News Releases

Guilty By Association: Financial Service Companies Must Act Now to Restore Investor Trust Each new revelation of corporate misconduct in the financial services industry further erodes investor trust; so say Suzanne Baldino Jones and Mark W. Heisler, management consultants and co-authors of the book, From CellMates to SoulMates: Integrating Sales and Service. With recent criminal and civil indictments filed (and charges pending) against several mutual fund companies for allowing Canary Capital Partners (a Hedge Fund) to conduct late trading, the mutual fund industry is now the latest segment to be exposed for illegal/illicit practices. “Hoping things will just blow over is not an option. Everyone in the industry is guilty by association.” says Baldino Jones. - 2003-09-19

Silicon Valley veteran Brian Lawley launches 280 Group LLC to take advantage of recovering valley economy Brian Lawley, a Silicon Valley Marketing veteran, has launched The 280 Group LLC, a Marketing and Product Management consulting and services firm located in Los Gatos, CA. The 280 Group provides consulting, contractors, training and coaching to high-tech software and hardware companies in Silicon Valley. - 2003-09-19

NORTHERN VIRGINIA INTERNET HOSTING COMPANY ANNOUNCES ADDITION OF CREATIVE TEAM, EXPANSION OF SERVICE September 19, 2003 Centreville, VA—SecurityMinded Technologies (www.securityminded.net) today announced that it has expanded its client offerings with the addition of a full-service creative department. The company’s new creative team includes Adam Haight, Design Engineer, and Amy Klimek, Web Content Writer and Senior Copywriter. - 2003-09-19

Army Sergeant and Hip-Hop artist ready to release music CD. Active Duty, Army Sergeant First Class Francisco Logan and Hip-Hop artist, Valet, prep to release their first music project through their independent record label, Lo-Down Entertainment. Sergeant Logan is the CEO and President for the small Los Angeles based company and Valet is the label's first signed artist. Modeling themselves behind other indies such as: P. Diddy, Master P and Cash Money, Lo-Down strecthes farther to reach a broader audience with it's brand. - 2003-09-19

VAMS (Victims Against Modeling Scams) Applauds New York Consumer Protection Boards Press Conference and Formal Hearings about the Wilhelmina Scouting Network model and talent fraud VAMS (Victims Against Modeling Scams) - An investigative group and victims organization comprised of over 2,400 victims of the largest talent scam in history with over 120,000 victims worldwide praises the action of the New York Consumer Protection Board in holding a press conference about this most abusive of scams and the announcement of formal hearings starting Oct 9th to seek changes in the law to protect consumers. - 2003-09-19

EGATION PROVIDES INCREASED COMPETATIVE ADVANTAGE TO MULTI-TENNANT PROPERTY OWNERS BY PROVIDING I-NET WdSL™ ON-PREMISES DSL SERVICES Multi-Tenant Property Owners Gain Competitive Advantage With Egation’s I-Net WdSL™ On-Premises DSL services. - 2003-09-19

Genesis Microchip to Integrate McObject’s Database in Embedded Software Applications McObject LLC today announced that Genesis Microchip, a leading provider of display image processors, has chosen to license McObject’s eXtremeDB in-memory database system for use in its Flat-Panel Television applications. - 2003-09-19

Be an “Opinionist” With the Launch of New Exchange. Groundbreaking Online Platform Allows Net Citizens to Powerfully Contribute Opinions about Society’s Leading Issues The Opinion Exchange, LLC. is a Chicago-based web-content company for the opinionated online community. The online community is a convenient and free soapbox to view, vote, discuss and contribute your opinions on any topic, any category - political, economic, or social. This database of the opinionated is merged with visitor demographics to deliver a constant stream of accurate and evolving data on the changing opinions and outlook of the global online community. - 2003-09-19

Artist Jennifer Bernard to Debut Latest Painting in Prestigious NYC Art Show Artist Jennifer Bernard has been selected to be included in the Brave Destiny Art Show, in New York City this month. The Brave Destiny Show is the largest exhibition of living Surrealists, fantastic and visionary artists in the world. - 2003-09-19

How To Buy a Car That’s a Bargain Not a Burden As Labor Day fades from the calendar each year, automakers begin introducing next year’s car and truck models into the market. “This is a terrific time to shop for a vehicle,” says Art Beroff, coauthor of The Bargain Hunter’s & Smart Consumer’s Field Guide (Avebury Books 2003, available at Amazon.com and BarnesandNoble.com). “With 2004 models flooding into showrooms, dealers need to get rid of their 2003 stock, and that makes them more open to bargaining.” - 2003-09-19

ATK Buys Out Cannondale Motorsports Inventory; Rescues Dealers and Owners Worldwide America's 2nd oldest motorcycle manufacturer, ATK Motorcycles has taken delivery of all remaining Cannondale Motorsports inventory, paving the way for Cannondale dealers to resume providing parts and service to thousands of off-road motorcycle and ATV riders worldwide. - 2003-09-19

Rusty Anderson back in the studio with Paul McCartney Rusty Anderson, currently working in England on the new Paul McCartney album; his solo CD "Undressing Underwater" will be released later this Autumn. - 2003-09-19

STANTON FRIEDMAN LEADS OFF TRI-LAKES UFO CONFERENCE NOVEMBER 13, 2003 sponsored by the MUSEUM OF THE UNEXPLAINED THE MAN THAT BROKE THE ROSWELL UFO COVER-UP. WELL KNOWN FROM RADIO AND TELEVISION SHOWS ON THE UFO COVER-UP OF THIS GOVERNMENT. - 2003-09-19