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Fluensee Integrates with BMC Software to RFID-Enable IT Asset Management Efforts

2009-03-02T15:45:00.002+02:00

Fluensee Integrates with BMC Software to RFID-Enable IT Asset Management Efforts

Integration with BMC Remedy Asset Management Application Provides Organizations with an Automated Way to Discover, Track and Control Corporate IT Assets in Real-Time

Denver, Colorado (PRWEB) March 2, 2009 -- Fluensee (http://www.fluensee.com), a leading provider of RFID-enabled asset tracking and management solutions today announced integration with BMC Software (http://www.bmc.com), a leading global provider of enterprise management solutions and next-generation data center automation software.

Fluensee's AssetTrack™ solution extends the market-leading BMC Remedy Asset Management Application solution to provide real-time visibility, security and control of enterprise IT assets, driving operating efficiencies and business value across the entire enterprise. AssetTrack™ leverages the capabilities of Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology to automate the locating, tracking and monitoring of IT assets, whether those assets are on or off the network. RFID tags placed on IT assets automate the discovery of assets, saving time and labor required when taking inventory or assigning assets.

"Companies rely on BMC Remedy Asset Management to lower IT costs, manage compliance, and improve their return on capital investments with an operational approach to managing the life cycle of IT assets," said Fred Johannessen, vice president, Technology Alliance and MarketZone, BMC Software. "Through the integration with Fluensee, customers now have automated, real-time tracking and notification of IT asset movement, which enables process improvements and provides substantial increases in asset utilization and efficiency. This integration results in greater value realization around asset management."

BMC Remedy Asset Management Application aligns asset portfolios to business needs, and streamlines interactions with other change, incident, and configuration management processes. Fluensee's RFID solution compliments the BMC Remedy Asset Management Application solution by providing organizations with visibility of an IT asset as it moves and immediate updates as its status changes. AssetTrack allows users to set up exception-based alerts to help streamline asset operations and improve utilization, thereby reducing leasing costs and the need to buy unnecessary IT assets.

"BMC Software provides an industry-leading solution for asset management, change management and customer support," said Tim Harvie, Fluensee's president and CEO. "By using RFID to track IT and data center assets, Fluensee adds a real-time view to help customers better leverage the capabilities of BMC's Remedy application. The integration of Fluensee with BMC Remedy Asset Management Application provides automated discovery, reduction in lost and missing IT assets, labor savings, more efficient utilization and ultimately improved asset security."

"User interviews and surveys find consistently that businesses want and need to integrate RFID data with key applications, such as those for IT infrastructure and help desk management, to maximize the business value of that data," said Michael Dortch, Principal Analyst and Managing Editor of DortchOnIT.com. "Such integration can produce significant increases in SLA compliance, IT infrastructure efficiency and responsiveness, and unplanned downtime. Integration of Fluensee's open, scalable and technology-agnostic AssetTrack solution with BMC Remedy Asset Management Application can help companies put RFID to work where it makes business sense, and unlock the value of incumbent IT investments."

About Fluensee

Fluensee's RFID-enabled asset tracking and management solutions improve the visibility, accuracy, security and utilization of a company's mobile and fixed assets. Its end-to-end solutions combine highly configurable and patented software and implementation services with hardware from leading RFID, barcode, GPS and sensor technology providers. Fluensee offers its browser-based, enterprise-class AssetTrack™ solution that tracks IT assets, pallets, tools, equipment and all types of other high-value assets, along with its Yard™ application that is designed to efficiently manage assets in transportation and distribution environments. All of Fluensee's solutions are platform- and hardware-agnostic.

Fluensee is a member of the BMC Technology Alliance.

Fluensee is a privately held, venture-backed company headquartered in Englewood, Colorado. For more information, visit www.fluensee.com/bmc.

BMC, BMC Software, and the BMC Software logo are the exclusive properties of BMC Software, Inc., are registered with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, and may be registered or pending registration in other countries. All other BMC trademarks, service marks, and logos may be registered or pending registration in the U.S. or in other countries. All other trademarks or registered trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

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Contact Information Leanne Smullen

Fluensee

http://www.fluensee.com

303-718-2800

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Document Technologies, Inc. Adds IPRO eReview to Suite of Review Services

2009-03-02T15:45:00.001+02:00

Document Technologies, Inc. Adds IPRO eReview to Suite of Review Services

Document Technologies, Inc. (DTI), the nation's largest independent provider of legal support services and document outsourcing, has announced the addition of IPRO's eReview tool to the company's best-of-breed suite of litigation technology. eReview provides first level review of electronically stored information (ESI) for effective review and culling prior to importing the refined document collection into a litigation database.

Atlanta, GA (PRWEB) March 2, 2009 -- Document Technologies, Inc. (DTI), the nation's largest independent provider of legal support services and document outsourcing, has announced the addition of IPRO's eReview tool to the company's best-of-breed suite of litigation technology. eReview provides first level review of electronically stored information (ESI) for effective review and culling prior to importing the refined document collection into a litigation database.

DTI delivers superior processes, tools and capacity for all aspects of electronic discovery, from forensic data acquisition to advanced file processing and data conversion to hosting. The addition of eReview further strengthens DTI's already dynamic toolkit of litigation technology. By culling and refining a dataset during the processing phase, eReview helps users reduce the time and cost of the working dataset export. When complete, eReview provides a refined dataset, which maximizes the potential for quick and accurate e-discovery results.

"DTI is committed to providing the most creative, cost-effective review solutions for our clients. eReview is changing the hosting and processing paradigm by providing faster, easier to use and more streamlined review workflow at an unbeatable value for our customers," said Kevin Jacobs, DTI vice president of technology services. DTI is excited to expand our relationship and commitment to IPRO and their market-changing technologies," he continued.

"As we enter our fourth year of the DTI-IPRO relationship we are very excited to see DTI continue its leadership role in bringing customers best-of-breed tools that scale to their needs," said IPRO Founder Jim King. "By combining DTI's state-of-the-art hosting infrastructure with IPRO eReview, users can conduct an extremely cost-effective first pass review anywhere in the world with no plug-ins or downloads."

DTI combines the technology of service partners such as IPRO with their own proprietary processes and project management to offer unmatched expertise to legal teams. In addition to their integrated e-discovery, hosting and traditional litigation support services, DTI has locations nationwide and is uniquely positioned to handle even the largest electronic discovery projects.

About DTI

Document Technologies, Inc. (DTI) is the nation's largest independent provider of legal support services and document outsourcing, servicing clients through offices in 22 markets across the U.S. DTI delivers end-to-end solutions for electronic discovery including forensics, data collection, processing and an array of hosting platforms to meet a variety of litigation support needs. The company all provides facilities management and traditional paper-based litigation support services. DTI services both top law firms and Fortune 500 clients. For more information, visit www.DTIGlobal.com

About IPRO

IPRO offers a diverse suite of superior litigation software tools for e-Discovery, review and production and a complete line of products for both workgroups and high-volume production environments. IPRO has thousands of systems of various sizes in law firms, corporate and government legal departments, and litigation service organizations. Millions of documents are processed using IPRO software annually. The American Lawyer Magazine recently completed a survey of the top 100 law firms in the United States and found that IPRO software is by far the most widely used litigation document software. To learn more about IPRO software tools, visit www.iprotech.com or call 888-477-6463.

Contact

Kevin Jacobs

Vice President of Technology Services

Document Technologies, Inc

Two Ravinia Drive, Suite 850

Atlanta, GA 30346

Ph: (770) 390-2700

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Contact Information Jennifer Marsnik

Document Technologies, Inc. (DTI)

http://www.DTIglobal.com

763-755-0137

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SourceIQ Partners With Clarity Consulting to Deliver Application Development Outsourcing Assessment Service: OutSourceIQ

2009-03-02T15:45:00.000+02:00

SourceIQ Partners With Clarity Consulting to Deliver Application Development Outsourcing Assessment Service: OutSourceIQ

New service offering provides software executives with a performance assessment of outsourcing partners.

Boston, MA (PRWEB) March 2, 2009 -- SourceIQ, provider of the industry's premier platform for delivering development intelligence to management, today announced a services partnership with Clarity Consulting, a leading provider of Information Technology (IT) management consulting, to offer a service that assesses the performance of development outsourcing partners.

"Finding a way to objectively measure and compare the performance of development outsourcers has long been a holy grail for IT executives" said Ian Hayes, President of Clarity Consulting. "We launched OutSourceIQ to arm executives with understandable and actionable metrics that enable them to ensure development budgets are spent wisely, and with the most effective partners."

Combining critical metrics from SourceIQ Enterprise Server with Clarity Consulting's expertise in the complex issues of outsourcing, this new service offering gives development managers increased visibility into their outsourcing partners' productivity, code quality and personnel skill levels via an objective assessment and monitoring process. This information gives IT executives leverage to improve performance, strengthen and enforce service level commitments, and gain advantage in price negotiations.

"The demands placed on software development executives are increasingly complex. Companies are being asked to do more with less, which requires a more open, transparent approach to working with their outsourcing partners." said Charles Hubbard, Vice President of Global Delivery for SourceIQ. "The combination of SourceIQ's governance metrics with Clarity Consulting's extensive outsourcing management and process expertise enables us to quantify performance and identify areas requiring immediate attention and remediation. With OutSourceIQ, our customers gain a repeatable and low overhead approach for monitoring outsourcer performance on an ongoing basis."

OutSourceIQ is available immediately. For more information on OutSourceIQ package options and pricing, please contact Charlie Hubbard at (603) 766-4929.

About Clarity Consulting

Clarity Consulting is a Beverly, Massachusetts based management consulting firm specializing in Information Technology (IT) strategies, emerging trends, markets and challenges. Relying on superior situation analysis, solution formulation and communication skills, Clarity Consulting helps our clients devise creative solutions to complex issues and capitalize on the opportunities presented by technology. Our international client base includes corporate IT organizations, professional services firms, product vendors and legal and financial services firms. Clarity Consulting (http://www.clarity-consulting.com)

About SourceIQ

SourceIQ is an independent software vendor (ISV) with headquarters in Portsmouth, NH. SourceIQ Enterprise Server provides an integrated, consistent view of software projects across the enterprise, giving managers the metrics and analytics required for governance and global teams. SourceIQ automatically analyzes the artifacts in code management systems, producing a repository of Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) in four critical areas: code quality, code volume and volatility, team contribution, and governance. Visit SourceIQ at SourceIQ (http://www.sourceiq.com) or get more information about development governance solutions by emailing info@sourceiq.com.

Copyright © 2009 SourceIQ, Inc. SourceIQ Enterprise Server is a registered trademark of SourceIQ, Inc. All rights reserved. All other trademarks mentioned herein are the property of their respective owners.

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Contact Information Charlie Hubbard

SourceIQ, Inc.

http://www.sourceiq.com

(603) 766-4929

Ian Hayes

Clarity Consulting

http://www.clarity-consulting.com

(978) 927-0313

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The OW2 Open Source Middleware Consortium Announces its First Annual Conference

2009-03-01T09:46:00.001+02:00

The OW2 Open Source Middleware Consortium Announces its First Annual Conference

"Open Source Software for the Computing Infrastructure", April 1-2, in Paris, France, over 30 presentations dedicated to latest developments and how to beat the crisis.

Paris, France (PRWEB) March 1, 2009 -- OW2 Consortium, the open source middleware community, is organizing its first Annual Conference on April 1-2 in Paris. With "Open Source for the Computing Infrastructure" as its central theme, the conference will present some of the latest developments in enterprise computing and will demonstrate the maturity of open source for the enterprise information system infrastructure.

Keynotes speakers Yukihiro Matsumoto, Chief Designer of the Ruby Programming Language and Roberto Chinnici, Specification Lead for Java EE 6 at Sun Microsystems are a true testimonial to the openness of the OW2 community. This year's program features over 30 presentations, speakers from Europe, Asia and the Americas, seven thematic sessions, two poster sessions and of course the "Best Use-Case Award".

"In times of crisis, solutions which optimize investments must be sought and open source solutions from the OW2 code base perfectly meet this requirement because they are free, reliable and standard." says OW2 CEO Cédric Thomas

During the conference, on the Solution Linux exhibition floor, live demonstrations of free solutions from the OW2 code base will be showcased by Consortium Members such as Bull, EBMWebsourcing, Engineering, eXo Platform, Ingres, INRIA, and XWiki.

The OW2 Annual Conference will be held in the framework of the Solution Linux event at the Paris Expo, Portes de Versailles, exhibition center. The conference is free of charge and open to all.

Registration is open at http://www.solutionslinux.fr. For more information, visit the OW2 Annual Conference web site at http://www.ow2.org/view/Events2009AnnualConference/.

About OW2

Founded in January 2007 OW2 is an independent industry community dedicated to developing open source code middleware and to fostering a vibrant community and business ecosystem. The OW2 Consortium hosts some one hundred technology Projects, including Acceleo, ASM, Bonita, eXo Platorm, Funambol, JOnAS, Lomboz, Orbeon Forms, PetALS, SpagoBI and XWiki. Visit www.ow2.org

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Contact Information CEDRIC THOMAS

OW2 Consortium

http://www.ow2.org

+33611430431

Catherine Nuel

OW2 Consortium

http://www.ow2.org

+334 76 61 55 01

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Email Marketing Systems Provider, Zrinity, Continues to Grow in Slow Economy

2009-03-01T09:46:00.000+02:00

Email Marketing Systems Provider, Zrinity, Continues to Grow in Slow Economy

Companies like Zrinity providing business mission critical systems that streamline business processes are growing through the slow economy. Web 2.0 business continues to grow according to email marketing firm, Zrinity.

Central New York (PRWEB) March 1, 2009 -- Zrinity, a Central New York based on-premise email marketing systems firm (http://www.zrinity.com), sees continued growth in the Web 2.0 sector. According to Zrinity owners, the economy is in a slump, but business owners continue to invest in new technologies that streamline their business and industry. Zrinity owners also credit their lean business structure for their continued growth. By keeping overhead low, such as conducting meetings through online meeting systems, Zrinity maintains a lean posture and has very low overhead. Web marketing, such as well-positioned Google rankings, produces a large percentage of the firms' new business, which is also a factor in low overhead and high profit.

According to Zrinity owners, Zrinity added many new customers in Q1 2009, which isn't over, as it did in the entire second half of 2008. Zrinity owners believe that growth will parlay into over four hundred percent (400%) growth in 2009. The underlying theme of Zrinity's new customers is that "there was always a team of experts conducting research that chose Zrinity, and a vast majority of the firms were Web 2.0 businesses."

Zrinity recently announced a more flexible licensing strategy that gives online retailers the ability to save budget dollars while better communicating with existing clients. The licensing suggests a more defensive posture for online retailers whereby they spend more time and resources on existing customers which cost less to keep than gaining new customers. First and foremost online retailers should shore up pre-existing customer relationships using transactional email marketing and up-selling.

Zrinity also released a new licensing model to help medium-sized business access high end email systems that are typically only used by large business in-house. In addition, Zrinity produced a YouTube® video which explains how medium-sized business can grow in this down economy by shifting from paper to electronic methods of invoicing, customer relationship management and more. The newer licensing combined with the more extensive use of transactional email marketing, saves medium-sized business customers millions every year. According to Rob Thrasher, VP Marketing, Zrinity, "Most business owners are not yet aware that 30% of each email sent in the regular course of business, such as invoices, can contain marketing messages. This provides a huge opportunity to up sell, cross sell and more."

Mother Nature, a New York City based "Natural Products" online retailer, has been working with the Zrinity team as online business consultants and a web-based software system provider since 2000. Oliver Clark, Chief Technology Officer, Mother Nature, recently selected Zrinity as his on-premise email marketing system. Mr. Clark commented that he selected Zrinity because, "I already know I can trust the Zrinity team to deliver on the results promised since we have known the team for over seven years."

The key functionality provided by the Zrinity system according to Mr. Clark is, "The deliverability metrics. The metrics are very comprehensive and without the metrics provided by the Zrinity system we couldn't really know how effective we are and if we do have any trouble, at which point in the email delivery process we are having the problem."

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Contact Information ROB THRASHER

Zrinity

http://www.zrinity.com

315-368-5421

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Apperson Education Products to Relieve Time Burdens of No Child Left Behind Act

2009-02-26T21:45:00.000+02:00

Apperson Education Products to Relieve Time Burdens of No Child Left Behind Act

Teachers Still Struggling with Stress and Lack of Time Low-Cost, Speedy Scanners Promise to "Give Teachers Back Their Time to Teach"

Los Angeles, Calif. - When the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) of January 2002 mandated annual assessments for students, no one foresaw the resulting administrative burden that testing would place on the nation's educators. As testing has increased over the years, to help students monitor their academic progress in preparing for the NCLB assessments, the pressure on teachers has continued to increase. Teachers have struggled to balance NCLB requirements and their responsibilities for creating daily lesson plans, preparing for parent conferences, grading homework and teaching a full day.

One Company's Goal: To Give Teachers Back Their Time to Teach (http://www.appersonedu.com/aboutus/whyteachersloveus.aspx)

After examining the time challenge teachers face today, one company in the educational field made a commitment to "give teachers back their time to teach," by providing test scoring equipment that would conserve their most important resource--time. As a result of that commitment, Apperson Education Products, a division of Apperson Print Resources, Inc., and a specialist in test scoring solutions, has designed a new generation of test scanners that can score a test in seconds, yet are affordable enough to be made widely available in classrooms throughout the country.

"Time spent in the classroom is just the tip of the iceberg for teachers," says Bill Apperson, CEO of Apperson Education Products, "which is why our products for test scoring and reporting are designed to save teachers time."

While each of the new Apperson scanners has its own unique features, all of them were designed to operate as a stand-alone machine, as they would need to in a classroom environment. All three scanners allow students to insert their own tests into the machines, so teachers don't have to. And all three have simple controls, minimizing the time and effort required to operate them.

Apperson scanners can also provide teachers with on-demand reports of students' test scores. Apperson's DataLink™ (http://www.appersonedu.com/software/datalink/features.aspx) software makes this possible by connecting the scanner directly to a school's computer to download test data.

"Our teachers love the DataLink™ (http://www.appersonedu.com/software/datalink/features.aspx) software. They can print an item analysis of the test scores within a matter of seconds and review it to determine which subjects need more work," said Melissa Cobian, a librarian at Olive Peirce Middle School of Ramona, CA. Olive Peirce is just one of the 10,000 schools that have adopted the Apperson solution in an effort to reclaim time for their teachers. "Meeting NCLB requirements has increased burdens on teachers and school district administrators enormously," said Apperson. "So, when we receive feedback from teachers on how our test scoring equipment has eliminated hours of tedious grading, it is extremely rewarding."

Apperson Education Products, established in 1992 as a division of Apperson Print Resources, strives to provide today's educators with low-cost, quality-driven productivity tools. For more information, please call 800.827.9219 or visit the Apperson website at www.appersonedu.com

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Contact Information Kerry Bobeczko-Lupperger

Apperson Print Resources

http://www.appersonedu.com

562.356.3333-1053

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New Relic Affiliate Program Growth Accelerates

2009-02-25T21:45:00.000+02:00

New Relic Affiliate Program Growth Accelerates

Fifteen Ruby on Rails organizations join to recommend New Relic RPM to their clients.

San Francisco, CA (PRWEB) February 25, 2009 -- New Relic, Inc. (http://www.newrelic.com), the leading provider of Ruby on Rails application performance management solutions, today announced that fifteen more organizations have joined its Affiliate Program. The Affiliate Program was first announced in November 2008 and has attracted more than 30 members to date.

The new members are ActionRails, Blue Box Group, Christopher Redinger, Curve21, Delve Networks, FreeAgentCentral.com, Indiana Ruby Brigade, IntersectNYC, ProjectLocker, Qualtech-Consultants, Sevenwire, SF Ruby Group, Webbynode, Webficient, and WTA Consulting.

"We specialize in helping customers bring their Rails development efforts to a more professional and efficient peak," said Pratik Naik, a partner at ActionRails. "For us, New Relic RPM is an essential ingredient in building serious Rails applications. The data provided by RPM makes it possible to pinpoint performance issues inside an application, and to proactively eliminate problems before they come to the notice of end users."

"The Affiliate Program is gaining momentum," said Bill Lapcevic, vice president of business development for New Relic. "We continue to attract the leading organizations in the Ruby on Rails community who want to use RPM as the basis for providing an ongoing, highly valued service to their clients."

About the New Relic Affiliate Program

The New Relic Affiliate Program is designed for application development firms, systems integrators, VAR's, Rails user groups, application hosting services and any other organization or individual with contacts within the Rails community. Once approved and enrolled in the program, the affiliate can promote RPM to their customers or members. Affiliates are also entitled to provide RPM Gold level subscriptions for limited periods to assist clients with application issues. Affiliates are paid a fee equal to a portion of the subscription fees paid to New Relic by those who become subscribers as a result of the affiliate's participation.

For more information on the New Relic Affiliate Program go to http://www.newrelic.com/affiliates.html.

About RPM™

New Relic offers RPM, a subscription-based Rails Performance Management solution that enables developers to quickly and cost effectively detect, diagnose and fix application performance problems in real time. This software-as-a-service (SaaS) offering is currently used by more than 1200 customers in production and another 2000 in pre-production. The real-time metrics provided through New Relic RPM are presented through an easy to understand graphical interface, allowing rapid discovery and analysis of performance bottlenecks. New Relic RPM installs as a Rails plug-in in seconds allowing critical performance data to be collected immediately. To learn more about RPM and to subscribe, visit http://newrelic.com/get-RPM.html.

About New Relic

New Relic, Inc. is the leading provider of application performance solutions for Ruby on Rails. New Relic customers include 37signals, Ourstage, iOffer, Shopify, Getty Images, Intuit, Liz Claiborne, Butterball and AboutUs.org; and partners Engine Yard, Pivotal Labs and RightScale. The New Relic Affiliate Program enables Rails businesses and user groups to earn referral fees for recommending RPM to their colleagues. New Relic is also the creator of RailsLab, an online education resource focused on application performance. RailsLab can be found at http://railslab.newrelic.com. Funded by Benchmark Capital and Trinity Ventures, New Relic is a private company headquartered in San Francisco, California, USA. To learn more about New Relic, visit www.newrelic.com.

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Contact Information Stephanie Breslin

New Relic

http://www.newrelic.com

650.248.9590

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Security Innovation Unveils eKnowledge Products to help Development Teams Build Secure Software

2009-02-24T15:45:00.003+02:00

Security Innovation Unveils eKnowledge Products to help Development Teams Build Secure Software

Leveraging its long history as a software security consultancy, vulnerability analyst, and trainer to the Fortune 500, Security Innovation has launched two eKnowledge products to help companies mitigate growing software security risks. Putting Security Innovation's expertise and training methodologies online gives organizations a way to cost-effectively bolster software security even as the economy forces many to cut IT spending.

Wilmington, Mass. -- Leveraging its long history as a software security consultancy, vulnerability analyst, and trainer to the Fortune 500, Security Innovation has launched two eKnowledge products to help companies mitigate growing software security risks. Putting Security Innovation's expertise and training methodologies online gives organizations a way to cost-effectively bolster software security even as the economy forces many to cut IT spending.

The new eKnowledge offerings consist of Web-based learning and software security guidance to help developers build security into their software from application conception through deployment. This dramatically reduces an organization's information risk and improves compliance with corporate standards and industry regulations.

TeamProfessor is a library of e-learning courses on cryptography, security testing, J2EE coding, ASP.NET coding, and cross-site scripting with JSP and ASP.NET. Hosted by Security Innovation, TeamProfessor is available to any individual or organization seeking to improve software and information security knowledge at a fraction of the cost of instructor-led training. Browser-based, it requires no plug-in software to install, manage, troubleshoot or update. It has full start/stop/rewind/forward functionality, simulations, quizzes and compliance with the AICC and SCORM e-learning standards. Individuals who complete courses in TeamProfessor earn continuing professional education (CPE) credits needed to maintain CISSP and CSSLP certifications.

TeamMentor Enterprise Edition is a just-in-time security guidance system that gives IT and development teams all the expertise they need, organized and in one place, to consistently build and deploy more secure software. Instead of Googling for ad hoc advice from apocryphal sources, users turn to the TeamMentor knowledge base for rapid access to relevant best practices, methodologies, rules, code snippets, libraries checklists, technical terms, blogs, standards and more. All are documented, vetted and constantly updated by Security Innovation vulnerability assessment teams that encounter and correct security problems every day.

These new eKnowledge solutions foster a secure development lifecycle (SDL) through the requirements, design, coding, testing and deployment phases of an application. A development or IT team with any mix of novices and seasoned security and software professionals can benefit from the training and security guidance, which are geared for a diverse audience.

"We believe in the philosophy that if you teach a person to fish, they can feed themselves for a lifetime," said Security Innovation Vice President of Marketing Nick Allen. "That's essentially why we have packaged our security expertise for organizations and individuals who want to learn software security on demand, economically and at their own pace. All groups within the corporation - from developers to executives - need to build a consistent baseline of security knowledge, and TeamProfessor and TeamMentor help establish that."

Security Innovation's eKnowledge solutions draw on expertise acquired through decades of research, 10 years of security consulting, development of software security products, and instructor-led training delivery.

TeamProfessor and TeamMentor are aimed at software security in particular because most security vulnerabilities exist at the application layer rather than the network layer - in fact, more than 70 percent exist at the application layer, according to the research firm Gartner.

"We chose TeamProfessor because software security has never been more critical, and we wanted top-flight training without compromises," said Keith Wood, application development architect at Progress Energy. "Security Innovation's proven reputation in the field and high-quality content made the decision easy. Since the courses are Web-based, we just email the link around, and our developers learn what they need to learn at their own pace just when it's needed."

"Building security into software at the coding stage is one of the most important steps you can take for the longevity of the application, and enterprise security," said analyst and application security champion Theresa Lanowitz, Founder of the voke, inc. research firm. "Today, all organizations are challenged to deliver strategic value in critical areas such as application security, however, most IT organizations need assistance in understanding how to address application security at the developer level and throughout the lifecycle. The offering of e-learning and on-demand security from Security Innovation addresses this very critical need for today's IT organization."

Pricing and Availability

TeamProfessor courses are available now and include unlimited use by a single user. Pricing starts at US $195 per seat for corporate-wide deployments or $495 for an individual seat. For more information on Security Innovation's e-learning and other courseware see http://www.securityinnovation.com/products/elearning/index.shtml

or call 978.694.1008 x2.

TeamMentor Enterprise Edition is priced at $10,000 per server, which includes a 10-user license and the ability to scale into the thousands of users. More information can be found here: http://www.securityinnovation.com/products/team-mentor/index.shtml.

About Security Innovation

Security Innovation is a leading independent provider of secure software lifecycle management solutions to Fortune 500 companies. Global technology vendors and enterprise IT organizations such as Microsoft, IBM, FedEx, ING, Symantec, Visa, Coca-Cola and GE rely on our security expertise, tools and training to understand and mitigate the security risks in their software. The company is headquartered in Wilmington, Mass., with offices in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, and Seattle, Wash. For more information about Security Innovation, please visit www.securityinnovation.com or call 1.978.694.1008 (USA) 31 (0) 20 301 9150 (non-U.S).

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Contact Information Darby Johnson

Security Innovation

http://www.securityinnovation.com

603-559-5809

Maureen Robinson

Security Innovation

http://www.securityinnovation.com

978-694-1008

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plasq Releases 3D Space Game "Pharos IV: Assault" for iPhone and iPod Touch

2009-02-24T15:45:00.002+02:00

plasq Releases 3D Space Game "Pharos IV: Assault" for iPhone and iPod Touch

Pharos IV: Assault -- A showdown of galactic proportions. Take the controls of an advanced space fighter to defend your starbase from the relentless alien hoard. Stunning graphics and gripping gameplay await the player in this game for iPhone and iPod Touch.

Charleston, SC (PRWEB) February 24, 2009 -- plasq today released a new 3D video game for the iPhone and iPod Touch. Pharos IV: Assault puts players at the controls of an advanced space fighter defending the space station against an alien attack.

Pharos IV: Assault provides immersive gameplay in a spectacular universe by utilizing the accelerometers for flight control, the touch screen to launch torpedoes and missiles and incredible 3D graphics to bring it all to life. The game engine also features an advanced enemy AI to keep players on their toes and an engaging soundtrack to entertain the ears.

"This game is an homage to some of the classic 3D space shooters we've played over the years", said Robert Grant, lead developer at plasq. "It's incredible how capable these devices are and we really took advantage of that to produce a thrilling gameplay experience."

The game features classic arcade style gameplay with unlimited levels and a high-score table. Available now at the Apple iPhone App Store (itunes.com/app/pharosivassault (http://plasq.com/t/pharosiv/prweb)) for a limited time at the low price $0.99 - regular price will be $1.99. A free lite version (itunes.com/app/pharosivassaultlite (http://plasq.com/t/pharosivlite/prweb)) is also available but limited to the first 3 levels.

More information also available at: plasq.com/pharosiv (http://plasq.com/t/pharosivpl/pr)

About plasq:

plasq is a collaborative company with personnel scattered across 3 continents who unite online to develop innovative software for iPhone and Mac OS X including the smash hit Comic Life.

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Contact Information Robert Grant

plasq.com

http://plasq.com/pharosiv

(843) 367-0095

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Archive Systems Announces ASPEN 360 Accounts Payable Edition, Release 9

2009-02-24T15:45:00.001+02:00

Archive Systems Announces ASPEN 360 Accounts Payable Edition, Release 9

On-demand accounts payable automation solution combines ZeroTouch AP imaging and workflow with best practices. ASPEN 360 Accounts Payable Edition, Release 9 integrates numerous enhances to continue to improve the end user experience.

Fairfield, NJ (PRWEB) February 24, 2009 -- Archive Systems, a leading provider of accounts payable automation, today introduced ASPEN 360 Accounts Payable Edition (http://www.archivesystems.com/aspen360/APedition.asp), Release 9. ASPEN 360, a multi-tenant SaaS-based solution, automates AP processes by combining industry best practices with ZeroTouch™ AP imaging and workflow. Release 9 includes numerous enhancements to dramatically speed up implementation times and the AP process. These include enhancements to the three way matching process and line item matching features, further configurability for the ASPEN 360 Online Form feature, and updates to the user interface screens to continue to improve the end user experience.

"ASPEN 360 Release 9 truly reflects the commitment we've made to our clients, platform, and product. It reinforces how we are focused on providing users with the features and functionality needed to increase efficiencies, streamline processes, and cut costs in AP," stated Dave Craig, President of Archive Systems.

Straight Through Processing (http://www.archivesystems.com/aspen360/straightthroughprocessing.asp) has been enhanced. The new release integrates new confidence-level functionality into the three way matching feature, helping AP processors quickly match invoices to PO and receipt line items by visually identifying the potential matches via a confidence percentage rating. This add-on enhancement further promotes the user ownability of ASPEN 360. AP departments can control which invoices are potential candidates for straight though processing from the line items that ASPEN 360 has identified as a match through the designated confidence level percentage. When matches within predefined tolerances are met, ASPEN 360 auto matches the invoice, then completes the transaction, passing the approved invoice data straight through to the ERP system without AP processor intervention. If the predefined tolerances are not met, the AP processor is provided with a list of possible matches to review.

In order to improve exception processing, Release 9 combines aggregate matching with line item matching functionality to give ASPEN 360 clients the capability to further control how the three way match is configured. If a client has invoices that fail the line item matching, they have the ability to use aggregate matching to improve their straight through processing efficiency.

The enhancements to the Online Form feature now allows enhanced configuration of existing online forms like the Check Request and Adjustment Forms. Upcoming releases of ASPEN 360 will incorporate additional online forms which use SmartRouting workflow technology to automatically route the online form and supporting documents based on the configured business rules. The purchase-to-pay process is streamlined because the ASPEN 360 online form technology dramatically speeds up the time needed for approval and payment.

"We continue to expand the AP invoice processing capabilities available in ASPEN 360 Accounts Payable Edition," added Craig. "The online form feature is another example of how we're taking paper out of the AP process. This feature is especially useful to eliminate the headache of managing all those paper-based forms AP departments receive today."

About Archive Systems, Inc.

Archive Systems, Inc. flagship solution, ASPEN 360 Accounts Payable Edition, combines best practices AP Automation (http://www.archivesystems.com/aspen360/APedition.asp) with ZeroTouch AP imaging and workflow. The product increases efficiencies and reduces costs with features such as straight through processing, which uses automated three-way matching to auto match invoices to PO and receipt line items without AP processor intervention. It includes the ASPEN 360 Invoice Virtualization Center (http://www.archivesystems.com/aspen360/APinvoicedatacapture.asp), which removes from the client all tasks associated with document imaging, data capture, document classification, indexing, and OCR. The company also provides physical records management services such as business records storage, document shredding, and offsite data storage, through a number of Record Center locations. For more information, please visit www.archivesystems.com.

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Archive Systems, Inc.

http://www.archivesystems.com

973-287-1357

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Corel� Painter™ 11 Unveiled Today

2009-02-24T15:45:00.000+02:00

Corel® Painter™ 11 Unveiled Today

With Painter 11, artists can now expand their digital toolset with the most advanced painting and natural media tools available. New pressure-sensitive brushes allow hand and brush to fluidly work as one, producing brushstrokes that are unrivaled in texture and precision. Enhanced drawing tools and customizable media allow users to create distinct art every time.

Ottawa, ON (PRWEB) February 24, 2009 -- Corel Corporation (NASDAQ: CREL; TSX: CRE) today introduced Corel® Painter™ 11, the newest edition of the world's leading painting and illustration software. With more than 40 new and enhanced features, Painter 11 provides the most inventive drawing and painting tools available, making it the ultimate art studio for those ready to expand their definition of creativity.

Since its inception, Corel Painter has set the standard for painting and illustration software. With Painter 11, artists can now expand their digital toolset with the most advanced painting and natural media tools available. New pressure-sensitive brushes allow hand and brush to fluidly work as one, producing brushstrokes that are unrivaled in texture and precision. Enhanced drawing tools and customizable media allow users to create distinct art every time.

"The cornerstone of Painter's success has always been our loyal user community. During the development cycle for Painter 11, we listened closely and carefully to what these talented artists were saying about our product -- the features they loved and the new features they needed as they worked with Painter on a day-to-day basis," said Rob MacDonald, Product Manager for Corel Painter. "With Painter 11, we've successfully addressed many of the key areas our users highlighted while also delivering some exciting new features that will further expand artists' creative options."

Changing What's Possible in Art

In developing the newest version of Corel Painter, the Corel team focused on four key areas:

Enhancing the Creative Process

Painter 11 offers artists the ability to enhance their creativity through the freedom to create and customize brushes and media variants to their precise specifications. With unique new tools including new artistic media, new hard media brushes, and new selection tools, Painter 11's unique toolset enables users to create art that would not be possible working with traditional media.

Going Beyond the Digital Darkroom

With Painter 11, artists can expand their digital toolset with painting media designed to extend the capabilities of digital photography programs such as Corel® Paint Shop Pro® Photo and Adobe® Photoshop®. New color management improves color recognition when importing files from other applications and individual color profiles per document create greater color accuracy for each file.

Learning from Unlimited Experimentation

For those looking to embark on an artistic education, Painter 11 offers the ability to experiment with color theory and composition much faster than in a traditional environment, and without the toxins and mess. With the option to undo brushstrokes and other effects, this digital art studio provides the ability to experiment in an unlimited capacity, giving students, teachers, and other new users the confidence to explore a wide variety of artistic techniques.

Increasing Performance and Productivity

Artists using Painter 11 can enjoy creating in an inviting environment that is optimized for their workflow. Enhanced brushes perform up to thirty percent faster than in previous versions, making this the fastest, most responsive version of Painter yet.

"I've been using Corel Painter for more than 18 years. This program has been a vital and integral part of my artistic workflow for the last 16 years. "With the enhancements in brush technology and the expandable color palette introduced in Painter 11, I now have an even more powerful toolbox with which to express myself on the digital canvas," said Jeremy Sutton, Portrait Artist (JeremySutton.com) and Founder of the new educational website, PaintboxJ.com, which features Painter 11 video tutorials, articles and new custom brushes. "Kudos to the Painter development team who sought out and listened to feedback from the artistic community and worked with us to make this version the best Painter yet. I highly recommend diving in, if you're new to Painter, or upgrading from earlier versions so you can enjoy the new, improved features of Painter 11."

For more information about Corel Painter 11 and to see a detailed list of new and enhanced features, and to view exceptional art created using Corel Painter, please visit www.corel.com/painter. To learn more about how Corel Painter is used worldwide, please visit the product's community site at www.painterfactory.com.

Pricing and Availability

The English version of Corel Painter 11 is available tomorrow (Feb. 25) as an electronic download through www.corel.com and is priced at $399 US for the full version and $199 US for the upgrade. The boxed product featuring new, environmentally-aware packaging is also available immediately for preorder and is priced at $429 US for the full version and $229 US for the upgrade.

About Corel

Corel is one of the world's top software companies with more than 100 million active users in over 75 countries. We develop software that helps people express their ideas and share their stories in more exciting, creative and persuasive ways. Through the years, we've built a reputation for delivering innovative, trusted products that are easy to learn and use, helping people achieve new levels of productivity. The industry has responded with hundreds of awards for software innovation, design and value.

Our award-winning product portfolio includes some of the world's most widely recognized and popular software brands, including CorelDRAW® Graphics Suite, Corel® Painter™, Corel DESIGNER® Technical Suite, Corel® Paint Shop Pro® Photo, VideoStudio®, WinDVD®, Corel® WordPerfect® Office and WinZip®. Our global headquarters are in Ottawa, Canada, with major offices in the United States, United Kingdom, Germany, China, Taiwan and Japan.

© 2009 Corel Corporation. All rights reserved. Corel, CorelDRAW, Corel DESIGNER, Paint Shop Pro, Painter, VideoStudio, WinDVD, WinZip, WordPerfect, and the Corel logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Corel Corporation and/or its subsidiaries. All other product names and any registered and unregistered trademarks mentioned are used for identification purposes only and remain the exclusive property of their respective owners.

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Digital Fuel, "Innovation Of The Year" Finalist, To Compete For Top Honors At IT Service Management Conference

2009-02-23T15:45:00.000+02:00

Digital Fuel, "Innovation Of The Year" Finalist, To Compete For Top Honors At IT Service Management Conference

Digital Fuel's ServiceFlow IT Cost Management Judged to be Among Products that "Made Greatest ITSM Contribution" in 2008; Product will be Showcased At Booth 301

San Mateo, CA (PRWEB) February 23, 2009 -- Digital Fuel (http://www.digitalfuel.com/), the leader in IT Service Management (http://www.digitalfuel.com/applications/) (ITSM (http://www.digitalfuel.com/applications/)) solutions, today announced it has been named a finalist in the "Innovation Of The Year" portion of the IT Infrastructure Library (ITIL) Awards sponsored by Pink Elephant, producer of the 13th Annual International IT Service Management Conference & Exhibition. Digital Fuel will exhibit at the conference, to be held February 22-25, 2009 in Las Vegas at the Bellagio Hotel, and will compete for top honors on February 24.

The ITIL Innovation Of The Year award, part of Pink Elephant's ITIL Awards event, recognizes a product or service developed by the vendor community that has made the greatest contribution to IT Service Management in the last calendar year. As a finalist, Digital Fuel was cited for ServiceFlow, an IT Cost Management software solution that helps enterprises minimize IT costs and deliver maximum business value by creating cost transparency and visibility.

The ITSM conference is the largest and most respected IT Service Management conference in the world. Now in its 13th year, the conference offers CIOs, CTOs, project managers, IT consultants and others advanced training in IT Service Management and ITIL, and showcases the latest in ITSM-focused products and services.

"This conference is one of the most important annual gatherings for companies who are focused on systems that optimize the value of IT investment. As a prominent IT Cost Management product, ServiceFlow has had a great impact on our customers' pursuit of increased business value through better IT cost visibility. We believe those results figured prominently in our being named finalist for 'Innovation Of The Year,'" said Yisrael Dancziger, CEO of Digital Fuel.

Digital Fuel's ServiceFlow helps IT organizations cost, price, bill, and control services spend and usage. The software provides the IT cost visibility that is a requisite capability in order to operate an IT service organization like a well-run business. Using ServiceFlow's powerful business application, IT departments can reduce and optimize costs strategically for maximum business benefit through greater visibility into IT costs such as the total cost of each business service and its unit cost, as well as what to charge for services based on consumption. It can also show chargeback details and the cost drivers behind the total cost of each service, in order for executives to better manage IT spend.

ServiceFlow takes a uniquely holistic approach to the automation of business processes critical to ITIL v3, the latest version of the industry standard IT Infrastructure Library. It automates the customer- and business-facing processes of Service Catalog, Service Level Management, and Service Financial Management specified in ITIL v3.

Pink Elephant's ITIL "Innovation Of The Year" Award will be announced from the conference's main stage at the Bellagio Hotel at 8:30AM on Tuesday, February 24. Throughout the conference, Digital Fuel will showcase its ITIL solutions from its exhibit in Booth 301.

Forrester Research has produced a case study, "IT Operations Financial Management Helps The Business Control Its Service Consumption", that details the experiences of Nationwide Mutual Insurance, a user of ServiceFlow IT Cost Management (http://www.digitalfuel.com/applications/serviceflow-finance.php). For a free copy of the study, go to http://info.digitalfuel.com/ForresterNationwidePR.html.

About Digital Fuel:

Digital Fuel Technologies, Inc., is the leading provider of Service Catalog Management (http://www.digitalfuel.com/applications/serviceflow-catalog.php), Service Level Management (SLM) (http://www.digitalfuel.com/applications/serviceflow-slm.php) and Service Cost Management (http://www.digitalfuel.com/applications/serviceflow-finance.php) software solutions for IT, Communications, HR, F&A in enterprises and commercial service providers. The company's ServiceFlow business software applications manage billions in Telco, IT and other business services at companies and governments around the world such as British Telecom, Cisco, Computacenter, CSC, Cummins, Dell, General Electric, IBM, Nationwide, Nestle, O2, Procter & Gamble, Siemens, SITA, Sprint, Steria, Telefonica, Telus, WiPro and many others. Digital Fuel is headquartered in San Mateo, California, USA, with offices across North America and Europe. Learn more at www.DigitalFuel.com.

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Digital Fuel

http://www.digitalfuel.com

650-996-6442

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Staying One Step Ahead Of Its Customers' Needs, Sentrilock Launches 'Lockbox Live' Virtual Brochure

2009-02-21T09:45:00.003+02:00

Staying One Step Ahead Of Its Customers' Needs, Sentrilock Launches 'Lockbox Live' Virtual Brochure

Well-Known for its Superior Customer Service, SentriLock Continues to Set the Standard for Providing Real Estate Professionals with Information Powered by Next-Generation Technology

Cincinnati, Ohio (PRWEB) February 21, 2009 -- SentriLock (http://www.sentrilock.com), a leading provider of electronic lockboxes to the real estate industry, today launched "Lockbox Live," a virtual presentation that allows boards, associations and individual real estate professionals to gain keen insights into the numerous high-tech benefits of electronic lockboxes. Lockbox Live can be accessed at: http://www.sentrilock.com/lblive/lblive.html. A special version of the site for our Canadian customers and prospects can be accessed at: http://www.sentrilock.com/lbliveca.

Lockbox Live is the next step in SentriLock's unmatched commitment to help its current and potential customers gain a competitive edge by providing cutting-edge technology, tools, information, and customer service.

"With Lockbox Live, we've once again listened to our customers and developed an innovative, next-generation tool that they can access at their convenience to gain additional information on the numerous benefits of electronic lockboxes," said John Heithaus, senior vice president of sales, marketing and alliances for SentriLock.

"Boards and associations are on tight deadlines and need comprehensive information at their fingertips so they can make an informed decision on their terms - Lockbox Live brings our REALTOR® Lockbox NXT to life," Heithaus added.

Interactivity is at the forefront of Lockbox Live, as real estate professionals can virtually open both the shackle of the lockbox and key door, as well as get a 360-degree rotating view of REALTOR® Lockbox NXT, allowing users to virtually experience the industry's most technologically advanced lockbox.

In a testament to the company's commitment to providing superior customer service, SentriLock received the highest ratings among lockbox providers in four out of five key areas for two years running, according to a national survey of MLS and Association Executives. SentriLock was tops in lockbox product, service, system and overall satisfaction. Unlike any other lockbox system, the REALTOR® Lockbox NXT product contains "smart" technology (such as an electronic keypad) combined with smart-card technology.

About SentriLock

SentriLock LLC, founded in 2003, is majority owned by the NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® (NAR) and is the official lockbox solution of NAR's REALTOR Benefits® Program. SentriLock lockboxes and software are proudly designed, built and supported in the U.S.A. SentriLock has more than 200 REALTOR® Association clients using its REALTOR® Lockbox system representing over 200,000 agents. For additional information on the REALTOR® Lockbox system, contact SentriLock toll-free, 866-736-2322, or visit http://www.sentrilock.com.

About the NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS®

The National Association of Realtors®, "The Voice for Real Estate," is America's largest trade association, representing 1.2 million members involved in all aspects of the residential and commercial real estate industries. Information about NAR is available at www.REALTOR.org.

REALTOR® is a registered collective membership mark which may be used only by real estate professionals who are members of the NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® and subscribe to its strict Code of Ethics. Not all real estate agents are REALTORS®. All REALTORS® are members of NAR.

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SentriLock

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513-618-9231

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"Sexting": The Newest Reason for Parents to Monitor Computer Activity

2009-02-21T09:45:00.002+02:00

"Sexting": The Newest Reason for Parents to Monitor Computer Activity

Pandora Corp. Co-Founder discusses the newest "shocking trend" among teenagers, and what parents can do to prevent their kids from endangering themselves...

New York, NY (PRWEB) February 21, 2009 -- The newest shock to hit the parental system is the recent discovery of a new teenage trend. "Sexting" is the term used to describe the act of teenagers sending naked photos of themselves to significant others, friends, and sometimes casual acquaintances, via cell phone text messaging. These messages are sent, received and forwarded on a daily basis across the nation, and parents are just now finding out.

"Thanks to a few kids who have recently been caught, this new and dangerous phenomenon has come to light for parents," says Jamie Leasure, co-founder of Pandora Corp., makers of PC Pandora computer monitoring software (http://www.pcpandora.com), a tool designed to help parents keep kids safe online.

The National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy recently released results of a study completed in the fall of 2008. Of the 653 teens surveyed, 20-percent admitted to electronically sending or posting online nude or semi-nude pictures of themselves.

Another statistic shows that 39-percent of teens are sending sexually suggestive electronic text-based messages to each other. While the latter may seem like the current form of flirting, once images are involved, in the eyes of the law it becomes a form of child pornography.

"When a teenager takes a naked photo of themselves with a camera phone, it could be considered an issue of personal morals and values. But what teens don't realize is that once that picture finds its way to the Internet, it becomes an issue of personal safety," says Leasure. "That's aside from the bottom line fact that taking the picture and sending it, via Internet or cell phone, is a serious legal matter."

It doesn't matter if it's your child or not, if there are pictures of naked minors on your computer, you should be very concerned. If your child is receiving, forwarding, or - worse - producing and distributing nude pictures of themselves, peers or friends, there can be serious legal consequences. Already, charges have been brought upon teens in several states across the country. Leasure says this is just one more reason parents need to get serious and start monitoring their child's computer and Internet activity (http://hubpages.com/hub/Monitoring-Child-Internet-Activity-Essential-Parenting).

"Parents need to be aware of how their kids are using the technology they are placing in their hands. It's as simple as that."

And that's were PC Pandora comes in. PC Pandora (http://www.pcpandora.com) is computer monitoring software (http://www.squidoo.com/monitoringsoftware) that acts like a DVR and records all activity on your computer. With sequential snapshots of everything that happens on the screen, parents are able to effectively play back everything and anything their child does both on and offline. Further details of activity are made available in text-based files. Parents can review transcripts of emails sent and received, and instant messenger chats, logs of websites visited, keystrokes, peer-2-peer files shared, and programs accessed, plus Internet search queries, webcam output and more. The IRIS feature will even send those text-based files right to a parent's email - invaluable for working moms and dads who can't always be home when the kids are online. PC Pandora (http://pcpandora.wordpress.com/) also comes with blocks and filters to help parents implement usage rights and restrictions.

"If you have PC Pandora (http://monitoringsoftwarepcpandora.wetpaint.com/) on your computer, you will know if your child is involved in Internet sexting, whether it's producing the material or simply passing it along," says Leasure. "This is the best thing you can do as a parent to help keep your kid safe from all of the Internet threats, including their own thoughtlessness."

To help detect if there are images on your teens phone, well, Leasure says that's easy: "If the parent bought the phone and is paying the bill, it's as easy as telling your child to 'fork it over' so you can review content."

Leasure says the combination of current popular culture, the rapid speed of developing technology, and the old faithful trait of teens not thinking before acting has caused this new threat.

"There is something to be said for the way that sex is portrayed in mainstream media and pop culture," explains Leasure. "We are a society that makes the idea 'sex sells' possible. At the same time, we are enjoying this explosion of new technology that makes high levels of communication between individuals possible with a few presses of just a couple of buttons. When we give our kids this new technology, we sometimes forget that teens are teens and they are going to do a lot of questionable things as they grow up. That's why as parents we need to be aware and know how our kids are using the technology we give them and how they are representing themselves in the new digital world."

It sounds easy, but as every parent knows, putting even the simplest idea into practice can be very hard. Fortunately, there are tools like PC Pandora (http://www.pcpandora.com/children.php) that make 21st century parenting easier to manage. Parents should also consider this: the recent study revealed that 75% of teens acknowledge that sending these messages "can have serious negative consequences," but they are doing it anyway. Maybe they do need the extra parental enforcement.

For more information on how you can keep your kids safe online and find out if they are partaking in sexting, visit www.pcpandora.com. In spring 2009, Pandora Corp. will release PC Pandora 6.0, which will incorporate Pandora LIVE, a web-based service that will allow parents to check content from anywhere through a secure server.

A 2008 survey of 653 teens (age 13-19) commissioned by The National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy to explore the habits of electronic activity found that:

· 20-percent of teens (1 in 5) say they have electronically sent/posted nude or seminude pictures or video of themselves; breakdown: 22-percent of teen girls, 18-percent of teen boys and 11-percent of 'young teens' (age 13-19).

· 39-percent of teens say they have sent sexually suggestive messages (text, email, IM) to another (37-percent of teen girls, 40-percent of teen boys); 48-percent of teens report having received such messages

· 71% of teen girls and 67% of teen guys who have sent or posted sexually suggestive content say they have sent/posted this content to a boyfriend/girlfriend; 21% of teen girls and 39% of teen boys say they have sent such content to someone they wanted to date or "hook up" with.

· 15% of teens who have sent or posted nude/seminude images of themselves say they have done so to someone they only knew online.

· 75% of teens and 71% of young adults say sending sexually suggestive content "can have serious negative consequences." Yet, 39% of teens and 59% of young adults have sent or posted sexually suggestive emails or text messages--and 20% of teens and 33% of young adults have sent/posted nude or semi-nude images of themselves.

· 38% of teen girls and 39% of teen boys say they have had sexually suggestive text messages or emails-- originally meant for someone else--shared with them; 25% of teen girls and 33% of teen boys say they have had nude or semi-nude images--originally meant for someone else--shared with them.

About PC Pandora: Pandora Corporation was formed with one goal - to help our customers monitor, control and protect their families and themselves online. First released in mid 2005, our PC Pandora computer monitoring software has been constantly upgraded to industry-leading specifications and has received accolades from users, reviewers and even school districts and law enforcement agencies, who use the program to help in the day-to-day supervision of the children and citizens they are charged with protecting. The company website devotes space to helping parents by providing them with 18 Tips to Safe Surfing (http://www.pcpandora.com/children/18tips.php) and Pandora's Blog (http://blog.pcpandora.com/), where current news in the world of online safety is discussed regularly. PC Pandora has vaulted into a leadership position for parental control software by boasting a combination of features that are unparalleled in the monitoring industry. In 2008, Version 5.0 was released, again widening the spectrum of coverage and protection offered by the program. In addition, through the company's SAFE SCHOOLS program, schools and school districts can receive up to $100,000 worth of software to aid in protecting their students and their PCs. PC Pandora is also now available through the Pandora Corp. store at Amazon.com. Currently in version 5.2, the next release of PC Pandora will incorporate Pandora LIVE, a web-based service that will allow parents to check content from anywhere through a secure server.

Reporters and Producers: Looking to cover this topic? We are your technology solution component. Software is available to journalists for review and testing. Staff members are available for interviews. Let us help you show your audience how easy it can be to keep their kids safe.

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Pandora Corp.

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MVP Systems Offers Conversion Utilities to Save Customers Money in Tough Economic Climate

2009-02-21T09:45:00.001+02:00

MVP Systems Offers Conversion Utilities to Save Customers Money in Tough Economic Climate

MVP Systems Software, Inc., the leading provider of batch job scheduling software, announced today that MVP is offering free conversion utilities from most other vendors. These conversion utilities make it very easy for organizations to move their batch processes and workflows out of their existing system and into JAMS, the leading cross-platform job scheduling and batch processing system.

(PRWEB) February 21, 2009 -- MVP Systems Software, Inc., the leading provider of batch job scheduling software, announced today that MVP is offering free conversion utilities from most other vendors. These conversion utilities make it very easy for organizations to move their batch processes and workflows out of their existing system and into JAMS, the leading cross-platform job scheduling and batch processing system.

"We are aggressively targeting other vendors who simply charge too much in terms of maintenance fees for their software," states Don Malinowski of MVP. "We run into companies all the time who state that their budgets are being squeezed by vendors charging exorbitant maintenance fees. We want to help them move to the most powerful job scheduling solution on the market and, at the same time, lower their overall costs."

MVP Systems has conversion utilities available for the following vendors/products:

• BMC Control-M®

• CA Austosys®

• DECScheduler

• ISE EnterpriseSCHEDULE®

• UC4/Appworx

• Tidal™ Enterprise Scheduler

MVP also offers conversion utilities to move jobs from Windows Task Scheduler and SQL Server Agents directly into JAMS.

MVP is offering an aggressive licensing program so that organizations will significantly reduce their job scheduling maintenance costs once they have converted to JAMS.

For more information on MVP's Conversion Programs, please email ConvertMe(at)MVPSI.com.

About MVP Systems Software, Inc.

For more than 20 years, MVP Systems, Inc. has provided leading-edge batch job scheduling and automation solutions to its more than 500+ customers. MVP's customers include household names like JPMorgan, Boeing, Kaiser Permanente, The Hartford, and the US Postal Service. MVP's solutions are delivered in both traditional software and SaaS models. To learn more, please visit www.MVPSI.com or call 866-259-JAMS.

MVP Systems Software, Inc. and all other MVP Systems Software product or service names are registered trademarks or trademarks of MVP Systems Software, Inc. All other trademarks or registered trademarks belong to their respective companies. © 2009, MVP Systems Software, Inc. All rights reserved.

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MVP Systems Software, Inc.

http://www.mvpsi.com

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eZ Systems has Released the Apache Solr-Based Open Source Enterprise Search Solution eZ Find 2.0

2009-02-21T09:45:00.000+02:00

eZ Systems has Released the Apache Solr-Based Open Source Enterprise Search Solution eZ Find 2.0

The next major version of eZ Find, the Open Source search extension for eZ Publish, has a number of new features such as: tuning of relevance rankings; facets for drill-down search result navigation; spell checking and suggestions on search phrases; and much more.

(PRWEB) February 22, 2009 -- Based on the Apache Solr Open Source Enterprise Search server, eZ Find greatly enhances the search functionality on eZ Publish sites. eZ Find already included features such as relevance ranking, native support for eZ Publish access rights, keyword highlighting, sophisticated multi-language support, and the ability to search multiple sites containing millions of objects.

eZ Find 2.0 is compatible with eZ Publish 4.0 and the upcoming eZ Publish 4.1. It includes the following new features:

- Tuneable relevance ranking: Higher weights can be given to certain types of content, parts of content (like titles of tags), or specific pages so that the most important material always appears first.

- Faceted searching: You can configure drill-down navigation

attributes in order for users to narrow results, such as by publication year or for specific authors.

- More flexible search terms: Support boolean, fuzzy, and wildcard operators.

- Related results: Offer "more like this" links to content or initial search results in an automated way.

- Search phrase suggestions: Make use of a spell checker and provide "best guesses" to improve or correct search phrases.

More and more organizations are benefiting from eZ Find. Current users include the Croatian Government (vlada.hr), Norwegian syndicated food site DinMat.no (dinmat.no), Danish union Handel og Kontor (hk.dk), and women's magazine Woman's Day (womansday.com). eZ Find has proven to be a fast, reliable, feature-filled, and scalable search solution for enterprises large and small. As an example, eZ Find populates an index for the Croatian Government site (vlada.hr) that is combined with content from 80 other government and public websites. This highly connected process makes content -- from news articles to multimedia content -- at a multitude of sites searchable from one location.

eZ Find is free to download and install on eZ Publish sites at http://www.ez.no/ezfind/download. It is also a certified extension supported under eZ Publish Premium support and maintenance agreements.

About eZ Publish

eZ Publish is an award-winning, enterprise-grade Open Source Content Management System and development framework with functionality for web publishing, media portals, intranets, e-commerce and extranets. eZ Publish helps all kinds of organizations - including multinational corporations, humanitarian organizations and educational institutions - succeed at sharing their information.

About eZ Systems

Founded in 1999, eZ Systems is the world's largest Open Source Content Management software company with offices in Norway, Denmark, Germany, Belgium, France and North America. With customers such as the United States Navy, National Geographic France, Massachusetts Insitute of Technology, CNBC, Tele 2, Elle and Vogue, eZ Systems is the creator of eZ Publish, an award winning Open Source Content Management System with 2,5 million downloads, more than 200,000 installations and registered users in more than 160 countries. The eZ philosophy of openness and information sharing is still the basic guideline for the company and the eZ Ecosystem.

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Contact Information Thomas Øverbø

eZ Systems

http://ez.no/

+ 47 35 58 70 20

[Via http://www.prweb.com]

Jenzabar Reports Continued Growth During Economic Downturn

2009-02-19T21:45:00.000+02:00

Jenzabar Reports Continued Growth During Economic Downturn

New System Sales Drive Revenues to Record Levels

Boston, MA (PRWEB) February 19, 2009 -- Jenzabar, Inc. (http://www.jenzabar.net/), a leading provider of software, services and strategies for higher education, announced today that the demand for its flagship products in 2008 has surpassed previous years, achieving record-high total revenue during the economic downturn. In addition to growing returns over the last year, Jenzabar has increased its workforce by 11 percent since 2007 to manage the new business.

Jenzabar has experienced ongoing increases in profit margins since its inception due to growth in both the number of new customers and increased business with existing customers. During the economic downturn, the company has focused on adding emerging technologies to its product lines and integrating valued-added solutions within its flagship products, resulting in revenue-generating opportunities for the company. In 2008, Jenzabar has achieved the highest revenue in the company's history, driven by 27 new system sales from clients stretching across the US and internationally, including the Middle East, Europe and Latin America.

To manage new and existing business, Jenzabar has increased its workforce. From the end of 2007 through 2008 and to date, the company has experienced continued internal growth and employee retention, with an 11 percent net addition in personnel and a 6 percent turnover rate. Staff increases have taken place at Jenzabar headquarters in Boston and at its Harrisonburg, Cincinnati, and Knoxville offices, and have included remote employees throughout the United States as well.

"Jenzabar's record revenue results and overall growth over the last year reflect the company's financial stability even within the current turbulent economy," said Robert A. Maginn, Jr., Jenzabar Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. "We have nearly 300 employees today, and each one is dedicated to helping higher education institutions increase efficiency and productivity with cost-saving technologies and helping our customers successfully navigate through this economic cycle."

Jenzabar's success is a result of a growing and active client base with over 700 campuses worldwide, the ability to align products and services with institutional goals, and the commitment to maximize client success by ensuring high returns on their technology investments.

About Jenzabar, Inc. (http://www.jenzabar.net/)

Jenzabar, Inc. is a leading provider of enterprise software and services developed exclusively for higher education. With more than 35 years of combined experience offering technology solutions to colleges and universities, Jenzabar is the trusted partner of choice to more than 700 campuses worldwide, including private liberal arts, state, and community colleges and business, medical, law and other graduate schools. Jenzabar is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, with regional offices located across the United States. For further information, please visit www.jenzabar.net.

© 2009 Jenzabar, Inc. All rights reserved. Jenzabar® is a registered trademark of Jenzabar, Inc. Jenzabar's Internet Campus Solution, Total Campus Management, ERA, and the Jenzabar logo are trademarks of Jenzabar, Inc.

Contact:

Carina Ganias

Public Relations Specialist

Jenzabar, Inc.

617-492-9099 ext. 365

Carina.Ganias(at)jenzabar.net

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Contact Information Carina Ganias

Jenzabar, Inc.

http://www.jenzabar.net

617-492-9099+365

Intergraph Public Safety Solutions Contribute to Effective Emergency Response at Obama Presidential Inauguration

2009-02-18T15:45:00.003+02:00

Intergraph Public Safety Solutions Contribute to Effective Emergency Response at Obama Presidential Inauguration

Integrated dispatch and mobile technologies provided actionable information to successfully manage record volume of nearly 10,000 calls

Huntsville, AL (PRWEB) February 18, 2009 -- Personnel of the Office of Unified Communications (OUC) in Washington, D.C. relied on Intergraph®'s public safety technologies (http://www.intergraph.com/publicsafety/default.aspx?source=inaug0209) to successfully process the record influx of 9-1-1 calls associated with the inauguration of United States President Barack Obama.

A long-time Intergraph customer, the OUC is responsible for dispatch of the Metropolitan Police Department, as well as Fire and Emergency Medical Services (FEMS) and public services within Washington, D.C. The OUC dispatched from both their new state-of-the-art Unified Communications Center (UCC) and redundant back-up facility, the Public Safety Communications Center (PSCC), during the inaugural celebration. Tactically, this allowed for District Public Safety Operations to manage the large volumes of incoming calls to both 9-1-1 and 3-1-1 (the number for city services and information).

On the day of the inauguration, Intergraph's computer-aided dispatch (CAD) system (http://www.intergraph.com/publicsafety/cad.aspx?source=inaug0209) enabled operators to field calls, create and update incidents and manage emergency response resources. Intergraph's mobile dispatch technologies extended incident management capabilities to remote field and mobile units stationed near the special event area and provided responders in the field with access to the same information that operators at the UCC and PSCC relied on for efficient response. Additionally, the CAD map used in the remote and mobile applications provided routing to emergency vehicles, which assisted with event related street closures.

As part of the preparation for the inauguration and related activities, personnel used Intergraph's CAD map to create a special "event zone" around the plaza, parade route and other designated event areas. When 9-1-1 calls came from inside this zone, they were routed to the proper remote dispatch event area where they were immediately handled by dispatchers associated with the special event zone. This reduced response time as dispatchers were able to swiftly deploy mobile personnel on foot and bike.

More than 300 personnel, including call takers and IT professionals, staffed the UCC and PSCC on Inauguration Day to manage the high volume of calls and ensure all systems and databases were optimized. The volume of calls to 9-1-1 increased by 50 percent over an average day, with nearly 6,000 calls for assistance. Of these calls, 96 percent were answered within five seconds. The average 3-1-1 call was answered within 30 seconds, meeting the target response rate for information and city services queries.

"I couldn't be more proud of the entire team who worked together tirelessly to ensure the safety and security of those who gathered for the inauguration of Barack Obama," said Janice Quintana, director, Office of Unified Communications. "An estimated one point eight million people came to witness the inauguration and they all went home safely thanks to our dedicated staff and their unwavering commitment to serving the public."

According to Athena Plummer, deputy director of operations, Office of Unified Communications, "After months of planning and preparation, our team was committed to a single mission for Inauguration Day: work together to serve the public as efficiently and effectively as possible. Intergraph's integrated public safety technologies worked flawlessly to advance our mission and help us realize the success we set out to achieve."

"Every day, the OUC relies on numerous Intergraph public safety solutions to promote effective and efficient response to emergencies and non-emergencies in the national capital metropolitan area," said John K. Graham, president, Intergraph Security, Government & Infrastructure. "We are honored to have supported the staff at the UCC and PSCC and those in the field during the 44th presidential inauguration and we congratulate all who were involved for their efforts to serve and protect the public."

Intergraph provides public safety and security solutions (http://www.intergraph.com/publicsafety/default.aspx?source=inaug0209) to nearly 20 public safety and security agencies in the metropolitan Washington, D.C. area. These agencies include the Washington, D.C. Unified Communications Center, Naval District Washington, Frederick County, Md., Howard County, Md., Fairfax County, Va., Fort Detrick, Md., Fort Meade, Md. and Bolling Air Force Base. One in 12 people in the world is protected by Intergraph's public safety and security solutions.

About Intergraph

Intergraph is the leading global provider of engineering and geospatial software that enables customers to visualize complex data. Businesses and governments in more than 60 countries rely on Intergraph's industry-specific software to organize vast amounts of data into understandable visual representations and actionable intelligence. Intergraph's software and services empower customers to build and operate more efficient plants and ships, create intelligent maps, and protect critical infrastructure and millions of people around the world.

Intergraph operates through two divisions: Process, Power & Marine (PP&M) and Security, Government & Infrastructure (SG&I). Intergraph PP&M provides enterprise engineering software for the design, construction and operation of plants, ships and offshore facilities. Intergraph SG&I provides geospatially-powered solutions to the defense and intelligence, public safety and security, government, transportation, photogrammetry, utilities, and communications industries. For more information, visit Intergraph.com (http://www.intergraph.com/?source=inaug0209).

© 2009 Intergraph Corp. All rights reserved. Intergraph and the Intergraph logo are registered trademarks of Intergraph Corp. or its subsidiaries in the United States and in other countries. Other brands and product names are trademarks of their respective owners.

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Contact Information Renee Wagner

Intergraph

http://www.intergraph.com/?source=inaug0209

1.404.751.2554

Top Food Companies Standardize on InfinityQS SPC Software

2009-02-18T15:45:00.002+02:00

Top Food Companies Standardize on InfinityQS SPC Software

Leading Food Manufacturers Use Software to Ensure Food Safety, Prevent Recalls and Reduce Costs

Chantilly, VA (PRWEB) February 18, 2009 -- InfinityQS® International, the leading provider of real-time Statistical Process Control (SPC) software, today announced that four out of the top five companies as defined in Food Processing magazine's "Top 100" have standardized on InfinityQS SPC software. The "Top 100" list ranked food and beverage processing companies in the United States and Canada by North American sales. These leading food and beverage manufacturers have standardized on InfinityQS and have deployed large, multi-site implementations with hundreds of SPC software (http://www.infinityqs.com/proficient.html) licenses worldwide.

Food safety is becoming more and more of a concern in today's marketplace, and food manufacturers are becoming increasingly aware of the dangers associated with inadequate quality management. The companies that are using InfinityQS' real-time SPC software are taking a proactive approach to ensuring food safety and reducing their exposure to recalls by closely monitoring their manufacturing operations. They are also refining their processes so that less product is wasted or given away through overfilling.

InfinityQS software maintains electronic records of lot genealogy and traceability, so that companies can quickly identify the source of defective lots and communicate with their suppliers or customers. "Companies that have invested in unit lot tracking are able to communicate issues more clearly to the trade and consumers," said Lora Cecere, vice president of consumer products at AMR Research. "The industry needs to redesign quality systems based on unit-level tracking with hourly quality reporting."

Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) regulations and the USDA's Sanitation Standard Operating Procedures (SSOP) are requiring that food companies take very specific measures to ensure food safety. InfinityQS recognizes this need and is releasing ProFicient 4 in the spring of 2009 to further enhance its support of food and beverage manufacturers in terms of FDA compliance. Other enhancements in ProFicient 4 include fully automated real-time data collection and analysis support as well as process state monitoring, compliance and OEE reporting.

"InfinityQS honors these top food companies for their dedication to quality assurance program improvements," said Michael A. Lyle, president and CEO of InfinityQS International. "Even though the economic environment is requiring that businesses cut costs wherever possible, food and beverage manufacturers cannot afford to overlook the importance of food safety and quality. And while some might view these as competing requirements, our experience has shown that food safety and cost reduction actually complement one another when managed properly."

About InfinityQS International:

InfinityQS is the leading provider of SPC software and services to a broad array of companies, from multi-national giants to smaller, more specialized manufacturers. InfinityQS develops software solutions to help manufacturers to monitor, control and improve the quality of their manufacturing operations across a site, an enterprise or an entire supply chain, continuing to provide significant returns on their initial investment. The company's goal is always to improve clients' internal quality standards and ensure their continued success in the global marketplace. For more information on InfinityQS, visit the company's website at www.infinityqs.com.

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Contact Information Elizabeth Goldman

InfinityQS International

http://www.infinityqs.com

703-961-0200

Formatta Closes $3 Million in Funding

2009-02-18T15:45:00.001+02:00

Formatta Closes $3 Million in Funding

Software Industry Veteran Grant Wagner Named CEO.

Fairfax, VA (Vocus) February 18, 2009 -- Formatta, a leading provider of E-Forms data capture and integration software solutions, today announced it has closed $3 million in financing from existing investor Edison Venture Fund and Silicon Valley Bank. The company has now raised over $7 million over the course of the past year. Formatta will use the funding to grow and execute its channel strategy, increase its market visibility and position through new messaging, and further product development. Concurrent with its new funding, Formatta also announced that software industry veteran Grant Wagner has joined the company as President and CEO.

"Up to 70% of the data needed to run an organization is trapped on paper forms and paper equivalents such as Word documents and .pdf files," said Grant Wagner, President and CEO, Formatta, Inc. "Formatta is the perfect solution for enterprises and government organizations that need to quickly and efficiently free trapped data, integrate it into business applications, and put it to work. I look forward to working with the Formatta team as we dramatically expand the company's market footprint."

CEO Grant Wagner brings over 15 years of executive experience gained at global software companies including Computer Associates and OTG Software. Wagner has established and dramatically grown successful sales teams for organizations offering a wide array of software solutions including enterprise systems management, business applications, enterprise storage, security, wireless communications and business process management technologies.

Formatta software quickly and efficiently extends the reach of applications to all users and captures information at point of entry, so organizations have the information they need to operate more efficiently and effectively. While other solutions solve document/record management and business process management problems, they do not efficiently capture data from users and move it to the applications that need it most. A core component of paperless and other green initiatives, Formatta provides the most affordable, scalable, and easiest to implement, use, and maintain e-forms data capture and integration solution on the market today.

"Grant is a proven leader who knows how to grow companies and bring enterprise-grade software products to market," said Gary Golding, General Partner, Edison Venture Fund. "We look forward to continuing to support Formatta and Grant as they pursue an untapped market opportunity."

About Formatta:

Formatta software quickly and efficiently extends the reach of applications to all users so organizations have the information they need to operate more efficiently and effectively. While other solutions solve document/record management and business process management problems, they do not efficiently capture data from paper and move it to the applications that need it most. More than just an electronic version of a paper form, Formatta is specifically designed to quickly capture, verify, and move data to mission-critical applications.

Formatta provides the most affordable, scalable, and easiest to implement, use, and maintain e-forms data capture and integration solution. Enterprises and government agencies alike rely on Formatta to improve service to customers, employees and partners and make better business decisions, while improving operational efficiency. Formatta is headquartered in the greater Washington, DC area. More information about Formatta is located online at www.formatta.com.

Contact:

Scott Byrnes

The Walker Group

202.997.5255

sbyrnes (at) walkerlimited (dot) com

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Contact Information Scott Byrnes

The Walker Group

http://www.formatta.com

202-997-5255

Complete Social Networking Solution for DotNetNuke� and the Microsoft� .NET Framework

2009-02-18T15:45:00.000+02:00

Complete Social Networking Solution for DotNetNuke® and the Microsoft® .NET Framework

Active Modules, Inc announces the release of Active Social, a social networking solution built with the flexibility to accommodate professional internal networks or personal networking. Active Social is developed based on the increased need for social networking products similar to large scale public social networking websites with much more personal customization and flexibility.

Charleston, SC (PRWEB) February 18, 2009 -- Active Modules, Inc announces the release of Active Social, a social networking solution built with the flexibility to accommodate professional internal networks or personal networking. Active Social is developed based on the increased need for social networking products similar to large scale public social networking websites, but includes much more personal customization and flexibility.

"As a premier brand in the health and wellness industry, our website has helped millions of people on their journey and we had been looking for a way to provide another level of interaction with our customers," says Carl Norloff of www.zonediet.com. "With the release of Active Social, we now have a fully integrated community that will provide our customers with the ability to collaborate like never before."

Active Social has the scalability to fit the needs of a large company, small group, start-up business, or any size interest group. Instead of incorporating several different modules to create a Social Networking community, Active Social allows you to create your online community by using one packaged solution. Users can choose from several methods on how to communicate with other users, including sending public messages on their friend's profiles, private messaging, or community forums. Design and layouts are in complete control of the developer. Other key features include:

General Benefits & Features

• Single module w/ multiple views - easy to install and configure.

• 100% Template based - complete design and layout control.

• Wizards for user registration and creating groups.

User Registration/Login

• Registration wizard and Login modules.

• Allow users to register with email address.

• Use templates to change layout and design.

Journal

• Track activity within your portal and allow users to view updates.

• Activities can be filtered by portal, group, user or activity type.

• Easily define activities to be tracked and displayed.

Notifications and Private Messaging

• Allow messages to be created with plain text or HTML.

• API for third-party integration.

• Flexible layout options with HTML templates.

Groups

• Group Creation Wizard w/ Photo Upload.

• Group Search and Listing options.

• Includes extended Group Modules.

An extensive list of features can be found at www.activemodules.com. The Active Social Suite includes a license of Active Forums Enterprise, a complete community forum module. Active Forums Enterprise fully integrates with features of Active Social allowing for a unique communication experience for you and your users.

Visit www.activemodules.com for more information or to view an online demo of Active Social.

Headquartered in Charleston, S.C., Active Modules, Inc. is a software development company offering custom solutions focused around DotNetNuke and the Microsoft .NET Framework. Active Modules produces several of the top modules for the DotNetNuke Web application Framework. Consisting of web applications for customer relationship management (CRM), Web site development and e-commerce functionality, the Active Modules product line offers proven solutions for on-line communities and small businesses.

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Contact Information Mollie Shorter

Active Modules, Inc

http://www.activemodules.com

843-769-9877

New Video Series Helps Small Businesses Use Web as Cost-Effective Marketing Channel During Recession

2009-02-17T15:45:00.003+02:00

New Video Series Helps Small Businesses Use Web as Cost-Effective Marketing Channel During Recession

"Nine Ways to Maximize Your Marketing Dollars During the Recession" is a nine-part video series created by content management system software company, Bizzuka, which includes insight and advice from advertising and marketing industry leaders such as David Meerman Scott, Paul Gillin, Ben McConnell, Ann Handley, Todd Defren, David Alston and a host of others. Each video is 4 to 5 minutes in length and contains a wealth of information on how to use the Web as a cost-effective marketing tool during the recession.

Lafayette, LA (PRWEB) February 17, 2009 -- Bizzuka, Inc (http://www.bizzuka.com), a provider of component-based Web and intranet-based solutions, today announced the creation of a new videos series focused on helping small businesses utilize the Web as a cost-effective marketing channel. The new series is entitled Nine Ways to Maximize Your Marketing Dollars During the Recession (http://www.bizzuka.com/recessionmarketing).

"Today's news is all about the economy and how we are in the worst recession since the Great Depression. We wanted to put a 'recess' to all the negativity and discuss some ways to use the Internet as a cost-effective marketing tool, not only during difficult times, but at any time," said Bizzuka CEO John Munsell.

The video series contains interviews with some of the brightest minds in marketing today, including David Meerman Scott, Paul Gillin, Ben McConnell, Ann Handley, Dave Evans, Todd Defren and David Alston. "These industry leaders understand the economic situation we face and were more than happy to share their insight, advice and opinion," said Munsell.

Each video in the Nine Ways series takes only a few minutes to watch, the longest being less than six minutes. Topics include: Using the Web as a marketing tool, search engine optimization, customer service, niche marketing, word of mouth, content marketing, measuring ROI, content management and social media.

Bizzuka plans to give the content away with no strings attached. "No registration is required to view the videos and we don't use them to make a marketing pitch," said Bizzuka Internet marketing director Paul Chaney. "Our hope is that people will watch the videos, share them with friends and colleagues, and then put some of these ideas into action so their businesses can start growing again. We all need to pitch in if we're to get this economy back on track. Providing this information is our way of giving back to our clients, agency partners and other marketing professionals and small business owners as well."

To view the video series, go to: http://www.bizzuka.com/recessionmarketing

About Bizzuka

Bizzuka provides custom Web site design and content management services and intranet development services for small and medium sized business throughout North America.

Bizzuka's mission is to give small businesses access to the same technology that was previously only afforded by big businesses, and to do so at a price that yields to our clients a return on their investment in months rather than years.

For more information about Bizzuka, please visit the Web site: www.bizzuka.com, or call 337-216-4423.

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Contact Information Paul Chaney

Bizzuka Inc

http://www.bizzuka.com

337-216-4423

Hutchinson Port Holdings Group Selects AuthenWare Biometric Security Solution

2009-02-17T15:45:00.002+02:00

Hutchinson Port Holdings Group Selects AuthenWare Biometric Security Solution

Global Port Operator Selects AuthenTest to Secure Customs Interactions

Miami, FL (PRWEB) February 17, 2009 -- AuthenWare®, the leader in keystroke biometrics (http://www.authenware.com/products.htm) software, today announced that Hutchinson Port Holdings Group (http://www.hph.com.hk/) (HPH) has selected its patent-pending AuthenTest® software to handle the security interactions between its customers and Customs for its Americas operation. HPH is the world's leading port investor, developer and operator.

"We evaluated other biometric solutions such as tokens, security cards, and other traditional solutions but found them to be inadequate for our needs," said Pedro Maidana, CIO at Hutchinson. "We selected AuthenTest because it is cost-effective, easy to implement, requires no special hardware, and most importantly, it is non-intrusive to our users."

HPH Americas is implementing AuthenTest to increase the security of the interactions between its customers and customs declaration systems. The company has a portal by which its customers declaring goods entering or leaving port. Using AuthenTest, HPH will be able to ensure that its customers can transact with the customs application safely, and without risk sensitive information being lost, stolen or misused.

AuthenTest offers a radically different approach towards handling security by not only securing information access through keystroke biometrics, but also by rendering any stolen credentials useless. It accomplishes this through a proprietary protocol that creates and maintains a unique personal security pattern for each user every time that he or she enters data using the keyboard (for example, their user name and password). By doing so, AuthenTest delivers the highest levels of security to companies at a very low cost and minimal effort.

"We are proud that HPH Americas has selected AuthenTest for its application security needs," said Tom Helou (http://www.authenware.com/about.htm), president & COO, AuthenWare. "Our unique approach towards keystroke biometrics protects companies against any unauthorized access to sensitive data, making it the ideal solution for organizations of all sizes."

About Hutchison Port Holdings (HPH)

Hutchison Port Holdings (HPH) is the world's leading port investor, developer and operator with interests in a total of 50 ports, spanning 26 countries throughout Asia, the Middle East, Africa, Europe, the Americas and Australasia. HPH also owns a number of transportation-related service companies. In 2007, the HPH Group handled a combined throughput of 66.3 million TEU worldwide. For more information, visit http://www.hph.com.hk.

About AuthenWare:

AuthenWare (http://www.authenware.com/) is the world's leading provider of keystroke biometrics software. Our patent-pending product, AuthenTest (http://www.authenware.com/products.htm)®, enables organizations to deliver the highest levels of security to their enterprise applications, website, and any other form of transaction that engages a software artifact. It creates and maintains a unique personal security pattern for each user every time that he or she enters data using the keyboard (for example, their user name and password).

Using the unique personal security pattern, AuthenTest can easily determine if the user is real or an imposter, and allow or deny access accordingly, even if the correct credentials are supplied.

AuthenWare's customers include some of the largest, most successful companies in the world, spanning a wide variety of industries including the financial services, government, transportation & logistics, manufacturing, retail, services and technology sectors. For more information, visit http://www.authenware.com.

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Contact Information Tom Helou

AuthenWare

http://www.authenware.com

+1.305.778.6161

Traditional Cremonese Violin-Maker Marco Coppiardi Announces Key Role in Developing M.I.T. Media Lab's "Chameleon Guitar"

2009-02-17T15:45:00.001+02:00

Traditional Cremonese Violin-Maker Marco Coppiardi Announces Key Role in Developing M.I.T. Media Lab's "Chameleon Guitar"

Coppiardi Lent Instrument-Making Skills and an Ear for Sound to the Guitar's Construction and Design; One "Chameleon" Can Produce Acoustics Mimicking a Variety of Instruments

Boston, MA (PRWEB) February 17, 2009 -- Marco Coppiardi, the only U.S. violin maker working exclusively with the materials and techniques used by the violin-making masters of 16th-century Cremona, Italy, announced today his key role in developing the Chameleon Guitar, released on February 3, 2009 by the M.I.T. Media Lab.

The Chameleon Guitar, created by M.I.T. Media Lab masters student Amit Zoran, is an electric guitar designed to mimic the sound of several different instruments. Thanks to a removable, wooden soundboard in its center, this single guitar can produce acoustics identical to any number of guitar types, from classical to solid-body.

An expert on instrument craftsmanship and sound, Coppiardi assisted Zoran with the guitar's design and construction. First, he selected wood that provided an appropriate acoustic response. Next, using his discerning, highly-trained ear, Coppiardi -- who specializes in producing exact acoustic and visual replicas of Stradivari, Guarneri and Amati instruments -- worked with Zoran to distinguish between the various sounds he wished to produce and determine the size and characteristics of each soundboard. He then built the guitars in his Newbury Street studio.

"As a violin-maker, I have the unique capability to infuse art and tradition into this cutting-edge technology project," said Coppiardi. "Combining Amit Zoran's software engineering and industrial design skills with my knowledge of craftsmanship, music and sound, we were able to create a brand new product, a beautiful guitar with no acoustic chamber that can sound like it has one and that can change sound characteristics as simply as a chameleon changes color. The so-called Chameleon Guitar is also compact, and ultimately, its design and even size can be customized to individual musicians' taste without compromising its quintessential sound capabilities."

Coppiardi has been working with Amit Zoran and the M.I.T. Media Lab on the Chameleon Guitar since February 2008. Among the wood that has been used: spruce from a 150-year old bridge in Vermont.

About Marco Coppiardi:

Marco Coppiardi, the only U.S. violin maker working exclusively in the Cremonese tradition, is a native of Cremona, Italy, where he trained at the acclaimed International School of Violin. He is the recipient of a "Best Craftsmanship" award from the Violin Society of America, and has crafted a viola for Prince Naruhito of Japan. A former apprentice to Vahakny Nigogosian of the Rembert Wurlitzer workshop, Coppiardi has lived in the United States since 1992.

About Italiastrings:

Italiastrings, Marco Coppiardi's studio, was founded in 2003. It is located at 280 Newbury Street, Boston, MA, 02116. www.italiastrings.com.

Contact:

Sharon Bially

774-270-1293

sharonbially (at) verizon.net

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Contact Information Sharon Bially

Italiastrings

http://www.italiastrings.com

774-270-1293

One Stop Marketing Planning and Marketing Execution

2009-02-17T15:45:00.000+02:00

One Stop Marketing Planning and Marketing Execution

Moderandi Inc., creator of revenue generation software and tools for marketing consultants and business leaders and Ad Giants, LLC, a Dallas, Texas based online brand-management and marketing-services provider, have entered into a strategic partnership. The partnership lays the foundation to bring together Moderandi's Consulting M.O. platform of web-based marketing planning tools with Ad Giants' marketing execution tools including The ONE System™ for marketing brand management and PitchRocket™, a web-based lead generation and sales-messaging engine.

Scottsdale, AZ (PRWEB) February 17, 2009 -- Moderandi Inc., creator of revenue generation software and tools for marketing consultants (http://www.ConsultingMO.com) and business leaders, today announced that it has entered into a strategic partnership with Ad Giants (http://www.adgiants.com), LLC, a Dallas, Texas based online brand-management and marketing-services provider.

The partnership lays the foundation to bring together Moderandi's Consulting M.O. platform of web-based marketing planning tools with Ad Giants' marketing execution tools including The ONE System (http://www.adgiantsonesystem.com)™ for marketing brand management and PitchRocket™, a web-based lead generation and sales-messaging engine.

"After our Consulting M.O. licensees build their clients' marketing plans, they focus on marketing execution. Our tools help them plan the execution details, but until now we've only recommended solutions," said Jim Sagar, president and CEO of Moderandi Inc. "With our partnership with Ad Giants, we can now deliver web-based execution tools that our consultants can use to launch and manage client campaigns with a single click."

The partnership provides Consulting M.O. licensees with special access to Ad Giants' PitchRocket (http://www.pitchrocket.com) application. From PitchRocket, consultants can design custom, personalized direct mail and email campaigns, using variable printing and personalized website pages to deliver custom, sticky messages that are easy to track. Since PitchRocket provides list management, creative templates, web-sitelets and fulfillment services, users can design and launch a complete campaign from their browser, eliminating the need to hire and manage subcontractors.

The partnership also provides Ad Giants with marketing thought-leadership content from MarketingMO.com (http://www.MarketingMO.com) and some of Moderandi's consultant partners. "The greatest potential, however, is with our plans to integrate our upcoming applications," mentioned Sagar. "Both greatly expand marketing planning and execution capabilities, and together we aim to arm marketing consultants and small to midsize businesses with the same quality resources and tools of the Fortune 1000, at a price they can afford."

"The overarching objective of teaming up with Moderandi came down the classic case of creating a whole that is greater than the sum of its parts," said David Farmer, Ad Giants founder and CEO. "Our systems do a phenomenal job of delivering the execution and fulfillment tools our clients need to coordinate, distribute and fulfill their marketing programs; but now, through our alliance with CMO, we are able to offer our clients a complete portfolio of marketing planning and execution tools."

About Moderandi Inc.:

Moderandi Inc. creates revenue generation software and tools for marketing consultants and leaders of small to medium-sized businesses. The Consulting M.O. allows consultants and service firms to private-label the strategic marketing process, web-based software and 1,400 pages of content and tools to grow their practice. Marketers can access the Strategic Marketing Process e-Book (http://www.marketingmo.com/pdf/Strategic-Marketing-Process-eBook.pdf) and "how-to" content at its Marketing M.O. website.

Moderandi is privately-held and located in Scottsdale, Arizona.

About Ad Giants, LLC:

Ad Giants, LLC is a next-generation marketing services company based in Dallas, Texas. Its flagship product, the Ad Giants ONE System™, is an intuitive, online marketing automation system that enables companies to protect and control their most valuable asset, their brand. Ad Giants' new product, PitchRocket, helps customers generate and nurture more leads and provides specific analytics for campaigns. Ad Giants products allow users to quickly and easily customize, order and track corporate-approved marketing materials and campaigns for local use. It streamlines workflow, ensures field-level compliance to brand standards, reduces overhead, eliminates production waste, tracks results and boosts marketing ROI.

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Contact Information Jim Sagar

Moderandi Inc.

http://www.ConsultingMO.com

480-219-9695

Small Businesses Benefit From Launch of Free Software Selection Tool

2009-02-16T09:45:00.003+02:00

Small Businesses Benefit From Launch of Free Software Selection Tool

The time-consuming process of choosing business software just got easier for the world's 50+ million small businesses, with the beta launch of an online recommendation and comparison tool by SoftwareShortlist.com.

Melbourne, Australia (PRWEB) February 16, 2009 -- Choosing the right business software has historically been a frustrating and time-consuming process for the world's 50+ million small businesses. But now there is a fresh alternative, with today's beta launch of SoftwareShortlist.com - a free, online service that recommends and compares small business software.

SoftwareShortlist helps small businesses select software (http://www.softwareshortlist.com/find_software.html?utm_source=PRWeb&utm_medium=pressrelease&utm_campaign=betalaunch) through real-time recommendations, side-by-comparisons and detailed product information. By enabling decision makers to quickly find and compare relevant software, SoftwareShortlist saves significant time and money compared to traditional methods such as using software directories or manually reviewing each vendor's website.

"The old software directory model is flawed," said co-founder Xavier Russo. "Small business owners don't have the time or the inclination to review all available software. They need a short list of the best options for them, not a long list of everything on the market."

Research has shown that people struggle to make effective decisions when presented with excessive choice (http://www.softwareshortlist.com/blog/2009/01/is-too-much-choice-bad-for-you.html?utm_source=PRWeb&utm_medium=pressrelease&utm_campaign=betalaunch) - and small business owners are no exception. The methodology used by SoftwareShortlist overcomes this problem by providing decision-makers with a manageable set of options to consider.

The sensitive issue of vendors paying for top placement on directories has also been tackled head-on by the new website, with SoftwareShortlist refusing to adopt what it says is a questionable practice. "The products which software directories display at the top of the list are not the best or the most relevant, just the ones which paid the most. That's simply not helpful to a prospective customer," said co-founder Craig Westcott. "A key difference with SoftwareShortlist is that it recommends software based on how relevant it is to your business."

SoftwareShortlist's patent-pending system uses an online assessment of each visitor's requirements to recommend a shortlist of software that best meets the needs of that specific business. The website also provides other information and tools to help decision makers compare and assess the shortlisted products.

At present, the new service is limited to a handful of software categories - such as timesheets for management consultants (http://www.softwareshortlist.com/software/timesheet_management_consulting.html?utm_source=PRWeb&utm_medium=pressrelease&utm_campaign=betalaunch); and livestock recordkeeping software for farmers (http://www.softwareshortlist.com/software/recordkeeping_software_generic.html?utm_source=PRWeb&utm_medium=pressrelease&utm_campaign=betalaunch). This is expected to expand in coming months to cover a wider range of software categories, including specialist vertical niches.

"We aim to create a powerful tool which small businesses everywhere can use to find the right software, regardless of their industry, size or budget," said Westcott. "Today's beta launch represents an important step towards that goal."

About SoftwareShortlist

SoftwareShortlist.com helps small businesses compare, select and buy the right software. It is owned and operated by Trigora Pty Ltd, a private company based in Melbourne, Australia. Trigora was founded in early 2008 by Craig Westcott and Xavier Russo, and gratefully acknowledges the support of the Australian Government via the AusIndustry "Commercialising Emerging Technology" (COMET) program.

Notes to Editor:

(1) The European Union has 19 million non-financial firms (Eurostats), United States of America 25.5 million firms (US Census), and Australia 1.9 million firms (ABS). Add in Asian nations and the rest of the world, and the total number of businesses is likely to approach 60 million. With 95%+ of firms classified as small businesses by the respective government agency, the number of small businesses globally exceeds 50 million.

(2) For more on how excessive choice affects decision-making, a good starting point is to see the research published by psychologists Barry Schwartz and Sheena Iyengar.

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Contact Information Xavier Russo

Trigora Pty Ltd

http://www.softwareshortlist.com

+614 14 545 171

iCIMS Announces Growing Number of Mid-Market Clients Adopting Full Talent Platform

2009-02-16T09:45:00.002+02:00

iCIMS Announces Growing Number of Mid-Market Clients Adopting Full Talent Platform

Mid-sized Businesses Cite the Talent Platform’s Cost Effectiveness and Long-Term Value as Key Factors in their Decision Making Process

Hazlet, NJ (PRWEB) February 16, 2009 -- iCIMS, a leading Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) provider of talent management solutions (http://www.icims.com/content/talentplatform.asp), today announced the rising trend of the company’s mid-market clients adopting the Talent Platform’s wide breadth of pre- and post-hire solutions.

Currently supporting over 650 customers, iCIMS’ flexible Talent Management Solution has received repeated industry-wide acclaim for its talent acquisition and management capabilities such as applicant tracking, job sourcing, EEO/OFCCP management tools, onboarding (http://www.icims.com/content/solutions/onboarding.asp), performance management, succession planning, and more. With several high-profile client signings last year through 2009, including Harpo, Crunch Fitness, Sony Music Entertainment and more, iCIMS is gaining heightened recognition among mid-sized companies across every industry that are seeking to revitalize existing uneconomical and inefficient Human Resource Management methods. Typically, small and mid-sized organizations (http://www.icims.com/content/smallbusinesses.asp) use the software to manage both their pre- and post-hire programs while large organizations turn to iCIMS’ single platform to replace multiple talent acquisition modules.

Human Resources specialists indicate that today’s economic turbulence is forcing HR Departments to seek out strategic and cost-effective ways to manage both the volume of applicants and the current workforce. As opposed to other talent management systems requiring costly modules, add-ons, and data integrations, the iCIMS Talent Platform operates on one single-source solution (http://www.icims.com/content/talentplatform.asp). This one-stop solution offers the market’s most flexible, cost-effective, and streamlined solution and eliminates the need for SMBs to purchase and maintain multiple solutions.

“While HR departments in every industry are finding increasingly limited budgets to work with, the demand for one system that can accommodate the entire employee lifecycle is rapidly growing,” said Adam Feigenbaum, iCIMS’ Director of Sales. “Because the Talent Platform can serve as SMB organizations’ HR system of record, we have seen an increasing number of our clients, especially within the mid-market, look past their current ATS and take advantage of the wide breath of both pre- and post- hire solutions the platform offers.”

Clients that have begun adopting the Talent Platform as a full Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) tool include Athlete’s Performance, who were featured in a recent Workforce Management article (http://www.icims.com/content/company/workforcearticle.asp) for their extensive use of the platform, Lulu, DC Prep and FlightWorks, among others. These clients and others utilize the Talent Platform for such post-hire tools as performance management, employee management, surveys, referral programs and more. By expanding their platform to include such post-hire tools, these companies are able to manage the entire employee lifecycle within one technology, without having to manage data across several point solutions or databases.

“There is much value in using one solution for all of you talent management needs, and as more and more SMB companies have come to this realization, we have seen an incredible adoption of the Talent Platform as a full ERP,” said Feigenbaum. “This growing shift really underscores our focus and strength in the mid-market space.”

iCIMS also boasts industry-lauded Customer Support, most recently being named the Customer Service Department of the year by the Stevie Awards, as well as being recognized by the Sift Media Software Satisfaction Awards for superior customer support levels. iCIMS was also named the two-time winner of HRchitect’s “Beauty Pageant” for Talent Acquisition and Mid-Market Applicant Tracking solutions.

About iCIMS:

iCIMS, a leading Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) provider, is an Inc. 500 honoree focused on solving corporate business issues through the implementation of easy-to-use web-based software solutions. iCIMS' Talent Platform enables organizations to manage their entire talent lifecycle from applicant tracking through onboarding and beyond through a single web-based application. With more than 650 clients worldwide, iCIMS is one of the largest and fastest-growing talent management system providers in the space. To learn more about how iCIMS can help your organization, visit www.icims.com or view a free online demo at www.icims.com/demo.

Trademarks and registered trademarks contained herein remain the property of their respective owners.

This press release was distributed through eMediawire by Human Resources Marketer (HR Marketer: www.HRmarketer.com) on behalf of the company listed above.

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Contact Information Dan Rosenblum

iCIMS

http://www.icims.com

800-889-4422

Patient Placement Systems Announces New Pricing Plans for its Referral Management System for Automating Long-Term Care Admissions

2009-02-16T09:45:00.001+02:00

Patient Placement Systems Announces New Pricing Plans for its Referral Management System for Automating Long-Term Care Admissions

New pricing plans for the Web-based software solution enable all types and sizes of continuing care providers to realize the benefits of automated admissions

Atlanta, GA (PRWEB) February 16, 2009 -- Patient Placement Systems announced today the launch of its new low-cost tiered pricing plans for its Web-based Referral Management System for automating admissions. The new pricing structure gives continuing care providers several options to best fit their unique admissions needs and budgets.

The PatientPlacement.com Referral Management System is an easy, low-cost Web-based software solution (http://www.patientplacement.com/)designed for nursing homes, home health agencies, hospice services and other long-term care providers to automate and accelerate admissions and intake. Patient Placement designed the low-cost Web-based subscription service specifically to automate every step of the long-term care admissions process, including insurance verification, marketing activity tracking, form creation, and reporting. Inbound faxes convert automatically to electronic documents--eliminating long fax waits and mountains of paper. The simple solution provides the functions of a fax server, document database and archive, and communications service.

"We recognized that with tens of thousands of nursing homes, home health agencies and other continuing care providers, our plans must accommodate various facility types and sizes, from standalones to large nationwide chains," said Eric Christ, president of Patient Placement Systems. "We now offer a several packaged plans to meet every long-term care provider's individual requirements. And with plans starting at just $99, there is no solution more affordable that provides a better return on investment than the Referral Management System (http://www.patientplacement.com/rmsdemo)."

Subscription fees for Referral Management System are on a monthly, per location basis. Flexible billing options make payments simple and convenient. Continuing care providers have the option of one-year subscriptions or month-to-month plans. The four subscription plans, Standalone, Team, Corporate and Enterprise, offer functionality, usage volumes and support coverage appropriate for providers of every size and type.

The Standalone plan, starting at $99 per month, is designed for individual facilities receiving up to 40 referrals per month and up to 750 pages of faxed documents. The plan includes the following features:

• Track and manage all referrals from all sources

• Manage task and marketing activities

• All inbound and outbound faxes convert to electronic documents

• Standard reports

• Up to 3 users

The Team plan is geared towards organizations with up to 3 locations, and starts at $179 per month, per location. The plan includes 80 referrals and 1,250 faxed pages per month, per location.

• Includes all Standalone plan features

• Management console for managing multiple locations

• Enhanced document management, form and template merge features

• Enhanced reports

• Up to four users

Starting at $249 per month, the Corporate plan is designed for larger organizations with up to 6 locations, each receiving up to 120 referrals and 1,750 fax pages per month.

• Includes all Team plan features

• Insurance Verification included

• Virtual printing feature

• Complete reporting package

• Up to 6 users per location

• One custom training session

• 10 free support calls per month

The Enterprise plan is a customizable plan to suit large multi-location providers needing unlimited users, referrals, facilities and support, as well as customization and increased support for data exchange with other systems. The list price of the comprehensive Enterprise plan is $450 per location, with volume discounts typical in Enterprise subscriptions.

• Includes all Corporate plan features

• Unlimited support

• Unlimited referrals

• System and report customization

• Support for data interfaces

• Centralized admissions option

• Data import services

• Dedicated account manager

About Patient Placement Systems: Patient Placement Systems helps continuing care providers admit more patients (http://www.patientplacement.com/rms-free-trial.aspx), generate more revenue, compete better and respond faster with simple, efficient Web-based healthcare software that automates and accelerates admissions and referral management. Patient Placement Systems is a proud Jackson Healthcare company, sharing a common dedication to providing the world's best healthcare software, technology and services. For more information, visit www.PatientPlacement.com or call 877-748-6656.

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Contact Information Doug Walker

Patient Placement Systems

http://www.patientplacement.com

770.643.5623

Leading the Pack: UCLICK� Emerges as #1 Distributor of Comics, Manga and Graphic Novels on iPhone and Now Targets Mobile World Congress

2009-02-16T09:45:00.000+02:00

Leading the Pack: UCLICK® Emerges as #1 Distributor of Comics, Manga and Graphic Novels on iPhone and Now Targets Mobile World Congress

Leading the Pack: UCLICK® Emerges as #1 Distributor of Comics, Manga and Graphic Novels on iPhone and Sets its Sights on Mobile World Congress. The new year is only a few weeks old, but 2009 is already off to a huge start for Uclick. As the #1 provider of comics, manga and graphic novels on mobile phones, Uclick has spent the first weeks of 2009 putting together the most aggressive and highly successful product launch in the company's history: the release of more than 100 comic book, graphic novel, webcomic and manga apps for iPhone and iPod Touch.

Barcelona, Spain (PRWEB) February 16, 2009 -- The new year is only a few weeks old, but 2009 is already off to a huge start for Uclick. As the #1 provider of comics, manga and graphic novels on mobile phones, Uclick has spent the first weeks of 2009 putting together the most aggressive and highly successful product launch in the company's history: the release of more than 100 comic book, graphic novel, webcomic and manga apps for iPhone and iPod Touch.

"The iPhone has been a fantastic playground for Uclick and has proven that if you build great products with great content, consumers will find it and love it," said Douglas Edwards, CEO UCLICK. "Our goal now is to take what we have learned with the iPhone and bring a custom experience to the millions of other handsets throughout the world. Our first target is the Adobe Flash® Lite™ Distributable Player."

Uclick has created comics apps featuring content from many of the top artists in graphic storytelling, including Image Comics, IDW Publishing, Mirage Studios, TOKYOPOP, Papercutz and Universal Press Syndicate, along with independent works such as Jeff Smith's Bone and Kerry Callen's Halo & Sprocket. The company has also adapted popular webcomics titles from its online portal GoComics.com, such as Brooke McEldowney's Pibgorn and Basic Instructions by stand-up comedian Scott Meyer.

As the longest-tenured player on the mobile comics market, Uclick has built a solid reputation for professionalism, quality and sensitivity to the desires of creators. Uclick is renowned among creators for producing a digital experience that is faithful to the artist's original intent.

"In addition to announcing our plans to extend the Uclick experience across smartphone platforms, we are looking for the next great star," said Edwards. "The comic genre is one of the most popular modern art forms and is changing as a result of Uclick innovation on new digital platforms This is a call for all creators and artists to join us in recreating this art form for new consumers in new media."

Before the release of the iPhone in 2007, Uclick had long been the only North American distributor of mobile comics content, with syndicated comic strips - as well as word games and puzzles - optimized for mobile phone screens starting in the late 1990s. In 2006, Uclick became the first North American company to provide comic books, graphic novels and manga on mobile phones, with a lineup of titles offered on every major carrier in the United States.

The Apple iPhone Developer Program has spawned mobile content imitators, but none can match the experience, resources and expertise of Uclick.

"We've been at this longer than anyone," said Edwards. "In the years since we started, going back to when we were the one and only North American provider of comics content on mobile phones, we've grown and gained experience our competition just doesn't have."

"At our core we're a company made up of people who believe in the endless appeal of graphic storytelling, and we're 100 percent committed to expanding the audience for our creators, wherever that audience can be found. That means bringing great comics content to cutting-edge devices, and doing it in a way that delights both the creator and the consumer."

To get comic books, graphic novels and manga for the iPhone and iPod Touch go to the new Uclick Web App by typing Uclick.com into the Safari browser or visit the App Store on the iPhone or on iTunes.

For more information on Uclick, visit www.uclick.com.

About UCLICK:

UCLICK® is the leading digital entertainment provider of humor, comic strips, manga, graphic novels, editorial cartoons, and other content for desktop, web and mobile phones. Uclick is also the leading creator and distributor of crosswords, and other word and number puzzles. Partners featuring Uclick content include the leading consumer portals Yahoo!, MSNBC.com, New York Times, Slate.com, washingtonpost.com, CNN, USA Today, and AOL. Uclick features include the top brand franchises Garfield, Doonesbury, Calvin and Hobbes, Paul Frank, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, TOKYOPOP, USA Today, Pat Sajak, Wyland, and many more. Uclick creative content and services are available through the GoComics.com website, U.S. mobile phone operators, the iTunes App Store, and other distributors worldwide. UCLICK, LLC is a division of Andrews McMeel Universal, the leading newspaper syndicate and publisher of humor books and calendars in North America.

For more information on Uclick, visit www.uclick.com.

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Contact Information Paul Richardson

816 581 7645

Xcedex Expands Operations in North America and Europe

2009-02-14T09:45:00.003+02:00

Xcedex Expands Operations in North America and Europe

Xcedex, the premier provider of virtualization planning software and solutions for managing virtual infrastructure in the data center today announced that it has expanded operations in North America and Europe

Wayzata, Minnesota (PRWEB) February 14, 2009 -- Xcedex, the premier provider of virtualization planning software and solutions for managing virtual infrastructure in the data center announced that it has expanded operations in North America with a branch office in Austin, Texas and has expanded internationally with a location in Surrey, England. As part of this expansion in North America Xcedex Midwest has been renamed formally to Xcedex.

"We see this further expansion of Xcedex as an accelerant to fuel our growth and position us to be strategically poised," said Chris Taylor, President and Chief Executive Officer, Xcedex. "Through this expansion we are executing on our strategy of building a foundation to enable us to execute on our Global Alliance Channel Sales Program."

Xcedex delivers their portfolio of products to include our flagship product X_Factor software exclusively through our channel partners. X_Factor's advanced capabilities create a number of opportunities for our partners to accentuate their core products, consulting and professional services to their clients. These include data center assessments, physical to virtual migration, business continuity planning, virtualization and storage capacity planning and utilization, implementation and deployment, policy-based automation development and various managed services.

About Xcedex

Xcedex is the world's leading provider of Virtualization planning software and services that enable organizations of all sizes to accelerate a planned approach and adoption of virtualization solutions. Information about Xcedex's products and services can be found at www.Xcedex.com

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Contact Information Chris Taylor

Xcedex

http://www.xcedex.com

952.905.8485

Pardot Marketing Automation Revs Up Email Engines with PowerMTA™

2009-02-14T09:45:00.002+02:00

Pardot Marketing Automation Revs Up Email Engines with PowerMTA™

Marketing automation vendor Pardot has chosen Port25's PowerMTA solution, a powerful Mail Transfer Agent (MTA), for best-in-class email deliverability.

Atlanta, GA (PRWEB) February 14, 2009 -- Marketing automation (http://www.pardot.com) vendor Pardot has chosen Port25's PowerMTA solution, a powerful Mail Transfer Agent (MTA) used by many top email providers, for best-in-class email functionality and deliverability. Pardot's marketing automation platform, Prospect Insight, provides a turbo-charged email engine with the security of Port25 running behind the scenes. Port25's PowerMTA solution ensures that Prospect Insight users have access to the most advanced authentication and compliance tools in the business, helping legitimate marketing messages meet deliverability challenges head on and blast through to the inbox.

Prospect Insight includes an integrated B2B email marketing system, tying tracked emails to prospect actions so sales can prioritize hot leads. Marketing users can create text and HTML email templates for use in both list emails and one-to-one communication. Templates are available to all system users for consistent, branded communication across the organization. Email messages work in harmony with the entire marketing automation suite to track and score recipients actions, assign to and alert sales reps and trigger automated segmentation for follow-up messaging. Connecting and automating all aspects of online demand generation (http://www.pardot.com) campaigns saves valuable time for the marketing team and provides a timely and seamless transition to the sales team.

Benefits of Prospect Insight email powered by PowerMTA include:

- Industry-leading email authentication incorporating SPF, SenderID, DKIM and DomainKeys

- Rapid message deployment with the option to send now or schedule for later

- Option for a dedicated IP address for optimized reputation management

- B2B focused reporting tying email recipients to their online activity

"Pardot partnering with a well-respected solution provider like Port25 helps us push even farther in our mission to help our clients with their marketing efforts," says Pardot VP of Marketing Adam Blitzer. "B2B marketers should have an email solution that is designed with their needs in mind. Prospect Insight serves that need and these enhancements mean better results and better ROI for our clients."

In addition to email marketing, Prospect Insight allows marketers to create soup to nuts online marketing campaigns for maximized lead generation. Intuitive tools like drag-and-drop builders and step-by-step wizards make creating custom forms, landing pages and emails easy, with little to no assistance from the IT department. Integrating all the elements of an online campaign with targeted email messaging in a single interface provides a comprehensive toolbox for marketing teams.

About Port25

Since 1999, Port25 Solutions (http://www.port25.com) has provided specialized email infrastructure software products that address the unique demands of customer communications and email marketing applications. PowerMTA, Port25's flagship product, provides senders with superior performance and advanced features to proactively manage their sender reputations. Founded in 1999, Port25's mission is to realize the potential of email as a platform for legitimate and effective customer communications.

About Pardot

Pardot is a B2B marketing automation software provider that increases revenue and maximizes efficiency for companies with multi-touch sales cycles. Prospect Insight, Pardot's lead management (http://www.pardot.com) software features CRM integration, email marketing, lead nurturing, lead scoring, and ROI reporting to help marketing and sales teams work together to generate and qualify sales leads, shorten sales cycles, and demonstrate marketing accountability. Pricing plans start as low as $500 per month and plans do not require contracts.

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Contact Information Laura Folio

Pardot

http://www.pardot.com

404-492-6845

Heroix Welcomes Guest Blogger Dave Atkins

2009-02-14T09:45:00.001+02:00

Heroix Welcomes Guest Blogger Dave Atkins

Heroix (http://www.heroix.com), a leading provider of agentless application performance and network monitoring software, is pleased to announce that technology professional and blogger Dave Atkins will be contributing regularly to the Heroix blog.

Braintree, MA (PRWEB) February 14, 2009 -- Heroix (http://www.heroix.com), a leading provider of agentless application performance and network monitoring software, is pleased to announce that technology professional and blogger Dave Atkins will be contributing regularly to the Heroix blog. Atkins has spent the last 13 years working in startup companies as a systems engineer and hands-on technology manager where he has amassed a wealth of experience-and stories to tell-about the nuts and bolts realities of making IT work.

Atkins spent 7 years in Silicon Valley-administering an HP-UX server at one of the early internet "backbone" locations on the Stanford campus, then leading teams of engineers in a series of web-based startup companies before relocating to Boston in 2002 where he led the technical operations for http://quitnet.com, and more recently, http://spire.com. His perspective is that making IT work-and making a business work-is about much more than choosing the right technology. It's fundamentally about solving problems and responding to the unexpected.

"We are all familiar with crisis situations where technology became a roadblock to what a business was trying to achieve," said Atkins. "Sometimes, entire IT departments spiraled down into a "culture of blame," with occasional bursts of "heroics" to save the day. But that kind of existence is not sustainable for people or business."

While Atkins does not claim to be an IT Hero, life in the IT world has taught him that "real IT Heroics are performed every day through the projects that went off without a hitch. The data center migration that no one noticed. An email at 6 AM announcing, "Exchange Server has been upgraded." The realization one day that no one has heard a pager go off for weeks."

Heroix President Rick Lane said, "We are excited to have Dave offer his experiences and perspective on the many IT lessons he has learned over the years. Technology such as Heroix Longitude application monitoring software (http://www.heroix.com/agentless/network_monitoring_software.htm) can free up IT personnel to make better decisions under pressure and alert them to problems before they become chronic. Dave brings ideas and experience to share on a wide range of IT subjects, and we look forward to having him connect with other IT professionals through our blog."

About Heroix:

Heroix delivers award-winning software products that help organizations optimize the availability and performance of applications, databases, systems, and IT infrastructure running across multiple platforms. Today, with a presence in over 40 countries, Heroix has delivered performance management solutions to over 1,000 organizations worldwide, including Arrowsight, Fallon Clinic, Kaiser Permanente, Honeywell, Tembec, Motorola, Inc., and Young Broadcasting.

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Contact Information Mary Masi-Phelps

Heroix

http://www.heroix.com

781-848-1701.231

Ande Reisman

Heroix

http://www.heroix.com

781-848-1701x238

Concentrix Ltd a 'Centre Of Excellence' for Advice on Sage Software

2009-02-14T09:45:00.000+02:00

Concentrix Ltd a 'Centre Of Excellence' for Advice on Sage Software

UK business management solutions specialist Concentrix Ltd has been selected as a Customer Development Centre by leading business software supplier Sage (UK) Ltd. Customer Development Centre status means that Concentrix has been carefully chosen as a Centre of Excellence to help and advise businesses on the best time to progress through the range of Sage software.

Loughborough, Leicestershire, UK (PRWEB) February 14, 2009 -- Sage Selects Concentrix (http://www.concentrix.co.uk/) as Customer Development Centre.

UK business management solutions specialist Concentrix has been selected as a Customer Development Centre by leading business software supplier Sage (UK) Ltd. Customer Development Centre status means that Concentrix has been carefully chosen as a Centre of Excellence to help and advise businesses on the best time to progress through the range of Sage software.

Concentrix has been an accredited Sage Business Partner since 2004. They continue to build and develop a close working relationship with Sage, which is underlined by their selection as a Customer Development Centre.

Commenting on the selection, Ian Dawkins, Managing Director of Concentrix, stated "Only a handful of Sage business partners (http://www.concentrix.co.uk/about/certified-partnerships/sage/) have been chosen as Sage Customer Development Centres. The criteria are pretty strict, which is in line with Sage's trademark 'Breathtaking Customer Experience'. We're really pleased that our close relationship with Sage and the success we've delivered to our customers has been formally recognised."

In the UK, Sage is synonymous with business management software. From accounting packages for sole traders to enterprise-scale CRM and ERP systems, Sage has solutions to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of a wide variety of organisations.

As businesses grow and their processes become more complex, they begin to recognise that their software needs to change accordingly. For example, Sage 50 is a highly popular suite of software aimed at smaller businesses, and includes modules ranging from accounts and financial applications to contact management. Typically, companies using Sage 50 will progress to Sage 200 (http://www.concentrix.co.uk/software/accounts-erp/accounts-erp-software/sage-200/): a powerful, fully integrated business management solution for mid-sized businesses.

The gains from migrating from Sage 50 to Sage 200 can be substantial, but changing systems is a business-critical decision. It needs to be done at the right time, in the right way, with minimal disruption to the day-to-day running of the business.

Because Concentrix is a Sage Customer Development Centre, organisations can discuss their business requirements with them knowing they will receive expert help. All Sage Customer Development Centres are companies with a solid track record with Sage products. With Concentrix, this includes everything from straightforward upgrades to more complex Sage 200 migration projects. What's more, businesses have the assurance that Sage has formally recognised Concentrix as having extensive, proven knowledge of Sage software. This assurance is extended further, as Concentrix is fully supported by Sage and has instant access to their head office and technical support teams.

In the current economic climate, businesses are increasingly looking at ways to streamline their operations. But are they likely to invest in new technology and risk changing their current systems?

Dawkins continues "We're actually seeing more and more interest in integrated business management solutions such as Sage 200, especially with the release of the next version, Sage 200 2009, due imminently".

So businesses are exploring ways to move forward, but they also need to be sure they're doing the right thing. And this is a key benefit to working with a Sage Customer Development Centre.

Dawkins concludes "With the current air of uncertainty throughout the economy, businesses are more actively looking for ways to improve their efficiency and processes. But they need to be assured and supported in making the right decision. Because Concentrix is a Sage Customer Development Centre, businesses that work with us have that assurance and support."

About Concentrix

Founded in 1999, Concentrix is a leading business management software, customer relationship management (CRM) software and IT solutions provider. Concentrix helps companies increase competitiveness, profitability and customer satisfaction by improving business processes, systems and IT. The Concentrix product portfolio includes software, hardware and a full range of supporting services.

Concentrix takes a product agnostic approach to implementing systems, ensuring their customers get a solution which matches their strategic objectives and business requirements. As well as the Sage 50 and Sage 200 suites, Concentrix also supplies Sage CRM (http://www.concentrix.co.uk/software/crm/crm-software/sage-crm/), SalesLogix, plus other 'best of breed' CRM solutions.

Concentrix is a UK company with its head office in Loughborough, Leicestershire. Concentrix also has a satellite office in central London.

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Contact Information Peter Elgar

Concentrix Ltd

http://www.concentrix.co.uk

+44 (0)1509410500

New Chartis Report: Market for Financial Crime Risk Management Systems 2009

2009-02-12T21:45:00.000+02:00

New Chartis Report: Market for Financial Crime Risk Management Systems 2009

According to Chartis’ latest report, the global market for financial crime risk management technology is to grow to $3.75bn by 2012, at a compound annual growth rate of 13.1%.

London, UK February 12, 2009 -- According to Chartis’ latest report, the global market for financial crime risk management technology is to grow to $3.75bn by 2012, at a compound annual growth rate of 13.1%. Recent high profile scandals involving internal and external fraud have highlighted the vulnerabilities of the financial services industry. Financial institutions, consumers and regulators have recognised that financial crime is becoming more complex and is perpetrated by a different class of criminal, who is increasingly sophisticated and using technology as part of their ammunition. Furthermore, the current global recession is likely to increase the frequency of internal fraud, security breaches and false accounting.

The Chartis report concludes that despite the mission-critical nature of financial crime risk management systems, most financial institutions continue to have a silo-based point-solution approach. The norm is to have multiple anti-fraud and anti-money laundering systems, across different business units, communication channels and using multiple databases. This creates extra expense, inefficiencies and data quality issues across enterprises. Furthermore, it inhibits a firm’s ability to create the links and intelligence required to combat the most sophisticated criminals.

The report examines both the demand and supply side of the market for financial crime risk management technology. It specifically covers the market requirements for fraud and anti-money laundering technologies and forecasts of market size, competitive landscape and best practices. The report also provides detailed profiles of selected vendors such as ACI Worldwide, Actimize, Experian, Lombard Risk Management, Northland Solutions and SAS.

In addition, the report provides detailed financial and equity analysis of Norkom, providing key valuation metrics and performance benchmarks.

Other vendors covered in the report include: Bridger Insight, Fair Isaac, Fiserv, Fortent, Intellinx, Memento, Metavante, Senactive, SPSS and Wolters Kluwer.

The report can be obtained from www.chartis-research.com.

About Chartis Research - www.chartis-research.com

Chartis Research is the leading provider of research and analysis on the global market for risk technology. Our goal is to support enterprises as they drive business performance through better risk management, corporate governance and compliance. Chartis analyses the systems, products, vendors, applications and trends in the risk technology marketplace. This analysis is published in our flagship industry reports, white papers and research articles.

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Contact Information Helen Townsley

CHARTIS RESEARCH

http://www.chartis-research.com

+44 7730979441

Pulse 2.4: The Foundation for Eclipse Developer Collaboration

2009-02-09T09:45:00.002+02:00

Pulse 2.4: The Foundation for Eclipse Developer Collaboration

Genuitec fulfills commitment to providing free quality tools and unmatched Eclipse synchronization

Flower Mound, TX (Vocus) February 9, 2009 -- Genuitec, LLC, a founding and strategic member of the Eclipse Foundation, announced today the immediate availability of Pulse 2.4. Product reorganization and enhancements now give users complete access to the full Pulse catalog and customization options for free. Pule 2.4 has been structured to allow unmatched Eclipse team development collaboration as well as provide the entire product free for individuals.

All users currently using Pulse Community Edition (http://www.poweredbypulse.com/products_community-edition.php), the free Pulse service, will gain access to the entire catalog of plugins and have the enhanced ability to add behind-the-firewall plugins for secure, independent management. For no charge, all Community Edition users can create as many customized toolstacks with these plugins as desired and manage them independently. Users are also able to create workspace and preference settings for each profile.

The greatly expanded set of Pulse capabilities in Community Edition including the following:

* Fully customizable tool stacks made from the catalog, update sites, drop-ins or any combination

* Manage multiple complete environments: tool profiles, preference settings, and workspace configurations

* Ease of replication: users can install their complete environment on multiple machines just by running the profile; even across OS environments

* Full access to every item in the Pulse catalog

* Configuration simplification: No more "managed update sites" versus "local update sites"

* Update sites may be configured with the Pulse Explorer or within the running profile itself

* Enhanced proxy support: huge improvements to work seamlessly with all common (and many not-so-common) proxy configurations

* Still completely free of charge

“Our goal with opening the entire catalog to all of our users was simple, really,” said Timothy Webb, Pulse product manager. “We want to give Community Edition users access to the the depth and breadth of the Pulse platform to create toolstacks that are truly customized to their unique specifications; all at no charge.”

Other noted enhancements to Pulse 2.4 include usability features such as compatibility with the Eclipse 3.4.x “dropin” directory folder. Users can now add update sites that may not be in the Pulse catalog into a drop-in folder within Eclipse. Once added, dropped-in plug-ins will be managed by Pulse based on the chosen profile, streamlining the developer's experience.

Pulse Freelance Team Edition (http://www.poweredbypulse.com/products_freelance.php), the value-added premium service, will be exclusive in terms of sharing capabilities (http://www.poweredbypulse.com/products_freelance.php). Freelance Team Edition users will have all of the capabilities of Community Edition users, along with the enhanced ability to share tool profiles with their teammates or friends.

Freelance Team Edition changes and enhancements include:

* All the improvements in Pulse Community Edition, above

* Full environment sharing so you can easily manage team configurations or add new developers quickly

* Workspace and preference standardization

* Assigning read/write across teams to modify tool profiles

* More collaboration features coming: we'll be adding additional collaboration features for team use after the 2.4 release

* Pricing remains unchanged at $60/year or $6/month per developer

“We're very excited about the future of Pulse,” said Todd Williams, vice president of technology for Genuitec. “We've made some organizational changes that we feel will serve our users and allow them to get the most out of their favorite technologies.”

More information on the Pulse product family may be found on the Pulse products page. (http://www.poweredbypulse.com/products.php)

About Pulse

Pulse gives Eclipse users the most effective and efficient way to locate, install and maintain multiple Eclipse software profiles (configurations).

Pricing & Availability

Pulse 2.4 Community Edition is a free service and is available at: PoweredByPulse.com (http://www.poweredbypulse.com)

Pulse 2.4 Freelance Team Edition is a value-add service allowing users to share their profiles and environment settings priced at $6 per month per user or $60/year, and is available for a 30-day trial at: PoweredByPulse.com (http://www.poweredbypulse.com)

Pulse Private Label pricing is based on individual requirements. Please visit http://www.poweredbypulse.com/products.php for more information.

About Genuitec

Genuitec, LLC, is an Eclipse-based company offering innovative Java and J2EE development tools and software lifecycle management solutions. An original sponsor of Eclipse Plug-in Central, Genuitec joined the Eclipse Foundation early in 2003 and currently serves as strategic member and has an employee serving as an elected member of the board of directors, actively participating in the strategy development and direction of the organization. Genuitec LLC was founded in 1997 and is headquartered in Flower Mound, Texas.

Genuitec, Pulse, PoweredByPulse, and MyEclipse are trademarks of Genuitec, LLC. All other brand or product names may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies and should be treated as such.

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Contact Information Allison Roberts

Genuitec

http://www.poweredbypulse.com

(214) 407-8501

Popular Consumer DVD Copy Software Website Announces Recession-Busting Alternatives to RealDVD with the Release of DVD neXt Copy Ultimate

2009-02-09T09:45:00.001+02:00

Popular Consumer DVD Copy Software Website Announces Recession-Busting Alternatives to RealDVD with the Release of DVD neXt Copy Ultimate

DVD X Copy Reviews announces the release of DVD neXt Copy Ultimate with the ability to copy up to 10 standard DVD movies to one blank Blu-Ray disc. Global DVD copy software products continue to thrive in rough economic times as the bright light of RealDVD is quickly snuffed out by Hollywood.

(PRWEB) February 9, 2009 -- DVD X Copy Reviews announces the release of DVD neXt Copy Ultimate with the ability to copy up to 10 standard DVD movies to one blank Blu-Ray disc. Global DVD copy software products continue to thrive in rough economic times as the bright light of RealDVD is quickly snuffed out by Hollywood.

Five years after the Hollywood Studios shut down 321 Studios' DVD X Copy, RealNetworks attempted to pick up where DVDXCopy left off by developing and launching "RealDVD" - a DVD software program designed to copy DVD movies to a personal computer. Almost immediately after the release of RealDVD, six Hollywood studios filed a lawsuit against RealNetworks, forcing the company to stop selling RealDVD.

In many respects, RealNetworks already "missed the boat" following the landmark 321 Studios legal battle. Since the demise of DVD X Copy, literally dozens of new DVD copy software programs have emerged. In order to escape the reach of the Hollywood Studios and their never-ending quest to suppress consumer's fair use rights, a new legion of DVD copying software products were developed outside the United States in places like Europe, Asia and South America. Today, the most popular DVD copy (http://www.dvdxcopy.com/dvd-next-copy-burning-software.html) software titles are DVD neXt Copy and 1 Click DVD Copy, but there are dozens of second-tier DVD copying programs such as DVD Cloner, Clone DVD, ICopyDVDs2, DVD Fab, DVD Wizard Pro, DVD95Copy...the list goes on and on. All of the top DVD copy software programs are listed, ranked and reviewed at the following website: best DVD copy software (http://www.dvdxcopy.com)

Most legal experts agree that it is illegal for US-based companies to sell software programs in the US that that copy CSS protected DVD movies, but it is not illegal for consumers to buy or own DVD burning (http://www.dvdxcopy.com) software programs. This is the reason that dozens of international DVD copy software developers have thrived since 321 Studios' fall.

There are many excellent DVD copy software (http://www.dvdxcopy.com) programs available today, but five years after DVD X Copy, two software programs have emerged as true successors and currently dominate the international marketplace: DVD neXt Copy and 1 Click DVD Copy. Both of these software products have been in the market for years with millions of programs sold to date. 1 Click DVD Copy (http://www.dvdxcopy.com/1-click-dvd-copy-burning-software.html) is generally recommended as the best choice for beginners, with a simple interface designed for easy, "one click" copying of any DVD movie. DVD neXt Copy (http://www.dvdxcopy.com/dvd-next-copy-burning-software.html) has long been regarded as the best DVD copy program on the market including the industry leading customer support and fastest burning engine with the highest DVD copy success rate. DVD neXt Copy has dominated the global market in recent years due to its unmatched product guarantee: 30-day unconditional satisfaction guarantee or your money back. No other software product in the industry offers a zero-risk purchase policy.

"Although the global economy is slowing significantly, industry experts forecast a continued surge in DVD burning software (http://www.dvdxcopy.com) sales as consumers cut back on vacations and outside entertainment in favor of remaining at home to watch, rent and buy digital video content." This forecast has been further evidenced by the recession busting revenue announcements for online companies that sell, rent and stream DVD movies. For this reason, more consumers than ever are exercising their fair use right's to copy and protect DVD movies they buy or create.

The publishers of DVD neXt Copy have just released DVD neXt Copy Ultimate which is now the best full-featured DVD copy software in the market. The makers of DVD neXt Copy have introduced another industry first with the ability to copy multiple DVD movies (up to ten DVD movies) to one blank DVD Blu-Ray disc as well as one-click conversion and transfer to mobile devices such as iPhone, iPod, PSP and Zune among others. Although rarely offered at a discount, the publisher's of DVD neXt Copy are offering limited time promotional prices of 40% off the regular MSRP retail prices.

No other DVD burning software product offers the combination of power and features included in DVD neXt Copy Ultimate. For more information, visit: best DVD burning software (http://www.dvdxcopy.com) -

• Windows VISTA Compatible

• Improved and newly designed neXt Tech™, for copying your latest DVD movies

• Copy VideoDVD to BluRay (Copy up to 10 VideoDVDs on 1 BluRay) (Industry First)

• Copy DVD movies to your iPod, PSP, Zune (Windows Media Video)

• Copy DVD movies to DVD

• Copy DVD movies to your computer

• Copies DVD Movie to One Blank Disc (No Need to Split)

• Copy VideoDVD and Common Discs (Special Feature Disks/DigitalCopy Disks)

• Copy episodic DVD movies

• Copy Full Multi-Channel Audio (Dolby Digital 5.1, DTS)

• Copy Common Disk directly to another drive (on-the-fly)

• Copy Common Disks to Disk Image

• Copy and Burn to Multiple devices

• Make copies of DVD copies

• Convert all know DiskImage Types to ISO (to open with DVDneXtCOPY)

• Burn all known DiskImage Types with DVD neXt COPY

• Burn own DiskImageTypes with DVDneXtCOPY

• Added Pre-scan for high quality

• Highest quality available

• Extended Bad Sector Scanning

• Auto-fill BadSectors

• New and improved Video DVD content list

• New WebControl for better information about updates and new features

• Easy to use and easy to understand work flow

• Integrated Blu Ray Browser for XP

• Option to remove region limitations

• Option for auto remove DTS audio stream

• Option to erase and reuse rewriteable disks

• Option to preview tracks before and during copying

• Option to adjust deposit Buffer (to avoid over flowing copies)

• Option to jump directly to menu. The copy will not play trailers

• Option to use 1, 2 or 4 Processors (DualCore or QuadCore)

• Updates for one year

• Supports all Dual Layer/Single Layer/BluRay discs and burners

• Supports all SCSI, IDE, USB DVD burners/recorders

• Supports 1x - 20x speed blank media- Supports both NTSC and PAL DVD movies

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Contact Information DVD burning software review staff

DVD Copy Software

http://www.dvdxcopy.com

+852.8199.9766

Analog Devices' Eases Development with Expanded Software Tools Support

2009-02-09T09:45:00.000+02:00

Analog Devices' Eases Development with Expanded Software Tools Support

New processor support for ADI's industry recognized Visual DSP++ integrated development environment and AxiomFount's AxiDotNet brings seamless integration of Microsoft's® .NET™ Micro Framework

Norwood, MA ORWOOD, MA (PRWEB) February 8, 2009 -- Analog Devices Inc. (ADI) reaffirms its commitment to its SHARC (http://www.analog.com/en/embedded-processing-dsp/sharc/processors/index.html) and Blackfin (http://www.analog.com/processors/blackfin/index.html) processor developer community by expanding access to their robust development tools ecosystem. The SHARC 2146x processor family is now supported by ADI's VisualDSP++ software development environment, whereas, with AxiomFount's AxiDotNet (http://www.axiomfount.com/AxiDotNet_solution.htm), developers working with the Blackfin BF52x family have integrated access to Microsoft's .NET Micro Framework 3.0 (http://www.microsoft.com/netmf/).

Streamlining a design's time to market, Analog Devices' VisualDSP ++ integrated development and debug environment integrates a graphical user interface and code generation and debugging tools, enabling programmers to move easily between editing, building, debugging and deployment of new products. Easy to use, it allows developers to efficiently manage the full development cycle with a single interface.

AxiomFount's AxiDotNet provides seamless system integration of Microsoft .NET Micro Framework 3.0 along with Visual Studio tools for Blackfin processors. The AxiDotNet solutions combine programming abstractions provided by the .NET Micro Framework with optimized, configurable and customizable Blackfin specific AxiDotNet libraries which significantly reduce embedded product development time and cost.

About Analog Devices

Innovation, performance, and excellence are the cultural pillars on which Analog Devices has built one of the longest standing, highest growth companies within the technology sector. Acknowledged industry-wide as the world leader in data conversion and signal conditioning technology, Analog Devices serves over 60,000 customers, representing virtually all types of electronic equipment. Celebrating 40 years as a leading global manufacturer of high-performance integrated circuits used in analog and digital signal processing applications, Analog Devices is headquartered in Norwood, Massachusetts, with design and manufacturing facilities throughout the world. Analog Devices' common stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker "ADI" and is included in the S&P 500 Index.

Blackfin and SHARC are registered trademarks of Analog Devices, Inc. All other trademarks included herein are the property of their respective owners.

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Contact Information Jessen Wehrwein

Analog Devices Inc.

http://www.analog.com

781 461 3337

Ryarc's Digital Signage Software Comes in 'First' for Fitness Clubs Across Middle East

2009-02-06T09:45:00.003+02:00

Ryarc's Digital Signage Software Comes in 'First' for Fitness Clubs Across Middle East

Fitness First Middle East has selected Ryarc's CampaignManager to power their digital signage network. By the end of Q1 2009 the entire Middle East will be deployed including Lebanon, Jordan, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia and Qatar.

Singapore, Singapore (PRWEB) February 6, 2009 -- Ryarc has announced their digital signage software (http://www.ryarc.com/) has been selected by First Media Group to power Fitness First's digital signage network across the Middle East. Deployment has already concluded in the United Arab Emirates while it continues across the entire Middle East and is planned for completion at the end of this quarter. Four to six screens in each club will provide internal communications as well as an external platform to generate revenue from advertising.

Ryarc's CampaignManager (http://www.ryarc.com/campaignmanager.aspx) software was chosen by Fitness First ME after the success of their current deployment across Fitness First Australia which currently has 75 clubs and growing. By the end of Q1 2009 the entire Middle East will be deployed including Lebanon, Jordan, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia and Qatar. In 2009 a new club will open each month and the goal is to have CampaignManager operational within a month of opening.

Gareth Pearce, Managing Director First Media Group - Fitness First, commented, "The digital signage platform is our central pillar to allow improved communication and relationships with external and internal members. CampaignManager suits our requirements perfectly, offering an easy one stop shop that Fitness First can rely upon for easy installation and support." Pearce added, "Digital signage provides accountability, movement and animation to our business model and Ryarc's software delivers on all these aspects and more."

Sales and Marketing Manager of Ryarc, Ben Mooney says "We are delighted to be working with Fitness First on the rollout of their digital signage network (http://www.ryarc.com/) across the Middle East. It is a testament to the flexibility, success and value of our products that Fitness First has rolled out CampaignManager across multiple regions around the world."

About Ryarc Media Systems (http://www.ryarc.com):

Ryarc is a software company focusing on Digital Signage Software, distributed audio and playback technology. Ryarc's core product is CampaignManager, an end-to-end Digital Signage (http://www.ryarc.com/) management platform which is used worldwide to operate and manage digital signage networks, large and small. Ryarc also allows you to expand your digital signage network to include an audio (in-store radio) platform as well as an internal communications channel, all managed from a central location. Please feel free to contact Ryarc to ask any questions....Ryarc related or industry related we are here to help make it happen.

About Fitness First (http://www.fitnessfirst.com/):

Fitness First is the largest global health club gym operator with over a million members in 500 clubs worldwide. Focusing on the ethos 'Fitness First for Everybody', Fitness First offers world class facilities at an affordable price. As the fastest growing gym company in the world, Fitness First continues to deliver on its promise of guaranteed value and great service for its members - a simple formula with a proven track record of success. First Media Group provides marketers of products and services with the opportunity to engage with an affluent and hard-to-reach demographic.

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Contact Information Ben Mooney

Ryarc

http://www.ryarc.com

+1 (408) 844-44-16

NCH Software Releases a New Full Featured, Freeware Video / AVI Editing Application, VideoPad

2009-02-06T09:45:00.002+02:00

NCH Software Releases a New Full Featured, Freeware Video / AVI Editing Application, VideoPad

Video editing software from the leaders in audio, video and business applications. NCH Software announce the latest video software program from their video development team, packed full of professional editing features and supporting multiple formats including AVI, MPEG, 3GP, MP4, Mov and more.

Denver, CO (PRWEB) February 6, 2009 -- NCH Software (http://www.nchsoftware.com/index.html?ref=prweb&ref2=vp) announce the release of their full featured, freeware video editor, VideoPad, for Windows PCs.

"VideoPad Video Editor is the result of many months of work from our video development team and they have done a great job to produce a feature packed application," said Stephanie Lee, Marketing VP for the company. "We are offering this as freeware, as with most of our new video applications (http://www.nchsoftware.com/software/video.html?ref=prweb&ref2=vp), like PhotoStage, our slideshow software, to allow our customers to create their own video projects and combine it with our other applications, like MixPad audio mixing software, to really add their own touch to video projects."

VideoPad Video Editor (http://www.nchsoftware.com/videopad/index.html?ref=prweb&ref2=vp) not only supports a wide range of input video formats that the user can import and edit including avi, mpeg, mov, 3gp, mp4, divx and many more, but the software also allows multiple image and audio formats along with ability to add up to 255 different audio tracks to a video project.

Other features of this new video editor include transition effects, video optimization including fine tuning brightness and contrast as well as being able to apply sepia tones, black and white or negative effects.

"Users are able to export their final movie project to various formats including DVD and Blu-ray, avi, asf, mpeg, 3gp, as well as others," said Stephanie, "and there are preset encoding options for Pocket PCs, iPods, iPhones, PSPs and other portable devices so the process is quick and easy for all levels of users, which is our main goal when developing any application"

The VideoPad release comes on the heels of the release of the new Golden Videos VHS to DVD converter (http://www.nchsoftware.com/goldenvideos/index.html?ref=prweb&ref2=vp) from the NCH video team allowing users to not only convert favorite VHS tapes, but to now edit or integrate them into other video movie projects.

NCH Software is a leader in business, audio and video technology. Since 1993 the software development team has released more than 100 Windows, Mac, Linux, Palm and Pocket PC applications which are now leaders in their classes and have been awarded for software excellence. We continue to develop new programs for a growing number of platforms and solutions. Visit us at www.nchsoftware.com.

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Contact Information STEPHANIE LEE

NCH Software

http://www.nchsoftware.com

303 -785-1761

Summit Technology Announces Personal Assistant; Adaptable PeopleSoft Support with Predictable Costs

2009-02-06T09:45:00.001+02:00

Summit Technology Announces Personal Assistant; Adaptable PeopleSoft Support with Predictable Costs

Summit Technology Inc., a leading provider of software consulting, support services, and hosting for PeopleSoft environments, announced today the availability of Personal Assistant, a flexible support plan with known costs and guaranteed 30 minute response times. Personal Assistant allows firms to supplement internal PeopleSoft IT and functional staff with highly experienced professionals for application support, routine maintenance, and administrative activities, whenever the need arises.

Athens, Alabama (PRWEB) February 6, 2009 -- Summit Technology Inc. (http://www.summitsti.com), a leading provider of software consulting, support services, and hosting for PeopleSoft environments, announced today the availability of Personal Assistant, a flexible support plan with known costs and guaranteed 30 minute response times. Personal Assistant allows firms to supplement internal PeopleSoft IT and functional staff with highly experienced professionals for application support, routine maintenance, and administrative activities, whenever the need arises.

With Personal Assistant, clients select the level of support desired and specify the skills required to support their PeopleSoft operations, enhancements, or upgrades. For each request, Summit tailors a support team with the appropriate skills to meet the customer's unique needs. Managed by a Summit Account Director, the personalized support team works to ensure that clients enjoy improved service levels, faster issue resolution, reduced cost of PeopleSoft ownership, and minimal risk associated with full operational readiness.

According to Garry Coats, PeopleSoft Team Manager at AgFirst Farm Credit Bank, "Personal Assistant has been very useful for our needs. We need to track work and who participated on our support and enhancement work in PeopleSoft. We are able to quickly determine the status and cost of our support work easily and effectively using Summit's Personal Assistant tools."

Personal Assistant is a novel approach to ERP support because it allows each client to pick and choose both the level of support desired, from 1/2 FTE up to full hosting options, as well as the specific expertise of the consultants that they need, functional and/or technical. Thus, Summit works with each client to personalize a unique team of PeopleSoft experts to meet their operational or project specific needs.

For more information on Personal Assistant or to request a free trial, contact Ms. Elizabeth McClary or Mr. Bill Cade at 866-446-1891x1 or visit us at http://www.summitsti.com.

About Summit Technology:

Summit Technology Inc was voted by Inc. 5000 magazine as one of the fastest growing private companies in the country for two consecutive years, 2007 and 2008. Founded in 2001 by a group of innovative individuals, Summit is considered to have one of the strongest management teams and staff of senior consultants in today's PeopleSoft marketplace. With an average of 12-15 years of experience in Human Resource and Financial Management applications, Summit offers proven solutions to a host of ERP application needs including; implementation services, operational support, and full hosting services. Summit's corporate office is located in Athens, Alabama, with regional offices and employees strategically positioned throughout the country. Summit Technology also serves clients worldwide. For additional information, please visit us http://www.summitsti.com.

About AgFirst:

AgFirst Farm Credit Bank is part of the Farm Credit System, the largest agricultural lending organization in the United States. With assets of more than $29 billion, AgFirst provides funding and financial services to 23 farmer-owned financial cooperatives in 15 eastern states and Puerto Rico. These cooperatives, operating as Farm Credit and Ag Credit agricultural credit associations, provide real estate and production financing to 80,000 farmers, agribusinesses, and rural homeowners. To learn more about AgFirst, visit them on the web at http://www.agfirst.com.

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Contact Information Elizabeth McClary

Summit Technology

http://www.summitsti.com/

866-446-1891

Bill Cade

Summit Technology

http://www.summitsti.com/

866-446-1891

John Carpenter Appointed CTO of Calgary-based Mob4hire to Enhance Their Crowd Sourced Mobile Application Testing Online Community

2009-02-06T09:45:00.000+02:00

John Carpenter Appointed CTO of Calgary-based Mob4hire to Enhance Their Crowd Sourced Mobile Application Testing Online Community

Mob4Hire Inc., the leader in crowd sourced mobile application testing and virtual market research, today announced the appointment of John Carpenter as it's Chief Technology Officer.

Calgary, Alberta (PRWEB) February 6, 2009 -- Mob4Hire Inc., the leader in crowd sourced mobile application testing and virtual market research, today announced the appointment of John Carpenter as it's Chief Technology Officer.

John is an accomplished Geomatics Engineer and a pioneer in Wireless Location and Location-Based Services industries. He was instrumental in helping to create North America's first mobile location based game, "Swordfish(tm)" and continues to win awards for mobile games and applications.

John was most recently the Architect of Geoservices at Useful Networks. Prior to that, he was Director of Technology at KnowledgeWhere Inc. before it was acquired by Useful Networks.

John is a prolific industry and technology evangelist, posting frequently to his blog 2LinesSoftware (http://www.2linessoftware.com) He's sought after as an excellent speaker who can bridge the gap between technology and commercialization; his next speaking event is the 2009 National Science Foundation Conference on Media and Education in March.

"As a long-time mobile developer himself, John's expertise will help us continue to refine our collaborative testing processes with our global community of testers," states Stephen King, CEO of Mob4Hire. " Mob4Hire is uniquely suited to testing Location Based Services, so we're also excited that John's background will help us drive ground breaking global innovation in that area of our business."

"Mob4Hire makes such great sense," said Carpenter. "I wish crowd-sourcing had been available my whole career; remote testing has always been an expensive and painful experience. I'm looking forward to helping the Mob4Hire team make a positive difference to developers around the world."

The irony that Stephen King and John Carpenter are working together shouldn't be lost … "If you use Mob4Hire, mobile application testing won't be a horror story."

About Mob4Hire

With over 2,191 handsets on 233 carriers represented in 87 countries worldwide, Mob4Hire (http://www.mob4hire.com) is the leader in real-world, crowd sourced mobile application testing and virtual market research. A Web 2.0 online community, Mob4Hire materially reduces mobile application testing costs and accelerates time to market by connecting developers with eager, less expensive, crowd-sourced testers and focus groups around the globe. Mob4Hire is a Cambrian House Ideawarz winner, is one of Backbone Magazine's top 20 Web 2.0 firms, won an Under the Radar "League of Their Own" award, and is nominated for both the GSMA Top Innovator award and Mobile Monday Peer award at this year's MWC Barcelona in mid-February. Mob4Hire is headquartered in Calgary, Alberta, Canada with offices in Victoria, British Columbia, and London, U.K. For more information, visit www.mob4hire.com, blog: Mob4Hire Blog (http://www.mob4hire.blogspot.com), or contact Allen Poutanen, VP, Business Development, allen@ mob4hire.com.

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Contact Information Stephen King

Mob4Hire

http://www.mob4hire.com

14036045678

Blue Ridge Numerics Helps Design Engineers Solve Flow And Thermal Problems In Any Economic Climate

2009-02-04T21:45:00.001+02:00

Blue Ridge Numerics Helps Design Engineers Solve Flow And Thermal Problems In Any Economic Climate

CFdesign Creators Help Companies Convert Short-Term Challenges into Long-Term Benefits

Charlottesville, VA (Vocus) February 4, 2009 -- Blue Ridge Numerics, Inc. (http://www.cfdesign.com/Company/Our-Story.aspx) today announced a new CFdesign® (http://www.cfdesign.com/Home.aspx) implementation program in North America tailored for companies that need to drive engineering innovation in this tough economic climate, while facing strict CAPEX (capital expenditure) controls. The program ensures companies can tap into the value of upfront CFD and digital prototyping to solve their flow and thermal design challenges at the moment they need it most. The implementation program includes two phases: solution development, which solves immediate design needs through customized project-based services; and technology transfer, which enables customers to leverage the knowledge gained in the solution development phase to permanently integrate CFdesign into their product development workflow.

Phase One: Solution Development

During the first phase of implementation, the Blue Ridge Numerics engineering services team (http://www.cfdesign.com/Services/Engineering-Services.aspx) works closely with the customer to document their immediate project requirements, current CAD/CAE environment, and routine product development process. The engineering services team then uses CFdesign to achieve the customer's project-specific design objectives. The entire process typically takes no more than 10 business days and produces the engineering and business results companies need to make informed design modifications early in their product development process, helping to reduce project costs and time to market.

"Our team of veteran engineers at Blue Ridge Numerics has the CAD skills, capability, and real-world industry experience needed to partner with our customers and make optimized design decisions within compressed development cycles," said Jason Pfeiffer, vice president of engineering, Blue Ridge Numerics. "We are here to support our customers beyond just using our software by helping them through any design challenges, no matter their industry, application, or CAD system. We realize the constraints that engineering teams are facing today, so we are committed to work with them to determine the optimal solution for their needs."

Phase Two: Technology Transfer

As additional funding and resources become available, customers can use the results produced in phase one to justify an in-house implementation of CFdesign. When customers are ready to enter phase two, the technical knowledge gained during the solution development phase is transferred to the company's engineering team. Instead of a one-size-fits-all training class, Blue Ridge Numerics engineers create a customized technology transfer session to train the customer's engineering team to use CFdesign as a part of their unique process, taking into account their specific design environment and workflow.

The Blue Ridge Numerics customized implementation approach reduces risk for CFdesign customers and increases overall ROI, which is essential in today's economic climate.

For More Information:

New videos now available on the Company's website, featuring Blue Ridge Numerics' CEO, VP of Engineering, Product Manager, and Tech Support Manager, provide further information on CFdesign and the implementation services offered by Blue Ridge Numerics. Visit the Company's website to learn more: http://www.cfdesign.com/Home.aspx

About Blue Ridge Numerics

Blue Ridge Numerics, Inc. is the fastest-growing CFD software company in the world and consistently ranked among the fastest-growing technology companies in North America. The company's CFdesign upfront CFD software integrates comprehensive fluid-flow and heat-transfer simulation into early phases of design and engineering, when companies can dramatically improve product quality, time-to-market, and ultimately profitability through the product life cycle. Learn more at www.cfdesign.com.

CFdesign is a registered trademark of Blue Ridge Numerics. Other product or brand names may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders.

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Contact Information Rebecca Porter

Blue Ridge Numerics, Inc.

http://www.cfdesign.com

1.434.977.2764

Future Apps Releases iSpeak Line of Applications Creating the Most Advanced Mobile Translator

2009-02-04T21:45:00.000+02:00

Future Apps Releases iSpeak Line of Applications Creating the Most Advanced Mobile Translator

Future Apps latest iPhone Applications bring new meaning and functionality to mobile translators by speech empowering the apps with high quality voices never seen on a mobile device

New York, NY (PRWEB) February 4, 2009 -- The latest Apps coming from the iPhone development company Future Apps Inc is designed at taking mobile translators/speech learning tools to a new level of capability and quality. The iSpeak Apps are not merely simple text translators, but use Acapela high quality speech synthesis to speak the translated phrase back to you in the target language.

Future Apps has worked with the Acapela Group, which provide the highest quality speech engine available in a mobile device, to integrate the voices within the Apps themselves. This provides the iSpeak Apps with text to speech which is generated quickly with full quality, no compression, and no Internet connection needed. The speech engine is so powerful, you will not be able to tell the speech is synthesized at all!

"We put a lot of work into creating the ultimate translation tool for the iPhone, that can be used for anything from simple word translations to a convenient and easy way to learn a language," said John Stefanopoulos, Founder of Future Apps. "When we approached Acapela, we were blown away by the voice quality their speech engine reproduce. It is like nothing you have ever heard before, especially considering that our iSpeak Apps run on a mobile phone."

"We have launched the Acapela for iPhone solution a few months ago and we had a lot of very positive interest and positive feedback from the iPhone community. iSpeak will definitely change the way we interface with language learning issues. We are very happy to voice empower such a smart and high end tool which will be the first app to demonstrate the power of Acapela natural voices to voice empower iPhone applications, at an appstore affordable price," says Lars-Erik Larsson, CEO of Acapela Group.

The iSpeak line of Apps are available immediately on the Apple App Store for a small one time charge of $1.99 for each language. The initial release supports Spanish, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Dutch, Polish, and Swedish, with more languages coming soon!

About Future Apps Inc:

Future Apps is a software based company dedicated to providing cutting edge software solutions to the iPhone/iPod Touch mobile platform. We pride ourselves in creating applications that are simple and easy to use. We understand that a user on the go needs information quickly, easily, and with as little interaction as possible. That is the design philosophy infused in our apps. For more information, please visit http://www.future-apps.net/.

About Acapela Group:

Acapela Group, expert in speech solutions with 25 years of experience, gives a voice to all your products and services. We invent solutions to give the say to content and enrich user interfaces in a natural and intuitive way based on our comprehensive technologies. In 25 languages and over 50 voices. For more information please visit http://www.acapela-group.com.

Contacts:

Future Apps, Inc:

John Stefanopoulos

info (at) future-apps (dot) net

http://www.future-apps.net

Acapela Contact:

Caroline Houel

caroline.houel (at) acapela-group (dot) com

http://www.acapela-group.com

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Contact Information John Stefanopoulos

Future Apps Inc.

http://www.future-apps.net

845 797 6501

Small Business Resource's New Software Tool Makes It Easy For Small Businesses To Gather Business Intelligence

2009-02-04T03:45:00.000+02:00

Small Business Resource's New Software Tool Makes It Easy For Small Businesses To Gather Business Intelligence

*Information is power; and small businesses needing innovative ideas and news to help generate revenue during this down economy now have free access to the same types of information technology tools that the world's intelligence agencies use.

London, England (PRWEB) February 3, 2009 -- Outgoing U.S. Director of National Intelligence Mike McConnell gave some valuable parting advice to the United States' 16 intelligence agencies, and that same advice works just as well for business owners seeking to raise their visibility and carve more revenue out of a highly-competitive and down market.

According to McConnell's Intelligence Community Directive 501, intelligence officers "have a responsibility to discover information believed to have the potential to contribute to their assigned mission need," and Small Business Resource Ltd. CEO David Davis of SBRSS.com is in total agreement.

Mr. Davis operates a news aggregation portal that's a one-stop solution for business people seeking the latest "how to" information or techniques being shared by top entrepreneurs and popular web sites as well as news stories gleaned from around the world on a nearly limitless variety of topics.

"The portal provides all the tools anyone needs to stay informed as well as put the information to work by creating articles, white papers and valuable reports based upon actionable information that is up-to-the-minute," according to Mr. Davis. And in fact, he does exactly that for his other businesses and earns revenues from rewriting and repackaging what amounts to an endless flow of top-quality content.

The site uses the latest RSS Internet technology to acquire relevant feeds from a wide variety of sites and news distribution sources. Users can select the feeds they want to follow. But unlike most other news aggregators, SBRSS.com provides users with a way to suggest additional feeds as well as providing a robust search engine to pull highly-targeted information together based upon the user's exact requirements. The site also offers a search engine that specially configured to return links to video files related to the user's search terms.

According to Mr. John Yemma, Editor of the 100 year-old 7 Pulitzer-prize-winning Christian Science Monitor newspaper, "We will be dropping our printed publication in favor of a web-based only edition." Mr. Yemma said that the current news delivery model is "fundamentally broken." The paper will be relying heavily on RSS or Real Simple Syndication.

Mr. Davis believes that RSS technology is under utilized. It's not only about blogs and news delivery, it's also about monetization and brand promotion. And he's not alone:

"At Small Business Resource we don't talk about web 2.0 or 3.0 for that matter. What really matter to small businesses is getting access to valuable information so they can make value added decisions. RSS makes this possible"

"If you do a marketing site and you don't have an RSS feed today you should be fired."

Robert Scoble evangelist and blogger, Microsoft

SBRSS.com delivers the future of news and information content delivery - today.

Contact: David Davis

Small Business Resource Ltd

Tel: 442085589432

Fax: 442085589432

Website: www.sbrss.com

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Contact Information David Davis

Small Business Resource Ltd

http://www.sbrss.com

442085589432

Print Audit Green Wins 2008 Browny Award For Innovation

2009-01-31T09:45:00.003+02:00

Print Audit Green Wins 2008 Browny Award For Innovation

Imaging discussion website Print4Pay Hotel includes Print Audit Green in its annual top ten list of systems or software that have improved or enhanced the copier industry

Calgary, Alberta (PRWEB) January 31, 2009 -- Greg Brown, a trusted voice in the MFP industry, was tragically killed in a car accident on Valentine's Day in 2004. His love and knowledge of the print technology lives on. The annual Browny Awards on the Print4Pay Hotel website, which highlight ten systems or software innovations that have bettered the industry. This year, one of the ten awards was given to Print Audit Green, the company's cost cutting and earth friendly print management product.

"Print Audit's success is largely tied to our commitment to innovation," said John MacInnes, President and CEO of Print Audit. "Receiving recognition for this aspect of our Print Audit Green product, from a respected and knowledgeable industry community, is very meaningful to us and we are honored to be singled out."

Powered by Print Audit 5, Print Audit Green reduces paper waste while increasing efficiency by tracking all office printing activity. Creating a more environmentally conscious workplace while cutting costs, Print Audit Green allows managers to establish printing limits, restrict color printing, and reroute print jobs to the most efficient devices. In addition, the print management product increases employee awareness by educating users on the cost and environmental impact of each individual print job.

"Not once in the last ten years did a customer ever present a print or copy usage report to me in an appointment," said Art Post, Print4Pay Hotel website owner. "The average company has no idea of how many pages are copied, printed, and scanned, nor do they have any idea of the cost associated with their volume and hardware. How can you be serious about your printing costs and not know this? Print Audit should be in every office, even if it's only used at the end of the year to review how many pages were used and what the cost was per page."

Post describes Browny Award winners as possessing innovative features that filled a void for end users - products that would have earned the approval and esteem of his late friend.

Print4Pay Hotel is a Business Network Website community that allows imaging professionals to connect and communicate in multiple forums. The message boards have over 2,000 global members in 124 countries.

For more information about Print Audit Green, please visit http://www.printaudit.com/pover.asp?nav=navuniv&SectionContent=printauditgreen.

About Print Audit:

Established in 1999 and headquartered in Calgary, Alberta, Print Audit is the fastest growing print management company in the world. By providing businesses with innovative and practical print management software solutions, the company has helped customers recapture over $150 million in printing and photocopying expenses while saving an estimated 90,000 trees a year. Print Audit has offices located in the United Kingdom, South Africa, Australia, Brazil, Canada and the United States.

For more information about Print Audit, please contact:

Trevor Hofer

Marketing Manager

Print Audit - North America

877.41.AUDIT (28348)

thofer (at) printaudit.com

http://www.printaudit.com

For locations outside North America, please contact:

Print Audit - Europe

+44(0)1483 726206

http://www.printauditeurope.com

inquiry (at) printauditeurope.com

Print Audit - South Africa

+086 110 5777

http://www.printauditsa.com

info (at) printauditsa.com

Print Audit - ANZ / Southeast Asia

+612 9922 3756

http://www.printauditanz.com

Print Audit - America Latina

+55(21)2220 0939

http://www.printaudit.com.br

Informacoes em Portugues:

suporte (at) printaudit.com.br

Informaciones en Espanol:

espanol (at) printaudit.com.br

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Contact Information Jennifer Cordingley

Print Audit

403-685-4932

Peel District School Board Capitalizes on KWizCom's Calendar Plus Capabilities

2009-01-31T09:45:00.002+02:00

Peel District School Board Capitalizes on KWizCom's Calendar Plus Capabilities

The Peel District School Board, Canada's second largest and one of North America's fastest growing public school systems, recently acquired KWizCom's Calendar Plus web component for SharePoint and is already seeing the benefits.

Toronto, Canada (PRWEB) January 31, 2009 -- "Less than a week after downloading and installing the trial version, the choice was simple: Buy it," says Neal Larsen, Manager, Classroom Technology for the Peel District School Board.

KWizCom's SharePoint Calendar Plus is a flexible, user friendly add on for out of the box SharePoint. Calendar Plus connects to any number of SharePoint lists, of any type on any location and displays one consolidated view of all aggregated events. Calendar Plus can also retrieve data from Microsoft Outlook Web Access (OWA) and display each user's meetings/events on the same aggregated calendar view.

Recently Peel representatives reported that they are now using KWizCom's web component to show merged calendars on school broadcast pages including School Events, Rotary Calendar and Holidays. They utilize Calendar Plus to show merged calendars on Team sites. KWizCom's user friendly functionality enables a clear view of the schedule - each team member has their own calendar, with a different colour. In addition Peel also takes advantage of KWizCom's Calendar Plus aggregation capabilities to show merged calendars on personal sites - OWA calendar, School calendar, MyClass calendar.

KWizCom's VP Sales and Marketing Nimrod Geva reveals: "We are happy to see that the Peel District School Board is utilizing our SharePoint add on. We believe that education is one of the most important things that there is and certainly is the most powerful tool for change. We are delighted to have the opportunity to support schools in bringing the very best to their students and making work-flow simpler for school employees."

Neal Larsen, Manager of Classroom Technology for the Peel District School Board explains: "The KWizCom calendar was instrumental in meeting our requirement of merging multiple SharePoint lists into a single, simple to use, user friendly calendar, and allowed our limited development resources to focus on other pertinent aspects of our project."

The Peel School Board has more plans for Calendar Plus in the future. They will utilize Calendar Plus in teacher homework sites (MyClass sites) to show the School Rotary calendar, enable display in Calendar view instead of current List view, use in school web sites to merge Board events with school events and more.

About the Peel District School Board

The Peel District School Board is Canada's second largest and one of North America's fastest growing public school systems. It serves the 1,254 square kilometres (125,419 hectares) of Peel Region. With over 150,000 students, 235 schools, over 16,000 employees, a budget of over 1.2 billion dollars and an annual growth rate of approximately 3,000 students, the Peel board is one of the most significant and successful organizations in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA).

Try KWizCom free of charge:

KWizCom's SharePoint add-ons are available for free trial at http://www.kwizcom.com/.

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Contact Information Forest Rain Marcia

KWizCom Corporation

http://www.kwizcom.com/

+1-905-370-0333

John Mehrmann Addresses Economic Challenges at the Reverse Logistics Conference in Las Vegas

2009-01-31T09:45:00.001+02:00

John Mehrmann Addresses Economic Challenges at the Reverse Logistics Conference in Las Vegas

John Mehrmann to speak on catalysts for catastrophic economic conditions and future market trends. In a special session at RLTS, he reveals secrets for short term quick results and long term strategies to preserve profitability.

Las Vegas, NV(PRWEB) January 31, 2009 -- John Mehrmann presents practical solutions for coping with economic challenges at the Reverse Logistics Trade Show and Conference in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Third Party Service Providers will be exhibiting Reverse Logistics services and solutions at the Reverse Logistics Conference & Expo in Las Vegas, Nevada on February 3-5, 2009 (Tuesday - Thursday). The Reverse Logistics Conference & Expo in Las Vegas offers a unique educational environment with concurrent seminars, workshops, and panel discussions to benchmark best practices on a global basis. This is a rich opportunity for key decision makers from OEMs, Branded companies, and Third Party Service Providers to meet face-to-face and identify the opportunities to respond to pressures from the current economic challenges.

John Mehrmann is well known for articles that have been featured in Reverse Logistics Magazine, including 'A Pragmatic Approach to Partners', 'Seeing Green at the End of the Line', 'Reverse Logistics Financial Model', and 'Cost Avoidance'. John has been a featured speaker at several Reverse Logistics Conferences, addressing such impactful topics as Recycling and Sustainability, Comparative Cost Analysis, and Best Practices in Reverse Logistics. John Mehrmann is also co-author of the award winning book, 'The Trusted Advocate: Accelerate Success with Authenticity and Integrity', with Mitchell Simon. John lends more than 23 years of industry knowledge to the advancement of logistics and supply chain services. As a featured speaker at RLTS, John will address 'Navigating Economic Challenges'.

"We are not merely in the bathtub curve of a short recession," said John Mehrmann. "We are experiencing the sudden whiplash of catching up to a transition that has been occurring virtually unnoticed for several years. Businesses cannot afford to maintain status quo and weather the economic storm, as we see with significant restructuring and closures. OEMs, Retailers, Branded Companies, and Service Providers need quick results and long term solutions that will put them in a position to keep pace with the overwhelming transition. The Reverse Logistics Conference offers a timely opportunity for companies to learn how to survive and thrive with emerging technology."

John Mehrmann is Vice President of Business Development for ZSL Inc. ZSL Inc is an ISO 9001 certified provider of Onshore, Offshore, and Near shore technology solutions and services to enterprise and technology companies around the globe. In today's dynamic business environment, Information Technology is an essential tool for business transformation. Collaborating with the right partner can ensure return on technology investments and strengthen market presence. The ZSL Inc holistic approach and diversity of experienced talent addresses every aspect of technology needs around the globe and around the clock.

ZSL Inc leverages specialized knowledge in Custom Enterprise Application Development, Enterprise 2.0 Computing Services, Enterprise Reporting, Enterprise Data Management & Administration, Enterprise Application Integration, Mobile and Wireless Web Application Development, Research and Development, IT Infrastructure Management, and Replacement Technology Services. ZSL Inc has received numerous awards and accolades for innovation and client satisfaction, including ranking in the CRN Fast Growth, Top Technology Practices from VARBusiness, DQ Top 20, and Best of Show at TechXNY.

Reverse Logistics Conference Highlights include:

o Industry Overview Size and Forecast, by Gailen Vick, President & CEO of Reverse Logistics Trends, Inc

o Reverse Logistics as an Opportunity, Keynote Address by Kevin Winneroski, Vice President of Secondary Markets at Best Buy

o Going Green in Retail Returns by Jack Debutts, Production Control and Strategic Planning Manager at DELL

o Reverse Logistics Next Generation Support and Value Added Services by Tony Sciarotta, Director of Returns Management at Philips

o Raising the Visibility of Returns within the Organization by Eric Aparicio, Director at Yamaha

o Environmental Supply Chain by Mark Servidio, VP of Logistics at SHARP

o Navigating Economic Challenges by John Mehrmann, Vice President of Business Development at ZSL Inc

o Case Study Utilizing Third Party Service Providers to Mitigate Cost Exposure by Steve Brown, Global Product Life-Cycle Manager at HP

o Universal Model for Reverse Logistics IT, a panel moderated by Leonard Schneeman, CTO at Data Exchange Corporation

o Sustainability and Corporate Social Responsibility in Environmental Management, a panel hosted by Emily Rodriquez, Senior Consultant at The Results Group

o Inventory Asset Recovery and Liquidation by Richard Starr, Manager of Liquidation at Circuit City Stores

o Opportunities and Challenges of Reverse Logistics in India by Sanjeev Kakar, Director at RT Outsourcing India

o An Overview of Reverse Logistics in China by Haozhe Chen, Ph.D., Assistant Professor at East Carolina University

Among those scheduled to attend the Reverse Logistics Trade Show Conference & Expo in Las Vegas are representatives from Accent Marketing Services, ACS, AER Worldwide, Akibia, Alcatel-Lucent, Allied Reclamation Services, Alltel Communications, Amazon.com, AMCOR, Apple Computer, ARC International, Asset Genie, ASL Recycling, AT&T, Atomic Enterprises, Avaya, Avnet Enterprises, Avon, BCBG, Bell Industries, Black & Decker, Blue Raven, Blumberg Advisory Group, Best Buy, BMI, Brightpoint, Canadian Tire Co, Cable One, Canon, Circuit City, CDW, Celestica, Chicago Tag & Label, Co, Channel Velocity, CH Robinson Worldwide, Choice Logistics, CIWB World Markets, Click Commerce, Clear Orbit, Comtek Computer Systems, Craters & Freighters, Cycleon, Converge, Dakota International Trading, Decision One, DELL, DEX, Defense Distribution Center, DHL Solutions, DirecTV, EBay, Eastman Kodak, Echostar, EDS, eeParts, Encore Repair Services, Epson America, Ericsson, Expresspoint, FRS Europe BV, FedEx, Foxconn, GENCO, Gifts in Kind, Goodwill Industries, Harbor Freight Tools, Harris Broadcasting, Harte Hanks, Home Depot, Hewlett Packard, IBM, Ingram Micro Logistics, Intel Corporation, Jabil Global Services, Juniper Networks, Kyocera Wireless, Lenovo, Mercorp Inc, Metech International, Microsoft, Motorola, NCR, Netgear, New Age Electronics, Nokia, NYK Logistics, ONEPAK Inc, Oracle Corp, Ozark Electronics Repair, P&G, Palm, Pelican Products Inc, Philips, Pitney Bowes, Proctor & Gamble, PTS Electronics, RecycleTech Corp, Renova technology, Research in Motion, RMS Logistics, Round2 Technologies, Ryder, Seagate, Sanyo, Sharp, SEKO, SIRAS, Sprint, Sprint Nextel, Sony, Sun Microsystems, System Design Advantage, T-Mobile, Target, The Home Depot, Technology Conservation Group, TechTurn, TelePlan, TiVo, Touchstone Wireless, Trans-America, Toshiba, US Postal Service, UPS Supply Chain Solutions, University or Nevada, Verizon, Western Digital Corp. Yamaha, ZSL Inc, and Wal-Mart Stores. Supplier company executives and members of the press will also be attending.

Registration for the forthcoming Reverse Logistics Trade Show (RLTS) Conference is available at https://rltshows.com/vip_register.php?voucher=VX97540901.

For a list of the latest articles and books by John Mehrmann, please visit JohnMehrmann.com (http://www.JohnMehrmann.com).

Contact:

Public Relations

Executive Blueprints Inc

877-290-2503

http://www.ExecutiveBlueprints.com

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Contact Information JOHN MEHRMANN

Executive Blueprints, Inc

http://www.JohnMehrmann.com

949-290-5756

CTS Expands Territory to Atlanta, Georgia

2009-01-31T09:45:00.000+02:00

CTS Expands Territory to Atlanta, Georgia

Computer Technology Solutions Inc. (CTS), a leader in providing world-class technology services, announces its expansion into Atlanta. This new office, located in the 260 Peachtree building downtown, will bring new jobs to Atlanta's technology sector while helping clients achieve competitive advantage.CTS is an IT professional services firm headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama that currently employs more than 120 people. CTS also operates a delivery center in Mobile, Alabama.

Birmingham, AL (PRWEB) January 31, 2009 -- Computer Technology Solutions Inc. (CTS), a leader in providing world-class technology services, announces its expansion into Atlanta. This new office, located in the 260 Peachtree building downtown, will bring new jobs to Atlanta's technology sector while helping clients achieve competitive advantage.CTS is an IT professional services firm headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama that currently employs more than 120 people. CTS also operates a delivery center in Mobile, Alabama.

Mr. Brendan Thompson, the General Manager of the Atlanta office, who previously served at the CTS Headquarters in Birmingham, Alabama, brings more than eight years of IT and project management experience.

"The strategic location of the Atlanta office enables us to serve our clients in a greater capacity," says Larry Lilley, President and CEO of CTS. "Our company's roots are in the Southeast and an office in Atlanta will allow us to be more responsive and better service this market. "

The CTS Atlanta office is located at 260 Peachtree Street, Suite 1403, Atlanta, Georgia 30303. The telephone number is 404.419.2001.

About CTS:

Our Vision

Our vision is to build a world-class Information Technology Professional Services organization. We expect every experience with our clients, employees, and other stakeholders to reflect our passion for excellence.

Our History

Founded in 1993, CTS has built a reputation on a focused engineering approach to building software solutions and emphasizing quality in all project activities.

Headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama, CTS also operates offices in Mobile, Alabama and Atlanta, Georgia. Our 120 employees, 80 of whom are engineers, and 120 clients together comprise a formidable technology partnership network.

From the beginning, our Software Quality Assurance (SQA) function has been considered as important to the success of the company as our software development function.

Our Future

CTS looks forward to expanding our service territory in future years by strategically targeting other geographies and establishing local offices in those regions.

Contact:

Jennifer Lyles

CTS

205.259.2436

jlyles (at) askcts.com

www.askcts.com

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Contact Information Jennifer Lyles

CTS

http://www.askcts.com

205-259-2436

SurePayroll Named a Finalist in Third Annual Stevie Awards for Customer Service

2009-01-29T15:45:00.000+02:00

SurePayroll Named a Finalist in Third Annual Stevie Awards for Customer Service

The SurePayroll Customer Care Team excels in three separate categories for the international competition that recognizes accomplishments of sales and customer service professionals.

Glenview, IL (PRWEB) January 30, 2009 -- Online payroll (http://www.surepayroll.com/) service SurePayroll announced today that they have been named a finalist for three different customer service Stevie Award categories: Customer Service Department of the Year, e-Commerce Customer Service and Front-Line Customer Service.

As one of the most coveted business awards, a Stevie Award demonstrates a company's commitment to excellence in various fundamental business disciplines. SurePayroll has been named a "leading contender" with multiple submission finalists.

The company runs on the premise that payroll is not merely a software-as-a-service product for running calculations, but an emotional aspect of life that can cause worry for small business employers.

"My main passion is driving SurePayroll's unwavering commitment to unbeatable customer service," says Sean Harkleroad, Head of SurePayroll's Customer Care Department. "I have more than 18 years of experience in the payroll service industry, and I am confident when I say that we're one of the best customer service companies out there. We're driven by making our customers happy first and foremost."

SurePayroll lives by some simple rules for exemplary customer service:

Keep customers for generations: SurePayroll encourages customer care representatives to think about goals that will serve the business in the long-term and not to worry about "issues of the moment." The only requirement of representatives is that they can say, "I did right by the customer."

Hire for passion: Employees can be trained on payroll, but passion can't be taught. So SurePayroll employs "The Passion Test"; an assessment used during the interview process to ensure a candidate has the right level of dedication to customer care.

Apply the golden rule: SurePayroll believes in treating employees how you want them to treat customers. They empower representatives, and in turn representatives go above and beyond to keep customers happy.

SurePayroll has already received tremendous results by staying committed to excellent customer care, achieving well above what is considered world-class Net Promoter Scores for customer satisfaction. As a result of such a high customer approval rating, SurePayroll has seen an increase in the number of new customers referred by existing customers. During the first three quarters of 2008, SurePayroll acquired nearly 50 percent more customers from client referrals than the same timeframe in 2007.

Incorporated into that service is a dedication to answering any needed payroll questions. SurePayroll makes a promise that customers can call in six days a week and speak to a payroll expert who will own their payroll worries, even work directly with the IRS on the customer's behalf.

"The results of the judging thus far illustrate that even in a tough economic environment, organizations can still outperform in customer service and sales," says Michael Gallagher, president of the Stevie Awards. "Better yet, continuing success in these essential disciplines is critical to an organization's future overall success. We congratulate all of the Finalists on their achievement and wish them well in the competition."

Award recipients are determined by distinguished judges and advisors, and presented during a gala banquet at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas on February 9.

For additional information about the Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer Service visit www.stevieawards.com/sales.

For additional information about other awards won by SurePayroll, visit www.surepayroll.com/spsite/company/company-awards.asp

About The Stevie Awards:

Stevie Awards are conferred in four programs: The American Business Awards, The International Business Awards, The Stevie Awards for Women in Business, and The Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer Service. Honoring organizations of all types and sizes and the people behind them, the Stevies recognize outstanding performances in the workplace worldwide. Learn more about The Stevie Awards at www.stevieawards.com.

About SurePayroll:

Voted Editor's Choice (http://www.surepayroll.com/spsite/press/releases/2007/release071107.asp) for best payroll service by PC Magazine, a Top 100 Product by Accounting Today and finalist in the Best Customer Care and Best Product categories of the 2008 American Business Awards, SurePayroll is America's largest full-service online payroll service and honoree of the of the Inc. 500 Fastest Growing Businesses award two years in a row.

SurePayroll is passionate about small businesses and their payroll. The company is dedicated to providing an extremely friendly and simple payroll experience - at a price small business owners can afford.

In addition to its payroll and ClickFREETM tax file and pay service -- which allows a user to complete the entire payroll process in minutes -- SurePayroll offers a suite of online services designed specifically for small business, including HR and compliance resources, 401(k) (http://www.surepayroll.com/product/401k/) retirement solutions, health insurance and workers' compensation products.

SurePayroll also offers a private-label and co-branded payroll service to accountants (http://www.surepayroll.com/surechoice/) and banking partners to offer payroll processing to their small business clients.

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Contact Information Lauren Eichmann

SurePayroll

http://www.surepayroll.com

312-265-3089

SilkRoad technology Announces Q4 Results for 2008

2009-01-28T15:45:00.001+02:00

SilkRoad technology Announces Q4 Results for 2008

Success Driven by New Product and Client Growth

Winston-Salem, N.C. (PRWEB) January 28, 2009 -- SilkRoad technology, inc., a leading provider of talent management solutions (www.silkroad.com), announced its fourth quarter earnings today, marking the 22nd consecutive period of sales growth. Highlights from the quarter included the launch of a new learning management product, continued industry recognition and client growth across the company's award-winning suite of products.

SilkRoad has continued to acquire new customers across its entire product suite. The Life Suite continues to be broadly adopted this quarter with new clients Great Lakes Home Health Services Inc., Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, Del Monte Fresh Produce, and The Washington Post signing up for multiple products. Other new SilkRoad clients include Fox Entertainment Group, the Society for Human Resource Management, and Wind Capital Group.

During the fourth quarter, SilkRoad launched its new learning management (http://www.silkroad.com/talent_management/online_learning_environment.html) product, GreenLight, a new component of the company's Life Suite™. GreenLight allows government, military, education and business sectors to develop and manage online training programs for their global workforces allowing them to better drive employee development and performance. Current GreenLight clients include DIRECTV, Rockwell Collins, and Alliance Pipeline.

In December, SilkRoad received its completed SAS 70 Type II report, confirming the company's internal controls related to the processing of customer data are operating effectively to provide reasonable assurance as to the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of SilkRoad technology's systems and data. The completed report is a requirement for most companies doing business in the banking, healthcare, and high-tech industries. New customers across those categories during the fourth quarter include Sanford Health and Telos.

The North Carolina Technology Association recognized SilkRoad as the "Top Venture Capital Invested Company of the Year" in November. The awards program annually honors companies and individuals from North Carolina's technology industry for excellence in leadership and innovation. Additionally, SilkRoad was named a 2009 Hot Companies finalist by Network Products Guide. SilkRoad was selected from a global industry analysis of information technology vendors based on the "4Ps" selection criteria: Products, People, Performance, and Potential.

"The completion of our SAS 70 Type II report, alongside the addition of new clients and ongoing recognition from our industry peers is an incredibly rewarding way to wrap up the fiscal year," said Andrew J. "Flip" Filipowski, Executive Chairman & CEO of SilkRoad technology. "Even during this tough economic time, our ongoing sales growth is a great validation for the value of our Life Suite technology."

About SilkRoad technology, inc.

SilkRoad technology (www.silkroad.com), inc. provides software as a service (SaaS) solutions that significantly improve the talent within its more than 1000 customers across the globe. Through SilkRoad's Life Suite™, an integrated talent management solution, companies are able to hire better employees, identify high and low performers, drive a pay-for-performance culture and improve employee tenure. The SilkRoad Life Suite includes OpenHire™ for recruiting management, RedCarpet™ for employee onboarding and life events, WingSpan™ for flexible employee performance management, GreenLight™ for learning management, and Eprise™ for employee intranets and content management.

SilkRoad technology is headquartered in Winston-Salem, NC with offices in Bedford, MA; Chicago, IL; West Long Branch, NJ; Jacksonville, Florida; Alberta, Canada; Singapore, Republic of Singapore; Sydney, Australia and Hamburg, Germany. More information is available on the Web at www.silkroad.com or by phone: U.S. toll free at 866-329-3363 or internationally at +1-336-201-5100.

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Contact Information Todd Beck or Sabrina Vito

Beck Media

310-689-7223

Marketing Automation Leader Marketo Launches New Social Customer Success Community

2009-01-28T15:45:00.000+02:00

Marketing Automation Leader Marketo Launches New Social Customer Success Community

Success Portal Enables Collaborative Communication between Marketo, Customers, Partners

San Mateo, CA (PRWEB) January 28, 2009 -- Marketing automation (http://www.marketo.com/) leader Marketo today announced the launch of its new online social customer service and success community. This comprehensive customer engagement platform gives Marketo users instant access to valuable content on a range of topics including product documentation and quick start guides, best practices, product FAQs and feature request boards, and allows customers and partners to interact with each other to share tips and ideas. Customers can access the site at http://success.marketo.com/.

"Our new social customer success community is yet another example of our innovation in all aspects of the customer experience," said Phil Fernandez, president and CEO at Marketo. "The community portal not only provides 24x7 support and best practices information, but also provides a forum for ongoing communication between Marketo, our growing user base, and our partners. Today's customers are no longer satisfied with static support solutions, and our new community-based portal is a great way for customers to get and share all the information they need to be successful."

Some of the capabilities of the new social success community include:

• Searchable knowledge base and documentation for Marketo Lead Management (http://www.marketo.com/b2b-marketing-software/lead-management-software.php) and Marketo Lead Insight for Sales (http://www.marketo.com/b2b-marketing-software/sales-lead-insight.php)

• Forums to ask questions and share tips and ideas with other customers and partners

• Feature Ideas board to submit product ideas, vote for enhancements, and interact with Marketo product managers

The customer success community also provides lead management (http://www.marketo.com/b2b-marketing-resources/lead-management.php) best practices with content from customers, partners, and Marketo thought leaders, as well as the ability for customers to submit and check the status of support cases.

Marketo's community-based success portal is powered by Helpstream, the world's first truly social customer service and relationship management system. "Marketo is one of the most remarkably customer-focused companies we've seen. We are delighted to be partnering with them, and we also use their lead management solution ourselves in our daily operations," said Anthony Nemelka, chief executive officer of Helpstream. "Today's SaaS companies recognize the strategic value of incorporating advanced social Web technologies such as community-based self service, Web-enabled service portals and collaborative online help desks. Helpstream provides industry leaders like Marketo access to a fully-integrated customer communication channel to help them build long-term, mutually-beneficial relationships."

Marketo provides a sophisticated demand generation (http://www.marketo.com/b2b-marketing-resources/demand-generation.php) solution that helps marketing and sales teams collaborate to drive more revenue and improve marketing accountability. Marketo's Lead Management and Lead Insight for Sales solutions include email marketing, lead nurturing, lead scoring and closed-loop reporting capabilities to generate and qualify sales leads, shorten sales cycles, demonstrate marketing ROI, and drive revenue growth.

Unlike other marketing automation solutions, Marketo is powerful yet easy to use without training, and offers an on-demand model to get customers up and running quickly, with no charges for set-up or integration.

About Helpstream

Helpstream is the world's first truly social customer service and relationship management system. It provides companies an effective way to support their customers and build outstanding customer relationships. Helpstream integrates social Web technologies with modern customer service and collaboration processes to drive effective customer and partner engagement across all business functions. Helpstream's SaaS design makes it fast to deploy, easy to use and affordable. It can be deployed as a complete customer service system or as an integrated self-service and community case resolution complement to existing Customer Relationship Management (CRM) systems. Helpstream has over 100 customers in various industries including high tech, government, healthcare, financial- and professional-services. Helpstream is a private, venture capital-backed company headquartered in Mountain View, California. For more information, please visit www.helpstream.com.

About Marketo

Marketo provides B2B marketing automation (http://www.marketo.com/) software that translates marketing spending into revenue. Our award-winning lead management (http://www.marketo.com/b2b-marketing-software/lead-management-software.php) software features email marketing, lead nurturing, lead scoring, and closed-loop reporting capabilities to help marketing and sales teams work together to generate and qualify sales leads, shorten sales cycles, and demonstrate marketing accountability. Driven by a relentless focus on customer success and touting the most innovative user experience in business software today, Marketo is emerging as the fastest-growing lead management vendor in the world. Marketo's on-demand marketing products are easy to buy because they don't require complex implementation or upfront fees, easy to own because they don't require IT support, and easy to use without specialized technical skills or significant training. Pricing starts as low as $1,500 a month, and qualified customers who commit to running a production campaign can get started with a free trial that includes set-up, training, and integration. www.marketo.com

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Contact Information Kevin Wolf

Marketo

http://www.Marketo.com

650-327-1641

Peapod Joins MyWebGrocer Advertising Network

2009-01-27T15:45:00.000+02:00

Peapod Joins MyWebGrocer Advertising Network

MyWebGrocer announces that Peapod, serving 14 major US markets, is joining the MyWebGrocer Ad Network.

Colchester VT (PRWEB) January 27, 2009 -- MyWebGrocer (http://www.mywebgrocer.com/Default.aspx) announces that Peapod, serving 14 major US markets, is joining the MyWebGrocer Ad Network. With the addition of Peapod, the majority of retail Grocery Ecommerce transactions occur within the MyWebGrocer (http://www.mywebgrocer.com/Default.aspx) Advertising Network.

The addition of Peapod, Peapod by Stop&Shop, and Peapod by Giant to the ninety other leading retailers on the network means that the network now has significant store density in the key New York, Chicago, Washington DC, and Boston DMA’s.

“The addition of Peapod, who has set the bar in e-commerce, is a significant milestone in our Ad Network’s rapid growth” explains Rich Tarrant, CEO of MyWebGrocer (http://www.mywebgrocer.com/Default.aspx). “In less than a year we have demonstrated the power for our network to drive sales at the digital shelf for both retailers and CPG manufacturers. If a brand manager wants to communicate with online grocery shoppers, then the MyWebGrocer advertising network is the place to find them with credit card in hand.”

“We believe that the targeted nature of grocery specific advertisements within the MyWebGrocer Ad Network will be of value to our Peapod customers”, said John Burchard, Senior Vice President of Peapod. “In addition, Peapod’s website, with its large base of active online grocery shoppers, will be an attractive destination for CPG manufacturers to engage with consumers. We are very excited to pursue an advertising partnership with MyWebGrocer.”

About Peapod

Founded in 1989 as a smart shopping option for busy people, Peapod today stands as the country's leading Internet grocer, serving 14 U.S. markets including the metro areas of Chicago, Milwaukee, Boston, Suburban N.Y. and Washington, D.C., and communities in the states of Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Virginia and Rhode Island. The Skokie, Illinois-based company, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Royal Ahold in The Netherlands, has achieved over 13 million deliveries since its late 1980s inception. For more information on Peapod, call 1.800.5.PEAPOD (573.2763); e-mail service@peapod.com or visit www.peapod.com.

About MyWebGrocer

MyWebGrocer was one of the first to launch online Software as a Service for retail grocers in 1999. MyWebGrocer increases basket size, acquires new customers, retains current customers, and drives revenue in-store and online business for their clients. MyWebGrocer has the largest grocery advertising network in the country covering 85% of the US, earning their clients direct ad revenue. Some of their clients include Shoprite, Lowes Food Stores, Big Y, Food Lion and 90 other leading grocery chains. For more information please visit www.mywebgrocer.com or call 1-888-662-2284.

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Contact Information Courtney Musella

My WebGrocer

http://www.mywebgrocer.com/Default.aspx

802-857-1237

Orion Wine Software Announces Sbargia Family Vineyard as First Customer for Software as a Service (SaaS) Offering

2009-01-26T21:45:00.001+02:00

Orion Wine Software Announces Sbargia Family Vineyard as First Customer for Software as a Service (SaaS) Offering

Orion Wine Software Inc., a leading supplier of application software to the winery industry, announces today that Sbragia Family Vineyard has become the first winery customer to use the Wine Production System (WiPS) in a Software as a Service (SaaS) model.

Santa Rosa, CA (PRWEB) January 26, 2009 -- Orion Wine Software Inc. (http://www.orionwinesoftware.com), a leading supplier of application software to the winery industry, announces today that Sbragia Family Vineyard has become the first winery customer to use the Wine Production System (http://www.orionwinesoftware.com/PRODUCTS/WineProductionSystemsWiPSEnterpriseEdition/tabid/124/Default.aspx) (WiPS) in a Software as a Service (SaaS) model.

Sbargia Family Vineyard is First Customer for Software as a Services (SaaS)

The Wine Production System is an enterprise scaled application that has been deployed by the very largest global wine suppliers since 1991. Its relational database design meets the most stringent data integrity and reporting requirements of wine enterprises managing multiple Brands and multi-plant activities in the global wine industry. While scaled to the needs of producers bringing millions of cases to market, WiPS is designed to track information to the detailed level of the smallest winery. In fact, the largest global wine enterprises are often times conglomerations of small, high quality "famous name" wineries.

"Sbragia Family Vineyards is a small, family-owned winery at the head of the Dry Creek Valley making limited, individual lots of wine from grapes grown in select blocks of my favorite vineyards. I've always had one foot in Sonoma and the other in Napa. Both areas mean a lot to me emotionally. I'm more attached to Dry Creek because it's where I raised my kids. But the wines that I've made at Beringer are like children, so Napa is also a very special place for me. Either way, the wines are intensely personal, an expression not only of terroir, but of my family's winemaking heritage. We make around 8000 cases each vintage. I have used WIPS since 1989. I am now using it at Sbragia Family Vineyards and can thoroughly recommend it. It is very versatile and can adapt to multiple locations. With all the separate vineyards I make and bottle I couldn't survive without it". - Ed Sbragia, Owner/President, Sbragia Family Vineyards

About SaaS

According to new research, Software as a Service delivers robust applications more efficiently than convention deployment and licensing models. In a SaaS model customers pay a monthly subscription instead of upfront licensing costs and annual maintenance fees and users simply access their remotely hosted application over a broadband internet connection, eliminating the need for an IT infrastructure (servers, networks, system operators, backups, software upgrades etc.) Applications designed this way are far easier to scale on more robust platforms. WiPS is deployed on IBM's Power 6 System i computer.

"We are excited to bring a new deployment method of WiPS to the wine industry. As a proven wine production system with an 18 year track record, the Software-as-a-Service model allows more wineries to receive the benefit of WiPS with very little IT infrastructure and upfront costs. We are glad to work to continue our long relationship with Ed and Sbragia Family Vineyards and look forward to helping him continue to make great wine."

- Mark Dalby, General Manger, Orion Wine Software

About Orion Wine Software

Orion Wine Software is the leader in providing software and information services to the wine industry. As the largest provider, Orion Wine Software offers an all-encompassing suite of systems from grape to table with a long-term commitment to the wine industry, through investment in new products, new technologies and continuous improvement in all our product and support offerings. Orion's core products represent some of the most well-established wine solutions available. Now under one roof, Blend, WiPS, WIMS, DarWine and POSR come together to create the most complete wine technology solution. Seamless, easy-to-use products support every part of a winery's operation, from production, to sales management, depletion reporting, retail, and wine club.

About Constellation Software

With a long term focus, Constellation's mission is to acquire, manage and build market-leading software businesses that develop specialized, mission-critical software solutions to address the specific needs of the industries we serve. Constellation Software Inc. was founded in 1995 to assemble a portfolio of vertical market software companies that have the potential to be leaders in their market segments. Since then, Constellation has grown rapidly through a combination of acquisitions and organic growth, and established a strong group of companies with a large, diverse customer base comprised of more than 14,000 customers operating in over 30 countries around the world. Constellation Software Inc. is listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange. (CSU)

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Contact Information Bronwen Hanes

Orion Wine Software

http://www.orionwinesoftware.com

714-768-6113

European Solvency II Technology Market to Grow to $1.34bn by 2012

2009-01-26T21:45:00.000+02:00

European Solvency II Technology Market to Grow to $1.34bn by 2012

According to leading analyst Chartis Research, the European Solvency II technology market is to grow to $1.34bn by 2012 at a compound annual growth rate of 17.1%.

London, UK (PRWEB) January 26, 2009 -- European Solvency II technology market to grow to $1.34bn by 2012

According to leading analyst Chartis Research, the European Solvency II technology market is to grow to $1.34bn by 2012 at a compound annual growth rate of 17.1%.

"Recent high profile scandals, the global financial crisis and specific EU Solvency II requirements will fuel this growth" comments Chartis, "The new requirements will have a profound impact on the technology strategy of many insurance companies. IT departments will need to review their strategies for enterprise technology architectures, data management processes, business intelligence and analytics capabilities. Moreover, these IT departments need to facilitate the integration of risk and finance functions and systems."

The Chartis report identifies the leading software vendors positioning for the Solvency II marketplace and describes the competitive landscapes. It also highlights best-practices and some of the potential pitfalls to be avoided.

"There are some important IT lessons to be learnt from the recent Basel II experience in Europe" comments Chartis, "with appropriate planning, insurance companies can turn Solvency II into an opportunity for implementing cost-effective, robust and scalable IT platforms for managing risk, finance and performance".

The Charti reports on the Solvency II technology market can be obtained though www.chartis-research.com.

About Chartis Research - www.chartis-research.com

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Contact Information Helen Townsley

Chartis Research

http://www.chartis-research.com

+ 44 (0) 20 7830 966