News Releases

Precious Metal Refining Services Refutes Misnomer of Dental Scrap Refining reveals not only the metal’s luster, but also its value. - 2008-03-18

Valtera Announces Innovative Employee Engagement Survey New turnkey solution allows companies of all sizes to rapidly set up and customize employee survey administration and reporting. - 2008-03-18

Groundbreaking New Book, 'Fast and Furious Book Promotion,' Simplifies the Art of Book Promotion in an Internet Driven World ZDocs, an independent book publishing and digital printing company, is pleased to announce the release of the book "Fast and Furious Book Promotion," written by Philip Davis, ZDocs founder and Senior Vice President of Razorpages. This new book introduces authors to the many devices available to promote their books online -- using blogs, articles, press releases, social networking and many other tools. - 2008-03-18

Search Engine Optimization Firm Brick Marketing Re-Launches SEO Packages Brick Marketing, a respected search engine optimization firm with over a decade of experience helping clients achieve success through one way link building and other website marketing solutions, is very pleased to announce the re-launch of their search engine optimization (SEO) solutions packages. - 2008-03-18

Quiznos Selects Halogen for Fresh Approach to Talent Management New system to streamline process, drive value from appraisals. - 2008-03-18

Call for Papers: Tenth International Conference on Electronic Commerce in Innsbruck, Austria, August 18-22, 2008 Paper Submission Deadline: 28th March 2008 (extended) - 2008-03-18

Morehead Webinar Presents Survey Instrument for Nursing Magnet Recognition Program Morehead discusses how to leverage employee survey data to meet Magnet Recognition Program requirements. - 2008-03-18

Little Jet Set Turns Tykes into Well-Heeled Travelers with Everything They Need for Trips Near and Far Thanks to the founders of Little Jet Set, parents can now find everything they need to make spring break or summer travel with the kids simple, easy and fun on one user-friendly website - www.littlejetset.com. - 2008-03-18

Sun Microsystems and Zmanda to Deliver Comprehensive Database Backup & Recovery Solutions for MySQL Enterprise Customers: Enterprise-Wide MySQL Data Protection via Zmanda Recovery Manager (ZRM) to Be Available From Sun Worldwide Sun Microsystems, Inc. (NASDAQ:JAVA) and Zmanda, the open source leader in backup and recovery software, today announced they are partnering to deliver a comprehensive, global data backup and recovery solution for MySQL Enterprise subscribers. A 30-day trial of Zmanda Recovery Manager Enterprise Edition -- the first open-source backup and recovery solution designed specifically for MySQL(TM) databases -- is available now at http://www.mysql.com/zrm. Starting April 1, MySQL Enterprise customers will be able to purchase ZRM for MySQL directly from Sun worldwide. Zmanda and Sun have also agreed to joint-selling and co-marketing activities in support of MySQL, the world's most popular open source database software. - 2008-03-18

APUS Vice President of Military Programs Elected President-Elect of Council of Colleges and Military Educators James Sweizer, Vice President of Military Programs at American Public University System (APUS), was recently elected President-Elect of the Council of Colleges and Military Educators (CCME) at their annual symposium in San Francisco, Calif. - 2008-03-18

Allsup Names Healthcare Executive to Lead Consumer Sales Karen Hercules-Doerr will direct efforts to increase awareness of Social Security Disability Insurance, expand patient support by social workers and healthcare professionals - 2008-03-18

Commercial Real Estate Investors See Rough Road Ahead, Despite Strong Fundamentals Commercial real estate investors see a rough road ahead according to the latest quarterly PricewaterhouseCoopers Korpacz Real Estate Investor Survey (www.pwcreval.com), released today. - 2008-03-18

GlaxoSmithKline to Rollout DoubleStar Talent Measurement Solution Workforce Insight OnDemand enhances GSK’s global recruitment operations. - 2008-03-18

Bond & Bowery Expands Offerings with Introduction of Objets d’Art New Merchandise Category Increases Inventory - 2008-03-18

Texas Culinary Academy Receives Nod for Exemplary Program from ACFFAC Accrediting Commission Texas Culinary Academy was recognized by the American Culinary Federation Foundation Accrediting Commission (ACFFAC) as exemplary at the Central Region Conference held February 8-10, in Kansas City, Missouri. - 2008-03-18

WorldatWork Names Several Vice Presidents WorldatWork, an association of human resource professionals from FORTUNE 500 and other leading organizations worldwide, recently announced the appointments and promotions of several executives. - 2008-03-18

New FindMe Location Sharing Service Keeps Friends Connected using Smartphones and Facebook Electric Pocket, developer of mobile media and media applications for Smartphones, today introduces FindMe for Windows Mobile and BlackBerry devices. FindMe enables users, their friends, family and colleagues to share their current locations automatically and securely through their BlackBerry or Windows Mobile Smartphones without needing GPS. - 2008-03-18

Fry, Inc. Names Bob Chase as Vice President of Consulting Services Fry, Inc., a leading e-commerce design, development and managed services provider today announced the appointment of Bob Chase as vice president of consulting services. - 2008-03-18

Procura Announces Strategic Partnership With Mitchell International Procura Management, Inc., a provider of medical cost containment and managed care services to the workers’ compensation and automobile insurance industry, announced today that it has signed a partnership agreement with Mitchell International, Inc., through its Mitchell Medical division, which provides medical bill review, workflow solutions and decision support tools to the majority of U.S. automotive insurance carriers. The partnership is enhanced by Cypress Care’s pharmacy and ancillary healthcare services offered through Procura’s network. - 2008-03-18

Best Buy, Ethan Allen Open at Algonquin Galleria, Algonquin, IL Other Retailers, Restaurants Under Construction for Scheduled 2008 Openings - 2008-03-18

Prudential Financial Enhances Life Insurance Application Process with Skywire Software Two-Way Messaging Agencies can communicate in real-time with QuickView and IDX Hub - 2008-03-18

iPhone Unlocking Has Gone Global - Unlock Any iPhone Worldwide - Revolutionary Software iPhoneUnlocking.org.uk are the UK's leading iPhone unlocking specialists. They are now forcing into the global market with a brilliantly developed piece of software, which will unlock all iPhones worldwide, regardless of the firmware version or size. This software really is every iPhone owners dream come true. - 2008-03-18

Two Studies Link Erectile Dysfunction with Cardiovascular Disease Johns Hopkins Prostate Disorders Health Alerts reports on two new studies which link ED to heart health, and diabetes. - 2008-03-18

Oxford BioMedica develops strategic development plan with the commercialisation of TroVax BioTrinity 2008 - Oxford today announces a highly relevant new addition to its programme. Oxfordshire Bioscience Networks' leading partnering and networking event confirmed that Peter Nolan, SVP Commercial Development at Oxford BioMedica, will discuss the company's deal with sanofi-aventis to develop and commercialise TroVax® for the treatment and prevention of cancers. This follows the announcement that the TRIST trial successfully completed patient enrolment. - 2008-03-18

Half a Million Beauty Salon Seekers Can't be Wrong Over half a million users and counting have found a salon through FindaBeautySalon.com, the most used beauty and hair salon directory in the world. - 2008-03-18

New York Habitat's 2007 Paris Furnished Apartment Rental Market Report Shares Up-to-date Market News The Paris Furnished Apartment Rental Market Report was created by New York Habitat to provide apartment owners, investors and people looking for apartments in Paris up-to-date information about the Paris furnished rental and vacation accommodation markets in Paris. New York Habitat's experience in the market has enabled them to create detailed analysis, graphs and future predictions on the state of the market. This report covers both the second half and full year results for 2007 and compares that data to 2005 and 2006 results. - 2008-03-18

Global NeuroLeadership Summits, Bridging Leadership Development and Neuroscience, to Take Place in New York City and Sydney this Fall The Global NeuroLeadership Summits will take place in Sydney, Australia and New York City in September and October 2008. The North American Summit in NYC, October 28-30, will feature leaders in the NeuroLeadership field, including David Rock, Jeffrey Schwartz, and some of the world’s leading neuroscientists, including Matthew Lieberman and Kevin Ochsner. Attendees will include organizational senior leaders and others interested in the new science of change and exploring new paradigms for building today’s and tomorrow’s leaders. - 2008-03-18

Supplements for Orthopedic Conditions such as Arthritis, Osteoporosis and Carpal Tunnel Now Available from Orthopedic Apothecary Orthopedic Apothecary, a Westlake Village, California-based nutraceutical company, has just launched its new line of nutritional supplements. The products are designed for many orthopedic conditions, including: arthritis, osteopenia, osteoporosis, carpal tunnel syndrome, fractures, muscle and joint pain, and back disorders. - 2008-03-18

BuzzerBeater.com Unveils World's Most Advanced Basketball Simulation The simulation engine at BuzzerBeater.org is centerpiece of "new" fantasy sports. - 2008-03-18

HealthBarn USA Founder Shares Secrets for Healthy Eating with Rachael Ray; Antine's Hands-On, Innovative Farm Program Gets Children to Eat More Vegetables Stacey Antine, MS, RD and founder of HealthBarn USA was honored on the Rachael Ray Show as part of Ray's "Incredible People & Healthy Eating" series sponsored by The American Egg Board (http://www.rachaelrayshow.com/incrediblepeople/). Antine joins an all-star team of people recognized for their important contributions to helping communities lead healthier lives at the grass roots level. HealthBarn USA is the leader in proven, hands-on healthy-lifestyle education for children and families. - 2008-03-18

Does the Apple iPhone Live up to the Hype? Recent iphone Survey from Viewpoints.com Reveals Surprising Insights Seven months after its release, owners of the new Apple iPhone, love their new smartphones, especially their Internet capabilities, according to a new Consumer Insights Survey by Viewpoints.com, the rating and review Website. Owners like the iPhone's flexibility of online browsing, listening to music, emailing and text messaging on the go. In turn, they have become brand advocates. - 2008-03-18

Poland Culinary Vacations Launches New Web Site, Offers '08 Discounts Poland Culinary Vacations, Inc. has launched a new Web site illustrated by colorful images of Polish food, landscapes, architecture, festivals and people. PolandCulinaryVacations.com offers unique, escorted cooking vacations in Poland. Until end of May '08, visitors can sign up for a Charter Membership and receive a discount on trips. - 2008-03-18

RealProEdge.Com Offers Free Trial Email Account For Real Estate Professionals An independent, professional email suite without advertisements. RealProEdge.com created a system that can go wherever your professional career takes you, without any hassles. The client can find you at the same email address years later; even if you have changed your office location. - 2008-03-18

Hooked-in Offers a New Way to Share Your Fishing Stories Fishing season is finally here. After a slow winter, millions of anglers across the country have been anxiously awaiting the new fishing season. But opening day came a little early this year for the folks at Hooked-in who today announced a new website that gives fishermen an exciting new way to share their fish stories: www.Hooked-in.com. - 2008-03-18

MessageSolution™ Launches Enterprise Email Archive™ for Novell GroupWise Server at BrainShare 2008, First to Support All Top Three Email Servers in the Market MessageSolution™, Inc., the leading innovator in email and file archiving, launching Enterprise Email Archive™ for Novell GroupWise Server, making MessageSolution Enterprise Email Archive™ the first and only archiving solution to support all three enterprise email servers dominating the market. MessageSolution CTO Jeff Liang describes the development process and outlines the benefits of this product release. Enterprise Email Archive™ is an all-in-one software solution for compliance, e-discovery, litigation support, risk management, and storage optimization. Developed entirely in-house, Enterprise Email Archive™ is MessageSolution's email archiving software solution designed to address the various messaging environments and archiving requirements of today's organizations. Enterprise Email Archive currently supports all three top-selling enterprise email servers -- Microsoft Exchange, IBM Domino, and the recently added Novell GroupWise server -- in addition to Linux and UNIX-based email servers. - 2008-03-18

OrientalTrading.com Receives 2008 Creating Keepsakes Readers' Choice Award Oriental Trading Company receives 2008 Creating Keepsakes Readers' Choice award for the 2nd consecutive year. - 2008-03-18

Gladstone Jewellery Launches Online Luxury Diamond Jewellery Shop It's never been easier to live like royalty, as Gladstone Jewellery launches its online shop selling only the most beautiful, exclusive and hand-crafted diamond jewellery to those who appreciate fine and luxury jewellery. - 2008-03-18

South East Interactive Marketing Firm Named National Finalist for U.S. Chamber of Commerce Small Business of the Year Award Bayshore Solutions, a South East interactive marketing firm specializing in web design and internet marketing, was named as a finalist for the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Small Business of the Year Award. Bayshore Solutions is one of only seven finalists to be honored during America's Small Business Summit 2008, on April 17th in Washington, D.C. - 2008-03-18

Healthcare Data Solutions Announces Funding and Additions to Executive Staff and Board of Directors Healthcare Data Solutions (HDS) today announced that it has completed raising its first round of institutional capital led by Sopris Capital Associates. Funds will be used for product development, additional hiring, and accelerated sales and marketing activities. - 2008-03-18

Stopping Insulin Resistance Before It Leads to Diabetes Johns Hopkins Health Alerts reports on new research which has identified a fat cell protein that may predict insulin resistance and help doctors to prescribe treatments to slow the development of type 2 diabetes. - 2008-03-18

Rheumatoid Arthritis and Your Heart: Johns Hopkins Health Alerts Offers Heart-Smart Advice Johns Hopkins Health Alerts reports on the latest findings on the causes of rheumatoid arthritis, and how it can affect your heart, leading to increased risk of heart attack and stroke, and thus decreased life expectancy. - 2008-03-18

Get Ready! This Year's Dark Sky Festival is Out-of-this-World The Dark Sky Festival at Harmony is being held on Saturday, April 5, 2008. The festival is intended to celebrate and promote the benefits of night skies being free from excessive artificial light. Sponsored by the Harmony Institute, the Kissimmee Convention and Visitors Bureau, several astronomy clubs, the Osceola News Gazette and Florida Travel & Life Magazine. This is an event for the whole family to enjoy and learn more about artificial light pollution and how it affects our night skies and wildlife. - 2008-03-18

Second Rule LLC Announces Extensive iPhone and RIM Blackberry Integration for IP3 NetAccess™ Enterprise and Visitor-Based Network Gateways Apple's iPhone and RIM Blackberry's with Wi-Fi certified as clients for IP3's NetAccess™ gateway appliance product platform, also Apple iPhone and RIM Blackberry certified as devices capable of remotely managing an IP3 NetAccess™. - 2008-03-18

Chemical Culprit in Grapefruit-Drug Interactions Identified People are discouraged from consuming grapefruits or grapefruit juice while taking certain medications because they can affect the way the medications are metabolized. Now scientists are closer to understanding why this dangerous interaction occurs. Johns Hopkins Health Alerts reports on the latest research. - 2008-03-18

Experimental Treatments for Age-Related Macular Degeneration Age-Related Macular Degeneration is the #1 cause of blindness in the US. Johns Hopkins Vision Health Alerts reports on the use of human stem cells to enable the retina to repair itself. - 2008-03-18

Zopa Lends Weight to Ethoca's Collaborative Fraud Management Network Social lending innovator, Zopa, joins Ethoca's global cross-industry network - 2008-03-18

Jackson Hole Film Festival with MovieHatch.com Challenges Filmmakers to Compete Online for 'The Next Big Hit' and Win a Screening at Its 5th Annual Festival Online 2 Onscreen Short-Film Competition Gives Public Producers™ the Power to Discover New Film Talent and Send Them to the Jackson Hole Film Festival - 2008-03-18

Luxury SpaFinder Magazine Becomes Luxury SpaFinder Interactive - Expands Global Reach to Six Languages SpaFinder, Inc., the largest spa media company, announced today that Luxury SpaFinder Magazine will become Luxury SpaFinder Interactive, replacing the print magazine effective with the July edition. Luxury SpaFinder Interactive will be published monthly in six languages and will immediately expand the magazine's global circulation from 200,000 to over one half million spa lifestyle enthusiasts. The launch of the interactive publication also underscores the company's commitment to green initiatives. - 2008-03-18

Yahoo! Small Business and Carolyn Kepcher Launch "Seeds for Success: Empowering Women Entrepreneurs" Grant Program Former star of NBC-TV's 'The Apprentice' to help Yahoo! select, mentor women entrepreneurs using the Internet to achieve business success. - 2008-03-18

Don't Waste Money on Home Maintenance & Repair Spring is here. Time for homeowners to start thinking about cleaning, maintenance, and home repair. Because it's officially that time of year, ConstructionDeal.com announces it is imperative to ignore this bad advice to maintain one's home. This is an extreme change in policy for the website that matches contractors to homeowners but it's one they feel will help the recovery of the economy in the United States. - 2008-03-18

Encore Data Products Expands into Education Market Encore Data Products, Inc., national distributor of blank computer media, hard drives, and accessories, expands Hamilton and Buhl education product lines. - 2008-03-18

Digital Media Wire Announces Agenda & Speakers for Future of Television in Los Angeles, March 24-25 Digital Media Wire today announced its agenda and speakers for the upcoming Future of Television to be held at the Hollywood Roosevelt in Los Angeles, CA, March 24 - March 25, 2008. Top executives from ABC, NBC, Fox, ESPN, MTV, MGM, BBC, IBM, NAB, Starz, Warner Bros., TiVo, MySpace, Veoh, BitTorrent, CurrentTV, Anheuser-Busch will gather at the top industry event. - 2008-03-18

Leroy Jones, Jr., Creator of Talking Technology with Leroy Jones, Jr., on the Coming Internet Rush Hour Leroy Jones, Jr., the creator of Talking Technology with Leroy Jones, Jr., talks about the potential overburdening of the internet and who is financially responsible. - 2008-03-18

BreakThru Radio Airing Record Label Records Showcase BreakThru Radio (BTR), the Internet's source for the World's Best Independent Music, announced today that it will air a brand new specialty show from DJ Maxim, showcasing the Record Label Records. This unique new show will feature a hot playlist with many of the talented artists found on the label that is structured in a very different business model. The "Record Label" is the latest installment in the station's impressive series of record label specialty shows. - 2008-03-18

Come and See! New Wedding Invitations Are Available for 2008 from BellaWeddingInvitations.com Just in time for the busy spring wedding invitation season, BellaWeddingInvitations.com has introduced a new, broad offering of wedding invitations and wedding stationery anchored by suppliers Carlson Craft and Birchcraft. - 2008-03-18

Chicago Sister Cities International Designates TravNET as its Official Travel Service Provider TravNET, the premier industry specialist for air travel to Greater China and all of the Pacific Rim, has been chosen by the Chicago Sister Cities International Program (CSCIP) as its official travel service provider. TravNET Chosen for its Commitment to Excellent Service, and Competitive First Class and Business Class Airfare - 2008-03-18

Stand Down for Veterans to take place March 31st and April 1st, 2008 NASA Education Stand Down is scheduled to take place March 31 and April 1, 2008 at YMCA Camp Algonquin in Algonquin, IL. - 2008-03-18

American Medical File, Inc. Launches Nation-Wide Reseller Program for the OnFile Personal Health Record Service Reseller Programs are available in all 50 states. For more details about the application process, visit OnFile Partner Program. - 2008-03-18

Kinaxis Director of Business Consulting Selected by Supply & Demand Chain Executive as a "Pro to Know" Kerry Zuber Honored for Vision and Commitment to Customer Excellence in Annual Listing of Top Supply Chain Industry Professionals - 2008-03-18

Miss Kristin Assists In Instigating Change And Awakening With New Heart Healthy Music Release, "The Runner" Available Via Amazon MP3 And iTunes April 1. Eckhart Tolle with his best selling new book, "A New Earth" (Oprahs book of the month club), is not alone in instigating change and "Awakening to Your Life's Purpose" through media. Big Fuss Records, Miss Kristin has proudly released a brave new heart healthy collection titled "The Runner", via Amazon MP3 and iTunes available April 1 with awakening the soul in mind through music and song. - 2008-03-18

MyCreditCard.com Chosen as Official Credit Card and Online Service Partner for WhyBuy.com Online portal to compare credit cards adds value to new rental Website. - 2008-03-18

Long Term Care Facilities Receive Powerful Tips to Prepare for Quality Indicator Survey with Ecumen's New Whitepaper Nursing home consulting geared whitepaper released today provides a checklist towards preparing for the Quality Indicator Survey. - 2008-03-18

The Internet Standards Assessment Report (ISAR), released by the Web Marketing Association, Provides Newly-Compiled Information about the Best in Design and Function for Websites New Web Marketing Association Report Details Trends in Award Winning Websites Derived from More than a Decade of Web site judging for the WebAwards Web site development competition. - 2008-03-18

One of the State's Oldest Personal Injury Law Firms Moves to Charlottesville New offices allows Allen and Allen to help residents of Charlottesville like never before. - 2008-03-18

Rewards Affiliates Spreads the Wealth Award winning online casino affiliate program RewardsAffiliates.com helps referrers grow rich with enticing commission promotions. - 2008-03-18

Central Texas Funding Symposium Educates Entrepreneurs on Funding Options -- Features a 'Fast Pitch' Competition for the Central Texas Angel Network Business District Magazine today announced that it is hosting the Central Texas Entrepreneur Funding Symposium (www.FundingSymposium.com), a one day conference focused on educating entrepreneurs throughout Central Texas on how to prepare their companies for funding. - 2008-03-18

Men Still Obsessed With Size, At Least When it Comes to Television Shopping Whether it is watching news, sports and films or simply playing computer games, Brits love televisions. As a nation, we spend nearly a third of our personal time in front of one. And according to new research released today, only quality time with loved ones is more important (43% of those questioned) -- making the TV an integral part of British life. - 2008-03-18

WebmasterRadio.FM Announces Live Coverage of Search Engine Strategies in New York Coverage to Feature Live streaming of Search Engine Strategies speeches, interviews with industry leaders, and reports from the Trade show floor. - 2008-03-18

Linwood Manor Finds That OAP's are Hitting the Bottle in Retirement Recent research by Linwood Manor suggests that It's not just young people feeling the effects of alcohol abuse but the older generation as well. - 2008-03-18

GL Releases Significant Enhancements to Digital Central Office Switch Simulator Software GL Communications Inc, announced today the release of significant enhancements to Digital Central Office Switch Simulator software. - 2008-03-18

San Juan Resort Re-Opens in Partnership with Marriott Hotels as the Newest Luxury Caribbean Vacation Hot-Spot in Puerto Rico La Concha, a luxurious San Juan resort, has re-opened in partnership with the Marriott Hotels Renaissance brand. The premier Caribbean vacation destination has been completely modernized for the 21st century. - 2008-03-18

Celebrity Personal Trainer and Fitness Guru Leo Costa Jr. Releases New Fitness E-Book Available at Automaticfit.com The new E-Book is available at www.automaticfit.com from esteemed celebrity personal trainer and California fitness guru Leo Costa Jr. guarantees results with its $100, "Micro Circuit Training" (MCT) get-in-shape program. The book combines nutrition advice, 3 half-hour weight training sessions and 3 half-hour cardiovascular workouts a week, for 12 weeks. Mr Costa has helped Hollywood stars like Kevin Costner and sports figures Michael Young, wide reciver of the Denver Broncos and Johnny Estrada, a catcher with the Atlanta Braves with his fitness and training programs. - 2008-03-18

El Salvador Adventure Travel Company Starts Booking Tours, Seeks to Benefit Salvadorans Tamarindo Touring Company announces it has begun booking cultural and adventure travel vacations to El Salvador. The Tamarindo Touring Company provides a unique, unforgettable and professional experience for travelers while working to improve conditions for local Salvadorans. - 2008-03-18

Settlements For Life Selected Life Settlement Broker of Choice for MVP Financial Services; Company Partner, Jim Chrisler Comments, 'SFL Has Given MVP Financial the Feeling of True Partnership' MVP Financial Services announced today that it has selected Settlements For Life as its broker of choice for all life settlement transactions. This rewarding product will be marketed immediately to all of MVP's producers. - 2008-03-18

ResortQuest Breckenridge Announces New General Manager ResortQuest announces the naming of Christopher Love to the post of General Manager for their Breckenridge and Keystone locations. Love replaces Robert Stenhammer, General Manager of the Summit County locations for the past two years. Stenhammer relocated to ResortQuest Hilton Head in February 2008. - 2008-03-18

Implantable Collamer Lens or ICL Eye Procedure Now Offered by Associates in Ophthalmology Associates In Ophthalmology (AIO), a group of Pittsburgh eye doctors and Pittsburgh LASIK eye surgeons, is very proud to announce that a new refractive procedure is now available to patients. The new surgical procedure involves the implantation of the Visian™ Implantable Collamer Lens (ICL) and AIO's Dr. Donald Santora is one of the few eye surgeons in Western Pennsylvania accredited to perform this surgery. - 2008-03-18

Higher Education Takes a Shine to Online Student Recruitment College recruiters have recently discovered an innovative way to get their schools noticed on the Internet. They are banding together with other institutions for higher education on a well-established website called SchoolsGalore.com that is specifically dedicated to matching students with the right academic institution. - 2008-03-18

eDynaQuote Is Approved by New Jersey's DLGS to Offer Online Procurement Services to Local Government Units The New Jersey Department of Local Government Services has approved eDynaQuote to offer online procurement services to New Jersey local government units. The Local Unit Electronic Technology Pilot Program and Study Act (P.L. 2001, c.30.) allows the Department of Community Affairs to explore electronic commerce and embark upon a program to allow local units to experiment with purchasing commodities and services through means of the Internet and related technologies. - 2008-03-18

DirectBuy Design Showroom Now Open in Puget Sound Members-only, one-stop shopping destination offers a low-cost alternative for home improvement needs. - 2008-03-18

BBGeeks.com Launches a New BlackBerry Podcast Show BBGeeks.com announced today that it launched a new weekly podcast show for BlackBerry users and enthusiasts called the BB Geekcast. - 2008-03-18

Cost-Effective Marketing for Lawyers is Focus of April 23-25 Seminar in Raleigh, N.C. Yellow pages no longer delivering 'bang for the buck,' say law firm marketing experts. - 2008-03-18

Lactose Intolerance Product Lactagen® Announces Launch of their New Website Lactagen®, a dietary supplement and treatment program designed to help people suffering from lactose intolerance, is very excited to announce the launch of their new website. The website features extensive information about how Lactagen® will help dramatically reduce symptoms of lactose intolerance long-term through its one-time 38-day program. People forced for years to limit their diet to dairy free foods can now enjoy dairy products without painful digestive discomfort. - 2008-03-18

Platinum Funding Group Provides $25 Million Factoring Facility For An Acquisition. The funding of Cumberland Valley Fabricators, Inc. and Waddell Construction, Inc. was facilitated by an investment banker who has previously worked with Platinum on funding an automotive supplier, Griswold Manufacturing, Inc. - 2008-03-18

PartnerTel Aquires Bonfire IT PartnerTel Inc., an established leader in providing telecom services across the country has acquired Bonfire IT an Atlanta based information technology company March 1 2008. - 2008-03-18

Trade Show News Television Creates Streaming Video to Present Exhibitor Sales Messages Online New, low-cost news-style service (www.tradeshownews.tv) enables trade show exhibitors to broadcast their sales messages online - 2008-03-18

MetaGeek Simplifies Wi-Fi Network Visibility and Troubleshooting for Everyone with Launch of Chanalyzer 3.0 Software Bundled With MetaGeek's Wi-Spy 2.4x USB Plug-In Spectrum Analyzer, Chanalyzer Allows Users to Easily Identify Devices Interfering With Their Wireless Networks - At Home or in the Office - 2008-03-18

HomeSearchTV has Launched, and has Posted the First Real Estate Listing HomeSearchTV is looking for 200 real estate vloggers. HomeSearchTV has posted the first listing and already you can watch Tim Judge, the site founder, Donald Trump and Mariano Rivera on the site. - 2008-03-18

Advantage 2000 Consultants Offers Insight On Filing Successful Social Security Disability Claim Filing a Social Security Disability Insurance claim can be a frustrating and lengthy process. Reduce frustration and delays with a proven list of action points. - 2008-03-18

CoSign Digital Signatures Add Value to Innovative Staffing ARX (Algorithmic Research), a leading provider of digital signature solutions (standard electronic signatures), has implemented a CoSign® digital-signature solution at Innovative Staffing, Inc., a Salt Lake City-based Professional Employer Organization (PEO). - 2008-03-18

Agnitum Launches Feature-Packed Anti-Virus Protection Leading security vendor offers new flat-fee annual subscription. - 2008-03-18

Hospitality Job Board Launches Industry News Channel The UK's leading hospitality recruitment website, Caterer.com, has announced the launch of an online news channel. The channel will have the latest developments in the hotel, restaurant, catering, pub and bar sectors across the UK and the world. - 2008-03-18

bet365 Launch 2008 European Championships of Online Poker Following on from the success of last years' European Championship of Online Poker (ECOOP), leading online poker room bet365 have announced the 2008 ECOOP II championship. - 2008-03-18

Chocolate Overtakes Religion at Easter in the Minds of the UK As one of the most important dates in the Christian calendar fast approaches, it may come as a surprise to many that the majority of the nation does not see Easter first and foremost as a religious festival. - 2008-03-18

Barcelo Hotels & Resorts Has Successful First UK Confex Show Barceló Hotels & Resorts, a first-time exhibitor at the recent Confex exhibition at Earls Court in London, reports it received over £1m worth of sales enquiries during the three-day exhibition. - 2008-03-18

Global Market for Electronic Security Systems is Projected to Exceed US$44 Billion by 2010, According to a New Report by Global Industry Analysts, Inc. Driven mainly by heightened fears of terrorism, an increase in the rate of crime, economic growth in developing nations, and mandatory legislations, sales in the worldwide market for electronic security systems are poised to exceed US$44 billion by the end of the year 2010. - 2008-03-18

Online Gambling Portal Features March Madness Bracket Contests Selection Sunday is over and everyone at schools and colleges, in offices and homes will be talking about the 2008 March Madness bracket and matchups and speculate about upsets and the best betting opportunities. Leading gambling portal Online Gambling portal features the best Bracket Buster contests, promotions and live March Madness betting odds. - 2008-03-18

Dovarri Announces Partnership with Microsoft's Top SharePoint Expert Dovarri, Inc. (OTC: DVAR) announced today it has signed a Partnership agreement with EPC Group to lead Dovarri's Product Development Team (www.epcgroup.net). - 2008-03-18

Oneupweb Bloggers Get Social - Straight Up Oneupweb employees serve up straightforward industry news and opinions on the social sphere of online marketing in their new blog, StraightUpSocial™. - 2008-03-18

Don't Skimp on Pet Care Planning During Spring Travel Season With the kickoff of the travel season quickly approaching, Pet Sitters International (PSI), the world's leading educational association for professional pet sitters, reminds pet owners to be mindful of their pets when making travel plans. Pet Sitters International operates the "Official Pet Sitter Locator," a publicly accessible database that allows pet owners to search the organization's member listing. - 2008-03-18

Netsweeper Inc. Appoints Andrew Coutts as President for Global Operations Andrew Coutts accepts the role of President at Netsweeper Inc., a global Internet Content Filtering software organization that empowers organizations to guard against Internet threats and to offer Internet end users a secure, productive Internet experience, protected from harmful, malicious and inappropriate content. - 2008-03-18

Englishlink Adds Value to the Online ESL Community The demand for online English training continues to rapidly increase and Englishlink has answered by expanding their online offerings for their students. - 2008-03-18

Presagis and Concurrent Solution Selected By Lockheed Martin to Upgrade Two Existing F16 Pilot Training Systems at Luke AFB NTC The Presagis 3D Visualization Software Solutions and Concurrent's ImaGen Visual Servers Offers World-Class COTS-Based Solution - 2008-03-18

TruMedia Introduces iCapture Mini Audience Measurement Solution for Small Digital Displays Award winning iCapture technology adapted for small screens - 2008-03-18

1000 Delegates from over 200 of World's Leading Corporates to 'Attend' Unique Global First IBF 24 - a 24 Hour Global Get Together for the World's Corporate Giants - 2008-03-18

Bahamas Court of Appeals Upholds Baker's Bay Ruling The right of Baker's Bay Golf & Ocean Club, one of the finest new luxury communities in The Bahamas developed by Discovery Land Company, was granted permission to move forward with its development plan by the Bahamas Court of Appeal. - 2008-03-18

Eluma Introduces Application to Boost Productivity of Internet Users Eluma 2.0 simplifies how people collect, organize, and share online information. - 2008-03-18

Creative Television Marketing Starts Syndicated Ad Sales Division CTM launches national TV syndication commercial ad sales service, signs Telco Productions as first client. - 2008-03-18

ServerLogic Introduces MarketPoint to the Furniture Industry MarketPoint is an Direct Marketing Campaign Management Software designed specifically for the home furnishings market. It has seen tremendous success in the furniture industry and is leading to explosive sales growth for its member dealers. - 2008-03-18

Knowledge Infusion Launches "The Bill Kutik Radio Show" The human capital management (HCM) consulting firm brings listeners an innovative online talk show on the leading HR technology trends, available on the Knowledge Infusion Center of Excellence. - 2008-03-18

Hospitality Industry Goes Online: Maestro Web Connection Suite Meets Guest and Group Demands for Web Services Operators leverage integrated PMS to maximize online revenue, service and staff productivity. - 2008-03-18

Hannon Hill Re-Affirms Commitment to Clients of Higher Education Industry -- Redefining 'Best Practices' for CMS Vendors Cascade Server proves to be Web Content Management system of choice amongst the nation's leading colleges and universities. Hannon Hill to continue making industry of Higher Education a priority in development of flagship CMS product, Cascade Server. - 2008-03-18

Venetian Mosaic Workshop at the Orsoni Glass Foundry An Adventure in Artitourismo Orsoni is the historic glass mosaic foundry in the heart of Venice. The foundry is a remarkable testament to Italian craftsmanship and culture. Orsoni now offering full immersion classes in the creation of mosaics within an authentic working bottega. - 2008-03-18

New List Building Course Coaches on Latest and Workable Internet Marketing Tactics Srini Saripalli, a professional information marketer who is often referred to as a business strategy expert and success engineer, is Launching "List Building 360", a list-building online training program/home study course, beginning Saturday April 12, 2008. - 2008-03-18

Topia Technology Partners with Jamcracker to Offer SKOOT™, a Secure, Private File Sharing Service, Tested to Send More than 65 Gigs Born to address the limitations of Internet delivery systems, SKOOT, now available on the Jamcracker Services Delivery Network, offers business customers the ability to send files of no practical size limitation with guaranteed receipt. - 2008-03-18

New Marketing Process Utilizes Salesforce CRM for More Effective Lead Generation and Lead Development in B2B Marketing Programs A new process for companies using Salesforce helps business-to-business marketing professionals re-engineer their marketing programs to develop more effective, measurable sales lead generation and lead development programs. - 2008-03-18

Muzak Expands Client Services With Comprehensive Digital Signage Offering Muzak announces that the company is adding a comprehensive digital signage offering, called Visual Solutions, to its suite of business music, in-store and on-hold messaging and other audio and visual branding services. - 2008-03-18

Accept Software Vice President Designated 2008 NorCal PDMA Chapter President-Elect Product innovation management expert to lead chapter strategy and influence industry advancement. - 2008-03-18

Mountain Media's Search-Engine Friendly eCommerce Platform Now Offers Integration with Stone Edge's Order Manager Mountain Commerce shopping cart technology now supports Stone Edge Order Manager, a complete multi-channel order management system currently utilized by over 2,000 e-retailers. - 2008-03-18

Independent Health Publisher Celebrates First 10 Years, Launches New GI Website Healthcommunities.com, Inc., a privately-owned online publisher of health information, is commemorating its 10-year anniversary by launching gichannel.com, a website for health care consumers to learn about chronic and acute gastrointestinal disorders and share stories and insights with other browsers. On this new website, gastroenterologists registered as advisors can interact with health care consumers, comment on the clinical information, and report the most recent medical advances and ongoing research. - 2008-03-18

First Trace Names Albert Whipple VP of Sales First Trace, Inc., a leading provider of engineering document management, data unification and process management solutions, has announced that Albert Whipple has joined the company as the new Vice President of Sales. Whipple will lead First Trace in bringing the advanced Kinnosa suite of products and solutions to the engineering and enterprise marketplace. "Albert brings an entrepreneurial passion and decades of sales and marketing experience in high technology industries to our growing team," said Terry Simpson, President and CEO of First Trace. "We are extremely excited about bringing a dynamo of this caliber aboard to command our sales efforts." - 2008-03-18

Kurt Warner Teams Up With Prosource and 9 Other Corporate Sponsors for Competition and Charity Employees and friends of Prosource, a leading supplements retailer, made up one of ten teams participating in the annual Kurt Warner's Ultimate Football Experience. This celebrity-filled flag football tournament brought together corporate sponsors from across America, March 7 and 8, to compete with the current and former pros (including Kurt Warner, Brad Johnson, Anquan Boldin, Larry Fitzgerald, Ricky Proehl, and Torry Holt,) for charity, competition and good clean fun. All the proceeds for this event went directly to the First Things First foundation. - 2008-03-18

Replicon's Web TimeSheet: Celebrating 10th Year as Leading Web-Based Time & Expense Tracking Solution Since 1998, Replicon's Web TimeSheet remains at the forefront of productivity solution software. Many imitators have entered the market, but only the innovative Web TimeSheet has continued to increase its customer base to over 1.2 million users, in over 6700 organizations, in 60 different countries across the globe. - 2008-03-18

HomesAway Announces New Villas in Burgundy, Provence & Tuscany HomesAway, the pioneer of luxury villa travel, announces 20 new villas in Burgundy, Tuscany and Provence. HomesAway, who currently offer villas in Croatia, France, Italy, Scotland, and Spain offers an unmatched insider's experience of the regions rich culture, medieval architecture and culinary delights, while based in a private villa. Unique to HomesAway, each stay includes the services of a HomesAway Local Host -- a guide, translator, itinerary planner, concierge, troubleshooter and insider, who provide invaluable insights and connections that help guests step effortlessly into the rhythm of local life. All HomesAway villas are priced in U.S. dollars, taking away any currency exchange risk from the accommodations portion of traveler's vacation, especially important this year. For information or reservations, visit www.homesaway.com or call toll free1.800.374.6637. - 2008-03-18

World Record Win Tips the Scale for 'Humanitarian' Dog Care World Champion Lance Mackey wins first ever back to back Yukon Quest and Iditarod Championships but the once touted impossible feat scores with added veterinarian's "humanitarian touch" in dog care. - 2008-03-18

Acronym Media Global KDM Officer Mike Grehan to Write New Search Marketing Book With Wordware Publishing Best-selling author of "Search Engine Marketing: The Essential Best Practice Guide" to explore Keyword-Driven Marketing and the evolving search landscape. - 2008-03-18

Tickleronline.com Opens Access to Daily Transportation Briefs Freight forwarders, brokers and logistics professionals visiting the enhanced Transportation Telephone Tickler website at www.TicklerOnline.com can now access a free new feature on the homepage: Transportation Briefs. - 2008-03-18

Softopper, LLC. the Boulder, CO Based Canvas Truck Manafacturer Grew Profits by More than 20% from the Previous Year Softopper, LLC. Manufacturer of The Softopper stated an annual growth of over 20% and increased share over the canvas-truck-topper market. - 2008-03-18

David Levin Joins Clinipace as Vice President of Marketing Experienced healthcare software executive joins company to spearhead expansion. Clinipace, a growing on-demand clinical research software company, announced that David Levin has joined the company as Vice President, Marketing. Levin reports to Chief Executive Officer, Jeff Williams, and directs product marketing and management, corporate communications, and customer experience. - 2008-03-18

Hampton Corley Joins Clinipace as Vice President of Business Development Seasoned software and business services sales manager will lead efforts to continue building a world-class sales organization. Clinipace, a growing on-demand clinical research software company, announced that Hampton Corley has joined the company as Vice President, Business Development. Corley reports to Chief Operating Officer, Chris Porter, and is tasked with building and managing the company's sales organization. - 2008-03-18

BoomTime Launches EntréeBoom-- Instant Gift Certificates Now Available for Restaurant Websites BoomTime has launched EntréeBoom, empowering restaurants to dramatically increase their gift certificate sales by turning their website into a profit center with Instant Gift Certificates. Last-minute and out-of-state gift givers can choose from a library of beautiful designs, then instantly purchase and either email or print a gift certificate directly from the restaurant's website. Instant Gift Certificates are automatically branded with the restaurant's logo, effectively extending their brand online. - 2008-03-18

The Troy Marriott, a hotel in Detroit, Highlights the City's Culture & Attractions in Spring Vacation Packages A Detroit hotel deal at the Marriott Troy hotel offers access to the Cranbrook Museum, Detroit Zoo, and More - 2008-03-18

Blankstyle.com Renovates Their Shopping Experience Blankstyle.com has recently renovated their website in order to provide customers a safer and more convenient shopping experience. - 2008-03-18

Natural Baldness Remedies Offers New Hope For Fighting Hair Loss Men and women fighting hair loss are increasingly looking for natural cures and herbal remedies to re-grow hair. - 2008-03-18

New Company Partners with Latino Professionals in the Corporate World; Offers Professional Development Consultants, Assessments and Services at LifeCoachingGroup.org Life Coaching Group, LLC, announces the launch of a business created to help Latino professionals achieve long lasting personal and professional success. At LifeCoachingGroup.org, Latinos can take advantage of professional coaches and services to become "whole life leaders." - 2008-03-18

NeboWeb Helps Stiefel Laboratories Launch REVALESKIN™ Spain NeboWeb, an Atlanta-based Interactive Marketing Agency, announced the launch of the Spanish version of the REVALESKIN™ website (http://www.revaleskin.es). - 2008-03-18

Discovery Land Company Launches Discovery Builders and Discovery Home Services Changing trends in the luxury home market create new opportunity for Discovery Land Company to create two new divisions - Discovery Builders and Discovery Home. - 2008-03-18

Corvest Releases First of Many Solutions-Based Sales Tools Corvest, a top-20 promotional products supplier and parent company of Adva-Lite, Toppers and It's All Greek To Me, has released a solutions-based sales tool for promoting in the financial market. - 2008-03-18

Integration Point’s Melissa Irmen Recognized as 2008 Pro to Know by Supply & Demand Chain Executive Leading Business Magazine Presents Annual Listing of Top Supply and Demand Chain Industry Professionals - 2008-03-18

Acumen Fund and Hindustan Latex Form Joint Venture to Provide Health Care to Low-Income Communities in India LifeSpring Hospitals to Focus on Maternal and Child Health Care - 2008-03-18

Wpromote is the Proud Recipient of the 2008 PricewaterhouseCoopers Entretech Entrepreneurial Spirit Award Wpromote, a leading search engine marketing firm, is the proud recipient of the 2008 PricewaterhouseCoopers Entretech Entrepreneurial Spirit Award - 2008-03-18

Nine Discovery Land Company Communities named to T&L Golf's list of the Top 100 Golf Communities in the U.S. Nine Discovery Land Company Communities, three of them in the top 25, were named to T&L Golf's list of Top 100 Golf Communities in the United States. - 2008-03-18

Electronic Literature Gets More Accessible and Comfortable than the Printed One: Dleex, the First Web 2.0 library Web 2.0 gets as a new victim one of the most conservative industries – the publishing business. - 2008-03-18

New Styles of Playing Poker Sparks New Styles in Fashion DonkeyGear.net, a poker apparel and accessories company, launched their new website online, Monday March 17th 2008. The company has been selling poker apparel and accessories since 2007, based around the "donkey" style of playing poker, although they have apparel for other styles as well. "Donkeys" in poker are known for playing completely unpredictable, and sometimes against the odds, making it difficult for anyone to catch a read. This new style of playing poker has become so popular businesses like DonkeyGear.net are popping up across the world. - 2008-03-18

Casablanca Hotel in Times Square Offers an Election News-Free Oasis In a Country Overdosed On Election Coverage, the Casablanca Hotel in New York City's Times Square is offering rehab and relief for election weary citizens. From now until Election Day 2008, travelers who need a little time to "dry out" and reconnect with their loved ones can, upon request, have their guestroom televisions set to block all news channels and, if desired, all channels that offer daily news programming. A special discount and a "Red, White and Blue" turndown service is also offered. - 2008-03-18

Launch of LegalArrow.com Increases Public Access to the Legal System and the Law For a long time the general public expressed discontent with the U.S. legal system by accusing it of being accessible and affordable only for big businesses and the wealthy. While the government and the legal system recognized the problem and have attempted to address it, the problem still persists. LegalArrow's new online legal document service helps change that. - 2008-03-18

$55,000 in Exclusive 2008 Main Event Freerolls from PokerListings.com and Ladbrokes Poker The world's number one online poker resource, PokerListings.com, is pleased to announce a new bonus package at one of Europe's busiest poker rooms, Ladbrokes Poker. The exclusive deal is headlined by $55,000 in World Series of Poker* freerolls that will ultimately send four PokerListings players, expenses-paid, to the 2008 Main Event. Monthly $5,000 cash freerolls and a $1,000 sign-up bonus are also included. - 2008-03-18

New Study Challenges Bankers to Break Out of 'Static Game' The just released Cornerstone Report 2007: Benchmarks and Best Practices for Mid-Size Banks urges bankers to recognize how misaligned the industry has become and implores individual banks to break out of a "current closed loop that will go nowhere." - 2008-03-18

CLS PLASTICARD® Expands Teslin Plastic Card Operation CLS PLASTICARD®, nationally known producers of plastic cards, noted for their high-end, durable plastic card products, announced today the plans for the addition of a teslin card production line at their Perkins OK facility. - 2008-03-18

BlueOptima Releases New Podcast and Transcript on Managing Offshore Projects London-based analytics technology firm BlueOptima today announced the release of another free podcast and transcript on managing offshore software development projects. The firm interviewed Vince Hannant, of BT Design on "The Seven Secrets of Measuring + Managing Offshore Resources" in this 17-minute episode. The series, consisting of in-depth interviews with industry experts on the subjects of Offshore Governance, Program Management, Productivity and Metrics, will be released throughout 2008. - 2008-03-18

Santa Monica Real Estate Specialists, Pence, Hathorn and Silver Named One of Top Five Teams in Gross Commission Income for Nationwide Coldwell Banker® System and NRT Santa Monica Real Estate specialists Pence, Hathorn and Silver are top 5 in the nation in gross income commission within the Coldwell Banker and NRT. - 2008-03-18

Del Webb Houston Brings Positive Growth The first Del Webb community in the Greater Houston Area will bring many of the traditional positive aspects of growth and avoid many of the undesirable aspects of expansion to the city of Richmond and Fort Bend County. An estimated $7.7 million in annual taxes is expected at community completion. - 2008-03-18

Fed Rate Cuts Opens New Financial Strategy for Small Business Owners Using Home Equity Loans According to New Report Windsor Augustin, Financial Strategist and home equity management expert releases new special report that reveals a breakthrough financial strategy small business owners and the soon-to-retire baby boomers can use immediately to beat the current credit crunch. - 2008-03-18

Henley-Putnam Univeresity Hosts Free Public Teleconference Briefing on "Weapons of Mass Destruction, Al Qaeda" Director of the Center for Terrorism and Intelligence Studies (CETIS), Gary Ackerman, will present part II in the series on the growing threat of weapons of mass destruction (WMD) terrorism in this month's Henley-Putnam University teleconference. - 2008-03-18

Global Revenues from Manned Guarding Services are projected to exceed $95 Billion by 2010, According to a New Report by Global Industry Analysts, Inc. Driven mainly by heightened fears of terrorism, an increase in the rate of crime, and economic growth in developing nations, revenues from the global Manned Guarding Services (inclusive of static guarding and cash-in-transit services) market are poised to $95 billion by the year 2010. - 2008-03-18

Global Revenues from Alarm Monitoring Services are Projected to Exceed $41.5 billion by 2010, According to a New Report by Global Industry Analysts, Inc. Global alarm monitoring services market is expanding mainly due to rising concerns about crime and panic generated by 9/11 attacks and increasing sophistication and lower cost of security systems. Demand for fire and intrusion alarms is increasing due to rising awareness levels. - 2008-03-18

Global Wine Consumption to Exceed 26.2 Billion Liters by 2010, According to New Report by Global Industry Analysts, Inc. The global wine market is currently witnessing steady consumption growth across most markets and wine sectors. Consumption in the global wine market is projected to exceed 26.2 billion liters by the year 2010, growing at a compounded annual rate of about 1.26% over the period 2001 through 2010. - 2008-03-18

Global Precious Jewelry Market to Cross $213 Billion in 2010, According to New Report by Global Industry Analysts, Inc. Global jewelry industry is expected to grow steadily in future, in light of changing customer attitudes, increasing metal prices, and altering economic and political environment across the key world economies. With growth in developing economies of China, Russia, and India offering significant potential with rising consumer spending power, global precious jewelry market is projected to reach $213 billion in 2010. - 2008-03-18

World Stationery Products Market to Exceed $164.63 Billion by 2010, According to a New Report by Global Industry Analysts, Inc. The term 'Stationery' is no longer synonymous with ubiquitous writing instruments such as pens and pencils. Technological advancements, increasing levels of literacy and an ever-increasing population have redefined the scope of this term to include a wide gamut of products covering home, school and office requirements. It can very well be said that the global stationery industry has never been 'stationary'. - 2008-03-18

Global Tire Shipments to Reach 1.6 Billion Units by 2010, According to a New Report by Global Industry Analysts, Inc. Rapid changes are taking place in tire and auto industries as well as in the markets in which they operate. The changes are attributed to factors including globalization, economic cycles, fluctuation in raw material costs, and variations in automobile demand, among others. Global OEM market for tires is projected to grow at a compounded annual rate of nearly 3.1%. - 2008-03-18

Global Market for Writing and Marking Instruments to Reach $18.3 Billion by 2010, According to a New Report by Global Industry Analysts, Inc. Writing instruments market is vivid and active even in electronic age. The industry is growing with improving economic condition in global commodity market. Innovations are main driver for the industry. Worldwide sales of Writing and Marking Instruments are projected to reach US$18.3 billion by 2010. Growth in the mature markets is likely to depend on how well the companies focus on manufacturing wide range of products rather than concentrating on raising product sales in volume terms. - 2008-03-18

Despite Regulations, Tobacco Products Worth $374 Billion to be Smoked Away by 2010, According to New Report by Global Industry Analysts, Inc. Growth in the global market for tobacco products has been restricted during the past few years due to rising government regulations and taxations, rising health concerns associated with smoking, and several lawsuits across the world. Despite this slow down in consumption levels, market value has been expanding at a steady rate. By 2010, globally, around $374 billion, close to 3% of the GDP of United States is likely to be spent on tobacco products, including cigarettes and cigars. - 2008-03-18

World Market for Textile Materials to Exceed 127 Million Tons by 2010, According to a New Report by Global Industry Analysts, Inc. Global market for Textile Materials is projected to exceed 127 million tons by 2010. Demand for textiles is a function of consumers' preference towards consumption for apparel, home furnishings and automotive products. Additionally, demand is also influenced by a number of demographic factors such as growth in disposable income, consumer confidence levels and other general economic variables. - 2008-03-18

New Michigan Sunshine Coalition Announced During National Sunshine Week National Sunshine Week (March 16 to March 22, 2008) organized by the Society of Professional Journalists and the American Society of Newspaper Editors recognizes that the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), originated more than 40 years ago, still affirms that our government is the people's government," says Catherine A. Gniewek, Michigan Sunshine Chair and president of MichiganToday.net. "In conjunction with National Sunshine Week, the new Michigan Sunshine Coalition (MSC) is proudly announced. By working together as an unified alliance of dedicated individuals and organizations, MSC will advance improvements in accessibility and promote public awareness of FOIA issues in Michigan," says Gniewek. - 2008-03-18

New Episode of The Senior Care Podcast by LivHOME Discusses Long-Distance Caregiving Suggests Practical Ways to Close the Gap, Build Relationships - 2008-03-18

Woman-Centric Financial Planning Can Help Eliminate Stress and Bag-Lady Fears: Financial Advisor Offers Three Tips to Help Women Plan for a Stable Financial Future Seventy-five percent of women will face retirement alone and as many as 90 percent will, at some point in their lives, be solely responsible for their financial well-being, according to cultural expert and author Gail Sheehy. According to Pat Hinds, financial advisor and founder of Granite Financial, because women will likely outlive the men in their lives, they also will need their financial resources to last longer. "The flip side to needing finances to last longer is that women continue to earn less than men for a variety of reasons," says Hinds. "This differential in earnings can really add up; over a lifetime, the shortfall is around $225,000." - 2008-03-18

A New Free Website for Forex Traders Utilizing Bollinger Bands - BBForex.com John Bollinger just launched a new website providing his analytical techniques for the forex community - www.BBForex.com. Thousands of forex traders use Bollinger Bands, but this is the first and only website dedicated to providing Bollinger Bands analytics exclusively for the forex market. - 2008-03-18

New Kids Reality TV Show Set to Wrap Shoot in Las Vegas at End of April The brainchild of "So You Want 2 Be a Star?" is Jason the 'Diva Maker' Williams, who created a sensation on MTV's "Making the Band 3." The kid's reality TV show is in its last two months of shooting at Kim Girod's Competitive Edge Dance Studio and surrounding areas in Las Vegas. - 2008-03-18

Merit Retirement Advantage Launches Free Online Retirement Resource Center Determining how to finance a retirement that offers the lifestyle desired can be a challenging task. For most people, having enough money to retire is a major undertaking and making sense of all the investment opportunities can be daunting. Consumers who want to determine their risk and readiness levels, improve their knowledge of personal finances, and learn essential ways to maximize their 401(k) and other similar types of employer-sponsored plans may find the results of the surveys and information available on the Merit Retirement Resource Center illuminating and potentially surprising. - 2008-03-18

OurWeddingDay.com Launches New Blog Something Old, Something New, Something Blogged and Something Blue - 2008-03-18

Prime Brokerage Services Company to Add IPO Looks Service for AOL Instant Messenger; Speeds up Dissemination of Initial Public Offering Information Triad Securities (Member, SIPC), a leader in initial public offering information and prime brokerage services, has added AOL Instant Messenger notification of time-critical IPO news and information. - 2008-03-18

Internationally Renowned Performance Group MASS (Music, Architecture, Sight & Sound) Blend Music, Art and Dance on New CD Release "Planet String" Internationally renowned performance group MASS (Music, Architecture, Sight & Sound) blend music, art and dance with their current CD Planet String. - 2008-03-18

BridgePoint Technologies Named a Finalist by the Illinois Technology Association (ITA) for the CityLIGHTS Rising Star Award The Nomination Distinguishes the Company for its Outstanding Achievements in the Technology Marketplace - 2008-03-18

InQuira Among KMWorld Magazine's 2008 100 Companies that Matter InQuira, Inc., a provider of integrated software applications for intelligent search, knowledge management, analytics and user experience, today announced that it has been included in KMWorld Magazine's 2008 "100 Companies that Matter in Knowledge Management." - 2008-03-18

Managing IT in a Tough Budget Year Webinar Series Animus Solutions, a provider of IT asset management and service management services has announced a new Webinar series focused on providing tips and strategies for decision-making with a limited budget. Practical information about savings opportunities and tactics for using existing assets and systems wisely will be presented. Intended for CIOs, IT managers and IT asset managers, the webinars will be hosted by the Animus Solutions executive team and feature guest speakers such as Walter Darrough of IAITAM. - 2008-03-18

Atlanta Hair Designer Creates International Award-Winning "Hair Art" Masterpieces Brenda Waters of Paragon Salon wins coveted Golden Scissors award. Dubbed "The Hair Whisperer" by her colleagues because "when Brenda speaks, hair listens". She was recently awarded "Best Overall Creation" in the 15th Annual Golden Scissors Awards photo competition for her photo entries of two of her latest works titled "Water" and "Fire". - 2008-03-18

APTOLINK™ Announces SD to microSD Extender Card for Handhelds and Cellular Phones Extender Card enables Developers and Equipment Providers Testing SD and SDIO Devices - 2008-03-18

ITBrix / WordFrame partners with Social Media Today LLC to Build Engaged Online BtoB Communities ITBrix LLC, publisher of the feature-rich WordFrame community-building, collaboration and web publishing software solution, has been named the premier platform partner of Social Media Today LLC (SMT), a New York area-based web publishing firm that builds and manages business-to-business online communities for customers like SAP, Oracle and BusinessWeek. - 2008-03-18

TradersCity.com Now Offers Importers and Exporters Ability to Target Their Trade Leads to Business Visitors from Specific Countries TradersCity.com, a free import and export marketplace, is now offering its members the ability to geo-target their import export trade leads. When a visitor from a selected country visits TradersCity.com, they will automatically be alerted to these overseas business opportunities. - 2008-03-18

No Brand Is Left Behind At eTail 2008 Palm Springs Show Over twelve hundred executives convened at the tenth annual eTail conference in Palm Springs, California for knowledge sharing, peer-to-peer networking and turn-key solutions. - 2008-03-18

AsiaTiv.com Reports Skyrocketing Popularity After Adding USA The already extremely popular hotel reservation portal, AsiaTiv.com, is reporting a steep rise in popularity by site users and travelers after the addition of the United States to their hotel inventory. Customer usage has spiked after AsiaTiv.com announced recently that they were adding hotels in the United States. - 2008-03-18

Tennis Channel to Chronicle Monica Seles' Run on Hit ABC Series Dancing with the Stars Monica Seles, retired nine-time Grand Slam champion, will chronicle her upcoming experiences as a contestant on ABC's hit series Dancing with the Stars through weekly interviews and Q&A videos on Tennis Channel and its Web site, www.tennischannel.com. The former tennis star and youngest French Open winner in history (16 years, six months in 1990) begins her quest in the series' sixth season, airing on ABC Tuesday, March 18, at 9 p.m. ET / 9 p.m. PT. She'll perform a second routine, Monday, March 24, at 8 p.m. ET / 8 p.m. PT, before the first two couples are eliminated from the competition on Tuesday, March 25, at 8 p.m. ET / 8 p.m. PT. - 2008-03-18

For Sale by Owner Website Adds 'Report Incorrect Data' Link New incorrect data report function on the http://www.fizber.com/ [real estate search engine] Fizber.com - 2008-03-18

CoreNet Global & BrightWave Marketing are Selected as 2008 AMY Awards Finalists BrightWave Marketing and client CoreNet Global 's Remarketing Email Campaign has been named a 2008 Atlanta Marketer of the Year (AMY) Awards finalist in the E-mail Marketing -- e-Commerce E-mail Program category. The AMY Awards is the annual awards program presented by the Atlanta chapter of the American Marketing Association. - 2008-03-18

Special Offers From Shoxx.com for Gaming Consoles and Accessories In a continuous effort to develop its product ranges to respond to their consumers' needs and wants, Dretschler / shoXX.com have expanded its product line to gaming products, such as PlayStation, PlayStation 2, X-BOX, X-BOX 360, Game Boy Color, Game Boy Advance, Game Cube, Nintendo DS, PC Gaming, Accessories, but also to Printer accessories, Network Products, TV - HIFI, and Photo - Video products. - 2008-03-18

In a Sea of Spam, Woomail is Your Lifeboat Email spam may have started as a daily nuisance for internet users but it has quickly turned into a destructive and transmittable web based disease that the world population is quickly drowning in. Woomail has created a spam-free alternative to traditional email, and its membership registration numbers are growing at an astounding rate. - 2008-03-18

2008 Beijing Summer Games VIP Program-b Connecting The American Business Community to Beijing The 2008 Beijing Summer Games is the most anticipated sporting event of the new millennium, the international community interest in traveling to the 2008 Beijing Summer Games is reaching new heights. FRESCO-Chinamerica is offering VIP travel Services for American-based business executives. - 2008-03-18

Bargains4Seniors.com Launches Discount Destination for Ages 55 and Over New Website celebrates staying young, having fun and saving money. - 2008-03-18

Cachematrix Trade Volume Tops $620 Billion in 2007 -- Record Trade Volumes Propel Portal Provider to Its Best Year Ever Cachematrix Holdings, LLC, the leading provider of institutional money market fund trading software and back office solutions for banks and financial institutions, announced today that more than $620 billion in institutional money market fund assets were traded through portals and customized trading systems powered by its software through 2007.. The exponential jump in trade volumes in 2007, which increased 375 percent in terms of assets, set a new volume record for Cachematrix. The increase reflected the addition of new bank and financial services customers who have incorporated Cachematrix's institutional money market trading software into their product offering. - 2008-03-18

Southern Staircase Deploys BuyDesign® Guided Selling and Configurator Software from TDCI Innovative Manufacturer Using BuyDesign to Streamline Sales of Pre-Built Stairs - 2008-03-18

Massachusetts State Police Develops Personnel Expertise with IntraLearn Learning Management System IntraLearn Software Corporation (ISC), a leading provider of eLearning software applications, today announced that the Massachusetts State Police (MSP) has reached six years of continuous use on the IntraLearn LMS. The State Police utilizes IntraLearn to deliver relevant training to law enforcement officials. - 2008-03-18

HP's Christian Verstraete to Keynote at PLM Road Map™ 2008 Christian Verstraete, Senior Director, Solutions, Worldwide Manufacturing & Distribution Industries, Technology Solutions Group, Hewlett-Packard Company, will join Lockheed Martin's Christopher L. Blake, and Siemens PLM Software's Stephen Bashada, as a keynote speaker at CPDA's annual PLM Road Map conference, to be held at The Inn at St. John's, outside of Detroit, Michigan on September 23 and 24. - 2008-03-18

Plant Research Article by Dr. Noel Vietmeyer Published An article about underutilized food plants and agricultural research by celebrated author Dr. Noel Vietmeyer was recently published. The article is based on a keynote speech at Johns Hopkins School of Public Health. It tells of the author's experiences discovering and promoting little-known plants with potential economic and social value. - 2008-03-18

Announcing the Grand Opening of Maria Oliveira's Language Learning Center for Spanish and Portuguese in Pinole, California. Maria Oliveira's Language Learning Center recently opened at 2646 Appian Way, in Pinole, CA. The Center features affordable, small classes for adult learners in a variety of formats. Some courses meet for six weekly sessions with a defined syllabus, while others are Ongoing Classes that proceed at a rate determined by the group itself. Private one-on-one sessions are also available. - 2008-03-18

Hot Fash Heats up Sizzling Sin City's Fashion Landscape Women's clothing line Hot Fash relocates from Miami to Las Vegas and positions itself as a leader in the Las Vegas fashion scene. - 2008-03-18

Call For Entries: American Sewing Expo Announces 2008 Challenge and Contests The fifteenth annual American Sewing Expo is accepting entries for their Baby Lock Passion For Fashion Sewing Challenge, Art of the Quilt contest and Innovation Generation Fashion Show contest. The Expo will take place Friday, September 26 - Sunday, Sept. 28, 2008 at the Rock Financial Showplace in Novi, Michigan. The event features celebrities, experts, national fiber arts exhibits, free stage demonstrations, over 100 seminars daily, hands-on workshops, competitions, young sewer programs, fashion style shows, contests and over 350 vendor booths displaying sewing, quilting, knitting, home décor and fiber arts products. - 2008-03-18

ion interactive Introduces Flash Functionality for LiveBall Post-Click Marketing Technology Platform Online marketers can now quickly and cost-effectively develop adobe Flash creative to produce richer, more engaging post-click experiences. - 2008-03-18

Artisan Complete Brings Interactive Digital Signage To The Retail Shelf nCAP offers retailers and brands the first integrated, modular and measurable digital merchandising solution. - 2008-03-18

Alex Bowman Receives The Hobey Baker Character Award Award presented to the player that most exemplifies the values and traits of Hobey Baker. - 2008-03-18

Schnader Welcomes Jeffrey O. Greenfield to the Firm's Business Services Department Schnader Harrison Segal & Lewis LLP is pleased to announce that Jeffrey O. Greenfield has joined the Pittsburgh family attorneys Firm as a partner in the Business Services Department. - 2008-03-18

ATP to Hold "EarthDrive for Earth Day" Contest to Celebrate Earth Day 2008 ATP, a leading manufacturer of high performance flash and DRAM memory, announces that it is to host "EarthDrive for Earth Day" Contest throughout the month of April in celebration of Earth Day on April 22. The contest calls for imaginative entries from grade school, high school and college students to submit personal stories on what they do and how they plan to help enhance and support the environment. - 2008-03-18

DCP-Print Introducing a New Online Design Tool for Business Cards DCP-Print has uploaded a new version of their online business card design tool which contains a unique drag-and-drop feature to make the design process easier. - 2008-03-18

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Byte Level Research Announces Best Global Web Sites of 2008 "The 2008 Web Globalization Report Card" identifies best practices, emerging trends, and the hottest languages on the Internet. Leading global Web sites include Google, Cisco, Volvo, Caterpillar, and more. - 2008-03-18

Central Texas Nurse Network, Inc Introduces a Recognized Nurses Aid Training Program Central Texas Nurse Network, Inc announces a new nurses aid program, designed to help those intending to enter the health care industry, those who are changing their profession and those intending to improve their lives and the life of others. - 2008-03-18

Author of "Bodacious! Woman" and Former AOL Insider Takes Message to Over 30 Cities Across the U.S. and Canada Mary Foley is on a mission to inspire millions of women to "be bodacious and live like their nail color." To ensure that message is received loud and clear, she's embarked on a speaking tour to over 30 cities in celebration of her book "Bodacious! Woman: Outrageously In Charge of Your Life & Lovin' It!" by Morgan James Publishing (ISBN: 978-1-60037-275-9). Her message to women: in order to survive and thrive in today's constantly changing world, women must be bold, audacious - bodacious. - 2008-03-18

SourceBeat Publishing Announces Release of 'The AppFuse Primer', the First Published Book on Popular Open Source Framework The AppFuse Primer is now available from the SourceBeat catalog via their website at www.sourcebeat.com. - 2008-03-18

Shield Accreditation Raises the Bar for Senior Home Care As of March 17th, 2008 Shield Accreditation, a benchmark for senior home care, has expanded their services by including the award winning instructional DVD set The Educated Caregiver in their membership packet. - 2008-03-18

Andrew "Andy" Karsner, Assistant Secretary Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy to Present Keynote Address at Ecobuild America Andrew "Andy" Karsner, Assistant Secretary Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy will present a keynote address at the Ecobuild America® conference and exhibit which runs May 19-22 in Anaheim, CA. The title of the keynote is "EERE for the Building Community." - 2008-03-18

Autodesk to Present Keynote Address at Ecobuild America and AEC-ST Signs on as Gold Corporate Sponsor "Digital Cities" : The Future of BIM and Sustainable Design at a Community and City Scale will be presented by industry leader Doug Eberhard, Sr. Director, Industry Evangelist at Autodesk as a keynote address for the Ecobuild America and AEC-ST conference and exhibit. The keynote will take place Thursday, May 22, 2008, 1:00pm - 2:00pm at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, CA. - 2008-03-18

On Top Results, LLC., Creates Search Engine Marketing Partnership with Naples Urology Associates Leading online marketing firm On Top Results announces the addition of Naples Urology Associates to its list of clients. - 2008-03-18

TelcoBridges Unveils All-in-One TMG3200 With Media Gateway Application The Award-Winning TMG3200 Media Gateway is Now Pre-Packaged and Ready to Deploy - Telecom Solution Developers Have Access to the Application Source Code - 2008-03-18

Patented CalleX® Dry Heel Ointment Meets Distribution Goals Xenna Corporation (www.xenna.com) announced today that its patented CalleX Dry Heel Ointment is meeting its distribution goals and will be in most major drugstore and mass retail chains by this summer. The diabetic-friendly, enzyme-based, acid-free ointment was formulated to soften and thin thickened areas on soles and toes and exfoliate dry, cracked heels. CalleX Ointment offers a triple benefit - heel softening, foot moisturizing and fast-acting exfoliation of rough, flaky or thickened skin on heels and soles. - 2008-03-18

Packaging World to Produce Packaging Law Forum on June 17, 2008 New conference addresses the legal and regulatory world of food and beverage packaging, including food security, the threat of bioterrorism, recalls, nanotechnology, food safety and sustainability issues. - 2008-03-18

Florist Johanne Russell Smith to Demonstrate at the Melbourne International Flower and Garden Show Johanne Russell-Smith, founder of MY ROSES and Box Hill Institute's 2007 Floristry Student of the Year will be demonstrating at the Melbourne International Flower and Garden Show. Johanne will be showcasing her floral designs and sharing her tips for styling and caring for your roses. - 2008-03-18

McCoy's Thick Hot Irish Sauce "THIS" Web Site Launched McCoy's Thick Hot Irish Sauce is sweeping the country. A uniquely blended recipe that can be added to just about any food to liven it up. Not too hot, thick not like runny hot sauces and a brand new taste. - 2008-03-18

Anand Jon Gridlock: Live Witness Breaks Silence As Prosecutors Go Wild Based on the injustice and inhuman violation of civil and human rights against fashion designer Anand Jon, supporters, including eye witnesses will stand together in silent protest in front of the NY Criminal Courts Building at 100 Centre Street in Manhattan on Wednesday March 19th. Anand Jon is trapped in legal gridlock between NY and CA jurisdictions as both look at the other to set standard for freedom release on bail. Attorneys and family members address the media. For the first time eye witnesses speak out for the designer. - 2008-03-18

CosmoGIRL! Celebrates a Totally Virtual Prom CosmoGIRL! magazine is celebrating its first virtual prom event in the new CosmoGIRL! Village located in the 3D social virtual world, There.com. The magazine's partners for the event include ABC Family and ACUVUE® Brand Contact Lenses. - 2008-03-18

Nationwide Vehicle Rack System Retailer Announces Plans to Offer All-New 2008 Yakima Racks and Thule Racks Platform Hitch Bike Rack Models ORS Racks Direct today announced plans to inventory and offer the entire line of 2008 model platform-style hitch bike racks from Yakima Racks and Thule Racks. - 2008-03-18

New Book, "Building Business Credit with Daddyk" Helps Readers Build Solid Business Credit DaddyK.com is pleased to announce the release of powerful business credit building book, "Building Business Credit with Daddyk". This book, with its proven system, can help readers get the cards and lines of credit they need now. - 2008-03-18

Dr. Korpeck Now Offers Juvederm™ Injectionable Gel Dr. Korpeck now offers Juvederm™ Injections for wrinkle removal and skin rejuvenation at his state of the art clinic New Dimensions in Plastic Surgery in Boca Raton, Florida. - 2008-03-18

Skincare-News Experts Explain: Dr. Novick on Skin Care and Non-Surgical Facelifts Skincare-News.com discusses non-surgical options to the traditional facelift. - 2008-03-18

Genuitec Unlocks Open Standards for RAD and WebSphere Developers Company enables developer innovation with complimentary, advanced tooling for RAD. - 2008-03-18

Popular Guidebook Helps Many Travel to Yellowstone Park Make planning a trip to Yellowstone easier and more pleasant with Granite Peak Publications' popular, award-winning guidebook, Yellowstone Treasures: The Traveler's Companion to the National Park, and the newly revamped accompanying Web site. Yellowstonetreasures.com's redesign features a photo gallery, easy access to park information, and an informative geological time line. Granite Peak Publications will release the third revised edition of the guidebook in 2009. - 2008-03-18

Biofuel Industry in Brazil-New Report Provides In-Depth Analysis of The Market Potential For Biofuels in Brazil A new report published by Energy Business Reports, "Biofuel Industry in Brazil," provides complete coverage of the ethanol and biodiesel market in Brazil. Brazil is a global leader in the use of renewable fuels, such as ethanol and biodiesel. http://energybusinessreports.com/shop/item.asp?itemid=1525&affillink=EPRW20080319 - 2008-03-18

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