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FreeRateSearch.com is First Website to Provide Consumers Mortgage Rate Quotes: Fast, Anonymous and Free FreeRateSearch.com announces the launch of the first website that allows consumers to anonymously search multiple mortgage loan programs and compare the best rates available for their specific loan requests. - 2007-04-05

MarketGrabber Video and RSS Add Sizzle and Steak to Marketplace Web Sites Companies building classified and community web sites now have an easy way to add video and RSS feeds into their web sites using MarketGrabber software. - 2007-04-05

Goodwin & Associates Hospitality Services Announces New Hirings and Opening of Florida offices Keeping pace with growing client demand, Goodwin & Associates (gahs) expands its national operations team. - 2007-04-05

La Frontera Publishing Launches OldWestNewWest.Com, New eZine Dedicated To Showcasing Old West Festivals, New West Fun La Frontera Publishing launches OldWestNewWest.Com, a new eZine dedicated to showcasing the New West; those festivals, museums, old-town centers, restaurants, artisans and authors who are keeping alive the spirit of the Old West. - 2007-04-05

MALIBAL(TM) Releases 20-inch Notebook Computer with NVIDIA(R) SLI(TM) Technology Veda Series(TM) Redefines Mobile Workstation Performance with Dual Graphics Cards. - 2007-04-05

Remote Desktop Software Released By IntelliAdmin, LLC Designed specifically for LAN use, Remote Control LAN Edtion 2.8 allows administrators to connect and remotely control Windows machines on their network without ever installing software on the remote side. No agents ever need to be installed by the administrator, and no subscription fees. A free trial can be found at http://www.intelliadmin.com/RemoteControlLan.htm - 2007-04-05

Copper 2007: Redefines Web 2.0 Project Management Software, From $29/mth Element Software has released the 2007 edition of its collaboration tool, Copper Project, citing the new release as "The web's best project management software, from $29/mth". Ben Prendergast explains, "We've quickly established ourselves as the preferred alternative to the likes of MS Project. Basecamp and eProject, and with this latest offering are confident that we can continue this trend, having already experienced staggering growth in 2007." - 2007-04-05

Rapper K-Riley Hits the Road for a 19 City In-Store Signing Tour with FYE Music Rapper K-Riley to appear at 19 FYE music stores throughout the United States beginning April 5, 2007, to kick off the release of his debut album, Incredible Life of Riley. - 2007-04-05

Strike it Lucky at Jackpotty.com - Jackpotjoy Revives Classic TV Game Show, Alwight! Britain's most popular instant win games website, Jackpotjoy has revived the classic game show 'Strike it Lucky' as their latest and exclusive addition to an ever growing list of instant win games available to play on their website. - 2007-04-05

Teen Witch Fans Finally Get Their Wish Fans of the 80s film "Teen Witch" are finally realizing their dreams with the release of the "Teen Witch The Musical" soundtrack. - 2007-04-05

All-Natural Cure for Excessive Sweating Discovered If you are one of the estimated 8 million Americans currently suffering from excessive sweating, you may be very interested to know that an all-natural cure has been discovered. - 2007-04-05

Rhonda Byrne Reveals - Live - the Intimate Unedited Story Behind the Hit Film 'The Secret' Rhonda Byrne, Creator and Executive Producer of The Secret, will be sharing her intimate, behind the scenes story in a Free Live interview with co-hosts Janet Attwood and Marci Shimoff on Tuesday, April 10, 2007 at 8 PM Eastern / 5 PM Pacific. - 2007-04-05

Bitrix Achieves Certified Partner Status in Microsoft Partner Program Bitrix, Inc. specializing in the development of Content Management Systems (CMS) and portal solutions becomes a Microsoft Certified Partner. - 2007-04-05

Finnish Agencies Launch a Global Competition for Marketers and Advertisers Searching for the Best Brief in the World MTL, a trade organisation representing the ad and PR industry in Finland, launches The Brief Competition, a unique, new, international competition for marketers. The creative agency body wants to raise the esteem of briefing as a prerequisite for better advertising and succesful marketing. Online entries can be submitted at www.briefcompetition.com until May 7th. - 2007-04-05

Vertex Internet Hosts ECommerce Webinar Experts from Vertex Internet provide free webinar "Maximizing ROI through ECommerce." - 2007-04-05

Acclaimed Canadian Animation Director and Producer Firdaus Kharas' Work Receives Peabody Acclaimed Canadian animation director and producer Firdaus Kharas' work receives Peabody award. The Three Amigos, a series of twenty (20) world-class animated Public Service Announcements (PSA's) designed to stop the spread of HIV/AIDS throughout the world, has been awarded the George Foster Peabody Award. - 2007-04-05

'The Secret' as Seen on - Oprah and Larry King - Scientifically Proven to be Valid by M.I.T. and Stanford Researchers iCAP™ Release Meter a new technological breakthrough accurately measures and records your subconscious thought activity and clearly reveals your unconscious limitations. - 2007-04-05

Medlock Ames Winery Announces Solar Power as Pillar of Sustainable Business Philosophy Organically farmed Sonoma County vineyard and winery proves that a strong commitment to renewable energy can be good for business and the local community as well as the environment. - 2007-04-05

Regarding Life ... is Transforming The Greeting Card Industry by Introducing a New Way To Express Yourself ... 'Message Cards' It seems society has really changed. Old fashioned greeting cards don't work in this new place and time. This new frontier is evidenced by single parents, same sex households and mixed race adoptions, plus all sorts of delicate circumstances that never existed before. Regarding Life has produced a brand new line of greeting cards they aptly call 'message cards.' They offer a fresh approach to today's society and blended families, and are a welcome change from traditional cards that don't address today's pressing societal issues. - 2007-04-05

Continuent Announces Move to New Subscription Pricing Model Continues moves to a new subscription-based pricing model to align itself better with other commercial open source companies. This change also reflects popular demand by Continuent customers. - 2007-04-05

PDFTextStream v2.1 Adds Form Update Features to PDF Text Conversion Library PDFTextStream, the enterprise-class PDF text and metadata extraction library, now also offers equally robust form update functionality. Already a worthy asset for any document-centric web application or software package, PDFTextStream is even more valuable now that it can drive the generation of interactive forms customized on the fly for customers or partners. - 2007-04-05

BRS Media's Web-Radio Re-Launches its Wildly Successful Radio Tool Bar New features include Web radio player, e-mail notifier, weather alert feature and more. - 2007-04-05

This Easter Weekend This Rabbit is Living Life in the Fast Lane with Extreme Car Share A fast V10 engine, 520 horsepower, traveling 0 to 60 in less than four seconds and a top speed of 196 miles per hour, the Lamborghini Gallardo is a diamond in the rough. However, equaling the price of some houses most car enthusiasts are prevented from experiencing the luxury and thrill of ownership. That is, until now. - 2007-04-05

Mistake-Proofing Six-Sigma Projects -- Self-Study System Is Now Available A self-study System has just been released that will provide anyone involved in Six Sigma with an in-depth understanding of the human side of the process improvement equation. Known as the Error Elimination System™, it offers in-depth insight as well as specific strategies, tools and sample project plans for minimizing human error when implementing Six Sigma processes. - 2007-04-05

KABOOST Reinvents the Booster Chair Market Introduces a "Chair Booster" not a Booster Chair. KABOOST is a portable chair booster that raises the height of most kitchen and dining room chairs so that a child can sit at the table like a grown up. Using an adjustable spring system, KABOOST snaps-on to a chair in seconds and stays attached even when the chair is moved. - 2007-04-05

"Lost Tapes" Show Hitchhiker's Author Was First of the Multimedia Pioneers Extracts from a long-lost interview with Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy author Douglas Adams prove he was way ahead of his time in understanding how his work must span many different media, from radio to movies. And a huge overnight surge of viral word-of-mouth activity in blogs and social networking media has brought tens of thousands of readers this week to the website of Darker Matter, the free online science fiction magazine that has published these unique insights from the time before Adams found fame and fortune. - 2007-04-05

Camouflage Bedding Exposes Children's Natural Creativity More children are using themed bedding as a way to express themselves in their natural habitat--their bedroom. - 2007-04-05

Effective Addiction Treatment Moves from Homegrown to Mainstream An increased emphasis on the brain's role in addiction leads to a better understanding of how to treat alcohol dependence with medication and other new therapies. Roberta Jewell introduced a multi-faceted approach in her book, My Way Out, which now celebrates its Two Year Anniversary. - 2007-04-05

HTI Enters the Commercial Marketplace: Craig Foster Brought Onboard to Lead New Unit Craig Carman, VP for Sales and Marketing for Home Technologies, Inc (HTI) announced today that Craig Foster, formerly of PlayNetwork Inc. has been chosen to head the company's efforts to bring its expertise in developing and implementing integrated systems to the commercial marketplace. - 2007-04-05

Housing Slump Shifts Attention from Home Equity to 401(k) Loans Until recently, rising home prices and easy credit made it convenient for small business owners to tap their home equity to meet their financing needs. But, with the housing market now in a slump and stricter credit requirements some people are looking at the 401K loan as an alternative source for cash. - 2007-04-05

Avoid Airport Chaos and Queues This Easter With Door2Tour.com Door2Tour.com is offering customers the chance to avoid the airport queues this Easter with a selection of UK and worldwide coach holidays available from their front door. Customers booking through www.Door2Tour.com can choose from over 5,000 holiday tours departing from hundreds of regional UK departure points while escaping airport chaos. - 2007-04-05

The Scooter Store Is A Platinum Sponsor Of The Bp Ms 150 Bike Tour Power wheelchairs and scooters will be donated to Texas MS victims. - 2007-04-05

Tek-Tools Enhances San Support with Advanced Support for Network Appliance Storage Systems Storage Monitoring and Reporting Solution Enhances Support for NetApp Unified Storage - 2007-04-05

Online Loan Search Center Debuts to Strong Reviews Loan-search-center.com brings convenience and time saving features to today's online loan seeker. - 2007-04-05

'Kid Friendly' Music Man Dennis Scott Earns Daytime Emmy Nomination Grammy and Emmy Award winning music producer and songwriter Dennis Scott has received his second nominattion for a Daytime Emmy Award. - 2007-04-05

RealOrganized, Inc. Releases RealtyJuggler Desktop Real Estate Software Today RealOrganized, Inc. released RealtyJuggler Desktop, an organizational real estate software product for realtors. - 2007-04-05

LifeTips Launches Infertility Tip Site Free information now available about In Vitro Fertilization, egg donation and more. - 2007-04-05

EarthlyBoutique.com: Eco-friendly and Fair Trade Goods Like Artisan Produced Handcrafted Designer Jewelry for Socially Conscious Clientele Addressing a growing consumer demand for environmentally friendly and fair trade goods is a burgeoning challenge for retailers. Some are more adept at meeting this mounting challenge than others. - 2007-04-05

Small Retailers Express Greatest Concerns About Impact of Federal Minimum Wage Hike Semi-annual PNC Economic Outlook shows rebounds among all small businesses for sales, profits and hiring amid stable interest rates and lower energy prices compared to six months ago. Concerns about a federal minimum wage hike are limited to the retail and wholesale industries. - 2007-04-05

PokerRaking.com has Awarded CelebPoker.com Five Stars as Top Poker Room CelebPoker is one of the leading poker room of the Boss Media and IPN Poker Network.CelebPoker has a reputation for hosting plenty of loose and juicy games with a 40 to 60 flop%. - 2007-04-05

Announcing the Formation of a New Commercial Finance Platform: FirstLight Financial Corporation The doors open this week at the newly formed commercial finance business FirstLight Financial Corporation, based in Old Greenwich, Conn. - 2007-04-05

"Tea For Two" Sweepstakes: Spa Vacation from Luna Nutrition Bar - Enter to Win a Luxurious Four-Night Relaxation Getaway LUNA, makers of the Whole Nutrition Bar for Women™ today announced the LUNA Tea Cakes "Tea for Two" Sweepstakes, where one lucky person will win a four-day spa vacation. The sweepstakes is in connection with the launch of their newest product, LUNA Tea Cakes, a tea-infused healthy snack. - 2007-04-05

Buy and Sell Designer Watches, Jewelry and Handbags on eBay With No Fear of Counterfeits For online buyers and sellers of luxury jewelry and watches seeking a marketplace safe from counterfeiting, Colinsworth Authentication has launched colinsworth.com. This is the first service to offer guaranteed independent expert authentication of luxury watches, jewelry and handbags being auctioned on eBay. For the first time, those who participate in the global online luxury good auction marketplace will be assured that the items they're bidding on are real. - 2007-04-05

GameWire Deploys New Firmware Into Crazy Mobile Casino software Crazy Mobile Casino is set to increase market share by introducing a new user friendly and simplified software upgrade to the current set up. - 2007-04-05

Website Donated to the West Los Angeles Vagina Monologues Performances Holdridge Technologies is pleased to contribute a website for the West Los Angeles performances of Eve Ensler's The Vagina Monologues. Proceeds from the two evening shows will benefit Sojourn Services for Battered Women and Their Children, and Break the Cycle. - 2007-04-05

Free E-mail Management Software (Normally Valued at $749.95) Now Available New, free email management system vastly improves businesses' email customer service, workload distribution, accountability and bottom line. VisNetic MailFlow is a web based email management solution that includes: automated email routing, shared contact databases, complete contact email history, archiving, standard responses and advanced reporting. - 2007-04-05

Select Italy Makes Music Lovers' Dreams Come True with Summer Travel Packages to Lecce for the Miami International Piano Festival The nationally-renowned Italy experts at Select Italy have announced a set of group vacation packages for the Miami International Piano Festival. The Festival will happen in Lecce, Apulia, Italy from June 20 to July 5, 2007. The packages include accommodation, transportation, concerts, walking tours and other unforgettable cultural experiences. - 2007-04-05

ScaffoldMart Introduces America's Meanest Walkboard ScaffoldMart has designed a walk board built for strength, security and rock-bottom value. Find out more about the Extreme Duty aluminum/plywood scaffold walkboard at http://scaffoldmart.com/aluminum-plywood-walkboards.html. - 2007-04-05

Collegeboxes.com Student Storage Enhances Customer Service with New Call Center Collegeboxes, a leader in convenient storage solutions for college students, has opened a new call center to better serve needs of their burgeoning customer base. - 2007-04-05

TeamSizzle Offers Free Personalized SISEL Websites TeamSizzle, one of the fastest growing teams in Tom Mower's new network marketing company, SISEL, is offering free personalized Internet marketing websites for all team members. Neways founder Tom Mower is going full speed ahead with SISEL - continuing the "Mower Mission" of powerful, effective, yet safe products and global income opportunities for all. TeamSizzle is the first SISEL group to offer a fully customizable website for all team members at no cost. - 2007-04-05

BizWorld Launches New Monthly Advisory: Technology Transfer Tactics Professionals and administrators concerned with the practical details of successfully implementing and growing technology transfer, research commercialization, and translational research will find helpful advice in the unique, new monthly newsletter, Technology Transfer Tactics (www.technologytransfertactics.com). - 2007-04-05

Reply! Inc. Receives $6 Million in Series B Funding: New Cash Infusion Brings Total Investment to $23 Million Reply!, Inc. (www.reply.com), the leading provider of life-stage relevant services for consumers and locally targeted performance-based marketing solutions, today announced that it has secured $6 million in additional funding. The new round of financing includes a major investment from Outlook Ventures, as well as new contributions from existing backer Scale Venture Partners (formerly BA Venture Partners), and board member Debi Coleman, the former Chief Financial Officer of Apple Computer who currently serves as Chairperson of the Reply! Audit Committee. The company also announced that Randy Haykin, Managing Director, Outlook Ventures, has joined the company's board of directors as well as one of Reply!'s founders John Truchard. Mr. Haykin has previously been involved in numerous consumer Internet companies, including: Yahoo!, Overture, eCircle, eTeamz/Active Network, and Digital Chocolate. - 2007-04-05

Leading Online Tuition Resources Team Up To Make Comparing Student Loans Easier And More Accessible: TuitionCoach.com Partners With SimpleTuition.com To Aid Families In Comparing Student Loans As part of an ongoing effort to assist families to "make sense" of the ever-complex college loan options, TuitionCoach, a personalized internet-based service that provides families with professional guidance through the financial aid process, and SimpleTuition, a company dedicated to helping students and parents make sense of education financing choices, announced today that they have entered into a strategic partnership to provide families with a simple-to-use online comparison tool, Compare Student Loans. - 2007-04-05

Listrak Launches Customer Referral Rewards Program E-mail marketing solutions provider rewards customers for referring new business. - 2007-04-05

Affaire de Coeur Magazine Features All Romance eBooks on the Cover of their March/April 2007 Issue All Romance eBooks (ARe), a romance eBooks distribution site that opened its doors late last year, is the subject of a feature article in the latest issue of Affaire de Coeur magazine--a twenty-six year old romance industry periodical that has distinguished itself by embracing the epublishing industry. - 2007-04-05

YUDU Media Launches Next Generation Digital Edition Platform State-of-the-art digital edition solution to enable a fully accessible digital publication and transform the reading experience. - 2007-04-05

Press Release Experts at EON Invite You to Comment: How Much Does It Cost to WRITE a Press Release? -- PR Pros Debate the Cost of Producing a Press Release in a Recent Blog Post As issuers of thousands of press releases weekly, Business Wire and its web-only, social media platform EON (Enhanced Online News) are constantly quizzed about the costs of sending press releases, which start at $180 for a local distribution and go up for more extensive reach. - 2007-04-05

Alsbridge to Host Free Webinar on Outsourcing Vendor Management Buyers of outsourcing services to learn effective ways to communicate with providers to foster win-win, collaborative relationships - 2007-04-05

Jesse Jackson, CBS Sports and Wendy Williams Meet with Dr. Boyce Watkins to Discuss the Financial State of Black America Jesse Jackson, CBS, Dr. Boyce Watkins meet to discuss the financial exploitation of the black community. Topics for consideration include the NCAA's non-payment of athletes, and predatory lending. Dr. Watkins, Billy Packer, Clark Kellogg, and Mike Krzyzewski included in CBS special. Dr. Watkins and Marc Lamont Hill and others form coalition to explore these issues. - 2007-04-05

New Compensation Approach for Cancer Care Using Pay for Performance Model Advocated Today in Lead Article in Cancer Journal Oncology Issues: Los Angeles-based Aptium Oncology outlines novel strategy for policy makers as healthcare industry grapples with pay for performance compensation structure for oncology services Oncology represents the last frontier for pay for performance advocates A novel strategy to pay for the costs of cancer care using a pay for performance compensation model, is profiled today in the lead article of the March/April edition of Oncology Issues, the journal of the Association of Community Cancer Centers. - 2007-04-05

Liquid Computing's Brian Hurley Wins Next-Generation Executive Award OCRI recognizes CEO and founder for innovative leadership. Brian Hurley of Liquid Computing recognized for guiding startup to success. - 2007-04-05

Affinity Health Plan Ranks Atop NY Managed Care Ratings New York Department of Health unveils managed care consumer guides. - 2007-04-05

MediaTrust Announces Industry's First Integrated Solutions Group Solutions specialists enhance customer revenues by optimizing campaign effectiveness across all MediaTrust online media, advertising and technology solutions. - 2007-04-05

Green Key Real Estate Founder Elected to Build It Green Board of Directors Broker Chris Bartle helps organization accelerate the adoption of green building practices, policies and programs across California. - 2007-04-05

MediaTrust Adds Advaliant to Online Media Ecosystem Unified business founded on principles of trust, honesty and integrity unveils company beliefs. - 2007-04-05

Technology Transfer Firm, Innovation Management Partners LLC, and Software Developer Scio Systems Ltd. Create Strategic Alliance to Accelerate the Pace of Contract Management Innovation: Technology Transfer Specialist Assists Commercialization of Leading Edge Contract Management Software Technology Innovation Management Partners, LLC, a technology transfer specialist who assists organizations to grow by sourcing new technologies and intellectual property, and contract management software developer Scio Systems Ltd. announced today that they have entered into a strategic alliance agreement. Under this agreement, Innovation Management Partners will assist Scio to bring its sophisticated contract management software to market by raising operating capital and providing marketing and advisory services. - 2007-04-05

Customers Sign on the Electronic Dotted Line at Quadrant Homes DocuSign today announced that Quadrant Homes has reduced its sales contract process from up to six days to less than one day using DocuSign. - 2007-04-05

Backlight Records Hosts Habitat For Humanity Benefit Concert at Maxwell's in Hoboken, NJ Saturday, April 7th, at 9 p.m., Backlight Records is hosting a benefit concert for NJ Habitat for Humanity at Maxwell's in Hoboken (1039 Washington Street, Hoboken, NJ). Allie Moss, Ian McGlynn, Ingrid Michaelson and Holler, Wild Rose! will be returning to Maxwell's stage to help raise money and awareness for Habitat for Humanity. - 2007-04-05

Benchmark Rich Media Supports Mobile Phone Video The online service takes footage captured by mobile phones and transfers it from 3GP format into streaming, Web-friendly Flash movies. - 2007-04-05

2007 Contemporary American Theater Festival Season Announcement Individual and group tickets on sale. - 2007-04-05

Online Guest Book Created for Darryl Stingley by Legacy.com Nation’s leader in online obituaries offers a place to express condolences. - 2007-04-05

Website Offers Land for Sale in Arizona Online portal features investment properties available to purchase in Southwestern U.S. - 2007-04-05

Short Fuze Commissions to Sims 2 Machinimators “Britannica Dreams Productions” to Create Flagship Content for Moviestorm™ Short Fuze is delighted to announce that it has engaged top machinima studio Britannica Dreams Productions to create a number of flagship movies showcasing the capabilities of it’s forthcoming machinima tool, Moviestorm. - 2007-04-05

Boyd Mulvey Appointed Investor Director by Short Fuze Following the recent announcement that Short Fuze secured £1 million in Series A funding; Short Fuze is pleased to announce the appointment of Boyd Mulvey as Investor Director to the Short Fuze Board. - 2007-04-05

CUDL’s Inaugural Auto Lending Business Intelligence Report Reveals Key Findings, Credit Union Trends Report shows that credit unions maintained a strong presence in the auto lending marketplace in 2006. - 2007-04-05

Caltech Graduates Launch Food Website with a Technological Edge efoodi.com (http://efoodi.com) announced official public launch this week, bringing innovative personalization and semantic search technology to the old-media market of food websites. - 2007-04-05

Cloistered Catholic Monk Assists with Adventure East Texas author Fletcher King had the rare opportunity to meet and work with a Catholic Monk, while doing research for the newly released medieval adventure, "The Advent of the King." - 2007-04-05

Bootie Pies™: Pedicure Boots for Posh Toes Now Available to Retail by Popular Demand The Celebrity-Favorite, Must-Have Beauty Accessory Offered At Wholesale Pricing to Select Retailers - 2007-04-05

Donors Click with FundingPix Online Fundraising System Funding Labs, LLC announced today the release of FundingPix.com, a new interactive fundraising system for individuals, organizations, and not-for-profits. FundingPix is a complete solution enabling fundraisers to create and manage online fundraising events which engage and showcase their donors as they reveal a picture. Fundraisers keep 100% of donations. - 2007-04-05

XM Radio Superstore Announces Launch of One-Stop Shopping Website Offering Brand Names at Bargain Prices PureXM.com President & COO Jonathan Speigner is pleased to announce the launch of the company's new website at www.PureXM.com. - 2007-04-05

Launch of SGSuccess -- Singapore Success University Support Team The SGSuccess website, a recruiting website for Success University, is proud to announce their launch of a new support team for Singaporean, and Malaysian residents. The program is set to assist those new to the success university education opportunity, by offering added support, with the goal of aiding members to generate over $5,000 per month within 12-24 months by working on a part time basis. - 2007-04-05

BBC Presenter Enters iDance UK Hip Hop Championships To Further promote healthier lifestyles for kids, iDance teamed up with the BBC to challenge Mark Rhodes, a CBBC Presenter and former Pop Idol Contestant to enter the the iDance UK Hip Hop Crew Championships- Freestyle Battle, the UK Qualifier for the World Hip Hop Championships in America. The results of Mark's "challenge" in the Uk Hip Hop Championships will be aired on BBC 2 April 2-6, as part of Mark and Sam's goal to get one million kids to try something new before the end of the summer. You can see The BBC's" Do something different "every morning April 2nd - 6th at 8:00am and repeating at 1:00pm on CBBC. - 2007-04-05

Many Gardeners to Experience Foot Pain This Season Many gardeners will experience foot pain this season as a result of overlooking the needs of their feet. But a few minutes of preparation and good common sense can keep gardeners comfortable all season. Dr. Paul Kasdan offers foot fitness tips for healthy, pain-free gardening. - 2007-04-05

The Phelon Group's Fifth Annual 2007 Benchmarking Study Highlights the Disconnect between Sales and Marketing The Phelon Group today announced the release of its fifth annual Customer Reference Program Benchmarking Study, available at http://www.phelongroup.com/resources/purchase.htm for $95.00. Whitney Wood, author of the report, will lead a webinar on April 10 to review the key findings - registration for the webinar is available at http://www.phelongroup.com/. The report includes data compiled from 40 leading companies about customer reference program budgets, priorities, and goals, and point out that for executives who run the marketing department, the cost of not listening to the needs of the sales force can be devastating - reduced revenue and stagnant growth. - 2007-04-05

HRMS Solutions Announces Release of HROffice Connect for Deltek Vision Payroll Clients HRMS Solutions, Inc, a national provider of Human Resources Software and HRIS Solutions announces the availability of HROffice Connect for Deltek Vision Payroll. - 2007-04-05

Prophet21 World Wide Users Group (P21WWUG) Holds Seventh Annual Conference in Las Vegas, NV Prophet 21 World Wide Users Group held its seventh annual conference which included hands on training, guest speakers and industry specialists. Distribution companies from all over the U.S. and Canada were in attendance for this annual event. - 2007-04-05

City of Dallas First in the Nation to Use NOx-Cutting Biodiesel Technology from ORYXE Energy Recently-approved biodiesel additive to help in efforts by Dallas-Ft. Worth to attain clean air status. - 2007-04-05

7,000 people apply for first on-line casting search for an European Film Campbell Ryan Productions & BeActive are delighted to announce that over 7,000 people so far have participate in the On-line Casting for the Horror Feature Film 'Final Punishment.' - 2007-04-05

Stereophile Acclaims Phillip Bimstein's Starkland CD Stereophile, the leading US audiophile magazine, raves about Starkland's new Larkin Gifford's Harmonica CD in their April issue. They call the composer Phillip Bimstein "an American original" and describe the CD as "stunning and heartwarming." Multiple-Grammy winner John Adams wrote the Introduction for this unique CD, which was also recently praised in the New York Times. This new CD echoes Bimstein's previous Garland Hirschi's Cows Starkland recording, which triggered hundreds of calls to hip radio stations throughout the country, and was called "a cult classic" on National Public Radio. - 2007-04-05

Turning 'Bling Bling' into 'Cha-Ching' for Today's Children Money Savvy Kids @Home -- the entertaining way for parents and children to talk about money. - 2007-04-05

Nearly 7 Million People Now Have the Option to Get Back to Work Without Drugs A new CDC study says approximately 30% of people in the U.S. who are 18-64 years old find arthritis affects their work. As more consumers turn their backs on traditional pharmaceuticals, they seek alternative treatments such as those containing natural herbs and extracts such as Boswellia extract, white willow bark, yucca root, devil's claw root, sarsaparilla root and feverfew leaf. - 2007-04-05

Latino Coaches Association Announces International Grand Opening The Latino Coaches Association is a new international organization that makes things better for Latino sports coaches through career development programs, networking, community involvement and advocacy. The Latino Coaches Association website is at http://www.latinocoachesassociation.com. - 2007-04-05

VBUZZER Announces Release of its 'Killer' Apps VBUZZER, the cool, quality, low priced Voice Over Internet and Instant Messenger platform, has continued its dramatic growth in markets all over the world. Now it introduces its killer apps, which allow users even more access options and low costs. - 2007-04-05

Digital Formatting Service Allows Indie Artists Info To Be Found With sales of digital music downloads outpacing traditional music CD sales it is imperative to today's musician that their music be distributed online at outlets like iTunes, Rhapsody and Yahoo Music. What today's musician may not realize are those outlets and numerous others as well as desktop and mobile music devices require the music be digitally formatted. A CD that has not been digitally formatted will not display song titles, artist name, album title, length of song, genre and other information. Crystal Clear Disc & Tape (http://www.crystalclearcds.com) has launched a digital formatting service to address this need for the independent artist. - 2007-04-05

Everest Casino Announces Website Redesign, Free MP3s, Wallpaper and More for Players The premiere online gaming destination has announced a redesign of its website that will allow players to access free ringtones, MP3s, screen savers and wallpapers. The redesigned site will also offer tips, testimonials and more. - 2007-04-05

Creative Digital Group Continues Award Winning Tradition Creative Digital Group (CDG), one of the fastest growing interactive agencies in the southeast, has once again received industry recognition for its outstanding client work. The recent awards include four nominations by the Internet Advertising Competition (IAC) Awards. - 2007-04-05

Charternet.com Celebrates 10+ Years of Serving the Boating Industry World's largest online boating directory celebrating over 10 years of bringing the boating industry to the Internet. - 2007-04-05

Control Unauthorized Data Transfer Network Administrator Tool to control client USB ports, drives and the use of Bluetooth for unauthorized data transfer. - 2007-04-05

First Kernel Retained by North American Technology Firm to Advise on Overseas Strategic Investment First Kernel, the leader in mid-market business transformation, transaction advisory and hands-on execution, has been retained by a technology company based in Richardson, Texas, USA, to explore overseas strategic investments and M&A. - 2007-04-05

The BPM Group's 15th Annual Process Conference -- Considered the Global Seminal Event in Business Process Management -- Heads for Texas, Imre Hegedus Appointed as Process 2007 Conference Director The BPM Group's 15th Annual Process Conference -- considered the Global Seminal Event in Business Process Management -- heads for Texas, Imre Hegedus appointed as Process 2007 Conference Director. - 2007-04-05

imeem, Junior Boys, Domino Records and Video Vinyl Announce Video Contest Winner imeem, Domino Records, Video Vinyl and Junior Boys have announced the winner of their interactive music video contest. The winner was selected from over 30 stunning submissions and will receive a $1000 cash prize and exposure on Video Vinyl, a weekly music video show that NETA will begin distributing nationally in September 2007 to all 348 stations in the Public Television Network. - 2007-04-05

Back to Front Pain Solution: Treat the Symptom Not the Cause It may seem "back to front", but relieving yourself of the symptoms, can often allow your back pain to heal itself. Latest research tells us that 80% of all adults will experience back pain during their lifetime. Everyone knows someone with a pain condition or bad back. Just mention this in any company and you'll be swamped with endless stories of problems, cures or lack of them. - 2007-04-05

Vizu Selected to Provide Web Poll Widget for WetPaint Wiki Site Network Do-it-yourself web building joins do-it-yourself opinion polling to take another step in "You"-era of creative collaboration. - 2007-04-05

Streaming Video Champion Mydeo Named a Finalist of Red Herring 100 Europe 2007 The future of European online video in safe hands as Mydeo are selected as finalists for the Red Herring 100 Europe 2007. After an exciting start to the year the streaming video start-up promises bigger and better things for consumer and small business video in 2007. - 2007-04-05

Joe and Daisy Smith Estate Auction to be 3-Day Event The largest private collection of coins and stamps ever to come up for auction will go under the gavel during a three-day event April 26-28, according to Brent Graves of Great American Auction Group. - 2007-04-05

Fullscope's Channel Efforts Gain Momentum Fullscope reaffirms commitment to the Microsoft Dynamic Industry Solutions program; worldwide channel development growth continues. - 2007-04-05

Fullscope Announces FDA Validation Workbench Fullscope announces new product to address life sciences regulatory compliance challenges. - 2007-04-05

Jack Media London and Gamblingcompliance.com strike up partnership Jack Media London the only full service agency dedicated to the online gaming sector is pleased to announce their partnership with Gamblingcompliance.com, the market leading provider of regulatory, legal and compliance information for the global gambling market. - 2007-04-05

Bimini Bay Resort's First Bahamian Food Festival: Enjoy Bahamian Cuisine During a Weekend-Long Fishing Tournament Hosted by espn2 Bimini Bay Resort and the Bahamian Culinary Team will join forces at the First Annual Bimini Bay Resort Food Festival, taking place on April 28, 2007, at 6:00 p.m. The event will be led by President of the Bahamian Culinary Association Chef Wayde Sweeting and his staff of 10 skilled toques. - 2007-04-05

New Online Financial Resource -- MyMoneyChoice.Com Debuts The website brings the average American consumer financial news and information they need to work toward a positive financial future. The articles at http://www.mymoneychoice.com make understanding all aspects of money management easy. - 2007-04-05

Velocity Commercial Capital Offers 30 Year Fixed Loans Typical in the residential world, it's monumental in small commercial lending. Velocity announces its brand new 30 year fixed program for small balance commercial loans nationwide from $100k to $3 Million. - 2007-04-05

WorldView Ltd. Vertical Partner Program Proves Fruitful for P+W With Combined Services Win Combined Services marks the third integrated customer win between WorldView Ltd. and Vertical Partner P+W. - 2007-04-05

Churches Turn to Social Networking to Supplement Easter Services Churches are looking to social networking to extend their offline communities and gatherings. 3700 churches have created online communities on newly launched site, MyChurch.org. - 2007-04-05

Toolbox Creative Head Tapped as Creative Director for AIGA Design Conference Denver Culture Guide; Showcase Piece is for October International Design Conference Dawn Putney, a founder and principal of Toolbox Creative, has been appointed the creative director for the Next: AIGA Design Conference Denver Culture Guide. AIGA (American Institute of Graphic Artists), the professional association for design, will host its 11th biennial design conference October 11-14, 2007, at the Colorado Convention Center in Denver. Putney was selected from among 400 AIGA Colorado members by a committee of design leaders to head the collaborative team charged with creating a "things to do" guide for 3,000 expected attendees. - 2007-04-05

New Wakefield Development Company Community, Renaissance Park, Launches Official Website New Wakefield Development Company Community, Renaissance Park, Launches Official Website Wakefield Development Company has officially announced the launch of the new website for Renaissance Park, its newest master-planned community. The new website, www.renaissancepark.com, serves as a resource dedicated to promoting the vision of the community, highlighting its convenient location to downtown Raleigh, featuring the variety of home styles and state-of-the-art amenities offered and providing background on the developer. - 2007-04-05

The Hampshire Companies Inks Two Lease Deals Totaling Over 42,000 Square Feet for Industrial Building in South Hackensack, NJ The Hampshire Companies inks two lease deals totaling over 42,000 square feet for industrial building in South Hackensack, NJ. - 2007-04-05

Protect Your Digital Images From Damaging Power Surges Zero Surge's TSC™ technology gives images and memories a fighting chance. - 2007-04-05

Best Airline Web site of 2007 to be Named by Web Marketing Association in Annual WebAward Competition The Web Marketing Association announces the call for entries for its 11th annual international WebAward Competition for Web site development at http://www.07webaward.org. The Web Marketing Association will once again name the Best Airline Web site of 2007. - 2007-04-05

Best Military Web Site Trends Detailed in New Report from the Web Marketing Association New Web Marketing Association' Internet Standards Assessment Report includes historical data derived from a decade of hosting Internet award competition, WebAwards, and provides best practices for military Web design. - 2007-04-05

Best Advocacy Web Site Trends Detailed in New Report from the Web Marketing Association New Web Marketing Association' Internet Standards Assessment Report includes historical data derived from a decade of hosting Internet award competition, WebAwards, and provides best practices for advocacy Web design. - 2007-04-05

Best Internet Service Provider Web Site Trends Detailed in New Report From the Web Marketing Association New Web Marketing Association' Internet Standards Assessment Report Includes Historical Data Derived from a Decade of Hosting Internet Award Competition, WebAwards, and Provides Best Practices for Internet Service Provider Web Design - 2007-04-05

Best News Web Site Trends Detailed in New Report from the Web Marketing Association New Web Marketing Association' Internet Standards Assessment Report includes historical data derived from a decade of hosting Internet award competition, WebAwards, and provides best practices for news Web design. - 2007-04-05

Best Catalog Web Site Trends Detailed in New Report from the Web Marketing Association New Web Marketing Association' Internet Standards Assessment Report includes historical data derived from a decade of hosting Internet award competition, WebAwards, and provides best practices for catalog Web design. - 2007-04-05

ABC Office Announces ABC Money Counters are April Products of the Month Money Counters with counterfeit detection will be the featured products through April on ABC Office.com. - 2007-04-05

Ohio Bank Auctions REO Properties Real estate investors take notice of 10 bank-owned Columbus area properties will hit the auction block on Saturday, April 21. - 2007-04-05

Grantham University & GX® magazine Offer $1.8 Million in Scholarships to Army National Guard Soldiers In conjunction with GX® magazine, a nationwide publication for members of the National Guard and their families, Grantham University is providing one full, four-year scholarship to an Army National Guard member in each of the 50 states and four U.S. territories including DC, Guam, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. The scholarship will cover: tuition costs, required textbooks and software. The value of each scholarship is approximately $34,000. - 2007-04-05

Artist Mark Durham Takes MAD Studio Into The West What's new with MAD Studio? Check out our new line of prints for kids, and find out about MAD Studio's move to Santa Fe. - 2007-04-05

Preemptive Federal Law to Regulate Credit Counseling - Call for Submissions and Legislative Recommendations The credit counseling industry invites all interested parties and stakeholders to provide legislative recommendations for a single preemptive federal law to regulate the industry. Submissions should address specific areas of law such as licensing requirements, bonding, trust accounts, disclosures, investigations, penalties, data security and monetary controls. - 2007-04-05

Third Weekly Winner of RacingJunk.com®'s "Give Back to the Racers Tour" Announced Today Raceway Media announced Mary J. Baltzell as the third weekly winner of RacingJunk.com®'s "Give Back to the Racers Tour." She will receive $1,000 in sponsorship money and be qualified to enter the Grand Prize contest for $15,000. - 2007-04-05

Safeplate Protects Drivers From the Flash of Speed Cameras Motorists are becoming more and more frustrated by the ever increasing number of so called 'safety devices' on our roads. According to press reports, 80% of these devices are illegally sited. Ministry of Transport guidelines state that the cameras should only be placed near schools and accident black-spots. In fact Sir John Stevens (ex-metropolitan Police Commissioner) was quoted as saying "I don't approve of using speed cameras as money making devices. The public have a right to defend themselves." - 2007-04-05

The International Association for Human Resources Information Management (IHRIM) Honors Knowledge Infusion with 2007 Partners Award HCM consultancy recognized for commitment to IHRIM community and significant contributions to the practice of human resources information management - 2007-04-05

8th Malibu International Film Festival -- Fast Cars, Movie Stars and Cocktail Bars ... April 13th - 16th The Malibu International Film Festival is a premiere film festival. This year Malibu is proud to hold the world; west coast or Los Angeles premiere of four features, 35 short films, seven animated short films and seven documentaries. The festival hand picks and programs high quality films from around the world. - 2007-04-05

High Tech Alternative to Paper Note Cards and More Whether you want to take notes to write a research paper, create a knowledge base, make an e-book or a help system, "My Notes Keeper" provides an effective way to do all this. - 2007-04-05

APG Launches New 'I Sold It!' Gratuity Program for Realtors The Assistant Product Group (APG), a manufacturer of organizational products, announced today a new gratuity program designed to aid Realtors' efforts to maintain customer loyalty. - 2007-04-05

Lead Marketplace is Blog Heaven; Bloggers Can Now Sell Leads Produced from Their Blogs Directly into the Leadpile Marketplace Leadpile offers Bloggers amazing Money Making Opportunity - 2007-04-05

Grand National Trainer Comments, Who's Hot & Who's Not JumpingJockey.com have compiled comments from the trainers regarding their runners in the John Smiths Grand National at Aintree indicating which trainers fancy their chances in the UK's biggest horse race. - 2007-04-05

Brady Introduces Weather-Resistant, Commercial-Grade Signs Brady Corporation (NYSE: BRC), has developed a new line of commercial grade signs to meet the needs of customers who need durable, weather-resistant signs for light industrial and commercial applications. The new line of aluminum, plastic and self-sticking vinyl signs provides cost-effective alternatives for many applications and environments where exposure to abrasion, UV-light and chemical resistance is moderate. - 2007-04-05

NVC Direct Grows Installation and De-installation Capabilities As specialists in both the delivery and exchange of high-value oversized items, NVC Direct has broadened its service capabilities. In addition to the set-up or removal of plasma and LCD televisions, their service has been expanded nationwide to cover installation and de-installation of all major appliances. - 2007-04-05

Americans Can't Pay Their Taxes -- Now What? Dealing with the IRS on any tax issue is usually a long and painful process that leaves the taxpayer confused with no hope of a reasonable solution. Letters have been written, call are being put on hold, or waiting on replies via mail only to find out months later that the situation is worse then expected. - 2007-04-05

New Company Saves Fuel and Cuts Greenhouse Gases: Recycled Energy Development, LLC. Targets Industrial Waste Energy Recycled Energy Development (RED) cuts greenhouse gases profitably through the development and ownership of energy recycling facilities. RED captures waste heat from industrial operations in order to produce electricity and useful steam, all without burning any additional fuel or emitting any additional pollution or greenhouse gases. For industrial partners, RED reduces energy costs substantially, increases reliability and offers the opportunity for emissions credits. - 2007-04-05

Nuno's on Sixth Brings Blues Legends, Authenticity, to Austin's Famed 6th Street Malford Milligan debuts his new band at Nuno's on Sixth street in Austin, Texas. Nuno's has only been open two years, but has found its niche by bringing Austin, Texas', famed 6th Street back to what it became famous for, live music. - 2007-04-05

American Micro Industries, Inc. Offers Sound Solutions From Stem To Stern For Any Vessel That Floats Professional-grade ULTRA BARRIER™ Plus products are built to provide significant reduction in airborne and structural noise transmission in an easy-to-install low profile. - 2007-04-05

'To Finish in the Money' Betting Market and Money-Back Special Launched for Irish Poker Open 2007 Over 25 markets now available on €2 million guaranteed Irish Open and money back special if an Irish player wins the tournament. - 2007-04-05

INNOVA Launches SaltSavor™ Salt Reduction Technology It's well known that salt heightens flavor -- and health risks. INNOVA's new SaltSavor™ salt reduction technology responds to the growing pressure on food processors to deliver healthier foods that feature lower salt content -- without sacrificing flavor. "Save the Salt, Savor the Flavor!" - 2007-04-05

US Department of Commerce Switches to the Learn.com LearnCenter Platform to Strategically Manage and Develop its 38,000 Employees Learn.com®, the leader in on-demand workforce development and productivity, today announced that, after a rigorous, enterprise-wide evaluation, the United States Department of Commerce has selected the LearnCenter platform, an award-winning talent management suite, to replace their existing LMS and expand their capability to meet legislative and regulatory training requirements, and their strategic management and development of human capital commitments. LearnCenter will be deployed across the entire Department of Commerce to its 38,000 global employees. The contract was awarded by the US Department of Commerce through the Office of Personnel Management (OPM/GoLearn) contract vehicle. - 2007-04-05

Argea's CEO to Speak at 16th Annual Partnerships with CROs Conference in Orlando Ram Iyer to discuss managing outsourcing contracts within the global pharmaceutical industry at the 16th Annual Partnerships with CROs Conference, April 11, 2007. - 2007-04-05

Harvard Names Top Finalists for Innovations In Government Program; Finalists to Complete for $100,000 Awards The Top 50 Programs were selected from a pool of nearly 1,000 applicants representing all levels of government. These initiatives are being recognized for their novelty and creativity, effectiveness at addressing significant issues, and their potential to be replicated by other jurisdictions. They exemplify government's best efforts across a variety of policy areas, ranging from education to the environment, criminal justice to health care, and management to community development. - 2007-04-05

Treat Your Favorite Trendy Mom to a Hip-Hot Diva Day at Baby Celebration LA April 28 & 29 at the Los Angeles Convention Center This fun, fresh, festive weekend celebrates all things baby providing opportunities for rejuvenation, inspiration, shopping and glamor and brings together a wealth of exhibitors that cater to tiny tots and those who love them. Show attendees may celebrate with fashion shows, entertainment, partyscapes, health and wellness resources, mommy makeovers, magazine lounge and opulent giveaways. April 28 & 29 at the Los Angeles Convention Center. - 2007-04-05

Infamous Films Announces H.N.I.C. Feature Film Production Infamous Films announced today that film producer/rapper/actor -- Prodigy, one-half of the multi-platinum hip-hop group Mobb Deep, will star and Executive Produce his next indie-film "H.N.I.C". In addition to Prodigy, the film will star Hassan Johnson (HBO's The Wire), J.D. Williams (HBO's The Wire), Davetta Sherwood (The Young and The Restless), Rick Gonzalez (Coach Carter), among others. "H.N.I.C." is described as a genre-bending story, though the exact story and the details are being kept under wraps. Production is scheduled for Spring 2007. - 2007-04-05

W.E. Fest XI Now Accepting Artist Submissions - Festival Is Also Featuring Films, Zines, Comics and DIY Art Projects This Year The 11th Annual Wilmington Exchange Festival (W.E. Fest) is taking place from May 24-May 28th on all three floors of The Soapbox Laundro-Lounge in Wilmington, NC. W.E. Fest is now accepting open submissions from bands interested in participating. - 2007-04-05

House-Hasson Hardware Company Expands Through Acquisition House-Hasson Hardware Company's recent acquisition of Persinger Supply's consumer products division will extend the company's reach to home improvement retailers in areas of Virginia, West Virginia, Ohio, and Pennsylvania. - 2007-04-05

Links Between Prostate Cancer Treatment, Periodontal Disease Scientists at the University of Pittsburgh School of Dental Medicine have found that men receiving hormone treatments for prostate cancer are much more likely to show gum disease than men who do not receive hormone treatments for prostate cancer. - 2007-04-05

AdviceQuick.com Launches Today, 4/5/07, to Provide Personalized Advice to Internet Users Around the World at Affordable Price Your readers could benefit from learning of a new, helpful advice service that is available to them at AdviceQuick.com. - 2007-04-05

Music Software Popularity Index -- 2007 Q1 Digital Music Doctor announces the results of the Music Software Internet Popularity Index for First Quarter 2007. DigiDesign Pro Tools holds a commanding lead in first place followed by Steinberg Cubase in second. The third and forth place products, Adobe Audition and FL Studio, are still better known on the Internet by their former names, Cool Edit and Fruity Loops, respectively. The most significant change this quarter was Apple GarageBand which moved up to fifth place, exchanging places with Sony Sound Forge which dropped to seventh. Ableton Live remains in the tenth position for the second quarter in a row, replacing Apple Logic. - 2007-04-05

Nitronet Launches profilegreeting.com -- Voice for Social Networking Profiles Profilegreeting.com offers users the ability to record and upload voice greetings using their computer microphones. - 2007-04-05

Ticket City Sets Up Camp for the Masters; Expects Big Crowds Ticket sales are up for the first major golf tournament of the year; and Ticket City is on-site in Augusta to best serve their clients. - 2007-04-05

General Graphic Announces Addition of Destroyit Super Micro Cut Paper Shredder Office equipment online retailer General Graphic expands product line with new DOD/NSA approved high-security shredder. - 2007-04-05

Office Zone Guides Small Businesses Office equipment distributor supports small business community with free purchasing guides for office machines. - 2007-04-05

Does Your Company Suffer From Who's Got What Where Syndrome? Web-Gloo, The Ultimate Information Convergence Solution "Web-Gloo, The Ultimate Information Convergence Solution" IT Logistics, Reservation System, Academic Master Schedule, Life-Safety. - 2007-04-05

Pioneering Reverse Mortgage Association School Approved for Florida Continuing Education Credits Association of Reverse Mortgage Specialists, Inc. becomes a Florida approved School for Reverse Mortgage Continuing Education. Special education for mortgage brokers, loan originators and financial planners. - 2007-04-05

Frost & Sullivan Presents Technology Excellence Award to A&D Medical Frost & Sullivan awarded A&D Medical/LifeSource® the 2007 Excellence in Technology of the Year Award in the North American blood pressure monitoring market at their Medical Device Technologies Awards Banquet held March 19 in San Francisco, CA. - 2007-04-05

New Visions Syndication Brings Emerging Artist mobisodes to Transit TV Viewers New Visions Syndication, Inc. is excited to announce their partnership with Transit TV to provide bus riders with broadcast-quality, music entertainment mobisodes. New Vision's most recent project is titled Uncharted. Unfiltered ... The Emerging Artist Road Trip. Riders will experience a behind-the-scenes story of eight emerging musical artists as they "hit the road" on an uncharted journey through the US. - 2007-04-05

Will People of Average Means Get Another Chance to Climb the Property Ladder? Forget buyers beware. It's time for first-time homebuyers of modest means to get in gear. Housing prices are falling, rents are rising and lenders are growing weary. As a result, people of modest means could be left dreaming of homeownership if they can't scratch up the money to buy while prices are down. - 2007-04-05

Yukyung Technologies Brings HaiVision's High Performance MPEG-4 / H.264 Encoders to Korea HaiVision Systems Inc. (Montreal, Canada) and Yukyung Technologies (Anyang, Korea) today announce a distribution relationship establishing Yukyung as HaiVision's lead distributor for Korea. - 2007-04-05

Scala Sponsors the NEC Display Solutions Summit 2007 A Digital Signage Symposium Scala Inc., the industry leader in end-to-end digital signage software, announced today the sponsorship of the NEC Display Solutions Summit 2007 in Itasca, IL, May 9 - 10. The conference, hosted by NEC Display solutions, a leader in supplying flat-panel LCD screens to the Digital Signage Industry, brings together vendors, end-users and industry press professionals to discuss the challenges of implementing digital signage solutions. - 2007-04-05

Quantum Awarded $750,000 from the National Eye Institute for Accessible Artificial Intelligence Tutoring Software for the Blind and Visually Impaired Quantum Simulations, Inc., a developer of artificial intelligence (AI) tutoring, assessment and professional development software, has received $750,000 from the National Eye Institute (NEI), a division of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), to integrate accessibility into Quantum's tutoring software for chemistry. - 2007-04-05

US Hunting Today and LandsofAmerica.com Join Forces to Advertise Land for Sale to Hunters US Hunting Today adds more than 25,000 rural properties for sale including farms, ranches, waterfront, timberland and mountain properties. This partnership with LandsofAmerica.com will enhance their visitors experience and benefit the rural real estate brokers and agents that use the service to advertise their land for sale. - 2007-04-05

Addressing Sarbanes-Oxley and Corporate Governance Challenges and Opportunities On April 10th, at 1:30 p.m. EST, join OiWare's CEO Alec Brophy for a 30-minute Web cast with an interactive discussion that will highlight: - Market trends and developments - Vision on the market and positioning of OiWare - Concerns for executives - The need for a Sarbanes-Oxley and corporate governance solution Register at: http://www.oiware.com/events.htm - 2007-04-05

Wise Consulting Associates, Inc., a Leading Consulting Firm Specializing in HR/Payroll Technology Implementation and Support, Announced Today That Folksamerica Reinsurance Company (Folksamerica) Successfully Implemented Phase I of its UltiPro® Human Resources Management System (HRMS) Wise Consulting Associates, Inc., a leading consulting firm specializing in HR/Payroll technology implementation and support, announced today that Folksamerica Reinsurance Company (Folksamerica) successfully implemented Phase I of its UltiPro® human resources management system (HRMS). - 2007-04-05

Latest SubmitEaze Update Proves a Big Hit for Directory Submitters A press release announcing the latest version of a directory submission software package called SubmitEaze (http://www.submiteaze.com), which is used by webmasters to submit their website details to internet web directories. The press release contains details of the new features that have been added, including a new feature which will find website's links in the directories, and also a quotation from the CEO of Pivotal Systems. - 2007-04-05

Hotel Maxwell and York Hotel use Award Winning Web Design from HotelTravelCheck.com Websites add personality to Union Square, San Francisco. - 2007-04-05

RV Buyers Stick to Tradition When Financing Their Motorhomes and Trailers Buyers of recreational vehicles choose to finance their RV through a bank or credit union than by other means according to a March survey by RVtravel.com. Nearly 35 percent of the more than 1,500 RVers who responded to the survey financed their RVs through a bank or credit union. Nineteen percent financed through the RV dealer where they purchased their motorhome or trailer. Surprisingly, less than three percent financed their RV online. - 2007-04-05

Michael Sweeney Promoted to Director of National Accounts for MKTG Education Marketing Division MKTG Services is pleased to announce the promotion of Michael Sweeney to Director of National Accounts for the Education Marketing Division. Mr. Sweeney has over 19 years experience in the direct marketing industry. Over the past seven years, he has developed particular expertise working with publishing and technology clients, and most recently, in supporting clients with MKTG's new e-marketing services. Mr. Sweeney will be leading a sales team dedicated to MKTG education data and marketing services. - 2007-04-05

XVD Announces New Company Structure to Address Global Business Opportunities in Digital Media Communication; Supports Increased Technology Licensing, Innovative Product Solutions and Continuation of XVD's Superior Service New web site, www. xvdth.com coincides with announcement. - 2007-04-05

Free Relationship Quiz on Chatterbean.com Explores Romantic Compatibility In the month of March, nearly half a million visitors took the quiz "How Romantic Are You?" on Chatterbean.com, a top response-driven web site with quizzes and surveys covering a wide variety of topics. The "How Romantic Are You?" quiz is among the site's highly popular selection of quizzes including "Is an Online Degree For You?," "Are You Hot?," and "Are You a Slacker Mom?" Chatterbean.com presents visitors, men and women alike, with an array of quizzes, IQ tests and personality tests designed to help visitors learn more about themselves. - 2007-04-05

2006 International Songwriting Competition (ISC) Winners Announced The International Songwriting Competition (ISC) is pleased to announce its 2006 winners. Almost 15,000 songs by amateur and professional songwriters from 88 countries were submitted to the 2006 competition, confirming ISC's status as the world's leading global songwriting event. More than $150,000 in cash and prizes will be shared among the 56 winners, including an overall Grand Prize of $25,000 (US) cash -- the largest cash grand prize of any songwriting competition in the world. - 2007-04-05

Analysis from Eight-Country Global Consumer Survey Shows Website Localization Makes the Difference in Sales Conversions and Site Abandonment Reduction Research firm Common Sense Advisory releases new white paper for marketing executives and web designers looking to create a global web presence. - 2007-04-05

Day Care Center Debate Should Focus On Education of Teachers With a recent report linking early childhood behavioral troubles with low-quality day care, CareerSchoolDirectory.com, a leading online educational resource, has released an article focusing on the opportunities available for students interested in a career in early childhood education. The study, conducted in part by The NICHD Early Child Care Research Network, tracked over 1,300 children in a number of childcare settings and found a connection between behavioral issues and time spent in day care centers. CareerSchoolDirectory.com's article highlights the growing opportunities in this field and suggests degree paths for interested students. - 2007-04-05

Over One Million People Trust LegalMatch to Find the Right Lawyer 1,000,000 legal cases presented to LegalMatch.com. - 2007-04-05

Schitckers.com Launches New Revolutionary Luxury Line of Suede Skins Laptop Skins Made With Ultrasuede® Seattle-based Schtickers.com launches a new product that is sure to have people asking if they can touch your laptop. Suede Skins are a revolutionary new line of Laptop Skins made of Ultrasuede®. This unique product will allow customers to transform a plain drab laptop into a chic luxurious experience in just seconds for under $30. - 2007-04-05

2007 Spring Dress Puts Modern Twist on Classic Look at FashionSchoolReview.com FashionSchoolReview.com outlines this year's most popular fashion trends like the 2007 spring dress. A recent article highlights the popularity of the classic Diane von Furstenberg wrap dress that has weathered the trends of several decades to reemerge at the forefront of the fashion world. - 2007-04-05

Announcing the Release of Chat Watch SPEAR Edition Chat Watch SPEAR (Software to Protect, Enforce and Respond) Edition is a software tool to assist law enforcement agencies with investigations that concern instant messaging. Chat Watch SPEAR Edition organizes the details of the investigation and provides the ability to log instant message conversations. Chat Watch SPEAR Edition can have multiple investigators and investigations, supports logging today's most popular instant messaging services, and Chat Watch SPEAR Edition can create reports of the investigation in formats such as PDF and DOC. - 2007-04-05

UltimateBet Confirms Aruba Poker Classic Rumors With Launch of Satellites UltimateBet launches online poker freerolls and paid satellites for the 2007 UltimateBet Aruba Poker Classic. - 2007-04-05

iNET Interactive Acquires Cheap Hosting Directory and Website Host Directory Online media company iNET Interactive has announced the acquisition of two online directories from TechPad Agency, LLC. The websites, Cheap Hosting Directory and Website Host Directory, are leading resources for consumers and small businesses seeking to research and select web hosting services. The sites will be incorporated into iNET Interactive's network which already features some of the most comprehensive and authoritative sites serving the web hosting and web development sectors. - 2007-04-05

USLegal, Inc. Opens Houston Office, Adds Staff USLegal strengthens alliance with eLawServices. - 2007-04-05

Predictive Analytics for Business, Marketing and Web Predictive Analytics for Business, Marketing and Web is a concentrated training program that includes interactive breakout sessions. - 2007-04-05

Seasoned Real Estate Investor Teaches How to Conquer the Fear Factors of Flipping That House Glen Gallucci, an expert real estate investor and educator, is offering a workshop designed to help less experienced investors achieve success in quick turn real estate. He sees a trend among potential investors where there are lots of good intentions and often extensive training yet no deals are happening. In a career that spans three decades he has identified fear as the biggest and most common stumbling block for the newbie investor and he has designed a one-day workshop that effectively conquers this enemy of investing success. (http://www.fearfactorsofrealestateinvesting.com) - 2007-04-05

Union Bank of India, BankServ Complete International Payments Upgrade Union Bank of India has installed a system for international payments that should cut processing costs while allowing individual branches -- not just the central office -- to access the SWIFT Network for sending money internationally. - 2007-04-05

Sip Swig Pass: 420 Water Makes Debut In LA 420 New Zealand Artesian Water makes debut at LA fashion show. AquaBar featured the hottest new water brand at Cosa Nostra show. - 2007-04-05

TelMe Communications Selects Affinitiv for IPO Strategic Consultancy TelMe Communications selected Affinitiv and signed a multi-phased consultancy agreement for planning and execution of the IPO process. - 2007-04-05

Author of 'T: An Auto-Biography' to Sign New Book in Scotch Plains, NJ Author, Feather Schwartz Foster to sign new childrens' book, "T: An Auto-Biography" at book launch at Scotch Plains Library in Scotch Plains, NJ on April 21, 2007. - 2007-04-05

Jen Kersey Joins Editorial Staff at PLUS Model Magazine Health and fitness editor to bring curvy expertise to virtual plus size modeling magazine. - 2007-04-05

Hitwise Awards 192.com Top 3 Business Directory 192.com throws down the gauntlet to traditional directories. - 2007-04-05

Key Retirement Solutions Report Shows UK Pensioners are Heading Towards £98 Billion Mortgage Debt Time-bomb in Retirement Key Retirement Solutions reveal one in four people in, or nearing, retirement could be taking with them mortgage debts worth £98 billion collectively. - 2007-04-05

Spectrum's VectraView™ Plasma Screen Solution Now Rated 'Avaya Compliant' VectraView™ Suite application is compatible with key Avaya contact center solutions. Helps businesses make real-time data accessible and actionable with a captivating, large-screen display. - 2007-04-05

Jennifer Ferris with Coldwell Banker United Realtors in Houston/Kingwood, Texas, is Pleased to Announce an Increase in Homes for Sale in Kingwood and Surrounding Areas Jennifer Ferris with Coldwell Banker United Realtors in Houston/Kingwood, Texas is pleased to announce an increase in homes for sale in Kingwood and surrounding areas. Kingwood, in the greater Houston area, boasts of warm climates year round and proximity to beaches. With housing among the most affordable in the nation in most of Texas, many are drawn to make real estate purchases in the area. - 2007-04-05

Victor Arocho, Realtor with Prudential in Pembroke Pines, Florida, is Proud to Announce an Expanded Offering of Homes for Sale Victor Arocho, Realtor with Prudential in Pembroke Pines, Florida is proud to announce an expanded offering of homes for sale. Browse Arocho's website for valuable information such as property search, buyer and seller tips, local school and business facts and a mortgage center. These tools are valuable resources in fact gathering and streamlining the buying or selling process. - 2007-04-05

Sylmark Cracks Down on Counterfeit and Imitation Walkfit® Orthotics As part of an aggressive effort to protect its intellectual property rights in its WalkFit® orthotics, Sylmark Holdings Limited has successfully pursued and halted, on a worldwide scale, unauthorized sales of counterfeit and imitation versions of its products. - 2007-04-05

ContractHireandLeasing.com Announces VW Golf Most Popular Search in March 2007 The most frequently searched car leasing deals on ContractHireandLEasing.com in March 2007 were for the VW Golf, proving the popular hatchback is doing just as well online as it is offline. - 2007-04-05

EBooks About Tech Has it All Everyone should look carefully at all of the available choices before deciding which technologies to adopt. eBooks About Tech provides all the necessary information about all kinds of technology. Acoustics, Engineering, Industrial Safety or just plain everyday Electronics: eBooks about Tech has it all. - 2007-04-05

Smack Dog Poker Launches Vegas Poker 24/7 Leader Board: $100 Bonus to April Winner Smack Dog Poker is launching our Vegas Poker 24/7 leader board during the month of April. This leader board allows players to earn points via online poker tournaments as well as playing in ring games at Vegas Poker 24/7. Points are calculated based on the amount of rake contributed to each pot and can also be earned by finishing in our Vegas Poker 24/7 tournaments and free rolls. The top 100 players receive exclusive invites to free rolls which are limited by the number of players per free roll tournament. April's top points earner receives a $100 cash bonus. - 2007-04-05

Terri Bodker, Realtor with Ocean Bay Realty in Key Largo, Florida has Recently Announced Expanded Offering of Homes and Property for Sale Terri Bodker, realtor with Ocean Bay Realty in Key Largo, Florida has recently announced an expanded offering of homes and property for sale. - 2007-04-05

GPL Group Launches GPL Bingo The long awaited release of GPL Bingo finally arived this week. GPL Bingo is the latest product for the GPL Group. - 2007-04-05

Howard Nestler Announces Collateral Benefits of Executive Profiling Howard Nestler, CEO of Executive Options, has announced findings on the collateral benefits of executive profiling, a concept which he authored and implements on behalf of management level executive job seekers. - 2007-04-05

MedSurge Advances to Exhibit at American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery 2007 Annual Meeting MedSurge Advances will be exhibiting at the American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery 2007 Annual Meeting in New York City on April 19-24. MedSurge Advances will provide physicians with information on medical spas, body-management centers, and integrating aesthetic procedures into their existing practices. - 2007-04-05

High School Spring Golf Championship to be Held at Sea Trail Golf Resort & Convention Center Sea Trail Golf Resort & Convention Center, located in Sunset Beach, N.C. will be one of the host sites for the 10th annual Palmetto High School Spring Golf Championship on April 5, 2007. Participants include 700 junior golfers and their coaches. - 2007-04-05

Scrap Girls Customers Write Their Own Inspiring Digital Scrapbooking Newsletter Who better to inspire great digital scrapbooking layouts than women who have made digital scrapbooking their hobby? A new eNewsletter from ScrapGirls.com, a digital scrapbooking online store, gives these women a voice. - 2007-04-05

From Techie to Stager: It's All in the Details A former computer guru turns her serious respect for "details" into a home staging business that doesn't miss a thing. - 2007-04-05

Borders Book Signing April 28, 12 Noon 'Forgiveness The Divine Connection' Author Cindy Goldenberg Like The Secret? Exciting new book makes law of attraction easy. Profound angelic encounters, clairvoyant intuition and simple metaphysical principles in a fascinating book that makes forgiveness practical. Cindy Goldenberg signs her book in person at Borders, Mission Viejo, CA 4/28/07. - 2007-04-05

Atlanta Used Car Dealer Opens Second Store Location Auction Direct USA Used Vehicle Superstore opens its first expansion dealership in the Atlanta used car market on May 1st. - 2007-04-05

Frappier Acceleration® Brings in New Investor Group Investment provides company new leadership and growth opportunities. - 2007-04-05

JaguarPC Web Host Completes Acquisition of DEHE to Provide Windows Services and VPS Offerings Seamless merger brings new plans, unified customer support to both customer bases. - 2007-04-05

Catch Announces Launch of Franchise Business Directory in India Online publishing specialists Catch, in association with the Franchise Association of India (FAI), has launched http://www.franchisebusiness.in, providing potential franchisees with the most comprehensive online directory of India's franchise systems on the web. - 2007-04-05

Quality Healthcare in Costa Rica Attracts Global Investors Costa Vista Land today released a report on the growing healthcare industry in Costa Rica. It is an insight into the government's initiative in medical advancements to make investing in Costa Rica a lucrative prospect. - 2007-04-05

HotRoast.com Paves the Way for Generation Youtube by Attracting Both Viewers and Sponsors How a weekend side project sky rockets unknowns to "cewebrity" status, attracts advertisers and becomes a cash cow brand virtually overnight. - 2007-04-05

Workplace Shocker: Job-Related Stress Falls 23% Since Year 2000, According to New Survey "Desk rage" incidents reported in 14% of all workplaces. Office yelling falls by 45%. Decrease in overall stress levels is particularly dramatic for working parents, says survey sponsor Rachelle Canter, PhD, author of "Make the Right Career Move." - 2007-04-05

Production Houses Listings Now Available at the Voice123 Industry Directory The Voice123 Voice Over and Media Industry Directory keeps growing and now features production houses' services. - 2007-04-05

New RFID Website From BlueBean Assists Healthcare Facilities in Saving Time and Money Each year healthcare facilities across the country spend unneeded time and money trying to locate mobile assets, track patients and staff, and manage their inventory. What these facilities may not realize is that there is a solution to these problems with the use of Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology. BlueBean, the RFID Solutions Company, has announced a new website that will provide healthcare facilities with information and solutions to these types of problems -- www.RFIDHealthcare.com. - 2007-04-05

Destination Social Networking Website for Baseball Fans Unveils New Design Powerful Social Networking Tools and Widgets Let Fans Stay on Top of the Latest News, Statistics and Photos of Their Favorite Teams and Players throughout the Season on BaseballNooz.com - 2007-04-05

Honoring Life Founder and Author of 'Beautiful in Black: Conversation with Suicide' Acknowledges Halle Berry for Her Triumph Over Suicide Author / Founder of Honoring Life acknowledges Halle Berry for her courage and authenticity while sharing with us about her attempt and the triumph over suicide. It is a genuine move and an overdue breakthrough for our society. Creating more awareness and breaking the stigma of suicide. Suicide is a silent epidemic of our time. There is more suicide in the USA than homicide. Every 16 minutes someone complete suicide in the USA alone and it is the second cause of death among teens . Contact; Sara Shai 818-430-8964 / 818-222-8228 Fax- 818-222-7527, www.sarashai.com. - 2007-04-05

OEXOptions.com Issues Retraction to 4-4-07 Press Release OEXOptions.com has announced a retraction to the previously released press release titled, "CBOE Estimates Over 80% of Options Traders Lose Money." - 2007-04-05