is prudent for a CFO to always keep businesses lean, because we are a growth company," McDermott said. SAP will report third-quarter results on Oct. 20. "And I am looking forward to showing up for that," McDermott said. SAP shares turned positive after McDermott's remarks. The shares rose as much as 2 percent before falling back 0.8 percent by 1040, topping a 2 percent weaker German blue-chip index. McDermott declined to make any further comments as SAP is in the quiet period ahead of its third-quarter results, which are due to be published on Oct. 20. In the past 30 days, 6 out 16 analysts have cut their third-quarter earnings per share estimates for SAP by an average of 0.6 percent, according to Thomson Reuters StarMine data. (Reporting by Harro ten Wolde; Editing by Maria Sheahan and Georgina Prodhan) Finance
Saturday, October 11, 2014
Six Clicks: My Favorite Windows Desktop Utilities | Zdnet
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I consider a full-featured password manager an essential part of every modern desktop PC. You have several excellent choices, including LastPass and 1Password. My longtime favorite is RoboForm, which I've been using for more than a decade and which just gets better with age. This utility hooks into your Windows browser (Internet Explorer, Chrome, and Firefox are all fully supported) and allows you to generate strong passwords, save credentials in individual files called passcards that can be encrypted, and then recall those credentials with a single mouse click when you revisit that site again and have to sign in again. You can also save personal and financial details (bank accounts, credit cards) and fill those in when needed. The RoboForm Everywhere product is a subscription service ($10 for the first year, $20 a year after that). You can install the RoboForm add-in for free on as many supported devices as you like, with encrypted password files stored on RoboForm's servers and synced to any of your devices. Decryption is performed locally, using your password. If the idea of storing your passwords in the cloud makes you uneasy, RoboForm is available as a standalone product ($30 per installation for a perpetual license), allowing you to store your own data and sync it with other devices using any method you prefer, including USB keys. In a recent update, RoboForm added two-factor authentication, greatly reducing the risk of an outside attacker gaining access to your password stash. See also:
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Syndicated stories and blog feeds, all rights reserved by the author. More Stories By PR.com Newswire PR.com is a unique website where companies can promote literally everything about their business and/or organization in a one-stop, all inclusive business marketplace. A cross between a public relations and advertising entity, PR.com is a directory of businesses, products and services, jobs and dynamic articles that include exclusive celebrity interviews. In addition, PR.com is one of the most effective and widely used press release distribution services on the Internet. With a full PR.com company profile, each business listed on PR.com has a powerful means by which to generate quality leads as well as gain worldwide and local exposure for all of their products, services and other business information. PR.com offers the best advantages of the Internet on one website. @ThingsExpo Stories 'Internet of Things' and Sensor Data | @ThingsExpo [#IoT] By Carmen Gonzalez Theres Big Data, then theres really Big Data from the Internet of Things. IoT is evolving to include many data possibilities like new types of event, log and network data. The volumes are enormous, generating tens of billions of logs per day, which raise data challenges. Early IoT deployments are relying heavily on both the cloud and managed service providers to navigate these challenges. In her session at 6th Big Data Expo, Hannah Smalltree, Director at Treasure Data, to discuss how IoT, Big Data and deployments are processing massive data volumes from wearables, utilities and other mach... Oct. 11, 2014 10:30 PM EDT Reads: 817 Zero to a Connected 'Internet of Things' Application @ThingsExpo [#IoT] By Elizabeth White Where historically app development would require developers to manage device functionality, application environment and application logic, today new platforms are emerging that are IoT focused and arm developers with cloud based connectivity and communications, development, monitoring, management and analytics tools.
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Friday, October 10, 2014
Android 4.0: Ice Cream Sandwich Review | Operating Systems Reviews | Techradar
The Home and Back buttons are the same as they've always been, but no longer have a 'long press' function attached... so you can't automatically call up the keyboard, for instance. If you move into something media-ish, such as watching a movie or browsing the web like a pro, these three buttons shrink down to tiny dots, so you've got more of the screen to look at. However, remember what each dot does, as pressing it will take you home/open the recent apps etc and you might not want to. For Android fans, this presents something of an issue: with the menu button gone, you'll have to hunt around the screen for three vertical dots which have taken its place. However, these can be anywhere, so sometimes you'll get distracted trying to work out how on earth to alter settings. The multi-tasking pane also seems an odd choice for one of three buttons - it used to be you could access this functionality by long-pressing the home key, and it makes more sense to keep this and then have the multi-tasking slot taken up by a menu key. However, despite the odd placement, the multi-tasking pane is cool - simply swipe horizontally on any open app to shut it down, in a similar way to the Cards system on webOS - it certainly helps keep open applications under control. The home screens are once again limited to five, but this time there's no option to get rid of those you don't want. It's not a huge issue to some people, but with the expandable widgets and loads of apps you'll be looking to download, we'd have expected more. This isn't the case with most other phones, which will extend it to at least seven screen, but Google likes to be stingy.
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Thursday, October 9, 2014
The Star Wars Approach To Business Agility
Let's take a look at what we can learn about business strategy through the medium of Star Wars. I can at least promise that it's not nothing. Work in small increments There's a lot we could learn from the Empire's failed attempt at building a planet-destroying laser space station, known as the Death Star. There are few projects that suffer from slowpoke business strategies more than infrastructure projects, and this is possibly the biggest infrastructure project ever imagined. If you're building a space station the size of a small moon, you have a lot of teams butting heads, I can tell you. That's why the agile process could have come in handy, if Emperor Palpatine had got his head around the startup mentality. The agile process is completely different from the traditional or waterfall process for developing projects or software, not just slightly different. Working in smaller increments is a big part of the agile process, and it can take some time to adjust to, especially if you've been doing traditional business analysis for some time. For instance, don't peg all your success on completing your moon-sized battle station without putting some smaller, more achievable goals in place along the way. Why not set out some realistic time-based goals and have several teams working towards those over allotted periods? After all, some more agile organization might just come and make your enormous costly prestige project somewhat... redundant. Hold agile meetings, with no strangling In many businesses, meetings are a source of serious wheel-spin. They start late, run long, don't achieve much in between and have poor follow-up. The Galactic Empire holds some of the worst meetings we've ever seen. They're full of people failing to listen to each others opinions, butting heads and failing to use time effectively. Also, one guy gets strangled using the power of the force. Extremely non-agile. Make sure to time-box the meeting overall (for example, set a time limit of 45 minutes), individual agenda items and especially presentations. Get people used to the fact that you will guillotine anything which runs over -- be ruthless, but you know -- not force-strangling ruthless. Frame the purpose of the meeting as a question: for instance, "how do we best ...?" -- don't just waltz into a room and declare that you've disbanded the Galactic Senate. Deftly-facilitated individual meetings and a well-designed portfolio of recurring meetings are essential. Their absence means every hot-potato issue which comes up has to be handled through ad-hoc meetings, which is what typically tips most organizations into meetings overload in the first place. The key is little and often -- but most importantly, regular. Ask the tough questions early Sometimes it's not easy to ask the tough questions. For instance: How much experience does your team have? Have you ever built a project of this kind before? Do you foresee any problems with employing two analysts and over thirty developers?
Wednesday, October 8, 2014
Windows 10 Blends New With Familiar « Cbs Dallas / Fort Worth
Microsoft Unveils Windows 10 with New Smart Menu - Yahoo News
Here they are doing the right thing. Microsoft executives signaled they got that message on Tuesday. They stressed repeatedly that using the next version of Windows wont be a challenge for businesses or consumers who have continued to use Windows 7 or even earlier versions. The new software seeks to offer the familiarity of Windows 7 with some of the benefits that exist in Windows 8, said Joe Belfiore, a Microsoft executive who oversees Windows design and evolution. He compared it to buying a new car with a more powerful engine and a better audio system, without having to learn a new way to drive. Windows 10, for instance, will suggest new ways to use or navigate through files, without forcing users to abandon the old way, Belfiore said. Were designing the experience so that as you use it, the things you already know are familiar and present, but new value is presented to you at a rate thats easier for you to ingest, he said. The effort drew tentative praise from several industry experts. They desperately needed to find a way to bridge that experience. I just wish theyd done that with Windows 8, said Rob Enderle, a tech analyst with the Enderle Group. Milanesi said that while many businesses resisted upgrading to Windows 8, they cant avoid touch screens as younger workers are accustomed to using phones or tablets as their primary computing device. Windows 10 will also be designed to work on a wider range of computing devices. Microsoft currently has three main systems Windows 8 for traditional computers and tablets, Windows Phone 8 for cellphones and Xbox for its gaming console. By unifying the underlying systems in Windows 10, software developers will be able to create apps for the various devices more easily. Consumers will also be able to switch devices more easily and avoid having to buy the same apps multiple times. That doesnt mean the apps will always look the same. Developers will still be able to adapt apps for the various screen sizes, but wont have to start from the beginning for each version. User interfaces on the various devices may also differ, even as they share underlying technologies. For now, Microsoft plans to keep the current Xbox interface on the game console. Enderle said Microsofts effort to create a single platform should help lure more developers to write apps something the company needs to boost usage of Windows tablets and phones. Windows is the most widely used PC operating system in the world, but it is steadily losing ground as more people turn to smartphones and tablets, which primarily run on operating systems from Microsoft rivals Apple and Google. Thats why Nadella wants to create one system that will run on all devices. Its certainly an ambitious goal, but its also a little early to tell how it will work, said Michael Silver, a tech analyst at Gartner. Apple and Google have both rejected Microsofts approach of unifying the various systems, preferring to keep systems for PCs and mobile devices separate. Microsoft also touted new security and management features for business customers, which represent a lucrative market for the company. Almost half of all PCs are used in the workplace, according to Gartner. While a technical preview version of the software is being released this week, Microsoft said it wont be ready to talk about new consumer features until next year.
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After months of anticipation surrounding the follow up to Windows 8, the Redmond software giant has decided to jump the gun and unveil Windows 10. Microsoft's new OS brings a wealth of desktop-friendly features while promising a unified experience across smartphones, tablets PCs and TVs. As hinted at earlier this year at Microsoft Build, Windows 10 will mark the long-awaited return of a Windows 7-style Start menu. The Windows 10 start menu combines Windows 7's convenient column of app icons with a sidebar for Windows 8's colorful, touch-friendly live tiles. There's also a "Me" tile at the top of the start menu that displays whichever user is logged in. MORE: Best All-in-One PCs 2014 Microsoft teased the possibility of a more unified Windows earlier in the year, and Windows 10 seems to deliver on that promise by offering an app marketplace in which applications can be bought and updated across smartphones, laptops and tablets all at once. Windows 10 also has its eyes on the enterprise user, with the ability to easily separate personal and business data. Multitaskers can look forward to Windows 10's new Task View feature, which lets you get a quick glance of all of your open apps in the vein of Expose mode in Apple OS X. The software will let you switch between multiple desktops, with a Snap Assist feature that lets you easily swap in apps from any of those open desktops. Developing... Copyright 2014 Toms Guides , a TechMediaNetwork company. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Technology & Electronics
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Monday, October 6, 2014
2014 Best Ecommerce Software Reviews | Shopping Cart - 5bestthings.com
Building on online store is not an easy job You will need to find the right product to sell, Attractive design, programming skills, payment gateway, And good knowledge in online marketing to get traffic to your store, With E-Commerce software you can save time and money and start to run your online store Straightforward and fast as possible. These software and E-Commerce builders have all the solutions you need to cover all the steps of starting up a successful online store include registering your domain, Design your Website, manage and upload your inventory, shopping cart, marketing and search engine optimization and much more. In this list we will review the best Ecommerce software and commerce site builder in 2014 based on easy to use, website design templates and customization, shopping cart and payment handling, security and support and most important price and subscription We've done our best to collect and review all E-Commerce software and we found these 5 Ecommerce software are among other competitors, and we found them stand out from the crowd in 2014. We hope these will help you make right decisions and to find the best Ecommerce software suited your business, Save yourself some time and check this list out. Find More 1. Shopify Shopify is my first choice and it's our best Ecommerce software and commerce website builder the market and is the most popular among small online store. And is the best in class for ease to use, so if you are planing to launch your store quickly, and you don't have technical skills. So Shopify is the right choice for you, in-addtion provide straightforward eCommerce solution with strong customer care, Reliability and affordable price, We found Shopify stand out from the crowd as their industry leader in Ecommerce storage space Shopify starting price package $29.95/Mo 2. Volusion Volusion eCommerce platfrom provides a complete commerce and shopping cart solution. Chosen most business owner who desires full functionality. Featuring ease to use, Top rated for storage space and bandwidth, hundreds of professional templates to choose from, Marketing tools and more. Volusion starting price package $24.95/Mo 4. 3DCart 3dCart provides similar eCommerce solutions in most ways to BigCommerce and Volusion, include 100 free themes to build your store, easy Customization and adding options to your product catalog, Accept credit cards , Also 3dCart offers optimized mobile site and SEO friendly URLs to bring customers to your store. And safe secure hosting with different packages to choose from . I like 3dCart but with Volusion, Shopify more rich features and easy to use, make them rank higher on my list 3dCart starting price package $19.95/Mo 5. 1ShoppingCart 1ShoppingCart from Web.com offers Completed e-Commerce Features, 1ShoppingCart is affordable and effective price, easy to use, Also with 1shoppingCart powerful and flexible marketing tools that support most kinds of marketing campaigns you will need to increase your sales. Add to that 1ShoppingCart accept all the leading payment methods such as an online merchant account, PayPal or offline processing. 1ShoppingCart starting pakages price $34.95/Mo
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Jeff Bezos And The Post Don't Know The Future Of Media, But Are Preparing For It Anyway
There have been no plans to immediately end the print edition. Instead, during a recent visit to WPNYC in a nondescript office on the west side of Manhattan, the Post gave a look at a relatively unsexy piece of internal software with the distinctly prosaic name PageBuilder. See also: Washington Post Publisher Steps Down a Year After Bezos Acquisition PageBuilder does what its name implies, allowing journalists to build pages to feature content. Like Storify on steroids, it is built to pull in a wide variety of content and craft it into whatever format is desired a content management system for the open-source era. As far as innovations go, PageBuilder may not be exciting, but it is consistent with something Bezos said when he first bought the paper : nobody knows what the future holds for digital media, not even, Bezos. So instead of trying to get ahead of future trends, the best the paper can do is position itself for whatever changes will happen over the next few years. PageBuilder appears to be the first tangible example of this idea in practice, but it won't be the last. If the Post is finally embracing the notion that newspapers are truly dying, it will be just the first of many. Which may be why it is in this office, some 225 miles away from the newsroom, that the Post's tech and design skunkworks has been set up, along with a sales team. There are no journalists in the office. "We're not trying to come up with easier ways to produce the content that we've always produced," said Greg Franczyk, director of software engineering at the Post. Were looking at the actual content forms, the story forms, the type of content we're producing, structuring that content in ways that allows us to do and create user experiences that we haven't yet dreamt of. Breaking the habit If uncertainty is the only certainty, the main job becomes preparing a 137-year-old newspaper to stomach the chaos that comes with digital, as Shailesh Prakash, CIO of the Washington Post put it during an interview last week at the papers design and tech outpost in New York. The Post, like many newspapers, has not previously shown such fortitude. Print newspapers are stubborn beasts, having developed rhythms and cultures reinforced by decades in an industry that went mostly unchanged for decades despite the introduction of competitors like radio and television. The paper also occupies a special place in American media, serving as the biggest newspaper in the country's capital. The Post broke the Watergate scandal and has piled up 60 Pulitzer Prizes. It continues to operate 15 foreign bureaus, making it a rarity among modern newspapers. Despite ore maybe because of that prestige, in the last couple of decades, the newspaper has been relatively slow to embrace digital. Former Washington Post publisher Katharine Weymouth, the last tie to the Graham family that owned the paper since 1933, once referred to herself as a print person by training and habit . In early September, the Washington Post replaced Weymouth, the most high-profile move by Bezos since he bought the paper . Her replacement, Frederick J. Ryan Jr., has been seen as an anticlimactic choice since he's a media guy, not a whiz kid from a top tech firm. The former CEO of politics website Politico, Ryan is also a well-known Washington,D.C., insider with no shortage of political and business connections in the capital. Bezos has said little about his purchase of the Post, but did tell Charlie Rose that he had to be convinced to buy it. Don Graham, the Post's former chairman was adamant, Bezos said, that the paper out to be owned by someone with a tech and Internet background. "I eventually came to believe that after having multiple conversations with Don," Bezos said. Lipstick on a pig Digitally, the Post is competitive. Its August monthly unique visitors are up more than 50% compared to the same time last year to just under 40 million, according to comScore.
Thursday, October 2, 2014
Autodesk Reiterates Third Quarter And Full Year Fiscal 2015 Business Outlook - Yahoo Finance
1 hour ago Done SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Today, Autodesk, Inc. ( ADSK ) reiterated its business outlook for its third quarter and full year fiscal 2015. The design and engineering software leader will also share plans for expanding its market opportunity and transitioning to a more recurring business model at its annual Investor Day, held in the Autodesk Gallery in San Francisco. We continue to be optimistic about our near-term opportunities and long term growth prospects, said Carl Bass , Autodesk president and CEO. More and more designers, engineers and creative artists are recognizing the value of Autodesk and subscribing to our maintenance, desktop, and cloud offerings. At our Investor Day event today we will discuss the reasons for our confidence in our transition to a subscription-based business model and how it supports the re-affirmation of our long-term strategy. At todays event Investor Day event, Bass will be joined byother members of the Autodesk leadership team to discuss the demands and opportunities of the current market, business model transition, financial metrics, and the companys corporate strategy. Today Autodesk also announced the appointment of R. Scott Herrenas senior vice president and chief financial officer, effective November 1, 2014 (see todays related announcement). Business Outlook Autodesk reiterates its third quarter and full year fiscal 2015 business outlook. Autodesk's business outlook for the third quarter and full year fiscal 2015 assumes, among other things, the current economic environment and foreign exchange currency rate environment. A reconciliation between the GAAP and non-GAAP estimates for fiscal 2015 is provided below. Investor Meeting Webcast Please visit www.autodesk.com/investors to view a live webcast of the meeting with Autodesk management beginning today at 8:30 a.m. PT. The live audio broadcast with slides can be accessed at http://www.autodesk.com/investors . A webcast replay and podcast replay of the event will be available beginning later today on our website at http://www.autodesk.com/investors . This replay will be maintained on the Autodesk website for at least 12 months. Safe Harbor Statement This press release contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties, including statements in the paragraphs under Business Outlook above, statements regarding our near-term opportunities and long term growth prospects, the impacts of our business model transition, and other statements regarding our strategies, market and products positions, performance, and results. There are a significant number of factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from statements made in this press release, including: general market, political, economic and business conditions; failure to maintain our revenue growth and profitability; failure to successfully manage transitions to new business models and markets, including the introduction of additional ratable revenue streams and our continuing efforts to attract customers to our cloud-based offerings and expenses related to the transition of our business model; failure to control our expenses; our performance in particular geographies, including emerging economies; the ability of governments around the world to meet their financial and debt obligations, and finance infrastructure projects; weak or negative growth in the industries we serve; slowing momentum in subscription billings or revenues; difficulty in predicting revenue from new businesses and the potential impact on our financial results from changes in our business models; difficulties encountered in integrating new or acquired businesses and technologies; the inability to identify and realize the anticipated benefits of acquisitions; the financial and business condition of our reseller and distribution channels; dependence on and the timing of large transactions; fluctuation in foreign currency exchange rates; the success of our foreign currency hedging program; failure to achieve sufficient sell-through in our channels for new or existing products; pricing pressure; unexpected fluctuations in our tax rate; the timing and degree of expected investments in growth and efficiency opportunities; changes in the timing of product releases and retirements; and any unanticipated accounting charges. 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