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The once clearly defined differences in high availability, business continuance and disaster recovery are becoming blurred as more end users try to centralize the process of keeping businesses running 24/7, according to a new report by Aberdeen Group, a Harte-Hanks Company (NYSE: HHS) titled "High Availability: Data Protection and Recovery for Continuous Uptime."

"Our research shows that the process of protecting businesses against risk is evolving and it is becoming more centralized," said Sonia Lelii, a research analyst at Aberdeen Group. "Ultimately, this should weed out inefficiencies that occur when business continuance, high availability and disaster recovery are treated as three separate initiatives."

Aberdeen's research also found that organizations understand the importance of high availability in insuring their applications and data are available co...

Small to midsize enterprises (SMEs) are leveraging product lifecycle management (PLM) technology and adopting best practices to improve product development and deliver more innovative products to customers. A recently published report, Profitable Product Development for SMEs by Aberdeen Group, a Harte-Hanks Company (NYSE: HHS), finds that Best in Class companies are hitting the product development metrics that drive profitable growth 49% to 74% more frequently than average competitors. These top performers are up to 14 times as likely as their poorer performing competitive counterparts to meet key targets for product launch dates, product revenue, product costs, development budgets and quality targets.

"As a result of their superior ability to meet development targets, Best in Class companies are delivering innovative products to market an average of 22% faster t...

Digital prototyping and electronic notification technologies are helping engineering and manufacturing organizations to meet launch dates, revenue, cost and quality targets -- on budget -- despite demand for more products of increasing complexity according to a new report from Aberdeen, a Harte-Hanks Company (NYSE: HHS).

Findings from Aberdeen's Digital Product Development Benchmark Report show that digital prototyping enables the assessment of a product's performance and manufacturability. Additionally, electronic forms, lifecycle management and workflows all automate the notification of product development stakeholders. For example, among companies surveyed, 51% of top performers assess manufacturability prior to design kickoff through digital prototypes.

"Digital product development technologies allow companies to build fewer physical prototypes, process f...

IWT Tesoro Corporation (OTCBB: IWTT), a market leader in wholesale distribution and merchandising of ceramic, porcelain, and natural stone floor and wall tiles, announces that it is has contracted with Global Media Fund, Inc.(GMF). GMF will provide $5 million worth of nationally syndicated newspaper features, nationally syndicated radio features and other pre-paid media over the next three years using GMF's currently utilized, industry standard advertising rates. The agreement calls for the regular distribution of feature articles to approximately 10,000 newspapers, news and wire services, industry journals, and consumer publications. The campaign also includes support for Tesoro's distribution channels and wholesale customers. In addition, GMF will coordinate an annual conference specifically focused on meeting Tesoro customer needs and showcasing the company's ...

Winning Brands Corporation (PINKSHEETS: WNBD) www.WinningBrands.ca announces that Benjamin Moore banner stores throughout New York City in the Janovic Paint & Decorating organization are adding Winning Colours® Multi-Cleaner to their product range for consumers and contractors. Janovic is a wholly owned subsidiary of paint manufacturer Benjamin Moore & Co and operates the well known paint and decorating centers throughout New York City.

The arrival of Winning Colours® Multi-Cleaner in New York City is a distribution milestone for Winning Brands. With retailers on both the "East Side" and "West Side" throughout Manhattan, and on Long Island, the new listing will make it more practical for the area's 9 million consumers and contractors to have access to Winning Colours® Multi-Cleaner when ...