(Raleigh, N.C.) Red Hat, Inc. (NYSE: RHT), the world’s leading provider of open source solutions, today announced that Pattern Energy Group LP, a leading independent wind energy and transmission company, is using Red Hat Storage, formerly Gluster, technology to manage business-critical weather prediction data. Pattern Energy identifies opportunities in the renewable energy sector, creating and implementing plans to convert opportunities into operating assets. Pattern Energy chose Red Hat Storage Software Appliance for high-performance, highly reliable and scalable storage. (more…)

(Raleigh, N.C.) Excel4apps, a provider of best-in-class Excel-based inquiry and reporting software for use with SAP and Oracle, has named IQX Business Solutions and Quadrantix as the recipients of its 2011 Partner of the Year awards. Each company was selected to receive the award based on its outstanding competency and commitment in communicating the value of the Excel-based GL Wand financial reporting tool and other Excel4apps products to prospects and customers, as evidenced by exceptional sales performance. In 2011, IQX generated the highest global partner revenue for the SAP category, while Quadrantix achieved the same for the Oracle category. (more…)

(Cupertino, Calif. & Raleigh, N.C.) SugarCRM, the world’s fastest-growing Customer Relationship Management (CRM) company, today announced the opening of a new office in Raleigh, North Carolina, that is focused on sales and support for SugarCRM customers and over 60 channel partners in the eastern half of North America. In its recent third quarter, SugarCRM reported a year-over-year increase of 69 percent in billings and 30 percent in new, active customers. (more…)

(Research Triangle Park, N.C.) Syncfusion, Inc., a leading provider of components for Windows development, announced today its platinum sponsorship of Visual Studio Live! Orlando. This conference is designed to educate and inform Windows developers on technologies compatible with .NET and Visual Studio, providing real-world solutions for development challenges. (more…)

(Raleigh, N.C.) Red Hat, Inc. (NYSE: RHT), the world’s leading provider of open source solutions, today announced that Alex Pinchev, its Executive Vice President of Sales, Services & Field Marketing, will be stepping down on January 16, 2012, to become the chief executive officer of a data protection software company that is both privately held and an ecosystem partner of Red Hat. Mr. Pinchev will actively assist Red Hat with the search and transition planning for his replacement. (more…)

(Raleigh, N.C.) Red Hat, Inc. (NYSE: RHT), the world’s leading provider of open source solutions, today announced new capabilities for Java developers using the OpenShift Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS). With new technology integrations, OpenShift now offers a comprehensive Java developer experience from code to cloud that is fast, easy and free. (more…)

(Raleigh, N.C.) myMobileDealer (www.myMobileDealer.com), a Raleigh-based software firm announces the launch of a new tool aimed at eliminating the barrier between consumers and car dealerships. The mobile-centric solution is designed to not only help with the vehicle buying process, but also provide a direct communication channel with the dealership once the customer takes delivery of their vehicle. (more…)

(Cary, N.C.) ENA and SchoolDude.com today announced an alliance to better serve education and increase the use of popular software-as-a-service (SaaS)—also commonly referred to as cloud-based—solutions. SchoolDude joins ENA’s Consortium Partner Program as the first SaaS provider with a suite of solutions to help the superintendent as well as business, technology, facilities, transportation and energy officers. SchoolDude helps these professionals streamline their administrative/support services operations and business processes, while increasing communication, budget relief and accountability to their customers. The partnership is fitting, as ENA is a leading managed K–12 network service provider whose data, voice and video solutions help 9.7 million education and library customers to instruct, learn and operate more effectively. (more…)

(Research Triangle Park, N.C.) Accelrys, Inc. (NASDAQ:ACCL), a leading scientific enterprise R&D software and services company, today announced its agreement with SCYNEXIS, Inc., to market and sell the SCYNEXIS Hit Explorer Operating System (HEOS) for comprehensive drug discovery information management. This reseller agreement is the next phase of the ongoing partnership between Accelrys and SCYNEXIS that is enabling a more efficient, streamlined drug discovery process. (more…)

(Durham, N.C.) G Data Software, the recognized world leader in antivirus and malware protection for home and business computing, today announced its 2012 generation consumer computer security products are now available to retailers and resellers across the United States and Canada through Navarre Distribution Services. For more than 25 years, Navarre has been a leading distributor for computer software, home entertainment media, consumer electronics and accessories. Adding G Data’s line, recognized for 99.9 percent virus detection rates and award-winning dual-engine scanning technology, means one of the world’s oldest and most respected computer security company’s products are now widely available to North American consumers. (more…)

(Raleigh, N.C.) Red Hat, Inc. (NYSE: RHT), the world’s leading provider of open source solutions, announced support for SAP® solutions running on Red Hat Enterprise Linux on Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2). This complements today’s separate announcement Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 with Support for SAP Business Applications Now Available. (more…)

(Research Triangle Park, N.C.) Geomagic®, the leading provider of 3D software for creating and inspecting digital models of physical objects, is this week expanding to a new office headquarters located at 430 Davis Drive, Morrisville, NC. The move is fueled by strong revenue growth and the need to accommodate more staff as the business increases in scale. Geomagic is tripling its space footprint, and in addition to delivering more office space this will enable the company to introduce new facilities. (more…)