Press Release Archive News - Page 149

SAN RAFAEL, CA – Mar. 13 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — For Melanie Farkas, co-founder of Churro Station(R), it was love at first bite! Experiencing the delicious taste of the artfully made, hot and crunchy churro, changed her life forever. Since that day in the early 1980’s she became a fan of the churro, a strip of dough covered in sugar and cinnamon, that is the staple comfort food for much of Latin America; sometimes combined with hot chocolate to hit the spot.

SASKATOON, Saskatchewan, Canada – Mar. 13 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — The First International Parliament* of Night Owls (nightowlnet.com) will be held in Saskatoon, Canada, June 2 – 4, 2006, and presented by the Night Owl Network. (*In nature, a group or gathering of owls.)

MALVERN, PA – Mar. 13 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Reaction Biology Corporation (‘RBC’) today announced that it has been awarded an R01 grant from the National Institutes of Health to accelerate development of its new DiscoveryDot(TM) High Throughput Screening technology for drug discovery. The NIH grant is part of the Screening Roadmap, designed to produce innovative chemical tools for use in biological research and drug development. Out of 8 recipients of grants pursuant to the original RFA, Reaction Biology is the only private corporation to be so awarded.

BOSTON, MA – Mar. 13 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — The Yankee Chapter of International Association of Business Communicators (Yankee IABC) will host its annual conference on April 6th at the Conference Center of Bentley College, 145 Forest Street, Waltham, MA from 7:45 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

SAN JOSE, CA – Mar. 13 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Spring VON — Atreus Systems(TM), the premier supplier of provisioning software for IMS, VoIP and advanced IP service bundles, today announced that Proxy Magazine has named Atreus to its list of the Top 10 OSS vendors to watch in 2006. Proxy Magazine’s ‘Top 10′ features the companies that are best positioned to be IP communications innovators in 2006. The award honors Atreus as the IP service provisioning solution of choice for carriers worldwide and recognizes Atreus’ continued leadership in helping large and emerging providers solve the critical service delivery challenges in deploying rich IMS-based applications within core communications networks.

SAN JOSE, CA – Mar. 13 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Spring VON — Atreus Systems(TM) today announced the launch of its IMS Service Provisioning Solution for wireless and wireline service providers. Having established itself as the leading OSS supplier for VoIP and next-generation IP services, Atreus now empowers carriers to deliver a compelling array of converged offerings to any customer, using any device, on any fixed or mobile IMS network.

LAUSANNE, Switzerland – Mar. 10 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — ‘Thanks to the warm welcoming by humanitarian sports leaders, sponsors, and Olympic leaders at Torino, there is a realistic chance that our Native youth will be able to shine in the China and Vancouver Olympics as athletes,’ said Stew Young (Tulalip ‘Orca’ Tribe), member of the Native American Ski Team; reported by the Native Voices Foundation (NVF) today.

LOS ANGELES, CA – Mar. 10 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Christopher Curry, Technology Principal for SHRIMPO LLC, an Internet technology consulting firm, has announced a new campaign for a controversial set of Osama Bin Laden family owned websites which expired on September 11, 2001. The principal website, www.saudi-binladin-group.com, had a predetermined expiry date of 9-11 and has been the subject of Internet and conspiracy speculation.

MANCHESTER, CT – Mar. 9 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Is a piece of sheet metal worth $1500? It is to GoldenPalace.com, especially when it bears the image of Christ and the Virgin Mary. Hardy’s Hardware employee Thomas Haley was unloading supplies when he had to do a double-take at a particular piece of sheet metal because he saw a face staring back at him.

MINSK, Belarus – Mar. 9 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Maidan International welcomes Central European newspapers’ solidarity with Belarusian civic activists. Central European newspapers line up with Belarusian cartoonists to show solidarity with the people, who were, and still are, abused by the brutal regime of Belarus’ president Aleksander Lukashenko.

CLEVELAND, OH – Mar. 9 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Production IQ LLC, a leader in production monitoring and downtime tracking systems, today announced the integration of an industry leading MES system, Production IQ, with Microsoft Corporation’s high end ERP package, Dynamics AX.

SEDONA, AZ – Mar. 9 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — New author Desiree Michele not only tells a personal story but also teaches valuable lessons as she bravely explores the darkest side of the spiritual realm, along with the healing energy of Divine White Light as a means to heal the body, mind, soul & home of all negativity and disease. ‘You Are Born of the Light’ is available in paperback (ISBN: 09762160-3-5, Infinity Books) through Infinitybooks.net or Justbookz.com.

DENVER, CO – Mar. 8 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Paul Harris, natural therapeutics advocate and practitioner, studied for several years with world-renowned health lecturer, author and practitioner, Doctor Bernard Jensen. Jensen’s philosophy focused on living a long, healthy and happy life, according to natural laws.

FAIRPORT, N.Y. – Mar. 8 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — At the upcoming Spring 2006 VON Conference & Expo, Allworx will unveil a broad array of new solutions that shatter the previous price and functionality barriers that have kept small businesses from mass acceptance of Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) telephony.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Mar. 8 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — If you see your neighbor buying a new $50,000 Mercedes on a teacher’s salary or you overhear that nasty no-good co-worker brag talking about how he never pays his taxes, well then government financial guru, Matthew Lesko says: ‘STOP being Mr. Nice Guy and bank big money while you help the IRS collect back taxes.’

CEDAR RAPIDS, IA – Mar. 7 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — iPods keep getting smaller and the consumers like it. But if they want to protect their investment their options were big silicon skins and cases or iPod tattoos (iPod stickers). Either choice would prevent scratches but each has its flaws. WraptorSkinz from Matrix Productions, Inc. are the best of both. WraptorSkinz are thin wrapping protective skins that do not add bulk yet are not stickers.

DALLAS, TX – Mar. 7 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — It’s been said that God works in mysterious ways. And it doesn’t get much more mysterious than this…the image of the Virgen De Guadalupe in a tree sold on eBay for $5000 to Internet casino GoldenPalace.com.

MINNEAPOLIS, MN – Mar. 7 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — It was with great honor that Artitalia Group accepted Target’s 2005 Vendor Award of Excellence. This award was presented to Artitalia by the Target Fixture Procurement team in recognition of Artitalia Group’s commitment to innovative leadership, superior business practices and Target’s core strategies of Differentiation, Value, and Reliability.

BELLINGHAM, WA – Mar. 7 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Recently the Federal Government passed amendments to Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act, requiring that information be made available for people with disabilities, reports AccessCrafters. Although compliance is seen as a burden, the adherence does have cost savings, benefits and solutions for the entire population.

BIRMINGHAM, AL – Mar. 6 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — AT&T is proving that you can put Humpty Dumpty back together again, says SaveOnPhone.com. After a reunion with Southwestern Bell in 2005, AT&T has just announced that it is buying BellSouth. If the sale is approved then 4 of the 7 original Baby Bells will be reunited.

BELVEDERE-TIBURON, CA – Mar. 3 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Internet casino GoldenPalace.com has touched a nation of hippies and Deadheads, as well as a worthy charity, with their latest eBay purchase of four toilets formerly owned by the legendary Jerry Garcia.

LOS ANGELES, CA – Mar. 3 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — GoldenPalace.com, the Internet casino that has become synonymous with outrageous and unusual advertising campaigns, has leased Morris Stoloff’s 1960 Academy Award for scoring of the musical picture ‘Song Without End’ for 999 years. The privilege of harboring the Oscar cost the gaming site $30,000.

PARKVILLE, MO – Mar. 3 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Last year, 55,659 business licenses were issued nationwide for new restaurants. For thousands of Americans, these business licenses represent the first step to make the dream of their own restaurant a reality. New restaurants are the lifeblood of the restaurant industry, as well as the lifeblood of ‘Restaurant Startup & Growth,’ the magazine written specifically for these entrepreneurs.

LAS VEGAS, NV – Mar. 2 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — A new line of personal health and hygiene products from Aero-San Corporation (Booth 125) will debut on March 7, 2006 at the Travel Goods Show at the Las Vegas Convention Center. The Traveller’s Edge(TM) product line is designed for travelers who want to help protect themselves from the grime and germs found on high traffic surfaces in commercial aircraft and other public areas.

NEW YORK, NY – Mar. 2 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — New York based Fare Buzz has added New Dimensions to Air Consolidation. With its low consolidator fares and unique fusion of Products, Tools and Service, Fare Buzz has created a Buzz in the Travel Industry.

BIRMINGHAM, AL – Mar. 2 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — The new Survey of Consumer Finances from the Federal Reserve gives a concerning snapshot of the finances of average American family with growing debt and shrinking savings, reports LowCards.com. The company has been analyzing the credit cards and supplying objective websites on various consumer expenses for five years.

WALNUT CREEK, CA – Mar. 2 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — TeleManagement Technologies, Inc. (TTI) the pioneer in Telecom Expense Management software solutions continues its commitment to being responsive to their customer’s IT expense management requirements by launching WinBill Version 6.0 today. In keeping with rapidly changing technology, TTI has added several, dynamic new features and functions to its WinBill Version 6.0.

TUCSON, AZ – Mar. 1 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Scientific Technologies Corporation (STC), a leading provider of public health information technology solutions, announces the collection of the 100 millionth vaccination record by the eight states and one regional immunization management systems (IMS) supported by STC. The award winning IMS effectively reduces health care costs, protects the public health, and can assist in emergency response efforts as evidenced after Hurricane Katrina hit the Gulf Coast.

LOS ANGELES, CA – Mar. 1 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — The Russian Nights Festival in Los Angeles presented by Moscow’s Stas Namin Center today unveiled its most impressive and diverse schedule to date. From April 2-8, 2006, the City of Los Angeles will celebrate the rich culture of Russia, past and present, with an exciting new festival program featuring the best from the worlds of film, modern dance, music, theatre and contemporary art.

INDIANAPOLIS, IN – Mar. 1 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Two football fanatics from Indiana, Norman J Scott, a web/multimedia developer and Greg Whited, a licensed real estate agent, have launched a new sports website to unite football fans all across the world by utilizing a marketing phenomenon created by a college student from Florida. Their website allows them to link a business, organization, club, blog, etc. and promote it worldwide while supporting a favorite team’s spirit.

LOS ANGELES, CA – Mar. 1 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Inspired by personal insights into the entertainment industry and small-town life, Caryn N. Casey, a new voice in fiction, recently authored a novel, ‘Hiding Eden Rain’ (ISBN: 1420800167). In her new novel, she portrays a realistic, yet dramatic look, at family dynamics and the entertainment industry.

CLEVELAND, OH – Mar. 1 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Women’s History Month pays tribute to inspiring women of the past and those who continue to motivate and uphold that legacy today. Cookie Lommel, Executive Director of the Western Region for the Jewish Labor Committee, denotes such exemplary leadership, and is also the first African-American woman to lead such a group into the future. The Los Angeles Times referred to her as ‘a one-woman bridge.’

SPOKANE, WA – Feb. 28 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Instead of the brief coverage Loreto has received to date, ‘You Decide Travel Guide: Loreto’ (ISBN: 0-9708898-5-2) dedicates two full pages of information on each hotel or lodging property along with specific practical information on dining and activity options for you to enjoy during your stay in Loreto.

HOCKESSIN, DE – Feb. 28 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Kubota Research Associates, Inc. headquartered in Hockessin, Delaware, has developed a new method to significantly increase the impact and shatter resistance of composite materials, which is easily applied as a post treatment.

THORNWOOD, NY and KIEV, Ukraine – Feb. 28 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — The representative office of LG Electronics in Ukraine announced at EnterEX 2006 IT tradeshow the launch of a new promotional campaign for its notebook computers. Each LG notebook sold this spring will be bundled with a 1 year Expert.LG support license. Expert.LG support covers all computer-related questions – no matter if it is an issue with the notebook itself, installing or using software products, or connecting external devices.

FAIRPORT, NY – Feb. 28 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Further demonstrating its emerging leadership in the Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) marketplace, InSciTek Microsystems Inc. (www.inscitek.com) announced today that it has received a $2 million investment from Enhanced Capital Partners LLC.

ATLANTA, GA – Feb. 28 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — M2SYS Technology, an innovator in biometric technology research and development, announced today it has finalized a long-term agreement with The Active Network, Inc., the leading provider of application services technology and marketing access to community services organizations. This agreement will benefit university campus recreation programs, school districts, the higher education market, and parks and recreation organizations by enabling The Active Network to integrate and distribute M2SYS’ leading edge fingerprint technology within many of its software applications to tighten security, reduce costs, create operational efficiencies, and improve reporting accuracy. The Active Network will also be distributing M2SYS’ Bio-TimeClock(TM) software, a PC-based time data collection utility. Both solutions are now available to The Active Network’s customers worldwide.

AUSTIN, TX – Feb. 28 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Perception Software announced today its authorization as the first U.S. nationwide Data Management Integrator by Autodesk. As a nationally authorized DMI, Perception Software will focus on providing packaged data management product and implementation services offerings to engineering and manufacturing firms of all sizes. In addition, the company is also authorized as an Autodesk Development Partner.

ANN ARBOR, MI – Feb. 27 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Each spring millions of Americans set about updating their home’s exterior with a new coat of paint. According to color specialist Robert Schweitzer they should strongly consider historic colors. Many homes are either blandly or badly colored, thereby ignoring the architectural features or hiding them in a monochrome scheme of white or taupe, says Schweitzer, author of ‘Bungalow Colors’ (ISBN: 1-58685-130-6) and owner of Historic Color Consulting.

INDIANAPOLIS, IN – Feb. 27 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Indy-Tech Publishing, the publishing division of Sams Technical Publishing, LLC (www.samswebsite.com), has announced the February 2006 release of ‘Absolute Sudoku,’ ISBN 0-7906-1329-8.