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Discovery Channel And Lexus Partner To Bring Viewers An Unprecedented App Experience For Premiere Of WINGED PLANET

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SILVER SPRING, Md., Oct. 5, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Discovery Channel and Lexus have joined together to give audiences the pinnacle in engaged viewing experiences with Winged Planet Plus, a highly immersive simultaneous viewing app for iPad and available online at Discovery.com/WingedPlanet. The app was custom-created for the astonishing two-hour programming event, WINGED PLANET, which lets viewers experience the breathtaking physical wonders of the world from a bird's eye view. WINGED PLANET premieres on Discovery Channel in the U.S. this Saturday, October 6 at 8pm ET/PT.

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Made possible by Lexus, Winged Planet Plus allows viewers to fully engage with the program through close to 100 exclusive pieces of astounding content all audio-synced to the special. Available as an update to the Discovery Channel iPad App, Winged Planet Plus will include extra scenes, one-of-a-kind photos, production notes, highlights of the cutting edge technology used in the special, as well as deleted scenes, factoids and trivia. Visitors to Discovery.com can also enjoy the immersive experience timed to the 8pm ET/PT premiere on Saturday.

Highlights of the Discovery Channel and Lexus partnership include exclusive branding for Lexus on the Winged Planet section of Discovery.com; homepage promotion; co-branded on-air tune-ins and prominent Lexus exposure across app features including the photo gallery, video, quizzes and a pre-show video, among many other elements.  As a presenting sponsor, Lexus will also receive prominent branding on-air during the WINGED PLANET premiere in the form of in-program mentions throughout the two-hour event.

"We are incredibly proud to partner with Lexus on such a groundbreaking, immersive event as WINGED PLANET," said Brent Spitzer, vice president, Digital Advertising Sales, Discovery Communications. "Through Lexus' innovative partnership, we will give viewers an unprecedented opportunity to experience the majesty and awe of WINGED PLANET, while creating a highly receptive environment for consumers to receive Lexus' quality brand messages."

In the U.S. premiere of the Discovery Channel/BBC co-production WINGED PLANET, viewers experience the astonishing physical wonders of the world from a bird's eye view. This two-hour special event comes from award winning filmmaker John Downer (Elephants: Spy in the Herd; Tiger: Spy in the Jungle; and Polar Bears: Spy on the Ice), who transformed wildlife filmmaking through the pioneering use of spy cameras to capture nature's most intimate moments.  For WINGED PLANET, Downer developed a new team of Spycams to offer viewers a jaw-dropping view of the world from an entirely different perspective, and allowing an up-close and personal view with these magnificent creatures.

The Discovery Channel HD App for iPad, including Winged Planet Plus, is available for free from the iTunes App Store.

About Discovery Channel

Discovery Channel is dedicated to creating the highest quality non-fiction content that informs and entertains its consumers about the world in all its wonder, diversity and amazement. The network, which is distributed to 100.8 million U.S. homes, can be seen in 210 countries and territories, offering a signature mix of compelling, high-end production values and vivid cinematography across genres including, science and technology, exploration, adventure, history and in-depth, behind-the-scenes glimpses at the people, places and organizations that shape and share our world. For more information, please visit www.discovery.com.

About Discovery Communications

Discovery Communications (Nasdaq: DISCA, DISCB, DISCK) is the world's #1 nonfiction media company reaching more than 1.8 billion cumulative subscribers in 209 countries and territories. Discovery is dedicated to satisfying curiosity through 149 worldwide television networks, led by Discovery Channel, TLC, Animal Planet, Science and Investigation Discovery, as well as U.S. joint venture networks OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network, The Hub and 3net, the first 24-hour 3D network. Discovery also is a leading provider of educational products and services to schools and owns and operates a diversified portfolio of digital media services, including Revision3. For more information, please visit www.discoverycommunications.com.

SOURCE Discovery Communications


Trimble Acquires Refraction Technology Assets to Extend its Scientific Research and Structural Monitoring Solutions

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SUNNYVALE, Calif., Oct. 5, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Trimble (NASDAQ: TRMB) announced today that it has acquired assets of privately-held Refraction Technology, Inc. (REF TEK) of Plano, Texas, a leading provider of seismic sensors and high-frequency data logging systems. The asset acquisition is expected to extend Trimble's infrastructure solutions for scientific research and monitoring applications. Financial terms were not disclosed.

REF TEK provides seismometers, seismic recorders, motion recorders, accelerometers and software for seismic and earthquake engineering systems to government, scientific research and structural monitoring organizations. The systems are used for earthquake hazard mitigation, emergency response and warning assessment, construction code and land use planning as well as oil, gas and mining exploration.

"The addition of REF TEK's products augment Trimble's traditional role in seismic monitoring and extend our portfolio of infrastructure solutions," said Ulrich Vollath, general manager of Trimble's Infrastructure Division. "By combining GPS, seismic sensors and associated software, Trimble will be able to provide complete solutions that serve as a central data integration hub for multiple sensors to address a wide range of monitoring applications."

"We are extremely excited to be a part of Trimble. Integrating our core, market-leading technologies – GNSS for Trimble and seismic data loggers for REF TEK – will make it possible for customers to coherently measure both static and dynamic motion," said Paul Passmore, CEO of REF TEK. "We will continue to produce superior instruments for the earth science community with the advantage of leveraging Trimble's global resources."

The REF TEK business will be reported in Trimble's Engineering and Construction segment.

About Refraction Technology

Refraction Technology, Inc. produces digital recording instruments for imaging studies and earthquake research applications. The company offers high-resolution broadband seismic and strong motion recorders that collect seismic data for monitoring earthquakes and micro seismic events. REF TEK also provides sensors, and command/control and processing software solutions. Its products are designed for unmanned field-portable seismic recording applications. Founded in 1975, Refraction Technology is based in Plano, Texas.

For more information, visit:  www.reftek.com.

About Trimble

Trimble applies technology to make field and mobile workers in businesses and government significantly more productive. Solutions are focused on applications requiring position or location: including surveying, construction, agriculture, fleet and asset management, public safety and mapping. In addition to utilizing positioning technologies, such as GPS, lasers and optics, Trimble solutions may include software content specific to the needs of the user. Wireless technologies are utilized to deliver the solution to the user and to ensure a tight coupling of the field and the back office. Founded in 1978, Trimble is headquartered in Sunnyvale, Calif.

For more information, visit:  www.trimble.com.

Certain statements made in this press release are forward looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.These statements involve risks and uncertainties, and actual events and results may differ materially from those described in this news release. Factors that could cause or contribute to such differences include, but are not limited to, Trimble's ability to successfully integrate REF TEK's products and services with Trimble solutions, maintain quality and improve future product offerings, and otherwise realize the anticipated benefits of the asset acquisition. Additional risks and uncertainties include: the risks inherent in integrating an acquisition; unanticipated expenditures, charges or assumed liabilities that may result from the acquisition; and retaining key personnel and commercial relationships. Information about potential factors which could affect Trimble's business and financial results is set forth in reports filed with the SEC, including Trimble's quarterly reports on Form 10-Q and its annual report on Form 10-K. All forward looking statements are based on information available to Trimble as of the date hereof, and Trimble assumes no obligation to update such statements.

GTRMB

SOURCE Trimble

VisualVault Corporation (CNSX:VVT) Corporate Developments

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SCOTTSDALE, ARIZONA--(Marketwired - July 12, 2013) - The Board of Directors of VisualVault Corporation (CNSX:VVT) (the "Company") wishes to announce several material corporate developments.

With the appointment of John Shackleton to the Board of Directors as Chairman, the Company has defined its broader long-term vision: build a large software as a service (SaaS) business process management (BPM) software company through both organic and acquisitive growth. While acquiring the VisualVault service platform from Auersoft LLC or a similar platform remains a key initiative, the strategy of the Company is to build and sell specific, use-case, BPM-solution applications. The Company's organic growth opportunities are numerous and, for that reason, an initial focus on the most attractive opportunities is key. Management and the Board have agreed that certain defined segments of the United States healthcare market represent recurring revenue opportunities with the potential to drive projected annual revenues in excess of $66,000,000 within three years.

The Company has also more clearly defined its acquisition strategy. Acquisitions will come in three forms: 1) domain expertise software companies with good customers, 2) stranded BPM software companies, and 3) BPM companies with unique solutions. All of these acquisition targets have valuable recurring revenues that will incrementally grow as the Company offers its platform to their established customer base. The Company has identified selected acquisitions that complement its focus on healthcare.

The Company previously announced a $9,600,000 financing consisting of 32,000,000 pre-consolidated units of the Company's securities, each unit consisting of one common share and one common share purchase warrant. Each warrant is exercisable for a period of two years from the closing of the private placement at a price of $.35 per consolidated share. The Company also announced a first closing of the private placement for gross proceeds of $1,400,000, to be used for general business development and working capital. The Company will use the balance of the funding to identify one or more acquisitions referred to above, thus using available resources in the most accretive manner possible for near-term revenue generation.

In light of the expanded business model noted above, the Company's management and Board have elected to change the name of the Company to reflect a broader scope, direction, and branding of the business. Shareholders will be asked to approve a change of name at the next annual general meeting scheduled for August 31, 2013. Management is in the process of selecting a new name and brand for the business.

The Company's most recent extension to complete the purchase of substantially all the assets of Auersoft LLC expired on July 1, 2013. Insofar as the Company did not close the purchase by July 1, 2013, the agreement expired by its terms. It is the Company's intention to close an asset acquisition concurrently with the closing of the above-noted private placement.

The Company, separate from its wholly-owned subsidiary, VisualVault Technologies Inc., was granted a Trademark License Agreement to use the VisualVault trademarks on a worldwide, perpetual, royalty free basis. Insofar as the Company intends to establish its own brand and change its name to reflect same, the VisualVault trademark and logo for business development purposes will no longer be used. In addition the Company and VisualVault Technologies Inc. will no longer use Auersoft's VisualVault trademarks and trade name.

Brent Bollong, President of Auersoft LLC and a director of the Company, will continue to serve as a director of the Company and the Board welcomes his continued support and service.

Van Potter, CEO of the Company commented, "This rebranding supports the Company's expanded vision for organic and acquisitive growth, and when financing is complete it facilitates our acquisition strategy in the BPM space."

ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF VISUALVAULT CORPORATION

Van Potter, President, CEO, Director

About VisualVault Corporation - Corporate Name Change Pending

VisualVault Corporation (Scottsdale, Arizona) provides business process and secure document management cloud services used to automate critical business processes where security and integrity of unstructured data is needed and compliance requirements are high. The service is unique in its ability to meet the most compelling and underserved needs of a wide range of vertical markets including healthcare, securities regulation, manufacturing and government. At the date of this press release there is no direct or indirect affiliation financially or corporately between VisualVault Corporation and Auersoft LLC, owner of the VisualVault trademarks and logos.

The forward-looking information contained in this press release is made as of the date of this press release and except as required by applicable law, the company does not undertake any obligation to update publicly or to revise any of the included forward-looking information, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. By its very nature, such forward-looking information requires the company to make assumptions that may not materialize or that may not be accurate. This forward-looking information is subject to known and unknown risks and uncertainties and other factors, which may cause actual results, levels of activity and achievements to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such information. Neither the Canadian National Stock Exchange nor its regulation services provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the Canadian National Stock Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.

Labrador Announces Election of Directors and Appointment of Officers

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CALGARY, ALBERTA--(Marketwired - July 12, 2013) -

NOT FOR DISSEMINATION IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.

Labrador Technologies Inc. (TSX VENTURE:LTX) ("Labrador" or the "Corporation") is pleased to announce that at the Corporation's annual general meeting which was held on July 2, 2013, the Corporation's shareholders re-elected H. Ronald Sterne, George A. Wilson and Jeff Howe as directors of the Corporation. In addition, the Corporation's shareholders elected Peter Huggard and Bruce MacDonald as directors of the Corporation.

Mr. Peter Huggard is a retired business professional with 35+ year's experience of providing consulting and innovative solutions to the Oil & Gas industry. He is a retired Partner of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP and a retired Charter Accountant. Most recently Mr. Huggard was the President of Qbyte Services Ltd., a prominent software company providing business solutions to the Canadian Oil & Gas industry, from July 1990 to July 2005 and Senior Vice-President Canadian Operations of P2 Energy Solutions, a Global Oil & Gas software company providing business solutions focused on optimizing clients' assets, from July 2005 to August 2011.

Mr. Bruce MacDonald has 30+ years of business experience both directly in the Oil & Gas industry and in providing software solutions to the industry. Most recently Mr. MacDonald was Vice-President Qbyte Services Ltd. from July 1990 to July 2005, holding various senior positions, and Senior Vice-President Global Customer Support of P2 Energy Solutions, from July 2005 to February 2013. Subsequent to Mr. Huggard's retirement from P2, Mr. MacDonald was also appointed leader of P2's Canadian Operations. Mr. MacDonald is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Alberta.

The Corporation is also pleased to announce that Mr. Bruce MacDonald has been appointed as the Corporation's President and Chief Financial Officer.

In connection with the foregoing appointment, Mr. Jeff Howe has resigned as Chief Financial Officer of the Corporation. Mr. Howe will continue as a director of the Corporation. The directors wish to thank Mr. Howe for his continuing valuable contributions to the Corporation.

Labrador® eTriever™ and wellTriever™ are secure, web-based, generic data retrievers, which thrive in complex database environments such as the Oil & Gas industry. eTriever and wellTriever go well beyond conventional methods of oil and gas data retrieval to provide data access using computers, tablets, and smartphones.

Neither TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.

Anglo American and Robert Bosch GmbH Rewarded for Sustainability & QEHS Excellence at the Sustainable Performance Forum EMEA

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PARIS and CHICAGO, IL--(Marketwired - July 12, 2013) - Enablon, the world's leading provider of Sustainability, EHS and Risk management software, announces that Anglo American and Robert Bosch GmbH received special praise respectively in sustainability performance and QEHS management for their innovative practices and achievements in these fields.

The ceremony was held during the Enablon Sustainable Performance Forum (SPF) EMEA, on June 18th in Paris which gathered more than 250 attendees from leading European, Middle East and African companies along with industry experts from Accenture, CDP, ERM and G31000 to name a few.

The event featured more than 15 parallel sessions, including two high-level expert roundtables, industry panel sessions and user workshops to discuss how Sustainability, EHS and Risk management intersect to enable business performance and how technology can be an enabler. 

This year's winners were selected from Enablon's large customer base of more than 1,000 global companies and joined the prestigious list of previous winners rewarded for their best-in-class sustainability, EHS and risk management practices including Accenture, Axel Springer, BNP Paribas, EICC, Hydro-Québec, Nike, Sodexo and Volkswagen.

"The Enablon Awards winners make the connection between sustainability & QEHS management and business performance," comments Dan Vogel, CEO of Enablon. "They are setting the example, and we are proud of helping them progress in this direction."

Upcoming SPF conferences will take place in Chicago, Calgary, Sydney and Houston. To learn more, please visit www.sustainableperformance.com.

About Enablon

Enablon is the world's leading provider of Sustainability Management solutions. More than 1,000 global companies and 1 million users worldwide use Enablon software solutions to manage environmental and social performance, minimize risks and improve profitability. Enablon provides on-premises and SaaS solutions and an advanced online sustainability network called Wizness. Through its partnership network, Enablon operates in more than 160 countries.

More information about Enablon and its products: www.enablon.com

NASA Awards GrammaTech Contract for Eclipse Specification Editing and Discovery Tool for C/C++

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Source: GrammaTech, Inc

Ithaca, NY, July 13, 2013 --(PR.com)-- GrammaTech, Inc., a leading software developer specializing in software assurance tools and cybersecurity solutions, today announced that the company has received an award from NASA to prototype a specification editing and discovery tool (SPEEDY) for C/C++ code analysis.

Packaged as a plug-in to the Eclipse integrated development environment (IDE), the tool will assist software developers in modular formal verification tasks. SPEEDY will provide automated suggestions of specifications for given contexts, with user interface features aiding developers in generating, editing and checking specifications.

“SPEEDY will essentially be able to look over your shoulder, using machine-checkable specifications to automate sound verification and warn you if something isn’t right,” explained Tim Teitelbaum, GrammaTech’s CEO. “The user interface features, and underlying automation in SPEEDY, will facilitate the use of formal methods by all software developers, improving efficiency and accuracy of development teams.”

SPEEDY will support the needs of NASA’s software-development teams and Independent Verification and Validation (IV&V) groups. The tool will be able to assist NASA personnel in evaluating the safety and robustness properties of software in production or under review, including embedded next-generation avionics and space software. The tool will also serve as a natural companion to the heuristic bug-finding and style-checking tools GrammaTech has completed for NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in the past.

About GrammaTech and CodeSonar:
GrammaTech’s static analysis tools are used worldwide by Fortune 500 companies, educational institutions, startups and government agencies. The staff includes 15 PhD experts in static analysis and a superb engineering team, all focused on creating the most innovative and in-depth analysis algorithms. The company’s flagship product, CodeSonar, is a sophisticated static analysis tool that performs a whole-program, interprocedural analysis on C/C++, Java and binary code, identifying complex programming bugs that can result in serious reliability or security problems. More information about CodeSonar can be found on our website at http://www.grammatech.com/codesonar.

CodeSonar is a registered trademark of GrammaTech, Inc. Brand or product names are registered trademarks or trademarks of their respective holders.

The URL for this release is located at: http://www.grammatech.com/news/releases/nasa-contract-for-eclipse-specification-editing-discovery-tool

GrammaTech Sales Contacts:
North America: GrammaTech, Inc., 531 Esty Street, Ithaca, NY 14850, Tel: +1 607-273-7340, Email: info@grammatech.com, Website: www.grammatech.com.

UK, Scandinavia: SCL, Jubilee House, Jubilee Walk, Three Bridges, Crawley, West Sussex, RH10 1LQ, UK, Tel: +44 (0)1293 403636, Email: info@scl.com.

Germany, Austria, Switzerland: Verifysoft Technology GmbH, In der Spoek 10-12, 77656 Offenburg, Germany, Tel: +49(0) 781 127 8118-0, Fax: +49(0) 781 63 920- 29, E-mail: info@verifysoft.com.

France: ISIT, ZA La Menude – 7 rue Andre Marie Ampere, 31830 Plaisance Du Touch, France, Tel: +33 (0)5 61 30 69 00, Fax: +33 (0)5 61 16 50 63, Email: contact@isit.fr.

Israel: Pertech Embedded Solutions, 10 Zarchin Street, Raanana 43662, Israel, Tel: +972-9-7711418, Email: info@pertech.co.il.

Japan: A.I. Corporation, Iijima Bldg, 2-25-2, Nishigotanda, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo, 141-0031, Japan, Tel: +81-3-3493-7981, Fax: +81-3-3493-7993, Email: sales@aicp.co.jp.

Korea: MDS Technology Co., Ltd., 15F., 3FL. Hancom Tower, 49, Daewangpangyo-ro 644 Beon-gil Bundang-gu Seongnam-si, Gyeonggi-do
463-400, Republic of Korea, Tel: +82-31-627-3000, Fax: +82-31-627-3100, Email: grammatech@mdstec.com.

Media Contact:
Barbara Stewart
Patterson & Associates
480-488-6909
barbara@patterson.com

Contact Information:
GrammaTech, Inc
Barbara Stewart
480-488-6909
Contact via Email
www.grammatech.com

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Website Magazine Reveals the Top 50 Analytics Solutions

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Source: Website Magazine

Chicago, IL, July 13, 2013 --(PR.com)-- In response to the growing demand for analytics solutions by digital media professionals, Website Magazine, which reaches the largest audience of Web professionals of any Internet industry publication as verified by third-party auditor BPA Worldwide, announces its list of Top 50 Analytics Solutions for Digital Media Pros, as part of its current issue, which is available now.

“Since analytics, and how companies seek them, consider them and leverage them, are different for every enterprise, the August 2013 Top 50 list was broken into four categories: big data, visual data, mobile data and Web data,” said Website Magazine Founding Editor-In-Chief Peter Prestipino. “While most readers will turn exclusively to analytics solutions for website data, other, more mobile-focused readers, will find one of the emerging mobile data analytics solutions, also addressed in this list, to be instrumental in tracking that channels ROI.

“Analytics, in whatever form one needs them, are available everywhere, but Website Magazine list to Top 50 Analytics Solutions is the perfect place to begin seeking – and ultimately leveraging – these valuable data-driven insights that can ensure success in the short and long term.”

The Top 50 Analytics Solutions for Digital Media Pros were determined based on the quality of analytics solutions in four categories. Among the honorees are household names like IBM, Google and Adobe, as well as rapidly growing companies such as Pentaho and LucidWorks. Visit wsm.co/top50813 for the full list of analytics solutions for digital media pros.

Companies recognized in the Top 50 Analytics Solutions for Digital Media Pros can receive a badge to showcase their industry leadership by emailing top50@websitemagazine.com.

As in each edition of Website Magazine, a wide range of topics (including search marketing, Web design, e-commerce and more), essential techniques and trends are covered as well. The August 2013 edition is a "quarterly issue" and distributed to all current Website Magazine subscribers in the format they wish (e.g. print, digital or tablet). This issue is jam-packed with practical and experience-driven strategies from some of the tech industry’s top minds. Visit wsm.co/wmaug13 to access Website Magazine’s August 2013 issue. Non-subscribers can subscribe free at wsm.co/summersignup.

Businesses interested in reaching the largest audience of Web professionals of any Internet industry publication should contact advertising@websitemagazine.com.

Contact Information:
Website Magazine
Amberly Dressler
773-628-2779
Contact via Email
www.websitemagazine.com

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Birthday and Holiday Cards, Frames for eCard Express iPhone/ iPad Apps

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Source: BartSoft Inc

New York, NY, July 13, 2013 --(PR.com)-- Bartsoft Inc., a Canadian based company, has released the new update for eCard Express iPhone and eCard Express HD iPad applications, version 3.0. The total selection of available cards for each application is now 310+. Update also includes the new features requested by customers: import contacts, create an event group, sent eCards check list, birthday reminders.

eCard Express application enables users to create and customize greeting ecards with high quality stickers, frames, greeting card messages, and own photos or images from the iPhone / iPad photo library. The app also allows users to save their creation to "My Cards", which is essentially an in-app library of all user-saved creations and a very convenient way to put together eCards for iPod users on the go, since it does not require a network connection until actually sending the cards.

With the new in-app purchase feature Manage Contacts & Birthday Reminders customers now are able to create a contact list dedicated to sending cards and tracking birthdays. The feature allows either import contacts from the device Address Book via several import options, or enters contacts manually. With this list it will be possible to set up birthday reminders, create event or people groups (ex: Easter Dinner, Birthday Party, Christmas, Business Functions, Family, etc.), keep a check list of people a card has been sent to, and email ecards directly to entire group or selected people with just one tap. A birthday reminders list with push notifications will help keep track of upcoming birthdays.

While it may seem complicated, eCard Express is very intuitive and straightforward even for a novice iPhone user. With a very well designed user interface and Retina display graphics it makes the creation process significantly more enjoyable.

Device Requirements:
* iPhone, iPod touch, iPad
* Requires iOS 5.0 or later
* 187 MB (iPhone), 213 MB (iPad)

Pricing & Availability:
eCard Express 3.0 for iPhone and eCard Express HD 3.0 for iPad are available in the App Store worldwide in the Lifestyle category for only $1.99 (USD) each. Promo codes are available for qualified reviewers.

eCard Express HD (iPad):
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/ecard-express-hd-greeting/id419673803?mt=8

eCard Express (iPhone):
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/ecard-express/id412637180?mt=8

Video (Demo) - iPad:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PlpyPTM8crg&list=UUm0his6iGGNuBo219eawgAA&index=7&feature=plcp
http://www.blip.tv/appshrink/ecard-express-hd-for-ipad-app-review-6337968

Video (Demo) - iPhone:
http://www.blip.tv/appshrink/ecard-express-for-iphone-app-review-6337970

eCard Express:
http://www.ecardexpress.ca

Screen shots:
http://www.ecardexpress.ca/samples.htm

Developer: BartSoft
http://bartsoft.com
BartSoft is a web and mobile application development company based in Mississauga, Canada. We provide mobile application development (iOS, Android, Blackberry) website design and programming, animation, and game development for clients from all over the world (Canada, United States, Australia, Great Britain, Germany, Netherlands, and others).

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Contact Information:
BartSoft Inc
Irene Bart
905-567-4555
Contact via Email
http://ecardexpress.ca/
http://www.bartsoft.com
http://www.AppShrink.com
http://twitter.com/ecardexpress

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Acnodes Announces the Newest 19 in. Short Depth Rack Console Drawer Features 17 in. LCD with 1920 x 1200 High Resolutions

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Source: Acnodes Corporation

Chino, CA, July 13, 2013 --(PR.com)-- Acnodes Corporation today announces the newest rugged industrial grade 1U high 19 inch short depth rack console drawer fitted with keyboard and monitor, the KD9150N. Built for space-limited environments and simple organization, the 1U high console drawer is composed of a 17 inch monitor, full 104-key keyboard and 2-button touch pad, offers easy operation to industrial and laboratory users. Monitor provides 210 nits of brightness at contrast ratio of 600:1, 1920 x 1200 pixels high resolutions, and 16.7 M color makes it easy to see fine details in complex, high-density graphic image, ideal for markets requiring high end graphic capability. KD9150N accepts VGA and DVI input signals and it offers on-screen display allows users to adjust display characteristics or select viewing options.

KD9150N comes with a 6-foot cable that connects to your PC. Optional cables up to 15 feet long are also available. The steel enclosure has a built-in handle and ball-bearing slides for smooth pull-out action. For power conservation and to extend monitor life cycle, the KD9150N automatically turns off when folded into tray. To accommodate industrial applications that have harsh environmental conditions such as, unavoidable vibration and rapid temperature fluctuations, KD9150N is designed to withstand shock, vibration, and wide range of operating temperature from 0 - 50°C.

Additional information on Acnodes’ KD9150N can be found at http://www.acnodes.com/kd9150n.htm

For a full series of rack mount monitor keyboard drawer products, please visit http://www.acnodes.com/monitor-keyboard-drawer.htm

Acnodes product line configurations are illustrated on their web site at Acnodes.com. However, most of the rackmount and industrial monitors are custom built to customers’ exact requirements. Contact us via e-mail: info@acnodes.com or telephone (1-909-597-7588) for more information.

Acnodes manufactures, designs, and markets industrial computers and display solutions for diverse industries ranging from automation to military. Acnodes have an array of technological innovations in the area of rack mount servers, embedded computers, Panel PC’s and rugged monitors that create simpler and more valuable products to the customers. Acnodes work closely with our clients to customize computer products to meet their required projects and challenges. Acnodes strives to explore new technologies to better improve life and work.

Contact Information:
Acnodes Corporation
Erica Yuen
909-597-7588
Contact via Email
www.acnodes.com

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MTC Releases 3 New Microsoft CRM Gap-Fill Solutions with Group Calendar, Document Sign, and Copy Record Set to Extend Dynamics CRM Marketplace Leadership.

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Source: Management Technology Consulting

Los Angeles, CA, July 13, 2013 --(PR.com)-- All 3 new Microsoft CRM add-on products are available immediately from MTC websites and better Microsoft CRM partners globally while supported by MTC’s unlimited pre-sale and post-sale 24/5 support. Each of the new solutions as well as all MTC solutions are customizable to unique customer business needs rapidly and supported by MTC’s global CRM service operations 24/5.

Group Calendar is a Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011 enhancement that allows users to view a new CRM calendar of multiple users within their organization as well as all CRM Activities Types. Group Calendar truly extends CRM to group usage functionality. MTC’s CRM Group Calendar is only $250 Base plus $15 per CRM enabled User. Review the “Group Calendar for Microsoft CRM” flyer or user guide for more information, download a 15-day free trial, or purchase at the set at: http://www.DynamicsExchange.com/GS.aspx or on www.mtccrm.com/GS.aspx

Document Sign for Microsoft Dynamics CRM with services of Right Signature adds business flexible and secure electronic contract signing as well documents data fill-in. Microsoft CRM-based electronic signature provides for more quickly and more efficiently processing of documents but RightSignature supports CFR 21 Compliant Signature for industries requiring this. Transportability of documents is made easy. The CRM functionality is available for a low fixed price of only $749 and the service available as low as $11.00 month. Review the “Document Sign for Microsoft CRM” flyer or user guide for more information, download a 15-day free trial, or purchase the set at: http://www.DynamicsExchange.com/SIG.aspx or on www.mtccrm.com/SIG.aspx

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About MTC
Management Technology Consulting LLC (MTC) is the global leader in the development of enhancement products for the Microsoft Dynamics CRM Business Solution platform with the most products available in the Microsoft Dynamics CRM App Store Marketplace. MTC offers the largest family of diverse Dynamics enhancement CRM products including categories of Tools and Features, Core-Technology and User Interface extensions, Enterprise functionality solutions, CRM Website Online Portal integration solutions, and leading end-to-end vertical-market CRM versions. All MTC products are supported by MTC’s global leadership in a unique niche business model for low-cost, fixed-rate, and managed staff services on-demand for Microsoft CRM custom development and support 24/7 serving Microsoft CRM Partners and CRM End-users across the globe.

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Techs4Biz Announces Pervidi Version 6 – Including Seamless RFID and Barcode Integration Using Samsung Devices

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Hawthorn, Australia, July 13, 2013 --(PR.com)-- Techs4Biz Corporation, a leading provider of software products for managing field activities, announces the release of version 6.0 of Pervidi, including seamless integration of RFID, Barcodes and camera functions using Samsung devices.

“Integrating RFID, barcodes and Camera functions within Pervidi is the next step in the evolution of the mobile workforce. Field staff no longer need to carry bulky or expensive hardware in order to read RFID tags or scan barcodes. This enhancement represents a significant shift in commercial applications in which the use of Samsung smartphones is expanded into a variety of business processes,” says Eitan Shibi, Techs4Biz CTO.

Pervidi supports an "offline" mode, in which the Pervidi mobile application is used without any need for internet connectivity. Data is subsequently wirelessly "synched" with the server after field staff has concluded their inspections and data collection, which is significantly faster and more efficient than connecting ‘live’ with the server.

“In addition to enabling our customers to use their own checklists or to select checklists from our extensive checklists and standards library, Pervidi includes unique features such as decision-based inspections, deficiency-tracking and corrective actions – which delivers a complete solution for managing inspections and field activities,” says Mr. Shibi.

Using Pervidi with Samsung smartphones is specifically applicable to the following industries:
- Facility / property inspections and audits (retail / commercial)
- Safety inspections
- Fall protection inspections and audits
- Mining
- Oil and gas
- Manufacturing
- Education
- Health care
- Start-up checks for trucking and heavy equipment

Pervidi is sold globally and supports seven languages: English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese and Swedish. It is offered both as a cloud-based solution (SaaS) and as an in-house implementation.

Pervidi 6.0 is an enhancement to the current Pervidi versions and will be available in early August 2013.

About Techs4Biz Corporation
Since 1999 Techs4Biz has been implementing PervidiTM within various organizations, business models and processes. PervidiTM enables a shift in focus from paper-based administrative tasks to improved management and informed decision making by migrating from manual activities to automated practices.

For further information on PervidiTM and the services provided by Techs4BizTM, please visit www.techs4biz.com or contact:

Techs4Biz Corporation
(800) 361-8725 +61-3-8862-6485
sales@pervidi.com australia@pervidi.com

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Ken Touzeau
613 886 26 485
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ASPHostPortal.com Proudly Announces ASP.NET MVC 5 Hosting

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New York, NY, July 13, 2013 --(PR.com)-- ASPHostPortal.com is a premiere web hosting company that specializes in Windows and ASP.NET-based hosting, proudly announces the new Microsoft product, ASP.NET MVC 5 hosting to all new and existing customers.

ASP.NET MVC 5 is the latest update to Microsoft's popular MVC (Model-View-
Controller) technology - an established web application framework. MVC enables developers to build dynamic, data-driven web sites. ASP.NET MVC 5 adds sophisticated features like single page applications, mobile optimization, adaptive rendering, and more. Here are some new features of ASP.NET MVC 5:

- ASP.NET Identity
- Bootstrap in the MVC template
- Authentication Filters
- Filter overrides

“We pride ourselves on offering the most up to date Microsoft services. We're pleased to launch this product today on our hosting environment,” said Dean Thomas, Manager at ASPHostPortal.com. “We have always had a great appreciation for the products that Microsoft offers. With the launched of ASP.NET MVC 5 hosting services, we hope that developers and our existing clients can try this new features.”

ASPHostPortal.com is one of the Microsoft recommended hosting partner that provide most stable and reliable web hosting platform. With the new launch of ASP.NET MVC 5 into its feature, it will continue to keep ASPHostPortal as one of the front runners in the web hosting market. For more information about new ASP.NET MVC 5, please visit http://www.asphostportal.com.

About ASPHostPortal.com:

ASPHostPortal.com is a hosting company that best support in Windows and ASP.NET-based hosting. Services include shared hosting, reseller hosting, and sharepoint hosting, with specialty in ASP.NET, SQL Server, and architecting highly scalable solutions. As a leading small to mid-sized business web hosting provider, ASPHostPortal strive to offer the most technologically advanced hosting solutions available to all customers across the world. Security, reliability, and performance are at the core of hosting operations to ensure each site and/or application hosted is highly secured and performs at optimum level.

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Markus Bent
1-888-927-7688
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The Recently Introduced iPal Virtual Friend App by Some Face LLC is the Newest Toy in Town for Kids

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WARMINSTER, PA, July 13, 2013 /24-7PressRelease/ -- The recently introduced iPal virtual friend app by Some Face LLC is the newest toy in town for kids.

In this time and age, children have seen almost all kinds of toys and playthings imaginable in their young minds. Just about everything found in real life has its toy equivalent. This just shows that a child's imaginary play world closely resembles actual life.

Friendship is one of the more beneficial aspects of life. Young children are being taught to socialize with other kids as a healthy part of development. Homes, schools, and other human environments promote friendship because it is a type of relationship that is needed by all people and no suitable substitute on a long-term basis exists.

It has been proven that the development of children at a young age includes the healthy use of imagination. Children will have the opportunity to put their imagination at work while practicing their social skills with an iPal virtual friend. Learning is stress-free since there can be no more forgiving friend than an iPal virtual friend.

Children need friends. They will need to interact correctly with people beyond their family circles. Relating to others is an all-together different ball game as children get exposed to all kinds of behaviour and attitude of children and other people from other social circles.

Cultivated friendship is a training ground for more complicated personal relationships in the future. Children learn soon enough that the world does not simply revolve around them. They will need to balance their reactions and actions as they go about forming friendships.

Friendship offers the most ideal ground for understanding the different concepts of human relationships. Children will have to learn what give-and-take means. They will learn that friendship is not one way and that they will have to respond in turn to form it.

Friendly relations also provide opportunities for children to experience the real human emotions that may be alien to them at a very young age with no exposure beyond family members. They will learn that it is natural to feel the varied emotions of fear and courage, aggression and surrender, anger and calmness, and many others. Learning will come from experiencing all these through friends.

Having friends also teaches children the appropriateness of specific behaviour under specific circumstances. Different situations call for different reactions. Although differentiating between good and bad is expected to be learned first from the family, friendships make them clearer yet more challenging.

Friends will also be a big part in decisions made and children will discover that their friends' decision usually influence their own. The bearing of peer's views cannot be underestimated. Respect and understanding for the views of others is usually the foundation of long-term friendships.

The most obvious benefit of friendship is companionship. Having a trusted confidante who is expected to stand by through thick or thin gives people more confidence and courage to pursue goals and objectives. Friends provide inspiration and stimulation to do better while providing the mechanism to go through troubling times.

People can be prone to loneliness at times when friends cannot be physically present to provide support and encouraging words. Hearing words of comfort and encouragement sometimes is the only difference between surviving and surrendering. In purposes like this, a friend who is always ready to lend an ear or offer a shoulder to cry on is very valuable.

Young children prefer playing and interacting with other children who have the same interests as them. Given the many intricacies of friendship, children can benefit from understanding it from the point of view of playing. This can give them an idea of what to expect in friendship.

The iPal virtual friend app allows children to create their friends as they imagine and want them to be. It is actually a fun way of determining what kind of friends a child hopes to have. The app provides control in the physical features, characteristics, and behaviour of the virtual friend.

What's more? It can be created using only a single device - a smartphone. With the use of any among the iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4, iPhone 4S, iPhone 5, iPod touch (3rd generation), iPod touch (4th generation), iPod touch (5th generation) and iPad, the iPal virtual friend will appear as indicated in no time. The app requires iOS 6.0 or later version and is optimized for iPhone 5.

Language is not a problem since the app is offered in several languages including English, Bokmal, Norwegian, Catalan, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hungarian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Slovak, Spanish, Swedish, Traditional Chinese, Turkish. Children will not find it hard to convince their parents to get the app for them. It is available worldwide for $0.99 exclusively through App Store in the Entertainment Category.

The iPal virtual friend is especially appealing to children since it reaches out to their rich sense of imagination. They will never be wanting of friends to play with as an iPal virtual friend is ready to play several rounds of tic-tac-toe and checkers anytime, anywhere. It can share jokes and funny stories just like a real friend would.

Like a true friend, the iPal virtual friend will send reminders of things that need to be done. It can also make calls and offer timely and informative advices. Just like a friend who remembers special occasions, it will send greetings during the most important events in a child's life.

Of what value therefore does an iPal virtual friend have knowing that a child will sooner or later face interacting with real friends? A lot, when it comes to allowing a child to be a child. A child needs to play in the same way that he or she needs a friend. He or she can have both through an iPal virtual friend.

For complete information, visit http://www.someface.com or https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/ipal-your-best-virtual-friend/id65793 ... &ls=1&mt=8 or direct inquiries to Some Face LLC. at info@someface.com.

Web development, web design, SEO, Internet marketing and graphic design solutions are available from Some Face, LLC. For more information, please contact us at info@someface.com

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Netwise Hosting Highly Commended as Best Green Business at South London Business Awards

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London, United Kingdom, July 13, 2013 --(PR.com)-- As Netwise Hosting prepares to announce it’s 2nd quarter financials for 2013, the South London data centre operator brings home another major award - this time for Best Green Business at the highly prestigious South London Business Awards.

As a major investor in eco-friendly data centre technologies, Netwise Hosting is very proud to have been highly commended in the Best Green Business category at this year’s awards, coming in ahead of over 2,000 fellow businesses in the vast South London metropolitan area.

Matt Seaton, the organisations Senior Manager, gave comment on the award and the recognition garnered since receiving it on the 4th of July.

“Being highly commended in this category means the world to our team. We spent a lot of time and effort when building our data centre to ensure we kept our carbon footprint as low as possible, with key investments in modern evaporative cooling technologies. By saving over 250 tons of CO2 each year, we were able to secure our place in the awards, and most importantly of all, save lots of carbon in the process!”

Netwise Hosting have also stated that they are preparing to announce their Q2 financials this month, along with a summary of progress in 2013 so far. This is to bolster the award with tangible data illustrating their on-going climb to the top of the industry.

Matthew Butt, Managing Director at Netwise Hosting, also gave comment on the award and the company’s direction moving into Q3.

“Being an award-winning company is very important to us, rewarding us with the knowledge that we are doing the right thing. This year has been incredibly successful for us, particularly in the face of fellow data centres entering into liquidation this past quarter. Q3 2013 will be our first period of serious planning for our second facility - watch this space!”

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Matt Seaton
0845 430 9900
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Online Point of Sale Software Solution Provider SpotSync Releases Video

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Source: SpotSync LLC

Laguna Hills, CA, July 13, 2013 --(PR.com)-- SpotSync LLC, based in Laguna Hills, Calif., has announced the release of a new corporate video that illustrates how the online point of sale (POS), Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) application works. SpotSync Checkout tracks sales, manages inventory and enhances customer service by giving franchise owners reports about what products are selling and what customers really desire.

While SpotSync Checkout works great for single mom and pop shops, the true potential of the software emerges when used in a franchise environment. The entire application is less than 7MB so, by just browsing to the site, the user has cached the entire application and can now run it while offline. Even though SpotSync Checkout is a browser-based application, it still communicates with legacy hardware and new peripherals. The most important differentiator of SpotSync Checkout is the synchronous conferencing ability of the software, or the push technology. While online, any changes that are made are instantly pushed to the server and broadcast to all connected clients (registers) that are a part of the same group. For example, let’s imagine that a franchise with 1,000 locations, with three registers at each location, needs to update the menu with a new product. The menu can be updated with the new product at one location and, within milliseconds, the product change will automatically update across all registers at all locations. Any registers that were offline will automatically sync when connected again, and will update with the new product information.

Key product features of SpotSync Checkout are:

Data Backup

All of the data that each location generates is pushed up to the SpotSync “cloud.”

Security

SpotSync Checkout encrypts sensitive data like passwords and all data that is passed to and from the client, using SSL 256-bit encryption.

VISA, MasterCard, American Express (AMEX), Discover, Debit, Gift Cards....

SpotSync Checkout has partnered with Mercury Payment Systems to provide customers with quick, efficient and reliable service. SpotSync Checkout supports pre-authorization, partial authorization, voids, returns and more.

PCI Compliance

SpotSync Checkout takes advantage of Mercury's E2E™ (end-to-end encryption) in order to eliminate PCI protection requirements. By instantly encrypting swiped or manually keyed card data, information that is skimmed by malware is rendered useless because it can only be decrypted by Mercury.

Works Online & Offline

All data is being stored locally so changes that users make inside of the system are being pushed up to the cloud and then sent back down to other registers in real-time.

Green Solution

Every time a customer needs to print, a paper-free alternative, such as emailing, sharing, or exporting, will be presented.

Computers & Tablets

SpotSync Checkout was built using HTML5 technologies, which means that the same application can be run on all operating systems using Google Chrome or Apple Safari. This includes Apple iOS and Android based tablets.

New Features

SpotSync Checkout allows customers to use the latest features, without the hassle of maintenance and upgrades, for a small monthly subscription.

About SpotSync LLC
SpotSync LLC was established in Laguna Hills, Calif. to provide an innovative online, touch-enabled Point of Sale (POS) and inventory management Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) solution for multi-store retail, quick service and restaurant franchises. SpotSync Checkout lets franchises stay ahead of the competition by managing products and inventory, improving customer service and increasing profitability through real-time sales and performance reports. For more information, please visit the SpotSync website at: http://www.spotsync.com or send an email to dawna.heising@spotsync.com.

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Dawna Lee Heising
949-793-7371 x103
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Dubai Duty Free & Connectiv Join Forces to Capture Passengers’ Attention with ONELAN

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Source: ONELAN Digital Signage

Henley on Thames, United Kingdom, July 13, 2013 --(PR.com)-- A key operational requirement of ONELAN was to deliver real-time dynamic scheduling of content to match advertising to specific airport locations and flights – a key element of the Connectiv offer to airport retailers. This will enable advertisers to target specific groups of passengers more accurately as they transit the airport. For example, advertising in Chinese can be delivered to passengers traveling to or from China. This is achieved using the advanced scheduling capabilities of ONELAN's new Content Management System (CMS) whereby dynamic metadata can be used to change the playback behaviour of the signage network in real-time, based either on manual intervention or automatically from flight information data.

Later phases will introduce ONELAN’s enterprise platform, Cyclone, to add managed workflow, hierarchical metadata for improved targeting and automatic playlist creation, and a media sales system for inventory and campaign management

ONELAN is a global leader of digital signage and IPTV solutions and a proud investor in UK engineering talent. The company develops high quality, innovative solutions for all types of screen-based communications for applications including retail, advertising networks, corporate communications, education, health, public signage and hospitality.

With a solid foundation and long history of profitable growth, ONELAN is headquartered in the UK, with offices in South America, China and Germany. ONELAN has over 300 partners in 50 countries. The business has received numerous awards since its foundation in 2000, including most recently the AV magazine Digital Signage Project of the Year and the Queen’s Award for Enterprise: International Trade.

About Connectiv
Dubai based Connectiv is a company uniquely specialising in managing and selling digital media systems within the duty-free/travel retail sector, targeting passengers at retail shops in airports globally. Every airport is different, with a different passenger profile, a different mix between business and leisure, a different demographic balance. Thus, every duty-free/travel retail environment requires its own unique digital media offer.

Connectiv’s goal is to become the prime mover in the management of duty-free/travel retail digital networks and sales of advertising airtime, working with brands to provide a single point of purchase for a wide range of airport retail media assets.

Contact Information:
ONELAN
Marion Bourne
+44 (0) 1491 411400
Contact via Email
www.onelandigitalsignage.com

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IJIS Institute Releases Justice Information Sharing Pre-Request for Proposals Toolkit

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Source: IJIS Institute

Ashburn, VA, July 13, 2013 --(PR.com)-- The IJIS Institute—a nonprofit organization that focuses on mission-critical information sharing for justice, public safety, and homeland security—is pleased to announce the third edition of the Pre-RFP Toolkit. The Toolkit is available from the IJIS Institute website at no charge and is intended to assist the practitioner community in planning for successful justice information system integration.

As with previous editions, the Toolkit was developed using a technical assistance (TA) grant from the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA). The request to update the Toolkit was made by the Justice Information Sharing Practitioners (JISP) Steering Committee in order to reflect recent advancements in information sharing standards and policy. The JISP Steering Committee members also served in an advisory capacity to oversee the revisions made in this third edition.

The Toolkit now includes information regarding DOJ’s Global Standards Package (GSP), which represents the consensus information sharing implementation approach of DOJ’s Global Justice Information Sharing Initiative (Global). The GSP includes tools for establishing data standards, messaging architectures, security, and federated access control, as well as preserving privacy and civil liberties. Understanding how to incorporate the GSP into system requirements and procurement actions is critical for justice agencies to be able to verify that their information systems are able to share data when needed.

In addition to the new requirement for grantees to use Global standards, the third edition of the Pre-RFP Toolkit provides updated reference materials and useful links, and refreshes standards and models that have evolved since the prior edition. It also provides guidance in several areas critical to pre-procurement planning and readiness assessment, ranging from defining integrated justice goals for state and local government, to assessing project support and governance, to developing strategic plans and project requirements. The Pre-RFP Toolkit contains links to key resources, tools, templates, and examples from seasoned practitioners and service providers experienced in the procurement process and who have implemented successful justice information sharing systems. In making these additions, the contents of the Toolkit were also reorganized to more closely align with the typical pre-procurement planning process employed by justice organizations.

Steve Ambrosini, executive director of the IJIS Institute said, “We are pleased to have been able to update and enhance this valuable procurement tool. The revisions to the toolkit will make this edition an even more valuable resource to enhance justice information sharing efforts across the country.”

To download the Pre-RFP Toolkit at no charge, please visit: http://www.ijis.org/_resources/pre_rfpCD.html

About the IJIS Institute—The IJIS Institute unites the private and public sectors to improve mission-critical information sharing for those who protect and serve our communities. The IJIS Institute provides training, technical assistance, national scope issue management, and program management services to help government fully realize the power of information sharing. Founded in 2001 as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation with national headquarters on The George Washington University Virginia Science and Technology Campus in Ashburn, Virginia, the IJIS Institute has grown to nearly 200 member and affiliate companies across the United States. For more information, visit our website at: http://www.ijis.org/; follow us on Twitter @ijisinstitute; read the IJIS Factor Blog; or, join us on LinkedIn at Justice and Public Safety Information Sharing.

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Martha Hill
703.726.4483
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http//www.ijis.org

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IJIS Institute Welcomes Maria Cardiellos as Program Manager for the New Jersey Information Sharing Environment Project

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Ashburn, VA, July 13, 2013 --(PR.com)-- The IJIS Institute—a nonprofit organization that focuses on mission-critical information sharing for justice, public safety, and homeland security—is pleased to announce Maria Cardiellos as the IJIS Institute's Program Manager for the New Jersey Information Sharing Environment (ISE), as well as the promotions of two long-term current employees. The NJ ISE is a project that involves a team of organizations—the IJIS Institute, the Institute for Intergovernmental Research (IIR), and Rutgers University Police Institute—assembled to implement a statewide information sharing environment as the hub for shared network, data, and application services.

Ms. Cardiellos is joining the IJIS Institute after several years with the Nationwide Suspicious Activity Reporting (SAR) Initiative (NSI) where she served as the Chief of Staff and Executive Advisor of the Program Management Office (PMO) and worked with the Institute for Intergovernmental Research (IIR) and the IJIS Institute teams. She possesses 30 years of experience in both national and international public safety and justice program development, implementation, and evaluation. She served as the Chief Information Officer for the State of New Jersey Department of Law and Public Safety under which the New Jersey Division of State Police falls. In addition to her government background, Maria has worked in the private sector technology arena, as well as in the non-profit sector where she worked for the Washington D.C.-based Police Foundation.

“I am thrilled to be part of the IJIS Institute team. My entire career has been spent in justice and public safety and I look forward to continuing that engagement by contributing to the information sharing mission at the IJIS Institute,” said Maria Cardiellos.

Steve Ambrosini, executive director of the IJIS Institute, said, “We are very excited to welcome Maria to our team. Not only does she bring a wealth of justice and public safety knowledge but she will be a great asset to our team because of her previous and extensive background in federal, state, and local government, and in the private sector technology arena.” Ambrosini also recognized the promotions of Scott Serich, PhD, eJD, and Donald Gabbin, M.P.A., of the IJIS Institute staff.

Scott Serich, PhD, eJD, has been promoted to Lead Technical Architect. Scott joined the IJIS Institute as a Project Manager in 2005, and has successfully managed multiple Prescription Drug Monitoring Program (PDMP) grants and contracts. In this capacity, Scott has performed across a range of roles from Project Manager to Technical Architect of the Prescription Drug Monitoring Exchange (PMIX). Scott is a recipient of the 2008 eC3 Excellence Award and was also honored by the Alliance of States with Prescription Monitoring Programs (ASPMP) for his work in advancing the national sharing of prescription drug monitoring information. Most recently, Scott has taken the technical lead of the IJIS Institute’s Springboard Program, as well as two of the Institute’s most advanced technology projects: the NJ ISE and the Program Manager for the Information Sharing Environment (PM-ISE) Service-oriented Architecture (SOA) Interoperability projects.

Don Gabbin, M.P.A, has been promoted to Sr. Project Manager. Don joined the IJIS Institute in 2006 as a marketing specialist but quickly climbed the ranks. Don most recently was the program manager for the Gang Intelligence Information Sharing project and is assuming management of the PDMP project. He is also supporting the Procurement Task Force, the Statewide Automated Victim Information & Notification (SAVIN) implementation, and is assisting with the IJIS Institute training and technical assistance transition.

About the IJIS Institute—The IJIS Institute unites the private and public sectors to improve mission-critical information sharing for those who protect and serve our communities. The IJIS Institute provides training, technical assistance, national scope issue management, and program management services to help government fully realize the power of information sharing. Founded in 2001 as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation with national headquarters on The George Washington University Virginia Science and Technology Campus in Ashburn, Virginia, the IJIS Institute has grown to nearly 200 member and affiliate companies across the United States. For more information, visit our website at: http://www.ijis.org/; follow us on Twitter @ijisinstitute; read the IJIS Factor Blog; or, join us on LinkedIn at Justice and Public Safety Information Sharing.

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Martha Hill
703.726.4483
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"Sensing" a Change to Open Operations for Space Station's HICO Instrument

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HOUSTON, TX, July 13, 2013 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Repurposing is a very green way of making new use of something after it's completed its original mission. With this in mind, NASA decided to continue to support and expand the use of the International Space Station's Hyperspectral Imager for the Coastal Ocean (HICO) instrument, which completed its original mission in orbit last year.

HICO is an imaging instrument that sees beyond the colored wavelengths of light that are visible to the human eye. HICO observes the Earth in the visible and near infrared wavelengths, and the instrument can produce select, highly-detailed (90m resolution) images for research and management of terrestrial and aquatic environments.

The HICO mission was sponsored by the Office of Naval Research (ONR) and the Department of Defense (DoD) Space Test Program, and the sensor was designed, built and is operated by the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL). The instrument was originally a technology demonstration to create an affordable hyperspectral sensor that could be deployed swiftly to the space station to obtain environmental information in the coastal regions.

HICO now is meeting new, unanticipated needs. For instance, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) already has tapped HICO as a resource to gauge coastal water quality. The data from HICO also may be incorporated into a related smartphone app in the future. As new users expand the instrument's purpose, the possibilities of new applications of HICO data grow.

HICO's funding through ONR ended in December 2012, at which point NASA began funding the instrument operations. Current users can still submit proposals through the HICO website. The process for new users and data collection proposals is being finalized and details will be forthcoming in Summer 2013.

To maximize and prioritize scientific and commercial use of the sensor, new proposals for HICO data collection will be submitted through the HICO website, but will be vetted in a coordinated fashion with the International Space Station Program, NASA's Science Mission Directorate, the HICO project scientist, and the Center for the Advancement of Science in Space (CASIS). Oregon State University, where the project scientist resides, manages the HICO website, and NRL operates the sensor itself.

"Finding novel uses--both research and applied--for datasets or extracting new information from them is a natural activity within the physical science and remote sensing communities," said William Stefanov, Ph.D., senior remote sensing specialist with NASA's International Space Station Program Science Office. "At present and for the immediate future, new users can propose to become HICO 'taskers' through the existing application interface."

Materials in the ocean, such as algae, have a "light signature" as constituents in the water absorb and scatter solar energy or radiation at unique wavelengths. Scientists and managers can use information from HICO to detail the biological and chemical signatures of aquatic and terrestrial materials, which helps them to answer research questions about the oceans and the Earth. When HICO scans an area selected by a user, the sensor can reveal things invisible to the human eye, such as chemical compounds or the presence of microscopic sea life.

"The instrument is particularly well-suited to looking at plant chemistry, water chemistry and water quality (such as the EPA work), but it might also be useful for looking at coastal land areas under the right conditions for soil mineralogy, plant stress and land cover classification," said Stefanov. "At a base level, the data could conceivably be used for any kind of spectral analysis appropriate to its sensor design, wavelength range and spatial resolution characteristics."

Although the instrument has completed its primary mission of collecting coastal ocean data for civilian and naval research, it still is in excellent condition. As such, NASA's space station program decided to maintain operations from HICO's perch on the Japanese Experiment Module Exposed Facility aboard the orbiting outpost.

NRL will release historical HICO data for scientific use. This information, along with data gathered beginning January 1, 2013 forward, will be available to users to access via the Ocean Color website, managed by NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md. NASA, in conjunction with its HICO partners, is developing user approval and data distribution processes to meet the needs of what likely will be a growing set of users.

"The thought is that by making the HICO data publically available, it will not only expand the user base and help develop the science and applications of hyperspectral data in general, but it also will demonstrate the usefulness of the station as a platform for such data collection and justify continued sensor development and deployment," said Stefanov.

HICO also serves as a participant in the United Nations International Charter for Space and Major Disasters response efforts. When the charter puts out a call for imagery of areas impacted by natural disasters, HICO and the other orbital observation instruments collect data on a "best-effort" basis. These images and data are available online for organizations in compromised regions to share with responders on the ground for the production of near real-time maps and other resource aids.

Jessica Nimon
International Space Station Program Science Office
NASA's Johnson Space Center



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SourceFuse Raises $500,000 in Funding to Expand PowerUp, Its Digital Product Team Service

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Source: SourceFuse Technologies

Neptune Beach, FL, July 13, 2013 --(PR.com)-- SourceFuse, a leading digital product and software development company, announced today that it has secured $500,000 in funding from a private investor for the launch of PowerUp, a new Digital Product Team Service targeting media, brands, healthcare and eCommerce startups and corporations.

PowerUp makes it easy to quickly assemble a responsive and experienced digital product team with a history of delivering superior products on time and under budget. It features proven experience, agile management techniques, superior communications planning and time-zone advantage. “PowerUp teams can build high quality digital products at half the investment and a fraction of the time it would take to assemble and manage your own team,” said Kelly Dyer, founder and CEO at SourceFuse.

Unlike many digital agencies and software development companies, SourceFuse is led by digital entrepreneurs who have themselves successfully built and grown digital products and businesses.

“We have been through the startup and corporate product development phase as owners, developers, marketers and executives,” said Dyer. “Our experience is real and hands-on. We understand agile and smart planning, cashflow challenges, investor and stakeholder expectations, communications, and the need for speed to reduce risk and boost ROI. The PowerUp team approach reduces the risk of cost overruns, lost time to market, loss of competitive advantage and project failure.”

Dyer and other team members have successfully built and launched several digital products and businesses, including InventorySource, a leading SaaS platform processing hundreds of millions of online inventory transactions for more than 60,000 merchants across 100 e-commerce platforms. Other products influenced by team members include Buzztala, a new mobile video platform for retailers and brands and Mycommerce, a market leading payment and eCommerce platform.

SourceFuse plans on using the new capital to expand PowerUp in the United States and Europe.

About SourceFuse
SourceFuse is a digital product and technology development organization helping startups and corporations launch web, mobile and social software solutions. SourceFuse is led by a management team that has consistently delivered innovative products and solutions to the market for more than eight years. With a dedicated team, and offices in the U.S., U.K., and India, SourceFuse delivers high quality software products and solutions.

For more information, visit:
http://www.sourcefuse.com/

PowerUp is SourceFuse’s digital product team service. It is a safe and trusted way to quickly assemble proven digital product development teams, including product, marketing and technology professionals. Partnering with leading corporations such as Cisco Systems, as well as brand-new startups, PowerUp teams help companies reduce the risk of lost time to market, cost overruns, loss of competitive advantage, and project failure. PowerUp drives business forward.

Contact Information:
SourceFuse Technologies
Kelly Dyer
(800) 578-3873
Contact via Email
www.sourcefuse.com/
SourceFuse LLC
120 Lemon Street
Neptune Beach FL 32266
marketing@sourcefuse.com

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