News Releases

Richard A. Lotti Joins Aperon Biosystems as Chief Executive Officer Aperon Biosystems, a privately-held company focused on the management of asthma, has appointed Richard A. Lotti as its President & Chief Executive Officer. - 2006-01-10

Total Call International To Launch Total Call Mobile New wireless service to serve high growth ethnic segments. - 2006-01-10

Remote Control Cabinet Power Distribution for Blade Server Applications CDU’s provide remote control and supply power to high-density server applications. - 2006-01-10

Decker Communications Announces Top Ten Communicators of 2005 “The effectiveness of your communication determines the effectiveness of your life,” says Bert Decker, and his annual list of the Ten Best and Worst Communicators proves his point. President Bush, Steve Jobs, Bono, and Mark McGwire: are they among the Best or Worst Communicators of 2005? - 2006-01-10

AcronymFinder.com Launches Improved Search Features The world’s largest acronym and abbreviation search engine rolls out new features enabling users to find relevant definitions more quickly. - 2006-01-10

Famous Math Help Site Releases New Mrs. Glosser's Math Goodies has released a new, expanded version of their popular educational CD with over 230 pages of self-paced learning resources. - 2006-01-10

Former Dizzy Gillespie Pianist to Perform Jan. 17 at John Birks Gillespie Auditorium A forty year jazz veteran, pianist Mike Longo will perform with his 18-piece band Jan. 17 to deliver another phenomenal show at John Birks Gillespie Auditorium. - 2006-01-10

CityCribs.com Pinpoints New York City Real Estate on Visual Google Maps With the launch of CribsMap, home and apartment seekers can easily find real estate listings in New York City neighborhoods. - 2006-01-10

Midisoft Releases Guitar Tool Software for Creating, Learning, and Playing Music for Stringed Instruments Midisoft's Guitar Tool software features bonus music writing program for printing and sharing music. - 2006-01-10

Former META Group Analyst Mike Rothman Launches Security Incite New analyst firm unveils 2006 views on information security and provides businesses with thought-provoking analysis. - 2006-01-10

Industry Leaders Combine To Spearhead Adoption of Digital Delivery throughout Music Industry Collaboration partners Radio and Records’ 33 years of industry experience with Promo Only MPE’s leading digital distribution system. - 2006-01-10

Spring 2006 SheKnows LowCarb Magazine Available January 10 The Spring 2006 issue of SheKnows LowCarb magazine can help get people on a low carb diet back on the weight-loss track after their holiday splurge. - 2006-01-10

All Inclusive Resort Paradisus Palma Real in Dominican Republic Invites Travelers to a Vacation Paradise http://www.sunvacations.org Features New All Inclusive Resort Paradisus Palma Real in Dominican Republic. - 2006-01-10

How is HR Outsourcing Really Working? Early Adopters’ Case Studies to be presented at IHRIM 2006 Conference and Technology Expo in Washington, DC Outsource, insource or do nothing – these are some of the difficult questions many companies are addressing today; questions that focus on costs, benefits and competitive advantage. Among the more than 50 educational sessions at IHRIM’s 2006 Conference and Technology Exposition, April 9-12 in Washington, DC, are six sessions and a panel discussion focusing on real company successes, and failures, of HR outsourcing and HR business process outsourcing. These sessions are designed to help attendees develop an effective outsourcing strategy. - 2006-01-10

Underthong.com Announces New Website Design for Their Men's Swiwmear and Underwear Collection New Website design eases and simplifies the shopping experience. - 2006-01-10

Instantstream.com -- New Smartphone Service Streamphone Mobile Wireless Video Call Service is here Today With Streamphone 2.0 online wireless video calls and conferencing service you can move about the world with one Streamphone wireless video call service. Streamphone is a seamless business communication tool and it will work anywhere in any country on any computer or pocket pc. It works with Wifi, Wimax, EVDO, Bluetooth, landline internet connectivity. Samsung i730, Samsung M800 WIBRO WIMAX cell phone, any Pocketpc-Smartphone with Windows Operating System; PC's Mac's, Linux, and Sun. - 2006-01-10

1PixelPage.com Offers Single Pixel To Advertisers 1PixelPage.com will be auctioning off ownership of the most famous pixel on the internet starting January 15th. 1PixelPage.com (located at www.1PixelPage.com) takes pixel advertising to the next level and is the first site to offer single pixel advertising. - 2006-01-10

Coins from Saddam’s Treasury Aid Fallen US Heroes - Lee Greenwood Named International Spokesperson for Products For Good, LLC. Products for Good is excited to announce it has already donated more than $65,000 to families of fallen and wounded soldiers from the sale of patriotic shadowboxes. - 2006-01-10

A Company That Cares - FLAVORx Develops Products to Accommodate Needs of Celiac Disease Patients In response to growing demand from consumers for a gluten-free and casein-free line of FLAVORx Medicinal Flavorings, President Kenny Kramm has re-vamped the products to diminish the possibilities of allergy or adverse reactions due to diet limitations. Nearly all of the 42 flavors have been modified to cater to the needs of patients who cannot consume wheat, barley, rye, oats and dairy products. - 2006-01-10

Keyspan Offers New Universal Dock and Wireless Remote Control for Apple’s iPod Non-Apple remote control and universal dock for iPod on display at Macworld Expo - 2006-01-10

LiveTime Software Partners with LANDesk Expert Solution Provider Jupiter Red to offer LiveTime Help Desk integrated with LANDesk Management Suite as a key component of IT Service Management Solutions - 2006-01-10

Business Growth Strategy Takes 10 Steps Leaving any company's growth to chance is dangerous. A company’s best shot at a larger market share comes from developing and implementing a successful growth strategy. - 2006-01-10

Sports Betting: Use The NFL Line To Your Advantage NFL points spreads make NFL betting fun, easy, and low-risk during the NFL playoffs with this sports pool option. $5 can win $4,250. - 2006-01-10

You Could Be A Victim of "Sunlight Starvation": 5 Surprising Reasons Why Almost Everyone Needs Full Spectrum Lighting According to popular natural health expert Dr. Joseph Mercola, most people suffer from "sunlight starvation". To make up for our natural light deficiency, he recommends the use of full spectrum lighting - the next best thing to sunshine. - 2006-01-10

National Stormwater Summit Continues to Gain Momentum The National Stormwater Summit has, no pun intended, taken the construction industry by storm. Creating a new educational concept is not easy, making stormwater compliance training interesting can be an even more daunting task. A team of best-of-breed industry experts has done it though. The National Stormwater Summit, launched in November 2005, is sweeping across the country in a 26-city tour that is filling rooms and igniting an interest in an otherwise somewhat dry topic. - 2006-01-10

Mine Rescue System - MRS announced by Falcon Group, LLC Falcon Group, LLC announces the Mine Rescue System (MRS) technology that can locate and help rescue underground mine personnel. - 2006-01-10

Make Data Backup Your New Year Resolution with Feature Packed Free Backup Software Vembu Technologies, a leading provider of innovative backup and storage solutions, has announced the release of a Free Edition of Vembu StoreGrid, the flexible and feature packed data backup software that simply works with your existing hardware! StoreGrid can enable Peer to Peer, Client-Server, and Remote Online Backups. An innovative concept, “Trusted Peer-to-Peer” backups are a unique feature in StoreGrid. - 2006-01-10

Are Mortgage Endowment Holders Still Being Sold Short by the Life Companies? Are you well endowed? - August 2001 saw the Financial Services Authority tell the life assurance companies that must inform endowment policy holders of the option of selling their endowments instead of surrendering them, but how many are making the effort to comply with this, and is the UK public being sold short yet again? Not if a new web site gets it's way. - 2006-01-10

New Web Site Narrows the Search for Business Technology Information As users wade through search results, IT Business Edge adds human element to search equation. - 2006-01-10

ArcaMax Publishing Offers Books by E-Mail ArcaMax Publishing, a leading publisher of family-friendly news and entertainment, is now offering free classic books by e-mail. - 2006-01-10

eComXpo, The World’s Largest Tradeshow for eCommerce Marketers, To Host 3rd Show April 4-6, 2006 Enjoy three days of search, affiliate and interactive marketing education and networking from your desktop. - 2006-01-10

A Healthy Weight Loss Option for College Students Three simple steps can help students avoid rapid weight gain while attending college. Students should exercise regularly, eat healthy, and adhere to a five meal diet plan. Online shopping is a great way to purchase snacks at reduced prices that can be used on the diet plan. - 2006-01-10

Bedbugs Eradicated by New Non-Chemical, Non-Toxic ThermaPure Treatment Traditional chemical exterminators and pest control products haven’t stopped a global onslaught of bedbug infestations. A rapid new heat treatment could save reputations and business while eliminating odor, residue, and costly furnishing replacement - 2006-01-10

New “Green” Custom Packaging Technology, A Present for Mother Earth A retail package design breakthrough made with a 100% annually renewable resource. - 2006-01-10

Raw Juice Fast At A Yoga Retreat for Women Beat the blahs of holiday indulgence and greet the New Year with a fresh new start. - 2006-01-10

Internet Video to Explode in ‘06 Company offers 3¢ per view Internet Video - 2006-01-10

Texas Hold'Em Game For Mac and iMac Users Finally Available Online Macintosh computer users are finally able to get involved in the online poker boom, now that there is Mac compatible poker software available at MacOnlinePoker.com. The game enables all Mac users to play online poker with people from around the world, right in their web browser. - 2006-01-10

Mommy Founded Company Expected to do 1.8 Million Dollars in Sales This Year, and Will Start 2006 With a “Bling-Bang” Celebrating The Golden Globes in Los Angeles Ending 2005 with participating in two episodes of ABC’s Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, and record sales, Simply Tiffany Taite, Inc. has not only become an industry icon for its high-end silver gifts and jewelry for women and children, but also an inspiration to women all over the world. Having founded the company with five babies two and under and her quick rise to success as a mom entrepreneur, Tiffany Dauer Whitchurch, founder and CEO, has received overwhelming media attention. - 2006-01-10

SumoKids Foundation Receives 501 (c) (3) Tax Exempt Status to Provide Free Services to Children based on Principals of Sumo Wrestling Children’s program begins fundraising after being certified by the Federal Government and New York State as a tax exempt foundation. The SumoKids Foundation is a Buffalo, New York, area Not-for-Profit organization. It serves children in Buffalo and nationally free of charg, teaching them the principals of Sumo Wrestling. - 2006-01-10

"The Roadside Boys", a collaboration of the Harrington and Mahoney families, release their first CD "Double Irish Trouble", featuring the fan favorite "Pork Chop". The Roadside Boys first played at the Des Moines Register's annual bike ride, RAGBRAI. Instruments include guitar, banjo, mandolin, accordian, zydeco tie and feature young Jon Mahoney on the Irish whistle. Their music is a mix of bluegrass and Irish, sure to put a smile on your face. - 2006-01-10

Beauty From The Inside Out: Soy Improves Appearance of Skin, Hair and Nails First Human Study Shows Soy Improves Appearance of Skin, Hair and Nails - 2006-01-10

Dallas Convention Driven by Diversity Dallas spring break marks a spectacular convention. All-Con 2006 delivers. Celebrity seeker, comic book, tabletop and roleplay gaming, costuming, science fiction, fantasy, independent film, and art communitites unite for three days. - 2006-01-10

Day Spa Magazine’s Top Chain Spa of 2005, Gene Juarez is to be the Exclusive Retailer of HydroPeptide in the Greater Seattle Area With Botox® and baby-boomers on the rise, it is no shock to see Gene Juarez Spas offering HydroPeptide™ Intensive Concentrate Anti-Aging Crème as an effective alternative. Both the spa chain and the product line are high-tech, high-end, and high powered. - 2006-01-10

New Web Site Delivers Kids Rooms Decorating Advice Directly To Parents' Computer Desktops! Outlined in this release are great ideas for getting inspiration in decorating kids rooms. And if interested readers would like to get advertising-free decorating advice delivered direcly to their computer desktops, they can visit a new Web site(www.kids-rooms-and-crafts.com) and subscribe to the RSS feed. - 2006-01-10

Black Hawk Tactical Paintball Pistol for Scenario Paintball Players and for Law Enforcement Personnel The Black Hawk Tactical Paintball Pistol is designed to fill a critical gap in the use of force and to provide law enforcement officers and correctional facility guards the safest, most effective non-lethal tools in a variety of applications. - 2006-01-10

NetXposure Launches Image Portal A/V for Mac OS X Tiger This latest edition to the Image Portal family of Digital Asset Management (DAM) solutions was built specifically for Tiger and utilizes QuickTime imaging technology to deliver cutting-edge video conversion tools and automated podcasting. - 2006-01-10

PacificDisc Debuts New DVD Replication Screener Service for Independent Filmmakers Pacific Disc, the pioneers of Demystifying DVD Replication, today introduced a new Screener Service for Indie filmmakers who are interested in a less expensive and more effective way to provide samples of their films for consideration for distribution, film festival submissions, or other promotional use. Distributors of independent film use the Screener service to send film samples to a buyer to solicit worldwide film licensing and sales. - 2006-01-10

Photo Enlargement Software Helps Homeland Security and State Police Departments Make Communities Safer Police and homeland security agencies nationwide are using Imagener (imagener.com) enhancement photo software by Kneson Software (kneson.com) to enlarge and enhance surveillance photos for better content recognition. Since 9/11, surveillance equipment use is increasing. Imagener maintains surveillance photo integrity to increase identifiable detail helping police catch more criminals and increase community safety. - 2006-01-10

Adesso Albums Launches Its NEW Digital Photo Guest Book® Building on the success of its patent pending Polaroid Instant Photo Guest Book®, Adesso Albums announced today that it will release the digital version of the Instant Photo Guest Book next month, just in time for spring weddings! - 2006-01-10

Announcing Design Process Coaching Services to Enable Predictable IC Design Execution Jorvig Consulting today extends its leadership in the development of high efficiency design teams through the deployment of “Design Process Coaching” services resulting in enhanced predictability during product design execution. Through the coaching experience design teams will gain a hands on understanding of the expanded scope of activities and deliverables that must be identified and managed to enable timely, predictable and accurate project execution from concept to production release. - 2006-01-10

New Models for Philanthropy Help Gulf Coast Writers Rebuild from Hurricane Katrina's Destruction With determination and passion, a New Orleans writer single-handedly built a coalition including a national labor union, publishing house, and local coffee shop to help Gulf Coast writers rebuild libraries destroyed by Katrina's flood waters. Becky Rolland, who herself lost her home and job in Hurricane Katrina, is helping restore literary collections by connecting area writers with writers union members nationwide. - 2006-01-10

National Survey Reveals Why So Many Fail At Weight Loss—Lack Of Will Power Scooop.net (www.scooop.net), a next generation media site based on democratic voting principles and active participation of its members, released the results of its weekly hot topic poll regarding the nation’s view on why so many Americans fail at losing weight. Four out of ten of those surveyed blame lack of will power and heredity as the chief cause for the failure to succeed at losing weight. Thirty four percent of the survey respondents feel that fast food and a bad diet are the primary cause for the lack of success in weight reduction. - 2006-01-10

2006 NFL Divisional Playoffs Predictions and Odds Now Available Gambling911.com has released its 2006 Divisional Playoffs predictions early this week with free picks on all four games - 2006-01-10

GTS, Inc Announces Launching of its Outsourcing Collaborative Web Based Conferencing Website Targeted towards Small Businesses GTS, Inc an outsourcing collaborative web conferencing services and solutions provider today announced the launching of its new website of collaborative services. While focusing and targeting small legal firms, staffing services, and architectural design firms it will allow any business to enable effective business communications by using a standard web browser in real-time. Small businesses will now be able to extend their global reach by conferencing on the internet. - 2006-01-10

Biller Maintenance and Construction Offers Research Support Services Biller Maintenance and Construction located in State College Pennsylvania has announced the availability of research support services. In addition to general maintenance services, BMC has the abilities to fabricate, install, or modify research equipment and facilities. Our online portfolio at www.billermc.com provides potential clients the opportunity to review completed projects. - 2006-01-10

SLAPPA Announces Release New Storage Case for iPod Nano SLAPPA Distribution LLC., today announced the launch of its new SLAPPA® SlipScreen for the iPod nano just in time for this year’s CES tradeshow and the NAMM Show, where SLAPPA plans to exhibit this year. - 2006-01-10

SLAPPA Announces Release of New PSP Storage Case SLAPPA Distribution LLC., today announced the launch of the newest additions to their PSP product line, the SLAPPA® HardBody PSP Complete Case and a new version of their already popular SLAPPA HardBody PSP Daily Case. Both arrived just in time for this year’s CES tradeshow and the NAMM Show, where SLAPPA plans to exhibit this year in booth number 7431. - 2006-01-10

Liberty League International Presents Liberation Award at Summit Conference Liberty League International, the leading developer of personal development systems, announced today that their Liberation Award was presented to John and Lori Jackson for their dedication to personal development and growth. In the spirit of abundance, co-founders of Liberty League International Brent Payne and Shane Krider presented college scholarships to both Jackson children. - 2006-01-10

Fiduciary Publication Explores Strategies to Improve Returns and Portfolio Efficiency in Low-Return Markets As part of its ongoing efforts to help the institutional investment community stay well-informed on investment and governance topics that impact their roles as institutional investors and fiduciaries, Strategic Investment Group has prepared an informative release titled “Why Future Investment Returns Will Be Lower.” This release is part of Strategic’s Fiduciary Insights, a series of periodic publications dedicated to supporting those who share fiduciary responsibility. - 2006-01-10

ZiffLeads Offers Publishers up to 70% Revenue Share Opportunity in Their New PPCall Ad Network in the Emerging Pay Per Call Industry Publishers of Online Search, Directory and Lead Generation sites can earn 30%-70% with ZiffLeads customizable turnkey solution. No cost, little effort for setup, and partner owns advertiser yet has full access to Network. - 2006-01-10

ScubaPixels.com Revolutionizes Online Advertising, Dubbed "The Web's First Scuba Diving Portal" Inspired by the growing popularity of pixel advertising, ScubaPixels.com focuses solely on scuba diving offering divers a one-stop portal for researching the best dive vacations, equipment, and instruction. - 2006-01-10

Health Force Director and Traveling Nurses Receive National Recognition Healthcare Traveler Magazine announces Recruiters of the Year and Travelers of the Year. - 2006-01-10

FixaFaucet.com Announces a New Interface For Quick Repair Help The do-it-yourself website FixaFaucet.com has a new look that makes it easier for people to get faucet repair solutions. Visitors to the site will save time when researching their faucet repair problems. - 2006-01-10

Reduce Stress in the New Year through the Ancient Science Of Breath What could be better than starting the New Year with a relaxed mind and improved health? Make this year's New Year's Resolution possible by enrolling in the Yoga of Breath stress reduction workshops offered throughout the Bay Area by the non-profit Art of Living Foundation. - 2006-01-10

The “Dirty Little Secret” Behind Pet Shampoos Consumers need to be aware of the differences between pet shampoos labeled "all-natural" and "natural." - 2006-01-10

Ensuring Student Insurance Coverage for 2006 A study by the Institute of Medicine highlighted that as of January, 2004, nearly one in six Americans are not covered by adequate health insurance. This staggering statistic, which equates to 43 million people, highlights the need to educate our future generations about the need for obtaining health insurance coverage. This is even more so when traveling abroad, and InternationalStudentInsurance.com has launched a new campaign to try to increase student awareness about health and travel insurance issues. - 2006-01-10

White Paper on Electronic Medical Records Published 2K Electronic Medical Records publishes white paper on the effects of implementing Electronic Medical Records in your practice. - 2006-01-10

Elmwood Dental Restoration Center Makes Brides the Picture of Perfection Elmwood Dental Restoration Center’s Smile BeautificationSM Services can give you the perfect smile to capture forever in your wedding photos. Our team of dental restoration specialists can solve a wide range of cosmetic dental problems, including realigning, reshaping and matching teeth with bonding or veneers, eliminating crowding or unsightly spaces, and fixing unattractive gum lines. - 2006-01-10

National Call for Accountability to Protect Patient Medical Records Urged on Local San Francisco TV Show Victim of only successful HIPAA prosecution, Eric Drew, and plaintiff in HIPAA lawsuit, Barb Clark, have candid discussion on TV. - 2006-01-10

Rick Simmonds, Partner of Alsbridge, the Premier Outsourcing, Shared Services, and Offshoring advisory firm, discussed why BPO deals fail in OutsourcingLeadership.com Rick Simmonds, partner of Alsbridge, the premier Outsourcing, Shared Services and Offshoring advisory firm, outlines the key issues underlying why outsourcing deals fail in the January issue of OutsourcingLeadership.com. Core issues also include suppliers not being allowed to design the solution, basing deals on false economies, and the bedrock of most problems – adversarial negotiation strategies. This advice crosses through all functional areas and a number of key industries to include professional services, airline, financial services, and consumer products. - 2006-01-10

Merscom Brings 'Poker Academy Texas Holdem' to the United Kingdom and Nordics Merscom LLC today announced an agreement with Poker Academy, the leading Texas Holdem poker software developer, to publish “Poker Academy Texas Holdem” for the PC in the United Kingdom and Nordics. World renowned Poki artificial intelligence keeps players challenged as they improve. - 2006-01-10

Gen Plus: Dissolving Age Boundaries Anywhere from 1.3 to 2 million new jobs are predicted for 2006, and everyone, from marketers to economists, is gearing up for a feeding frenzy similar to the one that heralded the dot.com era. Everyone, that is, except the 40 million or so baby boomers older than 50 this year. - 2006-01-10

New Food Blog Network Makes its Internet Debut The Well Fed Network makes its Internet debut, introducing a centralized blog network covering all things food related. - 2006-01-10

Assemble Connect, Inc. Signs Global Logistics Arrangement With UPS Assemble Connect, Inc. has signed a global logistics agreement with UPS and Trade Direct to deliver custom manufactured assemblies worldwide. - 2006-01-10

800th Anniversary Inspires 9,000 To Ski Their Own Legend The largest cross country ski marathon in North America, the American Birkebeiner will take place from Feb. 23-25, 2006. Nine thousand cross country skiers – from world-class athletes to recreational skiers –will pariticipate in the events. This year's Birkie will celebrate the 800th anniversary of the legend that inspired the ski marathon and turned Cable and Hayward, Wisconsin into a cross-country ski magnet. - 2006-01-10

Operationalizing Sarbanes-Oxley: How to Leverage Sarbanes-Oxley to Add Value to Business Operations Companies are poised to leverage Sarbanes-Oxley related experience, documentation, methodologies and analysis into high value add operational advancements. Percipio Consulting Group has prepared a white paper addressing this issue. The paper discusses an approach to utilizing the investment made in Sarbanes-Oxley compliance for creating operational value through leveraging existing Sarbanes-Oxley compliance work today. - 2006-01-10

PA Company Expands Services To Meet the Increasingly Challenging Needs of Contract Research Organizations eClinical tools, developed by Scientific Software Tools, Inc. (SST), will help decrease pharmaceutical company’s costs while improving healthcare quality. - 2006-01-10

Integrify Reports 200 Percent Customer Growth in 2005 These new customers join Integrify's growing customer base that have selected iApprove since its release in 2001, establishing Integrify as the clear leader in request and approval management solutions. - 2006-01-10

BioFit Introduces Build Your Own Chair Configurator BioFit Engineered Products introduces the seating industry's first online Build Your Own Chair Configurator for designing ergonomic chairs to meet customer requirements. Visitors to the BioFit website can use the Build Your Own Chair Configurator to assemble chairs that meet their specific needs. After a new chair is configured online, a customer can email the result to BioFit for a price quote within one working day. - 2006-01-10

New FastMaint CMMS 4.5 Maintenance Software Can Help Reduce Maintenance Emergencies SMGlobal Inc. announces the release of version 4.5 of its FastMaint CMMS software for maintenance management. FastMaint is a computerized maintenance management solution (CMMS) for manufacturing plants, industrial/ commercial facilities and vehicle fleets. A fully functional trial of FastMaint can be downloaded from http://www.smglobal.com. - 2006-01-10

Texas Outdoor Webs Announces its Newest Web Site, Hunting Ranches in Texas, with its New Ranch Finder that Quickly Locates a Game or Hunting Ranch in Texas The Hunting Ranches in Texas Web Site located at www.huntingranchesintexas.org features the Ranch Finder, which can locate a game or hunting ranch in a specific area of Texas with as little as one click of the mouse. The organization’s web site promotes and advertises the game and hunting ranches of Texas by region within the state, and does so with a clean, elegant, banner-free look that emphasizes relevant information about its ranches while at the same time making the search process easy and quick. - 2006-01-10

Artificial Trees, Plants, and Flowers Continue to Grow in Popularity With Both Commercial and Residential Buyers, Due in Part to Their Low Maintenance Requirements While interior decorators have long included plants and trees in their design arsenal, they are increasingly turning to the artificial variety either voluntarily, or at the behest of their client. Although the quality of artificial plants continues to improve over time, the primary reason for their continuing growth in popularity remains to be the relatively low level of maintenance required. - 2006-01-10

Strategic Ranking to Give “Writing for the Search Engines” Presentation to James River Chapter Society for Technical Communication (STC) Strategic Ranking, LLC to give "Writing for the Search Engines" presentation to James River Chapter, Society for Technical Communication (STC) Wednesday, January 11, 2006. - 2006-01-10

IVAA and Their Real Estate VA's Spread the Word About REALTOR Virtual Convention The premier Virtual Assistant forum, IVAA, is sponsoring an on-line Real Estate Virtual Convention which would be of interest to the clients of many IVAA members who serve the real estate community. This partnership will also expose the many savvy VA's available to this market segment by browsing the organization's directory in search of qualified help, some of which hold the organization's RESS (Certified Real Estate Support Specialist) designation. For more information: www.ivaa.org - 2006-01-10

Resolve to Focus on Results in 2006—Website Results, That Is! Strategic Ranking, LLC recommends improving your businesses website results in the new year. Aligning your site with your business objectives, optimizing your site for the search engines and your customers, and tracking, measuring and analyzing your site's performance, will significantly increase your bottom line. - 2006-01-10

Veteran Public Speaking Trainer, Kerry O'Hallaron, Announces Public Speaking Training Course With a Twist Ever dreamed of speaking well and getting paid a fortune? Already a speaker and not making enough money? Join the Public Speaking Gold Mine family today. - 2006-01-10

CONQWEST’S Deep Experience Helps Firms Comply With HIPAA Complying with the HIPAA Security Rule doesn’t have to give you a headache. CONQWEST helps organizations comply with what can seem like a daunting law in a simple, efficient way. Don’t put off HIPAA compliance another day. - 2006-01-10

Free Online Personal Finance Budgeting Software From MySpendingPlan.com MySpendingPlan.com, a new Website for people and groups who are looking for powerful, collaborative, and free software to mange their finances, announced its official launch. - 2006-01-10

Superbowl XL Detroit- Why Acquiring Game Tickets And Arranging Travel Will Prove Challenging Even In The Cold Superbowl XL Myth: Detroit's cold winter weather will deter fans from attending Superbowl 2006. - 2006-01-10

Sales Results Show that Cold Calling is Dead Sales results and studies show that cold calling doesn't work anymore. Frank Rumbauskas learned this the hard way when he entered the sales profession fourteen years ago. Creator of NeverColdCall.com, he has now taught over ten thousand salespeople how to sell without cold calling. - 2006-01-10

Digital Media Exchange enters into agreements with Intel and Intel Capital Digital Media Exchange collaborates with Intel to optimize gaming solutions for Intel-based platforms and promote online PC-gaming in the Philippines. Intel Capital has also acquired a warrant to invest in DME parent company Digital Media International, Inc. - 2006-01-10

Has Dan Brown Lost His Crown? Last year saw the runaway success of Dan Brown’s the Da Vinci Code. But already a new book – Secret Revelation by Steve Bell - is taking the world by storm in 2006. - 2006-01-10

Ed Schipul to Present At 2006 American Creativity Association International Conference CEO of Schipul – The Web Marketing Company to demonstrate how to integrate blogs, vlogs, podcasting, wikis, tagging and RSS into creative solutions. - 2006-01-10

Adacel Awarded New Simulation Support Contract with USAF Contract expands support and maintenance services for Adacel’s Air Traffic Control Simulation Systems. - 2006-01-10

Gala Bingo Online Disappears Gala Bingo's online bingo game site disappears leaving a sea of confusion for players and the industry alike. - 2006-01-10

New Human Resources Consultancy Launches to Provide Full Range of HR Counsel and Support to Rapidly Changing Marketplace Noted Boston area HR expert launches new consulting practice - serves full range of HR needs. - 2006-01-10

Conference Focuses on eMarketing Challenges. eMarketing-6 Event to be Held in San Francisco MSNBC.com president, Charlie Tillinghast and Vice President of Brand Marketing for Yahoo!, Murray Gaylord to keynote 6th annual emarketing conference. - 2006-01-10

Can a Box of Crayons Replace a Governor’s Passion? A single local New Jersey mom and a box of crayons set out to carry on Governor Codey’s dream for improving mental health. - 2006-01-10

CGI Direct ATM Rings In The New Year With Expanded Customer Support Group To Cover Record Growth CGI Direct ATM, a leader in providing Automatic Teller Machine (ATM) solutions nation wide, has experienced record growth for 2005 and in return expands their Customer Support Group by 66% in the New Year. “We made the investment and increased this critical group’s depth to compliment our growth, but more importantly to show our commitment of support across our customer base,” said Sean Warren, General Manager. - 2006-01-10

Companies Caught in Hurricane Katrina At-Risk for Financial Statement Fraud Forensic accountant offers guidance for auditors, CFOs, and investors evaluating the financial statements of companies in the path of Hurricane Katrina. - 2006-01-10

New Website Expands to Bring Heart and High-Tech to the D.C. Music Scene BeeThere.net has expanded to cover Washington D.C. with rock, world, and blues. BeeThere.net is a new search engine that collects information about music concerts and musicians of all genres, and leverages high-tech methods to present the informations in a navigable, user-friendly interface. Originally a local guide to New York, BeeThere.net recently expanded to Boston, and now to D.C., and they promise more features and cities are comming. - 2006-01-10

SpacePortShenyang Blasts Off on its Journey to the 08-08-08 Olympics Opening with a Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs’ Feasibility Study Grant The SpacePortShenyang Dutch Consortium has just received approval from EVD, a division of the Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs, for a PESP Grant Application toward the funding of the SpacePortShenyang Feasibility Study. - 2006-01-10

Somerset Hills Hotel to Host Beautiful Bridal Show Wedding bells are ringing for Central Jersey brides - 2006-01-10

PLANT ENGINEERING Magazine Honors the Electrophysics® HotShot® Industrial Thermography Camera With Product of the Year Award The Electrophysics HotShot has been named "2005 Product of the Year" by PLANT ENGINEERING MAGAZINE. - 2006-01-10

OceanFootage Recaps Major Acquisitions, News Items, Last Two Quarters of 2005 With several important announcements and expansions in the last two quarters of 2005, the Footage Search stock footage collections continue to grow in exciting new ways. The company now releases an assembly of recent news briefs conveniently assembled "at a glance." - 2006-01-10

Robert Goldsborough Hits a Home Run with New Novel THREE STRIKES YOU'RE DEAD (June '05), a Golden Age mystery, written by Chicago author, Robert Goldsborough, of the famed Nero Wolfe novels, has reached a level of excellence within the company as it's overall best selling novel for 2005. - 2006-01-10

Valentine’s Day is Peak Season for Extramarital Affairs Interview infidelity expert Ruth Houston on this seldom-discussed aspect of Valentine’s Day. Get the inside scoop on how to catch a cheating spouse on the most romantic day of the year. - 2006-01-10

digital-telepathy, Inc. Selected to Pilot MSN adCenter digital-telepathy, Inc. is one of only 600 advertisers and agencies that have been selected to pilot campaigns using MSN's adCenter paid-search system. With refreshingly inexpensive access to highly-sought-after keywords, digital-telepathy’s campaigns within MSN PPC result in higher than average conversion rates at a lower cost. - 2006-01-10

21 Satire Awards in 2005 Means Clean Cubicles for Humor Site's Staff Described as "The Daily Show With Jon Stewart" meets Samuel L. Jackson, humor site DeadBrain.com finished strong in 2005 by winning 21 Satire Awards. An industry leader in the mockery of news, entertainment, politics and sports, DeadBrain.com has been compared favorably to The Onion, and prominently featured on sites such as HowardStern.com, BuzzFlash.com, TownHall.com, and Google News. - 2006-01-10

Pediatric Integrative Medicine (CAM)- Alternative & Holistic Healing for Children using Medical Intuition & Distant Energy Healing In addition to her alternative health and holistic Energy Medicine practice addressing disease and disorder, Brent Atwater, a medical intuitive and distant energy healer, announces the expansion of her alternative pediatric integrative medicine (CAM) practice. Her healing work has produced beneficial results for individuals with seizures, brain damage, pulmonary dysfunction, spinal cord injury and others. Her Paintings That Heal™- Healing Art for Children™- are scientifically & alternatively documented Art medicine & Energy medicine creating Healing Art ! Her alternative work also includes Just Plain Love™ Children's Healing books. http://www.brentenergywork.com/Holistic%20Alternative%20Child%20Health%20Care%20Pediatric%20Specialist.htm or http://www.brentatwater.com - 2006-01-10

Moisturizing Moringa Bath & Body Products at Everything Shea Aromatic Creations Moringa from India has been added to glycerin soap, Moringa-Shea Balm, Lip Balm, and Maliga’s Moringa Crème in this beneficial line of skincare products available only at Everything Shea Aromatic Creations. - 2006-01-10

Border Line Dog Art Brigitte Nadeau, with 20 years of photographic experience is a professional Dog Photographer who caters to dog owners and dog art lovers. ‘La Puparazzi’ is presently exhibiting Dog Photos at what can be considered ‘the border line’ - 2006-01-10

February 4th is World Cancer Day February 4th is World Cancer Day, focusing on Children’s Cancer for 2006. Cancer is the #1 disease killer of children today. Join the World Cancer Day Project sponsored by the Luke Neuhedel Foundation by contributing gift certificates to restaurant for kids fighting cancer. - 2006-01-10

2nd Annual Dog Products of the Year Announced The 2nd Annual Dog Products of the Year Awards were officially announced today and several unique new products made the list. With growing consumer interest in high quality pet products, it comes as no surprise that this year's winners represented the best in dog training, safety and overrall comfort for the family. - 2006-01-10

Cherry Picking GmbH: Exclusive Deistributor for Bubbles™ Bodywear Sweet and Vicious LLC grants exclusive distributorship for Germany to Cherry Picking GmbH for the Bubbles™ Butt Boosting Lingerie brand. - 2006-01-10

Father of LSD Turns 100 Swiss Chemist Albert Hofmann Still Lauds Acid's Potential as January Marks 20 Years of "Just Say No." Jazz musician Kyle Bronsdon commemorates the scientist's life and work in "A Model Psychosis." Profits will go to a new printing of Hofmann's autobiography. - 2006-01-10

Famed Novelist Says 'GOD' Is a Black Man In her new autobiography, African novelist Kola Boof denies allegations that she hates black men. - 2006-01-10

A Lifetime of Words Becomes A Series With the Release of A Lifetime of Words~Spirit for the Soul A Lifetime of Words~Spirit for the Soul is another vivid, magnificient and majestic portrayal of Robin's heart and soul.Like in her first book, Robin reaches into her life and brings out her deepest feelings. Her love for the Lord is evident and rings eminently thorugh the pages. - 2006-01-10

Schools Discover Benefits of Student Drug Testing Programs While Avoiding Costs and Liabilities Some parents oppose school drug testing as an invasion of privacy and waste of resources. Others praise the idea. A new home-testing campaign initiated by TestMyTeen.com gives parents responsibility for safer schools along with administrators. - 2006-01-10

TravelNet Technologies Provides Broadband Service Management for One of Canada’s Largest Municipal Wi-fi Deployments TravelNet’s Ubilium solution provides customized broadband access technology and professional services for Project Chapleau. - 2006-01-10

Macro Scheduler 8.0 for Windows Just Released MJT Net has released version 8.0 of Macro Scheduler, its popular Windows automation solution for Windows 95/98/Me/NT/2000/XP. - 2006-01-10

Xsellense Delivers Rapid Roi For Process Control Solutions Company Xsellense announced the successful implementation of a long-term services agreement with Control Station. During their initial services agreement, Xsellense led a sales effort that resulted in significant new customer creation and in excess of 80% of Control Station’s quarterly revenues. Control Station generates significant return and enters long-term services agreement. - 2006-01-10

New Retirement Editor Advocates Retiring the Word “Retire.” Renowned retirement expert and author, Jan Cullinane, has joined the editorial staff of 50plus Online Magazine as “Retirement Editor ”(www.50plusMag.com). "Times have changed and how we view retirement needs to change as well," says Jan. - 2006-01-10

VistaPrint Announces Birth Of Print Center For New Moms New Moms Can Create Everything from Birth Announcements to First Birthday Party Invitations, All While Baby is Sleeping - 2006-01-10

Storm Water Runoff – Harmful to Humans and the Environment Become aware of Industrial Storm Water Permitting and Pollution Prevention Plan Requirements by attending Georgia Tech Research Institute’s upcoming course on Managing Environmental Compliance, March 8-10, 2006 at the Global Learning and Conference Center on Georgia Tech’s campus in Atlanta, GA. - 2006-01-10

Growth Stock Analytics Provides Investors with High EPS and Relative Strength Stock Market Database. GrowthStockAnalytics.com provides stock market investors with access to a proprietary stock rating system. The High EPS and Relative Strength Stock Market (HI-EPSRS) Database is a premier source top stock picks, stock ratings, stock screening, hourly stock alerts, market strategies, portfolio tools and more. - 2006-01-10

JurInnov Acquires Powerful Computer Forensic Analysis Technology The New Leading-Edge Investigative Tool Provides Real-Time Advanced Data Acquisition, Preservation and Analysis Capabilities with No System Downtime - 2006-01-10

MRE Consulting Shows Strong Growth in 2005 MRE Consulting (MRE), a leading Houston-based professional services firm, continued to show strong growth through 2005, recording a thirty percent growth in revenue to achieve its largest revenues in its eleven year history. - 2006-01-10

World’s Top Sex Educators and Adult Industry Stars To Unite For a Good Cause Love Boutique To Gather World-Renowned Sex Educators and Adult Industry Stars for an Anniversary Celebration Benefiting Children of the Night Charity. - 2006-01-10

IronPort Systems Launches New Email Security Portal for Small and Medium Sized Enterprises Anti-Spam and Anti-Virus Resources for Law Firms, Schools, Financial Institutions, Insurance Companies, Retailers, and Real Estate Professionals - 2006-01-10

Findaseminar.com Announces New Information Management Software The new free training information management tool (TIM) makes it easier than ever for training seekers to plan and record training activities for themselves and their group. - 2006-01-10

Emryn International LLC becomes a "Front Runner" with the Release of Its Version 1.0 of Business Intelligence Software, BIToolZ for Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Emryn International LLC becomes a "Front Runner" with the Release of Its Version 1.0 of Business Intelligence and Predictive Analytics Software, BIToolZ for Microsoft SQL Server 2005. BIToolZ offers a simple interface for analytic queries, dimensional analysis, instant reports to 14 different formats including Excel, Word, PDF and XML and a dynamically web driven dashboard. - 2006-01-10

The DF Project Strikes Again in Long Island The bluesy rock group "The DF Project" will perform in February in Long Island, New York after a short break and some lineup changes. The band is scheduled to play at The Blue Parrot in Massapequa February 17th. - 2006-01-10

Online Users Can Now Buy, Sell and Trade Power Tools on Newly Launched 2buytools.com Every tool in the garage, from air tools to welding equipment can now be bought, traded and sold on the new 2buytools.com, bringing to “tool time” a whole new meaning. - 2006-01-10

Important announcement for moms Finally, Say Hello to a Business with Entrepreneurial Moms in Mind Mom-owned marketing agency for mom/woman-owned businesses. All services provided by stay-at-home moms! - 2006-01-10

2006 Survey of Virtual Professionals Announced Virtual design firm announces 2nd survey on virtual professionals. The survey assesses the rapidly expanding business trend of virtual professionalism, including telecommuters and remote workers. The survey covers three areas: demographics, benefits and hazards, and current technology in the virtual business world. - 2006-01-10

Free Tennis and Zina Garrison at Sport Fit Open House Tennis clinics and drills hosted by Sport Fit Bowie on Friday, January 13 and Saturday, January 14 are all FREE. Zina Garrison, a legendary women's tour player will be a guest pro along with Michele Krause, the National Director for Cardio Tennis. - 2006-01-10

Coastal Vacations Director Jay NaPier answers Coastal Vacations most Frequently Asked Questions Coastal Vacations Director Jay NaPier answers the most frequently asked questions he gets as a Level 3 Director with Coastal Vacations - 2006-01-10

BioPerformance Inc. Produces New Product: A Pill that increases Fuel Mileage Thousands of people have realized massive fuel savings while creating income for themselves. - 2006-01-10

Bonespoker.com Announces That Its Exclusive "Online Guide To Poker Bonuses" Manual is Now Available For Download Bonespoker.com re-launches offering an exclusive Downloadable "Online Guide To Poker Bonuses" for the major online poker rooms including Partypoker, Pokerroom, Royal Vegas poker, Titan Poker, Paradise Poker and others. We are proud to announce the updated website which includes live tournament listings, freeroll listings, poker news, articles and more. - 2006-01-10

Update to Pooch Software Enhances the Cluster Experience Dauger Research announces version 1.6.5 of Pooch (Parallel OperatiOn and Control Heuristic application) and Pooch Pro clustering software. Combining the best of cluster and grid computing, Pooch is the only solution that merges a modern graphical user interface with supercomputer-compatible parallel computing. The latest version delivers enhancements, particularly to Pooch Pro's administrative features, as well as minor behavioral changes and fixes in response to ongoing changes in the platform. - 2006-01-10

Movie Goers Challenge 20th Century Fox to Show The Movie As Advertised Movie fans have launched a grassroots web log campaign on studios' marketing practices. They claim the trailers shown in theaters and on TV don't always accurately represent theatrical releases. They are speaking out against enticing theater goers with footage that will only be shown in extended home video versions months later. - 2006-01-10

eTrainingProducts.com New eLearning Products Search Engine and eCommerce Store Connects Vendors With Training Buyers Niche market training products site sells elearning products on consignment. - 2006-01-10

Online Retailer F.F.B Designs, Launches a Sassy, Hip New Cold Weather Line, Misfit Winter Wear Embracing the challenge of creating functional fashion, F.F.B Designs adds a sassy new brand to their street-chic roster, Misfit Winter Wear - 2006-01-10

Find Your Poker Heaven at the 2006 British Poker Open Leading online poker room, PokerHeaven.com, has started running exclusive qualifiers for the 2006 British Poker Open, to be filmed in London in March. This prestigious tournament was founded in 2005 and with players such as Greg Raymer, Chris ‘Jesus’ Ferguson, Howard Lederer and Dave ‘Devilfish’ Ulliot competing in it’s maiden year – the 2006 event promises to be even bigger and better. - 2006-01-10

Green Tea Supplements for Weight Loss? Green tea has earned a great reputation for helping many achieve weight loss goals and suppress appetite. Take the next step to a successful New Year’s Resolution with a green tea supplement. Free Green Tea 300 7 day trials available. - 2006-01-10

ACG/Thomson 2006 DealMaker’s Survey records highest ever confidence level by M&A professionals: 2005 was best year for M&A since 2000, according to survey On the heels of strong M&A transaction levels in 2005, a record number – 97% -- of Denver-area investment bankers, private equity professionals, and corporate executives surveyed in the ACG/Thomson DealMaker’s Survey say the current environment for mergers and acquisitions and corporate growth is good or excellent. This is a 17% jump from the June 2005 survey results. - 2006-01-10

Silverlake Technology Announces Strategic Partnership with SourceCode Technology Holdings, Inc. Silverlake Technology Expands it’s solution offerings with Workflow Solution K2.net - 2006-01-10

Granite Peak Partners Acquires Victoria Business Park in Long Beach, Calif. for $12.44 Million Granite Peak Partners, a real estate investment firm based in Santa Barbara and Los Angeles, acquired Victoria Business Park in Long Beach, California for $12.448 million. - 2006-01-10

Natural Beauty Essenceology.com beauty e-commerce Site announces its launch. - 2006-01-10

Investment Newsletter Has Released Their Returns for 2005 Averaging 33.6% per year since 1998 for a total return of 914.8% (including 99.6% from 2003 through 2004), the stock-picking strategy employed by this investment newsletter has beaten the S&P 500 eight out of eight years. Additionally, a newly-developed stock-selection methodology has returned 94.4% since 9/14/2004, including the cost of commissions. For 2005, this particular strategy resulted in a gain of 55.1%. - 2006-01-10

Last Chance to Enter IABC’s 2006 Gold Quill Awards The International Association of Business Communicators (IABC) is now accepting entries for the 2006 Gold Quill Awards. Sponsored by Towers Perrin, this year’s Gold Quill Awards program continues the association’s 35-year tradition of rigorously testing the work of communicators and recognizing excellence in business communication. The early bird deadline for entries is 2 February 2006 and the final deadline is 9 February 2006. Visit http://www.iabc.com/gq for details. - 2006-01-10

Survey Reveals Recent Trends in Louisiana’s High-level Healthcare Positions Despite the devastation Hurricane Katrina had on the Louisiana healthcare system, a significant amount of quality data were collected for the 2005 Executive, Director & Management Survey, far surpassing initial expectations. Thirty-seven organizations – twenty-nine of whom participated in the 2004 survey – contributed their time and efforts to ensure that the survey would continue. - 2006-01-10

Start The New Year With A New Resume for $50 J.E. Burke Professional Writing Service, a comprehensive service designed to be the solution to your writing challenges announces “The Great Big Resume Sale” from January 10th through March 31, 2006. - 2006-01-10

Living with Kids and Dogs -- Nominated for Award The only book that addresses the challenges parents face living with kids and dogs from birth through the teen years has been nominated for the Humane Society of the United States Compassionate Caring Award. - 2006-01-10

Finding that Unique Valentine’s gift is as easy as a Personal Chef Service from a NY Personal Chef A delicious meal prepared by a NY Metro Personal Chef is a gift that is sure to please that someone special this Valentine's Day. - 2006-01-10

Prospects-to-Profits Identifies Annuity Lead and Insurance Lead Scams Most annuity leads and insurance leads are garbage says Prospects-to-Profits President, Thomas P. Marshall. - 2006-01-10

Announcing a New Web Business Where Life is a Picnic Picnic Baskets R Us launches a new web business, providing gift selections for romantic outings, family picnics and corporate events. - 2006-01-10

10,000 of the World's Most Eligible Bachelors Displayed on a Single Web-Page With a new season of ABC's “The Bachelor” underway, an exclusive new website has been launched to profile 10,000 of the world's most eligible bachelors on a single web-page. - 2006-01-10

Valentine's Day Gift of Wildlife Animal Adoption Helps Wildlife Conservation Defenders of Wildlife (www.defenders.org) offer a Valentine's Day gift opportunity to save endangered species from extinction and support wildlife conservation through wildlife animal adoptions. - 2006-01-10

Interactive Program Guides To Go “New Media” New white paper from The Diffusion Group predicts that today’s TV-based interactive program guide will soon give way to trans-platform “Personal Entertainment Guide.” - 2006-01-10

IntelliScanner Unveils Personal Home Inventory Package For Mac OS X + Windows IntelliScanner Corporation today unveiled the new IntelliScanner Home Inventory bundle for Mac OS X and Windows. - 2006-01-10

EnCrisp to Deliver Sustainable Sarbanes Oxley Compliance, Financial Controls and Continuous Monitoring; Best Practices at Premier Events for SAP Finance and HR Leaders EnCrisp, a SOX compliance and ERP specialist solutions provider in end-to-end Enterprise Controls and IT Assurance consulting for complex financial and IT risk management issues announced today, it will be presenting at two of the premier events in the SAP and ERP world -- the SAP Financials 2006 & SAP HR 2006, which take place at The Venetian in Las Vegas, March 8-10, 2006. - 2006-01-10

PhatWare Releases PhatPad 3.0 for Windows Mobile-based Devices Upgraded software gives mobile users a complete note-taking experience with voice notes, today screen add-on, customizable toolbars and more. - 2006-01-10

CARING FOR OLDER AMERICA: PLANNING AHEAD FOR YOU AND YOUR LOVED ONES A morning of insightful learning experience and networking opportunity for ALL… TOPICS INCLUDE: > Medical and Nursing Issues Among the Elderly > Legal and Ethical Dilemmas and the Elderly > Elder Law and Medicaid Planning > Women, Money and the Law - 2006-01-10

PRWeb Launches Internet’s First Free Photowire Service PRWeb announces the beta launch of the Internet’s first free news and PR image wire service, PRWeb Photowire. - 2006-01-10

NBC Olympics Taps Internet Broadcasting To Co-Produce NBCOlympics.com -- America’s Online Home Of The Torino Olympics NBCOlympics.com will deliver exclusive Internet video, real-time results, and unprecedented behind-the-scenes coverage of the 2006 Games in Torino, Italy. - 2006-01-10

GP Deva and Dr. Jennifer Berman, MD, Introduce Well-being and Anti-Aging Lifestyle Options: Mind, Body and Spirit intersect in the Rodeo Collection in the heart of Beverly Hills for Harmony and Optimal Health for women. GP Deva and renowned Woman's Health expert, Dr. Jennifer Berman will launch exclusive ‘East Meets West “ Women's Health and Lifestyle Programs, incorporating the latest advances in medical science and natural and pure plant based skincare formulas from GP Deva. The programs are designed to support a Balanced and Healthy Lifestyle. - 2006-01-10

WGI Adds AJAX to Webcast Control Center Webcast Group has enhanced the interactivity of their web based Webcast Control Center application using AJAX (Asynchronous JavaScript and XML). - 2006-01-10

Online Retailer IncredibleGifts.com Joins Blogosphere Following in the footsteps of such online retailers as eHobbies.com and Bluefly, California-based novelty gift company IncredibleGifts.com recently launched a blog. - 2006-01-10

John R. Wood Realtors Opens First Fort Myers Office John R. Wood Realtors’ first Fort Myers office location is now open. - 2006-01-10

New Pro Audio Training Video Released: Pro Tools 7—Know it All Digital Music Doctor announces the release of a new interactive video course, Pro Tools 7—Know It All! This course contains over 2 hours of interactive videos as well as sample sessions covering all major aspects of audio and midi recording, editing, mixing, and mastering using Pro Tools 7 LE and M-Powered pro audio software. - 2006-01-10

TelcoBridges and Kingdom Deliver the Largest Personalized RingBack Tone (PRBT) System in China to Henan Mobile – Part of China Mobile, the World’s Largest Mobile Carrier TelcoBridges' cost-effective, infinitely scalable System-Blade™ and StreamServer™ products permit OEMs and system integrators to rapidly build highly competitive, carrier-class Personal RingBank Tone (PRBT) systems applicable to any 1, 2 , 2.5 or 3G mobile networks. Kingdom Telecom’s recent deployment at Henan Mobile, a division of China Mobile HK Ltd, allows for a limitless number of RingBack tones; eventually permitting Henan Mobile to offer each subscriber the possibility of using personal recordings, such as sound, a voice message or original music, to provide a more flexible and personal subscriber experience. The same platform could also be configured to support other advanced services such as video ringback tones, background audio injection, conferencing and on-demand audio and video streaming. - 2006-01-10

Patty Duke Moves from Television to Telephone Patty Duke announced today that she will be co-hosting a special live telephone event to share some of her newest initiatives, particularly her efforts to help people coping with mental illness. - 2006-01-10

Stars Align for the Golden Globes TM - and for Crib Rock Couture, a Featured Sponsor for the Globes' Celebrity Parent gifting Suite, "The Boom Boom Room" Crib Rock Couture, deemed the hottest tee in Hollywood for tots to tweens by MSNBC's "The Hot List," has relocated from Manhattan to Los Angeles just in time for the New Year's first major Hollywood event, the Golden Globe Awards and the celebrity parent gifting suite held in its honor - 2006-01-10

Graeber, Simmons & Cowan Announces New Director of Business Development Graeber, Simmons & Cowan, (GS&C), an Austin, Texas leading architecture and interior design firm, announced today that Mary-Dalaina Trotter will be assuming the role of Director of Business Development. - 2006-01-10

Hip Hop Reality Goes Online With The Podcast Of www.TyMeLyNeLife.com TyMeLyNe Life online reality show is featuring the biggest names in hip hop. The episodes @ www.TyMeLyNe.com are taking full advantage of Apple’s Ipod video podcasting technology. - 2006-01-10

Snapshot Chocolate Personalized Chocolate Greeting Cards Starts a New Trend Digital personalization technology transitions chocolate into gourmet chocolate greeting cards. - 2006-01-10

National Business Association Presents Free Web For America's Small Business The National Business Association (NBA) is proud to announce NBAUSA -- "Small Business Web Page Maker". To help America's Small Business Community, we have designed the NBAUSA Small Business Web Page Maker to meet the crucial need that every business has for a web presence. This simple tool allows you to create and personalize a one page “home page” for your Small Business. - 2006-01-10

StaffOnline Wins Live Support Directory’s Most Innovative Award for 2006 Livechatdir.com, an independent and trusted resource directory of live support software has awarded StaffOnline the “Most Innovative Software” Award for the year 2006. - 2006-01-10

UK Singer Songwriter Richard Hingley to Attend Midem 2006 Richard Hingley a Singer Songwriter from the UK is to attend the 2006 Midem conference and exhibition in Cannes, France. from Monday January 23rd to Thursday 26th. - 2006-01-10

Home Décor Market Served by World’s Largest Image Collection The hottest trends in 2006 home décor are served by the world’s largest image library from Murals Your Way. Colors and designs sighted by top interior design experts make this 4000-plus stock image collection for wall murals attractive for those seeking the latest in stylish home decorating designs. - 2006-01-10

WebSitePulse™ Announces Unprecedented Activity During The Largest Giveaway In The Web-Monitoring Industry WebSitePulse, a leading provider of global, independent and remote monitoring of web-based systems and e-business transactions, announced today the end of its highly successful Holiday promotional campaign. - 2006-01-10

Magicians from Charleston Are Disappearing. David Parker, president of The Greater Charleston Magic Club, is asking all magicians in Charleston, SC to disappear on January 13th to attend "S.C.A.M." in Columbia, S.C. to recieve instruction from some world's top profession magicians. - 2006-01-10

Money Coach Lynnette Khalfani Offers “Financial Boot Camp” To Help Consumers Keep Their Financial New Year’s Resolutions An estimated 58 million Americans are making financial New Year’s resolutions in 2006. However, statistics show that within a month or so, many people will have broken their resolutions and reverted back to their old ways: spending too much, abusing their credit cards or mismanaging their money. - 2006-01-10

Fax Machines Proving More Successful to Job Hunters than High Tech and Traditional Routes Job hunters across the U.S. are achieving greater success using fax machines to send their résumés than using the more standard newspaper and technology-driven searches. - 2006-01-10

Take Charge of Information Overload with Ultra Recall Kinook Software has released version 1.4 of Ultra Recall, personal information management software for Microsoft Windows that helps computer users easily capture, organize, and recall their electronic documents and information. - 2006-01-10

2nd Annual MAC Events Boat Show – Richmond - Opens Jan. 13 Greater Richmond Convention Center Hosts More Than 200 Boats Including Fully Rigged Sailboats, Free Seminars MAC Events 2nd Annual Central Virginia Boat & Water Sport Show will thrill & excite all that enter the Greater Richmond Convention Center, January 13-15, 2006. With interest in the event already soaring, the added dimension of a flotilla of sailboats, under full sail has raised attention in the event to another level. - 2006-01-10

Ideal Settlements Thanks All Agents and Clients for a Banner 2005 and Projects Record Growth for 2006 With New Locations Opening in London and Southern California Ideal Settlements is a full service Life Settlement Company. Ideal specializes in life settlement and viatical transactions. - 2006-01-10

Toptravelsites.com Revamps its Website to Benefit Both Travelers and Travel Businesses Travelers are now able to choose a specialist travel agent or go directly to the hotel, b&b, tour operator or travel service of their choice. And, travel businesses now have the opportunity to expand their reach and have their websites found through Toptravelsites.com. - 2006-01-10

Directory of Schools Showcases New Online Creative Arts Degrees Offered By The Art Institute Online DirectoryofSchools.com, a leading marketer of online degrees, is proud to showcase two new creative arts online degree programs offered by The Art Institute Online, a division of The Art Institute of Pittsburgh. The Bachelor of Science degree programs in Media Arts & Animation and Fashion & Retail Management round out a finely tailored group of accelerated educational programs. All are designed with threads of artistic vision and academic excellence woven into a background of online flexibility and significant employment potential. - 2006-01-10

Dancing Gourmet Premiers Luxury Gourmet Castle Tour with Routes François I Award-winning cookbook author/chef Linda Hymes (The Dancing Gourmet) premiers luxury Loire Valley tour by special invitation of Paris-based organization, Routes François I. (see www.dancinggourmet.com.) Join the Dancing Gourmet to visit the “valley of kings” with Relais & Châteaux accommodations, Michelin chef cooking and chocolate mini-courses, specialty wine tasting sessions and exclusive private guided visits to select Francis 1st castles. For the grand finale, Chef Hymes cooks a private luncheon at the Château of Beauregard. - 2006-01-10

Content Management System Tacklebox Conquers Ugly URLs Brook Group reclaims the Web address with the introduction of human-readable URLs in the latest release of their Web content management system (CMS), Tacklebox. - 2006-01-10

A Very Special Child – An Adoption Story by Debra Shiveley Welch In this heartwarming book by author Debra Shiveley Welch, readers are privileged to experience the depths of her love and thankfulness for her adopted son Christopher. - 2006-01-10

InstitutionalInvestor.com Announces Partnership with Ultramercial LLC InstitutionalInvestor.com has partnered with Ultramercial LLC to introduce the Ultramercial Site Pass business model to their readers. InstitutionalInvestor.com’s readers will be able to access premium financial content – previously available only by subscription - by watching a sponsor’s brief ad. This provides consumers with an opportunity to try the financial site for free before investing in a subscription. - 2006-01-10

Studies Say Nearly 50 Percent of Bankruptcies and Mortgage Foreclosures Caused by Disability Two studies reveal that nearly 50 percent of bankruptcies and mortgage foreclosures are caused by disability. - 2006-01-10

Embroidery Business Expands to Sell Online Star Embroidery, a New Jersey based embroidery manufacturer, has announced it will expand its operation to sell embroidered and printed wearables directly to businesses online. - 2006-01-10

PricewaterhouseCoopers Forecasts Top 10 Issues for the Health Care Industry in 2006 In a report issued today by PricewaterhouseCoopers Health Research Institute, the rising costs of health care coverage and the implications of the Drug Medicare Plan are among the Top 10 business issues for the Health Industries in 2006. - 2006-01-10

AVST Appoints Paul Cheslaw Vice President & General Manager, EMEA Industry Veteran Chartered with Corporate Expansion in EMEA Region. - 2006-01-10

Internet Video: School Audit to Reveal Billions of Dollars L. A. City Controller Laura Chick has dropped some clues as to how she would approach an audit of the massive Los Angeles Unified School District in a one-hour interview with FULL DISCLOSURE™ host Leslie Dutton. A free eight (8) minute preview now available at http://www.fulldisclosure.net/flash/446-7_chick_preview.php as a public service, 24/7, on demand. The preview provides insight into some of the aggressive tactics planned by Chick. - 2006-01-10