Send2Press Newswire Daily News Desk - Page 444

NEW YORK, N.Y. – May 22 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — A new book by a celebrity biographer finally tells the story of Celebrity Gangster Mickey Cohen, the Robin Hoodlum to the poor and dispossessed. ‘Hollywood’s Celebrity Gangster, The Incredible Life and Times of Mickey Cohen’ (ISBN: 1-929631-65-0), by Brad Lewis, examines the mixed morality life of the Los Angeles-based mobster.

VENICE, Calif. – May 21 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Just in time for camping season, the Food Network’s series Unwrapped features Java Juice(R), a ‘machine-less’ liquid coffee essence. On the upcoming Unwrapped segment titled ‘On the Go,’ foodies will discover why the liquid concentrate was an immediate hit with the outdoor industry.

YORBA LINDA, Calif. – May 18 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Liberty Alliance, Inc., a leading provider of pre-employment and background screening services announced today it is among a select group of organizations who have achieved the U.S. Department of Commerce Safe Harbor Certification.

AUSTIN, Texas – May 17 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — deverus today announced the launch of their TrueDocs(TM) document management tool for the Ziptuit line of software. Combined with deverus’ powerful zHire(TM) Applicant Tracking System and electronic consent, deverus continues to leverage technology and industry expertise to provide for a better and faster screening process.

MOUNTAIN LAKES, N.J. – May 17 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Visionsoft, a U.K.-based software company announces the launch of a new software product – PowerOut – with a specially-enhanced feature that allows companies to automatically switch off multiple computers at a specified time.

SEATTLE, Wash. – May 17 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — With global warming at center stage in the current political debate, many homeowners are debating over ways to make their own homes more environmentally friendly. ‘The good news for buyers and sellers who is that green homes cost less to operate and maintain,’ reports real estate expert Adrian Willanger.

KIEL, Germany – May 16 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — The latest SilverFast v6.5 by LaserSoft Imaging now includes a unique feature: the automatic IT8-calibration which ensures maximum color correctness of the scanner. For years SilverFast has been a proven and successful platform for scanning, reading, processing and editing digital images.

GREENVILLE, S.C. – May 16 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Hurricane season is fast approaching and JELCE.com, a 20-year old insurance training school, is at the ready to provide practical, adjuster-training classes that will help save property owners thousands of dollars in unpaid damage costs.

NATCHEZ, Miss. – May 16 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Natchez Pilgrimage Tours’ 30th annual Natchez Fall Pilgrimage showcases eighteen of the most splendid historic homes to be found anywhere in America from September 29 through October 13, 2007. For thirty years, Natchez has opened it arms to lovers of history, architecture and decorative arts during Natchez Fall Pilgrimage.

SAN DIEGO, Calif. – May 16 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — mTraks, Inc. announces the official launch of its public beta website, now open. mTraks(TM) is a killer social music community and digital music marketplace. mTraks has raised $550,000 from a consortium of private angel investors and is represented by Wilson, Sonsini, Goodrich & Rosati.

BEDFORD HILLS, N.Y. – May 15 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — MTC Limousine and Corporate Coach, Inc., one of the largest ground transportation companies in the New York metro area, continues to expand its operation to accommodate client growth. Adding to its previously established operations in New York and Connecticut, is a new facility in Lodi, N.J.

LA JOLLA, Calif. – May 15 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Nearly every minute of every day, there is an accident on the road as a direct result of a defective standard equipment side view mirrors, that harbor a blind spot that prohibits safe lane changes. 160,000 people per year, many of them young and inexperienced drivers, are injured as a direct result of blind spot related accidents.

BOSTON, Mass. – May 15 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — LocaModa Inc., pioneers of interactive out-of-home media, today announced their web-enabled mobile game platform for the hospitality industry. LocaModa’s interactive platform reduces perceived wait time for customers by engaging them in games using their cell phones as controllers. The games are designed to be played on large digital displays in cafes, mall food courts, fast food restaurants and theme parks. Web users can join into the same games being played in locations.

NEW YORK, N.Y. – May 15 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Austrian Airlines presented its annual sales achievement award for 2006 to Travelong. Travelong.com is a regional mega agency dedicated to providing travel services to corporate and home based agents. Travelong is the recipient of the Outstanding Sales Achievement Award for Austrian Airlines NYC District 2006.

SAN MARINO, Calif. – May 15 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Epeius Biotechnologies Corporation today announced that Dr. Frederick L. Hall, President and CEO of Epeius Biotechnologies, has accepted an invitation to speak during the 9th annual C21 BioVentures Conference. On May 23 at 11:15 am, Dr. Hall will present the scientific principles, clinical validation, and global development status of the company’s innovative tumor-targeting technology embodied in its lead product, Rexin-G.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – May 14 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Belvidere Pharmacy is the first pharmacy in the state of New Jersey to earn the Pharmacy Compounding Accreditation Board’s Seal of Accreditation – a new system of standards created by some of the leading organizations in pharmacy. The accreditation demonstrates that Belvidere Pharmacy meets the highest quality and safety standards in its profession.

NEW YORK, N.Y. – May 14 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — The Webby Awards, the leading international honor for the Web, today named Planet Billard as the People’s Voice Winner for the Best Personal Website of 2007. Planet Billard is the web site for George Billard, a leading Producer, Director and Cinematographer. The web site is a showcase of Mr. Billard’s video and photography from around the world. The site was produced by Mass Transmit

BURLINGTON, Mass. – May 14 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Seaweed Systems, Inc., the leading developer and supplier of OpenGL(R) and X Window System embedded graphics solutions for safety-related embedded markets, today announced that it will partner with Curtiss-Wright Controls (NYSE: CW) Embedded Computing, a leading designer and manufacturer of rugged deployed commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) VME, VPX and CompactPCI products.

OTTAWA, Canada – May 14 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Atreus Systems(TM), the leading supplier of provisioning and activation software for VoIP and user-centric IMS services, today announced that its xAuthority provisioning platform has been certified as compliant with the OSS Through Java Initiative’s Service Activation API. This certification ensures that xAuthority will integrate rapidly and cost-effectively with compliant Order Management and Customer Relationship Management OSS systems.

DAYTON, Ohio – May 11 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — ‘America Libre’ (ISBN: 0-595-42606-9), a fictional book by Raul Ramos y Sanchez, highlights the growing social tension caused by illegal immigration and shows a possible outcome of the crisis – a civil war that leads to the redrawing of America’s borders

MIAMI, Fla. – May 11 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Southern Bleacher Company, based in Graham, Texas, is pleased to announce that, in conjunction with lead contractor Odebrecht of Coral Gables, Florida, Southern Bleacher will provide seating for Florida International University’s vast stadium expansion. ‘This will be the crown jewel of FIU’s athletic department,’ Athletic Director Pete Garcia said. ‘The stadium will be the vehicle that will take the athletic department to the next level.’

WALNUT CREEK, Calif. – May 11 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Silicon Publishing is announcing important updates to its custom Adobe(R) InDesign(R) Server solutions which now incorporate the latest features of Adobe InDesign CS3 Server software. Silicon Publishing is also expanding its services to include development training for clients who wish to build their own solutions based on Adobe InDesign CS3 Server.

SILVER SPRING, Md. – May 11 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Leaders in the Space Community will gather at the Federation of Galaxy Explorers annual Galaxy Ball at the Westin Hotel, 1400 ‘M’ Street, N.W. Washington DC on Saturday, June 2, 2007, from 6:30pm until 11:00 pm. This year Galaxy Explorers will present awards to recognize space community leaders and the many devoted volunteers who have made Galaxy Explorers’ educational programs a success.

GLENDALE, Calif. – May 11 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Intellikey Labs announced today the launch of their podcast series ‘Intellikey Tests’ now available on the Intellikey corporate website. The podcasts are designed for content providers who want to learn how to apply quality assurance testing to their products to avoid errors that may upset customers and clients.

BEDFORD HILLS, N.Y. – May 11 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — MTC Limousine and Corporate Coach, Inc. is taking a proactive approach to global warming. They have launched a comprehensive program that addresses climate-change issues and reduces their impact on the environment. According to MTC President, Trevor Franklin, the plan is based on the belief that global warming uncertainty and risk are too great to wait for a ‘fix.’

LAS CRUCES, N.M. – May 11 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — ROK Southwest, Inc. has just released a new, free white paper, ‘An Innovative, Low Cost Approach to Communicating Highly Effective Policies and Procedures,’ that explains how line-of-business managers can use existing simple tools and techniques to improve employee productivity and quality of work by more effectively communicating the organization’s ‘process knowledge.’

DALLAS, Texas (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Roemtech, LLC has announced the availability of their innovative PlenumAmp (PMA-240). It is designed and approved for above-ceiling installations. It allows the end-user to have an audio amplification system that is easily concealed in commercial environments such as school classrooms and business meeting rooms.

IRVING, Texas – May 10 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Nearly every 15 seconds a burglary is committed in the United States, and the busiest burglar season is summer. So before you pack that suitcase, board the family pet and say goodbye to everyday chores, make sure you’ve planned ways to keep your home and valuables safe. To help with that planning, the National Burglar & Fire Alarm Association (NBFAA) offers these tips.

TORRANCE, Calif. – May 9 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Send2Press(R), a leading targeted newswire service (a service of Neotrope(R)), announced today it has joined the sponsors of the 12-week Battle of the Bands, hosted by A&R Select, the music industry’s benchmark in independent promotion and marketing. Over 80 local and regional bands will perform for an industry panel of well-known record labels, music supervisors, managers, music directors, and publishers. Other sponsors for the event include Music Saves Lives and Sam Ash.

BOMBAY, India – May 9 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Purplenova has announced the release of Purplenova 3.0 – The Easy Web Server, which allows users to web-host any content directly from an Internet-connected PC. By making content web-accessible directly from where it resides, Purplenova 3.0 provides an alternative to hosting with Hosting Services, ISPs or Blog sites.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – May 9 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — theCityList.com, a user powered local guide to food, nightlife, and city attractions, launched a beta version for Washington DC today. Celebrating the best in local dining and nightlife across Washington, D.C., theCityList provides weekly rankings for over 100 different categories.

LAS VEGAS, Nev. – May 8 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — LUMA Entertainment has patented a device – the Slingerzz(TM) – that promises to replicate some of the coolest aspects of a certain wall-crawling, web slinging, crime fighter. Not only does it snare and retrieve objects like the hero’s webbing, but it can be shot up to a distance of 25 feet, securing itself to a chosen target.

DALLAS, Texas – May 8 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — CyberAngel(R) Security Solutions, Inc. (CSS, Inc.) has helped facilitate the recovery of another stolen laptop in the Dallas/Ft. Worth area. Recently, a businessman had his company computer stolen when his car was burglarized in Midlothian, TX. Fortunately, his company uses The CyberAngel(R) with Wi-Trac to encrypt and protect sensitive data.

CORNELIUS, N.C. – May 8 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — So what’s so different about HearPod, than any other hearing aid out there? To the average person looking at all the hearing aid ads not much. To an astute person who understands technology, there is a huge difference.

EUGENE, Ore. – May 7 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — LCD technology is making its way into hospital-patient rooms. Until now, screen size options have been limited, but Paradigm Multimedia now offers choices while the competition offers limitations. Prior to Paradigm’s new product offering – a patented tuner interface box (HT22E) – hospitals were primarily limited to a 20-inch LCD TV.

NEW YORK, N.Y. – May 7 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — It’s that time of year again! The time where almost every high school student in New York is stressing about Regents Exams. Administered statewide, Regents Exams assess student aptitude on a variety of subjects, and passing is a requirement for students to receive a Regents diploma.

ROCKINGHAM, N.C. – May 4 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — A North Carolina author has found a unique way to market his writings to potential publishers. Steven Blood has put the manuscript for his children’s book ‘The City of Lost Socks’ on the online auction website eBay in what seems to be the only auction of its kind.

JAMAICA, N.Y. – May 3 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — The Jamaica Center for Arts and Learning (JCAL) is pleased to present the inaugural seminar of Jamaica Flux 2007, inviting Kathleen Goncharov, Independent Curator, and Tom Finkelpearl, Executive Director of the Queens Museum of Art. The seminar takes place Saturday, May 12, 2007 5 – 8 pm.

JAMESTOWN, Va. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Black Lawyers For Justice (BLFJ) announces news conference Mon. May 7th, 5pm (2007). Rally organizers to file lawsuit in Federal court for 1st amendment demonstration rights to oppose Jamestown’s 400th Anniversary on May 11th and 12th.

ATLANTA, Ga. – May 3 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Evening at Emory, a program of Emory University’s Center for Lifelong Learning, is providing a unique opportunity for people to have a behind-the-scenes peek at the ‘Gardener’s Diary’ – a daily program appearing on Home and Garden Television (HGTV); the first class will be held on May 15 from 7 to 8:15 p.m. and is entitled “Outstanding Ornamentals for Your Georgia Garden.”