Send2Press Newswire Daily News Desk - Page 471

SEASIDE, CA – Nov. 11 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Tellus Venture Associates, in collaboration with Coast2Coast Technologies, completed a study for the City of Folsom, California that determined that a citywide WiMAX system is financially and technically feasible, and would help drive economic development.

CHAMPAIGN, IL – Nov. 11 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — MoonLite Vision, Inc., a provider of web management software and services, introduces bizBaron, a new content management software solution which incorporates an online store, online appointment scheduling, subscription content, memberships, and community forums within one application.

NEW YORK, NY – Nov. 10 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Dennis Rodman really should be dead by now, and his entrance at the official book signing of his upcoming biography proved he has a sense of humor about it. The NBA legend has been making headlines for years with his outrageous antics and decadent lifestyle, and now he is releasing a new book entitled ‘I Should Be Dead By Now,’ that will showcase his history of wild living and outlandish publicity stunts.

SAN FRANCISCO, CA – Nov. 10 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Retired marine Jay ‘Patch’ Platt has done what many have said was an impossible feat; he swam the 1 1/2-mile distance from Alcatraz Island to San Francisco with his hands and feet tied. Platt was sponsored by internet casino GoldenPalace.com, the innovative cyber gaming site that has been making headlines worldwide with their outrageous marketing campaigns and charity work. They sent a $5000 check on behalf of Platt to the Semper Fi fund.

LOS ANGELES, CA – Nov. 10 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — A unique product from Japan has recently become very popular with new home builders in the United States, says Rain Chains Direct. Called ‘rain chains,’ these copper gutter products replace the traditional downspout on a household gutter with a series of copper cups. Although they have been around for hundreds of years in Japan, an sold in U.S. for over five years, the product has only recently been thrust into the public awareness by television shows such as ‘Monster House.’

BOONTON, NJ – Nov. 10 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — The global market for wireless operations support systems (OSSes) – the IT infrastructure that performs customer care, provisioning, and management functions in wireless networks – will exceed $13 billion in 2005, says a new research study by Insight Research. Wireless network operators are investing in new software and hardware to support new data services and an explosion of wireless customers worldwide.

HURST, TX – Nov. 10 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — RoseDog Books, an imprint of Dorrance Publishing Company announces the October 2005 release of ‘The 11th Commandment’ (ISBN 0-8059-9823-3) by Abraham B. Medina. The book is concise for easy reading and its dissertation-type presentation comes from the writer’s background as a professional science editor. A universal non-fundamentalist approach to faith and a political treatise on the politics of the war in Iraq is absorbed within a beautiful love story.

SAN FRANCISCO, CA – Nov. 9 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Jay ‘Patch’ Platt, a retired U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sergeant, from Jacksonville, NC, completed what many have said is an impossible feat today. On the morning of Nov. 7, he swam the 1 1/2 mile distance from Alcatraz Island to San Francisco with his hands and feet tied, becoming one of only three people in history to have completed the crossing.

ATLANTA, GA – Nov. 9 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — The hurricanes that struck several Southern states, coupled with higher gasoline and natural gas prices as winter arrives, are ‘giving a double punch to seniors, one of the country’s most vulnerable groups,’ says National Association for Senior Concerns founder and Chairman Jerry L. Barton.

DALLAS, TX – Nov. 9 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — American Construction Benefits Group (ACBG), today announced the launch of their captive insurance company dedicated to reducing the overall cost of health benefits for their member companies, while simultaneously improving employee benefits packages.

ORLANDO, FL – Nov. 9 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — This week at the 58th annual National Business Aviation Association’s (NBAA) annual convention, Pilatus Business Aircraft will be touting fuel efficiency as a key selling feature of its legendary 9-passenger, 300 mph turboprop. At a show where speed, range and interior accoutrements are the typical marketing hot buttons for buyers, this marks a unique and timely approach for the Swiss manufacturer. The Pilatus PC-12 is the number one selling turbine-powered business airplane in the world.

MIAMI, FL – Nov. 8 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Sdoia-Satz Music Institute (The Husky Gang School), is offering an exciting NEW program: OnLine Interactive Music Instruction for students with high-speed Internet connections. At present, only piano instruction is available online. In the near future, the school will add other instruments and voice to this program, Using the same fine instructors for which the school is famous, students in the online program are now able to SEE and HEAR their teachers and vice versa.

CHICAGO, IL – Nov. 8 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — VOCOMOTION, dedicated to the development, recording, and promotion of vocal music, today announced that its latest release ‘Dark Side of the Moon A Cappella,’ an all-vocal version of Pink Floyd’s magnum opus ‘Dark Side of the Moon’ will go on sale on December 1st, 2005.

KANSAS CITY, MO – Nov. 8 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Lumen Software, a leader in Web Services Products and Solutions, announced today the release of their latest AJAX based environment and virtual desktop, Lumenation v5.4.8. Lumenation’s mature environment offers customers and developers an ‘out-of-the-box’ solution to quickly and easily develop applications inheriting the Lumenation environment and virtual desktop. By combining AJAX technology and utilizing PHP as the underlying language, the Company continues to advance the position of Lumenation in the ever growing web services LAMP space.

SAN FRANCISCO, CA – Nov. 8 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — ComplianceEase(R), a premier provider of regulatory compliance and risk management solutions, today announced, the signing of a strategic partnership agreement with GMAC Residential Funding. The partnership will effectively establish the most comprehensive automated compliance solution available in the marketplace by combining ComplianceEase’s industry leading compliance tool, ComplianceAnalyzer(TM), with GMAC Residential Funding’s Assetwise Compliance Engine.

SANTA ANA, CA – Nov. 8 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — NRG Resources, Inc. (OTC Pink Sheets: NRRI), an independent oil and oil products company, today reported that it has completed a strategic acquisition of approximately 3.8 acres of real property in Victorville, California, with the objective of building a bio-diesel and synthetic fuel blending facility.

SALKUM, WA – Nov. 8 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — The Martronics Corporation today announced the launch of their revolutionary new Glass Etching Kit that lets anyone permanently etch their artwork or designs on glass using their own computer, Martronics new Dura-Film Stencils, and an inexpensive U.V. stencil maker.

WALNUT CREEK, CA – Nov. 8 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — TeleManagement Technologies, Inc. (TTI), the leading Telecom Expense Management Company today announced that one of the largest transportation services companies in the world has signed an Agreement to implement WinBill to identify and manage all of their IT expenses. The company issued an RFP in February 2005 with the original intent to outsource their telecom expenses.

TORRANCE, Calif. – Nov. 7 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Neotrope(R), a leading advertising, PR, and Internet Marketing firm established 1983, today announced it has been chosen by SamuraiBaby.com, to act as the agency of record for the company’s PR and marketing efforts. As part of the agreement, Neotrope will help market the new book ‘Way of the Baby: A Book of Five Grins’ (ISBN: 0595358853) written by SamuraiBaby’s Brian Hutchins, and related ‘Samurai Baby’ customized art and gift items, and act as media liaison.

DELAVAN, WI – Nov. 7 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Stebnitz Builders, a design-build home remodeling company serving homeowners in southeastern Wisconsin, has received Professional Remodeler’s 2005 ‘Best of the Best’ national design award for whole-house remodeling over $501,000.00. The award recognizes outstanding design, quality construction and exceptional value in a remodeling project.

CHICAGO, IL – Nov. 7 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Black author launches ‘The Girls Club’ to empower women to better deal with and understand the opposite sex. When Chicago author, Carrie Carr, came across a fascinating book that shed the light on the male dilemma, she was so impressed, she felt compelled to share the title with every woman she knew.

STUDIO CITY, CA – Nov. 7 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — It’s not even Thanksgiving, but motocross fans and followers will be glad to hear that veteran ‘motojournalist’ Charlie Morey has just made available his highly-anticipated 2006 Legends of American Motocross Calendar is now available at the print-on-demand website, Lulu.com.

TORRANCE, CA – Nov. 7 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Zane Lalani, author of ‘Teenagers Guide to the Beatles,’ is the featured guest on the latest Send2Press entertainment Podcast. The musical guest is The G-Man, who previews his latest CD on Delvian Records, ‘Motion Potion.’ The Podcast (www.Send2Press.com/podcast/) is hosted by author and musician Christopher Simmons, and can be listened to ‘on-demand’ in both RealAudio and MP3 formats.

SANTA CRUZ, CA – Nov. 4 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — A new book by Robert MacFarlane Xiques, ‘Understanding Alpha Omega’ (ISBN 0-9770765-0-4) offers an understanding of the nature of fear, which is the foundation of belief, and its subtle incorporation into the human psyche. Examples are given that fear, which is division, has constantly divided the thought of man and shall continue to do so until it has been understood.

LONG ISLAND, NY – Nov. 4 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — First Down Derby Inc., a newly formed manufacturing corporation located in Baldwin, Long Island, has started shipping a new Football related interactive board game that is played while watching or listening to any football game. The board game, totally made in USA, is based on predicting when an offensive team does or does not achieve a first down during a series of downs.

CHICAGO, IL – Nov. 4 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — The first study of its kind, not only linking high C-reactive protein levels to periodontal (gum) disease but also the most effective new treatment to drastically and quickly reduce deadly C-reactive levels will be given by dentist Dr. Ron Schefdore at the prestigious Mid Winter Chicago Dental Society meeting in Feb ’06. Surprisingly the study analyzed C-reactive protein blood results from top dentists throughout the country in a study to find the least painful and inexpensive treatment.

ANGOLA, LA – Nov. 3 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — After several years of outrageous public marketing spectacles online casino GoldenPalace.com has finally gone to jail. The headline-grabbing internet casino sponsored the Angola Prison Rodeo, the longest running prison rodeo in the country.

SAN FRANCISCO, CA – Nov. 3 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Jay ‘Patch’ Platt, a retired U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sergeant, today announced that on November 7th, 2005, at 8:30 am, he will attempt to swim the 1 1/2 mile distance from Alcatraz Island to Aquatic Park in San Francisco with his hands and feet tied, in order to raise awareness and support for wounded marines.

REDONDO BEACH, CA – Nov. 3 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Publishers Newswire (www.pubnewswire.com) announced today 11 new books ‘worth a look,’ announced during October 2005. Topics include a book on managing your digital music library by Richard Mansfield; a new astrology and diet book by TV personality Maria Shaw; and a book that celebrates the career of NBA great Reggie Miller.

ATLANTA, GA – Nov. 2 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Six Degrees Black LLC today announced the launch of SixDegreesBlack.com, a ‘Black’ oriented social networking website based on the ‘Six Degrees of Separation’ theory – that anyone on earth can be connected to anyone else through a chain of people that includes no more than five links.

SAN JOSE, CA – Nov. 2 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Often called a miracle of life, a baby has powers that are enigmatic and go beyond what would be suspected from something so small. How is it possible for a baby to develop so rapidly? What are the secrets to its hold over its parents? What is going on behind those innocent little eyes? Some insights to these questions and more can be found in ‘Way of the Baby: A Book of Five Grins’ (ISBN: 0595358853, iUniverse), a unique and artistic view into strategies and techniques babies use to grow and gain mastery over their parents, written by Brian Hutchins and available from SamuraiBaby.com.

BOSTON, MA – Nov. 2 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Julie Akerson Chicos today announced the publication of her new book, ‘The Life of Riley the Cat’ (ISBN: 1412058589), a picture book from Trafford Publishing designed to help kids learn self esteem, tolerance and responsibility.

PIGEON FORGE, TN – Nov. 1 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — The Active Network Inc. (Active) and Group Travel Planet, LLC today announced a new marketing partnership that allows Active’s team administrators, event directors and customers to book group hotel rooms and motor coach charters at deeply discounted rates using Group Travel Planet’s unique online reservation technology.

SAN FRANCISCO, CA – Nov. 1 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — ComplianceEase(R), a premier provider of automated compliance solutions for the residential mortgage industry, today announced partnerships with seven of the nation’s leading document preparation companies to seamlessly integrate ComplianceEase’s flagship product – ComplianceAnalyzer(TM) (CA) – into their mortgage document systems and closing platforms.

CRAFTSBURY, VT – Nov. 1 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Quilt4Cancer.org, whose objective is to “eliminate the tragedy of cancer in our lifetime,” was officially launched today at an event in Derby, Vermont. An advocacy, education and fundraising organization focused on providing support in the fight against cancer, Quilt4Cancer also announced its first fund raising project.

SAN FRANCISCO, CA – Nov. 1 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — American Finance Corp. announces that it has finalized its agreement with Grifco International (Pink Sheets: GFCI) on Global Oil Tools’ outstanding liabilities totaling approximately $800,000.00 USD.

COLORADO SPRINGS, CO – Nov. 1 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Smart Lid Systems’ color changing disposable beverage lid has just been awarded third place in the leading category of ‘Consumer Convenience – Beverage Packaging,’ at the fourth annual QSR Magazine-Foodservice & Packaging Institute awards competition in Colorado.

TORRANCE, CA – Oct. 31 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Sculptor Daniel Edwards, who recently held a controversial exhibition at New York’s First Street Gallery, that made the front page of the NY Times arts section, and raised the eyebrows of sports fans because of Ted Williams’ ‘Death Mask’ is the featured guest on the latest Send2Press entertainment Podcast. The Podcast is hosted by PRSA and ASCAP member Christopher Simmons.

ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, IL – Oct. 31 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Rand Imaging Center, an Arlington Heights based provider of diagnostic medical imaging services, announces the award of Accreditation for its Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) services, received from the American College of Radiology (ACR).

ARLINGTON, VA – Oct. 31 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Quantum3D(R), Inc., a leading provider of open architecture, COTS realtime visual computing solutions for the Visual and Sensor Simulation Training (VSST) and Embedded Visual Computing (EVC) markets, and Seaweed Systems, Inc., a leading developer and supplier of OpenGL(R) and X-Window System embedded graphics solutions, announced today at the Digital Avionics Systems Conference (DASC) that the companies have entered into a joint marketing agreement.