Small Businesses Email Archiving Requirements Helped By Norada

 

Norada Helps Small Businesses Tackle Business Email Archiving Requirements

One of the hottest technology issues facing professionals today is email and messaging compliance. Unfortunately, most of the systems and services available are complex and expensive. Some businesses operate under the misconception that by simply backing up or saving messages they’re doing enough. Unfortunately traditional data backup processes or manually archiving don't even come close to meeting email archiving policy requirements. Norada has made available a concise new micro-website at http://www.archivingemail.com that helps businesses better understand the issues and solution set surrounding email archiving compliance.

Palo Alto, CA (PRWEB) January 31, 2006 -- One of the hottest technology issues facing professionals today is email and messaging compliance. Unfortunately, most of the systems and services available are complex and expensive. Some businesses operate under the misconception that by simply backing up or saving messages they’re doing enough. Unfortunately traditional data backup processes or manually archiving don't even come close to meeting email archiving policy requirements. Norada has made available a concise new micro-website at http://www.archivingemail.com that helps businesses better understand the issues and solution set surrounding email archiving compliance.

As an absolute requirement NASD, SEC, NYSE, and many industry regulators now mandate that all incoming and outgoing email correspondence is archived and monitored. Also, by association many firms who do business with these companies may be obligated to follow the same policies. Email archiving solutions provide control, data storage, retention, and retrieval efficiencies companies desperately need to keep up with the growing role of email within their organizations.

Since the size of an organization is not a factor as to whether or not companies must adhere to the law and / or industry regulations, there is a growing concern among small and medium businesses on how they can meet the email archiving requirements.

“Some businesses operate under the misconception that by simply backing up or saving email they’re doing enough,” stated Steve Ireland, President of Norada Corporation. "Unfortunately, traditional data backup processes or manually archiving don't even come close to meeting the new email archiving policy requirements."

Norada Corporation's email archiving service makes email archive management a breeze and fits the needs and budgets of even the smallest firms. To help "get the word out" Norada has created a specific website at http://www.archivingemail.com to draw attention to some of the issues and its inexpensive solution.

About Norada’s Service
Norada's email archive service is a simple, inexpensive, and reliable way to alleviate concerns posed by SEC & NASD rules, Sarbanes-Oxley, HIPAA, SOA, FSA, IDA, Investment Advisors Act, Legal Discovery and other regulations and guidelines regarding electronic communication retention.

With Norada’s email archiving service all incoming and outgoing email messages are permanently preserved on a non-erasable and non-rewritable professional grade CD-R or DVD-R media. This ensures that information is correctly captured and stored in order to minimize any uncertainty over its integrity and existence so far as is possible.

- The service requires nothing to configure or install making service activation fully transparent to end users
- Ongoing archiving is fully automatic requiring no involvement from end users
- Captures a copy of both incoming and outgoing email transmissions making it equivalent to a "flight-data recorder" for email thereby meeting the demands that are often imposed by a regulatory audit or court action
- The customer can readily access indexes and message archives and copy them to another application or storage medium as required
- Archived messages can be accessed directly by authorized end-users, such as compliance officers or corporate counsel, which significantly reduces the discovery cost and workload for staff

By having Norada manage the archive process customers also benefit from a standardized, arms-length process which provides for high evidential weight in court.

About Norada Corporation (http://www.norada.com)
Norada’s flagship product, Solve360, is an immediately available web-hosted service that enables small businesses to organize, manage, and service their customers, consolidate information, distribute workload, automate activities - get things done.

Solve360 turns familiar software product categories upside down by tightly integrating the functionality of business-class email, CRM contact management, calendar, task, document management, and invoicing into a single, robust, easy-to-use, and extremely useful web-based application.

Since 1998 thousands of small businesses in over 92 countries have entrusted Norada to keep their businesses running smoothly.

For more information contact:
http://www.norada.com
+1 (800) 738-9961
+1 (650) 331-7336

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Press Contact: Steve Ireland
Company Name: Norada Corporation
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Phone: 650-331-7336
Website: http://www.norada.com

Open Source Search Technologies Used By Mozdex Search Engine

 

No Secret Formulas - Just Open and Transparent Internet Searches on mozDex.com

mozDex.com uses open source search technologies to position itself in the search engine wars as a fair and trustworthy resource.

Strasburg, PA (PRWEB) January 31, 2006 -- Mozdex.com, a search engine that utilizes publicly available software, APIs, and algorithms, is committed to the freedom of information. Performing searches on Mozdex.com yields results that are not only relevant but fair. Internet users can be confident that they are receiving information that is not manipulated by Mozdex or any other websites using unethical methods to increase their rank. “This new search engine is freshly maintained, fast, and efficient,” said Byron Miller, founder and owner of Mozdex. “Our focus is search. I want Mozdex to be a trusted resource, and trusted for the right reasons.”

The issue of trust has become a key issue as search engines have been thrown into the spotlight regarding user searches, privacy, and censorship. “I don’t think that search engines should record personal information about the user making a search request,” said James, a Software Engineer. “I now find myself wondering what information will be collected and shared with a third party when I perform Internet searches, as well as what results I am or am not receiving in return.”

As the rift continues to grow between privacy groups and Internet search engines, Mozdex positions itself in the search engine wars as a fair and trustworthy resource. “Our promise in being an open search engine is that we respect privacy and freedom of speech,” said Byron. Mozdex does not collect personal information, and that query lists are only held for 30 days for analytical purposes and to track growth and utilization.

Mozdex currently has around 130 million sites indexed. As the search engine grows and evolves, Mozdex continually seeks opinions, feedback, and suggestions from users and the Internet community as to what direction its developers should take to improve Internet searches on Mozdex.com.

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Press Contact: Byron Miller
Company Name: SMALL PRODUCTIONS
Email: email protected from spam bots
Phone: 717-431-5043
Website: http://www.mozdex.com

Free Online Daily Business Newsletter for Physician Leaders

 

HealthLeaders Media Launches Free Online Daily Business Newsletter for Physician Leaders - PhysicianLeaders Daily News

PhysicianLeaders Daily News, a new free online publication offering daily updates on top business news of the day for physician leaders, is now available.

Marblehead, MA (PRWEB) January 31, 2006 -- PhysicianLeaders Daily News, a new free online publication offering daily updates on top business news of the day for physician leaders, is now available.  

Physician leaders need timely, accurate and relevant business information every day. Physicians are trained to sift through myriad bits of information to come up with only what is essential. This same philosophy guides our editors—the same team of journalists who bring you HealthLeaders magazine and HealthLeaders Daily News. We look for the national stories that have implications for physician leaders, as well as some of the local and regional issues that could impact their practice.

“Today’s physician leader is being bombarded with information at the same time that the business side of medicine increases in complexity,” says HealthLeaders editor Jim Molpus. “This newsletter is designed to be a streamlined way for physicians to stay current on the business of healthcare.”

Every issue will feature a handful of links to the top news of the day from newspaper Web sites across the country. PhysicianLeaders Daily News also offers quick, action-oriented insight, from new ways to make the practice more efficient, to updates on policy from Washington. Peer insight comes from contributed columns from experts in the medicine. Plus, the PhysicianLeaders Daily News offers abstracts and exclusive bonus content from the physician practice expert newsletters of HCPro, Inc.

PhysicianLeaders Daily News is delivered to a physician’s inbox every day for free, in an easy-to-read format. Readers may go to www.healthleadersmedia.com/subscribe to sign up.

To sponsor PhysicianLeaders Daily News contact Sara Law at 800.639.7477.

About HealthLeaders Media
HealthLeaders Media, a division of HCPro, Inc, is the premier publisher of information resources for senior executives at healthcare organizations. Each month, more than 100,000 healthcare executives and key decision makers nationwide turn to HealthLeaders Media for timely industry information and practical advice on trends and innovations, strategy, case-study solutions, and opinions. As an integrated media company, HealthLeaders Media consists of the monthly HealthLeaders magazine, several healthcare business e-mail publications, live events, and a state-specific healthcare business news service. Advertising vehicles include print ads, online sponsorships, banner ads, e-mails, Webcasts, roundtables and custom publishing products. For more information, visit them online at www.healthleadersmedia.com.

Contact:
Matt Cann, Group Publisher
Phone: 781-639-1872 ext. 3233

Mark H. Hollister, General Manager
Phone: 888.834.4678

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Press Contact: Matt Cann
Company Name: HCPRO
Email: email protected from spam bots
Phone: 781-639-1872
Website: www.healthleadersmedia.com/subscribe

Ad Execs to Offer Super Bowl Commentary on Adholes.com

 

For Second Year, Ad Execs to Offer Super Bowl Commentary on Adholes.com

Adholes.com is the only place where ad execs collaborate through blogworking to offer their takes on the best, worst ads.

New York, NY (PRWEB) January 30, 2006 -- Adholes.com (registration required), a blogworking for the advertising industry, has started an annual tradition by making a special blog available for members of the ad industry to offer real-time Super Bowl critique to this year’s newly launched commercials. (superbowl.adholes.com) Started last year, in the site's first months, it contained 42 comments from industry leaders.

For example, after seeing last year's sub-par offering of creative spots, one user remarked "Wow... looks like there's going to be a whole slew of accounts in review after this year's Superbowl commercials. How do you justify $2.4 mil in media spending alone for one 30-second spot with that kind of lame creative?" Another user writes "The Diet Pepsi commercial, while you may argue that it is funny, had absolutely no call for action." These are the types of insights the general public is unable to provide the media in their typical surveys. Last year's blog is up at 2005superbowl.adholes.com.

With blogworking, a level playing field exists for everyone from juniors to senior execs to weigh in their opinions in blog format that encourages ideas over industry clout. This blog will allow the industry to gain immediate feedback on its spots from its own experts, contrasting with the typical Monday morning feedback offered by consumers.

“What makes this interesting is consumers tend to show a bias towards brands they already know when they pick their favorite ads. Industry insiders will spend more time dissecting each ad to determine if their strategy worked and what the long term effects of their upcoming campaign might be.” Said site founder Marc Lefton.

Members of Adholes regularly contribute to blogs and there are currently over 1400 different user created topics ranging from ad critique, job searches, industry trends, and feedback on new ideas. The site allows a user regardless of stature in the industry to offer insights and opinions to their peers, something that can be difficult or discouraged in large agencies.

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Press Contact: Marc Lefton
Company Name: HALF FICTION LLC
Email: email protected from spam bots
Phone: 646 723 1415
Website: http://superbowl.adholes.com

Merchandising Software Enhanced By Lawson

Lawson Enhancing Merchandising Software

 

ST. PAUL, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 30, 2006--Lawson Software (Nasdaq:LWSN) announced today that it is working with a consortium of leading grocery customers to develop Lawson's next-generation Merchandising software suite.

"Our ongoing investment in Merchandising reflects our continued commitment to this industry," said Dale Christopherson, director, Retail Product Development, Lawson Software. "Based on the feedback provided by our retail customers, we're focusing our product development resources on Merchandising enhancements that will help save our customers time and help deliver a significantly lower total cost of ownership."

Lawson is updating seven applications within its Merchandising suite, including Category Review, Distribution, Retail Channel Order Management, Costs and Deals, Replenishment, Business Organizer and Reference Maintainer.

Lawson's industry-focused software solutions help retailers integrate the systems they use to run and grow their businesses. Lawson customers include five of the top 10 U.S.-based retailers, eight of the top 20 apparel retailers, seven of the top 25 grocery chains, 23 of the top 100 restaurant chains and 20 of the top 100 specialty chains.

About Lawson Software

Lawson Software provides business application software and consulting services to services organizations in the healthcare, retail, government and education, banking and insurance and other markets. Lawson's software suites include enterprise performance management, distribution, financials, human capital management, procurement, retail operations and service process optimization. With headquarters in St. Paul, Minn., Lawson has offices and affiliates serving North and South America, Europe, and Africa. Lawson Software and Lawson are registered trademarks of Lawson Software, Inc. All rights reserved.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements that contain risks and uncertainties. These forward-looking statements contain statements of intent, belief or current expectations of Lawson Software, Inc., and its management. Such forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future results and involve risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially from the potential results discussed in the forward-looking statements. The company is not obligated to update forward-looking statements based on circumstances or events that occur in the future. Risks and uncertainties that may cause such differences include but are not limited to: uncertainties in the company's ability to realize synergies and revenue opportunities anticipated from the Intentia International acquisition; uncertainties in the software industry; global military conflicts; terrorist attacks in the United States, and any future events in response to these developments; changes in conditions in the company's targeted service industries; increased competition and other risk factors listed in the company's most recent Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and as included in other documents the company files from time to time with the Commission.

Contacts

Lawson Software, St. Paul
Terry Blake, 651-767-4766
terry.blake@lawson.com
or
Weber Shandwick
Jenny Myers, 217-649-2965
jmyers@webershandwick.com

At A Glance

Lawson Software
Headquarters: Saint Paul, Minnesota Website: http://www.lawson.com CEO: Harry Debes Employees: 1354 Ticker: LWSN  (NASDAQ)

SharePoint Content Management Extended For Law Firm Portals

 

XMLAW Announces New SPxConnect Module That Extends SharePoint Content Management

SharePoint Module Enhances Information Sharing and Collaboration with Support for both Distributed and Centralized Management of SharePoint Content

Canton, MA (PRWEB) January 30, 2006 – XMLAW announces the availability of the SPxConnect SharePoint Module which extends SharePoint’s Content Management capabilities, supporting both distributed and centralized management models. The Module combines content from multiple sites and areas into an aggregate, big-picture view and delivers content from centrally managed sites or areas throughout a portal environment.

SharePoint-based applications are becoming more prevalent in law firm portals because they are easy to create and use. This Module extends the use of lists, libraries and galleries, including documents, announcements, tasks, calendars and custom lists, to created dynamic, easily deployed and highly usable business solutions.

For example, a client team can have real-time access to aggregate views of content from matter sites or workspaces relating to their client. Conversely, matter teams can have access to content managed by the client team within the context of their matter workspace. SharePoint content from these areas, sites and workspaces can then be further extended to client extranet workspaces, providing secured access to aggregate views or filtered views of the same information.

“The SharePoint Module represents a strategic addition to our SPxConnect product line,” said Rob Saccone, President & CEO of XMLAW. “By adding SharePoint content to the list of information sources SPxConnect integrates, our customers can combine the capabilities of SharePoint list and library management with the content and functionality of other SPxConnect-integrated systems such as document management, time and billing or CRM applications. This greatly extends our customer’s ability to create enterprise class, integrated portal applications that span business systems and processes.”

The SharePoint Module is built on XMLAW’s SPxConnect v2.1 application framework, providing a complete foundation for quickly building applications with integration of content and functionality across line-of-business systems and custom-built applications. With this Module, firms can now connect information from both inside and outside SharePoint, taking full advantage of SharePoint while leveraging existing technology.

The SPxConnect SharePoint Module features:

o Simplified deployment and configuration – all through the browser.

o Central creation and management of views, characteristics and functionality, including context menus and navigation.

o Advanced parameter management to dynamically set web part properties and values within a user’s context using globally managed parameters, site properties, connections between web parts and query string parameters.

o Customizable tool pane, a recent enhancement to SPxConnect application framework. Web parts can be configured to expose configuration and parameter options in the standard SharePoint tool pane, allowing users with appropriate access rights to customize web parts without exposing advanced configuration options or technical information.

o A consistent and common user interface that adheres to SharePoint functional standards, styles and themes, reducing the need for training on separate applications.

About XMLAW

XMLAW is the leading provider of SharePoint products and services to the legal market. SPxConnect, XMLAW’s flagship product, provides quick creation of dynamic and integrated SharePoint collaborative workspaces with real-time, feature-rich access to practice, client and matter information. SPxConnect provides application and search integration with legal systems such as document management, practice management and CRM as well as custom-built applications.

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Press Contact: Jeffrey Wolf
Company Name: XMLAW
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Phone: 781-838-1900 202
Website: www.xmlaw.net

New Board of Directors At Minnesota Interactive Marketing Association (MIMA)

Minnesota Interactive Marketing Association (MIMA) Announces New Board of Directors

Interactive marketing association changes leadership for 2006.

Minneapolis, MN (PRWEB) January 30, 2006 -- The Minnesota Interactive Marketing Association (MIMA, http://www.mima.org) welcomes 15 local interactive professionals to its board of directors.

The new board welcomes Kristina Halvorson as its new president. Halvorson has been on the MIMA board of directors since 2002 and is the founder and president of Brain Traffic (http://www.braintraffic.com). MIMA’s outgoing president is Bret Busse, the CIO of Evantage Consulting (http://www.evantageconsulting.com), who began his term in 2004.

“It’s been fantastic to watch MIMA grow and I really appreciate all the hard work the board and volunteers have put in to make these past two years a success,” Busse says. “Now I’m excited to be able to focus on developing our executive advisory board.”

Halvorson accepts her new role with a sincere appreciation of what has been accomplished while Busse was president, “During Bret’s tenure, our membership doubled. Event attendance tripled. Throughout this time of enormous change, Bret has led with a cool head, a steady hand and a killer sense of humor.”

The 2006 MIMA board of directors includes:

• Brad Borg, treasurer. (CFO, Ciceron, http://www.ciceron.com)

• Bret Busse, executive advisory board chair.

• Chris Beltmann, membership chair. (manager of e-marketing development, Carlson Hotels Worldwide, http://www.carlson.com)

• Courtney Remes, co-vice president and web & technology chair. (principal, Synthetic Kit, Inc., http://www.synthetickit.com)

• Curt Olson, member at large. (senior business development manager, ExactTarget, Inc., http://www.exacttarget.com)

• Emily Small, event planning chair. (principal, senior project manager, The Small Company, http://www.thesmallcompany.com)

• Greg McGee, sponsorship chair. (director of business strategy, b-swing, http://www.b-swing.com)

• Joe Rueckert, programming co-chair. (director, digital direct marketing, MRM Partners, http://www.mrmworldwide.com)

• Julie Vollenweider, secretary and communications chair. (communications editor, Greater Minneapolis Convention & Visitors Association, http://www.minneapolis.org)

• Kate McRoberts, programming co-chair. (senior consultant, Evantage Consulting, http://www.evantageconsulting.com)

• Kelly Burkart, co-vice president and marketing & branding chair. (principal, senior copywriter, 5th Street Communications, http://www.5thstreetcomm.com)

• Kristina Halvorson, president.

• Lee Odden, online marketing chair. (president, TopRank Online Marketing, http://www.toprankresults.com)
• Michael Kraabel, development chair. (interactive creative director, Gage, http://www.gage.com)

• Nagesh Shinde, creative studies chair. (assistant professor, University of Wisconsin – Stout, http://www.uwstout.edu)

To best serve MIMA’s 300 members, the board strives to provide quality events, like the upcoming February seminar, “The Big Picture: Putting the User Experience in Context.” For information on this and future events, visit: http://www.mima.org/events

ABOUT MIMA
Founded in 1998, the Minnesota Interactive Marketing Association (MIMA) is a networking and professional development forum for interactive marketing professionals. Members include professionals from all disciplines of design, media, promotions, content development, product development, publishing, marketing, usability and experience design. At MIMA, we connect, educate and partner with our members and guests to elevate the quality of interactive marketing practiced here and around the country.

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Press Contact: Julie Vollenweider
Company Name: MIMA Media Contact
Email: email protected from spam bots
Phone: 612.767.8044
Website: http://www.mima.org

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Security Expert Witness

Application for Medicare Deeming Authority Published By Federal Register

 

Federal Register Publishes TÜV Healthcare Specialists’ Application for Medicare Deeming Authority

Healthcare quality firm TÜV Healthcare Specialists (TÜVHS) today announced that its application to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for deeming authority has been published in the Federal Register.

Cincinnati, OH (PRWEB) January 30, 2006 -- Healthcare quality firm TÜV Healthcare Specialists (TÜVHS) today announced that its application to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for deeming authority has been published in the Federal Register.

The CMS request for public comments in the Federal Register is a key administrative milestone in the months-long process to achieve CMS hospital deeming authority for Medicare. TÜVHS completed its formal application for deeming authority in December. Posting in the Federal Register (http://www.gpoaccess.gov) moves the process into the public domain as a way to inform and involve healthcare leaders and the general public.

“January has been a significant month for us,” says Rebecca Wise, CEO of TÜVHS. “In addition to expanding our ISO 9001 and accreditation teams, we have been undergoing a rigorous evaluation of our operations by CMS. We want to be ready when CMS issues their decision.”

If granted deeming authority, TÜVHS will become the first new option for CMS hospital accreditation in 40 years, and the only service to integrate the ISO 9001 Quality Management System into the accreditation process.

About TÜV Healthcare Specialists

TÜVHS (TÜV America Healthcare Specialists TÜV SUD Group LLC) is an experienced healthcare quality company dedicated to improving safety and patient outcomes in America’s hospitals. TÜVHS is a subsidiary of the international quality management and product testing company TÜV America. TÜV America is a Registrar for the international ISO 9001 Quality Management System. For more information visit: www.tuvhs.com.

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Press Contact: Peter Greer
Company Name: TUV Healthcare Specialists
Email: email protected from spam bots
Phone: 978-462-8042
Website: www.tuvhs.com

Patient Flow System Integrates with Physician Office Practice Management System

 

MediComm Patient Flow System Integrates with Centricity Physician Office Practice Management System

Visionary Systems announces new Reception Desk Software that integrates its MediComm exam room management system with Centricity’s Patient scheduling module.

(PRWEB) January 30, 2006 -- Visionary Systems announces new Reception Desk Software that integrates its MediComm exam room management system with Centricity’s Patient scheduling module.

Centricity, the industry's leading practice management software, can now forward patient information to Visionary System's MediComm exam room management system.

When the receptionist checks a patient in using Centricity, the patient's name and the name of their physician are automatically sent to the MediComm system. The MediComm system then keeps track of patients as they are assigned to exam rooms, taken to the x-ray suite, or to the lab for blood work. Throughout these movements within the office, the MediComm system maintains the proper priority of the patient relative to other patients.

Norma Morrison, vice president of operations at Foundry Sports Medicine and Fitness in Providence, Rhode Island says “One of our concerns coming to our new office was the communication from the front desk to the patient treatment area. The MediComm system handles this without extra steps or wasted time in walking up front, and eliminates confusion if a medical assistant/x-ray tech is busy and does not hear an overhead page. The MediComm system is foolproof and has exceeded our expectations.”

The heart of the MediComm system is an LCD touch screen mounted at the back nurse's desk. Along with a full floor plan of the exam room status, the MediComm system displays a list of patients in the waiting room. Using the touch screen, a staff member assigns patients an exam room, which alerts the doctor that the patient is ready. Modules outside each exam room display the name of the patient in the room, as well as which room the doctor should go to next. User defined pushbuttons on the modules allow the doctor to call for additional services such as an x-ray, medical assistant, or lab tech.

Morrison added “We no longer use paper charts. But without the chart on the door, the doctors wouldn't have known the name of the patient in the exam room. The MediComm system not only lets the doctor know who is in the room, but also the order of rooms to visit - even if a patient left the exam room for an x-ray, and is now back and awaiting the results. Our staff always knows what to do and where to go next.”

About VISIONARY SYSTEMS and MEDICOMM.
The MediComm is a sophisticated and user-friendly communication system. It allows doctors to request specific staff assistance, and directs doctors to their next patient. It is the ultimate exam room signaling system.

A central display panel gives an overview of the entire office, while modules at each exam room allow quick data entry and focused information display.

MediComm can streamline traffic and information flow in your office. MediComm:

Indicates which rooms are free.

Tells the doctor which room he has patients in – and keeps them in order so he knows which room to go to next.

Allows the doctor to call a particular nurse or tech service with enough detail so that the assistant arrives prepared.

To learn more visit http://visionary-systems.com or call 401-643-1765.

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Press Contact: Marshall Huggins
Company Name: Visionary Systems
Email: email protected from spam bots
Phone: 401-643-1765
Website: http://visionary-systems.com

Small Business Capital Search Engine

Business Loan Matching Service For Small Business

Press Release by: 4eStrategy LLC

Published on openPR 01-27-2006 09:12 am - CET

(openPR) - Foothill Ranch, CA - January 26, 2006 -- Finding the right sources of financing for a small business can seem like an impossible task. But it doesn't have to be that way. Now there is a business capital search engine that has categorized the lending and investing criteria of over 4,000 U.S. based funding sources.

Business owners who are seeking business loans can enter information about what type of loan they are seeking and are quickly matched to what lenders have to offer. There is no obligation to apply for the business loans and business owners are given a free list of the funding sources they have matched.

The matching is done based on information provided by the business owner such as time in business, industry, location, revenue, credit scores and other specifics. This is then matched to the lending requirements provided by the funding sources. This gives both the business owner and the lender the best chance that a match will turn into a funded transaction.

The "business capital search engine" is found at http://www.businessfinance.com.

U.S based funding sources, with capital to place, can be listed in the business capital search engine for free. Likewise businesses in search of capital can use the matching service for free.

BusinessFinance.com matches businesses in search of capital with funding sources that have capital to lend or invest. Once a business in search of capital has completed a search and received their match list, they are given tools that instruct them how best to go about getting approved and how to prepare and present their request for funding.

Contact Corey Pierce for more insights into business finance. Direct line: (949) 305-2380 Email: info@businessfinance.com Other helpful information regarding the can be found at: http://www.businessfinance.com

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Other business loan sources listed by industry served:

 

Auto Repair Industry
Motor Home and RVs
Go Kart Racing
Construction and Heavy Equipment
Home Medical Equipment
Medical Equipment
Photography Industry
Auto Racing
Restaurant Equipment
Vending Machines

Credit Repair Companies Sued By FTC

FTC Sues “Credit Repair” Companies

Companies Targeted Spanish-speaking Consumers

Two companies targeting Spanish-speaking consumers with claims that they could improve consumers’ credit ratings have violated federal laws, according to the Federal Trade Commission. The FTC has asked a federal district court to halt both companies’ illegal business practices.

January 27, 2005 - According to separate FTC complaints, Florida-based Sunshine Credit Repair, Inc. and Service Brokers Associates, Inc. use Spanish and English-language advertising to induce consumers to pay up-front fees for the defendants’ “credit repair” services. The FTC alleges that Sunshine Credit typically charges a $198 fee for its services, while Service Brokers typically charges $300 to $400. Under the Credit Repair Organizations Act (CROA), it is illegal to charge consumers money before performing the promised credit repair services. The FTC also charges that Sunshine Credit deceptively claims it can permanently delete accurate, negative information from consumers’ credit reports.

“When it comes to credit repair, only time, a conscientious effort, and a personal debt repayment plan will improve your credit report,” said Brad Elbein, Director of the FTC’s Southwest Regional Office. “No credit repair company or consumer has the right to remove accurate, current information from a credit report.”

The FTC further alleges that both companies violated other provisions of the CROA. According to the complaints, prior to their signing of a contract, both companies fail to provide consumers with required statements informing them about their rights under federal and state law to dispute inaccurate information themselves and explaining the limitations of credit repair. In addition, the FTC charges that both companies fail to inform consumers they have the right to cancel their contracts without penalty.

According to the FTC, consumers can remove inaccurate information from a credit report themselves – credit repair companies have no greater power to do so. If consumers notice errors on their credit reports, they should contact the credit bureau to dispute that information. The credit bureau will then conduct an investigation and, if the entry on the report is found to be inaccurate, it will be removed. The FTC’s consumer education brochure, Credit Repair: Self-Help May Be Best, offers advice for consumers looking to go through this process, as well as indicators that a “credit repair” offer may be a scam. The brochure is available at http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/conline/pubs/credit/repair.htm.

The FTC alleges that Sunshine Credit and Service Brokers have violated the CROA by: (1) charging consumers money before performing promised services; (2) failing to provide consumers with written statements concerning their credit file rights; and (3) failing to inform consumers of their right to cancel a contract. The FTC further charges that Sunshine Credit violated the CROA and the FTC Act by making deceptive claims about the company’s ability to remove accurate, negative information from consumers’ credit reports.

The FTC has asked the court to halt the companies’ illegal business practices and award consumer redress.

The FTC’s complaint against Sunshine Credit names Sunshine Credit Repair, Inc., and Gabriela Etchevarne as defendants. The complaint against Service Brokers names Service Brokers Associates, Inc. and Daniel Gonzalez as defendants.

The Commission vote authorizing staff to file the complaints was 5-0. The complaints were filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida on January 26, 2005.

NOTE: The Commission files a complaint when it has “reason to believe” that the law has been or is being violated, and it appears to the Commission that a proceeding is in the public interest. The complaint is not a finding or ruling that the defendant has actually violated the law. The case will be decided by the court.

Copies of the Commission’s complaint are available from the FTC’s Web site at http://www.ftc.gov and also from the FTC’s Consumer Response Center, Room 130, 600 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20580. The FTC works for the consumer to prevent fraudulent, deceptive, and unfair business practices in the marketplace and to provide information to help consumers spot, stop, and avoid them. To file a complaint in English or Spanish (bilingual counselors are available to take complaints), or to get free information on any of 150 consumer topics, call toll-free, 1-877-FTC-HELP (1-877-382-4357), or use the complaint form at http://www.ftc.gov. The FTC enters Internet, telemarketing, identity theft, and other fraud-related complaints into Consumer Sentinel, a secure, online database available to hundreds of civil and criminal law enforcement agencies in the U.S. and abroad.

MEDIA CONTACT:

Jen Schwartzman
Office of Public Affairs
202-326-2674

STAFF CONTACT:

Susan Arthur
FTC Southwest Region
214-979-9370

(FTC File No. 032-3200 – Sunshine Credit Repair)
(FTC File No. 032-3201 – Service Brokers Associates, Inc.)

Strategic Partnership Provides Legal Validity and Enforceability for E-mail

 

Group Technologies Enters into Strategic Partnership with RPost and Provides Legal Validity and Enforceability for E-mail

GROUP Technologies, provider of E-mail Lifecycle Management (ELM) software, today announced its entry into a strategic partnership with the software firm RPost. Under the new partnership, e-mail delivery confirmation functionality provided by RPost's Registered E-Mail technology will be integrated into GROUP's iQ.Suite for Lotus Domino. The integration, which will result in a comprehensive ELM solution that provides e-mail with legal evidential value and enforceability, will be jointly sold throughout Europe

Karlsruhe, Germany (PRWEB) January 28, 2006 -- GROUP Technologies, provider of E-mail Lifecycle Management (ELM) software, today announced its entry into a strategic partnership with the software firm RPost. Under the new partnership, e-mail delivery confirmation functionality provided by RPost's Registered E-Mail technology will be integrated into GROUP's iQ.Suite for Lotus Domino. The integration, which will result in a comprehensive ELM solution that provides e-mail with legal evidential value and enforceability, will be jointly sold throughout Europe.

When e-mail is used for business purposes, legal controversy over its delivery and content can sometimes arise. The business risks associated with this ever-present legal liability can be significantly minimized by the ability to provide bulletproof, legally valid evidence of what has transpired in e-mail communication. The ability to verify the integrity and authenticity of e-mail also helps organizations adhere to regulations concerning tamper-proof e-mail archiving.

RPost's Registered E-mail technology allows an e-mail sender to receive confirmation that a message has been delivered, independent of the return receipt functionality provided by the recipient's e-mail system and without having to implement a special PKI. This electronic "receipt," which contains a digitally signed delivery confirmation including delivery time, as well as a time-stamped copy of the entire original message, constitutes legally valid evidence that an e-mail has been delivered to a recipient and precisely what that e-mail said (including attachments). Archiving such confirmations with iQ.Suite then provides an additional level of audit security. "The integration of our Registered E-mail technology with iQ.Suite will create a high-performance e-mail management solution that can incontrovertibly verify what has transpired in e-mail. This is especially critical to processes found in the public and financial sectors. Working with GROUP Technologies, we believe the combined solution will quickly become recognized as a standard solution for legally valid e-mail communication," said Zafar Khan, CEO at RPost.

"The integration of RPost's innovative technology into iQ.Suite's ELM
process allows us to offer existing 2,000 customers and new customers a compelling new feature," said Jürgen Wege, GROUP's Chairman and CEO.

About RPost
RPost is the Registered E-mail company. The Registered E-mail system provides the sender of an e-mail with legally valid proof of authorship, content, and delivery to any Internet address. The Registered E-mail system does not require the recipient to have any special software or take any compliant action to prove delivery. RPost services provide the sender with a tamper-detectable e-mail receipt that contains all the information required to prove delivery and content, but RPost does not retain a copy of the message. For more information, visit their website at http://www.rpost.com

About GROUP Technologies AG
GROUP Technologies AG is a leading provider of E-mail Lifecycle Management (ELM) solutions. The intelligent, interlocking products found under the name "iQ.Suite" work together to enable robust security and the effective organization of e-mail from encryption, virus protection and anti-spam, to content-based classification and secure archiving. The products are available for the Lotus Domino, Microsoft Exchange, and SMTP platforms.

Respected organizations like Deutsche Bank, Ernst & Young, Honda, Heineken and Miele are just a few of the over 2,000 customers and more than 6 million ELM users worldwide.

GROUP Technologies is headquartered in Karlsruhe, Germany and operates a subsidiary in the USA. Its products are sold worldwide, both directly and through business partners. For more information, visit their website at http://www.group-technologies.com

For further information contact:
P-Age die Presse-Agentur
Ursula Schemm
Fürstenriederstrasse 275
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Phone: 49-89-790860-0
Fax: 49-89-790860-10
http://www.p-age.de

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Ottostrasse 4
D-76227 Karlsruhe
Phone: 49-721-4901-0
Fax: 49-721-4901-199
http://www.group-technologies.com

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2006 National Conference for Certified Professionals

 

PMI Announces the 2006 National Conference for Certified Professionals to be held in San Antonio, Texas

Practice Management Institute (PMI), a leading provider of medical office continuing education, today announced its National Conference for Certified Professionals, to be held on May 18 & 19, 2006 on the River Walk in San Antonio.

San Antonio, TX (PRWEB) January 27, 2006 -- Practice Management Institute (PMI), a leading provider of medical office continuing education, today announced its National Conference for Certified Professionals, to be held on May 18 & 19, 2006 on the River Walk in San Antonio.

“This conference is jam-packed with information critical to the physician’s office. Topics such as: ‘EMRs -- Should you Implement a Paperless System?’, ‘Pay For Performance and Consumer Driven Healthcare’ and ‘Making Sense of the New Competitive Acquisition Plan’ will be profiled at this year’s conference,” said Lynn Ballard, Conference Chair and VP of Professional Services for Practice Management Institute. “These sessions will be presented along with 20 other classes highlighting critical administrative issues that impact today’s physicians and their practices.”

PMI’s veteran faculty team will present the program, along with guest presenters, including Stan Luke, Deputy Chief, U.S. District Attorney’s Office, Civil Division, Department of Justice, and Michael Brown, Contributing Editor for Medical Economics. Round table discussions, customized breakout sessions and networking luncheons are planned to promote group interaction with conference participants and faculty members.

Participants are encouraged to register early, as the conference will be capped at 300 participants. This year, PMI celebrates 25 years of coding, reimbursement and practice management training. The federal government recently recognized PMI’s Certified Medical Coder (CMC) program. In 2004, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) named PMI’s Certified Medical Coder program as an example coder certification programs that could be utilized to fulfill its coding certification requirement of Medicare Contractors. The requirement stems from implementation guidelines for the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement and Modernization Act of 2003 (MMA). This recognition reinforces PMI’s position as a top provider of certification for medical office staff.

PMI training and certification classes are currently presented to physicians and their staffs in 400 of the nation’s leading hospitals, health care systems, colleges and medical societies. For more information, visit www.pmiMD.com or call 800-259-5562.

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MD-IT Adds Operations Executive

 

MD-IT Adds Operations Executive

MD-IT, an industry leader in integrating automated tools with medical transcription to assist physicians in documentation of medical care, announced today that Michael Murphy has joined the Company as Vice President of Operations.

Denver, CO (PRWEB) January 27, 2006 -- MD-IT, an industry leader in integrating automated tools with medical transcription to assist physicians in documentation of medical care, announced today that Michael Murphy has joined the Company as Vice President of Operations.

Mr. Murphy brings twenty-five years of leadership and management experience with both start-up and Fortune 500 firms in software and services businesses. He has distinguished himself as an effective leader with a strong customer service orientation. After beginning his career at Verac, Inc. and later Ball Corporation, Mr. Murphy co-founded Colorado-based Requisite Technology and has been a key member of several successful Colorado startup companies. Most recently, Mr. Murphy served as the Vice President and COO of CTEK, a Colorado-based organization that helps entrepreneurs launch and develop new growth businesses.
“I’ve had my eye on MD-IT for the past couple of years,” said Murphy, “and I’m impressed by the cutting-edge technology it has developed and is now deploying to deliver state-of-the-art medical transcription services. I’m excited to be joining the company at this juncture, as it accelerates its growth to apply its medical transcription solutions more widely.”

The addition of Mr. Murphy is an important commitment to ensure timely, world-class customer support and service. MD-IT’s goal is to make it easy for physicians to use twenty-first century technology in their medical practices without complicating their workload or distracting from physician-patient interactions. “Physicians have enough time demands just keeping up with medical advances in their specialty area, much less having time to research and apply the latest advances in information technology,” noted Thomas Carson, president and CEO of MD-IT. “Our business is to integrate new technology seamlessly into the medical transcription process, so that when an individual physician is ready to try a new tool, such as automated voice recognition, we can switch on that function as part of their existing transcription service. The best part is that the more technology is used, the less expensive documentation becomes, so we can actually help a medical practice decrease operating costs over time while creating an electronic record.”

About MD-IT
MD-IT provides Intelligent Transcription services and products to over 300 physicians in 90 clinics and group practices. Intelligent Transcription uses new technology to transform old services by providing a full range of automated tools that enable fast and easy document creation and exchange among physician offices, medical transcriptionists and information systems, while retaining personalized service to support individual physician preferences. Located in Denver, Colorado, the company is financed by equity investments from strategic partners and private investors. Additional information can be found at www.md-it.com.

Intelligent Transcription - New Technology Transforming Old Services

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Safe Handling of Hazardous Drugs

 

“Safe Handling of Hazardous Drugs” Technical Paper from Baxa Corporation Now Posted on PublicRelationsNewsroom.com For Media Access Discussions from a scientific advisory board on the impact of USP 797 and the NIOSH Alert for guiding the safe handling of hazardous drugs in healthcare settings are the topics of a new technical paper posted at the Public Relations Newsroom Web site. This posting joins a related page at the Expert Information for Journalists Web site (Expert411.com) featuring James Jorgenson, RPh, MS, and Martha Polovich, MN, RN, AOCN, industry experts on the subject of safe handling. Denver, CO, December 22, 2005 --(PR.COM)-- With hazardous drug handling brought to the forefront of public scrutiny by USP 797 and the recent NIOSH Alert, a new technical paper has been posted at http://www.PublicRelationsNewsroom.com for media access. Baxa Corporation manufactures devices and systems for safe handling. packaging and distributing fluid medications. The new safe handling technical paper is found at: http://publicrelationsnewsroom.com/_wsn/page13.html The “safe handling of hazardous drugs” expert information page is found at http://www.expert411.com/_wsn/page9.html. The Journal of Community Oncology article featuring Marty Polovich and detailing hazardous drug handling risks is found at: http://www.communityoncology.net/journal/articles/0203277.pdf The NIOSH Alert, "Preventing Occupational Exposures to Antineoplastic and other Hazardous Drugs in Healthcare Settings," reflects years of work by physician, nurse, pharmacist and scientific experts in collaboration with members of the broad-based NIOSH Hazardous Drug Safe Handling working group. Among the findings in the Alert are warnings that previous workplace precautions for containing hazardous drugs have been inadequate. Examples include: * "Sessink and Bos noted that 11 of 12 studies detected cyclophosphamide in the urine of healthcare workers tested, indicating continued exposure despite safety precautions." (page 17) * "Considering all the data, the weight of the evidence in occupationally exposed cohorts demonstrates an association between exposures to hazardous drugs and increases in various measures of genotoxicity..." (page 19) * "Recent evidence summarized in this Alert documents that worker exposure to hazardous drugs is a persistent problem. Although most air sampling studies have not demonstrated significant airborne concentrations of these drugs, the methodology employed in the past has come into question...and may not be a good indicator of environmental contamination of the workplace. All studies that examined surface wipe samples have determined that surface contamination of the workplace is common and widespread." (page 41) The Alert recommends that employers improve environmental and employee protection where hazardous drugs are handled. The specific benefits of closed systems were called out: * "An investigation conducted in the US demonstrated a reduction in both the percentage of urine samples with measurable levels of cyclophosphamide or ifosfamide present and the concentration of the drugs in the urine following use of a closed-system device for six months..." (page 18) * "Transfers from primary packaging such as vials to dosing equipment (i.e., infusion bags, bottles or pumps) should be carried out using closed systems whenever possible. Devices that contain the product within a closed system during drug transfers limit the potential for aerosol generation, as well as exposure to sharps." (page 35) A leading provider of devices and systems for the preparation, handling, packaging, and administration of liquid medications, Baxa Corporation manufactures and markets a wide range of healthcare products for use in hospitals, critical care units and alternate-site pharmacies. Headquartered in Englewood, Colorado, Baxa has subsidiaries and sales offices in Canada, the United Kingdom and Denmark, and distribution partners worldwide. Further information is available at http://www.baxa.com. Click the following link to view a presentation by Jim Jorgenson, "Using a Closed System Device to Reduce Occupational Exposure to Hazardous Drugs." Jorgenson is Director of Pharmacy for the Huntsman Cancer Institute and Associate Dean for Professional Affairs at the University of Utah: http://www.isips.org/presentations/PhaSeal/player.html ### Contacts: Marian Robinson, Vice President, Marketing Baxa Corporation: 800.567.2292 ext. 2157 or 303.617.2157 Email: marian.robinson@baxa.com Maggie Chamberlin Holben, APR Absolutely Public Relations 303.984.9801, 303.669.3558 Email: maggie@absolutelypr.com

Contact Information

Baxa Corporation Maggie Chamberlin Holben, APR 303.984.9801 or 303.669.3558 maggie@absolutelypr.com http://www.baxa.com

When it Comes to Debt, Children Are Indeed the Future

New Study From LendingTree Reveals:
When it Comes to Debt, Children Are Indeed the Future
 
Conducted by Recognized Consumer Finance Expert, Study Highlights Changing View of
Debt Across All Life Stages

 

New York, NY - October 26, 2005 - An important new research report called "LIVING WITH DEBT: A Life Stage Analysis of Changing Attitudes and Behaviors" was released today at a press conference in New York City. The report, which was commissioned by LendingTree, examines how attitudes and behaviors related to consumer debt have changed between generations, and also how these attitudes and behaviors progress throughout the various stages of adult life. In recognition of the particular financial pressures and debt triggers that occur within certain groups, the study examines:

 

• College Students
• Young Singles
• Young Families
• Mature Families
• Empty Nesters
• Seniors

 

The full report, as well as the executive summary of highlights, can be downloaded at
www.lendingtree.com/livingwithdebt.

 

In underwriting this research, LendingTree hopes to contribute to the national dialogue about the state of debt in our lives, and, most importantly, to mobilize consumers to arm themselves with the financial literacy skills they need to make smart borrowing decisions.

 

The author of the report is Robert D. Manning, Ph.D., economist and professor of finance at the Rochester Institute of Technology, and author of Credit Card Nation. Dr. Manning is a specialist in consumer finance, socio-economic trends, and retail banking deregulation, and has testified before Congress on the use of credit.

 

Research Highlights

 

Overall, the study underscores several universal themes that appear consistently across life stages:

 

• Living with increasingly higher levels of debt has become an accepted and normal state of affairs - considered an inevitable and likely permanent feature of everyday life. The social stigma of high levels of debt is largely gone.

 

• Many people attribute their willingness to go into debt - or to take on additional levels of debt - directly to a dramatic increase in spending on children and grandchildren. Even older life stage groups, who more typically adhere to the "traditional" financial values of thrift and frugality, report using credit much more freely when spending on what they feel are "socially expected" lifestyle activities and accessories of their kids. Consequently, as families save less for college and rely more heavily on student loans, this contributes to higher debt levels among their children, who enter young adulthood with more debt (both student and consumer) than previous generations.

 

• Attitudes toward home ownership have changed, from simply providing necessary shelter to satisfying both a need and a tangible, secure (and considered near perfect) investment. Home ownership has become a much more important piece of the overall personal finance equation, with the real or expected appreciation in home equity often considered a financial stabilizer or "way out of trouble."

 

• Many participants feel ill-equipped to make prudent financial decisions, expressing an explicit desire for practical personal finance education, information and services. Long-term financial planning, with the exception of buying a house, is largely absent. Few have developed, let alone adhere to, a personal budget, although older groups were more likely than younger groups to do so.

 

Additional highlights for each life stage can be found in the executive summary at:
www.lendingtree.com/livingwithdebt.

 

Methodology
The study uses a life stage approach based on the assumption that the experiences of the different groups illuminate current and future trends related to consumption and saving/borrowing patterns. This approach helps to distinguish the unique influences of particular household dynamics, drawn from behaviors and experiences that vary across historical periods, or what is commonly referred to as "cohort effects." Therefore, each life stage group is specified as a methodologically and sociologically discrete category; two focus groups comprised of randomly-selected members of each of the six specified life stage groups were conducted on consecutive days over the summer of 2005 in three distinctly different geographic regions: Rochester, NY; Washington, D.C.; and Orlando, FL.

 

More information about the study's methodology can be found at:
www.lendingtree.com/livingwithdebt.

 

The LendingTree Commitment to Borrower Education
As part of its ongoing mission to empower borrowers, LendingTree also announced today it has launched a multi-year education and advocacy program around smart borrowing with the goal of inspiring consumers to make informed and savvy borrowing decisions.

 

Starting today, a reader-friendly and information-rich resource -The LendingTree Guide to Smart  Borrowing:  How to Use Credit Wisely Throughout Your Life - is available at no cost to consumers. The guide can be ordered in hard copy or downloaded electronically at:
www.lendingtree.com/livingwithdebt.

 

Also through the Smart Borrower education initiative, the LendingTree.com Web site offers an extensive library of articles, information, interactive tools, calculators and expert advice, all of which assist borrowers in making informed decisions about managing their debt. In addition, the company offers a free monthly educational newsletter and a series of comprehensive loan product guides designed to help borrowers understand and compare loan products and offers. They also provide helpful questions to ask during the borrowing process.

 

About LendingTree, LLC
LendingTree, LLC is the nation's leading online lending exchange, providing a marketplace that connects consumers with multiple lenders that compete for their business. Since inception, LendingTree has facilitated more than 16 million loan requests and $109 billion in closed loan transactions. LendingTree provides access to mortgages and refinance loans, home equity loans/lines of credit, auto loans, personal loans, and credit cards via
www.lendingtree.com and 800-555-TREE.

 

Founded in 1998 and headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, LendingTree, LLC is part of IAC Financial Services and Real Estate, an operating business of IAC/InterActiveCorp (NASDAQ: IACI), which also owns or operates LendingTree Loans, LendingTree Settlement Services, LLC, GetSmart LendingSM, RealEstate.com, Domania, and iNest.

 

Media Contacts:
Gil Isenstein
Mullen PR
(978) 468-1155
gil.isenstein@mullen.com

 

Marcia Morphy
Rochester Institute of Technology
(585) 475-4951
 mpmuns@rit.edu

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The Coalition for Economic and Social Research (CESR) was founded in 2005 by Dr. Robert D. Manning and Harvey Warren in response to the worsening consumer debt crisis in America. CESR brings into constructive dialog all of those around the issue of excessive consumer debt, helping consumers find relief while respecting the debt owed. Tragically, as new bankruptcy legislation is being enacted, regulators are dismantling counseling options in their difficult effort to protect consumers in trouble from being abused.

 

Responsible debt relief can be a viable and vital last stop for consumers before a court ordered Chapter 13. How to safely assist and fairly qualify consumers who seek a dignified alternative to bankruptcy is an issue of shared concern for debtors, lenders, collectors, and consumer advocates. CESR is poised to be an effective listener and powerful voice addressing the needs and concerns of all within the coalition.

 

 

Online Courses From PLATO Learning

PLATO Learning Releases Online Courses; Whole Semester Courses Help Schools Meet Diverse Learning Needs for Distance Learning and Credit Recovery

MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 26, 2006--PLATO Learning, Inc. (NASDAQ:TUTR), a leading provider of K-adult computer-based and e-learning solutions, today announced the release of PLATO(R) Courses. These semester-long online courses provide schools and districts a way to deliver rigorous credit recovery solutions, alternatives for students not succeeding in the traditional environment, credit-granting distance learning programs, and home school curricula.

PLATO Courses--available in Algebra 1A and 1B, Algebra 2A and 2B, English 9A and 9B, English 10A and 10B, Biology Semesters A and B, Physical Science Semesters A and B, Geography Semesters A and B, and American History Semesters A and B--are aligned to national standards in each subject area. Each course provides a comprehensive course curriculum, including exemptive assessments, instructional content, cumulative final exams, and state standards coverage reports. To promote the successful use of PLATO Courses, PLATO(R) Education Consultants provide both onsite and electronic professional development sessions.

Each PLATO Course includes teacher support materials--a Teacher's Guide and Implementation Guide. The Teacher's Guide includes pacing charts, grading sheets, offline assessments, and a scope and sequence; the Implementation Guide helps schools plan for evaluations and access best practices in instructional strategies, coaching, and mentoring.

"Districts across the country are quickly adopting distance learning, virtual schools, and credit recovery programs as part of their high school reform efforts," said Mike Morache, PLATO Learning President and CEO. "PLATO Courses are rigorous and designed to be used by schools to offer their students alternative ways to complete academic and graduation requirements. By keeping these students within the school system, districts realize an added benefit--keeping the funds they lose when students drop out."

Major school districts such as Columbus Public Schools, Ohio; Memphis City Schools, Tenn.; and Aldine ISD, Tex., have reduced dropout rates and helped students recover credits through long-standing partnerships with PLATO Learning. In just one summer session, Memphis City Schools granted over 3,500 credits to students in grades 7-12 using PLATO(R) Instructional Solutions. Steve Oldham, program coordinator at Columbus Public Schools said, "The Yea! Program (using PLATO Instruction for Credit Recovery) was the most valuable thing I did in my entire education career. Without this program, 80 percent of our over-age students would have dropped out. With the program, 76 percent of those over-age students are on track to reach graduation."

About PLATO Learning, Inc.

PLATO Learning is a leading provider of computer-based and e-learning instruction for kindergarten through adult learners, offering curricula in reading, writing, mathematics, science, social studies, and life and job skills. The company also offers innovative online assessment and accountability solutions and standards-based professional development services. With over 6,000 hours of objective-based, problem-solving courseware, plus assessment, alignment, and curriculum management tools, we create standards-based curricula that facilitate learning and school improvement.

PLATO Learning is a publicly held company traded as TUTR on the NASDAQ. PLATO Learning educational software, delivered via networks, CD-ROM, the Internet, and private intranets, is primarily marketed to K-12 schools and colleges. The Company also sells to job training programs, correctional institutions, military education programs, corporations, and individuals.

PLATO Learning is headquartered at 10801 Nesbitt Avenue South, Bloomington, Minnesota 55437, 952.832.1000 or 800.869.2000. The Company has offices throughout the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom, as well as international distributors in Puerto Rico, South Africa, and the United Arab Emirates. For more information, please visit http://www.plato.com.

PLATO(R) is a registered trademark of PLATO Learning, Inc. PLATO Learning is a trademark of PLATO Learning, Inc. All other company and product names may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies.

Contacts

PLATO Learning, Inc.
Michael Morache, 952-832-1000
or
Larry Betterley, 952-832-1000
or
Terri Reden, 952-832-1000

Healthcare Costs Battle Involves Use of Technology At University of California

 

University of California Uses Technology to Tackle Rising Healthcare Costs

California’s 2nd largest employer selects CompassCare’s Clinical Information System.

Chicago, IL (PRWEB) January 26, 2006 -- The University of California’s (UC’s) Office of the President selects CompassCare’s Clinical Information System, which will be provided to its occupational health clinics on a system wide basis. CompassCare provides software to manage healthcare information and delivery.

“A top priority for UC is to ensure that all employees have access to quality healthcare when they need it. Technological innovation helps us advance the delivery of care while stemming the tide of rising costs,” says Dan Nicholson, Workers’ Compensation Manager, UC Office of the President.

The State of California has seen workers’ compensation (WC) costs more than triple from 1995 to 2003. Total medical treatment costs are estimated to be 50 to 100 percent higher in WC than treatments paid for by private health insurance. Although medical costs have decreased with recent reforms, the overall cost of workers’ compensation in California remains significantly higher than in other states.

“As the 2nd largest employer in California with more than 175,000 faculty and staff, it is important that we take proactive measures to ensure our people’s access to high quality care,” says Nicholson. “CompassCare enhances our ability to monitor and measure performance system wide, increasing our visibility into the entire care process. It will help us standardize clinical documentation electronically, capture information on a real-time basis, transmit appropriate levels of information to the correct parties (e.g., claims administrator), and automate clinical and operational functions using a rules-based engine.”

UC comprises 10 campuses and 5 medical centers. The Office of the President is responsible for UC's system wide activities and programs including the coordination of all workers’ compensation claims made throughout the UC system. The CompassCare system will be used by UC to link together its Occupational Health clinics on a common, electronic platform, creating seamless networking and information flow.

The CompassCare clinical information system integrates practice management, EMR, billing and communication processes on top of a rules engine driven architecture – all accessible from a secure, HIPPA compliant, web-interface.

“Effectively managing the delivery of Occupational Healthcare services is paramount for employers like the University of California who serve a broad patient community. We designed CompassCare with the intent of improving the delivery of care on a massive scale. This is being validated at UC as it is with several other hospital systems that use our software,” said Rick Valentine, CEO of CompassCare Inc.

“The CompassCare system helps hospitals reduce the costs associated with processing claims, ensure compliance with regulations, eliminate redundant data entry, manage the delivery of care, and improve communication flow between key stakeholders such as the healthcare provider, the employer and the insurer, all to ensure the injured worker gets the required treatment quickly and efficiently,” says Valentine.

UC represents Chicago-area CompassCare’s 3rd customer in California, others include Dameron Hospital in Stockton, CA and Sutter Health based in Sacramento, CA.

About University of California
UC’s ten campuses at Berkeley, Davis, Irvine, Los Angeles, Merced, Riverside, San Diego, San Francisco, Santa Cruz and Santa Barbara. The UC’s 5 medical centers and 10 health centers comprise one of the largest health care systems in the state, and one of the most respected in the country. Each year the University provides care to more than 135,000 inpatients, 239,000 emergency room visitors and more than 3.6 million outpatients. In 2004, the UCLA and UCSF medical centers were ranked fifth and sixth, respectively, in the entire by U.S. News and World Report.

About CompassCare
CompassCare Inc. provides occupational healthcare stakeholders (employers, care providers, and TPA/ case managers) an integrated management system that connects all parties together in "real-time” via the Internet. It provides instant access to HIPAA-compliant information on an injured worker so all parties have the tools they need to manage the information and activity associated with workers' compensation. The result is improved quality of care and better financial and operations management. With more than 25 million electronic medical (patient) records accurately processed to date, CompassCare is one of the leading suppliers of healthcare information technology. The following are copyrights of CompassCare: CompassCare, MedTRAK, FasTRAK, ClaimTRAK, CaseTRAK, For more information please visit: www.compass-care.com.

Media Contact:
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847.604.9800

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Health Industry News Resource for Medical and Pharma Sectors

 

Wisdomatics Launches Health Industry News - Comprehensive Resource for Medical and Pharma Sectors

Wisdomatics, publishers of the successful consumer health websites BreakThroughDigest.com and Search Cancer.com, announces the launch of a new business information portal for the medical industry: Health Industry News.

Seattle, WA (PRWEB) January 26, 2006 -- Wisdomatics, publishers of the successful consumer health websites BreakThroughDigest.com and Search Cancer.com, announces the launch of a new business information portal for the medical industry: Health Industry News (www.healthindustrynews.com).

"This website is about the business of medicine", says Wisdomatics president and executive producer, Gary Bryant. "There are financial information sources out there that offer highlights of the health industry, and there are consumer health sites that allude to the business side of medicine. But Health Industry News is nothing but Health Industry News."

Wisdomatics is no stranger to the Web and health content in particular. Launched in 2003, their flagship website Breakthrough Digest now receives millions of visitors each year.

"Consider the challenges this industry faces today: drug companies have a public image problem, a deepening health insurance crisis as more and more employers cut health benefits, a nursing shortage, dissatisfaction with the new federal prescription drug plan, and of course, product safety." Says Bryant, "This is a fragmented business sector that screams for visionaries."

One feature to be introduced in April of 2006, Health Industry Leaders, will present editorial content written by the leadership of the industry. Health Industry Leaders will be an opportunity for a company's visionaries to provide high-level perspective on the issues facing the healthcare industry today- a perspective that can only come from a company's unique position in the marketplace.

Other site highlights include daily news updates, interactive event scheduling, a sizeable resource directory and additional features available to registered users. The entire site's offerings are free. Health Industry News can be found on the Web at http://www.healthindustrynews.com

Wisdomatics is a web site publishing enterprise. Since 1994, has created, developed and managed a number of award winning web sites including BreakThroughDigest.com and Search Cancer.com.

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Professional Open Source Consulting & Support Services

InfoAxon launches Professional Open Source Consulting & Support Services packages to enable enterprise embrace professional open source solutions while mitigating risk

Press Release by: InfoAxon Technologies Limited

Published on openPR 01-25-2006 12:52 pm - CET

(openPR) - 2005 was a year with a greatly accentuated interest in Open Source technologies and the benefits it provides to businesses world wide. However most businesses keen to explore Open Source based solutions have remained on the fringes as they are uncertain about how to adopt Open Source within their IT strategy and how to manage the risks involved.

To bridge this gap and help businesses introduce Open Source technologies within their enterprise architecture, InfoAxon Technologies Limited, a leading provider of Outsourced Product Engineering services has launched its Professional Open Source Consulting & Support Service packages to help enterprise integrate professional open source technologies into their current architecture.

“We are excited to augment our expert technical know-how on open source technologies with professional consulting and support packages which would eliminate risk out of the challenges that open source software model introduces into organizations, so that they can most effectively mange open source as an integral element of their long term IT strategies” says Shubham Nagar, Director and Professional Open Source Evangelist, at InfoAxon.

Shubham places lots of emphasis on the term ‘Professional’. According to him, “not all open source technologies & solutions are mature and robust to be used within the enterprise”. There also seems a deep interest in the open source model but also a genuine need to adopt a more risk-free, professional route to adopting open source as an alternative to proprietary solutions. InfoAxon distinguishes ‘Professional’ open source from any other open source technologies and solutions by defining a set of criterion that any open source must pass to be termed ‘Professional Open Source’. In other words, for an open source technology and solution to be ‘Enterprise Fit’, it must pass criterions like maturity of the open source project, clear licensing, an active developer community, modularity, use of open standards, quality support, easy setup & deployment, and easy administration etc.

Adding further to it, Nikhil Kapoor, InfoAxon, Director Technical, says “We solve real business problems for our clients by offering professional open source solutions which have been thoroughly researched and approved by our in-house technical experts”. “We have taken a leadership position in professional Open Source space by defining and implementing Open Source Maturity Model (OSMM) quiet early. This considerably reduces the risk attached with open source solution”, he adds quickly.

InfoAxon claims that its Professional Open Source services and solution provides various tangible business benefits to its clients apart from improving overall client productivity. Some of the benefits include:

1. Reduced application lifecycle costs
2. Reduced infrastructure costs
3. Slashed development & integration times
4. Eliminate vendor lock-in
5. Freedom to enhance & customize
6. Scalability to manage business growth
7. Low TCO

InfoAxon has also launched its Content & Knowledge Management Framework called DEEKSHA which provides a single unified platform for the creation, management and publishing of content and turn these into enterprise knowledge through the use of collaborative tools and technologies.

DEEKSHA has emerged through InfoAxon’s long engagement with UK Local Authority Website (LAWs) initiative to develop web standards and an Open Source Web Content Management System that could be freely adopted by any local authority in the UK.

DEEKSHA is a Workflow enabled, Role based 100% Professional Open Source Content & Knowledge Management Solution to create, manage and publish content onto portals / websites / intranets and mange enterprise knowledge. The system fully complies with International Accessibility and Information Architecture standards like XML, E-GMS, W3C, Dublin Core, WAF etc.

DEEKSHA provides several compelling business benefits to organizations:

a. No Licence Fee. Lower Cost and Great value for money (Compared to other Commercial Vendors)
b. Decentralization of Content Creation.
c. Promote culture of Self Service for knowledge creation and sharing.
d. Personalization of content as per user preferences.
e. Commercial & Enterprise Grade system at non-commercial prices
f. Flexibility and Adaptability provided by a Professional Open Source solution. Handover of Source Code.
g. International Accessibility and Information Architecture standards implemented in the system (XML, W3C, Dublin Core, WAF etc)

InfoAxon has experience of implementing & enhancing Professional Open Source Content Management Solutions with global clients such as NTL UK, London Authority of Camden etc. Recently InfoAxon has entered into an agreement to provide professional open source consulting and support services regarding content management services to one of United Nations nodal agency. This was an important contract for InfoAxon and a vote of confidence from such large organization with global footprints.

About InfoAxon Technologies Ltd.
InfoAxon Technologies is a leading provider of business-ready professional open source solutions tailored to meet your IT and Business goals. InfoAxon’s professional open source solutions are enterprise-fit, robust, high performance and cost effective.

InfoAxon provides an alternative to buying high cost proprietary software or building the solution right from the scratch. InfoAxon has a rich repertory of already researched ‘enterprise-fit’ professional open source solution which could be customized to suite specific business needs. For this InfoAxon has a well defined Professional Open Source Maturity Model (POSMM) which reduces the cost and complexity associated with open source, while mitigating risk.

For further Information contact:
Vineet Dahiya
Head Marketing
Vineet.dahiya@infoaxon.com
+91-9810425760

India Office:
InfoAxon Technologies Ltd.
B-10, G.K. Enclave 1,
New Delhi – 110091
Tel : +91-11-41634005
Fax : +91-11-41634008
Web : http://www.infoaxon.com

UK Office:
InfoAxon Technologies UK Ltd.
Building A, Trinity Court
Wokingham Road,
Bracknell, Berkshire RG42 1PL
UK
Tel : +44 1344 668048
Fax : +44 1344 668148
DDI : +44 1344 668458

Healthcare IT Solutions For Health Care Delivery At HIMSS Conference

Healthia Consulting to Showcase Healthcare IT Solutions at the 2006 HIMSS Annual Conference & Exhibition

 

HIMSS 2006 Annual Conference

MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 25, 2006--The challenges surrounding the pivotal issues of patient safety, security, electronic health record, ambulatory care and clinical systems will be addressed in detail at the upcoming 2006 HIMSS Annual Conference & Exhibition, Feb. 12-16, in San Diego, CA. Healthia Consulting of Minneapolis, MN, will exhibit its healthcare information technology (IT) solutions at the meeting, recognized as one of the premier conferences in the healthcare industry.

Attendees visiting Healthia Consulting at booth #5815 will have the opportunity to learn more about the company's consulting services for improving the effectiveness and quality of healthcare delivery. Healthia Consulting assists customers in assessing their needs and devising and implementing solutions that will meet both current and future needs.

Glenn Galloway, CEO for Healthia Consulting, stated: "The annual HIMSS conference is the place to be for an organization like Healthia Consulting. It brings the key industry players right to us; those who can make the buying decisions and are ready to buy. When they stop by our booth, we can talk one-on-one with them about their needs and how Healthia Consulting can help them meet those needs. We would never be able to see as many high-level decision makers otherwise."

The HIMSS conference attracts more than 22,000 attendees annually, making it one of the largest healthcare IT and management systems conference in the world. Attendees who visit the conference participate in education sessions and networking events, in addition to visiting the exhibits. The 2006 conference takes a knowledge-based focus, with more than 300 education sessions and seven symposia, including five new sessions: Pre-Nursing Informatics, Clinical Engineering, Pay-for-Performance, Pharmacy and RHIO, in addition to the Nursing Informatics and Physician symposia so popular at HIMSS 2005. The Interoperability Showcase returns in 2006 with groundbreaking demonstrations that utilize cutting-edge technology and standards to demonstrate interoperability in an interactive environment. Attendees will be able to create, track and manage virtual electronic health records and experience interoperability advances across both acute and ambulatory care environments.

Among the speakers lined up for the 2006 conference are keynoters secretary of Health and Human Services, Michael Leavitt (invited), national health information technology coordinator, Dr, David Brailer, Virginia Governor, Mark Warner, and Intel board chairman, Craig R. Barrett, as well as a number of leading healthcare IT industry and business speakers.

ABOUT HEALTHIA CONSULTING

Healthia Consulting, Inc. is a privately held national healthcare consulting firm that offers management advisory and solution delivery services for healthcare provider, payer and life sciences organizations. Founded in 1998, the company has three regional offices in Chicago, Minneapolis and Denver and a client roster that includes the nation's most prominent healthcare organizations. For more information, visit www.healthiaconsulting.com.

ABOUT HIMSS

HIMSS (Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society) is the healthcare industry's membership organization exclusively focused on providing leadership for the optimal use of healthcare information technology and management systems for the betterment of human health. Visit www.himss.org for more information.

Contacts

Healthia Consulting, Inc.
Shawna Schueller, 763-923-7909
shawna.schueller@healthiaconsulting.com

At A Glance

StoneBridge Group
Source: via Business Wire Updated  01/10/2005  by company
Headquarters:	Minneapolis, MN
Website:	http://www.stonebridgegroup.com
CEO:	Glenn Galloway
Employees:	45
Organization:	Private

Power of a Super Bowl Ad Spot Attracts Start-up - Moth To Flame?

 

Start-up Company Believes in the Power of a Super Bowl Spot

While it is not unprecedented for a small, new and relatively unknown company to invest in a Super Bowl spot, it is certainly not common. The influx of ‘dot-com’ companies a few years ago, for example, did result in some brands introducing themselves to the public for the first time during the Super Bowl. Representing the most-watched and scrutinized advertising on television, Super Bowl spots are usually occupied by the biggest of brand names. This year will promise much of the same, but there will be at least one ‘little guy’ fighting to shine through the image-glutted glitz and glamour to introduce an innovative new product line to consumers. More information, copies of the ad, company artwork, previous news stories all readily available upon request.

ST. PETERSBURG, FL (PRWEB) January 25, 2006 -- St. Petersburg, Florida-based American HomeHealth will host a special premiere of their new television advertisement that will publicly debut on television during Super Bowl XL. The premiere screening will take place on Friday, February 3rd, 2006 at 10:00 a.m. in the Bank of America Tower, Suite 800, in downtown St. Petersburg.

The ad is a humorous spot marketing the company’s PS brand, a line of professional formulae cleaning products for the house and personal care. The 30-second spot will appear in the second pod of the second half of the Super Bowl (February 5th, 2006). As portrayed in the ad, American HomeHealth’s initiative is to take products originally formulated for healthcare facilities, and introduce them for use in the American home. The PS line of products has the industrial strength used by healthcare professionals “without the hospital smell.”

If you would like to attend the screening or receive more information, please contact Jesse Landis at email protected from spam bots.

WHO: American HomeHealth, PS - The New Clean
WHAT: Super Bowl Ad Premiere Screening
WHEN: Friday, February 3rd, 2006, 10:00 a.m.
WHERE: Bank of America Tower, Suite 800, One Progress Plaza, 200 Central Avenue

About American HomeHealth, Inc.: Based in St. Petersburg, Florida, American HomeHealth (AHHI) manufactures and markets personal care hand sanitizing products and household disinfecting cleaners for consumers. The line is being marketed under the PS™ brand name, and includes 17 professional strength anti-viral and anti-bacterial products whose formulae were originally developed and used in healthcare environments including hospitals, physician and dental offices. PS™ products are available in supermarket chains, mass merchandisers, and drugstore chains nationwide. More information about the company is available at www.AHHI.com.

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Press Contact: Jesse Lanids
Company Name: GLASURE GROUP
Email: email protected from spam bots
Phone: 727.821.8700
Website: www.ahhi.com, www.psthenewclean.com

Micro-Payment and Advertising System For Blogs and Digital Content

 

Binserver Introduces 'TipIt'(beta) Voluntary Micro-Payment and Advertising System that Creates One-Click RSS Delivered Functionality for blogs and Other Digital Content

Binserver [www.binserver.com] is in the business of mining unbundled media - a trend toward the elimination of middlemen - such as websites, networks, publishers or record labels. The company believes voluntary micro-payments are an incremental step in the creation of sustainable systems for free and unbundled content on the web and elsewhere.

(PRWEB) January 25, 2006 -- Binserver [www.binserver.com is in the business of mining unbundled media - a trend toward the elimination of middlemen - such as but not limited to websites, networks, publishers and record labels. The company believes voluntary micro-payments are an incremental step in the creation of sustainable systems for free and unbundled content on the web and elsewhere.

While the web is leading a charge toward unbundled media it’s catching on in other mediums such as TV where content has been inextricably shackled to networks. According to the CEO, John Bransford, the future is in distribution that unties digital content while still retaining all the allowable rights of ownership including compensation. They believe all forms of digital content will be unbundled - including video.

"I sat on a blue ribbon committee at HBO that was charged with predicting when video on demand would be reality and how to capitalize rather than impeding adoption. HBO has largely implemented our recommendations and, to me, a perfect example of how these companies should prepare for an unbundled media world."

"Grasping the details of unbundled content is important to fully understanding our plans," says Bransford. Terry Heaton, a respected media analyst, as a body of research and work in the area. His is to date the best analysis of unbundled media some of which can be found here http://donatacom.com/papers/pomo48.htm.

They started with www.Nashvilesnews.net intending to offer citizen’s generated content. Bransford says, "we worked for nearly a year trying to create an RSS based CMS for automatically formatting and publishing user generated material. That project had some success however things did not gel until we found Marcin Konicki a crack RSS developer who had been working on a similar system."

"Marcin is the best hands on RSS guy going" says Bransford. "One time I was having a devil of a time trying to subscribe to the CNN headline news podcast. Marcin diagnosed the problem and CNN made the changes. Now it works."

The second part of our approach to unbundled media is manifest in TipIt. We think content has to be compensated and it’s in everyone’s interest to create multiple pathways to that end. Tipit is a simple concept that’s yet to be properly engaged. To get a fast idea go to a demo here http://TipIt.ws or here http://nashvillesnews.net/node/54594 then mouse over the TipIt icon.

It’s different from the standard Pay Pal tip jar. TipIt is not bound to a website and allows an unlimited number of content owners to be aggregated on a site but paid directly. The usual tip jar forces all payment to the website which is not feasible in a world where the publisher doesn’t know and doesn’t want to deal with tracking every site that might subscribe to his feed. The TipIt, when enabled by the content producers, can stay with the content wherever it is fed using RSS 2.0. Content publishers can find more information on the company’s information site www.TipIt.ws and blog tipit.wordpress.com .

The next iteration will be what they call the ‘Info TipIt’. An appreciative reader can pay the writer without spending money by using the TipIt to view an ad. Again they mouse over to read an ad and the action is recorded - i.e. that they did it — and the content is reimbursed. "From an advertisers perspective it promotes a ‘cost per desired action achieved’ for which they are willing to pay a premium. The content gets compensated and the website receives promotion from our main site if they want."

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Press Contact: John Bransford
Company Name: NASHVILLES NEWS
Email: email protected from spam bots
Phone: 888-891-3105
Website: http://nashvillesnews.net

Are Medicare Professionals Served By New Medicare Industry Web Site?

 

Dynamic Healthcare Systems Debuts ManagingMedicare.com

Industry site designed to serve medicare professionals.

Irvine, CA (PRWEB) January 25, 2006 -- Dynamic Healthcare Systems, a provider of innovative solutions for Medicare-focused health plans, today announced the creation of ManagingMedicare.com (http://www.managingmedicare.com), a Medicare industry web site that offers analysis, expertise, current information, discussions and collaboration between professionals who are committed to the success of the ever changing Medicare industry.

“As new guidelines and regulations set forth by the Medicare Modernization Act of 2003 are rolled out for implementation, Medicare-related businesses need a forum for up-to-date analysis and information to help them streamline their transition and adoption of the new rules,” said Ken Stockman, Founder and CEO of Dynamic Healthcare Systems, Inc. “ManagingMedicare.com is a collaborative site that tracks trends, issues, ideas and best practices.”

ManagingMedicare.com has enlisted industry experts and leaders to contribute content on a regular basis. Collaboration between professionals who manage Medicare programs is critical to the success of providing quality health care to the elderly and disabled. ManagingMedicare.com is just one place where cooperation and the exchange of information and ideas can take place.

About Dynamic Healthcare Systems
Dynamic Healthcare Systems, Inc. was founded on delivering comprehensive solutions for Medicare Advantage health plans and MSOs striving to succeed amid new and evolving regulatory requirements. Headquartered in Irvine, California, the company brings world-class innovations to middle market companies serving the Medicare population. Dynamic Healthcare Systems can be reached at (949) 975-1877. www.dynamichealthsys.com.

Contact:
Dynamic Healthcare Systems
Media Relations
Jay Baker
Phone: 805.906.7327
Web: http://www.dynamichealthsys.com

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Press Contact: Jay Baker
Company Name: DYNAMIC HEALTHCARE SYSTEMS INC.
Email: email protected from spam bots
Phone: 805.906.7327
Website: www.dynamichealthsys.com

Infoworld and Dell Small Business Magazine Free Offer

 

	We wanted to give you the chance to subscribe to InfoWorld and also to Dell Small Business E-mail Updates. Be sure to forward this email to business associates - they may wish to apply to receive a complimentary publication in their industry as well.   InfoWorld Making the right technology buying decisions is more important to business success than ever. That's why InfoWorld is dedicated to helping IT professionals get technology right. With the latest on products, services and technologies, our "Tech Watch" section covers the story behind the story - keeping readers abreast on the nuts and bolts of enterprise technology, while our "Test Center" section puts products to the test in real-world environments. For tech subjects that deserve expanded coverage, InfoWorld's feature stories dig deep, and opinions and insights from respected columnists round out the wealth of information designed to make IT decision making easier. Dell Small Business E-mail Updates Save on Dell products with Dell Small Business E-mail Updates! Sign up today and get great deals on systems, networking hardware and essential software and accessories delivered right to your inbox every week. Note: Dell will be contacting you via email with details - offer valid in the United States Only.  MORE Trade Publications FREE to Qualified Professionals include: Enterprise Open Source Journal - Is the first magazine designed solely to focus on open source strategies in the ... InfoStor - Provides storage professionals with the right decision-making information to evaluate, ... Business Solutions - Helping VARs increase profits by integrating complementary technology.... Other Professional Publications can be found at: Technical, Internet, Computers, more... Browse the list of job functions and industries on the application form to see if you might qualify. Also note the geographic availability. Then simply complete the form and submit it. If you have co-workers, friends or family who work in a related field, please pass this offer on to them - they'll thank you! Cheers, Gina Geertz TradePub.com Manager http://consultant-directory.tradepub.com/ 16795 Lark Ave, Los Gatos, 95032

Podcast Marketing Master Class Offered

Business Guru David Maister Launches Podcast Marketing Master Class

BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 23, 2006--Boston business guru David Maister today launches the first in a series of unique podcasts on marketing for professional services firms -- available free from his website, www.davidmaister.com.

Maister, a former Harvard Business School professor and named as one of the top 40 business thinkers in the world, covers topics including becoming a trusted adviser, attracting new clients, and growing current client relationships.

The first four of 14 (20-minute) podcasts are now available on his website, and he likens them to a college course in professional services marketing. "These podcasts are designed to cover a range of marketing issues that can be easily overcome, but which professional services firms seem to consistently get wrong," Maister said.

"I'm making these podcasts available because I think it's extremely important that businesses realize how easy it is to increase their fee income through just being better advisers. It's not rocket science, but so many organizations fumble their way through client relationships so awkwardly that you'd think it was."

Maister's work is dedicated to assisting managers in professional businesses energize people more effectively -- even where this may involve telling them things they don't want to hear. His website also contains numerous frank, constructive articles and videos about where professional services firms are going wrong, and what they should do to ensure staff are focused on making clients happy.

The new website makes hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of consulting wisdom available for free. Maister says, "I firmly believe that the best way for an individual or a company to showcase both their expertise and their dedication to client service is to prove they have something to offer by giving a taste away for free. You sell by showing, not by telling. Anyone who wants to test my theory can check out the resources available on www.davidmaister.com."

As one of the most respected consultants in his field, Maister will also be making the closing address at a live web conference on January 25, hosted by Microsoft, in tribute to one of his role models, the late Peter Drucker. Other speakers at this event include Tom Peters, Dr Marshall Goldsmith and Frances Hesselbein. See http://tinyurl.com/87j72.

In 2002, David Maister was named as one of the top 40 business thinkers in the world (Business Minds, by Tom Brown, Prentice Hall/Financial Times). He was a professor at Harvard Business School for seven years before setting up his global consultancy practice in 1985.

He is the author of bestselling management books, Managing the Professional Service Firm (1993), True Professionalism (1997), The Trusted Advisor (2000, with C. Green and R. Galford), Practice What You Preach (2001), and First Among Equals; How to Manage a Group of Professionals (2002, with Patrick McKenna). All are published by The Free Press.

Pictures of David Maister are available on www.davidmaister.com for media use.

Contacts

Larry Bodine Marketing
Larry Bodine, 520-577-9759
or
David Maister, david@davidmaister.com

SAS Offers Customer Data Mining for Strategic Business Advantage

SAS Positioned in the Leader Quadrant for Customer Data Mining; SAS Empowers Users to Explore and Leverage Data for Strategic Business Advantage

 

CARY, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 23, 2006--SAS, the leader in business intelligence, is positioned in the Leaders Quadrant in the "Magic Quadrant for Customer Data Mining, 1Q06" report* by Gartner, Inc. Leaders are vendors whose performance excels in the customer data mining market segment. Not only are they suitable for the majority of enterprises to consider today, but they also have a significant impact on the direction and growth of the market.

Customer data mining is the application of descriptive and predictive analytics (such as clustering, segmentation, estimation, prediction and affinity analysis) to support the marketing, sales and service functions. The focus of the Magic Quadrant for Customer Data Mining, 1Q06 is on vendors that offer the most-relevant and compelling solutions in the market.

SAS' data mining solution, SAS(R) Enterprise Miner(TM), and text mining solution, SAS Text Miner, were evaluated by Gartner for this Magic Quadrant. To view the Magic Quadrant report, see: http://www.sas.com/news/analysts/by_firm_gartner.html.

SAS Enterprise Miner, SAS' enhanced data mining software, streamlines the entire data mining process from data access to model deployment by supporting all necessary tasks within a single, integrated solution, all while providing the flexibility for efficient workgroup collaborations.

SAS Text Miner expands these data mining capabilities to distill value from vast deposits of textual data. Integrating text-based information with structured data enriches predictive modeling results and provides new and valuable insights for driving business and research initiatives forward.

SAS' award-winning data mining solutions also are available as part of SAS Customer Intelligence. The software enables organizations to find and retain profitable customers using demographic data, customer buying patterns and other data. The software allows organizations to segment markets and to identify best prospects for a targeted approach enabling tailored campaigns that dramatically increase response rates. Data and text mining help solve a variety of problems, improving production process quality, for example, by anticipating problems before they occur and assessing the risk of customer credit applications to balance risk exposure and profitability.

Using the SAS Intelligence Platform as a foundation, SAS offers targeted business solutions that support enterprise intelligence, customer intelligence, financial intelligence, supply chain intelligence and more -- as well as turnkey solutions for various vertical markets, such as financial services, life sciences, health care, retail, manufacturing and others.

About the Magic Quadrant

The Magic Quadrant is copyrighted by Gartner, Inc. and is reused with permission. The Magic Quadrant is a graphical representation of a marketplace at and for a specific time period. It depicts Gartner's analysis of how certain vendors measure against criteria for that marketplace, as defined by Gartner. Gartner does not endorse any vendor, product or service depicted in the Magic Quadrant, and does not advise technology users to select only those vendors placed in the "Leaders" quadrant. The Magic Quadrant is intended solely as a research tool, and is not meant to be a specific guide to action. Gartner disclaims as warranties, express or implied, with respect to this research, including any warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose.

* Gartner Research "Magic Quadrant for Customer Data Mining Q106" by Gareth Herschel, Research Director, CRM Analytics, January 18, 2006.

About SAS

SAS is the market leader in providing a new generation of business intelligence software and services that create true enterprise intelligence. SAS solutions are used at 40,000 sites - including 96 of the top 100 companies on the FORTUNE Global 500(R) - to develop more profitable relationships with customers and suppliers; to enable better, more accurate and informed decisions; and to drive organizations forward. SAS is the only vendor that completely integrates leading data warehousing, analytics and traditional BI applications to create intelligence from massive amounts of data. For three decades, SAS has been giving customers around the world The Power to Know(R). Visit us at www.sas.com.

Contacts

SAS Institute Inc.
Faye Merrideth, 919-531-4261
faye.merrideth@sas.com

At A Glance

SAS
Source: via Business Wire Updated  01/09/2006  by company
Headquarters:	Cary, NC
Website:	http://www.sas.com
CEO:	Dr. James(Jim) Goodnight
Employees:	9,819
Organization:	Private
Revenues:	$1.53 billion (2004)

 

New Marketing Taskforce to Focus on Healthcare Industry In Need Of Gifts

 

C.A. Short Assembles New Marketing Taskforce to Focus on Healthcare Industry

C.A. Short has formed a new marketing taskforce to develop an employee recognition program exclusively for the healthcare industry. The new program, the Preferred Recognition Program (PRP), will offer unique benefits like plateau pricing, a more diverse range of gifts and a dedicated customer service professional.

Shelby, NC (PRWEB) January 23, 2006 -- C.A. Short Company, a leading provider of employee recognition solutions, today announced the formation of a new marketing taskforce with the sole responsibility of developing, designing and marketing an employee recognition program exclusively for the healthcare industry.

“Healthcare is an extremely diverse yet employee conscious industry that appreciates and recognizes people for their hard work and commitment. This is the perfect client demographic for C.A. Short since research proves overwhelmingly that 3 out of 4 companies that rate its employee appreciation and loyalty rates as ‘High’ choose C.A. Short as their recognition provider,” said C.A. Short Company President, Chuck Davis.

The new exclusive healthcare recognition program, the Preferred Recognition Program (PRP), will be specifically designed to celebrate diversity by including a choice of presentation box or folder, gift brochure, personalized certificate and custom award in any of 24 different combinations.

Some of the additional unique benefits the healthcare industry can expect to see with the new Preferred Recognition Program (PRP) are plateau pricing, a more diverse range of gifts and a dedicated dependable customer service professional.

The plateau-pricing model C.A. Short is offering is ideal for industries like healthcare that have a fixed budget for their Service Award Program. The total cost is set at the start of the program based on each organization’s specified budget and never exceeds or wavers from that set price.

“The plateau pricing model is unique to C.A. Short, designed by our customers and offering numerous advantages for our customer’s program and budget, said Davis. Other recognition providers have a tendency to build their programs on the old average pricing paradigm, which is misleading, and in many cases, unethical. Organizations are tricked into buying a program based on a proposed average total price and then sent into a budgetary roller-coaster when they are invoiced for their items. Administrators then have to borrow against the following year’s budget or worse, are forced to ask their boss for additional funds at the end of the fiscal year. That is the last thing we want our customers to have to do.” Davis added.

Another benefit, the larger number of gift choices, offers the healthcare industry and their diverse workforce a much better selection compared to the older, more traditional Service Award Programs that offer as few as 10-15 choices that very few people really want or need. C.A. Short’s new Preferred Recognition Program (PRP) offers nearly 100 diverse lifestyle items in each level guaranteed to ‘WOW’ administrators and associates alike.

About C.A. Short
Established in 1937, C.A. Short (www.cashort.com) is a leading full-service recognition company providing Years of Service, Safety Incentive, Performance Recognition, and Holiday Gift Programs for companies and organizations in the United States and around the world. For more information on the benefits of the Preferred Recognition Program (PRP) or to find out how you can enhance your recognition investment, contact C.A. Short for a free consultation.

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Press Contact: Cassie Cooper
Company Name: C.A. SHORT COMPANY
Email: email protected from spam bots
Phone: 800-535-5690
Website: www.cashort.com

Florida Direct Marketing Association To Learn How 33% Response Rate Generated

Direct Marketer to Share with the FDMA How He Generated 33% Response for Land O’Lakes “How a Direct Mail Campaign Showed a Stellar 33% Response for Land O’Lakes” is the topic for the FDMA’s monthly luncheon on Thursday, February 16th at the Westin Hotel on Cypress Creek Road and I-95 in Fort Lauderdale from 11:30 am to 1:30 pm. The meeting is open to the public with registration and networking beginning at 11:30 am. Fort Lauderdale, FL, January 21, 2006 --(PR.COM)-- Les Layton will share with the Florida Direct Marketing Association on February 16 at the Westin Hotel how his company got 33% direct mail response rate from 3,000 Land O’Lakes key prospects without giving away the farm. Layton, president of Whitney Worldwide Inc. and Whitney Marketing, has been helping Fortune 500 and other leading companies produce exceptional response rates for 20 years. His company also acquired 3M’s Direct Response business. Clicking on Client Testimonials on his marketing division’s Web site (www.whitneymarketing.com) demonstrates the results his company has produced. “I’ve always said that we don’t use the “J” word in our family,” Layton said, “but when I look at today’s direct mail being sent out I feel like calling it junk. I wonder if people are even measuring and tracking response rates.” Over-sized postcards, #10 window envelopes with small fonts and no teasers and #10 closed-face envelopes with small white labels just don’t work very often in today’s hectic environment, Layton said. “The world has changed and direct marketers need to change with it,” Layton said. “We’re all on information overload, and it’s not as easy to get our prospects’ attention as it was in years past.” Layton said e-mail, cell phones, the Internet, more automobile gadgets and microwave ovens were supposed to make our lives easier, faster and give us more discretionary time. “Despite these great conveniences, I don’t know many people who work shorter days and weeks,” Layton added. “People are hurried and stressed. It’s tough to get their attention. We all get more e-mails, phone calls, ads and direct mail directed to us than we would like.” While the list is still the most-important part of direct mail, Layton says people aren’t spending enough time on the next most significant element – the offer. Having spoken to many conventions about database marketing, customer retention and marketing measurability, Layton said he rarely has spoken to database marketing professionals who say they spend as much time on the offer and list as they do on creative. “And the creative they are mailing out needs far more time,” Layton added. Layton will show our Florida direct marketers how his company has used creative offers and packages to get response rates that have surprised many clients. Advance registration for the February 16th meeting is $35- $45, including a FULL lunch. Register by contacting Laura Silverman, FDMA Executive Director at 954-724-3662 or info@fdma.org. You can also register online at www.fdma.org. About the Florida Direct Marketing Association The FDMA has nearly 200 members, including catalogers, Internet retailers, financial services providers, publishers, book and music clubs and retail stores. “Direct marketing” is the art and science of sending one-to-one promotional messages directly to consumers, which allows marketers to measure response rates and campaign effectiveness. The FDMA was a chapter of the national Direct Marketing Association from late 2002 until August 1, 2005, when it once again became an independent organization. FDMA luncheon meetings are typically held on the third Thursday of each month at the Westin Hotel in Fort Lauderdale. New members get their first lunch free when they join. Special membership rates available for non-profit organizations as well. Contact: Laura Silverman, 954.724.3662 ###

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Book May Help Consumers Restore Credit and Raise Their Scores

'The Insider's Guide to Credit Repair' Helps Consumers Restore Credit and Raise Their Scores
Edited by Carly Zander Staff Writer, Send2Press.com

21 Jan 2006 - ATLANTA, GA (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- K.E. Varner will discuss his book, "The Insider's Guide to Credit Repair" (ISBN 1-56414-809-2), on KFNN Financial News Radio Monday January 23. The U.S. Public Interest Research Group predicts that one in four consumer credit reports contain errors severe enough to cause denial of credit. Such errors negatively impact consumer credit scores (numbers that predict risk and the likelihood of an applicant to default on a debt).

"They are used by almost every lender that extends credit to consumers, including insurance and utility companies. Many rely exclusively on this three digit number to make credit decisions. Generally, the higher the score the lower the risk," says Varner.

As a part of its goal to empower consumers, The Insider's Guide to Credit Repair ($15.99, ISBN 1-56414-809-2, Career Press/New Page Books) dissects this subject and various other aspects of personal credit management.
Readers and listeners alike can expect a plethora of tips to successfully guide them through all areas of this intimidating process; some of which include:

* how to improve a credit score and understand their configurations

* how to build and re-establish credit

* how to correct mistakes

* how to negotiate with lenders for better deals

* how to negotiate with collectors to settle debts at a fraction of the total balance

* how to avoid and overcome identity theft

* how to defend rights against creditors and reporting-agencies, etc.

* how to select the best credit counseling agency

Get these tips and much more as revealed through the eyes of an industry insider.

K.E. Varner is an author, former instructor and vendor manager for Equifax, one of the major, national credit-reporting agencies. During his tenure, he trained and developed customer service personnel, functioned as subject matter expert on a number of key business projects, represented the company in Federal court during consumer/credit-reporting agency mediation and facilitated credit industry topics to organizations such as the Atlanta Housing Authority.

He is a member of the National Association of Consumer Agency Administrators, National Association of Consumer Advocates, and the American Council on Consumer Interests.

K.E. Varner's segment will air live Jan. 23 on KFNN Financial News Radio at 10:34 EST. To listen, log on to http://www.kfnn.com.

For more information about The Insider's Guide to Credit Repair visit http://www.careerpress.com.

Search Anyone's Phone Records, License Plates, and Dresser Drawers Online

Legally Search Anyone's Phone Records, License Plates, and More

Press Release by: Arthur Publishing

Published on openPR 01-20-2006 09:04 am - CET

(openPR) - Bloomington, IN - January 20, 2005 -- Legally search anyone's phone records, including your own. Your personal information has never been more accessible, quicker or cheaper to obtain than it is today. At People-Search.com anyone can obtain personal records by searching dozens of databases and billions of records in a single search.

"Your phone records are for sale" screamed a Chicago Sun-Times headline recently. Security and privacy concerns aside, if you want to check on a cheating husband, wife, girlfriend or boyfriend, doing so is as easy as going to www.clickriver.net/peoplesearch. You can do a background check on a potential employee or check the location of a dead beat dad or mom.

The number one use of personal information search services is locating or identifying a missing person or discovering more information about someone for personal and/or business purposes. In a matter of seconds anyone can find information about you that you never knew was available on the internet. Using the fastest record search on the internet today, www.clickriver.com/peoplesearch takes advantage of technology and searches for information about you and/or others.

For less than the price of dinner and a movie you can search the same databases used by the government and law enforcement. You can have instant access to locate practically anyone including lost family, lost friends, old classmates, potential dates, neighbors and people who are missing. Find personal information from the comfort of your own home, and at a fraction of the cost of hiring a private investigator.

Searches are completely discreet and leave no record behind. The information is securely transferred from various multiple private, public and government databases and data centers to a secure page for the user's eyes only. Privacy is People-Search.com's number one concern and they deliver it 100% of the time.

For additional information on how to find information that you need for your business or personal use please visit www.clickriver.net/peoplesearch.

About People-Search.com

People-Search.com is one of the first web sites that provides their members with the information that years ago was not accessible to them. The records and information that People-Search.com provides their members is information that can be found no where else. Giving individuals the ability to conduct their own investigations on others as well as themselves is fundamental to the company's mission.

Contact:

Dan Johnson
Arthur Publishing
http://www.clickriver.net/PeopleSearch

Audio Video Advertisement Site Offers Audio Video Media

 

Internet Audio Video Advertisment Site: Design Your Own Commercial

Through audio video media, you are now able to place a 30 second to a five-minute ad about your business to our site.

(PRWEB) January 20, 2006 -- Clicksus.com has developed a unique marketing tool for any business.

Through audio video media, anyone can place a 30 second to a five-minute ad about there business on our site. By placing a existing video clip or commercial to our media platform, the ad can be seen from just about anyone at anytime. If you do not already have a commercial or video clip, it is very simple to use a PC cam or camcorder to design your own advertisement. The video is saved to our servers. By placing the video to our site when seen it will provide a strong visual presents to your audience.

Some businesses may want to provide a demonstration of there product or even give a presentation. Give a tour of their facility. Conduct a cooking show. Demonstrate a new piece of equipment. Car lots, antiques stores, furniture sales, aircraft, boats, etc. The possibilities are endless.

No matter what type of business you now have offer the consumer more. Today the internet is widely used for everything and will continue to grow. We understand the importance of attracting the consumer to your business and who knows better about your products and services than you. Clicksus.com is here to help.

Clicksus.com has provided services to the internet for several months and is on the incline of becoming a very strong competitor in the communication world of search engines.

Once a account has been established with us, a hyper link will be issued. This link can be applied to e-mails and web site. The link will direct anyone back to your video advertisment at our site to be seen.         

Clicksus.com provides valuable information and is structure to draw the attention of the consumer in many different areas. Clicks.com offers educational facts of each county & state, science and NASA. Search your neighborhood for sex offenders. Even more intriguing clicksus.com offers precise easier searching.

At this time, all school districts, county & state police agencies and hospitals within the United States are published in our directory. In addition, all sex offenders are listed as well.

We are very proud to offer the consumer high level video advertisement. Even more exciting, no other sites of this nature exist.

CEO
Kim Diemer

Software Engineer
Matt Lintz

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Phone: 503-585-8805
Website: www.clicksus.com

Security Risk Uncovered With Information Recycling

Recycling Poses Information Security Risk

Press Release by: dataXile Corporation

Published on openPR 01-19-2006 11:21 am - CET

(openPR) - In an ideal world, recycling IT assets or sensitive documents would not pose a security threat. Unfortunately, as a Toronto Health Clinic recently learned, the world is far from ideal. In a widely publicized incident, the clinic’s private health records were literally blowing in the wind on a downtown Toronto street being used for a movie set. The clinic’s paper-disposal provider, which offers both shredding and recycling services, mistakenly believed these documents were to be recycled. The company subcontracted the paper to another recycling company, which in turn sold it to the film production company.

“Recycling has merit – but it does not necessarily provide security,” says dataXile principal Joseph Bozic. Mr. Bozic, whose company provides secure data disposal for IT equipment, adds, “Similar breaches could occur with electronic data stored on IT assets. While there are numerous recyclers in the market interested in recovering value from discarded computer equipment, few of these companies are concerned with the secure destruction of the information stored on that equipment.”

As the Toronto health clinic and its paper disposal provider discovered, this is bad for business in more ways than one. Upon investigation, both organizations were deemed to have violated Ontario’s Personal Health Information Protection Act (PHIPA), prompting Ontario Privacy Commissioner Dr. Ann Cavoukian to issue the first order under the new law.

Mr. Bozic commented, “The incident is disappointing, but sadly it doesn’t really surprise me. It is becoming increasingly important for both firms and service providers to ensure they have done their due diligence. Whether service providers are destroying paper documents or electronic ones, questions need to be asked and answered. Issues like collection, process, and the use of any subcontractors and their practices must be addressed. If you do not feel comfortable with the answers, keep shopping until you feel confident in your provider.”

Despite being the first two companies to face an order under PHIPA, Mr. Bozic feels they were fortunate. “Neither the clinic nor the paper disposal company were publicly identified. Future violators may not be as fortunate and many organizations would find that kind of publicity especially devastating.”

About dataXile Corporation:

Toronto-based dataXile Corporation is an information security company specializing in secure electronic data disposal. The company understands the risks and challenges associated with secure electronic information destruction and is committed to eliminating them.

For more information contact:

Joseph Bozic, Principal
dataXile Corporation
416-657-8877
www.dataXile.com
information@dataXile.com

Court Reporting Firm Clients Get Software Update

Acclaim Legal Releases Solaria Update for Court Reporting Firm clients

Press Release by: Acclaim Legal Services, Inc.

Published on openPR 01-18-2006 08:44 am - CET

Fort Collins, Colorado USA January 6, 2006 - (openPR) - Acclaim Legal Services, Inc. responds to client input to quickly enhance new features in their industry leading court reporting firm deposition calendar, attorney billing, and court reporter payroll software. Input from agency owners and office managers move directly to the software if it contributes to all firms, their reporters, and attorneys. The evaluation version is also available for prospective clients from the company website.

With this release Acclaim Solaria now further integrates with the web-based deposition exhibit and transcript file repository software, DepoManage, to allow SSL security and tighter control of the user changes. Also, we have added to our deposition calendar feature when reviewing the depositions scheduled for a day, week, or month with the color coding. Now you will be able to more easily see which jobs need attention and focus on those higher priority items. This will assist your assignment of court reporters, attorney order tracking and billing, and court reporter payroll. It's all connected so you enter one piece of information and the software tracks it for you. Now your office management software sees where everything is in the work flow and keeps it moving smoothly.

This is apparent in the results of a recent survey of clients. The respondents rated Acclaim Solaria higher than any other court reporting office management software they had used in features, ease-of-use, and functionality. On average the court reporting firm users said they saw an improvement of over 40% in the efficiencies of their calendar/scheduling team and over 30% improvement in their order production tracking and client billing teams. "Whether you are a one person office or an office of 50 users, this is a significant improvement in your efficiency and staff utilization... and ultimately your bottom line," said Mr. Etl.

"Moving from our previous DOS-based solution (StenAccount) to Acclaim Legal's solution was one of the best decisions we've made. As a busy court reporting firm, we needed a Windows-based business solution that was both easy-to-implement and easy-to-use. Not only did Acclaim Legal provide the best solution for our needs, but they support their product with excellent services. And while we can't think of anything we'd change about their product, we also know that each new update will contain well designed, useful features that help us improve our business." - CC - Cleveland OH

Contact Terry Etl for more insights into this topic. Direct line: 1(888) 211-8397
Email: sales@acclaimlegal.com
Other helpful information: http://www.AcclaimLegal.com.

For More Information Contact:

Terry Etl
Terry@acclaimlegal.com
www.acclaimlegal.com

Find Financial Information with New Search Engine

New search engine allthemarket.com helps to find financial information

Press Release by: New Media Consulting

Published on openPR 01-18-2006 09:01 am - CET

allthemarket.com

(openPR) - Friedrichsdorf, Germany, January 18, 2006 – On account of a huge number of available websites worldwide, search engines do not only deliver appropriate but also many irrelevant results. To cope with this time-consuming matter, theme based search engines have become more and more popular. The new search engine allthemarket.com (www.allthemarket.com) eases the search for financial information while concentrating on English websites only.

Based on the carefully selected number of websites as well as a limitation to suitable categories, the quality of allthemarket’s search results is above average. The website selection, done by experienced editors and financial experts, is supported by an innovative and transparent search engine technology which determines the informational value by many different criteria.

Since allthemarket’s index is controlled by editors, search engine optimization of websites becomes useless. Therefore annoying things like domain spamming (many websites with similar content) and doorway pages (tuned websites for top rankings in search engines) are avoided from the beginning.

On allthemarket.com, you will find financial figures from thousands of companies, innumerable analyst recommendations, links to stock or bond quotes, and among many other financial information, up-to-date news about the overall economy.

Internet: http://www.allthemarket.com


Contact:
New Media Consulting
Saalburgstrasse 53c
61381 Friedrichsdorf
Germany
Fax: +49 69 1330 666 1067
Mail: press.AT.newmediaconsulting.de

Phishing, Spyware, and Trojans Put Online Banking at Risk

 

The Rise of Trojans Put Online Banking at Risk

"Security improvements including two factor authentication on the Webservice Provider End may not improve the security of online users from phishing attacks!"

Sydney, Australia, January 18, 2006 -- The number of Spyware/Trojans that attempt to steal user names and passwords from a compromised computer increased drastically in 2005 – with more and more focusing on online banking information. (See e.g. PWSteal.Bankash.G(1)) This is backed by findings of the various Anti Virus Vendors that the trend continues to target smaller but specific groups rather than performing large scale phishing attempts (2)(3).

This fact, together with the findings of the AOL/NCSA Online Safety Study in December 2005 (4), that a horrific 81% of the home computers are lacking core protection (like Antivirus or Spyware Protection),suggests that 2006 will be ill-fated.

“While the Security Improvements of the online banks are greatly appreciated e.g. the two factor authentication, it is becoming obvious that none of the deployed systems can be a general solution of the underlying problem. It just makes the task a bit harder for the bad guys. Bank of America’s new Sitekey Feature for example does a good job protecting against old-style Phishing Attempts, however sophisticated Trojans can easily circumvent this security measure by additionally stealing the information of the corresponding cookie – which is an easy task to do!” said Alex Horst, Chief Security Architect.

Horst proceeds: “This problem will only be solved by integrating the home user’s computer into the overall security chain to make sure that no malicious software is running during an online banking session. The recent Windows WMF vulnerability – the worst ever found on the Windows platform – proves that online banks and other online business providers can not assume that the home user’s computer is safe, in fact, they must assume the opposite”

Paul Pepper, Managing Director – Esendex Australia says that “The TrustDefender Solution confirms to the user that they are genuinely connected to our site and confirms to us that the user’s computer is safe and secure and conforms to our security policies”

TrustDefender will launch its Secure Policy Engine in the first quarter 2006 where Online Businesses can define and enforce Security Policies for the home user’s computer – including only allowing specific software groups. Everything else – including possible malicious programs will be denied by default! A live demonstration is available at http://www.trustdefender.com/movies/gap-securelockdown.htm

For a free evaluation version of TrustDefender or for more information on protecting yourself against the increasing number of internet threats, please visit http://www.trustdefender.com

(1) http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/pwsteal.bankash.g.html
(2) http://www.websense.com/global/en/PressRoom/PressReleases/PressReleaseDetail/?Release=050613959
(3) http://www.websensesecuritylabs.com/alerts/alert.php?AlertID=379
(4) http://www.staysafeonline.info/pdf/safety_study_2005.pdf


Media Contact
Ted Egan
Ph: +61 2 8221 9765
Web: www.trustdefender.com

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Popular Trade Publications: DV Magazine, eWeek, plus many more free subscriptions

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Our services are quite varied and include everything from email newsletters and event follow-up programs to email list rental, online registration pages, and most importantly, the backend tracking, reporting, and analysis of these efforts to validate their effectiveness. NetLine, an innovator in Internet marketing since 1994, is located in Los Gatos, CA.

PR Services Offered As Pay-as-You-Go

 

eXubrio Group Introduces Pay-as-You-Go PR Services

Buffalo, New York, based eXubrio Group offers press release development and publication on a per-release basis. The firm also offers PR services on a project basis. eXubrio Group is a full-services advertising, marketing, and public relations firm.

Buffalo, N.Y. (PRWEB) January 17, 2006 -- Advertising, marketing, and public relations firm eXubrio Group LLC introduces a new lower-cost public relations service. The Buffalo-based firm will draft and publish press releases for a fixed price. The service includes posting the release on the Internet for maximum visibility. This new service will help companies that cannot afford expensive retainer arrangements with PR firms.

eXubrio Group helps businesses reduce their investment in all marketing activities, while improving the impact of marketing on sales. Many PR firms will not accept project work, or single press releases. These PR firms prefer to contract for a long-term monthly retainer fee with their clients. The cost of these retainers can be prohibitive for small to medium sized businesses.

Public relations activities, especially the use of press releases, represent the most cost-effective communications tools available to all businesses. Posting releases on select Internet PR services can substantially increase traffic to companies’ websites, increasing the potential for obtaining new business from website visits.

The eXubrio Group price to develop and publish most press releases locally, to distribute the release to the company’s trade media, and to post the release online, usually will be $650.00. This price depends on the availability of information from the company to write and publish the press release. eXubrio Group will provide a firm price quote prior to starting each project.

In addition to writing and publishing press releases, a few of eXubrio Group’s additional PR services include:

- Writing case studies and customer testimonials for publication in trade media and for use by clients’ sales people.
- Writing background papers and fact sheets for use in press kits.
- High-resolution digital product photography for press kits and website development.
- Creation and maintenance of Press Rooms for companies’ websites.
- Creation of press kits.
- Media research and media contact list development.

eXubrio Group provides a full range of advertising agency, marketing, and public relations services. For information about eXubrio Group’s services, call Paul McAfee at (716) 568-0329, or visit www.exubrio.com.

About eXubrio Group LLC
eXubrio Group is an advertising, marketing, and public relations agency. The three Buffalo-area companies that own eXubrio Group are:

- CenterPage Inc. – CenterPage evolved from offering pre-press services into a marketing firm with a broad range of in-house creative and production services. The firm has in-house graphic design, prepress and plate making, digital photography, and digital printing capabilities. (www.centerpageinc.com)

- eXubrio, LLC – eXubrio has helped clients nationwide improve the impact on sales growth of their marketing activities, while reducing expense budgets. This partner specializes in developing highly effective marketing strategies based on customer focused value propositions and key messages. (www.exubrio.com & www.c-levelleads.com)

- Noein Inc. – Noein provides companies with IT support for their web marketing activities, ensuring that websites create qualified leads and sales growth. The company specializes in database driven websites, and search optimization of its clients’ sites. (www.noein.com)

eXubrio Group provides services that range from fundamental marketing strategy development through all areas of advertising, public relations, and marketing material production. The firm specializes in developing clients’ value propositions and key messages. This work is critical to the effective use of all marketing tools.

eXubrio Group has its main office at 452 Sonwil Drive in Cheektowaga, New York, near Buffalo. It has additional offices in Kenmore and Amherst, New York. For more information, call Paul McAfee at (716) 568-0329 or visit www.exubrio.com.

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Business News Site Provides News, Business News, Industry News

 

ECNext Launches Webbolt’s Ad Supported Business News Site

Webbolt’s site provides high-value news and analysis, available exclusively on the Web.

Columbis, OH (PRWEB) January 17, 2006 -- Senior level executives, marketing professionals, and other business professionals looking for the most current and in-depth information can now find and access business news, research and analysis from Webbolt Limited (www.webbolt.com).

The site, built and marketed by ECNext (15,000 articles and reports on key industries, including manufacturing, security, petrochemicals, e-commerce and energy. Webbolt provides value to its users by offering totally Web-based information and analysis that is not available from other sources, neither on the web nor in print.

Webbolt sees providing the information in an ad-supported model as a means to help more people have immediate access to information that is critical to their business decisions. Webbolt is able to the offer the reports at no charge because of the large amount of traffic being driven to the site from ECNext’s search marketing programs.

“Our researchers and writers are always gathering information from around the world via the web,” said David Gosine, President of Webbolt. “Since we offer the kind of business information that allows our readers to make critical decisions in their business, we felt it was important to make the information more accessible. We are able to do this due to ECNext’s ability to maximize traffic and contextual ads on our site.”

The site is built on ECNext’s proprietary business content merchandising platform and uses ECNext’s expertise in web marketing to enable Webbolt to attract the growing number of business professionals who are using the Web to find answers to critical business questions. It is ECNext’s platform and marketing services that drive significant traffic to support this new type of revenue model.

“Webbolt is a great example of a client with high value content and a strong potential online audience,” said Pamela Springer, President and CEO of ECNext. “The ability to drive users with their 15,000 unique articles, each containing descriptive key words, will drive relevant traffic to the site. Our search marketing programs enable a site like to this to become successful by monetizing traffic. The end user will be delighted by the relevant article they land on and then will have the opportunity to navigate to additional areas within the site.”

ECNext specializes in helping publishers market, sell and deliver business information online via its content merchandising solution. ECNext’s family of solutions, its publisher branded sites, and its Web marketing programs, provides publishers with an additional channel for reaching online content buyers.

About Webbolt Limited
Webbolt Global Business News, Research & Intelligence is a highly selective, synthesized and customized business news service that is objective, informative, balanced, easily accessible and structured to save time. Webbolt’s purpose is to provide unique handpicked content for our readers that are valuable enough to facilitate decisions and action. Webbolt Global Business News, Research & Intelligence is built on professionals’ needs for high quality information, delivered at the right time to the right people in the right form.

About ECNext
Founded in 1996, ECNext specializes in turning Web searches into online revenue for leading business publishers, financial analysts and market research firms. ECNext provides a complete range of technology and services that work together to drive more traffic, revenue and profit. Located in Westerville, Ohio, ECNext works with leading publishers such as Thomson Gale, McGraw-Hill, Dun & Bradstreet, AMR and Fitch Ratings.

For more information, contact:

Michelle Mader
Marketing Communications Manager
ECNext
614-682-5115
www.ecnext.com

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Non-profits Can Now Offer Roth 403(b) Plans

 

Introducing the Roth 403(b) Plans for Non-profits

Tax-exempt organizations and public schools can now offer a Roth 403(b) option to their employees, thanks to tax rules that became effective in January 2006.

Washington DC (PRWEB) January 16, 2006 -- Tax-exempt organizations and public schools can now offer a Roth 403(b) option to their employees, thanks to tax rules that became effective in January 2006, announces Lamaute Capital, Inc. (InvestSafe.com).

With a Roth 403(b) plan employees have the opportunity to defer some of their wages on an after-tax basis. The major advantage of the Roth 403(b) is that any earnings in the Roth 403(b) account can grow tax-free and remain tax-free at time of withdrawal provided that certain qualifications are met.

The Roth 403(b) is more generous and flexible than the Roth IRA. For 2006, the Roth 403(b) salary deferral limit is $15,000 vs. $4,000 for the Roth IRA. The “catch up” contribution for those 50 and older is $5,000 vs. $1,000 for the Roth IRA. Loans are possible in a Roth 403(b) account, but not in a Roth IRA. And, unlike the Roth IRA, employees at all income levels are eligible for the Roth 403(b), provided the employer offers this feature in the plan.

Participants may split their contributions in any proportion between a traditional 403(b) account and Roth 403(b) account. However, the aggregate contributions may not exceed the elective deferral limit mentioned earlier. Contributions once made to the Roth 403(b) account cannot be re-characterized as pre-tax savings.

Because earnings generated in a Roth are generally not subject to income tax at distribution, the Roth 403(b) would make more sense for:
•    Those who think that their tax rate may be higher when they are ready to retire.
•    Long term investors that have the potential to accumulate considerable compounded earnings in their account over time and want that growth to stay tax-free.
•    Those concerned with passing some their retirement funds tax-free to their heirs.
•    Executives whose income level disqualifies them for the Roth IRA.

The Roth 403(b) is one more tool for participants to tailor their investments to meet their individual retirement objectives. Employees should consult with their tax advisors to assess their individual Roth savings opportunity.

Lamaute Capital, (www.InvestSafe.com) is an investment brokerage firm that specializes in retirement plans for small businesses and nonprofit organizations.

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Company Name: LAMAUTE CAPITAL
Email: email protected from spam bots
Phone: 202-726-1662
Website: http://www.investsafe.com

Partners Can Be On The Same Page For Brand Messaging And Best Practices

 

Evolution Benefits, Inc. Uses Salesforce.com's AppExchange to Evaluate, Test Drive, and Subscribe to ShareNow for AppExchange

ShareNow for AppExchange selected by Evolution Benefits, Inc. to cost-effectively power sales and marketing communications on-demand. More than 150 on-demand business application listings now available via the Salesforce.com AppExchange

San Francisco, CA (PRWEB) January 17, 2006 -- ShareMethods and salesforce.com (NYSE:CRM), the market and technology leader in on-demand customer relationship management (CRM), today announced that Evolution Benefits, Inc. has subscribed to ShareNow for AppExchange via the salesforce.com AppExchange. Evolution Benefits, Inc. needed a cost-effective solution to securely manage and distribute sales and marketing documents for internal staff and outside partners. With ShareNow for AppExchange, sales, marketing, support, and external partners can be on the same page for brand messaging and best practices, with a broad library of sales and marketing content easily accessible to the extended enterprise. Built on the AppExchange on-demand platform, ShareNow for AppExchange is immediately available for test drive and deployment at www.appexchange.com, in conjunction with the Salesforce Winter '06 release.

“The AppExchange made it easy for us to find a high quality solution to our sales and marketing communications platform needs. After reviewing ShareNow for AppExchange at Dreamforce ’05 in San Francisco, it looked like the right solution. To be sure, we ran a 30 day application test drive with our team which was successful. Then we signed up as subscribers for ShareNow. Since ShareNow is fully integrated with Salesforce it has been easy for us to extend our salesforce.com solution with new capabilities for advanced document management, collaboration, and partner communications. Since ShareNow solves a number of our key business challenges for the management and distribution of sales and marketing content, we are delighted with the results,” said Jimnahs Herron, Manager of Sales and Marketing, Evolution Benefits, Inc.

“It has been a tremendous benefit to make our solution available via the AppExchange. In a period of less than one month, we doubled our customer base and expanded our user community to include twelve countries. Large numbers of prospects can easily try, test drive, and buy our solution via the AppExchange. We are really excited about the next phase of development which will allow customers to install the ShareNow application directly from the AppExchange. And we are thrilled to welcome Evolution Benefits, Inc. as a valued new customer subscribing to ShareNow for AppExchange,” said Eric Hoffert, CEO of ShareMethods.

With AppExchange, salesforce.com customers now have access to new applications that bring the benefits of salesforce.com to an entire business, letting them manage and share all of their company information on-demand. Using AppExchange, companies can easily add any number of new on-demand applications to their existing Salesforce deployments, extending their success and making the full power and creativity of the salesforce.com customer, partner and developer community available with just a click.

“We are delighted by the momentum and adoption of ShareNow for AppExchange. The advanced capabilities of ShareNow for sales and marketing document management, collaboration, and partner communication extends the reach of on-demand solutions into important new areas. The ease of deployment, ease of use, affordable cost, and rich functionality of ShareNow enhance business benefits for on-demand customers,” said Adam Gross, director, product marketing, salesforce.com.

ShareNow for AppExchange provides powerful capabilities for customers to securely manage and distribute sales and marketing communications, including full document version control, review and approval workflows, user roles and permissions, Google-like full text search, customizable taxonomies, and deep integration with salesforce.com. Customers can easily and quickly setup a sales and marketing knowledge center which can be securely shared across an extended network of users inside and outside of a company.

ShareNow for AppExchange is one of more than 150 applications created by salesforce.com, its customers and partners that are now available on the salesforce.com AppExchange, the world’s first on-demand application platform. AppExchange provides unprecedented ease of customization and integration for Salesforce deployments, as well as enabling a whole new generation of on-demand applications that go beyond CRM. Launched today, AppExchange enables all of these on-demand applications to be easily shared, exchanged and installed with one click into any salesforce.com account. AppExchange can be found at www.salesforce.com/appexchange.

About ShareMethods
With ShareMethods, sales and marketing teams can store, manage, and share documents easily and securely, collaborating with extended selling networks to close more business, providing a cost-effective alternative to developing and supporting a sales and marketing intranet or extranet. ShareMethods combines advanced document management, collaboration, and CRM integration into powerful on-demand solutions. The “Sales and Marketing Portal in a Box” approach can cost less than one tenth of the price of traditional enterprise software. ShareMethods received an “Excellent” rating for usability from eWeek and scored 9 out of 10 for “Ease of Use, Implementation, and Value” from InfoWorld. The company was also recognized together with salesforce.com in the InfoWorld Top 100 for one of the best IT Projects of 2004. ShareMethods delivers its on-demand services on a global basis to users in the US, Canada, Mexico, France, England, Australia, Sweden, Switzerland, Hong Kong, Singapore, Russia, and Japan. ShareMethods on-demand services include ShareNow for AppExchange, ShareFree for AppExchange, and ShareMethods. Visit http://www.sharemethods.com or call 1-877-SHARENOW for more information.

About salesforce.com
Salesforce.com is the market and technology leader in on-demand customer relationship management (CRM). The company’s Salesforce suite of on-demand applications enables customers to manage and share all of their sales, support, marketing and partner information on-demand. AppExchange, salesforce.com’s on-demand platform, allows customers and partners to build powerful new applications quickly and easily, customize and integrate the Salesforce suite to meet their unique business needs, and distribute and sell on-demand apps at www.appexchange.com. Customers can also take advantage of Successforce, salesforce.com’s world-class training, support, consulting and best practices offerings.

As of October 31, 2005, salesforce.com manages customer information for approximately 18,700 customers and approximately 351,000 paying subscribers including Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), America Online (AOL), Automatic Data Processing (ADP), Avis/Budget Rent A Car (Cendant Rental Car Group), Dow Jones Newswires, Nokia, Polycom and SunTrust. Any unreleased services or features referenced in this or other press releases or public statements are not currently available and may not be delivered on time or at all. Customers who purchase salesforce.com applications should make their purchase decisions based upon features that are currently available. Salesforce.com has headquarters in San Francisco, with offices in Europe and Asia, and trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol "CRM". For more information please visit http://www.salesforce.com, or call 1-800-NO-SOFTWARE.

Salesforce.com Media Contact:
Jane Hynes
Salesforce.com Public Relations
415-901-5079

Salesforce.com is a registered trademark of, and AppExchange and Successforce are trademarks of salesforce.com, Inc., San Francisco, California. Other names used may be trademarks of their respective owners.

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Website: www.sharemethods.com

Create More Effective Promotions, Marketing Campaigns With Lawson's Retail InSight Suite

Lawson Expands Retail InSight Suite to Help Retailers Create More Effective Promotions, Marketing Campaigns

New Customer Lifecycle InSight Application Provides Dynamic Customer Segmentation, Enabling Retailers to Achieve Real Business Benefits From Their Loyalty Card Investments

ST. PAUL, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 16, 2006-- Lawson Software (Nasdaq:LWSN) announced general availability of its new Customer Lifecycle InSight software application to help retailers get more value from their customer base. The software provides a dynamic view of customers' purchasing behavior over time, which retailers can use to develop marketing activities that increase the right kind of customer traffic, reduce churn and increase average purchase size.

"Far too few retailers have moved beyond the classic metric of comparable store sales increases to measure the annual or even lifetime value of a customer," says Paula Rosenblum, director of Retail Research at Aberdeen Group, adding that a more competitive environment calls for a more customer-centric approach. "Hyper-educated consumers have higher expectations for their retail experience, and hyper-sensitive shareholders have higher expectations for results."

Lawson Customer Lifecycle InSight helps address this challenge by providing the sophisticated segmentation retailers need to forecast customers' future shopping behavior and lifetime value. Unlike traditional segmentation applications that offer a static view of customers by demographic or basket size, Lawson's application delivers dynamic behavioral profiles of customer segments that better reveal their expected long-term value to the retailer. With this improved insight into lifetime value, retailers can focus on attracting and building loyalty with the most profitable segments.

The application's ability to automatically spot new trends in customer behavior can further help retailers move customers to higher value segments or prevent them from moving to lower value segments. The application also enables retailers to perform "what if" scenarios to predict the impact proposed marketing promotions will have on customer spending and revenues.

"Lawson Customer Lifecycle InSight demonstrates the potential for using store operations data to help retailers become more customer-centric and, in turn, more profitable," said Michelle Schooff, retail industry marketing director, Lawson Software. "With this application, retailers can finally achieve real value from their loyalty card investments by turning that data into information they can use to grow wallet share, revenues and their customer base."

According to research firm Gartner, Inc., software and IT services rank as the fastest-growing components of IT spending in the retail sector on a global basis, with worldwide retail software spending expected to rise from $4.9 billion in 2004 to $6.8 billion in 2009. ("Forecast: Retail Sector IT Spending, 2004-2009," Sept. 9, 2005).

Customer Lifecycle InSight uses advanced mathematics to help retailers model each of the different types of customers that shop in their stores based on evolving customer loyalty card data. This enables retailers to segment customers into dynamic "customer states," through which customers can move as their value to the retailer changes over time. Retail marketers can then use these dynamic customer states to design marketing initiatives that encourage specific shopping behaviors.

Lawson's industry-focused software solutions help retailers integrate the systems they use to run and grow their businesses. Lawson customers include five of the top 10 U.S.-based retailers, eight of the top 20 apparel retailers, seven of the top 25 grocery chains, 23 of the top 100 restaurant chains and 20 of the top 100 specialty chains.

About Lawson Software

Lawson Software provides business application software and consulting services to services organizations in the healthcare, retail, government and education, banking and insurance and other markets. Lawson's software suites include enterprise performance management, distribution, financials, human capital management, procurement, retail operations and service process optimization. With headquarters in St. Paul, Minn., Lawson has offices and affiliates serving North and South America, Europe, and Africa. Lawson Software and Lawson are registered trademarks of Lawson Software, Inc. All rights reserved.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements that contain risks and uncertainties. These forward-looking statements contain statements of intent, belief or current expectations of Lawson Software, Inc., and its management. Such forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future results and involve risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially from the potential results discussed in the forward-looking statements. The company is not obligated to update forward-looking statements based on circumstances or events that occur in the future. Risks and uncertainties that may cause such differences include but are not limited to: uncertainties in the company's ability to realize synergies and revenue opportunities anticipated from the Intentia International acquisition; uncertainties in the software industry; global military conflicts; terrorist attacks in the United States, and any future events in response to these developments; changes in conditions in the company's targeted service industries; increased competition and other risk factors listed in the company's most recent Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and as included in other documents the company files from time to time with the Commission.

Contacts

Lawson Software, St. Paul
Terry Blake, 651-767-4766
terry.blake@lawson.com
or
Weber Shandwick
Jenny Myers, 217-649-2965
jmyers@webershandwick.com

At A Glance

Lawson Software
Source: via Business Wire Updated  07/13/2005  by company
Headquarters:	Saint Paul, Minnesota
Website:	http://www.lawson.com
CEO:	Harry Debes
Employees:	1354
Ticker:	LWSN  (NASDAQ

Email Creates Embarrassment For School Superintendent

 

Maine School Superintendent Suffers Embarrassment as LitigationProofing, LLC Awards January “E-mail of the Month” Prize

LitigationProofing, LLC, a New York-based consultant to major corporations and law firms on best practices in electronic communications, has awarded its January, 2006 “E-Mail of the Month” prize for identifying a problematic electronic communication drawn from the public record. This month’s prize relates to an embarrassing e-mail sent by a school superintendent to a colleague.

(PRWEB) January 16, 2006 -- LitigationProofing, LLC, a New York-based consultant to major corporations and law firms on best practices in electronic communications, has awarded its January, 2006 “E-Mail of the Month” prize for identifying a problematic electronic communication drawn from the public record. This month’s prize relates to an embarrassing e-mail sent by a school superintendent to a colleague.

The prize goes to a nationally recognized expert on adult illiteracy and former Executive Director of Literacy Partners, Jon Deveaux. Mr. Deveaux submitted an example drawn from the public records of the State of Maine, where he has a vacation home.

In this prize-winning example, reported in the Norway Advertiser-Democrat newspaper in Maine on November 10, 2005, a superintendent of a school district in Maine sent an e-mail to a colleague regarding a meeting. At the end of the message, the superintendent mentioned how he would like to “punch the lights out of” a specific union representative. When the e-mail was ultimately made public, a “really, really, embarrassing” situation resulted for the superintendent, according to the Advertiser-Democrat report.

Mr. Deveaux, who currently teaches reading at a middle school in the Yonkers, New York, school system, was awarded a “Litigation Proofing” Native American-style drum -- LitigationProofing's preferred method of communication because it leaves no trace.

“The moral of the story is: anytime you touch your fingers to the keyboard in states like Maine, expect it to become part of the public record,” explains Eric M. Rosenberg, president and founder of LitigationProofing.

Maine has a very strong public records law and a long tradition of full public participation and disclosure in state and local government. What’s more, according to the Advertiser-Democrat, the Maine Freedom of Information Coalition has determined that e-mails are generally included in the definition of “public records.”

“Public officials need to think long and hard before they hit the send button, reflecting on the fact that their e-mails could easily wind up in the newspaper,” Rosenberg continues. “In this case, even though the writer likely meant no harm, he clearly should have considered his words more carefully. Quite simply, this demonstrates how poorly e-mail performs as a medium for communicating emotion, rather than plain, unadorned facts.”

As an interesting aside, the Maine Freedom of Information Coalition has said that if the chairman of a board of selectmen in Maine were to send an e-mail to a group e-mail address that included the entire board, the chairman thereby would have called a quorum of the board of selectmen together, constituting an unnoticed and therefore illegal meeting of the board in cyberspace. According to the Advertiser-Democrat, the Coalition argues that such a group e-mail is the same as “shutting a door and locking the public out.” Once again, the lesson is: beware of what you write and to whom you write it.

For bringing this example to LitigationProofing’s attention, Mr. Deveaux has been awarded a LitigationProofing drum. As an ancient method of communication, the drum is a reminder that the only way to assure that your modern communication will not become a permanent public record is to tap it out on the drum rather than upon your computer keyboard.

About LitigationProofing, LLC

LitigationProofing, LLC provides training and consulting to financial services firms, other corporations, and law firms on crucial litigation issues concerning electronic communications, attorney-client privilege and document retention. For more information, please visit www.litigationproofing.com.

About the Contest

To highlight the importance of smart, well-trained e-mail skills, LitigationProofing will award an appropriate prize of nominal value at the end of each month for the best submission of a problematic, but previously publicly disclosed and available e-mail. Contestants may submit entries by sending them to email protected from spam bots. DO NOT SUBMIT any e-mail that is not from publicly available sources. Just as is true in much of what happens in litigation generally, the decision of “Judge” Rosenberg awarding the prize will be subjective and final.

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Free Tickets to be Given Away for Executive Seminars

 

Limited Number of Free Tickets to be Given Away for Executive Seminars

The Hottest Tickets in Southern California this February are not for a concert or sporting event; the best seats in the house will be for the Executive Seminar Series at the Laguna Cliffs Marriott Resort and Spa, in Dana Point, California. Special Invitations have been delivered to hundreds of executives, presidents, CEO’s and community business leaders for six days of interactive workshops on business critical topics. Set on the beautiful cliffs overlooking Dana Point Harbor, these planning sessions have limited availability and big impact. Executive Blueprints has reserved a limited number of tickets to be given away to a few fortunate up and coming business and education leaders.

Orange County, California (PRWEB) January 16, 2005 -- It’s all about being in the right place at the right time, and this February the right place to be is the Executive Seminar Series at the Laguna Cliffs Marriott Resort and Spa, in Dana Point, California. Six separate workshops with specific focus on topics that can make or break a business. The seminars are designed as interactive planning sessions, to allow guided communications, discussion and review of the individual experiences and accomplishments of the attendees. Business, education and community leaders are invited to join their peers in these remarkable activities. Seating is limited.

To register for the Executive Seminar Series on-line, go to www.ExecutiveBlueprints.com and review the schedule of seminars. If you are a business owner or CEO and received a Special Invitation by mail, you may be eligible to receive a discount for early registration.

Executive Blueprints Inc has reserved a limited number of tickets for each event that will be given away to a few of the “up and coming” business and community leaders. This is an opportunity for future developing leaders to participate in the Executive Seminar Series, receiving both training and exposure in a unique setting. If you would like to nominate someone for a free ticket to one of these seminars, please send your email request to email protected from spam bots Please include the name of the individual you would like to nominate, the applicable seminar day and topic of interest, contact information with email and phone number, and a short message regarding your reason for the nomination. These free tickets will not last long, so send your suggestions to email protected from spam bots

Wednesday February 1 topic is the Ethics Workshop. It is focused on creating an Ethics Policy, and how an effective adoption of ethical culture in the workplace can improve the bottom line. This workshop also includes two hours of Sexual Harassment and Discrimination Training. Effective January 1, 2006 each employer with 50 or more employees must provide two hours of training and education every two years. For more information on Harassment training and education requirements, refer to California AB1825 and the Title VII Civil Rights Act.

Thursday February 2 topic is Human Capital ROI, a guided discussion on adapting the organization to maximize and improve individual performance. Discover and unleash the underutilized strengths and talents of your employees. Grow talent as if your business depended on it by interviewing for excellence. Identify and cultivate future leaders, and move your organization from good to great. Workshop also includes useful instruction for developing an effective three year strategic plan.

Friday February 3 Workshop is the impact of Trans-Cultural Integration. This is a study of the rising impact of integrated business cultures from diverse geographic regions and startling differences in corporate cultures. Effective business negotiations, relationships and disciplined results require a comprehensive understanding and recognition of the differences between geographic and corporate cultures. Doing business with a different company can be as diverse as business in Japan, China, India, Korea, Latin America or EMEA. If you deal with negotiations, partnerships, mergers or acquisitions, don’t miss this opportunity.

February 14 is Valentine’s Day, and a perfect time for you to give yourself a gift. The Time Management Workshop is designed to help you organize and get control of your time, reduce stress, and create a balanced life. Use the techniques to improve management skills in the workplace, or just to get more personal time and start enjoying more of your life. Make your Valentine’s Day a memorable one. Make it the day that you started the journey to organized control of your time and a balanced life.

February 15 is the Value Selling Workshop. This is a guided review of the FABIO principle, Five Essential Elements for Effective Marketing. Learn the steps to developing your elevator speech and an irresistible offer. Learn relationship sales techniques for long term sales cycles and developing loyal repeat customers. Design unique sales values and build your bottom line.

February 16 Seminar is designed to optimize your web site. Learn the secrets of Search Engine Optimization, page structure, e-commerce, link popularity, marketing and selling on the Internet. This is designed for Basic to Intermediate small business and home based entrepreneurs. Learn the secrets to make your site sizzle, and know what to expect or avoid when it comes to your investment.

Did you see a seminar that could greatly impact your business, your future success, or a potential leader in your community? Don’t delay. Take advantage of this opportunity to sign-up for the Executive Seminar Series, or nominate someone for the free ticket giveaway from Executive Blueprints.

Additional resources and materials are available at www.ExecutiveBlueprints.com From relevant new articles, free Case Studies and free Training Activities, to Travel Tips, a Currency Exchange Calculator and the BizRolodex, www.ExecutiveBlueprints.com is rapidly becoming an essential on-line business management and coaching resource center. Click and save it to your favorite places, go back for updates and fresh ideas.

To obtain the Guide and Registration Form for the February 2006 Executive Seminar Series, please visit http://www.executiveblueprints.com/pdf/feb2006seminars.pdf

For additional information on the Executive Seminar Series, please visit www.ExecutiveBlueprints.com/seminar.htm

About Executive Blueprints Inc.
http://www.executiveblueprints.com/about.htm
Executive Blueprints Inc provides Executive Training, Strategic Planning and Human Capital Development. Programs are developed by professionals with years of executive management experience and customized to each participating business to maximize the existing internal intellectual capital with the fresh ideas and enthusiasm of the emerging leadership potential within each organization. Expanding the investment in Human Capital extends beyond Management Succession Planning and includes individual contributor performance evolution planning. Customized Training, Consulting and Management Mentoring Programs are also available.

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Company Name: EXECUTIVE BLUEPRINTS INC
Email: email protected from spam bots
Phone: 949-290-5756
Website: http://www.ExecutiveBlueprints.com

Promotion Optimization Boosts Promotional Performance

SAS Takes the Guesswork out of Promotions; SAS(R)Promotion Optimization Boosts Promotional Performance

 

NRF Annual Convention 2006

Booth #111

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 16, 2006--Retailers pulled out all the stops in the 2005 holiday season, offering huge promotions to lure consumers back to their registers. But the jury is still out on what impact increased promotions had on bottom lines. In 2006, with the introduction of SAS(R) Promotion Optimization, SAS retail customers won't have to struggle to determine the expected lift in demand from promotions.

SAS Promotion Optimization is the latest module in the groundbreaking SAS(R) Revenue Optimization suite (http://www.sas.com/industry/retail/rev_opt), which helps retailers manage revenue and margin through the entire merchandise life cycle. Unveiled at last year's NRF show, this suite of integrated software solutions includes SAS Regular Price Optimization, SAS Promotion Optimization and SAS Markdown Optimization. SAS Markdown Optimization was rolled out first and is being used successfully at several major retail chains.

SAS Promotion Optimization is a comprehensive planning solution that allows retailers to maximize margin and revenue by accurately determining which items to promote, in which locations, at what price points and via which promotional vehicles. Leveraging SAS' advanced demand modeling and mathematical optimization techniques lets any retailer -- from food, drug and hard goods to mass, apparel and specialty -- accurately determine incremental lift from planned promotions. They can then develop and implement optimal promotions, support inventory planning decisions and maximize return on marketing investment.

"The relevance of a solution that helps retailers meet revenue and margin goals through effective promotional planning was highlighted by the promotion-heavy holiday season we just witnessed," said Lori Schafer, vice president, SAS global retail practice. "A promotion optimized for timing, pricing and placement can have significant impact on product demand and, consequently, revenue and profitability."

SAS Promotion Optimization helps retailers:

-- Analyze the effectiveness of promotional events.

-- Understand the impact on revenue and margin of promoting products through different vehicles.

-- Understand demand patterns.

-- Determine base volume and expected lift in demand and revenue.

-- Decide how much to discount items based on vendor-offered promotional costs and sales targets.

-- Reconcile expected promotional revenue and margin with category financial plans.

Powerful "what-if" scenarios

SAS Promotion Optimization provides retailers with powerful "what-if" capabilities that help determine the best set of products to promote to meet category objectives. It also assesses the impact of promotions through an on-demand promotional forecast that can be fed into replenishment systems to reduce promotional out-of-stocks. What-if capabilities help retailers understand how space on promotional vehicles, such as circulars and displays, relates to performance. They also help retailers evaluate the impact of vendor-offered promotions on revenue, margin and sales. The solution enables marketers and merchandisers to determine what categories provide the largest ROI on circulars and other marketing vehicles to optimize marketing spending.

SAS customers include hundreds of leading retailers worldwide, such as Bakers Footwear, Brooks Brothers, Burger King, Carrefour, Casino, Casual Male, The Children's Place, Circuit City, Fakta, Federated Department Stores, Karstadt, Kohl's, Li & Fung Retailing Group, The Limited, Lowe's Companies, Luxottica Retail, Marks & Spencer, Newport News, Office Depot, Sainsbury's, Sport Chalet, Staples, Tesco, Too Inc., Waitrose Limited, Wal-Mart, Williams-Sonoma and 1-800-FLOWERS.COM. SAS is demonstrating its retail intelligence solutions in NRF Booth #111.

About SAS

SAS is the market leader in providing a new generation of business intelligence software and services that create true enterprise intelligence. SAS solutions are used at 40,000 sites - including 96 of the top 100 companies on the FORTUNE Global 500(R) - to develop more profitable relationships with customers and suppliers; to enable better, more accurate and informed decisions; and to drive organizations forward. SAS is the only vendor that completely integrates leading data warehousing, analytics and traditional BI applications to create intelligence from massive amounts of data. For three decades, SAS has been giving customers around the world The Power to Know(R). Visit us at www.sas.com.

Contacts

SAS Institute
Mike Nemecek, 919-531-5140
Mike.Nemecek@sas.com
www.sas.com/presscenter

At A Glance

SAS
Source: via Business Wire Updated  01/09/2006  by company
Headquarters:	Cary, NC
Website:	http://www.sas.com
CEO:	Dr. James(Jim) Goodnight
Employees:	9,819
Organization:	Private
Revenues:	$1.53 billion (2004)

Private Healthcare v. Public Healthcare in Canada

 

An ICT Perspective on Private v. Public Healthcare in Canada

This e-book examines the role of ICT in how the private/public health system debate in Canada plays out.

Saskatoon, Canada (PRWEB) January 15, 2006 -- Bankix Systems Ltd has released its new 68-page e-book, An ICT perspective on Private v. Public Healthcare in Canada. The e-book examines a kaleidoscopic health issue in Canada with a technology paradigm. It discusses the pros and cons of public and private health systems, and analyzes differing views on the debate.

It examines the effectiveness of the current health system and its challenges, if a parallel private healthcare system would be more effective in reducing wait times, and the overall costs of running a public versus a private health system. It also examines broader views regarding the interplay of political, social, economic, and technology forces in the success or otherwise of any health system, including in the financial rearrangement, insurance regulation and risk, and other issues that a shift to a private health system would engender.

The role that ICT plays in improving the efficiency and effectiveness of healthcare delivery is no longer in doubt. The e-book explores the differences in approaches to ICT implementation between publicly vis-à-vis privately financed health systems and the consequences of these differences for their survival, competitiveness, and sustainability. It examines pertinent questions that arise thereof and seeks to provide answers to these and other important questions relevant to the debate.

Doctors, nurses, and other healthcare professionals, hospital CEOs, government agencies, software and ICT vendors, all other healthcare stakeholders, and members of the public interested in the private v. public health debate would find this e-book delightful to read.

Bankix Systems Ltd is a Canadian healthcare ICT consulting company that publishes online articles, reports, market and industry analyses, and books on healthcare ICT. Kindly visit our website at www.bankixsystems.com

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Personal Research Assistant For Workers' Comp Professionals

 

WorkersCompensation.com Introduces CompBob!, A Personal Research Assistant For Workers' Comp Professionals

Improved Members' Area provides advanced research tools and information databases for those in the workers' compensation industry.

Sarasota, FL (PRWEB) January 15, 2006 -- WorkersCompensation.com has announced the launch of CompBob!, their "Personal Research Assistant" for Preferred Members. CompBob! offers a number of databases and information services not available on the site to the general public, including workers compensation Archived Statutes, Type & Print Forms, DOT and ONet databases, Injury Statistics, Keyword Searches, and more. CompBob! will even send users email reminders of their important events.

CompBob! was created to simplify and improve a growing set of products and services within the Preferred Members' Area on WorkersCompensation.com. He is an animated character who will actually walk prospective subscribers through a tour of the services he offers. In addition to his regular duties, CompBob! reports the weekly Live Poll results on the websites NewsLine Video Report (http://www.workerscompensation.com/news), and offers the exclusive CompBob! Joke of the Week on Friday's (http://www.workerscompensation.com/compbobjokeoftheweek.htm).

Robert Wilson, President of WorkersCompensation.com, LLC, credits CompBob! with doubling the subscription rate for their Preferred Members' Area. Wilson says, "CompBob! has been a tremendous asset to our firm. His calm demeanor and commitment to customer service helps us offer world class services to our subscribers. In many ways he is the perfect employee; he works 24 hours a day, never complains, doesn't smoke and eats very little. Plus, as a cartoon character he barely causes a wrinkle in our group health rates. We love CompBob!."

To meet CompBob! and get more information about what services he can provide, go to http://www.workerscompensation.com/compbob.

WorkersCompensation.com, LLC is the nations leading source of information and services dedicated to employers, employees and the workers' compensation community. It serves millions of people a year providing information and services related to risk management and workers' compensation.

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High Tech Web Solutions Moves Downtown - Film at 10

 

High tech on the Plains Web-Based Solutions Provider Arquan has Grown from a Home Business to a Downtown Wichita Address

Internet solutions provider Arquan announces a new location in downtown Wichita, KS. Plus the company is growing rapidly and employs four full time and three part time with representatives in Wichita, KS and Las Vegas, NV.

(PRWEB) January 14, 2006 -- Internet solutions provider Arquan announces a new location in downtown Wichita, KS. The office located at 123 S. Market resides in the Sterling Water Building which was formerly the President's Library. The building owners custom built the office space at Arquan's request.

Arquan, founded six years ago, is a full service Internet solutions provider. Services include web development and design, hosting, custom programming, Internet marketing and advertising, web site maintenance, domain name registrations, e-commerce software solutions, shopping-cart services including credit card capability, and merchant services.

The company focuses on delivering quality custom built Internet applications and pre-built e-commerce shopping carts and software with responsive follow-on service and updates. Internet marketing for customers is also a focus of Arquan.

The company is growing rapidly and employs four full time and three part time with representatives in Wichita, KS and Las Vegas, NV.

Following is a recent article in the Wichita Eagle about Arquan from December 23, 2005 printed in its entirety.

High tech on the Plains
Web-based solutions provider Arquan has grown from a home business to a downtown Wichita address.
BY PHYLLIS JACOBS GRIEKSPOOR
The Wichita Eagle

Mention "high tech" and most people think Silicon Valley. Russell Tolle is working to change that.

As founder and president of Arquan, a fast-growing Wichita technology company, he's convinced there are plenty of reasons for a high tech company to call Wichita home.

"We can provide the services and the products at very competitive prices," Tolle said. "At the same time, we can pay our people salaries that enable them to have a high quality of life."

Arquan, founded six years ago, is a Web-based solutions provider. It builds Web pages for customers and offers help with e-commerce, including shopping-cart services, credit card capability, custom programming and help with Internet advertising and marketing.

"It's one thing to have a Web page," Tolle said. "It's another to have a Web page that's easy for potential customers to find, easy to navigate and easy to shop from.

"It's our job to put companies in a position to be found online and to do business on the Web."

The company just moved into its first office, taking over the former Presidents College building at 123 S. Market.

"We began with operations out of home offices," Tolle said. "It gave us the advantage of being able to spend our money on product development and hardware instead of on rent for office space."

Tolle, 36, a native Kansan who grew up in Chanute, has been in Wichita for 16 years. He earned bachelor's and master's degrees from Wichita State University's Barton School of Business.

Ken Elliott, with WSU's Small Business Development Center, has worked with Tolle for the past two years to help him build his business.

"These guys have a unique approach in the way they go about customizing their service for each client," Elliott said. "They are a great little company, and it's exciting to see them grow and move into downtown."

As the company has grown -- it has four full-time and three part-time employees and is shopping for another full-time programmer -- both the number and size of its clients has also grown.

"We've mostly grown by word-of-mouth referrals," Tolle said. "But we are entering a new phase of growth and we felt it was time to move into an office where people could come in, sit down, have coffee, that sort of thing."

Arquan also works with other Web designers or providers of competing services when necessary, said lead programmer Trishan Singh.

"We can do a lot of things that enhance what a designer offers," he said. "We will work with people to provide a service that they can't, even if we're competitive in other areas."

Tolle said the company also works to help people understand what will work best as an e-commerce solution and what could be less effective.

"We try to give them an accurate picture of the upside and the downside so they don't have unreasonable expectations," he said.

NOW YOU KNOW

• What they do: Web design, Web hosting and custom solutions for e-commerce companies
• Web site: www.arquan.com
• Hallmarks: Customer service, responsiveness, speed of delivery

Additional information about services and products located at www.arquan.com.

CONTACT INFORMATION:    
Russell Tolle
Arquan
123 S. Market Ste 202
Wichita, KS 67202
316-636-1122 (local Wichita)
866-511-8973 (Toll Free)
http://www.arquan.com

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Sirens Can Be A Security Risk

 

Sirens Seek to Sink Tech Types at Tradeshows: Information Theft a Major Concern at IT Corporate Gatherings Worldwide

Major tech firms are concerned about guarding their intellectual property from a new kind of thief in an old setting: perfumed information thieves at tradeshows and conventions.

AUSTIN, TX (PRWEB) January 14, 2006 -- Major tech firms are concerned about guarding their intellectual property from a new kind of thief in an old setting: information thieves at tradeshows and conventions. 

Ever since April 1998, when Forbes reported that IBM CEO Louis Gerstner, shortly after taking the reins, set up intelligence teams, the tech industry has been waking up to the idea that gathering information about the competition is now the status quo. Unlike IBM, however, there are many companies in the tech industry who don’t stick to ethical methods, making the tradeshow and corporate event industry a fertile ground for information thieves.

“Yes, security- physical, IT based, and intellectual- has become a major concern with all of our clients.” said Bob Parker, Executive Director for Encore Productions, a worldwide event management company based in Austin, Texas. “We’ll be managing nearly a hundred corporate events this month across the globe and we have to take serious security precautions with all of them- our customers demand it.”

“Tradeshows, conventions, and corporate seminars, if managed poorly, are perfect hunting grounds for many different types of information thieves.” Said Parker, who has over 6 years in the industry, “There are ordinary thieves who are after the odd unguarded laptop, yes, but it’s what’s in that laptop that’s really valuable. There are companies in the marketplace today who will use just about any means to get that information.”

One method used by unscrupulous companies at tradeshows is to employ attractive women to either distract- or in extreme cases even seduce- hi-tech attendees, thereby gaining access to laptops, pdas, or other places sensitive corporate information is stored.

“Yes, that technique [using women is definitely not unheard of, despite how “James Bond” –ish it sounds. Measures can be put into place by a professional event manager, however, to insure a higher level of security at a tradeshow or seminar: controlled entry, badges, secure and encrypted onsite communications, security personnel, and cameras, to name a few. Even with good professional event management in place attendees should still be proactive about information security at tradeshows.” warned Parker.

Encore Productions, a well established firm with over one thousand hi-tech events and tradeshows under its managerial belt, assembled this list of precautions tradeshow attendees should observe to avoid information theft:

1. Only bring materials to the tradeshow that are needed. Leave sensitive items secure at home or in the office.
2. If you must have sensitive information at a corporate event such as your laptop, never leave it unattended. Remember, an information thief doesn’t need to make off with the whole laptop; they only need enough time to copy a few files to a jump drive to achieve success.
3. Monitor who is around your booth and ask questions. This not only protects your information; quite often it leads to better sales.
4. Make a note of any strange activity and report it immediately to the event management.

Founded in 1988, Encore Productions has been providing complete event management services including design, production, lighting, staging, travel and accommodations, event marketing, and multimedia services, and security, to clients worldwide. Encore offers services globally and their client list includes IBM, Wendys, Intel, Oldmobile, Redkin and SAP. For more information email: email protected from spam bots or visit their website to learn more about corporate event management (http://www.encoreeventsolutions.com.

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Genetic Testing In The Convenience Of Your Own Home

 

Scientific Advances In The Field Of Nutrigenomics Target The Future of Disease Prevention; Customized Nutrition & Lifestyle Programs Formulated Through Genetic Testing

Genetic testing and the Nutriceutical Industry have joined forces in the pursuit of optimizing our ability to look into the future to foresee disease before it happens. The goal: to customize individual nutritional supplementation & lifestyle programs based on individual genetic “weaknesses” or "variances" that leave individuals more prone to certain diseases.

(PRWEB) January 13, 2006 -- Genetic testing and the Nutriceutical Industry have joined forces in the pursuit of optimizing our ability to look into the future to foresee disease before it happens. The goal: to customize individual nutritional supplementation & lifestyle programs based on individual genetic “weaknesses” or "variances" that leave individuals more prone to certain diseases. Many publications have highlighted the possibility of being able to identify the unique nutritional needs of an individual through genetic testing, "some time in the future". That future is now.

A Genetic/DNA Screening Analysis Kit and Personalized Analysis Report now make this healthful resource available to anyone, anytime, affordably … in the convenience of your own home. Families across America can use convenient Testing Kit products to reveal important lifestyle, nutritional, health related, and preventive analysis data within a few short weeks. This diagnostic breakthrough provides an excellent resource for those searching for answers to critical health questions.

Everyone has “unique genetic make-up”, and thus, “unique genetic weaknesses”, and unique nutritional needs. In the past, many leading medical researchers and doctors, summarized the application of nutritional supplementation as no more than the creation of expensive urine. Current research and application shows the efficacy of dietary supplementation of vitamins, minerals & and more targeted nutritional products on overall health and prevention of disease.

“Nutrigenomics” is the cutting edge science linking nutrients & other dietary bioactives (toxins, chemicals, etc) with the genetic variances. Even a slight variation in a gene or "genetic letter" can totally alter the genetic message, like changing one letter in a word can completely alter the meaning, like "deer" to "beer". Slight changes in these genetic codes can completely alter physiologic processes, and thus life-health issues. If these genetic code alterations are determined, addressing disease prevention with nutritional programs and lifestyle choices becomes “the epitome of prevention” for long-lasting, optimum health.

Knowing one’s critical genetic make-up provides the future for health related issues and prevention. Convenient, Genetic Testing provides a comprehensive preventive road map identifying variances related to Heart Health, Bone Health, Antioxidant & Detoxification Capacity, Inflammation Response, and Insulin Sensitivity. Combined with personalized Weight Management systems should the need exist, millions of Americans can enjoy a brighter future, and elevated quality of life.

Nutrigenomics is a boundless field of discovery that can be used to the human advantage. Americans can tap into this potential as an important personal resource for themselves and their families. Testing process is affordable, confidential, rapid, and results oriented. Change your life today.

For more information contact: Maureen Maples, DC, FASA www.DrMaples.ws

Dr. Maples has been helping patients fight disease and achieve their wellness & weight management goals for almost 10 years through various alternative healthcare methods.

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Voter Registration Process Uses Datacard(TM) Electronic Poll Book Solution

Datacard(TM) Electronic Poll Book Solution Enhances Voter Registration Process for Mecklenburg County; Pilot Program Demonstrated Increased Accuracy and Speed of Voter Check-in Process During Recent General Election

 

MINNETONKA, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 12, 2006--Datacard Group, the world leader in secure ID and card personalization solutions, today announced that the Datacard(TM) electronic poll book solution was four times faster than the manual voter check-in process in a test conducted by Mecklenburg County, NC, board of elections officials during the November 8, 2005, general election. County elections administrators also found that it took less than ten minutes to train poll workers to use the powerful stand-alone software application, which provided a complete computerized listing of the precinct's registered voters.

"County election officials began using the system in duplicate with their standard processes, but immediately realized that they were more efficient and accurate using the electronic poll book solution alone," said Tom Schlick, senior vice president of global service and solutions. "We figured that if the electronic poll book solution was fully implemented the county would need two fewer poll workers per site, significantly reducing the costs to hire, train, and manage volunteers."

"The program could not get any easier," said one poll worker. "A person with no computer skills could work this program."

The electronic poll book solution uses a simple point-and-click process to quickly look up voters in the database, verify their status and issue them a ballot number. It eliminates the costs associated with printing, processing and storing paper poll books and immediately provides accurate, immediate results.

"Imagine going to your poll location and being able to walk up to any check-in table--not having to wait in long lines while poll workers sift through the bulky, paper poll books to find your name," said Schlick. "The electronic poll book solution makes this level of speed and efficiency a reality."

Datacard Group offers the world's best-selling secure ID and card personalization solutions. The company's portfolio includes systems for high-volume card issuance, card delivery, secure ID issuance and passport production, plus extensive service and supply offerings. Datacard Group serves customers in more than 120 countries (www.datacard.com).

Contacts

Datacard Group
Kevin Gillick, 952-988-2846
kevin_gillick@datacard.com

At A Glance

Datacard Group   Headquarters: Minnetonka, Minnesota Website: http://www.datacard.com CEO: Jeffrey J. Hattara Employees: approx. 1400 Organization: Private Revenues: approx. $300 million (2004)
Source: via Business Wire Updated  01/14/2005  by company

Advertising Expert George Parker to Hurl Ads

 

Know More Media Hires Advertising Expert George Parker to Write for New AdHurl.com

Online publisher Know More Media has hired advertising expert George Parker to write content for a new blog on advertising, AdHurl.com.

(PRWEB) January 12, 2006 -- Know More Media, an online publisher of business information and news, has hired advertising expert George Parker to write knowledgeable content for a new blog on advertising, AdHurl.com. AdHurl.com will provide a lively discussion centered around the advertising industry, including topics such as critiques of advertisements, advertising trends, agency news, making an advertising pitch, and developing an advertising strategy.

George Parker has more than 30 years of experience working for major agencies and clients in New York, San Francisco, London, Stockholm, and Paris. George has been an Art Director, Creative Writer, Creative Director, and Creative Consultant to both agencies and clients in the advertising industry. He co-authored “In Celebration of Print” with Hubert Graf for Rizzoli Publishing, and he is currently working on a new book called “Entrepreneurial Advertising” to be published by Entrepreneur Magazine & Entrepreneur Press later in 2006. Parker has written for Ad Age, Departures, New York Times, and also maintains an advertising-related blog called Adscam.

On the topic of authoring AdHurl.com, George Parker stated, “I would like to believe that—in common with the late and sadly missed Gonzo journalist, advertising freak, and man of letters, Hunter S. Thompson—‘Together, we shall drive the rats from the tundra.’ Who knows… Between Know More Media and its readers, this lofty ambition may come to fruition!”

George Parker was initially trained as an Art Director at the Royal College of Art in London, then moved into the writing and creative side of the business, eventually settling in as a Creative Consultant. His clients have included American Express, SwissAir, Jaguar, Volvo, IBM, Apple, Proctor & Gamble, Intel, Microsoft, and Oracle. Mr. Parker is the recipient of various creative awards, including two Gold & two Silver Lions, Cannes International Film Festival; eleven Clio's, along with membership of the International Hall of Fame; the David Ogilvy Award for best North America Campaign of 1997; and Gold EFFIE 1997.

“We are extremely happy to have George author our AdHurl.com blog,” said Dan Smith, VP of Publishing for Know More Media. “He brings incredible advertising experience and knowledge, as well as his singular, witty—and yes, often acerbic—writing voice. We love having him in our business blog network. Readers will find that tuning in to AdHurl.com will be both educational and entertaining.”

“The advertising industry is often overloaded with stuffy executives and layers of bureaucracy,” said Tim Stay, Chief Innovations Officer of Know More Media. “With AdHurl.com, we wanted a blog that would take an honest, fresh, hard-hitting, and straightforward look at the advertising industry. George Parker is the perfect fit for AdHurl.com.”

“AdHurl.com is another excellent blog in our continually expanding business blog network,” said Hal Halladay, CEO of Know More Media. “All of our blogs are written by authors who are experts in their individual fields of business—George Parker is a prime example of the standards we are committed to maintain at Know More Media.”

About Know More Media
Know More Media, http://www.KnowMoreMedia.com, is a rapidly growing online publisher of business information and news, and is headquartered in Orange County, CA, with an office in Provo, UT. Led by a team of seasoned business executives with many years of online publishing and business management experience, Know More Media is a revolutionary departure from traditional business publishing. The Company contracts with expert writers from across the globe to supply valuable business-related blog content to the online world. Its authors are typically practicing authorities in their fields, who provide their business advice and knowledge to business readers through a blog. Readers are encouraged to participate through comments and continuous feedback, thereby not only learning, but sharing their valued experience to an ever-expanding community of business expertise.

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Proposed Asbestos Legislation Analyzed from a Historical Perspective

 

Mesothelioma.com Analyzes Proposed Asbestos Legislation from a Historical Perspective

Bill s.852, the Fairness in Asbestos Injury Resolution Act of 2005, is analyzed according to historical precedent.

(PRWEB) January 12, 2006 -- Mesothelioma.com today announced further opposition to the bill S.852 - the Fairness in Asbestos Injury Resolution Act of 2005. The bill is expected to receive intense scrutiny in the coming weeks, as it could be voted on this month or in the month of February. Mesothelioma.com was one of the first to criticize the bill on grounds that it is unfair to victims of this horrible affliction, especially United States veterans.

In recent weeks, Mesothelioma.com staffers have performed unbiased historical research and data mining using similar programs as models, uncovering some startling findings. Around the same time the United States Government Accountability Office ("GAO") reviewed four federal compensation programs designed to compensate individuals injured due to exposure to harmful substances- black lung, vaccine injury, radiation exposure, energy employees occupational illness- and determined the following:

•    The compensation programs have seen an expanded federal role and higher costs over time;
•    All four programs have been expanded to provide additional categories of claimants, cover more medical conditions, or provide additional benefits;
•    Some programs have been extended longer than planned;
•    There have been far more claims than estimated for each program;
•    There have been significant delays in completing claims for victims; and
•    It took at least 2 years for all four programs to become fully operational.

Both the release in numbers from Mesothelioma.com and the GAO put the potential costs needed to cover the trust fund at over $550 Billion. For the full results of our findings and for a review of the GAO report you can visit http://www.mesothelioma.com.

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Corporate Phone Cards Selects First Canadian Phone Card of the Month

 

Corporate Phone Cards Selects Ideazon as First Canadian Phone Card of the Month

Corporate Phone Card announces this month's winner of the Phone Card of the Month Competition: Ideazon, a global manufacturer and designer of specialized gaming keyboards.

(PRWEB) January 12, 2006 -- Catherine Cavanagh, President of Corporate Phone Cards, a major supplier of custom-designed promotional phone cards, announced today that Ideazon, a Canadian based firm in Ontario, was selected as Phone Card of the Month for January 2006. Ideazon is a global manufacturer and designer of specialized gaming keyboards. Cavanagh stated, “Every month we highlight one of our clients’ custom designed phone cards, based on the attractiveness of the card and/or the unique way the phone cards are being used.”

Cavanagh went on to say, “Ideazon won the January 2006 spotlight for the design of their ZboardÔ phone card, which represents their uniquely created keypads for the gaming industry. The selection is also significant as Ideazon is the first Canadian client to be recognized for their phone card design.”

When asked what he thought of the ZboardÔ phone card being chosen Phone Card of the Month, Ijaz Jamal, Ideazon’s North American Marketing and Communications Manager, said, “we are absolutely elated. We had separate cards for our American and Canadian customers and retail partners and we were tremendously happy with the outcome in both countries.” Ideazon is going to be targeting consumers identified as hardcore PC gamers and using the phone cards as corporate give-aways at sales meetings as well as promotional items at future trade shows.

The ZboardÔ custom phone card is highlighted on each page of the Corporate Phone Cards web site. The card is linked to an internal page, which provides background about Ideazon and ZboardÔ. Visitors are able to hear a short message that plays whenever someone makes a call using the ZboardÔ custom phone card.

About Corporate Phone Cards:
CorporatePhoneCards.com (CPC) is a full service provider of promotional phone cards serving large and small businesses, schools, non-profit organizations, and local and state governments. Their goal is to help clients achieve recognition or create consumer response by designing attractive, professional, and cost-effective advertisements in a space no larger than a business card.

The people at CorporatePhoneCards.com have been designing and producing custom phone cards since 1995. CPC has earned the reputation as an honest and dependable supplier of promotional phone cards. Their client base is comprised of Fortune 500 companies as well as small to mid-sized organizations.

Order your cards today
http://www.corporatephonecards.com

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Intellectual Property Law Webinar Offered At No Cost

 

Free Webinar on Intellectual Property Law

In a free Xtalks webinar on January 24, 2006, Chris Israel , Coordinator Of International Intellectual Property Enforcement, Department of Commerce, will provide an overview of Intellectual Property Law.

(PRWEB) January 12, 2006 -- In a free Xtalks webinar on January 24, 2006, Chris Israel , Coordinator Of International Intellectual Property Enforcement, Department of Commerce, will provide an overview of Intellectual Property Law.

There is still time to register for free at: http://www.xtalks.com/iplaw.ashx
Xtalks' is pleased to present the Intellectual Property Law Conference. The Bush administration has stated that through a stricter enforcement and prosecution it has worked aggressively to combat intellectual property theft and intellectual property crimes. Chris Israel was recently appointed by President Bush as the Coordinator of International Intellectual Property Enforcement. In this special online presentation, Mr. Israel will discuss how he will be working with various agencies within the US administration to combat the growing problems in international intellectual property violations and enforce intellectual property laws overseas.

The web conference is sponsored by Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP, who will host a workshop following the keynote presentation and before the Q&A session.

Registration for the event is currently open and free at: http://www.xtalks.com/iplaw.ashx

About the Keynote Speaker
Chris Israel is Deputy Assistant Secretary for Technology Policy at the U.S. Department of Education. From January 2001 until moving to Commerce, Israel was Deputy Director of International Public Policy for AOL Time Warner, and previously worked as a Senior Public Policy Analyst for Time Warner Inc. beginning in 1997. His experience includes working on high profile policy issues such as the protection of personal data collected online, safety of children online and international e-commerce. Earlier in his career, Mr. Israel served as a legislative aide to U.S. Representative Jan Meyers (R-KS) and later with U.S. Representative Todd Tiahrt (R-KS). Chris Israel received his B.A. from the University of Kansas and his M.B.A. from The George Washington University.

About Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP
Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP was founded on a simple belief: Our success would come from our clients' success. Out of this thinking grew our focus on client service and our appreciation of the importance of building and maintaining long-term relationships. With more than 360 attorneys at the firm today, our practice areas—business reorganization, business transactions, employment and employee benefits, finance, individual client services, intellectual property, investment management, litigation, real estate, structured products, and tax—address our clients' business and individual needs. In addition, SRZ recognizes the importance of and dedicates significant time to pro bono, professional development and client services.
About Xtalks

Xtalks (recently featured in the London Times article Conference call that spans the globe) brings industry experts to executives’ desktops around the world in a web-based information network that provides insight into breaking business issues through interactive digital web conferences. By leveraging the best of hi-speed Internet and telecom technology, Xtalks provides a fantastic forum for highly interactive communication. Xtalks web conferences allow anyone with interest in a particular topic to participate in a web meeting by synchronizing their desktop computer and phone alongside industry experts. Xtalks is part of The Honeycomb Worldwide Group of Companies (www.honeycombworldwide.com), including Honeycomb Connect, a leader in executive networking, event management, web conferencing, publishing, and digital media with offices in North America and Europe.

“Xtalks' webinar brought together the top end users, technology vendors, and thinkers in the space,” says Ed Hess, Editor of Integrated Solutions Magazine, referring to a previous Xtalks’ event. “As a media sponsor of the event, we were ecstatic to see the level of commitment and execution that Xtalks showed in making the event a huge success. It was informative and filled with new and fresh insights. The Q&A session was highly interactive and addressed a range of issues. In terms of online events, it set a standard that others will have trouble matching."

For more information on this conference or Xtalks in general, or to enquire about speaking opportunities or sponsoring future events, visit www.xtalks.com or contact JP Fozo, Group Vice President, Business Development, at phone: 416-977-6555 x291.

Register for free at http://www.xtalks.com/iplaw.ashx

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Internet Software Development Vendor Selected By Acclaim Legal Services

Acclaim Legal Services selects vendor for internet software development

Press Release by: Acclaim Legal Services, Inc.

Published on openPR 01-11-2006 08:12 am - CET

(openPR) - Acclaim Legal Services announced today that it has selected SCC Web Data ( www.sccwebdata.com ) for a new version of DepoManage; their web-based deposition transcript and exhibit file repository. This project will upgrade the existing deposition exhibit and transcript file repository to improve it's usability for court reporting firm, court reporter, and attorney users.

Fort Collins Colorado Acclaim Legal Services, Inc. 4:00 pm

Acclaim Legal Services, Inc. ( www.acclaimlegal.com ) is proud to announce the exclusive software development for DepoManage, the secure internet file repository. This tool currently allows court reporting firms and law firms to host deposition schedules and files on the internet. Each user, in the court reporting firm office, the court reporter, or the attorney, has a unique login to ensure they only see what they are allowed to see. The new version of the software will extend the usability of the product to include case notes, job level reminders, and more information for the court reporting firm to market itself to the attorneys.

According to Terry Etl, Acclaim Legal Services, Inc. President and founder, "We are very excited to really upgrade this software. Until recently there were very few court reporting firms that were technologically advanced enough to offer a repository to their law firm clients and court reporters. Last year we saw an explosion in demand for the repository as attorneys demanded it as a vehicle for their transcript and exhibit files. Attorneys also expect the court reporting firm to keep the files secure and have them available 24 x 7 for their clients. DepoManage has done this well... but our vision is to make it a portal for all the attorney case information. This will allow our court reporting firm owners to offer an exclusive service for their law firms... which means a distinct marketing advantage for the court reporting firm."

This contract allows the Acclaim Legal development team to continue it's focus on Solaria, it's court reporting firm calendar, attorney billing, and court reporter payroll management software. "By focusing on our core products and having such an elite development company handle the upgrade to our web-based repository we can move forward rapidly on all fronts. This responsiveness is what our clients need as they provide input and maintain their competitive advantage," said Etl.

"Acclaim Legal's solutions for court reporting businesses are very functional and easy-to-use. What really impressed us was Acclaim Legal's willingness to listen to our needs and suggestions. It's clear that our opinion really matters - and their responsiveness and support is absolutely top-notch. In addition, Acclaim Legal's business solutions help us improve our own client satisfaction by allowing us to offer more robust services such as the Transcript Repository." JD Pennsylvania


Contact Terry Etl for more information Direct line: 1-888-211-8397 Email: Sales@acclaimlegal.com
Other information can be found at: http://www.acclaimlegal.com/solutions-depomanage.html


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Employee Recruiting System Touted As Unique and Affordable

The Unique and Affordable Employee Recruiting System

Press Release by: O'Brien Marketing Group

Published on openPR 01-11-2006 04:06 pm - CET

(openPR) - JobDiscover.com is owned by ISORegister Inc. ISORegister Inc. currently owns and operates 11 different websites, all of which are profitable.

ISORegister Inc. has been steadily growing since 1999, and serves to educate both online and offline businesses on how to best utilize the Internet in an efficient, effective, and responsible manner.

The C.E.O. is Darryl Graham

JobDiscover was created to serve. not only Employers/Recruiters, but also potential employees as well. Therefore, in creating JobDiscover, we knew two things had to happen. Employers had to post jobs to fill their vacancies and their potential employees had to post resumes to find jobs. JobDiscover was designed to serve the needs of both and is a joy to use.

JobDiscover is more than a job posting site. JobDiscover is a complete employee recruiting system, unlike anything on the Internet. JobDiscover will provide Employers/Recruiters with a 100% banner-free and ad-free site environment, for Employers/Recruiters as well as their potential employees and this will never change. There will never be banner or pop-up ads at JobDiscover.

We want the focus of JobDiscover to be on Employers/Recruiters and their job opportunities. Prospective employees will not be bounced all over the Internet. When people come to JobDiscover, they are coming to find jobs-Employers/Recruiters jobs.

Employers/recruiters can post up to 5 active job listings for employee searches and can have an unlimited number of inactive job listings in their back office, which can be activated and deactivated with the click of a mouse. As a vacancy is filled, employers can post a new vacancy in its place. This means that JobDiscover can be used as an ongoing Recruitment tool. This also gives employers greater control over temporary positions, sales positions, interns and any jobs that might have a high turnover rate. Vacancy ads can be created just once and activated anytime they are needed.

In order to make JobDiscover a valuable resource now, employers/recruiters get the opportunity to lock-in a fee that is extremely affordable for any company, and we are including features that are totally unique to job search sites. Read on and you will see the value of getting the JobDiscover system now.

We are increasing the number of resumes in our resume database through the use of our Discover MeT service, which is free for anyone to use. Discover MeT gives users complete control over their job searching requirements and helps to provide focus so employers/recruiters do not waste time with unqualified candidates.

Search Fields can be used to get very specific on employee requirements and this also allows potential employees to pinpoint their job searches, so nobody is wasting time applying for jobs that are not a good fit. Employers/recruiters have total control over how much information and detail they post for all their jobs.

Contact : Frank O'Brien

Email: Frank@OBrienMarketingGroup.com

Other helpful information about JobDiscover will be found at:

http://www.jobdiscover.com/jd/fobshop/index.html

Large National Accounts Merchant & Gould and Holland & Knight Help LawDocsXpress

 

LawDocsXpress Credits Their 2005 Growth to Acquisition of Large National Accounts

LawDocsXpress, a leader in providing online legal secretarial services for law firms, corporate legal departments and governmental entities, announced yearly revenue growth of 80% crediting their growth engaging large national accounts such as Merchant & Gould, LLP (www.merchantgould.com) and Holland & Knight (www.hklaw.com).

ATLANTA, GA (PRWEB) January 11, 2006 -– LawDocsXpress, (www.lawdocsxpress.com) a leader in providing online legal secretarial services for law firms, corporate legal departments and governmental entities, announced yearly revenue growth of 80%. In addition to the growth in outsourcing trends in the legal market, they attribute their growth to their emphasis on quality and engaging large national accounts such as Merchant & Gould, LLP (www.merchantgould.com) and Holland & Knight (www.hklaw.com).

“We chose LawDocsXpress for a number of reasons – including their commitment to service, their experience and their patent-pending conflicts checks process. We found that their service compliments ours,” says Greg Rimes, Atlanta Business Manager. “Holland & Knight uses integrated practice groups and industry-based teams to provide efficient and responsive legal representation anywhere in the world. Our interdisciplinary approach assures that clients have access to the lawyers with the most appropriate experience – a type of “virtual” approach complimented by the LawDocsXpress service,” he added.

"We expanded our use of LawDocsXpress nationally for several reasons," says Chris Leonard, Chair, Electrical and Software Practice Group, Merchant & Gould, LLP. "We were pleased with their work quality, customer service and knowledge of intellectual property law. In addition, using LDX resulted in great cost savings for our firm."    

“Large firms have outsourced some functions for a long time – like mailrooms. But 2005 is really the first time that major firms began looking seriously at services like ours,” says Catherine Massey, Co-founder and Chairman of LawDocsXpress.

In addition to only using experienced, U.S. labor, LawDocsXpress uses a series of processes to maintain their quality of service. They match experienced labor to attorneys by practice area and then use the same secretaries each time to improve accuracy and turnaround time. They uniquely offer “conflict checks” using the client’s procedure or LawDocsXpress patent-pending process.

“These national accounts have helped propel us to being the industry leader,” says Sharon Quaintance, Co-founder and CEO of LawDocsXpress. “We’ll continue to see substantial growth as a function of both our high-quality service and the legal community becoming more accustomed to using the Internet for anytime-anywhere access.”

About the Company
LawDocsXpress, a recent winner of the Excalibur Award that recognizes unique use of technology, was founded at the beginning of 2002. The company provides reliable and secure, online legal secretarial services for law firms, corporate legal departments and governmental entities. LawDocsXpress has been able to differentiate its offering and acquire a significant client base by using only U.S. labor with years of legal secretarial experience and emphasizing a high quality of service. Due to its extreme attention to detail, LawDocsXpress specializes in intellectual property (patent and trademark), workers’ compensation, corporate transactional and litigation (including appellate). Firms see benefits through improving margins, cash flow and workflow. For more information, visit www.lawdocsxpress.com.

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Website: www.lawdocsxpress.com

Free Press Release Posting at MyAdBase.com for Media-Related Industries

 

Media-Related Industries Enjoy Free Press Release Posting at MyAdBase.com

The U.K.-based MyAdBase.com now offers a press release posting service for advertising and media-related news. The free service provides invaluable exposure to the global marketplace.

London, UK (PRWEB) January 9, 2006 -- Media industry sellers and suppliers have a place to post press releases for world-wide exposure and publicity.

MyAdBase.com caters to sellers of ad space in the U.K. and Ireland, as well as global ad space buyers.

Simply by registering for free with MyAdBase.com, members can upload their press releases to the site, complete with contact information.

"We accept advertising news which would be of interest to buyers and sellers of ad space. All related suppliers to the advertising and media industries, such as advertising agencies and promotional goods suppliers, can add multiple press releases on the site," said Andrew Long, co-founder of the site. "If they supply products and services to the advertising industry, they can take advantage of a 'shop window' opportunity on Myadbase."

The Web site's My Marketplace section also provides members an industry link, a banner advertisement and user and account tools for the site, Long explained.

The site is visited by thousands of advertising media buyers, sellers, and industry-related suppliers.

"By submitting a press release to MyAdBase, you will give your advertising-related products or services additional exposure to decision makers," Long said.

MyAdBase.com specializes in providing buyers with the information to research sellers, who offer all forms of media advertising. Buyers can evaluate market demographics, reach, and costs quickly and easily online at http://www.MyAdBase.com.

Media sellers create their own media listings to include images, descriptive text, and full media pack information. They can then add items for sale across any media, and sell space directly from the Myadbase platform.

The fixed-price automated advertising sales system already has more than 500 media listings on the site, and more are being added each day.

"The introduction of the Internet has given media sellers the opportunity to reach a huge, global buying audience," said Long.

The company behind MyAdBase.com, Admedia Solutions Ltd. plans to introduce MyAdbaseUSA.com in early 2006, which will be aimed at media sellers who are based in the United States.

Contact:
Sam Allen
Strategic partners
0044 1480 357357

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Email: email protected from spam bots
Phone: 0044 1480 357357
Website: http://www.myadbase.com

Medical Risk Management Associates Grabs Award as Technology Innovator in Patient Safety

 

Medical Risk Management Associates, LLC (MRMA) Shares Top Honors as Technology Innovator in Patient Safety

Medical Risk Management Associates, LLC (MRMA) has been designated as a top award winner by the 2005 The Emerging Technologies and Healthcare Innovations Congress (TETHIC) for “Use of Technology for the Improvement of Patient Safety.” The award was given for MRMA's two software tools, Root Cause Analyst and Failure Mode Analyst, which respectively facilitate root cause analysis and failure mode & effects analysis in the healthcare environment.

Washington D.C. (PRWEB) January 11, 2006 -- The TETHIE Awards recognize healthcare industry leadership in the areas of innovation, technology, implementation, best practices, and research. In the category of technological innovation for patient safety, MRMA has been honored for its achievements in software-facilitated root cause analysis (RCA) and failure mode & effect analysis (FMEA) in the healthcare environment. MRMA's two software products guide the analysis team through the respective analytic process of RCA and FMEA, providing for direction, expert prompting, documentation, reporting and graphical presentation of the analyses. The underlying analytic logic structures have designed specifically for application to the healthcare industry.

“We are both pleased and honored to have been recognized for our contribution to patient care,” said Kenneth Hirsch, MD, PhD, medical director of MRMA. “This underscores our firm’s commitment to safety of our patients and effectiveness of the organizations that provide clinical care.”

About Medical Risk Management Associates, LLC (MRMA):
MRMA is a leading provider of patient safety software, training and consulting services, with specific focus upon the areas of Root Cause Analysis and Failure Mode & Effects Analysis. Its software and underlying analytic methodologies have been created by and for healthcare professionals, for exclusive application to the healthcare environment. Its software products are strongly supported by integrated traing and consultative services.

About The Emerging Technologies & Healthcare Innovations Congress (TETHIC):
Jointly developed by Health Care Conference Administrators, LLC and The Emergent Group, LLC, TETHIC’s purpose is to address the challenges and opportunities presented by new technology and healthcare innovation, provide a strategic setting, and present specific and practical solutions currently being implemented in the field.

To learn more about Medical Risk Management Associates, LLC and its products and services, go to www.Sentinel-Event.com.

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Press Contact: Kenneth A Hirsch, MD, PhD
Company Name: MEDICAL RISK MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATES, LLC
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Phone: 808-754-3639
Website: http://www.Sentinel-Event.com

Radiologists Wouldn't Choose Medicine Again, Despite Shortage

 

Many Radiologists Wouldn’t Choose Medicine Again -- As Provider Shortage Continues, More Radiologists Seek Work-Life Balance

Reflecting the frustrations of modern medical practice, 29% of radiologists responding to a 2005 survey conducted by physician recruitment firm LocumTenens.com said they would not choose medicine if they could decide their career paths all over again. When compared to locum tenens industry studies asking the same question of physicians across a range of specialties, LocumTenens.com’s 2005 figure represents an increase of 24% since 1997.

Alpharetta, GA (PRWEB) January 11, 2006 -- Reflecting the frustrations of modern medical practice, 29% of radiologists responding to a 2005 survey conducted by physician recruitment firm LocumTenens.com said they would not choose medicine if they could decide their career paths all over again. When compared to locum tenens industry studies asking the same question of physicians across a range of specialties, LocumTenens.com’s 2005 figure represents an increase of 24% since 1997.

“Compensation for radiologists has skyrocketed over the past decade because there aren’t enough of them to meet demand,” LocumTenens.com Vice President Katie Thill said. (Respondents to LocumTenens.com pegged average annual compensation for a radiologist in the United States at $354,260.) “However, most physicians choose medicine for reasons beyond a paycheck and many of them today are seeking better work-life balance.”

While almost half (49%) of radiologists responding to the LocumTenens.com survey conducted earlier this year indicated they had no plans to make a job change, half said they planned to change jobs in the next three years—23% within 6 months. Fifty-three percent of those in the job market cited lifestyle issues (“better community for self/family” or “better work environment”) as their top reason for making the change.

Radiologist Shortage
In the last decade U.S. healthcare facilities, particularly those in rural areas, have experienced a shortage of radiologists. Industry data indicate the crisis in coverage of the early 2000’s has leveled off considerably in the last couple of years. However, demand for radiology services is likely to outpace physician supply into the foreseeable future.

“Improving medical technology and aging baby boomers are increasing the number of imaging procedures, while the pool of radiologists remains fairly stable.” Thill said. She referred to American Medical Association data indicating the number of residents entering radiology practice between 1990 and 2002 declined by 1%. Meanwhile, locum tenens industry sources indicate demand increased by 16% in a much shorter time frame (1997-2001).

A recent study of demand by National Imaging Associates indicates patient use of imaging technology triples after age 65. According to the August 1 issue of RT Image, the number of imaging procedures will likely grow to nearly half a billion outpatient and 100-million inpatient scans annually by 2008.

“The good news is that teleradiology is being used increasingly to fill the coverage gaps,” Thill said. “That’s why our firm began offering virtual radiology staffing to our clients last year.” LocumTenens.com clients can choose offsite radiologists to read films and submit reports using business partner Neurostar’s, web-based, HIPAA-compliant Virtual Radiology Network (VRN). “The service is particularly attractive to facilities with too much reading volume for one radiologist, but not enough for two,” Thill adds.

In its Web-based survey LocumTenens.com polled more than 1,400 radiologists. To view the complete survey results, visit http://www.locumtenens.com/about/surveys.

Founded in 1995, LocumTenens.com is a full-service physician recruitment agency specializing in supplemental placement of anesthesiologists, radiologists, psychiatrists, surgeons and CRNAs (certified registered nurse anesthetists) with U.S. hospitals, medical groups and community health centers. LocumTenens.com is part of the Jackson Healthcare Solutions family of companies. To learn more, visit the company's web sites at http://www.locumtenens.com and http://www.crnajobs.com/.

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Press Contact: Billie Wickstrom
Company Name: LOCUMTENENS.COM
Email: email protected from spam bots
Phone: 678-992-1247
Website: http://www.locumtenens.com

The Largest Giveaway In The Web-Monitoring Industry

 

WebSitePulse™ Announces Unprecedented Activity During The Largest Giveaway In The Web-Monitoring Industry

WebSitePulse, a leading provider of global, independent and remote monitoring of web-based systems and e-business transactions, announced today the end of its highly successful Holiday promotional campaign.

Orlando, FL (PRWEB) January 10, 2006 -- WebSitePulse, a leading provider of global, independent and remote monitoring of web-based systems and e-business transactions, announced today the end of its highly successful Holiday promotional campaign.

Unprecedented activity and record high level of interest towards WebSitePulse new monitoring system were registered during the last six weeks of 2005. The increased website traffic and the active response of existing and potential Customers and visitors were boosted by the largest giveaway in the web-monitoring industry. A great majority of the current WebSitePulse Customers expressed interest in switching their accounts to the new system and hundreds of new accounts were opened. Customers and visitors were highly motivated to provide feedback about the re-engineered Control Panel enabling WebSitePulse to shorten the time of the Beta testing of its system.

“Our major goal was to provide no-risk, no-cost, and obligation-free opportunities to as many Internet owners and operators as possible to test our system and to experience its benefits. We feel that the monitoring industry is still in its early stage of maturity and millions of people with Internet-based operations do not even think about it,” says Iavor Marinoff, CEO of WebSitePulse. “On the other hand, we wanted to accelerate the process of feedback and recommendations for our system while it was still in Beta because its co-existence with the old system was confusing to some of our Customers” – continues Marinoff. “Not only we were successful in generating a record amount of comments and suggestions but also by mid December we felt pretty confident to end the Beta – almost three weeks in advance of our schedule. As a result of the campaign, we have one big winner of $ 2006 worth of services, ten lucky Customers - each with $1000 of credit in their accounts, as well as several hundred “owners” of $100 W$Ps – our transferable monitoring “currency”. Also, several MP3 players made it a great Holiday gift for some of our friends who provided us with valuable feedback,” concludes Mr. Marinoff.

WebSitePulse Holiday promotions were based on real performance and not on assumed Customer behavior. A specific qualifying condition or action preceded the actual reward to maximize WebSitePulse return on investment. With the major objectives for the launch of the re-engineered and redesigned system achieved, WebSitePulse is looking forward a successful new year with more Customers taking advantage of its professional monitoring services.

About WebSitePulse ™:
WebSitePulse is a leading provider of advanced, independent and remote monitoring of web-based systems and e-business transactions.

The global, independent service offers immediate error detection, and real-time, multimedia alerts, as well as available detailed, customer-controlled, purpose-specific reports with drill-down capabilities and snapshot options.

WebSitePulse provides continuous, reliable and cost-effective monitoring that enables its clients to increase the efficiency of their mission-critical e-business operations, and to reduce their risk of failed Internet transactions and loss of revenue.

WebSitePulse is a service of Image Project, Inc. - a privately owned corporation for e-business solutions based in Orlando, Florida, USA.
For more information, please visit www.WebSitePulse.com.

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Press Contact: Dimoff Oggie
Company Name: IMAGE PROJECT, INC.
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Phone: 407 574 9365
Website: http://www.websitepulse.com

New Electronic Medical Records White Paper Published

 

White Paper on Electronic Medical Records Published

2K Electronic Medical Records publishes white paper on the effects of implementing Electronic Medical Records in your practice.

REDONDO BEACH, Calif. (PRWEB) January 10, 2006 -- 2K Electronic Medical Records, located in Redondo Beach, California has published a white paper entitled “Electronic Medical Records and Your Practice”.

The white paper takes an in-depth look at electronic medical records (EMR), the effects implementation can have on your practice, questions practioner’s and office personnel should ask before purchasing EMR software among other things.

2K Electronic Medical Records is a leading provider of electronic medical software for physicians and medical billing services.

Tammy Harrison, President of 2K Electronic Medical Records said, “Looking back at 2005 with President Bush’s request to have all medical records be electronic within the next 10 years, the national disasters -- like hurricane Katrina our country has experienced, we felt examining the EMR process would help practioner’s and medical billing specialists make an informed decision that is right for them.”

Ms. Harrison said, “Many practices begin to re-evaluate their business processes when they implement EMR software. Existing office procedures, patient safety and satisfaction, as well as cost effectiveness are all important factors.”

Here are some questions she advises those evaluating EMR ask before purchasing software:

1.    What goals do you expect to achieve?
2.    What basic features does your practice need?
3.    How will you enter old data into the system?
4.    What is your budget?
5.    Who in the office will assist with implementation?

2K Electronic Medical Records specializes in helping medical establishments evaluate the needs of physicians and medical billing services and develop tailored medical billing software options and solutions.

You can receive a copy of the free white paper at http://www.2kmedicalrecords.com/electronic_medical_records_white_paper.html

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Press Contact: Kelly Robbins
Company Name: KELLY ROBBINS LLC
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Phone: 310-937-8924
Website: www.2kmedicalrecords.com

JurInnov Acquires Computer Forensic Analysis Technology

 

JurInnov Acquires Powerful Computer Forensic Analysis Technology

The New Leading-Edge Investigative Tool Provides Real-Time Advanced Data Acquisition, Preservation and Analysis Capabilities with No System Downtime

CLEVELAND, OH (PRWEB) January 10, 2006 –- JurInnov Ltd. (www.jurinnov.com), a consulting company that provides technology solutions for the legal and business communities, today announced the acquisition of additional computer forensic analysis technology to bolster the software toolkits used by the company’s computer forensic and electronic discovery experts. This powerful new tool will allow real-time advanced data acquisition, preservation and analysis capabilities on a mobile platform that does not require system downtime to capture and preserve data in a forensic manner.

The application of the new technology has a range of benefits that will provide an immediate impact to current and prospective clients. “We are excited to provide our clients with a data harvesting solution that provides the assurance of approved forensic techniques without the typical operational disruptions and downtime associated with other utilities,” stated Timothy M. Opsitnick, Senior Partner and General Counsel of JurInnov. Gregory M. Cancilla, Forensic Technical Manager and a certified computer forensics technician for JurInnov, added, “We are now able to provide an immediate response to harvesting and investigative requests without the need for advanced downtime scheduling or alerting potential targets. From one central location we can analyze workstations and servers located anywhere on the network, even remotely if project needs require it”.

JurInnov, in the midst of a multi-year implementation of a software, hardware and intellectual capital growth plan, acquired this new technology to allow the company’s acquisition teams to provide project specific electronic data solutions at remote, on-site and international locations. These flexible teams leverage the forensic analysis, electronic discovery, engineering and management skills of JurInnov’s experts to provide law firms, corporations and vendors with the critical capture and analysis resources required to successfully collect and manage the high volumes of electronic data associated with today’s legal and regulatory proceedings.

About JurInnov Ltd.

Established in the year 2000 by Timothy M. Opsitnick, JurInnov Ltd. has become a trusted resource for companies whose litigation technology needs are as varied and specialized as the companies themselves. JurInnov’s consulting practice focuses on the application of technology solutions to challenging litigation demands of law firms and their clients, including the development of litigation and document management systems, document and electronic data warehousing, electronic discovery processing and consulting, electronic risk management consulting, and computer forensics. JurInnov is a certified partner of Microsoft ® Corporation (www.microsoft.com), developers of the Windows SharePoint™ Portal Server, and one of the select Application Service Providers for Ringtail Casebook (www.ringtailsolutions.com). For further information about JurInnov please call +1.440.835.3600 or visit our website at www.jurinnov.com .

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Company Name: JurInnov Ltd.
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Phone: 440-835-3600
Website: http://www.jurinnov.com

Scottish Consultant with WSI Thinks Most Web Sites Don't Work

 

Most Web Sites Don't Work

The bottom line is to think about using an internet solutions provider rather than just a web site developer. Then get them in sync with your unique selling points, core competencies, customer demographics, sales targets, operating costs, and target ROI. Now, it's a lot easier to see why most websites don't work.

(PRWEB) January 10, 2006 -- Small or medium sized business owners intuitively know that using the Internet as a marketing tool can pay tremendous dividends. So they look in the yellow pages and pick one of the many web developers listed. They meet up with the developer; get their heads spinning about Java, HTML, C++, MS SQL databases, and on and on. Developers say what is needed and extract payment. However, developers seldom have any idea about Internet marketing or how to drive profits to a business using the web. This is why most web sites fail.

Web sites should be self-financing!

Web sites (more accurately described as e-business solutions) should be a balance sheet item not an expense item. They should also deliver a measurable ROI. Most web developers build or rebuild sites from scratch with the focus on coding only. They don’t take advantage of modular development technology that supports a building block approach of functionality that is a reflection of individual business needs.

Deploying a modular development technology approach to building, rebuilding, or enhancing your site, the developer can bring you a solution rapidly with high quality and massive cost savings. For 2006, Video e-mailing and Open Learning Environment will generate enormous interest. Cost reduction advantages on these two items alone represent significant bottom line opportunities.

Holding the number one position in the search engines doesn’t matter!

Everyone has heard the promise … "I will get your web site listed at the top of the search engines." But, everyone cannot be at the top of the list and professional managers know it.

Search engines have rules and they change periodically.

Actually being the second or third position is preferable and will generate greater profits for a progressive business. The goal is to generate high visitor levels on all pages, not just hits to the home page. With millions of new sites coming online every month, not all of them will attract the visitors they need to be successful.

With this in mind, some of the more sophisticated methods to use are Phantom Scripting, Push Technology, Affiliate Marketing, and Ad Push Technology. These tools are designed to increase sales and productivity, and reduce costs; and this is really what small or medium size business owners want.

Most sites are left unattended!

Most web developers are just that, developers. Once they have finished a site they are off to develop another site.

Companies measure sales activity and distribution channels on a monthly basis. The web site is one of these sales channels. Knowing the number of visitors and not just hits is extremely important. Knowing which pages are being viewed and how long a visitor is on each page is critical information. What search engine did the visitor come through to visit the site, or did the visitor reach the site over a link from another site?

Small or medium size business owners are constantly measuring their companies against the competition. How their web site performs is no different. Knowing how the site ranks compared to the sites of competitors is key intelligence.

The bottom line is to think about using an Internet solutions provider rather than just a web site developer. Then get them in sync with the company's unique selling points, core competencies, customer demographics, sales targets, operating costs, and target ROI.

If an Internet solutions provider integrates all of the company's business goals within the design, hosting, and managing of your site, then these goals will be met. If not, the web site will not work.
    
William Frearson (email protected from spam bots) is a Certified Internet Business Consultant with WSI in Scotland. WSI is a global Internet solutions provider with over 1000 offices in 87 countries.

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Company Name: SCOT CONSULTING LTD
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Phone: 07845 741808
Website: www.bestwsiesolutions.com

Free Searchable Database Of Basel II Accord in Available

 

Basel II Accord in Available in Free Searchable Database.

A free, searchable database of the Basel II accord has been released by askSam Systems. Search on-line or download a free eBook with the text from the Basel II accord.

Perry, FL (PRWEB) January 9, 2006 -- A free, searchable database of the Basel II accord has been released by askSam Systems. Basel II contains recommendations by bank supervisors and central bankers from the 13 countries making up the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision to revise the international standards for measuring the adequacy of a bank's capital. It was created to promote greater consistency in the way banks and banking regulators approach risk management across national borders.

The text from the act has been imported into a searchable, hypertext-linked askSam database. The individual sections of the legislation are divided into separate documents in the database. This allows you to easily locate sections pertaining to specific topics.

The askSam version allows you to search, browse, and analyze the text from the Basel II accord. You can either view the text on-line, or you can download the searchable version with the free askSam viewer at:

     http://www.asksam.com/ebooks/Basel_II/    


There is no charge for the software or information.

In addition to Basel II, askSam has also prepared free searchable versions other legislative and political texts, works of literature, and government reports, including:

     * Sarbanes-Oxley Act
     * HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability & Accountability Act)
     * Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act
     * USA Patriot Act
     * 9-11 Commission Report
     * Judge Alito's Published Opinions
     * Judge Roberts' Published Opinions

You can find more information on these and other files at:
     http://www.asksam.com/eBooks/

askSam Systems publishes software that allows you to collect, organize, and distribute information. It is widely used by researchers, businesses, and information professionals to manage their information.

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Background:
Since 1985 askSam Systems has created some of the world's most popular free-form database and information management tools. askSam products are used worldwide by over 350,000 users to collect, organize and distribute information. For more
information on askSam Systems see: http://www.askSam.com/


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askSam Systems
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Perry, FL 32348
850-584-6590 ext. 100
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Annual Affiliate Program Statistics Report

 

AffStat 2006 Report Launches at Affiliate Summit 2006

The annual affiliate program statistics report, AffStat, was released this morning at the kickoff of Affiliate Summit 2006 at Bally’s Las Vegas.

Las Vegas, NV (PRWEB) January 9, 2006 -- The AffStat 2006 Report (http://www.affstat.com) launched at the opening of the Affiliate Summit (http://www.affiliatesummit.com) conference at Bally’s Las Vegas. The 2006 report is the fourth edition of this definitive study on the affiliate marketing industry.

Nearly two hundred affiliate managers from a cross-section of the industry were surveyed on their overall statistics, as well as a number of issues about their affiliate marketing channels.

Areas covered in the survey included affiliate networks, staffing, affiliate recruiting, and management for the AffStat 2006 Report.

The survey question responses are broken out by affiliate program type: bounty, pay per lead, and pay per sale.

Affiliate managers responded to the following questions for the AffStat survey:

1.Does your program have dedicated management (no other duties for affiliate manager)?
2.How many affiliates do you have?
3.How many new affiliates do you acquire per month?
4.How many click-throughs do your affiliates generate per month?
5.What is the conversion rate for your affiliate program?
6.What percent of your affiliates are active (defined as having generated at least one click last month)?
7.What percent of your affiliates earned commission last month?
8.What percent of the total transactions on your site are generated through affiliates?
9.Do you approve affiliates automatically or manually?
10.Which network(s), solution provider(s), or software program(s) do you use to track your affiliate program(s)?
11.Do you have a blog for your affiliate program?
12.What was the largest commission you paid to an individual affiliate in one month?
13.Do you permit your affiliates to bid on your trademark name(s) in pay per click search engines?
14.What types of rewards and/or incentives do you offer to your affiliates?
15.What is the biggest challenge in affiliate marketing?
16.What's your most effective method for recruiting affiliates?
17.Do you manage the affiliate program in-house or are you an outsourced program manager?
18.What is your annual salary (including incentives and bonuses)? [in-house employees
19.What is your total monthly compensation for the affiliate program you manager (including percent of transactions if applicable)? [outsourced program managers

The AffStat 2006 Report also includes a section where affiliates managers sound off in their own words on a variety of industry issues, a guide to affiliate recruiting, and resources for affiliate managers.

“While I most likely will never get to see the data of a network, this was a sneak peak behind the curtain and it blew me away,” commented Beth Kirsch in a recent blog entry on ReveNews (see http://www.revenews.com/bethkirsch/archives/001300.html).

“So perhaps while I can’t define exactly what affiliate marketing is, these advertisers do it in their answers about the industry,” continued Kirsch.

The AffStat 2006 Report is available at http://www.affstat.com for immediate delivery as a PDF, or a hard copy can be purchased. The hard copy edition will be delivered via FedEx (U.S. addresses only).

About Shawn Collins Consulting
Shawn Collins Consulting is an online marketing agency specializing in launch affiliate programs, outsourced affiliate program management, onsite affiliate marketing consulting, and hourly affiliate marketing consulting by phone. Shawn Collins, CEO of Shawn Collins Consulting, oversees all client accounts and manages his team of experienced affiliate marketers. In addition to affiliate program management, Collins authored "Successful Affiliate Marketing for Merchants" and publishes the annual AffStat.com Report of affiliate marketing benchmarks. Shawn Collins is also a co-founder of Affiliate Summit, an affiliate marketing conference taking place January 8-10, 2006 at Bally’s Las Vegas. More details at http://www.affiliatesummit.com.

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Litigation Support Company Offers New Electronic Discovery Production Center

 

Xact’s New Electronic Discovery Production Center Fully Operational - Leading Litigation Support Company Completes State Of The Art Facility

Xact, a leading provider of electronic data discovery (EDD) and litigation support services, announced today that its new electronic discovery production center in the Dallas/Ft. Worth area is fully operational. This is Xact’s largest production center to date, housing another expansion of their electronic discovery division. Xact provides electronic discovery, legal document management, and duplicating services to the legal industry at production centers throughout the United States.

DALLAS, Texas, (PRWEB) January 9, 2006 -- Xact, a leading provider of electronic data discovery (EDD) and litigation support services, announced today that its new electronic discovery production center in the Dallas/Ft. Worth area is fully operational. This is Xact’s largest production center to date, housing another expansion of their electronic discovery division. Xact provides electronic discovery, legal document management, and duplicating services to the legal industry at production centers throughout the United States.

“We spent the last several months finalizing capacity, training staff, and transitioning production to the new facility,” said Tony Scott, Xact’s vice president of technology and development. “Our new litigation support data center is a state of the art EDD processing facility — we can process nearly 20 million emails every 24 hours. It is one of the most technologically advanced data processing centers in the U.S.”

“In 2005, Xact’s EDD business grew to exceed the existing capacity at our Kansas City production facility,” said Xact president Kent Teague. “Our new EDD center in Dallas triples our capacity to process electronic discovery data and help our clients use litigation technologies to save time and money throughout the discovery process. We are poised to continue our exponential growth in 2006.”

Xact was founded in 1994 specializing in legal document services and began offering electronic discovery in 2002. In 2003 Xact opened a state of the art EDD production facility in Overland Park, Kansas, a suburb of Kansas City. The Texas facility is Xact’s second electronic discovery data center. It is located in the Sherwin Williams building in Richardson, Texas, part of the Dallas telecom corridor near the Campbell Road and Central Expressway/I 75 interchange. The address is 2100 Lakeside Boulevard, Suite 200, Richardson, Texas, 75082. The telephone number is 800-545-9228.

About Xact
Xact is a leading provider of litigation support services including electronic data discovery (EDD), imaging & coding, web-based document review, and digital reprographics. Xact assists litigation teams in law firms and corporate legal departments to manage their discovery documents. Xact has an industry-recognized reputation for excellence in litigation support, technology leadership in the discovery process, and outstanding customer service. Through Xact’s unique imaging methods and electronic discovery process, document review is more efficient for legal teams and less costly for their clients. Xact is headquartered in Kansas City and operates over 25 production centers throughout the United States.

For Further Information:
Scott Sperry, Director of Marketing
214-545-6045

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Strategic Marketing Media Agency to Help Advertisers Improve Ad ROI

 

New Strategic Marketing Media Agency to Help Advertisers Improve Ad ROI

"There is no question in my mind that most advertisers could squeeze another 20-100%-- or more-- effective communication out of their advertising budgets," says Ron Geskey, President and Founder of MediaAdvantage, a division of 2020:Marketing Communications LLC. How? Think strategically.

Detroit, MI (PRWEB) January 6, 2006 -- 2020: Marketing Communications LLC announced today that it has launched a new strategic marketing media agency which will handle marketing and strategic media planning and buying for a few select advertisers.

"There is no question in my mind that most advertisers could squeeze another 20-100%-- or more-- effective communication out of their advertising budgets," says Ron Geskey, President and Founder of MediaAdvantage, a division of 2020:Marketing Communications LLC. How? Think strategically.

Strat-e-gy (stra-ta-je) n
“A careful plan or method for achieving an end”

"Being a lot more strategic and marketing driven in both planning and buying would go a long way toward helping advertisers achieve more effective communication with consumers and improved ROI as a result," says Geskey.

Geskey points out that so far the industry has responded to demands for better ROI mostly by focusing on reducing media rates. Many of the largest advertisers like General Motors and P&G and the global advertising agency networks like IPG and WPP have consolidated buying operations in order to gain the bargaining leverage needed to reduce costs. "Negotiating lower media costs is obviously a good thing, but cost is only part of the equation, not always even the most important, if the strategy is wrong or you are buying the wrong media at the wrong time in the wrong place."

"If you were a car dealer, would a 15% reduction in media rates sell more cars than a 50% increase in advertising effectiveness?" Geskey asks.

How can advertisers improve their advertising media effectiveness and ROI? MediaAdvantage offers 15 basic tips, among others, for improving the ROI of media investments:

1. Media plans should be marketing driven rather than media driven, define the business problem!

 2. Focus on strategy first because it can return 1000%, then focus on buying effectiveness which may return up to 100%. 

 3. Buy communication, rather than TRPS and CPMs. A TRP is not a TRP because TRPS vary greatly in communications effectiveness. Use a disciplined, quantified system for evaluating alternatives, e.g., like the MediaAdvantage TAP system.

 4. Think global, act local. Geography is one of the most important planning considerations for both short and long term ROI.

 5. Test alternatives, measure marketplace results, learn why & continuously improve your plans and buys.

 6. Have a sound strategy for creating the leverage needed to negotiate your buys to get what you want. 

 7. Buy media with your head, not your heart (it’s business), e.g., don’t pay $500,000 for a sponsorship only worth $100,000 ($400,000 saved will buy a lot of tickets).

 8. Be a grownup, recognize that the most successful negotiations are a win-win.

 9. Focus on cost effectiveness not cost efficiency. 

 10. Don’t spend too little on advertising— you must cross the threshold of effectiveness or your investment may be wasted.

 11. Don’t spend too much on advertising – high diminishing returns can reduce your profitability.

 12. Improve the ROI of media decisions by using state of the art data and market/media analysis systems to prioritize who, where, when, how and how much.

 13. Zero base: Always use the right communications tools which best address your problems or opportunities; remember, media advertising isn't a panacea for every problem.

 14. Experiment today with the media of the future so you aren't left behind.

 15. Always try to work with media professionals who have the highest quality experience and know what they are doing.

Readers are invited to visit the MediaAdvantage web site at www.Media-Advantage.net, and should direct questions or comments to Ron Geskey, President of MediaAdvantage at 248-894-1151.

2020:Marketing Communications LLC also publishes the Thumbnail Media Planner (www.thumbnailmediaplanner.com) and operates the AdMediaStore (www.admediastore.com).

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RSS Article Distribution and Syndication by AdsOnQ

AdsOnQ - Article Distribution and Syndication On Quikonnex Announces A Powerful Article Syndication

RSS is the hottest new advertising venue to hit the net. AdsOnQ utilizes this technology to provide clients with targeted traffic to their web sites.

[ClickPress, Thu Jan 05 2006] Article Distribution and Syndication On Quikonnex, a leading Internet Advertising Agency, is announcing the launch of its new "Article Syndication" service.

This cutting-edge technology service provides advertisers with a professionally written article, syndicated on multiple web sites throughout the Internet. (For the Article Syndication service, see:
http://www.ads-on-q.com/intro)

The AdsOnQ service includes everything an advertiser needs to quickly and easily promote any product or service to their target market, and permanently place their information on our live syndicated RSS feed. For example, the following online advertising essentials are included in the AdsOnQ service:

- Pay once and advertise forever. No monthly relisting fees.

- Demonstrate your knowledge and credibility with your professionally crafted informational article.

- Keyword focused articles reaching search engine spiders, attracting more targeted traffic to your web site; reaching more people with your offer.

- Fast, reliable, courteous service.

- A professionally written article about your specific business

"Search Engine Injection/ Article Syndication is the most powerful way to promote any product, or service to a target market," said Trina L.C. Schiller, President/CEO of AdsOnQ - Article Distribution and Syndication On Quikonnex. "Our new service completely eliminates the need to pay over and over again to remain in the public eye."

AdsOnQ - Article Distribution and Syndication On Quikonnex provides article creation, distribution and syndication to assist advertisers in search engine ranking.

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Semantic Web travel services on a voyage of discovery

Semantic Web travel services on a voyage of discovery

A secure, semantic-based interoperability framework for exploiting Web-service platforms across peer-to-peer networks in the tourism industry hopes to set free the valuable Web-based tourism information that is currently trapped in isolated silos of incompatible databases. "The tourism industry today is the second largest economic sector, after manufacturing, in the world," says Professor Asuman Dogac, Director of the Software Research & Development Center at the Middle East Technical University in Ankara, Turkey, and coordinator of the IST-funded SATINE project. "Earlier than in other sectors, tourism embarked on e-business, not only with respect to business-to-business, but also with business-to-consumer." Currently, travel information services are dominantly provided by Global Distribution Systems (GDSs). A GDS gives its subscribers pricing and availability information for multiple travel products such as flights. Travel agents, corporate travel departments, and even Internet travel services, subscribe to one or more GDS’. "However, small and medium-sized enterprises [SMEs], for example bed-and-breakfast accommodation or companies hiring bicycles, restaurants and many others cannot participate in GDS-based e-business because selling their products through GDS’ is too expensive for them," says Dr Dogac. Furthermore, GDSs are legacy systems, and suffer from a number of problems. They mostly rely on private networks, are mainly for human use, are difficult to use and have cryptic interfaces. Their speed and search capabilities are limited. Finally, it's difficult to get them to interoperate with other systems and data sources. This means that tour operators, travel agencies and others cannot benefit fully from the advantages of electronic business-to-business trading. Opening up travel Web services The industry is making moves to improve the situation, and has formed a consortium called the Open Travel Alliance (OTA). The OTA is producing XML message specification schemas to be exchanged between the trading partners, including availability checking, booking, rental, reservation, query services, insurance. This will improve matters, but not every travel company's applications can be expected to produce and consume OTA-compliant messages. The SATINE project developed a secure peer-to-peer network that enables peers to deploy their semantically-enriched travel Web services and allows others to discover these services semantically. "The concept, ‘semantic web services’, is very important for the tourism industry since the industry is structured as a distributed environment, because of its nature, and tourism companies need to reach the services in this distributed environment," says Dr Dogac. "By introducing semantics to Web services, we have addressed the interoperability issue on the semantic level and constructed a peer-to-peer network that eases service discovery." The project also developed mechanisms to enrich ebXML (e-business XML) registries through OWL-S ontologies to describe the Web service semantics. OWL itself is a markup language for publishing and sharing data using ontologies on the Web. Ontologies are the vocabularies that allow machines to identify specific services or information. For example, a human operator would understand the term 'booking', but it needs to be defined in a special way for a machine to understand. But getting the machine to correctly identify a 'booking' Web service is a difficult job and takes a lot of work. Luckily, Dr Dogac and her team are one of the leaders in the field. The upshot, though, is that once a machine can correctly identify concepts 'booking' or other travel-related terms, it not only allows for interoperability between incompatible systems, it also unlocks the potential for Web-based information services and could ultimately mean very complex operations are performed in minutes, instead of hours or days. The potential for advanced online travel Web services For instance, ultimately the work of SATINE could lead to very advanced travel services, where a holiday maker might enter terms like the dates, cost, car rental, hill walking, scuba diving and sunbathing and then be presented with a list of options offering all those activities and services with detailed itineraries and cost information, and all necessary bookings. The user would simply click on the option that appeals most. We're not there yet, but on the way to realising this dream for future travel information services, the SATINE project described how the various constructs of OWL can be mapped to ebXML classification hierarchies and how the services are discovered through standardised queries by using the ebXML query facility. This approach is for tourism companies or a group of such companies to use service registries efficiently for locating their Web services semantically to enable semantic searching. "The creation of complex services through the orchestration of simple Web services is an important task that is of particular relevance in the travel business: Apart from the typical examples, like the composition of package tours, more sophisticated services like a flight booking based on the availability of tickets for a certain cultural event are conceivable," says Dr Dogac. So the SATINE project is developing a semantic Web service composition and execution framework. "In SATINE project, we have developed a Semantic Wrapper for constructing and describing Web services," says Dr Dogac. The main role of this component is to wrap existing information resources to make them appear as semantically well-described Web Services. It's an easy-to-use tool for SMEs to create and annotate Web services from their existing enterprise applications. The Semantic Wrapper provides two complementary tools: the Web Service Creator and the Web Service Annotator. The Web Service Creator transforms existing resources in Web Services. The Web Service Annotator describes a Web service at a semantic level, using OWL-S as the ontology of reference. The project is also developing a mobile application to wrap the basic functionality of SATINE and provide a mobile interface for consumers to query and invoke the services in the network. These are secure Web services deployed among peers in the p2p network. The project developed a prototype that was demonstrated successfully at over six major conferences. SATINE also organised a number of commercial demonstrations, including one to German software firm, SAP research. AHEAD Relationships in Greece wants to exploit these technologies as part of its current business. Right now possible exploitation paths is under discussion within the SATINE consortium. Once Licensing Policy and the intellectual property rights sharing are finalised, the consortium will contact AHEAD Relationships to further discuss opportunities. Contact: Prof Dr Asuman Dogac Department of Computer Engineering Director of Software Research & Development Center Middle East Technical University 06531 Ankara Turkey Tel: +90-312-2105598 / 2102076 Fax: +90-312-2101004 / 2101259 Email: asuman@srdc.metu.edu.tr Source: Based on information from SATINE

Building Interoperability into Medical Information

 

Building Interoperability into Medical Information

Modern health information systems today are proprietary and often only serve one department making it impossible to easily share data across one facility, never mind across different facilities or countries. A big problem, it makes it difficult for doctors to capture a complete clinical history of a patient. But one project hopes to overcome this.

(PRWEB) January 5, 2006 -- Modern health information systems today are proprietary and often only serve one department making it impossible to easily share data across one facility, never mind across different facilities or countries. A big problem, it makes it difficult for doctors to capture a complete clinical history of a patient. But one project hopes to overcome this.

“The healthcare interoperability problem can be investigated in two categories: Interoperability of the healthcare messages exchanged and interoperability of electronic healthcare records [EHRs,” says Professor Asuman Dogac, Director of the Software Research & Development Center in Turkey, and ARTEMIS project coordinator.

Right now messaging interfaces, or interface engines, are used to exchange information among different healthcare information systems. Currently, the Health Level 7 (HL7) Version 2 Messaging Standard is the most widely implemented.

Unfortunately, HL7 V2 compliance does not imply direct interoperability between healthcare systems, because V2 has no explicit information model. Instead it has rather vague definitions for many data fields and contains many optional fields.

EHRs suffer from similar problems. An EHR is digitally stored healthcare information about an individual that supports continuity of care, education and research, while ensuring confidentiality. A number of standardisation efforts are progressing to provide EHRs interoperability. However, an exchange of well-structured and machine-processable EHRs has not been achieved yet in practice.

ARTEMIS provides the desperately required interoperability between medical information systems through semantically-enriched Web services that use defined meanings of individual pieces of parameters. ARTEMIS uses existing standards, such as HL7, as a basis for defining both the service action semantics and the message semantics.

For EHRs, ARTEMIS uses constraint rules for specific clinical concepts, called ‘archetypes’, rather than distinct entities in the reference information model. It annotates their archetypes with ontologies, an established list of definitions, and then composes templates from archetypes and retrieves corresponding data from the underlying medical information systems.

To complicate matters, in most countries there are no unique person identifiers that would be valid for the whole lifetime of an individual and used by all parties in healthcare and for all episodes of care. In many cases several identifiers for a patient exist even within a single organisation.

Consequently a protocol is needed that allows the identification of patients by means of non-unique patient-related attributes. ARTEMIS developed a ‘Patient Identification Process’ (PIP) Protocol’. PIP provides a solution for continuity of care by locating and accessing prior clinical records and provides comprehensive security and privacy protection mechanisms.

Currently, the industry’s Integrating the Healthcare Enterprise (IHE) initiative proposes the Retrieve Information for Display (RID) integration profile to allow users retrieve and display patient-related documents on systems other than the document keeping systems. Although it is well suited for use in a single hospital or within a trust of hospitals that belong to a single Patient Identifier Domain, it is not designed for cross-boundary access on information stored in different hospitals.

ARTEMIS’ middleware infrastructure extends the IHE RID protocol for cross-enterprise search and access to patient-related clinical information, even if no Master Patient Index is available, and without modifications to existing information source actors. Applied to the ARTEMIS infrastructure, the RID Information Source and Display actors may be located in different institutions using different Patient ID domains and different sets of demographic data.

At the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society annual conference in San Diego, February 2006, "we will run a demonstrator that will realise a scenario where, after an accident, a patient is admitted to the most appropriate hospital from the ambulance,” says Dr Dogac. “The patient will be admitted before the ambulance arrives at the hospital, via a mobile device. The hospital admissions service will then automatically seek out any relevant healthcare records of the patient in the ARTEMIS P2P network, and presents them to the doctor, although the hospitals discovered may not be using interoperable standards with each other. This is a considerable improvement over current systems."

Dr Dogac will begin a new project, SAPHIRE, in the next months. "That project will seek to extend the functionality of ARTEMIS. It will expose medical sensor data as semantically-enriched Web services. It will process sensor output, the patient's medical history and clinical guidelines to help physicians with diagnoses and treatment."

But even without these new services, ARTEMIS already represents a major advance; it enables clinicians to capture the complete clinical history of a patient that may be spread out over a number of different institutes that do not interoperate.

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The Evolution of Videographers

 

The Evolution of Videographers

The increasing demand for Internet streaming video has become the benchmark standard for reaching a worldwide audience instantly. It has become a ‘must-have’ addition to the standard video packages which videographers have long become accustomed to providing their clients. Videographers face new competition and must adapt and integrate new technology into their services in order to survive.

(PRWEB) January 4, 2006 -- The days when videographers provided their clients with DVDs and uncut footage on VHS tapes are days of the past. Videography services are evolving with advances in video technology and the various Internet service levels available in people’s homes and businesses. Today’s clients demand streaming video with their standard video package.

Technology often opens a market for new skills, and entrepreneurs while sometimes closing the doors on some talented old-school videographers. Many videographers don’t have the experience or education to provide the latest technology to their customers. These people will most likely need to outsource this part of their business to another company or they simply won’t survive. In doing this, their profit margins will shift and their prices will need to rise to non-competitive levels. Those who try to take on the challenge ‘in-house’ will quickly find themselves buried in expenses ranging from additional workstations, servers, co-located hosting, bandwidth expenses and the need to pay experts to set up the operation reliably. Some will try and most will fail, but some next generation companies have been waiting to capitalize on this opportunity.

One such company is MV Networks, LLC which created www.myvideo.tv that specializes in custom video production services and personal video hosting with a single goal in mind: Provide the required services expected from the next generation of videographers. All video packages include a custom designed website where clients can watch and download their video product. "Delivering Internet video solutions to my clients, lets me maintain a competitive edge. Streaming video is quickly becoming the preferred choice for sharing a special event among my clients" -Agnes Marcinik founder MV Networks LLC.

It is certainly clear that offering a high-quality streaming video experience online is necessary for videography production services to survive. MV Networks, like many other competitive companies, is committed to continue integrating the newest technologies for their clients.

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Chitika Account Suspension Notice (N) - Chitika Meltdown...?

I had my Chitika account suspended the other day (December 29, 2005) and they will not respond to the calls, emails, and support ticket I entered on their site.

I wanted to know what the problem was and try to resolve it, but they won't get in touch with me no matter what I do. So I am starting the big job of pulling all of their ads from the sites I added them to. Man, what a pain!

My sites weren't making much from them anyway, I think they owe me $30-$40, but I had been working to try and generate more traffic to the sites that have their ads. Now they pull this BS.

So if you were considering using Chitika on your site(s), I would recommend instead that you copy the style of ads they were using and try that with some good affiliate programs. The ad style seemed to be effective, but the company really, really sucks.

I thought I waited long enough to make sure it was going to be worth the trouble, but at least now some of you won't have to go through what I am. The program from Google is so far the easiest, the best run, and pays very well so I can recommend that you try that completely.

Don't take my word for it, do a search in Google for "chitika sucks" or "shitika" (Not to be confused with the mushroom with a similar name...) and you will find a few others that are not happy with what seemed like a good system.

(hris

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BlogMedia Announces the Launch of its Blog Network

 

BlogMedia Announces the Launch of its Blog Network

Online publishing house BlogMedia announces the launch of its network of blogs.

(PRWEB) January 3, 2006 -- BlogMedia, Inc., an online publisher of a unique variety of content, announces the launch of its new network of weblogs. The BlogMedia & Erati Media network consists of several sites across a wide range of themes, including management, technology, celebrities, comedy, sports, and many others. Each 'blog' focuses on specific subject areas and is written by experts in their respective fields.

“We launched the BlogMedia & Erati Media blog network because we wanted to connect our experts and those interested in a topic to interact in a way that allowed their passion and energy to flourish," said Matt Craven, Vice President of Online Services for BlogMedia, Inc. “We’re looking forward to being a part of a conversation between our experts and their readers.”

The BlogMedia network consists of two distinct segments. BlogMedia focuses on topics ranging from celebrity gossip (http://www.celebricious.com), to television shows (http://www.tvbloggin.com), to discussions about the current state of sports (http://www.sportyblog.com) and a look at the blogosphere through the eyes of http://www.bloggeridol.com.

The Erati Media division, (http://www.erati.com), is home to some of the most talented writers in online media. “Erati Media is a community of creators,” said David Krug, Community Director for Erati Media, “It’s a unique forum for talented, often overlooked, writers to leave a mark on mainstream media.” Sites such as http://biz.erati.com share information about personal leadership and small business management, while http://blog.erati.com discusses the world of blogging and provides reviews of other blog sites.

BlogMedia prefers to publish in a blog format because it provides continuously updated content as well the ability to facilitate interaction between the writers and the readers. Blogging is unique in so far as it bridges the gap between the writer and the reader. Providing the reader with a portal of consistent content has become increasingly important.

“We are not about to create another blog network for the sake of creating a blog network,” states Krug, “This is about fostering the talent behind quality content, and providing opportunities for success.”

"We believe that by giving talented individuals a unified forum for expressing themselves, we can fully harness the unbridled potential of this new media," states Craven. "In doing so, we feel that we can raise the quality standard for content while ushering in a new age of information exchange. As we grow, we will champion the highest quality content and combine it with our passion for connecting with our audience, and this will help us to lead the way into this new informational frontier."

About BlogMedia, Inc.

BlogMedia, Inc., http://www.blogmedia.biz, is a rapidly-growing privately owned online publisher of a unique variety of content, and is headquartered in Minnesota. BlogMedia is led by a team with extensive experience in online content development. The company works with expert authors from around the world to develop content and online services that allow passion and energy to flourish.

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Denver Design Firm Breaks Price Barrier With Custom Logos, Identity Packages, and Web Sites

 

Denver Design Firm Breaks Price Barrier With Custom $95 Logos, $165 Identity Packages, $250 Web Sites.

Innovative design flow, clever business model and practical operations cut customer costs.

Denver, CO (PRWEB) January 2, 2006 -- Thanks to shrewd business management techniques, Sophic Inc. is delivering custom $95 logos, $165 identity packages and $250 websites through its website to small businesses worldwide.

Sophic specializes in quickly delivering identity services to small businesses who need custom, professional design work that’s very affordable.

“Everything we do revolves around providing accessible world-class identity services for our small business customers,” Steven Harrell, Sophic CEO explained. “Our mission is to be their one-stop-shop for company branding. Our innovative business model creates a solid end-to-end solution for them that is priced right.”

Part of that model includes Services Wizard, which Sophic recently launched. This application is the first online identity design flow application of its kind. Services Wizard walks small businesses through picking from Sophic services that can be purchased as a bundle or a la carte, such as $95 logos.

“Think of Services Wizard as a dedicated online identity services consultant who assitsts you through the selection process. You then proceed through a self-checkout that has no waiting in line,” Harrell said. “We often take logos from order to completion in 1 business day. This streamlined process cuts our operational costs and then we directly reduce prices to our customers as a result.”

Another key variable in keeping Sophic price points low is that it operates totally in the black. “Other businesses operate on borrowed funds that bear interest on them,” explains J R Harrell, Sophic chief operations officer. “They then must past that cost on to their customers. We do not have that operational overhead.”

Lastly, Sophic has also developed a keen business plan that keeps their costs at bay. “We have created a Relationship-based transactional model thanks to the technology and processes we have integrated,” Harrell said. “This strategy fosters high volume, low-overhead style projects with fast turnarounds and lots of word-of-mouth advertising referrals that have a high signing rate. The profits are then fed back into the company to ensure even faster service, more affordable rates and guaranteed professional results for our customers.”

About Sophic
Sophic is a Denver based design firm that specializes in delivering high-quality small business identity, branding and website services at cost-effective prices.

Sophic Services wizard: http://www.sophicinc.com/services.wizard

Note: If you are interested in viewing additional information about Sophic, please visit the Sophic Press Room at http://www.sophicinc.com/pr

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