News Releases

Calista Technologies to Deliver Zero-Touch Access to Windows VistaTM Beta release of Calista Virtual DesktopTM marks entry of venture-funded startup into desktop virtualization market. - 2007-01-25

Indian Search Engine ByIndia.com Debuts New Web 2.0 Look #1 Indian-centric search engine represents thriving youthful India technology culture. - 2007-01-25

New Novel Aims to Resurrect Classic Children’s Mystery Story to Raise Money for Comic Relief Author Dave Jeffery publishes a new novel entitled "Beatrice Beecham’s Fearsome Feast" with print-on-demand publisher, Lulu.com. - 2007-01-25

Printa Systems Debuts Tunnel Heat Press to Brand Promotional Products Promotional products can now be branded expertly and safely with Printa Systems new heat press. - 2007-01-25

UK Travel Web Site Poll: Travellers Name Kazakhstan in Top Three European Countries They Most Want to Visit The results of a recent poll by a popular travel Web site might have Borat exclaiming, "Kazakhstan...is nice...you like!" - 2007-01-25

Wrongful Death Attorneys in Clara Harris Murder Seek Previously Unrevealed Financial Records In the wrongful death trial that concluded last week in Harris County, Texas, convicted murderer Clara Harris was ordered to pay $3.75 million to the parents of David Harris for their pain and suffering. Attorneys Joe Stephens and Richard Howell are now seeking previously unrevealed financial records in an effort to obtain some or all of the judgment. - 2007-01-25

Landscape Planet Launches Landscape Project Posting System An Innovative Tool for Homeowners In Need of Landscaping Services - 2007-01-25

BusinessWeek Names The Speed of Trust One of Top 5 Career Books of 2006 BusinessWeek selected The Speed of Trust by Stephen M. R. Covey as one of the top 5 career books for 2006. According to BusinessWeek, “Everyone can use some career advice, regardless of age or professional title. The five books that made our list for 2006 run the gamut from general business questions to managing your life outside of work. That range reflects both the increasingly large role that work plays in many people's lives and the continued blurring of boundaries between the personal and the professional.” - 2007-01-25

CareerTours Launches Over 12,000 Career Tours on New Website CareerTours, a national recruiting resource, has launched over 12,000 new CareerTours for opportunities across the US on its website, www.careertours.com. The company matches qualified career seekers with potential employers through virtual and live experiences; please contact me with any questions. Respectfully, Jennifer Brooks, 602.561.0204 jennbrooks@careertours.com - 2007-01-25

Top Biz Consultant/Author Visits Seattle, Addresses Entrepreneurial Challenges Interview Opportunity: MAP’s CEO, Lee Froschheiser is speaking to Seattle business leaders the week of Jan. 29, 2007. - 2007-01-25

Blue Networks, Inc. Announces New Customer Control Panel, Free VOIP Trial Blue Networks, Inc. announced general availability of its next-generation customer control panel, begins free VOIP trial offering. - 2007-01-25

International Survey Suggests Significant Room for Improvement in ELECTRONIC DATA CAPTURE (EDC) Solutions 84 percent of clinical trials still require one month or more to implement and deploy EDC solutions. - 2007-01-25

San Diego Head Start Centers Have Safety and Security Inspections Other centers across the country to get similar attention. - 2007-01-25

New Search Engine Intelligence Helps Organic Marketing Managers and Professionals The introduction of a new search engine intelligence service that measures primary search engine optimization attributes to help organic marketing managers and professionals develop a winning keyword strategy. - 2007-01-25

360 Interchange to Introduce New Eco-Friendly Flooring Products at Surfaces 2007 360 Interchange, an emerging service company focused on sourcing, sales, marketing and development primarily between the US and China, will release six new flooring products using the companies' ecoFoam™ and ecoPlastic™ materials at the Surfaces show in Las Vegas, January 7-9, booth #3178. - 2007-01-25

MarketingSherpa's Email Marketing Summit & Expo in Miami FL March 4-6 Adobe, Continental Airlines, IBM, Match.com and Sprint Nextel to present case studies at MarketingSherpa's Email Marketing Summit & Expo in Miami FL March 4-6. More than 30 name-brand marketers, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art, PETCO, Doubleday Entertainment, and Intel are presenting their real-life email advertising Case Studies at MarketingSherpa's Email Marketing Summit in Miami March 4-6th. 650 marketing professionals are expected to attend the event which is the largest in the email industry. Complete agenda is at: http://www.sherpastore.com/Email-Summit.html - 2007-01-25

Leading Call Center Technology Provider Digisoft (a TouchStar Software Company) Releases New Versions of Its Award Winning Software Digisoft announces the arrival of Telescript 6.0 and eTelescript Release 33. - 2007-01-25

Independent Community Bankers to Offer HSA Tele-Seminar Roy Ramthun, SVP of HSA Clearing Corp, led the Treasury Department's implementation of health savings accounts following the December 2003 enactment while Senior Advisory to the Secretary of the U.S. Treasury. - 2007-01-25

Apogee Launches Ambitious Expansion Programs to Mark the Start of its Second Decade of Operations The Apogee Foundation, an international nonprofit dedicated to the development of human excellence in the performing arts, is celebrating the tenth and most successful year in its history by launching expansion of its programs around the world. - 2007-01-25

World Enlightenment Assured , with the Downloading of the Bestselling E-Book 'Origin of The Origin and Nature of Reality' by Australian Author Steven Edward Voysey New Knowledge on how every world citizen, can save the planet earth and its precious human inhabitants , from the terrible trio , of war, cataclysmic climate change and pestilence , some of humankind's greatest historical foes. - 2007-01-25

U.S. Web Site Traffic Team Drives 50,000 or More Prequalified Visitors to Your Product Sales Page at Fraction of Google AdWords Pay Per Click Cost A U.S. entrepreneur has set up a unique traffic co-operation which allows small and middle sized business owners to drive 50,000 or more targeted visitors to their sales copy or subscribers pages at the fraction of the Google AdWords cost. - 2007-01-25

American Finasco Inc. Tops List of Best Debt Restructuring Companies in the Industry -- Leading the Way with Record Sales and National Television Offer American Finasco Inc. is fast becoming one of the top debt restructuring companies in the nation, with a lengthy client list that spans across numerous US markets, a surge in sales, and recent offer to take its winning program to national television -- providing an alternative to business bankruptcy in an educational, news magazine format. - 2007-01-25

VRWAY Communications Launches Arounder Magazine: New Generation Travel Guides Render European Cities in Stunning 3D Panoramas Arounder reimagines the magazine for the 21st century. Stunning 360 degree full screen panoramic images highlight Arounder Magazine, a complete guide to the finest finds in great cities in Europe and around the world. Issues include both the scenic highlights as well as amenities, such as hotels, spas, restaurants and nightlife. - 2007-01-25

Vocus to Present at Thomas Weisel Partners Technology Conference 2007 Vocus President and CEO Rick Rudman and CFO Steve Vintz will deliver a presentation on behalf of the company at the Thomas Weisel Partners Technology Conference 2007 on February 6, 2007 at 10:20 am PT at the Fairmont Hotel in San Francisco. - 2007-01-25

Network Management Firm Launches Flat Rate MPLS IP VPN Pricing for Banks and Financial Institutions Telco iQ, a provider of network management service solutions for financial institutions, announced today that it will be offering flat rate MPLS IP VPN pricing nationwide. For a flat rate of $550/month per location users can connect their branch offices, ATM Machines, and corporate offices, virtually anywhere in the domestic United States. - 2007-01-25

Gene Segment Identified in Virulent Human H5N1 Viruses - Key Discovery May Enable Development of Vaccines, Therapeutics Viruses whose genomes constantly mutate, such as the H5N1 "bird flu", are driving a race to find relatively unchanging segments of their genomes; successful identification of these segments may allow more successful vaccines and therapeutics to be developed. - 2007-01-25

Can US Citizens Super Bowl Bet? Can They Place Super Bowl Bets in 2007 without NETeller and the Most Valued Sportsbook Pinnacle? In light of the unexpected exit of the most valued sportsbook Pinnacle and NETeller Plc from the US market, there are thousands of anxious US sports bettors if not ten thousand. The upcoming Super Bowl 2007 featuring the two giants, Indianapolis Colts versus Chicago Bears will be on 4th of February, 2007. Super Bowl Betting is one of the highest volume sports bets in United States. At USDBET.com, there is great news for Super Bowl bettors in 2007. - 2007-01-25

Choose a Right Gift for Your Valentine: Cellhut.com Launches Exclusive Weekly Offers on Latest Unlocked Cell Phones for Consumers Cellhut.com announce the launch of a new, special promotion, known as "Weekly Specials," just in time to choose a right gift for your Valentine. Don't Forget Valentine day is February 14th. Each week, CellHut will offer 6 different deals of cell phones and accessories from various manufactures where customers can get the phone they want at a special discount for that particular week only. - 2007-01-25

GridVerts.biz Implements Explosive New Internet Advertising Concept GridVerts.biz takes several successful Internet strategies and molds them into a completely new and innovative advertising business that promises to be both wildly popular and valuable to their clients. Having recently launched not only their flagship site, but several more focussed sister sites, the brand is set to become a phenomenon in its own right. - 2007-01-25

Zensah® Performance Apparel Named the Most Comfortable Sport Apparel in the World Zensah® will display its innovative technology at the Miami Marathon this weekend - 2007-01-25

Keyboard Workshop Announces A Sizzling New Book on Piano Chords & Piano Chord Progressions A brand new book on piano chords and chord progressions is now available from PlayPiano.com titled "Piano Chords & Progressions: The Secret Backdoor to Exciting Piano Playing!" It covers chords from the simplest 3-note chord to the most complex 7-note extended chord. - 2007-01-25

The Rich Pom Invited to Rub Shoulders with the Stars at Sony Playstation Portable VIP Party at Star City Casino Affiliate Marketing Guru, The Rich Pom, has been invited to attend a luxury VIP Party in conjunction with Sony and 2DayFM, along with the likes of Girlband, Damien Leith (Australian Idol Winner), Young Divas, Anthony Callea, Guy Sebastian, Rogue Traders and Kyle and Jackie O. - 2007-01-25

Want Banff? Bookmark This: New Official Website Puts Complete Banff Information All in One Place The Town of Banff's radical new website (http://www.banff.ca) aims to please the many millions of Banff enthusiasts around the world. Travelers, vacationers, nature and outdoor enthusiasts who love Banff and its spectacular mountain setting are invited to explore Banff online through an insider's eyes. Enter the "Search is On" contest and find iconic Banff images throughout the new Banff.ca to win prizes. - 2007-01-25

Financial Aid Finder Website Puts the Financial Aid Process into Perspective FinancialAidFinder is a free website that helps high school and college students locate financial aid from government and private sources. The costs of attending a four-year college continue to rise and so do student debt levels. The new website features detailed information on college scholarships, student loan programs, state sponsored financial aid, insightful articles, and answers to commonly asked questions. - 2007-01-25

Liberty Tax Service is Helping Soldiers Call Home for Valentine's Day There is an easy way to help a soldier stationed in Iraq and overseas connect with loved ones for Valentine's Day. Bring in a used cell phone with a battery attached to the nearest Liberty Tax Service (www.libertytax.com) - 2007-01-25

Buffalo, New York, Marketing Firm eXubrio C-Level Leads to Assist with North American Sales of timeXtender® 2.0 eXubrio C-Level Leads, a Buffalo, New York marketing firm, will assist timeXtender in generating sales leads and setting executive-level sales appointments. Business intelligence software developer timeXtender's agreement with eXubrio C-Level Leads will help timeXtender offer its time- and cost-savings solution to new clients. eXubrio C-Level Leads makes sales appointments at the VP and higher level - the C-Level - for its business-to-business clients. timeXtender provides Microsoft analytics tools for SQL databases. - 2007-01-25

Hunk Wins clubHOLLYWOODpoker's $25,000 Freeroll Hunk wins clubHOLLYWOODpoker's $25,000 Freeroll and reaps the VIP rewards. - 2007-01-25

Belisi Launches 'What's Beautiful to You?' Campaign Belisi has fashioned a new campaign around asking one simple question -- What's Beautiful to You? - 2007-01-25

Super Bowl XLI Celebrity Bombshells Host Fourth Annual Leather and Laces on South Beach Snow Queen Vodka presents Leather and Laces 2007. The preeminent Super Bowl party arrives to Miami with performances by Cirque du Soleil and music by popular A-list party DJ/rock singer Samantha Ronson and DJ Colleen Shannon, Playboy's 50th Anniversary Playmate. The bombshell hostesses for the evening include: Carmen Electra, Jenny McCarth, Kelly Monaco, Victoria Silvstedt and Brande Roderick. - 2007-01-25

Fun, Cute, and Practical Moppels are Poised to Storm the U.S. Market Fresh on the heels of a successful overseas launch, Moppel flexible LED lights are set for their U.S. market introduction. LightsAndKnives.Com is the first American distributor of this year's hit consumer product. - 2007-01-25

QuestNet Celebrates the Spirit of the Doha Games with the Exclusive 2006 Doha Asian Games Coin Set The spirit of the most successful Asian Games in history lives on in the 2006 Doha Asian Games Coin Set, exclusively distributed by QuestNet. - 2007-01-25

The AEgis Technologies Group Announces the Release of acslXpress Version 2.3 Software acslXpress is software for execution and analysis of simulations created using acslXtreme®, a sophisticated tool for modeling and simulation of continuous dynamic systems and processes. By using pre-built simulations, acslXpress provides all the advanced analytical capability of acslXtreme at a fraction of the cost. acslXtreme is used extensively in the aerospace, toxicology, pharmacology, industrial process and automotive communities. - 2007-01-25

Marketing Loyalty Solutions Unveils Customer Management System at Dealernews International Powersports Dealer Expo 2007 Marketing Loyalty Solutions Inc. introduces Powersports Dealers to the Customer Management System at the Dealernews International Powersports Dealer Expo 2007. - 2007-01-25

TattooFinder.com 2.0: Book Release, New Partner Signals Technology Mashups for Tattoos TattooFinder.com brings Brett O'Connor on board as a new Owner / Managing Partner. O'Connor has been charged with the development and execution of the company's technology vision said to set new standards in the tattoo industry and beyond. With the recent release of his new book del.icio.us Mashups (John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2007), Brett plans to 'mashup' tattoos for a whole new dish. - 2007-01-25

Cookies From Home Continues the Celebration Cookies From Home continues the celebration of its twenty-fifth "birthday" by offering contests and promotions all year long. - 2007-01-25

Nutrition 21's Selenomax® Suppresses Progression of the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV-1) According to Study Results New HIV study shows suppressed progression of HIV and improved immune cell CD4 counts with daily Selenomax® high selenium supplementation. Results support the use of high selenium yeast as an inexpensive, safe nutritional therapy in HIV. Beneficial effects of Selenomax supplementation consistent across the diverse study population of HIV/AIDS patients regardless of age, sex, ethnicity, and past and/or current drug use. CVS/pharmacy will be the first retailer to offer Selenomax for approximately $15.99 for a 2 month supply. Other forms of selenium currently available may not produce the same effects. - 2007-01-25

Smith Furniture Manufacturing Teams Up with Award Winning Designer Glen Read Award-winning designer, Glen Read, a licensed designer for Specialty Textiles, adds to his repertoire with a new collection of upholstery groups made by Smith Furniture Manufacturing. - 2007-01-25

Monster Joins One Economy to Connect Millions of Low-Income Families to Career Resources Kick-Off Event for the New Web Portal (http://beehive.monster.com) To Be Held Today at the Atlanta One-Stop Career Center - 2007-01-25

FestivalPreview.com Launches Music Festival News and Community Site to Serve Festival-Goers Festival Preview LLC announces the launch of a music festival news, opinion and community website serving "involved" festival-goers, those that attend multiple festivals each year. The site, taglined, "Your First Stop for Live Music Events" fulfills the market's need for daily updated cross-genre festival information. Festival Preview employs an RSS news aggregator to collect the latest news about music festivals from across the Internet linking to articles from more than 50 content feeds representing the best bloggers and music journalists covering every genre of music. - 2007-01-25

SnagAJob.com Understands Public Disappointment With New Commercial Featuring Kevin Federline SnagAJob.com founder and CEO understands how hourly workers would be disappointed with the new commercial featuring Kevin Federline. - 2007-01-25

PMI or Piggyback - Smart Tips Provided by GetSmart.com Many searching for a new home may be confused by the lending process and how much money to use for a down payment. For those who are getting ready to purchase a home and do not have 20 percent down payment, rest assured, there are some options. Whether choosing private mortgage insurance (PMI) or looking into a piggyback loan, here are some suggestions provided by GetSmart.com about what is available when purchasing a home with a low down payment. - 2007-01-25

CDC: Everyone Should be Tested for HIV at Least Once The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has recommended that HIV testing be done routinely, which can now be done anonymously and online through Private MD Labs. - 2007-01-25

LendingTree.com Shares 5 Questions to Ask Before Refinancing an Adjustable Rate Mortgage Approximately $1 trillion worth of adjustable rate mortgages (ARM) are scheduled for a payment reset in 2007*. Many homeowners are likely considering refinancing their mortgage to avoid any chance of an increased monthly payment. With fixed rate mortgages once again relatively low, there are many attractive options for borrowers. - 2007-01-25

To Protect Home Investments RealEstate.com Suggests Homeowner's Insurance So you've just made what will likely be your largest investment ever - the purchase of a new home. Be sure to protect that investment by finding a homeowner's insurance policy that fits your needs. A competitively priced policy that provides replacement cost coverage for your house and personal property is a must. - 2007-01-25

EasyDate Proves to be an Active Mobile Dating Player EasyDate meets the demands of mobile daters by enhancing the mobile features offered to members of their dating sites. - 2007-01-25

Euler Hermes ACI Acquires United Mercantile Agencies (UMA) Euler Hermes ACI, North America's leading provider of trade credit insurance, has acquired United Mercantile Agencies (UMA), a leading commercial collections and accounts receivable management company. - 2007-01-25

Invensys to present new enterprise control system and solutions at Interphex Puerto Rico 2007 Invensys Process Systems will demonstrate enterprise control, instrumentation, and batch and production management solutions for the pharmaceutical and biotech industries at Booth #617 at the 2007 Interphex Conference and Expo in San Juan, Puerto Rico this February 1st and 2nd. At the booth, Invensys will be demonstrating its recently introduced InFusion enterprise control system along with advances in production management, batch process control, instrumentation, and validation. Invensys life sciences specialist Daren Moffatt will also present on using InFusion's integrated batch software for regulatory compliance. - 2007-01-25

People's Chemist Says Common Sweetener Explodes Internally - Maker Not Happy Shane Ellison, an organic chemist and author of "Health Myths Exposed," warns the public about sweetener. - 2007-01-25

PokerListings.com Offers the Latest Breaking News and Opinions on NETeller and More PokerListings.com, the world's largest online poker guide, has the most up-to-the-minute, accurate and relevant information on all the latest events transpiring in the poker world. They have the latest on payment-processing options for American players, poker rooms committed to the American market, and insight and opinion from inside the poker industry on NETeller, the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA) and everything of interest to the contemporary poker player. - 2007-01-25

SIIA announces AdvancedMD as 2007 CODiE Awards Finalist The Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA) announces AdvancedMD, the leading provider of Web-based practice management solutions for medical offices and billing services, as a finalist in the 22nd Annual Codie Awards Best Healthcare Management Solution (Vertical) category. - 2007-01-25

Second Movement Productions and Inferno Entertainment Proudly Present: Blade's TC5 50th, Pioneering Graffiti Artist Blade, King of 2 & 5 Line For one night Fri Jan 26th, view artwork from Blade and enjoy music from The Original DJ Tony Tone of the Legendary Cold Crush Brothers. Guest Event 6pm -8pm. 8pm- Open to the public till late. - 2007-01-25

MyFax Improves Fax Management, Reporting and Security Options MyFax offers greater versatility, integration and efficiencies for businesses with multiple users. - 2007-01-25

Orion Health Participates in Developing Accenture Nationwide Health Information Network Prototype Accenture-Led Consortium Shows Benefits of Nationwide Network Are Within Reach of U.S. Citizens and Healthcare Community - 2007-01-25

The Common Ground Alliance Launches National 811 'Call Before You Dig' Web Site to Save Lives and Protect Underground Utility Lines The Common Ground Alliance announced today the launch of a new national 811 "Call Before You Dig" Web site, which is designed to be a resource for professional excavators, help save lives, and protect American underground infrastructure. - 2007-01-25

Coral Calcium Watchdog Releases its Latest Coral Calcium Product Reviews In the highly competitive coral calcium market, companies often source the least expensive ingredients in order to survive or thrive, and the consumer ends up with a low grade finished product. Coral Calcium Watchdog was formed to help the consumer gain a clearer understanding of what coral calcium really is and how to wade through all the marketing and choose the best product for their needs. - 2007-01-25

Party Hearty! Celebrate Super Bowl Sunday and American Heart Month in February with Corazonas(TM) Heart-Healthy Tortilla Chips Delicious chips offer guilt-free snacking while lowering LDL cholesterol. - 2007-01-25

WingClips Brings Hollywood to Church WingClips launches new movie site where pastors download free clips from major Hollywood movies for their sermons. - 2007-01-25

Costa Vista Land Acquires Vista Volcanoes Golf Estates Investors are the real winners at Costa Vista Land's Vista Volcanoes Golf Estates. Right now, Costa Vista Land clients can purchase developed property at pre-development prices, and get a lifetime membership to the 18-hole championship golf course with their slice of paradise. - 2007-01-25

Children of Men and Brick Recognized as the Best of 2006 in the 1st Annual Film School Rejects Honor Roll Children of Men recognized as Best Film of 2006, Breakout Indie Director Rian Johnson wins big and Larry the Cable Guy: Health Inspector is the "Most Rejected" film of 2006. - 2007-01-25

BuyDomains and Afternic Partner with Fabulous.com to Create Premier Aftermarket Domain Sales Channel Combined offering will offer buyers unprecedented selection of high performance domain names. - 2007-01-25

The Club at The Leela Hotel in Goa, India, Now Open The Club at The Leela Palace in Goa, one of the most beautiful beach resorts not only in India but in the entire world, is now open. Adjacent to the main resort property, The Club is an exclusive destination, providing quality amenities and services to all guests. The Leela Palace is a stunning marble palace based on a 13th century Vigayanagara Palace, and features a spa offering Ayurvedic and traditional treatments, a variety of water sports and five restaurants. It is situated along a white sandy beach on the stunning Arabian Ocean. - 2007-01-25

New Smart Leads Select Program Now Available to Health Insurance Agents Nationwide Now health insurance agents nationwide can take advantage of a new lead program that promises better contact ratios and more interested prospects. - 2007-01-25

Get Your Valentine On E-book release by a day time dating coach from New York. "Park bench Dating" was written to provide a step by step explanation on how to help men meet women during the daytime. - 2007-01-25

Maui Business Broker Receives Certified Business Intermediary Designation (CBI) at Conference The International Business Brokers Association's 2006 business conference recently awarded its prestigious Certified Business Intermediary CBI designation to Tom Caltrider of VR Business Brokers in Hawaii. - 2007-01-25

White House Healthcare Initiative Highlights the Need for Better Decision Support Tools among Health Plans White Horse, a leading interactive marketing agency, specializes in helping health plans improve online support tools to both prospective and current health plan members. White Horse believes that the healthcare initiative announced in President Bush's 2007 State of the Union Address would increase healthcare consumers' reliance on online support tools to choose individual health plans and/or choose among plan options within group plans. Our research shows that health plans are unprepared for this growing consumer trend toward individual plans and lower-cost, consumer-directed group plans because many lack the online toolsets and consumer-friendly user experiences that can help consumers make smart healthcare decisions. - 2007-01-25

FIRM Delivers 26% Organic Growth and 13% EBIT Margin in 2006 FIRM, the world's leading provider of software for Market Research (MR) and Enterprise Feedback Management (EFM), increased revenue in 2006 by 26% to USD 21.8 million. FIRM achieved revenue of USD 7.6 million (22% growth) in the fourth quarter of 2006 with an EBIT margin of 21%. - 2007-01-25

Belly Dance Maternity Clothes Boutique to Offer Brand Exclusives Belly Dance Maternity clothing will be expanding its designer boutique collection to include maternity designers such as Olian, Maternal America, Japanese Weekend and ChiaraKruza. - 2007-01-25

Shilpa, Jade, Big Brother and the Need for Intercultural Skills The recent racism debate emanating from the Celebrity Big Brother TV show in the UK demonstrates the need to incorporate intercultural skills into the education system says intercultural communications expert. - 2007-01-25

HMC Launches the Value Dashboard™ for Cost of Quality Benchmarking The HMC Value Dashboard™ plots the relationship between a hospital's quality ranking and cost with comparison hospitals of similar size and scope of services. The resulting performance improvement cost of quality benchmark defines the competitiveness of a hospital based on the value of care delivered. - 2007-01-25

PNC No. 1 Lead Arranger of Middle Market Loan Syndications in Northeast in 2006 PNC ranks first in the northeast and second in the country for middle market loan syndication, according to Loan Pricing Corporation. - 2007-01-25

Everest Poker Announces Avalanche Round 3 Tournament Date Everest Poker, a leader in online poker rooms, has announced the date for a round 3 event in its $1,000,000 guaranteed poker event, the Everest Poker Avalanche. - 2007-01-25

Polaris World Among Frontrunners in Spain's Solar Energy Drive Spain's Technical Construction Code commits the country's developers to solar cell installation in certain properties to be built in 2007, and Polaris World is helping to set the standard. Each year the sun produces four thousand times more energy on Earth than we consume. It's a clean, inexhaustible and free resource. Moreover, it's guaranteed for the next 6,000 million years as scientists estimate that it has yet to reach its midlife. - 2007-01-25

EZ Lube LLC Opens its Newest Store in Escondido, CA EZ Lube is pleased to announce the opening of its newest store in the city of Escondido. With the addition of this location, EZ Lube has 79 stores from San Diego to Bakersfield. EZ Lube is the largest privately owned oil change company in California, priding itself on its commitment to exceptional service. - 2007-01-25

QSI Custom ADA-compliant Keypad Used by Otis Elevator Company at Seven World Trade Center QSI Corporation, manufacturer of rugged operator interface terminals, was selected by Otis Elevator Company, the leading worldwide supplier and maintainer of people-moving equipment, to provide the graphic human-machine interface terminals (HMI) on Otis' new Compass™ destination entry system in deployment at the Seven World Trade Center building in New York City. - 2007-01-25

Meatloaf Launches Branded Search Engine on Eve of Tour; Every Search is Chance to Win Concert & Meet and Greet Tickets Meatloaf launches his own branded search engine with a twist: every search is a chance to win prizes from Meatloaf. No registration is required. - 2007-01-25

Roni Deutch Celebrates Sixteen Years in Tax Law as She Thanked Employees, and Spoke on the Goals and Vision of the Company Roni Lynn Deutch, A Professional Tax Corporation celebrated the end of 2006 with an awards luncheon on Sacramento's Delta King. The event featured a keynote address from Roni Deutch where she spoke on the power of positive thinking and how it helped her build her tax law firm. Later she awarded one employee with the company's first ten years of service award, and also selected twelve exceptional employees as the firm's All-Star team. - 2007-01-25

American Financial & Automotive Services Implements StoneEagle Service Contract Administration System SEcureSCS delivers the cutting edge technology necessary to maintain efficient business productivity. - 2007-01-25

Award-Winning Nikon Dealer Grays of Westminster Announce a Unique Service to Science and Industry Grays of Westminster, the award-winning Nikon-only shop based in central London, has just announced a specialised service to Science and Industry to meet growing demand. Co-Founder Gray Levett said "We have created a whole new department to deal with worldwide demand from industry leaders and specialist companies in various areas. - 2007-01-25

Amore for Valentine's Day -- The Romantic Italy Travel Gift Basket This Valentine's Day, those looking for the perfect gift for their favorite traveler or Italophile can give their beloveds the gift of Italy with the unique Romantic Italy Travel Gift Basket (http://tinyurl.com/yorwgc) from the travel newsletter, "Dream of Italy" (www.dreamofitaly.com). This meaningful present contains Italian decoupage window box, "Inside The Tuscan Hills" (DVDs), "In Love in Italy" (book) and "Dream of Italy's Tuscan Hideaways." Valued at $145, it is well-priced at $99. - 2007-01-25

Cell Phone Recycler SellyourCell.com Announces New CEO SellyourCell.com names Renee Jackson to serve as CEO. - 2007-01-25

SourceHorizon Improves Strategic Position SourceHorizon, Inc., the parent company of SourceAuthority.com, (www.sourceauthority.com) an emerging leader in the online marketplace sector for contract manufacturing, announced today that Michael Warren has assumed the role of Chief Strategy Officer. Warren, founder of the business strategy consulting firm, Syndetyx, was formerly the Chief Operating Officer of a North Carolina software company whose customers included Fortune 500 members. Warren has a successful track record of creating winning strategies to gain product leadership in competitive high-tech markets. - 2007-01-25

Gosee Gifts Provides Exclusive Casting for Models and Actors The company allows aspiring actors, models, and other talented persons to register for membership on their website: goseegifts.com, which in turn gives them access to a plethora of upcoming castings. - 2007-01-25

Unique Housesitting Niche Takes off in Fairfield County, CT Live out Housesitting and Key Holder Service expands to meet the needs of a growing client base. - 2007-01-25

Christian Real Estate Network Blog Announces Community Authoring and New Functionality The CREN Blog, one of the oldest real estate blogs in existence, has undergone a complete remodel adding new functionality including community authoring, and a brand new design. - 2007-01-25

Common Application Welcomes 23 New Members The Common Application is pleased to announce the admission of 23 new members, bringing the total membership to 321 (18 of which are public institutions) for the 2007-08 academic year. - 2007-01-25

BeautiControl Cosmetics Independent Director Helps Customers Find Local Consultants through New Websites www.beautiteam.com and www.skincarehowto.com A new nationwide website directory of beauty consultants helps to match customers together with local BeautiControl Cosmetics consultants on www.beautiteam.com. Buy products direct on www.skincarehowto.com - 2007-01-25

Woodworm Treatment for Varnished Timbers -- a Breakthrough by Peter Cox Timber preservation specialist Peter Cox Ltd (www.petercox.com) has recently demonstrated its ground-breaking new Insectacoat woodworm treatment at the Shakespeare Institute in Stratford upon Avon. This treatment is an innovative formulation specifically designed to eradicate wood boring insects infesting timber coated with varnish or paint. - 2007-01-25

UFCjunkie.com Announces Sponsorship of UFC Fighter Sean Salmon for Nationally Televised Main Event UFC newcomer, Sean Salmon, set to face Rashad Evans at Spike TV's UFC Fight Night 8 on Jan. 25, 2007. - 2007-01-25

Student Financial Advisors Implements Secure Online Student Loan Consolidation Program By utilizing the most secure online school loan consolidation system, Student Financial Advisors is able to offer up to 1.85% off of the student's effective interest rate for Federal student loan consolidation. - 2007-01-25

These Bedbugs Don't Bite "My Bedbugs Volume 1" Launches on to DVD Feb. 13 from Greenestuff Inc. - 2007-01-25

'MY BEDBUGS' Launches Broad-Based Consumer Products Program Based on the Hit Children's Television Show 'MY BEDBUGS' Debuts at Toy Fair Greenestuff Inc., Booth # 5036, Javits Center - 2007-01-25

Leading Real Estate Agents' Community Website -- Powered by Blogging Systems -- Fosters Communication between Habitat for Humanity Chapters and Time Magazine Named-Best Realtor, Ralph Roberts Roberts' local Macomb County Website facilitates donation to Habitat for Humanity Bangladesh to build nine new homes. - 2007-01-25

UbiEst Selected as Semifinalist for NAVTEQ LBS Challenge Four solution categories winners and one grand-prize winner (€35,000 cash and €100,000 in NAVTEQ map data licenses) will be announced at the 3GSM Europe in Barcelona, Spain, 14 February 2007. - 2007-01-25

Online Textbook Leader BIGWORDS.com Grows 21.5% in 2006; Advanced Search Technology Saves Students More on Textbooks, Music, DVDs and Games BIGWORDS.com announced today that its customer base grew 21.5% in 2006 to 1.2 million unique users, the fifth consecutive year of 20%+ growth. Referred sales topped $6M, and monthly page views average 1.6M. - 2007-01-25

How to Win the Baby Pool Author of "100+ Baby Shower Games" reveals the day of the week the most babies are born and common birth weights to hedge your bet in a baby pool. - 2007-01-25

University of Dayton Enrolls in 'McCabe University' Program McCabe Software to provide software quality suite for undergraduate and graduate use. - 2007-01-25

Logos Bible Software 3 Named a Finalist for "Consumer Product of the Year" Logos Bible Software 3 has been selected as one of three statewide finalists for Consumer Product of the Year. - 2007-01-25

Portland Businesses Support Regional Racing Series Schedule announced for 2007 Oregon Region SCCA Road Racing Championship presented by Fluge Global Adventures. - 2007-01-25

Raceway Media Teams Up with Pittsburgh Raceway Park Adding to its growing network of partner tracks across the country, today Raceway Media announced a deal with Pittsburgh Raceway Park. Similar to other agreements, RacingJunk.com will become the official classified website of the popular western Pennsylvania drag strip, which was recently honored as IHRA Pro Am Division 1 "Track of the Year" for the third year in a row. - 2007-01-25

DebtHelp.com First Non-Certificate Authority to Deploy EV SSL Security Certificate DebtHelp.com, a leading debt information company that specializes in connecting consumers with debt solution providers, recently deployed a new type of SSL certificate--the Extended Validation SSL certificate. - 2007-01-25

Auto Racing Nearly as Popular as Football with RV Enthusiasts As America gets ready for its annual Superbowl weekend, RV enthusiasts may be thinking instead about the next big auto race. According to a January, 2007 survey of more than 1,000 recreational vehicle owners by the website RVtravel.com, auto racing runs a close second to football as their favorite spectator sport. - 2007-01-25

Leading Public Relations Strategist Unveils Girlpower Marketing Girlpower Marketing is a boutique marketing and communications firm that specializes in helping clients tap the $5 trillion women's market by building strong brand relationships with women. The firm provides a broad spectrum of PR and marketing support, including brand positioning, influencer marketing, new product launches, media relations, training and more. - 2007-01-25

WebEventPlanner.com Upgrades its Free Meeting and Event Planning Directory This great tool for meeting and event planners offers complete hotel and catering e-packets, vendor listings, travel arrangements, national lead generator, virtual trade shows, and city information resources in over 70 cities across the US. - 2007-01-25

Sales Professionals Now Can Quickly Build a Targeted Web Site for Every Inquiry Call Sales executives can now create a custom, personalized website to expedite the sales process. - 2007-01-25

THAT Agency Builds Impressive Melia Caribe Tropical Website THAT Agency, formerly Boalt Advertising, recently created and launched the stream-lined, information-packed website of the Meliá Caribe Tropical Hotel in the Dominican Republic. Meliá Caribe Tropical's website design was built using CSS (tableless HTML) for search engine marketing and optimization purposes, and the booking engine was built using Ruby on Rails technology. - 2007-01-25

Ball Marks Beware -- CGP to Showcase Its Full Line of Products at 2007 PGA Show Cranman Golf Products will exhibit it's full line of revolutionary MarkMender™ ball-mark repair tools and other new golf accessories at the 2007 PGA Merchandise Show. - 2007-01-25

New Orleans Needs Criminal Justice Professionals, Says FindTheRightSchool.com Following the devastation of Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans residents now face a rash of murders in a city that has always seen some of the highest violent crime rates in the nation. The new rise underscores the need for additional, well-trained law enforcement personnel, according to FindTheRightSchool.com, an education resource for career-minded students (http://findtherightschool.com). - 2007-01-25

ThinSpring Exhibiting at Drug Information Association (DIA) 20th Anniversary Electronic Document Management Conference on February 6-9, 2007 ThinSpring will be exhibiting at the 20th Anniversary Electronic Document Management Conference by the Drug Information Association (DIA) at the Loews Philadelphia Hotel in Philadelphia, PA on February 6-9, 2007. - 2007-01-25

Kitchen Cabinet Décor in 2007 Growing in Popularity Compared to Full Renovations GuideToKitchenRemodeling.com (http://www.guidetokitchenremodeling.com) announced that 57 percent of visitors to their site are looking for a minor kitchen remodel instead of a total renovation. GuideToKitchenRemodeling.com, a top kitchen remodeling services site, recommends that homeowners research what trends are in and what trends are out before they begin a kitchen project of any size and particularly if they're planning to sell their home. - 2007-01-25

Lake County Florida's Building Services Division Implements MobileHWY's Mobile Government Solution, Mobile INSPECTOR™ MobileHWY, the leading provider of mobile workforce solutions for government agencies, builders, and contractors, announced today that Lake County Florida has implemented its Mobile INSPECTOR™ field automation solution. The Building Services Division deployed the mobile workforce solution to eliminate paper-based processes, enhance customer service, and improve overall efficiency. - 2007-01-25

Predictive Analytics for Business and Marketing Predictive Analytics for Business and Marketing is a 2-day, concentrated training program with an active hands-on component. - 2007-01-25

New Look 'Free Betting Online' Website Sets New Standards The extremely successful website www.freebettingonline.co.uk which has attracted phenomenally high-volume traffic since it was launched just two-and-a-half years ago, has received an exciting makeover. - 2007-01-25

Good Reasons to Fly From Stansted Airport Holiday Extras, the market leader for UK airport parking and hotels, are offering incredible savings of up to 40% on Stansted airport parking. Car Parks include Stansted airport Pink Elephant, Stansted E Parking Midstay car park and Stansted Valet Parking, a meet and greet service where your car will be collected from and brought back to the terminal. - 2007-01-25

Cuban Missile Hits U.S. Vixen's New 'I'm Coming with Everything' CD Exploding on the Market It's almost hard to comprehend that anyone could be so blessed. After all, talent, extraordinary beauty, and brains are not a common trio in one woman. But Mayra Veronica (pronounced My-rah) is definitely the Latino trifecta. The proof is in her newest release, "Vengo Con To" (I'm Coming with Everything) and its rapid assent to #13 on the Billboard chart (NY DMA). - 2007-01-25

Kilani DiGiacomo Joins MKTG Education Services as Director of Product Development for all Education Products and Services MKTG Education Services, a leader in education data and services for the K-12, college, and library markets, is delighted to announce the appointment of Kilani DiGiacomo as Director of Product Development for the company's education products and services. Ms. DiGiacomo will direct the development of the company's compiled education databases and education marketing products and services for the K-12, college, and library markets. - 2007-01-25

New Year, New Consoles, New Games & Some New Old Friends from RenChi.com New PS3, New Wii, New DS Lite, New PSP, all for the New Year. RenChi.com - your gaming partner - has Nintendo Wii, Sony PS3, Nintendo DS Lite, Sony PSP, Microsoft Xbox 360 and all the games and accessory gears that you need in stock. - 2007-01-25

Capella University Awards Ten $10,000 Project Management Scholarships Ten students interested in project management specializations received the online university's scholarships. - 2007-01-25

Major Mixed-Use Development Announced for Omaha Latest Plan for Expansion Includes ACI Worldwide's New Headquarters 2006 was another successful year for the Greater Omaha metro area with the December announcement of a major mixed-use development project. The 400-acre master-planned project site will include a new public school, one million square feet of retail space, 350 multi-family units, a church and ACI Worldwide headquarters. - 2007-01-25

Control Magazine Names Matrikon™ in "Top 50 Companies Worth Watching" Matrikon, Inc. (TSX: MTK) is one of "the top fifty automation companies in the industry," says Control magazine, the leading journal for the international process control and automation industry, in their December issue. This marks the fifth time the Alberta-based industrial intelligence solutions provider has been so recognized since 2001. - 2007-01-25

Aethra, RADVISION and Polycom CEO win VC Insight Awards for 2006 Achievements Awards for Videoconferencing Company of the Year 2006, Unified Communications Company of the Year 2006, and Industry Leader of the Year 2006 are announced by online Specialist Newsletter Videoconferencing Insight at www.vcinsight.com. - 2007-01-25

Author's New Book Explores Being Gay & Turning Thirty While developing ideas for the sequel to his critically acclaimed debut novel, A Time Before Me, author Michael Holloway Perronne went through what is often a traumatic experience for many gay men living in a youth obsessed culture. He turned thirty. The turning of thirty, which many in the gay community consider "middle-aged", led not only to the author's self reexamination of his life but to the plot of his follow-up book, Falling Into Me. - 2007-01-25

Shunra Named a Finalist in the SIIA's Codie Awards Competition for the Third Year in a Row Shunra VE selected from among a record number of nominations in the "Best Systems Management" category. - 2007-01-25

Reno Horse Property Broker Ranks in Top Ten for 2006 Ken Wiseman of Reno Rancho Realty ranks in Top Ten Northern Nevada real estate agents in 2006, according to statistics from the Northern Nevada Regional MLS. Ken is a country property specialist for the Reno/Sparks area (horse property, acreage, ranchettes, vacant land), focusing on the areas of Red Rock, Rancho Haven, Silver Knolls, Lemmon Valley, Palomino Valley and Washoe Valley. - 2007-01-25

MobileDataforce® Receives Significant Partner Wins Award from Psion Teklogix MobileDataforce wins a large sales opportunity and receives an award at the Psion Teklogix Partner Conference. - 2007-01-25

LiftScience Responds To Customer Market Demand With the Introduction Of Models JML and JPL Hi-Lo Pallet Jack Lift Trucks LiftScience, a leading supplier of electric forklifts, pallet stackers, pallet jacks and other material handling equipment meets demand for eCommerce warehousing with an economical Hi-Lo Pallet Lift truck. - 2007-01-25

GlobalTouch Telecom Enters Into Agreement with Grandstream Networks to Purchase GXV IP Video Phones and HandyTone Series Analog Telephone Adaptors Grandstream Networks, Inc. a leading designer and manufacturer of IP Voice and Video endpoints for broadband networks, and GlobalTouch Telecom, the award winning provider of proprietary, vertically-integrated hosted VoIP platforms, today announced an agreement for the resale and supply of the Grandstream GXV-3000 IP Video Phone and the HandyTone 386 and HandyTone 488 Analog Telephone Adaptors to GlobalTouch Telecom's resellers and end users. - 2007-01-25

March to Success with Cocoa Bootcamp, March 12-16, 2007 Big Nerd Ranch announces its well-known Cocoa Bootcamp training, March 12-16, 2007. Cocoa Bootcamp is the fastest way to learn how to develop applications for Mac OS X using Xcode, Interface Builder, and the Cocoa frameworks. This acclaimed course includes coverage of the Objective-C language, common design patterns used by Cocoa programmers, bindings, and Core Data. It is taught by Aaron Hillegass, author of "Cocoa Programming for Mac OS X". - 2007-01-25

Pro Step Marketing to Sponsor Sell-a-bration 2007 Pro Step Marketing will sponsor and attend Sell-a-bration 2007, held Jan. 31-Feb. 2 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nev. As a sponsor for the annual educational conference, the Pro Step Marketing team will interact with agents and brokers in the residential real estate market to discuss marketing strategy and implementation. - 2007-01-25

Celebrate Health Awareness Week by Maximizing Your HSA Understanding and using the health savings account. - 2007-01-25

lynda.com Announces Two Releases on Acrobat Connect Online-Exclusive First Look at Adobe's 'Connection' Software lynda.com, the company specializing in self-paced career and computer training in digital media and design, today introduced Getting Started with Acrobat Connect and Acrobat Connect Professional Essential Training. - 2007-01-25

e-Builder to Host Project Delivery and Design Webinar for AEC Professionals Webinar will focus on providing an overview of how the top and largest North American design firms are leveraging document management technologies to improve business processes, communication, and collaboration in offices with multiple locations. - 2007-01-25

Cornell University Theory Center Connects to NSF TeraGrid: TeraGrid Users to Gain Access to Arecibo Observatory Data Collection The Cornell Theory Center (CTC), an interdisciplinary research center at Cornell University focused on providing cyberinfrastructure resources for research and education, today announced its connection and partnership with the National Science Foundation's TeraGrid. As a TeraGrid Science Gateway Partner, CTC will initially provide data from the Arecibo Observatory to the national community as an integrated service provider within the TeraGrid facility. - 2007-01-25

Children's Home Society & Family Services Announces New Educational Offerings for Adoptive Families Now enrolling for educational opportunities that empower adopted persons and give adoptive parents tools to help navigate through the unique nuances adoption brings to parenting - 2007-01-25

Yugma Donates Premium Web Conferencing Accounts to Universities Yumga, Inc. web conferencing will donate Premium level accounts to 50 Universities accredited in the United States. Yugma allows students, faculty and administrators to collaborate instantly over the Internet. Schools can download an application for consideration by visiting www.yugma.com. - 2007-01-25

Ecumen Joins Commercial Equity Partners to Propose Lifestyle Community for Seniors Adjacent to Woodwinds Health Campus in Woodbury Ecumen, which is Minnesota's largest non-profit senior housing company is joining with Commercial Equity Partners to Propose a Lifestyle Community for Seniors Adjacent to Woodwinds Health Campus in Woodbury, Minnesota. - 2007-01-25

Alabama's Grand Hotel in Point Clear Reopens; Steal Away with Package Deals After taking a direct hit from the flood surge in Hurricane Katrina, the Grand Hotel is back to full glory, thanks to an army of construction workers, landscapers and resort associates. - 2007-01-25

Artist Ildikó Kalapács Shares a Full Body of Work A Spokane, Washington artist uses her Hungarian origins and the human form to create art that straddles the two worlds of the literal and metaphorical. Deeply influenced by the folklore dances she both practices and researches, her art graces buildings on three continents. - 2007-01-25

Private Equity and Technology Pioneers Glynn and Nieman Reunite to Build Private Equity Stronghold Collective IQ (http://www.CollectiveIQ.com), a boutique merchant bank founded by William "Billy G" Glynn ranked one of the world's top innovators by Information Week, announces today that the successful private equity team of Jon Nieman and William "Billy G" Glynn have reunited bringing a host of private equity resources together under the Collective IQ banner. - 2007-01-25

NASA Awards PLANET LLC $100,000 to Develop Hypercosm 3D Just-In-Time Simulation Platform As NASA moves forward on their path to exploration, PLANET LLC has been awarded a $100,000 contract to develop a platform that combines artificial intelligence from Stottler Henke Associates, Inc. with PLANET's highly interactive Hypercosm 3D simulation software to create an on-demand situational training and operations support system. - 2007-01-25

Students at Columbia University to Raise Thousands for Pediatric AIDS -- By Dancing Get ready for the Columbia University Dance Marathon (CUDM), a 28-hour dance marathon that benefits the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation. - 2007-01-25

HaiVision Announces the TASMAN Digital H.264 MPEG-4 AVC Low Latency Video Encoder Decoder Family HaiVision Systems Inc. (Montreal, Canada) today announces the latest H.264 products within their hai200 series -- the TASMAN Digital. - 2007-01-25

Industry Career Training Programs Resource for Unsatisfied Professionals A substantial number of government (38 percent) and private sector professionals (40 percent) recently surveyed in the Federal Human Capital Survey 2006 feel that they haven't been given the opportunity to improve their skills. Also, the high cost of industry career training programs has proven to be an issue among American corporations, who spent over $51 billion on training in 2004. Instead of relying on employers to introduce training programs, Online-Education.net advises employees to provide employers with affordable and easy ideas for career training. The Career Training section of Online-Education.net lists a variety of courses and training programs in a number of fields. - 2007-01-25

E-Discovery: Beyond E-mail and Instant Messaging Web Conference, Feb. 8, 2007; How Accessible is your Digital Information? Xtalks is pleased to present the web conference E-Discovery: Beyond Email and Instant Messaging, scheduled for February 8, 2007. Michael Heyrich, Assistant General Counsel, Citigroup, Inc. and Peter Pepiton II, Esq., Discovery Product Manager, CA discuss the new FRCP amendments and how to improve your corporate records management procedures. - 2007-01-25

Siesta Group Expands Operations into North America The Siesta Group based in Vienna Austria announe an expansion of their current business activities. This expansion of operations into North America will benefit both Siesta and their current customers. The move by the Siesta Group entails significant investment and will result in the increase of professional positions in Maryland in order to serve the customer base in North America with distinction. - 2007-01-25

TAOW Productions Adds Snowboard Champion & Branding Pro to its Creative Marketing Staff Authentic peer-to-peer relationships key to modern marketing company's unique ability to reach today's young marketing-weary demographics. - 2007-01-25

BetterPhoto.com® Welcomes New Instructor, Newman Lowrance "Basics of Sports Photography" course debuts February 7th. - 2007-01-25

Royal United Hospital Reports Faster Report Turnaround and Improved Service Levels with WinScribe Digital Dictation Both the Histopathology and Radiology departments work under intense pressure on a day-to-day basis, running to tight deadlines in stressful situations. Due to the nature of the work, it is crucial that all reporting is undertaken as efficiently and accurately as possible; cancer reports for example, need to be turned around in 24 hours. - 2007-01-25

Scalped: Another Comic Book Gets Indians Wrong / Series Perpetuates "Savage" Stereotypes, Says Critic Scalped, the hit new comic-book series from DC Comics/Vertigo, is full of negative Native stereotypes. So says Rob Schmidt, a leading critic of Native American-themed works. - 2007-01-25

Aromaleigh Mineral Cosmetics Announces the Launch of Their Newly Redesigned Website Aromaleigh Inc. is proud to announce the launch of their new feature-packed website which creatively and intuitively showcases their extensive line of natural mineral cosmetics. - 2007-01-25

Hybricon Corporation Announces its Strategic Affiliation with Mercury Computer Systems Partner Network Hybricon Corporation, the first company to bring computer modeling and simulation of signal integrity to the backplane design and manufacturing industry, is pleased to announce that it has become a proud member of the Mercury Partner Network (MPN). The MPN comprises alliances with a number of leading partners in hardware, software, technology, packaging & systems. It provides the framework for Hybricon and Mercury to work together to drive industry interoperability and solve challenging problems in the areas of embedded C4ISR, defense communications, and homeland security. - 2007-01-25

A New Line of Products for Use in the Concierge Industry Triangle Concierge, the world leader of concierge and lifestyle management training announces exclusive partnership with EK Errands Express to offer a new product line of form and contract templates taking the Errand/Concierge Industry to a new level. - 2007-01-25

Promotional Products Business Soars High Under Young Leadership in 2007 Namifiers LLC, formerly the The Nametag Source LLC, was founded by CEO and President Bryan L. Welton at the age of 23. At the time, he sold custom engraved name tags, lanyards, name plates and plaques, and gifts out of a 10'x10' basement office. Bryan immediately employed a youthful and aggressive business model that incorporated new promotional products and processes, perfected the items, and thrived on high principles of Customer Service. The company earned recognition for successfully pioneering the promotional industry with same-day production and online ordering of personalized products. - 2007-01-25

Hold The Coffee! Caffeinated Donuts and Bagels Could Provide That Morning Buzz Buzz Donuts™, Buzzed Bagels™ may show up soon at your favorite bakery. - 2007-01-25

Bipolar Central Posts One Hundredth Article Bipolar Central is celebrating the posting of their one hundredth article about Bipolar Disorder on www.bipolarcentral.com. The articles are not only written for people who have Bipolar Disorder, but also for supporters of loved ones with the disorder. - 2007-01-25

iAbida Individual Communication Management Used by Providers of Autistic Children at Providence's Merrymeeting Center iAbida Inc. has released the new version of Individual Communication Management for Organizations working with special needs individuals such as autism, downs syndrome and other issues. - 2007-01-25

The Love Foundation Announces Fourth Annual Worldwide Celebration of "Global Love Day" for May 1, 2007 Expanding on the amazing international response since 2004, Tampa, Florida based nonprofit, The Love Foundation, Inc., announces the fourth annual global celebration of love uniting and honoring humanity. - 2007-01-25

Reggie White, Chuck Klein and Judy Johnson Lead Fan Nomination for Philadelphia Sports Hall of Fame's Fourth Class Eagles legend Reggie White, Phillies all-timer Chuck Klein and Negro League great Judy Johnson currently lead the fan nominations for the Philadelphia Sports Hall of Fame's fourth Inductee Class. - 2007-01-25

Super Bowl XLI Fever takes Miami, FL by Storm The Super Bowl Championship game will be held at Dolphin Stadium in Miami, Florida. Find out why Super Bowl XLI has the potential to be the best Super Bowl ever. - 2007-01-25

Are The Advantages of Becoming Work at Home Mums and Dads Hard to Ignore? An increasing number of people are discovering the advantages of working at home, whether for a company or a home business. The benefits are hard to ignore; flexible hours, quality family time and often an extra income. - 2007-01-25

Debt Counseling Firm Declares January 31st 'Take Back Your Phone Day' for Consumers Getting Harrassed by Debt Collectors Debt counselors offering free services to help consumers being harrassed by debt collectors. - 2007-01-25

Sport Chalet Opens Door to Innovative New Streaming Colors Fitness Journal In the quest to create healthier lifestyles, some of the best ideas never make it to store shelves due to the difficulties small companies face in getting their products in front of large retailers' merchandise buyers. But a leading operator of 45 specialty sporting goods stores in California, Nevada and Arizona--that started with just one ski-rental shop in 1959--offers small vendors a chance to show their new products at its monthly open vendor days. For 2007 it has netted for its customers a one-of-a-kind, highly motivating fitness tool whose loyal following has mainly been online. - 2007-01-25

BitRock InstallBuilder 4.0 Released, Adds RPM Generation Support The leading multiplatform installation tool now includes support for Linux 64-bit and RPM package generation. - 2007-01-25

PoolDawg.com Selected as Closed Caption Sponsor of the BCA EnjoyPool.com 9 Ball Championships Sponsorship marks the third consecutive year participation for PoolDawg. - 2007-01-25

Minty-Fresh Freelance Copywriter and Creative Director Takes on New Projects Andy Bosselman freshens the breath of brands including Chipotle, Corporate Express, Saunders Construction and Hero Design Studio. - 2007-01-25

Award-Winning Jamaican Website, Jamaicans.Com Enhances Patois Dictionary - Learn How to Speak the Jamaican Dialect Learn How to Speak the Jamaican Dialect. Jamaicans.com has enhanced its website's 'Jamaican Patois Dictionary" page, making this the first and only dictionary of its kind, complete with audio files of Jamaican dialect words, known as patois, (pronounced patwa). - 2007-01-25

Paid Surveys for Free -- Reputable Free Online Surveys and Resources Finding legitimate paid online surveys offering free membership and achieving the maximum reward can be daunting for people that are new to the world of paid online surveys. - 2007-01-25

Dallas Based Car Spoiler, Billet Grille Web Site Now Offers Free Shipping The company carries a wide range of accessories for just about any make or model car, truck, or SUV by offering a affordable car parts online. - 2007-01-25

PC Media, Inc. Launches PCMechTV.com, Online Video Site for Computer Owners PC Media, Inc., a Florida-based internet development company, has launched PCMechTV.com, a new resource for online videos and podcasts dealing with technology and personal computing. - 2007-01-25

Governor's 2007 International Team Officers Announced Oklahoma Governor's 2007 International Team officers announced. Official gavel ceremony to be presided over by Governor Henry, officers to be installed this February. - 2007-01-25

Belden® Unveils Innovative New Solutions that Optimize Performance of High-Density Networks With a new small diameter 10GX® Cable and innovative, space-saving connectivity and cable management solutions, Belden once again improves its high-density 'footprint' and reinforces its leadership in the fast-growing enterprise networking marketplace. - 2007-01-25

Gaming Solutions International Partners with mFoundry for Wireless Lottery Product Development Gaming Solutions International, a Florida-based technology company, is pleased to announce they have entered into a contract to provide mFoundry with their patent-pending interactive lottery data for wireless product development. - 2007-01-25

FindaSeminar.com Category Sponsorship Program Increases Training Providers Increase Event Attendance Any training provider that lists their training seminars on FindaSeminar.com can become a category sponsor and get exclusive exposure to training seekers that will increase the number of registrations at their next training seminar workshop or conference. - 2007-01-25

Iwantnypizza.com Offers Super Bowl Special I Want NY Pizza (iwantnypizza.com), the nation's leading on-line New York Style Pizza delivery company, announced that it has created a premier Super Bowl package designed to make the big game special. This package contains two real New York pizzas with traditional thin crust, fresh sauce, imported mozzarella cheese and seasonings along with two dozen hand-rolled garlic knots. The pizzas are hand stretched, rolled and tossed in the traditional way that make New York pizza the best in the world. - 2007-01-25

Leads360 Introduces Integrated Do Not Call Checking Leads360, provider of on-demand lead management solutions, announces the introduction of a new, easy-to-use integrated process for verifying leads against the Federal Trade Commission's Do Not Call (DNC) National Registry. The system is designed to ensure compliance with all DNC restrictions. - 2007-01-25

Align Communications, Inc. Hires Frank Sacco to Lead Global Sales & Marketing Align Communications, Inc., a global information technology (IT) solutions company, announced the hiring of Frank Sacco as Executive Vice President of Global Sales & Marketing. - 2007-01-25

Inside Outsourcing is Pleased to Share an Interview with Richard Crespin Larry Janis, Managing Partner, Integrated Search Solutions Group, is pleased to share with you his interview with Richard Crespin, Human Resource Outsourcing Association - 2007-01-25

CYMA Announces "Dealer of Excellence" Recipients CYMA announces the recipients of its Dealer of Excellence program. The Dealer of Excellence program recognizes outstanding achievement for VARs in its Accounting Software Reseller Program. Eight CYMA dealers have been recognized for exceeding sales and educational goals in regards to CYMA Accounting Software and CYMA Payroll Software. - 2007-01-25

Magic Used to Benefit Burn Victims Smoke and Mirrors, Febuary 2, 2008 Pacific Northwest magicians put on a show to benefit children who are burn victims. - 2007-01-25

MyBinding.com Recognized as the GBC® Diamond Dealer of the Year for 2006 MyBinding.com (a Division of Information Management Services LLC.) has been recognized as the GBC® Dealer of the Year. This year's award honors MyBinding.com as the fastest growing GBC dealer in the Diamond Dealer class. - 2007-01-25

Sports Fan Warehouse Expands its Chicago Bears Store SportsFanWarehouse.com, a leader in on-line team logo merchandise, launches its expanded Chicago Bears Merchandise Store at http://www.sportsfanwarehouse.com/nfl-team-stores-chicago-bears-store-chicago-bears-nfl-merchandise.html - 2007-01-25

Sports Fan Warehouse Expands its Indianapolis Colts Store SportsFanWarehouse.com, a leader in on-line team logo merchandise, launches its expanded Indianapolis Colts Merchandise Store at http://www.sportsfanwarehouse.com/nfl-team-stores-indianapolis-colts-store-indianapolis-colts-nfl-merchandise.html - 2007-01-25

New Orleans Chosen as the Launch City for "Celebrating Human Greatness" New Orleans has been selected as the "launch city" for a new national initiative, "Celebrating Human Greatness". The launch, which will take place over two days (January 25th and 26th), will highlight the stories of human greatness that have emerged in the aftermath of hurricane Katrina. - 2007-01-25

1-2-1VIEW Showcases Lowest Total Cost of Ownership Digital Signage at ISE 2007 1-2-1VIEW's system combines the most advanced technology with lowest total cost of ownership and enables operators to deploy a digital signage system fast without major upfront or operational costs - 2007-01-25

Voice123 (voice123.com) Updates Payment Options for its Users Voice123 users can buy Premium Subscriptions via credit card, PayPal, fax, check, or money order. - 2007-01-25

Now Find Fully Produced Animation and Cartoon Voiceovers at Voice123 (voice123.com) Voice123 voice talents now offer complete voiceover production for animation, cartoon, and character voiceover projects. - 2007-01-25

Dynamic Imaging Exhibits Web-based RIS/PACS Leadership at HIMSS 2007 Successful testing of new IHE mammography profile sustains standards-based focus with scalability and performance. - 2007-01-25

AdMedia Partners Advises Bonnier in Acquisition of Time Inc.'s Time4 Media and Parenting Group Divisions Bonnier, a $2.9 billion European media company, announced today the acquisition of Time4 Media and The Parenting Group, 18 consumer magazines, from Time Inc. Combined with World Publications, its U.S. consumer magazine partner, Bonnier is now one of the largest consumer publishers in the United States. AdMedia Partners http://www.admediapartners.com), a New York investment bank serving media, advertising and marketing service businesses, and related online and information services businesses, acted as financial advisor to Bonnier in the transaction. - 2007-01-25

Logicalis Enterprise Consolidation Practice Manager to Provide Real World Examples at Industry Panel on Virtualization Industry veteran Mike Schmidt to discuss "Virtualization - Hype or Reality"; Logicalis makes feature article on Enterprise Consolidation available free for download at: www.us.logicalis.com/PR/consolidation. - 2007-01-25

v-Fluence Introduces New Web Site Evaluation Tools and Report Proprietary online analysis tools help develop better sites, improve usability and generate internal support. - 2007-01-25

Wharton Executive Education and UBS Launch ''Career Comeback,'' A New Program for Women Reentering the Workforce: Women Returning to Work after a Career Hiatus Face Obstacles; New Program Supports Women in Career Transition The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and UBS have partnered to launch a new executive education program for women returning to the workforce. Career Comeback: A UBS Fellowship Program for Professional Women Reentering the Workforce, led by Academic Director Monica McGrath, PhD, adjunct associate professor of management at Wharton, will enable participants to update their business knowledge, develop transition strategies, and network with business leaders. - 2007-01-25

VNU Business Media and Burrill & Company Launch Global Life Sciences Media Company Burrill & Company, a San Francisco-based life sciences media, merchant banking and venture capital company, has joined VNU Business Media in forming Burrill Life Sciences Media, LLC. The new media company is positioned to become the market leader in global life sciences. AdMedia Partners (http://www.admediapartners.com), a New York media investment bank, represented Burrill & Company in the transaction. - 2007-01-25

Indie Label Takes the Biscuit, Inc. Artists' Jody Raffoul, Jeff Austin Black and Jessica Andrews Set to Headline the Shift_2 Nissan Tour Starting Feb 10th Indie label Takes the Biscuit, Inc., is pleased to announce that three of its artists, Jody Raffoul, Jeff Austin Black and Jessica Andrews will be resuming the 2007 leg of the Shift_2 Nissan Cool Cars, Cool Music Tour. A Battle of the Bands contest has been started for each date and sign ups are available at the Shift_2 Nissan official website www.shift2nissan.com. Winners of the Battle of the Bands will have the chance to win a spot on XM, a prize package of $10,000 including a Mac with Pro Tools software. All winners will also be featured on a special Shift_2 Nissan Compilation album to be released this Spring. - 2007-01-25

Want To Be More Confident? Russian Dating Agency Gives Away Free 'Confidence' Ebook In St. Valentine's Promotion For Men Seeking Beautiful Women Russian dating agency Elena's Models gives away a free ebook 'Simple And Easy Guide To Unstoppable Confidence' in its St. Valentine's promotion. Any registered member can get the free book by recommending the site to 5 friends. - 2007-01-25

iTunes Helps Independent Music Community Find Next Big Hit In an American Idol-like contest featuring original songs, music fans will have a chance to pick an artist who will receive extensive promotional prizes, including their winning song being featured on the front page of the iTunes Music Store. - 2007-01-25

InfoValue and Amino Team to Provide Advanced IPTV Services InfoValue integrates video-streaming solution into Amino H.264-capable set-top boxes. - 2007-01-25

Adapt Technologies Introduces Free Self-Service Search Engine Marketing Campaign Optimization Tool: SEM-in-a-Box(TM) Enables Marketers to Save Time, Save Money, and Take Control of Paid Search Adapt Technologies, Inc. announces the launch of SEM-in-a-Box, the all-in-one search marketing campaign software designed for do-it-yourself marketers who need help managing and optimizing their Google and Yahoo paid search efforts. - 2007-01-25

Brian Vaszily Reveals "Why Marketing Has Become So Evil (& Six Tips on How Consumers Can Overcome the Spell)" The number one and number two reasons that marketing has degenerated into a range of sinister tricks played on consumers, according to consumer advocate and columnist Brian Vaszily, and six strategies consumers can use to protect themselves. - 2007-01-25

Chicago NBC TV Affiliate Airs Report on MIT Enterprise Forum of Chicago's Technology & Innovation Forecast: 2007-2011 WMAQ-TV5 Report Highlights New Technologies Presented to SRO Event - 2007-01-25

AZ Entrepreneurship Sponsors 2nd Event - 'The Revolution in Marketing: Making an Impact Through Social Media' Social Media Global Authority Robert Scoble to Deliver Keynote The Arizona Entrepreneurship Conference organizers announced today that Robert Scoble, the original Microsoft blogger and now the producer of "The Scoble Show" on Podtech.net will be the keynote speaker at the Arizona Entrepreneurship mini-conference: The Revolution in Marketing. The conference is scheduled for March 1st from 7:00 AM - Noon in the Ethington Theatre at Grand Canyon University, Phoenix, AZ. - 2007-01-25

New Debit, Credit and Bank Cards Are Made of Recycled PVC Paying with plastic took a green turn earlier this month with the new AB RecycledCard, a 100-percent recycled PVC product, introduced by Arthur Blank and Company, a Boston-based manufacturer of custom debit, credit, and bank cards. - 2007-01-25

Brady Corporation Releases Faster Version of HandiMark® Portable Label Maker with Additional Enhanced Features The latest release of the HandiMark® Portable Label Maker from Brady Corporation (NYSE: BRC) offers 30% faster printing speed, with additional upgrades that increase functionality and efficiency. This versatile, industry-leading portable label printer provides users with limitless applications and labeling flexibility for all their industrial labeling applications. - 2007-01-25

AdVolcano: Next-Generation Web-Based Advertising Web 2.0 adaptive site enhances users' ability to advertise cost-effectively and eliminate click fraud. - 2007-01-25

TeleNav Engages SearchRev(TM) for Search Engine Marketing; Online Order Volume Grows Over 150 Percent SearchRev(TM), the leading search engine marketing agency, today announces that its customer, TeleNav, a leading provider of cell phone-based GPS navigation solutions, increased its online order sales volume by over 150 percent in the last two quarters. Since it started working with TeleNav, SearchRev helped the company reduce its customer acquisition cost by over 60 percent and increase overall profit. - 2007-01-25

AILA Encouraged by President Bush's Pledge to Push for Immigration Overhaul The American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) believes that comprehensive immigration reform is indeed achievable in the 110th Congress and will take the President's leadership and active engagement with Congress to see the initiative cross the finish line. - 2007-01-25

IBM and Ricoh to Create Joint Venture Printing Systems Company: InfoPrint Solutions Company Based On IBM's Printing Systems Division to Evolve into Fully Owned Ricoh Subsidiary (Advisory, IBM and Ricoh will hold a news conference at 10 a.m. EST today (Thursday, January 25) in the Manhattan Room of the Grand Hyatt in New York City next to Grand Central Station. Participating in the event will be IBM Executive Vice President Nick Donofrio, Ricoh President & CEO Masamitsu Sakurai and InfoPrint Solutions Company President & CEO Tony Romero.) - 2007-01-25

South African Rail System Adopts TransCore's Passive RFID Technology to Monitor Logistics Assets Spoornet, the rail transport division of Transnet, a diversified organization for the South African government, will equip their general freight rail fleet of 80,000 wagons with TransCore's radio frequency identification (RFID)-based Automatic Equipment Identification (AEI) technology in a multimillion dollar contract to improve asset maintenance and utilization. TransCore is teaming with ANSYS Integrated Systems to deliver an initial order of 160,000 tags. The project is scheduled for completion in 2008. - 2007-01-25

Seattle Blogger Reviews ‘Cancer Movies’ Writer living with cancer says she is often ‘blindsided’ at the movie theater. - 2007-01-25

Social Media Expert Dan Morrison to Present at SIIA Information Industry Summit ITtoolbox, the online community for the IT market, announced that CEO and co-founder Dan Morrison will speak at the SIIA Information Industry Summit in New York, NY on a panel titled: Traditional Content v. User-Generated Content - Playing to Win in Business Information. The panel takes place on January 30, 2007 at 9:15 AM (EST). - 2007-01-25

Lightspeed Systems Makes Public Its Core Databases: Web Content, Programs, and Viruses -- Antivirus-vendor comparison tests also unveiled Lightspeed Systems, developer of innovative and integrated security software products for K-12 school networks, today made public its web content, program and virus databases. The searchable "Lightspeed Archive" may be accessed at www.erating.com. Because Lightspeed Systems downloads the entire Internet to its army of servers monthly, the Archive is the largest and most current database of web sites, programs, and viruses that is publicly available on the Internet. - 2007-01-25

Ten United to Help Revive Sure® and Pert Plus® Agency to renew interest in two heritage brands. - 2007-01-25

Government Technology Conference 2007 Best Solution Award presented to LenSec for the third consecutive year for their IP-based video surveillance solution. (Graphic: Business Wire) -- LenSec's IP-Based Video Surveillance Solution for School Safety Receives the Prestigious Award for the Third Year in a Row LenSec, (http://www.lensec.com) the leading provider of Enterprise-Wide IP-based Video Surveillance, announces that it has received the Best Solution award at the Government Technology Conference (GTC) to be held January 31 - February 1, 2007 in Austin, Texas. In response to the growing need for video cameras at various levels of government, LenSec continues to support local officials in their efforts to promote public safety, specifically school safety (http://www.lensec.com/digital-video-systems-schools.htm). - 2007-01-25

Ten United Lands Work with Two WhiteWave Foods Company Brands Agency to promote International Delight® and LAND O LAKES™ products. - 2007-01-25

Sonny Rollins and Steve Reich Winners of Sweden's Polar Music Prize for 2007 This year's Polar Music Prize Award winners, Sonny Rollins and Steve Reich, were announced today at a press conference in Stockholm at the Royal Swedish Academy of Music. Rollins and Reich will receive their prizes from the King of Sweden on May 21. The Polar Music Price was founded in 1989 by the late Stig Anderson of the pop group ABBA. - 2007-01-25

Oxfam Criticizes US Government Over Mistreatment of Native Americans "The rights of the Western Shoshone to their land, livelihoods, and culture, should not be compromised." - 2007-01-25