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Michael Chen, CEO of Ge’s Media Finance Business, Talks About the 4 "I’s" on the CEO Show with Robert Reiss

Michael Chen, CEO of GE Commercial Finance -- Media, Communications & Entertainment, talks on the CEO Show with Robert Reiss about his “4-I’s” approach to delivering value, the importance of establishing a “personal brand,” and the broad range of financial products and services that his part of GE delivers. Chen also identifies attributes that differentiate successful companies from others and the need to understand the customer’s wants and needs. - August 24, 2008 - Reissource, LLC

Real-Time, Fully Featured Digital Video Recorder, Low Cost

Up to 32 cameras, Linux™-based, highly reliable Sentry Security Systems Inc. is pleased to announce the release of the new Sentry LP Series Digital Video Recorders (DVRs). These LP series DVRs support up to 32 cameras and use hardware video compression to maximize recording quality and speed. - August 24, 2008 - Sentry Security Systems, Inc.

VACO Raleigh Announces the Launch of San Francisco Office

David R. Rhode, managing partner of VACO Raleigh (www.vaco.com), an executive placement and consulting firm specializing in the fields of accounting and finance, information technology, operations and executive search, has announced the launch of a new VACO office in San Francisco located at One... - August 24, 2008 - VACO Raleigh

Wood Costs Increased for Pulpmills Worldwide in the 2Q 2008 as Reported by WRI

Wood fiber costs, the major cost component when producing wood pulp, increased in practically all major pulp-producing regions around the world in the 2Q/08, according to the market report Wood Resource Quarterly (WRQ). This was both a result of a continued weakening of the US dollar against most major currencies and because of higher transport costs for both pulpwood and wood chips. - August 23, 2008 - Wood Resources International LLC

KMPfurniture.com Dominates Online Upscale Furniture Market

Online Furniture Retailer Experiencing Substantial Growth Despite Challenging Economy. KMPfurniture.com, a premium online retailer of high-quality upscale furniture and accessories, today announced a 35% increase in online sales. Based in Miami, Florida, its modern, sheik products have found favor with developers, home buyers, interior designers, and corporate consultants across the globe. KMP has perfected “inexpensive quality.” - August 23, 2008 - kmp furniture

Trizeon – Experts in Business Consulting, SEO, Web Development, Outsourcing Services

Trizeon, a leading global provider of business consulting, web development, off-shore staff augmentation and search engine optimization services offers unparalleled services to help businesses achieve their goals. - August 23, 2008 - Trizeon Pvt. Ltd.

New Industrial Trade Reports Helps U.S. Manufacturers Export to Japan, China and Korea

ForeignTRADEX, an international industrial directory and on-line manufacturing marketplace has published three new reports designed to connect American exporters of industrial goods with importers in South Korea, China and Japan. - August 23, 2008 - IndustrialLeaders.com

ICC Recognized as Expert in Collaboration Strategy

With globalization and virtual workforces continually on the rise, collaboration is an important issue for many companies. An efficient and reliable way to collaborate online has become more than just a "nice to have" for companies. But tools used for collaboration can be quite complex... - August 23, 2008 - Information Control Corporation

IT Security Benchmarks from Glomark-Governan Research Study

Glomark-Governan, the leading provider of business case solutions for sales, marketing, product development and IT organizations, has released a preliminary sampling of IT security benchmarks from an IT Security Research Study concluded in the third quarter of 2008. The Glomark-Governan research... - August 23, 2008 - Glomark-Governan

Addison-TX Based 13th Floor Media Set to Install Digital Elevator Displays Into Three High-Rise Buildings in Downtown Dallas

13th Floor Media, a company delivering news and entertainment into elevator cabs through-out High-Rise office and residential buildings, announced today that it will be installing Digital Elevator Displays into three High-Rise Residential buildings in Downtown Dallas. - August 23, 2008 - 13th Floor Media

Slingsby Awarded by Better Business Environmental Forum

Slingsby the industrial and commercial equipment specialists, have been awarded a certificate by the Better Business Environment Forum in Bradford in recognition of the excellent environmental management that has been undertaken at the organisation. - August 23, 2008 - Slingsby

Gulf Coast Western Participates in Major Natural Gas Discovery in Lafourche Parish, Louisiana

Gulf Coast Western, LLC participated in a significant natural gas discovery in Lafourche Parish, Louisiana. The Dallas, Texas based exploration and production company made the discovery on the west flank of the Valentine Field in a 3-D seismic controlled closure. The Eagle discovery well was... - August 22, 2008 - Gulf Coast Western

Breakthrough Novel, The Master Planets, Receives Raves

Another mouse roars: Debut American novel The Master Planets, discovered by a small Canadian publisher, is getting rapt attention from New York literati. - August 22, 2008 - Donald Gallinger

Forgan of St. Andrews Sign European Tour Veteran David J. Russell

Forgan of St. Andrews has announced the signing of another staff player with European Tour Veteran, David J Russell, joining them with immediate effect. ‘DJ’ has joined former Masters Champion Ian Woosnam as a Forgan Staff player and will represent the company on the European Seniors... - August 22, 2008 - The Sports HQ

AgeInPlace.com Launches Free Service to Help Baby Boomers & Older Americans Plan Home Modifications

AgeInPlace.com announces the launch of a free Personalized Aging in Place Assessment for Baby Boomers and those caring for older people. The assessment provides valuable information about modifying their home so it can be lived in longer as they age. It only takes about 5 minutes to complete the assessment and each one is reviewed by a Certified Aging in Place Specialist. Results are sent out by email. - August 22, 2008 - Age In Place Networks, LLC

Bizymoms.com Announces New E-course on Writing a Business Plan

Bizymoms.com announced today the launch of their newest e-course “Writing a Business Plan.” This e-course is aimed mainly at assisting those interested in establishing themselves as entrepreneurs understand the importance a business plan plays when operating a business and how best to write one. Offered free of charge for any interested person, this course can be easily accessed by simply registering at the Writing a Business Plan e-course page. - August 22, 2008 - Bizy Moms

Cultural Symbols Illustrated in "African Elements" Check Design by Check Gallery

Check Gallery continues to expand in different directions with the release of its new product suite, “African Elements.” As part of the new design, Check Gallery is offering personal checks, address labels, personal contact cards, and a checkbook cover. - August 22, 2008 - Check Gallery

Yacine Bell, CAMF Will Help Lead AAAMP to National Success

Yacine Bell, C.A.M.F., who is an Anderson & Anderson anger management provider in Oakland, CA, is the new president of The American Association of Anger Management Providers. - August 22, 2008 - Anderson & Anderson, APC

Dexter Laundry Offers Online Machine Warranty Registration

Dexter Laundry is proud to announce on-line warranty registration for all Dexter and Easy Card equipment. This new capability allows customers throughout the world to quickly and easily register up to twenty Dexter machines at a time via an easy online form and to receive an immediate confirmation... - August 22, 2008 - Dexter Laundry, Inc.

Entrust Associates President and Founder Bruce Deerson Recognized by Business Leader Magazine as a Top 20 Impact Dealmaker

Bruce Deerson, President, Entrust Associates, a Raleigh, NC business brokerage firm, was recently recognized as being one of the Triangle's top 20 Impact Dealmakers by Business Leader magazine. An attorney, Deerson served as Vice President, General Counsel, and Secretary of Martin Marietta... - August 22, 2008 - Entrust Associates

IPA Charities Supports Oak Ridge Youth Association

IPA Charities has contributed to the Oak Ridge Youth Association (ORYA). “On behalf of ORYA’s Pop Warner Football and Cheerleading Program we would like to thank IPA Charities for the generous donation to our program,” said Scott Parrish, President, ORYA. IPA Charities’... - August 22, 2008 - IPA

IPA Supports American Cancer Society

IPA Charities has contributed $10,000 to the American Cancer Society. Because of this contribution, IPA Charities has been named a member of The Society. The Society includes the American Cancer Society’s most dedicated donors. The Society’s generosity helps to accomplish the... - August 22, 2008 - IPA

DNV Certifies Spectrum Thin Films, Inc. to ISO 9001:2000

Det Norske Veritas Certification, Inc. is pleased to announce the ISO 9001:2000 certification of Spectrum Thin Films, Inc. Spectrum Thin Films is one of a few companies to meet the new ISO certification requirements. By achieving ISO certification, Spectrum Thin Films, Inc. demonstrates its commitment to quality for the design and manufacture of high quality optics and optical coatings products for it U.S. Manufacturing operations. - August 21, 2008 - Spectrum Thin Films, Inc.

Citizen Kate Takes Her Election Coverage to New Visual Heights with TV-Quality Streaming Video from Digital Fountain’s DF Splash Video Delivery Network

Republican and Democratic National Convention Coverage Gets Tech Savvy to Meet the Growing Demand for TV-Quality Streaming Video Content. - August 21, 2008 - Digital Fountain

Image Forward Launches Internet Advertising for Tutoring Centers. Image Forward Specializes in Franchisee Internet Advertising & Marketing.

Image Forward will provide Tutoring Learning Centers of Greater Tampa Bay with a newly developed internet advertising and marketing program to elevate Huntington’s internet presence in the educational arena, specifically with tutoring, Study Skills, Test Preparation, Tutors and other educational help. - August 21, 2008 - Image Forward Internet Presence Management

Farm Bureau Insurance Safety Alert: ATV Safety; Knowing Safety Guidelines Can Help Avoid ATV Deaths and Injuries

The Consumer Product Safety Commission has data to show that 92 percent of all ATV-related fatalities are the result of warned-against behaviors. The ATV Safety Institute has eight guidelines that address those behaviors and apply to all riders. Those are outlined here. - August 21, 2008 - Virginia Farm Bureau Insurance

Click Consult Launch New Website

Click Consult, a leading UK Search Marketing Agency, has launched a new website. The new site went live on Wednesday, August 20th, 2008, and can be viewed at www.clickconsult.co.uk. - August 21, 2008 - SEO.co.uk

Lambda Foundation, Pittsburgh, PA Announces Second 2008 Grant Cycle Recipients

The Lambda Foundation exists to foster for the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people - educational, social, cultural, health and artistic projects and programs in the Greater Pittsburgh area through grants and scholarships to organizations and Individuals. The Lambda Foundation was... - August 21, 2008 - Lambda Foundation

ForeignTRADEX Launches New US-Australia Industrial Trade Report

The US-European and Australian trade portal ForeignTRADEX has launched a new international trade report for US and Australian manufacturers, importers and exporters of industrial goods. - August 21, 2008 - IndustrialLeaders.com

Travel to Historical Japan with Artistic Checks’ Launch of the "Kimono" Personal Check Design

Artistic Checks continues to grow with the addition of its new product suite, “Kimono.” The design includes personal checks, address labels, personal contact cards, and a checkbook cover that feature Asian flowers and traditionally adorned Japanese figurines. - August 21, 2008 - Artistic Checks

Jonathan Spector, CEO of the Conference Board, Talks About the New Customer Experience Model on the CEo Show with Robert Reiss

Jonathan Spector, CEO of The Conference Board, talks on The CEO Show with Robert Reiss about a rapidly growing new business model by which corporations will cede selected processes to the customer, the benefits of “crowdsourcing,” and experience-sharing between for-profit and not-for-profit organizations. Spector discusses the use of crowdsourcing in the pharmaceutical and food product industries and also reveals how this concept was used to produce his recent book, “We Are Smarter than Me.” - August 21, 2008 - Reissource, LLC

Corporation - to be or Not to be, That is the Question

Many new businesses may not know the benefits of incorporating in Nevada. Nevada Corporation Associates, Inc, will work with small businesses to discuss those benefits. - August 21, 2008 - Nevada Corporation Associates, Inc.

ShelfGenie: New Top-Shelf Opportunity

ShelfGenie Has Pieces in Place to Become Predominant Brand in the Shelf Conversion Industry. - August 21, 2008 - ShelfGenie Franchise Systems

Slingsby Donates Computer Equipment to Charity

Slingsby have donated their old computer equipment including monitors, base units, fax machines and printers to a local charity in Castleford. Airedale Computer Recycling collect redundant computers from businesses to use for the training of long-term unemployed people, for discounted resale to the... - August 21, 2008 - Slingsby

Four Points Property Management Announces New Developer Services Division

Four Points Property Management expands its services to include a new Developer Services Division specializing in the management and consulting of new community associations in the South Florida market. The new division will provide comprehensive solutions for condominium conversions and new developments. - August 21, 2008 - Four Points Property Management, Inc.

ProfitFuel Named to Inc. 500 List as One of the Fastest Growing Companies

Austin-based company proves that helping small businesses thrive yields large three-year sales growth. - August 20, 2008 - ProfitFuel, Inc.

RMCN Credit Services, Inc. is No. 408 in the Inc. 500

No. 408 RMCN Credit Services McKinney, TX Year: 2008 Industry: Financial Services Founded 1997 Growth: 759.6% 2003 Revenue: $742,845 2006 Revenue: $6.4 million Employees: 93 Website www.RepairMyCreditNow.com Ranked No. 17 in the Top 100 Businesses in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Ranked... - August 20, 2008 - RMCN Credit Services, Inc.

Horseman Magazine Makes Online Debut

In August 2008, Horseman Magazine, a web exclusive, was founded to provide a place for those who ride, care for, or just otherwise love horses to come together and find/share useful information. Since Horseman is a webzine only, readers must access it via www.horsemanmagazine.com. A range of... - August 20, 2008 - Horseman Magazine

Harms Software & Grey Sky Films Announce Marketing Alliance

Harms Software, the leading management software provider for the spa and beauty industry and Grey Sky Films have announced an alliance that will provide a powerful, value-added marketing service to Harms Software’s clients. The unique alliance focuses on providing video-based marketing... - August 20, 2008 - Grey Sky Films

Health World Web Introduces Personalized Recommendation Engine

HealthWorldWeb.com is now using its Personalized Recommendation Engine (“PRE”) to further enhance delivery of health-related content to its users. The PRE technology will complement the current tools available on the site - the social graph, the forums, the mini-blogs, the communities, directories and ratings and intelligently mine the user-generated data. - August 20, 2008 - Health World Web

NavQuest.com Changes Name to ClickToBoat.com

NavQuest.com announced that it has officially changed its name to ClickToBoat.com. - August 20, 2008 - ClickToBoat.com

Boston Brides Set to Run - Filene’s Basement's Famous Wedding Gown Sale

The 'Running of the Brides' is one of the most distinctive and fun annual bridal events in the USA and takes place in Boston this Friday, August 22nd. - August 20, 2008 - WeddingWire

XDepth® High Dynamic Range Video Compression Technology on the Market

Trellis Management Co. Ltd. presents the world’s first commercially available and backward-compatible High Dynamic Range Video compression technology. - August 20, 2008 - Trellis Management Co. Ltd.

Breaking Through the Clutter with the Health record(R)

The Health Record is a “sticky” medium as it’s used by moms from the birth of their child through their teenage years. It also offers numerous leveraging opportunities for advertisers, as the program is measurable and fully integrated, and includes a database for future marketing efforts, couponing, logo brand placement and messaging with CSR functionality. - August 20, 2008 - SouVez

Organizations Are Failing to Create Trust Internally

Senior Management Credibility Seen as a Problem in a Quarter of Companies. - August 20, 2008 - Institute for Corporate Productivity (i4cp)

Sonitrol Pacific Detects Activity Despite Suspect Attempt to Inactivate System

Police apprehended two individuals suspected of attempting to break into a boat launch ticket machine and smashing the port’s Sonitrol Pacific security system August 18. A highly trained Sonitrol Pacific operator received an impact activated audio signal from the facility and heard noises... - August 20, 2008 - Sound Security, Inc., dba Sonitrol Pacific

Compton Tape and Label Joins the Coalition Against Counterfeiting and Piracy

In response to an increasing demand for technically advanced anti-counterfeit, product authentication and traceability labels, Compton Tape and Label has joined the US Chamber of Commerce sponsored Coalition Against Counterfeiting and Piracy. - August 20, 2008 - Compton Tape and Label