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Buzz Technologies, Inc. Announce China ISP Acquisition Buzz Technologies, Inc. (OTC: BZTG.pk) this week signed a contract to purchase a Shanghai-based Internet service provider (ISP) servicing Shanghai, Beijing and Shenzhen with broadband, dial up and satellite services. - 2007-02-07

Verb Exchange Reaches 40,000 Registered Users on CoPilot Console Verb Exchange Inc. (TSX-V:VEI) announces that the number of registered users for CoPilot Console™ has passed 40,000 and continues to grow daily on a worldwide basis. - 2007-02-07

Third Brigade Expands Partner Force in Three Major U.S. Markets Host intrusion prevention provider experiencing strong growth - 2007-02-07

AccuConference Offers 'First-class' Incentive Program Customers now earn five AAdvantage® reward miles per dollar. - 2007-02-07

VIA Networks to Sponsor Technology Association of Georgia’s WebChallenge 2007 Competition VIA Networks USA, an Atlanta-based dedicated Web hosting and managed services company, today announced its sponsorship of WebChallenge 2007, an annual educational event of the Technology Association of Georgia (TAG) and Web design competition providing scholarships for Georgia high school students. - 2007-02-07

Coldwell Banker Names Jim Reppond as the Only Seattle Realtor to Earn the Coveted Presidents Premier Award Jim Reppond cites a strong Seattle real estate market and the bubble that never happened. Jim and his Reppond Team are awarded the coveted Coldwell Banker Presidents Premier Award. - 2007-02-07

PreVisor’s Pre-employment Assessment Research Recognized at the 2007 Association of Test Publisher’s “Innovations in Testing” Conference PreVisor’s Computer Adapative Testing Research for pre-employment assessment is recognized at the 2007 Association of Test Publisher’s “Innovations in Testing” Conference, providing further testament to the industry thought leadership of PreVisor’s team of industrial-organizational scientists. This outstanding research and development work is the foundation on which PreVisor is building its “next generation” of computer adaptive testing capabilities. PreVisor’s new CAT technology will provide the most valid and predictive measure of a candidate’s skills available on the market. - 2007-02-07

HireU Launches First College Career Fair in Atlanta; Creates Success for Students, Graduates, Employers Dynamic college career fair company opens doors, partners with CollegeRecruiter.com for southeast regional event; utilizes event management expertise to foster collegiate recruiting environment. - 2007-02-07

Businesses Get Insider Tips in New Brochure, 'Ten Tips for Attracting More/Better Job Candidates' JobFlash releases free online brochure with common-sense ideas for hiring managers who seek hourly or professional workers and workplace diversity. - 2007-02-07

Z University.org Outlines Top 10 Preparation Tips for Successful Internship Programs Taken from ZU’s Intern Toolkit, top 10 list highlights crucial steps employers must take before interns arrive. - 2007-02-07

First CompTIA RFID+ Certification Training Successfully Organized in Siemens Training Center, Singapore Siemens Pte. Ltd. Automation & Drives, global market leader in industrial automation, together with RFID4U, world leader in RFID learning solutions have successfully organized the first RFID vendor-neutral training gearing towards achieving CompTIA RFID+ certification in Singapore. - 2007-02-07

Whitehill Technologies Announces Record Growth in 2006 Integration of InSystems Corporation creates a complete, end-to-end document automation and compliance solution. - 2007-02-07

Bootie Pies: Pedicure Boots for Posh Toes Win Coveted Spot in 49th Grammy Gift Baskets A-List Celebrity Performers And Presenters Will Get “The Boot!” - 2007-02-07

Appliedi.net Offers Free Microsoft Internet Information Services 7.0 Beta Hosting Applied Innovations has begun offering a free hosting service powered by Microsoft's upcoming Web server technology, Internet Information Services (IIS) 7.0. - 2007-02-07

Microsoft Windows Vista Can Be Rocky Terrain, Warns Computer Troubleshooters Computer Troubleshooters warns Canadians of potential challenges when upgrading to Vista. - 2007-02-07

California Real Estate Brokers Organization Announce Inaugural Officers and Board Members California Real Estate Brokers, Inc., a mutual benefit corporation (C.R.E.B.) formed in December 2006 announces the organization's inaugural Officers and Board of Directors. C.R.E.B. to represent brokerage Community and serve on the MetroList Board of Directors - 2007-02-07

Launch of New Poker Rooms Shows Internet Gambling Industry Still Booming The launch of two high-profile online gambling sites over the few weeks has provided further evidence that the online gambling industry, far from crumbling in the wake of the UIGEA, is still as strong as ever. - 2007-02-07

Party Poker's Future Looking Bright Figures from WhichPoker.com show Party Poker player number have risen by over 60% since the post UIGEA low in October 2006. - 2007-02-07

Southern California's Only Pro Bodybuilding Show Now a Top 5 Mr. Olympia Qualifier Iron Man magazine publisher John Balik confirms that the only Southern California Pro Bodybuilding competition is now a top 5 qualifier for the Mr. Olympia. The 2007 Vyotech Iron Man FitExpo Weekend includes the 18th Annual Vyotech Iron Man Pro, Gaspari Nutrition NPC Figure, Met-Rx All American Strength Challenge, Scot Mendelson Bench Classic, VPX MaxReps, NxLab's Fittest Couple and Mixed Martial Arts. The FitExpo returns with over 30 seminars and 150 vendors offering new products, free samples and more for just $13 a day. All-inclusive Gold VIP Ticket Package offers upscale way to experience the entire weekend in style. - 2007-02-07

Supanet Hosting Launch Free Fax2Mail Trial Supanet is offering its customers the chance to boost their business with a free fax2mail number. Receive faxes to your email account from wherever you are. - 2007-02-07

'Living an Empowered Life! Techniques for Creating Clarity, Confidence, Optimism and Wealth' by Denise Lynch, CHT is Released as an Audiobook by Gildan Media Corp Denise Lynch is giving everyone the tools to make the Law of Attraction work for them in her newly released audio book. Top-level executives, celebrities, and fast-paced professionals use Denise Lynch's system to create an empowered life. This series guides the listener through the techniques, skills, and attitudes that will activate his or her best possible life -- a life that already resides inside of everyone and is just waiting to emerge. - 2007-02-07

Belisi Launches Belisi Radio Belisi launches an online radio station. From today's hottest artists and music legends to progressive lounge and jazz, Belisi Radio is all about timeless classics. - 2007-02-07

Innovative Approach to Toy Helps Healthcare Professionals Connect with Patients There are more kids with Autism Spectrum Disorders connecting with the world around them thanks to Toobeez International and their new book "Occupational Therapy Activity Workbook" by Candice Donnelly-Knox, OTR/L. - 2007-02-07

New LayoffShield Book Featured on FOX Television - Author Reveals Key Strategies to Avoid Losing Your Job Americans have faced an alarming number of layoff announcements in the beginning of 2007. Author & Motivational Speaker Christopher Henson offered his expertise on how to avoid the cut list during a live television interview on FOX31 with News Anchor Shaul Turner. - 2007-02-07

RantNetwork, Inc. Introduces Breakthrough Image and Text Translation Service for Mobile Communications Market RantNetwork joins BlackBerry ISV Alliance Program. - 2007-02-07

New Xpression 3-d Popup Display Released Midland Trade Show Displays has introduced a new twist on the old popup type portable trade show displays. It is called the Xpression. The Xpression displays are the newest tradeshow display format on the market. Innovative and eye catching, these trade show booths will grab your audience's attention. The unique capability to twist a trade show graphic from front to back or side to side provides a different look to your new trade show display presentation. Each graphic is removable and replaceable, quickly and easily. - 2007-02-07

OrthoTote™ Creates Shoulder Strap Accessory to Address Women's and Children's Injuries Caused by Carrying Heavy Shoulder Bags Brida Research, Inc. the Inwood, New York based manufacturer/distributor of the OrthoTote™, the shoulder strap accessory (http://www.orthotote.com), announced today that the OrthoTote shoulder strap accessory may provide relief from the orthopedic problems associated with carrying heavy shoulder luggage. - 2007-02-07

Sprokkit Wins Gold Award for CKEFranchise.com - the Franchise Sales Website for CKE Restaurants Sprokkit is very pleased to announce that CKEFranchise.com, the website that it designed for the Franchise Sales division of CKE Restaurants, Inc., has been honored with a Gold Award in the category of Websites/Online Marketing by The International Davey Awards. - 2007-02-07

Wholesale ISP Raises Bar in Fight Against Spam Virual ISP software offers Sender Server Validation to protect end-user. - 2007-02-07

"Taking Your Practice to the Next Level" to be the Focus of The American College's and MetLife's Second Annual Educational Event for African-American Financial Services Professionals The second annual "Strategies to Be a Successful African-American Financial Services Professional," sponsored by MetLife and hosted by The American College, will be held at the Gregg Conference Center on the campus of The American College in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania. Due to the success of last year's event, the conference has been extended from March 20 to March 22, 2007, and will provide African-American financial professionals with the tools and techniques they need to take their practices to the next level. For more information visit http://www.theamericancollege.edu/nextlevel - 2007-02-07

Mini Storage Businesses Earn Big Pay Off for Young Investors Young entrepreneurs are seeing healthy profits in self storage due to easy start up, minimal maintenance requirements, and low failure rates. - 2007-02-07

eCycle, Inc. and Navitas Technologies, Ltd. Collaborate On High Current Power Supplies eCycle and Navitas will develop, produce and market high current multi-phase buck/boost regulators. - 2007-02-07

This Year's Newest Mardi Gras Beads Now Online at MardiGrasImports.com With Mardi Gras festivities soon underway, party goers can order masks, beads, decorations - everything they need at www.MardiGrasImports.com - 2007-02-07

Business Brokers in Texas See Increase in Latin Immigrants Who Want to Buy a Business Business Brokers in Texas are helping Latin immigrants buy businesses in the US. Many countries are experiencing political unrest and fear losing their investments. According to our laws, the people who migrate to the US must employ people. This makes buying existing businesses more appealing. Their experience is infusing the Houston business community with new talent and perspectives. - 2007-02-07

IamFreeTonight.com Saves Valentine's Day for Singles The imminent approach of Valentine's Day often stirs up feelings of loneliness and frustration for singles who are doomed to spend the most romantic night of the year by themselves. But a new online dating site called IamFreeTonight.com has come to their rescue with the launch of a unique tool designed specifically to help singles connect on Valentine's day. - 2007-02-07

IBN and Cuesol to Integrate In-Store Solutions at Stop & Shop InStore Broadcasting Network (IBN) and Cuesol announced today a partnership to integrate and coordinate in-store audio-video channels with interactive solutions including on-cart devices to deliver synchronized, informative content to shoppers. The first installation of the combined solution will take place in a sample of stores at The Stop & Shop Supermarket Company. - 2007-02-07

Not Too Big, Not Too Small, Finally, a Chair Just Right for Kids of All Ages Geuther of Germany has released the new and innovative Filou highchair, a counterpart to their already popular Family Chair. Combining stylish design with top-quality beech wood materials, the Filou is the new must-have chair on the market. - 2007-02-07

Outdoor Enthusiasts Unite on Critical Funding Issues Facing Texas Parks & Wildlife It is rare to have 24 organizations representing every aspect of the Texas Outdoors to have a common voice. However, with critical funding issues facing Texas Parks & Wildlife, what better reason to unite? Millions of hunters, anglers, landowners, and others who share a strong interest in sustaining our conservation heritage are hoping to be heard by the Texas Senate. - 2007-02-07

JustIQ and ALL Student Loan® will Speak at the 4th Annual Conference on Technology and Standards JustIQ and ALL Student Loan are scheduled to speak at the 4th Annual Conference on Technology Standards, a conference focused on technology issues important to the student loan industry. - 2007-02-07

Planetree President Susan Frampton to Speak at Japanese Healthcare Symposium Susan. B. Frampton, Ph.D., President of Planetree, has been invited by nonprofit organization Japan Society for Quality in Healthcare (JSQua) to speak at a symposium in Japan. - 2007-02-07

Fabulous Greaseband, Billy Currington, The Monkee's Davy Jones Headline Ocean City's Springfest Regional acts, classic carnival foods, arts and crafts and more await visitors to the annual traditional summer kickoff event. ResortQuest offers a variety of vacation rentals just minutes from the festival. - 2007-02-07

Funnelback Wins Australian Government Search Deal Funnelback Pty Ltd has won a tender to provide the Australian Government with a hosted search solution for its online entry point www.australia.gov.au. - 2007-02-07

YouCanGetMe.com and DatingBridge.com Get an Online Dating Face-Lift EasyDate Ltd gives the International Dating sites in their portfolio a new look and feel in an attempt to keep up with the demands in the industry. - 2007-02-07

Media Corp Company Search Focus Improves Vertical Search Capabilities to Stay on Top The search business operates out of the London Stock Exchange listed group's Search Focus division, which also houses finance and leisure vertical search sites. - 2007-02-07

Bitrix, Inc. Becomes Certified MySQL Partner Bitrix, Inc., the leading developer of content management system software for managing Web projects, announced that it has signed an agreement to become the certified partner of MySQL AB, the developer of the world's most popular open source database. - 2007-02-07

Helping NYC Students Step Toward College Through FES Partnerships A partnership between Vassar College and Collegiate Institute of Math and Science in the Bronx is helping students, most of whom will be the first in their families to go to college, learn how to prepare for, access, and succeed in college. The partnership is one of more than 100 faciliated by Foundation for Excellent Schools (FES), www.fesnet.org. - 2007-02-07

New RSS Search Engine Goes Live at Mixlet.com RSS Feeds are continuing to grow in popularity as a preferred method of receiving frequently updated content online. As RSS aggregators have become more sophisticated, it is more common for users to subscribe to several feeds at any given time. Mixlet, the latest RSS search engine to hit the World Wide Web, is focused on becoming the most popular clearinghouse for curious new subscribers. - 2007-02-07

Sonneborn Drives New Customer Feedback Initiatives with Confirmit EFM FIRM, the world's leading provider of software for Enterprise Feedback Management (EFM) and Market Research (MR), today announced that Sonneborn, Inc. has licensed the Confirmit EFM platform to power their newly expanded customer satisfaction initiative. - 2007-02-07

Search Engine Marketing Firm iProspect Enhances iSEBA Technology to Manage Yahoo! Paid Inclusion and Shopping Engine Feeds iSEBA is the only feed management offering to globally optimize spending across multiple feeds for improved campaign results. - 2007-02-07

AP9 Connections Brings New Music to Your Ears AP9 Connections Offers Insights on The Sounds and Voices to be Heard This Spring - 2007-02-07

IBG Teleconference to Discuss Initial TSA Qualified Product List (QPL) Testing Testing to evaluate biometric systems for airport access control. - 2007-02-07

Niche a Day Provides Free Virtual Brainstorm Session 365 Days a Year Each day members of NicheaDay.com will receive a free niche analysis, including the most popular keyword of that niche in terms of search queries for the month, along with the top bid price, and an excel spreadsheet of the top 1000 searches for that niche as well. - 2007-02-07

Template a Day Revolutionizes the Free Website Templates TemplateaDay.com provides its members a free unique, custom made template each day of the year. Each template is sent via email to the members for easy access. Along with each template a user is provided free PSD and JPEG file versions of each template in order to best meet any individual web publishers need. - 2007-02-07

Paltalk, the World's Largest Online Video Chat Community, Hosts Videoblogger Amanda Congdon for Live Discussion Open to the Public Congdon joins four million active members communicating live with video and voice in chat rooms that hold thousands. - 2007-02-07

AP9 SimpleEscapes Gets the Jump on Spring 2007 New Book Releases AP9 Simple Escapes posts its spring 2007 must-read list for members. - 2007-02-07

Newmarket International Realizes Rapid Growth in Dubai Region's leading hotels choose Newmarket's sales and catering solutions for competitive edge - 2007-02-07

DealPass.com Brings You Closer to Your Spring Vacation Visit exotic places, relax under the sun or escape from the ordinary. It's all possible at DealPass - 2007-02-07

Protect America Launches Home Security Tip Site at LifeTips.com Protect America is now the exclusive home security sponsor in the LifeTips network. - 2007-02-07

Metro Gold Line Light Rail Extension Project Will Cater to Eastside Residents Los Angeles Metro Will See Improvements In Eastside By End Of 2009 - 2007-02-07

Power Wheelchair Awarded to Disabled Belfast Woman The SCOOTER Store's Gift of Mobility Program and Dream Foundation help restore hope to disabled woman - 2007-02-07

3FN Marketing Releases Upgrade with New Bidding System 3FN Marketing 2.0 powered with the new Bidding system intensifies the internet traffic increasing the profits and return on investment (ROI), at the same time minimizing the time spent on tracking and administrating of keywords and key phrases providing the accurate results more effectively. - 2007-02-07

Soil Tester Gives Gardeners an Electronic Green Thumb for Gardening An electronic soil tester newly introduced to the Clean Air Gardening online gardening store makes it easy for gardeners to get better results by giving them the information they need to grow plants successfully. The tester allows you to monitor 1) the conditions of the soil pH, 1) soil moisture, 3) light intensity, and 4) total combined nitrogen and phosphorus and potash (NPK) levels. These four pieces of information together help pinpoint what you need to know to prepare for gardening and yard success. - 2007-02-07

SelfStorageNet.com Offers a New Online Self-Storage Facility Search Engine and Get-a-Quote Service Online database of over 30,000 U.S. self-storage facilities provides multiple storage rent quotes delivered to you free by email. - 2007-02-07

Summer of Love 40th Anniversary Concert at Golden Gate Park The Summer Of Love 40th Anniversary Concert will take place on Sunday, September 2, 2007, in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park between 10AM and 6PM. The concert will be a free event celebrating both the music inspired by the 1967 Summer Of Love and the consciousness raising efforts of the time. - 2007-02-07

Are Employers and Admissions Reps Watching What you do Online? NMI Warns That What You Do Online May Follow You for the Rest of Your Life Human resources professionals around the world can monitor what current and potential employees are doing and have done online. According to the New Media Institute (NMI), both children and adults need to realize that what they do online could impact their future. - 2007-02-07

New Website Connects Real Estate Agents, Developers, and Nationwide Investors with "GO Zone" Real Estate Opportunities The GOZoneProjects.com website showcases a variety of real estate opportunities in the Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama areas that were devastated by Hurricane Katrina in 2005. For those that qualify, the GO Zone Act of 2005 can prove very lucrative for investors. - 2007-02-07

Ascentis Names HRMS Solutions, Inc. Business Partner of the Year for 2006 Ascentis Corporation, makers of HROffice, announced today that HRMS Solutions, Inc. was named Ascentis Business Partner of the Year for achieving top producer status in 2006. - 2007-02-07

NCH Software Releases PRISM Video Converter NCH Software releases Prism v 1.00 video file converter which converts avi, mpg, vob, asf, wmv, mp4, ogm and all video formats that have a DirectShow based codec to AVI and Windows Media Video formats. - 2007-02-07

Web Marketing Association Names Best Investor Relations Web Sites Cramer-Krasselt wins Best of Show for AirTran Airways 2005 Annual Report Interactive in the Web Marketing Association's 2006 Investor Relations Awards Competition. - 2007-02-07

Chocolates Are So 10 Minutes Ago -- Step Out of the Box This Valentine's Day Don't give chocolate, give fun. GiveFun.com, an online experiential gift-giving company, brings back romance with spa get-aways, couples massages, concerts, gourmet dinners, bed and breakfast overnights and much more. A gift certificate from GiveFun.com can be paired with that nostalgic box of chocolates or flowers to create precious memories today, for sweet reflections tomorrow. - 2007-02-07

Roomster.net Launches in United Kingdom. Industry Leader in Online Apartment and Roommate Matching Expands Overseas. Roomster.net, an advanced roommate and apartment matching service that connects members using personality traits, keyword searches and interests, has announced that it is now offering its service in the United Kingdom. - 2007-02-07

Goldman Sachs, SwissCorp, Carlyle Group and Others License World Prospects Carve-Out And Divestiture, Mergers And Acquisitions Opportunities Database World Prospects (www.worldprospects.com/carveout.htm) today announced that several leading investment banks and private equity firms have licensed its Carve-Out And Divestiture Opportunities Database. The database is the first and only database of its kind to identify high probability divestiture, spin out and carve-out mergers and acquisitions candidates. Database contains large ($ 1 billion+) and lower-middle market ($10 million+) companies presenting excellent financing, investment, acquisition, buy-out, recapitalization, mezzanine, IPO and advisory opportunities. - 2007-02-07

According to 80sTees.com Poll, Cheers is Declared the "Best TV Theme Song, Ever" 80sTees.com, the leading online retailer of nostalgic licensed pop culture t-shirts, today announced the much-awaited results of their online poll to select the "Best TV Theme Song." According to Kevin Stecko, owner of 80sTees.com, they devised the poll because they were "looking for a way to let the public decide which song was best, and memorable tunes from TV that made it to the final round included "The A-Team," "Cheers," "Batman," and "The Dukes of Hazzard." - 2007-02-07

Quality Over Quantity -- What Consumers Need to Know About Home Inspection In '07 The number of home inspectors entering the profession across the U.S. is on the rise, increasing from 450 to 3,335 in the state of Illinois in the last four years alone. And while more home inspectors in the marketplace could mean more competitive prices, homeowners need to know that saving a few pennies now may cost them more later. - 2007-02-07

Is Cosmetic Surgery Right For You? New Patient Education Campaign Offers Tools and Safety Information for Cosmetic Surgery Patients Today men and women from virtually all walks of life are turning to cosmetic surgery as a way to bring their personal visions of beauty to life. But, with so much information out there, how do they know what's best for them? To help navigate their personal way to beauty, the American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery (AACS) launched Be Wise About Beauty - an integrated, multi-faceted campaign dedicated to arming patients with the facts about cosmetic surgery, patient safety and qualified practitioners so that they can make informed decisions about cosmetic enhancement. - 2007-02-07

Iowa Bed & Breakfast Innkeepers Association Launches Innkeeping Educational Program Want to open a Bed and Breakfast in Iowa? Don't miss this educational opportunity - Marketing Professional Amelia Painter, and the Iowa Bed & Breakfast Innkeepers Association, have joined forces and compiled a comprehensive guidebook full of the information needed to fill an inn with guests. The book "Opening a Bed and Breakfast in the 21st Century" will be premiered at the 21st Annual IBBIA Conference where innkeeping professionals will separate the romantic notions of owning a B&B from the business side. Both the conference workshops and the book will provide new and experienced B&B owners with strategies for success. - 2007-02-07

Spyware Alert: CyberDefender Reports Three 'Moderately Dangerous' Spyware Hijack Attacks Threat levels rank 4.4 and 4.6 On CyberDefender Universal Severity Scale™. - 2007-02-07

Barcelona Hotel Reservation Numbers Spike in Light of Carnival as Travelers Seek Reasons to Party EuroBookings.com, a leading European travel planning company specializing in discount hotel reservations, reports a steady increase in Barcelona hotel reservations with the fast approaching 'Carnival in Barcelona.' - 2007-02-07

Novel Action Online Book Exchange Announces Launch of New Author Connection Program Innovative program connects members of NovelAction.com online book exchange with up and coming published authors who are also members of Novel Action. - 2007-02-07

Toyota Uses Philips 3D Display Technology to Launch New Auris in Shopping Centres Philips innovative 3D technology delivers stunning out-of-screen 3D effects without the need for special glasses, whereby objects virtually fly in front of the screen. - 2007-02-07

New Encryption Tools for the Adobe Flash Format Amayeta Ltd today announced the release of SWF Encrypt 4.0, a major update to their industry leading Flash Encryption Software. - 2007-02-07

New Audio Recording and Editing Software for Podcasters NotePage, Inc. today announced the release of RecordForAll, audio recording and editing software designed specifically for podcasters. With RecordForAll, podcasters have the ability to record new audio files from scratch, or edit and enhance existing audio files. - 2007-02-07

Veterinarians Around Nation Join Protect the Pets™, Pledge Code of Conduct to Help Pet Owners Find Trustworthy Care Pet owners are finally getting a clearer way to choose their veterinarians, and find trustworthy care. Thirty two veterinarians around then nation have joined as pioneer Protect the Pets™ members, pledging to practice to the organization's Code of Conduct and helping pet owners identify safe, ethical pet care that values pets over profits. - 2007-02-07

Synchronica Brings Mobile eMail to Mass Market with Push IMAP and SyncML The new Mobile Gateway 3.0 supports Push eMail and synchronization with the widest range of phones on the market. - 2007-02-07

TelecomWeb: Nortel Took the Lead in Volatile Voice/Unified Messaging Market In the new "1H 2006 InfoTrack for Converged Applications Messaging Report", InfoTech's new analysis of voice and unified messaging CPE shipments shows Nortel assumed the Number One global position in shipments (26%) and revenues (31%) in first-half 2006. Avaya and Alcatel led in terms of shipments in CALA and EMEA, respectively. - 2007-02-07

Everest Poker Announces Date For Final Paris Open Of Poker Satellite Tournament The final round in Everest Poker's satellite tournament for seats at the upcoming Paris Open of Poker will be held on February 8, 2007. - 2007-02-07

Head Lice Are on the Run - Insurance Carriers Cover Lice Control®'s Head Lice Removal Services The Services of Lice Control, the Bay Area's only full service head lice removal clinic are beginning to be covered by some insurance carriers. - 2007-02-07

Rekindling the Romance: Nine Steps to Turn Embers Back Into Flames The nine steps to rekindle a waning romance, and the one Harvard Medical School-verified method to release underlying hurt and resentment that may be stifling the love and romance within relationships. - 2007-02-07

FundsXpress Endorsed as Preferred Provider of Internet Banking Products and Services by McCoy Myers & Associates, Inc. McCoy Myers & Associates, Inc. today endorsed FundsXpress Financial Network as a preferred vendor of Internet banking products and services for its 150 community bank clients. FundsXpress and McCoy Myers currently support several mutual customers. - 2007-02-07

Impetus Day Trading Futures System Receives Top Rating TradingVisions Systems, Inc. (www.TradingVisions.com) announced today that Impetus-- a futures day trading system with a 3-year record of profit--has received a top trading system rating from Futures Truth Company. TradingVisions develops and markets software trading strategies that automatically issue buy and sell signals for a variety of futures markets. - 2007-02-07

Invensys to Present Asset Performance Management at MARTS Maintenance Conference Bob O'Shaughnessy of the Avantis (www.avantis.net) unit of Invensys Process Systems will deliver a presentation at the 2007 Maintenance and Reliability Technology Summit (MARTS), to be held March 13-16 at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center, Rosemont, IL. - 2007-02-07

UK Alliance of Wedding Planners & Instant Forever Release Wedding Survey Results UK Alliance of Wedding Planners and Instant Forever Polaroid Guest Books have announced the results of their most recent wedding survey. The survey was conducted over a period of 3 months targeting brides who had most recently been married. Areas covered in the scope of the survey were from wedding planning and wedding budget to photography and UK wedding destinations. - 2007-02-07

Everest Poker Announces EPT Dortmund Satellite Tournaments The online poker room is sending ten players to the first-ever European Poker Tour event to be held in Germany on 8-11 March, 2007. - 2007-02-07

LiveSquare.com Attempts to Stop the Epic Battle between Media and Consumer Interests The intense battle between media content interests and consumers seeking to preserve their privacy, media ubiquity, and fair use could be ended by a new anti-piracy technology that seeks to balance the needs of both sides. - 2007-02-07

TasteTV Savors Chocolate Television's Sweet Success TasteTV celebrates the first anniversary of its flagship program, Chocolate Television, which is a runaway success among viewers and the chocolate industry alike - confirming that Valentine's Day may be a hot time for romance, but every day is the right time for chocolate. - 2007-02-07

The Medspa Movement is Making Headway, Solana Medspas CEO Deilvers State of the Industry Report The Medspa Industry is in its Infancy "In the bigger picture, the Medspa industry is still in its infancy -- in fact, the term Medspa or Medical Spa was only recently coined to describe a facility whose medical program integrates both traditional and nontraditional medicine and spa treatments under the supervision of a licensed healthcare professional. - 2007-02-07

The Career Exposure Network™ and CareerWomen.com Both Named as Finalists for 3rd Annual Stevie® Awards for Women in Business As a women-owned business and a leader in targeted niche eRecruiting, The Career Exposure Network was recognized as a Best Overall Company of the Year for service businesses with up to 100 employees. CareerWomen.com, part of The Career Exposure Network family of career sites, was named as a finalist for the Women Helping Women award. - 2007-02-07

STA Travel Renews Technology Contract With XYKA for the 5th Year STA Travel, the world's largest travel company for students and young people have once again engaged XYKA to provide technology for their online travel portal. - 2007-02-07

lynda.com events Launches Dx3, a New Conference for Interactive Designers and Developers Learn to design, develop and deploy interactive media at Dx3 conference. lynda.com events premieres a new conference, Dx3: Design/Develop/Deploy taking place in Boston, May 15-18, 2007, at the Boston Marriott Copley Place. Dx3 is a four-day conference and expo filled with intensive workshops and sessions, targeting interactive designers and developers who are moving beyond the web browser to deploy rich experiences to the desktop, game consoles and mobile devices. - 2007-02-07

Paper Bags Give Immediate Sales Boost to Retailers An unusual use of special paper bags, as advertising inserts in newspapers, from Duro Bag (www.durobag.com) is catching on with retailers. Additional customers and sales are being experienced by retailers across the country using with these special paper bags. - 2007-02-07

New Technology Enables Real Estate Professionals to Expand Their Internet Presence Keeping ahead of the competition, Properties Online LLC launches a barrage of new features to help agents expand their internet presence and grow their business. - 2007-02-07

Liferay-CIGNEX Form Open Source Services Partnership Leading open source consulting firm offers integrated ECM/Portal solutions as preferred partner. - 2007-02-07

Baker & Taylor Features "How to be a Christian Without Being Annoying" Mega book wholesaler Baker & Taylor honored "How to be a Christian Without Being Annoying" as a featured selection in their February Forecast catalog. - 2007-02-07

Governor of California Arnold Schwarzenegger Honors Gurminder Singh, Co-Chairman of the Green Technology Institute Governor of California Arnold Schwarzenegger honors Gurminder Singh, Co-Chairman of the Green Technology Institute. - 2007-02-07

IMAX Service Provider to Support Maryland Science Center MediaMerge, the largest third-party IMAX servicing agent in the world, has added an 11th IMAX theater to its technical support roster. The Maryland Science Center in Baltimore signed MediaMerge as its IMAX Service Provider recently, activating a multi-year support program for the renowned museum's St. John Properties 3D IMAX theater. - 2007-02-07

EZfloorplan Introduces Floor Plans for Real Estate Marketing EZfloorplan introduces a specialized marketing service for Real Estate professionals that does an extreme makeover of a hand sketch or old scanned floor plan transforming it into a professional marketable graphic image of the house plan. - 2007-02-07

Multi-Millionaire 24 Year-Old African-American CEO Kicks Off His 18-City "Urban Wealth Tour" in Columbus, OH February 8, 2007 24-year-old Ephren Taylor, the youngest African-American CEO of a publicly traded company, is kicking off his 18 city "Urban Wealth Tour" in Columbus, OH February 8 - 10, 2007. Having created a winning formula for success, Ephren is taking his message "From Our Board Room to Your Room." This initial tour date includes keynote speeches at Ohio Wesleyan University and the Columbus school district. Additionally, there will be a meeting held with Columbus' 30 most key community leaders. - 2007-02-07

Wakefield Development Company Rolls Out CRM Program in Response to Recent Growth Wakefield Development Company, one of the Triangle's largest real estate developers, has announced the roll out of its web-based Customer Relationship Management (CRM) program called SAMI. The lead generation and follow-up system provides an opportunity for Community Managers to maintain accurate and efficient records of each prospective homebuyer, and allows them to devise the appropriate service strategy to be executed in a timely manner. - 2007-02-07

Robert Jacobs Voice Welcomes New Clients Robert Jacobs, commercial, narrative and promo voice talent, welcomes new clients to his voiceover business. - 2007-02-07

Pepperjam Named Top 10 Search-Engine Optimization (SEO) Firm by Promotion World Pepperjam, an Inc. 500 Company and the industry's leading full-service internet marketing agency, announced today that they have been named one of the top 10 organic search-engine optimization (SEO) firms in the United States. The award, coordinated by PromotionWorld.com, recognizes the best promotion companies providing SEO, Pay-Per-Click Advertising, Organic SEO and Link Popularity solutions. - 2007-02-07

ABC Office Defies Industry Trends ABC Office has continued ecommerce success, despite predictions that office machines online sales lag. - 2007-02-07

Googols of Awards and Nominations for Vancouver's Music Group Googol Power; Crazy 4 Math Receives 3rd Nomination for INDIE in Upcoming Canadian Independent Music Awards The latest INDIE nomination of Googol Power's "Crazy 4 Math" album (published by Googol Learning) has created a "Craze" of MATHemMANIACS across Canada. The 7th Annual Canadian Independent Music Awards is part of Canada's largest annual entertainment event -- Canadian Music Week, taking place in Toronto from March 7-10, 2007. Winners are chosen through an online voting poll, open to music fans from Feb 5th to Feb 23rd. The Canadian Children's music group is triple thrilled to see their third Googol Power album be recognized by the Canadian music community. Voting information can be found at www.googolpower.com. - 2007-02-07

Local Hoopeston Woman Confesses to Practicing Witchcraft and Wicca Imagine living in a small town and having a secret life, and then being called on to reveal a secret life to thousands of people. One Woman in Hoopeston, Illinois faced this and confessed her love of all things Wiccan and Magickal in her conservative American town. - 2007-02-07

'Memel Residence' -- The Most Attractive Real Estate Project in Bankso -- banskoipmbulgaria.com "Memel Residence" -- situated in the fastest developing mountain resort in Europe -- BANSKO. With investments of over 150 million Euro being poured into the resort for modern lifts and diverse ski-runs, Bansko has become a most popular skiing resort in the last years. - 2007-02-07

Horse and Country Sports Lovers Have a New Online Community US and Canadian horse riders and country folk can now enjoy using a dating and friendship site based on a successful UK site for the equestrian and countryside community. - 2007-02-07

Ybor "Rum" City, Tampa, Florida USA Plays Host to the 2nd Annual International Cane Spirits Festival & Tasting Competition Tampa's Ybor City again plays host to the 2nd Annual International Cane Spirits Festival & Tasting Competition (ICS) on Saturday night, March 24, 2007 - 2007-02-07

Research Shows IT Asset Inventory Critical to Vista Conversions Transitioning to the new Microsoft Vista operating systems requires IT professionals to build a detailed roll-out plan based on a complete inventory including configuration for end-user and server hardware as well as an in-depth understanding of the ramifications to software, data and the people who use these tools. To build your successful program, read Eracent's newly published white paper. - 2007-02-07

EuroMillions Third Birthday Jackpot Worth £66,000,000 Says Lottery.co.uk Euromillions is celebrating its third birthday with a guaranteed superdraw lottery payout of a staggering £66,000,000 this Friday 9 February says www.lottery.co.uk. Whereas jackpot prize funds are normally rolled over to the next draw if they aren't won, this week the €100 million (which equates to around $128,000,000 or €100 million) is certain to be paid out as part of the birthday celebrations. - 2007-02-07

Gary Insurance Group Announces New Service to Help Business Owners Communicate Employee Benefits Effectively As business owners struggle to provide benefits to their workers little attention is paid to effectively communicate what an employer provides for their employees. According to the US Chamber of Commerce, employers spend on average 40 percent on top of payroll on benefits alone. With a personalized benefit statement, an employer can demonstrate for each employee their hidden paycheck in a concise itemized high impact format. - 2007-02-07

Building Collaborative Networks in Strategic Sourcing Web Conference Xtalks is pleased to present the web conference Building Collaborative Networks in Strategic Sourcing, scheduled for February 14, 2007 at 1:00pm EST. Subs Tripathy, Associate Director, Strategic Sourcing, Novartis and - Ronald D. Southard, President & CEO, Intesource, Inc, discuss a practical approach to achieve savings through contract consolidation and streamline procurement. - 2007-02-07

GospelEngine.com, TheGospelZone.com and U-Zone Magazine Form Strategic Alliance to Create Synergy To Form Expansive Music Website GospelEngine.com, a rapidly growing global community portal destination for Christian inspirational music, video and information exclusively focused on: Gospel, Contemporary Christian, Holy Hip Hop, Gospel Reggae, Jazz Gospel and Christian Rock genres, announced today that it has formed a strategic alliance with TheGospelZone.com and U-Zone Magazine. In addition to extensive cross-promotions and co-marketing between GospelEngine.com and U-Zone Magazine, the terms of the alliance provide generally that TheGospelzone.com website will now operate online 24/7 as GospelEngine.com with U-Zone Magazine serving as GospelEngine.com's exclusive content and information provider for all related Music News, Interviews, Articles, and Album Reviews. GospelEngine.com, in alliance with U-Zone Magazine enables Christian artists to receive worldwide exposure for their music ministry (audio, video, graphics and text) and for lovers of Christian music to have 24/7 premium access to diverse music, video, news and information, as well as the ability to interact and fellowship with artists and each other as a part of a global community. - 2007-02-07

More Entrepreneurs are Starting Their own Businesses in the Booming Pet Industry than Ever Before The pet industry is exploding because the Baby Boomers are spending excess cash on pets to fill their empty nest syndrome. Entrepreneurs across North America are taking advantage of the endless opportunities available to them in the booming pet industry. Dog daycares, dog spas, and dog walking services are starting up all over and taking this industry by storm. - 2007-02-07

Software Testing Training Courses to be Offered by LogiGear(R) University LogiGear Corporation, thought leaders in software testing and training, announce LogiGear University's Spring 2007 course offerings. - 2007-02-07

The Utility Company™ Launches Utility Meter Reading™ Business-Technology Online Assessment Service -- Assessment Provides Small and Medium-Sized Businesses Insight into Technology Spending and Utilization The Utility Company, the leader in Technology-as-a-Service™, today announced the release of its Utility Meter Reading business-technology online assessment service for small and medium-sized businesses to better understand technology spending and utilization. - 2007-02-07

Company's New Business Model Makes Home Owners More Secure Across the planet, like transporters, beaming into the homes of their customers, technicians from My Online Tech Support™ are changing the way we have our computers serviced. - 2007-02-07

Expanding the Pool of Qualified Educators Drexel University Online, a pioneer in Internet-based education programs, aims to provide quality education options to busy educators seeking to excel within the education field. The online university has added three new education degree programs to its offerings. - 2007-02-07

City of Los Angeles Selects MobileDataforce's Mobile Inspections Solutions City seeks to improve inspections and data collection processes for facilities management and asset management. - 2007-02-07

Who are the Donald Trumps of Virtual Real Estate? 2007 is going to be the year that VRE becomes a household name, with many entrepreneurs already building huge networks of money making sites. With the rapid growth of Google and other contextual advertising services, this is one area of the Internet that has plenty of room to grow and become profitable. To learn more about VRE and how you can become involved and to learn how to start a VRE Network, visit www.AdsenseRealEstate.com. - 2007-02-07

Bexel and eSport Services Announce Partnership Agreement for Video Game Productions Bexel, the video operations arm of Vitec Broadcast Services, today announced a strategic partnership with eSport Services LLC, a professional services company specializing in video game event technologies and management. Bexel and eSport Services will provide a seamless offering to clients interested in producing and/or broadcasting video game competitions and events. - 2007-02-07

Entrepreneurial Forum Appoints Andrus to Board The Utah Valley Entrepreneurial Forum (UVEF) today announced the appointment of Roger Andrus as a 2007-2008 UVEF Board Member. - 2007-02-07

Dreadful Ski Conditions in Europe Put the Spotlight on Colorado Record high temperatures across Europe are making the 2006-2007 ski season virtually impossible to enjoy. With many Europeans looking for alternate winter wonderland destinations, the focus turns west to Colorado's Rocky Mountain region. Ian Porter, former travel writer and ski journalist for the original edition of the skier's bible Where to Ski, gives Europeans hope with his top pick for a ski sojourn in the States. - 2007-02-07

Ground Broken on Business Expansion in Downtown Zephyrhills GetYourShirts.com (formerly known as Shirts & Caps, Inc.) announces the start of construction on a 5,000 square foot expansion to their downtown Zephyrhills facility. The $800,000 project is the largest private construction project in downtown Zephyrhills since the city's downtown revitalization project which began in 1999. - 2007-02-07

ACE Expands Staff to Increase GSA Training Offerings Academy of Computer Education (ACE) hires two new employees to accommodate increased list of training classes available, which include IT and security training courses to government employees. - 2007-02-07

Meeting Inventory Goals and Customer Expectations Through Supply Chain Visibility In a Xtalks Web Conference on Tuesday, February 15, 2007, 1:00 - 3:00 p.m. EST, Tan Miller, Regional Director Distribution, Johnson and Johnson Consumer Companies, Jonathan Wasserman, COO, Oceanwide Inc., and Susan Frederick, Director, Solution Consultants, Sage Software will examine cost effective supply chain planning as a way to maintain an excellent view of logistics network and inventory control: http://xtalks.com/supplychainvisibility.ashx - 2007-02-07

PCI Data Security Standards In a Xtalks Web Conference on Tuesday, February 20, 2007, 1:00 - 3:00 p.m. EST, Seana Pitt, Chairperson of the PCI Security Standards Council and VP of Merchant Policy and Data Quality, American Express, Global Network Operations and Mark Lambert, Manager, Professional Services, Parasoft will examine how to implement PCI standards in conjunction with the other security measures and mandates companies have and how to maintain compliance in the long term. http://xtalks.com/pcidata.ashx - 2007-02-07

Ski Resorts, Florida and Arizona Getaways Are Among Winter Choices on Rentalo.com Lodging directory contains large database of vacation rentals. The premiere vacation rental, hotel and bed & breakfast online directory features fantastic ski and winter destinations in the US and Canada. Keystone, Whistler are perfect season destinations opposed to Florida and Arizona warm weather getaways. - 2007-02-07

Persony Expands Branded Web Conferencing to Reseller and Corporate On-Premise Markets Persony VShow allows resellers and corporate users to offer branded Web conferencing services using their own Web servers. - 2007-02-07

Dispatcher Jobs Available Now at JustDispatchers.com Dispatcher jobs across the United States and Canada are now available through a dedicated site at www.justdispatchers.com. - 2007-02-07

MKTG Education Services Announces Edu-Email, the Only State-of-the-Art Email Service for the Education Industry MKTG Education Services today announced a new email service, Edu-Email, for the K-12 and college markets. Edu-Email is the only email service for the education marketing industry that provides database-driven campaign metrics so marketers can refine their communications to reach the educators who are most interested in hearing from them. - 2007-02-07

Impact Marketing, Inc. Selected as 1st Duct Tape Authorized Coach in Southeast U.S. Atlanta area marketing consulting firm will help area small businesses and practices by installing a proven, nationally-recognized marketing system. - 2007-02-07

Soi Dog Rescue Awarded PetBoogaloo Hero of the Month In Bangkok, stray dogs continue to exist on the streets in frightening numbers and in the most appalling conditions. Thankfully, the Soi Dog Rescue team is there, to reduce the number of stray dogs and to relieve their suffering through realistic community-based spay/neuter projects. PetBoogaloo is proud to honor the entire Soi Dog Rescue team, as PetBoogaloo's Hero of the Month. - 2007-02-07

TouchStar Software -- a Leading Provider of Call Center Technology -- Announces the Opening of Its International Corporate Headquarters in Pune, India TouchStar international headquarters will support Asian, Australian, European, and African continent clients. - 2007-02-07

Magnifico March Promo Offers Up To $2,000 Off On Peak Season Rates Paraiso de la Bonita's 'Magnifico March' package created for travel between March 1st-31st, 2007, offers savings of up to $2,000 and is bookable from now until March 26th, 2007. The new package features a 6-day/5-night stay in a beautifully appointed Ocean View Suite or Ocean View Suite with Plunge Pool; dinner for two at 'La Canoa' with a glass of wine each and gourmet cuisine prepared by Paraiso's Michelin Star French Chef; a 30-minute 'Jan-Zu Peaceful River Relaxation' spa treatment per guest; the fifth night, completely free of charge; return airport transfers in the resort's own fleet of Lincoln Navigators; daily a la carte breakfast; plus an in-room bottle of tequila with designer beach bag per room. Paraiso de la Bonita's 5-night Magnifico March package costs $3,200 per room, based on an Ocean View Suite or $3,600 per room, based on an Ocean View Suite with Plunge Pool. Rates exclude 17 percent tax. Additional nights are available. - 2007-02-07

Advertising Super Bowl XX: A Narrow Win for Franchising For the 19th time since The American Association of Franchisees & Dealers (AAFD) began surveying the ratio of Super Bowl ads purchased by franchised and non-franchised enterprises, the franchisers continue to outspend non-franchised businesses, this year by the narrowest margin in several years. - 2007-02-07

NetBlender Introduces DoStudio - the First GUI Tool for HDi & BD-J DoStudio is the first Graphical User Interface tool for creating advanced content for HD DVD and Blu-ray Disc. - 2007-02-07

Valentine's Day Tips and Tricks: From Ordinary to Divine Marley Majcher, Founder and CEO of The Party Goddess! (www.ThePartyGoddess.com), has a series of creative and affordable tips that will transform the way you celebrate Valentine's Day - 2007-02-07

MV Software Company Receives Patent for Business Intelligence Software MV Software Company received a patent for its Business Intelligence software product, Maxene Reporter™. Maxene Reporter™ is a business analytics and report writing solution that amplifies the functionality and familiarity of Microsoft® Excel® to generate enterprise-quality business decision reports and dashboards with significantly lower cost, complexity, IT demands, and training. - 2007-02-07

Starting Early Produces the Best MBA Applications In a first-of-its-kind telethon, Accepted.com will offer would-be MBA applicants 15 minutes of free advice to help them initiate the application process and gain admission to the school of their choice. - 2007-02-07

Capella University PhD Student Named a Profiles in Courage Honoree Teresa Nared is pursuing a PhD in organization and management at the online university. - 2007-02-07

Flashman Studios Goes Mobile Gaming with Codeglue Flashman Studios Inc. has signed a representation agreement with Dutch mobile game studio, Codeglue. With this new alliance Codeglue has begun actively developing original intellectual projects available for mobile and XBLA, including the fast paced bazooka blasting arcade game - Jetpack Junkies. This particular game is in development and primed for mobile and Xbox Live Arcade publishers to secure. - 2007-02-07

Women and Heart Disease -- A Checklist for Prevention Pomology Antioxidant Supplements are celebrating Heart Health Month in February with the following checklist of healthy habits and tips for women to take care of their heart and cardiovascular system. - 2007-02-07

GPS-Wireless 2007 Hotel Registration Deadline Approaches GPS-Wireless 2007 features top panels on location-based services, mobile resource management, web portal markets, car and personal navigation, new technology and others. More than 250 attendees and 20 table top displays are expected at our 11th annual meeting. All sponsorships are sold out. - 2007-02-07

True Colors Travel Offers Exclusive Floral Tour Learn Marketing and Development on the Farm in Ecuador It's rare that exclusive flower growers outside the USA will even allow strangers onto their plantations, and it's even rarer still that they will show you blooms and blossoms in development and produced for the mass market. Now, you can get an insider's look at the flower industry, from the ground up, with this exclusive tour from True Colors Travel, Ltda, and EcuadorTraveler.com. - 2007-02-07

15MinuteDate.com Makes On-line Blind Dating a Reality 15minuteDate.com is proud to announce the launch of a new service that can revolutionize on-line dating and social networking. The two services that it provides, scheduled blind date and instant blind date, will match up users in blind dates on-line where they can meet face-to-face. The site is revolutionary that it does not uses photo profiles and the service is provided to users free of charge. - 2007-02-07

Key Top Jobs 2007: Business-Programs.com Offers Best Careers Insight Business-Programs.com offers students and employees insight into the top jobs in 2007 so that they focus to their educational efforts and take advantage of the growth in these fields. The US News & World Report Best Careers 2007 list included four key business-related occupations: fundraiser, systems analyst, management consultant and politician. Both students and employees looking to stay competitive and advance their careers should consider how resources like Business-Programs.com can help them find convenient educational options and information. - 2007-02-07

Abuelo's Gets Romantic in February Fall in love with Abuelo's four-course dinner for two and Romantic Rendezvous giveaway. Abuelo's Mexican Food Embassy is offering a special four-course "Dinner Romantica" Feb. 12 through 18 for diners wishing to celebrate Valentine's Day or just wanting to enjoy a romantic dinner for two. - 2007-02-07

XY7.com and Rapid Response Marketing, LLC. Launch a New Brand for 2007, Top Brand Rewards Many exciting things are happening in the world of online advertising and XY7.com continues to grow by leaps and bounds. In order to stay up to date with all the new trends and legal issues, XY7 has two announcements, one concerning new business development, and the other focusing on compliance. - 2007-02-07

Robbins Bros. Valentine's Day Engagement and Proposal Survey Results - Love is in the Air When to propose? Where to propose? What about the ring? The questions are endless when you're planning on popping the big question. Robbins Bros., World's Biggest Engagement Ring Store®, offers food for thought before you pop the question this Valentine's Day - 2007-02-07

Vivienne Westwood Exhibition Coming to de Young in Exclusive North American Presentation Major British fashion designer's provocative styles over the past 30 years are showcased in lively, international exhibition 3 March - 10 June 2007, de Young, Herbst Exhibition Galleries - 2007-02-07

Napa Valley Hotel Unveils the Insider's Guide to Romance in Wine Country To celebrate "The Month of Love," Milliken Creek Inn & Spa, well known for being the perfect romantic getaway in Napa, CA, is taking romance a step further with the release of Milliken Pillow Talk - a luxury guide to the ultimate romance experience in Napa Valley. - 2007-02-07

Bredin Business Information to Present New Research on Email Marketing to Small and Medium Business (SMBs) at MarketingSherpa's Email Summit in Miami March 4-6 Stu Richards, CEO of BredinrnBusiness Information, will present new research statistics on what works (and what doesn't) for B-to-B email marketing to the small and medium business (SMB) marketplace at MarketingSherpa's annual Email Marketing Summit in Miami Fl March 4-6. Agenda and ticket info is available at: http://www.sherpastore.com/Email-Summit.html - 2007-02-07

Badongo.com Doubles Storage Capacity To meet the growing demand Badongo.com has just doubled its online storage capacity from 50 terabytes to 100 terabytes of redundant storage. Since Badongo's creation just over a year ago the number of users has and continues to grow exponentially. To meet the growing demand of Badongo's free services the addition of this storage was a necessity. - 2007-02-07

LAMbCast LTD Releases "Kid's Start" the World's First Affordable PC Kiosk Application for Children Software Company LAMbCast LTD releases the world's first affordable kiosk style children's desktop application named "Kid's Start". With a patent pending user interface, Kid's Start offers unparalleled features such as turn-key access to today's most popular children websites and a CD/DVD player. - 2007-02-07

Platinum Funding Group Announces Funding of a Start-Up Distribution Firm Platinum Funding Group financed The Kobe Connection, LLC., a start-up importer, wholesaler and distributor of Japanese Kobe beef. Platinum provided Kobe with working capital to help jump-start the business based on the purchase of the clients' accounts receivable. - 2007-02-07

Dr. Rita Colwell, Former NSF Director, Joins Collective IQ Former Director of the National Science Foundation and Past President of AAAS, The World's Largest Interdisciplinary General Scientific Society Joins Collective IQ - 2007-02-07

B2B Soft Previews New Wireless Standard POS features at 2007 consumer electronics show (CES) New Integrated features make it easier for wireless retailers to manage their business - at POS & "On the Go". - 2007-02-07

MoneyToys: Calculators for Real Estate Websites MoneyToys(tm), a growing collection of calculators for real estate web sites, has been expanded with the addition of a new Biweekly Payment Calculator. Real estate webmasters can configure MoneyToys website calculators to match their web site's colors. In addition, the initial values of these web site calculators can be configured to meet the needs of a particular web site's market. - 2007-02-07

The First Truly International Residential Property Site - the Global Property Guide If you're looking to buy residential real estate in another country, the Global Property Guide (www.globalpropertyguide.com) created in September 2006, integrates all the information needed by house buyers in 131 countries - a first. - 2007-02-07

Promatic Becomes National Sponsor of the Nation's Leading Quail Conservation Organization, Quail Unlimited The world's leading manufacture of target machines for the outdoor industry, Promatic, has joined forces with Quail Unlimited to support wildlife habitat conservation in the United States. - 2007-02-07

Grapevine Star Entertainment Inc. and Manga Publisher Demented Dragon LLC announce Licensing and Product Development Agreement Grapevine Star Entertainment Inc., a licensing, content and product development company and Demented Dragon LLC, an Edmonton, Alberta based Manga publisher announced that an agreement has been signed for the Grapevine, Texas based company to represent Demented Dragon to build its logo and brand into a licensable and merchandisable property. - 2007-02-07

MedBanner Reports Banner Year for PPC Management MedBanner reports that the amount of managed PPC campaigns has increased dramatically from previous years. Last year the number of clients doubled and the ad spend increased more than five times the 2005 level. Clients are making the connection between dollars spent on advertising and revenues generated. - 2007-02-07

Software Planner Is 2007 JOLT Awards Finalist Category: Best Bug and Defect Tracking Tool Pragmatic Software Company (http://www.pragmaticsw.com) announced that its flagship product, Software Planner Professional (http://www.SoftwarePlanner.com), is among the top 5 finalists in the coveted 2007 Jolt Awards for the Best Bug and Defect Tracking Tool category. The Jolt Product Excellence Awards (http://www.joltawards.com) recognize the most innovative software products, books and websites that software engineers recognize as state-of-the-art. - 2007-02-07

Starting February Just Decks LLC is Offering Free Residential Deck Inspections Sudden deck collapse kills over 30 people each year and many more are injured. Many incidents go unreported. Get a free deck inspection and free repairs to senior citizens, a limited offer. - 2007-02-07

USimprints.com Introduces New "Best Price Guarantee" Program USimprints.com guarantees customers the best prices available on-line for promotional items and other branded merchandise. - 2007-02-07

Dayna Devon, Co-Host of "Extra" has been Baby Swagged by Work-At-Home-Moms Baby Swags presents new mom, Dayna Devon with her own unique baby gift basket to welcome her son, Cole. - 2007-02-07

Revival Tests Thornberry's New Bi-Directional Telehealth Interface with AMC Monitors Review patient data in context of patient record and eliminates need to enter data manually. - 2007-02-07

Government Forecasting 3 Disasters Martin Weiss, Ph.D. advises investors of three just-released government reports. These reports forecast disasters with incalculable impacts on financial security and investment opportunities. In this issue of Money and Markets, Dr. Weiss outlines the three reports and points to some of the places to find realistic solutions. - 2007-02-07

BitLeap and Prismworks Technology Present Backup Resolution Showcase to Central PA Businesses BitLeap, LLC and Prismworks Technology, Inc. recently partnered to present the 2007 Backup Resolution Showcase. - 2007-02-07

MGH Institute of Health Professions Appoints Interim Academic Dean Dr. Kevin P. Kearns named Interim Academic Dean during Presidential transition. - 2007-02-07

Writer/Director Andrea Janakas Will Adapt Award-Winning Memoir, "LAST TIME I WORE A DRESS" by Daphne Scholinski After 10 years in publication, one of the top essential books on adolescent hospital memoirs is turning its attention to the big screen. - 2007-02-07

Euroscreen to Present at the BIO CEO & Investor Conference Euroscreen SA announced today that the company is scheduled to present at BIO CEO & Investor Conference on Wednesday, February 14th, 2007 at 2:15 p.m. in NYC. Jean Combalbert, Ph.D., Euroscreen's Chief Executive Officer, will provide a corporate overview of the company. This will be the company's first presentation since the €14 millions sale of its 12 year old products business to PerkinElmer, Inc. in January of this year. Following the deal, Euroscreen retained complete access and use of all of its previous reagents, procedures and patents for applications in their drug development and custom service businesses which are the focus of its future growth. - 2007-02-07

Divorce is Not a Game, But a New Computer Game Can Help Deal With It Zipland Interactive recently completed the world's first research-based psychological computer game designed to help kids from separated or divorced families cope indirectly with the emotional issues that arise from their new reality (7-13 year olds). - 2007-02-07

Shipping Cases Now Offers Custom Foam Cutting Shipping Cases now offers custom foam cutting for all shipping cases needs. This service is in addition to the standard pick and pluck foam that comes with some manufacturer's products. - 2007-02-07

Voipfone Launches UK's First DIY, Interactive Voice Response (IVR) System The London based Internet Telephone provider, Voipfone, (http://www.voipfone.co.uk) today added the familiar "Press 1 for Sales, 2 for Support" Virtual Switchboard IVR system to its range of self service Voice over IP products. Voipfone's Virtual PBX gives small businesses the features and functionality of telephone systems that were previously only affordable by large corporations. It's a sophisticated call system suitable for an ordinary office, a virtual office, several offices in several locations and even the home. The new service, which adds itself automatically to the Voipfone Virtual PBX, costs less than £2 per department per month; there are no set-up costs and no contracts and users can choose as many departments as they need from more than 60 pre-recorded messages. - 2007-02-07

Micro Stamping Earns Internationally Recognized Certification for its Environmental Management System The Micro Stamping Corporation announced today that it has earned an internationally recognized certification for its Environmental Management System (EMS). The EMS, which Micro Stamping developed for its design, manufacturing, and assembly operations, has been certified to the standard ISO 14001:2004 and was approved by an independent accredited auditing agency (Lloyd's Register Quality Assurance). - 2007-02-07

Warrior Foundation Assists Children of Fallen Special Operations Troops Special Operations Warrior Foundation provides nearly $1 million in college scholarship grants to the children of fallen special operations personnel. - 2007-02-07

North Carolina Golf Resort Offers Vacation Package Sea Trail Golf Resort & Conference Center offers fourth night free for a limited time. - 2007-02-07

CitySprint Featured in New Book, Praised for Customer Service A recent book, Tattoo by Rebecca D. Turner, features the Dallas-based courier service provider CitySprint 1-800-DELIVER as an example of excellent customer service. The book describes how good customer service can translate to new customers, which Turner calls "advocate marketing." CitySprint is one of a select group of companies used to show advocate marketing in action. - 2007-02-07

An Award-winning Parody for All the Harry Potter Kids Out There is Now Available in eBook Format at the DPPstore Unapproved, unendorsed, unofficial, and unstoppable - Henry Potty and the Pet Rock will shock you, rock you, and most-likely incite some giggles. Buy it and download it - it's as easy as…magic. - 2007-02-07

IPTV - TV Over Internet to Suffocate Cable and Satellite DSS by 2009, Says IPTV-Coverage.com Consumers are rapidly being seduced by the promise of interactive TV called IPTV. Traditional Television offers viewers only one choice - that of which tv channel to watch. Internet Protocol TV or IPTV allows On-Demand Viewing of not only international programming but of the advertisement content as well. So viewers will have complete control over what they watch and advertisers will have the benefit of precisely targeted Google Adsense / Adwords style marketing. - 2007-02-07

Learn CSS in 3 Hours With the CSS Crash Course Videos from SitePoint SitePoint Pty. Ltd. (sitepoint.com), provider of fun, practical, and easy-to-understand content for web professionals, today announced the release of The CSS Video Crash Course. - 2007-02-07

Find a Happy Medium at Cassadaga's "Meet the Mediums" Event February 17 If one has ever wished they could meet with someone like Sylvia Brown, John Edward or James Van Praagh to explore the possibility of communicating with a deceased loved one, they'll want to visit historic Cassadaga, Florida for the "Meet The Mediums" event on Saturday, February 17. - 2007-02-07

IPED, Inc. Presents "Learn the Basics: Housing Tax Credits '101'" Conference In Phoenix, February 22-23, 2007 Sold out for almost every presentation, "Learn the Basics: Housing Tax Credits '101'" Conference is the "must attend" for newcomers to Housing Tax Credits or those seeking an up-to-the-minute refresher course. - 2007-02-07

New Jazz Release 'Balance' to Revive a Dormant Art Form Award-winning composer and drummer Yotam Rosenbaum releases a new record that is poised to reignite the popularity of American jazz music. - 2007-02-07

PokerNews Launches Turkish Website PokerNews (http://www.pokernews.com) recently added PokerNews Turkey (http://tr.pokernews.com) to its growing stable of PokerNews websites. PokerNews Turkey will provide up-to-date poker news, resources, reviews and promotions written entirely in Turkish. - 2007-02-07

New Company Offers Comprehensive Child ID Kits Child Safety Sense introduces an at-home ID collection and storage kit complete with fingerprinting and DNA. - 2007-02-07

International Coach Federation Honors Local Life Coach with Master Certified Coach Credential Barry Zweibel, president and founder of GottaGettaCoach!, Inc., has been awarded the Master Certified Coach (MCC) credential by the International Coach Federation (ICF). The MCC is the highest, and most prestigious, designation available through the ICF, a globally-recognized, independent, certification body for professional coaches. The ICF has more than 11,000 members in 80 countries, and less than 5% of its membership -- and less than 2% of all coaches worldwide -- have achieved this MCC distinction. - 2007-02-07

Voice123 Joins The VoiceOver International Creative Experience in Las Vegas Voice123 sponsors VOICE 2007, the first annual voiceover event in Las Vegas, Nevada - 2007-02-07

Voice123 Announces Discounts for Block-Booking Ad Space at Voice123.com Get discounts when block-booking advertising space on the largest voice over acting website. - 2007-02-07

Attérg™ Jewelry Design Presents Perfectly Pretty One-of-a-kind Pieces, Providing Style Seekers an Array of Choices and Colors Collection includes semi-precious gemstones, beads, freshwater pearls, greek leather and Swarovski crystals. - 2007-02-07

Falcon GPS Tracking Announces Internet Global Positioning System (GPS) With Internet Based Vehicle Tracking Capabilities New GPS tracking system offers a new avenue to parents seeking to keep their teenage drivers safe. - 2007-02-07

Relish Culinary School Releases Winter/Spring 2007 Schedule of Classes Seasonal schedule includes wide variety of recreational classes and tours in Sonoma County, California. - 2007-02-07

Credit Cards now Interest Free Forever? With credit card debt a commonplace problem in our consumer society, a new method has emerged for using the interest free periods available on credit cards to cut down on interest charged. And in certain cases to pay none at all. - 2007-02-07

Bechna.com: The Gateway to the Best Indian Online Stores and a Medium to Post Free Classifieds Anywhere in India Announcing the launch of Bechna.com Shopping - An online price comparison site with products and prices from all the major online Indian stores. Save precious time shopping for all your items from one place. - 2007-02-07

Symmetricom Announces Carrier Class Network Time Protocol (NTP) for Next Generation Telecom Networks: TimeHub's NTP Server Card Supports Quality of Service (QoS) for Next Generation Applications Including IPTV Symmetricom, Inc. (NASDAQ: SYMM), a worldwide leader in precise time and frequency products and services, today announced its new carrier class, high performance NTP plug-in server card supporting QoS for Next Generation applications such as IPTV, Billing Record Management, QoS Measurement Systems and IP Service Level Agreements (SLA) Monitoring. The new carrier class NTP server card is fully integrated into Symmetricom's TimeHub(TM) Building Integrated Timing Supply (BITS) system. Carrier class NTP meets QoS requirements of Next Generation Networks (NGN). - 2007-02-07

The Timeline History Announced for the African-American Player and "The Phat 5" of College Basketball Kentucky, N. Carolina, UCLA, Kansas, and Duke Kentucky-104 years, UNC-97 years, UCLA-88 years, Kansas-109 years, and Duke 102 years. Top 5 college basketball programs of All-Time are celebrating 500 years of combined play during the 2006-07 season. Chamberlain, Jabbar, and Jordan highlight the African-American players who attended "Phat 5" programs. Don Barksdale was the first black player to be named concensus All-American. - 2007-02-07

Author, Makeover and Cosmetic Surgery Coach, The Image Lady Reaches Out in Multimedia Message Wendy Brown, advisor to men and women seeking makeovers and cosmetic surgery , is reaching out through television, talk shows, personal appearances and her DVD Video - CD collection with the message people can improve their lives by improving their overall self-image. - 2007-02-07

CelebPoker.com Offers F1 Legend Michael Schumacher Signed Helmet, World Cup '86 Argentina Shirt Signed by Diego Armando Maradona and the Official Away Shirt of Manchester United Signed by Wayne Rooney as Prizes CelebPoker.com has been active in the Poker Industry for many years and can be considered as a 'top class player'. - 2007-02-07

Vacation Homes for Orlando Tourists a Growing Trend, According to OrlandoEscape.com Vacation homes and condos are fast becoming an important, if not essential, part of an Orlando vacation. The regional increase in rental properties indicates that when travelers are given the choice between a hotel room and a multi-bedroom house or condo unit, most people prefer the comforts of home. - 2007-02-07

Primary Capital Mortgage Introduces New Service for Mortgage Brokers: JumboExpress Brokers seeking jumbo loans for borrowers to gain direct access to Wall Street. - 2007-02-07

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Latitude Maintains High Growth Rate with Two New Appointments Latitude, the Leader in Search, has continued its high rate of growth and strengthened its account management team with the appointment of two new Account Directors, Judy Dewsbury and Brendan Crawford. - 2007-02-07

World's First Automated Organizational Behavior Improvement and Cultural Change Program is Now Available Unique online service helps your place of work become 'An Even Better Place to Work' - 2007-02-07

Easy-home-businesses Helps Marketers Make Money -- with a Magician's Touch Nevada company Easy-home-businesses.com unveils over 40 successful businesses of a millionaire marketer known as "Uncle Alex" -- a practicing magician. These one-person businesses are meant to be run from home and require little or no skill or start-up money. - 2007-02-07

Giftscrolls4u.com Unveils Gifts that Touch the Heart Nevada company produces first name scrolls on a painted background. The scrolls are keepsake gifts ready for framing. Buyers receive a free gift. - 2007-02-07

For Global Industrial Sourcing, Thomasglobal.com is the Destination Site of Choice for Specifiers and Buyers ThomasGlobal.com today announced the results of its Did You Buy Survey, revealing that global industrial specifiers and buyers are finding exactly what they were looking for when using the vertical search capabilities of ThomasGlobal.com. More than half of those surveyed said that they went on to complete a purchase after finishing their research of the products and services they were looking for. - 2007-02-07

Congress Makes Private Mortgage Insurance Tax Deductible; Bills.com Reviews Pros, Cons Only buyers can decide PMI deduction's value, says Bills.com's Stroh. - 2007-02-07

Global Industrial Sourcing, Thomasglobal.com is the Destination Site of Choice for Specifiers and Buyers ThomasGlobal.com today announced the results of its Did You Buy Survey, revealing that global industrial specifiers and buyers are finding exactly what they were looking for when using the vertical search capabilities of ThomasGlobal.com. - 2007-02-07

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Illinois Dental Practice Installs First U.S. Sirona 3D X-Ray Imaging System Evanston, Illinois dentist, Dr. Daniel Marinic, has installed Sirona Dental System's three-dimensional (3D) X-ray imaging system, GALILEOS, the first ever such system in a U.S. private practice. - 2007-02-07

Students of New Orleans Historic "Little Red School House" Inspire Contributions to City's Rebirth KONICA MINOLTA States Goal to Raise Up to $200,000 to Support McDonogh 15; Company Makes Ongoing Commitment to School with Annual Scholarships - 2007-02-07

First Look and Driveitaway Integrate to Bring Fleet Inventory to Dealers Upstream First Look dealers now have access to Driveitaway's off-fleet and off-rental car inventory before they reach physical auctions. - 2007-02-07

Muzzy Lane Software Announces Teacher Innovation Program The use of intelligent video games is become part of mainstream education. To support teachers who want to explore this technology, Muzzy Lane Software has created the MAKING HISTORY Innovative Teacher Challenge, open to all high school history teachers. - 2007-02-07

Flexmar Coatings Partners with Slide-Lok Garage Interiors, Introduces Revolutionary Garage Floor Coating System: Concrete chemical coatings trailblazer Flexmar Coatings, LLC introduces new fast drying garage floor coating system. The new Flexmar garage floor coating system produces results in hours, not days. Flexmar Coatings, LLC, a leading innovator of commercial concrete coatings, in agreement with Slide-Lok Garage Interiors has introduced a new polyaspartic based garage floor coating system that provides homeowners with a beautifully protected floor in less than one day. Originally used in commercial settings, Flexmar engineers have tailored their technology to a fast-drying residential application for garage interiors. When compared to traditional epoxy floor drying times of up to four days, Flexmar and Slide-Lok have positioned themselves to dominate the garage floor coating market by providing convenience back to the customer. - 2007-02-07

Slide-Lok of Bakersfield Joins Growing List of Slide-Lok Master Dealerships: Bakersfield becomes most recent major metro area to boast a Slide-Lok Master Dealership. New Master Dealership is further evidence of garage cabinets and garage storage market leader Slide-Lok's momentum. In another bold move, Arizona based garage storage market leader Slide-Lok has partnered with successful California entrepreneur Bill Harp to establish Slide-Lok of Bakersfield. The new Bakersfield based company becomes the latest in a string of US and Canadian garage storage Master Dealerships bearing the Slide-Lok name and featuring the market leader's garage cabinets and garage storage products. - 2007-02-07

The International Association for Human Resource Information Management (IHRIM) and Knowledge Infusion Partner to Deliver 2007 Talent Management Survey The third annual IHRIM and Knowledge Infusion Survey will provide the IHRIM community a better understanding of how organizations view talent management solutions today, data to assess the growth of the talent management space, and needed information to prospective talent management solutions buyers, which will help in presenting solid business cases to executive management. - 2007-02-07

TabletKiosk™ Introduces Its New Sahara Slate PC® Line of Tablet PCs Three new models feature sleek form factor and faster processors. - 2007-02-07

PinStack.com Adds a Blackberry 8800 Discussion Forum to Their Blackberry Forums PinStack.com -- where Blackberry Professionals Connect -- in response to the growing interest in RIM's new Blackberry 8800 adds a Blackberry 8800 Discussion forum to their Blackberry Forums. The new QWERTY BlackBerry 8800 is expected for release shortly. - 2007-02-07

Bishop T.D. Jakes' Announces New Recording Venture With Rhino/WEA Entertainment This press release discusses Bishop Jakes' new distribution venture with Rhino Records and announces the forthcoming March 20, 2007 CD release of his Potter's House Choir. - 2007-02-07

Broadway Bullet to Play Three Exclusive Songs From the Hit Musical, "Grey Gardens" Broadway Bullet returns for its second season on Thursday, Feb 8th with exclusive live performances and an interview with "Grey Gardens" composer Scott Frankel and performers Matt Cavanaugh and Erin Davie. They perform 3 new songs written for the Broadway Production that are not featured on the Off-Broadway Cast Album. The songs are "The Girl Who Has Everything," "Goin' Places" and a new version of "Daddy's Girl." - 2007-02-07

Music Choice Announces the Winner of their Nationwide Search for Undiscovered Talent Unsigned indie rock band "Infidels" to be featured on Music Choice's popular original program, 'Fresh Crops.' Best New Artist Grammy Nominees James Blunt, Chris Brown, and Corinne Bailey Rae were all featured on 'Fresh Crops' in 2006. - 2007-02-07

Major Motion Picture/TV Production Studio Opens in Albuquerque, New Mexico It is the opening of the magnificent Albuquerque Studios this month that promises to put New Mexico firmly on the filmmakers' map. The $74m state-of-the-art motion picture and television production facility includes eight sound stages with a combined total of 168,000 sq ft. Set on 28 acres at Mesa Del Sol, the studio is just minutes away from Albuquerque International Sunport. Albuquerque Studios offers full production support facilities, 78,000 sq ft of production offices, 70,000 sq ft of mill, storage and construction space and a vast backlot. - 2007-02-07

Caryl Serbin Will Be the Featured Speaker at "Prepare for the Path Ahead" A Seminar Preparing ASCs for Changes in the Medicare Payment System Caryl Serbin, President and founder of Surgery Consultants of America, Inc. (SCA) and Serbin Surgery Center Billing, LLC (SCB) will present necessary tools and information that surgery centers need for the upcoming changes to the Medicare payment system in the Ambulatory Surgery Center (ASC) industry. The event is being held by the American Association of Ambulatory Surgery Centers (AAASC). - 2007-02-07

SmartSynch Awarded Contract to Provide 6,000 ''Smart Meters'' to Los Angeles Department of Water and Power: Nation's largest municipal utility to expand advanced metering infrastructure Smar