News Releases

CNN Interviews Homeland Security Expert from HSToday about the Threat of Terrorist Attacks this Summer - Examines Yesterday's Statement by Secretary Tom Ridge of the US Department of Homeland Security This morning at 11:03 a.m. (EST), CNN will be interviewing David Silverberg, the founding editor of HSToday and a homeland security expert, about the threat of terrorist attacks this summer. Silverberg will be examining yesterday's statement by Secretary Tom Ridge of the US Department of Homeland Security. - 2004-07-09

Majorium's New Integrated Multicast Learning Technology Ideal for Companies Seeking to Produce Continuous Improvement For companies seeking to produce continuous improvement within their organizations, Majorium's new Integrated Multicast Learning Technology is ideal. Training is delivered continuously over sustained periods of time, where lessons are actively reinforced and cross-linked. Knowledge is strengthened through blended training activities that are directly applied to problems or circumstances in the workplace. - 2004-07-09

Reality TV Show to Find Jobs for Youth on eBay Springboard Group announced today that they would be using eBay auctions to donate $50,000 in VIP packages to Jobs for Youth of Illinois, a non-profit organization benefiting Chicago area youth. - 2004-07-09

The Worlds-Best-Vitamin Available Now! This maybe the only vitamin of its kind in the world today! The ONLY vitamin you may need to take! - 2004-07-09

Cineville Acquires Oscar-Winning Film, "Two Soldiers." Cineville has acquired all North American rights to Aaron Schneider's war drama "Two Soldiers," which was recently honored at this year's Academy Awards with the 2004 Oscar® for best live action short film. - 2004-07-09

Send Them Your Love, the Chinese Way WanArt unveils its "Chinese Characters" collection, a delightful new addition to the company’s popular Asian heritage–inspired line of greetings - 2004-07-09

VeriLAN Successfully Interconnects Seven Carrier Labs Worldwide into One Secure Private Network for Optical Internetworking Forum (OIF) Worldwide Interop Demo at SUPERCOMM 2004 VeriLAN, Inc., created secure tunnels to connect Verizon, NTT Laboratories, KDDI R&D Laboratories, Telecom Italia, and three other multi-national carriers, into one secure worldwide virtual private network. This industry-first network allowed the OIF participating member companies to demonstrate true multi-carrier (7), multi-vendor (15) global connectivity for optical networking interoperability at SUPERCOMM 2004 in Chicago, IL. - 2004-07-09

MedValue's Web-based Collaboration Tools Seamlessly Integrate Medical Billing Companies with India Operations MedValue, the leading provider of offshore billing talent and services to America's Medical Billing companies, announces the rollout of its groundbreaking web-based management tools designed to provide seamless communication, knowledge management, management reporting and issues tracking between its clients and MedValue's India operations. - 2004-07-09

Sesame, Powerful Database Management for Small Business Lantica Software announces the availability of Sesame Database Manager 1.0 for Windows and Linux, a database management program specifically geared to small business and corporate departments. Sesame features mix-and-match cross-platform capability and true client-server operation. Compatible with Symantec Q&A. - 2004-07-09

MF Digital Announces the Introduction of the CD-5906EC LIVE Event Recorder MF Digital, a leading manufacturer of CD-R and DVD-R/+R duplication, publishing and printing technology, announces the CD 5906EC LIVE, an audio CD live event record duplicator. The CD 5906EC LIVE is ideally suited for the recording of church and school events, seminars, lectures, concerts, legal depositions, or any application where multiple CD audio recordings are instantly needed. - 2004-07-09

Marriage Experts Urge FamilyCorps Volunteers to Action to Help America's Children and Families A Marshall Plan is needed for America's children and families, says a pioneer of the marriage movement. Dr. Lori Gordon, creator of PAIRS, is calling on delegates at the 2004 Smart Marriages and Happy Families conference to launch a FamilyCorps coalition to bring relationship skills training to every American. - 2004-07-09

GARSH Sports Equipment is Coming at You Again Introducing Their New Fitness Product, the GARSH SXE WEIGHTED Fitness and Rehabilitation BRACE - www.garshsports.com GARSH Sports Equipment is looking to impact the fitness, physical therapy and rehabilitation markets. - 2004-07-09

Move from Strife to LIFE! Regardless of How Many or What Obstacles You Face, You Can Live Fulfilled The book, Climb Every Obstacle: Eliminate Your Limits, teaches you how to change your obstacles to opportunities. - 2004-07-09

A New, Affordable, Innovative Way to Manage Construction Projects from Your PDA Fingertip Solutions, Inc. announces the launch of Construction Manager Professional 2.5, an innovative way to manage construction projects using your PDA. Construction Manager Professional 2.5 allows project managers to manage multiple projects simultaneously with ease. This PDA solution makes inefficient, cumbersome, paper-stuffed clipboards obsolete tools of the past. - 2004-07-09

Smartpaper Networks Licenses Touchsmart Publishing to Distribute Next-Generation Textbooks Using a Unique "Touch User Interface" Smartpaper™ Networks Corporation and Touchsmart Publishing LLC have completed an agreement that gives Touchsmart the exclusive right to distribute mathematics, science, and special education products based on Smartpaper intellectual property. - 2004-07-09

US Elections - A Frenchman Works to Promote Citizenship Awareness in America with Playing Cards named "I Love America" After a strong performance in France, through the use of his educational card games on the local regional and European elections (March and June 2004), Rachid NEKKAZ*, President of I Love Democracy, has presented his new educational playing cards to the US Mayors (Boston: June 25-29 2004). The name of his playing cards: "I Love America" - 2004-07-09

TASER® International Selects Iteration2 and Microsoft Axapta to Support Business Growth Taser International Seeks to Streamline Business Processes & Improve Information Flow Through Implementation of Microsoft Axapta. - 2004-07-09

Art Torres Names Van Parish State Director of California Democratic Party California State Democratic Party Chairman Art Torres recently named Van Parish the new State Director of the California Democratic Party's "Every Vote Counts" 2004 campaign. - 2004-07-09

Book by first-time children's author/artist rakes in awards Colorado author/artist Ravay Snow wins national and state awards for her children's picture book, "Hildegarde and the Great Green Shirt Factory." Honors include an EVVY award for Best Children's Book of 2004 from the Colorado Independent Publishers' Association and a Benjamin Franklin Award for Best First Children's Book. - 2004-07-09

From housekeepers to dancers to executives, an Edmond-based human resources company has captured the majority of the gaming community along the Las Vegas Strip and is fast moving in on the Oklahoma market. HRLogix helps companies - such as MGM Grand, The Borgota and Stratosphere - save time and resources with its Web-based applicant tracking system, automating the hiring, recruiting and documentation process. The company also develops Web sites for clients where their job openings can be posted on up to 1,000 different sites across the nation. - 2004-07-09

Changing the Game: Young Writer Transforms the Landscape of African American Christian Fiction with her debut novel, The Gospel According to Sasha Renee. Writer and Educator, Tracey Michae'l Lewis, releases her highly anticipated debut novel, The Gospel According to Sasha Renee. The first of four "gospels" in a series, the book is a profound and soul-stirring fictional testimony of one woman's journey to true love. - 2004-07-09

Why Home Prices Are The Next Bubble Recently two economists from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York completed a study contending that despite the dramatic rise in housing prices there is no housing bubble. Raymond Sabat of EconomicBriefing.com has examined the report written by these two economists and discovered a glaring error which caused them to reach faulty conclusions - 2004-07-09

MicroTek Opens Computer Classroom Rental Facility in Oakbrook, IL MicroTek, the national leader in computer classroom rental, announces a new training facility in Oakbrook, IL, a suburb of Chicago. The new facility is located at 3010 Highland Parkway, is the company’s 11th U.S. location, and will open on the 9th of August. As with the company’s other facilities, MicroTek Oakbrook offers wireless internet access, high-tech computer labs, and comfortable learning environments. - 2004-07-09

Raleigh Plastic Surgeon Dr. Michael Law, board certified in plastic surgery provides guidelines for choosing a qualified plastic surgeon to perform cosmetic plastic surgery. Raleigh Plastic Surgeon Dr. Michael Law, board certified in plastic surgery provides guidelines and new insights for choosing a qualified plastic surgeon to perform cosmetic plastic surgery. - 2004-07-09

Washington, DC residents now get more bang for the buck with new bundled phone services! Phonesolutions.org is providing the best rates in Washington for bundled services. Now more choices are available in the telecommunications industry than ever. - 2004-07-09

MIC-O-MIC AMERICAS INC. wins FIVE Awards in Dr. TOY’S “BEST VACATION CHILDREN'S PRODUCTS FOR 2004” Contest. Mic-O-Mic Americas Inc., located in the beautiful, Spanish moss draped city of Savannah, Georgia, submitted five toys, the maximum number allowed under the Contest rules, for consideration by Dr. Toy for her Best Vacation Children's Products. Mic-O-Mic won FIVE OUT OF FIVE Awards! - 2004-07-09

Smacking Children is Bullying says leading UK expert The UK's leading expert on dealing with bullies and other difficult people, Nancy Slessenger, responds to the recent ruling on controversial subject of child smacking - claiming that it is a form of bullying. Nancy has just finished a new free 39 page guide on dealing with bullying and you can download it free from her website. - 2004-07-09

Pearson Education and Expertsonline.tv join forces See and hear the authors before you buy! A new venture in book purchasing is being launched. Pearson Education has joined forces with internet company, www.expertsonline.tv to provide video and audio based interviews with their business book authors. - 2004-07-09

LCD and Notebook Manufacturer PRESTIGIO Opens Office in Russia, Appoints General Manager Prestigio has announced the appointment of Konstantin Smirnov as its General Manager in Russia. The Prestigio company is one of the most dynamic international manufacturers of LCD displays and TVs, mobile computers, and, since recently, plasma TVs. - 2004-07-09

Do Americans make good Lovers/Partners? Seems the British 'Wish they all could be Californian'! The British are now hunting for US singles. Even preferring them to dating in the UK!! Online Singles Auction site buymebay.com are being overwhelmed by British singles who are actively seeking American partners.Demand for US singles has Sky-rocketed amongst the UK dating scene. - 2004-07-09

Eracent and LicenseLogic™ Announce Cooperative Certified Software Manager Training Program Eracent, Inc. announced today that, through a joint program with LicenseLogic LLC, Eracent customers and referred companies will receive a 10% discount on all of SIIA’s Certified Software Manager (CSM) training courses, taught by LicenseLogic. - 2004-07-09

SoftwareSalesJobs.com doubles revenue in Second Quarter Career Site focused on Software Sales Jobs continues to attract software companies desperate for Sales Talent - 2004-07-09

2,000 New Products Hit The Runways at Travel Goods Association Show, Only One Wins the Product Innovation Award Travel Sentry Secures the Award and More More than 2,000 products were introduced at the 2004 Travel Goods Association (TGA)-sponsored Travel Goods Show but only one was presented the TGA Product Innovation Award – Travel Sentry™ Certified locks. Recognized by the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), these locks allow travelers to lock their checked baggage, a freedom they have been unable to enjoy since 9-11, and permit TSA access to inspect and relock luggage if needed. - 2004-07-09

COVR proudly announces the Winners of the 2004 Visionary Awards HONORING THE BEST OF THE NEW AGE For the 7th year the Coalition of Visionary Resources (COVR) a not-for-profit trade association has presented awards for the books, music and gifts that represent the best in the New Age, Visionary and Metaphysical marketplace - 2004-07-09

Dynamic Vantage Inc. launches Expressions v.2.0. Dynamic Vantage Inc., the makers of the Expressions visual blogging system launches Expressions v.2.0 which includes new features, a new interface and new identity for Expressions. - 2004-07-09

Regional information sharing at the first responder level InterAct Public Safety Systems is proud to announce the successful deployment of the Mississippi Automated System Project (ASP), a multi-jurisdictional data-sharing project that links law enforcement and public safety databases into a single, centralized data information sharing system. - 2004-07-09

Manitoba Airborne Survey returns possible Kimberlite Targets Geodex Minerals Ltd is pleased to announce that the first phase of work on its Manitoba diamond project is now complete and plans are underway to follow up on promising geophysical targets. Five Mineral Exploration Licences (collectively the ‘Superior Diamond Project’) covering a total of 108,000 hectares are located near the confluence of the Hayes and Gods Rivers in Northern Manitoba. The project area is within the Hudson Bay Lowlands approximately 100 km east of Gillam - 2004-07-09

Verlo Mattress Factory Stores' Business Model Offers Unique Franchise Opportunity Verlo Mattress Factory Stores offers the only franchise opportunity in the $7.7 billion-a-year sleep specialty industry. With its low entry cost and small labor requirements, Verlo provides a unique niche in the franchise marketplace. Today, Verlo has 35 franchise owners, averaging 10+ years in the business. The company average for Verlo Mattress Factory Stores Franchisee in 2003 was reported at $149,886.00 EBITDA. The Company’s business model that starts with a factory/showroom location supplying manufactured products to showroom only locations. The cost of entry into the franchise system is extremely low compared with other similar return/investment franchise opportunities. Initial costs to set up a retail/assembly location are just under $200,000. Franchisees are also given the opportunity to populate a marketplace with additional retail/showroom locations, using the initial retail/assembly location to supply the finished product. To learn more about Verlo’s franchise opportunities, visit www.verlofranchise.com, or contact Bruce Major, Franchise Development Manager, at 203-536-0018. - 2004-07-09

Popular Scrapbooking Website to Host 4-Day Premier Educational Convention The popular scrapbooking website OneScrappySite.com will be hosting an exciting and educational event, October 14th-17th 2004, in Kansas City, Missouri, at the KCI Expo Center. One Scrappy Event (OSE) promises to be a fun four-day educational experience, where 300 scrapbookers will gather for an opportunity to expand their knowledge and improve their skills. OSE's dedicated learning environment will provide attendees with the opportunity to learn from, and work with, widely recognized industry professionals in an energizing environment. - 2004-07-09

NAMWOLF Lauds Procter & Gamble and Toyota Manufacturing North America Inc. for Support of Minority-Owned Businesses The National Association of Minority and Women Owned Law Firms (NAMWOLF) applauds Procter & Gamble and Toyota Manufacturing North America Inc. for receiving the Governor’s Minority Business Development Recognition Award recently in Ohio. - 2004-07-09

New directory harmonises disparate vacation homes market This week saw the launch of a new Internet directory for the highly popular, but hugely fragmented, vacation rentals industry. Although the market globally is worth billions of dollars, it flies "under the radar" of the traditional travel industry and goes largely unreported. The new directory has set itself the unashamedly grandiose task of forming a central hub for the industry. - 2004-07-09

Aussie Hosts Turns For Home Queensland, Australia (Brisbane) July 7, 2004 -- Aussie Hosts (www.aussiehosts.com) closes off its US based hosting and turns its focus back on to the local web hosting market. - 2004-07-09

Osceola Energy Demand Hits New Record Hot and humid weather in Central Florida on July 6 sent energy demand soaring to a new record peak for Kissimmee Utility Authority. - 2004-07-09

Carlos Medrano to Lead Information Systems at The American College The American College announced the appointment of Carlos Medrano as Associate Vice President for Information Systems. In his new post, Medrano will be responsible for providing leadership, strategic planning, and coordination of information technology and telecommunications for The American College. Medrano will be responsible for all operations associated with the present information system. In addition, he will oversee the development and implementation of a new Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) and Customer Relations Management (CRM) solution to support both academic and administrative operations. - 2004-07-09

Online Fantasy and Science Fiction story writing community announces new features for aspiring writers The World of Necrotania ( http://www.necrotania.com ) has just announced several new features and upgrades designed to assist aspiring writers to improve there story writing ability and gain feedback on there manuscripts. - 2004-07-09

NAMWOLF Lauds Yum! Brands for Being Named One of FORTUNE’s Top 50 “Best Companies for Minorities” The National Association of Minority & Women Owned Law Firms (NAMWOLF) applauds Yum! Brands for being ranked among FORTUNE’S Top 50 “Best Companies for Minorities.” - 2004-07-09

NAMWOLF Lauds Appointment of Alliant Energy’s CEO to United States Olympic Committee’s Board of Directors The National Association of Minority and Women Owned Law Firms (NAMWOLF) applauds the appointment of Erroll Davis, Jr., Chairman and CEO of Alliant Energy Corporation to the Board of Directors of the United States Olympic Committee. - 2004-07-09

Reuters sees 30 fold performance improvement in Microsoft Analysis Services with Digital Aspects XMLA provider. Digital Aspects has tuned their XMLA Provider to create a optimal communications layer for Microsoft Analysis Services. The results are impressive, initial connection times have been reduced by a factor of 10, enquiries are up to 5 times faster over a LAN and 30 times faster over WAN, and bandwidth utilisation is reduced by a factor of 4. - 2004-07-09

“The Way of Martial Yoga” — how to saturate your life with infinite purpose, strength, joy, peace, love and wisdom. For one night only, Sifu Robert Brown, and Reverend Tom Kelly convene at the Encinitas Community Center to present “The Way of Martial Yoga” — how to saturate your life with infinite purpose, strength, joy, peace, love and wisdom. - 2004-07-09

ELITE TRAVELER Announces Annual ‘PURE DECADENCE’ Listing Of the 101 Most Exquisite Hotel Suites & Villas In the World Editors Name Mix of Legendary Suites & New Cutting Edge Accommodations as the Very Best - 2004-07-09

C.H.E.F. ® Receives Funding from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Recognized as National Leader in Middle School Health and Prevention Education. Comprehensive Health Education Foundation (C.H.E.F. ®), one of the nation’s leading health and prevention education organizations, announced today that it will receive funding from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Division of Adolescent School Health. Awarded to C.H.E.F. in collaboration with the National Middle School Association, the funding will allow for the continuation and expansion of middle-level school HIV / AIDS Prevention and Coordinated Health Programs. Under the terms of the cooperative agreement, C.H.E.F.’s program will be funded by the CDC for up to two years, at $250,000 per year, which represents 92% of the total program budget. - 2004-07-09

Practical Unigraphics NX2 Modeling Book – A Self-Paced Course for Getting up-to Speed with High-End CAD Design Visionaries, Inc., provider of top quality mechanical engineering and CAD services, is proud to introduce Practical Unigraphics NX2 Modeling for Engineers, the only book in the world that teaches how to use UG NX2 to perform difficult design jobs. This book is a revised version of our previous publication entitled Practical Unigraphics NX Modeling for Engineers released in July of 2003. Practical Unigraphics NX2 Modeling for Engineers will serve as a cost-effective, self-paced UG NX2 course, which will result in a solid building block for upcoming Unigraphics versions. Practical Unigraphics Modeling for Engineers is available immediately by contacting Design Visionaries at (408) 997-6323 or by visiting http://www.designviz.com/Unigraphics_books.htm - 2004-07-09

AMS Consulting, Ltd. To Focus On Small Business Issues AMS Consulting, Ltd. formed to provide administrative management solutions to the Small Business Community. - 2004-07-09

Apharmas Launches New DNA/RNA and siRNA transfection Reagent America Pharma Source (Apharmas) has launched next generation in vitro transfection reagents, Easy-Transgater and Easy-Transgater-si, specifically developed for the delivery of DNA/RNA and siRNA into difficult-to-transfect cell lines as well as a broad range of mammalian cells. Based on new lipid-conjugation technology, these products have superior transfection efficiency with low cytotoxicity and no sera interference. - 2004-07-09

360-VRE.Com - Real Estate Virtual Tour Provider Keeps Moving! 360 Degree Virtual Real Estate (360-VRE.Com) is adding to its full service coverage area. The company has recently added Chicago IL, Minneapolis MN and Denver CO to its full service virtual tour coverage. - 2004-07-09

Brushfire 2.1 Analysis Tool for FileMaker Pro Released Chaparral Software & Consulting Services, Inc. released Brushfire 2.1 for Windows and Macintosh, a significant update to the blazing fast and well-regarded FileMaker Pro analysis package. - 2004-07-09

QED Releases Q2 Upgrade - Latest version of Portfolio Management and Investment Accounting Software boasts Top-Quality Reporting Tools, Other Features On May 3, 2004, QED Information Systems, Inc. released Q2 Release 2, Version 8.32, an upgraded version of QED’s portfolio management, investment accounting, and securities operations software package. - 2004-07-09

Micro-Targeting is the Secret to Optimizing Popup Impact, New Experiment Shows Pop-ups aren't dead as an advertising medium yet, however, marketers need to go beyond just targeting based on general interests. Micro-targeting is the key, as one company found out... - 2004-07-09

Fountainhead Entertainment, LLC Purchases GiantGash.com New Porn Site On The Horizon With The Purchase Of GiantGash.com - 2004-07-09

Gay Consumers Find Their Voice: Syracuse Unversity and OpusComm Group Launch Fouth Annual Gay/Lesbian Consumer Study OpusComm Group, a leading gay/lesbian consumer marketing firm, together with Syracuse University, announced the launch of the 2004 Gay and Lesbian Consumer Online Census (G/L Census). The annual Internet study of gay/lesbian/bisexual/transgender (GLBT) consumers takes place July 12 - August 13, 2004. GLBT consumers ages 18+ interested in participating in the study - which measures the demographics, purchasing behaviors, life situations and media usage of GLBT consumers ? are invited to log on to www.glcensus.org. - 2004-07-09

RegOnline Offers Affordable Membership Management Software With RegOnline's membership software your new members can signup online, pay online, renew online and make changes to their profile online. RegOnline automates renewals through the internet, including confirmation and reminder emails, and automatic (recurring) credit card payments. You can also generate reports to view your membership data in exactly the format you like. - 2004-07-09